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Carrie Fisher (The Person) not legless, but probably on new Pills...

I love how anytime PopMuse fans / friends see Carrie Fisher (the person) on TV, I get e-mails.  Makes me laugh and appreciate the name we gave our dog even more.  Carrie Fisher (the person) did an appearance on The Today Show (above) that has everyone in an uproar, did she lose her legs (no, she is sitting on them), did she gain weight (yes, obviously, but who cares, she's a writer now, she doesn't need to be thin; and I'd guess her bi-polar meds cause some weight gain, as they do...  See Robbie WIlliams song below.)

Carrie Fisher (the dog) can hide her legs too and lord knows her pills made her gain weight, look at her before and after - is crazy.  I personally perfer her chubby and well drugged...  Oh, that goes for dog and person.  I never found Princess Leia that interesting, but this Carrie Fisher - RIVETING!

D'LOAD: ROBBIE WILLIAMS "GOOD DOCTOR" [mp3]

BUY: CARRIE FISHER "WISHFUL DRINING [Book]

The Book.

Am reading it.

I had a little moment with Christopher back in the 90s (I know, who didn't?), it was work related (sorta).  So, I don't really want to critique him, because I think it is hard being related to someone everyone wants a piece of, especially someone so cheap. 

But there is one e-mail in the book, when Christopher wrote Madonna during 'their big falling out' in 2003 (over a few hundred bucks on curtains or something ridiculous like that) which has had me thinking for days...

"you have never in the entire time i have worked for you since 1985 paid me even close to what i was worth... I gave up my fucking life to help make you the evil queen you are today... 15 years listening to your bitching, egotistical ranting, mediocre talent, and lack of taste that would stun the ages... every ounce of talent you have , you have sucked dry from me and the people around you... i certainly never worked for you for the money...now you accuse me of lying and cheating you...you've got some fucking nerve... as usual...you have lost all sense of reality...i guess i always thought that one day you'd see my worth and behave accordingly... but you never did... a little respect was all i ever wanted from you and you couldn't even manage that."

WOW.  wow.  To write that to her is one thing, but to publish that is pretty hardcore.  So hardcore, I kinda respect it.  If your anger is that deep, just wow.  I truly hope he is cleansed from this book (and not just using it to make buckets of money to party with).  Peace Train, babe, get on the Peace Train.   

The Family - Screams of Passion

While Bloghungry  spends the weekend reading the new Harry Potter Book, I am reading up on another little Wizard... Prince.  I've had this Prince Biography on my nightstand for too long.  Earlier today I was reading about The Family, one of Prince's side-projects where he recorded all the music and vocals and then brought in players to overdub his voice and perform live.  There were many bands like this... including The Time.  He controlled the imagine of the band too which would explain the make-up and pajamas. 

The Family features ex-Time members St. Paul, Jellybean Johnson, Jerome Benton (who some of you may only remember from Janet's "Control" Video, but he was/is the funkiest hype-man in the business) and Susannah Melvoin, twin sister to Wendy Melvoin (of Wendy & Lisa).  Susannah was also Prince's muse and lover for many years around Purple Rain and Parade (clearly it was an incestious scene). 

Anyway I am dying to find THE FAMILY's only CD somewhere (to buy) I had the vinyl at the time, but have since lost it (sad).  If anyone reading this has the CD and wants to sell it to me... (pretty please!).  Wanna know what The Family's been up to, check out their myspace page HERE.

Also, heads up Prince fans, Wendy and Lisa make an appearance on the new Prince CD "Planet Earth".  Reunited on a recording, finally!

LISTEN: THE FAMILY "SCREAMS OF PASSION" [mp3]
BUY: PRINCE "PLANET EARTH" [amazon]
READ: WENDY & LISA OFFICIAL SITE [link]