HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (06-16-10)
IS AL GORE DATING LARRY DAVID'S EX-WIFE???
When AL and TIPPER GORE announced their separation, everybody swore up and down that no third parties were involved. But that might not be true. --The not-always-reliable "Star" tabloid claims that Al has been dating LAURIE DAVID for about two years. --Laurie is the ex-wife of LARRY DAVID . . . the star of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm". (--He also co-created "Seinfeld".) Laurie and Al share a passion for climate change activism. --She and Larry broke up in 2007 . . . amid rumors that she was having an affair with an employee at their summer home in Martha's Vineyard. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "Al and Laurie went from friends to lovers. It couldn't be avoided." --Al hasn't commented on this yet, but Laurie is already denying it. She says, quote, "The story is completely untrue. --"It's a total fabrication. I adore both Al and Tipper. I look at them both as family. And I have happily been in a serious relationship since my divorce."
ELTON JOHN WENT TO RUSH LIMBAUGH'S WEDDING TO "BUILD BRIDGES":
As inconceivable as it sounded at the time, the story was true: ELTON JOHN did indeed perform at RUSH LIMBAUGH'S wedding. And Elton's longtime partner, DAVID FURNISH, explains why . . . --He tells "People" magazine, quote, "To put it in Elton's exact words, when he got the invitation, he was 'a little surprised.' And then, when it turned out to be a genuinely sincere invitation, Elton said, 'Life is about building bridges, not walls.'" --Elton also told him he saw it as an opportunity to, quote, "go where people wouldn't expect me to go. And maybe if I can make a great impression, people might change their perspectives on life." --David didn't attend the wedding because he was in Europe. But he says that Rush and his new wife were, quote, "incredibly gracious and very welcoming and very sweet and very appreciative." --He added, quote, "From everything Elton told me, Rush and his bride were incredibly charming and welcoming. And they have said they want to come and have dinner with us in England, if they pass through in their travels."
ARE THERE X-RATED PICTURES OF A YOUNG BETTY WHITE FLOATING AROUND???
Tragically, BETTY WHITE is a little too old-school to have been able to videotape herself doing the nasty when she was in her prime. But they did have PHOTOGRAPHY in those days. --And Betty may have used it to its full, pornographic potential. --Some not-always-reliable gossip sites claim that there are FOUR photos of Betty and her late husband, ALLEN LUDDEN, DOING THE NASTY. (--Allen was a game show host, best known for "Password". In fact, he and Betty met when she was a panelist on the show. They got married in 1963, and they stayed married until his death in 1981.) --The pics were found among some memorabilia left behind at a house Betty once owned. And the finder is considering selling them.
CAMERON DIAZ SAYS SHE'S NOT DATING ALEX RODRIGUEZ:
CAMERON DIAZ is NOT dating ALEX RODRIGUEZ. --She tells "Playboy", quote, "No, no, no. I've been in relationships since I was 16 years old. In the past three years I've made a conscious decision not to be in a relationship for as long as I want. --"I've stayed away from all the traps out there for me to just fall into something that will potentially lead me down the same road . . . I want to have a relationship with myself right now." --Meanwhile, Cameron also says that JESSICA BIEL doesn't have to worry that she and JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE get busy in the upcoming comedy, "Bad Teacher". --She says, quote, "We're adults. Of course, we could work together. It's been three years since we broke up. It's all done. --"We're friends; he's really talented and funny, and we're good at being funny together. A great dynamic we have is that we love laughing together . . . he's so hilarious." --Oh, and Cameron would like you to know that sex with a woman is NOT off the table . . . but if it does happen, it doesn't make her gay. --She says, quote, "Sexuality and love can be different things. I can be attracted to a woman sexually, but it doesn't mean I want to be in love with a woman. --"If I'm going to be with a woman sexually, it doesn't mean I'm a lesbian. We put these restraints and definitions on people, but it's hard to define." --And here's a little encouragement for you guys who might want to get with Cameron . . . quote, "I never shut down any man who's willing to ask me out unless he's a total douche bag."
TIFFANI THIESSEN HAD HER BABY:
TIFFANI THIESSEN is no longer the most pregnant woman on Earth. Yesterday, she FINALLY expunged the baby girl that was due last month. --Her name is Harper Renn Smith, and she's the first child for Tiffani and her husband, artist and actor Brady Smith.
DOES TIGER WOODS HAVE A 9-YEAR-OLD LOVE CHILD???
Just when you thought the TIGER WOODS scandal was as played out as it could get, I hit you with THIS . . . --A mattress actress and alleged escort by the name of DEVON JAMES says that Tiger is the father of her 9-year-old son. --If there's an upside here, it's that Tiger would have fathered this kid before he married ELIN NORDEGREN. (--Tiger and Elin were first introduced to each other in 2001 . . . which was around the time the kid was born.) --Here's the thing, though: Devon's mother says her daughter is a LYING SCUMBAG who's only out to score a payday. --She says she knows who the father of Devon's son is, and it's not Tiger. In fact, Devon has THREE kids, and she's such a bad mother, that her mom has custody of all of them. --She adds, quote, "I would love to talk to Tiger Woods and apologize that that is my daughter doing that and tell him the real truth that I know."
ANOTHER MERCEDES BELONGING TO CHARLIE SHEEN WAS STOLEN AND DRIVEN OFF A CLIFF:
Back in February, somebody stole CHARLIE SHEEN'S Mercedes from his driveway, and pushed it over a cliff and into a ravine. No suspects were ever found. --Well, yesterday morning it happened again, and the details are almost exactly the same. -At around 3:00 A.M. yesterday morning, somebody called police to report that a car went over a cliff. When cops got to the scene, they ran the plates and discovered that it was yet another Mercedes owned by Charlie Sheen. --They went to Charlie's house and got him out of bed to tell him the news. Charlie said he didn't even know the car had been stolen. But he had apparently left the keys in the ignition. --A police spokesman says, quote, "We're making the assumption the car was stolen. The keys were found in the vehicle and it was pushed over the side of a hill. --"It's very identical [to the previous incident] and even the location was nearby. Mr. Sheen spoke with PD but he has no idea [who may have taken the car]." --Charlie lives in a GATED COMMUNITY, by the way . . . which makes this a little weirder. Police plan to review surveillance video from the entrance gate . . . although that didn't help them catch anybody the first time it happened.
(--Here's video of firefighters retrieving the car from the bottom of a ditch . . .)
http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=f7376c9e-f480-4932-838e-2ee8c18fb66d
CHARLIE SHEEN AND BROOKE MUELLER HAVE SIGNED PAPERS THAT SPELL OUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN *IF* THEY DIVORCE:
CHARLIE SHEEN and BROOKE MUELLER have signed papers that spell out what'll happen in their divorce . . . IF they divorce. (--There's still no word if they're going to divorce . . . nobody has signed papers yet.) --Here's how it all shakes down . . . --Charlie and Brooke will share legal custody of their two sons, Bob and Max. But Brooke will have primary physical custody. Charlie gets them every other weekend. --As for money, Brooke isn't getting spousal support. But she may not need it. --She's getting a lump-sum payment of $757,689.70. (???) Plus, Charlie is buying Brooke out of their Los Angeles home for $1 million. --And Brooke gets half of the money that a photo agency paid for baby pictures of their kids. (--No word how much that is.) --She's also getting $55,000 a month in child support, which is about what Charlie pays ex-wife DENISE RICHARDS for their two daughters. -In fact, Brooke has it in writing that Denise never gets more than her . . . quote, "Under no circumstances shall the child support paid by Charlie for Bob and Max be less than the child support paid by Charlie to Denise Richards for Sam and Lola." --Brooke also agrees not to, quote, "disclose to any media sources personal information relating to Charlie's sexual affairs or alleged drug usage." And Charlie agrees not to talk about Brooke's alleged drug use. --The settlement . . . which is 41 pages long . . . hasn't been filed yet. Obviously, it won't be until they actually file divorce papers. (--According to some reports, they've already made the decision to divorce . . . but they've been waiting to file until Charlie settles his legal troubles.)
WILL BROOKE MUELLER GO BACK TO REHAB???
Sources say that BROOKE MUELLER has fallen off the wagon and plans to go back to rehab for another 30 days. (--That's all we've heard about this so far. We'll keep you posted.)
