HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (09-21-10)
PARIS HILTON'S COURT HEARING WENT DOWN EXACTLY AS EXPECTED:
PARIS HILTON'S court hearing in Vegas yesterday went down exactly as expected. She pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors: Drug possession and obstructing an officer. A FELONY charge of possession was dropped. --Paris was sentenced to a year's probation, and two, six-month prison sentences were suspended. That means she won't have to serve them UNLESS she screws up before her probation is over. --Paris was also ordered to complete a substance abuse program, pay a $2,000 fine and complete 200 hours of community service. There's no word where or when she'll work those hours off. --Failure to complete those terms could lead to the reinstatement of her prison sentences. So could getting arrested for ANYTHING before her probation is up. (--Things like minor traffic violations, where one would only get a TICKET, don't count.) --After the hearing, her attorney said, quote, "She was treated like anyone else would be treated under the circumstances, and I'm very proud of the way she's dealt with this. --"I think she's on the road to success and I wish her personally the best." --Asked why Paris didn't fight the charges, her attorney said, quote, "Miss Hilton accepted responsibility." --She really did, too. She even admitted to the judge that she lied to the arresting officer by telling him the purse holding the cocaine wasn't hers. --Next up for Paris is a trip to Asia to promote her clothing line. But she has reportedly already checked in with the doctor who's administering her outpatient substance abuse program. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "She's taking this seriously and she's ready to move forward." (--Here's the courtroom video . . .)
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b201259_paris_hilton_cops_cocaine_avoids_jail.html
A WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LINDSAY LOHAN'S ARREST:
LINDSAY LOHAN said she was ready to face Judge Elden Fox after failing her drug test. And it looks like that'll happen soon. --Judge Fox revoked Lindsay's bail yesterday and issued a warrant for her arrest. --But don't expect a police standoff or a white Bronco chase, or any other such madness. Nobody's coming to get Lindsay yet. --She's due in court Friday at 8:30 A.M. The warrant will remain on hold until then. If Lindsay doesn't show up for that hearing, though, they might just go looking for her. --Judge Fox had said that a failed drug test would result in a 30-day jail sentence. We'll find out Friday if he keeps his word. --There are reports kicking around that Lindsay did indeed fail TWO drug tests. She supposedly tested positive for cocaine in one test and amphetamines in the other. (--Adderall . . . the ADHD medication that some people say Lindsay was abusing before her arrest . . . is an amphetamine. We're not saying that's what caused her to fail that second test. Just putting it out there as a possibility.)
LINDSAY LOHAN HAS DROPPED HER LAWSUIT AGAINST E-TRADE . . . AND SHE MIGHT HAVE MADE SOME MONEY OUT OF THE DEAL:
LINDSAY LOHAN has dropped her lawsuit against E-Trade. --If you don't recall, Lindsay sued E-Trade over one of their talking baby ads . . . because there was a character named Lindsay who was described as a, quote, "milkaholic". (--Here's the ad . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QS9rIZcjaw
--According to TMZ, Lindsay worked out some kind of settlement with E-Trade, and she got a little money out of the deal. --But officially, nobody's heard ANY of the details. --E-Trade released a statement saying, quote, "E-TRADE has always maintained that the claims were without merit, which is why we moved to dismiss the case. --"We always have to consider the cost and time involved in litigation. With the case now withdrawn, we are pleased to have the matter behind us."
THE OCTOMOM STILL SWEARS SHE WON'T DO PORNOGRAPHY:
NADYA "THE OCTOMOM" SULEMAN is holding fast to her principles and REFUSING to resort to pornography to pay her bills. --Asked what she'll do to keep her house, Nadya said, quote, "I'll do whatever I can, as long as I'm fully clothed." (--Here's video . . .)
http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=01900cdc-d973-47bf-ab24-69f6b16f3aa4
--Meanwhile, Amir Haddadin . . . the man who holds Nadya's mortgage . . . says she's LYING about her financial situation. --He says, quote, "I think she's lying. It's all a lie. She has money, she's been paid for things. I think she's hiding her money and I intend to expose her to the public." --And Amir is in the process of foreclosing on Nadya. He says, quote, "I'm kicking her out. That's it. I'm kicking her out because she can't stay in my house if she's not paying."
BALTHAZAR GETTY'S MARRIAGE HAS SURVIVED HIS AFFAIR WITH SIENNA MILLER:
Two years ago, BALTHAZAR GETTY . . . (--He plays Tommy Walker on the ABC series "Brothers & Sisters) . . . started nailing SIENNA MILLER. Photos were hitting the tabloids pretty regularly . . . and Sienna was topless in a lot of them. --The problem was that Balthazar was MARRIED. Eight years at the time. And he and his wife Rosetta had FOUR KIDS. (--The oldest is 10 now, and the youngest will be 3 in a few weeks.) --But Balthazar and Rosetta tell the new issue of "Harper's Bazaar" that things are back on track. --Balthazar says, quote, "Here's the bottom line: It was a very challenging time for everybody involved, but I loved and missed my family too much not to make it work. --"Rosetta is understanding enough and spiritual enough to let us try." --He adds, quote, "In a way . . . I don't know . . . I feel like we're better than we've ever been." (--It seems like it's always so easy for the one who cheated to make that "we're better now" assessment, doesn't it???) --Rosetta is a little more practical about the whole thing. She says, quote, "I'm going to have to explain this to my daughters one day. I chose not to act from ego because I just felt like it would be too crushing for my children." --But she also admits, quote, "We'll always have to love each other through our ups and downs. We have to support each other." --She adds that when she's a little more removed from the situation, she'd like to use her experience to help other people in similar situations. --She says, quote, "I'm open to talking about it because I believe we go through things in a public way to help other people get through it. I'd love to talk about it more with people when I'm clearer about it."
EDDIE VEDDER GOT MARRIED SATURDAY:
PEARL JAM singer EDDIE VEDDER married longtime girlfriend Jill McCormick in Hawaii on Saturday. Guests included threatening actor SEAN PENN and non-threatening musician JACK JOHNSON. Eddie and Jill have two daughters, ages 6 and (almost) 2. (--And now, as a courtesy to our listeners, I shall pause for 30 seconds so that parents can explain to their children who Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam are. And Sean Penn, too, if necessary.)
MEL GIBSON CALLED HIMSELF AN "(EFFING) FAILURE" IN AN EMAIL TO OKSANA GRIGORIEVA:
This MEL GIBSON garbage is STILL going on. TMZ got a hold of four e-mails that Mel sent to OKSANA GRIGORIEVA earlier this year. And in one of them, he calls himself, quote, "a (effing) failure." --Two of the e-mails were from January 7th . . . the morning after Mel allegedly hit Oksana and busted up the veneers on her two front teeth. --In one of them, the subject line is, "Could you please call me" . . . and the message is, "I want to tell you how unspeakably sorry I am." --The other has no message . . . but the subject line reads, "How's your tooth?" --The other two messages are from March. And they're extremely apologetic and self-deprecating. --In one that's dated March 1st, Mel says, quote, "I really am losing my grip. I desperately need a solution. Sorry it has to affect you. I can't stand anything any more. I'm full of (crap) and need to shovel some out." --He adds, quote, "I try to be ok but it overpowers me and I'm something I don't want to be. It's a primal scream thing. The pain is too great and everywhere I turn is making it heavier. --"Oh to have peace! Oh to have joy. Oh to be able to provide it for another." --He closes the message by saying, quote, "I'm a (effing) failure." --In another one, dated March 7th, Mel tells Oksana, quote, "I felt a high degree of agitation in you when u left tonight. I'm sorry. I guess I'm in a process of being torn down so I can rebuild." --He adds, quote, "I love you . . . I was terrified of where we were going and my outbursts and the potential for damage." --He also says, quote, "I'm asking for your patience so we can grow into the future. Anything worthwhile doesn't happen overnight. --"I'm sorry for your discomfort . . . Please don't be anxious. I love you." (--You can read the e-mails in their entirety here . . .)
http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/0920_meloksana_5.pdf
FORMER WWE RASSLER CHYNA OVERDOSED ON BENADRYL:
Remember CHYNA . . . the Amazonian bodybuilding chick who used to rassle for the WWE . . . --She went on to join VH1's stable of D-List reality stars, appearing on both "The Surreal Life" and "Celebrity Rehab". -Well, Chyna was rushed to the hospital yesterday morning after taking too much Benadryl. TMZ says she took four or five times the normal dosage to help her sleep. --Her manager says, quote, "Her hands were shaking after taking the medication . . . [but] she's fine. She can talk, she can walk. She's fine." (--Chyna . . . whose real name is Joanie Laurer . . . is 39 years old.)
CHECK OUT A PICTURE OF RICKI LAKE'S BURNED-OUT RENTAL HOME:
Would you like to see a picture of the rented Malibu house that RICKI LAKE destroyed while trying to refuel a portable heater? (--Here's the link . . .) http://photos.tmz.com/galleries/ricki_lakes_hot_malibu_home__a_closer_look#tab=most_recent
(--You have to hit the "Zoom view" button a few times to get the full effect.)
BOB BARKER IS FINE AFTER COLLAPSING AT A SHOOTING RANGE LAST WEEK:
BOB BARKER says he's fine, after collapsing at a Los Angeles shooting range last week. --He told "Access Hollywood", quote, "My healthy young body has bounced back." (--Bob is 86.) --Asked what caused him to pass out, he said, quote, "Not enough water and it was awfully hot and I have a little hypertension. I take medicine for it and I was possibly taking too much and got my blood pressure too low."
A DONALD TRUMP CAMEO WAS CUT OUT OF "WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS":
OLIVER STONE got DONALD TRUMP to do a cameo in his new movie, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps". But don't expect to see it in theaters . . . because it's on the cutting room floor. --The scene takes place in a barbershop. Trump plays himself, getting a haircut alongside MICHAEL DOUGLAS' character, Gordon Gekko. --Donald suggests that Gordon get a hairstyle like his own . . . but Gekko replies, quote, "No thanks, Donald. I'm a gel man." --Oliver says he let it go because it was too distracting . . . quote, "It'll be on the DVD. I only cut it because it was distracting. He was at the end of the movie and all of sudden, 'Hey, there's Donald Trump!' --"Structurally, I think we put him in too late." (--"Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" hits theaters this Friday. And on Saturday, Michael celebrates his 66th birthday . . . while his wife, CATHERINE ZETA-JONES, celebrates her 41st.)
"REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA" STAR KIM ZOLCIAK IS RELEASING ANOTHER SINGLE . . . THIS ISN'T GOING TO STOP IS IT?
