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He changed his name from Marvin to Michael, I believe. Meat Loaf was a nickname given to him by his high school coach.

“The color of her skin matters not a jot: it is the noisome ordure which spews out of her mouth on a daily basis that grates.” Methinks “noisome ordure” spews out of certain journalists’ pens (or whatever he wrote this garbage with) as well. He is correct about one thing, though. It’s a particularly American characteristic to avoid xenophobia. That is, we tend not to judge every person from a given country by the example set by one, good or bad. We’re not free from prejudice, but culturally, it’s something most of us reject. So, I’m struggling with the current popularity of prioritizing group identity over individual. Assuming characteristics based on perceptions of groups, as opposed to weighing the merit of individuals, is stereotyping. Meghan Markle seems to have experienced it because of her racial identity; the royal family because of their privilege; and we Americans are reviled by this misguided, xenophbic journalist.

Colorado has a stay-at-home order, but there were plenty of people fly fishing, at the campgrounds cooking out, and back-to-back cars on the hiking trails today. All ages, not being safe. It’s so weird - and so distressing - to see people ignoring commonsense guidance. Maybe they’re not seeing the stories out of Italy and Spain - I don’t know.

Rest In Peace, Fred “Curly” Neal, of the Harlem Globetrotters. https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/26/harlem-globetrotters-legend-fred-curly-neal-dead-at-77/

I wanted to briefly emerge from lurkdom to say I am really glad we have this group. It’s a nice connection in these odd times, and thus more than just silly celebrity chit chat, even to people like me who don’t post much. Thanks, Princess.

Ouch. Hate this. RIP, Ric Ocasek.

Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane (and Starship): https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jefferson-airplane-guitarist-marty-balin-dead-76-730912/

I watch it too! I thought her 14-year-old son did a great job as Hansel. I saw some interviews and she came across as a great mom. I, too, hope this is just Fakey garbage.

And the Dan Schneider rumor mill is going mainstream: https://www.redstate.com/kiradavis/2017/10/24/next-big-hollywood-sex-scandal-already-breaking...at-nickelodeon/and https://jezebel.com/nickelodeon-show-creator-reportedly-fired-for-sexual-ha-1819709889.

Michael K's article on Bryan Singer possibly quitting the Freddie Mercury movie: http://dlisted.com/2017/12/02/bryan-singer-has-stepped-away-from-the-freddie-mercury-biopic-due-to-illness/#more-276330. The comments are quite something.

Former boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina arrested for beating new girlfriend: http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/35636637/former-boyfriend-of-bobbi-kristina-arrested-for-beating-new-girlfriend Qu'elle surprise.

Erin Moran is dead. She had a tough time as an adult, I think.

He's charming in this admittedly fluffy clip from Ellen: http://www.toofab.com/2015/01/22/gwyneth-paltrow-johnny-depp-mordecai-the-ellen-degeneres-show-videos/. Actually, all four of them are .

All three are 39? Not unless Tim Burton is actually the fountain of youth Johnny Depp was in search of in that last "Pirates" movie :4biggrin: .

That made me laugh so hard I had to come out of my perennial lurker status