HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (06-25-10)
SUPER TOP STORY!!!
TIFFANY AND DEBBIE GIBSON WILL BRAWL IN THE NEW SYFY FLICK "MEGA PYTHON VS. GATOROID"!!!
This is huge, my friends . . . HUGE!!! --Back in the 1980s, TIFFANY and DEBBIE GIBSON battled all over the airwaves for the title of Queen of the Teen Pop Minxes. --The battle never got physical, but it SHOULD HAVE. And now, finally, it WILL!!! --You see, SyFy is a TV network that's truly looking out for us. That's why Tiffany and Debbie will engaged in a CATFIGHT in the future classic, "Mega Python vs. Gatoroid"!!! --Debbie will play an animal-rights activist who frees illegally-imported snakes from pet stores. Obviously, that's not a smart idea . . . because they just slither off into the Florida Everglades and grow to ludicrous sizes. (--We don't know why. But in movies like this, it's pretty much always about secret genetic experiments by the government or chemicals dumped into the water illegally by some corporation that's, like, BP-level evil.) --Tiffany will play, quote, "an overzealous park ranger who uses dangerous methods to save endangered alligators." --Unfortunately, no one has explained yet what a "Gatoroid" is. --The best part, obviously, is that Debbie and Tiffany will BRAWL. The fisticuffs begin inside a bar, and then spill out into the swamp. --Tiffany and Debbie have both starred in Syfy monster flicks . . . but not together. Debbie was in "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus" last year, and Tiffany just did "Mega Piranha". --If directors matter to you, "Mega Python vs. Gatoroid" is being done by Mary Lambert, who directed both of the "Pet Sematary" movies back in the day. --If you're like me, you absolutely need to see this movie YESTERDAY. Unfortunately, it hasn't even been filmed yet . . . so it won't air until sometime next year.
WILL JUSTIN BIEBER'S MOM POSE FOR "PLAYBOY"???
JUSTIN BIEBER'S mom . . . 34-year-old Pattie Lynn Mallette . . . has reportedly been offered $50,000 to pose TOPLESS . . . but not completely nude . . . for "Playboy". There's no word whether she's considering it. (--Pattie is a single mom who had Justin when she was just 18. She worked a succession of low-paying jobs to support herself and her son until Justin was discovered singing on YouTube. .)
PIERS MORGAN IS MARRIED:
PIERS MORGAN is married. He made The Big jump yesterday in London. His new bride is a British journalist named Celia Walden. --Piers is the crotchety British judge on "America's Got Talent" . . . (--Not to be confused with the crotchety British judge on "American Idol", the crotchety British judge on "Dancing With the Stars" or the crotchety British judge on "So You Think You Can Dance".)
SEAN KINGSTON DECLINED A DATE WITH RIHANNA . . . BECAUSE HIS CLOTHES WEREN'T PRESSED:
Look up the word "idiot" in the dictionary, and you'll find a picture of SEAN KINGSTON. Because Sean actually turned down a date with RIHANNA . . . because his clothes weren't pressed. (!!!) --He says, quote, "Rihanna asked me to go clubbing with her. Looking back I can't believe I said no just because I didn't have any clothes ironed. But I couldn't go out with a superstar looking bad."
DOES MICHAEL JACKSON'S MOTHER THINK HE WAS MURDERED???
KATHERINE JACKSON might be buying into those conspiracy theories surrounding MICHAEL'S death. In an interview that airs tonight on NBC's "Dateline", she wonders if Michael's paranoia was justified after all. --She says, quote, "He told me several times that he felt that people wanted him gone, wanted him dead. He would always say that. For him to say that, he must have known something. --"Some of the mean, vicious people didn't want him around for some reason. They're greedy." --Meanwhile, LATOYA continues to be blunt about it: Michael was MURDERED. In an interview on British TV, she said, quote, "Michael was murdered for his catalogue . . . that's the bottom line. --"He was murdered for his catalogue and they knew that, and they knew Michael was much more, worth so much more dead than alive. His children deserve the truth. I think his parents deserve the truth, his family and his fans." --She added, quote, "Personally I think it's a slap in the face not just to Michael but to the entire family. It's totally unfair, it's wrong and it was not an accident. I don't understand the justice system here. --"I don't understand what's going on and why this is taking so long and why the people that are responsible for this are not given the justice they deserve." (--Check out the interview here . . .)
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b187432_la_toya_jackson_not_backing_down.html
--On a related note, JERMAINE JACKSON did a British radio interview, in which he said Michael would still be here today if he'd CONVERTED TO ISLAM. --He said, quote, "When you are 100% clear in your mind as to who you are and what you are and why you are and everybody around you, then things change in a way that's better for you. It's just having that strength."
KATHERINE JACKSON THINKS THE FATHER OF THE FIRST BOY WHO ACCUSED MICHAEL OF MOLESTING HIM COMMITTED SUICIDE OUT OF GUILT:
Last November, Evan Chandler . . . the father of the boy who accused MICHAEL JACKSON of molesting him in 1993, committed suicide. --And KATHERINE JACKSON thinks he might have done because he felt guilty for FRAMING Michael. --In the dedication to her new book, "Never Can Say Goodbye", Katherine writes, quote, "Evan Chandler, the father of Michael's first accuser, recently committed suicide. --"Though I can't comment on why, I want to believe his conscience finally caught up with him and he was not able to live with himself after destroying an innocent person's career and breaking his spirit." (--One last, quick note here: Today is also the one-year anniversary of FARRAH FAWCETT'S death. Let's try not to forget that, okay, people?)
IT'S STILL ON!!! BETWEEN JERRY SEINFELD AND LADY GAGA:
LADY GAGA has yet to respond to JERRY SEINFELD . . . but Jerry has decided to keep the beef alive anyway. --He showed up in the Mets' announcers booth during last night's game, and ripped on her some more. --Jerry called her DISRESPECTFUL, and said, quote, "She should make a nice apology to the Mets fans. That would be nice. She was a guest here. We had her as a guest. And then I would be willing to forget the whole thing." (--There's more. You can see the whole thing for yourself here . . .)
http://tv.gawker.com/5571353/jerry-seinfeld-wont-shut-up-about-lady-gaga
JASON BATEMAN GOT BOOED FOR SKIPPING THE LINE TO GET A NEW IPHONE:
If you jump the line to get an iPhone, people are going to be pissed. And it doesn't matter who you are. JASON BATEMAN found that out Thursday at the Apple Store in Los Angeles. --Jason was among about 2,000 people who were waiting in line for the new iPhone, when an employee pulled him out of the line and escorted him into the store. --The crowd went NUTS. But that didn't stop Jason from cutting. --A witness says, quote, "Everyone literally started booing and hissing! The crowd freaked and booed, and he put his head down." (--So far there's no video of this . . . maybe because nobody had their iPhone yet.) (???)
IS THE FATHER OF MARY-KATE AND ASHLEY OLSEN GOING TO LOSE HIS HOUSE???
MARY-KATE and ASHLEY OLSEN are a BILLION-DOLLAR INDUSTRY. Literally. Which is what makes this kind of interesting . . . --Their father, David Olsen, has filed for bankruptcy and his home is in foreclosure. --The "National Enquirer" says David owes about $2.2 million on his house in Tarzana, California . . . and he's going to lose it unless his daughters bail him out by July 9th. (--David's wife isn't the girls' mother. Their parents are divorced. But Mary-Kate and Ashley reportedly have a good relationship with both of their parents.)
THE MAN ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING JEREMY LONDON HAS GIVEN HIS SIDE OF THE STORY:
Brandon Adams . . . the man accused of kidnapping JEREMY LONDON and "forcing" him to do drugs . . . gave his side of the story yesterday, in a jailhouse interview with Radaronline.com. --He said Jeremy approached HIM looking to score some prescription meds. And he denied they smoked anything. --He said, quote, "There was no gun. There was never a pipe. We got drunk and I hooked him up with some Ecstasy and Xanax and we took a joyride and partied for hours." --He added, quote, "We went driving around my neighborhood, handing out beer to my friends and random people on the street. We were having a good time . . . He was out of his mind high." --Here's the expected response from Jeremy's attorney . . . quote, "Jeremy London has consistently passed all random drug testing administered by the State of California and has successfully maintained his sobriety. --"[This is] nothing more than a fabricated and false account of the night in question. [Mr. Adams] is desperate to avoid a life sentence behind bars and will say anything to avoid the serious charges the D.A. has filed against him."
