Here are the Z Approved "Best of 2008" recommendations:
CD: Katy Perry, "One of the Boys"
Movie: The Dark Knight
Book: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Monday, December 29, 2008
Z Approved 2008 Edition
Z Approved 2008 Edition:
Here are the Z Approved "Best of 2008" recommendations:
CD: Katy Perry, "One of the Boys"
Movie: The Dark Knight
Book: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Here are the Z Approved "Best of 2008" recommendations:
CD: Katy Perry, "One of the Boys"
Movie: The Dark Knight
Book: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Fabolous! Fabolous! Eddie Murpy as the Riddler!
Alright, so Eddie Murphy was funny as the Nutty Professor and Norbit, but did Director Christopher Nolan even see "Meet Dave" when he decided to cast him as the Riddler in the New Batman Movie?
From EW's Blog:
British tabloid The Sun reports that Eddie Murphy is a candidate to play the Riddler in Christopher Nolan's follow-up to The Dark Knight (due in 2010). The rumor, now added to the one that has Johnny Depp in the role, is unconfirmed by everyone other than The Sun, which is not the most reliable source for movie news.
Read more here.
Holiday B&E!
It's not quite Breaking and Entering Christmas with Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, but Britney & Ellen (B&E) spreading Holiday Cheer is almost as fun!
Courtesy of Kelsey's blog:
Courtesy of Kelsey's blog:
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Awkward!
From the man named his kid, Bronx Mowgli, comes the first ever impromptu concert without instruments! Pete Wentz and the guys from Fall Out Boy were going to hold a concert at Washington Square Park in New York City, but unfortunately they could not get the right paperwork and were banned from using their instruments. What happened next? They held the concert anyways, as a sing-a-long and awkwardness ensued...
Stocking Stuffer!
You won't believe this until you read this article from the Boston Herald:
Burger King is hoping to be known as more than “The Home of the Whopper.”
This weekend, the fast food chain rolled out “Flame,” a new men’s body spray billed as “the scent of seduction with a hint of flame-broiled meat.”
That's right, you've always wanted your man to smell like a whopper, now get Flame from Burger King and he can! EWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
And how about that picture?
Friday, December 12, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
What's Hot This Week!
Here's what's hot this week according to Z96.3:
Diets- After all that Turkey and Stuffing now you have to lose all the weight! The worst part about the Holidays is eating too much, but that's what New Year's resolutions are for!
Demi Lovato- Four Words after she sang the National Anthem on Thanksgiving Day: Take That Miley Cyrus!!!!!
Rick Rolling!
Call somebody, e-mail somebody, or just buy his old CD! Rick Astley's "Never Gonna' Give You Up" and Rick Rolling is the Hottest Thing around this week:
Buy Rick Astley's Greatest Hits here.
Or you can just buy it here.
Diets- After all that Turkey and Stuffing now you have to lose all the weight! The worst part about the Holidays is eating too much, but that's what New Year's resolutions are for!
Demi Lovato- Four Words after she sang the National Anthem on Thanksgiving Day: Take That Miley Cyrus!!!!!
Rick Rolling!
Call somebody, e-mail somebody, or just buy his old CD! Rick Astley's "Never Gonna' Give You Up" and Rick Rolling is the Hottest Thing around this week:
Buy Rick Astley's Greatest Hits here.
Or you can just buy it here.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
What's Hot This week!
What's Hot This Week-A Look at the biggest things happening in the Little Apple this week!
1) Twilight- The #1 movie at the box office last week! Robert Pattinson is a vampire who finally takes over the Jonas Bros as the number one hottie to girls aged 13-15!
2) Bill Snyder- Bill's Back!!!! The much loved and well respected former coach of the cats steps back in the ring for the next football season! Welcome back Bill!
3) Turducken- Turkey-Duck-Chicken, all in one meal! If you don't have this for Thanksgiving you're not living!
For more of What's Hot This Week- check out our What's Hot Page!
1) Twilight- The #1 movie at the box office last week! Robert Pattinson is a vampire who finally takes over the Jonas Bros as the number one hottie to girls aged 13-15!
2) Bill Snyder- Bill's Back!!!! The much loved and well respected former coach of the cats steps back in the ring for the next football season! Welcome back Bill!
3) Turducken- Turkey-Duck-Chicken, all in one meal! If you don't have this for Thanksgiving you're not living!
