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Perlish Nails
This is simple and beautiful stamping design that i made using latest color club polishes. base color is "Ghost of Chance" and for stamping i used adorable "Wild at Heart" - wish looks just beautiful. I decorated this design using rhinestones from Art Club Boudoir "Black and White" collection. I will review this wonderful box of treasures soon,with more designs. The rhinestones are amazing, i am not sure i was able to capture it on camera - but the middle of rhinestones is made of mirror - and the effect it delivers is just amazing, especially on bright sun. rhinestones comes in different sizes and colors which makes design opportunities just endless. Stay tuned for full review of Black and White collection from art club, which is coming soon...
More progress in my tall art journal
A little bit of painting, a little bit of journaling,, a little bit of collage.
veery tall,,,,approx 24" x 8"
Demi Moore Denies Having Plastic Surgery
In a recent interview, actress Demi Moore addressed rumors that she's had a ton of plastic surgery to look as good as she does. She denies everything.
"[The plastic surgery rumors are] completely false," Demi tells Marie Claire France. "I've never had it done. I don't like the idea of having an operation to hold up the aging process. The scalpel won't make you happy."
Hmmm.... Very interesting. Demi, I think your nose is growing... and it's not from a rhinoplasty.
It's funny that she would feel comfortable to admit using leeches to suck and "detoxify" her blood but would be all denials with plastic surgery. (Link)
Click here for my previous post on the rumors she's had $3 million of plastic surgery.
Story credit: examiner
Photo credit: prphotos.com
Thanks for reading.
Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon
Anthony Youn, M.D.:
Dustin Gone Wild!
Dustin's continued flurry of editing has a new installment for your viewing pleasure.
SUNDAY DRIVE
It’s always an adventure to take a Sunday afternoon drive with my husband. (I did check to make sure the gas gauge was above half!)
I keep a small tote bag full of maps for the region in MY car – 3 states, Cincinnati and N. KY, and all local counties. Of course, he decided all we would need was the Indiana map and the Yahoo map he had printed off and then he tossed the bag back on my car and we were off (in HIS car)! And, of course, once we got going, he decided that he would ignore the Yahoo map and just use the Indiana map and not even remotely go the way the Yahoo map said to go.
All was well until we got to a town we’d never been in and the map said go straight only that would have taken us into a parking lot! So we went left a ways and then turned around and went the other way a while and then came back to a gas station and my husband (MY HUSBAND!!!) got out and asked directions! (No, I’m not hallucinating, this actually happened!)
We followed the directions well until the “Y” in the road with the sign pointing right to Milhausen and my husband unerringly went left toward Brownsville!!!! A sudden brake check and reverse and we were back on track. We got to Westport where there was a Dairy Queen with only ice cream products – no burgers! and no bathroom! – so he got a malt and me a delicious Mocha Moolatte! – and we were finally back on the Yahoo map route (yippee).
But don’t get too excited yet! We were looking for 850 S or some such of a number – out here in the rural areas you get numbers like CR S 800 W. I’ll translate for you – County Road South 800 West. Yep, no wonder we get lost! (In a local town Eastern and Western Avenues intersect!) Well, these numbers went from 800 to 1200 – oops – so we turned around and found a little church with a shady spot and pulled in and my husband got one bar on his cell phone and called. We were told to look for “either 1100 or 1400” about a mile down the road! Hmmmmm . . . . imagine my delight at actually locating 1400 “about a mile down the road.” Then we went to a church at the “T” in the road and “then turn left to the second farm on the right.” (And people think we live in the boonies!)
Once our business was taken care of it was back to civilization and a late lunch (and bathroom!). After that we continued on our drive but on roads we were familiar with – until we missed another turn, but we realized it pretty quick and turned around.
It was a nice day and kind of fun.
Next time, though, I’ll pack us a lunch!
I keep a small tote bag full of maps for the region in MY car – 3 states, Cincinnati and N. KY, and all local counties. Of course, he decided all we would need was the Indiana map and the Yahoo map he had printed off and then he tossed the bag back on my car and we were off (in HIS car)! And, of course, once we got going, he decided that he would ignore the Yahoo map and just use the Indiana map and not even remotely go the way the Yahoo map said to go.
