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Business cards have joined the digital age. There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to find a business card among a stack of them, so it’s about time someone came up with a simple application for sending a business card digitally. Signing up is free, and you can pass along your card via your cell phone. www.mydropcard.com
Mexican soldiers held a U.S. Border Patrol agent at gunpoint in Arizona until they realized they had mistakenly crossed the border. The agent repeatedly identified himself in English and Spanish. After four minutes the four Mexican soldiers lowered their weapons and tip-toed back to Mexico. Ironically, incidents like this are not uncommon. Officials said Mexican military personnel crossing in the U.S. along the nearly 2,000-mile southwest border happens frequently. More than 40 incidents had been reported since October 1 last year.
The tablets Charlton Heston carried in the classic Hollywood film “The Ten Commandments” have been sold for $63,000. The famous movie props were purchased by Triviamania.com, which also bought the Holy Grail from “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” for $25,875. Also sold at the auction last week were a “Star Wars” T.I.E. fighter miniature, which went for $402,500, and a signed photo of President Abraham Lincoln, which sold for $207,000.
Morgan Freeman is divorcing his wife of 24 years, his attorney has confirmed. Freeman, 71, denied allegations he was splitting from his wife Myrna Colley-Lee in June after reports alleged the actor had been unfaithful. But just days after Freeman was involved in a serious car accident over the weekend, the actor’s lawyer and business partner, Bill Luckett, confirmed the split. Luckett said the couple has “been separated since December of 2007.” Freeman was involved in the wreckage with a female passenger, Demaris Meyer, who has been described as the actor’s friend.
Playgirl, the infamous naked magazine for women, is closing its print edition, promising to be an online-only publication. “Playgirl is going all-Web. The last print issue will be the Jan/Feb 2009 magazine, which comes out November 18th,” says Editor-in-Chief Nicole Caldwell.
An 11-year-old boy in South Ogden, Utah, who wanted to get his girlfriend’s attention without waking her parents, found out that a pebble fired from a slingshot has a lot more velocity than one tossed by hand. Now Joe Brunton is doing odd jobs around his neighborhood to raise the $160 he needs to replace the window. Joe and a friend were trying to see the girl early one morning a few weeks ago. At first, they threw wood chips at the window, but that wasn’t enough, so the boys went home for heavier artillery. The slingshot got the girl’s attention, but it also cracked the window. The boys immediately confessed and promised the girl’s parents that they would replace it.
A Miami beekeeper said he removed the second largest hive he has encountered in his 20-year career – about 3 million bees – from a home. Beekeeper Adrian Valero was called to remove the hive after three people in the area were stung by the bees, which residents of the house said had been around for about a year. Valero said it was not surprising that the bees had stung locals. “These are Italian bees,” he said. “They are a little bit aggressive if you bother them too much.” The hive, which was large enough to produce 60 pounds of honey, was moved to a bee farm far from the neighborhood.
One of the last living dinosaur descendants will become a father for the first time at the age of 111. Henry the Tuatara and his mate Mildred produced 12 eggs in mid-July after mating earlier this year at the Southland Museum in New Zealand. Henry has lived at the museum since 1970 and had shown no interest in sex until he recently had a cancerous growth removed from his genitals. He is now enjoying the company of three females and might breed again next March. Tuataras are lizard-like descendants of a reptile species that roamed the earth with the dinosaurs 225 million years ago.
Husband’s Last Mug Shot
Item number: 270261710586
Bidding ends: August 9th
With 3 bids, current bid at press time: $5.50
Item location: Bowie, TX
Seller says: “My husband never grew up. He speeds everywhere. He gets tickets and then ‘forgets about them.’ He thinks he is smart and someone will always bail him out of trouble. Up until now, that has been the case. We have been married for eleven years and I have had enough.” The wife recently discovered that hubby now has 27 outstanding tickets totaling over $7,700.
LeAnn Rimes won’t be appearing at two concerts this week because of what her manager describes as “a severe case of tonsillitis.” Tonight’s show at Joe’s Bar in Chicago has been postponed and tomorrow’s appearance at “We Fest” in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, has been canceled.
