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What's beyond stunning?

Here's another Natalie Merchant/10,000 Maniacs video:

Posted at 11:28 PM

Natalie Merchant/10,000 Maniacs video (Hey Jack Kerouac)

Showing once again that there's occasionally some good stuff on the 'tube, here's a video of Hey Jack Kerouac and Eat for Two by the 10,000 Maniacs from some time in the early 90s. It even includes a brief interview with the ever-stunning Natalie Merchant between the songs:

Posted at 04:20 PM

Actor beats U.S. Education Secretary on Celebrity Jeopardy

The Bush administration can't even play the television game Jeopardy right, as actor Michael McKean (Spinal Tap) handily trounced U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings on tonight's episode.

McKean ended with $38,400, with Spellings a distant second place with $11,100. The latter amount was augmented with a "gimme" that would have not been given to a non-celebrity player. (The question was how many strings a harp has, 7, 47, or 147. Spellings initially answered 747, before changing it to 47.) Another actor ended with $6800.

The proceeds were donated to charity, with McKeon's amount being increased to $50,000. To abide by federal law, Jeopardy chose Spelling's charity for her.

Margaret Spellings is a former Bush assistant who can be seen in the barely-known video described here. In the video, she describes the original Bush "guest" worker plan, an extremely anti-American and un-American scheme that "would be open to any type of employee and any type of employer, such as nurses, teachers, high-tech workers, low-skilled workers". That scheme would have driven wages for previously well-paying jobs down near the minimum wage.

Michael McKean starred as Leonard 'Lenny' Kosnowski on Laverne & Shirley and as David St. Hubbins in This Is Spinal Tap. He also appeared as "Clown" in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, as "Porterfield 'Porty' Pendleton" in the Teddy Bears' Picnic, and as Jerry Palter in A Mighty Wind. Whether he has ever been employed to direct U.S. government policy is not known, but he did play "INS Deputy Comissioner Gorman Seedling" in the Coneheads movie and MIB "Morris Fletcher" in four episodes of the X-Files television program.

UPDATE: The cool kids have video and even a link from Insty. Spellings offers a list of excuses here:

"I didn't want to be the Education Secretary who didn't know how to spell potato," Spellings joked, describing how she read books and sought advice from a former show contender and her daughters... ...She said she didn't realize how much skill went into hitting the buzzer at just the right moment after host Alex Trebek read a clue. She said she often hit it too early and as a result didn't get picked to tackle a category...

From the previous link, BushBots provide their own set of excuses:

From the excerpts shown, she seemed to do fine, and finished above $10K, which is not bad at all on Jeopardy... ...Politicians usually do really lousy. I still remember how dumb former Rep. Pat Schroeder was. And lets not talk about most pro athletes... ...In her defense, Lenny was rocking and rolling. He had his brain set to 11... You know, Michael McKean was just on such a streak last night, I think Ken Jennings would have had a problem with him. He simply didn’t get very many questions wrong - and apparently was very quick on the buzzer. Sec. Spellings didn't lose as much as Michael McKean very obviously won - although a couple blown answers by her didn’t help her at all. In the end it was both entertaining and $100,000 to some worthy organizations.

More excuses here:

What's wrong with this picture? I mean, we decide how smart someone is based on trivia? ...Memorizing facts does not make one intelligent... it's what you do with the facts you know. I've known plenty of "book-smart" people who can't accomplish much of anything in reality... ...I don't think the Education Secretary's job description includes being a walking encyclopedia. It was done for charity. She did her best. Nothing embarassing about losing to another person on Jeopardy... ...I think Secretary Spellings did well,but Mr Mckean did exceptionally well. As a matter of fact, all three players were winners... ...Why would an education secretary be a whiz at all topics great and small? Just because that evenings topics were more in line with what Lenny knew, doesn't mean that she doesn't know anything... ...Since when is quick recall of trivial information a good indicator of brain power? There's a huge difference between knowing trivia and applying useful information to better oneself and the community...

Posted at 07:24 PM | Comments (0)

Help Alec Baldwin write his BlogAd!

Alec Baldwin is a megastar, but he's got a problem and he needs your help! He came up with a brilliant BlogAd campaign for some friends of his, but now he has to come up with the copy. And, he's got writer's block!

So, will you help Alec out and write the text of his ad?

Posted at 02:56 PM | Comments (1)

Croatian Olympics Babe of the Day

Today's Croatian Olympics Babe of the Day is Maja Kezele of Croatia. Unfortunately, she recently finished last in the women's 15-km pursuit in something or other, but she finishes first in our hearts today.

More here and here.

Posted at 02:56 PM | Comments (2)

Paula Abdul is looking for love... on TV's "Love Smart"!

Sexy actress/model/cheerleader/choreographer/music critic/singer/Laker Girl/television star/accused contest-swayer/nail care expert Paula Abdul is single and looking for love.

In case she doesn't respond to my emails or she gets a TRO, she'll be featured on a Valentine's Day special on CBS called "Love Smart". And, she'll be getting help from an expert:

Dr. Phil and Abdul will "explore the life of an unmarried international celebrity who is looking for love."

Posted at 11:53 PM | Comments (0)

Kiefer Sutherland wins SAG award

The Screen Actors Guild has selected "Kief" as Best Actor for his work on the television series 24.

In other news, sources say that he's dating "stunning PR executive" Tricia Cardozo. Whether that source is actually the stunning PR executive herself remains unclear.

Recently, "Kief" also seems to have engaged in wild antics at a local establishment. A certain "dynamic public relations executive" was not happy with his previous antics.

And, America's favorite RINO Sen. John McCain will be appearing on a February episode of 24.

And, here are some Kiefer Sutherland pics I took during the filming of the TV show 24 back in 2002.

Posted at 01:12 PM | Comments (0)

Jennifer Aniston hair style: Sedu or T3 Tourmaline?

Which hair iron does Jennifer Aniston's stylist use?

Recent reports seem to indicate that it's actually the T3 Tourmaline and not the Sedu as you might have heard. Confirmation seems to come in the form of the Allure article pictured here, although questions remain. Is Chris McMillan still Jennifer's stylist? Has he switched straightener irons?

Based on his solid recommendations in the past, I'm leaning towards the T3. I also believe when he says the "rounded" version, he's referring to the T3 Tourmaline 3/4" Domed Iron #83934. Developing...

Posted at 12:57 PM | Comments (1)

Elizabeth Vargas: straight, curly, or other?

Please, take the poll:

Posted at 08:31 PM | Comments (0)

Buy Tess Smith's Emmy Awards dress

You remember Tess Smith I'm sure: the scantily-clad young actress/model/writer who brightened up the red carpet at the 2005 Emmy Awards. Now, you can bid on her dress. The auction says it's for charity, but I have no way of knowing whether that's true and whether that's really her dress. But, it certainly looks like it, so check it out.

UPDATE: It looks like bidding has ended and there were no bids. We'll keep you updated on future dress-related activities.

Posted at 11:18 AM | Comments (1)

Carolina Panthers cheerleader: I did not have sex with that woman

The tale of the two Carolina Panthers cheerleaders who were allegedly having sex in a Tampa bar bathroom takes a turn for the weird as Renee Thomas' lawyer Peter Anderson says that his client wants to apologize "to everyone affected by the incident." And:

"This was an unfortunate incident which has generated numerous rumors and inaccurate facts... Miss Thomas denies all allegations of any sexual conduct."

However, "Cheerleaders arrested after toilet sex" tells another tale:

Tampa police spokeswoman Laura McElroy said: "Alcohol, sex and cheerleaders are apparently the ingredients for a hot story, because I am getting flooded with calls."

She said it was "clearly visible" to some of the women in line that Thomas and Keathley were "engaged in a sexual act" in a cubicle.

"They started to make a commotion," McElroy said. "They were saying, "Hey, that's not appropriate here. We need to use the bathroom. Come on out."'

Thomas and Keathley finally emerged several minutes later and started arguing with the other women, McElroy said.

Please: sign the petition to keep these TopCats giving their all for the team.

Posted at 11:26 AM | Comments (3)

Janet Jackson sunbathing... nude!

Unfortunately, some sites seem to have taken down the video since they don't want to get sued. However, I don't think linking to sites that have the video should get me in too much trouble, so here, here, or here. For a JPG preview, try this. How do we know that's not Michael?

If any of those links stop working, please find one that does and leave it in the comments.

Posted at 04:39 PM | Comments (1)

The West Wing, Vinick, Minuteman Project, illegal immigration, and clueless liberals

On last night's show, The West Wing's crack writers featured Republican candidate Arnold Vinick (Alan Alda...???; NYT: "doing his fabulous mean-guy act"...???) proposing a "guest" worker plan in order to either get the "Latino vote" or hamstring his opponent, Matt Santos (Jimmy "Jiminy" Smits). (It came on after baseball plus Janeane Garofalo is on it, OK?)

