The 24-year-old Colombian prostitute who claims that one Secret Service agent paid her only $30 for an $800 “service”, has gone underground after pictures of her surfaced on the web.
- Of couse “underground” means she’s preparing for her new reality show, “Colombia’s Next Top Hooker”.
- The prostitute added that she’d never slept with anyone before who spent the whole time talking into his sleeve.
- This gives a whole new meaning to the old joke “How do you make a Hormone?” “Don’t pay her”.
Today marks the 7th anniversary of the day the very first YouTube video was uploaded.
- Today also marks “The Worst Day In History” for anyone NOT a member of the “Justin Bieber Fan Club”.
- Who can forget the first YouTube video? It was that one with the cat and the laughing baby.
- If it wasn’t for YouTube we’d have no idea how many drunk teenage boys accidentally light their butts on fire.
71-year-old Neil Diamond married his 42 year old manager over the weekend. It’s his 3rd marriage and her 1st.
- It was really spur of the moment… Neil just woke up and said he wanted to get married “TODAY!”
- Barbra Streisand was invited but didn’t make it to the wedding, causing Neil to Tweet “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers Anymore.”
Some Canadians were watching a Saturday morning news show in Hamilton, Ontario when it was breifly replaced by gay porn.
- Apparently Bob and Doug McKenzie were a lot closer than we thought.
- Some viewers were so traumatized they were taken to the hospital. I’ll let you know how they’re doing when they get seen by a Canadian doctor next year.
- The name of the film was, “Behind The Green Door, Eh?”
A study says that the four biggest predictors of divorce are: criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling.
- Coming in at number five was: Getting caught sleeping with a Colombian hooker.
On this day in 1982, McDonald’s opened it’s first restaurant in Beijing, China.
- Lines were long. People kept coming back since they were hungry an hour later!
Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Tuesday!
-Dick
Today I sit down with Detroit radio verteran, former program director, teacher and “observer” Dick Kernan, to talk about the immense changes that have affected so many people in the the broadcast industry… including the listeners. Kernan was the first program director of WRIF (Baby!) in the late 60’s and early ‘70’s. He’s beeen involved in the radio and media business ever since - including many years as VP of the “Specs Howard School of Media Arts”. From former Detroit jock Howard Stern all the way to the legendary Dick Clark, we share our thoughts on Radio and the media: where it was, where it is, and where it’s headed. Plus… I offer up a personal experience with both Howard and Dick Clark.
Purtan Podcast #39 (32:13)
Have a great weekend!
-Dick
Yesterday, the world lost Dick Clark who died of a heart attack at the age of 82. Famous for both “American Bandstand” and his annual New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Specials, he was a fixture in broadcasting from the ‘50’s to the day he died - both on-the-air and in his later years behind the scenes thru “Dick Clark Productions”.
On a personal note, the “Eternal Teenager” and I both attended Syracuse University (not at the same time, mind you!) but I did spend some time with him over the years. He personally asked me to be one of just 10 judges for a prime time ABC television music special. He was also an in-studio guest on my radio show - the very same day we had Tony Randall at the station. Talk about an “Odd Couple”!
Because of Dick’s style, personality, and presentation, plus the fact that he had strict rules for the kids on the show (he even made the boys wear ties), I think he made parents who happened to watch “American Bandstand” feel more secure and confident about the new Rock ‘n Roll music that their kids were embracing.
So now Ryan Seacrest, his “heir apparent”, will officially take over for Dick… and I wish him well. But somehow, I just don’t think New Year’s Eve will ever be quite the same.
BTW… I hope they play “Amazing Grace” at Dick’s funeral. Why? “Because it’s got a good beat and it’s easy to dance to.”
RIP Dick.
Hold onto your King Dongs! The Teamsters are threatening to go on strike and drive Hostess bakeries out of business if they try to change their union contracts.
- Twinkie’s may be a goner… but there’s no way the Secret Service is gonna let them do away with the Ho-Ho’s!
- Just another sign the world is going to “Pot”… so the people who make Doritos better not go on strike!
Stores across the country are doing away with self-checkout lanes. They were supposed to make check-out quicker for customers, but most of them ended up confused.
- And just when I’d finally figured out how to scan bananas!
- Stores knew they were in trouble when the clerks in charge of the lanes were asked so many questions by customers they became known as “First Responders”.
- This could prove embarrassing for people who just pop in to pick up a gallon of milk, a box of Depends, and a tube of Preparation H!
Cosmetic surgery is on the rise… but the most popular procedure may surprise you. Plastic surgeons say “Chin-plants” are surpassing breast-implants as the number one procedure.
- So apparently every man in America that walks into a bar will immediately star at a woman’s chin.
- Women who don’t need the chin implant can proudly say, “It’s real… and it’s SPECTACULAR!”
Former VEEP candidate John Edwards, who took heat for paying $400 per haircut during his failed campaign, now pays just $12.95 at Supercuts in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- He may be paying even less than that very soon… Haircuts in Federal Prison are free!!!
- On a bright note, being around all those gay sylists at the expensive salon may have prepared him for prison life!
On this day in 1982, astronaut Sally Ride was chosen by NASA to become the first woman ever to travel into space.
- They realized if they every wanted to get to Mars, they’d need someone who would actually stop and ask for directions.
BTW… Today is “National Hang Out Day”! It’s not what you think… it’s to save dollars and energy by drying your clothes on a clothesline.
- In the Amish Community today is known as Thursday.
Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Friday with a brand new Podcast!
-Dick
The GOP voted down Preident Obama’s “Buffett Rule” that would tax the weathy at a higher rate.
- Michael Moore was relieved because he thought it was an “All Can Eat Buffet Rule”.
- The Senate will now consider the “Jimmy Buffett Rule” where you just sit around wearing flip-flops, drinking margaritas and don’t worry about payin’ taxes.
Mitt Romney told Diane Sawyer that he’s not too rich to relate to average Americans.
- You know, “average Americans” like Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey.
- It’s true… he puts his $1000 suit pants on one leg at at time just like everyone else!
Yesterday we saw pix of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton swigging a beer at a party in Colombia. Now Veep Joe Biden has posted a picture of President Obama running around a swimming pool with a big squirt gun.
- Republicans said this proves they’ve been right all along about Obama’s tax policies: He’s a Super-Soaker.
- Between the beer and the squirt gun, the Democrats seem to be having more of a “Grand Old Party” than the G.O.P.!
- Next week Biden’s going to release pictures of Barney Frank doing belly flops in a Speedo.
French scientists say they have eivdence that people who have tattoos and piercings are heavy drinkers.
- Well, duh! How do you think they ended up with so many tattoos?
- I guess this means they’re serving more than Kool-Aid during lunch at the prison cafeteria.
- So Angelina Jolie must drink a lot more than she lets on.
Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen is back to work after a five-game suspension for declaring his love for Fidel Castro.
- He promised never to say another nice thing about Castro… and if you don’t believe him, just ask his BFF Hugo Chavez.
- A lot of people think Guillen got off easy, saying he should have been “Castro-ated” for his remarks.
- To celebrate his return, Guillen gave all his players Cuban cigars.
On this day in day in 1898, Ronald McDonald won the second-ever Boston Marathon.
- He hadn’t intended to run the race, but he was chasing the Hamburglar.
Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Thursday!
-Dick
President Obama said he’ll be angry if the allegations about Secret Service agents hiring and partying with prostitutes in Colombia are true.
- I’ll bet the Secret Service agents wives won’t be too thrilled about it either.
- What ever happened to the old saying, “What happens in Colombia stays in Colombia!”