MEMORIAL DAY EDITIONThis weekend is a short one because despite having an extra day off form work, its only 1-day extra we take a moment to recognize those veterans past who risked their lives for how we are able to live today. They should be remembered all year round but that is probably too much to do so maybe give them a month at least ... Make something like July Veterans Month for both living and dead. We so under-appreciate those who serve and served.
Weekly Update:
So this is interesting, last Tuesday night James Hong called me and asked if I could accompany him to some red carpet event at this little club. He wasn't sure what it was for but that it involved a younger crowd and thought I might like to go and check it out. James Hong, invites me??! I naturally said sure so he had me pick him up at his home and we drove over. I still have no idea what it was for but it was a very interesting crowd and it did skew a bit young like in the rock-n-roll type of hard rock kind of gang. James was the biggest talent there to be honest and everyone loved him, took pictures and then we went to a Thai restaurant across the street since they didn't serve us any food. It was both a very cool and interesting evening.
At the movies:
Big surprise this holiday weekend as the green ogre still takes the top spot for its 2nd week in a row. "Shrek Forever After" earns a nice 43.3 million and now over the 100 mil cume mark which is still below expectations for this film. New at #2 with disappointing numbers is Sex and the City 2 with a weekend opening of 32.1 and a holiday opening of 46.3 since it opened on a Wednesday. New at #3 is the video game adaption of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time with only 30.2 for both the weekend and holiday. Slight drop to #4 in its 4th week is "Iron Man" with another 18.7 mil and now past the 250 mil cume mark sure to break 300 easily. Rounding off the top 5 is "Robin Hood" with another 10.3 mil and the last time we will see this in the top 5 as it struggles to hit the 100 mil cume.
Quote of the week:
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it." - Upton Sinclair
Other News:Hollywood lights are a little dimmer this week as we lose two historic actors. The first one is the surprise and young Gary Coleman who died last Friday after a traumatic fall and injury to the head. Official cause of death is intercranial hemorrhage at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. Coleman is best know as Arnold Jackson from the hit show "Diff'rent Strokes" where he coined the phrase, "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?" and one role he never grew out of. After the series had ended, his career remained very flat with having regular jobs like a security guard at the Universal Studios lot. The pint size actor was never able to grow out of that image he played back in the 80's and the rest of his life was legal battle after legal battle over something in his life. Gary was 42.
Legendary actor Dennis Hopper died on Saturday after a short battle with
prostate cancer after he was diagnosed back in October of 2009. Hopper's career is so vast with incredible film roles ... it would be impossible to do it any justice. Just to attempt to name a few: "Rebel Without a Cause," "Easy Rider," "Blue Velvet," "Apocalypse Now," "Hoosiers," and "Speed" to just scratch the surface. Hopper was known as the maverick or wild man of holiday back in the day who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame just this past March ... something that was way over due. Hopper died in his home in Venice Beach surrounded with family and friends. He was 74.F
acts & Tips:The most sensitive parts of the body are the mouth and fingertips.
"My name is D. Freak. Uh, I'm a shopaholic. I'm also a former NBA player." - John Salley as D.Freak in "Confessions of a Shopaholic."
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