Musician Jeff Healey dies of cancer

Jack Spearman and Jessey Bird, Canwest News Service

Guitar wizard Norman Jeff Healey of Toronto died Sunday of cancer. He was 41.

Healey was considered a prodigy and earned numerous Juno and Grammy nominations in the course of his career.

He lost both his eyes to retinoblastoma before he was eight-months-old, but never let that slow him down.

"What we've lost is a virtuoso musician," said Richard Flohil, Healey's publicist. "He followed his own passion, which oddly enough was not playing blues rock music, but playing classic rock jazz.

"He just cancelled a concert a few days ago in Nepean (Ont.) and we made this very kind of bland, not-to-worry statement," said Flohil. "At that point, we didn't want to say that Jeff was basically dying, although we all knew he was."

The Canadian blues and jazz great died in a Toronto hospital Sunday evening after a lifelong battle with cancer.

Flohil, who had been friends with Healey for about 20 years, said the news of his death will be very hard on his family, friends and fans. "He was lovely," said Flohil. "He was very generous, very warm-hearted, with a great sense of humour."

"He was just an awesome guitar player," said Danny Sivyer, owner of Ottawa blues bar The Rainbow Bistro. Sivyer said he brought Healey to The Rainbow Bistro for his first Ottawa gig when he was just 19-years-old. "He blew us away the first time we heard him." said Sivyer. "We were setting up, it was a busy night, and we looked over and there was this three-piece band with a blind 19-year-old musician."

"Then we sat down and listened and the whole room was stunned," said Sivyer. "Everybody loved him right away."

Healey was only three when he started to play guitar.

By the time he was a teenager, Healey had formed a four-piece band called the Blue Direction and was playing in clubs throughout the Toronto area. His best known work came when he formed the Jeff Healey Band several years later with bassist Joe Rockman and drummer Tom Stephen. His career took off when he appeared in the movie Road House, which starred Patrick Swayze.

In 1988, his Grammy-nominated album See the Light included the major hit single, Angel Eyes. In 1990, he earned the Juno for entertainer of the year.

Healey became an internationally-known star who played with musical greats that included B.B. King and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

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*Canada.com

The pharmacist joke

SLIMMING DIET !
A woman walks into a pharmacy and purchases for $1200 worth of slimming products. She then asks the pharmacist:

"How much do you think I'm going to lose with that?"


The pharmacist answers:


"Close to $1200"

The Fairy Godfather

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Free Puppy!

A friend of mine is looking for a good home for a puppy he recently acquired. This dog has had a troubled past, but with the right care and rehabilitation, he will most likely become a good and faithful friend.

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So That's How They Do It!!!

The Painter

Doug, the blonde, was getting pretty desperate for money. He decided to go to the nicer, richer neighborhoods around town and look for odd jobs as a handyman.

The first house she came to, a man answered the door and told Doug,"Yeah, I have a job for you. "How would you like to paint the porch?"

"Sure that sounds great!" said Doug.

"Well, how much do you want me to pay you?" asked the man.

"Is fifty bucks all right?" Doug asked.

"Yeah, great. "You'll find the paint and ladders you'll need in the garage."

The man went back into his house to his partner who had been listening. "Fifty bucks! Does he know the porch goes all the way around the house?" asked the partner.

"Well, he must, he was standing right on it!" the man replied.

About 45 minutes later, Doug knocked on the door. "I'm all finished," he told the surprised homeowner.

The man was amazed. "You painted the whole porch?"

"Yeah," Doug replied, "I even had some paint left, so I put on two coats!"

The man reached into his wallet to pay Doug. "Oh, and by the way," said Doug, "That's not a Porch, it's a Ferrari."

Cool Pictures

New Face On Mars Sighted!!!!

This is the one discovered just a few short months ago:



Click on the picture above to see the latest sighting.

Are you feeling smart today - A Riddle

Eighty percent of Kindergartners solved this riddle, but only 5% of Stanford graduates figured it out!

Can you answer the following questions?

1. The word has seven letters...
2. Preceded God...
3. Greater than God...
4. More Evil than the devil...
5. All poor people have it...
6. Wealthy people need it...
7. If you eat it, you will die.



