Sweet Odin’s Raven… Tuesday, March 2nd marks the start of MLB Spring Training and nobody’s more excited than us. Highlighting the events of the offseason: the Phils finally landed Roy Halladay, Seattle added lefty ace Cliff Lee, and reigning NL Cy Young Tim Lincecum is looking to land a cool $12.5million dollar raise in arbitration. In some cryogenic chamber somewhere, Sammy Sosa is pondering “Who are these pasties and how can I get my complexion as creamy white as theirs?”
That’s right, you’re looking at hip-hop producer, fashionista Pharrell with equally clothes-conscious Kanye West at a recent fashion even this past week. Here’s a photo of Pharrell just one month ago (third one down). Like Rick James said…
Everyone loves Major Larry and the undisputed greatest song of this new decade, “Pants on the Ground.” We’ve all seen Brett Favre’s funny but pathetic version. This one comes from the heart of Carolina Panthers RB DeAngelo Williams, and is definitely a little more flushed out. If you’re blogsessed, check out this Pants on the Ground game courtesy TMZ, so devilishly difficult and addicting it’s potentially harmful to unknown forearm muscles.
According to E!Online, Kristen Stewart of Twilight fame, will play the role of an awkward 16 year old stripper opposite Sopranos star James Gandolfini in the new indie movie Welcome to the Rileys. The role apparently required some extra research on KStew’s behalf. As for James Gandolfini, he’s pretty adept to acting in strip club settings.
The Sun UK is reporting that American Idol, X-Factor mega-mogul Simon Cowell has extended Twilight hunk Robert Pattinson an open ended offer (read: BLANK CHECK) to sign a record deal. Pretty simple: something like this isn’t too far fetched. Simon knows where the money is, and where the KOOLs are. (Speaking of Kool, check out House chillin’ in the background).
In an apparent final insult, TMZ is reporting that at a Guns n Roses concert in Canada this past Wednesday, security personnel informed fans they were “required to turn their Slash t-shirts inside out …. and leave their top hats outside.”
Up just 2 points against the reigning NBA champion Lakers, with just under 24 seconds left, how does King James pump himself up and steel his own nerves? Why, rapping the lead track to his upcoming biopic of course. And yes, he got the victory.
Last night’s star-studded Hope for Haiti telethon raised an estimated minimum of $58 million, a preliminary figure that does not include donations from large corporations or private donors, according to CNN. Celebrities Leonardo DiCaprio and supercouple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated $1 million respectively, as have professional sports leagues Major League Baseball and NBA. Boxing promotor Top Rank, who represent such stars of the sport as Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto, has pledged $1 off every ticket in 2010 will go to the Haiti relief effort.
Just kidding… But if you’re like us, the only things you noticed in this photo were a cutting knife, J-Lo, and a woman who looks like Yolanda Saldivar, the woman who killed Latina pop star Selena. J-Lo’s breakthrough role on the silver screen was her portrayal of the singer in the 1997 flick Selena. We didn’t think a sequel would work…
Comedian, alcoholic drug-addict Andy Dick was arrested in West Virginia this morning and jailed on two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree. A man alleges that he was talking to Dick when, “unexpectedly and without invitation,” Dick “grabbed his crotch and began kissing him.” He’s just lucky he didn’t do it on the Jersey Shore, where this happens.
Michael Jackson.com has posted information for anybody “wishing to send MJ a card or gift for Valentine’s Day (or for any other reason), we will be happy to take them to him and have Security place them inside Holly Terrace.” They even give you a mailing address. Haiti might need the donations a bit more right now.
Conan O’Brien’s seven-month run as host of The Tonight Show ended last night. The first guest Tom Hanks walked out to the band playing The Beatles classic “Lovely Rita,” an ode to his wife Rita Wilson, which reportedly cost NBC a cool $500,000. Other guests included Neil Young, Max Weinberg, Steve Carrell, and Will Ferrell. We would post the youtube clip of Will Ferrell leading a Coco-joined rendition of Free Bird, but NBC would have us take it down.
For the first time since a freak bus accident left him with an injured spleen and punctured lung back on Dec 6th, Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo was back on stage performing at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL on Wednesday Jan 20. Thanks to Punknews.org for this one. Good to see Rivers back in action, we’ll attribute the Paramore presence to the painkillers.
What a spectacular finish to game 2 of the Cleveland Vs. Orlando series. With 1 second left in the game, down two, King James gets the ball and lands a 3 point killer from behind the line. Cav’s win by the hair of their chin, 96-95. We haven’t seen a shot like that since the best ever did it to Cleveland in 1989.
Oh boy (or girl), times are getting tough for Dallas Mavericks all-star forward, Dirk Nowitzki. Dirk’s jailed ex-girlfriend, Cristal Taylor, told the Dallas Morning News that she’s pregnant with the couples baby. The illegitimacy of such a union was justified by Cristal when she explained that they were set to be wed in mid July. That is until his meddling German coach stepped in and ordered a prenup/background check, just in the nick of time. Too bad Nowitzki’s coach couldn’t be there when the Mav’s decided to trade Devin Harris for Jason “please don’t make me shoot” Kidd. Germans 1 – Cuban 0.