SHANNON PRICE DEFENDS HER DECISION TO PULL THE PLUG ON GARY COLEMAN:
SHANNON PRICE is defending her decision to pull the plug on GARY COLEMAN . . . despite the emergence of that document that suggests Gary might have wanted to be kept alive a little longer, just to be on the safe side. --Shannon says, quote, "This is what the doctors advised me. I did what I could. The doctors advised me that he was not going to make it because his heart was going to give out and [it was] the time to pull it. --"Gary and I had talked about that and he said, 'If I am a vegetable, just pull it.' I tried very hard to make sure that I did everything . . . for him to have a chance at surviving." --By the way . . . Shannon says there is YET ANOTHER WILL out there, and it gives her EVERYTHING. She thinks it's in the possession of the attorney representing ANNA GRAY. --Anna is the other woman vying for control of Gary's estate. Her attorney also handled Gary and Shannon's divorce. --Shannon added, quote, "I want to make sure I have an urn and a necklace with his ashes. That's all I want. I don't want anything more." (--Here's video . . .) http://www.etonline.com/news/2010/06/88285/index.html
BAM MARGERA'S ASSAILANT WAS A NEIGHBOR WHO COULDN'T STAND THE NOISE AT HIS BAR:
We've learned a little bit more about the baseball bat assault that put BAM MARGERA in the hospital over the weekend. --The assailant was 59-year-old Elizabeth Ray. She lives near The Note, which is the bar that Bam owns in West Chester, Pennsylvania. That's where the assault occurred early Saturday morning. --Apparently, Bam has had several run-ins with her over the volume of the music at the bar. --Bam's mother April says, quote, "She hit him over the head with a baseball bat, and she hit him while he was walking to his car. There was no fight. She's just crazy and gives him a hard time all the time." --Elizabeth Ray was booked on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment. She says Bam egged her on . . . quote, "He called me the N-word. I'm innocent, and he's a jackass, just like his movies." --Meanwhile, Bam says the assault screwed up filming for the upcoming "Jackass 3-D". --He flew from Pennsylvania to Los Angeles on Monday to film an intro to the movie, which was supposed to involve all of them taking shots to the head in slow motion. --But Bam couldn't do it because of the blow he'd already taken to the head.
RANDY JACKSON WAS HOSPITALIZED YESTERDAY FOR CHEST PAINS:
RANDY JACKSON . . . MICHAEL JACKSON'S brother, not the "American Idol" judge . . . was hospitalized yesterday with chest pains. --There's no word how serious it was, but a Jackson family rep says he's doing okay, and he was NOT brought to the hospital by ambulance. He walked in under his own power.
ROBERT PATTINSON SHOWS "A LOT OF CRACK" IN ONE OF HIS UPCOMING MOVIES:
Ladies, if your main complaint about the "Twilight" movies is that there's NOT ENOUGH OF ROBERT PATTINSON'S BUTTCRACK, then your itch will officially be scratched next year. -That's when Robert will be in theaters in a movie called "Bel Ami". It's a period piece based on an 1885 novel of the same name. --Robert's character gets to nail several fine ladies . . . so there's definitely some skin on display. He says, quote, "I think there's a lot of my crack in it. I think there's quite a bit of nudity." (--Here's video . . .) http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/527867/pattinson-goes-nude-in-bel-ami.jhtml#id=1641546
TAYLOR LAUTNER WON'T TAKE HIS SHIRT OFF WITHOUT A GOOD REASON:
Let's be honest: There are probably a LOT of women who were initially hooked into the "Twilight" franchise by TAYLOR LAUTNER'S abs. --But you shouldn't go into every one of Taylor's movies expecting to see them. Because he will NOT be taking his shirt off gratuitously. --He says, quote, "Originally I was supposed to take off my shirt [in 'Valentine's Day']. The script said we were walking into school and [my character] Willy takes off his shirt. --"I said, 'Whoa, whoa, whoa. Time out.' He's gonna take off his shirt in the middle of school?' No, no, no. The reason I took off my shirt for 'New Moon' is because it's written in the book that way. And there's reasons behind it."
"THE NBA FINALS" TOOK THE TOP THREE SPOTS IN THE RATINGS:
This year's NBA Finals are proving to be a ratings winner. All three of last week's games are at the top the ratings . . . with Boston's Game 5 victory attracting 18.7 million viewers. I'd expect an even bigger audience for tomorrow night's Game 7.
--In case you somehow missed it, the Lakers beat the Celtics 89-67 in last night's sixth game. Here are last week's Top 20 shows . . .
1.) Game 5 of the "The NBA Finals", ABC, 18.7 million viewers
(--The Celtics beat the Lakers, 92-86.)
2.) Game 4 of the "The NBA Finals", ABC, 16.4 million viewers
(--The Celtics beat the Lakers, 96-89.)
3.) Game 3 of the "The NBA Finals", ABC, 16 million viewers
(--The Lakers beat the Celtics, 91-84.)
THE THIRD SEASON PREMIERE OF "TRUE BLOOD" WAS A BIG DEAL:
This just in: America STILL can't get enough of vampires . . . (--or at least, America's premium cable subscribers aren't sick of them yet.) --The third season of "True Blood" premiered on HBO Sunday night . . . and it attracted 5.1 million people, which nearly set a record for the series. (--And another 1.3 million watched an encore broadcast later that night.) (--The record of 5.3 million viewers was set in the middle of Season Two.) (--By comparison, 3.7 million people watched the second season premiere of "True Blood". And another 1.4 million watched the encore broadcast that night. Overall, the show averaged 4.3 million viewers per episode last season.) (--In other still-temporarily-obsessed-with-vampires news, the THIRD "Twilight" movie, "Eclipse", crashes into theaters on Wednesday, June 30th.)
TV REMINDERS
WEDNESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"2010 FIFA World Cup Playoffs" . . . 2:00 to 4:30 P.M. Eastern on ESPN. (--Uruguay hosts South Africa in South Africa.)
--"So You Think You Can Dance" [Performance Show] . . . 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Fox.
--"TV's Greatest Surprises" . . . 8:00 to 9:30 P.M. on CBS. (--Jeff Probst counts down "TV's 30 biggest surprises" with comments from people involved, including Tina Fey, Howie Mandel, Whoopi Goldberg, Julie Chen and Regis Philbin.)
--"America's Got Talent" [Auditions] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on NBC.
--"Dog the Bounty Hunter" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on A&E. (--Dog helps the police locate a teenage fugitive.)
--"Hot in Cleveland" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on TV Land. (--Valerie Bertinelli, Wendie Malick and Jane Leeves play three friends who move to Cleveland and rent a house that comes with Betty White as its caretaker.)
--"Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" [3rd Season Finale] . . . 10:30 to 11:00 P.M. on TBS.
TIM BACHMAN . . . FROM BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE . . . HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AN UNDERAGE GIRL:
TIM BACHMAN . . . the onetime rhythm guitarist for the '70s Canadian rock group BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE . . . has been accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl. (--Tim was a founding member of the band . . . along with his brothers RANDY and ROBBIE BACHMAN and FRED TURNER.) (--He appeared on their first two albums . . . "Bachman-Turner Overdrive" and "Bachman-Turner Overdrive 2" . . . then left in 1974. 10 years later, he rejoined the band to record their second self-titled album.) (--That album, which is also referred to as "Hard and Fast", was essentially their FINAL studio album.) --According to reports, the alleged assault happened between 2000 and 2004 . . . involving a girl who, at the time, was between the ages of 11 and 14. --The girl came forward in March of LAST YEAR. Canadian authorities launched an investigation . . . and police officially charged Tim last month. --A Canadian official says, quote, "We're dealing with an historic sexual assault. The parties did know each other." (--There's no word HOW they knew each other.) --He also said that Tim has been living in British Columbia, Canada for the past decade . . . working as a real estate agent. (???) (--Tim is now 58 years old.) --Tim turned himself in last month . . . and was subsequently released after promising to answer the charges at a court hearing scheduled for July 5th. (--It's unclear why this didn't come out earlier . . . but it's news now because Tim's lawyer just made an appearance in court on Monday.) --"The Canadian Press" reports that Tim is facing charges of, quote, "sexual assault, sexual interference with a person under 14 and touching for a sexual purpose." --Beyond that, no details on the assault have been released, and the identity of the victim . . . who would be around 21 years old now . . . has not been released. (--There's been no comment from Tim or anyone else from BTO yet. Of course, we'll keep you posted on the developments.)
DID PAUL GRAY'S DEATH PUT THE FUTURE OF SLIPKNOT IN DOUBT???
