HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (11-08-10)
MILEY CYRUS AND THE COUNTDOWN TO WHEN THE STUFF SHE DOES WILL BE LEGAL AND APPROPRIATE
MILEY CYRUS WAS DRINKING A CORONA IN SPAIN LAST WEEK:
Counting today, there are officially 15 days until MILEY CYRUS is 18 . . . and many of the things she does become both LEGAL and APPROPRIATE. Until then, her every move will continue to be scrutinized. --This past Thursday night, Miley was spotted drinking a Corona at a bar in Madrid, Spain . . . where the drinking age is officially 18. --From what we understand, the drinking age isn't really that strictly enforced . . . and kids as young as 16 are generally permitted to drink the non-hard stuff, like beer. --But that doesn't matter to a group called the International Institute for Alcohol Awareness. They think that Miley drinking anything at all sends the wrong message to kids . . . who ARE still paying attention to her, whether she likes it or not. --Their leader, one James Copple, says, quote, "The young people that see her as a role model could mimic the same behavior and as a consequence will go out and become intoxicated, putting their safety at risk." --He added, quote, "85% of young people who drink, drink to get intoxicated."
MILEY CYRUS WANTS TO GET HER FAMILY TOGETHER FOR HER BIRTHDAY:
MILEY CYRUS turns 18 on the 23rd of this month. And this is EASILY one of the most highly-anticipated 18th birthdays of all time. --But Miley wants to do something very simple to celebrate it. She just wants to get her whole family together and go to the beach. --She says, quote, "I'm not going to go crazy; [just] have a fun party and then maybe take a vacation with my family . . . because that would be really cool. I think we need time to all be together. --"So that would be rad if we could all go to the beach or something . . . [I have] no idea [where we're going]; somewhere near water. I'm a water baby; I have to be near the water and I love doing scuba and going out and being on a boat." (--It's not clear whether Miley's parents, BILLY RAY and TISH CYRUS, would agree to vacation together at this point . . . or if Tish would be allowed to bring her POISON CDs.) (--One person who probably WON'T be there is LIAM HEMSWORTH. Numerous sources say Miley and Liam are once again, quote, "on a break.")
KATY PERRY WON'T POSE NUDE . . . AT LEAST NOT YET:
KATY PERRY pretty much lives off her cleavage. But for now, she doesn't plan on letting us see anything more. --She says, quote, "I like to play [the sexy] card because it's fun and definitely in my deck, but I like to tease. --"I'm like a burlesque girl. I definitely won't be doing a 'Playboy' spread, but I will be doing a kind of Dita Von Teese style."
KARINA SMIRNOFF IS ENGAGED:
KARINA SMIRNOFF from "Dancing With the Stars" is engaged to St. Louis Cardinals pitcher BRAD PENNY. Karina says they're hoping to get married in Mexico on January 7th. --Karina previously dated her "Dancing With the Stars" partner MARIO LOPEZ . . . then went on to get engaged to fellow dancing pro MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY.
MADONNA IS EIGHT YEARS OLDER THAN HER NEW BOYFRIEND'S MOTHER:
We heard recently that MADONNA was dating a French model (slash) dancer named Brahim Zaibat. He's 24 years old. Madonna is 52. That's a difference of 28 years. --But here's an even more impressive number, if you're a cougar-lover: Zaibat's mother, Patricia Vidal, is 44. Which means that Madonna is eight years older than her boyfriend's mom. --Patricia says, quote, "Madonna was already a big star when I was a schoolgirl, let alone when Brahim was growing up. The whole situation is very strange indeed . . . surreal even." --Patricia says that her son is a devout Muslim who prays to Allah five times a day and denies himself the pleasures of alcohol and cigarettes . . . which may not necessarily complement Madonna's morals or beliefs. --She says, quote, "I certainly wouldn't say we're overjoyed by Brahim's relationship with a non-Muslim, and the fact that she's Madonna doesn't make things any easier. --"The only other thing I'm prepared to say about all this is that I think it was Madonna who moved in on Brahim rather than the other way 'round. I think she's very well known for this kind of thing." --She was also sure to point out that neither she nor her son have ever been fans of Madonna's music.
WHITNEY HOUSTON AND BOBBY BROWN ARE NOT BACK TOGETHER:
The "National Enquirer" is saying that WHITNEY HOUSTON and BOBBY BROWN are back together after, quote, "secretly renewing their romance." But it sounds like they got this one wrong. --Whitney's rep says that report is, quote, "not even remotely accurate."
DEMI LOVATO IS "DOING GREAT" IN REHAB:
A source close to DEMI LOVATO says she's, quote, "doing great" in treatment, and is, quote, "on her way to getting better." --Apparently, this treatment is pretty intensive . . . and Demi isn't allowed to have visitors or even speak to friends or family. --The source adds, quote, "Demi is not receiving care at one of the Hollywood-type centers. --"She is at a real facility that specializes in helping adolescent and adult women with the types of issues she has battled throughout her life. Details about her care are going to remain private."
DR. LAURA GOT A TATTOO:
As bizarre as it sounds, DR. LAURA got a tattoo on her arm of a skull clutching a rose in its mouth. Don't believe me? She put pictures of her day at the tattoo parlor on her website. (--Check 'em out . . .) http://www.drlaura.com/photo/album/dl-gets-a-tat
ACTRESS JILL CLAYBURGH HAS DIED:
Actress JILL CLAYBURGH died Friday after a 21-year battle with leukemia. She was 66. -Clayburgh played Letitia Darling on the ABC series "Dirty Sexy Money", which ran for two seasons, from 2007 to 2009. --And she plays JAKE GYLLENHAAL'S mother in the upcoming film "Love and Other Drugs" . . . which also stars ANNE HATHAWAY. --Clayburgh scored an Oscar nomination for the 1978 film "An Unmarried Woman". She also starred in the 1976 Richard Pryor / Gene Wilder classic "Silver Streak". --And she played opposite Burt Reynolds in both "Semi Tough" in 1977 and "Starting Over" in 1979. --Clayburgh dated AL PACINO for five years in the 1970s. She's survived by her husband of 31 years, playwright David Rabe, and their two children.
RANDY QUAID EXPLAINS HOW THE "STAR WHACKERS" ARE GOING TO GET HIM:
Going FULL-ON CRAZY has been about the best thing that's happened to RANDY QUAID in YEARS . . . because suddenly, the media can't get enough of him. --On CBS's "The Early Show" on Friday, Randy explained how those STAR WHACKERS are going to take him and his wife EVI out. --He said, quote, "For the last three years and really the last 20 years, there . . . I've been racketeered on. --"My finances have been decimated by a group of people, such as my ex-attorney, my ex-business manager, and an estate planner, specifically. --"And they have conspired together to co-op my corporations, put in trustees without my knowledge. --"[They're not going to] come out and shoot me with a gun or anything like that. But, the way they've manipulated the system, the court system to have us falsely arrested and to make it impossible for us to operate on a daily basis in the most basic way." --"I mean, banking, owning a house, renting a house, renting a car, I mean, we cannot function." --He added, quote, "I feel if things keep going the way they are, we will be out . . . if things keep going the way they are and we don't do something to expose these people . . . --". . . My wife and I will be out on the street and we will have nothing to eat. OK? That's how bad it is." --That being said, Randy DOES still believe that death is a possibility . . . the way it was for DAVID CARRADINE and HEATH LEDGER. --He said, quote, "I can't believe that David would commit suicide. His wife has recently come out and said she doesn't believe that . . . that she believes that he was murdered. --"Heath was an athlete. He played Australian football. He was robust . . . I think it was possible that he could have taken some tainted prescription drugs."
(--You can watch the full interview here . . .)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/video-randy-quaid-evi-i-36261
KANYE WEST THINKS HE'S LIKE THE KID IN FRONT OF THE TANK IN TIANANMEN SQUARE:
--Kanye compares himself to the man who bravely stood in front of a TANK during pro-Democracy protests in China's Tiananmen Square in 1989. --He says, quote, "I put myself in the line of fire. It's like straight up, the kid in Tiananmen Square, the Chinese kid in front of the tank there. I'm in front of the social, the media tank." --He also thinks he HELPED TAYLOR SWIFT by cutting her off at last year's VMAs. He notes how that moment, quote, "caused her to go off and have 100 magazine covers and sell a million [in her] first week." --Kanye also believes that Michael Jackson could have managed his public image a lot better if he'd had Twitter. --He said, quote, "What if Michael Jackson could, like, really explain on his Twitter why he hung the baby out the window? It's like, and then people would be like, "Oh man, I kinda feel you on that, that makes sense to me now." (--Of course, even before Twitter, there was still a thing called THE INTERNET. And Michael always had a thing called A WEBSITE . . . where he could have explained said baby-hanging as much as he wanted to.) (--Anyway, you can watch the entire, 17-minute interview here . . .)
http://kdwb.com/mediaplayer/?action=ondemand&item=20619341
MAYBE WILL FERRELL ISN'T SO OVERPAID AFTER ALL . . . HE JUST BEAT ROBERT DOWNEY JR. AT THE BOX OFFICE:
It's only been a few days since we heard that WILL FERRELL is Hollywood's Most Overpaid Actor, but things are already turning around for him in a big way. His new movie "Megamind" just won the box office with a $48 million opening weekend. --That's all the more impressive when you consider that it had to split box office sales with the all star cast of "For Colored Girls", and the ROBERT DOWNEY JR. / ZACH GALIFIANAKIS road trip comedy "Due Date". --"Due Date" took second place with $33.5 million, and "For Colored Girls" came in third with a respectable $20.1 million. Here are the Top 3 movies . . .
