Britney Spears released her new single, "3," on Tuesday morning (September 29). The song will be featured on her greatest hits album, The Singles Collection, due out on November 24. She's releasing the collection to celebrate her 10 years in the business since the release of her seminal first single, "... Baby One More Time."
The track was produced by hit-maker and longtime Spears collaborator Max Martin, who also produced "... Baby One More Time," and its subject matter — which appears to be about loving multiple people at one time — is sure to cause a stir. Of course, Spears has been causing that kind of stir since she dressed in a sexy school-girl uniform for the "... Baby One More Time" video.
The song, which is posted on New York radio station Z-100's Web site, is a catchy dance track with provocative lyrics, such as, "1, 2, 3/ Not only you and me/Got 180 degrees/ And I'm caught in between." The chorus also mentions "Peter, Paul and Mary," which would seem to be an out-of-left-field reference to the '60s folk act. (There's no indication whether this song was recorded before or after member Mary Travers' death on September 17.)
In July, during the European trek for her Circus tour, Spears tweeted that she was working with Martin on a song. "Back in the studio with Max!" she wrote about the collaboration.
The Singles Collection will be available for purchase as a standard set and a packaged box set. The standard set will include 17 of her biggest hits, plus "3." The ultimate fan box set will contain all 29 of Spears' singles individually packaged in slip sleeves with their original artwork and B-sides or remixes. The box set will also include a DVD with all of Brit's videos from past to present and a photo booklet with various photos spanning her career. Spears released her first greatest-hits collection, My Prerogative, back in 2004.
Britney Spears released her new single, "3," on Tuesday morning (September 29). The song will be featured on her greatest hits album, The Singles Collection, due out on November 24. She's releasing the collection to celebrate her 10 years in the business since the release of her seminal first single, "... Baby One More Time."
The track was produced by hit-maker and longtime Spears collaborator Max Martin, who also produced "... Baby One More Time," and its subject matter — which appears to be about loving multiple people at one time — is sure to cause a stir. Of course, Spears has been causing that kind of stir since she dressed in a sexy school-girl uniform for the "... Baby One More Time" video.
The song, which is posted on New York radio station Z-100's Web site, is a catchy dance track with provocative lyrics, such as, "1, 2, 3/ Not only you and me/Got 180 degrees/ And I'm caught in between." The chorus also mentions "Peter, Paul and Mary," which would seem to be an out-of-left-field reference to the '60s folk act. (There's no indication whether this song was recorded before or after member Mary Travers' death on September 17.)
In July, during the European trek for her Circus tour, Spears tweeted that she was working with Martin on a song. "Back in the studio with Max!" she wrote about the collaboration.
The Singles Collection will be available for purchase as a standard set and a packaged box set. The standard set will include 17 of her biggest hits, plus "3." The ultimate fan box set will contain all 29 of Spears' singles individually packaged in slip sleeves with their original artwork and B-sides or remixes. The box set will also include a DVD with all of Brit's videos from past to present and a photo booklet with various photos spanning her career. Spears released her first greatest-hits collection, My Prerogative, back in 2004.
Stafon Johnson is not complaining.
After leading USC in yards rushing in 2008, the senior watched as juniors Joe McKnight and Allen Bradford carried the ball before he did in the season opener against San Jose State.
Johnson said Wednesday he knows that could be the same scenario Saturday when third-ranked USC plays at eighth-ranked Ohio State.
"At the end of the day, you want to be in the game when it's important to help your team and I think I did that," said Johnson, who scored two touchdowns in the Trojans' 56-3 victory last week. "You've got to make sure when you get your opportunities that you make the best of it."
McKnight will start again Saturday after gaining 145 yards and scoring twice in the opener.
But Coach Pete Carroll said Johnson's instinctive and creative running ability makes him integral to the game plan.
"When things are tough and most challenging, he's the guy we're going to lean on," Carroll said.
That's fine with Johnson.
"I appreciate being put in that position and that they put their trust in me," he said.
End game
USC defensive ends are happy that much of the responsibility for neutralizing Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor falls on their shoulders.
"When the D-line comes to play, the whole defense plays better," junior end Everson Griffen said.
Redshirt freshman Wes Horton could start opposite Griffen for the second consecutive game. Containing Pryor is the priority.
"Terrelle Pryor is elusive, so you can't just wrap him up and expect to bring him down," Horton said. "You've got to wrap him up and drive him into the ground because he can get out of anything."
Devon Kennard, a freshman who played well in the opener against San Jose State, also will be part of the defensive end rotation.
"With Pryor, we have to swarm -- you can't just leave it for one guy," Kennard said.
Bates on Barkley
Quarterbacks coach and play caller Jeremy Bates, who did not make himself available to the media after the opener, praised freshman Matt Barkley for his poise against San Jose State.
"The most impressive thing about him was how he kept his cool in that first quarter," Bates said. "We didn't get any momentum, we didn't get into any rhythm early. . . . [The] whole team, they knew it was going to happen and they stayed calm."
Bates, a former NFL assistant, said he was unaware that he was expected to be available for postgame interviews.
Quick hits
Cornerback Kevin Thomas and defensive lineman Jurrell Casey returned after two-day absences because of illness. . . . Cornerback Brian Baucham, who returned Monday after a week's absence, said he was stricken with a virus and was held out so team medical personnel could rule out H1N1. . . . Center Kristofer O'Dowd appears on track to start against Ohio State. With Butch Lewis sidelined because of an ankle injury, Jeff Byers continued working at left guard. . . . Carroll said he was eager to watch Saturday's game between UCLA and Tennessee. UCLA features former USC offensive coordinator Norm Chow. Tennessee is coached by former USC offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin and his staff includes defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin -- one of Carroll's mentors -- and former USC defensive line coach Ed Orgeron. Asked whether he had a rooting interest, Carroll said, "I love the Pac-10."
Stafon Johnson is not complaining.
After leading USC in yards rushing in 2008, the senior watched as juniors Joe McKnight and Allen Bradford carried the ball before he did in the season opener against San Jose State.
Johnson said Wednesday he knows that could be the same scenario Saturday when third-ranked USC plays at eighth-ranked Ohio State.
"At the end of the day, you want to be in the game when it's important to help your team and I think I did that," said Johnson, who scored two touchdowns in the Trojans' 56-3 victory last week. "You've got to make sure when you get your opportunities that you make the best of it."
McKnight will start again Saturday after gaining 145 yards and scoring twice in the opener.
But Coach Pete Carroll said Johnson's instinctive and creative running ability makes him integral to the game plan.
"When things are tough and most challenging, he's the guy we're going to lean on," Carroll said.
That's fine with Johnson.
"I appreciate being put in that position and that they put their trust in me," he said.
End game
USC defensive ends are happy that much of the responsibility for neutralizing Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor falls on their shoulders.
"When the D-line comes to play, the whole defense plays better," junior end Everson Griffen said.
Redshirt freshman Wes Horton could start opposite Griffen for the second consecutive game. Containing Pryor is the priority.
"Terrelle Pryor is elusive, so you can't just wrap him up and expect to bring him down," Horton said. "You've got to wrap him up and drive him into the ground because he can get out of anything."
Devon Kennard, a freshman who played well in the opener against San Jose State, also will be part of the defensive end rotation.
"With Pryor, we have to swarm -- you can't just leave it for one guy," Kennard said.
