Daily Archives: November 24, 2008

HELP WANTED: SNITCHES ONLY…

 

The Albuquerque Police Department has turned to the want ads for snitches.
An ad this week in the alternative newspaper The Alibi asks “people who hang out with crooks” to do part-time work for the police.
It reads in part: “Make some extra cash! Drug use and criminal record OK.”
 
Capt. Joe Hudson says police received more than [...]

LOOK, POOKIE DIDN’T DIE AFTERALL!

Never let it be said that life doesn’t come full circle. Some 17 years after New Jack City’s unlikely fan favorite, Pookie met his demise (he was blown to little crack filled pieces in the warehouse explosion) CHRIS ROCK (last night at the UK Madagascar preem) proves that he’s still alive and well…
Who knew facial [...]

CITIGROUP GETS A BAILOUT…

 

The U.S. government on Sunday announced a massive rescue package for Citigroup – the latest move to steady the banking giant, whose shares plunged in the past week on fears about its exposure to toxic mortgage securities.
The plan has two key features:
First, the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will backstop some [...]

MICHAEL JACKSON DODGES THE BAHRAINIAN BULLET…

 

Dammit MICHAEL! 
The King of Pop managed to avoid a showdown with a sheik of Bahrain in a London court, reaching a last-minute settlement in a $7 million battle over a music deal gone sour.
“As Mr. Jackson was about to board his plane to London, he was advised by his legal team to postpone his travels since [...]

THE BOX OFFICE ROUND-UP: A WEEKEND OF TWILIGHT

 

Chances are, you knew a little girl who this movie this weekend…
A female-dominated audience drove Twilight’s opening weekend to among the biggest in Hollywood history: a $70.6 million Friday-Sunday gross, per studio estimates.
“This is a game-changer. This is an industry-changing performance,” Exhibitor Relations analyst Jeff Bock said today. “With the success of Sex and the City, and Mamma [...]

TODAY’S WISDOM: BE ABOUT THE WORK

The secret of achievement is not to let what you’re doing get to you before you get to it.

Kobi Yamada
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve found myself distracted from the task at hand by something momentarily cooler. And it’s always in that moment of distraction where I’ve dropped the ball. 
I once went to [...]

THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS…

The American Music Awards went down tonight in LA. There were no huge surprises: RIHANNA won twice, CHRIS BROWN took hom Singer of the Year, KANYE won Best Rapper, BEYONCE gave an amazing (pre-taped) performance and JAMIE FOXX and T-PAIN all plugged themselves endlessly…

And check out KANYE’s performance of ‘Heartless’…

LOTS more pics and performaces by [...]