Hometown: Washington, DC
Birthday: Halloween (no joke)
Sign: Scoripo
Marital Status: Divorced
Kids: None
Pets: None
Favorite Artist: Don't really have a favorite. I enjoy songs from Luther Vandross, the Eagles and I am a big fan of Norah Jones.
Favorite New CD: Don't know yet.
Favorite All-Time CD: The Spinners Greatest Hits
Favorite Song Lyric: The Stylistics "Stop, Look, Listen To Your Heart"
First Concert Attended: Five Special, LTD, and the Jacksons at Hirsch Coliseum, 1979
Favorite Local Restaurant: Golden Corral
Favorite Local Hangout: Home
Favorite Actor: Bruce Willis
Favorite Movie: Titanic
Favorite TV Show: ESPN Sports Center
Favorite Sports Team: Washington Redskins
Favorite Website: http://www.redskins.com/
Nickname Growing Up: Dink (have no idea where that came from)
People Would Be Shocked If They Knew: Nothing shocking about me. What you see is what you get.
Secret Dream: Narrator for the History Channel or NFL Film.
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Nice Guys Get Paid Less, Do Worse in Salary Negotiations
Bpsusf, flickrIf you’re a man with a pleasant personality, you’re probably not going to get paid as a much as a man with a less agreeable personality.
Researchers from University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business were able to determine, using information gleamed from three large scale longitudinal studies, that men who who have agreeable personality types — meaning they test high for war
Michael Vick Talks About His Second Chance, Why He Chose the Eagles
Jim McIsaac, Getty ImagesA lengthy piece in the upcoming issue of GQ highlights Michael Vick’s mindset past and present and the aftermath of the dogfighting scandal that sent him to prison for two years. How’d he handle the sentencing and subsequent backlash...
KISS Dropped from Michael Jackson Tribute Due to Gene Simmons’ Molestation Comments
Maybe Gene Simmons should have held his famously long tongue.
Pedophilia comments made by the KISS bassist about Michael Jackson back in 2009 have prompted promoters of an upcoming Jackson tribute show in Wales to drop Simmons’ band from the lineup...
Hanson Member Isaac Hanson Says Kings Of Leon Are ‘Irritating’ Their Fans
Kings Of Leon’s decision to cancel their US tour has at least one fellow musician concerned for them.
The band recently announced it’s canceling the tour because singer Caleb Followill was suffering from vocal issues and exhaustion. That came after a July 29 Dallas show, where Followill stormed offstage and didn’t return, claiming it was too hot to perform – and then the band canceled the followin
Taylor Swift Beats Out Paul McCartney for July Concert Crown
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Time will tell if we’ll still need her when she’s 64, but last month, Taylor Swift was the biggest concert draw in the land — selling even more tickets than Paul McCartney.
According to numbers released by the ticketing service TicketsNow, Swift accounted for an amazing six percent of system-wide sales, good enough to place her sixth on the all-agency
George Lopez’s Late-Night Talk Show, ‘Lopez Tonight,’ Canceled by TBS
If you’re a fan of ‘Lopez Tonight,’ you only have one more new show to enjoy before it’s gone for good because TBS has canceled it.
In a statement, the cable channel explained the move, saying, “ reached the difficult decision not to order a third season of ‘Lopez Tonight...
Star Trek Resort Coming to Jordan
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Trekkies will have the perfect place to enjoy a little fun in the sun, come 2014, when a 1.5 billion dollar Star Trek-themed resort is scheduled to open in the Middle Eastern kingdom of Jordan.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II, a Star Trek fan who once appeared in episode of ‘Star Trek: Voyager,’ is reportedly the driving force behind bringing the resort to his country, and will be
Did Woman Who Won Four Lotteries Cheat Her Way to a Fortune?
Since 1993, Joan R. Ginther has hit the lotto jackpot four times, to the tune of $2 million, $3 million, $5.4 million and $10 million.
The chances of this happening are one in 18 septillion. For a point of reference, there are about one septillion grains of sand on earth...
What Are the Most Depressed Countries in the World?
According to a multi-national survey of over 9,000 adults by the World Health Organization, France and the United States are the two most mentally depressed countries in the world.
Twenty-one percent of French citizens have had a major depressive episode, followed by the United States, at 19...
Jerry Lewis Won’t Host This Year’s MDA Telethon, Steps Down as Chairman
Ethan Miller, Getty ImagesFor the first time since 1966, Jerry Lewis won’t MC the annual MDA Labor Day Telethon, an event which has raised over $1 billion for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
In May, the legendary funnyman had announced that he would be retiring as the telethon’s host after doing the 2011 show, but would still continue to be the MDA’s national chairman...
Shark Week Got You Scared? Learn the Truth About Shark Attacks
Stormy Dog, flickrSharks get a bad rap and if you’ve ever been attacked by one, you’d probably say they deserve it. But here’s the rub: If you haven’t been attacked by a shark, chances are you never will.
According to this handy infographic put together by Jerry James Stone and Chris Rooney for the Mother Nature Network, just 1,049 Americans have been attacked by sharks over the 428 year period be
Yikes! Lightning Strikes Man’s Yard During Freak Storm in Scary Amateur Video
Courtesy of NBCMike Akers was visiting his parents in Queens, NY, when a freak storm swept through the area on Monday night, bringing thunder, lightning and baseball-sized hail.
In this amateur video, which aired on ‘Today,’ Akers filmed from the relative safety of his parents’ porch when, suddenly, lightning struck in the front yard and smashed a tree to pieces...