HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (09-08-10)
BILLY RAY CYRUS IS GOING TO DO ANOTHER SHOW WITH ANOTHER ONE OF HIS KIDS:
Now that he's milked everything he can from MILEY, BILLY RAY CYRUS is moving on to do another TV show with another one of his kids. --Billy Ray and his 21-year-old son TRACE . . . who's in that band METRO STATION . . . are doing a documentary-style show for the SyFy channel where they investigate all kinds of weird and unexplained phenomena. --It'll be called "UFO: Unbelievably Freakin' Obvious". (???) There's no word yet on a premiere date. --Billy Ray says, quote, "The existence of paranormal phenomena is something I've always wanted to explore further. --"Getting the opportunity to take this adventure with my son, who has always had a keen interest in this area, is a dream come true." (--Trace is not Billy Ray's biological son. He's from the FIRST marriage of BILLY RAY'S wife TISH. Billy Ray adopted him, which makes him Miley's half-brother.) (--Speaking of Tish . . . she just legally changed her name. "Tish" used to be a nickname for LETICIA. But now, it's officially just plain Tish.) (--Miley legally changed her name, too. She was born Destiny Hope Cyrus. As a kid, they called her "Smiley", which morphed into Miley. She changed it officially in 2008.)
JUSTIN BIEBER WANTS HIS FANS TO JUST TALK TO HIM . . . INSTEAD OF SCREAMING WHEN THEY SEE HIM:
JUSTIN BIEBER doesn't mind interacting with his fans. But he wishes they'd stop yelling and screaming and just talk to him. --He says, quote, "Just talk to me. Ask me how I'm doing. Introduce yourself instead of yelling, 'Justin! Justin! Justin! Can I have a picture?' --"And don't come up to me while I'm eating. How would you like it if I came into your house and started taking pictures of you while you were eating? I hate that." --By the way . . . It sounds like Justin is just as tired of seeing himself everywhere as we are . . . quote, "It's still amazing to see people wearing my shirts, but I feel like I can't get away from myself. --"Like, I go to Walmart and I just want to go get some boxers and socks, but there are posters of me everywhere. Or my song comes on the radio, and it's like, 'Aah!'."
LADY GAGA COURTS "CONTROVERSY" BY COVERING HERSELF IN RAW MEAT:
LADY GAGA'S latest attempt at creating "controversy" is to pose for a magazine cover naked . . . but covered in what basically counts as a RAW MEAT BIKINI. --Not surprisingly, PETA took the bait. Here's what they had to say . . . --"No matter how beautifully it is presented, flesh from a tortured animal is flesh from a tortured animal. Meat represents bloody violence and suffering, so if that's the look they were going for, they achieved it. --"Oh, Lady Gaga's job is to do outlandish things, and this certainly qualifies as outlandish because meat is something you want to avoid putting on or in your body."
GLENN SHADIX . . . FROM "BEETLEJUICE" AND "HEATHERS" . . . HAS DIED:
GLENN SHADIX . . . a character actor who appeared in such movies as "Beetlejuice" and "Heathers" . . . died yesterday morning after a fall at his home in Birmingham, Alabama. He was 58 years old. --Glenn's sister says he'd been having, quote, "mobility problems", and was using a wheelchair to get around. He apparently fell and hit his head in his kitchen. --Shadix played Otho, the interior decorator, in TIM BURTON'S 1988 classic "Beetlejuice" . . . and the priest who presided over all the student funerals in "Heathers" the following year. --He also played an ape senator in Burton's "Planet of the Apes" remake . . . and he was the voice of the mayor in "The Nightmare Before Christmas".
(--Here's the classic "Day-O" scene from "Beetlejuice" . . . Glenn is the heavy guy in the black suit and red tie . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQXVHITd1N4
THE COP WHO ARRESTED MEL GIBSON IN 2006 SAYS HE WAS PUNISHED FOR WRITING MEL'S ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS INTO HIS POLICE REPORT:
JAMES MEE . . . the cop who busted MEL GIBSON for driving under the influence in 2006 . . . is suing his employer, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. --Mee claims that he was retaliated against for writing Mel's anti-Semitic slurs into his police report. That report later got leaked to the media . . . and the rest is pretty much history. --Mee didn't actually leak the report itself . . . he was investigated and cleared. But he claims that after Mel's arrest, he was unjustly denied a promotion and discriminated against for being Jewish himself. --And he says it's all because Mel was friends with L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca, and had done some charity work for the department. --There's no word what Mee is asking for. -A spokesman for the department says, quote, "We are looking forward to telling the whole story and the whole story is not being told in this lawsuit. Ethnicity and gender have nothing to do with any of this."
CHECK OUT ANGELINA JOLIE IN PAKISTAN:
ANGELINA JOLIE is in Pakistan to meet with victims of the flooding that continues to devastate the country. And while she's there, she's wearing the traditional garb of the region
http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=69016&sitesection=ndnsubss&VID=95950
HULK HOGAN ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL WITH EXTREME BACK PAIN AFTER . . . COLLECTING SEASHELLS . . . ???
HULK HOGAN has been in the hospital for the past several days due to severe back pain. It's happened before, no big deal. But what put him in there makes for a pretty interesting story. --Hulk told TMZ yesterday that he strained his back COLLECTING SEASHELLS WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND over the weekend. --Apparently, the constant bending over took a toll on him, and he could barely move when he woke up the next morning. (--Hogan has had several back surgeries over the years.)
AND NOW, THE BETTY WHITE COMIC BOOK:
Bluewater Comics . . . the company that makes all those biographical comics about famous people . . . has finally done the obvious: They've produced a BETTY WHITE comic. It'll be out this November (--Learn more about Betty's book . . . along with upcoming comics on Lady Gaga, Bill O'Reilly and the cast of "Glee" . . . here . . .)
http://www.bluewaterprod.com/news/2010_NOVEMBER_releases.php
IS A "TWILIGHT" SPIN-OFF IN THE WORKS???
The two "Breaking Dawn" movies may not be where the "Twilight" saga ends. There's already talk on the Interweb that a movie focusing on the vampire character Bree Tanner is in the works. --As you "Twilight" fans have already surmised , it would be based on STEPHENIE MEYER'S spin-off novella, "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner". --Bree only appears in "Eclipse", and she's killed off after DAKOTA FANNING'S character, Jane, orders that she be destroyed. --The character was played in "Eclipse" by a young actress named JODELLE FERLAND. But according to the rumor, they're looking for someone with a little more star power to take over for the stand-alone movie. (--This is all we know at this point, and we're not even sure yet if it's true. So take it with a grain of salt for now.)
LIAM NEESON HAS JOINED THE CAST OF "BATTLESHIP":
LIAM NEESON has joined the cast of the "Battleship" movie. He'll play the ship's admiral. The cast also includes Rihanna, Alexander Skarsgard from "True Blood", and Taylor Kitsch from "Friday Night Lights". --"Battleship" is supposedly based on the classic board game. But like a lot of movies these days, it's basically just coasting on the name of an established property, without really doing much to stay connected to the source material. --The movie has a fleet of ships going up against aliens . . . which ain't how I ever played "Battleship".
JAMES CAMERON WANTS TO MAKE A 3D DOCUMENTARY ABOUT PEOPLE IN THE AMAZON:
JAMES CAMERON plans to make a real-life "Avatar". Sort of. He's going to do a documentary about a tribe in the Amazon who oppose the construction of a dam that would put their land at risk of flooding. --And, of course, he's going to do it in 3D. He says, quote, "I want to return to meet some of the leaders of the . . . tribe who invited me. I want to take a 3D camera to film how they live, their culture."
THERE'S A NEW RONALD REAGAN BIO IN THE WORKS:
There's a new movie about RONALD REAGAN'S life in the works. It's called "Reagan", and it's based on two biographies by author Paul Kengor: "The Crusader" and "God and Ronald Reagan". --The filmmakers involved aren't necessarily Reagan fans . . . but at the same time, they say their movie won't be insulting or condescending, the way that 2003 miniseries starring JAMES BROLIN was.
--Casting hasn't been announced yet, but they plan to have the movie in theaters late next year.
