Former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM (real name Adam Goldstein, the former fiancee of Nicole Richie) have both been critically injured in a Learjet crash in South Carolina.

FAA Spokesperson Kathleen Bergen confirms that the plane, which was carrying 6 people, was departing shortly before midnight last night en route to Van Nuys, CA when it veered off the runway and crashed on a nearby road before being engulfed in flames.
Associated Press

A hospital spokeswoman, Beth Frits, says Barker and Goldstein have been taken to a burn center in Augusta, GA.

Trav and AM have been doing a series of shows together recently and were even the “house band” at the MTV VMAs earlier this month. Other musicians, such as Gavin DeGraw and Perry Farrell were among those playing the same show in South Carolina, although it is unclear at this point whether either of those artists were on board the aircraft at the time of the crash. Officials will only confirm that the four dead are two crew members and two passengers.

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Ahh, Britney. I’m so happy to see her functioning and looking decent again. I can even excuse the fact that her new song “Womanizer” is less than stellar. Then again, I guess her music has never been about being “good” per se, more catchy than anything.

“Womanizer” isn’t set to be officially released until next week, but go ahead click here and have a listen.

If this gets stuck in my head as bad as “Piece of Me”, someone’s gonna get slapped

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The first trailer for “Labor Pains” has been released:

Just what I want to spend 10 of my hard earned dollars on. Lindsay Lohan parading around in a fake pregnancy belly. Looks like a sunning piece of film.

In case you missed it, La Lohan chimed in on the controversy surrounding Bristol Palin’s pregnancy, taking to her blog to say:

I’ve been watching the news all morning, like everyone else - and i keep hearing about the issues related to ‘teen pregnancy’- It’s all related to Sarah Palin and her 17 year old unmarried pregnant daughter. Well, I think the real problem comes from the fact that we are taking the focus off of getting to know Sarah Palin and her political views, and what she can do to make our country a less destructive place. Its distracting from the real issues, the real everyday problems that this country experiences.

I am concerned with the fact that Sarah Palin brought the attention to her daughter’s pregnancy, rather than all world issues and what she believes she could possibly do to change them-if elected. I get Sarah Palin’s views against abortion, but i would much prefer to hear more about what she can do for our country rather than how her daughter is going to have a child no matter what.

Maybe focus on delivering some words and policy with stronger impact like Joe Biden.
See below for Barack Obama’s thoughts:
From Alexander Marquardt
CNN
MONROE, Michigan (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama said firmly that families are off-limits in the campaign for president, reacting to news that GOP running mate Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old daughter is pregnant.

“Let me be as clear as possible,” Obama said. “I think people’s families are off-limits, and people’s children are especially off-limits. This shouldn’t be part of our politics. It has no relevance to Gov. Palin’s performance as governor or her potential performance as a vice president.”

Obama said reporters should “back off these kinds of stories” and noted that he was born to an 18-year-old mother.

“How a family deals with issues and teenage children, that shouldn’t be the topic of our politics, and I hope that anybody who is supporting me understands that’s off-limits.” »

On another note-the last note- i heard a woman say on TODAY on NBC that teens are feeling as if they have to grow up faster. Really? Because, i think that girls that are CHOOSING to be sexually active and are making a conscious decision to grow up faster….. I think that parents need to recognize how important it is to talk to their children about the things that can result from being sexually active if they aren’t protecting themselves (birth control, condoms, etc.)

So-those are my thoughts for the day. Enjoy the music :) xoxo

She’s brainiac that one, isn’t she? At least she’s talking about something going on in the news instead of seeing how many grams of coke she can fit in each nostril.

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That might be music to some of your ears. Particularly the rabid X Files fans that dreamed about doing the nasty with him. Don’t lie, you wanted Fox Mulder to abduct you and do “probes” to make sure you weren’t tainted by aliens. (Or something. I’ve never seen the show, to be honest. Sci Fi isn’t really my thing.)

However, Duchovny must think it’s a problem. The actor has entered rehab, releasing this statement:
“I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and children as we deal with this situation as a family.”

The actor’s publicist, Flo Grace, has confirmed that Duchovny is seeking treatment.

I haven’t seen his latest TV project, “Californication” on Showtime, but apparently ol’ boy plays a character that is sex-obsessed. Life imitating art?

David starred in “The X Files:I Want to Believe” this summer. (Did anyone see that? I had zero desire to. Pardon the pun…)

David has been married to actress Tea Leoni since 1997, and they have two children.

Hm. Either he legitimately has a problem OR his wife caught him running around dipping his wick into everything that moves and she told his ass would stay if he rehab and make a public statement about it so everyone knows he’s a Filthy McNasty. Stranger things have happened, us women can be brutal.

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I can’t believe this! Julia Child, mild-mannered TV chef,  was part of the first centralized intelligence efforts by the United States. Yes, she was a spy!

Child, along with other notables like Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and Chicago White Sox Catcher Moe Berg were all part of an international spy ring managed by the Office of Strategic Services (the ancestor that pre-dated the CIA). The OSS was created by FDR during WWII to help combat Nazis.

Among the 24,000 spies listed in the 750,000 pages released by the National Archives are people form all walks of life. Soldiers, actors, historians, professors, reporters, lawyers, and athletes. Along with: Sterling Hayden, a film and TV actor who appeared in “The Godfather”, John Hemingway (son of Ernest), Quentin and Kermit (seriously, Kermit?!). sons of Teddy Roosevelt, and Miles Copeland (father of Police drummer Stewart Copeland).

They studied military plans, infiltrated “enemy ranks”, and stirred up resistance among foreign troops. Oh, and let’s not forget propganda. And you thought you were just making a souffle you saw on her show. You were actually making a souffle of death.

The release of the OSS files unveils one of the last secrets from the short-lived agency, which was folded into the CIA after being disbanded by President Truman in 1945.

“I think it’s terrific,” said Elizabeth McIntosh, 93, a former OSS agent now living in Woodbridge, Va. “They’ve finally, after all these years, they’ve gotten the names out. All of these people had been told never to mention they were with the OSS.”

Info about the OSS has been so closely guarded that relatives often didn’t know that a family member worked with the group.

Walter Mess, who oversaw covert OSS ops in Poland and North Africa didn’t tell hsi wife of 62 years until very recently about his former job. “I was told to keep my mouth shut”, said Mess, now 93-years-old.

Want to see if anyone you know served in the OSS? You can search the records here.

Check out the spook/chef in action:

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Isaac Hayes died today at the age of 65.

The soul singer’s wife found him collapsed next to the treadmill of their home in Memphis this morning. Paramedics arrived, started rescue efforts and took him to the hospital. Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead at 2pm local time. The cause of death has not yet been determined.

Isaac won many Grammy awards and well as an Oscar for the theme song to “Shaft”.

In more recent years, Hayes was best known for being the voice of “Chef” on “South Park” from ‘97 until ‘06, when Hayes, a Scientologist, bailed after an episode that made fun of the “religion”.

In a strange twist, Hayes did a movie with Bernie Mac, who died yesterday, called “Soul Men”. The film will be released later in the year.

One of the best Chef clips ever: (Although it could be debated, as there were SO many that were utterly hilarious)

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