Charles Nelson Reilly 1931-2007

THERE WAS MORE TO THIS ACTOR’S LIFE THAN BLANKS AND ASCOTS

Tony Award-winning actor (and saucy game show panelist) Charles Nelson Reilly died Friday night (5/25/07) in Los Angeles due to complications stemming from pneumonia.  He was 76. 

Although I was well aware of his failing health, it was still very sad for me to hear the news of his passing. It is not easy to say goodbye to someone that made so many of us laugh through the years.  Some of the folks we grow up watching in the afternoon’s of our youth seem like they’ll be around forever. They can always be found in ‘TV land’ sitting on our screens, forever frozen in time, looking just as young and healthy as they ever did.  That’s probably why I think 76 years-old seems a bit premature for Charles to leave this world.

A Major Cat Fight Breaks Out On ‘The View’

THE ROSIE AND ELISABETH FEUD GOT UGLY THIS MORNING

Check out this video of Wednesday’s verbal sparring match between Rosie O’Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck.  Rosie has been pissed since Monday when Elisabeth refused to come out and say she whether or not she actually believes that Rosie thinks the U.S. troops in Iraq are terrorists.  What started out as a Bush bashing segment (initiated by Joy Behar reading a list of the president’s mistakes) eventually turned into a shouting match between the co-hosts.

Enjoy…

The producers made a mistake by letting the argument go on for that long without going to a commercial.  This will either spill over to tomorrow’s show or be forgotten like most of the other arguments they have had since Rosie joined the program last September.  One thing is for sure, cable news knuckle-heads like Joey Scarborough and Bill O’Reilly are going to have a field day with this exchange.

Even better than the argument was the way Alicia Silverstone dissed Elisabeth when she came out after the commercial. 

Tough Love For Hasselhoff

MR. BAYWATCH’S DAUGHTER TRIES TO SHAME HIM INTO SOBRIETY

I am posting this video as a public service to those of you out there that wonder how alcohol affects families.  There is nothing funny about this footage (well….except when his hamburger falls apart.)  It is actually quite sad to see someone this famous dealing with his pain by getting extremely drunk. 

It shouldn’t be too shocking for David Hasselhoff.  He told his sixteen year old daughter to film him the next time he fell off the wagon.  This time Hasselhoff didn’t just fall off the wagon, he did a ‘Triple Lindy’ into a large pitcher of beer.  How it got into the hands of Access Hollywood is unknown (maybe Kim Basinger gave it to them.)  The good news: Hasselhoff is officially in a three-way tie for father of the year with Alec Baldwin and Ryan O’Neil.

Hopefully some good will come from this very public humiliation:

    

Eddie Van Halen, Happy and Healthy?

ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME’S NEWEST INDUCTEE EMERGES FROM REHAB

What a difference rehab, a queer makeover, and some new teeth can do for a down and out guitar hero.  One of our favorite ‘Freaks of the Week’ seems to finally be getting his act together.  Judge for yourselves by watching these YouTube videos:

American Idol Season 6: Round Three

THE IDOL HOPEFULS TACKLE ‘POP MUSIC’ WITH MIXED RESULTS

This week, I have decided to address the performances before the results are announced.  It allows me an opportunity to critique the performers without knowing whether or not the voters agreed with my assessments. Plus, it gives me something to write about on a slow Wednesday.

You will never find me listening to Gwen Stefani, or her band No Doubt, unless I have a reason to be playing their songs.  Like when you need to take extra measures in order to drive crows away from your garden or to hasten the end of some hostage crisis.  Gwen is attractive, if you go for the flat-chested, bitchy kinds of girls.  She seems liek the type of girls that would date you long enough to get a couple of free movies out of the deal.  Her voice leaves little to be desired and the way she mangles classic songs in order to create her pop ‘masterpieces’ can induce dry heaves.  (Did we really need to hear a rewrite of ‘If I Were A Rich Man’?)

Gardasil’s Atypical Ad Campaign

TV COMMERCIAL FEATURES NORMAL GIRLS TO DEADEN PUBLIC BACKLASH

Most of the advertisements we see on television, in which women are prominently featured, utilize actresses with above average looks.  It does not matter what kind of product is being pitched; the housewives, teachers, or athletes they portray are typically more beautiful than any normal person you might meet on the street.  Exceptions to this rule occur when the product is geared towards the elderly or the overweight.  In those instances, they often exaggerate their differences to emphasize the importance of the commercial’s message.

Britney Spears Goes Bald!

WORLD’S WORST MOM SHAVES HEAD JUST LIKE HER ‘NETHER REGION’  

      

What does a washed-up Pop Princess need to do in order to compete with a dead woman for press coverage?  Apparently she has to shave off all of her hair.  I think we can safely say marrying K-Fed isn’t the dumbest thing she has ever done. 

Bravo, Britney!

At least the ‘carpet’ matches the ‘drapes!’

Here’s some video:

 

These Guys Are Groovy!

Check out this hilarious clip of the press conference involving the two ‘crooks’ responsible for bringing Boston to its knees: