Month: July 2013

Cory Monteith dead

Star of GLEE, Cory Monteith, died yesterday.. he was found in his hotel room in Vancouver Canada on Saturday.. News broke and celebrities reacted..

Monteith was 31 years old.. According to reports, when Monteinh did not check out of his room, hotel staff found his body.. immediately rumors were abound on Twitter reporting his death and saying it was an apparent drug overdose.. The autopsy to determine if that rumor is true of if the cause was something else..


Either way, there is one aspect to the death with a creepy feel.  

The star tweeted on July 7 that he was listening to FRIENDLY FIRES by Paris on repeat..  Fair or unfair, some are asking whether this factoid sheds any light on his death or if the song somehow inspired behavior that led to his demise only a few days later..

As of now, the star’s Twitter feed is still up. 

His final Tweet was learning what a sharknado is.

SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT: ZIMMERMAN FOUND NOT GUILTY

Saturday night’s main event. Bars and restaurants filled with patrons undoubtedly are now suddenly embroiled in Saturday night conversations about George Zimmerman, Tweeting their thoughts, and lamenting the justice system if they disagree.. There will be outrage and rage.. some will be happy that the justice system, for all purposes, seemed to work. Work in the sense where a jury finds a defendant not guilty because the prosecution substantially failed in proving the case of Zimmerman murdering Trayvon Martin in cold blood… one night in Florida months ago. Tonight, when a jury of six women, five mothers, found Zimmerman not guilty, the justice system was exposed…It’s flawed and often wrong.. sloppy and long.. Legal briefs are abundant.. nights are late.. And the battles are more than skin deep. When Casey Anthony was found not guilty, so many felt a world of horror for her daughter who had no justice… And now tonight, many feel the same for Trayvon Martin.. Trends are trending on Twitter tonight. Facebook is alive and well with passionate opinions.. Bloggers are opining .. in person, many are rambling.  This trial intrigued the nation.And whenever a trial does that, it causes so much division. Maybe it’s time, as a nation, we come to grips with the fact that we are needlessly divided by race. When it comes down to it, what really divides us?  Are we divided by race?The class system?Religious differences?money..? Money. It somehow goes back to money. And money will be the issue now, as the civil litigation against George Zimmerman will begin. Most likely immediately. OJ was found not guilty last century. But the civil lawsuits got him—even before he got himself by getting caught robbing his own trophies… The George Zimmerman trial has played out, and now the outcome will play out.. It wasn’t 12 angry men, but instead 6 something women. Maybe if the jurors express their thoughts, we’ll find out if they were angry or happy with their decision..
Saturday night’s main event.
Bars and restaurants filled with patrons undoubtedly are now suddenly embroiled in Saturday night conversations about George Zimmerman, Tweeting their thoughts, and lamenting the justice system if they disagree..
There will be outrage and rage.. some will be happy that the justice system, for all purposes, seemed to work. Work in the sense where a jury finds a defendant not guilty because the prosecution substantially failed in proving the case of Zimmerman murdering Trayvon Martin in cold blood… one night in Florida months ago.
Tonight, when a jury of six women, five mothers, found Zimmerman not guilty, the justice system was exposed…It’s flawed and often wrong.. sloppy and long.. Legal briefs are abundant.. nights are late.. And the battles are more than skin deep.
When Casey Anthony was found not guilty, so many felt a world of horror for her daughter who had no justice… And now tonight, many feel the same for Trayvon Martin..
Trends are trending on Twitter tonight. Facebook is alive and well with passionate opinions.. Bloggers are opining .. in person, many are rambling. 
This trial intrigued the nation.
And whenever a trial does that, it causes so much division.

Maybe it’s time, as a nation, we come to grips with the fact that we are needlessly divided by race.
When it comes down to it, what really divides us? 
Are we divided by race?
The class system?
Religious differences?
money..?

Money.
It somehow goes back to money.
And money will be the issue now, as the civil litigation against George Zimmerman will begin. Most likely immediately.
OJ was found not guilty last century. But the civil lawsuits got him—even before he got himself by getting caught robbing his own trophies…
The George Zimmerman trial has played out, and now the outcome will play out..
It wasn’t 12 angry men, but instead 6 something women. Maybe if the jurors express their thoughts, we’ll find out if they were angry or happy with their decision..
George Zimmerman and his wife Shellie, with Seminole court services investigator Rob Hemmert talk in the courtroom in the George Zimmerman trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford

Flames and fires.. food and spirits.. a scene captured in time, just as the right moment.

An image from my night last night.. My wife took this picture just as our chef at Uma Hibachi Steakhouse in St. Clair PA flamed up our food.. I just love this picture.. We had a big group of friends, and share of good laughs..

More saki, more happy, more foodie, more drinky.
A night of food and fun at Uma Japanese hibachi steakhouse in St. Clair, PA..
Good times..
Hope you all have a great weekend, out there in strangeland..

PACIFIC RIMMING weekend?

Originally, theaters opening early with PACIFIC RIM Thursday saw steady ticket sales.. though Friday night died down a bit when compared, PACIFIC RIM should do well despite very early predictions that the Warner Bros picture would be a disaster.. Science fiction.. word of mouth, and an A+ rating on many review sites, PACIFIC RIM will be rimming its way all weekend. Expect higher than predicted numbers on this, I say..
Meanwhile, there are still grownups trying to get the kids into movie seats. This weekend, an aging Adam Sandler is back with GROWNUPS 2 .. The SONY picture is released in 3,491 theaters (200 or so more than PACIFIC RIM) so it may gain a monetary advantage and end up in 1st place..
And if GROWNUPS attempts to make people laugh–even though critics relatively didn’t at the film–Nikkie Finke writes on DEADLINE.COM that it shows movie audiences are starved for summer comedy.
Maybe she has a point.

