The Net Dog Blog

Sunday night Blake and I joined our friends Paul and Jason at the London Palladium to see Joan Rivers in concert. She recycled a lot of her old jokes and put a fresh spin on them (like Madonna with her new British accent). Joan was as entertaining as I expected but, LORD, she looked like a skeleton in a blonde wig. I'm not sure how she's held together anymore. She did a bit about how people owe it to themselves to have plastic surgery and thereby look good because looks are the only thing that matters. Now I certainly am not one to talk about someone's self image but does she really think that what she's done to herself looks good?

My friend Jim says she's looks Asian now ... I think she looks like Jocelyne Wildenstein (that woman who had surgery to make herself look like a cat). These days everybody seems to be getting into the plastic surgery thing. Look at Meg Ryan and Loretta Swit.

Of course if it makes them happy then good for them but at what point do they cross the line between trying to improve their self image and becoming obsessed with it? If you have enough plastic surgery does it make you a new person?

Last night I happened to catch a repeat of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on UKTV Gold. I was very please to find that two of the guests were Ewan McGregory and Charlie Boorman. They were on promoting their series Long Way Round which tracked their round the world motorcycle journey back in 2004. Anyone who knows me knows my penchant for Mr. McGregor. I mean, look at that face. How could anyone not love him? I try to watch (and enjoy) anything he is in. Blake and I even saw him in Guys and Dolls in the West End last month. One notable exeption to this is the horrible 2000 film Eye of the Beholder starring Ewan, Ashley Judd, Jason Priestly, and kd lang but that's not for here. Anyway, Ewan and Charlie were there usual charming selves and I was very pleased to have stumbled across this interview.
Imagine my horror to find that another guest on the show was Nancy Sinatra. She was promoting her CD entitled Nancy which she had apparently recorded between face lifts. As is the norm on chat shows when musicians (and I use the term loosely here) show up, Nancy stood up and did a number. God, what a boring performer! I'm not saying she has a bad voice... it's just very weak. It was as painful for me to listen to her song as it obviously was for her to sing it. It's obvious that Nancy is only a celebrity because of who her father was. It's not like she has some amazing talent or anything other than posing for photos in skimpy bikinis in the 60s. I mean anyone can manage to put out a hit song or two. Look at Pia Zadora for god's sake. I know that Nancy's boots were made for walking but her voice is not made for singing.

This past weekend, Blake and I were invited to the home of our friends Jason and Paul to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving. Like us Americans, Canadians like to celebrate their holiday with a BIG turkey dinner and all the fixins. Unfortunately, the grocery people forgot to deliver Jason's turkey so we had roast chicken instead. By the way, the chicken was fantastic and, P.S., Jason called the grocery and cried so they gave him all his other groceries free. It was truly something to celebrate!

I figured I would bring a little bit of home to dinner with me so I made my famous sweet potato casserole. It was a hit! Besides the chicken and sweet potatoes, Jason served butternut squash soup, mashed potatoes, braised celery, asparagus, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. Jason also made what I think was apple flan. Whatever it was it was delicious. I really had to resist a second helping.
Kings Cross Steelers Press Officer Allison and her partner joined us for dinner. It was very nice to be able to meet Izzie and get to know Allison a little better. It was an evening of good food and great people ... and maybe a little liquor. :)