January 28, 2010
HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW
JOHN AND ELIZABETH EDWARDS HAVE SEPARATED:
JOHN EDWARDS and his wife ELIZABETH aren't trying to work things out anymore. They're legally separated . . . and not surprisingly, it was Elizabeth who kicked John to the curb. -Last week, John FINALLY admitted that he's the father of the child his mistress, RIELLE HUNTER, gave birth to almost two years ago. --Elizabeth's rep issued a statement saying that John admitted it to her this past summer . . . and she'll have nothing more to say about it. --John issued a statement yesterday, saying, quote, "It is an extraordinarily sad moment, but I love my children more than anything and still care deeply about Elizabeth." --One last, quick note: Here's the latest revelation from that upcoming book by former Edwards aide Andrew Young: --Young says that when Edwards found out Hunter was pregnant, he desperately wanted her to abort the baby. And he asked Young to help him talk her into it. --He even called Hunter, quote, "a crazy slut" . . . and said she'd told him it was physically impossible for her to get pregnant.
BRAD AND ANGELINA: THE RANDOMS:
Here's a quick summary of the BRAD PITT / ANGELINA JOLIE chaos of the past 24 hours. What you choose to believe is up to you . . .
#1.) "People" magazine says Brad and Angelina were actually having a quiet dinner together in Los Angeles when they first heard that story about how they'd hired divorce lawyers to sort out their breakup. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "That's how ridiculous the story is."
#2.) "Us Weekly" says Angelina is getting resentful of Brad because he's not doing enough to help her with their six kids. And she takes out her frustration by yelling at him for the smallest things, like when he, quote, "makes the eggs too runny or burns something." --A so-called "source" says, quote, "Angie felt like Brad wasn't pulling his weight. She's exhausted and overwhelmed." Brad is getting so fed up he's taken to calling her the B-WORD behind her back.
#3.) The "Star" tabloid claims that JENNIFER ANISTON is waiting in the wings, ready to step back in. A so-called "source" says, quote, "She's never had a relationship live up to what they had, and now that things with Angie are finally ending, she'll take him back. --"The moment he and Angie make it official that they've called it quits, she's ready to try again."
WILL FERRELL and his wife Viveca now have three children to look after. Viveca gave birth to Axel Ferrell (???) last Saturday morning. They have two other boys . . . 5-year-old Magnus and 3-year-old Mattias. (--By the way . . . Viveca was the pregnant hippy chick dancing around onstage while Will sang "Freebird" on CONAN O'BRIEN'S final "Tonight Show" last Friday night. Meaning she was doing that just hours before giving birth.)
"Us Weekly" says ALICIA KEYS and her boyfriend, producer SWIZZ BEATZ, are currently in Hawaii celebrating their ENGAGEMENT. (--Alicia's rep denies they're engaged.) --Alicia has been with Swizz for almost a year . . . even though Swizz is still married. (--He and his wife have been in the process of divorcing since last February.)
"HEROES" STAR ADRIAN PASDAR GOT POPPED FOR DUI:
Former "Heroes" star ADRIAN PASDAR got popped for DUI early yesterday morning on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles. (--He played Nathan Petrelli until they killed him off earlier this season.) --Police pulled him over because he was driving over 90 miles per hour and, quote, "failing to maintain his lane." --When police approached the vehicle, they smelled alcohol . . . so they gave him a field sobriety test . . . which he failed. --He was booked on suspicion of DUI, and bail was set at $15,000. That's a lot higher than it would have been if Adrian hadn't REFUSED TO TAKE A BREATHALYZER TEST.(--Here's video of Adrian leaving jail . . . and being tailed by an annoying paparazzi scumbag . . .)http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=d9ca66ab-c8e2-4dff-9b76-ca1932fe7ca4
DID BRITTANY MURPHY DIE BECAUSE SHE LOST HER ROLE IN "HAPPY FEET 2"???
We still don't know what killed BRITTANY MURPHY. But her husband, Simon Monjack, does. It was Warner Brothers . . . and their refusal to let her be in "Happy Feet 2". --Brittany did the voice of Gloria in the original. But Monjack says the producers dumped her from the upcoming sequel because of some Internet reports regarding her alleged problems on another film. --Brittany was making a movie called "The Caller" in Puerto Rico . . . but she either left or was FIRED. There were Internet reports claiming she'd been canned because of her erratic behavior. --Monjack says, quote, "Warner Brothers relied on conjecture and hearsay about the Puerto Rico film for why they canceled Brittany's role in 'Happy Feet'." And, he claims, that led to Brittany's HEART ATTACK. --According to TMZ, he's planning to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the studio. --There's no word from Warner Brothers on any of this. But the producers of "The Caller" are making it clear that they didn't fire Brittany. They said, quote, "The decision for Brittany to leave the film was mutual and amicable, and was in fact related to a serious illness in Brittany's family."
JOHN EDWARDS and his wife ELIZABETH aren't trying to work things out anymore. They're legally separated . . . and not surprisingly, it was Elizabeth who kicked John to the curb. -Last week, John FINALLY admitted that he's the father of the child his mistress, RIELLE HUNTER, gave birth to almost two years ago. --Elizabeth's rep issued a statement saying that John admitted it to her this past summer . . . and she'll have nothing more to say about it. --John issued a statement yesterday, saying, quote, "It is an extraordinarily sad moment, but I love my children more than anything and still care deeply about Elizabeth." --One last, quick note: Here's the latest revelation from that upcoming book by former Edwards aide Andrew Young: --Young says that when Edwards found out Hunter was pregnant, he desperately wanted her to abort the baby. And he asked Young to help him talk her into it. --He even called Hunter, quote, "a crazy slut" . . . and said she'd told him it was physically impossible for her to get pregnant.
BRAD AND ANGELINA: THE RANDOMS:
Here's a quick summary of the BRAD PITT / ANGELINA JOLIE chaos of the past 24 hours. What you choose to believe is up to you . . .
#1.) "People" magazine says Brad and Angelina were actually having a quiet dinner together in Los Angeles when they first heard that story about how they'd hired divorce lawyers to sort out their breakup. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "That's how ridiculous the story is."
#2.) "Us Weekly" says Angelina is getting resentful of Brad because he's not doing enough to help her with their six kids. And she takes out her frustration by yelling at him for the smallest things, like when he, quote, "makes the eggs too runny or burns something." --A so-called "source" says, quote, "Angie felt like Brad wasn't pulling his weight. She's exhausted and overwhelmed." Brad is getting so fed up he's taken to calling her the B-WORD behind her back.
