“Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White walk into a bar…”

The premise is awesome. Three rockstars in a room together talking to eachother about melting people’s faces off.  Whether or not the movie will live up to the hype, we don’t know.  But we’re more than willing to do the research…

More info on the movie here.

Spence Peppard’s dream has always been to become a “Hardcore Country” singer.  We agree that the guy has what it takes.  Get him a record deal already.

With internet downloads and Netflix quenes, going to the movies has become a sort of out-dated night time activity. To combat the low attendance numbers, theaters in Europe have begun to add more to the experience than just a 90 minute flick.

In Europe, cinemas are taking it a step farther by remaking themselves as entertainment destinations _ with bowling alleys, karaoke bars, comedy clubs and children’s play areas. Expect that here, too, as well as interior design schemes that appeal to the 18-to-24 set, and that might “dismay” the older crowd, says Toronto-based theater architect David Mesbur.

Karaoke? Bowling? Something tells me that sort of combats the whole “quiet” thing that you want when you’re trying to watch a movie on the big screen. How about we just put a giant cell phone in every handrest that goes off every twenty minutes. Maybe include a fog machine and strobe lights. Kids these days LOVE strobe lights.

A PSA made for schools in Wales has become a YouTube sensation thanks to it’s extreme over-the-top violent disfigurement. The cause they’re bringing awareness to: texting-while-driving.

There is a four minute clip from the 30 min video made to be shown in schools to scare kids straight on the texting behind the wheel issue. The clip follows a very graphic, very bloody crash caused by a distracted teen driver OMG-LOL-ing on the road. According to Police, it’s working.

The video is pretty graphic, so we won’t put it on here.  But you can probably find it pretty quick on Google.  Again – it’s pretty gross.

At 7am this morning, Chicago police responded to a theft at Millenium Park. It seems at some point last night, someone stole an ATM from the Park Grill next to the Bean.

You didn’t read that wrong.  Last night, someone was able to get into an ATM vestibule and steal the entire machine.  Not just a couple bucks… they took the ENTIRE thing.  Police are still unsure how they managed to drag the machine away, but the perpetrators managed to do it without alerting security or setting off any alarms.

Police are busy reviewing the tapes to see how someone could’ve pulled this off, but we’re pretty sure ninjas are to blame.  It’s the only logical answer.

The Chicago Bears confirmed this morning that defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek is out for the season with a torn ACL. While it hurts the team to lose a defensive playmaker like him… they have done it before. Multiple times.

Last year Dvoracek missed the final four games of the season with torn biceps. In 2007, a torn ACL in Week 1 of regular season play had him on the bench for the rest of the year. In fact, four months after he was drafted in 2006 he had a preseason foot injury that kept him out of commission. In all, the guy has been a Bear for all four years of his professional career and only played in 13 games. He might’ve put up some good stats in those appearances, but we’re pretty sure his medical bills probably equal his overall salary by this point.

This fall, thousands of people from across the country will participate in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Community Walks, including one in Chicago. The Chicago walk is one of nearly 175 walks being held this fall nationwide, from September through December.

Get involved in Chicago’s Out of the Darkness Community Walk on Saturday, October 10th in Lincoln Park. The Chicago walk course will begin in Lincoln Park in Grove 2 at 10am. All who have been touched by suicide loss are welcome.

The walks are expected to unite more than 45,000 walkers nationally and raise nearly $4 million for AFSP. Last year, AFSP conducted 156 community walks that brought together over 36,000 walkers and raised more than $3.4 million. All proceeds will help AFSP fund suicide prevention and awareness initiatives, vital research, survivor support programs and outreach programs.

Undoubtedly, suicide has become a serious national health problem. It is estimated that close to one million people make a suicide attempt each year and that every 16 minutes someone dies by suicide. Untreated depression is the leading cause of suicide and more than 19 million people suffer from depression each year. Tragically, suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among adults aged 18 to 65 and accounts for more than 32,000 deaths each year, which is double that of homicide.

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is the only national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and education, and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those affected by suicide. Suicide takes an enormous toll on families, friends, co-workers, schools and an entire community. Please help stop the stigma and end suicide.

To learn more about the event, please visit www.AFSP.org or www.outofthedarkness.org.

Get pumped for ZZ Top live at the House of Blues 09.04! Watch the videos, or check out their photo gallery. Don’t forget to listen all weekend to win tickets from JACK, or enter here for a second chance to win!