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Ben Folds New Video

Whit Honea — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:21:00 GMT

Ben Folds is cool. It's a fact. His new album "Way to Normal" hit stores (and iTunes) today and at first listen it is pretty good. I need to hear it a few more times to see where it ranks in the order of all things Foldsness.

One of the videos included in the iTunes download is for the song Cologne which in itself is a pretty decent song and a good video, but the part that caught my eye is the inclusion of Folds' kids in the action.

That must be fun for them to be a part of their dad's work. I know they've inspired quite a bit of it.

Enjoy the video and get the album!

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Heidi and Her Boys

Whit Honea — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:27:00 GMT

Heidi Klum and her sons Henry and Johan spent some time in the park. Her daughter Leni is there too, I'm guessing somewhere left of that foot. Our left.

You may be wondering why Henry loves Koln, or as many of us know it, Cologne. This is why, oh wait, that's why I love it. I'm sure he has his reasons.

Photo: Babyrazzi

Gene Simmons Tells His Kids to Get a Job

Whit Honea — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:06:00 GMT

I doubt you could find a bigger KISS fan than me during the 70's (very late 70's, thank you) and 80's. I was a bit obsessed. It still makes me uncomfortable to talk about it.

Gene Simmons (the guy with the tongue), the business man behind the band, has his hands in everything and anything nowadays. You can buy KISS condoms and caskets. Hell, my wife bought me some KISS cologne, and you know, I get compliments all the time- usually from people with real big bangs, but still, I'll take it. And those are just the C's. You can buy KISS merchandise from every letter in the alphabet, some numbers too.

Bottom line, the guy is loaded. Guess who won't be getting their grubby little hands on that money. No, not carnies. His kids. He wants his kids to go out and get a job. He believes they shouldn't get by on Daddy's dough, but build their own empire(s).

"The point is, there’s gonna be a yearly allowance so that their rent and their food and all that stuffs gonna be taken care of, but if you want riches, you should do that yourself - you should never thank your parents, ‘I was born into money.’ ‘Well, that’s nice, but what have you done lately?’

"Because I don’t them to say, ‘Thanks, dad, for making me rich.’ No, you wanna be able to stand on your own two feet and say, ‘I did that.’”

What the hell kind of logic is he using here? "Their rent and their food and all that stuff" will be covered? Why do they need jobs? For beer money, or is that covered under food? Man, I wish my dad taught me lessons like that.

And you know this shit ruled!

Photo (Top): Celebrity Smack

Photo (Bottom): That's the freakin' Destroyer album cover!