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Ricky, Leigh, Jones

Olivia, Newton, Johns

2012 Kids Choice Awards Winners

2012 Kids Choice Awards Winners Bared!

The 2012 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs or Kids Choice Awards, took place on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Galen Center at University of Southern California.

Hosted by "MIB III" star Will Smith, the star-studded show featured amazing performances from pop star Katy Perry ("Part of Me") and UK's One Direction ("What Makes You Beautiful").

Other attendees included First Lady Michelle Obama, Nicki Minaj, Halle Berry, Heidi Klum, Josh Hutcherson, Emma Stone and Chris Rock.

Here's the list of winners of 2012 Kids Choice Awards:

FAVORITE TV SHOW: VicTORious
FAVORITE TV ACTOR: Jake Short
FAVORITE TV ACTRESS: Selena Gomez
FAVORITE TV SIDEKICK: Jennette McCurdy
FAVORITE REALITY SHOW: Wipeout
FAVORITE CARTOON: Phineas and Ferb
FAVORITE MOVIE: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR: Adam Sandler
FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS: Kristen Stewart
FAVORITE ANIMATED MOVIE: Puss in Boots
FAVORITE VOICE FROM AN ANIMATED MOVIE: The Smurfs
FAVORITE BUTTKICKER: Taylor Lautner
FAVORITE MALE SINGER: Justin Bieber
FAVORITE FEMALE SINGER: Selena Gomez
FAVORITE MUSIC GROUP: Big Time Rush
FAVORITE SONG: Party Rock Anthem
FAVORITE MALE ATHLETE: Tim Tebow
FAVORITE FEMALE ATHLETE: Danica Patrick
FAVORITE BOOK: Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
FAVORITE VIDEO GAME: Just Dance 3
BIG HELP AWARD: Taylor Swift
BIG SLIME OF THE NIGHT: Justin Bieber

Leapin' Lizards!

Stephen: "I want to return to the theatre in the title role of Annie, with no irony or camp, just me belting out Tomorrow in that iconic little red dress & fright wig. Junior can play Sandy. The rest of the cast will be really talented & appropriate for their roles with the added attraction of a big, old, hairy man as Little Orphan Annie."

The Husband: "I think you are on to something, but I see it with 5-11 year old girls in all the other roles, including a 4' Daddy Warbucks in a bald cap."

Daniel Padilla records first digital single

Daniel Padilla (Photo courtesy of @shrlyswggr, Djsters)

Daniel Padilla is set to release his first digital single.

According to a tweet by Nina Ferrer, Daniel Padilla recorded Saturday the single which will be released under Star Records. The title of the song as well as other details about it have not been revealed.

Daniel Padilla, who is quite popular among Noypi tweens, is actually a member of the band called Parking 5. He also sings during mall shows.

During his recent appearance on "Gandang Gabi Vice," Daniel, fondly called Batman by his fans, serenaded the audience with Rivermaya's "Hinahanap Hanap Kita."

Daniel, who is turning 17 this month, is the son of actor Rommel Padilla (brother of Robin) and former actress Karla Estrada. He starred in ABS-CBN's youth-oriented show "Growing Up" and is part of the cast of the upcoming Kapamilya series "Princess and I."

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Swoon

Gosh almighty, I have such a crush on him going all the way back to Trainspotting in 1996. Ewan McGregor loves playing gay, or he must at least loving getting paid for playing gay. He’s played gay in The Pillow Book (full frontal Mcgregor), The Velvet Goldmine, & I love You, Phillip Morris.

Right now, this magazine is on my coffee table, as yet, unsoiled

McGregor: “I did have a sex scene with Christian Bale, which I did to the best of my ability. C’mon, it was great! I was playing an Iggy Pop-type rock star & we have a shag on top of a rooftop in Kings Cross but they wanted to shoot it from another rooftop. We heard, ‘Action!’ so we started to slowly go at it. Then it went on & on—we were really going at it…with a reach-around... Then I thought, I would have cum by now so I went round to Christian’s ear & went, ‘I think I would have cum by now. I’m going to have a look.’ I looked over & they were packing up the cameras!  I think they thought it was a sensitive thing, they should just leave it to us. I remember when I kissed Johnny (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). It was just a rush at the end of the day. It was just an electrical moment, because you look around & some of the British electrician guys — who are all mainly closeted homosexuals, I think — were sitting around going ‘Fuck, no.’ But I like kissing boys on screen. As a straight guy, it’s quite an interesting proposition. Anything on a film set that takes you by surprise like that, that gets your blood up, is good.”

Along with I love You, Phillip Morris, I am crazy for his work in: Trainspotting, Emma, Moulin Rouge! (he sings! He was in Guys & Dolls on the West End!), Down With Love, the very under-rated Ghost Writer from 2010, & last year's Beginners.

