The Hurricane Sandy Project Press Release

I created The Hurricane Sandy Project to raise money  for victims of  Hurricane Sandy. I hope to achieve this by reaching out and promoting awareness. We are letting people know that even if they are not directly affected by this tragedy, natural disasters do not discriminate and they are not  isolated incidents. Natural disasters are a global issue. Tragedies like these can happen anywhere, at any time, and can happen to anyone. You can never truly be prepared.

I reached out to several of my friends on Twitter,  along with celebrities from the music and entertainment industry, to make a Public Service Announcement video in support of the cause. The PSA video will be utilizing a script that I created for The Hurricane Sandy Project Campaign asking people to donate to a charity for those suffering from Sandy's devastation.We decided to promote The Red Cross as our campaign platform with the PSA. We believe The Red Cross are leaders when it comes to disaster relief as well as a time honored and trusted organization. Through the PSA and promotion we will be linking the official Red Cross page: www.redcross.org/charitable-donations  so viewers can be directed there  to the help people affected by Superstorm Sandy.

" Natural disasters do not discriminate, they can happen anywhere. By helping someone today you could be  helping yourself tomorrow. Please make a difference and donate to The Red Cross now "

The Hurricane Sandy Project Campaign will  strategize different ways to raise money for the cause. What started as a seed of an idea, Sunday November 5,2012,  has now grown and is coming to fruition...we have many great names and talents involved!

Shastina Eloff 

Singer Shastina Eloff has collaborated with Producer Teddy Sandman exclusively for The Hurricane Sandy Project to create the new song  " Come Together" and all the proceeds will go to charity for Sandy Relief!
The Charity of Shasina's choice is www.Robinhood.org which is helping people affected directly!

              Come Together Avialable Here:
                    https://itun.es/us/X1zjJ

I am also  working with Char Smith from Charmed by Charlotte www.Facebook.com/CharmedbyCharlotte   on designing special jewelry exclusive to The Hurricane Sandy Project as well . Charlotte  will be donating to a charity for animals affected by Hurricane Sandy . Her charity of choice is North Shore Animal League

www.animalleague.org who have been very helpful in aiding shelters that were destroyed by Sandy !

The Jewelry can be found here:  www.etsy.com/listing/116556307/the-hurricane-sandy-project-bracelet

               
                                                        

Charlotte Smith from Charmed By Charlotte

www.Facebook.com/CharmedByCharlotte

                                             Women's Hurricane Sandy Project Bracelet $35
                                          Fossil Beads, Crystal Beads, and Carved Bone Cross.                                       

 I will keep everyone posted as to when the PSA video will be ready and let you know what is happening as it unfolds! Thanks for taking time to read this and we look forward to your support when we go the PSA goes live! Update!!! The PSA video is live on You Tube!

Ms Priscilla Di Stasio and Teresa Giudice

RHODC and owner of The Artist Agency Lynda Erkiletian 

Heather Marianna  www.HeatherMariann.TV

Musician and Host of The Gina Show Gina Cutillo

Aviva Drescher from RHONY

Heather Thomson Owner of Yummie Tummie and from  RHONY

Alexis Bellino from RHOC and Alexis Couture

                                       

Mercedes "MJ" Javid from The Shahs of Sunset on Bravo TV

                                     

                                                       Dr Estella Sneider from RHOBH
                                                         ( Kyle Richard's Mother- in- law )


The Celebrities that have joined The Hurricane Sandy Project  are as follows:

 Aviva Drescher from The Real Housewives of New York ( who helped me to tweak my script) , Heather Thomson Founder of Yummie Tummie and also from RHONY, Teresa Giudice NY Times Best Selling Author from Celebrity Apprentice and The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Celebrity Make-up artist Ms Priscilla Di Stasio, " LT" Lawrence Thompson from the music group The KiKi Twins and BravoTV's Pregnant in Heels, Dr Estella Sneider RHOBH ( Kyle Richards Mother- in- law), Celebrity Party Planner Elvira Grau from RHONJ and owner of The Space Odyssey USA, Lori Zaslow and Jennifer Zucker from The Bravo TV show " Love Broker" and Project Soulmate, Mercedes " MJ " Javid from Bravo TV's Shahs Of Sunset, Shastina Eloff pop princess, Will Sharick from Bravo TV LOLwork, Gina Cutillo Pop Rocker and TV Host on the Gina show, Joshua Estrin pop culture and  television personality, Music producer Teddy Sandman, Lynda Erkiletian from The Artist Agency and The Real Housewives of DC, Heather Marianna creator of Heather Marianna's Beauty Kitchen, Lawon Exum from CBS Big Brother, Briella Calafiore from The Style Network's Jerseylicious and Glam Fairy, Jessica Romano from Glam Fairy,  and many more to come! I will have to make two PSA videos!
I also enlisted the help of my friend and music composer Alan Cancelino www.AlanCancelino.com and he is donating his talents through with music for the video.My other close friend Rob Acey will be editing the video which I will produce.

