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Post by Ayinger on Feb 3, 2008 1:28:49 GMT -5
Fuir! là-bas fuir!
gee Phil, with the exception of Hilton, they all appeared to be pretty well smoothed to me....
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Post by Ayinger on Mar 12, 2008 22:58:48 GMT -5
 Gilligan's Mary Ann Goes to PotBy Sarah Hall Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:02:28 PM PDT Mary Ann is in trouble, thanks to Mary Jane.
Gilligan's Island star Dawn Wells has been sentenced to six months' unsupervised probation after she was arrested last October in Driggs, Idaho, for having marijuana in her car.
The former actress, 69, pleaded guilty Feb. 29 to one count of reckless driving. As part of her plea bargain, additional misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance were dropped.
In addition to the probation, she was sentenced to five days in jail and fined $410.50.
Wells' troubles began as she made her way her home from a surprise birthday party thrown for her by friends on Oct. 18. She was stopped by a cop who allegedly witnessed her car swerving and speeding up and slowing down repeatedly.
After pulling Wells over, Teton County Sheriff's Deputy Joseph Gutierrez claimed he caught the distinctive odor of pot wafting from her car.
When he questioned her about the aroma, Wells reportedly replied that she had picked up three hitchhikers, but dropped them back off after they started smoking marijuana.
A search of her car revealed four half-smoked joints, plus two small cases used to store marijuana, according to the police report.
After Wells failed a field sobriety test, she was cuffed and taken to the sheriff's office. She later posted $4,000 bond and was released.
A trial on the matter was scheduled to begin Thursday but was canceled following Wells' guilty plea.
Wells' Idaho-based attorney, Ron Swafford, said that a friend of hers voluntarily testified that he left a small amount of marijuana in the car after borrowing it earlier that day and that Wells was unaware of it.
He also said that several witnesses were willing to testify that Wells had consumed very little alcohol at her party and was not drunk when she left.
It's not the first time Wells has been linked to a pot bust.
In 1998, her name came up after her Gilligan's Island costar Bob Denver was arrested for marijuana possession in West Virginia, but it was unclear what role she was believed to have played in the situation.
Her spokesman denied that Wells had any connection with Denver's arrest.
"All I know is she had no involvement," the rep said at the time.
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Post by Ayinger on Mar 16, 2008 1:40:56 GMT -5
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Post by strat-0 on Mar 16, 2008 3:36:43 GMT -5
Say goodnight, Gracie...
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Post by strawman on Mar 22, 2008 17:22:15 GMT -5
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Post by maarts on Mar 23, 2008 20:01:15 GMT -5
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Post by Thorngrub on Mar 24, 2008 11:50:02 GMT -5
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Post by maarts on Mar 25, 2008 4:50:27 GMT -5
You can't eat those....
Only recognise Alex Lifeson here...who are the others?
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Post by Thorngrub on Mar 25, 2008 11:42:39 GMT -5
In order of appearance:
1. Mikhael Akerfeldt (of Opeth fame. Powerful vocalist / lyricist / guitar player)
2. Steve Wilson (of Porcupine Tree fame; the lead creative genius behind the band)
3. Robert Fripp (needs no introduction)
4. (of course) Alex Lifeson . . .
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Post by Thorngrub on Mar 25, 2008 11:47:39 GMT -5
The first two (Akerfeldt / Wilson) have collaborated together quite often.
The absolutely exquisite Opeth album Damnation is, pretty much, a collaborative effort w/Steve Wilson (making it practically an Opeth/Porcupine Tree album). If deathmetal isn't your thing, do NOT miss out on the album Damnation. It is sheer, gauzy beauty drenched in autumnal sorrow with an underpinning of precise, almost jazzlike percussion and instrumentation, not to mention some gorgeous mellotron action (courtesy of Steve Wilson). In short, Opeth's DAMNATION is a "must -listen" for any fan of contemporary rock music. Truly beautiful, and without a single death-metal note.
The second two (Fripp/Lifeson) have both recently appeared as guest artists on Porcupine Tree albums.
Hence, I grouped them all together to represent the merging of these disparate groups who working in hybrid span the gap between the 20th and 21st centuries.
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Post by maarts on Mar 25, 2008 15:03:20 GMT -5
OOf. The Steve Wilson-pic's quite old!
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Post by Ayinger on Mar 25, 2008 18:07:39 GMT -5
On the new semi-acoustic PT-Ep I bought a couple days ago, Wilson intro's a song saying how difficult he was finding it to play and that he called Fripp for some pointers. After giving some hints Fripp leaves him by saying, "aw, just practice and give it 3 months to come around" and now here's Wilson debuting it a week later telling the audience if he fucks it up, he's just going to restart it until he gets it right.
He fucks it up. Priceless!
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Post by upinkzeppelin2 on Mar 26, 2008 1:49:11 GMT -5
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Post by upinkzeppelin2 on Mar 26, 2008 1:53:51 GMT -5
Um, the other two pictures of Bono didn't work out. I gotta hit the sack so I can't fix it now, but GW Bush is certainly not one of my idols even though I voted for him twice and would vote for him again if he were my only choice over Hillary or Obama.
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Post by RocDoc on Apr 1, 2008 22:53:20 GMT -5
 FLASHBACK: 1964 The Beatles perform at the Chicago International Amphitheater. "Hog butcher for the world, tool maker, thrower of beef . . ." In the chaotic blur that was the Beatles' first American tour, Chicago found a way to stand out. It wasn't the 13,000 shrieking fans drowning them out; all 25 venues had those, along with inane questions from reporters, tight security and even the fistfuls of jellybeans hurled at the quartet (George Harrison had commented to an interviewer about Jelly Babies, a British candy, and fans improvised). But Chicago is where Paul McCartney got smacked onstage by a steak. The Beatles were in for stranger experiences, but at that point being pelted by raw meat was, well, rare. (Tribune archive photo)
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