'TBH Politoons'
Thanks, again, Tim!
Finally Taking A Vacation!
from Alex
Why it isn't it my hand there, I don't know!
I am off Sunday for my cruise.
~~ Alex
Thanks, Alex. Bon Voyage!
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from Alice
Today's Quips
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
It's the last camp-out in the backyard tonight.
Finally got the kids' school pants taken care of - had to take the waistbands in nearly 2". Past experience has shown a bunch of little tucks is better than 2 big ones (even if it is more of a pain in the ass).
Bought fresh crickets for the lizards today. Sounds more rustic inside the house than out in the tent...LOL
Glad I came in to watch the last 'Dennis Miller' on HBO. Was nearly feeling badly for the little fellow, when he began his final opening monologue. Sheee-it - the more appropriate term rapidly became schadenfreude, German for 'delight, or even glee, in the misery of others.'
Yep, that pretty much covers it. While trying to define 'confidence' he came off as a tiny, demented Tony Robbins.
Seems Dennis' younger brother, Jimmy, is Vince Vaughn (the final guest)'s manager.
The final stab at humor was in the end credits, when the 'next guest card' stated 'Godot'. Yeah, I got your 'Waiting For Godot.'
It also could have been 'Waiting for Lefty,' or even 'Wait Until Dark'. Oh, yeah, and there is always 'Wait Til The Sun Shines, Nellie', too...
Tonight, Saturday, CBS starts the night with 'Big Brother 3', then reruns of 'The District' and 'The Agency'.
NBC has reruns of their 'new' shows - 'Meet My Folks', 'Dog Eat Dog', and 'Crime & Punishment'.
On ABC College Football will intrude on prime time, so the left coast will have the movie 'Max Q: Emergency Landing' as a special bonus filler.
The WB has the movie 'Three Men & A Little Lady'.
Faux has the usual 2 reruns of 'Cops' followed by 'America's Most Wanted'.
UPN has the movie 'RoboCop 2'.
Today's lineup on AMC includes
Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987),
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973),
Gimme Shelter (1970),
The Last Waltz (1978),
U2: Rattle and Hum (1988),
This Is Spinal Tap (1984),
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975),
Phantom of the Paradise (1974),
Thank God It's Friday (1978),
Rock Around the Clock (1956),
and The Song Remains the Same (1976).
Whew!
TCM has a film I remember seeing in a theater as a kid - Jason and the Argonauts (1963).
Anyone have any opinions?
Or reviews?
(See below for addresses)
Vegas In Your Future?
Area 51 Links
Anticipating a trip to Las Vegas? Here are some Area 51 links:
Aliens on Earth - Mothership
Area 51 - Dreamland Resort
Blue Fire
Las Vegas SUN: Forbidden Journey
Area 51 - Top Secret
Las Vegas Review Journal: AREA 51 SERIES
Black Vault
If you're looking for a video, I highly recommend
AREA 51: EYES ONLY VIDEOGUIDE.
New York State Fair
The Clintons
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., signs autographs while her husband, former President Bill Clinton, enjoys a sausage sandwich during a visit to the New York State Fair, Friday, Aug. 30, 2002, in Syracuse, N.Y.
Photo by Kevin Rivoli
Teams With Make-A-Wish Foundation
Marilyn Manson
In contrast to his shock-rock image, Marilyn Manson invited a boy with a life-threatening illness into his studio on Tuesday (August 27) to sing on tracks slated for his upcoming The Golden Age Of Grotesque album.
The invitation came through a partnership between Manson and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the charity that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses. Andrew Baines, 16 and from
Tennessee, flew to Manson's Los Angeles studio, was played six songs from the new album and screened a preview of the DVD release, then was offered a chance to record some backing vocals.
Writing in his online journal at his official website ( marilynmanson.com), Manson said, "Yesterday, I spent the afternoon with Andrew, who reminded that the things that I create are only made complete
by those who enjoy them. I just want to simply say, 'thank you,' to Andrew for sharing such an important wish with me."
In a rare show of sentiment, Manson added, "I wanted to make Andrew a permanent part of history, sealed up in distortion and megabytes of plastic. Skold and I recorded him doing some back-up vocals,
so when you hear The Golden Age Of Grotesque, you will get a piece of our meeting. That piece is for every fan who couldn't be there. Good luck Andrew."
Manson has also posted a video clip of the meeting on his website.
Marilyn Manson
4th Season Starts 25 September
Martin Sheen
Now in reruns, "The West Wing" inaugurates its fourth season with a two-hour episode on Sept. 25 (9 p.m. EDT).
Martin Sheen, who plays chief executive Josiah "Jeb" Bartlet in the highly-rated NBC series, received his third Emmy nomination for the role in July. It was one of 21 Emmy nods the drama is up for this year; awards are to be presented Sept. 22. "The West Wing" has won
17 Emmys since its 1999 debut, including two for best dramatic series.
Hard on the campaign trail when the new season starts, President Bartlet presumably wins another term in office because Sheen has signed a new three-year contract that reportedly awards him around $300,000 per episode.
On the first season of "The West Wing," Bartlet was to appear only about once a month. "The only thing the contract said I could not do was play another president elsewhere. I was fine with that," says Sheen, who in 1983 starred in the title role of the TV miniseries "Kennedy."
Overall, the actor — who describes himself as "a radical, a liberal Democratic, a practicing Catholic" — feels compatible with this fantasy president, who he believes incorporates the "very best of John Kennedy, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton."
For a bit more, Martin Sheen
'The Adventures Of Superman'
Noel Neill & Jack Larson
The stars of the original television series "The Adventures of Superman",
Noel Neill (L) who portrayed character Lois Lane and
Jack Larson, who played Jimmy Olsen, pose together August 30, 2002 in Burbank, California.
The pair were promoting the "Stater Brothers Route 66 Rendezvous" which is a four-day classic car event in San Bernardino, California, set for September 19-22.
Photo by Fred Prouser
Rocky Mountain Low?
Directors Sued
A Colorado company on Thursday sued 16 Hollywood directors, including Steven Spielberg and Sydney Pollack, seeking the right to edit "objectionable" material such as sex and violence from movies.
Clean Flicks of Colorado and Robert Huntsman, who has a patent pending for a new way to edit movies, filed the lawsuit in federal court in Denver seeking a judgement that would declare it
constitutional to provide edited movies to the public for private home viewing.
The company said it filed the lawsuit because it understood that movie directors who do not want their works edited had planned to seek an injunction against it. The company said it had a First
Amendment right of free speech to edit the movies.
Also named as defendants were Steven Soderbergh, Robert Altman, Curtis Hanson, Norman Jewison, John Landis, Martin Scorsese and Robert Redford.
Directors Sued
