....Chris Isaak....

MAYBE IT WAS THE NIGHT AIR, THE FREEDOM I WAS FEELING, OR THE WAY HE SANG "RETURN TO ME" AS HE WALKED UP THROUGH THE CROWD THAT FAITHFUL NIGHT OF MAY 27, 2007. Whatever the case, I walked out of that Stevie Nicks concert head over heels in love with Chris Isaak. Initially, I was not hot on the idea of having to sit through an opening act before Stevie Nicks came out and rocked my world. I didn't know what Chris looked like, I had liked ONE of his songs, "Somebody's Crying", for years and had only vaguely seen advertisements for "The Chris Isaak Show" as a young girl. He was as a mystery to mine eyes. (Sorry.)

When Chris came out on that stage, he jumped on Kenney's drum set and from that moment on he gave ONE HELL of a show. He put his hands behind his head, swiveled his hips, and had me screaming "MARRY ME!" by the end of it.

"Who's your daddy?" he asked.

"YOU ARE BABY!!" I was way too far back for him to even HEAR me. Not to mention is was also very loud.

Anyway as we walked out (and I tripped in six inch platform boots) I was all his. I have been ever since.

The best part about Chris is that he is a true musician. I like everything he's done. Everything. Well, "Funeral In The Rain" is hard to listen to but I STILL DID. His voice is sexy. He's sexy. His lyrics are heart wrenching, gut twisting, sensual and beautiful all in one song. I have a lot of favourite songs now, "Somebody's Crying" is still my jam. "Forever Blue" made me cry so much the first time it ran though the lazer on my CD player. "Blue Hotel" was the one that was sticking in my mind when we we left, the only part I remembered was "BLUE HOTELLLLLLLLL!!!"

His music gets to me. He aims that bow and arrow at my heart and it punctures my emotions.

Simply put, I eat it up with a spoon and ask for seconds.

"Mr. Lucky" surprised the hell out of me. It was completely fresh. I had listened to every album he'd put out, and the new stuff still shone through!
Of course I could have done without the remake of "Breaking Apart" (a favourite of mine on Speak of the Devil ) with Trisha Yearwood. Don't get me wrong, love Trisha, just not there. I mean the best "duet" was with Michelle Branch, "I Lose My Heart". That song is beautiful, fun to sing to, and so is "Baby, Baby" which brought tears to my eyes, and "Cheater's Town" hit me in the gut. I LOVED IT. "Very Pretty Girl" makes me want to do a burlesque number with fans.

That's some pretty specific stuff! I mean if a song makes you wanna strip he's OBVIOUSLY doing something right.

Of course then there's the the most obvious reason I love him, hell why any woman does....those eyes, that face, that hair, that mouth, that voice, those hips, that BODY! He's beautiful. Absolutely, utterly, sweetly, completely, beautiful. One look at him and my heart flutters, my words lose meaning, and before you know it I'm standing in front of him babbling on. He looked down from that stage at me, and when I squinted my nose in cuteness, he squinted his back. He's such a slut. But I loved it. I had never felt so beautiful in my life. When he touched me I had never been so happy.

So, if there's anything I've learned from being Chris' fan for these three and half years, it's this. I am beautiful, music can be a passion, life is to be lived, enjoyed, and savored. Love is hard, but you'll be alright.

I have a Chris Isaak tattoo as well:
And yes....it's done. LOL

I love you Chris, and thank you, Baby. You make each day easier to face.

SO OBVIOUSLY....if I did a whole blog about my love, I can't have a gratuitous photograph of him....so....what to do....what to do.....

I KNOW!!!

AND NOW....the GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK AND ME DIGITAL DRAWING BY MISTER BONES!!!

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!!!

~Moni

....Stevie Nicks....

WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT MY MOST FAVOURITE GYPSY? Only that I love her with all my heart. If you haven't noticed (and honesty if you didn't notice you weren't reading...) I am a huge Stevie fan. I have loved Fleetwood Mac since I was young, but I have been a hardcore Stevie Nicks fan since 2004 when I created "If Anyone Falls". At that time I had been messing around with Angelfire for a long time (I'd had several websites that went nowhere....) and the original purpose for the site was to be a memorial for Jonathan Brandis. Well....after extensively researching Stevie one night, meaning, I just started googling pictures of her, I fell in love with her. Her make up, her hair, her voice. I ran out and bought "Timespace". I always buy the greatest hits before I buy an album. If I like ALL the songs on that CD....I buy an album. Then another, and another, and another....UNTIL I HAVE CREATED A WEBSITE, BOUGHT KNEE HIGH PLATFORM BOOTS AND A TOP HAT, AND STARTED TWIRLING AROUND MY LIVING ROOM!! Until....my friends....I look like this:

BUT....I digress. I'm now going to smooth out my chiffon and tell you the rest of the story.

I named the site "If Anyone Falls" because that is the song that got me in my heart. I think maybe it was the lyrics. Stevie (whom my darling Chris called "a song writer of the highest order") has a way of writing that wraps around my heart and squeezes out my emotions. It's beautiful. "Somewhere in the twilight, dreamtime....somewhere in the back of your mind...." My god Stevie! Is there where that love resides? Of course I'm being a sappy dorkling, but that is a beautiful line. This woman can write a line like nobody else.
The most famous? "Thunder only happens when it's raining, players only love you when their playing".

My personal faves:

"Don't blame it on me, blame it on my wild heart."
"Dreams unwind, loves a state of mind."

All truths, wisdoms, declarations of love, and confessions of weakness in the face of love. Its true what I said in a story I once wrote, Stevie Nicks falls in love like rain falls from the sky. Do I know this? No. Not personally. But her songs are such that I can pretty much gather so. I don't usually like to read into song lyrics, but its very hard not to when the woman opens up her heart and spills it into a typewriter.

She's beautiful too. EVERYONE can see this. I mean for crying out loud she was a sex symbol. My darling admitted to lusting over her back in the day. I mean....she was HOT....still is hot....but back then she exuded this....sensuality.

I cannot in those boots, even if I own a pair, look that hot. COME ON!!! Sexy Gypsy Mama!!! Whoo whoo!! (Sorry I was nine years old again for minute.) Why haven't I done that as painting? Man!

If Stevie has taught me anything in the time I've been her fan, it's that being myself is the best way to be. That being a hopeless romantic with a passionate heart is an attribute, not a hinderance. That chiffon is not be ignored. That black lace gloves are hot, that top hats look good on me, and platform boots are not comfy but they are very beautiful.

Lately though, the Gypsy's talent and creativity have been questioned by people who don't realize this: STEVIE NICKS owes you squat. She's given you the world's most beautiful classic songs, a gorgeous voice, and many many wonderful glimpses into her heart. What more can you ask for? I say, there is nothing more. If the tattoos on my arms are any indication, I will love Stevie for my whole life.




The tambourine was my VERY FIRST tattoo and yes, it was inspired by the one on the cover of "Bella Donna".


AND NOW....THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!

I think its only appropriate. Hee!

When I met him he noticed my sleeve..."Nice ink," he said. I told him it was a Stevie tattoo....he told me they were friends....I wish I had reacted! LOL! HE WAS SO HOT!! OMG!!

okay...I'm going now....HAVE A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!

~Moni

....Girls, Girls, GIRLS!!!....

I WANT TO BE A PINUP GIRL SO BAD I CAN TASTE IT!!! My fascination has been slowly building for a long time. This photo called "Slap", is of Miss Mosh, photographed by Viva Van Story, a pinup photographer I just discovered. I saw her name on the corner of a picture of Bernie Dexter.
I think Bernie is pretty damn stunning, she's called the "Rockabilly Girl" and poses for Bettie Paige Clothing.
I don't know why I have such a fascination, I know I really want to be one of these girls. I almost idolize them. Although I feel that if I was ever to cross the paths of either of these gorgeous gals, they might say "BE GONE FROM US YOU CHUBBY TROLL!" Or they might think I was adorable for thinking I could possibly be a pin up girl.

