The Dying Breed… Companies Not Expected to Survive the Coming Year… And the Just Hated

24/7 Wall Street annually comes out with a list of companies that they think are going to go the way of the dinosaur… that is go under and out of business, and I was surprised on some of the names I saw this time around with their picks for the deaths of companies in the year 2013.

First off, and has been a staple in America and the world for almost the last half century, American Airlines makes the list. 24/7 Wall Street predicts that the once famed airline will disappear by the end of next year for shear inefficiency. While they survived probably some of the worst crisis’s that brought down a lot of competition, however, they [American Airlines] have lost their advantage when Northwest Airlines and Delta merged & when Untied and Continental did as well. The once mighty company now reduced to a medium sized carrier and is in the sites of CEO of US Airways, Doug Parker, whose looking to buy American’s assets and has the backing of the Union as well

Current TV also made the list. Al Gore’s fledging station was already barley alive when Keith Olbermann was still apart of their programming. But when he [Olbermann] was replaced with serial talk show host failure Eliot Spitzer after Olbermann and the Channel battled over perks, Current TV’s ratings dropped almost 70% of their viewership. Now the closest thing they [Current TV] can call a star is Joy Behar, a veteran talk show host in her own right and former member of “The View”. Unfortunately, she [Behar] is coming off a cancellation of her own back in November when CNN’s HLN network showed her the door.

Pacific Sunwear also looks to be on the way out. The retailer no longer has the capital to compete and Wall Street 24/7 says that there is no way that they’ll make it past 2013.

FACEBOOK, however, tops the list of the most hated companies of the year. Mark Zuckerberg taking the company public earlier with a high buy in where now stock holders see the stock drop almost daily. Not only that, but out all the other social media sites FACEBOOK has probably has one of the lowest consumer satisfaction scores, with 25.9% of users saying that the service they receive is POOR.

NETFLIX as well make the list of the hated. Just last year the through-the-mail rental site had one of the highest satisfaction ratings of any company and NETFLIX saw their stock trading at $305 dollars a share. But being the greedy pricks that they are, NETFLIX thought it prudent to raise customers’ rates a whopping 60%. Now in just six months NETFLIX has lost some 80,000 subscribers, seem their stock drop to $90 dollars a share and is now ranked 18^th.

Along with FACEBOOK & NETFLIX the most hated companies list also sees SEARS, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, BANK OF AMERICA, AT&T, NOKIA, AND GOLDMAN SACHS. A fitting list to be assured.

Until next time…

The Kardashians: Sex Tapes & Wannabe Fame Whores… They Can’t Really Be That Sick, Can They?

Things seem to be heating up in the Ol’Kardashian household because ex-hubby Kris Humphries seems to be telling a tale that isn’t pleasant for the Kardashian clans’ ears. Especially Mom’s.

Turns out that Kim’s ex Kris Humphries is saying that -through the only way anyone seems to speak now-a-days (texting, Twitter, and emails)- that Mom Of The Year Kris Jenner, so desperate to be a fame whore, talked her daughter Kim into making a sex tape with then boy toy Ray J. Then after she viewed it [Kris Jenner] told her daughter to do another one because she didn’t look pretty enough the first go around.

Wild claims to be assured but do they have a ring of truth?

According to Los Angeles attorney Mychal Wilson that it appears that both Kim and Ray J consented to making the tape. “Clearly, they both are aware of the taping as they [both] are mugging for the camera. Additionally, both parties would have consented to signing on the distribution deal with Vivid Entertainment. The most likely scenario is that they both decided to leak the tape. Let’s just say, if Ray J had gone behind Kim’s back and tried to sell the tape, Kim could have easily called on her lawyers to stop that tape from being shown to the public”

How very true.

Attorney Larry Zerner also points out that people -including idiots like the Kardashians- have a general right to privacy… “is recognized under the U.S. Constitution and the California Constitution. That right to privacy includes the right not to have private sex tapes shown to the public without consent. So releasing a sex tape without consent would violate this right.”

Larry also adds, “I am aware of cases where sex tapes were released even though neither party agreed. But the celebrity always has the right to have that footage withdrawn if they want.”

But the biggest of all the crazy claims being unleashed by Humphries is the fact that [Kris] Jenner not only had her daughter make the tape but was a willing participant in the video taping of it.

So of course as soon as the sorry broke about the alleged back door dealings of the family, Chloe [Kardashian] took to her favorite mouth piece TMZ denying the rumors and saying, "That is just disgusting and disturbing, and probably HIS [Humphries] fantasy!"

