What Happened to the Original Marina on The Fresh Beat Band?

I wrote about the Fresh Beat Band/Music of Death last week and I did not mention the scandal. Yes, there is a scandal. During season one, the drummer, Marina, was played by Shayna Rose. Then, suddenly, in Season 2, she was replaced by Tara Perry. Some fans are super-angry about it.

Why did Shayna leave? Did she go Bananas? Did KiKi pull a Tanya Harding on her? Did she rebel against that horrid blue costume they forced her to wear? I like to think she came to her senses in the middle of a song one day and ran screaming out of the studio. The official line from the show is that she left to get married and pursue other projects. She has not appeared on gossip sites screaming about a conspiracy, so it’s unlikely that there is much of a scandal. Read more…

Photo Phriday: Your Humble Beginnings

In election season it is important to have an origin story that involves hard work, coal mines, steel mills, farm equipment and tough luck. Preferably all at once. Today we want to see your humble beginnings. Your home town, the house you grew up in, your neighborhood, little you in a pivotal moment. Continue reading

The Daily Sausage – Friday Edition

Obama’s Rolling Stone Interview, the Warren Esquire interview, the Powell end0rsement, words don’t mean things, Paul Ryan’s poverty speech, campaign of the damned, Romney’s Supreme Court, Texas causes an international incident, Golden Dawn, Wen’s Wealth, another CEO behaving badly, and Jerome Corsi: first up against the wall. Continue reading

What Led Me to Join the Marines

To say that my home life growing up was anything approaching normal would be a stretch, so it came as no surprise to anyone when I announced to my folks that I was joining the Marines.

I don’t recall exactly what was going through my head when I made the decision; I do remember that I was home alone again, my parents out of town on yet another halleluiah tour of the Baptist churches in the surrounding states. At some point they had stopped insisting I keep uprooting myself to come along with them on these things, and I simply stopped going. They would be out of town three weeks out of the month, leaving me to attend school, work at the local grocery store, and sleep. Continue reading

Project Runway All-Stars Season 2 Episode 1 Liveblog

Did you miss us, darlings?

Right on the heels of a rather tepid season of Project Runway comes Project Runway: No Tim, Heidi, or Nina! Actually, it’s Project Runway: All-Stars…or the people who were comedy/drama magnets during their season. Either way, Lifetime hopes that you’ll find this batch of sewtestants intriguing enough to endure Yoplait and Activiaaaaaaaaa! commercials and promos for the next White Woman In Danger movie starring Rob Lowe. Continue reading