CF Rocks DC

If you live in the Washington DC area, there was only one place to be Saturday night: at the 9:30 Club catching Chester French's phenomenal performance. CF, along with Hollywood Holt opened for the very bada$$ Lady Sovereign. While they were all amazing, I'm going to focus on Chester French because I <3 them times infinity. :)

After watching CF's performance on Jimmy Fallon, I knew that the energy from them would be off the wall. And I was right.



My friend/assistant Heather and I were in the front row (I was actually able to rest my purse and beer on the stage, ha!) and got to soak up all of that energy as it poured off of DA and Max and flowed over the crowd.



As you know from my previous interview, these two are talented beyond words. DA's voice was smooth and sexy (like buttah!) and that boy can work a tambourine! Max was right in front of me and I got a close-up view of his tight guitar playing while he simultaneously played the keyboard:



Still blows me away! And both of their moves just make you want to get on the stage and dance with them (as three lucky girls got to do. *jealous*)



What I love most about CF, though, is how in-touch they are with their fans. They mingled with the crowd after their perfomance, took tons of pictures with everyone, and were really just so down-to-earth.



The highlight for me was when Max and DA remembered who I was when I said I was "Blonde Blogger." DA even remembered my real name, saying, "Oh, Dawn!" and gave me a huge hug. And just so you know...because you really must know this....DA also called me "sexy." ;)

The only downside of the night is that the pics of me with DA came out so bad. I'll be brave enough to share this one with you:



But the most important picture (Heather and I with DA on CF's tourbus) came out so bad that my husband couldn't stop laughing. It was that bad. *sigh* Of all the pictures, that one was the one that I really needed to turn out good. Oh well...here it is cropped:



Heather is a journalism student so I was thrilled to bring her along with me to interview CF (her first interview ever!).

The intereview is in two parts because a couple of fans walked by and wanted a picture with DA. So I paused while he took the photo. See what I mean? EVERY fan is important to them and treated like a friend.

Finally, I have tried three different hosts for these videos and all of them darken them so much that you cannot see DA's face. Which sucks for you because he has a really cute face. :)

Here is the on-the-street, tourbus-side interview with DA, with a transcript below. DA starts by offering Heather tips for interviewing, then, in the spirit of CF's brand new album "Love the Future," talks about future plans, as well as Mick Jagger and pelvic thrusts. ;)




Part One - Know that my way-too-loud laughter at DA's shout-out to you all was due to the fact that I thought he was making a joke about my blog title. I thought he was referring to himself as the other blonde of "So Two Blondes Walk Into a Blog" because even though he's a (very hot) redhead, there is some blonde there!

And this is just more proof of how sweet he is...when we realized he wasn't joking, he felt so bad that he put his head into his hands and made the most adorable, "I'm so sorry" face. Then he let me shoot a quick correction. But seriously? He could've called my blog "Five Brunettes Walk Into a Phonebook" and I could not adore him any less. :)




Part Two - D.A. explains who inspired his astounding, on-stage energy.




Part Three- D.A. gives a corrected shout out to my readers (you!).

Interview Transcript:

HEATHER: You once tweeted that, when the Lady Gaga show got cancelled in DC, that two of your best shows [that] you’ve ever done were in DC and Richmond. So what is it about DC that made it so memorable for you?

DA WALLACH: DC is just the, the most exuberant city I feel like. For whatever reason, I don’t know if it’s us or if it’s DC, when we came to DC we just played an acoustic show before in a sneaker shop and there were...I was shocked at the number of people who came out because we do it in a lot of different cities, and I was just amazed at the number of people we had supporting us in DC just organically, maybe off the internet or whatever.

But I love DC, I would probably live here if I didn’t live in Wisconsin and you know, I spent summers here a couple of times in high school because I have family out here and it’s just a great place to come.

H: So when will you be headlining your own tour?

DA: I don’t know when we’re going to headline our own tour, it’s a little bit of a mysterious prospect because we’ve never headlined, so we don’t know how many people would come out to see us in a given city. But I think we can safely say we’ll try it in the fall at some point.

H: So you’re really awesome performers.

BLONDEBLOGGER: We’ve noticed you’ve acted really well in all of your interviews, any plans to do SNL, any improv, any kind of acting?