All was well until we got to a town we’d never been in and the map said go straight only that would have taken us into a parking lot! So we went left a ways and then turned around and went the other way a while and then came back to a gas station and my husband (MY HUSBAND!!!) got out and asked directions! (No, I’m not hallucinating, this actually happened!)
We followed the directions well until the “Y” in the road with the sign pointing right to Milhausen and my husband unerringly went left toward Brownsville!!!! A sudden brake check and reverse and we were back on track. We got to Westport where there was a Dairy Queen with only ice cream products – no burgers! and no bathroom! – so he got a malt and me a delicious Mocha Moolatte! – and we were finally back on the Yahoo map route (yippee).
But don’t get too excited yet! We were looking for 850 S or some such of a number – out here in the rural areas you get numbers like CR S 800 W. I’ll translate for you – County Road South 800 West. Yep, no wonder we get lost! (In a local town Eastern and Western Avenues intersect!) Well, these numbers went from 800 to 1200 – oops – so we turned around and found a little church with a shady spot and pulled in and my husband got one bar on his cell phone and called. We were told to look for “either 1100 or 1400” about a mile down the road! Hmmmmm . . . . imagine my delight at actually locating 1400 “about a mile down the road.” Then we went to a church at the “T” in the road and “then turn left to the second farm on the right.” (And people think we live in the boonies!)
Once our business was taken care of it was back to civilization and a late lunch (and bathroom!). After that we continued on our drive but on roads we were familiar with – until we missed another turn, but we realized it pretty quick and turned around.
It was a nice day and kind of fun.
Next time, though, I’ll pack us a lunch!
Friendly Encounters
This is another in a series of meetings of my friends and celebs.
Growing up in Chicago, we had a Hall of Fame worthy 3rd baseman in Ron Santo and a very good 3rd baseman in Bill Melton. Outside of Chicago, the best 3rd baseman in baseball was Brooks Robinson.
Robinson was a 14 time All-Star and a 15 time Gold Glove winner. He fielded everything near him at 3rd and hit .267 with 268 homers in his career. What more could you want?
Jim Gekas met "The Vacuum Cleaner" at a golf outing many years ago. Gekas is a diehard Cubs fan, but was able to control himself and not take out his anger over Santo's HOF ommission on Robinson.
Jim Gekas and Brooks Robinson in Itasca, IL-late 1990's.
Growing up in Chicago, we had a Hall of Fame worthy 3rd baseman in Ron Santo and a very good 3rd baseman in Bill Melton. Outside of Chicago, the best 3rd baseman in baseball was Brooks Robinson.
Robinson was a 14 time All-Star and a 15 time Gold Glove winner. He fielded everything near him at 3rd and hit .267 with 268 homers in his career. What more could you want?
Jim Gekas met "The Vacuum Cleaner" at a golf outing many years ago. Gekas is a diehard Cubs fan, but was able to control himself and not take out his anger over Santo's HOF ommission on Robinson.
Jim Gekas and Brooks Robinson in Itasca, IL-late 1990's.taBoo inspired
I guess i am just in love with this color :) it is so fresh and different. Oh and about atamping on the point finger - it supposed to be a middle one, but i stamped on the wrong one, and just decided to keep it this way. Is it ever happened to you that you stamped somehting on the wrong finger?
I love love love new color club polishes !!!!
And a weekly picture of my Sweet Kolbasa-cat marshal. My friend Lena gave us a cat house that he seem to just love, because it is so much fun. If i were a kitty i would love to have one of whose. By the way - i finally found an exact definition of his color - he is "Ivory with touch of Orange" :)
I love love love new color club polishes !!!!
And a weekly picture of my Sweet Kolbasa-cat marshal. My friend Lena gave us a cat house that he seem to just love, because it is so much fun. If i were a kitty i would love to have one of whose. By the way - i finally found an exact definition of his color - he is "Ivory with touch of Orange" :)
Master of Disguise by Color Club
As you probably can see, i changed blog appearance today - i hope it is not too early for Halloween. But i am just super excited - Halloween is my favorite holiday. So since the site is all set up now, i decided to publish my swatches of the color club Halloween collection , to support the right mode.
"Master of Disguise " is a 4 mini lacquers collection created specially to fulfill your and of cause my Halloween needs. It consists of very good and opaque white and black shade, and supporting orange and dark purple glitters. And i am telling you it is a really big deal - to find really good whites and blacks. I always have troubles finding polishes opaque enough, and with Halloween collection Color Club just "tickled my pickle" - because white and black are really excellent. So here are some swatches.
