Walt Disney Presents: The Menstruation Story
I have a love/hate relationship with Disney. I’ve been to Disneyland on four occasions, most recently last January, but I don’t consider myself a Disney fan.It’s a strange contradiction, I know, but I think my fascination is with Walt Disney the man as opposed to Mickey Mouse and his minions. I main bit of interest with Walt is how he created an empire based upon fantasy and yet there were skeletons in his closet (like the rumor that he was an Anti-Semite) or his tendency to produce propaganda and documentaries. I realize that the guy was trying to help out but it just seems kinda creepy that he produced The Menstruation Story in 1946. I really have nothing more to offer on this matter besides the aforementioned creepy feeling.
T.R.O.Y. Heath Ledger
Sadly Heath Ledger passed away this afternoon at the age of 28. At this point details are sketch on how the Australian thespian passed on but early indications is that he used pills to cure his ills and maybe to an intentional excess.
So sad. The Oscar nominated actor left a young daughter behind.
* In Production
* 2000s
* 1990s
1. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) (filming)
2. The Dark Knight (2008) (post-production) …. The Joker
3. I’m Not There. (2007) …. Robbie Clark
4. Candy (2006) …. Dan
5. Casanova (2005) …. Casanova
… aka Femur (Philippines: English title)
6. Brokeback Mountain (2005) …. Ennis Del Mar
7. The Brothers Grimm (2005) …. Jacob Grimm
8. Lords of Dogtown (2005) …. Skip
… aka American Knights (Philippines: English title)
… aka Dogtown Boys (Germany)
9. The Order (2003) …. Alex Bernier
… aka The Sin Eater (Australia) (Singapore: English title) (UK) (USA: working title)
… aka Sin Eater - Die Seele des Bösen (Germany)
10. Ned Kelly (2003) …. Ned Kelly
… aka Ned Kelly: Public Enemy No. 1 (Philippines: English title: poster title)
11. The Four Feathers (2002) …. Harry Faversham
12. Monster’s Ball (2001) …. Sonny Grotowski
… aka Bal du monstre, Le (Canada: French title)
13. A Knight’s Tale (2001) …. Sir William Thatcher / Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland
14. The Patriot (2000) …. Gabriel Martin
… aka Patriot, Der (Germany)
15. “Roar” …. Conor (13 episodes, 1997-2000)
- Sweet Bridget (2000) TV episode …. Conor
- The Cage (2000) TV episode …. Conor
- Daybreak (2000) TV episode …. Conor
- Traps (2000) TV episode …. Conor
- Tash (2000) TV episode …. Conor
(8 more)
16. Two Hands (1999) …. Jimmy
17. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) …. Patrick Verona
18. “Home and Away” (1988) TV series …. Scott Irwin (unknown episodes, 1997)
19. Paws (1997) …. Oberon
20. Blackrock (1997) …. Toby Ackland
21. “Sweat” …. Snowy Bowles (1 episode, 1996)
- Just Good Friends (1996) TV episode …. Snowy Bowles
22. “Ship to Shore” (1993) TV series …. Cyclist (unknown episodes)
23. Clowning Around (1992)
Dark Side of the Rainbow
Although the Dark Side of the Rainbow effect has become famous, its origin is murky. In 1994, fans of Pink Floyd discussed the phenomenon on the Usenet message board alt.music.pink-floyd. At that point, knowledge of who first thought of combining the two works, and why, was already lost.
Since then, several waves of attention rippled through popular culture. In August 1995, a newspaper in Fort Wayne, Indiana, published the first mainstream media article[1] about the synchronicity, citing alt.music.pink-floyd. Soon afterward, several fans began creating websites in which they touted the experience and tried to catalog comprehensively the corresponding moments. A second wave of awareness began in April 1997 when a Boston radio DJ discussed Dark Side of the Rainbow on the air, leading to further mainstream media articles and a segment on MTV news.[2]
In July 2000, the cable channel Turner Classic Movies aired a version of Oz with the Dark Side album as an alternate soundtrack.[3] That same month, an episode from season two of the animated television show Family Guy aired that made reference to the effect; entitled “The Story on Page One”, the episode included Peter Griffin saying to Luke Perry, “I’m telling you, Dark Side of the Moon totally syncs up with the Wizard of Oz!” (Also, in the January 2002 episode “Stuck Together Torn Apart,” from Family Guy season three, the character Mort Goldman tells Griffin that he and his wife “like to watch old movies while listening to Hotel California to see if it syncs up in a significant way. And so far, no. Nothing has.”)
In the 2005 film The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz, Pepe the Prawn can be heard to say Those of you who have Dark Side of the Moon, press play now.