SLIPKNOT hasn't commented on the status of the band since bassist PAUL GRAY died last month . . . and now, singer COREY TAYLOR is hinting that their future could be in doubt. --In a recent interview, Corey declined to comment directly on Paul's death . . . but regarding the band's future, he did say, quote, "[It's] too soon to say right now." (--Corey has another band, STONE SOUR, which is preparing for the release of their next album, "Audio Secrecy".) (--That album is scheduled to hit stores on September 7th . . . and they're currently touring in Europe. So clearly, he's in Stone Sour mode for now.)
OK GO HAS RELEASED ANOTHER AWESOME MUSIC VIDEO:
You may be a fan of OK GO'S music . . . or not . . . but you have to admit one thing: They know how to make AMAZING music videos. --Their latest . . . for their song "End Love" . . . was released yesterday. You can check it out on their website, OKGO.net. (--Here . . .)
http://www.okgo.net/2010/06/15/end-love-video-premiere/
IS OZZY OSBOURNE'S HEALTH A "MEDICAL MIRACLE"?
This is interesting: There's a report online that so-called "genome researchers" are going to conduct tests on OZZY OSBOURNE . . . with his consent, of course . . . to determine if his body is a MEDICAL MIRACLE. --The U.K.'s Sky News reports that a $40,000 "genome analysis" will be done on Ozzy's DNA. --It's simple: Ozzy offers-up a blood sample, and then the researchers perform all kinds of tests on it to try to determine, essentially, how Ozzy is still alive after everything he's put his body through over the years. --The analysis will take about three months to complete. (--If the results are made public, we'll definitely pass them along to you.) (--In the meantime, Ozzy's new album, "Scream" . . . which doesn't come out until next Tuesday . . . is streaming on his MySpace page. Here's the link . . .http://www.myspace.com/ozzyosbourne
DETAILS ON VINCE NEIL'S NEW SOLO ALBUM:
MOTLEY CRUE singer VINCE NEIL will release an album called "Tattoos & Tequila" next Tuesday. It'll feature two new original tracks . . . and 10 covers. --The covers will include: Elton John's "The Bitch is Back", Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas", Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Who Will Stop the Rain", The Hollies' "Long Cool Woman" and Aerosmith's "Nobody's Fault".
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
POLICE CAN NOW USE AN IPHONE-STYLE APP TO SCAN YOUR FACE AND IDENTIFY YOU:
The police scanning your face like the Terminator and figuring out if you're a criminal? There's an app for that. --Brockton, Massachusetts, is now the first police department with a phone app that scans a person's face, and almost instantly identifies whether or not they're a criminal. --The app doesn't run on an iPhone . . . instead, it runs on a special touch-screen device that . . . well . . . basically looks like a slightly larger iPhone. --It's called MORIS, which stands for Mobile Offender Recognition and Identification System. An officer holds it up, takes a photo of a face . . . and it instantly runs facial recognition software and compares the photo to a database of known criminals. --Each MORIS device also has fingerprint recognition . . . so the cops can instantly check a suspect's prints just by having him touch the screen. --Each one of the devices costs $3,000, so they're DEFINITELY not cheap and not in most police department budgets. The Brockton PD got a grant to test them out. --And . . . they promise they're not going to use them to go around and monitor random people, Big Brother style. William Conlon is the chief of the Brockton PD, and he says, quote, "It will [only] be used when someone has done something." (--Or to see if you're Sarah Connor.) (Quincy Patriot Ledger)
A MAN IN CHICAGO ACTUALLY PULLED OFF THE "CATCH A BULLET IN YOUR TEETH" MOVE:
You know how in over-the-top action movies, sometimes a guy gets shot in the face . . . but saves himself by catching the bullet in his TEETH? There's a guy in Chicago who actually managed to do that. Accidentally, but still. It's pretty badass. --The man is a 39-year-old whose name hasn't been released. At 4:35 A.M. early Monday morning, he was walking down the street and someone shot at him. --The police don't know WHY the person shot at him or who the shooter was . . . all they know is that the bullet hit the guy in the teeth and STOPPED COLD. --The man had a tooth knocked out, but that was it. He was able to calmly SPIT OUT the bullet . . . then he went to the hospital. Detectives are still piecing together all of the circumstances around the shooting. (WFLD - Chicago)
HERE ARE INSTRUCTIONS TO GET RID OF THE BUZZING SOUND FROM WORLD CUP GAMES:
The organizers of the World Cup have decided NOT to ban the vuvuzelas . . . those are the horns that sound like angry buzzing bees that have been PLAGUING the TV broadcasts of the games. --Well, if you have a little bit of technical skill . . . or a really fancy TV or sound system with an equalizer. . . here's a guide to getting rid of the sound, or at least quieting it down. Now you can enjoy scoreless ties in peace and quiet . . .
http://lifehacker.com/5564085/how-to-silence-vuvuzela-horns-with-an-eq-filter
THE MOST POPULAR FAST FOOD RESTAURANT IN THE U.S. IS . . . PAPA JOHN'S?
We've got some brand new numbers today from the American Customer Satisfaction Index . . . which tests how Americans feel about tons of different brands.--They just finished a survey on our favorite "limited service" restaurants . . . which are basically any places that serve fast food, carry out food, or snacks. And the most popular one is . . . somehow . . . PAPA JOHN'S. --They scored an 80 out of 100, which was easily good for first place. The least-popular restaurant in the survey was McDonald's, which got a 67 out of 100. Here are all 10 restaurants from the survey, ranked in order.
#1.) Papa John's
#2.) Starbucks
#3.) Little Caesars
#4.) Pizza Hut
#5.) Wendy's
#6.) Domino's Pizza
#7.) KFC
#8.) Taco Bell
#9.) Burger King
#10.) McDonald's (American Customer Satisfaction Index)
USING "THE CLUB" ACTUALLY MAKES IT *EASIER* FOR SOMEONE TO STEAL YOUR CAR:
Remember The Club? It's not that popular anymore, but back in the day, it seemed like everyone had one of 'em locked around their steering wheel. Well, uh, don't buy one. --According to Jim Burns, who was a design engineer at Chrysler in the '90s, professional thieves say The Club actually makes it EASIER to steal a car. --Quote, "A pro thief would carry a short piece of hacksaw blade to cut through a plastic steering wheel in a couple seconds. [Then] he's able to release The Club and use it to apply a huge amount of torque to the steering wheel. --"[That] breaks the lock on the steering column. Pro thieves actually [seek] cars with The Club on them because [then] they don't have to carry a long pry bar that's too hard to conceal." (Freakonomics)
IF YOU WANT A QUALITY WINE BUY IT AT . . . 7-ELEVEN?
We'll say this about the people at "Consumer Reports" . . . they sure as hell aren't snobs. They just released the results of a taste test of inexpensive chardonnays, which found one of the best ones in the country is exclusively sold at . . . 7-ELEVEN. --It's called Yosemite Road . . . it sells for $5 a bottle . . . and it was one of only a handful of inexpensive chardonnays that were rated "very good." --Wines that are sold at places like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and Wal-Mart got "good" ratings . . . but didn't quite measure up to 7-Eleven's "very good." (Consumer Reports)
COOL FATHER'S DAY GIFT IDEA: THE USB TYPEWRITER:
Things really have come full circle. A guy named Jack Zylkin is now selling TYPEWRITERS that you can hook up to your computer through a USB port . . . and use as a keyboard. --On his website, he says, quote, "Lovers of the look, feel and quality of old fashioned manual typewriters can now use them as keyboards for PC, Mac or even iPad." --There are three ways to buy: You can either get a kit to convert your own typewriter for $150 . . . you can send your own typewriter in to be converted for $200 and up . . . or you can buy a USB-ready typewriter for $300 to $350. (Engadget)
(--Here's a YouTube video that shows one of the typewriters that's hooked up to an iPad. It actually serves as an iPad dock too. I love the idea of hooking up one of the most modern pieces of technology with one of the LEAST . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EozwYbMTtS0
(--You can read more about the USB typewriters or purchase one here . . .)
http://www.usbtypewriter.com/
HERE ARE THE TOP 10 THINGS THAT BORE WOMEN THE MOST, AND THE 10 THINGS THEY WISH THEY COULD DO INSTEAD:
Apparently, women are REALLY bored. --According to a new survey, about two-thirds of women say they're COMPLETELY BORED with their lives. And here are the Top Ten things that bore women the most . . . and the Top Ten things women WISH they were doing instead.
--The Top Ten things that bore women the most are . . .