Recording Artist Shastina Eloff

Recording Arist and Producer Teddy Sandman

Television personality Josh Estrin

Celebrity Party Planner Elvira Grau

Lawon Exum from CBS Big Brother Season 13

Will Sharick from Bravo TV LOLwork

Lawrence " LT" Thompson The KiKi Twins

Lori Zaslow and Jen Zucker from Love Broker bRavo TV
 and Project Soulmate

                                                             

                                                             Style Network GlamFairy's
                                                      Jessica Romano  and Briella Calafiore

 Thank you to everyone involved who is taking time out of their busy schedule to help out...you are all a class act in my eyes and that is just the way I see it! Xx Billy

Please like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/HurricaneSandyProject
We are also on Tumblr. http://www.tumblr.com/blog/billycharlesnythewayiseeitxx
Inquiries on The Hurricane Sandy Project can be sent to BillyCharlesNY@aol.com

RHONJ Party Planner Elvira Grau Reaches Out To Support Hurricane Sandy Victims! 11/12/12 Update This event has ended but Party Elvira is joining The Hurricane Sandy Project Xx

RHONJ party planner,  and owner of  The Space Odyssey USA in NJ, Elvira Grau is reaching out to those affected by the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. She is urging you to drop off much needed supplies to Hurricane Sandy victims at The Space Odyssey USA Disaster Relief Drive in Englewood NJ this Thursday though Saturday from 4pm to 8pm.
In exchange for your donations she will give you two hours of unlimited use of the facilities many fabulous amenities. I spoke with the ever charitable Elvira on the phone today because she is also participating in my Hurricane Sandy Project to raise money for The Red Cross for the same cause. She was very upset and concerned  by the havoc this disaster has wreaked not only in NJ but in NYC as well ( where she has family, friends,  and grew up).
 Please do your best to make it there and drop off some supplies to those in desperate need as some are trapped with nothing. Thank you and God Bless Xx Billy and Elvira

Follow Elvira on Twitter @PartyElvira
Here is the link to The Space Odyssey USA www.spaceodysseyusa.net

Sheri Morgan and Billy Charles NY BOMBSHELL Winners!

Congratulations to Sandra for winning the Sheri Morgan and Billy Charles NY BOMBSHELL GiveAway!

BOMBSHELL Grand Prize Winner Sandra

BOMBSHELL First Runner Up Ariel

Sheri and I felt that Ariel deserved a prize as 1st runner up for all his votes and we are sending him something also! Sheri has both of your addresses and your prizes will be on their way soon!
 Thank you to everyone who entered you are all winners and true BOMBSHELLS stay tuned...more Give Aways to Follow...speaking of Follow...Follow Sheri on TWITTER @SheriMOrgan3 and subscribe to her You Tube Channel SheriMOrgan100
Have a BOMBSHELL Day! Xx Billy

Hitting All The Right Notes In The Kitchen With Kimberley Locke !

I just watched the first Webisode of  "Cooking With Kimberely" on You Tube and I have to tell you I can not wait for another one! Kimberley just started her own cooking Webisode " Cooking With Kimberley" which launched on You Tube  October 24, 2012. The show is being produced by IAMEntertainmentLLC.
You all know Kimberley Locke from American Idol Season 2 as well as Celebrity Fit Club Season 5 but what she is best known for is  her career in the music industry. Her latest song
" Finally Free", from her 4 song EP;  Four For The Floor,  is tearing up The Hot Dance Club Play Chart. With the launch of her new cooking show we are getting to see another aspect of  Kimberley Locke's talent and it is a side of her that I hope we definitely get to see more of. I had the privilege to sit down with Kimberley and ask her a few questions and this is what we talked about...

BC: Thank you for the opportunity  to  interview you , I am a big fan of your talents!
KL: Aw thank you I appreciate that!

BC: Congrats on your latest song " Finally Free" it's doing very well on The Hot Dance Club Play Chart...last  time I checked it was ranked number 35!
KL: Yes! I 'm so excited !

