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Sam and Dean Winchester vs. The Witches Ball
As I continue my Supernatural season one DVD marathon I find myself looking up some creepy myths online - at night - alone. The night I was writing this particular post I had just added the above picture and was about done when all of the electricity went kaput for about five minutes in the entire area (I checked outside). Creepy coincidence? You tell me. I’ll be cuddling up to a blanket and watching my cat for odd behavior.
So, what was it that I was looking up online that was getting me freaked? The Witches Ball. If you Google for ‘The Witches Ball‘ you’ll come across an overwhelming variety of different sites. Places like Salem Massachusetts have Halloween parties which are given that name. That was exactly the sort of image that was first conjured in my mind with the phrase. I was picturing people dressed in pointy witch hats and gyrating to songs like ‘I’ve Put a Spell On You’. (And nooooww you’re mine! Muah - ha - ha!)
The deeper you look, there is something else that goes by the name The Witches Ball. It is, ironically enough, an actual ball of marble which serves at a tombstone in the Myrtle Hill Road Ohio cemetery. The local Ohio lore says that it marks the grave of an ‘evil witch‘ who was buried standing straight up with the marble ball over her so she couldn’t rise from the dead. Of course, there’s a completly contradictory story about the woman buried there being the murderer of her family. That seems to be a less popular theory.
I would love to see this explored on The CW’s Supernatural sometime. As you can already see, I found some YouTube videos which use The Witches Ball as the video subject. The first one has some neat video aging effects. But it’s the second video I really want to discuss.
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Work Hard, Play Harder! Gretchen Wilson + Saving Grace = Powerful Statement
If you work hard, you better play harder. That’s the message of Gretchen Wilson’s song.
I know I’ve been talking a LOT about the TNT TV show Saving Grace, but it’s got a lot going on for it right now! So, it would be in bad taste to not tell you all of the latest news, right? That brings us to the wonderful fact that Grammy winner (I won five! Or not - you guess) Gretchen Wilson has released a music video in association with Saving Grace. The song is appropriately called Work Hard, Play Harder. This fits in perfectly for the Saving Grace theme: Embrace Your Grace. Forget notions of devout nuns with bowed heads and silent demeanors. Nothing against nuns, but that’s not what this phrase is about.
I promised myself I wouldn’t say this unless I MEANT it, and I do: I don’t like most Country music (I liked that one Shania Twain CD for about a week), but I really do like this song. I mean, I’m just a 20-something girl who enjoys a catchy anthem about independence! And yea, I sing along. What about you?
“This campaign is about strong women who follow their instincts, their intuition and their guts. It’s about women who never back down,” said Tricia Melton, senior vice president of marketing for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movie (TCM). “Gretchen Wilson truly embodies the ‘Embrace Your Grace’ code, especially with her new song ‘Work Hard, Play Harder.’ The video showcases her strength, attitude and defiant spirit, all of which match the heart and soul of Holly Hunter’s Det. Grace Hanadarko in SAVING GRACE.”
I’m really going to put myself to the challenge of applying this theme song to my life today. Too often too many people are working themselves silly and then they hardly let themselves relax, or bask in the glow of their hard work. You have to appreciate yourselves. And not just for the big things, for the tiny things too. I got up super early this morning because I went to bed early with a migraine (the bane of my very existence!) So, today I’ve already walked the dog, fed the dog and kitten (she’s not a cat until one year has passed!), and had two big glasses of water.
You might especially be questioning the water thing, but I’m someone who does not even like water - despite hearing that it will cure 5,000 different things AND made your skin glow. But with a little crystal light and lots of ice, water isn’t all that bad. So whatever accomplishments you have today - don’t shrug them off as nothing. Everything has the possibility to become something extraordinary.
Except mullets. Just say ‘no’ to those.
Picture courtesy of TNT
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Giveaway! Monk and Psych Prizes For You
Thanks to USA Network and Electric Artists I am able to give you guys a chance to win some fun prizes from Monkand Psych. Since we’re talking about those shows, you can also read what I’ve recently written about Monk and Psych regarding their season premieres which are this Friday night.
While you’re here, sit down and have a cookie! I very much want to encourage you to look around the blog. I did a Wacky Self-Interview today that will give you some insight on who I am and what I watch. It will also show you that I’m a human who is hopefully relatable, with flaws that you can laugh at (hey - I don’t mind). So that might help you decide if you’d like to subscribe. And I’ve love for you to do that!
- Psych Pineapple Stress Toy
- Psych Coffee Mug
- Monk Bobblehead
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Benjamin Bratt is A&E’s The Cleaner
Fans of Benjamin Bratt have reason to be excited. Bratt will be starring in the new A&E Network drama The Cleaner. This original scripted show premieres on Tuesday July 15th at 10 p.m. EST.
What is the show about? Very good question. I do indeed have the answer! The Cleaner is based on the true story of a man who is an “extreme interventionist”. Benjamin Bratt portrays him as William ‘The Cleaner’ Banks. Once his daughter is born, Banks finds himself at the lowest point he can imagine, the kind of desolate hell you like to imagine can’t be real. Choosing to believe in hope, he decides to tackle reinvention by making a deal with God. We all like to believe in second chances. He gets his. Turns out, that might be the easy part.
Banks has promised himself, and God, to turn away completly from his former addictions. As if that weren’t enough to deal with, he decides that he will aid others in doing the same. Fighting your own personal demons isn’t easy. As someone who has been in the same sort of shoes (maybe a different size - sure), Banks (and some newfound friends) work as agents of hope in a world that leaves too many people believing the concept of hope doesn’t figure into their lives.
Bratt has said this about the show:
“I am always looking for good material to work with and The Cleaner is one of the best scripts I’ve read in a long time. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to portray such a complex and multidimensional character. A&E is the perfect home for The Cleaner and I’m proud to be working with them on bringing this emotionally compelling drama to life.”
Two more official pictures for The Cleaner are below the jump:
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The Closer Returns! Rapid Recaps (Kyra Sedgwick Has Impossibly Gorgeous Hair!)
I’ve been talking about Saving Grace on TNT, and now I want to mention The Closer, also on TNT. In fact, these shows follow each other. Well, vice-versa, that is! Let me straighten that out: The Closer premieres on Monday July 14th at 9 p.m. and directly after that Saving Grace premieres at 10 p.m. (Yay on all counts!)
First, look at the pretty widgets! Kyra Sedgwick looks all kinds of fabulous in that red shift dress, don’t you think? Plus, the hair? Very enviable. I more than approve, I covet the look! There is also a Rapid Recap for The Closer: and here it is!
I have to say, that the people involved in putting together these Rapid Recaps have impressed me. The way it all comes together with editing and sound and the way it’s actually efficient while looking pretty? Yea, that’s just about as awesome and made of win as it gets.
The fashion is very important on the show - which you know is something I’m also all about. In fact, there is a Fashion File written by Greg LaVoi (that name is phenomenal, and it’s real!) who is the costumer designer for the show. Check it out here to see some of the most buzz-worthy outfits that Brenda Leigh Johnson (Sedgwick) has worn.
Not into the show yet? There are a few quotes from the show that I think can persuade you:
Brenda: As hard as a secret is to uncover, it’s even harder to keep.
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