The Obsession Begins: C@RTOON C@RTOON

In this crazy world of crazier people sometimes you need to slow down, take a breath and feel the calm around you. It helps you think about the kind of person you once were and the kind of person you now have become. You might not be able to figure out how and when did you change but you will always remember why you changed and that change happening  right now will determine the kind of person you will become one day.

Today i need that calm to get back into the past for a while and discover some freshness in order to bring it back with me. I dedicate this post to all the cartoons and comics i read and saw and grew up. The best part is, all of it smells home. Read on:

#10: CAPTAIN PLANET: The lyrics are still fresh and so is the cause, 'To take the pollution down to zero.. Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Heart!!' I always wondered as a child why is heart amongst the forces and then later on in life i realized that its the most important of it all. Helps me feel the rest 9 thats going to follow.
See the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpXM9bj-WPU

#9: JETSONS/ FLINSTONES: Set in the future (J's) and the historic past (F's), they were made for each other. I never could enjoy one without the other. Hooked on as i was all i saw was how beautiful things were and how interesting they can get in the future. Completely diverse and highly entertaining.
Look at the contrast: For J's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpBqYcGqaaw and the F's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s13X66BFd8

#8: POWER PUFF GIRLS: 'The secret ingredientChemical X'. Oh holy mother of God the secret ingredient 'Chemical X' of the girls formula always made me wonder a zillion things. I will never admit that in public so please do not ask but yes i  did some experiments myself with chemistry trying to figure out the... arrggggghhh nevermind i was lame with science anyway. Good fight put up by MOJO JOJO though :)
Loved the tittle track too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mmCMUPCNgE

#7: TALESPIN/ DUCKTALES: Okay i hated Talespin the first time i saw it. I mean ugly fat animals flying a plane? Dude! But anyhoo my kid brother was crazy about it so i ended up spending hours myself too watching it. Mostly i watched it because what followed was Ducktales ooohh hhoooo ooo.. (you were supposed to hear that with the trademark music which i hope you did for your own good ;) ) I was totally mad about the series, Uncle Scrooch, the triplets, Mrs Beakley and the gold coins. Me and Mishee had a deal, he watched Ducktales for me and i returned the favor with stupid Talespin. They were the best moments of my bossy childhood. Yes we bonded over Disney Hour. Thank uou Sony Ent Ltd, Star TV and ZEE TV.
See and vote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_cMaGt52QE ( The ugly bear) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frGLMtGsotc ( The rich Ducks)

#6: CINDRELLA: The super hot Prince and his charms made me a girl in the heart. :) He was the first animated character i actually fell in love with.(Note: Crushes are not being taken into account here) He was handsome, polite, friendly, charming, intelligent and plain hot. Smoking rich. C'mon he had a palace and a castle.I know i was suppose to be innocent back then but then who are you to judge?!
PS: I somehow can't find the suitable links to show you but yes the show wasn't imaginary! :\ ;)
Unlike some other people may choose to believe. :\ (hunhh)

#5: PETER PAN AND TINKER BELL: When i was 8 i had this huge story book of peter pan and tinker bell. The font was largest and the pictures were colored, big and enchanting. Something about the entire thing was elegant and boyish at the same time. And the fact that they could all fly completely blew me away. The Superman powers never did that to me ever although. I think the reason was the fairy dust and tinker bells' house. Tiny and pretty.

