July 19th, 2008
Well, they didn’t literally slide tackle the guy, but members of the New England Revolution did help subdue a fellow American Airlines passenger who presumably thought the Boston-to-LA flight was clothing optional.
Cue the circus music. Or the Looney Tunes theme song. Or both, and then hit repeat.
The leading candidate for Whackjob of the Week honors was seated in row 11, went to the restroom, and came out wearing his birthday suit. Go ahead, shudder away. We did.
Mr. Sportin’ a Softy (well, that’s a guess and a wish) then made an in-flight dash for the Emergency Exit. That’s when members of the New England Revolution helped the crew bring the guy under control. (Check out this news clip of the incident). The plane made an emergency landing in Oklahoma City.
Here’s how we imagine the exchange between the pilot and the control tower:
Pilot: Oklahoma Tower, this is American 725. We’re having an onboard nudie incident and request permission for emergency landing.
Oklahoma: American 725 . . . WTF???
Pilot: WTF affirmative. This one’s crazier than Heath Ledger’s Joker, a pre-rehabbed Britney Spears, and the cast of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest combined.
Oklahoma: You have clearance for landing, American 725. We’ll have a straight jacket at the gate.
Pilot: That’s a copy, Oklahoma tower.
Was one of the Joker’s henchmen on American Airlines Flight 725? No? Could have fooled us . . .
Image: Used with permission of www.newscom.com
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July 18th, 2008
“Once more from the top,” was never taken out of context so completely.
A wayward parachutist crash-landed into a military band at Fort Riley in Kansas. (Insert the “We aren’t in Kansas anymore” joke of your choice here).
Among the casualties are three members of the band, a trumpet, and two tubas. The military musicmakers are expected to be OK and the trumpet, we believe, is going to pull through. Sadly, the tubas weren’t so lucky and are now part of that Great Military Band in the Sky.
Here’s the ouchful moment in all its red, white, and blue glory (38s):
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July 17th, 2008
Forget pity parties. Alex Rodriguez can’t even throw a genuinely festive bash after the All-Star game and have people show up.
His New York Yankees teammates blew him off as did Madonna (yes, he had the stones to invite her, according to the New York Post via Yahoo!). Mom-Rod was there as well as Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes.
Apparently—and this is almost too weird to be true, but you never know—there were plenty of well-endowed ladies shaking their groove thang to Material Girl. (What, no one tripped the light fantastic to Hung Up?).
Derek Jeter, however, threw a well-attended shindig that included rumored squeeze toy Minka Kelly, Michael Jordan, and Yankees superfan Billy Crystal.
Derek Jeter, smiling in advance of the All-Star festivities. You can tell he knows that no one’s going to A-Rod’s party.
Speaking of parties and squeezes, we’re pretty sure former NESN reporter Hazel Mae got her skank flirt on at the going-away (”But not fast enough,” said the bloggerette) party she threw for herself in Boston. Thanks to vigilant Prospero for the heads-up.
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July 17th, 2008
At the b5media Sports Channel, we are really enjoying the summer. So, what do we do for summer fun? I’m glad you asked …
What are you doing for fun this summer? Visit one of the b5 sports blogs and let us know about your sports summer fun.
Photo credit: istockphoto
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July 16th, 2008
Fifteen innings of pretty good ball for the American League versus National League All-Stars resulted in sleep loss for the East Coast and the 12th consecutive win for the AL (except for that 2002 tie).
Here are five reasons why the AL came up with a victory yet again:
1. Ichiro Suzuki’s pre-game F-Bombs. Move over, Bobby Knight. The Seattle Mariners‘ perpetual All-Star has a nifty peptalk ritual for his AL teammates every year.
2. Florida Marlins second baseman and probable never-again All-Star Dan Uggla set—wait for it, this one’s nice and corny—an Ugg-ly record by committing 3 errors in the game.
3. The NL probably isn’t quite accustomed to the ‘tude in New York. (That’s OK, neither were we last week). More AL teams play in Yankee Stadium and are aware of the exceedingly obnoxious Yankees fans who even booed other AL players challenging atmosphere for an opposing team.
4. Boston Red Sox right fielder J.D. Drew rocked, nabbing the MVP in his All-Star debut with a two-run HR during his first at-bat. It probably helped that as a member of the Red Sox, he didn’t get verklempt over the sappy pre-game Yankee lovefest. (We’re guessing Jonathan Papelbon, whose Mariano Rivera remarks made him—along with his pregnant wife—a jeer target, didn’t either).
5. Yogi Berra was in da house. Yeah, even Sox fans can’t resist his wit. Boo to Joe Buck for giving him the heave-ho in the booth. Yogi was just getting started!
