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David’s Bridal has come up with a great way to help couples enjoy a great honeymoon while simultaneously gaining “likes” on Facebook. The Facebook page describes the Royal Treatment Contest as the following: “Round trip airfare for you and your partner 5 Night All-Inclusive Accommodations at a 5-Star Palace Resort Destination of Your Choice in … Read more
Amy Winehouse’s family told the British tabloid, The Sun, that she most likely died due to alcohol withdrawals. Further research has suggested that this is in fact a possibility; her detoxification could actually be the reason that she is now dead. The LA Times reports from their interview with Dr. Karen Miotto, medical director of … Read more
In this Oakland News, Kathy Neal, best known as former Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris’ wife, is reportedly throwing her hat into the 2012 California Assembly District 16 Seat currently held by the legendary (love that word, especially when it’s true) Sandre Swanson, who’s set to be termed-out. Neal, still very politically active, has the full … Read more
That was the title of a lively conversation on, well, Facebook. Adriel Hampton, started the thread because she “was extremely turned off by the mass suspensions. Who wants to have fun exploring a network where your friends from Facebook and Twitter are getting digitally offed left and right? Put a huge chill in my network … Read more
Reggie Bush is saying good-bye to the New Orleans Saints and hello to the Miami Dolphins. This was confirmed on Bush’s Twitter page: Change is never easy but I look forward to building something special in Miami and can’t wait to embark on this new journey! Here we go… I wish the New Orleans Saints … Read more
This was a great idea: to make a deal with a restaurant next to Comic Con, then take out its normal tables and make it into a bar and gaming center. That’s what CNET, the online tech news source, did to Lou and Mickey’s bar and restaurant at 224 5th Avenue in San Diego’s GasLamp … Read more
This is what’s become my annual video-blog check-in with David Glanzer, Vice President Of Marketing and Public Relations for Comic Con International. This one after the 42nd annual Comic Con 2011 in San Diego (trip sponsored by Tout.com); the first one we did last year at Wonder Con 2010 – this will be the fifth … Read more
The Albert Haynesworth trade from the Washington Redkins to the New England Patriots has Google Trends in a state not seen much of late: on fire. And with the NFL active in this free agent period, the top 20 most searched keywords are albert haynesworth, reggie bush, eddie long, patriots, npi, cleveland clinic, miami dolphins, … Read more
The movie A Fantastic Fear of Everything starring Simon Pegg (Star Trek) and is currently being made at Shepperton Studios in London, has been acquired by The Indomina Group, makers of the upcoming Griff The Invisible. The Indomina Group is a firm out of LA and The Dominican Republic, launched in 2008 by Vice Chairman … Read more
The Medusa from the movie Bellflower is worth as much, or more in value, than the Black Beauty from The Green Hornet. That means it’s worth about $2 million. That comes from no one other than this blogger, who as of this writing is probably the only one to have talked to the makers of … Read more
Social Media is valuable. This blogger really worked hard to bring innovative coverage of Comic Con, and to the point of partnering with Tout.com, who sponsored the hotel part of the trip to San Diego. But I didn’t expect to get a year’s worth of free pretzel crisps from Pretzel Crisps! The result of my … Read more
This is the promised 37-minute video of William Shatner’s visit to Comic Con 2011, to talk about his new movie, William Shatner and The Captains, with Scott Bakula, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Chris Pine. But now that the video is up, a correction: the aircraft was provided by Canada’s Bombadier, and it’s CEO, not the … Read more
For the second time in over a year, this blogger paid a visit to the legendary Phil Bronstein, the San Francisco Chronicle‘s Executive Vice President and Editor-At-Large for the last three years. The last time Bronstein and I talked, it was an epic video on Google, Rupert Murdoch, the SF Chronicle, and the media. Epic … Read more
This is a post that will help lead to the analysis of the way the media portrayed and covered Casey Anthony’s trial. This social media trial has showed many flaws in journalism and ABC has decided to make atonement for taking money from subjects. The Daily Beast reports: “ABC News has quietly decided to get … Read more
After something like six years, and over 10,000 blog posts, Zennie62.com has officially moved from Blogger to WordPress. This doesn’t mean we’re quitting Google’s Blogger – there are over 90 blogs still there – but Zennie62.com now goes to Zennie62blog.com, rather than Zennie2005.blogspot.com. It also means that link traffic from searches redirect from Zennie2005.blogspot.com to … Read more
Jesse James is famed for cheating on his wife, Sandra Bullock, with Michelle “Bombshell” McGee. The two split, and Jesse James was seen with tattoo artist Kat Von D. In one interview on CNN from a few months back I can remember that he even said that Kat was his best friend and the most … Read more
At some point, the real time and date I will not disclose, I’m going to subject San Francisco Chronicle Executive Vice President and Editor-At-Large Phil Bronstein to one of my video interviews. This one a follow-up to my blog post on what I thought was his take on Rupert Murdoch and the New Of The … Read more
