I Sold Everything To Buy A Lamborghini And Drive Across The Country

From: http://jalopnik.com/5559767/
Matt Hardigree, the author of this post, at matt@jalopnik.com.

Richard Jordan had everything he was told to want: cars, a new house, and a fiancee. Then his fiancee left him. So he sold everything, bought a Lamborghini Gallardo and set out across America. This is his amazing story.

This is a love story, but not a conventional one. Sure, there's a woman. There always is. But it's when the woman split that the real romance began. This is the story of Richard Jordan, a man who lost love and then found it again in an exotic Italian sports car and the open American road. Jordan's journey would take him across the country and back again multiple times as he racked up nearly 100,000 miles on a car so expensive, most owners rarely drive at all.

Independence Day

It was early 2006 and Richard's version of the American Dream lay crumbling at his feet. After giving his girlfriend of five years a ring and a house in suburban North Texas — purchased with the proceeds from selling his metal fabrication business, his old house and a few of his cars — she left him.

"I bought us the house and planned on moving in and, as soon as I did, she left," explains Richard. "So I got stuck in a house I didn't want, in an area I didn't want to be in... it was kind of emotionally traumatic. So I bought the car and wandered around."

It wasn't actually as easy as that. No one wanted to buy his new house so he was stuck with it. It took him months to sell the rest of his possessions. That, combined with the much of his life savings, he used to afford a $90,000 down payment on a Lamborghini Gallardo — one of the most expensive vehicles on the market.

The Gallardo is named for a famous Spanish bull and unleashes a massive 512 HP through its mid-mounted V10. Its sharp looks hint at the performance: 0-to-60 mph in just 4.0 seconds with a top speed of 195 mph for the model Jordan purchased. The price? A steep $180,000 at the time of purchase.

After locating the right model and arranging the financing he picked up his black Lamborghini Gallardo Coupe from Lamborghini of Ohio. The date? July 4th, 2006.

Independence Day was an almost intentionally ironic choice, as he picked that day to separate from everything he'd created but now no longer wanted, including the house.

"I'd become a prisoner to my house, to everything, to my fantasy of an American Dream or anything I could remotely call home."

"I'm Not Moby"

With one of the fastest cars in the world but nowhere to take it, Jordan just started driving. For more than a year he wandered from place to place, living in motels and making new friends. He'd cross the United States three times and make trips from Ohio to Colorado to Texas to North Carolina on just a night's rest.

"It was just a feeling that I didn't really have a home, there was no place to safely be but the Lambo. That was the one thing that felt like it worked for me."

He visited the ghost towns and big cities and retraced childhood trips. As soon as he'd settle down somewhere he'd get the itch to move and pack up to drive somewhere else. It quickly became difficult to pay for the house in Dallas — his one remaining possession he couldn't shake — and still afford gas. He almost lost the house numerous times.

"I have a few hundred grand against me, I don't like debt, but I'm used to it," Richard says. "I've accumulated a lot and paid it back several times in my life."

His wanderings yielded as much joy and humor as they did introspection and isolation, including a trip to strip club in Ohio where Richard, then 32, was mistaken for Moby by an a waitress who was convinced he was the musician because of his shaved head, glasses and fancy car.

"This girl comes up and was a waitress and she's like 'You're Moby, aren't you?' and I said 'I'll be anyone you want me to be,' and she took it as 'I'm Moby.'"

Richard is not Moby, but he's also not completely against accepting free bottles of champagne when offered.

"It was just ridiculous, the manager's like kissing my butt, I maybe spent $100 the whole night and it was just really, really silly and absurd."

"It was just like The Blues Brothers!"

Driving across the country in a Lamborghini means occasionally driving above the speed limit. Richard's honest about his desire to go fast and has a drawer full of 53 tickets to prove it. But it wasn't speed, exactly, that landed him in the handcuffs of an Indiana State Trooper.

Though generally jumping from hotel room to hotel room, Richard did have family responsibilities like serving as the best man in his cousin's wedding. While en route to the wedding he was stopped for speeding but ran afoul of the Indiana State Police and suddenly found himself staring down the highway at a roadblock.

Because his car's registration was one-day expired the troops were able to search the car and found a handgun.

