Gynomite!

As it is Saturday, I will be spending the day playing video games before running out to see Vampire Weekend at Central Park, then seeing Team Submarine at Sketchfest, then watching Kumail do a show, and then watching Thomas in Baby Wants Candy.  All of these things are amazing things to do today if you happen to have time free and enjoy fun.

But I had to mention a few things- remember when Brad Pitt was photographed with a tattoo on his back, and it was reported that he actually got a tattoo of the levee system map in New Orleans?

Well, that was bullshit.  Angelina Jolie just told that tale in Entertainment Weekly:

EW- What’s the deal with Brad’s new tattoo?

AJ- I drew that.  We went to Davos…one night we didn’t have anything to do, so I was drawing on his back.

EW- So it’s not permanent?

AJ- It is.  But I was sketching.

EW- And you thought, “let’s make a tattoo!”?

AJ- He just liked it!  The picture everybody saw was kind of awkward, but it just lines up beautifully on his back, just enhances the part of the body I like.

!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can’t decide how to feel about that, other than gleeful.  It’s either incredibly egotistical, or incredibly sweet and romantic.

In other news from Entertainment Weekly, Prince celebrated his 50th birthday this week by walking down Hollywood Blvd without security.  Really Prince, is that a present for you, or for us?

To wrap all this up, and speaking of the purple one, this is my favorite footage of Prince EVER, but I couldn’t figure out how to imbed it!  It’s his first performance on American Bandstand, and while the songs are great, the interview starting at 4:22 is absolutely mesmerizing.   Christian Siriano learned everything he ever thought he knew from this clip alone.