I am worried that he couldn't be any more adorable or desirable. McGregor turns 41 years old today.

Angel Locsin Wins 2012 PASADO Awards Best Actress

Angel Locsin and Aga Muhlach

Angel Locsin has won another best actress award yet again for her remarkable performance in the 2011 film "In the Name of Love." Locsin is set to receive the 2012 Pampelikulang Samahan ng mga Dalubguro (PASADO) Awards Best Actress (Pinaka-PASADONG Aktres 2011) trophy later this month, according to reports.

Locsin had earlier won the category at the 28th PMPC Star Awards for Movies.

Meanwhile, Locsin's  leading man Aga Muhlach will reportedly be awarded with the Best Actor (Pinaka-PASADONG Aktor 2011) at this year's PASADO.

"In the Name of Love" also won the awards' Best Picture (Pinaka-PASADONG Pelikula 2011) and Best Director (PinakaPASADONG Direktor 2011) for Olivia Lamasan. Its script writers, Enrico Santos and Olivia Lamasan, tied with "No Other Woman" writers for the "Pinaka-PASADONG Istorya" awards.

Here are some of the winners of the PASADO Awards 2012:

Pinaka-PASADONG Katuwang na Aktres - Bangs Garcia
Pinaka-PASADONG Dangal ng Kabataan - Kim Chiu and Enrique Gil
Pinaka-PASADONG Simbulo ng Kagandahang Asal - Xyriel Manabat
Gawad PASADO sa Kamalayang Panlipunan - Kim Atienza
Gawad PASADO sa Paggamit ng Wika - Direk Paul Soriano

The complete list of  winners will be revealed on April 28, 2012 at a ceremony to be held at Angelicum College in Quezon City.

PASADO is an organization of teachers from various schools that believes in the power of film to educate and transform society.

Report courtesy of Nel Alejandrino of Journal

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Perfectly Frank

"I'm gay, I'm left-handed, I'm Jewish. There's a lot of things that I'm supposed to do that I don't do."


I love him for his ire & for his wit. I think he is a true American Hero. Barney Frank yields real power now & he is wielding it in a characteristically idiosyncratic manner. He remains a national symbol of outré sexuality as well as a rare wit in humor lacking in politics in DC.


Barney Frank on being harassed by Tea Party members: ''More than one. My partner, Jim, & I were walking from… it was a nice day! We walked from one House office building to another. There was a great deal of shouting, you know, waving of fists & signs, & sort of people getting very close & yelling. & a number of the comments were homophobic... really, sadness. As Jim said, we're adults… I haven't really got a lot of respect for these people, to be honest. So, who cares what they say to me? But you do have to think about it. I'm serious about this, this bullying in junior & high school. It's a big problem. What occurs to me is, there are kids all over the country watching this, not as a game but as real life. Watching so-called respectable politicians cheering them on, & that was just discouraging, that at this point in our history, we couldn't have a rational debate with these kind of thug tactics that were being used.''


On coming out to himself, Frank says he realized he was gay when he was 13 years old: "I was aware when I was 11 and 12 that my sexual feelings were different than the other guys'. But I thought I was just a little slow to get those feelings. & then it just hit me like a thunderbolt one day. It was terrifying & emotionally very devastating."


Frank attended Harvard, & graduated in 1962. He taught undergraduates while pursuing a Ph.D. He left in 1968 before completing the degree in order to work as Boston Mayor Kevin White's chief assistant. In 1972, Frank won a seat in the State Legislature. The following year, he introduced the state's first 2 gay rights bills.


In 1980, Pope John Paul II ordered all Roman Catholic priests to withdraw from electoral politics. Father Robert Drinan, who represented the Fourth Congressional District in Massachusetts, complied. More than a dozen local politicians vied for the seat. Frank narrowly won the election. His slogan was "Neatness Isn't Everything," a reference to his rumpled wardrobe.


In 1987, Frank became the first congressman to voluntarily announce his homosexuality publicly.

In 1989, Frank found himself in a major scandal. 4 years earlier, Frank had engaged the services of a male escort named Stephen Gobie. Frank later hired Gobie as a driver despite knowing that he was on probation. Frank also used his House privileges to waive Gobie's parking tickets. When Frank discovered that Gobie was running a prostitution service out of his Capitol Hill apartment, he fired him. Gobie responded by telling his story to the news media. Attempts to expel or censure Frank, led by members of the House Ethics Committee who included the charming Representative Larry Craig, failed. Frank initially decided not to seek reelection in 1990; however, he changed his mind & would win with 66 % of the vote. He won reelection in 2008 with 70% of the vote.


Frank resides in a studio apartment in Newton, Massachusetts & small apartment in DC. His boyfriend, Jim Ready, is a pot smoking surfer who lives in Maine. Last year, Ready nearly got Frank, in a bit of trouble when he got arrested for growing marijuana while Frank was in the house with him. He told off to a couple of Right Wing Christian ladies who were heckling Frank on a plane flight. Ready is my kind of boyfriend.

