For Your Entertainment

Adam's new single ROCKS! Go get it!

Everything Is Adam!

Wow! Tis all I can say about the cover for Adam Lambert's forthcoming (Nov 23) CD For Your Entertainment.

Many people have been dissing the cover, and they're entitled to their opinion... which is totally WRONG! LOL Didn't I mention earlier that people like to criticize Adam Lambert? Well... they've all emerged full force and the lynching has begun. Adam can't do anything right where these people are concerned. He was too hetero in Details, and then too androgynous on the album cover... GRRR

He's putting on a show, people! It's not meant to be taken seriously! GAH

Personally, I LOVE the cover. And I'm not just saying it because I'm a card carrying -- there's no actual card, mind you -- member of the Singapore Glamberts.

The cover is retro, and looking at it makes me feel young again! I grew up listening to music from the UK like Duran Duran and Culture Club, aka men who love their blowdryers and aren't afraid of hairspray and make up! The electronic synth pop era was the bomb and I still have all those classics on my iPod. Heh. I think I just dated myself! I'm OLD!

Anyway, back to Adam's cover. I think the colours are beautiful. Blues and purples have always been my favourites, and there's a heck of a lot here.

Plus Adam looks lovely. Glammed up to the nines and pouting at the camera. YUMMY  Thanks to EW's Mike Slezak, I now imagine Adam sans clothes during the shoot! GULP

And I have no problem with the so-called androgynous look he has adopted for the cover; it's way better than the Michelin Man pic that was leaked earlier. I happen to love beautiful men, hence my fascination with Jean-Claude. But that's another story!

I didn't really like FYE as the album title at first; I thought it was clumsy, and comprised of too many words, one of which is FOUR syllables long! I used to be a radio jock and I HATED tongue twisting artist names and song titles, but it makes complete sense now that it's been revealed his first single would be For Your Entertainment! Why did I doubt him?? I should've known he had a plan! And I'm glad I'm not on the radio anymore. It would be so unbecoming if I was to squee everytime one of Adam's songs comes on!

The single drops on Monday and I can't wait to hear it! The man has said it'll make us dance. I wonder what the neighbours directly below my flat would have to say about that? Maybe I should get them some ear plugs this weekend! But what do I do about the vibrations? It'll be like an hippo having a danceoff with an elephant!

In other news... the Time For Miracles video has been unveiled, and what a video it is! I was fascinated by the Batman imagery throughout the video. It starts off with Adam crouching on a rooftop, see what I mean about Batman?, and then proceeds with him, in a trenchcoat no less, walking down a street in slo-mo, while all around him pandemonium reigns! There are also scenes from the movie 2012... But seriously, all I saw the first time was Adam! LOL What movie scenes? What people? There was a fire???

TIme For Miracles is HERE!

It's been an incredible week for Adam Lambert fans all over the world and I'm no exception!

I was going through some serious shit at the beginning of the week -- Shadow had his procedure, my dad had a heart thing, and when all the dust settled, I got sick. Still am in fact. The voice is gone. Poof. Just like that. And on top of that, I'm hacking out huge globs of phlegm. Oh joy! NOT! LOL

But all things Adam made this week so much easier to pass. I was seriously jonesing for an Adam fix by then, he'd virtually dropped off the radar after the American Idol Tour, and Adam did not dissapoint. He virtually exploded back into the media scene on Monday! Thanks to my good buddies on Twitter, @adamlambert, @SG_Glamberts, @Globerts, @GlambertTwat, @MrLambertPress, @ooipau and @serene_yip, I was able to follow Adam's exploits... some of them in REAL time. Gotta love the internet! Gotta love annual leave! *bounces*

So Monday, Adam phoned in to Ryan Seacrest's morning radio show -- it was nighttime here -- and dropped a bomb! He would be PERFORMING at the American Music Awards on 22 November, two days before his CD comes out! Whoa! Personally, I have NEVER watched the AMAs, but I'll certainly make it a point to do so this year! Another first for me! And then Adam went on to present the AMA nominees with Paula Abdul and Snoop Dogg. A weird trio in so many ways, but it hits you hard visually when tiny Paula is sandwiched between two fully-grown men! And Adam looked fabulous! Our boy cleans up real good!