#3.) The "Star" tabloid claims that JENNIFER ANISTON is waiting in the wings, ready to step back in. A so-called "source" says, quote, "She's never had a relationship live up to what they had, and now that things with Angie are finally ending, she'll take him back. --"The moment he and Angie make it official that they've called it quits, she's ready to try again."
WILL FERRELL and his wife Viveca now have three children to look after. Viveca gave birth to Axel Ferrell (???) last Saturday morning. They have two other boys . . . 5-year-old Magnus and 3-year-old Mattias. (--By the way . . . Viveca was the pregnant hippy chick dancing around onstage while Will sang "Freebird" on CONAN O'BRIEN'S final "Tonight Show" last Friday night. Meaning she was doing that just hours before giving birth.)
"Us Weekly" says ALICIA KEYS and her boyfriend, producer SWIZZ BEATZ, are currently in Hawaii celebrating their ENGAGEMENT. (--Alicia's rep denies they're engaged.) --Alicia has been with Swizz for almost a year . . . even though Swizz is still married. (--He and his wife have been in the process of divorcing since last February.)
"HEROES" STAR ADRIAN PASDAR GOT POPPED FOR DUI:
Former "Heroes" star ADRIAN PASDAR got popped for DUI early yesterday morning on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles. (--He played Nathan Petrelli until they killed him off earlier this season.) --Police pulled him over because he was driving over 90 miles per hour and, quote, "failing to maintain his lane." --When police approached the vehicle, they smelled alcohol . . . so they gave him a field sobriety test . . . which he failed. --He was booked on suspicion of DUI, and bail was set at $15,000. That's a lot higher than it would have been if Adrian hadn't REFUSED TO TAKE A BREATHALYZER TEST.(--Here's video of Adrian leaving jail . . . and being tailed by an annoying paparazzi scumbag . . .)http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=d9ca66ab-c8e2-4dff-9b76-ca1932fe7ca4
DID BRITTANY MURPHY DIE BECAUSE SHE LOST HER ROLE IN "HAPPY FEET 2"???
We still don't know what killed BRITTANY MURPHY. But her husband, Simon Monjack, does. It was Warner Brothers . . . and their refusal to let her be in "Happy Feet 2". --Brittany did the voice of Gloria in the original. But Monjack says the producers dumped her from the upcoming sequel because of some Internet reports regarding her alleged problems on another film. --Brittany was making a movie called "The Caller" in Puerto Rico . . . but she either left or was FIRED. There were Internet reports claiming she'd been canned because of her erratic behavior. --Monjack says, quote, "Warner Brothers relied on conjecture and hearsay about the Puerto Rico film for why they canceled Brittany's role in 'Happy Feet'." And, he claims, that led to Brittany's HEART ATTACK. --According to TMZ, he's planning to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the studio. --There's no word from Warner Brothers on any of this. But the producers of "The Caller" are making it clear that they didn't fire Brittany. They said, quote, "The decision for Brittany to leave the film was mutual and amicable, and was in fact related to a serious illness in Brittany's family."
THE ALLEGED JOHN TRAVOLTA EXTORTIONISTS HAVE A NEW TRIAL DATE:
A date has been set for the retrial of the two people accused of trying to extort JOHN TRAVOLTA and KELLY PRESTON over the death of their 16-year-old son, Jett, in the Bahamas last year. --Ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne and former Bahamian Senator Pleasant Bridgewater are accused of threatening to go public with a medical document Travolta signed during the tragedy . . . unless he and his wife paid them $25 million. (--The document really wasn't important. In fact, it probably wouldn't have been worth ANYTHING to the Travoltas to keep it private, let alone $25 million.) --The first trial for Bridgewater and Lightbourne ended in a mistrial last October, after a political ally of Lightbourne's publicly announced that she'd been acquitted . . . even though the jury was still in deliberations. --The new trial will begin on September 6th. (--Travolta testified in the first trial, and is expected to do so in the retrial.)
A date has been set for the retrial of the two people accused of trying to extort JOHN TRAVOLTA and KELLY PRESTON over the death of their 16-year-old son, Jett, in the Bahamas last year. --Ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne and former Bahamian Senator Pleasant Bridgewater are accused of threatening to go public with a medical document Travolta signed during the tragedy . . . unless he and his wife paid them $25 million. (--The document really wasn't important. In fact, it probably wouldn't have been worth ANYTHING to the Travoltas to keep it private, let alone $25 million.) --The first trial for Bridgewater and Lightbourne ended in a mistrial last October, after a political ally of Lightbourne's publicly announced that she'd been acquitted . . . even though the jury was still in deliberations. --The new trial will begin on September 6th. (--Travolta testified in the first trial, and is expected to do so in the retrial.)
MARK KERRIGAN WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND HIS FATHER'S FUNERAL:
NANCY KERRIGAN'S brother MARK won't make the funeral for their father, DANIEL KERRIGAN, today . . . because the Massachusetts Department of Corrections doesn't allow prisoners to attend funerals. --Mark was arrested Sunday for assault and battery, following a scuffle between Mark and Daniel that left Daniel dead. (--It's not clear what killed Daniel, but his wife claims it was a heart attack . . . and she doesn't blame her son at all.)
#1.) MICHAEL DOUGLAS' 31-year-old son CAMERON pleaded guilty yesterday to charges related to his part in a massive meth ring. He copped to one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and one count of possession of heroin. --He's facing up to 10 years in prison.
#2.) SUSAN BOYLE returned to her home in Scotland Tuesday night to find an INTRUDER. Whoever it was ran out past Susan when she opened the door. Her rep says she was, quote, "shocked but unharmed." --Police took one suspect into custody, but released him without any charges. (--Susan had just returned home from London, where she was recording her part in Simon Cowell's charity single for Haiti.)
Our old friend SAM GREENSPAN has put together a list of 11 Yearbook Photos That Actors Wish We'd Never Seen. (--And he gives us 11 because, quote, "Top 10 lists are for cowards.") (!!!) (--Pay special attention to GEORGE CLOONEY'S photo, which gives hope to ALL nerds . . .) http://www.11points.com/Movies/11_Yearbook_Photos_That_Actors_Wish_We'd_Never_Seen
Pro wrestler CHRIS JERICHO was arrested in Kentucky last night for being drunk in public, along with another wrestler named Greg "Hurricane" Helms. They were both released after posting a pretty measly bond of 120 bucks each.(--Here are their mug shots, where they're both still looking a little buzzed . . .)http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/28/wwe-star-chris-jericho-arrested-in-kentucky/
RANDOM NOTES ON HAITI AND HOLLYWOOD:
#1.) LADY GAGA says that she raised more than $500,000 for Haiti by donating all the proceeds from her gig this past Sunday night in New York City. (--When reached for comment, her label said it couldn't confirm that figure.)
NANCY KERRIGAN'S brother MARK won't make the funeral for their father, DANIEL KERRIGAN, today . . . because the Massachusetts Department of Corrections doesn't allow prisoners to attend funerals. --Mark was arrested Sunday for assault and battery, following a scuffle between Mark and Daniel that left Daniel dead. (--It's not clear what killed Daniel, but his wife claims it was a heart attack . . . and she doesn't blame her son at all.)
#1.) MICHAEL DOUGLAS' 31-year-old son CAMERON pleaded guilty yesterday to charges related to his part in a massive meth ring. He copped to one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and one count of possession of heroin. --He's facing up to 10 years in prison.
#2.) SUSAN BOYLE returned to her home in Scotland Tuesday night to find an INTRUDER. Whoever it was ran out past Susan when she opened the door. Her rep says she was, quote, "shocked but unharmed." --Police took one suspect into custody, but released him without any charges. (--Susan had just returned home from London, where she was recording her part in Simon Cowell's charity single for Haiti.)
Our old friend SAM GREENSPAN has put together a list of 11 Yearbook Photos That Actors Wish We'd Never Seen. (--And he gives us 11 because, quote, "Top 10 lists are for cowards.") (!!!) (--Pay special attention to GEORGE CLOONEY'S photo, which gives hope to ALL nerds . . .) http://www.11points.com/Movies/11_Yearbook_Photos_That_Actors_Wish_We'd_Never_Seen
Pro wrestler CHRIS JERICHO was arrested in Kentucky last night for being drunk in public, along with another wrestler named Greg "Hurricane" Helms. They were both released after posting a pretty measly bond of 120 bucks each.(--Here are their mug shots, where they're both still looking a little buzzed . . .)http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/28/wwe-star-chris-jericho-arrested-in-kentucky/
RANDOM NOTES ON HAITI AND HOLLYWOOD:
#1.) LADY GAGA says that she raised more than $500,000 for Haiti by donating all the proceeds from her gig this past Sunday night in New York City. (--When reached for comment, her label said it couldn't confirm that figure.)
#2.) As expected, the album of performances from the "Hope for Haiti Now" benefit has topped the "Billboard" album charts, with 171,000 copies sold in just two days. --That makes it the first download-only album to EVER top that chart. (--All told, the telethon has raised $66 million for Haitian earthquake relief so far.)
#3.) EDDIE VEDDER has released his cover of BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S "My City in Ruins" as a digital single to benefit earthquake relief efforts. (--He performed the song at last month's Kennedy Center Honors. Bruce was one of the honorees. Check out the video of his performance here . . .) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSnJLSRAUcE
GILBERT ARENAS AND JAVARIS CRITTENTON HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON:
Washington Wizards gunslingers GILBERT ARENAS and JAVARIS CRITTENTON have both been suspended for the rest of the NBA season . . . for bringing guns into the team locker room last month and drawing on each other. --And they were suspended WITHOUT PAY. --NBA Commissioner David Stern issued a statement saying, quote, "The issue here is not about the legal ownership and possession of guns, either in one's home or elsewhere. It is about possession of guns in the NBA workplace, which will not be tolerated." --Arenas pleaded guilty on the 15th of this month to one felony count of possessing a gun without a license. He'll be sentenced March 26th. --Crittenton pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun possession charge earlier this week, and got a year of probation.
Washington Wizards gunslingers GILBERT ARENAS and JAVARIS CRITTENTON have both been suspended for the rest of the NBA season . . . for bringing guns into the team locker room last month and drawing on each other. --And they were suspended WITHOUT PAY. --NBA Commissioner David Stern issued a statement saying, quote, "The issue here is not about the legal ownership and possession of guns, either in one's home or elsewhere. It is about possession of guns in the NBA workplace, which will not be tolerated." --Arenas pleaded guilty on the 15th of this month to one felony count of possessing a gun without a license. He'll be sentenced March 26th. --Crittenton pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun possession charge earlier this week, and got a year of probation.
ZELDA RUBINSTEIN . . . THE SHORT WOMAN FROM "POLTERGEIST" . . . IS DEAD:
ZELDA RUBINSTEIN . . . the 4-foot, 3-inch woman who played the little psychic chick in "Poltergeist" . . . died yesterday. She was 76. Her agent said she died of natural causes at Barlow Respiratory Hospital in Los Angeles. --Zelda made her film debut in the 1981 comedy "Under the Rainbow". She followed it up with her star-making turn as the psychic Tangina Barrons in "Poltergeist" the following year. She also appeared in two sequels. --After that, she made numerous TV and film appearances . . . and was a regular on the series "Picket Fences". Her last movie was a really cool horror flick from 2006, called "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon". (--If you dig slasher movies, you NEED to see this one. It's a "mockumentary" about a guy who's preparing his first Jason Voorhees-type killing spree.) --In addition to acting, Zelda was also an advocate for the better treatment of little people in the movie industry . . . and an early AIDS activist.
JAY LENO SAYS HE HASN'T TALKED TO CONAN O'BRIEN SINCE NBC BLEW UP THEIR LATE-NIGHT SCHEDULE:
In an interview airing today on "The Oprah Winfrey Show", JAY LENO admits that he hasn't talked to CONAN O'BRIEN since the NBC late-night mess began. --He says, quote, "I haven't talked to him since all this. No, I haven't." --When Oprah asks if he WANTED to call Conan, Jay says, quote, "Yeah, but it didn't seem appropriate. I don't know, I think . . . let things cool down and maybe we'll talk, you know?" --Oprah also asks if Jay was, quote, "hurt" by any of the things Conan said . . . Jay responds, quote, "No, they were jokes. And that's OK. --"It's what we do, you know. You can't . . . it's like being a fighter and saying, 'When you got punched in the head, did it hurt?' Well, yeah, but you're a fighter, that's what you do." (--You can watch the clip, here . . .)http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=5a0ee787-5613-40ce-bb16-9a4bb03d68f4(--In this video, which was the only preview clip available, Jay seems openly upset about the whole thing. I'm not sure what that means . . . but it'll be interesting to see if the whole interview is this candid, or if this was just a moment.)