Bates on Barkley
Quarterbacks coach and play caller Jeremy Bates, who did not make himself available to the media after the opener, praised freshman Matt Barkley for his poise against San Jose State.
"The most impressive thing about him was how he kept his cool in that first quarter," Bates said. "We didn't get any momentum, we didn't get into any rhythm early. . . . [The] whole team, they knew it was going to happen and they stayed calm."
Bates, a former NFL assistant, said he was unaware that he was expected to be available for postgame interviews.
Quick hits
Cornerback Kevin Thomas and defensive lineman Jurrell Casey returned after two-day absences because of illness. . . . Cornerback Brian Baucham, who returned Monday after a week's absence, said he was stricken with a virus and was held out so team medical personnel could rule out H1N1. . . . Center Kristofer O'Dowd appears on track to start against Ohio State. With Butch Lewis sidelined because of an ankle injury, Jeff Byers continued working at left guard. . . . Carroll said he was eager to watch Saturday's game between UCLA and Tennessee. UCLA features former USC offensive coordinator Norm Chow. Tennessee is coached by former USC offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin and his staff includes defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin -- one of Carroll's mentors -- and former USC defensive line coach Ed Orgeron. Asked whether he had a rooting interest, Carroll said, "I love the Pac-10."
PHOTO! Here again is a picture of Jamie Czerniawski of Wife Swap whose alleged flirting text messages with Michael Biserta are included by husband Charles in their divorce. Jamie Czerniawski sent Michael Biserta - the New York Firefighter from that 2008 calendar and the 2004 video “Guys Gone Wild” - the below alleged text messges.
In June LALATE told you that Jamie Czerniawski of the tv show Wife Swap was arrested for allegedly stabbing her in self defense. She is a former Miss Teen New Jersey and appeared in the reality show in 2006. At that time, reports said a kitchen knife was allegedly used and that Charles got upset when a male friend called Jamie.
Now new details are emerging today about the alleged male, the messages between Jamie and Biserta.
On May 18, Jamieallegedly texted Michael “I want to let you know just how …. I wanna… you right now!!!! Can you get out??” . He responded: “Want you,” to which she replied “Mmm, can’t wait!!!!!!!!!”" On May 19, he wrote “I want to see you more . . . we gotta make some time.” He later added “If you …. in Brooklyn you can stop by. [It] won’t be like last time so I wouldn’t even bother . . . it’s usually not that quiet around the fh [firehouse] but we’ll work something out . . . “
On May 25, Michael texted again: “This sucks . . . I’m working toooo much lately . . . I want youuuu.” Ten hours later Charles would be stabbed.
No comment by any of the parties.
PHOTO! Here again is a picture of Jamie Czerniawski of Wife Swap whose alleged flirting text messages with Michael Biserta are included by husband Charles in their divorce. Jamie Czerniawski sent Michael Biserta - the New York Firefighter from that 2008 calendar and the 2004 video “Guys Gone Wild” - the below alleged text messges.
In June LALATE told you that Jamie Czerniawski of the tv show Wife Swap was arrested for allegedly stabbing her in self defense. She is a former Miss Teen New Jersey and appeared in the reality show in 2006. At that time, reports said a kitchen knife was allegedly used and that Charles got upset when a male friend called Jamie.
Now new details are emerging today about the alleged male, the messages between Jamie and Biserta.
On May 18, Jamieallegedly texted Michael “I want to let you know just how …. I wanna… you right now!!!! Can you get out??” . He responded: “Want you,” to which she replied “Mmm, can’t wait!!!!!!!!!”" On May 19, he wrote “I want to see you more . . . we gotta make some time.” He later added “If you …. in Brooklyn you can stop by. [It] won’t be like last time so I wouldn’t even bother . . . it’s usually not that quiet around the fh [firehouse] but we’ll work something out . . . “
On May 25, Michael texted again: “This sucks . . . I’m working toooo much lately . . . I want youuuu.” Ten hours later Charles would be stabbed.
No comment by any of the parties.
Director Roman Polanski, who fled the United States in 1978 after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl in California, has been arrested in Switzerland.
In a statement, the Zurich Film Festival, where Polanski, 76, was due to receive a lifetime achievement award, said the Oscar-winning director was held on his arrival in Switzerland Saturday.
A U.S. warrant for his arrest was issued when Polanski left the country more than 30 years ago before his sentencing. Polanski, a French citizen, has never returned to the U.S. since then and has sought to have the case against him dismissed.
The Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police, which confirmed Polanski's arrest on an outstanding American warrant, added that a decision to extradite him to the U.S. is subject to judicial procedure.
"Why now?," a friend of Polanski told PEOPLE on Sunday. "We don't understand. Roman has been to Switzerland before so we don't understand why he's been arrested this time."
Earlier this year, a California judge demanded that the director return to the U.S. in order to apply for dismissal – something Polanski has refused to do for fear of being arrested on arrival as a fugitive.
The Polish born filmmaker – whose films include Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown and 2002's The Pianist, for which he was named Best Director (Harrison Ford accepted on his behalf) – is married to French actress Emmanuelle Seigner and has two sons, Morgan and Elvis.
In 2005, he won a libel suit against Vanity Fair magazine over an article that accused him of propositioning a woman while on the way to the funeral of his murdered second wife, Sharon Tate, a victim of the 1969 Charles Manson killings.
Director Roman Polanski, who fled the United States in 1978 after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl in California, has been arrested in Switzerland.
In a statement, the Zurich Film Festival, where Polanski, 76, was due to receive a lifetime achievement award, said the Oscar-winning director was held on his arrival in Switzerland Saturday.
A U.S. warrant for his arrest was issued when Polanski left the country more than 30 years ago before his sentencing. Polanski, a French citizen, has never returned to the U.S. since then and has sought to have the case against him dismissed.
The Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police, which confirmed Polanski's arrest on an outstanding American warrant, added that a decision to extradite him to the U.S. is subject to judicial procedure.
"Why now?," a friend of Polanski told PEOPLE on Sunday. "We don't understand. Roman has been to Switzerland before so we don't understand why he's been arrested this time."
Earlier this year, a California judge demanded that the director return to the U.S. in order to apply for dismissal – something Polanski has refused to do for fear of being arrested on arrival as a fugitive.
The Polish born filmmaker – whose films include Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown and 2002's The Pianist, for which he was named Best Director (Harrison Ford accepted on his behalf) – is married to French actress Emmanuelle Seigner and has two sons, Morgan and Elvis.
In 2005, he won a libel suit against Vanity Fair magazine over an article that accused him of propositioning a woman while on the way to the funeral of his murdered second wife, Sharon Tate, a victim of the 1969 Charles Manson killings.
For the first time ever, John Gotti's children, Angel, Victoria and Peter, speak openly about a life shrouded in secrecy and reveal what they knew about the mafia in an exclusive interview with "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Troy Roberts.
I loved the man… but I loathed the life, his lifestyle," said Victoria Gotti. "Prosecutors say my father was the biggest crime boss in the nation... If you really want to know what John Gotti was like, you need to talk to my family. We lived this life…
"I think I realized early on that my family wasn’t like other families…
Growing up, my parents tried to hide a lot of things from me…from all of us…
"I think you grow up scared, anxious all the time…" she said.
"I used to get up as a young boy and I used to get excited when I would go and see that my father was alive," said Peter Gotti. "When I would hear him snore, I’d know he made it home."
