Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Happy New Year to All!




I can't believe it is December 31st! Here I sit all alone at the office reflecting back on the trials and tribulations of 2008. All in all, this year has sucked so I must say to 2008...."don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out! Adios Mo Fo!"

I will be bringing in 2009 with Rock Star Ex Wife at a great restaurant close to home. We were invited to a party with a bunch of old rock and rollers from bands you actually know but it is too far away. These people are masters of partying but we are going to pass this time. I know that Atlanta's finest will be out in full force.



I just found out last week that my dog Coco, has subcutaneous hemangiosarcoma, cancer of the blood vessels. She is almost 14 years old, my constant companion and comes to work everyday. The picture above was taken this week showing Coco hard at work. I am taking her to a specialist on Friday for some ultrasounds to see if the cancer has advanced from under her skin to her organs. How am I going to handle this? Plenty of good red wine, friends, blogging, reading my favorite blogs and ranking on the Housewives of Atlanta!


I wish all of you the most wonderful 2009 and :

May peace break into your house and may thieves come to steal your debts.
May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet of $100 bills.
May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips!
May your clothes smell of success like smoking tires and
May happiness slap you across the face and may your tears be that of joy.
May the problems you had forget your home address! In simple words ............
May 2009 be the best year of your life!!!


xxxxxooooo Atlanta Cougar


Monday, December 29, 2008

Is Real Housewives of Atlanta Sheree Whitfield's Atlanta Home on the Market?



I absolutely love the blog http://www.realestalker.blogspot.com/. This blog reports that Sheree Whitfield's (actually her to soon to be ex husband's) house may be on the market. It seems that the economy bug has bitten She by Sheree's snooty behind! Please visit this blog for more scoop.


"SELLER: Bob and Sheree WhitfieldLOCATION: 5525 Long Island Drive, Atlanta, GAPRICE: $2,850,000 (off market)SIZE: 8,903 square feet, 6 bedrooms, 8 full and 2 half bathroomsDESCRIPTION: Benecki built resale home on large private gated lot. Quality throughout, nanny suite with separate entrance located over garages.


"YOUR MAMAS NOTES: Listen children, we know what you are thinking and we do not want to hear it. Your Mama is well aware we are scraping the bottom of the celebrity real estate barrel here. But, see, we just can't help ourselves. Unfortunately for y'all, we woke up with a burning need to discuss the real estate doings of a smarmy Georgia peach named Sheree Whitfield who recently listed her suburban Atlanta mansion with an asking price of $2,850,000.If the children will put on their reality tee-vee thinking caps they will recall that Miz Sheree Whitfield–whose claim to fame is that she is the ex-wife of pro-footballer Bob Whitfield–recently appeared on the hair raising boob-toob pièce de résistance The Real Housewives of Atlanta.During each episode of this masterpiece of reality television, we were treated to Miz Sheree prancing her over-sized ego all around Atlanta in her her giant Range Rover acting as if she was the classiest and most dignified high society bee-hawtcha that ever walked the damn Phipps Plaza mall. Pleeze. And do not even get Your Mama started about Miz Sheree and her nascent "She by Sheree" clothing line because we would hate to burst Miz Sheree's self-indulgent bubble by saying that being a hardcore hobby shopper does not a fashion designer make.Well children, the laws of gravity say that goes up must come down and according to the gossip grapevine, poor Miz Sheree is going down. Not only is she in effect being booted from her Atlanta mansion, some Atlanta-based scuttlebutters are snickering that she's bouncing checks all over Atlanta. Oh dear. Now puppies, we don't know if that shit is true or if it's just a bunch of wagging tongues, but it is what folks are whispering about Miz I'm So Much Better Than You.Property records for the Whitfield's 1.81 acre estate on Long Island Drive NW show it was purchased in August of 2000 for $2,395,000 and the snarky children will note with some righteous eyebrow raising that the property was owned solely by Mister Whitfield and that Miz Sheree's name never appeared on the paperwork for the property. That's right puppies. Neh. Vah. Which means, of course, Sassy Sheree never actually owned the house and was merely squatting there until her dee-vorce was settled. Well, ain't that interesting?Anyhoo, listing information for the house Sheree calls home shows it measures in at a good sized 8,903 square feet and includes 6 bedrooms and 8.5 bathrooms, a count which we assume includes the nanny quarters above the garage.In addition to the ballroom sized living room with its elaborately stenciled ceilings, dark stained wood floors and King Arthur-esque furnishings, the sprawling English cottage style mansion includes a modest sized dining room with a faux paint treatment, all manner of crystal lighting fixtures and, gack!, red velvet curtains that look to Your Mama like something she purchased at a yard sale of an upscale bordello in Reno, Nevada.Besides the copious knickknacks cluttering up the counter tops, the bronze colored ceiling, all that stoopid crap shoved up in the ceiling corners and the bird's nest up in the chandelier, the fully equipped kitchen really isn't so bad. The stainless steel appliances includes twin dishwashers, a mac-daddy Viking range and a double wide SubZero refridgerator/freezer, all good things.The commodious but low ceilinged family room features more faux paint treatments, a giant beige sectional sofa, an intricately carved and ass uglee coffee table and and even uglier pool table with crazy carved up legs. Somewhere in the house is a home gym with all manner of exercise contraptions of the sort Your Mama scrupulously avoids, a fully mirrored wall where Miz Sheree can admire her toned and tight middle-aged boo-tox, and another faux paint treatment on the walls. Listen Miz Sheree, let Your Mama give you a word of deco-raytin' advice. Just because you like the faux paint treatment your nice gay decorator did in the dining room does not mean you should have him do up the entire house that way. Your Mama's boozy pal Fiona Trambeau calls that sort of thing, "Flooding the car." Think about it.The gated grounds include a crushed stone driveway which terminates in a small motor court where the front door stands opposite the four-car garage. Out back is a large and attractive rectangular shaped swimming pool surrounded by a stone terrace that includes an outdoor fireplace and peek-aboo views of a small pond.Listing information now shows the Whitfield house is currently "off market." We don't know if that means Sheree is stayin' put or if, more likely, it means she's a little peeved about the publicity she's getting for having to so publicly downsize her lifestyle. Them's the breaks when you put yerself on tee-vee Miz Sheree.Naturally, Your Mama does not have a clue where Miz Sheree will reside when and if this house gets sold but we're pretty sure that her be-weaved blond gurl friend Kim Zolciak would let her and the kids shack up in her 3,396 square foot condo on Bent Tree View in Duluth, GA that records show she purchased in January of 2006 for $486,000.Listen puppies, we know we sound like a catty bitch talking nasty about Miz Sheree. And we are. However, there is nuthin' more loathsome to Your Mama than a person who will (fake) smile at your face and then turn around and wag his or her vicious tongue to anyone with ears. And that's exactly what Miz Sheree did week after week on the first season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. And we can hardly wait until season two begins to see more bee-hawtcha back-biting and learn more about Miz Sheree's lowered circumstances. "

Happy Holidays from Atlanta Cougar and Kids

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Atlanta's Sunday Paper Names Kim Zolciak of the Real Housewives of Atlanta 2008 Person of the Year!



Atlanta's Sunday Paper www.sundaypaper.com has named the infamous Kimberly Zolciak one of its Person of the Year 2008 for a year when there was no comic relief at all!!



“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” delivered the channel Bravo one of its biggest hits in recent memory, averaging 1.3 million viewers per episode to rack up the network’s best freshman series numbers since “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” in 2003. And it gave Atlanta a watercooler bonanza, with plenty of petty squabbles (NeNe Leakes’ rivalry with imperious diva Sheree Whitfield) and conspicuous consumption. But the most vital component of the show’s success was Kim Zolciak, the single mother of two whose relationship with a mysterious sugar daddy known only as “Big Poppa” sparked equal amounts of gossipy speculation and exasperation.Leakes may have emerged as the show’s breakout star (and tabloid fixture, given her recent housing troubles), but it was Kim who kept us talking—and rolling our eyes. Who could forget her tacky wardrobe change in a gas station parking lot in the first episode? Her straight-faced assertion that she was 29 years old? Her sharing a bed with her two daughters way beyond the appropriate cut-off age? And let’s not forget her, shall we say, ambitious country-music aspirations. How bad was her singing? After appearing on the show to offer advice, super-producer Dallas Austin publicly distanced himself from Zolciak, setting the record straight that he is not working with her on an album. Kim’s mix of covetousness, connivance and cluelessness even drove the normally collected Lisa Wu Hartwell to rip into her castmate during the show’s reunion special. Earlier this month, Bravo picked up the Atlanta “Housewives” for a second season. If they’re smart, the network brass will make securing Zolciak’s return their top priority.—K.F.M."