"I don't travel without guns, I've been in too many situations so I always carry one or two guns with me," Richard says. "A car like that is an assault on the senses, and you could be in a decent area and just be barraged by people and you never knew who you're dealing with."

At first he didn't grasp the gravity of the situation — the police thought he was moving drugs — so his calm demeanor and jokes about hating the town he was in and a general Blues Brothers schtick didn't go over well. They kept him in the back of a squad car for four hours, eventually releasing him on his own recognizance when they realized they weren't able to drive the car on the back of a flatbed without his help.

He eventually got the car back and the charges settled, but the whole endeavor cost him $25,000 in fines, travel, and legal fees.

91,807 Miles

Most people don't use their expensive cars as daily drivers exactly because they're so expensive. The highest mileage of any Lamborghini Gallardo for sale on eBay Motors is 38,835 for a 2004 model, but the majority of vehicles are below 10,000 miles.

In his trips across the country Richard managed 91,807 miles.

"I can't afford to buy something like that and drive it on the weekend," Richard explains. "The difference between being materialistic and not is when you use what you have."

For him, it's a better value to drive it given the immediate drop in value for a used Lamborghini. It's even strange for him that others think otherwise.

"No one is concerned with anything as long as Starbucks and the mall is open. It baffles me. It overwhelms me actually. You can have something that's as extreme as a Lamborghini — that's perfect in a sense — and it has no value once you use it."

All that driving does have a price and now the car has even less value. After all the hard driving and long miles, the timing chain stretched, crunching the valves and turning the car into an exotic and expensive paperweight. The car is now worth less than he owes on it and the bank refuses to grant him another loan.

"For me, it's wasteful not to use it. That's anything. It doesn't matter if it's a fucking dishwasher," says Richard. "That's not really socially acceptable. It's not the way we're programmed... most people don't live like I do. I'd eat ramen noodles to pay for gasoline, just to avoid the monotony of being stuck in four walls."

Considering the traumatic experience that led him to buy the car, its destruction doesn't seem to burden him too much.

"It worked everyday, it worked like it was supposed to, it never broke down," Richard assures me. "It exceeded all my expectations."

He's using his sudden lack of transportation not as the end of one journey but as the start of a new one, setting up a shop in Dallas where he plans to build custom motorcycles and superbikes. He has plans to repair the engine or swap in a new one once he can afford it, but for now it makes an interesting sculpture to show friends and prospective customers in the main room of his new office. Richard's also met a girl, but he's trying to take it one step at a time.

His Lamborghini may no longer run, but Richard doesn't regret the decisions he's made. He adopts a zen-like tone that clashes with his mohawk while explaining how lucky he was to be able to leave everything behind and experience something many fantasize about but almost no one has the balls to actually do.

"You're never going to live up to anyone's expectations, so you might as well live up to your own and for me that's to be as free as you can. And if money doesn't buy you freedom then it's useless."

We couldn't agree more.

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Phish Joins Jimmy Fallon

Phish’s summer tour is set to open in Chicago on Friday. To help mark the occasion, a live performance by the band aired last night on Night with Jimmy Fallon. The group taped Joy track “Kill Devil Falls” after recording “Loving Cup” last month and that performance was broadcast on Wednesday.

For a look back at the group circa 1992, check out our archival article, “Phish: Getting It Clearly Through Alternative Paths,” now up on the site.

Ten '80s Shows We Want to See as Movies

By Ryan Gowland

After The Addams Family premiered to big box-office success in 1991, the floodgates opened for classic TV shows to be adapted into movies. While 1993's Beverly Hillbillies movie performed dismally, the success of The Flintstones (1994) and The Brady Bunch (1995) kept the creatively challenged studios raiding TV Land for big-screen bounty.

Ultimately, for every Mission: Impossible, audiences also had to endure Car 54, Where Are You?, Sgt. Bilko, Leave it to Beaver, Lost in Space, and McHale's Navy.

With The A-Team opening this week, can a deluge of movies based on '80s TV shows be far behind? Should The A-Team become a success, we've compiled a list of small-screen shows from the decade of leather ties and hostile takeovers that we'd actually like to see in theaters.

10. Manimal

Manimal turned the detective show on its collective head by partnering police detective Brooke MacKenzie (Melody Anderson) with Dr. Jonathan Crane (Simon MacCorkingdale), who uses his shape-shifting ability to help solve crimes because, really, is there a day when police detectives don't require the aid of a hawk or a panther?

