Chad Gerlach had a great career going for him. He was a talented bike racer riding under flag of U.S. Postal Service, but just as his sport career was about to take off, he gave his life to drugs.
The story of Chad Gerlach, how he went form promising American pro racer to homeless bum who’s addicted to drugs was featured on this week’s episode of A&E Intervention.
Parents of Chad Gerlach divorced when he was just eight year old. By the time he was 13 he became a convicted arsonist, setting fire in North California and went to serve his time in jail. His dad got him into bike racing after he got out of jail and it went great for him as he raced for the US Postal Service team.
Sadly enough, he found himself an obsession – crack cocaine. As he became addicted to the drug, Chad Gerlach was kicked out of the US Postal team and other teams he tried to race for. Unable to support himself, he became homeless, living on the street for 18 months. To get $2000 a month he needed to satisfy his crack cocaine addiction, he started pan handling.
Chad Gerlach had potential and wasted it by allowing drugs to take over his life. The excuse that he had a tough childhood is ridiculous. How many other kids had it rough when they were little, yet they don’t go burning shit and smoke crack? Chad still carries on using the divorce of his parents as an excuse. Get a life dude and get that life on track. Quit looking for excuses all the time. Excuses are for the weak. Hang on a second… I’m talking about a drug addict…. Nevermind!
Chad Gerlach picture credit: Getty Images
Stephanie Cutter, who previously worked as top aide to Senator Ed Kennedy, then got herself involved during 2004 elections serving as communication director to John Kerry knows her way around and changes colors as she sees fit. Her flag waves in the general direction of the highest bidder. Smart fish.. she can tell where money is and would switch from chanting “Hillary, Hillary” into “Obama, Obama” in a matter of seconds.
Stephanie Cutter was hired to join Barack Obama as senior adviser to his presidential campaign and chief of staff to Michelle Obama, Barack’s wife. Her first task, allegedly, is to recraft Michelle Obama’s image. She had an image? Hmmmm, interesting.
Daughters of Bilitis – widely recognized as the first lesbian organization in the US was founder in 1955 in San Francisco, California by two fine gay women Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon. When Daughters of Bilitis was established, lesbianism was deemed wrong and harmful and women “suffering” from it were routinely submitted to mental institutions and treated by electroshocks in efforts to rid them off their deviant behavior. Back then it was illegal for two women to dance with each other (this is not going berserk) and to fall in love with the same sex partner could get you fired from work or sent to jail.
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon were a young couple and felt genuine love for each other. They begun the Daughters of Bilitis movement along with 6 other women and now, more than half a century later, the two ladies will become first married lesbian couple in San Francisco. Private ceremony will take place tomorrow in San Francisco City Hall and will be officiated by Mayor Gavin Newsom.
Phyllis Lyon is now 84 year old and Del Martin is 87. They’ve been together for 55 years – which is remarkable in this day and age for any couple when divorce rates are through the roof. What a great gift after decades of fighting for gay rights. May Daughters of Bilitis live on.
Without any ado, this is the complete list of 2008 Tony Awards Winners:
BEST MUSICAL Tony Award
WINNER – In the Heights
Cry-Baby
Passing Strange
Xanadu
BEST PLAY Tony Award
WINNER – August: Osage County
Rock ‘n’ Roll
The Seafarer
The 39 Steps
BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL Tony Award
WINNER – South Pacific
Grease
Gypsy
Sunday in the Park With George
BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY Tony Award
WINNER – Boeing-Boeing
The Homecoming
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Macbeth
BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL Tony Award
WINNER – Passing Strange, Stew
Cry-Baby, Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan
In the Heights, Quiara Alegría Hudes
Xanadu, Douglas Carter Beane
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATER Tony Award
WINNER – In the Heights, Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Cry-Baby, Music & Lyrics: David Javerbaum & Adam Schlesinger
The Little Mermaid, Music: Alan Menken; Lyrics: Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater
Passing Strange, Music: Stew and Heidi Rodewald; Lyrics: Stew
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY Tony Award
WINNER – Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
Ben Daniels, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
Rufus Sewell, Rock ‘n’ Roll
Patrick Stewart, Macbeth
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY Tony Award
WINNER – Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County
Eve Best, The Homecoming
Kate Fleetwood, Macbeth
S. Epatha Merkerson, Come Back, Little Sheba
Amy Morton, August: Osage County
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Tony Award
WINNER – Paulo Szot, South Pacific
Daniel Evans, Sunday in the Park With George
Lin-Manuel Miranda, In the Heights
Stew, Passing Strange
Tom Wopat, A Catered Affair
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Tony Award
WINNER – Patti LuPone, Gypsy
Kerry Butler, Xanadu
Kelli O’Hara, South Pacific
Faith Prince, A Catered Affair
Jenna Russell, Sunday in the Park With George
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY Tony Award
WINNER – Jim Norton, The Seafarer
Bobby Cannavale, Mauritius
Raul Esparza, The Homecoming
Conleth Hill, The Seafarer
David Pittu, Is He Dead?
