Madonna Monday

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Take Me Home

I have been thinking of home lately. In home I mean Kansas. i have a weird relationship with my home state. When I am away for it for a while, i start to miss it. When I am there too long I want out. It's a love/hate thing. I think that the hate part comes from growing up in a small town as a gay kid with no one really to look up too. I do have a gay uncle but never had the balls as a teen to talk with him about my feelings. As an adult I have returned and left Kansas 3 separate times each time vowing to never come back to live. After living in a few big cities I start to miss the country feel of home. All my family is in either Kansas, Oklahoma, or Iowa. I feel I am missing out on the lives of my nieces and nephews. I have not seen my aunts uncles cousins or Grandparents in over 10 years. I do speak to a few cousins on line and they keep my informed of the family on goings. I just miss having family around. It be nice to have that again. I do believe if my plight here in Phoenix doesn't improve returning to Kansas my come into play. I know my family would be glad to have me back but will I?

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Happy birthday Madge. At 51 you still kick ass!

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Don't You Forget About Me

I was saddened yesterday to learn about the death of director John Hughes. he appartnetly had a heart attack while out for his morning walk in Manhattan. He responsible for such classics as "Sixteen Candles" , "Pretty In Pink", "Home Alone" and my personal favorite, "The Breakfast Club" All his movies, especially the ones with Molly Ringwald bring back so many memories of my teen years in the 80's and I am sure they still speak to teens today. Mr. Hughes I want to thank you for all the great films and ,sir, you will be greatly missed.

Straight Up , Now Tell Me

Paula Abdul announced yesterday that she will not be returning as one of the judges on American Idol when it returns for season 9. Apparently this stems from a money dispute between Abdul and Fox. She wanted $20 million to return and Fox would only offer half of that amount(yet the paid Ryan Seacrest $45 million for 3 years) I do not know if I will watch Idol with out Paula. I am not a big fan Of Kara DioGuardi who was added as a fourth judge this past season. Abdul has been reportedly talking to producers of the show "So You Think You Can Dance" to be a judge on that show which ironically is on Fox. I do feel that a dancing competition is more suited for Paula than a singing competition. Now with Abdul leaving my burning question that I have always wanted to know will never be answered. What was really in her Coke cup????

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On September 29th, 2009 Madonna will release her third greatest hits CD called "Celebration". There will be 2 versions released. A single disc version and a double disc version. The double disc will contain 34 songs . The track listing has not been released yet but from reports that the hits package will span Madonna's entire 25 year career plus 2 new songs, "Celebrate" and "Revolver". "Celebration" will be Madonna's last CD for Warner Brothers. After this she begins her deal with Live Nation for at least 3 more albums. I am excited for the CD. I hope she includes some songs that were left off "The Immaculate Collection" and "GHV2" such as "Dress You Up", "Who's That Girl", and "Bad Girl" to name a few. Whatever songs she includes I know I will be playing this CD over and over again!