Preparations at Neverland Continue...

In death, as in life, Michael Jackson is doing things with fairytale extravagance. The singer's body will be transported to his funeral in a white carriage led by two horses, instead of the traditional black vehicle, it is understood.
His body will then be placed on show in a glass coffin at Neverland, to give fans a chance to say their personal farewells.
more HERE

Farrah Fawcett Funeral Details

Farrah Fawcett's life was celebrated this afternoon at a private funeral in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in LA..
Ryan O'Neal, was among pallbearers who accompanied the casket, covered in yellow and orange flowers, into the Roman Catholic cathedral.
Fawcett's friend Alana Stewart, Farrah's ex-husband, Lee Majors and "Charlie's Angels" co-star Kate Jackson were among early arrivals before the hearse pulled up, accompanied by 10 motorcycle officers.
Fans and news media watched from across a street. The service was closed to the public.
Diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2006, Fawcett's battle with the disease was documented in "Farrah's Story," which aired last month on NBC.
Fawcett and O'Neal, 68, have a son, 24-year-old Redmond, who has been jailed since April 5 on drug charges. A judge granted his request to attend Fawcett's funeral.
more HERE

More Jackson Birth Certificates

Michael Jackson Jr. (Prince Michael I)'s birth certificate listing Deborah Rowe as Mother

Paris Jackson's birth certificate listing Deborah Rowe as Mother

Happy Birthday Mike Tyson

Shipment Delivered to Neverland Ranch

32,000 lbs. of concrete was just delivered to Neverland Ranch...hummmmm...

Ya gotta love the NEWS...

Al Franken Wins...Finally...

Recount Day 238: Coleman quits; Goshdarnit Al Franken's a senator
more HERE

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Neverland Owner Writes an Open Letter

Thomas J. Barrack Jr. has lived near Neverland Ranch for decades and recently came into ownership of the property, via his private-equity firm, when Jackson defaulted on a loan. Although Jackson partially still had a stake in the land, he moved to a large Holmby Hills estate where he died last week.

An Open Letter to the Santa Barbara Community
From Thomas J. Barrack, Jr.
The windswept face of Grass Mountain and the oak tree studded hills of the Santa Ynez Valley are once again the backdrop for a global drama of epic proportion. Michael Jackson has died at the age of 50 on the eve of a universal comeback.
As his family, friends and millions of fans across the globe seek outlets in which to express their grief, Michael’s only true home, the Neverland Ranch, has become a temporary sanctuary where fans and family can still feel the presence of his kind and compassionate soul.
The universal curiosity about Neverland and its connection to Michael is an unchangeable fact. How grieving fans are treated as they arrive to pay their respects will be viewed with great interest by the world. As we all know, the impressions left by Michael’s last interaction with Santa Barbara County were not positive.
Consequently, I would like to simply frame the issue upon which we all need to focus: It is a reality that the world will quickly descend on Santa Barbara and Neverland as fans continue to grieve, and as Michael’s legacy gains perhaps more appreciation after his death than during his life.
We must be prepared for the fact that visitors and fans will come, with or without permission or an invitation. As a consequence, all actions being taken at the moment are aimed at creating a well thought out and coordinated plan amongst the family, the Sheriff, the County regulatory agencies, the fire department, local proprietors, local press, local residents and the Highway Patrol to protect and preserve the interests of all constituencies.
We must also prepare to accommodate Michael’s family’s wishes as they contemplate the location of his final resting place and their own return to the tranquil grounds of the Michael Jackson family compound.
more HERE

Eddie Van Halen Marries Longtime Girlfriend

Eddie Van Halen, 54, married his longtime girlfirend on the grounds of his seven-acre casa Saturday night. Wearing flip-flops, the ex drug addict wed Janie Liszewski, in his estate’s garden after she came down the aisle to a performance of Van Halen’s ‘When It’s Love’ by the Sonus Quartet.
Eddies son Wolfgang,18,served as best man and his brother Alex, an ordained minister, officiated at the 20-minute, non-denominational service. Van Halen’s ex-wife, Valerie Bertinelli — who he divorced in 2006, after 25 years of marriage — was among the 100 or so guests who sipped non-alcoholic beverages from the lemonade bar in honor of Eddie’s year-and-a-half of sobriety.
No sign of Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony or David Lee Roth at the gathering...
more HERE

Weird in Life, Weirder in death...

Though Michael Jackson was wed to Prince and Paris' mother, Debbie Rowe, their biological father is Dr. Arnold Klein (above), Jackson's L.A.-based dermatologist and Rowe's former boss, multiple sources confirm to the new issue of Us Weekly.

Is that a squirrel between your boobs?

Blueman Group goes...er...BLUE?

The Obama 'Evil Eye'

News from Gary Indiana

The Mayor of Gary, Indiana, Michael Jackson's hometown, has asked the Jackson family to bury Michael in their town. He said that Michael could be buried on the grounds of a new Jackson family museum and performing arts center.
more HERE

Translation: They want the tourist cash...

Biologically Speaking

TMZ.com claims Michael Jackson was not the biological father of any of his children. And Debbie Rowe is not the biological mother of the two kids she bore for Michael. All three children were conceived in vitro -- outside the womb.

WTF?!!!!

Jackson Birth Certificate Missing MOM...

On the doc, Prince Michael Jackson II's father is listed as MJ -- but the space where Prince's mother is supposed to be named was left blank.
document HERE (pdf)

The Circus Begins...

Michael Jackson's body is set to be driven to Neverland Ranch late Thursday morning.
Law enforcement sources told TMZ.com upwards of a 30 car motorcade -- including Jackson's body -- will be traveling from Los Angeles to Neverland at 10 AM on Thursday July 2, 2009.
Law enforcement is currently meeting to discuss security and traffic control. Sources say plans are in the works for a public viewing to take place on either Friday or Saturday.

Honored by Ink

tits & tats

Never one to pass up a photo opportunity, Jodie Marsh made sure she had her Michael Jackson tattoo on full display as she went out clubbing.
more HERE
Trendhunter.com Jackson tat pics HERE

Jackson's Death Winners & Losers

Sales of Michael Jackson's music have outstripped the demand for material by Elvis Presley and John Lennon following their untimely deaths.
more HERE
Web traffic caused by the news of Michael Jackson's death Thursday caused a flurry of crashes and slowdowns across the Internet.
more HERE
CNN Wins With Michael Jackson News HERE

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French & Fantastic

French star Marion Cotillard showed off her je ne sais quoi at last night's European premiere of Public Enemies.
The Oscar-winning actress, 33, looked chic in London's Leicester Square, wearing a glamorous red dress and killer heels, teamed with a slicked-back hairstyle.
more HERE

Death, Depravity & Dollars

OK! Weekly is bracing for some flak over its pick for this week’s cover. While other publications went with feel-good images to commemorate Michael Jackson, OK! chose a grim photo of the dying star being whisked to the hospital June 25.
A knowledgeable source said British parent Northern & Shell paid the equivalent of roughly $500,000 in U.S. dollars for exclusive magazine rights to the photo in the U.S. and U.K.
OK! claims that the photo, which is similar to an image that has appeared on Entertainment Tonight’s Web site, is the last one showing Jackson alive. It plans to use the image in a number of its international editions.
News and entertainment weeklies are counting on huge newsstand sales this week due to the public’s huge interest in the pop phenom’s death.
more HERE

...yes, CWW did post the pic...in our defense: '...we report depravity...we don't create it...'