H: Because we would love to see you do that.

DA: Man, we would definitely do SNL in a second. Yeah, we would do SNL in a heartbeat. I mean, we don’t act but we like messing around and having fun and when people put cameras in your faces it’s usually the best option. So, we’re friends, so, so I’m giving you the real genuine side.

H: Who have you seen, that you’ve taken influence from when you perform? Like, what was your first show?

DA: Well, I’ll tell you a show I saw that stays in my mind and remains inspirational, and that is my mom took me, in like sixth or seventh grade, to see The Rolling Stones in Madison, Wisconsin and even at 60 years old, Mick Jagger is running back and forth across the stadium, and dancing his ass of and, you know, not that it competes with The Rolling Stones of the 60’s or 70’s, but I certainly feel like I can’t let a 60 year old man out-energize me every night. I’m not there yet, but I’m aspiring to his level of you know, energy.

BB: Your energy was amazing tonight.

DA: Thank you very much.

H: Yeah, I noticed the thrusts [like] you did on E!

DA: A lot of pelvic thrusts. We do a lot of pelvic thrusts.

H: It’s your signature.

DA: It is my signature. I just like people to know that that whole section is just working, you know what I mean? Just trying to clear the rumors up, you know? It’s all functional.

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Functional indeed! Mick Jagger doesn't have a thing on DA!

I'd like to thank 42West for making this review/interview possible, and thanks again to Heather for her assistance. Of course, thanks also goes to DA for the interview and the hugs. :)

Be sure to check out Chester French's website as well as their Twitter accounts. You can also choose from a number of fun packages CF is offering along with their "Love the Future" album here (I so want that safari trip!), and get a free download of CF's "Jaques Jams" mixtape here.

Su-Fine! Dane Cook's ISolated INcident Tour, 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD

Friday night, Dane Cook rocked the house hard with his ISolated INcident Global Thermo Comedy Tour at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, MD. I had the privilege of reviewing the show from amazing seats thanks to the wonderful people at 1st Mariner.

I have been a fan of Dane for a long time now and I am clearly not alone, as thousands of people filled the huge arena. Think Britney Spears' crowd level. It was that big.

Here's something you need to know about Dane and this particular tour. This is his first time touring since losing both of his parents. His mother passed away first from cancer and shortly thereafter, his father became ill with cancer as well and died within nine months of his mother.

So it would be hard for anyone to pick themselves up after such a loss, much less find laughter once again. But Dane performed with energy and zest in honor of his parents, who were his biggest fans, and even included them in his routine. He called the show his "therapy."

One of the best parts of the show in fact, was about how Dane's parents got to see the good part of his fame (such as the packed arenas) but not the bad. Which would include the haters that come along once you're a celebrity. Dane had me both laughing and cheering him on as he recounted stories on that issue (I won't give away any of the jokes).

And what he revealed, to me at least, was that he has a HUGE heart. This is a guy who can crack jokes about the most crude things in one breath, and then turn around and make you laugh about very profound, deep moments from his life. That not only takes talent. That takes guts. And the crowd loved him for it.

More proof of the big heart that lies beneath the animated, boyish exterior: directly in front of me were a group of Marines who yelled out "Oo-rah!" Dane heard them and knew right away they were Marines.

He stopped his act to acknowledge them, thanked them for their service to our country and promised he'd be back in Iraq to perform for the troops as he'd done before...despite having a dog take a chunk out of his arm the last time he was there, lol ("But then I thought, maybe there's a bomb in my arm!" Dane said. "Good dog!")

The jokes Dane tells for ISolated INcident lean heavily toward the sexual. There were less of the type of jokes I love best from him (car alarms and parking garage squeals, the friend nobody likes, don't get on the flight, pickles, etc.), but I was still laughing until I cried. I did hear others commenting on the same thing, though as we left the show so I wasn't the only one who noticed.

One thing that I found funny....the girl next to me visibly tensed up every time he cracked a crude, sexual joke and all I could think was, "What are you even doing here? Don't you know what Dane Cook is all about?!"

Seriously, if you're that easily offended you do not want to go to a Dane Cook show. Everyone else around me was in hysterics, though. I think the girl might have been brought to the show as a date by the guy she was with. Man did he read her wrong if that's the case!

