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Dancing With the Stars – Week 3 Results

Last week as I posted the results for Week 2 of Dancing With The Stars, which saw a talented Albert Reed eliminated obviously due to a much lower fan base than the infamous Wayne Newton, I made a special request of the fraccy readers.

    “And please. If you know a middle aged Wayne Newton fan… please keep her busy next Monday night.The world will thank you for it.”

You listened! Fraccy readers, you listened… you kept your middle aged Wayne Newton fan mothers, sisters, daughters and wives away from the telephone and the computer so they couldn’t vote for Mr. Las Vegas this week, and in a show of faith that all is indeed, right with the world, Wayne Newton was sent home this evening.

Now don’t get me wrong. I don’t hate Wayne Newton.

It’s just that as a dancer, he was the shoe with the broken heel. He couldn’t dance and in a show that progressively gets more competitive each season in order to keep it on the air, what might have passed in Season 1 or 2 just can’t cut it here.

No offense Mr. Newton, but you really were the one to fairly go home. I already know who should be going home next week and unless they pull something really fabulous out of their proverbial hat, I shan’t be changing my opinion.

But you’ll have to wait until next week to read what that opinion is.

For now… I hope you enjoyed these Wayne Newton pictures, and that they eased the suffering for those of you fraccy readers who were tied up, held up or just plain sat on by your kin so that you couldn’t vote for him to stay on Dancing With the Stars another week.

Images Credit: MBRT



Olga’s having a birthday!

I learned that today is a very special day for Olga The Traveling Bra and there was just no way I, the author of the Red Bra Diaries, could allow such a day to slip by without at least the smallest amount of titillation. (I knew you’d like that word Olga.)

I’ve shopped all day for just the right thing.

I thought of Olga and her travels,  how after being FedExed all over creation, after being stamped, mailed and treated a little rough at times even, that Olga perhaps would like a nice comfy, velvet lined box to rest in during her travels.

After all, there is nothing like going first class.

But then, I thought about how sometimes, we don’t mind a rough trip if we know there’s a nice bubble bath waiting to relax us at the end, so I pondered that thought too.

Then… I thought about some company. Who doesn’t like company on the road? I thought… I should send Olga one of the actual fraccy bras to travel with, side by side… kind of like Thelma and Louise.

Only then I remembered how that trip turned out and decided against it. I might still consider this option if Olga really has her heart set on it, but Olga would simply have to promise me that any any point if she thought the fraccy bra was going to get out of line, invite in some cowboy she only just met and end up robbing convenience stores and having to run from the law, that Olga would take charge and simply put a clasp on it.

No… Olga should have instead, something that will ease her burdens, provide comfort and yet, never steal her thunder, because after all, Olga is The Traveling Bra and Olga deserves a bit of rest, relaxation and comfort.

crocheted boobie pillowSo dear Olga, fracas wishes you today, the most memorable birthday a bra could ever possibly have. I know your day was already quite impressive, what with that birthday serenade by country music star Mark Wills, but please know that this little gift is from my Red Bra Diary heart, to be kept close to yours. May you lean on it when you need to… may it provide you with a gentle bed or a perky uplift… all as needed.

And most importantly Olga…

Happy Birthday!

boobie birthday cake

Gifts available at the following links:
Boobie Pillow – Kinky Crochet’s Etsy Store
Velvet  Lined Boxes – BURCHARD GALLERIES INC
International Estate Antiques

Bubble Bath for Bras – SDH Fine Fabric Wash
Boob Cake – Candylands Creative



Rottenneighbor.com – are you on the list?

According to rottenneighbor.com’s blog, there are four kinds of bad neighbors:

    The careless dog owner
    Lets her pooch out to prowl freely and dig up your lawn, how at the moon, sift through your trash…
    The Talker
    Drops the kids off at noon and returns at nightfall; borrows the lawn mower and never brings it back.
    The racket maker
    Blasts music all night; weed-whacks at dawn
    The helper
    Bakes you muffins, wants to help you in the garden and acts as if you’re closer that you care to be.

I don’t know about you, but I can think of a few more kinds.

Nevertheless, rottenneighbor.com is a site offering you the opportunity to plug in a Zip Code and check if someone has registered a rotten neighbor where you want to live.

The site is billed as a boon for those wanting to purchase a home and wanting to know what the real estate agent might not be telling you about what the neighbors are like.

rottenneighbor sample mapFor example, I typed in a random number for the Zip Code, and got a map for Wisconsin. Up comes the map pictured here (click it for the larger version) and below it a list of entries corresponding to the red markers on the map. Try this link to the Wisconsin page to read the entries for yourself.