Surface by Satellite

The most complete terrain map of the Earth's surface has been published.
The data, comprising 1.3 million images, come from a collaboration between the US space agency Nasa and the Japanese trade ministry.
The images were taken by Japan's Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (Aster) aboard the Terra satellite.
more HERE

Epitome of Shamelessness

Janet Jackson -- and other Jackson family members -- were "really horrified" when they learned Michael Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, started plugging his new Ranch Records label as he walked the red carpet at the BET Awards show Sunday night, which was totally reworked to honor Michael's memory and legacy.
more HERE

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Young, Dumb & Dead

Teenagers tend to wildly overestimate the odds of dying young, and teenagers who think they'll be dead before age 35 are far more likely to abuse drugs, attempt suicide, get arrested, or contract HIV. Scientists have known for quite a while that teenagers tend to think that an early death is much more likely than the infinitesimally small risk it really is. What's recently been discovered, and is intriguing for teens and the people who love them, is that there seems to be a connection between having a fatalistic take on life and behaving in ways that actually make it more likely that you will die—or at least be sick and miserable—instead of blossoming into a young adult.
more HERE

...the trick is to make sure these imbeciles don't take you with them...

If it sounds like a duck...

World's Largest Alarm Clock

The Truth About Poop

We have a lot of silly names for it: BMs, caca, doo-doo, turds, and of course, poop.
We don't generally discuss it in our daily conversations.
But asking some important questions about your bowel movements might give you some insight into your gastrointestinal health. HERE's the scoop on poop.

The King of Pitchmen

In memory of Billy Mays, the king of pitchmen, the folks at Neatorama put together 5 of the strangest products Mays ever pitched...HERE

Lindsay Strikes a Pose for Michael

In an apparent drunk tribute to Michael Jackson, the D-list star struck a King of Pop pose in a black fedora hat that she pulled down in true Smooth Criminal style before publishing the picture on her Twitter page.
Lindsay Lohan was in Sin City, Las Vegas to launch her new tanning line Sevin Nyne at Wet Republic. Ms Lohan indulged in no less than five outfit changes during the celebrations.
more HERE

Janet Jackson on BET Awards

New Disney Super Group

THE JACKSON 3 featuring Blanket, Paris and Prince Michael, you want to believe Joe Jackson is burning up the phones to Disney with this one; between this deal and the one to turn Neverland Ranch into Graceland Joe has probably been working 24/7 since Thursday.

Where is Tito in all this?

Jackson's Final Rehearsal Photos Surface

The last photos of Michael Jackson before he died Thursday have surfaced.
more HERE

Happy Birthday Gary Busey

Posthumous King of Pop

Michael Jackson has topped the UK album chart and made six new entries in the singles top 40, six years after his last number one.
Greatest hits album Number Ones rocketed from 121 to the top spot after a surge in sales since the superstar's death on Thursday.
The same album earned Jackson his last number one when first released in 2003.
Four of his other hit albums also made a reappearance in the top 20.
BBC report HERE
CD available HERE

Bernie 'Maximum' Madoff

Notorious Ponzi scammer Bernie Madoff has been sentenced to the maximum 150 years in prison for the $65 billion fraud that swindled his many devastated victims.
Judge Denny Chin said the sentence was a symbolic one for a crime that showed "extraordinary evil" and "took a staggering human toll."
ABC News report HERE

Classy Photo from Kendra Wilkinson's Wedding

Former Playboy bunny Kendra Wilkinson was the first of Hugh Hefner's 3 girlfriends to find true love outside of the mansion.
While no official photos of the wedding have been released, paparazzi managed to snag a few photos from hovering helicopters.
more HERE

Lifesize Lego Amy

Creator Craig Stevens made the statue of Amy Winehouse out of 12,500 pieces of Lego to mark Croydon Fashion Festival.
more HERE

R.I.P.: Fred Travalena

The man of a 1,000 faces and voices Fred Travalena died Sunday of a recurrence of an aggressive form of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, according to a release from his publicist. He was 66 years old.
more HERE
IMDB HERE
official website HERE

Celebrity Look Alikes

Katy Perry and Zooey Deschanel

Though Deschanel has scoffed at comparisons, the pop star and the indie It Girl might as well be twins, with their wide blue eyes and chocolate-hued locks. Zooey's skin looks so much healtier though.
more HERE

Centre Court Cuties

World No 59 Maria Kirilenko of Russia

When it comes to choosing which women play on Centre Court, good looks count for more than big shots.
While a succession of easy-on-the-eye unknowns have appeared in Wimbledon's prime arena, the top women's seeds have been relegated to lesser courts.
All England Club admitted that physical attractiveness is taken into consideration.
Spokesman Johnny Perkins said: 'Good looks are a factor.
more HERE

MJ's Top 10 Albums

5. "Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5" (1969, The Jackson 5)

Just 11 years old when he made his recording debut alongside his brothers, Jackson's powerhouse voice shimmers on everything from Smokey Robinson's "Who's Loving You" to Sly and the Family Stone's "Stand!" Better yet, "I Want You Back" still sounds like a slap upside the head.

the rest HERE

Anonymous Hottie

It's hard to imagine Emma Watson ever fading into the background - but according to the Harry Potter actress that's exactly what she wants to do.
The 19-year-old is busy preparing for the end of the Harry Potter franchise and her start at U.S. university Columbia in September.
And, despite her worldwide fame, she has revealed to Elle magazine that she hopes to be just another 'anonymous' student.
more HERE

Britney Desperate for Attention

Britney's ever-changing hair has long been used as a barometer of her internal mood.
At the top of her game, it was long, blonde and glossy - at her lowest it was shorn to reveal her bald scalp.
So, as she stepped out with new love, and rumored fiancé, Jason Trawick, her newly brunette hairdo was bound to raise eyebrows. Britney seems determined to pull the spotlight away from the recently deceased Michael Jackson.
Her hair was long and dark - a change from a day earlier when it was shoulder-length, wavy and blonde.
more HERE

THE PUNCHLINE

"On Facebook, lists his relationship status as, 'It's complicated.'"
-- From David Letterman's "Top Ten Surprising Facts About Governor Mark Sanford."

R.I.P.: Gale Storm

Gale Storm, who shot to the top on television as the vivacious star of two popular 1950s situation comedies, "My Little Margie" and "The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna," has died. She was 87.
Storm, who also had a successful recording career during her TV heyday, died Saturday of natural causes at a convalescent hospital in the Northern California community of Danville.
obit HERE
IMDB HERE
official website HERE

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Farrah Funeral Announced

A private funeral service will be held Tuesday for Farrah Fawcett at the Cathedral of Our lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.
Church officials say the service is set for 4 p.m.
Fawcett died Thursday from a rare cancer. She was 62. The actress, best known for her role in TV's "Charlie's Angels," chronicled her battle with cancer in a documentary called "Farrah's Story" that aired last month.
more HERE

Pimp Love

Heidi Fleiss and Dennis Hof, owner of The Moonlight Bunch Ranch have announced their engagement. Hof always known for his whoring of media attention and the Laundrymat owning ex of Tom Sizemore make a perfect couple. One can assume they will be living in a trailer next to "The Ranch" for many happy weeks to come.
more HERE

R.I.P.: Billy Mays

In a week unusually rife with celebrity death, it’s a little spooky to note that the king of pop, Michael Jackson, and the king of pitchmen, Billy Mays, were born within about six weeks of each other in 1958.
Mr. Mays, who was found dead this morning by his wife in their Tampa, Fla., home, was one of the loudest and, perhaps as a consequence, one of the most familiar voices on American television.
more HERE

