THIS GUY IN DETROIT WALKS INTO A BAR...

There's this guy in Detroit...
His name is Willie Stone. He's been a Detroit Lions' season ticket holder since he saw his first game at University of Detroit Stadium in 1949. He hasn't missed a home game in 61 years. Mr. Stone is 88 years old.
Willie Stone caught the pigskin bug after his army service and has followed the Lions from the University of Detroit Stadium to Briggs Stadium, which later became Tiger Stadium, then to the Pontiac Silverdome and now to Ford Field.
Being a season ticket holder for six decades brings with it some privilege:
"When they built Ford Field, which is a beautiful field, I was invited by the ticket manager to choose any seats I wanted in the house - before the seats were even installed. My seats are 20 rows up on the 50-yard line on the Lions' side."
Back in the day, the HBWHOF's favourite bar was the old Hoot Robinson's across the street from Tiger Stadium...



I had some amazing times in that joint. I remember the old guy behind the bar used to regale me with tales of Babe Ruth scarfing-down mass quantities of hotdogs before walking across the street to launch baseballs into the seats at Tiger Stadium.
So, I really enjoyed this quote from Mr. Stone:
"I remember cheering on Bobby Layne after he left (Hoot) Robinson's across the street (from Tiger Stadium), then watching him go on the field to play. But he played great. He was one of the greatest quarterbacks I've ever seen."

How sweet is that? Bobby Layne quaffing beers at Hoot's and then quarterbacking the Lions to NFL Championships in the 1950's...



Detroit Lions draft pick, DT Nick Fairley, is greeted upon arrival in Allen Park by season ticket holder Willie Stone...

LIONS CHOICE

The Detroit Lions took defensive tackle Nick Fairley with the 13th overall pick.
The kid is 6-foot-4 and rocks the scale at 291 lbs. He'll be on the line with 6-foot-4, 307 lb. Ndamukong Suh...KAPOW!!

THE EARTH STOOD STILL...

These two know how to work a crowd!
The little girl at the bottom, left looks thrilled...



Here's how ZOO magazine celebrated the Royal Wedding...

THE ROYAL BOOTY

I don't know if you've heard anything about this...but this chick's gonna be off the market in a few hours...

OUCH, EH?

OUCH, EH?

Should Female Reporters (Ines Sainz, Jenn Sterger) be Allowed in Pro Sports Locker Rooms?

Ines Sainz and Jenn Sterger have Become Household Names. Not Because of their Talent or Professionalism – but Simply Because they are Beautiful Female Reporters who were Allowed Into Pro Sports Locker Rooms.
Hot, Sexy Female Reporters Gallery…

Inez Sainz

In case you’ve been living in a cave for the past few months, Ines Sainz is a Mexican news reporter who has become famous because she was flirted with and “hit on” in a manner that made her “uncomfortable” in a New York Jets locker room last month. Jenn Sterger is all the buzz in mainstream media right now because she is a female sports reporter whom, allegedly, Brett Favre has been harassing with phone calls and naughty (nude) text messages.

Jenn Sterger and Friends

Erin Andrews

The real story here, to me, is that these women are not only allowed, but encouraged to go into pro sports (NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, etc.) locker rooms to perform post-game interviews. I mean seriously, would it be acceptable to encourage male reporters to follow female athletes into locker rooms, where the female athletes would be changing clothes, showering, and just plain naked? I think not. So, why do we encourage female reporters to pursue male athletes in the locker room? For ratings, that’s why!

Jenn Sterger - Topless Baseball

Ultra Sexy Reporter Pamela David

Fox News Reporter - Courtney Friel

Erin Andrews

Ines Sains. Wow.

Erin Andrews

Sexy Reporter Jenn Sterger

Daisy Donovan

Courtney Friel

You Won't Find Whitehouse Reporter Norah O'Donnell in any Locker Rooms. But, She's Hot - So Here you Go Anyway!

Jenn Sterger - Sexy Lingerie Photo

Courtney Friel in Bikini

Ines Sainz Interviewing

Jenn Sterger in Sexy Bikini

So, what do you think… Should female reporters continue to be allowed in men’s pro sports locker rooms?
Hottest Female Reporters…Jenn Sterger
Quick Bio: Jennifer “Jenn” Lynette Sterger is a model, television commentator / personality, and former online columnist for Sports Illustrated. She is probably most famously known for her time with the New York Jets as the team’s “Gameday Host” from 2008. (And, of course the whole Brett Favre scandal.) Jenn was born November 29, 1983 in Miami, Florida.
Height: 5′ 3″ Tall
Measurements: 32-25-33
Ines Sains
Quick Bio: Ines Sainz Gallo de Perez is a journalist for TV Azteca / Azteca America and hosts the sports interview program DxTips (AKA Deportips). Ines Sainz was born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1970.
Height: 5′ 2″ Tall
Measurements: 34-24-38