BC: Music aside...we are here to talk about your latest venture " Cooking With Kimberley"...
KL:OK!
BC:What would you like your show referred to as a Video Blog or a Webisode?
KL:We are calling it a Webisode.
BC: ( laughs) Good...that's what I was referring to it as already on Twitter
KL:( laughs)
BC: I can't help it I am excited!
BC: Is the show exclusively on You Tube?
KL: It was on my web site www.KimberleyLockeOffical.com and we are going to be exclusively on You Tube because I feel it is more intimate and would love to grow my fan base there.

BC: What was your inspiration that led you to do the show? Will the focus be on healthy eating?
KL: The show will be focused on healthy eating and it was always a nugget I had in my mind. Weight loss is a journey and there is emotion  to eating. I want to reach out and help other women with their losing weight struggles. After I did American Idol , I was doing Jenny Craig, Layne Bryant, and then Celebrity Fit Club. I had many fans approach me and ask for advice. This is what drives me also.It's not just about losing weight , there is more to it. I want to be there for women and help them on their own journey.

BC: What is your favorite kind of food to make ( besides the almond crusted pizza)?  Do you have a signature dish?
KL: I am a person who likes to experiment and I do not have a signature dish ...well there is my Taco Salad made with Broccoli!
BC: Sounds weird! ( laughing)
KL:  ( laughs)Yes it does but it's delicious! It is made with steamed Broccoli, ground turkey, spices ...
BC: Like your favorite " 21 Seasoning Salute" ?
KL: (laughs) Yes!
BC: We do not have that around here... where can I buy it?
KL: Trader Joe's! I love Trader Joe's!
BC: That's  www.traderjoes.com ( both laugh)

BC:Do you watch any of the cooking shows like Top Chef etc?
KL: Yes I do! I like Top Chef and Chopped. I don't know that I am that girl that cook on a time limit though or from just a box of specific  ingredients ( both laugh)
BC: Do you have a favorite chef?
KL: Yes! Mario Batali. I love his restaurants and his business acumen combined with creating togetherness through the shared  passion of food.

BC: What can we expect from you in the future ? Are your hopes to be picked up by a network and do a
cooking show? Maybe a cookbook?
KL: I would love to do a cookbook!
 If I was picked up by a network that would be great too but if not I still enjoy what I am doing with Cooking With Kimberley.It's an opportunity to share recipes, stories , and be more personal I also would like to try acting on television... an arena that I haven't been in yet.
BC: Well you surely have the presence for television and I am sure you would succeed!
KL: Thank you! So nice of you to say.

BC: What would you like fans and people new to your Cooking Show to know about you that they may not?
KL: Hmm that's a hard one because I am so open and put a lot of myself out there.
BC:  ( laughing) That is true! You are no stranger to the spotlight... you are always at events and on the go!
There has to be something that the fans do not know? I ask everyone this!
KL: How about that I am a true Capricorn? I should have been a goat for Halloween! ( both laughing) I am very Loyal, sometimes to a fault.
BC: That's great! I definitely identify with that coming from an Italian family we are very loyal!

BC: What's next for you musically speaking?
KL: I will be performing on Dec 7/8 in Florida at The Aventura Arts and Cultural Center doing a cabaret act. Info here www.aventuracenter.org
It is different than anything I have ever done!  I will be singing the songs that I like and it is a chance to be more revealing in who I am with the audience .If it is successful we would like to take the show to NYC.
I would love to have my fans come out to see me!

BC: Speaking of fans, you have a lot of Gay Fans out there...Curious how do you feel about gay marriage?
KL: Coming from a broken home as a result of divorce I am pro marriage for anyone, whatever that looks like. Love is blind. With the statistics of divorce rates in America  I would just want to see two people who love one and other  together in a happy successful marriage regardless of  their sexuality.
BC: Too sweet! Thank you I believe the same as well. My partner Scott and I have been together 12 years and hope to be married soon now that it is legal in NY
KL: Congratulations!

BC: Well I know you are busy and I will not keep you any longer! Thank you so much again...it was a pleasure talking to you and I can not wait for the next Webisode of Cooking With Kimberley! Do you mind if I put it on my site when it comes out?!
KL: Not at all we are filming soon! Thank you !

                                          Kimberley Locke Official video for " Finally Free"


Kimberley Locke is a very talented woman who goes after what she wants and makes things happen. She knows what is important to her, which is doing the things that bring her joy,  and doesn't mind sharing that with the world. Kimberley Locke is a force to reckon with in the kitchen and out and that is the way I see it! Xx Billy



Follow Kimberley Locke on Twitter @KimberleyLocke
Subscribe to I AM Entertainment on www.YouTube.com to watch " Cooking With Kimberley"
Get all the latest news , including her recipes,  from " Cooking With Kimberley" at www.KimberleyLockeOfficial.com

Look for Kimberley Locke's music on iTunes including " Finally Free"

Article link to The Cabaret show Kimberley is doing December 7th and 8th 2012...

