Bob Ray’s short film “Sacked”

When Bob Ray of Crashcam Films ask me to make 3 copies of 3 sack puppets in a week, I of course having lived through many days of 100+ weather  jumped at the chance. Nothing stirs up creativity in me like stupid ass challenge involving materials I haven’t really used. Paper sacks are unforgiving and fragile. They do weird things to glue, especially hot glue. They really know how to surprise you. They actually do whatever the hell they want. No paper bag is the same. You think they are all the same until you try to glue a moustache to one of them! I look forward to to seeing the short film “Sacked.” Bob’s a freaking lunatic.

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Michael Dalmon & Heather Kafka with Boss. Photo by Marc Wiskemann. Puppets by Beth Been

Dick from Bob Ray’s short film “Sacked”, CrashCam Films

Knuckles from Bob Ray’s short film “Sacked”, CrashCam Films
This guy later had a white Mexican wedding shirt on and arms. really funny arms.

I know I can fly.

5 Ways You Can Fly

Squirrel Suits

 

Skate Boards
Danny Way – At 2011 xGames, dr told him he shouldn’t go back out and he won the whole thing on a GIANT ramp.
Jumps the Great Wall of China

 

Helicopter + Snow Skis

 

Motorcycle + Balls

 

Wakeboards, Snowboards and Red Bull. HELL YEAH!

 

Willie Nelson & Snoop Dogg – Superman

Willie Nelson & Snoop Dogg. They are like twins separated at birth! Super pimps.

Love the new song BOOM by Snoop from his new album Doggumentary

Stephen Harper wants to put Willie Nelson (and Ray Price and John Lennon) in jail [with update from Yoko Ono]

Willie on High Times

SXSW 2011 Photos Hilights

Please return your tray tables to upright and locked position. Extinguish all smoking materials and place your piles of empty Lonestar tallboys in a trashed container. SXSW is OVER!!!! Get off this CRAZY ride and GO HOME!

Due to an unbelievable amount of confusion mixed with exhaustion, I will post a few of my favorites and leave the rest to your imagination. See all the  SXSW 2011 photos! Photos include HONKY, Amplified Heat, Texas Terri, Black Eyed Vermilion, The Hickoids, myself with many old friends and more!

Peelander Z at Spider House

Peelander Red rocking my nephew Little Z

Jeff Pinkus (bass) of  HONKY and Blaine Cartwright  (lead vocals & guitar) of Nashville Pussy on a date. Dreamy…

Barefoot Redneck Justin of HONKY

House of Broken Promises. I love the rifle mic stand. So loud I woke up immediately!

One of my favorite photos. Andy Bastard is a very funny guy! Corri is a very funny girl. Super funny!

Black Eyed Vermillion

Wish this photo wasn’t so blurry! Gian (bass) from Amplified Heat fogging up my lens cap.

Texas Terri and a  Tambourine Fairy

and that’s the end of it. SXSzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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Evolution of My Crazy Bitch

There are those of you who would nail some of my favorite crazy ladies to a cross. If you do, let me know. They’d want someone to take photos. Their craziness is art and I LOVE IT!

For me it started with Wendy O’Williams. Actually it probably started with my grandmother, Mimi. Then Grace Jones! Demolition Man is my favorite but this video for La Vie En Rose give a good visual overview of her beautiful, hard ass, 21 century amazingness. Grace Jones with Pavarotti

Madonna probably had the greatest impact on me. Lucky Star came out when I needed a feisty role model. Express Yourself, Vogue (mtv awards), Human Nature are some of my favorites. Erotica and Like A Prayer are a few of the most controversial but this blew me away when I saw Madonna in Houston in 1989. It was the first time I saw drag queens in person. Yipee! I’ll spare you photos of  me with Madonna haircuts & clothing w/jelly bracelets.  Imagine.

I went out and found my own drag queens and there was a stint where I was highly influenced by the band Vixen. Laugh all you want. I was much more suited to be a metal girl than try to pull off being Madonna! Definitely some Joan Jett and Lita Ford thrown in there.

And finally we have arrived at this point. Lady Gaga. A grand answer to a missing element of music in my life for some time. I was just going to watch this one video and return to work. But I love me some crazy bitches and wanted to tell you about them! oooo la ah ha ha ah

UPDATE: I should add Annie Lennox, Amanda Palmer and the Texas Rollergirls……

Groovee Fortune Countrystar Holiday Gift Guide

Need some suggestions for holiday gifts?
Check out the Groovee Fortune Countrystarr Holiday Gift Guide!!!
Happy Holidays!!!!

 

Ernie Durawa, Drummer Extrodinaire!

It is with great pleasure, Groovee Fortune presents the new web page for an amazing drummer, Ernie Durawa!!!! Wait till you see the list of people he’s played with…Texas Tornados,  Willie Nelson, Freddy Fender, Dough Sahm, Johnny Gimble &  John Belushi (I’m gonna put my bee suit on right now!) are just some of my favorites! He teaches Drum Lessons too!

Ernie has been so easy to work with and I am very smitten with his pet, Pig Floyd! That pig gets to have more fun than me partying at the Continental club, hanging out at the Hilton! Get out and see Ernie play really soon!

Thanks for the referral Jagger Peyton

Paris with Gaga

Paris Hilton interviewing Lady Gaga! These 2 gushing over each other, delights and disturbs me. As a lover of pop culture, it’s the best! (fade in Davie Bowie song FAME!)

I was extremely impressed to see Lady Gaga using her voice politically concerning Don’t ask, don’t tell. Gaga’s not half as weird as some of our politicians. In fact she is a response to their holier than thou, suit wearing, perverse ways. She’s even mocking them in the photo below!HA HA!

What do you think of Lady Gaga? VOTE NOW or leave a comment!

Madonna blew my mind and Lady Gaga crawled into the mush that remained and rolled around!!!

This post was brought to you by the loop of  Bad Romance playing
in my brain since I woke up. Now it’s  been looped together
with Madonna, Dance and Sing.

If you want to be famous, maybe you should be blonde…

 

Anna Wintour, the high-queen of haute couture

This 60 Minutes interview with Anna Wintour inspired me to be serious about sewing. I didn’t expect to like Anna Wintour, but I do. She makes me think of Barbra Striesand & Janice from the Muppets. Thanks Anna, it takes a lot for me to be super serious about sewing.
I love Vogue and you!

I will be posting more creations very soon on Countrystarr.com

Peaches and Iggy Pop KICK IT

I’m probably the last person to see this but it is FANTASTIC!

Peaches featuring Iggy Pop KICK IT

Elijah Wood as Iggy Pop?

I also saw The Chemical Brothers – Do It Again on ME Television.  AWESOME!