"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star KIM ZOLCIAK is releasing another single. It's called "Google Me" . . . and that's exactly what it's about. Googling her. --The chorus goes like this: "G-O-O-G-L-E me . . . research me, you'll find me, click them keys and Google me." --And she also sings, quote, "I'm not a material girl, some just may think it until I let them into my world / You know me best, better than all the rest . . . --"I die in vain, now it's a shame you played those games, I'm not the same as them, the same as them, my name is Kim Zolciak, you can find me on your TV screen." (--Yeah . . . it's so horrible it's not even worthy of SARCASTIC LOVE.) --The full song will be rolled out on October 5th . . . the day after the third season premiere of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" . . . but there's a "preview clip" online. (--You can subject your ears to the partial clip of "Google Me", here . . .)
http://tv.gawker.com/5643045/real-housewife-kim-zolciaks-new-song-google-me
--Let's not forget, this is the same woman that brought us the jam "Tardy for the Party". (--Here's that song again, if you must . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdbHUnlnzP8
(--This probably goes without saying, but this isn't going to stop. A bunch of chicks from these "Real Housewives" shows have released tracks . . . so it isn't just one delusional woman that thinks she's a juggernaut of talent.) (--"Real Housewives of New Jersey" train wreck DANIELLE STAUB has a single called "Real Close", which she recorded with her alleged lesbian girlfriend LORI MICHAELS. Here's the original version . . .)
http://www.bravotv.com/watch-what-happens-live/videos/danielles-world-premiere-performance
(--And here again is Danielle's atrocious live TV performance . . .)
http://www.wpix.com/videobeta/7000c099-bee0-4cde-8194-b1430d26260d/News/NJ-Housewife-Danielle-Staub-Performs-LIVE
(--Oh, and there's more. "Real Housewives of Orange County's" GRETCHEN ROSSI has a song called "Nothing Without You". Here's a live performance . . .)
http://www.gretchenchristine.com/videos-detail.php?video_id=15658
(--And New York's LUANN DE LESSEPS has recorded an Auto-Tuned-to-hell single called "Money Can't Buy You Class". Here's that one . . .)
http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2010/04/real-housewives-ny-luanns-single-has-dropped-listen-at-your-own-risk.html
THE TOP-EARNING WOMEN OF PRIMETIME TV:
Forbes.com has released a list of the Top-Earning Women on Primetime TV. It estimates what the actresses made from June of last year up to this past June. --In addition to their TV salaries, Forbes also took into account income from other sources . . . including movie roles and endorsement deals. (--To me, including outside income sort of defeats the purpose of listing the highest paid primetime actresses . . . but who am I to question Forbes' list-making expertise???) --ELLEN DEGENERES topped the list with an overall take of $55 million. She was included because she served as a judge on "American Idol" last year. (--Again, most of that money was made outside of primetime. See isn't this list strange?) --For whatever reason, voice actresses . . . like "The Simpsons'" NANCY CARTWRIGHT and YEARDLEY SMITH . . . were omitted from consideration.
--Here's the Top 10, their estimated earnings, and their primetime TV show:
#1.) ELLEN DEGENERES, $55 million . . . "American Idol"
#2.) TYRA BANKS, $25 million . . . "America's Next Top Model"
#3.) KATHERINE HEIGL, $15.5 million . . . "Grey's Anatomy"
#4.) EVA LONGORIA PARKER, $12 million . . . "Desperate Housewives"
#5.) MARG HELGENBERGER, $10 million . . . "CSI"
#6.) MARISKA HARGITAY, $9.5 million . . . "Law & Order: SVU"
#7.) TINA FEY, $7.5 million . . . "30 Rock"
(TIE) #8.) ELLEN POMPEO, $7 million . . . "Grey's Anatomy"
(TIE) #8.) MARCIA CROSS, $7 million . . . "Desperate Housewives"
(TIE) #10.) JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT, $6.5 million . . . "Ghost Whisperer"
TIE) #10.) CALISTA FLOCKHART, $6.5 million . . . "Brothers & Sisters"
(--For more details, hit up Forbes.com, here . . .)
http://www.forbes.com/2010/09/17/television-top-earning-women-business-television-top-earning-women.html
JOE JONAS IS COMING TO THE NEW "90210":
JOE JONAS . . . of the JONAS BROTHERS, of course . . . recently appeared on BETTY WHITE'S new show, "Hot in Cleveland". And if he wanted to do more TV guest spots, he could probably have his pick of any show. --Which is why it's odd that he's been booked to do a November episode of "90210". (--Yes, it's still going strong! Or at least, "going.") --"Entertainment Weekly" reports that he'll be playing himself, and giving JESSICA LOWNDES' character . . . Adrianna, who's a wannabe singer . . . advice about the music business. (--There's no specific airdate yet.)
GWYNETH PALTROW IS IN TALKS TO APPEAR ON "GLEE":
E! Online is reporting that GWYNETH PALTROW is in talks to appear on "Glee". --She'll supposedly be playing a substitute teacher who takes over for MATTHEW MORRISON'S character, Mr. Schuester, when he gets sick. Chaos of the romantic variety will ensue when Schuester develops a crush on her. --Nothing's official yet, but word has it that she'd do TWO episodes in November . . . probably during the all-important advertising "sweeps" period.
FORMER "LOST" STARS MICHAEL EMERSON AND TERRY O'QUINN *WILL* STAR IN A NEW SHOW TOGETHER:
Two former "Lost" stars: MICHAEL EMERSON, who played Ben . . . and TERRY O'QUINN, who played Locke . . . recently talked about how they'd like to star in a new show together . . . something, quote, "more lighthearted" than "Lost". --Well, something is in the works. It's reportedly a "comedic drama . . . in which Michael and Terry play former black-op agents." (--That's "former" because they're old. Michael is 56 and Terry is 58.) --The working title is "Odd Jobs" . . . and a "source" tells "Entertainment Weekly" that THREE networks are already interested in picking it up. (--Obviously, we'll let you know when that happens.) --And here's a BONUS for "Lost" fans: J.J. ABRAMS' production company is developing "Odd Jobs". (--J.J. was one of the co-creators of "Lost".)
HERE'S A PREVIEW OF JENNIFER ANISTON ON "COUGAR TOWN":
JENNIFER ANISTON will guest star on the season premiere of COURTENEY COX'S show, "Cougar Town", tomorrow night. She's playing a bizarre shrink. A preview clip is online. (--Here's the link . . .)
http://www.eonline.com/videos/v71979_jennifer-aniston-visits-cougar-town.html
SARAH PALIN WAS NOT IN ATTENDANCE AT "DANCING WITH THE STARS" LAST NIGHT:
There was all kinds of talk that SARAH PALIN would be in the house last night for the season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars" to support her daughter, BRISTOL. (--Some sites even said security had been BEEFED UP for Sarah.) --Well, it didn't happen. As far as we know, she wasn't there.
TUESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"NCIS" [8th Season Premiere] . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on CBS.
--"Glee" [2nd Season Premiere] . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on Fox.
--"Dancing with the Stars" [Results Show] . . . 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Music Guests: Santana and Daughtry.
--"The Biggest Loser" [10th Season Premiere] . . . 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. on NBC.
--"Raising Hope" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 9:30 P.M. on Fox. (--A sitcom about an irresponsible guy who has a one night stand, and raises the resulting baby after his hook-up is sent back to jail. Cloris Leachman plays his grandma.)
--"Running Wilde" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 9:30 to 10:00 P.M. on Fox. (--A sitcom starring "Arrested Development's" Will Arnett as a rich playboy who tries to buy the affection of his childhood sweetheart, who's played by "Felicity" star Keri Russell.)
(--Will's "Arrested Development" co-star, David Cross, also has a recurring role.)
--"NCIS: Los Angeles" [2nd Season Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on CBS.
--"Warehouse 13" [2nd Season Finale] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Syfy.
--"Detroit 1-8-7" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on ABC. (--A cop show starring Michael Imperioli from "The Sopranos" as a homicide detective.)
--"The Rachel Zoe Project" [3rd Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Bravo.
--"Scrappers" [1st Season Finale] . . . 10:30 to 11:00 P.M. on Spike TV.
NEW ON VIDEO TODAY
--"Robin Hood" - starring Russell Crowe as Robin Hood and Cate Blanchett as Marian. Originally, there was talk about Russell Crowe playing both Robin AND the Sheriff of Nottingham, but they wisely decided against that. Some British guy named Matthew Macfadyen plays the sheriff.
--"The Experiment" - starring Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker. A group of men in a research project that simulates life in prison get too involved in their roles of inmates and guards until the social experiment gets out of everyone's control.
--"Stomp the Yard: Homecoming" - Columbus Short starred in the first film, but he only has a minor role in the sequel. The star of this one is a Nubian stud named Collins Pennie, who now plays Marcus on Jada Pinkett-Smith's "Hawthorne".
--"Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue" - this is now the third "Tinkerbell" movie . . . and there are already plans for a fourth one to be released next year. Tinkerbell is voiced by Mae Whitman, who plays Lauren Graham's daughter on "Parenthood".
TV SERIES ON DVD:
--"The Mentalist: The Complete Second Season" . . . a five-disc DVD set.
--"Desperate Housewives: The Complete Sixth Season" . . . a five-disc DVD set.
--"Spartacus: Blood and Sand - The Complete First Season" . . . a four-disc set.
(--Even though the show was renewed for a second season, the show's future is up in the air because the show's star has cancer.)
--"Human Target: The Complete First Season" . . . a three-disc DVD set.
--"Castle: The Complete Second Season" . . . a five-disc DVD set.
--"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 11" . . . a five-disc DVD set.
--"Modern Family: The Complete First Season" . . . a four-disc DVD set.
--"Two and a Half Men: The Complete Seventh Season" . . . a three-disc DVD set.
--"How I Met Your Mother: Season Five" . . . a three-disc DVD set.
--"30 Rock: Season Four" . . . a three-disc DVD set.
--"Community: The Complete First Season" . . . a four-disc DVD set.
--"Bored To Death: The Complete First Season" . . . a three-disc DVD set.
--"The Hills: Season Six" . . . a season boxed DVD set.
--"Hell's Kitchen: Season 3" . . . a three-disc DVD set.
NEW MUSIC OUT TODAY
--"Hands All Over", Maroon 5 (--This is their third album. It includes a country song called "Out of Goodbyes", which features Lady Antebellum.)
--"Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time", Santana (--His guests include Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland, Rob Thomas, India.Arie, Chris Daughtry, Chester Bennington, Jacoby Shaddix, Gavin Rossdale, and Joe Cocker . . .)
(. . . And the songs include "Whole Lotta Love", "Riders on the Storm", "Sunshine of Your Love", "Smoke on the Water" and "Back in Back", which features rapper Nas.)
--"A Year Without Rain", Selena Gomez & The Scene (--Their second album.)
--"No Gravity", R&B singer Shontelle (--Guests include rappers Pitbull and Asher Roth. It includes the single, "Perfect Nightmare".)
--"Ithaca", Paula Cole (--Her fifth album.)
