Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen Memes

Not sure how many of you watch this show, but Ryan and I do.  We watch it because we're waiting for the day Gordon Ramsay gets attacked by one of his contestants. Lol.

If you've never seen Hell's Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay is the controversial celebrity chef who has 15 Michelin star awards, several restaurants and screams at his contestants whenever they screw up in his kitchen.  And he isn't nice.  The words that spew out of the man's mouth are horrendous. Lol.

In either case, it seems like the most recent meme taking over the internet is of Ramsay in Hell's Kitchen. Check them out, they're quite funny.  But true.

PENTATONIX - Evolution of Music

The Season 3 winners of NBC's The Sing-Off, Pentatonix, recorded a medley of their favorite songs throughout history.  It's pretty cool.

They take on music from the 11th century, 1600's, 1800's, 1910-1990's and yes, even music from the years 2000 - 2013.  Check it out.

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A Very Special Moment: Lazaro Arbos May Stutter, But He Can Sing

I've decided to create a new series, and I'm going to call it "A Very Special Moment".  

I always come across videos on the internet, that I swear, are very special moments and this video is one of those moments.  

Who you become, what inspires you and what message you convey to those around you - will definitely make you a better person.  All we want is to be loved and accepted. Everyone want's that. You want that.

Ryan and I haven't seen American Idol since Crystal Bowersox lost to Lee DeWyze in season 9, but the recent audition of Lazaro Arbos I caught online was absolutely gut-wrenching.  The boy has a stutter, but can definitely sing his heart out.

Don't Be Nervous Andrew!

Ever feel rejected?  This kid does.  Well... he did before he was a contestant on America's Got Talent last week. The episodes were from the auditions held in Austin, Texas - the gay friendliest city in all of Texas!

Not only, did Andrew De Leon manage to get a standing ovation from the judges, he got one from the entire audience!   Believe me, our jaws just dropped when he started to sing. 

The touching moment comes when he responds to Howard Stern and says, "Um, I'm just so used to being rejected and I'm not really good at anything, so... this is amazing."

Sharon Osbourne continues by saying, "..please don't say that you're not good at anything, because you got an amazing voice, and you are an individual!"

But Howie Mandell said it best when he closed out the show by saying,  "You know, you've been hiding in your room all these years, but you never let the world see who you are or what you are, and it's not that you're good at anything, you are great!"

RuPaul's Drag Race Queens in Caricature

Artist, Chad Sell will be drawing his favorite queens from Season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race every week, so he asks that you please keep checking in.  

They are absolutely fabulous and fierce!

Monday Will Be The Biggest Drag Ever!!!

Woo hoo!!! The time is near and it's going to be full of drama, shade, laughter and a little hair pulling!  LOL.  It's Ru Paul's Drag Race Season 4!!!  

Logo has released the full length trailer and it's exactly as I expected it would be - ONE HUGE HOT MESS!  LMAO.  This is going to be the biggest drag night ever!!!  And I wouldn't doubt it if RuPaul brings Shangela back later in the season just to piss everyone off.

In other breaking news!!! Mike Ruiz and Elvira will be the first guest judges - you can't get any better than that!  Well...  actually, this season is chock-full of awesome judges, and we can't wait to see them all!  So without further ado, here's the trailer to another great season of RuPaul!

A New Drag Dimension

First they tease us by letting us know Amber Riley from GLEE and Jesse Ferguson from Modern Family will be two of the guest judges on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 4. Then they release this hot mess of a teaser to get us prepared for the next season of caddy drama, drag fights, and downright nastiness.

Hurry up and get here RuPaul, we all miss you!! Seriously!  Even the straight people who love this show miss you.

What a Hot Mess: Dancing With The Stars Releases It's List of "Has Beens" and "Never Were" Contestants

Seriously?  What the hell is going on with ABC?  Did they drink a bottle of Jack Daniels, and play a few rounds of strip poker to come up with this hot mess?  No.  Really?  Did they sit around and talk about what slut or ho was going to take the crown this season?  

OMG, and then you ask why Ryan and I stopped watching this god-forsaken show!  Once Julianne Hough left, it became a fucking joke!  Or better yet, an outrageous nightmare!

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First you have Carson Kressley - the most flamboyant, loud-mouthed gay on all the planet and Chaz Bono - the first "I'm a lesbian," then "a chick with a dick," and now, a she who made herself a he.  Too fucked up?  Well.... cough, cough... you haven't heard nothing yet...

Next... you have Nancy Grace, the self-appointed former lawyer who can put a laughing-hyena to shame.  If I wanted to watch a screaming lunatic dance for her life (oh wait, that's So You Think You Can Dance..oh well), I would watch Lion King while on crack.  The bitch still dreams and screams of revenge for Casey Anthony.

Okay, okay... I do like Ricki Lake, we all know she's taking that stupid mirrored-disco-ball trophy home.  I mean c'mon... Hairspray, Helloooooo??? 

I also like Chynna Phillips from the group Wilson Phillips but really... did they have to add David Arquette?  What a hot fucking mess!  And why do we need another Kardashian - Rob, really?  I've had enough of that annoying family! 

