Double Shot of Britney!

Ottawa resident Lindsay Spencer discovered something interesting on Friday! You only need to be in L.A for a couple of hours before 'boom', you're partying with Britney Spears! This was quite a thrill for Lindsay, being a Britney fan from the early days. Britney partied hard, but did get home in time to rest up for her trip to Kanata on Saturday!

And here she is, night # 2 of a most excellent weekend! How incredible is THIS!!!! My blog-arazzi photographers caught Britney Spears again! Here she is on the right, looking all 'retro' from her 'Baby Hit Me One More Time' days. Thanks to John Rodenburg for the 'heads up' on this one. Britney was a real hit in suburban Kanata!!

WORST HALLOWE'EN COSTUME EVER

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST HALLOWE'EN COSTUMES I'VE EVER SEEN. THIS IS A DUCK DRESSED UP AS A HORSE. WAY TO GO!!

It’s the time of year that scares me the most…….Hallowe’en! The ghosts and witches and things that scream, that is not the scary part. It’s the attempt to come up with a clever costume that really scares me. It doesn’t seem to matter how much work I put into a costume, the end result is always the same. Hallowe’en party-goers ask me, ‘So….what are YOU supposed to be’? It’s never a good sign when people ask you that. Actually, last year, I didn’t get that question, because I wore a white sheet with two holes cut out for the eyes, and yes, I was a ghost. See, it doesn’t get much more lame than that.

Just got this week’s copy of ‘People’ Magazine, and wow, right there, full page spread, Ottawa’s own Adam Beach being proclaimed ‘People Magazine’s Sexy Man of the Week’! You can see him in his new role, playing detective Chester Lake on ‘Law and Order: SVU’. Congratulations to Adam for being the ‘sexy man of the week’. I’m sure the day he got the honor, his wife Tara didn’t make him put his socks in the laundry basket.

Saturday has been declared ‘Greyhound Planet Day’ in the city of Ottawa!! Retired racing greyhounds are fantastic family dogs and this is a special day to raise awareness about their unique characteristics, and to have a lot of fun too. Contests, costumes, there’s even a greyhound parade. It all takes place at Christ Church Cathedral Hall on Sparks Street from 10 to 3. More about ‘Greyhound Planet Day’ on this website, pet friendly section. Who knows, maybe you’ll meet the newest 4-legged addition to your family.

Did you get your Bon Jovi tickets yet? I checked on-line and it appeared that there are only ‘rear view’ seats still available. But this is Bon Jovi, so ‘rear view’ is the view of choice for many women. Oh yeah, he sings too! Actually, I saw Bon Jovi in Montreal about 3 years ago and it was a fantastic show. Something about those New Jersey rockers! p.s. listen to the ‘Morning After’ this Thursday , for a chance to win FRONT ROW seats for Bon Jovi’s concert Nov 17th.

It Must be Big if its in Rolling Stone Magazine

Did you go to the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band show on Sunday? Was that not ‘the’ definition of a ‘no-holds-barred- ROCK SHOW? Arcade Fire joining Bruce on stage was pretty cool too. They sang ‘State Trooper’ together, and the next day I searched Youtube to see if there was any footage of Bruce and Arcade Fire together on stage …..and here’s the link! Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5bT1_niUgk
This piece of music news was also detailed at http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/10/15/springsteen-joined-by-arcade-fire-members-in-ottawa-to-unearth-state-trooper/.
Yay!! Three cheers for Ottawa!!!! Bruce Springsteen’s Ottawa visit has been a top story in Rolling Stone magazine TWICE. When he was here a couple of summers ago for his solo ‘Devils and Dust’ tour, Scotiabank Place was hit by lightning, the power went out, and Bruce just kept playing with minimal lights and a couple of generator-powered amplifiers. It made for an incredibly memorable show, because Bruce was undaunted and had a great sense of humour about the whole thing.

Don’t forget, Bon Jovi tickets go on sale this Saturday morning at 10 am. Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and the band play Scotiabank Place on Saturday November 17th. The last time I saw Bon Jovi, it was in Montreal and Heather Locklear was at the side of the stage. I don’t think she’s going to come to the Ottawa show.
p.s. we will be giving away Bon Jovi tickets on BOB FM, so stay tuned!!