"REAL HOUSEWIVES" RIDICULOUSNESS
BRAVO HAS CONFIRMED THAT DANIELLE STAUB IS DONE WITH "THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY":
Bravo's "Real Housewives" universe has lost another "star." Just a week after BETHENNY FRANKEL announced she was quitting "The Real Housewives of New York City", DANIELLE STAUB has left "The Real Housewives of New Jersey". --Danielle walked off the set during the second episode of the reunion special on Monday night . . . and now, Bravo has confirmed she won't be back for Season Three. --If you watch this crap, you know that Danielle was essentially the VILLAIN of the show, and regularly got into it with the other cast members. And it got rough. --Last November, ASHLEY HOLMES . . . the daughter of Housewife JACQUELINE LAURITA . . . infamously ripped out a handful of Danielle's hair extensions, and Danielle claims some of her real hair came out with it. --She actually demonstrated this on the reunion special . . . when she pulled out a Styrofoam head of hair with extensions from her purse . . . (???) . . . and had the host, Andy Cohen, yank at the extensions to show how it also pulls out real hair. --What caused Danielle to storm off the set of the reunion special was when another co-star accused her of being, quote, "a call girl [that gets] with married men."
-Afterwards, Danielle gave an interview explaining why she was leaving "Real Housewives" . . . and as you'd expect, she had plenty to say. --Here are the highlights: Danielle said, quote, "I'm way too good for this. They have used me about as much as I can be used. --"I think it's time for me to move on and upward. I don't see any interest for me to be attacked like that. I mean, what's left for [the other cast members]? To kill me? Bravo seems to be glorifying their behavior. --"And I think it's almost like telling children to behave poorly at school, 'It's OK.' --"The bottom line is, they need me, I don't need them. They don't talk about anything but me. I don't talk about them, at all. I talk about me too!" (???) --So what's next for her? How about what's NOT next. Danielle . . . who's already written a memoir, starred in a sex tape, and released a single as a wannabe singer . . . talked about doing all kinds of things to further her SUPERSTARDOM --For example, she's "positively" planning on launching her OWN SHOW . . . which, among other things, will follow her surely riveting search to find her birth mother.
(--You can find a few clips from Danielle's dramatic walk-off . . . plus, her hair extension demonstration . . . at the link below. ***WARNING***: These videos contain BLEEPED PROFANITY and UNCENSORED B-words.)
http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/danielle-stomps-off-set-after-jacqueline-calls-her-a-call-girl-201079
IS TERESA LEAVING "REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY" TOO?
A "friend" of TERESA GIUDICE tells the "New York Post" that she's having a dispute with Bravo over money . . . and will probably not be back for Season Three of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey". There's been no comment from Teresa or Bravo.
JENNY SLATE IS LEAVING "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE":
JENNY SLATE will not be returning to "Saturday Night Live" this season. (--We'd previously heard that WILL FORTE . . . a.k.a. MacGruber . . . will not be back, and that the show had hired three new cast members.) --Jenny was only on "SNL" for one season . . . and infamously introduced herself by accidentally unleashing an F-BOMB on her very first episode.
(--You can watch the UNEDITED version below. Again, this one is ***UNCENSORED*** . . .)
http://video.hollywoodreporter.com/services/player/bcpid40254714001?bctid=42225169001
(--And you can find a BLEEPED version, here . . .)
http://www.tmz.com/2009/09/27/saturday-night-live-f-bomb/
--There's been no official comment on any of the rumored "SNL" casting changes . . . so it's unclear WHY Jenny isn't coming back. The "New York Times" reports that it wasn't her call though. They say that the show decided not to renew her contract. --By the way, NBC HAS confirmed that AMY POEHLER . . . who was a regular on "SNL" from 2001 to 2008 . . . will host the season premiere on September 25th. KATY PERRY will be the musical guest.
DAVID LETTERMAN USED HIS APPEARANCE ON "THE VIEW" TO REVEAL . . . THAT HE WANTS TO HAVE MORE KIDS:
DAVID LETTERMAN made his first appearance on "The View" yesterday . . . and during the interview, he mentioned that he'd like to have more children. -He said, quote, "I feel in every important way, your life doesn't really begin until you've had kids. I would like to have more kids." --By that logic, Letterman's life began in 2003 when his son Harry was born. But in REALITY, his life began in 1947 . . . over 63 YEARS AGO. --The average life expectancy for an American male is currently 75.6 years. So that means if Letterman has any more kids . . . again, according to the averages . . . he's not going to be around to see them graduate middle school. --And for that to happen, his wife would have to be up for it . . . and remember, less than a year ago, she found out that he'd had affairs while they were together. (--You can watch videos of Letterman's appearance below. He and BARBARA WALTERS . . . who's back now after undergoing heart valve surgery back in May . . . talk a lot about their health problems.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVCwL9qCJVo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2FAa82iq2Q
WEDNESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"Minute to Win It" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on NBC. (--Part 2 of the NFL show.)
--"America's Next Top Model" [15th Season Premiere] . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on the CW.
--"Hellcats" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on the CW. (--Aly & AJ's Alyson Michalka plays a pre-law student who joins a cheerleading squad to stay in school after losing her scholarship. "High School Musical's" Ashley Tisdale is also in it as the captain of the Hellcats.)
--"America's Got Talent" [Results Show] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on NBC. (--Sarah McLachlan and the cast of "American Idiot" perform as the final four are revealed.)
--"Criss Angel: Mindfreak" [6th Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on A&E. (--Criss Angel attempts to levitate 100 feet and then vanish in the Mojave Desert.)
--"Terriers" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on FX. (--"Grounded for Life's" Donal Logue plays a disgraced former cop who opens a private investigation business with his best friend, played by "True Blood's" Michael Raymond-James.)
--"Pros vs. Joes" [5th Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Spike TV. (--NFL stars LaVar Arrington, Issac Bruce and Jeff Garcia go three-on-three with the Joes.)
--"Psych" [5th Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on USA. (--Nestor Carbonell, who played Richard on "Lost", guest stars as a criminal profiler.)
JOHN LENNON'S KILLER HAS BEEN DENIED PAROLE AGAIN:
Every other year since 2000, MARK DAVID CHAPMAN . . . the man who shot and killed JOHN LENNON back in 1980 . . . comes up for parole, and is DENIED. --Yesterday, he was turned down again . . . meaning that he will remain behind bars until at least 2012, when he's eligible for another parole review. (--Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life for John's murder.) --A rep for YOKO ONO said she was, quote, "very pleased with the result." Yoko . . . who witnessed the shooting . . . has opposed Chapman's potential parole every time. (--Chapman is 55 years old.)
RIHANNA HAS DEBUTED A NEW SINGLE:
RIHANNA unleashed a new single yesterday. It's called "Only Girl (In the World)", and it's the first track off her next album, "Loud", which comes out November 16th (--Rihanna announced the album title on her fansite . . . saying, quote, "Yes it's called 'LOUD'. Get LOUD everybody. Get crazy. Get excited. Cuz I'm pumped. I'm just gonna be ME.") (--You can listen to "Only Girl (In the World)" at Billboard.com. To check it out, scroll down to the audio player, HERE.)
THE GREATEST "LIGHTER IN THE AIR" SONGS OF ALL TIME:
Zippo . . . the lighter company . . . conducted a poll to determine The Greatest Lighter-in-the-Air Songs of All Time. The top honors went to the epic QUEEN song "Bohemian Rhapsody", which received one-third, or 33%, of the vote. --It was followed by LED ZEPPELIN'S "Stairway to Heaven" . . . with 15.7% of the vote . . . and MEAT LOAF'S "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", which got 9.8%. (--The rest of the list . . . if there IS a rest of the list . . . wasn't released. The remaining 41.2% was probably split between a bunch of other songs.)
WEEZER'S NEW ALBUM IS STREAMING ON THEIR MYSPACE PAGE:
WEEZER'S new album . . . the one that's named "Hurley" after JORGE GARCIA'S character on "Lost" . . . comes out next Tuesday, but you can check it out now. It's streaming in its entirety on Weezer's MySpace page. (--Here's the link . . .) http://www.myspace.com/weezer
ROBERT PLANT'S BAND OF JOY ALBUM IS STREAMING ONLINE:
BAND OF JOY . . . the new group LED ZEPPELIN singer ROBERT PLANT named after his FIRST band, despite it not featuring any of the other original members . . . will release its debut album next Tuesday. (--Band of Joy also includes singer Patty Griffin, multi-instrumentalist Darrell Scott, guitarist Buddy Miller, drummer Marco Giovino and bassist Byron House.) --But it's currently steaming online . . . in its entirety . . . at NPR.org. (--Here . . .)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129178865&ps=cprs
NINE-YEAR-OLD WILLOW SMITH HAS RELEASED A SINGLE: (???)