We have seen the White House blown  to bits..
We have seen a Z of a world war..

We have seen a 12 hour PURGE..
And yes.. we have sharks on SCIFI.
It’s been a pretty dangerous summer so far, hasn’t it?
Maybe comedy and a few laughs are in order–hence the notion that whenever a family friendly film dares to be released, it far surpasses date nights and teenage dreams at midnight..
The kids aren’t alright; maybe the growups aren’t either.
But this weekend.. we’ll be rimming all through the night.

The terminator part REAL LIFE

READ THIS: And you thought the TERMINATOR was just a movie..

A century of scifi movie predictions have just been realized in the 6foottall robust android called Atlas.

DARPA is making this..
The FastCompany article says, 
Boston Dynamics has been busy working on an entrant for DARPA’s Virtual Robotics Challenge, a contest aimed to create robots that can help in disaster situation.
Sure.. and it could also crush you with one lugnut if it gets mad.
You pick.

I am going to attempt to stay out of the ever-so-controversial weeds of the George Zimmerman case..

But I can only say this.. I am annoyed, very annoyed actually, with the amount of times both the prosecution and defense used the word ‘really’ in their closing arguments. Apparently both sides have been watching lots of old Tina Fey/Seth Meyers “really” skits from the Weekend Update bit on Saturday Night Live.

It was completely overdone.
At one point the defense lawyer, you know the one who looks like a sick cross between John Kerry and Mark Furhman of OJ fame, said “really? really? really? really? ” .. .REALLY?!
Enough! 
The jury, all six strong, should have in lockstep shouted back ‘YES REALLY!’
Really.

THE FRIDAY NEWS COLLECTION

SOME NEWS FROM THE WORLD.. For better, but mostly worse.

CLYDE LEWIS HAS RETURNED

Last night, the long awaited return of Clyde Lewis on radio took place.  Lewis has been absent his hosting duties for several weeks since his operation to remove tumors from his kidney..
During his return program, Lewis was emotional about the operation he just went through, and was seemed concerned that his future may hold more bouts with his cancer.. 

For his return  program, he was joined on Ground Zero Radio by Al Jourgensen, the ‘godfather of industrial music’..   His subject matter was titled ‘In my time of dying’..
While his guest was interesting, it’s much more likely that listeners tuned in to hear Clyde’s harrowing tale of being under the knife, in medical are.
Clyde opened the program relaying the now most-sent news story of the “dead” woman who woke up on an operating table–just as doctors were about to remove her organs.. Lewis said it was something like that which scared him more than anything, especially since he has been through many medical issues in his life..
Clyde Lewis sounded heartfelt and graceful in his attitude and approach concerning his return. He had emotional words towards his finance, who undoubtedly has been affected emotionally by Lewis’ condition..
During his time away recovering, Clyde Lewis was forced to post a video of himself to prove he was alive, as rumors became rampant online that he passed away as a result of his cancer. Some on his Facebook page, even last night, wondered if he had returned too soon to the radio. However, anyone who listened to the show will realize that Clyde Lewis puts his entire heart into his job–it certainly doesn’t sound like work for him, but instead a way of life.
This website is  biased. We love Ground Zero Radio and have come to truly respect Clyde Lewis.
We are happy as hell that he’s back hosting the program live.. 
But we also hope, as did many of his fans, that he did not return too soon for his own good.
Prayers and positive thoughts will continue to be with him.

WANNATAKEARIDE?

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Some savy internet users immediately realized that the hidden code would be discerned quickly at http://morsecode.scphillips.com/jtranslator.html .. it appears that a user on CoastGab.com was the first to crack the code–a code that translated to WANNATAKEARIDE, the saying Art Bell used to use when he hosted Coast to Coast AM..
It may be debatable as to who first deciphered what the code was, but it is even more debatable as to what it means.
Art Bell himself took to Twitter to write this:
A few minutes later, after giving credit to a Facebook user for being the first to respond to the code, Art Bell wrote this:
Anyone who has followed Art Bell for any given time will know that staying tuned means being very, very patient.
Since he joined Facebook years back, rumors were persistent that he would make a return  to radio. He has voiced his discontent with the current incarnation of Coast to Coast AM and George Noory, however he decided to not take deals offered to him to compete with the show–even going to Facebook to explain to his followers that he did not want to destroy the program he created..
But now, the most recent behavior indicates that he may actually come back to the spotlight in some form.
That or he plans on posting a new photo of an RV he intends on going on summer vacation in.
That is the mysterious part of Bell’s messages..
We can do nothing but stay tuned..
Developing..
 

Bieb fiev.. Urinated away

I haven’t had any kind words for Justin Bieber. I’ve maintained no fever.
And with TMZ report about Bieber urinating into a mop bucket at a NYC city restaurant and cussing
Bill Clinton, my already 0% regard for him has now plummeted j to the negative territory.

I will not say anything that hasn’t been already..

I think every working man, woman, and child should be offended at this. It’s tasteless sure, but even more so is an insult to minimum wage workers and disregarded service employees–many of whom should be busy deleting any songs they own featuring the voice of Beebs.

Yes, indeed….the cell phone camera is always spying. In this matter, Bieber was using his own urine in an attempt to humiliate the people who most likely just waited on him hand and foot. But instead he only disgraced himself even further than the repugnant little creature has done previously..