If you're a Dane Cook fan, you know that nothing is too offensive and nothing is off limits for him - politics, racism, and even the death of his own parents were all part of his act. Which just proves that humor is what makes Dane tick and if you have an open mind and a good sense of humor, you will totally get him.

And if you get him, and you have the opportunity to see his show, you're going to have the time of your life:

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~Visit Dane Cook's official website here. You can also find him on Twitter here.

~Click here to see upcoming dates and to purchase tickets for Dane's ISolated INcident Global Thermo Comedy Tour.

~For more information on the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland, click here.

~Follow Dane on tour with the VIP Pass iPhone app.

~Watch the "ISolated INcident" television special on Comedy Central, May 17.

~Purchase "ISolated INcident" on CD and DVD, in stores everywhere May 19.

Twitter Scam Update

Update #6 (9/22/09): Newest accounts have been Janet_Jackson_, then was changed to Team_Jackson when that one was exposed, and now she's at Team__Jackson (she added an extra underscore.) Keep an eye on the master list below as this account is sure to change again soon. Any changes will be updated there.

Update #5 (8/25/09): Rachel has now been tweeting under RIP_M_J. Capitalizing on "tragedy" or big news story has been an MO of hers for awhile, and in her previous account, she had mocked Michael Jackson.

She's been going full-force with this one, pretending to be at Playboy Mansion parties, in the Angels' dugout, Disneyland, etc. All by stealing others online pictures as before.

I've been monitoring it for awhile and was not going to say anything. I figure "twitterer beware" and others would have to figure it out for themselves. But I've kept a record of the stolen pics just in case.

She has started trying to drag the names of good people through the mud again and I've send her vague warnings without outing her (and I know she got them). Tonight it happened again and it was the last straw for me so I've now outed her on Twitter again.

I'll write a new blog post about this new account if I have to but hopefully the tweets will suffice.

Update #4 (6/29/09): The original Twitter account used by Rachel is now being used by someone else who has nothing to do with this scandal whatsoever.

Update #3 (5/5/09): In case you had any doubt, I wanted to let you know that the real Milo Ventimiglia's Twitter account (@dividepictures) has been confirmed by Valebrity here. Milo also mentions his Twitter account at the end of this video. Any other account claiming to be Milo is fraudulent and will be dealt with.

Dino is a very close friend of Milo's (you can see Milo's tweets to him), and has stated publicly that Rachel has been asking for donations for a fake cancer charity using Milo's name (this, more than anything, has driven me to continue these updates, especially after losing several loved ones to this disease...I am beyond disgusted by this).

I was sent these MySpace links and thought I should post them in case any of you use that network. Be careful on there as well and spread the word among your MySpace friends:

~Rachel
~"Erin"
~"JC"

There's another "Erin" profile involved but I don't want to out that account until I know more.

I was sent this Google cached version of a Twitpic where you can see Rachel claiming to be in remission from cancer on one of her fake Jensen Ackles accounts (and talking to herself with her other identities....there are also a few of her victims commenting there so please don't lump them all together).

I have updated the Twitter links below with the latest scam accounts.

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Update #2: Rachel is on the move. New accounts include (these are being constantly changed...I will update the links each time they do, so check back again if the current links don't work. yes i am determined, lol. she should not be able to get away with doing this): @its_rayray AND thebeachbabe dontfukwithme. (all Rachel...well most of them are her, but these are the ones she's claimed as herself). Also @1cutiepatootie ("Erin"). I have been sent more information that I'm looking into. "Erin" may be a second person involved. Will update with links when I know more.

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I wanted to post an update for those of you who are wondering where everything stands with the "twitterjacking" scandal (got that term from this story which I think does a good job of explaining the seriousness of this problem). Be sure to read the original post if you haven't already done so.

First of all, I want to extend my thanks to all of you for the amazing comments and support. While there are a handful of people who are actually defending these fake accounts (who knows how many could be Rachel herself, though), most people have been so wonderful and have helped expose this scam artist as well. Good people are awesome. :)

Also, for those of you who expressed that you feel "stupid" for being taken in by this person....please don't feel that way. Wanting to believe in someone, trusting, and trying to see the good in people...those are all good traits. And ones which this person capitalizes on. It's not you....it's her.