#4: ALICE IN WONDERLAND: Okay have you heard the song by Avril Lavingne called 'Alice'? Do it right away and then continue to read: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyDRbx8nWFg
Moving on, I hope all of us remember Alice and her adventures thanks to the 2010 hit movie, but i am talking little Alice and her vivid imaginations that made me realize that being crazy is so much fun. Also i think it was during that time when i started day dreaming creatively and created problems for my mom and dad. I never said i was an easy child. But the entire imagination still takes me to a place where i know that the heart and the mind come together to create something strong as well as delicately beautiful. To add, which i will, the fashion in the movie Dear God was breath taking. A dear designer friend 'Parvani' once told me, 'Dude fashion is heading towards something like what you saw in Alice in Wonderland and its so fucking crazy. Ya dude. Ya Dude. (more giggles)' Exact words. :)

#3: X MEN WOLVERINE: My brother keeps telling me, 'Didi your a boy and a partly nerd one. You beat boys at video games, you bossed over me our entire childhood, you used to beat and fight with your friends all the time, your a tech geek, and your practically crazy and very unladylike like except  for the looks' I take that as a compliment and move on but i do tell him its his fault. He is the one who introduced me to the X Men series. The animations, the comics and the movie. Then Hugh Jackman came along and the reason no longer stayed brotherly. ;)
I don't think i need to put links for this one. If you still need them to see what is a Wolverine then stop reading my blog right now its not for you. Go away.. Shooo....

#2: DEXTER'S LABRATORY: Very recently a certain 'Motylal' uploaded her profile picture wherein she tagged herself as the 'Dee Dee' and her brother as ' Dexter'. It inspired me to write this post in the first place. :) The point is, throughout my entire childhood and even now Mishee has been the science boy aka Dexter and has lived upto that name. On the other hand i am the 'Dee Dee' who is carefree and totally awesome. So out of respect for the show and my relationship with my younger brother, i take a few moments and write some more. I wouldnt have been the same without all the above cartoons and i definetly wouldn't have been the same without watching it along with Mishee. I totally love you man.
Click click and refresh the memory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSnij6sRbHA

# NUMERO UNO: THE LITTLE MERMAID: The flamboyance, the spirit of crazy, red flowing hair, carefree, adventurous, beautiful, strong, the courage of standing up for her dreams. 'Respect'. She was everything i wanted to be the moment i saw her on Disney Hour. That was also the first time i actually fell in love with me. Also lets not forget the super hot bonus she got. Prince Eric. Relating it to my personal life. Haha. Well even i had a certain fishbowl myself and in it i had put my 2 goldfishes and named them 'Ariel 'N Eric' See the picture!

They led a life of beauty and love. May they RIP..
Coming back, i am still completely awed by her character and persona. I am quite sure she would have been a Cancerian herself but more on that later. :)
Just see how the movie begins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPSddt8zORE
Its beautiful.

It always has been.
Lots of love,
Pk'

PS: If you were looking for Iron-man, Batman, Spider-man, Superman or any other kind of man do not be heart broken. That obsession never came until childhood. And by childhood i mean till i was 14- 15 yr old. And i was thin till then as well. So more on that also later. :)

For the brilliant publicist of Lady G..

This post is dedicated to Adrian Read and his talent as a publicist. 

I have been following Lady Gaga from the day I saw on you tube that ‘The Giorgio Armani’ has dressed up G for the 2010 Grammy awards and boy she was a sight. (http://operachic.typepad.com/opera_chic/2010/02/giorgio-armani-for-lady-gaga.html ) Futuristic fashion with a dreamy touch. Yellow hair and silver metallic gown. Unconventional, chic and elegant. She resembled moon which intrigued me even more.

I got hooked on and have been ever since.

They say G tries to copy Madonna. I say G is a phenomenon.

Look at the following chronological events that took place after the awards. Also please note that by this time, G was already huge with her ‘The Fame’ and not to mention again her edgy sense of style which is plain berserk and too unconventional for the human race.  Every time she makes a public appearance people are shocked and impressed at the same time. Many express their dislike but the point is she is the news every single time she is spotted by the camera. Have a look:

1    1. Lady Gaga dresses as a man who she claims is her alter ego and gave an entire interview which was the cover story for Vogue, Japan, for the September 2010 issue.

http://www.ohthescandal.com/2010/08/26/lady-gaga-mans-up-for-vogue-hommes-japan/

 2. Apparently our big star G had already had a comic strip published in 2009 and now she is making its sequel. FYI She was MTV Women of the year 2009 too. I know I should have started googling her much before Armani did. 

