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The Hangover
Thank you, pilote. I couldn't agree more with your comments. And, the trailers could've even kept some of that stuff hidden, like Tyson throwing that punch. Imagine how much funnier it would've been, not seeing that coming.— August 1, 2009 5:19 p.m.
I was a safety ambassador in downtown San Diego
I just finished reading this article. It was a good read. But something struck me as odd. Maybe it's because the "beer summit" is still fresh on my mind. Rice closes by talking about the cops here "racially profiling people." Let me gets this straight. He talks about him and his loser friends that are gang members. Having parties with gang members. Doing "donuts", drinking and driving from one club to another, to see a rap show. And he wonders why cops look at him funny. Could those be reasons? Maybe it isn't the color of your skin, but the crowd you run with. And the things you're doing in your automobile. (who is doing donuts in a car after the age of 16?)— August 1, 2009 5:13 p.m.
One Badfinger Standing
Hey Garden, You don't wanna get Jay goin' on Badfinger. That's one of his bands. Just like Spirit. He loves them boys. But yeah, I agree with you. But, those legal things are all so weird. I was recently talking to Chris Squire, and he owned the rights to the name YES, which is why when every other band member formed briefly, they had to tour as "Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe," which sounded like some damn law firm, not a rock outfit. But hey, Squire was there from day one, and even though when they hit Humphrey's a few weeks back, HE WAS THE ONLY ORIGINAL MEMBER, that's the name they used. YES. Since this type of thing has been going on for a while, I always say...it's up to the concert goer to find out WHO is in the band. I found out the hardway, when as a 15-year-old, got a friend to drive to the Wiltern Theatre in LA to see STeppenwolf, with ONLY John Kay (from the original lineup), with The Guess Who opening (with no Burton Cummings, original keyboardist,vocalist). Had I showed up at Humphrey's not knowing anything, only to find out that two members of Badfinger had killed themselves, and only one original was left in the band....I might be showing them two bad fingers from the audience....MY MIDDLE FINGERS!!!!— August 1, 2009 5:08 p.m.
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
I just had lunch with an old friend, and we were talking about how we're most excited about seeing Dead Weather (Jack White's newest band) and Cake. Screw the Beastie Boys!— August 1, 2009 5:02 p.m.
Another John Bobbitt?
Thanks, angelp. I think that was the original story the radio station must've been talking about. The weird thing is...that woman is a nurse. Doesn't she know OTHER ways she could've messed with the guy? Maybe a little injection, that would've made his tally wacker just fall off in a couple days or something?— July 31, 2009 10:37 a.m.
Another John Bobbitt?
refried...in regards to what a hamper is, my girlfriend is wondering if I even know as well!! Also, I'm waiting for the 3rd "f". Weren't only two of them listed? Since Dr. Laura was brought up, it amazes me that she gives all this advice, yet she didn't follow ANY of it. She had a mom she didn't talk to for the last 8 years of her life. She had a married man that she was having an affair with (and took nude photos with). She had pre-marital sex. Yet, nobody else is supposed to do those things!— July 31, 2009 9:43 a.m.
President Obama is Stupidly
President Obama continues to act stupid. Neither he or Gates apologized to the officer at the White House. What idiots. So, this "teachable moment," merely teaches everyone that they can yell and scream at cops, that are trying to do their jobs.— July 31, 2009 1:21 a.m.
Another John Bobbitt?
