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Chachi Shrugged (continued)
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Part Deux (continued)
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Thursday Ad Watch (continued)
Mind you, I'm not saying he has a horrible body. But for a 31-year-old professional athlete and the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL ...
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WeHo Halloween (continued)
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Morning Wood (continued)
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Coach Dreamy (continued)
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Wet Dream (continued)
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Fight Club (continued)
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A Lover and a Fighter (continued)
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Middle East Piece (continued)
No wonder Bibi is so cocky.
Just call me a Junior Zionist!
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One Singlet Sensation (continued)
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West in Show (continued)
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Prep School (continued)
From Sherrie, my former editor at The Orange County Register.
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Miami Heat (continued)
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Weekend Wood (continued)
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The 100 Hottest Male Tennis Players of the Open Era (continued)
31. Arnaud Clement is so busy hiding behind his sunglasses and bandana that I almost noticed how hot he was.
32. Dean Paul Martin crammed a lot into his 35 years of life: The son of Dean Martin and ex-husband of Dorothy Hamill was a noted singer, actor, tennis player and military before he was killed when National Guard F-4 Phantom jet fighter crashed in California's San Bernardino Mountains during a snowstorm. His star turn opposite Ali McGraw in the tennis movie "Players" may not have been Oscar worthy, but his appearance was definitely Playgirl worthy, and then some.
33. Vince Van Patten, like Dean Paul Martin, came from a show business family -- Dad was Dick Van Patten of "Eight Is Enough" fame -- and was a bit of a Renaissance man. After becoming a teen idol with roles on "Bonanza," "Medical Center, "Adam-12," "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," "Wonder Woman" and "Apple's Way," ABC tried to turn him into "The Bionic Boy," an attempted spin-off of "The Six Million Dollar Man." (It didn't get picked up.) Shortly thereafter, he turned pro on men's professional tennis circuit, reaching a career-high of 26 in 1982. (He's a pro poker player these days.)
34. Sergi Bruguera: It was hard not to watch every second of the French Open the two years this handsome Spaniard took home the trophy.
35 Pablo Andujar of Spain looks like a matinee idol.
36. Alex Corretja is best known for being the guy Pete Sampras threw up against at the 1996 U.S. Open, but it's the Spaniard's sunny disposition and resemblance to my Colombian ex that I remember most.
37. Jurgen Melzner of Austria: You've got the cutest little baby face.
38. Viktor Troicki of Serbia is so hot he can't keep his shirt on.
39. Juan Monaco of Argentina is like a 21st century GuillermoVilas, butter face was better!
40. Juan Carlos Fererro of Spain made frosted hair seem cute again.
41. Mario Ancic of Croatia was a great-looking tennis player -- but he makes an even hotter lawyer!
42. Stefan Edberg: The funny thing about the former world number one from Sweden is that I never thought of him sexually throughout his entire career, even as my friend Greg was going gaga over his legs and tousled hair. I guess I was too devoted to Mats Wilander to even notice him, but I recently revisited the serving-and-volleying Swede and I'm starting to see what I was missing.
43. Mats Wilander: On the flipside, my former love seems kinda silly in retrospect.
44. Fabio Fognini: We saw this Italian at last year's U.S. Open and he was even more adorable in person.
45. Potito Starace gets my vote for hottest tennis player in a Speedo, although I'm open to seeing others! Thank you, Italy.
46. James Blake: Never understood how this American went from looking like Jean-Michel Basquiat to Mr. Clean overnight, but he looked good either way.
47. David Nalbandian's cockiness added to this Argentine's sex appeal, as did word on the street that he had a huge cock.
48. Jose Acasuco became my favorite Argentine when he lost the long locks.
49. Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria is not only known as "Baby Federer," he's Maria Sharapova's main man.
50. Fernando "Gonzo" Gonzalez of Chile was always fun to watch.
51. Slobodan Zivojinovic: As an unseeded player, this Serbian famously beat John McEnroe in a grueling five-set battle at the 1985 Australian Open. But it's the way he looks in a pair of polyester short shorts that stays with me all these years later.
52. Adrian Ungur of Romania is way prettier than Virginia Ruzici ever was.
53. Horia Tecan: Which is to say nothing of doubles specialist Horia Tecau, who hails from Brasov.
54. Pancho Gonzales played one of the greatest -- and longest -- matches of all time , beating Charlie Pasarell, 22-24, 1–6, 16-14, 6–3, 11-9. That Pancho's opponent was 16 years paled in comparison to having to wait that long between cigarettes.
