We all know drinking and driving don't mix. But now we have proof
that celebrities and ATVs are an equally dangerous combination.And not just any celebrities — musicians, in particular.
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case in point: Dave Matthews Band saxophone player LeRoi Moore crashed
an ATV while riding on his farm in Charlottesville, Va., last week.
Apparently he did a bang-up job, too: According to the band's Web site,
Moore was taken to the University of Virginia Health System, where he
was upgraded from serious to fair condition.
But LeRoi should've
known better, because this is not an isolated incident. Over the past
two decades, at least two other musicians have taken serious tumbles
off of all-terrain vehicles. First up was singer/soap star Rick
Springfield, who in 1988 shattered his collarbone in an ATV crash. The
accident forced Springfield to cancel his "Rock of Life" tour, and he
was unable to hold a guitar for six months afterward.
Can you say "ouch"?
Then
in 2003, Ozzy Osbourne cracked up his ATV while tooling around his
English estate. Like Springfield, Osbourne broke his collarbone. But
the mush-mouthed metalhead also broke six ribs and a vertebra in his
neck. According to published reports at the time, the Ozzman stopped
breathing twice, spent a week on a ventilator and was in a coma for
eight days.
Whatever happened to the adage "it's better to burn
out than fade away"? You know, like when rockers perished in fiery
plane crashes?
Ozzy Osbourne
Never fear, Ozzy is here.
That's the word
from Fox, anyway, which announced this week that it has ordered six
episodes of a variety show hosted by none other than Ozzy Osbourne and
his brood.
His wife, Sharon, as you may already be aware, has had
plenty of television exposure already: She's one of the judges on the
hit reality show "America's Got Talent."
Plans for the show
include blending musical performances with comedy sketches as well as
audience participation and gameshow elements.
Call us crazy, but
we're not sure if a variety show is the direction the Osbournes should
be going. After all, the most brilliant moments of MTV's "The
Osbournes" occurred while Ozzy was attempting to perform the most
mundane of tasks. Anyone remember the difficulties he had just changing
channels on his TV?
One exec promises the show will "tap into what the Osbournes do best, which is be themselves."
Which
includes, for example, screaming at one another about dog poop (which
is all over the floor) and tossing hams over the fence into the
neighbor's yard. You know, just your average, every-day family
activities.
Nicole Kidman
Tuesday Weld.
Wednesday Addams.
Who says you can't name babies after days of the week?
Apparently
Nicole Kidman — not wanting to feel left out of the celebrity loop by
giving her baby a normal name — asked herself that very question. And
obviously her reply was, "Why can't I?"
The brand-new mommy has
named her first biological child — a daughter — Sunday Rose Kidman
Urban, according to People magazine. Sunday, we feel it necessary to
mention, was born on a Monday.
Now, if Kidman had named her baby
girl Sydney, we could understand. Sydney Rose has a nice ring to it.
Plus, it would be a cute homage to Australia, from which both Kidman
and Urban hail.
But honestly, who knows how celebrities (or
anyone, for that matter) come up with children's names? Just look at
George Costanza. Remember the "Seinfeld" episode where he had a fit
when someone stole his unique baby name, Seven? (Not that this excuses
things, but the name was in honor of Mickey Mantle.) George's
suggestion that the couple name their child Soda instead was met with
much resistance.
And then there's "Sex and the City's" Charlotte, who was devastated when a former friend pilfered her secret baby name, Shayla.
What's up with all of these "S" names, anyway? Do we have any takers for Stoopid?