Charge(s): Commitment to jail on the original charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
Seen HERE.
Seen HERE.
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Mug Shot Thursday
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Page 1 Consider (08/08)
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Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road
Some sad news from the land of Oz. Margaret Pellegrini, one of the original Munchkins from the 1939 classic movie "The Wizard of Oz," has died. She was 89. Just two of the original 124 Munchkins are still living.
The Associated Press reports:
Pellegrini suffered a stroke Monday at her Glendale home and died Wednesday at a Phoenix-area hospital, said Ted Bulthaup, a Woodbridge, Ill., resident who owns a Chicago theater where Pellegrini and other Munchkins have made special appearances. Bulthaup said he learned of Pellegrini's death from her relatives. Pellegrini has said she was 16 when "The Wizard of Oz" was filmed. She played one of the "sleepy head" kids and wore a flowerpot on her head in the movie. Later, Pellegrini was a guest speaker at grade schools across the Phoenix metropolitan area for many years.
She usually appeared in costume and told stories about her time as a Munchkin, The Arizona Republic reported. She also told children that the "Wizard of Oz" movie was a moral lesson. "There are two roads in life that you can take — the wrong road and the right road," she said. "And remember, there really is no place like home." When asked by the newspaper if the Munchkins had sung for the movie, Pellegrini shook her head. The real singers were "adults, dubbed in," she said. "They just played the record faster so their voices would sound high."RIP, Margaret. And thanks for a lifetime of memories.
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Who's Your Daddy?
FBI to reopen 1964 abduction case of Paul Fronczak after DNA test reveals 49-year-old man is not Chicago couple's son
Quite a bizarre story about a guy who as an infant was found abandoned in a store and was then believed to be the kidnapped son of a couple, only to find out through DNA testing that he actually isn't their son. He wants answers, and I don't blame him. And if he's really that desperate, I'm more than happy to be his daddy for however long he sees fit.
Quite a bizarre story about a guy who as an infant was found abandoned in a store and was then believed to be the kidnapped son of a couple, only to find out through DNA testing that he actually isn't their son. He wants answers, and I don't blame him. And if he's really that desperate, I'm more than happy to be his daddy for however long he sees fit.
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Make a Date With 'Gay New York'
For all my friends who say there are no single gay men looking for a relationship in New York City, you might want to check HERE.
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RIP: Karen Black Is Dead at 74
Very sad to read that the great Karen Black has died at age 74, from complications of cancer. The prolific actress is best remembered for roles in counterculture classics like "Easy Rider," ''Five Easy Pieces" and "Nashville," but to me she will always be Joanne in the film adaptation of "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean." Only Black, with her God-given larger-than-life feminiity, could have played a comely transsexual so perfectly. I also rewatched "The Great Gatsby" recently and had forgotten her Myrtle was one of the film's high points, a classic case of her being the best thing in nearly everything she was in. With more than 100 film credits to her name, she will liveo n forever. But there will never be another Karen Black.
“It is with great sadness that I have to report that my wife and best friend Karen Black has just passed away, only a few minutes ago. Thank you all for all your prayers and love, they meant so much to her as they did to me.”
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Jason Priestley to Pen Memoir
I see I'm not the only Walsh with a book coming out!
Books Blog writes:
The 43-year-old actor and race car driver, who played the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the hit 1990s series, landed a deal with HarperOne for a book. In it, he plans to describe "never-before-revealed" secrets of the "90210" world. "Writing your memoir is no small task," Priestley said in a release. "And although I've only been on the planet for 44 years, I've lived a lot in that time. I hope my story will enlighten, entertain, and inspire those who read it."Here's hoping he finally admits "90210" was never the same without his snaggletooth sister, and that he has a huge c**k.
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LISTEN: David Rakoff's 'Person, Place, Thing'
On March 14, 2012, I had the pleasure of seeing humorist David Rakoff interviewed before a live audience for Randy Cohen's "Person, Place, Thing" radio show/podcast. It was clear that David knew his time on this planet was fading fast -- he would die just five months later -- but he was as sharp and funny as ever, even as he occasionally hinted at his impending fate, a topic that was never directly addressed.
Cohen remembers:
My friend David Rakoff died one year ago. He was smart and funny, caustic and clear-eyed, with the rare ability to make the most scathing comment while conveying a fundamental sense of decency and kindness. Yet talented as he was as a writer and performer, his greatest gift was for friendship. He had more friends, and more intimate and abiding friendships, than anyone I know: he might have been the most beloved man in New York. You’ll get a sense of why in this conversation recorded at 92Y Tribeca on March 14, 2012.Listen to Part 1 HERE. and Part 2 HERE.