Various aspects of this episode are discussed in "Hollywood Delusion: New York Times Could Endorse GOP Presidential Candidate" and this post.

From memory, this is how the scene where they discuss the "guest" worker plan plays out:

Consultant #1 to Vinick: You're going to meet with the Minuteman Project on the border on Monday.

Consultant #2 gets a very worried look and says: You mean the vigilantes?

Consultant #1: They aren't bothering anyone, plus they're popular with the base.

Consultant #3, played by Ron Silver: Why not just meet with the local KKK?

It's pretty obvious what the writers of this show think, or what they don't think as the case may be. Specifically, they don't seem to have much knowledge of the important issues of "guest" worker schemes and illegal immigration in general. And, that worried look from Consultant #2 is supposed to be the one the viewer has; after all, isn't the assessment of Ron Silver's character the correct one?

If the West Wing would like to be a bit more reality-based, they could have a consultant on there discussing how the "Hispanic Vote" is a myth. They could have another discussing how a "guest" worker program would play with the real GOP base: those banks, growers, and other companies that profit off cheap foreign labor. (For balance, they could have another on there discussing the Dem's base in far-left, open borders, Ford Foundation-sponsored groups like MALDEF and the National Council of The Race). And, they could have yet another pointing out that the only violence associated with the Minuteman Project has come from the other side, and that that other side is generally very far-left, anti-American, racially-oriented and favors a literally open border.

Of course, don't expect one of their crack writers to know what's really going on.

Posted at 12:02 PM | Comments (1)

Phil Hendrie's blog meets predestined fate

As previously reported, slightly well-known radio personality Phil Hendrie had a blog at georgewbushisgod.com. Checking recently, I see that it's disappeared and been replaced with the NetSol Coming Soon page. I don't know exactly what happened to it, but perhaps he realized that the domain name did not reflect the truth in this or any alternate dimension and pulled it.

As I also noted, someone else registered the very similar name georgebushisgod.com.

Now, I note that the latter name is being auctioned off at tdnam.com, for the amazingly low opening bid of just $500. However, for that same price, you could bid on fifty names like georgebushisanidiot.us. A much better bargain and more reflective of the truth. To give you some perspective, someone wants $1000 for ratemytoilet.com and $8500 for boldcow.com. youisfired.com starts at $5000.

Posted at 10:32 AM | Comments (1)

Arianna Huffington in a Sierra Club SUV: picture available!

As previously discussed, Arianna was driven out of the Sierra Club's summit meeting in a massive Chevy Suburban.

Now, you can bid on a picture of Arianna Huffington in the gas-guzzling SUV. It's personally signed by Doug from Upland, so click the link to bid on this souvenir of failed limousine liberalism today:

Arianna Huffington, the force behind "The Detroit Project," which demonized SUVs, was keynote speaker on Sept. 11 at the Sierra Summit 2005 in San Francisco. How did she get to the event at the Moscone Center, you may ask. Did she take BART? Did she take a cab? Did she carpool? Did she take her Prius? Did she rent an environmentally friendly vehicle at SFO? None of the above. Arianna and her driver arrived at the Moscone Center in a giant Chevy Suburban, one of the biggest and most powerful gas guzzling vehicles on the planet. Why did Arianna do that? Well, it should be obvious if you ever read George Orwell's ANIMAL FARM. Yes, indeed, some animals are more equal than others...

UPDATE: Bidding has ended; it went for $41.

Posted at 06:25 AM | Comments (0)

Tess Smith gets the Emmy on TV's big night

Actress/screenwriter Tess Smith at the Emmy Awards. She's not a 10, but she is showing a lot of skin, so...

In more important news, I did Mts. Lowe and Markham and San Gabriel Peak today. I skipped Mt. Disappointment since it's an antenna farm.

And: a cell phone thief "ended" up hiding her stolen "booty" in her "butt", Ananova informs us.

UPDATE: Now, you can bid on Tess' dress. The auction says it's for charity, but I have no way of knowing whether that's true and whether that's really her dress. But, it certainly looks like it, so check it out.

UPDATE 2: Did you know that in addition to occasional celebrity coverage, this site mainly covers the very important topic of illegal immigration? Check out our homepage for the latest posts or see this brief intro to illegal immigration.

Posted at 12:04 AM | Comments (28)

Arianna Huffington in a Sierra Club SUV

There's a picture of Arianna Huffington on a Sierra Club-supplied SUV here.

Previously: "Al Gore, Arianna Huffington attend Sierra Club Summit; drive off in massive SUVs". See also the related "Huffington Post is scared".

UPDATE: Place a bid on a picture of Arianna in the SUV. It's personally signed by Doug from Upland, so click the link to buy this momento of failed limousine liberalism today.

Posted at 04:50 PM | Comments (1)

Britney has child, now MILF

Keeping you informed on China's view of the American chronicle.

Posted at 12:45 AM | Comments (0)

Al Gore, Arianna Huffington attend Sierra Club Summit; drive off in massive SUVs

Arianna Huffington and Al Gore recently spoke at the Sierra Club Summit in San Franciso.

According to this report, they drove off in massive SUVs.

For Big Wooden Al, it was a Cadillac Escalade.

For the Greek siren, it was a less bling-blingy Chevy Suburban. She had a driver.

However, please note carefully that it doesn't really matter what they personally drove. Inside the Summit, they inspired dozens of other, smaller people to drive smaller cars, and that's what matters.

UPDATE: Arianna has been completely, positively exonerated. According to the HuffPost webmaster:

While the reporter was absolutely right that Arianna arrived at the meeting in an SUV, he didn't get the whole story. Namely, that the SUV had been sent by the Sierra Club to bring Arianna from the San Francisco airport to the Sierra Club conference at the Moscone Center, that she had been stunned when it arrived, and had raised the point with the organizers about the inappropriateness of the vehicle. This wasn't a case of hypocrisy... but rather a bad choice made by an otherwise worthy organization.

Damn the Sierra Club!

UPDATE 2: Now, you can bid on a picture of Arianna in the SUV. The pic is personally signed by Doug from Upland, so click the link to bid on this souvenir of failed limousine liberal thinking today.

Posted at 08:50 PM | Comments (4)

Michael Moore attends $3800/week Pritikin fat farm

"Re-education" is offered at the Pritikin Longevity Center and Spa in Aventura, Fla where the blimp-like director has lodged himself, NewsMax reports. More here; what purport to be letters from Mikey here.

Posted at 10:51 AM | Comments (1)

Angelina Jolie now (almost) Cambodia's problem

Actress Angelina Jolie has been granted citizenship by the government of Cambodia, People's Daily Online reports. The major question, of course, is when she will renounce her American citizenship:

[King Norodom Sihamoni] signed a royal decree approving Jolie's citizenship on July 31... The reward is for Jolie's grand environmental work and assistance done to Cambodia, [an NGO worker who broke the news (?) said], adding that the movie star has provided 1.5 million US dollars to assist wildlife reserves in Cambodia's remote northwestern provinces... During Jolie's stay here last July, Prime Minister Hun Sen mentioned to offer her citizenship. After meeting with Hun Sen, Jolie said that she was very proud and honored that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen would give her a Cambodian citizenship...

Posted at 09:39 PM | Comments (0)

Paula Abdul found chaste; to continue at Fox

The world rejoices as it learns that Paula Abdul - the world's hottest TV song and dance competition judge - has been cleared of scurillous charges that she abused her lofty role to obtain favors of a personal nature. A special investigator - hired by Fox News - has determined that she's pure and wholesome enough to remain on that network.

Sources indicated that a statement from Abdul reportedly said:

"Once again, I thank my fans from throughout the world for their undying love and support."

Sources close to the celebrity hinted that generous Paula is considering personally giving many of her fans a special gift: "perhaps an autographed nail file or similar." Earlier this year, Abdul testified as an expert witness in attempts to clean up the dirty nail salon industry.

This ruling is yet another blow to the credibility and career of Abdul's accuser:

[Losing American Idol contestant Corey Clark] was dumped from "American Idol" in 2003 because he failed to reveal a prior arrest. In July, the Sacramento County district attorney's office decided not to press criminal charges against Corey for a hotel food fight that got out of control.

Posted at 06:49 AM | Comments (1)

Caption this Chelsea Clinton pic

Please, don't do blue.

UPDATE:

Posted at 01:51 PM | Comments (6)

Guess The Celebrity Butt

Welcome to this week's edition of GTCB!

Today, one of our favorite celebrities was caught by our team of papparazzi doing yoga on her balcony. Can you guess who the yoga-togs clad butt here belongs to?