--"The Sound of Sunshine", Michael Franti & Spearhead
TODAY'S NEW VIDEO GAMES
It's a lame week for games. Perhaps that's just so people have a chance to get "Halo: Reach" out of their system before the zombie sequel "Dead Rising 2" and the latest "Guitar Hero" hit stores next week. Whatever the reason, here's what's new today . . .
--"F1 2010" . . . a Formula One racing game for the Xbox360 and the PS3.
--"Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue" . . . a downloadable Xbox360 and PS3 arcade game in which you go on a quest to find and destroy some sort of magical thongs.
--"Sid Meier's Civilization V" . . . for the PC.
--And Wii gamers have their pick of such fascinating titles as "Flip's Twisted World", "New Carnival Games", "Family Party Fitness Fun", "Gormiti: The Lords of Nature", AND "Kidz Bop Dance Party! The Video Game".
(--Yeah. I think I'll save my money until next week when I can tear up some zombies with a chainsaw and a spiked baseball bat.)
A BATHROOM ATTENDANT TATTLED ON BRUNO MARS AND GOT HIM ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF COCAINE:
BRUNO MARS . . . who's featured on B.o.B's "Nothin' on You" and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire" . . . was arrested in Las Vegas on Saturday on suspicion of cocaine possession. --And now we're hearing that it was a BATHROOM ATTENDANT who ratted him out. --According to the police, a bathroom attendant at the Hard Rock Hotel tipped off security that, quote, "there was a man in the bathroom stall with possibly a man using drugs." (???) (--Two men in a bathroom stall? Yes, that's suspicious.) --The attendant also saw "a male . . . with a baggy of white powder substance." --Apparently, one of the men was Bruno. When the authorities confronted him, he handed over the baggy . . . and admitted to them that, quote, "he did a foolish thing and has never used drugs before." The powder has since tested positive for cocaine. --He was booked and released, but he hasn't been charged with anything yet. (--It'll be interesting to see if he fares better or worse than PARIS HILTON . . . who got off with a year of probation, a fine and some community service.) --By the way, "Saturday Night Live" has just announced that Bruno will be the musical guest on their October 9th episode. "Glee" star JANE LYNCH is hosting. (--Bruno's debut album, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans", hits stores on October 5th.)
VIDEO OF LADY GAGA PROTESTING "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL":
LADY GAGA showed up at a rally in Maine yesterday to join the protest against the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on homosexuals. She even delivered a speech she said she wrote. --Among other things, Lady Gaga said, quote, "Doesn't it seem to you that we should send home the prejudiced straight soldier who hates the gay soldier? --"I am here today because I want to propose a law . . . called 'If you don't like it, you can go home.' A law that sends home the homophobes, that sends home the prejudiced. --"I thought equality was non-negotiable . . . the prime rib of America." (--The address was called "The Prime Rib of America", which seems timely . . . since Lady Gaga has been wearing a lot of MEAT PRODUCTS lately.)
(--Here are some low-quality videos of Lady Gaga's address . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7_pf43r_HE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4llUTHuNRKs
THE MAN WHO INSPIRED THE NAME "LYNYRD SKYNYRD" HAS DIED:
LEONARD SKINNER . . . the man who inspired LYNYRD SKYNYRD'S band name . . . died Monday in Florida. He was 77. He had Alzheimer's disease. --In the late '60s, Leonard was a gym teacher at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida. One day, he sent some kids to the principal's office because their hair was too long. Those kids ended up forming Lynyrd Skynyrd. --Leonard didn't discover the connection between him and the band until they were pretty big . . . and at first, he wasn't happy about it. But he later made peace with the band. He even introduced them once at a concert in Jacksonville.
SOUNDGARDEN HAS RELEASED THEIR FIRST MUSIC VIDEO IN OVER A DECADE:
SOUNDGARDEN has released an ANIMATED video for "Black Rain" . . . the first single off their upcoming B-sides and rarities disc, "Telephantasm". (--Which will hit stores next Tuesday.) It's Soundgarden's first video in over a decade. --A co-creator of Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse" directed the video, which will be obvious if you've seen the show. (--You can check it out, here . . .)
http://video.aol.com/aolvideo/aol-music/black-rain/610280768001
KANYE WEST WILL BE THE MUSICAL GUEST ON "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" NEXT MONTH:
"Saturday Night Live" has confirmed that KANYE WEST will be performing on their October 2nd episode. --"Breaking Bad" star BRYAN CRANSTON . . . who some of you may know better as the dad from "Malcolm in the Middle" . . . is hosting. --There's no word what Kanye will be performing. (--He performed his new track, "Runaway", at the "MTV Video Music Awards" earlier this month.) (--Speaking of "Runaway", Kanye has said that he's working on a 40-MINUTE companion film for the song. There's no word when that will be done . . . but he's posted a short, 45-second preview on his official site.) (--It looks a little intriguing . . . and a LOT arty. Here's the link . . .) http://kanyewest.com/GOODFridays/
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
THE WEBSITE "ASK JEEVES" CAME UP WITH THE TOP 10 UNANSWERABLE QUESTIONS FROM THE PAST DECADE:
The website Ask Jeeves launched 10 years ago. They eventually got rid of the Jeeves thing and became Ask.com, and they only get a fraction of the web traffic Google gets. But still: Over a billion people have asked a question there. --So they compiled a list of the top 10 most common "unanswerable" questions that people have asked Jeeves in the past decade. Here are the ten most common questions that Jeeves just can't answer . . .
#1.) What is the meaning of life?
#2.) Is there a God?
#3.) Do blondes have more fun?
#4.) What is the best diet?
#5.) Is there anybody out there?
#6.) Who is the most famous person in the world?
#7.) What is love? (--We assume people actually want to know the definition of love, not the song that became popular from the "Night at the Roxbury" sketches on "SNL".)
#8.) What is the secret to happiness?
#9.) Did TONY SOPRANO die?
#10.) How long will I live? (BBC)
YOU'RE MORE ATTRACTED TO A WOMAN IF YOU LOOK AT A PHOTO OF YOUR MOTHER RIGHT BEFORE YOU MEET HER:
SIGMUND FREUD said that every guy really just wants to have sex with his own mother. This study says that's not EXACTLY true . . . but it's close enough that none of us are going to have an appetite when we're done talking about it. --Researchers at the University of Illinois found that a man is more attracted to a woman if he takes a quick look at a photo of HIS MOTHER right before he meets her. --It works for women too . . . a woman was more likely to be attracted to a man if she took a quick look at a photo of her father beforehand. --The main reason is that when we have one of our parents in mind, we tend to look for his or her qualities in the new person we're meeting. And yeah, we can't help ourselves, we're just attracted to those qualities. --It doesn't make a ton of sense biologically though. In theory, we should want to date someone who looks NOTHING LIKE our parents . . . because of our strong, built-in desire to avoid incest. --But according to Chris Fraley, who led the study, quote, "A lot of data in social psychology suggests that [seeing a resemblance to our parents] tends to facilitate attraction between people." (LiveScience)
IF YOU'RE A WOMAN WHO WANTS TO GET MARRIED EARLY, MOVE TO A CITY WHERE THERE AREN'T MANY WOMEN:
This seems like common sense, but now there's some science to back it up. If you're a woman who wants to get married ASAP . . . even though you'd never admit it . . . here's the best thing you can do: Get yourself to a SAUSAGE FEST. --Daniel Kruger of the University of Michigan found that women tend to get married younger in cities where there are more men than women. --The reason is pretty simple: A man has to compete harder to get a woman when the ratio isn't in his favor. So when he starts dating a woman, it's in his best interest to lock things down quickly . . . and propose earlier. --Las Vegas is actually the best major city for women to get married quickly. And it's completely unrelated to 24-hour wedding chapels. There are 116 men for every 100 women in Vegas, and the average marriage age for women is 24-and-a-half. --San Diego is second best . . . Salt Lake City is third . . . Austin, Texas is fourth . . . and Phoenix is fifth. --The worst places to try to get married young are Birmingham, Alabama and Memphis, Tennessee. Both of those have a ratio of 88 men for every 100 women. New Orleans is third worst . . . and Richmond, Virginia is fourth. --The fifth-worst city for women to get married young is a three-way tie between New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. (LiveScience)
PEOPLE OVER 50 ARE 1,000% MORE LIKELY TO FAKE TAN THAN THEIR PARENTS, AND 1,400% MORE LIKELY TO USE ANTI-WRINKLE CREAM:
I love seeing stories like this . . . because it PROVES that people over 50 are just as obsessed with looking good as everyone else. --A new survey by "Saga" magazine in England found that people over 50 are FAR more focused on keeping themselves YOUNG AND SEXY than their parents were. Check out these numbers . . . --Men and women over 50 are 1,000% more likely . . . or ten times more likely . . . to use fake tanning lotion or tanning beds than their parents. --They're 1,400% . . . or fourteen times more likely . . . to use anti-wrinkle cream. -15% of women over 50 wear padded bras. That's 500% more women wearing padded bras than their mothers did at that age. --Men and women are TWICE as likely to get plastic surgery as their parents. --And people over 50 spend about 10% more on cosmetics than ten years ago. (Daily Mail)
A WOMAN ALMOST LOSES HER LEG WHEN A FAKE DOCTOR GIVES HER ILLEGAL BUTT INJECTIONS:
We've said it before and we'll say it again: If you're going to get plastic surgery, for the love of God, get it from a real doctor at a real hospital. No major surgeries should happen in someone's kitchen or on a card table in the back of an El Camino. --Apparently, 22-year-old Donia Rodriguez of Miami, Florida, didn't have that basic level of common sense. And it almost cost her one of her legs. --Donia met 54-year-old Ana Josefa Sevilla in the parking lot of a health spa. Ana said she was a plastic surgeon, and Donia said she wanted a better BUTT. Ana told her she'd make her butt look, quote, "perfect." --So Ana would wear a lab coat and meet up with Donia at an office she'd rented in an office building, and give her injections. Donia paid $1,100 . . . and eventually, she realized something was going seriously wrong. --She went to the REAL doctors at the hospital, and they started treating her . . . and told her that if she'd waited any longer or gotten more injections, she probably would've LOST HER LEG. Donia was hospitalized for two weeks. --Ana was arrested for practicing medicine without a license. (Miami Herald)
AND NOW, THREE NEW THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT:
#1.) WHOOPING COUGH IS BACK IN FULL FORCE. Right now, the state of California is on the verge of having the biggest whooping cough outbreak in FIFTY-FIVE YEARS . . . and the rest of the country is seeing a big upswing too. -The main reason: Everyone thought we'd beaten whooping cough, so fewer kids are getting immunized against it. So far this year there are more than 11,400 cases nationwide, and more than 4,000 in California, where it's the worst. (AOL Health)
#2.) ONE OUT OF FOUR TEENAGERS DON'T USE CONTRACEPTIVES. This study comes from the U.K. but it probably applies pretty well over here, too: One out of four sexually active teenagers say they NEVER use any contraceptives. --The main reason they gave for not using condoms or anything else was . . . that they were too drunk, and got sloppy. --And when preparing for a date that could lead to sex, teenagers said that personal hygiene was the most important consideration, not contraception. (The Guardian)
#3.) MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE LIVING PAYCHECK-TO-PAYCHECK. According to a survey by the American Payroll Association, 72% of Americans . . . or almost three out of four . . . say they're living paycheck-to-paycheck. --That's up 1% since last year. (PR Newswire)
GOOD NEWS! THE RECESSION IS OVER!