Real Housewives of Atlanta Deshawn Snow Holds Real Fundraiser

Miracles do happen around the holidays- Real Housewives of Atlanta DeShawn Snow hosted a "real" fundraiser for her non-profit organization last week. Rick Eldredge of AJC's PeachBuzz reports:

"Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” reality show cast member DeShawn Snow mingled with real-life Dunwoody housewives at the Perimeter Barnes & Noble over the weekend as she hosted a holiday party and book drive with the upcoming Walt Disney Christmas flick “Bedtime Stories.”
We’re told that Snow strolled into the store toting the newest Louis Vuitton black bag and was stylishly dressed in a black and white print silk shirt and black wool pants. She and fellow fund-raisers from her charity, the DeShawn Snow Foundation Angels, read “A Visit From St. Nicholas” (aka ” ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”) to a crowd of “Real Housewives” fans and seasonal shoppers. Snow also had some surprise celebs in tow, including New Orleans Saints player Willie Whitehead and her very own hubby, Eric Snow, of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The pro ballplayers also read to the crowd, and Snow playfully referred to himself as “Mr. DeShawn Snow.”
More than 700 books were collected last week during the “Bedtime Stories” tie-in promotion and fund-raiser.
Also, we hear that a certain suddenly camera-shy CNN anchor was in the crowd, clamoring for an autograph. Oddly, it wasn’t self-professed “Real Housewives” groupie Anderson Cooper but rather Heidi Collins, whose son is a major Cavaliers fan.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

The Real Housewives of Atlanta Add New Cast Member for Season 2








According to http://www.mediatakeout.com/, Bravo has cast a new member for the Season 2 of the Real Housewives of Atlanta. Mediatakeout reports that the new housewife is Dorys Erving, the latest wife of Dr. Julius Erving. Who will she be replacing? Kim? No, she loves the publicity. Sheree? No way. Deshawn? Nope. Nene? I hope not but she has been getting alot of bad press recently.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Kim Zolciak - State Court of Georgia Ticket for Speeding



I came across this case while investigating Kim Zolciak's divorce from Daniel Toce in 2003. She can really put the pedal to the metal and got a serious speeding ticket resulting in a day in court: check it out:

Kim Zolciak- Gwinnett County, Georgia CourtDivorce Records

The following is the Gwinnett County Georgia link regarding Kim Zolciak's divorce from Daniel Toce in 2001 - 2003
:http://www.gwinnettcourts.com/#casedetail/case:01%2da%2d09872%2d4/

Case Number:
01-A-09872-4

Case Date:
Monday, September 24,
Case Type: SUPERIOR COURT DOMESTIC

Case Category:
DIVORCE
Case Description:

Disposition Date:
Tuesday, February 11, 2003
Disposition:
FINAL JUDGMENT & DECREE OF DIVORCE


toce, daniel - Defendant
Disposition:
final judgment & decree of divorce
Summons:
Tuesday, October 02, 2001 personal service second original fulton county sheriff

zolciak, kimberleigh - Plaintiff
Disposition:
final judgment & decree of divorce
Attorney Information ( Top )


forester, randall h
(269175) - Attorney for Plaintiff
(678) 442-9006
hill, william mark
(354760) - Attorney for Defendant
(770) 277-1719
waln, alan b
(735038) - Attorney for Plaintiff
(770) 441-5558
Documents ( Top )Document images may be obtained at the court house


09/24/2001 - mutual restraining order
09/24/2001 - standing order support computation
09/24/2001 - order - parenting seminar
09/24/2001 - domestic relations cas file inf fr - attorney for plaintiff
10/31/2001 - sheriff's entry of service - attorney for plaintiff
11/13/2001 - answer - attorney for defendant
11/13/2001 - counterclaim - attorney for defendant
11/13/2001 - interrogatories - attorney for defendant
01/23/2002 - motion - for emergency hearing - attorney for plaintiff
01/23/2002 - certificate of service - attorney for plaintiff
01/23/2002 - certificate of service - attorney for plaintiff
01/25/2002 - order setting hearing
01/25/2002 - rule nisi
01/29/2002 - amended answer - attorney for defendant
01/30/2002 - domestic expense affidavit - attorney for plaintiff
02/01/2002 - interlocutory order
09/23/2002 - notice to produce - to a non-party - attorney for defendant
02/11/2003 - final judgment & decree
06/10/2003 - appearance of counsel - attorney for plaintiff
06/10/2003 - affidavit - of arrearages & request for fifa - attorney for plaintiff

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

What Does Your Ipod Reveal About You?




I stole this from A Dating Diary's blog and she borrowed it from A Blondie Moment's blog. Check out their fabulous blogs by clink on the clearly marked links on my blog roll. Their blogs are awesome.


1. Put iTunes on shuffle.

2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.

3. Write down that song name, no matter how silly it sounds.


IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?Break It Down - Ant D and the Puppies

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?The Pretender -Jackson Browne

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL? With a Little Help From My Friends- Joe Cockerl

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?Heartburn - Alicia Keys
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?All Nite(Don't Stop) Janet Jackson
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?That's the Way I've Always Heard It Would Be-Carly Simon

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?Life On Mars- David Bowie
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?Who's Crying Now-Journey

WHAT IS 2+2?Days Go By-Dirty Vegas
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?God(Interlude)- Outkast
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?I Love You-Lou Reed
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY? Hide In Your Shell-Supertramp
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?I Quit Playing Games-Backstreet Boys
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?Sharing the Night Together-Dr. Hook
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?Leaving This Town-Beach Boys
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?Everytime We Touch- Cascada
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?Slow Down- Bobby Valentino
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?Get Here- Oleta Adams
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET? Make It Last Forever Kenny Lattimore and Chante Moore
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS? Fair- Remy Zero
WHAT’S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?You're So Vain- Carly Simon
HOW WILL YOU DIE?All My Life- Kenny Rogers
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?Save Me- Aimee Mann
WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?First Cut Is The Deepest- Sheryl Crow
WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?This Old Guitar- Neil Young
WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?Happy Valentine's Day- Outkast
WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?How High-Madonna
DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?Crazysexycool- TLC
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?Corcorvado-Antonio Carlos Jobim
WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?Goodnight Saigon- Billy Joel
WILL YOU POST THIS?Ticket To Ride- The Beatles

Ex Big Popa Lee Najjar Hosts a "Real " Atlanta Housewives/Socialite Fundraiser at His Home

The Real Atlanta Socialites and Housewives, unlike the Bravo imposters, know how to host legitimate fundraising events. Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx, who is a brilliant, beautiful, class act hosted a private screening of the the documentary "Pray the Devil Back to Hell" at the home of Lee Najjar. Rick Eldridge of the AJC wrote the following in his Peachbuzz column about the event:
"Not only did Spanx founder Sara Blakely’s bold-faced friends brave some not-so-nice weather Wednesday night to attend her advance private screening of “Pray the Devil Back to Hell,” they arrived with their check books in hand.
Blakely hosted a viewing party at the Buckhead estate of Atlanta real estate tycoon Lee Najjar and his wife, Kimberly. More than 100 guests crowded into the couple’s in-home theater to see the possible Oscar contender. The film, opening today at Landmark’s Midtown Art Cinema, documents the efforts of thousands of Liberian women —- ordinary mothers, grandmothers, aunts and daughters, both Christian and Muslim —- who came together to pray for peace and then staged a silent protest outside the presidential palace as they took on the warlords and nonviolently forced a resolution during stalled peace talks.
Blakely recently saw the film in New York and was so moved she’s turned into an advocate for the documentary. Also inspired to donate large checks to help the Liberian women rebuild their country and their new outdoor market was Blakely’s new hubby, Marquis Jets co-founder Jesse Itzler; the documentary’s director Gini Reticker and the film’s producer Abigail Disney; Liberian peace demonstrator Asatu Bah Kenneth; G-CAPP founder and Poncey-Highland resident Jane Fonda (with adorable doggy Tulea) and daughter filmmaker and environmentalist Vanessa Vadim; Atlanta radio personalties Ryan Cameron, Frank Ski, Vikki Locke and Jeff Dauler; Pink magazine editor in chief Cynthia Good and her hubby, Bright House founder Joey Reiman; philanthropists Aida and Allan Flamm; Captain Planet Foundation chair Laura Turner Seydel; fund-raiser Michaeline Roland; Atlanta doctor and jewelry designer Lisa Stein and her husband, Bruce; fashionista Teresa Hebert; and attorney Gary Martin Hays.
The evening raised $10,000. Since the Sara Blakely Foundation matched every donation, Liberian women can anticipate a total of $20,000 from generous Atlantans to go toward a new clinic or nursery school.
Incidentally, the well-mannered crowd did not bring up those recent unsavory reports in the New York Post that pointed to Lee Najjar as “Big Poppa,” the mystery sugar daddy of the musically disinclined “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast member/national punch line Kim Zolciak. (All parties concerned have denied the unsubstantiated innuendo.)"

