RSSTexas EquuSearch Fundraiser “Party for a Cause - Texas Style” at Lance’s Turtle Club in Seabrook, TX (7/24/09 - 7/26/09)
Save the Date …
Texas Equusearch is having a 3 day fundraiser from July 23 – July 26, 2009 at Lance’s Turtle Club in Seabrook, Texas. Come one, come all … for one day, two days or for all three. The fundraiser is to help TES provide the necessary funds so that Texas EquuSearch and Tim Miller can continue to help families and search for their missing loved one’s and bring them home.
The three day fundraising event will be full of entertainment, silent actions, a black tie dinner and an opportunity to win a Harley Davidson motorcycle. Beth Holloway, the mother of missing Natalee Holloway will be attending the event. Take the opportunity to do the right thing an provide necessary money to help find the missing.
Contact TES at for your Harley Davidson motorcycle raffle tickets today.
The itinerary is as follows:
- Thursday – July 23rd Kick off party with Celebrity Bartenders
- Friday – July 24th Black tie dinner and Silent Auction at the Nassau Bay Hilton
- Saturday – July 25th “Show Me Your Wheels” Poker Run
Hot Rods, Motorcycles and Classic Cars
Silent & Live Auctions, Music and Vendor Booths - Sunday – July 26th Boat Raft off Party
Live & Silent Auctions
Special Guest Appearances, Vendor Booths
and more including the raffling of a new Harley-Davidson Motorcycle, like the one Pictured below, from Stubbs Harley-Davidson
Marion Barry Taken into Custody & Arrested by Police on Domestic Harassment and Stalking
Another run in with the law …
DC Council member Marion Barry, yes the same former DC Mayor Marion Barry, was taken 
into custody last night by the U.S. Park Police in Washington, DC on what is being reported as possibly involved domestic harassment or stalking. Exactly how many get out of jail free cards does this man get? Barry is currently on probation for tax offenses
“It’s my understanding that he was taken into custody,” Park Police Chief Sal Lauro said in a brief interview. Lauro said he believed that Barry (D-Ward 8.) was picked up in the Anacostia Park area.
Lauro said he did not have details of the incident and could not say whether Barry had been arrested.
Death of Steve McNair & Sahel Kazemi: From Info in From Metro Nashville, TN Police Press Conference … Could it have Been a Murder-Suicide?
Early today Nashville, TN and the NFL was shocked to learn that former Tennessee Titan/Houston Oiler/Baltimore Raven QB Steve McNair was shot and killed.
Steve McNair shot and killed in Nashville, TN
Tonight the Metro Nashville Police had a press conference to let some more details out of the deaths of Steve McNair and the unidentified woman. The police released and confirmed that the name of the female victim was 20 year old Sahel Kazemi. She died of a single gun shot to the head.
The details from the Police press conference make one pause and think that this sad and tragic event might have been a murder-suicide. The details from the presser were as follows:
- Steve Mc Nair was shot multiple time.
- The deceased female Sahel Kazemi was killed by one gunshot to the head.
- A hand gun was recovered near the body of Sahel Kazemi.
- The door to the condo was locked when co-renter arrived.
- Steve McNair was found dead on the coach.
- Sahel Kazemi was found dead on the floor.
- Police said that they are not actively searching for a suspect tonight.
- They will meet with ME in the morning to go over results of the autopsies.
Police have not called this a double homicide or a murder/suicide; however, the signs are really pointing to the latter. A picture of Sahel Kazemi has been released, see below.
Posted July 4, 2009 by Scared Monkeys Bizarre, Crime, Deceased, Murder, You Tube Video | 12 comments |
Joey Chestnut Consumes 59 1/2 Hot Dogs at Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest
It’s not the 4th of July if one does not watch the hot dog eating carnage known as Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island, NY. For the third year in a row, Joey Chestnut won the hot dog eating rights and the Mustard yellow champions belt.
59–1/2 hot dogs consumed in 10 minutes. Don’t forget the buns as well. One has to love the spectacle that this event has become. It is literally the Suer Bowl, World Series and World Cup of the competitive eating world. If you can watch it without getting ill, it is a must see event.
Former Tennessee Titan NFL QB Steve McNair Dead … Shot to Death in Nashville, TN
Sad and shocking news from the NFL and out of Nashville, TN on this 4th of July weekend …
Nashville, TN police are confirming that former Houston Oiler/Tennessee Titan and NFL QB Steve McNair was shot and killed. McNair was a 13 year veteran of the NFL spending 11 with the Oilers/Titans. McNair is one of the most beloved Titans to ever put on the uniform. Sadly, Steve McNair dead at the age of 36, Rest in Peace.
