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Idiotic Football Players
IDIOTIC FOOTBALL PLAYER UPDATE: I haven't read the story yet, but Steve McNair. Cheating on his wife, and with a 20-year-old that shoots and kills him.— July 6, 2009 10:51 a.m.
BREAKING NEWS BLOG -- Michael Jackson and Farrah Die
JACKSON UPDATE: Al Sharpton is going to try and get a holiday and a stamp, in Jacksons honor. I'm guessing those things won't fly. In regards to the debate above, I'm not even sure how it all started. MsGrant, my initial point was Spike Lee "complaining" about the media and their coverage of Jackson. And to me, it's an odd complaint. Jackson had several molestation things he had to deal with, so it's relevant. And, I had seen/heard Spike Lee make other racist comments in the past, so I wanted to "call him" on it (one example is when a famous, well-known white film director was going to do the Malcolm X movie, and he stated that a white guy wouldn't be able to do that movie; another thing he did was make Jewish club owners screwing the black jazz musicians out of money...yet he hates when other movies portray racial stereotypes). So, to me, for Spike Lee to comment on ANYTHING that the media is doing, or ANYTHING race related, is just silly. Don't get me wrong, MsG...I think this country did horrible things to African-Americans. And I still think racism exists, and I have no problem with scholarships set up ONLY for blacks, or for companies being told they should have a certain percentage of minorities. My only point is that racism isn't nearly as bad as many claim it is.— July 6, 2009 10:47 a.m.
Pornography at the Work Place
radicalgod...even though you may be right, it doesn't shed any light on what should be done to the teacher. just because "everyone" may have something in their past (according to your logic), not everyone has let that stuff slip out when kids are around. and rickeysays...I've told this story on here before, but when interviewing Queen guitarist Brian May, his manager told me a story about the drummer of Queen doing a sex video with his wife, who was a model that had done a commercial in the UK for a popular brand of popsicles. They did a video that involved popsicles, and when having construction done on their mansion, some of the workers stole these videos. So, even if you have the videos in your own home, they can end up disappearing and become "public".— July 6, 2009 9:57 a.m.
Cruisin' Grand
Hey refried...there was a green GTO at Cruisin' Grand that looked beautiful. Magic...I remember being 4 years old, and my mom went to buy a new Ford Pinto. I remember sitting in the backseat, thinking it smelled great. This was on the showroom floor, and the cheesy salesman said "Do you like the car, kid?" I nodded my head yes, and I believe he used that to try to convince my mom. It must've worked. She bought it. This was before Ford Pintos were known to blow up on impact!— July 5, 2009 12:21 a.m.
David Letterman Controversy
PALIN UPDATE: With her announcing that she's resigning, Letterman should do this. In his intro/monologue, he should say "So...Sarah Palin is resigning." (at this point, there will be applause; at least by half the crowd) When it dies down he can say, "So I thought of the perfect thing for her and her daughters to do.... (as the pause reaches about five seconds, he can walk over, grab the cue card, and start ripping it up). He can then walk by to where he was standing, shake his head and say "I know better than to do that joke." It would be a great gag, because he has a joke that will be funny, won't be offensive, and best of all...doesn't even require an actual punch line.— July 4, 2009 1:15 a.m.
Airplane Junk
Well, I remember traveling on a PSA plane as a kid, and some hot stewardess (hey...don't get mad at me, that's what they were called back then) gave me a plastic pair of wings. I loved those things. I wonder if they had a different thing they would pin on people that joined that club. On a side note: that local helicopter pilot, who took a handful of celebrities up, lost his license for doing pornographic things while in the air. I think he's fighting it, but who knows how that will turn out.— July 4, 2009 1:06 a.m.
Standing up to a Bully
UPDATE: another 15-year-old killed himself, after having problems with bullies at school. Geez, schools need to start throwing the book at bullies. Of course, than the ACLU will claim that the bulliest have rights. And that they shouldn't be suspended or expelled, just for tormenting other kids.— July 3, 2009 12:25 p.m.
Airplane Junk
Really? You've never heard of the Mile High Club? It means having sex while the plane is in the air. They joked on Reno 911 recently, because Cedric came out of the bathroom claiming to have joined the club...only to be told by the flight attendant that the plane hadn't taken off yet. I'm not a member myself. I have enough problems with the pillow they gave me that's the size of a tic-tac, and I would just turn into a Woody Allen type. I'd say to the woman, "I don't know. This bathroom is kind of gross." She would suggested we go back to our seats, and I'd spend 20 minutes wondering if the trays on the back of the seat should be up or down, and....well, it would just be disasterous all the way around.— July 3, 2009 12:21 p.m.
You Can't Drink The Early Bird Special
This was a fun story to read. Good job.— July 3, 2009 12:57 a.m.
Cutting in Line
I remember when KGB did the concerts at the stadium that was part of the Sky Show. They'd always have three or four good bands. And, after one rowdy time, where the bands thrashed the field, and the fans thrashed the stands...nore more live bands. Just fireworks. Well, I made my friends laugh because the sign on the Casbah door said "91 cents...but we'd prefer a dollar." I said "Ohhhh...the old bait and switch."— July 2, 2009 4:23 p.m.