It’s been quite some time since the lovely and verbose Courtney Love has waxed ecstatic on her official My Space blog … it seems that she has now moved on to sunnier electronic pastures. C. Love has been tweeting on Twitter for the past few months and while I have had great difficulty deciphering what exactly it is that she is trying to say (which is usually the case whenever I read anything that Courtney Love writes) I still think it’s fun to try and figure out what she’s saying anyway. Because Twitter limits each tweet to 140 characters, Courtney has to break up her messages into multiple tweets … here is C. Love’s last string of electronic consciousness as pieced together from a string of her last 19 tweets … as always, all spelling and grammatical errors are her own:

im sorry ive been gone, i think i may write a tome for actors and another for musos 10k a pop anon ” how to NOT totally fuck it all up” … i havent checked my my space but i am pretty sure the kid who was doing the upkeep pissed it all away, he got busted for alot of asshole … behaviour. JESUS H CHRIST pete wentz and i have the same fucking manager, now thats random! … WAIT! Jesus H CHRIST! @rustynuts is INTERVIEWING ME for WHAT taht Oliver is having me do Russell wtf are you interviwing me for? … and wait a minute how did YOU GET TO MY FREIND OLIVER you ambitious clever little motherfucker you! … ish demanded in her way, that we have dinner! BUT I WAITED! ididnt want to meet you and not have anything i could do for you, wtf are we dis … cussing? should i dress kook or luxe or just unmade up no fuss? @Imetbilly corgan came ro the studio tonight wjat a lovely surprise! … @imetbilly Corgan is going to be coming to the studio a fucking lot more he just doesnt know it yet someone must conduct my phrasing and … noone else can i got a nice bigassed shot of steroidic something from the vocal doctor, sweet i can scream really REALLY loud, but i have to … whisper all day. im really obsessed( hardly obsessed i feel sad for the poor flower actually what a nice girl what a terrible asshole) … about “Amanda Leigh” and her new ergh ugh icko “hubba” the define myself only by dylan overly prolific asswipe Ryan “fixit” Adams … my daughter btw walked in my room all legs, looks like Gene Tierney meets Rachel Evans WOods actually, im not allowed to discuss whats she’s … passed on, in fact im not allowed to discuss what i used to pass on oud be AMAZED, im so unconcerned with actor jail tho. want to visit the … Iron man set and see Gwynnie( J adore adoreadore!) and i saw a really cool play with Oliver written and performed by John Buffalo Mailer … and i really liked his Gf i hardly ever make a new GF so i hope she is one! her names Peri i really like her, and ELI WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU … going to sleep, wierd insane life so great to inally sng andhave a release date all ic an say is that fella from the middle east better … come on through NOW or i walk. as they all now i can and should. goodnight goodluck … “thru Villages of Ether , now we know that someones died , will you sing my crucifixion do you know that Mary Lied?”

Um, whut? Evan Rachel Wood and Gwyneth Paltrow get shout-outs and, of course, she has to lambaste Ryan Adams but … I’m at a total loss as to what the gist of her tweets mean. Anyone? Anyone? Additionally, C. Love also posted a new post on her My Space profile this morning as well … but my head already hurts from reading all of these tweets so I’ll leave it to y’all to read and enjoy (?) for yourselves. As long as Courtney keeps communicating with the outside world (via Twitter, My Space, whatevs) we know she’s still alive and well … and really, isn’t that the greatest gift of all?

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Pink reader Ash gave me the head’s up that Clay Aiken posted an update on his official website in response to all the criticism that has been leveled against him after the text of his American Idol blogpost (where he lambasted both Adam Lambert and the show itself, which he only watched one time this season) made the rounds on the Internets. Aiken is under the impression that he is being maligned by sites that “picked and choosed” comments from his post in order to use his words out of context. On my blog, I reposted the entire text of his post so that readers could judge for themselves … but clearly he takes issue with other sites that did not allow his comments to be read in full. In retrospect of what he wrote, Aiken felt the need to apologize and recant from some of his previous comments … and then goes on to explain to his fans how important he believes his comments to be. Here is the full text of Clay’s latest blogpost (which he generously shares on his site for free rather than for the $29.95 cost of premium access to exclusive parts of his site):

Who knew I had so much influence and that my words and opinion mattered so much to so many people!?!?! HA HA HA I’ll be the first to admit that my opinion is just that, only my opinion, but for as much as some of the bloggers seem to dislike me and care so little about my thoughts, they sure can waste a lot of their space on what I say! If only many of them took the time to pay attention to important things like the US economy and the welfare of the world’s children. But… nah… I could blog about that type of stuff anytime and most wouldn’t think twice, but let me say something that they can pick and choose quotes and misinterpret me… and it’s showtime! I never assumed my opinion mattered so much! I guess I may have been wrong.