Happy Birthday Kathy Bates

Donny Reflects On Michael's Passing

Donny Osmond has told ET how he feels about the passing of Michael Jackson.
"I've known Michael since we both were about 13 years old. He once told me that because we went through similar experiences as teenagers, I was the only person who ever understood him. Words can't express the sadness I feel right now. My prayers go out to his family and his children..."
more HERE

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TIME Rushes Special Issue

Time has decided to go ahead with a “special commemorative edition,” to be published on Monday. The current issue of Time, which came out on Friday with a cover date of July 6, closed on Wednesday, a day before Mr. Jackson died.
more HERE

The Plastic Ono Band Revisited

John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band Live In Toronto ’69 is a rare look at one of the world’s most influential popular artists at a pivotal moment in his career. Filmed on the eve of the release of the Abbey Road LP — the last Beatles album to be recorded — this is the only performance ever caught on film of John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band. It had been three years since Lennon had performed onstage with The Beatles. Seemingly on a whim, John and wife Yoko Ono hopped on a plane with guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Klaus Voormann and drummer Alan White to travel to the Toronto Rock ’N’ Roll Revival festival showcasing some of Lennon’s early musical heroes — among them Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and Little Richard. As it turned out, Lennon and the newly formed Plastic Ono Band played an equally significant role that night in the history of rock ’n’ roll, as it is widely believed this concert foreshadowed the official end of The Beatles.
DVD available HERE

John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and son Sean Lennon took to the stage at the Royal Festival Hall last week for a performance with the group 'the Plastic Ono Band' she started with her late husband John in 1969.
more HERE

Yoko Ono - MOJO Lifetime Achievement Award - Tribute Film HERE

Another Jackson Prison Tribute

Women Happiest at 28

Happy? ...not for long

Researchers discovered women feel most confident and happy with their love life and body shape shortly before they reach 30.
It is also the period in their life when they enjoy the best sex – but the happiness is relatively shortlived.
Because by the time they have turned 30 they start worrying about growing old and developing grey hair and wrinkles.
more HERE

Britney Wants Spotlight Back

Britney Spears was showing off her new bling ring to photographers, fuelling speculation that the star is engaged.
The blonde pop star was out shopping in Los Angeles and was quick to hold up her newly manicured hand when paparazzi made an appearance.
Rumors of an engagement to her agent Jason Trawick have been circulating for the past week but her spokespeople deny that there is any truth to the gossip.
source

Robot Crotch Shots

This recently-built Japanese robot, who keeps his human companion safely tucked right between his legs. If you've ever dreamed of being inside robot wood, well this is your chance.
more HERE

Piano Playing Otter

Dua, an Asian small-clawed otter at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, plays the piano as a behind-the-scenes enrichment. This activity was created to give Dua something interesting to do and extend his feeding time, while showing off his species dexterity.
learn more HERE

Quote of the Day

"I just hope when Phil Spector dies we can focus on his music instead of that unfortunate lapse of judgment when he offed a chick."
-- David Feldman

'English-Only' Supporters Can't Spell

Speaking under a misspelled banner, right-wingers who want to make English the official language of the U.S. showed no sense of irony.
On Saturday, Pat Buchanan hosted a conference to discuss how Republicans can regain a majority in America. During one discussion, panelists suggested supporting English-only initiatives as a prime way of attracting "working class white Democrats."
One salient feature of the event was the banner hanging over the English-only advocates. The word conference was spelled “Conferenece.”
more HERE

Megan & the Boy with the Yellow Rose

11-year-old Harvii Kindlon, caused a stir online when photos emerged of his foiled attempt to give Megan a rose as her entourage breezed her through a crowd at the 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' June 15 London premiere.
Megan issued a video apology upon hearing about the photos, saying , "I'm sorry, sweet boy. I would never do that to you, and I would gladly accept your rose if I see you again."
And now, Kodak is going to give Harvii the chance to meet Megan, confirming that the company has tracked him down and is flying him to New York.
more HERE

Ruth Madoff Relinquishes Her Fortune

Bernie Madoff's wife, Ruth, has decided to give up her claim to more than $80 million in assets. She will keep $2.5 million in cash, per an agreement with federal prosecutors approved on Friday.
more HERE

2nd Jackson Autopsy Completed

The Jackson family has hired a private pathologist who completed a second autopsy on the performer's body today, according to sources familiar with the case.
The second autopsy came a day after an initial examination by the L.A. County coroner’s office did not immediately determine a cause of death. Officials said additional lab tests, including a toxicology screen, were required to uncover why the 50-year-old pop star went into cardiac arrest in his rented Holmby Hills mansion Thursday.
more HERE

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Moving Vans at Jackson's Home

Two moving trucks are in front of Michael Jackson's home in Holmby Hills, California. About eight movers took dollies and packing equipment through gates of the estate. It wasn't immediately known who sent for the movers and what was being taken out.
more HERE

If Women Controlled the World...

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THE PUNCHLINE

"Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held an election victory party. At the party, he thanked the 148 percent of the people who voted for him."
-- David Letterman

Networks Go ALL MICHAEL JACKSON

Here are some of the highlights, all times EDT:

• MTV airs "A Celebration of Michael Jackson on MTV" at 10 p.m. Saturday, followed by "King of Videos: Michael Jackson" at 11 p.m. The latter is also scheduled for MTV2 at 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Jackson was one of MTV's seminal artists from the days it was music-focused.
  
• TV One will show the five-hour miniseries "The Jacksons: An American Dream" at 7 p.m. Saturday. A one-hour documentary "The Life & Times of Michael Jackson" will air Sunday at 7 p.m.
  
• Fuse will air a continuous Michael Jackson tribute Saturday during daytime hours until 5 p.m.
  
• CNN's Don Lemon anchors a documentary "Michael Jackson: Man in the Mirror" that will air both Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m.
  
• The Biography Channel will show its Jackson biography at 10 p.m. Saturday.
  
• Fox will repeat its "American Idol" show that featured Jackson's music at 8 p.m. Monday.
• E! Entertainment is preparing a one-hour Jackson documentary that will air Wednesday at 10 p.m.
  
• Sirius XM Satellite Radio is devoting two channels that will air Jackson music continuously over the weekend through Monday night. They will be located on Sirius channel 51 and XM channel 62.

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Farrah Fawcett Videos

• Lesbian scene - Myra Breckinridge
• Logan's Run
• Sunburn

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iPorn Comes and Goes

For an all-too-brief flicker, porn made it onto the iPhone.
Until last Wednesday, Hottest Girls, an Apple-approved iPhone app, had stuck to nothing more racy than girls in bikinis. Then, it went topless.
more HERE

Jackson's Doctor Quits Practice

Dr. Conrad Murray sent a note on his letterhead from his medical practice in Las Vegas.
see letter HERE (pdf)
more HERE

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Practice makes perfect...