Most of the pics linked in the original post have been removed (the fake ones at least). Dino and the real Milo Ventimiglia have been aware of "Rachel London" for awhile now and are working directly with Twitter on this.

I now know it is one MAIN person (Rachel) behind all of this and that there are up to 10 fake profiles of celebrities and fake friends or family she has created. She is from Tustin, CA and has been doing this for more than three years....first on MySpace and Facebook, now Twitter.

And for the few people who don't understand why this is serious, click here. Not only are reputations of good people at stake, but many people are being conned and have given donations to someone they believe has cancer. Legal action is being taken against this woman now.

Twitter has removed the fake Milo account, but the Twitpics remain. "Rachel" has now set up a new fake Milo account here (update: Twitter has suspended this account).

The fake Jensen account came down (don't know if that was through Twitter or "Rachel"), but a new one has been set up here. Twitpics for the previous fake account are still up as well.

Here is a full list of the fake profiles I am aware of (links updated as they continue to change):

~Original Rachel (now inactive)
~Rachel#2
~Rachel #3
~Rachel#4 (now inactive)
~Rachel #5
~Rachel #6 (an account she started as the "president" of ballplayer baron davis' beard...I know, right?).
~Rachel #7
~Rachel #8
~Rachel #9 (@RIP_M_J)
~Rachel #10 (@Team_Jackson)
~Rachel #11 (@Team__Jackson) LATEST RACHEL ACCOUNT
~ErinLondon
~ChrisALondon
~CamVentimiglia
~JC_90272
~Fake Milo Ventimiglia (now suspended by Twitter)
~Fake Jensen Ackles
~theappletinihol
~sm_bc

Exposed

Note: An update on the scandal has been posted here. Please also note that the Twitter account linked to this scandal is now being used by a new person who is in no way tied to this mess.

I want to say right off the bat that those of you who know me, know that I am not a hateful, vengeful person. But does part of me take a little bit of pleasure in what I'm about to do? I'd be lying if I said no.

At first, when I began this little investigation, I didn't. However, my name has been dragged through the mud over and over and over so I am now going to have to do something about it. I am going to expose the Twitter fake/fakes (posing as celebs and others) that are coming after me on Twitter here on my blog.

My apologies in advance for the drama-like nature of this post. Believe me, I wish I had NEVER been pulled into this ridiculous garbage. But I have, so here we go.

I'm all about love, light, peace and happiness. Until people get hurt. So I'm going to do what's right. I'm going to name names because I have to. This is not going to be pretty. And it's going to sound very ridiculous and childish. Because it is.

Believe me I want no part of it. But I have a reputation to uphold, and others to think of too, so hold on tight. (and if you'd like to skim to the end for proof of my claims here, feel free....this is going to be a long story....and be prepared for all of the fake pics to be pulled once this is exposed. anyone who was following any of these people and challenged me for proof, however, will recognize the fake pictures in the real ones).

Awhile back, I began receiving twitter messages from RachelLondon (UPDATE/NOTE: This Twitter account/name is now being used by a new person not related to this scandal whatsoever) She seemed like a nice, fun person. She's blonde like me, too. So I twittered back. And even though something inside of me kept sending off warning bells, I ignored every red flag that was put in my face. Because I WANTED to believe her. I want to see the best in people and that sometimes clouds my judgement.

Amanda said to me after all of this unfolded, "Isn't that the girl you thought was crazy from day one?" Yes, yes it is. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. I am not being fooled twice.

Rachel, you picked the wrong person to target. I don't know why you picked me, or why you had to drag me into this awful imaginary Twitter world you've created, but you suck for doing so. I am just a wife, mom, blogger and Twitterer and I did not need this in my life. You should be ashamed of yourself, and I feel badly for all of the people you have scammed, including the legions of "fans" that are following who they think to be celebs, who have come after me this week.

Aside from being a wife, mom, blogger and Twitterer, I am also a journalist. And I've done investigative journalism enough to know what I'm doing. Therein lies your mistake.