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Morning Wood
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Sign Language
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Song of the Day: 'Happiness Is a Warm Gun' by the Beatles
Lesser-known song by John Lennon from the band's so-called "White Album" that featured this gem of a lyric:
The man in the crowd with the multi-colored mirrors on his hobnail boots
Lying with his eyes, while his hands are busy working overtime ...
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Whitewashed
You wanna know how white the people who control Hollywood are? They think Juan Pablo Galavis is the first "non-caucasian" to star as the leading man on "The Bachelor." Did they ever think about why sometimes surveys ask if you are a "non-Hispanic white"? So much for diversity. Read HERE.
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Chrissie & Chrissy
This is the poster that hung on my bedroom wall in Madison Heights, Michigan, in the late 1970s. This was my brother Terence's pick.
Just two red-blooded American boys with a thing for hot blondes.
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Chris Hemsworth Has Esquire Covered
The only way -- and I mean ONLY way -- this photo shoot of Chris Hemsworth could be any hotter would be if it ended in a Men at Play scene.with Paul Wagner.
On staying in shape:
"Thor is large. For that I had to add some muscle, which hasn’t been all that hard so far. I like training just fine, thanks. But to play a Formula One driver, I had to drop quite a bit of that. You know, slim it down. First time I looked at a Formula One car in person, I just stared at the cockpit, figuring I’d never get in there. The drivers wear the whole car like a tight-fitting suit. So I just started training differently, shedding all that Thor. I’ve come to see size as just a kind of prop."On his career aspirations:
"I remember being in high school, every week I had a different idea about what I wanted to do. One week it was Ah, I’m gonna be a doctor. The next it was I’m bound to be a professional sports player—you know, Aussie football and that stuff. Then I’d want to be a police officer. A lawyer. They were all elevated ideas to me, of me, in some way. Exaggerated conditions of what I wanted to be. Or of where I wanted to be. I can remember watching Lord of the Rings and being truly regretful that I wasn’t a being in that world."
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No Thank You
A man's penis split open when a Thank You Nurses employee removed a catheter from him before deflating it, the patient claims in court. Cruz Ramirez and his wife sued Thank You Nurses Limited in Hidalgo County Court. Cruz Ramirez claims Thank You Nurses was giving him medical care at home while he recovered from surgery.
"Part of this care involved the removal of a catheter device from his penis," the complaint states. "Defendant's employee negligently failed to properly deflate the device before removal. As a result, when the device was removed from plaintiff's penis, he suffered grave and serious injury. In effect, plaintiff's penis was split open." -- Courthouse News Service.
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Group On Off
Florida Mother and Daughter Arrested for Selling 2-for-1 Sex Services
I don't understand this story. Does Florida have some kind of law against coupons? Read HERE.
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Bi-Curious
These fancy bi-coastal types make me sick.
The New York Post reports:
The New York Post reports:
A California designer has turned a dumpster into a mostly livable apartment in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn – complete with a bathroom, bed, kitchen and sun deck. Gregory Kloehn converted the green $2,000 trash receptacle on a whim and now stays there when he’s in New York. He added wheels to the bottom for transportation and carved out a door on the side to enter and exit. “It just hit me,” Kloehn said on HGTV’s “You Live in What?” show (via Mail Online). “I thought, hey this is the perfect shape for a home.” The water that flows from the sink faucet and that funnels into the toilet comes from a six-gallon tank Kloehn installed on the roof. There is also an outdoor shower that uses the same tank. The inside of the dumpster has a small seating area, but night time seems to get dicey. The sleeping space is tiny. There is a kitchen and small stove in the kitchen, both of them running on electricity. In addition, a small grill is connected to the outside. The roof features an umbrella for outdoor lounging. And the roof retracts to let in some sun during the day like, well, a dumpster. “I think [people] are just surprised that someone would take something like this and spend enough time to make it a home,” he told HGTV.
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Sign Language
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Hot Mess
The extra "e" is for eccentric
When I read that former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown’s brother was arrested Thursday for impersonating a police officer and carrying a gun, my first thought was: I wonder if he's as hot as Scott. Then once I saw Bruce Browne (who for some reason spells his name differently) and realized he indeed was -- they're actually half brothers, but he's 100 percent as hot -- I started to think: What kind of nut job would wear military style clothing while carrying a gun driving around in a “police-type vehicle.” Then I remembered who his brother was and it made perfect sense. More HERE.
I'll bet the Tea Party is sad they let this one get away!
Jan. 27, 2010: New senator's brother encouraged to run here Wolcott resident Bruce Browne, the younger brother of Republican Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts, talks about his thoughts of running for office on the local level Tuesday in the mayor's office in Wolcott. Bruce Browne spells the family name differently than his brother.
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