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Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 5:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Ken Osmond - From Wikipedia

Contrary to popular belief, Ken Osmond did not die in the Vietnam War. After his child acting career, Osmond served 18 years as an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), joining in 1970.[1] During his time on the force, he worked in vice, narcotics and as a motorcycle officer. He grew a mustache to help secure his anonymity. He was placed on disability and eventually retired after getting hit with three bullets while in a foot chase with a suspected car thief. He was saved by his bulletproof vest and belt buckle. He still earns a medical disability pension from the LAPD.

He eventually returned to acting with appearances on Happy Days and the TV movie High School USA. Osmond starred in the role in the Still the Beaver situation comedy and the 1997 film Leave It to Beaver. In that film, Osmond played Eddie Haskell, Sr., and Adam Zolotin, a younger actor, played Eddie Haskell, Jr. In the new "Leave It to Beaver" Osmond played Eddie Haskell Sr while his sons Freddie and Edward Jr. (were played by Osmond's real-life sons, Eric and Christian, respectively).

Osmond makes personal appearances at film festivals, collectors' shows and nostalgia conventions. He has been married to wife Sandy since 1970. Since his retirement, Osmond handles rental properties in the Los Angeles area.

On September 18, 2007, Osmond filed a class action lawsuit against the Screen Actors Guild alleging that SAG has collected $8 million in foreign residuals for U.S. actors, but has not distributed them to the actors.[2]

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 3:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Gwyneth Paltrow now has a weird website called "GOOP." I have no idea who is her current audience, or whom she is targeting, but basically it tells you a little black dress will get you through any sartorial crisis. And if it's by Balenciaga, all the better. Sigh.

Nonetheless, she has posted some favorite Thanksgiving recipes, and they look do-able. Even good. Except the part about carmelized brussel sprouts. And anything involving goat cheese. Or pumkin pulp. Or ketchup mixed with cranberry chutney. And if it calls for fennel seeds I'd substitute pine nuts. But I digress . . .

Here is the Thanksgiving of your dreams, courtesy of Gwyneth:

http://goop.com/newsletter/9

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 5:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
My hubby's going to have caramelised brussel sprouts for Christmas! Although why she calls them caramelised I don't know as there's no sugar in the recipe.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 5:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Kitt, I just asked Colossus whether he wanted me to make him carmelized brussel sprouts and he said "ah, nope" (even though he loves brussel sprouts). Then I explained they were browned in olive oil, and he said I tricked him carmelized means sugar and butter and he would give it a try if it's olive oil and lemon juice. Of course I told him it was too late he'd already turned me down. Heh. I hate brussel sprouts.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 6:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Don't think "carmelised" necessarily means sugar. Browning / braising brings out sweetness or something like that. But I don't know that there's much of that in the recipe either. Whatever . . . I like brussel sprouts.

Landileigh
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07-29-2002

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 6:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landileigh a private message Print Post    
GAL IS MAKING DRIVE BYS! <waving> hi GAL and COLOSSUS!

Serate
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08-21-2001

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 7:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Body of Former 'American Idol' Standout Found in Car Outside Paula Abdul's Home

Authorities have identified the body found outside "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul's house as that of a fan and one-time show contestant.

The woman, Paula Goodspeed, was found dead outside Abdul's house Tuesday evening, authorities said. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office says relatives identified her body Wednesday morning.

Goodspeed tried out for the fifth season of "American Idol," but the judges rejected her rendition of "Proud Mary."

While an official cause of death had not been determined, investigators ruled it was likely a suicide, possibly by a drug overdose, MyFOXLA reports.

According to "People" magazine, the vehicle, registered to Goodspeed, featured a license plate reading "ABL LV" and had a photo of Abdul hanging in the rear-view mirror.

Her parents had reported her missing hours earlier and expressed concern that she might hurt herself.

Capt. Jim Miller told KTTV-TV the woman had an infatuation with Abdul.

Indeed, Goodspeed once spoke of her affection for Abdul to Ryan Seacrest: "I'm a really big fan, and I made life-sized drawings of Paula. I've been drawing ever since I was a little kid, and my first drawing was of Paula Abdul," "People" quoted Goodspeed as saying.

Host Simon Cowell reportedly noted her resemblance to Abdul, to which Goodspeed responded by calling Abdul "beautiful."

On Goodspeed's Myspace page — which had not been updated since 2007 — she blogged about her experience auditioning for "Idol."

