Freelulu Roams the World... Her adventures Part 1

Freelulu Roams the world!
She's been a busy girl lately, traveling the globe with her favorite friends. Here's a rundown of her recent adventures:
(clockwise from left:)

• hanging out with Kirk & Angie in Austin
• hitting the beach with Wendy in Hawaii
• cruising the Caribbean with Michelle
• hooking up in Hong Kong with Laura
• visiting Vegas with Misti
• a wild ride in Mexico with Jenny

Be part of the fun.. get your cute Freelulu T-shirt at The Freelulu Store. Available in yellow, pink or mint. $19.99. Send your pic to freelulu@freelulu.com letting me know who you are and where you've been! Stock up on freelulu gear here!

Lego Land Lofts on Acid! Get yours for only $750,000.

Nope, that's not the new playland at your local MegaMcDonalds!

Those wacky scientists are at it again -- trying to find ways to make us live longer. This apartment complex in Mitaka, a Tokyo suburb by New York based designers Arakawa and Gin is the ultimate in real estate experimentation. The "Reversible Destiny Lofts" are like living in a fun-house because they are designed to stimulate all the senses - and keep you aware of your surroundings at all times.

---Arakawa believes that comfort makes you grow old quick, and that residents, in particular elderly ones, need to be kept on their toes by having their interiors physically challenge them. Lopsided floors force the resident to maintain a good sense of balance , strangely located light switches insist we feel around for the light, whilst small veranda doors will ask you to crawl and bend to enter. ---

These apartments (there are 9, I think) meet all building codes and are possibly just the beginning. Arakawa says the ultimate goal is to convert an entire community into a Reversible Destiny town, where people of all ages live, work, study and play in their own McPlayhouses. It seems Paris and New Jersey are also trying to get in the fun... Keep your eyes open for these in your local real estate section!
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QUESTION: What costs $5.9 million?

ANSWER: Moving the Mona Lisa across the room. What?!?

No, this isn't a riddle - it's a set up for a crazy story on how much it costs to move the Mona Lisa INSIDE the Louvre, much less outside.
--- Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa moved to its new position of distinction in the Louvre Museum in Paris on April 5, 2005. For two reasons, it will be a very long time before it moves again. First, it is just too precious to the Louvre, and the art world, to be moved often. Second, the last move of several meters cost 3.2 million British pounds. ---
Read more to see where else Ms. Lisa has traveled....

Saturday's edition of baby news....

Baby Spider Man on the Way!
Seems Peter Parker himself, AKA Tobey Maguire, and his galpal, Jennifer Meyer are expecting their very own little superhero. Star Magazine reports the engaged couple is definitely pregnant, and supposedly happy. We'll see...

Star also reports that Tori Spelling and her new husband Dean McDermott are NOT pregnant yet, but never fear, I hear their trying their best to get that way. Ewww.

Still waiting to pop: Mariska Hargitay, Luciana (& Matt) Damon, Tanya Hayden & Jack Black... Stay tuned!

Big love for the Birthday Girl.

Happy Birthday Jeanne Tripplehorn... I wonder if the other wives buy her anything for her birthday? or if they just secretly celebrate the fact that she's the "old" one, and they're younger and perkier? If you haven't been watching, catch Big Love on HBO - good chance you'll see Bill Paxton's butt! Anyways - I'm glad she's got a high profile gig again - now we're sure to see more of her.

More June 10th birthdays...
Leelee Sobieski (24), Tara Lipinski (24), Leanza Cornett (35), Elizabeth Hurley (41), Gina Gershon (44), Maxi Priest (46), Kim & Kelly Deal (45), and that wild thing Maurice Sendak (78).

Get your next pap smear with George Clooney's blessing...

Brad Pitt and George Clooney are the most popular "Hollywood Hunks" to grace the walls of your local gyno. Seems having their luscious looks to gawk at relaxes the ol' nether regions. No duh! When the doc has his head buried between your legs - and if the poster is positioned just right - you can look down and see Brad's head on the the doctor's shoulders. Now that's worth going to the doctor for! heehee.

