Frank W Dux’s story was dramatised in the 1988 film Bloodsport which stared Jean-Claude Van Damme. Frank W Dux made lots of claims and appears to have been a bit of a real-life James Bond: though how much is true and how much is not is unclear. Read the rest of this entry »
Hunedoara Castle aka Dracula’s Castle is the Romanian castle belonging to Vlad the Impaler. Hunedoara Castle is Romania’s premier tourist attraction because of its scary history and association with vampires. Read the rest of this entry »
Viennese Waltz is featured in So you think You Can Dance. That would have been something to see the Viennese Waltz is one of the most difficult of the ballroom dances and most of the contestants on So YOU Think you can dance don’t come from a partner dance background Read the rest of this entry »
It appears that Kevin Angus Sinex was the crew member who died in a workplace accident on the PPV pro-wrestling show. Kevin Angus Sinex was a very experienced technician who had even worked on the opening show of the Atlanta Olympics. Read the rest of this entry »
Todd Wilbur’s Top Secret Recipes series of cook books have been a huge success and what does that tell us. Todd Wilbur’s winning formula with Top Secret Recipesbooks is to attempt to the popular culinary creations of American food Read the rest of this entry »
Season 2 of Americas Best Dance Crew premiered recently on MTV. The first season of Amercias Best Dance Crew did well for MTV so its odd that they chose to run the season 2 premier of the dance show on Saturday afternoon Its great to see yet more dance on premier TV : hip hop, locking, latin, salsa its all hot at the moment Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Morrison the well-regarded TV anchorman is rumoured to be leaving “Today in New York”. Rob Morrison, an ex-Marine has done several overseas assignments stationed in the Middle East locations such as Qatar Read the rest of this entry »
Yes yet another scam: and its so easy when the general public doesn’t understand basic science. Can a car be powered by water. In a word: NO, and here’s why Read the rest of this entry »
Sad news that Joseph Pevney died May 18 at his home in Palm Springs at the age of 96. The name but not be a household name but in his long career Joseph directed some of the Star Trek’s best episodes. In total he directed 14 episodes in the original Star Trek series including the best loved of “The Trouble with Tribbles” and “The City on he Edge of Forever” Read the rest of this entry »
Octagon Global Recruiting ran an ad during the big finale of Lost: did you pick up on the fine print? Yes they want volunteers - big hint in San Diego at the same time that Comic Con is on: the world’s largest Comic Convention! Yes its all a tie in to Lost and Comics - and interesting cross-over in my opinion! Read the rest of this entry »