"We didn’t talk back to my father. We didn’t ask him, 'Did you kill anyone?'" said Angel Gotti.
"I didn’t know his life…I didn’t know his lifestyle," said Peter. "Honestly, I was just a kid that wanted to love his father."
"The public saw my father right out of central casting. He looked the part, acted the part… he was the part! The real life Godfather," said Victoria. "People treat him like he was the second coming of Christ!
"It was very difficult for me to look into these crimes that he was accused of committing… I was angry at everybody for lying to me," she said.
"Do I believe now that my father was this big boss? Yes, I do now," Angel concedes.
"Should I lie and say I don’t love him? We loved him. And that’s really all we should have been held accountable for. We just wanna move on," said Victoria.
Now, their brother, John "Junior" Gotti, is on trial again. If convicted, he could face life behind bars.
"My brother John’s life is on the line…like my father. John was a player in that world… but John is not in that courtroom," said Victoria. "I believe that it’s the last name Gotti. It’s definitely Dad."
"It does not mean that a child has to answer for his father’s sins," said Peter.
For the first time ever, John Gotti's children, Angel, Victoria and Peter, speak openly about a life shrouded in secrecy and reveal what they knew about the mafia in an exclusive interview with "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Troy Roberts.
I loved the man… but I loathed the life, his lifestyle," said Victoria Gotti. "Prosecutors say my father was the biggest crime boss in the nation... If you really want to know what John Gotti was like, you need to talk to my family. We lived this life…
"I think I realized early on that my family wasn’t like other families…
Growing up, my parents tried to hide a lot of things from me…from all of us…
"I think you grow up scared, anxious all the time…" she said.
"I used to get up as a young boy and I used to get excited when I would go and see that my father was alive," said Peter Gotti. "When I would hear him snore, I’d know he made it home."
"We didn’t talk back to my father. We didn’t ask him, 'Did you kill anyone?'" said Angel Gotti.
"I didn’t know his life…I didn’t know his lifestyle," said Peter. "Honestly, I was just a kid that wanted to love his father."
"The public saw my father right out of central casting. He looked the part, acted the part… he was the part! The real life Godfather," said Victoria. "People treat him like he was the second coming of Christ!
"It was very difficult for me to look into these crimes that he was accused of committing… I was angry at everybody for lying to me," she said.
"Do I believe now that my father was this big boss? Yes, I do now," Angel concedes.
"Should I lie and say I don’t love him? We loved him. And that’s really all we should have been held accountable for. We just wanna move on," said Victoria.
Now, their brother, John "Junior" Gotti, is on trial again. If convicted, he could face life behind bars.
"My brother John’s life is on the line…like my father. John was a player in that world… but John is not in that courtroom," said Victoria. "I believe that it’s the last name Gotti. It’s definitely Dad."
"It does not mean that a child has to answer for his father’s sins," said Peter.
Vince Vaughn swings no more.
Now engaged to Canadian real estate agent Kyla Weber, Vaughn, 39, says he wants to start a family and settle down.
The funny guy even says he's ready for diaper duty. "It's the first time that I really want to have kids," he told PEOPLE while promoting his new comedy Couples Retreat.
"I've been very fortunate in my career, and my life has been about that for so long that you get bored of it. You're ready for your life to be about other people and other things," Vaughn said.
While filming the movie – costarring his longtime pal Jon Favreau and directed by another friend, Peter Billingsley – Vaughn spent time in exotic Bora Bora with his soon-to-be wife and members of his family. "We had a lot of fun, which was good, and my sister was there and my nephew was there," he says.
And his buddies have given their approval.
"I'm very happy for Vince. He's marrying an amazing girl," says Billingsley, the former child star of A Christmas Story. "It's a natural cycle of life that we all go in."
But Billingsley admits one thing is dramatically different from the days when Vaughn and Favreau – who starred in the 1996 Swingers – were making the Hollywood scene.
"The parties are a lot different than they used to be – that's for sure!" Billingsley says. "I still come with the point of view to have a great time, but it's kids and strollers and babies and clowns."
Vince Vaughn swings no more.
Now engaged to Canadian real estate agent Kyla Weber, Vaughn, 39, says he wants to start a family and settle down.
The funny guy even says he's ready for diaper duty. "It's the first time that I really want to have kids," he told PEOPLE while promoting his new comedy Couples Retreat.
"I've been very fortunate in my career, and my life has been about that for so long that you get bored of it. You're ready for your life to be about other people and other things," Vaughn said.
While filming the movie – costarring his longtime pal Jon Favreau and directed by another friend, Peter Billingsley – Vaughn spent time in exotic Bora Bora with his soon-to-be wife and members of his family. "We had a lot of fun, which was good, and my sister was there and my nephew was there," he says.
And his buddies have given their approval.
"I'm very happy for Vince. He's marrying an amazing girl," says Billingsley, the former child star of A Christmas Story. "It's a natural cycle of life that we all go in."
But Billingsley admits one thing is dramatically different from the days when Vaughn and Favreau – who starred in the 1996 Swingers – were making the Hollywood scene.
"The parties are a lot different than they used to be – that's for sure!" Billingsley says. "I still come with the point of view to have a great time, but it's kids and strollers and babies and clowns."
The much-anticipated sale of the Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar, which has been in the works for several weeks, is slated to close mid-October. Two foodie power couples are poised to take over the hot spot, which is not expected to retain Jamie Kennedy’s name. Former Joy Bistro owners Ted Koutsogiannopoulos and his wife, Mary, have teamed up with newlyweds Scott Vivian and Rachelle Caldwell (former executive chef and pastry chef of Jamie Kennedy at the Gardiner, respectively) to breathe new life into the downtown classic.
When Kennedy first announced plans to sell the Wine Bar back in June (after news of his bum financials broke), the restaurant was offered to senior staff, but those prospective buyers reportedly didn’t pan out. Koutsogiannopoulos confirms that his quartet is currently negotiating the purchase, but he prefers to stay tight lipped until the ink is dry. A press release has been promised for this week. “We still haven’t passed all the hurdles,” says Koutsogiannopoulos. A source close to Toronto Life says that the deal is tied up with government red tape, including the tax complexities of passing a restaurant from Kennedy’s hands to new owners.
While there has been speculation that sommelier Jamie Drummond would stay on, the man who made sure the Wine Bar lived up to its name will decamp for a full-time position as director of programs with the new not-for-profit Good Food Media, started by Gremolata’s Malcolm Jolley. “It feels like the end of an era,” says the restaurant’s wine guru of almost six years, who still plans to be professionally associated with Kennedy. “Everybody is looking forward to seeing what Scott’s going to do with the place and how it’s going to evolve.”
The much-anticipated sale of the Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar, which has been in the works for several weeks, is slated to close mid-October. Two foodie power couples are poised to take over the hot spot, which is not expected to retain Jamie Kennedy’s name. Former Joy Bistro owners Ted Koutsogiannopoulos and his wife, Mary, have teamed up with newlyweds Scott Vivian and Rachelle Caldwell (former executive chef and pastry chef of Jamie Kennedy at the Gardiner, respectively) to breathe new life into the downtown classic.