My top 5 gynecologist poster wish list is:
5. John Corbett
4. Luke Wilson
3. Heath Ledger
2. Johnny Depp
1. Matthew MacConaughey, of course!
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The X-Men's Boring Day Jobs

You can't seem to escape the X-Men these days... here's a glimpse into the characters daily lives. Halle Berry as Storm in her McDonald's Blues and Rebecca Romijn Stamos as Mystique in her Blue Person Group debut. Work it ladies.
Cool photoshop contest at Worth1000.com. Check it out.

Trumpopoly anyone? Donald does Real Estate Reality TV

Seems perennial spotlight seeker Donald Trump is planning to brand yet another American Icon, Monopoly. Variety reports that he is set to be involved in a live-action Monopoly style reality TV show in conjunction with the classic game's maker, Hasbro.

--- While Variety offers no specifics, it does say the reality series will involve a game element in which contestants will somehow acquire likely dilapidated properties and fix them up in order to maximize their net worth. ---

I assume the premise would be to get a property fix it, sell it, make a profit, buy more property, fix it, sell it for a profit, and so on. Sounds like they should name it "The Apprentice". You know they're gonna find the most obnoxious control freaks who have never held a hammer and let them loose in Home Depot with nothing but "expert help" from Ty Pennington and a copy of Trump: Think Like a Billionaire.

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Fight the Power with Naked Bikers!

Bring your sunscreen and enjoy the show!

On Saturday 10 June 2006, in cities around the world, people will be riding naked in the World Naked Bike Ride to celebrate cycling and the human body. People will express themselves through bike art, body art and free ballin' all in the name of bringing awareness to people power and the world's dependance on oil. Tomorrow, you too can join participants in 20 other countries if you live in the following cities :

• Asheville NC
• Ashland OR
• Atlanta GA
• Austin TX
• Boulder CO
• Burlington VT
• Chicago IL
• Columbus OH
• Eugene OR
• Ithaca NY
• Knoxville TN
• Miami FL
• New York City NY
• Portland OR
• San Francisco CA
• Seattle WA
• Tampa Bay FL
• Washington DC

Click here for details on your city.

This site has all kinds of great information - including how to deal with body hair when applying full body paint... yes, you can paint it too. It's just tough to get an even coat. ha.

It's not too late to join in on the fun. Safety First - Make sure to bring your helmet!

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More information on the ride

June 9th Birthday Boys and Girls

Johnny Depp may be the best looking pirate in the history of the high seas... I love Johnny because he is such a committed actor, here's a great example: He wanted to Jack Sparrow to have goldcapped teeth but knew that the directors would never agree, so he went out and got lots more teeth capped than he really wanted. When the directors saw him, they felt it was to much - so they told him to get rid of a few. He had only gotten the extras so he had something to negotiate with. Outsmarted again! Happy birthday Johnny!

Only about a month until the anticipated sequel Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest opens on July 7th. Read more about the movie

More June 9th Birthdays...
Natalie Portman (25), Wes Scantlin (33), Aaron Sorkin (44), Michael J. Fox (45), Dick Vitale (67), Jackie Mason (75), and Robert McNamara (90).

Santino's baaaaackkk! Yea!

Project Runway Season 2's favorite bad boy collaborated with Santino RiceSuChin Pak on her dress for the MTV Movie Awards. Although hometown girl Chloe was my favorite, I'm really glad to see Santino's working. The dress is lovely - if not fantastically interesting... Head on over to MTV to see pics of the design process as well as Santino's original sketches. It looks like his first big red, ahem blue, carpet gig went better than Jay McCarroll's first botched outing with Heidi's Emmy dress. GO SANTINO!
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More Julio and Anderson down in the schoolyard....

Anderson Cooper spotted at Julio Cesar Recio's pad in NYC. Gawker has reported, from a very reliably source it seems, that Anderson has been spotted a couple of times in and around Julio's building. It seems like the evidence is mounting that these two cuties are cuddlebunnies. Work it out boys! Source

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Famous Babies meet the world! World, meet the babies.

Here's little Henry! Henry Chance Aronofsky has officially made his debut on the scene. He was born May 31st, 2006 to Rachel Weisz and Darren Aronofsky. I think they look really happy - What a smart little family!



