Metallica show video, NIN and Stone Temple Pilots

METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage Of Entire 'Weenie Roast' Performance
METALLICA topped the bill for the annual "Weenie Roast" festival sponsored by Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM. The show took place Saturday, May 17 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California.
- METALLICA: 'Fight Fire With Fire' Pro-Shoot Footage Featuring FLEA
- METALLICA: Soundboard Audio Recordings From Wiltern Concert Available

LARS ULRICH Talks To SPIN Magazine About New METALLICA Album
William Goodman of Spin.com conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich about the group's much-anticipated new record.
- James Hetfield Reveals Latest Album News

The Secrets Behind the Surprise Nine Inch Nails Album “The Slip”
Trent Reznor snuck up on everybody when he unleashed the new Nine Inch Nails album The Slip on the Internet for free.

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Kicks Off Reunion Tour At ROCK ON THE RANGE
Although they announced their reunion with a private seven-song show in Los Angeles last month, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS made their official return to the stage in front of tens of thousands when they headlined the first day of the Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio.

(Image courtesy of Flickr user Jay | JayValena.com)

VIDEO: Bill O'Reilly temper dance remix

The Bill O'Reilly Inside Edition blow up won't die just yet. That's because people on TV and on the Internet won't let it.

I had to laugh at what I found on BoingBoing. Someone took the now famous clip and remixed it into a dance video! WATCH THIS HILARIOUS CLIP (*NSFW for language!!!!)

So what does Bill think about all of the attention? He's laughing about it. SEE THAT CLIP

RELATED
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- VIDEO: Colbert nails O'Reilly's freakout

(Image courtesy of TV Newser)

Texas boy steals dad's credit cards, hires hookers

This almost sounds like a movie treatment, rather than something from a news agency:

A 13 year old from Newark, Texas confessed to ordering an extra credit card from his father's existing credit card company, and took his friends on a $30,000 spending spree, culminating in playing "Halo" on an Xbox with a couple of hookers in a Texas motel.
[snip]
Police said they were alerted to the motel by a concerned delivery clerk, whom after delivering supplies of Dr Pepper, Fritos and Oreos had been asked by the kids where they could score some chicks and were willing to pay. They explained they had just made a big score at a "World of Warcraft" tournament and wanted to get some relaxation. On noting the boys age the delivery clerk informed the authorities. READ THE REST

According to the article, the boy wants to be a politician one day. He sounds like the real life Ferris Bueller in the making. Except Ferris wouldn't have been caught.

[Thanks Michael Penix]

Changes in Houston sports media

David Barron of the Houston Chronicle has been reporting on several changes in the Houston sports media.

One change comes to television. According to Barron, KRIV Channel 26 sports reporter and anchor Matt Sampsell, no longer works for the TV station. The article also notes three KRIV newsroom employees were released too.

Next Barron got the scoop on his own coworker. Chron sports writer, Jerome Solomon, is out at ESPN 97.5 KFNC The Ticket because of the paper's guidelines. According to the article, Chronicle employees can't read ads on the air which the radio station needs to make money.

Slacking off, sleep, breaking bad habits and more

Be smarter at work, slack off
In a world of too much work and too much multitasking, the best way to beat the competition may be to do less.

You Name It, and Exercise Helps It
Doctor says data show that regular moderate exercise increases your ability to battle the effects of disease.

Sleep deprivation is not a badge of honor
Forgoing sleep is like borrowing from a loan shark.

Best Ways To Break Unhealthy Habits
Keeping your defiant attitude in check and attacking a couple of bad habits at once may work better than you'd expect.

Sad news to report

I try to keep things fun for you on this blog, but real life gets in the way sometimes. One of my best friends in the world lost his baby on Monday. She had just turned one in April.

The cause was bacterial meningitis. She showed signs of trouble Sunday night, by Monday afternoon she had lost all brain function.

My friend wanted me to write something on the blog about this to let you know that learning CPR is important in these situations. When her breathing was shallow, he knew how to perform CPR as the ambulance was on its way and in some cases that could make a big difference.

Longtime readers of this blog know that I have lost both of my parents. That wasn't easy. I have no idea what this must be like. Hopefully you and I will never know. My friend's strength impresses me. We can all hope that if we face this tragedy, we handle it with the dignity and grace he has found inside.

The funeral is today. In her memory, I will not post for the rest of the week.

Please pray for his family.

MyBlogLog - Yahoo is Friendfeeding you now

So do FriendFeed and SocialThing! have some competition with Yahoo backed MyBlogLog?

