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Great Site!
Thanks, again, Tim!
04/30/02
The Osbournes Quotes of the Week
From ~ Chad
Reader Response
'Poi Dog Pondering'
I am a BIG Poi Dog Pondering Fan and was naturally disappointed with
your review. (BartCop Entertainment, Wednesday, 1 May, 2002).
For starters, you say you have only heard 3 of the band's CDs, and the
most recent of those was released in 1992. TEN YEARS AGO!!! Two of the
CDs you reviewed were their first efforts, which I admit were a little
rusty.
A lot of things can change in ten years time, man. The band no longer
calls Austin their home, they now reside in Chicago where their concerts
are highly anticipated. Their lead singer Frank Orrall is from Hawaii,
where a "poi dog" is a mutt.
The band's name suggests the influence of
all members, sort of noodling out and arranging their tunes. Through
time band members have come and gone. You may have noted Abra Moore
listed as a member on their first 2 CDs, but she since departed for a
solo career. Personally I think they peaked around 1997, after their
Liquid White Light CD, which is a live performance in Chicago and serves
as a "greatest hits" album. Another exceptional CD was Pomegranate,
released in 1995, their best work. Please give one or both of these CDs
a listen before you dismiss this band.
You owe it to your readers and
to yourself. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. I am hoping I am
wrong about them peaking a few years ago, and will continue to buy their
CDs because their music touches me in ways few bands do.
~ John G., Downers Grove, IL
Thanks, John! Now I really want to hear these guys!
(Didn't I see you in DC last weekend?).
Advice Columnist For YM.com
Ask Kelly
Send in your biggest dilemmas to Kelly Osbourne, daughter of rocker Ozzy and star of the hit MTV show The Osbournes. Read on for her funny, opinionated, smart advice.
Ask Kelly
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Today had to pick up the cat that got bit while I was gone at the vet. On the way home, the timing belt in the car decided to say buh-bye.
Granted, I was in a pissy mood, but 'Enterprise' seemed to suck particularly badly.
'Bernie Mac' is too good of a show to be on Faux.
Tonight, Thursday, it's all fresh on CBS, starting with 'Survivor: Marquesas', 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' and 'The Agency'.
Scheduled on a fresh Dave are Tobey Maguire & Trey Anastasio.
Scheduled on a fresh Craiggers are Michael Rapaport, Nia Vardalos & Trik Turner.
NBC starts with a fresh 'Friends', and then follows with a rerun 'Friends'. After that, it's all fresh with 'Will & Grace', 'Just Shoot Me' (the season
finale), and 'ER'.
Scheduled on a fresh Jay are Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne.
Scheduled on a fresh Conan are Debra Messing & Patton Oswalt.
Scheduled on a fresh Carson Daly are Carmen Electra & Eels.
ABC pisses away 2 hours with a 12-year compilation of 'the best of 'Funniest Home Videos'. It's followed by 'Primetime Thursday'.
Scheduled on a fresh Bill Maher are Randy Newman, Monica Crowley, Aisha Taylor & Kurtwood Smith.
The WB has a rerun 'Charmed', followed by a fresh 'Charmed'.
Faux has the movie, 'Return Of The Jedi' (the 3rd installment, but, turns out to episode 6). It'll run an hour late (for Faux).
UPN has 'WWF Smackdown'.
Anyone have any opinions?
Or reviews?
(See below for addresses)
In Caracas, Venezuela
May Day
Workers supporters of President Hugo Chavez hold a poster which reads: "Chavez the messiah, Bush the devil" during the commemoration of May Day in
Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 1, 2002. Chavez's supporters took to the streets in a rival march marking international workers' day.
Photo by Gregorio Marrero
Demise Greatly Exaggerated
Matt Groening
Reports of the imminent demise of Homer Simpson and his beloved but dysfunctional cartoon family are grossly exaggerated, their creator said on Wednesday.
In fact, says cartoonist Matt Groening, television viewers are going to have "The Simpsons" to kick around for years and years to come despite what
the headlines of the British press might be saying. "D'oh!" as Homer might exclaim.
Groening strongly denied a British newspaper report that he was planning to wind up the series shortly because it was getting harder and harder to find funny things to say.
"I was misquoted and misunderstood. I don't want anyone to think I am predicting the demise of the Simpsons. They will live on with new adventures for years
to come. As long as there are things to make fun of we will be around," the Los Angeles-based Groening said in a telephone interview with Reuters.
Groening has earned millions for media baron Rupert Murdoch's Fox network since the series featuring Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and baby Maggie first entered the
lives of television viewers in 1989. In fact, he predicted that the Simpsons "will continue to make Rupert Murdoch even richer."
Matt Groening
Ain't The 'Net Grand?
Google Translations
Google Translations
Google can now be searched in Klingon.
