Category: Gossip

Hmmm…So what does everyone want to know from the boys who have all of the answers????

What is the biggest scandal in Indianapolis that no one is willing to talk about?

Who is going to be the NEXT biggest star from Indianapolis to hit the MAJOR big times?

What are the hidden secrets of Indy’s social scenesters that no one wants you to know?

What exactly DO people wonder if we have in our Burn Book?

A summer of fun!
And this summer…we promise not to disappoint!

Eyes Open, We’re Watching…

Today Oprah Winfrey will bow farewell for her final time…maybe! And in doing so what she will be remembered for most, next to her constant changes in weight or her Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in The Color Purple, are her Favorite Things shows. In honor of Oprah, who we adore and respect partly because she continues to work endless hours and dispense wisdom while sporting a pair of hard earned Louboutins, we decided we would display a few of our favorite Oprah moments. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do. And as we shed a few tears today as she closes her show, it is with fondness that we are reminded that behind all of the glamour the glitz, the Louboutins and the awards…Oprah is the definition of The American Dream! We’ll miss you girl!

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Until then
Eyes Open…We’re Watching!

Apparently, tomorrow a worldwide Earthquake starting in New Zealand at 6pm will initiate the beginning of THE END!!! Doomsday…

So we were sitting here tonight and thought maybe it would be appropriate, just in case these predictions are true, to say our goodbyes, our love ya’s and hopefully we’ll see you on the other side…

We were also asking each other what we would do if tomorrow is actually THE END…or let’s just say for all practical purposes that this is the last weekend…What would we do? What would we eat? What things would be important for us to do one last time???

ALEX – “Spend it with my friends and family and people that I care about. I’d just enjoy it the same way I would if tomorrow were tomorrow like any other day. I wouldn’t change anything. I wouldn’t do anything different. I think that every day I live is unique and one of a kind anyway.”

PETER – “Not me. I’d take out a bunch of money and play the high stakes slots at the casino. I’d have sex…several times. I’d have continuous movies playing in the background…To Kill a Mockingbird, Smoky Mountain Christmas, Basic Instinct, Out of Africa…My Dog Skip. I’d buy a few things I never allow myself to buy. As a person in recovery, I always thought I might use one day if I knew it were the end. But I wouldn’t. I have no need or desire to drink or use drugs anymore. Maybe that’s the explanation for the sex, the gambling, the shopping…and the FOOD! I’d have Chinese buffet, warm Krispy Kreme donuts, mac and cheese, cheap Totino’s pizzas, lemonade and lots and lots of stuffing. And then I’d sneak over to my best friend Tonya’s house, sit on her patio and smoke cigarettes and laugh a few more times before heading home and spending the last few hours with Alex and the dogs…yep. That’s it!”

What would you do??? Anything special???
Leave us comments below and IF we don’t disappear tomorrow, our pick for the best response will win a doomsday souvenir surprise from us!

Til then…or up above…
Eyes Open, We’re Watching!

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No…He didn’t die!!! But he was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live last night…at age 69! Here’s his performance from last night…

Every Sunday, we will pay homage to our favorites musical artists, old and new, by dedicating an entire day to them. We will pick our top favorite songs and videos and let hear what’s streaming from the raannt household that day! We hope you enjoy.

Today, we’ve chosen Paul Simon. RE: Simon and Garfunkel…Graceland…Slip Sliding Away and 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover…??? If you still don’t remember, we’ll remind you today. And hopefully you’ll love him as much as we do…if you don’t already!

Eyes Open, We’re Watching!

As If!!!

You’re probably shaking your head. Who’d care?
Quit lying…you would!

But to go on, we want your help! We have lined up several interviews, already performed some sneak reviews and started two more SEXY lists…but we want suggestions from you! Maybe you know of someone you think we should interview or a SEXY list we should complete? Comment below or shoot us an email at raannt@gmail.com and let us know you’re ideas! (Only serious responses thank you as intentionally cruel or bullying remarks will be added to our famed burn book)

Tomorrow we will be posting our review of the Roc Da Mic Fashion Show, as well as post our Five Fashion Fave People around Indy!!!

