Significa 9-17-12

Let's hear it for the Los Angeles Kings, for finally winning the Stanley Cup (as a number eight seed, no less.)

Credit also to LeBron James for leading the Miami Heat to the NBA Championship and winning the NBA Finals MVP:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/06/22/2862300/james-wins-finals-mvp-after-triple.html

And of course, Joey Chestnut won Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest for the 6th year in a row on July 4th, swallowing 68 weiners in ten minutes:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/joey-chestnut-wins-6th-straight-hot-dog-eating-title-in-coney-island-by-downing-68/2012/07/04/gJQAtphKOW_story.html


Binnall of America
http://www.cyberears.com/index.php/Browse/playaudio/16374

BOAA707: Kenn Thomas
BoA:Audio celebrates the 4th of July by welcoming legendary parapolitical researcher Kenn Thomas for a jam session that covers the world of conspiracy theory and beyond.


I accidentally watched two minutes of one of Tyler Perry's movies and/or TV shows this morning. (It must've been one of the shows, because there was a laugh track.) Here's my review:

Hey, remember when black people were funny?


Great Moments in Rock History: "When the band walked for the first time onto its biggest touring airplane, a Boeing 720, someone had spelled out 'Welcome Allman Bros' in cocaine on the bar." Although as Gregg Allman is quick to point out, it said "Bros" and not "Brothers" in the greeting. The lesson here: moderation is the key...
Source: ‘My Cross to Bear,’ Gregg Allman’s Memoir
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/books/my-cross-to-bear-gregg-allmans-memoir.html


A little tip to all celebrity photographers: there is no shame in getting beaten up by the likes of Frank Sinatra or Sean Penn. But if Justin Bieber kicks your ass, you must blow your fucking brains out...


Breaking Bad Returns for a final season:
http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/13/breaking-bad-bryan-cranston-aaron-paul-season-5/


Car Talk hosts retire from NPR:
http://www.eonline.com/news/322265/car-talk-hosts-to-retire-from-npr


Anderson Cooper: "The Fact Is, I'm Gay."
http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/07/anderson-cooper-the-fact-is-im-gay.html


Online Movies of the Month

A Boy and His Dog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zabkj3FadUU

A post-apocalyptic tale based on a novella by Harlan Ellison. A boy communicates telepathically with his dog as they scavenge for food and sex, and they stumble into an underground society where the old society is preserved. The daughter of one of the leaders of the community seduces and lures him below, where the citizens have become unable to reproduce because of being underground so long. They use him for impregnation purposes, and then plan to be rid of him.


Astral City: A Spiritual Journey (2011)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/364775
Runtime 1 hr. 49 min.
Astral City tells the story of Andre Luiz, a doctor who experiences an enlightening spiritual awakening after his death.


Kool Websites:

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Gevalia
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Awesome Quotes: Johnny Depp
“I think everybody's weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.”


RIP

Richard Dawson of Hogan's Heroes & Family Feud:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/richard-dawson-of-family-feud-and-hogans-heroes-dies-at-79/2012/06/03/gJQA2pi7BV_story.html

Ray Bradbury, Sci-Fi Author:
http://www.npr.org/2012/06/06/154424247/fahrenheit-451-author-ray-bradbury-dies-at-91

Henry Hill, the real life Goodfellas gangster:
http://www.tmz.com/2012/06/12/henry-hill-dead-goodfellas/

Rodney King, "Can't we all get along?":
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/17/us/obit-rodney-king/index.html

Sports artist LeRoy Neiman:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/story/2012-06-20/leroy-neiman-sports-artist-dies/55724176/1

Screenwriter Nora Ephron:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/movies/nora-ephron-essayist-screenwriter-and-director-dies-at-71.html

Andy Griffith:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/03/showbiz/andy-griffith-dead/index.html

Ernest Borgnine:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hPG1X0x0pWmJEys5tx8kOVt6xNUA

Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/07/-sally-ride-the-first.html

Sherman Hemsley of The Jeffersons:
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/sherman-hemsley-george-jefferson-dies-age-74-article-1.1121023

Gore Vidal:
http://www.bostonherald.com/track/celebrity/view/20120801gore_vidal_celebrated_author_playwright_dies_at_86

Last but definitely not least, Neil Armstrong of Moon landing fame:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCt1BwWE2gA