Real Housewives of Atlanta Renewed for Season Two!



It's official! E Online reports that The Real Housewives of Atlanta is renewed for a second season! Check it out!

"Christmas may come early for Anderson Cooper.
It's just been officially announced that the silver fox's favorite television show, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, is coming back for a second season.
Bravo has not revealed if all five of the original ladies will be back for the sophomore effort. Let's just hope our and Cooper's fave, NeNe Leakes, stays on board. Leakes and her husband, Gregg, have been bombarded recently with bad press alleging they're not as well off as they appear to be on television.
Of course, the Georgia peach had something to say on the subject...
NeNe spoke out about the first report earlier this month claiming they were evicted from their home because of unpaid rent. She said they were not kicked out and insisted it was their decision to move.
No start date for filming of season two or its premiere night have been decided, according to a Bravo rep.
The Southeastern installment of the Housewives franchise has been the most successful of the Bravo bunch, capturing more ratings than the original Orange County and its New York follow-up.
"The level of engagement on Atlanta far surpasses a typical series on cable or broadcast, with our viewers deepening their connection to the show through live wireless chats, daily blogs and additional footage online," said Frances Berwick, Bravo's executive vice president and general manager. "This, along with the colorful personalities of our housewives, helped drive the series to a watercooler sensation."

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Blog Comment from California Based Friend of Stefan Lemperle Who Would Like To "Set the Record Straight"

I have been contacted by a friend of Stefan Lemperle who requested that I publish the following comments she wrote about him. Here goes:


12/16
" Dear AC,

Thank you for understanding and removing my name and initials from (one) of the blogs. ........... Also, I wrote a blog yesterday regarding Stefan and shedding a positive light on him and his character, He and I would both be very appreciative if you could post that. Thank you again for your understanding and support in this matter. Very best regards, ****"

Post from 12/15

"I've kindly asked that the above Post be deleted in it's entirety, and should it not I would like to say that the character assassinations are very hurtful and completely false about Stefan. I've known Stefan for many years and can honestly say that he is a very kind loving gentle man, with the utmost integrity, and as a very close and dear friend it absolutely shocks me that someone would say these things.Please do not write things that are not true, and if you must, how about not remaining ANONYMOUS. The true reality is, NOT Atlanta's House Wives and who is dating who, but that un-truths are being written and people are getting hurt. Let's please stop the nonsense and play fair. Thank You. "


I have honored these requests.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Open Letter to Blog Reader in La Jolla, California

I respect your request for privacy and have removed all references to your name.

I wish you all the best through this difficult period and in the future.

Atlanta Cougar

Saturday, December 13, 2008

One Happy Atlanta Cougar with One New HP TouchSmart PC!


What does Atlanta Cougar do on a dateless Saturday night? Go shopping, ofcourse! My Sony Vaio laptop, which is only 2 years old, has shall we say, "bit the dust". So, for the past few days, I have been deciding what to get to replace it. I decided I had to have the new HP TouchSmart PC as pictured above. It is, indeed, a beauty. 22" touchscreen and all. Don't ask me about the technical details, as I really do not focus on these things. But, for those of you who are interested in the specs, here goes:
"HP TouchSmart IQ504 PC- The next generation touch computer that combines a 22" diagonal hi-def widescreen with a powerful energy efficient Intel® Core 2 Duo processor in a single, integrated design. Includes HP TouchSmart software, webcam, media card reader, and premium speakers for fast, easy access to photos, videos, music and applications."
The computer is built into the back of the screen. The mouse and keyboard are wireless. You can also use the touchscreen a la iphone! As Christmas gifts, I also bought my employees HP Mini Notebook PCs with 10" screen weighing only 2 pounds. I like to buy them something gadgety and on the cutting edge.

So here we are... my new 'puter, a glass of malbec and me. I am one happy camper!

Real Housewives of Atlanta Insider Information Regarding Kim Zolciak and Stefan Lemperle



I am so happy to receive comments from readers of this blog! I have been blogging sporadically for about a year or so but when I started watching the Real Housewives of Atlanta, I thought I would use my local flavor and contacts to provide some juicy scoop to other bloggers and blog readers. Before the staggering televison viewer statistics were released by Bravo, I knew that the Housewives was a phenomenon to be reckoned with. For your information, this blog has been accessed more than 30,000 times since the first episode of the Atlanta Housewives. Un friggin believable! In these tough economic times, many people are looking for an escape from the doldrums of their own lives...me, included! And I have met so many nice people through this medium such as Scandy, David from Pretty on the Outside, The Kitchen , some anonymous readers and countless others. I have only received one psychotic, vile comment. It was threatening and scarey. Someone from the Kim Zolciak camp and maybe even Kim herself. She/he was upset about my reporting of Brielle's YouTube account. I do moderate my comments and will post any comments as long as they are not fatal attraction/stalkerish. If anyone wants a transcript of these comments, just drop me an email. I will not give the author of this post the sick pleasure of seeing her comments online.


Here is one of my most recent comments from anonymous from LaJolla....it is an insider gem.


"LL" is partially correct but as the Cougar Gossip Queen of La Jolla, I do know that *****, is a very well respect "non-cougar" woman and she wouldn't be caught dead with the "Womanizing, Stripper Loving, Porno Addict" like Stefan Lemperle! Although I do have to admit I even had my cougar claws in him at one time and.... Not much to write home about, but what's a good Cougar girl like me to do. At best "Ms. Goody Goody ****" as she's known around town, would be very polite and deliver him on a silver platter to Kim Z! To me I think White Trash Kim and Stefan make a perfect Big Mama and PaPa couple, hopefully they wont make any little wana be country singers! "


Anonymous, thanks for the scoopage! Please do share more of the insider info with us!


xxxxoooo atlanta cougar

Friday, December 12, 2008

It appears that Real Housewives Kim Zolciak's friend Stefan Lemperle has a great PR representative!

As a blogger who is interested in the Real Housewives of Atlanta, I peruse the blogosphere on a regular basis to see if I can gather any juicy morsels of information. Last week, in several posts regarding Stefan Lemperle, an anonymous male reader with the initials 'LL" commented with the following response:
"Dr. Stefan Lemperle has an incredible girlfriend in La Jolla, which Kim
couldn't hold a candle to. Rumor has it they have had an on and off relationship
due to Stefans "womanizing" but it is obvious he is very much in love with her.
Her initials are ** and she is a beautiful little redhead that every man in La
Jolla is after! Including me!! Hopefully he wont be able to control his manly
urges!! LL from La Jolla " *

Yesterday I received the same exact response from LL in my posts regarding Stefan Lemperle My guess? Stefan has a pretty damn good PR person doing damage control!

* Updated 12/15 Initials removed at the request of friend of Stefan Lemperle.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Atlanta's Fox 5 "I Team" Investigates Nene and Greg Leakes of the Real Housewives of Atlanta

"ATLANTA (MyFOX Atlanta) -- If the reality show The Real Housewives of Atlanta has made a splash, then housewife NeNe Leakes has caused a tsunami. The tart-tongued Ms. Leakes denies she was evicted from her TV home, but the I-Team gets to the bottom of that and a few other financial issues for the Leakes family. "
Click on video link below for the complete investigation:
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=68FBD1F4676F06C28B7D49065903EF3D?contentId=8033537&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Don't Cry for Me Argentina Wrap Up

Photobucket Album

I had the most fabulous time in Buenos Aires! We left Atlanta on Wednesday night and arrived in BA on Thanksgiving morning. The time is 3 hours ahead in BA and it is summer there...about 85 degrees and humid. We checked into our hotel "Hollywood Suites and Lofts" www.hollywoodsuitesba.com.ar . We had a great loft with a living room, flat screen, wifi and full kitchen downstairs and bath and beds upstairs. Breakfast was delivered to our room daily. If you travel to BA, I highly recommend this hotel in the trendy Palermo Hollywood neighborhood which is filled with good bars and restaurants. We hit the ground running and went shopping. BA has great deals on cashmere sweaters and I did my part to help the economy. BA is also known for great deals in leather goods. I bought 3 beautiful leather jackets and some beautiful shoes.

