2004-06-29 - 12:52 a.m. Barbie's got a new beau I am, like, sooo happy Barbie finally dumped that loser Ken earlier this year. He was so going nowhere. And those tighty whiteys he wore? So midwestern. What a loser. And we all know he wasn't *ever* gonna put any bling on her finger. "Since the break-up, Barbie(R) and Ken(R) have remained friends and are looking forward to the release of their latest film, `Barbie(TM) as Princess and the Pauper,' coming out this fall," said Julia Jensen, publicist, Barbie(R). "So spending the summer roaming the beach with her best friends and Blaine(TM) is the perfect antidote for the upcoming busy fall press junket." "Blaine(TM) doll was born an Australian boogie-boarder, and lived and surfed in Hawaii for a few years before moving to the states and becoming a west coast wave-rider. The older brother of Barbie's friend Summer(TM), Blaine(TM) doll has sun-bleached hair and surf-bronzed skin, and sports the latest in beach and casual surfer gear. And, as the newest addition to the Cali Girl(TM) fall collection, he can be found on store shelves in August for a suggested retail price of $14.99. " And now she found herself a hot Aussie surfer hunk? Cool... Though, I have to say he looks a little pretty to me, and is her friend's older brother, so Barbie may have gotten in over her head...and her break-up with Ken may have been the tipping point for Mattel's unprecedented loss of revenue last quarter. Nothing a little romance can't fix, eh? Thank God we've got outlets for serious news like this. Personally, I think that if they were going to name him Blaine, he should look like Andrew McCarthy. And thank you for your comment yesterday. Sometimes, the mean reds hit hard. any comments? (1 so far) previous - next recently on almostgoldsf... in defense of an email box I came to do battle with SPAM - 2008-05-17 hello 2006 - 2005-12-31 Happy Thanksgiving - 2005-11-14 bon voyage - 2005-11-05 October already? - 2005-10-09