sorted for E's & Wizards



I haven't even seen it yet, but I'm pretty sure that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is gonna ROCK.

I have just learned that Jarvis Cocker of Pulp is in the film as a member of the band "The Weird Sisters." Rumor has it that Jarvis is also writing a song to be performed in the film.

Another true sign that a Brit is in the director's chair this time around. Just can't wait to see this one.
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luck be a man impersonating a lady tonight...



I'm back from my business trip this past week in Vegas, in which four days seemed like four months. Not sure what it is, but I have about a 26 hour time limit in that city. I'm not a gambler, I don't love the nightlife (nor do I got to boogie), and I like my cheese unprocessed.

If Dante had lived see it, he would have surely placed Las Vegas somewhere between purgatory and Hell. Vegas is basically where the past catches up with the present - multiplied times twenty. There are no washed-up people, places, or things. Not in Vegas, baby.

Submitted for your approval, some random moments and reflections on my trip to Las Vegas:

  • Camelot is now a steakhouse at the Excalibur Hotel (where, incidentally, you can "find the best fudge in the kingdom")

  • Mojo Nixon was right: Elvis is everywhere.

  • Michael Jackson is just one of the incredible female impersonations in "An Evening at La Cage."

  • The "sanctity of marriage" has been preserved every 10 to 20 feet in wedding chapels. For example, there's the Shalimar Chapel, where for $129 your wedding includes a free witness, free rice, and free wedding garter for the bride.

  • Everyone likes looking at breasts, even women (as told to me by Luke Perry at dinner).

  • My hotel, Mandalay Bay, claimed to house a "unique" collection of shops you won't find anyplace else, like Urban Outfitters, The Art of Shaving, and a Mamma-Mia store.

  • This city needs a new slogan: Las Vegas: Get Over Yourself.

  • New York isn't the only city with crazy taxi drivers.
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    meow mustache

    Cats like to rub their faces to mark their territory.

    Apparently my cat has made my bike chain his bitch...

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    The Calientecast...





    THIS WEEK ON THE BEWARE OF THE BABYLON PODCAST...

    * We go all Thelma and Louise without driving off a cliff.

    * How Rachel's week was like Revenge of the Sith.

    * Why Todd has toilet paper on his head.

    * Find out who wants to get with Balki.

    * Taking a hint from The New York Times, we talk about the podcast.


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    plug it in, plug it in indeed...



    Now this is what I call giving the people what they want.

    Glade Plug-Ins now have a space for (count 'em) two wonderful scent packets.

    Their new Create-A-Scent Fragrancer is a space-age technology that allows the smeller to experience what Glade calls "up to 50 possible combinations."

    Why settle for just Mountain Berry when you can have Berry Splash (combine Mountain Berry and Refreshing Spa) ?!

    Check out the site from the link above on the name, and you can even give the "scent wheel" a spin and name your own scent combinations, which are saved as your personal favorites.

    Here are a few I've invented:

  • FLORIDIAN TOURIST TRAP
    a mix of Grapefruit Delight and Clean Linen

  • NASTY GAY BATH-HOUSE
    a mix of Represhing Spa and Country Garden

  • CAMERON CROWE'S WORST FILM EVER
    a mix of Vanilla Garden and Rainshower

  • WHO VOMITED APPLES?
    a mix of Apple Cinnamon and Suddenly Spring

  • NIRVANA
    a mix of Tropical Mist and Rainshower
    (it smells like teen spirit)
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    so hot, you're cool...



    Man it's hot out. Freakin' fry an egg and bacon on the sidewalk hot. Add a side of hash browns and stick a fork in them, it's hot.

    I leave for Vegas on Sunday, too. It's, like, 117 degress in Vegas right now.

    Looks like I picked the wrong weekend to become a Vegas Showgirl.
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    tattoos have jumped the shark...



    According to the New York Times this morning, a new technology is being used by produce distributors that employs lasers to tattoo fruits and vegetables with their names, identifying numbers, countries of origin and other information. The marks are burned onto the outer layer of the skin and are visible to discerning consumers and befuddled cashiers alike.

