Happy New Year, Yakksters!! We asked, you spoke!
Click on below to see what you all have chosen at the Best (and Worst) of 2009! Thanks for voting in our polls and from all of us at the Yak, we hope you have a safe and Happy New Year!
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Thanks to our very own Yellowdog for bringing it to our attention! The Oprah Winfrey Show will show air its final episode on Network television on September 9, 2011. Susan Atkins, a former Charles Manson follower and admitted murdress involved in the Tate/LaBianca murders, died at 11:42 pm Pactific time on Thursday, September 24th, due to complications of a brain tumor and natural causes.
Atkins admitted in the past to holding down 26 year old actress Sharon Tate on the night of August 9th, 1969 and stabbing her 16 times. Even as Tate was begging Atkins for the life of her child, she was told by Atkins, “Look bitch, I have no mercy for you.” Thanks, BIG thanks go out to Tila Tequila via GlobalGrind.Com for this info and our very own Saint DaGame for bringing it to our attention. Okay, so here’s the deal and you can read it verbatim via the Global Grind link BUT in a nutshell, yesterday as the news broke of Michael Jackson being rushed to the hospital in cardiac arrest, Perez Hilton rushed to put out one of THE MOST tasteless and thoughtless blogs we’ve ever seen written on the ‘net. 
The entertainment industry has lost two great figures today. Farrah Fawcett, first catapulted to fame with “Charlie’s Angels” and Michael Jackson, the king of pop.
Official reports state that Jackson died of a heart attack, with Farrah Fawcett passing on after a long battle with anal cancer.
I vividly remember the first time I saw the ‘Thriller” video, and used to go around clutching my copy of the ‘Thriller” album (and if I could find it would probably be worth a lot more now). Michael Jackson, no matter how you viewed his personal life, was an icon of song and dance, with a career spanning a lifetime. His “Thriller” album won eight Grammy’s and was the best selling album of all time. He pioneered the “moonwalk” along with many other milestones in the music industry. Continue reading “‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson, Dead at Age 50; Farrah Fawcett, Dead at Age 62…” »
One year ago today I had my name pulled at work (at the time I worked at a call center for a cell phone company) to go and help sandbag at the Public Works building. At the time it was nowhere NEAR as bad as what you see here. The flood of 2008 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It affected 10 square miles in downtown Cedar Rapids. It took out the library, now housed in Westdale Mall. It cut off all major thoroughfares that would cross the river EXCEPT the one you still see open in the picture, I-380. If that had flooded, we would’ve pretty much been screwed. It took out all but one of the major water facilities, we very nearly lost all of our water supply. I don’t live directly in Cedar Rapids but I remember the addage “If it’s yellow, let it mellow. If it’s brown, flush it down.” We went out and bought jugs and jugs of water. We didn’t shower for three days until it rained and I vividly remember putting on a bikini, grabbing towels, soap, shampoo/conditioner and a razor. I remember my neighbor laughing as I frantically bathed during a thunder/lightening storm but MAN it was better than nothing! |
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As the year draws to a close, we just caught wind of another bit of news to add to the 2009’s list of intriguing news breaks. The star of Clueless and 8 Mile, Brittany Murphy, has been pronounced dead at the age of 32 due to a Heart Attack. She went into Cardiac Arrest early Sunday morning, December 22nd. Our hearts and thoughts go out to Brittany’s family and friends. Join us in the 
The Oprah Winfrey show has arguably been one of the most influential talk shows on television, as well as one of the most disliked. Earlier this evening, the Harpo President confirmed the reports and Oprah Winfrey will announce the news on her live show tomorrow, November 20. The show will run a full 25 seasons before going off the air, leaving its mark on television talk show history. Join in on the 