Okay, back to the story....after tweeting for a long time with this person, and ignoring the red flags ("I'm not comfortable telling people about my connections" while blasting her fake ones all over Twitter, following every celebrity I've ever followed and talking to them after they've talked to me, copying everything I do, being celebrity-obsessed and having endless 24/7 twitter conversations with celebrities even though she's "best friends" with high-profile celebs, saying she got my Facebook friend request and would approve it, but never would - because the real Rachel London from LA on Facebook is not her, pictures she'd post of herself on TwitPic looked nothing like the real Rachel, whoever that is, including one of "her" next to Mandy Moore and Britney Spears, etc., etc.), I read all of her dm's bragging about how she's friends with "Milo Ventimiglia" from Heroes and "Jensen Ackles"from Supernatural.

In fact, I suddenly was told by "Milo" that Rachel had informed him that I "could be trusted" and he was going to "allow me" to follow him. Lucky me! I had followed her supposed friends and family because they included me in their little circle, including her supposed cousin Erin London (who followed me first), CamVentimiglia (there is not one Cameron Ventimiglia in the entire U.S. He has said his name is Cameron and he's supposedly related to Milo), and ChrisALondon. There are many others, but those are the main ones. Oh and JC_90272.

Some of them had commented on my TwitPics, Erin tweeted to me, etc. After awhile, I decided I really didn't want to be following "Jensen" or "Milo" since they didn't follow back or respond to my Tweets. I really had no idea about them...only through Rachel. I've never watched either show. I was only aware of "Jensen" through his old "Days of Our Lives" role.

I sent a private message to Rachel that I meant no offense to her, but I thought "Jensen" seemed rude (I was shocked at the way "Jensen" had ganged up on one guy on Twitter whom "he" claimed was a bully....something "he" later claimed about me too....I know nothing about that guy but even if he was a bully, I didn't like the gang mentality that was going on with "Jensen" and "his fans."), and I wasn't going to Twitter worship them. I then unfollowed them. No big deal if they are really stars with a full life, right?

Well, they're not. They're fake. So Rachel told "Jensen" (herself?) about my private message and then the fake Jensen went and told all of his Twitter fans about it publicly, pointing me out by name. Still duped at this point, I felt really bad that I had caused someone pain or had hurt them in any way, so I apologized all over the place.

I sent Rachel messages, messages to "Jensen," even posted an apology on one of his Twitpics to make sure he'd see it. And then I texted Rachel (yes I have her phone number, and if anything happens to mine...either being given out publicly or getting harassment calls, I will post her number here as well). They all ignored me and continued to bash me. Hundreds of people called me horrible names, said I was crazy, etc. It stung at first.

And then when I had time to think about it, it occurred to me that if these really were the people they said they were, I just couldn't believe they would really act this way. I mean would the real Jensen Ackles really give two craps what I said in a private twitter message to someone? Would he tweet about it for the entire rest of the night, without going to bed, and continue talking about it the next day non-stop.

Another red flag. The fake Jensen has an obsession with bodily functions. With (sorry in advance for this) "jizz" and "poo" being central to most of his tweets. That just did not seem right to me. They also all began talking in "izzle" language, being "punny" with each other, and all sorts of other things that I just could not see these high profile celebs doing.

They also tweeted pictures non-stop wherever they went (and they always seemed to be together, except for "Jensen" and that's because the real one was in Australia for a good majority of this). They were supposedly at all of these events, texting to each other and commenting on each others' TwitPics while there. That would take a lot of effort and again...can't see real celebs doing this with their time. You have to go to the actual website to comment on the pictures, so they'd all have to be sitting with their phones surfing the net and finding each others' pictures and commenting endlessly on them.

So I decided to put on my journalist hat and do a little digging. And wow did I hit paydirt. But my tweets get buried, my twitpic comments can now be deleted, so thousands of fans are still being duped. And still coming after me (I am now known as the "TwitterNazi" for exposing them). I just can't imagine how these people still believe the fakes after all they HAVE seen, but I guess there's a sucker born every minute.

Anyone who is left believing any of them after this? There is no hope for them, lol.

Okay, time to layout the proof I've dug up. Let's start with The Hollywood Live/Jimmy Kimmel/Depeche Mode event. That was the first lie I uncovered. Click here to see Rachel's pics (scroll to the middle of the page...may even bump to the next page if she keeps posting pics), here to see "Milo's," and here to see "Erin's."