I also love pin up art, classic stuff by Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, and Edward Runci is my most favourite stuff to collect. Of course, my IDOL in the art aspect is Olivia Deberadinis (who once messaged me on Myspace about who "Wicked Game" is really about, sweet of her, really, but I didn't realize it was her until I REALIZED...oh my god I should have typed something better!) HER ART is what I aspire for my work to be. It's beautiful!!

BUT...the best part for me, really, is finding tattooed pin up girls. As tattooed as I am (I'm getting more work done on a HUGE pin up girl on my leg) I couldn't believe my eyes.

This is Sabina Kelley, I think her husband is a tattoo artist, so that explains those gorgeous sleeves she has. I was looking at some pictures of her I found on Deviant Art and thought, "There really is no reason I can't do this...really." I mean have you ever seen a Suicide Girl? Yeah they're mostly naked chicks, but why can't I be sexy and naked? Goddamn it! I'm HOT!!! I have tattoos! I have BETTIE BANGS! FUCK ALL YOU NEIGH SAYERS!! So what if I'm heavy! I have big gorgeous TITS!!! (Goddamn, I just tooted the FUCK out of my own horn.)

Can't blame myself really. It's not like I've had the best body image or the greatest people on my side about it. I think wanting to be a pin up girl is all part of me trying to love myself. If I feel Rockabilly, why the fuck can't I just BE Rockabilly? I mean I eventually have to give into the fact that boys that look like Elvis do it for me!!!

And on that note....

THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE:

OHhhhhhhhsoooooogorrrrgeous......

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!

~Moni

....Obsessed with Eyeshadow, Kids Make Me Feel Old, and I'm Sick....

FOR SOME REASON, I AM ON A MISSION TO FIND THE DEEPEST, BRIGHTEST, MOST VIVID PINK EYESHADOW YOU'VE EVER SEEN. I don't know why. I used to put a base of either lip balm or gloss on my eyelid to make my eyeshadow as thick as possible. That shit flew when I was a kid. I don't know if I could do that now. I think maybe I did that until I was 21 or so....oh yes, so long ago....soooo long ago....LOL

I don't know, the closer I get to 30 the more I realize a lot of things from my past are old, and kids eighteen and down look at me like I'm crazy. "The Ninja Turtles had pupils!!" and "Ghostbusters are awesome," mostly end up being dusted off with "what the heck is that?" It makes me feel old. I'm not OLD! I'm 26!! You kids SUCK!!! You also have no taste. "Hannah Montana"? BITCH!! TRY "JEM"!

You want a 'secret rockstar'? You got one!!!

Okay, so maybe I'm making myself old. Who knows. Whatever the case, you guys are mean. I miss a lot of stuff from when I was kid though, like, oh, I don't know, a TONIGHT SHOW HOST THAT GETS TO KEEP HIS SHOW IN THE SAME TIME SLOT IT'S BEEN IN SINCE FOREVER????!??!!
(Sorry....had to. People are dying in Haiti, send them money.)

Anyways....I'm sick, I'm getting over it...but....it sucks. Oh well. I'm tired and stuffed up, and I fell asleep talking to Sister. Bad, bad, bad. MEH!!!

OH well...
HERE'S THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE:

That's a good looking man right there. <3

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!!

~Moni

....Heavy Metal....

"LOUDER AND NASTIER THAN EVER!!" THE BOX PROCLAIMS! I love this movie. I had been waiting to own it forever, and I found it for 7.50 at Walmart. Which is like the worst place to find it, but there it was. OMG....and even the special edition!! I think I've watched it 35 times since I've had it.

If you've never seen it, it's a series of stories, animated, and accompanied by a badass soundtrack that includes Stevie Nicks' "Blue Lamp" (Which happens to be my most favourite solo song of hers). But it's not the reason I own the movie. It's only a small part of that. I had seen this movie before I knew that, and I enjoyed it so much I watched it everytime it as on T.V.
My favourite story is "The Legend of Taarna". I mean the whole movie is fantastic, very well animated, basically you don't see stuff like this anymore. YET....this is my favourite.

