COME AND LISTEN TO A STORY 'BOUT A MAN WHO'S DEAD
This is sad. From the Associated Press...
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Jerry Scoggins, who sang "The Ballad of Jed Clampett," which introduced the comical clan on "The Beverly Hillbillies," has died. He was 93.
He died at his home Tuesday of natural causes, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The song and the TV show premiered in 1962 and were instant hits. The CBS series starring Buddy Ebsen as Jed drew up to 60 million viewers at its peak and ran until 1971.
The ballad, which begins, "Come and listen to a story about a man name Jed/ a poor mountaineer who barely kept his family fed/ then one day he was shootin' for some food/ and up through the ground came a bubblin' crude," was written by Paul Henning.
Scoggins sang the lyrics while Nashville bluegrass stars Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs played guitar and banjo.
Scoggins came out of retirement to sing the theme again for a 1993 movie based on the TV series.
Scoggins' country and western trio, the Cass County Boys, was hired by Gene Autry for his Melody Ranch radio program in 1946. The group performed in 17 of Autry's movies.
The group, whose other members were John "Bert" Dodson and Fred Martin, also performed with Bing Crosby on television in the early 1950s.
The Cass County Boys were inducted into the Western Music Hall of Fame in 1996.
A memorial service is scheduled Friday.
12.13.04 @ 10:16 AM CST [link]
SUPER MODEL GISELE BUNDCHEN: SUPER BITCH?
No matter how hot a chick might be, somewhere out there, there's a dude who's tired of putting up with her crap. From EMediaWire.com...
Super Model Gisele Bundchen, Reneges on “Lost Dog” Reward Offer; San Bernardino Couple Arrested, Released, and Talking to Media
A young San Bernardino couple is going public with questions about supermodel Gisele Bundchen's "no questions asked" $5000.00 reward offer, which remains unpaid more than two weeks after the couple returned Bundchen's dog only to be arrested at gunpoint, handcuffed and held in custody. Although cleared by the police, the couple has no explanation from Bundchen of why they were treated like criminals and denied the reward.
Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) December 10, 2004 -- Supermodel Gisele Bundchen’s “no questions asked” $5000.00 reward offer for her lost dog just before Thanksgiving, may have gotten her dog back, but, according to the young couple who responded to the offer and returned her seven year old Yorkshire terrier, Bundchen’s attitude now is “no questions answered”. Reminiscent of Bundchen’s former agency boss, John Casablanca's widely publicized description of Bundchen that she is “a monster of selfishness” and designer Roberto Cavalli’s claim that Bundchen “welshed" on a business deal with him, Janelle Olson (20) and Paul Douwenga (21) of San Bernardino County, California, (90 miles east of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Hollywood Hills Estate to which the dog was returned according to Los Angeles police), have had to retain an attorney to find out what happened to the “hefty” reward offer which Bundchen published when she was reportedly "depressed, devastated and frantic" over the disappearance of her seven year old Yorkshire terrier, Vida on November 17, which had no identifying information on its collar when found running in the public street.
“My friends and I found the dog running in the street where it was almost hit by a pickup truck” said Janelle, we picked it up and took it with us to keep it safe. As soon as she could get back to Hollywood, six days later, Janelle made sure to go to the neighborhood where the dog was rescued. There she saw the anonymous reward posters, which Bundchen, reportedly on the advice of Paris Hilton, had plastered all over the neighborhood. That evening Janelle and Paul, along with their 18 month old son gathered up Vida and brought her back to Los Angeles where they arranged to meet with the owner and exchange the Vida for the reward. Instead, after returning the dog in good condition as promised, Paul and Janelle were suddenly arrested at gunpoint by three detectives, thrown to the ground and held their while 18 month old Schyler, their son, screamed with distress and fright. Transported to the police station still in handcuffs, Paul asked officers “what have I done wrong”? Two hours later after questioning, Paul and Janelle were released and told by police that they had been cleared of any wrong-doing. In subsequent conversations with authorities, Paul and Jenelle were told that the owners of the dog had made a theft complaint, apparently failing to tell police about published reports that Vida had run away from home before, and even after police cleared Janelle and Paul, Bundchen was refusing to pay the reward. Attempts by Paul and Janelle to get an explanation from Bundchen were rebuffed, until they hired attorney Frank Edward Harrigan III of Claremont, who made contact with Bundchen’s agent, Ann Nelson at IMG and has since been in discussions about the matter with attorneys for Ms. Bundchen. As Paul told Access Hollywood in a recent interview, “If we had gotten the reward money as promised and an apology on the night all this happened, that would have been the end of it. Now, we are upset and distressed about everything we have had to go through including reading press reports instigated by Bundchen, or her entourage, that stated or implied we must be “dognappers” or leave us feeling humiliate when we have to tell our friends that although we brought the dog back to its owner, we didn’t get the promised reward.”
