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Elton John - Rotten Peaches

x_juicyfruit — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:02:19 -0700

We've moved on six miles from where we were yesterday
And yesterday is but a long long ways away
So we'll camp out tonight beneath the bright starlight
And forget rotten peaches and the places we've stayed

I left from the dockland two years ago now
Made my way over on the S.S. Marie
And I've always had trouble wherever I've settled
Rotten peaches are all that I see

Rotten peaches rotting in the sun
Seems I've seen that devil fruit since the world begun
Mercy I'm a criminal, Jesus I'm the one
Rotten peaches rotting in the sun

There ain't no green grass in a U.S. state prison
There is no one to hold when you're sick for your wife
And each day out you'll pick, you'll pick rotten peaches
You'll pick rotten peaches for the rest of your life

Oh I've had me my fill of cocaine and pills
For I lie in the light of the Lord
And my home is ten thousand, ten thousand miles away
And I guess I won't see it no more

RottenTomatoes.com 100 Worst Rated Movies

Whiplash — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:48:48 -0700

In case you're not familiar with RottenTomatoes.com, here you go:

Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of movies and video games. The name derives from the vaudeville-era cliché of throwing tomatoes and other produce at stage performers if a performance was particularly bad. The website created a distinctive means to summarize the general critical opinions about these works.

Rotten Tomatoes staff searches the Internet for as many websites as possible that contain reviews of particular films and games; from the amateur to the professional. Once found, the staff uses the aggregate data to determine if the review is positive ("fresh", marked by a small icon of a red tomato) or negative ("rotten", marked by a small icon of a green splatted tomato).

The website keeps track of all of the reviews counted (which can approach 250 for major films) and the percentage of positive reviews is tabulated. If the positive reviews make up 60% or more, the film is considered "fresh" in that a supermajority of the reviewers approve of the film. Conversely, if the positive reviews are less than 60%, then the film is considered "rotten."

Source

Anyway, here is the list of the 100 worst-rated movies on the site. I'm proud to admit that I've only seen two of them (Jawbreaker and The Fog).

How many have YOU seen?

100. Catwoman
99. A Man Apart
98. Norbit
97. Slackers
96. Say It Isn't So
95. Taxi
94. I Dreamed Of Africa
93. Juwanna Mann
92. First Daughter
91. Urban Legends: Final Cut
90. The Number 23
89. Elektra
88. White Noise
87. Darkness Falls
86. Gods and Generals
85. Kangaroo Jack
84. Stealing Harvard
83. A Sound Of Thunder
82. The Skulls
81. Underclassman
80. Man Of The House
79. Venom
78. My Boss's Daughter
77. See No Evil
76. The Wash
75. Out Cold
74. Basic Instinct 2
73. Premonition
72. Dragonfly
71. Surviving Christmas
70. The Reaping
69. The New Guy
68. Lost Souls
67. Boat Trip
66. Date Movie
65. Deck The Halls
64. Chill Factor
63. Ultraviolet
62. Undiscovered
61. Jawbreaker
60. Stay Alive
59. Gray Matters
58. The Order
57. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
56. Doogal
55. Gigli
54. Envy
53. Yours, Mine, And Ours
52. Johnson Family Vacation
51. Glitter
50. Cheaper By The Dozen 2
49. Summer Catch
48. The Adventures Of Pluto Nash
47. Extreme Ops
46. The Forsaken
45. Universal Soldier: The Return
44. Material Girls
43. Yu-Gi-Oh: The Movie
42. The Fog
41. Supercross: The Movie
40. Big Momma's House 2
39. Code Name: The Cleaner
38. Swept Away
37. Corky Romano
36. Serving Sara
35. The Perfect Man
34. Because I Said So
33. Texas Rangers
32. Bloodrayne
31. Soul Survivors
30. The Mod Squad
29. My Baby's Daddy
28. Darkness
27. The In Crowd
26. House Of The Dead
25. Down To You
24. Happy N'Ever After
23. Fear Dot Com
22. Son Of The Mask
21. Bless The Child
20. Rollerball
19. The Whole Ten Yards
18. Christmas With The Kranks
17. Baby Geniuses
16. The covenant
15. Deuces Wild
14. Battlefield Earth
13. Epic Movie
12. Godsend
11. Zoom
10. Half Past Dead
9. The Master Of Disguise
8. Twisted
7. National Lampoon's Gold Diggers
6. Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
5. King's Ransom
4. Pinocchio (2002)
3. Crossover
2. Alone In The Dark
1. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

Rotten office fridge cleanup sends 7 to hospital

bluesarahlou — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:55:22 -0700

Ummm...EW.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – An office worker cleaning a fridge full of rotten food created a smell so noxious that it sent seven co-workers to the hospital and made many others ill. Firefighters had to evacuate the AT&T building in downtown San Jose on Tuesday, after the flagrant fumes prompted someone to call 911. A hazmat team was called in.

