BartCop Entertainment Archives - Tuesday, 25 July, 2006

Tuesday

25 July, 2006

big hammer - bigger hammer

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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Barbara Ehrenreich: The High Cost of Being Poor AlterNet.org)
From food prices to auto insurance, when did poverty get so expensive?


Daniel Smith: Back to Baghdad (newhavenadvocate.com)
Each time I've gone to Baghdad, it's been much worse than the time.


Cassidy Hartmann: Shirt Happens (philadelphiaweekly.com)
Kenneth Cole makes a war message you can wear.


Cenk Uygur: 'We were right' (The Huffington Post; Posted on smirkingchimp.com)
To my dying day, one of the things I will always be most proud of is that I did not stay with my party, right or wrong. I put the interests of my country above those of my political party. I had enough sense to see the country was headed the wrong way and I tried to make a difference. I am not alone. And to all of us who were right, we ought to be proud.


Filth and fury (arts.guardian.co.uk)
For Peaches, the famously X-rated rapper, the personal has just got political. Caroline Sullivan hears about her beef with Bush.


Karl Sabbagh: The girl who named a planet over breakfast
'You don't just go around telling people that you named Pluto," says Venetia Phair, nee Burney, 87, a retired teacher in Epsom in Surrey. At least - it seems to me - not unless you did. If I was the only living person who had named one of the solar system's nine planets, I would probably mention it on every possible occasion. "Two pounds of apples, please. Oh, and by the way, I named Pluto."


Sushil Cheema: BURLESQUE [CONFIDENTIAL] (nypress.com)
Everyday women steal the stage as the queens of the new burlesque.


Kevin Maher: What Generation X did (entertainment.timesonline.co.uk)
Clerks II is not just some haphazard retreat from failure. It is, instead, a bold and essential move for Smith's career. Other Gen X tyros such as Linklater and Tarantino have diversified wildly. Yet Smith has always been defiant about staying true to his own slacker roots. Clerks II is thus the purest expression of this defiance so far. It's popular, yes, because it is truthful. And it is truthful because it is a return to the source of Smith's own legend. It is a return, in short, in the paraphrased words of W. B. Yeats, to the soft "d*** and fart jokes" of the heart.


Mark Jenkins" Boys Will Do Boys (altweeklies.com)
Kevin Smith's 1994 debut, Clerks, didn't pretend to be anything but autobiographical. Its universe of New Jersey slackerdom was Smith's own. So were its fixations: McJobs, hockey, Star Wars, sex. It's no great surprise that the new Clerks II is equally self-centered, even if Smith has moved on in several significant ways.


The book that shocked Hollywood (entertainment.timesonline.co.uk)
A book about the director M Night Shyamalan has shocked Hollywood. Could it pull his career apart, asks Christopher Goodwin.


Annalee Newitz: Microconspiracies Galore (AlterNet.org)
Welcome to a world of conspiracy, spies, and political intrigue -- it's Harry Potter fandom on the internet.


Graphic Photos: What War Looks Like (correntewire.com)

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"WELL IT'S ALL UPHILL"

SO SAYS MRS. SISYPHUS

TAKING A BREATHER


zEN mAN
(observing an elderly bag lady pushing her shopping cart up the hill....very slowly)

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The Wall St. Poet

Condi Goes Forth

Condi Goes Forth To Save Lebanon

To Lebanon, she boldly goes,
Our diplomat-in chief;
A needed cure she thinks she knows,
For that tortured nation's grief.

And who can doubt she'll make the place
Much safer, richer, freer;
Just check her record with Iraq,
Iran and North Korea.


**********
©2006


For more financial/political verse: www.wallstreetpoet.com

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Purple Gene Reviews

'Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man'



Purple Gene's review of the movie "Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man" (2005)    [view trailer]

Directed by Lian Lunson (produced by….Mel Gibson!!!):

Leonard Cohen and Lian Lunson


I thought that Leonard Cohen had run off to Mt. Baldy, shaved his head (no pun intended) and become a Zen Buddhist Monk…….last I heard he turned 70 years old and was writing another book……little did I know that the man who wrote "Suzanne" and "Bird On A Wire" and "Hallelujah" and "Sisters Of Mercy" and used to hang out with Nico and fucked Janis Joplin in the Chelsea Hotel was now hanging out with goddam U2!