TV RANDOMS:
#1.) ABC has cancelled "Ugly Betty". No date for the series finale has been announced yet. There are eight more unaired episodes of the show on the way. (--This was "Ugly Betty's" fourth season. It's been struggling in the ratings for a while.) --The network and show's producers released a joint statement saying, quote, "We've mutually come to the difficult decision to make this 'Ugly Betty's' final season . . . and are announcing now as we want to allow the show ample time to write a satisfying conclusion."
#2.) So-called "sources" tell "Entertainment Weekly" that CALISTA FLOCKHART'S role on "Brothers & Sisters" will be "reduced" next season. ABC wouldn't comment, except to insist that she'll be remaining a series regular. (--Calista plays the wife of ROB LOWE'S character. Just last week, Rob announced that he'd be leaving the show at the end of the season. It's unclear if either of these things had anything to do with the other . . . and if so, which came first.)
#3.) MARY J. BLIGE and ANDREA BOCELLI will perform a duet of the SIMON & GARFUNKEL classic, "Bridge Over Troubled Water", at the Grammys on Sunday night. It'll take place during a special segment devoted to Haiti relief. --A recording of the duet will be available on iTunes after the show. All proceeds will benefit the Red Cross. Meanwhile, FLEETWOOD MAC minx STEVIE NICKS was also announced as a Grammy performer.
THE "HOPE FOR HAITI NOW" CHARITY CD HAS DEBUTED AT #1:
As expected, the "Hope For Haiti Now" charity album debuts at #1 on the "Billboard" album chart after moving 171,000 copies . . . in just TWO DAYS of sales. That also makes it the first download-only album to EVER top this chart. --Meanwhile, this year's "Grammy Nominees" album sold 49,000 copies to come in at #5, just behind the new disc from SPOON.
Here are your Top 10 albums . . .
1.) (NEW) "Hope For Haiti Now", Various Artists (171,000 copies)
2.) "I Dreamed A Dream", Susan Boyle (86,000 copies)
3.) "The Fame", Lady Gaga (62,000 copies)
4.) (NEW) "Transference", Spoon (53,000 copies)
5.) (NEW) "2010 Grammy Nominees", Various Artists (49,000 copies)
6.) "Contra", Vampire Weekend (43,000 copies)
7.) "The Element of Freedom", Alicia Keys (40,000 copies)
8.) "Animal", Ke$ha (35,000 copies)
9.) "The E.N.D.", Black Eyed Peas (35,000 copies)
10.) "Fearless", Taylor Swift (32,000 copies)
MUSIC RANDOMS:
#1.) Yet another musician is upset with a politician for using his music without permission. JOE WALSH of the EAGLES is ticked at a Republican congressional candidate in Illinois for using, "Walk Away" . . . which is a song by Joe's old band, THE JAMES GANG. --But get this: The politician's name is also JOE WALSH. (???) Joe the musician's lawyer fired off a letter to Joe the politician to explain the United States Copyright Act to him. (--You can download the entire letter by scrolling down, here . . .)http://www.thresq.com/2010/01/joe-walsh-republican-eagles-copyright.html
#2.) CHRISTINA AGUILERA'S next album, "Bionic", was supposed to come out in March, but yesterday she announced that it's been pushed back to April. (--There was no explanation for the delay, and no specific release date was given.) --The first single, "Glam", will be out sometime next month.
#3.) USHER has announced that his new album, "Raymond v. Raymond", will be released on March 30th. (--It'll include the singles "Papers" and "Hey Daddy".) --The album was supposed to come out in December, but a rep for Usher said they decided to push it back so they'd have more time to build the hype.
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
HERE ARE NINE FUN FACTS ABOUT THIS YEAR'S $1.35 TRILLION FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT:
This year's federal budget deficit is estimated to be about $1.35 TRILLION. To give you some idea of how insane that is, one trillion is a 13-digit number. Or look at it this way:
--1.35 TRILLION pounds is the weight equivalent of 135 MILLION elephants.--1.35 TRILLION years is more than 300 times longer than Earth has been a planet.--If you wanted to travel 1.35 TRILLION miles, you'd have to circle the globe 54 MILLION times. Or you could travel to the sun and back, and still have a few miles to go.--If you wanted to count to 1.35 TRILLION, at a rate of one number per second, it would take you more than 40,000 years.--With $1 TRILLION, you could pay ALEX RODRIGUEZ'S salary 40,000 times. And you could finance the federal government's bailout of Goldman Sachs 216 times. Or look at it this way . . .--In order to erase this year's $1.35 TRILLION budget deficit, every American would have to chip in $4,500. (!!!) (Yahoo News)
THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI IS TRYING TO COLLECT ONE BILLION PENNIES:
Right now, the University of Cincinnati is in the midst of its "Proudly Cincinnati" fundraising campaign. The idea is to raise $1 BILLION by the year 2013. So far they've scraped together $638 MILLION. --Anyway, to help raise the final $362 MILLION, the school's student government announced Tuesday they're going to start collecting PENNIES . . . ONE BILLION of them to be exact. That's the equivalent of $10 MILLION. --To put that in perspective, if you gathered all those pennies together, you'd end up with a pile roughly the size of five school buses. --If you laid them side by side, they would stretch more than 11,800 miles . . . or about the distance from Anchorage, Alaska, to Antarctica. --And if you stacked them all one on top of the other, it would reach nearly 1,000 miles high. That's about 775 miles higher than satellites orbiting Earth. (--Check out a cool visual representation of one billion pennies, here . . .)http://www.kokogiak.com/megapenny/nine.asp(Business Courier of Cincinnati / WTOL News 11 - Toledo)
IS THE ECONOMY CAUSING MORE WOMEN TO GO BRUNETTE BECAUSE IT'S CHEAPER THAN GOING BLONDE?