Cheeto Assault

Bedford County, Tennessee - A local couple arrested on domestic assault charges Sunday had an unusual choice of alleged weaponry -- Cheetos.
According to the report, the pair became "involved in a verbal altercation" with each other "at which time Cheetos potato chips were used in the assault."
more HERE

MJ's Drugs

Michael Jackson, 50, was taking up to THREE powerful narcotic pain relievers at the same time — when any more than one is deemed potentially fatal.
Sources close to the singer’s entourage said he was injected three times a day with Demerol - the potent painkiller given to him before his collapse at home in L.A. on Thursday.
more HERE

Salute to Jackson - Hollywood and Beyond

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50 Michael Jackson Facts

1. Jackson's Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist to air on MTV.
2. Jackson owned the rights to the South Carolina State Anthem South Carolina on My Mind, recorded by Hank Martin and Buzz Arledge.
3. Jackson's waxwork features in five Madame Tussauds museums across the world. Only Elvis Presley and Madonna have more Tussaud figures - they have six each.
4. Jackson's total lifetime earnings from royalties, solo recordings and music videos, revenue from concerts and endorsements have been estimated at $500 million.
5. Jackson received a Presidential Humanitarian Award from Ronald Reagan in 1984 for his support of charities helping people overcome alcohol and drug abuse.
6. Michael Jackson was the seventh of nine children.
7. Jackson fought fellow 50 year old Madonna on MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch - he lost.
8. Three of Jackson's albums - Bad, Dangerous and Thriller - are among the bestsellers of all time.
9. Thriller remains the biggest-selling album since records began.
10. Jackson has sold more than 300 million records worldwide.
11. Jackson wore his trademark black armband to remind fans of the suffering of children around the world.
12. Jackson's favourite superhero was Morph from the X-Men.
13. Jackson picked up his iconic moonwalk moves, which he debuted at the Motown 25th Anniversary show in 1983, from streetdancers he spotted performing outside a hotel.
14. MC Hammer once challenged Jackson to a dance-off. He was told to Beat It. Jackson reportedly responded, "I've seen your videos and every single dance move you use, you got off of me."
15. Little Richard wanted Jackson to play him in a biopic.
16. Bubbles the chimp and Ben the rat are two of Jackson's most famous pets, but he also befriended a ram called Mr Tibbs, a python called Crusher and Louie the llama.
17. An obsessed French Jackson superfan committed suicide in 1984 after his mother refused to allow him to undergo surgery to look like the star.
18. In 1984, a U.S. library accused Jackson of owing it over $1 million in overdue book fines. Officials said they would scrap the fines if he returned the books autographed.
19. Jackson dedicated his 1997 Blood On The Dancefloor album to Sir Elton John.
20. Jackson was a vegetarian.
21. Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Jackson 5 on May 6, 1997. He was inducted as a solo artist on March 19, 2001.
22. Jackson once dated Brooke Shields and Tatum O'Neal.
23. Jackson had several media nicknames. They include The Gloved One, Wacko Jacko, Jacko, The King of Pop, and MJ. Close friends call him Smelly!
24. Jackson's music video for Thriller was voted the greatest music video of all time in a recent Channel 4 (UK) poll.
25. Jackson won an MTV Movie Award for Best Movie Song in 1994 for his song Will You Be There from the movie Free Willy.
26. The Scream music video Jackson made with sister Janet is the most expensive promo ever made, costing more than $7 million.
27. Jackson's double album HIStory is the biggest selling double album ever released in the U.S.
28. Jackson's Blood on the Dance Floor is the biggest selling re-mix album of all time.
29. Jackson really was a King in West Africa - he was given a royal title by villagers in Gabon, Ivory Coast in 1992.
30. Jackson's pre-concert ritual included drinking Ricola candy dissolved in hot water. He claims the beverage helps to keep his throat and his singing voice clear.
31. Jackson owned the patent for a stage shoe device that allows performers to lean forward and appear to defy gravity.
32. Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana in 1958. The town is planning a tribute museum to the pop superstar.
33. Movie star Macauley Culkin is godfather to Jackson's two eldest children, Paris and Prince Michael.
34. Oliver! star Mark Lester is also godfather to Jackson's kids, and the pop superstar was godfather to the former child star's children.
35. Macauley Culkin helped Jackson design the amusement park at his former Neverland Valley Ranch home in California.
36. Lisa Marie Presley's former brother-in-law and his wife were the witnesses at her Dominican Republic wedding to Jackson in 1994.
37. Jackson shares the record for the most Grammy Awards won in one year with Carlos Santana and Norah Jones - they each won eight.
38. Jackson co-wrote charity anthem We Are The World with Lionel Richie.
39. Jackson was godfather to Nicole Richie and Bee Gees star Barry Gibb's son Michael.
40. Jackson and brother Tito were best men at Liza Minnelli and David Gest's wedding.
41. Jackson's performance during the 1993 SuperBowl half-time show drew the largest TV audience in American history.
42. The directors of Jackson's videos have included Martin Scorsese, John Singleton and John Landis.
43. In 1999 Jackson paid $1.5 million for the 1939 Best Picture Oscar, which was presented to producer David O. Selznick for Gone With The Wind.
44. Jackson appeared on a postage stamp in the Virgin Islands in the mid-1980s after locals voted him the superstar they'd most like to honor.
45. An extensive 1997 survey declared Jackson was the Most Famous Person in the World.
46. Jackson helped plan neighbor Gregory Peck's funeral.
47. Jackson once described close friend Elizabeth Taylor as "a warm cuddly blanket that I love to snuggle up to and cover myself with".
48. Jackson provided a voiceover on The Simpsons - but it remained a secret for 12 years. He voiced a character in a mental institution in the Stark Raving Dad episode, which aired in 1991, but, because of a contractual problem, Jackson had to be credited as John Jay Smith. His contribution to the classic cartoon series remained a rumor among fans until The Simpsons creator Matt Groening.confirmed it really was Jackson when the episode was released on DVD in 2003.
49. Jackson shares the same birthday as U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Other celebrities who share Jackson's birthday include moviemakers Sir Richard Attenborough and William Friedkin, and actresses Rebecca DeMornay and Carla Gugino.
50. Jackson's comeback plans were scuppered by an online poll a year ago - before he announced plans to take over the 02 Arena in London for 50 shows - 71 per cent of 59,000 people voting on website PopEater.com answered `Not a chance' to the question 'Can the King of Pop make a comeback?'

Liz Breaks Silence

"My heart ... my mind ... are broken. I loved Michael with all my soul and I can't imagine life without him. We had so much in common and we had such loving fun together. I was packing up my clothes to go to London for his opening when I heard the news. I still can't believe it. I don't want to believe it. It can't be so. He will live in my heart forever but it's not enough. My life feels so empty. I don't think anyone knew how much we loved each other. The purest most giving love I've ever known. Oh God! I'm going to miss him. I can't yet imagine life without him. But I guess with God's help ... I'll learn. I keep looking at the photo he gave me of himself, which says, 'To my true love Elizabeth, I love you forever.' And, I will love HIM forever."
source

Sympathy for the Angel

Farrah's co-angels also paid tribute yesterday by speaking about her passing.
Kate Jackson: "I will miss Farrah every day. She was a selfless person who loved her family and friends with all her heart, and what a big heart it was. Farrah showed immense courage and grace throughout her illness and was an inspiration to those around her. When I think of Farrah, I will remember her kindness, her cutting, dry wit and, of course, her beautiful smile."
Jaclyn Smith: "Farrah had courage. she had strength, and she had faith. And now she has peace as she rests with the real angels."
Cheryl Ladd: "She was incredibly brave, and God will be welcoming her with open arms."
source

Secret Library of Jackson Songs

A secret library of over a hundred songs recorded by Michael Jackson could be released following his death.
One of the singer's biographers, Ian Halperin, claimed that the unheard songs had been made for his children.
Mr Halperin, author of the forthcoming Unmasked, The Michael Jackson Story, said before Jackson's death: “He wants to leave them for his kids, a very personal legacy to them. I was told he will not let them come out now.”
Jackson leaves three children: Prince, 12, Paris Katherine, 11, and Prince Michael II aged seven.
more HERE