The biggest problem people have with this story, as far as they can see it, is that there was no way [Kris] Jenner could have known Kim’s sex tape would turn out to be as huge as it was. Saying that while the Pamela Anderson/ Tommy Lee footage was a big deal, they were both big stars at that point. And Bruce [Jenner] was easily the most bankable name in the family when the clip was released, so any speculation about a reality show at the time would have been premature and unfounded.

However, we might want to look at the Paris Hilton tape. She was by far not a reality star and more of the party girl red carpet crowd. And her tape sold widely helping to carve out a fledging career as a wanna-be something.

Whatever the case. It seems that the divorce of Kim and Kris [Humphries] is getting -while sick, but sick is up my alley- rather interesting.

I might have to actually pay attention to them… lol

Until next time…

R.I.P. Richard Lynch – 1936 to 2012

One of my favorite creepy horror actors, Richard Lynch, has died.

Lynch was reportedly found dead at his home early yesterday morning [June 19^th, 2012]. He was 76. Details of his passing are yet to be released.

Best known for playing villainous characters in such movies as Vampire (1979), The Sword and the Sorcerer & the Chuck Norris Commie-basher Invasion U.S.A., where he played the main terrorist Mikhail Rostov.

Lynch who was often cast in these roles do his distinctive face (scarred as a result of setting himself on fire in New York’s Central Park in 1967 while tripping on LSD) began his career in acting after serving four years in the Marine Corps, studying underneath famed acting teachers Uta Hagen and Lee Strasberg and became a lifetime member of the prestigious Actors Studio in 1970. Lynch early in his career appeared in many stage productions such as William Shakespeare’s Richard III and Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge on and off Broadway. In 1973 Lynch made his screen debut next to Gene Hackman and Al Pacino in Scarecrow.

Although while building up a hefty resume through the seventies Lynch took a step backward in the 90’s and 2000’s where he took many roles in low-grade genre films that usually ended up be replayed on the comedy show the Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Comedy Network & SciFi Channel).

However, Lynch seemed to be making a come back in the horror genre, making a brief appearance in Rob Zombie’s remake of the Carpenter classic Halloween and was featured in the Zombie’s upcoming The Lords of Salem do out later this year.

Zombie writes via his Facebook page: "I woke up this morning to the news that our friend Richard Lynch has passed away. Richard was great to work with and really gave it his all. I will never forget the way he scared the crap out of the kid actors in Halloween. As soon as I said action! He dove in his role of Principle Chambers at top volume. He will be missed."

Lynch’s work includes: The Premonition (1976), Good Against Evil (1977), “Battlestar Galactica,” Vampire (1979), “Werewolf,” Bad Dreams (1988), Alligator II (1991), Trancers II (1991), Puppet Master III (1991), Merlin (1993), Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993), Cyborg 3 (1994), Terminal Virus (1995), Werewolf (1996), and “Charmed.” Recently Lynch includes Corpses Are Forever (2003), The Mummy’s Kiss (2003), Wedding Slashers (2006), Mil Mascaras vs. The Aztec Mummy (2007), Rob Zombie’s Halloween (2007), Laid To Rest (2009), Dark Fields (2009), and his last film ever Rob Zombie’s Lords of Salem.

Nick Stahl: Lost… Found… Lost Once Again

Nick Stahl seems to be playing Houdini once again.

A week after the actor decided to call it quiets on Rehab he [Nick Stahl] seems to have gone the route of “Whereabouts Unknown” for a second time as in as many months.

According to E! Online, 32 year-old Stahl went to stay at a friends house when he checked out of his rehab against medical advice, then was seen in downtown Los Angeles and no one has seen him since. That was Thursday.

"Now he's disappeared. We can't find him anywhere," an un-named source told E! of the so-far futile search efforts. "He has not made contact with anyone. We are all just desperately looking for him ... Everyone just wants him to come home. It's a terrible situation. We are searching, but we have no solid leads."

It was been widely speculated that Stahl is fond of the Skid Row area of LA, a place where anyone of any stature in life can easily lose themselves in. If that is the case then we can believe that Stahl is back to old habits and it that is the case I see a steady rise from the odd makers that regulate the DEAD POOL of stars that seem to want to off themselves in an early fashion.

Then again sometimes the best medicine for whatever ails you -especially when it comes to drugs- is to just get out of Dodge and make your own way. Because in the end you have nobody to really rely on other than yourself when it comes to staying clean and sober.

