Now I remember

Conditions: Sunny and hot.


Superficial.com:

Britney Spears showed up to a California tattoo parlor Friday night with a completely shaved head as she got a new tattoo of red lips on her wrist.

E! online:

Spears, accompanied by two bodyguards, knocked on the door to Esther's around 7 p.m. Friday. Spears had never been to the salon before, and the shop was closed for the night, but Tognozzi says that he immediately recognized the singer and let her in.

Spears said she wanted to get her head shaved. Tognozzi sat her down, looked her over and then suggested less drastic alternatives.

But Spears wasn't budging.

Idontlikeyouinthatway.com

It appears as though Britney Spears has either officially hit rock bottom or has outed herself as a butch lesbian. Instead of washing her hair or gluing on more extensions, Britney opted to shave her head bald after she returned from her less than a day's stay in rehab.

E! online:

One of the owners of the salon where the "Oops" singer shaved her head Friday exclusively tells E! News' Giuliana DePandi that Spears' shorn tresses were saved and may be sold for a good cause.

"She didn't want her hair. We have it here at the salon and we will probably auction it off for charity," said J.T. Tognozzi, who co-owns Esther's Hair Cutting Studio in Tarzana, California, with his wife, Esther.

music3w.com:

Once the epitome of the squeaky-clean, girl-next-door Britney Spears' behaviour seems to be spiralling out of control. The 25-year-old mum of two appears hell bent on self-destructing - slowly and rather publicly.

The troubled singer, who famously said she'd keep her knickers on until her wedding night and now frequently fails to wear them at all, shocked and astounded onlookers in Los Angeles yesterday when she walked into a hair salon and asked to have all her hair shaved off. The shocked stylist refused so Britney Spears picked up a set of clippers and proceeded to clip off her blonde locks herself.

Not content with a new hairdo Britney then visited a nearby tattoo parlour where the former pop princess proceeded to ask for two cheap tattoos - one of a black, white and pink cross to go on her hip and the other a small pair of red and pink lips for her wrist.

Eye witnesses say that Britney seemed "very scatter-brained" and "distraught and disturbed". When asked why the starlet had shaved her head Britney replied "I don't want anyone touching it. I'm tired of everybody touching me."

cbc.ca:

"I tried to talk her out of it," salon owner Esther Tognozzi told CNN. "I said: 'Are you sure you're not having a bad day and tomorrow you'll feel differently about it? Why don't we wait a little bit?"'

But Spears appeared determined to go for a new look.

"She said: 'No, I absolutely want it shaved off now.' Next thing I know, she grabbed the buzzer and she went to the back of my salon and she was shaving off her own hair," Tognozzi said.

Her new tattoos, received as fans and onlookers watched from outside the tattoo parlour, are a pair of red and pink lips.

"She just wanted something real small on her wrist, something dainty," said tattoo artist Max Gott.

Police arrived to control the crowd and helped Spears's bodyguards guide her into a waiting SUV.

businessportal24.com:

On Tuesday, a gossip blog on the Hollywood.com Web site posted an e-mail that it said was from a former assistant to Spears, describing how the pop star was spiraling toward rock bottom and how friends and family wanted her to seek treatment.

Ruben Garay, who runs ThatOtherBlog, said the e-mail had come from Felicia Culotta, who was identified as having worked for Spears for nearly 10 years.

"I assure you with 100 percent certainty that the ... e-mail that Felicia sent in is 100 percent accurate," Garay told the AP in a phone interview. He also said the e-mail was legitimate.

sabah.com:

Spears reached pop stardom with hits such as "Oops!... I Did it Again," and developed a reputation for a reckless spontaneity, including her two-day marriage to a childhood friend.

A mother of two young sons, Spears has acknowledged that her image had taken a beating in recent months. She has become a regular fixture on the circuit of big-city U.S. nightclubs since her split in November from husband and former backup dancer Kevin Federline.

pugbus.com:

...Caucasian answer to Mike Tyson...

smthop.com:

Britney Spears Shaves Head At Request of Zombie Overlord....

I ask you, is it really any wonder that the poor girl freaked out and shaved her hair off? Is anyone really surprised? Or even shocked? I'm not saying it's not sad, but lets stop pretending these celebrities are normal well-adjusted people who suddenly get possessed by a demon or something and do something crazy. Did Anna Nicole Smith die for nothing? Is this much reaction really needed, or healthy for any of us? Shame on you all.



'Maher' commentary.

New Rule: There's more to being smart than just not misspeaking. The world is a complicated place. Sometimes it all feels like a runaway train of violence, resentment and insecurity - sort of like a family reunion at Ryan O'Neil's place. Which is why for this next election, we need to pick the smartest candidate, not the dullest one who simply never had a verbal gaffe and said a wrong word or phrase.

We're a superpower, not a drinking game. It has to be about leadership, not just hitting your buzzer first and remembering to phrase your answer in the form of a question.

Did I ever tell you how big a fan of Bill Maher's I am? His current TV show, "Real Time with Bill Maher" has returned on HBO, and if you can't watch it, fire up your iTunes and download the free podcast of each episode (search for 'Bill Maher'). It's the kind of TV show that works as radio. As an entree, read his latest entry on HuffPost here.


Car Update

Fortune smiles. Enjoyed a great weekend of long-distance driving around some really funky roads. Engine never missed a beat. Ahhhh.



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