What Happened?!

So there I was, giving a gorgeous hair-flip to a friend - and ouch - I got a neck injury, ya'll. Can you say, "Pain?" Here, I'll say it for you: "Pa-a-a-a-a-a-in!"

But for reals, that's why I haven't been posting in the last several months. A neck injury, followed by a minor surgical procedure, followed by more pain, with one more procedure to go. That, coupled with an unusually heavy work load for summer (so not perfect timing), has made me unable to keep up with this blog as I should be.

But never fear, once I'm recovered, I will return ("Thanks for the warning!" cackles the little bitch in the back row) (Gurl, I see you!). I didn't say anything to you at first, because I thought I would recover much sooner. "Just a little longer," I thought, then, "Just a little longer" again, until here we are. Best laid plans, amirite?

In the meantime, I hope everyone's enjoying their summer, and I can't wait to be back flipping my hair and posting more cheerful tunes!

xxoo

Fall In Love With Janis, Giggle With Gilda, Sing Properly With Anna, Plus Bond Beats And A Wooded Wigga Secret Song!

I'm getting hints of Kylie Minogue in this ultra-glamorous shot of Janis Paige, a movie, TV and musical theatre star who topped the bills with song, sass and beauty from the 1940s through the 1960s. And get this, as of this writing, she's still high-kicking at age 95.

Ring In The New Year With Three Exclusives from Anita, Della & Rose, Plus A Wild Party With Keely & Louis, And A Name-Calling Secret Song!

Is it New Year's Day already? Not yet, but when it is, you'll no doubt be asking yourself a series of crucial questions, like, "Where the hell are my pants?!" and "Why are my undies caught in the ceiling fan?!" and "Wait, whose place is this?!" Trust me, we've all been there (haven't we?) (just nod, "yes").

Bucket Of Sads: Rose Marie

2017 needs to knock it off, already! Rose Marie - songstress, actress, comedian, legend - has wise-cracked her way into the great beyond.

Bucket Of Sads: Keely Smith

Swing, Keely, swing! The mistress of dusk-to-dawn revels - and a Vegas jazz legend - has skeedeedle-eee-dood off to Heaven.

Etta, Etta, Etta! Plus Classic Sci-Fi Trance, Cocktails Galore And A Six-Feet Under Secret Song!

The New York Times calls Etta Jones "a great and permanently underrated jazz singer." Somewhere up there, Etta is saying, "Um, thanks? I think?"

There's Only One Della!

"Whatever it is you want, need or desire, you better get it now, 'cause this is the only time there is." Della meant every word of that.

Bucket Of Sads: David Cassidy

The velvet-voiced teen idol has taken a final bus ride to the sky (driven by Reuben, I hope!).

Bucket Of Sads: Della Reese

Dear lord, this one hurts.

Fran's On Fire, Peggy Finds Stardom, Plus Linda's Big Hair And A Seven-Decade Secret Song!

Fran is giving you hair, she's giving you hips, she's giving you canary-yellow hot-cha pants. With bell-bottoms! What more did a red-blooded American fella need? Playboy magazine had the answer.