The Hippie Chick

Sitar legend Ravi Shankar has died.





He's playing his sitar with George somewhere right now. Thank you for the music, Pandit. Namaste.

I know, I know. It's a guilty pleasure. I watch a lot of the time just "because it's on". Anyway.



They're airing the "family therapy" episode right now. Here's Rob, feeling like he's a freaking failure to his mom and sisters, and here's Kim acting all self absorbed like she's the princess. Their damn mother, Kris, is a piece of work. Admitted that Kim is her favorite. And I know why, because she's your precious "cash cow". You seem, Kris to care more about her than your other daughters or your son.

Rob breaks down in tears and leaves the room. Khloe is the only one of his sisters that gets up and follows him into the other room with the therapist. Kourtney cries, it is obvious she cares about him, but she does not get up and go to him. Kim and Kris sit there just like... there's nothing. Not a bit of emotion or caring in their demeanor toward him.

If I'm not mistaken, hadn't Rob suggested before, or someone had suggested that the DASH boutiques go into carrying some mens wear and accessories in addition to the womens boutique stuff? I think it would be great, and even better if they maybe got Rob involved in that end of things. But well.

I think I'm caring too much about this silly show which is obviously heavily scripted. But you know, scripted or not, there has to be some of their true personalities coming through there. Kim is a self absorbed shrew, Kourtney is just trying to be a good mom / businesswoman and seems okay and cool enough, Khloe seems to be the most "real" person of the bunch. And Rob, yes, comes off sometimes as hapless and directionless, but I think he's a smart guy and just needs support and the right push and inspiration.

Anyway I've rambled on enough about these people for one evening. LOL

John Lennon's Killer Denied Parole For 7th Time.

Instant Karma! if he ever gets out, someone's gonna kill him without a doubt. In fact, why protective custody? Just put him in the general population and let 'em have at it.

"I'm a mess!"

Watched an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians last night. Yes, I know, but I'm known to watch on occasion, for lack of anything else and the LULZ that sometimes ensue. Anyway, anyway.

Hilarious. In ep I saw last night the fam was vacationing in the Dominican Republic. Kris Jenner awakes with this huge, swollen upper lip. I just died laughing. Rob and Kim laughed, Kim asking if she'd indeed had injections (oh ho ho, Kim! Pot, meet Kettle!) to which Kris replied "I did NOT have lip injections in the middle of the night, Kim!" Bruce gave her the cold shoulder, taking it as divine retribution for Kris's having resumed contact with an ex lover of hers. She'd run into this guy earlier, gave him her email and was thinking of arranging a meetup.

Cue Kris freaking out about what a mess she looked for the rest of the episode. But by the end of the episode, the lip had gone down to normal-ish size. Now, if it was Botox injections or an allergic reaction I don't know. I've heard of people with shellfish allergies having that generalized swelling happen, and this might very well have been what happened here. But anyway, lent itself for a bit of amusement at any rate. Or am I too easily amused? I think I am. LOL

... do I just not see the appeal of Blake Lively? I don't particularly think she is a good actress. And her look. She's not unfortunate looking, but she looks like a million other young, blond thin girls in Hollywood. Also I am just not understanding why the fashion industry falls all over her like they are. Ah well.

The Travolta I will always have memories of right here.

This John Travolta thing is bizarre. Just crazy. All these guys coming out of the woodwork and none of them with any kind of solid and unmitigated proof that he did the things they are saying he did? Now I've heard the "closeted gay" thing about him for years. I never gave it much thought because really, it's not relevant to anything as far as I'm concerned, it's his life. He has a wife and children, and he's also Scientologist, so whatever there. I'm not one that believes that people need to be yanked out of the closet. If whatever they're doing works for them, and they aren't harming anyone leave them alone. I'm still kind of like "I wanna see the receipts" about this whole thing.

I'm wondering though if all this is tied to the rumors I've heard about him wanting to leave Scientology? They don't take too kindly to that I hear and can make a person's life hell. They don't want to lose their celebrities because that's where they get a lot of $$$ from.

I just feel bad for him, if none of this is true. He and Kelly have been through so much. No parent should lose a child, and to have to go through that grieving process in the public eye has to be doubly hard. I like him. I think he's a fine actor, and I have a soft place in my heart for him from his "Welcome Back Kotter" and "Grease" days. I hope everything works out for him. If this *is* true, it really disappoints and saddens me, because yes, that's sexual assault we're talking about. I don't know, I don't know. Watching how this whole sordid thing unfolds, I guess.

American Bandstand was a part of our lives for 37 years. And New Years Eve won't be the same without you, either. Godspeed.

So sad to read that he'd passed. :( "Kotter" was a favorite show, and Epstein was a great character. RIP, Robert. And don't forget your note.

Robert Hegyes Dies (L.A. Times)

Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis are breaking up.

I wasn't believing this. But it's been a thing in all the magazines, and now People has a cover on it so I'm sadly thinking that yes, there must be something to it. They've been together so long, and have two beautiful children. 14 years is a long run together. People, actually was one magazine that was always predicting these two would marry and they never did.

And LOL an aside about another blurb on that cover, Paula Deen's Health Crisis. Oh well, that really doesn't surprise me? Particularly since everything she makes is calorie laden, butter laden, horrible for you Southern comfort food. LOL

Moore and Kutcher Call It Quits

Well to be honest, they lasted longer than I thought they would given the wide difference in their ages. They gave it a good shot. I understand that now, before anything is published on his @aplusk Twitter feed, it will be reviewed by his management team. This is in light of some stupid tweets he made regarding the Penn State scandal. I followed him for a bit but haven't in awhile. I still have Demi added. I expect she'll change her Twitter name now from @mrskutcher?