The Adventures of the NSP

Greetings & salutations blog readers.  It’s been a cold, cold time on the hot NYC nights.  I swear it has me thinking that next winter I’ll have to be like a bird & fly south for winter.  To say it’s been chilly is an understatement.  My willy don’t like this chilly.  It’s no secret I would much rather take clothes off than to pile them on.  I’m sure all of you have noticed with pics tagged on Facebook every weekend with me somehow half clothed.  Earlier this week Facebook caused quite the hoopla when it issued something in the terms saying it had all rights to our pics & such.  Naturally, I became livid & had to voice my concern.  I mean seriously….. I refused signing up for that shizz for ages & then for them to say this is malarky!  Luckily, they saw the error of their ways & changed their terms.  If there is a profit to be made off of my drunken half naked poses while giving it to the fans, then I need to be making a profit off it.  I mean hello!  The economy is a bitch & I am having to scrimp & save mah damn self.  But anyway, I digress….. enough about me.  What do you think of me?   This week I have been battling the case of an evil cold.  That’s right readers, once again I have been sick.  A plague has been put upon my mouth ever since the beginning of the year.  First tonsillitis, now this massive cold. It’s been hitting everyone around me & I realize it’s the time for it but c’mon really? I try to stay healthy & I’m nuts about my gym routine.  I thought this wasn’t suppose to happen to people who try to stay healthy?  It’s when I pose that question that I think about my actions that lead up to said drunk pics all over the internet.  

 

Oh baby baby have you seen Nicky tonight?

Is he in the bathroom?  Is he waiting out in line?  OH

Oh baby baby does he take a piece of lime

For the shot that Katie bought him

Cause she knows thats what he likes OH

Oh Oh tell me have you seen him

Cause I’m so oh I can’t get him out of my brain

I just want to go the party he gon’ go

Can somebody take me home

Ha ha hee hee ha ha ho 

 

I have had social commitments to my ears for the past few weeks.  Let’s see… first, there was 2 going away parties for some friends on the same night.  I had to travel up to the upper, upper, upper…. oh hell let’s just say it… Canada!  The train was acting a fool & Russell had told me I was gonna have to get off & switch to another or take a shuttle bus.  Whatchu talking bout Russell?  Only I couldn’t miss it because my British ladies Selina & Beverly were leaving to back across the pond.  Selina cooked a lovely meal & it’s been such a rare time for me to get good home cooking.  I don’t really cook because if it takes longer then 10 minutes I can’t be bothered.  To be honest, I don’t even really like to eat but whatevs.  A good time was had by all.  We drank wine & posed for pics & gabbed about shenanigans.  Mostly mine but the ladies had quite a few of their own which made me feel better.  I realized time was not on my side so then it was off to try to make the 2nd going away party for my boy Brian who is leaving NYC for greener pastures (Arizona in fact, never been there but I’m assuming it’s greener).  So back on the train I go & all is well until a homeless man enters doing his spiel about how he needs money & blah blah blah.  I don’t mean to sound heartless but for real… if I gave money to every person asking for a handout I would be left asking for it back because I would have none!  So I’m sitting there next to a lovely Puerto Rican girl with some extensions & he gets near us & says, “I need to go to the hospital because I’m sick.”  It was then he began to puke on us.  The front of my shirt, my pants & I swear it got in my hair.  It even got in the girl’s hair & she went off.  ”Get this muthafucka off tha train, Ima kill him!”  Then she went off in Spanish & it was too rapid for me to even get what she was saying at that point.  I can not deal with puke & never have been so I started feeling like I was gonna throw up. Luckily, this happened right before the stop at my house so I got off & ran home to re-shower.  So after this incident it put me even more behind & by the time I got to Brian’s party it was basically over.  Hmmm maybe that homeless man was the beginning of my sickness.  

Or it could be from my random make out sessions I have found myself in while in the midst of a drunken good time.  We were out not too long ago & I found myself in the middle of this friendly guy & his just as friendly girl ‘umm’ friend. Not really sure how to explain them but needless to say a make out fest was had with them both.  Yeah, I know… you’re like what?!  A girl?  For a while my friend Erika & I kept finding ourselves in drunken lip locks & my friends said that if no one had known us they would have thought we were a couple.  Funny thing is, neither of us remember this.  There was also a case of the eager & cute str8 boy hanging out with his gay friend. His crew started dancing with our crew & then all of a sudden he was pushing up on me.  Even his other str8 friend was shocked saying he’s not gay!  To that I said, “Oh I hate titles,” as I grinded with him. You may say this is slutty behavior.  I would just like to call it being friendly.  It’s not the first time & it probably won’t be the last.  

 

Love me, hate me

Say what you want about me

But all the boys & all the girls are begging to if you seek Nicky

 

This cold could also be from celebrating my boo Nicole & ex boo Jordan’s bdays.  It was last weekend & even though I was sick & taking a z-pack, chugging Theraflu (which tastes like a shot), & popping Mucinex I was not about to miss any of the soirees.  Lights were flashing, my hair was did & the shirts were feeling tight.  Good dancing times were had by all.  There was security drama & this guy threatening to punch Katie.  Even typing that I still can’t believe it.  I wasn’t having it & was ready to break some dishes over his head.  Chris Brown oh hell to the no, leave my Katie lone!  All that aside we had a good time.  If you haven’t seen the pics by now trust me, it was a good weekend.  

 

Lordy, Lordy, Lordy!
I can’t help i like to party it’s genetic!
It’s electrifying, wind me up and watch me go
Where he stops, nobody knows
A good excuse to be a bad influence on you and you and you….

 

So like I said this week it’s as if I’ve been in hiding.  At work but having to cough & blow my nose every 5 minutes it seems.  Still chugging my Therflu & taking Mucinex & only was able to go to the gym yesterday.  Trying to take it easy.  I either go balls to the wall or balls safely hidden.  It’s just the way I am. It’s the weekend again & I’m gonna do my best to chill.   I need to.  Let’s see how that goes……

 

Aahh, the night is calling
And it whispers to me softly, “come and play”
Aahh, I am falling
And if I let myself go, I’m the only one to blame

I’m safe
Up high
Nothing can touch me
But why do I feel this party’s over?
No pain
Inside
You’re like perfection
But how do I feel this good sober?

 

And since I know you need it…. here’s the top 10 for the month of February:

1.  Love Game/Lady GaGa

2.  If You Seek Amy/Britney Spears

3.  Please Don’t Leave Me/Pink

4.  Bottle Pop/The Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg

5.  Fuck You/Lily Allen

6.  Beating My Heart/Jon McLaughlin

7.  Diva/Beyonce

8.  White Horse/Taylor Swift

9.  The Boy Does Nothing/Alesha Dixon

10.  Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say/Lady GaGa

In Greek mythology there was a story explaining how the change of seasons came to be.  Hades, the god of the underworld, abducted Persephone while she was sitting around picking flowers.  Her mother Demeter did her best to do some ‘Not Without My Daughter’ shizz & managed to get Persephone back but with limited time warranty.  You see Hades had managed to get Persephone to eat of the underworld so then she kind of owed him or something.  So the arrangement was that Persephone would be able to return to the surface for 6 months and then stay 6 months in the underworld. All because she ate 6 pomegranate seeds.  Sound weird & fucked up right?  I mean Hades abducted her after all.  It was also said that while she was down there she fell in love with him so that may explain why she wanted to stay with him.  Either way, this infuriated Demeter so for 6 months she would grieve & take it out on the earth by bringing about the cold & famine.  Then, when she has her daughter back she is happy & brings the warm weather again.  Quite an interesting scenario to me.  But seriously that dumb beyotch should have pulled some more serious ‘Not Without My Daughter’ shizz & kept her daughter because this winter is killing me softly.  

January has not been my month.  There has been a plague set upon my mouth since New Years Day.  At the beginning of the month I found out I had an ulcer which was right next to my wisdom tooth.  Incidentally this is the same tooth that has been growing in for YEARS.  So for 2 weeks I had to be careful about eating & swish with stuff twice a day so it would go away.  The dentist also informed me that my gums were currently in a recession, much like the economy.  Her solution was to stop brushing so hard.  She also told me I have a small cavity which has to be filled next week.  Then, at the beginning of last weekend I felt like a cold was coming on so I did my best to combat it.  Since it’s the season for that I’ve seen tons of people at work & around sick so I’ve tried to avoid them.  By last Sunday I woke up feeling terrible & kind of weak. That night I barely slept.  I woke up with a 101 degree fever & the sheets were soaked from my sweat.  I called into work & immediately went to the doctor.  I had my suspicions on what caused it but he confirmed it when he said I had come down with tonsillitis again.  I last had it in July & had heard that if you have it too often you have to have your tonsils removed.  Instead he said that they only do that if it happens to you more than 3 times in a 6 month span. Then he said, “Nick, you have abnormally large tonsils.”  Hmmm doc you know all the things a guy likes to hear.  I’ll think of that the next time I have sexy times with someone.  Maybe they’ll like to hear ‘Yeah you like those abnormally large tonsils don’t cha?’  Hmmm…. maybe not.  