When Kennedy first announced plans to sell the Wine Bar back in June (after news of his bum financials broke), the restaurant was offered to senior staff, but those prospective buyers reportedly didn’t pan out. Koutsogiannopoulos confirms that his quartet is currently negotiating the purchase, but he prefers to stay tight lipped until the ink is dry. A press release has been promised for this week. “We still haven’t passed all the hurdles,” says Koutsogiannopoulos. A source close to Toronto Life says that the deal is tied up with government red tape, including the tax complexities of passing a restaurant from Kennedy’s hands to new owners.
While there has been speculation that sommelier Jamie Drummond would stay on, the man who made sure the Wine Bar lived up to its name will decamp for a full-time position as director of programs with the new not-for-profit Good Food Media, started by Gremolata’s Malcolm Jolley. “It feels like the end of an era,” says the restaurant’s wine guru of almost six years, who still plans to be professionally associated with Kennedy. “Everybody is looking forward to seeing what Scott’s going to do with the place and how it’s going to evolve.”
AMSTERDAM - De Amerikaanse actrice Mackenzie Phillips heeft jarenlang een incestueuze relatie gehad met haar vader John Phillips, zanger van The Mamas and the Papas.
De 49-jarige actrice vertelt in haar autobiografie hoe ze op haar negentiende werd verkracht door haar vader. De zanger/gitarist van de band onderhield daarna twee jaar lang een incestueuze relatie met zijn dochter, aldus het Amerikaanse showbizzblad People.
De oud-One Day at a Time-ster vertelt hoe ze voor het eerst seks heeft met haar vader op de avond voor haar huwelijk. Ze zou gaan trouwen met Jeff Sessler, een crewlid van de Rolling Stones. "De avond voor het huwelijk kwam mijn vader opeens langs. Hij wilde dat ik het trouwfeest zou afblazen. Door de drugs ben ik daarna buiten bewustzijn geraakt. Het enige dat ik nog weet, is dat ik wakker werd en merkte dat mijn vader seks met mij had", zegt de Amerikaanse tegen het blad.
De incestueuze relatie hield daarna nog twee jaar aan.
Vader en dochter waren beide zwaar verslaafd aan drugs. John Phillips overleed in 2001.
AMSTERDAM - De Amerikaanse actrice Mackenzie Phillips heeft jarenlang een incestueuze relatie gehad met haar vader John Phillips, zanger van The Mamas and the Papas.
De 49-jarige actrice vertelt in haar autobiografie hoe ze op haar negentiende werd verkracht door haar vader. De zanger/gitarist van de band onderhield daarna twee jaar lang een incestueuze relatie met zijn dochter, aldus het Amerikaanse showbizzblad People.
De oud-One Day at a Time-ster vertelt hoe ze voor het eerst seks heeft met haar vader op de avond voor haar huwelijk. Ze zou gaan trouwen met Jeff Sessler, een crewlid van de Rolling Stones. "De avond voor het huwelijk kwam mijn vader opeens langs. Hij wilde dat ik het trouwfeest zou afblazen. Door de drugs ben ik daarna buiten bewustzijn geraakt. Het enige dat ik nog weet, is dat ik wakker werd en merkte dat mijn vader seks met mij had", zegt de Amerikaanse tegen het blad.
De incestueuze relatie hield daarna nog twee jaar aan.
Vader en dochter waren beide zwaar verslaafd aan drugs. John Phillips overleed in 2001.
Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage is the name of a new book which also somehow talks about the controversial Vera Baker effect during Obama electoral campaign. So what’s up with the book? Well apparently this little collection of “solid papers” can be like salt on the wound of a couple – A Presidential Couple.
It is not a secret how many young women and girls adore Obama, well not just as the Politician and President of the USA but also for “other things they wish for”. During Obama electoral campaign itself there were many such incidents where crazy female fans would pushed themselves close against Obama and even slipped their phone numbers into his pocket expecting a one shot stand!
Of course Lady Obama was angry at such situations but what could be done? It was the electoral sacrifices.
In the book “Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage” the author mention how even Obama would feel irritated by women who would try to touch his a$s while he walked among the public crowd.
Well these are the known facts but the book is expected to be a real salt in the old wound by mentioning the Vera Baker episode again. It is reported that during the electoral campaign, President Obama had even grown a close relationship with the hot young Afro-American Vera Baker who was working for Obama’s campaign.
Some time before the campaign ended, Vera Baker disappeared from the electoral scene but was later found at the Caribbean island of Martinique. It is said that the wife of Obama, being jealous of course (which is normal in this case) was behind the move of Vera out of the campaign work.
Apparently Michelle Obama is the person behind Vera moving out of the campaign and even going far from the couple. What did Michelle do? No one knows as even Vera Baker was questioned by a journalist about this sudden disappearance, she said:
“Nothing happened . . . I don’t have anything to say.”
Well this is indeed how a Presidential Lady revenge is! Stay away or I’ll get you to go away!
Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage is the name of a new book which also somehow talks about the controversial Vera Baker effect during Obama electoral campaign. So what’s up with the book? Well apparently this little collection of “solid papers” can be like salt on the wound of a couple – A Presidential Couple.
It is not a secret how many young women and girls adore Obama, well not just as the Politician and President of the USA but also for “other things they wish for”. During Obama electoral campaign itself there were many such incidents where crazy female fans would pushed themselves close against Obama and even slipped their phone numbers into his pocket expecting a one shot stand!
Of course Lady Obama was angry at such situations but what could be done? It was the electoral sacrifices.
In the book “Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage” the author mention how even Obama would feel irritated by women who would try to touch his a$s while he walked among the public crowd.
Well these are the known facts but the book is expected to be a real salt in the old wound by mentioning the Vera Baker episode again. It is reported that during the electoral campaign, President Obama had even grown a close relationship with the hot young Afro-American Vera Baker who was working for Obama’s campaign.
Some time before the campaign ended, Vera Baker disappeared from the electoral scene but was later found at the Caribbean island of Martinique. It is said that the wife of Obama, being jealous of course (which is normal in this case) was behind the move of Vera out of the campaign work.
Apparently Michelle Obama is the person behind Vera moving out of the campaign and even going far from the couple. What did Michelle do? No one knows as even Vera Baker was questioned by a journalist about this sudden disappearance, she said:
“Nothing happened . . . I don’t have anything to say.”
Well this is indeed how a Presidential Lady revenge is! Stay away or I’ll get you to go away!
Emmy win is dream realized for Emerson
It's about time. Actor Michael Emerson won his first Emmy in three consecutive nominations in the category of best supporting actor in a drama series for his riveting portrayal of the multi-faceted Ben Linus on ABC's "Lost." It was the second career Emmy for Emerson, who won in 2001 for a guest starring role as a serial killer on "The Practice."
"I feel like I'm living out a character actor's dream," Emerson said in his acceptance speech, in which he also uttered a few words in Hawaiian. "One day I flew to Hawaii to do a guest spot, and four years later it's become the role of a lifetime."
The credit for that belongs to Emerson. When he arrived in 2006 for the show's second season, he gave life and depth to the role of the quirky leader posing as an average guy caught in a bizarre hot air balloon accident. Writers and producers ran with Emerson's talent, honed with years of stage work. Ben Linus rapidly evolved from a temporary character to one of the most pivotal in the series. Along the way he became an iconic villain who, in the end, might not be a bad guy after all.
Also nominated in 2007, Emerson lost to fellow cast mate Terry O'Quinn, who plays John Locke.
Emerson was the only actor from "Lost" who earned a nod last year and again this year. The show itself, which garnered an Emmy for its first season, was not so fortunate this time. Instead, "Mad Men" was named outstanding drama for the second year in a row.
