Archive for May, 2009

Susan Boyle Finishes Second on Britain’s Got Talent

If you haven’t seen what over 65 Million viewers have already seen on Youtube take a look here (Sorry, all these videos have disabled embedding, unfortunately. At least with the electronics I have available. ).

Susan Boyle captured the hearts of the world after that performance on Britain’s Got Talent a couple months back, but was not blessed with the win. Instead she lost to a dancing group known as “Diversity”. Tkae a look at one of their performances here (Again, embedding disabled).

If you like that sort of thing there was another highly acclaimed dance group this season called “Flawless” who you can peep here.

During her finals performance, Boyle looked polished, wearing a sparkling, floor-length gown. She returned to the song that made her an internet sensation — “I Dreamed A Dream” from “Les Miserables.”

The winners earned a 100,000 pound ($159,000) prize and the chance to perform before Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Variety Show.

Boyle won’t go away empty handed I’m sure, as I have read in the past that she was negotiating a contract with Simon Crowell and Sony BMG. So you will ahve plenty of opportunity to hear her sing again.

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Sources Say ABC to Revive “V” From 80s

Man I feel old that I even remember this show. I was about 2 probably when it was out, but all the same I remember the “V” mini-series because when you are a kid this kind of stuff scares you when you see lizards popping out of humans. No amount of medical coding training courses will take care of that kind of ailment.

The 1980s U.S. TV mini-series “V,” about aliens who attempt to conquer Earth, may soon get a series order from ABC, sources told The Hollywood Reporter.

The unidentified sources said the TV network is contemplating ordering an initial run of 13 episodes of a re-imagining of the action mini-series, which ran on NBC in 1984 and 1985.

The Reporter said in addition to considering “V,” ABC is negotiating for a six-episode order of the 20th Television series “The Associates.”

You can watch the original on Google Video too actually.

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Leno Announces Final Tonight Show Guests

Jay Leno will end his 17-year run as the host of The Tonight Show on May 29, 2009. HE took over for the legend, Johnny Carson way back in 1992. Taking over for him will be another Late Night star, Conan O’Brien.

His last guest will in fact be Conan O’Brien, as he hands over the reigns to the new host, who will begin on June 1st.

Conan looks a lot different than Jay. Jay is a big guy who usually has a little color, while Conan is about 8 feet tall, pale, and looks like he sucks down Phenphedrine daily to keep himself from gaining any body fat.

Other guests for the night will include: Mel Gibson, Pop legend, Prince, and Leno’s very first guest when he took over the show, Billy Crystal.

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Martin Scorsese Set to Direct Frank Sinatra Biopic

Probably plenty of Frank movies out there, but none that I can remember on this level. The most recent one I think I remember seeing was a (made for TV?) movie called The Rat Pack that was about him, Sammy, Dean, etc.

Director Martin Scorsese has been handed the reigns of a biopic about legendary singer Frank Sinatra. Universal Pictures and Mandalay Pictures will produce the film; the companies acquired both the life rights and music rights of the Chairman of the Board. “We have dreamt of making a movie about Frank Sinatra, and Marty Scorsese is undeniably the perfect vision keeper for this project,” Mandalay chairman Peter Guber said in a statement.

Some speculate, with out basis, that because Scorsese has worked with Leo DiCaprio so much recently that he would be the man to play Frank. I guess that isn’t out of the realm of possibility. Certainly not as a sure thing as top rated car insurance companies online though.

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Van Gogh May Not Have Cut Off Own Ear

According to a new book called “In Van Gogh’s Ear: Paul Gauguin and the Pact of Silence,” it is suggested that it wasn’t Van Gogh at all who cut off his own ear. It was Paul Gauguin, an accomplished fencer, who cut off his ear with a sword.

It has long been believed the mentally ill Van Gogh cut off his own ear in 1888. An instance that the book is saying is false.

The book, which sounds pretty interesting actually, is supposedly based on the original police investigation into the matter.

German academics Hans Kaufmann and Rita Wildegans reportedly spent a decade studying police records, witness accounts and letters sent by the two artists.

The authors ultimately concluded Gauguin was responsible for cutting off Van Gogh’s ear, which the injured artist apparently handed to a prostitute named Rachel. The painters then told the police Van Gogh cut it off himself to protect Gauguin from prosecution, the BBC quoted the authors as saying.

Interesting. Sound slike a decent book to read whether true, or not. Wonder how useful acne treatments would be for a guy with no ear. Probably isn’t really all that important at that point.

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