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One convict will think twice before attempting to mug anyone again.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 24-year-old Anthony Miranda allegedly pulled a gun on a driver in a parked car on the Southwest Side of Chicago Friday night.
The thug ended up with two black eyes and a gunshot wound to the ankle.
The intended victim…turned out to be an MMA fighter.
The Sun-Times reports on the Cook County man who now faces charges of armed robbery and aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class X felony:
“After getting some money, he ordered the driver out of the car, police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli said. At some point, Miranda’s attention was diverted and the victim was able to grab control of the gun and the two wrestled. During the fight, Miranda accidentally discharged his gun, shooting himself in the ankle, Mirabelli said. The victim, who told police he’s a martial arts expert and ultimate fighting champion was able to pin Miranda down until police arrived. Police arrived to find Miranda with a face full of cuts and two black eyes.
“After getting some money, he ordered the driver out of the car, police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli said.
At some point, Miranda’s attention was diverted and the victim was able to grab control of the gun and the two wrestled.
During the fight, Miranda accidentally discharged his gun, shooting himself in the ankle, Mirabelli said.
The victim, who told police he’s a martial arts expert and ultimate fighting champion was able to pin Miranda down until police arrived. Police arrived to find Miranda with a face full of cuts and two black eyes.
Miranda had originally asked the man, whose name the police have yet not released, for lighter.
Fox Chicago reports that Miranda has had several convictions in the past, including at least one for a residential burglary. The 24-year-old was taken to the hospital Friday night and ordered held on $350,000 bond Sunday.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/thug-pummeled-after-attempting-to-mug-chicago-man-who-turns-out-to-be-an-mma-fighter/
A 51-year-old man accused of breaking into White Sox general manager Kenny Williams’ Chicago home was arrested after police found him wearing Williams’ clothes and his 2005 World series ring, authorities said.
Williams told NBC5 that the burglar drank his beer, ate frozen pizza, surfed the internet and kicked his shoes off on the bed. He even defrosted a lobster. Wayne L. Field III, of the 900 block of West Lawrence Ave. is charged with residential burglary after allegedly entering the home and taking several articles of clothing, a set of keys and jewelry, police said.
NBC5 reported the victim was Kenny Williams and that Field was found by police wearing Williams’ clothes and his World Series ring.
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Source: http://www.suntimes.com/news/9002390-418/man-breaks-into-kenny-williams-downtown-home-defrosts-lobster.html
Remember the stupidest thing you ever did? Short of being a Darwin award winner or nominee (and if you’re reading this, you weren’t), it couldn’t have been much dumber than this guy. Check this out:
A 21-year-old Northern California man was left hanging at a playground swing set overnight after he got stuck in the diaper-like seat for nine hours.
Vallejo police say the man made a $100 bet with his friends that he could fit into a child’s swing at Blue Rock Springs Park on Friday night. With the help of liquid laundry detergent, he managed to slide his legs into the seat.
Authorities say that’s when he got stuck — and his friends took off.
A groundskeeper found the man screaming for help the next morning. Firefighters cut the chains off the swing and took him to the hospital, where a cast cutter was used to remove the seat.
The man’s name has not been released.
Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hSQGunZpYnZLYGY1OQPAjOIPVFBA?docId=3081d2fc9f7c49faa74aec7b98f53a09
Kurt hated Dave? AND Axl? The latter we can understand. Who doesn’t hate Axl Rose? But Dave Grohl? Re-he-healy?
The divas and divos of the ever-egocentric music industry sound off on EACH OTHER. Wow are these people petty, even catty. Check this out:
Flavorwire lists the top 30 Harshest Musician-on-Musician Insults in History and quotes some major heavies such as Kurt Cobain, Elton John, Tupac and Christina Aguilera.
Read some favorites below and click here for full article. You will not regret it.
29. Christina Aguilera on Lady Gaga
“I’m not quite sure who this person is, to be honest. I don’t know if it is a man or a woman.”
24. Courtney Love on Dave Grohl “As for that drummer, well, he’s hit on me so many times. He’s just a very very conflicted guy about me, which is why he continually writes songs about me to hear he ‘hates’ me more than ‘anyone else.’ Kurt loathed HIM more than anyone else (except a journalist) … He’s just sub-mediocre kind of [guy] who does this ‘nice guy’ nonsense.”
23. Dave Grohl on Courtney Love “She’s an ugly fucking b*tch.”
19. Kurt Cobain on Guns N’ Roses “They’re really talentless people, and they write crap music, and they’re the most popular rock band on the earth right now. I can’t believe it.”
15. Elvis Costello on Morrissey “Morrissey writes wonderful song titles, but sadly he often forgets to write the song.”
14. Noel Gallagher on Jack White “He looks like Zorro on doughnuts.”
7. Elton John on Madonna “Anyone who lip-synchs in public on stage when you pay £75 to see them should be shot.”
6. Boy George on Madonna “A vile, hideous human being with no redeeming qualities.”
5. Boy George on Elton John “All that money, and he’s still got hair like a f*cking dinner lady.”
4. Elton John on Keith Richards “It’s like a monkey with arthritis, trying to go onstage and look young.”
It’s hard to argue with Elton there. No offense to arthritic monkeys.