Steve McNair, Rest in Peace
Titans owner Bud Adams released the following statement:
“We are saddened and shocked to hear the news of Steve McNair’s passing today. He was one of the finest players to play for our organization and one of the most beloved players by our fans. He played with unquestioned heart and leadership and led us to places that we had never reached, including our only Super Bowl. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family as they deal with his untimely passing.”
UPDATE I: McNair suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head in downtown Nashville, TN
Steve McNair was found shot to death along with an unidentified woman Saturday. The two were found dead in a Nashville condo in what appears to be a double homicide. The woman’s name is being held until pending notification of the next of kin.
The man known in college as Air McNair out of Alcorn St, became know in the NFL and the Titans as being one of the toughest and hard working QB’s in the business. Never can I remember a game toward the end of McNair’s career where he was not playing with an injury that would sideline most. McNair was one of the true NFL gladiators and warriors of his generation where statistics did not tell the story.
As 4th of July fireworks are scheduled tonight in Nashville, TN … many of the spectators for the festivities have gone to the location of the shooting in downtown Nashville.
UPDATE II: From Channel News 5 out of Nashville, TN
According to police reports, although there have been several people taken to police headquarters, there have been no suspects taken into custody.
The incident happened near 2nd South & Lea Avenue.
A crowd began to gather in the area where Steve McNair’s body was found Saturday afternoon.
“When police officers arrived in response to that call, they found two individuals who had been shot to death inside the residence: one female, one male. We now know that the male deceased is Steve McNair. The female deceased has been tentatively identified. We’re working to confirm that and then notify her next of kin,” said Don Aaron with Metro Police on the situation.
That female victim’s identity was not released as of 4:20 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
Steve McNair was a 3 time Pro Bowler and co-NFL MVP with with Peyton Manning in 2003.
UPDATE III: Former Titans quarterback Steve McNair dead
Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron confirmed that authorities were called to a condominium and found McNair and a woman shot to death inside. Aaron said police don’t yet know the circumstances of the shootings.
The condominium where the bodies were found is one that McNair was known to frequent, but police spokeswoman Kristin Mumford could not say whether he was the owner.
About 50 people crowded just beyond police tape outside the complex in the upscale Rutledge Hill neighborhood, some wearing Titans hats. The condominium is located within walking distance of an area filled with restaurants and nightspots, just a few blocks from the Cumberland River and within view of the Titans’ stadium.
UPDATE IV: Many Reflections on Steve McNair from ESPN
UPDATE V: Statement from Baltimore Ravens GM, the other NFL Team McNair Played for
“This is so, so sad. We immediately think of his family, his boys. They are all in our thoughts and prayers. What we admired most about Steve when we played against him was his competitive spirit, and we were lucky enough to have that with us for two years. He is one of the best players in the NFL over the last 20 years…. He was a great player, one of the toughest of competitors, and a tremendous teammate, who was a leader on the field and in the locker room, especially to the young players.”
CNN: Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair killed, police say the woman has been tentatively identified, but her name is not being released, authorities said.
A law enforcement source close to the investigation said the woman is McNair’s girlfriend and that the residence is her condominium.
Witnesses said McNair was a frequent visitor there.
UPDATE VI: McNair’s Escalade involved in DUI arrest this week
The Tennessian is reporting that earlier this week, a car registered to Steve McNair and a 20 year old woman was stopped on Broadway by police. The driver and co-owner, Sahel Kazemi, was charged with DUI.
The driver and co-owner, Sahel Kazemi, was charged with driving under the influence and refusing to take a breath test. The car was a 2007 black Cadillac Escalade.
Earlier today, a black Escalade was towed from the condominium complex on Second Avenue where McNair and a female who has not yet been identified by police were found dead this afternoon.
It is not clear whether this is the same vehicle involved in the DUI arrest.
UPDATE VII: Police confirm that female shooting victim was Sahel Kazemi
Police have confirmed that Steve McNair suffered several gunshots, and the woman with him died of one gunshot to the head.
“The medical examiner will be conducting autopsies tomorrow,” Metro police spokesman Don Aaron said. “We expect to make additional conclusions after the autopsy process.”
According the the police press conference McNair was shot multiple times and the female victim, Sahel Kazemi, was shot once in the head. Metro police said that the door was locked when a co-renter of the condo arrived. Also the police spokesman said that they are not actively looking for a suspect tonight and they will be meeting with the Medical Examiner tomorrow morning.