Meet little Lucy! Former Pixies frontman Frank Black welcomed a baby daughter on April 21st. I'm obviously a little late on the news, but happy to hear that Frank is finding familial fodder to help me fill up my ipod. Daddy reports that Lucy Berlin Thompson has "lips like Angelina Jolie!"

Not to be outdone... we finally have a name and a pic for Adam Sandler and Jackie Titone's little girl... Sadie Madison Sandler. Daddy finally confirmed her name during a recent interview while promoting his new movie Click. Read more of Adam chatting about Sadie...

... of course who could have a Baby Bonanza without including little Shiloh Jolie-Pitt ... after all the hoohah this week surrounding the pictures, they were actually worth waiting for. What a cutie. See more pictures of Miss Jolie-Pitt here.

Source: Celebrity Baby Blog

Better late than never - Nazi art no more!

Most of the treasures looted by the Nazi party during the holocaust have ended up scattered around Europe and the world - some have made it into private collections, and others have made it into the world's most prestigious museums. In recent years, many museums have had to come to terms with how they acquired those pricey paintings and make good with the rightful owners. Looted Art Project website has been set up to help reunite Holocaust survivors and their families with their lost valuables.

--- Swift-Find, an online registry of valuables, has created a database where families who have lost art can post information, and auction houses or museums that question the provenance of a work can check it out. --- Read more...

It's never too late to right a wrong. Just ask Earl on My Name is Earl.

IMAGES: Uncertain history: Nicolaes Verkoje's "Two Ladies and an Officer Seated at Tea" (top) and Ambrosius Benson's "The Virgin and Child with St. Anne"

Never heard of it? Movie must-see #1.

Cannibal, the Musical is brought to you from that crazy duo Trey Parker and Matt Stone. This little known feature film is a full-blown musical surrounding the trial of the first real American cannibal, Alferd Packer. This movie is Parker & Stone's first credited film and is fun to watch for it's crudeness and charm. You won't recognize the actors, or believe the scenery, but who cares? The songs are catchy and funny and there are lots, just like South Park - Shpadoinkle! Who can turn down a Rocky Mountain Cannibal Musical anyways?

Buy Cannibal, The Musical.

The World's Oldest Lightbulb turns 105!

This lightbulb in Livermore, CA was turned on sometime between 1901 and 1905! It's been burning ever since.
Interesting fact: The way to get a lightbulb to last the longest is to never turn it off! Good news for you if you're scared of the dark! Anyways - here's to another 100 years lightbulb— you look great for your age! Read more about the bulb here.

Other June 8th birthdays include:
Maria Menounos (28), Kanye West (29), Kelli Williams (36), Abra Moore (37), Juliana Margulies (40), Nick Rhodes (44), Mick Hucknall (46), Keenan Ivory Wayans (48), Griffin Dunne (51), Bonnie Tyler (55), Kathy Baker (56), Boz Skaggs (62), Nancy Sinatra (66), Joan Rivers (73, yeah right!), Jerry Stiller (79), and Barbara Bush (81).

Why Americans don't understand soccer!

This is just downright hilarious. The Freds Live On!

Right Said Fred performed today at the opening of the World Cup at the Brandenberg Gate in Berlin along with Pink and other acts.

Do you need any more reason to care less about the World Cup? Did you even know that the US team is seeded 6th? Me neither - until today when my British friend Simon was lamenting about trying to find a place that would be showing matches at 8am on Saturday. Who knew people had such problems anyways?

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Say it ain't so! Sweetheart Meg Ryan suffers from Intermittent Explosive Disorder!

It seems that my blog posts are colliding... yesterday I wrote about road rage's new "medical classification" and about plastic surgery victims... and voila! We have Meg Ryan, the Road Rager!

I love the internet!
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Naveen Andrews is grinding in da Grind House.

Grind House, the upcoming half zombie-fest, half slash-fest from Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino has just announced Naveen Andrews will join the zombie portion of the double feature. Planet Terror, directed by Rodriguez will feature the 'Lost" star as a medical scientist. I wonder if he plays a mad medical scientist... or maybe a mad, torturing, ex-military medical scientist... the possibilities are endless with this directorly duo. Movie's due Easter 2007.
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What's up pussycat, whoa no!

