Posted on 04 December 2007 by Chris Stover
Elizabeth Gladys Dean is 95 years old. Up until October 2007, she - and only one other person in the living world - shared the same experience.
At 2 months old, Dean was on the Titanic in 1912 and is now the last survivor of the sinking.
Barbara West Dainton, 96, passed away in October, leaving Dean [...]
Posted on 27 November 2007 by Chris Stover
More entertainers should be like Frank Caliendo.
You may have seen the countless commercials on TBS featuring Caliendo impersonating pop culture icons like President George Bush, Dr. Phil, Jack Nicholson and Robin Williams. The funnyman’s new heavily-advertised sketch comedy show, FrankTV, premiered last Tuesday.
“I’d like to think of it as a live-action South Park - a [...]
Posted on 30 October 2007 by Chris Stover
A red and white striped shirt with a matching hat, a pair of blue pants, brown shoes, black-framed glasses and a walking stick.
At 5 years old, my mom sent me out on Halloween night dressed as described above. Yes, it was a pre-packaged costume from the store, yet I was the only kid in the [...]
Posted on 16 October 2007 by Chris Stover
I want to be a game show host.
Some children have aspirations to be astronauts, police officers or doctors when they grow up - professions that truly better human life. And then there’s me.
In my constant quest for game show satisfaction, I’ve seen many hits and many flops. A successful game show needs to have much [...]
Posted on 02 October 2007 by Chris Stover
A fade to black. The shimmering stars come out. It appears they’re moving - dancing, if you will. And then, you realize they’re not really stars.
This can only mean one thing: it’s premiere week.
Dancing with the Stars kicked off a much-publicized premiere week for ABC last Monday. The alphabet net has been doing some nice [...]
Posted on 18 September 2007 by Chris Stover
O Britney! My Britney! Your dreadful act is done.
Perhaps one of the most anticipated performances this year was to be known as “Britney’s comeback” on the stage of the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. I haven’t had any contact with Spears’ reps, but I don’t think the comeback went as planned.
The 24th-annual VMAs opened Sept. [...]
Posted on 04 September 2007 by Chris Stover
Every summer has an anthem. The typically overplayed, yet undoubtedly-catchy song can usually sum up those summertime memories.
For example, Gwen Stefani had everyone shouting “Hollaback Girl” in 2005. Natasha Bedingfield told us to release our inhibitions in last year’s “Unwritten.”
And then there was the summer of 2007. There have always been those overplayed songs on [...]