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/08/31/lady-gaga-comic-preview/

3. My favourite band COLDPLAY ( Respect) along with G help ‘APPLE’ announce its new products. Dude you have to look.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647033/20100902/lady_gaga.jhtml

(It was during this time I discovered this song by G called Alejandro and went mad. Ya I know I am my crazy best.. lots of wink)

4. V Magazine seems to be encashing its G investments with our star G posing as ‘Statue of Liberty’  in Louis Vuitton next to the legendary Marc Jacobs.

http://www.fabsugar.com.au/Marc-Jacobs-Lady-Gaga-V-Magazine-10829332

5. 2 months ago I found this link while I was googling my current obsession G. This act of hers raised controversies but not as much as what was to follow. You have to click on the link:

http://celebrities.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=697123&showcomments=true And yaa Vogue did some smart marketing!

6.  She dresses as a meat for MTV Music awards. Yes the meat was real meat. Look at it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsLmRFOZFMQ

Her dress remains controversial and so her motive behind wearing something as outrageous as real meat. In an interview at ‘The Ellen Show’, she revealed it all.

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/stopthepresses/279379/meet-the-mystery-meat-dress-lady-gaga-explains-rare-vmas-outfit/

7.   Smell like an abattoir. Lady Gaga joins hands with Coty Beauty and is launching her range of fragrances hitting the stores next year.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3140606/Lady-GaGa-to-release-her-own-fragrance.html

8.   Few days ago I was sitting with my laptop thinking about my career and opportunities. (You have to do things like that at times, its not entirely avoidable) I stumbled upon this site. I found my alternative career. I can be an efficient teacher for this course. I already sent my CV and yes no B Roy told me to do so. Have a look:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/10/31/lady-gaga-course-offered-at-us-university-115875-22677442/

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/11/1/gaga-students-course-professor/

9. A dear friend argued endlessly during Market Research Lecture in favour of Replica watches. It was entertaining as it engaged the professor’s attention and we lived happily ever after for the rest of the class. It was one day and today is another. I just read online that G’s meat dress not the original but the replica was sold for $100K.

http://www.realbollywood.com/news/2010/11/replica-lady-gagas-meat-dress-sold-100000.html

10.   With people  dressing up as star G for Halloween, who does Lady G dress up as when she goes for Halloween parties?

Answer: Cruella de Vil

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1325450/Halloween-Lady-Gaga-smothers-fake-blood-transforms-gun-toting-Cruella-Vil.html
PS: For my Halloween party downstairs I tried to do a Lady G but with poor results as I discovered I had nothing in my wardrobe that made no sense except for my ‘RED BAG’ which I eventually did carry. Love Love!

People hate her and people love her. That's not the point at all.
Thanks to Adrian Read people know her and thats what is fascinating about the G tale.
Handling an artist is not easy. G has been known for her outrageous image and every time she finds a way to top that too. Its not her, its him.
And just as I am ending this post with nothing but respect for Adrian Read, the brilliant publicist who has handled Gaga before, i am hooked on to see what he does that ends up looking like she's gone one step further. 
I wait..!


Adrian Read has been with Polydor since 2007. During his career with the recording company  he “led press and online campaigns for artists including Ian Brown, Weezer, Morrissey, La Roux, White Lies and Duffy. In 2009, he was named Best In-House PR Person at the Record Of The Day Awards, and also picked up Best PR Campaign For A Breakthrough Non-UK act for his work with the aforementioned Gaga.” – CMU reports. Read has worked with Lady Gaga since her launch in the UK in 2008.

All my Respect and the 11^th crazy thing I know G did few hours ago, she ate a Barbie doll at a gig for Halloween of course. No kidding. See it for yourself.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a285293/lady-gaga-eats-barbie-doll-at-gig.html

Love,

Pk