Okay, I know I ranted on and on about plastic surgery yesterday, so I am extremely ashamed for the following... but somebody has to say it. What the hell happened to Tom Jones? Mr. Hot to Trot Pants is certainly looking his age these days. I just took for granted that he was one of those Vegasy celebs like Steve and Edie that are caught in a neon time warp and look exactly the same for 40 years. I guess iIwasn't paying attention when he morphed into Al Pacino's taller brother.

Regardless, Happy 66th Birthday Tom! The ladies still love ya... I'm sure you've lived all 66 years to the fullest, as you should, sir.

Happy Birthday to you... June 7, 2006

Today would have been Dean Martin's 89th birthday. Hopefully he's got a martini in hand, a song on his lips and a twinkle in his eye wherever he is. I think I'll rent a movie in his honor today. Cannonball Run 2 anyone? For a complete list of his movies, click here.

More June 7th Birthdays...
Anna Kournikova (25), Allen Iverson (31), Dave Navarro (39), Jim Gaffigan (40), Liam Neeson (54), and Jenny Jones (60).

Sweating to the Salad Dressing, Mr. Simmons?

PICTURE OF THE DAY
TV personality Richard Simmons (L) leads a parade of models dressed in clothing adorned with fruit and vegetables, both real and faux, during a 'summer salad fashion show' at New York's Grand Central Terminal June 2, 2006. REUTERS/Wish-Bone/Ray Stubblebine/Handout (UNITED STATES)

These scrumptious (heehee) outfits were designed by Jay McCarroll of Project Runway. See a Tim Gunn video of casting for Season 3 on Bravo.

More pictures here

What I did at work today

I made cookies, cookies and more cookies today at work! I played test kitchen for 5 different cookie recipes for an upcoming photo shoot. Lemon Bars, White Chocolate Carrot Cake Cookies, Potato Chip Cookies, Snickerdoodles and Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies. I'm not the best baker - so the results weren't amazing - but they weren't bad. I figured out how the recipes need to be tweaked... which was the whole point. Anyways, it sure beat a day inside the office. I'll post the only recipe that was mine - the Lemon Bars - and incidently, they tasted the best too. I bake therefore I am.


Freelulu's Lemon Bars (makes 24)

CRST INGREDIENTS:
2 cups flour
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
TOPPING INGREDIENTS:
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
dash of salt
juice of 2 lemons
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
extra powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. mix crust ingredients and press into a lightly greased 9"x13" baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes.

Mix eggs, sugar, salt and lemon juice. Blend in flour and baking powder. Pour mixture over hot crust. Bake 25 more minutes. Cool and sprinkle with extra powdered sugar. Yummy sunshine goodness bars await!

Road rage a mental disorder? Puhleeze!

Now road rage is a real illness - an "intermittent explosive disorder (IED)"? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? It already has it's own acronym, holy crap! Does this give some a**hole the excuse to gun me down in traffic because I had to make a left turn and he was in a hurry?

Since when do people not have to be responsible for their behavior under any circumstances whatsoever? Remember that bratty kid in elementary school - who always talked back to the teacher one too many times? Did he have attention deficit disorder - or was he just a brat? What about the lady at the grocery store who totally loses it when the sacker uses plastic instead of paper - does she suffer from a stress disorder or is she just having a bad day?

Now every natural emotion or reaction or behavior can be attributed to some sort of mental or physical illness. You're not moody - you're bipolar. You're not lazy - you have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. You're not obnoxious - you have Asburger's Disease. You're not ecstatic - you're manic. Anger, sadness, boredom, obesity, laziness, bitchiness and sleepiness have all been "validated" and labeled so they're easier to deal with. Why isn't it okay for people to own up to their feelings and behavior any more? Are we really that self-unaware?

It's scary that society is so quick to label and therefore legitimize these feelings as syndromes and disorders - because it diminishes the plight of people who suffer with real mental illnesses. Our emotional vanities take attention and money away from real people's problems. All of these behaviors are real symptoms - and when they are out of someone's control they are legitimate disorders. Something tells me last time you flipped off the guy who just turned left from the right hand lane - you were in control of your behavior. And you were probably justified too. Just not "crazy".