On November 28, 2011, Frank announced that he would retire from the Congress at the conclusion of his term in 2013. On January 26, 2012 it was announced in The Hillthat Frank intends to marry Ready this summer. Barney Frank celebrates his 72st birthday today. Happy Birthday & thanks for fighting the good fight.

My Second Favorite Structure In The World.

Remember that crazy period in the aughts when Americans were required to be anti-French. Freedom Fries? Well, I never bought it. I am an unabashed Francofile. I took the stairs to level 3, & I stood on the observation deck, & everywhere I went I tried to sneak a view of it every chance that I could find. I have only been to Paris once, but I can't ever get tired of looking at The Eiffel Tower in photos & in films. The landmark turns 123 today.

The Doctor Is Out! Born On This Day-March 31st... Richard Chamberlain

Is it embarrassing that I shared a crush with my mother? 50 years ago, my mother & I would settle in to watch Dr. Kildare. It aired on Thursdays at 8:30pm, a school night. I am not sure how I got away with that, but I enjoyed that thrill of dreamy Richard Chamberlain making my head spin, my heart thump & a pajamas stir… all in black & white on NBC.

Richard Chamberlain has had a 4 decades long career in film, stage, pop music & TV as well. Chamberlain co-founded a Los Angeles-based theatre group, Company of Angels, & in 1961, blue eyed & dreamy Chamberlain gained fame & the attention of 7 year gay boys as young heartthrob intern- Dr. Kildare. The show established the handsome Chamberlain as a romantic leading man, & made him an overnight sensation, & his pin-up status was solidified by his singing ability which led to several hit singles in the early 1960s. I owned his album- Richard Chamberlain Sings & I would listen to him warble The Theme From Dr. Kildare & Love Me Tender, while getting all moony over his cover shot.

Chamberlain appeared in some of the most widely seen projects in TV history: Shogun, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Centennial, & of course- The Thorn Birds. 110 million viewers watched the tale of Father de Bricassart’s doomed love for Meggie, the Australian sheep rancher, making The Thorn Birds among the highest rated mini-series ever.

Chamberlain’s cinema career consisted of an crazy mix of projects: The Madwoman of Chaillot, Ken Russell’s The Music Lovers, The Towering Inferno, The Swarm, The Three Musketeers & my favorite Chamberlain performance in Peter Weir’s The Last Wave (rent this film!).

Deeply closeted for most of his life, Chamberlain was outed by the French magazine Nous Deux in 1989, but it wasn’t until 2003, at the age of, ironically, 69, that he acknowledged his homosexuality in his memoir- Shattered Love (which is oddly a chapter title on my own memoir- Jockstraps & Vicodin: the Early Years).

Chamberlain has continued to work in TV: Will & Grace, Chuck, Nip/Tuck, Desperate Housewives, & as the HIV-positive love interest of Ron Rifkin. He starred on Broadway in a revival of My Fair Lady, in the title role of Ebenezer Scrooge in Scrooge: The Musical, & as King Arthur in Spamalot.

Last year, Chamberlain broke up with his partner of 40 years, hansome actor-writer-producer Martin Rabbett, with whom he shared a fabulous home in Hawaii since mid-1970s.

Last year, in an interview in The Advocate, Chamberlain says : “I wouldn’t advise a gay leading man-type actor to come out. There’s still a tremendous amount of homophobia in our culture. For an actor to be working is a kind of miracle… so it’s just silly for a working actor to say, ‘Oh, I don’t care if anybody knows I’m gay’ — especially if you’re a leading man… Look at what happened in California with Proposition 8. Please, don’t pretend that we’re suddenly all wonderfully, blissfully accepted.” In an era when the President of the United States signs a bill repealing a law banning gay soldiers from serving openly in the military, Neil Patrick Harris plays a ladies man on a popular TV series & hosts awards shows, & Ellen is the #1 daytime star, Chamberlain’s words gave me just a little pause. Maybe the key is stay in the closet until you are too old for leading man roles, & hope that the publication of your memoir will give your career a boost.

After that little diatribe, I have to admit that I stood at the stage door after his potent performance as Richard II at The Seattle Repertory Theatre in 1971 & nearly fainted from his handsomeness & talent. I so wanted to show him my special appreciation when I was 17 years old… & I think I might still go for the chance. Maybe we could star together in gay versions The Gin Game & On Golden Pond. Chamberlain turns 78 today.

Earth Hour 2012 to be observed today

Earth Hour 2012 set for 8:30 today

Many people from all over the world will be switching their lights off for an hour tonight, starting at 8:30 p.m, as part of the annual Earth Hour.