So they had this concert in the Sydney Australia Opera House last year called "Came So Far For Beauty" and a bunch of singers "Came So Far" to perform Leonard Cohen songs….and Lian Lunson filmed the whole sordid affair as well as interspersing interviews and footage of Leonard himself and some pretty amazing oral admiration from Bono and the Edge (U2).



Leonard Cohen was born in Montreal, Canada in 1934……his dad died when he was 9 and at age 13 started a band called the "Buckskin Boys" allegedly to get girls…at 17 he enrolled in college as an English Major…and started writing poetry…in 1961 he released the "Spice Box Of Earth"…..took some legal Sandoz LSD and moved to the isle of Hydra in the Aegean Sea……he wrote "The Favorite Game" in 1963 and then he released a book called "Beautiful Losers" in 1966 (this book was my first introduction into the world of Leonard Cohen)



Well, Leonard moved to Nashville and started writing songs again……Somebody named Judy Collins recorded one of his songs called "Suzanne" and boom we have an extremely unusual looking man in an Armani type suit and tie singing dark and dreamy folk songs…at Newport….He wrote "Bird On A Wire" and "Sisters Of Mercy" and "Hallelujah" and then moved into the Chelsea Hotel. He recorded "Everybody Knows" and other moody songs….then he went into the studio with Jennifer Warnes (she sang "(I Had) The Time of my Life" for "Dirty Dancing" and, under the name Jennifer Warren, was a regular on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour") in 1970 and they toured Europe together….things kept happening for Leonard until he went into the studio with weird Phil Spector to record….after that experience Leonard moved to LA and found solace in getting starved and beaten with a stick at the Mt. Baldy Zen Buddhist retreat Center……needless to say he didn't stay to long staring at the wall…but he kept "Coming Back" (in all parts of his career) …he ended up being ordained as a Zen Monk and then he wrote "I'm Your Man" and recorded it and then in 2005 Lions Gate decides to record his tribute concert……at the Sydney Opera House

Antony


The movie itself is a grainy dissolve filled love fest to Leonard…"Oh he's like a modern day Byron" says Bono….The concert songs start out with Nick Cave (remember him with the "Bad Seeds" in Wim Wender's "Wings Of Desire" [AKA: "Der Himmel über Berlin"]?) and then a blow job from Bono…then Rufus Wainwright sings …with a hummer form The Edge….then Beth Orton and the McGarrigle sisters ….. more strokes from U2…out steps an unknown singer named Antony …with a wig and torn sweater, he proceeds to turn the hall into a church with a operatic gospel infused version of "If It Be Your Will" (pretty fucking good) then Jarvis Cocker and Linda Thompson and finally….U2 performs the last song with Leonard……with the credits rolling…



I think that Leonard Cohen's songs are almost a Parody of Prophetic deepness….disguised in dark parables and didactic enigma…extremely simple yet seemingly suicidal…all to a Cabaret beat and his dulcet and dreamy voice going down down down….I thought this guy was dead and he's still around making fun of himself……….

Purple Gene give "Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man" 8 full bent Buddhist bows out of 10 for being a fairly moving experience…but like Leonard…not perfect!


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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

YOU'RE NEVER TO OLD TO ROCK AND ROLL

GO HOME AND FUCK YOUR WIFE!!!

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH! DIE, DIE, DIE!

GEORGE BUSH IS A FLAKE, SNOWFLAKE, WHATEVER

HOW REPUG CRIMINALS RUN OUR GOVERNMENT

GET OVER IT! YOUR DADDY WAS AN APE

THE HOMETOWN OF CAPONE OUTLAWS FOIE GRAS

JESUS FREAKS HURL CHUNKS

PRESIDENT "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" CAN'T!

FUCK YOU AND THE HOT AIR YOU RODE IN ON

CONDI IS SMOKING THE GOOD SHIT

CHIMP BOY SAYS: "DIE MOTHERFUCKER." WWJD

FUCK THESE TWO DINOSAURS

POETIC JUSTICE


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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Unpleasantly hot & humid.


