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Saw this bizarre Wikipedia posting. As it is Wiki it is suspect but thought everyone would get a kick out of it..
Katharine McPhee will begin recording her second album in 2008, with producer David Foster. The album will include 3 spanish songs including one she completed with Jennifer Lopez called "Es Mio".
Spanish? J. Lo?
Interesting to say the least.
Ooh! Let's add to that one and say that "Kat had been asked by Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony to perform The Prayer (by David Foster) with Andre Bocelli at the christening of their firstborn!!!
That does sound rather odd! Not that she'll be singing 3 spanish songs because she's sung in spanish before with Andrea, but that it's going to be with Jennifer Lopez?
With special words just for the occasion (right about the "guide us with your light" point): I'm the mom of twins, Lord, I just can't win... I may never sleep again
Sounds pretty bogus to me.
I dont buy it either. People in the past have messed with Kats wiki page.
I know J. Lo's pregnant right now--but let's be honest: Would J. Lo's behind be able to even fit into the same recording studio with Katharine's more natural one? Other than that, J.Lo seems extremely down to earth and easy to work with based on her mentorship on 'AI' last year. Any smoldering duet with J.Lo has to be with a male, too, without feeling uncomfortable.
Yes, take Wikipedia (generally) with a grain of salt. I use it sometimes for some minimal research in my freelance writing--though you have to back it up with dozens of more legit sources to be safe. Most of the time, I've found Wiki to be accurate (at least on more serious subjects). The satiric info is easy to weed out. Looks to me that this is one of those--even though it's workable in the real world I guess.
With user-based sites providing trivia information all over the net, misinformation is going to be one of the biggest problems in the coming decades. Just watch, this rumor will probably end up in some mainstream news circles before long if not something else associated with Kat's next album project. Next stop for those cyber satirist terrorists: Rumored album titles from Katharine's new project. We'll probably have our own thread giving hilarious ones all over again as we did last year. I'll try to incorporate the arse-shaking monkey again as a tribute to J.Lo...
Overall, I think it's feasible that Kat will start recording a new project by at least January. That means it won't be released in January as the last one was (thank goodness) unless it has a lot of creative trials and tribulations that don't happen often with a David Foster project.
Don't tempt me to change avatars again. I enjoy discussions on what are the highest and lowest notes we've ever heard her hit, whose arrangement of OTR did she actually use, the merits of one producer/musical genre/etc. over another, album sales, singles choice, etc. But as long as we're fanning for one of the most gorgeous young ladies to hit the scene in years, face it, there's going to be a lot of discussion of her appearance.
And just what's wrong with JLo's booty anyway? Geez.
All good points, groucho. I read that statement late and it just hit a nerve....
You have my OK if you want to change your avatar to the inset one..... Actually, it's quite lovely!
Okay, I may have to start a poll here. I'll post pictures of possible avatars and people can vote.
Okay, pick 1 through 7. The last one is obviously because The Mighty Thor wanted to make a statement about who actually runs this household, me or Catzilla.
PS This is not a real poll.
Actually that's my "normal" avatar, or has been ever since someone sent the picture to me. It even has the approval of the Katfia, since that's where it originated. I've just been celebrating the recent McFoster resurgence lately.
This is the real Catzilla. Amazing resemblance. Of course there are only about ten million gray shorthair tabbies in the country, but hey... Last time he was weighed he was 16 lbs. and still growing, and he's not fat, he's just big.
I thought that booty comment was sort of a compliment. Most references to J Lo's famous behind seem to be in approval...
Kat does a lot of photo shoots and seems to play to the paparazzi on occasion, so the comments are going to be about appearances sometimes. She came from Idol, a TV (as opposed to radio) show that emphasizes backstory and other non-singing aspects, and was a master of the visual element (including stage presence and working the camera) on the show, so it's not surprising that her fans would acknowledge those parts of her persona.
I totally agree with your last statement, but can't deny that it happens to some extent.
Me too!
I am a fan of Kat's talents as a singer and actress, and I guess what bothers me the most about all of these "looks" comments is that I don't necessarily agree. I like Kat because of her talents, not because the way she looks. I'm probably in the minority here but I do not think that Katharine is the most beautiful creature on the face of the earth. And short of going under some sort of operation, there isn't a whole lot a person can do about the way they look, so why dwell on it.