DID KATE GOSSELIN GET A BOTCHED BOTOX JOB?
KATE GOSSELIN may have received a botched botox job. Either that or her face just looks a little more messed up than it should. -For what I'm sure were the most honorable reasons, "Us" magazine sent a couple pictures of Kate to a few plastic surgeons to ask them for their thoughts. --One doctor said, quote, "[Kate] looked much better in the earlier photo: Great hair, nice smile and a normal brow position. --"[In the 'after' picture, she] has the typical appearance of Dysport or Botox poorly placed in the space between the brows where frown lines occur. --"The lateral part of her brow is elevated in an abnormally high position, which my patients refer to as McDonald's arches!" --Another doctor said, quote, "This is a bad injection technique with poor placement. The injections were done in a cookbook pattern with no consideration for her particular anatomy. Her outer brow is too peaked, which gives her a devilish appearance." --A third doctor said he believed she may have received an unbalanced botox treatment, which gave her, quote, "this Jack Nicholson type of look." (!!!) (--Where did "Us" magazine find these guys???)
ADAM SANDLER WILL TAKE ON TOM CRUISE AT THE BOX OFFICE:
Two new comedies hit theaters this weekend, ADAM SANDLER'S "Grown Ups" and the TOM CRUISE spy comedy "Knight and Day". Here's what you need to know . . .
#1.) "Knight and Day" (PG-13) (Opened Wednesday)
--Tom Cruise is a spy who survives a mission he was never meant to complete . . . and Cameron Diaz is a chick who gets tangled up in his search to figure out who set him up. It's played for laughs, with all the action you'd expect from a Tom Cruise spy flick. --Supposedly, the fate of "Mission: Impossible 4" hangs on how well this movie does. And it hasn't done that well so far. It pulled in a little under $4 million on its first night.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpqBWEtZs24
Official Site: http://www.knightanddaymovie.com
#2.) "Grown Ups" (PG-13)
--Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider play former teammates who reunite after the death of their basketball coach, and spend a Fourth of July weekend reliving their "glory days". --Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, and Maya Rudolph are also in it as some of their wives.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e01NVCveGkg
Official Site: http://www.grownups-movie.com
IF "KNIGHT AND DAY" DOESN'T DO WELL, TOM CRUISE MIGHT NOT GET TO MAKE "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 4":
TOM CRUISE'S new action flick, "Knight and Day", opened on Wednesday. And 20th Century Fox is hoping for a big opening weekend. --But Paramount is also keeping an eye on the numbers, because they're the studio that's making "Mission: Impossible 4". Maybe. --There's word on the World Wide Web of Movie Gossip that if "Knight and Day" tanks, "M:I 4" will NOT happen. (--Obviously, this is far from official. And there's no doubt that Paramount will deny it completely. The only thing to do at this point is wait for things to happen. Or NOT happen.)
WILL BRAD PITT MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT THE BP OIL SPILL???
The "New York Daily News" says that BRAD PITT wants to make a dramatic movie about the BP oil spill. There's no word on a potential plot. (--Brad is already big into charity work in the Gulf region. He's done a lot for the post-Katrina cleanup and rebuilding effort in New Orleans . . . and he and Angelina own a home in the French Quarter.)
"BACHELOR" JAKE PAVELKA AND HIS EX, VIENNA GIRARDI, WILL BE INTERVIEWED TOGETHER ON "THE BACHELORETTE":
The most recent "Bachelor", JAKE PAVELKA, and his now ex-fiancée VIENNA GIRARDI, will be interviewed together on the July 5th episode of "The Bachelorette" (--This season's "Bachelorette", ALI FEDOTOWSKY, was one of the girls vying for Jake on "The Bachelor", before she quit with just three competitors left.) --Jake told "Extra", quote, "Hopefully, it's gonna be some closure for me. America was there and stood with [us] at the birth of our relationship, and I think I owe it to them and to myself and Vienna [to] let everybody be there at the end of it. --"That everybody understands it was real." --The episode taped yesterday . . . and according to "Us" magazine, it didn't go well. --Vienna got worked up . . . and kept interrupting Jake. A so-called "source" says, quote, "He couldn't get a word out . . . it was very reflective of their relationship. Vienna was on the defense. She was trying to play victim." --Supposedly, it all ended with Vienna, quote, "storming off the set in tears." (--Not sure if that's the kind of closure Jake had in mind.) -TMZ reports that Jake lost his cool too . . . and, quote, "cocked his arm and made a fist in Vienna's direction." --The "Star" tabloid makes it sound even MORE ridiculous. A source tells them, quote, "Vienna was confronting [Jake], exposing all his lies. He started screaming at her: 'Shut up! Don't belittle me! Don't question me! Shut up!' --"And all of a sudden, he literally jumped out of his chair, pulled back his fist and lunged at her! All of the executives were freaking out. They pulled him off of her and rushed them off to separate rooms. --"The execs were screaming at him, 'What the heck are you doing?' And the camera people were all like, 'Oh my god, we can't use any of this.'" (--Oh, how convenient. So this supposedly happened . . . but we'll never see it?) --By the way, ABC has confirmed that Jake will also appear on their upcoming "Bachelor Pad" show, which will debut August 9th on ABC. There aren't any specifics, all we know is that he'll be involved, quote, "in some capacity."
FRIDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listing for times in your area.)
--"16 Wishes" . . . 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Disney Channel. (--"Suite Life on Deck's" Debby Ryan stars in this tale of a young girl who makes a secret wish list to celebrate her 16th birthday and then her wishes start to come true.)
--"20/20" . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on ABC. (--The first year of Michael Jackson's death is commemorated. It includes interviews with his makeup artist Karen Faye, and his costumers Michael Bush and Dennis Tompkins.)
--"Gone Too Soon" . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on TV Guide Network. (--The last years of Michael Jackson's life are examined through archived footage.)
--"Friday Night Alright" . . . 11:00 to 11:30 P.M. on VH1. (--Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform.)
SATURDAY TV REMINDERS:
--"World Cup Playoffs: Ghana vs. the U.S." . . . 2:00 to 4:30 P.M. ET on ABC.
--"Iconoclasts" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Sundance. (--Alicia Keys and Ruby Dee discuss their lives and careers as they walk through Harlem.)
--"Dinocroc vs. Supergator" . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Syfy. (--This monstrosity about a prehistoric crocodile and a monstrous alligator happens to also be one of David Carradine's final films before he accidentally asphyxiated himself last year.)
--"Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage" . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on VH1. (--Gene Simmons, Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan, Taylor Hawkins, Kirk Hammett, Sebastian Bach and Jack Black offer their commentary on the band Rush.)
--"Saturday Night Live" . . . 11:30 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. on NBC (--Taylor Lautner guest hosts and Bon Jovi is the musical guest.) (REPEAT)
SUNDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listing for times in your area.)
--"World Cup Playoffs: Mexico vs. Argentina" . . . 2:00 to 4:30 P.M. ET on ABC.
--"Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business" [1st Season Finale] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on VH1.
--"BET Awards '10" . . . 8:00 to 11:00 P.M. on BET. (--Queen Latifah is your candy-coated host. Prince will be receiving this year's Lifetime Achievement Award, and John Legend is getting the Humanitarian Award.)
(--Performers include . . . Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Ludacris, Eminem, T.I., Drake, Diddy's Dirty Money, Trey Songz, Nicki Minaj, T-Pain, Rick Ross, and Usher. You'll find all your nominees here . . .)
http://betawards.bet.com/nominees/category/viewers-choice
--"Ellen's Somewhat Special Special" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on TBS. (--Ellen DeGeneres hosts her fourth variety show special. Performers include Lady Antebellum, magician James Galea and gymnast Dominic Lacasse.)