1.) (NEW) Will Ferrell's "Megamind", $47.7 million
2.) (NEW) Robert Downey Jr. "Due Date", $33.5 million
3.) (NEW) Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls", $20.1 million
BETTY WHITE IS NOT IN "MEN IN BLACK 3":
It turns out BETTY WHITE is NOT in "Men In Black 3". She was asked about the movie recently, and she said, quote, "Where did that come from? All these rumors come up but there is absolutely no truth to any of it."
"TOP GUN 2" ISN'T HAPPENING RIGHT AWAY:
The plan to make "Top Gun 2" with TOM CRUISE returning as Maverick and Tony Scott back in the director's chair is still in place. --But producer Jerry Bruckheimer wants you to know that it's not happening tomorrow. He says, quote, "You know, it's a long ways away. We've been talking about it since the movie came out and it was a big hit. --"Tom Cruise took a run at it many years ago and we just couldn't crack it. So we'll see what happens now."
TRAILER-RAMA:
Here's a quick round-up of trailers that hit the Internet over the weekend . . .
#1.) In "Just Go With It", ADAM SANDLER plays a womanizing plastic surgeon, and JENNIFER ANISTON is his "plain" assistant, who pretends to be his sexy, estranged wife, so he can hook up with a new chick. It comes out February 11th . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjiqTqbzX-c
#2.) In "No Strings Attached", ASHTON KUTCHER and NATALIE PORTMAN play friends who try to be FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS. It comes out on January 21st . . .
http://video.aol.com/aolvideo/moviefone/no-strings-attached-trailer-no-1/659459518001
#3.) In "Friends with Benefits", JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and MILA KUNIS play friends who try to have a sexual relationship with NO STRINGS ATTACHED. This one comes out July 22nd . . .
(--WARNING!!! This trailer contains UNEDITED PROFANITY . . .)
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/11/05/mila-kunis-justin-timberlake-naked-friends-with-benefits-red-band-trailer/
KEITH OLBERMANN'S SUSPENSION WILL END TOMORROW NIGHT:
MSNBC suspended "Countdown" host KEITH OLBERMANN "indefinitely" on Friday, after discovering that he made campaign contributions to three Democratic candidates, one of which he recently had on his show. --But late last night, MSNBC announced that Olbermann would be back on Tuesday. --The network president released a statement saying, quote, "I have determined that suspending Keith through and including Monday night's program is an appropriate punishment for his violation of our policy. --"We look forward to having him back on the air Tuesday night." --MSNBC has a rule forbidding campaign donations without permission from network bosses. This is supposed to prevent any conflict of interest, or potential accusations that you're "paying" for interviews. --Not all networks have this rule . . . for example, Fox News doesn't. (--So their personalities are able to make whatever contributions they want . . . without getting any sort of clearance first.) --Olbermann didn't comment officially, but yesterday he posted this Twitter message: Quote, "Greetings From Exile! A quick, overwhelmed, stunned THANK YOU for support that feels like a global hug & obviously left me tweetless XO."
WILL CONAN O'BRIEN'S FIRST GUEST BE THE "NUTCRACKER LADY"?
On Friday, CONAN O'BRIEN narrowed the field for his First Guest Poll online. --Nine "potential" guests were eliminated, leaving these three: JACK NICHOLSON . . . the Sultan of Brunei . . . and Arlene Wagner, the "Nutcracker Lady." (???) (--In 1995, she founded the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in Washington state.) (--You can watch Conan's narrowing the field video on TeamCoco.com, here.) --And according to several sources online, it's going to be Arlene. (--"Conan" premieres tonight on TBS. His other guests for that night will be Seth Rogen, Jack White, and Lea Michele from "Glee".)
MONDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"Monday Night Football" . . . 8:30 to 11:30 P.M. ET on ESPN. (--The Cincinnati Bengals host the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.)
--"Dancing with the Stars" [Performance Show] . . . 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Brandy, Bristol Palin, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Warner and Kyle Massey face an "Instant Dance" challenge which gives dancers no time to rehearse the new song.)
--"Decision Points: A Conversation with George W. Bush" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on NBC. (--Matt Lauer speaks with former president George W. Bush to discuss his book "Decision Points".)
--"90210" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on the CW. (--Victor fixes Adrianna up on a date with guest star Joe Jonas.)
--"House" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on Fox. (--"Joan of Arcadia's" Amber Tamblyn is the new med student Cuddy chooses to replace Thirteen in House's 'boys club'.)
--"How I Met Your Mother" . . . 8:00 to 8:30 P.M. on CBS. (--Kyle MacLachlan from "Desperate Housewives" plays Zoey's rich husband.)
--"Rules of Engagement" . . . 8:30 to 9:00 P.M. on CBS. (--"Dynasty's" Joan Collins guest stars as David Spade's mom.)
--"Two and a Half Men" . . . 9:00 to 9:30 P.M. on CBS. (--Martin Mull guest stars as a pharmacist who Charlie and Alan set up on a date with their mom.)
--"Cake Boss" . . . 9:00 to 9:30 P.M. on TLC. (--"Jersey Shore's" Snooki stops by to have pastry chef Buddy Valastro create a cake for her mother.)
--"The Big C" . . . 10:30 to 11:00 P.M. on Showtime. (--Cathy and her oncologist Dr. Todd go on a road trip to investigate an alternative cancer treatment offered by Liam Neeson, who's playing an unconventional beekeeper in Canada.)
A "TEASER VIDEO" FOR MICHAEL JACKSON'S NEW SINGLE HAS BEEN RELEASED:
A so-called "teaser video" for the new MICHAEL JACKSON single "Breaking News" was unleashed over the weekend. (--It's the first song off a new album called "Michael" that will be released on December 14th. The full track premieres on MichaelJackson.com TODAY . . . and it'll be streaming there all week.) --The video is only 42 seconds long, and the first 25 seconds is just a montage of tabloid news reports about various Michael Jackson-related controversies. The last 17 seconds feature a beat, and a Michael Jackson scream. And that's it. --You can watch the video, here. And you can hit up this link to see if the full track is streaming yet. As of late last night, it wasn't up yet.)\ --Meanwhile, the site JacksonSecretVault.com posted what it called an unreleased Michael Jackson track called "Opis None". (--You can listen to it, here.) But that wasn't entirely true --They later clarified that it was a, quote, "a dance remake created from unreleased masters." --In other words, it's Michael's voice, but the song never existed. The site says the vocal track was lifted from an old recording of a song called "Destiny". --This confusion created some controversy, which was targeted at Michael's mom, KATHERINE JACKSON, because she's a "business partner" with the guy who runs the site. -But both the site and Jackson family members have since said that Katherine didn't know that this "song" was being released . . . so none of this chaos was her fault.
CHECK OUT RIHANNA PERFORMING A DUET WITH . . . BON JOVI:
This is odd: RIHANNA joined BON JOVI onstage during a show in Spain over the weekend, to help them perform "Livin' on a Prayer"
(--You can check out video of their performance, here. Note: Rihanna comes onstage two minutes in.)
GODSMACK SINGER SULLY ERNA SAYS STEVEN TYLER IS "BRILLIANT" FOR TAKING THE "AMERICAN IDOL" GIG:
GODSMACK singer SULLY ERNA doesn't agree with KID ROCK that STEVEN TYLER becoming a judge on "American Idol" was a bad thing. --In a radio interview Sully said, quote, "I think it's brilliant. Beyond good. I think he's gonna be the male Paula Abdul, 'cause he's a little bit dingy, you know what I mean?! --"He's probably all pilled up, and he's gonna be funny. I mean, he's witty, he's really witty. […] This is gonna be great for TV, man." --And while he claims he gets along fine with Kid Rock, he added, quote, "Kid Rock needs to shut up." --For the record, SLASH is on Team Kid Rock here. Slash recently had this to say about Steven's latest venture . . . quote, "It's really sort of disappointing to me that he's gone and done that, for whatever reason . . . --". . . a lot of it having to do with (the fact that) I just know the guy and the other guys in the band are bummed out and they've had a really rocky road for a while. --"And then just because 'American Idol' is what it is, so it's hard for me to put the thing together."
