'TBH Politoons'
Thanks, again, Tim!
He's Been Busy!
The Worried Shrimp
from Mark
Another Bumpersticker
West LA, Friday
Stern Stand Up
excerpt from LA Broadcasting:
If traffic in Westwood is congested Friday morning, you can blame KLSX. The station is organizing a rally for Howard Stern on the sidewalk in front of the Federal Building in West Los Angeles.
KLSX has alerted its fans to obey all laws. "You cannot impede traffic. You must stay on the sidewalk. Do not jaywalk. Cross the streets at the appropriate intersections with traffic signals. Park legally to avoid parking tickets."
The station is encouraging listeners to "bring your signs to show support!"
Thanks, Mr. Y!
Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Another sunny spring day, followed by an early fog.
The kid's allergies are acting up, so I'm running late, again.
Tonight, Wednesday, CBS starts the night with a FRESH 'Survivor: All-Stars', followed by a FRESH 'King Of Queens', then the
Series Premiere of 'The Stones', followed by '48 Hours'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Courtney Love and Chris Russo.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craiggers are Mark Ruffalo, Evan and Jaron.
NBC begins the night with the weekly RERUN of 'Trump's Avaricious Atrocity', followed by a RERUN 'Law & Order', then another RERUN
'Law & Order'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jay are George Carlin and Jessica Simpson.
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Carson Daly, Portia De Rossi, and James Lipton.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson Daly are Angelina Jolie, and Ambulance LTD.
ABC opens the night with a RERUN 'My Wife & Kids', followed by another RERUN 'My Wife & Kids', then a FRESH 'Extreme Makeover', followed by a
FRESH 'Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Regis Philbin, Dropkick Murphys, and magician Keith Barry, with this week's guest co-host Kathy Griffin.
The WB here has basketball - Lakers visiting the Clippers.
Faux has a FRESH 'That 70s Show', followed by a FRESH 'American Idol', then a FRESH 'Arrested Development'.
UPN has a FRESH 'Game Over', followed by a FRESH "The Mullets', then a RERUN 'Entertprise'.
A&E has 'American Justice', 'Biography' (John Wayne Gacy), 'American Justice', and 'City Confidential'.
AMC offers the movie 'The Undefeated', followed by the movie 'The Longest Day', then the movie 'Strategic Air Command'.
BBC -
[6pm] 'BBC World News';
[6:30pm] 'Cash in the Attic' - Sheehan;
[7pm] 'House Invaders' - Colwick;
[7:30pm] 'Changing Rooms' - St. Leonards;
[8pm] 'The Life Laundry' - Justin Lewis: Leominster;
[8:30pm] 'House Doctor' - Episode 10;
[9pm] 'The Thin Blue Line' - Rag Week;
[9:40pm] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 5;
[10:20pm] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 6;
[11pm] 'The Life Laundry' - Justin Lewis: Leominster;
[11:30pm] 'House Doctor' - Episode 10;
[12am] 'The Thin Blue Line' - Rag Week;
[12:40am] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 5;
[1:20am] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 6;
[2am] 'House Invaders' - Colwick;
[2:30am] 'Changing Rooms' - St. Leonards;
[3am] 'The Thin Blue Line' - Rag Week;
[3:40am] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 5;
[4:20am] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 6;
[5am] 'The Life Laundry' - Justin Lewis: Leominster;
[5:30am] 'House Doctor' - Episode 10; and
[6am] 'BBC World News'. (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'West Wing', 'Sexiest Moments In Film', and the movie 'No Way Out'.
Comedy Central has 'MAD TV', 'Reno 911!', 'Insomniac', a RERUN 'South Park', then a FRESH 'South Park', and 'Chappelle's Show'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Mekhi Phifer.
History has 'Celebrating The Green', 'Modern Marvels', 'Hunters - Killers', and 'Modern Marvels'.
IFC -
[6PM] 'Fighter' (1999);
[7:30PM] 'Haiku Tunnel' (2001);
[9PM] 'The Boxer' (1997);
[11PM] 'IFC In Theaters';
[11:15PM] 'I Went Down(1997);
[1:15AM] 'Nothing Personal' (1995);
[2:45AM] 'IFC in Theaters';
[3AM] 'The Boxer' (1997); and
[5:15AM] 'Silicone Valerie' (1997). (ALL TIMES EST)
SciFi has the DEBUT of 'The Magical Legend Of The Leprechauns' (part 1 of 2), and 'The Magical Legend Of The Leprechauns' (part 2 of 2).