What they found was an unplugged refrigerator that had been crammed with moldy food.

Authorities said an enterprising office worker had decided to clean it out, placing the food in a conference room while using two cleaning chemicals to scrub down the mess. The mixture of old lunches and disinfectant caused 28 people to need treatment for vomiting and nausea.

Authorities said the worker who cleaned the fridge didn't need treatment - she can't smell because of allergies.

SOURCE

RottenTomatoes.com BEST PICTURE showdown

Whiplash — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:45:42 -0700

RottenTomatoes.com took the Best Picture Oscar winners for the past 80 years and put them in order from the worst to the best.

I've starred all the ones I've seen.

80. The Greatest Show On Earth (1952)
79. Cimarron (1931)
78. The Broadway Melody (1928)
77. Cavalcade (1933)
76. The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
75. Crash (2005)*
74. The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
73. Forrest Gump (1994)*
72. Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
71. A Beautiful Mind (2002)
70. Gladiator (2000)
69. Dances With Wolves (1990)
68. Braveheart (1995)
67. Out Of Africa (1985)
66. Going My Way (1944)
65. Driving Miss Daisy (1989)*
64. Gigi (1958)
63. The Sound Of Music (1965)*
62. Tom Jones (1963)
61. Titanic (1997)*
60. A Man For All Seasons (1966)
59. Mrs. Miniver (1942)
58. Grand Hotel (1932)
57. Chariots of Fire (1981)
56. Oliver! (1968)*
55. Chicago (2002)*
54. The English Patient (1996)
53. How Green Was My Valley (1941)
52. From Here To Eternity (1953)
51. Ordinary People (1980)
50. Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
49. Gandhi (1982)*
48. The Apartment (1960)
47. Platoon (1986)
46. The Last Emperor (1987)
45. The Deer Hunter (1978)
44. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
43. American Beauty (1999)*
42. Terms Of Endearment (1983)*
41. Ben-Hur (1959)
40. Rain Man (1988)*
39. Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979)
38. Million Dollar Baby (2005)
37. Rocky (1976)*
36. My Fair Lady (1964)*
35. You Can't Take It With You (1938)
34. Hamlet (1948)
33. Shakespeare In Love (1998)
32. The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
31. The Lost Weekend (1945)
30. The Departed (2006)*
29. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)*
28. All The King's Men (1949)
27. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
26. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
25. In the Heat of the Night (1967)*
24. The Sting (1973)*
23. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)*
22. Silence of the Lambs (1991)*
21. It Happened One Night (1934)
20. West Side Story (1961)*
19. Patton (1970)
18. Unforgiven (1992)
17. Schindler's List (1993)*
16. Gone With The Wind (1939)*
15. The French Connection (1971)
14. Amadeus (1984)*
13. Wings (1927)
12. An American in Paris (1951)
11. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)*
10. Annie Hall (1977)*
9. The Godfather Part II (1974)
8. Casablanca (1942)
7. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
6. Marty (1955)
5. Rebecca (1940)
4. Sunrise (1927)
3. All About Eve (1950)
2. On The Waterfront (1954)
1. The Godfather (1972)*

RottenTomatoes.com 53 Best Sports Movies

Whiplash — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:17:30 -0700

For an explanation of what Rotten Tomatoes is, click here.

These are the 53 Best Sports Movies of all time, according to the site. I'm not a big fan of sports movies, but I've seen a handful of these (which I've starred on the list).

I'm kind of bummed that The Sandlot isn't on here.

53. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby*
52. Remember The Titans
51. Ultimate X: The Movie
50. Cool Runnings
49. Caddyshack*
48. White Men Can't Jump
47. Rocky Balboa
46. Seabiscuit
45. Rudy
44. He Got Game
43. Miracle
42. Cinderella Man
41. The Longest Yard
40. Step Into Liquid
39. Love And Basketball
38. Friday Night Lights
37. Beyond The Mat
36. Jerry Maguire*
35. The Rookie
34. A League Of Their Own*
33. North Dallas Forty
32. Major League*
31. The Natural
30. Chariots Of Fire
29. Go Tigers!
28. The Heart Of The Game
27. Bend It Like Beckham*
26. Slap Shot
25. Eight Men Out
24. The Karate Kid*
23. Girlfight*
22. The Color Of Money
21. Shaolin Soccer
20. League Of Ordinary Gentlemen
19. Field Of Dreams*
18. Dogtown and Z-Boys
17. Hoosiers
16. Million Dollar Baby
15. Rocky*
14. Touching The Void*
13. Breaking Away
12. Bang The Drum Slowly
11. Pumping Iron
10. The Bad News Bears*
9. The Life And Times of Hank Greenburg
8. Lagaan
7. The Hustler
6. Offside
5. Hoop Dreams
4. When We Were Kings
3. Raging Bull
2. Murderball
1. Bull Durham*

