R.I.P. Ricardo Montalban..
Ricardo Montalban died this week at the age of 88. I suppose his seat in heaven will be upholstered in “fine Corinthian leather.”
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Montalban was best known to American audiences for his starring role in the 1970s series “Fantasy Island.” Of course, these days, the fantasy would be the plane actually showing up.
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Curiously enough there was talk of bringing the “Fantasy Island” series back, and having it sponsored by JetBlue. But then someone informed JetBlue that “da plane” would actually have to take off…
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Tacky alert.
The porn industry is now also asking for a bailout. Which might sound ridiculous, although at least they can say they are the only industry where most Americans enjoy seeing workers get screwed.
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President Bush’s approval ratings have risen in the last week or so from about 29 to 34 percent. That five percent includes some hard-core Republicans but mostly folks who just realize how boring late-night monologues will be without him.
Tags: George W. Bush, Jet Blue, Ricardo Montalban
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February 11, 2009 at 9:39 am
Ricardo Montalban epitomized the suave host image; i just recently found out he starred in the Wrath of Khan too, crazy