LIL WAYNE MADE A SURPRISE APPEARANCE ONSTAGE WITH DRAKE:
LIL WAYNE made a cameo appearance onstage at DRAKE'S show in Las Vegas on Saturday night. It was his first time back onstage since being released from prison last Thursday. He came out while Drake was performing "Miss You". --At one point, Wayne announced, quote, "I'm back. It feels good to be back. If you love me like I love you, please make some mother(effing) noise. I'm fresh home from my vacation and ain't nothing, nothing, nothing like home." (--You can find a bleeped, low-quality, fan-shot clip of Wayne's cameo, here.)
LIL WAYNE CAN'T DRINK ALCOHOL FOR THREE YEARS:
LIL WAYNE was fortunate to only get three years of unsupervised probation for "Tour Bus Raid #2," which was basically the Arizona-based encore of the arrest in New York City that sent him to Rikers for eight months. --But that probation may be hard to adhere to . . . because among other things, it includes a provision that forbids Wayne from consuming "any substances containing alcohol" for the full three years. --He also can't possess any illegal drugs or controlled substances, obviously. --Naturally, the alcohol is going to be almost impossible to enforce within Wayne's private space. However, it drastically lowers the threshold for what could be considered a probation violation if Wayne does get in trouble. --That being said, Wayne will have to undergo "drug and alcohol testing." --This became effective on Friday, when Wayne went to Arizona to sign the papers. (--Just to show you how difficult this is going to be . . . on both ends . . . here's a picture that Wayne's buddy Tweeted on Thursday, the day Wayne got out. And a day before he signed his probation agreement.) (--He appears to be enjoying some kind of elegant alcoholic beverage. But no one really knows, except Wayne and whoever was with him at the time.) --And there's this: TMZ is reporting that Wayne had 48 bottles of "really expensive champagne" ordered for his welcome home party at a Miami strip club this weekend. --So if that went down as planned, Wayne's sobriety agreement was tested early.
AND NOW . . . T.I. IS WRITING FAN LETTERS FROM PRISON:
Following LIL WAYNE'S lead, T.I. has written his fans a letter from prison, which has been posted on his website. --Among other things, T.I. says, quote, "To all of you who say '[T.I.] should practice what he preaches' and 'How could he do something so stupid AGAIN?' . . . you're absolutely right and I couldn't agree with you more. --"But you know what? As history has shown us before, I find my greatest inspiration during my darkest hours." (--You can read the whole thing, here.)
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NYC MARATHON MADNESS
ONE OF THE CHILEAN MINERS RAN THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON YESTERDAY . . . AND FINISHED IN FIVE HOURS, 40 MINUTES:
34-year-old Edison Pena is one of the 33 Chilean miners who was trapped underground this year. And while he was down there, he ran though the tunnels each day to keep in shape . . . and to stay sane. --And yesterday, he ran the New York City marathon. --Edison finished in five hours, 40 minutes, and 51 seconds. He had some issues . . . he needed to stop in the middle to have his knees iced and treated . . . but he ran all 26.2 miles, and finished to a huge ovation. --Back when he was trapped, he would run about six or seven miles a day, doing several laps through the 1,000 yards of underground tunnels. He even cut his boots down to his ankles so he could run better. --When the NYC marathon organizers heard about it, they invited Edison to come run the race. --Gebre Gebrmariam of Ethiopia won the marathon with a time of two hours, eight minutes, and 14 seconds. (Associated Press)
CHECK OUT THE FINISH TIMES FOR SOME OF THE CELEBRITIES WHO RAN YESTERDAY'S NEW YORK CITY MARATHON:
--Chef BOBBY FLAY. 4 hours, 1 minute, 37 seconds.
--ANTHONY EDWARDS. 4 hours, 4 minutes, 45 seconds.
--Former NFL wide receiver AMANI TOOMER. 4 hours, 13 minutes. (--He had a gimmick where he was the last person to start the race, and for every person he passed, Timex will donate $1 to youth fitness programs.)
--"Survivor" winner and cancer survivor ETHAN ZOHN. 4 hours, 16 minutes, 20 seconds.
--Model VERONICA WEBB. 4 hours, 59 minutes, 12 seconds.
--Subway guy JARED FOGLE. 5 hours, 13 minutes.
--Chilean miner EDISON PENA. 5 hours, 40 minutes, 51 seconds.
--MEREDITH VIEIRA from the "Today" show. 5 hours, 59 minutes.
--ROBIN QUIVERS. 6 hours, 9 minutes.
--AL ROKER from the "Today" show. 7 hours, 9 minutes.
THE AVERAGE PERSON CAN WAIT IN LINE FOR 10 MINUTES AND 42 SECONDS BEFORE THEY START GETTING ANGRY:
If this study is true, I'm WAY less patient than the average person. Because after I stand in line for about two or three minutes, I COMPLETELY lose patience for the entire concept of waiting in lines, and the idiots who hold them up. --According to a survey by the Payments Council in England, the average adult can wait patiently in line for 10 minutes and 42 seconds before they start getting angry. --For people over 55, their patience runs out the earliest, at nine minutes, 30 seconds in line. --People under 35 are the most patient . . . they don't start getting angry until an average of 12 minutes, 18 seconds . . . but they're also the most likely to get into arguments with strangers in the line. --People ranked grocery store lines as the most frustrating. Lines at the post office are second, airport check-in lines are third, and airport security lines are fourth. --The survey also found that 21% of people do their shopping at night to try to avoid longer lines. --About 25% of people say they pass time in a line by daydreaming . . . and 13% of people try to pass the time by talking to random strangers. (The Telegraph)
MORE THAN A QUARTER OF UNMARRIED MOTHERS ARE ACTUALLY LIVING AT HOME WITH A PARTNER:
When you hear about the number of "single mothers" in America, you probably think of unmarried women, struggling to raise their kids alone. But that doesn't take into account that these days, lots of couples shack up without getting married. --So for the first time ever, the Census Bureau decided to REALLY figure out how many mothers are raising a child alone: No husband, no live-in boyfriend, no live-in lesbian partner . . . solo. And the number was a surprise. --28% of women who used to be considered 'single mothers' actually have a partner living with them and their kids. --About 1.5 million of the four million women who gave birth between June of 2007 and June of 2008 were unmarried. About 420,000 of those unmarried women had a partner living with them at home. --They also found that about half of couples who live together end up getting married within three years. Two-thirds of couples who live together end up getting married within five. --The main reason people give for living together but not getting married right away is MONEY. Now that there's much less of a stigma about living together before marriage, couples are trying to get their savings squared away before a wedding. (New York Times)
A GRANDMOTHER IS ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO SELL HER NEWBORN GRANDSON FOR $30,000:
Man, how MESSED UP do things have to be in a person's life for this to seem like a legitimate moneymaking plan? A grandmother in Florida was arrested on Friday for trying to SELL her newborn grandson to a stranger. --The grandmother was 45-year-old Patty Bigbee of Holly Hill, Florida. She had custody of her eight-week-old grandson after his mother went to jail. They haven't released the details of what the mom was charged with. --In late October, Bigbee started offering to SELL the baby . . . the police aren't saying how, whether it was Craigslist or another way. A potential buyer alerted the police, so the police worked with that buyer to contact Bigbee. --Bigbee wanted $75,000 for the baby, but kept getting negotiated down . . . and finally ended up agreeing to sell her grandson for $30,000. --On Friday, she and her boyfriend, 42-year-old Lawrence Works, met the buyer in a Best Buy parking lot to make the exchange. When they got there they started unloading baby toys and a stroller. --After the buyer safely strapped the eight-week-old boy into a car seat, officers swarmed in and arrested Bigbee and Works. --She was charged with illegal sale of a child and communications fraud. He was charged with principal to illegal sale of a child. (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
A WOMAN WAS ARRESTED FOR COLLECTING FOOD STAMPS AFTER THE STATE REALIZED SHE CLAIMED A 40-MONTH PREGNANCY:
Last week, state officials in Maine were reviewing a woman's food stamp claims and realized one of the following things had to be true. Either she had the LONGEST PREGNANCY in history . . . or she was cheating the system. --And the answer was . . . option B. 34-year-old Leah Wright of Winslow, Maine was arrested for claiming she was pregnant . . . for FORTY straight months. --During that time, she illegally collected about $4,000 worth of food stamps by forging letters from doctors and agencies to verify her pregnancy. --Leah was charged with one count of theft by deception and eight counts of aggravated forgery. (Waterville Morning Sentinel)
ALL SEVEN OF THE CARS ON THE "FORBES" LIST OF THE "BIGGEST CLUNKERS" ARE MADE BY CHRYSLER OR GM:
"Forbes" just put out a list of the seven cars that are the biggest clunkers of 2010 and . . . well, they decided to kick the American auto industry while it's down. All seven of the cars are made by Chrysler or GM.
--The evaluation was based on safety ratings, dependability ratings, customer satisfaction, and depreciation. Here are the seven cars that got the lowest overall scores, in alphabetical order. (--They weren't ranked against each other.)
--Chevrolet Aveo subcompact sedan.
--Chevrolet Colorado pickup.
--Chrysler Sebring convertible.
--Chrysler Sebring sedan.