No new flags.


Tonight, Tuesday:

CBS begins the night with a FRESH 'Big Brother 7', followed by a FRESH 'Rock Star: Supernova', then '48 Hours'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Greg Kinnear, reptile expert Dr. Darrel Frost, and Tapes 'n Tapes.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig is Kevin Smith.

NBC starts the night with a FRESH 'Fear Factor', followed by a FRESH 'Last Comic Standing', then a RERUN 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Jaime Pressly, Keith Olbermann, and Los Lonely Boys.
On a RERUN Conan are (from 1/25/06) Bob Saget, James Carville, and Yellowcard.
On a RERUN Carson Daly are Kathy Griffin and Rock Kills Kid.

ABC opens the night with a RERUN 'Jim', followed by a RERUN 'George Lopez', then a FRESH 'The One'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Luke Wilson, Jeff Ross, and the Elected.

The WB offers a RERUN 'Gilmore Girls', followed by another RERUN 'Gilmore Girls'.

Faux has a RERUN 'House', followed by another RERUN 'House'.

UPN has a RERUN 'Veronica Mars', followed by another RERUN 'Veronica Mars'.

A&E has 'Crossing Jordan', 'Bullied To Death', 'Dog The Bounty Hunter', another 'Dog The Bounty Hunter', 'King Of Cars', and another 'King Of Cars'.

AMC offers the movie 'M*A*S*H', followed by the movie 'Jaws', then the movie 'Jaws III'.

BBC  -   
 [2:00 pm]    'As Time Goes By' - Episode 3;
 [2:40 pm]    'Are You Being Served' - New Look;
 [3:20 pm]    'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 3;
 [4:00 pm]    'My Hero' - Episode 3;
 [4:40 pm]    'My Family' - One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest;
 [5:20 pm]    'My Family' - Ding Dong Merrily;
 [6:00 pm]    'BBC World News';
 [6:30 pm]    'Cash in the Attic' - Episode 1;
 [7:00 pm]    'The Benny Hill Show' - Episode 13;
 [8:00 pm]    'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' - Episode 13;
 [8:30 pm]    'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' - Episode 14;
 [9:00 pm]    'If I Had You';
 [11:00 pm]    'Absolutely Fabulous' - Fear;
 [11:40 pm]    'Coupling' - My Dinner In Hell;
 [12:20 am]    'The Catherine Tate Show' - Episode 5;
 [1:00 am]    'If I Had You';
 [3:00 am]    'Trust' - Episode 1;
 [4:00 am]    'Trust' - Episode 2;
 [5:00 am]    'Trust' - Episode 3;
 [6:00 am]    'BBC World News'.    (ALL TIMES EDT)

Bravo has 'West Wing', 'Work Out', another 'Work Out', and 'Queer Eye'.

Comedy Central has the movie 'Out Cold', last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', 'Chappelle's Show', 'South Park', another 'Chappelle's Show', and 'Reno 911!'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Ed Burns.
Scheduled on a FRESH Colbert Report is William Donohue.

History has 'Modern Marvels', 'Decoding The Past', 'Mega Disasters', and 'Mega Movers'.

IFC  -   
 [06:00 AM]    The War At Home;
 [08:15 AM]    The Importance of Being Earnest;
 [10:00 AM]    Pauline & Paulette;
 [11:30 AM]    Happy Accidents;
 [01:30 PM]    Short: Band Camp;
 [01:45 PM]    Rabbit-Proof Fence;
 [03:30 PM]    Only the Strong Survive;
 [05:15 PM]    Happy Accidents;
 [07:15 PM]    Rabbit-Proof Fence;
 [09:00 PM]    The Anniversary Party;
 [09:00 PM]    Birthday Girl;
 [10:45 PM]    Dust;
 [01:00 AM]    Birthday Girl;
 [02:35 AM]    At The IFC Center #15;
 [03:00 AM]    Dust;
 [05:15 AM]    Shirts & Skins.    (ALL TIMES EDT)

SciFi has 'Dead Like Me', another 'Dead Like Me', followed by a FRESH 'Eureka', then a FRESH 'ECW'.

