Seeing Cher in movies just made her seem so much more famous. It’s amazing what some people can do. I remember when she said she was retiring, leaving the spotlight, and held an extended farewell tour. Now she’s back!! (Or did she ever leave?) I think she enjoys performing too much to give it up. After all, it’s not like she needs the money, right?

You might be aware that Celine Dion is being replaced at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Guess who’s taking over? Cher! Her new show is scheduled to begin early May, 2008. That’s soon enough to plan for, and early enough to get your Cher Tickets at Caesars Palace. That is, if you’re a fan. And even if you’re not. I mean you never know, she could surprise us all and just abruptly leave show business forever!

I never actually saw the entire “Mask” film, but I do remember one scene that stuck out for me. Cher was playing the mother. She got angry at her son and ended up tearing one of his prized collectible baseball cards. It was kind of a sad moment. But later she apologized, and it turns out the kid had 2 other copies of the same card! That scene was kind of a downer, but Cher’s live performances are usually bright, positive, and thrilling. Especially thrilling for the truly fanatical. And the odds are good some of you are Cher-aholics, given that Cher has won so many awards for doing such a sensational job, year in, year out!

Happy Halloween!

In honor of this candylicious scaretastic ghoulfest, I've decided to share a Halloween memory. My earliest recollection of trick or treating involves a TRICK! I guess that's why it stands out so clearly. I was with my mother, trekking from house to house in a nice neighborhood with sidewalks. On a side note, I took sidewalks for granted as a youth, but now I know better, having experienced life in a town with a clear disdain for them!

So I'm walking along with my candy bag, all decked out in full Halloween attire (What costume? No clue!), and I come to the next house on the block. My mother stayed at the curb, and I walked up the path to the front door. I think I heard some sort of party going on inside. I rang the bell, fully expecting another friendly candy handout. And out jumps this guy in a skull mask, shouting his head off. My first thought: "Where's the candy?" My second thought, which quickly replaced my first thought: "AAAAHHHH!!!!" I ran back to the safety of my mother, who warmly and calmly consoled me.

What happened next? Did I continue trick or treating? Or did we call it a night? I don't remember! But I do remember how I felt about the guy in the skull mask. I think at some level I was aware that it was just a mask, but the behavior of the character in the mask was so freaky, it combined with the mask's fear factor (rather than fake factor) to give me something to remember for…the rest of my life?

The lesson I learned that night? There's just as much truth to the Trick as to the Treat in "Trick or Treat!"