Taarna is summoned to help these poor people not DIE. Well, before they can even get done calling her, their gates are stormed by mutants (created by the Locnar, the magical glowing orb that connects the stories) and they are all slaughtered. Cut to a hooded figure flying through a canyon on dragon. The dragon whoops and makes cute sounds while the fly for what seems like FOREVER. Then, after all that, they land at a factory, she dismounts her dragon, takes off her robe (she's BUCKASS naked, has HUGE boobs, a tiny waist, and a perfect body) then she swims across an olympic sized pool for FOREVER....then she kneels down in front of a HUGE ALTAR....HUGE!! A little compartment opens and she GETS DRESSED FOR LIKE TEN MINUTES IN ARMOUR THAT WON'T PROTECT SHIT....with one glove....and then....I guess eventually she gets up and gets back on her dragon.

Of course....when she gets there EVERYONE is dead....so now it's not protection it's REVENGE....so she spends the rest of the story weakly fighting.

Why is it my favourite then? It's HILARIOUS!!! She's cool too....but damn she's....get OFF YOUR ASS TAARNA!!!!

Anyway....you can see that her armour isn't to keep her alive. Men. LOL

The most well done story is "B-17". It's about a WWII bomber that's being attacked. When most of the crew is killed, there are only two men left. The plane is FULL of dead soldiers. Suddenly, the second man sees a green "meteor" coming at them. It's the Locnar....and it's got EVIL intentions. The dead bodies quickly become rotting zombies hungry for flesh as the plane flies through the air. The second guy is killed, the first guy crashes the plane on an island....full of crashed planes. What's in them planes? Why more rotting zombies of course!!

It's short, sweet, and GRUESOME!!!

HERE WATCH!!!

I love this movie more than I can say. If you've NEVER SEEN IT....which by now I don't know who hasn't....GO RENT IT!!! NETFLIX! IT'S ON YOUTUBE!! There are much more awesome stories!!! AHHHH!! LOL

AND NOW....THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE:

Such a sexy man. Yum!

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!

~Moni

....Lady Gaga, I'm not Creative, and the Magic of Puffs Vicks Tissues....

FIRST OF ALL, WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS BITCH?
I don't really like HER. I don't even know why anyone likes her....I guess just looking at her I get the massive gay following. Of course Divas have a massive gay following. It's the life blood of the Divadom. I don't know what it is, maybe it's the RAH RAH ROMA MA....but "Bad Romance" has been dancing around in head for way too long. "Paparazzi" sort of started growing on me after that CRAZY ass performance on that Kanye-Crazy VMA show. If you didn't see it, and honestly what Lady Gaga fan didn't, here it is:

I was a concerned for her sanity.

I actually like the real video for that song. It's very good! I just can't be her fan. If she couldn't sing my love/hate relationship could be just hate. LOL

I haven't been able to really paint lately. I've been trying in vain to crochet....I've gotten what I need to get done. I just need MOTIVATION!! I need to be able to breathe!! I am the QUEEN!! SOMEONE HAND ME MY NEEDLE!! Or....just get out of the way so I can set up my paints.

Oh....a note about Puffs, Vicks infused Tissues....OH MY GOD THEY ARE FROM MAJICK!!!

The child in the picture is showing you how I felt when I put that tissue to my nose.

So if you're like me right now and you can't fucking breathe, go get you some. People might stare at you for sniffing tissues, but at least you can SMELL!!!

And now....THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE:

(photo credit, Alicia Bailey, 2009)

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!

~Moni

P.S. If you can, send a dollar to Haiti.

....Moni, The Scourge of Carpathia, The Toaster of Giant Marshmallow Men....

I'M IN A GHOSTBUSTING MOOD PEOPLES!!
"Ghostbusters II" is my most favourite of both movies, but I love them both equally. The rumours about the a third movie have me wondering if it's even a good idea to make that movie in this day and age. I've seen some pretty GREVIOUS offences of classic movies in my time....and that would for sure make me cry my little EctoGoggled eyes out.