But I digress, enough about my mouth.  What do you think of my mouth?  No, so seriously I’ve been a tad saltier this month.  There’s been unnecessary fights with friends that don’t even deserve the space in a blog to discuss.  But I suppose that can happen with anyone.  Sometimes the people that know you best know how to push your buttons.  The same thing can be said about ourselves though right?  Right.  So at least all is well & this month is literally about to be over.  Last night I decided to go out to see a group I used to like as a kid, Expose.  It was an 80’s night & plenty of people were dressed in their 80’s garb.  They tossed out glow sticks & other things that lit up.  Before I knew it I had one around my neck  & then 3 around my waist which prompted a Puerto Rican papi to call me Neon Shakira when I shook my ass.  At around 1:15 am Expose finally came out.  Mind you normally I am asleep in lala land on a school/work night but I’m glad I went.  We all had so much fun & Expose sang like 6 of their biggest hits.  Larry was in heaven when he got to sing a line when one of the girls sent out the mic & Vadim is just sure that he’ll get a record deal when the same thing happened to him.  It prompted me to say, “Vadim made a record & is trying to promote it at an Expose show.”  (you Madonna die hards will get that one)  Most importantly, I ran into some friends who I haven’t seen in years & even reconnected with a former co-worker who was a pop star in her own right in the early 90’s.  Yes Vadim, don’t lie…. I know you’re jealous.  I’ll introduce you next time.  I had a dream I met India & she sang her song about burning up the fire with just one desire.  All I could think was that Vadim was gonna be so jealous! (another diehard madonna knock off quote but it works for this story)

So today I’m a lil tired but I don’t mind.  My tonsillitis feels like it’s almost cleared up thanks to the antibiotics.  A wisdom tooth is trying to make me think it’s gonna annoy me today but I ain’t having it.  I’m in a good mood. Expose reminded that…….

Seasons change, feelings change

It’s been so long since I found you

Yet it seems like yesterday

Seasons change, people change

I’ll sacrifice tomorrow just to have you here today

 

One last thing, I heard from a lot of people about my top 100 for 2008 & wanted to know what my new jams were.  So I decided you need to know about my top 10 songs of this month.  

1.  Circus/Britney Spears

2.  That’s Not My Name/The Ting Tings

3.  Sober/Pink

4.  I Hate This Part/The Pussycat Dolls

5.  Broken Strings/James Morrison & Nelly Furtado

6.  My Life Would Suck Without You/Kelly Clarkson

7.  The Fear/Lily Allen

8.  The Loving Kind/Girls Aloud

9.  Issues/The Saturdays

10.  Unstoppable/Kat De Luna & Lil’ Wayne

Well kids it’s that time of the year & I start thinking about my favorite songs of the year.  The older I grow the more I find I don’t like some popular music so a lot of the songs you’ll find in this list you may not know.  It’s ok because a lot of the songs are British or from another country.  There are even songs on here like Don’t Stop The Music, Valerie & Bleeding Love that were actually released in 2007.  But, they didn’t become big here in the states until this year.  Even my number one song Just Dance was released this past summer & I’ve been loving it since.  It’s only been the past month or so that it’s really taken off.  Which makes me happy since I’ve been a Gaga supporter for months now.  Rihanna is the female with the most hits this year with 7 appearances on this.  Chris Brown is the male with 5 songs in my top 100.  This year also saw all my divas release an album & some crashed & burned & some blew up.  I decided that for this chart there would only be songs that charted somewhere in the world.  I had plenty of songs that were actually my favorite songs on the year although they weren’t released as official singles.  ’Tomorrow’ & ‘Distant Dreamer’ by Duffy, ‘Candy Shop’ & ‘The Beat Goes On’ by Madonna, ‘I’m That Chick’ by Mariah Carey, ‘So Much Out The Way’ by Estelle would be just to name a few.  I hope you enjoy my list & if you don’t know a song look it up & if you don’t believe the chart positions…. well I highly doubt you should doubt me!  I wish everyone a happy new year & they say whatever you’re doing at the stroke up midnight you’ll be doing the rest of the year.  Well here’s to stroking & make sure whatever you do you do it well!!!  With no further ado here is my top 100 for 2008.

 

1.  Just Dance/Lady Gaga (#1 Canada/Australia #3 US)

2.  Don’t Stop The Music/Rihanna (#1 Australia #2 Canada #3 US #4 UK)

3.  Bleeding Love/Leona Lewis (#1 UK/US/Australia/Canada)

4.  Valerie/Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse (#2 UK)

5.  Touch My Body/Mariah Carey (#1 US #2 Canada #5 UK)

6.  4 Minutes/Madonna & Justin Timberlake (#1 Canada/UK/Australia #3 US)

7.  I Kissed A Girl/Katy Perry (#1 US/UK/Canada/Australia)

8.  When I Grow Up/Pussycat Dolls (#2 Australia #3 Canada/UK #9 US)

9.  Feedback/Janet Jackson (#3 Canada #19 US #1 US Dance)

10.  Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)/Beyonce (#1 US #6 Australia #8 Canada)

