I love Halloween. LOVE it! It’s probably my third favorite day; behind Christmas and my birthday. Now, if I could only figure out how to get gifts from people on Halloween… The term Halloween (and its alternative rendering Hallowe’en) is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the eve of “All Hallows’ Day”…which is now known as All Saints’ Day. It was a day of religious festivities in various northern European...  Read More »

Tomorrow is Halloween, which means I have to get my beauty rest so I’m bright and cheery to be dark and dreary. Halloween of Hilary past… A blind man wanders into an all girls biker bar by mistake. He finds his way to a bar stool and orders some coffee. After sitting there for awhile, he yells to the waiter, “Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?” The bar immediately falls absolutely silent. In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next...  Read More »

Please keep in mind, as you watch the following video that it does not at all do justice to the real deal. But it’s better than nothing. I’m still recovering from the weekend as a whole (the older I get, the longer it takes) so I’m going to make it an early night. Thank you, Tom Waits, for an incredible performance… Fun facts about Tom Waits: Tom Waits was the first artist to successfully sue a company for using an impersonator without...  Read More »

Of all the years I’ve been, I would say that this year’s concert was one of the more mellow ones. We were surrounded by a good crowd, no one so annoying we wish they’d roll down the hill. Well, there was this one guy. He obviously had enjoyed quite a few spirits and was now convinced he was Tom Waits. My favorite for the night would have to be the real gravel voiced one, who performed with the Kronos Quartet. He’s a pretty weird dude;...  Read More »

“Life if life, Eddie Veder!” Thus begins glorious memories of the Bridge School Benefit concert held annually at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA. Rain or shine, performers running the gamut of music talent and style come to play unplugged for an audience of thousands; all in support of the kids at the Bridge School in San Francisco. This year’s performers include, Tom Waits, John Mayer, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Metallica. Going...  Read More »

Today was the first day of school for Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, who were ordered to take parenting classes as a part of their custody (dis)agreement. If Britney’s notes from the class are any indication of what she thinks of this whole thing, the former teen idol won’t even notice when she really loses her kids for real, for real. As in, never going to see them again, lose them. As in, Kevin Federline is the better parent so he’s...  Read More »

UPDATE: Turns out the little old man caused the initial accident, but Gary Collins was still under the influence and arrested just the same. TV personality Gary Collins is the latest celebrity to be busted for driving under the influence. According to reports, Gary was driving his Ford Explorer when he crashed into a little old man in a Toyota. This caused Gary to lose control and smash into two parked cars. Witnesses at the scene say that Gary was traveling...  Read More »

Maria Shriver has decided once and for all to never return to television news, and she says Anna Nicole Smith is the reason why. Shriver, speaking Tuesday at a conference on women, said the media circus surrounding Smith’s accidental drug overdose death last February led to her decision. “It was then that I knew that the TV news business had changed and so had I,” Shriver said. “I called NBC News and told them I’m not coming back.”...  Read More »

Lately, my friend Rhobby has been my best source for random facts. Check this one out! It really makes you think. And if it doesn’t, it certainly should. If we could shrink the earth’s population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following. There would be: 57 Asians 21 Europeans 14 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south 8 Africans 52 would be female 48...  Read More »

When I think of James Lipton, I see a demur man, with deliberate speech and a quirky smile. That was until I found out how he paid the bills as a young man living in Paris, France. Ladies and Gentleman, I give you Pimp James Lipton. We were earning our living together, this young woman and I, we made a rather good living, I must say. The Superficial Man, you think you know someone and then you hear something like this. I can’t wait to find out what other...  Read More »

Supermodel Kate Moss is looking super tore-back… Skinny Celebrity Pictures While her ex-boyfriend Pete Doherty sports the post-rehab look… Fatback and Collards Speaking of post-rehabbers, Lindsay Lohan can add home wrecker to her resume… Hollywood Backwash And Britney can add dancing denial queen… Bricks and Stones Also in denial, Tara Reid, who if she keeps drinking like a fish, will soon be swimming with them. Man, her liver must...  Read More »

Her last name is Spears. And sadly, that’s not the only thing Paulette Spears has in common with Britney Spears. They also both make horrible decisions that put their children’s lives in danger. And they both are running the risk of losing their children – either by court order or accidental death. VANCOUVER, Wash. – An 8-year-old boy riding in a car with his mom called 911 several times to report that she wasn’t “acting normal,”...  Read More »

Today is Monday, and if you’re anything like me, you hate Mondays. For me, it’s simply a reminder of how much I love the weekends and hate having an office job. Let’s start off the week the right way – by feeling really old. You know if you were born in the 70’s if… 1. You know that another name for a keyboard is a “Synthesizer”. 2. You know who Max Headroom is. 3. You could breakdance or at least wish you could. 4. You wanted to dress...  Read More »

Imagine for a moment that you’re Kid Rock and you’ve just released your first album to hit No. 1 on the pop charts. You’ve given a concert in Atlanta, GA and are now enjoying a nice meal at a local Waffle House with a bunch of your friends. Other than drowning waffles and grits with cheese in syrup, what’s the best way to celebrate? How about a good old fashioned rumble? DeKalb County police said they arrested Rock, 36, and five members of his entourage...  Read More »

During Friday’s live taping of Bill Maher’s show, Real Time With Bill Maher, an audience member decided it would be a good idea to disrupt the show. He was wrong. While Congresswoman Sheila Jackson spoke and Bill listened along with his other two guests, Los Angeles Times columnist Joel Stein and MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, some crazy dude with a 9/11 sign stood up and began shouting. Not one to back down, Maher stood up and yelled, “Do we have some...  Read More »

Kurt Cobain must be spinning in his grave. An artist who shunned celebrity, and was ultimately killed by the torment it caused, would never stand for the exploitation of his life. Sure, it might be done in good taste, but it’s still exploitation. Not to say that I won’t check it out. I’m just saying that I don’t think Kurt Cobain would approve. But I didn’t know him personally, so I could be wrong. Then again, he killed himself...  Read More »

This is my “depressed stance.” When you’re depressed, it makes a lot of difference how you stand. The worst thing you can do is straighten up and hold your head high because then you’ll start to feel better. If you’re going to get any joy out of being depressed, you’ve got to stand like this. ~Charlie Brown Most people would rather be certain they’re miserable, than risk being happy. ~Robert Anthony Those who can laugh...  Read More »

Parenting classes and random drug tests – those were the judge’s orders; do not comply, and lose custody. Britney Spears did not comply. For the second time in as many weeks, the clearly unstable fallen pop star has been told that she is not allowed to have her children stay over night at her house. “She’s really upset,” a source close to Spears tells E!online. “She keeps saying, ‘I can’t believe this is happening.’...  Read More »

How far would you go to settle a bet? Pamela Anderson will go all the way down the aisle. Top that! Rick, being the gentleman, said he would wipe my debt if I gave him a kiss, so I have to thank Vegas for our relationship switching gears! … It evolved into spending every day — and then nights — together. Opelika-Auburn News Wow, it really doesn’t take much for Pamela Anderson to submit to a man’s advances, does it? Isn’t a kiss to settle a...  Read More »

I post the funny emails I receive because I know that it’s the best way for something I enjoyed to reach as many people as possible. Although the following email is not funny, it’s very good information for women of all ages and it really needs to be shared. Women and heart attacks (Myocardial Infarction) Did you know that women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have when experiencing heart attack…you know, the sudden stabbing...  Read More »