"Even after they were cleared by police, Bundchen's people have wrongly maintained and implied Paul and Janelle deserved the humiliating treatment they received. " said the couples attorney, Frank Harrigan. “At this point, based upon everything we know, it appears Bundchen and others who conspired with her had no intention of paying the reward when they made the offer. For example, according to what the police told my clients, there was a video tape, apparently part of Dicaprio’s security system, of Janelle’s vehicle when her friends rescued Vida from the street. From the day the dog was missing the police may have known how to find Janelle and the dog, but they made no attempt contact her. Also, one press report initiated by Bundchen’s press operation, however, explicitly stated that Bundchen suspected “dognappers” in the disappearance of Vida. The “hefty” reward offer was a clearly trick, a ruse and a deception, from what we have read perhaps suggested by Ms. Hilton. Now that the police have verified Janelle and Paul acted innocently, Bundchen and her people still don’t want to honor the reward or even apologize to Paul and Janelle for what they went through, including a car chase in which someone apparently associated with Bundchen terrorized Janelle by chasing her car around the Hollywood Hills the day she learned of the reward. By going public the couple stated they hoped to begin to counter the false impressions created by the arrest, press reports and Bundchen's failure to honor her 'no questions asked" reward, according to the couple.
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12.13.04 @ 10:09 AM CST [link]
NEW SEX WRECKS WEBSITE
Hey, kiddies! Point your browsers over to www.SexWrecks.com. It's a new site you're sure to enjoy. Brought to you by the the fine folks at www.MrSkin.com and featuring some hysterical stories by such faves as Selwyn Harris and Christian Shapiro, the site also boasts porn chick interviews. Go there now, but know that the official launch is still coming. According to a recent communique, "The site that's there now will be fully working and appropriately hyped on the third of the year." So now you know.
12.13.04 @ 10:04 AM CST [link]
FOR THE CHICKS
Check this out at www.mypole.co.uk/mingestyling.htm.
Niki is a Lap Dancer, a Model and a Pubic Hair Dressing expert. She has written this guide to dying your bush.
If you want to see more of Niki check out her website www.mypole.co.uk/niki
Down There Hair Care
What you will need:
Creme bleach for sensitve facial skin
Hairdresser's hair dye application brush
Temporary hair colour (red, pink and blue are my faves)
Vaseline
Dark towels
Soap & water
If you are anything darker than blonde you will need to bleach it first. As with any skin preparation you need to do a patch test 24 hours before. If you have no adverse reaction from either the bleach or the dye then you can go ahead.
After you have washed and dried the area using soap and water, using a creme bleach for facial hair and sensitive skin, follow the manufacturer's instructions and apply it generously. You might need to leave it on for up to an hour, but you must always follow the instructions on the packet. If it doesn't go sufficiently light within the maximum time, rinse it off and reapply a new lot. Do not sit there in agony if it does start to burn/itch/etc. - get it rinsed off in tepid/lukewarm (not hot) water.
Once you have rinsed off the bleach and you are left with your platinum pubes, coat the surrounding skin you don't want to be dyed with vaseline.
Of course, you don't have to dye them any further - I adore having platinum pubes with my dark brown hair (this is my style at the moment). Its like a bottle blonde in reverse. If you do opt for this then you will need to do your roots every 10 days or so, and condition the hair as you would with the hair on your head otherwise it gets horrible and crispy - not a good look (or feel). Also, keep the fake tan off as it will be absorbed by the bleached hair.
If you are dyeing the hair, I prefer to leave a day between bleaching and dyeing, to minimise the risk of irritation.
Using a hairdresser's hair dye applicator brush, apply the dye with a dabbing motion, ensuring all the hair is evenly and generously covered. Try not to get any dye on the skin not being dyed and if it does, wipe if off straight away. It might bring the girls out in thrush or affect the more sensitive areas. Leave that on for a good 20 minutes (but not if more than stated on the bottle). Do it again the next day if you need to reapply to minimise chances of irritation.
When you get your roots through you will have to start from the absolute beginning every 2 weeks.
Or you could just wax the whole lot off and stick on one of Kimbal's body jellies....
(she means from the My Pole Shop www.mypoleshop.co.uk)
12.13.04 @ 09:56 AM CST [link]
