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And here’s a couple of pictures of the band (and one with me – because I’m an inglourious basterd showoff to boot!)
Thanks for your patience!
Below is the exaggerated transcript of what happened at the Lindsay Lohan media cocktail.
1230hrs. The media cocktail for Lindsay Lohan starts. But first, the rules.
1245hrs. “Hi, sorry guys, Lindsay will be a little late.” That’s okay, we say, we’ll just start the cocktails without her. Oh, except there are no cocktails. Not even cold water to assuage our thirsting souls.
1255hrs. My bad. There is cold water, after all. But no food. Hungry. Haven’t eaten since 7am. Don’t they know hungry media makes angry media? Oh, wait. That’s just me, apparently. But now too faint to feel angry.
1300hrs. First “drama” moment of the day. A spotlight for the TV crew explodes people get impaled by the shards. Okay, the impalement didn’t happen, but that’s how bored I was – that an exploding light bulb was the highlight of my day so far.
1310hrs. Wait, what”s that noise outside? Oh, it’s Jacky Cheung and A*mei rehearsing for their slot. Excuse me while I step out for a while.
1320hrs. People start to grumble: How late can she be, we have other assignments you know, etc, etc, etc. Come on, she was Tweeting at 3am about having a fun time at Club McDonald’s. “Don’t hesitate, appreciate!” is what she wrote. Right on, Lindsay. But, er, where the heck is Club McDonald’s?
1330hrs. No, seriously, where IS Club McDonald’s?
1345hrs. Hello, KFC? I’d like to order a Hot Box, pop corn chicken, snackers and one root beer, no ice, please. Where? Fort Canning Park. Yes. At the building. You can’t miss it, it’s at the top of the hill. Hello? Hello? Heeelllo?
1346hrs. SHE’S HERE! Lindsay arrives, looking rather perky for someone out at Club McDonald’s at 3am. Unless, you know, she’s been having her Coca Cola. Hee hee! Oh, but nice shoes though. Alexander McQueen, we are told.
1348hrs. The questioning starts. Of course, the music from the rehearsal outside is a little loud, so we can’t really hear what she’s saying. Something about being nervous because she hasn’t a clue what F1 is all about, but she’s going to do her best to learn as the day goes on.
1353hrs. Is it me, or does she look a little out of proportion. Maybe my not eating has affected my vision. Her arms look really thin, but dang, talk about being blessedly endowed.
1355hrs. For some reason, Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi gets stuck in my mind and I can’t get it out. Another journo turns to me and says, “For some reason, I’ve got Poker Face stuck in my mind.” OMG! Coincidence? I don’t think so.
1401hrs. Someone asks her about her movie role, which is rumoured to be “Paris Hilton with guns”.
“What do you mean by Paris Hilton with guns?” asks a befuddled Lindsay.
You know, Paris Hilton, like, a socialite… but carrying guns!
“Oh… Okay, you have one last question.”
That was never three questions just now!
Oh, snap!
1410hrs. The broadcast and official media segment ends. No mingling, time for Lindsay to go to her photo shoot.
“Hi Lindsay,” I ask. “Can I take a picture with you?”
“Sorry, I can’t! I have to go to a photo shoot now. But anyway, here’s my number, let me write it down for you. Call me later, we’ll have drinks. We’ll go to Club McDonald’s.”
Okay, so what if all that didn’t happen and I was probably hallucinating from lack of food? Somebody bring me a steak, my kingdom for a steak. Oh. I don’t have a kingdom…
IF you think putting a show like F1 Rocks is as easy as pie, think again.
Heading into the final 48 hours, Paul Morrison and Becky Morgan, the CEO and COO of All The Worlds, respectively, let us see what it really takes to make F1 Rocks, well, rock.
The answer: Sweat, and loads of it. I’m not just talking about the sweltering heat. The logistics alone for the largest outdoor stage ever assembled in Singapore are staggering: Between 100 to 200 people working everyday, erecting a stage that’s 15m by 40m by 25m, installing 600 light units, about eight mixing desks, 250 sq m of high resolution LED screens, 70 speaker boxes, about 14.5 km of cables transferring six megawatts of power… and that’s just the stage area!