--"The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on CBS. (--"American Bandstand's" Dick Clark is honored and Regis Philbin is your host.)
http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_37th_nominations_data_only_nominees.html
--"Team Coco Presents: Conan's Writers Live" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on TBS. (--Andy Richter hosts this comedy special featuring the WRITERS of Conan O'Brien's talk show. Plus: A musical performance by comedian Reggie Watts.)
--"Entourage" [7th Season Premiere] . . . 10:30 to 11:00 P.M. on HBO.
MORE DETAILS ON SANTANA'S NEXT ALBUM:
More details from CARLOS SANTANA'S next album have been announced. It's another collaborative album . . . similar to his 1999 disc, "Supernatural". --This one . . . which is still untitled . . . will be packed with classic rock covers, and will feature all kinds of big name guests. --Santana tells Billboard.com, quote, "What I brought to the table is my heart, knowing that I complement, I don't compete. --"I brought my heart, trusting that there's enough in me of purity and innocence and genuineness that I couldn't possibly, excuse the expression, (eff) it up. --"I know Eric [Clapton]. I know Jeff Beck. I know Jimmy Page. And they know me. I have supreme certainty and confidence that they're going to say, 'Hey man, I love what you did with my song.'"
--Here's an updated list of the tracks that are expected to be on the disc:
--Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love" . . . with Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty
--Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" . . . with Joe Cocker
--Rolling Stones' "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" . . . with Scott Weiland
--Def Leppard's "Photograph" . . . with Chris Daughtry
--Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" . . . with Chris Cornell
--Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" . . . with Papa Roach's Jacoby Shaddix
--AC/DC's "Back in Black" . . . with rapper Nas
--The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" . . . with India.Arie and cellist Yo Yo Ma
--And previously, we'd heard that DOORS keyboardist Ray Manzarek will join Santana for a cover of the Doors' "Riders on the Storm". --The album is expected to hit stores sometime in September.
ORIGINAL KINKS BASSIST PETE QUAIFE HAS DIED:
PETE QUAIFE . . . who was THE KINKS' original bassist . . . passed away on Wednesday. He was 66. --No official cause of death has been announced, but he'd been undergoing kidney dialysis for the past decade. He was diagnosed with renal failure in 1998. --Pete was a founding member of the Kinks in 1963. He was replaced by JOHN DALTON in 1966, when he briefly resigned after being injured in a car crash. He rejoined the band soon after, but left for good in 1969. (--Again, he was replaced by Dalton, who remained with the Kinks until 1976. Pete last played with the Kinks at their induction into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1990.)
ARE CARRIE UNDERWOOD AND MIKE FISHER GETTING MARRIED ON JULY 10TH IN GEORGIA???
According to Canada's "The Ottawa Citizen", CARRIE UNDERWOOD and her fiancé, MIKE FISHER, will be making the Big Mistake on July 10th . . . at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. --The newspaper is basing this on a tip from an "insider" who also claimed that some 250 guests will be attending the wedding. --There's no other confirmation about the location, but the date makes sense because Carrie's tour will be on a break from July 5th through July 30th. (--It picks up July 31st in Fairlea, West Virginia.)
NAZZYS RANDOM STUFF
MOST PEOPLE WOULD BUY AN ELECTRIC CAR TO LOOK COOL . . . NOT TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT:
If you buy an electric car, like the 'Smart' car or the new Nissan 'Leaf', you make a statement. A hip, socially-conscious statement that says, "I'd spend an extra $15,000 to buy an underperforming car because I care so much about this planet." --Well, it turns out a lot of potential electric car owners like the statement itself more than what it's actually saying. A new survey found that 52.3% say the car's STYLE and IMAGE would be the main reason they'd buy it. --Only 39.7% would by the car because of its lower emissions. (AOL Autos)
IS 1ST GRADE TOO EARLY FOR SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE CONDOMS?
I'm all about schools teaching kids to practice SAFE SEX. In fact, I'm one of those people who think abstinence-only sex education leaves kids ignorant and at-risk when they DO decide to have sex. But THIS is crazy . . . --In Provincetown, Massachusetts, all local schools are now required to provide condoms to students if they ask . . . even if the kids are as young as FIRST GRADERS. Although the kids DO have to speak with a school nurse or counselor first. --But yesterday, Massachusetts' governor Deval Patrick heard about all this and STRONGLY urged the school district to change the policy. They say they're going to give it a review . . . and probably scale it back a bit. (ABC 5 - Boston / Google)
IS 6TH GRADE TOO EARLY TO START TRAINING KIDS TO BE DOCTORS?
I know we live in a culture where we put INSANE amounts of career pressure on kids WAY before they're ready to handle it . . . but this seems like too much. --Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School in Jacksonville, Florida, is starting pre-med classes for SIXTH graders. The school says it'll help kids get a ton of knowledge . . . and give them a leg-up once they're in pre-med programs in college. --Kathi Hansberry lives in Jacksonville and her 15-year-old son is in the program. She says, quote, "It can be stressful, but it seems that school is stressful in general now. They're staying up late studying like I did in college." (Parent Dish)
SUBWAY'S NINE-GRAIN BREAD ONLY HAS TRACES OF EIGHT OF THOSE GRAINS:
If you really like Subway's white bread, but you choke down the nine-grain bread to be healthy like JARED . . . you can stop doing that now. The nine-grain bread is a joke. --Turns out Subway's nine-grain bread has more high-fructose corn syrup than ANY grain. And only trace amounts of eight of those nine grains. Wheat's the only grain that's well represented, but even that's a scam. --The biggest ingredient in the bread is WHITE FLOUR and the brown color doesn't come from wheat . . . it comes from a compound called ammonium sulfate that's also found in FERTILIZER. (Slashfood)
MORE THAN HALF OF THE CASINOS IN CALIFORNIA LET PEOPLE USE THEIR WELFARE CARDS AT THE ATM:
In California, people on welfare get debit cards that give them $694 a month to buy food and clothing for their families. Unfortunately, some of those people have been saying: "I can double that $694 in an hour of blackjack, and then we're going to Sizzler!" --The "Los Angeles Times" just reviewed welfare records and found that ATMs at more than half of the CASINOS in Los Angeles accept the welfare debit cards. They can get you cash at 32 of 58 Indian casinos, and at 47 of 90 state-run poker rooms. --GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER found out about that hole in the system and said they're going to take immediate action. Even before that, he'd been thinking of eliminating the debit cards to help relieve some of California's $19 BILLION deficit. --State officials are also going to go through the records to figure out just how much welfare money has been withdrawn at casinos. (Los Angeles Times)
THERE'S AN OCTOPUS IN GERMANY THAT'S CORRECTLY PICKED 100% OF THE WORLD CUP GAMES SO FAR:
If you're willing to stake your life savings on the whims of an OCTOPUS, this would be the octopus to bank on: His name is Paul, and he lives in an aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany. And he's picked 100% of Germany's World Cup games so far. --Before a game, the aquarium staff lowers two boxes into Paul's tank, one with each country's flag. Whichever box he puts his tentacle in is his predicted winner. And he's been right so far.
(--For the record, the Germans have two wins and one loss. That means he's only picked three games correctly. And he can't predict ties, so they just kinda ignore those. Look, it's an octopus, people.) (AFP)
A GUY GOT BUSTED FOR HATCHING AN UNNECESSARILY COMPLICATED SCHEME TO STEAL JACK DANIEL'S:
Meet 38-year-old Andrzej Szarynzksi (--Andre Zar-in-ski). He's from Coventry, England, and back in January of 2008, came up with an EXTREMELY elaborate scam to get drunk for free. --Andrzej would take a bottle of Jack Daniel's and drill a tiny hole in the lid. Then he'd use a syringe to extract all of the whiskey . . . and then another syringe to refill the bottle with apple juice. He'd seal the hole with black nail polish. --Then he'd hide the bottle in his jacket and go to a store. He'd ask for a bottle of Jack Daniel's and hand the cashier a 10-euro bill, which is worth about $12 . . . about half of what a bottle of Jack goes for. --While the cashier was distracted looking at the bill, Andrzej would swap the real bottle of Jack with the apple juice-filled bottle in his jacket. The cashier would refuse the sale, Andrzej would hand back the fake bottle, then leave. --If this seems UNNECESSARILY COMPLEX and time-consuming, it is. Andrzej ran the scam all over England from January of 2008 to May of this year and only had time to do it with 416 bottles . . . or about $12,000 worth of free whiskey. --Brown-Forman is the parent company of Jack Daniel's, and they spent more than a MILLION dollars on private detectives to track down the guy who was replacing whiskey with apple juice. --They finally tracked down Andrzej and reported him to the authorities. He was arrested and charged with 13 counts of fraud. Last week he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 11 to 15 months in prison. (Sutton Guardian)
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) CHECK OUT AMERICANS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY REACTING TO USA'S WORLD CUP GOAL:
The Huffington Post compiled videos of people from all over the country reacting to LANDON DONOVAN'S game-winning World Cup goal against Algeria on Wednesday. --It includes footage of people in over a dozen cities, including Seattle, San Diego, Las Vegas, Nashville, San Antonio, and New York.
