Will Harris: A Chat with Patton Oswalt, star of "Big Fan" (bullz-eye.com)
BE: As a matter of fact, my friend Elizabeth Yow says that she's pretty sure that you still owe her a dollar from a one-off date that you two went on.
PO: You know what? I would not doubt that for a second. Oh, my God, I was so broke back then. Well, please tell her that she has infinite patience and charm.
Will Harris: Andrew Zimmern, Host of "Bizarre Foods" (bullz-eye.com)
I'm a food guy first, but I think that if you showed a cut of a 'Bizarre World' episode to a 'Bizarre Foods' fan, they would never notice that there's less food. They would just be, I think, really psyched that there's more non-food stories thrown in.
Will Harris: A Chat with Adam McKay (bullz-eye.com)
Adam McKay and Will Ferrell first met on the day they were both hired for "Saturday Night Live," and their friendship has been a decidedly fruitful one. The two collaborated on numerous "SNL" sketches, and when Ferrell left the show for the bright lights of Hollywood, their bond was strong enough that Will invited Adam to continue their collaboration in the world of film.
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Though the show was taped in England, The Who's first US television appearance was on
Shindig! in 1965.
They didn't tour the US until '67, when they appeared at Monterey Pop -- though that wasn't their first US show. Near as I can tell then, their first appearance on US TV from the US was on the Smothers Brothers in '67, doing "
I Can See For Miles," and "
My Generation." The first one, at least, was synched, because the song as recorded was almost impossible to do justice to on stage. My own mod wardrobe was worn out by then.
I might be missing something though, like I did with the Stones question.
Sally said:
I'm sorry, but the group known as, "The Who" was not my cup of tea. They hit their stride in the years I was busy raising my family, and I found most of their music to be discordant - and their behavior an abomination while descending into the depths of deadly drug abuse! This is not to say that I have anything against adults using drugs for recreation, but these asses killed themselves! (Okay, half of them did...)
The stories of their destructive lifestyle (destroying hotel rooms, the homes of friends and even their own homes, throwing furniture out of high windows, wild partying, etc., was legendary. But the thing that offended me the most was the blatant destruction of their instruments onstage - stoned out of their minds, smashing expensive stuff - is not what I call entertainment! I never followed them, and feel too hostile to look them up for a trivia reply... Say what they will about, "The Beatles" such behavior and/or drugs has not been their legacy. Perhaps because they were not mentally ill as I believe were/are the members of "The Who," known nowadays as, "The Was..."
PS: You know how it is, Marty, the damn humidity has returned...
PPS: What good news from Barbara today!! Warmed my heart to think that her home (and that of her fish) may be saved!! Let's hope that she can get some well-earned rest after her ordeal! :)
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The Who made their US television debut on Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, Sept. 17, 1967. Unbeknown to anyone, Keith Moon had bribed a stage-hand with alcohol to pack his bass drum with a surfeit of explosives. As the band ended My Generation with their trademark stage-destruction, the cameras were momentarily blinded by the blast. As the smoke cleared, Moon lay on the floor, his arm sliced open by cymbal shrapnel, Townshend's hair was on fire and, it is said, his hearing damaged for ever. Waiting in the studio's wings, Bette Davis fainted in Mickey Rooney's arms. Naturally, the band was banned from further US shows. I remember this one. . . it was something else, back in the day!
YouTube:The Who My Generation (infamous explosion)
And, Marian the Teacher answered:
I spent far too much time on this to find out that they never appeared on tv in the US. Woodstock, they appeared spectacularly. My husband missed his ride by 5 mintues. I never planned to go but wanted to. Have to teach 5th graders tomorrow so got to sleep. If I'm wrong I'll find out tomorrow. I know I saw the Who but I think we saw them at the Electric Slide Show in downtown Philly.
Thought your readers might enjoy this article. "The 99" and Allah- inspired comic wildly popular in the Islamic world is set to make its TV debut. Similar to the Marvel franchise these super-heros wear the usual body-hugging outfits yet surprisingly the crime-busters aren't depicted as a group of devout Muslims but instead as secular do-gooders from 99 countries who use the hidden power of special Baghdad gemstones to make the world right again.
More than 500,000 copies of "The 99" are sold each year, and the comic is syndicated to newspapers in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, where it was initially banned. Along with it own theme park in Kuwait, entertainment giants Endemol will now be producing "The 99" television series, which will be distributed not just in the Middle East but Asia and (hopefully) Europe and the United States.
CBS opens the night with a FRESH'Big Brother 11', followed by a RERUN'CSI: The Original One', then a RERUN'The Mentalist'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are Billy Crystal and John Fogerty.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are Carrie Fisher and Ron Livingston.
NBC begins the night with a RERUN'30 Rock', followed by a RERUN'Parks & Recreation', then a RERUN"The Office', followed by another RERUN'30 Rock', then a RERUN'Law & Order'.
Scheduled on a FRESHConan are Sandra Bullock and Gina Yashere.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are Jason Bateman, Ashlee Simpson, and Shadows Fall.
