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Archive for May 30th, 2008

SILVERDOCS

Friday, May 30th, 2008

SILVERDOCS is a great film festival, one of the best in the country. Here is the link to their site and info on  their line-up of films. Also check out when “Kicking It” is slated to be shown as well.

Bad Bad Karma

Friday, May 30th, 2008

I have friends in China. They are working hard to help the people affected by the powerful earthquake that has killed tens of thousands of people and destroyed countless homes and lives. China is a powerful nation but it is made up of a billion individuals that are all trying to pull together for a common good over this natural disaster. People are suffering. This is a major human relief effort around a serious natural disaster. The last thing these volunteers need is a “has been” Hollywood starlet to be commenting on their efforts or the reason for the suffering of these families in need. This comment will kill her career in China and the international market is about the only place Sharon Stone still “sells”. I am not surprised at all by the Chinese reaction to her comments. Imagine if someone equated ”karma” to what happened to the people in New Orleans over Hurricane Katrina. Despicable.

Fun New Site

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Tatiana Platt, a former AOL exec and a good friend, is one of the founders of this fun new site called FameGame. It is a very targeted social network: a bit of a gossip site; a bit of a social network; and a bit of a local celeb site all mashed up into one nice user interface. Check it out.

Maybe Pittsburgh is now Hockeytown?

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Wow - wow! Check out these ratings numbers. Off the chart!

“What Did the Doctor Say?”

Friday, May 30th, 2008

He said, “You are going to die.”

Funny joke. Here is the real life set-up.

Mad Mike’s Wikipedia Entry

Friday, May 30th, 2008

I had forgotten about the shoe incident at Madison Square Garden and the quote about the village idiot. The comment about hair gel is tame, if lame, in comparison. :-)

AO on NBC

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Got to admit, any one of our bloggers could have done a much better interview with Alex than these two members of the mainstream media. What a silly interview to conduct on national television! Don’t you agree? 

Just Get Rid of Motorcycles

Friday, May 30th, 2008

They aren’t safe. Many athletes have ruined their careers or been killed in accidents riding on them. Athletes sometimes feel the need for speed but the truth is motorcycles, in the hands of an inexperienced rider, are quite dangerous. This is such a tragedy. Our hearts and prayers go out to Luc’s family and to his teammates.

Nice Recognition for Clearspring Technologies

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Here is a very nice blog post. Check it out.