World Trade Center 1990: A Tourist's View

Today it's rainy. It's sad. It doesn't feel like a normal day.

It's the 10 year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. 

Here's a video of the World Trade Center in 1990.

RIP to all the victims of that day.

Be safe everyone.

RIP

RIP to the most Radical Dude EVER...our DAD!!!

Rambo Kill Count Revealed!

This week, back in 1985, People Magazine had a story that attempted to count how many people Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) killed in the movie "Rambo: First Blood Part II", which came out a month earlier in May 1985. For those of you who don't know, there are a total of four Rambo movies:

"First Blood" (1982)
"Rambo: First Blood Part II" (1985)
"Rambo III" (1988)
"Rambo" (2008)

People Magazine say that 44 people were killed by Rambo (including 70 explosions that killed an undetermined number of people). That equals one person dying every 2.1 minutes in the second Rambo movie!!!

We are having problems finding this story on the web, but we did find a video that shows ALL of Rambo's kills from ALL four Rambo movies*.

*Note: For some reason, embedding is disabled so you will have to do with the video above that shows all of his kills from Rambo's 1-3. If you want to see Rambo 4 included in the death count, please watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sFDUcIttos

Jack Kevorkian aka "Dr. Death" dead at age 83

Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian died this morning at the age of 83 in Detroit. He had been hospitalized since last month with pneumonia and kidney problems. 

Jack Kevorkian was famous for helping about 130 people die during the 1990s. He was eventually found guilty of second-degree murder and was sentenced to 10–25 years in prison. He was released early for good behavior and only served 8 years.

Below is the "60 Minutes" video that got him in trouble. It originally aired on November 22, 1998.

And here is another "60 Minutes" video that aired May 19, 1996. Kevorkian is interviewed by Andy Rooney and Andy does a pretty good job of getting in Jack's head. Interesting character!

BREAKING NEWS: "Macho Man" Randy Savage Dead at age 58

Today we lost a legend of the 80s and 90s. "Macho Man" Randy Savage died after having a heart attack while he was driving his car, which then smashed into a tree. It is believed that the trauma from the car accident was the cause of death.

He was definitely one of our favorite wrestlers to watch back in the WWF days. We have many good memories watching him say “Oohhh Yeahhhhhhh!!!” and finishing people off with his famous elbow drop.

Randy, you will be missed!

Here's a flashback to 1992 with "Macho Man" Randy Savage selling WWF wrestling toy figures!

The MOVE Bombing in Philadelphia on May 13, 1985

26 years ago today, the Philadelphia Police Department dropped a bomb on a house in West Philadelphia, killing most of the occupants inside. Living in the house were members of the MOVE Organization, a Philadelphia-based black liberation group. In the end, 11 people were killed (including 6 children) and 65 houses were destroyed. This video above pretty much sums it all up. So sad....

For more info on this organization: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOVE

1992 Los Angeles riots: 19 years ago today

On April 29, 1992, a jury acquitted four white Los Angeles Police officers accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King. A shit storm followed later. The riots lasted six days, destroyed $1 billion worth of property, killed 53 people, and injured thousands.



Below is a portion of the Rodney King beating and the shit storm:

April 26, 1992: Three days before the LA Riots

The band Sublime somehow made a mistake with the lyrics when they wrote the song "April 29, 1992 (Miami)". It's a song about the LA Riots, which started on April 29, 1992, but (for whatever reason) they mistakenly say "April 26, 1992" in the lyrics. Great song anyway! Above is a video of the song along with clips from this hectic time period.

April 5, 1994: The day the music died (and no one knew it)

 

17 years ago today Kurt Cobain ended his life after putting a shotgun bullet through his head at his Seattle home. Just think about how no one would realize, until 3 days later, that one of the most influential musicians had left us.

It has been raining all day here. The gods must be crying...

Kurt Cobain's suicide: One year later "MTV News: The Week in Rock"

We recorded this on April 8, 1995 from "MTV News: The Week in Rock". They did a segment on how people were feeling one year after Nirvana's frontman Kurt Cobain killed himself.

