by Carol Hagey
***This is the continuation about attending the NewNowNext Awards. Get a cup of coffee or tea because this one is bound to go long! And please forgive me if it reads a little self-serving. Lila and I have never been in a situation like this before, it probably won’t happen again, and it was the time of our lives!
Lila, Fernando and I were absolutely thrilled to learn of our nomination for NewNowNext 2012 Superfan Site Award, on February 27, 2012. My girlfriend Ellen (from the Chicago gang) called me the morning nominations were announced to congratulate us and make sure we knew. Huh? What are you talking about? I didn’t know anything about it! I called Lila immediately and she didn’t quite believe it either. We found the tweet Ellen had learned this from and sure enough, there was our website on the nominee list. ?
Two huge questions came to mind. First, of all the celebrities, why did they pick an Adam Lambert fansite? And second, of all the Adam Lambert fansites (and there are a lot of great ones!) why ours? What was NewNowNext’s criterion for placing nominees on the list? Now mind you, I have no confirmation on any of the information I’m going to talk about. These are Lila’s and my opinions. The answer to the first question was pretty easy. They chose an Adam Lambert site because #1 – he’s a fabulous member of the community, and #2 – well, he’s going to be performing on the show that night. Remember last year, when Host James Van Der Beek’s website was nominated for the #ZOMG Internet Award? He ended up tying with Carrie Fisher. (Just what does it take for a vote to tie?) Back to my point – why us? Honestly, we have no idea. We didn’t submit for this, we didn’t know anything about – the only thing we can come up with is we have been reporting on Adam since February 2009. We were one of the very first, if not the first fansite devoted to Adam Lambert. We also feel since we have the benefit of living just south of Los Angeles, Lila and I are able to attend many of Adam’s events. I have chosen to write about these events in a more personal way, hoping readers feel like they were there.
So now we’ve accepted that we’re nominated and we’ve learned the voting procedure (Twitter, Facebook and online), and from another nominee’s fan site, we found out the voting deadline. (Where did they learn THAT from??) We were puzzled that we hadn’t been contacted by NNN to tell us of the nomination. Weren’t they going to notify us with the details about voting, and to attend the ceremony? I’m sure everyone thought Logo/NNN would contact us, right? Maybe even a letter on nice stationery? Think back to the Grammys 2 years ago. We all remember Adam saying he was woken by an early-morning call from his management telling him of his nomination. Well, we don’t have “management” so I guess Ellen’s phone call will substitute very nicely for this! It took almost a week before all of the sites had posted anything about their nomination. From the first day, we began writing, tweeting, and driving everybody crazy with requests to vote for us. Honestly, Lila and I didn’t think we stood a chance of winning because of the millions of Lady Gaga followers/fans/Little Monsters that would be out in force for her.
Since we still hadn’t heard from NNN/Logo, we needed to find out how we could attend. When it was announced that Adam was performing on the show, Lila and I both applied for audience tickets. Funny, for any other TV taping (Leno, The Talk, Tonight Show, etc.) we’ve never had to submit a picture and we thought this requirement was a bit peculiar, but we complied. We were confirmed immediately, telling us we were on the “wait list.” Well, now we were nominees, we’ve got to be given tickets, right? We’re not trying to sound too full of ourselves, but tickets, schmickets. How could we NOT be invited?
A week goes by, and we still no official word from NNN/Logo. We started contacting anyone we could think of who could be connected to the show - LOGO network, Avalon Theater, anyone. We found names on their websites and tried making contact through Linked In. This didn’t get us anywhere. We needed to get more resourceful. Through an article about the NNN Awards in the Wall Street Journal, I found names of network and production officials who were working on the Awards. Lila and I started contacting them via Linked In and telephone. One call I made to the east coast finally got us somewhere. An administrative worker said she’d give my contact information to the person in charge of tickets. We were so excited to finally get a break!
After a week with no word, I called back and reached the same person. She was surprised we hadn’t heard back yet. She gave me the person’s name and email address, telling me she’d make sure she got another message. Not having much in the way of patience at this point, I emailed the person and immediately heard back from her. I was thrilled to learn from her email signature that she was the President of Drive Entertainment, a group that was handling at least some aspects of the show. Luckily, tickets happened to fall into this category. After some back and forth emails, she finally felt I was authentic on the site, and we had a confirmation for two tickets. She told me they allot two tickets for each of the nominees. (I tried to get a third for Fernando, but was unable to score.) So if they had two tickets for each of the nominees, when were they planning on getting in touch with us, and how?! By leaving a comment on an article? We wondered if any of the other nominees would be there, and if they had been contacted? Some of the other sites didn’t have Contact Me info, and at least one wasn’t even in the United States, for that matter. If nominees had to come from Europe, they needed notice to make arrangements. We then started wondering if they would only invite the winner? With voting continuing through April 2 and the show being filmed April 5, that sure didn’t allow much time to make plans. Well, we couldn’t worry about that. All we knew was that we had succeeded and we were going to the show. This was a major accomplishment, in our eyes!
Stay tuned for more!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
I’m writing this in two parts. This first is more of a quick report on the night, and the second part will be from Lila’s and my personal viewpoints and full of pictures!
Part One
The NewNowNext Awards 2012 was a star-studded occasion, complete with all the ingredients that make a heart go pitter-pat. It was held at the historic Avalon Theater in Hollywood, where The Beatles made their West Coast debut in 1964. Lila and I arrived just before 6 PM and the first well-known face I saw was Ross Mathews. From that moment on, I knew the night was going to be magical! The Red Carpet, scheduled from 5:30 PM to 6:45 PM was in full-swing, occupied at this time mostly with personalities from RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Lila and I were escorted into The Avalon from the back, fresh from the Red Carpet area, entering onto the main floor. I estimate there was seating for about 700 on the floor, with additional main floor raised seating, plus levels in the balcony. The main floor was set in rows, unlike last year’s tables. About 40% of the chairs had name signs on them, many of them celebrities’ names. Other signs were for industry-related people invited to this soirée. We were stunned to find we were seated in the 7th row, and my chair had my name on it!