That said, since my previous blog got dissected like a biology lab frog, i suppose I should clarify and even retract some of what I wrote.

I am sure that some were upset by my choice of words describing my opinion of a performance I heard from Adam Lambert. I hope no one actually believed that blood truly poured forth from my ears when I heard him. I obviously meant it as a colorful statement to imply that I did not enjoy what I heard. Any performer hopes that their music will appeal to all people, but no singer realistically expects it to. God knows, I am SURE there are PLENTY of people who can’t stand to hear me sing either. I wouldn’t dream of assuming that, and I am sure that far worse things have been said about my performances than I would even venture to type here. To me, that’s fine. I don’t expect unanimous, nor even majority support for my music. But, my guess is Adam doesn’t either. I would not venture to make judgements on the personality or demeanor of anyone I don’t know, so none of what I said in my previous blog was directed as a “slam” on Adam as a person. At the same time, I wouldn’t dream of slamming him as an entertainer. He does what he does, because he enjoys it, and he obviously has many fans who enjoy it as well. If what i said in my previous blog regarding my impression of a single performance from Adam upset or offended any of his fans, I expect that the mature ones will realize that it was simply a poorly worded metaphor describing my personal tastes. The only person I would really dream of apologizing to is Adam. And the irony is, if he’s smart he couldn’t give a crap what I think of his Ring of Fire performance. As an entertainer, Adam knows that one person’s opinion of one performance really matters a little less than zero, in the grand scheme of things. He could not have gotten on Idol (nor made it as far as he did) without an immense amount of talent. He surely doesn’t need my approval to know he has a gift. At the same time, he realizes that amazing talent doesn’t always equal universal appeal. (I could NEVER have the amount of skill and talent that ballet dancers have! that’s talent! But, I don’t particularly enjoy it!) I am sure that I will have plenty of opportunities in the coming years to hear Adam sing. I imagine he’ll be around for years to come. But in the meantime, I definitely don’t want to stoop to the level of so many negative freaks on the internet… so, I do apologize to Adam for my colorful (and negative) choice of words. I hope he can forgive me. I imagine he doesn’t give a damn! :-) God knows he shouldn’t. :-)

Now, for those of you who are able to comment on this…. lets take bets as to which bits and pieces of this blog will end up mass distributed. Be creative…. they don’t seem to care about punctuation or whether or not they use all of the words in a sentence… so, have fun…. ;-)

I’m not sure what kind of criticism he got on other sites but I know my comments on his original post are still valid. He did seem really bitter about the whole American Idol process and very easily threw out his own criticisms when I’m sure he thought no one was was reading (after all, his comments were available only to members of his fan club who paid the fee to read them). It seems to me that now that he is aware that people are reading what he has to say, he’s more willing to temper his criticism of a performer (Lambert) that he only watched perform once before making his critiques. Is he allowed to do that? Of course he is … but the fact that he is a former American Idol contestant (and loser, let’s not forget) the things he says about the show are gonna be of interest to some people. Trust me Clay, you are right to say that your comments aren’t that important at all. Say what you want, whenever you want … once this AI thing dies down, folks will stop paying attention again. It is commendable that he apologized to Adam Lambert, tho. Now if he would just apologize to the rest of us who have been subjected to his singing (and have lived to regret it) we’d be all squared away.

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For the most part, last night was a pretty chill night for David and me here in NYC. We spent much of the day lounging about the apartment … mainly because I wanted to be home to watch Game 3 of the Western Conference Championship hockey game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks. The game took place in Chicago so I knew it was gonna be a goodie. Chicago enjoyed a 3-0 lead for far too long for my tastes but a fire was lit under the Wings and they came back to tie up the score 3-3 … taking the game into overtime. It pains me to report that Chicago scored first and won their first game of the series (Detroit now leads 2-1). It was a pretty great game so kudos to Chicago for pulling out the win … but the Wings were pretty amazing and almost shocked the hell out of that Chicago crowd. Game 4 will be in Chicago again, here’s hopin’ the Wings will take the next two games and get their asses to the Stanley Cup Championship series as soon as possible :)

After the game was finished, David and I met up with my dear friends Ollie, Irene and Caleb (who are also in town from LA) and my NY loves Sarah (aka Ultragrrrl), Karen, Gurj, her boyfriend Jared & new friends Kanani and Steve for some drinks at 7B bar in the Lower East Side. Karen informed me that it was the place where Carrie Bradshaw got busted for smokin’ a doobie in Sex and the City … that woman is a font of wonderful information — and she loves Tokio Hotel, too! Here is a pic of our fabulous mugs at 7B last night:

Only Gurj and Jared aren’t featured in the pic cuz they snuck off to go snog or something. She’s British, they do that sometimes. Folks … I am so lucky to have such awesome friends. I love these people so much … salts of the Earth, all of ‘em :)

This afternoon, David, Eden and I are going to see Coraline: The Musical. I am so excited!!! Tonight, we are planning to meet up with David’s crew, mebbe my crew again and hopefully my dear friend Oriana who also hails from Detroit. Today is our last full day in NYC but it promises to be a fun one!!