You might not be able to tell from looking around at all the closed businesses, or talking to all your unemployed friends . . . but the recession is over! In fact, it's been over for more than a year. Really. --At least according to something called the National Bureau of Economic Research, or NBER. That's the group that officially declares when recessions start and end. --Yesterday they said that, based on business activity, the recession officially ended back in June of 2009. Since then, we've been back to an expansion, very slowly. --But before you get excited and start lighting your Cuban cigars with $100 bills, the NBER says that even though the recession's over, quote, "the economy has [not] returned to operating at normal capacity yet." (Daily Finance)
GOOD NEWS! THE OZONE LAYER IS NO LONGER DISAPPEARING!
Remember in the late '80s when we were all freaking out about the ozone layer? The freak out is OVER. According to scientists from the United Nations, the ozone layer isn't disappearing anymore, and could be back to full strength by 2048. --They say that we've saved the ozone layer by cutting back on 100 different substances that were depleting it . . . everything from refrigerator coolants to aerosol sprays. (UPI)
TWO GUYS INVENTED THE INFLATABLE TIE . . . FOR WHEN YOU NEED A QUICK PILLOW TO NAP AT WORK:
There are two guys in Utah who have finally answered one of mankind's oldest questions: What do you do when you want to catch a quick nap at work, but you feel like you'd get fired for bringing in a nice, comfortable pillow? --Tom Bowen and Shawn Baxter have invented the PILLOW TIE . . . which looks just like a regular necktie . . . but actually inflates to give you an instant, soft place to rest your head. --Bowen created the tie when he was a student at Brigham Young University. His nephew used to sleep in church and would roll up his tie as a soft place to put his head. --That's when the idea came to him. --Now, Bowen and Baxter are selling the ties online for $19.95, plus a few dollars for shipping. --There are 62 different ties, and all of them have the inflation device inside . . . which lets you blow them up with only one breath. (AOL News) (--You can see the ties or buy one here . . .) http://www.pillowtie.com/COLIN POWELL
SAYS HE KNOWS THAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS DO GOOD WORK . . . BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES WHO REPAIR HIS HOUSE:
It's rare you see someone so famous and prominent in the government come out and say, "I use illegal immigrant labor." In fact, we can't really remember another time that this has happened. --COLIN POWELL was on "Meet the Press" on Sunday, encouraging his fellow Republicans to support policies that would give illegal immigrants a path to becoming legal. --Powell said that illegals are, quote, "doing things we need done in this country." And then he dropped THIS bombshell. Quote, "They're all over my house, doing things whenever I call for repairs, and I'm sure you've seen them at your house." --Since Powell's not in office anymore, this probably won't blow up to be a gigantic scandal . . . and he won't get in trouble for using illegal laborers . . . but it's still EXTREMELY rare for someone so prominent to admit something like this. --But yesterday, he clarified that, quote, "I don't hire illegal immigrants. I [was] referring to the many service contractors who work in my neighborhood, using mostly immigrant workers who do good work. Some may well be illegal." (MSNBC / Yahoo News)
(--Here's a video from "Meet the Press" of Powell talking about his illegal immigrant workers. The quote is right at the beginning of the clip . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_orUcQJMNoI
A HIGH SCHOOL IN UTAH IS FINING STUDENTS FOR BEING LATE TO CLASS:
I'm going to go ahead and guess that East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah is about to have some of the best attendance of any school anywhere. (--And not because it has the same name as the school in "High School Musical". Yep. Now you know the name of the school from "High School Musical". And you'll never be able to get it out of your head.) --East High has a new policy for this school year where any student who's late to class will be FINED $5. --$5 doesn't sound that bad to us real people . . . but for teenagers, even the spoiled ones today, $5 is still no joke. --If the student doesn't want to pay the fine, they can go to a 30-minute detention after school. --Paul Sagers is the principal at East High. And he says so far the fines are doing EXACTLY what the school wants. --Quote, "I have noticed [that] students aren't lingering anymore in the hallways. They aren't stopping and talking, there's not enough time. They just want to get to class." --He says the money from fines will go to the teacher who has to stay and run detention after school. (ABC 4 - Salt Lake City)
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) AN OLDER GUY UPSTAGED TWO KIDS SINGING TO JUSTIN BIEBER:
Every parent has an embarrassing video of their child doing some sort of cute, self-choreographed dance routine. But there's a new one online that's got a twist. --It's two girls swaying awkwardly and singing along to JUSTIN BIEBER, while some guy dances around in the background. We're not sure if he's their dad, but he's definitely an idiot. (--Search for "dad upstages daughters and grooves to Bieber.")
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1941448
#2.) OK GO RELEASED AN ELABORATE NEW VIDEO FEATURING DOG TRICKS:
The band OK GO has an elaborate new music video . . . and this one incorporates well-trained dogs doing awesome choreographed tricks. And once again, the entire thing is done in one continuous shot. --If you don't remember OK Go, they're the guys who did the treadmill video a few years ago, and the one with a Rube Goldberg machine earlier this year. (--Search for "OK Go White Knuckles video." Watch for the uncooperative goat at 2:50.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHlJODYBLKs
#3.) HERE'S OPRAH'S AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCEMENT . . . AUTO-TUNED:
The guy who does a "Song A Day" on YouTube just did one about OPRAH'S Australia announcement . . . and it's Auto-Tuned. (--Search for "Song A Day Oprah Auto-tuned.") (--His name's Jonathan Mann. Email him at songsforpeople@yahoo.com.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4R9-bBrDuw
#4.) HERE'S A MONTAGE OF VIDEO BLOGGERS SAYING, "SORRY IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE MY LAST POST":
I'm not sure where these statistics are coming from . . . but according to Urlesque.com, 75% of video blogs begin with some version of the phrase, "Sorry it's been so long since my last post." -And the average Internet user will waste THREE DAYS OF THEIR LIFE listening to it. To drive home the point, Urlesque put together a montage of video bloggers doing it.
(--Search for "Urlesque.com Sorry I Haven't Updated.")
http://www.urlesque.com/2010/09/20/sorry-i-havent-updated/?icid=main%7Caim%7Cdl7%7Csec3_lnk1%7C171652
#5.) AND NOW . . . A TICKLISH CAMEL:
A stupid video of a camel being tickled is getting a ton of views on YouTube. Every time a woman scratches under the camel's front leg, it makes a weird high-pitched sound . . . and it's hard to tell if it LOVES it or HATES it.
(--Search for "ticklish camel.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_xKK6beECU
#6.) THE MOST EXTREME WAKE-UP PRANK POSSIBLE:
There are a thousand videos on YouTube of people being woken up with pranks. But there's a new one that's just about as extreme as it gets. A guy put blank bullets in his handgun, then walked into his friend's bedroom, stood over him, and started firing.
(--Search for "blank bullet scare prank.")
(--WARNING: This video includes the F-word and a-hole.)
http://www.break.com/college-break/blank-bullet-scare-prank
FOUR THINGS MEN DON'T TELL WOMEN . . . BUT WISH THEY COULD:
Maybe guys don't like talking about their feelings, but apparently there are some things they WANT to say and don't. Here are four things men don't tell women, but wish they could . . .
#1.) MEN ARE INSECURE ABOUT DIRTY TALK. They like hearing it . . . just not dishing it out. Here's why: --First of all, a guy's definition of dirty and a GIRL'S definition of dirty are sometimes two very different things. So there's always a chance he'll say something TOO dirty. --But deep down, guys are also just worried that they'll say something in the moment that's just weird and embarrassing, and she'll tell her friends about it.
#2.) SHOWER SEX IS OVERRATED. Sure, it's fun at first. But once the initial thrill is gone, guys realize they're standing when they could just as easily be lying down. And not all guys are in good enough shape for lengthy shower relations. --Still, they'd rather have shower sex than NO sex . . . which is why they don't complain.
#3.) GETTING TOO TIPSY ON A DATE IS A TURNOFF. That's assuming the guy actually likes you, and isn't just looking for sex. If THAT'S the case, he might actually WANT you to get drunk. Which is another reason you shouldn't.
#4.) WOMEN SHOULDN'T TRY TO BE "ONE OF THE GUYS." When a girl hangs out and watches sports with her boyfriend . . . even though she doesn't LIKE sports . . . it always seems like she thinks she's doing the guy a favor. --And then that "favor" has to be paid back, usually in the form of a date night and some sort of romantic comedy he doesn't want to see. In reality, he'll still take you to the movie, but he'd probably rather watch the game without you pretending to care. (MarieClaire.com)
PARIS HILTON'S court hearing in Vegas yesterday went down exactly as expected. She pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors: Drug possession and obstructing an officer. A FELONY charge of possession was dropped. --Paris was sentenced to a year's probation, and two, six-month prison sentences were suspended. That means she won't have to serve them UNLESS she screws up before her probation is over. --Paris was also ordered to complete a substance abuse program, pay a $2,000 fine and complete 200 hours of community service. There's no word where or when she'll work those hours off. --Failure to complete those terms could lead to the reinstatement of her prison sentences. So could getting arrested for ANYTHING before her probation is up. (--Things like minor traffic violations, where one would only get a TICKET, don't count.) --After the hearing, her attorney said, quote, "She was treated like anyone else would be treated under the circumstances, and I'm very proud of the way she's dealt with this. --"I think she's on the road to success and I wish her personally the best." --Asked why Paris didn't fight the charges, her attorney said, quote, "Miss Hilton accepted responsibility." --She really did, too. She even admitted to the judge that she lied to the arresting officer by telling him the purse holding the cocaine wasn't hers. --Next up for Paris is a trip to Asia to promote her clothing line. But she has reportedly already checked in with the doctor who's administering her outpatient substance abuse program. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "She's taking this seriously and she's ready to move forward." (--Here's the courtroom video . . .)
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b201259_paris_hilton_cops_cocaine_avoids_jail.html
A WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LINDSAY LOHAN'S ARREST:
LINDSAY LOHAN said she was ready to face Judge Elden Fox after failing her drug test. And it looks like that'll happen soon. --Judge Fox revoked Lindsay's bail yesterday and issued a warrant for her arrest. --But don't expect a police standoff or a white Bronco chase, or any other such madness. Nobody's coming to get Lindsay yet. --She's due in court Friday at 8:30 A.M. The warrant will remain on hold until then. If Lindsay doesn't show up for that hearing, though, they might just go looking for her. --Judge Fox had said that a failed drug test would result in a 30-day jail sentence. We'll find out Friday if he keeps his word. --There are reports kicking around that Lindsay did indeed fail TWO drug tests. She supposedly tested positive for cocaine in one test and amphetamines in the other. (--Adderall . . . the ADHD medication that some people say Lindsay was abusing before her arrest . . . is an amphetamine. We're not saying that's what caused her to fail that second test. Just putting it out there as a possibility.)
