It's St. Patrick's Month

Join me every day for the Irish Film Festival. You'll see old and new favorites including The Quiet Man, Darby O'Gill and the Little People, Rudy, Caddyshack, Ryan's Daughter and More.

The Quiet Man - John Wayne - Maureen O'Hara



Vote for your favorite Irish Film at my squidoo page Irish Film Festival

Cool Places to Go

Just 2 days til the start of the Irish Film Festival ...

Britesmile

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there's an anonymous letter circulating around the world called The Secret Letter From Iraq. I found it at One Marine's View
Here's an excerpt

Best Chuck Norris Moment — 13 May. Bad Guys arrived at the government center in a small town to kidnap the mayor, since they have a problem with any form of government that does not include regular beheadings and women wearing burqahs. There were seven of them. As they brought the mayor out to put him in a pick-up truck to take him off to be beheaded (on video, as usual), one of the Bad Guys put down his machine gun so that he could tie the mayor's hands. The mayor took the opportunity to pick up the machine gun and drill five of the Bad Guys. The other two ran away. One of the dead Bad Guys was on our top twenty wanted list. Like they say, you can't fight City Hall.

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Are You A Rat Packer?

I've written an article Ring-A-Ding Ding Travel Like the Rat Pack on my website. Feel free to repost on your blog/site (with links of course ;^D)

http://thingsyoushoulddo.com/ring-a-ding-ding-travel-like-the-rat-pack/

tags:frank sinatra, dean martin, golf, las vegas, palm srings, tahoe
rat pack

Soul Distortion

My crazy friend Mike has a band Soul Distortion - Inspired by the music of Alice in Chains, Tool, Queensryche, Black Sabbath, and Dream Theater.

Now my regular readers know that I have no idea what the above paragraph means. I'm an Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Steve Tyrell kind of girl.

But I like Mike and thought he could use a little link love. You know what I mean.

I thought this was interesting ...

Hollywood's Top 100

Our ranking of the top celebrity golfers right now from the world of film and TV

By Lisa Furlong, Craig Bestrom and Steve DiMarco
Golf Digest
December 2005

NOTES: Handicaps were determined in a number of ways: the U.S. Golf Association's Golf Handicap and Information Network, state associations, the actors, publicists, friends and playing partners. Handicaps without decimal points are unofficial estimates.
* Handicaps assigned based on the USGA recommended maximum of 36.4 (40.4 for women).
** If you've seen him play lately, call us.