11.  Black & Gold/Sam Sparro (#2 UK #4 Australia #8 US Dance)

12.  Chasing Pavements/Adele (#2 UK #82 US)

13.  Disturbia/Rihanna (#1 US #2 Canada #3 UK #6 Australia)

14.  Dance Wiv Me/Dizzee Rascal & Calvin Harris (#1 UK #13 Australia)

15.  Give It 2 Me/Madonna (#7 UK #8 Canada #57 US #1 US Dance)

16.  Mercy/Duffy (#1 UK #11 Canada #26 Australia #27 US)

17.  Spotlight/Jennifer Hudson (#1 US R&B #11 UK #24 US Pop)

18.  Poker Face/Lady Gaga (#1 Canada/Australia)

19.  Movie Star/Roisin Murphy (#3 US Dance Singles Sales)

20.  In My Arms/Kylie Minogue (#10 UK #35 Australia)

21.  Womanizer/Britney Spears (#1 US/Canada #3 UK #5 Australia)

22.  So What/Pink (#1 US/UK/Canada/Australia)

23.  Work/Kelly Rowland (#4 UK #6 Australia)

24.  With Every Heartbeat/Robyn (#1 UK #5 US Dance)

25.  Keeps Gettin’ Better/Christina Aguilera (#4 Canada #7 US #14 UK)

26.  Amazing/Seal (#1 US Dance)

27.  Breakin’ Dishes/Rihanna (#4 US Dance)

28.  Can’t Speak French/Girls Aloud (#9 UK)

29.  No Air/Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown (#1 Australia #3 US/UK/Canada)

30.  Hot N’ Cold/Katy Perry (#1 Canada #3 US #4 UK/Australia)

31.  Let It Rock/Kevin Rudolf & Lil’ Wayne (#2 Canada #5 US #13 Australia)

32.  Numba 1 (The Tide Is High)/Kardinall Official & Rihanna (#38 Canada)

33.  Spiralling/Keane (#23 UK)

34.  I’m Yours/Jason Mraz (#3 Australia #4 Canada #6 US)

35.  Apologize/Timbaland & One Republic (#1 Australia/Canada #2 US #3 UK)

36.  Better In Time/Leona Lewis (#2 UK #6 Australia #9 Canada #11 US)

37.  I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time/Mariah Carey & T.I. (#36 US R&B #58 US Pop)

38.  I Decided/Solange Knowles (#1 US Dance #27 UK #44 US R&B)

39.  Clumsy/Fergie (#4 Canada #5 US)

40.  Miss Independent/Ne-Yo (#6 UK #7 US #1 US R&B)

41.  Low/Flo-rida & T-Pain (#1 US/Canada/Australia #2 UK)

42.  Viva La Vida/Coldplay (#1 US/UK #2 Australia)

43.  American Boy/Estelle & Kanye West (#1 UK #3 Australia #9 US/Canada)

44.  Love Song/Sara Bareilles (#1 Canada #4 US/UK/Australia)

45.  Sexual Eruption/Snoop Dogg (#7 US #24 UK)

46.  Be Mine/Robyn (#10 UK)

47.  Let Me Think About It/Ida Corr (#2 UK #1 US Dance)

48.  The World Should Revolve Around Me/Little Jackie (#14 UK)

49.  Cry For You/September (#5 UK #14 Australia #74 US #1 US Dance Airplay)

50.  Live Your Life/T.I. & Rihanna (#1 US #2 UK #3 Australia #5 Canada)

51.  Shut Up & Let Me Go/Ting Tings (#6 UK #55 US #1 US Dance)

52.  If I Were A Boy/Beyonce (#1 UK #3 US/Australia #4 Canada)

53.  Damaged/Danity Kane (#10 US)

54.  The Promise/Girls Aloud (#1 UK)

55.  Like You’ll Never See Me Again/Alicia Keys (#1 US R&B #12 US Pop)

56.  Into The Nightlife/Cyndi Lauper (#1 US Dance)

57.  You Know Me Better/Roisin Murphy (#47 UK)

58.  Wow/Kylie Minogue (#5 UK #11 Australia #19 US Dance Airplay)

59.  Piece Of Me/Britney Spears (#2 Australia/UK #5 Canada #18 US)

60.  Forever/Chris Brown (#2 US/Canada #4 UK)

61.  See You Again/Miley Cyrus (#4 Canada #6 Australia #10 US #11 UK)

62.  That’s Not My Name/Ting Tings (#1 UK #8 Australia #88 US)

63.  Handle Me/Robyn (#17 UK #5 US Dance)

64.  Just Fine/Mary J. Blige (#3 US R&B #22 US Pop #13 UK #1 US Dance)

65.  Love Story/Taylor Swift (#1 US Country #4 Canada #5 US Pop)

66.  Lollipop/Mika (#18 UK)

67.  Closer/Ne-Yo (#1 UK #7 US #8 Australia

68.  Stop & Stare/One Republic (#4 UK #11 Australia #12 US)

69.  With You/Chris Brown (#2 Canada/US #5 Australia #8 UK)

70.  Pocketful Of Sunshine/Natasha Bedingfield (#3 Canada #5 US)

71.  Our Song/Taylor Swift (#1 US Country #16 US Pop)

72.  Who’s That Girl/Robyn (#26 UK)

73.  Foundations/Kate Nash (#2 UK)

74.  Dangerous/M. Pokora & Timbaland (#1 France)

75.  Calabria 2008/Enur & Natasha (#46 US #1 US Dance Airplay)

76.  Teardrops On My Guitar/Taylor Swift (#2 US Country/Canada #13 US Pop)

77.  Superwoman/Alicia Keys (#12 US R&B #82 US Pop)

78.  Leavin’/Jesse McCartney (#10 US Pop #1 US Dance)

79.  Up/The Saturday’s (#5 UK)

80.  Can’t Get Over/September (#5 Sweden #12 US Dance)

81.  One Step At A Time/Jordin Sparks (#11 Canada #12 Australia #17 US)

82.  Last Name/Carrie Underwood (#1 US Country #19 US Pop)

83.  Forgive Me/Leona Lewis (#5 UK)

84.  My Joy/Quentin Harris feat. Margaret Grace (Top 20 US Dance)

85.  Won’t Go Home Without You/Maroon 5 (#7 Australia #16 Canada #48 US)

86.  All I See/Kylie Minogue & Mims (#3 US Dance #81 Canada)

87.  Love Is Gone/David Guetta & Chris Willis (#9 UK #98 US)

88.  If I Never See Your Face Again/Maroon 5 & Rihanna (#11 Australia #12 Canada #28 UK #51 US)

89.  If I Can’t Dance/Sophie Ellis-Bexter (#9 Portugal #17 Spain)

90.  Run The Show/Kat De Luna (#2 US Dance)

91.  We Break The Dawn/Michelle Williams (#4 US Dance)

92.  Be O.K./Chrisette Michele & Will.I.Am (#61 US R&B)

93.  Shawty Get Loose/Lil’ Mama, T-Pain & Chris Brown (#10 US)

94.  Kiss Kiss/Chris Brown & T-Pain (#1 US Pop #2 US R&B #6 Canada)

95.  The One/Kylie Minogue (#2 UK Dance #10 Australia Dance #36 UK)

96.  Just A Dream/Carrie Underwood (#1 US Country #29 US Pop)

97.  Take A Bow/Rihanna (#1 US/UK/Canada #3 Australia)

98.  Right Here (Departed)/Brandy (#22 US R&B #34 US Pop #1 US Dance)

99.  Break The Ice/Britney Spears (#9 Canada #43 US #1 US Dance)

100.  Miles Away/Madonna (#1 Spain #5 Japan #39 UK #1 US Dance Airplay)

Hey, maybe I’ll dye my hair 
Maybe I’ll move somewhere 
Maybe I’ll get a car 
Maybe I’ll drive so far 
They’ll all lose track 
Me, I’ll bounce right back 

Maybe I’ll sleep real late 
Maybe I’ll lose some weight 
Maybe I’ll clear my junk 
Maybe I’ll just get drunk on apple wine 
Me, I’ll be just 

Fine and Dandy 
Lord it’s like a hard candy christmas 
I’m barely getting through tomorrow 
But still I won’t let 
Sorrow bring me way down

 

Hello everyone!  It’s that time again.  I swear it seems once Halloween gets here then Thanksgiving is 5 minutes after. Then, just as your starting to digest your food….. Christmas comes to slap you in the face.  For some years now I’ve not thought of Christmas as the happiest of times due to family stuff but over time I’ve gotten better.  I had actually planned to try to write something yesterday but I’m glad I didn’t.  I was in a uhh let’s just say fowl mood.  Unfortunately for me I’m not able to mask very well if something is wrong with me.  All through the day friends at work were like, “Are you ok?  You seem down.”  With a quick, exasperated smile I would say no & that I was just tired.  Then I get to the gym & see other people I know.  ”Nick…. you seem a little…..” Even before the sentence was out I would quickly exclaim all was well & that I was just trying to get my workout done.  I swear, sometimes having an expressive face is an annoyance.  But, like most things with me…. I refuse to be down about anything for too long.  Just like Dolly Parton in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas I’ll be fine & dandy.  I always liked the words to that song.  Recently, I did just die my hair.  Although given my current state maybe I should have went dark & brooding. I don’t plan on moving anywhere (yet).  I don’t like cars so I don’t plan on getting one (unless I would per se move).  If any one loses track…  well how did that happen when I’m on every social network known to man it seems?  I’m not really a texter so if you want to talk to me that’s what you’re gonna have to do…. talk… to… me.  

Today is my last day of work because my agency is closed until January 5th, which is incredibly nice.  I’m looking forward to sleeping in, staying in the gym longer, cleaning out the junk & I’m sure I’ll imbibe on something festive over the holidays.  They say the holidays are some of the most drunken times.  Last year I didn’t play apart of that since I could not drink.  But it seems this year I’ve somehow tried to make up for it.  Which has me thinking that it’s time to calm myself down.  The last few weeks have gotten a bit out of control & next thing you know there are drunk & scandalous pics of me being tagged on facebook.  Dammit, where is my publicist when I need her to make sure these things don’t happen?  This is why I always say take pics at the beginning of the night & then when things get out of control hide the damn camera!  

 

Hey, maybe I’ll learn to sew 
Maybe I’ll just lie low 
Maybe I’ll hit the bars 
Maybe I’ll count the stars until dawn 
Me, I will go on 

Maybe I’ll settle down 
Maybe I’ll just leave town 
Maybe I’ll have some fun 
Maybe I’ll meet someone 
And make him mine 
Me, I’ll be just 

Fine and dandy 
Lord it’s like a hard candy christmas 
I’m barely getting throung tomorrow 
But still I won’t let sorrow bring me way down  

 

Hmmm learning to sew may not be my thing but it would certainly be helpful.  Lying low is easy.  I love my me, myself & I time.  Hitting the bars?  I think I covered that in the last paragraph.  Counting the stars is not something I have done in NYC ever.  I don’t think I have ever properly paid attention to it.  Settling down & making someone mine was done before, it didn’t work out so well.  Not to say I do not discount it.  I marched proudly twice for the rights to gay marriage.  Equal rights ARE equal rights.  Last night I was chatting with a friend who was mentioning he may want to marry his bf & I said well you can count on me to be your best man.  Like anything, it has its ups & downs.  I think about this time last year & how it was right before another big change was about to go down.  Somehow over the year I’ve celebrated and grieved it’s loss more then I would like to admit.  A sigh as the writer takes a minute to think.  

This Christmas I have once again decided to stay in NYC for the holidays.  I haven’t been to NC for Xmas in yrs.  It hasn’t felt the same since my grandmother died so I like to celebrate Xmas my own way, with friends who have decided to stay here as well.  I’ve also decided to go down to NC when it’s a lil bit warmer & I can escape the cold here (since I’m sure it will be cold here for many months to come).  I don’t really have any New Years Eve plans yet.  I have done the megaclub, I have done the stay at home, I have done the house party.  I think that’s what I prefer at this point.  I’ll keep you updated but that is next week.  As for this one, Santa Claus is coming to town even though the economy sucks.  As long as he brings my friends & some music & a lil bit of booze….. I’ll be fine and dandy.

Originally I had planned to write something right after Halloween. I figured you would want to hear about all the shenanigans that took place. There were plenty believe me. I posted pics on here & Facebook & by the beginning of the week I had put myself on hiatus from everyone because I was so tired & needed some major me, myself & I time. We all had a great time. But, there were some moments that could not escape my thoughts. Just a year ago I wasn’t celebrating Halloween because I was worried someone would hit my head with something. I also felt like I looked scary enough to not even need a costume. I stayed in the apt with Scott & Larry & we watched scary movies & ate pizza. So this year I was excited to actually be able to celebrate & not be worried about anything. I dressed as a semi-wrestler. Ok I know, anything to be semi-naked. I originally planned to do a Roman soldier look but then everyone in Gay Manhattan decided to do the same look & clearly I’m not a follower so I had to take that back. Some friends dressed as variations of bunnies & Scott was a disco soul white man with black afro. We all got together at Wissam’s & drank & got ready for the parade. We took pictures & had a wonderful time. Then the night came & there were at least 3 different occasions where we encountered hate. In Chelsea of all places. Some straight idiots had yelled out fags to my friends walking in front of me. My friend yelled back, “That’s right bitch so get out of Chelsea!” Then, a few blocks later, we encountered some small children in their get ups. They couldn’t have been more then 5 or 6 yrs old. One of them grumbled ‘homos’ as he went by. The older guys didn’t shock me but this did. This kind of behavior had to be taught. When I was that age I didn’t know what that word was. Even though we all had a blast that night I couldn’t help but think & wonder why hate begats hate. 

A few days later was the election. Time Square was packed & you would have thought it was New Years Eve. My own friends spent the time together & said, “Yes! We Did It! Yes! We Can!” I went to bed with a smile on my face. It was a wonderful feeling to know that someone with merit can become president & it didn’t matter what color their skin was. It felt like we were finally taking a step forward. But then the next day my happiness was quickly taken away. As everyone else was taking a step forward the news came that Proposition 8 passed in California. It was like ok, a lot of you can step forward but the rest of you need to take a step back. Go & sit in the back of the bus. You are a second class citizen. What was also hard to hear was that 70% of African Americans & a large percentage of Latino’s voted for this Proposition as well. What the hell people? Why would groups that experienced & still experience discrimination inflict it upon others? Why does hate begat hate?