Decked out in the same Hugo Boss tuxedo he wore last year, Emerson finished his evening with the Governor's Ball and an HBO soiree with his wife, actress Carrie Preston, who stars in HBO's "True Blood."
"Lost" began shooting its final season in Hawaii last month. It is slated to debut early next year.
Emmy win is dream realized for Emerson
It's about time. Actor Michael Emerson won his first Emmy in three consecutive nominations in the category of best supporting actor in a drama series for his riveting portrayal of the multi-faceted Ben Linus on ABC's "Lost." It was the second career Emmy for Emerson, who won in 2001 for a guest starring role as a serial killer on "The Practice."
"I feel like I'm living out a character actor's dream," Emerson said in his acceptance speech, in which he also uttered a few words in Hawaiian. "One day I flew to Hawaii to do a guest spot, and four years later it's become the role of a lifetime."
The credit for that belongs to Emerson. When he arrived in 2006 for the show's second season, he gave life and depth to the role of the quirky leader posing as an average guy caught in a bizarre hot air balloon accident. Writers and producers ran with Emerson's talent, honed with years of stage work. Ben Linus rapidly evolved from a temporary character to one of the most pivotal in the series. Along the way he became an iconic villain who, in the end, might not be a bad guy after all.
Also nominated in 2007, Emerson lost to fellow cast mate Terry O'Quinn, who plays John Locke.
Emerson was the only actor from "Lost" who earned a nod last year and again this year. The show itself, which garnered an Emmy for its first season, was not so fortunate this time. Instead, "Mad Men" was named outstanding drama for the second year in a row.
Decked out in the same Hugo Boss tuxedo he wore last year, Emerson finished his evening with the Governor's Ball and an HBO soiree with his wife, actress Carrie Preston, who stars in HBO's "True Blood."
"Lost" began shooting its final season in Hawaii last month. It is slated to debut early next year.
Angela Delvecchio
Angela Delvecchio, Angela Delvecchio – Pics of the real Angela Delvecchio portrayed in Death Of A Cheerleader, Bernadette Protti, and her 1984 murder victim, Kirsten Costas.
The Angela Delvecchio character played by Kellie Martin is actually the opposite of Bernadette Protti – who was older, taller and blonde – while Kirsten Costas, played by Tori Spelling – was only 15, shorter and dark-haired.
The Kirsten Costas murder story that was the basis for Death Of A Cheerleader was published in Rolling Stone in 1985 and was also covered by People magazine.
Bernadette Protti basically killed Kirsten Costas over an imagined slight and fear of being exposed as a scheming, socially inept wannabe.
As in the movie, where the Angela Delvecchio character pretended for months not to know who stabbed the young cheerleader to death, Bernadette Protti did the same for six months before finally confessing.
Unbelievably, and over the protests of Kristin Costas’ family, Bernadette Protti was paroled from California prison after just seven years.
Angela Delvecchio
Angela Delvecchio, Angela Delvecchio – Pics of the real Angela Delvecchio portrayed in Death Of A Cheerleader, Bernadette Protti, and her 1984 murder victim, Kirsten Costas.
The Angela Delvecchio character played by Kellie Martin is actually the opposite of Bernadette Protti – who was older, taller and blonde – while Kirsten Costas, played by Tori Spelling – was only 15, shorter and dark-haired.
The Kirsten Costas murder story that was the basis for Death Of A Cheerleader was published in Rolling Stone in 1985 and was also covered by People magazine.
Bernadette Protti basically killed Kirsten Costas over an imagined slight and fear of being exposed as a scheming, socially inept wannabe.
As in the movie, where the Angela Delvecchio character pretended for months not to know who stabbed the young cheerleader to death, Bernadette Protti did the same for six months before finally confessing.
Unbelievably, and over the protests of Kristin Costas’ family, Bernadette Protti was paroled from California prison after just seven years.
Idaho Performing Arts brings Glenn Miller music to Idaho
When the Glenn Miller Orchestra hits Idaho next week, it will bring more than just the classic jazz swing style that Miller created with hits such as "In the Mood," "Moonlight Serenade" and "Pennsylvania 6-5000."
It brings the idea of a new arts center. The performance is presented by Idaho Performing Arts, a new organization based in Eagle, where a movement is happening to build a multi-use theater and mixed-use performance space.
"Eagle has a huge void," said Bill Stephans, who is the president of the new non-profit group. "There isn't a single performing arts venue, nowhere you can rent to put on a show. Eagle Performing Arts and Studio C, they have to go out of the area to perform."
Two years ago, the Eagle Arts Commission did a survey and found that 82 percent of the community was in favor of building a facility. The commission followed with a feasibility study that also supported the idea.
Times obviously have changed a bit economically, but the desire is still there, said Susan Roghani, owner of Camille Beckman and a supporter of the idea.
"If a community wants something, they will figure out a way to do it," she said. "I think there is enough interest. It's important to keep our town wealthy in the arts. It builds community, and the more well rounded it becomes, the stronger it becomes."
The Sept. 21 performance by the Miller orchestra will begin the campaign to raise awareness for the project, Stephans said.
"We felt the best way to get started was to start a separate organization and start contributing to what's offered in the Treasure Valley and build an audience," Stephans said.
The group that began with the Eagle Arts Commission set its mission to connect people of the Treasure Valley with the power of the arts, in order to transform lives and build community.
Another goal is to inspire the area arts community, Stephans said.
He used the Nampa Civic Center, which he managed for several years, as an example.
"When it was built in 1990, there were maybe two arts groups in Nampa and barely an audience," he said. "Once it was open, more groups started using it, and the audience came."
The 600-seat theater was busy much of the time. That would be the hope for Eagle, which already has a growing number of arts groups.
It also could be a venue for the Valley's existing arts groups from dance to chamber music, Roghani said.
There is a need for a mid-sized 800- to 1,200-seat theater in the Valley.
But right now it is just a twinkle in the eye. Idaho Performing Arts has identified a possible location on land next to Roghani's Camille Beckman factory along Eagle Road.
In the meantime, it will present work where it's possible. This first concert is at Swayne Auditorium at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa. Look for future presentations large and small, indoors and outdoors.
"At this point anything is possible. The important thing is to keep the dream alive," Stephans said.
Idaho Performing Arts brings Glenn Miller music to Idaho
When the Glenn Miller Orchestra hits Idaho next week, it will bring more than just the classic jazz swing style that Miller created with hits such as "In the Mood," "Moonlight Serenade" and "Pennsylvania 6-5000."
It brings the idea of a new arts center. The performance is presented by Idaho Performing Arts, a new organization based in Eagle, where a movement is happening to build a multi-use theater and mixed-use performance space.
"Eagle has a huge void," said Bill Stephans, who is the president of the new non-profit group. "There isn't a single performing arts venue, nowhere you can rent to put on a show. Eagle Performing Arts and Studio C, they have to go out of the area to perform."
Two years ago, the Eagle Arts Commission did a survey and found that 82 percent of the community was in favor of building a facility. The commission followed with a feasibility study that also supported the idea.
Times obviously have changed a bit economically, but the desire is still there, said Susan Roghani, owner of Camille Beckman and a supporter of the idea.
"If a community wants something, they will figure out a way to do it," she said. "I think there is enough interest. It's important to keep our town wealthy in the arts. It builds community, and the more well rounded it becomes, the stronger it becomes."
