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I always wondered how Big Bird worked...
Kermit Love passed away way yesterday. His death has, inadvertently at least, answered a question I've had since I was a kid. As always this info could serve you well.
Here's the link:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-obit-lovejun25,0,4340388.story
Who...? Oh, that guy.
Curt Smith is 47 years old today. I usually pride myself on knowing the line-ups of most bands, but in this case, if you'd asked me who were the two frontmen of Tears For Fears you would have stumped me! I checked out Curt's Facebook page; seems he only has 488 friends. That's not much more than I have, and he's a (former) rock star!
I've been waiting for this one!!
The Incredible Hulk opens today in an attempt to save the franchise after that disaster in 2003. Given that we saw and heard the filming of this flick in Hamilton last year (many clips on YouTube, by the way) I would think that there will be many Hamiltonians checking it out for that reason alone. I don't know about you but nothing will beat the TV series from the late 70s/'early 80s with Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby.
With that, here's something funny. It's Jimmy Kimmell's take on the new movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne3YC339myg
Boy....this is a surprise!
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is at the top of Forbes' annual list of the most powerful celebrities in the world for the second year in a row.
With an annual income of $275 million US and a popular daytime talk show and magazine, Winfrey easily secured her spot at the top of the list of 100 stars, who are ranked based on their fame and fortune, Forbes said. The American magazine released the list Thursday.
Winfrey was also No. 1 in 2007 and 2005. She was supplanted by actor Tom Cruise in 2006.
Following on Winfrey's heels in this year's list was golfer Tiger Woods, who earned an estimated $115 million on and off the course in the past year, Forbes said.
The meaning of the word "celebrity" is in question, indeed!
RODNEY King, the man whose videotaped beating by police officers sparked the 1992 LA riots, was among the bold-faced names checking into VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" yesterday.
Also in "Rehab" are former stripper-turned-"American Idol" Season 1 finalist Nikki McKibbin, actress (and the former Mrs. David Coverdale and Chuck Finley) Tawny Kitaen, model/actress Amber Smith, former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler and Rod Stewart's troubled son Sean Stewart.
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George Michael is coming, but do we really want a WHAM! reunion?
Put the Babysham back in the fridge and pull the shuttlecock out of your shorts: the future of a film about Wham! is in jeopardy.
The band's former manager, Simon Napier-Bell, is planning a lavish chronicle of the hedonistic pop duo's time at the top of the charts and on the bedroom walls of girls - and boys - around the globe. But today he raised doubts over whether founder member George Michael would consent to the use of their music.
There are several people sniffing around my Wham! film," he said, "but I'm not sure any of them will come off because they all require Wham! music in them and George controls that. He will have the yes or no on each script presented. George would want control."
Look for the answers...
I'm in for Peter this week. Be sure to check out this blog because it might win you some prizes!
Hey, check this out: If you are a songwriter (or an aspiring one) you might want to get in on this if the CBC actually fails at its negotiations...
After more than 13 months of negotiations, CBC is saddened to announce that a deal has not been reached with the rights holders for an extension of "The Hockey Theme" - CBC'S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA theme song.
"We share with all Canadians the disappointment of this news, as we feel as strongly about the theme as they do," said Scott Moore, executive director of CBC Sports. "We are proud of the association with the former theme song and are saddened that we were unable to reach a deal, especially when we presented an offer which we believe was not substantively different from what the rights holders had proposed to us. We love the song and know this is a huge disappointment for us and for millions of Canadians. As of today, CBC Sports is moving forward with our plan to have the Canadian public compose the new Hockey Night in Canada theme song."
Max Gets the Axe!
I had commented in an earlier blog entry about the plight of Foreign Affairs minister Maxime Bernier. In that entry, I had said that his relationship with a former Biker-babe was, really, none of our business but that the Conservative party should have taken the steps to nip-it-in-the-bud before it reached the point of public embarrassment, which they did not. That said, yesterday the axe did fall on the beleaguered cabinet minister. What interests me more, though, is the reason for his resignation.
Mr. Bernier did not have a spotless record in his tenure at the Foreign Affairs post. His personal life aside, he was heavily criticized for his choice of mate in Julie Coulliard. But that wasn't all. He had also embarrassed the government for not knowing the current president of Haiti. He promised to fly a relief package to cyclone-ravaged Burma, on a plane that the federal government didn't even have. There's more. He suggested, on a diplomatic trip no less, that Kandahar's Gov. Asadullah Khalid should resign over perceptions of corruption. And last, but not least, it was found to be on his watch that confidential, perhaps even false information was leaked indicating that both Democratic presidential nominees Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were lying about their plans to renegotiate NAFTA.
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