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

Top 10 Twitter Feeds to Follow

Monique Marie — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:39:21 -0800

10: Adam Savage

Ray Tamarra/Getty ImagesAdam Savage is but one half of the popular "Mythbusters" team.
You know him as one half of the "Mythbusters" -- Discovery Channel's wildly successful show that's part science, part fun. Aside from being a pretty smart person, Savage (@donttrythis) also has a pretty interesting life, one actually worth following on Twitter. Fans can get an inside peek into the world of a real mythbuster -- "Just finished watching "Stand By Me" with my boys. They LOVED it (of course). AND I finished all my homework for our RSA appearance soon." Part of the appeal of Savage is that he doesn't seem to have bought into his own celebrity and he's extremely fan friendly. His tweet regarding a recent walk down the red carpet -- "This is far out. There are tons of ACTUAL famous people here" -- is the kind of humble self deprecation that has earned Savage nearly 30,000 followers as of April 2009 [source: Twitter].

9: Neil Gaiman

Darryl James/Getty ImagesNeil Gaiman is a popular science fiction and fantasy author.
British author Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) is famous for his science fiction novels, film screenplays and graphic novels. The film version of his fantasy novel "Stardust" grossed more than $135 million worldwide [source: Box Office Mojo]. Gaiman has a blog on his Web site that has become pretty popular due to his interaction with fans. The same fan connection has happened with his Twitter account as well. Gaiman tweets about his life as a world traveling writer, keeping fans in the know about book signings and appearances as well as alerting folks when he's finished a longer blog post on his Web site. Part of the charm of Gaiman's tweets is that he's a respected author, so you won't find any silly Internet abbreviations. If you're expecting "just ate rotten mffn for b-fast - LOLZ!" then you'll be disappointed. If you appreciate sly British humor, Gaiman is your man:
"It is beautiful. As if every photo should be captioned 'by nightfall their peaceful town would be the scene of unimaginable horror'."

8: CNN

Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesThis is CNN...and a dog.
Not all the Twitter feeds worth following are actual people. CNN (@cnnbrk) has been a respected news media outlet since it was founded in 1980 by media mogul Ted Turner. It has since been absorbed by Time Warner Cable, but it still retains its place as leader in providing accurate and up-to-the-minute news from every corner of the globe. To keep up with news in real time, you can follow the CNN feed or the CNN Breaking News version on Twitter. Both feeds are sanctioned by CNN, and you can find news as it happens on both. CNN made headlines in April 2009, when actor and Twitterholic Ashton Kutcher challenged CNN to a race for one million followers and won. It was all in good fun though, with Kutcher donating $100,000 to a charity that helps fight malaria after his victory.

7: New York Times

Mario Tama/Getty ImagesThe New York Times building in New York City
The New York Times (@nytimes) was founded in 1851 and quickly became the most successful newspaper in the United States. To this day it's the go-to news publication in the United States, where you always get "All the News That's Fit to Print." With print media outlets falling on hard times during the economic hardships of 2008 and 2009, "The Times" has embraced Twitter as a way to stay relevant and connected in an increasingly paperless world. The Times has no less than 50 different Twitter feeds for newshounds to follow. You can keep up with personal tweets from editors, writers and reporters as well as a host of news feeds. Each section of the paper has its own Twitter account as well, so if you love The Times sports coverage, but don't enjoy the style section so much, you can choose only to follow what you're interested in. Most of The Times' section tweets are blurbs with links to further coverage on its Web site, while the reporter and writer tweets include personal points of view on the news they cover.