The Sept. 21 performance by the Miller orchestra will begin the campaign to raise awareness for the project, Stephans said.
"We felt the best way to get started was to start a separate organization and start contributing to what's offered in the Treasure Valley and build an audience," Stephans said.
The group that began with the Eagle Arts Commission set its mission to connect people of the Treasure Valley with the power of the arts, in order to transform lives and build community.
Another goal is to inspire the area arts community, Stephans said.
He used the Nampa Civic Center, which he managed for several years, as an example.
"When it was built in 1990, there were maybe two arts groups in Nampa and barely an audience," he said. "Once it was open, more groups started using it, and the audience came."
The 600-seat theater was busy much of the time. That would be the hope for Eagle, which already has a growing number of arts groups.
It also could be a venue for the Valley's existing arts groups from dance to chamber music, Roghani said.
There is a need for a mid-sized 800- to 1,200-seat theater in the Valley.
But right now it is just a twinkle in the eye. Idaho Performing Arts has identified a possible location on land next to Roghani's Camille Beckman factory along Eagle Road.
In the meantime, it will present work where it's possible. This first concert is at Swayne Auditorium at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa. Look for future presentations large and small, indoors and outdoors.
"At this point anything is possible. The important thing is to keep the dream alive," Stephans said.
‘Bachelorette’ a real live girl!
In Monday’s Word, we made a joke about Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski of “The Bachelorette” being in a “fake relationship.” Our rationale behind making that claim was because 1: What reality TV show couple isn’t just a tiny bit fake? And 2: Because People magazine quoted Harris as saying, “I’m looking forward to … making dinners, waking up early, cleaning house.” So we joked: “‘Cleaning house’ is ‘perfect?’ Yeah, total fakery. What real woman would say that?’”
Imagine our surprise when we received an e-mail from the “Bachelorette” herself in our inbox. “Just thought I would drop you a line to let you know that my relationship with Ed isn’t fake, and neither am I,” she wrote to us. “I AM [sic] looking forward to cleaning house. I am extremely successful in life, because I am positive, I have a big heart, because I take pride in my home, family, friends and energy … Take it from me sweetheart, your tone, opinions and negativity do not help one prosper in life.”
We’re sure that negativity does not help one prosper in life. Instead, we’ll just have to simulate having sex with someone in a hot tub on national television like Harris did on “The Bachelor.” Are we right, or are we right, Jillian?
Avril splits
Let’s go in the way-back machine, shall we, to when Avril Lavigne was just 21 and she married Deryck Whibley, a then-wise 26. It was a marriage made in mall rat heaven, it seemed, until, of course, the inevitable news came yesterday that despite their deep and mature three-year love for each other, they are going to split. Us Weekly reports that “divorce papers will be filed any day now” and that the break was initiated by Lavigne, now almost 25. “She dumped him and told him she was leaving him. She wants to move on,” a source told the mag.
‘Bachelorette’ a real live girl!
In Monday’s Word, we made a joke about Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski of “The Bachelorette” being in a “fake relationship.” Our rationale behind making that claim was because 1: What reality TV show couple isn’t just a tiny bit fake? And 2: Because People magazine quoted Harris as saying, “I’m looking forward to … making dinners, waking up early, cleaning house.” So we joked: “‘Cleaning house’ is ‘perfect?’ Yeah, total fakery. What real woman would say that?’”
Imagine our surprise when we received an e-mail from the “Bachelorette” herself in our inbox. “Just thought I would drop you a line to let you know that my relationship with Ed isn’t fake, and neither am I,” she wrote to us. “I AM [sic] looking forward to cleaning house. I am extremely successful in life, because I am positive, I have a big heart, because I take pride in my home, family, friends and energy … Take it from me sweetheart, your tone, opinions and negativity do not help one prosper in life.”
We’re sure that negativity does not help one prosper in life. Instead, we’ll just have to simulate having sex with someone in a hot tub on national television like Harris did on “The Bachelor.” Are we right, or are we right, Jillian?
Avril splits
Let’s go in the way-back machine, shall we, to when Avril Lavigne was just 21 and she married Deryck Whibley, a then-wise 26. It was a marriage made in mall rat heaven, it seemed, until, of course, the inevitable news came yesterday that despite their deep and mature three-year love for each other, they are going to split. Us Weekly reports that “divorce papers will be filed any day now” and that the break was initiated by Lavigne, now almost 25. “She dumped him and told him she was leaving him. She wants to move on,” a source told the mag.
Actor Henry Gibson dead at 73
Actor Henry Gibson, who played roles ranging from loopy poets to vengeful Illinois Nazis and cranky judges during a 40-year film and television career, has died at age 73, his representatives said Wednesday.
Gibson was a regular on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In," where he was known for popping up to read short, humorous poems during the show's 1968-71 run.
He was a frequent guest star on television shows from the 1970s through the mid-2000s, with a recurring role as a judge on ABC's "Boston Legal" as late as 2008.
His movie roles included turns in two of director Robert Altman's 1970s films, "Nashville" and "The Long Goodbye," and as the neo-Nazi leader pursuing John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd in "The Blues Brothers."
No details of his death were immediately available, said Peter Gross, a spokesman Talentworks LA, which represented Gibson.
Actor Henry Gibson dead at 73
Actor Henry Gibson, who played roles ranging from loopy poets to vengeful Illinois Nazis and cranky judges during a 40-year film and television career, has died at age 73, his representatives said Wednesday.
Gibson was a regular on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In," where he was known for popping up to read short, humorous poems during the show's 1968-71 run.
He was a frequent guest star on television shows from the 1970s through the mid-2000s, with a recurring role as a judge on ABC's "Boston Legal" as late as 2008.
His movie roles included turns in two of director Robert Altman's 1970s films, "Nashville" and "The Long Goodbye," and as the neo-Nazi leader pursuing John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd in "The Blues Brothers."
No details of his death were immediately available, said Peter Gross, a spokesman Talentworks LA, which represented Gibson.
Jordon Lloyd Wins Big Brother 11
Finally its out, Jordan Lloyd has been declared the winner of the Big Brother 11, and that also makes the sole contender of the 500,000 dollar grand prize.
Known for tongue-in-cheek a bit tardy style, the 22-year old works as a waitress in Matthews, NC, however, she ousted the schemer, 24-year old college graduate Gilbert from Arizona to win the title in this CBS reality Show.
The jury voted Lloyd a winner as she went went on garner most votes from the jury as well as from the audience.
The two-hour long finale had the two final contestants thorough being interrogated by the jury member, while the rest unlucky 13 watched it from the side seats. However, the audience did miss the presence of Chima Siomone, a freelance journalist, who got expelled from the show after he threw the microphone into a spa.
Jordon Lloyd Wins Big Brother 11
Finally its out, Jordan Lloyd has been declared the winner of the Big Brother 11, and that also makes the sole contender of the 500,000 dollar grand prize.
Known for tongue-in-cheek a bit tardy style, the 22-year old works as a waitress in Matthews, NC, however, she ousted the schemer, 24-year old college graduate Gilbert from Arizona to win the title in this CBS reality Show.
The jury voted Lloyd a winner as she went went on garner most votes from the jury as well as from the audience.