"Master of Disguise " is a 4 mini lacquers collection created specially to fulfill your and of cause my Halloween needs. It consists of very good and opaque white and black shade, and supporting orange and dark purple glitters. And i am telling you it is a really big deal - to find really good whites and blacks. I always have troubles finding polishes opaque enough, and with Halloween collection Color Club just "tickled my pickle" - because white and black are really excellent. So here are some swatches.
Ghost of chance - don't let your chance for perfect white dissapear like a ghost... 2 coats
Abracadabra - wonderful bright orange glitter - perfect for design purposes - very sparkle stylish 3 coats
taBoo - must have - super beautiful and sparkle - 2 coats
Master of Disguise - Black is black - no more words, just the deepness..
Inglorious bastards (Un Amico - Ennio Morricone)
I just saw Inglorious bastards with my girl friend last night and I enjoyed it. The movie was pretty long (2 hours and 28 minutes long) but it did aid in character development. I never saw the original 1970 "The Inglorious Bastards" but I hear that both movies aren't that much alike.
I remember being in the theater when I hear Samuel L. Jackson voice narrating. I kinda thought it was one of the funniest moments in the movie and it made me feel like i was watching a Tarantino movie. Not that the rest of the movie was void of his usually style, its just that one thing stuck out to me.
Another moment in the movie I clearly recall was the death of Mélanie Laurent's character; Shoshanna Dreyfus, who was killed off to a soundtrack.... which didn't really make me that sad but I left the theater thinking "I really want that song in my life".
"Un Amico" - Ennio Morricone
PURPLE PASSION ETC...
These are acrylic nails in purple passion. I added yellow dots and a flower made from fimo clay. The smaller dots are done with nail polish.
LAVA LAMP
This is a new color I just got called lava lamp. I added it on the acrylic nails near the smile line and did gel glitter toes to match.
CIRCLES
These are fimo clay dots in solid and hollow. They come in 5 different sizes and I have them in hot pink, orange, white, blue, yellow and black. Here are two different sets of nails I did with similar color combinations.
Commission piece!
Hello! Sorry I haven't got to making the videos just yet. Been trying to just get my more important work outta the way before I start making em. I should have time for them in the next few days though.
So other than that I've been getting back into skateboarding. Trying to spend at least 30 min- hour a day skating around. I spent a good 5-6 years skating before I really got into art and have always loved it. Its weird how I approach it now since art really took over my life/work... When I used to skateboard it was always hit or miss when approaching new tricks, constant trial and error. After hours of repetition day in and day out the moves would become second nature to me. But now that I've started again I have a new way of approaching learning tricks.
Once I became serious about art I started really analyzing what it is about my anatomy/lighting/edges that's really messed up. I started looking at my pieces with a critical eye, focusing on my weaknesses most. I'm still looking at each piece I do very critically so that I can move forward. What I find now that I've taken up skateboardin again is that I'm really looking at what works and what doesn't. I'm focusing on the placement of my feet and the amount of force I use for each trick. Now that I have that discipline from forcing myself to improve at art I'm finding that every trick I try is just a series of steps. Analyzing what works and what doesn't. I've been able to pull off things I had so much trouble with before. When I was younger it was always try really hard until I get either extremely frustrated or just really tired. Now I can really take a step back and figure how I can control the motion of the board.
What I'm trying to say is that its really easy to think lazily about something. Its very easy to just keep painting what you know and just shooting in the dark for answers on how to correct problems you're having. But you can cut time in half if you just sit back and really look at what it is you want to be doing. If you're not painting the way you want to paint then look at what it is about the pros you really admire. What skills do they possess that you don't, what might they have a better grasp of, a broader knowledge of. Its up to you to really look at yourself and take steps to fixing these issues. Its all about the fundamentals in art, skateboarding, or whatever it is you wish you were great at. There are steps along the way you gotta take to grow and you have to have the discipline to realize what the next steps are to reaching those goals. I'm nowhere near my goal as an artist, but I can feel that if I keep going on pushing myself I'll make it no problem. Its just a matter of looking at my work with a critical eye and knowing where I wanna take it. Then the only thing left is to sit down and start making moves in that direction!
