In addition to being the only cool man on the planet with a jheri curl, Lionel Richie is also a proud Grandpa. He tells people.com that he calls Nicole Richie’s 10-month-old daughter Harlow “The Mouse.” Cute! Lionel is also amazed at how Nicole has grown from her Simple Life days of self-absorbtion and partying into motherhood. We’re impressed too. Wait-to step up to the mom plate, girl.
We’ve heard that Nicole is looking for new projects and Grandpa is back in the studio (oh yes, more Lionel Richie slow jams will be coming your way in the near future). As such, we’d like to suggest that these too try a little television duet . . .
Maybe a children’s show. The Richie’s program would be like PeeWee’s Playhouse but with less weirdness . . . or like Mr. Rogers but with more weirdness.
Nicole could begin every episode by changing into her afternoon look (read: extra large granny glasses, an Hermes bag, and a venti Starbucks cup), and saying, “Welcome to the Richie’s neighborhood, bitches.” Together, the Richies would teach us a word of the day, talk to their furniture, and deliver lessons on kindness and maybe basic mathematics. Of course at the end of every ep, Lionel would sing “Dancing on the Ceiling.”
Genius, right? Listen, this brilliant idea is free, but after this we’re gonna have to start charging.