Sundance  -   
 [06:45 AM]    Buena Vista Social Club;
 [08:30 AM]    Noi albinoi;
 [10:00 AM]    Gelato: an endless passion;
 [11:00 AM]    The Match;
 [12:45 PM]    Trees Lounge;
 [02:30 PM]    Molly and Mobarak;
 [04:00 PM]    Rosetta;
 [05:45 PM]    In This World;
 [07:30 PM]    Noi albinoi;
 [09:00 PM]    City of Men - Season 2: Episode 3: It's Gotta Be Now;
 [09:30 PM]    Lurch;
 [10:00 PM]    Stryker;
 [11:45 PM]    Belle De Jour;
 [01:30 AM]    Interesting Times: The Secret of My Success;
 [02:30 AM]    City of Men - Season 2: Episode 3: It's Gotta Be Now;
 [03:00 AM]    In Short: Nightmares;
 [03:30 AM]    TBA;
 [03:30 AM]    House of Boateng: Episode 5;
 [04:00 AM]    Rosetta;
 [05:35 AM]    Trees Lounge.    (ALL TIMES EDT)

TCM spends the day with 2 republicans, starting with a tribute to actor Walter Brennan (an outspoken supporter of George Wallace, John Schmitz, and the John Birch society), who was born on this day in 1894, then spends the night with Bob Hope.
 [6:00 AM]    Three Godfathers (1936);
 [7:30 AM]    Best Of The Badmen (1951);
 [9:00 AM]    Blood On The Moon (1949);
 [10:30 AM]    The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle (1939)     [View Trailer];
 [12:15 PM]    Northwest Passage (1940);
 [2:30 PM]    Bad Day At Black Rock (1955)     [View Trailer];
 [4:00 PM]    Meet John Doe (1941)     [View Trailer];
 [6:15 PM]    To Have And Have Not (1944)     [View Trailer];

 [8:00 PM]    My Favorite Brunette (1947)     [View Trailer];
 [9:30 PM]    The Facts of Life (1960);
 [11:30 PM]    My Favorite Spy (1951);
 [1:15 AM]    They Got Me Covered (1943);
 [3:00 AM]    The Ghost Breakers (1940);
 [4:30 AM]    A Global Affair (1964).
    (ALL TIMES EDT)


Wednesday  -  07/26

TCM:
 [6:00 AM]    Love Me Or Leave Me (1955)     [View Trailer];
 [8:15 AM]    Your Cheatin' Heart (1964);
 [10:00 AM]    Hootenanny Hoot! (1963);
 [11:45 AM]    The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967);
 [1:15 PM]    Get Yourself A College Girl (1964);
 [2:45 PM]    Hold On! (1966);
 [4:15 PM]    Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter (1968);
 [6:15 PM]    Viva Las Vegas (1964)     [View Trailer];
 [8:00 PM]    Bonnie and Clyde (1967)     [View Trailer];
 [10:00 PM]    The Conversation (1974)     [View Trailer];
 [12:00 AM]    Nashville (1975)     [View Trailer];
 [2:45 AM]    Raging Bull (1980)     [View Trailer];
 [5:00 AM]    Private Screenings: Mickey Rooney (1997).    (ALL TIMES EDT)



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Chinese director Zhang Yimou, speaks at the site where performers dance in the folk musical 'Impression of Lijiang', his new musical shown at the Ganlanzi Blue Moon Vale Theater in Lijiang of China's Yunnan province Sunday July 23 2006.
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Headlining Canada AIDS Benefit

Alicia Keys

A star-studded lineup that includes Richard Gere, Alicia Keys and the Barenaked Ladies will kick off the opening ceremonies for next month's International AIDS Conference in Toronto.

Other performers who will take to the Rogers Centre stage on Aug. 13 to help open the conference will include Blue Man Group and Canadian artists Our Lady Peace, Amanda Marshall and Chantal Kreviazuk

Other major participants slated to attend the Aug. 13-18 conference include former U.S. president Bill Clinton and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, who is a UNAIDS special representative.

