An Amy Winehouse update
If you read my blog the other day comparing Amy Winehouse and Britney Spears, you maybe remember that Amy had an appointment with officials at the US Embassy in London. The results are kind of good news/bad news, but more good than bad.
The bad news is that her application for a visa to attend the Grammy Awards was denied. The good news is, she kept the appointment. The better news is that she will perform for the awards ceremony via satellite. But the best news of all is that she immediately returned to the rehab facility where she's been holed up for the last two weeks working on her nasty drug and alcohol issues.
In case you've been in a coma for the last year and don't know about Winehouse, she's one of the most exciting new artists of the last decade, as evidenced by her six Grammy nominations. The other big thing about her is that despite all that talent, she's been canceling shows, and all her way crazy behavior has been providing college tuition for the children of paparazzi.
I'm more than a little embarrassed to let you all know that I track her ups and downs so assiduously. But her music, her lyrics, her voice all blow me away. And, in my opinion, her sky-high beehive, circus-worthy tattoos and Sharpie-applied eyeliner are perfect. All I know is that when I discovered Winehouse, I discovered a beehived R&B singer within me that I never knew existed. I'll bet she's been living hidden away inside me for decades.
Anne Lamott wrote once that all of her prayers were essentially, "Thank you, God, thank you" or the "Oh, God, help me, please help me." For Amy, I say both.