BritneyMania...hits streets of San Francisco! Gays burn CD's???

 

As I headed up Polk Street bright-and-early this morning, I spied a 6' 3" tall muscle-bound stud all dolled-up in a pink satin frock, paired with chic pricey heels, topped with a blond fright wig (a parody of you-know-who?); a bevy of bodacious boy-toys cruising merrily-along; and a line of Britney Spears fans that snaked - somewhat uniformly (with the help of the City's finest) - down-and-around several blocks as far as the naked eye could see.

About every ten minutes or so, when the queue inched forward, the thronging masses roared so loudly that the commotion could be heard a 1/4 of-a-mile-away.

Of course, the Pop Diva - Britney Spears - was about to take the stage live! in a free concert sponsored by ABC TV's popular morning talk show "Good Morning America".

However, up until curtain call, there was still some confusion about where Ms. Britney was set to alight her sexy bod!

This was evident, when I stopped to snap up a soda, and overheard two studly young guys chatting each other up.

"Just think, right now we could be in the Castro District with thousands of hotties watching the Britney Spears concert outside the Castro Theatre," one cutie chirped to his obvious lover.

Not!

Last minute, citing security issues, ABC was inclined to relocate the Spears extravaganza to the Civic Center in downtown Frisco, instead.

As I noted in a post last evening, a few of the shopkeepers on Castro Street also complained about the potential loss of business due to traffic jams (!), which may have figured into things a tad.

Post:  03/26/11

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Some dim-wit actually sent me a message to inform me that the concert was cancelled; then, in the next breath noted that it had been moved to the Civic Center.

Huh?

ABC TV never cancelled the show, they simple changed the venue, for security reasons.
Needless to say, dedicated Britney-ites managed to fathom the mystery out, and ended up at the "Church" on time.

Was that God-awful stench wafting over the City by the Bay the residual effects of CD's burning all over the Castro District at the witching hour?

This morning - when I conducted a Britney Spears image search - I also spotted a couple of nasty photo shopped stills that spoke volumes.

Hell hath no fury like a Queen scorned!!!

But, for the most part, the shining multitudes who turned up this morning were nonplussed about the last-minute switcheroo.

Brit followers were elevated into the realms of ecstasy at the thought of being just an arm's-length away.

Provided they passed mustard with the burly security guards at the door.

Because City Officials were adamant that there would not be any "sleep-overs" in the squeaky-clean confines of the impressive Civic Center last night, Diva-lovers were forced to rise (maybe not shine) early to land a coveted spot in the limelight.

"I've been here since 7 o'clock," I overheard one pretty babe in Britney gear flutter to all within earshot.

There was quite a media frenzy too, as helicopters buzzed overhead non-stop to capture an aerial view of the Britney phenomenon.

Curiously, a publicity still of Billy Graham on one wall of the concert hall screamed out to the gathering throngs:

"Jesus forgives you!"

And, Britney's fans, obviously.

Later!

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An image ABC TV prefers!

Christina Aguilera..."Bionic" music release! Puppetry of Penis...

Last night Christina Aguilera was spotted at a Los Angeles performance of the theatrical stage hit "Puppetry of the Penis".

On the heels of the frenzied high-profile outing (excited paparazzi jockeyed for photo ops) the sensual DIVA noted that her spanking (!) new album - "Bionic" - was slated for release on June 8th (2010).

Fans were thrilled to hear the lead single - "Not Myself Tonight" - will premiere on her Official Web Site on March 30th (next week).

For a while it appeared Aguilera was content to rest on her laurels musically-speaking (in view of the fact her last album "Back to Basics" was released over four years ago).

The sexy chanteuse - with a flair for flesh & fashion - categorized the musical musings this way in a press release:

"It's electronic with organic elements that range from the playful to the introspective."

"It is something I don't think anyone will expect. I am so excited for my fans to hear the new sound."

The upcoming release includes creative interactions with Ladytron, Sia, Hill & Switch, and Le Tigre.

One ballad - "Lift Me Up" - was written by Linda Perry
(a former collaborator).

Aguilera is expected to wow movie audiences when she struts across the silver screen in the upcoming release - Burlesque - in which she stars opposite legendary Pop Icon Cher.

Will Aguilera's new CD offering out-sell "Back to Basics"?

Sales peaked @ 1,694,000 at last count.

New at 11!

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Justin Bieber ...conquers Dave Letterman Late Show! Pop Idol charismatic...

Justin just a kid!

(with a lot of raw talent)

The traffic stalled, and the atmosphere was electric, as a throng of excited fans queued up in downtown Manhattan in front of CBS studios to catch a glimpse of heart-throb Justin Bieber who was slated to make an appearance on the Dave Letterman show.

The pop star (who hails from Stratford-on-Avon in Southern Ontario) was expected to alight from a chauffered vehicle right before their eyes before being ushered inside the Ed Sullivan Theatre to unveil his spanking new single "My World 2.0".

Wherever Bieber shows up these days - at a recording studio or movie screening at a local movie house - a posse of die-had fans appear out of the woodwork anxious to bask in the glow of his moment in the sun.

And, Dave Letterman was inclined to milk it for all it was worth!

Although Bieber is only sixteen, the toothy late-night talk-show host, wasn't a trifle worried about hustling the rising young star out-the-door early into the show so he could be home in his comfy bed by midnight.

With wicked glee, Dave forced Bieber's fans (even loyal studio audiences) to wait with bated breath until the near-close of the show to catch the sexy pop crooners performance live on stage.

Right after commercial break - and after other high profile guests had evaporated into thin air - Dave Letterman introduced Bieber with little ado (and a touch of amusement in his voice).