Sundance -
[6:05PM] 'Yi Yi' (Feature);
[9PM] 'Pure' (Feature);
[10:40PM] 'Lucky Three' (Short);
[11PM] 'Mostly Martha' (Feature);
[12:50AM] 'The Crow' (Feature);
[2:35AM] 'Fulltime Killer' (World Cinema); and
[4:20AM] 'Pure' (Feature). (ALL TIMES EST)
TCM spends the day celebrating Irish-themed movies,
then devotes all night to Charlie Chaplin.
[6am] 'Peg O' My Heart' (1933);
[7:30am] 'Sweepstakes Winner' (1939);
[8:30am] 'The Irish In Us' (1935);
[10am] 'Parnell' (1937);
[12pm] 'The Fighting 69th' (1940);
[1:30pm] 'Three Cheers for the Irish' (1940);
[3:30pm] 'My Wild Irish Rose' (1947);
[5:30pm] 'The Quiet Man' (1952);
[8pm] 'Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush' (2003);
[8:30pm] 'The Gold Rush' (1925) SILENT ;
[10pm] 'Unknown Chaplin' (Episode 2) (1983);
[11pm] 'Pay Day' (1922) SILENT ;
[11:30pm] 'Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris' (2003);
[12am] 'A Woman of Paris' (1923) SILENT ;
[1:30am] 'Chaplin at Essanay Studios I' (1915) SILENT ;
[3:30am] 'Chaplin at Essanay Studios II' (1915) SILENT ;
[5:30am] 'Festival of Shorts #30' (2000). (ALL TIMES EST)
A boy dressed as a leprechaun, wearing a fake bottom, takes part in the Saint Patrick's day parade in central London.
Photo by David Bebber
The Information One-Stop
Moose & Squirrel
Boyhood Home on EBay
Bill Clinton
Gary Johnson and his mother, Elaine, have lived in the "little bitty house" at 321 E. 13th St. for about 10 years.
But selling the neatly-maintained corner lot residence where Bill Clinton lived for three years as a child is taking some time.
Johnson decided to go worldwide and auction off the home on eBay.
The former president was born in Hope on Aug. 19, 1946, and his birthplace home has been turned into a museum. Clinton lived at the 13th Street residence from 1951-1953 before moving to Hot Springs.
For the rest, Bill Clinton
To Deliver Penn Commencement Address
Bono
U2 lead singer Bono will be the commencement speaker at the University of Pennsylvania on May 17.
"With his tireless efforts and use of his celebrity to remind us of our moral duties as citizens of the globe, Bono has been a powerful force for change, galvanizing the action of presidents, countries and the general public," Penn President Judith Rodin said in a statement Monday.
Bono
www.upenn.edu
www.u2.com
Wants His Razzie Awards
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck wants his Razzies. Affleck jokingly complains that he never got all the Razzies he won for "Pearl Harbor," and now that "Gigli" has won a record number of awards for being the worst movie ever, he hopes they're in the mail.
He says at the very least he should get "a golden sack of grapes" or something. Affleck says he feels "stiffed" because he's never gotten any of his Razzies. He says the people who give out the awards have "diminished their integrity."
Ben Affleck
Bob Seger stands between background singers Shaun Murphy, left and Laura Creamer after being inducted into the 19th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Monday, March 15, 2004, at New York's Waldorf Astoria.
Photo by Ed Betz
Replacing Justin Timberlake
Cedric the Entertainer
Justin Timberlake is out, and Cedric the Entertainer is in as the new co-host of ABC's "Motown 45" special.
Cedric, the co-star of "Barbershop 2: Back in Business," will emcee the show with singer Lionel Richie.
The special will tape at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on April 4 and is tentatively scheduled to air sometime in May.
Cedric the Entertainer
Album Set for September
'Will & Grace'
Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes will lend their voices to "Will & Grace: Who's Your Daddy?" The album is set for release Sept. 7, BMG Strategic Marketing and NBC Enterprises said Monday.
The "companion" compilation will feature songs from — and inspired by — the hit NBC show, including "Got to Be Real" by Cheryl Lynn and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" by Ella Fitzgerald, performances by cast members and a "Footloose" recording by Kevin Bacon/Bacon Brothers.
'Will & Grace'
Auction
Katherine Hepburn
A wide selection of late movie star Katherine Hepburn's possessions will be auctioned on June 10-11 in New York, Sotheby's announced.
