01/02/2008
Who Let Celine Out? Thank Them
Thank Rich at FourFour for this trip into the world of Dion, culled from her new DVD.
Rich writes: "...it's very easy for someone known as the Queen of Bland to knock you on your ass with her singular bizarreness. Last month, Céline released a 2-DVD set devoted to her just-wrapped stint in Las Vegas, the soul-robbingly successful, Cirque du Soleil-inspired A New Day... schmaltzfest. In addition to the show itself, there are feature-length (seriously!) documentaries on the making of the production, her fans and a real-time look at what goes on backstage as A New Day... unfurls. All are never less than fascinating, mostly because Céline Dion is a fucking spaz. There's almost a druggy effect due to her aforementioned goody-goody rep: watching this stuff, I felt high because I could not believe that boring old Céline was capable of being such a ball of weirdness. Her M.O.R. reputation is hilarious because she is, in fact, all over the road." More at FourFour.
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I love it. She's just a goofy french-canadian girl. If you know any of them yourself, you'll know what I mean. I love their lack of self-consciousness and ability to genuinely enjoy life without having to pretend to some false "cool" crap. It's why Quebec is the most lively and liberal province, and this is coming from a born and bred english-canadian.
Posted by: ryan | Jan 2, 2008 8:45:38 PM
Wow. I never thought I could ever possibly be entertained by anything Celine did. Live and learn.
Posted by: Paul | Jan 2, 2008 8:58:29 PM
That was the funniest thing I've seen this year, which isn't saying much at this point, but Celine really did crack me up. She may unintentionally win over a few converts...
Posted by: Alan | Jan 2, 2008 9:40:33 PM
For all the "material" things Celine Dion has...you can tell her "Sincerity" as a person...who helps her family...and enjoys life..and is thankful everyday for what she has..
Posted by: rextrek | Jan 2, 2008 9:47:37 PM
while I am definitely not a fan of Celine's music, I am now a fan of HER. What's so enjoyable in watching her backstage antics is the reveal of her sheer love of the music, the production and the sheet opportunity to have fun doing what she loves. Her childlike joy comes straight through in this clip. Great, great stuff and a blast to watch someone completely engaged in their work.
Posted by: resurrect | Jan 2, 2008 10:06:49 PM
That was so funny! Love it! I'm a fan, but not rabidly so. She's such a nut!
I picked up A New Day on DVD for mom for Christmas. She and I had wanted to go see her in Vegas, but never made it out there, so I figured she could at least watch the DVD. I did get us tickets to see her in Columbus next fall though (great floor seats!) though for about 20% of the cost of a Vegas trip.
Posted by: Rob | Jan 2, 2008 11:14:47 PM
She is a nuttter, and it's fabulous! Good for her.
Posted by: Chaq | Jan 2, 2008 11:58:07 PM
My Mom still talks about when she and my dad saw Liza Minelli's show in Vegas 1971. It was the "talk of the town"...not just for her pure talent but also for the raw emotion...that many saw as downright weirdness (for the time) ie. Liza ripping off her false eyelashes and dramatically throwing them on the ground as she prepared for her second encore. I'm sure if technology had been then what it is now, we would have already been through the looking glass, and Celine would look totally normal.
At the time my Mom was seven months pregnant with me.
I've often wondered if that had any effect on my brain chemistry...because I was definitely born this way. However...I am certain Liza's show was irrelevant.
What really did it was Joan Rivers' midnight set at Ceasar's the very next day.
Posted by: Stevo | Jan 3, 2008 12:46:41 AM
She's such a slag.
Posted by: Luke | Jan 3, 2008 3:55:20 AM
Funny video, but the bit about all the parents + all the children = everybody was done by Kathy Griffin a long time ago.
Posted by: Dan B | Jan 3, 2008 10:01:55 AM
"Spaz?" Not sure why it's okay to use that pejorative, but not others.
Posted by: KJ | Jan 3, 2008 11:16:31 AM
If you missed Celine on The View, you must see it. I had no idea that she was so close with Whoopi: “Hey girlfriend . . . ” Where is Chris Crocker when you need him.
Posted by: Eric | Jan 3, 2008 11:46:05 AM
Ahahaha! Gotta love Celine for all that she is! <3
Posted by: Erika | Jan 6, 2008 4:33:26 PM