WILL and JADA PINKETT SMITH are obviously NOT opposed to their children following in their footsteps. 12-year-old JADEN just starred in the new "Karate Kid" movie, and now their nine-year-old daughter WILLOW has released a SINGLE. -It's called "Whip My Hair". (--It's unclear HOW or IF it'll be formally released, but you can groove to it, here . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvV3l-dbRTI
JA RULE SAYS THE PHRASE "KEEPING IT REAL" HAS BECOME LOST:
In a new interview, JA RULE says he believes the phrase "KEEPING IT REAL" has become lost in today's hip-hop. (--Of course, Ja Rule's CAREER has also become lost in today's hip-hop. Maybe there's a connection there . . . I don't know.) --He tells "XXL" magazine, quote, "You know what the realest line a (N-word) said in a movie. 'You can't handle the truth!' That's the realest (crap) because (N-words) don't want to hear it. --"You tell (N-words) the truth and they say, 'What, huh? I didn't see that. That record's hot.' That's what (N-words) do. --"I've seen so many instances, where I'm like, wow, that's not keeping it real. Really think about that yo . . . this (N-word) makes records, he's on my TV, he's (effing) dancing around, he's at all these awards shows, I don't think he's in the hood with 10 bricks in the back of his whip. I don't think he's doing that. --"Be honest, the consumer knows that (crap's) not real . . . what is keeping it real? That term is so lost. It's a forgotten term. You know what 'keeping it real' is? Feeding your (effing) family, taking care of your (effing) kids, that's what's keeping it real. --"All that other frivolous bull(crap) is just that."
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
CREDITORS ARE NOW POSING AS ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK TO TRACK DOWN THEIR PAYMENTS:
Here's yet ANOTHER reason why you should be VERY careful what you post on Facebook. Because one minute, you'll think a random hot chick is flirting with you . . . then the next minute, you'll look outside and see your car getting repo'ed. --Apparently, creditors and collection agencies have started using Facebook as a way to track down their payments. --If they think you owe them money . . . but they're having a hard time tracking you down or getting you to take their calls . . . first, they'll pretend to be an attractive member of the opposite sex on Facebook. Then they'll send you a friend request. --Once you accept, they have access to ALL of the info you put in your profile. Things like: Your address, phone number, where you work, where your status updates say you are . . . and photos of you with the purchases you haven't paid for. --If it sounds dirty, it is. Usually creditors aren't allowed to misrepresent themselves to hunt you down. --But the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act hasn't been amended since 2006 . . . and since then, social media has exploded. Since there isn't anything specific banning them from using Facebook like this, they're exploiting the loophole. (CBS 8 - Las Vegas)
THREE OUT OF FOUR ADULTS NOW SEND TEXT MESSAGES:
Text messaging really started getting popular about six or seven years ago. So it makes sense that older people have finally started noticing it. --According to a new survey by the Pew Research Center, the number of adults who text is up to 72%, or about three out of four. That's up from 65% a year ago. --The average adult texter sends 10 per day. --That, of course, is DWARFED by kids. The average 12- to 17-year-old who texts sends FIFTY per day. --5% of adult texters send 200 texts or more a day. 15% of teenagers send that many. --Adults who send fewer texts don't compensate by making more voice calls. Basically, they're just light cell phone users . . . they don't call much, they don't text much, they don't use their phone much period. --The average adult cell phone user makes or receives about five voice calls per day. --65% of adults say they sleep with their phones in arm's reach. --And overall, 82% of Americans now own cell phones. (PC Magazine)
TWO OUT OF THREE AMERICANS BELIEVE IN SOUL MATES:
Man, we really ARE all just sheeple who've been trained to think that life is like a Disney movie. --According to a new survey, two out of every three Americans believe in SOUL MATES. --People 18 to 29 are the most likely to believe in soul mates . . . 73%, or almost three out of four, believe there's one person out there they're destined to be with. (--It's so nice to be in that pre-jaded place in life, huh?) --The survey also asked married people if they believed they married their soul mate. --And a full 100 PERCENT of married people aged 18 to 29 said yes. --Older people were just SLIGHTLY less sunshine-and-unicorns about the whole thing. --92% of people ages 30 to 44 said they're married to their soul mate . . . 97% of people 44 to 59 believe they're with their soul mate . . . and 96% of people 60 and older believe they're with theirs. (Washington Times)
MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S MOST SEARCHED WORD OF THE SUMMER IS A WORD THAT DOESN'T EVEN EXIST:
The people at Merriam-Webster just put out a list of their most searched words of the summer. And the word that people tried to define the most is . . . a word that doesn't actually exist. --That word was . . . "refudiate." SARAH PALIN used the word in an interview and in a Tweet in July . . . combining the words refute and repudiate. Those words mean similar things: rejecting something and proving it's not true. --Here are some of the other most-searched words of the summer.
-Inception. "An act, process or instance of beginning." This became popular because of the movie "Inception".
--Despicable. "Deserving to be despised; so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation." This is another word that became popular because of a movie . . . in this case "Despicable Me".
--Frugal. "Characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources."
--Moratorium. "A legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt."
(NBC 9 - Denver)
AND NOW, THREE NEW THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT:
#1.) NOT BRUSHING YOUR TEETH CAUSES HEART ATTACKS? According to a dental scientist at Bristol University in England, if you don't regularly brush your teeth, the bacteria in your mouth could actually put your life at risk. --He found that the common bacteria that cause tooth decay and gum disease can actually work their way into the blood stream when your gums bleed, then help blood clots form . . . and cause heart attacks and strokes. (The Telegraph)
#2.) MEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE "SENIOR MOMENTS." A study at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota found that 19% of men ages 70 and up regularly have moments where they have trouble remembering things. --14% of women ages 70 and up have the same problem. About 15% of men and women who suffer mild memory loss develop dementia every year. (Yahoo News)
#3.) 4% OF YOUNGER PEOPLE DON'T MIND A LITTLE ALCOHOL POISONING. A new survey of people ages 18 to 24 finds that one out of 25, or 4%, say they don't see anything wrong with getting so drunk you end up hospitalized. --The survey also found that 36% go out drinking with the specific plan to get HAMMERED and 33% think it's OK to wake up without knowing how they got home. (The Independent)
COULD NEVADA START SELLING PASSES THAT WOULD LET YOU GO 90 MILES-AN-HOUR ON THEIR FREEWAYS?
This sounds like the PERFECT plan for Nevada. It's just like legalized prostitution . . . no other state will touch it because it sounds way too risky, but it sure can bring in a lot of cash. --Eugene "Gino" DiSimone is a nonpartisan candidate for governor in Nevada. And he believes he's come up with a way to rescue the state from its budget crisis. --DiSimone wants the state to start selling $25 passes that would allow people to drive 90 miles-an-hour on any of the state's highways for a full 24-hour period. --Here's how it would work. You'd get a transponder installed inside your car. Whenever you wanted a new day pass you'd call in and charge it to your account . . . and the transponder would signal police that you're good to speed. --DiSimone says he believes the plan could bring in $1 BILLION a year. --The Nevada Highway Patrol is much, much less excited about the idea. They think jacking the speed limit up to 90 would increase the number of accidents and deaths on the road. --Unless a miracle happens, DiSimone isn't going to be elected governor. It looks like it's just a two-man race between a Republican, Brian Sandoval, and a Democrat, Rory Reid. --So . . . unless this proposal by DiSimone has REALLY inspired the Nevada legislature, there's no sign that this could become a reality anytime soon. (Breitbart)
A MAN'S EXCUSE FOR DOING 100 MILES-AN-HOUR IN A 50 ZONE? HE WAS TRYING TO DRY OFF HIS CAR:
Last week, the police in Naperville, Illinois, pulled over 24-year-old Lucas Wright in his 2006 Honda Accord. Lucas was doing ONE HUNDRED miles-an-hour in a 50 zone. And he gave them a perfectly logical explanation . . . at least in his eyes. --The police say that Lucas told them, quote, "He'd just gotten his car washed and he was trying to dry it off." And he wasn't lying . . . when they checked out his car, it was, in fact, wet. And it was still drying when they impounded it and towed it away. --Lucas was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor for going 40 miles-per-hour or more over the posted limit. (Naperville Sun)
COLLEGE OFFERS ZOMBIE COURSE
A University of Baltimore professor is basing his English 333 curriculum around zombies. Arnold Blumberg said his class will involve screening 16 zombie film classics, zombie comic books as required reading, and the option for students to write a screenplay or draw storyboards for their ideal zombie movie as final projects. “Zombies are one of the most potent, direct reflections of what we’re thinking moment to moment in our culture,” Blumberg said.
FOUR MORE OBSCURE MARRIAGE LAWS FROM AROUND THE U.S.:
Last month, we told you about three obscure marriage laws that still exist today. Today, we've got four more to add to the list. Check 'em out:
--MISSISSIPPI. In Truro, Mississippi, a groom has to prove he's manly by hunting and killing either six blackbirds or three crows before his wedding. This law isn't enforced anymore, but it's still on the books.