Now, you'll want to click on some of the pics and read comments too. Feel free. They were all supposed to be there together. Only, "Milo" couldn't have been there, because the real Milo was in Vegas at a bachelor party.

Then, I found the real Milo Ventimiglia on Twitter, who confirmed for me in this tweet and this one that this is his one and only account. Also confirmed here (and note how angry this person is over the fake Milo accounts and how they plan to take action for it...Dino is co-founder of Milo's Divide Pictures Social Club).

Next, someone was kind enough to DM me a link to a copycat picture of the one that the fake Milo posted that was supposed to be showing his "Heroes" scripts in his car. Here's the real picture. Here is the fake Milo's copycat pic.

In finding the real account I also noticed he ripped off two other pictures: real one, and fake one; real one and fake one.

And would you believe they had the nerve to start posting the pics on all of their accounts, joking about it and saying, "Look! I'm stealing a photo! Someone call the TwitterNazi." And the fans believed them. (Well, most....the fake Jensen's followers have been dropping off steadily so there are some people out there who aren't so gullible).

They even started a "Circle of Jizz" club (yeah...I know) for all of "Jensen's" most loyal fans! And they ate it up like candy. "Jensen" started making Twitpics just for me! And they all started posting them to their accounts to show their support for him.

Click here (notice the Blondie shirt, btw...nice touch!), here, and here (my husband noticed the "fake blonde hair" comment on that last one and said it was more evidence that it was a girl, lol). These are all pictures of the real Jensen that can be found in the public domain, btw. Well, except for the Photoshopped graphics, of course.

Those aren't even the only photos I noticed didn't seem right (the script, food and dog). Rachel posted pictures of her friend "JC's" yellow Lamborghini. In one picture, the lamborghini had black mirrors. In the other, they were yellow. (their excuse? he has four cars!!! *sigh*)

Then, I received a message from someone in one of the real stars' camps. I'm not going to say who or which one or how I got the message because they sent it to me privately and it wouldn't be right for me to name names.

But what they told me unraveled all the rest of the lies. They told me that they were aware of the fake account (for this specific star) and that "she" is responsible for creating several of them (I never mentioned a "she" to them). That was my signal that my suspicions were correct and that RachelLondon (NOTE: This Twitter account/name is now being used by a new person not related to this scandal whatsoever) was behind all of this. And it meant I needed to do some more digging to clear my name and to prove to any doubters once and for all that they were being duped.

So I thought to myself...if there is one person behind this, and they stole these pictures from TwitPic, what if all of the other ones they've been posting on all of these accounts are also stolen from TwitPic? What if it is ALL a lie?

I did a google search to see if there was a way to search Twitpics. I found this. PicFog.com. Oh God bless the people who made PicFog.com. Golden ticket, people. Golden. Ticket.

So my search began. And I was right. Every picture is a fake. It IS all a lie. Except maybe the real ones of Rachel herself (but I don't think that's her real name).

The rest of this post will be links to the pics that each of them has posted, along with the real source of the photo (and yes, this has taken up way too much of my time...hopefully this will put an end to this garbage once and for all).

Let's start out with the Laker's Game, where Rachel supposedly saw "Will Ferrell guys!!!!!"

Rachel's pic. The real pic.

~Rachel "trailor hopping" with "Erin:" Fake pic. And the real pic.

~Rachel "at work:" Fake pic. And the real pic.

~Look at the cute family of ducks Rachel discovered while she was at South Coast Plaza (she tweeted other pics saying she was there too): Fake pic. But, oh, look...someone else saw the ducks first! Real pic.

~Rachel was "kinda bummed" when she saw that the water filled in the boardwalk at Adventure Park: Fake pic. But it looks like someone else was already bummed about it first: Real pic.

~Here's Rachel at Disney's Food and Wine Festival! Fake pic. Real pic.

~And here's her "free food" from the event: Fake pic. Real pic.

~Even Cousin Erin got in on the action! She was so happy she didn't have to pay $7 for this water bottle! Fake pic. I guess so was he: Real pic.

~Erin took this great shot of the chefs at the event: Fake pic. Only this guy took the real pic.

~Back to Rachel's pics of the event: Fake one. Real one.