Here is my profile:

http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/mikemcguff/

I am tying in my Blogger, YouTube, Twitter, Linked...etc into this one account. Yep, it's another narcissistic aggregation service. Me, me, ME!!!!!!!!! Look at me.

I am going to launch AmigoBrain.com soon. This will let you send all your blog posts, tweets, Flickr photos, YouTube videos...etc right into someones brain. Yes, directly in there. No PC or mobile device required. It uses a combination of Wi-Fi and cell tower signals to beam directly in there. VCs are all over me wanting to throw money at the project so they can MindRSS the mikemcguff.com blog right into their gray matter.

[via MaxGladwell]
(Image courtesy of Flickr user Orli Yakuel)

Houston keeps getting more and more

Is Houston's economy really that strong? More and more businesses keep opening in the area.

Whole Foods to build store between Montrose and Waugh
Whole Foods Market plans to build a store between downtown and River Oaks as part of a 13-acre development that will include apartments and shops.

Baskin-Robbins plans yummy addition for Houston
Baskin-Robbins is planning to open more than 100 stores in the Houston area over the next several years.

Pearland Town Center to add 20 new shops
Twenty more retailers and restaurants are being added to the 1.2 million-square-foot Pearland Town Center mixed-use development set to open on July 30.

Rather see this than the alternative. It was kind of scary during the oil bust of the 80s. Abandoned properties + construction left unfinished = no fun.

VIDEO: Colbert nails O'Reilly's freakout

You knew this had to come via Gawker:

Given that Stephen Colbert's act on Comedy Central consists mainly of imitating Bill O'Reilly, it was pretty much inevitable that he would mock the Fox News shouting head's recently resurfaced Inside Edition meltdown. Colbert's recreation of the cuss out, set on his own supposed TV show in the 70s, is at least as funny as expected — Colbert nails O'Reilly's freakout down to the silent, jacket-throwing temper tantrum at the very end — and includes a clever twist involving NBC's Brian Williams. READ THE REST

GO SEE THE VIDEO

- VIDEO: Cussing TV anchors
- VIDEO: Bill O'Reilly's temper flares on old Inside Edition clip

(Thanks Ed!)
(Image courtesy of Flickr user One of the Heroes)

Free Iced Coffee Day at Dunkin' Donuts

Just wanted to let you know that Dunkin' Donuts is offering Free Iced Coffee Day...today:

Dunkin' Donuts is celebrating Free Iced Coffee Day from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. next Thursday, May 15. Customers can walk into any participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurant throughout the country and receive a free 16 oz. cup of Dunkin' Donuts' premium regular, Berry Berry Iced Coffee, which combines the seasonal tastes of blueberry and raspberry with Dunkin' Donuts' award-winning coffee, or many other delicious flavors.

The company anticipates giving away nearly 4 million cups of its award-winning iced coffee. READ THE REST

Click for more here.

[Thanks Tim Heller]

Beavis and Butthead live action movie

Could Beavis and Butthead return as a live action movie? Creator Mike Judge is not so against the idea anymore.

Sean William Scott and Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) could star as the MTV duo. Guess Scott is Butthead and Heder would be Beavis.

The question is would it still work? This cartoon was such a big 1990s sensation, could it still work in the 21st century without seeing past its time? Remember how it was.

[via Perez]
(Image courtesy of Flickr user alogou1775)

VIDEO: Cussing TV anchors

Just in case you couldn't get enough of an anchor dropping F-bombs as featured on that Bill O'Reilly post, here is more.

NSFW WARNING! Keep your speakers low if you are around sensitive coworkers. After all, not all of you work in newsrooms where this is just another word.

First up, Sue Simmons of WNBC Channel 4 in New York ad-libbed something extra into her nightly tease - then apologized for it during the 11pm newscast. WATCH THE VIDEO

Can't get enough? Let's take a look at the greatest hits of the top ten angry on-camera meltdowns just to remind us each to show some restraint next time things don't go as planned during our day. WATCH THE VIDEO

[Thanks Ed]

Survivor castmember from Houston

Believe it or not, I have never watched an episode of Survivor on CBS. I know, I'm such a loser.

However it is my understanding that recent Survivor: Micronesia castaway Natalie Bolton is from Houston and went to North Shore High School.

SEE HER BIO

If I ever find out that MTV's Real World is shooting in Houston. That's it. I say we all stalk them and build a web site devoted to the kids' southeast Texas experience. Smile, you're on mikemcguff.com blog camera!

(Image courtesy of Flickr user chuckbarney@sbcglobal.net)

Austin parking hustle

The wife and I were in Austin this weekend. When trying to park near 6th Street so we could dine at Stubb's Barbecue, we noticed something new to the city. Homeless people on every street corner trying to guide cars to park.