--ARKANSAS. For a few months in early 2008, Arkansas accidentally made it legal for anyone of any age . . . even INFANTS . . . to get married without parental consent. In April of 2008 they changed it to 17 for boys, and 18 for girls.
--KENTUCKY. In Kentucky, it's illegal to remarry the same man four times.
--LOUISIANA. In New Orleans, it's illegal for a palm reader, fortune teller or mystic to officiate a wedding, even if they're ordained. (MSN)
NAZZY'S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) SEAN PENN DID "BETWEEN TWO FERNS WITH ZACH GALIFIANAKIS":
FunnyOrDie.com has another installment of "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis". In this one, Zach plays his twin brother "Seth," who interviews SEAN PENN. (--Search for "Between Two Ferns Sean Penn.")
(--WARNING: This video includes the F-word.)
http://FunnyOrDie.com/m/4jea
--And just in case you've never seen it, here's ZACH GALIFIANAKIS lip-synching the KANYE WEST song "Can't Tell Me Nothing" . . . while doing farm work. (--Search for "Can't Tell Me Nothing Zach Galifianakis.")
(--WARNING: This video includes the F-word.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2bCc0EGP6U
#2.) AND NOW . . . SYNCHRONIZED WALKING:
Believe it or not, there's something called "synchronized walking" . . . and it's actually pretty impressive. (--Search for "Japanese synchronized walking." Highlights include 1:49, 4:20, and 5:06.)
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1940768
#3.) A MAN CAUGHT TWO GUYS WRITING GRAFFITI ON HIS FENCE . . . AND FORCED THEM TO DANCE NON-STOP UNTIL THE COPS ARRIVED:
A man in New Zealand caught two idiots spray-painting graffiti on his fence. And as punishment, he and his wife brought the guys inside and forced them to DANCE NON-STOP until the cops got there. (--Search for "dancing taggers video.") (--Special thanks to Jay-Jay at The Edge in Auckland, New Zealand, for sending this one our way!!!)
(--WARNING: This video contains A LOT of profanity.)
http://www.theedge.co.nz/Dancing-taggers/tabid/106/articleID/8702/Default.aspx
SIX TIPS FOR DEALING WITH A BAD DAY:
It's Wednesday, so if you're in a bad mood, you're not alone. Here are six tips for dealing with a bad day . . .
#1.) RESIST THE URGE TO "TREAT YOURSELF." When you're having a bad day, it's easy to justify buying a candy bar or sneaking a cigarette. But after you do it, you'll just feel guilty, which could make your day even worse.
#2.) DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEONE ELSE. Just don't put too much pressure on yourself. If you try to do too much, it'll just stress you out.
#3.) EXERCISE. Try to find an activity that requires concentration, like a group sport. If you just go for a 30-minute walk by yourself, you'll spend the time dwelling on all the stuff that's stressing you out.
#4.) WRITE IT DOWN. If something specific is bothering you, just putting it down on paper can reduce stress. In other words, diaries aren't just for teenage girls obsessed with the JONAS BROTHERS.
#5.) GO TO BED EARLY. Lack of sleep causes more bad days than pretty much anything else. So a few extra hours of rest won't hurt. Sometimes you just need to hit the reset button and start fresh.
#6.) KEEP THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE. Remind yourself that you're having a BAD day . . . not a CATASTROPHIC day. And most of the stuff you're stressed out about won't even be an issue next week. (Yahoo.com)
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www.lucyphone.com
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Consumers ‘Mad As Hell’ Over Hidden Airline Fees
The Consumer Travel Alliance, Business Travel Coalition and American Society of Travel Agents has released the results of an online survey showing widespread surprise and anger over hidden airline fees for services such as checked baggage, advance seating and priority boarding. The groups announced the launch of a new website, http://madashellabouthiddenfees.com, that will allow travelers to tell their own hidden fee stories, create YouTube videos, and sign a petition to the U.S. Department of Transportation urging it to take action to require airlines to disclose those fees in advance through every ticketing channel in which airlines sell their seats. The groups also announced that they were marking September 23rd as “Mad As Hell Day!” and planned to deliver thousands of traveler petitions to the DOT on that day. The hidden fees survey found:
· 66% of respondents said they had been surprised at the airport by unexpected fees for things such as checking bags, requesting a seat assignment, getting extra legroom, or flying standby.
· 29% said they were surprised often or nearly every time they travel via air by such fees.
· 65% said such fees placed some or a great deal of unexpected financial strain on their budget for the trip, 26% said that those fees placed a great deal of unexpected strain.
· 99% of respondents said that they think airlines should be required to disclose all of their fees in advance on every website that sells airline tickets.
· When asked to rank the fees they found most annoying, respondents rated carry-on baggage fees the most annoying, with 91% calling those fees “very annoying,” followed by seat reservation fees (88%), checked baggage fees (74%), and telephone reservation fees (67%).
Kids Want Music In School
School choirs, drama clubs and bands are set to win the popularity contest this fall, thanks to shows like “Glee” and “Camp Rock 2.” NAMM has released the findings of an August 2010 Harris Poll in which kids said musical TV shows or movies have made them want to become involved in various musical activities. Illustrating the increased influence of music-themed entertainment programs, 31% of the kids ages 8 to 18 surveyed nationwide said they want to become involved in music-making activities thanks to their favorite musical show. The survey also found:
· 16% want to learn how to play a musical instrument.
· 14% want to audition for a school play and musical.
· 12% want to take singing lessons.
· 11% want to pursue professional singing.
As budget cuts continue to hit music education programs in schools across the country, NAMM is sponsoring activities such as a teen battle of the bands competition called SchoolJam USA to promote the importance of music making. Each of the top 10 SchoolJam USA finalists’ schools will receive funding to support their school music program. Find out more at www.wannaplaymusic.com and www.schooljamusa.com.
TAXI!
Las Vegas taxicabs have been voted the best overall in the U.S., according to the annual taxi survey by Hotels.com. Travelers from over 50 major cities judged cabs on seven categories – cleanliness, value, quality of driving, knowledge of the area, friendliness, safety and availability. Results:
· Las Vegas: With roughly 2,000 cabs on the street at any given time and having logged over 2.1 million cab rides in July alone, Las Vegas’ cab drivers ranked in the top three of all seven categories. Sin City beat out Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Orlando with 11.7%, voting it the place with the friendliest drivers.
· New York: With over 13,000 yellow cabs roaming the streets of New York City, it comes as no surprise that 42% of voters nominated the city with the best cab availability. It also came out on top as the city with the most knowledgeable drivers (30%). Unfortunately, 39% voted the city the worst in driving, with 38% nominating New York cabbies as the least friendly of all cities surveyed.
Top Words Of Summer 2010
Merriam-Webster has announced the Top Words of Summer 2010, based on the volume of user lookups at Merriam-Webster.com. Topping the list by a wide margin was Sarah Palin’s attention-getting pseudo word “refudiate,” a blend of refute and repudiate. Merriam-Webster’s publishers say that despite it not being a word, searchers seemed to understand what she meant since refute and repudiate were looked up “extremely frequently.” The runners-up, with definitions and the news event or story that generated interest in the word:
2. Inception: an act, process or instance of beginning. (The movie “Inception” starring Leonardo DiCaprio was released July 16th.)
3. Despicable: deserving to be despised; so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation. (The animated comedy “Despicable Me” opened July 9th.)
4. Moratorium: a waiting period set by an authority; a suspension of activity. (The Obama administration imposed a six-month deepwater drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico after the deadly Deepwater Horizon rig explosion.)
5. Austere/austerity: stern and cold in appearance or manner; morally strict, giving little or no scope for pleasure. (Greek officials warned they needed to impose austerity measures to overhaul the country’s economy and pull itself out of a debt crisis that nearly led to its bankruptcy.)
6. Cacophony: harsh or discordant sound. (Plastic horns known as vuvuzelas provided an earsplitting buzz at the World Cup soccer games.)
7. Doppelganger: a ghostly counterpart of a living person; a double or alter ego. (George Stephanopoulos referred to Elizabeth Gilbert as Julia Roberts’ doppelganger when Gilbert appeared on “Good Morning America” to discuss the film adaptation starring Roberts of her memoir, “Eat, Pray, Love.”)
8. Opulent: having a large estate or property; wealthy or plentifully provided, often to the point of ostentation. (The word was used in the media to describe Chelsea Clinton’s wedding and the New York estate on which it was held.)
9. Vapid: lacking liveliness, tang, briskness or force. (Before her confirmation as a Supreme Court justice, a 1995 paper surfaced by nominee Elena Kagan in which the law professor called the confirmation process “a vapid and hollow charade.”)
10. Frugal: characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources. (Frugality has been discussed in several news stories this summer.)