Source: http://www.stylecaster.com/lifestyle/15039/kurt-cobain-hated-dave-grohl-guns-n-roses-apparently
Be vewwy vewwy quiet…we’re goin’ cougar hunting… Chicagostyle.
By: Jackie Olson Break Studios Contributing Writer
There are so many places to chase tail in the windy city, and we’ve tracked down the 5 best cougar bars in Chicago. Sure, you could browse web profiles on cougar sites online, but for those that enjoy the thrill of the chase, brush up on your martini lingo and hit the trail at these hunting grounds.
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Q101.com laughs merrily at these roasts comedy Central does. Flavor Flav’s? Brilliant. David Hasslehoff? Sidesplitting. So we watched with great interest at the buildup surrounding the upcoming roast of Charlie Sheen on Sept. 19. Chicago, you may recall, saved him possibly from oblivion. Remember his stage show tour? He was booed mercilessly by Les Miserables up in Detroit (who would schedule the START of anything in Detroit anyway? BIG mistake.) The world watched to see if Charlie would go into a tirade or funk or even worse after that horrible show in the Motor City. The following night, he played Chicago…and was applauded and lauded. Chicago embraced this wayward soul. So what would this roast do for Chuckles? Save him? Set him free? Crush him? Kill him? We waited with bated breath.
The Q101.com Review? This was the first Comedy Central Roast we’ve seen that was #NOTwinning. Roasting someone who is so clearly impaired and permanently damaged, it turns out, is not all that fun.
Jeffrey Ross, as usual, rocked- his Mo’ Gaddafi costume notwithstanding. Mike Tyson was as horrible as you might expect (his only solid hit coming at night’s end when shock-jerk Steve-O apparently broke his own nose running headlong across the stage into Tyson’s outstretched and once-lethal fist. Newcomer (to us at least) Anthony Jeselnik was pretty good. Kate Walsh? Truly hot, but NOT a comedienne. It appears one of the best zingers of the night, delivered during the live taping by the aforementioned Steve-O of all people, ended up on the cutting-room floor (It referenced the Rhode Island fire involving the band Great White in the early 2000s. If Comedy Central deemed it inappropriate to air, we will follow suit and not print it here. But as tasteless as it was, it gave the Q101.com Supreme Council a chortle, even an outright guffaw here in our underground lair).
How was the rest of the night? Read on in this write-up by Nuzhat Naoreen:
It’s been an interesting year for Charlie Sheen. From getting fired from his gig on Two and a Half Men to flooding Twitter with non-sensical ramblings (#winning anyone?), and most recently, appearing on the Emmys to wish his old co-stars good luck, he’s had his share of ups and downs. And tonight, he got called out for them.
Comedians Seth MacFarlane, Jon Lovitz, Jeffrey Ross and Mike Tyson (?), among others, were all on-hand for Sheen’s sometimes brutal Comedy Central roast, which aired shortly after his character’s mock funeral on Two and a Half Men (poetic timing much?).
The comedians took a no-holds barred approach, taking aim at Sheen’s history of employing prostitutes and using drugs (read eight of the meanest jokes here). Even Sheen’s kids weren’t off-limits.
“If you’re winning, this must not be a child custody hearing, said Ross. “The only time your kids get to see you is in reruns — don’t you want to live to see their first 12 steps?” Sheen laughed and applauded. The comedian also singled out Sheen’s ex-wife Brooke Mueller (who was in the audience), in an especially touchy bit alluding to the actor’s previous domestic violence charges.
Source: http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/09/19/charlie-sheen-comedy-central-roast-telecast/
Remember Octomom? The only thing bigger than her womb, is her heart. The mother of octuplets fought to keep her name in the news on Saturday by winning a so-called celebrity boxing match against a strip club bartender in Florida.
Nadya Suleman who had six previous children before the well-known litter of eight more babies in 2009 donned a pair of oversized boxing gloves and a revealing black leotard for the main event at a Fort Lauderdale resort, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.
Octomom’s opponent Cassandra Andersen, a bartender at the Playhouse Gentleman’s Club, went toe-to-toe with Suleman for three 60-second rounds. Actually, she outlasted Suleman who jumped out of the ring with several seconds to go before the final bell rung, The Miami Herald said.
In the end, the judges — in a split decision — decided that the mommy of many had won the bout.
The audience of roughly three dozen paid $25 a pop to watch the two vixens throw punches, push and head-butt each other inside the squared circle, The Herald said.
