Farewell Joan Rivers: Thanks for the Red Carpet Ride

It's another sad day for the world of comedy as one of their best just passed away. This generation knows Joan Rivers more for her biting comments during red carpet events like the Oscars, but for me who's a bit older and well, gay, she was a gay icon who guested members of the LGBT community in her talk shows when it was not yet very cool to show gay people on American TV.

Most importantly, I loved the way she wrote and was a wonderful comedy writer whose books demanded that women take care of themselves and stay beautiful even when they age. Her books were not Pulitzer-Prize winners but if you wanted a good laugh, just read her books and you'll actually hear her barking her humor into your ears!

Book Review: Joan Rivers - 'Don't Count the Candles'

I've heard of Joan Rivers and her bitchiness but I never realized how funny she was!! Until I read this book of hers.  From the moment I started reading, I was already laughing.  Her sense of humor is so affecting and you can feel as if she's in front of you reading it to you - and giving you that punchline!!

I will turn 40 next year so I can relate to what she's saying here.  However, this book is also for those older than me, so it has something for everyone over forty.  I learned a lot of things from this book and one of them is to be current all the time - in my attitude, in my fashion sense, in my taste in music. It doesn't mean that I'm older, that my tastes should be archaic too!

Thanks Joan!  Your book has really helped me enjoy this time of my life and be more accepting of it - and thanks for all the laughs I got!

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A Nugget of Wisdom from Joan Rivers

I picked this book by Joan Rivers last weekend and I decided to give it a read a few days ago while I was waiting for my laptop to boot!  And it's been a riot reading this lady!  She's a lot of fun to read and I was laughing and smiling while reading it at the ABS-CBN food court!  I must have looked like an idiot doing that!

Anyhow, the book was about dealing with age and I admit it, I'm turning 40 next year and I am really slowly feeling the effects of aging!  Well, Joan has several tips for the ladies (and guys) like me who are reaching this stage of their lives.  One nugget of wisdom I really like, is when she exhorts that we 'stay current' - in our news, in our music, in our fashion, in everything!  No use dwelling on the past, since young people don't want to really hear about it!

So with that new mantra, I have decided to stay current in my own life, especially in fashion and in technology!  I am current in most of the other areas of my life but not so in those two, especially in embracing the new technology!  I am too slow!  I should open my mind more to the possibilities!  Vic and I have now discovered you can update your profile and blog through the phone!  Imagine that!  Also in fashion, I know I still have the body to try the new silhouettes but I'm just too chicken shit to try them out!  See how much fun I'm missing out!

Thanks to you Joan!  I will continue to share the nuggets I relate to in her book.