Trent @ The Hills

T On MTV!! In case you missed it the first go round.... :)

Prizzi's Pizza: Better With Friends!

After the Wicked fun last night, Trent and I met Steph & Alek & Jordan for dinner at Prizzi's Pizza on Franklin in Hollywood for some extreme calorie overload...
I haven't had pizza since NYC so it was my guilty, greasy, dee-lish cheat meal of the week. Now to go run a few miles...

Ken Lee - Bulgarian Idol (WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION)

Mariah Carey is probably slapping Nick Cannon as we speak over this.

Wicked, Xanadu, and Megan Hilty - OH MY!

Today and last Sunday I had the extreme pleasure of seeing two shows, first Xanadu on Broadway in NYC, and today Wicked for the FOURTH time. Thanks to the amazing Trent, not only did I see the shows I also got to meet the cast!!

Today was insanely fun, as you probably know from previous posts on the blog I've taken pretty much my entire family and most of my friends to see Wicked, and today was the final show for two of the main cast members, as well as near the end for my #1 fav, Megan Hilty, who plays Glinda in the show. Megan has been there for every Wicked performance I've seen and she truly MAKES the show.
Tonight was no exception, she really gave it her all and was incredibly fun and hilarious. We had such a great time! If you haven't seen Wicked yet, YOU MUST GO. It's playing in Chicago, LA, NYC, and touring other places.
After the show we got to go backstage to meet Megan. She gave us a full tour of the stage which was a blast! It was so cool to see the behind the stage workings of everything.
The baby from the show! She said in one show the leg fell off of it. LOL!
The monkey costume! She also showed the inner workings of the stage setup... cool!
This photo came out dark, but the Pantages is a HUGE theater. Megan said she had been doing Wicked for FOUR years - oy! She's leaving to do 9 to 5, a musical based on the Dolly Parton movie next.
Megan's dressing room was SO CUTE! This is an amazing photo tapestry a fan made for her.They make a cute couple!
She's so funny, and was so nice and sweet to take the time with us. I heart her! It was amazing to meet her and have that experience!
Very much a Glinda dressing room!
Don't forget those Pitt Pads!
Aaaaah I heart her!
Ahem... ok... regaining composure - sadly, I geeked out about 10% of what the people behind us did - there were people CRYING behind us during the show - then laughing and clapping at every little thing. And scary! :P

Last Sunday T took me to see Xanadu on Broadway... now I'm really not a big fan of musicals but had heard so many good things about it from him, I was really excited to see it!
Broadway is actually right next to Times Square - it looks so different during the day.
Xanadu stars Cheyenne, and yeah, he's dreamy. (Cue boy band music)
If you see Xanadu, you pretty much have to take this picture.

I had a GREAT time seeing Xanadu, it's hysterically funny - and has pretty much everything you could want, even great Aussie accents and hilariously creative writing and lyrics. We had a blast! I totally want to see it again. It's really well done and I totally recommend it to anyone - the whole audience was laughing and really enjoying it the whole time.

After, we went downstairs to meet Cheyenne Jackson and Kerry Butler, who were very gracious and fun to talk to:
They do such a great job on the show, I really have to make it back to NYC to see them again before the cast changes. It's coming to LA this year so that'll be fun. :)

I pretty much can't thank Trent enough for all the fun times, both shows were incredibly fun and meeting the cast and going backstage added to an already great evening. He rules!

P.S.:
Spamalot has funny advertising - altho the "NOW WITH CLAY AIKEN" is a bit odd. Why not just say "DON'T SEE THIS SHOW" or "HERPES IN EVERY SEAT" or "NOW WITH CRAP TALENT"? Honestly.

Koo Koo For GoGo Puffs

A common staple of most LA clubs is the gogo dancer. Now I don't normally blog them, due to the intrinsically adult and therefore inappropriate nature of them, but I simply can't resist these from a recent trip to Ultra Suede. They are just too fun! Plus, they open themselves up to a world of captions - My Specialty! W00T!
"Put away the camera Whitey McCrackuh... These boots were made for more then walkin'."
"Bitch, I will CUT you."
"I'm so hawt, I can wear this bra-mesh thing I stole from Madonna in the 80's, and still get tips."
"OK Mebbe I'll more more cash if I take it off. Which of you bitches got 20's? Seriously, I spend thousands a week on tanning and baby oil - gallon size from Costco!"
"Nooooo I don't have an ATM, but Bambi Candi Kane over there does this trick with a credit card..."

P.S. Skull and crossbones underwear - unless you are Jack Sparrow, it just makes me think you have Herpes. And crabs. Wait, Herpes Crabs. Is that a real thing? Hold on, I gotta call Paris.
"My milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard! However, my striped Wizard of Oz socks bring all the green girls... and those munchkin fu**ers don't tip worth sh**."
"OUCH! That would be my ass, it doesn't take cash, manbitch! Just credit cards."
"I'm flexible! Don't try this at home bitches! Weeeeeeeeeeeeee"

... Yes gogo dancers use the word bitch alot. Don't ask me, I don't really speak their language.