We were treated to an open-bar in the back with hors d’oeuvres being circulated. Lila and I enjoyed this part very much, because we needed something to calm our nerves! Here we met several fabulous men from Time Warner and the Las Vegas “What Happens in Vegas” marketing campaign, who would become our companions later in the evening at the Afterparty. Over-head announcements started invited everyone to take their seats, since the show would begin in about 15 minutes and people slowly began to move to their seats. The seat kitty-corner to Lila’s had been labeled RuPaul, yet the occupant clearly wasn’t RuPaul! Next to her was Jiggly Caliente and Sharon Needles, both from Drag Race.
With about 10 minutes to go, we saw Adam and Sauli enter from the same back door area and take their seats in the first row. Celebrities were stopping and chatting with Adam, and I pulled Lila up with me to go talk to him. Even though I had just spoken with Adam last week at the San Diego morning radio station, mentioning that we were from the fansite nominated for the NNN award, it didn’t seem to register on his face that he knew what we were talking about. He just smiled and said, “oh, that’s great” and moved on to the next fan. (I know radio stations are hectic.) But now was the perfect time to introduce ourselves again. He was just finishing talking with someone, and I was about to step up, but Josh Hutcherson from The Hunger Games stepped in front of me. I waited, hearing “3 minutes to start time” and Josh left. I approached Adam, and said “Hi Adam, I just want to tell you how proud we are to be representing you with our fansite!” At first he just looked at me like another fan, and then the light went on in his eyes, and he gave me a big smile, saying thank you for all the work we do. I wanted Lila to have her time with him too, so I shifted to Sauli next to him and introduced myself and shook his hand. There was a Drag Queen next to Sauli that for some reason I didn’t recognize, who was listening to our conversation, so I figured she must be part of their group. I said “Hi, I’m sorry I don’t recognize you” and she replied “I’m Raja.” “Oh my gosh, I watched you all last season!” She smiled and shook my hand. It was time to go back to our seats, so as I passed in front of Adam again, he said “good luck, I’ll be crossing my fingers for you!” and he raised his hand to show me. I couldn’t keep myself from saying, “you know, this has been an incredible 15 minutes for me!” and he looked right at me with a big smile.
Lila and I melted all the way back to our seats! She told me about their conversation, and we were both sorry we didn’t have something recording it! She told him we were from the fansite, and he thanked her and told her he appreciates what the fansites do. Lila said “we do it for you. It’s all about you.” He replied with “no, it’s a symbiotic thing!” and he motioned his fingers back and forth between the two of them. Squee! Back at our chairs, I noticed that Jai Rodriguez had taken his seat behind me and I introduced myself. (Jai was my favorite cast member from Queer Eye For the Straight Guy.) See the second part for more on this.
Okay, sorry! I had to expand on that part!! Back to the straight report – no pun intended!
The show began and we were entertained by host Kelly Osborne and all the award presenters, as well as performances from Brink of Fame winner, Neon Hitch, Rye Rye, and Neon Trees, who gave an amazing performance of their new single “Everybody Talks.” I must add that Kelly Osborne did an outstanding job hosting the entire event. Her personality is so warm and infectious! They arrived at the part of the evening where they announced the award for Superfan Site, and Lila’s and my heart were beating out of our chests! Unfortunately, the fansite for Vampire Diaries took the award, and it was claimed by Kat Graham, who plays Bonnie Bennett on the show. No one from that fansite was able to attend and Bonnie said how much the show “really appreciates all the fans do for them” and we thought that was very nice.
Then it was time for the performance everyone was waiting for – Adam! He was closing the show, as only a top star does. Kelly gave him an amazing introduction (you can tell they’re good friends!) and Adam gave us his show-stopping new funk sound, with the first full-band performance of Trespassing that I’ve seen or heard. His energy was non-stop, his voice was full of fire and the show was electrified, ending in a shower of confetti! Adam had two female, gowned back-up singers on-stage with him. The entire theater was on their feet dancing and clapping to the syncopated beat, having the time of their life. Everyone knew they had just been entertained by a major star!
I was the only person on the floor filming Adam, and after 2,718 views in only about 3 hours the next morning, Viacom pulled the video. Adam has just tweeted what must be an approved version. You’ll see my turquoise arms holding the camera several times in this video! Lila’s in white, next to me. So ladies and gentlemen, get ready to get down and get funky!! You can watch the whole evening on LOGO, Monday, April 9th at 10 PM PT, repeating many times.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
Go to Part 2 HERE
Hey everyone! I know you’re not used to hearing from me, but I thought I’d throw my two cents in today!
Carol and I had a blast at the NewNowNext awards and we really, REALLY appreciate all of the time spent voting for the Superfan Site category, but unfortunately the Vampire Diaries fansite beat us out. Bummer!
On the other hand, we are all in for a treat with the Trespassing performance. I will admit that I was a bit unsure about the song from what I’ve heard so far, but let me tell you from being there… it’s amazing. Carol did take a video and we immediately posted it on YouTube, but it was pulled down by the time we woke up the next morning. We’re trying to repost it here Oh yeah, you can see another recording here, but it’s just a consumer camera so it’s not as good! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu33__10K7A. We’ll see how long it lasts.
Carol here: Adam just tweeted this video, so hopefully it’s approved and will stay! I believe all the attendees in the upper lever were told no cameras. But as nominees, we didn’t receive this notice, and there were no instructions about recording any of the show. I think I’m the only one on the floor who you can see holding a camera. It’s inherant in our blood, isn’t it?! So everytime you see a camera being held up by turquoise arms, that’s me and Lila is next to me, in white. You’ll see us in the very first 2 seconds of this clip.
It was an amazing experience and one that we will probably not soon forget (or be able to repeat) and we’re very thankful to Adam Lambert, the NNN nominating committee, our followers and our families who allow us to be crazy fangirls.
Carol and I are getting ready to leave for LA very soon, but we just heard about the live stream and wanted to give everyone the heads up so you can be sure to watch it! Here’s the link:
http://www.newnownext.com/newnownext-awards-red-carpet-livestream/04/2012/
Thanks again to everyone for voting!
No, this isn’t from me (don’t I wish it were!) but from Louis Vertel at AfterElton.com. Even though Lila & I will be there as nominees (we’re so excited, we just got our info about arrival for the Red Carpet, Seating and Afterparty!) we don’t think we have a glittery ghost’s chance about getting any time with Adam! He is the highest billed guest and major media will be swarming him.