Shopping worked up our appetites and we had our first delish meal which included great wine, filet mignon, salads and side veggies. In BA you cannot order wine by the glass....only by the bottle and the malbecs are fabulous. After a late lunch we stopped at a wine store and brought several bottles for wine tasting. We sat by the rooftop pool in our hotel and watched the sunset.

Everyone in BA eats a late dinner....after 11pm and we hit another restaurant for a light dinner and more wine. We ate some of the best pizza I have ever eaten.

The next few days involved more eating and shopping and drinking and man watching and going to some street fairs. The men in BA are super hot...the epitome of tall, dark hair and handsome. The value of the dollar to the peso is still strong so even the best dinner including a good bottle of wine is only $30 per person.

I can't wait to get back to BA. It is definitely the Paris of South America. The buildings, statues and monuments are just magnificent. I can only imagine what it was like in the days of Evita!

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Information Filed with Georgia Secretary of State Regarding Greg and Nene Leakes' Limited Liability Corporation

The link provided below will take you to the Georgia Secretary of State Corporations Division website regarding Nene and Greg Leakes limited liability corporation. Linneathea Leakes is the organizer and Greg Leakes is the registered agent. The limited liability corporation was created in 2007 and is noncomplaint; meaning it is not in good standing with the Georgia Secretary of State.

http://corp.sos.state.ga.us/imaging/14524613.pdf

Business Name History
Name
Name Type
ADVANTAGE MOVE L.L.C.
Current Name
Limited Liability Company - Domestic - Information
Control No.:
07078226
Status:
Active/Noncompliance
Entity Creation Date:
9/17/2007
Jurisdiction:
GA
Principal Office Address:
3780 OLD NORCROSS RD. STE 130 - # 445DULUTH GA 30096
Principal Mailing Address:



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Last Annual Registration Filed Date:
Last Annual Registration Filed:
Registered Agent
Agent Name:
LEAKES, GREG
Office Address:
950 HERRINGTON RD. STE. CLAVRENCEVILLE GA 30044
Agent County:
Gwinnett

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Real Housewives of Atlanta NeNe and Greg Leakes Evicted from Duluth Home




The following article was written by Rodney Ho of the Atlanta Journal Constitution and ran in today's paper. It seems that the Leakes' have been affected by the miserable economy. I hope that Nene gets her own show! Read on...............

"NeNe Leakes, the breakout star of the hit Bravo reality show “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” is no longer living at the pricey Duluth five-bedroom residence shown on the series.
According to Darryl Pierce, the broker for the 5,000-square-foot home at 1765 Silvermere Court in Duluth, NeNe and her husband, Gregory Leakes, left in November after Winwood Properties filed an eviction notice in September.

Neakes and her husband, Gregory Leakes, left the five-bedroom property in November after Winwood Properties filed an eviction notice. The notice, filed Sept. 24 with the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County, said Greg Leakes owed $6,240 in past due rent. “The tenant said they would move by Sept. 14th because they could no longer afford the house,” the notice said.
The owner of the home, Kajani Shenaz Ali, lives overseas, Pierce said. Online records show the home in the gated community of Stonebrier at Sugarloaf, was purchased for $829,400 in September 2006. Pierce said the Leakeses moved into the home shortly after it was built in 2006.
NeNe Leakes, in a series of e-mails Tuesday, would not say where she is living now. “It’s none of your business,” she wrote. But she noted that they “are financial able [sic] and stable to live where ever we feel fits.”
NeNe, 41, wrote that the eviction notice does not have her name on it, adding “you don’t know my relationship with Greg so be careful what you report!”
The Duluth home, she wrote in an e-mail late last week, “was a lease purchase corporate deal with Greg & his company. Things didn’t work out between the two of them so they did what they had to do and he did what he had to do.”
On Tuesday, she wrote, “If we rent, lease purchase or buy, money is still coming out of my pocket. So who’s [sic] business is that??”
Gregory, 54, couldn’t be reached for comment. The TV show called him a real estate investor. The only business the AJC could find under his name in Georgia is called Advantage Move LLC. The phone number listed for Advantage Move has been disconnected.
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” in its first season, became a watercooler show packed with jealousy, petty arguments and conspicuous spending. It averaged 1.3 million viewers over seven episodes, the biggest freshman series for the Bravo cable network since “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” in 2003.
Bravo spokeswoman Rachelle Savoia said, “We don’t comment on the personal lives of our talent.”
NeNe has been featured in Entertainment Weekly and TV Guide, lauded by fans for her honesty and her sense of humor. The show’s ratings climbed steadily during its brief run, culminating in a fiery reunion episode, which aired Nov. 25 and drew 2.8 million viewers. That’s more than any “Real Housewives” episode, including versions in Orange County, Calif., and New York City."


Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Some Interesting Facts About Stefan Lemperle-Kimberly Zolciak's Alleged New Big Papa

