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[Cillaliz]

In other news of the not famous....kill your husband and get sentenced to what will amount to an extra 60 days in a mental hospital...hmmmm


SELMER, Tennessee (AP) -- A woman who killed her preacher husband with a shotgun blast to the back as he lay in bed was sentenced Friday to three years in prison, but she may end up serving only 60 days in a mental hospital.

[François]

Let's be sensible here! Does anyone REALLY believe that Miss Rome Holiday Inn is going to serve 45 days in jail?!

She'd be the first one....

[François]

Hopefully a calmer Paris will emerge in a few weeks.

The media will let us know for sure, no worry about that!

[François]

bk, my Return from Oz CD arrived today - thank you!!!  

Paris got her cd: Return to Jail, apparently!

[elmore3003]

Elmore, when Tim Allen, once again, was stopped for drunk driving nothing happened to him, and boy was I upset.  Craig had been out driving on the same street, about the time he was stopped.  I’m very grateful a cop pulled Allen over before he hit my kid.

I was wrong; it was one DUI charge and two charges(!!!) after that of driving on a suspended license.  

[François]

Elmore, when Tim Allen, once again, was stopped for drunk driving nothing happened to him, and boy was I upset.  Craig had been out driving on the same street, about the time he was stopped.  I’m very grateful a cop pulled Allen over before he hit my kid.

... or any other kid or person!

[François]

We have lots of room for inmates here. We just put them in a tent.

... tentatively?

[bk]

Back from a yummilicious dining adventure at The Smoke House.  Must now sit on my couch like so much fish.

[François]

I'm not going to argue, Lar. But what you're saying is that you don't like her and that she has an attitude so she should have the book thrown at her. She drove on a suspended license while on probation. The evidence isn't clear that she knew it was suspended, but putting that aside, that is a violation of a misdemeanor, and a city code violation at that (the city prosecutor is involved) This makes it about the lowest level offense you can get. ....Martha Stewart was convicted of a federal felony. I don't agree with her sentence, but the judge was bound by the United States Sentencing Guidelines.

It's my understanding that "Joe Public" convicted of the violation that Paris Hilton was accused of violating would have gotten no jail time to begin with or maybe a day or two.  Because she's Paris, she got 45 days...that's crap and I don't even like her.   I have gotten many clients no jail or early release on minor misdemeanors because they have medical issues.  

Well, usually it's the other way around!Famous rich people get away with murder! That's what happened here lately with some famous show host from TV! It would have been Mr John Doe, he would have been sentenced to jail!

But then, we get the "idols" we deserve, I'm afraid!

[Matt H.]

Will we ever make it to page 11?

I'm guessing we will.

[François]

In other news of the not famous....kill your husband and get sentenced to what will amount to an extra 60 days in a mental hospital...hmmmm


SELMER, Tennessee (AP) -- A woman who killed her preacher husband with a shotgun blast to the back as he lay in bed was sentenced Friday to three years in prison, but she may end up serving only 60 days in a mental hospital.

She MAY...

If she's "wacko" she has to live with the fact she's a murderess! That's quite a "life sentence" no?

[elmore3003]

I'm not going to argue, Lar. But what you're saying is that you don't like her and that she has an attitude so she should have the book thrown at her.

No, I don't like her because she's stupid, an insult to humanity, and the fact that if she didn't know the first time she was driving on a suspended license, she sure as hell did the second time she was pulled over.  

What I object to is the attitude of entitlement, the possibility of buying one's way because of wealth out of a sentence, and the fact that if she hadn't behaved so outrageously in the past week I might have come to respect her a bit more.  I believe she deserves whatever she gets now for her participation in this charade.

[Jrand74]

Back from a yummilicious dining adventure at The Smoke House.  Must now sit on my couch like so much fish.

Time to watch THE TWISTED NERVE.

All day I have been reminded of one of my favorite lines from ANNIE:

Billionaire - not millionaire - you dumb......hotel!  

[François]

Back from a yummilicious dining adventure at The Smoke House.  Must now sit on my couch like so much fish.

... smoked fish?

[Jrand74]

As the Chad Mitchell Trio said about Lizzie:

They didn't have a sofa, so they offered her The Chair!

[Matt H.]

There are worse things for a critic to say or do.  When I first played the role of Andrew Wyke in SLEUTH back in 1976, the local theater critic started off his review by saying, "Since everyone is already familiar with SLEUTH, it will come as no surprise that there are really only two actors in the show."

Certainly stupid but not worse, I don't think. One shows a lack of thoughtfulness for the audience. The other shows pure ignorance. I would expect any critic worth his salt to have a background in the major musicals of the 20th century and not express surprise that the ending wasn't what she expected.