Alicia Keys

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Sunday Night Awards

Television Critics Association

Carol Burnett, whose long-running variety show became a TV classic, has received a career achievement award from the Television Critics Association.

Also honored Sunday were actors Hugh Laurie of Fox's "House" and Steve Carell of NBC's "The Office," who received awards for individual achievement in drama and comedy, respectively.

The group, which includes more than 200 reporters and columnists working in U.S. and Canadian print media, voted a heritage award to "The West Wing."

For more - Television Critics Association

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U.S. musician Herbie Hancock performs during his concert in Calvia at the Spanish island of Mallorca July 23, 2006.
Photo by Dani Cardona
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Writer-Producers On Strike

'America's Next Top Model'

Joined by dozens of supporters, the 12 writer-producers on the hit reality series "America's Next Top Model" have gone on strike to protest the refusal by the show's executive producer to let them unionize.

Wearing red T-shirts with the Writers Guild of America logo, they carried signs with such slogans as "Top Model means top $. Top Model writers don't have health care," "Reality needs a rewrite" and "Tyra is union. Why not me?"

The "Top Model" staffers are seeking writing credits (they're currently credited as show producers), better pay, health insurance, residuals and pension benefits.

'America's Next Top Model'

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Judge Says Book Must Stay

'A Visit to Cuba'

A federal judge Monday temporarily barred the Miami-Dade County School District from removing a children's book on Cuba from school libraries.

U.S. District Judge Alan S. Gold ruled in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, which is seeking to keep the book, "Vamos a Cuba" ("A Visit to Cuba"), in schools. Gold's decision would keep the book on the shelves until the case goes to trial.

In a strongly worded decision, the judge gave the school system until the end of the day to restore any books removed from the shelves.

Gold noted that the dispute did not involve classroom required reading.

'A Visit to Cuba'

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In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends

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Guest Voices

'The Simpsons'

Natalie Portman, Kiefer Sutherland, the White Stripes and Dr. Phil McGraw will be among the guest voices on the upcoming season of "The Simpsons."

Joe Mantegna will reprise his role as Springfield's infamous mob boss Fat Tony when the animated Fox show begins its 18th season Sept. 10. Joe Pantoliano and Michael Imperioli guest-star as Fat Tony's main thugs, the network announced Monday.

Also paying a visit to Springfield will be authors Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon and Jonathan Franzen.

'The Simpsons'

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Grammy awarded banjo player Bela Fleck, of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, performs on stage during the 41st Jazz Festival's edition of San Sebastian July 22, 2006.
Photo by Pablo Sanchez
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Finally, The Final Frontier

James Doohan

The remains of actor James Doohan, who played the starship Enterprise's chief engineer "Scotty" on "Star Trek," will be blasted into space in October, the company organizing the flight said on Monday.

Space Services spokeswoman Susan Schonfeld said the new launch date was set for October. Doohan's ashes will be blasted up along with the remains of around 100 other people, including astronaut Gordon Cooper, who first went to space in 1963.

The company previously blasted the remains of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry into space in 1997.

James Doohan

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PBS Kids' Show Host Fired

Melanie Martinez

The PBS Kids Sprout network has fired Melanie Martinez, host of "The Good Night Show" after learning she had appeared in videos called "Technical Virgin."

"PBS Kids Sprout has determined that the dialogue in this video is inappropriate for her role as a preschool program host and may undermine her character's credibility with our audience," said Sandy Wax, network president.

Airing for three hours each evening, "The Good Night Show" airs soothing stories and cartoons designed to get an audience of 2-to-5-year-olds ready for bed. Each night, Martinez guides a puppet character into dreamland. Martinez is a stage actress and mother of a toddler.

In the two "Technical Virgin" videos - made before she landed the children's show job - she spoofs PSAs about how young women can keep their virginity.

Melanie Martinez


'...may undermine her character's credibility with our audience.'
WTF does Sandy Wax think America's children are watching?
Since we're returning to the 1950s, will TV married couples be back in twin beds again?
...credibility with our audience my ass.

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I'm Pissed
(formerly 'The Vidiot')

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Sent To Prison

Richard Hatch

Richard Hatch has been sent to a federal prison in Oklahoma as he serves a 51-month sentence for failing to pay taxes on the $1 million he won on the debut season of "Survivor."

