Wag's Files

From the Entertainment File


Meat Loaf Says He Can't Remember 'American Idol' Performance

Remember Meat Loaf's performance Wednesday on "American Idol"? He doesn't.

He said the only thing he remembers is the television people telling him that he had less than two minutes before he went on, and then he was walking off the stage and thought he was going to pass out.

He has no memory of what happened in the middle.

Meat Loaf, consider yourself lucky. The rest of us were not so lucky we had to painstakingly watch it. Had you been auditioning for the show, Simon would have had a field day!



From the I Love a Good Sense of Humor File

As the search for Jimmy Hoffa continues on the Hidden Dreams Farm in Milford Township, about 30 miles northwest of Detroit, the Detroit Milford Baking Company presents the Hoffa cupcakes.



A plastic green hand emerges from the chocolate-flavored sprinkles and frosting meant to resemble dirt. The bakery can't make enough of the desserts.

An original idea, I'll take 2 please.



From the Nice Gesture File


Nascar's Kurt Busch is still a whiner and is not the most popular driver on the circuit partially because he is from the West (Las Vegas, NV), not the South, and partially because he is a winner.

Kurt Busch donates $1 million to Victory Junction Gang Camp.

"Many people in the NASCAR family are already very familiar with the Victory Junction Gang Camp created by Pattie and Kyle Petty as an oasis of hope, love and excitement – a true miracle for needy children," said Busch.

The 70-acre camp, located in Randleman, N.C., and founded by Kyle and Pattie Petty, is an independent, nonprofit camp for children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses.

No matter what you think of Busch, last week he did something nice.




From the History File

Did you know on May 27:

In 1937, the newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, Calif., was opened to the public.

In 1933, Walt Disney's Academy Award-winning animated short "The Three Little Pigs" was first released.

In 1936, the Cunard liner Queen Mary left England on its maiden voyage.

In 1941, amid rising world tensions, President Roosevelt proclaimed an "unlimited national emergency."

In 1941, the British navy sank the German battleship Bismarck off France, with a loss of 2,300 lives.




From the Public Service Announcement File

Cancer-Causing Benzene Found in Drinks

The five drinks listed by the government were:

Safeway Select
Diet Orange,
Crush Pineapple,
AquaCal Strawberry Flavored Water Beverage,
Crystal Light Sunrise Classic Orange
Giant Light Cranberry Juice Cocktail.

The high levels of benzene were found in specific production lots of the drinks, the FDA said.



And so it goes in Wag's world.