However, Louis Vertel from AfterElton.com has posted this. He’s asking for the fans to submit questions to ask Adam! Watch the video in this link – and when you’re done smirking, do the facebook post or tweet him @louisvirtel. Cause he’s right – the fans probably have better questions than he does!
And just in case we do get a moment to talk to Adam, leave your question in the comment below also. Stranger things have happened! 
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
As we reported 2 days ago, your Adam Lambert fansite has been nominated for the NewNowNext Awards, in the Superfan Site category. Our jaws are still on the floor, thrilled that we’ve received such an honor! Voting opened Monday, but was offline all of yesterday. We wanted to let you know that voting is open again, and to ask you to please visit the site often, and vote for us! Clicke here or go to this link: http://www.newnownext.com/awards/2012/categories/superfan-site-award/
You know how when something is announced about Adam, the fans go crazy and Twitter gets flooded and goes down for a bit? I’d like to think that this is the answer for why the voting site was down yesterday! Am I just dreaming? I hope the Glambs and Glamberts have jumped on the cause and are making it their mission to show Adam some love!
This site has received a lot of publicity from this nomination, and is thrilled to find out we are being supported by the other Adam Lambert fansites! Because after all, by voting for this fansite, it’s another way to show support for Adam! I know many of us have experienced global warmth between ourselves when we’re united in line for Adam’s concerts and TV tapings. And this universal fansite support is another example of that positive vibe!
We are only competing with the other nominees in our category, which is a major task in itself! We feel our main competition will come from the Lady Gaga fansite. Lady Gaga has 19.7 million followers on her Twitter, where Adam has 1.3 million. We’ve got to get busy to pass those Little Monsters! Voting is really easy. There is no registration to do, and by the looks of it, you can vote as many times as you want. After you click the Vote button next to Adam’s picture, just hit the X, and vote again and again! Of course we hope you’ll hit the Share button also, and ask your Twitter and Facebook friends to help. We don’t know when voting closes, but the show will be filmed April 5th, so that’s only 36 days from now!
***We just learned that voting is open until April 2nd. So that gives us 33 days!!
Adam will be performing at the Awards Show and just think . . . how fantastic would it be if his fansite won while he was there?! So remember, vote often, spread the word, and let’s support Adam by showing him how many Superfans he has!!
Love ya!
~ Carol, Glamb #2, Lila, Glamb #3 and Fernando, Glamb #1 ~
Glambs, I am so excited! My girlfriend Ellen - @Vudubird just called and told me our site has been nominated in the Superfan Site Award category at the 2012 NewNowNext Awards!!
We are the ONLY Adam Lambert site nominated! Your support of us has been tremendous! The others are sites supporting Lady Gaga, Vampire Diaries, True Blood, RuPaul and Reality TV GIFS.
Please vote for us here We know how supportive the Little Monsters are for Lady Gaga, so we’ve got our work cut out for us! Please ask everyone you know to help. Put it on your facebook page, tweet it, anyway you can get the word out will be appreciated!
I hope we’ll get honored and be invited to attend! This will be amazing since Adam is performing at the awards this year.
Voting is open. The Awards will be telecast on April 9th on Logo TV.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
We know what a fan and promoter Adam Lambert is of Twitter. With 1.2 million followers, the fans love him for staying connected to us. And now, he’s received top spot from all of us fans, acknowledging his super presence! And of course he thanked the fans via Twitter for his award as “Must Follow Artist on Twitter.”
adamlambert Wow! Won @MTV Must Follow Artist on Twitter! http://omusicawards.com only thanks to all of YOU! Thanks!!! The support means so much! #MTVOMA
I’m just including the part about Adam. For the entire article from Sophie Schillaci at The Hollywood Reporter, click the link at the bottom.
Adam has also tweeted about watching the EMAs on Sunday. That’s the European Music Awards, on MTV3! (Had to search for that one!)
adamlambert Make sure you tune in to the EMA’s this Sunday.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
The show as a whole beat out April’s debut as MTV’s biggest live stream ever, nearly doubling the previous numbers. Preliminary numbers for the Oct. 31 livestream indicate 1.4 million, but are subject to change. Fans cast more than 22.3 million votes for their favorite artists, leading Bjork, Adam Lambert, Tokio Hotel and Nirvana to take home a few of the night’s big prizes.
For entire article, click here.
Photo courtesy of fadedyouthblog.com
Adam Lambert and his mother Leila Lambert received awards yesterday in Beverly Hills, CA from the PFLAG organization. PFLAG stands for Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbian and Gay. Even though there were scary periods in his life when coming to terms with his homosexuality, Adam admits his experience was relatively easy. And he feels his liberal parents were a part of that ease.
When describing the actual time of disclosure, Adam and Leila joke that one of her first reactions was “great – more shopping!” I’d love to hear about some of those shopping trips. The following video is their acceptance speech, complete with a description of the awards received.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
Video by Carol Hagey (for better quality, see Suz526 video, below)
Adam Lambert received the Equality Idol Award last night in a room full of Los Angeles leaders, members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. The award was bestowed by Equality California, the largest statewide LGBT-rights advocacy organization working to achieve equality and civil rights for all of California’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens. Adam received his award for “using his newfound fame to act as a fearless, outspoken advocate for LGBT kids and quickly won the hearts of youth desperate for positive role models. He shot a video message as part of the “It Gets Better” campaign to help LGBT youth overcome bullying and alienation. He also released a song, “Aftermath,” to benefit the Trevor Project, a national suicide-prevention hotline for LGBT youth,” as stated in the event program. Other honorees included Facebook, receiving the Equality Advocate Award and New York Assembly member Daniel J. O’Donnell, receiving the Equality Leadership Award. Mr O’Donnell is the attorney sponsor of the recently passed New York Marriage Equality Act and also the brother of Rosie O’Donnell. From last night’s program, “In 2007, O’Donnell introduced the Marriage Equality Act which would have guaranteed LGBT people in New York the right to marry. The bill passed the assembly and had the support of then-Governor Eliot Spitzer. But it was blocked by the Republican-controlled state senate. He tried again in 2009 and successfully passed the bill twice before seeing it shot down by the Republicans once again. May 10, 2011, Assemblyman O’Donnell introduced the Marriage Equality Act. Just a few weeks later, on June 24th, Governor Mario Cuomo signed the bill into law.”