RANK ACTOR H'CAP COMMENT
1. Dennis Quaid 1.1 Improved from 4.5 to 1.1 in four months
2. Thomas Gibson 4.3 "Dharma and Greg" to "Criminal Minds"
T3. Matt Craven 4.5 Recent role: "Assault on Precinct 13"
T3. Tom Dreesen 4.5 Comedian hosted for ill David Letterman
T3. Chris O'Donnell 4.5 "Scent of a Woman" and "Robin"
6. Samuel L. Jackson 4.9 Most improved since our 2001 rankings
7. Randy Quaid 5.9 Working a lot, not playing much golf
8. Craig T. Nelson 6.9 Shows in syndication; more time to play
T9. Mark Wahlberg 7.0 One of the few celebs at Wilshire C.C.
T9. Hugh Grant 7 Member at one of U.K.'s best: Sunningdale
11. Jack Wagner 1.0 Why not No. 1? Soap star says he's a 10.
12. Kevin Sorbo 7.2 "Hercules" and "Andromeda"
13. Kevin Dillon 7.3 Matt's brother stars in HBO's "Entourage"
14. Luke Wilson 7.4 Plays at Bel-Air with Pete Sampras
15. Bill Murray 7.5 Pebble fave keeps Index on East Coast
16. William Devane 7.6 "Knots Landing" star an AT&T regular
T17. Bruce McGill 7.8 D-Day in "Animal House"
T17. Aidan Quinn 7.8 Harry Vardon in '04 Bobby Jones film
T19. Peter Gallagher 8.0 Plays often, but focused on "The OC"
T19. Matthew McConaughey 8.0 With Pacino in "Two For the Money"
21. Don Johnson 8.1 Latest TV show was "Just Legal"
22. Kyle MacLachlan 9.0 "Twin Peaks" guy plays in Dunhill Links
23. Andy Garcia 9.1 Won AT&T with Paul Stankowski in '97
24. Kurt Russell 9.2 Herb Brooks in "Miracle" plays in Hope
25. Greg Kinnear 9.8 "Stuck on You" co-star playing a lot
T26. Joel Gretsch 10 Bobby Jones in "Bagger Vance"
T26. Richard Karn 10 Al in "Home Improvement"
T26. Richard Kind 10 "Spin City" alum; hangs with Clooney
T26. Scott Wolf 10 "Party of Five" to "Everwood"
30. Robert Wagner 10.1 Bel-Air mainstay still making movies
31. Kevin Costner 10.8 Turned 50 in January; Champions Tour?
32. James Caan 10.9 Godfather's "Sonny" now on "Las Vegas"
33. Eric Close 11.2 Stars on CBS drama "Without a Trace"
T34. David James Elliott 12 Carl the moving guy in "Seinfeld" and "Jag"
T34. John O'Hurley 12 "Peterman" is "Dancing With the Stars"
T34. Tea Leoni 12 With Jim Carrey in "Fun With Dick and Jane"
T34. Sylvester Stallone 12 Plays often at MountainGate in L.A.
38. Jack Nicholson 12.2 Top name in upcoming Scorsese film
39. Ray Romano 12.6 With "Raymond" over, game improving
40. Dennis Farina 13.2 "Law & Order" star
41. Clint Eastwood 13.5 At age 75 he's working, not playing
42. Larry David 13.6 "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star loves golf
T43. Michael Chiklis 14 Won Emmy in '02 for "The Shield"
T43. Cheryl Ladd 14.0 Charlie's Angel wrote book about golf
45. George Lopez 14.2 A hit on ABC and with AT&T galleries
T46. Peter Falk 14.3 Columbo is 78, still making movies
T46. Joe Pesci 14.3 Plays most rounds at Lakeside
T48. Cheech Marin 14.4 Costner's caddie in "Tin Cup"
T48. Peter Weller 14.4 RoboCop plays often at Riviera
50. Haley Joel Osment 14.8 "The Sixth Sense" kid now 17 years old
51. Michael Douglas 14.9 Monty's partner in '05 Dunhill Links win
T52. Dennis Franz 15.0 Det. Andy Sipowicz on "NYPD Blue"
T52. Will Smith 15.0 Friends say he's better than a 15
54. Dennis Haysbert 15.2 "24" president would play Bush even
T55. Malcolm McDowell 16 O.B. Keeler in Bobby Jones movie
T55. Kevin Nealon 16 Former "SNL" regular on "Weeds"
T55. Adam Sandler 16 Plays in Sony Open pro-am in Hawaii
T55. Martin Sheen 16 "The West Wing" president
59. Robert Loggia 16.8 Boss Frank Lopez in "Scarface"
60. Keith Carradine 17.5 Half-brother of David ("Kung Fu")
T61. Sean Connery 17.9 Keeps handicap at Lyford Cay in Bahamas
T61. Kevin James 17.9 "King of Queens" out at Bel-Air, in at El Cab
T63. Michael Keaton 18 "Mr. Mom" and "Batman"
T63. Judd Nelson 18 "Breakfast Club" bad boy
T63. Michael O'Keefe 18 Danny Noonan in "Caddyshack"
66. Dennis Hopper 18.1 Friend of tour player Tommy Armour III
67. James Woods 19.1 Made hole-in-one in Bel-Air tournament
T68. Don Cheadle 20 Oscar nominee for "Hotel Rwanda"
T68. Christopher McDonald 20 Shooter McGavin in "Happy Gilmore"
T68. Eugene Levy 20 "American Pie" dad; "Best in Show"
71. Paul Michael Glaser 20.2 Starsky chairs Pediatric-AIDS event
72. Mike Connors 20.4 Mannix turned 80 this year
73. Tom Poston 20.7 Steve Allen show; made first ace at 80
T74. George Hamilton 22 Tanned while playing with Pres. Clinton
T74. Gary Sinise 22 "CSI: NY" lead played in AT&T in '05
T76. Joe Mantegna 23 "Joan of Arcadia" star working on films
T76. Andy Richter 23 Former Conan sidekick now acting
T76. Richard Schiff 23 Won Emmy for "The West Wing"
79. Mel Gibson 23.6 Sherwood member rarely breaks 100
80. Catherine Zeta-Jones 24 Plays with hubby Douglas, often in Bermuda
T81. Chevy Chase 25 Cult hero of greatest golf movie ever
T81. George Clooney 25 Plays rarely and doesn't talk about it
T81. Kelsey Grammer 25 Frasier once beaned a woman with a shot
T81. Arnold Schwarzenegger 25 Governator has playing privileges all over
85. Tim Allen 30.4 Hasn't posted sub-100 score since '98
T86. Billy Crystal 36.0 Member at Riviera; plays infrequently
NEW TO THE GAME
T86. Russell Crowe 36* "Gladiator" star joined Australian club
T86. Cameron Diaz 36* Boyfriend Timberlake got her into game
T86. Brad Garrett 36* "Raymond" TV brother can't break 100
T86. Patricia Heaton 36* "Raymond" TV wife now hooked on golf
T86. Ben Stiller 36* "Meet the Parents" star interested in lessons
T86. Nicole Kidman 36* Spotted at Royal Sydney in Australia
PLAY OCCASIONALLY
T86. Pierce Brosnan 36* "Bond" star has played in Malibu, Hawaii
T86. Matt Damon 36* Doesn't play well or often
T86. Heather Locklear 36* Plays in Michael Douglas' event
T86. Dennis Miller 36* Struggled in Lake Tahoe celeb event
T86. David Spade 36* Has shown a little interest in the game
T86. Sharon Stone 36* Got her clubs from Callaway Golf
T86. Bruce Willis 36* Likes to hit balls off back porch in L.A.
100. Tom Cruise 36+** Never seen anymore at Bel-Air C.C.