Sound crazy? What's crazy is that the show only lasted one season and no one has bothered to make the movie yet.

9. The Greatest American Hero

A movie version of The Greatest American Hero — the show about a teacher (William Katt) who finds a suit that gives him incredible powers and contained arguably the greatest theme song of any show in the 1980s — almost hit the big screen in 2009. Eric Christian Olsen was cast as lead, Ralph Hinkley, and explained to Moviehole what happened.

I booked that movie. I went in for it right after Fired Up. They were like, "This is our guy," but they didn't have financing in place. But yeah, I booked it, but because the budget was so huge they couldn't get the money.

It was a really funny script — about a reluctant hero who gets in way over his head — and it had a lot of really cool stunts.... Then we get a phone call just as we were starting the deal to say they hadn't got the financing. I'm not attached anymore.

Should the project be resurrected, Nathan Fillion has already claimed he would like to play the role. "I know I'm Canadian," said the actor last October, "but I think I could put my hat in for that one."

8. T.J. Hooker

T.J. Hooker was the second successful television show for William Shatner, who played the police-detective-turned-patrol-sergeant for five seasons.

Last July, news of a big-screen version surfaced, described as an action-comedy centering on Hooker and his relationship with his father. Chuck Russell (The Scorpion King) was picked to direct the movie, with screenwriting partners Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson (Tremors) set to adapt the screenplay. For almost a year, further news of a T.J. Hooker movie has gone quiet, but all that could change depending on The A-Team's success.

7. Misfits of Science

Put together a telekinetic, a rock star who can shoot lightning bolts from his hands, a scientist who can shrink for only minutes at a time, and a guy called "Ice Man" who can freeze anything he touches — except the legal objections from Marvel Comics as to who owns the rights to a character with the same name and abilities — and you get the Misfits of Science, the 1980's answer to Heroes as well as Courtney Cox Arquette's first TV show. (Fun fact: Tim Kring, creator of the now-canceled Heroes, was a writer for Misfits of Science.)

With comic book movies more popular than ever, it seems appropriate that Misfits of Science get their due, and The A-Team could be the boost that they need. In fact, besides their superhuman abilities, the Misfits are pretty similar to The A-Team. Both have four members (Misfits of Science's Ice Man" never made it past the pilot). The A-Team rides around in a van, while the Misfits of Science use an ice-cream truck. The A-Team are mercenaries-for-hire, while the Misfits work for a scientific think-tank.... OK, perhaps the comparison is a stretch, but it doesn't stop the show from being one of the forgotten gems of the '80s.

6. 21 Jump Street

The show, which launched the career of Johnny Depp, followed rookie cops going undercover to investigate crimes in high schools and colleges. In 2008, it was announced that a movie version was on its way, starring Jonah Hill, who would also write and produce. In January of this year, Hill updated Movieweb on Jump Street's progress.

We hired directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller who directed Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and are friends of mine. They are incredible. Their take on the movie is incredible and I actually didn't write the script. Mike Bacall wrote the script. He wrote Scott Pilgrim vs. The World with Edgar Wright and Mike and I came up with the story together. I'll get a story credit and I'm executive producer as well on the film.

Hill stressed that he is "not playing Johnny Depp's character" from the show, but said that no other actors have been hired for the movie.

No, we're more working with Phil and Chris to nail the story and get the script ready for this year and then we'll concentrate on filling the rest of the pieces.

In February, Sony announced that the movie will open in August 2011, but that date will likely be pushed as Hill recently told MTV that the movie won't start shooting until "January or February" of next year. Instead, the Get Him To The Greek co-star is working on the drama Moneyball with Brad Pitt next, and then The Sitter with director David Gordon Green, which Hill described as "an R-rated, f**ked-up Adventures in Babysitting-type of movie" to Collider. With so much on his plate, it's possible that 21 Jump Street may get postponed, but the movie at least appears to be on solid-footing.

5. MacGyver

While the 1980's were filled with action shows, MacGyver was different. Special Agent Angus MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) used his scientific knowledge rather than a gun, and the approach yielded seven seasons. MacGyver-spoof MacGruber got to theaters first, but that didn't stop New Line from hiring screenwriter Jason Richman to write a script for a big-screen MacGyver last month.