Facebook received its award for their leading role in the LGBT community. They recorded the 2010 “It Gets Better” video project, which Adam Lambert had an appearance in. According to the program from last night’s awards, the video “featured Facebook employees telling their stories about being young and LGBT and offering support and encouragement to GLBT youth who are struggling. Following a number of LGBT suicides, Facebook further combatted anti-LGBT bullying by forming a “Network of Support,” which includes partnerships with a range of LGBT organizations.” They have also added “domestic partner” and “civil union” to their relationship status options.
Okay, now that we’re done with the formal reporting, let’s talk about how amazing the event was. First, I was lucky enough to attend this event with Glamworld-famous videographer, the incredible Suz526! She and I drove up from San Diego, having no expectations of what our evening would be like. We didn’t even know until a few days ago that Adam would actually be in attendance! Suz had one other friend at the event, Julie, better known to you all on Twitter as AZGlamFan who came with her husband from Arizona, as you probably guessed. Julie was lucky enough to catch Adam, Sauli and Leila on the Red Carpet. Me? I had a martini in my hand, checking out the Silent Auction items and was unfortunately oblivious to the Red Carpet. Rats. To be honest, I was so happy that Glamberts didn’t take over this affair, as they did the Grammy Rock Star Summit on Social Media. Not that I want to be selfish, but I didn’t want the other honorees to feel shadowed. Fortunately, this was not the case.
One of the sponsors was Blue Angel Vodka, so the most delicious martinis were circulating around the outer reception room, being offered by the most gracious wait staff. The Beverly Hilton certainly knows how to attend to their guests! Hors d’oeuvres were for the taking, but I didn’t want to crowd my hands. It was challenging enough trying to maintain amongst the largest gathering of the most sparkly, well dressed and groomed people I’d ever been in!
Guests were encouraged by the Host EQCA representatives to register and bid on the Silent Auction. I’ve never attended a silent auction and was quite impressed with the set-up. I don’t mean to insult the more sophisticated readers, but I’d like to share their great system. First, the registration desk slid our credit card and we were given a sheet of almost 40 barcode stickers, complete with our private number. Next, we visited tables full of wonderful trips, restaurant offerings, movie packages, art pieces, wine tasting trips, spa visits, gym memberships, and more. Many of these items were completely neutral, but several had content that reminded you what event you were attending. LOL! These were all donated items. Each item had a sheet with progressing dollar amounts listed. If you found something you wanted to bid on, you placed your barcoded sticker next to the dollar amount you wanted to bid. We were told we would receive notice later that night if we won. Unfortunately my bid for the 2 dozen gourmet cupcakes wasn’t high enough. I guess that’s good and bad.
Next we were ushered into the main banquet room for dinner and the evening’s awards. We enjoyed a delicious dinner while key representatives from the EQCA made speeches. (OMG the most fabulous filet I’ve ever eaten and something we named Risotto in Disguise. The trio of chocolate cheesecakes was heavenly too!) Suzanne and I shared our table and the rest of the evening with 3 of the most delightful gay couples, one of which was on their first date. It was so cute to watch them look and giggle with each other! I sat next to Jean-Guy, originally from Quebec and his partner, Joe. I found Joe’s story fascinating when he told me he had 3 teenage sons, and had been married for 17 years. His marriage did not break up because he was gay, in fact he didn’t really explore that until well after the divorce. His 3 sons never blink an eye at accepting their father. One son has told him that sexuality isn’t even a part of his thinking, and they completely accept school friends who are gay. I was amazed all evening of how welcomed we were by this fabulous community. In fact, Jean-Guy and Joe told us a few times how glad they were that two straight women had driven 2 ½ hours to attend this event. Little do they know the lengths we’ve gone to, to celebrate Adam!
One speaker who brought tears and aching hearts to everyone was Wendy Walsh, the mother of 13-year old Seth Walsh, the boy who took his life after suffering bullying. Legislature named Seth’s Law followed. See here for more details.
On the other side of emotions, singer Jasmine Jonas really got the room going when she sang Defying Gravity, from Wicked. As soon as the accompanying pianist played the opening bars, almost everyone in the room let out a cheer. I guess the song has become somewhat of an anthem for the gay community. I just loved the irony, seeing how Adam was in the audience too. Her voice was beautiful. Here’s a clip of Jasmine singing Defying Gravity, from another time.
Before Adam received his award, Kathy Griffin was on stage to present the award to Facebook. She made it an absolutely incredible evening for everyone there when she went off-course and started singing Mad World, hoping Adam would join her on stage. When he didn’t, she took a microphone into the crowd, seeking out Adam, who was loving “making her squirm.” Thank goodness for the quick-thinking of whoever brought her the microphone! Thanks so much to Suz526 for having the video camera going during Kathy’s speech. Now you all get to enjoy what we did too!
Next was the topper to the evening; time for presentation of Adam’s award. Here’s the full video shot by Suz526, with intro by Sam Sparro. At 2:29, a completely human moment of Adam’s was shared with us all, when Adam thought it was his time to come to the stage, only to be told “just a moment” by Sparro.
We can see Adam’s growth in his acceptance as a role model. Remember when Rolling Stone came out and Adam was criticized by a magazine editor (I’m sorry I can’t remember his name, but I know you know who I’m talking about) for not being the right kind of gay public figure? And Adam’s position was he wasn’t trying to be a spokesperson, just a singer? Now, he seems to have accepted that role and is doing great things with it.
I felt incredibly honored to have been given the chance to attend this event. I hope you all are able to support Equality in any way you can. Pardon my preaching, but the world will be a much nicer place with it.
Love ya!
Carol
The adulation and awards don’t stop! Adam Lambert will be honored, along with Facebook for bringing change and new thinking to society. How many of us look at things differently, now that we’re following Adam Lambert? I’m reprinting the article, stright from SDGLN.com, San Diego Gay & Lesbian News.
LOS ANGELES — Equality California will honor singer and songwriter Adam Lambert, a San Diego native, and Facebook at this year’s annual Los Angeles Equality Awards.
Presented by AT&T, the awards will take place Saturday, Aug. 13, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.