Here I thought public street parking on weekends was free of the meter or anyone else trying to get you to cough up cash. I think I was right.

I just kept driving around until I found an unmanned spot.

On the way back to the car after dinner, one homeless man told another that he had that street corner hustle and the other dude would have to go somewhere else. Even used the word hustle.

So next time you are near downtown Austin, Texas, take some extra cash for the hustle. Who knows what could happen to your car otherwise.

(Image courtesy of Flickr user gdsanders)

KPRC anchor Ron Stone passes away

Longtime KPRC Channel 2 Houston anchor Ron Stone has passed away KPRC reports:

Ron Stone, who anchored the news on KPRC TV for 20 years and was a Houston broadcasting legend, passed away from cancer on Tuesday, KPRC Local 2 reported.Stone, who turned 72 on April 6, spent more than 30 years on the air in Houston.He was a daily fixture for KPRC viewers from 1972 until he retired in 1992 and formed a production company. Prior to that, Stone worked at KHOU TV for 10 years. READ THE REST

I have known about his condition for about a week or so, but did not post it. I am sure the Stone family needed privacy during this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

(Image courtesy THE GREATER HOUSTON PACHYDERM CLUB)

Metallica, Motley Crue, Filter and more

METALLICA: New Footage From Recording Studio Available
A brand new three-minute video clip of METALLICA in the studio laying down tracks for the band's much-anticipated ninth full-length album with producer Rick Rubin can be viewed below.

Metallica's 'Mission' Went Live
Metallica's new web site, MissionMetallica.com, launched yesterday, showcasing the kind of "making-of-the-album" features usually found these days on a DVD accompanying a CD release.

MÖTLEY CRÜE Heads Back To The Studio
Inspired by the energy and experience of their performance with their Crüe Fest cohorts BUCKCHERRY, PAPA ROACH, SIXX: A.M. and TRAPT at the press conference to announce their upcoming summer tour, MÖTLEY CRÜE extended the production for their upcoming CD, returning to the studio this week to record one more track for their first studio album in over a decade, "Saints of Los Angeles".

FILTER: 'Soldiers Of Misfortune' Video
On "Soldiers of Misfortune" — the first track from FILTER's forthcoming "Anthems for the Damned" CD, due out Tuesday, May 13 — frontman Richard Patrick didn't necessarily set out to write a modern day protest song.

GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Says 'Chinese Democracy' Release Is 'In Negotiations'
Jason Price and Steve Johnson of Live-Metal.net recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal about his upcoming solo album, his work for Rock Against Diabetes and GUNS N' ROSES.

GUNS N' ROSES 'Encyclopaedia' Out Now
GnrDaily.com reports that British publisher Chrome Dreams has just released the "Guns N' Roses Encyclopaedia", a 300-page paperback written by Mick O'Shea.

ACE FREHLEY Doesn't See KISS Reunion In His Future
Gene Triplett of NewsOK.com recently conducted an interview with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley.

(Image courtesy Flickr user Turambar)

250 geysers of soda chain reaction

Remember those two dudes who mixed Diet Coke with Mentos? They are back, this time mixing the two to create a domino effect of geysers.

Fritz & Stephen, the mad scientists from EepyBird, take it even further - with over 250 geysers of soda. And this time they're linked together in one giant chain reaction! A clever mechanism harnesses the power of one geyser of Diet Coke to drop the Mentos into the next bottle. So just like dominos, all they have to do is start the first one, and the rest is Diet Coke & Mentos history!

WATCH THE VIDEO

(Thanks Brian!)

VIDEO: Bill O'Reilly's temper flares on old Inside Edition clip

Way before Fox News, Bill O'Reilly worked at Inside Edition (and ABC News). I showed you these clips before around this time last year.

But we hadn't seen anything yet.

Here is the Bill O'Reilly Inside Edition meltdown clip that keeps being pulled from YouTube and resurfacing. NSFW kids. Uncle Bill drops some F-bombs in this one.

WATCH THE VIDEO

If it gets pulled, watch it here.

Jimmy Fallon NBC's new 'Late Night' Host in 2009

NBC announced that Jimmy Fallon will replace Conan O'Brien and become the new 'Late Night' Host in 2009:

NBC's plan is to have O'Brien move west to take over for Jay Leno at the "Tonight" show next year. After a break to refurbish the Rockefeller Center studio where O'Brien now works, the 33-year-old Fallon will take over.

The Fallon transition is being managed by Lorne Michaels, who famously picked O'Brien out of obscurity to fill Letterman's old slot at NBC, then stuck with him despite savage early reviews.

