I snagged these photos of Cyndi Lauper and Cher off the Kennethinthe212 site done by my pal, Kenneth Walsh. With all the fuss over Amy Winehart winning five Grammys Sunday night, I got to thinking about how long this very talented but very troubled girl might last in this business. Will she clean up her act and address her personal demons? She has the ability to have a terrific career but not if she's addled or worse, dead.

The fiftysomething Lauper is still going strong as is the sixtysomething Cher. There's something to be said for clean-living...