6: NASA Robots

Pool/Getty ImagesThe robot team celebrates in the mission control room the successful Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft's scheduled landing on the Martian Arctic.
Yes, you read that one right. In a stroke of marketing genius, NASA, beginning with the Mars Phoenix Lander (@marsphoenix), began to "ghost tweet" as if various mission robots were speaking with their followers. Not only was it a clever way to keep people interested and informed about NASA and space exploration, but it created some unusual and unexpected results. Followers became attached to the Mars Phoenix Lander and humanized it, perhaps partially due to the smash hit film "Wall-E," the Pixar computer animated film about a very emotional robot. The sad news is that the Mars Phoenix Lander's job required it to stay on the red planet forever. The 38,000-plus followers of Mars Phoenix were saddened, though the ghost tweeters tried their best to keep spirits up:
"I should stay well-preserved in this cold. I'll be humankind's monument here for centuries, eons, until future explorers come for me."
And the final message from Mars Phoenix was simply a structured series of ones and zeroes -- the binary code was translated as "triumph."

5: Martha Stewart

Michael Loccisano/Getty ImagesMartha Stewart flashes her trademark cute smile.
Who doesn't need a little more Martha Stewart (@marthastewart) in their lives? The business giant, TV show host, magazine publisher, author and ex-con is one of the most popular women in the world. Her followers, and not just on Twitter, are a force to be reckoned with -- if Martha endorses it, they try it out. If she says to paint it, they paint it. If she says break out the pinking shears, then something is going to get cut (in a zigzag). Followers of her Twitter feed get posts on what she's up too with her various endeavors, updates on appearances she'll be making and simple advice and recommendations on everything from a nice summer wine to what to serve at the perfect dinner party. And as you might expect, it's also delightfully free of grade-school Internet abbreviations.

4: Oprah Winfrey

Katy Winn/Getty ImagesOprah gives a big thumbs up to Twitter.
Just like Martha Stewart, and perhaps even more so, media mogul Oprah Winfrey (@oprah) has a legion of fans who hang on her every word. She's created a true empire and the fate of everything from an author's career to a product's success can hang in the balance depending on her recommendation. When Oprah tweets, her nearly 750,000 (as of April 2009) followers listen. Considering the fact that Oprah just started tweeting in mid-April 2009, the sheer number of followers she has is astounding. So far, her tweets have been a mix of updates on upcoming show guests and some fun personal information, like what music she's listening to and what her dinner plans are. She also gives a little behind-the-scenes look at her show, tweeting about how she pulled an episode on the Columbine High School shooting anniversary because it "focused too much on killers." Go, Oprah, go.

3: Shaquille O'Neal

Jed Jacobsohn/Getty ImagesShaq may not be able to shoot a free throw, but he can twitter with the best.
NBA basketball star Shaquille O'Neal (@THE_REAL_SHAQ) is one of the most popular players in league history because of his sense of humor and gentle giant persona, so it's no surprise that his Twitter feed is also a big hit. As of April 2009, his Shaqness had acquired nearly 900,000 followers and is sure to hit the one million mark. Like with most celebrities, Shaq tweets about his day-to-day life, but through the lens of his funny personality. He also made headlines in March 2009 by twittering during halftime of a game. All he said in the message was a cryptic "Shhhhh," but it was enough to make the news. In addition to his funny posts about what he ate for breakfast and his desire to lose enough weight to have "eight pack abs" Shaq also uses Twitter to give tickets away to fans, proving that his heart is as big as his shoe size -- an astounding 23.

2: Barack Obama

Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesYes we can Ttwitter!
Yes, the President of the United States (@BarackObama) is on Twitter. President Obama twittered himself in the weeks leading up to the election, giving updates on appearances he'd be making and covering talking points of his political rallies. Since he's taken office, he's been a little busier trying to help correct an ailing U.S. economy, but the tweets live on through his staff. But he did make history on March 26, 2009, when he became the first acting American President to send a tweet. He sent a message about the struggling economy and included a video link to the White House Web site. The video was of the President himself, urging Americans to send their questions about the economic struggles for a press conference he held the following day. His staff now sends out tweets updating his million-plus followers about his upcoming speeches as well as calls for Americans to volunteer with various organizations.

1: Wil Wheaton

Albert L. Ortega/Getty ImagesWil Wheaton never had any friends later on like the ones he had when he was 12 -- does anybody?
Actor Wil Wheaton (@wilw) is probably best known for his role on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and when he played a young boy searching with his friends for a dead body in the 1986 film "Stand By Me." But anyone in-the-know is keen to the fact that Wheaton is a virtual God in the land of technophiles and all things geek related. Wheaton has this reputation because he's become what's known in the tech realm as an "early adopter." This means that he's first on the bandwagon when it comes to tech products, gaming and geek trends. His blog has been wildly popular for years and once he started twittering, it didn't take fans long to catch on. Aside from the usual day-to-day stuff that Twitter is known for, Wheaton recommends video games, tech products, movies, podcasts and just about anything else Web related.

