- Sam Zell, you ignorant slut. Showing that he has absolutely no heart or soul, just a cash-hungry core with no sense of honor or baseball history, Zell, the chief executive officer of the Tribune Company, said today he won't hesitate to sell the naming rights to Wrigley Field and rip the most historical, famous baseball stadium in the world, one built in 1914 of its legendary moniker. During an interview on CNBC, Zell said despite Wrigley Field being known worldwide, he wont hesitate to be the ultimate corporate sellout and spineless piece of crap because when he bought the Tribune Company, he didn't get a discount because he wasn't going to use the naming rights that the field represents. Zell said he plans to sell the Cubs, which the Tribune Company owns, and Wrigley separately and in his own time frame. He also disclosed that Major League Baseball has approved “four or six potential” ownership groups and that any one of them would be fine. Of course that would be, because a greedy, financially motivated bastard like yourself doesn’t care who gives him the piles of money he doesn’t really need as long as someone pays. Who cares that Wrigley is a historic park where Babe Ruth once called his shot to dead center field, a cornerstone on Chicago's north side and a place known around the world? If you can use the naming rights to line your already bulging pockets, then that's what you'll do, right Zell? The only hope for baseball fans and people who unlike Zell have a soul is for someone with enough class and respect for what Wrigley represents to buy the team and/or stadium naming rights and keep it as Wrigley field. May I suggest Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, a billionaire and a heck of an owner who has openly advocated his bid to buy the Cubs when they become available. Sell to Cubes, Zell, lest I be forced to ignore the alleged new name put on WRIGLEY FIELD by some other soulless bastard who buys the naming rights and then come and use one of Derrek Lee’s bats to bludgeon you half to death in order to exact some revenge……
- Didn’t get the letter or was too drunk/stoned to read it, that's the question. Amy Winehouse’s lawyer has asked a Norwegian district court to postpone a hearing for the British singer/songwriter/junkie/transvestite look-a-like, who is accused of drug possession. Winehouse and her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, were arrested in the western city of Bergen in October. They were held overnight on charges of possessing 1/4 ounce of marijuana and released the next morning after paying fines of $715 each. Despite being found with the drugs on her, Wine-lush later appealed the fine, claiming Norwegian police made mistakes in the case. Ah, the old “hope the cops made a procedural mistakes so I can get off even though I’m totally guilty” defense, I love that one. A court hearing is scheduled for Friday, but Wine-junkie’s lawyer, Ole Kvelstad, said Winehouse hasn't received the letter detailing the date. Perhaps his client mistook the paper for some of her rolling paper and used it to roll an extra joint or two to smoke. Bergen Police Attorney Rudolf Christoffersen maintains that Winehouse knows the date of the hearing, even if the letter hasn't arrived. Sorry Amy, but looks like your considerable musical talents, by which I mean you suck and mumble indecipherably like Bob Dylan after serious head trauma and on every drug known to man, aren’t enough to get you out of this mess.
- Hey gang, we may not be able to get a full season of episodes from Heroes, but y'know what we can get? Ripped off for $15 by NBC as they proffer a Heroes soundtrack album. I mean, who needs new episodes of the show and the furtherance of storylines when you can get a copy of that great Heroes theme song, especially since it's basically a creepy-sounding instrumental track. The NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music & Consumer Products Group (great name guys, rolls right off the tongue) will release a Heroes soundtrack on March 18 featuring exclusive tracks from the likes of Wilco ("Glad It's Over"), Panic! at the Disco ("Nine in the Afternoon") and Imogen Heap ("Not Now But Soon"), as well as songs from Bob Dylan ("Man in the Long Black Coat") and David Bowie ("Heroes"). The disc will also will include the Heroes theme, and the B-side (so we can sing along to the non-existent lyrics?) and features 45 minutes of nonstop Mohinder narrative. Umm, that’s cool for show openings and closings, but 45 minutes? Of what, talk about the show. And you want me to pay for this? I don’t think so. I love the show, but I’m not wasting my money on this. Also, beginning Friday NBCUTDMCPG will begin unspooling at Zune and MSN a series of five music videos created by Heroes producer/director Allan Arkush, each setting show footage to songs from the album. First up will Nada Surf's “Weightless,” with four more to follow. Again, there are some good bands in there, Wilco and Nada Surf especially, but I’ll pass on this one….
- Welcome to the presidential race, Ralph Nader. I know Nader just announced his candidacy, but I thought I should welcome him while he’s still relevant to the race. Unfortunately, that time passed about two minutes before he decided to run in the first place, so I guess I should still congratulate him on his effort to be a part of the democratic process. This is R. Nader’s third run at the presidency, each of them totally unsuccessful in terms of giving him any actual chance of being elected. Other than stealing a few votes from the major party candidates, Nader doesn’t have much impact. He has neither the voter support nor the financal resources to be a serious candidate. If he had a specific issue that wasn’t being addressed and was looking to highlight that issue through his candidacy, that might make some sense, but that isn’t the case either. Nader’s M.O. seems to be b*tching about the Republicans and Democrats and how they’re f’ing up the country, which is exactly what the Republicans and Democrats are already saying about one another. So it was nice having you in the race, Ralph, make sure you pick up your complimentary “I Ran for President Today” button on your way out the door.
- There are happy stories out there if you look for them and you all know me, always looking for the positive tales, so here we have it. After a Feb. 5 tornado that decimated northwest Arkansas, the Harris family was left with a destroyed home and the realization that their 9-year-old basset hound/blue heeler mix named Pongo was gone. Their home was uninhabitable and in need of repairs, but the family returned to the house while repairs were going on and put out food for their beloved pooch. They also scoured local animal shelters and put up posters. Late last week, their prayers were answered when Pongo returned to the home. In spite of a rash of tornadoes that killed more than 50 people in the area, this dog was able to find his way back. So great news for Pongo and the Harris family, that in the aftermath of a travesty they were able to have something positive happen. That’s all for now…..
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