This year, Earth Hour’s I Will If You Will concept invites individuals and organizations to challenge others to an ongoing environmental commitment beyond the hour.

Started as a single-city (Sydney, Australia) initiative in 2007, the global event organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is being held annually to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change.

In 2011, Earth Hour created history as the world's largest ever voluntary action with people, businesses and governments in 135 countries across every continent coming together

American Idol resident comedian Heejun Han gets the boot

"American Idol" contestant Heejun Han

"American Idol" finalist Heejun Han, known for his goofy sense of humor, was eliminated Thursday night from the TV singing competition after receiving the lowest number of votes from the show's viewers and failing to convince the judges to use their single "save" vote for the entire season.

A jokester from the start, Han has left the "Idol" judges wondering whether he is taking things seriously or not. But during the performance night last Wednesday, the 22-year-old nonprofit organizer from New York surprised everyone by singing a heartfelt rendition of Donny Hathaway's "A Song For You." The judges concurred it was his best performance yet. However, as stated above it was later revealed it was his last as well.

Han share the bottom three spots with Hollie Cavanagh and Skylar Laine.

During Thursday's results show, rapper Nicki Minaj performed "Starships" while Season 10 "Idol" winner Scotty McCreery sang his new single "Water Tower Town."

Han's departure leaves eight contestants remaining. The Top 8 will be performing again next week. They will be mentored by No Doubt's Gwen Stefani & Tony Kanal.

Photo courtesy of Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

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Born On This Day- March 30th... Poet Paul Verlaine

I know of this because I took one class in 19^th century Poetry, a course I would have normally spent doodling, but with a dynamic teacher & the fact that the principals were absinth drinking, opium smoking homosexuals appealed to me.

Verlaine by Courbet

Paul Verlaine's life swayed between the cruel & criminal & the callow & chaste. He married a young girl in 1870 but after a year fell in love with 17 year old poet- Arthur Rimbaud. The pair, along with Charles Baudelair, formed a movement titled The Decadents. In The Decadents’ writing, only the self is important, & the function of poetry is to preserve moments of extreme sensation & unique impressions. In spite of the vagueness of his poetry, Verlaine showed a careful craftsmanship in his compositions, using simple, musical language.

"There is weeping in my heart
Like the rain falling on the city."
(from Romances sans Paroles, 1874)

When Verlaine began his affair with the young Rimbaud, his marriage was shattered. In this impossible situation Verlaine left his family in Paris, adopted the Bohemian life shared with Rimaud in London. Their relationship ended in 1873 when Verlaine, drunk & desolate, tried to shoot Rimbaud after a quarrel. He was jailed for 18 months. When he was examined by the court physicians they noted that his "anus can be dilated rather significantly by a moderate separation of the buttocks & bears on his person the signs of active and passive pederastic habits."

During his imprisonment Verlaine studied Shakespeare & wrote Romances Sans Paroles. "& here is my heart which beats only for you." The collection is considered his masterpiece.

After being released, Verlaine returned to Paris & Rimbaud who proceeded to get Verlaine drunk, beat him & force him blaspheme against his Catholic faith. Verlaine moved back to England where he taught French before returning to France in 1877 to teach at the college of Rethel. It was in this period that Verlaine composed most of the poems, many with religious sentiment that reflects the poet's conversion to Roman Catholicism. In 1879 he gave up teaching, adopted one of his pupils- Lucien Létinois, & they had a farm together. The farm went bankrupt, & Verlaine returned to Paris.

In 1883 Verlaine's Lucien died of typhus & his mother died. Even though he was drinking heavily during this period, Verlaine was celebrated as the leading poet of France. He published such critical works, short biographical studies of poets, short stories, sacred & profane verse. He rewrote old poems, which he earlier had not regarded worthy of publication. Verlaine spent time in & out of hospitals, continued to drink, slept in slums, & spent a month in prison. He also suffered from rheumatism, cirrhosis, jaundice, diabetes, & a broken heart.

Voici des fruits, des fleurs, des feuilles et des branches
Et puis voici mon coeur, qui ne bat que pour vous,
Ne le déchirez pas avec vos deux mains blanches,
Et qu'à vos yeux si beaux l'humble présent soit doux.
J'arrive tout couvert encore de rosée
Que le vent du matin vient glacer à mon front.
Souffrez que ma fatique, à vos pieds reposée,
Réve des chers instants qui la délasseront.
Sur votre jeune sein laissez rouler ma tête
Toute sonore encor de vos derniers baisers;
Laissez-la s'apaiser de la bonne tempête,
Et que je dorme un peu puisque vous reposez.

In his last years, Verlaine wasted his royalties he earned on prostitutes he lived with a gay man, Bibi-la-Purée, who was especially famous for stealing umbrellas.