If you give up, here's a clue, and here's another one.

If you're still stumped, here she is taking a bow. I know I wish I were her "Friend"!

Via this, and don't forget that my collections of her other pictures starts here.

Posted at 03:38 PM | Comments (0)

It's good to know that Kathy Ireland is safe

Yesterday's deadly terrorist bombings in London were indeed tragic. But, there is one bright spot that I and all America can be thankful for: Kathy Ireland was in London at the time, saw the news reports on the telly, and is now back safe in France:

...This morning I woke up [in London] to one of my best friends in a complete panic. We were to have breakfast, but her teenage daughter was interning at the British Museum, and she had just heard of "the power surge" that had occurred...

My immediate instinct was to get out of the city as soon as possible. But there was not a cab to be found, and the car services didn't have anything, so I got dropped of by Hammersmith Bridge thinking if all else failed I'd hitch to Gatwick... Tragedies like this bring the best out in people. All of a sudden you look at people differently. They are not trying to mug or make a pass at you. There was real pure human compassion and camaraderie wherever I was today. I got to Gatwick thinking that the airports would be closed, but I made an earlier flight to Toulouse and I'm so thankful to be here in the depth of the countryside surrounded by my horses, dogs and cats...

Once again: is the Huffington Post a satire site? Are they all having us on?

Posted at 11:10 AM | Comments (0)

Leland Yee's most important legislation ever

Pictured above are California's Assmblymn Leland Yee and Lonewacko heartthrob Paula Abdul. The former is sponsoring legislation for tougher hygiene standards at nail salons, apparently prompted by a year-long ordeal suffered by the even-more-foxy-than-before Abdul. In closing, super-sexy Paula remarked:

"I was publicly humiliated... That is why with an open heart and a selfless agenda, I implore you to pass this bill."

I only wish I were a California legislator so I could help make her wish come true.

Note that Leland Yee also proposed feng shui'ing the Capitol, so this is actually a step up for him. He was mentioned in "When is an Asian-Pacific Islander not an Asian-Pacific Islander?" but the main post about him is "Feng Shui, non-citizen voting, and invasive plant species?"

Drawing sight lines on the photo above is left as an exercise.

Posted at 11:25 AM | Comments (0)

Combover Boy wins on appeal

From our WTF file comes, "Tom Leykis Prevails on Appeal in Dismissal of Age Discrimination Lawsuit Brought by Caller". Someone called in to Combover Boy; on the air, CB described the caller as someone who is "not just older than my demographic" but is "the grandfather of my demographic." CB went on about how his demo is much younger, and the caller wasn't welcome to call in, etc. etc. Said caller sued, claiming that the radio station was a public accomodation and he had been discriminated against.

Apparently "Tom Leykis" is Combover Boy's real name, so you learn something new every day.

Previously: "More bad news for Phil Hendrie?"

Posted at 09:12 PM | Comments (1)

Well, I'm back from Santa Maria

And, what a trip it was! I spent a total of 118 days in Santa Maria camped outside the courthouse, cheering on MJ, or "Little Mikey" as I call him. Surrounded by other fans of the King of Pop, we quickly formed a tight-knit community united by our love for the world's most famous singer. Ah, the memories. I'll be posting full reports and pictures to my MJ blog.

Now that I'm back, I can resume full blog coverage here at Lonewacko. Our first and only coverage of MJ is this column from Robert Hilburn: "Long Before Trial, Hints of a Destructive Obsession".

BTW: Those of you who appreciate fine satire might want to see "The marketeers have invaded Blogdom". That's something I wrote some years ago about Duke, Sun's mascot for Java. If you don't know who Duke is, you probably won't get it, but anyway, I tried to write it in the trademarked Hilburn style.

UPDATE: Just to make it clear, I was never in Santa Maria. I've driven through there a few times, but I don't know if I've ever stopped. And, yes, this is indeed our first, last, and only coverage of the MJ matter. And, yes, it took my continual interest in laughing at Robert Hilburn (or at least his style) to finally get me to post on this matter. Let's never speak of MJ again.

Posted at 11:39 AM | Comments (0)

David Hasselhoff partly "responsible for a lot of world peace"

This is from May 1, but consider it a classic. At the recent Bollywood Movie Awards - held in Atlantic City - Mitch Buchanan a.k.a. David Hasselhoff won the award for international star of the year.

Over to Mitch:

"I'm proud of shows like Baywatch and Knight Rider because it's about saving lives, not taking lives," he told Reuters.

"It's entertainment, it's tongue in cheek, it brings the world together," he said, adding that the entertainment industry was a powerful force for good in the world.

"I think it's responsible for a lot of world peace," Hasselhoff said, adding that he was hoping to work in India soon on a project based on a series of romantic novels.

"I never knew exactly how to get there. Now I've got this (award) it's like my key to India," he said.

As everyone knows, David Hasselhoff is a Megastar in Deutschland, but what few know is his impact on the world stage: "Did David Hasselhoff really help end the Cold War?" See also "Hasselhoff ready to make Knight Rider return" for more good news.

The picture has nothing to do with the awards or Hasselhoff, it's just some eye candy from the older post "Today's news from India".

On a personal note, I met someone from the German consulate. One of her jobs was to go out to (the street outside) David Hasselhoff's house and collect her countrygirls who'd come to L.A. hoping to meet the Megastar himself and had not only been unsuccessful but had run out of Geld as well.

Posted at 07:51 PM | Comments (1)

How about some Jennifer Aniston pictures!

Don't think of her as the portrayer of an odious yuppie. Think of her as a classic beauty. Here's my previous Jennifer Aniston collection.

Because one or more of these sites might be a bit dodgy, I'm using tinyurl.com. Visit at your own risk:

tank top in window
sitting on floor barefoot
flashing... kinda
barefoot in lime
artsy closeup
in a bikini screengrab
leopard skin bikini
calf in the way

UPDATE: Br'er Drudge reports:

THE mystery of the Brad Pitt-Jennifer Aniston breakup has been solved, the NY POST reported on Wednesday. Aniston has finally broken her silence to Leslie Bennetts, who will write up the interview for VANITY FAIR.

Contrary to early speculation, "She told Bennetts she did want babies with Brad, and that starting a family wasn't the issue... The issue was Brad cheated . . . and she is appalled by the 'family photos' coming out in W."

Brad and Angelina Jolie posed with pretend kids as one big happy family in the upcoming monthly.

Posted at 12:24 PM | Comments (1)

Huff my blog

Business 2.0 reports that Arianna Huffington is starting a megablog:

...Based in New York and staffed with a full complement of editors, the Huffington Report appears to be a culture and politics webzine in the classic mold of Salon or Slate. It will have breaking news, a media commentary section called "Eat the Press," and its most interesting innovation, a group blog manned by the cultural and media elite: Sen. Jon Corzine, Larry David, Barry Diller, Tom Freston, David Geffen, Vernon Jordan, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Harry Evans and his wife, Tina Brown. That's just to name a few, and Huffington is still recruiting...

Apropos of nothing, that caused me to visit ariannaonline.com, which links to resignation.com. In turn, resignation.com links back to ariannaonline.com. No doubt somewhere at ariannaonline it links to another of her "projects", thedetroitproject.com, which was designed to get us hoi polloi to drive smaller cars than Arianna and her friends. Needless to say, thedetroitproject.com links back to ariannaonline.com. And, here's the kicker: they're all on the same IP address. Let's turn to Craig from google:

Anonymous Coward:

Why in this day and age does google continue to penalize sites that are virtual hosted? With ip addresses becoming harder to get/justify every day why does google discount the relevance of links that don't come from a unique ip address. Please don't just deny it, I think the Internet community deserves an explanation.

Craig:

I can't just deny it? What are my other choices? [:)] Actually, Google handles virtually hosted domains and their links just the same as domains on unique IP addresses. If your ISP does virtual hosting correctly, you'll never see a difference between the two cases. We do see a small percentage of ISPs every month that misconfigure their virtual hosting, which might account for this persistent misperception--thanks for giving me the chance to dispel a myth!

Unfortunately, they didn't ask him the more important question: will google penalize me or my friend Arianna for interlinking our sites together while they're on the same IP? Would I and my close personal buddy Arianna get more hits if we hosted each separate domain on its own, distinct Class C IP? Frankly I don't know, but I've heard rumors. There's more on that here, here, here, and here.

Posted at 11:20 AM | Comments (0)

Britney Spears X-es X-Files star - out of Malibu!

Former X-Files star David Duchovny and wife Tea Leoni are moving out of Malibu - because of Britney Spears!

Party Girl

Says x-X-Files thespian Duchovny: "Britney moved in a couple of months ago, and since then it's been crazy."