Times are tough right now . . . we all know it. But I guess it never occurred to me that the down economy could affect a person's APPEARANCE, as well as every other aspect of their life. That is, until I heard this . . . --According to hairstylists in Jacksonville, Florida, more women are ditching their BLONDE highlights and going BRUNETTE instead. --The idea is that it's more expensive to go blonde. And while blonde hair has to be colored every four to six weeks, brunettes can wait nearly twice as long before they need to recolor their hair. (WJXT News 4 - Jacksonville)
A GUY CALLED 911 WHILE PINNED UNDERNEATH HIS CAR:
Two weeks ago, 21-year-old Brian Brown was tightening some bolts on the underside of his Chevy Camaro when the jack failed and the car came crashing down on top of him. --Fortunately, Brian's cell phone was within his reach, and he managed to call 911 while still pinned under the car. --A few minutes later, two cops, an off-duty firefighter and another unidentified man were able to lift the car off of Brian's chest, saving his life. --Brian says, quote, "I thought I was going to lose my life . . . I just want to say thank you to them for helping me out." (KRQE News 13 - New Mexico / Taos Daily)(--Check out video footage of the rescue here . . .)http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/local/northeast/men-lift-car-to-free-trapped-owner
A PEEPING TOM WAS ARRESTED FOR SPYING ON WOMEN AT A *PEEP SHOW*:
Now it's time to recognize our Meatball Criminal of the Day . . . THIS unidentified bonehead from Seattle . . . --Just before 2:00 A.M. on Saturday morning, a 27-year-old man showed up at an old-school PEEP SHOW STRIP CLUB in downtown Seattle called the Lusty Lady. --After a few minutes, he made his way into one of the peep show stalls. But instead of plunking in a few quarters and going to town on himself like any other guy, he removed a ceiling panel and climbed into the overhead crawlspace. --Apparently, the plan was to crawl into the dancers' dressing room where he was going to . . . well . . . I don't really know what he was planning to do. But before he got there, the guy slipped and his legs crashed through the glass ceiling above the dance floor. --Long story short, the cops showed up and arrested the guy for malicious mischief. But for some reason the charge was never filed, and he was released from jail on Monday night. (--Okay, am I the only one who's confused? What exactly was this guy hoping to do . . . watch women put their clothes back ON? Where's the fun in that? Or was it just the VOYEURISTIC aspect that got this perv going?.) (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
THE CITY WITH THE MOST DEPRESSING LOCAL NEWS IS BOSTON:
Recently, a website called Asylum.com conducted an informal study to find out which major city has the most depressing local news. --Taking into account the percentage of stories about stuff like crime, terrible accidents and bad weather, they determined that the city with the most depressing local news is Boston . . . followed by Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia and Denver. (Asylum)(--Check out a breakdown of the study's results . . .)http://www.asylum.com/2010/01/27/live-at-11-which-city-has-the-most-depressing-local-news/
A 100-YEAR-OLD WOMAN GRADUATED COLLEGE JUST ONE DAY BEFORE DYING:
Meet 100-year-old Harriet Ames of Concord, New Hampshire. --In 1931, Harriet got her two-year teaching certificate from Keene Normal School, which is now called Keene State College. And over the years, she took classes part-time at the University of New Hampshire. --But Harriet stopped going to school in 1971 when she retired from teaching, and she never bothered to check if she had enough credits to get her bachelor's degree. --Well, it turns out she did. And on Friday, Harriet finally received her diploma. Then on Saturday, she died. --According to Harriet's daughter, Marjorie, quote, "She had what I call a 'bucket list,' and that was the last thing on it."(Yahoo News)
PEOPLE WITH THE LEAST EDUCATION WATCH THE MOST TV:
If you watch a lot of TV, it's probably because you're an uneducated moron. --At least that's according to a new survey from a website called Hunch.com. They found that the amount of TV you watch and your level of education are, quote, "almost perfectly inversely correlated." --But if you watch a lot of TV, you might not know what that means, so I'll explain: They're saying that people with the LEAST education watch the MOST TV, and vice versa. (--By the way, even if you don't watch TV, don't be the guy who goes around telling people you don't watch TV because there's nothing good on. There's plenty of good stuff on TV . . . that's NOT the problem. It's that you're a pretentious a-hole.) (--You can link to the full article here . . .)http://www.collisiondetection.net/mt/archives/2010/01/_how_much_tv_do.php(Collision Detection)
AND NOW . . . HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR DOG'S ORAL HEALTH:
I'll bet you didn't know this, but before they were domesticated, dogs were known to have the healthiest, most beautiful TEETH in all the animal kingdom. --Okay, so maybe I'm making that up. But that doesn't mean you should ignore your dog's oral hygiene. With that in mind, here are some tips to improve your dog's oral health:
#1.) Brush your dog's teeth at least twice a week using either a regular toothbrush or gauze wrapped around your fingertip. But you should only use toothpaste designed specifically for dogs.
#2.) Brush in a circular motion, making sure to brush especially well along your dog's gumline. And don't forget to brush the back of your dog's teeth as well.
#3.) Have your dog's teeth evaluated by a veterinarian once a year. If your dog has tartar buildup, it may need to be removed using a process called "scaling."
#4.) Feed your dog dry dog food, and give him an occasional hard biscuit or bone. Chewing on it will help dislodge plaque and other nastiness.
(--And finally, if you have time to brush your dog's teeth twice a week . . . GET A LIFE!!! I mean, really, are you kidding me? Dog's were wild animals. If they've survived this long without brushing their teeth, I think they'll be okay.) (Paw Nation)
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) PETA released their own State of the Union address, only it's called "State of the Union Undress", and it features a woman stripping. (--She starts undressing at 1:50, and they cover the nudity at the end with text for PETA's website.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ65fBaUVQ8(Search Terms: PETA "State of the Union Undress" 2010)
#2.) According to this commercial parody, the only reason guys play "Twister" is to rub up against their hot female friends. (--Warning: This video contains profanity.)http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1928033(Search Terms: CollegeHumor.com Twister commercial)
#3.) These guys dressed up as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, then ordered a pizza. When the delivery guy got there, they tried to take it without paying, but he didn't think it was funny. Then one of them stole a pizza from the back of his delivery bike.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUll5SnavOw(Search Terms: TMNT pizza prank video Remi Gillard)
TEN WAYS TO GET THE BEST DEAL ON A FLIGHT:
ABC News had the CEO of FareCompare.com do a list of the ten best ways to get a deal on a flight. And there's a lot of stuff on it you probably didn't know about. Here it is . . .
