TEN Gossip

Willow’s Choice for Top TEN Sexiest Men

Posted by WillowRaine on November 18, 2009 | 3 Comments

Let me preface this post with this: I know that not everyone will agree with me, and that’s okay, because if we all had the same exact tastes, the world would be rather boring. I’ll also say if you want to include your sexiest men in a comment, that would be very much appreciated, and I may add them in a revision to the Top TEN Sexiest Men post for next time!

Alright kiddies, are you ready for some candy?

10.) David Boreanaz: What a sexy Angel He is:

9.) Ryan Reynolds: He makes me wanna learn the words to “Oh Canada”:

8.) Ryan Phillippe: “you know what would be super-duper sexy? If you lost all the clothes.” I concur Ryan.. so.. go ahead, we’ll wait:

7.) Jonny Lang: He can “Lie to Me” all he wants, as long as he sings to me. I bet Taylor Blue agrees:

6.) Charlie Hunnam: “A true outlaw finds the balance between the passion in his heart and the reason in his mind.” I’d be willing to help him find that passion…Just sayin’.

5.) Kellan Lutz: “I want a good girl, who can be a little bad.” Oh Kellan, do I have a list for you!:

4.) Ian Somerhalder: “Oh because I wear a ring, and I live in the really real world where vampires burn in the sun.” That one line made me love him. BUT I have to admit, he’s up here because of Taylor Blue’s unwavering ability to try to convince me of his sexy!:

3.) Paul Wesley: *Grrrrowl* That is all.

2.) Robert Pattinson: “My addictions are pretty much the only things I consume.” Care to be someone’s addiction, Rob? I think it’d do you some good:

Okay, and now for the number you’ve all been waiting for.. I bet you think you know who I chose right? Well… you’re probably right. However, I decided to technically involve all of the band… so here’s to saying that ALL 100 Monkeys are SMOKIN’ HOT!

1.)From Left to right: Ben Johnson,Jerad Anderson,Jackson Rathbone,Ben Graupner:

[[All images are courtesy of Google images and are NOT the sole property of TEN gossip]]

Top TEN Reasons Nashville Rocked..HARD!

Posted by WillowRaine on November 13, 2009 | 1 Comment

Hey out there in interweb land! I just returned home, literally last night, after spending a week in the beautiful city of Nashville, Tennessee.
If you say it’s not a great place, you aren’t trying hard enough, or you aren’t with the right people.

Why was I in Nashville? I went for 100 Monkeys, Tin Tin Can and The Stevedores. If you haven’t heard of them, or listened to their music, then why are you still here? Click the links, go, NOW.

It also happened to be New Con, a Twilight type of convention, and though I am totes not a “Twi Hard”, I ended up having a blast.

Without further adieu, here you are, my top TEN (though there could have been a thousand plus) reasons that Nashville rocked my socks off.

10.) Ned Bellamy: He was awesome. Down to Earth, always had a smile, and I have to admit, I laughed every time I saw him, because without fail someone always shouted “BUTTCRACK SANTA!”

9.) Kissing sharks: Without a doubt the ONLY place I’d ever come close to a shark, let alone kiss it. You all know my fear(s) of whales and sharks…yet I puckered up to one.

8.) The Grand Ole Opry: So much musical history, I was literally in awe, that I was standing there. I know, I’m so mushy. Hey, what can I say, I have a soft spot for music!

7.) From Across the World: Meet Angie, from France, Music brings us all together, no matter the distance.

6.) Jodie Platz:: My partner in crime (one of them at least lol) not just for the weekend, but always! This girl can wail, (She beat my karaoke of Blame it on the Rain, and that was damn near impossible. lol), and she took all the pics. You should check out her stuff HERE

5.) MADDY!: There aren’t enough words for how cool this chica is, and she appreciated my dancing, so see, extra extra cool points! Plus she plays a mean set of bells!

4.) Jose Zuniga: You may know him as Mr. Molina in Twilight. I had the most interesting conversation(s) with this man, he was very entrancing. Definitely one of my favorite points of the weekend.

3.)Jessica!: This is my fellow monkey girl! She adores Ben (J not G, because well, you know. lol) and she makes hella cool jewelry, you can find her at Twitter

2.) Jammin’ with the Monkeys: No lie. They had a Jam session, I played the Cowbell, Jodie the tambourine,Maddy the bells, and it was incredible. Insert also dancing with J Action, and staring at … well we won’t go there, and you have a perfect set.
Wow.

And my number one goes to the two coolest (and hardest working) women, and man bar none, on the planet, therefore they tie!

Vi ,Heidi, and Tim: Between them I managed to lead a group down a street with no idea where I was going, serenade, sing Bohemian Rhapsody, be accosted with chicken tenders, smacked with a cowgirl hat, and literally laugh my ass off. *Checking behind me* Yep, it’s gone.

VI:

Heidi:

Tim:

There you have it. If you’re jealous, I’m sorry..next time, hit up a Monkeys show, (Or Tin Tin Can, OR Stevedores) See what you’re missing?

[[Photos courtesy of Jodie Platz, except for Ned Bellamy, courtesy of google images,none are the sole property of TEN GOSSIP]]

Willow’s Top TEN Ideas for 100 Monkeys Merch:

Posted by WillowRaine on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment

I was perusing the 100 Monkeys site today, you can find it right here: OOH OHH AH AH! and do you know what I realized?
That even if I wanted to purchase certain things, like say, a T-shirt or bumper sticker, I couldn’t, because they don’t have them for sale on there!
*Shaking my head* That will never, never do boys.

Now, I know they’re busy, and their focus is elsewhere, so inspiration hit me! What if I was to design some merch for them? What if I was to give them an idea or.. TEN?
Let me just say, I came up with so many more than TEN, so hey Marty, and Tim, if you’re interested contact me, I’ll send you a powerpoint of my other ideas *wink*.

