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Wow and I thought I splurged on oil changes when I went to the place connected to Mr. Car Wash, but this sheikh has me beaten:

A RICH Arab sent his Lamborghini on a 6,500-mile round trip to Britain for a service.

The £190,000 supercar was put on a scheduled flight from Qatar to Heathrow – then flown BACK after the oil check.

Money was no object as the flight would have cost the owner – thought to be a Sheikh – around £20,000.

The move sparked fury from green campaigners. READ THE REST

(Thanks Murdock!)

Hello all,
Here is show 42, kinda long but it’s good.
Show Notes:

Intro by lambo
Around the MLB, standings, power rankings
Astros talk
Discussion topics: Buyer/Seller, “Small Market Team”
Sketkar’s crap by Lambo, yes Lambo has crap too

Enjoy!

Is the dead monster that washed up on a beach in Montauk, NY a scientific experiment or another Cartoon Network stunt? READ MORE

Velvet Revolver Announce New Singer
Shirley Halperin of Entertainment Weekly reports that Royston Langdon — frontman for Spacehog (who had a 1995 hit with “In The Meantime”) and estranged husband of Liv Tyler (Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler’s daughter) — is in the running for the Velvet Revolver singer gig.

New OZZY OSBOURNE Impersonator Turns Up On ‘America’s Got Talent’
An Ozzy Osbourne impersonator by the name of Randy Hanson appeared on this week’s episode of “America’s Got Talent”, the NBC-TV talent search show featuring amateur singers, dancers, magicians, comedians and other talents with Sharon Osbourne as one of the judges.

KIX Confirmed For ROCK THE BAYOU Festival
KIX — frontman Steve Whiteman, bassist Mark Schenker, guitarists Ronnie Younkins and Brian “Damage” Forsythe and drummer Jimmy “Chocolate” Chalfant — has been confirmed for the Rock The Bayou music bash.

Howard Stern Plots “Rock ‘N’ Roll High School” Remake
Shock jock and self-proclaimed “King of All Media” Howard Stern is turning his sights back on films with a planned remake of the classic teen flick Rock ‘n’ Roll High School.

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You have to go read this comic on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Web site! 

AOL Television got the votes and reveals “the good, the bad and just plain ugly” in the world of reality television:

We asked you to vote for the best and worst in reality TV, and 1,340,208 tallies later, it’s clear: When it comes to “nonscripted programming,” either you love it, you hate it … or you love to hate it. Click to find out who you named as Biggest Trainwreck (we sooo agree!), who you’d hate to be stuck with on an elevator, which ‘Dancing’ star you wish would be your partner — and more fun … for real.

SEE THE LIST

The Chronicle’s HandStamp blog lets us know that the Engine Room club in downtown Houston has closed down.

As the comments note, there have been a lot of new clubs opening in that area and more are on the way like House of Blues.

I saw some good shows at the Engine Room over the years.  Too bad. 

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The Forth Worth Star Telegram shows us the top 10 radio stations in Dallas for the spring ratings period.

1. KESS/107.9 FM (regional Mexican)
2. KHKS/106.1 FM (Top 40)
3. KLUV/98.7 FM (oldies)
4. KLNO/94.1 FM (regional Mexican)
5. WBAP/820 AM (news-talk)
6. KKDA/104.5 FM (rap/R&B)
7. KBFB/97.9 FM (rap/R&B)
8. KVIL/103.7 FM (light rock)
9 (tie). KLTY/94.9 FM (contemporary Christian) and KSCS/96.3 FM (country).

I literally agonized over whether to buy the Sony SAL-135F18Z 135mm f/1.8 or the SAL-70200G - 70-200mm f/2.8 when picking out this new lens. They are similarly priced and both excellent lenses.
While the 70-200mm 2.8 is more versatile in terms of focal length, the 135mm 1.8 is unquestionably sharper and more suited for my style […]