For more of What's Hot This Week- check out our What's Hot Page!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Extreme Home Makeover: Chapman Edition!
Here's JC King's video blog from the Extreme Home Makeover: Chapman Edition!
With a special appearance from Gavin Rossdale!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Last Laugh Finals!
Last Laugh Finals!
Come out to the Finals for the Miller Lite Last Laugh Comedy Competition at the Kathouse Lounge on Wednesday, November 19 and watch as one person walks away with $1000 and the chance to be the MC of the Kathouse Comedy Night!
Watch the Videos online right now at Z963.com!
Check out these articles about the event from the K-State Collegian:
5 remain in Last Laugh
by: Joel Aschbrenner
photo by Sara Manco
Making a joke about stalker ex-boyfriends, the comedian known as AO hides behind a chair during Last Comic Standing at KatHouse Wednesday night.
After the nine competitors had taken the stage at The KatHouse Lounge’s Last Laugh comedy competition, five remained and one emerged as a fan favorite and a frontrunner for the top prize.
Last Laugh is a last-man-standing style elimination competition.
Aspiring comedians perform each week, and a panel of judges pick their favorites to move on to the next round, until a winner is crowned.
Luke Hansen, a junior in marketing, earned the biggest laughs of the night, and seemed like the audience’s favorite comedian.
Natalie Grossenbacher was in the audience Wednesday and said she thinks Hansen, who is known on stage as “The Colonel,” has the best chance to win.
“The Colonel is my favorite,” she said. “He relates really well to all the students, because he is the ultimate Kansas boy.”
Most of Hansen’s jokes related to being from a small Kansas town, and seemed to hit home with the audience.
“It seems like a lot of people can really understand his perspective on things,” said Karie Albert, a senior in advertising.
She said she thought Hansen had the best fan support and the best chance of winning.
“He’s got a lot of friends here, but there are also a lot of other people here that think he is really funny,” Albert said.
While the audience gave him a vote of confidence, Hansen said he thought he bombed at first.
“I didn’t get the laughs I got before,” he said. “In the end, I guess I thought I did OK.”
Last Laugh is the first time Hansen has performed stand-up comedy. He said he hopes to win but is just glad to get the opportunity to perform.
“I think I have as good of a chance as anyone else,” he said. “It’s hard to say, because everyone up there was pretty good.”
The fourth and final round of the competition will be at 9 p.m. Wednesday at KatHouse. The winner will receive $1,000, and the opportunity to be the regular host of KatHouse’s comedy night on Thursdays.
The competition, which is sponsored by KatHouse, 101.5 K-Rock, Z96.3, Miller Lite and The Library Discount Liquor, started with a field of 17 competitors Oct. 30.
Comedians Moving On
Luke Hansen
Mary Renee
Shelby Muha
Paul Nyakatura
Cody Detrick
Comedians Eliminated
A.O.
Bret Crandel
Daniel Kelly
Adam Rigdon
Check out the article on the Collegian's website here.
Here's the article from Round 2:
2nd round of KatHouse's Last Laugh narrows field to 9
Written by: Joel Aschbrenner
Photo By: Joslyn Brown
As part of Last Laugh, a stand-up comedy competition, Adam Rigdon, senior in social sciences, shows the use of his artificial leg as a "walkie talkie," to hold his cell phone as he drives. Rigdon was one of 13 comedians who had five minutes to perform their bits on the stage at KatHouse Lounge. The event was sponsored by K-Rock 101.5 and Z96.3.
For the second straight week a group of hopeful comedians took the stage at the KatHouse Lounge. And for the second straight week several of the comedians failed to win over the audience or even capture its attention.
The comedians competed Wednesday night in the Last Laugh competition, sponsored by KatHouse, 101.5 K-Rock, and Z96.3. The competition is a last-man-standing style contest, where the winner takes home $1,000 and the right to host KatHouse’s Thursday comedy nights.
Wednesday night started with 13 comedians in the competition. After each comedian performed for five minutes, a group of judges conferred and whittled the group of comedians down to nine.
“Rough crowd tonight,” said J.C. King, the contest’s host. “We had a lot of really funny comedians up here tonight, but I guess they didn’t think they were too funny.”
King said he thought the comedians deserved more respect from the crowd.
“[The comedians] have vastly improved,” he said. “Every week as we narrow it down they just keep getting better and better.”
Cody Detrick, who also is moving on to the next round of the competition, said he didn’t mind the crowd.
