what makes me … still love whitney

Last night, in Sydney, I went and saw Whitney Houston in concert. Sure we have heard all about the reviews for her show in Brisbane and how fans walked out, how people tried to return merchandise, that her voice was strained and she was tired after two songs but seriously people what did you expect? The same Whitney who graced our lives 20 years ago?

Seriously. If you have been hiding under a rock for the last 20 years then of course you wouldn’t know the crap this woman has been through and I suppose you might expect her to be note perfect. However, when you consider the drug hell that she has pulled herself out of, this woman needs some respect.

Sure she wasn’t note perfect, yes at times she struggled vocally and I think there was some miming in the opening number or two – but come on, she mostly sung live. Unlike Britney bitch who mimed a whole 2 hour show and acknowledged the crowd twice, and one of those was just to say ‘goodnight’.

At least Whitney interacted with the crowd, sometimes there may have been too much talking but my view was I was there to show this woman who although she has been through hell and her once brilliant voice may be ruined, that I am still there as a fan and showing my support. There was no way or even reason why I would walk out on this show.

Nearly exactly 25 years ago her debut album was released. I was 12, and I thought she had the most amazing voice of anyone I had heard, a voice that could move me to tears. Watching her last night not only was I so happy and excited  to have Whitney back, but it also brought on a feeling of sadness. It saddened me to hear that she really has lost that once amazing voice.

At times I came close to tears (yes I know how sad!), because I felt for her. I can’t begin to imagine how it would feel to have such an amazing gift and by the choices one has made, ruin it for the rest of your life.

When she struggled with the notes and her voice cracked, inside  I was saying ‘come one girl, stick with it, its ok’ but once she actually hit those notes, the crowd (and myself) went wild with screaming, applauding and standing ovations. This was support.

At the end of the day, yes she struggled, yes the once famous voice is gone and yes she may have stopped in some songs to rest her voice, but you know what! She’s a trooper and for that much respect. She didn’t give up or let it affect the show and in my eyes she still rocked it. My love of her has not changed and anytime I want to relive the magic that was Whitney I will just put on her CDs and smile.

So to those that walked out or have said this was the worst concert they have been to .. I say on behalf of Whitney ‘F–K Off”

what makes me … go I go, I just go

I have spent the past few days (and probably the next few weeks) transferring my old VHS tapes onto my hard drive so I can burn some of the things I have recorded over the years onto DVD. Its amazing some of the crap that I have come across, and surprisingly how good the quality has been on some of the tapes especially considering some of them date back to the late 80′s.

However, I was very excited when I found my old  ’The Comedy Company‘ tape with all these Kylie Mole skits on it. I found myself watching them and laughing all over again – even 20 years later I still find them hysterically funny.

For those that aren’t familiar with Kylie Mole, she was a school girl character played by the very talented Mary-Anne Fahey and was sort of an Australian icon back in the 80′s. From memory the show was on a Sunday night and I just remember the next day at school we would all be quoting lines from it and laughing all over again.

I have found two clips, the first is the  Top Ten single called ‘So Excellent’ (as pictured above) and ‘Goin Back To School Again’ featuring a very young Kylie Minogue. Enjoy.

Also if anyone is interested in a copy of all the skits let me know.

what makes me … reach for a kleenex

I was sent this video today with a note ‘this will make you cry’ … not only did it make me cry but it broke my heart.

Take a look at ’99 Balloons’ the story of Eliot who was born with an undeveloped lung, a heart with a hole in it and DNA that placed faulty information into each and every cell of his body.

what makes me … pee my pants in excitement

As a fan of the ‘Final Destination’ films, I was beside myself with excitement when I found out that there was going to be a 4th installment and now I’m even more excited after watching the trailer.  I love these type of horror films and can not wait until I get to see it on the big screen and in 3-D! After watching the trailer you can see how much scarier it would be in 3-D with the debris coming straight at you and the likely-hood you will duck and scream like a girl! (or maybe that will be just me!).

