Blake Clark, the new voice of Slinky the Dog in Toy Story3

Toy Story 3 is in theaters,the new voice of Slinky the Dog is Blake Clark. Jim Varney has done the voice in the first two, he passed away in 2000.
Clark has been an actor for decades, he is often in movies with Adam Sandler. He is one of those character actors that you see in so many things but you don't always know his name.  His voice is gravely and distinct.
He was funny with his dry wit and sarcasm on Home Improvement as the hardware store owner. He also  has  appeared in numerous TV shows.

Toy Story 3 and Memories of Jim Varney

Toy Story 3 is in theaters now, and many fans are missing Jim Varney as Slinky the Dog. Jim passed away in 2000 from lung cancer.
Jim had a long career in tv and movies. He was best remembered for his character Ernest P Worrell, the lovable and not so bright klutzy guy. Ernest started out in numerous commercials, then Ernest went on to a TV series and movies. Ernest was a funny memorable character.
But so was Jim Varney, he had an established career before Ernest, and he was a very talented man . I hate to date myself but I have memories of Jim in the early eighties as Chad Everett's brother on TV series called The Rousters. And of course how about Jim as the sweet family patriarch Jed Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies movie.
Jim worked with the community and visited sick children in his "Ernest " persona,he worked with Make A Wish to help terminally ill children get their wishes. Jim was a good guy.

I think of Jim Varney as Toy Story  3 comes to the screen, we will miss his distinctive voice as Slinky  the Dog.

Jim Varney Ernest Saves Christmas

Marisa Tomei in romance with John C Reilly

My Cousin Vinny


Marisa has a romantic interest in John C Reilly in her latest movie,"Cyrus". Marisa plays a single Mother with and adult son played by Jonah Hill. The relationship between Marisa's character and John's is at risk because of the overprotective son.
The movie is a comedy with some depth into relationships developing, and the problems cause by other family members. The movie is about love, and what each person brings to the relationship. Marisa is adept at bringing that type of character to the screen,  a woman with a history of damaged relationships.
Marisa is an outstanding actress, my favorite movie she has done is still "My Cousin Vinnie," She was funny,feisty,and the driving force behind her man. She won an Oscar for that role. Well deserved,in my opinion.
 Marisa will be 46 this year, and she  was in People  Magazine's Most Beautiful People 2009. Marisa holds dual citizenship in Italy and USA.

Marisa Tomei My Cousin Vinny

Anniversary Of Michael Jackson's Death

It is hard to believe that it is a year since the King of Pop, Michael Jackson died a sudden death. His death is still shrouded in mystery, and has caused much controversy just as his life did.
Michael  Jackson left behind a huge  legacy of music and  millions of fans around the world. After his death sales of his music and memorabilia soared dramatically.
He also left three beautiful children who loved him and are grief stricken. They are young and are being raised by Michael's family and the spotlight will be beaming on them again as the anniversary of his death  approaches. I do hope that the media will be kind to his whole family as this is a grief ridden time for them.
TLC will air a special tomorrow for Father's Day , it will be a candid look at Michael's life with his children."Through all-new candid interviews with family and friends, we see a portrait of surprisingly grounded household. From reading lessons integrated into meals, play dates with neighbors and child-proofing the home, it is extraordinary to see how much of a hands-on, caring father Jackson really was," reports TLC. "It has been a year this month since the legendary icon passed away, but the special shows that through his three children, his legacy as a superstar and father will continue on."
Katherine Jackson plans on taking the three children to Michaels's hometown of Gary Indiana on the anniversary of his death. 
Katherine Jackson,  who is raising the children is releasing a book on Monday called Never Can Say Goodbye in reference to one of his hit songs. It will be a coffee table with pictures from Kathryn's archives.

                                                                          Michael Jackson and his three children.
Katherine Jackson

Dina Lohan Carvel Feud

Dina Lohan is at it again. Apparently Carvel ice cream gave Ali a black card which entitled her (Ali) to free ice cream for 75 years.
But the entire family apparently is ordering large amounts of ice cream according to reports, and when Dina Lohan went to pick up a cake last week, and employee asked for ID and of course Dina is not Ali so they took the card and would not give her the cake.
She called the police. Can you believe that? She can not afford to pay for an ice cream cake !This was a quote from Dina to RADAR. "Finally he gave up and gave me my card back. But he told me, 'You can have the card, but you can't have the cake!'

"It just shows how we [Lohans] get treated so much worse than regular people."  Wah Wah ! What a family of whiners. Poor people can't even pay for ice cream,  Doesn't your heart ache for them.
Carvel made a mistake, originally they said the card was in Lindsay's name but then realized that Ali and Lindsay both had cards.
  “After speaking with Dina Lohan, it now appears that Ali may in fact have her own card.  While Ali originally was on our list, we thought we ended up deciding against issuing her one.  That now appears to not be the case. As I explained to her, it doesn’t change the story…because Ali wasn’t there either.  Neither girls have been with Dina when she’s attempted (& successfully) used the card since 2009.  It’s not a big deal, but I wanted you to have that update.

Really now doesn't she have more to worry about then getting free ice cream and now she wants to do battle with Carvel. I would be worried more about my daughter if I were Dina Lohan.
What do you folks think?

Snoop Dogg Raps for Sookie Stackhouse

I have become a fan of HBO's Vampire show True Blood. It is exciting,lots of cliff hangers that keep you coming back.
It seems that Vampires  are making big impact on entertainment lately. A lot of these Vampires are not feasting on humans, they are drinking their nourishment
Check out Snoop Doog who created a song for Sookie Stackhouse, one of the main characters on True Blood.
Sookie is played by Anna Paquin on the show. She is a human who is dating a Vampire on the show.

Snoop Dogg Salutes Sookie

Rue McClanahan passed away! Rest in Peace Blanche.

Rue MCClanahan passed away today. She was one of the Golden Girls, her role was Blanche the "man crazy" sexy senior citizen. The four Golden Girls made us laugh and entertained us with senior single ladies dating and enjoying life in Florida. The roles were played by four funny ladies.
Estelle Getty played the madcap Italian Mom of Dorothy played by Bea Arthur. Bea Arthur was strident and loud,similar to her role as Maude. Both Estelle and Bea passed in the last two years.
Now Rue passed away and Betty White is the only Golden Girl still here with us.
Rue,we will treasure all the laughter and entertainment, May you rest in peace!

Rue McClanahan Passed Away