And then yesterday... Adam tweets that he will be on the COVER of Details magazine! Anoher cover! Whoohoo! And my magazine peeeps are off in India on a pilgrimage. Talk about bad timing! I shudder when I remember what I had to go through to get my mitts on the Rolling Stone with Adam on the cover... But the SG_Glamberts have come to my rescue. I love our esteemed web mistress and the other people in that community, they have helped me get so much Adam stuff! Not to mention they keep me informed on everything Glambert!

OMFG! Check out the Details cover below. Doesn't he smoulder so beautifully? And the pictures inside are unlike anything we have ever seen. Go buy it! Go on! You have to see to believe. Prudes BEWARE!

Remember how I freaked when 30 seconds of Lambert's new song, Time For Miracles, was leaked last week? Hah! That's nothing compared to what happened yesterday! After ding donging on the release date; first it was 16th Oct, then 18th Oct, 20th Oct, 25th Oct, and finally 27th Oct, it was unexpectedly released in a few European countries yesterday. Hmm... methinks someone did not get THE memo! Great news for all Glamberts though.

I was trolling the bookstores looking for Details, which is not in Singapore yet, when I had an urge to check my Twitter. Thanks to Broadband on Mobile I was able to to do. What I wasn't able to do was contain the shriek that came out when I saw this tweet: Time For Miracles by Adam Lambert is available for download. OMG! OMG! OMFG!!!

The bookstore was abandoned and I almost ran to the McDonalds a few floors down. I bought my usual large Coke, do you think I'd be able to eat anything at this point?, and secured a table at the far end of the restaurant. The people esconced there were not impressed with my bull in a china shop inpression. Imagine this: a not too small woman, carrying a huge bag, stomping towards you, weaving too quickly in between tables and chairs that are placed way too close together. Scary huh? YEPPERS! Anyway, I managed to get to the table without seriously damaging anybody, sat down and pulled out my laptop... thank god for WiFi. Ten minutes later, I was listening to the WHOLE song while sipping my Coke.

AND I LOVED IT! Big surprise there! Adam can sing the phone book and I'll love it! LOL I tried not to expect too much... I mean, it's the song that'll play over the closing credits of 2012, this year's big end of the world epic, and from what I've heard so far, all 60 odd seconds, brought back memories of Aerosmith's I Don't Want To Miss A Thing, which I really HATED! But as I was listening to Time For Miracles yesterday, and ignoring the glares from people who wanted my table -- apparently it's really difficult to get a table at McDonalds at 8.30pm!, I realised that Adam made all the difference. He SAVED the song. Sure it was formulaic; the words were cheesy, and the arrangement bombastic and over the top, but Adam's crystal clear voice rose above all that and shone through beautifully, much like a rainbow after a thunderstorm. Eh... I beg artistic license. Give the girl a break. I'm hyped up on cold meds!

Long story short. Good song. Great performace. But I predict Adam will get a lot of criticism for it. People like to tear him apart for some reason. And so many seem to want him to fail. I have no idea why people do that. If I don't like something, I just don't buy/listen/read/watch it. I don't go around making rude and hurtful comments! All haters need to GET A LIFE!

Shadow Update

Shadow is back on his feet again!

I'm pleased to report that Shadow is much better today! YAY But I'm not. I seem to have developed a cold and sore throat. Good thing I took the week off to look after the mutt. But it looks like he may have to look after ME from tomorrow!

Shadow finished his last round of pain killers this morning, and then he actually went to the door and barked at nothing. Later, he ran around the flat a few times, chased his ball and gnawed at a Greenie! Now that's the Shadow I know and LOVE!

He still has seven more days of antibotics; after day 1, he refused to take the pink pill orally. I had to crush it and put it in milk to trick him! The milk was a huge success. Didn't hurt that it was chocolate flavoured! However, I don't think milk for seven straight days is going to help with his weight problem though... LOL

I started him on the gum gel today. And what a nightmare that was. The doctor suggested I use a towel to lightly dab the gel onto Shadow's gums. Easy for him to say considering the mutt was unconscious when he stuck his hand in its mouth!