Next time you're in traffic and someone cuts you off... try singing out loud all of the obsenities you want to yell. You'll inevitably do it with a smile on your face , and you'll be glad you healthily handled your rage and got to express yourself. It's perfectly okay to get pissed for a minute without being crazy.
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Brokeback Squadron

Enjoy the Top Gun/Brokeback Mountain movie remix.

In other news... Cracked has a top 10 list of Movie & TV duos that were probably Gay. Who tops the list? Maverick and Iceman from Top Gun of course. Read more.

Is this baby Shiloh? Looks like it!

Just Jared seems to be the first with a picture of new baby Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt. Her debut (for millions of dollars, no less) is in the new issue of Britain's Hello! magazine. Get your first glimpse of Miss Shiloh, AKA the celebrity messiah. Proud parents Brad and Angelina look really happy - maybe because they will net almost $20 million dollars for their favorite charities. After all the magazines pay off... Shiloh will be Africa's fast fundraiser ever! Maybe they look happy because they have such a gorgeous baby girl....

Maybe I'll have to switch to "Team Shiloh" after all!

UPDATE: I took down the photo -- don't wanna get in any trouble.... Gawker has a transcript of their legal troubles with People yesterday... Read more.

Plastic People, Plastic Feelings?

Even I, who secretly loves to pick apart the perfect people, think this story is just kinda mean. As she tells in her book, Teri Hatcher got a call from a magazine that wanted to use her picture to demonstrate all the cosmetic surgery she needed. Doctors were to weigh in on her imperfect visage and declare their plastic prognosis. She gracefully declined. At least they gave her the option to decline...

So I want to know why a Hollywood woman can't age like a normal woman? If it's not the 30-something botox brigade, it's the genuine (ha, the irony) plastic people. The few that keep it real, still look beautiful because they look confident and content with themselves. Good grooming, good genes and a good attitude can go a long way. I have no problem with surgery that corrects a real problem, or with facials and spa treatments, cosmetic dentistry or Lasik surgery. These are things that can genuinely enhance one's daily life.

The only think I liked about Desperate Housewives was that Teri Hatcher and Felicity Huffman looked somewhat like real suburban housewives. I'm in suburbia and I'll tell you that Eva Longoria is not walking around... maybe her slightly uglier sister, but not her. I want to give a shout out to those who are taking the high road - even if it is paved with wrinkles and cellulite. These celebs may have tested the waters - but thankfully they never dipped more than a toe in the plastic surgery pool: Jamie Lee Curtis, Oprah, Ellen Burstyn and Robert Redford. Even Jane Fonda is on the bandwagon now. Laugh lines are beautiful.

On the other hand, the ones that don't go gracefully into that good night look odd and ridiculous. Look at Vivica A. Fox - does that look like a movie star to you? She's in good company at the freak show... have you seen Mariah lately? 36 year old face my ass! I'm 36 and I know what that kind of ass looks like. heehee. It's getting out of control - I beg of you to stop— Ryan Seacrest, Meg Ryan, Star Jones, Kenny Rogers, Melanie Griffith, Mary Tyler Moore, Melissa Rivers, Farrah Fawcett, Mickey Rourke, Ashlee Simpson and Catherine Zeta-Jones. All that silicone is just going to pollute the earth when you die. Save the planet if you don't want to save yourselves!

You too can do your part to stop the madness -- don't believe that you have to have surgery to be beautiful - that's what they want you to believe. Don't watch Dr. 90210, Extreme Makeover, the Swan and all those other plastic surgery makeover shows because they just insult the rest of us... good looks don't solve problems. If no one is coming in regularly for body overhauls - then maybe these doctors can go do real medical miracles on the world's children who are born with endless birth defects. I mean really - who other than porn stars needs to have their anus bleached?
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See more about Vivica and tons of bad celebrity plastic surgery here.

Pee Wee's coming! Pee Wee's coming! Yeah!