• Is Nigel Lythgoe really sorry for his comments on So You Think You Can Dance? or is he just doing PR control since GLAAD took notice of his offensive comments?
• Old skool Star Trek goes Blu-Ray.
• Author Frank McCourt is battling cancer.
• Morrissey celebrates the big 5-0 in Manchester, England.
• Sandra Bullock promises to never do musicals.
• Is Annie Leibovitz going broke?
• Jewel is 35, Drew Carey is 51 and Joan Collins is 76 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• Shia LaBeouf compared his penis size with Tyrese, says Megan Fox. No word on who won.

Here is this week’s batch of photos sent in by Pink is the new Blog readers — Greg sends in a pic of his 6 month old niece McKenzie who looks superadorable in her pink ensemble — Aly and friends send in a pic in celebration of the new organization they created called City Chicks 4 Charity — Stacey from Guelph, Ontario sends in a pic with some friends chillin’ in the lobby of the CN Tower in Toronto — Ria and friends send in a photo from work … where they like to enjoy reading PITNB but only on approved break times ;) — Kirsten sends in a really cute pic of her 14 week old Alaskan Malamute named Jasmine — Ama sends in a pic of her pet ferret named Jiraiya who seems to have an affinity for Strawberry flavored Pocky:

And in a Pink readers first, Rachel sends in a video of her 6 year old daughter Nikki singing I Love America in celebration of Memorial Day weekend:

Thank you all SO much for all of your fun pics (and to Rachel and Nikki for the vid). I love them all, y’all look fabulous and I love YOU all. What a great batch of photos … please, keep ‘em coming. Have a happy and safe weekend, y’all!!! xoxoxox

Here is some great news to impart on this lovely Saturday … Trent Reznor has announced on his official Twitter profile that his effort to inspire fans of Nine Inch Nails to donate much needed funds so that Eric De La Cruz can afford a heart transplant to save his life has been met with MUCH success. In only a few days, NIN fans donated over $542,000 dollars for Eric’s surgery. The overall cost of his operation is close to $800,000 … so there is still a lot of money that needs to be raised. Here is the full text of TR’s tweet update on how much money has been raised thus far and a re-posting of TR’s letter about the campaign to raise funds for Eric De La Cruz’s heart transplant:

From TR’s Twitter: We have now raised $542,212 for Eric. I love you people. Thank you.

A Letter from Trent:

This is for something important. Eric De La Cruz is dying and needs a heart transplant. He keeps getting turned down for a transplant list because he’s on Nevada Medicaid, and there are no transplant centers in Nevada. We want to get involved and hopefully so do you, so we’re extending a hand. His sister Veronica (former Anchor and Internet Correspondent for CNN) has started a campaign to save his life.

Eric’s situation shines a bright light on a broken health care system, and his particular set of problems are being addressed on the political front, aiming for reform in addition to the need for immediate financial help to keep him alive TODAY. I think we can help with the latter.

Here’s what we’re offering – three options:

If you have a ticket to a NIN/JA show: if you donate $1,000 to this cause, we’ll invite you to come hang out with us before the NIN/JA show of your choice. You and a guest can watch NIN and Street Sweeper Social Club’s soundchecks, eat dinner backstage with us, take pics / get autographs and watch the show from the side of the stage if you’d like.

If you donate $300, you and a friend can join us for NIN and SSSC’s soundchecks and a handshaking / hug session before doors open at the NIN/JA show of your choice.

If you do NOT have a ticket to a NIN/JA show: if you donate $1,200 to this cause, we’ll invite you to come hang out with us before the NIN/ JA show of your choice and provide 2 tickets (best available). You and a guest can watch soundcheck, eat dinner backstage with us, take pics / get autographs and watch the show from the side of the stage if you’d like.

100% of the money collected from this will go directly to Eric’s fund.

I hope you’ll consider helping out with this.

Sincerely, Trent Reznor

What to expect from your VIP package:

Please keep in mind that we are playing this by ear and things will vary night to night due to the overwhelming response to this and the varying conditions at the venues. Be assured we are doing our very best to make sure your experience is the best we can provide, and thanks for your understanding.
With that said, here’s what to generally expect.

