My mom and I attempted to go to the Historical Preservation Society meeting last night since I believe my town’s going to hell in a hand basket. Unfortunately, there weren’t any parking spaces and I was hungry. So I’ll have to be a good citizen next month.
In Theaters:
Alpha Dog
Miss Potter
Arthur and the Invisibles
Primeval
Tears of the Black Tiger
NASCAR News:
Congratulations to Robby Gordon who captured stage 6 of the Dakar Rally. He is 18th overall.
Kerry Earnhardt, oldest child of Dale Earnhardt, will join DEI as an employee beginning next week. Earnhardt will act as a liaison between DEI’s Nextel Cup and Busch Series teams and serve as a test driver as well as race in a handful of races. (jayski.com)
Random Quote: "No more than 12 -- it shouldn't have been more than 10 to begin with [because] that's a quarter of the field. Why do we need to bring in more than that?" – Tony Stewart on the Chase for the Nextel Cup (nascar.com)
Giants Update:
The Giants have fired defensive coordinator Tim Lewis on Thursday. The Giants had the 25th ranked defense in the League this season.
NFL Playoffs:
Saturday’s Games
Indianapolis Colts @ Baltimore Ravens
4:30 PM/est on CBS
Philadelphia Eagles @ New Orleans Saints
8 PM/est on Fox
Sunday’s Games
Seattle Seahawks @ Chicago Bears
1 PM/est on Fox
New England Patriots @ San Diego Chargers
4:30 PM/est on CBS
Around Sports:
Baseball
Barry Bonds tested positive for amphetamines last season and reportedly blamed teammate Mark Sweeney. Bonds has since apologized for his remarks.
Mark Mulder resigned with the St. Louis Cardinals. He’ll earn $13 million over two years with an option for a third year.
Dodger Stadium will now be offering fans an all you can section (minus beer, ice cream and candy). The right field pavilion seats will cost fans $35 or $40 if bought on gameday. Seats in the left field will cost only $10 but will not offer unlimited dodger dogs and other goodies. What an awesome idea. I hope other stadiums adopt this plan! (AP)
MLS
The Beckhams are coming to America after David Beckham signed a five year deal worth a reported $250 million (including sponsorship) with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He had been playing for Real Madrid.
Around the World:
In if it didn’t work in Arizona why not try it in NJ news…NJ wants to give one lucky voter a million dollars just for voting. NJ is hoping to increase voter turnout by essentially buying votes, only this time, it won’t be done under the table. A similar measure was rejected in Arizona. People have the right to vote, if they don’t want to vote, that’s their own mistake. The incentive to vote should be wanting to have an input in how your life is run, not getting paid! (Thanks Mom!)
The Pizza Patron has received hate mail and death threats since putting up signs saying they accept pesos as a form of payment. Exactly how many pesos does a pizza cost? (AP)
In come on, I really wanted you to be President news…Sen. John McCain (AZ-R) has sided with President Bush on the issue of Iraq. McCain believes it is a good idea to increase troops in the area. John, siding with Bush: Bad; getting as far away from Bush’s policies: Very Good!
Popo in my crib News:
Hercules, an adorable tabby weighing a scant 20 pounds, who had been stealing food out of a family’s house, was recently caught. The woman had been leaving food in a bowl for her cats to eat in her garage. She noticed that the food was disappearing much faster than usually did, until one day, she noticed Hercules stuck in the doggy door. Watch out Hercules, because the kitty popo are on your tail! (CNN) A picture of Hercules is posted below.
Celebrity Tid Bits:
Kenny Chesney announced a new stadium tour for this summer. It will star himself and Brooks & Dunn. It will also feature Sara Evans, Sugarland and Pat Green. The Flip Flop Summer 2007 tour will hit stadiums across the country starting on June 9th in Pittsburgh at Heinz Field. (cmt.com)
The Dixie Chicks will perform on this year’s Grammy Award Show on February 11th.
Congratulations to Carrie Underwood, whose debut disc, “Some Hearts” was certified quadruple platinum for sales of 4 million copies!
TV ALERT: An all new season of “24” begins on Sunday on FOX
Happy Birthday shout outs to Andy Lawrence (19), Melanie Chisholm (33), Rob Zombie (41), Christiane Amanpour (49), Howard Stern (53), Rush Limbaugh (56) and Kirstie Alley (56)
It’s been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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