(--Search for "HuffingtonPost.com amazing reactions Landon Donovan goal.")
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/24/usa-world-cup-goal-amazin_n_623625.html
#2.) HERE'S A CAT IN A GLASS VASE, ATTACKING A DOG THAT CAN'T GET TO IT:
There's a great video online of a cat sitting in a glass vase attacking a frustrated dog that can't get to it. The vase is like a force field, and every time the dog gets close, the cat reaches up through the top and swats it. (--Search for "dog cat in vase.")
(--WARNING: This video includes the F-word . . . which the guy drops right in front of his kid.)
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1937853
#3.) HERE'S HOW A BLIND DOG PLAYS FETCH:
Dogs don't rely on their sense of sight as much as we do. And we found proof. There's a video online of a blind dog playing fetch, and it only uses its sense of hearing and its sense of smell. (--Search for "blind dog plays fetch." It can't find the ball at 1:00.)
http://www.break.com/index/blind-dog-plays-fetch.html
#4.) HERE'S A STOP-MOTION VIDEO OF A LEGO PERSON GOING SURFING:
Some guy made a great stop-motion video of a Lego character going surfing. He used a blue yoga mat and a blue tarp for the water, and a white sheet for the froth. The attention to detail is incredible, and the Lego guy even does tricks.
(--Search for "Lino Lego surfing.")
http://video.mpora.com/watch/CeKjnT5Ja/
SIX PIECES OF ADVICE FROM SOMEONE ELSE'S DAD:
It's been almost a full week since Father's Day, so you've probably gone back to ignoring your dad completely. But you shouldn't, because he's probably filled with tiny nuggets of wisdom. Or not. --Either way, someone at "Real Simple" magazine put together a list of six pieces of advice they got from their dad. Check it out . . .
#1.) CARRY A HANKERCHIEF. Guys don't carry hankies anymore. But apparently they should. So try carrying one around in your pocket for a day. Chances are, you'll find a use for it. (???)
#2.) PAY ATTENTION TO ANYONE WITH A TOOL BELT. The idea is, if someone's doing something that you don't know how to do, pay attention. Because next time, you might be able to do it yourself.
#3.) YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY ZIP-LOCK BAGS. They come in all different sizes now, and they're perfect for storing pretty much anything. Actually, nevermind. That's probably something your Mom would say.
#4.) WHEN IN DOUBT, RENT A CLINT EASTWOOD MOVIE. A lot of dads would agree that even a BAD Clint Eastwood movie is better than most of the movies they make now. I think we can assume they're talking about "The Outlaw Josey Wales" here, and not "The Bridges of Madison County".
#5.) FAMILY TRADITIONS ARE IMPORTANT. It might not seem like it when you're young, but you appreciate them more and more the older you get.
#6.) DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS. Asking questions actually makes you look SMARTER. And it makes you look CONFIDENT too, because you're not afraid to speak up. Plus, when you ask questions, you usually learn something. (RealSimple.com)
FOUR TIPS FOR THE LADIES FOR THE *SECOND* DATE:
Everyone always stresses about getting the first date out of the way. But assuming you don't blow it, you also need a plan for date number two. So today we've got four tips from "Cosmo" for the ladies on what to do during the SECOND date . . .
#1.) BE SEXIER. For the first date, you might have kept your outfit simple and casual. For date number two, you'll want to wear something a little sexier to keep his attention.
#2.) TELL HIM MORE ABOUT YOURSELF . . . BUT NOT TOO MUCH. It's fine to tell him about the things you like, the things you don't like, and a couple crazy adventures you've had. But the second date is NOT the time to spill a ton of personal info.
#3.) TOUCH HIM FLIRTATIOUSLY. If you make a few playful gestures, like touching his arm, it'll let him know that you feel comfortable. And once he knows you're having a good time, he'll relax too.
#4.) LEAVE HIM WANTING MORE. If you're really interested in a guy, don't hook up on the second date. It's fine to flirt, but end the night with just a kiss: It'll pretty much guarantee a third date. (Cosmopolitan)
SITE FOR SORE EYES:
www.healthoptionsworldwide.com
Medical tourism, or medical travel, is the emerging practice of traveling in order to obtain faster and, in many cases, lower cost surgery. Medical travel is intended to reduce costs and increase quality of affordable global healthcare. Health Options Worldwide has launched a new interactive medical tourism website that enables users to anonymously search healthcare providers worldwide offering fixed rates for treatments. HOW handles all requests from vacation surgeries, knee replacements, weight loss or cosmetic surgery and even complicated issues like cardiovascular or spine procedures. Patients can use the search function to search for low cost surgery and treatment providers based on cost, quality, experience, treatment needed, and geographical location.
DRACULA RELATIONS
Robert Pattinson may be closer to Edward Cullen in the “Twilight” movies than anyone thought. Genealogists as Ancestry.com say Pattinson is related to Vlad the Impaler, whose real name was Vlad III Dracula. He was the leader of Transylvania around 1456 and is considered the inspiration for the main character in Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.” Researchers discovered that Pattinson and Vlad are connected through their relationship to the British royal family. Prince William and Prince Harry are Pattinson’s distant cousins. Vlad the Impaler was their distant uncle. Stephenie Meyer, who wrote the “Twilight” series, also is connected to the British princes. So she’s possibly connected to Dracula too. Ancestry.com previously revealed other connections to Dracula through the royals including former president George W. Bush and U.S. Senator John Kerry. Other famous finds:
· Madonna is related Ellen DeGeneres. The two are 11th cousins.
· Warren Buffett and President Obama are 7th cousins three times removed.
· Emma Watson, who plays Hermione in the “Harry Potter” movie series, is related to a 16th-century woman accused of witchcraft.
What ‘Twilight’ Team Do You Belong To?
Think the only thing that divides Team Edward from Team Jacob fans is a love of werewolves over vampires? Or of Robert Pattinson over Taylor Lautner? Think again. As it turns out, your personality may play a big role in role in which team you are drawn to. From an online study of 2,000 people, Mindset Media discovered that fans of Team Edward have a distinctly different set of psychographic traits than those who are loyal to Team Jacob.
Fans of Team Edward scored high in three distinct personality traits:
· Creativity: “Highly creative people are inventive and imaginative. They are emotionally sensitive and intellectually curious, which may explain why they are drawn to Edward and his love of the arts.”
· Responsibility: “Highly responsible people follow through and get the job done. They are known for being dependable, much like Edward and his eternal devotion to Bella.”
· Perfectionism: “People who score high in perfectionism want everything to be just so. They don't care for imperfections, much like Edward waiting to find his perfect counterpart.”
Fans of Team Jacob scored high in these personality traits:
· Pugnaciousness: “Highly pugnacious people are unafraid to tell others what they think of them: good, bad or indifferent. They value honesty and bluntness, making it easy to relate to Jacob and his willingness to pick fights – with mortals and vampires alike!”
· Impulsiveness: “Highly impulsive people like to do things first and consider the consequences later. They may find it easy to relate to Jacob for and his love of reckless activities like motorcycling or cliff diving.”
· Spontaneity: “People who score high in spontaneity like to fly by the seat of their pants – just like Jacob and his tendency to be there for Bella at the drop of a hat.”
Visit www.twilightpersonalitytest.com and take the survey to find out your results.
