Despite it being a favourite for both of us (me mainly for seeing a lush drummer losing himself in his solo... <3) I vetoed it from the wedding playlist. No groom of mine is gonna be air drumming at the altar!
Monday, 13 February 2012
Musical Monday: Our God
No rock chicks this week; one of Animal's favourite worship songs instead. He really gets to work out his frustrations on the drum kit during this one!
Despite it being a favourite for both of us (me mainly for seeing a lush drummer losing himself in his solo... <3) I vetoed it from the wedding playlist. No groom of mine is gonna be air drumming at the altar!
Despite it being a favourite for both of us (me mainly for seeing a lush drummer losing himself in his solo... <3) I vetoed it from the wedding playlist. No groom of mine is gonna be air drumming at the altar!
Friday, 10 February 2012
How the hell did that happen?
It's been sort of looming in the future for months now, something I've been simultaneously longing for and dreading, but then, all of a sudden, it hits me:
I'm getting married next month!!!!!!!!
Monday, 6 February 2012
Musical Monday: Bring Me To Life
I don't have a girlcrush on Amy Lee. Not at all. Nope. Not me.
Well alright, a little one. ;)
Well alright, a little one. ;)
Friday, 3 February 2012
Filth on Friday: Inside Lara Roxx
Hot on the heels of the recent news about condom porn, here's a story about why it's a good thing.
In April 2004, a male porn star in L.A. tested positive for HIV, which lead to positive testing of three women who had performed unprotected scenes with him. Lara Roxx, a young, naïve Montreal girl, had only worked in the industry for two months but was the first woman diagnosed.
This year Lara Roxx will be the subject of a documentary, Inside Lara Roxx, following five years of ups and downs as she tried to reinvent her life post-porn. Roxx returned to L.A. and Vegas to reconnect with the industry, attempted to establish a foundation for the protection of sex workers, and fell into crack addiction followed by rehab.
In April 2004, a male porn star in L.A. tested positive for HIV, which lead to positive testing of three women who had performed unprotected scenes with him. Lara Roxx, a young, naïve Montreal girl, had only worked in the industry for two months but was the first woman diagnosed.
This year Lara Roxx will be the subject of a documentary, Inside Lara Roxx, following five years of ups and downs as she tried to reinvent her life post-porn. Roxx returned to L.A. and Vegas to reconnect with the industry, attempted to establish a foundation for the protection of sex workers, and fell into crack addiction followed by rehab.
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Cute
I haven't been feeling myself for the last few days, so I'm not rambling on loads this week. But since no-one's reading, it hardly matters. Here's a picture.
Monday, 30 January 2012
Musical Monday: Maria
This, as far as I can recall, was the moment. Seeing this song performed live on TotP and the like made me realise: Rock Chicks are hot as!
Debbie was 50-something when it came out. I was 12, and I just loved her attitude! I think I was one of the many new fans Blondie made when they came back.
The other thing I remember about Blondie back in '99 is that, while some long established female pop stars continued to try and look half their age, Debbie managed to dress like a woman of 54 should dress, and make it look a hell of a lot sexier than Madonna (ten years Debbie's junior) in her leotards and nonsense. I think at some point she paid a surgeon to mess up her face, which is a shame, because otherwise she had dignified, age-appropriate sexiness down to a tee!
Debbie was 50-something when it came out. I was 12, and I just loved her attitude! I think I was one of the many new fans Blondie made when they came back.
The other thing I remember about Blondie back in '99 is that, while some long established female pop stars continued to try and look half their age, Debbie managed to dress like a woman of 54 should dress, and make it look a hell of a lot sexier than Madonna (ten years Debbie's junior) in her leotards and nonsense. I think at some point she paid a surgeon to mess up her face, which is a shame, because otherwise she had dignified, age-appropriate sexiness down to a tee!
Friday, 27 January 2012
Filth on Friday - Put A Hat On
Pornographers in Los Angeles will now be required to use condoms while filming, under a new law signed by the city mayor this week.
Michael Weinstein, president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation which has campaigned for a law of this kind for six years, said it was “a great day for Los Angeles, a great day for the performers and a great day for safer sex.”
More facts, to back that up:
The Pink Cross Foundation, a faith-based charity offering help and education to those in the sex industry and struggling with pornography addiction, sees this as a step towards shutting down the industry. I really hope and pray that someday that happens. Is that realistic? Depends on your point of view. Pink Cross is run by amazing women (and men) of God, and I ain't gonna be the one to say what God can or cannot do through them.
On the other hand, the consumers, the producers, and some of the performers don't like condoms, which obviously leads me to wonder: Will it work? I mean, from a practical point of view, how are they going to enforce this? And whatever else they may be, pornographers are clever. If there is a loophole, I bet they'll find it. Or failing that, just move. A more cynical blogger may wonder whether the mayor would really want that...
Worst case, of course, the whole porn industry goes right underground, and what 'controls' there currently are disappear entirely.
I guess I have mixed feelings about the end result of this, but if nothing else the passing of this law has raised public awareness of goings on in an industry that many of us would, I imagine, happily pretend doesn't exist.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16712744
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/01/25/mayor-villaraigosa-signs-porn-condom-ordinance-into-law/
http://www.shelleylubben.com/porn-industry-statistics
Michael Weinstein, president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation which has campaigned for a law of this kind for six years, said it was “a great day for Los Angeles, a great day for the performers and a great day for safer sex.”
More facts, to back that up:
- 66% of porn performers have Herpes, a non-curable disease.
- 2,396 cases of Chlamydia and 1,389 cases of Gonorrhea have been reported among performers since 2004.
- Chlamydia and Gonorrhea among performers is 10x greater than that of LA County 20-24 year olds.
- Over 100 straight and gay performers have died from AIDS.
- 26 cases of HIV have been reported by Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation (AIM), since 2004.
- 70% of sexually transmitted infections in the porn industry occur in females according to County of Los Angeles Public Health.
The Pink Cross Foundation, a faith-based charity offering help and education to those in the sex industry and struggling with pornography addiction, sees this as a step towards shutting down the industry. I really hope and pray that someday that happens. Is that realistic? Depends on your point of view. Pink Cross is run by amazing women (and men) of God, and I ain't gonna be the one to say what God can or cannot do through them.
On the other hand, the consumers, the producers, and some of the performers don't like condoms, which obviously leads me to wonder: Will it work? I mean, from a practical point of view, how are they going to enforce this? And whatever else they may be, pornographers are clever. If there is a loophole, I bet they'll find it. Or failing that, just move. A more cynical blogger may wonder whether the mayor would really want that...
Worst case, of course, the whole porn industry goes right underground, and what 'controls' there currently are disappear entirely.
I guess I have mixed feelings about the end result of this, but if nothing else the passing of this law has raised public awareness of goings on in an industry that many of us would, I imagine, happily pretend doesn't exist.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16712744
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/01/25/mayor-villaraigosa-signs-porn-condom-ordinance-into-law/
http://www.shelleylubben.com/porn-industry-statistics
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