Erin Andrews
Quick Bio: Erin Jill Andrews is a very popular American sports reporter. Erin attended the University of Florida and has worked for ESPN and WBAP. In 2007 and again in 2008, Erin Andrews was voted “America’s Sexiest Sportscaster” by Playboy magazine. Many people know Erin because of a 2009 incident where someone secretly took nude video of her in a hotel room and posted it on the Internet. Erin was born on May 4, 1978 in Lewiston, Maine.
Height: 5′ 10″ Tall
Measurements: 36-23-33
Pamela David
Quick Bio: Pamela David is an Argentinian model and actress. Pamela moved from her birth town of Buenos Aires in 1998 to study Enterprise Management. She soon dropped out of college, however, so that she could focus on her modeling career. She is currently the host of reality TV show El BarTV 2. Pamela David was born on October 6, 1978 in Cordoba, Argentina.
Height: 5′ 9″ Tall
Measurements: 34-24-35
Courtney Friel
Quick Bio: Courtney Friel is an American sports and entertainment reporter for Fox News Channel. Courtney is a frequent guest contributor on the popular Fox News late-night show Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld. Miss Friel was born on April 22, 1980 in Norristown, PA.
Height: 5′ 6″ Tall
Measurements: 34-24-33

Nina Arianda shines in theater spotlight in upcoming play 'Born Yesterday' after film, TV career

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Nina Arianda, star of Broadway's 'Born Yesterday,' takes a break between rehearsals.

Who's that girl?

Watching people pass by the Cort Theatre on W. 48th St., where "Born Yesterday" begins previews on Thursday, you can practically see thought balloons popping up over pedestrians' heads as they scan the stars' faces gazing out from the marquee.

That's Jim Belushi — he's the big lug from "According to Jim." That's Robert Sean Leonard — he's the good-looking doc from "House." That's Nina Arianda — she's the, uh, well, hmmm ... Who's Nina Arianda?

She's a 26-year-old actress who was born in Manhattan, grew up in New Jersey and Germany and has lived in Williamsburg the past three years. She's about to make her Broadway debut as Billie Dawn, the scatterbrained ex-showgirl in Garson Kanin's 1946 play. It's a role made famous on stage by Judy Holliday, who won an Oscar for the 1950 film version.

At a time when a play can cost between $2 million and $4 million to mount on Broadway, it's rare that producers are willing to cast a relative unknown. Plays tend to be all-star affairs. Banking on a fresh face and talent takes guts by the powers-that-be and director Doug Hughes. It's a very risky move.

But anyone who saw Arianda a year ago in her breakthrough performance in the play "Venus in Fur" gets that it's a calculated risk and understands why they took the chance.

Playing a mystery woman-goddess-dominatrix in the David Ives comedy, Arianda earned comparisons to everyone from a young Meryl Streep to a young Barbra Streisand and the sort of rave reviews actors dream of (even ones who insist they don't read them).

Especially actors, like her, who were fresh out of NYU with no credits to their name — even if they've been studying acting since they were 4 years old. Growing up in Clifton, N.J., Arianda's first language was Ukrainian; she took children's theater classes to improve her English.

"I read the script for 'Venus' and I instantly became possessive," says Arianda, who'd been working as a hostess at Orsay to make ends meet. "I kept saying, 'I have to do this play.' And I entered the room for the audition with that mentality."

It worked. As the play's director, Walter Bobbie, recalls it, "Nina Arianda walked into her audition for 'Venus in Fur' completely unknown to us, and within seconds David Ives and I were breathless," he says. "Intelligence, spontaneity, emotion, flawless comic instinct, all wrapped in the body of Venus.

"No callback," he continues. "Her audition was like a peek into her future. We hired her immediately and couldn't wait for rehearsals to begin. And then it only got better."

The dirty side of beauty: Pageant scandals

From racy photos to tumbles heard 'round the world - these beauty queens' lives aren't as picture-perfect as they seem. Check out the scandals that have rocked the beauty queen world.

Caroline Schwitzky, crowned in a local pageant in Feb. 2011, was dethroned after officials learned of her 2008 appearance at a New York porn convention. Schwitzky was named Miss Exxxotica in a contest at the event, leading Florida pageant officials to strip Miss Weston 2011 of her sash.

'We all have dumb things in our life that we're not necessarily proud of,' Schwitzky told NBC Miami.

The 21-year-old from Miami won the Miss Weston crown on Feb. 20, the first step toward her hopes of winning the Miss Universe title. But then organizers learned of her semi-sordid past. In addition to winning the pageant at the porn industry convention, Schwitzky also did a semi-nude photo shoot for a web site. Video of both events turned up on the internet.