Hatch, 45, of Newport, arrived last week at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City. It wasn't immediately clear why Hatch was moved or whether he will serve out his prison sentence at the facility, which is a hub for prisoners transferring through the federal system.

Hatch became known on the CBS show as the "fat naked guy" for refusing to wear clothes.

Richard Hatch

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A Thai model holds ' the Queen of Swan' during a press conference for the Bangkok World Watch & Jewelry in Bangkok on Monday July 24, 2006. The Queen of Swan crystal is decorated with 123.74 carats of Ruby, 265.26 carats of Sapphires, 20.54 carats of Cabochon Ruby, 53.80 carats of Cabochon Sapphire, 1.30 carats of Yellow Sapphire , 19.61 carats of Diamond, 16.79 carats of Rock Crystal and 468 Grams of Gold. The Swan's price is 14,950,000 Baht (US$383,333).
Photo by Sakchai Lalit
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None Revoked Over Plame

Security Clearances

No one in the Bush administration has been stripped of security clearances over the leak of former CIA officer Valerie Plame's identity to reporters three years ago.

In a letter to Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., the CIA said it had no record of anyone in the administration who is no longer privy to the nation's most sensitive secrets because of the Plame leak.

The CIA also revealed it has not yet completed a formal assessment of the damage to national security that may have been caused by Plame's outing in 2003.

The assessment won't be completed until a criminal investigation of the leak has been concluded, Christopher J. Walker, the CIA's director of congressional affairs, said in the July 19 letter to Lautenberg.

Security Clearances

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`I don't drink anymore'

David Hasselhoff

David 'The Hoff' Hasselhoff says he sliced four tendons and an artery in his right arm last month in an accident in London. He was shaving when he hit his head on a lamp and it broke.

"I guess the hotel was built for short people," he says. "I lifted my head, and broke the lamp. One piece sliced my hand like beef. So I went into Mitch Buchannon rescue mode, `What's the number for 911 in London?'"

He was also the subject of another London snafu. Earlier this month, there were press reports that an intoxicated Hasselhoff had to be removed from the All England Club, which presents the Wimbledon tennis championships.

"The tabloids make so much stuff up," he says. "I was at Wimbledon, and they said I was escorted out drunk. ... Absolutely not. I don't drink anymore."

David Hasselhoff:

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Cancels Italy Shows

Bob Geldof

Bob Geldof canceled two concerts in Italy this weekend after too few people bought tickets, Italian news reports said. The 51-year-old Irish rocker, known for his anti-poverty efforts, had been set to perform in Milan on Friday night and in Rome on Saturday. Fewer than 50 people turned up in Milan and the show was canceled, La Stampa daily reported.

The Rome concert was subsequently canceled, said La Stampa and other reports. La Stampa said Geldof promised to give a free concert for Italian fans in September.

Bob Geldof

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, members of horsemanship perform in the festival of 'Dama', or shoot arrows on horse, in Jiangzi of southwest China's Tibetan Autonomous Region Sunday, July 23, 2006. The over 500-year-old 'Dama' festival opened on Thursday and will last for a week.
Photo by Sonam Norbu
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Wins Internet Dispute

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise on Monday won an off-screen combat -- against a cyber-pirate who was using his name for advertising.

The U..N. intellectual property agency WIPO said an Internet dispute body it runs had ruled for Cruise -- who in recent roles has battled Martian invaders and ancient Japanese warlords -- in a cyber-squatting case.

The pirate, identified only as Network Operations Center/Alberta Hot Rods, was ordered to hand over the Internet domain name tomcruise.com to the actor, WIPO said.

Tom Cruise

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Switches Cash Notes For Debit Cards

British Monopoly

Property board game Monopoly is swapping its iconic bank notes for debit cards and replacing the dog and iron playing counters with a burger and a mobile phone in a bid to catch up with the times.

A spokeswoman said Monday the changes have been rolled out in a new British version of the game, which also includes an increase in property prices and a change in the London addresses printed around the board.

