Fess Parker R.I.P

By dfunzy on 3/18/10 2:32pm
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Fess ParkerFess ParkerDavy Crockett star Fess Parker dies. Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Fess Parker are no more. A TV icon is at rest.


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Letterman & Kimmel Team To Bully Leno?

By dfunzy on 3/17/10 5:07am
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David LettermanDavid LettermanI missed the David Letterman, show last night (3/16/10) to catch Betty White on Leno. Checking the web this morning, I read the buzz about  Jimmy Kimmel's appearance on Letterman's show. Jimmy Kimmel of  "Jimmy Kimmel Live!",  the late-night talk show that airs on ABC, and David Letterman of CBS late night show -- What did Kimmel and Letterman  talk about?  NBC's Jay Leno. What else? Letterman and Kimmel swapped stories about one of their favorite targets / topics, Jay Leno. I caught a clip of the Letterman and Kimmel exchange -- Yes, some of the jokes were funny, but that is not the point. It is not a good sign when the two of them feel the need to team up to trash Leno. After one week back at the 'Tonight "  show desk, Leno has placed the NBC show back on top. Letterman must be feeling the heat. Stay tune. Somehow, I feel that a Leno response is coming.

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Betty White: Hot and In Demand -- On Leno

By dfunzy on 3/17/10 4:14am
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Betty WhiteBetty WhiteBetty White is hot in America and she is getting hotter. Caught her last night on the Leno show. She was funny. She flirted with Hugh Jackman and talked about her hyper, gone red hot and just sizzling, pop/rock star like status.



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The Tiger Announces His Return

By dfunzy on 3/16/10 11:17am
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Tiger WoodsTiger WoodsLate this morning Tiger Woods issued the statement that he will  return to golf  on April 8th, to play in the Masters tournament , and all afternoon cable news, the golf channel, and the Internet Social Media sites have been buzzing about what this will mean to golf, to the world, to civilization -- yeah.  In the statement, the Tiger said, "The Masters is where I won my first major, and I view this tournament with great respect ... After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I’m ready to start my season at Augusta."

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Seinfeld, SNL and Massa

By dfunzy on 3/15/10 1:24pm
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Rep. Eric MassaRep. Eric MassaFormer Congressman Eric Massa, who left Congress under a cloud, hoping to head off an investigation into charges that he sexually harassed male members of his staff, is about to bow into news oblivion. Mr. Massa's chosen method of departure, his  twisted trail of changing stories, his attempt to place the fault and the blame,  and the responsibility, for his failures on others, his feeble attempts for revenge,  only added to his public embarrassment and humiliation. Saturday Night Live (SNL), that observer of and commentator on the foibles of the powerful and of the not so powerful of our times, has weighed in on ex-Congressman Massa and on his weird departure.

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John Edwards, you should kick yourself.

By dfunzy on 3/15/10 7:41am
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John EdwardsJohn EdwardsToday, John Edwards has another bad day in the news. First check out the article about his mistress in the Washington Post on line."Rielle Hunter speaks for the first time in GQ interview about John and Elizabeth Edwards, Andrew Young, and the big-money donors." The pantless photos look so Hollywoodish, B- movie- ish. R-rated. The mistress bad mouthing the saintly, now ex-wife isn't going to go down well. Did she have to describe their first date? How they slept together the first night they met?  Well, it was better than Ex congressman Massa telling the world of his encounter with the White House chief of staff in the shower room of  gym of the House of Representatives!.

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R.I.P. Peter Graves

By dfunzy on 3/14/10 8:06pm
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Peter GravesPeter GravesThe actor Peter Graves died today. He was 83. He will be remembered as the  "the cool spymaster" Jim Phelps, leader of the Impossible Missions Force or IMF, of television's “Mission Impossible,” and as the dignified host of the “Biography” series." He appeared in hundreds of television shows. He died at his home from natural causes, a heart attack. (New York Times)

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Female Gets Varsity Head Coaching Position

By Thoreson on 3/13/10 4:09pm
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HS Football CoachHS Football CoachCalvin Coolidge Senior High School has selected Natalie Randolph as their next coach of their high school varsity football team.  Randolph teaches biology and environmental sciences at the school, and was chosen from about 15 candidates.  She most likely is the only female varsity football head coach in the country.

She told the Associated Press, "While I'm proud to be part of what this all means," Randolph said, "being female has nothing to do with it. I love football. I love football, I love teaching, I love these kids. My being female has nothing to do with my support and respect for my players on the field and in the classroom."

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Budget Cuts: Goodbye Schools

By Thoreson on 3/13/10 2:29pm
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School ClosingsSchool ClosingsThe Kansas City School Board, in a budget saving measure with pressure from the school's superintentent, voted to close 28 schools.  A last minute, ditch effort was made to save 12 of those 28 schools, but that measured failed, as well.  The slim margain, a 5 to 4 vote, also caused a lot of emotion.  Rightfully so as children were seen crying and parents were livid after hearing about the vote.

Chris Hernandez of KSHB NBC out of Kansas City, Missouri interviewed a woman who said, I have an 8-year-old and a 6-year-old that will be going to school with 12th graders- and I find that very inappropriate. I don't feel my children will be safe," said Deneicia Williams.

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Betty White To Host SNL May 8

By dfunzy on 3/11/10 10:01am
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Betty WhiteBetty WhiteThis morning  WNBC News announced that the "Golden Girls"  star, the 88-year-old comedian, Betty White will host NBC's Saturday Night Live on May 8. -- So, it is official. And who said the suits at NBC were dumb? Lots of people. They gave Conan O'Brien the boot to the backside. Well -- in this case they did something very smart. They heard from a half million Betty White fans via Facebook and decided  that it would be a good idea to start the May sweeps off with Betty White hosting Saturday Night Live. Betty White will  be joined by several funny ladies from SNL past -- Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer and Rachel Dratch. The show is being called a Mother's Day special.  Most of the SNL veteran ladies are mothers. Betty White isn't.

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