AND…If you haven’t already read our newest raannt interview on Chris Stedman you MUST check it out!!!! Probably our best interview to date! Chris Stedman…Just a Little Above Average!

Who knows…we might even start giving out a few prizes for the best SEXY list idea…like one of our original I MADE THE SEXY LIST tees we just sent out to all of our celebrity interviewees…or VIP sections, or hmmmm….the mind wonders!

Much Love!
Eyes Open, We’re Watching!

Ohhhh…it just gets better and better, doesn’t it? We started raannt almost two years ago and we would never have imagined, laughing and eating pizza, we would have ended up here! All we really wanted to do was encourage people to get out and attend events and make Indianapolis a better city or at least have fun trying. Now, we’re interviewing celebrities, talk daily to business owners both locally and nationally on how to improve their businesses, attending openings and events and trying to keep it all together, while planning our wedding, raising three crazy dogs and maintaining our own, separate careers.

In the last six months, you may have read a lot of info we’ve put out about websites, books and reality shows. Well folks, it’s all true as you will find in the months to come. And with that, we felt it was important to design our own website and keep raannt individualized to only doing celebrity interviews. But what about the SEXY lists? What about the reviews and the critiques? What about the events and the openings? What about all of the truth seeking reporting? Where would all of those things go if not next to our interviews?

Thus…the birth of raannt le deux! We are extremely excited about this new venture and will love and nurture it as much as we have raannt. Both blogs will also be linked to our website, raannt.com, which will be “opening” soon! On here, you will find everything, and even more, that we had included on the main raannt blog. While much of the attention will be focused on Indianapolis, you will also be able to read our national reviews as well as polls, contests and lists.

And of course…be prepared for some good ole fashioned, truth seeking, shit stirring! We have been spending our quiet nights at home focusing on how to reinvent ourselves and what people, and places, in Indianapolis need a little…exposure shall we say?!

Anyway, we have a lot in store and as we take on this new venture, we just want to think all of the owners, servers, doormen, PR people, writers, celebrities, parking garage attendants, tweeters, facebookers and whoever else we’re forgetting, OH SHIT…can’t forget the DJ’s, that made the last two years a total blast! It’s just getting started folks! Let the games begin!

Eyes Open, We’re Watching!

We all wear clothes. Fashion unites us. One love for Japan.

On March 14th, 2011 at 4:50 AM we tweeted “Prayers for Japan…please read and RT(retweet) www.raannt.wordpress.com Stop for One Moment!” We had previously written a post about pausing for a moment throughout our day, wherever we were, and thinking or praying for the people living in the devastation resulting from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Within a few moments, we received the comment “thanks so much!” from @show2104 a fellow Twitterer. In that moment, we were greatly humbled, the world became a lot smaller and the miles between Indianapolis and Japan seemed a lot closer.

In that small moment…our world stopped. Because between the tweets and news about teen Rebecca Black’s viral song or Charlie Sheen’s insanity, a small friendship was formed via the world wide web between two guys in Indianapolis, Indiana and Shoji Toyashima, a 33 year old guy, much like ourselves, far away in a town in Japan we had never even heard of before we looked at his profile.

Shortly before our conversations began, the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima, Japan suffered catastrophic damage due to the earthquake and tsunami which had hit only days before. We Googled the distance and found that our friend in Nagaya was only 262 miles away from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant…almost the same distance from Indianapolis to Chicago; a drive we would make on a Friday afternoon for a weekend away.

Suddenly the tragedy in Japan became very real, we felt very small and this world far, far away seemed so much closer.

