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| James Darren - If I could Only Tell YouWed, 07 Jan 2009 15:30:26 -0800 by 5121949James William Ercolani (born June 8, 1936), best known as James Darren, is an American television and film actor, television director, and singer/Darren began his career as a teen idol, having been discovered by talent agent and casting director Joyce Selznick. This encompassed roles in films, most notably his role as Moondoggie in Gidget in 1959, as well as a string of pop hits for Colpix Records, the biggest of which was "Goodbye Cruel World" (#3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961), and another sizeable hit with "Her Royal Majesty" (#6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962). He is also featured in one of the Scopitone series of pop music video jukebox films ("Because You're Mine").Darren's role in the gritty 1961 World War II film The Guns of Navarone was an attempt to break out of his teen image. He then achieved success co-starring as impulsive scientist and adventurer Tony Newman in the science fiction television series, The Time Tunnel (19661967).In the 1970s, Darren appeared as a celebrity panelist on Match Game.Later, Darren had a regular role as Officer James Corrigan on the television police drama T.J. Hooker from 19831986. Subsequently he worked as a director on many action-based television series, including Hunter, The A-Team, and Nowhere Man, as well as dramas such as Beverly Hills, 90210 and Melrose Place.In 1998 he achieved renewed popularity as a singer through his appearances on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in the role of holographic crooner and advice-giver Vic Fontaine; many of his performances on the show were recorded for the album This One's From the Heart (1999). The album showed Darren, a close friend of Frank Sinatra, comfortably singing in the Sinatra style; the 2001 follow-up Because of You showed similar inspiration from Tony Bennett.Some animation fans may know him as the singing voice of Yogi Bear in the 1964 animated film, Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!, on the song "Ven-e, Ven-o, Ven-a". Prior to that, he was the singing and speaking voice of "Jimmy Darrock" on an episode of The Flintstones.[edit] Personal lifeJames Darren dated Barbara Bouchet after she won the "Miss Gidget" contest in 1959.He has been married twice:His first wife was Gloria Terlitzky with whom he had one son, Jim Moret, who for nearly a decade worked as a CNN reporter and anchor, and is currently Chief Correspondent for the syndicated news program Inside Edition.His second wife is Evy Norlund, with whom he has two sons, Christian Darren, a writer, and Tony Darren, a musician and singer-songwriter.Ja mes Darren and his wife are godparents to Nancy Sinatra's daughter Angela Jennifer Lambert (Frank Sinatra's first grandchild).[edit] QuotesOn being a teen idol: "At times it was Chinese torture." Related: "doo wop" "oldies & rock n rool" !! | |
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| ISAF Video VWed, 07 Jan 2009 14:19:48 -0800 by nukedudeOne more video put together by my German friends while near Kabul, Afghansitan. Some pictures are graphic but go fast thought the show. Pretty realistic on what was going on at the time though. You won't see this on CNN. (A.K.A. Counterintelligence News Network.) Related: isaf kabul afghanistan "german troops" | |
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| Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Marijuana LegalizationWed, 07 Jan 2009 14:15:54 -0800 by dulcebasePresident-elect Obama's pick for Surgeon General, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, is a reputable neurosurgeon. He's also a CNN talking head corporate yes man with ties to Merck, an extremely unscrupulous pharmaceutical conglomerate. I made this video after reading an article he wrote for Time Magazine in October of 2006. I found the views he expressed in that article to be terribly ignorant and biased, and the more research I do into this man, the more convinced I am that his public persona is being used as a puppet for the benefit of the pharmaceutical industry.'Why I would Vote No On Pot' by Sanjay Gupta, Oct. 29, 2006http://www.time. com/time/magazine/ar ticle/0,9171,1552034 ,00.html Related: dulcebase doctor sanjay gupta marijuana cannabis pot weed legalization decriminalization corporate puppet surgeon general merck pharmaceutical company yes man | |
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| The 2009 Cadillac Presidential LimousineWed, 07 Jan 2009 13:55:45 -0800 by PatriotMcCainGeneral Motors Corp. recently delivered to the U.S. Secret Service a brand new presidential limousine, replacing the 2006 model Cadillac DTS presidential limousine that President George W. Bush has used.The new limousine, dubbed the 2009 Cadillac Presidential Limousine, makes its debut on Inauguration Day. It's the first presidential limousine not to carry a specific model name, said GM spokesman David Caldwell.GM declined to say how many it was building for the U.S. government, but it's believed to be fewer than 25.Ed Donovan, a Secret Service spokesman, confirmed that the new Cadillac limousine would make its debut on Jan. 20 during the inauguration, but