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I am not at all in love with the new season of Rock of Love<\/i>. It cannot come close to the brilliance of the first season – and I can’t believe I am saying this, but I miss Lacey! As heinous as that bitch was, she MADE that show. All the girls on the show now seem to be strippers with enormous collagen lips. Nobody seems normal. They all seem like ragged whores on the edge of oblivion. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, if they’re happy … but the first season was so good because there were a handful of relatively normal girls (albeit clinically insane) – who were vying for Bret Michaels’ attention. But now it doesn’t seem to have that OOMPH. Because yes. I do want Bret Michaels to find someone to “continue to rock his world”. I yearn for his happiness. I lose sleep over it. But to see those girls whip around the roller rink with baby carriages … in some sort of maternal roller-derby situation … My God. Television has never been so awesome. But where is Lacey? And Heather? I love those girls!<\/p>\n
— I am reading James Monroe: The American Presidents Series: The 5th President, 1817-1825<\/a> — Watched Fort Apache<\/i> last night, and was struck, for the 5000th time, with John Wayne’s effectiveness as an actor and movie star. He has one moment where he shouts, “HOLD YOUR FIRE, MEN” and then says to himself, “Hold your fire.” A possibly cheesy moment. But John Wayne doesn’t have a cheesy bone in his body. You cannot force that man to ham. To overplay. The movie is interesting because it places Henry Fonda in the position of being the true alpha-dog … and usually it’s John Wayne who’s the alpha, in his films. To see Fonda be above him, and watching Wayne have to deal with that – is fascinating. They both have their points – and in Wayne’s moving monologue at the end, we can see that he has conceded to Fonda’s position … that Fonda’s hard-ness had made the regiment better. He was willing to be “the bad guy” to his men – in order to make them better. And Shirley Temple is adorable in the movie. Surprise surprise. I love John Ford’s movies because it’s like an old-time regional theatre, where the same people keep showing up, in project after project. Like: Ward Bond (GOD WHO IS BETTER THAN HIM??) and Victor Maclagen (LOVE HIM) … John Ford standbys. Always good. His movies would not work without that rock-solid ensemble of players. Love the movie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" – I am not at all in love with the new season of Rock of Love. It cannot come close to the brilliance of the first season – and I can’t believe I am saying this, but I miss Lacey! … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=thesheivari-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B008FPXI38\")