Kid Rock has proved he’s a generous rocker - he recently rewarded a New York restaurant worker with $1,000 in cash for returning a pal’s $200,000 watch.The star was dining at Manhattan’s Southern Hospitality with some friends when one of the restaurant’s employees spotted the watch on the floor - and promptly alerted the group to his find.A source tells the New York Post’s gossip column PageSix, “The watch wasn’t even his (Kid Rock’s); it belonged to one of Kid’s friends.”And that wasn’t the only money the 36-year-old splashed during his visit - he also offered cash prizes to his companions if they completed various challenges.The source adds, “He was daring his friends to drink bottles of tabasco and barbecue sauce. Two of his friends won $500 each (for completing the task).”
Hello there, my little freedom fighters, and welcome to your TV Watch on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. My name is Whitney. I’ll be walking you through all of your apocalypse-preventing action this spring, except for episode 3, when I’ll be at Sundance. Sorry.Some of you may be wondering why I’ve chosen to take on this TV Watch instead of my customary Apprentice duties. I should think the answer to that question would be self-evident: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has a shot at not sucking. As for Trump, I’ve decided that pretending his latest debacle doesn’t exist is the most effective way to maintain my personal sanity. (Thanks to the incomparable Kate Ward for picking up that beaten horse’s corpse in my stead.) Furthermore, I’ve recently completed a move to Los Angeles, and I’m making an effort to start fresh in all things — and what better way to start fresh than to recap a new show that just happens to be a retread of a very old franchise? Yes. That is what I thought.Now, I’ve recapped shows with complex mythology before, and it’s gone, well, let’s say ”not so good.” I do not worry about my ability to take this series on, however, based on one simple fact: As a 16-year-old, I was so invested in Terminator 2: Judgment Day that I snuck out of my house to see it against the express wishes of my parents and was subsequently grounded. This would turn out to be the defining event of my childhood. Okay, not really — but I did like that movie lots and would say I know it as well as I know any multi-million-dollar action flick, with the possible exception of Die Hard, which I have memorized. And seeing as how Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles — which I will henceforward abbreviate as T:SCC, pronounced ”tsk,” which may turn out to be more appropriate than you know — follows chronologically on the heels of T2, I feel I can do a decent job of sorting through the time-traveling fun and get to the root of what’s important. (If only I could help Edward Furlong do the same.)
Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has a sprained ligament in his right knee and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s AFC championship game against the undefeated New England Patriots. Rivers injured his medial collateral ligament when he landed awkwardly after completing a 56-yard screen pass to Darren Sproles for a touchdown on the final play of the third quarter in Sunday’s 28-24 upset of Indianapolis. Coach Norv Turner compared Rivers’ situation with that of tight end Antonio Gates, who dislocated his left big toe in a wild-card win over Tennessee, sat out practice all week and then played against the Colts. “Right now it’s probably questionable in terms of playing in the game, but he’s got a chance,” Turner said Monday. “That will be a day-to-day thing and we’ll monitor it as the week goes on.” Billy Volek took over and led the go-ahead drive, scoring the winning touchdown on a 1-yard sneak. Two-time NFL rushing champion LaDainian Tomlinson sat out the second half with an injured left knee but said he expects to play.
And if you would believe it, so are Japanese pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki, Bollywood queen Aishwarya Rai, US President George Bush and even Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.If you type in Mr Lee’s name on the Find Friends function on the social networking site, you will find four profiles with his name - three with his photos.One of the profiles lists 13 friends - which include ‘Tony Blair’, ‘Mao Ze Dong’ and ‘Gregori Rasputin’ - the latter two being, respectively, a deceased Chinese leader and the infamous Mad Monk of Russia who was murdered in the early 20th century.An Eric Lee from Malaysia writes on this profile, ‘Err… who exactly are you ah?’, to which, ‘Mr Lee’ responds: ‘Go read your papers.’Facebook fake? Quite likely.And there are a slew of them. There is even one open profile of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, where the only application added is an IQ test.Fake celebrity profiles made headlines recently after two bogus Facebook profiles of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari were found on the site.Bilawal is the 19-year-old son of recently-assassinated Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto. He took over his late mother’s position as party chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party.
INDIANAPOLIS — To the surprise of almost everyone who follows the N.F.L., the San Diego Chargers will meet the New England Patriotsnext Sunday for the American Football Conference championship and the right to play in Super Bowl XLIIThe Chargers earned the right with a 28-24 upset of the Indianapolis Colts, the reigning champions, Sunday afternoon at the RCA Dome. But the Chargers may have to play the undefeated Patriots without their two key offensive players, quarterback Philip Rivers and running back LaDainian Tomlinson.Both stars left the game in the second half with knee injuries. But the Chargers’ defense prevailed over quarterback Peyton Manning and the Colts, who hurt themselves with three turnovers, two of them on interceptions.Despite all the mistakes, the Colts had a chance to take the lead in the final three minutes when they had first-and-goal on the Chargers’ 9-yard line. In four plays, three of them incomplete passes, they gained two yards.After a punt by the Chargers,the Colts got the ball back with 1 minute 30 seconds left at their own 32, but the Colts could advance the ball only to the Indianapolis 37-yard line.Marvin Harrison, the Colts’ top receiver, returned to the lineup after missing 10 games. But he was not effective and did not appear on the final Indianapolis drive.The lead kept changing hands in the second half and the Chargers went ahead, 28-24, with 4:50 left in the fourth quarter on a one-yard quarterback sneak by Billy Volek, who replaced Rivers. It was the third time they had taken the lead in the half.Rivers left the game after three quarters with a knee injury that occurred while he threw his third touchdown pass. Tomlinson, the NFL’s leading rusher for the second consecutive season, also left the game with a knee injury and was replaced by Michael Turner
