moanday update {8}

its time for the moanday update!



























MOANDAY UPDATE!



mtv lamo awards



ok im an asshole – here i am touting all the anticipation of the mtv vma’s last night from miami
(that was a huge mistake and i think miami can certainly kiss that party goodbye) and really it was
one of the most boring – uneventful award shows i had seen in a long time – the whole ‘oh britney
may get married’ was such bullshit – and j lopez wasnt barely with marc – xtina was good – but kinda
boring – jessica was sweet but again – kinda boring – did you see those tweeny girls like so
into
her performance – and they were all waving wildly – what i think must have been gifted
cellphones like it was the last night of the world – and then that band in the end all up in like
jesus robes – oh it was terrible – britney finally did a smart thing and stayed away from what was a
memorably bad night…nuff said. so mtvtake note go back to better days like 2002 – jimmy fallon as host (who hosted last night??) and britney and michael jackson with that small flub – and i think she did the snake that year – oh britney im sorry girl your forgiven – its just not an mtv show without you! be strong!!

MTV VMA 2002

the complex malibu
the complex malibu


oh boy do we have a fucking reality winner on our hands – i was glued – this was really fun – and
wacky – and i am instantly hooked on another fox show – eight couples are competing in a run down
apartment complex in the low key ever cool and classic malibu

the couples are a wide range of
personalities – from crazy southerners, older wrong island couple, gay guys from phoenix – and my
fave the couple from ny dave and ana – he’s nyc cutie boy and she’s fiery sexy domican – a match
made in heaven – so i shall keep you abreast of the schedule of the show – it looks like this will
settle in a friday timeslot – so it could be a conflict free hour of reality heaven!


nip/tuck


dont forget this only a few more new episodes of season 2 left – and then the big finale on oct 5
with ms. joan rivers guesting as herself (i ran into melissa rivers (along with sexy jeff varner of survivor – australian outback) again in the elevator but it was
crowded and i didnt feel like i could ask for the scoop in the moment but im seeking the oppty! – im dying to know what will happen
with her!!!) tomorrow’s night episode is natasha charles christian falls for a blind patient; sean
rejects julia’s attempts at reconciliation; julia makes a drastic decision to promote change in her
life
– oh i cant wait!! lady lora now has her tivo so she can relive every glorious moment in
tivo glory! you go girl!
NIP/TUCK



so i hope you enjoyed yr latest moanday update! it is a slightly smaller one – but with
sept in full swing very shortly its been zany! keep your eyes on the whats on tv box in the upper
right hand corner – i oh so try to do justice to what you should be watching – and oh my gosh people dont
forget nip/tuck

laura branigan dies at 47

this is so sad – gloria, solitaire, & self-control are top popbytes songs – laura you will surely be missed


Laura Branigan, a singer whose high-volume vocals in the disco song “Gloria” propelled her into pop stardom, died in her sleep on Thursday night at her home in East Quogue, N.Y. She was 47. The cause was a brain aneurysm, said her brother Mark Branigan. After touring as a backup singer with Leonard Cohen, Ms. Branigan released her first album, “Branigan,” in 1982. It included “Gloria,” which became a hit, lasting on the pop charts for 36 weeks. It earned her a Grammy nomination for best female pop vocalist, the first of four nominations in her career.
NYTIMES.com

LAZY SUNDAYS {5}



big brother 5
spoiler alert it wasnt on saturday night due to football – but i do know that marvin indeed put
up cowboy and adria – and karen won the power of veto – and decided not to use it – say goodbye
adria! – and as bb5 comes to an end – cbs has survivor 9 – waiting for us – i havent done too much
research on the new cast but i did hear there are two open lesbians – so that should be fun and
wild! and tomorrow night be on the look out for the premiere of fox’s the complex malibu – a new reality
show where couples compete in some sort of renovation face off – looks promising – and then tuesday
say tuned to fox for trading spouses – this time with dads switching families

oh those mtv award things have been a complete bore so far – j lopez was okay – but she seemed publically
distant from hubby marc – who knows whats going on – i havent spotted that britney at all – i was so
hoping that maybe this was all one big punked trick – but i doubt it – britney has really gone to
trash – xtina looked adorable – and im anxiously awaiting her performance – and those kerry & bush
daughters seemed so out of place – but how great was that sarah jessica parker shimmying down to
music god lenny kravitz – i ponder this – how much did they pay lenny & sarah – and how much did
they pay to air it? mucho dinero friends! they have always had killer ad campaigns – and lets just
say – supermodel so out – celebrity in and here to stay! just to be kind i will link to the site
being touted by the gap howdoyou.com


and the rumor is sarah (along w/ hubby matthew) wants another baby – if you havent checked out my darling cyber goddess friend danielle’s blog – celebrity babies – i swear you wont even believe how much is happening in the world of celebs having kids – its pretty insane – and i just read that brad pitt and jenny aniston are considering adoption – it looks like a nicole & tom dilemma to me – and im all for adoption – i mean they are already here – im so over people having kids to fufill themselves and insure they have someone to depend on when they are older – you certainly cannot count on that – so dont be having babes casually!