Heres a commission I did, a little off topic from what I usually do! But I gotta post something on here :D!
Some Metal Church for you as well :D!
So other than that I've been getting back into skateboarding. Trying to spend at least 30 min- hour a day skating around. I spent a good 5-6 years skating before I really got into art and have always loved it. Its weird how I approach it now since art really took over my life/work... When I used to skateboard it was always hit or miss when approaching new tricks, constant trial and error. After hours of repetition day in and day out the moves would become second nature to me. But now that I've started again I have a new way of approaching learning tricks.
Once I became serious about art I started really analyzing what it is about my anatomy/lighting/edges that's really messed up. I started looking at my pieces with a critical eye, focusing on my weaknesses most. I'm still looking at each piece I do very critically so that I can move forward. What I find now that I've taken up skateboardin again is that I'm really looking at what works and what doesn't. I'm focusing on the placement of my feet and the amount of force I use for each trick. Now that I have that discipline from forcing myself to improve at art I'm finding that every trick I try is just a series of steps. Analyzing what works and what doesn't. I've been able to pull off things I had so much trouble with before. When I was younger it was always try really hard until I get either extremely frustrated or just really tired. Now I can really take a step back and figure how I can control the motion of the board.
What I'm trying to say is that its really easy to think lazily about something. Its very easy to just keep painting what you know and just shooting in the dark for answers on how to correct problems you're having. But you can cut time in half if you just sit back and really look at what it is you want to be doing. If you're not painting the way you want to paint then look at what it is about the pros you really admire. What skills do they possess that you don't, what might they have a better grasp of, a broader knowledge of. Its up to you to really look at yourself and take steps to fixing these issues. Its all about the fundamentals in art, skateboarding, or whatever it is you wish you were great at. There are steps along the way you gotta take to grow and you have to have the discipline to realize what the next steps are to reaching those goals. I'm nowhere near my goal as an artist, but I can feel that if I keep going on pushing myself I'll make it no problem. Its just a matter of looking at my work with a critical eye and knowing where I wanna take it. Then the only thing left is to sit down and start making moves in that direction!
Heres a commission I did, a little off topic from what I usually do! But I gotta post something on here :D!
Some Metal Church for you as well :D!
Ryan Braun Approached Johngy
In 2007, Ryan Braun burst onto the baseball scene with an outstanding rookie season for the Milwaukee Brewers. He followed his Rookie of the Year season with 2 more great seasons.
Braun's nickname is 'Hebrew Hammer', although Braun admits he really was raised with no faith. He is fine with the nickname and the connections and fans of all denominations are totally behind Braun.
Just a few days prior to the 2009 MLB All-Star game, I had the chance to ask Braun about being on the team and the home run derby. The quick inerview is below.
The funny part of this interview was that Braun basically came to us. We had just made our way to the batting cages and were checking out prospective targets. Braun walked up and pretty much offered himself to us. Pretty cool.
Braun's nickname is 'Hebrew Hammer', although Braun admits he really was raised with no faith. He is fine with the nickname and the connections and fans of all denominations are totally behind Braun.
Just a few days prior to the 2009 MLB All-Star game, I had the chance to ask Braun about being on the team and the home run derby. The quick inerview is below.
The funny part of this interview was that Braun basically came to us. We had just made our way to the batting cages and were checking out prospective targets. Braun walked up and pretty much offered himself to us. Pretty cool.
Color Club - "Wild at Heart"
I decided to first make a swatches of the fall collection presented by color club - "Wild at heart". Those color are so wild and super beautiful, that i can't resist not to try them all on first. Each of polishes is unique in its own way, and a s a design expert - they all are perfect for nail designs both - as a base color and as a design color too, and i am sure that you ll be super pleased with the nail-art work that i ll make with Color Clubs. But first lets take a look at those beauties.
"Wild and Willing" - is a light natural beige with holographic sparkle . I am personally not a fan of beige's - but this one is definitely one of the most pleasant beige that i have seen. Will amke a perfect base color for designs. 2 coats pictures
"Wild and Willing" - is a light natural beige with holographic sparkle . I am personally not a fan of beige's - but this one is definitely one of the most pleasant beige that i have seen. Will amke a perfect base color for designs. 2 coats pictures
"Love'em - Leave'em" - Holographic Goldie - sparkle and very very eye catching. This color is absolutely amazing. i would say that it is more like rose gold color. 3 coats pictures.