Talent and who you like as a performer is totally subjective, and so is what each of us thinks as beautiful. I totally agree that Kat is about the best talent out there right now, but I beg to disagree about the beauty aspect of it. That doesn't make my opinion right or your opinion right... we just have differing tastes. I just think that all this dwelling on a person's appearance is not healthy to the performer or society in general.
I know I am in smallest of minorities here, but to keep myself sane, I usually refrain from commenting on the "beauty" threads or don't bother to read them at all.
I suppose if I really wanted to I could make up a chart of pros and cons by body part, because I don't think she's perfect. It's just that when you assemble all the parts and add a little eye shadow and heels, the total effect can be stunning. Add to that what we've seen of her personality and what seems to be true of her character, and it turns into even more, because you're predisposed to like her. Then add the voice, and you've got a knockout package. Then add my own personality into the mix and you've got adult onset McPheever, which can be even worse than the juvenile variety.
Ok, I will agree that she is better than average looking.... BUT as in the post above...What is mentioned BEFORE the talent and the voice.... how she looks. I just think that is backwards thinking. Talent first; then way down the line you may consider her appearance.
I'm sure Katharine would want it that way too.
I'm with you GB. For the most part.
Kat is gorgeous, I acknowledge that, but I also have to say that if I weren't a fan of her talent, I probably wouldn't give her a second look. After all, slinky, gorgeous models seem to be everywhere today. But sweet, quirky, talented girls-next-door with magical angelic voices are quite rare indeed.
Right on, Bill. That is one of the best descriptions of Kat I have ever read.
That's what I was trying to say. It's the totality of her, how she blends all the parts and pieces together--the look, the sound, the person--that's what makes her magic. Plus I have a thing about beautiful smiles. That's one of the first things I notice about people.
Now that's just a totally attractive person. She just sang and danced up a storm, she looks terrific, she looks happy, she looks like she enjoyed being on stage entertaining people and happy that she pulled it off flawlessly like she did, because just maybe she wasn't quite sure she was going to do that. That's why this picture always makes me think "Wow, I did it!" (This is post-Leno Love Story, by the way, if it needs explanation.)
This is one of my favs as well. She just looks so happy and content here. This is an example of why I agore this young woman.
This is an amazing photo of Kat! One of the best and most natural ever, and I've got a thing about smiles too Groucho. Kat's can't be beat! It's simply gorgeous, just like the rest of her. I do remember how thrilled she looked at the end of that performance. She was on cloud nine and really pumped up. It was great!
I hereby declare satire to be dead with that post from you, GB. And here I thought everybody understood my sense of humor around here--but it appears to get perenially misunderstood. I guess you can't have enough winkie faces at your disposal when you make a dry, straight-faced comment on something so ridiculously obvious.
The irony here is that I've long been one of the strongest proponents of paying attention to Kat's artistry over her obvious beauty. Maybe I should suggest looking in my posting archive (yes, I know, that'll take you hours ) to show evidence of that--or just using your memory from when I posted on the 'AI' board about a year and a half ago during the Kat chaos there. Then you'd know how much I tried to get people to pay attention to the music as I do with all my favorite musical artists...some of which also are bedeviled with supermodel looks while also possessing talent.
Well, some of you probably didn't see me post back then--so apologies if I was misunderstood above. At least this broached a new convo about this situation, which is a huge one in the music industry. Kat isn't alone in those trying to balance beauty with being taken seriously as an artist. The others I know of who battle this have long been on a losing battle with fans and critics alike. During interviews, they've been known to snap at an interviewer when the reporter would rather talk about their latest photoshoot or sex appeal over a new album with great material. Kat's already been dealing with this considerably lately...particularly from Comcast who had more shots of her butt on their front page the last six months than any other celeb in existence.
The reason I parodied J.Lo's butt is because you hear so much about it (or used to) to the point of nothing much else mattering in her career. And, going back to the physical or not, Kat DOES have a more natural look, which was my comparison there.
Anyway, Kat will have to deal with the chasm that exists between the artist and beauty worlds for years to come. There are ways to work around that if you're smart. So far, she's managed great on getting the press to change their minds about her. If she can succeed at bringing down that media behemoth--then she's the true emblem of individual control over a career in the wild world of Hollywood.
Oh, by the way--that arse-shaking monkey I referred to was an old gif I used here once when ribbing J.Lo:
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