Monday, January 28, 2008
Danny Johnston Flies Away
Just to make it clear.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
The Loss of a hottie...
Heath Ledger found dead in New York
Police have confirmed that sleeping pills were discovered near the body of Australian actor Heath Ledger, 28, when he was found dead in a Manhattan apartment today.
New York Police Department deputy commissioner Paul Browne said the Oscar-nominated actor's body was found naked and face-down on the floor of his bedroom by a housekeeper about 3.30pm Tuesday (7.30am Melbourne time).
''There were pills within the vicinity of the bed,'' Mr Browne said.
But he stressed that pills were not scattered around Ledger's body, as had been previously reported.
"There were some prescription medications that included sleeping pills," he said.
The 28-year-old actor, who had reportedly been ill with pneumonia, had an appointment for a massage at the apartment, which is believed to be his home in Soho in Manhattan.
The housekeeper went to tell Ledger the masseuse had arrived and found him naked and unconscious at the foot of his bed.
Ledger's former fiancee, Brokeback Mountain co-star Michelle Williams - the mother of his two-year-daughter Matilda - was reported to be ''devastated'' by his death and had boarded a flight to New York.
Representatives of the actor's family said police had advised them his death was accidental, the TMZ.com website reported.
The site said representatives had made contact to say Ledger's family was particularly distraught over media speculation that he may have taken his own life. He was not that kind of person, the family said.
Ledger's Californian attorney, John LaViolette, could not be contacted this morning.
A spokeswoman at his office said he was currently on a plane.
"I'm sorry, we can't talk about this now, we're too upset," she said, before ending the phone call.
Ledger's death comes during the making of his latest film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, directed by Terry Gilliam and in which he was to star alongside Christopher Plummer and Tom Waits.
Ledger was an Oscar nominee for his role in Brokeback Mountain and had numerous other screen credits.
He played a heroin addict in Candy, the suicidal son of Billy Bob Thornton in Monster's Ball and had starring roles in A Knight's Tale and The Patriot.
His most recent role was in I'm Not There, in which he played one of the many incarnations of singer Bob Dylan - as did Cate Blanchett, whose performance in that film earned her an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.
Monday, January 14, 2008
What if
some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
and pranced and partied all night long
and sang their same old Whatif song:
Whatif I'm dumb in school?
Whatif they've closed the swimming pool?
Whatif I get beat up?
Whatif there's poison in my cup?
Whatif I start to cry?
Whatif I get sick and die?
Whatif I flunk that test?
Whatif green hair grows on my chest?
Whatif nobody likes me?
Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?
Whatif I don't grow talle?
Whatif my head starts getting smaller?
Whatif the fish won't bite?
Whatif the wind tears up my kite?
Whatif they start a war?
Whatif my parents get divorced?
Whatif the bus is late?
Whatif my teeth don't grow in straight?
Whatif I tear my pants?
Whatif I never learn to dance?
Everything seems well, and then
the nighttime Whatifs strike again!
Where did we go?
- went to Maui for 3 weeks
-flew to San Diego for Halloween
-met my new nephew Logan
-got kidney stones
-almost threw up on myself watching the Chargers vs Colts game
see, nothing too crazy, but I suppose blog worthy. I shall be steadfast in the future.