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A Nashville funeral home has confirmed that actor George Lindsey, who played Goober Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Hee Haw” for nearly 30 years, has died at the age of 83. The statement simply said that Lindsey had died after a “brief illness” and funeral plans are still being made.
I don’t normally get emotional about celebrity deaths, but I have to say, the passing of Adam Yauch (pronounced yowk), a/k/a MCA of the Beastie Boys, hit me hard, for a lot of reasons. Last year, I lost a very dear friend to cancer, and I know more people now than I ever dreamed I would who have been touched by the evil hand of cancer. When you lose a dear friend at the young age of 60 or you read that a 47-year-old has lost the battle, as is the case with MCA, because of this horrific disease, you get sad at first, you feel helpless, and then you just get pissed off. It’s a disease that is no respecter of persons and it’s like an unbeatable enemy that cannot be defeated, no matter what you throw at it.
Adam Yauch (MCA) of the Beastie Boys, has died, according to published reports. The official word came through a statement from MCA’s publicist:
It’s almost like Steve Jobs is reaching out from that big tech heaven in the sky. A newly discovered 9-minute Apple film featuring Steve Jobs as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt has surfaced. The video was originally created as a follow-up to the iconic “1984″ Macintosh commercial, but was never used due to its length and garbled message.
Leave it to Politico to confirm the big stories. The political blog confirms that actor Jason Segel’s claim last week on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,” that he received “a rejection letter” from Hillary Clinton, is in fact true. Here’s the actual letter:
Your late-night Stew music selection…
Here’s the third official trailer for “The Dark Knight Rises,” the final installment and epic conclusion of the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy. Oscar® winner Christian Bale (“The Fighter”) again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle/Cat Woman…
Your nightly serving of music and media tidbits from Veracity Stew…
One of the fastest trending videos online in the past few days is this footage of a very hip dad driving his kids to school. According to the video description, dad and kids have gotten into the routine of singing Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” each morning during the carpool.
We’re unapologetic Star Wars fans here at Veracity Stew. We’ve seen parodies and tributes to the landmark film franchise come and go over the past few years, and while some have enjoyed staying power, most fade into viral video history all too quickly. This new music video from Hot Problems definitely has staying power, and I predict will stand as one of the best musical nods to that galaxy far, far, away.
This video of a 14-month old super cleaner is one of the top trending videos online today. The little guy more than makes up for his sloppy spraying technique with his work ethic.
Last night Veep premiered on HBO and I am sad to say that I found the program to be quite disappointing. Though containing substantial production value as any HBO show does, I just didn’t buy it. And that is the bottom line in deciphering a show’s inherent value; be it comedy, drama, reality or any combination of the three.
Hankering for Hunger Games? The whole world has gone bonkers over the books and movie. Still hungering for more? We’ve got it…HISHE style (How It Should Have Ended). Take a bite! The odds are ever in your favor that you’ll see a few surprise guests.
It was bound to happen: a fight to the finish between two of the most popular individuals on the planet. There can be only one! Find out what special power Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey possess that endears them to the masses.
Burger King franchises in Tokyo have been advertising Whoppers with “15 strips of bacon” for $1.25. What self-respecting bacon lover can pass up a promotion like that? Evidently, a local reporter found it too good to be true, and ordered 105 slices of bacon for a single burger. When news of the pork-fest got out, he decided to up the ante and went for 1,050 slices of bacon.
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