We followed as people criticized Anderson Cooper for his in depth investigative reports and we were astonished as we tweeted about the tragedy that we received comments such as “What did Japan do for us?” It made us very sad. And we realized, had it not been for Twitter we would never have met Shoji or possibly taken any personal interest in the devastation in Japan past making a donation to the Red Cross. But this was personal and we felt it was important for Shoji to share exactly with our readers what it felt like to be in Japan during this crisis so we could all take it more seriously, care a little more about each other and realize that we’re all joined by the human experience not divided by our differences. (We are printing his responses exactly as they were texted to us and even though the language barrier has been difficult, we find a beauty in our attempting to understand one another.)

Did you feel the impact of the earthquake and the tsunami and if so how did it feel?

Yes,I did. There was 3M .and the grand was shaked slowly side to side by earthquake .

What is the aftermath like now? How are people in Japan dealing with the destruction from the earthquake and the tsunami?

That’s very cruelty.they r spening very hard time at shelters.the tsunami dispossessed everything .

How are people reacting to the radiation levels at the nuclear plant?

People in radius 20kms already escaped,and in 40kms prohibition go out.

Are people scared about the nuclear plant and how it could affect them?

Yes,we really scared about it.but the electronic company didn’t tell us truth.and just media notify the happening,that makes us amazement.

Are people in Japan hoping people from around the world will help them and does Japan need help right now?

Yes really ,people in TOUHOKU and KANTOU need help a lot.

How would the people of Japan like the United States to help?

We have no words to thank you for your help.

What is it really like what we are seeing on the news?

I’m not living there. I’m not sure.but the earthquake disrupted their transportation systems.the biggest street has just mended in this week.

Any messages from Japan?

The victims need help a lot. gonna check the details,and show you.

Since our conversation with Shoji, we have remained in daily contact and have now come into contact with new friends in TOUHOKU and KANNTOU, the cities Shoji told us were most in need of help. And maybe we can do no better than reaching out and making some of these people feel not so alone, forming lasting friendships and sharing the truth about what is really going on and how others are being affected. Just today, Shoji shared with us that he is good “but there r aftershock in Fukushima a lot this morning.” He also told us, “In Tokyo, the electronic problem is huge. The supply of electronic is not enough by Tokyo electronic company. In Tokyo, KANNTOU sometimes someplace has a power failure.”

Last Saturday we attended The Midwest Fashion Week Gala Event to benefit The Indiana Down Syndrome Association. We were unsure of what to wear until we realized one commonality we all have is our need for clothes; one of the major necessities needed during times of natural devastation and tragedy. The realization at the pettiness of our need to find the appropriate clothes led us to make tee shirts made with the flag of Japan to further the message “We all wear clothes. Fashion unites us One love for Japan.”

In the coming weeks while this tragedy is dealt with, it is our hope that our readers will find their own truth and utilize their own talents in whatever possible to bring awareness, not only to Japan, but to the commonalities of the human experience. And while some criticize the social media resources of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, these are all ways we can reach out and find new friends and not shy away from just wanting to get to know someone better.

We are social reviewers and we will continue to interview celebrities, review openings and fashion shows and expose the truth when we find something to be wrong with the way people are treated. That has been our mission from the beginning. We have made that our job. But whether our jobs are doctors, lawyers, teachers, chefs, waiters, bankers, newspaper editors, fashion designers, models and yes…even social reviewers, we can all stop for a moment, smile at one another and realize we are here but for a moment. And no matter what we do, who we are, who we love or where we live…we just aren’t that very different.

Heiwa

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Today…as you go about your day, saving lives, serving coffee, teaching children, gossiping, designing clothes, cutting hair, dispensing medication, walking dogs, making love, eating fast food, sneezing, writing blogs, road raging, cussing, commenting…stop for one moment, close your eyes and say a few positive words for the people of Japan. And may our words carry a tune across the oceans and lift their spirits so they may not feel so alone in this devastation. And may we realize that this may be Mother Nature’s way of teaching us to walk a little slower, breathe a little deeper, love a little longer…and find the truth and gratitude in our days before they are quickly over. Be true to who you are because it could literally all be over in one…quick…second…Heiwa
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Heiwa

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*Photo by Chris Almarinez