(bless danielle’s soul – cant wait to meet her in person in nov – shes a friend of my cool ass work buddy cathy – and she introduced us as we were both virgin blooming bloggers – shes an absolute doll)

i guess thats it – i was busy doing some behind the popbytes curtain work – including a new page i
will be launching soon – it will be a condensed links page – since i do slave over keeping links
fresh & clean – im going to try and promote them more – so you can visit the page in progress by
clicking beta popbytes links
page
where you will find links to the hottest in blogs, los angeles, television, music,
movies, & people! so take a look – its quite fun seeing some the latest great sites on the beloved web – popbytes out – and im gonna so try to get to that moanday update tomorrow!


ps – did anyone catch the oprah last week with gywnnie paltrow and sex symbol god jude law? i so love paltrow – really – shes super cool -and i think apple is a beautiful name – and her mom blythe danner – is just a gracious rock – what an amazing lady – i was lucky enought to catch her in stephen sondheim’s follies revival – probably my top pick of broadway shows of all time – so im just beamin over the whole paltrow clan! xxoo

mtv vma’s anticipation

oh the big night is coming – the 2004 mtv video music awards – this year from miami (a first for the show) – so as
the olympics are ending
(i kinda petered out at the end – but they were soooooo great – i so want to visit greece – and i so love that
canadian diver alex – what a cutie!) – im looking forward to the kick off of the fall season – there
are sure to be some crazy moments – two in particular that have popbytes interest peaked – the first
being the first official public appearance of jenny lopez and troll hubby marc anthony – the
second (bigger & juicier) is that britney spears and whatever antics she may be up to – there
is a huge rumor that she will actually wed trashy boyfriend kevin federline live on-stage – oh lordy
i cant bear it – she has absolutely lost her freaking mind!! something is just not right – i wonder
what mom lynn thinks? – i mean at this point im beginning to warm up and casually (very) consider
some terms of forgiveness – girl just give us a hot dance track a la waiting for tonight j lo
- at least she aint parading herself around barefoot at gas stations (why is she there in the first
place?) – so tomorrow night expect the unexpected – along with some kick-ass performances – im
actually going to put six feet under on hold till its repeat showing on monday night – and wednesday
is the start of sept – so popbytes is planning on being the busy (eager) beaver – sorting out all
the fall madness! and days of
our lives
comes back on monday after its two-week olympic hiatus! oh im going to have to
buckle down and brace myself for all this is coming! and i heard some small event is to take place
in nyc – its those damn republicans – i will have to catch some of that just for a few good laughs -
i know it will be a tight race – but i still predict kerry to inch out ahead and claim the next 4
yrs – hopefully better days – my dad would always say – better days are coming – and i so
want to believe that as im sure most of you do too – and of course i had to get in on that 100
million + lottery about to take place in california – so as usual i leave you with yr fingers and
toes crossed (and whatever else could be crossed) – much pop love – popbytes out – and don’t worry i
will be checking in tomorrow with lazy sundays thoughts – and if that gal does marry her trailer
beau – oh my word – you will hear about it up and down – all around – ok now im really out – oh and
im still hardcore on that new class=text>fatboy slim palookaville cd – it’s a total goodie! xxoo



ps ok who saw nip/tuck this week – i just cant say enough – julia is a mess – sean is having
sex with that kimber real doll – i swear if yr not watching this show then just go – its that good -
that exciting & titillating beyond belief! i so cant wait to get the first season on dvd – and then
this second season – hbo only wishes it had bought this show – bolder than anything else on tv -
ground breaking and brave – you must tune in!


note to mr trent – are you watching nip/tuck yet – so glad you have become a simple life fan – those gals are a hoot!

fatboy slim – palookaville


oh boys and girls – we are all bound for a very tasty musical treat – fatbok slim aka mr norman cook is back – and in a big way – his latest album (its been a while!) is entitled palookaville – due out in stores the first week in october – this boy was very lucky to get my mits on an advanced copy – and i cant turn it off! its totally in his own fatboy style – oh its a fun one folks – i can remember when his first major cd hit – and it was a complete dance revelation & revolution (me and a good friend were convinced we had to bowl to this one song – we trudged in wind and cold – to be turned away due to a private party at those lanes in the east village – so at somepoint we will bowl to fatboy slim!) – so its a big throwback – and mista cook is back in his prime! its been 4 looooong yrs – but now with a jaunt to palookaville – its been well worth the wait – and with guest artist bootsy collins (the original space cowboy) on his first single ‘the joker’ – expect to hear a ton on fatboy slim in the coming weeks – here is what his labels says – A sense shattering, ass shaking, scinitllating slice of pop, rock, funk and dance that proves once and for all that NO ONE does it like Fatboy Slim.
anyways its all good – popbytes grooving on out!

