WAY TOO MANY TO NAME... FROM AMY WINEHOUSE TO EMMYLOU HARRIS TO REGINA SPEKTOR TO HEART TO MISSY ELLIOTT TO PRINCE TO THE BEASTIE BOYS TO GREEN DAY TO HANK WILLIAMS TO...STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Films I Like:
TOP 2: THE COLOR PURPLE & YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN THEN THE LIST GOES ON FOR DAYS -- AM A MOVIE JUNKIE
Literature I Like:
CLASSICS (STEINBECK, KEROUAC, CAPOTE) TO CURRENT (SEDARIS, BURROWS, EUGENIDES) AND MANY PLAYWRIGHTS
TV Shows I Like:
ALL HBO (TRUE BLOOD, ROME, DEADWOOD, CARNIVALE, ETC), MAD MEN, DEXTER, BROTHERS & SISTERS, GRAY'S ANATOMY, LOST, HEROES, THE RICHES, NIP/TUCK, NBC COMEDIES (30 ROCK, THE OFFICE, ETC) -- I AM ALSO A TV JUNKIE
This is the blog site of DJ Aaron Elvis from NYC. Eyes forward, please.
MY BODY IS WALKING IN SPACE (11/20/09) [View | Hide]
Last night at work, I developed a cough that, as the night went on, grew heavier and heavier. The poor cab driver who took me home had to listen to 25 minutes of heavy coughing. When I got home, I took Nyquil, just to suppress the cough and knock me into a heavy sleep.
I woke this morning feeling like a truck had hit me. The cough began the minute I sat up in bed, so after walking the hounds, I got back in bed only to sleep until 3pm. At that point, I was sweating and could hardly move. After taking the girls for another snail-paced walk, I decided to take my temperature. It was 102.8. So I immediately called my doctor who asked if I had ate yet today and suggested that after I ate, if my temperature was still high, to go to the emergency room.
I made myself some soup, drank a Gatorade and sat back on the couch to watch my stories. My temp is now at 100.1 and I feel fine.
Was this a passing virus? Or is my body just plateauing before it goes back coughing/sweating again. These past 2 weeks have REALLY been trying and, honestly, been very lonely. I am so tired of having to stay home. There's a LOT I need to get done before I leave in a little over a month and a half...
First, I love me some Erikatoure Aviance - she is amazingly nice and a talent tat needs to be seen. Second, the song has been turning me for months. And third - the video is amazing. "Got me working to a turned-out cunty beat..."
Since it's the incomparable Katie Thompson's birthday today, I thought I'd post one of my favorite songs of hers that she performed at Birdland. Yes, it's been choreographed by dancers across the country (even on SYTYCD in Canada) but only because of the raw emotion that only she can convey with that crazy-powerful voice and spot-on lyrics.
Since it's a January Jones episode and I happen to be home alone, I've decided to live blog the episode. Don't screw up last weeks great Taylor Swift episode, SNL...
Opening Political Skit - Joe Biden humor. Yawn.
January's Monologue - What was with the short song? That was needed...?
Today Show - DO NOT even TRY to replace Michaela Watkins with new girl Jenny. Retire the Today Show skit stat.
Rear Window - Fart jokes. Fart. Jokes. Really...? And this is the first time I've missed Horatio Sanz...
Awkward Reporter - First off, one of my fave Kristen Wiig characters. Seriously. It's totally funny and gets more awkward by the second. Kinda wish Parker Posey was doing the skit with her...
Lady's Guide to Throwing A Party - Brilliant! "Homosexuals should be addressed as Misses or Miss depending on their age." Reminds me of Mr. Bungles from The Pee-Wee Herman Show.
BEP Performance #1 - Where's Oprah and the dancing crowd of thousands? And, oooh - that confetti's gon' be a bitch to clean up...
Weekend Update - Seth is barreling through these jokes like they've got a wrap party at Dylan Prime. "Kim Kardashian" was kinda funny... Lastly, please go away Jon Bovi!!!
Jekyll and Hyde - Funnnny. Great concept. Loves me some Julius. I'd say the skit was too short, but maybe the other writers will take note.
Digital Short - LOL. WTF??? Still laughing...
BEP Performance #2 - Oh, Fergie. Who dressed you? Whoever did is gettin' a chuckle offstage, I assure you.
Picnic Skit - Already going nowhere fast. Side note: isn't it crappy being on a date where you have to explain pop references..? Pay the check and walk away.
BEP Performance #3 - SNL has officially run out of "funny" and has given the Peas a 3rd performance. Those dance moves of Fergie, I believe, were used on Kids Incorporated, yes/no?
After 4 days of this horrible what-I-like-to-call "cold", I am off to the doctor's to have him take a look at my sinuses. Last night was probably the worst of it with my temperature reaching 101.6. I tried to watch TV, but the light from the television just gave me more of a headache (same held true with my computer). Maddy had gone to stay with my BFF Scott so that I didn't have to worry about walking her before bed nor having to wake up early to take her for her morning slash. It was a VERY quiet night in.
My sleep was off, to say the least, in part due to my dreams being all over the map - from frustration dreams, to my family being brainwashed at Disneyland (?), to being told to leave someone alone forever, to actual physical violence. My body tossed and turned so much that my sides and my back ache. I kinda feel like I just got out of a kick-boxing class.
I do hope he has something that will make this sickness go away. I can't do this much longer...
Well, now that I'm officially NOT going home to California for Thanksgiving, I have signed on to spin a huge party in Atlantic City on Friday November 27th. Here are the details:
The Snow Ball hits Atlantic City!
