Sad news this morning -- After his long battle with pancreatic cancer,
Patrick Swayze passed away at the age of 57. He died yesterday with his family at his side, according to his publicist. Pancreatic cancer usually gives a patient only 6-months, he battled for 20, even calling himself "a miracle dude" at one point. During that fight he went through with plans to star in "The Beast," an A&E drama where he played an FBI agent. Critics loved it. But Swayze will always be known for his classic roles in some great films:
- Ghost (1990)
- Dirty Dancing (1987)
- Youngblood (1996)
- Red Dawn (1984)
- The Outsiders (1983)
Jay had no intention of interviewing
Kanye West on his premiere episode last night, but before performing, Leno spoke to West about the incident on the MTV Video Music Awards where he rudely snatched the microphone from Taylor Swift's hands after winning an awad for best female video. He told jay that "it was rude." There was a moment of drama when Jay asked Kanye what his mother, who died last year, would've thought about the incident. There was a very, very long pause before he finally said "I'm ashamed," and added that he wants to "take some time off and evaluate the future."
Have you heard of "Facebook Fan Check?" It's an application which generates a list of the top Facebook friends depending on how much they post on a person's wall or comment on photos. There are folks that claim this application is a virus and advise removing it right away. But according to PC World, the real danger may be in searching for a website that will remove the rumored virus. “Malicious hackers are setting up malware-infested Web sites that falsely claim to remove a virus from a new Facebook application called Fan Check...As Facebook members use popular search engines to find antivirus information about Fan Check, they are getting results that point to sites that can infect their computers with malwar.” The developer of Facebook Fan Check says his app is NOT a virus.
POPULARITY CONTESTWhat folks are actually reading and sending to their friends...
There's a pretty good chance that you've seen an office memo come out regarding office bathroom behavior. CareerBuilder.com tackles the issue by giving us a list of bathroom etiquette for the workplace. How many of these rules do your workmates ignore?
--Flush the toilet
--Wipe off the seat
--Wash your hands
--Leave the sales pitch outside -- no more than a "hey" should be exchanged in the bathroom
--Choose your reading material carefully -- Don't enter the stall with a stack of documents that you might be passing out to colleagues later.
--Hang up the phone -- We're sure the person you're talking to would appreciate that, as well.
--Don't get towel greedy -- Stop grabbing 10 towels when 3 will do.
There's new research today that's blaming chlorine in pools as a cause of childhood asthma or allergies. The study found teens that spend more than a thousand hours in pools with chlorine, indoors or out, had more than 8 times the risk of having asthma than teens that swam in pools disinfected by a copper-silver method. Keep in mind, researchers say that chlorine is a safe disinfectant for swimming pools if used properly, but if you use too much, it may irritate a kid's organs.
Not to go all "Alfred Hitchcock Psycho" on you, but the biggest danger in your home may be the shower! Cue Psycho music! The danger comes from your showerhead, according to a new study. Those little microbes that build up in the showerhead come raining down on your face when you wash. It's not so much a danger for those with normal immune systems, but those with cystic fibrosis, AIDS, or are undergoing cancer treatment may want to take note. Solution: Get all metal showerheads; microbes have a hard time clinging to metal.
Hot email making its way around: "Random thoughts from people 25-35 years old:"
-I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.
-Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
-I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?
-I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
-Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know" feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends with?
-Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.
-Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the f was going on when I first saw it.
-How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
- I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
-The only time I look forward to a red light is when I?m trying to finish a text.
- A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.
- LOL has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".
- I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
- Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".
- How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?
-What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?
- While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.
- MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
- I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
-Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
-I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
- Bad decisions make good stories.
SHOWBIZ TWEETS...Did you see the trailer for the Michael Jackson movie during the MTV VMA's? "This Is It" puts together a taste of how Michael's final concerts would've look and sounded. There's also some interesting behind the scenes footage, as well. Watch it here.
Sad news to report about for Survivor winner Ethan Zohn -- his cancer is back. He has a rare form of Hodkin's disease that he battled for three months with intense chemotherapy. His doctor told him that the cancer is back, and Zohn tells People.com that he's "never been so scared" in his life.
RadarOnline.com is reporting that "train wreck actor Dustin Diamond is being sued for $21,000 in unpaid property taxes and had his car repossessed." "Screech" is now a stand-up comedian, and has had trouble paying his taxes in the past. His last project involving a video camera was a porn tape that was "leaked" starring Diamond and two women. His manager confessed that the tape was leaked on purpose hoping it would raise his profile.
The woman that plays nosey neighbor Mrs. McCluskey on Desperate Housewives has lung cancer. The 69-year old told her castmates today. This is the second time around for Kathryn Joosten after battling lung cancer in 2001. She quickly recovered thanks to early detection and surgery. She said she was completely taken by surprise and has cried for 5 straight days. Jooster was once a heavy smoker and hopes to use her celebrity to "erase some of the stigma of lung cancer."
The world is still talking about Kanye West's childish move to steal Taylor Swift's microphone during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. He apparently feels the world's hatred because he's issued a second apology on his blog: "I feel like Ben Stiller in Meet the Parents when he messed up everything and Robert De Niro asked him to leave...That was Taylor's moment and I had no right in any way to take it from her. I am truly sorry."
Part one of Whitney Houston's interview with Oprah Winfrey aired yesterday in which she said Bobby Brown, her ex, was jealous of her career. "I think somewhere inside, something happens to a man when a woman has that much control or has that much fame." She said she agreed to appear on his reality show, "Being Bobby Brown," just to make him happy. She said the drinking and drugs started becoming part of her life after "The Bodyguard," and although she said he wasn't abusive, Brown would get "particularly nasty" when he drank. In fact, she said the night she threw him a birthday party, he drank heavily and spit on her. "he spit on me. He spit on me. He actually spit on me."
The NY Daily News is reporting that Britney Spears is shopping for a man through catalogs. With her relationship with her agent in the past, Britney picked out a new man from a modeling agency catalogue. He's 24-year old Bekim Trenova, and he was invited to "audition" for a music video. “When he got there, there was no camera crew...There was just Britney. Bekim found the whole scene very weird. He was polite but not interested. He made some excuse to get out of there.”
CUTTIN' CAKE FOR TUESDAYPrince Harry is 25
Tommy Lee Jones turns 63
Director Oliver Stone is 63
The TV show CHiPs is 32 years old today! Happy birthday Ponch and Jon.
PRIMETIME, TUESDAY! Season premieres tonight:
- The Biggest Loser (8th season)
Season finales:- More to Love
- Big Brother 11
- Shaq Vs.
- Primetime: Outsiders
ABC: Shark Tank (repeat), Shaq Vs. (NEW), Primetime: Family Secrets (NEW)
NBC: The Biggest Loser (NEW), The Jay Leno Show (NEW)
CBS: NCIS (repeat), Big Bro 11 (LIVE)
FOX:: More to Love (NEW)
CW:: 90210 (NEW), Melrose Place (NEW)
INTRODUCING "MANTYHOSE" . . . ALSO KNOWN AS PANTYHOSE FOR MEN:
