Your disturbing Michael Jackson item of the day

Somehow, after all these years, US Magazine has obtained footage of that Michael Jackson Pepsi commercial where things went horribly, horribly wrong. And here it is...



What's really creepy is how long his head is on fire before anyone seems to realize it. It's a wonder the guy survived.

He'll turn 51 on July 20?

From the edition of the newspaper supplement AMERICAN PROFILE dated July 12-18:

They might want to update that item. It seems to be missing a bit of important biographical information.

On the plus side, though, Mickey Rooney is indeed still alive.

Wait. Wasn't the Bionic Woman the one with the bionic ear?

I guess in all the recent hoopla over Farrah Fawcett's death, it shouldn't be surprising to see her ex-husband, Lee Majors, back in the spotlight. But it is a bit surprising to see him doing this...



I remember the days of THE SIX-MILLION DOLLAR MAN, back when Lee Majors was the more famous member of the Lee-Farrah duo. I remember the year Lee Majors hosted the Saturday morning cartoon preview, and how I thought it was the greatest pop culture fusion I could ever imagine (even though I didn't use that high-falutin' term). I remember my little brother having the doll, complete with a hole in his head you could look through. I remember when Steve Austin fought Bigfoot. I remember when the love of his life, Jamie Sommers, suffered the accident that led to her own set of bionics (and her own show). I remember the bionic boy. I remember Oscar Goldman. I remember the Christmas episode, where Steve Austin gave some rich kid an impromptu "Christmas Carol"-inspired lesson. I remember it all.

And now it's come to this.

I know Lee's gotta make a few bucks, and I certainly wouldn't begrudge the guy a paycheck. Heck, I even appreciate the fact that he shoehorned "bionic" and "six million dollars" into the ad. But just so you don't think of that bargain-basement hearing aid when you hear the name "Lee Majors," here's what should come to mind -- possibly the coolest TV show opening of the 1970s...

You know who I feel sorry for? Sky Saxon, that's who

With 1970s icon Farrah Fawcett and 1980s icon Michael Jackson dying in the same day, it's not like obscure 1960s garage rock icon Sky Saxon of The Seeds is going to get any attention in the media, so I'm going to give him some at X-Ray Spex.

Here's a link to the Associated Press obit...

And here's a bit of vintage Seeds footage with Saxon front and center, singing "Pushin' Too Hard"...



Rest in peace, Sky.

Here's a shocker...

After both David Letterman and Sarah Palin put this whole overblown joke controversy behind them (after admittedly both getting a big pile of free publicity from it), the people who showed up Tuesday to protest Letterman and demand his dismissal were a bunch of loudmouth morons. Go figure.



Oh, and by the way, it seems like Gov. Palin is perfectly willing to ignore off-color jokes about her children if she really, really wants to appear on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE a month later. Again, go figure.

As if you needed it, here's one more reason why David Letterman is a personal hero of mine...

See? Dave manages to make a serious point while being funny. Palin and company -- and please note the well-structured sentences and flawless grammar in her angry note -- are so far out of their intellectual depth it's not even funny.

No, wait. I take it back. It is funny. Very funny.

Video rewind: "The Wagon"

Claymation and the sweet sounds of Dinosaur Jr. -- two great tastes that go great together! And hey, there's even a happy ending!