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It's Weird to Think the First Couple are "Hot" / Couple "Crashed" White House Dinner

I really wanted to go to this - Kurt Elling sang etc. - now I see that a couple actually did "crash" the event and are pictured here with Joe Biden.  They put it up on their Facebook site.

Pretty Babies - Pageants Keep Jon Benet Look in Vogue

Pretty baby portfolio - ages 8, 8, 5, 4, 8 - so looks like they're "over the hill" after 8?

Jackson's Glove .. Sold for $420,000

Jackson's glove brought a lot of money

Darren Julien, CEO of Julien's Auctions, which ran the auction, called the glove "the Holy Grail of Michael Jackson," and many expected it to sell for far more than its pre-sale estimate of about $50,000.  With the added commission, the final price excluding taxes, ran to some $420,000.

The buyer was Hong Kong businessman Fossman Ma.

Quadafi Fashion Show!!!

Courtesy of Robin and many thanks!!

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/08/qaddafi-slideshow200908?slide=3#slide=1

FOX on "Burka Barbie"

 

Seems to me FOX has some sort of "feminist" outlook when it comes to women in the middle east, while simultaneously managing to endorse repressive healthcare policies for women etc. in America. = Bizarro World.

New Orleans Noir II - The Last Evening

Walked down Bourbon Street - smoky with Cuban cigars and people sinning away in the Bible Belt - maybe that's why so many places don't allow photographs. Went to Marie Leveau's voodoo shop - best part is the altar that can't be touched or something bad will befall the violator.  

 

Further on down, really great bar that projected Grace Jones video onto the building across the street. Great window displays.

 

My favorite street - rue Royal - where I found a Kwan Yin 

.. then Decatur - the Daquiri machines reminded me of a laundromat

A Little Bitta Levi

(from PEOPLE)

Will Obama Bring Back the "Nehru Jacket" .. ??!!

Apparently FOX New thinks Obama wasn't supposed to "bow" respectfully in Japan.  But..but..but..

Some reactions from Japan: (from a DailyKos comment, citing The Examiner)

While the Japanese media has largely avoided commenting on the incident, numerous comments have been made on Japanese blogs and open forums. The general comments have been rather different in tone from that of American counterparts. Here are some select comments made on several sites:

"What a bow!"

"Such a deep bow from Obama, what a fine guy."

"I’m surprised he bowed. He’s really trying hard to meet the Japanese way!"

"President Obama is a top-class person, isn’t he? Amazing!"

"The Emperor is giving a nice smile!"

"Is the Japanese Emperor really that special?"

"The Emperor or the Pope, the President or the Prime Minister, whoever is greater is not something that I think can be decided objectively."

"I laughed because it was a much better bow than I had imagined."

"Obama’s huge!"

"Obama has more of a true Japanese heart than most Japanese do."

High School Cross-Dressing Is in Vogue - Not Really Surprising

 High school cross-dressing in the spotlight | Fresh Loaf

High Schools Struggle When Gender Bends the Dress Code - NYTimes.com

 Ronald Reagan Jr. was talking about this trend on Air America.  Ron used to be a ballet dancer, not the most masculine profession, and his father was a political conservative who used to be a cowboy actor. That alone gives Ron's commentary context.  Young people also have role models like the somewhat androgynous Rachel Maddow, the not-a-businessman Michael Moore, the non-dorky Jon Stewart or purposely-dorky Steven Colbert.  Then there are the pop stars and Hollywood types frowned on by political conservatives, most of who lean progressive.

I met a teen today whose favorite color is pink and he already has his own clothing line - and his parents are religious conservatives.  "I wear only black," he said, "and some think I'm Goth but I'm not because I don't wear makeup."  I guess when my son was in theater ten years ago, he had a favorite dress though not gay.  In the '70s, I was sent home for too short a skirt., came back wearing a long one of my mom's and was sent home again.  I then pointed out that the cheerleaders had even shorter skirts and was told that they were in the school colors.  I asked if I could wear anything I wanted if it was in the school colors.

Most of the stories I'm reading occur in places like Atlanta, but apparently this trend toward cross-dressing in high schools is happening all over the country.  The New York Times is talking about it now. What does it all mean? (see the two links below the photo)

Reading the articles, it looks like an attempt to blow minds and break dress codes.  The "emo" kids, who tend to be androgynous and nontraditional, are also discussed as "getting a lot of grief."  This was happening in Mexico and we wrote about it.  In the '60s, people used to talk about the "generation gap."  In the '80s, punks wanted to "question authority."  The last President won a large youth vote with a platform generally oriented toward "change."

Silenced Majority Portal: Anti-Emo Riots in Mexico recall Reaction Against Mexican Woostock

Lusty Lady Survives the Recession

The former incarnation of the "Lusty Lady was "The Amusement Center" and was located up the street nearer the Pike Market.  The then-manager June Cade said that such places do well in times of conservatism.  I'm wondering how they doing in times of recession?  The boutique next door had marked everything down by half and appeared to be going out of business.  "Lusty Lady" is in the habit of satirizing the signs on the Seattle Art Museum across the street, but this time they echoed the sign next door.