you didnt hear it from me {15}




YOU DIDNT HEAR THAT FROM ME...
you didnt hear it from me…by nikkib
   issue no. 15 on popbytes



omg, you have to go fug yourself! i have to thank popbytes
for turning me onto this blog. basically, the site sits around making
fun of people which is one of my favorite things to do! in addition to being hilariously funny,
always right-on and extremely well-written, it’s tagline is ‘fugly is the new pretty!’ isn’t that
reason enough to check it out for yourself?!


i got a job. yeah, you heard me: i got a job!
you’re going to die when i tell you about it. ok, it’s
a part time job (10 hours/week, so it won’t interfere with our gossip) working for an entertainment
marketing company. i’m going to get paid to watch tv! specifically, i’m going to be watching for
product placements. can you think of anything more perfect for me?!?! the only downer is that as the
‘new kid’ i got all of the crappy shows to watch ‘method and red’ is one of them (please be
cancelled). however, i was also assigned upn’s ‘veronica mars’ and the early buzz on this one is
pretty good.



before we get into this week’s dirt, i just had to provide you the link to the latest gross-out from
britney. seriously, this makes me feel sick to my stomach. she’s foul.


wait, where have i been?! i didn’t know that ‘rich girl’ ally hilfiger did a stint in rehab! does
anyone know what it was for?!

the glamorous life of a fashionista is coming to a tube near you. page six has learned tommy
hilfiger
just signed a deal with cbs to be the subject of a reality television show. it’s surprising
that the red, white and blue-toting titan would wade into the reality pool after his daughter ally’s
disastrous turn on the mtv show rich girls, which resulted in a stint in rehab and ruined her
friendship with the other rich girl, jamie gleicher. – {PageSix.com}


according to gawker.com readers, it’s either natasha lyonne (my pick) or tara reid.
which actress who starred in a blockbuster movie trilogy has been spotted at grungy downtown
nightspots smoking crack? the soused starlet invited a fellow patron to take a hit in the bathroom,
but was politely turned down when distinctive white crack smoke billowed from her glass pipe. dazed
but unfazed, she turned her attention back to her pipe and took another hit. – {PageSix.com}


i think by now everyone knows that julia roberts is a bitch. but i think what i’m coming to terms
with is the fact that i think she’s over.

benjamin bratt was horrified by the effect fame had on his former lover, superstar julia roberts.
the 40-year-old actor dated the ‘pretty woman’ star for four years until june 2001, but left her to
marry ‘bond’ girl talisa soto, because roberts’ celebrity status had made her ego ‘unbearable.’
bratt says, ‘with julia i saw up close what fame really does to a person. it sounds great but it
comes with a terrible price. getting too close to the light is a dangerous thing. but i needed to go
through that to appreciate what i have now.
‘my wife is the most beautiful actress in the world. but what makes her special is that she’s
beautiful on the inside too. she doesn’t have an unbearable ego.’ – {The Daily Dish, SFGate.com}


party poopers!
the dave matthews band have been accused of unloading 800 pounds of human waste from their tour bus
onto a boat filled with passengers. the state of illinois is suing the band for violating state laws
amid claims their driver drenched more than 100 people in sewage, after he emptied the septic tank
through a grate into the chicago river. a spokesperson for the group says, ‘our driver has stated
that he was not involved in this incident.’ he adds that the band ‘will continue to be co-operative
in this investigation’. the ‘so much to say’ group are facing civil penalties of $70,000 for
allegedly violating water pollution and public nuisance legislation. – {imdb.com}


uh, huh. i suspected something like this.
paris hilton didn’t lose her dog, tinkerbelle, after all. while the celebutante was putting out apbs
on her missing mutt, he was exactly where she left him. according to a friend of hers, it seems that
paris, in slightly cloudy shape, had dropped the pup off at her grandparents’ house. when
tinkerbelle’s plight started getting press, the grandparents’ housekeeper called and reminded paris
where her pooch was. a rep for hilton denied the story. – {PageSix.com}


yeah, i would say she’s smiling she went from schwimmer (ew) to jim carrey! not that jc isn’t kind
of gross, but he’s sooo much better than schwimmer!

