Hearing the term "Axe-murderer" doesn't come up too often in real life unless you are talkign about some sort of slasher film. Today we can openly use the term to talk about this story.
Apparently this man's daughter was raped by a few different men. The also allegedly infected her with HIV. The father, seeking revenge, stalked these men for days until finally decided it was time to kill them.
He was arrested for killing 3 of them and nearly killing a fourth. He's gonna need a wireless cell booster for the hole he'll be put in.
This story is rather horrific. This quote from the article is about all you really need to know just how horrific:
"One of the victims was left decapitated, and it is believed his head was found around 1.6km away from his body, Afrikaans daily Beeld reported."
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
AFLAC Duck (Gilbert Gottfreid) Fired For Tsunami Jokes
Aflac is a Japanese car insurance firm that does close to 75% of its business in Japan. Gilbert Gottfreid has been the voice of the Aflac duck for over 10 years.
In another career sidetracked by stupid celeb Twitter comments, Gottfreid. "TWEETED": I just split up with my girlfriend, but like the Japanese say: "There'll be another one floating by any minute now". Later he tweeted: "What does every Japanese person have in their apartment? Flood lights."
Aflac considered the comments distasteful. While I am normally OK with any type of humor I can't really blame a company for dismissing someone that is associated with them when they say stuff like this. People just have to know who writes their checks. Not much reason for Gottfreid to come out with these lame ass jokes. Looks like he'll be looking for a cash advance online now rather than picking up another Aflac check.
He later wrote: 'Japan called me. They said: “Maybe those jokes are a hit in the U.S., but over here, they're all sinking”.'
He later issued one of those celeb apologies that mean nothing, 'I sincerely apologise to anyone who was offended by my attempt at humour regarding the tragedy in Japan.'
Speaking to the Hollywood reporter, he added: 'I meant no disrespect, and my thoughts are with the victims and their families.'
In another career sidetracked by stupid celeb Twitter comments, Gottfreid. "TWEETED": I just split up with my girlfriend, but like the Japanese say: "There'll be another one floating by any minute now". Later he tweeted: "What does every Japanese person have in their apartment? Flood lights."
Aflac considered the comments distasteful. While I am normally OK with any type of humor I can't really blame a company for dismissing someone that is associated with them when they say stuff like this. People just have to know who writes their checks. Not much reason for Gottfreid to come out with these lame ass jokes. Looks like he'll be looking for a cash advance online now rather than picking up another Aflac check.
He later wrote: 'Japan called me. They said: “Maybe those jokes are a hit in the U.S., but over here, they're all sinking”.'
He later issued one of those celeb apologies that mean nothing, 'I sincerely apologise to anyone who was offended by my attempt at humour regarding the tragedy in Japan.'
Speaking to the Hollywood reporter, he added: 'I meant no disrespect, and my thoughts are with the victims and their families.'
Friday, March 04, 2011
Britney Spears "Free" Concert in SF Announced for March 27
Oooooh Britney Spears free concert. I can't wait. I would gladly pay to see Britney in a pornographic film. Oops, lost my train of thought. I'll be right back after I hit the faucets for a cold splash.
Britney is giving a free concert out in San Francisco on March 27, and it will be aired on Good Morning America on the 29th. Spears will take the stage for a one-hour performance beginning at noon that day, according to Supervisor Scott Wiener, whose district includes the Castro.
She'll perform on a stage erected in front of the Castro Theatre, and the crowd will assemble right there on the street. The 400 and 500 blocks of Castro, from Market to 19th streets, will be closed to traffic beginning at roughly midnight March 26 to 4 or 5 p.m. March 27.
So...get your tents and lawn chairs ready because admission is "first come, first serve:. They have no idea what the capacity is going to be yet either so there is no way to tell if you have a shot. Surely just hanging out with Britney fans has to be an amazing experience right?
Britney is giving a free concert out in San Francisco on March 27, and it will be aired on Good Morning America on the 29th. Spears will take the stage for a one-hour performance beginning at noon that day, according to Supervisor Scott Wiener, whose district includes the Castro.
She'll perform on a stage erected in front of the Castro Theatre, and the crowd will assemble right there on the street. The 400 and 500 blocks of Castro, from Market to 19th streets, will be closed to traffic beginning at roughly midnight March 26 to 4 or 5 p.m. March 27.