Some Interesting Facts About Stefan Lemperle- Kimberly Zolciak's Alleged New Big Popa
Do you want to know more about Kim's new Big Papa, Stefan Lemperle? He was removed by Artes Medical as CEO in 2006 for using his "wrinkle filler" ,ArteFill ,without FDA approval and for marketing the unapproved use of Artefill. He and his father were also sued by an individual for product liability, fraud, negligence and negligent misrepresentation. Based on the following, it appears that Stefan spent big bucks on his legal representation! So, after you read this excerpt from an SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) filing by Artes Medical Inc. on 11/27/06, you will learn that he is no longer involved in the wrinkle filler business, and it was not his idea to retire as CEO! Maybe we will learn more in 2008. My guess is that Stefan wants to stay under the radar."In August 2005, Elizabeth Sandor, an individual residing in San Diego,California, filed a complaint against us, Drs. Gottfried Lemperle, StefanLemperle and Steven Cohen in the Superior Court of the State of California forthe County of San Diego. The complaint, as amended, set forth various causes ofaction against us, including product liability, fraud, negligence and negligentmisrepresentation, and alleged that Dr. Gottfried Lemperle, our co-founder,former Chief Scientific Officer and a former member of our board of directors,treated Ms. Sandor with Artecoll and/or ArteFill in violation of medicallicensure laws, that the product was defective and unsafe because it had notreceived FDA approval at the time it was administered to Ms. Sandor, and thatMs. Sandor suffered adverse reactions as a result of the injections. Inaddition, the complaint alleged that Dr. Gottfried Lemperle and his son, Dr.Stefan Lemperle, our other co-founder, former Chief Executive Officer and aformer director, falsely represented to her that the product had received anapprovability letter from the FDA and was safe and without the potential foradverse reactions. The complaint also alleged medical malpractice againstDr. Cohen, the lead investigator in our U.S. clinical trial, for negligence intreating Ms. Sandor for the adverse side effects she experienced. Ms. Sandorsought damages in an unspecified amount for pain and suffering, medical andincidental expenses, loss of earnings and earning capacity, punitive andexemplary damages, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of litigation. OnJune 1, 2006, the parties filed a stipulation to dismiss the case withoutprejudice and toll the statute of limitations. The case was dismissed on June 5,2006, and the plaintiff is allowed to refile the case at any time within18 months from that date.During our recent negotiations with the parties involved in the Sandorlitigation, Dr. Gottfried Lemperle informed us that his counsel had contacted aninvestigator in the FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations to determine whetherany investigation of Dr. Gottfried Lemperle was ongoing. In March 2006,Dr. Gottfried Lemperle's counsel informed us that an investigator at the FDAinformed her that the FDA has an open investigation regarding us, Dr. GottfriedLemperle and Dr. Stefan Lemperle, that the investigation had been ongoing formany months, that the investigation would not be completed within six months,and that at such time the investigation is completed, it could be referred tothe U.S. Attorney's Office for criminal prosecution. In November 2006, wecontacted the FDA's Office of Criminal Investigation. That office confirmed theongoing investigation, but declined to provide any details of the investigation,including the timing, status, scope or targets of the investigation.To our knowledge, prior to, or following this inquiry, neither Dr. GottfriedLemperle, Dr. Stefan Lemperle nor any of our current officers or directors hasbeen contacted by the FDA in connection with an FDA investigation. As a result,we have no direct information from the FDA regarding the subject matter of thisinvestigation. We believe that the investigation may relate to the facts allegedin the Sandor litigation and the following correspondence from and to the FDA.In July 2004, we received a letter from the FDA's Office of Complianceindicating that the FDA had received information suggesting that we may haveimproperly marketed and promoted ArteFill prior to obtaining final FDA approval.In addition, we received a letter from the FDA's MedWatch program, the FDA'ssafety information and adverse event reporting program, on April 21, 2005, whichincluded a Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database, or MAUDE,report. The text of the MAUDE report contained facts similar to those alleged bythe plaintiff in the Sandor litigation.We responded to the FDA's correspondence in August 2004 and again in May2006. In our responses, we informed the FDA that based on our internalinvestigations, Dr. Gottfried Lemperle had used Artecoll, a predecessor productto ArteFill, on four individuals in the United States. Artecoll has beenmanufactured and sold by third parties outside the United States under a CE marksince 1996. In 2004, we acquired all worldwide intellectual property rightsrelated to Artecoll. Following this acquisition, we requested these thirdparties to cease manufacturing their product named Artecoll. We currently do notmanufacture, and we have never manufactured, distributed or received anyrevenues from Artecoll. We initially named the product used in our clinicaltrials as Artecoll, but later changed the name of our product candidate toArteFill to reflect refinements that we have made to the PMMA microspheremanufacturing process following our acquisition of the rights to Artecoll.We stated in our correspondence to the FDA that we found no evidence thatany of the Artecoll used in the U.S. clinical study was used improperly beforeor after receipt of the approvable letter from the FDA in January 2004. We alsoinformed the FDA that we could not conclusively determine the source of theArtecoll used on these individuals, that Dr. Gottfried Lemperle's use ofArtecoll was not part of a study or any activity sponsored by us and thatDr. Gottfried Lemperle had resigned from his position as Chief ScientificOfficer and as a member of our board of directors. In addition to ourcorrespondence to the FDA, we also informed the FDA of these matters during itsinspection of our manufacturing facilities in San Diego, California in April2006. In May 2006, we received the FDA's EIR for its investigation of our SanDiego manufacturing facility. The EIR referenced two anonymous consumercomplaints received by the FDA. The first complaint, received by the FDA inDecember 2003, alleges that Dr. Stefan Lemperle promoted the unapproved use ofArteFill, providing, upon request, a list of local doctors who could performinjections of ArteFill. The second complaint, received by the FDA in June 2004,alleges complications experienced by an individual who had been injected withArteFill by Dr. Gottfried Lemperle in his home. The second complaint furtheralleges that Dr. Stefan Lemperle marketed unapproved use of ArteFill. In May2006, we terminated Dr. Gottfried Lemperle's consulting relationship with us.Dr. Gottfried Lemperle no longer provides services to us in any capacity. InOctober 2006, our board of directors removed Dr. Stefan Lemperle from theposition of Chief Executive Officer, and in November 2006, Dr. Stefan Lemperleresigned as a director and employee. Dr. Stefan Lemperle no longer providesservices to us in any capacity.In July 2006, the FDA requested us to submit an amendment to our pre-marketapproval application for ArteFill containing a periodic update covering the timeperiod between January 16, 2004, the date of our approvable letter, and the dateof the amendment. The FDA requested our periodic update to include, among otherthings, all information available to us regarding individuals who had beentreated with Artecoll outside our clinical trials and any adverse events theseindividuals had experienced. In response to this request, we completedadditional inquiries regarding Dr. Gottfried Lemperle's unauthorized uses ofArtecoll outside our clinical trials in contravention of FDA rules andregulations. In August 2006, we filed an amendment to our pre-market approvalapplication that included the periodic update requested by the FDA. In theamendment, we informed the FDA that as a result of our additional inquiries, wehad identified nine individuals who had been treated with Artecoll in theUnited States by Dr. Gottfried Lemperle, four of whom we had disclosed to theFDA in our prior correspondence. We also informed the FDA that 16 individualshad been treated with Artecoll by physicians in Mexico or Canada, where Artecollis approved for treatment, in connection with physician training sessionsconducted in those countries. Further, we informed the FDA that Dr. Stefan M.Lemperle, our then serving Chief Executive Officer and director, had beeninjected with Artecoll in the United States in 2004 by his father, Dr. GottfriedLemperle. Prior to the time we conducted the additional inquiries to prepare ourperiodic update for the FDA, Dr. Stefan M. Lemperle had failed to disclose tous, and to the FDA, that he had been injected with Artecoll in contravention ofFDA rules and regulations. In October 2006, our board of directors removedDr. Stefan Lemperle from the position of Chief Executive Officer, and inNovember 2006, Dr. Stefan Lemperle resigned as a director and employee.Dr. Stefan Lemperle no longer provides services to us in any capacity. We received FDA approval to market ArteFill on October 27, 2006. "

Real Housewives of Atlanta Tell All Comprehensive Investigative Report


The following is a very informative article printed in the NY Post (www.newyorkpost.com) on November 23, 2008 -- Good investigative reporting and answers to alot of questions...Read on:
"They're called "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." And although the Bravo reality series purports to depict elite Atlanta women, it turns out that these women aren't exactly high society - and they don't actually live in Atlanta.
In fact, two of the five stars aren't even housewives at all: Sheree Whitfield-who has hired a team of people to create a fashion line, "She by Sheree"-is the ex-wife of 15-year NFL veteran Bob Whitfield.
Wannabe country singer Kim Zolciak-who drinks white wine like a Hummer guzzles gas-is a divorcee who has a mysterious benefactor known as "Big Poppa."
So just who are these so-called elite members of Atlanta society? There's Zolciak, the cast's sole white member whose mystery man is a source of Internet intrigue.

Online gossip mongers have surmised that her sugar daddy could be a music industry icon like Quincy Jones or Sean Combs, hence her "friendship" with producer Dallas Austin.
The most prolific rumor, however, is that her sugar daddy is real-estate developer Lee Najjar-father of a member of the extended posse on MTV's reality show "The Hills," and very married.
Zolciak, as it turns out, is no stranger to scandal. As a teenager in Windsor Locks, Conn., she had a high-profile affair with a police sergeant, John MacDougald.
According to the Hartford Courant, Zolciak was "16 or 17" when the romance began and allegedly a witness in a criminal investigation at the time.
McDougald, a 25-year veteran of the police department, copped to the affair-but insisted that the relationship started after the case was closed.
The scandal helped touch off an internal investigation in the Windsor Locks police department-where allegations of secret tapings, sexual-assault charges and cover-ups flew.
The upshot of unleashing these skeletons in her closet? The Hartford Courant's reporting on the scandal, which unfolded in the summer of 1997, identified Zolciak's age as 19. That nearly proves Zolciak's seemingly ludicrous on-screen claim that she is 29 though, despite her onscreen Botox treatments, her detractors say she doesn't look a day over 40.