“Up front they were a little rough,” he said. “I like a rough crowd though, it helps me learn.”
Detrick performed stand-up for the first time last week, and only wrote his material Wednesday morning.
“Honestly I thought I bombed completely,” he said. “I appreciate the judges giving me the opportunity to move on.”
Despite performing in front of an unruly and occasionally inattentive crowd some comedians were able to fill the room with laughter.
Luke Hansen, who was known on stage as simply “The Colonel,” was one of the crowds favorites.
“I thought the crowd was great,” he said. “They really got behind me when I was up there.”
Hansen heard some of the best laughs of the night, and looks to be a favorite in the competition, despite performing comedy for the first time.
“I don’t want to be cocky, but I think I have a good chance,” Hansen said. “Winning would mean everything to me. It would be a real stepping stone.”
The competition’s first round was Oct. 29 with 17 competitors and saw four comedians eliminated. The winner of Last Laugh will be announced Nov. 19, when KatHouse hosts the final round of the competition.
Check out the article on the Collegian's website here.
Here's the Article from Round 1:
Last Laugh competition kicks off
Glass bottles clanging, ice rattling in tumblers, friends conversing: the normal sounds of an Aggieville bar were interrupted intermittently by laughter Wednesday night at the KatHouse Lounge.
The bar hosted the first round of Last Laugh, a comedy competition that pitted 17 comedians against each-other in a last-man-standing type of competition.
The comedian who gets the last laugh, and wins the competition, will win $1,000 at the finals on November 19, at KatHouse.
Each of the comedians performed for three minutes on stage, trying to impress the crowd and a group of judges. The judges eliminated four comedians at the end of the night, leaving their 13 favorite to compete for the next stage of the competition.
While several of the comedians earned huge laughs, many couldn't win over the audience, or even break out from under the crowd noise.
"It takes a lot of bravery to get up here and get in front of a crowd that big," said J.C. King, one of show's hosts. "I was up there for a little while and it was tough. I didn't think there would be that many hecklers."
The crowd filed in before the 9 p.m show and was lined out the door as the show started.
"I'm so happy with the turnout," said Shawn Rock, who also hosted the show. "I think a lot of people in Aggieville are ready for something different like this."
Mary Renee, a former K-State student, was one of the crowds favorites comedians. She is a comedy veteran in Manhattan and has opened for Tracy Morgan at a Union Program Council event, and hosts Rocky Horror Picture shows in Manhattan.
"This is a lot different because you get eliminated," she said. "There's a little more pressure than the other things I do."
Renee said she had never perfomed at KatHouse but had watched comedy there before. She said the bar supports comedy well.
"I think I did pretty well, and I think the crowd is pretty good," Renee said. "There is an amazing number of people here. For a Wednesday night, it is a very good crowd."
The group of five judges included local stand-up comedian, Tom Mahoney, two local radio show hosts, and a representative from K-State Athletics.
The comedians who survived the first round of Last Laugh will perform again at 9 p.m. Wednesday at KatHouse. Four more comedians will be eliminated after that show.
The final round of the competition is scheduled for Nov. 19.
Check out the article on the Collegian's website here.
Come out to the Finals for the Miller Lite Last Laugh Comedy Competition at the Kathouse Lounge on Wednesday, November 19 and watch as one person walks away with $1000 and the chance to be the MC of the Kathouse Comedy Night!
Watch the Videos online right now at Z963.com!
Check out these articles about the event from the K-State Collegian:
5 remain in Last Laugh
by: Joel Aschbrenner
photo by Sara Manco
Making a joke about stalker ex-boyfriends, the comedian known as AO hides behind a chair during Last Comic Standing at KatHouse Wednesday night.
After the nine competitors had taken the stage at The KatHouse Lounge’s Last Laugh comedy competition, five remained and one emerged as a fan favorite and a frontrunner for the top prize.
Last Laugh is a last-man-standing style elimination competition.
Aspiring comedians perform each week, and a panel of judges pick their favorites to move on to the next round, until a winner is crowned.
Luke Hansen, a junior in marketing, earned the biggest laughs of the night, and seemed like the audience’s favorite comedian.
Natalie Grossenbacher was in the audience Wednesday and said she thinks Hansen, who is known on stage as “The Colonel,” has the best chance to win.
“The Colonel is my favorite,” she said. “He relates really well to all the students, because he is the ultimate Kansas boy.”