Verlaine: "For me, Rimbaud is an ever-living reality, a sun that burns inside me that does not want to be put out..." In his autobiographical writings he denied any sexual relationship with Rimbaud.

Verlaine died in Paris, at the age of 52, in 1896. His funeral was a public event, with thousands of Parisians following the casket to the Batignolles cemetery. Despite his fame, Verlaine died in poverty.

Born On This Day- March 30th... Tracy Chapman

In spring of 1988 ,Tracy Chapman released Tracy Chapman, the surprise #1 album that would revitalize the folk-rock genre & go on to win 3 Grammys. She wasn't out then & she is not really out now, but after 7 studio albums & another Grammy in 1997, she opened that closet door a crack when she has mentioned her past relationship with Alice Walker. Chapman: "I have a public life that is my work life & I have my personal life. In some ways, the decision to keep the 2 things separate relates to the work I do." But, when it most mattered the most, Chapman moved away from her policy of not giving money to political causes & in 2008, she gave money to defeat Prop 8 & discussed her decision with the media. Her 8th album was released a week after Obama was elected & Prop 8 passed by a wide margin. The album’s title: Our Bright Future.

Chapman picked up the guitar at the age of 8 years old & began to change the world one chord at a time. Her modest upbringing in a single-mother household with very little money or resources propelled Chapman to dig deep & deal with her harrowing experiences through songwriting.

She was accepted into the prestigious & private, Wooster School before attending Tufts University. She graduated in 1987 with a B.A in anthropology & African studies. Years later, in 2004, Tufts University would award Chapman with an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree to celebrate her committed contributions to society throughout her music career.

Chapman was invited to sing her first hit off her debut album, Tracy Chapman, at the televised Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert in June 1988. Fast Car would bring Chapman a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1989. I know that I couldn't get the song out of my head. Chapman also was awarded Grammy Awards for: Best New Artist, Best Contemporary Folk Album for Tracy Chapman & a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for Give Me One Reason in 1997.

While she has never chosen to publicly discuss her sexuality with the press, instead focusing on her music in interview.  When the subject of their affair in the 1990’s came up in an interview with Alice Walker for The Guardian, Walker said: “Our affair was never really a secret. It was quiet to you maybe but that’s because you didn’t live in our area.” Walker has kept journals recounting her romantic relationship with Chapman & hopes to release them in the future.


Love her!

Justin Bieber previews 'Boyfriend' music video

Justin Bieber has released a 20-second sneak peek of the visual of his new single "Boyfriend." Check out the teaser of Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" below:


While its release date has not been announced, Justin had revealed that the music video doesn't have a "steady concept."

He added that it mostly features artistic shots and fans can expect to see his suave dance moves on the music video.

"It's kind of like bouncing back and forth. And then there's scenes of me and just a bunch of girl dancers, and just some great shots, great artistic shots, great shots of me smiling. It's fun."

"Boyfriend" is the first single from Justin's upcoming third studio album, "Believe."

Produced by Mike Posner and Mason Levy, the song was released last March 26. It reached the top position on iTunes Charts just a few hours after its release.

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New bill rewards P100,000 to 100-Year-Old Pinoys

The government will soon reward P100,000 to senior citizens who reach the age of 100, if this new bill becomes a law.

The House of Representatives has just passed House Bill 834, otherwise known as "The Centenarians Act of 2012," that will give P100,000 cash gift to Filipino centenarians in the Philippines and abroad.

"Living to be a centenarian, or three decades past the life expectancy is therefore an achievement and a distinction worthy of emulation and public recognition,"  Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, the principal author of the bill, told the Manila Bulletin.

The bill, which also entitles centenarians of 50% discount in many services, declares September 25 as as "National Respect for Centenarians Day."

Do you think you would reach that age?

Take That! Robbie Williams is going to be a daddy!

Ayda Field and Robbie Williams © WireImage

Robbie Williams and wife Ayda Field will welcome a little bundle of joy later this week. Robbie revealed the news of his wife's pregnancy on his official website. He wrote a post that was both funny and emotional. It reads:

HEY FRIENDLIES,

I'VE BEEN KEEPING A SECRET FROM YOU ALL... ME AND AYDA ARE GOING TO BE MUMMY AND DADDY THIS YEAR ...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE HAD SEX! IT WORKS! WE'VE SEEN SCANS AND CRIED.... LOOKED AT BABIES IN COMMERCIALS AND TEARED UP..... THE NURSERY IS ALREADY PLANNED.... BASICALLY I'M IN LOVE WITH A LITTLE PERSON GROWING IN MUMMY'S BELLY.... AND CAN'T WAIT TO BE A DADDY.... CRYING NOW


MUCH LOVE MUCH JOY
ROBERTO, MUM AND LITTLE BUMP
XXXXXX


What great news and what a sweet post! Robbie and Ayda, an American actress, were married in August 2010. Robbie has previously talked about wanting to be a dad, so that he can teach his child how to play football (soccer). He then also said that they were contemplating Sonny or Sunny for a future child. 