#1.) Routine
#2.) A lack of a social life
#3.) Their job
#4.) Not enough vacation time
#5.) Housework
#6.) Spending time on their appearance
#7.) Depressing news
#8.) Eating the same things all the time
#9.) The house
#10.) Responsibilities
--And here are the Top Ten things women WISH they were doing INSTEAD of their boring lives . . .
#1.) Going to an airport to get on the next random flight to anywhere
#2.) Moving to another country
#3.) Telling people what they REALLY think
#4.) Quitting their job without having another job already lined up
#5.) Getting a dramatic hair cut
#6.) Putting the house up for sale and buying a new one
#7.) Trying something new in bed
#8.) Going back to school
#9.) Getting a boob job
#10.) Singing in public
(Daily Mail)
WHICH BIG CITY'S WORKERS MAKE THE MOST MONEY?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released new data on how much the average employee makes in 15 of the biggest metropolitan areas in the country. The totals are based on salary and benefits, combined and averaged into an hourly amount. --And the workers who make the most are in . . . the BOSTON area. The average employee in Boston makes $26.26-an-hour in salary, plus has a benefits package that works out to another $12.36-an-hour . . . for a total take of $38.62-an-hour. --Workers in the San Francisco area have the second-highest compensation at $38.52-an-hour between salary and benefits. The people in the Bay Area make a higher salary than people in Boston, but get fewer benefits. --Workers in Miami make the least of any big city BY FAR . . . with an average of $24 in salary and benefits. --Here are all 15 areas, in order of total average compensation per hour.
#1.) Boston-Worchester-Manchester - $38.62 ($26.26 salary, $12.36 benefits)
#2.) San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland - $38.52 ($27.10 salary, $11.42 benefits)
#3.) New York-Newark-Bridgeport - $35.18 ($24.18 salary, $11 benefits)
#4.) D.C.-Baltimore-Northern Virginia - $33.79 ($24.44 salary, $9.35 benefits)
#5.) Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia - $33.05 ($23.02 salary, $10.03 benefits)
#6.) Detroit-Warren-Flint - $32.08 ($21.53 salary, $10.55 benefits) (--Never doubt the power of the Unions, man. Those benefits are amazing.)
#7.) Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City - $31.95 ($22.12 salary, $9.83 benefits)
#8.) Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland - $31.76 ($21.65 salary, $10.11 benefits)
#9.) Houston-Baytown-Huntsville - $30.51 ($22.04 salary, $8.47 benefits)
#10.) Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud - $30.12 ($21.37 salary, $8.75 benefits)
#11.) Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville - $29.86 ($21.24 salary, $8.62 benefits)
#12.) Dallas-Fort Worth - $29.47 ($21.01 salary, $8.46 benefits)
#13.) Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside - $28.71 ($20.67 salary, $8.04 benefits)
#14.) Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale - $28.08 ($20.72 salary, $7.36 benefits)
#15.) Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach - $24 ($17.61 salary, $6.39 benefits)
(Bureau of Labor Statistics)
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) GENERAL PETRAEUS FAINTED DURING A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING:
GENERAL PETRAEUS fainted yesterday during a Congressional hearing. JOHN MCCAIN was in the middle of grilling him about the war in Afghanistan, when he slumped down in his chair and put his head on the table. --He was only out for a second or two, and he walked out of the room without any help. Petraeus later blamed it on dehydration. (--Search for "Petraeus faints." C-SPAN didn't have the camera on Petraeus when it happened. But they got John McCain's reaction. It happens at :17.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCvVdfeH05Y
#2.) HERE'S A LEGO REENACTMENT OF THE USA VS. ENGLAND WORLD CUP MATCH:
Someone made a stop-motion LEGO version of the goals from last Saturday's World Cup match between the United States and England. It shows both goals, with replays, and it uses audio of the real announcers calling the game.
(--Search for "USA vs. England in Lego." England scores at :34, and the United States scores at :56.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXo2nm2ODF0
#3.) A WOMAN WITH A PROSTHETIC LEG POLE DANCED ON "MAURY":
In case you missed it, last Thursday, a woman with a prosthetic leg went on "Maury" and did a POLE DANCE. Apparently, she was trying to impress some guy she liked in high school. (--Search for "Maury prosthetic leg pole dance.")
http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/06/10/woman-with-prosthetic-leg-shows-her-stuff-maury-video/
#4.) HERE'S A JEALOUS CAT SWATTING A KITTEN IN THE FACE:
There's a video making the rounds on the Internet of a kitten wearing a tiny hat and posing for a picture. Then a full-grown cat gets angry for some reason and swats it in the face. (--Search for "jealous cat knocks kitten's hat off.")
http://www.break.com/index/jealous-cat-knocks-kittens-hat-off.html
#5.) A BULLFIGHTER CHICKENED OUT AND JUMPED A FENCE TO GET AWAY FROM THE BULL:
A 22-year-old matador in Mexico City named Christian Hernandez has quit bullfighting after jumping a fence to avoid a bull last weekend.
--He got gored in the leg a month ago, and during a fight on Sunday he dropped everything, sprinted to the closest barrier, and threw himself over. And to add insult to injury, he was arrested for breach of contract. --After announcing his retirement, Christian said, quote, "I didn't have the ability. I didn't have the balls. This is not my thing." (--Search for "Christian Hernandez bull.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2BTfg4kL10
FOUR WAYS YOU'RE RUINING YOUR DOG:
If you have a dog that misbehaves, you've probably tried everything to correct it. But if you don't know what you're doing, you could easily make the problem WORSE. Here are four things dog owners do that they SHOULDN'T . . .
#1.) YELLING AT YOUR DOG FOR BARKING. It doesn't really work, and it might make them bark even MORE. It's because they think that . . . in a way . . . YOU'RE barking too. --You're better off reprimanding them quietly, ignoring it, or distracting them with a game. Another option is to train your dog to bark on COMMAND. If you can do that, it's easier to make them STOP barking.
#2.) COMFORTING YOUR DOG WHEN HE'S SCARED. If your dog freaks out at thunderstorms, or cowers in the corner when you use the vacuum, just ignore it. Comforting a dog just tells them that they SHOULD be scared.
#3.) LETTING YOUR DOG CHEW ON BONES. According to the FDA, dogs shouldn't chew on real bones because they can break teeth, and the splinters can cut up their digestive system. But rawhide STICKS are okay.
#4.) YELLING AT YOUR DOG FOR CHEWING UP YOUR SHOES. Unless you catch him in the act, don't even bother. Dogs have horrible memories, and if they do something bad, you have about one second to punish them. -Studies have shown that even a HALF-SECOND delay has a noticeable effect on how fast dogs learn. (Cracked.com)
LIFESTYLES:
2010’s Weirdest Pet Names
For the third year running, Veterinary Pet Insurance is saluting our four-legged friends with names of a truly unforgettable nature. VPI employees selected 50 unusual dog and cat names from the company’s database of more than 485,000 insured pets and narrowed them down by voting for the 10 most unusual names for each species. The 10 Most Unusual Dog and Cat Names for 2010:
Dogs:
Cats:
1. Pickle Von Corndog
1. Purr Diem
2. Lord Chubby Pruneface
2. Bing Clawsby
3. Badonkadonk
3. Cleocatra
4. Ninjastar Dangerrock
4. Admiral Pancake
5. Molly Mcboozehound
5. Optimus Pants
6. Dog Vader
6. Chairman Meow
7. Flopsy Squeakerton
7. Boo Manchu
8. Bettie Poops
8. Watts in a Name
9. Geez Louise
9. Chenoa Azure Marshmallow-Puff
10. Barnaby Bones
10. Senor Nachos
GAME ON!
Sixty-seven percent of American households use computer and video games, according to new research from the Entertainment Software Association. The study also found that 62% of American gamers play with other gamers in person at least one hour a week. Surprisingly, 48% of parents play with their children at least once a week. Other findings include:
· The average game player is 34 years old.
· 40% of players are female.
· 48% of all games sold are rated “E” for Everyone by the Entertainment Software Rating Board.
· 64% of parents believe games play a positive role in the lives of their children.
· 42% play games on wireless devices such as cell phones or PDAs.
TIME FOR A REALITY CHECK
Do you know how many steps you take in a day? If not, you’re not alone. A new survey by Energizer shows that many Americans miss the mark when judging how active they are on a daily basis. In the Energizer Reality Check Survey, when asked to estimate how many steps they take in an average day, 42% missed the mark; 36% were off by 4,000 steps or more – that’s about two miles! How active are YOU? Fitness expert Denise Austin is challenging folks to guess how many steps they take in an average day, then wear a pedometer for a week and see how accurate you are. You can post the results on www.facebook.com/energizerbunny and see how you compare to others.