Finally, JR Martinez, he's an Iraq war veteran, enough said.  Well... he did become a soap star, and that's the only messy thing about him that I could think of.

I don't really know too much about the other "never were" contestants in this lineup, but here you go...  Ron Artest, Kristin Calamaris, Hope Solo, and Elisabeta Canalis.

God bless all of you who are watching this hot mess, because it's definitely a list of "has-beens" and people who "never were."

"I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A DEAL ANYMORE! AND I AM LEAVING!"

So, who has ever watched the show "Wife Swap?"  I've seen it twice, and I'm not even sure if it's still running?  The premise of the show was for two families to swap their wives/mothers for a week or two.  But it wasn't just any family, it was a family who lived a totally different lifestyle from the other. In other words, a neat and tidy family would swap their mother for a very unorganized and messy one.  I remember catching a clip of a rich mother swapping places with a poor one, and OMG the drama that ensued. It's actually a hilarious reality show.  But ohhh so crazy, it's real.

Let me introduce you to Curtis...

Curtis is used to eating whatever he likes.  If there is one thing you don't do in life, it's throwing away Curtis' food.  Sure enough, his new mom, Joy has some great nutrition advice for the family - throw away all the junk, and unhealthy food from the house in order to live a healthy lifestyle. But the moment she tries to get rid of his bacon, that's when things start to get ugly...  He starts throwing a huge tantrum and gives a big speech on how no one is going to throw away his bacon.

Check out the hilarity below.

 

"She's gonna try and stop me, but she can't run in those little high heels"

LMAO!

The Voice: Semi-Final Results Show

And the final four were chosen.  If you missed yesterday's post on the Final 8 performances from Tuesday night's show, you can go here to view them, and read my reviews.

As I've mentioned many times before, The Voice has truly proven to be a better show than American Idol.  In MHO (my humble opinion), I think the producers knew what they were doing when they put this show together.  It was very entertaining, and all the semi-finalists are really good, despite some of my comments on Javier Colon.

So this is how the votes are calculated.  You have the public's votes and the judge's points from the previous night combined together to make it a total of 200 points.  On Tuesday night's show, each of the judges were given 100 points to distribute between their two contestants.  It was obvious from last night's show, the public's votes were converted to a scale of 100% in order to make up the total of 200.

In reality, the Judge's votes are important, because they can actually make it to where one of their "favorites" makes it through regardless of the public's votes.  All they would need to do is award their 100 points to one contestant, which was not the case last night.  It came close, but it didn't turn out that way.

In brief, this is how it went down...

Team Cee Lo Green:  Vicci Martinez garnered 124 points and Nakia 76 points;  Cee Lo had awarded Nakia 51 to Dia's 49, but in the end the Public voted her through.

Team Adam Levine:  Javier Colon garnered 138 points and Casey Weston 62 points;  Simply put, Adam was a douche.  He awarded Casey only 35 of his points and Javier 65.  You obviously know who his favorite was, not that he really had to coach him, because the old guy can sing already.

Team Blake Shelton:  Dia Frampton garnered 106 points and Xenia Martinez 94 points; Their total award was practically the same as Christina's team.  Both judges gave each of their contestants 50 points each.  Add in the public's percentage, and it gave them barely enough to overcome their competitor.

Team Christina Aguilera:  Beverly McClellan 107 points and Frenchie Davis 93 points; As the case with Team Blake, the public's percentage helped Beverly make it through to the next round.  Gay Power!

I'm voting for Beverly to win next week, but America will probably put Javier through.  Ugh!

The Voice - The Semi-Finals

Ryan and I watched The Voice last night, and I'd have to say it was quite entertaining.  I really enjoyed the show, especially the performances by Adam Levine & Christina Aguilera.

To begin the show, Carson Daly revealed who were the winners from last week's battle between Adam and Cee Lo's teams.  He started with Cee Lo's team, respectively.  The one with the most votes was Vicci Martinez, which is exactly how I called it last week.  Nakia, the Thompson sisters, and Curtis Grimes were left for Cee Lo to decide on, and with no surprise at all, it was Nakia.

Next up was Adam's team, with Javier Colon garnering the most votes - this one I didn't get right.  I don't think his voice is unique - not unique enough to impress me, but oh well.  In what came as a big surprise, Adam chose Casey Weston over Jeff Jenkins.

So with the Top 8 chosen, the competition got under way with the first contestant being, Frenchie Davis.

Frenchie sang "Like A Prayer" by Madonna, and while I think she did well, she wasn't great.  It wasn't powerful enough for me, and she was breaking up at times.

Continuing with Christina's Team, Beverly McClellan sang "The Thrill Is Gone," by Roy Hawkins, and this was absolutely fabulous.  She had a strong performance tonight, and I find her safe.

While both of Cee Lo's proteges were amazing, Vicci Martinez hit a homerun with her performance last night. She's got this in the bag, if not the whole competition.  Nakia sang "Whataya Want From Me" by Adam Lambert, where Adam Levine claimed to not know who originally sang the song.

Vicci sang, "Dog Days Are Over" by Florence and the Machine, and this performance was by far, the best of the night.  Her hair, the drums, and her voice were all this night needed to make it really entertaining.