They interviewed people such as David Fricke (Music Editor of Rolling Stone), Matthew Sweet, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Joe Sib from Wax, and some Nirvana fans in Seattle, New York, and Memphis.

This segment also includes clips from the vigil held on April 10, 1994 in Seattle and how "In Utero", "Nevermind", and "Unplugged in New York" were all currently on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart.

Kurt Loder talks about Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl's "new" band The Foo Fighters and how, in the next few days, they'll be launching a debut tour in Tempe, AZ and opening up for Mike Watt. Loder also adds how Nirvana bassist Christ Novoselic still plays music but has yet to join a new band. It closes out with live footage of Nirvana playing "Lithium".

Luckily, we recorded more videos during the hours and days of this tragic event which we'll be posting soon.......

RIP Kurt


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Video Title: (April 8, 1995) Kurt Cobain's Suicide: One Year Later "MTV News: The Week in Rock"
Event: One Year Anniversary of Nirvana's singer Kurt Cobain's suicide
Original Air Date: April 8, 1995
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It's that time of year when we tell stupid Kurt Cobain jokes!

Too soon???

Why did the Toronto Maple Leafs try to sign Kurt Cobain?
They heard he was a killer on the face offs.
 

What was Kurt Cobain quoted as saying in his last interview 
  before he blasted his brains out with a shotgun?
He said in his mind, Hole was going to be the next big thing.


How does Kurt Cobain collect his thoughts?
With a squeegee!


What do Wayne Gretzky and Courtney Love have in common?
They both shower after the third period.


What was the last thing to go through Cobain's mind?
His teeth.


What has four legs and just applied at McDonald's?
Nirvana


What's the difference between Kurt Cobain and Mary Jo Buttafuoco?
The bullet's still in Mary Jo's head.


What do Cobain and the Mariners have in common?
Both stink up Seattle.


Did you know they're honoring Kurt with a racehorse?
It's called Seattle Spew.


How can you get Nirvana back together?
With duct tape.


Why does Kervorkian want Cobain's shotgun?
To add to his collection of suicide machines.


What happened when you talked to Cobain about suicide?
It went in one ear and out the other.


Did Cobain plan his suicide a long time?
It was just a sudden brain storm.


What do Wes Unseld and Kurt Cobain have in common?
Both were dropped by the Bullets.


What will they call the movie about Cobain?
1)  Brainless in Seattle.
2)  The Remains of the Day.


What's the difference between Cobain and the Iraqi army?
Cobain has killed more Americans.


Where's a good place to watch the Seattle Seahawks?
Circling over Cobain's house.


Did Kurt think a lot about suicide?
It was a no-brainer.


What did the electrician say when he knocked on Cobain's door?
"Where's the head of the house?"


When does Kurt sing these days?
When the wind whistles through his head.


Did you know Kurt was practically an "overnight success?"
It only took him 3 days to be discovered.


Why won't Cobain put out any more hit albums?
He doesn't have a head for business anymore.


What's the difference between Cobain and John Hinkley?
Cobain was a better shot.


Why hasn't Nirvana released a new video?
They're still busy shooting.


How did Courtney Love get her start?
She used to open for the Dead.


What's the difference between Cobain and Nixon?
Nixon left a better looking corpse.


Why did Cobain put on weight before he died?
So he'd make a better target.


What did Courtney Love say when she came home?
"Who ordered the pizza?"


What's the best way to listen to a Nirvana record?
With a couple of shooters


What's the difference between Cobain and Elton John?
Elton took more shots in the mouth.


What did Mrs. Cobain say when they were trying to 
  identify Kurt's body?
Smells like Kurt's body (to me).


What do Kurt Cobain, Hand Gathers and Bobbitt's penis 
have in common?
They all took one shot before they died.


What did Kurt say before firing?
"Heads up!"


How did they cremate Cobain?
By steaming him off the ceiling.


What's the hippest look in Seattle now?
Wearing a piece of Kurt Cobain.


Why's Cobain mad at the Seattle police?
They shampooed with his Head and Shoulders.


Why's Courtney Love mad at the police?
For tracking Kurt through the house.


Who got the first scoop on Cobain's suicide?
The paramedics.