So...get your tents and lawn chairs ready because admission is "first come, first serve:. They have no idea what the capacity is going to be yet either so there is no way to tell if you have a shot. Surely just hanging out with Britney fans has to be an amazing experience right?
This is How to Advertise a Play
Spider-man: Turn off the Dark is an on-Braodway play featuring music by people like Bono and The Edge. It is the highest costing play to ever be performed due to all kinds of things. The main one is what we will be touching on today. The Technical stunts such as actors swinging from "webs" and several aerial combat scenes.
Why are we going to talk about this, and why is my title so sarcastic (yes it is sarcasm so don't get so angry)?
Well...the show has suffered a few more safety violations, and they will be fined $12,600 for them. A production that costs upwards of $65 million isn't going to be phased by such a fee, but it is actually advertising. Could be worth the cost until someone gets hurt. Oh wait...did someone actually get hurt?
The citations stem from four instances last year in which cast members of the Broadway musical were hurt, including one in which an actor, Christopher Tierney, sustained broken ribs and a hairline skull fracture, among other injuries, when he plunged, untethered, from a platform on stage.
Well then. I guess this isn't a joking matter. Of course I am guessing that some are secretly happy for the free publicity that makes the show seem dangerous and all the lookie loos workign manufacturing jobs and not getting the kind of scratch these guys get will want to see for themselves.
Why are we going to talk about this, and why is my title so sarcastic (yes it is sarcasm so don't get so angry)?
Well...the show has suffered a few more safety violations, and they will be fined $12,600 for them. A production that costs upwards of $65 million isn't going to be phased by such a fee, but it is actually advertising. Could be worth the cost until someone gets hurt. Oh wait...did someone actually get hurt?
The citations stem from four instances last year in which cast members of the Broadway musical were hurt, including one in which an actor, Christopher Tierney, sustained broken ribs and a hairline skull fracture, among other injuries, when he plunged, untethered, from a platform on stage.
Well then. I guess this isn't a joking matter. Of course I am guessing that some are secretly happy for the free publicity that makes the show seem dangerous and all the lookie loos workign manufacturing jobs and not getting the kind of scratch these guys get will want to see for themselves.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Would You Pay For Behind The Scenes Footage of the Oscars?
The correct answer here is: No. Why would you? I mean if you have some money you want to give away I suppose, but do you really care what is going on behind the scenes? Enough to pay for it? Oscars themselves are a form of sleep pills. I guess this might keep you up for 20 minutes.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and broadcast network ABC are unhooking the velvet rope on the Oscar.com website to provide live video streams of usually hidden aspects of Oscar night on Feb. 27, including celebrities mingling at a lobby bar, hair and makeup artists applying a final gloss to presenters before they take the stage and awards winners gliding into the post-ceremony celebration, the Governors Ball. more
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and broadcast network ABC are unhooking the velvet rope on the Oscar.com website to provide live video streams of usually hidden aspects of Oscar night on Feb. 27, including celebrities mingling at a lobby bar, hair and makeup artists applying a final gloss to presenters before they take the stage and awards winners gliding into the post-ceremony celebration, the Governors Ball. more
Saturday, February 19, 2011
"Unknown", Latest Liam Neesson Flick Winning Box Office So Far
Liam Neeson hasn't exactly been a slouch as an actor over his many years, but he kind of got new life with his movie "Taken" a couple years back for the younger crowds. In that movie he played the ultimate badass out to find his kidnapped daughter and pulls a James Bond/Rambo role to save the day.
"Unknown" has gotten mixed reviews, and many say that it is kind of a movie that tries a bit too hard. It is another action Thriller of course and I'm sure the box office will love it regardless. It also stars January Jones from Mad Men, who is basically the current "hottest chick around" beauty right now according to a lot of people out there.
The story is more or less a "memory loss" one where Neeson gets in an accident, loses his memory, finds out everything he thinks is true is somehow wrong, blah blah. I assume the acting is decent and the action is heavy so surely it is at worst a good popcorn flick.
Unknown's $6.7 million on Friday was half-a-million good enough to top I Am Number Four's $6.2 million. I Am Number Four sounds like a kind of Twilight-esque sort of franchise. I figured it would win the weekend, and maybe still will since it is close after a day. Some that have read the books say the movie was kind of half-assed. This franchise is going to have another movie already in August so it definitely needs a bit of a showing. It's about some alines that are hiding on Earth. Number Four is fighting alien rivals.