The two-hour long finale had the two final contestants thorough being interrogated by the jury member, while the rest unlucky 13 watched it from the side seats. However, the audience did miss the presence of Chima Siomone, a freelance journalist, who got expelled from the show after he threw the microphone into a spa.
Nicole Murphy is Fabulous!
Actress Nicole Murphy and her daughter Bria Murphy were at a screening of The September Issue earlier this week. Nicole’s ex-husband and Bria’s dad is actor Eddie Murphy.
Nicole looked stunning in her chic, simple dress and Bria has really grown into a beautiful young woman.
Nicole Murphy is engaged to former New York Giants star Michael Strahan. The couple have nine—yes 9—kids between the two of them. Strahan popped the question to Murphy earlier this year in the
Nicole Murphy is Fabulous!
Actress Nicole Murphy and her daughter Bria Murphy were at a screening of The September Issue earlier this week. Nicole’s ex-husband and Bria’s dad is actor Eddie Murphy.
Nicole looked stunning in her chic, simple dress and Bria has really grown into a beautiful young woman.
Nicole Murphy is engaged to former New York Giants star Michael Strahan. The couple have nine—yes 9—kids between the two of them. Strahan popped the question to Murphy earlier this year in the
Patrick Swayze Passes Away At The Age Of 57
CBS News is reporting that Patrick Swayze, best known for his many works on screens big and small, has succumbed to pancreatic cancer at the age of 57. His family was by his side when he passed on.
Swayze’s illness, much like the late Farrah Fawcett, was highly publicized and many people watched on as the actor made every effort to beat this impossible sickness. When it was first reported that he had the disease, he was only given an unbelievable two weeks to live — this was two years ago. Proof positive that he fought tooth and nail with all his heart and soul overcome the odds, even continuing to work on shows like The Beast, which earned him a multitude of critical acclaim.
Patrick Swayze is perhaps best known for his many roles ’80s. He first make an impact with his roles in the gang fighting movie The Outsiders and the pre-World War III drama Red Dawn. His then moved onto movies like Dirty Dancing, Road House, and Ghost, which made the man a huge star in the business. Since then, he was seen in the action favorite Point Break, To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar, Black Dog, and Donnie Darko.
After the impressive list of big titles he appeared in, there are also a ton of other movies and TV appearances, including a classic hosting job on Saturday Night Live that gave us an unforgettable Chippendales skit with the late Chris Farley. That skit will never be the same.
Patrick Swayze Passes Away At The Age Of 57
CBS News is reporting that Patrick Swayze, best known for his many works on screens big and small, has succumbed to pancreatic cancer at the age of 57. His family was by his side when he passed on.
Swayze’s illness, much like the late Farrah Fawcett, was highly publicized and many people watched on as the actor made every effort to beat this impossible sickness. When it was first reported that he had the disease, he was only given an unbelievable two weeks to live — this was two years ago. Proof positive that he fought tooth and nail with all his heart and soul overcome the odds, even continuing to work on shows like The Beast, which earned him a multitude of critical acclaim.
Patrick Swayze is perhaps best known for his many roles ’80s. He first make an impact with his roles in the gang fighting movie The Outsiders and the pre-World War III drama Red Dawn. His then moved onto movies like Dirty Dancing, Road House, and Ghost, which made the man a huge star in the business. Since then, he was seen in the action favorite Point Break, To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar, Black Dog, and Donnie Darko.
After the impressive list of big titles he appeared in, there are also a ton of other movies and TV appearances, including a classic hosting job on Saturday Night Live that gave us an unforgettable Chippendales skit with the late Chris Farley. That skit will never be the same.
Kercher Judge Rejects Defence's DNA Challenge
The judge in the Meredith Kercher murder trial has rejected the defence team's challenge against police DNA findings.
Amanda Knox and ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito are accused of murdering the British student, who was found with her throat slit in a flat she shared with Knox.
Knox and Sollecito's lawyers had requested for indictments to be dropped against their clients after criticising the prosecution.
They complained that they had delayed from January until July to present them with 250 pages of their case.
Despite not having the indictments thrown out, the defence will continue to challenge DNA findings to try clear their clients' names.
Earlier Knox's father also said there was no DNA evidence against his daughter.
Dad Curt Knox told Sky News: "If you look at the simple fact that within the room in which Meredith Kercher lost her life... there is no speck of Amanda in that room.
"(There are) no hair follicles, no fingerprints, no blood, no DNA anywhere.
"So how they can portray her as being in that room is beyond me."
They are expected to accuse police of cross-contaminating Meredith's bra with Sollecito's DNA, as well as arguing that DNA found on a knife did not come from Knox.
Kercher Judge Rejects Defence's DNA Challenge
The judge in the Meredith Kercher murder trial has rejected the defence team's challenge against police DNA findings.
Amanda Knox and ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito are accused of murdering the British student, who was found with her throat slit in a flat she shared with Knox.
Knox and Sollecito's lawyers had requested for indictments to be dropped against their clients after criticising the prosecution.
They complained that they had delayed from January until July to present them with 250 pages of their case.
Despite not having the indictments thrown out, the defence will continue to challenge DNA findings to try clear their clients' names.
Earlier Knox's father also said there was no DNA evidence against his daughter.
Dad Curt Knox told Sky News: "If you look at the simple fact that within the room in which Meredith Kercher lost her life... there is no speck of Amanda in that room.
"(There are) no hair follicles, no fingerprints, no blood, no DNA anywhere.
"So how they can portray her as being in that room is beyond me."
They are expected to accuse police of cross-contaminating Meredith's bra with Sollecito's DNA, as well as arguing that DNA found on a knife did not come from Knox.
Aerosmith's Joe Perry is still my hero
So I'm hanging with Joe Perry, lead guitarist for Aerosmith. (Wow, I've never had more fun writing a lead sentence in my life.) We're lounging on his tour bus, a rock-nirvana-on-wheels idling almighty outside a St. Pete radio station. The 59-year-old has been driving around the country, chatting up critics about his new solo album, Have Guitar, Will Travel, out Oct. 6. A few weeks ago, his PR rep asked if I wanted to "informally hang" with Joe. I informally answered, "Are you (bleepin') kidding me?" • The man who has ripped solos on Walk This Way, Love in an Elevator and all those classics ingrained in our DNA is long and thin, with a skunk stripe of white blazing through the middle of his black mane. He has myriad necklaces hanging from his tan, leathered neck; his black belt should be sporting six-shooters. The interior of the bus is all high-roller suite; the color schemes are leopard-print and badass. Joe Perry rolls down the blinds. • "Can I get you a drink?" he asks. In my mind: Askforbourbonaskforbourbon. Instead: "I'd love a water." Gutless. • I was told I'd have 30 minutes; Joe gives me 90. Here are excerpts from our chat, complete with notebook scribblings as I tried to look smooth sitting knee-to-knee with rock royalty:
On the vibe of his new album, especially the great blues track Slingshot:
I wanted the feel of driving into Las Vegas at 6 in the morning with the top down after being up for three straight days. I've had nights like those.
As I sip my water, Joe is cradling what looks to be a very expensive brown bottle. I casually try and scope out the label. Finally, across the bottom: ROOT BEER.
On the fate of Aerosmith after singer Steven Tyler fell off the stage during an August show, causing the band to scrap a summer tour, including a Tampa date:
There are plenty of tweets, Twitters, blogs saying the band broke up and that's bulls---. It's just not true. People can be so bitter and cruel. Just because you're anonymous doesn't mean you can lose your manners or your etiquette. . . . Aerosmith is not broken up. We're going to take a good healthy sabbatical.
