tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post3234952442453948673..comments2024-03-28T20:46:33.836-04:00Comments on Final Girl: navel-gazingStacie Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-76513233888105755042007-07-25T01:43:00.000-04:002007-07-25T01:43:00.000-04:00Bit of sad news, Stacie. Cross-referenced Ruby Sta...Bit of sad news, Stacie. Cross-referenced Ruby Starr's name and came across this article:<BR/><BR/>Ruby Starr, 44, `gutsy, soulful' rock singer, dies<BR/>Milwaukee Sentinel, Jan 17, 1995 by MEG JONES<BR/><BR/>Ruby Starr, a rock vocalist who packed Milwaukee clubs with her own brand of gutsy, soulful singing, was remembered by friends Monday as one of the first prominent female rock singers in Milwaukee.<BR/><BR/>Starr died of brain and lung cancer Saturday in her hometown of Toledo, Ohio. The former leader of the Ruby Starr Band was 44.<BR/><BR/>Born Constance H. Mierzwiak, Starr was a fixture in Milwaukee music clubs in the 1970s and early 1980s.<BR/><BR/>Starr was "one of the first (female rock singers) to really make a mark. That, I remember, and I've been in this town forever," said Mark Krueger, an account executive at WQFM-FM (93.3) who met Starr in the 1970s.<BR/><BR/>"Every place they played around here it was always a great crowd, even going back to the days of the old Electric Ballroom and the Palms," Krueger said.<BR/><BR/>A singer with a Toledo-based band in the early 1970s, Starr also was associated with the band Black Oak Arkansas and received a gold record for her work on the song "Jim Dandy (to the Rescue)." She later toured with the Gray Ghost Band and the band Blackfoot.<BR/><BR/>Starr was known for her "gutsy, bluesy, soulful vocals," said Krueger, who last saw Starr in October when she visited friends in Milwaukee. "She poured her heart out in every performance.<BR/><BR/>"She had a following, this little woman with a voice from hell. You wondered how all of that came out of her. She always had a great band behind her. Ruby rocked with all of her soul," Krueger said.Michael Liam Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074364183705918050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-4474898328603305092007-07-19T15:22:00.000-04:002007-07-19T15:22:00.000-04:00I could never recommend anyone to be on What Not T...I could never recommend anyone to be on What Not To Wear. A friend of mine got on the show and got the full make-over. She was kinda thrilled with it all...until she had the "coming out" moment in front of her friends. I bet she looked great to fetch some Wall St. type, but to her friends she didn't look herself. I won't deny she didn't dress the best before the show, but I can't exactly say the show moved her in her style direction.<BR/><BR/>Even my friend had that "oh, what have I done to become the one I mock at shows?" But when you're surrounded by a gaggle of guys who are experts at this, you kinda go along with their ideas. It's not like their out to make you look hideous...intentionally.<BR/><BR/>I guess it just shows that clothes don't necessarily make the person, and that (cue piano solo) you just need to be the person that is inside you...looking bad or bad looking and all.<BR/><BR/>(cue commercial)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-51777891155354221412007-07-18T22:05:00.000-04:002007-07-18T22:05:00.000-04:00Absolutely, Mariana. And when I mention something...Absolutely, Mariana. And when I mention something about "I'm not wild about what you're wearing" in a post, it always comes from a place of love.<BR/><BR/>And mild disgust.<BR/><BR/>:DStacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-19269539216555366572007-07-18T21:36:00.000-04:002007-07-18T21:36:00.000-04:00So it's true -- you can tell what each and every o...So it's true -- you <B><I>can</B></I> tell what each and every one of your readers is wearing!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679839426291667211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-29525564505043310882007-07-18T00:28:00.000-04:002007-07-18T00:28:00.000-04:00Erich, I'm so glad you dug Jessica. The title tot...Erich, I'm so glad you dug <I>Jessica</I>. The title totally makes you think it's going to be one of those grab-the-inheritance-scheme flicks, and it's anything but. I love that movie. And what a great story about the Black Christmas commercial! Yeesh.<BR/><BR/>Man, I thought of like 20 more "interesting" facts about myself I could have included, but we'll all have to wait years and years before another one of these memes comes around. Nyah!<BR/><BR/>Bill, I'll give you a 'ba-dum-tish' and then I'm stepping quietly away. :DStacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-52902606257700044842007-07-17T16:57:00.000-04:002007-07-17T16:57:00.000-04:00No, I have no idea what that metaphor was about, b...No, I have no idea what that metaphor was about, but I'm pretty sure balls don't have facets. (Insert joke here.)