When AL and TIPPER GORE announced their separation, everybody swore up and down that no third parties were involved. But that might not be true. --The not-always-reliable "Star" tabloid claims that Al has been dating LAURIE DAVID for about two years. --Laurie is the ex-wife of LARRY DAVID . . . the star of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm". (--He also co-created "Seinfeld".) Laurie and Al share a passion for climate change activism. --She and Larry broke up in 2007 . . . amid rumors that she was having an affair with an employee at their summer home in Martha's Vineyard. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "Al and Laurie went from friends to lovers. It couldn't be avoided." --Al hasn't commented on this yet, but Laurie is already denying it. She says, quote, "The story is completely untrue. --"It's a total fabrication. I adore both Al and Tipper. I look at them both as family. And I have happily been in a serious relationship since my divorce."
ELTON JOHN WENT TO RUSH LIMBAUGH'S WEDDING TO "BUILD BRIDGES":
As inconceivable as it sounded at the time, the story was true: ELTON JOHN did indeed perform at RUSH LIMBAUGH'S wedding. And Elton's longtime partner, DAVID FURNISH, explains why . . . --He tells "People" magazine, quote, "To put it in Elton's exact words, when he got the invitation, he was 'a little surprised.' And then, when it turned out to be a genuinely sincere invitation, Elton said, 'Life is about building bridges, not walls.'" --Elton also told him he saw it as an opportunity to, quote, "go where people wouldn't expect me to go. And maybe if I can make a great impression, people might change their perspectives on life." --David didn't attend the wedding because he was in Europe. But he says that Rush and his new wife were, quote, "incredibly gracious and very welcoming and very sweet and very appreciative." --He added, quote, "From everything Elton told me, Rush and his bride were incredibly charming and welcoming. And they have said they want to come and have dinner with us in England, if they pass through in their travels."
ARE THERE X-RATED PICTURES OF A YOUNG BETTY WHITE FLOATING AROUND???
Tragically, BETTY WHITE is a little too old-school to have been able to videotape herself doing the nasty when she was in her prime. But they did have PHOTOGRAPHY in those days. --And Betty may have used it to its full, pornographic potential. --Some not-always-reliable gossip sites claim that there are FOUR photos of Betty and her late husband, ALLEN LUDDEN, DOING THE NASTY. (--Allen was a game show host, best known for "Password". In fact, he and Betty met when she was a panelist on the show. They got married in 1963, and they stayed married until his death in 1981.) --The pics were found among some memorabilia left behind at a house Betty once owned. And the finder is considering selling them.
CAMERON DIAZ SAYS SHE'S NOT DATING ALEX RODRIGUEZ:
CAMERON DIAZ is NOT dating ALEX RODRIGUEZ. --She tells "Playboy", quote, "No, no, no. I've been in relationships since I was 16 years old. In the past three years I've made a conscious decision not to be in a relationship for as long as I want. --"I've stayed away from all the traps out there for me to just fall into something that will potentially lead me down the same road . . . I want to have a relationship with myself right now." --Meanwhile, Cameron also says that JESSICA BIEL doesn't have to worry that she and JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE get busy in the upcoming comedy, "Bad Teacher". --She says, quote, "We're adults. Of course, we could work together. It's been three years since we broke up. It's all done. --"We're friends; he's really talented and funny, and we're good at being funny together. A great dynamic we have is that we love laughing together . . . he's so hilarious." --Oh, and Cameron would like you to know that sex with a woman is NOT off the table . . . but if it does happen, it doesn't make her gay. --She says, quote, "Sexuality and love can be different things. I can be attracted to a woman sexually, but it doesn't mean I want to be in love with a woman. --"If I'm going to be with a woman sexually, it doesn't mean I'm a lesbian. We put these restraints and definitions on people, but it's hard to define." --And here's a little encouragement for you guys who might want to get with Cameron . . . quote, "I never shut down any man who's willing to ask me out unless he's a total douche bag."
TIFFANI THIESSEN HAD HER BABY:
TIFFANI THIESSEN is no longer the most pregnant woman on Earth. Yesterday, she FINALLY expunged the baby girl that was due last month. --Her name is Harper Renn Smith, and she's the first child for Tiffani and her husband, artist and actor Brady Smith.
DOES TIGER WOODS HAVE A 9-YEAR-OLD LOVE CHILD???
Just when you thought the TIGER WOODS scandal was as played out as it could get, I hit you with THIS . . . --A mattress actress and alleged escort by the name of DEVON JAMES says that Tiger is the father of her 9-year-old son. --If there's an upside here, it's that Tiger would have fathered this kid before he married ELIN NORDEGREN. (--Tiger and Elin were first introduced to each other in 2001 . . . which was around the time the kid was born.) --Here's the thing, though: Devon's mother says her daughter is a LYING SCUMBAG who's only out to score a payday. --She says she knows who the father of Devon's son is, and it's not Tiger. In fact, Devon has THREE kids, and she's such a bad mother, that her mom has custody of all of them. --She adds, quote, "I would love to talk to Tiger Woods and apologize that that is my daughter doing that and tell him the real truth that I know."
ANOTHER MERCEDES BELONGING TO CHARLIE SHEEN WAS STOLEN AND DRIVEN OFF A CLIFF:
Back in February, somebody stole CHARLIE SHEEN'S Mercedes from his driveway, and pushed it over a cliff and into a ravine. No suspects were ever found. --Well, yesterday morning it happened again, and the details are almost exactly the same. -At around 3:00 A.M. yesterday morning, somebody called police to report that a car went over a cliff. When cops got to the scene, they ran the plates and discovered that it was yet another Mercedes owned by Charlie Sheen. --They went to Charlie's house and got him out of bed to tell him the news. Charlie said he didn't even know the car had been stolen. But he had apparently left the keys in the ignition. --A police spokesman says, quote, "We're making the assumption the car was stolen. The keys were found in the vehicle and it was pushed over the side of a hill. --"It's very identical [to the previous incident] and even the location was nearby. Mr. Sheen spoke with PD but he has no idea [who may have taken the car]." --Charlie lives in a GATED COMMUNITY, by the way . . . which makes this a little weirder. Police plan to review surveillance video from the entrance gate . . . although that didn't help them catch anybody the first time it happened.
(--Here's video of firefighters retrieving the car from the bottom of a ditch . . .)
http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=f7376c9e-f480-4932-838e-2ee8c18fb66d
CHARLIE SHEEN AND BROOKE MUELLER HAVE SIGNED PAPERS THAT SPELL OUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN *IF* THEY DIVORCE:
CHARLIE SHEEN and BROOKE MUELLER have signed papers that spell out what'll happen in their divorce . . . IF they divorce. (--There's still no word if they're going to divorce . . . nobody has signed papers yet.) --Here's how it all shakes down . . . --Charlie and Brooke will share legal custody of their two sons, Bob and Max. But Brooke will have primary physical custody. Charlie gets them every other weekend. --As for money, Brooke isn't getting spousal support. But she may not need it. --She's getting a lump-sum payment of $757,689.70. (???) Plus, Charlie is buying Brooke out of their Los Angeles home for $1 million. --And Brooke gets half of the money that a photo agency paid for baby pictures of their kids. (--No word how much that is.) --She's also getting $55,000 a month in child support, which is about what Charlie pays ex-wife DENISE RICHARDS for their two daughters. -In fact, Brooke has it in writing that Denise never gets more than her . . . quote, "Under no circumstances shall the child support paid by Charlie for Bob and Max be less than the child support paid by Charlie to Denise Richards for Sam and Lola." --Brooke also agrees not to, quote, "disclose to any media sources personal information relating to Charlie's sexual affairs or alleged drug usage." And Charlie agrees not to talk about Brooke's alleged drug use. --The settlement . . . which is 41 pages long . . . hasn't been filed yet. Obviously, it won't be until they actually file divorce papers. (--According to some reports, they've already made the decision to divorce . . . but they've been waiting to file until Charlie settles his legal troubles.)
WILL BROOKE MUELLER GO BACK TO REHAB???
Sources say that BROOKE MUELLER has fallen off the wagon and plans to go back to rehab for another 30 days. (--That's all we've heard about this so far. We'll keep you posted.)