TIFFANY AND DEBBIE GIBSON WILL BRAWL IN THE NEW SYFY FLICK "MEGA PYTHON VS. GATOROID"!!!
This is huge, my friends . . . HUGE!!! --Back in the 1980s, TIFFANY and DEBBIE GIBSON battled all over the airwaves for the title of Queen of the Teen Pop Minxes. --The battle never got physical, but it SHOULD HAVE. And now, finally, it WILL!!! --You see, SyFy is a TV network that's truly looking out for us. That's why Tiffany and Debbie will engaged in a CATFIGHT in the future classic, "Mega Python vs. Gatoroid"!!! --Debbie will play an animal-rights activist who frees illegally-imported snakes from pet stores. Obviously, that's not a smart idea . . . because they just slither off into the Florida Everglades and grow to ludicrous sizes. (--We don't know why. But in movies like this, it's pretty much always about secret genetic experiments by the government or chemicals dumped into the water illegally by some corporation that's, like, BP-level evil.) --Tiffany will play, quote, "an overzealous park ranger who uses dangerous methods to save endangered alligators." --Unfortunately, no one has explained yet what a "Gatoroid" is. --The best part, obviously, is that Debbie and Tiffany will BRAWL. The fisticuffs begin inside a bar, and then spill out into the swamp. --Tiffany and Debbie have both starred in Syfy monster flicks . . . but not together. Debbie was in "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus" last year, and Tiffany just did "Mega Piranha". --If directors matter to you, "Mega Python vs. Gatoroid" is being done by Mary Lambert, who directed both of the "Pet Sematary" movies back in the day. --If you're like me, you absolutely need to see this movie YESTERDAY. Unfortunately, it hasn't even been filmed yet . . . so it won't air until sometime next year.
WILL JUSTIN BIEBER'S MOM POSE FOR "PLAYBOY"???
JUSTIN BIEBER'S mom . . . 34-year-old Pattie Lynn Mallette . . . has reportedly been offered $50,000 to pose TOPLESS . . . but not completely nude . . . for "Playboy". There's no word whether she's considering it. (--Pattie is a single mom who had Justin when she was just 18. She worked a succession of low-paying jobs to support herself and her son until Justin was discovered singing on YouTube. .)
PIERS MORGAN IS MARRIED:
PIERS MORGAN is married. He made The Big jump yesterday in London. His new bride is a British journalist named Celia Walden. --Piers is the crotchety British judge on "America's Got Talent" . . . (--Not to be confused with the crotchety British judge on "American Idol", the crotchety British judge on "Dancing With the Stars" or the crotchety British judge on "So You Think You Can Dance".)
SEAN KINGSTON DECLINED A DATE WITH RIHANNA . . . BECAUSE HIS CLOTHES WEREN'T PRESSED:
Look up the word "idiot" in the dictionary, and you'll find a picture of SEAN KINGSTON. Because Sean actually turned down a date with RIHANNA . . . because his clothes weren't pressed. (!!!) --He says, quote, "Rihanna asked me to go clubbing with her. Looking back I can't believe I said no just because I didn't have any clothes ironed. But I couldn't go out with a superstar looking bad."
DOES MICHAEL JACKSON'S MOTHER THINK HE WAS MURDERED???
KATHERINE JACKSON might be buying into those conspiracy theories surrounding MICHAEL'S death. In an interview that airs tonight on NBC's "Dateline", she wonders if Michael's paranoia was justified after all. --She says, quote, "He told me several times that he felt that people wanted him gone, wanted him dead. He would always say that. For him to say that, he must have known something. --"Some of the mean, vicious people didn't want him around for some reason. They're greedy." --Meanwhile, LATOYA continues to be blunt about it: Michael was MURDERED. In an interview on British TV, she said, quote, "Michael was murdered for his catalogue . . . that's the bottom line. --"He was murdered for his catalogue and they knew that, and they knew Michael was much more, worth so much more dead than alive. His children deserve the truth. I think his parents deserve the truth, his family and his fans." --She added, quote, "Personally I think it's a slap in the face not just to Michael but to the entire family. It's totally unfair, it's wrong and it was not an accident. I don't understand the justice system here. --"I don't understand what's going on and why this is taking so long and why the people that are responsible for this are not given the justice they deserve." (--Check out the interview here . . .)
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b187432_la_toya_jackson_not_backing_down.html
--On a related note, JERMAINE JACKSON did a British radio interview, in which he said Michael would still be here today if he'd CONVERTED TO ISLAM. --He said, quote, "When you are 100% clear in your mind as to who you are and what you are and why you are and everybody around you, then things change in a way that's better for you. It's just having that strength."
KATHERINE JACKSON THINKS THE FATHER OF THE FIRST BOY WHO ACCUSED MICHAEL OF MOLESTING HIM COMMITTED SUICIDE OUT OF GUILT:
Last November, Evan Chandler . . . the father of the boy who accused MICHAEL JACKSON of molesting him in 1993, committed suicide. --And KATHERINE JACKSON thinks he might have done because he felt guilty for FRAMING Michael. --In the dedication to her new book, "Never Can Say Goodbye", Katherine writes, quote, "Evan Chandler, the father of Michael's first accuser, recently committed suicide. --"Though I can't comment on why, I want to believe his conscience finally caught up with him and he was not able to live with himself after destroying an innocent person's career and breaking his spirit." (--One last, quick note here: Today is also the one-year anniversary of FARRAH FAWCETT'S death. Let's try not to forget that, okay, people?)
IT'S STILL ON!!! BETWEEN JERRY SEINFELD AND LADY GAGA:
LADY GAGA has yet to respond to JERRY SEINFELD . . . but Jerry has decided to keep the beef alive anyway. --He showed up in the Mets' announcers booth during last night's game, and ripped on her some more. --Jerry called her DISRESPECTFUL, and said, quote, "She should make a nice apology to the Mets fans. That would be nice. She was a guest here. We had her as a guest. And then I would be willing to forget the whole thing." (--There's more. You can see the whole thing for yourself here . . .)
http://tv.gawker.com/5571353/jerry-seinfeld-wont-shut-up-about-lady-gaga
JASON BATEMAN GOT BOOED FOR SKIPPING THE LINE TO GET A NEW IPHONE:
If you jump the line to get an iPhone, people are going to be pissed. And it doesn't matter who you are. JASON BATEMAN found that out Thursday at the Apple Store in Los Angeles. --Jason was among about 2,000 people who were waiting in line for the new iPhone, when an employee pulled him out of the line and escorted him into the store. --The crowd went NUTS. But that didn't stop Jason from cutting. --A witness says, quote, "Everyone literally started booing and hissing! The crowd freaked and booed, and he put his head down." (--So far there's no video of this . . . maybe because nobody had their iPhone yet.) (???)
IS THE FATHER OF MARY-KATE AND ASHLEY OLSEN GOING TO LOSE HIS HOUSE???
MARY-KATE and ASHLEY OLSEN are a BILLION-DOLLAR INDUSTRY. Literally. Which is what makes this kind of interesting . . . --Their father, David Olsen, has filed for bankruptcy and his home is in foreclosure. --The "National Enquirer" says David owes about $2.2 million on his house in Tarzana, California . . . and he's going to lose it unless his daughters bail him out by July 9th. (--David's wife isn't the girls' mother. Their parents are divorced. But Mary-Kate and Ashley reportedly have a good relationship with both of their parents.)
THE MAN ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING JEREMY LONDON HAS GIVEN HIS SIDE OF THE STORY:
Brandon Adams . . . the man accused of kidnapping JEREMY LONDON and "forcing" him to do drugs . . . gave his side of the story yesterday, in a jailhouse interview with Radaronline.com. --He said Jeremy approached HIM looking to score some prescription meds. And he denied they smoked anything. --He said, quote, "There was no gun. There was never a pipe. We got drunk and I hooked him up with some Ecstasy and Xanax and we took a joyride and partied for hours." --He added, quote, "We went driving around my neighborhood, handing out beer to my friends and random people on the street. We were having a good time . . . He was out of his mind high." --Here's the expected response from Jeremy's attorney . . . quote, "Jeremy London has consistently passed all random drug testing administered by the State of California and has successfully maintained his sobriety. --"[This is] nothing more than a fabricated and false account of the night in question. [Mr. Adams] is desperate to avoid a life sentence behind bars and will say anything to avoid the serious charges the D.A. has filed against him."