Friday, November 27th
Daniel Nardicio, Bianca Del Rio (as Snow Queen!), Wendy Ho, Robbyne Kaamil, go-go superstars Matthew Camp, Go-Go Harder, and 3 luscious wintery fur clad go-go studs take over Atlantic City's Club Worship at The House of Blues on the Boardwalk for Black Friday. Real snow storm at 1am!
With a show by Wendy Ho at 12:30am (featuring new material!), 2am Boylesque show by Matt and Harder, and all to the music of DJ Aaron Elvis! Plus you can gamble all night long in the casino!
With ACES Train specials direct to AC for only $39- and special room rates for DN Partiers go to danielnardicio.com for details and hotel links!
SO, my body decided it wasn't feeling like it could fight off whatever sickness is going around, and I have been in bed all day sick as a dog. I have fever, sweats, achy-ness, and major congestion...
I hadn't eaten in 22 hours and just fixed myself a toasted peanut butter & banana sandwich with an ice-cold coconut water (get those electrolytes back in...) and it made me feel a bit better.
Now I'm gonna go watch my stories (SYTYCD, V, and Melrose Place) before my other stories come on. A big night of TV.
BTW the picture is obviously not me, but in my mind's eye - it's what I'd like to look like when I'm under the weather...
This is Lady Gaga's new video for Bad Romance and it ROCKS!!! And that entire crystal outfit with matching shoes from Alexander McQueen is stunning (as are the McQueen shoes at the end of the video). She's not only arrived, she's pushed everyone aside to show how it's done.
Isn't it amazing that just talking about your fears and getting off your chest the issues that have been weighing you down can feel so freeing and renew optimism? Asking for help has always been hard for me and I find that when I do, people actually want to do just that -help. And that rocks.
I've always been of the thinking that when someone does something good for you, that you give them the credit they deserve. Thank you (and you know who you are) for listening, being there for me, and giving great advice. I'll try not to forget you in my acceptance speech.
You might wanna move. After all, this country's moral center is going in the shitter, isn't it? I was gonna suggest that you become part of Canada, but then I remembered that marriage has been legal for gays in that morally reprehensible country for the past 4 years and you couldn't really handle that. I mean, all those heterosexual couples being threatened daily by gay couples must send shivers up your spine.
On the other hand it would get you out of an area that includes that heathen state of Massachusetts. My gosh - what if those married gays from Boston move to your state and threaten the "preservation of marriage" even more now just to spite you...? Talk about being put in a corner.
Maybe now that you've made your point, you can vote to take away rights to those who don't believe in Jesus like those pesky Jews. Talk about threatening! Doesn't that sound exciting??
I'm just thinking out loud. Do with that what you will.
Here is a group of people who all went as dancers from the Thriller video complete with choreography in P-Town this past weekend. They were great and 2 of them in particular were h.o.t. (even in all that make-up):
I woke this morning having a bad dream that played one my worst fears. I won't go into details but it involved someone being unkind to me and was so upsetting that I didn't know if it was real or not. As I got out of bed with this horrible feeling, a song came to mind. Dunno if the song relates to the dream, but...
I love Elvira Mistress of the Dark - one of my cult films that I've seen thousands of times - and I cannot think how better to celebrate than with a little song and daaaa-aaaance.
A VERY MERRY UN-ACID TRIP (10/29/09) [View | Hide]
This video is gorgeous. The editing is perfect and whoever made this was crazy creative (and possible crazy high). Oh, and Alice keeps saying "there is still always a lot of trouble."
AND SPEAKING OF MADONNA... (10/28/09) [View | Hide]
Do you remember when Madonna told David Lettermanshe's never eaten pizza...sorry - never eaten "in a New York pizzeria"? Well, my very own Nancy Drew (also known as Aaron) hip me to the fact that she has and there's photographic proof. See it after the jump and keep in in mind that it may not be safe for work...
After the shit-show night I had last night, it was nice to wake up to this from my friend Aaron. Kind of inspiring seeing someone as famous as Madonna before she became "Madonna". It was filmed at Danceteria and I love that after the performance the host, Haoui Mantaug, says, "That's Madonna. That's Everybody, and you'll be hearing it a lot." If he only knew...
YOU'RE ONLY AS UGLY AS WE THINK YOU ARE (10/27/09) [View | Hide]
This are two of the pics that I took last night at Earl's Wiener Shack. It's of two of the dancers who's names change weekly. This week, because of the theme, they became Cletus and Otis Ray. The night was fun - lots of cute guys and amazing numbers by the dancers . Kinda has the feeling of the club from Flashdance because the dancers do full, thought-out numbers. Let's just say suits, sesame oil, glitter, fangs, fake blood, and jockstraps came into play at some point during those numbers...
WHO IS THIS SHAWTY PERSON? (10/25/09) [View | Hide]
I left a wedding yesterday in the best of moods - I was charged after seeing 2 people who truly love each other having the most amazing day. These two people decided at some point in their relationship that they were not only going to act upon the feelings they had for each other, but jump into the unknown - a frightening thing to do, but one that people take all the time. I mean, how bad can it be? And so far, it's worked for them.
That's not to say they won't disagree on things, or fight, or dislike each other to the point of wanting the other to disappear off the face of the earth, but they have a want inside them that keeps them fighting to stay together. If they didn't care what happened to the other, they wouldn't be with each other any longer. These two people want to be with each other.
After working on this for the past 2 days, I'm putting up a test run of my website for your consideration. Remember, this is a test, it is only a test. Just wanna get feedback before I start REALLY getting the whole thing off the ground.
Methinks it's important to have a main website that I can do all my shenanigans from, so I am building aaronelvis.com today that will include my skills as an actor (resume, acting reel, voice-over reel), DJ (resume, schedule, downloads, pics), and blogger (what you're reading right now.
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