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Only in my dreams

Wow, is there nothing that Mark Zuckerberg doesn't know about me? When I lived in Los Angeles in the early '90s, one of my favorite places to eat was El Pollo Loco. I was dirt poor, so a fast-food restaurant that served grilled chicken and relatively healthy side dishes -- that actually tasted good -- was all I needed. (These days I'm less poor, but still make a point of eating there whenever I'm on the West Coast visiting my old stomping grounds.)

Pull up to the drive-thru Laugh-In window

My favorite El Pollo Loco was the one on Sunset and La Brea -- not because the food was any better than the one closer to my house in West Hollywood, but because it was the one that had an autographed photograph of Ruth Buzzi hanging over the cash registers. ( I LOVE Ruth Buzzi!) While this may sound like a completely typical thing in a business establishment in Hollywood, what made it so extraordinary is that it was the ONLY autographed celebrity photo hanging in the joint.

Never figured out why or how it got there -- if it had been a pic of hairnet-loving Gladys Ormphby, it might have made sense from a Department of Health point of view -- but not unlike the corn on the cob and salsa bar, it never failed to make me smile.

UPDATE: Check out the comments -- Ruth just wrote in and explains the mystery of El Photo Loco!

Craigslist Congressman Had Other Trans-Gressions

It didn't take a genius to figure out there had to be more to the story of Rep. Chris Lee -- aka the Craigslist Congressman -- who resigned very abruptly after being caught sending a shirtless photo of himself to a woman on the Internet. Because he's a Republican, I assumed there had to be some cock in his closet. Turns out I was right -- but I never expected it to be THIS good. Talk about needing to "work this out" with his wife!

Quote of the Day

"I think you do things in your own time. My family knew I was gay when I was 15, long before I got famous. But it's a very different thing coming out to your family and coming out to the universe. That's a big step. Maybe without me, there wouldn't be Adam Lambert. Without Bowie, there wouldn't be me. Without Quentin Crisp, there wouldn't have been Bowie. So everything is part of a big daisy chain. A lot of people come up to me all the time and say thank you for helping me be who I am. So my thing wasn't just about sexuality. It was about anyone who felt different; anyone who felt out of place. Being gay was one part of it." -- Boy George, talking to the Hollywood Reporter on whether he wishes he had come out at the height of his career. (Via Queerty)

OMD Meets Mr. Bill?

Here's a rather delightful finalist from OMD's video competition for their new single, "History of Modern (Part I)." (THIS was the winner.) Cannot wait for their show at Terminal 5 on March 8 -- you going?

 

Did Kathy Griffin Just 'Out' the Old Spice Guy?

'Cause she also has a "thing" with Anderson Cooper and I'm just sure this isn't a publicity stunt.

James Franco Takes a 'Cat Nap'

Towleroad came across this pic on the actor's Twitter page, further proof that cool/smart people are invariably cat people.