Zolciak's new BFF, Sheree Whitfield, knows something about the police, too: In 1989, when she was 19, Ohio native Whitfield-then known as Sheree Fuller-was arrested, twice, for theft, according to Cuyahoga County court records.
Then there's the matter of location. None of these women actually live in Atlanta. Those in the know say the real creme-de-la-creme of Atlanta live in Buckhead, a neighborhood that's home to high-end shops, the Governor's mansion, celebrities such as such as Elton John and Janet Jackson, as well as CEOs and high-powered businesspeople.
"It's the nicest residential neighborhood in the city, by far," says Ben Hirsh of the Hirsh Real Estate Group.
"Buckhead is ground zero for high society, old money and wealth," said Ryan Ward, principal of the Ryan Ward Group at Keller Williams Realty Consultants. Atlanta's northern suburbs-where all the wives live-boast money and mansions. But it's the south's equivalent of, say, Westchester-undoubtedly "comfortable," but lacking the prestige of Park Avenue.
"It's a totally different scene up there than it is down here," says Buckhead resident Missi Wolf, who served on the host committee for the 2007 Jeffrey Fashion Cares event-a major Atlanta fundraiser for the Atlanta AIDS Partnership Fund and the Susan G. Komen foundation, where Oscar de la Renta made an appearance.
"The athletes live up in the northern part of Atlanta. They're very cliquey. I don't mean that in a bad way; all the players stick together."
"It's a different thing," adds Wolf. "It's like watching 'Cribs' or looking at 'Architectural Digest.'"
Not that all the wives live in homes that are even "Cribs"-worthy. Bravo's claim that Zolciak lives in an "exclusive gated townhouse community" is debatable: Myers Park, the townhouse community in Duluth where she lives, currently has homes on the market in the $300,000 to $500,000 range. (According to property records, Zolciak paid $486,000 for her home in January 2006-though it was assessed at only $371,100 the following year.)
Deshawn Snow, wife of Cleveland Cavaliers captain Eric Snow, lives at the Manor Golf and Country Club, a new subdivision in Alpharetta, Ga.
"It's one of those places; it hasn't gone anywhere," says Ward. "They sold a bunch at first, about half. Of the couple hundred [homes] there, 37 are for sale. Many haven't been lived in; a lot are going into foreclosure."
But, hey, at least Snow has a luxurious roof over her head. Gwinnett County records show a man by the name of Gregory Leakes-troublemaker NeNe Leakes's hubby is a real-estate entrepreneur known as Gregg-as having been recently evicted from a rental house in Sugarloaf, the upscale Duluth community that Leakes, according to Bravo, calls home.
Public records show the house's owner to be someone named Shenaz Ali Kajani.
And, speaking of property, two of the wives-Snow and Lisa Wu Hartwell, the wife of NFL linebacker Ed Hartwell and ex-wife of crooner Keith Sweat-have dabbled in real estate, with limited results. According to the Atlanta Multiple Listing Service, Snow's firm, EDJ Realty, has never sold a home, nor does she have any current listings. Hartwell's firm, Hartwell and Associates, fares better: they have one sold home (in October), as well as three active listings.(It is possible, Ward cautions, that these firms have represented buyers in deals.)
Fortunately, though Snow employs a staff to do everything from furnish her house to cook, she has other hobbies to keep her busy, namely, the DeShawn Snow Foundation, which aims to empower adolescent girls.
On one episode, Snow announces the lofty goal of raising $1 million in one evening-something her fellow wives denounce as being unrealistic. Not so, says Lisa Senters, the vice president of sales for Marquis Jet, which offers flight times on the private NetJets fleet, and a fixture in Buckhead's charity scene.
"It's very interesting what people do here, in Buckhead," says Senters, a New Jersey native who lives in the Atlanta neighborhood of Brookhaven, next to Buckhead. "It's very charity-driven. It's knitted into the fiber of society here. That's what people do; that's how they spend their time."
Some events, says Senters, "raise $15 million in one night."
That may be an exaggeration, but earlier this month-despite the financial crisis-the Shepherd Center, a private Atlanta hospital that treats spinal and brain injuries, raised $775,000 in a single evening at its annual "Legendary Party," held at the Ritz-Carlton in Buckhead. Snow was publicly humiliated when her party fell far short of her goal-in fact, she raised less money than what it cost her to host the lavish soiree in her home.
Real Atlanta fundraisers draw the big bucks, sources say. In fact, Senters was so inspired by the generosity and the personalities of Buckhead's elites that she and co-created a television show, "Buckhead Bettyz"-a play on the oft-used term for the nabe's society women, "Buckhead betties."
The sitcom, which was under development with HBO, is currently on hold. Though Senters said she doesn't watch "Housewives," "Buckhead Bettyz" is "diametrically opposed" to the reality show. "Debutantes-they learn manners," she said.
And though the pissed-off-housewife-of-the-week may insist that their current enemy has badmouthed her to "everyone in Atlanta," it isn't true, insiders say. "If you came to Atlanta and asked a group of women in Atlanta [about them], they wouldn't have any idea who these women are," Wolf says. "

Kim Zolciak Dishes About Real Housewives of Reunion Show



From People.com:


November 25, 2008

"Filming the first season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Kim Zolciak, the curvy blond with big ambitions to become a country music star, turned her back on her best friend NeNe, but found a new companion in Sheree. And while her singing career didn’t exactly take off (yet), her romance with mystery millionaire Big Papa piqued viewers’ interest while speculation about her age (and her hair) lit up the Internet.
As The Real Housewives of Atlanta gears up for the first season reunion special (airing Tuesday on Bravo), Kim addresses the rumors, and chats with PEOPLE about her friendship with NeNe, her breakup with Big Papa, and how she’s changed since seeing herself on TV. – Chris Willard
How are you and NeNe getting along? Have you had that glass of wine yet?We have not had that glass of wine to be honest with you. Hopefully in the very near future, now that the show has calmed down and life is a little bit calmer, we’ll actually sit down and have a conversation. I heard that NeNe was upset about the footage of her [singing about me] in the limo. Her intention wasn’t to hurt my feelings. With that being said, NeNe and I have been friends for a long time. I think she’s great. She’s funny and entertaining, and my older daughter (Brielle) just adores her.
How did you feel when you saw the footage of NeNe singing about you?I thought it was funny myself, but I was a little hurt by the stuff she said. At the end of the day, had she not been drinking and not been out having a great time, I don’t think that would have happened. I know her well enough. NeNe has a really good heart.
Was what you saw in the episode different from how it was described to you?I was told the story accurately. I was prepared, but hearing it and then watching it are two different things. And then I had my daughter. I wouldn’t allow her to watch that episode, but it played again and she caught it. I was actually out of town and my daughter called me hysterical. “Mommy, why did she say these things?” And I had to tell her it was all in good fun, she didn’t mean any harm by it, etc. So, I had to deal with my own emotions on top of my daughter’s. It was difficult but she understood.
It seemed like Brielle and NeNe were very close. How was their relationship changed now that you and NeNe aren’t BFFs?I always try to teach my kids how important friends are. My daughter just started middle school, so she’s dealing with drama herself. Middle school is where it starts, so friendship has been a topic of conversation in my house. But with NeNe, she misses her. They were pretty tight.
When you announced that you were 29, many bloggers cried foul, saying there was no way you were only 29. Can you respond?I’m not a liar. You can put that in plain English. Integrity is most important to me. I’m actually 30 now, but I have to agree about some of the footage … I did not do own my makeup the majority of the time and there’s one instance where I was getting makeup done for a photo shoot and I looked 50. It was terrible. But you pound on that black eye shadow and big red lips, what do you expect? I’m sorry they feel that way, but the reality is I am 30 — and you can take it or leave it.
Have you quit smoking? I did quit for a period of time. It was like torture. I don’t even know how long. I was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life … I quit for about a good month, but I’m back to smoking. Not really like I was, but my relationship with Big Papa ended and that was stressful, and the music, and the show. It’s all merely an excuse, but it’s something you really have to focus on and it’s a battle daily, hourly. But I saw the footage of me smoking in the house and I cringed. It was disgusting and I couldn’t believe at times I would do that. I smoke oustide now.
What else was hard to watch?The singing in the studio was horrific. What was that? It made for good television. We had been in the studio hours and hours that day and most people know your producer doesn’t sing or stand next to you. He’s on the soundboard. So it made for good television, but my album will speak for itself.
So you are still going forward with plans to record an album?I’m actually working with WEJ Records, it’s an independent label, and they’re negotiating a contract for major distribution. This all happened recently [after the show aired]. They have a new song for me, which I’m crazy about. I’m not gonna tell you the name quite yet. It’s a little different, not country. I hope I get the opportunity to show people I’m able to sing.
How else has your life changed since the show premiered?My skin’s a lot tougher. I tend to take things pretty personally and I really had to take a step back and go, “You know, this is where you wanted to be your whole life. It’s a show. It’s entertainment.” I know who I am, the people who love me know who I am, and I love who I am. Sometimes when you watch footage of yourself, you tend to analyze or critique. Shortly into the series, I had to just let go of it all. Of course I’m recognized everywhere I go, which I love. But it’s changed my personal life. The one thing that I wanted to prevent was the demise of my relationship but in showbiz and reality shows — like Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, their relationship ended in divorce and that was the one thing I was trying to avoid.
So you’re not with Big Papa anymore. What can you tell us about him?We were engaged. And he’s a great person. He’s still a part of my everyday life at this point. I don’t know what the future holds. I’m crazy about him. And he’s great to my girls.
There was a lot of speculation that he might be married.He is legally married, but he’s estranged from his wife. It’s kind of like Sheree. I always give this analogy. Sheree’s been going through a divorce for three years. Sometime things take a while to move forward.
Has anyone guessed correctly?Yes, I’ve seen his name stated on a couple of Web sites.
Any clues?He’s not black; he’s not an athlete. He’s pretty well known across the board. If you were to mention his name, the people in his industry would know exactly who he is.
Another hot topic on the Web was your hair. I’ll tell you that the hair comment has been pretty difficult for me. I’ll leave it for the reunion show. It’s discussed and it’s been incredibly traumatic for me. Wearing hair extensions wasn’t by choice.
What else was tough?The smoking thing was also a big surprise. How incredible! I guess when you see yourself on TV, you realize — wow. I don’t drink like that either. Good god, every episode I had a glass of wine. It’s unbelievable to me.
Like the scene where you’re drinking in your car with Sheree outside the lingerie shop?The way that it was aired looked as though we drove off in the car. That’s insane. I’m the mother of two little girls. I would never jeopardize myself drinking and driving. Ever. I don’t agree with that. I had bought a bunch of stuff and we were waiting for them to package up the stuff so we went out to the car to listen to my song. We went back in to pick up everything and dropped off the glass of wine that we didn’t even drink to be honest. We had a couple sips and left. So it appears as though I was drinking and driving, but give me a little bit more credit than that.
What else can you say about the reunion special? It looks like Lisa loses her cool with you, but she’s usually so calm and stays out of the drama. What went on?There was definitely drama. I’ve seen the clip and you know, I think “he said, she said” gets in the middle of everything. That’s all I’m gonna say."
Virginia Sherwood /NBC