Now that he's milked everything he can from MILEY, BILLY RAY CYRUS is moving on to do another TV show with another one of his kids. --Billy Ray and his 21-year-old son TRACE . . . who's in that band METRO STATION . . . are doing a documentary-style show for the SyFy channel where they investigate all kinds of weird and unexplained phenomena. --It'll be called "UFO: Unbelievably Freakin' Obvious". (???) There's no word yet on a premiere date. --Billy Ray says, quote, "The existence of paranormal phenomena is something I've always wanted to explore further. --"Getting the opportunity to take this adventure with my son, who has always had a keen interest in this area, is a dream come true." (--Trace is not Billy Ray's biological son. He's from the FIRST marriage of BILLY RAY'S wife TISH. Billy Ray adopted him, which makes him Miley's half-brother.) (--Speaking of Tish . . . she just legally changed her name. "Tish" used to be a nickname for LETICIA. But now, it's officially just plain Tish.) (--Miley legally changed her name, too. She was born Destiny Hope Cyrus. As a kid, they called her "Smiley", which morphed into Miley. She changed it officially in 2008.)
JUSTIN BIEBER WANTS HIS FANS TO JUST TALK TO HIM . . . INSTEAD OF SCREAMING WHEN THEY SEE HIM:
JUSTIN BIEBER doesn't mind interacting with his fans. But he wishes they'd stop yelling and screaming and just talk to him. --He says, quote, "Just talk to me. Ask me how I'm doing. Introduce yourself instead of yelling, 'Justin! Justin! Justin! Can I have a picture?' --"And don't come up to me while I'm eating. How would you like it if I came into your house and started taking pictures of you while you were eating? I hate that." --By the way . . . It sounds like Justin is just as tired of seeing himself everywhere as we are . . . quote, "It's still amazing to see people wearing my shirts, but I feel like I can't get away from myself. --"Like, I go to Walmart and I just want to go get some boxers and socks, but there are posters of me everywhere. Or my song comes on the radio, and it's like, 'Aah!'."
LADY GAGA COURTS "CONTROVERSY" BY COVERING HERSELF IN RAW MEAT:
LADY GAGA'S latest attempt at creating "controversy" is to pose for a magazine cover naked . . . but covered in what basically counts as a RAW MEAT BIKINI. --Not surprisingly, PETA took the bait. Here's what they had to say . . . --"No matter how beautifully it is presented, flesh from a tortured animal is flesh from a tortured animal. Meat represents bloody violence and suffering, so if that's the look they were going for, they achieved it. --"Oh, Lady Gaga's job is to do outlandish things, and this certainly qualifies as outlandish because meat is something you want to avoid putting on or in your body."
GLENN SHADIX . . . FROM "BEETLEJUICE" AND "HEATHERS" . . . HAS DIED:
GLENN SHADIX . . . a character actor who appeared in such movies as "Beetlejuice" and "Heathers" . . . died yesterday morning after a fall at his home in Birmingham, Alabama. He was 58 years old. --Glenn's sister says he'd been having, quote, "mobility problems", and was using a wheelchair to get around. He apparently fell and hit his head in his kitchen. --Shadix played Otho, the interior decorator, in TIM BURTON'S 1988 classic "Beetlejuice" . . . and the priest who presided over all the student funerals in "Heathers" the following year. --He also played an ape senator in Burton's "Planet of the Apes" remake . . . and he was the voice of the mayor in "The Nightmare Before Christmas".
(--Here's the classic "Day-O" scene from "Beetlejuice" . . . Glenn is the heavy guy in the black suit and red tie . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQXVHITd1N4
THE COP WHO ARRESTED MEL GIBSON IN 2006 SAYS HE WAS PUNISHED FOR WRITING MEL'S ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS INTO HIS POLICE REPORT:
JAMES MEE . . . the cop who busted MEL GIBSON for driving under the influence in 2006 . . . is suing his employer, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. --Mee claims that he was retaliated against for writing Mel's anti-Semitic slurs into his police report. That report later got leaked to the media . . . and the rest is pretty much history. --Mee didn't actually leak the report itself . . . he was investigated and cleared. But he claims that after Mel's arrest, he was unjustly denied a promotion and discriminated against for being Jewish himself. --And he says it's all because Mel was friends with L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca, and had done some charity work for the department. --There's no word what Mee is asking for. -A spokesman for the department says, quote, "We are looking forward to telling the whole story and the whole story is not being told in this lawsuit. Ethnicity and gender have nothing to do with any of this."
CHECK OUT ANGELINA JOLIE IN PAKISTAN:
ANGELINA JOLIE is in Pakistan to meet with victims of the flooding that continues to devastate the country. And while she's there, she's wearing the traditional garb of the region
http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=69016&sitesection=ndnsubss&VID=95950
HULK HOGAN ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL WITH EXTREME BACK PAIN AFTER . . . COLLECTING SEASHELLS . . . ???
HULK HOGAN has been in the hospital for the past several days due to severe back pain. It's happened before, no big deal. But what put him in there makes for a pretty interesting story. --Hulk told TMZ yesterday that he strained his back COLLECTING SEASHELLS WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND over the weekend. --Apparently, the constant bending over took a toll on him, and he could barely move when he woke up the next morning. (--Hogan has had several back surgeries over the years.)
AND NOW, THE BETTY WHITE COMIC BOOK:
Bluewater Comics . . . the company that makes all those biographical comics about famous people . . . has finally done the obvious: They've produced a BETTY WHITE comic. It'll be out this November (--Learn more about Betty's book . . . along with upcoming comics on Lady Gaga, Bill O'Reilly and the cast of "Glee" . . . here . . .)
http://www.bluewaterprod.com/news/2010_NOVEMBER_releases.php
IS A "TWILIGHT" SPIN-OFF IN THE WORKS???
The two "Breaking Dawn" movies may not be where the "Twilight" saga ends. There's already talk on the Interweb that a movie focusing on the vampire character Bree Tanner is in the works. --As you "Twilight" fans have already surmised , it would be based on STEPHENIE MEYER'S spin-off novella, "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner". --Bree only appears in "Eclipse", and she's killed off after DAKOTA FANNING'S character, Jane, orders that she be destroyed. --The character was played in "Eclipse" by a young actress named JODELLE FERLAND. But according to the rumor, they're looking for someone with a little more star power to take over for the stand-alone movie. (--This is all we know at this point, and we're not even sure yet if it's true. So take it with a grain of salt for now.)
LIAM NEESON HAS JOINED THE CAST OF "BATTLESHIP":
LIAM NEESON has joined the cast of the "Battleship" movie. He'll play the ship's admiral. The cast also includes Rihanna, Alexander Skarsgard from "True Blood", and Taylor Kitsch from "Friday Night Lights". --"Battleship" is supposedly based on the classic board game. But like a lot of movies these days, it's basically just coasting on the name of an established property, without really doing much to stay connected to the source material. --The movie has a fleet of ships going up against aliens . . . which ain't how I ever played "Battleship".
JAMES CAMERON WANTS TO MAKE A 3D DOCUMENTARY ABOUT PEOPLE IN THE AMAZON:
JAMES CAMERON plans to make a real-life "Avatar". Sort of. He's going to do a documentary about a tribe in the Amazon who oppose the construction of a dam that would put their land at risk of flooding. --And, of course, he's going to do it in 3D. He says, quote, "I want to return to meet some of the leaders of the . . . tribe who invited me. I want to take a 3D camera to film how they live, their culture."
THERE'S A NEW RONALD REAGAN BIO IN THE WORKS:
There's a new movie about RONALD REAGAN'S life in the works. It's called "Reagan", and it's based on two biographies by author Paul Kengor: "The Crusader" and "God and Ronald Reagan". --The filmmakers involved aren't necessarily Reagan fans . . . but at the same time, they say their movie won't be insulting or condescending, the way that 2003 miniseries starring JAMES BROLIN was.
--Casting hasn't been announced yet, but they plan to have the movie in theaters late next year.
"REAL HOUSEWIVES" RIDICULOUSNESS
BRAVO HAS CONFIRMED THAT DANIELLE STAUB IS DONE WITH "THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY":
Bravo's "Real Housewives" universe has lost another "star." Just a week after BETHENNY FRANKEL announced she was quitting "The Real Housewives of New York City", DANIELLE STAUB has left "The Real Housewives of New Jersey". --Danielle walked off the set during the second episode of the reunion special on Monday night . . . and now, Bravo has confirmed she won't be back for Season Three. --If you watch this crap, you know that Danielle was essentially the VILLAIN of the show, and regularly got into it with the other cast members. And it got rough. --Last November, ASHLEY HOLMES . . . the daughter of Housewife JACQUELINE LAURITA . . . infamously ripped out a handful of Danielle's hair extensions, and Danielle claims some of her real hair came out with it. --She actually demonstrated this on the reunion special . . . when she pulled out a Styrofoam head of hair with extensions from her purse . . . (???) . . . and had the host, Andy Cohen, yank at the extensions to show how it also pulls out real hair. --What caused Danielle to storm off the set of the reunion special was when another co-star accused her of being, quote, "a call girl [that gets] with married men."