[Cillaliz]

No, I don't like her because she's stupid, an insult to humanity, and the fact that if she didn't know the first time she was driving on a suspended license, she sure as hell did the second time she was pulled over.  

What I object to is the attitude of entitlement, the possibility of buying one's way because of wealth out of a sentence, and the fact that if she hadn't behaved so outrageously in the past week I might have come to respect her a bit more.  I believe she deserves whatever she gets now for her participation in this charade.

I don't like that attitude either and that's why I initially was on board with the "she deserves it" attitude.  She did flaunt the probation in a manner that indicated she needed to learn a lesson,  but it changed for me today because I think procedurally the judge is screwing her over in an illegal fashion.  I guess I just feel sorry for her. But then I'm a softy....

[François]

13 FEBRUARY: JOHANNESBURG
Jean-Luc Delarue, a French TV presenter, was charged with battery, sexual assault and disrupting a flight after the Air France flight from Paris landed. He allegedly insulted three flight attendants, bit one stewardess, grabbed the breasts and stomach of another and then started feeling up members of the Algerian women’s soccer team onboard.

Well, the end of the story... he ended up paying some undisclosed amounts of money and nothing will be written up against him! Disgusting!

(The man does not like to fly so he takes drugs PLUS some alcohol hence his behaviour! AND his wife was with him! I guess, not next to him.

[Matt H.]

I began my evening of viewing by watching the conclusion of HERCULE POIROT'S CHRISTMAS. A nice surround audio track and the transfer was decent. I enjoyed it.

[Cillaliz]

Well, usually it's the other way around!Famous rich people get away with murder! That's what happened here lately with some famous show host from TV! It would have been Mr John Doe, he would have been sentenced to jail!

But then, we get the "idols" we deserve, I'm afraid!

Yes, you're right, it is usually the other way around.  I suppose with her attitude toward the whole court proceeding it isn't a total outrage that they are making her pay because others haven't, but it bugs me...or didn't you notice  

[François]

But then I'm a softy....

We like you that way!

[Matt H.]

Next, I put in LIFE WITH JUDY GARLAND. I had forgotten that this was filmed 4:3, so it's a full frame TV-movie. Got to her marriage to Vincente Minnelli (Hugh Laurie who's a thousand times handsomer than Vincente Minnelli could ever possibly have been plays the role.)

[Matt H.]

I watched tonight's rerun of GHOST WHISPERER since I wasn't watching the show during the time of the season when this episode aired. Had me in tears by the end and was a really fine show tonight.

[Cillaliz]

Thanks François

[Matt H.]

I watched last night's THE STARTER WIFE to conclude my evening. I liked all of the Debra Messing scenes with her various friends, but the subplot with the Russian prostitute extorting money from the husband is SO lame, and a good portion of the last quarter hour was spent with this story. I fast forwarded through most of it because it's just so tedious.

[François]

"One of France's most popular and richest television hosts was ordered yesterday to stand trial for battery, sexual assault and disrupting a flight after he admitted "blowing a fuse" aboard an Air France aircraft. Jean-Luc Delarue, 42, had to be strapped to his first-class seat on an overnight flight to Johannesburg after he allegedly insulted three cabin crew, bit one flight attendant and grabbed the breasts and stomach of another. His main show on France 2, the state network, specialises in discussing social and family problems, with Mr Delarue bringing the gentle manner of a doctor to the chair. Witnesses on the February 13 flight also said that Mr Delarue, who faces a maximum five-year prison sentence, harassed and groped members of the Algerian women's football team aboard the aircraft. Mr Delarue, who earns 80,000 a month and is worth an estimated 20 million, was detained at Paris airport on Sunday morning when he returned from South Africa. In nine hours of questioning, he admitted losing control, blaming a mixture of medicines and alcohol."

[François]

End of the story but it's in French! Sorry!

http://www.liberation.fr/actualite/societe/243974.FR.php

[JoseSPiano]

Good Evening!

Back from The Metropolitan Room.  I had a great time with my friend, Chris.  Such a great guy - and it's just too bad that he's already "married" (to another man) and has a kid - Henry, who just turned 9 months!  In any case...

A good show, and it really was nice hearing Christopher Marlowe again.  His arrangement of "Both Sides Now" was haunting!  As was his arrangement of "Wave".

Oh, and those two drinks were mighty strong too!

[JoseSPiano]

And we ended up "skipping" dessert.  Alas, that was more due to the spotty service than a lack of trying.  

[Matt H.]

Heading down now to do a little reading and then to bed.

Good night!