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Kids! Who'd Have 'em! As
unbelievable as it may seem - I mean, can you picture Montserrat Caballé
tooling around in a sandbox? - most of today's Divas were once children
themselves. Often considered a third sex unto their own right, they've been
loved, coddled, and nurtured... detested, smacked silly, and
abandoned...
Yet, no matter how they've been treated, one fact remains - they're
responsible to someone until they turn eighteen! (In most countries, that
is; please consult your World Almanac for particulars.) They've been dressed
in an assortment of silly frocks, or even left to fend for themselves on
bearskin rugs while itinerant photographers and worrisome parents danced
attendance around them... they've been enrolled in prep schools, dropped off
at boarding houses, and left to languish for years in orphanages. And why?
Because somebody "loves" them! As Mildred Pierce declaims to Bert:
"I'd do anything for those kids, anything!" And she means it, with
the fierceness of a lioness defending her wayward (and in Veda's case,
trampy) cubs. Herewith, for your viewing pleasure, a selection of
Divas As Kiddies; try and guess who's
who, click on the thumbnail pic and then float your pointer over the image
and an adult will magically appear to replace the pint-sized kiddie you've
been cooing over... would that ALL of them would grow up this quickly! (Introduction
by Jimmy)
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"Sacrament! 'ow long must I wait for
Maman to give me ze milk bath??!!"
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"And when I gwow up I'm gonna mawwy a
dentist!"
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""... and I'd also like to thank my
best friend Janie, whose friendship these past three years has been
a godsend. And my dog, Spike, whose constant companionship etc. etc.
etc. ... "
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"They
almost named me Bonnie Blue..."
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"They'll
soon be calling ME the best-dressed woman in Hollywood... and not
just on the beach!"
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"Mary
Janes now, Manolo Blahniks one day."
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"Oh
yeah? I got a pink Cadillac waiting outside for me after I get
through with YOU."
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"But
a stranger DIDN'T give it to me, Mummy... it was that nice Joe
Kennedy!"
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"Mama
sold my bottle to the junkman..."
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"Yeah,
laugh all you want... someday I'm gonna have REAL pearls!"
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"Could
we wrap this shoot quickly? I've got a hot play date with some
Monegasque brat."
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"Mommy,
do you think I'm prettier than that skinny little Ross girl?"
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"Eww,
no more cake for me. My dexedrine just kicked in!"
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"I
didn't make a mess, Mommy... Widdle Spencer threw me in the mud!"
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"I'M
the girl of the golden WEST! So WHERE'S my damned PONY??!!"
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"HA
HA !! It'll take them YEARS to find that I've hidden the crown
jewels up inside dolly!!"
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"I
know how to spit up, you know... I just put my lips together and blow!"
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"I
feel absolutely von TRAPPED in these braids!"
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"The
Australian Brooke Shields?? I don't THINK so!!"
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"I'm
having a profound thought... I must make a journal entry... if only
I could write."
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"The
wreEEEEtched rEEEEEfuse of your TEEEEEEEEming shOOOOOOOORRREEEEE."
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"One
day my prince will come."
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"If
you think I look funny now, just wait till I'm a lady!"
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"Gimme
a viskey - it might improve my looks!"
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"Chubby?!
What do you mean - chubby?!"
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"Send
me victorious..."
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"Well
you look thin mommy - but are you rich?"
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"Elizabeth
dear - if you don't want the job, I'm ready!"
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"If
you think I'm pretty now, just wait until I'm a woman!"
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"Hmm
- chudney or ketchup?"
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"...and
Velvet wins by a length!"
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"My
mommy dearest loves me!"
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"Eat
your heart out Garland! My Easter bonnet outdoes yours any
day!"
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"I'm
not a gypsy, a tramp or a thief! I'm just trick or treating!"
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"A,
B, A, B ... I can't seem to get this right!"
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"I'm
NOT a sissy boy!"
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"Mummy
said if I eat my waffles, my neck will grow." |
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"Wahh! I think I
made Waterloo again!" |
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"I'd
kill for a Pablum fix!" |
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"I
wonder if the Eiffel Tower really is taller than the Pyramids?" |
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"I
can cry for whatever I want, and I'll get
it ... even the Argentine!" |
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"I'd
best enjoy my cuteness while I can." |
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"They
even give me pills so I can go potty!" |
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"Ma's
gonna dye my hair platinum!" |
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"Politics
... shipping ... publishing?? Hell, I'll
do it ALL." |
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"Every
time I cry, I shatter my bottle ... is good, yes?" |
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"I'm
just a perfect little blue angel." |
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"Ronnie,
do I really look like a bitch?" |
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"...
and in three short years I'll be Queen of the Sandbox." |
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"I'm
starting out as the Kitten of Tiger Bay." |
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"Just
fill my tummy with pasta and drop me off at Cinecitta Italia." |
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"And
I-eeeee-yiiiiiiii will always
loveeeeeeeeeee ... what's-his-name." |
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"Brunhilda
... Hilda ... hmmm ..." |
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"I'm
the cutest little Jewish girl in Hawaii." |
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"Mummy,
pass the hairspray, would you? There's a dear." |
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"Where's
that little guy with the toy boat?" |
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"I'm
the Henna-Rincess of Franistan." |
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"Catholic,
Schmatholic!" |
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"Opera!
Pop! Classics! This ain't going to be just a shadow of a talent!" |
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"Wishin'
and hopin' ... to get out of this silly uniform!" |
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"Oh,
Daddy! They're havin' a party two doors down ... kin Ah go?" |
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"Yay!
Little Johnny Stoop--... Strop--... Stum--... ??? invited me to his
birthday party." |
A tremendous THANK YOU! to the people who contributed to these pages -
Adam, David, Jimmy, Katja, Laura, Mikee, Mikey, Nicole amongst others!
All
picture captions used in this and every other picture gallery of this web site
are made up and are used for satirical effect only. Any similarity of these
captions to actual statements made by the public figures represented in the
pictures, living or dead, is coincidental. Depictions of these public figures
are for satirical and humor value only and are not intended to slander or
insult.
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