No word on whether Anderson will return to the role he made famous, or whether the poor box-office results of MacGruber will impact the movie. A strong showing for The A-Team could erase the memory of MacGruber entirely.

4. Hardcastle and McCormick

Some may find this suggestion a throwaway, but think about it, the plot of Hardcastle and McCormick is just screaming to be adapted into a movie: L.A. County Judge Milton "Hardcase" Hardcastle retires and decides to go after 200 criminals who were let go on technicalities, employing help from streetwise car thief Mark "Skid" McCormick and his stolen Coyote X prototype sports car. Sounds like two solid "name" actors away from a movie to us.

Hardcastle and McCormick was also created by legendary TV producer and writer Stephen J. Cannell, responsible for The Greatest American Hero, 21 Jump Street, and a little show called The A-Team. (Fun fact: Cannell was a producer on The A-Team movie.

Don't be surprised if Cannell tries to parlay The A-Team success into some of his other '80s hits, including Hardcastle and McCormick.

3. Magnum P.I.

Magnum P.I. was one of the most iconic TV shows of the 1980s, following Tom Selleck as a Vietnam-veteran-turned-Honolulu-private-detective for eight seasons. Yet, despite being in development for years, there's still no movie. Producer Brian Grazer commented in November of 2008 that casting was the biggest hold-up.

I think the idea for Magnum P.I. is to find a counterpoint, to not try and find the new Tom Selleck but to find someone that is just so different that you go, oh my God! That guy is Magnum?!?

While Matthew McConaughey was a rumored favorite in 2007, Ashton Kutcher is the latest actor rumored to don the Hawaiian shirt and OP shorts. Showbiz Spy reports that Kutcher is the favorite for the role after George Clooney turned it down.

Magnum fans incensed at the possibility of Kutcher as their favorite P.I., fear not. Even if the rumors are true, Kutcher's self-proclaimed inability to grow a mustache could keep him from the role. Seriously. Co-starring with Selleck in Killers, Kutcher bemoaned his facial hair quandary to StarPulse.

I have been trying to grow that mustache since I could grow facial hair. I can't grow a mustache. It's pretty sad, if I attempt to. I believe that Tom produces more testosterone in his little finger than I produce in my entire body. My face doesn't do that.

Meanwhile, Selleck has never shied away from admitting he'd like to play the role again. At the Killers premiere, Selleck told OntheRedCarpet that he has no control over the situation.

I played him once, you know, and I'm prepared to play him again. They have to call and write and be nice.

Should Selleck be out of the running, we'll stick with our previous casting picks: Jon Hamm as Magnum, Craig Robinson as T.C., Danny McBride as Rick, and Rowan Atkinson as Higgins.

2. Airwolf

Airwolf was more than just an action show, it captured America's obsession with high-tech helicopters. Clint Eastwood scored a hit with his telepathically controlled jet in Firefox in 1982, but it was eclipsed by Blue Thunder, released the next year, which spawned into a TV series at the same time as Airwolf. While the Blue Thunder TV show crashed and burned after one season, Airwolf rode through the skies with pilot Jan-Michael Vincent for 55 episodes of stealthy, supersonic helicopter action.

With any luck, the high-flying helicopter sequences from The A-Team will prove to Hollywood that America's love of the high-tech helicopter isn't over, but merely resting.

1. Knight Rider

Nothing showcased the 1980's love for ridiculous technology more than the sentient Trans Am K.I.T.T. in Knight Rider, which kept David Hasselhoff in check for four seasons. The Weinstein Company acquired the movie rights to Knight Rider in 2006, with series creator Glen A. Larson on board to write the script. Hasselhoff confirmed the development in 2007, but three years later, no Knight Rider movie has been put into production.

Considering the Weinstein Company's recent financial woes, Knight Rider looks like it won't be going anywhere until either the rights are sold or the Weinstein Company decides to rush the movie into production.

It's a shame, really, if The A-Team becomes a huge hit, Knight Rider seems like the most viable option for another dip into the 1980s.

After Manimal, of course.