Whatever the case good luck to you, Mr. Stahl

Until next time…

Justin Bieber: Queens English and Processed Cheese…

Before donning on his overly expensive high tops and gracing the stage for his adoring fans upon the ‘The Today Show’s’ stage (on Friday) good-old-Justin-Bieber went to the British airwaves a couple of days ago. Sad thing is that he had a bad English accent when he did.

Yep, ‘Cheerio’, ‘Hello, Gov’nah’ and crap like that.

The Bieb, for whatever the reason, did his entire four minute interview with UK radio Capital FM that way: completely in Queens English. The Canadian crooner deciding that he'd only answer questions in the oh-so-proper accent, though he visibly struggled at certain points because, well, he’s fucking Canadian and lives in LA.

The crooner, Bieb, stating to the interviewer: "Do you think that my English accent's quite good, my friend?" Then adding "I think that if you walk in, you might not even know I'm not an Englishman. I should just talk like this all the time…”

Please.

What I like to know is if LA County Sheriffs will finally get their interview from his little incident with the Pappo… because if it was a normal, non-famous person there would be a warrant out for their arrest. Maybe he can try out his new accent with them, see if he can pass the muster and say: “It wasn’t me. I’m ENGLISH!”

And the longer I sit here watching the line with teenage ridiculousness grow for tomorrows performance the more the Bieb reminds me of processed cheese. It may look good, hell, it may even taste good but in truth is still shit.

Until next time…

Ronald Poppo: NOT A ZOMBIE

We can all breath a sigh of relief as it appears that “Zombie” victim, Ronald Poppo, has apparently has NOT turned into a flesh eating undead thing because of his attack last month in Miami. Doctors say that he is awake and alert while they continue to treat him for the injuries he sustained last month by “Bath Salt Zombie” Rudy Eugene, and that he is amazingly following the NBA Finals.

Doctors said during a news conference on Tuesday that, while he has lost about 50% of his face (not the 75% they originally thought), including his nose and eyes, they are hoping that he will regain the use of his remaining eye, they have also set up a fund to except donations to help with his mounting hospital costs. So far they have raised around $15,000.

CBS4 Miami reports that Jackson Memorial, where Poppo is being treated, has released photos of him walking down the hallway with assistance of staffers. The photos do blur out Poppo’s face but CBS4 does provide a link to the extremely graphic ones. If you remember, photos were earlier released when he was first taken to Jackson Memorial’s ER showing the aftermath of the devastating attack at the hands and teeth of Eugene.

If you would like to donate, Jackson Memorial is accepting donations via check at:

Jackson Memorial Foundation
Park Plaza East
Suite G
901 NW 17th Street
Miami, FL 33136

Also the nonprofit organization Neighbors 4 Neighbors is also accepting donations on Poppo's behalf and can be reached at (305) 597-4404.

The Week In Review of Idiot News From Planet-Moron

DATELINE: PLANET-MORON (aka EARTH), A PLACE WHERE IDIOCY KNOWS NO BOUNDS

To say that haven’t become a nation of “Pop-Culture Fascists” would be an utter and total lie of the greatest magnitude, because in truth we thrive on shit that flashes across what my grandparents called the idiot box. But -while they were talking about made up, scripted programming and not the awesomeness that is reality television- they could not comprehend the fact of how, we, as a nation would follow the daily lives of idiots and the nonsensical as they trot across the screen in some seemingly reality and hang on their every virtue; wanting to know about every bowel movement. Like somehow what they see is in someway ‘reality‘. How sad has one’s life become when this is the joy look they forward too on a daily basis?

“Have you seen the latest happenings on "Real Housewives of Some Cuntville?”’

No? How can that be?”

“Did you see who won ’America’s Most Fakest Stooge Show? Weren’t they great? I voted like a thousand times for an eight hundred dollar phone bill!”

“No? What the hell’s the matter with you?”

“Have you heard and seen the latest about some put together, made for tv and I don’t know why they are famous famous-person and how they might be pregnant and were only married for a two hours?”

“NO?! Are you even alive?!”

Sadly this is the case for most of the mouth breathers we call fellow humans. So let me be Mr. Hypocrite and Devil’s Advocate and go over some of my favorite things of idiocy that flashed across my field of vision shall we:

DATELINE: PORNO

Turns out that Octomom, Nadya Suleman, has found a new use for her… well, her womanly regions (her pussy) in the form of putting things in rather than pushing things out. Like her eight-tuplets (truth be told, those eight kids were delivered by C-Section and not naturally) or her 6 other children for that matter.