Fallon, who left "SNL" in 2004 for a lukewarm movie career, should have an easier time of it, he said.

"You're never really certain of these things, but I just think he's built for it," Michaels said. "You've just seen that he's really funny, he's smart and he has a really, really good work ethic." READ THE REST

(Image courtesy Flick user infacinatorinc)

PIC: Passback practice football

It's called the Passback.

It's a half shaped football that can be bounced against the wall to return a spiral to you.

Didn't know this existed.

When I was at Reliant Stadium on Friday a Houston Texans staffer showed it off to me.

http://www.passback.net/

50 Most Memorable Movie Cars

With Speed Racer out, movie cars are a hot topic right now. Go see the 50 Most Memorable Movie Cars from Rotten Tomatoes.

SEE THE LIST

[Thanks Brian!]

Houston Police Recruiting blog

Wow. I found a Houston Police Recruiting blog on blogger! You can actually fill out an application right from the blog.

GO SEE IT

VIDEO: Real Life Facebook

Actors show us what Facebook would be like in the real world.

WATCH THE VIDEO

It makes me feel strange. This is from the sketch comedy group, Idiots of Ants, from BBC3's television show, The Wall.

(Thanks Ario)

Jim Pinkerton is back on Fox News Watch

Every Saturday it is interesting to see how many people come to this blog looking for my post on how Eric Burns of Fox News Watch was fired. You'd think with such interest, Fox News would bring Burns back.

As I've posted before, I stopped watching the show once Burns, Neal Gabler and Jim Pinkerton left. I became strictly a Howie Kurtz Reliable Sources watcher for my weekly media criticism discussion.

Luckily for Fox News, my DVR was still recording the show. Last weekend, I was pleased to see Jim Pinkerton return from his trip with the Huckabee campaign. That could get me watching again full-time.

Now just bring back Burns and Gabler and all will be well again.

PICS: Krista wins the Houston Texans cheerleader vote

The big project I've been working on all week has come to an end. Krista is the big winner of the you pick the next Houston Texans cheerleader vote.

I was at Reliant Stadium for the big announcement Friday afternoon.

See pictures from Krista's win and performance with the cheerleaders
From before the vote was announced, the exciting moment and the post performance, I took plenty of images of Krista and the finalists from the big event.

Watch video of Krista in her Texans cheerleader uniform
I caught up with Krista, in her new uniform, and talked to her about the win.

PIC: Funny Houston sign

Oh to be young again. It looks like someone in Houston had fun with a closed donut shop's sign on San Felipe near River Oaks. A mikemcguff.com blog reader spied this and sent it to me.

This is one thing advertised at a donut shop I have no interest in. Give me a glazed instead.

Rating the best margaritas in Houston

Got an email from mikemcguff.com blog reader Brent Paugh. He and his wife sound like they have a fun hobby -- rating the best margaritas in Texas. But it's out of the kindness of their hearts:

My wife and I created a website called MargaritaTexas.com where we rate and review restaurant margaritas in Texas, mostly in Houston and surrounding areas. We recently created a restaurant discount card called the Margarita Texas Member Card which gives up to 15% off restaurants around Houston and surrounding areas. One of our motivations for creating this program was to donate a portion of all sales to help ill and premature babies in our community. Our participating restaurant list consists of restaurants with some of the best food and margaritas.

See more at margaritatexas.com/card.

(Image courtesy of Flickr user Drunken Monkey)

VIDEO: Dark Knight trailer 2

The second 'The Dark Knight' trailer is out and we get a really good look at how Heath Ledger played the Joker.

GO WATCH IT

It appears Ledger did not take the Jack Nicholson approach and that's a good thing. No one can compare to Jack's version.

From what I can tell, he played Batman's arch villain a little socially inept and geeky. Of course that is thrown in with a homicidal twist.

(Image courtesy of Flickr users blushy McHuffypants)

The Weather Channel's internal storm

The Smoking Gun has details about some behind the scenes drama that happened around the green screens of The Weather Channel.

(Thanks Shea)

Behind the scenes of the new Bruno movie

Sacha Baron Cohen has moved on from Ali G and Borat, now he is in character as Bruno for his next movie.

Bruno is the gay, Austrian TV reporter that works very hard to make those being interviewed uncomfortable. So no different than Cohen's other characters.

thebrunomovie.com, which I don't think is official, chronicles the making of the movies through user submitted videos and pictures of Cohen dressed as Bruno in the field doing his thing.

I can't imagine the movie studio would approve of this behind the scenes action. Kind of ruins the joke, but for Cohen fans is great.