Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Keepin’ it real down wit up in here, Torn Slatterns and Nugget Ranchers


Eww, hate to hear that
There was an embarrassing moment during the jury deliberation at the Michael Jackson trial. When Michael’s lawyer told Jackson he could get 3 to 6. Michael said; “But I prefer them 10 to 13.”

Embarrrasssing
The winner of the Scripps national spelling bee was a San Diego teenager named Anurag Kashyap. It was a close one, he was almost disqualified; when he signed up for the spelling bee, Anurag Kashyap misspelled his own name.


It was kind of embarrassing. When informed about the National Spelling Bee, President Bush said; “What’s the big deal with a spelling bee? Even I can spell B.”

Unfortunate
A race horse in New Zealand named Rain, Hail, or Shine, was hit and killed by lightening. Yeah, in addition, things don’t look to good for another horse named: Meteor Shower.

It was that good
At the French Open, Spain’s Rafael Nadal overcame a spirited comeback by Argentinean Mariano Puerto. It was such a well fought match that the French crowd could not figure out who to boo.

The match featured grunting, sweating, sliding, falling and diving; and that was just the French fans fighting over their seats.

Who would have thought?
The San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon was swept by four Kenyans; in equally shocking sports news: at a swimming meet many competitors reportedly got wet.

Hollywood magic
In New York, Russell Crowe was arrested for throwing a phone in the face of a hotel worker. Isn’t that classic? In movies the guy is a champion boxer, a gladiator, and swash-buckling war ship captain, in reality he has a hissy-fit, pulls a Naiomi Campbell and flings a phone at the help.

Who is shocked that movie-gladiator/boxer/ Russell Crowe pulled a Naiomi Campbell and threw a phone at the help? In the movies, Tom Cruise was a fighter pilot and trained Samurai warriors, in real life he jumps up and down on Oprah’s couch bleating; “I’m in love, I’m in love.”

Enough already
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes continue to proclaim their love ad nausea but many are unconvinced; last night, for example, when Holmes mistakenly spoke interrupting the Tony Awards broadcast, Cruise got furious and flung a tofu-quiche appetizer at her.