On a RERUNCarson 'The Scab' Daly (from 6/1/09) are Army troops at Fort Irwin.
ABC starts the night with a RERUN'Grey's Anatomy', followed by another RERUN'Grey's Anatomy', then a RERUN'Private Practice'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are Kathie Lee Gifford, Milo Ventimiglia, and R. Kelly.
The CW fills the night with LIVE'NFL Preseason Football' (Raiders visits the Seasquawks).
Faux has a RERUN'Bones', followed by a RERUN'Fringe'.
MY fills the night with the movie 'Loverboy'.
A&E has 'Criminal Minds', followed by 'The First 48', another 'The First 48', and still another 'The First 48'.
AMC offers the movie 'Stargate', followed by the movie 'Young Frankenstein', then the movie 'History Of The Worlds, Part 1'.
BBC -
[12:00 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 10
[12:30 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 11
[1:00 PM] How Clean Is Your House? US - Episode 3
[1:30 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 2
[2:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 4 Finn McCool's
[3:00 PM] Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 1
[4:00 PM] The Hotel Inspector - Episode 8
[5:00 PM] Gordon Ramsay's F Word - Episode 2
[6:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 5 Sandgate
[7:00 PM] BBC World News America
[8:00 PM] Being Human - Episode 6
[9:00 PM] Skins - Ep 5 Freddie
[10:00 PM] BBC World News America
[11:00 PM] Being Human - Episode 6
[12:00 AM] Skins - Ep 5 Freddie
[1:00 AM] Being Human - Episode 6
[2:00 AM] Skins - Ep 5 Freddie
[3:00 AM] The Graham Norton Show - Episode 14
[4:00 AM] How Clean Is Your House? US - Episode 3
[4:30 AM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 2
[5:00 AM] BBC World News
[6:00 AM] BBC World News (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has all 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta' all night.
Comedy Central has the movie 'Legally Blonde', 'South Park', another 'South Park', and 'Comedy Central Roast Of Joan Rives'.
Jon Stewart is pre-empted.
Colbert Report is pre-empted.
FX has the movie 'Money Talks', followed by the movie 'Snakes On A Plane'.
History has 'Modern Marvels', 'Gangland', followed by a FRESH'Marked', then another 'Marked'.
IFC -
[7:15 AM] House of D
[9:00 AM] Sorry, Haters
[10:30 AM] The Prime Gig
[12:10 PM] IFC Short Film Showcase
[1:05 PM] House of D
[2:45 PM] Sorry, Haters
[4:20 PM] The Prime Gig
[6:05 PM] Mistress
[8:00 PM] Kinsey
[10:00 PM] Little Fish
[12:00 AM] Nowhere
[1:30 AM] Kinsey
[3:30 AM] Little Fish
[5:30 AM] Mistress (ALL TIMES EDT)
SyFy has the movie 'Infestation', followed by the movie 'Pitch Black'.
Sundance -
[04:30 AM] Arranged
[06:05 AM] The Toe Tactic
[07:35 AM] Poison Friends
[09:20 AM] The Dead
[10:45 AM] Marion Bridge
[12:20 PM] The Toe Tactic
[01:45 PM] Poison Friends
[03:30 PM] The Dead
[05:00 PM] Marion Bridge
[06:30 PM] Evil
[08:30 PM] All God's Children Can Dance
[10:00 PM] Auto Focus
[11:45 PM] Eraserhead
[01:15 AM] Fraulein
[02:30 AM] Only Human
[04:00 AM] Auto Focus
[05:50 AM] Eraserhead (ALL TIMES EDT)
Singer songwriter Jimmy Buffett watches the departure of President Barack Obama on Marine One helicopter from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. President Obama was flying to Camp David.
Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali was given a hero's welcome on Tuesday when he visited Ennis, his ancestral home town in Ireland, and was made an honorary freeman at a reception watched by hundreds on big screens outside.
The 67-year-old's great-grandfather, Abe O'Grady, emigrated from Ennis, County Clare, in the 1860s and distant relatives of the three-times world heavyweight champion were overjoyed that "The Greatest" was paying them a visit.
Shopkeepers in Ennis, a bustling town 150 miles southwest of Dublin, festooned their premises with boxing gloves, American flags and pictures of the boxer in his prime.
Ali, who has been battling Parkinson's disease for years, was made an honorary freeman of the town at a reception broadcast on screens for hundreds of fans outside the building, and local schools had a half day off for the occasion.
Italian composer Ennio Morricone (R) an his wife Maria Travia arrive for the screening of the film 'Baaria' at the Palazzo del Cinema building during the 66th Venice Film Festival September 2, 2009. The screening of 'Baaria', by Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore, opens the 66th international film festival.
Photo by Alessandro Bianchi
Charles Gibson, who provided a steadying hand to a "World News" broadcast reeling from tragedy, will retire at the end of the year and ABC News appointed Diane Sawyer (R-Nixon's Faithful Girl Friday) on Wednesday to replace him in January.