The comic books have sort of quelled my thirst for NEW Ghostbusting fare, but I don't know, even if you bring back The Ramis, The Murray, The Akroyd, the very underestimated Hudson....it might just seem sad. I DON'T KNOW! You can't call me 'not dedicated" that's FOR SURE!
I suppose you could maybe do something with four new Ghostbusters, but with Judd Apatow producing....I'd have to kick his ass. NO SETH ROGANS And MICHAEL FUCKING CERAS!!!! Ever. Not in my Ghostbuster World. The last thing I need is a fart joke and a stumbling, bumbling doofus who won't just SHOOT the damn spector!!!
Anywayz....just don't fuck up my movie, Apatow.

AND NOW, THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE:

Have a good night pipplez.
~Moni

....I Wear A Lot Of Eyeshadow, I love Scotts and Aussies, and a Gratuitous Chris Isaak Picture....

FOR A LOT OF MY LIFE, ever since I was allowed to put on make up,I've been wearing every colour, in every way, and I know not the word moderation. I don't wear make up often, but when I do start putting on my foundation I know it's gonna take me a while to put my face on.
A lot of girls have their routine, my mom has had the same make up routine for my entire life. I a have a routine: put on foundation, choose my eye shadow colours (never just one), line the bottom of my eyes with pencil liner, start my eyeshadow....that's where it starts getting complicated. It's got to be thick, it's got to be bright. Pink and black is my favourite, all kinds of blue and greens are welcome, and somewhere in there I end up putting on my liquid liner (cats eye baby) mascara, and blush.
I know what you're wondering...."what DOES this clown face look like!" well....it's not bad:

I happen to be wearing brown shadow in this picture, this is my best impression of Stevie Nicks' make up.
Today I got so much blue eyeshadow on my cheeks I had to wipe off the foundation on my cheeks and start over.

On to the Aussie/Scotts part: I LOVE THEM. I want to go to both these places so bad I can't even believe it!! I found out today that one of my Steviehomies I have been talking to for a long time is FROM Glasgow. I was amazed! I have CI homie from the same place! I gotta get to Glasgow, even if it's not what I think it might be!!!
A ton of my CI friends are from Australia, and I take this as a sign. I always seem to make Aussie friends, I think I need to go there. Maybe the man I supposed to marry lives there! That would be great!

And before I go:

He's so hot. LOL

~Moni

....Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression....

THIS IS THE LATEST ISSUE OF "GHOSTBUSTERS: DISPLACED AGGRESSION".

I've been a huge Ghostbusters fan since I was about three-years-old. I was born three years after the first movie, and didn't get to see the second until I was about seven-years-old. This made the second movie, my favourite.
I don't usually read comic books. It's not my thing; I usually leaf through my Sisser's comics and they end up making not one lick of sense. Mostly because all I'm really doing is just looking the art over.
My criteria for good comic book art?:

*How are the women drawn? Are they just complete sex objects?

*How worth it is the story to read? Does the art overpower it?

I obviously don't have much to work with, so you can see where the interest wains in my world.

"Displaced Aggression" is the best string of comics I've seen, and the best I've read. I like the idea of all four Ghostbusters being separated and flung into different parts of the timeline. Peter is a cowboy in the Old West, Ray is a knight in Mideval England, Egon is the overlord of a futuristic world, and Winston is back in an apocalyptic New York defending it while a female Ghostbuster (with one interesting family), Rachel Unglighter, gets in her time machine on a mission to find Peter, Ray, and Egon.

It's bloody FANTASTIC. I adore it so much!! It might be that I'm fanatical Ghosthead, but whatever the reason they are pretty fantastic. I don't want to give anything away, so get off your ass and GO READ THEM!!!

~Moni

....Phlematic, Sherlock Holmes, and Bruce Springsteen's Hands....

