Archive for October 2nd, 2008
Original ‘Mr. Clean’ Bites the Dust
Actor House Peters Jr, who portrayed the original and iconic, Mr. Clean, has died at the age of 92.
House Peters Jr., a character actor who became an advertising icon after starring as Proctor & Gamble’s original Mr. Clean, has died at age 92.
Peters died of pneumonia on Wednesday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital in Los Angeles, according to his son, Jon Peters.
The New York-born, Beverly Hills-raised actor was born into show business: his parents were silent screen star House Peters Sr. and actress Mae King Peters. He later wrote an autobiography, Another Side of Hollywood, about growing up with his famous parents.
Though he studied drama and began his career upon graduating from high school, he never achieved leading-man status.
His biggest role, however, came later in life: in the late 1950s through the early 1960s, he starred as Mr. Clean, the bald, muscular pitchman for the household cleaner with the now-iconic jingle.
Tags: Culture | TV | hollywood | Los Angeles | actor | mr clean | original mr clean | house peters jr | mr clean actor | mr clean commercial
Sarah Palin Makes A Good Ringtone
Politico media starlet and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is all over the internets, and now she can be all over your mobile phone.
That’s right, the Sarah Palin ringtones have arrived.
But who could possibly stand to listen to this every time their phone rings?
Sarah Palin Ringtones, get your Sarah Palin ringtones here.
This came from my exceptionally dope friend: The Very Right Rev Mme. A. Wattercutter There are more, but Tumblr won’t let me post them. I’ll figure something else out.
Update: All of them are here. Holla.
Tags: Culture | Politics | United States | vice president | culturite | US Election | Sarah Palin | Sarah Palin Ringtones
German Artist Hopes to Smoke Kurt Cobain’s Ashes
Count this one for the craziest story of the week: German artist Natascha Stellmach raised more than a few eyebrows this week when she announced her plans to smoke Kurt Cobain’s ashes as part of a performance art piece.
Remember when Courtney Love said that her stash of Kurt Cobain’s ashes had gone missing? I’m sure the last place she wanted them to end up was in a German art installation. Hell, I think the last place any of us would want to end up is in a German art installation. The Guardian reports that artist Natascha Stellmach is planning to smoke Kurt Cobain’s ashes in a spliff as part of a multi-artist installation piece called “I Just Wanted You to Love Me.”
But Cobain fans need not despair.
Not only were Cobain’s ashes never taken, Courtney Love’s publicist has insisted that there will be no smoking of the Nirvana star’s remains.
Yeah…that’s probably for the best.
Kurt Cobain’s ashes have not been lost and will not be smoked at a German exhibition this month, it has been stated.
The former Nirvana star’s widow Courtney Love was reported to be “suicidal” earlier this year after reporting their disappearance.
Yesterday it was then claimed Natascha Stellmach planned to put his remains in a joint and consume them at Berlin’s Wagner & Partner gallery.
However, a publicist for Love has now insisted the ashes “were never taken”, insisting the news had been “erroneously reported”.
Tags: Germany | Culture | Celebrity | artist | Courtney Love | Kurt Cobain | nirvana | culturite | kurt cobain ashes | i just wanted you to love me | natascha stellmach | german artist smoke ashes
