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I am sad to learn of the passing of Paul Newman.

This guy was a class act through and through-  when you think of real screen legends like   Gable, Bogart, robinson, Cary Grant, Hepburn etc      you will put Newman in that group.

not a "hollyweird" person , he used his money to help others, and made some memorable movies along the way.

 

Rest In Peace  Paul-you will be sadly missed.

just read George Carlin has died

shame-I enjoyed his HBO specials.

Just wondered-Ive been a member since  9/21/06

 

there was a few posters back then but I dont see any of them, now...

Posted on Nov 12, 2007 12:37:20 PM

Trei Johnson's fans are getting some good news.

The former morning anchor at WOFL-Channel 35 will join Central Florida News 13 this weekend. Her new job begins at 3 p.m. Saturday. Joining her at the anchor desk will be meteorologist Peter Caggiano. They will be the new weekend evening anchor team for the channel.

 

mystery over !!

 

She must of had some clause in her contract  forbidding her to join another local news outfit for a few months

 

petty really...

I used to like listening to the radio coming into and going home from work but
man, im so fed up with the amount of commercials…..
Someone always trying to sell me stuff I don’t want or need.

And some of them are so poorly produced its embarrassing-for instance-you can always
Tell a Chevy ad because some guy with a big booming echo voice is on.
Then we have Bud Hedinger telling me how he had no signs of heart problems
And Dr Kronhouse scanned his heart and saved his life (what he don’t tell you however is insurance don’t pay and it costs 1000 bucks)
Now he’s on about his back doctor that helped him etc-bud-you have a lot of problems !

We have Sean Hannity telling me about his “good friends “ at Drew medical and Ruths chris steak house (Yeah like I eat there 3 times a week)

Then there’s the “official” 580WDBO weather forecast- what or where is the unofficial one?
And I love those ads that at the end the guy puts out the disclaimer and speaks so fast you cant understand what the heck he’s saying !

If you listen to ads closely you will hear how stupid they really are.

And don’t get me started about TV ads but mostly they are car and drugs ads
How can driving a Lexus make my life better ?? and all these car ads that have great offers but you see a tiny little disclaimer come up that I cant read because its too small and flashes for a split second.
Notice how all the drugs ads at the end tell you oh yes by the way this drug could cause permanent liver damage or even death !! …..

Im so sold out with ads !!
Thanks for letting me let off steam..

I watched the grammys last night, what a boring show –so boring I turned off in the end !

 

I know Im not a spring chicken anymore (mid 40s) but I feel sorry for the younger generation

 

They have no “Characters” in music anymore –when I was growing up we had real musicians

 

People who were great songwriters-Lennon/McCartney, Jagger Richards, Mercury,May,Deacon,taylor, etc

 

Today the 20 somethings don’t have  a Keith Richards or Mick Jagger. They don’t have a Lennon/Mccartney

 

They have no Led Zeppelin, no Pink Floyd, no Rolling stones, or Queen or Bowie or Elton etc

 

What do they have ? Beyonce-  Christina Aguilera , Michael Buble etc etc

 

(If she was on her game and back in top flight-Whitney Houston could sing Beyonce right off the stage)

 

 

On the other hand a few that Do shine are  mary J, John Legend and john Meyer,Alicia Keys

 

but on the whole-Boring !!

 

(yes im older but I DO know good music and REAL musicians)

I had a recent experience which I want to share, lets say your late with a car payment and you havent paid by the due date, the first thing they do is start calling you and tack on a "late fee" and interest etc

Now consider my case- I had a PC from DELL, paid it off early
yet for 3 months they kept taking money out of my bank account for the payment (even after we called and stopped it)

So the phone conversation went like this
me: wheres my refund check?
Dell: it will be mailed out tomorrow
me: ok -thank you.

3 days later Me: wheres my check
DEll It will be mailed out tomorrow
me : well if the shoe was on the other foot You'd be charging me a late fee and interest would you not?
Dell : yes
Me: so ok, If I have not received my check in 4 business days IM going to tack on a late fee of $25 plus interest
Dell: laughing
Me: whats so funny
Dell: we wont pay late fees or interest
Me: why not you would charge me
Dell: it dont work that way.....

etc etc

( I got my check 12 days later) ....