What happened to that phrase ‘Do unto other’s as you would have do unto you.’ Yes, that’s what I thought. Do only when it’s convenient. And what about this sanctity of marriage thing? Bull shit. If it was so important then I doubt half of all marriages would be ending in divorce. I didn’t initially mean to make this a rant blog. As we know, that’s not my style. But, deep down I never thought Prop 8 would pass. I thought we had been taking great strides in the way adjusting what people thought about us. I just assumed it was crazy so called religious people & that number wasn’t that much. That’s where I & so many other people I know thought wrong. Don’t discount the crazy’s. They apparently travel in large numbers. Well the alarm has went off & something must be done. I’m going to a few protests this week & I’ll let you know how it goes. I never figured myself to be the protest type but things change. Hate has to stop. Another change has gonna have to come. 

But when the night is falling
And you cannot find the light
If you feel your dream is dying
Hold tight
You’ve got the music in you
Don’t let go
You’ve got the music in you
One dance left
This world is gonna pull through
Don’t give up
You’ve got a reason to live
Can’t forget you only get what you give

Nickakah came, saw, & conquered. I’ve finally gathered up some sleep & can put together the memories of what was one of the most fun weeks I had in quite some time. I started off celebrating by going to 6 Flags with Larry, Ej & Jeremy. Larry almost wasn’t able to get in because his shirt was deemed offensive. It said ‘Rick Said Good Evening Bitches’. Mind you I don’t see how this should be offensive but it’s hard to offend me. What WAS offensive were the prices for food. $17 for a small burger & small fries & a drink? Now that’s offensive bitches! I also couldn’t help but think that the next time I go I’ll rock the Flash Pass. Without it you just stand in lines waiting & waiting & any one who knows me, knows how much I HATE to wait. As we were waiting for one ride, a conductor in the most monotone voice ever would finish her spiel by saying, “This will change your life.” After hearing that at least 15 times I was ready to let her know that it BETTER change my life. This was a water ride & I had been wanting to ride it for hours because it was so hot outside. By the time it was over I felt like I had been spritzed & Ej walked away soaked. Clearly that ride did not change my life. After all was said & done, I had my most fun on the tea cups. I had that thing spinning round & round & faster then any one else’s. I felt like I was getting an arm & ab workout & then trying to walk off of it, I felt like I was drunk. A workout with a shot of a buzz? Clearly the one for me. The next day I got myself up to go to Fire Island. It should be noted that I should have known how it was going to go when I got on the train & then the conductor told at least 20 of us to take another train. As I got on I thought something about this doesn’t seem right. Turns out I was right. He had sent us on the wrong train so I then had to switch at another stop just to go back to my original stop. It ended up taking me 4 hrs to get out there. The rest of the trip had similar craziness but I wasn’t surprised. The actual Pines Party that I went to was tons of fun & I had a blast dancing for hours with all my boys. Jordan had managed to get Chase & I in for free as long as we worked for a few hours. We were security. Now, Chase as security I can totally see. As for me, not so much. But being this was with the gays we didn’t have to worry about fights, just blow jobs in corners & extra curricular activities. All the while I still managed to have a drink in my hands & in my book that is a wonderful way to work security. Once it was over, in true Nick out to Fire Island form it rained. I can never seem to make it out there for actual sun. It’s a good thing I have other ways to tan here in the city. By Monday I decided I needed to just go to work & then to dance class. I knew that I was going to need all the sleep I could get for the next 6 days of Nickakah.

Tuesday night was the official kick off to all things ME. I decided to go to Pieces & do a little karaoke. It was a lovely way to start. The drag queen decided that it would be a good idea for me to take off my shirt after I sang Tears Dry On Their Own. I said no. She said, “Take it off.” I said, “What do I get for it?” She said, “Drink tickets.” That seemed reason enough for me & after that she also let my friend Krista get up & sing some Janis Joplin without putting a slip in. Ahhh, the things I do for friends & drink tickets. Seen at the kick off: Scott, Larry, Ej, Nicole, Jeremy, Chase, Gilbert, Lil Tom, Jon & with a very special guest appearance by Vadim. All day long he had been telling me he was too tired to make it. He had even done a fake call at 10 pm saying he was going to sleep. So imagine my shock when I saw Basic Trash make his way through the crowd. It was a great way to kick things off & I had a blast with all my peeps.

I’ve had a little bit too much
All of the people start to rush. Start to rush by.
How does he twist the dance?
Can’t find my drink oh man.
Where are my keys, I lost my phone.
What’s go-ing out on the floor?
I love this record baby, but I can’t see straight anymore.
Keep it cool what’s the name of this club?
I can’t remember but it’s alright, alright.

Wednesday was my last day of work for the week & I decided that night I would usher in 30 by entering in a talent competition at Therapy for their Cattle Call night hosted by Peppermint Gummybear. Yes, she’s a drag queen for those that don’t know. I told only a few people because this was my first time performing in front of people for quite some time & my nerves were getting the best of me. The place was packed & when my name was called first I wanted to throw up a little. To add there were 2 other people there celebrating their bdays as well. I was like these bitches are stealing my thunder! But, as soon as I got on the stage & a light shun on me…. I felt back in my element. I performed Fever which was always a Greatest Hit for me so to speak. People yelled & hollered & during a key moment of the song Peppermint came over & helped rip my shirt open, then proceeded to rub what I swear felt like Crisco on my chest. The crowd roared & I ate it up. Those other bday bitches weren’t gonna steal this thunder now! After me were 2 other guys. One sang a….uhhhh….(think of something nice to say)….neat version of I am Changing from Dreamgirls. The other had a guitar & sang something that I couldn’t make out. It was slow & draggy & then I heard my friend say, “At least you kept people watching you!” It didn’t get better after that because it was then a black guy in a wig doing his best uh errr drag. I could have done a better job but once again, if I can’t say anything nice then I won’t say anything at all. As we moved on to the next, it was Angelique Ali. I’ve heard her out & about for years & she’s famous in the scene. I was fully prepared to come in 2nd to her. She has an amazing voice & sounds like Deborah Cox. She came out in an evening gown which just added to her fabulousness. Oh & I should add, she is trannylicious. That’s right, when she speaks she’s got this low low tone to her voice and a penis. Penis or no penis, she sang & brought the house down. Scott looked at me & tapped me on the shoulder & said, “At least you’ll get 2nd.” Then the last performer came out on the stage & was ummm either a girl dressed as a man or a really, really odd looking midget man. IT got on stage & sang something that sounded like 5 rats fighting over a piece of cheese & then did a ‘performance piece’ to Breakin Dishes (which is one of my favorite Rihanna songs). Then IT threw out paper plates during the chorus & I couldn’t watch it anymore. Seriously, was this entertainment? Imagine my utter shock when we got on stage & it came down between IT & Angelique. Apparently IT had a lot of friends to show up & cheer IT on. I had barely told people because I was worried I may suck. Guess I should have made that the kick off. Then in a very shocking moment while we were standing on stage, these 2 guys sitting near us got into a bitch fight. Next thing you know I hear yelling & glasses flying. Literally, bitches were breakin dishes up in there! A piece came to the stage & hit Angelique in the forehead. She fell back against me & I thought, “Tranny down! Tranny down! I need back up!” Guess I was gonna be security after all. Things were finally composed & they were escorted out & the winner was announced to be IT. Honestly, I can’t remember the name so I called it IT. I then joked that Angelique & I lost to Pat from SNL! She thought it was funny & then she asked me where she knew me from. The guy with the guitar then said it as well & added, “I feel like I should know you because you’re famous or something.” I joked that if I was indeed famous then I would NOT be opening for IT/Pat. I then said I would open for Angelique any time & she raised her eyebrow & smiled. Uh oh clearly she took that not the way I intended. So then it was back to hanging with my friends who had showed up to see me. Seen: Scott, Daniel, Ricardo, their friend whose name eludes me right now, Ej, Sean, Mickey & Nico.

I woke up late Thursday morning & thought about how now I was officially in the 30’s club. I decided I needed to go downtown & do some shopping. I tried on jeans & got all excited to know that waist 30 fit me & my ass perfectly. The shirts fit me perfectly & showed off the perky busoms just the way they should. If this is how 30 looks then 30 looks good bitches. My ego was stroked tremendously when I told the salesgirl it was my bday & she asked how old I was turning. I told her 30 & she looked shocked. She exclaimed that I looked 25. I said thank you & beamed with excitement. That night I invited a few peeps over for bday cake. (Not too much, how else do you think I stay like this?) I welcomed gifts from Ej, Larry & Jordan & we had some drinks before we went to the Ritz. Seen: Ej, Larry, Jordan, Scott, Vadim, Big Tom, Tommy & John. Then we all went to Ritz without Big Tom because he was a tired, tired man. At first there was no one at Ritz but my friends which felt nice. Dj Danny played music that only we wanted to hear & Vadim said, “Oh no! Your bday is turning into just what mine had! No one comes!” He seemed more upset then I was because he was living vicariously through Nickakah. Someone would say Happy Bday Nick & he would say thank you. Just when we thought there would be no crowd Natasha aka Jackee Star Jones came into the room. Rocking a new wig & mad Bday love she worked the stairs. Before I knew it, I turned around & the room was filled. I was working the fan, Nicole was spinning around & Vadim was happy his vicarious bday was gonna be a success. Dj Danny even gave me a bday shout over the mic & I jumped up & down. Seen: Billy & his bf John, Dennis, Jason, Russell Murray, Colin aka Fake Billy, other people I’m forgetting now but you have all my love. At one point in the night this guy came up to me & said, “I love your films.” I felt puzzled. How did he know where to look out for me in Glitter or the other movie that no one saw called New Best Friend. So I said, “What are you talking about?” “Your films! I get off to you all the time.” Then it hit me! “Ummm, I don’t do porn.” He looked shocked & then said, “Whatever, I know it’s you. You just don’t what everyone to know & say something to you.” He then turned away & went back to his friends. I thought it was funny how apparently everyone is sure I’m famous in one way or another. I went back to dancing & then Danny played something like Britney or something sexy & I found myself doing a danceoff with Jackee Star Jones. I started dancing all sexually suggestive with myself & then the dude came back to me & said, “Ok you’re gonna dance like that & say you DON’T do porn? Right!” Shortly after I met a guy who was flirting with me & then I decided to take him home. That’s right I was going to have a bizzniss associate after all. I thought, “Hey! It’s my bday! I should get some bday sex out of it.” Everything seemed nice until he decided to talk. He was from California & had this surfer way of speaking. Which I can be fine with but it must be said, I’m not much of a talker during sexy times. Don’t tell me what you’re gonna do, don’t give me a dramatic monologue, just do it. Honestly, it felt like a bad porn & being that I was just told I did porn this was not helping. He then says, “Awww seriously…. this ass is hot.” All of a sudden I flashed to the conductor at 6 Flags with the monotone voice & thought, “This ass will change your life.” Which proceeded to put me in a fit of giggles. Which must have not helped his ego. Needless to say not the sexiest of times was had.