So this is what Facebook says about me:
Phlegmatic

You are peaceful. You love to take it slow. You are quiet but you aren't shy. You have a sever wit and a strange, subtle humour that catches people off guard. You are sympathetic but you don't get wrapped up in other people's problems. You are patient and although you have deep emotions you keep them to yourself. You are consistent. You like history and connect to the past. Things that are tried and proven appeal to you. You meditate on your problems and don't jump to conclusions. You like to find the easy way of dealing with things. You avoid conflict and mediate when others are conflicting, defusing the situation with logic or humour. You don't like drama and chaos, but you are good under pressure and rarely freak out. You are very easy to get along with. You have a lot of acquaintances but not a lot of close friends. You don't confide in many people but get along with everyone. There are very few people you don't like, if any at all. You are either a good listener or you can sit and pretend to listen while you let your mind wander into nothingness - depends on your mood. No one can tell though which you are doing. You like watching people, observing their habits and actions. You might even mimic them, if the situation calls for it, but you are inoffensive. Calm, cool, and collected I think is the phrase. Introvert: The Watcher.

I guess that's true. My Sisser would say it was partially true. Maybe....I have no idea....it's a freaking Facebook test.

Sherlock Holmes was a badass movie, and Robert Downey Jr. was very good in it. Even though he made me late for work. See they were filming part of his next movie, "Due Date" here in Las Cruces. Mostly, my little Sisser Amanda saw him when she was driving home, so the dude WAS here. To me it wasn't much of a shock, since....I sound douchey saying this....I got to be in "Year One". Got cut out....course I left a day early....anyways.

A light from the filming of "Due Date".

But go see it....it's great.
I'm starting a painting for my online BFF Melissa....who's blog I follow...."Owner of a Hungry Heart".
Bruce Springsteen's hands are tricky, and his guitar, his old busted, faithful best friend of a guitar, is HARD TO PAINT! It's a funky colour and a funky shape.
But I'll do it!!!

That's all for now.

~Moni

....YESTERDAY was Elvis' Birthday....

and I forgot!
But no matter, I mean the man would have been 75 years old.
Elvis is probably the best cure I can think of for the blues. I mean I can listen to anyone I love and feel better, but Elvis Presley straight up gets rid of those old bad feelings.
My friend Meg and I wondered if he would have still been doing his thang....I think so.

It's like Jerry Lee Lewis...

That man is ancient, can barely move, yet he's still "The Killer" that everyone loves. Wasn't bad lookin' back in the day either:

I adore him. I have since I watched Dennis Quaid play him in "Great Balls of Fire". Of course I had a huge crush on Dennis when I was a little girl thanks to both that movie and "Innerspace". Not the best movie, but....it was my favourite. I was a WEIRD kid I know.
I loved watching Chris Isaak sing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" with Jerry Lee. Makes me wanna name my son Jerry Lee. Or my daughter....lol
These two men might be why I love Chris Isaak so much. I have no idea....

I mean, I don't really see why....lol

In all seriousness (if I can stand to get there), it makes me realize just how long I've been a rockabilly girl at heart. I mean if you look back at me as a kid, I LOVED to watch movies about musicians from the 50's. I love boys with pompadours and guitars. I always have. I hope that I can find me that boy that dresses like Elvis and laughs at Monty Python. It would make my life complete.

~Moni

....My New Tattoo, Houtkamp,and Idiots....

So I found out who painted the awesome tattooed lady in my banner:

Miss Angelique Houtkamp, tattoo artist! I LOVE traditional tattoo art. If I could I'd go back and remove a few tattoos on my arms just to have whole traditonal sleeves.


"Saphira" by Angelique Houtkamp

I love this but I don't think I'd get it tattooed until I emailed her.

My new tattoo is getting awesomer as the sessions go on:

"Intoxica" by Mummyslilmonster
Daniel Dagones, my tattooing genius friend! I love you!

AND THE IDIOTS PART:

Don't know who doesn't like me in the Chris Isaak community, but it's retarded. I guess no more CI board.

Also my mother got back together with her boyfriend, and if he talks to me the way he's been talking to me since he got in this house, I'm gonna fucking kick his stupid ass.

Love you all~
~Moni