55. Stanislas Wawrinka: A lot of fans dismiss this Swiss because of his "bad skin" [on his face]. But who's looking at his face?
56. Marco Chiudinelli: Got to know this Swiss at the same Davis Cup tie where I first fell for Wawrinka.
57. Frederico Gil of Portugal gets pumped.
58. Guillermo Vilas: I was 10 when I first laid eyes on this slab of Argentine meat -- and I knew something was up.
59. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez: Spanish fly.
60. Mikhail Youzhny, because everyone loves a hot Russian mental case.
61. David Ferrer: The 5-9 Spanish backboard never did anything for me, but Michael approves!
62. Rafael Nadal -- like Ferrer -- somehow never really did it for me. But his smile is infectious, and there's no denying he's got a great bod.
63. Igor Andreev of Russia could start another arms race.
64. Tomas Berdych shares some of the qualities of his equally robotic countryman Ivan Lendl, yet somehow it works for me this time around.
65. Lukasz Kubot of Poland is both cute and flexible (bonus!)
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66. Ivan Dodig of Croatia further reinforces my belief I need to move somewhere in the former Yugoslavia.
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67. Richard Krajicek was a bit of a tool -- but a really big tool.
67. Richard Krajicek was a bit of a tool -- but a really big tool.
68. Ryan Sweeting looks good with or without his pornstache.
69. Andreas Seppi is the latest sleek import from Italy.
70. German Philipp Kolhschrieber is no Tommy Haas, but he's nothing to sneeze at.
71. Marcel Granollers hasn't gotten the attention his fellow Spaniards have. But a recent foray into the Top 20 -- plus a hot bod -- could change all that soon.
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72. Frank Dancevic: And they say guns aren't big in Canada.
73. Ernests "The Gull" Gulbis: Latvia's greatest export.
74. Eddie Dibbs: Sure he was a midget. But a midget with hot legs -- and I bet he'd love my noodle kugel!
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75. Benoit Paire is another one of those cute French boys.
UPDATE: Am extending this from 75 to 100 to account for men I missed and readers' choices -- a veritable write-your-own-ending post!
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76. Ryan Harrison was a major oversight by me -- thanks to Lou for slapping me silly!
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77. Juan Martin del Potro doesn't really do it for me -- he's almost too tall -- but I get it.
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78. Milos Raonic: This Canadian cutie is going to be hot when he gets a little older, but I'm OK with my pal Greg robbing the cradle right now.
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79. Filippo Volandri of Italy is NEWS to me!
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80. Miloslav Mecir: I love cats, but this lean Czech is for Greg!
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81. John McEnroe was deliberately left off because there was only a split second when I found him hot and I couldn't find a photo. Now I have.
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82. Patrick McEnroe is the Mac you wanna do, according to Mr. Bayard.
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83. Andre Agassi has NEVER done anything for me -- he basically looked like this when I met him on a practice court at the '87 French Open, only he was younger -- but here he is by popular demand!
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84. Roger Federer may be my favorite player, but even I'm objective enough to admit that face ain't so hot without a truck full of Grand Slam trophies out front ... which is to say nothing of his freakishly small left arm!
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85. Dick Stockton was someone I'd written about before -- well, about his hot ass -- so thanks to Lou for reminding me!
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86. and 87. Bob and Mike Bryan double your pleasure.
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88. Taylor Dent's head was a bit unusual, but his LARGE frame was always sexy to watch.
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89. Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil looks fun.
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90. Nenad Zimonjić of Serbia, for when you're in the mood for it rough.
UPDATE: Am extending this from 75 to 100 to account for men I missed and readers' choices -- a veritable write-your-own-ending post!
76. Ryan Harrison was a major oversight by me -- thanks to Lou for slapping me silly!
77. Juan Martin del Potro doesn't really do it for me -- he's almost too tall -- but I get it.
78. Milos Raonic: This Canadian cutie is going to be hot when he gets a little older, but I'm OK with my pal Greg robbing the cradle right now.
79. Filippo Volandri of Italy is NEWS to me!
80. Miloslav Mecir: I love cats, but this lean Czech is for Greg!
81. John McEnroe was deliberately left off because there was only a split second when I found him hot and I couldn't find a photo. Now I have.
82. Patrick McEnroe is the Mac you wanna do, according to Mr. Bayard.
83. Andre Agassi has NEVER done anything for me -- he basically looked like this when I met him on a practice court at the '87 French Open, only he was younger -- but here he is by popular demand!