Kevin Meaney - We Are The World

Jackson Death Caused by Demerol

An Emergency Room source at UCLA hospital said Jackson aides told medics he had collapsed after an injection of potent Demerol . The source said: “Shortly after taking the Demerol he started to experience slow shallow breathing.
“His breathing gradually got slower and slower until it stopped. “His staff started mouth-to-mouth and an ambulance was called which got there in eight minutes “But found he was in full respiratory arrest, no breathing and no pulse. They started full CPR and rushed him to hospital.
“When he arrived they started resuscitation, giving him heart shocks and inserted a breathing tube and other supportive measures to try and save his life.
“He never regained consciousness. The family was told that he had passed.”
more HERE

Related:
Cops hunt Jacko's doctor

Various Michael Jackson Videos

• The Prison Thriller
• The Wedding Thriller
• The Bollywood Thriller
• The Accrington Michael Jackson Pt. 1
• The Accrington Michael Jackson Pt. 2
• MJ’s genius performance of Billie Jean @ Motown 25th Anniversary
• I’ll Be There
• Ben
• Rockin' Robin
  
• Never Can Say Goodbye
  

Jackson Quote of the Day

“He was not only a talented person, but he was unique - a genius. It’s such a loss. It feels like when Kennedy died.”
-- Celine Dion

(Just in case you don’t have the dates on hand, JFK was assassinated in 1963. Five years later - in 1968 - Celine Dion was born.)

Paramedic's 911 Responder Screen for Jackson

Michael Jackson: The Last Photo

R.I.P.: Sky Saxon

AUSTIN, Texas — Sky Saxon, lead singer and founder of the 1960s band the "Seeds," who had a Top 40 hit in 1967 with "Pushin' Too Hard," has died after a brief illness.
Saxon's Publicist said he died Thursday but did not have other details. He was in his 60s.
The Seeds sprang up in California, and their garage-band sound with Saxon's distinctive vocals became a favorite of the flower power generation. Another hit single of 1967 was "Can't Seem to Make You Mine" and their song "Mr. Farmer" was included in the soundtrack for the movie "Almost Famous."
The Mick Jagger-influenced vocals by Saxon (born Richard Marsh) dominated the sound and in turn influenced later punk rockers.
more HERE
official website HERE

Celebrities Speak About Michael Jackson

Brooke Shields: "My heart is overcome with sadness for the devastating loss of my true friend Michael. He was an extraordinary friend, artist and contributor to the world. I join his family and his fans in celebrating his incredible life and mourning his untimely passing."
Madonna: "I can't stop crying over the sad news. I have always admired Michael Jackson. The world has lost one of the greats, but his music will live on forever! My heart goes out to his three children and other members of his family. God bless."
Lisa Marie Presley: "I am so very sad and confused with every emotion possible. I am heartbroken for his children, who I know were everything to him, and for his family. This is such a massive loss on so many levels, words fail me."
Quincy Jones: "I am absolutely devastated at this tragic and unexpected news. For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don't have the words."
Liza Minnelli: "He was a kind, genuine, and wonderful man. He was also one of the greatest entertainers that ever lived. I loved him very much and I will miss him every remaining day of my life."
Corey Feldman: "I come to you today with great sadness, acknowledging the loss of the greatest entertainer in the history of mankind. For me he was more than that, he was my idol, he was a role model, he was someone to cry to when my childhood was unbearable, he was a brother, he was a dear friend. Unfortunately Michael and I had a falling out on September 10th 2001 and that broken friendship had never been repaired … I am filled with tremendous sadness and remorse. All I choose to remember from this point is the good times we shared and what an inspiration he was to me and the rest of the world. Nobody will ever be able to do what Michael Jackson has done in this industry, and he was so close to doing it all again. I am truly, and deeply sorry for all of the heartbroken fans and supporters worldwide."

Toontown Remembers Michael Jackson

The Jackson 5ive was a television show produced by Rankin Bass from 1971 to 1973, a portrayal of careers of the popular Motown Recording Group, the Jackson Five.The television series set mainly on London at the studios of Halas and Batchelor and director was Robert Balser,The show debuted on September 11, 1971 and ran for two season.
DVD available HERE

A Bubbles Update...

Micheal Jackson rescued Bubbles from a cancer research center in 1985. They were true friends for years, but Micheal had to send Bubbles off to a sanctuary in Sylmar, California in 2002 when he started acting up a bit.
At the time, his Bubbles' trainer Bob Dunn told The New York Daily News, "He's in his 20's. He's doing fine."
According to this report, Bubbles is now living in Florida.
Click here to see where Bubbles is living today.

UPDATE:
“What happened to Bubbles in the end was he started to jerk off in front of busloads of school children visiting Neverland Ranch. So they sent him to monkey school, retrained him and put him in diapers. One day, some Japanese schoolchildren came to Neverland and they brought the monkey out for the kids. So out comes the monkey who somehow managed to reach into his diaper and then proceeded to throw heaping handfuls of monkey poop at the kids. That was the end of Bubbles; they sent him to 'Monkey Ranch' or something...”

(FYI: Michael Jackson reportedly disciplined his chimp Bubbles by shaving his ass.)

Mary Poppins & the Madam

Big whore and madam Michelle

Michelle Braun. Does the name ring a bell? Unless you are supremely wealthy or well-known, probably not.
But most likely, it soon will, as she is apparently the next Heidi Fleiss - turbocharged. And she recently entered into a plea deal that is sending "a wave of panic" through Hollywood, the Herald Sun reported.
"They say she makes nineties Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss look like Mary Poppins," the Daily Mail reported.
more HERE

Pop Icons : A Dying Breed

An era of American superstar icon status in the realm of entertainment/pop culture is fading ever faster with the passing of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.
In the world of immediacy, attention disorders and frankly, a severe shortage of talent...the pop culture icon is a dying breed...
Love 'em or hate 'em, there's only a handful left...

• Bob Dylan
• Willie Nelson
• Madonna
• Bruce Springsteen
• Prince
• Iggy Pop
• Raquel Welch
  
• Elizabeth Taylor
• Jack Nicholson
• Woody Allen
  
• David Letterman
  

...let us know if you think of any others...
It seems unfathomable that anyone will ever achieve the type of celebrity Jackson or Fawcett were able to achieve and especially the manner in which they became so incredibly popular.

Related:
More than just a pin-up: A tribute to actress Farrah Fawcett

THE PUNCHLINE

"At least they didn't rush him to Children's Hospital"
-- Larry 'Bubbles' Brown

The World's Top-Earning Models

1. Gisele Bündchen $25 Million

Gisele remains extremely popular and sought after even though she looks less like a woman every year...we have a feeling Tom Brady is happy...
the rest are HERE

Michael In Memoriam

Jackson 5 do a medley of songs from Mills Brothers, The Andrews Sisters, The Coasters, and the Supremes, ending with their own hit Dancing Machine. Surprise appearance at the end by 8 year old Janet Jackson. From the Carol Burnett Show, first aired Jan 25, 1975...

...say what you will...the guy could entertain...