Anyway, Shadow was in full EVIL mutt mode this morning. He struggled, growled and snapped at me. He even bit me... good thing he has less teeth these days! Eventually, the silly canine stopped struggling when he realised the gel was all good; it's slightly minty and was a cooling balm to his inflamed gums. He still pretended NOT to like it and growled the entire time. He even tossed his head about for good measure, but he stopped biting me. Far be it for me to tell him the gum gel would help. He wouldn't believe it anyway.

Shadow is now out for the count. I'm taking cold meds and joining him. It's nap time!

Vets Make Big Bucks From Dogs With Bad Teeth!

Shadow's post surgery nap

Shadow's looking a little better after hs nap!

 

I brought Shadow to the vet to have his teeth cleaned today. To a regular person, i.e. ME!, it appeared to be a very complicated procedure involving general anaesthesia (GA)and truck loads of money! More on this later.

First, a little background. As you know... Shadow is totally alpha. Certain parts of his body are off limits to everyone except his beloved groomer Felicia, and his mommy (ME!) when he's having his bath. These sensitive areas include his ears, his teeth, his butt, his paws AND his privates.

Up until recenly, Shadow allowed Felicia to clean his teeth, so I wasn't too worried. But the last time we saw her, she reported that my baby wouldn't allow her near his mouth. EVIL boy! She noted his teeth were in bad shape and recommended I bring him to the vet to have them cleaned.

I balked at her suggestion. I knew teeth scaling required administering GA, and I didn't like that. Shadow is seven already and putting him under concerned me.

But his teeth were bad and getting worse. I tried to clean them on my own at first, but the little devil wasn't having any of it. I have the bite marks on my hands to prove it!

I finally caved and made the appointment last week. Because of the GA, Shadow had to fast from 10pm last night. No food, no water. Try explaining that to a canine! I had to work last night, so it was up to my poor mom to make sure Shadow was cut off from any form of sustenance. That was easier said than done!

I removed all his treats and chewie edible sticks from the floor before I left for work. What I didn't know was that Shadow had squirrelled away some Greenies, which he dug out and would have eaten had my mom not seen and taken them away. I would stave to death in a famine, but Shadow would have treats!

When I got home in the morning, Shadow was hot, bothered and thirsty. He couldn't understand why all his water bowls were MIA. He looked at me woefully until I told him we were going out, and then he got really excited. Bet he wouldn't have been so thrilled if he knew what the rest of the day had in store for him!

We got to the animal clinic early. The vet was a nice young man who impressed me with the way he handled Shadow. You'll be surprised how many vets so obviously do NOT like animals! He was also very nice to me... even though I tried his patience with all kinds of questions, not all of them relevant! I'm sure I came across like a high-strung mom, but the good doctor did not even bat an eyelash. He explained the procedure to me, and promised to take good care of Shadow. However, before the dental work could commence, a blood test needed to be done to make sure the mutt was well enough to be put under the GA. We also discussed the possibilty of extracting those teeth which could not be saved.

And then I had to leave. That was one of the hardest things I have ever done. The bus ride home was depressing and I tortured myself with worse case scenarios. Home was even worse. It was so still and deathly quiet. No patter of little feet, no ding ding dings from his little bell, no happy barking, no enthusiastic kisses...

I needed to sleep. After a long night at work, I was exhausted, but my brain wouldn't shut off. Two hours later, my phone rang and it was the vet! He said the procedure went fine and Shadow was AWAKE! YAY!

And then he dropped the bomb. He had to extract NINE teeth! Ouch! My poor baby. Apparently, his teeth were in worse shape than any of us imagined. But the important thing as far as I was concerned was... Shadow was OK! Shadow was OK!

I managed to snag a couple of hours of sleep after that, then it was time to collect Shadow. When I got there, the vet assistants were singing praises of my pup. They threw around words like sweet, friendly and playful. Were they talking about MY Shadow? Did they drop him on his head during the procedure? Did the GA have some sort of bizzarre side effect? Where was the ornery dachshund I knew and loved?

A door swung open and out lunged Shadow on a leash, tugging the vet along as he raced to me. He certainly didn't look like a dog who was just had nine teeth removed. I had another pow wow with the vet, who gave me some pain pills as well as antibiotics for the pup. He also gave me Shadow's blood test results, which turned out to be good! Yippeeee!

