These Are The Things I Think About -- May 22nd-27th

Here we are again. What’s been going on? Let’s start in the entertainment world. First up Reality TV. After being unable to agree on a new contract A&E has canceled "Dog the Bounty Hunter". The show was on for 8 seasons, or just over 1 season in Dog years :-P … afraid it ain’t gonna get any better then that one kids! 

More from TV, Jersey Shore, confirmed pregnant Snooki will be having a baby boy come delivery day. Wrooong…its Snooki, come on, she’s having a douchebag… Am I wrong?! 

From our only in America file. Pop quiz hot shot, what is the latest food item to be deep fried? Survey says: Girl Guide cookies. Deep fried Girl Guide Cookies are set to be the rage at this years Texas State Fair. Yeehaw!! 

Moving on, if you invested in facebook, sorry bout your luck. Stock in facebook is going down faster then Paris Hilton on prom night…No?, you don’t like that one…..how about facebook stock is going down faster then Lewinski on Clinton?…Zzing-ha (This random 90s reference brought to you by Y2K, Grunge & NHL expansion to 30 teams*) Personally, Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg has been down as much as 2 billion dollars since the company went public. Only thing worse is the fact he can afford to loose that much money. 

OK, prediction time. Whose gonna be the next celebrity to get diabetes. My money's on Britney Spears. Her X Factor contract has been released. It calls for her dressing room to be stocked with fried chicken, 12 Snickers bars and 24 cans of Coke. What, no deep fried Girl Guide Cookies?... Insulin sold separately. 

Some sad news, Eugene Polley, the man, who invented the remote control, has died at the age of 96. (he was buried between 2 couch cushions: Letterman -Gold!) Think about Eugene when you are lying on the couch. You owe so much of your laziness to that man.

Unfortunately more sad news, Sam Porcello, the man who invented the filling in Oreo cookies has died. Sam was 76. Oddly, I hear his wishes specifically request he is dunked in milk before being fed into a cremation fire…weird 

-Gilmore 

--Oh P.S.  *-This year's NHL Stanley Cup Finals are set. The New Jersey Devils VS The LA Kings. It’s been interesting to see everyone jump on the LA bandwagon all of a sudden. Ah, I remember when I was driving it all by myself, into Vancouver. And we all know what happened in that first round! Anywho, it's gonna be a great final, can’t wait!

P.S.S.-- Had another radio first this week. Fire in the sky! Never thought I'd read this forecast from Environment Canada:

These Are The Things I Think About -- May 6th-21st

Hope you had an awesome May 2-4….or May long, or May Run, or 24th of May, or Victoria Day Weekend, or whatever else you call it. Myself, had an excellent weekend, and an excellent previous weekend on vacation for a wedding. Hence the delay in Blogging. So let’s get up to speed shall we! 

Well we are down another Kennedy. RFK Jr’s, estranged wife Mary Kennedy, was found dead this past week from an apparent suicide. She was 52. Do any of the folks in this family ever die from old age and pass away peacefully in their sleep? 

Moving on, a thief in Britain recently stole over 17 thousand dollars worth of adult sex toys. A spokesperson for the company says “this really sucks”. Mind you I’m not sure if that was a plug for one of the toys or the situation itself…. Zing-ha! 

Since we’re talking naughty stuff. Here’s your latest get sexy trick. Eat Yogurt. Scientists say rats fed yogurt seem both slimmer and sexier. Specifically vanilla yogurt. Not sure about you, but thinking the rats are getting sexier; those scientists have spent a little too much time in the lab. Not sayin’ I’m just sayin’ 

A local Timmins plug (yep, that’s where I work), Timmins’ own Shania Twain has been named among Hello Magazine's most beautiful Canadians. They wanted to get someone from the city on the list and I was too busy to get to the photo shoot. ;-P   ...Look for it now, the new issue is out. 

More from the magazine world. Awesome news for Jenny McCarthy fans, she’s going back to Playboy. Jenny is set to appear nude once more in the upcoming July issue. Inside note, you now know what to get me for my birthday! 

And finally, just so you know May is Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month,…FAAACK!! 

-Gilmore 


--Oh P.S. Last week Conan O’Brien was on The Late Show with David Letterman. I’m a big fan of both hosts & it was great to watch them together. Of course, they did touch on Conan’s situation with NBC and Jay Leno when he got screwed out of The Tonight Show. You’ll remember, Dave got screwed out of The Tonight Show too back in the 90s. Here’s the interview: 

Part 1, Conan O'Brien and David Letterman:
   

 Part 2, Conan on Letterman:

These Are The Things I Think About -- Apr23rd-May6th

Yeah, yeah, yeah, been a while since my last post. What can I say I'm a busy man. Here's a few highlights of what happened in the world the last little bit: 

Well lets start with story from the “sad & gross for too many reasons” file. It’s official, the Octomom has signed her first deal to work in Porn. Barf, what isn’t wrong with that statement. I also hear she’s ripping off a James Bond movie for her stage name. Ladies & gentlemen, prepare yourselves for the Octo-Pussy. 

Moving on to a just as classy character, Charlie Sheen. His latest, Charlie’s threatened to sue a New York strip club, worried a VIP room named after him could damage his reputation. Really?…really?!! Frankly, I think the strip club should be worried about Charlie’s name damaging theirs! 

Costco is now offering home mortgages. Great for the person buying housing in bulk. 

The Avengers opened at the Box office and is setting records left, right and centre. But don’t forget the animated movie The Pirates-Band of Misfits is also in theatres. It is rated PG, which is odd, I thought for sure it woulda been rated AAARRRR! :-) ha 

In Sports, do you know what a ‘ball hawk’ is? Its someone who goes to Major League Baseball games to catch balls hit into the crowd. A guy named Zach Hample has caught over 5800, and he’s written a book highlighting tricks to do it. See, ya learn something new everyday kids. All this time I thought ‘ball hawk’ was the nickname for Paris Hilton…. Zinnnnggaah! 

And we’ll end with a head scratcher. Egypt's government is set to pass a new law making it legal for husbands and wives to have sex with their dead partners for up to six hours after they have died. Creepy. It is called the 'Farewell Intercourse' law, and no, I am not making this up. Oh those crazy Egyptians....Perhaps there is a lot more to the mummification then we need really to know about!

-Gilmore 

--Oh P.S. I'm sure you've long heard by now. Sad news came down Friday afternoon, Adam Yauch,  rapper 'MCA' of The Beastie Boys passed away. He was 47. The Beastie Boys are one of those groups everybody loves or enjoys on some level and Adam’s death truly marks the end of an era. Just one instance of Adam's, and the group's significance, The Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year. Many excellent tributes and condolences have been sent out since his passing. I offer one of my favourite videos of all time, and it's a great song to boot!