Let's start with the sad news first. Ken Ober, host of the classic MTV game show "Remote Control", has died at the age of 52. (My favorite "Remote Control" question of all-time: Out of the three main characters on "Three's Company", who has the smallest boobs?) Ober became very popular after that show, but he quickly faded away. I hadn't thought about him in several years. Ken Ober was a great host mixing in jokes while keeping the show running efficiently. Here's a taste:
"Remote Control" was a great show back in the day. This is a nice time capsule episode. Most people don't remember Julie Brown. She's probably most famous for the video for "Homecoming Queen Has Got a Gun". LL Cool J was pretty cool in this episode, I love that he had a bodyguard. Weird Al should have brought a pasty white bodyguard with him. Weird Al is obviously a big Beatles fan, whereas LL Cool J isn't. "Remote Control" brought Adam Sandler to fame. Okay that meant that "Remote Control" had it's problems. Whatever happened to Colin Quinn and the gorgeous Kari Wuhrer? For that matter what happened to Ken Ober after this show was over.
The author of the book "Life and Death in Shanghai", Nien Cheng, died at the age of 94 in Washington. This book is Cheng's memoir of life for the elite during China's brutal and disastrous so-called cultural revolution. Chairman Mao was the man behind this movement. Unfortunately many students were sucked into this stupidity. Arrested in 1966, essentially for being rich and a diplomat's wife, she was stuck in solitary confinement for 6 years. According to Time magazine "Among the evidence gathered for the false charge: her London education, collection of classical music records and taste for marmalade". Cheng showed a resilience in a brutal time in China's history. (Thanks to Time magazine.)
I love, love Rihanna. Her new CD "Rated R" is out next week. I love her new song, "Russian Roulette". She's gorgeous and has such a great voice. (Although when I told my wife I wanted Rihanna for Christmas, that didn't go over very well with her.) I've been listening to Rihanna on Pandora. Pandora has played many of her great songs, as well as other similar songs. One song that I had never heard of, but I really like is Kardinal Offishail's "Dangerous". (On youtube.com too many of her videos are "embedded by request" or I would have had more here.)
Rihanna was rated #8 on Maxim's Hot 100 babes on its most recent list. I'd have to agree with that. But how seriously can you took a list when January Jones is not even on here. Jones is one of the most beautiful women in the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCFpn1jVEYY
Have a great day, themusicaddict
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