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All that skate show which was held on October 2 ,3 in LA was on TV (NBC) on Sunday morning.( October 10) This show looked very high quality seeing all the settings around the ice rink and the hall and the cast members. NBC showed from the opening group number. I looked for Johnny ( always) , he was wearing blue pants and his eye make-up with black eye shadow, looked like he was wearing black sunglasses seeing from far away. I got excited when I found Johnny in the opening number ! Ray laughed whenever I was calling his name with excitement. It’s a Yu Na Kim & Michelle Kwan’s ice show which was sponsored by Korean companies , and they mainly showed these two skaters. The cast was : Tanith & Ben Patrick Chan Yu Na Kim Michelle Kwan Stephane Lambiel Aliona & Robin Yu na & Michelle’s pair Shen & Zhao Johnny Weir Michelle Kwan Tessa & Scott Yu Na Kim It was from 11:30 AM to 1:00PM I hour and half . There were also group number in the midd...

Q & A For Skaters at All that skate show It was interesting to read the Q & A for skaters who will the attend the “All that skate” ice show. They are Michelle Kwan, Yu na Kim, Johnny Weir, Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto, Stephane Lambiel, Ashley Wagner, Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir who will attend the “All that skate “ ice show in LA in October 2, 3 ’ 2010. Brian Joubert was also in the list but somehow he was replaced by Patrick Chan later. Shen & Zhao also are in the list. This event will be up on NBC on Sunday, October 10. Here are some of the Questions & Answers, My interest is always Johnny Weir . Stephane Lambiel’s answer was interesting, too. Question : Do you have any rituals before you perform? Johnny Weir - “I get ready in a very quiet space, make myself beautiful and get in the zone.” Stéphane Lambiel – “I like singing before I skate. That’s good for my breathing.” (My comment ) Johnny was always making his own little world , si...

Actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has been chosen to play Freddie Mercury in a new movie, which will be in theatres in 2011. There was news about a Freddie Mercury movie in the works a few years ago and at that time, it was Johnny Depp who was the main actor being rumored for the part. Sacha Baron Cohen’s name had also come up at the time, but no actor had been firmly decided for the part at that time. Robert De Niro ’s Tribeca productions will be a co-producer for the film. Freddie Mercury was one of rock’s greatest icons of all time.  He was the lead singer, a song writer, and pianist for the English rock group, Queen. Freddie Mercury was known for his soaring, powerful vocals with over a four-octave range and his flamboyant and dynamic stage presence. As a songwriter, Mercury composed many hits for Queen, including Bohemian Rhapsody, Killer Queen, Don’t Stop Me Now, Crazy Little Thing Called Love and We are the Champions. Freddie was also a great dancer...

Today, I’m thinking about friendship. Looks like superficial friendship is common everywhere especially the more we get older and older.   I also have some superficial friends, but main point is always whether I enjoy with them or not. If I found no fun to talk or read their messages anymore, I don’t continue the friendship. My closest real friends may be only two. One of them is from when I was 12 years old, since my first grade in junior high school. We know each other a lot and have strong connection, even though we have different view of life, have different hobbies, and have different taste. Mainly we talk about each other’s life asking questions, not only talk about ourselves because I think both of us are interested what we are doing, whether okay or not. Plus honest. I don’t push my interests to my friends, because I know they won’t like being pushed and they won’t be interested. Ray is asking if the interests are different, what can you talk about with f...

Recently I’ve heard about the Mayan Calendar , which is known as one of the most accurate calendars ever made, and which has been used for many forecasts and predictions. The Mayan calendar accurately lays out solar and lunar positions and events starting from thousands of years in the past, and then the calendar abruptly ends on December 21, 2012 . Many have speculated that this means it may be the end of the world. And when I heard about it, first thing came to my mind was “ Is it like Nostradamus prediction which was interpreted as 1999 being the end of the world ? And it didn’t happen ? “ Ray says no one knows for sure what it means, why the Mayan Calendar ends in 2012. Why did the calendar end on that date ? My first thought about it is this, Maybe the Mayan person/persons who created the calendar passed away after he/she/they finished the calendar up to the date December 21, 2012. Or there might be some other reason why he/she/they could not continue. And m...

English Rock Group member Queen ’s guitarist & sometimes vocalist Brian May made an interesting quote and observation in his website a few days ago. My husband is a long time fan of Queen and their music and he has been reading Brian May’s blog in his website and told me about it. Here's Brian May's quote . " One needs to find a balance between art for art's sake and art for an audience. That's where the magic happens. Because if you stray too far from that line on either side, the result is not very useful. If you're doing things purely to get famous or to make money, they tend to be very empty. But on the other side of the line is, if you do things purely for art's sake and nobody ever gets to see them or appreciate them, then you're not using your art as communication — which I believe it should be. " This is an interesting point of view about success and Brian May is a member of one of the top legendary rock groups, ...

Recently, I’m into Lady Gaga and her music in my free time . I knew about her through Johnny’s popular skating number “ Poker face “, and until then I didn’t know about her. If Johnny didn’t perform Poker face, I would not pay attention for her much. Even though I loved her Poker face and Bad Romance which Johnny performed, I didn’t think to buy her CD until last week, I just enjoyed her music video when it was on. I happened to see her interviews twice on TV lately, and one of them was with Larry King. She looks so unique and interesting. We were laughing their communication between her and Larry King. Her interview made me and my husband getting into her as a person. So we decided to buy her CD last week. Ray is usually very strict and picky for music because he plays musical instrument and love to write a song and create music for fun. And he is more respecting singer song writer than just a singer. And Lady gaga is a singer song writer , so he was interested in listening to he...