“Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.” Robert De Niro will sure have to bring his A-game when he portrays legendary coach Vince Lombari in a movie about Lombardi’s time with the Green Bay Packers. Although De Niro is an Academy Award winner; does it compare to being in the Hall of Fame? Looks like we will just have to wait and see.
The movie about Lombardi is set to be released the weekend between the BCS championship games and the Super Bowl in 2012. We just hope with all this hype, they don’t ‘drop the ball’.
So we all know that doing anything while driving can be seriously risky. Well apparently the Florida Keys didn’t get the memo. A Key West resident actually attempted to drive her 1995 Ford Thunderbird while shaving her under region.
Megan Mariah Barnes, who has been convicted of many driving infractions, including a DUI, told a Florida State Trooper that she was one her way to meet her boyfriend and wanted to be ready for him. Barnes had her ex-husband, who was riding in the passenger seat grab the wheel while she took care of business down south. (Sidenote: How awkward was this car ride??)
Going a decent 45 mph, Barnes rear-ended the car in front of her who was slowing to make a left turn. And of course Megan Barnes decided it would be a good idea to flee the scene and switch seats with her ex-husband while still driving so that the police would think that he caused the accident.
This multi-tasking Floridian was charged with leaving the scene of an accident. And because of all of her prior traffic violations she will most likely be enjoying some time behind bars.
Kings of Leon were, without a doubt, the band of 2009. With three Grammys, a massive nationwide sold-out tour, and a headlining spot on the Lollapalooza stage – these four boys from Nashville have certainly made it.
But these days have you really “made it” if you don’t have an iPhone application with your name emblazoned on it? Of course not.
Tapulous, the iPhone/iPod game maker responsible for Tap Tap Revenge has enlisted the band for a new game called “Kings of Leon Revenge”. The game is much like Guitar Hero, where players tap corresponding dots as they fly past the screen to play along with the music.
The new version features 10 of the band’s hit songs and retails for $4.99 in the App Store. Unfortunately, if you aren’t heading to Bonnaroo to see the band headline another major outdoor festival in June, this might be as close as you get to seeing them live this year as no other 2010 dates have been scheduled.
Because NBC won’t let him go on the air until September, Conan O’Brien is taking his show on the road. The late-night host and comedian will be hitting theaters nationwide on a 30-show comedy tour kicking off on April 12th in Eugene, OR.
For those “with Coco” here in Chicago, you can see that crazy red hair light up the Chicago Theater on May 19th. Tickets range in price from $39.50 – $79.50 and will most likely sell out quick. Available now at Ticketmaster.com and TeamCoco.com.
Some of you may have caught him on the Chicago Theater stage back in 2006 when O’Brien took his Late Show on tour. While none of us know what to expect, the event is billed as a “music and comedy show” and Conan has already told America via Twitter that it will be “half-assed”.
A friend pushed this video on us until we watched it and we’ve been happy ever since. The parody song by improv comedian Daniel Bissell is one of those few gems on YouTube mixed in with videos of cats jumping off of things. Done to the melody of Billy Joel’s “She’s Always a Woman”, we guarantee you’ll never watch Ferris in quite the same way.
Sick of pushing buttons while trying to play a guitar game? Well a new video game made by Seven45 Studios may be solving that problem. They are rumored to be introducing a six string guitar controller for a game called “Power Gig: Rise of the SixString”.
The makers of this new realistic guitar controller like to emphasize that “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band” offer a fake experience with a fake instrument. Even though their stringed controller plugs into a real standard amp and plays real music, they also clarify that it is a GAME.
Advanced gamers looking for a challenge or guitar players wanting a more authentic gaming experience can expect to be rocking out on the Power Gig this fall.
