Kanye West Dead? Only On Twitter! October 21, 2009

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Kanye West might not be everyone’s favourite singer after he publicly embarrassed Taylor Swift at the MTV VMA awards, but it seems that someone is really, really cross with the star… so much so that they’ve decided to kill him.

Well, on Twitter at least… in truth the only thing that’s dead about Kanye West is his popularity, although, I guess being the top trending topic on Twitter might suggest something to the contrary.

Anyway, it looks as though the rumour that the rapper was dead is completely false, despite the phrase Kanye West Dead being the top search trend on Google overnight.

Personally I reckon someone is either still majorly pissed off with Kanye and wanted to pretended he was dead, OR Kanye wanted to cash in on the media hype over dead celebs after seeing the popularity the likes of Michael Jackson and Stephen Gately have been given since their demise, after all, he has got a new book to promote….

What do you think kids?

Ruth xx

Stephen Gately : How Will You Remember Him? October 13, 2009

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Stephen Patrick David Gately (17 March 1976 – 10 October 2009)

Stephen Gately’s death has shattered the pop music industry over the past few days, but as tributes flood in for the late star, we want to know how you will remember him?

As we await the finding’s of the stars autopsy, I have decided to share my own opinions of Stephen and how he shaped my life… it might not be your idea of a tribute, but it’s from the heart….

Growing up I loved Boyzone, they were plastered all over my bedroom walls, pencil case and school books, and every evening after school I would shut myself in the living room and spent the hours before The Bill came on ITV making up dance routines to their songs.

Whilst I never did get a job as their backing dancer (I was only 14 at the time) it was my love for the band which spawned my first celebrity crush, and that was on Stephen Gately himself!

I always remember when my friend Joanne told me he was gay, I was devastated (I was actually convinced we could fall in love and get married one day!!) we were on the bus to school and I refused to believe it was true, until I got into my I.T lesson and Googled it!

Either way, I still loved their music and soon found a replacement crush in the shape of Mark Feehily from Westlife, who as it happens, is also gay… I don’t half know how to pick ‘em do I?

Anyway, that’s something that always makes me smile when I think about how Stephen Gately impacted my life, so, please, share your thoughts with me.

Ruth. x

Clairvoyants: Do they see dead people? Or just pound signs? August 6, 2009

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Today I’ve got an interview with world-famous clairvoyant Lisa Williams and after asking people what I could ask her, let’s say, I’ve got some mixed reactions…

Whilst many people find solace in sitting down and listening to someone who claims to be able to speak to the dead, the question has to be asked whether or not people who claim to have this sixth sense are just clever, money-making machines who play on the vulnerable?

I’ve got to admit, over the past couple of weeks I’ve gone to the local spiritualist church with my friend to see what it’s all about, and as much as I truly want to believe that my Grandad is talking to me from beyond the grave, what the mediums say to me and the other people in the room seems like complete guesswork and saying “I’ve got a grey-haired old man in the room with me” can apply to just about anyone who has lost a grandfather or a father.

What’s more, the people at the church go to these classes which teach you to be a medium, I mean come on, teaching clairvoyance, is it just me or was that supposed to be ‘a gift?’

And even worse that giving courses on this subject, the students are allowed to stand up in ‘open’ circle where they practice on the congregation, and they go through the rigmarole of a) stating who’s here, b) giving evidence that can only fit to the message recipient, c) explaining why this dead person is ‘here’ and d) giving something nice to the message recipient… so – parts a & b are usually just guesswork… I mean lets be honest, if you’ve got an old person in the room, you can usually ‘prove’ it’s a persons relative by picking out a name from the such as Frank or Mary and the gift is always flowers, chocolate or a rosary bead? I mean if they were really leaving me with a gift, shouldn’t it be something that would mean something to me and that person?

Nevertheless though, I was willing to give the church another go, so I went to one of their ‘trance demonstrations’ in which this bloke claimed to go into a trance and have the dead take over his vocal chords and deliver a message… okay,. So the first message almost sent me to sleep, but his voice did change, he spoke in a different accent and I was like… ooh, could this be real?

Unfortunately for the trance man though, the next four people who came through also spoke in this posh accent, so as for the ‘taking over the vocal chords claim’ – I don’t think so.

But the real thing that pi**ed me off, was that the trance man (or the people who were coming through) spoke about being a medium throughout the who demonstration… he didn’t talk about how my grandad is loving smoking his pipe now that he’s not got cancer to worry about, or that the bloke who turned his son’s life support will be okay. No, he talked about how these people – who had all passed their mediumship ‘foundation course’ should go on to do more clairvoyance. Bear in mind you have to pay for each course.