Gibson, 66, said he had been planning to retire at the end of 2007 but events compelled him to stay. He was named anchor following the death of Peter Jennings and the wartime injury of Bob Woodruff in 2006. He's been at ABC News for 35 years and says he plans to continue as an occasional contributor.
Sawyer's elevation means that, with Katie Couric at CBS, two of the three leading anchors for the broadcast networks will be over-paid and heavily botoxed republican women.
Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett suffered a bleeding head wound when she was hit by a prop on stage Wednesday during a Sydney theater performance.
The performance of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" was canceled, but the 40-year-old Australian actress will return to the stage for Thursday's show, Sydney Theater Company spokesman Tim McKeough said.
"Another actor lifted the prop above his head, and she somehow sustained a minor blow to the head," McKeough said.
An audience member told Sydney's Macquarie Radio it soon became clear the accident was not part of the play. "She had blood streaming down the back of her head and blood on the back of her neck," the unnamed theater-goer said.
Spanish actress Manuela Velasco attends the 'REC 2' photocall at the Sala Grande during the 66th Venice Film Festival September 2, 2009. 'REC 2' is screening out of competition at the festival.
Photo by Alessandro Bianchi
Japan's next prime minister might be nicknamed "the alien," but it's his wife who claims to have had a close encounter with another world.
"While my body was asleep, I think my soul rode on a triangular-shaped UFO and went to Venus," Miyuki Hatoyama, the wife of premier-in-waiting Yukio Hatoyama, wrote in a book published last year.
Yukio Hatoyama is due to be voted in as premier on September 16 following his party's crushing election victory over the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party Sunday.
Miyuki, 66, described the extraterrestrial experience, which she said took place some 20 years ago, in a book entitled "Very Strange Things I've Encountered."
On September 2, 2008, U.S. and Iraqi troops smashed in the doors of Iraqi journalist Ibrahim Jassam's home, shouting "freeze" and holding back snarling dogs before they hauled him off into the night in his underwear.
A year later, neither Jassam and his family nor global news agency Reuters, which employed him as a freelance TV cameraman and photographer, have been told exactly why he has been detained for all this time by U.S. military forces in Iraq.
The evidence against Jassam is classified, but the accusations have to do with "activities with insurgents," said Lt. Col. Pat Johnson, a spokeswoman for the U.S. military in Iraq. The term "insurgents" in Iraq generally refers to Sunni Islamist groups, like al Qaeda. Jassam is a Shi'ite Muslim.
Journalists rights groups generously say U.S. forces may be misinterpreting legitimate journalistic activities in war zones. Taking pictures of Shi'ite militiamen battling U.S. troops, for example, might look like enemy propaganda to a U.S. soldier.
Two American television reporters imprisoned in North Korea for months say communist soldiers "violently dragged" them back when they returned to Chinese soil after briefly crossing into the reclusive country.
In an article posted Tuesday on Current TV's Web site, Laura Ling and Euna Lee said they hesitantly followed their guide when he beckoned them across a frozen river into the North and were "firmly back" on the Chinese side when North Korean border guards grabbed them on March 17.
"We tried with all our might to cling to bushes, ground, anything that would keep us on Chinese soil, but we were no match for the determined soldiers," the journalists wrote in their most thorough account of the circumstances of their arrest. "They violently dragged us back across the ice to North Korea and marched us to a nearby army base, where we were detained."
At the time of their arrest, the two were reporting a story for San Francisco-based Current TV about North Korean women who were forced into the sex trade or arranged marriages when they defected to China. After their capture, Lee and Ling were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for trespassing and "hostile acts" against North Korea.
A helicopter carrying water is silhouetted as it flies over a residential area during the Station Fire in La Crescenta, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009.
Photo by Jae C. Hong
Researchers in Israel say they have developed a computer program that can decipher previously unreadable ancient texts and possibly lead the way to a Google-like search engine for historical documents.
The program uses a pattern recognition algorithm similar to those law enforcement agencies have adopted to identify and compare fingerprints.
But in this case, the program identifies letters, words and even handwriting styles, saving historians and liturgists hours of sitting and studying each manuscript.
The computer works with digital copies of the texts, assigning number values to each pixel of writing depending on how dark it is. It separates the writing from the background and then identifies individual lines, letters and words.
As thousands of girls and young women prepare to start the new school year in France, activists are sounding the alarm over those who are missing -- teenagers sent abroad over the holidays and forced into marriage.
Most victims are of Asian, African or Middle Eastern descent and belong to France's Muslim community, the largest in Europe.
While countries such as Britain have set up special units that track down victims at home and overseas, activists say France is only now waking up to the problem.
"For a long time this used to be considered a cultural thing," Fatima Lalem, who is in charge of gender equality at Paris City Hall, told Reuters. "Something that happens, but that people don't look at too closely." Over the past year, France has begun to tackle the problem more aggressively. Last November, Paris City Hall published a guide advising officials on detecting forced marriages.
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