<BR/><BR/>:PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-91405637951456760812007-07-17T14:22:00.000-04:002007-07-17T14:22:00.000-04:00speaking of scaring the bejezus out of someone, th...speaking of scaring the bejezus out of someone, thanks for the great review of LETS SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH which I finally got around to seeing. I realized I'd been avoiding it because a) I'd seen flashes of it on old TV, faded and cropped and too adult for me as a child, b) I got it confused with THE NIGHT EVELYN CAME OUT OF THE GRAVE, and c) I assumed-based on the title-it was some sort of GASLIGHT-redux via 1970s made for TV dullness.<BR/><BR/>BOY WAS I WRONG!<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed your 8 things, I've been similarly tagged but didn't get very far...<BR/><BR/>your story about ITS ALIVE reminds me of when I was 6 or 7 and was temporarily in the house alone and watching TV and a commercial for SILENT NIGHT / EVIL NIGHT (1974, aka Black Christmas) came on... it seemed to come on right as a huge storm hit the house and the doors slammed shut from the wind... though that could be kiddie hallucinations. Anyway, I thought my worst nightmares were literally taking over the TV set and reaching out to get me. AWESOME! I was sooo scared I sat there on the couch afraid to even change the channel.Erich Kuerstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850572368098319317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-38953823203143001262007-07-17T13:03:00.000-04:002007-07-17T13:03:00.000-04:00my favorite personal-stuff is the crap infused in ...my favorite personal-stuff is the crap infused in a review that makes you see the darkness in Stacie's soul... more than that peach pit.<BR/><BR/>As for #7 - Don't Look Now muchSquishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02532798907516597796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-33586066401228675402007-07-17T07:54:00.000-04:002007-07-17T07:54:00.000-04:00Change your blogging policy ASAP!This personal stu...Change your blogging policy ASAP!<BR/>This personal stuff is awesome.spazmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770439241696826129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-56815940195299405522007-07-16T23:16:00.000-04:002007-07-16T23:16:00.000-04:00Son of a--!Okay, so my wife tagged me with this da...Son of a--!<BR/>Okay, so my wife tagged me with this damn 8 things meme, like 2 months or something ago, and I started mine, but I was so long-winded, I did only posted a "Part 1, items 1-3," because item 3 was like several thousand words long...<BR/>and I've been meaning to finish it (post part 2) and then tag MY 8 bloggers, and you were actually going to be one of them, but now... well, suck!<BR/>Although, wait, now you DID do the meme, but I didn't squander, er, use one of my "tags" on you, so I can browbeat somebody ELSE to do it.<BR/><BR/>Oh.<BR/><BR/>I win!<BR/><BR/>I mean, a cool and fascinating glimpse into your private self!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-33136911489160724142007-07-16T20:06:00.000-04:002007-07-16T20:06:00.000-04:00Mariana, I think you must mean that you laughed wi...Mariana, I think you must mean that you laughed with HORROR, right? <BR/><BR/>Whoa, Adam...clearly this is a sign of bigger things to come. Maybe BOA is reuniting? Maybe I'll be transporting back to '76 and my rock star dreams will come true?<BR/><BR/>You know, I was so overwhelmed by the presence of Sigourney Weaver that I HAD to play it "cool", lest I turn into a complete blob of fannishness. She was soooo super nice and about 7 feet taller than me.<BR/><BR/>Bill...wait, are you calling me a crystal ball or something? <BR/><BR/>:PStacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-4980392696609735142007-07-16T19:54:00.000-04:002007-07-16T19:54:00.000-04:00Oh, the many facets of the soul that is La Ponder ...Oh, the many facets of the soul that is <I>La Ponder</I> are now so limpid that the blinding light of <I>anima Staciæ</I> is lethally beautiful to gaze upon.<BR/><BR/>Er, hey, cool stuff!<BR/><BR/>Hey, did you grab Sarah McLachlan and say, "Dammit, girl, don't say you wrote 'Take Your Breath Away' about obsessive fandom. You wrote the perfect succubus song! That's what it <I>is!</I> So change your story—now!"<BR/><BR/>Because I woulda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-15561396789865783262007-07-16T19:52:00.000-04:002007-07-16T19:52:00.000-04:00What are the odds -- both of us referenced Black O...What are the odds -- <A HREF="http://dvdpanache.blogspot.com/2007/06/its-my-meme-and-it-freaks-me-out.html" REL="nofollow">both of us</A> referenced Black Oak Arkansas for item No. 1 ... weirrrrd.<BR/><BR/>If I was in your shoes at Large Chain Bookstore I would have hovered around Sigourney until she was propositioned by an autograph hound, then shouted: "Get away from her you BITCH!!" Even if it meant getting fired, it would have been worth it (I think).Adam Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968051066147134504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-32779045759492875712007-07-16T18:49:00.000-04:002007-07-16T18:49:00.000-04:00That poster is outrageous! :D Made me laugh.That poster is outrageous! :D Made me laugh.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679839426291667211noreply@blogger.com