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The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Season 3 ...A Chill Is In The Air.

Taylor Armstrong, Kim Richards, Lisa Vanderpump, Adrienne Maloof, Brandi Glanville,Yolanda Foster, and Kyle Richards.

The glitz of  Season Three of  The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is upon us! I grew up in the eighties in the time of Dynasty, Dallas, and Falcon Crest so I could not be more delighted that the glamour has returned to Bravo TV. The new season is even complete with a new housewife Yolanda Foster, former model, and wife to sixteen time Grammy Award winner David Foster. If you you do not know David Foster, he has worked with everyone from Celine Dion to Barbra Streisand. The show opened with Lisa Vanderpump looking smashing in a royal purple satin blouse with her beloved dog "Giggy" complementing in a lavender ensemble. Lisa is visited at Casa De Vanderpump by her new BFF Brandi Glanville who arrives bearing gifts ready for the grand tour.Lisa's house does not disappoint,  although she downsized, her closet still looked big enough to fit Kyle Richard's new store Kyle By Alene Too. Brandi presents Mr and Mrs Vanderpump -Todd with a couple of " tongue in cheek " gifts in her usual saucy style. Rubber sheets and a glass gun full of tequila...Yee Haw! I guess Ken will have to wait for his next anniversary to try them out. Next Lisa and Brandi talk about Lisa's upcoming party for the anniversary of her restaurant Villa Blanca and the subject of her ex Bestie Adrienne Maloof comes up. Lisa tells Brandi that she is not inviting La Maloof and that she is still smarting from the season two reunion where Adrienne accused Lisa of selling stories to the press.Lisa still feels that Adrienne owes her a better apology. She even eluded to the fact that she was happy to not have neighbors at her new home ( Adrienne used to live across the street). I guess it is still cold in Beverly Hills after all.

                                          Ex " Besties" Lisa Vanderpump and Adrienne Maloof
                                    ( notice Yolanda's ex hubby Mohamed Hadid in the background)

Next we go to Kyle Richard's home where she too is in royal purple.
Must have been a trend that season in" The Hills".
Kyle talks about her relationship status with her sister Kim and how it is easy and " not so much" at times. Isn't that the case will all siblings not just ones coming out of rehab?
Mauricio , Kyle's husband, comes home and lures Kyle outside on the guise that something is wrong with their lawn only to find that it is a cover up for...what else? A new convertible Maserati complete with red bow. Don't you just hate when that happens?

Kyle Richards and her hubby Mauricio Umansky

We then cut to a Fabulous golden pump exiting a town car and as soon as we see the matching over sized gold bag we realize that it is Adrienne Maloof ( glad it's not gold tinsel in her hair ) on her way to meet her husband Paul for dinner.During dinner with Paul ( that seems disingenuous) Adrienne receives a call from Taylor Armstrong who mentions that she needs to go shopping for Lisa's Villa Blanca soiree and it is at this point Adrienne realizes that she is not invited. She does not assume the worse...yet.

" Golden Eye"

Now we get to meet Yolanda Foster, a friend of Lisa Vanderpump. Yolanda was married to Lisa's friend Mohamed Hadid, who has been on the show, and they have children together. Yolanda grew up in a small town in Holland and was in her early teens when she was discovered my renowned Model Agent Eileen Ford of The Eileen Ford Agency in NY. Yolanda started working the runways of Milan and Paris and made a name for herself in the fashion industry as a top model of the times.She boasts that her house is " Incredible" and that she drew and built every inch of her house. What are they teaching on those cat walks?
We find out that Lisa is inviting Yolanda to her party at Villa Blanca and that she considers
Yolanda" a force to be reckoned with". I did like the evil eye pendant that she was wearing in the scene and that she commands her husband to write her love letters...she has six years worth in a box to prove it...interesting. As a side note they were married on 11/11/11.

Yolanda and David Foster

We learn from Kim Richards during her interview that she has only been out of treatment for a month into filming the new season. We also get a sneak peek at her sister's , Kathy Hilton, new dress line as she takes her sixteen year old daughter Kimberley over to " Kathy's Salon" to try on dresses for the prom. Kyle stops by as well and the tension between Kyle and Kim is still high. Kim even tells us that she is having a hard time letting go of the anger towards Kyle.Kyle is happy for the "new Kim" and her sobriety. I guess time will tell if these two get back the close relationship they once had.