Sweeney Sisters

I love the Sweeney Sisters!!!

we've got to learn this ...

The Sweeney Sisters

Candy Sweeney.....Jan Hooks
Bill....Kevin Nealon
Roger.....William Shatner
Liz Sweeeny.....Nora Dunn
Phil.....Phil Hartman
Whitney.....A. Whitney Brown




[ open on interior, Sweeney Sisters Christmas party ]

Candy Sweeney: [ passing out hors-douvres to one of her guests ] Okay, now. These are the cheese whizzies, the beef puffs and potato poofs. Take your pick.

Bill: Wow! You sure know how to throw a wing-ding, Candy!

Candy Sweeney: Well, I don't know about the ding, but how about a wing! [ laughs ]

[ doorbell rings, Liz enters with her boyfriend Roger ]

Roger: Ho ho ho, everybody!

Candy Sweeney: [ to Liz ] Hey, you! How are you doing?

Liz Sweeney: Okay, how are you? Sorry we're a little late.

Roger: Attencion, please. I'm gonna step out of character for once, and open my big, big mouth.

Bill: Yeah, right, Rog!

Roger: Thanks, Bill! Anyhoo. When I was singing a few years ago, at the, uh..

Liz Sweeney: Coconut Club.

Roger: Cocnut Club - thanks, honey. Just a year ago, actually., Well, Liz walked in while I was singing "Born Free", and guess what? I forgot the lyrics right then. I still can't remember them!

Liz Sweeney: Oh, come on! What Roger's trying to say is that we got engaged tonight!

Candy Sweeney: [ excited ] That's great! Welcome to the family!

Phil: Yeah, congrats, you two!

Whitney: Hey, how about a medley?

Phil: Why don't you sing that number, that Christmas number you sang at the Blarney Stone?

Candy Sweeney: Twist my arm! Twist my arm! [ her arm is twisted ] Ow! [ laughs ]

[ Sweeney Sisters take off their wraps and stand in front of the room with their microphones ]

Liz Sweeney: Oh, well, this is just so sweet of all of you.

Candy Sweeney: Yes.

Liz Sweeney: You know, when we think of Christmas, we think of one thing.

Candy Sweeney: Yeah, maybe you do, too.

Together: Bells!

[ singing ]
"Bing-bong, bing-bong, bing-bong, bing-bong, bing-bong!
Jingle-jingle-jing!
Just hear those sleigh bells ringing, and jing-jingling, too!
Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you.
And you, and you, and you!
Outside, the snow is falling, and friends are calling yoo-hoo!"

Crowd: Yoo-hoo!! Yoo-hoo!!

Candy Sweeney: Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute! Who's on stage here? [ laughs ] Seriously, I'm gonna get serious for a minute here and say that my sister/bride-to-be has found her fella. For that, I'm very happy, although it's not gonna be too easy being the Lone Ranger out there on the range by myself. But, you know.. it may sound corny, but.. there's a word in this business, people. And that word is "support". And this gal has given me nothing but, from the get-go, and I mean that, I do.