SHANNON PRICE DEFENDS HER DECISION TO PULL THE PLUG ON GARY COLEMAN:
SHANNON PRICE is defending her decision to pull the plug on GARY COLEMAN . . . despite the emergence of that document that suggests Gary might have wanted to be kept alive a little longer, just to be on the safe side. --Shannon says, quote, "This is what the doctors advised me. I did what I could. The doctors advised me that he was not going to make it because his heart was going to give out and [it was] the time to pull it. --"Gary and I had talked about that and he said, 'If I am a vegetable, just pull it.' I tried very hard to make sure that I did everything . . . for him to have a chance at surviving." --By the way . . . Shannon says there is YET ANOTHER WILL out there, and it gives her EVERYTHING. She thinks it's in the possession of the attorney representing ANNA GRAY. --Anna is the other woman vying for control of Gary's estate. Her attorney also handled Gary and Shannon's divorce. --Shannon added, quote, "I want to make sure I have an urn and a necklace with his ashes. That's all I want. I don't want anything more." (--Here's video . . .) http://www.etonline.com/news/2010/06/88285/index.html
BAM MARGERA'S ASSAILANT WAS A NEIGHBOR WHO COULDN'T STAND THE NOISE AT HIS BAR:
We've learned a little bit more about the baseball bat assault that put BAM MARGERA in the hospital over the weekend. --The assailant was 59-year-old Elizabeth Ray. She lives near The Note, which is the bar that Bam owns in West Chester, Pennsylvania. That's where the assault occurred early Saturday morning. --Apparently, Bam has had several run-ins with her over the volume of the music at the bar. --Bam's mother April says, quote, "She hit him over the head with a baseball bat, and she hit him while he was walking to his car. There was no fight. She's just crazy and gives him a hard time all the time." --Elizabeth Ray was booked on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment. She says Bam egged her on . . . quote, "He called me the N-word. I'm innocent, and he's a jackass, just like his movies." --Meanwhile, Bam says the assault screwed up filming for the upcoming "Jackass 3-D". --He flew from Pennsylvania to Los Angeles on Monday to film an intro to the movie, which was supposed to involve all of them taking shots to the head in slow motion. --But Bam couldn't do it because of the blow he'd already taken to the head.
RANDY JACKSON WAS HOSPITALIZED YESTERDAY FOR CHEST PAINS:
RANDY JACKSON . . . MICHAEL JACKSON'S brother, not the "American Idol" judge . . . was hospitalized yesterday with chest pains. --There's no word how serious it was, but a Jackson family rep says he's doing okay, and he was NOT brought to the hospital by ambulance. He walked in under his own power.
ROBERT PATTINSON SHOWS "A LOT OF CRACK" IN ONE OF HIS UPCOMING MOVIES:
Ladies, if your main complaint about the "Twilight" movies is that there's NOT ENOUGH OF ROBERT PATTINSON'S BUTTCRACK, then your itch will officially be scratched next year. -That's when Robert will be in theaters in a movie called "Bel Ami". It's a period piece based on an 1885 novel of the same name. --Robert's character gets to nail several fine ladies . . . so there's definitely some skin on display. He says, quote, "I think there's a lot of my crack in it. I think there's quite a bit of nudity." (--Here's video . . .) http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/527867/pattinson-goes-nude-in-bel-ami.jhtml#id=1641546
TAYLOR LAUTNER WON'T TAKE HIS SHIRT OFF WITHOUT A GOOD REASON:
Let's be honest: There are probably a LOT of women who were initially hooked into the "Twilight" franchise by TAYLOR LAUTNER'S abs. --But you shouldn't go into every one of Taylor's movies expecting to see them. Because he will NOT be taking his shirt off gratuitously. --He says, quote, "Originally I was supposed to take off my shirt [in 'Valentine's Day']. The script said we were walking into school and [my character] Willy takes off his shirt. --"I said, 'Whoa, whoa, whoa. Time out.' He's gonna take off his shirt in the middle of school?' No, no, no. The reason I took off my shirt for 'New Moon' is because it's written in the book that way. And there's reasons behind it."
"THE NBA FINALS" TOOK THE TOP THREE SPOTS IN THE RATINGS:
This year's NBA Finals are proving to be a ratings winner. All three of last week's games are at the top the ratings . . . with Boston's Game 5 victory attracting 18.7 million viewers. I'd expect an even bigger audience for tomorrow night's Game 7.
--In case you somehow missed it, the Lakers beat the Celtics 89-67 in last night's sixth game. Here are last week's Top 20 shows . . .
1.) Game 5 of the "The NBA Finals", ABC, 18.7 million viewers
(--The Celtics beat the Lakers, 92-86.)
2.) Game 4 of the "The NBA Finals", ABC, 16.4 million viewers
(--The Celtics beat the Lakers, 96-89.)
3.) Game 3 of the "The NBA Finals", ABC, 16 million viewers
(--The Lakers beat the Celtics, 91-84.)
THE THIRD SEASON PREMIERE OF "TRUE BLOOD" WAS A BIG DEAL:
This just in: America STILL can't get enough of vampires . . . (--or at least, America's premium cable subscribers aren't sick of them yet.) --The third season of "True Blood" premiered on HBO Sunday night . . . and it attracted 5.1 million people, which nearly set a record for the series. (--And another 1.3 million watched an encore broadcast later that night.) (--The record of 5.3 million viewers was set in the middle of Season Two.) (--By comparison, 3.7 million people watched the second season premiere of "True Blood". And another 1.4 million watched the encore broadcast that night. Overall, the show averaged 4.3 million viewers per episode last season.) (--In other still-temporarily-obsessed-with-vampires news, the THIRD "Twilight" movie, "Eclipse", crashes into theaters on Wednesday, June 30th.)
TV REMINDERS
WEDNESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"2010 FIFA World Cup Playoffs" . . . 2:00 to 4:30 P.M. Eastern on ESPN. (--Uruguay hosts South Africa in South Africa.)
--"So You Think You Can Dance" [Performance Show] . . . 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Fox.
--"TV's Greatest Surprises" . . . 8:00 to 9:30 P.M. on CBS. (--Jeff Probst counts down "TV's 30 biggest surprises" with comments from people involved, including Tina Fey, Howie Mandel, Whoopi Goldberg, Julie Chen and Regis Philbin.)
--"America's Got Talent" [Auditions] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on NBC.
--"Dog the Bounty Hunter" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on A&E. (--Dog helps the police locate a teenage fugitive.)
--"Hot in Cleveland" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on TV Land. (--Valerie Bertinelli, Wendie Malick and Jane Leeves play three friends who move to Cleveland and rent a house that comes with Betty White as its caretaker.)
--"Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" [3rd Season Finale] . . . 10:30 to 11:00 P.M. on TBS.
TIM BACHMAN . . . FROM BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE . . . HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AN UNDERAGE GIRL:
TIM BACHMAN . . . the onetime rhythm guitarist for the '70s Canadian rock group BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE . . . has been accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl. (--Tim was a founding member of the band . . . along with his brothers RANDY and ROBBIE BACHMAN and FRED TURNER.) (--He appeared on their first two albums . . . "Bachman-Turner Overdrive" and "Bachman-Turner Overdrive 2" . . . then left in 1974. 10 years later, he rejoined the band to record their second self-titled album.) (--That album, which is also referred to as "Hard and Fast", was essentially their FINAL studio album.) --According to reports, the alleged assault happened between 2000 and 2004 . . . involving a girl who, at the time, was between the ages of 11 and 14. --The girl came forward in March of LAST YEAR. Canadian authorities launched an investigation . . . and police officially charged Tim last month. --A Canadian official says, quote, "We're dealing with an historic sexual assault. The parties did know each other." (--There's no word HOW they knew each other.) --He also said that Tim has been living in British Columbia, Canada for the past decade . . . working as a real estate agent. (???) (--Tim is now 58 years old.) --Tim turned himself in last month . . . and was subsequently released after promising to answer the charges at a court hearing scheduled for July 5th. (--It's unclear why this didn't come out earlier . . . but it's news now because Tim's lawyer just made an appearance in court on Monday.) --"The Canadian Press" reports that Tim is facing charges of, quote, "sexual assault, sexual interference with a person under 14 and touching for a sexual purpose." --Beyond that, no details on the assault have been released, and the identity of the victim . . . who would be around 21 years old now . . . has not been released. (--There's been no comment from Tim or anyone else from BTO yet. Of course, we'll keep you posted on the developments.)
DID PAUL GRAY'S DEATH PUT THE FUTURE OF SLIPKNOT IN DOUBT???