DID KATE GOSSELIN GET A BOTCHED BOTOX JOB?
KATE GOSSELIN may have received a botched botox job. Either that or her face just looks a little more messed up than it should. -For what I'm sure were the most honorable reasons, "Us" magazine sent a couple pictures of Kate to a few plastic surgeons to ask them for their thoughts. --One doctor said, quote, "[Kate] looked much better in the earlier photo: Great hair, nice smile and a normal brow position. --"[In the 'after' picture, she] has the typical appearance of Dysport or Botox poorly placed in the space between the brows where frown lines occur. --"The lateral part of her brow is elevated in an abnormally high position, which my patients refer to as McDonald's arches!" --Another doctor said, quote, "This is a bad injection technique with poor placement. The injections were done in a cookbook pattern with no consideration for her particular anatomy. Her outer brow is too peaked, which gives her a devilish appearance." --A third doctor said he believed she may have received an unbalanced botox treatment, which gave her, quote, "this Jack Nicholson type of look." (!!!) (--Where did "Us" magazine find these guys???)
ADAM SANDLER WILL TAKE ON TOM CRUISE AT THE BOX OFFICE:
Two new comedies hit theaters this weekend, ADAM SANDLER'S "Grown Ups" and the TOM CRUISE spy comedy "Knight and Day". Here's what you need to know . . .
#1.) "Knight and Day" (PG-13) (Opened Wednesday)
--Tom Cruise is a spy who survives a mission he was never meant to complete . . . and Cameron Diaz is a chick who gets tangled up in his search to figure out who set him up. It's played for laughs, with all the action you'd expect from a Tom Cruise spy flick. --Supposedly, the fate of "Mission: Impossible 4" hangs on how well this movie does. And it hasn't done that well so far. It pulled in a little under $4 million on its first night.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpqBWEtZs24
Official Site: http://www.knightanddaymovie.com
#2.) "Grown Ups" (PG-13)
--Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider play former teammates who reunite after the death of their basketball coach, and spend a Fourth of July weekend reliving their "glory days". --Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, and Maya Rudolph are also in it as some of their wives.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e01NVCveGkg
Official Site: http://www.grownups-movie.com
IF "KNIGHT AND DAY" DOESN'T DO WELL, TOM CRUISE MIGHT NOT GET TO MAKE "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 4":
TOM CRUISE'S new action flick, "Knight and Day", opened on Wednesday. And 20th Century Fox is hoping for a big opening weekend. --But Paramount is also keeping an eye on the numbers, because they're the studio that's making "Mission: Impossible 4". Maybe. --There's word on the World Wide Web of Movie Gossip that if "Knight and Day" tanks, "M:I 4" will NOT happen. (--Obviously, this is far from official. And there's no doubt that Paramount will deny it completely. The only thing to do at this point is wait for things to happen. Or NOT happen.)
WILL BRAD PITT MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT THE BP OIL SPILL???
The "New York Daily News" says that BRAD PITT wants to make a dramatic movie about the BP oil spill. There's no word on a potential plot. (--Brad is already big into charity work in the Gulf region. He's done a lot for the post-Katrina cleanup and rebuilding effort in New Orleans . . . and he and Angelina own a home in the French Quarter.)
"BACHELOR" JAKE PAVELKA AND HIS EX, VIENNA GIRARDI, WILL BE INTERVIEWED TOGETHER ON "THE BACHELORETTE":
The most recent "Bachelor", JAKE PAVELKA, and his now ex-fiancée VIENNA GIRARDI, will be interviewed together on the July 5th episode of "The Bachelorette" (--This season's "Bachelorette", ALI FEDOTOWSKY, was one of the girls vying for Jake on "The Bachelor", before she quit with just three competitors left.) --Jake told "Extra", quote, "Hopefully, it's gonna be some closure for me. America was there and stood with [us] at the birth of our relationship, and I think I owe it to them and to myself and Vienna [to] let everybody be there at the end of it. --"That everybody understands it was real." --The episode taped yesterday . . . and according to "Us" magazine, it didn't go well. --Vienna got worked up . . . and kept interrupting Jake. A so-called "source" says, quote, "He couldn't get a word out . . . it was very reflective of their relationship. Vienna was on the defense. She was trying to play victim." --Supposedly, it all ended with Vienna, quote, "storming off the set in tears." (--Not sure if that's the kind of closure Jake had in mind.) -TMZ reports that Jake lost his cool too . . . and, quote, "cocked his arm and made a fist in Vienna's direction." --The "Star" tabloid makes it sound even MORE ridiculous. A source tells them, quote, "Vienna was confronting [Jake], exposing all his lies. He started screaming at her: 'Shut up! Don't belittle me! Don't question me! Shut up!' --"And all of a sudden, he literally jumped out of his chair, pulled back his fist and lunged at her! All of the executives were freaking out. They pulled him off of her and rushed them off to separate rooms. --"The execs were screaming at him, 'What the heck are you doing?' And the camera people were all like, 'Oh my god, we can't use any of this.'" (--Oh, how convenient. So this supposedly happened . . . but we'll never see it?) --By the way, ABC has confirmed that Jake will also appear on their upcoming "Bachelor Pad" show, which will debut August 9th on ABC. There aren't any specifics, all we know is that he'll be involved, quote, "in some capacity."
FRIDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listing for times in your area.)
--"16 Wishes" . . . 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Disney Channel. (--"Suite Life on Deck's" Debby Ryan stars in this tale of a young girl who makes a secret wish list to celebrate her 16th birthday and then her wishes start to come true.)
--"20/20" . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on ABC. (--The first year of Michael Jackson's death is commemorated. It includes interviews with his makeup artist Karen Faye, and his costumers Michael Bush and Dennis Tompkins.)
--"Gone Too Soon" . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on TV Guide Network. (--The last years of Michael Jackson's life are examined through archived footage.)
--"Friday Night Alright" . . . 11:00 to 11:30 P.M. on VH1. (--Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform.)
SATURDAY TV REMINDERS:
--"World Cup Playoffs: Ghana vs. the U.S." . . . 2:00 to 4:30 P.M. ET on ABC.
--"Iconoclasts" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Sundance. (--Alicia Keys and Ruby Dee discuss their lives and careers as they walk through Harlem.)
--"Dinocroc vs. Supergator" . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Syfy. (--This monstrosity about a prehistoric crocodile and a monstrous alligator happens to also be one of David Carradine's final films before he accidentally asphyxiated himself last year.)
--"Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage" . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on VH1. (--Gene Simmons, Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan, Taylor Hawkins, Kirk Hammett, Sebastian Bach and Jack Black offer their commentary on the band Rush.)
--"Saturday Night Live" . . . 11:30 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. on NBC (--Taylor Lautner guest hosts and Bon Jovi is the musical guest.) (REPEAT)
SUNDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listing for times in your area.)
--"World Cup Playoffs: Mexico vs. Argentina" . . . 2:00 to 4:30 P.M. ET on ABC.
--"Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business" [1st Season Finale] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on VH1.
--"BET Awards '10" . . . 8:00 to 11:00 P.M. on BET. (--Queen Latifah is your candy-coated host. Prince will be receiving this year's Lifetime Achievement Award, and John Legend is getting the Humanitarian Award.)
(--Performers include . . . Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Ludacris, Eminem, T.I., Drake, Diddy's Dirty Money, Trey Songz, Nicki Minaj, T-Pain, Rick Ross, and Usher. You'll find all your nominees here . . .)
http://betawards.bet.com/nominees/category/viewers-choice
--"Ellen's Somewhat Special Special" . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on TBS. (--Ellen DeGeneres hosts her fourth variety show special. Performers include Lady Antebellum, magician James Galea and gymnast Dominic Lacasse.)