--GMC Canyon pickup.
--Jeep Wrangler two-door SUV.
--Jeep Wrangler four-door SUV.
(Forbes)
NICARAGUAN TROOPS ACCIDENTALLY INVADE COSTA RICA . . . BECAUSE OF A MISTAKE IN GOOGLE MAPS?
We know that Google is all powerful . . . but this is definitely the first time we've heard of two countries possibly going to WAR because of it. --Last week, troops from Nicaragua INVADED Costa Rica . . . they crossed a very contested border between the two countries and set up camp there for the night. --About 50 soldiers total spent the night in Costa Rica and planted a Nicaraguan flag. Costa Ricans were OUTRAGED . . . but the commander of the Nicaraguan troops had an explanation: It was Google's fault. --He says that Google Maps had drawn the border wrong . . . and he was just following their map when he had his troops set up camp. --The reason the Nicaraguan troops were at the border . . . and the reason the Costa Ricans were so upset . . . is that the two countries have been arguing about this specific border for more than TWO CENTURIES.--The San Juan River runs across the border and both countries have been trying to claim it for hundreds of years. --Google responded by saying they got the info from the U.S. State Department . . . and they've looked into this now and corrected the border. (Tech Dirt)
A GUY WAS BUSTED FOR WALKING OUT OF A KOHL'S WEARING A STOLEN PAIR OF WOMEN'S HIGH HEELS:
Last week, 22-year-old Kyle Eckman of Lancaster, Pennsylvania was busted for shoplifting. Because he CLEARLY misunderstood the key to shoplifting is NOT to draw attention to yourself. --And a grown man walking through a department store in high heels draws attention to himself. --That's right. Kyle was busted when he tried to walk out of a Kohl's wearing a pair of stolen high heels. --Kyle went into the store, grabbed a pair of size-10 women's heels, took them into a men's fitting room, put them on, put his old shoes into the shoebox, put the box in his bag, and headed out of the store . . . wearing the heels. (--It's hard to figure out why he would feel the need to WEAR the heels out and carry his regular shoes. Either he couldn't wait another second to feed his high heel fetish . . . or he's just a moron.) --The store employees spotted Kyle walking out and called the police. --Kyle has two previous theft convictions, so this time he was charged with FELONY retail theft. He was also charged for giving the police a fake name. (Lancaster Online)
A MAN TRIED TO RUN AWAY FROM A ROBBERY ATTEMPT, BUT TRIPPED OVER HIS SAGGY JEANS AND WAS STABBED:
Here's ANOTHER reason to pull those pants right up to your waist. A guy in Trenton, New Jersey didn't just look like a fool with his pants on the ground . . . he almost DIED because of them. --The man is 32 years old, and his name hasn't been released. Last week, he was hanging out at a bar in Trenton called Passions Nightclub, when a woman started talking to him. --She tricked him into going outside . . . and led him right into a robbery. --He tried to run but . . . even though he's 32 years old, he still wears his pants sagging LOW. And as he ran, that made his pants fall all the way down to his ankles, and tripped him up. --Then, as he laid there, face down on the pavement, one of the guys ran up, stole his money . . . and STABBED him in the back, repeatedly. --The man was hospitalized and it looks like none of the stab wounds hit any major organs, so he should survive. (The Trentonian)
MONDAY'S QUICK HITS
Sales of the Ford Lobo are falling in Mexico . . . because it's the drug cartel vehicle of choice, and regular people don't want to confuse the cops and the dealers:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101105/od_nm/us_drugs_ford
Those nuns cashed in on their super-rare baseball card, and sold it at auction for $262,000:
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Nuns-cash-in-big-on-sale-of-Honus-Wagner-T-206-c?urn=mlb-282866
A man saved his dog with CPR after pulling it from the jaws of an alligator:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101105/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_alligator_attack_cpr
A 12-year-old pulled a knife on his mom after she refused to let him trick or treat as a, quote, "gay Justin Bieber":
http://www.azcentral.com/community/surprise/articles/2010/11/04/20101104justin-bieber-costume-ban-knife-threat-arizona-abrk.html
An Oregon couple gave out condoms to teenage trick or treaters:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40028850/ns/us_news-weird_news/
Queen Elizabeth has joined Facebook:
http://gawker.com/5683785/queen-elizabeth-joins-facebook
Police tried to pull over a driver, who jumped to the backseat while the car was still moving to avoid getting a ticket for driving without a license:
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/tries-34597-island-vehicle.html
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) A "WHEEL OF FORTUNE" CONTESTANT SOLVED A PUZZLE WITH ONLY ONE LETTER REVEALED:
This is amazing: Some woman named Caitlin was on "Wheel Of Fortune" and she solved a puzzle when only ONE LETTER was revealed. The puzzle wasn't even short. Ironically, it was, "I've Got A Good Feeling About This."
(--Search for "Wheel Of Fortune solves with one letter." She solves it at :53.)
http://www.break.com/index/wheel-of-fortune-solved-with-one-letter-1948975
#2.) HERE'S A MCDONALD'S DRIVE-THRU GUY WHO LOVES HIS JOB:
There's a guy who works the drive-thru at a McDonald's in San Diego who must LOVE his job. His voice is ridiculous, and he says "excellent choice" after you order stuff. --But here's the best part: Apparently if you ask for "special sauce", he tells you the different sauces in the form of a RAP. Someone posted a video of it on YouTube.
(--Search for "McDonald's special sauce song." The rap starts at :31.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DNEiUc4jZU
#3.) THE "RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH" GUY MADE FUN OF CHARLIE SHEEN:
Remember JIMMY MCMILLAN? He ran for governor of New York this year as a member of the "Rent Is Too Damn High Party" . . . and he's got a ridiculous mustache. --Anyway, he just did a video for FunnyOrDie.com where he and a white guy who's dressed the same say they're members of the "Charlie Sheen Is Too Damn High Party." (--Search for "Charlie Sheen Jimmy McMillan.") (--WARNING: This video includes a LOT of profanity, including the F-word.)
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/8867f06ee0/the-charlie-sheen-is-too-damn-high-party
#4.) A DRUNK COLLEGE STUDENT CAUSED A SCENE AT SUBWAY:
A former student at Western Kentucky University refused to leave a Subway restaurant on Saturday night. And when one of the employees tried to call the cops, the guy jumped over the counter and ripped the phone out of the wall. --After that, he challenged everyone in the dining room to fight him for $100, but no one did . . . because the cops got there and immediately TASED him. --There are two different videos of it on YouTube. One shows the whole thing, and the other shows the Tasing from a different angle. (--Search for "incident at subway." In the first video, he gets Tased at 2:38.)
(--WARNING: Both of these videos include profanity, including the F-word.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zyE_O51yeU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tFiVqMIGn0
#5.) A WOMAN SURPRISED HER KIDS WITH A TRIP TO DISNEY WORLD . . . AND IT BUMMED THEM OUT:
This is a few years old, but it's just starting to get a bunch of views on YouTube: A woman surprised her kids with a trip to Disney World, and she got the OPPOSITE reaction she was hoping for. --Instead of getting excited, one of them started crying, one of them stayed completely silent, and the third one said, "I wanted to go to Dick's house."
(--Search for "surprise kids going to Disney.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MIBxhh_R_w
ARE YOU AFRAID YOU'RE AN ALCOHOLIC?
When it comes to drinking, people think you're either an alcoholic, or you're not. --But experts divide different levels of drinking into four specific categories. To figure out if you're drinking too much, here are the four types of drinking and how they're defined . . .
#1.) SOCIAL DRINKING. In the U.S., social or "moderate" drinking is defined as no more than two drinks a day. So if you have a two glasses of wine with dinner each night and nothing else, you're fine. --For the most part, socials drinkers don't let alcohol interfere with lives, and they almost never get drunk.
#2.) HEAVY DRINKING. If you regularly have more than two drinks a day or more than four drinks in one sitting, you'd be defined as a "heavy" drinker. --If that sounds like you, don't panic . . . but don't let it get out of hand either. Heavy drinking can eventually damage your liver, pancreas, and heart. And obviously it can cause other problems at home and at work.
#3.) PROBLEM DRINKING. A "problem" drinker is someone who drinks a six-pack of beer or a bottle of wine every night, even if it's causing problems in their life. --They're not DEPENDENT on alcohol and don't go through withdrawal if they stop drinking. But if you routinely skip work because you're hung over, or you feel guilty about your drinking, you still might have a problem.