~Here's Erin posting about the finicky weather at Starbucks (while Rachels proclaims that next time they'll go to "Peet's Coffee!" Fake pic. Real pic.

~Rachel's "so close!!!!" to the Depeche Mode stage: Fake pic. Real pic.

~Here is the fake Milo's badge to Depeche Mode: Fake pic. Only that badge belonged to someone else: Real pic.

~Rachel was so excited to see "jimmmyyyyyyy!!!" and had trouble with the load time from her phone: Fake pic. Real pic.

~Wow! Rachel's REALLY excited to see Depeche Mode come on stage: Fake pic. Real pic.

~"no where iz fake jensen?" Fake pic. Not here: Real pic.

~Fake Jensen got a kick out of this magazine he picked up at the airport: Fake pic. Except that someone else was laughing first: Real pic.

~Now this pic was a hit with all of them. They were all supposedly eating at The Ivy when lo and behold! The paparrazzi descended on their poor friend, fake Milo: Fake pic. Fake pic2 (comments on that one show fake Milo claiming it's all for him). And the real pic. (turns out the fuss was really over Sheryl Crow and Marc Anthony...hmmm!)

~Here is the mysterious Cam Ventimiglia's car, one that JC says needs more "tenting" (meaning "tinting"): Fake pic (see comments where Rachel says it's his). The real pic, which was taken by the same person who took the real paparrazi pic (in fact, you'll notice a lot of these pics are stolen from the same people)

~And finally, look who fake Jensen ran into at Starbucks! Renee Zellweger! Fake pic. Real pic.

So, doubters? Are you convinced YET? Yes, I accept your apology for all of the hate (I really do actually).

And yes, I know that I am dealing with a potentially dangerous, unstable person here. I am filing a report with the proper authorities to protect my family. (Who knows what someone like this is capable of? Better safe than sorry).

Whoever is behind this, I hope you can find happiness in your life somehow. I hope that you can learn to be happy with who you are right here, right now, so that you don't need to create this fantasy world for yourself. As awful as this is, and even though you've hurt a lot of people, my heart goes out to you and I hope you find peace.

Comments will be moderated for obvious reasons. I'm sure there are some people crazy enough out there to somehow still engage in fake celebrity worship. You have my sympathy as well.

Note: An update on the scandal has been posted here.

An Interview With Chester French

On April 21, Chester French's album "Love the Future drops.

I had the privilege of speaking to both DA Wallach and Maxwell Drummey (Max) by phone today and it was a blast! I already loved their sense of humor in previous interviews I've seen them do. Just as I expected, they had me LMAOing the whole time.

If you have not yet heard of Chester French, you don't know what you're missing! This band is ON FIRE, let me tell you! And they are rising quickly with stars like Diddy and Paris Hilton taking notice among many others.

In fact, they've been touring around the country with Lady Gaga and crowds have responded well, snatching up their CDs after the show like candy. Diddy gave them a shout-out on Twitter, causing their followers to rise by 3,000 (DA said that it means a lot to them to have the support of such a legend). They recently performed for Paris Hilton at her birthday party in Vegas. And MTV has made them a featured artist.

If I could lay money on it, I would bet that they will be a household name by the end of the year.

In keeping with their fantastic sense of humor, Max answered "medium-loud" when I asked him what kind of sound fans can expect from "Love the Future." Seriously though, the CD will have lots of diverse tracks, and DA hopes everyone can just "listen straight through, close their eyes, and get into our minds" when they hear the music.



What sets Chester French apart from most other bands is their DIY-style. DA said that they write their own music, and do their own engineering and producing so that everything is "self-contained."

"We've been doing this for six years now," he added. "We're not entitled to anything more than anyone else is, but we've worked really hard to get where we are. We've played to empty rooms, we've sold CD's in the streets and after shows. We've put all of our energy into making music."

And it shows. The band is currently offering a free mix tape called "Jacques Jams," the brainchild of Clinton Sparks ("Get familiar!") Max said that Clinton "made them do it" and that he and DA are Clinton's "mix tape children."

"Jacques Jams" is more than just music. It's an entire story, complete with skits. In addition to CF and Sparks, it features other amazing talent such as Diddy, Solange Knowles, Pharrell, Lady Gaga and more.

