Archive for July, 2009
Celebrity Vince Lombardi Celebrates 96th Birthday
Friday, July 31st, 2009“Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing” is probably late Vince Lombardi’s most famous maxim.
THE VINCE LOMBARDI LEGACY
Vince Lombardi has become virtually synonymous with the NFL. This began during his career: he was featured as the face of the NFL on the cover of Time on December 22, 1962 as part of the magazine’s cover story on “The Sport of
the ’60s.” Lombardi’s players were wholeheartedly devoted to him, and his emphasis on hard work and dedication endeared him to millions who admired his values.
Judy Garland Would Have Turned 87…
Friday, July 31st, 2009It is former superstar singer and actress Judy Garland’s birthday today!
Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Garland attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage. Respected for her versatility, she received a Juvenile Academy Award, won a Golden Globe Award, received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her work in films, as well as Grammy Awards and a Tony Award. She had a contralto singing range.
Wizard of Oz’s Judy Garland would be 87 today…
Friday, July 31st, 2009It is former superstar singer and actress Judy Garland’s birthday today!
Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Garland attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage. Respected for her versatility, she received a Juvenile Academy Award, won a Golden Globe Award, received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her work in films, as well as Grammy Awards and a Tony Award. She had a contralto singing range.
Get Backstage Passes on the Sly
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 There’s a variety of ways that you can get backstage passes, most of which are legal, some of which are not. If you weren’t lucky enough to win passes on the radio, with just a little prep time you might still manage to slide on in and have a chance to get up close and personal with your favorite stars.
One of the easiest ways to get in to the show for free, and have a chance at getting backstage, is by offering to be a stage hand for the venue. Depending on the size of the location, this may be as simple as giving the organizer a call or as complicated as going through a program to get certified as stage crew. Of course, this avenue doesn’t guarantee that you’ll get backstage or that you’ll even get a job that gives you a chance to see the show, but it does up your chances of making friends with the people who will invite you to the after party.
You could also attempt to get a media pass that allows backstage access by hiring yourself out as a freelance writer or photographer. This avenue takes a bit more prep time, as you will often have to prove that you are a seasoned professional with the potential to reach a large audience. You can do this by setting up a fan site online so that when you actually do speak with the promoter of the event, you have statistics regarding your readership following that you can cite.
Of course, you could also go the route of just pretending that you are supposed to be there. This could mean that you get a glimpse of the guest list and make a claim of being on it, or forging yourself a pass in hopes that no one will look too closely, or simply dressing up like a security guard and keeping your fingers crossed that no one will question you. If you’re really out of options, you could either hang around an “in-group” with access and hope to slip in with them, or simply show up before the show under the guise of a sound technician there to help set up. With a little creativity and a lot of courage, you stand a decent chance of finding a way in!
What Started As One Movie Poster Has Grown
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009Most upcoming theatrical releases have at least one movie poster, while others have dozens. Many of your favorite movies have posters that are still easy to get and others, not so much. The thing is that some of the harder to find posters are worth a lot of money.
Like comic books and other collectable, there are people out there that collect the art work associated with films. Every so often we all hear about someone that started to collect something and before they knew it they had a huge collection worth incredible sums of money.
Actor Mark Wahlberg Celebrates 38th Birthday
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009Controversial actor Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg turns 38 years old on June 5, 2009. The actor also known as “Marky Mark” or “Monk D” was born in Boston, Massachusetts and became famous in his 1991 debut as a rap musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.
Born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, he is the youngest of nine children, with siblings Arthur, Jim, Paul, Robert, Tracey, Michelle, Debbie (died in 2003 at age 44), and Donnie. His mother, Alma Elaine (née McPeck), was a bank clerk and nurse’s aide, and his father, Donald E.
Wahlberg, was a Teamster who worked as a delivery driver; the two divorced in 1982. Wahlberg had a Catholic upbringing and attended Copley Square High School (but never graduated) on Newbury Street in Copley Square in Boston. The campus now houses Muriel Snowden International School.