"Unknown" has gotten mixed reviews, and many say that it is kind of a movie that tries a bit too hard. It is another action Thriller of course and I'm sure the box office will love it regardless. It also stars January Jones from Mad Men, who is basically the current "hottest chick around" beauty right now according to a lot of people out there.
The story is more or less a "memory loss" one where Neeson gets in an accident, loses his memory, finds out everything he thinks is true is somehow wrong, blah blah. I assume the acting is decent and the action is heavy so surely it is at worst a good popcorn flick.
Unknown's $6.7 million on Friday was half-a-million good enough to top I Am Number Four's $6.2 million. I Am Number Four sounds like a kind of Twilight-esque sort of franchise. I figured it would win the weekend, and maybe still will since it is close after a day. Some that have read the books say the movie was kind of half-assed. This franchise is going to have another movie already in August so it definitely needs a bit of a showing. It's about some alines that are hiding on Earth. Number Four is fighting alien rivals.
Radiohead Releases Album Online; Website Overloaded
Radiohead, who released their last album In Rainbows basically "free" in a pay what you want fashion, has released The King Of Limbs early, and online without a major release party. Not free this time, but still cheaper than most. $9 for the .mp3 version, and $14 for .WAV files.
Anyways, the website to download the album is overloaded and you couldn't buy it if you wanted to. Guess I'll go get some animal cuts.
The unique thing about this release is that it was released worldwide. Typically releases are done in the U.S. and the U.K. first and then several months later to other places like India. The CD version will be released in May in a package with a bunch of crap in it for those that still buy that stuff.
That they didn't release it for "free" this time may be a bit of a knock on the download fans who never pay for tunes anyways. Guilting people into it I guess didn't work well enough and they still make more selling it apparently than asking for a handout.
Anyways, the website to download the album is overloaded and you couldn't buy it if you wanted to. Guess I'll go get some animal cuts.
The unique thing about this release is that it was released worldwide. Typically releases are done in the U.S. and the U.K. first and then several months later to other places like India. The CD version will be released in May in a package with a bunch of crap in it for those that still buy that stuff.
That they didn't release it for "free" this time may be a bit of a knock on the download fans who never pay for tunes anyways. Guilting people into it I guess didn't work well enough and they still make more selling it apparently than asking for a handout.
Support Fringe PLEASE!
If you are one of the Nielsen families that has that handy little box in their homes, please start watching Fringe on Friday nights at 9 PM ET on Fox. Fringe was moved to the Friday "Death Slot" earlier this year as Fox loves to do with its sci-fi shows that do OK, but are stalling in the ratings.
Literally the only thing that matters for these shows to get renewed is for the Nilsen ratings to hit the numbers in the 18-30 something demographic. A sad state of affairs since it is our demo that typically watches these shows on DVR, online, or other methods. None of these other methods mean squat. It's the people with the box tuning in on Fridays at 9 PM ET.
If you are a fan of Fringe you know how great it is, and that it is getting better as the show progresses. Season 3 right now has introduced all kinds of interesting plots and the show, while quasi-scientific still allows for a bit of interesting and more intelligent sci-fi than the other reality crap on right now that appeals to the indoor tanning lotions crowd and the most dominant one right now.
I started watching this show last year sometime, and I love it. I am not a big TV watcher for most shows because there simply isn't all that much out there that I can watch live and enjoy. Breaking Bad, Dexter, and Fringe are probably about it. Anything on AMC is worth watching like MAd MEn, and Walking Dead (maybe, this show put me off a little and was boring in the first season already).
The difficulty with this show is that getting new viewers is tough since it isn't episodic, but has a series mythology much like the X-Files did. Of course the X Files had much more Monster of the Week programming than Fringe does.
You can watch all the way back to the pilot here.
Literally the only thing that matters for these shows to get renewed is for the Nilsen ratings to hit the numbers in the 18-30 something demographic. A sad state of affairs since it is our demo that typically watches these shows on DVR, online, or other methods. None of these other methods mean squat. It's the people with the box tuning in on Fridays at 9 PM ET.
If you are a fan of Fringe you know how great it is, and that it is getting better as the show progresses. Season 3 right now has introduced all kinds of interesting plots and the show, while quasi-scientific still allows for a bit of interesting and more intelligent sci-fi than the other reality crap on right now that appeals to the indoor tanning lotions crowd and the most dominant one right now.
