Original Queen of All Media Honored

The endlessly fabulous Ruta Lee (left) embraces grandmother of gossip Rona Barrett (allegedly 73) at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, which staged a tribute to Barrett, who now mostly attends to her business of growing lavender on her ranch near Santa Barbara for products that benefit charity.

Her 1974 autobiography, "Miss Rona," began with this sentence:

"Just an inch, Miss Rona, just let me put it in an inch!"

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Paper Tigress

Paper magazine co-founder and society hipster fixture Kim Hastreiter, 58, as seen at last night's CFDA Fashion Awards at Lincoln Center in NYC, where she was an honoree.


According to the NY Times, Kim is scheduled to get her hip fixed.

Just in time.

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Turban Tuesday

In case you didn't notice... it's Turban Tuesday!

Singh out, Louise!

Photo by Cousin Joshie

Dicky Me's

McDonald's has a new ad running in France. I have a tough time believing this is for real, but it apparently is.

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Betty Deuce -- Sniffin' the Queen

Her Majesty, Betty Deuce, was sniffed by a corgi on her arrival at Welshpool train station.

The animal survived.

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Kay Starr with Wheel of Fortune

Oh, I just can't get enough of these Scopitones! Here's Kay Starr in a revised Jackie Kennedy 'do, with soft porn dancers and playing cards and balloons. Isn't that enough? When, oh when will hairdos like this make a comeback?!

Dame Edna Meets Beyoncé

The hilarious Dame Edna performs her rendition of "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" from her Broadway extravaganza with Michael Feinstein, "It's All About Me," which opened last night.



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Betty Deuce Meets Annie Lennox

"I really like that "Keep Young and Beautiful" song, my dear."

"Do you think I can get MY hair to look like that?"



Betty Deuce met Annie Lennox at a Buckingham Palace reception in preparation for the visit of the South African president. That's Business Secretary Lord Mandelson in the back.

Here's the 1933 original with Eddy Cantor. See if you can spot the young Lucille Ball in the first closeup.





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Happy Valentine's Day

Here's Nat King Cole with Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust," lyrics by Mitchell Parish. With love from your Chexy.

Won't Melt in His Hands

Stigmata can be so inconvenient.

This artwork by the brilliant Rev. Josh is the first part of his Tasteless Jokes series.

Visit Josh's blog at LifeWithoutTaffy.

Thanks, Josh!

Chexy's Sunday Funnies

The Ross Sisters, Aggie, Elmira and Maggie -- with Solid Potato Salad.



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Chexy's Saturday Matinee

From 1930's "Whoopee!" -- Busby Berkeley choreographed the rollicking "Cowboy Number."




Here's a real gem... Helen Humes singing "Million Dollar Secret," live in Manassas, 1979.




The great Maxine Sullivan at age 75, performing live in Japan in 1986, "One Hundred Years from Today" and "Just One of Those Things."




And now, the Jay-Z of his day, Sir Noel Coward.

Chexy's Saturday Matinee

Grace Jones does Pee-wee Herman, Christmas, 1988.



The Three Tenors singing Jingle Bells. Yup.



Someone recently asked for some Doris Day... here she is with a pine cone hairdo, shot through linoleum for her 60's TV show, singing Silver Bells. Cameo by Billy De Wolfe.




Here's Nat King Cole in 1961 with The Christmas Song.

Judge for Yourself

"Dancing with the Stars" pixie Bruno Tonioli revealed at a VIP reception of the English National Ballet's performance of "The Nutcracker" that he is, in fact, an elf.

An elf who smokes Marlboros.

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