Thirty minutes later and $900 poorer, the mutt and I were home. He guzzled TWO bowls of water and ended up regugitating most of it. Silly boy. He was alright after that, he even ate his dinner, which was laced with crushed pain killers. I even managed to get him to down an antibiotic tablet! He's resting comfortably on my bed now. I hope he'll be able to sleep a little. Nothing helps recovery better than a good rest!

I'm hoping Shadow has a quick recovery. NINE teeth extracted in one go. What a nightmare! And on his BIRTHDAY too!

Rest well baby. We'll celebrate tomorrow...

Random Rant

That's happy Adam, so you know it's RANT time! I'll try to keep this brief... something I'm sure everyone will appreciate! LOL

Today's topic: People on the MRT (subway)... or should I say, people who annoy me on the MRT!

A lot of things can be said about Singapore's MRT. World class, economical, clean, safe, blah... blah... blah...

I won't argue with any of that, although the six minute wait is a bummer, and the sometimes sweltering heat in the trains makes my head spin.

What I really don't like are those down-riding escalators. Don't get me wrong. I hate stairs with a vengeance and I totally see the need for these escalators, but I have no desire to linger on them longer than necessary. I mean, their sole purpose is to cart passengers from the train platform to the main floor so they can exit the station and get to their intended destination. Right? You betcha!

Which brings me to today's rant. I HATE people who muscle their way out the trains and rush to escalator, only to hog it and make it difficult for other communters, i.e. ME, who want to get off the bloody thing ASAP!

Today was different. I was not my usual tolerant self. By tolerant I mean merely giving the evil eye to the morons who force their way out of the trains and cut me off at the escalator.

I was running on minimum sleep and in full bitch mode. That's not an excuse, bitchy is my normal mode; ask my friends!, but my filters tend to vanish when I'm tired. Anyway, I was muscled aside by TWO idiots who procceeded to stand side by side on the escalator, blocking the way for anyone (ME!) who wanted a quick ride down...

I was stuck behind those two asses, and they didn't budge even after a polite excuse me. I remember rolling my eyes and sighing... and then the F word escaped my lips. They turned to me with dropped jaws and a path immediately cleared. That was bloody effective; they were too shocked to react, and by the time they gathered their wits about them, I was long gone!

Three burning questions:

Do I have to swear everytime I need the path cleared?

More importantly, should I try this again tomorrow?

And does anyone believe I was just singing Lily Allen's very amusing song?

Epic Night@Work!

This picture was reportedly taken during the Time For Miracles video shoot!

What was shaping up to be an uneventful *ahem* dull night at work took a dramatic change when I logged into Twitter via my iPhone to find out that a snippet of Adam Lambert's new song from the film 2012 was streaming on the Amazon UK site! Whoohoo!

That was VERY welcome news to Glamberts all around the world, and I was totally jazzed... until I found out I couldn't get it to stream on my phone! Bloody HELL! I was squirming in my chair, trying desperately not to just get up and go home; or at least to the nearest place with WiFi! I kid you not.

But my boss wouldn't have been impressed had I gone AWOL. It was also 4am in the morning, and with no car or public transport, it would be a miracle if I had gotten anywhere before sunrise!

But then, a light-bulb went off in my head and I thought... youtube! Within seconds, an angel sang to me, for all of thirty seconds! It was both too much and not enough. But I wanted more.  I wanted to hear it all!!!

After more than a dozen listens, I returned to Twitter and discovered there was a longer clip out in cyberspace; this one was the promotional video for the movie/song. Like before, the original link wouldn't play on my phone, so it was back to youtube and there it was! And I was BLOWN AWAY!

Time For Miracles rocks!

I finally got home -- bus rides have NEVER been so long! -- and managed to download the clips into my phone! Now I can watch the clips and listen to the song whenever the mood strikes me, which should be all day everyday until the actual song is released on 25th October!

I'm now plotting how to get my paws on Time For Miracles when it's released on Amazon UK in 15 days. I have a plan... and I've already put phase one into action. Wish me luck!

Off to bed now. Shadow is grumpy. Not sure I can sleep though. Guess what song is on repeat in my head?? And no... you don't win a prize if you guess right!