The Dirty

Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack From The Vestron Motion Picture
$7.99
This has not been my best summer--for one thing, a lot of people passed away. I certainly had a lot of respect and admiration for Patrick Swayze. He had worlds of talent as evidenced by his fine performances in motion pictures--and his singing on this album. This CD soundtrack to one of Patrick's movies, Dirty Dancing, has terrific music that gets my foot tapping to the beat of these tunes every time I play this album! There is a good diversity of artists and the quality of the sound is excellent. I also like the artwork.

The album begins with Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes performing "(I've Had) The Time of My Life;" they do this with panache and I'm very impressed. They sing together very well and this opening number is easy on the ear and memorable to say the least. The music makes good use of the percussion and strings, too. Great! The Ronettes follow with one of their best tunes ever, "Be My Baby." "Be My Baby" is quite passionate; and The Ronettes' excellent diction and timing makes their performance very strong. The percussion is excellent and overall this music lacks nothing--The Ronettes' "Be My Baby" is all THAT good. In addition, Patrick Swayze and Wendy Fraser do a great job on "She's Like the Wind." "She's Like the Wind" hit the airwaves big when it was originally released and that's grand; it brings back good memories for me.

"Hungry Eyes" was a hit for Eric Carmen; he delivers this faultlessly and I love it. Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs do justice to "Stay;" they do this one without ever letting go of a single superfluous note! The Blow Monkeys do a stunning job on "You Don't Own Me" which I first heard sung by Leslie Gore; and there's another gem in Bruce Channel's "Hey Baby." "Hey Baby" has a musical arrangement that fits perfectly with Bruce's vocals and I particularly like that harmonica.

Mickey & Sylvia do a classic hit entitled "Love Is Strange;" they sound great together and it has a certain romantic flavor to it that I just plain like. The CD also ends strong with "(I'll Remember) In the Still of the Night" performed by The Five Satins. The Five Satins made it all seem so easy--but of course we know that it really wasn't all that easy. Their talent carried them through.

Overall, the CD soundtrack to the movie Dirty Dancing is loaded with incredible music; I mentioned most of the tracks but there's really not a dud in the bunch here. I highly recommend this for people who enjoy romantic music both old and (relatively) new. Of course, fans of the movie itself would do well to add this to their collections.

R.I.P. Patrick! Thank you for everything!

Dirty Sexy Money: The Complete and Final Second Season
$39.99
I love this show. How could they not have renewed it for additional seasons??

Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray]
$19.99
Dirty Dancing, Ultimate Edition! New Movie. was in excellent shape upon arival. Played like new. My all time favorite movie. Patrick Swayze, and Jennifer Gray, and the whole cast were just great in the movie. Patrick Swayze should have been reconized for his acting better that he was.

Rockaholic Dirty Secret Dry Shampoo
$19.00
This product does absolutely everything it's supposed to do. Gets the oil out, gives volume, leaves a nice smell, and no powder residue.

However, you'll be lucky if you can use it more than once. Put the bottle up to your ear after you spray it.
I bought one of these, it ran out after two uses. I bought another one. It ran out after one use. Finally, I complained to the company. They blamed it on a chemical "reacting" when it shouldn't be, and said the problem is fixed. They sent me complimentary two new bottles. Well, this time I used them and put em up to my ear. I realized it wasn't a "chemical" problem, but the bottle leaks air and product. I use this probably twice a week, sparingly, and after five uses, both bottles were empty. Don't buy this product! It works well, but you're paying twenty bucks for two uses. what a waste.