84. Roger Federer may be my favorite player, but even I'm objective enough to admit that face ain't so hot without a truck full of Grand Slam trophies out front ... which is to say nothing of his freakishly small left arm!
85. Dick Stockton was someone I'd written about before -- well, about his hot ass -- so thanks to Lou for reminding me!
86. and 87. Bob and Mike Bryan double your pleasure.
88. Taylor Dent's head was a bit unusual, but his LARGE frame was always sexy to watch.
89. Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil looks fun.
90. Nenad Zimonjić of Serbia, for when you're in the mood for it rough.
91. Ilija Bozoljac of Serbia, where I obviously need to spend my next vacation.
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92. Harold Solomon: Some feel if I'm gonna have Eddie Dibbs, I have to have the other Bagel Twin.
92. Harold Solomon: Some feel if I'm gonna have Eddie Dibbs, I have to have the other Bagel Twin.
93. Paul-Henri Mathieu: How do you say "boy next door" in French?
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94. Corrado Barazzutti was my Italian boyfriend in the '70s.
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95. Lleyton Hewitt: Have found the scrappy Aussie ugly ever since his racially charged comments during a match against James Blake, but he does have a nice body.
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96. Guillermo Perez-Roldan: More Argentine beefcake (for Martini421).
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97. Nicolas Lapenti was the sexiest guy from Ecuador I've ever seen -- and I've seen my share!
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98. Oliver Marach of Austria gets Moose singing!
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99. Thomas Muster's face never really did it for me -- believe it or not, I'm a face man -- but I'd forgotten about the jockstrap incident, which Dogboy1966 kindly reminded me of!
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100. Evgeny Korolev: And in what can only be described as a HUGE oversight, we have Anna Kournikova's cousin, who can not win as many titles as he wants to!
94. Corrado Barazzutti was my Italian boyfriend in the '70s.
95. Lleyton Hewitt: Have found the scrappy Aussie ugly ever since his racially charged comments during a match against James Blake, but he does have a nice body.
96. Guillermo Perez-Roldan: More Argentine beefcake (for Martini421).
97. Nicolas Lapenti was the sexiest guy from Ecuador I've ever seen -- and I've seen my share!
98. Oliver Marach of Austria gets Moose singing!
99. Thomas Muster's face never really did it for me -- believe it or not, I'm a face man -- but I'd forgotten about the jockstrap incident, which Dogboy1966 kindly reminded me of!
100. Evgeny Korolev: And in what can only be described as a HUGE oversight, we have Anna Kournikova's cousin, who can not win as many titles as he wants to!
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Casting Couch Confidential (continued)
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The 50 Hottest NFL Players of All Time (continued)
26. David Anderson: This 29-year-old wide receiver from California is a free agent. Anyone interested?
27. Reggie Bush: This Miami running back doesn't have the best taste in women, but I wouldn't kick him out of bed for eating Armenian.
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28. Rocky Bleier: On top of the sexy 'stache, this Steelers great has an incredible story. After been seriously wounded while serving in Vietnam after his rookie year, he was told he would never compete again, Instead, he would go on to play in Pittsburgh's first four Super Bowl victories, taking home rings to go with his Purple Heart.
29. Ken O'Brien: Green really suits the former Jets QB.
30. Troy Aikman: The Dallas Cowboys superstar was always one of those guys I found simultaneously sexy and disgusting -- that huge mouth and teeth all over the place. (Did I want to kiss it or punch it?) If Troy ever decided to come out of the closet, it would be huge for us.
31. Jason Taylor: The former Dolphins star has a face for TV, which is exactly where you will find him today.
32. Rob Gronkowski: The Patriots star isn't the best-looking guy around, but he's got something about him that drives 'em wild.
33. Chris Long: This defensive end apple for the Rams doesn't fall far from the tree, and he even has a 'stache, like his dad did briefly in the early '90s!
34. Jason Witten: Can't stand the Cowboys, but this tight end works for me.
35. Rob Ninkovich: The Patriots defensive end is so versatile: He looks good with or without a beard.
36. Dwight Clark: This former wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers still looks good today.
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37. Jason Sehorn: His skill as a cornerback impressed many, but it was his turn as an underwear model for 2(x)ist that first made him a mini gay icon.
38. Travis Jervey: The former Packers running back was a cute guy with an incredible body. Wonder if he's still rommates with LeShon Johnson.
