Jun 29, 2013

Hey CNN: Where is the New George Strombo and Larry King

Gosh right when you get to like something and look forward to it they change everything!

I was really looking forward to seeing Larry King on the new George Strombo show on CNN. I love Larry, I've watched him FOREVER and I was waiting to see him all week.

I like to hear what Larry has to say--he's always positive and he is one of the best television interviewers in the business. He says he's always curious and I am too and that's why I like him.

Friday night is not full of TV choices, as it is, for this news and PBS type person.

And now it's gone.......

And replaced with what.....more Anderson Cooper?

Now, I like Anderson, I like him very much, but seriously, enough is enough.

Actually, last evening Anderson Cooper's interview with the ex-wife of the father of Trayvon Martin was stunning. I will remember it forever. It seems like the father used her, of course she raised his kids and, by the way, loved them and took care of them, until he found someone new and then excluded her from information as if she did not have feelings. It was tearful and hurtful for me.....It felt like she was totally used and I went away with a dislike for men.

Anderson is talented.....but it is not the Anderson Cooper network....or is it?

If CNN would listen to me about what shows to put on I'd be a little happier....

Well, since you asked:

Right now I'll be watching, Fred and the legal boys....now if they change that there's going to be a high price to pay on my blog.

I'm still waiting for Style With Elsa Klench....Fashion Backstage Pass with Alina and her cute hairdoo will suffice nicely...on a weekly basis.

I'n not a fan of Mr Bourdain but the show on Libya was really enlightening. I know everyone else really loves him--less of himself in that group and it would be a more tolerable situation.

Wait...what is happening right now....Fred and the boys are on early....are my clocks wrong...is it the heatwave, the cats......I've got to go.......

CNN---YOU'VE GOT TO ANNOUNCE THESE THINGS IN ADVANCE.................

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chloelouise

Jun 28, 2013

Dinner with Gabby and Mark and Talking About Guns

this is an e-mail from the Daily Kos talking about the dinner with Gabby and Mark.......

Chloe, Americans for Responsible Solutions has been a staunch ally of ours on passing legislation for commonsense protections from gun violence. So don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity. Please click below and donate $5 today to earn a chance to have dinner with Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly.

Keep fighting,
Rachel Colyer, Daily Kos

Chloe -

Between trips to Capitol Hill, state legislatures, and Gabby's work recovering from her injury, we don't get many chances to just sit down and enjoy a relaxing meal with friends.

And that's a shame, because we have so much thank you for -- you've taken our effort to pass gun violence legislation and turned it into a grassroots movement.

We'd love to share our appreciation in person.

Contribute $5 or more today and you'll be automatically entered to join us and six supporters for a lobster dinner in Portland, Maine on Saturday, July 6th. Choose a friend or family member to bring along, and we'll take care of your airfare and lodging.

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The dinner is part of a Rights and Responsibilities Tour we're kicking off that will take us from Alaska to North Carolina with a few stops between during the first week of July.

As a bonus, you can be sure that your contribution will go towards our campaign to change our gun laws, or change Congress if they refuse to act.

We'd love to see you while we're in Maine.

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gosh, that dinner sounds great...I hope I win.....cl

too many kids are dying...let's help President Obama with this gun thing.....

too many kids are dying...let's help President Obama with this gun thing.....

maybe we can have a vote or something...we can write about it and talk about it....could we be moms against guns...the more we talk about it, write about it and do anything about it the more new and good ideas will come to the forefront to solve the situation.

I know there are many groups against guns, now, but I am thinking MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving has has many positive outcomes--it is easy to hear and remember.

what is your good idea.

Jeremy Irons made a doc about trash...he is a big name with a real good voice.....

sometimes that is what it takes......a famous person that everyone easily sees and hears.....to tell the thing in a simple way........something we all can easily do to solve the problem.

We do not have to do much but we can each do our own little bit.

Would that work with guns?

Maybe Jeremy could make a doc about guns in the UK. There are not guns in the big, beautiful city of London.....