--"The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on CBS. (--"American Bandstand's" Dick Clark is honored and Regis Philbin is your host.)
http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_37th_nominations_data_only_nominees.html
--"Team Coco Presents: Conan's Writers Live" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on TBS. (--Andy Richter hosts this comedy special featuring the WRITERS of Conan O'Brien's talk show. Plus: A musical performance by comedian Reggie Watts.)
--"Entourage" [7th Season Premiere] . . . 10:30 to 11:00 P.M. on HBO.
MORE DETAILS ON SANTANA'S NEXT ALBUM:
More details from CARLOS SANTANA'S next album have been announced. It's another collaborative album . . . similar to his 1999 disc, "Supernatural". --This one . . . which is still untitled . . . will be packed with classic rock covers, and will feature all kinds of big name guests. --Santana tells Billboard.com, quote, "What I brought to the table is my heart, knowing that I complement, I don't compete. --"I brought my heart, trusting that there's enough in me of purity and innocence and genuineness that I couldn't possibly, excuse the expression, (eff) it up. --"I know Eric [Clapton]. I know Jeff Beck. I know Jimmy Page. And they know me. I have supreme certainty and confidence that they're going to say, 'Hey man, I love what you did with my song.'"
--Here's an updated list of the tracks that are expected to be on the disc:
--Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love" . . . with Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty
--Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" . . . with Joe Cocker
--Rolling Stones' "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" . . . with Scott Weiland
--Def Leppard's "Photograph" . . . with Chris Daughtry
--Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" . . . with Chris Cornell
--Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" . . . with Papa Roach's Jacoby Shaddix
--AC/DC's "Back in Black" . . . with rapper Nas
--The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" . . . with India.Arie and cellist Yo Yo Ma
--And previously, we'd heard that DOORS keyboardist Ray Manzarek will join Santana for a cover of the Doors' "Riders on the Storm". --The album is expected to hit stores sometime in September.
ORIGINAL KINKS BASSIST PETE QUAIFE HAS DIED:
PETE QUAIFE . . . who was THE KINKS' original bassist . . . passed away on Wednesday. He was 66. --No official cause of death has been announced, but he'd been undergoing kidney dialysis for the past decade. He was diagnosed with renal failure in 1998. --Pete was a founding member of the Kinks in 1963. He was replaced by JOHN DALTON in 1966, when he briefly resigned after being injured in a car crash. He rejoined the band soon after, but left for good in 1969. (--Again, he was replaced by Dalton, who remained with the Kinks until 1976. Pete last played with the Kinks at their induction into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1990.)
ARE CARRIE UNDERWOOD AND MIKE FISHER GETTING MARRIED ON JULY 10TH IN GEORGIA???
According to Canada's "The Ottawa Citizen", CARRIE UNDERWOOD and her fiancé, MIKE FISHER, will be making the Big Mistake on July 10th . . . at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. --The newspaper is basing this on a tip from an "insider" who also claimed that some 250 guests will be attending the wedding. --There's no other confirmation about the location, but the date makes sense because Carrie's tour will be on a break from July 5th through July 30th. (--It picks up July 31st in Fairlea, West Virginia.)
NAZZYS RANDOM STUFF
MOST PEOPLE WOULD BUY AN ELECTRIC CAR TO LOOK COOL . . . NOT TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT:
If you buy an electric car, like the 'Smart' car or the new Nissan 'Leaf', you make a statement. A hip, socially-conscious statement that says, "I'd spend an extra $15,000 to buy an underperforming car because I care so much about this planet." --Well, it turns out a lot of potential electric car owners like the statement itself more than what it's actually saying. A new survey found that 52.3% say the car's STYLE and IMAGE would be the main reason they'd buy it. --Only 39.7% would by the car because of its lower emissions. (AOL Autos)
IS 1ST GRADE TOO EARLY FOR SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE CONDOMS?
I'm all about schools teaching kids to practice SAFE SEX. In fact, I'm one of those people who think abstinence-only sex education leaves kids ignorant and at-risk when they DO decide to have sex. But THIS is crazy . . . --In Provincetown, Massachusetts, all local schools are now required to provide condoms to students if they ask . . . even if the kids are as young as FIRST GRADERS. Although the kids DO have to speak with a school nurse or counselor first. --But yesterday, Massachusetts' governor Deval Patrick heard about all this and STRONGLY urged the school district to change the policy. They say they're going to give it a review . . . and probably scale it back a bit. (ABC 5 - Boston / Google)
IS 6TH GRADE TOO EARLY TO START TRAINING KIDS TO BE DOCTORS?
I know we live in a culture where we put INSANE amounts of career pressure on kids WAY before they're ready to handle it . . . but this seems like too much. --Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School in Jacksonville, Florida, is starting pre-med classes for SIXTH graders. The school says it'll help kids get a ton of knowledge . . . and give them a leg-up once they're in pre-med programs in college. --Kathi Hansberry lives in Jacksonville and her 15-year-old son is in the program. She says, quote, "It can be stressful, but it seems that school is stressful in general now. They're staying up late studying like I did in college." (Parent Dish)
SUBWAY'S NINE-GRAIN BREAD ONLY HAS TRACES OF EIGHT OF THOSE GRAINS:
If you really like Subway's white bread, but you choke down the nine-grain bread to be healthy like JARED . . . you can stop doing that now. The nine-grain bread is a joke. --Turns out Subway's nine-grain bread has more high-fructose corn syrup than ANY grain. And only trace amounts of eight of those nine grains. Wheat's the only grain that's well represented, but even that's a scam. --The biggest ingredient in the bread is WHITE FLOUR and the brown color doesn't come from wheat . . . it comes from a compound called ammonium sulfate that's also found in FERTILIZER. (Slashfood)
MORE THAN HALF OF THE CASINOS IN CALIFORNIA LET PEOPLE USE THEIR WELFARE CARDS AT THE ATM:
In California, people on welfare get debit cards that give them $694 a month to buy food and clothing for their families. Unfortunately, some of those people have been saying: "I can double that $694 in an hour of blackjack, and then we're going to Sizzler!" --The "Los Angeles Times" just reviewed welfare records and found that ATMs at more than half of the CASINOS in Los Angeles accept the welfare debit cards. They can get you cash at 32 of 58 Indian casinos, and at 47 of 90 state-run poker rooms. --GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER found out about that hole in the system and said they're going to take immediate action. Even before that, he'd been thinking of eliminating the debit cards to help relieve some of California's $19 BILLION deficit. --State officials are also going to go through the records to figure out just how much welfare money has been withdrawn at casinos. (Los Angeles Times)
THERE'S AN OCTOPUS IN GERMANY THAT'S CORRECTLY PICKED 100% OF THE WORLD CUP GAMES SO FAR:
If you're willing to stake your life savings on the whims of an OCTOPUS, this would be the octopus to bank on: His name is Paul, and he lives in an aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany. And he's picked 100% of Germany's World Cup games so far. --Before a game, the aquarium staff lowers two boxes into Paul's tank, one with each country's flag. Whichever box he puts his tentacle in is his predicted winner. And he's been right so far.
(--For the record, the Germans have two wins and one loss. That means he's only picked three games correctly. And he can't predict ties, so they just kinda ignore those. Look, it's an octopus, people.) (AFP)
A GUY GOT BUSTED FOR HATCHING AN UNNECESSARILY COMPLICATED SCHEME TO STEAL JACK DANIEL'S:
Meet 38-year-old Andrzej Szarynzksi (--Andre Zar-in-ski). He's from Coventry, England, and back in January of 2008, came up with an EXTREMELY elaborate scam to get drunk for free. --Andrzej would take a bottle of Jack Daniel's and drill a tiny hole in the lid. Then he'd use a syringe to extract all of the whiskey . . . and then another syringe to refill the bottle with apple juice. He'd seal the hole with black nail polish. --Then he'd hide the bottle in his jacket and go to a store. He'd ask for a bottle of Jack Daniel's and hand the cashier a 10-euro bill, which is worth about $12 . . . about half of what a bottle of Jack goes for. --While the cashier was distracted looking at the bill, Andrzej would swap the real bottle of Jack with the apple juice-filled bottle in his jacket. The cashier would refuse the sale, Andrzej would hand back the fake bottle, then leave. --If this seems UNNECESSARILY COMPLEX and time-consuming, it is. Andrzej ran the scam all over England from January of 2008 to May of this year and only had time to do it with 416 bottles . . . or about $12,000 worth of free whiskey. --Brown-Forman is the parent company of Jack Daniel's, and they spent more than a MILLION dollars on private detectives to track down the guy who was replacing whiskey with apple juice. --They finally tracked down Andrzej and reported him to the authorities. He was arrested and charged with 13 counts of fraud. Last week he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 11 to 15 months in prison. (Sutton Guardian)
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) CHECK OUT AMERICANS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY REACTING TO USA'S WORLD CUP GOAL:
The Huffington Post compiled videos of people from all over the country reacting to LANDON DONOVAN'S game-winning World Cup goal against Algeria on Wednesday. --It includes footage of people in over a dozen cities, including Seattle, San Diego, Las Vegas, Nashville, San Antonio, and New York.
