b is for backstage

here is a shot from the early 90's... a backstage shot of morrissey and some of his band during morrissey's

'gold lame shirt' phase. the handsome man in the western shirt is morrissey's once-upon-a-time bandmate and collaborator mr. alain whyte. i hope i don't sound too 'slashy' when i say i suspect he and morrissey might've been more than 'just friends.' (assuming morrissey wasn't still officially 'celibate' at the time.) i do love morrissey's music around this period, which gave us hits like 'glamorous glue' and 'we hate it when our friends become successful.' (neither one my favorites, but i'm going by the ones he made videos for.) alain played guitar and even wrote some songs. he was in the band up to the recording of morrissey's most recent studio album 'ringleader of the tormentors,' to which he contributed minimally. (its still an excellent record though, take my word for it.) in the reflection you can also see bass player gary day, and some guy taking the picture. very cool. (click to enlarge)

a is for ann-margaret

...or is it margret? i never can get a 'straight answer' from 'the machine.' here's a playful sexy shot of miss ann, wearing ponytails. (have you ever tried to google 'ponytails?' yikes, i strongly advise you against searching it at work.) but i love ann margret. she's like ice cream... it's almost impossible to find someone who doesn't like her, and when you do, you wonder what the hell's wrong with them. she's just the best. she tears into every gig like a bloodthirsty lioness. she can act, sing, dance, the whole thing. and she's verrry much 'easy on the eyes.' and she never got like, super-skinny... which is a great comfort to regular curvy girls like me. i was first aware of her in 'tommy,' in which she was nominated for a best actress oscar. (she was also nominated for her crucial part in 'carnal knowledge' in 1971.) i also remember digging on her in my 'HBO years' alongside bruce dern in 'middle age crazy.' (aged?) so have a honey-flavored spoonful of ann-margaret on me. peace.

a is for science officer ash

yes, ohhh yes... i haven't posted a shot of my darling ian holm lately. i searched my archives, and i don't think i've posted this exact shot yet. i mean, i think i have one a few frames off of this one, but his face does so many tiny and lovely things, it think it's like every frame is completely different. i can't decide which costume i like better on ash... his sky-blue white thermal-sleeve outfit, or the emerald green zip-up snug flightsuit? (shown) he looks so hot in both of them. i love this shot... he looks a little worried. perhaps he's wondering if his scheme will be a success? who knows. anyway, i realize some of you out there may not 'get' what's so damned hot and handsome about him, but what the hell... this is MY little station after all. hey ian... call me! (cut to quick shot of me like, winking saucily as i make a 'phone-up-to-my-ear' gesture with my hand.) CUT.

a is for...

hello lovers. i must admit, after two weeks of cynically bagging on the olympic games, i found myself sucked in. i've been watching most of the swimming and gymnastics in the evening. that is one of the reasons i haven't posted much lately. another reason is i've been sort of stuck for ideas... so, as a jump-starter, i've decided to go down the alphabet, creating my own semi-psychedelic list. you know, like in children's books... 'a is for apple,' and all that. but tonight on planetcool, i'm able to give you a groovy one-two punch... a is for 'amadeus,' the marvelous milos foreman oscar winner for best picture of 1984. its one of those movies i've loved since the first time i saw it. i proudly admit i know it by heart... well, most of it. and 'a' is also for f. murray abraham who took home the much-deserved award for best actor in a leading role.