Monday, November 24, 2008

Virtual Tour of Real Housewives of Atlanta Kim Zolciak's Townhouse



The following is a link to a virual tour of Kimberly Zolciak's townhome in Duluth, Georgia, which is currently for sale. The link was sent to me by a friend who is a real estate agent.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Kim Zolciak .....A Nude Performer( Stripper)at the Cheetah in Atlanta?



Word on the blogs has it that Kimmie worked/danced at the Cheetah, a local strip club in Midtown Atlanta. I have read that Kimmie's alter ego was Barbie, the nurse. In fact, as I recall, Kimmie once mentioned that she "used to be" a nurse. Now I can speculate that she met Big Poppa, Lee Najjar, at the Cheetah and also any previous playa in her entourage. I know someone who is the ex General Manager of the Cheetah and also some other guys who frequent the Cheetah (see my post from October 2007). I will be checking in with them for more information. Details to follow.

Don't Cry for Me Argentina.....Instead ...Bring On The Malbec!
















On Wednesday night I am headed south of the border......very, very south of the border and south of the equator.......all the way to Buenos Aires Argentina. This will be my secnd visit to this fabulous city. It really is the Paris of South America...beautiful architecture, great food especially filet mignon and Italian food and all kinds of breads and pastries, outstanding wines ; where I first fell in love with Malbecs, great shopping, especially custom made leather items such as jackets and hot hot men. The nightlife doesnt start until after 10... noone eats dinner until 10 and then the party scene goes on all night long. The Argentinean men are mostly of European descendence and have the dark luscious hair, pale skin and gorgeous brown or blue eyes. They dress impeccably and are quite flirtatious and debonair. ...and live up to the cliche....Latin Lovers! And can do a hot tango. They actually tango in the street and you can pay to pose with some of the hunks. I am including a picture of the tango hunk I posed(lusted after) back in 2005.

I am traveling with my friend ,the Doctor, whom I last traveled with to Vegas in August. She is alot of fun and we always have a great time drinking, eating and shopping. She has been there before so we won't be doing alot of tourist activities but instead will hang like the locals. I have reached out to some great looking men through Linked In who have recommended great bars and restaurants frequented by locals. Did I mention the great value of the dollar to the peso? The dollar goes a long way in Argentina.

I will be coming home on 12/1 and will report back with all the juicy details. Have a great Thanksgiving.

Friday, November 21, 2008

Kim Zolciak Has A Breakdown While Describing Her Weave Wig!



Wah! Wah! The claws come out! The following is a link to a clip from the Real Housewives Reunion Show. Kim breaks down as she tells Nenee that she is wearing a wig because she was very sick 3 years ago.... her hair fell out and she lost 25 pounds.....wah! A doctor told Kim there was a 90% chance she had cancer. C'mon Kimmy, it's kinda like being pregnant...you are or you aren't. Either you have cancer or you don't. If she and Nenee were friends for 3 years, why didn't Nenee know about this mystery illness.

http://video.bravotv.com/player/?id=843045

The following is a clip of the catfight between Kim and Nenee....now we know why they never met for that glass of wine.

http://video.bravotv.com/player/?fid=36017#videoid=838262

Check out the clips and let's dish!

Kim Zolciak Finds Big Poppa Replacement

From www.mediatakeout.com



"Last week MediaTakeOut.com told you that Kim Zolciak from Bravo's hit serioes Real Housewives Of Atlanta had split from her fiance/benefactor whose code name was "Big Poppa." Well she's back on her grind.MediaTakeOut.com caught up with Kim on a date with her new man - billionaire Dr. Stefan Lemperle. The two have been reportedly dating for a few weeks now and they've been spotted acting lovey dovey all around the ATL.Don't hate the playa ladies .... hate the game ..."
The following is a link to Stefan Lemperle's profile on Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/780/449. In his profile, he states that he is CEO of Artes Medical. www.artesmedical.com On the company website, it does not indicate that Stefan Lemperle is the CEO. I do not see his name mentioned on the company website or in the attached annual report. More to follow............

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Random Thoughts Regarding the Finale of the Real Housewives of Atlanta









  • Kim, Lisa and Sheree had lunch and Lisa dissed the biyatches for the "no call no show" at Deshawn's dinner. Kim calls Nenee a drag queen. In reality, Kim looks like a drag queen. They agree to go to a dinner hosted by Lisa. Thanks Gilmore for the Drag Queen Housewives Challenge. www.prettyontheoutside.com/gilmore

  • Eric Snow decides to retire. He wants to coach or become a sports commentator. The gravy train is coming to an end. Get off at the next station.


      • Kim tells her assistant that she plans to return multiple evening gowns to Neiman Marcus(Needless Markup) because she bought them because she felt important. I think I just threw up in my mouth. Chanel and Gucci. Dallas Austin basically gives her the kiss off and tells Kim that she should go to country singing boot camp. He adds "be realistic about what you want to be". Kimmy...you are not the next Carrie Underwood! You will be singing out of a trach tube if you keep up your nicotine addiction. Hey, maybe she will sing better with one of those gadgets you use to speak after a tracheatomy. See today's post on Pretty on the Outside for the latest on Dallas Austin's comments regarding the real scoop about Kim's singing career or lack thereof. www.prettyontheoutside.com/gilmore


      • Sheree calls Mychael Knight of Project Runway Fame for some free help. A definite Bravo hookup because in the real world, he wouldn't even return her phone call. She plans to drain the life out of him! A fashion fairy godfather. He tells her everything looks homemade and you get what you pay for. Mychael tells her she was too grand and wasn't hands on. Basically, she is a no talent fashion wannabe.




      • Nenee writes a letter to Curtis after she discovers that he is not her daddy. Eric tells her to step up and move on. Does she really want to find out who her biological father is? Stay tuned for Season 2. I love Nenee. She is so authentic and not a phoney!




      • Lisa doesnt want to have to wheel Ed around in a wheelchair if he is reinjured in the NFL. Can you say selfish? Lisa is whining about Ed's new job with the Oakland Raiders. FYI, he was dropped in August. I bet Lisa was relieved. We know that she is not selling homes in this economy so Ed better have a career plan.


      • Deshawn thinks Eric has to retire due to knee injury. She has to cut back oncertain "things" like her Mercedes. How about the 10,000 square foot home?

      • Kim is a chimney...smoke smoke smoke. Brielle is trying to get her to quit. OMG! The girls sleep with Kim. Where did Kim do the deed with Big Poppa? In the back of the Escalade?


      • Ed's surprise birthday party is at Strait in Midtown..Ludacris' restaurant....which used to be Spice. Nenee and Sheree are both at the party. Sheree says she just ignores ignorant people so she will ignore Nenee. She says "axed "instead of "asked". Time to put aside your She by Sheree line and sign up for grammar/diction lessons, girlfriend.

      • OOOOOOOOOOOOOh! Can't wait for the drama on the Reunion Show. Did someone call Kim a liar for saying she had cancer? Kim said her hair fell out and she lost 25 pounds? Hmmmmmn. Will Lisa bitch slap Kim? Nenee tells Kim to keep her knees together for married men and calls her a hooker and Kim says that Nenee is a hooker and then tells Nenee to get her finger out of her face. Snap!