As the night progressed, Blake Shelton's team took to the stage, starting with Dia Frampton with her rendition of "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M., which in my opinion, was exceptionally well.  She will be safe tomorrow night, not sure by how much, but she's a sure bet.

Xenia, Blake's favorite girl.  You can tell he really cares about his 16 yr old protege.  My heart of heart tells me he may try to save her by giving her more votes than Dia, but I'm going to be believe he doesn't.  I know he truly cares about these two girls.  Xenia sang "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" by The Script.  Unfortunately for Xenia, she still sounds shaky and afraid while performing on stage.  I think as she matures she will be a force to be reckoned with. Her voice is so unique.

Some people say Adam had the strongest team of the night, but I beg to differ.  It was quite obvious that Team Cee Lo kicked everyone's ass.  You can't compete with two powerful voices like Nakia and Vicci.  The only one on Adam's team that I think is worthy enough to be on the show, would be Casey.  She is young, and definitely a lot easier to mold into a great artist.  You can't do that with Javier, he's too old, and has a wife and two babies at home.  Which is where he should be, not over here on stage with young kids singing.  He won't amount to anything, because his voice is too much of the same - I've heard it before.  I know I sound bitter, but that's just my opinion.  Casey Weston sang, "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton.  Not the best song of the night, and certainly not the best vocalist, but a good version of the song nonetheless.

Javier Colon sang, "Fix You" by Coldplay.  As I mentioned earlier, nothing new, nothing different, nothing unique - I've heard it all. Lionel Richie, Ruben Studdard, Luther Vandross, Ben E. King, should I keep on going?

My picks for the night are Beverly McClellan, Vicci Martinez, Dia Frampton, and Casey Weston

Master Chef: Season 2 - Top 18 Chosen

Update 7:35 AM:  An episode of Master Chef aired last night, and two more were eliminated.  You can find out here, or wait for my review.

Last night Ryan and I finally had the chance to catch up on Master Chef.  We were behind one episode, but have finally caught up.  Last week the top 18 amateur cooks in America were revealed, and will be attempting to win 250,000 in cash, and a cookbook deal.

Ryan and I started watching Master Chef last summer when the first season premiered, and we really enjoyed it.  I worked for several restaurants as an assistant head cook, baker, and a line cook, over a period of 7 years before I got into the healthcare field, so I'm familiar with most of the foods, and techniques the cooks use while performing their challenges.

If you've never watched the show, the last 3 weeks you have missed Gordon Ramsay from "Hell's Kitchen," Joe Bastianich (restaurant and vineyard owner,) and chef Graham Elliot, whittle through 100 amateur cooks to get their top 18.   

This season, the amount of contestants were pushed up to 38, with each contestant having to cook their signature dish, and present it to the hosts.  If 2 out of the 3 hosts liked their dish, they would receive a master chef apron, and move forward to the next round.  In the following episodes, the chosen few went from 38 to 24, and by doing this, they were given the challenge of properly coring, and slicing apples. Afterwards, the 24 remaining contestants then moved on to the chicken test, which gave them an hour to prepare any type of chicken dish they wanted.

"This is America's most popular meat.  "If you can not cook the most amazing chicken dish, there is no way on Earth you're ever going to call yourself a master chef," Ramsay said.

"The chicken should be the headline act, but make use of the supporting cast of ingredients [in the pantry]," Bastianich explained.

"We have everything you can think of, from infused oils, spices, herbs, vegetables [and more]," Bowles added.

After tasting the resulting dishes, the judges then eliminated six more finalists: Seby Joseph, an 18-year-old student from McAllen, TX; Albert Necaise, a 51-year-old truck driver from Kiln, MS; Kyle Manning, a catering account manager from Maysfield Heights, OH; Joey Stasolla, a 27-year-old business owner from Colorado Springs, CO; Rhonda Sweet, a 46-year-old produce company owner from Claremont, FL; and Aaron Thomas, a 22-year-old student from Jackson, MS.

The eliminations left 18 home cooks to compete in the competition, all listed after the jump...

Let's Go Back to Vegas...

Just when you thought life was too short... MTV's Real World returns to Las Vegas;  But this time you'll have fun watching the scandal that turns the house upside down...

Dustin.

Yep, that's his name.  Dustin Zito, the "gay for pay" star that was plastered all over the internet last summer.  Well, I guess I shouldn't have said, 'house.'  This year's cast will be staying in the Hard Rock Hotel.

MTV says in a statement. "Romance among the cast members is at an all time high, and as secrets each cast member has brought with them are revealed, those relationships will be challenged and tested." An exclusive first look at the new season of The Real World: Las Vegas, which will premiere in March, shows all the fun – and drama! – you'd expect from the city: pool parties, nightclubs, gambling, sex, fights, and destroyed hotel rooms.

I'm kinda burned out on Reality TV, but this supposedly straight boy, who's does gay porn for pay, has me intrigued.  I guess it doesn't help that he's really cute and has a nice body too boot.

Check out the MTV Real World: Back to Las Vegas Promo here:

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