Subo, Anna Wintour and More

Susan Boyle is in Sydney for an exclusive appearance on X Factor.  
Sony boss Denis Handlin took her on that all important harbour cruise yesterday to meet Susan's local family members and fans. What a sweet lady.
It's difficult to reconcile that the down-to-earth Subo is one of the major recording stars of the last ten years.

Meanwhile Vogue editors from around the world were summonsed to Tokyo by 'she who must be obeyed'- Anna Wintour for Japan's Fashion Night Out last Friday night and they complied.
Wintour reckons Japan is a major player in the fashion world and who are we to argue ?. Also in attendance Jonathon Newhouse  the chairman of Conde Naste International , publishers of Vogue.

Here's a snap of the 18 Vogue editors from all over the globe. Our own Kirstie Clements is second from the left.

Vogue Editors (left to right): Yolanda Sacristan, Spain (seated), Kirstie Clements Australia (middle), Anaita Adajania - India (back), Christiane Arp, Germany (seated), Angelica Cheung, China (standing), Franca Sozzani, Italy (seated), Mitsuko Watanabe - Japan (standing), Anna Wintour, America (seated), Emmanuelle Alt - France (reclining), Alexandra Shulman - Britain (seated), Victoria Davydova, Russia (standing), Anna Harvey, representing Brazil and Greece (seated), Seda Domanic - Turkey (seated), Myung Hee Lee - Korea (seated), Rosalie Huang -Taiwan (standing), Eva Hughes, Mexico and Latin America (standing), Paula Mateus - Portugal (seated)

Desperately Funny !

Those wacky dames Krissy and Lizzy who comprise The Desperate Housewives will be appearing again this Sunday evening at the Tulsi Indian Restaurant in Double Bay.

Following their successful show 2 weeks ago the pair  have been booked for an encore appearance.

They really do sing up a storm as Lizzy goes through the whole gamut of  female superstars from Tina Turner to Liza Minnelli assisted by Krissy who presents a remarkable surprise appearance from Susan Boyle. The pair have a strong following who turn up for every show so you will need to book early as there a just a few seats left.

A table of cupcakes : Sharon Sargeant at Tulsi

The food is superb and Tulsi has won awards for it's fine Indian cuisine. It's inexpensive and receives rave reviews from the on-line foodie bible eatability Sydney. What more could you want?.

At the previous Sunday Krissy and Lizzy treated one of their fans, marketing whiz Sharon 'Shazza' Sargeant to a surprise birthday treat-39 cup-cakes, so it's a belated Happy Birthday from the Shuttle to one of our favourite readers.

Bookings for The Desperate Housewives at Tulsi : Phone (02) 9326 1423 Fax No (02) 9326 112

"Off With Their Heads "! Charles & Camilla Attacked & Diana's Portrait

Video has surfaced of the attack upon Prince Charle's and The Duchess of Cornwall as they headed through London streets to the Royal Variety Performance. Apparently Camilla was poked in the chest with a stick shoved through the window. One protester loudly shouts "off with their heads !". No wonder the pair looked so alarmed. That's precisely what happened to many of their forbears.

Still it should have set them up nicely for the show-Susan Boyle, Robbie Williams and Australia's very own Human Nature currently wowing audiences in the USA with their nightly Las Vegas show.

Meanwhile we have uncovered a covertly filmed scene of Camilla having Princess Diana's portrait removed from Clarence House and replaced with her own.

It is of course, a spoof by the wonderful and talented artist Alison Jackson. Check out more at her website.

Seeking Out Desperate Housewives !

There is an old maxim amongst Sydneysider socialites-"do not cross the bridge, do not go north", in reference to the leafier suburbs over the Harbour Bridge and along the North Shore where lay endless suburbs of impressive million dollar McMansions but little in the way of entertainment.

Sharon Sargeant joins the Desperate Housewives

With that in mind, the Shuttle sent one of it's more naive operatives into the far reaches of the mysterious southern suburbs of which we know little, in the search of Desperate Housewives.

 Our man in the field found them-at a charming little inlet nestled by the Georges River in Como and at of all places, a Thai restaurant.

100 locals and some from further afield had gathered to see (as our mole reports) a fab show of entertainment by 2 multi-Mo Award ( they're the gongs for live entertainment) winning performers, Krissy Stanley and Lizzie Taylor.

These 2 sing up a perfect storm with an endless patter of wit and anecdotes. Our chap was particularly taken with their impressions of Elaine Page and Susan Boyle complete with coughing fit as seen on Oprah Winfrey ( a report soon on the extraordinary security arrangements for Oprah's Oz tour-bigger then George W. Bush and Bill Clinton).

But there was more. An amazing medley from Ms Taylor as Tina Turner, Shirley Bassey and Cher had the crowd leaping to their feet to roar approval. Apparently the best impressions they have ever seen.

If you aren't as adventurous as our office boy doubling as a seasoned hack, in  early 2011 the Desperate Housewives are bringing their show to ritzy Double Bay which is in desperate need of their talents, having lost most of it's nightlife now that the Ritz Carlton Hotel has closed.

We'll bring you dates and all the info as it comes to hand.