When the first strains of the upbeat catchy tune revved up, Justin - clad in chic black leather jacket, tight-fitting jeans, and blood-red sneakers - strutted about the stage confidently with a puppy-dog look on his face sure to melt the  crustiest old cynic in the house.

I expect that tomorrow - ensembles pieces will be flying off the shelves of retail outlets around the country - provided astute in-house stylists are quick on the fashion uptake.

Flanked by two gifted dancers on each side - Justin threw his heart and soul into a tricky eye-catching highly-choreographed dance routine - somewhat reminsicent of those that other boy bands dazzled us with over the years.

But, the fresh-faced cover boy managed to breathe new life into the little-bit-pop little-bit-soft-rock bubblegum act.

I expect that a handful of fans below the floodlights edged forward in their seats every time Justin pounded his heart with a hand  gesture that drove home the depth of his passion.

Oh, baby!

The gig ended in thunderous applause, but not before Dave Letterman got a dig in, edgewise.

"So," Dave teased, "I guess your mother is going to pick you up?"

Yup.

Even pop stars have curfews, especially when they're just sweet sixteen!

Ah, the sweet bird of youth, eh?

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Ting Tings...drummer hot! Lead vocalist crankin' out catchy sound...

On Saturday Night Live the "Ting Tings" kicked up a musical storm that entertained thoroughly.

The Ting Tings is a Grammy-nominated English Indie pop duo comprised of Jules De Martino (drums, lead guitar, vocals, piano) and Katie White (vocals, guitar, bass drums, bass guitar, and cow bells).

For a lone two-man band - the rising musical pop stars - pack quite a whallop!

They're not hard to gaze at, either.

The front woman, Katie White, strutted the stage leather-clad, hip, and pretty.

Meanwhile, the studly hard-driving drummer drove home the raw novel sound with a strident catchy beat.

A youthful exuberance the "Tings" exhibited in their live performance was downright contagious.

Originally from Hackney (London), the two charismatic musicians formed the Ting Tings in December of 2007 while they were hunkered down at Islington Mill Artist Studios in Salford recording.

Stand-out performances at the Mod Club Theatre (March/2009) triggered a buzz in industry circles, and there has been no looking back for the dazzling duo since.

Their musical influences appear to flow from pop rock, Indie pop, and dance punk.

The band's debut album - "We Started Nothing" - was officially released on the 19th of May (2008).

However, because the recordings were leaked onto the Internet on May 13th (a week earlier), the single - "That's Not My Name" - managed to leap to No. 1 on the UK Singles Charts almost overnight.

A bullet, alright!

A high-profile performance at a i Tunes Live London Festival (held in the KoKo nightclub on July 9th/2008) was released as a downloadable EP in the iTunes store (and quickly streamed into  private music collections of fans around the globe).

Their influence has reached out into the mainstream of Pop Culture, too.

For example, their singles = "Shut Up and Let Me Go" and "We Started Nothing" - were featured on the ratings-getter Gossip Girl.

"Be the One" was featured on the popular TV series "One Tree Hill".

Their single - "Great DJ" - was also laid into theatrical trailers for the Anna Faris comedy - "The House Bunny" - and the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire.

The Ting Tings drove audiences wild on the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards when they performed small interludes consisting of remixes of past hits honored by the industry.

The band won a Best UK Video Award for their single "Shut Up and Let Me Go".

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Kenny Loggins...a good sport! Follows in spite of plastic surgery post...

Kenny in his Christ phase!

When I inputted my password and user ID, I spied the twitter alert right off-the-bat, and chuckled heartily.

Kenny Loggins was now following me according to a twitter tweet!

What a good sport.

You see, because of a round-about turn-of-events last week, I ended up penning a post about rumors that the handsome musician may have had a nip and a tuck here 'n there in recent days.

It all started off innocently enough.

A contact of mine at Universal Music Group e-mailed me a promo about Kenny's new CD.

The brief upbeat communication provided me with a link so that I could take a gander at the trailer released to bolster the promo.

In response, I dashed off a post, so that fans of Loggins could check it out.

A day later, when I cruised back to the link site (Amazon.com) to verify pertinent information, I spied a comment in the dialogue box below which surprised me.

A reader snidely remarked that Kenny was obviously having trouble performing his single because of "alleged" plastic surgery which was purportedly restricting his facial muscles when warbling for the camera.

Ouch!

I fired back a comment, and noted that when I first screened the video, there didn't appear to be anything particularly unusual (or slightly out-of-whack) about the image appearing on the screen.

Upon closer scrutiny, when I surfed back to the site - however - I have to admit the texture of Kenny's skin was a bit raw-looking and taut around the edges of his facial features, if you get my gist.

"Maybe he downed a couple of drinks before the shoot," I teased.

Or, went a tad overboard with a skin peel?

Well, that got the rumor mills rollin', so-to-speak.

In fact, when I checked the blog stats at the WordPress site the following morning, I was elated to discover that the post reporting the skinny on Kenny nabbed an astounding number of unique hits overnight!

Meanwhile, the comments kept coming, too.

One fan quipped that Kenny was looking a lot like that other Kenny - ah - what's his name?

Yeah, Rogers!

I laughed out loud.

My comment back?

Which Kenny Rogers?

The first one (pre-surgery) or the second one?

In spite of the unflattering quips, Kenny (Loggins) - who obviously caught wind of the post - signed up to follow me on Twitter in the wake of waves of titillating gossip that started surfing up on blog shores around the Internet.

So, tit-for-tat - and with a Chesire grin on my own (untouched) chinny chin chin - I started to follow the easy-going popular musician on the musical landscape (and elsewhere).

Suppose by next week, we'll be thick as thieves, doing duets around the country.

Who knows?

Welcome aboard, Kenny.

Victor Borge said it best:

"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."

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