Storyteller...loved your piece on Andrew Cunanan. Just finished reading it. Wow. Even though you attacked his hot rod Lincoln, instead of his rod, come on! Why are women damaging any kind of property? Just leave the guy and be done with him. Pete, you know what the problem is with that logic? If a man gets married, and all of the sudden...he can't play in that Saturday night poker game you've been having for the last 20 years. Or he can't join in fantasy football, because the wife has other plans for Sunday afternoon. Whatever it may be. WHY BLAME THE WIFE???? The man is making that choice. And he's choosing to spend the time with his wife. It's that same warped logic people used when they said Yoko "broke up The Beatles." Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not the biggest Yoko fan. But here's a woman Lennon is going nuts over. He's deciding to bring her into the studio as they record the White album. Sure, it's not making the other band members happy, but it's making him happy. He's making goofy albums where he and Yoko are naked on the cover and songs where she's just yelping. This is HIS CHOICE. If I was in the Beatles, and I hooked up with a woman...and let's say it was Sophia Loren. And she said "It's me or McCartney." I might push her out of the limo while it was still moving! When I get into a relationship, I always let the women know that on Thursday and Sunday nights, at 10 p.m. I play racquetball until midnight. And usually once a week, I see a movie at 10 p.m. with a buddy of mine. And they're usually all cool with it. Just as I'm cool with them going out and doing things with their friends, etc. But when you're happy in a relationship, and with a person you really dig...you enjoy spending time with them. Talking with them. Hanging out with them. Eating dinner with them. Now, Russ...in regards to the hamper...there are always reasons. I may be reading in bed, with the TV on. I start to doze off, and so I just take my socks off and throw them near the hamper. Or, if I'm at a party and had too much to drink, sometimes I just drop them on the floor and figure I'll put them in the hamper in the morning (as if that's just too hard of a chore to do in my drunken stupor).— July 31, 2009 1:18 a.m.
Conspiracy Theories
Here's my point about conspiracy theories. One of the biggest idiots on the planet is Joy from The View. She's a complete dope. This morning on the show, they were talking about the roast of Joan Rivers (which I'm looking forward to). She said how Joan Rivers hasn't been on any of the late night shows, because when she left as the guest host of the Tonight Show (with Johnny Carson), she got black-balled. Now none of the shows, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan, Letterman, or Leno...none of them have had her on. Now, when Joy said that, I found it hard to believe. I read Joan's book, and I do think that Johnny Carson hated her for leaving The Tonight Show. And I thought it was horrible that Carson couldn't even send Rivers a card or flowers when her husband killed himself. I can understand Carson never bringing her back on the show. But, I seriously doubted that Leno would care about a grudge Carson had. Especially with Carson not being friendly to Leno, and Carson not even being alive. So, I doubted this whole thing, as the words were coming out of Joys mouth. Yet Joy goes on and on, saying that the men stick together, and they can be brutal. Men are horrible, and it's a "good ol' boys club" etc. And I'm not buying any of it. Well, guess what happens? They come back from commercial and Joy said she found out that Joan Rivers HAS appeared on Conan and Jimmy Kimmel. BUT, she still thinks Letterman and Leno aren't booking her because of their alliance with Carson. See what happens with conspiracy wackos? You prove them wrong, and they stick with their bizarre thoughts.— July 30, 2009 10:24 a.m.
Octomom Nadya Suleman Stopped
Unfortunately, the doctor isn't under investigation (that I know of). I wish they would find some charges they could nail him with. It's interesting. I was just talking with someone about the movie Burn After Reading over lunch yesterday. And he liked the scene with Frances McDormand at the doctors office, and I was thinking about how that doctor seemed so professional, until he tries to sell her on one last surgery. When, all the surgeries she wants (tummy tuck, breast enlargements, etc), aren't even necessary. She looked fine for a 48-year-old woman). It was just a thing you wonder...are doctors doing the same thing that mechanics do? Telling you that you need things done to your body that you don't? And, what is bad about that is...if you are in there for plastic surgery (and modeling or acting isn't your profession), you're probably someone that can use that money more wisely with a different kind of doctor. Yet, this doctor will know the person isn't right in their head (whether it's Michael Jackson getting his 10th nose surgery, or a woman getting her 4th boob job)...and they continue to try to make money off them. Anyway...in regards to the reality shows...sfm, I would say you were right with anything else, but not Octomom. The fact that she was on welfare, and all this other stuff...I really think the show won't fly or make money.— July 30, 2009 10:16 a.m.