declined to elaborate on the new vehicle's improvements or specifications.The new limousine has larger windows and better visibility for the president, Caldwell said. But it is roughly the same size and "footprint" of the previous model, he said.Obama will use the limousine during the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue after his swearing in on the west side of the Capitol.Spy shots of a test version of the new presidential limousine made the rounds on blogs this summer, with some suggesting it was built on GM's medium-duty truck platform and had a diesel engine. But those photos didn't have GM production panels.Another company provides heavy armor that is reportedly at least 5 inches thick for the vehicle. The limousine also has run-flat tires, bulletproof glass and a completely sealed interior to ward off a chemical attack, among many other high-tech security features. It also has electronic communications equipment.Secret Service agents are training with the new limousine at a facility near Washington.Caldwell said it would be a mistake to classify the new vehicle as a truck or a sedan."The president is not riding in a medium-duty truck, nor he is riding in a sedan," he said, adding that it is a "unique" vehicle.Caldwell said he couldn't give specifications -- even the engine size or type -- in either the current limousine or the new one. Other facts also are secret like the vehicle's curb weight, though Cadillac has disclosed in the past that the limo has a 10-disc CD player and hand-stitched leather interiors.Both Donovan and Caldwell said they would release more information and pictures about the new limo next week.Caldwell noted that the Secret Service would continue to use the 2006 model vehicles as well. Presidential limousines are often used for a decade or longer. They are also used by the vice president, and the Secret Service often provides transportation for visiting world leaders.GM introduced its latest version of the presidential limousine in 2005 during Bush's second inauguration, which replaced the 2001 Cadillac DeVille presidential limousine. GM builds the vehicles to "an exacting list" of government specifications."This is an assignment we really treasure," Caldwell said. "We're honored again to be associated with the U.S. presidency."The president also on occasion travels in a Chevrolet Suburban. Bush often travels in a Chevy during weekend biking trips in Washington. He owns a Ford F-250 pickup he keeps on his Texas ranch.During the presidential campaign, Obama bought a Ford Escape Hybrid, getting rid of his less efficient Chrysler 300C. He also blasted the first car he learned to drive on: a Ford Granada, saying it may be "the worst car Detroit ever built."GM has built the most presidential limousines since 1983, wresting the job away from Ford Motor Co., which built a series of Lincolns -- mostly Continentals -- for use by presidents starting in 1939, when it built a Lincoln V-12 for President Franklin Roosevelt.Ford built a 1989 Lincoln Town Car limo for President George H.W. Bush that was modified from an F-250 pickup. It's on display at his presidential library.GM has a 90-year history with presidents.President Woodrow Wilson rode in a Cadillac during a World War I victory parade in 1919. President Calvin Coolidge used a 1928 Cadillac town car throughout his administration.But the first government-owned vehicle was a Stanley Steamer purchased during President Theodore Roosevelt's administration. The first president to ride in a car in his inauguration was Warren Harding, who rode in a Packard Twin-Six.In 1938, two Cadillac convertibles, dubbed the "Queen Mary" and "Queen Elizabeth," were purchased by the U.S. government. Named for ocean liners, the 21 1/2 feet, 7,660-pound vehicles were equipped with a full ammunition arsenal, two-way radios and heavy-duty generators.They remained in use until the 1950s. President Dwight Eisenhower got one of the first production 1953 Cadillac Eldorados, which he rode in his first inaugural parade.The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn has the largest collection of presidential limousines, including the vehicle that President John F. Kennedy rode in 1963 when he was shot. Related: fox news republican conservative o'reilly hannity limbaugh coulter ingraham beck savage military cnn nbc olbermann liberal traitors patriots global war on terror god | |
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| Hang Hang Hood Vegan- "Shoot Yaself In Da Foot" Part 2Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:43:09 -0800 by noretvAs you all may know, N.O.R.E. is a vegan now, so in 2009, we are switching it up from the Hang Hang Hood Chicken blogs to the Hang Hang Hood Vegan blogs. Same N.O.R.E., same hood talk! In part 2 of the "Shoot Yaself In Da Foot" blog, N.O.R.E. explains the conversation he had with Biggie about 2Pac, Jay-Z and his Roc-La-Familia situation, rumors of Nas writing N.O.R.E.'s rhymes and the history behind N.O.R.E. and Nas' classic record "Body In The Trunk" off the 1998 Platinum release "N.O.R.E." album. N.O.R.E. speaks his mind and he doesn't sound too happy with ya'll! Related: nore noreaga cnn "channel 10" biggie nas 2pac pharrell | |
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