Az Cardinals Update
There were minimal Arizona Cardinals update
s for the 2007 season. I did my best to follow the Cards but due to moving to Nor Cal I had almost no access to games and misc. news. In 2008 I’ll do my best to amend this problems. Heck, I’ll start right now.
Leinart Back in the Saddle with Kristin Cavallari
No changing diapers last weekend - Arizona Cardinals QB Matt Leinart was in Vegas partying with old flame Kristin Cavallari, who was celebrating her 21st birthday. Laguna Beach fans (it was a solid show before it turned into the dreck that is The Hills and that horrible Newport Beach garbage) may recall that the two dated during the show’s first season, when he was at USC and she was a high schooler.
If you’re keeping score at home, Hollywood Leinart’s resume, real and perceived: Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Shannen Doherty, Alyssa Milano and Brynn Cameron. Cavallari would probably be his best score, since she lacks in the deranged department, and is actually hot. This puts him firmly in Romo/Brady land, except, you know, he needs to a) stay healthy and b) win a few more games.
Scene and Heard (Review-Journal)
First Friday of 2008 (Vegas Eye)
25 Hottest Sport Wives
Courtesy of Armchairgm.com
25 Hottest Sports Wives
Here are my choices for the 25 hottest sports wives of all time. It includes 6 playboy cover models, a wedding that lasted a whole 274 days, an apperance by Dennis Rodman, and some pretty fantastic pictures. Enjoy.
1. Halle Berry
David Justice. In 1992, Justice hit 21 homers and drove in 72 rbi’s. In 1993, he married Halle Berry and proceeded to hit 40 homers and 120 rbis. I guess a better home life led to a better work life…
Outcome: Divorced (married from 1992-1996)
2. Marilyn Monroe
Joe DiMaggio. When Joe married Marilyn on January 14, 1954, he was challenging Lou Gehrig as the “luckiest man on the face of the earth”. But it ended 274 days later, when Marilyn filed for divorce, which led Oscar Levant to quip that it proved that no man could be a success in two pastimes.
Outcome: Divorced after 274 days.
Dolly Parton Hand Picks Scarlett For Role
Courtesy of http://www.stuff.co.nz/
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Dolly Parton wants Scarlett Johansson to play her in a movie of her life.
The 9 to 5 singer has reportedly been in talks with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes about producing the biopic and is keen for blonde beauty Scarlett to take on the lead role.
A source said: “Dolly is a huge fan of Scarlett and thinks she would be perfect for the role. She has approached Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes to see if they will produce the film.
“She’s really excited about the project, and is determined to have the very best people in town working on it.”
Meanwhile, Dolly recently joked her famous breasts will rise like mountains from her grave when she is dead and buried.
The I Will Always Love You singer hopes fans visiting her final resting place will make pilgrimages by mule to the peaks of her mammary mounds.
Dolly said: “I can just see two big mountains growing up out of my grave, and people going around on mule rides to look at them. Throughout my whole career, I’ve been known for two things - I’m talking about my music and my lyrics!”
Sweet Caroline Revealed
Sweet Caroline has finally been revealed by Neil Diamond as Caroline Kennedy.
“It was a No. 1 record and probably is the biggest, most important song of my career, and I have to thank her for the inspiration,” he said. “I’m happy to have gotten it off my chest and to have expressed it to Caroline. I thought she might be embarrassed, but she seemed to be struck by it and really, really happy.”
I always assumed that Sweet Caroline, as interpreted by Will Farrell, was a bit darker…
Neil Diamond…..Will Ferrell
Gary the Bass Player…..John Goodman
Kenny the Keyboard Player…..Tim Meadows
Neil: Hello, everyone. They told me before I came on this show, that I was supposed to tell the stories behind my most popular songs, and then play them. I said, “Cool let’s do it!” But, Gary over here was a little shy..
Gary the Bass Player: Now, come on, Neil, give me a break, man.
Neil: Ah, ha ha ha ha! This first song.. [ Kenny the Keyboard Player intros “Sweet Caroline”, crowd applauds ] Thank you. That, of course, “Sweet Caroline”. I wrote that song after a big show at the Forum. Gary and I had been drinking pretty heavily, and we were driving..
Gary: [ worried ] Oh, I can’t believe you’re gonna tell this story..
Neil: Ha ha ha ha ha! Yeah, well, we were driving down this dark road, and I hit a kid. [ the crowd is stunned ] So, we got out, and sure enough he was dead. So, we just took off. Pretty fast. And, two hours later, I wrote “Sweet Caroline”. Sweet Caroline. Good times never seemed so good. Thank you.