Last month the 36 year-old Suleman was in the news for supposedly being an unfit parent but charges were never filed on the complaint, then Suleman filed Chapter 7 Bankruptcy (April 30^th) because her hopes and dreams of being the next and reality tv incarnation of Angelina Jolie never panned out the way she hoped, and the obvious cost of having like more than a dozen children -all together- having a huge effect on the paycheck especially when one doesn’t have one. However, Suleman, did say that she would do anything to support them. Enter the porn industry and the people who thrive on that type of shit, because someone (according to TMZ) must of made a offer she could not refuse because Suleman will be starring in an upcoming (solo I might add) X-rated feature. Although during an interview with the Today Show, Suleman explained that she would never do full-on porn, saying: "I won't touch other human flesh. The only flesh I'm touching is my own . . . I will not lose my grip of my deeply indoctrinated morals and values."

Yeah, okay. Because we think or actually care or believe about your “deeply indoctrinated morals and values”. Whatever!

What I am waiting for, however, is for her spawn to turn into drug crazed, cabalistic rage monkeys and search out a one Dr. Michael Kamrava (who was expelled in 2009 from the American Society for Reproduction Medicine for his crimes against nature. Meaning allowing people to have 8 kids at one time) for allowing their mother to go forth with this idiotic idea.

On a related note, Suleman was reportedly going to be swinging from a stripper pole as well at Florida’s T’s Lounge in West Palm Beach. But (again reported by TMZ) Suleman has opted out of the gig because of the interview she saw (or heard about) that aired on WPEC12 with who would be her fellow employees. A bartender at the club stated: “She’s got a lot of mouths to feed, so it was only a matter of time before she began stripping. She must be a little crazy. Normal people don’t have that many children.” And a manager added that he didn’t expect her [Suleman] to be experienced when it comes to the pole-work, “but I’ll say she’s going to be entertaining.”

But Suleman recently did rake in more than the $10,000 for posing topless for a British magazine.

DATELINE: RELIGIOUS ASSHOLES

Ah, good old serpent handling. You have to love that part of religion that doesn’t seem to want to die or fade away into the background of the modern world. At least not in the South.

Case in point: Holy Ghost-filled speaking-in-tongues Pentecostal pastor Mark Wolford, 44 (and just like dear old dad had before him), died this week after his rattlesnake bit him during a church ritual at an outdoor service being held at Panther Wildlife Management Area in West Vigini (Virginia). Wolford was carrying on the ancient tradition of snake-handling at the time of his demise. People like Wolford point to scripture as evidence that God calls them to engage in such a practice to show their faith in him. That is according to Mark 16: 17-18. And I quote -the bible: "And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues. They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."

Ye-ah. Guess God was either in the can at the time or Wolford wasn’t as righteous as he thought.

Wolford’s sister, Robin Vanover, told the Washington Post that 30 or so minutes into his [Wolford’s] service he began to pass around the poisonous timber rattler. "He laid it on the ground," Vanover said in the interview, "and sat down next to the snake, and it bit him on the thigh." However, instead of being taken to, I don’t know, a hospital, Wolford was transported to a family member's home in Bluefield about 80 miles away to recover. But only as the situation worsened, was he taken to a hospital where he later died.

For those of you who want to attend the funeral services, Wolford’s church, The Apostolic House of the Lord Jesus in Matoaka, will host a viewing Friday and the actual funeral service will be on Saturday morning. Wolford will be buried at the Hicks Family Plot in Phelps, Ky.

DATELINE: MASSACHUSETTS

Here is an odd little story from the East Coast.

Turns out that that sunscreen you just put on to sit in the sun is, strangely enough, quite flammable.

Brett Sigworth apparently didn’t know that either.

Because after he [Sigworth] applied some Banana Boat to keep from roasting under the sun he caught fire.

According to Dan Dillard, CEO of the Burn Prevention Network, believes the sunscreen might not have fully absorbed into Sigworth's skin and the droplets from the aerosol spray might have still been in the air. Dillard states: "As he [Sigworth] approached the Bar-B-Cue flame, the charcoal simply caught the vapor trail and it follows the vapor trail to where the bulk of the substance is, which is on his body."