(--Search for "HuffingtonPost.com amazing reactions Landon Donovan goal.")
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/24/usa-world-cup-goal-amazin_n_623625.html
#2.) HERE'S A CAT IN A GLASS VASE, ATTACKING A DOG THAT CAN'T GET TO IT:
There's a great video online of a cat sitting in a glass vase attacking a frustrated dog that can't get to it. The vase is like a force field, and every time the dog gets close, the cat reaches up through the top and swats it. (--Search for "dog cat in vase.")
(--WARNING: This video includes the F-word . . . which the guy drops right in front of his kid.)
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1937853
#3.) HERE'S HOW A BLIND DOG PLAYS FETCH:
Dogs don't rely on their sense of sight as much as we do. And we found proof. There's a video online of a blind dog playing fetch, and it only uses its sense of hearing and its sense of smell. (--Search for "blind dog plays fetch." It can't find the ball at 1:00.)
http://www.break.com/index/blind-dog-plays-fetch.html
#4.) HERE'S A STOP-MOTION VIDEO OF A LEGO PERSON GOING SURFING:
Some guy made a great stop-motion video of a Lego character going surfing. He used a blue yoga mat and a blue tarp for the water, and a white sheet for the froth. The attention to detail is incredible, and the Lego guy even does tricks.
(--Search for "Lino Lego surfing.")
http://video.mpora.com/watch/CeKjnT5Ja/
SIX PIECES OF ADVICE FROM SOMEONE ELSE'S DAD:
It's been almost a full week since Father's Day, so you've probably gone back to ignoring your dad completely. But you shouldn't, because he's probably filled with tiny nuggets of wisdom. Or not. --Either way, someone at "Real Simple" magazine put together a list of six pieces of advice they got from their dad. Check it out . . .
#1.) CARRY A HANKERCHIEF. Guys don't carry hankies anymore. But apparently they should. So try carrying one around in your pocket for a day. Chances are, you'll find a use for it. (???)
#2.) PAY ATTENTION TO ANYONE WITH A TOOL BELT. The idea is, if someone's doing something that you don't know how to do, pay attention. Because next time, you might be able to do it yourself.
#3.) YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY ZIP-LOCK BAGS. They come in all different sizes now, and they're perfect for storing pretty much anything. Actually, nevermind. That's probably something your Mom would say.
#4.) WHEN IN DOUBT, RENT A CLINT EASTWOOD MOVIE. A lot of dads would agree that even a BAD Clint Eastwood movie is better than most of the movies they make now. I think we can assume they're talking about "The Outlaw Josey Wales" here, and not "The Bridges of Madison County".
#5.) FAMILY TRADITIONS ARE IMPORTANT. It might not seem like it when you're young, but you appreciate them more and more the older you get.
#6.) DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS. Asking questions actually makes you look SMARTER. And it makes you look CONFIDENT too, because you're not afraid to speak up. Plus, when you ask questions, you usually learn something. (RealSimple.com)
FOUR TIPS FOR THE LADIES FOR THE *SECOND* DATE:
Everyone always stresses about getting the first date out of the way. But assuming you don't blow it, you also need a plan for date number two. So today we've got four tips from "Cosmo" for the ladies on what to do during the SECOND date . . .
#1.) BE SEXIER. For the first date, you might have kept your outfit simple and casual. For date number two, you'll want to wear something a little sexier to keep his attention.
#2.) TELL HIM MORE ABOUT YOURSELF . . . BUT NOT TOO MUCH. It's fine to tell him about the things you like, the things you don't like, and a couple crazy adventures you've had. But the second date is NOT the time to spill a ton of personal info.
#3.) TOUCH HIM FLIRTATIOUSLY. If you make a few playful gestures, like touching his arm, it'll let him know that you feel comfortable. And once he knows you're having a good time, he'll relax too.
#4.) LEAVE HIM WANTING MORE. If you're really interested in a guy, don't hook up on the second date. It's fine to flirt, but end the night with just a kiss: It'll pretty much guarantee a third date. (Cosmopolitan)
SITE FOR SORE EYES:
www.healthoptionsworldwide.com
Medical tourism, or medical travel, is the emerging practice of traveling in order to obtain faster and, in many cases, lower cost surgery. Medical travel is intended to reduce costs and increase quality of affordable global healthcare. Health Options Worldwide has launched a new interactive medical tourism website that enables users to anonymously search healthcare providers worldwide offering fixed rates for treatments. HOW handles all requests from vacation surgeries, knee replacements, weight loss or cosmetic surgery and even complicated issues like cardiovascular or spine procedures. Patients can use the search function to search for low cost surgery and treatment providers based on cost, quality, experience, treatment needed, and geographical location.
DRACULA RELATIONS
Robert Pattinson may be closer to Edward Cullen in the “Twilight” movies than anyone thought. Genealogists as Ancestry.com say Pattinson is related to Vlad the Impaler, whose real name was Vlad III Dracula. He was the leader of Transylvania around 1456 and is considered the inspiration for the main character in Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.” Researchers discovered that Pattinson and Vlad are connected through their relationship to the British royal family. Prince William and Prince Harry are Pattinson’s distant cousins. Vlad the Impaler was their distant uncle. Stephenie Meyer, who wrote the “Twilight” series, also is connected to the British princes. So she’s possibly connected to Dracula too. Ancestry.com previously revealed other connections to Dracula through the royals including former president George W. Bush and U.S. Senator John Kerry. Other famous finds:
· Madonna is related Ellen DeGeneres. The two are 11th cousins.
· Warren Buffett and President Obama are 7th cousins three times removed.
· Emma Watson, who plays Hermione in the “Harry Potter” movie series, is related to a 16th-century woman accused of witchcraft.
What ‘Twilight’ Team Do You Belong To?
Think the only thing that divides Team Edward from Team Jacob fans is a love of werewolves over vampires? Or of Robert Pattinson over Taylor Lautner? Think again. As it turns out, your personality may play a big role in role in which team you are drawn to. From an online study of 2,000 people, Mindset Media discovered that fans of Team Edward have a distinctly different set of psychographic traits than those who are loyal to Team Jacob.
Fans of Team Edward scored high in three distinct personality traits:
· Creativity: “Highly creative people are inventive and imaginative. They are emotionally sensitive and intellectually curious, which may explain why they are drawn to Edward and his love of the arts.”
· Responsibility: “Highly responsible people follow through and get the job done. They are known for being dependable, much like Edward and his eternal devotion to Bella.”
· Perfectionism: “People who score high in perfectionism want everything to be just so. They don't care for imperfections, much like Edward waiting to find his perfect counterpart.”
Fans of Team Jacob scored high in these personality traits:
· Pugnaciousness: “Highly pugnacious people are unafraid to tell others what they think of them: good, bad or indifferent. They value honesty and bluntness, making it easy to relate to Jacob and his willingness to pick fights – with mortals and vampires alike!”
· Impulsiveness: “Highly impulsive people like to do things first and consider the consequences later. They may find it easy to relate to Jacob for and his love of reckless activities like motorcycling or cliff diving.”
· Spontaneity: “People who score high in spontaneity like to fly by the seat of their pants – just like Jacob and his tendency to be there for Bella at the drop of a hat.”
Visit www.twilightpersonalitytest.com and take the survey to find out your results.
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