Usmagazine.com released never-before-seen footage Wednesday of the 1984 Pepsi commercial Michael Jackson was filming when his hair caught on fire. On January 27, 1984 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Michael Jackson was performing in front a large group of fans when the pyrotechnics used for the commercial exploded at the wrong time. The video clip shows the first take of the Pepsi commercial where everything went according to plan. Michael Jackson...  Read More »

On this day in 1986 Motley Crue member Vince Neil entered jail to serve his 30-day sentence for vehicular homicide. On December 8, 1984 drummer Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley of the Finnish hard rock band Hanoi Rocks – in town on their first American tour – visited Vince Neil’s home in Redondo Beach. After hours of partying together the two rockers decided to make a run to a local liquor store. A drunk Vince Neil was behind the wheel when he lost control...  Read More »

On this day in 1984, Italian New Yorker Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman Vice Presidential candidate for a major political party. Born on August 26, 1935, Geraldine Anne Ferraro grew up in New York to become a teacher and a lawyer, and later a Democratic Party politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1974 Geraldine joined the Queens County District Attorney’s Office where he headed up the Special Victims Bureau, a new department...  Read More »

It’s just so sad. And I really hate to say it, but it’s true. What else do you call someone who doctor shops, gets prescriptions filled in other people’s names, has a body riddled with needle marks, and dies way too young? If it wasn’t Michael Jackson but some normal Joe Blow instead, you know you’d agree with me, so don’t get all pissy and tell me I’m mean and heartless because I called Michael Jackson a junkie. I don’t know why any of us were...  Read More »

The time has come the walrus said…..to legalize marijuana. Ok, he didn’t exactly say that, but the time has still come. The State of California is in dire straights; we have no money. I still don’t fully understand how a State can go broke, but I guess when you’re busy giving yourself a raise instead of paying attention to the real issues, you tend to lose track of money. What if I told you there’s a way to fix the financial problems of California,...  Read More »

The much hyped and much anticipated public memorial for Michael Jackson was held today at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. All things considered, it went off without a hitch. There were no reports of anything super crazy going on with the fans; in fact, the crowds were much smaller than the LAPD prepared for. A little after 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time Michael Jackson’s casket – gold and covered in roses – was carried into the Staples Center...  Read More »

Tracy, California has been in the news a bit this past year, but not really for anything good. First there was the tortured teen. Then there was Sandra Cantu’s kidnapping and murder. So I wanted to take a moment to share with you some good news about Tracy. From the Tracy Press: Tracy singer-songwriter Thia Megia, 14, wowed the judges on “America’s Got Talent” Tuesday night, bringing her one step closer to the television show’s top 20 finalists. Until...  Read More »