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I have to say that 2008 has been a pretty good year for Housewife in Hollywood.com

I started this zany idea in May with a birthday trip to The La Jolla Comedy Store. Since that time I’ve met many interesting people. I’ve interviewed musicians, actors, an artist, a writer, a director, a pirate queen, and the legendary Jack LaLanne.

2009 will bring extra excitement to Housewife in Hollywood.com! More interviews with talented individuals! More trivial small talk about all things pop culture! More cute videos of Chihuahuas!

Thank you to all the visitors. Thanks to all my MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter friends for your wonderful comments, support, and friendship.

Thank you to my family, friend’s offline, and the “man behind the green curtain” who is there to help when I’m clueless about techy internet stuff.

It’s time to celebrate! Hang up that disco ball, turn on the strobe lights and turn up the volume on your MP3 list! Here’s one of my favorite celebration songs from the fabulous Daft Punk.

Don’t forget to watch Dick Clark  ring in the New Year with his traditional countdown on ABC.

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I’m taking a holiday break but I’ll be back soon with lots more HIH fun. Grab a hot cocoa, take a peek in my archives, and browse through my interview section.

I hope you get what’s on your holiday list, have some fun, relax a bit, laugh and share special moments with family and friends.

Happy Holidays!

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With Talk Like a Pirate Day  just around the corner I’ve been feeling very “piratey” lately. Last night I took my brother, and my sister-in-law to a Pirates Press Gang Rhythm and Rum Party in Long Beach, CA at The Blue Cafe.

I usually get to bed by 10:00 and a couple of the bands I wanted to see didn’t get on stage till 11:00. This housewife is dragging a bit today but it was well worth the lack of sleep.

The evening was full of authentic looking pirates, tribal dancers, unique pirate rock music, and even some retro swing tunes thrown into the mix. Stay tuned for more about the two great bands I danced the night away with. Now I need to get back to dusting and cleaning the kitchen. Well, maybe after a little afternoon nap.

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Thanks to George Davis for my new logo design. George aka GEO is a talented artist specializing in comic book, tattoo, rock band, and tiki art. He also made my alter ego look like a housewife hottie! If only I could erase and color in my real self each morning I’d have loads of fun getting all dolled up.

George is also a member of The Fairfield Fats Band.
If you’re near the San Diego, CA area on Friday the 18th stop by the Tiki House for the 8:00pm show, and tell him the Housewife in Hollywood sent you.

Find out more about George Davis, and his awesome artwork at http://www.myspace.com/tikigeo

Merchandise featuring this new design will be available soon at the Housewife in Hollywood Shop!

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My plan was to see Juliette Lewis and her band at the Viper Room on Friday night but the housewife part of my life took precedence. Instead of rocking out in Hollywood I cleaned the house while listening to their album Four on the Floor.

Many of you might know Juliette Lewis from her acting career. She played Gilbert’s love interest in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, starred in Cape Fear, Natural Born Killers, Kalifornia, and The Other Sister. That’s just a handful of projects she’s completed. Juliette’s a little gal with a hefty filmography list.

Although she’s best known for big screen performances, her focus has shifted to pop-rock with Juliette & the Licks. When she’s rocking it on stage, I’m reminded of a young Mick Jagger, if he was a girl, minus his infamous lips. She has beautiful lips mind you, but no one can contort their lips the way Mick can. Her voice is reminiscent of the soulful wanting of Janice Joplin.

While watching a few Youtube interviews with Juliette I can see how she can perform with such intense creativity. She seems to tap into that crazy that many artists use to fuel them beyond the common place.

I’m still a bit downhearted that I wasn’t feeling like a rock star at The Viper Room Friday night but there will be other chances. Sometimes not doing what we thought we should do can lead us to some other form of enlightenment. For me, listening to Four on the Floor while sweeping the tile reminds me to let that crazy out when I can. There’s enough time for the common place in our lives.

Here’s Juliette & the Licks performing Sticky Honey. You can really see some Mick Jagger style moves in this video.

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This housewife has way too much junk in her trunk, and that’s not just in my mini-van. So to rid myself of the excess baggage around my midsection I’ve upped my work out schedule. Normally this would be a grueling task worse than 10 loads of laundry but I’m equipped with the endorphin pumping playlist of The Chemical Brothers.

Many of you have probably known about The Chemical Brothers for years but I just heard about them about two years ago when my younger brother had their song Do It Again on his Myspace profile.

I’ve never been one to sweat to the oldies. I love vintage, retro music, but it does nothing to motivate me into burning off calories. The Chemical Brothers alone can fuel your work outs. Their electronic music with pulsing beats help to keep me pushing on past my fatigue level. This is one of my favorite songs and music videos. The message is great too, Get Yourself High:

I’ve heard their live acts are amazing with strobe lights, psychedelic imagery and lasers that project over the crowd. If only I could find an aerobics class like that I’d burn off 1000 calories a day! Too bad we didn’t already have Star Trek like holodecks where we could submerge ourselves into a dance club effect without ordering fattening, and unhealthy beverages. Of course that could always be used the wrong way and we could spend our time goofing around like Captain Piccard, Data, and Riker.
What a waste of technology!

What’s on your playlist; what music gets your body moving?

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Welcome to the online home of Housewife in Hollywood.com!

The housewife part is true but Hollywood is just a metaphor for the flashy coolness of all things pop culture. I grew up on old school television. When I was a kid, many networks ago, I’d spend my time after school and before doing homework watching every show I could get via our rabbit eared TV. I got my schoolin’ from re-runs of The Brady Bunch, I Dream of Jeannie, Love American Style, Get Smart, The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, I Love Lucy, The Partridge Family to the newer shows of the 70’s like The Muppets, Little House on the Prairie, The Love Boat, The Bionic Woman, and Eight is Enough. Besides watching the boob tube I was in love with records. My mom had boxes of them, from vintage 78’s to classic 45’s to the more mainstream 33’s. I lip synched and danced around my room to the music and melodies of artist’s like Ricky Nelson, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Peggy Lee, Vaughn Monroe, and when I got a bit older all the now retro hits from the 80’s.

When I’m not dusting, picking up socks off the floor or cleaning out the kitty litter box I still keep myself occupied with television shows, movies, and music. I am intrigued by theater, and art. I admire aspiring actors, artists, writers and musicians. I follow the careers of A-list actors, musicians, and theater performances. Like a great casserole this site will include a tasty mix of my thoughts, experiences about pop culture events, and interviews with talented people that make it all happen.

So keep checking in to see what this housewife has cooked up. I’m off to load the dishwasher again. Thanks for visiting, and come again soon!

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