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July 15th, 2008
Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat seems like a good sport and all, what with the Inside the NBA gig and the T-Mobile “Who’s In Your Top 5?” commercials. So we can’t really blame him for not anticipating our reaction to this photo, which the Bee took when we headed to Miami Beach on Memorial Day weekend:
Here’s how things went downhill.
We saw the above banner about Dwayne Wade hosting a party at a nightclub. (It happened to be Hip Hop Weekend in South Beach while we were there, hence the party).
Thinking about Dwayne Wade made us think of Star Jones *shudders* . . . thanks to those are-they-or-aren’t-they rumors.
Thinking about Star Jones whilst at the beach made us think about those scary paparazzi pictures we saw of her at the beach last year.
Oh the humanity!
If we were alone, there’s no telling where this train of thought might have led. To panicked glances over the shoulder, for fear that a bathing-suited Star would show up? Wandering around to beach blankets aimlessly, muttering “Must. Erase. Mental. Image.”?
Luckily, The Bee was there to swim with us and keep us otherwise distracted. By the time we enjoyed dinner at the Delano’s Blue Door, the Star Jones episode faded from memory. It threatened to return when we ordered a dessert, but we stayed strong. Phew!
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July 14th, 2008
Oh, Brett Favre. If only you had listened to more Kenny Rogers when he sang in The Gambler about knowing when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em (never mind the part about when to walk away and when to run).
The Green Bay Packers legend (quite poignantly) retired March 3 but rumors swirled about unretirement before the Fourth of July. Is his golf game that rusty? Does his wife have a Honey-Do list so intimidating he wants to return to the NFL? Is he still as sick as we are that putzy Eli Manning got a Super Bowl ring (and—eep, the MVP)?
Nah, he’s just got the fire in his belly, the itch, the whatever. But the ugly thing here is the to-release-or-not-to-release issues with the Packers. The increasingly public drama isn’t pretty for anyone–Favre, the suits in Green Bay, the fans, or even that kid who wore Favre’s shirt for four years (boy, his face must be red right about now).
If you want to see the recap of Brett’s remarks on the matter to that heaven-help-us homely chick on Fox Greta van Susteren, you can lap up 5m, 24s worth here.
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July 14th, 2008
The USA might blow everyone away in the medal count at the Summer Olympics—104 in 2004, with Russia taking 92 and China, 63—but when it comes to international beauty competitions, the red, white, and blue has been slipping. Literally.
Last year, Miss USA slipped and fell during the evening gown competition of the Miss Universe Pageant (and Mexico laughed at us. ‘Nuff said.).
This year we had an encore presentation to add to the Viral Video Historical Archive. Watch (37s) as Miss USA maintains composure after the spill yet has the distinct look of wanting to bitch-slap someone—the floor-waxer, perhaps?—when her back is to the audience.
Somewhere, an ambitious entrepreneur is starting a company that would teach young Miss USA hopefuls how to walk in high heels while wearing an evening gown. And well they should. We can’t have this tomfoolery year after year. For the love of all that is sacred in women’s footwear fashion, make the tumbles stop!
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July 13th, 2008
If Greg Norman’s divorce is any indication, A-Rod’s world weariness is about to extend far beyond the solid lock on third place held by the New York Yankees.
The golf legend, who wed tennis great and longtime lover Chris Evert a couple of weeks ago in the Bahamas, has to shell out $103M to the previous Mrs. Greg Norman (of 26 years).
Yeah. You know those Paris shopping spree rumors C-Rod denied in her Cindy Adams chat? Something tells us she’s going to be going on a whole lotta them pretty soon.
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July 13th, 2008
As entertaining as the Alex Rodriguez reality-tv-show-disguised-as-reality is, the MLB has opted to go with alternate forms of celebrity entertainment for the All-Star events at Yankee Stadium.
Yesterday the league sponsored a free Bon Jovi concert in Central Park. (Digression: We once saw Bon Jovi at a Miami party but totally blew off ’cause we didn’t want to go all fangirl on him).
People.com reports that 3 Doors Down will provide music to swing by (but not, we presume, swing music) tomorrow night for the does-it-or-doesn’t-it-wreck-your-swing Home Run Derby. On Tuesday, Sheryl Crow will kick things off with the national anthem (take that, Lance and Kate!) and that Josh Groban will sing God Bless America—sorry, Kate Smith—during the seventh-inning stretch.
No word as to whether or not any squirrel-hatted Yankees fans will be there for your viewing pleasure, but it’s worth taking a peek around if you’re in the stands.
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