Ramblings Of A Caffeinated Mind 9.2

I AM the queen
...and I have the bosom to prove it!

photo: AP/Kevork Djansezian

Feb 13, 6:27 AM EST
Franklin slams Beyonce Grammy intro

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- When Aretha Franklin is unhappy, she does not mince words. On Tuesday, the longtime Queen of Soul slammed Beyonce Knowles' intro to Tina Turner at Sunday's Grammy Awards, in which Knowles called Turner, not Franklin, "the queen."

"I am not sure of whose toes I may have stepped on or whose ego I may have bruised between the Grammy writers and Beyonce," Franklin said in a statement issued by her publicist. "However, I dismissed it as a cheap shot for controversy."

E-mails to Knowles' publicist Yvette Noel-Schure and calls and e-mails to Recording Academy spokeswomen Jaime Sarachit and Barb Deghan were not immediately returned.

In the first few seconds of Knowles' intro to Turner's performance, she name-dropped Franklin and a long list of famed female singers. Then the "Crazy in Love" chanteuse focused on Turner.

"There is one legend who has the essence of all of those things: the glamour, the soul, the passion, the strength, the talent," said Knowles, strutting in hot pants. "Ladies and gentlemen. Stand on your feet and give it up for the queen."

At a party later that night, Knowles called Turner her "ultimate icon."

Still, Franklin ended her brief criticism on a gracious note, thanking the Grammys and the voting academy and saying, "love to Beyonce anyway."

Known for such hits as "Respect" and "Chain of Fools," Franklin tied with the Clark Sisters for best gospel performance trophy for her duet "Never Gonna Break My Faith" with Mary J. Blige.
© 2008 The Associated Press

Hillary's Dream
This was sent to me from a good friend out on the West Coast.

Driving Miss Hillary

Confessions On A Dance Floor1. I'm already hooked on Big Brother Season 9.

2. I almost ran over a blind person and his partner tonight when they were trying to cross the street IN THE DARK

3. I've been 2-timing the people at the office on Memorial Drive. It's been really crowded and noisy and I can't always get a desk to read my paper, enjoy my coffee and use my laptop. Plus at certain points in the morning it is hell making a left turn on Memorial Drive. So if I've been to the gym (aka LeFittes) it is easier to go the big office on Shepherd @ W. Gray. I can always get a desk and it's not crowded. (I feel better now that that is off of my chest.)

4. I'm getting really frustrated trying to do this career change. I'm trying to keep my pecker up but some days...

VD
Tonight after the gym and before Big Brother 9, I stopped at Kroger to pick up a few things. GEEZ! You would have thought it was the night before Thanksgiving. Parking was a problem. People everywhere. And then I realized (as I was looking in their grocery carts and baskets) that they were stocking up on stuff for tomorrow.

Champagne. Flowers. Balloons. Chocolate covered strawberries. Condoms. Green M&Ms.

Afew weeks ago Brechi Reborn listed 15 things that he did over the weekend. Even though they were in no particular order, #13 was Ate Green M&Ms and #15 was Did X-Rated Things. I think there is a correlation there.

I remember in high school hearing that green M&Ms were an aphrodisiac. If I remember correctly, the green M&Ms only made up 10% of the M&M production and they carried that mystical quality.

M&M has embraced the legend and I noticed that this year they have special packaging just for green M&Ms. So Brechi, this is for you! Happy VD!