      • Where is Dwight? I heart Dwight. Maybe I will go to The Purple Door for a wash and blow dry. I have heard that this salon caters to the African American clientele. My caucasian hair will be a breeze for Dwight.

      • Lisa plans a dinner party for the Housewives. Kim's 6 year old daughter wears a Dolce and Gabbana dress! She has more clothes in her closet than most adult women. Brielle needs to drop a few pounds. She is enormous for an 11 year old. And wears way too much makeup. BTW, Kim has finally closed down Brielle's You Tube account. I made an open request for her to do so in one of my posts last week.

      • Catfight! Nenee says they will never be friends. Noone is interacting. Just drinking and looking like sourpusses. Lisa tries to be the mediator. Sheree says she has grown and opened her eyes. "There will be no Sheree and Nenee." Alot of drama. Stressful. Kim says everything happens for a reason. Nenee asks what happened. I love Nenee ......she is so honest and real! She is the bigger person. Nenee says Kim looks ridiculous and the whole situation is very high school. Greg says that they should not get absorbed in this drama and individuals should have dialogue due to previous history.


      • Greg: "Take a stepping block and turn it into a stepping stone". Kim knows she was wrong and a bitch. Kim and Nenee are going to get together and talk. Nenee wishes everyone the best. We later hear that Kim and Nenee never get together for that glass of wine. Good move, Nenee!

      • Kim: "I ask I believe and I receive". Gag.You didn't get Big Papa....they "broke up" after 7 months and not 3 years as she claimed earlier in the season. Kim honey- when everything is taped , make sure that you keep your stories straight I will give Kim this much.....she sure cleaned up in the gold digging department.

      • Final Score for the Season: Nenee and Dwight : 10 Other Housewives: 0

      The Real Housewives of Atlanta Dish ................



      Yes, the season finale is finally upon us. In today's Atlanta Journal Constitution, Rodney Ho poses questions to Sheree, Nenee and Deshawn regarding their experiences on Housewives. Take a gander:


      "A charity event that goes awry. A fashion show with no fashion show. Over-the-top spending. Underhanded comments. Fake boobs and real boobs. Nasty text messages. And some mysterious boyfriend who goes by the name “Big Papa.”
      Even as the nation has been riveted by a presidential election and horrified by woeful economic news, fans and foes of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” have found a diversion from true reality. Old school Atlanta socialites reacted with disdain. Loyalists have reveled in the excesses and spending from a pure entertainment standpoint.
      For Bravo, a hit is a hit. Ratings are stronger than first-season numbers for earlier versions in Orange County, Calif., and New York. During the week of Nov. 3, Bravo aired different episodes of the show a whopping 25 times, seen by a collective 9.3 million viewers. Those numbers virtually guarantee a second season in 2009, though the network has yet to publicly commit.
      Alas, the finale is already upon us Tuesday night after just seven episodes. And check out a reunion episode next Tuesday in which seemingly grounded Lisa Wu-Hartwell unexpectedly clashes with Botox-loving Kim Zolciak.
      Bravo made three of the women available for phone interviews last Friday. Unfortunately, Lisa and Kim were not in town to tell the AJC why they came to blows on the pretaped reunion show and who the heck “Big Papa” is (though rumors are all over the Web).
      DESHAWN SNOW
      On the charity event that didn’t raise $1 million: “On the show, it made it seem like I lost money, but we actually broke even in the end. I could have planned more. I could have charged at the door. The auction was awful. That’s all they showed. But the party went great. More than 400 people learned about the foundation.”
      On her foundation to help teen girls raise their self-esteem: “My goal to go national will be realized faster. A lot of people have been donating money. I’ve done summer camps [in southwest Atlanta] for three years. We had 180 girls the first year, 250 the second and a little more than 300 this past summer. I want to do four camps in metro Atlanta next year.”
      On Kim and Sheree bagging on her sunset barbecue: “I’m not mad about them not coming. I don’t care. I was just surprised. I was trying to help.”
      On NeNe: “NeNe and I were very close during and after the taping. They didn’t show much of that. I respect her. She’ll say what she thinks to your face, not behind your back. I don’t hang out much with the other girls [except for the show].”
      On NeNe’s mockery of Kim’s singing ability: “She wasn’t trying to hurt Kim’s feelings. I was cracking up. There was no harm. It wasn’t something she hadn’t said to Kim’s face. [Then again,] it should not have left the limo.”
      On rumors she is in a rented house: “If these people knew the battles I’ve gone through with the builders, they know I wouldn’t do this with a rented house. You can’t believe what you hear.”
      On the newfound fame: “I eat it up. I love the glitz and glamour and people recognizing me. It’s all exciting.”
      SHEREE WHITFIELD
      On how she comes across on TV: “I’ve always been strong and confident. It comes across as a little cold.”
      On whether her confidence masks insecurity: “Are you kidding me? I am the most secure person on Earth. Anyone who knows me knows I’m comfortable in my own skin.”
      On her divorce with Bob Whitfield and that seven-figure settlement: “I can’t go into that because of my attorneys. … We’re at the tail end [of the divorce proceedings].”
      On her finances: “Financially, I’m fine. When I start asking people for money, then you can say, ‘What’s going on with Sheree?’ Of course with the economy, everyone including me is limiting some of my spending. If I don’t truly love it, I’m not making the purchase.”
      On what hasn’t been shown on TV: “I’m a great mom. I’m very active in my kids’ lives. I am that soccer mom, that football mom; that is not shown.”
      On her clothing line She by Sheree: “I’m looking to have it ready for fall of 2009. I’ll have samples ready for trade shows in February.”
      On why she got her clothing samples so late before her fashion line intro party: “I had different seamstresses fall through. It’s hard to find good people. The clothing was supposed to be ready two weeks earlier. She didn’t finish in time. I put so much time and money into that viewing. It was never a fashion show. It was a viewing. I showed fabrics and sketches.”
      On blogs where people slam her: “I don’t want to hear that. I don’t read it, although I blog myself. And it’s weird because in person, people are so loving and positive.”
      On NeNe: “We weren’t friends going in. I didn’t have a lot of interaction with her on camera.”
      On NeNe’s mockery of Kim: “It was very mean. … You’re responsible for what you say, whether you’re drunk, high or sober.”
      NENE LEAKES
      On the newfound fame: “I can’t leave the house without people knowing who I am. I love it. I have great fans!”
      On mocking Kim’s singing: “I didn’t want to hurt Kim’s feelings. I didn’t mean to hurt Kim’s feelings. It was blown out of proportion. That was really a turning point in our relationship. She stopped talking to me. Since then, we’ve had a chance to talk a bit. I apologized.”
      But really, how is Kim’s singing?: “I didn’t think Kim could sing. I didn’t mean to say it harsh. I guess I’m really a Simon Cowell!”
      On who her real daddy is: “It isn’t addressed this season but we may do something assuming there’s a second season. I may have a celebrity sister. That’s my tease!”
      On creating drama: “I like to separate from people who bring drama to my life. Every new year, I go through my cellphone and look at my contacts. I delete everybody’s names who bring stress to my life.”
      On being wealthy: “I live this great fabulous life. I’m blessed. But I’m not going to brag about it. I never talk about designers. I don’t need to die in Dior. I just want to be comfortable.”
      On renting or owning her home and other rumors: “Whether you’re renting or purchasing, either way, it’s money coming out of your own pocket. What’s the big deal? It’s nobody’s business if I filed bankruptcy 10 or 20 years ago. What difference does it make? Will it change Bravo’s opinion about me? Absolutely not. I’m a real housewife of Atlanta. That’s the way it’s going to stay.”

      Friday, November 14, 2008

      Kim Zolciak Whines to TMZ about Lisa Hartwell's Alleged Threatening Voicemails

      Check out the onscreen interview with Kim Zolciak on www.tmz.com. She plays sniplets from the threatening voicemails left by Lisa Hartwell accompanied by her attorney. She is becoming quite the media whore.

      "Reality show catfights on camera are great, but when cast members start leaving each other threatening voicemails when the cameras aren't rolling -- that's a problem.Kim Zolciak from "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" got just such a VM from one of her co-stars, Lisa Wu Hartwell. Lisa has been upset with Kim since she heard Zolciak was talking behind her back about her and her children. On the voicemail, Lisa can be heard saying "I am not the one -- you need to call me. I might just be coming to your house." Kim claims she is 30 and so scared from the VM she has consulted a lawyer and may be seeking legal action. A rep from Bravo tells us this situation is a personal matter and they don't get involved in personal matters. Until season two, that is."