39. Aaron Rodgers: The MVP Green Bay quarterback is a little bug-eyed, but in a cute way -- plus he seems like a sweet guy. The self-deprecating State Farm commercials and occasional 'stache only add to my affection.
40. Matt Leinart: There's no question this QB was a lot hotter when he was the next big thing out of USC. But I'd still scrimmage with this Trojan man.
41. Wes Welker: Not only did this spunky Patriots wide receiver hand the Super Bowl to Giants last year, he's a big supporter of Movember!
42. Tim Tebow: I'm not as infatuated with the homeless QB as my blog would indicate, but I am fascinated by his superstardom, despite any extraordinary athletic gifts.
43. Joe Theisman: The former Redskins QB is known to be a bit a prick -- I'm GLAD his prostate gives him fits -- but he was kinda hot back in the day, especially at Notre Dame.
44. Jim Everett played quarterback for the Rams when I -- and they -- lived in Los Angeles. He caught my eye on the cover of GQ, but sadly he is best remembered for not taking able to take a joke, attacking radio/TV personality Jim Rome for calling him Chris Evert.
45. Chad Pennington: The blond QB was never able to achieve much success with the Jets or Dolphins. But he reminds me of this college wrestler I hooked up with in Huntington Beach back in the early '90s, so he'll always be a star to me.
46. Alex Smith: His team is going to the Super Bowl, but unfortunately for him he won't be playing. Number 50 got his job. He can always fall back on being a Ryan Gosling impersonator ...
47. Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots has one of the best smiles in sports.
48. Joe Montana: The Hall of Fame 49er wasn't the best-looking man alive, but I include him for spawning this Johnny Davenport lookalike son. Woof!!!!
49. Drew Brees: The Saint QB has that regular-guy quality about him that makes him sexy. Bonus points for his junior tennis career, where he defeated Andy Roddick when he was 12 ... and Andy was 9!
50. Colin Kaepernick: You'll be seeing lots of him this Sunday: He's the quarterback for the 49ers!
Honoroable mentions:
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Honoroable mentions:
Jim Harbaugh: Look for the former quarterback on Sunday: He's head coach for the 49ers now and is still pretty do-able.
Also considered Jordy Nelson (that's his ass at the very top of this list), the Manning brothers, Matt Flynn, Chris Kluwe, Colin McCarthy, Sam Bradford, Matt Cassel, Matt Ryan, Austin Collie, Jay Feely and Blaine Gabbert in Movember.
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Also considered Jordy Nelson (that's his ass at the very top of this list), the Manning brothers, Matt Flynn, Chris Kluwe, Colin McCarthy, Sam Bradford, Matt Cassel, Matt Ryan, Austin Collie, Jay Feely and Blaine Gabbert in Movember.
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Confessions of a Catholic Girl (continued)
A. Actually, we weren't told to expect anything. When we were signed, we did expect to have a say in our producer which we didn't, and that proved to be disappointing. We also thought that MCA would get behind us more when it came to tour support and promotion but after the album was released, although 99% of the reviews were really fantastic, they were also getting some friction when it came to airplay because of the name The Catholic Girls, the school uniforms, some of the lyrics and the top level execs at MCA basically refused to give us tour support so that we could open for Adam Ant (very hot at the time) and they actively decided to go light on the promotion. Promotion in the record business at the time basically meant throwing lots of money into radio station “support”. Promotion could mean various forms of gifts, favors, and lot more. Can you call it “payola” in the classic sense? Who knows? Its one of those mysteries behind the music business, whispered about, rumored, but unsubstantiable. Nervousness about our religious overtones did have an effect as well. Early on we were in the process of scheduling an appearance on Saturday Night live (which would have been a giant springboard for us) but SNL suddenly cancelled us out claiming too controversial. Too controversial for SNL. Really? Obviously this was a blow for us (yes, I wish SNL make that one up for us now that years have passed and we’re not viewed as so dangerous. Then, MCA got taken over by Iriving Azoff (who used to manage The Go-Go's at Front Line Mgmt.) and most of the staff (including all the people who had signed us—and truly were behind us in many, many ways) were let go. In fact most of the artists were let go. It was a massacre in many ways. That said, they wouldn't pay to make a video for MTV, which we did ourselves on a shoestring, nor “push” too hard at MTV or other video, or radio stations to keep playing us and we couldn't afford that ourselves, and again, that’s the mysterious world of “promotion”. And “mysterious” may be an understated way of saying “completely hidden.”. Finally, Azoff and company wouldn't give us the next album like we expected [and were actually already told we would get]. As a new artist, you learn a lot about “promises” the hard way and have to swallow some bitter pills along the way; you learn and hope to survive. Some survive, some don’t. It's a shame though, because several record companies (with a bit more internal creativity and conviction) were very interested in us at the time MCA signed us. It was only later that we learned that MCA had the nickname—Musical Cemetery of America.