Networks & Niche Audiences
Gay TV
Animal lovers, soap opera fans and science fiction aficionados — all have their own cable channels.
Homosexual viewers have never had one devoted to their interests, but that's about to change. There's suddenly a race to reach that market.
Two Viacom outlets — MTV and Showtime — are collaborating on a plan for a new gay-oriented premium service. Meanwhile, Canada's existing
Pridevision TV is looking to expand into the United States.
One important area where they diverge: Pridevision offers late-night erotic films, and the Viacom venture won't.
After years in which the homosexual audience has been ignored, why have the forces now been unleashed for competition?
Cable has shifted to the belief that niche networks are easier to establish and be profitable than those that offer general entertainment. Homosexuals are considered
a loyal audience with money to spend.
For a whole lot more, Gay TV
BartCop TV!
Revealing Who Is 'Deep Throat'?
John Dean
Thirty years after the 1972 Watergate break-in, former White House counsel John Dean intends to publish an electronic book revealing who he
believes is "Deep Throat," the anonymous informant who helped unseat President Nixon.
San Francisco-based online magazine Salon.com will offer the e-book June 17, managing editor Scott Rosenberg said Tuesday. Dean previously
has written political commentary and book reviews for Salon.
It won't be the first time Dean has postulated on the identity of Deep Throat.
In 1975, Dean said in a speech in Natchitoches, La., that it was Earl J. Silbert, one of the original Watergate prosecutors. Silbert laughed at the idea.
In a 1982 book, "Lost Honor," Dean said Deep Throat had to be Alexander M. Haig, who was the No. 2 aide to Henry Kissinger at the National Security
Council and later Nixon's chief of staff. Haig denied it.
Rosenberg said Dean opted to publish his findings electronically because he wanted to turn the story around quickly. He would not discuss the book's
contents or the nature of the research.
John Dean
Another CNN Liberal
Bobbie Battista
Former CNN talk-show host Bobbie Battista has taken a job running the media campaign for Bob Irvin, a north Atlanta Republican running for Democratic Sen. Max Cleland's seat.
Battista left her job as host of the afternoon "TalkBack Live" show last year and started a public relations firm, Atamira Communications. Another CNN
veteran, former producer David Bernkopf, also runs the firm and will work on the Irvin campaign.
Irvin is challenging Rep. Saxby Chambliss for the Republican nomination. He has served 14 years in the state House, but is considered a long shot for the party nod.
"He's totally an underdog. We acknowledge that," Battista said. "But we feel Saxby Chambliss is vulnerable on a number of points, and we're excited
about getting this thing started."
Bobbie Battista
Favorite Link
Kiss My Ass
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Series To End After 6 Seasons
''Oz''
HBO prison drama "Oz" will end its run early next year after six seasons on the pay cable network.
The series, which chronicles power struggles between inmates and guards inside the fictional Oswald State Correctional Facility, was HBO's first hourlong
dramatic series. It debuted in 1997.
Production is under way on eight new episodes from writer-executive producer Tom Fontana. With those eight, 56 episodes -- enough for syndication -- will
have been produced.
Buh-Bye To ''Oz''
Baby On The Way
Bjork
Icelandic singer Bjork, one of the most unorthodox figures in pop, is five months pregnant, her London management company said on Wednesday.
The former singer of indie-band "The Sugarcubes," who had a string of solo hits in the 1990s and is renowned for her kooky dress sense, is expected
to give birth to American boyfriend Matthew Barney's child in September.
The singer, who has a teenage son called Sindri from her marriage to fellow Sugarcubes member Thor Eldon, started her music career at the age
of 11 with a self-titled album of Icelandic folk songs.
Matthew Barney is best known in the United States as a sculptor and film maker.
Bjork
Culturally Desirable - Part 1
Miss Jumbo Queen
Miss Jumbo Queen contestants, Sirintharika Santhisiri, 30, (C), waves to the audience after winning the Miss Jumbo Queen contest alongside the first
runner up, Kelwalee Suksomboonpol (R), 24, and second runner up, Sirima Tunprasert, (L) 19, at an elephant ground and zoo in Nakhorn Pathom, south of
Bangkok May 1, 2002. The Jumbo Queen contest is held to select the contestant who best exhibits the characteristics of an elephant, by virtue of her
grace, elegance and size, to lead the jumbo banquet and help promote elephant conservation causes in Thailand.
Photo by Sukree Sukplang
Useful Link
Quoteland
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Summer School
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin will teach a theater class this summer at Southampton University.
The actor will serve as a distinguished professor, teaching a master class at the college, which is part of Long Island University.
Alec Baldwin
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
Playboy Issue Due Out July 1
''Women of Enron''
As far as dates on Enron Corp.'s corporate calendar go, here is one that might grab more interest than its next bankruptcy court appearance.
Playboy magazine said on Wednesday its nude photo spread showcasing the "Women of Enron" will hit newsstands on July 1, in its August issue.