-Afterwards, Danielle gave an interview explaining why she was leaving "Real Housewives" . . . and as you'd expect, she had plenty to say. --Here are the highlights: Danielle said, quote, "I'm way too good for this. They have used me about as much as I can be used. --"I think it's time for me to move on and upward. I don't see any interest for me to be attacked like that. I mean, what's left for [the other cast members]? To kill me? Bravo seems to be glorifying their behavior. --"And I think it's almost like telling children to behave poorly at school, 'It's OK.' --"The bottom line is, they need me, I don't need them. They don't talk about anything but me. I don't talk about them, at all. I talk about me too!" (???) --So what's next for her? How about what's NOT next. Danielle . . . who's already written a memoir, starred in a sex tape, and released a single as a wannabe singer . . . talked about doing all kinds of things to further her SUPERSTARDOM --For example, she's "positively" planning on launching her OWN SHOW . . . which, among other things, will follow her surely riveting search to find her birth mother.
(--You can find a few clips from Danielle's dramatic walk-off . . . plus, her hair extension demonstration . . . at the link below. ***WARNING***: These videos contain BLEEPED PROFANITY and UNCENSORED B-words.)
http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/danielle-stomps-off-set-after-jacqueline-calls-her-a-call-girl-201079
IS TERESA LEAVING "REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY" TOO?
A "friend" of TERESA GIUDICE tells the "New York Post" that she's having a dispute with Bravo over money . . . and will probably not be back for Season Three of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey". There's been no comment from Teresa or Bravo.
JENNY SLATE IS LEAVING "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE":
JENNY SLATE will not be returning to "Saturday Night Live" this season. (--We'd previously heard that WILL FORTE . . . a.k.a. MacGruber . . . will not be back, and that the show had hired three new cast members.) --Jenny was only on "SNL" for one season . . . and infamously introduced herself by accidentally unleashing an F-BOMB on her very first episode.
(--You can watch the UNEDITED version below. Again, this one is ***UNCENSORED*** . . .)
http://video.hollywoodreporter.com/services/player/bcpid40254714001?bctid=42225169001
(--And you can find a BLEEPED version, here . . .)
http://www.tmz.com/2009/09/27/saturday-night-live-f-bomb/
--There's been no official comment on any of the rumored "SNL" casting changes . . . so it's unclear WHY Jenny isn't coming back. The "New York Times" reports that it wasn't her call though. They say that the show decided not to renew her contract. --By the way, NBC HAS confirmed that AMY POEHLER . . . who was a regular on "SNL" from 2001 to 2008 . . . will host the season premiere on September 25th. KATY PERRY will be the musical guest.
DAVID LETTERMAN USED HIS APPEARANCE ON "THE VIEW" TO REVEAL . . . THAT HE WANTS TO HAVE MORE KIDS:
DAVID LETTERMAN made his first appearance on "The View" yesterday . . . and during the interview, he mentioned that he'd like to have more children. -He said, quote, "I feel in every important way, your life doesn't really begin until you've had kids. I would like to have more kids." --By that logic, Letterman's life began in 2003 when his son Harry was born. But in REALITY, his life began in 1947 . . . over 63 YEARS AGO. --The average life expectancy for an American male is currently 75.6 years. So that means if Letterman has any more kids . . . again, according to the averages . . . he's not going to be around to see them graduate middle school. --And for that to happen, his wife would have to be up for it . . . and remember, less than a year ago, she found out that he'd had affairs while they were together. (--You can watch videos of Letterman's appearance below. He and BARBARA WALTERS . . . who's back now after undergoing heart valve surgery back in May . . . talk a lot about their health problems.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVCwL9qCJVo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2FAa82iq2Q
WEDNESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"Minute to Win It" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on NBC. (--Part 2 of the NFL show.)
--"America's Next Top Model" [15th Season Premiere] . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on the CW.
--"Hellcats" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on the CW. (--Aly & AJ's Alyson Michalka plays a pre-law student who joins a cheerleading squad to stay in school after losing her scholarship. "High School Musical's" Ashley Tisdale is also in it as the captain of the Hellcats.)
--"America's Got Talent" [Results Show] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on NBC. (--Sarah McLachlan and the cast of "American Idiot" perform as the final four are revealed.)
--"Criss Angel: Mindfreak" [6th Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on A&E. (--Criss Angel attempts to levitate 100 feet and then vanish in the Mojave Desert.)
--"Terriers" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on FX. (--"Grounded for Life's" Donal Logue plays a disgraced former cop who opens a private investigation business with his best friend, played by "True Blood's" Michael Raymond-James.)
--"Pros vs. Joes" [5th Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Spike TV. (--NFL stars LaVar Arrington, Issac Bruce and Jeff Garcia go three-on-three with the Joes.)
--"Psych" [5th Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on USA. (--Nestor Carbonell, who played Richard on "Lost", guest stars as a criminal profiler.)
JOHN LENNON'S KILLER HAS BEEN DENIED PAROLE AGAIN:
Every other year since 2000, MARK DAVID CHAPMAN . . . the man who shot and killed JOHN LENNON back in 1980 . . . comes up for parole, and is DENIED. --Yesterday, he was turned down again . . . meaning that he will remain behind bars until at least 2012, when he's eligible for another parole review. (--Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life for John's murder.) --A rep for YOKO ONO said she was, quote, "very pleased with the result." Yoko . . . who witnessed the shooting . . . has opposed Chapman's potential parole every time. (--Chapman is 55 years old.)
RIHANNA HAS DEBUTED A NEW SINGLE:
RIHANNA unleashed a new single yesterday. It's called "Only Girl (In the World)", and it's the first track off her next album, "Loud", which comes out November 16th (--Rihanna announced the album title on her fansite . . . saying, quote, "Yes it's called 'LOUD'. Get LOUD everybody. Get crazy. Get excited. Cuz I'm pumped. I'm just gonna be ME.") (--You can listen to "Only Girl (In the World)" at Billboard.com. To check it out, scroll down to the audio player, HERE.)
THE GREATEST "LIGHTER IN THE AIR" SONGS OF ALL TIME:
Zippo . . . the lighter company . . . conducted a poll to determine The Greatest Lighter-in-the-Air Songs of All Time. The top honors went to the epic QUEEN song "Bohemian Rhapsody", which received one-third, or 33%, of the vote. --It was followed by LED ZEPPELIN'S "Stairway to Heaven" . . . with 15.7% of the vote . . . and MEAT LOAF'S "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", which got 9.8%. (--The rest of the list . . . if there IS a rest of the list . . . wasn't released. The remaining 41.2% was probably split between a bunch of other songs.)
WEEZER'S NEW ALBUM IS STREAMING ON THEIR MYSPACE PAGE:
WEEZER'S new album . . . the one that's named "Hurley" after JORGE GARCIA'S character on "Lost" . . . comes out next Tuesday, but you can check it out now. It's streaming in its entirety on Weezer's MySpace page. (--Here's the link . . .) http://www.myspace.com/weezer
ROBERT PLANT'S BAND OF JOY ALBUM IS STREAMING ONLINE:
BAND OF JOY . . . the new group LED ZEPPELIN singer ROBERT PLANT named after his FIRST band, despite it not featuring any of the other original members . . . will release its debut album next Tuesday. (--Band of Joy also includes singer Patty Griffin, multi-instrumentalist Darrell Scott, guitarist Buddy Miller, drummer Marco Giovino and bassist Byron House.) --But it's currently steaming online . . . in its entirety . . . at NPR.org. (--Here . . .)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129178865&ps=cprs
NINE-YEAR-OLD WILLOW SMITH HAS RELEASED A SINGLE: (???)