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Tony Award
WINNER – Rondi Reed, August: Osage County
Sinead Cusack, Rock ‘n’ Roll
Mary McCormack, Boeing-Boeing
Laurie Metcalf, November
Martha Plimpton, Top Girls
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Tony Award
WINNER – Boyd Gaines, Gypsy
Daniel Breaker, Passing Strange
Danny Burstein, South Pacific
Robin De Jesus, In the Heights
Christopher Fitzgerald, Young Frankenstein
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Tony Award
WINNER – Laura Benanti, Gypsy
de’Adre Aziza, Passing Strange
Andrea Martin, Young Frankenstein
Olga Merediz, In the Heights
Loretta Ables Sayre, South Pacific
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY Tony Award
WINNER – Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County
Maria Aitken, The 39 Steps
Conor McPherson, The Seaferer
Matthew Warchus, Boeing-Boeing
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL Tony Award
WINNER – Bartlett Sher, South Pacific
Sam Buntrock, Sunday in the Park With George
Thomas Kail, In the Heights
Arthur Laurents, Gypsy
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Tony Award
WINNER – Andy Blankenbuehler, In the Heights
Rob Ashford, Cry-Baby
Christopher Gattelli, South Pacific
Dan Knechtges, Xanadu
BEST ORCHESTRATIONS Tony Award
WINNER – Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman, In the Heights
Jason Carr, Sunday in the Park With George
Stew and Heidi Rodewald, Passing Strange
Jonathan Tunick, A Catered Affair
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY Tony Award
WINNER – Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County
Peter McKintosh, The 39 Steps
Scott Pask, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Anthony Ward, Macbeth
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Tony Award
WINNER – Micheal Yeargan, South Pacific
David Farley and Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative Network, Sunday in the Park With Geroge
Anna Louizos, In the Heights
Robin Wagner, Young Frankenstein
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY Tony Award
WINNER – Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Gregory Gale, Cyrano de Bergerac
Rob Howell, Boeing-Boeing
Peter McKintosh, The 39 Steps
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Tony Award
WINNER – Catherine Zuber, South Pacific
David Farley, Sunday in the Park With George
Martin Pakledinaz, Gypsy
Paul Tazewell, In the Heights
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY Tony Award
WINNER – Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
Howard Harrison, Macbeth
Donald Holder, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Ann G. Wrightson, August: Osage County
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Tony Award
WINNER – Donald Holder, South Pacific
Ken Billington, Sunday in the Park With George
Howell Binkley, In the Heights
Natasha Katz, The Little Mermaid
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY Tony Award
WINNER – Mic Pool, The 39 Steps
Simon Baker, Boeing-Boeing
Adam Cork, Macbeth
Ian Dickson, Rock ‘n’ Roll
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Tony Award
WINNER – Scott Lehrer, South Pacific
Acme Sound Partners, In the Heights
Sebastian Frost, Sunday in the Park With George
Dan Moses Schreier, Gypsy
SPECIAL Tony Award FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATER
Stephen Sondheim
REGIONAL THEATER Tony Award
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
SPECIAL Tony Award
Robert Russell Bennett
Source: New York Times, Image Credit: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times
Japanese auto manufacturer Honda started production of first commercial hydrogen car in the world – Honda FCX Clarity or simply – Honda Clarity. According to automaker’s reps, Honda Clarity is the first hydrogen fuel cell-powered car certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for regular, commercial use. Say good bye to expensive to run, gas powered cars.
Honda’s been kicking lots of ass lately and FCX Clarity is another step in the right direction. The times are moving on and despite massive financial potential of petrol companies, it seem like they will no longer keep holding us by the balls and economical cars will make their way to the consumer, setting off a decline in rip off practices from those gas companies. Genepax Invented a Car that Runs on Water, Extreme Biofuel is pacing its way around… it’s happening folks, we’re gonna see cars that are more economical to run very soon. Honda FCX Clarity will be mass sold shortly. And I’m happy to share the news about it.