LINDSAY LOHAN HAS DROPPED HER LAWSUIT AGAINST E-TRADE . . . AND SHE MIGHT HAVE MADE SOME MONEY OUT OF THE DEAL:
LINDSAY LOHAN has dropped her lawsuit against E-Trade. --If you don't recall, Lindsay sued E-Trade over one of their talking baby ads . . . because there was a character named Lindsay who was described as a, quote, "milkaholic". (--Here's the ad . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QS9rIZcjaw
--According to TMZ, Lindsay worked out some kind of settlement with E-Trade, and she got a little money out of the deal. --But officially, nobody's heard ANY of the details. --E-Trade released a statement saying, quote, "E-TRADE has always maintained that the claims were without merit, which is why we moved to dismiss the case. --"We always have to consider the cost and time involved in litigation. With the case now withdrawn, we are pleased to have the matter behind us."
THE OCTOMOM STILL SWEARS SHE WON'T DO PORNOGRAPHY:
NADYA "THE OCTOMOM" SULEMAN is holding fast to her principles and REFUSING to resort to pornography to pay her bills. --Asked what she'll do to keep her house, Nadya said, quote, "I'll do whatever I can, as long as I'm fully clothed." (--Here's video . . .)
http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=01900cdc-d973-47bf-ab24-69f6b16f3aa4
--Meanwhile, Amir Haddadin . . . the man who holds Nadya's mortgage . . . says she's LYING about her financial situation. --He says, quote, "I think she's lying. It's all a lie. She has money, she's been paid for things. I think she's hiding her money and I intend to expose her to the public." --And Amir is in the process of foreclosing on Nadya. He says, quote, "I'm kicking her out. That's it. I'm kicking her out because she can't stay in my house if she's not paying."
BALTHAZAR GETTY'S MARRIAGE HAS SURVIVED HIS AFFAIR WITH SIENNA MILLER:
Two years ago, BALTHAZAR GETTY . . . (--He plays Tommy Walker on the ABC series "Brothers & Sisters) . . . started nailing SIENNA MILLER. Photos were hitting the tabloids pretty regularly . . . and Sienna was topless in a lot of them. --The problem was that Balthazar was MARRIED. Eight years at the time. And he and his wife Rosetta had FOUR KIDS. (--The oldest is 10 now, and the youngest will be 3 in a few weeks.) --But Balthazar and Rosetta tell the new issue of "Harper's Bazaar" that things are back on track. --Balthazar says, quote, "Here's the bottom line: It was a very challenging time for everybody involved, but I loved and missed my family too much not to make it work. --"Rosetta is understanding enough and spiritual enough to let us try." --He adds, quote, "In a way . . . I don't know . . . I feel like we're better than we've ever been." (--It seems like it's always so easy for the one who cheated to make that "we're better now" assessment, doesn't it???) --Rosetta is a little more practical about the whole thing. She says, quote, "I'm going to have to explain this to my daughters one day. I chose not to act from ego because I just felt like it would be too crushing for my children." --But she also admits, quote, "We'll always have to love each other through our ups and downs. We have to support each other." --She adds that when she's a little more removed from the situation, she'd like to use her experience to help other people in similar situations. --She says, quote, "I'm open to talking about it because I believe we go through things in a public way to help other people get through it. I'd love to talk about it more with people when I'm clearer about it."
EDDIE VEDDER GOT MARRIED SATURDAY:
PEARL JAM singer EDDIE VEDDER married longtime girlfriend Jill McCormick in Hawaii on Saturday. Guests included threatening actor SEAN PENN and non-threatening musician JACK JOHNSON. Eddie and Jill have two daughters, ages 6 and (almost) 2. (--And now, as a courtesy to our listeners, I shall pause for 30 seconds so that parents can explain to their children who Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam are. And Sean Penn, too, if necessary.)
MEL GIBSON CALLED HIMSELF AN "(EFFING) FAILURE" IN AN EMAIL TO OKSANA GRIGORIEVA:
This MEL GIBSON garbage is STILL going on. TMZ got a hold of four e-mails that Mel sent to OKSANA GRIGORIEVA earlier this year. And in one of them, he calls himself, quote, "a (effing) failure." --Two of the e-mails were from January 7th . . . the morning after Mel allegedly hit Oksana and busted up the veneers on her two front teeth. --In one of them, the subject line is, "Could you please call me" . . . and the message is, "I want to tell you how unspeakably sorry I am." --The other has no message . . . but the subject line reads, "How's your tooth?" --The other two messages are from March. And they're extremely apologetic and self-deprecating. --In one that's dated March 1st, Mel says, quote, "I really am losing my grip. I desperately need a solution. Sorry it has to affect you. I can't stand anything any more. I'm full of (crap) and need to shovel some out." --He adds, quote, "I try to be ok but it overpowers me and I'm something I don't want to be. It's a primal scream thing. The pain is too great and everywhere I turn is making it heavier. --"Oh to have peace! Oh to have joy. Oh to be able to provide it for another." --He closes the message by saying, quote, "I'm a (effing) failure." --In another one, dated March 7th, Mel tells Oksana, quote, "I felt a high degree of agitation in you when u left tonight. I'm sorry. I guess I'm in a process of being torn down so I can rebuild." --He adds, quote, "I love you . . . I was terrified of where we were going and my outbursts and the potential for damage." --He also says, quote, "I'm asking for your patience so we can grow into the future. Anything worthwhile doesn't happen overnight. --"I'm sorry for your discomfort . . . Please don't be anxious. I love you." (--You can read the e-mails in their entirety here . . .)
http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/0920_meloksana_5.pdf
FORMER WWE RASSLER CHYNA OVERDOSED ON BENADRYL:
Remember CHYNA . . . the Amazonian bodybuilding chick who used to rassle for the WWE . . . --She went on to join VH1's stable of D-List reality stars, appearing on both "The Surreal Life" and "Celebrity Rehab". -Well, Chyna was rushed to the hospital yesterday morning after taking too much Benadryl. TMZ says she took four or five times the normal dosage to help her sleep. --Her manager says, quote, "Her hands were shaking after taking the medication . . . [but] she's fine. She can talk, she can walk. She's fine." (--Chyna . . . whose real name is Joanie Laurer . . . is 39 years old.)
CHECK OUT A PICTURE OF RICKI LAKE'S BURNED-OUT RENTAL HOME:
Would you like to see a picture of the rented Malibu house that RICKI LAKE destroyed while trying to refuel a portable heater? (--Here's the link . . .) http://photos.tmz.com/galleries/ricki_lakes_hot_malibu_home__a_closer_look#tab=most_recent
(--You have to hit the "Zoom view" button a few times to get the full effect.)
BOB BARKER IS FINE AFTER COLLAPSING AT A SHOOTING RANGE LAST WEEK:
BOB BARKER says he's fine, after collapsing at a Los Angeles shooting range last week. --He told "Access Hollywood", quote, "My healthy young body has bounced back." (--Bob is 86.) --Asked what caused him to pass out, he said, quote, "Not enough water and it was awfully hot and I have a little hypertension. I take medicine for it and I was possibly taking too much and got my blood pressure too low."
A DONALD TRUMP CAMEO WAS CUT OUT OF "WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS":
OLIVER STONE got DONALD TRUMP to do a cameo in his new movie, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps". But don't expect to see it in theaters . . . because it's on the cutting room floor. --The scene takes place in a barbershop. Trump plays himself, getting a haircut alongside MICHAEL DOUGLAS' character, Gordon Gekko. --Donald suggests that Gordon get a hairstyle like his own . . . but Gekko replies, quote, "No thanks, Donald. I'm a gel man." --Oliver says he let it go because it was too distracting . . . quote, "It'll be on the DVD. I only cut it because it was distracting. He was at the end of the movie and all of sudden, 'Hey, there's Donald Trump!' --"Structurally, I think we put him in too late." (--"Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" hits theaters this Friday. And on Saturday, Michael celebrates his 66th birthday . . . while his wife, CATHERINE ZETA-JONES, celebrates her 41st.)
"REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA" STAR KIM ZOLCIAK IS RELEASING ANOTHER SINGLE . . . THIS ISN'T GOING TO STOP IS IT?
"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star KIM ZOLCIAK is releasing another single. It's called "Google Me" . . . and that's exactly what it's about. Googling her. --The chorus goes like this: "G-O-O-G-L-E me . . . research me, you'll find me, click them keys and Google me." --And she also sings, quote, "I'm not a material girl, some just may think it until I let them into my world / You know me best, better than all the rest . . . --"I die in vain, now it's a shame you played those games, I'm not the same as them, the same as them, my name is Kim Zolciak, you can find me on your TV screen." (--Yeah . . . it's so horrible it's not even worthy of SARCASTIC LOVE.) --The full song will be rolled out on October 5th . . . the day after the third season premiere of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" . . . but there's a "preview clip" online. (--You can subject your ears to the partial clip of "Google Me", here . . .)
http://tv.gawker.com/5643045/real-housewife-kim-zolciaks-new-song-google-me
--Let's not forget, this is the same woman that brought us the jam "Tardy for the Party". (--Here's that song again, if you must . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdbHUnlnzP8
(--This probably goes without saying, but this isn't going to stop. A bunch of chicks from these "Real Housewives" shows have released tracks . . . so it isn't just one delusional woman that thinks she's a juggernaut of talent.) (--"Real Housewives of New Jersey" train wreck DANIELLE STAUB has a single called "Real Close", which she recorded with her alleged lesbian girlfriend LORI MICHAELS. Here's the original version . . .)
http://www.bravotv.com/watch-what-happens-live/videos/danielles-world-premiere-performance
(--And here again is Danielle's atrocious live TV performance . . .)
http://www.wpix.com/videobeta/7000c099-bee0-4cde-8194-b1430d26260d/News/NJ-Housewife-Danielle-Staub-Performs-LIVE
(--Oh, and there's more. "Real Housewives of Orange County's" GRETCHEN ROSSI has a song called "Nothing Without You". Here's a live performance . . .)
http://www.gretchenchristine.com/videos-detail.php?video_id=15658
(--And New York's LUANN DE LESSEPS has recorded an Auto-Tuned-to-hell single called "Money Can't Buy You Class". Here's that one . . .)
http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2010/04/real-housewives-ny-luanns-single-has-dropped-listen-at-your-own-risk.html
THE TOP-EARNING WOMEN OF PRIMETIME TV:
Forbes.com has released a list of the Top-Earning Women on Primetime TV. It estimates what the actresses made from June of last year up to this past June. --In addition to their TV salaries, Forbes also took into account income from other sources . . . including movie roles and endorsement deals. (--To me, including outside income sort of defeats the purpose of listing the highest paid primetime actresses . . . but who am I to question Forbes' list-making expertise???) --ELLEN DEGENERES topped the list with an overall take of $55 million. She was included because she served as a judge on "American Idol" last year. (--Again, most of that money was made outside of primetime. See isn't this list strange?) --For whatever reason, voice actresses . . . like "The Simpsons'" NANCY CARTWRIGHT and YEARDLEY SMITH . . . were omitted from consideration.
