MGM Mirage officials have informed EGI that Siegfried and Roy have asked to be fed to their tigers upon their deaths.  This revelation was revealed shortly before Roy Horn underwent surgery at the University Medical Center.

Roy Horn was bitten in the neck and dragged off stage by one of his tigers earlier this month during a performance.  The 7 year old, 600-pound white tiger named Montecore attacked Horn midway through a performance at the Mirage.  Fearing that the performer was in danger of dieing in surgery, MGM Mirage revealed Roy Horn’s last wishes; that he be used as feed for his white tigers.

Costar of the act, Siegfried Fischbacher is said to have the same clause in his will.  The two performers believe that this is the best way to give back to the tigers that have provided them with so much fame and success.

In the wild, the White Tigers attack natives on a regular basis.  Humans have secretly been used to feed the performing animals since the mid-eighties.  The tigers have acquired a taste for human flesh, so the Mirage has been buying cadavers from the University Hospital for years.

Siegfried and Roy signed a lifetime contract with the Mirage in 2001.  Few knew that part of the contract included the “Final Feeding” clause.

…on Christmas Eve, in the pew behind me…

“Mom, after you get that food, can we leave.” 

How does Beethoven say Merry Christmas when he’s in Mexico?

Answer continue reading this entry »

(Gil Le Bell on assignment in Brazil)

A number of companies are now marketing products that they claim have never been tested on animals. The products include a range of hair care products, such as shampoo and conditioner, as well as other personal hygiene items such as deodorant. The companies are hoping to appear environmentally conscious and PETA friendly with the “never been tested on animals” labeling.

Adequate testing is required before the FDA and USDA will allows these products to be marketed in the United States. EGI reporter Gil Le Bell has learned first hand the frightening truth about how these companies are complying with the federal guidelines without using animals to test their products.

While vacationing in Brazil earlier this month, Gil replied to a classified ad looking for Girl Scouts seeking money. Disguised in a brownie uniform, Gil was hired to work as a human lab rat. The sadistic testers proceeded to rub deodorant in his eyes and spray hair spray into his mouth. Next they gave him a number of paper cuts and made him wash his hair, rinse, condition, rinse, and repeat.

The testing lasted nearly 10 hours, for which Gil was paid the equivalent of $0.35 US. The picture at the right shows the effect that the testing had on Gil’s face.

PETA presented EGI with a statement saying “…although PETA does not condone the testing using Brazilian Girl Scouts, their treatment is much better than that which the lab animals receive when undergoing similar testing. It is better that a few hundred people suffer, rather than 1 animal.”

This report was filed from the Brazilian hospital where Gil is recovering from the ordeal.

1. Nutrition (Dead Milkmen)
2. The Save Our Selves (7 Seconds)
3. Beds Are Burning (Midnight Oil)
4. The Same Deep Water As You (The Cure)
5. Shout (Depeche Mode)
6. Takin’ Retards to the Zoo (Dead Milkmen)
7. Rockin’ at the T-Dance (Rainmakers)
8. Please Do Not Go (Violent Femmes)
9. Since You’re Gone (Cars)
10. The Loneliest Heart (Material Issue)
11. One X One (INXS)

• I’m not saying the weather is bad, but this morning I had to shovel the FOG to find my car.
• Conversation in Chicago
  • Chicago Guy (CG): What do you want for lunch?
  • Me: I’m easy.
  • CG: How about Su Casa?
  • Me: Sure, Mexican sounds fine.
  • CG: Actually its Sushi and a variety of other stuff
  • Me: Su Casa is Sushi?
  • CG: It’s actually T-S-U-C-A-S-A.
  • Me: If you say so.
• Conversation with Danielle the other day
  • Danielle: So I told them [misuses a big word]
  • Me: You mean [provide correct word]
  • Danielle: Whatever
  • Me: No, not whatever
  • Me: That’s like somebody coming up and saying, “Oh guess what, my cat died.”
  • Me: and me saying, “You mean your cat had kittens.”
  • Danielle: [LOL] Do another one.

Is it wrong to eagerly anticipate the release of a movie a year before it begins filming? Like many other LoTR fans, I’ve been waiting for years for Peter Jackson to agree with New Line Cinema to make THE HOBBIT.

* MGM and New Line will co-finance and co-distribute two films, “The Hobbit” and a sequel to “The Hobbit.” New Line will distribute in North America and MGM will distribute internationally.

* Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will serve as Executive Producers of two films based on “The Hobbit.” New Line will manage the production of the films, which will be shot simultaneously.

* The two “Hobbit” films – “The Hobbit” and its sequel – are scheduled to be shot simultaneously, with pre-production beginning as soon as possible. Principal photography is tentatively set for a 2009 start, with the intention of “The Hobbit” release slated for 2010 and its sequel the following year, in 2011.

If you need to get a hold of me until the release, I’ll be camped out at one of the local theaters dressed as Gandalf, waiting for tickets to go on sale.

Via Frank

The rule: post the first sentence of the first post for each month.

• January: Keep Gaming (http://keepgaming.com) has a unique way of keeping their prices down — they bill your credit card but never actually ship you what you ordered.
• February: XKCD is the one web comic I read every week
  
• March:
  …for Hofer’s [the third option is]…

  “Hey Mike, go pull that lever”

• April: A Bee, see Dee, EEEEEEEEEEE!
• May: Why do smokers think that the world is their ashtray?
• June: I got carded yet again.
• July: EGI News has just learned that Galactic Environmental Protection Agency (GEPA) has added humans to their Endangered Species List. (EGI Archives)
• August: Who Needs Love [Like That] (Erasure)
• September: The hotly debated Kyoto pact has yet to be ratified by enough members of the United Nations. (EGI Archives)
• October: You have a real thirst for bliss, and you consider yourself a true hedonist.
• November: I left my iPod on the charger at home, so here is a special Friday iTunes Random 10+1.
• December: Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar animation are backpedaling after it was discovered that almost 50 percent of the DVD’s for Finding Nemo were recorded over the top of less successful DVD’s as a money saving move. (EGI Archives)