How do they survive without guns?

I would like to know that answer......could we use some of their ideas here in the US.

How many kids died from guns there last year?

How many kids died in Chicago last year from guns.

Could Piers Morgan make a doc about guns? Life in the UK versus life in the US, with and without guns. I would love to hear from law enforcement in the UK--how to they feel--what is their opinion of the situation.

What are your good ideas?

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chloelouise

Jun 27, 2013

Calling All Jaggernauts: Some Of My Favorite Pictures

some of my favorite pictures:

Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter Live 1972 Mick Taylor Lead Guitar from Leon Slugocki on Vimeo.

Calling All Jaggernauts...WP Reviews Stone's Tour

Calling All Jaggernauts.......The Washington Post Reviews The Last US Stop on Stone's Tour

copied from the Washington Post.........

Rolling Stones concert review: 50 years on, Mick and the boys still have our number

View Photo Gallery — The Rolling Stones at the Verizon Center: The Rolling Stones work their familiar brand of rock magic on the final stop of their U.S. tour.

By Chris Richards, Published: June 24 E-mail the writers

Celebrating a half-century in circulation, the Rolling Stones made the final U.S. stop of their “50 and Counting” tour Monday night at Verizon Center. Was the tour’s title a subconscious nod to the arithmetic we’ve crunched in our heads every time the Stones have hit the road since 1989?

How old they are now?

And tickets cost how much? Carry the seven. . .

Another question: Would this be the band’s last American gig?

If we’re really counting, it’s been 17,917 days since the Rolling Stones played their first stateside concert — in San Bernardino, Calif., on June 5, 1964. In the decade that followed, the group set the trajectory of rock-and-roll with maniac brio. Its songs were made from crude gestures, but they consistently, mysteriously added up to something triumphant.

At Monday’s gig, the 21 tunes performed — during a two-hour-plus show — felt like a blend of ritual, compulsion and instinct that only a 50-year-old band is capable of summoning. There were some rough edges, but the Rolling Stones’ magic has always emanated from rough edges.

And nobody up there was punching a clock. Keith Richards, his nest of hair cinched in a red headband, seemed overjoyed to be trading chords with fellow guitarist Ron Wood during “Street Fighting Man.” As he coaxed some twinkling nastiness from a margarine-colored Telecaster during “Paint It Black,” he flashed a toothy white smile.

Throughout the night, frontman Mick Jagger remained a freakish miracle, indefatigable of limb and larynx, pumping his fists at the air in front of him as if sentenced to bang on some phantom door for the rest of his earthly existence. (In addition to his unrelenting energy, he also let loose a blistering zinger during a banter break with the Washington crowd: “I don’t think President Obama is here tonight. . . . But I’m sure he’s listening in.”)

But the biggest miracle up there was drummer Charlie Watts, who celebrated his 72nd birthday earlier in the tour. He did serious work with a light touch, burrowing into the beat of “Gimme Shelter” as if digging a ditch with a teaspoon.

Right up through a three-song encore, this was a give-them-what-they-paid-for kind of show, but that didn’t stop Jagger, Richards, Wood and Watts from finding fresh creases and contours in their songbook. With the help of bassist Darryl Jones, keyboardist Chuck Leavell, and sax men Bobby Keys and Tim Ries, the hits kept adding up.

Number of songs where Richards sang lead: two (“You Got the Silver,” “Before They Make Me Run”).

Number of songs where self-exiled Stone Mick Taylor materialized to play guitar: two (”Midnight Rambler,” “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”)

Number of ladies undergarments pelted at Jagger: at least two.

Number of days before we get to do this all again: unknown.

Twitter: @chris_richards

my car, my money, etc., etc., etc.,......I really wanted to see the Rolling Stones on this tour but there was just no way I could afford it or arrange it, it was just out of my reach......Yes, I am disappointed......