Celebrity Boxing Federation owner Danny Feldman tried to whet whatever appetite there is among the genreal public to watch formerly well-known personalities duke it out with giant boxing gloves. He announced, according to The Sun-Sentinel, there will be a fight between Long Island philanderer Joey Buttafuoco and Rodney King. Famed O.J. Simpson freeloader Kato Kaelin will take on Michael Lohan, father of troubled celeb Lindsay Lohan, in an upcoming Los Angeles match.
Octomom committed to four fights with Celebrity Boxing and might challenge former wrestler Chyna in her next fight, NBC Miami said.
We’re not officially sanctioning gambling, though we’re working on some Bodog and local Casino deals, so we’re not opposed to it, that’s for sure. If gambling were legal, though, we would put our Q101.com Cash on these fights:
King over Buttfu-OH-co (Rodney’s got a chin, this much we know), and Lohan over Kato (gotta take the dude who’s done time, and probably has done Lindsay Lohan. We kid, we kid. Or do we?). And despite bearing a remarkable resemblance, which will make scoring the fight that much harder, Q101.com’s Cicero pals are telling us to pick Chyna over Octomom, unless Octomom is allowed to use one or more of her 14 children as weapons. We’re pulling for Octo though, as that would leave open the possibility of our dream matchup: Octomom vs. Mrs. Duggar (oh she of 20 kids…it’s 20 right?)
Source: http://www.aol.com/2011/08/24/octomom-nadya-suleman-win_n_935011.html?ref=hollyweird
You thought your Thanksgivings were uncomfortable. “American Chopper” douchebags Paul Sr. and Paul Jr. take family feuding to a whole new low.
(TheWrap.com) — From the Gosselins to the Hogans to the Armstrongs, cable reality shows have amassed huge audiences as their subjects’ family lives have simultaneously unraveled.
But Discovery Channel might be taking it to a whole new level with “American Chopper: Senior vs Junior,” by creating a series specifically around the family tension.
Essentially, Paul Teutul Sr. doesn’t like his son anymore, and Paul Teutul Jr. hates him back. That’s our show.
The series was born out of the ashes of “American Chopper,” which shuttled back and forth between Discovery and its sibling channel TLC from 2002-10, shortly after the unhappy Paul Jr. was fired from his father’s custom motorcycle shop, Orange County Choppers of Newburgh, N.Y.
So how bad have things gotten between the Teutuls? As of the recent season 2.5 premiere of the conflict-oriented series “Senior vs. Junior,” pretty bad.
But on Monday night’s episode, the father and son did manage to settle a $100 million lawsuit, stemming from the son’s firing. (The father had taken the son to court in an effort to force him to sell his 20 percent share in the company.)
But this does not seem to signal any happy ending for the Teutul clan.
For starters, the health of the family business appears in question, with elder Teutul getting seriously behind on $12.5 million worth of mortgages for Orange County Choppers’ Newburgh, N.Y., headquarters — the property was foreclosed on last year.
On the show, the decision to default on the loan has been spun as a strategic decision by the elder Teutul to gain better terms with creditors on a sprawling property that has seriously devalued since its purchase, but no resolution to the company’s pending housing crisis seems at hand.
Then there’s the not-so-warm dynamic between father and son, which — following the settlement and several years of courtroom bickering — doesn’t appear too close to thawing.
“Maybe we can have some healthy competition now,” the father said to the son, who has since spawned his own local motorcycle shop, Paul Jr. Designs.
For its part, Discovery has thrived playing up this conflict, with 2.7 million viewers tuning in for Monday night’s episode — the highest rating of the show’s season-two campaign.
Source: http://tv.yahoo.com/news/-american-chopper–takes-reality-family-feuding-to-new-level.html
Wow. The drummer from My Chemical Romance is going to have a tough time ‘splainin’ this one to the crowd at Show-Me’s when he returns for karoke night:
My Chemical Romance’s relationship with fill-in drummer Michael Pedicone is already kaput. Pedicone, who replaced Bob Bryar in late 2010, has been booted from the New Jersey band for theft. “He was caught red handed stealing from the band and confessed to police after our show last night in Auburn, Washington,” guitarist Frank Iero writes in a blog post titled “Just the Facts,”failing to specify whether Pedicone was busted for swiping money, equipment, or something else. “We are heartbroken and sick to our stomachs over this entire situation,” Iero continues. “The band has no intention of pressing charges or taking this matter any further than we have to. We just want him out of our lives. The people who play in this band are a family, and family should not take advantage of each other like he did.”
Iero notes “this is the only time we are ever going to talk about this,” so don’t expect further comment from the band on the matter. He also promises the band is “currently moving forward” and they have — MCR posted this note on Friday and played a show Saturday at Utah’s USANA Amphitheatre with Dead Country drummer Jarrod Alexander, who is either a massive MCR fan or learned all the band’s songs for a previous audition. Pedicone was the band’s third drummer, following Bryar and original member Matt Pelissier.
Source: http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/amplifier/89776/my-chemical-romance-fire-drummer-with-sticky-fingers/
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