Friday, September 26, 2008

Depp in Wonderland

Johnny Depp has agreed to play in the Alice in Wonderland movie, playing as the Mad Hatter with Tim Burton. Even though the movie isn't going to come out till March 5, 2010. I can not wait. Most of Tim Burton's movie are GREAT! Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetle Juice, James and the Giant Peach, Mars Attacks, and many other ones.

The cast is going to include, Mia Wasikowska as Alice, Johnny Depp as Mad Hatter, Matt Lucas as Tweedledee / Tweedledum, and Geraldine James as Lady Ascot.

I can not wait for this movie to come out, its going to be such a good movie and I am so excited.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Auctions off her V-Card?

Howard Stern is known for his crazy sex scandals. But of course Howard has to take it to the next level when he decides to auction off a 22 year old girls virginity. The 22 year old is going by the name Natalie Dylan, for her own safety. She says she wants to selling her virginity to pay for college tuition.

The brunette from San Diego was introduced by RJ the owner of a legal brothel, where her sister already works. Most people would think this is ridiculous and not understanding to the whole situation, I mean who would? The first thing that comes to any ones mind is, how is this legal? Isn't this basically prostitution? How can this girl get away with this. Well, the fact is that where she is doing the auction, in San Diego, it is very legal to sell yourself. RJ, the man who introduced her to Howard Stern owns a LEGAL brothel, so this is very legal, while many do not.

She wants to do this considering she already has a bachelor's degree in women's studies at Sacramento State, wants to study for a master's in marriage and family therapy. But the most she has to say is, "I understand some people may condemn me. But I think this is empowering. I'm using what I have to better myself."

But the main question is, Do you think this is right? Is it okay for people to get paid for sex? In my opinion, I do not believe that this should of any means be legal. The law states that prostitution is illegal, and this seems like prostitution to me. You tell me.

Monday, September 22, 2008

Bob Marley

Bob Marley born with the name, Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley, a reggae musician, born February 6, 1945 was a Jamaican musician, singer-songwriter and Rastafarian. His best known hits include, "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry", "Exodus", "Could You Be Loved", "Stir It Up", "Jamming", "Redemption Song", "One Love" and, together with The Wailers, "Three Little Birds.

Bob Marley had 13 children, three with his wife Rita, two adopted from Rita's previous relationships, and the remaining eight with separate women. In July 1977 Marley was diagnosed with Acral lentiginous melanoma, a skin Melanoma, more so a tumor. It is a rarer type of skin cancer, it is due to uncontrollable growth of pigment cells. This type of melanoma is most common in Asians and Blacks. It was located on Marley's right big toe. Marley refused amputation, because of the Rastafari belief that the body must be "whole": "Rasta no abide amputation. I don't allow a man to be dismantled." True to his belief Marley refused any surgical possibilities. He also refused to register any type of will because that was too against his religious beliefs. The Rastafari belief that writing a will is acknowledging death as inevitable, thus disregarding the everlasting (or everliving, as Rastas say) character of life.

The cancer then started to spread to his brain, lungs, liver, and stomach. He played his final concert in Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 23, 1980. He then sought out for medical help, but by then it was too late, the cancer had reached the terminal stage.

Marley became very ill and went to Miami for medical attention. He died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami, Florida on the morning of May 11, 1981 at the age of 36. His final words to his son, Ziggy were, "Money can't buy life."

Bob Marley has had a lot of awards and honors, in 1976 Band of the Year by Rolling Stone, June 1978: Awarded the Peace Medal of the Third World from the United Nations, February 1981: Awarded Jamaica's third highest honor, the Jamaican Order of Merit, March 1994: Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1999: Album of the Century for Exodus (Time Magazine), February 2001: A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, February 2001: Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, 2004: Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him #11 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, "One Love" named song of the millennium by The BBC, Voted as one of the greatest lyricists of all time by a BBC poll, 2006 A plaque dedicated to him by Nubian Jak community trust and supported by Her Majesties Foreign Office.