#1.) DON'T BOOK TOO LATE, BUT DON'T BOOK TOO EARLY. If you wait until the last minute, it costs a fortune. But you won't get the best price if you book too EARLY, either. Airlines keep the rates high until about four months before the flight.
#2.) BUY ON THE RIGHT DAY. Each airline announces its newest deals every Monday. And by Tuesday at lunchtime, all the other airlines have matched those prices. So Tuesday afternoon is usually the best time to buy.
#3.) FLY ON THE RIGHT DAY. The least popular flights have the cheapest tickets. So if you fly on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday, you'll almost always pay less.
#4.) FLY AT NIGHT. Red-eye flights take off at night and land the next morning. Most people don't like traveling that way, so those flights are cheaper. And flights that coincide with mealtimes are also less expensive.
#5.) COMPARE AIRPORTS. Flying out of one airport might cost twice as much as flying out of another. Generally, the biggest airports have the most flights, so they offer the best prices. Just make sure you don't have to drive too far to get there. --If it's three hours away, it won't be any cheaper, because you'll have to spend more money on gas to get there.
#6.) PAY ATTENTION TO "PEAK TRAVEL SURCHARGE DATES." Just before the holidays last year, the airlines came up with a new way to make money . . . they added a surcharge for the most-popular holiday flights. --So if you're flying somewhere for Valentine's Day or Spring Break, check FareCompare.com to see what each airline is charging. The surcharge is usually ten or twenty bucks each way.
#7.) TRAVEL DURING THE OFF-SEASON. Hawaii is nice all year, but the spring and fall are technically the off-season. And that's when flights are cheapest. The same goes for Europe too. You pay one price to fly in March, or $200 more to fly in April.
#8.) SIGN UP FOR AIRFARE ALERTS. Most of the websites let you sign up for email alerts that tell you when the new deals are posted. And you can even have them sent to your cell phone or Twitter account.
#9.) KNOW WHEN TO JUMP ON A DEAL. When you see a good deal, take it. It's the Internet, so you've got A LOT of competition. And it's not unusual for a deal to disappear while you're trying to book it.
#10.) KNOW WHEN TO GAMBLE. If you book a flight at the very last minute, you can get a great deal. When the airlines see that a flight isn't completely full, they slash the prices.--But gambling on a flight deal only makes sense if you're flexible. If you HAVE to fly that day, don't risk it. (ABC News)
ZELDA RUBINSTEIN . . . the 4-foot, 3-inch woman who played the little psychic chick in "Poltergeist" . . . died yesterday. She was 76. Her agent said she died of natural causes at Barlow Respiratory Hospital in Los Angeles. --Zelda made her film debut in the 1981 comedy "Under the Rainbow". She followed it up with her star-making turn as the psychic Tangina Barrons in "Poltergeist" the following year. She also appeared in two sequels. --After that, she made numerous TV and film appearances . . . and was a regular on the series "Picket Fences". Her last movie was a really cool horror flick from 2006, called "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon". (--If you dig slasher movies, you NEED to see this one. It's a "mockumentary" about a guy who's preparing his first Jason Voorhees-type killing spree.) --In addition to acting, Zelda was also an advocate for the better treatment of little people in the movie industry . . . and an early AIDS activist.
JAY LENO SAYS HE HASN'T TALKED TO CONAN O'BRIEN SINCE NBC BLEW UP THEIR LATE-NIGHT SCHEDULE:
In an interview airing today on "The Oprah Winfrey Show", JAY LENO admits that he hasn't talked to CONAN O'BRIEN since the NBC late-night mess began. --He says, quote, "I haven't talked to him since all this. No, I haven't." --When Oprah asks if he WANTED to call Conan, Jay says, quote, "Yeah, but it didn't seem appropriate. I don't know, I think . . . let things cool down and maybe we'll talk, you know?" --Oprah also asks if Jay was, quote, "hurt" by any of the things Conan said . . . Jay responds, quote, "No, they were jokes. And that's OK. --"It's what we do, you know. You can't . . . it's like being a fighter and saying, 'When you got punched in the head, did it hurt?' Well, yeah, but you're a fighter, that's what you do." (--You can watch the clip, here . . .)http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=5a0ee787-5613-40ce-bb16-9a4bb03d68f4(--In this video, which was the only preview clip available, Jay seems openly upset about the whole thing. I'm not sure what that means . . . but it'll be interesting to see if the whole interview is this candid, or if this was just a moment.)
TV RANDOMS:
#1.) ABC has cancelled "Ugly Betty". No date for the series finale has been announced yet. There are eight more unaired episodes of the show on the way. (--This was "Ugly Betty's" fourth season. It's been struggling in the ratings for a while.) --The network and show's producers released a joint statement saying, quote, "We've mutually come to the difficult decision to make this 'Ugly Betty's' final season . . . and are announcing now as we want to allow the show ample time to write a satisfying conclusion."
#2.) So-called "sources" tell "Entertainment Weekly" that CALISTA FLOCKHART'S role on "Brothers & Sisters" will be "reduced" next season. ABC wouldn't comment, except to insist that she'll be remaining a series regular. (--Calista plays the wife of ROB LOWE'S character. Just last week, Rob announced that he'd be leaving the show at the end of the season. It's unclear if either of these things had anything to do with the other . . . and if so, which came first.)
#3.) MARY J. BLIGE and ANDREA BOCELLI will perform a duet of the SIMON & GARFUNKEL classic, "Bridge Over Troubled Water", at the Grammys on Sunday night. It'll take place during a special segment devoted to Haiti relief. --A recording of the duet will be available on iTunes after the show. All proceeds will benefit the Red Cross. Meanwhile, FLEETWOOD MAC minx STEVIE NICKS was also announced as a Grammy performer.
THE "HOPE FOR HAITI NOW" CHARITY CD HAS DEBUTED AT #1:
As expected, the "Hope For Haiti Now" charity album debuts at #1 on the "Billboard" album chart after moving 171,000 copies . . . in just TWO DAYS of sales. That also makes it the first download-only album to EVER top this chart. --Meanwhile, this year's "Grammy Nominees" album sold 49,000 copies to come in at #5, just behind the new disc from SPOON.
Here are your Top 10 albums . . .