Furniture, photos, souvenirs from her films, personal documents and hundreds of other items, including things from her early childhood have been valued by Sotheby's at one million dollars.
The auction includes the actress's own paintings and sketches, never before seen by the public.
Katherine Hepburn
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
Islamic Group Files Complaint
Clear Channel
A Islamic rights group has filed a federal complaint against a Los Angeles talk radio station and the nation's largest radio chain over a skit that suggested Iraqis want to kill Jews, marry camels, avoid bathing, and meet Japanese schoolgirls in heaven.
Meanwhile, an official for the Clear Channel Communications station, KFI-AM, said she would read an apology on the air for the March 10 broadcast by morning-show host Bill Handel, which triggered the Federal Communications Commission complaint.
A representative of Clear Channel, which dumped top-rated talk-show host Howard Stern in February under a new "zero tolerance" policy toward indecency, had no immediate comment.
For more, Clear Channel
Karen Spellman resident in the central New South Wales town of Dubbo sweeps up some of the thousands of locusts that have invaded the town in recent days, Tuesday, March 16, 2004. The Australian Plague Locust Commission has sprayed more than 200,000 hectares (494,000 acres) of land in northwest New South Wales and southern Queensland, in an effort to control the breeding, with some farmers losing up to 80 percent of their crops to airborne pests.
Photo by Ivan MCdonnell
Rehab
Whitney Houston
Grammy-winning pop singer Whitney Houston has entered a drug rehabilitation facility, her publicist said.
Houston "thanks everyone for their support and prayers," publicist Nancy Seltzer said in a statement Monday. She declined to offer any further details.
Houston, 40, admitted in a December 2002 television that she had abused drugs in the past, but told interviewer Diane Sawyer on ABC's "Primetime" that she had gotten beyond that time through prayer.
Whitney Houston
Cleared for '06 Syndie Run
'Jim'
The Jim Belushi sitcom "According to Jim" has racked up major-market syndication clearances for its fall 2006 debut under a deal with the Tribune Station Group, it was announced Monday.
The deal locks up Tribune flagships WPIX in New York and KTLA in Los Angeles, among other key markets.
The show's Disney-owned distributor, Buena Vista Television, signed eight of the Tribune stations in all. The lineup also includes WGN in Chicago, WPHL in Philadelphia, WLVI in Boston, KDAF in Dallas, WATL in Atlanta and KHWB in Houston.
'Jim'
Broken Foot Axes Blink-182 Tour
Travis Barker
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker broke his right foot last Friday in Australia, forcing the cancellation of the punk trio's planned tour of the continent, as well as several shows in Japan and two in Hawaii.
Barker is understood to have fallen down while getting off a bus. Blink will now remain off the road until April 22-23 shows in Mexico.
Travis Barker
Hospital News
Brooke Adams
Brooke Adams, who underwent emergency surgery to have her appendix removed, was released Monday from Maine General Medical Center.
Adams was in Waterville to promote "Made-Up," an independent film directed by her husband, Tony Shaloub, star of the TV series "Monk," and written by her sister, Lynne Adams, who also stars in the movie.
Brooke Adams
Rehires Former President
Comedy Central
Doug Herzog, Comedy Central's president from 1995 to 1998, was hired Tuesday to replace the retiring Larry Divney.
Herzog had left Comedy Central to be Fox entertainment president, and most recently was chief at USA, where he answered to three different corporate owners in three years.
One of his top priorities will be locking up Jon Stewart to stay at "The Daily Show," where he's committed to stay until the end of the presidential election.
Comedy Central
Formerly 'The Vidiot'
Judge Delays Drug Case Again
Courtney Love
A hearing to determine whether Courtney Love will be tried on drug charges was postponed on Tuesday, but not before the singer-actress had disrupted the proceedings and was admonished by the judge to keep quiet.
It was the fourth time a Beverly Hills judge has put off hearing the felony case stemming from Love's Oct. 2 trip to a local hospital for what police called "a medical emergency."
Superior Court Judge Elden Fox reset the hearing for April 15 after Love's new lawyer said he needed more time to prepare his case and obtain evidence from investigators.
Courtney Love
Shamrock sweets on sale at the Saint Patrick Centre in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, a center which celebrates the life of Ireland's patron saint, March 16, 2004. Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated by people around the world on March 17.
Photo by Paul McErlane
Meets With Pope
Jim Caviezel
Pope John Paul II met Monday with Jim Caviezel, star of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ," the Vatican said.