WILL and JADA PINKETT SMITH are obviously NOT opposed to their children following in their footsteps. 12-year-old JADEN just starred in the new "Karate Kid" movie, and now their nine-year-old daughter WILLOW has released a SINGLE. -It's called "Whip My Hair". (--It's unclear HOW or IF it'll be formally released, but you can groove to it, here . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvV3l-dbRTI
JA RULE SAYS THE PHRASE "KEEPING IT REAL" HAS BECOME LOST:
In a new interview, JA RULE says he believes the phrase "KEEPING IT REAL" has become lost in today's hip-hop. (--Of course, Ja Rule's CAREER has also become lost in today's hip-hop. Maybe there's a connection there . . . I don't know.) --He tells "XXL" magazine, quote, "You know what the realest line a (N-word) said in a movie. 'You can't handle the truth!' That's the realest (crap) because (N-words) don't want to hear it. --"You tell (N-words) the truth and they say, 'What, huh? I didn't see that. That record's hot.' That's what (N-words) do. --"I've seen so many instances, where I'm like, wow, that's not keeping it real. Really think about that yo . . . this (N-word) makes records, he's on my TV, he's (effing) dancing around, he's at all these awards shows, I don't think he's in the hood with 10 bricks in the back of his whip. I don't think he's doing that. --"Be honest, the consumer knows that (crap's) not real . . . what is keeping it real? That term is so lost. It's a forgotten term. You know what 'keeping it real' is? Feeding your (effing) family, taking care of your (effing) kids, that's what's keeping it real. --"All that other frivolous bull(crap) is just that."
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
CREDITORS ARE NOW POSING AS ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK TO TRACK DOWN THEIR PAYMENTS:
Here's yet ANOTHER reason why you should be VERY careful what you post on Facebook. Because one minute, you'll think a random hot chick is flirting with you . . . then the next minute, you'll look outside and see your car getting repo'ed. --Apparently, creditors and collection agencies have started using Facebook as a way to track down their payments. --If they think you owe them money . . . but they're having a hard time tracking you down or getting you to take their calls . . . first, they'll pretend to be an attractive member of the opposite sex on Facebook. Then they'll send you a friend request. --Once you accept, they have access to ALL of the info you put in your profile. Things like: Your address, phone number, where you work, where your status updates say you are . . . and photos of you with the purchases you haven't paid for. --If it sounds dirty, it is. Usually creditors aren't allowed to misrepresent themselves to hunt you down. --But the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act hasn't been amended since 2006 . . . and since then, social media has exploded. Since there isn't anything specific banning them from using Facebook like this, they're exploiting the loophole. (CBS 8 - Las Vegas)
THREE OUT OF FOUR ADULTS NOW SEND TEXT MESSAGES:
Text messaging really started getting popular about six or seven years ago. So it makes sense that older people have finally started noticing it. --According to a new survey by the Pew Research Center, the number of adults who text is up to 72%, or about three out of four. That's up from 65% a year ago. --The average adult texter sends 10 per day. --That, of course, is DWARFED by kids. The average 12- to 17-year-old who texts sends FIFTY per day. --5% of adult texters send 200 texts or more a day. 15% of teenagers send that many. --Adults who send fewer texts don't compensate by making more voice calls. Basically, they're just light cell phone users . . . they don't call much, they don't text much, they don't use their phone much period. --The average adult cell phone user makes or receives about five voice calls per day. --65% of adults say they sleep with their phones in arm's reach. --And overall, 82% of Americans now own cell phones. (PC Magazine)
TWO OUT OF THREE AMERICANS BELIEVE IN SOUL MATES:
Man, we really ARE all just sheeple who've been trained to think that life is like a Disney movie. --According to a new survey, two out of every three Americans believe in SOUL MATES. --People 18 to 29 are the most likely to believe in soul mates . . . 73%, or almost three out of four, believe there's one person out there they're destined to be with. (--It's so nice to be in that pre-jaded place in life, huh?) --The survey also asked married people if they believed they married their soul mate. --And a full 100 PERCENT of married people aged 18 to 29 said yes. --Older people were just SLIGHTLY less sunshine-and-unicorns about the whole thing. --92% of people ages 30 to 44 said they're married to their soul mate . . . 97% of people 44 to 59 believe they're with their soul mate . . . and 96% of people 60 and older believe they're with theirs. (Washington Times)
MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S MOST SEARCHED WORD OF THE SUMMER IS A WORD THAT DOESN'T EVEN EXIST:
The people at Merriam-Webster just put out a list of their most searched words of the summer. And the word that people tried to define the most is . . . a word that doesn't actually exist. --That word was . . . "refudiate." SARAH PALIN used the word in an interview and in a Tweet in July . . . combining the words refute and repudiate. Those words mean similar things: rejecting something and proving it's not true. --Here are some of the other most-searched words of the summer.
-Inception. "An act, process or instance of beginning." This became popular because of the movie "Inception".
--Despicable. "Deserving to be despised; so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation." This is another word that became popular because of a movie . . . in this case "Despicable Me".
--Frugal. "Characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources."
--Moratorium. "A legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt."
(NBC 9 - Denver)
AND NOW, THREE NEW THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT:
#1.) NOT BRUSHING YOUR TEETH CAUSES HEART ATTACKS? According to a dental scientist at Bristol University in England, if you don't regularly brush your teeth, the bacteria in your mouth could actually put your life at risk. --He found that the common bacteria that cause tooth decay and gum disease can actually work their way into the blood stream when your gums bleed, then help blood clots form . . . and cause heart attacks and strokes. (The Telegraph)
#2.) MEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE "SENIOR MOMENTS." A study at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota found that 19% of men ages 70 and up regularly have moments where they have trouble remembering things. --14% of women ages 70 and up have the same problem. About 15% of men and women who suffer mild memory loss develop dementia every year. (Yahoo News)
#3.) 4% OF YOUNGER PEOPLE DON'T MIND A LITTLE ALCOHOL POISONING. A new survey of people ages 18 to 24 finds that one out of 25, or 4%, say they don't see anything wrong with getting so drunk you end up hospitalized. --The survey also found that 36% go out drinking with the specific plan to get HAMMERED and 33% think it's OK to wake up without knowing how they got home. (The Independent)
COULD NEVADA START SELLING PASSES THAT WOULD LET YOU GO 90 MILES-AN-HOUR ON THEIR FREEWAYS?
This sounds like the PERFECT plan for Nevada. It's just like legalized prostitution . . . no other state will touch it because it sounds way too risky, but it sure can bring in a lot of cash. --Eugene "Gino" DiSimone is a nonpartisan candidate for governor in Nevada. And he believes he's come up with a way to rescue the state from its budget crisis. --DiSimone wants the state to start selling $25 passes that would allow people to drive 90 miles-an-hour on any of the state's highways for a full 24-hour period. --Here's how it would work. You'd get a transponder installed inside your car. Whenever you wanted a new day pass you'd call in and charge it to your account . . . and the transponder would signal police that you're good to speed. --DiSimone says he believes the plan could bring in $1 BILLION a year. --The Nevada Highway Patrol is much, much less excited about the idea. They think jacking the speed limit up to 90 would increase the number of accidents and deaths on the road. --Unless a miracle happens, DiSimone isn't going to be elected governor. It looks like it's just a two-man race between a Republican, Brian Sandoval, and a Democrat, Rory Reid. --So . . . unless this proposal by DiSimone has REALLY inspired the Nevada legislature, there's no sign that this could become a reality anytime soon. (Breitbart)
A MAN'S EXCUSE FOR DOING 100 MILES-AN-HOUR IN A 50 ZONE? HE WAS TRYING TO DRY OFF HIS CAR:
Last week, the police in Naperville, Illinois, pulled over 24-year-old Lucas Wright in his 2006 Honda Accord. Lucas was doing ONE HUNDRED miles-an-hour in a 50 zone. And he gave them a perfectly logical explanation . . . at least in his eyes. --The police say that Lucas told them, quote, "He'd just gotten his car washed and he was trying to dry it off." And he wasn't lying . . . when they checked out his car, it was, in fact, wet. And it was still drying when they impounded it and towed it away. --Lucas was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor for going 40 miles-per-hour or more over the posted limit. (Naperville Sun)
COLLEGE OFFERS ZOMBIE COURSE
A University of Baltimore professor is basing his English 333 curriculum around zombies. Arnold Blumberg said his class will involve screening 16 zombie film classics, zombie comic books as required reading, and the option for students to write a screenplay or draw storyboards for their ideal zombie movie as final projects. “Zombies are one of the most potent, direct reflections of what we’re thinking moment to moment in our culture,” Blumberg said.
FOUR MORE OBSCURE MARRIAGE LAWS FROM AROUND THE U.S.:
Last month, we told you about three obscure marriage laws that still exist today. Today, we've got four more to add to the list. Check 'em out:
--MISSISSIPPI. In Truro, Mississippi, a groom has to prove he's manly by hunting and killing either six blackbirds or three crows before his wedding. This law isn't enforced anymore, but it's still on the books.
--ARKANSAS. For a few months in early 2008, Arkansas accidentally made it legal for anyone of any age . . . even INFANTS . . . to get married without parental consent. In April of 2008 they changed it to 17 for boys, and 18 for girls.