1.) (NEW) "Hope For Haiti Now", Various Artists (171,000 copies)
2.) "I Dreamed A Dream", Susan Boyle (86,000 copies)
3.) "The Fame", Lady Gaga (62,000 copies)
4.) (NEW) "Transference", Spoon (53,000 copies)
5.) (NEW) "2010 Grammy Nominees", Various Artists (49,000 copies)
6.) "Contra", Vampire Weekend (43,000 copies)
7.) "The Element of Freedom", Alicia Keys (40,000 copies)
8.) "Animal", Ke$ha (35,000 copies)
9.) "The E.N.D.", Black Eyed Peas (35,000 copies)
10.) "Fearless", Taylor Swift (32,000 copies)
MUSIC RANDOMS:
#1.) Yet another musician is upset with a politician for using his music without permission. JOE WALSH of the EAGLES is ticked at a Republican congressional candidate in Illinois for using, "Walk Away" . . . which is a song by Joe's old band, THE JAMES GANG. --But get this: The politician's name is also JOE WALSH. (???) Joe the musician's lawyer fired off a letter to Joe the politician to explain the United States Copyright Act to him. (--You can download the entire letter by scrolling down, here . . .)http://www.thresq.com/2010/01/joe-walsh-republican-eagles-copyright.html
#2.) CHRISTINA AGUILERA'S next album, "Bionic", was supposed to come out in March, but yesterday she announced that it's been pushed back to April. (--There was no explanation for the delay, and no specific release date was given.) --The first single, "Glam", will be out sometime next month.
#3.) USHER has announced that his new album, "Raymond v. Raymond", will be released on March 30th. (--It'll include the singles "Papers" and "Hey Daddy".) --The album was supposed to come out in December, but a rep for Usher said they decided to push it back so they'd have more time to build the hype.
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
HERE ARE NINE FUN FACTS ABOUT THIS YEAR'S $1.35 TRILLION FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT:
This year's federal budget deficit is estimated to be about $1.35 TRILLION. To give you some idea of how insane that is, one trillion is a 13-digit number. Or look at it this way:
--1.35 TRILLION pounds is the weight equivalent of 135 MILLION elephants.--1.35 TRILLION years is more than 300 times longer than Earth has been a planet.--If you wanted to travel 1.35 TRILLION miles, you'd have to circle the globe 54 MILLION times. Or you could travel to the sun and back, and still have a few miles to go.--If you wanted to count to 1.35 TRILLION, at a rate of one number per second, it would take you more than 40,000 years.--With $1 TRILLION, you could pay ALEX RODRIGUEZ'S salary 40,000 times. And you could finance the federal government's bailout of Goldman Sachs 216 times. Or look at it this way . . .--In order to erase this year's $1.35 TRILLION budget deficit, every American would have to chip in $4,500. (!!!) (Yahoo News)
THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI IS TRYING TO COLLECT ONE BILLION PENNIES:
Right now, the University of Cincinnati is in the midst of its "Proudly Cincinnati" fundraising campaign. The idea is to raise $1 BILLION by the year 2013. So far they've scraped together $638 MILLION. --Anyway, to help raise the final $362 MILLION, the school's student government announced Tuesday they're going to start collecting PENNIES . . . ONE BILLION of them to be exact. That's the equivalent of $10 MILLION. --To put that in perspective, if you gathered all those pennies together, you'd end up with a pile roughly the size of five school buses. --If you laid them side by side, they would stretch more than 11,800 miles . . . or about the distance from Anchorage, Alaska, to Antarctica. --And if you stacked them all one on top of the other, it would reach nearly 1,000 miles high. That's about 775 miles higher than satellites orbiting Earth. (--Check out a cool visual representation of one billion pennies, here . . .)http://www.kokogiak.com/megapenny/nine.asp(Business Courier of Cincinnati / WTOL News 11 - Toledo)
IS THE ECONOMY CAUSING MORE WOMEN TO GO BRUNETTE BECAUSE IT'S CHEAPER THAN GOING BLONDE?
Times are tough right now . . . we all know it. But I guess it never occurred to me that the down economy could affect a person's APPEARANCE, as well as every other aspect of their life. That is, until I heard this . . . --According to hairstylists in Jacksonville, Florida, more women are ditching their BLONDE highlights and going BRUNETTE instead. --The idea is that it's more expensive to go blonde. And while blonde hair has to be colored every four to six weeks, brunettes can wait nearly twice as long before they need to recolor their hair. (WJXT News 4 - Jacksonville)
A GUY CALLED 911 WHILE PINNED UNDERNEATH HIS CAR:
Two weeks ago, 21-year-old Brian Brown was tightening some bolts on the underside of his Chevy Camaro when the jack failed and the car came crashing down on top of him. --Fortunately, Brian's cell phone was within his reach, and he managed to call 911 while still pinned under the car. --A few minutes later, two cops, an off-duty firefighter and another unidentified man were able to lift the car off of Brian's chest, saving his life. --Brian says, quote, "I thought I was going to lose my life . . . I just want to say thank you to them for helping me out." (KRQE News 13 - New Mexico / Taos Daily)(--Check out video footage of the rescue here . . .)http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/local/northeast/men-lift-car-to-free-trapped-owner
A PEEPING TOM WAS ARRESTED FOR SPYING ON WOMEN AT A *PEEP SHOW*:
Now it's time to recognize our Meatball Criminal of the Day . . . THIS unidentified bonehead from Seattle . . . --Just before 2:00 A.M. on Saturday morning, a 27-year-old man showed up at an old-school PEEP SHOW STRIP CLUB in downtown Seattle called the Lusty Lady. --After a few minutes, he made his way into one of the peep show stalls. But instead of plunking in a few quarters and going to town on himself like any other guy, he removed a ceiling panel and climbed into the overhead crawlspace. --Apparently, the plan was to crawl into the dancers' dressing room where he was going to . . . well . . . I don't really know what he was planning to do. But before he got there, the guy slipped and his legs crashed through the glass ceiling above the dance floor. --Long story short, the cops showed up and arrested the guy for malicious mischief. But for some reason the charge was never filed, and he was released from jail on Monday night. (--Okay, am I the only one who's confused? What exactly was this guy hoping to do . . . watch women put their clothes back ON? Where's the fun in that? Or was it just the VOYEURISTIC aspect that got this perv going?.) (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
THE CITY WITH THE MOST DEPRESSING LOCAL NEWS IS BOSTON:
Recently, a website called Asylum.com conducted an informal study to find out which major city has the most depressing local news. --Taking into account the percentage of stories about stuff like crime, terrible accidents and bad weather, they determined that the city with the most depressing local news is Boston . . . followed by Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia and Denver. (Asylum)(--Check out a breakdown of the study's results . . .)http://www.asylum.com/2010/01/27/live-at-11-which-city-has-the-most-depressing-local-news/