Did you figure it out?


Try hard before looking at the answers



Did you get it yet?


Give up?



Brace yourself for the answer....


The Answer is:



NOTHING! NOTHING has 7 letters.
NOTHING preceded God.
NOTHING is greater than God.
NOTHING is more Evil than the devil.
All poor people have NOTHING.
Wealthy people need NOTHING.
If you eat NOTHING, you will die.


Don't feel bad - I have to admit that I couldn't solve it either and had to look at the answer.

The Black Cat Maukie

If you tease her with the mouse pointer on her chest or stomach she will purr, and to get her to meeow, rub her forehead with the pointer.

If you make a slow circle around her body, (counterclockwise) not only will her head/eyes follow your pointer, but toward the top, her paw will go up, and when in front of her paws at the bottom, her foot comes out like she wants to play with your mouse pointer.

(Don't hold the mouse down, just move it)



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The Love Doctor

Dear Love Doctor,

I’m in love with my sister’s girlfriend. Yes they are gay. I’m not. I’m a healthy, well-adjusted boy. I know that Marge does not like boys. She likes my sister more than anyone else. But the other day I winked at Marge and she winked back. I signaled her to meet me out in the barn. She did. Now she likes boys too. What should I do? I’m afraid that she will tell my sister on me.

Signed,

Farmed Out

Dear Farmed,

I should tell you to be frank with your sister. Tell her about your feelings for Marge. Since she is your loving sister, she will understand and let Marge go... BUT.... It would be not good to "IN" Marge to your sister. Gay people will think that she should have stayed Out of the closet! She will think that soon Marge will be participating in Straight PRIDE Parades and start having sex with alot of straight people. You know.. That straight 'thingy' is infective! Next thing she will think that Marge wants to have an opposite sex wedding! And in a Catholic Church - no less! And also, if you "IN" Marge, you may well be exposing her to not being accepted by the gay community! We can't have that! All hell would break loose--- all those children, being raised by broken marriages! Tell Marge to keep her big mouth shut!

The Love Doctor

The Pink Spotlight on Steve Walker

Someone To Be Loved
Click on the picture to goto his facebook fansite. Tons of homoerotic images available.

BIOGRAPHY: Drawing is one of Steve Walker's earliest childhood memories. He recollects drawing pictures from about the age of three or four years old. Drawing came naturally to the Toronto artist, and his love of the art form continued into his adulthood. As a self taught artist, Walker only began painting after a trip to Europe when he was 25 years old. During the trip, he spent much of his time in Europe touring the great galleries and museums. In his words it was the first time he was exposed to great painting, and the first time he recognized the potential power of the art form. "I was moved by something that I was capable of doing," he said. His first paintings were done in a somewhat secretive way, as he had no intention of exhibiting or selling, and had no aspirations of becoming a professional artist.

Producing art about his life and the lives of those around him is as natural to Walker as his first childhood drawings. As a gay man, Walker is acutely aware that he is living during a period of history that is both the best of times and the worst of times. There is more freedom and acceptance for gay men and women, while at the same time AIDS has devastated the gay population.

But Walker's paintings are not about gay people or homosexuality. He describes his art as being about love, hate, pain, joy, touch, communication, beauty, loneliness, attraction, hope, despair, life and death. His art includes universal themes regardless of race, gender, socio-economic class, culture or sexual orientation. However, his work is unique because he conveys these themes through the subjects in his paintings, young gay men. "Remove the gender of the painting's subjects and what we have is human relationships in general, and one's relationship to the world itself," he said. "As a homosexual I have been moved, educated, and inspired by works that deal with a heterosexual context. Why would I assume that a heterosexual would be incapable of appreciating work that speaks to common themes in life, as seen through my eyes as a gay man. If the heterosexual population is unable to do this, then the loss is theirs, not mine."

If Walker were an abstract painter or a landscape artist, he says his sexual orientation wouldn't matter. But since his paintings are about gay life, his sexual orientation becomes more important than his cultural background, age, or nationality.

