“I’m not interested in money, I just want to be wonderful.” – Marilyn Monroe Born Norma Jean Mortenson on June 1, 1926, the woman we all know and love as Marilyn Monroe, died fifty years ago today. She was only 36 years old. “Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die, young, but then you’d never complete your life, would you? You’d never wholly know yourself…” – Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe was a model, an actress and a singer. She is a sex symbol and a cultural icon known around the world. Her weight fluctuated, […]
Celebrity Dinner Party: SNL Edition
Have you ever been asked this question? “Who would you invite to a dinner party, dead or alive?” I would have dinner parties every weekend – both Friday and Saturday nights – because my guest list is sooooooooo long! Who would be my first guests, you ask? I would have some of my favorite female Saturday Night Live veterans – Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, and Molly Shannon. I have watched SNL for the last 25 years, and there have been some funny women on that late night show. Tina Fey – Sarah Palin and Weekend Update. Amy […]
A Night with Sir Elton John
I’ve been to concerts before, but when my friend, Cindy, told me that Sir Elton John was coming to Johnson City and Chattanooga, Tenn., I immediately texted my husband. Me: “Sir Elton John is coming to Chattanooga on March 12th. Wanna go?” Mike: “Hell yeah!” Me: “Tickets go on sale January 15th, starting at 10 a.m.” Mike: “Get ’em!” I set an alert on my calendar to remind me to purchase the tickets, so when Friday, Jan. 15th came, my alarm on my phone went off at 9:55 a.m. and I went to the website and within 15 minutes, I […]
How to Throw an Impromptu Oscars Party
The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, is tonight. If you’re like me, you watch the pre-show leading up the the Oscars, where all the actors and actresses stroll down the Red Carpet, stopping to talk with interviewers like Ryan Seacrest, Giuliana Rancic, Robin Roberts, and Lara Spencer about not only the films they are nominated for, but who they are wearing! Check out Oscars Red Carpet for all the deets about this year’s Academy Awards. If you’re not going to someone’s house or apartment to watch the show, why not throw an impromptu party? You’ll need to start […]
The Beautiful Side of Nascar
Nascar is popular because of the drivers who race, week after week, in hopes to not only win that week’s race, but to ultimately be crowned Nascar champ at the end of the season. But behind some of my favorite Nascar drivers is a supportive woman who are popular in their own right. So in honor of today’s Daytona 500, the biggest race of the racing season, I thought I’d introduce you to some of the beautiful women behind some of the NASCAR drivers. Samantha Busch is married to Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&Ms car. Model Ingrid Vandebosch is married […]