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JOAN RIVERS’ NEW BOOK BREAKS ALL BEST SELLER RECORDS

imageNew York, NY (The Adobo Chronicles) – ‘Diary of a Mad Diva’ is the title of a new book by comedian and fashion police Joan Rivers, and it has broken all existing records for bestselling books.

The book is number one in the bestselling lists of The New York Times, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, People Magazine, Time, AARP Magazine, Congressional Quarterly, The Onion, and even the Guinness Book of World Records.

Thanks to the publicity stunt Rivers did during a live interview on CNN where she stormed out of the set in protest of what she called anchor Fredricka Whitfield’s ‘negative questions.’

The video clip immediately went viral and resulted in a temporary shutdown of many Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram accounts.

But it was not just Rivers and her new book that benefited from the stunt. CNN’s declining ratings since the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 suddenly shot up to the roof of its Atlanta headquarters.

Rival cable networks Fox and MSNBC suspect that CNN was in on the stunt.

PAUL MCCARTNEY, RINGO STARR, IMELDA MARCOS TO REUNITE IN SAN FRANCISCO CONCERT

Beatles Philippine Concert poster, circa 1966
Beatles Philippine Concert poster, circa 1966

San Francisco, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Rewind to 1966. As part of their world tour, the Beatles held concerts in Manila, playing in sold-out performances before thousands and thousands of screaming and crying Filipino fans, many sporting their idols’ mop head hairstyle.

Immediately thereafter, the screams of adoration turned into screams of ‘Go home, Beatles.’ The reason? The Liverpool boys reportedly stood up the Philippine First Lady and her three children, failing to show up for a scheduled visit at the presidential palace.

Imelda Marcos, circa  19_ _
Imelda Marcos, circa 19_ _

Imelda Marcos was beloved in her country and the snub was considered an insult not only to the First Family but to the entire country.

There has never been a resolution to this international controversy.

Well, maybe, it’s forthcoming.

On August 14, Paul McCartney will hold a concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Billed ‘Farewell To Candlestick,’ it will be the last concert to be held in this former San Francisco 49er stadium before it is demolished.  The 49ers have a new home stadium in Santa Clara.

The Adobo Chronicles learned that McCartney has invited the other surviving Beatle, Ringo Starr for a much talked-about reunion.

There’s more. Imelda Marcos has also been invited to grace the occasion which many are calling a ‘kiss and make up’ event. Marcos will reportedly sing a duet with McCartney – ‘Dahil Sa Iyo,’ (Because of You), an extremely popular Tagalog song and a favorite of Marcos.

All’s well that ends well.

 

 

AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT NOYNOY AQUINO: DO THE RIGHT THING

Nora Aunor in the world-acclaimed film, 'Thy Womb'
Nora Aunor in the world-acclaimed film, ‘Thy Womb’

Every so often, The Adobo Chronicles breaks away from its satirical nature to bring  a story or issue to the fore in a serious and truthful manner.  This is one of those rare occasions.

We are publishing ‘An Open Letter to President NoyNoy Aquino: Do the Right Thing,’ in connection with the growing controversy over the exclusion of actress Nora Aunor from this year’s list of National Artists. It was written by our publisher.

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Read OPEN LETTER.