    You have to read the whole article here because it's just hysterical, but I will say I am totally grossed out by this.

    Let's leave the tattooed fruit to Chelsea.
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    here they are, the band that I love...



    I have seen the future of rock and roll, and it is called HAIR SUPPLY.

    This heavy metal tribute band to Air Supply brought down the house at Northsix in Brooklyn this weekend.

    They have definately filled my craving until the next Darkness CD comes out.

    Download their cover of LOST IN LOVE here for free!
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    wild about harry...


    GGWHP, originally uploaded by tsokolove.

    As we did two years ago, Craig and I had to go to Borders last night; not to pick up the new HP book, but more to check out the crazy muggles in line.

    We must have got there too early 'cause there wasn't really much going on other than some woman way too old to be dressed in a witchy hat and a couple geeks wearing yellow and maroon scarves in the 88 degree humidity.

    Within the course of a half hour though, they were out in full force to be the first ones (in this particular bookstore in Long Island) to pay full price for the new book and stay up all night to find out that Harry Potter's friend Hermione is KILLED OFF IN THE THIRD CHAPTER!!!!!!

    Okay, that was mean, but I bet it drives traffic to this site.

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    Heh-heh, they said probe.
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    the pope that dare not speak its name...



    I'm always talking about the new Pope, but he's really making an easy target these days.

    Apparently one of his first orders as new Pope has been to clearly make it known through this wackado that he believes the new Harry Potter book poses a threat against the universal church.

    Other threats include clowns, midgets, horses, balloons, and standard poodles.

    Guess the whole Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal can't compare to the damaging effects of fictitious wizards and same-sex marriages.
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    baby, remember our name





    THIS WEEK ON BEWARE OF THE BABYLON - FAME!

    On this podcast you will learn:

    * how everything mentioned tonight jumped the shark

    * how W Houston street is really Whitney Houston Street

    * how Rachel learned nothing about Atrophic Vaginitis

    * what will we wear to the Emmys

    * how old is too old for acting weird

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    hat to da back...

    Saturday night in the Hamptons we forwent Guild Hall and explored the culture of HBO's late-light movie presentation of Stalone's greatest cheese-fest, Over the Top.

    For those not familier, it is the greatest arm-wresting movie of all time and also features one of the creepiest child actors of all time, David Mendenhall.

    When watching the movie, one isn't sure what to wonder first: whatever happened to David Mendenhall or how in the world did anyone think this movie would work?

    However, being a connoisseur of bad movies, I have to say this has what it takes:

    - acting that lives up to the film's name
    - songs by Frank Stallone
    - more testosterone per extra than monster trucks on ESPN2
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    rocking good looking...

    This week marks the birth of Rock and Roll as the 50th anniversary of Bill Haley's ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK hitting number one on the Billboard charts (holding for eight weeks).

    Thought it would be a good time to share my favorite fact about my boyfriend, who will kill me for blogging this.

    Remember those "separated at birth" photos they would run in Spy Magazine back in the 80s?

    Bill on the left, boyfriend on the right...

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    THE KENTUCKY FRIED PODCAST...





    THIS WEEK, WE GO LIVE ON TAPE FROM RACHEL'S APARTMENT


    On the podcast this week you will learn:


    * what meat goes best with Kentucky Fried Chicken?

    * how padded shoulder suits may not be power-dressing

    * if Batman returned or began

    * what's in L. Ron Hubbard's cupboard?

    * can Todd tune a guitar and can Rachel really play one?

    * do we experience a visit from the ghost or the goat of the Queen Mother?

    * why will Todd wear nuts and bolts to a formal event, but not a Viagra tie?

    * how you can wear the chosen beer

    * CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PODCAST AND LISTEN! *
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    randamerican thoughts...



    reflections from home (Michigan) this weekend on what makes america a great country -

    - miniature golf

    - Mr. Misty floats

    - backyard bbq

    - hammocks

    - motown records

    - hand dipped ice-cream

    - 3-D movies, real buttered popcorn, root beer

    - drive-in restaurants with cheese fries

    - the "five and dime" (especially the ones still around)


    (note: experienced best with good friends and family)
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