The cult classic Sharknado made-for-TV movies series returns this summer with the third in the satirical horror/disaster romps, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
According to the Syfy Channel, Sharknado 3 “will cause mass destruction in Washington, D.C. before roaring down the Eastern Seaboard and into Florida.” Ian Ziering is back as Fin and Tara Reid returns to play April. David Hasselhoff joins the fray as Fin’s father, Gil and Bo Derek will play April’s mother.
Of course, there will be dozens and dozens of cameos by Mark Cuban, Ann Coulter, Jerry Springer, Kathie Lee Gifford, Hoda Kotb, Ray-J and Frankie Muniz, among others. Keep up on the list and their roles here.
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! is set to land on the SyFy channel on July 22 at 9:00 PM ET. I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t miss it for all the chum in the sea!
Watch for sharks and I’ll see you next week,
Bobby
I’ve really been working hard to make time to exercise this year. No New Year’s Resolution. I’m not trying to lose weight (well, maybe a little.) My doctor didn’t even tell me to do it. I just want to get in shape.
A different shape, that is.
But it’s hard to find time to work out, isn’t it? It’s the Thing people say the most, “I don’t have the time.” That’s understandable. We all work, we all have chores at home, Things we want to do with our friends.
But I’ve learned there are a few Things you can do:
Your workout doesn’t need to be an hour long to get the health benefits from regular exercise. 20 minutes a day can make a huge difference in your health and weight. And if you increase intensity over time, you’ll burn more calories.
So, get out and work up a sweat. I’ll see you next week,
Bobby
You’ve heard about these Things right? Criminals who post selfies or geotag themselves as they engage in criminal activities and then immediately get busted?
They always seem somewhat baffled when their nerdy need to show off — no matter what they’re doing — lands them in jail.
Burglar Christopher Wallace just outdid them all.
He knew police were looking for him in connection with a burglary, so he went to his house Fairfield, Maine to hide. And then posted his location on Snapchat.
But it gets better.
When the police arrived and started to search the house, they noticed a brand new Snapchat post on the burglar’s account. Wallace bragged that the police were in his house looking for him, but he was cleverly hiding in a cabinet.
You can guess what happened next.
The moral of the story? Two Things: 1) don’t steal and 2) don’t be stupid.
Stay out of trouble. See you next week,
On April 6th, 1933 people lined up for hours at the doors of their favorite bars waiting for the official end of Prohibition. And two new holidays — New Beer’s Eve and New Beer Day — were born.
It’s rumored that even President Roosevelt was waiting patiently for the end of the law that had stopped legal alcohol from flowing in the United States. As the story goes, at 12:01am the President said, “I think this would be a good time for a beer.” So Anheuser-Busch sent their Clydesdale-drawn carriage, laden with cold beer, directly to Roosevelt.
At the end of the prohibition, it’s estimated that Americans drank 1.5 million gallons of legal beer in the first 24 hours!
So how to ring in New Beer Day? Throw a party featuring your favorite beers. Or visit a pub and suck down some suds that never would have existed in a place that never would have existed if President Roosevelt hadn’t put an end to Prohibition and let the beer flow once again!
Labels: beer, new beer day, new beer's eve, prohibition
Do you believe in ghosts? Would you if you saw a CNN news crew “attacked” by a spirit on video? Check this out:
This house in Pennsylvania might be the most haunted home in the country. The family who (bravely!) lives here say they’ve been haunted for years. Ghostly voices, shrieks and screams often cut through the night and even the family pets have been attacked by the spirits. Apparently, the spirits regard the house as theirs and don’t like their space invaded by these living “squatters.”
But it gets worse than just a few noises and some scratches on pets and people. Head to the basement and you’ll find it haunted by a demon. The family calls it “Shadow Man” and says it’s about seven feet tall!
I love a good scare, but I think a Thing like Shadow Man would chase me right out of the house! What do you think? Is the house haunted or is it a hoax?
Sleep well. I’ll see you next week,
Bobby
Tired of paying hundreds of dollars for cable TV? You’re not alone. People are deserting their cable companies in droves these days. And with good reason. Cable rates have been rising about 6% per year — four times the rate of inflation! — while content remains the mostly the same.
So a lot of viewers (like me) simply cut the cable cord, opting instead to stream content over the internet. On-demand services like Netflix and Hulu are growing by leaps and bounds but many people have been waiting for the day when they can stream their favorite programs online, live. The good news is: that day is here. The bad news? It’s pretty confusing.
There’s Sling TV, which offers channels like ESPN and HGTV. Then there’s a CBS app where you can get access to live TV and your favorite shows on-demand. HBO will start offering HBO Now in April (just in time for the return of Game of Thrones). Sony’s Playstation Vue promises lots of network content, but at a pretty hefty price — about the same as cable. And then there’s Apple, which, it is rumored, intends to take over TV completely.
So want to cut the cord but not sure what to do next? First, get yourself a good digital antenna for your TV. Second, do your research on all the services available and pick the one that offers more of the content you want to watch. Third, just do it. Call your cable company and cut the cord. You’ll never look back.
See you next week,
Bobby
Actor Jim Parsons, aka socially awkward, super-physicist Sheldon Cooper on CBS’ hit series, "Big Bang Theory" got a star on the Hollywood walk of fame yesterday. That in itself isn’t unexpected news. But what he said about his character, the show and the people he works with, well, that kind of class is always an unexpected Thing in Hollywood.
"Why I’m specifically here today, the biggest reason is because I had the chance to play this incredible character that I neither created, nor write for, nor put into a series," Parsons said. "That credit goes to Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady and Steve Molaro. And the credit goes to the rest of the cast Johnny and Kaley, Simon, Kunal, Mayim, Melissa."
I’m happy to see the humble and deserving Parsons get his star on the Walk of Fame. I’m even happier that it looks like he — and the rest of the cast of "Big Bang Theory"— will be around for a long, long time.
See you next week,
Bobby