#4.) ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. If you drink to feel "normal", you might be addicted. People who are dependent on alcohol usually won't admit they have a problem, even when it's obvious to everyone else. -And if they DO stop drinking, they go through the horrible process of withdrawal . . . which is like a bad hangover but MUCH worse. -It can cause seizures and delirium . . . and unlike withdrawal from most other drugs, alcohol withdrawal can KILL YOU. That's why severe alcoholics can't quit on their own. --Drinking to feel "normal" is also a sign you're self-medicating and might need to be on something for anxiety or depression. So if you think you have a problem, tell your doctor about it. He can help you decide what to do next. (AskMen.com)
MILEY CYRUS WAS DRINKING A CORONA IN SPAIN LAST WEEK:
Counting today, there are officially 15 days until MILEY CYRUS is 18 . . . and many of the things she does become both LEGAL and APPROPRIATE. Until then, her every move will continue to be scrutinized. --This past Thursday night, Miley was spotted drinking a Corona at a bar in Madrid, Spain . . . where the drinking age is officially 18. --From what we understand, the drinking age isn't really that strictly enforced . . . and kids as young as 16 are generally permitted to drink the non-hard stuff, like beer. --But that doesn't matter to a group called the International Institute for Alcohol Awareness. They think that Miley drinking anything at all sends the wrong message to kids . . . who ARE still paying attention to her, whether she likes it or not. --Their leader, one James Copple, says, quote, "The young people that see her as a role model could mimic the same behavior and as a consequence will go out and become intoxicated, putting their safety at risk." --He added, quote, "85% of young people who drink, drink to get intoxicated."
MILEY CYRUS WANTS TO GET HER FAMILY TOGETHER FOR HER BIRTHDAY:
MILEY CYRUS turns 18 on the 23rd of this month. And this is EASILY one of the most highly-anticipated 18th birthdays of all time. --But Miley wants to do something very simple to celebrate it. She just wants to get her whole family together and go to the beach. --She says, quote, "I'm not going to go crazy; [just] have a fun party and then maybe take a vacation with my family . . . because that would be really cool. I think we need time to all be together. --"So that would be rad if we could all go to the beach or something . . . [I have] no idea [where we're going]; somewhere near water. I'm a water baby; I have to be near the water and I love doing scuba and going out and being on a boat." (--It's not clear whether Miley's parents, BILLY RAY and TISH CYRUS, would agree to vacation together at this point . . . or if Tish would be allowed to bring her POISON CDs.) (--One person who probably WON'T be there is LIAM HEMSWORTH. Numerous sources say Miley and Liam are once again, quote, "on a break.")
KATY PERRY WON'T POSE NUDE . . . AT LEAST NOT YET:
KATY PERRY pretty much lives off her cleavage. But for now, she doesn't plan on letting us see anything more. --She says, quote, "I like to play [the sexy] card because it's fun and definitely in my deck, but I like to tease. --"I'm like a burlesque girl. I definitely won't be doing a 'Playboy' spread, but I will be doing a kind of Dita Von Teese style."
KARINA SMIRNOFF IS ENGAGED:
KARINA SMIRNOFF from "Dancing With the Stars" is engaged to St. Louis Cardinals pitcher BRAD PENNY. Karina says they're hoping to get married in Mexico on January 7th. --Karina previously dated her "Dancing With the Stars" partner MARIO LOPEZ . . . then went on to get engaged to fellow dancing pro MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY.
MADONNA IS EIGHT YEARS OLDER THAN HER NEW BOYFRIEND'S MOTHER:
We heard recently that MADONNA was dating a French model (slash) dancer named Brahim Zaibat. He's 24 years old. Madonna is 52. That's a difference of 28 years. --But here's an even more impressive number, if you're a cougar-lover: Zaibat's mother, Patricia Vidal, is 44. Which means that Madonna is eight years older than her boyfriend's mom. --Patricia says, quote, "Madonna was already a big star when I was a schoolgirl, let alone when Brahim was growing up. The whole situation is very strange indeed . . . surreal even." --Patricia says that her son is a devout Muslim who prays to Allah five times a day and denies himself the pleasures of alcohol and cigarettes . . . which may not necessarily complement Madonna's morals or beliefs. --She says, quote, "I certainly wouldn't say we're overjoyed by Brahim's relationship with a non-Muslim, and the fact that she's Madonna doesn't make things any easier. --"The only other thing I'm prepared to say about all this is that I think it was Madonna who moved in on Brahim rather than the other way 'round. I think she's very well known for this kind of thing." --She was also sure to point out that neither she nor her son have ever been fans of Madonna's music.
WHITNEY HOUSTON AND BOBBY BROWN ARE NOT BACK TOGETHER:
The "National Enquirer" is saying that WHITNEY HOUSTON and BOBBY BROWN are back together after, quote, "secretly renewing their romance." But it sounds like they got this one wrong. --Whitney's rep says that report is, quote, "not even remotely accurate."
DEMI LOVATO IS "DOING GREAT" IN REHAB:
A source close to DEMI LOVATO says she's, quote, "doing great" in treatment, and is, quote, "on her way to getting better." --Apparently, this treatment is pretty intensive . . . and Demi isn't allowed to have visitors or even speak to friends or family. --The source adds, quote, "Demi is not receiving care at one of the Hollywood-type centers. --"She is at a real facility that specializes in helping adolescent and adult women with the types of issues she has battled throughout her life. Details about her care are going to remain private."
DR. LAURA GOT A TATTOO:
As bizarre as it sounds, DR. LAURA got a tattoo on her arm of a skull clutching a rose in its mouth. Don't believe me? She put pictures of her day at the tattoo parlor on her website. (--Check 'em out . . .) http://www.drlaura.com/photo/album/dl-gets-a-tat
ACTRESS JILL CLAYBURGH HAS DIED:
Actress JILL CLAYBURGH died Friday after a 21-year battle with leukemia. She was 66. -Clayburgh played Letitia Darling on the ABC series "Dirty Sexy Money", which ran for two seasons, from 2007 to 2009. --And she plays JAKE GYLLENHAAL'S mother in the upcoming film "Love and Other Drugs" . . . which also stars ANNE HATHAWAY. --Clayburgh scored an Oscar nomination for the 1978 film "An Unmarried Woman". She also starred in the 1976 Richard Pryor / Gene Wilder classic "Silver Streak". --And she played opposite Burt Reynolds in both "Semi Tough" in 1977 and "Starting Over" in 1979. --Clayburgh dated AL PACINO for five years in the 1970s. She's survived by her husband of 31 years, playwright David Rabe, and their two children.
RANDY QUAID EXPLAINS HOW THE "STAR WHACKERS" ARE GOING TO GET HIM:
Going FULL-ON CRAZY has been about the best thing that's happened to RANDY QUAID in YEARS . . . because suddenly, the media can't get enough of him. --On CBS's "The Early Show" on Friday, Randy explained how those STAR WHACKERS are going to take him and his wife EVI out. --He said, quote, "For the last three years and really the last 20 years, there . . . I've been racketeered on. --"My finances have been decimated by a group of people, such as my ex-attorney, my ex-business manager, and an estate planner, specifically. --"And they have conspired together to co-op my corporations, put in trustees without my knowledge. --"[They're not going to] come out and shoot me with a gun or anything like that. But, the way they've manipulated the system, the court system to have us falsely arrested and to make it impossible for us to operate on a daily basis in the most basic way." --"I mean, banking, owning a house, renting a house, renting a car, I mean, we cannot function." --He added, quote, "I feel if things keep going the way they are, we will be out . . . if things keep going the way they are and we don't do something to expose these people . . . --". . . My wife and I will be out on the street and we will have nothing to eat. OK? That's how bad it is." --That being said, Randy DOES still believe that death is a possibility . . . the way it was for DAVID CARRADINE and HEATH LEDGER. --He said, quote, "I can't believe that David would commit suicide. His wife has recently come out and said she doesn't believe that . . . that she believes that he was murdered. --"Heath was an athlete. He played Australian football. He was robust . . . I think it was possible that he could have taken some tainted prescription drugs."
(--You can watch the full interview here . . .)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/video-randy-quaid-evi-i-36261
KANYE WEST THINKS HE'S LIKE THE KID IN FRONT OF THE TANK IN TIANANMEN SQUARE:
--Kanye compares himself to the man who bravely stood in front of a TANK during pro-Democracy protests in China's Tiananmen Square in 1989. --He says, quote, "I put myself in the line of fire. It's like straight up, the kid in Tiananmen Square, the Chinese kid in front of the tank there. I'm in front of the social, the media tank." --He also thinks he HELPED TAYLOR SWIFT by cutting her off at last year's VMAs. He notes how that moment, quote, "caused her to go off and have 100 magazine covers and sell a million [in her] first week." --Kanye also believes that Michael Jackson could have managed his public image a lot better if he'd had Twitter. --He said, quote, "What if Michael Jackson could, like, really explain on his Twitter why he hung the baby out the window? It's like, and then people would be like, "Oh man, I kinda feel you on that, that makes sense to me now." (--Of course, even before Twitter, there was still a thing called THE INTERNET. And Michael always had a thing called A WEBSITE . . . where he could have explained said baby-hanging as much as he wanted to.) (--Anyway, you can watch the entire, 17-minute interview here . . .)
http://kdwb.com/mediaplayer/?action=ondemand&item=20619341
MAYBE WILL FERRELL ISN'T SO OVERPAID AFTER ALL . . . HE JUST BEAT ROBERT DOWNEY JR. AT THE BOX OFFICE:
It's only been a few days since we heard that WILL FERRELL is Hollywood's Most Overpaid Actor, but things are already turning around for him in a big way. His new movie "Megamind" just won the box office with a $48 million opening weekend. --That's all the more impressive when you consider that it had to split box office sales with the all star cast of "For Colored Girls", and the ROBERT DOWNEY JR. / ZACH GALIFIANAKIS road trip comedy "Due Date". --"Due Date" took second place with $33.5 million, and "For Colored Girls" came in third with a respectable $20.1 million. Here are the Top 3 movies . . .
