Comments on: We pause from sports for a few moments …

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:11:11 +0000

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By: alan t.

alan t. — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:26:17 +0000

Oh, and Sullivan's blog title of "Daily Dish" is kind of … well … gay. Yes, I know Sullivan *is* gay, but still.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:03:53 +0000

I'm confused. Are we speaking of King Tut or Zydrunas Ilgauskas?

And I'm supposed to believe that King Tut listened to headphones? Sounds like a great big racket to me. What, my payment for admission won't be enough? I'll bet Tut really cranked up the tunes on Iron Maiden's "Powerslave" album. http://xr.com/664u

By: JulioFranco

JulioFranco — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:23:59 +0000

Thanks for the info.

When at the Tut exhibit, be sure to spring for $5 and get the audio tour headphones. Easy to use. Very well done.

One thing I learned which I never knew was that the mummy was placed in a box in a box in a box in a box… 11 total! The chamber the mummy was in was very tight quarters.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:22:59 +0000

I'll bet King Tut never slept in a hyperbaric chamber or french kissed a monkey. I guess I'll find out next month, if I see any mummified bananas on display, I'll know why.

This has nothing to do with Jackson:

TENNESSEE COUPLE ACCUSED OF ASSAULT USING CHEETOS
(AP)

Fri Jun 26, 3:19 pm ET

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. – Authorities said a couple got into a fight using Cheetos. The Bedford County Sheriff's Department said a 40-year-old man and 44-year-old woman became involved in a 'verbal altercation.' Somehow, the orange puffy snacks were used in the assault.

Deputies said they were charged with domestic assault. No one was hurt.

According to the Shelbyville Times-Gazette, both posted bond of $2,500.

By: fred

fred — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:05:42 +0000

alan t.- viewed the tut exhibit in ft. lauderdale a couple of years ago..it is fantastic. i think MJ`s autopsy would have to be pretty good to out do ol tut.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:12:28 +0000

I just read they're doing an autopsy on Jackson. I'd actually buy a ticket to see that. I was originally planning on traveling to see the King Tut exhibit when it appears in Indianapolis next month, but this Jackson autopsy thing has got to be far more fascinating.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:30:26 +0000

OK, Julio, you got me. I'm pasty white, and I've never given myself a crotch wax, so it can't be me. But the stiletto heels are all mine.

It's the great RuPaul. Come on. How could you not know that? Even Ferry's latest brilliant acquisition, Clark Kellogg … uh, I mean Shaq, recently made a terrific RuPaul reference. Bosh complained to the media that the refs didn't call three seconds on O'Neal. So O'Neal said, "I heard what Chris Bosh said, and that's strong words coming from the RuPaul of big men." Very funny stuff. Not nearly as hysterical as Ferry's moves the past four years, but very, very funny.

By the way, Jackson did himself and his legacy a great big favor by dying relatively young at the perfect round number age of 50. The world have hated to see that gal when she turned 70.

By: JulioFranco

JulioFranco — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:48:24 +0000

And I'm sure I'm not alone in this – the passing of Farrah Fawcett means more to me than Jackson's death.

By: JulioFranco

JulioFranco — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:45:21 +0000

Who is that, Alan? At first glance I thought I was looking at Dennis Rodman in drag.

As far as the death of M. Jackson goes, it's pretty much a ho-hum moment to me. Good singer. Great entertainer early in his career. Self-imploded in middle age.

All of this fawning over him is ridiculous. What would we be seeing as the major headline for 2 consecutive days if Barry Bonds were to drop dead tomorrow? Similar star of the entertainment & sports world. Home run champion of all time. I doubt that his death would be the lead story for two consecutive days. It should not be. A tarnished star who is not one to be admired for his conduct.

Neither should the death of M. Jackson be so publicized. Another tarnished star who is not one to be admired for his conduct.