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Who will replace Paula Abdul as American Idol Judge?
Posted on August 11, 2009, under August: Celebrity Gossiping.
Who will replace Paula Abdul?!?! After eight long years, Paula Abdul announced her decision to quit her job as American Idol judge. This changes things! The classic line up was – Paula “always has a good thing to say” Abdul; former Journey bass player and over-user of the word ‘dawg’ – Randy “lava bomb” Jackson; and of course Simon “the organ grinder” Cowell. Later Kara “who the hell are you?” DioGuardi would join the line up.
With Paula gone, we’re down to three, and Posh Spice took over for a guest appearance apparently with a view to a full-time job. However, the Daily Mail suggest that Posh failed to impress on her Idol debut, saying she seemed too hard to please.
So for the benefit of everyone involved…. This, is my my top five suggestions for the next American Idol Judge.
Potential Paula Abdul Replacements…
David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff is great. I grew up watching Knight Rider and even a little bit of Baywatch, so it’s impossible for me to dislike the guy. But think about it: he’s obviously crazy, says the strangest things, and isn’t as famous for his singing career as he is for other stuff. Damn! If Paula Abdul had chest hair, it’d practically be a straight swap!
Megan Fox
I love women with accurate surnames. Fox, rumoured to be playing a young Lara Croft in a Tomb Raider prequel movie, and also the She-Hulk, would be a great Idol judge. Well, I can think of two good reasons, at least! ( 1- she’ll bring more viewers to the show, and 2- she’s actually quite funny in interviews. Why, what two things were you thinking of?)
Barack Obama
Bear with me, OK? Paula Abdul was known for sitting on the fence, and only saying nice things. Well this guys a politician! He’d be awesome at making a bad singer feel like they were incredible, and what’s more, we’d probably believe him! Plus, this could be a great way for him to connect with the younger generation. Come on Barack, it’s only two evenings a week you can fit it in!
Darth Vader
Let’s be honest, Simon Cowell isn’t going to keep judging forever. He’s even mentioned his desire to eventually move ‘backstage’ and work from there. So we need to groom in a replacement Mr Nasty. I think Darth Vader is the man for the job. He’s honest, ruthless, and can do that neck-crushing move whenever someone has a bad audition (it’s often what we’re hoping to see anyway…).
Optimus Prime
I know what you're thinking. Don't be silly, how could Optimus Prime be an Idol judge - he'll never fit in the chairs! And you're right, of course they'll have to rebuild the studio slightly to accommodate Optimus, or kick out half the audience, but I can't see a problem with that. Plus he can give Ryan Seacrest a lift to work every morning. Optimus would be a great judge; if you could drag him away from Twitter long enough…
Brad Pitt Smoked Weed
Posted on August 6, 2009, under August: Celebrity Gossiping.
In an upcoming interview in Parade magazine, Brad Pitt talks of his stoner years, back when he was a recent arrival to Hollywood.
 Brad Pitt with Angelina Jolie. I resisted the temptation to paintbrush a joint into Brad’s mouth… |
“I liked to smoke a bit of grass,” Pitt said.
But there’s more!
“…I became very sheltered. Then I got bored. I was turning into a damn doughnut, really. So I moved as far away from that as I could. I was done. In Missouri, where I come from, we don’t talk about what we do, we just do it. If we talk about it, it’s seen as bragging.”
That’s awesome Brad! See kids; once you get to the point that your a doughnut, it’s time to stop smoking grass!
But…is it just me, or does Brad’s comment above about Missouri seem to come out of nowhere? I’m not sure if Parade just hasn’t posted the whole quote, but doesn’t it seem like the ol’ Pittster just got bored of talking about weed mid-sentence, and started talking about life in Missouri? I wonder if this is some interesting trait of his…
Pitt: “Yes, I’ll have the Cocktail di Gamberetti, followed by the Risotto ai Frutti di Mare, please. Missouri generally has a humid continental climate.”
Waiter: “What? ….. ahh, OK….. and for dessert?”
Pitt: “The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River”
Waiter: “Very good sir. But would you like to order a dessert?”
Pitt: “It’s the longest river in the US.”
Waiter: “I’ll take that as a no then….”
That quote again:
“In Missouri, where I come from, we don’t talk about what we do, we just do it. If we talk about it, it’s seen as bragging.”