Irony Is Alive And Well

Dumb and Dumber

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is the latest member of the ever-growing club of politicians who have strayed from their wives, as well as the latest in the ever-growing list of politicians who were indignant over President Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky and demanded he either resign or be impeached.
In 1998, Sanford was a Republican congressman from South Carolina when he demanded "moral clarity" from Clinton and called on him to resign. "Very damaging stuff. This one's pretty cut and dried," Sanford said in September 1998. "I think it would be much better for the country and for him personally [to resign]." So far, Sanford has not indicated that he has any plans to resign as governor.
more HERE

Related:
Who is Mark Sanford's mistress?
MARIA BELEN CHAPUR: Mark Sanford's Mistress

Life After Death

Artists Reflect on Michael Jackson
Concerns over refunds to Michael Jackson shows
Michael Jackson spent fortune faster than he earned it
Settling Michael Jackson's Estate May Be a Thriller
Fans, promoters count cost of canceled Jackson tour
Jackson, Fawcett, McMahon were ad icons, too

Fallon vs. Woods

The Courtship Then Edwards Daughter?

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Connecticut Church's Gay Exorcism Video

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut -- The video above showing an exorcism of a teen to drive out apparent "homosexual demons" has sparked outrage among several gay rights activists.
The video, which was posted on YouTube, features church elders from the Manifested Glory Ministries Church in Bridgeport performing the exorcism on the boy who is said to be 16-years-old.
Los Angels Times report HERE

The Rabbit

John & Kate Divorce Documents

they're HERE (pdf)

Celebrities Twitter Michael Jackson Condolences

Lindsay Lohan: NO OMG ... sending my love and prayers out to Michael and his family ... i feel sick..

Marlon Wayans: My prayers, my love, my heart goes out to michael jackson and the entire jackson family. I pray so hard for them. I'm crushed! Please pray.

Pete Wentz: Prayers and thoughts with michael jackson ... I haven't hope in so long that news isn't true.

Kim Kardashian: Wow I am truly in shock that Michael Jackson has passed away! I love u Jackson family, my prayers are with the whole family!

Ashton Kutcher: Pray for his kids.

R.I.P.: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson has died. He was 50.
Michael suffered a cardiac arrest a short time ago at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived.
His sister LaToya Jackson ran in the hospital sobbing, after Jackson was pronounced dead.
Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince (Blanket) Michael Jackson II.
more HERE
official website HERE

NIKE Must Be Proud...

Website Wordplay

click the pic

While Facebook employs the vague "poke" in order to test the waters of a possible relationship, Fuckbook goes all the way...
So if you are looking for a One-night stand or for the Love of your Life, look no further...seriously

...yeah, we know it's been around for a bit...we just discovered it okay?

Glenn Beck's Doll House

Kate's New Look

A frumpy Kate Gosselin steps outside to meet the delivery man for their shipment of bottled water.
As for what to expect for the show, a “carefully placed” source tells the Daily News that Jon Gosselin’s reported girlfriend, Deanna Hummel, will join the show when original episodes return on Aug. 3. “Because she’s part of Jon’s life, she’ll be filmed.”

Americans : Health Insurance Rape Victims

Frustrated Americans have long complained that their insurance companies valued the all-mighty buck over their health care. Today, a retired insurance executive confirmed their suspicions, arguing that the industry that once employed him regularly rips off its policyholders.
ABC News report HERE

Related:
Medical Tourism on the Rise
medicaltourism.com
medicaltourismguide.org

...and yet an incredible amount of obviously misinformed and/or uncaring Americans still believe the U.S. medical & insurance systems are the best in the world...

R.I.P.: Farrah Fawcett

Farrah Fawcett died at 9:28 AM today. Ryan O'Neal and Alana Stewart were at her bedside. She was 62.
She died at St. John's hospital in Santa Monica in the ICU. Her only child, Redmond, was not present.
more HERE
IMDB HERE

Fast Food for Thought

McDonald's Is Poisoning Consumers -- And Blaming Everyone Else for the Catastrophic Societal Costs...
McDonald's refuses to take responsibility for the skyrocketing rates of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
more HERE

Related:
McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut agree to stop targeting kids (in Australia)
Don't Blame McDonald's E-Book

...hummm...the argument seems to be that people should be responsible for their physical health...which is logical enough...but consider the failure of American education...the upsurge of mood elevating drugs, attention deficiency, the influence of mind numbing television and pure arrogance (derived from stupidity)...People are too stupid to take care of themselves and too selfish too care if they cause health care (among other things) costs to rise for everyone...plus, healthy food is expensive.

Shaming Cyrus for Being Sexy

Miley Cyrus, the Disney teen-star, has come in for criticism after posing for provocative photographs for a third time.
more HERE and HERE

Generous Johnny

Actor Johnny Depp left a Chicago waiter a generous $4,000 tip last Thursday after dining at Gibsons Bar and Steakhouse .
Waiter Mohammed A. Sekhani told RadarOnline that Depp had visited the restaurant several times before.
more HERE

Apple, the Liver & the Law

Steve Jobs' medical condition turned out to be more serious than Apple Inc. officials had previously acknowledged -- and that has analysts and legal experts questioning whether the company ran afoul of federal securities rules.
Apple had disclosed in early January that Jobs had a "hormone imbalance" and would take a leave of absence, but never said he was so sick that he needed a liver transplant.
Companies are not required to divulge medical details about executives, lawyers said. But they are required to disclose "material" information, which is defined as what a reasonable investor would need to know to make an informed decision on buying or selling stock.
Los Angeles Times report HERE

Related:
Jobs' liver transplant shows power of the rich

5 Minutes with Maru

Christina Ricci's Nipples

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THE PUNCHLINE

"The couple from 'Jon & Kate Plus Eight' filed for divorce. ... The show's going to go on. It's just going to be called 'Jon & Kate Minus Half of Jon's Stuff.' "
-- Craig Ferguson

Wet Dream Double Entendre?

Nudists are 'Greener' than the rest of us...

With summer upon us, how many green vacationers’ fancies will turn to thoughts of nudism?
Going without clothes on beaches and other vacation spots is commonly called naturism — a description that implies helping the planet, as some practitioners claim to be doing.
Spending more time with nothing on stems waste and pollution in all sorts of ways, according to an article by Kathy Blanchard on The Naturist Society’s Web site.
more HERE

Volcano Eruption Viewed From Space

Stunning pictures of the volcano that blew a hole in the sky as astronauts witness eruption from International Space Station
more HERE

Triumph Visits Bonnaroo

More Nixon Tapes Released

Tuesday’s release was the 13th from the Nixon library since 1980. Along with tapes covering 994 separate conversations, the library also released a scholarly trove of some 30,000 pages of documents, comprising some 10.5 cubic feet of previously restricted materials.
more HERE

nixontapes.org

Hooker Exchanges Sex for Potato Chips

A woman pleaded no contest last week to prostitution charges, accused of agreeing to be paid for services with a box of chips by a man who said he was a Frito-Lay employee.
more HERE

Hasselbeck : Plagiarist

who's the number one dumbass?

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, conservative nimrod and co-host of ABC's "The View," is being sued over accusations her best-selling diet book plagiarized another author's work.
Author Susan Hassett filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Hasselbeck saying parts of the book, "The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide," were lifted from a book Hassett had written on the same subject.
Hassett claims she mailed Hasselbeck a copy of her self-published book, "Living with Celiac Disease," in April 2008 because she wanted to help Hasselbeck spread awareness on her television show.
Hasselbeck's book, which made it to The New York Times best seller list, was published in May and "includes dozens of paraphrased as well as word-for-word regurgitations of phrases and scrupulously researched factual data entries".
more HERE

Related:
Elisabeth Hasselbeck to Kate Gosselin: 'Get a job!'

Dang, Those Darlins!