A 100-YEAR-OLD WOMAN GRADUATED COLLEGE JUST ONE DAY BEFORE DYING:
Meet 100-year-old Harriet Ames of Concord, New Hampshire. --In 1931, Harriet got her two-year teaching certificate from Keene Normal School, which is now called Keene State College. And over the years, she took classes part-time at the University of New Hampshire. --But Harriet stopped going to school in 1971 when she retired from teaching, and she never bothered to check if she had enough credits to get her bachelor's degree. --Well, it turns out she did. And on Friday, Harriet finally received her diploma. Then on Saturday, she died. --According to Harriet's daughter, Marjorie, quote, "She had what I call a 'bucket list,' and that was the last thing on it."(Yahoo News)
PEOPLE WITH THE LEAST EDUCATION WATCH THE MOST TV:
If you watch a lot of TV, it's probably because you're an uneducated moron. --At least that's according to a new survey from a website called Hunch.com. They found that the amount of TV you watch and your level of education are, quote, "almost perfectly inversely correlated." --But if you watch a lot of TV, you might not know what that means, so I'll explain: They're saying that people with the LEAST education watch the MOST TV, and vice versa. (--By the way, even if you don't watch TV, don't be the guy who goes around telling people you don't watch TV because there's nothing good on. There's plenty of good stuff on TV . . . that's NOT the problem. It's that you're a pretentious a-hole.) (--You can link to the full article here . . .)http://www.collisiondetection.net/mt/archives/2010/01/_how_much_tv_do.php(Collision Detection)
AND NOW . . . HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR DOG'S ORAL HEALTH:
I'll bet you didn't know this, but before they were domesticated, dogs were known to have the healthiest, most beautiful TEETH in all the animal kingdom. --Okay, so maybe I'm making that up. But that doesn't mean you should ignore your dog's oral hygiene. With that in mind, here are some tips to improve your dog's oral health:
#1.) Brush your dog's teeth at least twice a week using either a regular toothbrush or gauze wrapped around your fingertip. But you should only use toothpaste designed specifically for dogs.
#2.) Brush in a circular motion, making sure to brush especially well along your dog's gumline. And don't forget to brush the back of your dog's teeth as well.
#3.) Have your dog's teeth evaluated by a veterinarian once a year. If your dog has tartar buildup, it may need to be removed using a process called "scaling."
#4.) Feed your dog dry dog food, and give him an occasional hard biscuit or bone. Chewing on it will help dislodge plaque and other nastiness.
(--And finally, if you have time to brush your dog's teeth twice a week . . . GET A LIFE!!! I mean, really, are you kidding me? Dog's were wild animals. If they've survived this long without brushing their teeth, I think they'll be okay.) (Paw Nation)
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) PETA released their own State of the Union address, only it's called "State of the Union Undress", and it features a woman stripping. (--She starts undressing at 1:50, and they cover the nudity at the end with text for PETA's website.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ65fBaUVQ8(Search Terms: PETA "State of the Union Undress" 2010)
#2.) According to this commercial parody, the only reason guys play "Twister" is to rub up against their hot female friends. (--Warning: This video contains profanity.)http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1928033(Search Terms: CollegeHumor.com Twister commercial)
#3.) These guys dressed up as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, then ordered a pizza. When the delivery guy got there, they tried to take it without paying, but he didn't think it was funny. Then one of them stole a pizza from the back of his delivery bike.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUll5SnavOw(Search Terms: TMNT pizza prank video Remi Gillard)
TEN WAYS TO GET THE BEST DEAL ON A FLIGHT:
ABC News had the CEO of FareCompare.com do a list of the ten best ways to get a deal on a flight. And there's a lot of stuff on it you probably didn't know about. Here it is . . .
#1.) DON'T BOOK TOO LATE, BUT DON'T BOOK TOO EARLY. If you wait until the last minute, it costs a fortune. But you won't get the best price if you book too EARLY, either. Airlines keep the rates high until about four months before the flight.
#2.) BUY ON THE RIGHT DAY. Each airline announces its newest deals every Monday. And by Tuesday at lunchtime, all the other airlines have matched those prices. So Tuesday afternoon is usually the best time to buy.
#3.) FLY ON THE RIGHT DAY. The least popular flights have the cheapest tickets. So if you fly on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday, you'll almost always pay less.
#4.) FLY AT NIGHT. Red-eye flights take off at night and land the next morning. Most people don't like traveling that way, so those flights are cheaper. And flights that coincide with mealtimes are also less expensive.
#5.) COMPARE AIRPORTS. Flying out of one airport might cost twice as much as flying out of another. Generally, the biggest airports have the most flights, so they offer the best prices. Just make sure you don't have to drive too far to get there. --If it's three hours away, it won't be any cheaper, because you'll have to spend more money on gas to get there.
#6.) PAY ATTENTION TO "PEAK TRAVEL SURCHARGE DATES." Just before the holidays last year, the airlines came up with a new way to make money . . . they added a surcharge for the most-popular holiday flights. --So if you're flying somewhere for Valentine's Day or Spring Break, check FareCompare.com to see what each airline is charging. The surcharge is usually ten or twenty bucks each way.
#7.) TRAVEL DURING THE OFF-SEASON. Hawaii is nice all year, but the spring and fall are technically the off-season. And that's when flights are cheapest. The same goes for Europe too. You pay one price to fly in March, or $200 more to fly in April.
#8.) SIGN UP FOR AIRFARE ALERTS. Most of the websites let you sign up for email alerts that tell you when the new deals are posted. And you can even have them sent to your cell phone or Twitter account.
#9.) KNOW WHEN TO JUMP ON A DEAL. When you see a good deal, take it. It's the Internet, so you've got A LOT of competition. And it's not unusual for a deal to disappear while you're trying to book it.
#10.) KNOW WHEN TO GAMBLE. If you book a flight at the very last minute, you can get a great deal. When the airlines see that a flight isn't completely full, they slash the prices.--But gambling on a flight deal only makes sense if you're flexible. If you HAVE to fly that day, don't risk it. (ABC News)
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