Most of Hansen’s jokes related to being from a small Kansas town, and seemed to hit home with the audience.
“It seems like a lot of people can really understand his perspective on things,” said Karie Albert, a senior in advertising.
She said she thought Hansen had the best fan support and the best chance of winning.
“He’s got a lot of friends here, but there are also a lot of other people here that think he is really funny,” Albert said.
While the audience gave him a vote of confidence, Hansen said he thought he bombed at first.
“I didn’t get the laughs I got before,” he said. “In the end, I guess I thought I did OK.”
Last Laugh is the first time Hansen has performed stand-up comedy. He said he hopes to win but is just glad to get the opportunity to perform.
“I think I have as good of a chance as anyone else,” he said. “It’s hard to say, because everyone up there was pretty good.”
The fourth and final round of the competition will be at 9 p.m. Wednesday at KatHouse. The winner will receive $1,000, and the opportunity to be the regular host of KatHouse’s comedy night on Thursdays.
The competition, which is sponsored by KatHouse, 101.5 K-Rock, Z96.3, Miller Lite and The Library Discount Liquor, started with a field of 17 competitors Oct. 30.
Comedians Moving On
Luke Hansen
Mary Renee
Shelby Muha
Paul Nyakatura
Cody Detrick
Comedians Eliminated
A.O.
Bret Crandel
Daniel Kelly
Adam Rigdon
Check out the article on the Collegian's website here.
Here's the article from Round 2:
2nd round of KatHouse's Last Laugh narrows field to 9
Written by: Joel Aschbrenner
Photo By: Joslyn Brown
As part of Last Laugh, a stand-up comedy competition, Adam Rigdon, senior in social sciences, shows the use of his artificial leg as a "walkie talkie," to hold his cell phone as he drives. Rigdon was one of 13 comedians who had five minutes to perform their bits on the stage at KatHouse Lounge. The event was sponsored by K-Rock 101.5 and Z96.3.
For the second straight week a group of hopeful comedians took the stage at the KatHouse Lounge. And for the second straight week several of the comedians failed to win over the audience or even capture its attention.
The comedians competed Wednesday night in the Last Laugh competition, sponsored by KatHouse, 101.5 K-Rock, and Z96.3. The competition is a last-man-standing style contest, where the winner takes home $1,000 and the right to host KatHouse’s Thursday comedy nights.
Wednesday night started with 13 comedians in the competition. After each comedian performed for five minutes, a group of judges conferred and whittled the group of comedians down to nine.
“Rough crowd tonight,” said J.C. King, the contest’s host. “We had a lot of really funny comedians up here tonight, but I guess they didn’t think they were too funny.”
King said he thought the comedians deserved more respect from the crowd.
“[The comedians] have vastly improved,” he said. “Every week as we narrow it down they just keep getting better and better.”
Cody Detrick, who also is moving on to the next round of the competition, said he didn’t mind the crowd.
“Up front they were a little rough,” he said. “I like a rough crowd though, it helps me learn.”
Detrick performed stand-up for the first time last week, and only wrote his material Wednesday morning.
“Honestly I thought I bombed completely,” he said. “I appreciate the judges giving me the opportunity to move on.”
Despite performing in front of an unruly and occasionally inattentive crowd some comedians were able to fill the room with laughter.
Luke Hansen, who was known on stage as simply “The Colonel,” was one of the crowds favorites.
“I thought the crowd was great,” he said. “They really got behind me when I was up there.”
Hansen heard some of the best laughs of the night, and looks to be a favorite in the competition, despite performing comedy for the first time.
“I don’t want to be cocky, but I think I have a good chance,” Hansen said. “Winning would mean everything to me. It would be a real stepping stone.”
The competition’s first round was Oct. 29 with 17 competitors and saw four comedians eliminated. The winner of Last Laugh will be announced Nov. 19, when KatHouse hosts the final round of the competition.
Check out the article on the Collegian's website here.
Here's the Article from Round 1:
Last Laugh competition kicks off
Glass bottles clanging, ice rattling in tumblers, friends conversing: the normal sounds of an Aggieville bar were interrupted intermittently by laughter Wednesday night at the KatHouse Lounge.
The bar hosted the first round of Last Laugh, a comedy competition that pitted 17 comedians against each-other in a last-man-standing type of competition.
The comedian who gets the last laugh, and wins the competition, will win $1,000 at the finals on November 19, at KatHouse.
