- Late night shows and headline writers, your golden opportunity
of the decade has arrived. The man who has spawned so many jokes, so many bad
puns and even an international dance craze has lined up a guaranteed kill shot
for anyone looking to pull page views and boost ratings. Disgraced
former New York congressman Anthony Weiner, a.k.a. Carlos Danger, failed in a
bid to replace the congressional gig he lost by being elected mayor of New York
City and like anyone who loses their job and isn't independently wealthy,
Weiner/Danger needs to find his next move. It appears he has indeed identified
that next step and it is none other than a non-profit project to open a
restaurant in the Rockaways –a section of New York City still suffering from
the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The project, called Rockaway Restoration
Kitchen, is billing itself as "a comfortable neighborhood restaurant with
healthy, locally sourced food that satisfies the hunger of Rockaway residents,
attracts visitors and serves up dignity and self-sufficiency by serving as a
hands on training ground to provide skills, real experience and job placement
in the culinary industry.” According to its website, the restaurant will will
offer a 13-week program to teach restaurant skills to the chronically
unemployed in the area and help place them in restaurants around New York. “[It
will] attract visitors and serve up dignity and self-sufficiency by serving as
a hands-on training ground to provide skills, real experience and job placement
in the culinary industry,” a post on the site reads. Weiner’s exact role with
the eatery has not been disclosed, but he has reportedly been spotted scouting
a site for it. When a man famous for sexting pictures of his junk to women with
whom he was having affairs is attached to a place that could serve hot dogs and
bananas, go ahead and assume that scores of terrible jokes and pun-based
headlines are not far away……….
- The soulful sounds of Adele will not be gracing the
soundtrack of the
next James Bond movie, but a comparably soulful male voice may take the British
crooner’s place belting out the film’s theme. Sam Smith is reportedly in talks
to record the theme after Adele passed on the chance and he has been
negotiating with bosses at Bond producers MGM for the gig. Adele’s decision to
pull out of the running for the theme song made sense, as did producers
deciding to ask her in the first place, because she recorded the theme for the
most recent Bond movie, “Skyfall,” in 2012. Doing back-to-back Bond theme songs
might not present the sort of challenge a songstress like Adele is seeking and
she may also worry about getting pigeonholed in the role of movie theme singer.
According to multiple sources, MGM has zeroed in on Smith as its top choice
because studio officials believe he has the right profile, the proper image and
the ideal voice to author a great Bond theme song. As expected given that no
deal has yet been reached, Smith's spokesman refused to comment on the story.
The movie itself is cloaked in the requisite amount of mystery, working under
the unimaginative title of “Bond 24” at the moment. Smith or no Smith, Daniel
Craig will anchor the movie in his fourth outing as Agent 007. Also returning
are “Skyfall” director Sam Mendes and screenwriting team John
Logan, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. The other confirmed cast are Ralph Fiennes
as M, Ben Whishaw as Q, Naomie Harris as Miss Moneypenny and Rory Kinnear as
MI6 chief of staff Bill Tanner. Should Smith sing the theme, he would become
the first British male solo singer to score a bond theme since Tom Jones as the
voice of choice for “Thunderball” in 1965……….
- What is the primary focus of most people during their
morning commute? Avoid distractions, duck any possible delays and try to steer
clear of any unwanted conversations with strangers on whatever train, bus or
other assorted mode of transportation they choose. Helping another commuter
avoid losing one of their limbs is generally not on the agenda, but train
travelers in the western Australian city of Perth proved that taking your nose
out of your phone and tucking away your tablet inside your briefcase for a
moment can be well worth the effort. The scene at a train station in Perth was
a truly harrowing on Thursday as a man lost his footing while boarding a train.
Closed-circuit
footage released by the Western Australia State Public Transport Authority
showed the man slipping on the platform and getting his leg lodged between the
platform and the train as horrified passengers looked on. While one passenger
raced to alert railway staff to stop the train, everyone else on board somehow
managed to coordinate their efforts and communicate the message to exit their
respective cars. Once they were all outside and the weight of the train was
lessened significantly, the passengers began to push against the car to free
the trapper man’s leg. Dozens of helpful Aussies joined in the effort to free
the man, who fell at least thigh deep into the platform gap. "It's really
heartwarming I think, to find an incident like this where everyone pitched
in," transport authority spokesman David Hynes said. The trapped man was
freed, avoided injury and was able to collect himself in time to catch the next
train to his destination. This time, he made it successful on board and went on
with his day, undoubtedly touched by the kindness of the many strangers who
made his safety and well-being a priority over their own busy schedules for at
least a few minutes……….
- The Indianapolis Colts were one of 12 NFL teams playing a
thoroughly meaningless preseason game Thursday night, but they were the only
one of the 12 to be the target of an impassioned live-tweeting session by a
livid player they cut earlier in training camp. The Colts broke off all-around
bad seed and mediocre running back Chris Rainey on July 28 for a violation of team rules and haven't said anything about
his release since then, but Rainey had plenty to say during Thursday’s game. He
finally revealed the reason he was released as part of his Twitter rant. "Yea
I'm piss watching the colts game when I should be out there, too. Even tho i
didn't break no f----- team rules, not even," Rainey tweeted during the
Colts’ 13-10 loss to the New York Jets. He expounded on that cryptic remark four
minutes later after running back Daniel "Boom"
Herron scored a touchdown. "Nice TD Boom even tho u was in the
hallway with me that nite when we was horsing around with the fire
extinguisher. Man up like I did," Rainey tweeted. Hmm…..screwing around
with the fire extinguisher like a 12-year-old staying in a nice hotel for the
first time during a family vacation is a reason for a team to release you?
Weird. Rainey later tried to pretend the tweets didn’t happen by deleting them,
but screen shots of the messages had already been captured. The incident
continued his sour relationship with electronic communications, one that began
in earnest during his time at the University of Florida, when he texted his estranged
girlfriend that it was “time to die” after a fight – and while he was in front
of her house AND while police officers were inside with the woman. Add on a January
2013 arrest on a charge of simple battery in Gainesville, Florida, and it’s a
safe bet that no other NFL teams will be rushing to sign C. Rainey any time
soon……….
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