The final frontier

I am aching in places I didn't even know could ache, having spent several fruitful hours in the extensive gardens here at Dolores Delargo Towers. Two full bin-bags of crap - mainly sycamore seeds and prunings - later, and I have barely scraped the surface (literally) of about one-third of what needs to be done...

On a different subject altogether, we're apparently in the middle of World Space Week (who knew?), so let's have a selection of suitably-themed songs for your delectation, shall we?

First up, an old, old favourite that I and my sister used to dance to way back in the early '80s at Lazers nightclub (RIP) in Newport:

B-52s - Planet Claire

A classic that simply had to be here:

David Bowie - Starman

From the sublime to the ridiculous...

Donny & Marie Osmond Space Finale With Charo, Roy Clark, George Gobel, Osmond Brothers:

And three bizarre examples from the kitsch end of the genre...

The Droids - The Force

Rah Band - Clouds Across the Moon

...ending up with Miss Sara Brightman and Hot Gossip and their timeless - ahem - classic I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper:

Strange new worlds, indeed.

Flashing lights in hyper space

Be careful what you wish for, they say. A mere few hours after I posted yesterday's moan about the continuing stifling heat, the most dramatic storm arrived - crashing thunder and lightning all around us - and several inches of rain fell in a matter of hours. Just after we'd watered all the pots again. Hey ho, at least the air's slightly cooler...

My lovely fortnight's holiday is slipping away far too quickly for my liking, too. However, the fact that today is Miss Sarah Brightman's sixtieth birthday gives me a perfect excuse (as if I need one!) to dig out my slightly-too-tight-these-days silver bodysuit and thigh boots in honour of her crowning career moment - and Thank Disco It's Friday!

Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip - I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper

Have a good weekend, dear reader.

What my body needs is Close Encounter three

It's almost the end of another grim week in work, dear reader (although I did have some good news, qualifications-wise, about having reached the next level of "skill" in the dry-as-dust subject that keeps me gainfully employed).

We have a superior substitute for a seasonal panto to look forward to tonight - Mrs Hudson's Christmas Corker at the exquisite Wilton's Music Hall - but in the meantime, let's get the party started by squeezing into some skintight silver Lurex outfits, and adding a healthy dollop of sleaze...

Entering the UK Top Ten this very week back in 1979, it's the self-proclaimed "diva" Miss Sara Brightman with Hot Gossip and their timeless kitsch classic I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper.

Thank Disco It's Friday!

Hot Gossip on Wikipedia

While you were out...

While the internet was down for the last four days here at Dolores Delargo Towers - courtesy of the inept gnomes at Virgin Media - there were inevitably a few things I missed blogging about, such as...

We waved goodbye to Mistress MJ's soul mother, Miss Sylvia Kristel, esteemed star of many an "art-house" movie such as Emmanuelle, Private Lessons and Lady Chatterley's Lover. She had considerable talents...



...and she sang, too!

Eddy De Clercq Quartet featuring Sylvia Kristel - Changes (2009 Bossa remix)

The fact that it was the 40th birthday on Wednesday of the gorgeous Turkish singer (and house favourite) and oh-so-not-gay-at-all Tarkan affords me the opportunity to post a "Totty of the Day" photo, even if a little late:



Kiss, Kiss, indeed.

Tarkan - Kiss Kiss

Speaking of birthdays, one of our fave Tacky Music Monday exotic divas Veronica Castro ("Mexico's answer to Joan Collins", apparently) celebrated her 60th birthday on Friday. Any excuse to celebrate the glittering flair of this lady!

Veronica Castro - La Movida

The hilarious news that Miss Sarah Brightman is apparently intending to be the first professional "musician" in space left an entire nation hoping it was a one-way ticket. In any instance, what on earth will happen to all that dreadful plastic filler she's had injected into her face when they take off?



[And as I have also missed one of my traditional "Thank Disco It's Friday" slots, this will do nicely...]

Finally, that fashion goddess 91-year-old Miss Iris Apfel was featured on the cover of trendy yoof-orientated "style magazine" Dazed and Confused - but you need to check out the Dolores Delargo Towers Museum of Camp for that one...

It's good to be back.