Each of the comedians performed for three minutes on stage, trying to impress the crowd and a group of judges. The judges eliminated four comedians at the end of the night, leaving their 13 favorite to compete for the next stage of the competition.
While several of the comedians earned huge laughs, many couldn't win over the audience, or even break out from under the crowd noise.
"It takes a lot of bravery to get up here and get in front of a crowd that big," said J.C. King, one of show's hosts. "I was up there for a little while and it was tough. I didn't think there would be that many hecklers."
The crowd filed in before the 9 p.m show and was lined out the door as the show started.
"I'm so happy with the turnout," said Shawn Rock, who also hosted the show. "I think a lot of people in Aggieville are ready for something different like this."
Mary Renee, a former K-State student, was one of the crowds favorites comedians. She is a comedy veteran in Manhattan and has opened for Tracy Morgan at a Union Program Council event, and hosts Rocky Horror Picture shows in Manhattan.
"This is a lot different because you get eliminated," she said. "There's a little more pressure than the other things I do."
Renee said she had never perfomed at KatHouse but had watched comedy there before. She said the bar supports comedy well.
"I think I did pretty well, and I think the crowd is pretty good," Renee said. "There is an amazing number of people here. For a Wednesday night, it is a very good crowd."
The group of five judges included local stand-up comedian, Tom Mahoney, two local radio show hosts, and a representative from K-State Athletics.
The comedians who survived the first round of Last Laugh will perform again at 9 p.m. Wednesday at KatHouse. Four more comedians will be eliminated after that show.
The final round of the competition is scheduled for Nov. 19.
Check out the article on the Collegian's website here.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Pomeroy & Sara VonderHaar Videos!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Jason Roberts From Go 24/7 & JC King Live on the Z!
Jason Roberts from GO 24/7 and JC King talk about entertainment for the weekend of 10/31/08
Part 1:
Boomp3.com
Part 2:
Boomp3.com
Part 1:
Boomp3.com
Part 2:
Boomp3.com
Pomeroy Unplugged Live on the Z!
Check it out- I had Pomeroy on the show this week before they played at the Kathouse Lounge! What a cool group of guys and they brought along their opening act- Sara Vonderhaar- from America's Top Model! Yeah I know I'm Lucky! :) Check out the interview below:
Boomp3.com
Thursday, October 23, 2008
More Election Humour!
The Election fun continues and nothing is more fun than making fun of politicians!
Check out this site if you love Sarah Palin or if you don't it's still funny!
And more Sarah Palin fun- A new country song called "Moose Shootin' Mama"
Here's Obama sneezing on a reporter!
Check out this site if you love Sarah Palin or if you don't it's still funny!
And more Sarah Palin fun- A new country song called "Moose Shootin' Mama"
Here's Obama sneezing on a reporter!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Live from New York, It's Sarah Palin!
I was talking about this earlier today-check out Sarah Palin getting her funny on and Amy Poehler bustin' a B.A. "Alaska Rap!"
Monday, October 13, 2008
Election Fun!
Alright, so I don't know about you but the election is reallys starting to get old! I'm tired of hearing, "McCain, Obama, McCain, Obama" all the time. So how about interjecting some much needed humour into this election.
This is an online game called Kung Fu Election! You can be anyone from the election and fight a person from the other party! I find this to be truly stress relieving, especially if you have strong feelings about someone from the other party. :)
Play "Kung Fu Election" by clicking here.
And for the fun of it, here's Obama talking about how much he loves Pie!
This is an online game called Kung Fu Election! You can be anyone from the election and fight a person from the other party! I find this to be truly stress relieving, especially if you have strong feelings about someone from the other party. :)
Play "Kung Fu Election" by clicking here.
And for the fun of it, here's Obama talking about how much he loves Pie!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Dancing with "Really Old" Stars!
I used to think I hated Dancing with the Stars and then I saw this:
Can't wait for this season!
Can't wait for this season!
Monday, September 22, 2008
What the Emmy was that?
The 60th annual Emmy's could go down in History as the weirdest and worst in history and that was before Josh Groban did this:
Or how about Michael Phelps as Dr. McSwimmy:
Still trying to find video from the horrible opening monologue...let me know if you have it. Anyways, Emmy's were bad this year!
Or how about Michael Phelps as Dr. McSwimmy:
Still trying to find video from the horrible opening monologue...let me know if you have it. Anyways, Emmy's were bad this year!
