Bartcop Entertainment - Wednesday, 11 August, 2004
Wednesday
11 August, 2004
(Updated Daily)
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'Best of TBH Politoons'
Thanks, again, Tim!
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Reader Comment
Bumper Sticker
Bush-Cheney 2004
Because smart bad, stupid good!
~ Terry C
NJ
Thanks, Terry!
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Links From Bruce
Fun & Games
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from Mark
Another Bumpersticker
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Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
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In The Chaos Household
Last Night
High 80s on the coast.
The purpose of the Orange County cousin's visit was to announce her older son has enlisted in the Air Force - he leaves in October. She was proud, angry, upset, feeling old and beyond words.
Ran out to the Valley to see Uncle Jimmy today - was just over 100°. Coulda been worse - was 114° in Palm Springs.
Tonight, Wednesday:
CBS starts the night with '60 Minutes II', followed by a RERUN 'King Of Queens', then another RERUN 'King Of Queens', followed by
'48 Hours'.
On a RERUN Dave (from 6/16/04) are Dana Carvey and Wilco.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craiggers are Jet Li, Ben Stein, and Greg Behrendt.
NBC opens the night with a RERUN 'The Most Outrageous Game Show Moments 2', followed by a RERUN 'Law & Order', then another RERUN 'Law & Order'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Jay Mohr, Victoria Gotti,and P.J. Harvey.
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Clyde Peeling, Dax Shepard, and Mutual Admiration Society.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson Daly are Brittany Murphy, Kevin Dillon, and Gavin DeGraw.
ABC begins the night with a RERUN 'My Wife & Kids', followed by another RERUN 'My Wife & Kids', then a RERUN 'Drew Carey', followed by another RERUN
'Drew Carey', then a FRESH 'In The Jury Room'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Jon Heder and Morgan Murphy.
The WB offers a RERUN 'Smallville', followed by another RERUN 'Smallville'.
Faux fills the evening with the pre-taped, but FRESH 'Teen Choice Awards'.
UPN has a FRESH 'Amish In The City', followed by a RERUN 'In The Jury Room'.
A&E has 'American Justice', 'Biography' (Paul Lynde), another 'American Justice', 'Growing Up Gotti', and 'Airline'.
AMC offers the movie 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance', followed by the movie 'Winchester '73', 'Into Character', followed by the movie 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'.
BBC -
[2pm] 'As Time Goes By - Episode 6;
[2:40pm] 'Are You Being Served? - No Sale;
[3:20pm] 'Keeping Up Appearances - Episode 2;
[4pm] 'The Saint' - The Time to Die;
[5pm] 'The Weakest Link' - Episode 16;
[6pm] 'BBC World News';
[6:30pm] 'Cash in the Attic' - Tredwen;
[7pm] 'My Hero' - Car;
[7:40pm] 'Absolutely Fabulous' - Episode 2;
[8:20pm] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 7;
[9pm] 'My Family' - Trust Never Sleeps;
[9:40pm] 'Absolutely Fabulous' - Paris;
[10:20pm] 'Coupling' - Circus of Epidurals;
[11pm] 'My Family' - Trust Never Sleeps;
[11:40pm] 'Absolutely Fabulous' - Paris;
[12:20am] 'Coupling' - Circus of Epidurals;
[1am] 'My Hero' - Car;
[1:40am] 'Absolutely Fabulous' - Episode 2;
[2:20am] 'Keeping Up Appearances' - Episode 7;
[3am] 'My Family' - Trust Never Sleeps;
[3:40am] 'Absolutely Fabulous' - Paris;
[4:20am] 'Coupling' - Circus of Epidurals;
[5am] 'The Office' - Episode 1;
[5:40am] 'Brilliant!' - Episode 6;
[6am] 'BBC World News'. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'West Wing', 'Celebrity Poker Showdown', and 'Things I Hate About You'.
Comedy Central has a FRESH 'Crossballs', 'MAD TV', 'Insomniac', 'South Park', another 'South Park', and 'Reno 911!'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Tom Cruise.
History has all 'Modern Marvels' all night.
