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Celebrate Independence Day like a rock star

11:15 AM Sun, Jun 28, 2009 |
Michelle Ponto

Goodbye Hello Kitty; Houston's Wendy Wagner is going to Japan

10:11 AM Mon, Jun 01, 2009 |
Michelle Ponto

Wendy Wagner took a chance and it paid offEver wish you could just quit ...



A little bit of sultry jazz is good for the soul

10:51 AM Sun, May 03, 2009 |
Michelle Ponto

kristine mills vocalistSo far in Texas, I've seen rock, gospel, disco, country and H...



Could you win the Amazing Race?

4:44 PM Thu, Feb 12, 2009 |
Michelle Ponto

Jodi Wincheski and Christy pumped up to get ready for the Amazing Race. Image courtesy of CBSThousands of people send in video tapes for their chance to get on the Amazing Race, but only a select few are chosen. Houston's Jodi Wincheski was one of them.

"I also wanted to be on the show since the first e...



Gloria Gaynor is absolutely divine

1:15 AM Sat, Jan 24, 2009 |
Michelle Ponto

Aida said meeting Gloria Gaynor was the best night of her life. She plays "I Will Survive" whenever she's feeling blue.If Gloria Gaynor is a diva, then I want some of her diva-ness to wash off on me. I had the chance to meet her this week while she was in >> Continue reading: Gloria Gaynor is absolutely divine



Praise the Lord and pass the biscuits

1:19 AM Sun, Jan 11, 2009 |
Michelle Ponto

The House of Blues brunch is an uplifting experience.Wow! When the House of Blues told me they were going to feed my soul, they weren't kidding.

Beginning on Sunday January 11, the House of Blues is serving up Sunday brunch. But this isn't just any old Sunday brunch; it's a gospel brunch.

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How to survive Gloria Gaynor's after party

2:04 PM Wed, Dec 17, 2008 |
Michelle Ponto

Memories of Priscilla Queen of the Desert from AP images.Do you remember that Australian movie, The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert? I don't actually remember much about the movie, but I do remember the soundtrack.

It was one of my favorites. This is because it had Gloria Gaynor'...



Seduced into the "Twilight" zone

8:17 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 |
Michelle Ponto

Twilight opens in Houston on November 21.I admit it. I'm hooked. I tried to resist, but after hearing all the hype about Stephenie Meyer's best-selling series "Twilight," I finally caved and bought the books...and then I couldn't put them down.

Yes, it's true...I've been seduced into the Twilig...



California Dreamin' with The Beach Boys in Galveston

11:11 AM Mon, Nov 03, 2008 |
Michelle Ponto

Back stage at The Beach Boys Concert in Galveston.Who needs California when you've got Galveston? Sure they get hit with hurricanes every 20 years, but California's got those massive earthquakes. It seems that if you want to live in paradise, you've got to be willing to lose everything .....



Saturday night at Houston's House of Blues

8:21 PM Sun, Oct 19, 2008 |
Michelle Ponto

What can I say? I'm a soul woman.

Dan Akroyd and Jim Belushi may be in their fifties, but up on the stage at Houston's House of Blues, they still had the moves that made the Blues Brothers famous.

I don't know where they get their energy, but whatever they are using, I need to get some of it. That's because Saturday night's energetic concert was their second one of the day. They did their first one around 4:00 in the afternoon after the Rock Ride.

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