The Playhouse is open again. The 1988-1991 series of Paul Rubens alter-ego Pee Wee Herman is joining Cartoon Network's Adult Swim line-up this summer. It will be broadcast Mondays through Thursdays at 11pm starting July 10th. They have the broadcast rights to all 44 episodes as well as Pee Wee's Christmas Special.

I am so excited about this - I haven't seen most of these episodes in 15 years... this series definitely had quite a few "before they were famous" actors. Look for Natasha Lyonne as Opal, Laurence Fishburne as Cowboy Curtis, Phil Hartman as Captain Carl and S Epatha Merkerson as the Mail Lady, Reba.

Here's some great Pee Wee's Playhouse trivia:

• The theme song was sung by Cyndi Lauper, but is listed in the credits by her real name, Ellen Shaw.
• The concept for the show actually came from Andy Kaufman with his co-writer Bob Zmuda, who dubbed it "Andy's Funhouse". It was based of Kaufman's experiences doing children's birthday parties and performing for children. But he developed lung cancer and was unable to do the show. Before Kaufman's death, Reubens got permission from Kaufman to do it himself.
• Rob Zombie was a production assistant on the show.

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Birthday Lamentations on 6/6/06.

Today has the mark of the devil - 6/6/6 - so it must be time to with a very Happy 52nd Birthday to Harvey Fierstein! You know it takes a real (interesting) man to adequately fill Divine's shoes as the gloriously John Waters' confection, Edna Turnblad. Harvey certainly cut a dashing figure in the signature drag role. Can you believe JOHN TRAVOLTA is going to try out this role in the 2007 Hairspray movie? Oh, the humanity! From white leisure suits to beehives and girdles... what a weird journey. Anyways... back to black birthdays....

Pray for these birthday-challenged individuals, for if they survive today... they won't have this problem for another 100 years. Sandra Bernhard will probably be plastically preserved and still around! Max Casella (38), Paul Giamatti (39), Steve Vai (46), Bjorn Borg (50), Sandra Bernhard (51), and Levi Stubbs (70).

Congratulations! You're gonna die.

Depressed yet?
It's true. You're gonna die. It's true. It could be from just the plain ol' flu you grew up having once a year. The type that used to blow through in 24-hours is now the killer bird flu and it's coming our way. If you don't die, someone in your department at your office will, or someone on your kid's soccer team, or someone on your e-mail forward list.

Go drink your damn Snapple already and enjoy!

Read more Depressing Snapple facts at College Humor.

Meredith is moving on....

Okay, okay, last week Katie Couric, this week Meredith Vieira. I was finally recovering from all the prime-time series tearfests and now it seems the sentimental swansongs have migrated to the morning hours. Hopefully this is the last one for awhile.

It seems that the folks at The View are planning a little something different for Meredith's exit - a little more lowkey - with only three days of dedicated programming and a big planned surprise on her final day, Friday, June 9. I heard part of the surprise was a roast of Meredith with the requisite "This is your life" surprise guests. Maybe the rest of the surprise will be a 3 round bout between Rosie O'Donnell and Star Jones. That might be worth watching.

On a serious note, I'm really worried about Meredith's departure. Does anyone realize that the new lineup will be freaky and mean Star Jones, fluffy and mean Rosie O'Donnell, loud and mean Joy Behar, old and mean Barbara Walters and poor little brainwashed Elizabeth Hassleback. They should change the name to "3 Mouths in the Morning, the absent old lady and the Republican." Okay, maybe not catchy enough, but you know what I mean. I'm sure Meredith and her relative sanity will be missed.

Tune in Friday to witness the big surprise!
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Olivia's missing man spotted in Mexico—Ay carumba!

Patrick McDermott fell off a boat,
Patrick McDermott seemed not to float.
With all of Olivia's family
and all of Olivia's friends,
They couldn't believe it when they spotted that mother f***in' bastard in Cabo again!

It seems that Olivia Newton-John's long-time boyfriend who went missing almost a year ago has been spotten on several occasions near Cabo San Lucas over the last 3 months. It seems that he had gotten himself into some money trouble and owed back child support and now he's under suspicion of faking his own death.

Poor girl, first a divorce, then breast cancer, then this - Patrick, don't mess with my Xanadu! Hang in there Olivia! He better have a pretty big bump on his head - and not remember much....
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Rachel Weisz and Darren Aronofsky have a little puddin' pi!