The geek in me, however, did notice that some of them dressed like video game characters.
You think I jest? Take Mileena from Mortal Kombat:
Now take Bambi Candi Kane from Ultra Suede:
Switched at birth?

And that, ladies and gentleman, is my post on gogo dancers. Enjoy!

Pics And The City

Well I made it back safe and sound from NYC. I had such a great time! Trent and David were SO kind to host me and I really had a blast. So now I find myself with a ton of pics and not enough time to blog... but here we go!

Saturday was SO FUN! Trent heard about the Murakami exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, so we hit that up as well as seeing the Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden next door... got some great pics, check it out:Murakami does some CRAZY amounts of merchandising. TONS of stuff!
3D Boobies! Cool anime chicks abound. They were completely anatomically correct... ahem... yeah.
Update: My friend Chris L nearly killed me with this response to this pic:

Also, nice anime chick armor. You can tell a geek designed it.

"Umm… let’s see, she needs metallic armor to defend against explosives… umm… but I want to see her midrift… and her legs… and her boobs… ah, perfect."

Transforming anime chicks = hot tranny mess.
The art was pretty cool, some of the pieces were huge!
DoB, bitches!
"STOP! In the name of love..." Homeboy's got a fascination with mushrooms. Too much Mario?
T with one of his many fans, she was really nice!
They even decorated the floors on some of the exhibits and some of the walls with his art. Way cool.
And of course, merchandising! Murakami was hired by Louis Vuitton/Marc Jacobs and so they had an actual LV store there IN THE EXHIBIT.... where you could buy stuff. And 3 people working! lololol
Goofy smiles and flowers = it's like Japanese woodstock in Brooklyn!

After seeing the art we went over to check out the cherry blossoms:
I lurve my Canon SD800. Colors soooo sharp. :)
"Oprah, what kind of tree are you?"
"Girlfriend, I'm a weepin' willow.... boooo hoooo"
Sorry, that random quote from the Looney Tunes movie from the 90's came into my head.
I know, you are probably thinking "WTF where are my cherry blossoms D-Lizzle?!?!"... here they are!
Weeeeeeeeee pretty!

Wait, you wanted more crazy Japanese art?
BAM!
BAM! ... No, wait, these are just cosplayers! I love cosplay. They always make me smile. Or laugh. Or stare. Or all of the above.
These two girls were making out something fierce. Like full on French-Japanese kissing. WOO!
OK SO: I see lots of blossoms, everywhere, but no cherries. False advertising much?
MISSING NYC TRAVELER LOST IN FEUDAL JAPAN; BECOMES KABUKI 'FREAKY MAN GIANT' STAR OF THE 1100'S.
Ooooh, I get so artsy with my camera. You can quote me.
Tulips! Cuz there's more to the botanical garden then just cherry ... dammit... blossoms.
"JFC that's a big tree."
- Things overhead while walking. *
*By overheard, I mean in my head.
They had performers and shizz, they were all pretty good. According to my friend Mr. Sake.
Yeah, it was pretty. :)
David & Trent were the best hosts! :) How cute is this pic?
Homegirl seemed kinda lost; and yet, very much at home.
Flower power! Rise above those tulips, baby!
"I'm in bloom, bitches!"
Lurve the architecture of the greenhouse, there was a wedding on and they had the inside all set up... nice!
Queen of the Night was my fav flower. What does that say about me?
Pretty wedding couple!
Pretty flowers next to tall white dork!
Ooooooh artsy again! No fartsy.
Me: Nice fan.
Her: GAZRHILLAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! (runs away screaming)
This is another cute photo, really, cherry blossoms pretty much rule.
HOLLA!
Thanks to T for the great idea for this photo... and yes, I AM making a cherry blossom snow angel. Don't ask, but really; when will I ever get the chance to do that again?
We had an amazing time and I have many great memories from that day. :)

After the cherry blossoms it was on to David's friend Kurt's house for a night of board gaming, which was really fun! On the way I learned even more things about the subway, like:
It's a great place to take a nap! Drop that chin and drool, girl!
Chinatown looks cool in every city!
Churches pretty much always rock. Well, visually anyways. :)
Side note: Did I mention everywhere you go, there's a bazillion people out on the streets?
Yeah, and this pic is dark but:
Even at 3am there's a ton of people out. I love it!
"I'm the board game God!"
"Wait, Darion's here? Shizz, we may as well give up now."
"OMG Darion sucks at this! hahaha!"
It was a great Saturday, we hit a few clubs after and had a blast, David's friend's were all incredibly cool and fun to hang out with and everyone welcomed me with open arms (and often alcohol!). FUN!
More to come...