The focus of his paintings often depict sadness and loneliness to reflect the reality that much of anyone's life is sad and lonely. Walker often portrays people in relationships as separate entities because that is the way he views them. He also uses a small and consistent palette of colours because he is comfortable with them and the colours provide the desired results. "Colour is very powerful and a little can go a long way if used effectively," he said. "Some colours are very exciting to me, while others are quite offensive. Painting flesh is very exciting because of the huge variations possible within a very small colour range."

Walker's artworks are very large, always measuring 36" by 48". He creates large paintings because he believes that a large image is more appealing than a smaller one. "Whether it's a television screen, cinema screen, or an image in a magazine, the size of the image connotes a degree of importance," he said. Walker said belonging to an oppressed minority group has been a driving force in creating his art. "Any minority wants and needs to find artistic voices that reflect their own personal situations, and, in doing so, validate and record their lives and cultures for themselves, and for the larger world," he said.

Walker said he experiences many small rewards during the creative process. "After hours of painting, I stand back and look at something that wasn't there before -- a hand, face, or piece of fabric will exist where there was once a blank canvas," he said.

As an artist, Walker said it's exciting to be working at a point in history where there is an audience ready to appreciate and consume his creations. "It is very rare to find success as an artist in your lifetime," he said. "My work will be around long after me, but seeing it affect people at the time that I am creating it is very rewarding."

In recent years Steve Walker's work has been exhibited in galleries in Toronto, Montreal, New York, Philadelphia and Key West.

The gay community of North America has responded very positively to Walker's art. "I am very aware of the appreciation from a group of people who recognize the time, energy and talent devoted to a body of work that speaks specifically to them but at the same time exists in the larger world that we all live in," he said.

&#185 ho·mo·e·rot·ic ( hō ' mō-ĭ-rŏt ' ĭk ) adj. Of or concerning homosexual love and desire. Tending to arouse such desire.

Dog Jong Game

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TRUE or FALSE? YOU DECIDE!

Daniel Boone, and Paul Revere were the only three real people to have their likenesses featured on Pez candy dispensers.

Yep! The dispensers were issued as part of Pez’s U.S. Bicentennial series—in the only break with the company’s rule against likenesses of real people.


Not real people...REALLY!
--Wizard's Note: Elvis was another, really, I think...

Warning - Full of the F*ck Word

Warning - Full of the F*ck Word

Watch these in the order they are listed –

Sarah Silverman’s song to Jimmy Kimmel




Jimmy Kimmel’s response:



And the requisite spoof:

Warning - Full of the F*ck Word

Straight from the set of Kevin Smith’s Zack And Miri Make A Porno - starring Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Jason Mewes, Traci Lords, Craig Robinson, Jeff Anderson, Katie Morgan and Ricky Mabe - comes a decidedly NSFW cautionary tale about just what it takes to get ahead in Hollywood…

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*Thanks, Calvin

What does Love mean?

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."
-----Rebecca- age 8

"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."
-----Billy - age 4

"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."
-----Karl - age 5

"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."
-----Chrissy - age 6

"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
-----Terri - age 4

"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."
-----Danny - age 7

"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss"
-----Emily - age 8

"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."
-----Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"
-----Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)

"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."
-----Noelle -age 7

"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well."
-----Tommy - age 6

"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore."
-----Cindy - age 8

"My mommy loves me more than anybody . You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."
-----Clare - age 6

"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
-----Elaine-age 5

"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."
-----Chris - age 7

"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."
-----Mary Ann - age 4

"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." (what an image)
-----Karen - age 7

"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross."
------Mark - age 6

"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."
-----Jessica - age 8

And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.

The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had aid to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry."

Daddy Cut The Big One

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Got GRILLZ?

In hip-hop culture, the term grills refers to cosmetic dental metal apparatus featuring silver, gold, or platinum caps with diamond inlays (usually princess-cut diamonds) jewelled to be worn over the teeth.

Grills rose to prominence with Dirty South rappers in the 2000s as a symbol of their wealth and success, but earlier rappers such as Big Daddy Kane, Flavor Flav, and Kool G. Rap also wore them.

Horrorcore supergroup The Gravediggaz were well known for their vampiric fang grills in the early 90s. Grills have also been worn by some rock artists from Korn, Brooke Hogan, Marilyn Manson, Avenged Sevenfold and Dir en grey.