"Rule Breaker" - This is super intense holo sparkle purple - a pure energy on you nails. Works very good for stamping and as a base color. The holographic sparkle differ significantly from anything i have ever seen. It does not require special light to actually see the beauty of holo, in contrast - it sparkle in any light - and this makes me just fall in love with the fall collection from Color Club
"Wild at Heart" - pearly Grey, with the touch of rainy sky. Super adorable, and also works very well for stamping. Dark grays is another big trend this fall, and this polish is a must have. 2 coats
"With Abandon" - you can not abandon this irresistible emerald Perl cream. Dark greens is a nice trend this fall - but this shade is very special and perl finish makes it look just magnificent.This may be my favorite shade from all the collection. But it is really hard to say, because i love all the colors. 2 coats
"On the Wild Side" - this color drives me seriously wild - it is black with the gold includes in it - looks very rich and special. Not that many polishes on the market can deliver this special effect.However would be nice if color was more intense - it took me 4 coats to get the look on the pictures
In conclusion, i would say that "Wild at Heart" - is a collection of super trendy and special shades that complimented with the outstanding quality of Color club professional lacquers. Easy to control formula - make application of those polishes just a piece of cake. And i am personally in love with all the collection - all shades are super beautiful.
Rubber stamp designs
I've made designs for some of my rubber stamped images in the past. Here are a few of my favorite ones.
It's really fun to make a design and have it turned into a stamp. I use Rubber Stamps.net and have been very happy with their service.
What I like most is that you can have as little as one stamp made or as many as you like.
Family Doctor or Plastic Surgeon?
Terrible story coming out of Las Vegas. A woman won a free breast augmentation by the doctor of a medspa, the Skin Body Institute. She had the surgery performed under local anesthesia, but then sufferred horrible complications. Some details from ABC 13:
- She was awake for the whole procedure, and was crying the entire time. The doctor reprimanded her for complaining during the painful procedure.
- Just weeks later the implant became infected and was exposed through the skin.
- She subsequently underwent 10 hours of surgery under local anesthetic to try to fix the problem.
- Two weeks later she presented to the ER with ruptured and exposed implants.
- The doctor had made ten centimeter incisions (mine are typically 3 cm for saline, 4 cm for silicone).
- The doctor's website had stated he was board-certified.
- He was not certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, but by the Family Practice board.
- Still, his website listed him as an associate member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Society of Liposuction Surgery, and the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery.
-His license has been suspended.
This is another terrible incident where the patient didn't do her homework and was the victim of a phony plastic surgeon. This unfortunately happens more often than most people realize. Always choose a surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. As you can see above, a doctor in a bunch of other societies isn't the same.
Thanks for reading.
Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon
Anthony Youn, M.D.:
Seasons in the Sun
Steve Stumpf was one of the guys on the softball team from my first day as a substitute. Aside from the fact that he is a Cubs-hater, Stumpfy is a great guy.
Stumpfy taught me some better glovework for the catcher position in 12 inch softball, without making me feel like a big goof. He has also adjusted my swing years ago (although he probably will deny having anything to do with my swing).
Stumpfy pioneered the arse-slap for excellent plays. He has also taken to playing umpire at 1st when I am at bat. He loves calling me 'out' or 'safe' on close plays. He is a solid gloveman and a smart hitter. He is also slower than me (although a better baserunner).
One of my favorite memories of Stumpfy was when he wore a earpiece to listen to the Sox 2005 playoff games, while playing. The timing of one game was perfect, as the White Sox won their game, just as Stumpf settled under a pop up for the final out of our playoff game.
Stumpfy also does a few pretty good Hawk Harrelson impressions. So, for all of these reasons, this one's for you Stumpfy, dadgumit!
Steve Stumpf in Park Ridge, IL-mid 00's.
Stumpfy taught me some better glovework for the catcher position in 12 inch softball, without making me feel like a big goof. He has also adjusted my swing years ago (although he probably will deny having anything to do with my swing).
Stumpfy pioneered the arse-slap for excellent plays. He has also taken to playing umpire at 1st when I am at bat. He loves calling me 'out' or 'safe' on close plays. He is a solid gloveman and a smart hitter. He is also slower than me (although a better baserunner).