--Here's the Top 10, their estimated earnings, and their primetime TV show:
#1.) ELLEN DEGENERES, $55 million . . . "American Idol"
#2.) TYRA BANKS, $25 million . . . "America's Next Top Model"
#3.) KATHERINE HEIGL, $15.5 million . . . "Grey's Anatomy"
#4.) EVA LONGORIA PARKER, $12 million . . . "Desperate Housewives"
#5.) MARG HELGENBERGER, $10 million . . . "CSI"
#6.) MARISKA HARGITAY, $9.5 million . . . "Law & Order: SVU"
#7.) TINA FEY, $7.5 million . . . "30 Rock"
(TIE) #8.) ELLEN POMPEO, $7 million . . . "Grey's Anatomy"
(TIE) #8.) MARCIA CROSS, $7 million . . . "Desperate Housewives"
(TIE) #10.) JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT, $6.5 million . . . "Ghost Whisperer"
TIE) #10.) CALISTA FLOCKHART, $6.5 million . . . "Brothers & Sisters"
(--For more details, hit up Forbes.com, here . . .)
http://www.forbes.com/2010/09/17/television-top-earning-women-business-television-top-earning-women.html
JOE JONAS IS COMING TO THE NEW "90210":
JOE JONAS . . . of the JONAS BROTHERS, of course . . . recently appeared on BETTY WHITE'S new show, "Hot in Cleveland". And if he wanted to do more TV guest spots, he could probably have his pick of any show. --Which is why it's odd that he's been booked to do a November episode of "90210". (--Yes, it's still going strong! Or at least, "going.") --"Entertainment Weekly" reports that he'll be playing himself, and giving JESSICA LOWNDES' character . . . Adrianna, who's a wannabe singer . . . advice about the music business. (--There's no specific airdate yet.)
GWYNETH PALTROW IS IN TALKS TO APPEAR ON "GLEE":
E! Online is reporting that GWYNETH PALTROW is in talks to appear on "Glee". --She'll supposedly be playing a substitute teacher who takes over for MATTHEW MORRISON'S character, Mr. Schuester, when he gets sick. Chaos of the romantic variety will ensue when Schuester develops a crush on her. --Nothing's official yet, but word has it that she'd do TWO episodes in November . . . probably during the all-important advertising "sweeps" period.
FORMER "LOST" STARS MICHAEL EMERSON AND TERRY O'QUINN *WILL* STAR IN A NEW SHOW TOGETHER:
Two former "Lost" stars: MICHAEL EMERSON, who played Ben . . . and TERRY O'QUINN, who played Locke . . . recently talked about how they'd like to star in a new show together . . . something, quote, "more lighthearted" than "Lost". --Well, something is in the works. It's reportedly a "comedic drama . . . in which Michael and Terry play former black-op agents." (--That's "former" because they're old. Michael is 56 and Terry is 58.) --The working title is "Odd Jobs" . . . and a "source" tells "Entertainment Weekly" that THREE networks are already interested in picking it up. (--Obviously, we'll let you know when that happens.) --And here's a BONUS for "Lost" fans: J.J. ABRAMS' production company is developing "Odd Jobs". (--J.J. was one of the co-creators of "Lost".)
HERE'S A PREVIEW OF JENNIFER ANISTON ON "COUGAR TOWN":
JENNIFER ANISTON will guest star on the season premiere of COURTENEY COX'S show, "Cougar Town", tomorrow night. She's playing a bizarre shrink. A preview clip is online. (--Here's the link . . .)
http://www.eonline.com/videos/v71979_jennifer-aniston-visits-cougar-town.html
SARAH PALIN WAS NOT IN ATTENDANCE AT "DANCING WITH THE STARS" LAST NIGHT:
There was all kinds of talk that SARAH PALIN would be in the house last night for the season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars" to support her daughter, BRISTOL. (--Some sites even said security had been BEEFED UP for Sarah.) --Well, it didn't happen. As far as we know, she wasn't there.
TUESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"NCIS" [8th Season Premiere] . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on CBS.
--"Glee" [2nd Season Premiere] . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on Fox.
--"Dancing with the Stars" [Results Show] . . . 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Music Guests: Santana and Daughtry.
--"The Biggest Loser" [10th Season Premiere] . . . 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. on NBC.
--"Raising Hope" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 9:30 P.M. on Fox. (--A sitcom about an irresponsible guy who has a one night stand, and raises the resulting baby after his hook-up is sent back to jail. Cloris Leachman plays his grandma.)
--"Running Wilde" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 9:30 to 10:00 P.M. on Fox. (--A sitcom starring "Arrested Development's" Will Arnett as a rich playboy who tries to buy the affection of his childhood sweetheart, who's played by "Felicity" star Keri Russell.)
(--Will's "Arrested Development" co-star, David Cross, also has a recurring role.)
--"NCIS: Los Angeles" [2nd Season Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on CBS.
--"Warehouse 13" [2nd Season Finale] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Syfy.
--"Detroit 1-8-7" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on ABC. (--A cop show starring Michael Imperioli from "The Sopranos" as a homicide detective.)
--"The Rachel Zoe Project" [3rd Season Finale] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Bravo.
--"Scrappers" [1st Season Finale] . . . 10:30 to 11:00 P.M. on Spike TV.
NEW ON VIDEO TODAY
--"Robin Hood" - starring Russell Crowe as Robin Hood and Cate Blanchett as Marian. Originally, there was talk about Russell Crowe playing both Robin AND the Sheriff of Nottingham, but they wisely decided against that. Some British guy named Matthew Macfadyen plays the sheriff.
--"The Experiment" - starring Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker. A group of men in a research project that simulates life in prison get too involved in their roles of inmates and guards until the social experiment gets out of everyone's control.
--"Stomp the Yard: Homecoming" - Columbus Short starred in the first film, but he only has a minor role in the sequel. The star of this one is a Nubian stud named Collins Pennie, who now plays Marcus on Jada Pinkett-Smith's "Hawthorne".
--"Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue" - this is now the third "Tinkerbell" movie . . . and there are already plans for a fourth one to be released next year. Tinkerbell is voiced by Mae Whitman, who plays Lauren Graham's daughter on "Parenthood".
TV SERIES ON DVD:
--"The Mentalist: The Complete Second Season" . . . a five-disc DVD set.
--"Desperate Housewives: The Complete Sixth Season" . . . a five-disc DVD set.
--"Spartacus: Blood and Sand - The Complete First Season" . . . a four-disc set.
(--Even though the show was renewed for a second season, the show's future is up in the air because the show's star has cancer.)
--"Human Target: The Complete First Season" . . . a three-disc DVD set.
--"Castle: The Complete Second Season" . . . a five-disc DVD set.
--"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 11" . . . a five-disc DVD set.
--"Modern Family: The Complete First Season" . . . a four-disc DVD set.
--"Two and a Half Men: The Complete Seventh Season" . . . a three-disc DVD set.
--"How I Met Your Mother: Season Five" . . . a three-disc DVD set.
--"30 Rock: Season Four" . . . a three-disc DVD set.
--"Community: The Complete First Season" . . . a four-disc DVD set.
--"Bored To Death: The Complete First Season" . . . a three-disc DVD set.
--"The Hills: Season Six" . . . a season boxed DVD set.
--"Hell's Kitchen: Season 3" . . . a three-disc DVD set.
NEW MUSIC OUT TODAY
--"Hands All Over", Maroon 5 (--This is their third album. It includes a country song called "Out of Goodbyes", which features Lady Antebellum.)
--"Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time", Santana (--His guests include Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland, Rob Thomas, India.Arie, Chris Daughtry, Chester Bennington, Jacoby Shaddix, Gavin Rossdale, and Joe Cocker . . .)
(. . . And the songs include "Whole Lotta Love", "Riders on the Storm", "Sunshine of Your Love", "Smoke on the Water" and "Back in Back", which features rapper Nas.)
--"A Year Without Rain", Selena Gomez & The Scene (--Their second album.)
--"No Gravity", R&B singer Shontelle (--Guests include rappers Pitbull and Asher Roth. It includes the single, "Perfect Nightmare".)
--"Ithaca", Paula Cole (--Her fifth album.)
--"The Sound of Sunshine", Michael Franti & Spearhead
TODAY'S NEW VIDEO GAMES
It's a lame week for games. Perhaps that's just so people have a chance to get "Halo: Reach" out of their system before the zombie sequel "Dead Rising 2" and the latest "Guitar Hero" hit stores next week. Whatever the reason, here's what's new today . . .
--"F1 2010" . . . a Formula One racing game for the Xbox360 and the PS3.
--"Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue" . . . a downloadable Xbox360 and PS3 arcade game in which you go on a quest to find and destroy some sort of magical thongs.
--"Sid Meier's Civilization V" . . . for the PC.
--And Wii gamers have their pick of such fascinating titles as "Flip's Twisted World", "New Carnival Games", "Family Party Fitness Fun", "Gormiti: The Lords of Nature", AND "Kidz Bop Dance Party! The Video Game".
(--Yeah. I think I'll save my money until next week when I can tear up some zombies with a chainsaw and a spiked baseball bat.)
A BATHROOM ATTENDANT TATTLED ON BRUNO MARS AND GOT HIM ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF COCAINE:
BRUNO MARS . . . who's featured on B.o.B's "Nothin' on You" and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire" . . . was arrested in Las Vegas on Saturday on suspicion of cocaine possession. --And now we're hearing that it was a BATHROOM ATTENDANT who ratted him out. --According to the police, a bathroom attendant at the Hard Rock Hotel tipped off security that, quote, "there was a man in the bathroom stall with possibly a man using drugs." (???) (--Two men in a bathroom stall? Yes, that's suspicious.) --The attendant also saw "a male . . . with a baggy of white powder substance." --Apparently, one of the men was Bruno. When the authorities confronted him, he handed over the baggy . . . and admitted to them that, quote, "he did a foolish thing and has never used drugs before." The powder has since tested positive for cocaine. --He was booked and released, but he hasn't been charged with anything yet. (--It'll be interesting to see if he fares better or worse than PARIS HILTON . . . who got off with a year of probation, a fine and some community service.) --By the way, "Saturday Night Live" has just announced that Bruno will be the musical guest on their October 9th episode. "Glee" star JANE LYNCH is hosting. (--Bruno's debut album, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans", hits stores on October 5th.)
