Bitter Queens' Ball

OK. So while I'm in a bit of a bad mood and and since I did Sentimental Sunday on Sunday I thought I would combine the two and talk about a party that was held in 2002. You see...

Kenny In Montrose (KIM) and I decided to throw a party on the night of Valentines Day. It was sort of an anti-Valentines Day Party and we named it the Bitter Queens' Ball.

To be invited you had to be single and bitter (jaded, cynical and alcohol sodden also helped). We had a few munchies and a bunch of liquor because nothing makes you more bitter than a good stiff drink...or two...or three...or four.

Word got out that we were having this party and couples wanted to be invited. We were a bit selective so we sort of put them through a screening process. They had to be a bitter couple and knowing most of them and their relationships they passed the bitter test.

A former friend of mine made up some posters. He was/is a bitter person and craft projects kept him out of trouble. I remember one his posters was of Nicole Kidman complaining that she could never wear heels when she was married to Tom Cruise. Another was of Enron stockholders who had lost everything.

It was a great one time event. KIM and I still get inquiries about when are you going to have another Bitter Queens' Ball? Ya just never know.

I have no idea what I did with the pictures from that night. If I find them before Valentines Day, I will post them for you.

Cher (I guess stranger things have happened.)

from HuffingtonPost.com

Cher On Ex Tom Cruise: "It's Hard For Me To Look At This Person"

'Entertainment Tonight' sat down with Cher yesterday in Los Angeles in an interview to air Friday, February 8th.

Cher told ET about her relationship with Tom Cruise, "It was a long, long time ago and neither one of us ever talked about it and I don't know why. When we were together he was such a private person. He always has been until lately. He didn't mention it and I didn't mention it. I loved him though, he was amazing. Now it's hard for me to look at this person and this press. How many times can I watch him jumping up and down on Oprah's couch?"

On why they broke up, "It was after Risky Business and right before The Color of Money. I couldn't go to Chicago and that was kind of the straw that broke the camel's back."

She goes on to say she still feels close to ex-husband Sonny Bono, who passed away in 1998, "I always kind of feel him in a strange way. I've got these lights in my bedroom and they go on and off for no reason and I always think it's him trying to piss me off."