Wish I could shut my playboy mouth.
How’d I turn my shirt inside out? Inside out babe.
Control your poison babe
Roses have thorns they say.
And we’re all gettin’ hosed tonight.
What’s go-ing out on the floor?
I love this record baby, but I can’t see straight anymore.
Keep it cool what’s the name of this club?
I can’t remember but it’s alright, alright.

Friday ended up being a small crew of us going to Pyramid. A few peeps flaked out but don’t worry, I still got mad love for you Jackie & Shaq. Chip who we refer to as Uncle Fester even changed up his mix tape & threw in some 80’s jams I haven’t heard in ages. Sheena Easton’s Strut had me doing JUST that. We had our own highlights of the night by changing the words to Papa Don’t Preach. But, my highlight was Scott & I using a very long piece of fabric to do a dance that was So You Think Can Dance Mia Michael’s contemporary worthy. Normally my grooves are premeditated but this dance fully had him & I creating on the spot. It was fabu. Seen: Scott, Larry, Vadim, Ej, Andy, Kevi Kev, his friend Wayne & Jeremy

Saturday was meant to be spent at the Pier but the rain canceled out that plan. Instead Larry, Scott & I decided to do my double feature plan of seeing 2 movies for the price of 1. We watched The Dark Knight which I found to be entertaining but not as great as everyone has hyped it up to be. Heath was good as the Joker but really? Oscar worthy? Hmmmm. Maybe I’ll have to watch it again to fully GET it but not any time soon. We then watched Mamma Mia. The best singer was the girl from Mean Girls. Who know! Screw Lindsay Lohan trying to release a hot song. Someone sign this girl up! Meryl was good & gave a good performance especially during the Winner Takes It All. Christine Baranski & the other lady playing her friend was wonderful. I could have done without Pierce & his singing. I felt like he was yelling at me. All in all the experiences were good but honestly & it must be said….. do not bring your baby to the movies! This couple in front of me in the Dark Knight drove us nuts with their loud ass baby! Then in Mamma Mia these 2 teenage girls sitting a few seats down from me were driving me crazy talking about random high school shit. OMFG I AM getting old, teenage girls are driving me crazy! So other then that we had a nice time. Double features is fun & it’s the only way I like to watch movies. It’s a bit of a commitment though. 6 hours in a movie theater can make your ass sore! Later, Vadim had a save the animals meeting he had to do in Union Sq & Scott & I decided to have some pre drinks before we went to Splash. Tons of fun was had & we danced our asses off & Scott & I even re-enacted out string dance. It wasn’t as great as the night before due to the fact that we had limited space. But either way we gave it to the fans! Seen: Scott, Vadim, Nicole, Rob, Brad, Jude, Frank, Matt B, Chase, Lil Tom, Erick, Erica, Kevin M & Dennis. At the end of the night Scott ended up staying with me. I wanted to make sure he would be on time for brunch & not accidentally sleep through it. I asked for a hot man in my bed & instead I get Scott! Just kidding Scott. We had a nice time & watched Sordid Lives on Logo & then finally went to sleep.

Sunday was a gathering at HK for brunch. As I have stated before, when we do brunch we do it right. Drinking mimosa’s & bellini’s for hours upon hours. Vadim, Scott, Larry, Ej, Nathan, Tasia, Pricilla & I had a lovely time. Discussing all the events of Nickakah & how next year Vadim is going to celebrate his bday as well during Nickakah. Which I will not be having, This was the first year where I was constantly hearing it was someone’s bday as well. It was really odd. There were the 2 at Therapy & then just walking around the street I would hear convo’s about so & so’s bday. Either way no one stole my thunder. There were some people that I expected a little more from. I’ll not name any names & it’s not like I should be incredibly shocked due to the past circumstances. It just makes me that more thankful for the people I did have. Which is why I try to celebrate as much as possible because I know other people have things to do. But seriously, when you can’t make at least ONE event? That’s seriously putting you in the DTM category. Now, I’m sure there will be some people reading this & there are a few people I knew had stuff going on so i understand. I’m not that selfish. As for the others ooooo my memory is long, very, very long. Unless I have been drinking. What definitely HAS to be said is there was one person who made every single event…. Scott. I realize I celebrate for days & I also realize not everyone can keep up with me.

Don’t stop me now, don’t need to catch my breath
I can go on and on and on
When the lights go down and there’s no one left
I can go on and on and on

So Scott big ups to you for Giving it 2 me for each & every single event. I definitely owe you the best of me. Thank goodness your bday is still some time away so I can fully rest for it lol. And many, many thanks to all my ladies & gents who showed just how much love they have for me. Vadim, my Basic Trash Pencil Buddy work that couture. Larry, 7 yrs & still offensive & going strong. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Ej, forever having a new scheme. As for this no sex thing? Well you still have another month so I’ll try to have enough for the both of us. I would add more here but it would just make this blog longer & I know how much you guys hate to read too much. I still would like to use a blog to reflect upon the 20’s but as for now here’s hello to my 30’s. Are you ready bitches?

Just dance. Gonna be okay.
Da-da-doo-doo
Just dance. Spin that record babe.
Da-da-doo-doo
Just dance. Gunna be okay.
Duh-duh-duh
Dance. Dance. Dance. Ju-ju-ju-just dance.

It’s the eve of my birthday & the number 30 is about to make love to my face. It’s a kiss I have not been yearning for. I spent the earlier part of the day writing this fabulous blog. Unfortunately, Safari decided to shut down & all my wonderful words were erased. At least it can’t take away my memories dammit. My work day is almost over & I plan on taking off tomorrow & Friday as well. Nickakah is in full swing & believe me I will be discussing it really soon. I would also still like to take a blog to wax poetic on the decade that has seen me go through hairstyles, colors, women, men, jobs, cities, states, you name it. It was a time for learning things about myself & coming into my own. I remember years ago I was always attracted to older guys. Men in their 30’s just seemed to have it more together. Ofcourse that wasn’t always the truth but it was something I was attracted to. How funny it is now when I get hit on by young boys. I was reminded of me from so long ago. So here’s to hoping that I exhibit the qualities that I used to be so attracted to. Because if this is where I am in life at my thirties in seems a nice place to start. So at around 4 something in the morning it will be official. Is it any shock that I came into this world in the middle of the night? Of course not, the night time is when I’m at my most festive. Goodbye to an innocence that I will remember fondly & hello to everything that awaits me.

It’s Thursday & I’m finally back at work properly after only working half a day on Tuesday. Why you ask? Well, at 4 something Monday morning I woke up covered in sweat & my sheets soaked. I had a fever & my throat was sore. A few hours later I called into work sick & went to the store to get tylenol & all that other stuff that’s suppose to make you better. By Tuesday I went back to work but by this point my throat was massively swollen & it hurt to swallow. Everyone at work said we figured you were just calling out of work because it was Pride weekend. I wish that had been the case. I went to the dr on my lunch break & found out I had acute tonsillitis. He also said I could be contagious so I needed to be alone for at least 24 hrs once the anti-biotics kicked in. I was like wow, if this is what it’s like acute then I’d hate to see what it’s like if it was called unattractive tonsillitis. Solitary confinement is not fun. I mean we all know how much I love my me, myself & I time but being forced to is not fun. Yesterday I decided I would go to the movies & do my classic double feature. Pay for one movie & then sneak into another when it is done. I watched Hancock & Wall E, both I would highly recommend. I would have snuck into another but alas, my ass was tired of sitting.

But I digress, let’s chat about what I think brought about this whole acute tonsillitis. Last week was Pride week here in NYC & my friends & I had tons of it. This is Vadim’s holiday & he had been figuring out what he was going to wear since the day after Pride a year ago. Don’t laugh, it’s his thing. This was also Scott’s first Pride so we had to make sure to do it up right for him. We officially kicked it off on Thursday by going to an Out magazine party where our friend Joe was deejaying. There wasn’t dancing really but when he put on my second favorite dance song of all time ‘You Used To Hold Me’ I couldn’t help myself, I had to shake my ass a little. All the while, double fisting. That’s right. My tolerance has come back. It’s not it’s full capacity but it definitely is better then it was. After the Out party we headed over to the Ritz to meet up with the rest of our crew. Tons of dancing & posing ensued & I rocked the stairs with Jackee Star Jones. Who is that you may ask? Well it’s a name Vadim & I have given a drag queen there. She always works the stairs & wears a black bob wig & black glasses. Before, it had been a long, curly, luxurious do. But I’m assuming that is just TOO much hair now that it’s summer in the city. We get the name from Jackee who used to be on 227. We’ve found tons of ways to bring those characters to our life. In my building, on the first floor there is a sweet older latina lady & she just sits at the window watching everyone’s business. We call her Pearl. 227 was fabulous. There ain’t no place like home. I mean no place child.

So, back to Pride. After a tiring day at work, I went home to take a small disco nap. I had to prep myself for Friday night’s Madonnathon at Pyramid. I had also convinced my straight roommate to come out with us. He’s been bringing up the fact that he wishes he could have the gay lifestyle & has been a little jealous of my antics recently. I seem to go through phases. Either I’m incredibly virginal or I’m a raving sex-omatic. I’ve been calling it my Virgin/Whore Complex Tour. So for me to do my best at getting a straight man laid was going to be hard. There are tons of girls who show up to Pyramid on Friday nights so I figured he had a pretty good chance. I was doing my best until I got sidetracked by a hot piece of man on the go go box. Then it was each man for his own. I jumped on the box, ditched the shirt & started making out with him. This continued for a while until he said he had to leave. Either way, it wasn’t gonna break my stride. I continued dancing & then somehow magically found myself in the arms of someone I knew for quite some time. All of us had given him the nickname Whore of Charm School. Now I was in his web. What can I say? I kissed a boy & I liked it. The taste of his cherry chap stick. It felt so wrong, it felt so right. It definitely didn’t mean I was in love that night. In the midst of all that he then told me had a boyfriend & felt all kinds of bad about what he was doing so he abruptly left. Once again, my stride wasn’t broken. We stayed & danced for quite a while. My straight roommate had long given up on the 2 girls he was trying to woo & by this time he had decided to leave. We ended our night with apparently one more guy asking if I would make out with him & being that I was apparently giving it out so freely I did. Then, Vadim & I left & went walking the streets of the East Village. It was there we came across this rather cute guy who stopped & talked with us. We went back to his apartment & the conversation would go kind of like this. Guy to me: Ummm you’re really cute. I’d smile. Vadim would all of a sudden say Thank You! Laughter would ensue & then he’d say you have really nice skin tone. I’d smile. Vadim would again say Thank You! The night ended with Vadim leaving & me staying. You can use your imagine but I will say I didn’t fully seal the deal on it.

By the next morning I felt hungover & hot. This guy had no AC & I was in need of getting the fuck out. So on my walk of shame I went. The day consisted of me doing laundry & other odds & ends & I met up with Sean so he could put some highlights in my hair. Later that night we all went to Splash & I ended up keeping my Maneater ways under control. A guy that I had had my first real date with in almost 3 yrs had meant to show up but ended up not getting in because the club was filled to capacity so they weren’t letting any one else in. So we all danced the night away & then went home. Sunday was the day of the parade & I met up with everyone at different locations. I went up to Jason’s work office to go to the bathroom & hang out when all of a sudden the clouds came over & a flood of rain came over the parade. It didn’t seem to phase many people as they just took off their shirts & dance & run around in the parade. Scott looked like a kid in a candy store to me. It was his first parade & visions of sugar plum bottoms were all dancing in his head. I was reminded of my first pride in 2000 when I was 21 & I ended up going to to Jersey with a couple. Sigh. Oh how innocent I was then. Now it’s 8 years later & I’m almost taking over the role of the Whore of Charm School. But maybe I’m being too hard on myself. Maybe it’s just that virgin/whore complex I’ve been having. Maybe it’s the fact that I have friggin tonsillitis & I’m just sure I got it from my antics of Friday night. Anyway, whatever it is it is. All in all Pride was a wonderful time. We finished the day off by going to Dallas BBQ & then hanging out some more at Jason’s. The night ended with some drama that I won’t get into but I did find myself back at Jordan’s apartment. Unfortunately, he had received some bad news about his grandmother. A couple days ago, she passed away. I couldn’t help but think about how when mine had passed & how I took the news alone. I figured no one else should have to do the same. What I found interesting was the fact that he called me. As it turns out, some times we still use each other as the go to if something go wrong. I guess when you’re used to something for so long it’s easy to revisit & count on it. I was just glad to be able to be there. I do know that when I got sick at the beginning of the week I did remember how easier it was when I wasn’t single & I could lay in bed & someone else would make chicken soup or whatever. But that’s how it is, you get the pro’s & con’s with everything.

As for this weekend I think I’ll keep it a calm one. I’m perfectly ok with it. Yesterday my sister turned 20 & I’m once again reminded that my bday is just right around the corner. The big 3-0. Sigh. It is what it is. I’ll still keep on being fabulous.

Recently, I was talking to my friend Nathan about how I may need to give Fire Island another chance. Anyone who KNOWS me, knows it’s not held the fondest memories. Scratch that, I just read my first blog about it & a few others & was reminded of some happy times. So let me say this, it’s like if I watch a movie & I’m loving it. Then, the end comes & it absolutely sucks. It will make me dislike the whole movie, even if it had good parts about it. So I’ll just put it like this. I needed to try it on my own terms & do it the way I would want to do. So when Nathan told me I should take his place in his house since he couldn’t be there, I decided to jump at the chance.

After working 10 hr days for 3 days in a row I felt it was necessary to take a day off so I decided to take Monday off. That way I could have a full 3 days there. So on Friday I was all packed & ready to go & I swear Friday felt like the longest day ever. Another co-worker was heading there as well & we were counting the hours away. She said, “Oh I’m going to Ocean Bay, is that where you’re going?” I said no & exclaimed I had done the Bay & now it was definitely time for me to be with the gays in The Pines. By the time 5:30 came around I bolted from the door & met up with Mickey (whom I would be sharing a room with). Then it was off to the train at Penn. We decided to get a drink to start the weekend off right. Which is what the rest of the weekend seemed to hold for us. Wow, those boys do it up right. I will need to detox for days & days. There was party after party. Once we were there Friday night & rocked the hot tub & had drinks it was off to an underwear party. Now I haven’t done one of these in years & years, so I felt hey, why the hell not? Tons of fun was had & I even managed to get Mickey to do it as well. I should reiterate that you can do anything once I set my mind to it. On Saturday we apparently missed the monsoon that hit the city because we had sun & lovely weather. We managed to get to the beach & hang for a lil bit before it was time for another party. It’s funny to me on how I go away & still wind up seeing tons of people I know. Also, meeting tons of new people is always nice. There’s somehow not that since of pretentiousness that you can get at certain places in the city. Not sure what it is, the sun, the drinks or the camaraderie but people are so much more approachable & more friendly. I even met some boys that were from North Carolina & knew all about Carowinds. What was hilarious was that on the train ride there I was just telling Mickey about it & he said, “What the hell is that? Rehab in NC? That’s what it sounds like.” Another funny moment was when this guy was (I guess) hitting on me & just kept trying to figure out ways he knew me & I was not picking up what he was putting down. Later Mickey goes, “When someone asks you if you went to Cornell, you say YES.”

Everyone was also trying to explain to me about the difference between Low Tea, High Tea, Middle Tea. Basically I still may not know which one I’m at but to put it in simpler terms….it’s just another party & the Dj playing good music. One of the housemates was Dj David Marc playing tons of festiveness. I was in heaven. I even reconnected with people I haven’t seen in years & years. I also connected with people I surely hope to see again & again. There was no drama, no arguments, no feeling uncomfortable about ANYthing, just fun. It’s probably why I was able to not give a damn that the weather turned bad by Saturday night. Me running in the rain with gay guido boys trying to not get their spiky hair wet was a lovely moment. Sunday was cloudy & pretty much Monday as well. That seems to be the one thing that is a constant with me whenever I go there. But seriously when you’re with the right group of people, all of that can be thrown into the wind. I had probably the best time out there I have ever had & it’s nice to know a stigma on something can finally be wiped clean. I will have fun stories to talk about for quite some time. I also have tons of quotes from the weekend but I’ll not chat about them here in order to keep this PG rated. Let’s just say I’ll hold them in my body of evidence.

As promised, this is the last of my female pop star chart blogs. What can I have left to say about Madonna? She’s been referenced & quoted in MANY of my blogs in the past 3 years. She’s amassed 38 #1 singles on the US Dance chart. A record for any artist & the only artist that comes close is Janet Jackson with 18. She has 12 #1 singles on the US chart, 13 in the UK, 11 in Australia & a whopping 20 in Japan. She recently passed Elvis with the most top 10 singles ever by an artist in the US at 38 singles. In the UK that # is actually 61. There is no denying her Icon status. So now it’s time to discuss M’s chart statistics. So for everyone wanting to read about my life, I promise the next one will be all about me hee hee. Also, in case any of you doubt this feel free to go to Wikipedia.

