Don Jamieson has been added to the line-up for VH1’s new offering That Metal Show. Co-hosting with Don Jamieson is his partner from Crank Yankers, Jim Florentine, and the third wheel is Eddie Trunk from the radio show Eddie Trunk Rocks. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s called many different things, but domestic assault is a nasty crime by any name. Both Chris Cagle and Jennifer Tant managed to get themselves jailed on misdemeanor domestic assault charges, but it could as well have been battering, family violence, domestic abuse, or several other forms of domestic violence.
The most brutal version is arguably sexual assault, although there’s a special place in hell for those who abuse children too. Too few women (who are usualy the victims of spousal abuse) seek the help of a divorce lawyer till it’s too late. At least in the case of Jennifer Tant and Chris Cagle, no divorce attorneys need to get involved, but they obviously could use some couples counseling of some sort. Read the rest of this entry »
Sad news of yet another violent murder in Britain, this time with a celebrity connection. Rob Knox, a young actor who plays a minor role in the upcoming Harry Potter movie “Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince” was stabbed to death last night in a fight outside a London pub.
Knox plays Marcus Belby, a Ravenclaw student, in the movie which is scheduled to be released in November.
Britain has changed so much in the 20 years since I last lived there. There has been a huge rise in the number of murders, and weapons have become almost commonplace amongst some youth sub-cultures.
Dick Martin, one of the greats of American entertainment, died today at age 86. Best known as half of Rowan and Martin, he and Dan Rowan used their show Laugh-In to launch the careers of many stars, including Lily Tomlin and Goldie Hawn.
Laugh-In catchphrases like “Sock it to me” and “You bet your sweet bippy” were repeated across America and the show once featured a brief, and bizarre, cameo appearance by Richard Nixon.