IFC -
[6AM] 'Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls' (1970);
[8AM] 'IFC Short Film Collection I';
[10AM] 'IFC In Theaters';
[10:15AM] 'The Vanishing' (1988);
[12:15PM] 'A Brief History of Errol Morris' (2000);
[1:15PM] 'IFC Short Film Collection II';
[3:15PM] 'Beijing Bicycle' (2001);
[5:15PM] 'IFC In Theaters';
[5:30PM] 'Ultimate Film Fanatic Audition Show' (2004);
[6PM 'A Decade Under The Influence Part 1' (2003);
[7PM] 'The Vanishing' (1988);
[9PM] 'Magnolia' (1999);
[12:15AM] 'Amateur' (1994);
[2:15AM] 'Magnolia' (1999); &nsp;
[5:30AM] Short: 'Swingers Serenade' (1999). (ALL TIMES EDT)
SciFi has the movie 'Primal Force', followed by the movie 'Code Red: The Rubicon Conspiracy'.
Sundance -
[6:30AM] 'Band of Outsiders' (Feature);
[8:15AM] 'The Sum of Us' (Feature);
[10AM] 'Shorts Program 111' (Short);
[11AM] 'Derrida' (Documentary);
[12:30PM] 'Songs for Cassavetes' (Feature);
[2PM] 'The Trials of Henry Kissinger' (Documentary);
[3:30PM] 'Safe' (Feature);
[5:30PM] 'Band of Outsiders' (Feature);
[7:15PM] 'The Sum of Us' (Feature);
[9PM] 'Dust' (Feature);
[11:05PM] 'Mystery Train' (Feature);
[1AM] 'Intimacy' (Feature);
[3AM] 'Safe' (Feature);
[5AM] 'Songs for Cassavetes' (Feature). (ALL TIMES EDT)
TCM pays a 24-hour tribute to
Jean Harlow
[6am] 'The Secret Six' (1931);
[7:30am] 'The Beast Of The City' (1932);
[9am] 'Red Headed Woman' (1932);
[10:30am] 'Hold Your Man' (1933);
[12pm] 'Dinner At Eight' (1933);
[2pm] 'Personal Property' (1937);
[3:30pm] 'Wife vs. Secretary' (1936);
[5:15pm] 'Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell' (1993);
[6:15pm] 'Bombshell' (1933);
[8pm] 'Hell's Angels' (1930);
[10:15pm] 'Libeled Lady' (1936);
[12am] 'Reckless' (1935);
[1:45am] 'Red Dust' (1932);
[3:15am] 'The Girl From Missouri' (1934);
[4:30am] 'China Seas' (1935). (ALL TIMES EDT)
Thursday - 08/12
TCM spends 24 hours with
Sir Laurence Olivier.
[6am] 'Friends And Lovers' (1931);
[7:30am] 'Westward Passage' (1932);
[9am] 'The Shoes of the Fisherman' (1968);
[12pm] 'As You Like It' (1936);
[2pm] 'Pride And Prejudice' (1940);
[4pm] 'The Devil's Disciple' (1959);
[5:30pm] 'Battle Of Britain' (1969);
[8pm] 'A Bridge Too Far' (1977);
[11pm] 'Wuthering Heights' (1939);
[1am] 'Rebecca' (1940);
[3:30am] 'Khartoum' (1966). (ALL TIMES EDT)
Any opinions?
Or reviews?
(See below for addresses)
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Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (L) is joined by New York Mercantile Exchange Chairman Mitchell Steinhause as she rings the opening bell on trading in global crude oil futures, at the NYMEX August 10, 2004. Crude oil futures see-sawed early as traders weighed storm-related precautions taken by Shell in the Gulf of Mexico against news that Iraq's exports from Basra would resume by August 11. In early trading NYMEX September crude was down 16 cents at $44.68 a barrel.
Photo by Peter Morgan
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The Information One-Stop
Moose & Squirrel
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Inducted Into 'Rockwalk'
Eric Clapton
Sixteen-time Grammy Award winner Eric Clapton was inducted into "Rockwalk" on Monday during a private ceremony.
Clapton, 59, received a commemorative plaque and had imprints of his hands and signature installed in marble on Sunset Boulevard. "Rockwalk" was established in 1985 to honor musicians who have made a significant contribution to the history of music.
