Johnny at the Kings On Ice press conference
in Budapest, Hungary, on Wednesday.
Photo courtesy of the lovely Jeanette Gebri,
She very graciously gave me permission to post
some of her photos here, for which we all are forever grateful.
All photos below are from Jeanette unless otherwise noted.
(Thank you, Jeanette!)
Eurosport Hungary has an equally fun album to roll around in on their Facebook page,
albeit with only 29 photos to Jeanette's 79
(yes! SEVENTY. NINE. PHOTOS.)
(#thiswouldbethemaraboupinkboleroshruggykindofalbum)
Kayso today we have Hungarian picspam, which is a phrase I can safely say I have never typed before, but that's part of the gloriousness of this whole grand Weirventure: Embracing new things! Exploring new locales! Embarking on a quest for the perfect say-something underpant! Embarrassing my children by finding one! Also: Employing my vast arsenal of research skills (i.e., rapid-fire Googling fueled by Starbucks) to learn new and exciting facts about places which Johnny currently occupies that are 5,224 miles from me.
Today's topic: Name two famous Hungarians.
(1) Erno Rubik--Yes, that Rubik, a world-renowned Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture whose legendary cube was simply a sarcastic response to his wife's request to for God's sake wear matching socks for once ("Look: Blue with blue, OK? Green with green.") (I just made that up. Because I am pretending to be an honorary graduate of the Michele Bachmann School of If Facts Don't Work for You or You Can't Understand Them, Just Make Something Up and Run With It. A philosophy that I'm sure would have been deeply frowned upon by our famous Hungarian #2.)
(2) Joseph Pulitzer--This Hungarian immigrant, for whom the prestigious annual Pulitzer Prize is named, became the publisher of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the New York World. From Wikipedia: "Pulitzer introduced the techniques of 'new journalism' to the newspapers he acquired in the 1880s and became a leading national figure in the Democratic party. He crusaded against big business and corruption." Wow, 130 years later, and we need him more than ever. Interestingly, Pulitzer also served briefly as the US Representative for New York's 9th District, the seat now held by Rep. Anthony Weiner, who has one of the absolute best Twitter accounts ever. His hashtags alone are worth the follow (sample from yesterday: "Potus will say Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit. That is a fact. #ThusBachmannWillGetItWrong.")
OK! Now that we're feeling smugly knowledgeable about all things Hungarian, in the way that certain politicians can be when they know less than nothing about a particular subject but go ahead and spout off authoritatively and with conviction about it anyway, let us now dissolve into the steaming Hungarian goulash that is the selected picspam from yesterday's practice session and press conference. Please pass the paprika, won't you?
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| Photo courtesy of Eurosport Hungary. |
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| Photo courtesy of Eurosport Hungary. |
LOL.
(This is the same "gack" face I make when deeply orange stuff
unexpectedly enters my field of vision.)
Getting his groove on
with Ukrainian violinist Edvin Marton, who will be performing in the show.
Family portrait: Júlia, Johnny, Edvin, Surya.
Aaaaand once more, with pretty fingers ...
At the press conference: Júlia, Edvin, Surya, Johnny.
And now please join me
for the metaphysical portion of today's picspam
glimpsed in these last two photos:
With "Sochi" emblazoned on his chest,
Johnny gazes beyond what's immediately in front of him ...
... and, with Sochi written on his heart,
his passion and extraordinary gift flow
without reservation, heedless of boundaries ...
a swath of blue is engraven on the unforgiving ice,
a path perhaps not yet decided upon,
a journey--if he chooses to take it--whose challenges
are as yet unconquered,
whose ultimate destination remains
tantalizingly shrouded ...
And yes! We have video! Brief though it is!
With thanks to Eurosport Hungary.
There's still time left to bid on Johnny's donation to Figure Skating in Harlem's charity auction! Up for bid until April 20 is his Poker Face costume created especially for the premiere of Skating With the Stars and autographed by Johnny. It's a fabulous item, and the money goes to such a worthwhile cause! #epicwin
~ Our thoughts, our prayers, our hearts are with you ~
Yes, Ice Dreams is happening again
in Bensenville, IL, on April 30!
For every ticket sold, $1 will be donated to
the Japanese Red Cross.
Yes! At last: Pop Star On Ice is now available on DVD!
Order yours today from the Pop Star On Ice website!
Please help Johnny meet his goal
of raising $10,000 for breast cancer research
by visiting his donor page! Any amount
you can give will help Skate for Hope
in the fight against cancer. You also can get tickets NOW to see Johnny (Same weekend as the Annually Awesome
"Buy my single,'Dirty Love' via iTunes.
Tell all your friends to as well. The more copies sold
takes me one step closer to making a video! №1!"
THE WORLD NEEDS THIS VIDEO
IN THE SAME WAY THAT IT NEEDS AIR.
You know what to do.
Please buy the song from Johnny's website, or just click the "Buy" button on the player
at the top of the blog!
Hey, Welcome to My World also is available
as an eBook! More info on Johnny's website!