                                Sisters Kathy Hilton, Kim Richards, and Kyle Richards-Umansky


Lisa decides to visit Brandi Glanville at her home( where she can barely get up the driveway in her sexy sky high heels) and while there Lisa receives a call from Kyle's daughter Portia inviting her to her fourth birthday. While on speaker phone Brandi decides to pipe up and say hello to Kyle and in an awkward moment Kyle invites her and the boys to Portia's party also. Brandi is worried if she was out of line and Lisa assures her that she wasn't and to drop it. Lisa tells us that she didn't give Brandi a fair shake due to her relationship with Cedric and the she was wrong for doing so.

Brandi Glanville and Lisa " Pinky" Vanderpump

Kyle then tries to get a hold of her sister Kim so Portia can invite her and Sprint informs us that her she can not be reached and that her inbox is full. Even Portia finds this to be " so annoying" and I found that to be too cute.

Enter stage left: Taylor Armstrong. It has been nine months since her husband Russell's passing and she lets us know straight way that she has good days and bad days while trying to pick up the pieces and start a new chapter in her life amidst lawsuits and financial troubles. Taylor also  claims to have gained ten pounds and I was trying to figure out exactly where she was hiding it. Taylor is meeting with Adrienne at the chic store Switch, on Beverly Drive, to pick out something to wear to Villa Blanca bringing up the subject of Adrienne not being invited. Taylor informs us that she has gotten close with Adrienne due to their similar taste and values her honest opinions. We find out from La Maloof that Paul may be going " Bi-Coastal" and taking his practice to New York . In a moment so telling ...Adrienne hesitates when Taylor asks her if she will miss him if he does. Adrienne comments on Taylor's weight and tells her she looks good but informs her that her high shoes make her legs look too skinny. Adrienne says the higher the heel the closer to God and Taylor  feels that an extra large bag can hide an extra large butt. Go figure all I needed to do was to put on a high pair of heels and skip church on Sunday ( More Bravo TV)

She's Back!!! Taylor in the color of the season.

On the subject of Lisa's party Adrienne goes on to say that if her not being invited was intentional  she thinks that it is very " mean girlish". She also says she thought it was petty, frivolous, and a waste of time. I mean who invites La Maloof's " friends of friends" and not even her? After all they were close for quite a few years. Feeling a chill?

For the wrap up of the first season three RHOBH episode we end up at Lisa's party at Villa Blanca. The party looks amazing and you can not say that Lisa's decorating taste is lacking in any way, shape, or form. No detail was forgotten down to pink martinis and models in angel wings.Yolanda arrives on the scene first looking lovely in white and damn she is tall! Kim Richard's shows up next ( on time surprisingly) and they instantly bond over water after just meeting.

A new sober Kim Richards bonding with Yolanda over water.

Villa Blanca or Party Heaven ?

 Not one to disappoint...Kyle looks smashing in her deep pink dress and leopard clutch and her hubby Mauricio is equally as hot. Brandi saunters in cracking jokes in her usual fashion with a black flower in her hair.She makes an off color joke to Yolanda and didn't make a great first impression as we later find out. It was a misunderstanding but we all know these gals and the gossip.They love talking and a good laugh as well.

The not so subtle flower FU from La Maloof

 The best guest of the night goes without saying...the nightmare of a flower arrangement that Adrienne Maloof sends over in her absence. It was as if someone snuck onto the set of Jurassic Park four and stole a prop. No one knew how to take it. Knowing Lisa and Villa Blanca as well as La Maloof does I took it as a big flower FU. The arrangement was obnoxious and not at all Lisa's taste. Meanwhile Kim and Brandi have not seen each other in quite awhile and there was still bad blood between the two of them. Brandi tells us that she will not be the " scape goat"  for Kim's drinking and drug problems and after saying hello... Kim gives her the cold shoulder. Until next time...

Lisa's restaurant Villa Blanca

That trailer for RHOBH season three  was right ! Get out the gloves and scarves... It is icy up in Beverly Hills and that's the way I see it Xx Billy




Follow the ladies on Twitter...

 Lisa Vanderpump @LisaVanderpump
 Kyle Richards  @KyleRichards18
 Brandi Glanville @BrandiGlannville
 Adrienne Maloof @AdrienneMaloof
 Yolanda Foster @YolandaHFoster
 Kim Richards @Kim Richards
 Taylor Armstrong @TaylorArmstrong