Sexy Sword Swallower Heather Holliday Opens Up for 'Hot Girl, Cool Job'

By Oliver Noble

From http://www.asylum.com/

Heather Holliday became the world's youngest sword swallower at 19, after taking an internship at the Coney Island Circus Sideshow. Now, at 25, the beauty with the iron esophagus performs more than 500 shows a year, deep-throating 2-foot blades without so much as smudging her glittery lipstick. Recently, she even became the poster girl for a high-alcohol-content beer which bears her name. The combination of all these factors lured us out to Coney Island to meet this talented young lady ...

Control4 My Home for iPad

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If you already have a Control4 system in your home:

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If you do NOT have a Control4 system in your home:

1. Download the Control4 My Home application at itunes.apple.com/us/app/control4-my-home-for-ipad
2. Find a Control4 Dealer near you. Your Control4 Dealer can set-up and configure your Control4 system and can enable secure access to your Control4 system over your home Wi-Fi network.

Once you’re up and running, you can use your iPad as an interface to your Control4® system to create custom lighting scenes; to conveniently control entertainment systems; or to take advantage of energy savings with programmable thermostats and other ‘green’ settings. If you’ve already experienced mobile control using your iPhone or iPod Touch, you’ll be even more impressed by the iPad app which is specially designed to take advantage of the larger screen size making it even easier to manage your home.
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Sculptris is insanely cool, free 3D modeling software

by Erez Zukerman

from:http://www.downloadsquad.com/

Sculptris is, without question, the coolest thing I have seen all day. What was supposed to be a short spin became an hour of prodding and playing around with every tool of this incredible creation.

In simple terms, it's sculpting software. It's free, and it's accessible. I once downloaded Blender and spent an hour trying to figure it out to no avail. With Sculptris, I got it, started playing around, and in less than an hour I created the rudimentary pig-man that you see in the image. And I have no previous experience with any sort of 3D graphics (except for a bit of SketchUp).

Yes, the ears are on purpose -- it's a tribute to Sebastian's furry friends.

When you fire up the program, you get a round sphere of clay-like substance. You can change the material; what you see above isn't rendered, it's just a different material -- and this is what it looks like mid-sculpting. An array of tools are provided with you sculpt your clay. You can pull, push, pinch, twist, and do just about anything that you could do with a regular piece of modeling clay. There is one important distinction with Sculptris, though, and that's symmetry.

By default, a line crosses the sphere in the middle. Every operation that you perform on one half of the sphere is exactly mirrored on the other half. So, you only have to sculpt one ear, one eye, etc.

It's not limited to faces, of course. Hit Ctrl+N and it adds another pair of blobs (or just one, if you hold Shift). You can then make it into a body or anything else you can think of.

The program is obviously geared for character sculpting and "organic" models. This isn't SketchUp; it's something completely different and far more artistically-oriented.

Once you finish sculpting your character, you can export it or paint it. Painting renders the image, and then you get a completely different set of tools for painting over the surfaces, as though you have baked your sculpture and now you're decorating it. You are no longer able to change its shape, but you get a wide, sophisticated array of brushes and painting options and all tools are aware of the 3D nature of your sculpture. It's not like painting a 2D bitmap.

This tool is a real tour de force in UI design and user friendliness; it is responsive, powerful, and fast. I can't believe it isn't better known. You simply have to download and try it! Be prepared to lose an hour or two, though.

Be sure to check out the video below -- it shows you what can be accomplished with Sculptris when you actually know what you're doing!

Mark Wahlberg 'Focused' on 'Entourage' Movie

• By: Scott Harris
• From http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/
  

Fans of 'Entourage' who aren't satisfied with mere half hour doses of Vince, E, Turtle and Drama are waking up to good news today, as executive producer Mark Wahlberg is confirming that plans for an 'Entourage' feature film are proceeding full steam ahead.

Of course, anyone who watches 'Entourage' knows that in Hollywood, even the best laid plans often go awry (see: 'Medillin'). But Wahlberg, who spoke about the project at last weekend's MTV Movie Awards, is convinced that not only will the 'Entourage' film happen, it will happen in a big way.

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"I am more focused on making that movie than my own films," Wahlberg said in a statement that his agent must have been thrilled to hear. "I just think we can make a great movie. I think people always wanted [it] and have complained that the episodes are too short - they've always wanted more. I think we're going to do it. We just have to end strong, and this season is, by far, the best season so far."