Hanson to perform live in Manila, Cebu

Hanson to perform live in Manila, Cebu

Hanson will be performing live before their Pinoy fans tonight at the Smart Araneta Coliseum and tomorrow at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Cebu.

Presented by DAYLY Entertainment in association with Rockstar Touring and LAMC Productions locally, the concerts are part of the band's "Shout It Out World Tour."

Ticket prices of Hanson's concerts in Manila and Cebu are as follows:

Manila (For inquiries call 911 5555)

• Patron VIP - P4770
• Patron - P3710
• Lower Box - P3180
• Upper Box A - P2650
• Upper Box B - P1590
• Gen Admission - P530

Cebu (For inquiries call 232 6888 or 514 3500)

• VIP - P3710
• Gold - P3180
• Silver - P2120
• SP Balcony - P1590
• Bronze - P1060
• Balcony - P636

Composed of Hanson brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac, the band rose to fame after the release of their 1997 hit song "MMMBop" which was nominated twice at the 1998 Grammy Awards and by far the band's most successful single.

Honda Recall Affects 554,000 SUVs In America

Honda recall affects 554,000 SUVs in the US.

The most recent Honda recall affects approximately 554,000 sport utility vehicles in the United States.

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. said Friday that it is recalling this number of CR-V crossover SUVs from model years 2002 to 2004 and Pilot SUVs from model year 2003 to inspect and replace components of the headlight wiring system.

Honda said that there is a potential failure with the wiring of the headlight switch which may cause the low beam headlights to become inoperative. The loss of the low beam headlights may increase the risk of a crash. However, there have been no crashes or injuries reported related to this issue.

Owners of all affected vehicles are encouraged to take their vehicles to an authorized dealer as soon as they receive notification of this recall from Honda. The notification will mailed to customers starting late-April 2012. In addition to contacting customers by mail, in late-April, owners of these vehicles will be able to determine if their vehicles require repair by going on-line to www.recalls.honda.com or by calling (800) 999-1009, and selecting option 4.

“Yes, I Have Loved You With An Everlasting Love.” Jeremiah 31:3

It has happened each March for a decade & still I am anxious & aggravated when I have to live with it. We have 2 stunning Magnolias, one was planted before we arrived at Post Apocalyptic Bohemia & we added the other as a sapling, close to the front door. They both bloom brilliant buds in March when Portland has a spring tease, putting on quite the show after just one warm, sunny day of encouragement. Then the Pacific Northwest weather moves in & the impressive exhibition is pummeled by wind & rain. Unopened buds abound on the walkways. Nature is so capricious.

Magnolia x soulangiana at the side of the walkway to the house.

Magnolia Denudata

Photos By The Husband

Magnolia is said to be an ancient genus. Having evolved before bees appeared on this big blue orb. Secular Humanists & their companions- The Scientists insist that the flowers developed to encourage pollination by beetles. To avoid damage, the carpels (the fuzzy casing holding each bloom) of Magnolia flowers are extremely tough. Fossilized specimens of Magnolia have been found dating to back 6000 years ago when the earth was formed by the hands of God. Godless evolutionists claim that there exists plant fossils identifiably belonging to the Magnoliaceae family dating back 95 million years ago. Radical homosexuals have mastered carbon dating, lesbians placed these fake relics around the globe & they are trying to trick our children into believing heretical hoo-ha, when we know that there were Magnolias onboard the Arc during the great flood.

Magnolias are a tough small tree, but Oregon springs can take down the blossoms in one set of windy, rainy storm fronts & leave an old geezer feeling blue.

This photo is incongruous to what came before. It is The Husband's new arrangement of the entrance to the bedroom from the backroom. The photo of Michelangelo's Neptune is by my close friend Eiric, an unfathomably handsome & talented Photographer/Gardener/Yoga teacher.

 The Wolf Head is made of archival cardboard by friend & former neighbor- Scott Fife, another handsome, talented man. As we were first getting to know him, Fife made mention that he was an artist, which the Husband & I tossed off. He later invited us to an opening that we assumed might be at a small gallery. As it should happen, his show was at The Henry Gallery (the fine art gallery that is attached to the University of Washington). Fife is a world class artist with shows in major galleries in Chicago, NYC & Berlin. One of his works is a giant baseball umpire in his working stance that is permanently exhibited at Seattle's Safeco Field. His work is in important private collections including Post Apocalyptic Bohemia.

I Feel So Gay In A Melancholy Way

I’m as restless as a willow in a windstorm
I’m as jumpy as puppet on a string

I’d say that I had spring fever

But I know it isn't spring

I am starry eyed & vaguely discontented
Like a nightingale without a song to sing

O why should I have spring fever

When it isn't even spring?