A sampling of the entries read:

    From an apartment dweller:

    “Let me start with the sex offender. he is in #316 (right by me) and sexually molested a child. He is living within 300 feet of two schools. Next, a horny man in 309 thinks he can get any girl in the building, and doesnt take “no” for an answer. he is like 50, and wont leave you alone, and expects you to sleep with him. Then there is the loud guitarist, who sings loudly and very badly, and lives in 206. He also will hit on any girl he sees, and is quite rude if you say “no” to him. Then there is the fat, paranoid man in 111. he is so paranoid, he threatens to call the cops if you walk by his apartment. he also has this mini step-on door alarm on his patio. yet, when he leaves his apartment, he leaves the door wide open.”

    From a homeowner:

    They let their dogs run loose and never pick up their crap. They’re “training” the dogs and so often blow dog whistles, which contrary to popular belief, PEOPLE CAN HEAR. They illegally burn garbage in town in a charcoal grill. Jerks.

As you click on a review, the text pops up onto the map in a caption balloon connected to the marker.

So what do you think? Is there any merit to this type of site or will the reviews largely be authored by revenge-based vendetta seeking people, or people who get a kick out of the fact that they can actually do this to someone?

Check out your location and see if someone out there thinks you’re a rotten neighbor.

But don’t blame me. I didn’t sign you up… I live in Canada.



Dancing With The Stars – Week 3 review

Monday October 8’s show summed up this way:

Sabrina and Mark danced the Jive. Score: 27
Cameron and Edyta danced the Tango. Score: 23
Mark and Kym danced the Jive. Score: 20
Jennie and Derek danced the Tango. Score: 26
Melanie and Maksim danced the Jive. Score: 27
Wayne and Cheryl danced the Tango. Score: 18
Floyd and Karina danced the Jive. Score: 21
Jane and Tony danced the Tango. Score: 27
Helio and Julianne danced the Jive. Score: 24
Marie and Jonathan danced the Tango. Score: 26

Fracas Figures:

Sabrina continues to wow everyone. She just seems to have the desire to make the leap from Cheetah Girl to Woman and that’s a force the others are going to have to contend with.

For me, while Mark continually battles the boring/perhaps doesn’t belong in the competition, I feel that Cameron is equally boring and even a tad less appealing. After all, Cameron’s in show business, the “hunky guy/leading role” kind of show business. He’s supposed to be able to make us believe it.

Jennie was wonderful but one thing about her stands out each week. The fact that she seems at every second, to be capable of breaking into tears, or at the very least, I’m always wondering if she’ll break out of formation mid-dance and run from the stage to hide. For me, it ruins the performance.

While Melanie continues to give great performances, something about her just doesn’t draw me in. I don’t look forward to watching her and there seems to be a bit of a “Brigitte Nielson – amazon” quality to her that leaves me wishing for a more open mind where it comes to her and this competition. I’m afraid for now, for me, Melanie is just a “wannabe”.

Wayne. Wayne needs to go home. Wayne can’t dance and frankly it’s embarassing to watch.

Floyd has potential but with training for an upcoming fight, he likely will have trouble intermingling the two styles of entertainment. Let’s just hope that when it’s time for his well-plugged pay-per-view fight, he doesn’t slip up and interject too much Tango. While slipping up on the dance floor might get him a 21 instead of a 27, slipping up during the fight might be a tad more disastrous.

Jane was quite remarkable tonight. The most fitting comment was the comparison to a silent screen star. Indeed, she told the tale of the dance in her expressions and her movements. A fitting tribute to her mother.

Helio was good, but the score was fitting. He’s going to have to knock some socks off to maintain any kind of real race going with some of the others.

And lastly, Marie. Marie is someone I never expected to enjoy in this competiton and she’s consistently surprised me. I’ve gone from seeing her name on the list and thinking, “Oh brother, Marie Osmond,” to hearing her name each show and thinking, “Oh! Marie Osmond!” Would that she can keep this up.

Who do I think will go home tomorrow?

Sadly, I do not think Wayne will be sent home. I think Mark or even Floyd (plugging the fight might just work against him if viewers think that’s the only reason he’s on the show and since he’s training for it, we all know where his loyalties are right now) might be the one to play wallflower next week, leaving Wayne there as that annoying guy everyone is pretty sure has had one too many cocktails at the wedding dance and thinks he’s Rico Suave.

Previous reviews:

Week 2 Elimination Show
Week 2 Review
Week 1 Elimination Show
Season Premiere – Men’s Night
Season Premiere – Women’s Night