(They even calculated that each worker walks about 10km a day just up and down the hill. Which, if you look at the bright side, is not a bad way to lose weight and build muscle – although I’m not signing up just yet…)
At the top of the hill, another surprise: The Red Bull stage(below), built from cargo containers and decked out in the signature Red Bull colours, will also provide musical entertainment from the likes of Red Bull artiste Black Gold, DJ Ko Flow, MC Vijay Singh (no, not the golfer) and the UK’s Killa Kela.
And then there’s the VIP and artiste hospitality. No, no one’s asked for all the blue M&Ms to be removed from the candy bowl, or for all the olives to be pitted, but you never know. I heard that someone even asked for a goldfish in their dressing room – no telling who though, but with uber VIPs like Richard Branson, true blue-blood royalty and Beyonce popping down, anything is possible.
And after everything’s over, they have to tear everything down again. Say what you like, these people work hard for their money.
IT’S confirmed, folks. Hollywood starlet and all-round paparazzi favourite-cum-wild child Lindsay Lohan will be gracing our shores as the host of F1 Rocks Singapore With LG, organisers said yesterday.
“We got a call… saying Lindsay Lohan was really keen to come to Singapore,” said Paul Morrison, CEO of All The Worlds, which is putting the event together. “She’s on the plane even as we speak. And she’s dead up for it! She can’t wait!”
Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger was originally set to host the show, but pulled out last week. According to Paul, other considerations for the position included Katy Perry, Victoria Beckham and “a number of the Spices”, before they finally landed Lindsay.
“We don’t know why she wants to come, we can’t really see the attraction – she must be a real F1 fan,” he joked.
Ooh, I have a reason: Interestingly, Lindsay’s gal pal Samantha Ronson will also be in town to spin at the Fuel Festival at Novus. What do you think? Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more!
On a slightly more serious note, Paul said: “But we’re pretty excited because we’ve got a whole new dimension to the how. We’ve got a pretty famous movie star, who’s going to be coming in with a global reach, because that girl doesn’t do anything without the paparazzi knowing.
“I don’t know why that is either,” he deadpanned.
(Okay, maybe not so serious, then…)
Well, whatever it is, we say she’ll probably do a fine job of hosting the show, although it might not be such a good idea to let her get behind the wheel of the racecars, if you know what I mean! Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more!
F1 Rocks Singapore With LG happens Sep 24 to 26. Tickets still available from Sistic.
One’s a Heavenly King, the other’s a newbie group.
But when we spoke over the blower to both Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung and Taiwanese group Da Mouth are going to be performing at the inaugural F1 Rocks Singapore With LG concert on Thursday. And it’s something that both artistes said they’re really looking forward to.
“It’s a privilege to perform along with Jacky, A*mei and Sodagreen,” said the Taiwanese quartet. “We’re very excited to be here.”
“Excited” is also what Jacky is feeling, who added that he still feels jittery when he performs. “For my show on Sep 24, I have been singing two or three times a day since the beginning of the month,” he elaborated on the blower. “Then I won’t forget the songs when I get nervous.”
Those who attended Jacky’s last concert here in 2007 might want to know that he’s promising a different show.
“It will be a pure rock show this time. There will be some rock ballads; and some heavier stuff,” he said, adding that he was trying to cater to the F1 Rocks theme.
However, Jacky said he might give the actual race a miss. “I’m not really interested in it,” he said. “I don’t think I have the patience to watch the whole race of cars going round and round.”
However, the race is not the only thing that Da Mouth are interested in watching. “Beyonce! Black Eyed Peas! N.E.R.D!” they exclaimed when asked who they’d like to see.
“We love Pharrell Williams,” said the band. “And will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas is a great producer.
“Some people compare us with Black Eyed Peas, but I think that we’re only similar in that there’s three guys and one girl. Our style of music and all that are really different. “Will we get him to produce an album with us? Hmm. Only if he asks us – and even then we’ll probably have to think about it if he asks us! Ha ha!”
Riiiight, guys. LMAO and all that. Well, you’ll certainly have more than enough opportunity to bend their ears when they’re here, so as ex-F1 driver Alain Prost used to say, “If you see an opportuneetee, take eet!”
Both Da Mouth and Jacky Cheung perform Sep 24, from 7pm at Fort Canning Park. Doors open 5pm. Tickets from $175 still available from Sistic.
