LOOK AT LIFE / COCO HAMES

Blondie got knocked up, and now it's a dog's life - all the more reason to adopt a puppy!

By Coco Hames

I have a neighbor who has a dog we call Blondie.  After The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, not Deborah Harry.  Or maybe both.  But Blondie was not spayed and went and got herself knocked up, and she had three puppies.  Blondie looks like a small yellow lab/Husky mix (she has light eyes and eyebrows, so cute) and is the sweetest thing.  So these puppies, we weaned them, and got them their shots and everything, and now they are at a pet adoption facility called Love At First Sight, in Nashville, TN.  They will be available for adoption shortly and, having housed them myself for a bit, I can tell you they are the sweetest little chubs.  I've got chubs for you (see above).

There a boy, who is the handsomest of the three, whom I called Mel Gibson VERY briefly, and then decided not to name any of them, however temporarily, because I already have plenty of dogs to sneak into hotel rooms on tour.  He is brown (a really cool brown, with a super cool pattern of black and white on his chest) and makes smiley faces and can kind of use his hands.  One of the girls is all black with brown/white eyebrows, and she is a major charmer.  So pretty!  And the other is the runt, a sneaky little devil girl with the same color markings as her brother, but with a wily cute face.  All of these puppies are smart and adorable, they all have these really cool light eyes (they're blue with green and grey) and are responding so well already to handling and training, a lucky trait you don't always see, so w00t.  Check 'em out sleepin' in a pile:

If you or anyone you know lives in the Nashville area and are interested in some super cute 6-week-old puppy babies, contact super helpful Cory at Love At First Sight (615) 297-2464, or visit their website at http://www.lafspetadoption.com/  

In other news, I had an inappropriate dream last night featuring Mike Rowe.  From Dirty Jobs.  Ladies, you all THINK you love him, because he's witty and charming and does manly things.  But in my dreams, people reveal (what I imagine to be) their true selves, and you know what he really is?  Emotionally spoiled, callous, and a SELFISH lover.  Is that what you really want?  Well, you know what you want, I'm not here to judge, I just hate falling prey to those charms.  Which are so very Cancer in nature, haven't you noticed?  TOO charming, that's what Cancers are.  And then there you are, at this cheap hotel, with Mike Rowe, feeling KIND of special, until the morning, when you're standing around and there are these models, and they look at you like, "Who's she?" and then Mike goes, "Oh, uh, this is my friend, Coco."  And they eye you up and down with disdain, like, THAT'S what he went for after us?  Look ladies, it's not all coltish legs and winsome abs for all men, sometimes they like creepy trolls who kidnap puppies and read books on keeping chickens.  And the dream I had about Paul McCartney a few years ago?  Messed me up for a LONG time.  So much so, I can't really write about it.  If you see me out (Chapel Hill, Atlanta, Nashville) this week/weekend with Jemina Pearl, come ask me, maybe I'll tell you about it.  Mayyybe.

DOGS 4 EVA!  And Mike Rowe, I can't believe I'm actually saying this, but... you can still call me.  

Coco

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Blurt "co-co-editor" Coco Hames fronts The Ettes - Hames on guitar, Jem Cohen on bass and Poni Silver on drums. Their Greg Cartwright-produced album Do You Want Power arrived in stores last fall, their music was featured in the Drew Barrymore-directed film Whip It, and you bet we've got a big feature on the band in the latest issue of BLURT. Check out the band's MySpace page for music and tour dates.