Of course, it will still be a while before any film could get going; following the upcoming seventh season, which premieres on June 27, Wahlberg says that there will be another six episodes next year where they plan to "end with a bang." How big a bang? Well, no word yet on any actual plots for the potential feature, but Wahlberg says that a trailer where "you see Jeremy Piven and Lloyd waking up in bed together in Vegas" is not out of a question.

And that would be a pretty big bang.

You can check out all of Wahlberg's comments on 'Entourage's' movie prospects here:

Radiohead frontman: Music industry on verge of collapse

From: http://blogs.chron.com/

Jim Dyson / Getty Images Thom Yorke of Radiohead performs during 'In Rainbows' tour in 2008 in London.

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke is warning the music industry is on the brink of collapse, insisting young musicians should resist signing record deals because the major labels will "completely fold" within months.

The British rockers broke away from their longtime label, EMI, in 2007 and went on to embrace the new digital era with the release their seventh album, In Rainbows, which they offered up over the internet and allowed fans to choose the price.

Yorke has now issued a warning to upcoming artists, urging them not to sign traditional record deals because they would be tying themselves to "the sinking ship."

In an interview for a new high school textbook called The Rax Active Citizen Toolkit, which aims to inspire youngsters to become more politically literate, Yorke claims the music industry is on the verge of a major crisis and could collapse completely within "months".

He says, "It will be only a matter of time - months rather than years - before the music business establishment completely folds. (It will be) no great loss to the world."

-- World Entertainment News Network

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End of the Rainbow..........

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Indiana Jones And The Bermuda Triangle?

Adam Best
From: http://flicksided.com/

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If you watched Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull — and unless you live under that giant rock they used in Raiders, you did — you likely have an opinion on both the movie and the franchise. Some Indy fans walked away from all the fridge-hiding and Shia swinging saying, hey, let’s just pretend this never happened and consider Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade truly the last crusade. The other camp trudged out of theaters thinking, you know what, the only way to rid ourselves of the memory of this thing is to dust of that fedora, pick up the whip and go back in for one last treasure hunt.

Apparently, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg side with that latter camp. If the rumors coming out of New Zealand are true (Stuff via AICN), not only will there be an Indiana Jones 5, but it will take place in the Bermuda Triangle. Sounds pretty fascinating to me, especially if the reports are true and they do steer clear of CGI. With all the aircraft that has allegedly disappeared there, who knows what they could hunt for, or what trouble they could run into? And when I say they I am referring to both Harrison Ford and Shia LaBeouf, because apparently he’s coming back as Mutt, possibly minus a little grease. I don’t have a problem with that, as Indy 4 was far from his fault even though he took accountability for it while ripping it, which was certainly cool. A large percentage of longtime Indiana Jones fans could potentially react differently, though.

Regardless, Indiana Jones is just about the only way either Ford or Lucas make the news these days, and it seems most moviegoers are ready to give them one more chance. It would certainly be ironic if this film franchise finally disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle, and whether it flies or flops it looks like that will be the case if these Indiana Jones 5 rumors have any substance to them at all.

Straight Outta Compton. feat Ice Cube and The Roots

twitvid.com — Kirk Douglas actually did a great job with Eazy-E's part. From "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," The Roots prove once again why they're the best in the game.

Woody Harrelson, penalty kick master

By Brooks Peck

From: http://g.sports.yahoo.com/

No, there isn't a gas leak in your house causing you to hallucinate. That really is actor Woody Harrelson hoisting a trophy while surrounded by the likes of Henrik Larsson, Mike Myers, and Zinedine Zidane (bald head behind Wayne Campbell) after scoring a match-winning penalty in front of more than 65,000 at Old Trafford in Manchester. Unless writing this post is all part of a fever dream of my own, that actually did happen.

[Photos: Check out action at the UNICEF celebrity game]

Harrelson, who says he didn't take up the sport until he was 40, was the 11th penalty taker for manager Kenny Dalglish's Rest of the World team that took on Harry Redknapp's England side as part of this year's Soccer Aid match, benefiting UNICEF. Both sides were comprised of a number of celebrities and retired footballers (full rosters here) under captains Robbie Williams (England) and Michael Sheen (RotW).