Paparazzi

Former spooky TV star Duchovny continues: "The other day I was walking to a restaurant and there were photographers in front, and they took a picture of me... I asked, 'What's going on?' and they said, 'We're waiting for Britney.' I knew they weren't waiting for me."

Source? No, it's not the L.A. Times' Hot Properties column. It's from Contactmusic.com via Ananova.

Posted at 05:17 PM | Comments (1)

OK, that's it, I've been converted to the Raelian Revolution

Everyone's favorite wacky New Age religious cult/group the Raelians held a photo-op/parade in Miami on Sunday:

Decked in goddess garb -- butterfly wings, pasties and sparkly purple wraps -- the seven women marched from Washington Avenue to Alton Road, carrying signs and passing out fliers to bring others to the cause. They were joined by three men -- one a buff, blonde massage therapist from Switzerland who wore only a Speedo.

''The body is beautiful and we should be free,'' said Donna Newman, a Miami Raelian who handles the group's public relations...

You can see Donna and her friends on this page.

I'm having trouble choosing between Norma ("It's in the action that you see the manifestation of your consciousness"), the aforementioned Donna, Nadine (a High school French teacher), or the above-pictured Lisa ("Spread our wings to the harmony of Infinity... to celebrate our dreams!") What's that? I don't have to choose?

Posted at 11:31 AM | Comments (0)

I'm embarrased for both UPI and the Middle East North Africa Financial Network

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2005 12:21:44 PM EST

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Film star, movie director and businessman Jackie Chan has put his Beverly Hills, Calif., home on the market for $6.7 million...

The actor's 7,600-square-foot Los Angeles home has five bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms and three fireplaces, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday...

Sources say UPI and Middle East North Africa Financial Network should be embarrased for paying any attention to the LAT's Hot Properties column.

In other worthless news, "Scarlett Johansson complains about LA". You can read an older satire about a commercial she did here.

Posted at 09:27 PM | Comments (0)

Alanis Morissette? I call her "Janus" Morissette.

Singer Alanis Morissette becomes U.S. citizen; keeps Canadian citizenship:

...The singer was among some 4,500 people who took the citizenship oath during a ceremony last week at the Los Angeles Convention Center. But Morissette isn't turning her back on Canada - she's maintaining dual citizenship. "I will never renounce my Canadian citizenship. I consider myself a Canadian-American..."

When it came time for the national anthem [at her "citizenship" ceremony], Morissette said, "I wanted to walk up to one of the officials to ask if I could sing the anthem."

Instead, concertgoers at her Los Angeles show that evening were treated to an impromptu version of the Star Spangled Banner during her set...

Now, contrast that with the article "Morissette to headline Canadians at Expo '05" from just ten days ago:

Crowds will be singing ``O Canada" with Alanis Morissette and getting swept up in the drama of Anne Marie MacDonald's epic stories about the country in an elaborate national pavilion at Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan.

Morissette will headline Canada's gala concert, revealing her new patriotic fervour. She wrapped herself in the Canadian flag hosting last year's Junos and it seems she does not want to leave the Maple Leaf love-in...

Nothing like playing both sides of the imaginary fence. I note also that the Yahoo report on this that was linked to by Drudge said she was 30 years old. I know better.

See also the similar remarks from another celeb in "James Bond turned, now double agent".

Posted at 12:55 PM | Comments (0)

Beam me up, Ward

Posted at 12:12 PM | Comments (1)

"North Korea wants Czech ban of 'Team America'"

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - North Korea's embassy in Prague has demanded that the film "Team America: World Police" be banned in the Czech Republic, saying the movie harms their country's reputation, a report said Saturday...

Posted at 05:11 PM | Comments (0)

Scott Baio: "Look, I'm no idiot. Don't treat me like one."

Now this is a brush with celebrity I would have liked to have had: Scott Baio Doesn't Know How To Validate His Parking Ticket.

Posted at 02:10 PM | Comments (0)

One down, ten thousand to go

Oliver Stone - upset over the reception received by his last two oeuvres - is moving to France.

Posted at 10:06 AM | Comments (0)

"It's nice to see that democracy is alive and well, at least on the People's Choice Awards"

Whoo hoo! Michael Moore has won a People's Choice Award! The people, script kiddies, and voting bots have spoken.

Comments here and here.

(Titular quote from Martin Sheen.)

Posted at 09:09 PM | Comments (0)

Jennifer Aniston naked

[Important updates below]

Don't we all wish?

However, the sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the writer's assistant who worked for Friends for four months proceeds and is getting some attention from AP.

From "'Friends' lawsuit takes on tradition":

But if the tradition of the raucous, freewheeling "writers room" is the Hollywood status quo, Amaani Lyle is fighting it. The 31-year-old former writer's assistant for "Friends" has filed a lawsuit that has landed before the California Supreme Court.

Lyle alleges the raw sexual remarks that peppered writers' work sessions and conversations added up to harassment, even though they weren't aimed directly at her or other women in the room.

Her suit, which also alleges demeaning remarks were made about blacks and constitute racial harassment, names "Friends" producers Warner Bros. Television Productions and Bright Kauffman Crane Productions, as well as writers Adam Chase, Greg Malins and Andrew Reich.

Lyle worked for four months in 1999 before she was told she was a poor typist and fired. But Lyle, who is black, claims she was let go after pressing for black characters on the sexually charged NBC comedy about six pals in New York....

So, if I were fired for suggesting they introduce a character named Ozmodiar, I could sue too?

Now, here's the funniest part of the article:

"It's always very hard to describe the process of what writing a comedy series is really about," ["Murphy Brown" creator Diane English] said. "It involves so critically the ability to completely be open and let yourself go. It's the only way the really truly funny stuff is born."

For the even funnier bits, see the excerpts from the suit:

...74. [Three of the writers] regularly discussed making the character Joey a serial rapist...

...77. [Three of the writers used the terms] "dick," "schlong," and "cock."

...83. I can recall sitting around waiting to go home while writers were sitting around pretending to masturbate and continually talking about schlongs.

UPDATE: OK, so the title of this post is a bit mean. I mean, I don't have any pictures of Jennifer Aniston naked. However, here are some interesting Jennifer Aniston pics. Note that some of these sites are questionable, might have popups or worse, etc.:

clothed, squatting

big pic, fake or real?, naked on stomach, face + partial butt

older; might be fake; hiding her nips

older; long straight blonde-highlighted hair; barefoot; bordello setting

older facial triptych

older facial closeup

a "spicy" jennifer aniston gallery; appear to be real

as a waitress in Office Space

You can buy the Office Space DVD here:

questionable foreign gallery

side butt in jeans shot; more here; warning: questionable site

And, my favorite so far:

big facial pic with a cherry in her mouth (warning: questionable foreign site)

A personal note to Jennifer: I'm sorry to hear about your breakup with Brad Pitt. Over time I hope you will recover from this unfortunate incident. Remember, there are many bloggers out here that care.

UPDATE 2: Man, that cherry pic is something else. Here are more Jennifer Aniston links.

UPDATE 3: Holy moley! Jen has had her sharks send letters about a new crop of photos that they claim photog Peter Brandt took from a mile away. Do you know how far a mile is? C'mon. He says it was only 300 yards, and topless pics are hard to sell anyway.

But, don't despair, as some other very interesting photos have been located here, here, here, here, and here, all via this. I don't think these are the ones in question. Photos that is.

UPDATE 4: For the ladies: Jennifer Aniston hair style: Sedu or T3 Tourmaline?

Posted at 12:58 AM | Comments (0)

Dan Rather is easy

[Also left as a comment at BigMediaBlog.com]

On Tuesday, CBS Evening News ran a "human interest" report on LA Dog Works, an upscale spa for... dogs. I can only think up three possible explanations: they know someone at CBS, they wrote one cracking hell of a press release, or Dan Rather just couldn't resist the opportunity to comment on "those wacky Hollywoodians, what will they think of next?"

Today, CBS Evening News had another human interest story, but this seemed quite a bit more worthy. Nevertheless, I was confused.

The piece showed two "elves" pushing a cart containing a computer down a hospital hallway. The voiceover explained that Santa was there to visit terminally-ill children, and Santa was shown delivering live, personalized messages to a couple of children.

Now, if you're like me, you would be sitting there saying over and over to yourself, "Why couldn't they have found a Santa who could make a visit in person?" I originally thought it might be because the kids had contagious diseases, but that didn't appear to be the case. So, I was - foolishly as it turns out - mystified.

The mystery was soon solved when the voiceover announced this was a demonstration of a new camera phone from Cisco Systems.

