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[2 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]
Karl Malden Passes Away

Karl Malden, an Academy Award and Emmy winning actor passed away yesterday. He was 97.
Malden’s family informed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences of his death on Wednesday. Malden served as the academy’s president from 1989-92.
Malden won a best supporting actor Oscar for his role as Mitch in “A Street Car Named Desire,” but he may have been best known for uttering the famous tagline for the American Express card: “Don’t leave home without it.”
He made his screen debut in the 1940 movie “They Knew What They Wanted,” and …

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Michael Jackson »

[3 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]

Call it creepy, but I use to work in a cemetery.
I’m from a really small town, a town that is so small that a city’s street department also had the duty of taking care of the town cemetery (imagine that).
I was able to enjoy the greatest  jobs and duties throughout my career as a summer help worker and among them was funeral clean up. I’m not really going to explain further.
Recent news in the Michael Jackson hoopla claimed the Jackson family will invest in a $25,000 solid bronze, 14-karat gold plated, …

Sports »

[3 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]

wimbledon150If Martina Navrátilová was competing at Wimbledon this year, the powers-that-be at the All-England Tennis Club would be scheduling her matches in Scotland.

In order to attract viewers to the BBC, Wimbledon officials are putting tennis’ hottest babes on centre court while the “grotesque” top seeded players are delegated to less prestigious venues.

Now it’s one thing for officials to give a slight nod to female players who are easy on the eyes, but it’s another thing entirely to actually admit you’re doing it.

George Clooney »

[30 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]
Clooney Latest to Pass?

Sometimes you have to wonder about people.
It’s one thing to create politically incorrect comedy. It’s another thing to spread false rumors that someone has died.
Some jerk-offs (like the Joe Buck reference?) apparently found is funny to spread fake rumors about George Clooney dying on fakeawish.com.
According to Stan Rosenfield, Clooney’s publicist, the rumors have sparked a wide assortment of frantic calls from legitimate media outlets and some of Clooney’s friends who were concerned about the reports of Clooney’s death.
With the rash of actual celebrity deaths in the last few weeks, “death …

Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson »

[29 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]
Death Sells

Jackson’s death is nothing to smile about, but the money he’s making will go a long way towards paying off his debt.

The tragic sudden death of Michael Jackson along with Farrah Fawcett and super-salesman Billy Mays have created quite the bulk of celebrity headlines over the past few days. It’s not hurting someone’s pocket book either.
It’s no surprise that death sells especially when we’re talking about celebrities.
Take a look at Jacko’s first auction since the pop star passed away. Twenty-one pieces of Jackson memorabilia were up for sale and the …