I Want My HDTV
Swanni’s 10 Sexiest Women in HDTV
By Swanni Washington, D.C. (November 13, 2007)
However, celebrities who are naturally beautiful in real-life look even better in ultra-real HD. Their skin, hair and smile somehow take on an extra radiance, all but overwhelming the viewer with their raw physical attractiveness.
So in honor of true beauty, I am now publishing our third annual…
Swanni’s 10 Sexiest Women in HDTV!
These 10 TV celebrities/actresses are so ‘HDTV hot’ that they could break up your marriage with a single flip of the remote.
So here are this year’s picks for the 10 Sexiest Women in HDTV! (Note: All programming times are eastern.)
Evel Knievel
I am starting to understand how Evel Knievel became an American legend. His is a career of crashing and burning after he failed to deliver on his boasts. From my persepctive America has always embraced winners, the Chicago Cubs aside, and Evel always seemed to fall short of our expectations. But maybe in the turbulent decade of the 1970’s his grandiose proclamations and his never say die attitude towards all challenges was a brief recess from a nation’s failures in democracy and national economy.“You know my appeal,” Knievel said recently. “Risking my life. There are two professions on the face of this earth that will always survive. One’s being a whore…and one is spilling your blood. I’m one of those.”
After reading that quote I was unsure if Evel was referring to himself as a whore or blood spiller. In many ways he is both. He is the one that maintained blatant disregard for his own body and/or spirit all in the name of cash. As a former Reno resident I am for prostitution if it is healthy and this may also may explain why I find the life of Evel fascinating.
Evel became America’s greatest dare devil after a failed careers in insurance sales, motor cycle sales, diamond drill operator, minor league hockey player. Saddled with a growing family, and a lack of cash due to his various failures in the aforementioned adventures, Evel promoted his first show. He promoted a night of thrills as he scheduled himself to jump a twenty foot box of rattle snakes and a pair of moluntain lions. He suceeded and he began a career of self promotion and jumping objects on his motorcycle. For the next few years Knievel moved to bigger and better promotions and along the way developed his signature style of long, risky jumps and recoverying after breaking various bones when his jumps failed.
”In the old days they, the promoters,” Evel said. ”Wanted more and more from me. They wanted me to jump or spill my blood and break my bones. Every time they wanted me to jump further, and further, and further. Hell, they thought my bike had wings.”
Still considered a small time player in the world of entertainment Knievel came across the fountains at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Mesmerized by the possibilities he pitched ABC Wide World of Sports the offer to film him jumping the fountains. They declined but offered to view any film of the stunt and possibly airing the footage if they enjoyed it. Evel agreed and paid out of pocket to have the show filmed. It was a disaster. Evel crashed over the handlebars and stayed in a coma for 29 days. The results on film lived up to his boasts to ABC and they aired his crash. Famed rolled in for Evel as he was unconscious and when he awoke the marekting of Evel began.
By 1971 an estimated $350 million Evel empire of toys was rolling in as he prepared to promote his most famous stunt: The Snake River Canyon. Knievel maintained that he could he jump the Grand Canyon on a rocket powered motor cycle. The federal government refused to let Evel use their property for his promotion so he switched gears and headed north to the Snake River Canyon which is located on private property. The initial test runs by the experimental cycle failed but undaunted Evel ambled up to the stage on September 8, 1974.
The stunt was doomed from the start. As the cycle made its way up the ramp a parachute deployed and created enough drag that Evel never got enough speed to clear the canyon. He made it about two-thirds across the canyon and crashed without injury. Despite the failure the nation’s imagination was captured and Evel’s star continued to rise.
In October of 1976 Evel made his last jump. His stunt involved 14 Greyhound buses. He jumped them succesfully in front of the largest viewing audience ever on ABC’s Wide World of Sports. Th retirement was short lived and he made one more jump in 1977. He crashed and broke both of his arms and a camerman lost an eye.
Since the peak of his fame Evel has fallen on hard times. He has declared bankruptcy and has been satirized as a maverick of a by gone era. Evel is still alive and kicking though his health is an issue in recent days.
The popularity of Evel seems to stem from his ability to create his own challenges and then we watch 
him as he tries to topple them. His greatest foe is his own challenges and the subsequent action. He is a legend by virtue of the simple fact that he is not indestructable but he always seems to come back to fight another day. This might be where the legend of Evel stems from; he was often defeated by the challenges that were put in front of him and yet he always came back again. There is also the macabre associated with the viewing public. We will watch the gore and relish in the misery of others and Evel always delievered the broken bones.
“There are a lot of myths about my injuries,” Evel said. ”They say I have broken every bone in my body. Not true. But I have broken 35 bones. I had surgery 14 times to pin and plate. I shattered my pelvis. I forget all of the things that have broke.”