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
80's Party- "Shake it like a Polaroid" Pictures!
Z96 is ready for the 80's party!
Drew doesn't seem to know if he's "Maverick" from Top Gun or Tom Cruise from Risky Business- I think he just didn't want to wear pants!
Scotty made an awesome Rubik's Cube costume, unfortunately there are no holes for his arms. No shots for you!
Creature of the night, Jordan in a Members Only jacket- still a member!
Kelsey as Becky from Full House and Drew...still in his underwear!
Absolutely loved the Miami Vice shirt! Check out more great 80's fashion below:
Everybody cut loose-Footloose!
Our first winner, super happy he just scored free rentals to Digital Shelf for the entire semester! Now he can watch all his favorite 80's movies!
The 80's costume contest begins...
One of the costume contestants busts the worm!
Roller Skates!
Sing-A-Long!
Our Big Vegas Trip Winner!!!!!!!
Thanks to everyone who came out to our Back to School 80’s Bash!
Thanks to the crew at Bobby T’s for hosting the party!
Thanks to all our sponsors:
Pizza Shuttle
Digital Shelf
Manhattan Town Center
G Thomas Jewelers
American Academy of Cosmetology
Planet Beach
Crimpers
KSU Credit Union
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Falling on Stage is so hard on the knees....
Every celebrity seems to be falling down on stage right now.
Check out Demi Lovato at a Jonas Bros concert:
And what about JoJo from KCI & JoJo:
Listen to what they say about JoJo falling down during a Radio interview:
BLAME BILL GATES!!!!!!!!!
Check out Demi Lovato at a Jonas Bros concert:
And what about JoJo from KCI & JoJo:
Listen to what they say about JoJo falling down during a Radio interview:
BLAME BILL GATES!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Where are they now?- Milli Vanilli edition.
Milli Vanilli (according to WEHT.net)
A prefab group masterminded by producer Frank Farian, where he assembled a collection of studio musicians to record his fusion of European dance-pop and American Rap.
The esemble lacked "image", so a pair of aspiring models/break dancers, Pilatus and Morvan were brought in to front the outfit.
They did not actually sing the material, merely lip-syncing the songs.
Girl You Know It's True was their lead-off single and it became an instant hit, peaking at #2. The next three follow-ons, Baby Don't Forget My Number, Girl I'm Gonna Miss You and Blame It on the Rain all hit #1.
They won a Grammy in 1990. And then the unthinkable happened... Pilatus and Morvan, now giddy with success (and wired on cocaine) wanted to actually sing on the next record and Farian blew the lid off the whole deal.
A fracas ensued, they were stripped of their Grammy's and unceremoniously dumped into the dustbin of pop-culture.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Arista records deleted their record from it's catalog (the biggest selling delete bin item on record) after a class action suit was filed by disgruntled album purchasers.
Farian attempted to reform the duo in 1991 as "The Real Milli Vanilli releasing Moment of Truth which promptly stiffed.
Pilatus called reporters and police to his hotel room in Los Angeles where he was threatening to kill himself.
The duo reformed again as Rob and Fab in 1993 and again, the record tanked, selling a mere 2,000 copies despite an appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show.
Pilatus hit the skids in earnest, entering various drug rehabs and having a string of run-ins with the law for charges such as assault. He was found dead in a Frankfurt hotel room in 1998.
Fabrice Morvan lives in New York and continues to pursue a solo career.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Where Are They Now?- The Ultimate Warrior Edition
The Ultimate Warrior (according to WEHT.net and Wikipedia)
Pro Wrestling superstar in the 1980s, former WWF Heavyweight champion.
As a World Wrestling Federation (WWF) performer from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, the Ultimate Warrior was known for his high-energy ring entrances, which featured him racing into the arena at full speed, bursting into the ring, and violently shaking the ropes up and down. He was also known for his distinctive pattern of face paint.
Warrior enjoyed two stints as Intercontinental Champion, defeating The Honky Tonk Man (in 31 seconds at the first ever SummerSlam in 1988) and Rick Rude at SummerSlam 1989. The Warrior was heralded as the wrestler to become the biggest star of the 1990's, and the successor to Hulk Hogan, who had remained wrestling's biggest star since the 1980's. Following a few confrontations with Hogan, most notably at the 1990 Royal Rumble, the Warrior was written in as Hogan's opponent for WrestleMania VI.