All even at 2-2 after 90 minutes (goals from Jamie Redknapp and Teddy Sheringham for England and Joe Calzaghe and Sami Hyypia for the imposingly named Rest of the World), the match then went to a never-ending, celebrities-only shootout. After misses from Gordon Ramsay and The Mentalist, and makes from Sheen, Ricky Hatton and Mike Myers, Harrelson stepped up to the spot and somehow drove home the winner.

More pictures from the event right this way...

UPDATE: Now with video of Woody's PK.

Comedian James Corden and England manager Harry Redknapp bark orders. Or something.

One of these things is not like the other...

Woody Harrelson scores the winner/does some kind of angry dance.

Hemp pants for everybody!!!

OK, that's a bit much for winning a charity match. Also, Mike Myers seems a little too excited about having Ryan Giggs' hand on his shoulder. Zidane, meanwhile, chuckles and attempts to blend into the background.

Photo: Reuters, Getty Images

Apple's iPhone 4: What Buyers Need to Know

By: Chloe Albanesius
From: http://www.pcmag.com/

Apple's iPhone 4 is now official and will be in stores on June 24. Are video calling, a front-facing camera, and the iBooks app enough to make you buy one? If you're on the fence, or trying to figure out if you can afford to invest in Apple's latest gizmo, here's what you need to know about making the switch.

For more information and details of the new iPhone 4, check out our report of the launch of the Apple iPhone 4 as well as our hands on with the Apple iPhone 4.

How much will the iPhone 4 cost me?
The iPhone 4 will be offered in a 16 G-byte version and a 32GB version. For new and "upgrade eligible" customers who sign a two-year contract with AT&T, the 16-GB version will cost $199 and the 32-GB version will retail for $299.

Upgrades? I can't just buy a new iPhone 4?
In general, AT&T iPhone customers who spend more than $99 per month per line are eligible for an upgrade when they are between 12 and 18 months into their contract, so that AT&T doesn't lose money on the older iPhone model it has already subsidized. You're not locked out of a new iPhone, but if you do make the switch before your upgrade date, you'll pay $100 more than a new iPhone customer.

The good news is that Steve Jobs announced Monday that AT&T will subsidize iPhone customers upgrading to the iPhone 4 up to six months earlier than their current upgrade date. Now, if your upgrade date occurs before the end of 2010, you can buy the new iPhone 4 for $199 or $299.

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How do I know if I'm "upgrade eligible"?
Check your status at att.com/iphone or dial *639#.

I'm not eligible. Boo. How much will the iPhone 4 cost me?
If you opt for an "early upgrade," the 16GB will cost $399 and the 32GB will sell for $499.

Any options if I don't want to deal with a two-year AT&T contract?
If you're not jazzed at the prospect of a two-year commitment to AT&T, the 16GB iPhone 4 will cost $599 and the 32GB will retail for $699.

What type of data plans are offered for the iPhone 4?
If you are switching from another carrier or upgrading to a smartphone, AT&T will offer its new tiered data plan. DataPlus will provide 200MB for $15 per month, while DataPro will allow up to 2GB per month for $25. For more information on AT&T's new plan, check out PCMag's guide.

If I already have AT&T, do I need to switch to a tiered data plan?
No. If you are an existing AT&T smartphone user, you don't need to switch to a new plan. You might want to ask specifically about this when talking with AT&T, however. I have a BlackBerry through AT&T, and I called on Monday afternoon to see if my bill would change at all if I upgraded to an iPhone 4 later this month. The customer service rep quoted me the new tiered data plans – 200MB for $15 or $25 for 2GB. When I pointed out that AT&T's iPhone 4 press release said that existing smartphone customers do not have to switch to a new plan, the rep said I was correct and could keep my plan. Granted it's the first day these reps are dealing with iPhone 4 questions, but when it comes to unlimited vs. tiered, I want my unlimited plan.

Any other charges?
Customers with an iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, or iPhone 3G can add tethering for an extra $20 per month. If you're on a family plan, you can add another line starting at $24.99.

When can I get it?
The iPhone 4 will be available in Apple and AT&T retail stores on June 24. Customers can start pre-ordering the devices on June 15 on the AT&T and Apple Web sites.

The iPhone 4 is a bit pricey. Any deals on older models?
Yes, new and upgrade eligible customers can get the 8-GB version of the iPhone 3GS for $99 with a contract. Early upgraders will pay $299, and those who don't sign a two-year contract with AT&T can get the 8GB iPhone 3GS for $499.