I keep wishing I were someone else
Walking down a strange new street

Hearing words that I've never head

From someone I've yet to meet

I’m as busy as spider spinning daydreams
I’m as giddy as a baby on a swing

I haven’t seen a crocus or a rosebud

Or a robin on the wing

But I feel so gay in a melancholy way

That it might as well be spring

It might as

Well be

Spring

Rodgers/Hammerstein

1945 

Patrick Dempsey Dead? RIP Rumors Spread On Twitter

Patrick Dempsey death hoax trends on Twitter

Twitter mortis strikes again!

"RIP Patrick Dempsey" is currently one of the trending topics on the popular microblogging site Twitter, fueling speculations that the "Grey's Anatomy" star is dead.

It is 100% false according to entertainment sites in the U.S.

Dempsey, who is know for his role as Dr. McDreamy in "Grey's Anatomy," is alive and well.

The rumor reportedly started from a hacked account which tweeted that Dempsey died in a car accident.

Again, the actor is just the latest victim of death hoax on Twitter,  putting him in the company of celebrities like Justin Bieber, Jackie Chan, Jon Bon Jovi, David Guetta, Lady Gaga, and Cher who were all subjects of RIP rumors.

Zac Efron new Penshoppe endorser, coming to Philippines?

Zac Efron and Joyce Ramirez

There are no official announcements yet but "High School Musical" star Zac Efron may be Penshoppe's newest celebrity endorser. He will reportedly be flying to the Philippines for the local clothing brand soon.

Joyce Ramirez of PR Asia, the one responsible for bringing "Gossip Girl's" Ed Westwick and Thai actor Mario Maurer to Manila for their Penshoppe endorsements, posted a photo of her and Zac Efron on Twitter with a tweet that says, "Guess WHO loves The Philippines? Be proud Pinoys! He can't wait to meet all of you #TeamPENSHOPPE."

Zac Efron, 24, rose to fame after taking the lead role in Disney's hit musical TV and movie series "High School Musical." He has since starred in the films "17 Again," "Me and Orson Welles," "Charlie St. Cloud," and "New Year's Eve," and is due to star in the movie adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel "The Lucky One."

Photo courtesy of Ms. Joyce Ramirez

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Slater Young poser fools Twitter users

Slater Young poser fools Twitter users.

A Slater Young account, "@imslateryoung," started the hashtag "#FollowMeBackSlater" which became the Top Worldwide Trending Topic on Twitter earlier today.

The said account, which attracted more than 3,000 followers, was created just today. Its owner claims that it is an official account of Slater and that he will "follow" back some Twitter users when his number of "followers" reaches 100.

And thus, fans followed the account and made a lot of tweets containing the hashtag, hoping Slater would notice them. However, fans were disappointed when they found out it was a fake account.

"Pinoy Big Brother" host Bianca Gonzalez confirmed that it is indeed a poser using the account.

"To @OfficialPBB4 friends, "imslateryoung" is a fake twitter account. slater's real twitter account is locked for privacy," Bianca tweeted.

Slater Young, a 24-year-old civil engineer from Cebu, was named winner of "Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited" Sunday night.

Josh Lucas is a married man

Jessica Ciencin Henriquez and Josh Lucas © Hayley Sparks

Josh Lucas is officially off the market. The actor (known for The Firm, A Beautiful Mind and playing Reese Witherspoon's husband in Sweet Home Alabama) wed Jessica Ciencin Henriquez Saturday, March 17th. The wedding took place at the Conservatory Garden in New York City's Central Park. Josh wore a blue suit and Jessica a beautiful gown with lace overlay.

Josh and Jessica, a writer, will welcome their first child later this year.

Google Self-Driving (Driverless) Car Takes Blind Man To Taco Bell

A Google Self-Driving Car is taking a legally blind man to Taco Bell on this video released by Google today. Google describes it as one of its favorite moments in its Self-Driving (Driverless) Car Project that started in 2010. Check it out the said video below:


Google added the following on the video description: "There’s much left to design and test, but we’ve now safely completed more than 200,000 miles of computer-led driving, gathering great experiences and an overwhelming number of enthusiastic supporters. We wanted to share one of our favorite moments from some special research we conducted. Watch this video of Steve, who joined us for a drive on a carefully programmed route to experience being behind the wheel in a whole new way. We organized this test as a technical experiment outside of our core research efforts, but we think it’s also a promising look at what this kind of technology may one day deliver for society if rigorous technical and safety standards can be met."

The Google Driverless (Self-Driving) Car  Project was announced by Google in 2010. It involves developing technology for driverless cars and aims to "make driving safer, more enjoyable and more efficient." The system uses information gathered from Google Street View and an artificial intelligence software that combines input from video cameras inside the car, a LIDAR sensor on top of the vehicle, radar sensors on the front of the vehicle and a position sensor attached to one of the rear wheels that helps locate the car's position on the map.