VIDEO OF LADY GAGA PROTESTING "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL":
LADY GAGA showed up at a rally in Maine yesterday to join the protest against the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on homosexuals. She even delivered a speech she said she wrote. --Among other things, Lady Gaga said, quote, "Doesn't it seem to you that we should send home the prejudiced straight soldier who hates the gay soldier? --"I am here today because I want to propose a law . . . called 'If you don't like it, you can go home.' A law that sends home the homophobes, that sends home the prejudiced. --"I thought equality was non-negotiable . . . the prime rib of America." (--The address was called "The Prime Rib of America", which seems timely . . . since Lady Gaga has been wearing a lot of MEAT PRODUCTS lately.)
(--Here are some low-quality videos of Lady Gaga's address . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7_pf43r_HE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4llUTHuNRKs
THE MAN WHO INSPIRED THE NAME "LYNYRD SKYNYRD" HAS DIED:
LEONARD SKINNER . . . the man who inspired LYNYRD SKYNYRD'S band name . . . died Monday in Florida. He was 77. He had Alzheimer's disease. --In the late '60s, Leonard was a gym teacher at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida. One day, he sent some kids to the principal's office because their hair was too long. Those kids ended up forming Lynyrd Skynyrd. --Leonard didn't discover the connection between him and the band until they were pretty big . . . and at first, he wasn't happy about it. But he later made peace with the band. He even introduced them once at a concert in Jacksonville.
SOUNDGARDEN HAS RELEASED THEIR FIRST MUSIC VIDEO IN OVER A DECADE:
SOUNDGARDEN has released an ANIMATED video for "Black Rain" . . . the first single off their upcoming B-sides and rarities disc, "Telephantasm". (--Which will hit stores next Tuesday.) It's Soundgarden's first video in over a decade. --A co-creator of Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse" directed the video, which will be obvious if you've seen the show. (--You can check it out, here . . .)
http://video.aol.com/aolvideo/aol-music/black-rain/610280768001
KANYE WEST WILL BE THE MUSICAL GUEST ON "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" NEXT MONTH:
"Saturday Night Live" has confirmed that KANYE WEST will be performing on their October 2nd episode. --"Breaking Bad" star BRYAN CRANSTON . . . who some of you may know better as the dad from "Malcolm in the Middle" . . . is hosting. --There's no word what Kanye will be performing. (--He performed his new track, "Runaway", at the "MTV Video Music Awards" earlier this month.) (--Speaking of "Runaway", Kanye has said that he's working on a 40-MINUTE companion film for the song. There's no word when that will be done . . . but he's posted a short, 45-second preview on his official site.) (--It looks a little intriguing . . . and a LOT arty. Here's the link . . .) http://kanyewest.com/GOODFridays/
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
THE WEBSITE "ASK JEEVES" CAME UP WITH THE TOP 10 UNANSWERABLE QUESTIONS FROM THE PAST DECADE:
The website Ask Jeeves launched 10 years ago. They eventually got rid of the Jeeves thing and became Ask.com, and they only get a fraction of the web traffic Google gets. But still: Over a billion people have asked a question there. --So they compiled a list of the top 10 most common "unanswerable" questions that people have asked Jeeves in the past decade. Here are the ten most common questions that Jeeves just can't answer . . .
#1.) What is the meaning of life?
#2.) Is there a God?
#3.) Do blondes have more fun?
#4.) What is the best diet?
#5.) Is there anybody out there?
#6.) Who is the most famous person in the world?
#7.) What is love? (--We assume people actually want to know the definition of love, not the song that became popular from the "Night at the Roxbury" sketches on "SNL".)
#8.) What is the secret to happiness?
#9.) Did TONY SOPRANO die?
#10.) How long will I live? (BBC)
YOU'RE MORE ATTRACTED TO A WOMAN IF YOU LOOK AT A PHOTO OF YOUR MOTHER RIGHT BEFORE YOU MEET HER:
SIGMUND FREUD said that every guy really just wants to have sex with his own mother. This study says that's not EXACTLY true . . . but it's close enough that none of us are going to have an appetite when we're done talking about it. --Researchers at the University of Illinois found that a man is more attracted to a woman if he takes a quick look at a photo of HIS MOTHER right before he meets her. --It works for women too . . . a woman was more likely to be attracted to a man if she took a quick look at a photo of her father beforehand. --The main reason is that when we have one of our parents in mind, we tend to look for his or her qualities in the new person we're meeting. And yeah, we can't help ourselves, we're just attracted to those qualities. --It doesn't make a ton of sense biologically though. In theory, we should want to date someone who looks NOTHING LIKE our parents . . . because of our strong, built-in desire to avoid incest. --But according to Chris Fraley, who led the study, quote, "A lot of data in social psychology suggests that [seeing a resemblance to our parents] tends to facilitate attraction between people." (LiveScience)
IF YOU'RE A WOMAN WHO WANTS TO GET MARRIED EARLY, MOVE TO A CITY WHERE THERE AREN'T MANY WOMEN:
This seems like common sense, but now there's some science to back it up. If you're a woman who wants to get married ASAP . . . even though you'd never admit it . . . here's the best thing you can do: Get yourself to a SAUSAGE FEST. --Daniel Kruger of the University of Michigan found that women tend to get married younger in cities where there are more men than women. --The reason is pretty simple: A man has to compete harder to get a woman when the ratio isn't in his favor. So when he starts dating a woman, it's in his best interest to lock things down quickly . . . and propose earlier. --Las Vegas is actually the best major city for women to get married quickly. And it's completely unrelated to 24-hour wedding chapels. There are 116 men for every 100 women in Vegas, and the average marriage age for women is 24-and-a-half. --San Diego is second best . . . Salt Lake City is third . . . Austin, Texas is fourth . . . and Phoenix is fifth. --The worst places to try to get married young are Birmingham, Alabama and Memphis, Tennessee. Both of those have a ratio of 88 men for every 100 women. New Orleans is third worst . . . and Richmond, Virginia is fourth. --The fifth-worst city for women to get married young is a three-way tie between New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. (LiveScience)
PEOPLE OVER 50 ARE 1,000% MORE LIKELY TO FAKE TAN THAN THEIR PARENTS, AND 1,400% MORE LIKELY TO USE ANTI-WRINKLE CREAM:
I love seeing stories like this . . . because it PROVES that people over 50 are just as obsessed with looking good as everyone else. --A new survey by "Saga" magazine in England found that people over 50 are FAR more focused on keeping themselves YOUNG AND SEXY than their parents were. Check out these numbers . . . --Men and women over 50 are 1,000% more likely . . . or ten times more likely . . . to use fake tanning lotion or tanning beds than their parents. --They're 1,400% . . . or fourteen times more likely . . . to use anti-wrinkle cream. -15% of women over 50 wear padded bras. That's 500% more women wearing padded bras than their mothers did at that age. --Men and women are TWICE as likely to get plastic surgery as their parents. --And people over 50 spend about 10% more on cosmetics than ten years ago. (Daily Mail)
A WOMAN ALMOST LOSES HER LEG WHEN A FAKE DOCTOR GIVES HER ILLEGAL BUTT INJECTIONS:
We've said it before and we'll say it again: If you're going to get plastic surgery, for the love of God, get it from a real doctor at a real hospital. No major surgeries should happen in someone's kitchen or on a card table in the back of an El Camino. --Apparently, 22-year-old Donia Rodriguez of Miami, Florida, didn't have that basic level of common sense. And it almost cost her one of her legs. --Donia met 54-year-old Ana Josefa Sevilla in the parking lot of a health spa. Ana said she was a plastic surgeon, and Donia said she wanted a better BUTT. Ana told her she'd make her butt look, quote, "perfect." --So Ana would wear a lab coat and meet up with Donia at an office she'd rented in an office building, and give her injections. Donia paid $1,100 . . . and eventually, she realized something was going seriously wrong. --She went to the REAL doctors at the hospital, and they started treating her . . . and told her that if she'd waited any longer or gotten more injections, she probably would've LOST HER LEG. Donia was hospitalized for two weeks. --Ana was arrested for practicing medicine without a license. (Miami Herald)
AND NOW, THREE NEW THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT:
#1.) WHOOPING COUGH IS BACK IN FULL FORCE. Right now, the state of California is on the verge of having the biggest whooping cough outbreak in FIFTY-FIVE YEARS . . . and the rest of the country is seeing a big upswing too. -The main reason: Everyone thought we'd beaten whooping cough, so fewer kids are getting immunized against it. So far this year there are more than 11,400 cases nationwide, and more than 4,000 in California, where it's the worst. (AOL Health)
#2.) ONE OUT OF FOUR TEENAGERS DON'T USE CONTRACEPTIVES. This study comes from the U.K. but it probably applies pretty well over here, too: One out of four sexually active teenagers say they NEVER use any contraceptives. --The main reason they gave for not using condoms or anything else was . . . that they were too drunk, and got sloppy. --And when preparing for a date that could lead to sex, teenagers said that personal hygiene was the most important consideration, not contraception. (The Guardian)
#3.) MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE LIVING PAYCHECK-TO-PAYCHECK. According to a survey by the American Payroll Association, 72% of Americans . . . or almost three out of four . . . say they're living paycheck-to-paycheck. --That's up 1% since last year. (PR Newswire)
GOOD NEWS! THE RECESSION IS OVER!
You might not be able to tell from looking around at all the closed businesses, or talking to all your unemployed friends . . . but the recession is over! In fact, it's been over for more than a year. Really. --At least according to something called the National Bureau of Economic Research, or NBER. That's the group that officially declares when recessions start and end. --Yesterday they said that, based on business activity, the recession officially ended back in June of 2009. Since then, we've been back to an expansion, very slowly. --But before you get excited and start lighting your Cuban cigars with $100 bills, the NBER says that even though the recession's over, quote, "the economy has [not] returned to operating at normal capacity yet." (Daily Finance)
GOOD NEWS! THE OZONE LAYER IS NO LONGER DISAPPEARING!