GRrrrrr

President RFK
VP Winston Churchill
Sec for defense - Gias Julias Ceaser
sec for health - jack lalanne
sec for enviroment - Steve Irwin
sec for consumer affairs -clark howard
sec of state - Bob Hope
Sec of Education - Albert Einstein
sec for indian affairs - Geronimo
secs for transportation - Wilbur and Orville Wright
sec of the navy- Lord Nelson
sec of the army George Patton
Sec of the air force - truthguys !

Ad yours here ! any nationality or historical figure..

I was having a coonversation with my US wife about something and it ended up she said to me -"what have the British ever done" !!
So here it is-what we have given the world -I probably dont have enough room but I'll give it a shot.
Democracy
Bill of rights
Churchill
Soccer (football-modern game)
Cricket
tennis
Rugby
poetry-Keats, Byron, Shelly
authors - Shakespeare, Dickens, Bronte, Christie, rowling, Greene,JM Barrie(Peter pan), AA Milne(pooh)
The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Queen, Bowie, Elton, rod, Sabbath, Deep Purple,kinks, Who,collins,etc
great actors like Cary Grant, Bob Hope, Charlie Chaplin, guilgud,Olivier,elliot.
and how about inventors and scientists
Isaac newton
Fleming-penecillin
rutherford (split the atom)
sir frank whittle (jet engine)
Sir Christopher cockerill (hovercraft)
James Watt-Steam engine
Isambard kingdom brunel-engineer, bridge builder
John Logie baird-Television
Frederick William Lanchester - Disk Brakes
Joseph Aspdin -Portland Cement
William Sturgeon-electromagnets
Samuel Brown-Internal combustion engine
John Newlands -periodic table
Alexander bain_ fax machine
Richard Trevithick - Locomotive
thats without all our explorers like Sir Francis Drake
and sir edmund Hillary-1st person to climb everest
and of course Tim Berners-Lee, the Brit who invented and then gave away the World Wide Web. and finally....

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Canada when he was 23 and only then migrated to the USA. He was British so Brits can rightly claim the telephone is a British invention.

etc etc etc
Next time you see a brit- shake thier hand and say thank you !
:-)

I found a great website for aviation (modern and historical )Prints,paintings etc

http://www.aviationartprints.com/

I am looking at getting a couple for my office.

listening to a Cd on the way to work this AM made me wonder
about all the protest songs that have come out
what are your top 5 ?

mine are
1: Sunday Bloody Sunday -U2
2:Revolution -The Beatles
3:Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
4:Whats going on/Mercy Mercy me- Mavin Gaye
5:Gimme Shelter -The Rolling Stones.

And worth an honorable mention
Fortunate son - CCR
Money go Round - Style Council
Give peace a chance - John Lennon

http://www.wesh.com/news/10525996/detail.html

cant wait for one to open here ...

put in re-runs halfway through the bloody new TV season !!

its soooo annoying (nearly as annoying as all the car ads-thank goodness for DVRs !)

Los Angeles , CA - The MPAA is lobbying congress to push through a new bill that would make unauthorized home theaters illegal. The group feels that all theaters should be sanctioned, whether they be commercial settings or at home.

The MPAA defines a home theater as any home with a television larger than 29" with stereo sound and at least two comfortable chairs, couch, or futon. Anyone with a home theater would need to pay a $50 registration fee with the MPAA or face fines up to $500,000 per movie shown.

"Just because you buy a DVD to watch at home doesn't give you the right to invite friends over to watch it too. That's a violation of copyright and denies us the revenue that would be generated from DVD sales


Can you believe the minerals of these guys !!

I got a sore throat, headache, stuffed up nose etc but I have to go to work-why?
because in the 21st century I work for a company that takes away your accrued vacation time if you call in sick !!
call in sick today = I lose 8 hours !

GRrrrrrrrrrrrrr

NO sympathy please- I know-I took the job but still
not the best way to treat people who will go to work when healthy but when sick Or contagious stay home !

If you work where I do (and I cant name the place for Obvious reasons) and If give you the hee bee gee bees
Im sorry -but its not me its the company policy !