Eric Clapton
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Remake of 1960s Hit to Mobilize Voters
'Wake Up Everybody'
Putting a current spin on a 1960s hit, anti-Bush musicians Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott and Eve are remaking "Wake Up Everybody" to mobilize new voters.
In 1976, Democrats blasted the song by Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes to court black voters to back Jimmy Carter's first White House bid. Today, the artists are recording the remake, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds announced Tuesday. An album will be available next month.
Sales of the album, which also includes songs by Yoko Ono, Marvin Gaye and Linda Rondstadt, will benefit America Coming Together, a voter mobilization group opposed to resident Bush.
In 2000, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes performed at the Republican National Convention.
'Wake Up Everybody'
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New Exhibition
Jimi Hendrix
He took the world by storm in the 1960s, and now 34 years after his death guitar king Jimi Hendrix is to come blazing back in a new exhibition including unreleased music and unseen footage of his performances.
The show which opens at London's Marquee Club next month, is based on a collection of memorabilia put together by an American fan and features thousands of items worth 15 million pounds ($27.6 million).
Among the top items will be unseen footage of Hendrix at the Woodstock, Monterey and Isle of Wight festivals. The Monterey performance, with the image of Hendrix holding his burning guitar aloft, became emblematic of his wild spirit and energy.
For more, Jimi Hendrix
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Little Rock city officials and Clinton Presidential Foundation officials change the sign on top of the Clinton presidential Library from 100 to 99 days, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, in Little Rock, Ark. Wednesday, Aug. 11, marks the 99th day until the scheduled opening of the Clinton Presidential Library and Center.
Photo by Danny Johnston
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'Kickoff' Show
NFL
The NFL will start its season with a star-studded preseason show to air live at 8 p.m. EDT Sept. 9 on ABC from Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., where the first game will be played, and Jacksonville, Fla., where the next Super Bowl will be held.
Performers include Elton John, Toby Keith, Mary J. Blige and Destiny's Child. Jessica Simpson -- perhaps the concert's only link this go around with MTV -- will perform in Jacksonville. Following the hourlong special, last year's Super Bowl champions, the New England Patriots, will host the Indianapolis Colts.
NFL
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FCC Clears 'Buffy,' 'Grace'
Charges of Indecency
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Will & Grace" passed the indecency test at the FCC on Monday as the agency rejected complaints against the popular TV shows filed by two conservative-leaning interest groups.
The complaints filed by the Parent Television Council and Americans for Decency were dismissed in a 5-0 vote because the commission found the shows didn't violate its indecency regulations. Both shows were aired in primetime.
Charges of Indecency
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In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
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Tour To Continue
Bette Milder
Four-time Grammy winner Bette Milder announced a second leg of her Kiss My Brass! tour Tuesday. The additional dates will kick off on Sept. 30 at the Verizon Arena in Manchester, N.H., and will include a four-night stint at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
The first leg of "Kiss My Brass!" was 2003's most successful North American tour, averaging almost $1 million per night at the box office.
The second leg of the tour will make 31 stops in cities such as Atlantic City, N.J.; Atlanta; Miami; Detroit; and Chicago. It will end in Denver on Dec. 10.
Bette Milder
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Two protestors show their support for Quebec City radio station CHOI-FM during a rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, August 10, 2004. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission refused to renew the station's broadcasting license, citing complaints over content.
Photo by Chris Wattie
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Files for Divorce From Williams
Rick Fox
Former Los Angeles Laker Rick Fox has filed for divorce from singer-actress Vanessa Williams. The couple have been married for five years and have a 4-year-old daughter, Sasha, Fox's spokeswoman, Staci Wolfe, said Tuesday.
"They are both extremely devoted parents, so the most important thing to them right now is the welfare of their child," Wolfe said. "They are committed to working out what's best for her."
Rick Fox
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Coming Aboard Troubled 'Graduate' Update
Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner is stepping in to replace rookie director Ted Griffin on the update of "The Graduate," which has shut down after one week of shooting.
Griffin wrote the script for the untitled Warner Bros. romantic comedy, which centers on a young woman (Jennifer Aniston) who discovers that her grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) was the basis for the character of Mrs. Robinson in the 1967 film "The Graduate." The cast also includes Mark Ruffalo, Mena Suvari and Kevin Costner.
