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 Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Sounds almost like a movie I just watched...
.. Paparazzi
Actress Lohan slightly hurt in car crash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan and a passenger in her Mercedes suffered minor injuries when a photographer crashed his car into hers after pursuing her through the streets of Los Angeles, police said on Wednesday.
Police arrested Galo Cesar Ramirez who they said followed Lohan, 18, and her 19-year-old passenger on Tuesday and tried to snap a photograph of the "Mean Girls" actress. Lohan stars in the upcoming Walt Disney film "Herbie: Fully Loaded."
A spokeswoman for Lohan said the actress knew Ramirez had been arrested, but had no comment on the criminal investigation pending against him.
"Lindsay is shaken up and extremely upset from the incident caused by the aggressive paparazzi," Lohan spokeswoman Leslie Sloane said in a statement.
After Lohan made a U-turn to evade Ramirez, he intentionally crashed his minivan into the driver's side door of Lohan's Mercedes-Benz coupe, police said. The crash occurred just outside the Beverly Hills city limits, police said.
Lohan suffered a cut to her ankle and complained of pain in her neck and ankle, police said. Her passenger, whom police did not identify, complained of pain in her head and wrist.
Lohan had called police from her cell phone to complain that she was being chased by paparazzi shortly before the crash, police said.
Ramirez, 24, was booked on a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon and on an outstanding warrant for misdemeanor marijuana possession, police said.
He was released on Wednesday on $35,000 bail. He is scheduled to appear in court on June 22.
Story compliments of Yahoo! News
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Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Crush of the Week..
Danica Patrick!!
Where to start...
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You Not Touchy the Heiney....
Christian Slater Arrested on Charges of Groping
Tue May 31, 4:27 PM ET
NEW YORK - Christian Slater, who is appearing in a revival of "The Glass Menagerie" on Broadway, has been arrested on a charge that he groped a woman.
Slater and his girlfriend were arguing at a small grocery store on Manhattan's Upper East Side early Tuesday, a prosecutor said in Manhattan criminal court. The actor was buying a soda when he allegedly walked up behind the woman and grabbed her buttocks.
The woman, who wasn't identified, flagged down police, said police spokesman Detective John Sweeney. Slater, 35, was found nearby and the woman identified him as the man who allegedly had groped her. [ MORE ]
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DHL Sweepstakes - Trip to 2005 All-Star Game
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Coca-Cola 600 - Kenseth Finishes 37th
Hard Crash Ends Good Run For Kenseth
By Wendy Watts, Roush Racing
CONCORD, NC (May 29, 2005) – What looked to be shaping up as a solid finish to top off a good weekend at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway ended abruptly for Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 DEWALT team after a hard crash stunned Kenseth and destroyed the No. 17 DEWALT Ford. The No. 17 was running in the top-ten when it was caught up in a crash involving the No. 8 and the No. 15 in the Coca-Cola 600 Sunday night under the lights, ending the night early for Kenseth. [ MORE ]
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Saturday, May 28, 2005
It's BACK!!!
That's right folks... The World According to Klaude is BACK!!!
 <---- Click HERE
So enjoy one of the greatest SNL Skits and look forward to a future of putting up with Klaude once again!!
Tomorrow the posts will begin starting with a Q&A to answer what I believe are some of the questions that have been hounding my few beloved former readers since my last post way back on January 20th. I will also be searching out the fun and wild news just like the good ole days.
** SNL Skit dedicated to all my RL Friends who put up with my SNL renditions and have no clue what I am referring to as well as my Older Bro who will be laughing hysterically upon reading this! **
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Thursday, January 20, 2005
I am in love..
.. with another blog!!!
Houston Astros 2005 - as the owner puts it:
What kind of fan am I? I'm a female fan who is stuck in the no-man's land of fandom, which falls between the twenty-something stalker fan and the stat-head fan who sleeps with a copy of Bill James' Baseball Prospectus under their pillow. This blog is my attempt to gain a deeper understanding of baseball by following the day to day happenings of the Houston Astros in 2005.
Finally a way to comment and find other 'Stros fans. What more could a true 'Stros fan want? That's right.. a visit to the World Series. :)
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Wednesday, January 19, 2005
My Fingers are crossed!
It is nice to see that in the age of "money grubbing" players that there are some that still love the game. I hope he makes it this time around...
Four years after breaking throwing arm for a second time, Saunders attempts comeback
By DAVID GINSBURG, AP Sports Writer - January 19, 2005
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Tony Saunders has tried to purge the memory of the night when his throwing arm nearly snapped in half as he unleashed a fastball. As if that wouldn't be hard enough, it happened again.
The left-hander retired after the second fracture, which happened 15 months later during a minor league rehab stint. Now, some four years after he walked away from the game, Saunders is once again attempting to return to the major leagues.
Saunders agreed Wednesday to a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles and will begin his comeback at spring training next month. His fastball has yet to reach 90 mph, but he's throwing without pain -- or fear of breaking his arm for a third time.
"The more confident I grow on the mound, the less I even think about it,"' Saunders said after a short workout at Camden Yards. "I threw for 10 minutes today, and I didn't think about it one time.'"