Clay Walker was about to go onstage at the Umatilla County Fair in Hermiston, Oregon, Tuesday night when he got word that his wife had gone into labor. The show was cancelled and he was rushed to the airport for a flight back home. The remaining band members stayed onstage and played for the crowd, who cheered Clay as the news of his impending father-hood was announced. Little William Clayton Walker was born in Houston, Texas. He is the first child for wife Jessica and joins older sisters MaClay DaLayne, 12, and Skylor ClayAnne, 9, from Clay’s first marriage.
Trace Adkins can pray that his new single, "Muddy Water," goes to the top of the chart. He says he couldn't do that with "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk," which was up against Carrie Underwood's "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and Brad Paisley's "When I Get Where I'm Going." He tells Michigan's Lansing State Journal, "I couldn't pray, 'Lord, could you please make my butt song number-one, instead of the two Jesus songs?'" "Muddy Water" takes a decidedly more inspirational route with its message of redemption.
Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman and baby Sunday Rose have arrived in Australia yesterday where the newborn will meet some family members the first time. Sydney's Daily Telegraph reports that the Urban's dodged the media with the help of decoy cars that escorted them to their seaside home. Aside from showing off Sunday Rose to family and friends, Nicole will be putting the finishing touches on the movie, Australia, which co-stars Hugh Jackman.
Jo Dee Messina will sing the national anthem before the Boston Red Sox face their arch-rivals the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on August 26th.George Strait is quick to admit that his single "Troubadour" is one of the most biographical songs he has ever recorded. Video director Trey Fanjoy continued that theme with the video for the tune. She portrays Strait's life as a husband, father, and entertainer by using a mix of old photographs and new footage shot near his home in San Antonio, Texas. The result is a great overview of Strait's career and his personal life. Fanjoy was also behind the video for George's single "Seashores of Old Mexico."
Jewel visited the Morning Star Sanctuary, a women's shelter in Nashville, to kickoff Mary Kay's second annual "A Kiss for Country" campaign. The campaign helps raise money by auctioning off lip prints of country stars with all proceeds going to programs committed to ending domestic violence. Jewel says, "Domestic violence is an important issue to me because one in three women are abused at some point in their life, especially if they're homeless." Bids on the "kisses" can be made at MaryKay-dot-com.
With a few hits under his belt from his debut disc, Jake Owen will release a new single, “Don’t Think I Can’t Love You,” from his upcoming sophomore album later this month. Owen penned or co-penned all of the songs on his debut album including his three hits – “Startin’ With Me,” “Yee Haw” and “Something About A Woman.” Owen co-wrote the new single.
Tomorrow, Billy Bob’s Texas in Ft. Worth will add Joe Diffie to the long list of established artists to record a live album in the world famous venue. “I have always wanted to record a live album but wanted to do it right,” Diffie said. “Some of my favorite musical heroes, Willie and Haggard, taped live albums at Billy Bob’s so it’s a career highlight to record my live album in the same venue. I couldn’t think of a better place.”
Tim McGraw's management has told Nashville's Tennessean that the copyright infringement lawsuit filed by a Texas songwriter is "absurd." James Martinez is suing Tim and the writers of Tim's hit "Everywhere" for 20-million dollars in damages claiming the song is similar to one he recorded in 1996 called "Anytime, Anywhere Amanda." Tim's manager Scott Siman says, "Artists are the target for these kinds of suits and we defend everyone vigorously."
With his latest album “The Storm” stalled due to Category 5 Records’ business problems, Travis Tritt is looking forward to his next album and the commemoration of his 20th year as a recording artist in 2009. Tritt is hatching tentative plans to hit the studio with good friend Marty Stuart, who he’s doing an acoustic tour with this fall. Tritt is also talking about commemorating his anniversary with some sort of television special, telling Billboard he’s approached PBS and DirecTV with the project. Tritt
has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Category 5 for unpaid royalties and damages related to “The Storm.”
Glen Campbell will perform a rare club gig in Los Angeles on August 19th, the day his new CD of rock covers hits stores. Campbell, 72, will perform at the Troubadour in West Hollywood as part of a busy promotional schedule for his release “Meet Glen Campbell.” Campbell will also perform on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” August 29th.
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