Change name to "New and Improved York."
Top Ten Things Overheard at the Grammys
- "You're looking especially puffy today, Mr. Daddy."
- "I need a limo and some jumper cables to start Keith Richards'
heart."
- "Bitchin' stage dive, Mayor Giuliani."
- "If these awards are so important, why are they broadcast on
CBS?"
- "Bjork, meet Dave Letterman--the Djork."
- "Uh-oh, Marilyn Manson's melting under the stage lights."
- "The president canceled when he found out the Rockettes
wouldn't be here."
- "The guys from Hanson just asked me to buy them some beer."
- "Hey, the Spice Girls sneaked in dressed as caterers!..Oh, they
are the caterers."
- "LeAnn Rimes, Busta Rhymes. Busta Rhymes, LeAnn Rimes."
Top Ten Rejected Themes for the Rolling Stones Tour...
- "Honky-Tonk Women and Grumpy Old Men"
- "We Live Through the Concert or Your Money Back"
- "Come See What Hanson Will Look Like in the Year 2097"
- "Hurry Before Keith Richards Lapses Into a Coma"
- "Half-Price Off If You're Mick Jagger's Illegitimate Child"
- "And You Thought Aerosmith Was Old"
- "Hearts Full of Song and Teeth in a Glass"
- "It's Like Metamucil For Your Ears"
- "Where Else Can You See Bob Dole in a Mosh Pit?"
- "Under 45 Not Admitted Without a Parent"
Top Ten Signs Your New College Roommate is Nuts...
- Walks around campus wearing nothing but a spiral notebook
- He orders Big Macs with extra condoms
- Whenever you put up a college pennant, he takes it down and
eats it
- Keeps reminiscing about the time he was married to Larry
King for a semester
- His personal web site: www.killmyroommate.com
- He keeps cutting the eyes out of your Hanson poster
- Claims to be majoring in something called "gettin' some"
- His GPA's lower than his blood alcohol level
- He says he wants to sleep on top, but you don't have bunk
beds
- Has his S.A.T. scores tattooed on his forehead
Top Ten Ways to Improve Tennis...
- No more silly trophies -- winner gets to sleep with loser's wife
- Ball boys: those adorable Hanson kids
- Every single player must legally change name to "Bjorn"
- Make it more like baseball, the most thrill-packed sport known
to man
- Players must compete after night spent bar hopping with
Jennifer Capriati
- If game gets dull, John McEnroe comes out and curses up a
storm
- For God's sake, just let the players pick up the ball and throw it
- TV commentators must match Monica Seles grunt for grunt
- Before match, players must eat a heaping helping of tainted
beef
- More 'splosions
Top Ten Ways to Get Kicked Out of the Miss Teen USA Pageant...
- Use interview portion to plug your phone-sex line
- Your "evening gown" is made from aluminum foil and duct
tape
- Get caught stuffing swimsuit with Stridex Medicated Pads
- Your sash reads "crazed loner"
- Refuse private interview in hotel room of judge Bill Clinton
- Your talent: making a really bitchin' fake ID
- When asked your goal in life, you answer, "To become the
next Mrs. Larry King"
- Confess you're actually one of the brothers from Hanson
- When other contestants talk about ending world hunger, you
yell, "What a load of crap"
- You're packin' heat.
Top Ten Things Overheard at Mtv's Video Music Awards...
- "Five minutes till show time -- we'd better thaw out Keith
Richards"
- "I don't care what you're formerly known as -- just park my
damn car"
- "Oh my God -- Coolio's hair just strangled an usher!"
- "Radiohead couldn't make it. Here to accept on his behalf is
his brother, Toaster-Oven-Head"
- "I just saw Nine Inch Nails in the dressing room. It's more like
Four Inch Nails"
- "I thought the Chemical Brothers were Christian Slater and
Robert Downey Jr."
- "Jakob Dylan? Any relation to Matt Dillon?"
- "You little girls aren't allowed backstage -- oh, sorry, Hanson"
- "Hey everybody -- let's beat up those snotty little bastards from
'The Real World'"
- "And the award for Puffiest New Artist goes to...Puff Daddy!"
Top Ten Least Selling Items at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Giftshop...
- Keyrings made from the Rolling Stones' old hip bones.
- Gift basket of food combed from ZZ Top's beards.
- Tito Jackson's cologne, "Forever Tito."
- Variety pack of guitar picks coughed up by Jimi Hendrix.
- Combination Michael Jackon/Diana Ross doll.
- CD from short-lived band "Crosby, Stills, Nash and Philbin."
- New desk calendar: "The 365 Weirdest Things Elvis Ever Ate."
- Coupon good for one shoe shine from a former New Kid on the
Block.
- Ben and Jerry's new flavor "Chuck Berry."
- The Hanson Fake I.D. Kit.