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September 04, 2010
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September 04, 2010
Lucy O'Donnell Vodden, the woman who inspired the song Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, passed away this week after a lengthy battle with the auto-immune disease Lupus. She was only 46 years old.
It was John Lennon’s son Julian who first catapulted the young girl to fame; his 1966 preschool drawing, identified by Julian as Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds lead to the Beatles' writing of the song by the same name. The famed tune was released on The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
Julian kept in touch with Lucy over the years, offering support during her battle with the debilitating illness. She died this past week in London and is survived by husband Ross Vodden. Possibly Paul and Ringo will unite for a memorial tribute, Lucy In Heaven With Diamonds? Lucy will always live on in the song, a tribute in of itself to the unforgettable creativity of childhood. Fly in peace,Lucy.
Sorry girls - American Idol Justin Guarini is no longer on the singles market.
In a small and romantic ceremony in Pennsylvania, American Idol runner up Justin wed sweetheart Reina Capodici on Saturday, September 26. Guarini, who took second place to pop queen Kelly Clarkson in the popular show’s first season, also became an insta-dad to Reina’s 4 year old daughter, Lola. The couple, friends since high school, had been dating for the past two years.
What’s Justin G.been up to post-Idol? Sources say he’ll be working on a new album this winter and, in the mean time, hosts "Idol Tonight" for the TV Guide Channel. The 30-year old singer also worked as a correspondent on the TV Guide Channel's Emmy Awards coverage earlier in September.
I don't know. I've never really counted. But on the topic of 'counting crows' how many of you remember this 90's-famous pop rock folksy band? And, while we're on the subject, how many of you knew they were still around and actively performing? News to me.
Although the band's website indicates no planned tour dates; it appears they’ve been impressively active. Lead singer, and former Jennifer Aniston boyfriend, Adam Duritz, continues to front the group.
You can even purchase cool counting crows apparel on the band's site, sure to inspire thought-provoking inquiries such as, "Who are those guys? or "Are they still alive?" Looks like we can count on the crows to hang around on the music scene for a while longer.
I’ve heard several people speculate on the legitimacy of the band, The Stallionaires, fronted by the stars of VH1’s reality love search, Real Chance of Love. Rest assured, the boys Real and Chance (aka Ahmad and Kamal Givens) really do sing, rap and perform. Along with mystery brother, Micah, the band has enjoyed a bit of commercial success in its own right, independent of their reality-show fame.
Unlike the 60’s group, The Monkees, which formed specifically for their television sit com (although we should note that the band did go on to produce actual hit songs and continued to play together after the show ended), The Stallionaires actually existed prior to the inception of the brothers’ popular TV program. The voices you hear on their songs are their own, not a creative compilation of lip-syncing and voice dubbing a la Milli Vanilli (maybe that’s why Rob and Fab never earned a reality show of their own).
Online searches of the band’s play lists turn up several selections, including the songs Does She Love Me, Girlz, Generation X and Let You Go. Sound familiar? No? Alright, I haven’t heard of them either. Nonetheless, there seems to be proof that The Stallionaires are in fact an entirely legitimate band.
Mackenzie Phillips, daughter of the late John Phillips, lead singer for famous 1960's pop group the Mamas and the Papas, is singing an attention-grabbing song. The former actress alleges she had an incestuous relationship with her father, who passed away in 2001.
Is this the truth, or just an attempt to earn an additional flash of fame (and maybe sell a few copies of her upcoming tell-all book)? Either way, it's a sad story.
After Mackenzie was let go from her teenage acting role on the TV sitcom One Day at a Time she reportedly entered rehab for the recurring substance abuse that lead to her firing. Drug-using dad supposedly joined her for treatment. Amongst all the lurid gossip, she also claims it was her father who first introduced her to drugs.
Did the Phillips' engage in some particularly odd family traditions, or have the years of drug abuse created some dramatic delusions in Mackenzie's mind? Seeing as her papa is no longer here to weigh in on the issue of fact or fiction, I guess we'll never really know. Ms. Phillips' book, High On Arrival, is due out in October.