1.) (NEW) Will Ferrell's "Megamind", $47.7 million
2.) (NEW) Robert Downey Jr. "Due Date", $33.5 million
3.) (NEW) Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls", $20.1 million
BETTY WHITE IS NOT IN "MEN IN BLACK 3":
It turns out BETTY WHITE is NOT in "Men In Black 3". She was asked about the movie recently, and she said, quote, "Where did that come from? All these rumors come up but there is absolutely no truth to any of it."
"TOP GUN 2" ISN'T HAPPENING RIGHT AWAY:
The plan to make "Top Gun 2" with TOM CRUISE returning as Maverick and Tony Scott back in the director's chair is still in place. --But producer Jerry Bruckheimer wants you to know that it's not happening tomorrow. He says, quote, "You know, it's a long ways away. We've been talking about it since the movie came out and it was a big hit. --"Tom Cruise took a run at it many years ago and we just couldn't crack it. So we'll see what happens now."
TRAILER-RAMA:
Here's a quick round-up of trailers that hit the Internet over the weekend . . .
#1.) In "Just Go With It", ADAM SANDLER plays a womanizing plastic surgeon, and JENNIFER ANISTON is his "plain" assistant, who pretends to be his sexy, estranged wife, so he can hook up with a new chick. It comes out February 11th . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjiqTqbzX-c
#2.) In "No Strings Attached", ASHTON KUTCHER and NATALIE PORTMAN play friends who try to be FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS. It comes out on January 21st . . .
http://video.aol.com/aolvideo/moviefone/no-strings-attached-trailer-no-1/659459518001
#3.) In "Friends with Benefits", JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and MILA KUNIS play friends who try to have a sexual relationship with NO STRINGS ATTACHED. This one comes out July 22nd . . .
(--WARNING!!! This trailer contains UNEDITED PROFANITY . . .)
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/11/05/mila-kunis-justin-timberlake-naked-friends-with-benefits-red-band-trailer/
KEITH OLBERMANN'S SUSPENSION WILL END TOMORROW NIGHT:
MSNBC suspended "Countdown" host KEITH OLBERMANN "indefinitely" on Friday, after discovering that he made campaign contributions to three Democratic candidates, one of which he recently had on his show. --But late last night, MSNBC announced that Olbermann would be back on Tuesday. --The network president released a statement saying, quote, "I have determined that suspending Keith through and including Monday night's program is an appropriate punishment for his violation of our policy. --"We look forward to having him back on the air Tuesday night." --MSNBC has a rule forbidding campaign donations without permission from network bosses. This is supposed to prevent any conflict of interest, or potential accusations that you're "paying" for interviews. --Not all networks have this rule . . . for example, Fox News doesn't. (--So their personalities are able to make whatever contributions they want . . . without getting any sort of clearance first.) --Olbermann didn't comment officially, but yesterday he posted this Twitter message: Quote, "Greetings From Exile! A quick, overwhelmed, stunned THANK YOU for support that feels like a global hug & obviously left me tweetless XO."
WILL CONAN O'BRIEN'S FIRST GUEST BE THE "NUTCRACKER LADY"?
On Friday, CONAN O'BRIEN narrowed the field for his First Guest Poll online. --Nine "potential" guests were eliminated, leaving these three: JACK NICHOLSON . . . the Sultan of Brunei . . . and Arlene Wagner, the "Nutcracker Lady." (???) (--In 1995, she founded the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in Washington state.) (--You can watch Conan's narrowing the field video on TeamCoco.com, here.) --And according to several sources online, it's going to be Arlene. (--"Conan" premieres tonight on TBS. His other guests for that night will be Seth Rogen, Jack White, and Lea Michele from "Glee".)
MONDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"Monday Night Football" . . . 8:30 to 11:30 P.M. ET on ESPN. (--The Cincinnati Bengals host the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.)
--"Dancing with the Stars" [Performance Show] . . . 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Brandy, Bristol Palin, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Warner and Kyle Massey face an "Instant Dance" challenge which gives dancers no time to rehearse the new song.)
--"Decision Points: A Conversation with George W. Bush" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on NBC. (--Matt Lauer speaks with former president George W. Bush to discuss his book "Decision Points".)
--"90210" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on the CW. (--Victor fixes Adrianna up on a date with guest star Joe Jonas.)
--"House" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on Fox. (--"Joan of Arcadia's" Amber Tamblyn is the new med student Cuddy chooses to replace Thirteen in House's 'boys club'.)
--"How I Met Your Mother" . . . 8:00 to 8:30 P.M. on CBS. (--Kyle MacLachlan from "Desperate Housewives" plays Zoey's rich husband.)
--"Rules of Engagement" . . . 8:30 to 9:00 P.M. on CBS. (--"Dynasty's" Joan Collins guest stars as David Spade's mom.)
--"Two and a Half Men" . . . 9:00 to 9:30 P.M. on CBS. (--Martin Mull guest stars as a pharmacist who Charlie and Alan set up on a date with their mom.)
--"Cake Boss" . . . 9:00 to 9:30 P.M. on TLC. (--"Jersey Shore's" Snooki stops by to have pastry chef Buddy Valastro create a cake for her mother.)
--"The Big C" . . . 10:30 to 11:00 P.M. on Showtime. (--Cathy and her oncologist Dr. Todd go on a road trip to investigate an alternative cancer treatment offered by Liam Neeson, who's playing an unconventional beekeeper in Canada.)
A "TEASER VIDEO" FOR MICHAEL JACKSON'S NEW SINGLE HAS BEEN RELEASED:
A so-called "teaser video" for the new MICHAEL JACKSON single "Breaking News" was unleashed over the weekend. (--It's the first song off a new album called "Michael" that will be released on December 14th. The full track premieres on MichaelJackson.com TODAY . . . and it'll be streaming there all week.) --The video is only 42 seconds long, and the first 25 seconds is just a montage of tabloid news reports about various Michael Jackson-related controversies. The last 17 seconds feature a beat, and a Michael Jackson scream. And that's it. --You can watch the video, here. And you can hit up this link to see if the full track is streaming yet. As of late last night, it wasn't up yet.)\ --Meanwhile, the site JacksonSecretVault.com posted what it called an unreleased Michael Jackson track called "Opis None". (--You can listen to it, here.) But that wasn't entirely true --They later clarified that it was a, quote, "a dance remake created from unreleased masters." --In other words, it's Michael's voice, but the song never existed. The site says the vocal track was lifted from an old recording of a song called "Destiny". --This confusion created some controversy, which was targeted at Michael's mom, KATHERINE JACKSON, because she's a "business partner" with the guy who runs the site. -But both the site and Jackson family members have since said that Katherine didn't know that this "song" was being released . . . so none of this chaos was her fault.
CHECK OUT RIHANNA PERFORMING A DUET WITH . . . BON JOVI:
This is odd: RIHANNA joined BON JOVI onstage during a show in Spain over the weekend, to help them perform "Livin' on a Prayer"
(--You can check out video of their performance, here. Note: Rihanna comes onstage two minutes in.)
GODSMACK SINGER SULLY ERNA SAYS STEVEN TYLER IS "BRILLIANT" FOR TAKING THE "AMERICAN IDOL" GIG:
GODSMACK singer SULLY ERNA doesn't agree with KID ROCK that STEVEN TYLER becoming a judge on "American Idol" was a bad thing. --In a radio interview Sully said, quote, "I think it's brilliant. Beyond good. I think he's gonna be the male Paula Abdul, 'cause he's a little bit dingy, you know what I mean?! --"He's probably all pilled up, and he's gonna be funny. I mean, he's witty, he's really witty. […] This is gonna be great for TV, man." --And while he claims he gets along fine with Kid Rock, he added, quote, "Kid Rock needs to shut up." --For the record, SLASH is on Team Kid Rock here. Slash recently had this to say about Steven's latest venture . . . quote, "It's really sort of disappointing to me that he's gone and done that, for whatever reason . . . --". . . a lot of it having to do with (the fact that) I just know the guy and the other guys in the band are bummed out and they've had a really rocky road for a while. --"And then just because 'American Idol' is what it is, so it's hard for me to put the thing together."
