Saturday Fluffernutter: The You Had to Ask Edition
All the fluffy news about those nutty celebrities
Was it really just two week s ago when I asked what I would write about if Lindsay Lohan got her act cleaned up? That day, the night before the post went up in fact, Paris Hilton got busted with someone else’s purse that contained gum that looked, smelled and tasted suspiciously like cocaine (good thing she didn’t step in it – haha). 
This week, Brittany Spears comes to the rescue, or more specifically her former security guard does. He filed a sexual harassment lawsuit this week that claims :
– that he heard her loudly have “sexual relations while her two children where in the suite.”
– that he saw her “having vigorous sexual relations,” on two occasions
– Spears flashed him, intentionally dropping a lighter so she could bend over to pick it up in front of him, while wearing no underwear
– abused her children, hitting son Preston with his belt
– fed the children crab meat, although they are allergic.
– called herself white trash.
I’m not sure what the point of the last one is: if 1-5 is accurate, then #6 is just acknowledging a universal truth.
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) began this week in Toronto. Here in Southern Ontario our news reports will now prominently feature the comings and goings of B actors, who have B roles in B movies that are premiering here in Toronto. As the 80’s came to a close, Toronto liked to talk about itself as a “World Class City.” Twenty years later, we fawn over Ryan Kwanten for having the good grace to honour us with his presence.
Or maybe I’m just cynical and wrong. Lets see what’s on:
Day 1… Festival Opening… Oh, an international premier…
Score: A Hockey Musical.
What’s the strangest celebrity death you can recall?
On Friday last, former ELO cellist Mike Edwards was driving on the highway when a 650lb bale of hay fell off a farm tractor, rolled down a large embankment and hit Edwards car, killing Edwards instantly.
This was all the stranger as I always thought that when a runaway hay bale ran over you it picked you up and continued on, arms and legs sticking out of the bale, and tossed you out at the end of it’s path, dazed but none the worse for wear. Of course, my mom always thought I watched too many cartoons.
Even odder than Edwards death, was the YouTube announcement of his death. It was positively Pytonesque, complete with news announcer who had a Michael Palin accent and could pronounce neither “Edwards,” or “Orchestra.”
ELO was a highly different band. Love them or hate them, ELO was the product of an era when anything went in rock and roll, and guys dragging double basses and cellos around the stage (literally) while band leader Jeff Lynne played a distorted Les Paul and sang was different and interesting. They were part standard rock band, part small orchestra and completely unusual.
Mike Edwards (1948-2010)
Brian, yeah it appears that there is a rotation on the nutjob parade down in Hollyweird, good catch. Spears is doable but she is crazy, been around way too much, and what if she decides she likes you? Some women you don’t want to like you. On that topic we come to Paris who has been out of the news lately. I’m thinking rehab again folks and if it doesn’t work this time them maybe jail again. But then again Vegas is one corrupt little city ain’t it? What can I say about ELO? One of the best groups in the 70’s and 80’s that also produced some of the biggest shyte to get on vinyl. If you want the ELO experience go up to about 1976 and not any further. (real conservative)