Seriously, thank God for you-tube.........cl

Jun 25, 2013

Al Jazeera America, Bringing the World Together With Food and Fabric and Cooking With Alia

I would love for you to write about food and fabric of Palestine and perhaps, travel, too. Or Iran or anything like that...Egyptian local fabric....that is sooooo interesting to me. My obsession is sewing and food. I like to see fabric from all over the world....shirt fabric from Liberty of London is my current favorite. I will travel to southern Italy soon to find shirting fabric there.

My thing...bringing the world together with food and fabric. We all are just trying to eat breakfast and get the kids dressed and off to school while we try to get to work on time. This commonality brings us all together with a daily goal. I love to write about it on my blog...the ronnie republic....and I welcome any contributors to talk about sewing tips, classes or any good sewing info......It is the SEWING HERALD TRIBUNE portion of the ronnie republic.

That big boy in the picture, that's ronnie...he's my dog and he's really cute...thanks for everything....chloelouise. PS: have you seen cooking with alia? It is a show on you tube about Moroccan cuisine....it is a really good show...you should have her on the new Al Jazeera...she is a wonderful person and a good cook...her recipes are easy to follow and she has traveling episodes, too.....thanks, again...cl.

Hello,

Can’t wait for Al Jazeera America to launch? Neither can we!

The award-winning Al Jazeera program “The Stream” is coming to Al Jazeera America, and to mark the announcement, we’re hosting an #OpenEditorial Google+ Hangout, this Friday, June 28, at 12pm ET / 9am PT with “The Stream” host Lisa Fletcher.

RSVP now and we’ll send you a reminder on Friday with a link to participate in the Hangout.

What can you expect from the Hangout? This isn’t going to be your traditional news broadcast — for starters, we don’t know yet what topics we’re going to cover.

You read that right.

Our #OpenEditorial meeting is your chance to connect with us directly and pitch a story idea for coverage. We want to know which stories you think the national media has missed and need to be covered.

“The Stream” producers and hosts will be tweeting on #OpenEditorial all week, so join the conversation as we discuss your ideas.

What are you waiting for? RSVP and send us your story idea right now.

We can’t wait to hang out at the Hangout with you!

—The Al Jazeera America Team

Jun 24, 2013

Why Do You Have So Many Cats.......

David Bowie Exhibition--Just One More Reason To Go To London

copied from the Hollywood Reporter.........

David Bowie Museum Exhibition to Be Shown Live in U.K. Movie Theaters

5:38 AM PDT 6/24/2013 by Stuart Kemp

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A one-night-only closing show for "David Bowie is Happening Now" at London's V&A Museum will be screened live at Picturehouse Cinemas around Britain.

LONDON – The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has inked a deal with Picturehouse Entertainment, the distribution arm of exhibitor Picturehouse Cinemas, to bring the museum's wildly popular exhibition "David Bowie Is Happening Now" to movie screens across the U.K.

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The "live cinema event" on Aug. 13 coincides with the conclusion of the famous British capital museum's show, which collects items and memorabilia from the musical innovator and cultural icon's life and work.

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The movie theater event will give audiences across the U.K. an opportunity to join the museum for a live event as the finale to the exhibition. The live show will be introduced and hosted by exhibition curators Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marshand will feature unnanmed special guests offering insight into the stories behind some of the 300 objects on display from the David Bowie Archive. The curators and guests will offer a cinematic guided tour of sorts of the exhibition and bring additional history and anecdotes to the objects on display. It's understood that Bowie himself won't be part of the show.

The show will be directed by BAFTA winning director Hamish Hamilton and produced by Done & Dusted Productions. Hamilton's numerous event credits include the live TV coverage of the opening and closing ceremonies at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

It will be the last opportunity to experience the exhibition in the U.K. before it goes on international tour in Jan. 2014, starting at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada followed by the Museum of Image and Sound, Sao Paulo.

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The V&A’s Bowie exhibition sold more than 67,000 advance tickets, beating pre-sales records for any other exhibition in the museum's 150-year history. It has already been seen by nearly 200,000 visitors.

