Renfro, with an n

Recently 25 year old actor Brad Renfro was found dead. I was watching an E! news show where they were announcing the young actor’s untimely death. I heard them give their announcement and I was quite surprised to look up at the television screen to see Brad’s last name spelled incorrectly. They showed his name [...]

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Oscar hopefuls?

The poster for the 80th annual Oscar awards is out and the contenders announced. Officials of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have said the show will go on, no matter if the writers are still striking or not. The Oscars awards ceremony is scheduled to be held on February 24, 2008. It [...]

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Heath Ledger autopsy inconclusive

The autopsy of actor Heath Ledger was performed today. Today’s findings were inconclusive, and the coroner is calling for more tests including toxicology and tissue tests. Those results are expected to take approximately another two weeks. The most popular theory is accidental overdose, as bottles of anti-anxiety and sleeping pills were found nearby. A rolled [...]

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Will she learn the lesson?

Last week I heard that Lindsay Lohan had been sentenced to work in a morgue as part of her punishment for drunk driving. Now that got me to thinking. This was not her first dui. The July 2007 incident was her second dui in less than three months, and along with this one she tacked [...]

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Actor Heath Ledger found dead

Heath Ledger was found dead today in his lower Manhattan apartment. His housekeeper went to inform him that the masseuse he had an appointment with had arrived and found him nude on the floor at the foot of the bed. The death is possibly from a prescription pill overdose, as three empty prescription and nonprescription [...]

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An almost perfect video

So my son’s got Rock Band connected to the big tv and is playing the guitar. He loves to watch Guitar Hero and Rock Band videos on You Tube, so I thought he’d like it if I got a good one of him to put up. He was playing a Nine Inch Nails song and [...]

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Now appearing on the big screen

My family? Probably. I knew this day would come. I blogged about it this past weekend. I just knew that my older son was going to want to play Rock Band on the big tv. It all started yesterday, when my son asked me if I’d play Rock Band. I told him I’d try but [...]

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An idea for a Superbowl commercial

After realizing earlier this morning that it was almost that time of the year where people start concerning themselves with Superbowl commercials, I had an idea. Remember the Battle of the Beers? I thought it was ridiculous, but people seemed to like it. Most years I think most of the popular commercials are ridiculous. So, [...]

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Sam the Butcher and Mrs Newhart have passed

Allan Melvin, the actor that played Sam the Butcher, Alice’s boyfriend, on the Brady Bunch died of cancer at home at the age of 84. I did know he’d been on All In The Family and The Phil Silvers Show. I did not know that Allan was the voice behind the animated character Magilla Gorilla, [...]

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Go Giants!

As most of you know the Giants are playing for the NFC Championship today at 6:30pm est. I am not the biggest football fan, but I have liked the Giants since the days of LT. My middle youngest and youngest brothers both love football. With the Superbowl approaching that means we have new Superbowl commercials [...]

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