What did they find in Cobain's home?
Seattle grunge.


Did Cobain give up drugs?
No, he still likes getting blasted.


What did Freddie Prinze say to Kurt Cobain?
"Nice Hunting!"


What did Jeffrey Dahmer request for his last meal?
Kurt Cobain.


How did Cobain paint his house?
With a spray gun.


What did the Seattle police sing during the investigation?
"Braindrops keep falling on my head."


What did Nirvana's lead singer change his name to?
Kurt Gobang!


What was the last thing Kurt saw before he died?
The back of his head.


Have the police concluded their investigation?
They just need to mop up.


What did Courtney Love name her band "Hole" after?
Kurt's throat.


What do Courtney & Cobain have in common?
Both were shooting up on the same night.


What do Cobain and Roy Rodgers have in common?
Both were fond of their Trigger.


Did Cobain really commit suicide?
No, he was just playing Polish Roulette.


How can you keep Pearl Jam together?
Break the lead singer's index finger.


When will Kurt perform again?
When he gets his head together.


What will Nirvana's next video be?
Dancing on the ceiling.


What did Kurt do when he got to the top?
He self-destructed.


What will Nirvana's next record be?
1) My Aim is True
2) Up on the Roof
3) Going out of my Head


How will the record do?
It'll be number one with a bullet.


What does Cobain have in common with his record sales?
They've both gone through the roof.


Does Kurt like other kinds of music?
Yes, he's a Dead Head.


Why can't you tell any secrets to Kurt Cobain?
He'll go shooting off his mouth.


How does Cobain feel about the NBA?
He think the Bullets have nowhere to go but up.


What's the difference between Kurt Cobain and John Bonham?
It took 42 shots to kill Bonham. 

(found at http://www.yuksrus.com) 

Kurt Cobain's suicide: One year later "Extra"

Wow. How the hell has it been 17 years. Well, anyway.....


We recorded this gossip TV show "Extra" on April 8, 1995 since it had a segment on how Nirvana fans were feeling one year after Kurt Cobain committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.

John Norris (who was with MTV when Kurt originally killed himself) was working as a correspondent with "Extra" and he takes us to a (yes you guessed it...to a Seattle coffeehouse) to see how people were coping one year after Kurt Cobain's death.

He spoke to 16-year-olds who seemed jaded. Weren't we all jaded in 1995?

John Norris also showed the park bench near Kurt Cobain's home which fans have turned into a memorial site. Have you been there yet?

At the end of the segment, Cobain's wife, Courtney Love is mentioned since she "put together the soundtrack" of 'Tank Girl' and was making her acting debut in 'Feeling Minnesota' (which is untrue since she was in 'Sid and Nancy' back in 1986).

"Extra" also mentioned how "Life after Kurt has been successful for his widow Courtney Love." Is that true???

More Kurt Cobain suicide era videos will be coming soon......

RIP Kurt


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Video Title: (April 8, 1995) Kurt Cobain's suicide: One Year Later "Extra"
Event: One Year Anniversary of Nirvana's singer Kurt Cobain's suicide
Original Air Date: April 8, 1995
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Where's Kurt Cobain?

There are only 2 more days till the anniversary of when Kurt Cobain blew his brains out back in April 1994. It happened 17 years ago!!!!

Some people don't believe Kurt killed himself. Meet Tom Grant. He is a private investigator and former detective with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. According to Grant, he was hired by Courtney Love on April 3, 1994 to find Kurt after he left a drug rehab center in Marnina Del Rey, California.

Where did Kurt go??? What did he do??? Some pretty interesting stuff happened according to Tom Grant!

Here is an excerpt from his website:

"On April 3, 1994, I was hired by Courtney Love, (who was in Los Angeles at the time), to locate her husband after he left a drug rehab center in Marina Del Rey, California. Ms. Love stayed in Los Angeles while I flew to Seattle to search for Cobain with his best friend Dylan Carlson. In fact, Carlson and I had been in the Cobain residence the night before Kurt's body was discovered in the room above the garage."

