  Militia Ethridge When good ole' Mel dialed up the Kid C's cellular, about a month ago, asking what was hip and happening in Chi Town, I told her urlLink the Taste was coming up. She insisted that she stop by for a visit. I didn't take her all that seriously. Mel is known to flake. She promised to come out for my urlLink 22nd(7th) birthday , but when she couldn't get a room at urlLink the Drake , someone's fame mongering temperamental twenty-something girlfriend -- won't mention any names -- suddenly got "cramps" and they couldn't come.
However, to make it up, she assured me she was so down this time. I told her I'd believe it when I see it. But when you're Melissa Ethridge, you can't just go around the Taste of Chicago like you're Jo Shmo Nobody, using up your ticket vouchers for pirogues and beer. Once the 3Million plus people saw her out with me, she'd get mobbed. So the compromise was she'd do a free concert in my honor at the stadium in Grant park. I of course accepted only on the grounds that she get city and corporate sponsorship. Even if she did owe me one, Art costs, and she can't be giving it away for nothing. Besides, talent like hers needs to be spread out and shared with all her high class fan base sporting their Thursday mullets and chic open toed birkenstocks with crystal Budweiser flowing from the can, conveniently stored in their travel friendly vinyl beer totes.
Melissa promised to "want me, electrify and rock me" and maybe I might even get urlLink Lucky. Which I didn't! Because was too expensive at the Virgin Mega SuperStore. Anyway, I was really impressed with her performance. She has such a boisterous singing voice, and songs that have outlasted time. She performed live for two hours straight, so to speak, and didn't falter once. It kind of makes me wonder what the music industry has come to; like what sacrifices to true talent have been made acceptable for the sake of glitz, glitter and gold.
So few have talent like hers. So few have the staying power that my girl Mel has. Some of the more popular pop icons get tuckered out after 20 minutes of hard core lip synching. Others are afraid of lightning and run off stage mid-show. It's those who lack the drive, talent and charisma who get all the glory.
That's crap! Not that Mel doesn't get her fair share of fame, but you can agree with that say, comparing her to Britney Spears would be less gainful, though not warranted. At least Mel stays true to her gay calling though. You won't see her gallivanting off to have some opposite sex sexual escapade with other high profile hotties, only to end up urlLink engaged to some dancer , though still hot, of course. Mel's a realist. A true person. Good for her. If you're in LA this weekend, it's definitely a show worth catching. 
