I received so many comments on my last Jennifer/Lance/Jimmy Choo post from both men and women sermonizing on Jen’s magnificent body. And while I respect that everyone has their specific tastes and preferences for their top 5 same sex hookup, I thought I’d share with you that Jen is not on my list….but Angelina would be. I love Angelina. I am like a puppy dog when I see her – mesmerized by those lips and by the fact that she is the Pied Piper with an avalanche of well behaved children who follow her around effortlessly. And while I admit that Jen may be ahead of me on shoe purchases, I must brag that Angelina usually copies me. I think Angelina’s brain ticks much like The Mamagirl’s.
For starters, when JV was 15 months old, Jackis and I trekked on over to Cambodia and climbed the Angkor Wat temples like a jungle gym. That trip remains the most exciting - but most dangerous - vacation that I’ve ever taken. I love this country for its pure beauty, its anguished history, its astonishing art, and for its humanity and mankind. I have visited many third world countries before Cambodia, but this trip really opened my eyes to everything we take for granted. The poverty and living conditions are extreme. I left the country with only the clothes on my back – I gave everything else away. Things that were so normal for me but mean so much to those that have none – like soap, shampoo, t-shirts, shoes, shorts, canvas tote bags – I gave it all to the various people who I had met. The timing of my trip was just after Angelina had filmed Lara Croft’s Tomb Raider in the Angkor Thom temples. The movie hadn’t come out yet so I got to see the temples overgrown by the jungle before seeing it on the big screen where Angelina was swinging from vines. As a souvenir, I brought back tiny sterling silver Cambodian baby bangles with bells for JV. When I returned to New York, he wore them jangling around his little baby ankles. Since he was a new walker (who am I kidding, the kid has never walked…he only runs!), I could always hear where he was by listening for the anklet bells. The next thing I saw was that Angelina had adopted an adorable baby boy, Maddox …and they were photographed on the swings and parks wearing his silver anklets too.
Secondly….Gussy Man had a mohawk well before Maddox. I love this little boy haircut, particularly in the summer. Sure, he looks bad-ass…but it kinda goes with his bad-ass personality. Gus is getting a little older now, so I don’t give him this haircut year round because I don’t want him scaring the high school kids. But as soon as school lets out, we head for Ms. Diane at Zippity Doo Cuts who sets the buzzer to #1 and buzzes the sides right off.
I wasn’t entirely surprised to learn that Angelina was eating at my favorite high school pizza joint, Da Raimo’s in Huntington, Long Island. Evidently, she was renting a massive compound in Lloyd Neck last year while filming an upcoming movie. She moved her entire brood there, nearby where I grew up. And when they craved pizza, they went to Da Raimos. She is a copy-cat, but I can’t fault her on bad taste.
Angelina copied me and went out and got herself an English bulldog. Here is a picture of her bully getting groomed in the south of France, a photo that sent the paparazzi crazy. You may recall the W Magazine issue in November 2008 where Brad photographed and published intimate photos of life behind their closed doors. I’ve been looking for it to post for you, but can unfortunately find it nowhere. So I recreated it for you, above. A beautiful black and white photo inspired by Brad’s photography – Angelina in a pair of good looking stilettos with her adoring bully gazing lovingly at her. Hmmmm, life is really good when a bully has got your back.
When in NYC, Brangelina is frequently spotted shopping in MY favorite store – Lee’s Art Store. I love this place on 57th Street - and now apparently, she does too. Here is how I mix Mohawk + art supplies (aka purple marker) + bulldog together. I’d like to go to her house and see if this happens behind her closed doors as well. Bottom line, Jen might have a nice bod, but so does Angelina. And she’s a mamagirl, so is it any wonder that I favor her in the ongoing Jen vs. Angelina debate? Who would you pick?
Christian Louboutin, black and pewter platform open toed pumps (The Mamagirl's legs, not Angelina's)
For starters, when JV was 15 months old, Jackis and I trekked on over to Cambodia and climbed the Angkor Wat temples like a jungle gym. That trip remains the most exciting - but most dangerous - vacation that I’ve ever taken. I love this country for its pure beauty, its anguished history, its astonishing art, and for its humanity and mankind. I have visited many third world countries before Cambodia, but this trip really opened my eyes to everything we take for granted. The poverty and living conditions are extreme. I left the country with only the clothes on my back – I gave everything else away. Things that were so normal for me but mean so much to those that have none – like soap, shampoo, t-shirts, shoes, shorts, canvas tote bags – I gave it all to the various people who I had met. The timing of my trip was just after Angelina had filmed Lara Croft’s Tomb Raider in the Angkor Thom temples. The movie hadn’t come out yet so I got to see the temples overgrown by the jungle before seeing it on the big screen where Angelina was swinging from vines. As a souvenir, I brought back tiny sterling silver Cambodian baby bangles with bells for JV. When I returned to New York, he wore them jangling around his little baby ankles. Since he was a new walker (who am I kidding, the kid has never walked…he only runs!), I could always hear where he was by listening for the anklet bells. The next thing I saw was that Angelina had adopted an adorable baby boy, Maddox …and they were photographed on the swings and parks wearing his silver anklets too. 
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