So the Oscars were Sunday. Who cares! The real awards were handed out Saturday night: The Razzies! Adam Sandler is a very popular target of the Razzie Awards, but for the second year in a row, he went home empty-handed. This year, Adam received his 20th Razzie nomination for "Blended" . . . but when the awards were handed out on Saturday, he lost Worst Actor to KIRK CAMERON, whose movie, "Saving Christmas" cleaned house.
"Saving Christmas" also won Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Screen Combo, which was credited to, quote, "Kirk Cameron and His Ego." Other "dis-honorees" include: Kelsey Grammer as Worst Supporting Actor, Cameron Diaz as Worst Actress, and Megan Fox as Worst Supporting Actress. This year, the Razzies started a POSITIVE category called the "Redeemer Award," where they celebrate actors who've gone from SUCKAGE to SUCCESS. This year, BEN AFFLECK won, for going from "Gigli" to "Argo" and "Gone Girl".
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick responded to questions yesterday about “DeflateGate”. He said: “All right I’ll start off by addressing the football issue here. When I came in Monday morning I was shocked to learn of the news reports about the footballs. I had no knowledge whatsoever of the situation until Monday morning. I would say I’ve learned a lot more about this process in the past three days than I knew or have talked about it in the last 40 years that I’ve coached in this league. I had no knowledge of the various steps involved in the game balls and the process that they went through that happened between when they were prepared and went to the officials and went into the game. So I’ve learned a lot about that. Tom’s personal preferences on his footballs are something that he can talk about in much better detail and information than I could possibly provide.'' Sounds to me like he's playing dumb, doesn't it? Maybe covering for Brady. Frankly, I can't say how much of an effect the deflated footballs had on the game last Sunday. Sure, it would be cheating and against the rules, but did it have an effect on the outcome of the game? I'm more concerned with the pattern of cheating the Pats seem to have. Or maybe they're just the ones who get caught!
The weirdness that is Charlie Sheen continues, this time in Green Bay! Apparently, Sheen is a huge Green Bay Packers fan . . . and we know this because he was so excited after their win against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday that he kissed another fan. The other fan was male . . . and Charlie kissed him on the lips! Not surprisingly, this happened outside a bar. Charlie was in Green Bay for the game, and went to the bar afterward to celebrate with some fans. He bought shots and drinks for a bunch of people and this guy may have been one of them. The guy was a good sport, and just went with it. For your enjoyment, here's the video:
Another woman in California tried to get onto a guys house....naked! Back in October, a woman in California was upset that a guy dumped her . . . so she tried to break into his house by climbing down his CHIMNEY. And everyone said October was a little early for a psycho Santa impression. Well, another woman in California just pulled the same stunt . . . but at least it was slightly more seasonally appropriate. Oh . . . and she did it NAKED! A 35-year-old woman went to her ex-boyfriend's house in Woodcrest, California on Friday night, stripped naked, and tried to get in by sliding down the chimney. It was only 12 inches by 12 inches, so she got stuck . . . and it took a team of 23 firefighters two hours to break into the brick chimney to get her out. And the fire department posted a great photo of her bare legs hanging down!
Her ex says he has three children with her, but she doesn't live with them and isn't allowed around the kids anymore. The woman was hospitalized with minor injuries. There's no word on whether she'll be facing charges . . . since the chimney will need to be replaced.
BabyCenter.com just released their lists of the most popular baby names for 2014. And maybe we've just been pounded into submission by the modern trendy names, but they don't induce the eye rolling they used to. The top ten names for boys this year are: Jackson . . . Aiden . . . Liam . . . Lucas . . . Noah . . . Mason . . . Ethan . . . Caden . . . Jacob . . . and Logan. Jackson was also number one last year. The top ten names for girls this year are Sophia . . . Emma . . . Olivia . . . Ava . . . Isabella . . . Mia . . . Zoe . . . Lily . . . Emily . . . and Madelyn. And Sophia has now been the top name for five years in a row.
What's interesting is that BabyCenter's list combines different spellings of the names . . . so people who spelled Jaxon with an "x" in the middle contribute to its popularity. Even though people who spell Jaxon with an "x" are also contributing to the downfall of society.
The boys names that didn't quite make the top 10 but still had huge jumps in popularity in 2014 are: Nolan . . . Dominic . . . and Muhammad. (???) The girls names that made the biggest jumps are Skyler . . . Caroline . . . and Callie. The boys names that had the biggest drops in popularity are: Brayden . . . Chase . . . and Charlie. The girls names that had the biggest drops are: Lila . . . Sophie . . . and Julia.
We're already deep in Christmas music season, and if this list is any indication, you've already heard about two dozen different versions of "Silent Night". But we do love our Christmas tunes, don;t we? "Time" magazine searched copyright records to find which Christmas songs have been recorded the most. Here's the top 10 . . . 1. "Silent Night", with 733 different copyrighted recordings. 2. "Joy to the World", 391 recordings. 3. "O Holy Night", 374 recordings. 4. "What Child Is This?", 329 recordings. 5. "Away in a Manger", 300 recordings. 6. "O Come All Ye Faithful", 296 recordings. 7. "White Christmas", 283 recordings. 8. "Ave Maria", 270 recordings. 9. "Jingle Bells", 254 recordings. 10. "The Christmas Song", 254 recordings. That's the one that starts with "chestnuts roasting on an open fire."
What's your all-time favorite Christmas song? Drop me a line: john@kicks1063.com
OK, right off I'm going to dispute this: A new survey by CarInsurance.com reveals that 11% of women, compared to 19% of men, have hit a pole in a parking lot. Other findings:5% of women, compared to 12% of men, have hit a shopping cart in a parking lot.1% of women, compared to 8% of men, have hit a person in a parking lot. I'll admit that I'm calling this into question just because I'm a guy!
"Saving Christmas" also won Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Screen Combo, which was credited to, quote, "Kirk Cameron and His Ego." Other "dis-honorees" include: Kelsey Grammer as Worst Supporting Actor, Cameron Diaz as Worst Actress, and Megan Fox as Worst Supporting Actress. This year, the Razzies started a POSITIVE category called the "Redeemer Award," where they celebrate actors who've gone from SUCKAGE to SUCCESS. This year, BEN AFFLECK won, for going from "Gigli" to "Argo" and "Gone Girl".