One of my favorite memories of Stumpfy was when he wore a earpiece to listen to the Sox 2005 playoff games, while playing. The timing of one game was perfect, as the White Sox won their game, just as Stumpf settled under a pop up for the final out of our playoff game.
Stumpfy also does a few pretty good Hawk Harrelson impressions. So, for all of these reasons, this one's for you Stumpfy, dadgumit!
Steve Stumpf in Park Ridge, IL-mid 00's.CREATIVE FLOW
These nails are a creative collaboration between my client and her split personality! Ha, ha just kidding. I'm only saying that because I know this client can take a joke and hey I'm just trying to give her a taste of her own medicine. The nails did turn out quite cute with lots of fun personality.
WEDDING BELLS
These are nails that I did for a wedding. I used art glitter in polar bear and mixed it with clear acrylic. The little flowers I purchased at Sally's Beauty Supply. I added the little white dots with nail polish.
"Born to Roll" Shop Vs. Shop Game of Skate
This Sunday, at a still undisclosed location, New England's finest shops will be battling it out in a shop versus shop game of skate. Check the flier for vague specifics and holler at a homie in New England for the location!
Nail Art News
As you can see, I’ve redesigned the blog. If you’re a reader of my other blogs, you’ll note that the template is the same. I like this template, and I like continuity among my blogs. I’m still working on the colors over here, and I need a better background (thinking either nail polish bottles or nail art on the blue), so I’ll probably be playing with it for the next week or so.I’m hoping to start posting tutorials for some of my nail art – maybe even with video. We now have a tripod for the camera that will make video and tutorial photos much more feasible. Watch for that as early as next week.
If you look over there in the new left hand sidebar, you’ll see that Nail Art Tuesday is now on Twitter! I’ll update twitter every time there’s a new post here, on Saturday nights when I do my weekly manicure, and whenever else I have something nail art or beauty-related to jabber about (like making moisturizer, or buying new Miche bag covers). You know, girly stuff.
I’m working on putting together a monthly nail art contest for the blog. With any luck, I’ll have it ready to start next week, so the first one will run in September. The prizes will be nail art items, rather than polish…and that’s really just so I can open it up to international readers as well. I’d rather not try to ship polish out of the country to avoid any problems with that, but if you’re wanting some nail art goodies, watch for the contest announcement, probably next Friday (9/4).
I’ve removed comment moderation for now, so your comments should be on the blog almost immediately again. Hopefully the spammers have moved on by now. If you just want to tell me what you think without commenting, you can check one of the handy “Reactions” boxes now underneath each post.
Finally, I’m getting some products in for review in the next few weeks – and I’m pretty excited about trying them and showing them off!
And that’s the news – until next Tuesday, Happy Polishing!
Lucky Leyla Milani
She is Leyla Milani or Leyla Razzaghi or Lucky Leyla or simply #13. It is the #13 that put her on millions of tv screens across the country.
Milani had previously modeled and was a finalist in the 2005 WWE Diva search. (With the way things turn out for WWE Divas, she is probably lucky that she didn't win!) She has been the model holding case #13 since the first episode of tv's Deal or No Deal.
When I met Milani in NY, she did not have her usual amount of fans waiting for her. I think it was because her trademark hair was darker than usual and people did not recognize her. The other theory was that she was surrounded by women of wrestling and many people assumed she was just another wrestler.
Milani commented that she liked the color of my shirt (Johngy the fashionista?). I asked her about holding the traditionally unlucky #13 case and she told me that she has actually held the million dollar case more times than most. Maybe 13 is lucky.
Leyla Milani and me in New York, NY-June 2009.
Milani had previously modeled and was a finalist in the 2005 WWE Diva search. (With the way things turn out for WWE Divas, she is probably lucky that she didn't win!) She has been the model holding case #13 since the first episode of tv's Deal or No Deal.
When I met Milani in NY, she did not have her usual amount of fans waiting for her. I think it was because her trademark hair was darker than usual and people did not recognize her. The other theory was that she was surrounded by women of wrestling and many people assumed she was just another wrestler.
Milani commented that she liked the color of my shirt (Johngy the fashionista?). I asked her about holding the traditionally unlucky #13 case and she told me that she has actually held the million dollar case more times than most. Maybe 13 is lucky.
Leyla Milani and me in New York, NY-June 2009.