Sushi Girl is a “grindhouse” style movie, which this blogger is dying to see, and is best described as a dinner over a naked chic that ends badly. My objective at the Sushi Girl Red Carpet held at Comic Con 2011 (trip sponsored by Tout.com), was to find out how badly the movie ends! Getting … Read more
This video making the rounds online is causing a number of YouTube commenters to ask a good question, and one that you’re led to ask after watching it: why would the concert producers and promoters allow Amy Winehouse to perform in an obviously drugged and messed up state? Amy Winehouse died last weekend and the … Read more
The Bohemian Club, the San Francisco institution where this blogger has enjoyed excellent bourbon and conversation, is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the crazy Monte Rio Variety Show at the Russian River. The Monte Rio Variety Show started in 1911 as a way for Bohemian Club members camping at The Bohemian Grove, the club’s retreat … Read more
The NFL Lockout is, barring a wild, unexpected NFL Players Union negative vote today, over. This blogger can only say “Yeah!” But really, the idea of the NFL not playing football in 2011, with so much economic value and so many needing jobs and revenue, was just plain unthinkable. Now, it’s almost over. Almost. The … Read more
On YouTube, Metacafe, Blip Tv. As of now, there’s one “Entourage” that’s known as a group of hip, East Coast-transplanted Hollywood types, who live their lives around the actions of Vincent Chase. But that entourage is fictional. The real entourage just appeared at Comic Con 2011, and produced a sure-fire hit movie called Bellflower, that … Read more
Comic Con is a giant bubble that can block you off from the World’s events – just see my Tout stream for evidence. It wasn’t until I visited the CNN Express Truck on Saturday that I learned famed singer and favorite of mine, Amy Winehouse, passed away. Russell Brand, who blogged a great post at … Read more
Yesterday at Comic Con (trip sponsored by Tout), this blogger had the pleasure of meeting some of the many cast members of Femme Fatales, the Mark A. Altman, Steven Kriozere-created show on Cinemax. For those who’ve not seen it, Femme Fatales is described as an anthology of “powerful, sexy and dangerous women.” Of all of … Read more
Amy Winehouse is best known for her song Rehab. The song has the following lyrics: They tried to make me go to rehab, but I said no, no, no Well, maybe if she had said yes she wouldn’t be dead. The Grammy winning singer was found dead in her London home in Camden Square. UK … Read more
Comic Con 2011 (coverage here sponsored by Tout.com) is not only in full swing… Check out the CNET Base Station at 5th and Harbor in San Diego…. …but an image of this 42nd version is unfolding: and it’s this: the floor talk wasn’t about The Rise of Planet Of The Apes, everyone’s sick of “Twilight.” … Read more
Oslo, Norway experienced an explosion which caused damage to the government building and killed one citizen. There have been several injuries, but the Christian Science Monitor reports that the Prime Minister has not been harmed: ” “Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is safe, government spokeswoman Camilla Ryste told The Associated Press. There was no immediate word … Read more
Yesterday, July 20, the new software for Mac was released. The Mac OS X 10.7 Lion software has a lot of differences compared to the previous Snow Leopard. This account is from the first hand experience with the software after upgrading my 13″ MacBook Pro which previously was running on Snow Leopard. After purchasing the … Read more
Comic Con 2011’s “Preview Day” was yesterday, and what a blast. (coverage here sponsored by Tout.com) To start, Marvel Entertainment’s Captain America hit the Twitter Top Trend, causing this blogger to totally ignore a self-imposed embargo and start with that news, and for this reason: I want to see the movie Captain America do well. … Read more
With Comic Con 2011 still in this blogger’s sites, a two-hour flight delay gives me some time (not a lot) to make this blog post from SFO Airport. (Hopefully, I get out of here and on to San Diego!) Here’s a brief run down of more Comic Con event news, with Zennie62 coverage sponsored by … Read more
The master of horror, Wes Craven, heads a Thursday morning panel to present Deadliest Warrior – Vampires Vs. Zombies, and features the following: WES CRAVEN (“Scream,” “Nightmare on Elm Street”) – Panelist MAX BROOKS (Zombie Survival Guide, World War Z) – Panelist STEVE NILES (30 Days of Night) – Panelist RICHARD “MACK” MACHOWICZ (“Deadliest Warrior” … Read more
The News Of The World phone hacking hearings, now called just “The Murdock Scandal” seems to find new ways to elevate its visibility in pop culture – now comes Rupert Murdoch’s wife, Wendi Deng, and her great right hook. Ms. Deng got up, jumped with her right arm coiled, and struck as she landed, bringing … Read more
Comic Con 2011 is one day away – Wednesday night is preview night – and this blogger’s getting ready to go. But one event that will be skipped, at least by me, but perhaps not by my colleague, is the Captain America Event at Horton Plaza Thursday Morning that was mentioned in this space. There … Read more
Former Oakland Councilmember and City Attorney John Russo is now firmly planted in his office as Alameda’s first non-Interim City Manager in several years. He leaves Oakland after 16 years of service, and as he revealed during our talk, doesn’t miss Oakland’s City Hall, but still lives in Oakland itself. This is a brief recap … Read more
As explained earlier today, the Women’s World Cup Final was the catalyst for four of ten Twitter Top Trends, including players Alex Morgan and Abby Wambach. But now, according to Twitter, the heart-wrenching or heart-breaking event if you’re a fan of the USA team, managed to break two other records by game’s end. Twitter issued … Read more
