Tom Brady and Gisele-Rough Life After Suoerbowl

Yeah, we know you've read this (or heard this) before, but this post Super Bowl gem from Tom Brady's wife Gisele Bundchen is so good, it bears redundancy:

"My husband cannot f%*^ing throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time. I can't believe they dropped the ball so many times." Ahh, love. It's nice to know that some celebrities are truly invested in their mates. Life can be rough after a heart-breaking Super Bowl loss, though, so the famous couple retreated into their anger and misery, ...in Costa Rica!

Yes, that's right, the diligent paparazzi tracked the couple down in Costa Rica, where they were drowning their sorrows in soft sand and warm tropical waters. Accompanying them were Patriots receiver Wes Welker and fiancee Anna Burns.

Word to the wise Wes, don't drop the ball. We've seen Gisele pissed, and Costa Rica is a long way from home...

In any case Gisele and Tom have better things to do than fend off rowdy fans. Besides, what kind of a comment is "Eli owns your husband!" Any married person knows Gisele owns him, whether he realizes it or not.

The truth is, the vacation was probably a rare break from hectic lives. When the couple is comprised of one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL and an iconic supermodel, finding time to rest, let alone for each other is tough.

Plus, while it may be off-season for Tom, Gisele always has something going on. On her blog, she talks about her recent trip as a goodwill ambassador to Kenya. Here is an excerpt:

" My trip to Kenya was to learn about energy poverty, but I also learned about women working together to empower themselves and make changes in their lives. We visited a group of women in the rural area of Migori who were learning new skills to change their lives.
I was touched by one of the young mothers who shared her story and the challenges of raising kids on her own. In order to provide food for her family, she was walking 8 miles to the market each way to sell bananas. If she didn’t sell the bananas, her family went hungry. She was struggling and the women of her village stepped in to help."

You can see pictures of the trip and read the rest of the entry here:  Gisele's Blog

Tom Brady is no slouch off the field either. Tom works with the Best Buddies International Charity, which helps intellectual and developmentally disabled individuals lead more independent lives as part of their community.

With all of this going on, a Costa Rican getaway seems like the perfect way to unwind. Now if they could just shake the paparazzi!

Whitney Houston's Life and Death Taught Us Something

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Born Whitney Elizabeth Houston on August 9, 1963, she was the most awarded female singer of all time. Her accomplishments made it into the Guinness Book of World Records, which included, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, 6 Grammys and 2 Emmys. Her career award total comes to 415, and her albums have sold more than 170 million across the globe; a number that is sure to rise quickly after her death.


The death of Whitney Houston is as tragic as it gets. All the more so because it seems like such a preventable accident. Unfortunately her death goes out as a reminder to users of prescription sedatives; alcohol and prescription sedatives don't mix. Reports indicate that she mixed alcohol and Xanax, or something similar, which is a bad idea in general. When mixed in high doses the result can, and has, had catastrophic consequences.

Whitney Houston touched the hearts and minds of more people and famous artists than many realize. If you were born into the time before Whitney it might seem like she had had her time and then faded away. But like the best artists of any time in history, Whitney Houston's popularity after her passing has skyrocketed, revealing just what a moving force she was.

It is easy to understand why, too. Few talented singers are comparable to Whitney Houston, with Mariah Carey and now Adele on that list. When it was time to choose someone to sing a tribute to Whitney at the 2012 grammys, I'm sure the list was still short. It took the powerful vocals of Jennifer Hudson to pull it off; and it still wasn't Whitney.

Whitney Houston's life was touched with epic mentors, including godmother Aretha Franklin and close friend Oprah Winfrey. In turn, she was influential on many artists who have achieved fame today. On that list are Mariah Carey, who has unique and legendary vocal styling of her own, Beyonce and Lady Gaga, to name a few. Some say she defined an entire singing genre with her powerful melismatic ("quick runs up and down the scale on one syllable") style so popular today.

If the life of Whitney Houston was filled with superstardom and the drama that comes with it, her death is proving to be somewhat dramatic as well. Some of the highlights:

-Bobby Brown not permitted to attend her funeral; blocked by the family. He is blamed for whitney houston's "descent into substance abuse" by many. An accusation Whitney would probably reject outright. Just sayin', she was a strong woman who made her own decisions...

-Bobby Brown given permission to attend funeral; will perform soon after at a nearby venue. Gracious move by family; he was a big part of her life, and she would probably want him to say goodbye.

-Daughter Bobbi Kristina had trouble dealing with the tragedy. Relatives feared she had become suicidal, following two incidents of hospitalization due to mixing alcohol and Xanax. Ironically, she was found in the same hotel as her mother in one of the incidents.

-There are rumors that Whitney Houston was close to bankruptcy; ostensibly because of her drug habit. Hmmm...

In the end, none of this really matters. Sure, it would be nice to see Bobbi Kristina get over this tragedy and rise to great heights in her life. Yes, it is sad Whitney had to deal with a substance abuse problem, and may have been on the brink of bankruptcy. Whitney Houston was too bright a star, though, and too huge of a talent to have these things alter her legacy. 

When she sang, her voice rose to the heavens, and captivated everybody who listened. R.I.P. Whitney. Said and done.

Learn more about Whitney and see Beverly Hilton photographs of her room here:


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