After glowing reviews at the South by Southwest music festival, it would have been easy for the Tennessee-based Americana trio Those Darlins to take one of the many label deals being thrown their way.
But the female threesome decided they would be better off starting their own company, Oh Wow Dang, to release their self-titled debut, due July 7. Considering that the band already designs its own merchandise and Web site, the do-it-yourself route was an easy choice.
Reuters article HERE
official website HERE

BK Super Seven Inch Fellatio Burger

A new Burger King advert for its ‘Seven Incher’ sandwich has set out to shock with strong overtones of fellatio.
more HERE

Tom Waits Road

"I do believe in the mysteries of things, about myself and the things I see. I enjoy being puzzled and arriving at my own incorrect conclusions."
-- Tom Waits
book excerpts HERE
available HERE

Diaper Distress Signal

For countless generations, parents have been trying to get toddlers to pee in the toilet. Now, Belgian researchers think they have come up with a 21st century solution -- electronics.
Researchers at the University of Antwerp are working with a diaper alarm that alerts grown-ups, especially day care attendants, when tots do their business in their diapers. The alarm emits a pleasant musical sound when wet and does not harm the kids.
more HERE

Zachary Quinto, a Steak and His Butcher

Segways, Brass; Fire and Glass

A segment from the amazing street performance "Glissendo" at a French art festival: "Lightning" by Philip Glass.
Concept and technical design by Ulik (the mechanical clown).

R.I.P.: Ali Akbar Khan

Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, the master Indian musician and composer who was a pivotal figure in introducing the music of his homeland to the West, has died. He was 87.
The legendary sarod player and teacher died of kidney failure last Thursday night at his home in the Bay Area city of San Anselmo, California, according to an announcement on the website of the Ali Akbar College of Music, Khan's teaching facility in northern California. The announcement said Khan had been a dialysis patient since 2004 but was still teaching at the college until just two weeks ago.
obit HERE
video HERE
NPR podcast HERE

Freedom, Martyrdom and the Snuff Film

The death of a young woman on the streets of Tehran is caught on camera and viewed by millions. But should we be watching?
You tick the box saying you are over 18. You notice the warning that the material you are about to see could be upsetting. But nothing can prepare you for the horrible immediacy of watching a young woman die, as Neda Soltan does on YouTube.
The bloodied face of Neda – already called the Angel of Freedom – will be the image that lingers of the Iran uprising, just as the naked, napalmed girl running down the road has come to encapsulate the Vietnam war.
more HERE

The Myth of Motherly Love

Women are more likely than men to look away from less-than-cute babies, according to a study that challenges the idea of a mother's unconditional love.
The findings might reflect an evolutionary-based need to provide limited resources only to healthy offspring, suggest the researchers, from Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts.
Director of the hospital's clinical psychopathology laboratory and an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, said in a news release from the hospital, "...it shows women are more invested in raising healthy babies and that they are more prone to reject unattractive kids."
more HERE and HERE

Elvis Costello - Ameoba Records San Francisco

Elvis Costello looked the part when he arrived at the San Francisco Amoeba store for a free concert on Monday to push his new country album, "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane." With mandolin player Mike Compton on one side and bluegrass guitarist Jim Lauderdale on the other, the 54-year-old English singer-songwriter wore a slight wisp of a mustache, sideburns and gold-framed sunglasses - the kind typically sported by the other Elvis.
more HERE

Keep 'em Separated

available HERE

Lady GaGa's Exploding Ta-Ta's

Lady GaGa made her breasts explode at the MuchMusic Video Awards...
more HERE and HERE

R.I.P.: Ed McMahon

LOS ANGELES, California -- Ed McMahon, the longtime sidekick of Johnny Carson on the "Tonight Show," has died after long battle with cancer. He was 86.
McMahon was recently hospitalized at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital in Los Angeles for a bout of pneumonia.
McMahon began his televsion career as an announcer on television legend Dick Clark's "American Bandstand," in 1952, and worked on the show until 1958.
The entertainer started as Carson's sidekick in 1962, and worked alongside Carson for 30 years. On the "Tonight Show," McMahon became famous for creating the catchphrase "Heeeeeeere's Johnny!"
obit HERE
IMDB HERE

More David Feldman

Try These Little Boots On For Size

official website HERE

The Dead Weather Performance Online Tonight

Jack White’s new supergroup, The Dead Weather, perform their first European gig tonight From the Basement online and on mobile. Check out www.ftblive.com to sign up for a reminder and watch the in-studio preparations live as they happen with Nokia N97.

Van Halen Files Suit Against Nike

Reps for the Van Halen rocker’s company, ELVH Inc., filed a cause of action for copyright infringement Friday in Los Angeles Federal District Court against Beaverton, Ore.-based Nike.
ELVH alleges that the design of certain Nike Dunk Low styles infringe on the copyright the company holds for the red-white-and-black-striped pattern Van Halen made famous on his “Frankenstein” guitar — and for which the musician has held the copyright since 2001.
more HERE

Shauna Sand Hangs Out

Attention seeking whore, Shauna Sand wants you to know she's made of real flesh...
...we're guessing it's all mush on the inside...
more pics HERE

CNN Goes Shopping for Pot

The Mouth Missed the 'Meal'

Hotel heiress, Paris Hilton discovered some things about her boyfriend Doug Reinhardt that quickly soured the relationship.
Apparently, Reinhardt was overheard bragging about Hilton being his ''meal ticket for life'' and further boasting that his romantic ''skills'' had Paris totally smitten. And his unchecked spending habits -- discovered by Paris' accountants -- were an issue. They found a number of purchases charged by him to her credit cards, without her permission.
more HERE

Father's Day Advice

Sex Sells...for Less

Berlin, Germany - Like so many other businesses, Europe's largest legalized prostitution industry is having to adapt to the economic downturn. Customers are fewer or more frugal, competition has increased, and more clubs and brothels are offering discounts to drum up business.
Since late 2008, the number of English and American tourists has dropped and the street dynamic has changed, according to one prostitute in her mid-20s who requested anonymity because she did not want her family to know her profession. She still gets customers, she said, but they no longer pay for the extras.
more HERE

Vibrating Bed Inventor Has Died

The inventor of the "Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed," which brought weary travelers 15 minutes of "tingling relaxation and ease" for a quarter in hotel rooms across America during its heyday as a pop culture icon in the 1960s and '70s, has died. He was 92. John Joseph Houghtaling died Wednesday at his home in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Tinkering in the basement of his New Jersey home, Houghtaling invented the "Magic Fingers" machine in 1958.
more HERE

Mermaid Parade

Actor Harvey Keitel played the part of King Neptune and wife Daphna Kastner joined him as Queen Mermaid during the 2009 Mermaid Parade.
A completely original creation of Coney Island USA, the Mermaid Parade is the nation's largest art parade and one of New York City's greatest summer events.
more HERE and HERE

Texas Strip Club Sues 14-year-old Dancer

Corpus Christi, Texas - A strip club that hired a 14-year-old as an exotic dancer is now suing the girl, saying the seventh-grader swindled them into breaking state law.
The San Antonio teen allegedly exposed her breasts while working at Cheetah Club in Corpus Christi, a violation of state law.
The club’s attorney said the club didn’t know the girl was a minor.“She came (into the club) with 6-inch stiletto heels and a miniskirt and looked just like a model from a Miss America’s contest,” he said. He also disputed the sequence of events that authorities say brought the 14-year-old girl to Club Cheetah, where she exposed her breasts — a violation of state law.
more HERE

White House Blocks Visitors List

The Obama administration is fighting to block access to names of visitors to the White House, taking up the Bush administration argument that a president doesn't have to reveal who comes calling to influence policy decisions. Despite President Barack Obama's pledge to introduce a new era of transparency to Washington, and despite two rulings by a federal judge that the records are public, the Secret Service has denied msnbc.com's request for the names of all White House visitors from Jan. 20 to the present. It also denied a narrower request by the nonpartisan watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
more HERE

CBS walls off neighborhood for TV Series...