In 1982, after being in NYC for 5 yrs, Madonna was signed to a singles deal with Sire/Warner Bros. The first single released was Everybody which found major success on the Billboard Dance chart. It barely missed the Hot 100. Follow up double A side single Burning Up/Physical Attraction was a hit as well on the dance chart & as Burning Up was garnering airplay on MTV, Sire ok’d the release of her debut album. On July 27th, 1983 (just a few days before my 5th bday) the debut album was released. The next single released was Holiday in September & as we all know that’s the one that started her chart fame. The singles found success on the dance chart, hot 100 & even the R&B chart. The album stayed on Billboard’s top 200 for over a year & eventually peaked at #8. To date the album has sold 8 million copies worldwide. In the UK the album was re-released as Madonna the First album in 1985, after the major success of Like A Virgin. Holiday was released there on 3 different occasions & eventually peaked at #2, being held out of the top by Into The Groove. But that’s getting a head of myself.

1. Everybody #3 Dance
2. Burning Up/Physical Attraction #3 Dance #13 Australia
3. Holiday #16 US Pop #25 R&B #1 Dance #6 UK(re-release #2 1985, #5 1991) #4 Australia
4. Borderline #10 US Pop #4 Dance #56 UK(re-release #2 1986) #12 Australia
5. Lucky Star #4 US Pop #42 R&B #14 UK #36 Australia

In Nov. 1984 she was full on ready to take over the world. She had debuted the song Like A Virgin at the first ever MTV VMA’s to scandalous reviews. This was the era where she was all over the pop charts. Songs from the album, songs from films such as Vision Quest & Desperately Seeking Susan were all over MTV & the radio. She had also made news by some nude photos that were taken way back in her modeling days. Playboy & Penthouse published them & at the LIVE AID she made a statement in her jacket on the hot day by saying, “I ain’t taking shit off today!” Originally, people thought she’d be a one hit wonder & the real star would be Cyndi Lauper. Kudos to Cyndi & all but we know how this turned out. The single became her first #1 in December staying put for 6 weeks & the album followed suit in February of 1985. Worldwide it has sold 22 million to date. During this time she also embarked on the Virgin tour.

1. Like A Virgin #1 Pop/Dance/Australia #9 R&B #3 UK
2. Material Girl #2 Pop #1 Dance #49 R&B #3 UK #4 Australia
3. Crazy For You #1 Pop/Australia #80 R&B #2 UK (re-released #2 1991
4. Angel #5 Pop/Adult Contemporary/UK #1 Dance #71 R&B #1 Australia
5. Into The Groove #1 Dance/UK/Australia #19 R&B (in the US it was released as the bside to Angel)
6. Dress You Up #5 Pop/UK/Australia #3 Dance #64 R&B
7. Gambler #4 UK
8. Love Don’t Live Here Anymore #2 Japan

Live To Tell was released in March of 1986 & it was in the film At Close Range, starring then husband Sean Penn. They would go onto be in the commercial flop Shanghai Surprise, but let’s discuss True Blue. It was released in June of ‘86 & to date is the album that has sold the most worldwide with 20 million copies. Every single released from it went to #1 in either the US or the UK. A feat that hasn’t been done on any other Madonna album.

1. Live To Tell #1 US Pop/Japan #2 US Adult Contemporary/UK #7 Australia
2. Papa Don’t Preach #1 US/UK/Australia #4 Dance
3. True Blue #1 UK/Japan #3 US #5 Australia #6 Dance
4. Open Your Heart #1 US Pop/Dance/Japan #4 UK #16 Australia
5. La Isla Bonita #1 UK/US Adult Contemporary #4 US Pop #5 Japan #6 Australia

In the summer of 1987 the soundtrack to Who’s That Girl was released & while it didn’t sell huge it still managed to go to #7 & sell 5 million copies worldwide. The same can not be said the film. Released to horrible reviews, it was another commercial flop. To this day I actually like the movie & thought it was quite funny. Then again, that’s just me. Meanwhile, the singles from the soundtrack were big hits. Then at the end of 1987, the remix album You Can Dance was released & while it only went to #14, it still sold a million copies. It would later start the trend for artist to release remix albums. Such as Milli Vanilli, Jody Watley & Paula Abdul (just to name a few). The album did contain one new song, Spotlight. It was originally supposed to be on the True Blue album but was taken off. While it was releases as a radio airplay single, it wasn’t released commercially in the states. But, it was released in Japan where it was a big hit. During 1987 she also embarked on the larger scale Who’s That Girl Tour. It grossed 20 million in the few months she was on tour. While playing at MSG, all proceeds of the show went to the American Foundation for AIDS research.

1. Who’s That Girl #1 US/UK/Japan #5 Adult Contemporary #44 Dance #7 Australia
2. Causing A Commotion #2 US #1 Dance/Japan #4 UK #7 Australia
3. The Look of Love #9 UK
4. Spotlight #3 Japan #1 Dance (as You Can Dance LP cuts instead of Spotlight)

In 1988, there was no new music released & she pretty much stayed out of the spotlight. She did act on Broadway in the play Speed The Plow. During this time her marriage to Sean Penn had began to crumble. On True Blue she had dedicated the album to him & said he was ‘the coolest guy in the universe’. By Like A Prayer, it was obvious that had all headed south. Released in March of 1989 it was critically acclaimed & the scandal of the video caused Pepsi to back out of it’s promotions for her. After all was said & done the videos from each single were masterpieces. She performed at the ‘89 VMA’s & won the Viewer’s Choice award for Like A Prayer, which in turn was sponsored by Pepsi. Express Yourself also won Video of the year. The album went on to sell 13 million copies worldwide & it was to be her last US #1 album for at least another decade. The album also featured a collaboration with Prince & Randy Jackson playing guitar on the title track.

1. Like A Prayer #1 US/UK/Japan/Australia/Dance #3 Adult Contemporary #20 R&B
2. Express Yourself #2 US/Japan #1 Dance #5 UK/Australia
3. Cherish #2 US #1 Adult Contemporary #3 Japan/UK #4 Australia
4. Oh Father #20 US #16 UK (released in 1996) #59 Australia
5. Dear Jessie #5 UK #41 Australia
6. Keep It Together #8 US #1 Dance #5 Japan #66 R&B

1990 was a big year for the Material Girl. She went on tour with The Blonde Ambition Tour (to this date my absolute favorite) which was also documented for the Truth or Dare. Just ask me or any of my friends & we can still quote lines from it. Ok we still do. This was also the time that she taught the world how to Vogue. It had been an underground dance style in NY for a few years. The ‘children’ would pose & get in limber moves to Balls all over NY. Meanwhile, I was 11 & played the video over & over & over again just to make sure I had the moves down. I think I have stated that I won my first dance contest while dancing to it. But enough about me lol, back to M. I’m Breathless was released in May to coincide with the film Dick Tracy. The film finally found her playing a character that was more Madonna suited & it was a commercial success. Originally the song Vogue wasn’t even supposed to be a hit. It was to be the b-side to Keep It Together, but the record company thought it was too strong of a song so it was tacked onto the album last minute. It went onto be another worldwide #1 single & the album sold 5 million copies worldwide. She performed on the 1990 VMA with the now classic performance. It’s no lie….. this is my most favorite song ever by her.

1. Vogue #1 US/UK/Japan/Australia/Dance #16 R&B
2. Hanky Panky #10 US #2 UK #6 Australia #17 Japan

The Immaculate Collection was released in November of 1990 & to date has become one of the best greatest hits album seller’s ever. Worldwide it has sold 23 million copies to date. It amassed most of her hits from 1983 to 1990’s Vogue. Unfortunately, there were quite a few songs but the tracklist had to include new singles Justify My Love & Rescue Me. Justify My Love was her first video ever banned by MTV for its scandalous scenes & she found a way to profit off of it by releasing it as the first video single. Needless to say she profited highly off of it. I always considered that song to be inferior to Rescue Me but I think the controversy around it helped it. The song was the first #1 single of 1991. The following year she appeared in another hit film A League of Their Own. This film paired her with her soon to be BFF Rosie O’ Donnell. She also had another #1 single from the film, which would be her last #1 single for a few years.

1. Justify My Love #1 US/Dance #42 R&B #2 UK #4 Australia
2. Rescue Me #9 US #6 Dance #3 UK #11 Japan #15 Australia
3. This Used To Be My Playground #1 US/Japan #3 UK #4 Adult Contemporary #9 Australia

I was a Freshman in October of 1992, when Erotica was released. This was the time of the Madonna backlash. The Sex book had taken controversy to a whole new level. No other pop star had ever been so in your face with nudity & thoughts of sexual shenanigans. I wasn’t old enough to buy the book & my mom was like you will not have such filth in this house. Between the album, the book, & the film Body of Evidence….. Madonna’s uhhh body of work was everywhere. The album debuted & peaked at #2 & sold 5 million copies worldwide. Which was her lowest number at that time. The film was an absolute flop & in many ways seemed to be a rip off of Basic Instinct. The book did completely sell out & even today it’s hard to get your hands on unless you go to Ebay or Amazon. As for the album, I feel it’s highly under-rated & in fact is one of my favorite albums by her. In the end it spawned 6 singles. In 1993, she went on her Girlie Show Tour. Which was to be her last tour for at least 7 years.

1. Erotica #1 Dance #2 Japan #3 US/UK #4 Australia
2. Deeper & Deeper #1 Dance #6 UK #7 US #11 Australia
3. Bad Girl #10 UK #11 Japan #32 Australia #36 US
4. Fever #1 US Dance #6 UK #7 Japan #51 Australia
5. Rain #14 US #7 Adult Contemporary/UK #2 Japan #5 Australia
6. Bye Bye Baby #15 Australia/Japan

1994 found her dealing with the backlash of the Sex scandals but she found a new scandal by her appearance on Letterman saying the word Fuck over & over. Scandals aside, she did a song for the soundtrack to With Honors & it became a big success chart wise. It was held out of the top spot by I Swear by All 4 One but stayed at #2 for 4 weeks. By the end of October, Bedtime Stories was released & peaked at #3. It found her going the more R&B approach & dabbling in a techno sound that she would later touch upon on albums to come. The album sold 7 million copies worldwide & Take A Bow became her longest running #1 single in the US at 7 weeks.