“We’re thrilled to honor Adam Lambert and Facebook whose work has been a catalyst for social change and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality,” said Roland Palencia, Equality California’s new executive director. “Their courage and leadership in entertainment and social media have helped Californians become more supportive of LGBT rights.”
Lambert gained international fame as the runner-up on “American Idol” in 2009. Since launching his solo career as a singer and songwriter, he has been an outspoken and fearless role model for LGBT youth nationwide.
Lambert also participated in the “It Gets Better” campaign with the hope of helping LGBT youth overcome bullying. His new song “Aftermath” will benefit the Trevor Project, a national suicide-prevention hotline for LGBT youth.
“I am so honored to be invited to and recognized by the Equality California event,” Lambert said. “It’s a pivotal time in the progress of equal rights and I’m very grateful to be the subject of such broad visibility. I strive to lead by example by making no apologies for or withholding my identity as a proud and comfortable gay man. I strongly believe that ALL people have a fundamental right to love who they want to love and if they so choose, have their union recognized by the laws of this country regardless of sex, age, race or religious affiliation. I am hopeful that we are getting closer everyday to this idea of Equality.”
In an effort to prevent anti-LGBT cyberbullying, Facebook has developed the “Network of Support,” a coalition of non-profit organizations serving the diverse LGBT community. Facebook has also adopted policies to create a more welcoming experience for LGBT people on the social networking site, including adding a feature that allows LGBT people to select “married,” “civil union” or “domestic partnership” for their relationship status.
Please see here for the article in full.
We know the Grammys are over, but I just found this great interview with Lindsey Parker and had to post it for you! It was done at the Grammy Media Summit, on February 11, 2011 at LA LIVE.
They talk a lot about the Grammys, and how Adam wanted to go solo to the event. She also asks if Adam wrote his speech and planned his Grammy outfit when he was a boy!
There’s some great talk about the For Your Entertainment album. This interview was the first time I heard Adam address the comments from the fans when the CD was first released (almost 16 months ago!) about the vocals being “a little buried or overprocessed.” He even criticizes this, but gives the reason for this. He talks in more depth about the direction for the new album. He’s moving more in the Whattaya Want From Me? direction, letting us know it’s because it’s the one “everybody loves!” It’s the Grammy-nominated song, the hit single, and ultimately the best sound for him.
There’s a lot more to enjoy, so have a good listen! Thanks to devenlane for posting this to youtube.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
The awards and honors keep rolling in! The latest is Adam heading the list of 100 International Stars voted on by readers of an Israeli teen magazine. Be sure to click the link to read the article in full.
From redblack2 on LiveJournal:
The eighth season of American Idol was labeled by many as a war between conservative America and liberal America. On one end, Kris Allen, the good, modest Christian guy with a pleasant voice. On the other end, Adam Lambert, the charismatic, wild, theatrical guy with the huge voice and ambiguous sexual identity. Although Adam came out officially only after the show had ended, backstage his sexual orientation was out in the open. The black nail polish, the stylish outfits and the makeup that were all part of his performances on the show, left little room for doubt- the guy was not straight. Pictures of him kissing guys that were revealed during the show, did not aid the concealment of his secret from America, but did contribute, however, to the surging buzz around him. The liberal media compared Adam to Barack Obama, and hoped that the unusual contender, like the first black president, would manage to win the American conservativeness against all odds. Throughout the duration of the show, Adam kept mum about his sexual orientation. On the night of the finale, the judges urged the audience profusely to vote for the singer with the superior vocal ability. In other words, to vote for Adam Lambert.
Click here for the full article.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
The rumors have been flying, and now it is confirmed . . . somewhat. Adam Lambert has been included on the 2011 Grammy Nominees CD! The CD is supposedly for sale on Amazon’s UK site, according to a random Facebook page. If it’s true, I’m sure it will be all over the US stores soon. But why would the UK have it first?? Since he’s nominated for “Whattaya Want From Me” it would make sense that this is the track appearing on the CD. We’ll just have to wait and see! See here for more information.
Oh, and in case you are squinting a bit to find him, he’s listed just right of center on line 3. That’s a little bit different for him - he’s usually just left of center!! Sorry, I couldn’t resist - tee hee!!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
2010 was certainly the Year of Adam Lambert. And 2011 promises to be more of the same, thank goodness! We’re so happy with the silence of news about him, because hopefully that means he’s getting back to day-to-day life where he can rest, refresh, and work on his next album. I wonder if we can even use the phrase “normal life” when thinking about Adam? After setting fire to stages around the world for almost 10 months, what can “normal” be? Does he have “To Do” lists like the rest of us? Can he go to Home Depot for some screws to fix a cabinet? Does he drop off his dry cleaning? Can you imagine being behind him in line while you’re buying your broccoli? While he’s at work on coming up with his next “wow ‘em off the face of Planet Fierce” album, let’s reflect on his inclusion on several lists, awards and accolades. He’s topping many and making solid footprints on the rest of these star-studded roll calls for the top in music, video, concert tour and fashion, as well as entertainer-of-the-year. So much fun for us to do, right?? I give full credit and a heavy “thank you” to Juneau and Xena for compiling this list. You two ladies are wonderful!! Be sure to click on each of the links to read the full stories. You’ll even find some new videos!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
P.S. Thank you to everyone for your warm wishes and concern about my foot. It’s getting better!
VH1 - Whataya Want From Me - Best sessions of 2010
VH1’s Top 40 Music Videos Of 2010 [Complete List] Here are the top five! If I Had You is also on the Top 40 list. Congratulations Adam!
1. Train – “Hey Soul Sister”
2. The Script – “Breakeven”
3. Katy Perry ft Snoop Dogg – “California Gurls”
4. Adam Lambert – “Whataya Want From Me (Concept)”
5. Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”
Last.fm Best of 2010 - Adam Lambert comes in at #14 on this online music recommending service. For an explanation of how Last.fm works and what “scrobbles” are, read Examiner Renee Snyder’s report.
EF Editor’s Top 10 Interviews - Adam is #9! on U.K. Entertainment Focus “With a world tour under his belt, the glam singer was very funny, focused and lovely when we caught up with him for the first time in 2010.” Links to interviews in the article.
Examiner Renee Snyder - Adam Lambert one of the most recommended twitter accounts in USA in 2010 “Twitter has released a list of the 50 most recommended twitter accounts from USA in 2010 and Adam Lambert came in at #17.”
