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This is so amazingly cool.  I’ll just steal some of the original story since I can’t do it any better….

….video of 11-year-old Brad Warnick, joined on the mound by mother Irene and 8-year-old sister Ashley, who thought they were just representing the USS Midway Museum in San Diego in honor of their fathers service in the Navy. BUT…..dressed in full Padres catching gear behind the plate was Petty Officer 1st Class Rick Warnick, their father & husband. Petty Officer Warnick is part of the crew currently deployed on the USS Nimitz, scheduled to return next month. Warnick was flown home early to surprise his family on the field through cooperative efforts of the USS Midway Museum and the Navy. This video is what it’s all about.

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This kid is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

Now, to put this kid in perspective, he’s 11.

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I have met a few celebrities along the way.  Very few of them actually struck me as being worthy of the label “star”.  To me, that should be a characteristic that stands out, not just because someeone’s in the media a lot.  One of those that did stand out was Charlton Heston.  When you met him, you knew why he was a star.  I had always liked him as an actor.  He tended to to do hokey parts occasionally that belied his talent.  However, when he took on an issue, and he was trying to convince you the issue was important, you knew it.  Out would come that booming Moses voice and you just dared not pay attention.  The actor and the person were both very captivating.  I enjoyed meeting Chuck.  That’s more than I can say about most of the “stars” I’ve met.

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When The Who sang “hope I die before I get old“, they had never met John Persinger.  In fact, when they sang it, John Persinger was old enough to draw retirement.  He’s still around.  Here’s a shot of his 100th birthday party:

Needless to say, his plan looks a lot more appealing than The Who’s.

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I’m at a loss for words.

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Some kind of psychic karma must have been going on tonight.  No sooner than I posted on the Blondie saga, I read that Hilly Kristal had died.  Hilly Kristal was the founder of CBGB’s, the venue that launched Blondie and countless other bands of the 70’s and 80’s.

 Weird huh?

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A while back I did a piece lambasting Rolling Stone.  I was pretty harsh.  However, not nearly as harsh as Frank Zappa was years ago:

“Rock journalism is people who can’t write interviewing people who can’t talk for people who can’t read.”

I shoulda just left well enough alone.

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When I was a teen, and game shows dominated tv, Charles Nelson Reilly was one of the absolute funniest people that ever appeared on any of them.  Whenever he was on anything, my mom and I would make it a point to watch.  And, we really watched very little tv together.  Reilly died today.  He was 76.  I swear I never knew he was gay.  All I know is he was funny as all get out.  Usually right here I stick in a video to make it easy for myself and others to see what I’m talking about.  In this case, I’ll have to just stick in a Youtube search link, there’s just too much stuff.

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Joe Francis has got to be the stupidest guy I know.  Give me a million bucks and I could probably bed the sluttiest celebs there are as well.  However, what I would not do, is talk a lot about it.  Let the tabloids do the talking, but not me.  No sirree, no way.  Here’s why.

In February or so, Joe made this comment:

Francis told US shock jock Howard Stern: “Paris is better in the sack than anyone else. She is amazing in bed. Paris also gives the best oral sex. Yes, she’s better at it than Lindsay Lohan! Tara is the worst in bed. I love Tara, but, honestly, she pretty much lays there. And I had sex with her a lot….

Francis also declared Rod Stewart’s daughter Kimberly “awesome” in bed…..

Joe’s pretty much been in jail ever since.  Every time he pretty much gets past one charge, another one crops up.  And it all seems to have really started getting hot right about the time Parisexposed came out.  I think it’s gonna stay hot for a long time too.

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At some point today, the one millionth person visited my humble personal blog.

That is freakin amazing to me.

I know for sure two people ( besides myself ) have enjoyed it so far.

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