SLIPKNOT hasn't commented on the status of the band since bassist PAUL GRAY died last month . . . and now, singer COREY TAYLOR is hinting that their future could be in doubt. --In a recent interview, Corey declined to comment directly on Paul's death . . . but regarding the band's future, he did say, quote, "[It's] too soon to say right now." (--Corey has another band, STONE SOUR, which is preparing for the release of their next album, "Audio Secrecy".) (--That album is scheduled to hit stores on September 7th . . . and they're currently touring in Europe. So clearly, he's in Stone Sour mode for now.)
OK GO HAS RELEASED ANOTHER AWESOME MUSIC VIDEO:
You may be a fan of OK GO'S music . . . or not . . . but you have to admit one thing: They know how to make AMAZING music videos. --Their latest . . . for their song "End Love" . . . was released yesterday. You can check it out on their website, OKGO.net. (--Here . . .)
http://www.okgo.net/2010/06/15/end-love-video-premiere/
IS OZZY OSBOURNE'S HEALTH A "MEDICAL MIRACLE"?
This is interesting: There's a report online that so-called "genome researchers" are going to conduct tests on OZZY OSBOURNE . . . with his consent, of course . . . to determine if his body is a MEDICAL MIRACLE. --The U.K.'s Sky News reports that a $40,000 "genome analysis" will be done on Ozzy's DNA. --It's simple: Ozzy offers-up a blood sample, and then the researchers perform all kinds of tests on it to try to determine, essentially, how Ozzy is still alive after everything he's put his body through over the years. --The analysis will take about three months to complete. (--If the results are made public, we'll definitely pass them along to you.) (--In the meantime, Ozzy's new album, "Scream" . . . which doesn't come out until next Tuesday . . . is streaming on his MySpace page. Here's the link . . .http://www.myspace.com/ozzyosbourne
DETAILS ON VINCE NEIL'S NEW SOLO ALBUM:
MOTLEY CRUE singer VINCE NEIL will release an album called "Tattoos & Tequila" next Tuesday. It'll feature two new original tracks . . . and 10 covers. --The covers will include: Elton John's "The Bitch is Back", Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas", Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Who Will Stop the Rain", The Hollies' "Long Cool Woman" and Aerosmith's "Nobody's Fault".
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
POLICE CAN NOW USE AN IPHONE-STYLE APP TO SCAN YOUR FACE AND IDENTIFY YOU:
The police scanning your face like the Terminator and figuring out if you're a criminal? There's an app for that. --Brockton, Massachusetts, is now the first police department with a phone app that scans a person's face, and almost instantly identifies whether or not they're a criminal. --The app doesn't run on an iPhone . . . instead, it runs on a special touch-screen device that . . . well . . . basically looks like a slightly larger iPhone. --It's called MORIS, which stands for Mobile Offender Recognition and Identification System. An officer holds it up, takes a photo of a face . . . and it instantly runs facial recognition software and compares the photo to a database of known criminals. --Each MORIS device also has fingerprint recognition . . . so the cops can instantly check a suspect's prints just by having him touch the screen. --Each one of the devices costs $3,000, so they're DEFINITELY not cheap and not in most police department budgets. The Brockton PD got a grant to test them out. --And . . . they promise they're not going to use them to go around and monitor random people, Big Brother style. William Conlon is the chief of the Brockton PD, and he says, quote, "It will [only] be used when someone has done something." (--Or to see if you're Sarah Connor.) (Quincy Patriot Ledger)
A MAN IN CHICAGO ACTUALLY PULLED OFF THE "CATCH A BULLET IN YOUR TEETH" MOVE:
You know how in over-the-top action movies, sometimes a guy gets shot in the face . . . but saves himself by catching the bullet in his TEETH? There's a guy in Chicago who actually managed to do that. Accidentally, but still. It's pretty badass. --The man is a 39-year-old whose name hasn't been released. At 4:35 A.M. early Monday morning, he was walking down the street and someone shot at him. --The police don't know WHY the person shot at him or who the shooter was . . . all they know is that the bullet hit the guy in the teeth and STOPPED COLD. --The man had a tooth knocked out, but that was it. He was able to calmly SPIT OUT the bullet . . . then he went to the hospital. Detectives are still piecing together all of the circumstances around the shooting. (WFLD - Chicago)
HERE ARE INSTRUCTIONS TO GET RID OF THE BUZZING SOUND FROM WORLD CUP GAMES:
The organizers of the World Cup have decided NOT to ban the vuvuzelas . . . those are the horns that sound like angry buzzing bees that have been PLAGUING the TV broadcasts of the games. --Well, if you have a little bit of technical skill . . . or a really fancy TV or sound system with an equalizer. . . here's a guide to getting rid of the sound, or at least quieting it down. Now you can enjoy scoreless ties in peace and quiet . . .
http://lifehacker.com/5564085/how-to-silence-vuvuzela-horns-with-an-eq-filter
THE MOST POPULAR FAST FOOD RESTAURANT IN THE U.S. IS . . . PAPA JOHN'S?
We've got some brand new numbers today from the American Customer Satisfaction Index . . . which tests how Americans feel about tons of different brands.--They just finished a survey on our favorite "limited service" restaurants . . . which are basically any places that serve fast food, carry out food, or snacks. And the most popular one is . . . somehow . . . PAPA JOHN'S. --They scored an 80 out of 100, which was easily good for first place. The least-popular restaurant in the survey was McDonald's, which got a 67 out of 100. Here are all 10 restaurants from the survey, ranked in order.
#1.) Papa John's
#2.) Starbucks
#3.) Little Caesars
#4.) Pizza Hut
#5.) Wendy's
#6.) Domino's Pizza
#7.) KFC
#8.) Taco Bell
#9.) Burger King
#10.) McDonald's (American Customer Satisfaction Index)
USING "THE CLUB" ACTUALLY MAKES IT *EASIER* FOR SOMEONE TO STEAL YOUR CAR:
Remember The Club? It's not that popular anymore, but back in the day, it seemed like everyone had one of 'em locked around their steering wheel. Well, uh, don't buy one. --According to Jim Burns, who was a design engineer at Chrysler in the '90s, professional thieves say The Club actually makes it EASIER to steal a car. --Quote, "A pro thief would carry a short piece of hacksaw blade to cut through a plastic steering wheel in a couple seconds. [Then] he's able to release The Club and use it to apply a huge amount of torque to the steering wheel. --"[That] breaks the lock on the steering column. Pro thieves actually [seek] cars with The Club on them because [then] they don't have to carry a long pry bar that's too hard to conceal." (Freakonomics)
IF YOU WANT A QUALITY WINE BUY IT AT . . . 7-ELEVEN?
We'll say this about the people at "Consumer Reports" . . . they sure as hell aren't snobs. They just released the results of a taste test of inexpensive chardonnays, which found one of the best ones in the country is exclusively sold at . . . 7-ELEVEN. --It's called Yosemite Road . . . it sells for $5 a bottle . . . and it was one of only a handful of inexpensive chardonnays that were rated "very good." --Wines that are sold at places like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and Wal-Mart got "good" ratings . . . but didn't quite measure up to 7-Eleven's "very good." (Consumer Reports)
COOL FATHER'S DAY GIFT IDEA: THE USB TYPEWRITER:
Things really have come full circle. A guy named Jack Zylkin is now selling TYPEWRITERS that you can hook up to your computer through a USB port . . . and use as a keyboard. --On his website, he says, quote, "Lovers of the look, feel and quality of old fashioned manual typewriters can now use them as keyboards for PC, Mac or even iPad." --There are three ways to buy: You can either get a kit to convert your own typewriter for $150 . . . you can send your own typewriter in to be converted for $200 and up . . . or you can buy a USB-ready typewriter for $300 to $350. (Engadget)
(--Here's a YouTube video that shows one of the typewriters that's hooked up to an iPad. It actually serves as an iPad dock too. I love the idea of hooking up one of the most modern pieces of technology with one of the LEAST . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EozwYbMTtS0
(--You can read more about the USB typewriters or purchase one here . . .)
http://www.usbtypewriter.com/
HERE ARE THE TOP 10 THINGS THAT BORE WOMEN THE MOST, AND THE 10 THINGS THEY WISH THEY COULD DO INSTEAD:
Apparently, women are REALLY bored. --According to a new survey, about two-thirds of women say they're COMPLETELY BORED with their lives. And here are the Top Ten things that bore women the most . . . and the Top Ten things women WISH they were doing instead.
--The Top Ten things that bore women the most are . . .
#1.) Routine
#2.) A lack of a social life
#3.) Their job
#4.) Not enough vacation time
#5.) Housework
#6.) Spending time on their appearance
#7.) Depressing news
#8.) Eating the same things all the time
#9.) The house
#10.) Responsibilities
--And here are the Top Ten things women WISH they were doing INSTEAD of their boring lives . . .