According to one source, Griffin came under criticism for spending too much time on shots with his cinematographer, Ed Lachman ("Far From Heaven"), and not enough time with the cast. Another source said lighting of the actresses was also an issue. The studio declined comment.
Rob Reiner
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Formerly 'The Vidiot'
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Showing Canceled
'Birth of a Nation'
The owner of a silent movie theater canceled a screening of the controversial 1915 D.W. Griffith film, "The Birth of a Nation," after receiving threats and complaints.
Charlie Lustman, owner of the Silent Movie Theatre, said he worried that customers and 92-year-old organist Bob Mitchell, who provides musical accompaniment for the theater's films, would have to cross picket lines to see Monday's scheduled show.
Although considered a technical masterpiece and the forerunner of modern filmmaking, it has also been denounced for its blatantly racist message.
'Birth of a Nation'
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The Olympic mascots, Athena (L) and Phevos, pose for photographers in Athens, August 10, 2004. Big-footed Athens Olympics mascots based on terracotta dolls dating back 5,000 years stomped around the city as the serious business of branding the Games got under way.
Photo by Mike Finn-Kelcey
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Issued Summons
Mike Wallace
Veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent Mike Wallace was handcuffed and driven to a police station Tuesday night after arguing with city inspectors over where his driver had parked.
The dispute began at about 8:30 p.m., as Wallace was leaving a Manhattan restaurant, WCBS-TV reported. Wallace, 86, saw two inspectors interviewing his driver, who they said was double-parked.
The Taxi and Limousine Commission said Wallace became "overly assertive and disrespectful" and interfered with the inspectors, according to WCBS.
Luigi Militello, the restaurant manager, told WCBS that the inspectors "manhandled" Wallace during the dispute.
Mike Wallace
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Gets Fame Walk Star
Donald Duck
It was a ducky day in Hollywood when cartoon character Donald Duck received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
A beaming Donald (actually someone in a duck costume) and Mickey Mouse were among those who attended the star's unveiling Monday on the sidewalk in front of the Walt Disney-owned El Capitan Theatre and Disney store in Hollywood.
Donald Duck
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In Memory
Gypsy Boots
Gypsy Boots, a California fitness icon, author and health guru who paved the way for generations of beatniks, hippies and health-food junkies, has died. He was 89.
Boots, born Robert Bootzin in San Francisco, died early Sunday at a convalescent home in Camarillo after a brief illness, said his son, Daniel Bootzin.
Boots' philosophy of clean living, exercise and healthy eating - laid out in his books "Barefeet and Good Things to Eat" and "The Gypsy in Me" - attracted thousands of fans worldwide and netted him 25 appearances on "The Steve Allen Show" in the early 1960s.
During his life, he tried a number of careers, from author to entertainer to hay baler to trendy restaurateur - but never shed his long hair and thick beard or his passion for natural foods and a near-Spartan existence.
Boots and a "tribe" of fellow bohemians spent the 1940s living off the land in Tahquitz Canyon near Palm Springs, sleeping in caves and trees and bathing in waterfalls.
His lifestyle was immortalized in the 1948 Nat King Cole hit "Nature Boy," which was composed by fellow "tribesman" Eden Ahbez, said Gordon Kennedy, a longtime friend who wrote a book about Boots and his followers called "Children of the Sun."
His appearances on "The Steve Allen Show" made Boots into a national star. He would swing onto the stage on a rope, long hair flying, and persuade Allen to help him make organic juices and do exercises with him.
Boots also appeared in 1968's "Mondo Hollywood," a cult movie starring Ram Dass and Frank Zappa, and had roles in other films such as "Swingin' Summer," "Confessions of Tom Harris" and "The Game" with Michael Douglas.
Boots is survived by his sons, Daniel and Alexander; his former wife, Lois Bootzin; three grandchildren and a sister. A third son, Freddy, died in 2001.
Gypsy Boots
Gypsy Boots.com
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A rare blue-eyed white tiger plays in a wildlife center in Benimantell, Spain, Tuesday Aug. 10, 2004 where it was born three months ago. The tiger called Artico, Spanish for Arctic, is a rare breed of Bengal tigers. Only 20 such tigers are believed to exist, all in captivity, in the world.
Photo by Morell
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