LIL WAYNE MADE A SURPRISE APPEARANCE ONSTAGE WITH DRAKE:
LIL WAYNE made a cameo appearance onstage at DRAKE'S show in Las Vegas on Saturday night. It was his first time back onstage since being released from prison last Thursday. He came out while Drake was performing "Miss You". --At one point, Wayne announced, quote, "I'm back. It feels good to be back. If you love me like I love you, please make some mother(effing) noise. I'm fresh home from my vacation and ain't nothing, nothing, nothing like home." (--You can find a bleeped, low-quality, fan-shot clip of Wayne's cameo, here.)
LIL WAYNE CAN'T DRINK ALCOHOL FOR THREE YEARS:
LIL WAYNE was fortunate to only get three years of unsupervised probation for "Tour Bus Raid #2," which was basically the Arizona-based encore of the arrest in New York City that sent him to Rikers for eight months. --But that probation may be hard to adhere to . . . because among other things, it includes a provision that forbids Wayne from consuming "any substances containing alcohol" for the full three years. --He also can't possess any illegal drugs or controlled substances, obviously. --Naturally, the alcohol is going to be almost impossible to enforce within Wayne's private space. However, it drastically lowers the threshold for what could be considered a probation violation if Wayne does get in trouble. --That being said, Wayne will have to undergo "drug and alcohol testing." --This became effective on Friday, when Wayne went to Arizona to sign the papers. (--Just to show you how difficult this is going to be . . . on both ends . . . here's a picture that Wayne's buddy Tweeted on Thursday, the day Wayne got out. And a day before he signed his probation agreement.) (--He appears to be enjoying some kind of elegant alcoholic beverage. But no one really knows, except Wayne and whoever was with him at the time.) --And there's this: TMZ is reporting that Wayne had 48 bottles of "really expensive champagne" ordered for his welcome home party at a Miami strip club this weekend. --So if that went down as planned, Wayne's sobriety agreement was tested early.
AND NOW . . . T.I. IS WRITING FAN LETTERS FROM PRISON:
Following LIL WAYNE'S lead, T.I. has written his fans a letter from prison, which has been posted on his website. --Among other things, T.I. says, quote, "To all of you who say '[T.I.] should practice what he preaches' and 'How could he do something so stupid AGAIN?' . . . you're absolutely right and I couldn't agree with you more. --"But you know what? As history has shown us before, I find my greatest inspiration during my darkest hours." (--You can read the whole thing, here.)
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF!!
NYC MARATHON MADNESS
ONE OF THE CHILEAN MINERS RAN THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON YESTERDAY . . . AND FINISHED IN FIVE HOURS, 40 MINUTES:
34-year-old Edison Pena is one of the 33 Chilean miners who was trapped underground this year. And while he was down there, he ran though the tunnels each day to keep in shape . . . and to stay sane. --And yesterday, he ran the New York City marathon. --Edison finished in five hours, 40 minutes, and 51 seconds. He had some issues . . . he needed to stop in the middle to have his knees iced and treated . . . but he ran all 26.2 miles, and finished to a huge ovation. --Back when he was trapped, he would run about six or seven miles a day, doing several laps through the 1,000 yards of underground tunnels. He even cut his boots down to his ankles so he could run better. --When the NYC marathon organizers heard about it, they invited Edison to come run the race. --Gebre Gebrmariam of Ethiopia won the marathon with a time of two hours, eight minutes, and 14 seconds. (Associated Press)
CHECK OUT THE FINISH TIMES FOR SOME OF THE CELEBRITIES WHO RAN YESTERDAY'S NEW YORK CITY MARATHON:
--Chef BOBBY FLAY. 4 hours, 1 minute, 37 seconds.
--ANTHONY EDWARDS. 4 hours, 4 minutes, 45 seconds.
--Former NFL wide receiver AMANI TOOMER. 4 hours, 13 minutes. (--He had a gimmick where he was the last person to start the race, and for every person he passed, Timex will donate $1 to youth fitness programs.)
--"Survivor" winner and cancer survivor ETHAN ZOHN. 4 hours, 16 minutes, 20 seconds.
--Model VERONICA WEBB. 4 hours, 59 minutes, 12 seconds.
--Subway guy JARED FOGLE. 5 hours, 13 minutes.
--Chilean miner EDISON PENA. 5 hours, 40 minutes, 51 seconds.
--MEREDITH VIEIRA from the "Today" show. 5 hours, 59 minutes.
--ROBIN QUIVERS. 6 hours, 9 minutes.
--AL ROKER from the "Today" show. 7 hours, 9 minutes.
THE AVERAGE PERSON CAN WAIT IN LINE FOR 10 MINUTES AND 42 SECONDS BEFORE THEY START GETTING ANGRY:
If this study is true, I'm WAY less patient than the average person. Because after I stand in line for about two or three minutes, I COMPLETELY lose patience for the entire concept of waiting in lines, and the idiots who hold them up. --According to a survey by the Payments Council in England, the average adult can wait patiently in line for 10 minutes and 42 seconds before they start getting angry. --For people over 55, their patience runs out the earliest, at nine minutes, 30 seconds in line. --People under 35 are the most patient . . . they don't start getting angry until an average of 12 minutes, 18 seconds . . . but they're also the most likely to get into arguments with strangers in the line. --People ranked grocery store lines as the most frustrating. Lines at the post office are second, airport check-in lines are third, and airport security lines are fourth. --The survey also found that 21% of people do their shopping at night to try to avoid longer lines. --About 25% of people say they pass time in a line by daydreaming . . . and 13% of people try to pass the time by talking to random strangers. (The Telegraph)
MORE THAN A QUARTER OF UNMARRIED MOTHERS ARE ACTUALLY LIVING AT HOME WITH A PARTNER:
When you hear about the number of "single mothers" in America, you probably think of unmarried women, struggling to raise their kids alone. But that doesn't take into account that these days, lots of couples shack up without getting married. --So for the first time ever, the Census Bureau decided to REALLY figure out how many mothers are raising a child alone: No husband, no live-in boyfriend, no live-in lesbian partner . . . solo. And the number was a surprise. --28% of women who used to be considered 'single mothers' actually have a partner living with them and their kids. --About 1.5 million of the four million women who gave birth between June of 2007 and June of 2008 were unmarried. About 420,000 of those unmarried women had a partner living with them at home. --They also found that about half of couples who live together end up getting married within three years. Two-thirds of couples who live together end up getting married within five. --The main reason people give for living together but not getting married right away is MONEY. Now that there's much less of a stigma about living together before marriage, couples are trying to get their savings squared away before a wedding. (New York Times)
A GRANDMOTHER IS ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO SELL HER NEWBORN GRANDSON FOR $30,000:
Man, how MESSED UP do things have to be in a person's life for this to seem like a legitimate moneymaking plan? A grandmother in Florida was arrested on Friday for trying to SELL her newborn grandson to a stranger. --The grandmother was 45-year-old Patty Bigbee of Holly Hill, Florida. She had custody of her eight-week-old grandson after his mother went to jail. They haven't released the details of what the mom was charged with. --In late October, Bigbee started offering to SELL the baby . . . the police aren't saying how, whether it was Craigslist or another way. A potential buyer alerted the police, so the police worked with that buyer to contact Bigbee. --Bigbee wanted $75,000 for the baby, but kept getting negotiated down . . . and finally ended up agreeing to sell her grandson for $30,000. --On Friday, she and her boyfriend, 42-year-old Lawrence Works, met the buyer in a Best Buy parking lot to make the exchange. When they got there they started unloading baby toys and a stroller. --After the buyer safely strapped the eight-week-old boy into a car seat, officers swarmed in and arrested Bigbee and Works. --She was charged with illegal sale of a child and communications fraud. He was charged with principal to illegal sale of a child. (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
A WOMAN WAS ARRESTED FOR COLLECTING FOOD STAMPS AFTER THE STATE REALIZED SHE CLAIMED A 40-MONTH PREGNANCY:
Last week, state officials in Maine were reviewing a woman's food stamp claims and realized one of the following things had to be true. Either she had the LONGEST PREGNANCY in history . . . or she was cheating the system. --And the answer was . . . option B. 34-year-old Leah Wright of Winslow, Maine was arrested for claiming she was pregnant . . . for FORTY straight months. --During that time, she illegally collected about $4,000 worth of food stamps by forging letters from doctors and agencies to verify her pregnancy. --Leah was charged with one count of theft by deception and eight counts of aggravated forgery. (Waterville Morning Sentinel)
ALL SEVEN OF THE CARS ON THE "FORBES" LIST OF THE "BIGGEST CLUNKERS" ARE MADE BY CHRYSLER OR GM:
"Forbes" just put out a list of the seven cars that are the biggest clunkers of 2010 and . . . well, they decided to kick the American auto industry while it's down. All seven of the cars are made by Chrysler or GM.
--The evaluation was based on safety ratings, dependability ratings, customer satisfaction, and depreciation. Here are the seven cars that got the lowest overall scores, in alphabetical order. (--They weren't ranked against each other.)
--Chevrolet Aveo subcompact sedan.
--Chevrolet Colorado pickup.
--Chrysler Sebring convertible.
--Chrysler Sebring sedan.
--GMC Canyon pickup.
--Jeep Wrangler two-door SUV.