Obviously, we’re gonna need shit loads of hydrogen fuel stations, but they will start to pop up as soon as the people start buying hydrogen cars. However Honda only plans to lease about 200 of their FCX Clarity model over the next three years, so this is just a very beginning for hydrogen cars. The fact that there are not many hydrogen fuel stations is the main obstacle hence first owners of Honda FCX Clarity will be carefully chosen form among those who live within the range of one.
As for the car itself, Honda Clarity runs on electricity which is produced by a fuel cell battery powered by hydrogen. All this car emits is steam. You could go 280 miles before you need to fill the talk up with more hydrogen – which is a pretty decent range.
Even though hydrogen cars are not a thing of immediate future, Honda FCX Clarity proves that alternative power sources for cars are reality and we’ll be able to buy those on a large scale in a few years. Yay 
This is the video of Cheyenne Jackson and Kerry Butler on “Live with Regis and Kelly” performing with the cast of Tony nominated musical Xanadu. Cheyenne Jackson is the one is short briefs and Kerry Butler is of course the hot blonde ass in white skirt. Do you think her pubes are blonde to? She probably gets her cooch waxed off before any traces of hair develop so nobody really knows. She’s got no clue herself, me thinks.
It’s pretty gay, but it was saved by roller blades and disco ball. Every musical must have a disco ball otherwise it’s doomed. Xanadu writers must have realized and it’s right there. How awesome… Ladies and gentlemen, Cheyenne Jackson and Kerry Butler in Xanadu for your viewing pleasures. Have salted pumpkin sees ready, otherwise you’ll get bored as hell. I’m out of mine already.
This is an absolutel insane video of a European Elk, also known as Moose being eaten b Black Bear but still alive. At one point it tries to stand up but falls again becuase the injuries caused by massive Bear teeth are so severe, Moose can’t recover. Poor Moose is then kicking its legs as Bear merilessly takes one bite after another of its fresh flesh. This is the nature at its best, the predator wins and only kills in order for himself to survive.
The video was filme in Arjeplog area in Northern Sweden. Some people may find it shocking and disturbing, but don’t hold it against the bear. They are beautiful creatures, just as moose are. They don’t kill for pleasure like men. Bear was following its instrincts and this fight ended in his favor. If you find yourself upset after watching this video, chek out bear Maeuschen and his friendship with cat Muschi from Berlin Zoo.
Seriously, if you think your sister, mom, cousin, GMILF Grandma and God knows who – don’t do shit on internet, think again. Before you jerk off to another faceless stranger who’s stripping for you on the internet, watch this 30 second video from The Netherlands. It’s hilarious. Nw go and fuck your little sister. You’ve jerked off to her boobs countless times, not realizing it was her, so what’s the big, deal… sport?
What a cutie. This is Sam Alexis Woods, one year old daughter of world’s best golf player – Tiger Woods. Sam Alexis Woods was born on June 18, 2007 – one day after Father’s Day so this year, Tiger Woods will be celebrating his father’s day as a dad. And the reasons for celebration are obvious – he’s got a cute daughter.
In the picture below, Sam Alexis Woods is held by her grand mother Kultida Woods. next to them is Sam’s mother and wife of Tiger Woods – Elin Woods.
Image Credit: Reed Saxon for Associated Press
Regina Lasko is one of the most obscure celebrity girlfriend’s in the world. David Letterman, host of Late Show on CBC is a well earning millionaire who despite its financial worth doesn’t go out with new hot chick every couple of months. David Letterman has been with Regina Lasko since 1989 and they lived together in North Salem, New York since 2001. That’s a long ass time for being together. They’re not married, as far as I know, Regina Lasko is just David Letterman’s girlfriend, but they have a son named Harry together and David seems to value her above anything else.
It is very hard to come by any picture of Regina Lasko. David Letterman keeps his family a secret and very little is known about it. The picture above is one rare find and just shows that Regina is not a supermodel. But obviously she has some values no hot chick can offer and I totally agree with David on this one. He could care less about some super hot, young ass. He’s got his loving girlfriend and everybody else can go fuck themselves. And he’s right.
Regina Lasko is a former production manager with past in show business.