Examiner Renee Snyder - Adam Lambert Glam Nation tour #2 ‘Best Concert’ in Manila, Philippines “The Manila Concert Scene has announced their “Top 10 Best Concerts in Manila this year” and Adam’s Glam Nation show is ranked at #2.”
Billy Costa Kiss108 Boston Top 40 countdown 2010 Adam Lambert’s Grammy-nominated song, “Whataya Want From Me” is #14.
Examiner Matt Carter - Adam Lambert’s newest 2010 honor comes from Canada “Now, we are seeing Adam get some more love courtesy of Canadian station CHUM FM. When looking at their 2010 in review, you will notice that “Whataya Want From Me” is ranked all the way up at #3, trailing only Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and Canadian band Hedley mega-hit “Perfect.”"
Examiner Renee Snyder - Adam Lambert has three singles on Finnish ‘2010 Most Played on Radio’ list “His single “Whataya Want From Me” placed at #6, “For Your Entertainment” at #28, and “If I Had You” came in at #68.”
Hollywood News - Adam Lambert is our “Hollywood Celebrity of the Year” “…it was his worldwide “Glam Nation Tour” and consistent airplay for singles like “Whataya Want From Me,” “If I Had You” and the album’s title track that kept Lambert on our radars all year.”
Examiner Renee Snyder - Adam Lambert lands ‘Song of the Year’ by German radio station “His single, Whataya Want From Me, has been named “2010 Song of the Year” by German radio station Energy NRJ.”
TheFABLife’s 50 Hottest Fashion Moments Of 2010 “No hot list for the year would be complete without a little Adam Lambert, who hit the perfect balance of masculine and glam in the all-black suit he wore G-Star Raw show on February, 17, 2010.”
Examiner Renee Snyder - Adam Lambert mentioned on Early Show Best of 2010 Fashions (video) “The Early Show had a segment for Best of 2010 Fashions (2010 Trends to Keep/Style Hits and Misses) and Adam was mentioned for his use of animal print: “The animal print and particularly leopard is something we’re going to see going, Adam Lambert even has it on his skinny tie. Men can work it too. Perhaps not something to do unless you’re a rock star like Adam Lambert.”
North County Times - YEAR IN REVIEW: Mraz, Lambert float to the top “As 2010 winds to an end, there appears no reason to knock off Adam Lambert from his princely perch.”
E! Top 50 Celebrity Oops - I guess this is a backhanded honor of sorts! Adam comes in a #23 for his AMA antics.
Examiner Matt Carter - Adam Lambert feeling plenty of love in Z100 ‘Year-End’ list “We’ve seen him honored a number of “Year-End” list for major hits “Whataya Want From Me” and “If I Had You,” and now he is getting the same sort of love from one of the most popular radio stations in all of America — New York’s Z100.” #14 for WWFM and #39 for IIHY.
Nova FM - #13 most played act on Australian radio for 2010: Adam Lambert
Times Union - Top 10 concerts of 2010 (based on reader comments) Adam comes in at #1 - then again, we know how vocal his fans are… Read the comments!
Advocate – 2010?s Most Googled Gays “In a tight race for first with Adam Lambert, Perez Hilton takes the cake.” Adam is Googled more than Ellen, Ricky Martin, Elton John…!
Much Music’s Top 50 Videos of the Year – If I Had You comes in at #18. Surprisingly, Whataya Want From Me, which won Much Music’s International Music Video, was overlooked by the voting public.
Radio Fresh Top 100 for 2010 – Adam Lambert’s WWFM is #22
Atlanta Journal Constitution – My favorite personal ‘Idol’ moments of 2010 “Adam Lambert live. He also proved to me why he’s so popular, selling out mid-sized arenas world wide.”
Dallas Morning Post -Year in Review: Music Top 10 Shows: “Lambert commanded the stage with his marvelous vocals and an intoxicating blend of glam-rock and pop-dance.”
Neon Limelight – Fashion Notes: 5 Artists Who Made Music Look Good In 2010 “2010 was the year Adam Lambert totally broke free from being a successful American Idol alum to a full-fledged international pop star. His fashion star was also on the rise. He kept it dapper, rocking suits with a glam touch added at red carpet events, and even went glam toe to glam toe with Boy George and lived to tweet about it. On stage and off, Adam’s presence is no doubt a commanding one. We’re salivating just thinking about what he has in store for the new year.” Great photo gallery of some of the looks Adam rocked in 2010.
Greg in Hollywood – 2010 Greggys: Music Star of the Year is the tirelessly touring Grammy nominee Adam Lambert! “When the year began, Adam Lambert was still living down his controversial performance at the 2009 American Music Awards. What I saw from him after that was most impressive: He simply got to work. Adam focused not on the hype, but on his music and on his live shows and proved himself to be a total professional.”
Examiner Matt Carter – Adam Lambert honored among best live acts of 2010 “Australia’s The Music Network selected Adam (based on his Sydney show alone) as one of their favorite live acts of 2010. Just how impressive is this new honor? Other people selected include Bon Jovi and U2 — meanwhile, a number of other popular musicians of the day were not even selected.”
CNS – Top Live Acts of 2010 Adam was ranked #7 in this reader survey-based list. Lady Gaga not surprisingly comes in at #1. We’re struck by the almost complete dominance of female pop stars on this list.
Betty Confidential – The 20 Most Awesome Men of 2010 This leading women’s blog picked Adam Lambert for one of its year-end list. “Why’s this guy on the list of men we love in 2010? It’s not ‘cause we all covet his smoky eye look and pray he’ll give us tutorials. It’s not ‘cause he loves to shock audiences. It’s because of his heartfelt message that was included in the It Gets Better Project to bullied teens -straight and GLBT. This guy is a true American Idol.”
Yahoo Music – The Most Awesome Music Videos Of 2010 Coming in at #16 is Adam Lambert’s If I Had You. “In the feelgood video of the summer, Glambert got back to his glammy self, eschewing the dour VH1 angst of his “Whataya Want From Me” and “Time For Miracles” videos. This was basically one big Bacchanalian blowout, starring Adam and some ”girls in stripper heels,” probably some boys in stripper heels too….”
