Blade: Vampires, Blood, Gore & More

Spike TV is bringing the Blade character from the movies to television. Kirk "Sticky Fingers" Jones, right, plays the part popularized by Wesley Snipes, left. If demonic vampire action is your thing, then the creators of this show brag that there will be plenty of realistic injuries and wounds to satisfy your sick blood lust. Of course, this new Blade does not have Wesley's cool haircut.

NASA, Navajo Elder & the Moon

When NASA was preparing for the Apollo Project, it took the astronauts to a Navajo reservation in Arizona for training.

One day, a Navajo elder and his son came across the space crew walking among the rocks. The elder, who spoke only Navajo, asked a question. His son translated for the NASA people: "What are these guys in the big suits doing?" One of the astronauts said that they were practicing for a trip to the moon. When his son relayed this comment the Navajo elder got all excited and asked if it would be possible to give to the astronauts a message to deliver to the moon.

Recognizing a promotional opportunity when he saw one, a NASA official accompanying the astronauts said,"Why certainly!" and told an underling to get a tape recorder.

The Navajo elder's comments into the microphone were brief. The NASA official asked the son if he would translate what his father had said. The son listened to the recording and laughed uproariously. But he refused to translate.

So the NASA people took the tape to a nearby Navajo village and played it for other members of the tribe. They too laughed long and loudly, but also refused to translate the elder's message to the moon.

An official government translator was summoned. After he finally stopped laughing, the translator relayed the message:

"WATCH OUT FOR THESE ASSHOLES. THEY HAVE COME TO STEAL YOUR LAND."

Hat Tip: Joe Henson

Graceland Mansion National Historic Landmark

The King's home has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of Interior (March 27). Graceland was Elvis' primary residence for 20 years and it was the King's home. Graceland is one of the five most visited home museums in the U.S.

Elvis has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame - the only artist honored by all three. Elvis mastered rock, pop, country, R&B, gospel, television, the concert stage and movies.

President Bush is even taking the Prime Minister of Japan, who is a big Elvis fan, on a tour of Graceland this month.

FAME: Is It Any Wonder I Reject You First

Rock Brenner in his book about his father Yul writes:

"For all but a few well-grounded individuals, stardom produces an artificial and unbalanced relationship with the rest of humanity. Psychologically, the relentless attention of complete strangers is abnormal, and gradually induces a state of perpetual self-consciousness - not self-awareness, but self-centeredness.

It is not surprising that stars feel entitled to exceptional treatment when privilege is constantly reinforced by acquaintances and strangers alike, and stardom seems to overrule civil conventions. In the midst of such exceptionalism, the golden rule is easily suspended."