Dancing With Klutzes

I worked late tonight and haven't had time to see the tape of tonight's episode of Dancing With The Stars, but this article from US Magazine online from 40 minutes ago doesn't have much good to say about Kate's second performance. It's got to be very hard on can-do-Kate to receive reviews like this, and it once again proves that those who appear the most confident and in control of their lives can really be the most insecure. It's one thing to go on national talk shows and smile pretty and say you plan to win (not that it's easy to do even that) but to have to then actually live up to that kind of self-promotion has got to be incredibly stressful. Talk about setting yourself up to fail. As my readers know I'm not a huge Kate fan but on the other hand I don't like to see anyone humiliated in public either. I hope she is able to let go of her self-consciousness and let her partner lead her instead of having to be in control, and I hope she can start to have fun and not take it all too seriously. Sometimes you just have to say "screw it" and go with the flow.

What It Takes To Be Famous Today

According to this article, Jon is no longer with his Utah girlfriend Morgan Christie. She's complained that he's a lazy bum and used her for friends instead of making his own (although that's kind of what happens when someone moves into a friend's home a thousand miles away, right?)

Hopefully she will quickly fade into oblivion and not try to hang onto her fifteen minutes the way Hailey seems determined to. According to Radar Online Hailey's planning to move to L.A. and has ambitions of legalizing marijuana. That fits perfectly since her Twitter page background shows a head shop with all sorts of drug paraphernalia. She's also reportedly been signed to her own reality show. Based on what? Having dated someone semi-famous for a few months, then complaining on Twitter about his deficits including how small his penis is?

Remember the good old days before reality TV when people had to actually do something admirable to be famous? Like stop a crime, create great works of art or walk on the moon? Remember when people did good things because it felt good to do them, not just to become famous? It seems like nowadays fame is confused with infamy, and it's the goal no matter what you have to do to get there.

What's Wrong With This Picture?

He makes the real Jon Gosselin look like Cary Grant (okay, so I'm dating myself.)

You'd have to be really drunk to think he's really Jon.

You'd have to be even more drunk to actually sit next to this smarm and have your picture taken with his arm around you.

He pesters women and has been pursuing one woman in particular relentlessly for a few months now. What a jerk. Hopefully he'll step over the line and be arrested real soon.

Small Town Shopping Cart

As the world knows by now, Kate didn't do very well her first night on DWTS. She got the third lowest score, ahead of only the actor Aiden Turner (hubba hubba) and astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who is this season's oldest contestant.

I have to admit to feeling sorry for Kate after weeks of hearing her brag about how she was in it to win it. The humble fall hard, but the narcissistic crash and burn the hardest. IMO she appeared defensive and uncomfortable in the clips shown of her getting feedback from her partner during the practice sessions, and doubly so during the live feedback. Maybe it was the editing, but I didn't get the sense that she's been practicing as much as former "stars" on the show, which surprised me because she's such a perfectionist. And speaking of stars, it was noted on the show that she was the only contestant in history who isn't officially one. (Bet that was news to her. :) But Melissa Rycroft isn't a star and I'm sure there have been others too.

The star performer was Pamela Anderson, whose picture is next to the phrase Red Hot Sexy Babe in the dictionary. Whooeee, she had me hot and I'm straight and not even looking for love. To me she epitimized what good entertainment dancing is about, technically correct or not ~ letting loose and having fun. Looking that damn good doesn't hurt either. I hope she lasts 'til the end and I look forward to seeing what tricks she'll be up to as the season goes on.

In an unrelated vein, what was it with Brooke Burke's girls? Her implants were so torturous that their vertical edges could clearly be seen cutting ridges inside her chest. Girlfriend, you were beautiful to begin with. You don't need fake tatas to look pretty and you sure don't need them to appear intelligent. I suggest taking those superficial man pleasers out and using them for floatation devices in your Hollywood swimming pool, where they'll serve some purpose other than distracting from your lovely face.

Lastly, kudos to Jon for wishing Kate the best on the show. Maybe he meant it or maybe it was spin control, but either way it was a gracious gesture.

The Untimely Death of Corey Haim

Another former child star has died, this time of an apparent drug overdose. I used to think 38 was old but now that I'm older I can truly appreciate what a waste of a young life this is. The sad thing is that it's no surprise that Corey Haim is gone. He's struggled with drug addiction and trying to find his place in adulthood ever since he grew up and was abandoned by that seductive siren known as stardom.


Being thrust into the public eye is traumatic, even for adults who know who they are and have established successful careers and relationships. It is way too much of a burdon for many adults. It is certainly much harder on children.


Kate Gosselin, are you listening???

Kate's Plan to Conquer The World

Kate has a plan for winning DWTS. The kind of plan a narcissist needs when she can't dance.

Can't you just hear her excuse once she flunks out? "A certain someone who I bullied into continuing our phony marriage for months on end because I wanted fame and money more than I wanted to be a healthy and honest role model for my children who will remain unnamed because I am too much of a class act to publicly throw my children's father under the bus made me lose."

This couldn't possibly be about wanting that DWTS winner bonus, could it?

Here's a novel idea, Kate: How about just practicing as hard as you can, performing to the best of your ability during the live shows, and then either being thankful you're safe for another week or accepting it gracefully if you're voted off, the way any reasonable, and mature adult would do?

Because if you win by soliciting oodles of telephone votes instead of actually winning by fair and honest competition, you haven't really won, just like we as honest and responsible role models teach our children, right?

Kate on Dancing With The Stars' New Season

It's just been officially anounced on ABC-TV that Kate will be on this season's Dancing With The Stars. She was the last one named in the lineup and will be on with such stars as Shannon Doherty and NFL star Chad Ochocinco. One final dancer is yet to be announced for the tenth season of the show, which will debut March 22.

Kate will be Jimmie Kimmel Live tonight so that will probably be a good place to get the scoop on this one, right from the horse's mouth, so to speak.

Just announced: The final contestant on DWTS with be Jake Povelka, the bachelor in the season that ended tonight.