I started watching this show last year sometime, and I love it. I am not a big TV watcher for most shows because there simply isn't all that much out there that I can watch live and enjoy. Breaking Bad, Dexter, and Fringe are probably about it. Anything on AMC is worth watching like MAd MEn, and Walking Dead (maybe, this show put me off a little and was boring in the first season already).
The difficulty with this show is that getting new viewers is tough since it isn't episodic, but has a series mythology much like the X-Files did. Of course the X Files had much more Monster of the Week programming than Fringe does.
You can watch all the way back to the pilot here.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Michael Jackson's Estate Earns $310 Million; Half Used To Pay Off Debt
If you thought MJ's heirs were going to be able to pocket everything they earned off the deceased King of Pop you may be somewhat surprised at how debt is actually being paid down with the earnings.
Michael Jackson's estate has generated $310 million in revenue from album sales, a film, merchandising and other products since the "Thriller" singer died in 2009, according to court papers filed on Thursday.
His estate's administrators have used $159 million to pay down the pop star's debt, which when Jackson died amounted to more than $400 million, court records show.
"Although there remain unresolved creditor claims, pending litigation and additional challenging business, tax and legal issues, and the estate is not yet in a condition to be closed, the executors have made substantial progress in reducing the estate's debt," the documents state.
The records, which were made public as part of the estate's probate proceedings, are the most detailed accounting yet of the finances of Jackson's estate from his death until December 31, 2010.
They aren't exactly starving, but I was surprised to see that so much debt was taken care of. I assumed that they would try to keep it in court for much longer and not have to use it. Then squander it all on underwater cameras and theme parks and pretend they were poor. Of course they really can't do that since it is an estate and it owes the money and they got dibs.
Michael Jackson's estate has generated $310 million in revenue from album sales, a film, merchandising and other products since the "Thriller" singer died in 2009, according to court papers filed on Thursday.
His estate's administrators have used $159 million to pay down the pop star's debt, which when Jackson died amounted to more than $400 million, court records show.
"Although there remain unresolved creditor claims, pending litigation and additional challenging business, tax and legal issues, and the estate is not yet in a condition to be closed, the executors have made substantial progress in reducing the estate's debt," the documents state.
The records, which were made public as part of the estate's probate proceedings, are the most detailed accounting yet of the finances of Jackson's estate from his death until December 31, 2010.
They aren't exactly starving, but I was surprised to see that so much debt was taken care of. I assumed that they would try to keep it in court for much longer and not have to use it. Then squander it all on underwater cameras and theme parks and pretend they were poor. Of course they really can't do that since it is an estate and it owes the money and they got dibs.
Friday, February 04, 2011
Justin Bieber To Be On Saturday Night Live!
Yay! I love him!
LOL
Not really. I honestly don't even know what he is famous for. I just know that he is probably the most talked about person in the world and he is the main focus of probably 30% of all Youtube comments. I believe I heard once that he is the first true star to be born on Youtube. If that is the case then good for him. That's the new American Dream right there folks. Put a bunch of videos on Youtube and you are probably more popular than anyone in the world.
You may not be in the press, or get a lot of exposure in popular media, or see them on The O'Reilly Factor in Conference calls, but I can assure you that there are probably more people around the world that follow the Shaytards than most other celebrities out there.
Anyways, young Bieber is going to be on SNL. It is a surprise appearance that obviously everyone knows about. Bieber just appeared on The Daily Show a couple days ago in place of Jon Stewart. He owns you all.
LOL
Not really. I honestly don't even know what he is famous for. I just know that he is probably the most talked about person in the world and he is the main focus of probably 30% of all Youtube comments. I believe I heard once that he is the first true star to be born on Youtube. If that is the case then good for him. That's the new American Dream right there folks. Put a bunch of videos on Youtube and you are probably more popular than anyone in the world.
You may not be in the press, or get a lot of exposure in popular media, or see them on The O'Reilly Factor in Conference calls, but I can assure you that there are probably more people around the world that follow the Shaytards than most other celebrities out there.
Anyways, young Bieber is going to be on SNL. It is a surprise appearance that obviously everyone knows about. Bieber just appeared on The Daily Show a couple days ago in place of Jon Stewart. He owns you all.
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