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Archive for May, 2008
Dennis Rodman Arrested
Author: ryan1 May
Former NBA star and socialite Dennis Rodman was arrested and charged with domestic violence after he allegedly struck a woman at a Los Angeles hotel.
In early 2003, Rodman was arrested on charges of domestic violence at his home in Newport Beach in Southern California’s Orange County for allegedly hitting his then-fiancee on her lip. His ex-wife Michelle Moyer said in her divorce filing that Rodman had a history of domestic violence. The star has had a difficult time coping with a recent divorce, and suffered from substance abuse, Rodman’s manager Steve Simon told the Los Angeles Times.
Patterns? DO NOT PIGEONHOLE DENNIS RODMAN!
N2Deep, I Almost Forgot You!
Author: Ms. Nickels1 May
I was just snooping around MySpace, checkin’ everyone’s comments out to see what’s up, when I came across a flier promoting an N2Deep show at LaSalles, a local watering hole in Chico.
“WTF?” says I. “Why do I know that name?”
Then I YouTubed them. “Back to the Hotel” yes yes I remember. Now I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I actually wanna go to the show. And I actually want to interview Jay Tee. While some people may think the retro days of boy rap groups are wack, I’ll embrace this shit for a minute if only for the nostalgia. At least these cats are coming through my small-ass town finally! And not even to the Senator, but to LaSalles! Maybe I can even drink one of these with Jay Tee:
Starbucks Losing Customers Left And Right, Including Me
Author: Daniel Taylor1 May
Ah the irony! On the same day that their new earning report showed a 21% drop in quarterly earnings, widely attributed to a drop-off in customers, the Downtown Chico Starbucks, which I’ve been fiercely loyal to for the last five years, if not longer, lost me as a twice-daily customer on account of some stupid ass shit. For your edification, I’ll reproduce here the letter I wrote to Starbucks customer service department:
I’ve been going to the Starbucks in Downtown Chico every day, some times, two or three times a day, for the last five years, if not longer. It truly had become, to borrow the Starbucks parlance, my “third place”. For about the last year I’ve been ordering the exact same drink, every single time: three shots on ice in a venti cup. The baristas usually joke about it being a “ghetto latte” since it is cheaper than getting an iced latte but essentially the same thing once you put some cream in it. However, with all the signage in place saying things like “your drink should be perfect” etc, I really didn’t think it was a big deal. Today however, the manager of the store (who has served me the drink in question dozens of times) informed me that I was “stealing” from Starbucks by putting milk in my drink and made it clear that me and my business were no longer wanted, or needed, all in front of the numerous people waiting in line behind me This is unfortunate in many ways, not the least of which is the fact that, in my job as a writer for local, regional and national print and online publications, I have always made it a habit to talk about how much I love Starbucks, despite the hipness currently associated with corporate bashing. I have defended Starbucks in the face of criticism more times than I can count, but now I wish that I had chosen otherwise. If you want to bill me for all the milk I’ve “stolen” over the last 5 years of patronage my address is above.
Fuck it. Peets is better anyway.
Mariah Cannon
Author: Ms. Nickels1 May
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon jumped the broom yesterday. Place all bets on how long the marriage will last in the comments section. Winner will get a gold star sticker.
Here’s two of their best moments evar:
Missing Balloon-Propelled Priest Feared Dead; Brazilian Navy Calls Off Search
Author: spencer1 May
As we reported last week, a Brazilian priest has gone missing after attempting to raise money by breaking a world record for the longest amount of time suspended in the air by party balloons. The money was to be used to build a truck stop rest area / church. Father Adelir Antonio de Carli, missing since April 20, is now feared dead. After 135 hours the Brazilian Navy called off the search, although private fishermen are continuing to look for the missing reverend.
From the Associated Press:
Brazil navy ends search for missing balloonist priest
By STAN LEHMAN – 3 days ago
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s navy has dropped its search for a priest who vanished more than a week ago while floating over the Atlantic with a cluster of party balloons, a spokeswoman said Monday.
The Rev. Adelir Antonio de Carli has been missing since April 20, shortly after he lifted off from the southern port city of Paranagua strapped to 1,000 helium-filled balloons.
Navy spokeswoman Lt. Catia Sandri said the hunt, conducted with one helicopter and two boats, was called off over the weekend because no sign of the priest was found after 135 hours of searching.
She said several private fishing boats were still looking for the Roman Catholic priest, but said chances of finding de Carli alive in the ocean are “very remote.”
The air force ended its four-day search for the priest on Thursday after its planes covered more than 1,900 square miles of land and sea.
Fire department rescue teams continued looking for the 41-year-old priest in densely forested coastal mountains, said Deputy Fire Commander Paulo Eduardo Neves.
The priest had been trying to raise money to build a rest stop and worship center for truckers.
Even though our blogging staff consists mainly of pseudo-religious non-denominational Christians, pagans and Jews, we are sending our prayers anyway. That’s the kind of priest we want in this world - the fearless, adventurous and dirigible kind.
Ramones: “I Just Wanna Have Something To Do”
Author: some guy1 May
Talk about cruising… The Ramones, 1979, “I Just Wanna Have Something To Do”
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