Saturday, March 22, 2014

Grammy award winning singer subject of arrest warrant

Anita Baker, who had a string of hits in the late 1980s and continue to put out hit records and win Grammys into the 1990s, is the subject of an arrest warrant.  She lost a lawsuit brought by a painting and decorating company and then failed to appear at the creditor's examination hearing.  Maybe she should send this to the lawyers and the judge:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbQ4sJ9-mFM

Fans of the NY Jets who are also dog lovers have a problem.  Michael Vick is now the team's quarterback.

The grandniece of the late Johnny Cash was found in a box in her house, stabbed to death.  Her boyfriend is a suspect.

Hulk Hogan got his autographed boot back.  The female thief says she did "a stupid thing."

Scott Olsen, who was seriously injured at the Occupy Wall Street protests in Oakland in 2011 will receive $4.5 million in a settlement with the city.

Kate Bush will perform on stage.  That is news since she hasn't done a live performance since 1979.

Fox News Channel may change its name to Floating Debris News Channel

There's an item on Yahoo's celebrity page about Khloe Kardashian but don't bother trying to read the comments section.  It's chock full of comment entries that read "Dear Yahoo, No More Kardashian Stories Please!!! Nobody Likes Them OR Wants To Read Them!" over and over.  Multiple comments with that line repeated multiple times.  The sad fact is Yahoo isn't going to listen.  Now maybe if these people stopped clicking on those stories...

If you're overwhelmed by student loan debt and you sign up for one of those plans where you pay a certain amount for a number of years and at the end, the remaining unpaid balance is forgiven, be warned.  You will face a big tax bill for that forgiven amount in most situations.

Tired of the sports ticker giving away the score of a game you're saving on your DVR to watch later?  There's a new low-cost, low-tech solution.  The TickerBlocker is a simple strip of elastic that attaches to your flat screen with Velcro fasteners.  $10 for one, $18 for two and $24 for three.  You'll need three if you want to block the larger ticker on one of the news networks.

A bank customer who phoned the teller who had served him earlier in the day, asking her to spank him, was arrested and charged with "harassing communications."  He'd offered to pay her $50.

If you missed Kevin Bacon on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, this is a clip you have to see.  Worthy of its own headline.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T2FpCDlyNg

Figures that the only perfect bracket after 35 NCAA tournament games is one that is NOT entered in the contest to win $1 billion.

James Franco and Seth Rogen have once again spoofed a Kanye West and Kim Kardashian photo.

Apologies for the lateness of this item but Christina Aguilera took to Twitter earlier this month to encourage people to celebrate "Steak and BJ Day" as a man's holiday equivalent to Valentine's Day.  I'm glad she included the detailed description in a link, as I was wondering what BJ's Brewhouse had to do with steaks.

Dodgers infielder Alex Guerrero made his major league debut while the team is in Australia, but he didn't play a single second in the field or get to the plate.  He was announced as a pinch-hitter and the D-Backs responded by making a pitching change.  So Dodgers manager Don Mattingly had Mike Baxter hit for Guerrero.

Webpronews.com can't count.  Their article on Saturday being the birthday of William Shatner claimed it was his 82nd birthday.  They were only one off, but close doesn't count in reporting.  Mr. Shatner turned 83 on Saturday.