UPDATE: Celebrity Baby Blog is reporting that Rachel Weisz's new baby boy is named Henry Chance Aronofsky. Is there a chance he won't be smart and handsome...? I think not!

Posted June 1, 2006
It's true, E! Online reports another celebrity baby has landed on the 2006 roster. Rachel Weisz and her partner Darren Aronofsky have a bouncing baby boy born May 31 in NYC. If he's anything like his very brainy and talented parents (Pi is one of my all time favorite movies!) he'll be super smart and cancel out the IQ void left by Anna Nicole's upcoming tater tot. Maybe this will keep the universe balanced.... stay tuned. Congratulations!
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Weddings and Babies!

Baby news first, Woody Harrelson and wife Laura Louie birthed a healthy baby girl on Saturday, June 3. Maybe little Makani Ravello Harrelson can ride the H3 hybrid schoolbus to day care with Shiloh and Suri. Maybe they'll all be best friends - and take out all their frustrations on little Grier. Or maybe she'll be lucky enough to grow up healthy, happy and NORML with her big daddy Woody.
Regardless, welcome Makani! Source

In the wedded bliss department - Casey Affleck and Summer Phoenix made it official after six years and one baby, 2 year old Indiana August. For those of you her don't know one Lalawood dynasty family from another... Casey has Oscar-winning Ben Affleck and Summer is sister to 2-time Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix and the late (RIP) River Phoenix. Congratulations Afflecks! Source

June 5th Birthday Wishes!

In honor of Ron Livingston's 38th birthday, I would like for everyone reading this to take a moment of silence to honor the nameless, faceless, unrecognized cubicle workers that are slaving away at this very moment that he represented so well in Office Space. I'm sure each and every one of them is dodging their respective "Lumbergh" as we speak and desperately wishing that they had the balls gut a fish on their desk. Happy Birthday Ron.
Buy Office Space here.

More June 5th Birthdays...
Kristin Gore (29), Chad Allen (32), Mark Wahlberg (35), Brian McKnight (37), Ron Livingston (38), Jeff Garlin (44), Kenny G (50), Suze Orman (55), and Laurie Anderson (59).

Alex Toth, Space Ghost Illustrator dies at 77

Seems Space Ghost has bit the intergalactic dust. Well, not the great ghost himself but his original illustrator Alex Toth, noted comic book artist and animator.

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Alex Toth, a maverick comic artist who designed classic Hanna Barbera adventure cartoons such as The Superfriends and Space Ghost, has died. Toth died while sitting at his drawing table at his home in Burbank on May 27. He was 77.

Read more at USA Today
Buy Space Ghost: Coast to Coast on DVD here

I slept with the essence of teenage Elvis!

Okay, not really, but I could and probably will. It seems that an old aparment of Elvis' in Memphis, where he resided during his high school years is for rent. After surviving demolition attempts, the Lauderdale apartments have survived and it seems like they are keepin' it real with authentic 1950s era furnishings. Don't fret, the modern amenities are tucked away (read: microwave and Elvis DVDs to watch!). It's like a mini museum with artifacts tucked here and there - and Gladys' grocery list still tacked to the fridge. One wall in the apartment fell victim to rabid fans' red lip-prints. They just couldn't help themselves.

You can sleep where Elvis himselvis slept for a mere $250/night- 2 night minimum - for the 5 room suite. I'll be booking the suite for my next vacation. Looks like another trip to Elvis Disneyland, oops - I mean Graceland, is on the horizon!
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She certainly understands their pain...

Beware: For those of you who don't know, I'm a bonafide, through and through Elvis fan. He's the hero of my heart and I can't explain why - I just feels it. So.. I'm always on the lookout for news about him or his brood.

The former Queen of Rock and Roll, Priscilla Presley, helped open up a Scientology Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center in Albion, Michigan yesterday. Although Elvis wasn't a drinker - he certainly was the most dosed DEA agent ever. I guess his dependence on pharmaceuticals and his unimaginable fame might drive one running into the crazy comfort of L. Ron Hubbard with your daughter in tow.

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