Earl Bockenfeld: MiscelleousEverything else.Finally Six Flags' Mr. Six Getting Deep-Sixed- November 30, 2005 Finally Six Flags' Mr. Six Getting Deep-SixedSix Flags... the WalMart of amusement parksMr. Six, that freakishly festive old bald guy (actually, probably not old) with the oversized glasses and bad makeup is won't be invading our televisions again with his manic dancing and annoying "We Like to Party" song.Now new owners will have finally put him to rest. He's not an appealing character, and he would seem to frighten some children. (He frightens some adults.)Mr. Six memorabilia flies off the...http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2005/11/six_flags_mr_si.html Happy Thanksgiving- November 23, 2005 Happy Thanksgiving For all the readers who will be out of town for the festive feasting, have a wonderful Thanksgiving. For all of the rest of you, hang on -- it's a news-filled festival weekend. More to come... Over 2,000 American young people are not going to be having Thanksgiving dinner with their families on account of George Bush's incompetence and sociopathology. I pray for Americans like Congressman Murtha and Patrick Fitzgerald this Thanksgiving. They and millions like them are rays..http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051122/ap_on_go_pr_wh/turkey_pardon Fan Who Took Favre's Ball Says He's Innocent- November 1, 2005 Fan Who Took Favre's Ball Says He's Innocent Don't let the fact that you were filmed stripping the ball out of an NFL quarterback's hands on live television stop you from pleading innocent to the charge CINCINNATI - The fan who ran out of the stands and snatched a football from Brett Favre's hand pleaded innocent to a variety of charges at his arraignment Monday, while the Bengals promised not to let it happen again. Gregory Gall, 31, of Cincinnati, is accused of resisting arrest, trespass...http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051031/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_bengals_fan;_ylt=ArYkD47Wh44cFJNcoC... Big Easy lets 'The Ghoul Times Roll'- November 1, 2005 Big Easy lets 'The Ghoul Times Roll' Ghost town alive. After the real horror of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans revels in 'Mardi Goth'Revellers get political in the French Quarter Saturday night. The "You're doing a great job, Brownie" sign is an ironic paraphrase of U.S. President George W. Bush, who praised former FEMA director Mike Brown's handling of the federal response to Hurricane Katrina before Brown resigned under a torrent of criticism. The margarita Diane Spieler sips during her...http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=24eeab97-83a1-4980-a42b-... |