Saunders, 30, earned a World Series ring with the Florida Marlins in 1997 before joining the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the first overall pick in the 1998 expansion draft. On May 26, 1999, he broke the humerus bone in his left arm while throwing a pitch in a game at Tampa Bay.
Fifteen months later, he broke the same arm during a minor league game. Two days after that, on Aug. 26, 2000, he announced his retirement.
"The last four years, I never really thought about it because of how it ended,"' he said. "It didn't end where someone told me I wasn't good enough. It ended on a very bad injury. Did I miss the game? Most definitely. But it was never really a thought to come back and pitch again."'
Then, while throwing batting practice last summer for a Tampa AAU team, Saunders made an impression on the squad's other coach, who suggested a comeback. After visiting with his doctor and checking X-rays of the bone, Saunders applied for reinstatement.
Full Story courtesy of Yahoo! Sports
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Wednesday, January 12, 2005
For those who love going to the movie theatre...
Loews Cineplex is Re-Releasing the best movies of all time! - Click on link and follow instructions to register for tickets
** Movies showings on Thursdays @ 7:00 pm **
Washington, DC @ Loews Georgetown 14 (3111 K St, NW)
1/13 - Jurassic Park
1/20 - 2001: A Space Odyssey
1/27 - Ghostbusters
Boston, MA @ Loews Theatres Boston Commons (175 Tremont St)
New York, NY @ Loews 34th Street (312 W 34th St)
Chicago, IL @ Loews 600 North Michigan (600 N Michigan Ave)
1/13 - Star Trek: Nemesis
1/20 - The Fifth Element
1/27 - Hellboy
Enjoy the Show (And visit the consessions stand) !
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It's one thing to say it, it's another to actually do it!
Let's hope the Owners, Players and Major League Baseball actually stay on top of this issue and not just sweep it under the carpet...
Baseball Players, Owners OK Steroid Tests
By RONALD BLUM, AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK - Baseball players and owners have reached an agreement on a tougher steroid-testing program and plan to announce it Thursday, The Associated Press has learned. The agreement will include penalties for first-time offenders, an AL player said on condition of anonymity. Other details, such as the frequency of tests, were not immediately available.
Commissioner Bud Selig, asked about a steroid agreement at the owners meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz., declined comment but did say: "We'll have announcements to make tomorrow." Gene Orza, the union's chief operating officer, also declined comment.
"I'm glad we could come to an agreement," said Chicago Cubs (news) pitcher Mike Remlinger, who was briefed on the deal Wednesday. "It was the right thing to do. I think it was something that needed to be done, and I think players understand it needed to be addressed."
The sides spent the past month negotiating the deal after the union's executive board gave its staff approval to pursue an agreement on a more rigorous testing program. Some in Congress threatened to take action unless baseball reached an agreement on its own.
Full Story courtesy of Yahoo! News
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The "New" Battlestar Galactica is coming - This Friday!!!
Ever since the new "remade" mini-series aired late last year, I have been looking forward to watching this new series. The first episode aries on Sci-Fi Channel this Friday @ 9pm EST... Can't wait!
Battlestar Galactica
by Brian Lowry
Those who don't frequent Internet chat rooms have missed much of the off-screen drama surrounding "Galactica's" voyage, with plenty of overheated bleating from fans of the original that has gone a long way toward giving sci-fi nerds a bad name. Fortunately, producers of the new show have mostly tuned out the static and stuck to their guns, crafting a very adult series whose principle shortcoming is being almost unrelentingly grim --- though not inappropriately so, given the subject matter.
In essence the Cylons, a robot race created by man, destroyed the world and much of humanity, leaving a ragtag fleet of survivors to drift through space in pursuit of a mythical planet called Earth. Keeping them alive falls under the stewardship of Commander Adama (Edward James Olmos) and the reluctant, cancer-ridden president (Mary McDonnell), appointed after the Cylons retired the rest of the cabinet with extreme prejudice.
Of four episodes previewed, the crackerjack first hour is easily the strongest. In a tense game of cat and mouse, the fleet must go days without sleep as the Cylons chase them across the galaxy, forcing Adama's crew to engineer a hyperjump to a new location every 33 minutes.
Granted, with its dour tone, the new "Galactica" at times feels inspired more by an Ibsen play than Glen A. Larson's "Star Wars" knockoff of the late '70s. The current incarnation also features a paranoid twist culled from Cold War science fiction, as Cylons can adopt human form (one happens to look like Tricia Helfer, a former Victoria's Secret model) and thus infiltrate their ranks.
The producers have thrown a bone to die-hard fans by casting Richard Hatch (news) --- Apollo in the earlier version, who has spent years lobbying to revive the franchise --- in the third episode. Hatch plays a political prisoner who leads a rebellion against the fleet, which is doubtless a small inside joke.
The stunt should provide online agitators plenty more about which to babble, but in terms of top-notch sci-fi fare on a budget, this impressive new vessel flies well beyond its predecessor. As for whether the creative liberties taken will alienate that vital core audience, honestly, when push comes to shove, what else is a "Galactica" geek going to do on a Friday night?
