Icicle said:

That would either be the best moment in tv history or the biggest celebrity comedown ever.

The other celebrities would be too scared to nominate.

You know, all of this talk about celeb books sounds like they could be really fun reads. There's a second hand English bookshop about a mile from my flat and they have a whole SLEW of used tell-alls in hardback for really cheap! I've seen Miss Ross and a trillion Madonna ones in stock, and I'm actually tempted to ride my bike on over there today and snatch 'em up !

Ottensen said:

Do it! Go home, lay on the sofa, and bitch bitch bitch with a tell-all book.

If you do buy any, let us know what you think.

Ottensen said:

There`s a lot of celebrity books i`d like to read, especially Gladys Knight`s autobiography, where she discusses her gambling addiction and her years at motown.

AND, although it`s not full of trash, Natalie Coles`s "Angel on my shoulder"

btw, could anyone recommend me a decent Marvin Gaye biography?

This is the ULTIMATE Marvin Gaye bio IMO(Its an unfinished autobio too which makes it a plus).



David Ritz goes REAL deep about Marvin's demons, personality, relationships and most importantly, his music.
[Edited 7/18/06 9:48am]

Harlepolis said:

Thank you

Icicle said:

The Gladys Knight book is very good,but out of all the bios I have read,Natalie Cole's is the best.Her book is VERY candid,lengthy and in-depth....she tells it ALL! She's very honest about her drug problems and she reveals alot of interesting things.I couldn't put this book down!

I want to have CinisterCee's babies.

CuntOMatic said:

any specific reason why?

DavidEye said:

He's a sexy motherfucker.

Yep read it a long time ago...I couldn't believe some of the stuff I was reading...YIKES!

DavidEye said:

I saw the tv movie, she didn`t hide anything, i loved it
btw, she is working on an album too
I`m a member on the Natalie Cole fanforum, but i rarely post, the place is DEAD,
anyway, i did hear some stuff about the new album, it`s supposed to be more r&b than her latest "jazz-records" (thank god!!!)

Krystal666 said:

I finally gave in and bought it on ebay yesterday, can`t wait to get my hands on that book

Oh. I've just remembered another bit from the book...

She walks into her dressing-room, after a show one night, to find a teenage Michael Jackson putting her make-up on. After screaming at him to stop, because it's freaking her out, Michael replies, "But, Diana... It's magic".

Justin1972UK said:

Justin1972UK said:

Yeah, i read that in his M.J book too, in the 80s people thought he had all that surgery to look like her

Justin1972UK said:

I've got to get this book.


Have I ever mentioned my coming out dream on the Org?? It is Friday - my Org day - so I might as well tell it.


Back in Uni - we're talking 10/11 years ago - I was absolutely besotted with this guy (one of my best friends ) but I still wasn't out. Or admitting to myself that I'm gay. I was also having a fling with this girl but let's just say it wasn't a sexual match made in heaven. I'd go out for the night with my mates, she'd go out with her mates and - come closing time - we'd both meet up and she'd come back to mine. It wasn't exactly a big romance.


Anyway, I was falling more and more for this guy and - meanwhile - this girl was coming back to my place every so often making various sexual demands. We still hadn't actually slept together but it was a bit of a confusing period. Finally, one night, she asked "When are you going to me?" (charming!) so we tried, and failed, to do the deed. She must've been thrilled. I shrugged it off but still didn't accept what the issue was. I think I blamed it on the drink.

Anyway, a few days later, I went to bed and I had this dream where I was onstage at the Royal Albert Hall - as Diana Ross. I didn't just look like her, I was her. I sang some songs, then went offstage to a rapturous applause. It was a great performance. I then came back onstage for the encore dressed in the red 'Chain Recation' fishtail dress but - this time - it was me, as Diana, in the fishtail dress. My face, her body. I strutted my stuff, got another applause, the crowd threw flowers and that was that. I woke up.


The next morning I sheepishly started putting a few pieces together:

"Hmmm, do I fancy this guy? (Gulp) Yes. Would I sleep with this guy? (Gulp) Yes. Do I fancy this girl? (gulp) Not really. Am I having dreams that I am Diana Ross? (Gulp) Yes. Am I gay? (Gulp) Yes".

And I finally admitted to myself that I was gay. A bit of a weird way of going about it but Diana showed me the way.
[Edited 7/21/06 1:33am]

Justin1972UK said:

that should have been a red flag she should have told his mother and father,lol

DavidEye said:

Tell Joe Jackson??! You gotta be kidding!

Icicle said:

I used to post on the Natalie Cole forum too,but I stopped because the place is sooo dead...lol...like a ghost town looking forward to her new album,though.She was working with Dallas Austin on a few tracks (before his arrest).Glad to see she's getting back to R&B.Hopefully,it'll be a retro-R&B sound and not like today's crappy R&B.

onenitealone said:

onenitealone said:

hehe that was a good story

CinisterCee said:

And true.

I left out the bit about what I used to get up with that girl but I'll save that for another time.

I liked your story Alun, maybe you sang "Do you know where you`re going to"
btw, did you tell your friend?

DavidEye said:

Yeah, it`s a sad little forum
There was one time though, when David Nathan wrote a negative review of a Natalie Cole concert, the whole forum was crazy, calling of names and stuff, it was almost stupid!!

Well, considering MJ use to live with Diana when he was first signed to Motown and spent a lot of time with her, obviously in awe with her, it is not surprising she had a lasting impression on him.

If he had gone to live with Stevie or Marvin probably he would have ended trying to be exactly like them...

From wikipedia:

"The unrehearsed Supremes reunion between Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Cindy Birdsong was cut short when Ross, frustrated by the fact that Wilson and Birdsong were taking the same steps foreward as her instead of staying in the back, turned around and pushed Wilson towards the back of the stage. In a few moments, Motown labelmates such as Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, and others filled the stage for an impromptu finale. Wilson invited Berry Gordy to come down from the balcony and join everyone onstage, but Ross snatched her microphone away and hissed "it's been taken care off" before inviting Gordy down herself."

What a charming lady

Icicle said:

I don't feel sorry for Mary 'Can't-See-Pass-Diane's-Pussy' Wilson.

You like being on your knees? Then stay down there, bitch

She should've taken a stand and put that bitch in a str8 line,,,but she didn't.

I see the SAME script being done to Kelly Rowland

Icicle said:

Is this motown 25? because it sounds like the ending of the show. Who doesn't know Diana is a major bitch?

onenitealone said:

buudd I wanna hear now

Icicle said:

Hi Marius! Hope you had a nice weekend.


Yeah, either that or 'I'm Coming Out'.


In answer to your question, erm..... no. God, that was one of the most intense, crazy periods of my life. Wouldn't want to go through that again.

I think it's safe to say he worked it out, though. If he didn't, I'd be very surprised.

CinisterCee said:

Cinny, maybe when I get my laptop. I won't have 'work restrictions' then.