Banana Boat say that there will be a prompt investigation of the incident. They have also stated that they are unaware of any similar incidents of that nature. But there is, surprisingly enough, a warning on the back of the sunscreen bottles that reads: "Flammable, don't use near heat, flame or while burning." But nothing about after it is applied.

The result of Sigworth turning into the Human Torch is a case of second-degree burns.



DATELINE: HOLLYWOOD

Former child star, and hopefully the next Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Bynes plead not guilty for her… um, alleged drunk driving arrest that took place on April 6^th when she, um, sort of- kind of ran her car into a LA County Sheriff’s. Even though, Amanda kept saying how she didn’t drink she refused to take a sobriety test and in California -and all other states- was automatically arrested for DUI.

Bynes was not required to appear in Beverly Hills Superior Court on Wednesday, so she didn’t. Bynes having her lawyer enter her plea on her behalf. Instead the 26 year-old Bynes went on a drunken rant (okay, I have no proof that Bynes was drunk at the time, but in my opinion either she was or/and is a complete fucking moron for doing this) on her Twitter page as she [Bynes] called on the President of the United States, Barack Obama to have, and I quote: "Hey @BarackObama... I don't drink. Please fire the cop who arrested me. I also don't hit and run. The end.” Even though paparazzi having been trailing Bynes for weeks as she visits various night clubs.

Rick Bynes, Amanda’s dear ol’ Dad, told People magazine after her April arrest that his daughter "didn't have a single drink that night. My daughter doesn't drink."

Okee-Dokee. But then again what the hell is he suppose to say.

DATELINE: NYC

And last but not least and probably one of my favorites.

New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg has donned the armor of the righteous and set his site upon the dreaded 32oz BIG GULP. A war that is destined to be heard through the ages. Not because of it’s popularity but because it is so god damn retard.

Specifically the ban that Bloomberg wants would require that restaurants, movie theaters and sports arenas no longer sell sugary sodas in sizes larger than 16 fluid ounces. Although the ban does NOT prevent the sale in supermarkets, juices, diet sodas or alcoholic beverages of the same sizes. Our new superhero mayor wants to get a handle on the growing of America’s growing Americans. Stating to the New York Times that: "Obesity is a nationwide problem, and all over the United States, public health officials are wringing their hands saying, 'Oh, this is terrible.' New York City is not about wringing your hands; it's about doing something." Bloomberg also stated that anyone who thinks that they are going to die from thirst because they can no longer get a 32 ouncer can just buy two drinks or just get a refill. A statement that makes me chuckle because basically I think Bloomberg thinks that us as FAT Americans are too lazy to get up and waddle to the counter for said refill. The Mayor also dismissed claims that the ban encroaches on people’s rights, saying on the Today Show that the ban is NOT “exactly” taking away your freedom; it is not something that out Founding Fathers fought for.

Really? I think that maybe fucking Bloomberg should take a fucking history lesson, because that (while it wasn’t “soda”) that is EXACTLY what our Founding Fathers were fighting for. For fucking righteous assholes like him to stop limiting and/or telling us how to live our lives. Because assholes like him [Bloomberg] think that we should become a Nanny State where the smarter government people know what is best for us.

Blow me!

Again this idiotic law does NOT ban sugary coffees, or energy drinks that contain twice as much sugar in a smaller can than the fucking 32oz does. If fucking Bloomberg was so fucking worried about the waist line of his fellow fucking Americans and so fucking worried about diabetes, heart attacks, high blood pressure and other obesity-related illnesses then what about you all the fast food? (San Francisco has, however, a ban on HAPPY MEAL) How about I can walk into any doughnut shop in NYC, order a fucking dozen doughnuts and sit out front eat them all. Or is that next on your list of freedoms that the Founding Fathers didn’t fight for.

This is the type of thing that happens when somebody throws out the term: THINK OF THE CHILDREN because some twat thinks it takes a village to raise kids. No, sorry, it doesn’t. It only takes a parent. But these same righteous fools say look at the parents because they can not teach their kids the right way to eat. How about this: how about lets make healthy eating a tad bit cheaper. Because it is pretty god damn expensive to eat healthy despite the lie that we are constantly told how it doesn’t cost more that non-healthy items.

I think it is time send these assholes packing. Regardless of what idiotic party they are from. Because, lets face it, both parties pretty much suck ass. Because last time I checked America was supposed to be the home of the FREE. But now it is as long as it is not smoking, wanting gays to marry, fast food, sodas ect… ect… the list grows daily.

Until the next time we meet…