Saturday, April 18, 2009

Britney's Circus in DC



Last month I went on a musical adventure to Britney's Circus Tour. I was at the concert in DC on March 24th with my Britney Buddy and long time b-fri. What better symbol of freedom and capitalism than Britney performing in our Nation's Capital? She's the American Dream (since she was 17) and I support that!

The crowd was huge and filled with screaming teenagers, peeps of my generation and confused parental chaperons. Awesome! It was super loud too. My friend wisely chose to wear ear plugs but I decided to ruin my hearing. If Britney isn't worth hearing impairment, I don't know what is.

So, the stage was literally set up like a 3 ring circus with the largest ring in the center. Our tickets were in section 111 row L, basically about 12 rows from the center stage! We had a fantastic view of Britney and it was wonderful!

This concert was truly a show. After the Pussycat Dolls performed, there were clowns, a hula hoop girl and a contortionist to entertain until Britney arrived. Britney appeared dressed as a ringleader to start off the show, complete with whip. Acrobats circled in the air around her and there were flames popping up all over the stage. Then she performed a couple of magic tricks set to the songs Ooh, Ooh Baby and Hot as Ice. There was a Bollywood version of Me Against the Music that was rockin and a performance of Toxic with the stage bathed in a "toxic green" light. I also loved her rendition of Boys with the "boys" dressed in hip hop style fatigues and riding around the stage on bicycles. At the end of the song, she made the boys do 10 pushups and then led them in a military cadence.

I think my favorite part of the show was Britney's performance of Baby One More Time. The stage was totally empty except for Britney and her dancers and it was just her doing what she does best to her fans' most beloved tune. The energy in the crowd was phenomenal during the song; everyone was singing!




So here's a couple of things about Britney that I think peeps should know. First of all, she's tiny! I mean, we were close enough to the stage to be able to judge her size and let me just say that I'm envious of her figure. Secondly, she danced in either heels or laced up heeled boots the entire time. That's like a talent in itself!

Britney looked like she really was enjoying herself during the concert. She even wished peeps a Merry Christmas during Do Something. Why? I don't know but it was Britney speaking directly to us and it was great! She knows how to put on a show and it was amazing to be at a live performance. It was also awesome to share the experience with my childhood friend! Fantastic memories for the years to come! Thank you Britney!!

Britney Follows Mandybomb on Twitter

Yay!! Best news of the day! Britney is now following me on Twitter. I checked my gmail a few minutes ago and saw this email:

Twitter to mandybomb 11:25am

Hi, mandybomb (mandybomb).

Britney Spears (britneyspears) is now following your updates on Twitter.

Check out Britney Spears's profile here:
http://twitter.com/britneyspears


Best,
Twitter

Of course I immediately tweeted it and then had to put up a quick post. Why is this a big deal? As of today, Britney has 1,005,910 followers and she follows 202,904 people. And now I'm in the mix!! Sweet!!

I happened to check this out while I was working on my blog post about Britney's Circus Tour. It must be a good omen! I heart you BritBrit!!

Spongbob Squarepants + Sir Mix-A-Lot=Burger King Kid's Meal



I really don't know whether this commercial is supposed to make me laugh or creep me out. When I first saw it, I assumed Burger King must be targeting this ad to people of my age who have kids, otherwise I'm not sure who else would understand the pop culture reference.

The whole thing is bizarre to me. I like one hit wonder, Sir Mix-A-Lot, I like Spongebob Squarepants and Burger King is alright too. I just don't know if they all belong together, especially when it's about a deal on a kid's meal. But I don't have kids so what do I know?

The Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood wants BK to pull the ad ASAP. I'm sure they're concerned that this commercial is a bit too sexually explicit for the kiddies. BK remains on the defensive.

Maybe a compromise is in order? Perhaps BK should air the commercial after a certain time at night and only during adult shows. I think it's fine for the grown-ups but might be a bit much for the wee ones.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Lauren Conrad Becomes a Toon for Family Guy

Anyone who knows me is aware that I'm a fan of both The Hills and Family Guy. Both are hilarious and enormously entertaining. Now, MTV and Fox have brought the shows together in the form of Lauren Conrad guest starring on an episode of Family Guy.

Apparently the plot consists of Lauren's brief romance with Brian the family dog. Awesome! I hope their date consists of trendy cocktails, Speidi drama conversation and vacant stares. The episode airs May 3 so be sure to mark your calendars!

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Celebrity Twitter

Do you want to get personal with your fav celebrities? As personal as the internet and your computer or blackberry will let you anyway? Then celebrity Twitter is for you. But don't waste your time with just any old celebrities. You need to pick ones that are tweet-worthy. According to Vibe, there are certain celebrities you should consider follow worthy on Twitter. Here's a sample:

Timbaland, Snoop Dogg, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Kim Kardashian, Ashton Kutcher (they need to add Demi Moore esp. now that she's a Twitter hero), Rihanna, Lady Gaga, T-Pain, and Mos Def, just to name a few.

I've got my sites set on Snoop Dogg and Mariah Carey. Happy tweeting and following!

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