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JerkyFlea: Jan/Feb 2000 |
| Author: JerkyFlea |
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Date: Jan/Feb 2000 |
 Contrary
to semi-popular belief, I'm not a woman. I thought
that would be rather obvious at this point from the various comments I've
made in the columns, but apparently not. I still get this question
in at least one email a month, which means there have to be several of
you that don't write who are thinking the same thing. I mean, really,
what self-respecting woman would refer to herself as "JerkyFlea"?
For that matter, what self-respecting guy would either...but that's irrelevant.
Just a bit of housekeeping before we get started this month. There
isn't a Fleature this time, because I didn't get a chance to finish
what I had planned to do. Look for it as a separate, stand-alone
article before the next column comes out, though. Hopefully.
Anyway, in lieu of a real Fleature, I give you a choice of a few
possibilities of upcoming ones. Check'em out, pick your favorite,
and let me know. Heck, pick the right one and you'll even get to
contribute to it.
One other quick thing. If you see yours truly,
the column, or my benevolent host, The Hair Boutique, mentioned in the
press (TV, radio, magazine, newspaper, etc.), please let me know.
We've been trying to keep up with that stuff, but, hey, we can't catch
them all. I mean, it's not always easy to ferret out that you were
mentioned in a Belgian woman's magazine. Seriously.
So, enough about me (at least until you get to Fleamail,
anyway) and on with the good stuff...
Updates
Once again, faithful reader Dan P has come through
with a bit more info on EILEEN DAVIDSON's
recent adoption of a shorter 'do. According to Soap Opera Update...
The actress, who recently
chopped off her signature long hair says, "I've been wanting to do it for
a couple of years. I talked about doing when I was on "Days of Our
Lives" (she played Kristen, Susan, Sister Mary Moira, et al), but obviously
couldn't because I was playing so many characters."
When Ed Scott (executive producer,
"The Young & The Restless") gave Davidson the green light to chop her
locks, she went for it. "The only time it really hit me is when the
scissors were just about to cut into my hair. I went, 'Oh God, this
is pretty bold.'" It may have been bold, but the results are beautiful,
even if it is a little more work as she explain: "This has to be styled
or else it looks like 'I Love Lucy''s Ether Mertz"
 
FLEA'S
CALL: As I said last time, though I loved
her hair long, I really like this. And try as I might, I can't see
Ethel Mertz. Not even if I squint.
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Ok, I can admit when I've been fooled and SIGOURNEY
WEAVER got me but good. Remember those fabulous
blonde locks that looked absolutely terrific on her, garnering not only
my praise, but reports in not one, but two columns? Well, it was
a wig. Yup, an amazingly convincing one, but a wig nonetheless.
As documented in USA TODAY...
Jim Carrey had an
attitude-altering mask in The Mask. Now Sigourney Weaver has a mood-changing
wig in the comedy "Galaxy Quest".
For her role as Gwen DeMarco, a floozy-ish actress who co-starred in a
Star Trek-esque 1980s show called "Galaxy
Quest", Weaver wore a long blond hairpiece.
She says the wig did change her whole outlook during the shoot: "Once I
put that wig on, I didn't say an intelligent thing for four months." The
wig even made an appearance off the set. The actress wore it to a screening
honoring the 20th anniversary of "Alien".
All you blondes out there can send your hate mail to
Sigourney. If you are wondering, her actual hair is long-layered,
chin-length bob, that, when she pulls it straight, has some light, nose-length
layering about her face. When curly, it's the rounded bob that she's
worn for several years.
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The wig |
The current
'do |
FLEA'S
CALL: Sigourney's regular style is attractive,
though nothing really special. Then again, maybe I'm let down since
the blonde 'do looked so surprisingly terrific on her. Needless to
say, Sigourney should make sure she hangs on to this wig, for inspiration
if nothing else. I did kind of deserve this though, since I reported
in my second column ever that she had said she would no longer change her
hair for parts and just wear wigs when a different look was required.
You know, I should read my own stuff more often (which is also evidenced
by a letter in this month's Fleamail, but that's ANOTHER story).
A Second
Look
 Just
when I was ready to give up (heck, I HAD given up), reader Jeff B. comes
up with a couple of pictures of a redheaded LIV
TYLER. Admittedly, they aren't the best in  the
world, but they do give you an idea of how Liv wore her titian waves.
And, as you can see, she wore them amazingly well. Who knew Liv would
make such a good redhead? Not yours truly. Then again, it doesn't
really matter since she's once again a brunette and makes an even better
one of those.
 I
also finally found the proof I had been seeking on RENE
ZELLWEGER's extensions. Though she appeared at
the premiere of "The Bachelor" with what appeared
to be her traditional long blonde locks, I knew she had cut her hair short
last April just before the Oscars. Thus, the longest her hair could
have been was a little below chin length in front and just below her shoulders
in back. Finally, at the premiere for "Man
in the Moon", Renee abandoned the extensions and you could see that
her hair was pretty much where I predicted it should be lengthwise.
See, I told me so, but would I listen? Nope. Maybe next time,
I'll pay more attention to me.
After a little digging, I came across a few pictures
of TERI HATCHER
from her series of Radio Shack ads. As you can see, she now has a
short layered bob, with longish layers on top, tapering down just below
the hairline in back.
 
Though short hair can and is usually quite flattering
on Teri,  this
cut isn't her most brilliant style choice. However, I'm willing to
let it go, since, though not the best look for her, it's certainly not
unattractive and it is better than the blonde-streaked bob she wore for
"Cabaret". Then again, maybe I'm just
distracted trying to figure out what the hell she's done to her eyebrows...
Snippets
 HALLE
BERRY has come full circle in her reversion to her look
circa 1994-1996 by dying her crop by to it's original brunette color.
As you would expect, it looks great. Then again, that shouldn't be
a surprise, since it looked great five years ago when she wore it the exact
same way. It's kinda like one of those home renovation shows where
they restore the house to what it looked like 100 years ago. "Hi,
I'm Steve Thomas with Norm Abrams for 'This Old Hairstyle'. Today
we're going to cut off this addition and remove the paint to get back to
original look of the head."
v
Oh, and for those of you scoring at home, it appears that LISA
HARROW was indeed relieved of her brown bob for the lead
role in "W;t" (Wit) that she assumed on January
4. Well, actually, she didn't start until January 7, since she came
down with bronchitis. But, since the show must go on, her role was
assumed at the last minute by her understudy, MIKEL
SARAH LAMBERT. And, yes, as you suspected she was
shorn backstage just before taking the role that first night. Hey,
on the bright side, she was only clipped to about a 1/4 inch, just short
enough so that she could wear a bald cap. I, uh, guess that's a bright
side.
Eileen Davidson
pictures courtesy Soap Opera Update, Sigourney Weaver pictures courtesy
Hollywood.Com
and Reuters, Renee Zellweger picture courtesy Reuters, Teri Hatcher pictures
courtesy Teri.Net
and Radio Shack, Halle
Berry picture courtesy Reuters
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