Compared to Hulk Hogan, who had held the title for 4 years in the 80's, Warrior's title reign seemed all too brief, and this significantly damaged his reputation as Hogan's successor. This damage was compounded by Warrior being denied the chance to regain the title from Slaughter later that year at WrestleMania VII. Hogan was given the title shot instead, defeating Slaughter to regain the title he had lost to Warrior. Warrior, meanwhile, had to make do with revenge over Randy Savage, who he defeated in an earlier match on the same card. Considering the time and effort invested in making Warrior the top star in the company, WWF's decision to separate Warrior from the title, then keep him out of the main event at Wrestlemania VII, was both surprising and not clearly motivated. Subsequently, Warrior would never fully regain his career momentum.
WHERE IS HE NOW?
Warrior formally retired from wrestling in 1999, and has found a new career as a conservative speaker and commentator, denouncing left-wing politics.
On September 27, 2005, WWE released a DVD documentary focusing on Warrior's retrospective wrestling career, entitled The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior. The DVD featured clips of his more notable feuds and matches along with commentary from WWE stars past and present (many of which are unflattering). The DVD has provoked some controversy due to Warrior's own allegations of libel by WWE against him. Originally, Warrior was asked to help with the production of the DVD, but as he refused to work with WWE (citing he did not want to be associated with their promotion), there has been some resulting animosity between Warrior and WWE over the content with Warrior claiming bias on the part of WWE.
Warrior maintains a blog on his personal website entitled "Warrior's Machete", where he discusses his personal life, his personal views on politics, sexuality, patriotism, and his legacy as a wrestler, amongst other topics. There have been numerous instances where Warrior has used the blog to address his viewpoint on members of his wrestling past (Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan, Lex Luger); historical figures (Martin Luther King, George Washington, Jesus); and celebrities who were newsworthy at the time of the blog (Heath Ledger, Paris Hilton). He has also used the blog to post replies to letters from fans - both positive and negative.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Where Are They Now?- Steve Perry Edition.
Frontman for the rock group Journey, who lasted for 14 years and whose breakthrough album Escape yielded 3 top 10 singles and sold nine million copies.
WHERE IS HE NOW?
Dropped off the face of the earth. After a 10 year hiatus, Steve Perry and Journey reformed in 1996 and created the album Trial By Fire.
Shortly after the album was finished, Perry was hiking in Hawaii in training for the upcoming tour. During this hike, he injured his hip. In summary, the tour never happened. Many inside the band's circle disagree on whether or not Perry's injury was actually true however it is just about universally agreed that Perry changed his mind after the reunion started and did not want to tour. Many reasons have been stated but the most prominent being his voice has changed too much from his younger days and he can no longer sing the high octaves he used to. Whether or not the injury was real or made up, most believe he used the hip injury as an excuse to indefinitely postpone the tour.
Perry stated his physicians were recommending a hip replacement and he was unsure what to do so he did nothing. The other band members waited two years (until 1998) for Perry to make a decision. They ultimately got tired of waiting for Perry and reformed the band without him.
Since then, Perry has pretty much dropped off the face of the earth. He enjoys his privacy and goes to great lengths to sustain it. Now and then a snippet may appear from a credible source saying Perry will be back, most believe he never will.
June 2004: Journey is back touring but without Perry. He has been replaced by vocalist Steve Augeri
August 2004: This is belated, but a few people have pointed out that Perry worked on the music soundtrack for the Charlize Theron smash Monster. Theron and filmaker Patty Jenkins mailed Perry asking his permission to use the song Don't Stop Believing, he ended up meeting them and assisted in re-mixing the soundtrack.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Where are they now? Mr. T Edition.
Mr. T. (according to Wikipedia & WEHT.net)
While reading National Geographic, Mr. T first noticed the unusual hairstyle, for which he is now famous, on a Mandinka warrior.[2] He decided that adoption of the style would be a powerful statement about his African origin. It was a simpler, safer and more permanent visual signature than his gold chains, rings, and bracelets. The gold jewelry was worth about $300,000 at the time and took him about an hour to put on. Most nights, Mr. T spent even more time cleaning them using an ultrasonic cleaner. Occasionally, he would sleep with the heavy neck chains and bracelets on, "to see how my ancestors, who were slaves, felt."[3]
In 1980, Mr. T was spotted by Sylvester Stallone while taking part in NBC's "America's Toughest Bouncer" competition—a segment of NBC's "Games People Play." [4] His role in Rocky III was originally intended as just a few lines. His catchphrase, "I pity the fool!", comes from the film, in which he played a boxer facing Rocky Balboa. When asked if he hated Rocky, he replied, "No, I don't hate Balboa, but I pity the fool." After losing out on the role of the title character's mentor in The Beastmaster, Mr. T appeared in another boxing film, Penitentiary 2, and in a cable television special, Bizarre, before accepting a television series role on The A-Team.
