Uncle Mike

svelte provided some news about Joss. Joss will be doing some TV ads for Gap clothing. I think she said that the ads would start next Fall.

I just saw the new Maybelline commercial with Josie in it!!! OMG!!! Josie looks so fine, and the wavy hair does look good on her. I also visited Maybelline's Website, clicked on the 'About Us' link, read about their history, and read about current news. They stated that their spokesmodels are: Adriana Lima, Josie Maran, and Tomiko Fraser. Josie is no longer their 'Only Spokesmodel', but she's obviously still with them. Now, about Josie's forum being so dead: here's my feelings on the subject. A few years ago, Josie was seen in many different ads, as well as being in the SI Swimsuit Issues. That amounted to a lot of exposure. She attracted a large group of fans, who gathered at The Josie Maran Web Mafia Forum. Eventually, most of them migrated over to chilaX, and her old forum became rather quiet. Many of her fans have gotten older, and are now too busy to visit forums. Plus, we used to have an "inside" connection that provided the latest news and pics of Josie. That connection is no longer available to us. After chilaX closed, the remaining fans have been split among several forums. Josie is not featured in sexy lingerie catalogs, on a regular basis, like Adriana and Alessandra, so there's not as much interest in her as there used to be. Most of Josie's new pics are from her appearances at events, and are only available to us as thumbnails from WireImage. Josie is "Perfection" in my eyes, but I realize that she doesn't have the same appeal (exotic and sexy) as Adriana does, especially to all the 'horny, young guys'. hehe! Well, that's my explanation. Feel free to add your thoughts about it. I usually feel a little crappy in the evenings, and tend to sleep more, but I'll try to visit here more often. Let's all work together to keep Josie's section alive. OK?

The best thing to do next Wednesday, is to check your TV Guide for the time that "Primetime Live" is aired in California. It may be tape-delayed at 9pm in the Pacific Zone.

I'm watching "20/20" on ABC. They just showed a preview of the feature on Petra. It is on Wed the 9th at 10pm Eastern/9pm Central. I just recently learned about her ordeal. That must have been a horrible experience. My heart goes out to her, and all who were affected by that tsunami.

I understand how you feel, Neo. I wish Carsten hadn't started another forum, but he did. We can't change that now, but we could still all be friends. Let's face it, some people like Coke, and some people like Pepsi. They're both colas, yet slightly different. The same could be said about both forums. It's hard on people like me, who care about both groups. The negative attitudes that are coming from both sides is a bit depressive. I don't want to choose one group over the other, so I guess I will visit Josie's thread only, and avoid any of the other discussions. PS: I still don't like the white background in either forum. I miss chilaX and its black background. It's so much easier on my old eyes.

We had a nice community at chilaX, but its founders needed to move on with their lives, so it was closed. Sadly, chilaXers couldn't agree on just one forum, so now we're divided. I have friends in both forums, but I'm not enjoying either site. There seems to be a feud now, with negative stuff coming from both forums. That makes me so sad, and I feel like avoiding both forums, yet I miss my friends.

I see you've read Josie fans bible. Read it? Heck, I wrote it!

Hi, bonbon. I don't mention it often, but I've been crazy about Adriana for the past few years. I see Josie as my "little girl", and have paternal feelings toward her. Adriana, on the other hand, is a whole different type of desire. She is someone that I'd like to "totally devour". :evil:

I have a wild imagination, don't I? Of course, I could use the same scenario for Adriana. Right?

Hey, your dad and I are the same age. Tell him I said "Hi". My hair has gotten very thin, but has not turned gray yet. However, my beard has been gray for years. When I finally grew some chest hair, it came out gray.

God created Man and Woman, and then rested on the 7th day. While He was resting, He drew up the blueprint for an Earthly Angel, but waited until 05-08-78 to create that Angel. We know her as Josie.

It was reported by Creator that Josie's contract with Maybelline expired last Fall. I don't imagine she'll be in any more commercials, unless you've heard something I haven't.

^ Say what? You're only 19, and already getting gray hair? I guess be glad that it's not falling out.

No offense intended, but at chilaX, we used the term "PIP Whores".

Happy Belated "Sweet 16", Muffin. Enjoy your youthful years, cause time will pass too quickly when you get older.

Thank you, Lullaby. Josie looks so sweet in those pics. Who is the blonde that's with her?

If you want to keep up with Stacie, then tune in to a Contemporary Christian Radio Station. The best one to listen to is at www.ksbj.org

svelte got a promotion at her job, and has been very busy. Plus, she's dealing with a knee injury. When she's not at work, she's resting in bed. She misses you guys, but hasn't been able to be Online very often. If you want to write to her, let me know. I'll send you her e-mail address.

I just knew that you would notice Joss' feet, Paulo. Too bad you weren't around in 1970. There were lots of girls (Hippie Chicks) in barefeet, back then.

Joss has been nominated for a Grammy, in three categories, I think.

^ That pic is probably my most favorite pic of Josie. Very yummy!

That's right, Neo! I guess I just dreamed about Adriana telling me.

Well, I was hanging out with Adriana, and she told me about this place that had been named for her.....

Well, isn't that interesting? I hope she has a great birthday. Mine was unbelievable! People were very generous with their $'s. So, it seems that I'm older than most of the members' parents? How depressing!

I wonder how much I affected the average? I turned 50 a month ago.