"It's very hard reading such awful things being written about yourself," she wrote. " ... Just because I made the mistake of trying out for a singing competition before I was even ready vocally, emotionally and physically."

"I am deeply shocked and saddened at what transpired yesterday," Abdul said in a statement released by her publicist. "My heart and prayers go out to her family."

Another representative told MyFOXLA that the Abdul was not home at the time of Goodspeed's death.

"American Idol" producer Fremantle Media North America declined comment.

Ventura County Sheriff's Capt. Ross Bonfiglio said relatives hadn't seen the woman since about 11 p.m. on Monday, and were concerned she might try to hurt herself. In June, the department checked on the woman at her home in Thousand Oaks after deputies received a tip from Los Angeles police that the woman might be at risk of self-harm, Bonfiglio said.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,450748,00.html

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 9:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I don't think she was a "standout".. she didn't make it onto the actual show. Sounds like a sad situation og mental illness and I was pretty turned off when they played her auditions with Paula laughing at her :-(

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 7:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I'm very sorry her mental condition lead to her death, but you could see there was something not right with her. A sad case!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 3:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Gwyneth is currently on "Spain on the Road Again" - a PBS show that has her, Mike Bittman (food critic for NY TImes) Mario Batalli, and Claudia ummm...something...traveling around Spain. Actually, they're eating and drinking their way around Spain. GP appears to have gotten into local, organic foods after having children. It's a fun show, especially as both GP and MB spent quite a lot of time living in Spain during their youth.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 4:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I haven't seen the show, but it sounded like a great gig and I think she has indicated that it was great fun.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Friday, November 14, 2008 - 9:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Nia Vardalos, the breakout star of the 2002 hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding, has adopted a child.

The little girl, whose name has not been released, is the first for the 46-year-old actress and her husband, Ian Gomez, E! Online reports.

The couple adopted the toddler, who is less that 5 years old, several months ago.

"They are going public now to bring attention to National Adoption Month and the 500,000 children in foster care," according to a statement from Vardalos's rep. "Of these children, 129,000 are 'legally free' for adoption and waiting for a family."

The couple urge people interested in adoption to visit, AdoptUsKids.org.


Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Friday, November 14, 2008 - 9:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I also read that Adam Sandler and his wife had their second child, a daughter named Sunny Madeline, last week.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 8:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
SANTA BARBARA - Firefighters were holding their own Friday against a wildfire that destroyed more than 100 homes in a wealthy, celebrity-studded enclave, but authorities warned that new wind gusts could send the blaze on another destructive sprint.

Much of the damage to homes and a small Christian college occurred Thursday night, but several more homes burned Friday in Montecito, a quaint and secluded area that has attracted celebrities such as Rob Lowe, Jeff Bridges, Michael Douglas and Oprah Winfrey. More than 1,000 firefighters worked to contain the 1,800-acre blaze ahead of winds that were expected to pick up late Friday and into early this morning.

I understand Christopher Lloyd was one of the people who lost their homes.


Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 2:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
Oh no. That's awful.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 9:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Survivor Contestant Arrested
17 November 2008 5:51 PM, PST


Former Survivor contestant Ace Gordon has been arrested in Florida after he was reportedly tossed out of a bar for hitting a woman.

Gordon, a failed contestant in the hit U.S. series Survivor: Gabon, was taken into custody at Collier County jail on Sunday and released the same day.

According to the Naples Daily News, he was charged with disorderly intoxication, obstruction of an officer and resisting arrest without violence.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 11:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
People has named Hugh Jackman the Sexiest Man Alive this year. Where I do find him sexy, I don't find him to be the sexiest.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 11:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Mamie, I think with HJ you need the whole package not just a photograph. I've seen him interviewed several times and he does have something special about him.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 11:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
But sexiest? I just keep seeing him with those giant mutton chops from Xmen. He looked like the crazy old man who lived behind the walnut orchard by where we used to live.

Couchtomato
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09-09-2008

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 11:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Couchtomato a private message Print Post    
OG - you've seen HJ's whole package???

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 12:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
LOL

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 12:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    


Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 12:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Sorry, but that is a fairly new definition of the family jewels. I've heard it, but haven't adopted it into my vocabulary yet. Guess I'd better get with it, huh?

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

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Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 1:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I find him sexy, I just wouldn't say he's the sexiest man alive.