Mr. T appeared in an episode of Silver Spoons, reprising his old role as bodyguard to Ricky Stratton. In the episode, he explains his name as "First name: Mister; middle name: period; last name T." In one scene, when Ricky's class erupts into a paper ball throwing melee, Mr. T throws his body in front of the objects, fully protecting his client. In The A-Team, he played Sergeant Bosco "B.A." Baracus (B.A. is an abbreviation of "Bad Attitude"), an ex-army commando on the run with three other members from the U.S. government "for a crime they didn't commit." When asked at a press conference whether he was as stupid as B.A. Baracus, he observed quietly, "It takes a smart guy to play dumb."
A Ruby-Spears produced cartoon called Mr. T premiered in 1983 on NBC. The Mister T cartoon starred Mr. T as himself, the owner of a gym where a group of gymnasts trained. He would help them with their training but they would also help him solve mysteries and fight crime. Thirty episodes were produced.
In 1984, he made a motivational video called Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!. He gives helpful advice to children throughout the video; for example, he teaches them how to understand and appreciate their origins, how to dress fashionably without buying designer labels, how to make tripping up look like breakdancing, how to control their anger, and how to deal with peer pressure. The video is roughly one hour long, but contains 30 minutes of singing, either by the group of children accompanying him, or by Mr. T himself. He sings "Treat Your Mother Right (Treat Her Right)", in which he enumerates the reasons why it is important to treat your mother right, and also raps a song about growing up in the ghetto and praising God. The raps in this video were written by Ice T. That same year he released a related rap album titled Mr. T's Commandments.
In 1988, Mr. T starred in the television series T. and T.. Mr. T was once reported to be earning around $80,000 a week for his role in The A-Team and getting $15,000 for personal appearances.
WHERE IS HE NOW?
Unfortunately, not too much has changed. Mr. T still looks like Mr. T (gold chains and all)
He was diagnosed with lymphoma in 1995 and has rarely worked since, undergoing daily chemotherapy treatments.
More recently he appeared in a 1-800-collect commercial.
He beat the lymphoma in 2001 and is back working. In April 2003 he filed suit against Best Buy for illegally using his image in their products.
Reportedly starring in Christain-themed movies and is born-again.
In 2005, Mr. T stated that he would never wear his chains again, "No, T, you can never wear your gold again. It's an insult to God". He arrived at this decision after seeing the effects of Hurricane Katrina. However, he has been seen wearing some chains for several commercial appearances, such as the 2007 U.K. and Ireland Snickers advertisement, and the 2007 World of Warcraft ad. Mr. T donated a great deal of clothing and money to Katrina victims
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Where are they now?- Ralph Macchio edition
Ralph Macchio (according to WEHT.net)
Three words: The Karate Kid!
Need we say more...one of the biggest actors and heart-throbs of the 80's!
WHERE IS HE NOW?
He had some follow-on success after Karate Kid as a budding bluesman in the movie Crossroads. He married wife Phyllis in 1986 and today they have 2 children. He is a writer and director, credits include the HBO series Love Thy Brother.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Where Are They Now? Philip Michael Thomas edition.
According to WEHT.net:
Philip Michael Thomas was Don Johnson/Sonny Crocket's partner in Miami Vice, which let's face it, was The 80's zeitgeist..in the eyes of Michael Mann, anyway.
WHERE IS HE NOW?
Total obscurity after Miami Vice ended in 1989, appearing in total tripe, thereafter.
However, was one of the first few to "embrace" the psychic tv phenomena (he advertised for a company back in the late 80's to early 90's), and only recently got paid for the commercials (rumoured to be a payout in the region of 12 million dollars)
Like Don Johnson, he also tried his hand at singing, but was rubbish (can anyone even remember the name of his album?). However, he has 5 different daughters from 3 different "girlfriends" , so that should keep him er occupied for a while.
And like most other faded and jaded heroes, he has also ended up doing voiceovers for a few PC games too...
There's life in the ol' double breasted suit yet, eh?
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