The new version of the game, called "Monopoly Here and Now Electronic Banking", comes with a little machine that transfers money from one player's bank card to another.

British Monopoly

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A group of sailboats make their way out toward the fog on San Francisco Bay in this view from Sausalito, Calif., Monday July 24, 2006. In the background is the Transamerica building at left and the Bank of America Center at right. As the rest of the state was in 100 degree temperatures and thousands were without power, fog returned to parts of San Francisco Bay.
Photo by Eric Risberg
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Call Him Hannibal

Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel will take on the Roman Empire in a new BET Networks cartoon series about military leader Hannibal.

Diesel will voice the noted general, and his One Race Prods. company is producing the show, titled "Hannibal the Conqueror."

The half-hour series will span the life of Hannibal, from his tutelage as a warrior under his father, Hamilcar Barca, to his scaling of the Alps with an army of elephants, and his invasion of Italy.

Vin Diesel

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Limits Proposed

Digital TV Converter Coupons

An estimated 21 million U.S. households, those that rely solely on over-the-air television broadcasts, would be eligible to get coupons to buy digital converter boxes, according to a Commerce Department agency proposal released on Monday.

Coupons would not be offered to a majority of U.S. households because they already have an alternative. The Government Accountability Office estimates about 85 million households watch television using cable or satellite services.

U.S. television stations are required to switch to airing only digital broadcasts in February 2009. However, millions of Americans have yet to buy new televisions that receive the higher-quality broadcast signals.

Digital TV Converter Coupons

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This undated photo provided by Rocka*Rho Publishing shows aerobatic air show pilot Ed 'Hamster' Hamill performing a snap roll leaving a corkscrew trail of smoke behind his bi-plane in the skies over Oshkosh, Wis., Monday, July 24, 2006, during EAA AirVenture.
Photo by Ed Hamill
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Golden Years

Silver Belles

Marion Coles and Elaine Ellis are the type of older ladies you would (or should) offer your seats to on the subway - never mind that they can probably dance circles around you - pacemaker, strokes and all.

Members of the Silver Belles, a tap ensemble made up of 1930s showgirls, they are two of the five cantankerous, charming stars of "Been Rich All My Life," a new documentary by Heather Lyn MacDonald.

At a time when Manhattan seems ever blander and more homogenized, it's a thrill to think that these women, ages 84 to 96, are still around, rehearsing at the Cotton Club and performing at the Apollo Theater, two landmarks of a vanished Harlem that existed at a time when, as one of the Belles says of New York, there really was "no other place in the world."

Silver Belles

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Growing Business

Counterfeit Cannabis

Joseph White's home office is like a modern-day hippie hangout. Books on Buddhism and yoga mingle with business planners and a laptop computer. An acoustic guitar rests next to a shuffle of sheet music for "Mr. Tambourine Man," just across the room from a fax machine.

And then there are the marijuana stalks. Towering six-footers. Pint-sized plants for personal medical use. He even has a few ripe buds kicking around on a desk, not far from his cell phone.

His stash is for sale, but it won't get you stoned. These lifelike botanicals are made of silk and wood.

During the past two years, White - a trim 51-year-old with thinning hair and a small stud in his left earlobe - has rolled his pro-pot activism and business savvy into New Image Plants, a startup company that sells the make-believe marijuana online.

His early customers were people looking for gag gifts, party planners in search of unique decorations and law enforcement agencies needing replicas for training missions.

Counterfeit Cannabis

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Knows Her Knives

Winifred Whelan

With Australian outback hero Crocodile Dundee as her inspiration, an 80-year-old British pensioner foiled a knife-wielding burglar with an even bigger blade of her own.

When woken by a masked man holding a knife, Winifred Whelan screamed and ran downstairs to the kitchen.

Recalling the incident on the day the burglars were jailed for the break-in, Whelan told The Liverpool Echo: "I said to the robber 'You call that a knife?' His was around 10 inches long and I had a carving knife measuring around 14 inches.

Winifred Whelan

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Lightning strikes over near the world's largest outdoor thermometer, which measures 41 meters (134 ft), in the desert area of Baker, California, July 19, 2006. Picture taken July 19, 2006.
Photo by Gene Blevins
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