The Stars are Made of Makeup
By John Q. Sanchez on April 18, 2007


Feeling like a “plain Jane”? Need a glamour boost? Well, grab a roller and start painting! These before-and-afters of Eva Longoria and Jennifer Lopez prove that movie-star beauty isn’t something you’re born with–it’s bought and sold in one-gallon cans.
Thank you reader/listener LS!
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Debbie Harry and the Muppets, One Way or Another
12 responses - Posted 04.17.07
Puppets are just drag you wear on your hand, and the Muppet Show was one of the nuttiest, most sophisticated shows on television in the 70s, despite (or because of?) its children’s-TV roots. Here Debbie Harry of Blondie appears to have the time of her life, confronted by Jim Henson’s psychedelic creations at every turn […]
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Happy Birthday Dusty Springfield!
no responses - Posted 04.16.07
Update: Youtube took down the video! Watch this space for new links. Here’s some others!
England’s Dusty Springfield, nee Mary O’Brien, was born upon this day in 1939–she’d be 68 today if she hadn’t tragically died of cancer in 1999. “Wishin’ and Hopin’” and “Son of a Preacher Man” are her two best-known hits in the […]
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Amanda Lear Performs The Queen of Chinatown
3 responses - Posted 04.16.07
It’s mind-bending enough, and then you see 2:45 and you’re all “OMG”! Rosie “Ching-Chong” O’Donnell’s favorite video!
My plans for the evening of 9/11/01 were to attend a west Chelsea art opening by transsexual singing sensation Amanda Lear. I didn’t make it–but she didn’t cancel! Amanda was the muse of Spanish artist Salvador Dali and is […]
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Varla Jean Merman and Flotilla DeBarge Do Cher’s Dark Lady
5 responses - Posted 04.13.07
The original cartoon version from the Sonny and Cher Show is fun and spooky too.
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Paul Zone, Love is the Message; video by Tom Rubnitz
1 response - Posted 04.10.07
Here’s one more video by “Pickle Surprise” and “Strawberry Shortcut” director Tom Rubnitz, starring Paul Zone of the storied gay family rock act the Zone Brothers.
Even if it’s not quite up to “Shortcut” and “Pickle” levels of insanity, it’s colorful and fun. Look for guest appearances by “Pickle” faves Maria Ayala and David Dalrymple. […]
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Iris Chacon on Merv Griffith Show
1 response - Posted 04.09.07
Sizzly! And check out Iris doing Laura Branigan’s “Gloria” on David Letterman’s groundbreaking NBC show (he even booked John Waters and Divine!). And see Iris’s infamous coolant commercial here.
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