The AfterElton.com 2010 Visibility Awards – Winners Adam wins Favorite Gay Musician by a landslide and also takes Favorite Music Video with “Whataya Want From Me.”
IT LIST Awards Nominees Announced – Adam has been nominated for Single of 2010 (IIHY), International Male Artist and Concert Tour.
Examiner Renee Snyder – Adam Lambert wins ‘New International Artist of the Year’ on Danish radio station “Gaining popularity is Adam’s song “Fever,” which was released as a single in Denmark last November and is being played on Denmark radio station Radio Viborg and P3. Fever is currently #28 in the Top 50 on ABC Radio and is the “Superbuzz” of the week on Radio ANR right now.”
Zoiks Online – “Adam Lambert edges out Lady Gaga and Katy Perry for Zoiks! Online’s Entertainer of the Year.” “The openly gay singer had a year that included getting into an altercation with a paparazzo, his concerts getting protested by hate groups, and a Grammy nomination.”
2010 MEDIABASE CHART RANKINGS - For 2010 radio spins, Adam came in at #41 on the “Top 40″ pop charts and #17 on Hot AC. Excellent showing for his first year out!!
2010 has been an incredible year for Adam Lambert and his fans. We have been able to enjoy his round-the-world Glam Nation performances, read all of his interviews and see more than we should of his off-stage minutes, thanks to the instantaneous beauty of the internet.
The year has ended in a surprise for me as well. I was doing some last-minute holiday shopping and was run over in the mall parking lot as I was making my way into the store. Thankfully, all I have is a broken foot, which has kept me from posting on this site. I am truly sorry for the silence and hope to be back full-time soon. In addition to the two Los Angeles concerts that I want to give Lila’s and my impressions of, there have been so many little Adam tidbits that have flown by this site. I’ll work on making this a New Year’s present for all of you!
Meanwhile, I’m reprinting a story from my girlfriend Renee Snyder of the examiner.com that is a great wrap up of Adam’s wonderful accomplishments for 2010. http://www.examiner.com/adam-lambert-in-national/adam-lambert-2010-a-year-review
Have a wonderful New Year’s! Here’s looking to a Glamorous 2011!!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
Adam Lambert: 2010 year in review
By Renee Snyder
Adam Lambert can no longer be considered as just “American Idol runner up.” Lambert has truly made a name for himself through hard work and his incredible vocal abilities. Let’s take a look at what Adam has accomplished over the past year.
Adam’s debut album, For Your Entertainment, has been certified around the world. The album has gone gold in the U.S. and Australia and went platinum in Canada and New Zealand. Adam also released an “Acoustic Live!” EP with acoustic versions of five songs off his album. The EP was an immediate success, debuting at #126 on the Billboard 200 chart. Physical copies of the EP sold out so fast, Sony had to run a second batch to keep up with the demand.
The singles off the album have also been huge hits around the world. “Whataya Want From Me” has already gone Platinum in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand, Double Platinum in Canada and Gold in Denmark and Germany. Whataya Want From Me also placed at #5 for most played song in Australia and won “Best international Single” at the German 2010 CMA – Wild and Young Awards.“If I Had You” is double platinum in Australia and gold in New Zealand. In addition, Adam has released other singles throughout the world. His single “Sleepwalker” has been a huge hit in Canada and he released “Aftermath” and “Fever” in several international countries, both of which are charting high on various radio stations. And Adam’s music has been recognized by the music industry, having ranked high on 10 of Billboard’s “Best of 2010 Year-End” charts.
Not only has his music done well this year, but Adam’s music videos have also caused a stir. His video for Whataya Want From Me won MuchMusic of Canada’s “UR Faoritev International Video” award and was voted “Favorite Music Video” in “AfterElton.com 2010 Visibility Awards.” In addition, the Whataya Want From Me video placed at #4 in VH1’s “Top 40 Music Videos Countdown of 2010.” Adam’s “If I Had You” video placed at #33 on VH1’s “Top 40 Music Videos Countdown of 2010″ and #16 on Yahoo! Music’s “Top 20 Music Videos of 2010.”
Adam has supported charitable efforts, such as donorschoose.org, in which he asked his fans to donate to the charity rather than give him gifts. He sponsored a competition among his fans to raise money for donorschoose.org and then even visited one of the classes helped by the donations. In addition, Adam produced an “It Gets Better” video against bullying, and also showed support for FCKH8,” a gay suicide prevention charity campaign.
He also had a successful world tour this year, including 113 shows. He performed his Glam Nation show to sold-out crowds throughout the U.S. and in 19 other countries. The Glam Nation tour was voted “Top Live Act of 2010” by All Headline News. The show also earned the #10 spot in the “Top 10 Shows of 2010” by DallasMorning Post -Year in Review: Music and ranked #1 for the “Top 10 Capital Region Concerts of 2010” by timesunion.com. Glam Nation has also been nominated for “Concert Tour of 2010” as part of Australian POPrepublic.tv’s “IT LIST Awards 2010.” (Winners will not be chosen for the IT LIST awards until January 31, 2011.)
Probably the icing on the cake for Adam this year has been his Grammy nomination for “Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.” The Grammy nod proves that Adam is a serious recording artist that can hold his own in the music industry.
Adam summed up his year with a recent tweet to his almost 800,000 fans:
“Happy Holidays! Can’t believe 2010 is coming to an end… Crazy year… !”
Having just come off American Idol a year and a half ago, Adam has had many accomplishments of which to be proud of this year. This rising star can expect more and more honors as his career continues to soar into the next decade.
What do you think of Adam’s accomplishments in 2010?
If you’re like me, you can’t get enough of Adam! Here’s a bit on his Grammy nomination from Flecking Records by Frankie Genchi.
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
Adam Lambert is hoping that his recent Grammy nomination gives him more credibility as a solo artist.
The singer has been nominated for the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance award, for his single Whataya Want From Me.
“I was so excited!” Adam told The Hollywood Reporter. “I knew the song would be a key track on my album.
“I hope that at this point, after all the hard work I’ve done over the past year, the nomination will give me credibility as a true vocalist in the industry. And perhaps help fade some of the stigma that comes from rising to fame on a competition show.”
The 53rd Grammy Awards are scheduled to take place February 13, 2011.
Remember, you can vote for Adam in our Entertainer of 2010 poll by clicking here.