In many TV shows and films, suburbia is symbolized as a prison of surface homogeneity, over-fertilized green lawns, gas-guzzling SUVs and kids on swing sets.
CBS is about to shoot a reality show tentatively called “Block Party” in Kennesaw, Georgia that literally turns suburbia… into a prison. Earlier this month, the network built 2,000 feet of stark 20-foot tall walls around eight homes in a Kennesaw subdivision, walls that resemble the outside of a maximum-security penitentiary.
more HERE

Holly "Bo Peep" Madison

This is Holly Madison's new look: her Bo Peep persona in "Peepshow." at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.
more HERE

Father's Day 2009

Dolls, they are a changin'...

Celebrate artist Jon Beinart's Toddlerpedes... He creates them by assembling doll torsos, limbs and heads into one massive freaky chimera.
official website HERE

Leave it to Larry...

After weeks worth of speculation, the relationship status of tween heartthrobs Nick Jonas and Miley Cyrus was finally put to rest....by Larry King. Known for his 50+ years in broadcasting, interviewing heads of state as well as legendary performers like Jackie Gleason and Marlon Brando, the septuagenarian host was able to get the Jonas Brothers to collectively qualify Nick's status with Miley from reconnecting, to "dating."

more HERE
video HERE

Chinese Pornography Prohibition

Red flagged

BEIJING, China — The Chinese government disabled some search functions on the Chinese-language Web site of Google on Friday, saying the site was linking too often to pornographic and vulgar content.
New York Times report HERE
more HERE

"Modern Mother Teresa"

Brad Philanthropist Pitt

After Brad Pitt purchased a very expensive piece of art for his collection, he used his money to do some good. Doug Pitt announced the Brad Pitt family, Doug and Lisa Pitt and Rob and Julie Neal will donate $1 million to establish an endowment fund to pay cancer specialists at St. John's. In honor of their mother, the center will be renamed St. John's Jane Pitt Pediatric Cancer Center.
The endowment fund will also go toward building a new pediatric unit, a 10-bedroom hospital-based Ronald McDonald house and doubling the size of the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. St. John's is matching the $1 million donation to help fund the expansion.
Springfield News-Leader blurb HERE

Piracy, Ignorance and the Law

The $1.92 million verdict against a Minnesota woman accused of sharing 24 songs over the Internet could ratchet up the pressure on other defendants to settle with the recording industry.
A federal jury in Minneapolis ruled that Jammie Thomas-Rasset must pay $1.92 million for willful infringement of the recording industry's copyrights by posting the music on the file-sharing site Kazaa.
Under federal law, the recording companies are entitled to $750 to $30,000 per infringement but the law allows the jury to raise that to as much as $150,000 per track if it finds the infringements were willful. The jury decided on $80,000 per song.
more HERE

Related:
Award In Thomas Case Raises Constitutional Questions
$1.9 million verdict could prove RIAA's downfall
Bankruptcy could protect Jammie Thomas

...although we agree that the fine SEEMS excessive, the fact of the matter is millions of people are 'willfully' stealing and sharing copyrighted material online every day! Copyright laws have been on the books for a very long time and artists have fought long and hard to establish and preserve those rights...Perhaps the laws need modification, but protection for artists and intellectual property must exist...
The (general) attitude of the public and technology publications of 'outrage' is, in and of itself, outrageous...it's simply more of the selfish, apathetic attitudes that exist these days...oh, and ignorance...bottom line: music file sharing is stealing.

President Obama : Stand Up Guy

At the June 65th Annual Radio and Correspondents Association Dinner, President Obama cracked jokes, once again proving he possesses a healthy sense of humor.
At the dinner, no one was safe from his punchlines as he made sure to include everyone in his one-liners including fellow politicians and his White House team. While Funny man Obama was merely making fun, some jokes struck a nerve with audience members.
more HERE

Jacko & The Hulk

Michael Jackson is being trained by Lou Ferrigno.
The ‘Incredible Hulk’ actor is paying secret visits to the ‘Thriller’ star’s Los Angeles home to help him prepare for his forthcoming ‘This Is It’ run of shows at London’s O2 arena.
A source told The Sun:
“Lou has been visiting Michael to build him up so he can perform his dance routines. “But Michael refuses to lift weights. He doesn’t want to bulk up.”
The 50-year-old singer – who weighs a reported 126lbs and eats just one meal a day - is reportedly battling skin cancer and is said to be terrified gaining weight will damage his chances of beating the disease.
Lou says:
“Michael is delicate. “He likes me, he feels safe with me. He was nervous about people looking at him when he’s training.”

Steve Jobs' Liver Transplant

Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave from Apple Inc. since January to treat an undisclosed medical condition, received a liver transplant in Tennessee about two months ago. The chief executive has been recovering well and is expected to return to work on schedule later this month, though he may work part-time initially.
Wall Street Journal report HERE

Ashley Tisdale Humps For Obama

Did Ashley Tisdale Give 'Obama' A Lapdance?
The answer to that question Ashley Tisdale fans is a big, fat, slutty yes!
Ashley was a guest on "El Hormiguero" when talked turned to President Obama. The "High School Musical" star said that she adores Obama and would love to rub her new nose all over him.
That's when a shy impersonator was dragged on stage and placed in a chair for Ashley to grind on.
more HERE

Megan Fox Chills in Berlin

This might be the leggiest red carpet dress we have ever seen. And apparently it's cold in Berlin...
Megan Fox was showing tons of skin at the Berlin, Germany premiere of 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.' The 'foxy' star wore a sleek red dress that left little to the imagination.
more HERE

Meet The Fluffers

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Schwarzenegger's Big Balls

As California faces a $24 billion deficit and teeters on the edge of insolvency, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg are exchanging gag gifts full of budget symbolism.Last week, after Schwarzenegger called the Senate budget plans "hallucinatory," Steinberg sent the guv a basket of garden-variety mushrooms and a note about the fungus' magical effects. Schwarzenegger returned the favor, giving Steinberg a metal sculpture of bull testicles with a note suggesting the Sacramento Democrat would have to grow a pair to make tough budget decisions, according to sources. There are conflicting reports on the size of the gift. Comparisons range from football (AP) to melon (LA Times).
What kind of melon, the Times did not specify, but it's safe to say the sculpture was large enough.
more HERE

John Mayer's Friend is a Tad DRUNK

John Mayer hit up MyHouse the other night and wound up basically carrying professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek out the front door.
more HERE

PETA Moves Closer to Irrelevency

PETA has a few words for President Obama: Brush, don’t kill.
After the President very publically swatted and then killed a fly during an interview with CNBC, the outspoken animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) said they wished Obama had served a better example.
PETA supports "brushing flies away rather than killing them" and was disappointed that the President had gone ahead and squashed the pesky fly.
PETA has sent a Katcha Bug, a device which traps bugs and allows their safe release back into nature to the White House.
more HERE

The Bono Boner

U2's lead singer spent the better part of the past week denying claims that he's now a woman after a series of newspapers ran headlines such as "Bono Has Sex Change." The news was in reference to Chastity Bono, manly daughter of Cher, not the frontman for the legendary rock outfit.
more HERE

Morons Visit The Today Show

Emboldened Bush Bashes Barack