#1.) Going to an airport to get on the next random flight to anywhere
#2.) Moving to another country
#3.) Telling people what they REALLY think
#4.) Quitting their job without having another job already lined up
#5.) Getting a dramatic hair cut
#6.) Putting the house up for sale and buying a new one
#7.) Trying something new in bed
#8.) Going back to school
#9.) Getting a boob job
#10.) Singing in public
(Daily Mail)
WHICH BIG CITY'S WORKERS MAKE THE MOST MONEY?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released new data on how much the average employee makes in 15 of the biggest metropolitan areas in the country. The totals are based on salary and benefits, combined and averaged into an hourly amount. --And the workers who make the most are in . . . the BOSTON area. The average employee in Boston makes $26.26-an-hour in salary, plus has a benefits package that works out to another $12.36-an-hour . . . for a total take of $38.62-an-hour. --Workers in the San Francisco area have the second-highest compensation at $38.52-an-hour between salary and benefits. The people in the Bay Area make a higher salary than people in Boston, but get fewer benefits. --Workers in Miami make the least of any big city BY FAR . . . with an average of $24 in salary and benefits. --Here are all 15 areas, in order of total average compensation per hour.
#1.) Boston-Worchester-Manchester - $38.62 ($26.26 salary, $12.36 benefits)
#2.) San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland - $38.52 ($27.10 salary, $11.42 benefits)
#3.) New York-Newark-Bridgeport - $35.18 ($24.18 salary, $11 benefits)
#4.) D.C.-Baltimore-Northern Virginia - $33.79 ($24.44 salary, $9.35 benefits)
#5.) Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia - $33.05 ($23.02 salary, $10.03 benefits)
#6.) Detroit-Warren-Flint - $32.08 ($21.53 salary, $10.55 benefits) (--Never doubt the power of the Unions, man. Those benefits are amazing.)
#7.) Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City - $31.95 ($22.12 salary, $9.83 benefits)
#8.) Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland - $31.76 ($21.65 salary, $10.11 benefits)
#9.) Houston-Baytown-Huntsville - $30.51 ($22.04 salary, $8.47 benefits)
#10.) Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud - $30.12 ($21.37 salary, $8.75 benefits)
#11.) Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville - $29.86 ($21.24 salary, $8.62 benefits)
#12.) Dallas-Fort Worth - $29.47 ($21.01 salary, $8.46 benefits)
#13.) Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside - $28.71 ($20.67 salary, $8.04 benefits)
#14.) Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale - $28.08 ($20.72 salary, $7.36 benefits)
#15.) Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach - $24 ($17.61 salary, $6.39 benefits)
(Bureau of Labor Statistics)
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) GENERAL PETRAEUS FAINTED DURING A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING:
GENERAL PETRAEUS fainted yesterday during a Congressional hearing. JOHN MCCAIN was in the middle of grilling him about the war in Afghanistan, when he slumped down in his chair and put his head on the table. --He was only out for a second or two, and he walked out of the room without any help. Petraeus later blamed it on dehydration. (--Search for "Petraeus faints." C-SPAN didn't have the camera on Petraeus when it happened. But they got John McCain's reaction. It happens at :17.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCvVdfeH05Y
#2.) HERE'S A LEGO REENACTMENT OF THE USA VS. ENGLAND WORLD CUP MATCH:
Someone made a stop-motion LEGO version of the goals from last Saturday's World Cup match between the United States and England. It shows both goals, with replays, and it uses audio of the real announcers calling the game.
(--Search for "USA vs. England in Lego." England scores at :34, and the United States scores at :56.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXo2nm2ODF0
#3.) A WOMAN WITH A PROSTHETIC LEG POLE DANCED ON "MAURY":
In case you missed it, last Thursday, a woman with a prosthetic leg went on "Maury" and did a POLE DANCE. Apparently, she was trying to impress some guy she liked in high school. (--Search for "Maury prosthetic leg pole dance.")
http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/06/10/woman-with-prosthetic-leg-shows-her-stuff-maury-video/
#4.) HERE'S A JEALOUS CAT SWATTING A KITTEN IN THE FACE:
There's a video making the rounds on the Internet of a kitten wearing a tiny hat and posing for a picture. Then a full-grown cat gets angry for some reason and swats it in the face. (--Search for "jealous cat knocks kitten's hat off.")
http://www.break.com/index/jealous-cat-knocks-kittens-hat-off.html
#5.) A BULLFIGHTER CHICKENED OUT AND JUMPED A FENCE TO GET AWAY FROM THE BULL:
A 22-year-old matador in Mexico City named Christian Hernandez has quit bullfighting after jumping a fence to avoid a bull last weekend.
--He got gored in the leg a month ago, and during a fight on Sunday he dropped everything, sprinted to the closest barrier, and threw himself over. And to add insult to injury, he was arrested for breach of contract. --After announcing his retirement, Christian said, quote, "I didn't have the ability. I didn't have the balls. This is not my thing." (--Search for "Christian Hernandez bull.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2BTfg4kL10
FOUR WAYS YOU'RE RUINING YOUR DOG:
If you have a dog that misbehaves, you've probably tried everything to correct it. But if you don't know what you're doing, you could easily make the problem WORSE. Here are four things dog owners do that they SHOULDN'T . . .
#1.) YELLING AT YOUR DOG FOR BARKING. It doesn't really work, and it might make them bark even MORE. It's because they think that . . . in a way . . . YOU'RE barking too. --You're better off reprimanding them quietly, ignoring it, or distracting them with a game. Another option is to train your dog to bark on COMMAND. If you can do that, it's easier to make them STOP barking.
#2.) COMFORTING YOUR DOG WHEN HE'S SCARED. If your dog freaks out at thunderstorms, or cowers in the corner when you use the vacuum, just ignore it. Comforting a dog just tells them that they SHOULD be scared.
#3.) LETTING YOUR DOG CHEW ON BONES. According to the FDA, dogs shouldn't chew on real bones because they can break teeth, and the splinters can cut up their digestive system. But rawhide STICKS are okay.
#4.) YELLING AT YOUR DOG FOR CHEWING UP YOUR SHOES. Unless you catch him in the act, don't even bother. Dogs have horrible memories, and if they do something bad, you have about one second to punish them. -Studies have shown that even a HALF-SECOND delay has a noticeable effect on how fast dogs learn. (Cracked.com)
LIFESTYLES:
2010’s Weirdest Pet Names
For the third year running, Veterinary Pet Insurance is saluting our four-legged friends with names of a truly unforgettable nature. VPI employees selected 50 unusual dog and cat names from the company’s database of more than 485,000 insured pets and narrowed them down by voting for the 10 most unusual names for each species. The 10 Most Unusual Dog and Cat Names for 2010:
Dogs:
Cats:
1. Pickle Von Corndog
1. Purr Diem
2. Lord Chubby Pruneface
2. Bing Clawsby
3. Badonkadonk
3. Cleocatra
4. Ninjastar Dangerrock
4. Admiral Pancake
5. Molly Mcboozehound
5. Optimus Pants
6. Dog Vader
6. Chairman Meow
7. Flopsy Squeakerton
7. Boo Manchu
8. Bettie Poops
8. Watts in a Name
9. Geez Louise
9. Chenoa Azure Marshmallow-Puff
10. Barnaby Bones
10. Senor Nachos
GAME ON!
Sixty-seven percent of American households use computer and video games, according to new research from the Entertainment Software Association. The study also found that 62% of American gamers play with other gamers in person at least one hour a week. Surprisingly, 48% of parents play with their children at least once a week. Other findings include:
· The average game player is 34 years old.
· 40% of players are female.
· 48% of all games sold are rated “E” for Everyone by the Entertainment Software Rating Board.
· 64% of parents believe games play a positive role in the lives of their children.
· 42% play games on wireless devices such as cell phones or PDAs.
TIME FOR A REALITY CHECK
Do you know how many steps you take in a day? If not, you’re not alone. A new survey by Energizer shows that many Americans miss the mark when judging how active they are on a daily basis. In the Energizer Reality Check Survey, when asked to estimate how many steps they take in an average day, 42% missed the mark; 36% were off by 4,000 steps or more – that’s about two miles! How active are YOU? Fitness expert Denise Austin is challenging folks to guess how many steps they take in an average day, then wear a pedometer for a week and see how accurate you are. You can post the results on www.facebook.com/energizerbunny and see how you compare to others.
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