"The police immediately concluded "suicide." I wasn't so sure. Neither was Rosemary Carroll, Courtney Love's own entertainment attorney. Ms. Carroll was also a close friend to both Courtney and Kurt."

"We both knew something was wrong here--terribly wrong."

Was it an inside job?? Just kidding. We think Kurt killed himself but you be the judge! Visit Tom Grant's site for more info: http://www.cobaincase.com/

"Death of an Icon" ABC's take on Kurt Cobain's suicide

We recorded this on April 18, 1994. It's from an old ABC news show called "Day One" and it was reporting on Kurt Cobain's suicide which happened 10 days earlier. Cobain, of course, was the frontman of Nirvana who ended his life with a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. His body was found on April 8, 1994.

They named the segment "Death of an Icon" and they actually did a pretty decent job on covering Kurt Cobain's life, death, and the days that followed. They interviewed a bunch of fans, critics, writers, and musicians during those sad days. And they kind of summed up who that generation was and how they were coping. Damn, I miss those days....

Luckily, we recorded more videos during the hours and days of this tragic event which we'll be posting soon.......

RIP Kurt


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Video Title: (April 18, 1994) Kurt Cobain's suicide "Death of an Icon" (ABC news segment)
Event: Nirvana's singer Kurt Cobain's suicide
Original Air Date: April 18, 1994
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(April 8, 1994) MTV News early coverage of Kurt Cobain's suicide

We recorded this on April 8, 1994 just hours after the news broke that Nirvana's lead singer Kurt Cobain was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

This news report is pretty interesting since a lot of the details of his death were still unconfirmed. Also, this was before the contents of Kurt's suicide note was released publicly. (Two days later, a pre-recorded message from Courtney Love reading Kurt Cobain's final words were broadcast at the Seattle Center.)

Yeah, so this is very soon after his body was first discovered. People were still in shock. I know we were.

It was a very sad day indeed. We're so happy that we recorded more videos during the hours and days of this tragic event which we'll be posting soon.......

RIP Kurt


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Video Title: (April 8, 1994) MTV News early coverage of Kurt Cobain's suicide
Event: Nirvana's singer Kurt Cobain's suicide
Original Air Date: April 8, 1994
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MORGUE MONDAY: Ralph James (aka Mr. Turtle)

Right now, we know you're asking yourself, "Who is Ralph James"? We asked the same question. Ralph James was a voiceover artist who voiced Mr. Turtle from the classic Tootsie Pop commercials, which ran from 1978 to 1982. Ralph James died at the age of 67 on March 14, 1992. That was 19 years ago today! He had a small part but he will be remembered forever!

We have fond memories of this commercial. We always liked how Mr. Turtle was a grumpy old man and didn't want to deal with the weird naked kid's questions. "GO ASK MR. OWL, YOU YOUNG WHIPPER SNAPPER SON OF A BITCH YOU!!!!"

RIP Ralph James

NEWS FLASH: Ex-Alice in Chains bassist, Mike Starr, dies in Salt Lake City

We hate being the bearer of bad news but another 90's rocker has died. Mike Starr, the original bassist of Alice in Chains, was found dead yesterday, March 8, 2011, in his home in Salt Lake City. Starr was 44 years old.

Police were unable to determine a cause of death but it does not appear to have involved foul play. Mike Starr helped form Alice in Chains in 1987 and, according to Starr in VH1's "Celebrity Rehab", he was kicked out of the band in 1993 due to his heroin addiction. Starr was arrested and booked just barely a month ago on February 18, 2011 for possession of a controlled substance (he allegedly had six Xanax and six Opana tablets on him at the time).

The band left the following statement: “Members of Alice in Chains are mourning the loss of their friend and ask that the media respect their privacy – and the privacy of the Starr family – during this difficult time. Their thoughts & prayers are with the Starr family.”

We will bring you any updates as soon as we hear them.

RIP MIKE STARR

Dr. Drew Pinkski's Twitter: http://twitter.com/drdrew/status/45266839395250176

"Celebrity Rehab" (Season 3) patient intake clip: http://www.vh1.com/video/misc/469229/mike-is-a-polite-drug-addict.jhtml#id=1629219

Alice In Chains - We Die Young (1990):