This same PR event made NBC4, WISTV, and a couple others:

(Boston, Massachusetts-NBC) Dec. 17, 2004 - Some Boston children too sick to leave the hospital got their own chance to see Santa before Christmas.

For the first time Santa made a very special "Cyber Stop" at Children's Hospital. Rob Lopez of Cisco Systems explains, "What we are doing is connecting kids with the North Pole, and we are doing it with the magic of the Internet."

Cisco Systems of California donated their technology for the day to allow patients and visitors of the hospital to link up with Old St. Nick, "What they do is they step up to the phone, simply push a speed dial button and over the Internet they are connected to the North Pole..."

Down in Texas, they call that a whoppin' good press release.

Posted at 08:09 PM | Comments (0)

Debbie Schlussel pictures

Here's one with terrible lighting and everything else:

And here's one with better lighting but with Debbie Schlussel's conservative assets less visible:

Here's another horrible picture of Sean Hannity with Janeane Garofalo. Can't this guy get the VRWC to spring for a better photog?

The other pictures at Hannity's site are pretty funny.

TO DO: crop out Sean Hannity, remember the Golden Ratio.

Posted at 01:12 PM | Comments (5)

We all knew this day would come

Sad, sad news:

He fulfilled his teacher’s prophecy that the so-called “nerd” would have the last laugh in the end.

But “Jeopardy” phenom Ken Jennings’ laughing days may be coming to a close, game show gurus say. After a 74-game winning streak that earned him more than $2.5 million, rumor is abuzz that Jennings’ reign is about to end.

Or rather, those in the know — audience members and fallen foes — claim he was dethroned months ago. But in the not-so-tightlipped game show universe, these prescient souls claim that the fatal blow will air at 7:30 p.m. tonight. [IMPORTANT NOTE: local air time may vary -- LW]

The rumors, experts claim, could have some merit. Telltale signs include an ABC “Nightline” behind-the-scenes peek at Jennings’ life, set to air later in the evening; and a party of Jennings’ defeated comrades, also slated for tonight...

Posted at 09:43 AM | Comments (0)

What happened to Drudge?

He hasn't updated his site for a couple days now. Did a "turkey stuffing" incident get out of hand? Did forces loyal to Commandante O'Reilly kidnap him from a South Beach club?

Posted at 08:02 PM | Comments (1)

OMG! OMG! You won't believe who I think I just saw!

OMG!

I think - I'm pretty sure - I think I JUST SAW MICHAEL KINSLEY AT THE EAGLE ROCK TARGET!!!!!!

I was so shocked I didn't try to speak to him, but I'm pretty sure it was him! OMG! I almost PMPed! He was about 5'11" 160 with short-cropped hair and wearing a yellow/orange button-down shirt.

Let me put it this way: if it wasn't him, someone looks just like him and wears his glasses!

He had a cart with several items in it and he looked straight ahead all the time with a kind of dour look on his face. I couldn't help but stare at him, but he never looked at me. He must have known I knew who he was. I couldn't help myself and I followed him a bit before he went downstairs with the cart. Despite me staring at him as he went downstairs, he never looked at me. That pretty much tells me he knew I knew who he is.

If you're Michael Kinsley - or you know him - tell him the guy in the black short pants who yelled "Aren't you Michael Kinsley" after him was me!

Posted at 09:39 PM | Comments (0)

James Bond turned, now double agent

Brosnan officially an American citizen: Pierce Brosnan decided to become an American because he wants the right to vote for John Kerry in the upcoming presidential election...

Brosnan, who will retain dual citizenship, add: "I found a whole new life and identity in America. (But) my heart and soul will forever be Irish."

Posted at 11:10 AM | Comments (0)

Moore admits Disney 'ban' was a stunt; PETA tells Moore to lose weight

It's a Mikey Moore two-fer!

First, he admits the "ban" was all a jolly jape:

Less than 24 hours after accusing the Walt Disney Company of pulling the plug on his latest documentary in a blatant attempt at political censorship, the rabble-rousing film-maker Michael Moore has admitted he knew a year ago that Disney had no intention of distributing it...

(Via Jane Galt)

To make matters worse, PETA is starting to eat its own and has called Mikey on his porciness:

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has selected the gadfly filmmaker as one of its"Flab Five" and is treating him to a Veg Eye for the Fat Guy makeover. "Looks like the 'Downsize This' author has been doing too much supersizing," notes PETA.

(Via DailyPundit)

Posted at 03:34 PM | Comments (3)

More proof that 'Friends' sucks

When clicking through channels every month or so I stop and watch about 30 seconds of Friends. Just to imagine what Jennifer Aniston looks like "down there." But, I immediately become disgusted with these yuppie scum and switch channels.

Now, a former 'Friends' writer's assistant is suing Warner Bros. et al. for sexual harrasement allegedly committed by the writers for the wacky hit comedy. It gives a window onto their wacky little world:

58. I saw ['Friends' writer] Greg Malins draw in the coloring book the vaginal area of a cheerleader who had her dress up and legs open.

...68. I heard ['Friends' writer] Chase once rhetorically asked [sic] the group, of Cox and Arquette, "do you think they fuck in the dressing room". [sic]

...74. [Three of the writers] regularly discussed making the character Joey a serial rapist...

...77. [Three of the writers used the terms] "dick," "schlong," and "cock."

...83. I can recall sitting around waiting to go home while writers were sitting around pretending to masturbate and continually talking about schlongs.

The writer's assistant appears to be a black female; she complains about white males receiving better treatment. So, not only is it a study in the creative processes behind 'Friends,' it's a study in paranoia and extreme sensitivities.

UPDATE: An update is available in "Jennifer Aniston naked". No, she's not nude, we - including, allegedly, the Friends writers - just wish she was.

Posted at 01:15 PM | Comments (6)

Would you buy a Kevin Spacey expose?

Kevin Spacey's older, apparently far less-successful brother has the goods on Kevin:

"I've got over 1,000 photos," [Spacey brother and $100 per night Rod Stewart impersonator and drummer Randy B Fowler] said. "I've been obsessive about this. I've got his diaries and the full story."

Posted at 10:50 PM | Comments (5)

MorfordBot is back

S.F. Chronical columnist Mark Morford has unfortunately returned from his hiatus. No news is provided on why he was off for more than a month.

Posted at 01:13 PM | Comments (0)

Why couldn't Janet have done this?

I'm pretty sure Janet would have looked better from this angle.

Posted at 11:55 AM | Comments (0)

Banned in France!

Mel Gibson's The Passion has been banned in France.

Banned in France?

Anyhoo, I found this both funny and true:

If Mr. Gibson on his own dime made a film of identical quality about a Marxist guerrilla who was tortured to death at the hands of a rightwing ruling junta after being betrayed by a rival insurgency group, you could start engraving his name on an Oscar right now. Bonus points if his father were a cranky old loon who denied Stalin's purges.

Posted at 09:35 PM | Comments (0)

Yes, but will there be a book tour?

NEW YORK (AP) - Janeane Garofalo, the comedian and political activist, is taking her message to the bookstores.

For Those About to Salute, We Will Rock You, a collection of political essays, is scheduled to come out this fall. [As of June 2005, the book still hasn't been released, but you can pre-order it at that link. -- LW]

"The book is like Susan Sontag meets The Onion, but not. ... I just wish it were like that," Garofalo said in statement released Tuesday by her publisher, Simon & Schuster.

Garofalo, a leading opponent of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, is focusing her book on "the abuse of power in finance; the state of our national consciousness; the failures of the Bush administration; and the upcoming presidential election," according to Simon & Schuster.

Posted at 09:30 PM | Comments (0)

Let Janet and Justin perform at the Grammy's!

And, why not? Maybe we'll see some bush this time. At the least, we might get to see Janet Jackson's other boob. Yes, that's right, Janet Jackson's tits. Yes, the teats of Janet Jackson.

But, seriously, would you like to sign the petition I just created? Here's the text:

To: CBS, The Grammy Awards, The American People
Let Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson perform to the best of their abilities at the upcoming Grammy Awards! Please do not attempt to silence or restrain these Superstars in any way!

The unfortunate incident at the Big Game was just that: an unfortunate incident. As Janet and Justin have stated time and time again, it was simply due to an equipment malfunction. Janet and Justin would not attempt to sully America's enjoyment of the Big Game in any way.

Let Justin and Janet - America's top and beloved Superstars - express themselves at the upcoming Grammy Awards free of hindrance, delay, or other restriction!

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

Posted at 11:16 PM | Comments (0)

Tito, Jermaine Jackson to reunite!

YELLOWKNIFE, YUKON -- ESPN has announced that Tito and Jermaine Jackson will appear at halftime during the upcoming 'Stihl LumberSports' competition to be held in Yellowknife. The competition pits lumberjacks against each other to see who can saw, chop, and fell the most lumber in the shortest time.