If you have an extra 1.5 million dollars that’s not being used to pay hydro bills, here’s something you can buy! How about Orson Welles’ Oscar, for the movie ‘Citizen Kane’?! Sothebys auction house expects to fetch around 1.5 million dollars for the actual Oscar, won by Orson Welles for writing the movie that critics call ‘the best movie ever made’. Not sure I agree with that. I finally got around to renting ‘Citizen Kane’ one day because I felt that I should watch the ‘greatest movie ever made’. Huh? I found it incredibly boring. And it wasn’t even in colour! What a rip-off.

But if you really think about it, why would you want to own SOMEONE ELSE’s award? If you had someone else’s curling trophy or someone else’s baseball MVP award, or someone else’s ‘debating club’ trophy, maybe you could pass it off as your own. But it would be next to impossible to convince a guest that you won an Oscar for writing ‘Citizen Kane’. Best movie ever made. Next to ‘Blades of Glory’.

I was at a grocery store the other day, when a firefighter handed me a brochure. This month is ‘Fire Safety’ month, and its very important to make sure your entire family has an escape route if you see or smell smoke or flames. Taking a few minutes to get a plan together now can save serious injury should a fire break out. I thanked the firefighter for passing along this very important public service. Then I wondered if there is a Firefighter auction coming up. If anyone knows any details (I can’t seem to find any details) please let me know, so I can pass the information along to others. There are only a couple of months left in everyone’s Firefighters of Ottawa calendar and yikes! We need a new one.

Hey! 60 Women Are All Wearing My Shirt!

Pictured: (Above) Mike Fisher and autumn

(beneath Mike Fisher) The official shirt of the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club servers

How about those Ottawa Senators!!!! Went to two games this past weekend, the Sens won both (actually, at the time I write this, the last game they LOST was the Stanley Cup final w-a-a-ay back when). When I got to the first level concourse at Scotiabank Place on Saturday, I noticed a lovely woman who was wearing the exact same top that I have. It’s a striped top with a semi-turtle neck, pictured here. I loved the shirt when I bought it back in the summer. Sometime in July, I think. Anyway, after seeing one woman at the Sens game wearing my shirt, I saw another…then another….then another… then I began to realize, that my exact striped shirt is now the ‘uniform’ for Ottawa Senators servers! On Saturday night, SIXTY women were wearing my exact same shirt. There are two ways I can react to this: a) I can be horrified that my shirt is not an original, or
b) I can wear my shirt to Sens games and get an employee discount on beer . I really like the latter!

Another Thanksgiving has come and gone….and once again, I have no leftovers. My sister and her husband host Thanksgiving every year, and serve up a fabulous turkey dinner. Since I’m a guest, I don’t get leftovers. The day after Thanksgiving, I think that people with turkey left-overs wake up, wipe the sleep from their eyes, put their feet on the floor, then instantly start to salivate at the thought of the turkey left-overs. Some have will power, and are able to make it all the way to noon hour, before they make a turkey sandwich. That’s about the time someone calls me to tell me they are eating a turkey sandwich, with stuffing, and cranberries. When I get that phone call, I am usually eating raisin bran or a microwaved pogo. Would someone at Farm Boy please think of the rest of us, and start selling turkey left-overs?
My other sister makes the Christmas turkey, so I don’t get left-overs on that day either. Next time I’m at Farm Boy, I’m going to put this into the suggestion box. Please sell left-overs. So people like me can be like people that still have turkey in the fridge. Thank you.

The 'sca-a-a-ry season' is here and the 'Chills for Cheo' CRYPT OF TORMENT is back! Located at 34 Tradewinds Drive in Barrhaven, the CRYPT OF TORMENT promises to be scarier than ever!! Volunteers work around the year to get it ready for ultimate spookiness so bring the whole family out! tHIS is a monstrous fundraiser for Cheo, with all details at www.chillsforcheo.com! BOO!!!

Wild Animals Need Your Help

I am very thankful that we live in a compassionate society. We take care of each other through countless acts of kindness and charity and generosity. The residents of the Ottawa-Gatineau area always rise to the occasion when someone is in need. Our compassion also extends to those who cannot speak for themselves: the animals. That's why I urge you to go to this website: http://www.helpbabywildlife.ca/ , and sign the petition. Wild animals who become orphaned, sick, or injured, have a very bleak future in this province and its time for some laws to be changed. I've always loved the quote by Ghandi, 'you can judge a society by the way it treats its animals'. Please sign the petition and spread the word.