I don’t want to sound like a total moaning Minnie though, because I do believe that there could be something more, but as programmes like The Mentalist and Psych begin to claim that clairvoyants are just hyper observant people who can read small facial expressions and moods, could it all just be a con?

The thing is, for me to be convinced, I really need to hear something that noone else could no, something that will strike a chord and make sense, rather than just being educated guesswork. And if there are some honest mediums out there who speak to the dead and not a load of rubbish, then please, drop me a line… I WANT TO BE PROVEN WRONG!

I know this isn’t my usual light-hearted type of blog, but please share your thoughts with me!

Ruth xx

Michael Jackson: Still Alive or Dead for Years? July 27, 2009

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Michael Jackson may actually still be alive- well that’s my conspiracy theory and here’s why….

After watching the footage from the press conference to announce his 02 gigs in London several times over the last few weeks, I really don’t think it was him at all!

There’s something about the way Michael looks and more importantly his mannerisms that doesn’t seem quite right. I don’t profess to be an MJ expert but I have watched interviews of him on TV several times and he usually comes accross shy and timid. However there is something arrogant and swagger-like about his movements and gestures at the 02, which I have never noticed about Michael before.

It sounds ridiculous, I know, but just watch the video below and make up your own mind……..

Do you see? Or am I just going mad?

Anyway, my theory is that either one of two things happened to Michael……. 1.) He died a while ago and the o2 gigs were never actually going to happen anyway. 2.) The King of Pop is still alive and just wanted to live a life of privacy on a remote island somewhere he will never be found. Obviously this is all speculation and I would like to point out that it is no way based on fact, just personal opinion….so don’t send the lawyers knocking!

Caz xxx

Ruth’s Saturday Remembrance June 27, 2009

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There are no jokes with this one I’m afraid guys, just the sad fact the music will never be the same without the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson, after he sadly passed away on Thursday; leaving the world a much sadder place.

Tributes have begun to flow in as Charlie’s Angels actress Farrah Fawcett lost her battle with cancer at the age of 62. Leading the tributes were Fawcett’s Angels co-stars, partner and ex-husband.

Marilyn Manson’s latest publicity stunt is to ‘reveal’ that he fantasised about killing actress Evan Rachel Wood after their split. Lovely.

Glastonbury kicks off this weeked so Festival Fashion is the theme of the day today. The Female First fashion team have tracked down the best festival outfits to get you through a weekend in a field.

Finally, if you’re a fan of Big Brother you can find all the gossip from the housemates locked inside Big Brother 10 on FemaleFirst – and trust me, we tell you how it really is.

Ruth xx

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Michael Jackson: Was He Off The Wall? June 26, 2009

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Waking up to the news that Michael Jackson had died was something I’d never expected to hear, I don’t know why, but you think someone like Jacko is invincible, after all, he is, and will remain, The King Of Pop, and to some, Wacko Jacko.

The first time I really heard him I was in junior school, and I’d gone for tea to my friend Rachel Gregory’s house for tea, when we were messing about in her room putting make up on and generally acting like kids do, she put on one of his albums, and I heard The Earth Song for the first time.

There was something in hearing that song that made me really sit up and recognise how influential these lyrics were, and I asked Rachel to make me a tape of that CD… and when it was done, I was constantly rewinding The Earth Song as I walked to and from school.

It’s shameful to admit I only really listened to that, but let’s face it, I was only 10 years old, and my musical tastes weren’t quite as broad back then, I really only listened to what my mum used to sing along to in the car.

To be honest, I was never really a true ‘fan’ of Michael Jackson, and as I got older and saw the media calling him a peadophile and ‘Wacko Jacko’ I’m going to have say that, as an impressionable young girl, I took in everything they said.

I carried these opinions of the star with me into my adult life, as it seemed the papers only ever focused on the crazy antics of Michael, for example his colour changing skin, the adoption of a Chimpanze called Bubbles and the opening of Neverland Ranch, aimed to bring pleasure to under privileged kids.

Obviously the influx of children to his home led to money grabbing families to realise they could exploit the already negative image of Michael and a number of alleged assaults came to fruitition, with one of the families being quoted as saying; “If I go through with this, I win big-time. There’s no way I lose. I will get everything I want and they will be destroyed forever…Michael’s career will be over”

The problem is you see, whilst I appreciate what a massive recording artist he was, the only memories I really have of Michael, is that evening listening to him with my friend, and the reports of what a bad man he was, and I worry that his memory might be tarnished by what he did (or didn’t do) during his life, rather than his huge musical achievements.

No matter what your opinion is of Michael, or whether you own just one single or his whole back catalogue, the influence he had on this music business should never be overlooked when telling the story of this incredible human being.

Please share your thoughts with me, I would love to hear how Michael touched you.

Ruth. xx