Q. Was the phrase "the next Go-Go's" ever uttered by anyone?
A. Well, this is actually a really good question, not asked too often, and most of the time I say little on the subject. But for once, I think I’d like to. When MCA signed us, we actually weren’t expected to be the next Go-Go's. The timing of the records release was close, but coincidental. Once our record was released, however, some odd rumors and innuendos did start to surface on several fronts in several ways. At one point early on, we were reviewed for a show in LA and the reviewer kept mentioning that I had a ton of make-up on (said I packed it on with a trowel) and he mentioned virtually nothing about the music. In fact, the crowd at the club absolutely loved the show (encores and so on…). We later found out that the reviewer was best friends with Belinda Carlisle. Suspicious… maybe. Belinda to blame? Doubtful at best. But the “girl-fight” fires were brewing, and some of the press did make comparisons, but most were positive and most were nice enough did note the definite differences between the sound, style, and musical POV of both bands. In some ways, some people in radio, media, the labels, and the listeners were almost trying to start some sort of feud, which not only was never on our minds but simply wasn’t true. We had never had any contact with the Go-Go's, overall their music was fine with us, it was definitely well done and they were already at the top of the charts and we had nothing against them. One of things asked repeatedly of us about the Go-Go's was “we heard the Go-Go's didn’t really play the instruments on their first album”. Is that true? And did you play your instruments? Interesting question I’ve rarely heard asked of all male bands. Back then, I probably should have asked the questioners, “would you ask us that if we were men? So, let me answer this now, firmly and succinctly. I have no idea about the Go-Go's. I don’t know and have no “inside information” and its not my business. I wasn’t there. They say they did and I have no reason to doubt that. The Catholic Girls I can answer for. Yes, we played every note with the exception of two synthesizer passages on the album (because the producer brought in a technologically far beyond me keyboard I didn’t understand worth a damn; a studio musician played on those passages). PS on that. I played my own keyboards in all live shows. And since that first record, we have played every note, every instrument (keys included), every passage AND we do all of our own arrangements as well. The only thing I can say about the Go-Go's as a criticism and a simultaneous wish is this: back in 1982 after our album release, we were scheduled to play a live show at a large club venue. We would open the show. They would headline. The day of that show, we received a message that the Go-Go's had cancelled their appearance that night. We ended up headlining that show. In retrospect, I wish they had not cancelled; I think that would’ve been great fun and I’d still be happy to play with them anytime in any venue large or small. We would obviously open for them and we’d be glad to do so. I’d even consider pulling out the old keyboard (we don’t bother with it these days) and even open our show with “God Made You for Me”. Feud brewing? Fight? Sour grapes? No. No feud. No fight. But… well… maybe just a little years old sour grapes. I can’t help it.
Q. How did you get to open for the Kinks and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers?
A. This was due to our booking agency ICM at the time. They were able to get us some terrific opening slots. We opened for The Kinks on New Years Eve in NYC and we had a blast. The owner of the club (Roseland), was worried we'd be eaten alive by the crowd because Kinks fans are really Kinks FANS. Another opening act was “boo’d” and pelted onstage by food, bottles, trash and the like until they left. He was nervous. But, we went out there, started playing and instead (after a few food items were thrown), the audience soon loved us and in fact gave us an encore! It also turned out that Ray Davies was watching the whole show and really liked it, and was nice enough to come to our dressing room to tell us that he loved the show!
Q. Were you surprised by how things turned out?
A. Being young, I was surprised that MCA’s higher-ups didn't back us the way they promised when they signed us. New artists may be a bit naïve but they do have some positive expectations when the critical praise overall is as overwhelming as ours was. A video at the time and of course, airplay and promotion would have made the band. We were good enough to “last” and grow and it would have (on a purely business side), been a good investment. We had nothing but good reviews in tough publications like Billboard, R&R and The Hollywood Reporter but we would only get on radio stations sporadically and insiders knew (as we found out) that MCA wasn't willing put their full weight and capital behind promotion and pushing us past some of the controversy which years later, became less dangerous.