If this is true, I’m moving!
Anyway, there you have it; Brad Pitt used to smoke weed. You heard it here third. Check parade.com on August 7th 2009 for the full interview.
Kelly Brook spotted walking on a red carpet
Posted on August 4, 2009, under August: Celebrity Gossiping.
Some photographers have all the luck. I’m not sure if this was good planning, or just a case of being at the right place at the right time, but some lucky paparazzi managed to get a few shots of Kelly Brook, on the red carpet outside the premier of “The Ugly Truth.”
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Damn!
Kelly, neglecting to take her shoes off, apparently walked for some time along the red carpet, stopping at certain points to turn towards the cameras. Do it for a month is not sure whether these turns were a full 90 degrees or not – more details on that as I get them.
The premier was in London, in Leicester Square no doubt. I went to a premier there once. Well, when I say “went to a premier”, I mean “stood outside watching other people go to the premier.” Casino Royale it was. Saw Zoe Ball. Saw Peter Kay, he shouted something. Best of all, saw STING!
Anyway, it appears that The Ugly Truth is a new movie, some kind of romantic comedy. It starts, Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler, two names I had never heard until today. I just watched a clip of it and it showed a man giving a girl advice on dealing with guys when they’re blowing her off. Sounds just like that other film, what’s it called? He’s not that into you (*cough* which I’ve never seen of course, just heard about *cough*).
But then again, there are only a fair few storylines for romcoms:
- Guy is too good for girl, but eventually realises “she’s the one”
- Girl is too good for guy, but somehow the bumbling idiot manages to pull her
- Guy and girl are made for each other, but a succession of improbable yet humorous events consistently conspire to prevent them getting together, which they eventually do anyway because it’s “meant to be”
Jesus. Give me a break. I want to see a realistic romcom. Guy meets girl, guy fancies girl, girl wants guy to be the one, guy just wants to get laid, guy and girl get laid, girl gets pregnant, guy and girl end up in marriage neither really want, girl watches rom coms to dream about “how it should have been”, guy becomes alcoholic. Kind of a cynical comedy. A cyncom.*
I want Kelly Brook to play Girl, and, what the hell, let’s have this Gerard Butler character to play Guy. Any screenwriters up for this?
*Storyline and the term ‘Cyncom’ copyright Doitforamonth.com 2009; all rights reserved.
Who the hell ARE these people?
Posted on August 4, 2009, under August: Celebrity Gossiping.
I’m not going to be very good at this!
I have recently been scouring newspapers and websites, looking for valuable gossip to pass on to you, my loyal readers. As I read story after story on these strange people known as ‘celebrities’, one question kept springing to mind….
Who the hell ARE these people?
Now, I don’t watch TV. I don’t read newspapers. And I don’t read magazines. I find all three depressing. So I appear to have gotten a little out of touch.
Oh well, maybe after this month I’ll know exactly who is who, and likewise, loyal reader, so will you.
Do it for a month is back!
Posted on August 1, 2009, under August: Celebrity Gossiping.
You’ll be pleased to know that I’m going to start doing things for a month again!
If you’ve never been here before, here’s a quick overview: I (Warren Davies) was doing a psychology degree, and planned to start a blog about psychology (this idea eventually became Generally Thinking). I started a test blog, to learn about blogging, and just needed something to blog about while I figured out how to use Wordpress, social media sites, carnivals, and so on.
Just before this, I had been temporarily tee-total – I stopped drinking for one month as I’d been drinking a lot up to then, and also was just curious. The month after, I took part in Movember, which I was introduced to by Joel Brazil of Tipped. In Movember, you grow a moustache for a month, and you’re not allowed to shave it until the end of the month.
Realising I was doing things for a month, I wrote about that.I stopped updating this site once I was used to blogging, but it was pretty good fun so I’m going to start doing it again. Maybe not every month though.
The first thing I’m going to do for a month is celebrity gossiping. I hate celebrity gossip. I understand that it’s human nature to want to know what the high-status people are doing, but I don’t think it’s good for you to be interested. You’re sort of telling yourself that other lives are more important that your own. Plus, it’s not always fair on celebrities to have their private lives plastered all over the world. Some probably like the attention though.
So I’m doing what I hate. Could be interesting.