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The Most Expensive and the Coolest Home Theatre in the World (22 pics)

From: http://izismile.com/

Jeremy Kipnis is the owner of this amazing home theatre shown in these photos. It has a gigantic 10’ X 18’ screen, professional video projector, numerous custom DVD/CD, Blu ray player, VHS video recorder, Laserdisc, a gaming console, huge speakers, and luxurious seating. It is worth a cool $6,000,000. Some people sure know how to live.

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Incredible 3-D Light Show, Projected on a Building

This is a little old, but still fascinating!!

By: Dahlia Rideout
From: http://www.divinecaroline.com/

Created by Dutch multimedia agency NuFormer, this 3-D video projection is simply awe-inspiring. This type of projection could very well introduce a new type of entertainment and eco-friendly advertising vehicle in the future. Update: This may be a conceptual video.

7 Coolest Features of the iPhone 4

By John Hudson
From: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/

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At Apple's developer conference in San Francisco, Steve Jobs unveiled his company's next generation smartphone, the iPhone 4. With over 100 new features, there's a lot to drool over. Here's what gadget geeks are most excited about:

• Pricing and Color Schemes Michael Bettiol at Boy Genius Report writes: "The iPhone 4 will be available in both black and white. The 16GB model will be $199 and the 32GB model will be $299. Both of these prices reflect the 2-year contract price with AT&T. Pre-orders for the US, UK, Germany, France, and Japan will commence on the 15th of June. June 24th is the big day as far as actual availability goes."

• It's Super-Thin, writes Agam Shah at PC World: "The iPhone 4 sports a new look and is the thinnest smartphone, [Jobs] said. At 9.3 millimeters (0.36 inches) thick, the new iPhone is 24 percent thinner than iPhone 3GS."

• 'You Can Bing It,' praises Miguel Helft at The New York Times: "No black eye for Google, but a win for Microsoft. Mr. Jobs announces that in addition to Google, which remains the default search engine, and Yahoo, which was already an option on the iPhone, iOS 4 will give users the option to use Bing for their searches."

• An Incredible Display Screen, notes Ed Oswald at Technologizer: "Another major feature is the 'Retina display,' Apple’s upgraded screen for the iPhone 4. The resolution comes in at 326dpi, which along with some software magic makes for clear, smooth fonts and more vivid images. Jobs said the resolution is actually higher than the human eye can see (exaggeration, perhaps?). Either way, Apple expects it to be 'years' before anybody matches this display."

• Video Chat and Camera Overhaul, details Matt Brian at The Next Web: "Steve Jobs has just announced that the iPhone 4 has been given a complete overhaul in the camera department, upgrading the 3MP camera on the 3GS to a 5MP LED flash enabled camera that has 5x digital zoom. The handset has a backside illuminated sensor, integrated so the imaging sensor can “get more light, enabling iPhone users to take better quality low-light photos. Pixel sensors have been kept larger instead of blindly increasing megapixels to improve picture clarity and quality... The iPhone 4 will be able to record full 720p HD video at 30fps with tap to focus, one-click sharing and the LED flash will stay illuminated to allow the recording of video in low-light situations. Instead of cropping videos on the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 owners will be able to edit HD video using….wait for it…….iMovie for iPhone!" On top of that, there's also video chat: "You can use the front or rear camera, so people can see what you are seeing. Portrait or Landscape. The app is called FaceTime. 'Apple will ship 10s of millions of FaceTime devices this year, so there will be lots of people to talk to.'"

• Chip and Battery Overhaul, writes MG Siegler at TechCrunch: "As expected, the iPhone 4 will use Apple’s A4 chip. The device also has a bigger battery than ever before. The combination of these two things allows for 40% better battery life in some situations, Jobs said."

• The Gyroscope, writes Jesus Diaz at Gizmodo: "The new iPhone 4 has a gyroscope built-in. This means that it can track movement with a very high precision, much higher than the built-in accelerometers in the previous iPhones. It's 3-axis, so it's capable of detecting pitch, roll, and yaw. Couple with the accelerometer, you have 6-axis motion sensing."

The 50 Hottest Brazilian Women (Pics)

best.complex.com — Considering that the World Cup starts this week and many people have Brazil as a favorite, here are some of the hottest women from that country who will be celebrating if they take it this year.

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