Representatives of Mssrs. Jackson indicated that a bang-up show was planned. "It will have a lumberjack theme, complete with some spectacular sword-fighting. The nation should prepare to be shocked!" they stated.

Posted at 07:41 PM | Comments (0)

Janet Jackson's left tit has issued the following Press Release

NEVERNEVERLAND, CA -- Justin Timberlake was supposed to rip the cover off me. Not the right one, me. I was the one wearing the pastie. I was ready to go. But, no. Janet kept telling that numbnuts "Remember, Justin. Not the forkhand side. Rip off the non-Forkhand side."

Instead, he must have got confused. Call it poetic justice.

Oh, and as for that star thing? It's a freaky Jackson Family thing involving Satanism and white wine.

On behalf of myself, Janet, and my friend to my right, I would like to apologize to everyone in America and around the world. I am truly sorry for ruining America's Big Game. I apologize once again for tainting America's celebration with my classless, crass and deplorable stunt. Our nation's children and citizens deserve better.

Posted at 05:19 PM | Comments (0)

Wow! What a Big Game!

I haven't seen a Big Game like that in a while! Most Big Games are usually blowouts or snoozathons, but not this one. I thought the Panthers were going to win, but the Patriots guy kicked the ball through at the last minute!

And, the commercials! Remember when the guy from that TV show did the thing he did?

And, the boobies! I'm sure MTV won't be producing any more half-time shows for a while!

Hopefully, next Big Game half-time MTV will be able to top this. Like, a Lesbian kiss between Nanci Pelosi and Teresa Heinz-Kerry.

Posted at 08:35 PM | Comments (0)

The Lonewacko Review

The West Wing
Watching a Louis "Calypso Louie" Farrakhan speech would be horrifying, but also entertaining. I recently saw my first episode of The West Wing. It was a bit like a Farrakhan speech, only not so horrifying.

President Sheen (Joshua Bartlett) wanders from room to room and situation to situation, dispensing wisdom and humility to staffers, press, and the general public like a liberal Mike Brady.

Almost all the Democrats are young, attractive, sexy, vibrant, somewhat multicultural/multiracial/multigendered, caring, and, most of all, earnest. Even the older Democrats are vibrant. America is truly in good hands with this crew. They truly do know what's best. A featured Republican is a young blonde bimbo lawyer; the rest of the few other Republicans are Old White Oppressors.

One of President Sheen's advisors screems a gun-control rant into the screen, and the Republican answer is silenced by the pen of Aaron Sorkin.

First Lady Stockard Channing is upset that President Sheen didn't mention the Violence Against Women Act in his SOTU speech.

On the Sorkin Scale, The West Wing gets 3.5 rocks.

The Apprentice
Survivor sucks. Seriously, they're graded on how can shoot arrows into plates? The Wild Rules (ESPN) was a lot better, but most of what they did consisted of orienteering. It would have been better if they'd bagged a peak or two.

The Apprentice is something I can relate to a bit better than other reality shows. For instance, the contestants competed to see who could get various items for the greatest discount off of retail. As someone who frequently tries to negotiate various things, that's something I can understand.

In another competition, they had to dream up an advertising campaign for a new airline. They got the full use of an ad agency, and the only downside was that they might get fired by Trump.

The two episodes I've seen so far don't drag on unlike other reality shows. Two problems are running out of good ideas for competitions and people getting tired of Trump.

Another problem is that most of the contestants are neither street smart nor book smart. None of them are exactly self-starters.

On the Sorkin Scale, The Apprentice gets 4 rocks.

Posted at 09:25 PM | Comments (0)

"What You Need to Know About Tenacious Katie"

Facts & Figures: What You Need to Know About Tenacious Katie

• As a child, she was active in track, gymnastics and cheerleading.

• In college, she served as an associate editor of her campus newspaper.

Posted at 09:53 PM | Comments (1)

The script from Mr. Barbra Streisand (James)'s new movie

Drudge is promising to print excerpts from the supposedly anti-Reagan TV movie in the near future.

Posted at 08:33 PM | Comments (1)

I'm going to see "Passion Play" 100 times

Gosh I dislike most movies. Some movies are good, especially those that have aged a while. And, the best kind are those that are on TV, so I don't need to directly send my money to support the extravagant lifestyle of a societal parasite. If I ever paid the $8 or $10 or so to see some Hollywood movie, for the next several months I would be kicking myself over the $0.05 or so of that amount that Drew Barrymore or Lucy or Cameron or Jerry Bruckheimer or whoever got. What did they spend it on?, I would wonder. Did that 5 cents go towards a few grains of coke? Or, perhaps a couple milliliters of champagne. Perhaps it paid for a 1" square piece of paint on a new Hummer.

Now, people who have no problem with donating their money to such worthy causes, as well as the recipients of their money, are trying to put the hurt on Mel Gibson. Here's a wacky example:

Gibson, of course, is entitled to his beliefs, as is any extremist. But it is troubling when they are given such a powerful forum as the national distribution the film no doubt will receive.

And it is even more troubling when they are given the imprimatur of high-profile mainstream conservatives. It is another clear sign of the increasing tolerance for radicalism among the ranks of conservatives.

Perhaps he could be rehabilitated (hopefully not posthumously) if he attended a reeducation camp for a few years. If he doesn't want to do that, well, there are always the gulags, comrade.

See also "Our Secularist Democratic Party" and "The Godless Party: Media Bias & Blindness— And the Big Story They Missed"

Posted at 11:38 AM | Comments (0)

Mr. Barbra Streisand (James) to star as The Gipper

Top Tinseltown Honchos have tabbed James "Mr. Barbra" Brolin to star as Ronald Reagan in a TV biopic. Maybe it's a passive-aggresive move against Babs putting him on the Other Side.

Posted at 09:20 PM | Comments (0)

Not-so-free speech

Brother Drudge indicates that "Disney/Miramax [are] set to release [a] film depicting [members of the] America[n] military as drug dealers; criminals..." According to the opus' Director, Gregor Jordan:

"Here in the UK no one gets upset, but over there, where the President is fighting these military campaigns in the name of democracy, the first casualty seems to be freedom of speech, the cornerstone of any democracy."

And, according to the film's star, Joaquin Phoenix:

"I don't know why anyone would be offended. It wasn't a movie that was intended to offend. And if we don't show things as they really happen, then what's that about? Censorship!"

I'm as high on free speech as the next blogger. And, I realize that the "free" part doesn't refer to the cost it takes to get that speech out amongst hoi polloi.

However, don't movies kinda blur the line between the already blurred line between commercial and non-commercial speech?

Isn't a movie that costs millions of dollars to make and advertise, and that is expected to earn a profit, much more of a commercial venture than an "artistic" one? Isn't it a bit like referring to the speech content of a line of breakfast cereals?

Just something for Joaquin to think about.

Posted at 10:46 PM | Comments (3)

"Tales from the Left Coast: True Stories of Hollywood's Stars and Their Outrageous Politics"

I haven't read this book, but it looks interesting:

In Tales from the Left Coast, author and political commentator James Hirsen digs deep into the liberal underbelly of Hollywood to reveal how biased politics have corrupted the entire entertainment industry. Through extensive research and scores of interviews, Hirsen uncovers some of the most ridiculous, infuriating, and damning political stunts pulled by celebrities of yesterday and today, and he traces the tangled web of influence the Hollywood elite have over politicians in Washington, D.C.

Just be aware that, like many people, he fails to correctly parse some of Janeane Garofalo's sarcastic statements.

Posted at 12:09 PM | Comments (0)

Do NOT see "Charlie's Angels 2"

I beg of you, please don't see the new Charlie's Angels movie. Not that I've seen it, and not that I ever will. But, for starters, let's look at some of the reviews:

"It's this summer's Cannonball Run."

"Watching Full Throttle is like being pummeled for two hours with a feather duster. It leaves no scars, but you do feel the pain."

"Full Throttle is a movie that could be a preview for itself: a sad reminder of what was, a hint of what might be, and with any luck, the foretelling of what will never be again."

Why the hostility about what is after just a crappy movie? For a hint, see this post from 10/10/2002:

...for the past few days they've been filming a big budget sequel of a certain movie at the Griffith Park Observatory. I know what movie it is, and I'll let you know if you want, but I don't want to give them any publicity so I won't put the name here in this extremely popular space.

What pisses me off is they're taking over the whole friggin' Obs. parking lot. The security guys, backed up by a real off-duty cop, won't let you stand where you can view what's going on...