Remember in the late '80s when we were all freaking out about the ozone layer? The freak out is OVER. According to scientists from the United Nations, the ozone layer isn't disappearing anymore, and could be back to full strength by 2048. --They say that we've saved the ozone layer by cutting back on 100 different substances that were depleting it . . . everything from refrigerator coolants to aerosol sprays. (UPI)
TWO GUYS INVENTED THE INFLATABLE TIE . . . FOR WHEN YOU NEED A QUICK PILLOW TO NAP AT WORK:
There are two guys in Utah who have finally answered one of mankind's oldest questions: What do you do when you want to catch a quick nap at work, but you feel like you'd get fired for bringing in a nice, comfortable pillow? --Tom Bowen and Shawn Baxter have invented the PILLOW TIE . . . which looks just like a regular necktie . . . but actually inflates to give you an instant, soft place to rest your head. --Bowen created the tie when he was a student at Brigham Young University. His nephew used to sleep in church and would roll up his tie as a soft place to put his head. --That's when the idea came to him. --Now, Bowen and Baxter are selling the ties online for $19.95, plus a few dollars for shipping. --There are 62 different ties, and all of them have the inflation device inside . . . which lets you blow them up with only one breath. (AOL News) (--You can see the ties or buy one here . . .) http://www.pillowtie.com/COLIN POWELL
SAYS HE KNOWS THAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS DO GOOD WORK . . . BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES WHO REPAIR HIS HOUSE:
It's rare you see someone so famous and prominent in the government come out and say, "I use illegal immigrant labor." In fact, we can't really remember another time that this has happened. --COLIN POWELL was on "Meet the Press" on Sunday, encouraging his fellow Republicans to support policies that would give illegal immigrants a path to becoming legal. --Powell said that illegals are, quote, "doing things we need done in this country." And then he dropped THIS bombshell. Quote, "They're all over my house, doing things whenever I call for repairs, and I'm sure you've seen them at your house." --Since Powell's not in office anymore, this probably won't blow up to be a gigantic scandal . . . and he won't get in trouble for using illegal laborers . . . but it's still EXTREMELY rare for someone so prominent to admit something like this. --But yesterday, he clarified that, quote, "I don't hire illegal immigrants. I [was] referring to the many service contractors who work in my neighborhood, using mostly immigrant workers who do good work. Some may well be illegal." (MSNBC / Yahoo News)
(--Here's a video from "Meet the Press" of Powell talking about his illegal immigrant workers. The quote is right at the beginning of the clip . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_orUcQJMNoI
A HIGH SCHOOL IN UTAH IS FINING STUDENTS FOR BEING LATE TO CLASS:
I'm going to go ahead and guess that East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah is about to have some of the best attendance of any school anywhere. (--And not because it has the same name as the school in "High School Musical". Yep. Now you know the name of the school from "High School Musical". And you'll never be able to get it out of your head.) --East High has a new policy for this school year where any student who's late to class will be FINED $5. --$5 doesn't sound that bad to us real people . . . but for teenagers, even the spoiled ones today, $5 is still no joke. --If the student doesn't want to pay the fine, they can go to a 30-minute detention after school. --Paul Sagers is the principal at East High. And he says so far the fines are doing EXACTLY what the school wants. --Quote, "I have noticed [that] students aren't lingering anymore in the hallways. They aren't stopping and talking, there's not enough time. They just want to get to class." --He says the money from fines will go to the teacher who has to stay and run detention after school. (ABC 4 - Salt Lake City)
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) AN OLDER GUY UPSTAGED TWO KIDS SINGING TO JUSTIN BIEBER:
Every parent has an embarrassing video of their child doing some sort of cute, self-choreographed dance routine. But there's a new one online that's got a twist. --It's two girls swaying awkwardly and singing along to JUSTIN BIEBER, while some guy dances around in the background. We're not sure if he's their dad, but he's definitely an idiot. (--Search for "dad upstages daughters and grooves to Bieber.")
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1941448
#2.) OK GO RELEASED AN ELABORATE NEW VIDEO FEATURING DOG TRICKS:
The band OK GO has an elaborate new music video . . . and this one incorporates well-trained dogs doing awesome choreographed tricks. And once again, the entire thing is done in one continuous shot. --If you don't remember OK Go, they're the guys who did the treadmill video a few years ago, and the one with a Rube Goldberg machine earlier this year. (--Search for "OK Go White Knuckles video." Watch for the uncooperative goat at 2:50.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHlJODYBLKs
#3.) HERE'S OPRAH'S AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCEMENT . . . AUTO-TUNED:
The guy who does a "Song A Day" on YouTube just did one about OPRAH'S Australia announcement . . . and it's Auto-Tuned. (--Search for "Song A Day Oprah Auto-tuned.") (--His name's Jonathan Mann. Email him at songsforpeople@yahoo.com.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4R9-bBrDuw
#4.) HERE'S A MONTAGE OF VIDEO BLOGGERS SAYING, "SORRY IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE MY LAST POST":
I'm not sure where these statistics are coming from . . . but according to Urlesque.com, 75% of video blogs begin with some version of the phrase, "Sorry it's been so long since my last post." -And the average Internet user will waste THREE DAYS OF THEIR LIFE listening to it. To drive home the point, Urlesque put together a montage of video bloggers doing it.
(--Search for "Urlesque.com Sorry I Haven't Updated.")
http://www.urlesque.com/2010/09/20/sorry-i-havent-updated/?icid=main%7Caim%7Cdl7%7Csec3_lnk1%7C171652
#5.) AND NOW . . . A TICKLISH CAMEL:
A stupid video of a camel being tickled is getting a ton of views on YouTube. Every time a woman scratches under the camel's front leg, it makes a weird high-pitched sound . . . and it's hard to tell if it LOVES it or HATES it.
(--Search for "ticklish camel.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_xKK6beECU
#6.) THE MOST EXTREME WAKE-UP PRANK POSSIBLE:
There are a thousand videos on YouTube of people being woken up with pranks. But there's a new one that's just about as extreme as it gets. A guy put blank bullets in his handgun, then walked into his friend's bedroom, stood over him, and started firing.
(--Search for "blank bullet scare prank.")
(--WARNING: This video includes the F-word and a-hole.)
http://www.break.com/college-break/blank-bullet-scare-prank
FOUR THINGS MEN DON'T TELL WOMEN . . . BUT WISH THEY COULD:
Maybe guys don't like talking about their feelings, but apparently there are some things they WANT to say and don't. Here are four things men don't tell women, but wish they could . . .
#1.) MEN ARE INSECURE ABOUT DIRTY TALK. They like hearing it . . . just not dishing it out. Here's why: --First of all, a guy's definition of dirty and a GIRL'S definition of dirty are sometimes two very different things. So there's always a chance he'll say something TOO dirty. --But deep down, guys are also just worried that they'll say something in the moment that's just weird and embarrassing, and she'll tell her friends about it.
#2.) SHOWER SEX IS OVERRATED. Sure, it's fun at first. But once the initial thrill is gone, guys realize they're standing when they could just as easily be lying down. And not all guys are in good enough shape for lengthy shower relations. --Still, they'd rather have shower sex than NO sex . . . which is why they don't complain.
#3.) GETTING TOO TIPSY ON A DATE IS A TURNOFF. That's assuming the guy actually likes you, and isn't just looking for sex. If THAT'S the case, he might actually WANT you to get drunk. Which is another reason you shouldn't.
#4.) WOMEN SHOULDN'T TRY TO BE "ONE OF THE GUYS." When a girl hangs out and watches sports with her boyfriend . . . even though she doesn't LIKE sports . . . it always seems like she thinks she's doing the guy a favor. --And then that "favor" has to be paid back, usually in the form of a date night and some sort of romantic comedy he doesn't want to see. In reality, he'll still take you to the movie, but he'd probably rather watch the game without you pretending to care. (MarieClaire.com)
SITE FOR SORE EYES:
www.itsjustschool.com With all of the homework, extra-curricular activities, tests and high expectations, it’s no surprise students can become overwhelmed and tired of school. This new website offers a fun and exciting way to laugh about school. At Itsjustschool.com, users provide the content by submitting stories, pictures and videos of funny events and situations that occur during the school day or at school events. Itsjustschool.com is a fun, free and clean entertainment site with no limitations as to who may join. Whether a user is in middle-school or a graduate, everyone is welcomed to join and share their stories! _____________________________________ www.firefield.com Manage your team, player, coach, game and scores online with this site. These features come free with additional freebies like selling your game tickets and merchandise via Amazon. They have lots of sports ranging from football and baseball to mountain biking and skiing.
NO WAY! ON eBay?!
Invisible ManItem number: 220672096516 Bidding ends: September 27thWith no bids at press time, starting bid: $0.99 Item location: Avon, IN Seller says: “Need to get rid of an invisible man. Sure it was really cool having him around but now its just a big hassle. He has gotten older and never wants to leave the house, gotten all righteous and won’t participate in any of my illegal activities anymore. Dude takes 2-3 showers a day and is always on my treadmill. Tried to tell him, ‘Hey you’re invisible, no one cares if you’re skinny and clean, they can’t see you,’ doesn’t work. Almost got him on one of those shows about people with addictions but the invisible thing does not work on television. Anyhoo its time we went our separate ways, although I never know which way he’s going. I think he would prefer someone extremely wealthy with a large home, he needs his space. He’s also usually very quiet, its like he’s not even around. Good luck with the bidding, please be a caring individual I need him to leave but want him to be happy.”
www.itsjustschool.com With all of the homework, extra-curricular activities, tests and high expectations, it’s no surprise students can become overwhelmed and tired of school. This new website offers a fun and exciting way to laugh about school. At Itsjustschool.com, users provide the content by submitting stories, pictures and videos of funny events and situations that occur during the school day or at school events. Itsjustschool.com is a fun, free and clean entertainment site with no limitations as to who may join. Whether a user is in middle-school or a graduate, everyone is welcomed to join and share their stories! _____________________________________ www.firefield.com Manage your team, player, coach, game and scores online with this site. These features come free with additional freebies like selling your game tickets and merchandise via Amazon. They have lots of sports ranging from football and baseball to mountain biking and skiing.
NO WAY! ON eBay?!
Invisible ManItem number: 220672096516 Bidding ends: September 27thWith no bids at press time, starting bid: $0.99 Item location: Avon, IN Seller says: “Need to get rid of an invisible man. Sure it was really cool having him around but now its just a big hassle. He has gotten older and never wants to leave the house, gotten all righteous and won’t participate in any of my illegal activities anymore. Dude takes 2-3 showers a day and is always on my treadmill. Tried to tell him, ‘Hey you’re invisible, no one cares if you’re skinny and clean, they can’t see you,’ doesn’t work. Almost got him on one of those shows about people with addictions but the invisible thing does not work on television. Anyhoo its time we went our separate ways, although I never know which way he’s going. I think he would prefer someone extremely wealthy with a large home, he needs his space. He’s also usually very quiet, its like he’s not even around. Good luck with the bidding, please be a caring individual I need him to leave but want him to be happy.”
Heads Up! Fifty-two percent of drivers said they feel less safe on the road now than they did five years ago, according to the third-annual 2010 Traffic Safety Culture Index, released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The leading reason cited by drivers was distracted driving, with the majority of motorists rating drivers who text and e-mail as a very serious threat to their safety. The study showed 62% of drivers feel that talking on a cell phone is a very serious threat to safety, but they do not always behave accordingly. In fact, nearly 70% admitted to talking on their phones and 24% said they read or send text messages or e-mails while driving. Triple A is holding their second annual “Heads Up Driving Week” from September 26th through October 2nd to encourage drivers to drive distraction free.
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