Caviezel, who plays Jesus in the film, had a brief conversation with the pontiff, who then blessed the devoutly Roman Catholic actor, Vatican spokesman the Rev. Ciro Benedettini said. He had no further information on their discussion.
The ANSA news agency said Caviezel arrived in Rome Saturday, and attended a private screening of his film at the Legionaries of Christ, a conservative Catholic group. Caviezel's wife also attended the meeting with the pope, the news agency said.
Jim Caviezel
Soldiers Relive 60 Years Later
'The Great Escape'
Penguins and stooges, tunnelers and forgers -- they were all there in London this week to remember Tom, Dick and Harry.
These were the men who broke out of Nazi Germany's supposedly escape-proof camp Stalag Luft III on a moonless night in March 1944, creating one of World War II's most enduring legends and inspiring a classic war film.
The Great Escape itself was 60 years ago but Squadron Leader Jimmy James, one of the 76 who escaped through the tunnel code-named Harry, clearly remembers the moments as he waited underground to scramble to freedom.
For the rest, 'The Great Escape'
'Oft Unseen: Art From the Lodge and Other Secret Societies'
College of Charleston
You don't need to know a secret handshake or remember a password to enter the College of Charleston's Halsey Gallery. But what is inside offers a fascinating glimpse of various fraternal groups, such as the Freemasons and Odd Fellows, who have long held ceremonies in secret.
On view are robes and masks, wall hangings and banners, backdrops and even an oil-burning sciopticon — an early projector used to show slides on a wall during ceremonies and initiations — mostly from the turn of the 20th century.
"Oft Unseen: Art From the Lodge and Other Secret Societies," which runs through March 20, offers a glimpse at things that millions of Americans knew about a century ago.
For a lot more, College of Charleston
Halsey Gallery at the College of Charleston
Nielsen Ratings
Prime-Time
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for March 8-14. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.
1. (1) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 27.4 million viewers.
2. (2) "American Idol" (Tuesday), Fox, 24.6 million viewers.
3. (5) "Survivor: All-Stars," CBS, 22.6 million viewers.
4. (3) "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 22 million viewers.
5. (12) "Without a Trace," CBS, 19.7 million viewers.
6. (7) "The Apprentice," NBC, 19.2 million viewers.
7. (11) "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS, 16.7 million viewers.
8. (4) "Friends," NBC, 16.6 million viewers.
9. (18) "Cold Case," CBS, 15.9 million viewers.
10. (14) "Will & Grace," NBC, 15.6 million viewers.
11. (9) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 15.4 million viewers.
12. (28) "Fear Factor," NBC, 15.2 million viewers.
13. (15) "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 14.7 million viewers.
14. (21) "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," NBC, 14.6 million viewers.
15. (X) "Princess Diana: Secret Tapes 2," NBC, 14.2 million viewers.
16. (13) "Law & Order," NBC, 13 million viewers.
17. (23) "Crossing Jordan," NBC, 12.8 million viewers.
18. (17) "60 Minutes," CBS, 12.5 million viewers.
19. (25) "CBS Sunday Movie: Family Sins," CBS, 12.3 million viewers.
20. (X) "Cracking Up," Fox, 11.3 million viewers.
Prime-Time
In Memory
Chuck Niles
Chuck "Be-Bop Charlie" Niles, whose velvety baritone voice and music knowledge earned him the only Hollywood Walk of Fame star awarded to a jazz radio host, died Monday. He was 76.
Niles died from complications of a stroke he suffered Feb. 26, said longtime friend Judy Jankowski.
"We would call him 'The Great Chuck Niles,'" said Jankowski, who also is the president and general manager of KKJZ-FM in Long Beach, where Niles served as the afternoon drive host since 1990.
Born Charles Neidel in 1928, Niles began playing clarinet at age 7 and was playing professional jobs on the saxophone by age 14. He broke into professional radio at WEAT-FM in West Palm Beach, Fla.
He later headed to Los Angeles to pursue acting. Niles, described as tall and lanky, had small roles in films, including "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
He eventually ended up as the afternoon movie host at a Los Angeles television station. A long-lasting friendship with jazz legend Sleepy Stein then led to him joining KNOB-AM in Los Angeles, where Niles launched his career in jazz radio.
Chuck Niles
A three-month old Red bear cub (Ursus arctos isabellinus) stands under his mother while taking his first steps at St. Petersburg's Zoo, March 16, 2004. St. Petersburg Zoo, one of the oldest in Europe, will celebrate it's 140th anniversary next year.
Photo by Alexander Demianchuk
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