It's not really the parking lot issue I'm angry about. It's the fact that since they're using public facilities to shoot their movie, and they want the public to go see their movie, the least they could do is let the public get a teensy bit closer. It'd still have been about 200' away, but they wouldn't even begrudge me that. So, I say fuck 'em, and I encourage you to do the same. Let Drew et al pay for their lifestyles some way other than with your money.

Posted at 12:37 AM | Comments (0)

Oscar-nominated director Ang Lee practices Tai Chi

From this article about some movie:

Parts of the "The Hulk" move as slowly as the laid-back martial art of tai chi, which Lee practices each morning.

When I see something like that, I wonder where it came from. I mean, Ang Lee's (whoever the fsck that is) association with Tai Chi is well-known. Did the reporter already know about it? Did the reporter read it in Ang's bio? Did Ang mention it in his interview?

Did the reporter write it down somewhere, knowing he was going to mention it somewhere in his article, and, when he found the opportunity, he used it? Did the reporter watch the scenes and, knowing about the Ang Lee-Tai Chi connection, realize what Ang Lee was getting at?

Here's my version:

The Lonewacko Blog is as thrill-packed as the sports of rock climbing and mountain biking, two sports which Lonewacko occasionally vainly tries to practice.

Posted at 11:59 AM | Comments (0)

Holy goddess of mercy

Tennis legend Iroda Tulyaganova, shown here demostrating the new SportsBra By Bechtel. (This is at one of those geocities-type sites that won't let you inline or link directly to images, but trust me on this.)

Posted at 10:30 PM | Comments (0)

"Did liberal-bashers cost Garofalo her sitcom?"

Unfortunately, it appears that her sitcom "Slice o' Life" has been cancelled:

Is the ghost of Sen. Joe McCarthy alive and well in Hollywood? That is certainly on the minds of many outspoken liberals in Tinsel-town these days. The latest conspiracy theory focuses on the just-announced axing by ABC of very vocal anti-Iraq war activist Janeane Garofalo's new sitcom, ''Slice o' Life...''

[...It was cancelled] just days before the show's pilot was scheduled to be taped in Vancouver, British Columbia.

A source close to Garofalo tells this column the actress and comedian was furious by the last-minute change and believes it's yet another example ''of a network bowing to the perceived power of the Bush administration. ... Janeane is convinced her politics and all the hate mail the right-wing lobby stirred up during the war is what is behind all this.''

An ABC spokeswoman denies that, saying this was a decision based strictly on the artistic merits (or lack thereof) of the show--with Garofalo's politics ''never coming into the decision-making process whatsoever.''

How can there be a conspiracy theory already? There's only four posts at DU.

As for McCarthyism, there's a long but interesting summary of how he was "bad news" here. Just because McCarthy might have been a "vicious smear artist" doesn't mean there weren't commies in Hollywood: "The Hollywood angle is different. They were Communists. They lied and dodged the question before the HUAC and the media now claims they were NOT Communists... [links in which they admitted they inserted commie propaganda in scripts, etc.]"

I don't think Garofalo is a Commie or a traitor. She just needs to be sent to the Lonewacko Reeducation Camp.

Posted at 12:02 AM | Comments (2)

LuAnne Platter, for real

Insty links to this FL court case involving prior restraint. While the legal aspects are troubling, I'd imagine that it will be reversed if there's an appeal. But, that's not why this is here.

This is here because I think I've found the real-world LuAnne Platter. LuAnne, you will recall, is a character on King of the Hill who performs with a group of puppets called the Manger Babies. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Starrletts!

UPDATE: Her comics get panned here.

Posted at 01:40 PM | Comments (1)

If I don't see John Derbyshire, can I keep my $35?

I previously blogged that NRO's Derb was going to be in L.A. autographing his book tomorrow.

I just checked out the link, and now I find out the least I could pay to get in - even just for a one-day pass to the BookExpo - is $35. Er, no.

Posted at 07:48 PM | Comments (0)

"I don't have much respect for Bush" - Avril

According to this shocking report about an Avril Lavigne press conference from last month:

Canadian superstar... Avril Lavigne... recently made some brave and outspoken comments about the war in Iraq following the Juno Awards in Ottawa on Sunday.

She told reporters at a press conference that she opposed the war and supported the Prime Minister's decision to keep Canadian troops out of the conflict. She admitted that she did not follow the news on a daily basis, and said, "I'm not a really political person," but also said that she knew the "obvious things." The 18-year old Juno-winner went on to say,

"I don't have respect for the people that made the decisions to go with the war. I don't have much respect for Bush. He's about war, I'm not about war - a lot of people aren't about war."

"It's hard for me to talk about the war, " Avril told reporters, "I don't really know what to say but I can say that I'm really proud that our Prime Minister didn't fight."

If you're expecting me to say something smart here, well, can it. I respect Avril and her opinions!

I also respect the opinions of Mindy Sterling (who played the PeeWee character in the Austin Powers films): "I'm a Gore fan"

And, here's former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic on "Democrazy."

In less funny news, Jay Thomas, who I think is pretty darn funny, is apparently one of them too.

Look, you can play this game too! There are about 100 "liberal" "artists" listed at - natch - liberalartists.com, complete with their wacky, braindead quotes.

The moderator of the site is no brain surgeon either:

[in 1998, illustrating his] outdated musical taste... Bush as Governor of Texas, declared May 15 'ZZ Top Day'

Well, as much as I dislike classic rock, I gotta tell you 70s ZZ Top was pretty good. Sure, they lost it when they started in with the hot rod music videos and the velvet geetars, but before then they were a more than passable bluesy band. But, whatever.

At least two of the Backstreet Boys are "known Republicans."

Posted at 07:36 PM | Comments (0)

Sidney Blumenthal is not who you think he is

Jaysus Gawd please let it be over. Last night at this same time I was taking a short but nice hike in Griffith Park; jogging from rock to rock, seeing a bunny rabbit, avoiding rattlesnakes and ticks.

Tonight I and about 100 mostly older mostly "liberals" are sitting here in the Mark Taper Auditorium at the Los Angeles Central Library listening to Sidney Blumenthal pitch his book.

The downward spiral began when he was introduced as a gifted writer, a good journalist with a true sense of history. Historians of the future will supposedly peruse his work to determine exactly what went on in the Clinton years. And, we were exhorted to vote with our wallets and buy his book, for books would be available for sale in the lobby, and they would be signed by the author himself.

Now, here's Sid:

as early as 1995, Clinton ("C") was discussing terrorism... gleefully describing how C captivated Newtie and how the Repubs sent in minders when C and Newtie spoke, C had such a pull over Newtie... "pseudo-scandals" and "false stories" like Whitewater... describing the first time he met C, didn't know whether he was destined for greatness or not, but when he saw C carting around a tough book about poverty he did see that C was serious indeed... describing in nauseating detail how great and intelligent C was... even when he was playing card games (he was a card counter, by the way) he still would interrupt what you were saying to correct a nuance of your speech or proposal... C, when he needed to think, would rearrange things on his desk... Ken Starr was an inquistor, searching for a man for a crime... C loved to play games, even keeping those with whom he was to meet waiting... C was a true multitasker... Ken Starr sought to intimidate Blumenthal... supression of black vote in FL really happened... Clinton was recently polled as the third best President in U.S. history [well, not quite]... C was upset with the 22nd Amendment preventing him from winning 2000, he woulda whupped them Repubs but good...

"But," comes a question from the audience (paraphrased), "wasn't Clinton himself to blame for that minor scandal about the girl in the beret?"

"It was foolish, and it gave ammo to our enemies. I told Clinton that, and he agreed." [whether he hung his head in shame for a moment or consulted with his Spiritual Advisor was not disclosed]

Nevertheless, C soldiered on, despite this "private error."

Blumenthal wasn't involved in the Marc Rich pardon, but apparently Ehud Barak called C three times pushing for the pardon, as apparently Rich was a Mossad asset (?) Plus, C had found a loophole involving the legalities of the case.

As for the ChiComs giving money to C, he was completely absolved of any involvement in that matter.

Another audience question (paraphrased): "Why hasn't our hero C spoken out about all the evil that is the Shrub Administration?"

Well, apparently, C is proscribed in what he can say. He's thinking of Hillary.

As for the real reason I went there:

Me: "What do you think of [blogger's name deleted]?"
Sid, a slight smile creeping over his face, says that he occasionally reads that blog.
Me:"Are you [blogger's name deleted]?"
Sid: "No, are you?"
Me: "No"
Sid: "I've never communicated with [blogger's name deleted]. If you do, tell him I said hi."

So, there you have it. Sidney Blumenthal is not [blogger's name deleted].

Sully has a scathing and hilarious review of his book here, and there's a selection of quotes about it here. Chris Hitchens takes a whack here.