1. I’ll Remember #1 Japan #2 US #7 UK/Australia
2. Secret #1 Dance #2 Adult Contemporary/Japan #3 US #5 UK/Australia
3. Take A Bow #1 US/Adult Contemporary/Japan #15 Australia #16 UK
4. Bedtime Story #1 Dance #4 UK #5 Australia #42 US
5. Human Nature #2 Dance #8 UK #10 Japan #46 US

Something To Remember was released at the end of 1995 & was more or less a ballads collection. It did feature 3 new songs & a remix of Love Don’t Live Here Anymore which had originally been only released in Japan in 1985. I Want You, a cover of the Marvin Gaye classic, was released in video form only. Something that she had not done before. The album debuted & peaked at #6 & worldwide sold 10 million copies. The following year she played the title role in Evita to rave reviews. She won the Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy & the song You Must Love Me won Best Original song at the Oscar’s. The soundtrack went to #2 in the US & #1 in the UK & worldwide sold 17 million copies. She also gave birth to her daughter Lourdes in October of 1996. Once again Madonna had reinvented herself from the Material Girl to the Material Mom.

1. You’ll See #1 Japan #5 UK #6 US #9 Australia
2. One More Chance #11 UK #35 Australia
3. Love Don’t Live Here Anymore #16 Dance #78 US #27 Australia
4. You Must Love Me #10 UK #11 Australia #17 Japan #18 US
5. Don’t Cry For Me Argentina #1 Dance/Japan #3 UK #8 US #9 Australia
6. Another Suitcase In Another Hall #7 UK
7. Buenos Aires #3 Dance

In March 1998 Ray of Light was released to the best reviews she had since Like A Prayer. The techno sound had re-emerged & she found massive success commercially again. Lourdes had re-energized her & for a moment she took on a pseudonym of Veronica Electronica. Worldwide, the album sold 18 million copies & was kept out of the #1 spot on the Billboard chart by the soundtrack to Titanic. As we all know Celine’s heart went on & on & on. By 1999 the Grammy’s showed her love in the form of 3 Grammy’s. She also won Video of the year for Ray Of Light at the 1998 VMA’s.

1. Frozen #1 Dance/UK/Japan #2 US #5 Australia
2. Ray Of Light #1 Dance #2 UK #5 US #6 Australia
3. Drowned World/Substitute For Love #10 UK/Japan #16 Australia
4. The Power of Goodbye/Little Star(b-side in the UK) #6 UK #11 US #33 Australia
5. Nothing Really Matters #1 Dance #4 Japan #7 UK #15 Australia #93 US

In 1999 she did a single for the soundtrack to the Austin Powers soundtrack & although it wasn’t released commercially, it debuted on the hot 100 due to new chart rules of airplay only tracks able to chart. This would pose as the problem for the next single American Pie. A cover for the soundtrack to The Next Best Thing. Which turned out to be another bomb acting wise. Single wise, they were huge around the world & if had been released commercially here would have done much better. American Pie had done so well in fact that in other regions around the world it was tacked on to the album Music which was released in September 2000. Earlier in the year she had filmed the video while pregnant for her second child Rocco with Guy Ritchie. The single was a huge success & was her 12th #1 single in the US. It put her in a tie with Janet Jackson as the only artists to have #1 singles in the 80’s, 90’s & 2000’s. The song was nominated for Record of the Year in the 2001 Grammy’s. The album went to #1 & was her first #1 album in the US since Like A Prayer. It sold 13 million copies worldwide & 2 other singles were released as commercial singles. Impressive Instant got a club only release & the song Amazing was originally set to be the last single but was pulled from release. In 2001 Madonna went on tour for the first time in 7 years, the Drowned World Tour. This was my first time ever seeing her perform live & as you can imagine…. I was overwhelmed with happiness.

1. Beautiful Stranger #1 Dance/Japan #2 UK #5 Australia #19 US
2. American Pie #1 Dance/UK/Australia/Japan #29 US
3. Music #1 US/UK/Japan/Australia/Dance
4. Don’t Tell Me #1 Dance #4 US/UK #7 Australia
5. What It Feels Like For A Girl #1 Dance #6 Australia #7 UK/Japan #23 US
6. Impressive Instant #1 Dance

GHV2 was released at the end of 2001 & while it contained most of her greatest hits since the Immaculate Collection it had no new singles. Still it went onto sell 7 million copies worldwide. Her next projects went back to acting. Swept Away was released in 2002 & even being a huge Madonna fan, I must say I’ve seen it once & that was enough for me. It was another commercial flop & critics ravaged her performance. It’s in fact the last film that she has done playing a character. Will she come back to acting? It’s not like ALL the films have been bad, but I just think it needs to be better roles. Ones more suited for her. She did make a cameo in 2002’s Die Another Day playing a fencing instructor. The bigger hit for her was the single released from it. It was the biggest Bond theme song since A View To A Kill. This would in fact be her last top 10 single in the US for years to come because the next album completely bombed. American Life debuted at #1 on the US album chart but fell off very quickly & to date is her lowest selling album here ever. I must say it’s my least favorite Madonna single ever. This was also the first time since her career debut that singles released from an album didn’t even chart on the hot 100. The album did sell 5 million copies worldwide & the singles did well in the UK. They in fact did very well on the dance chart here. She holds the record for scoring 7 top 10 Dance hits from one album. A record no other artist has. During this time, she performed at the 2003 VMA’s with the memorable performance seen round the world for that kiss with Britney. Which lead to the pairing on Britney’s single from her In the Zone album. Unfortunately, it didn’t blow up in the US but was a hit in clubs & round the world. Remixed & Revisted, an EP of remixed songs from American Life, was released in 2003. Debuting & peaking at #115 in the US it still sold 1 million copies worldwide.

1. GHV2 Megamix #5 Dance
2. Die Another Day #1 Dance #3 UK #5 Australia #8 US
3. American Life #1 Dance/Japan #2 UK #7 Australia #37 US
4. Hollywood #1 Dance #2 UK #16 Australia #103 US (called the Bubbling Under chart)
5. Nobody Knows Me #4 Dance
6. Me Against The Music w/Britney Spears #1 Dance/Australia/Japan #2 UK #35 US
7. Nothing Fails #1 Dance #101 US (Bubbling Under)
8. Love Profusion #1 Dance #11 UK #25 Australia #106 US (Bubbling Under)
9. Mother & Father #9 Dance

After the failure of American Life, Madonna went on tour again & reminded us all why she was still #1. The Re-Invention Tour sold out 55 of it’s 56 shows & made $125 million. While doing many songs from the American Life album, she also performed songs that were her greatest hits over the past few decades & for me it was my most favorite tour that I had seen. It was so nice I saw it twice. The following year, 2005, she went back to what I had always loved….. dance music. Confessions On A Dancefloor debuted at #1 in 29 countries, a record for a solo artist. It went on to sell 8 millions copies around the world. The single Hung Up was a monster #1 single everywhere in the world, but here. It was her first top 10 in years but that was solely based on sales. In fact, it was widely reported that she was being banned from the radio stations due to anti-war statements she had made with American Life. While the rest of the singles did well in other countries, they did best here on the dance chart. In 2006, I’m Going To Tell You A Secret film & DVD was released. Another documentary style film but Truth or Dare this definitely wasn’t. It showed how she had grown as a person & mother & her love for Kabbalah. It was the first time she had ever released a Live album commercially it debuted at #33 in the US in 2006 & sold 1 million copies worldwide. Also in 2006, she went on her Confessions Tour & it became the biggest selling concert by a female artist ever at $194.8 million. I saw this one as well, but that shouldn’t be a surprise. This time, it was shown on NBC & the controversy about her on a cross was all the press seemed to talk about. Once again a Live album & DVD was released & this time it debuted higher at #15 in the US & worldwide sold 1.2 million copies.

1. Hung Up #1 Dance/UK/Australia/Japan #7 US
2. Sorry #1 Dance/UK/Japan #4 Australia #58 US
3. Get Together #1 Dance #7 UK #13 Australia #59 Japan #106 US
4. Jump #1 Dance #9 UK #29 Australia #105 US

Recently, Hard Candy was her 7th #1 album in the US & puts her in 2nd place behind Barbara Streisand as the female with the most #1 albums. It’s no lie that I worried this album would suck when I originally heard she was going to work with Timbaland, Justin & Pharrell. The first time I heard the demo’s & then the debut single I hated it. But somehow, it grew on me. New single Give It 2 Me is about to make noise on charts all over the world. Other stand out tracks are Miles Away which has already been playing in Japan on a tv show. Candy Shop & The Beat Goes On are also single worthy. 4 Minutes has become her biggest hit here in the US since Music 8 years ago. While staying at #1 on the digital sales chart for 3 weeks it missed out on the #1 hot 100 chart due to the fact it’s airplay wasn’t enough. Either way it’s got her another hit & she is now about to tour again on her Sticky & Sweet tour. A couple months ago she was also inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

1. 4 Minutes #1 Dance/UK/Australia/Canada #2 Japan #3 US
2. Give It 2 Me #57 US #8 Canada (so far)

For all you other Madonna fans I hope you enjoyed this. It took over a day to fully complete. As promised the next blog will get back to all things NSP. Have a good Memorial Day Weekend & mad love to you all!!!