jim carrey is thrilled playboy model carla alapont refused to marry david schwimmer – because she’s
now the ‘liar liar’ star’s girlfriend.
the actor, 42, is inseparable from the 24-year-old and has helped her through her depression
following her break-up with the ‘friends’ star last christmas.
a close friend says carrey has ‘put a smile back on carla’s face’ ever since. – {The Daily Dish, SFGate.com}


doubtful.
also strangely quiet to mischief-talking motormouths this week were madonna’s peeps, who’re normally
pretty gabby. falling-out chitchat has it that ms. m. is peeved that certain kabbalah folks leaked
word of her upcoming ‘spiritual’ trip to israel.
listen, i think that gal goes to the john and figures out some way to make it a mystical experience,
but what the hell do i know? just that she’s now thinking of distancing herself from demi’s
religious hang for a bit and calling the soul-cleansing journey off altogether-that’ll show those
gossipy bracelet types!
speaking of which, that rabbi-blessed stringy thing m. wears has been mysteriously absent from
missus ritchie’s wrist on occasion. mean anything?
maybe she took it off to do the dishes? which you know she does. and i’m not kidding here. sorry,
but that is a crime and a shame. madonna just should not be squirtin’ the joy. please.
spousal


p.s.: word from the domestic front, too, my sweet ‘n’ sours, is that mister ritchie ain’t
all that kabbalah-crazy himself. is madonna having to choose her cushy corners, i wonder? – {The Awful Truth, eonline.com}


i’m gonna have to think about this one. what are your guesses?
i don’t think it would be entirely inaccurate to say mr. rex, no stranger to the porn biz, has a
taut thang or two in common with muscled manfred. you see, m2 has been riding high on the he-man
appeal of his abs, quads, sneer and soloflex-sublime bod for a while now. but let’s back up (manny
sure loves to).
for simply ages, man-poo has kept his guy-preferring ways on the down-low; such the money-grubbing
bore, that one. the nerve of him wanting to keep his livelihood afloat! never mind.
be that as it homosexually hidden may, m.m. has long had a boyish thing going with one of his
previous costars (a real guy’s guy, too, i’m blabbin’ atcha)-a fling that’s far from over, contrary
to randy rumor. but that sitch may be changing in the near future.
mr. m. has a much talked about project going down. hotter than hot, actually. real credit-grabbing
stuff, fer sure. but m2 has actually been such a pain in the well-worked-out behind to most of his
colleagues, two things are occurring: nobody can stand looking at the final product, their stomachs
are so damn churning already from dealing with the pissy poof; and folks are becoming more and more
careless about covering for manny’s private poofy ways. revenge? nah. karma? perhaps… – {The Awful Truth, eonline.com}

barefoot @ gas station toilet?

Oh popbytes is so naughty

LAZY SUNDAYS {4}








björk – new album – MEDúLLA

oh my miss björk (aka wolf baby – an inside joke only a few were privy to) -
quite the musical prodigy queen a combo that includes a healthy dose of eccentricity – coupled with
an amazingly haunting & beautiful original voice – that stands out strong, stark & brilliant in
today’s overly populated (or flooded?!?) mish-mash scene of popular music – she probably isnt for everyone (an acquired taste
delicately enjoyed and cherished by her supremely rabid & loyal fans) – but i recommend check out
her latest album – medúlla (at least take a stop-over in her very well designed and
maintained website) – a truly inspired and imaginative journey that combines an eclectic mix of
electronic bleeps and blurs with the vocal genius of the lady at hand – for some of you not up and
up with music – she recently performed her new single oceania at the opening ceremonies in
athens – a powerful and breathless performance all flowing into a spectacle that no one should have
missed – so the album is due to hits stores on aug 30th – and expect singles as well as dvd releases galore – she is quite the media queen too! and if she comes to LA – popbytes is so there!





big brother 5
it all came crashing down on the twins – as head of household nicomas – placed
both adria and twin natalie on the chopping block – shes a smart cookie – and even if one of the
twins wins the power of veto – its destined for one of the twins to leave…and then have to go to
the sequestered jury house – and join a very angry but still cute will (the most recent evictee) – that should be a
fun scene!


the assistant
oh that andy dick is so wild and crazy – oh my word is all i can utter – its kinda
like a mock of the apprentice – with ‘the donald’ being replaced by the absolutely loony + off his
rocker comedian aka andy dick – i watched about three episodes – and i think will tune in for more – to
catch some of the really crazy antics dick is putting his ‘assistants’ thru – all to win a chance at
a real hollywood assistant job – anyone who can handle him and live to tell about it surely deserves
something!


go ahead and just try and tear yrself away from the olympic games in athens (they are on until fri!) – and make sure to tune into HBO tonight -
starting with the first of the last three episodes of the very half-baked and mediocre (thats putting it nicely) season
of six feet under – tonights episode (#49) is entitled the black forest – thank heavens this season seemed to fly on by (rather than walk on by) – and hopefully when they
return the fischer clan and company will be back in first-class form! and after that keep it there – for entourage followed by new fun show i just picked up da ali g show – and you can even stay after that for def poetry jam with talented rapper mos def as MC


And be sure to be on lookout for the ever fun & hip moanday update tomorrow!

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