(Perry was born in Lawrence, Mass., and there are still hearty remnants of a Boston accent. Case in point: He loves Ray "Chahhhles.")
On the whispers that Tyler is addicted to painkillers, brought on by the stage fall:
As far as I know, he was doing what his doctor said. The hardest thing for him to do is try and sit still. That guy is permanently on.
(Apparently falling off the stage is a common occurrence in Aerosmith lore. Perry said he himself plunged from a stage 25 years ago. "What goes up must come down," he says.)
On the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, the thrill ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios:
Steven and I rode it 49 times the first day, to check all the music. The ride was already built when we saw it; that's their thing. But the music they left up to us.
Joe is all about the kids. The art for 2008's Guitar Hero: Aerosmith video game adorns the outside of his tour bus. "I'm not a gamer," he says. "But I have 6- and 7-year-olds coming up to me talking about Aerosmith songs I had forgotten about."
Aerosmith's Joe Perry is still my hero
So I'm hanging with Joe Perry, lead guitarist for Aerosmith. (Wow, I've never had more fun writing a lead sentence in my life.) We're lounging on his tour bus, a rock-nirvana-on-wheels idling almighty outside a St. Pete radio station. The 59-year-old has been driving around the country, chatting up critics about his new solo album, Have Guitar, Will Travel, out Oct. 6. A few weeks ago, his PR rep asked if I wanted to "informally hang" with Joe. I informally answered, "Are you (bleepin') kidding me?" • The man who has ripped solos on Walk This Way, Love in an Elevator and all those classics ingrained in our DNA is long and thin, with a skunk stripe of white blazing through the middle of his black mane. He has myriad necklaces hanging from his tan, leathered neck; his black belt should be sporting six-shooters. The interior of the bus is all high-roller suite; the color schemes are leopard-print and badass. Joe Perry rolls down the blinds. • "Can I get you a drink?" he asks. In my mind: Askforbourbonaskforbourbon. Instead: "I'd love a water." Gutless. • I was told I'd have 30 minutes; Joe gives me 90. Here are excerpts from our chat, complete with notebook scribblings as I tried to look smooth sitting knee-to-knee with rock royalty:
On the vibe of his new album, especially the great blues track Slingshot:
I wanted the feel of driving into Las Vegas at 6 in the morning with the top down after being up for three straight days. I've had nights like those.
As I sip my water, Joe is cradling what looks to be a very expensive brown bottle. I casually try and scope out the label. Finally, across the bottom: ROOT BEER.
On the fate of Aerosmith after singer Steven Tyler fell off the stage during an August show, causing the band to scrap a summer tour, including a Tampa date:
There are plenty of tweets, Twitters, blogs saying the band broke up and that's bulls---. It's just not true. People can be so bitter and cruel. Just because you're anonymous doesn't mean you can lose your manners or your etiquette. . . . Aerosmith is not broken up. We're going to take a good healthy sabbatical.
(Perry was born in Lawrence, Mass., and there are still hearty remnants of a Boston accent. Case in point: He loves Ray "Chahhhles.")
On the whispers that Tyler is addicted to painkillers, brought on by the stage fall:
As far as I know, he was doing what his doctor said. The hardest thing for him to do is try and sit still. That guy is permanently on.
(Apparently falling off the stage is a common occurrence in Aerosmith lore. Perry said he himself plunged from a stage 25 years ago. "What goes up must come down," he says.)
On the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, the thrill ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios:
Steven and I rode it 49 times the first day, to check all the music. The ride was already built when we saw it; that's their thing. But the music they left up to us.
Joe is all about the kids. The art for 2008's Guitar Hero: Aerosmith video game adorns the outside of his tour bus. "I'm not a gamer," he says. "But I have 6- and 7-year-olds coming up to me talking about Aerosmith songs I had forgotten about."
SHAUN CASSIDY, SHIRLEY JONES, DAVID CASSIDY, RYAN CASSIDY & PATRICK CASSIDY
It's a mini-"Partridge Family" reunion when Shirley Jones once again plays real-life stepson David Cassidy's TV mom when she guest stars on "Ruby and the Rockits."
In the "50 Ways to Heave Your Mother" episode of the ABC Family show, Shirley guest stars as David and Patrick Cassidy's mother -- Patrick is her biological son – when she visits the boys and meets David's long-lost daughter for the first time. She insists that Ruby (Alexa Vega) call her Mrs. Gallagher instead of Grandma -- even as Ruby valiantly tries to win her affections.
"Ruby and the Rockits" is a family affair as Shaun Cassidy serves as exec producer and brother Ryan is the set decorator.
"50 Ways to Heave Your Mother" airs Tuesday, September 15 at 8:30 p.m. on ABC Family.
SHAUN CASSIDY, SHIRLEY JONES, DAVID CASSIDY, RYAN CASSIDY & PATRICK CASSIDY
It's a mini-"Partridge Family" reunion when Shirley Jones once again plays real-life stepson David Cassidy's TV mom when she guest stars on "Ruby and the Rockits."
In the "50 Ways to Heave Your Mother" episode of the ABC Family show, Shirley guest stars as David and Patrick Cassidy's mother -- Patrick is her biological son – when she visits the boys and meets David's long-lost daughter for the first time. She insists that Ruby (Alexa Vega) call her Mrs. Gallagher instead of Grandma -- even as Ruby valiantly tries to win her affections.
"Ruby and the Rockits" is a family affair as Shaun Cassidy serves as exec producer and brother Ryan is the set decorator.
"50 Ways to Heave Your Mother" airs Tuesday, September 15 at 8:30 p.m. on ABC Family.
Did Jesus Die for Little Green Men?
Is it possible that there is intelligent life out among the stars? And if there is, what would be the theological implications of this fact? Many Christians have assumed that there could not be intelligent extraterrestrials, and that if some were discovered then this would somehow constitute a challenge to the Christian faith.
Apparently that wasn't the view of Larry Norman, the father of Christian rock. Norman always sang about interesting, relevant and unusual topics. And in his classic song "UFO" (off the album In Another Land) he even explored the largely uncharted territory of “exotheology”, that is, the discipline that is concerned with theological reflection on the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
In the song Larry likens the returning Christ to an "unidentified flying object". In keeping with this cosmic theme, Larry then sings that if life exists on other planets, then Jesus has already visited there as well, and has died to save their souls.
Fascinating, isn’t it? I mean back in the early 1970s, at the same time that the Christian group Love Song was considered risqué for singing about a “little country church” with a rocking beat, here is Larry Norman making loaded theological claims about alien salvation!
Larry Norman was undoubtedly ahead of his time, for recent years have seen a growing number of theologians turning to the questions of exotheology. The interesting thing is that these seemingly esoteric topics often have very practical implications.
Let’s consider Larry’s claim that Jesus would die for aliens. This strikes me as a mistake, for the New Testament writers understand the salvation offered by Jesus in truly cosmic terms. As Paul put it, through Christ God is reconciling all things to himself, “whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.” (Col. 1:20)
Surely “all things” would include any alien civilizations that exist in distant galaxies. And if so then Jesus wouldn’t have to go and die again, for his atoning work is a once-for-all act.
But that only leads us back to another interesting question: who would like to volunteer to be the first interstellar missionary?