Google anticipates that the increased accuracy of its automated driving system could help reduce the number of traffic-related injuries and deaths, while using energy and space on roadways more efficiently.

One-Tap Pizza Delivery Through Fridge Magnet Offered By Restaurant In Dubai

One-tap pizza delivery offered by Dubai resto

A one-tap pizza delivery is being offered by a pizza restaurant in Dubai. To order a pizza, one only needs to push a button on his fridge magnet.

The Red Tomato restaurant has this so called "VIP refrigerator magnet" that is bluetooth-enabled and thus capable of connecting to one's cell phone to place an order. One must register beforehand his name, phone number and address on the pizzeria's website before ordering. He also has to customize the type of pizza he wants to be delivered everytime he touches the button.

"This summer, when your hunger is ravishing, but your fridge is empty, there is one device that can change your destiny. Some people call it a 'pizza emergency button for your belly'. Others say it's the 'best thing since sliced bread'. We call it 'The VIP Fridge Magnet'." the restaurant wrote.

Check out how this one-tap pizza delivery works below:

Born On This Day- March 28th... Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde

The billboard outside the Odeon cinema, Leicester Square, said: "Michael Redgrave & Dirk Bogarde in The Sea Shall Not Have Them". Passing by, Noel Coward said: "I don't see why not. Everyone else has."

Dirk Bogarde was romantically linked to line of beautiful young actresses, but his interest was with men. Bogarde had first met fellow actor Anthony Forwood when they worked together in 1940. In the 1950s, Forwood divorced his wife- actress Glynis Johns, with whom he had a son, to move in with Bogarde & become his ‘manager’. The pair were inseparable until Forwood’s death from cancer in 1988. “They were closer than most married couples” recounts openly gay actor- John Fraser, who was working in the same era. “It was abundantly clear that their relationship was deep & strong, but there never the slightest inappropriate gesture between them. No brush of a hand, no touch of a shoulder. Even their conversation was guarded”. In the 1950s, when homosexuality was still a criminal offence, Bogarde & Forwood had good reason to be reticent about their relationship. Many homosexuals of the time were blackmailed, & Bogarde’s outing would undoubtedly have meant the end of his career.

John Frasier tells in his memoir- Close Up: An Actor Telling Tales: “I visited Bogarde at his loft where he greeted me on a high-revving static Harley-Davidson motorcycle while gazing at a poster of himself clad in crotch-hugging leather trousers as a Spanish bandit in the 1961 film- The Singer Not The Song.  Bogarde said : 'This is my playroom' & he rode for 10 minutes & his expression was like the rapture on the face of a medieval saint. Afterwards, he slumped over the handlebars. Dismounting, wiping sweat from his forehead, he said: 'Now you know'. It looked like a Narcissus fantasy come to life. Bogarde lived in a wonderland sustained by doting fans."

He played an embittered working class manservant in the homoerotic screen version of Harold Pinter's The Servant; a former Nazi SS officer caught up in a sado-masochistic relationship with a former inmate of his prison camp in The Night Porter; & a man dying of cholera who becomes obsessed with a beautiful youth in Death in Venice.



In a 1961 film- Victim. Bogarde plays a respectable married lawyer, who also happens to be gay. His character, Melville Farr, is being blackmailed & stands to lose everything. The film highlighted the pressures that gay men faced, including ruin, violence, self-hatred & suicide, because of  the criminalisation of homosexual acts. Victim became an important vehicle for changing the attitudes towards gay people in Britain in the 1960s, & is one the first films where the word homosexual was uttered.

Even after the threat of imprisonment was long over, Bogarde still refused to admit his relationship with Forwood. He claimed in interviews to be straight & to have had affairs with the French actress Capucine, & Judy Garland.

Bogarde wrote 7 volumes of memoirs without mentioning that he was gay or of Forwood. As a gay man who lived in the fear filled period when homosexuality was illegal & as a matinee idol whose adoring fans probably could not deal with their favorite actor being a poofster, Bogarde kept his private life very private. Nevertheless, by accepting roles in films like Victim, Death in Venice, & The Night Porter, Bogarde pushed the boundaries of what a star could be far further than many of his generation. & my, oh my…he sure was handsome!

In September 1996, he sufferd a pulmonary embolism following heart surgery. At the end of his life, Bogarde was paralyzed on one side of his body, which affected his speech & left him wheelchair bound. Still, he would finish a final volume of memoirs, that explored the stroke & its effect on him. He spent some time the day before he died with his good friend- Lauren Bacall. Bogarde died in London from a heart attack at 78 years old. He never came out of the closet, even after Lawrence Harvey & John Gielgud did reluctantly, & John Frasier & Ian McKellen did blazingly.