For all participants ($300, $1,000 and $1,200)
Be sure to arrive at the venue early enough to see the soundchecks. A complete list of soundcheck times is located RIGHT BELOW THIS POST. Sometimes soundchecks are shortened / cancelled due to issues beyond our control, We will have a meet and greet regardless.
NIN will soundcheck first for 15-30 min, then there will be a short break while SSSC sets up and soundchecks. You with then be escorted elsewhere for an informal meet and greet with NIN and members of SSSC. You are welcome to get autographs, take pics, hugs, etc.

At this point, the $300 people will be escorted back to the venue after the nin.com pre-sale people are allowed in but before the general public. If you are a $300 donator AND a nin.com pre-sale person, yes, you can go early.

The $1,000 and $1,200 donators will then be escorted backstage where they can attend dinner with the various crew and bands, see the general workings of the show from a production standpoint if desired and generally get the feel of what this kind of tour is like from behind the scenes (plus a high chance of a shirtless Dave Navarro sighting!)
Depending on the venue, you may be able to watch SSSC from the side of the stage. When NIN performs, we’ll offer you a choice of what we feel would be the best / most unique vantage points to watch from. We’ll provide beverages and you may be able to move to the front of house (mixing) position depending on the circumstances. You’re welcome to hang backstage after NIN’s show as well if you’d like, or we can find you a spot to enjoy Jane’s Addiction.
I’ve spoken with all camps on this tour and everyone is open and happy to help out and participate, so we really feel this will be a cool and unique experience for you.

Miscellaneous:
These offers apply to the Chicago show (obviously minus the Jane’s Addiction part.
These offers apply to the HEADLINING (read: NON-FESTIVAL) shows in the rest of the world. The exact specifics will obviously vary but the overall vibe will be similar.
We are offering a LIMITED amount of $1,000. ONLY donations for Bonnaroo – you must already have tickets (or buy them separate). The specifics will be different, as we have no soundchecks, etc but we will include a VIP pass and access to hang out in whatever situation we find ourselves in there. Specific details about this particular show coming soon.

Any fan of Nine Inch Nails knows how fiercely private the band tends to be … for Trent Reznor to offer up this kind of access to those of you who can afford to generously donate to help save Eric’s life is truly very commendable. I, myself, was moved by Trent’s plea and donated and I sincerely hope those of you who can afford to donate will do so as well. It is so humbling to see the power of people’s compassion and desire to help others in need. There is much more that can be done … so I urge you, again, if you can help out in any way — please do! Click HERE to make a donation on the NIN website or click HERE to make a donation on the De La Cruz family’s website. Every donation helps … please keep ‘em coming.

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Now that Adam Lambert is free of the constraints of American Idol (relatively speaking, of course) he is now able to consider what his next step may be professionally. Surely, an album is in the works … but who might he be able to collaborate with on said new album? There has been much rumor going around that Adam was asked by the surviving members of Queen to front the band but Brian May tells Rolling Stone magazine that such talk is very premature. That said, May did not rule out a possible collaboration with the group — in fact, he’s hoping that Queen and Adam may be able to collaborate in some capacity:

After Adam Lambert’s killer performance with Queen on Wednesday night’s season finale of American Idol, rumors flew that he had already been offered a job singing with the band. That’s slightly premature, according to the band’s guitarist, Brian May. “Amongst all that furor, there wasn’t really a quiet moment to talk,” May tells Rolling Stone in an e-mail interview. “But [drummer Roger Taylor] and I are definitely hoping to have a meaningful conversation with him at some point. It’s not like we, as Queen, would rush into coalescing with another singer just like that. It isn’t that easy. But I’d certainly like to work with Adam. That is one amazing instrument he has there.” May, whose band recently ended a four-year-long partnership with singer Paul Rodgers, is comfortable with Idol as a launching point for the careers of rock singers. “You’d have to define ‘legitimate’ first,” he writes. “The long-term answer has to be that, if you have enough talent and enough will to succeed, you will get there by whatever route presents itself. Once you have scaled the castle walls, with the sword in your hand, it matters little
how you got there. I’ve not always been positive about shows like this, but there is no doubt that it offers a door to some real genuine talent along the way.”

From what I understand, Adam Lambert’s singing style is one that would mesh nicely with Queen’s music so it makes sense that folks would begin speculating that Adam (a hot new solo singer with a big voice) would hook-up with Queen (a band in need of a hot new solo singer with a big voice). It is quite a compliment to have Brian May talk of possible collaborations with you so I’m sure Lambert is flattered beyond belief. It’s still WAY TOO SOON to know what will come next for Adam Lambert. As I understand it, he still has a tour with American Idol to take care of before he can really focus on his next solo move. Still … the fact that anyone is even gossing that he might work with Queen makes him a winner in my eyes. Who needs the title of American Idol when opportunities like this are falling in your lap?

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