UPDATE: He was also asked which were the news outlets which unfairly persecuted Clinton. He put the NYT and the WaPo in the camp of those who just dug and dug into the Monica story. But, the LA Times drew praise for their fair and balanced coverage.

Also, although no one has brought it up, I want to make a couple things clear. First our exchange above wasn't hostile; it was a good-natured exchange. And, I'm omitting the name of the blogger because he's a POS, and even if I sent one hit his way it would be too many. But, it's who you're thinking of. If who I'm referring to is unclear, see the end of this interview. The blogger referred to above is the one mentioned in the interviewer's question.

I also don't think he's that unnamed blogger. He's too smart, and why would anyone who, for instance, writes books and one would think would be interested in self-promotion want to hide their identity, especially since they toe the party line? Or, maybe it's all a big publicity stunt, and Blumenthal puts himself into dumb-as-a-box-of-Philly-gym-teachers mode before posting as the unnamed blogger. Not very likely.

Posted at 09:29 PM | Comments (3)

My brushes with celebrities

Inspired by this post, here's a partial list of my brushes with celebrities:

I saw and took pics of Kiefer Sutherland while he was shooting 24 in Griffith Park, but I didn't speak with him.

I yelled rude references to Mark Spitz once.

I briefly did some web work some years ago for a callgirl who (I think) was in Playboy's "Women of the Web" issue. I did the work at her home office. "Would you mind ducking behind this screen for a minute while I show this gentleman in?"

I spoke briefly with Shelley Morrison from Will & Grace and took her pic at a "peace" protest. At the time, I had no idea who she was; lots of people say they're on TV, but I guess she was telling the truth. That page also includes a pic of a KNBC reporter.

I spoke briefly with Christina Gonzalez at another "peace" protest. On TV she looks OK, but in person she's, as the kids say, PHAT.

I saw Louie Anderson at the 7-11 on 3rd and Hauser some years ago; he was cordial.

On the other hand, at the 7-11 on Vine and Beverly, Larry McCormick grunted or something when I said hi to him. Asshole.

I've met Melrose Larry Green a few times; do that count?

I ran into John "Butt Man" Stagliano at an undisclosed location some years ago.

I met Wolf Savage while he was waiting for a bus in Culver City. He's funny.

I met Luke Ford at the bloggers' AFI party a while back. Somehow, I don't think he's going to be the conduit I need to meet Gina Ryder.

A friend's girlfriend was the daughter of the guy who was the truck driver in T2 (or maybe it was just T). I met him. The friend went on to play some action figure at amusement parks and pitch a movie about paintball.

I briefly spoke with KTLA's Walter Richards at the El Pollo Loco on Figueroa near USC a few days ago.

I met the Reverend Ike's "business manager." Together with her limo driver and her dog.

I saw but didn't speak with Lily Tomlin.

I saw (deep inside) Annie Sprinkle and then briefly spoke with her afterwards.

I spoke with Phranc a few times; she's nice.

Some years ago, Sinbad and I went to the same private gym. We worked out alongside each other once, but, out of respect for his great talent, I didn't try to speak with him.

And, last but by no means least, at the cleanup after the L.A. "insurrection/uprising," I was waiting at the shopping center at Washington and Central (?) for them to assemble a crew who were going to sit in the back of my truck to go do the work that others should have done...

Anyway, certainly my greatest celebrity brush was when Edward James Olmos hugged me.

Before you get the wrong idea, it was a manly, macho hug.

Posted at 11:33 AM | Comments (0)

Ladies and Germs, Melrose Larry Green!

Funnyman, sign-waver, and general all-around fellow wacko Melrose Larry Green is selling autographed signs. He's also writing a column for NewsMax.

Somewhere around here I have a Melrose Larry Green For Mayor sign that Mr. Green personally gave me. Unfortunately, it's unautographed, but maybe for $9.95 he'd turn it into a true collector's item.

Posted at 04:12 PM | Comments (0)

"Who Framed John Fund?"

I'm back from the L.A. Rock Gym. I hadn't been there for a while, but I need to go there more often in the future. I broke off a hold, but it was probably already cracked. What's that you say? You, my bloggees, aren't following my every move with the same baited breath as which you follow the various peregrinations and perambulations of Reynolds, et al?

Anyhoo, Insty's still blogging up a storm - or should I say, in a storm - and he points to this interesting Eric Alterman piece exonerating John Fund from the WSJ.

I'd also like to say something here about the L.A. Lakers. I'm a very big fan of the Lakers. I think they're the best team ever! The Lakers rock, the other teams, well, you know the rest! Why, I even have several nice Lakers flags which I have attached to the outside of my vehicle in order to let the rest of my "homies" know that I'm down with the silver and black. Or, is that gold and purple. Or something. In any case, this is truly a sad sad day. I am very sorry not just for the Lakers, but for Los Angeles, for California, and for the whole entirety of humanity. I think I'm just going to spend the next few days engaged in solitary reflection. Was it something that I did? Did I not fully support the Lakers in some way? Would one more flag attached to my phat ride have helped?

Posted at 11:00 PM | Comments (0)

Tim Robbins, distinguished alumnus

The UCLA Alumni Association has selected anti-warrior Tim Robbins to receive their "Edward A. Dickson Alumnus of the Year: This award has been bestowed annually since 1946 upon a distinguished son or daughter of UCLA in recognition of exceptional merit."

In the words of Regent Dickson, the recipient is to be an individual who has rendered "a special and outstanding service to UCLA; or who, by personal achievement, has brought great honor and distinction to the University."

That certainly describes Tim.

The awards will be presented on Saturday, May 17, at 6:30 p.m. at the UCLA Hammer Museum. Linda Alvarez will be presenting the award. It says she graduated in '63, which I find surprising. Even if that's not a typo, I'd like to give her an "award."

Posted at 09:15 PM | Comments (0)

Derbyshire Alert - for real!

The Derb is touring various cities to promote his latest book, and he's going to be in L.A. on May 31.

Posted at 07:33 PM | Comments (0)

Martin Sheen is "not talking to anybody right now."

This article checks in with various anti-war celebs to find out what they're doing since they recently disappeared from sight.

It's all pretty good, but:

But Mike Farrell, star of television's "MASH" and organizer of "Artists United to Win Without War," told Reuters that those who joined the loyal opposition in Hollywood had not been silenced and certainly were not backing down.

Instead, he said, the "huge coalition" of those opposed to the war were gathering strength and preparing to fight another day -- over post-war Iraq, domestic issues and future "preemptive strikes" by the Bush administration...

Garofalo, working hard on her upcoming ABC sitcom, did not respond to interview requests for this story. But she told the Washington Post last week that her anti-war stance had been a "positive" experience that had helped her career.

"Before this I was a moderately well-known character actress," she told the paper. "Now, I'm almost famous."

I'd feel a bit better if she'd get on her knees. You know, to apologize to Bush like she said she would.

Posted at 07:15 PM | Comments (1)

Janeane's in the news again

The LA Weekly article "No Politics, Please, We're American." Here's the money-left-wing-transglobal-progressive bleat:

It hasn't always been this way. Political activism in Hollywood dates back to the 1930s, when many entertainers and writers threw themselves into studio-unionization drives and celebrity-signatured fund-raisers for Republican Spain. The moviegoing public paid little attention to these enthusiasms, but such activities offended some powerful conservatives in government and media — men who quietly bided their time until, after WWII, they had enough clout to lash out with witch-hunts and blacklists. Suddenly people in Hollywood were seen if not as sinister ideologues then as starry-eyed, susceptible dupes whose politics could never be taken seriously.

Conspiracy, paranoia, it's all in the LA Weekly.

Posted at 07:26 PM | Comments (0)

Perky Katie "hopeful" for Saddam's safety?

All this Janeane Garofalo bashing is getting old. Let's bash Perky Katie Couric for a while!

The full exchange went like this:

COURIC: Mik, we only have a few seconds left. But quickly, anymore information about Saddam Hussein's fate?

MIKLASZEWSKI: Not at all. Wild speculation. But U.S. officials insist they still don't know what happened when - after they bombed that site in western Baghdad earlier this week.

COURIC: So, they haven't been able to confirm reports he was taken to Tikrit, and then Mosul, and then hopefully to Syria.

MIKLASZEWSKI: That - that's very unlikely considering the kind of U.S. forces that are arrayed up there.

COURIC: OK, Mik. Thanks.

Posted at 04:27 PM | Comments (1)

"Janeane Garofalo show 'under fire'"

From this:

ABC television is being threatened with a boycott of the network and its advertisers if it airs a show starring outspoken war critic Janeane Garofalo, reports MSNBC columnist Jeannette Walls.

The network is said to be flooded with messages from supporters of the war in Iraq, who are complaining about a sitcom now in development.

Posted at 12:29 PM |