WHO'S THAT GIRL, PART 2

You know whom I am talking about... and, this is not really a follow-up of my previous blog, but an effort to comfort any Madonna fan that might have been "annoyed". Ha!

Ever since her self-titled debut album in 1983, Madonna has certainly made a name for herself, not only as a singer, but also as a writer, an actress (well...) and a business woman, among other roles. I have to admit that I wasn't that into her music or performance style at the start. In fact, I didn't become interested in her music until her third album "True Blue" (1985). I liked more than half the songs in that album, and I wasn't even a fan then.

Over the past 25+ years, Madonna has displayed her talents as a singer and as an entertainer. She is bold, not afraid to express herself and is always full of surprises. Change is the only constant in her. You might not like what you see, but you are never bored by Madonna.

This week I just bought her latest 2-CD album "Celebration" (36 songs) as well as the DVD set (38 videos). Although I did own quite a few of her album CDs, I have never bought her music DVDs. So it's a big treat for me. I thoroughly enjoy both, and it's really not that expensive (NT$999 before discount, or about US$30), considering all the great songs and videos you are getting. I highly recommend them!

Oh, by the way, did I mention that Madonna is a Leo, just like me!?!

P.S. I thought Madonna gives good to outstanding performance in most of her music videos. How come she sucked in most of her movies???

WHO'S THAT GIRL

No. I am not going to talk about that 1987 movie starting Madonna.

No. I am talking about the deja vu feeling I often gets nowadays (due to old age) when I see a movie/TV actor or actress on the big/small screen but just can't recall his/her name. Don't you just hate that?

That's when this website comes in handy. It's the "Internet Movie Database" - http://www.imdb.com/. It provides all the details of any movie/TV-series that you don't even want to know. BUT, if you are having trouble remembering someone's name you see on TV or the big screen, this is the right place for you.

It also lets the users of this website to vote for the movies/TV programs they have seen - from the scale of 1 (worst) to 10 (best). As of today, the No. 1 movie in IMDB, with a score of 9.1, is "The Shawshank Redemption". By the way, "Who's That Girl" only scored 4.0. Guess the charm of music queen does not extend to the big screen.

QUOTES OF THE DAY

I came across this quote by e.e. Cummings (1894-1962) and would like to share it with you!

"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter."

Here is another quote, by the less well-known Elsa Maxwell (1883-1963), which I try to live by as I am often very clumsy and make a fool of myself...

"Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can."

Hey, I just noticed these two were both American and lived in the same era. Maybe they knew each other! Who knows?