Jaunted - Tag: Celebs

Bronx: Catch the Rocketman at Yankee Stadium

pbb — 2007-05-08T11:45:01-05:00

As it turns out, we were at Yankee Stadium when Roger Clemens announced that the Bombers "Came and got me out of Texas." And though not everyone--like the entire city of Houston and this guy--will be clamoring to get tickets to the Rocket's debut, undoubtedly there are plenty of baseball fans eager to watch the ~~overcompensated has-been~~ superstar don the pinstripes one last time. And so, after the jump, our down-and-dirty guide to catching a game at the House that Ruth Built.

Culver City: Ford's Filling Station

juliana — 2007-04-20T13:11:27-05:00

Ford's Filling Station in Culver City has made a lot of noise for several reasons. One, it's helmed by Harrison Ford's son Benjamin Ford and in Los Angeles, any venture related to a celebrity is hot for at least two weeks. Two, Ford (Ben, not Harrison) has gone the route of a gastropub, often found in New York and London and other cities with more authentic culture than LA.

The other month we popped in for lunch on a Thursday. Having had some bad luck trying to get dinner reservations, we thought we should at least check to see if we needed a reservation for lunch before arriving. After all, Tinseltown loves to lunch and with the Sony studios nearby, we didn't want to take any chances. Turns out, reservations are recommended for lunch and dinner.

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Cacak: Serbia Doesn't Heart Sam Fox

amandak — 2007-04-06T09:23:42-05:00

It seemed like such a touching tribute: Serbia was ready to build a statue of Samantha Fox simply because she'd agreed to sing there (and they'd even decided on super-high-quality marble for her breasts).

But when Sam sang in the town of Cacak this week, she stormed off stage when they began a chant about wanting to see her breasts. Sam then ditched a ministerial dinner in her honor, and the ministers have now ditched plans for her memorial statue. Serbian media have taken a bit of fence-sitting attitude, but admitted this:

Local media said the hall she had played in had been only half full and the audience had made it clear they were not there to hear her sing.

Oh well, as far as we know the Rocky statue is still going ahead, so there's still a reason to visit Serbia.

[Photo: BBC]

Related Stories:
· Sam Fox Statue Scrapped [Ananova]
· Move Over Rocky, Serbia's Got Another Idea [Jaunted]
· Rocky Solution to Serbian Landslides [Jaunted]

Cacak: Move Over Rocky, Serbia's Got Another Idea

amandak — 2007-03-26T10:39:21-05:00

Apparently, knowing that a giant statue of Rocky Balboa is already going up in their country is not enough to satisfy the people of Cacak, Serbia. And that's why citizens in the town of Cacak are about to build a life-size statue of nudie model-turned-pop singer Samantha Fox.

Long since forgotten in most of the world, the Serbians of Cacak are so grateful that Sam agreed to sing at a local pop festival that they decided to honor her with a marble sculpture. And they've done enough planning ahead to come up with this insight:

We are also aware that her most famous attributes may require special treatment, so we are planning on using the best quality marble only.

Cacak's decided that Sam Fox is their local hero and they'll be able to see her (and those famous attributes) whenever they stroll through the streets. We dread to think of who's next on the immortalization-in-Serbian-villages list.

[Photo: Orangekaki]

Related Stories:
· Serbian Town to Erect Life-Size Samantha Fox [Scotsman]
· Rocky Solution to Serbian Landslides [Jaunted]

Gardiner: (Insert Tired House of Pain Joke Here)

pbb — 2007-02-08T13:02:20-05:00

Just north of New York City, Skydive the Ranch gives New Yorkers and Big Apple visitors the chance to get out and take in some fresh air. Like, a lot of fresh air. Because when the Ranchers take people out, they take 'em to 13,500 feet.

Don't be scared. If Ann Curry and Kristin Davis can do it, so can you. On the first jump, you'll go tandem with an instructor who will help make sure you don't get into any trouble on the way down. That said, you still get to do the fun stuff like pull the rip cord and steer the chute.

The Ranch isn't super-close to the city, but its Ulster County location is easy enough to reach even without a car. Adirondack Trailways runs daily service upstate from the Port Authority Bus Terminal near Times Square. (Transportation deets are here.) Your first jump will cost you $189, but after that it's only $165 to go again.

Related Stories:
· Skydive the Ranch [Official Site]
· Jaunted's Active Travel coverage [Jaunted]

Brits Interested in Germany's Bottom Line

johnrambow — 2006-04-20T10:25:02-05:00

Showing that they're still classy after all these years, the British tabloids have published photos of German Chancellor Angela Merkel changing into her bathing suit during an Italian vacation. Rwoar!

On Monday the Sun first showed what Spiegel calls the "partly exposed buttocks" of the chancellor. What was the caption? "I'm Big in the Bumdestag," a pun on the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament. Britain's Daily Sport followed up with some photos of their own.

The German press and public seem to be united in finding this all tacky in the extreme: a columnist for the Bild, called the Sun "rotten to the core" and claimed that "We will sweep you away at the World Cup ... revenge is sweet, you will weep yet." Some Brits, however, see the extra, er, coverage as a slight positive, a sign that Merkel matters. Roger Boyes, a correspondent for the London Times, went so far as to call it a "perverse compliment."

Related Stories:
·   Poolside Merkel Photos Anger Germany [Spiegel]
·   Unflattering Photo of Merkel Irks Germans [ABC]
·   Merkel snaps anger German press [BBC]

Terminating Mah-Jongg Opponents

AVB — 2006-04-17T15:22:14-05:00

It's a pretty well established fact that Hollywood stars are happy to do commercials in Japan for lots of money, even if they wouldn't do them here. We point you to this one only to show you what you've been missing: Ah-nuld playing mah-jongg and generally flipping out for no discernable reason.

Here's a detailed explanation of why exactly he's flipping out; he excited about some kind of energy drink meant to improve his mah-jongg skills. We just think it's extra funny after the man wrote an editorial in the Wall Street Journal last week about immigration. He loves all kinds of foreigners, we guess. And their money.