Reporting Live...from Motley Crue....

Well, not really live now, is it?  I was there yesterday........but here's my pics...

that last shot of vince smiling and the press making the rock sign.......was cuz the fire marshall had pulled their permit at the last minute and they had to switch from their helicopter grand entrance and make do with a hearse. 

They announced their world tour and Clear Channel also announced that their new single would be a 'hit'. 

The Clear Channel part was pretty scary.  If they decide you've got a smash single, well, you can't really lose, can you?

I also shot a tiny piece of mov footage with my digital camera:
www.planetbubble.com/motleycrue.html

Onto other stuff.........
I have been busy knitting some new designs.  Been busy building websites and ....been busy with the band. 

I recently made the mistake of reading a message board populated by Vixen fans.  Man oh man.  I forgot what it was like to be in the public eye.  People make judgments about you based on an edited one hour show on TV.  Making statements about your life as if they know you.  It's just creepy.   Of course, lots of folks said nice things but we always remember the negative don't we?  My fave negative comment..........somebody said I just wanted to be Courtney.   Hmmmm....I thought....I guess that's why I married an Englishman, learned to knit, engineer my own records, build my own website, and have a great relationship with my parents.  Yeah.  That's it.  I want to be Courtney.  Oh, and did I leave out....we all pretty much go through life wanting to be some icon? 

WHAT?  I don't know anyone who tries to be someone else.
It pissed me off for like a minute and then I had to laugh at the absurdity of all of it. 

I did get in a slump for a second though but not over that.  But because my father is doing even worse now.  sigh.

On a lighter note...........
I watched the Office Special.  Loved it.  I realize I have a strong affinity for TV series that make me squirm from the inappropriate behavior of the characters.  I love Larry David.  I love Arrested Development.  I love Office.  It's like I can't enough of it.  I sit there and scream at the TV set.  I actually HOWL with disgust over their choices.  I love it.  Maybe it's the pent up frustration of living in a so-called politically correct America but on the inside, it is sooooooo NOT politically correct.  We use sex to sell EVERYTHING and then we have church groups making everyone feel guilty about sex.  Oh, you can't say tits on TV but you can say something that means it.  What is the fucking difference people?  A tit is a tit.  Geez.  Get over it.

So, yeah.  I guess that's why I love those shows.  They do and say all the wrong things and I just love that.

Well, after that rave .....and all those pics of motley crue....I must go dream of a way of getting our band on the road.

LAST THOUGHTS ON MOTLEY AND HOW IT SHOULD'VE GONE DOWN.....

Oh?  My only regret yesterday?  I got brave and raised my hand for a 'press' question.  I announced, "Share from TotalRock.com in England.  Do you guys have anything planned for TV or film to tie in with the tour?"

BORING BORING BORING!

Hindsight is 20/20 and here is what I should've said.................

Hey guys, Share formerly of Vixen currently with Bubble and doing moonlighting to report for Total Rock in England.  Hey,.....what are the chances of a band like Bubble getting on a tour like yours?

But no, I played it safe and went with the question that would leave me with my air of mystery.  Or is that anonymity?  Dammit dammit dammit! 

Comments

[Tim Case]

Hey, wait a minute...I want to be Courtney.

[claudine]

i've been enjoying your blog for a while now after stumbling onto it after seeing the VH1 special b/c i'm a knitter who loves music..the perfect combo. anyway, that courtney comment is crazy..you're so much more original.
btw, i'm 37, and totally remember you guys..it's so cool how you knit and have this other side of you.
i, too, LOOOOOVE the office and have every episode on dvd. funniest show out there, other than curb your enthusiasm. can't wait to get HBO again. anyway, you're totally cool & original so don't let stupid punk 'gurrrlllz' who are probably 17, get you down.

[Lynn]

lol...I was sucked into the discussion on the new Vixen board also...couldn't resist putting in my 10 cents worth:) I just didn't like the fact that everyone was ragging on you and Janet (no everyone, but some)...had to give them a piece of my mind:) People can't grasp the concept that VH-1 used the "juicy" part of everyone's answers and spliced your responses to what THEY wanted you guys to be saying...ah well that aside, I could less now:) LOL

By the way, I LOVED the knitting lesson I got, and I'm working on my first scarf...it's pretty lame, but I'll get the hang of it:)

[kim]

hi! i've been lurking here for a while without commenting. i love reading your blog! i have a funny story... last night my bf's brother called him to tell us that he just heard that motley crue was going on tour, and i was able to say, "i knew that already, i learned it from a knitting blog!"

[beth]

No I WANT TO BE COURTNEY! She is a freak man, not to mention a media whore. Shar, you have your shit together! Rock on!

[Renee]

I LOVE Arrested Development and you're the first person I've run across who feels the same way. It's my favorite show on tv. Of course, I love The Office too, but that's not all that unusual - it's an awesome show and many Americans finally have caught on. I like CYE, but don't love it. There are moments of enormous humor, but there are other things that are so obvious that it takes the humor out of it. I love your blog. I hope your father improves soon. We still don't have snow here in Minnesota, if you have to come back, but it is pretty cold and gray for a sunny California girl like yourself :-)