Adam Lambert’s album title couldn’t be any more appropriate for what we’ve enjoyed all summer and fall - For Your Entertainment! Now we have an opportunity to vote Adam as Entertainer of the Year. Let’s take advantage of it! Flecking Records is narrowing the top 10 down to 5…you can vote once an hour…let’s get our man in the top 5 and then send him all the way to #1!!!
Click here to vote!
I don’t understand how Adam has been left out of the People’s Choice Awards. Wasn’t he all over them last year? Not nominated for Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Song, Breakout Artist, or even Pop Artist. WHAAATT????? How long are we going to suffer from the AMAs? Hasn’t the nation of execs learned from the success of the Glam Nation Tour that the WORLD wants Adam?! We’re not skeerrd! And they shouldn’t be either. His performances on the subsequent shows were fantastic. But enough of that!
Love ya!
~ Carol ~
The music industry is beginning to head its head on straight as Adam Lambert was nominated for a Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for his recording of Whattaya Want From Me, as announced last night! Other nominees in this category include: Michael Bublé (Haven’t Met You Yet), Michael Jackson (This Is It), Bruno Mars (Just the Way You Are) and John Mayer (Half of My Heart).
Kudos to For Your Entertainment’s Rob Cavallo and Dr. Luke, as they were also nominated for Grammys for “Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.” In addition to producing other recordings, Rob Cavallo was nominated for producing Music Again, Soaked, Sure Fire Winners and Time for Miracles and Dr. Luke was nominated for producing title-track For Your Entertainment. Click here for the full list.
After being curiously omitted from nominations for both the AMAs and the People’s Choice Awards, Adam’s fans are filling the tweet boards with “congratulations.” Adam also took to Twitter to make the announcement: Woah!!! Just got the news! A Grammy nomination?!?! I’m floored and honored. There are no words….
Congratulations Adam! Your fans around the world are standing up and cheering for you!
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards Show will be broadcast February 13, 2011 on CBS.
~ Carol ~
***Updated with Video!*** Do we ever tire of seeing the next fashion statement that Adam will make? We already know he has great style, but it is always nice to see more and more people recognizing it! Apparently, celebrities feel a little more free to be themselves at this occasion without the scrutiny that other high-profile events typically draw to their choice of attire. Three cheers for freedom of expression! At the event, Adam and comedienne, Sarah Silverman, presented the Best Comedy award to “The Hangover.” ~Dana, Glamb #6
January 15, 2010 — Adam Lambert and Emily Blunt showed up all gussied up for the 15th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards at the Hollywood Palladium tonight. So did a slew of other celebrities.
Although this was a night to celebrate films, put up by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, it was also a night for show business fashionistas to dress to the nines without being concerned that the entire world would criticize their every clothing choice from head to toe (think the Oscars or the Golden Globes).
In this more low-key event, done up attendees out to take in this fine event seemed to have fun picking out their wardrobes without worrying about being put down by fashion critics. The results are outstanding (see photo show below)!
Meanhile, perhaps the venue where the awards show took place also inspired all that style and panache.
Indeed, the showy Hollywood Palladium — standing on the spot of the original Paramount Studios — is an Art Deco treasure, done up in streamlined moderne splendor.
Hailing back to the glory days when crooners like Frank Sinatra sang at this venerable establishment (Old Blue Eyes was the Hollywood Palladium’s first headliner on October 31,1940), this Los Angeles landmark provided plenty of glam in the form of a great building. Wide sweeping, tubular ceiling adornments create drama while the carefully crafted theater-in-the-round lets everyone see everything no matter where they are sitting. All this makes going to the Hollywood Palladium a real true Los Angeles treat.
So, at the end of tonight, this was definitely a wonderful place to be wearing a wonder wardrobe on a wonderful evening. So, without further ado, get a load of the duds and the celebs who wore them as these high-styled high-profilers walked down the red carpet for the 15th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards.
Adam Lambert is set to receive the “Young Hollywood Artist of the Year” award at tonight’s 11th annual Young Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles. Let me repeat that . . . Young Hollywood ARTIST OF THE YEAR!! The Young Hollywood Awards have been presented since 1999 by Hollywood Life Magazine, to celebrate young, up-and-coming artists in the world of entertainment. It is a very highly-regarded achievement by the industry.
This award is not just based on Adam’s American Idol success and the buzz generated from it. He has been building his Hollywood career since moving there in 2000. Adam has done it the old-fashioned way; slowly and with hard work. And Hollywood has been taking notice. He began paying his dues early starting with lots of regional theatre work as a child. After high school graduation in 2000, he moved to Hollywood and started his long, tough journey. Adam had roles in the Ten Commandments: The Musical, Hair, Wicked, performances with his band Citizen Vein, and of couse his unforgettable appearances at The Zodiac and The Upright Cabaret, to name a few.
HollywoodLife.com has been previewing who they consider to be the Top 5 Viral Sensations at this award show. Each day this week, they have been presenting one of their choices. Listed at #3, Adam will be pleased to be sharing the stage with Ed Westwick, from one of Adam’s favorite television shows “Gossip Girl.” Each day they have given a teaser as to who will be named next in line, heading for the #1 spot. But after Westwick’s #3 listing, they couldn’t hide their glee and go right to “And really stay tuned for our #1, a caterwauling idol like none other.” That makes Adam their #1 pick for the Top Viral Sensation. Each of the recipients has a special presenter. Adam’s presenter will be none other than Kara DioGuardi!
Share in the excitement as presented from Hollywood Life:
#1. Adam Lambert: Young Hollywood Artist of the Year
Though he finished second on “American Idol” to cuddly young dawg Kris Allen, there’s no doubt Adam Lambert is practically composed of star-power. He landed the cover of Entertainment Weekly, and he’ll soon adorn the sleeve of Rolling Stone. Throughout his tenure on “Idol,” he copped an unmistakable image that works for him and him alone. Most of all, however, he is an outspoken, articulate dude who boasts crazy-zany talent. He’s going to FLOOR the denizens of Young Hollywood.
His presenter should be equally provocative — the esteemed songwriter and “Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi. Can you even wait? I can’t even.
The show will be hosted by The Insider’s Lara Spencer.
With all the rumors flying around the internet trying to chip away at Adam’s success and reputation, this honor certainly will quiet those who spread the lies.