--KENTUCKY. In Kentucky, it's illegal to remarry the same man four times.
--LOUISIANA. In New Orleans, it's illegal for a palm reader, fortune teller or mystic to officiate a wedding, even if they're ordained. (MSN)
NAZZY'S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) SEAN PENN DID "BETWEEN TWO FERNS WITH ZACH GALIFIANAKIS":
FunnyOrDie.com has another installment of "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis". In this one, Zach plays his twin brother "Seth," who interviews SEAN PENN. (--Search for "Between Two Ferns Sean Penn.")
(--WARNING: This video includes the F-word.)
http://FunnyOrDie.com/m/4jea
--And just in case you've never seen it, here's ZACH GALIFIANAKIS lip-synching the KANYE WEST song "Can't Tell Me Nothing" . . . while doing farm work. (--Search for "Can't Tell Me Nothing Zach Galifianakis.")
(--WARNING: This video includes the F-word.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2bCc0EGP6U
#2.) AND NOW . . . SYNCHRONIZED WALKING:
Believe it or not, there's something called "synchronized walking" . . . and it's actually pretty impressive. (--Search for "Japanese synchronized walking." Highlights include 1:49, 4:20, and 5:06.)
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1940768
#3.) A MAN CAUGHT TWO GUYS WRITING GRAFFITI ON HIS FENCE . . . AND FORCED THEM TO DANCE NON-STOP UNTIL THE COPS ARRIVED:
A man in New Zealand caught two idiots spray-painting graffiti on his fence. And as punishment, he and his wife brought the guys inside and forced them to DANCE NON-STOP until the cops got there. (--Search for "dancing taggers video.") (--Special thanks to Jay-Jay at The Edge in Auckland, New Zealand, for sending this one our way!!!)
(--WARNING: This video contains A LOT of profanity.)
http://www.theedge.co.nz/Dancing-taggers/tabid/106/articleID/8702/Default.aspx
SIX TIPS FOR DEALING WITH A BAD DAY:
It's Wednesday, so if you're in a bad mood, you're not alone. Here are six tips for dealing with a bad day . . .
#1.) RESIST THE URGE TO "TREAT YOURSELF." When you're having a bad day, it's easy to justify buying a candy bar or sneaking a cigarette. But after you do it, you'll just feel guilty, which could make your day even worse.
#2.) DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEONE ELSE. Just don't put too much pressure on yourself. If you try to do too much, it'll just stress you out.
#3.) EXERCISE. Try to find an activity that requires concentration, like a group sport. If you just go for a 30-minute walk by yourself, you'll spend the time dwelling on all the stuff that's stressing you out.
#4.) WRITE IT DOWN. If something specific is bothering you, just putting it down on paper can reduce stress. In other words, diaries aren't just for teenage girls obsessed with the JONAS BROTHERS.
#5.) GO TO BED EARLY. Lack of sleep causes more bad days than pretty much anything else. So a few extra hours of rest won't hurt. Sometimes you just need to hit the reset button and start fresh.
#6.) KEEP THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE. Remind yourself that you're having a BAD day . . . not a CATASTROPHIC day. And most of the stuff you're stressed out about won't even be an issue next week. (Yahoo.com)
SITE FOR SORE EYES:
www.lucyphone.com
Waiting on hold can be a real pain in the neck, but not anymore. LucyPhone.com can listen to the hold music for you, and then call you back when a real human picks up. Best of all, it’s free!
Consumers ‘Mad As Hell’ Over Hidden Airline Fees
The Consumer Travel Alliance, Business Travel Coalition and American Society of Travel Agents has released the results of an online survey showing widespread surprise and anger over hidden airline fees for services such as checked baggage, advance seating and priority boarding. The groups announced the launch of a new website, http://madashellabouthiddenfees.com, that will allow travelers to tell their own hidden fee stories, create YouTube videos, and sign a petition to the U.S. Department of Transportation urging it to take action to require airlines to disclose those fees in advance through every ticketing channel in which airlines sell their seats. The groups also announced that they were marking September 23rd as “Mad As Hell Day!” and planned to deliver thousands of traveler petitions to the DOT on that day. The hidden fees survey found:
· 66% of respondents said they had been surprised at the airport by unexpected fees for things such as checking bags, requesting a seat assignment, getting extra legroom, or flying standby.
· 29% said they were surprised often or nearly every time they travel via air by such fees.
· 65% said such fees placed some or a great deal of unexpected financial strain on their budget for the trip, 26% said that those fees placed a great deal of unexpected strain.
· 99% of respondents said that they think airlines should be required to disclose all of their fees in advance on every website that sells airline tickets.
· When asked to rank the fees they found most annoying, respondents rated carry-on baggage fees the most annoying, with 91% calling those fees “very annoying,” followed by seat reservation fees (88%), checked baggage fees (74%), and telephone reservation fees (67%).
Kids Want Music In School
School choirs, drama clubs and bands are set to win the popularity contest this fall, thanks to shows like “Glee” and “Camp Rock 2.” NAMM has released the findings of an August 2010 Harris Poll in which kids said musical TV shows or movies have made them want to become involved in various musical activities. Illustrating the increased influence of music-themed entertainment programs, 31% of the kids ages 8 to 18 surveyed nationwide said they want to become involved in music-making activities thanks to their favorite musical show. The survey also found:
· 16% want to learn how to play a musical instrument.
· 14% want to audition for a school play and musical.
· 12% want to take singing lessons.
· 11% want to pursue professional singing.
As budget cuts continue to hit music education programs in schools across the country, NAMM is sponsoring activities such as a teen battle of the bands competition called SchoolJam USA to promote the importance of music making. Each of the top 10 SchoolJam USA finalists’ schools will receive funding to support their school music program. Find out more at www.wannaplaymusic.com and www.schooljamusa.com.
TAXI!
Las Vegas taxicabs have been voted the best overall in the U.S., according to the annual taxi survey by Hotels.com. Travelers from over 50 major cities judged cabs on seven categories – cleanliness, value, quality of driving, knowledge of the area, friendliness, safety and availability. Results:
· Las Vegas: With roughly 2,000 cabs on the street at any given time and having logged over 2.1 million cab rides in July alone, Las Vegas’ cab drivers ranked in the top three of all seven categories. Sin City beat out Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Orlando with 11.7%, voting it the place with the friendliest drivers.
· New York: With over 13,000 yellow cabs roaming the streets of New York City, it comes as no surprise that 42% of voters nominated the city with the best cab availability. It also came out on top as the city with the most knowledgeable drivers (30%). Unfortunately, 39% voted the city the worst in driving, with 38% nominating New York cabbies as the least friendly of all cities surveyed.
Top Words Of Summer 2010
Merriam-Webster has announced the Top Words of Summer 2010, based on the volume of user lookups at Merriam-Webster.com. Topping the list by a wide margin was Sarah Palin’s attention-getting pseudo word “refudiate,” a blend of refute and repudiate. Merriam-Webster’s publishers say that despite it not being a word, searchers seemed to understand what she meant since refute and repudiate were looked up “extremely frequently.” The runners-up, with definitions and the news event or story that generated interest in the word:
2. Inception: an act, process or instance of beginning. (The movie “Inception” starring Leonardo DiCaprio was released July 16th.)
3. Despicable: deserving to be despised; so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation. (The animated comedy “Despicable Me” opened July 9th.)
4. Moratorium: a waiting period set by an authority; a suspension of activity. (The Obama administration imposed a six-month deepwater drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico after the deadly Deepwater Horizon rig explosion.)
5. Austere/austerity: stern and cold in appearance or manner; morally strict, giving little or no scope for pleasure. (Greek officials warned they needed to impose austerity measures to overhaul the country’s economy and pull itself out of a debt crisis that nearly led to its bankruptcy.)
6. Cacophony: harsh or discordant sound. (Plastic horns known as vuvuzelas provided an earsplitting buzz at the World Cup soccer games.)
7. Doppelganger: a ghostly counterpart of a living person; a double or alter ego. (George Stephanopoulos referred to Elizabeth Gilbert as Julia Roberts’ doppelganger when Gilbert appeared on “Good Morning America” to discuss the film adaptation starring Roberts of her memoir, “Eat, Pray, Love.”)
8. Opulent: having a large estate or property; wealthy or plentifully provided, often to the point of ostentation. (The word was used in the media to describe Chelsea Clinton’s wedding and the New York estate on which it was held.)
9. Vapid: lacking liveliness, tang, briskness or force. (Before her confirmation as a Supreme Court justice, a 1995 paper surfaced by nominee Elena Kagan in which the law professor called the confirmation process “a vapid and hollow charade.”)
10. Frugal: characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources. (Frugality has been discussed in several news stories this summer.)
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