Anyway, ready for my TOP TEN? Of course you are! *Grin*

10.) Gotta show some love to the Bananager! Admittedly I didn’t make this but it’s just a generalized idea, a stuffed banana, isn’t it the cutest?

9.) The Monkeyboggan!

8.) Sock Monkeys for each of the boys! I picked a few that could fit each of them (though they deserve their own sock monkey made in their likeness)

“Bouncy” Ben G:

Jackson “Johnny Bravo”:

Jerad “I’m Up To Something”:

Ben “Busy Hands” J:

Uncle “Face” Larry:

7.) The Monkeywear: Hey Men love the Monkeys too!:

6.) Monkties! Cute panties with Monkey sayings. You know I have to be honest, I really giggle at this, since I embarrassingly,referred to my girly bit, my *ahem* as a monkey the majority of my life, until I grew up, and you know,gave her a name :

5.) I want a Monkey to keep me warm! How about a Monkoodie!? :

4.) You’ve heard of the little black book? Pffft! Who needs it? Aspire to be just like Jackson, and have a “Bone Book”. Keep all of your public, and not so public numbers in this hot little slice of leather:

3.) Monkey Shaker anyone? I’ll keep my commentary to myself on this one since I can’t keep it even rated R. *laugh*:

2.) Hey you Little Looker, you KNOW you want this shirt if you’re a true (as I call myself) a Monchichica! OR A Monkey Junkie (as they’re popularly coined):

Oh this one is my favorite, because I’m sure there are men all over the world, saying this aloud several dozen times per day, and it just is begging to be made!

1.) For every man who has a girl that loves the 100 Monkeys:

See, cute right?
You guys would buy this stuff, yeah?
So write em, tell them that Willow Raine has some terrific ideas, and they should market them, so they can make some dough!

[[Images were found on google images, and are not courtesy of TEN,
HOWEVER any of the designs on the merch was coined by Willow Raine of TEN]]

Jackson Rathbone is In The Building!

Posted by WillowRaine on September 21, 2009 | No Comments

You know when I was first shown the photo located above, I had a good giggle, because I swear that man is always surprising me.
Since then I have heard people speculate about who they think he was trying to look like, the most popular? Elvis. Now, while I can’t agree with that assessment, I have come up with a few guesses of my own, and they should amuse you, they did me.

Ron Jeremy: Jay, please, no.

Hank Williams Jr:I don’t care if you were “Born To Boogie”. NO.

Pablo Escobar: (Okay so this is someone who is cast in that part, but still) Don’t know who Escobar is? *laugh* Google him. I’m not contributing to delinquency.

Waylon Jennings: I have no problem with Waylon, it could be kind of fitting actually.

Oh but here is my guess, are you ready for this? I know how desperately Jackson wants to be cast into a cartoon movie, preferably directed by Clint Eastwood, maybe this will give them a good idea *hint hint*

Johnny Bravo:

And hey, Jay, no worries about playing a non speaking pizza boy, Johnny Bravo tends to talk, incessantly.

[Images by Google, Splash News]

Thank you, Madonna…

Posted by WillowRaine on September 14, 2009 | No Comments

For saying what I have been thinking about Michael Jackson for quite some time. I have spent adamant time defending him for many reasons, that I just won’t go into here. Suffice it to say, that regardless of what you think he did or didn’t do (bear in mind you nor I have the right to cast stones), he was an icon, the King of Pop. He made more progress and advances in the music industry single handedly than most bands or musicians combined.
He paved the way for a lot of the new wave music you hear and love today, and he deserves respect as an artist, and a human being.

So thank you Michael.
and thank you Madonna for having the strength and the guts to say something that a lot of us feel, and haven’t been able ( sadly in some cases) or were too afraid to say.

[Images by B. Ach/INFevents.com]

Vampire Diaries 101

Posted by WillowRaine on September 10, 2009 | 2 Comments

I have to admit, I was skeptical when I heard about this television series.
My original thought? Knock off of Twilight. Especially after I saw the first ten minutes of it tonight. I had no clue that this was even a book series, go ahead, roll your eyes at me. I rarely read fiction, unless it’s classic literature, so cut me some slack.
So, then I hear that Vampire Diaries was actually published first, and because I am me, I start digging to make sure. Hey no offense, but I prefer to read it for myself, you know?

So, to quote Wikipedia:

“The Vampire Diaries is a YA horror series of novels written by the NYT Bestselling author of the Night World series, L. J. Smith. The story centers around Elena Gilbert, a high school girl torn between two vampire brothers. The series was originally a trilogy published in 1991. However, pressure from readers led the author to write a fourth volume, Dark Reunion, released in 1992.[1]
After taking a hiatus from writing for several years, L. J. Smith announced in 2008 a new spin-off trilogy entitled The Vampire Diaries: The Return, continuing the series, with Damon being the main protagonist. The first installment, The Return: Nightfall, was released on February 10, 2009. The Return: Shadow Souls and The Return: Midnight are tentatively slated for release in April, 2010 and 2011 respectively.”

You can find that and more on Vampire Diaries:HERE.

Okay, all of that out of the way, the show was spectacular.
Paul Wesley brought intensity, brooding, sexiness to the screen, to this role, that was beyond belief. My heart pitter pattered, and then ached because I couldn’t help but think “He would have made a wonderful Edward Cullen” (Sorry Rob, you know I love you!)

So, all of you Twi hards, fellow Twilight fans, and anyone in between, please stop hating on the Vampire Diaries, it was written first, followed
some 14 YEARS later by Twilight.
See?

We can love them all, no harm in that is there? Can’t we all just..get along? lol

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