Q. I remember being sort of put off by your vibrato when I first heard the band's first album, although I've since warmed up to it. Was that ever addressed by the label?
A. I do have a natural vibrato but MCA insisted on speeding up the record’s track (something we were fiercely against) in order to make us sound more “girly” (actual quote). They did it. Period. We didn’t even know until we heard the final master at a “listening party”. We were stunned but had no choice but smile and live with it. As a result, the vibrato is way, way more intense then it should be. My voice on the record sounded much higher-pitched and my vibrato, twice as intense (my speaking and singing voice is much lower and not that screechy). Personally, I was horrified. But, MCA didn't seem to care about that—only that the vocals sounded “girlish”. They also mixed the sound of the drums and bass way, WAY down, which was a big part of our natural sound (originally, easily as intense as Peter Gabriel’s soon released "Shock the Monkey"). Basically, they deflated our overall sound because they worried it was too intense to be “girlish” enough. As an all-girl group at the time, they felt you could get away with some loud drums (as long as they sounded light, bright, and airy; you could not get away with loud drums that were low, fierce, and dark. They insisted on a milder, middle-of-the-road sound POV; not a modernized in-your-face POV. Actually, the Go-Go's did have a louder drum sound on their recording and I think MCA would’ve been smarter to follow IRS Records’ lead to let the Go-Go's “beat” out of the box with The Catholic Girls album. MCA seemed to have no such intensity/dark drum problem with The Fixx’s record (again, released later, i.e. "Red Skies"). So yes, we were disappointed. And yes, it was part of the difference of breaking through the invisible “fourth wall” of being viewed by the industry at the time as a “girl-group” vs. a “rock group.” Noted, we do have some have songs that have a more classically girlish sound (which I do like in the appropriate song) like "Boys Can Cry" or "Celebrity Guy" (on "Exposed") but even those have a darker POV lyrically, and live, they have more of a bite than you’d expect at first listen.
Q. When/why did the CG break up?
A. The CGs broke up a few months after MCA dropped us for the second album. It was a dark time, lots of tensions surfaced, and we were seriously upset about it. It was hard to not be able to continue with the next album and everything we thought we'd be doing. This disappointment opened the doors to all kinds of internal tension and although our songs were ready to be recorded, there was really no way for that to happen. The band broke up and we went our separate ways. I ended up playing with a group of guys in LA and we called ourselves The C.I.A. and we also got precariously close to a record deal also.
Q. When/why did you first reunite?
A. We got back together in 1999. I had moved back East and got in touch with Roxy. She was having a barbeque and invited me. As it turned out, she had a small stage set up and we decided to play a song together. One song was all it took. We had to play with each other from then on. We got in touch with Leon Tsilis who had originally signed us to MCA but who had been let go during Azoff’s rule and he designed and created a website for the band. Then we eventually looked up Kyd Ellsworth, who had played drums with us on tour with us. Kyd eventually decided to pursue other things (yes, we’re still good friends today) and when she left we found Doreen Holmes, the drummer from the album, and the three of us have been together ever since.
Q. Do you keep in touch with Joanne Holland?
A. Joanne's been MIA since the band originally broke up and doesn’t want any contact with any of us -- so, no, we don’t keep in touch. We all took the whole MCA situation very hard and being dropped brings up a whole well of mixed, often hard feelings for everybody involved.
Q. I am really enjoying the latest CD -- especially “It Doesn't Become You.” How did you decide to re-record “Called You Up”?
A. We wanted to redo one song from the first album so we took a poll on our site and asked fans. “Called You Up” was the song that got the most votes with “A Boy For Me” coming in second.
Q. What's next for the Catholic Girls? It doesn't seem you've played many live dates recently-- or your site hasn't been updated!
A. We haven't been playing many live dates lately. Truthfully, I was completely out of touch for months because I’ve been writing a two new novels (some people don’t know I’m a published author) and I had to take some time off in order to concentrate on the novels, but now, thankfully, I can concentrate again so my first “coming back” volley became to promote “The Catholic Girls Exposed!” and that's going great now. I agree, the landing page hasn’t changed much, but we have now been adding to the website in various places, but mostly in adding Exposed info, reviews, comments, photos and things like that. We've now been reviewed favorably and have been added to radio stations both major, college, and internet in the US and now, abroad too. We'll see about doing some live appearances once the weather gets a little better because we've had a lot of offers. So you never know -- I have the feeling you could be seeing us back in NYC soon!
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