My New Celebrity Crush

Anybody else watching the new show Pushing Daisies (Wed nights, ABC)?  It's a hyperstylized, purple-prosey comedy about a piemaker who can raise the dead. It's part whodunit, part romance, part Coen Brothers. In fact, director Barry Sonnenfeld, executive producer of the quirkcentric show, was once the Coen Bros. cinematographer.

But enough about that. The best thing about Pushing Daisies is this little lady (and I do mean little) to the left, Kristin Chenoweth. She's my new celebrity obsession. You're off the hook Ashley Tisdale! (The Forever Fiancee is totally cool with my new crush -- she's fairly certain I don't have a shot.) Chenoweth plays Olive Snook, the piemaker's "tenacious sprite" assistant who's known to break into Hopelessly Devoted to You at a moment's notice.

The theater geeks around here say Chenoweth previously starred in Broadway smash Wicked. She's also a raging conservative who once dated Aaron Sorkin, which kinda kills my buzz a bit. But she's also fond of displaying her cleavage, which usually restores my buzz. (Here's her official site.)

Anyway, she totally does it for me. I'm wicked smitten. Now that Curb Your Enthusiasm is done for another season, Pushing Daisies is my only "appointment" television, mainly because of my gal. So I thought I dedicate a few songs to this incandescent blond pixie with the naughty streak.

Blondes (Have More Fun) -- Rod Stewart
Little Sister -- Elvis Presley
Cause I'm a Blonde -- Information Society
Short People -- Randy Newman
Suicide Blonde -- INXS
Daisy Jane -- America
Cherry Pie -- Warrant

Comments

[Guy]

Livin on a Prayer - Bon Jovi

[Sean Daly]

Good to have you back, Guy. It's not the same without you.

Here's a few more songs for Kristin:

"Tiny Dancer" -- Elton John
"Witchy Woman" -- the Eagles
"Sister Golden Hair" -- America
"Jesus Is Just Alright" -- Doobie Brothers

[Guy]

Give it up - KC & the Sunshine Band

[sparky]

Never - Heart

[Bassnote]

She's Gone - Eric Clapton
She's a Beauty - The Tubes
A Girl Like You - The Smithereens
Girl U Want - Devo
She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult
She's the One - Bruce Springsteen
I Want The One I Can't Have - The Smiths

[Forever Fiancee]

Dream On - Aerosmith

And I never said I was "fairly certain" you didn't have a shot - what I said was you don't have a snowball's chance in hell. But one can dream!

[Sean Daly]

That's my girl. Always encouraging me to follow my dreams. Thanks, baby.

And hey, would you mind wearing that blond wig again tonight?

[DG]

Here Comes My Girl - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
Temptation Eyes - The Grass Roots

[Theatre Geek]

She was also in Grey Gardens on Broadway earlier this year, playing Little Edie.

[Boe]

She's nice but she's no Claire Forlani or even Eva Green.

[Marissa]

I LOVE PUSHING DAISIES!! It's so colorifically fabulous!

[Al]

Panama - The Mighty Van Halen.

She could put an on-ramp through my bedroom.......zing!

[Marissa]

How about a little something from the little good witch herself?
"Popular" ~ Kristen Chenoweth/Wicked
"One Short Day" ~ Kristen Chenoweth/Wicked

And a few others...
"Dream Lover" ~ Bobby Darin
"Dreamlover" ~ Mariah Carey
"Itty Bitty" ~ Alan Jackson
"Short and Sweet" ~ David Gilmore
"All I do is dream of you" ~ Debbie Reynolds
"You Stepped out of a Dream" ~ Nat King Cole
"Sweet Temptation" ~ Jewel

[Marissa]

duh!
"Short People" ~ Randy Newman
"Little Wonder" ~ Rob Thomas
"Isn't She Lovely" ~ Stevie Wonder
"Don't Stop Believing" ~ Journey
"Barbie Girl" ~ Aqua
"I can Dream About You" ~ Dan Hartman
"Custard Pie" ~ Led Zepplin

I think I'm done ... for now.

[n_common1]

Kristin Chenoweth isn't a hard-core conservative. On many issues, including gay rights, she's quite liberal. But she is publicly serious about being a Christian, which can make her seem more conservative than she is. It also puts her at odds with the people who think only card-carrying Republicans are going to heaven.