Liz Sweeney: Well, I'll tell you one gift she's not getting for Christmas - the gift of gab. You've got that already!

Candy Sweeney: [ laughs ] Guilty! [ laughs ]

Together: [ singing ]
"Giddyup, jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock!"

Candy Sweeney: Yeah!

Together:
"A mix and a mingle and a jingling beat
That's the jingle bell."

Candy Sweeney: "That's the jingle bell."

Liz Sweeney: "That's the jingle bell rock."

Candy Sweeney: [ singing ] "Bells. On bobtail ring
Making spirits bright."

[ to the crowd ] How you doing tonight? Good.

"What fun it is to laugh and sing
a sleighing song tonight."

Liz Sweeney: [ singing ]
"Sleigh bells ring - come with me! Are you listening?
In the lane, snow is glistening."

Together:
"A beautiful sight
We're happy tonight
Walking in a winter wonderland!"

Candy Sweeney: Take it down, Liz!

Liz Sweeney: [ to Roger ] "Silver Bells, Silver Bells."

Together: "It's Christmastime in the city."

Liz Sweeney: "Hear them ring."

Candy Sweeney: "Hear them ring."

Liz Sweeney: "Ding-a-ling."

Candy Sweeney: Who you calling a ding-a-ling?

Liz Sweeney: You!

Candy Sweeney: [ laughs ]

Liz Sweeney: "Soon it will be Christmas.."

Together:
"Clang-clang-clang went the trolley! Ding-ding-ding went the bells!

Liz Sweeney: Bell?

Candy Sweeney: Ding?

Liz Sweeney: Dong!

Candy Sweeney: Ring!

Liz Sweeney: Clang!

Candy Sweeney: [ singing ]
"Hark to the bells
Here come the bells
There go the bells
So many bells.

Hark to the bells
Here come the bells
There go the bells
So many bells."

Together:
"Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas! Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas!"

Candy Sweeney: [ singing ]
"Hark to the bells
Here come the bells
There go the bells
So many bells!"

Together: [ singing ]
"A mix and a mingle and a jingling beat!
That's the jingle bell
That's the jingle bell
That's the jingle bell ro-o-o-o-ock!

Five golden.. ringgggggggggsssssss!!"

[ zoom out ]

Democrats Want to Draft You

Senior Democrat renews call for military draft By Jackie Frank
Sun Nov 19, 12:40 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An influential Democratic lawmaker on Sunday called for reinstatement of the draft as a way to boost U.S. troop levels and draw a broader section of the population into the military or public service.


U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (news, bio, voting record), the incoming chairman of the House of Representatives' tax-writing committee, said he would introduce legislation to reinstate the draft as soon as the new, Democratic-controlled Congress convenes in January.

Asked on CBS' "Face the Nation" if he was still serious about the proposal for a universal draft he raised a couple of years ago, he said, "You bet your life. Underscore serious."

"If we're going to challenge Iran and challenge North Korea and then, as some people have asked, to send more troops to Iraq, we can't do that without a draft," he said.

Rangel, who opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq, also said he did not think the United States would have invaded Iraq if the children of members of Congress were sent to fight. He has said the U.S. fighting force is comprised disproportionately of people from low-income families and minorities.

"I don't see how anyone can support the war and not support the draft. I think to do so is hypocritical," he said.

The New York Democrat had introduced legislation to reinstate the draft in January 2003 before the Iraq invasion. The Pentagon has said the all-volunteer army is working well and there is no need for a draft, and the idea had no traction in the Republican-led Congress.

Democrats gained control of both the House and Senate for the first time in 12 years in the November 7 election, and a wholesale change in the leadership of Congress is to be made in January. Rangel is to head the House Ways and Means Committee, which is charged with U.S. tax and trade legislation.

The draft was in place from 1948 to 1973, when the United States converted to an all-volunteer army. But almost all men living in the United States - including most male noncitizens - are required to register with the Selective Service upon reaching 18, and federal benefits, including financial aid for college studies, are contingent on registration.

Rangel said his legislation on the draft would also offer the alternative of a couple of years of public service with educational benefits.

A Few Good Expenses

It's the sales men and women who provide management with their income and they shouldn't forget it! ;^D

Hat tip to the Window Manager for this laugh