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(Series: Sci Fi, Fri., Jan. 14, 9 p.m.)
Filmed in Vancouver by R & D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio. Executive producers, Ronald D. Moore, David Eick; co-executive producer, Toni Graphie; producer, Harvey Frand; line producer, Ron French; director, Michael Rymer; writer, Moore; based on the series by Glen A. Larson; camera, Stephen McNutt; editor, Dany Cooper ; music, Bear McCreary; production designer, Richard Hudolin; visual effects supervisor, Gary Hutzel; casting, Coreen Mayrs, Heike Brandstatter. 60 MIN.
Commander Adama ..... Edward James Olmos
President Roslin ..... Mary McDonnell
Lee "Apollo" Adama ..... Jamie Bamber (news)
Kara "Starbuck" Thrace ..... Katee Sackhoff
Dr. Gaius Baltar ..... James Callis (news)
Number Six ..... Tricia Helfer
Sharon "Boomer" Valerii ..... Grace Park
Colonel Tigh ..... Michael Hogan
With science fiction eradicated from network TV with almost Cylon-like efficiency, this dark re-imagining of a 1970s also-ran should be a major boon to the Sci Fi Channel. Niftily picking up where the 2003 miniseries left off, the new franchise provides solid storytelling, and Universal gave it a smart push-start by repeating the mini on flagship net NBC to help launch the series. All told, franchise looks poised to beam up enough viewers to stay in orbit so long as provisions (that is, budgetary pressures) hold out.
Copyright © 2003 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Variety is a registered trademark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc. and used under license. All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy of Yahoo! News
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Who didn't see this one coming?
Just watching the previews for this show made me hurt inside and I love to watch TV...
CBS Cancels 'The Will' After One Airing
NEW YORK - CBS lost "The Will" after just one night. This reality series, which logged a minuscule 4.2 million viewers on its premiere airing Saturday, has been axed by CBS, the network confirmed Wednesday.
Despite heavy promotion, "The Will" ranked 79th place in viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research, making it CBS' lowest-ranked show of the week. (The week's most-watched show, CBS' "CSI," drew almost 29 million viewers.)
Full Story courtesy of Yahoo! News
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'Stros News Day...
... Astros sign Turk Wendell to a Minor League contract. - Wendel was a decent pitcher when he was with the Cubs. Spent part of last year getting shelled in Coors Field. Hope the change of scenery helps him out and the short confines of Minute Maid Park doesn't become a shortfall.
... Astros begin tals with Jeromy Burnitz - Why? Not a very good replacement for Carlos Bertran unless power numbers are all they are interested in. Not sure about this move.
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Sunday, January 09, 2005
Sad day for us 'Stros fans...
7 year / $100 million dollar deal not good enough to keep Carlos Beltran in the fold? That is why I am a big Craig Biggio fan. Gave up the big bucks he could have made playing in hitter friendly Coors Field to stay with the 'Stros where he enjoyed playing and knew would be a winner.
Today is a sad, sad day...
No deal: Beltran passes on Astros
By Alyson Footer, MLB.com
HOUSTON -- All was quiet at Minute Maid Park Saturday night as the 11 p.m. CT deadline passed without a deal between the Houston Astros and Carlos Beltran. Because no agreement was struck, the Astros have lost negotiating rights to Beltran until May 1, which effectively ends the center fielder's association with the Astros.
The finale brought to a close a tense negotiating period that began soon after Beltran showcased his talents during the 2004 postseason, during which the 27-year-old batted .435 (20-for-46) with eight homers and 14 RBIs. His breakout October helped the Astros win their first-ever postseason series and reach Game 7 of the National League Championship Series.
It was that performance that piqued interest from several teams, including the Mets, who were understood to be the Astros' fiercest competitor, offering a seven-year deal reportedly worth more than $100 million. The Yankees and Cubs were also reportedly interested. All teams other than the Astros can continue negotiating with Beltran for as long as agent Scott Boras wishes to conduct the process.
Full Story courtesy of Houston Astros News
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I guess the rumors are true..
... you can have a sense of humor and workk for the government!
Census Lists Renamed Lake as "Butthead"
LAKE STEVENS, Wash. - Someone in the Census Bureau (news - web sites) may be watching a little too much MTV. Bevis Lake, a 5.7-acre body of water in a forested area about 25 miles northeast of Seattle, is now appearing in Bureau records with a different name: Butthead Lake.
Those two names — Bevis and Butthead — are almost identical to the 1990s MTV cartoon show "Beavis and Butt-head," which featured a pair of slacker teenagers who watch music videos and make bad jokes.
Someone at the Census Bureau must have gotten bored and made a joke out of naming the lake, said Ken Brown, a land surveyor with the state Department of Natural Resources.
"It's got to be," he said.
It's not unusual for small lakes in out-of-the-way places to have different names because of variations in county, state or other official records, but there are no such indications in this case, Brown said.
"That means someone is playing a joke, I think," Brown said.
Story courtesy of Yahoo! News
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