So what is this latest installment ‘The Final Destination’ about: ‘On what should have been a fun-filled day at the races, Nick O’Bannon has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple race cars to crash, sending flaming debris into the stands, brutally killing his friends and causing the upper deck of the stands to collapse on him. When he comes out of this grisly nightmare Nick panics, persuading his girlfriend, Lori, and their friends, Janet and Hunt, to leave…escaping seconds before Nick’s frightening vision becomes a terrible reality. Thinking they’ve cheated death, the group has a new lease on life, but unfortunately for Nick and Lori, it is only the beginning. As his premonitions continue and the crash survivors begin to die one-by-one–in increasingly gruesome ways–Nick must figure out how to cheat death once and for all before he, too, reaches his final destination. The film marks the latest in the highly popular “Final Destination” series, and its first 3D installment, giving horror fans an especially visceral thrill ride.’ read more here

Here is the trailer, enjoy and let me know what you think

ps – Did I mention I am VERY excited about this film?

what makes me … want a ‘mind control’ gun

Another trailer for you this time it’s Aliens in the Attic with Ashley Tinsdale. This may not be everyones cup of tea, but it looked really good, cute and funny. Especially the little Alien with four arms – Sparks. I want one and a mind control gun  - how much fun would that be?!

Watch the trailer here

what makes me … lmao

I just came across the trailer for the new Sacha Baron Cohen film ‘BRUNO‘ and I just thought it was the funniest thing I have seen in a long while and just had to share it. I needed a good laugh and that trailer definitely provided that.

For someone who has only watched about the first 15 minutes of Borat and stopped watching cause he was getting irritating, this looks like something I will enjoy.

Check out the trailer here

what makes me … is now on twitter

I have just set up a twitter account for this blog. Feel free to follow me and keep up to date with whats going on in my world.

http://twitter.com/whatmakesme

what makes me … go chk-chk boom

19 year old, Clare Werbeloffhas has found internet fame for her politically incorrect statement to Channel Nine news after witnessing a shooting in Sydney’s Kings Cross.

The below video is the interview that has caused Chk-Chk Boom fever to spread the world. Can you believe T-Shirts and Coffee Mugs are already on sale, damn why didn’t I think of that sooner? Have a look here

UPDATE: Sunday 24th March – it has now been reported that the chk chk boom girl is fake and she made the whole things up, read about it here, she apparently will be on A Current Affair tomorrow night to tell her story,

Now someone has come up with a remix  called “Chk-Chk Boom: The Clare Werbeloff Club Mix”

Full stories can be found here and here

what makes me … have my own theme songs

What is your theme song? Does it vary depending on your mood? Is it a big disco number, one to rock out to or one of those slash your wrist kind of songs? Come on, everyone has a theme song stashed away only to be pulled out when really necessary or is it only me (and Ally McBeal) that has one?

I guess I have been thinking about this lately as I’m currently at a place that I can’t seem to snap out of and I am anxiously waiting to stumble across the theme song that will help get me out of it. It then got me thinking about some of the other songs that have gotten me through various moods/dramas over the years and especially about this one particular song.

Anyway, a theme song is a song that you hear for the first time, during a time of sadness or happiness and as you listen to the song you fixate on the lyrics and realise that this song was written about you. That those are your words, thoughts and feelings. It’s like the galaxy is throwing you a life line saying here is a song that will help express the way you feel and this will be your power song to get you through the coming days/weeks.

It was around the time of a break up of a relationship many years ago, and I couldn’t express what I was feeling and then half way through one of our last fights, this song came on Video Hits by Lucie Silvas called ‘What You’re Made Of”. Now I am a huge fan of the ‘ballad’. Love them. Especially when they are done by a female vocalist. When brilliantly written/sung they are powerful songs that have the strength to pull you from your darkest moment.

I’ve had many a power ballad theme tune over the years, but nothing has been more powerful or has had as much meaning to a situation as this particular song had. It was perfect and extremely fitting given the circumstances of where the relationship was at.

So, there I am, in the lounge room, staring at the TV, yelling going on in the background, listening to this beautiful song sing to me. Then it hit me, this was what I was feeling ‘if it’s not what you’re made of, you’re not what I’m looking for’, this was my power ballad, my theme tune to help get me through this break up.

Well the relationship pretty much ended a few days after that but what got through my darkest days of sadness over the loss of this relationship in the weeks that followed, was this song. Whenever I felt sad or down, I would play this song and it would be my reminder as to why the relationship ended and had to end, with just one listen my feelings/mood could be turned right around.

So what is your theme song? Do you have more than one? (I know I do but more about them another time). I’d like to know what your theme song is and why.

Here is my ‘break up’ theme song, ‘What You’re Made of’ by UK singer Lucie Silvas. This is the song that has gotten me through many a lost relationship.

what makes me … tuts my barreh

Canadian sent this through to me this morning on twitter … I can not stop laughing. Watch it and you’ll see what I mean.