Playboy spokeswoman Elizabeth Norris said the layout will feature former Enron employees from all over, not just from the company's Houston headquarters.
As for how much the models were paid, Norris declined to say. But she did concede that a few models confirmed the reputation of Enron employees as
deal-driven and fearsome negotiators.
No pictures were taken in front of Enron's downtown Houston headquarters or its now-famous chrome signs, shaped like a tilted letter "E" with
red, green and blue, she said.
''Women of Enron''
Culturally Desirable - Part 2
Miss Jumbo Queen
Miss Jumbo Queen contestant Lalita Songrat holds the winner's trophy for the heaviest category weighing 191 kg (421.1 lb), at an elephant ground and zoo
in Nakhorn Pathom, south of Bangkok May 1, 2002. The Jumbo Queen contest selects the contestant who best exhibits the characteristics of an elephant, by
virtue of her grace, elegance and size. The winner then leads the jumbo banquet to help promote elephant conservation causes in Thailand.
Photo by Sukree Sukplang
New Contract, More $
Matt Lauer
"Today" show co-host Matt Lauer has renewed his contract with NBC, the network said on Wednesday, in a deal that reportedly could double his
estimated $4 million annual salary.
Lauer, 44, actually signed his three-year extension back in December, shortly after co-host Katie Couric renewed her contract, but Lauer's deal
did not become publicly known until reported by TV Guide in an article appearing in its next issue.
According to TV Guide, Lauer's deal would keep him at the network for at least another three years with a hefty pay raise that may more than double an
annual salary estimated at $4 million. TV Guide said Lauer still had a year left under his old contract.
Matt Lauer
Fun Link
Viking Name Converter
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Crystal Award From BMI
Danny Elfman
Composer Danny Elfman, whose recent scoring credits include "Spider-Man" and "Men in Black II," will receive a career achievement award at
performing rights group BMI's annual Film/TV Awards dinner on May 15.
Elfman will be presented with the Crystal Award, named in honor of BMI Los Angeles vice president Richard Kirk. The award is given out annually to
the composer who has made significant contributions to the world of Film and TV music.
The BMI Film/TV Awards recognize the composers of the top grossing films and the highest-rated primetime television shows of the year.
Danny Elfman
Children's Day
Koi
Colorful carp streamers swim over the River Kanna in Manba town in Gunma Prefecture Tuesday, April 23, 2002. To celebrate the Children's Day national holiday Sunday, May 5, a total of 800 carp streamers are suspended on wires to attract tourists to this mountainous town, north of Tokyo. It is a national tradition to raise a family of carp streamers outside houses on Children's Day, wishing children as good of health as vigorous carp.
Photo by Itsuo Inouye
And Alan O'Day, Too
'Divorce, The Musical'
After a bitter divorce, a custody battle that resulted in total estrangement from his teenage daughter and a mid-life crisis, Steven Dworman decided to
produce and direct a funny movie based on his troubles.
Which depicts the wife in the film as having a lizard's face.
Which he premiered in a theater five blocks from his ex-wife's Santa Monica, California, home.
Now after selling half his infomercial and advertising consulting business to finance "Divorce, the Musical," Dworman -- a fledgling filmmaker who
weathered the hospitalization of his teenage star, the walkout of his crew mid-way through production, and a malfunctioning camera that created a line
through many of the shots which he hired a special effects company to fix frame-by-frame -- hopes he will break even.
The $1.5 million, 86-minute musical film features a cast of 60, including 20 children, with original music by Alan O'Day, who sang the '70s hit song
"Undercover Angel," and a score by former Ray Charles guitarist Don Peake. The daughter is played by actress Anneliese van der Pol.
For the rest, 'Divorce, The Musical'
Hey - I know Alan O'Day! He also did some of the music for 'Muppet Babies'.
The Inspiration for Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
A real-life but little known Scottish scientist was the inspiration for author Mary Shelley's classic gothic novel Frankenstein, according to a
theory published Wednesday.
A British PhD student believes that Scottish scientist James Lind -- the mentor of Shelley's husband the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley -- was the model
for the fictional scientist who gave life to one of the world's best-known monsters.
Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, University of Newcastle student Christopher Goulding said that Mary Shelley became intrigued
by Lind through tales of his experiments told by her husband.
Lind, a physician and natural philosopher born in 1736, had a lively interest in science and was one of the first to demonstrate electro-medical
experiments in England -- a process that makes dead muscles twitch with an electric current.
Mary Shelley was only 18 when she wrote Frankenstein, in 1816 at Lord Byron's villa on the shores of Lake Geneva.
In his paper, Goulding said Mary Shelley was more interested in the moral consequences of research than scientific details.
The Inspiration for Frankenstein?
Really Bad Records
The Bottom Twenty
Bottom Twenty of the Top Forty
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