V&A director Martin Roth said: "This is the first time the V&A has taken part in a live broadcast event of this magnitude and we are extremely excited to be working with such a talented production team to present the phenomenon that is David Bowie to the widest possible audience."

The event will be distributed to cinemas by Picturehouse and shown Aug. 13 in over 200 cinemas across the U.K.

The plans are supported by the David Bowie Archive.
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If you are in London..........the cafe at the V and A is not only a visual gift but the food is delicious and reasonable. They have all of the traditional English food, the scones and tea cakes are a definite stop....it is presented beautifully.

I love the V and A...it is interesting....it is free......it's easy to get there....it is huge.....a lovely place to sit down and spend the day.

Certain areas, for instance, the David Bowie are a separate price.......I wanted to see it but it was way too crowded, but you can make reservations, however, we were scheduled to leave....I still had a wonderful time just walking around and enjoying the place........cl

Jun 23, 2013

SUZE ORMAN AND HER STUPID BLUE JACKET

Suze Orman And Her Stupid Jacket.......

Lady, you're out of line and out of touch......if your financial sense is anything like your fashion sense I think you've got some work to do.

Is that jacket a need or a want?

my love hate relationship with suze orman.......

heck, I wish I was suzy orman...minus that jacket

The jacket is stunning but stupid....appearing on CBS Sunday Morning today in a ridiculous blinding bright blue leather jacket, in the middle of summer; and expecting me to listen to her pound on about using good judgement....cute but ridiculous.

You’re not going to talk to me about spending my money with that jacket on.....carefully watching every cent....Do I really need it, or do I just "want" it.....can I actually afford it?

No one in the world “needs” that jacket.

How dare Suze Orman go on television and shout at me about what to spend, where and when--need versus want--and stand there in that stupid blue jacket.

Suze--did you really need a bright blue jacket?

is that practical?

How many outfits can you wear that thing with--are all of your outfits neutral and that is your only color--blinding bright blue?

I don’t care how rich and successful you are.....you are out of line.

And don't try to tell me you can afford it because you cannot expect anyone to take you seriously on any subject, particularly money, while you're ranting on about need versus want in iridescent blue motorcycle regalia during a heat wave.

It just doesn't work for me--it's a fashion and financial faux pas.

Besides all of that--I don’t want to hear Suze spout off again about holding her spending and holding her dollars until she can get some input from single moms--you get some info out there about the cost of cheer leading, lady, and then you can talk.

Yes, I do admire suze--she is far more successful than I am--well, anybody is....but please, you are way out of touch.

Yes, your idea is basically good, but to quote you, you are not practical--that holier than thou theory just does not work with kids, being tired, stupid ex-husbands and always being overworked...exhausted and angry...and pissed off at the facility. Oh right, and not to mention the other kids with their big ideas....and don’t forget cooking a healthy meal...sitting down to dinner together without television and other fantasies.

Oh, I wish I could be as smart and full of good judgement as suze....

No, I am not talking about the gay or straight thing...

I’m talking about time and being tired and trying to make the right decision about raising children, working, biding your time......and making good financial decisions.

Lady--get some more info--from real people--take that f+++ing jacket off, you don’t need, and then you can talk.

from the 100 dollar old school oak writing desk of chloe louise...I don’t really need this big desk but I do like it.

talking about suze and her latest rant on cbs sunday morning......

(my rant back...oh, mom, are you on one of your rants again......)

I guess she forgot about her “one pair of gold earrings she’s had for 20 years” when she bought that jacket. She could have bought more earrings--oh, I certainly could afford them, but I just don't need them so I keep wearing the same pair. Perhaps a style consultant would have been a frugal investment?

Self-righteousness (also called sanctimoniousness, sententiousness, and holier-than-thou attitudes[1]) is a feeling or display of (usually smug) moral superiority[2] derived from a sense that one's beliefs, actions, or affiliations are of greater virtue than those of the average person......from wiki...cl