The video to the 2005 single "Grillz" (by Nelly, Paul Wall, Big Gipp, and Ali) showcases many common styles of grills. Grills can be purchased online or at specialty shops.

Grills are also known as Fronts, Golds, Plates, Gold Grills, Shines, Caps, Slugs, Pullouts.

While some grills are made to be removable similar to that of an orthodontic retainer, others are permanently bonded to the teeth of their owners. Below is an example, available from IcedOutGear.com, and they are cheap ones! $69.99 USD. Grillz can go higher than $500.00 USD!:



Specifications:
*The best of the Best of austrian crystal.
*Customize flex bar.
*Flex fit grillz (all shapes an Size of any teeth)
*So go and get YO Shine ON!

Description
The Grillz come in a semi precious metel with stones. One size fits all. There is no mold needed for this grill. It's just a minute away to get your own grillz. No more waiting for the molding and hassells. They do fit very well and they don't hurt your teeth or gums.

Advantages of these Grillz
1.Semi precious metal material.
2.The superior plating of nickel free RH.IPG which doesn't harm your body.
3.The differents with are company is that are grillz has been tested an is very safe and convenience for your use.
4.The fixing bar can use many times which makes easily to put it and out.
5.It's a FDA confirmation products that's why adhesive is not harm for body.
(code 175.300 TiTle 21(21CFR175.300)it's possible to use with metal safely.It provides capacity for protecting food between material, and also using the products safely that never happened other chemical material)

Care Instructions
1.Maintain normal hygiene, you should rinse the grillz in cold soapy water after each use.
2.Store Grillz in the box supplied.
3.Do not use solvents to clean.
4.Do not place in boiling water or leave on parcel shelf of car.
5.Your grillz is made for you.do not let others use it.

Disclaimer
These grillz are intended for decoraton and entertainment purpose only. They are not intended for eating.
These products are sold as it is without warranties of any kind.
We will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of these grillz including but not limited to incidental, punitive or accidental damages.

The Rolls Royce

A guy driving a Yugo pulled up to a stoplight next to a Rolls-Royce.

He rolled down his window and shouted to the driver of the Rolls. "Hey, buddy, that's a nice car. You got a phone in your Rolls? I've got a phone in my Yugo!"

The driver of the Rolls looked over and said snobbishly, "Yes, I have a phone."

The driver of the Yugo said, "Cool! Hey, you also got a fridge in there, too? I've got one in the back seat of my Yugo!"

The driver of the Rolls, much annoyed, says, "Yes, I have a refrigerator."
The driver of the Yugo said, "That's great, man! Hey, you got a TV in there? You know, I got a TV in the back seat of my Yugo!"

The driver of the Rolls, quite irritated by now, replied, "Of course, I have a television. A Rolls-Royce is the finest luxury car in the world!"

The driver of the Yugo said, "Yes, a very cool car! Hey, you got a bed in there? I got a bed in the back of my Yugo!"

The driver of the Rolls, upset that he did not have a bed, sped away and went straight to the dealer, where he promptly ordered a bed to be installed in the back of his Rolls-Royce.

The next morning, he returned to pick up his car, and the bed looked superb It came complete with silk sheets and a brass-trimmed headboard. It was clearly a bed fit for a Rolls-Royce. So the driver of the Rolls began searching for the Yugo. He drove around all day and finally found the Yugo late that night.

It was parked, with all the windows fogged up from the inside. He got out and knocked on the window of the Yugo. When there wasn't any answer, he continued knocking and knocking until finally, the owner of the Yugo lowered the window, and stuck his soaking wet head out.

"I now have a bed in the back of my Rolls-Royce," the driver of the Rolls stated arrogantly.

The driver of the Yugo looked at him narrowly and said, "You got me out of the shower to tell me THIS ?!?!"

A Confusing Tale

One bright day in the middle of the night,
Two dead boys got up to fight.
Back to back they faced each other,
Drew their swords and shot each other.
A deaf policeman heard the noise
Came and shot the two dead boys.

If you don't believe all my lies are true...

Then ask the blind man...

'Cuz he saw it too!

This is a rememberance of my childhood. It's no wonder I can't remember things, with crap like this filling up my brain!