Nicole Kidman Movies Rated In %s By Rotten Tomatoes!

scotlandrulz — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:51:57 -0700

91%
God Grew Tired of Us

41%
The Golden Compass

81%
I Have Never Forgotten You

19%
The Invasion

51%
Margot at the Wedding

30%
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

74%
Happy Feet

25%
Bewitched

58%
The Interpreter

39%
Birth

27%
The Stepford Wives

71%
Cold Mountain

70%
Dogville

41%
The Human Stain

33%
In the Cut

57%
Birthday Girl

80%
The Hours

78%
Moulin Rouge

83%
The Others

78%
Eyes Wide Shut

21%
Practical Magic

45%
The Peacemaker

38%
The Portrait of a Lady

43%
Batman Forever

87%
To Die For

93%
Flirting

61%
Malice

50%
My Life

50%
Far and Away

53%
Billy Bathgate

44%
Days of Thunder

95%
Dead Calm

Rotten Tomatoes Actor Rating Who I Like

scotlandrulz — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:42:15 -0700

Reese Witherspoon
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/reese_witherspoon/

T-Meter Critics Rate Her As 35%

Range of Movie T-meters: 13% - 93%
Number of Movies: 29
Box Office Since 2001: $523.5M

Highest Rated Movie: Election - 93%
Lowest Rated Movie: The Trumpet Of A Swan - 13%

Nicole Kidman
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/nicole_kidman/

T-Meter Critics Rated Her As 44%

Range of Movie T-meters: 19% - 95%
Number of Movies: 48
Box Office Since 2001: $788.9M

Highest Rated Movie - Dead Calm - 93%
Lowest Rated Movie - The Invasion - 19% (well i liked it!)

Michelle Pfeiffer
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/michelle_pfeiffer/

T-Meter Critics Rate Her As 58%
Range of Movie T-meters: 15% - 94%
Number of Movies: 37
Box Office Since 2001: $395.6M

Highest Rated Movie - The Fabulous Baker Boys - 94%
Lowest Rated Movie - To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday - 15%

Ewan McGregor
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ewan_mcgregor/

T-Meter Critics Rated Hims As A 55%
Range of Movie T-meters: 9% - 88%
Number of Movies: 42
Box Office Since 2001: $1136.8M

Highest Rated Movie - Trainspotting - 88%
Lowest Rated Movie - Eyes Of The Beholder - 9%

Joaquin Phoenix
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/joaquin_phoenix/

T-Meter Critics Rated Him As A 50%
Range of Movie T-meters: 14% - 92%
Number of Movies: 23
Box Office Since 2001: $865.2M

Highest Rated Movie - Parenthood - 92%
Lowest Rated Movie - It's All About Love - 14%

Adam Sandler
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/adam_sandler/

T-Meter Critics Rated Him As A 7%!
Range of Movie T-meters: 2% - 79%
Number of Movies: 45
Box Office Since 2001: $1275M

Highest Rated Movie - Punk-Drunk Love - 79%
Lowest rated Movie - The Master of Disguise 2%

Jake Gyllenhaal
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jake_gyllenhaal/

T-Meter Critics Rated Him As A 71%
Range of Movie T-meters: 30% - 93%
Number of Movies: 16
Box Office Since 2001: $349.1M

Highest Rated Movie - October Sky - 95%
Lowest Rated Movie - Bubble Boy - 30%

Audrey Hepburn
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/audrey_hepburn/

T-Meter Critics Rated As A 85%
Range of Movie T-meters: 33% - 100%
Number of Movies: 38

Highest Rated Movie - How To Steel A Million - 100%!!
Lowest Rated Movie - They All Laughed - 33%

Grace Kelly
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/grace_kelly/

T-Meter Ctritics Rated Her As A 100%
Range of Movie T-meters: 73% - 100%
Number of Movies: 19

Highest Rated Movie - Mogambo - 100%!!
Lowest Rated Movie - High Society - 73% (LOWEST she must have AMAZING MOVIES!! i love this movie!)

Heath Ledger
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/heath_ledger/

T-Meter cristics Rated Him As A 43%
Range of Movie T-meters: 7% - 94%
Number of Movies: 18
Box Office Since 2001: $702.7M

Highest Rated Movie - The Dark Knight - 93% (EWW!)
Lowest Rated Movie - The Order - 7%

Rotten Lemon

fashion4ward — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:04:50 -0700

Very cheeky and random title, I know. Sweater: Gap Cami: Aeropostale Shorts: The Limited Sandals: Nadara Belt: Unknown Bag: Coach Jewelry: Vintage