Click here to check it out and sign up for your free copy. (My favorites are "What a World," "Ciroc Star" and CF's exclusive remix of Lady Gaga's "Love Game." I can't get enough of those three tracks!) With 60-80 thousand copies already downloaded, you'll definitely want to be in on this one!



Another thing that sets CF apart from other artists is their love and dedication to their fans. DA and Max will sit in their tour bus until 5 am just responding to emails from their fans.

And just as a side note....when I asked them what a typical day is like on their tour bus, they jokingly told me, "Usually a combination of binge drinking and gang banging." Max wanted me to emphasize the latter part and to mention that it's "every day." I assured him that I had underlined it in my notes.

Not only does CF try to write back to every email they receive, especially ones from their biggest supporters, but they also reach out to fans...and even haters....through Twitter.

Check out this recent exchange:

AgentSkitzer: @brooklyn3383 chester french does not rock!

DAChesterFrench: @AgentSkitzer Hope to win you over. We think you rock, at least! xoxo

CF has even been known to surprise their haters with free copies of their album and other goodies to win them over. "I try to keep an eye out for what's being said about us," DA said. "Some of our strongest supporters started out as haters."

He said he understands when others judge them because "we can be judgemental" at times too. With the band being so new, he said there are a lot of misconceptions about them.

"If someone is talking shit about us, I ask them what can we do to get them on the same page as us," DA added. They've found that most people are open-minded and receptive once they've reached out to them.

As for how the band got its name, it's actually derived from Daniel Chester French, who sculpted the Lincoln Memorial in my hometown of Washington DC. When I asked if they'd been to the Lincoln Memorial yet, Max chided that he makes a point of going there once-a-month.

I told them that even though I've lived here my whole life, I've never been to the memorial myself, and that I was going to visit it just for them. "You'll have to write our name on the wall," DA said.

"Oh good idea," I laughed. "I'm gonna graffiti up the whole memorial just for you!"



When I got more serious and said I had some ideas in my head for what I could legally do, maybe something with a photo, they assured me not to worry if I went to jail because they would bail me out. ;)

So who knows...maybe my next blog can be "So a Blonde Walks Into a Jail?" All for my love of Chester French! I'll be sure to sing their hit "She Loves Everybody" at the top of my lungs in my cell while I'm there too:





Click here to check out more on this fabulous band so you too can fall in love with them, find out their tour information, watch their hilarious videos, and more.

Pre-order "Love the Future" here. (Exclusive tracks will be available on Amazon and iTunes - different tracks depending on where you purchase)

And don't forget your free copy of Jacques Jams!

Finally, watch for Chester French on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on April 21. They assured me they are in touch with the most reputable designers (couture fashion is SO them) so be prepared for them to be dressed to the nines for the show.

Update: Below is video from Chester French's performance of "She Loves Everybody" on Jimmy Fallon...



She Loves Everybody Jimmy Fallon Live by yardie4lifever2


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Note: Many thanks to my assistant Heather who helped me with preparing questions for the interview and who will most likely be joining me when Chester French plays in DC. I need to confirm this, but I believe they will be opening for Lady Sovereign at the 9:30 Club in May. I'll be sure to post the exact details once I confirm them.

UPDATE: Chester French will indeed be opening for Lady Sovereign at the 9:30 Club on May 9 at 11 pm. Click here to purchase tickets to the show (CF is not listed as an opening act as of yet, but I have been assured that they will be there).

Happy Easter!

Today, my son has the honor of serving his first mass as an altar boy:



That's him in his garb during his installation mass a couple of weeks ago. I'm so proud of him, and he is SO excited!

It's such a perfect day for him to have his first mass...the day that my faith celebrates Jesus' resurrection.

It's also a bit of a sad day for me, though, because this is the first year that none of my children will be waiting for the Easter Bunny to show up. Natalie came to me not long ago and said she no longer believes. *sniff* (Santa still seems to be real for her though....I think it was the whole bunny-as-a-human deal that she is no longer buying into, lol).

But this day isn't about talking, magical bunnies anyway. It's about this:



(Wow...that last image makes me cry like a baby!)

A blessed day to all of you!

Thank You

"And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit." - Matthew 27:50