--Jeep Wrangler four-door SUV.
(Forbes)
NICARAGUAN TROOPS ACCIDENTALLY INVADE COSTA RICA . . . BECAUSE OF A MISTAKE IN GOOGLE MAPS?
We know that Google is all powerful . . . but this is definitely the first time we've heard of two countries possibly going to WAR because of it. --Last week, troops from Nicaragua INVADED Costa Rica . . . they crossed a very contested border between the two countries and set up camp there for the night. --About 50 soldiers total spent the night in Costa Rica and planted a Nicaraguan flag. Costa Ricans were OUTRAGED . . . but the commander of the Nicaraguan troops had an explanation: It was Google's fault. --He says that Google Maps had drawn the border wrong . . . and he was just following their map when he had his troops set up camp. --The reason the Nicaraguan troops were at the border . . . and the reason the Costa Ricans were so upset . . . is that the two countries have been arguing about this specific border for more than TWO CENTURIES.--The San Juan River runs across the border and both countries have been trying to claim it for hundreds of years. --Google responded by saying they got the info from the U.S. State Department . . . and they've looked into this now and corrected the border. (Tech Dirt)
A GUY WAS BUSTED FOR WALKING OUT OF A KOHL'S WEARING A STOLEN PAIR OF WOMEN'S HIGH HEELS:
Last week, 22-year-old Kyle Eckman of Lancaster, Pennsylvania was busted for shoplifting. Because he CLEARLY misunderstood the key to shoplifting is NOT to draw attention to yourself. --And a grown man walking through a department store in high heels draws attention to himself. --That's right. Kyle was busted when he tried to walk out of a Kohl's wearing a pair of stolen high heels. --Kyle went into the store, grabbed a pair of size-10 women's heels, took them into a men's fitting room, put them on, put his old shoes into the shoebox, put the box in his bag, and headed out of the store . . . wearing the heels. (--It's hard to figure out why he would feel the need to WEAR the heels out and carry his regular shoes. Either he couldn't wait another second to feed his high heel fetish . . . or he's just a moron.) --The store employees spotted Kyle walking out and called the police. --Kyle has two previous theft convictions, so this time he was charged with FELONY retail theft. He was also charged for giving the police a fake name. (Lancaster Online)
A MAN TRIED TO RUN AWAY FROM A ROBBERY ATTEMPT, BUT TRIPPED OVER HIS SAGGY JEANS AND WAS STABBED:
Here's ANOTHER reason to pull those pants right up to your waist. A guy in Trenton, New Jersey didn't just look like a fool with his pants on the ground . . . he almost DIED because of them. --The man is 32 years old, and his name hasn't been released. Last week, he was hanging out at a bar in Trenton called Passions Nightclub, when a woman started talking to him. --She tricked him into going outside . . . and led him right into a robbery. --He tried to run but . . . even though he's 32 years old, he still wears his pants sagging LOW. And as he ran, that made his pants fall all the way down to his ankles, and tripped him up. --Then, as he laid there, face down on the pavement, one of the guys ran up, stole his money . . . and STABBED him in the back, repeatedly. --The man was hospitalized and it looks like none of the stab wounds hit any major organs, so he should survive. (The Trentonian)
MONDAY'S QUICK HITS
Sales of the Ford Lobo are falling in Mexico . . . because it's the drug cartel vehicle of choice, and regular people don't want to confuse the cops and the dealers:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101105/od_nm/us_drugs_ford
Those nuns cashed in on their super-rare baseball card, and sold it at auction for $262,000:
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Nuns-cash-in-big-on-sale-of-Honus-Wagner-T-206-c?urn=mlb-282866
A man saved his dog with CPR after pulling it from the jaws of an alligator:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101105/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_alligator_attack_cpr
A 12-year-old pulled a knife on his mom after she refused to let him trick or treat as a, quote, "gay Justin Bieber":
http://www.azcentral.com/community/surprise/articles/2010/11/04/20101104justin-bieber-costume-ban-knife-threat-arizona-abrk.html
An Oregon couple gave out condoms to teenage trick or treaters:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40028850/ns/us_news-weird_news/
Queen Elizabeth has joined Facebook:
http://gawker.com/5683785/queen-elizabeth-joins-facebook
Police tried to pull over a driver, who jumped to the backseat while the car was still moving to avoid getting a ticket for driving without a license:
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/tries-34597-island-vehicle.html
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) A "WHEEL OF FORTUNE" CONTESTANT SOLVED A PUZZLE WITH ONLY ONE LETTER REVEALED:
This is amazing: Some woman named Caitlin was on "Wheel Of Fortune" and she solved a puzzle when only ONE LETTER was revealed. The puzzle wasn't even short. Ironically, it was, "I've Got A Good Feeling About This."
(--Search for "Wheel Of Fortune solves with one letter." She solves it at :53.)
http://www.break.com/index/wheel-of-fortune-solved-with-one-letter-1948975
#2.) HERE'S A MCDONALD'S DRIVE-THRU GUY WHO LOVES HIS JOB:
There's a guy who works the drive-thru at a McDonald's in San Diego who must LOVE his job. His voice is ridiculous, and he says "excellent choice" after you order stuff. --But here's the best part: Apparently if you ask for "special sauce", he tells you the different sauces in the form of a RAP. Someone posted a video of it on YouTube.
(--Search for "McDonald's special sauce song." The rap starts at :31.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DNEiUc4jZU
#3.) THE "RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH" GUY MADE FUN OF CHARLIE SHEEN:
Remember JIMMY MCMILLAN? He ran for governor of New York this year as a member of the "Rent Is Too Damn High Party" . . . and he's got a ridiculous mustache. --Anyway, he just did a video for FunnyOrDie.com where he and a white guy who's dressed the same say they're members of the "Charlie Sheen Is Too Damn High Party." (--Search for "Charlie Sheen Jimmy McMillan.") (--WARNING: This video includes a LOT of profanity, including the F-word.)
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/8867f06ee0/the-charlie-sheen-is-too-damn-high-party
#4.) A DRUNK COLLEGE STUDENT CAUSED A SCENE AT SUBWAY:
A former student at Western Kentucky University refused to leave a Subway restaurant on Saturday night. And when one of the employees tried to call the cops, the guy jumped over the counter and ripped the phone out of the wall. --After that, he challenged everyone in the dining room to fight him for $100, but no one did . . . because the cops got there and immediately TASED him. --There are two different videos of it on YouTube. One shows the whole thing, and the other shows the Tasing from a different angle. (--Search for "incident at subway." In the first video, he gets Tased at 2:38.)
(--WARNING: Both of these videos include profanity, including the F-word.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zyE_O51yeU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tFiVqMIGn0
#5.) A WOMAN SURPRISED HER KIDS WITH A TRIP TO DISNEY WORLD . . . AND IT BUMMED THEM OUT:
This is a few years old, but it's just starting to get a bunch of views on YouTube: A woman surprised her kids with a trip to Disney World, and she got the OPPOSITE reaction she was hoping for. --Instead of getting excited, one of them started crying, one of them stayed completely silent, and the third one said, "I wanted to go to Dick's house."
(--Search for "surprise kids going to Disney.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MIBxhh_R_w
ARE YOU AFRAID YOU'RE AN ALCOHOLIC?
When it comes to drinking, people think you're either an alcoholic, or you're not. --But experts divide different levels of drinking into four specific categories. To figure out if you're drinking too much, here are the four types of drinking and how they're defined . . .
#1.) SOCIAL DRINKING. In the U.S., social or "moderate" drinking is defined as no more than two drinks a day. So if you have a two glasses of wine with dinner each night and nothing else, you're fine. --For the most part, socials drinkers don't let alcohol interfere with lives, and they almost never get drunk.
#2.) HEAVY DRINKING. If you regularly have more than two drinks a day or more than four drinks in one sitting, you'd be defined as a "heavy" drinker. --If that sounds like you, don't panic . . . but don't let it get out of hand either. Heavy drinking can eventually damage your liver, pancreas, and heart. And obviously it can cause other problems at home and at work.
#3.) PROBLEM DRINKING. A "problem" drinker is someone who drinks a six-pack of beer or a bottle of wine every night, even if it's causing problems in their life. --They're not DEPENDENT on alcohol and don't go through withdrawal if they stop drinking. But if you routinely skip work because you're hung over, or you feel guilty about your drinking, you still might have a problem.
#4.) ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. If you drink to feel "normal", you might be addicted. People who are dependent on alcohol usually won't admit they have a problem, even when it's obvious to everyone else. -And if they DO stop drinking, they go through the horrible process of withdrawal . . . which is like a bad hangover but MUCH worse. -It can cause seizures and delirium . . . and unlike withdrawal from most other drugs, alcohol withdrawal can KILL YOU. That's why severe alcoholics can't quit on their own. --Drinking to feel "normal" is also a sign you're self-medicating and might need to be on something for anxiety or depression. So if you think you have a problem, tell your doctor about it. He can help you decide what to do next. (AskMen.com)
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