Wow, I am speculating, but from the info the police gave in tonights press conference, this sounds like a murder/suicide. One victim shot multiple times, one victim with one shot to the head, the gun still present at the crime scene, the door to the condo was locked, McNair was found dean on a coach and the woman on the floor and they are not presently looking for a suspect.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA - INDEPENDENCE DAY … HAPPY 4TH OF JULY 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA – July 4, 2009
May everyone have a safe and festive July 4th, celebrating the birth and freedom of America.
God Bless America
America the Beautiful – Ray Charles
At some point during this July 4, 2009 when you are spending time with family and friends, attending a picnic, get together or family reunion, and watching fireworks this evening, please take the time to either read or contemplate what this day truly means and the words that were written in The Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776.
Do not ever forget that today is about Life, Liberty, Freedom and “We the People”. Representatives that acted by and for the people of the Colonies and a new nation at great sacrifice. I would ask of our politicians today … where are those brace men and women that cared more of the people, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness than they do about being reelected and usurping power?
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare,
And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.
The Declaration of Independence …
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. (read the rest here)
Boston Pops – 4th of July – 1812 Overture
What’s the 4th of July without this childhood favorite … The Shot Heard Round the World
On Independence Day, Liberty’s crown reopens
UPDATE I: From Michelle Malkin, Independence Day: America turns 233
I’ll be counting my blessings along with thousands of others at the Dallas Tea Party at Southfork Ranch later today. Come on down if you are anywhere near the area. The Christian Science Monitor’s Patrick Jonsson has a good recap and overview of Tea Party gatherings across the country.
From the Frugal Cafe … Lee Greenwood, God Bless the USA
Also from Hot Air, Happy Independence Day and some thoughts to truly contemplate as to the brave individuals who formed this great land.
Two hundred and thirty-three years ago today, a group of men published a document that changed the world forever — and transformed a series of colonies clinging to a shoreline into a nation that not only led people into freedom by example, but also by shedding our blood to liberate hundreds of millions around the world. We have made our mistakes, and continually strive to overcome our flaws.
Posted July 4, 2009 by Scared Monkeys Government, Holidays, We the People, You Tube Video | 8 comments |
Colin Powell Suddenly has Doubts on Obama Agenda … Americans Like Taxes … Can’t Afford Taxes
What, the medias greatest Republican moderate has doubts with Obama’s agenda … will this get air time on the networks?
Colin Powell suddenly is concerned and realizes that the country has not changed, but his support for Obama’s agenda has. You mean Americans don’t want to pay more taxes? How clueless could one be and what worse advice was every offered? And no, you are not a Republican.
Colin Powell proves to be the voice of reason not to listen to. Talk about your waffling on an important issue. First he supports Barack Obama and taxing Americans stating that Americans want to pay taxes for services, now suddenly, not so much. Hey Colin, can I have some syrup and butter on those waffles with a side of hash browns! So what has happened to make Colin Powell change his mind?
Posted July 4, 2009 by Scared Monkeys Barack Obama, Economy, Joseph Biden, Media, Obamanomics, Obamination, Politics, Pork, Tax & Spend Liberals, Taxes | 13 comments |
Mystery Continues into the Death of Michael Jackson … Sedative Diprivan/Propofol Found in Michael Jackson’s Home
As everyone awaits the toxicology report from Michael Jackson’s autopsy, law enforcement 
officials in said today that they found the powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson’s home.
The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson’s home, a law enforcement official said Friday.
Diprivan is an anesthetic widely used in operating rooms to induce unconsciousness. Also known as Propofol, it’s administered intravenously and is very unusual to have in a private home.
So why would Michael Jackson need Diprivan? Did he have a prescription for it? What is most puzzling is that Jackson would have access to such sedatives like Diprivan, which is found in a hospital operating room, yet no where in the home was there a crash cart. Did Diprivan play a role in the 50 year old Michael Jackson’s death?
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Tour de France Starts Today … All Eyes on 7 Time Tour de France Winner Lance Armstrong and his Return
If it’s the 4th of July, it means it is also the start of the Tour de France. This year all eyes, 
especially American one’s, will be back watching the Tour de France as 37 year old Lance Armstrong is making a comeback and returning to the bike racing after a 3 1/2 year retirement. One thing is for certain, I have no idea how Lance Armstrong will finish this year in the Tor; however, he is the only reason why I will even tune in and watch.
Official site of the Tour de France. can also be seen on the Versus website.
Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong has begun his comeback at the Tour de France in the first-stage individual time trial.
The 37-year-old Texan, back after 3 1/2 years of retirement, took off 18th among the 180 cyclists Saturday who are rolling down the start ramp one-by-one for the race against the clock.
The Wrong Governor is Leaving … Alaska Governor Sarah Palin Resigning from Office
Wow, this will make cable news stop talking endlessly about Michael Jackson and his favorite color …
In a shocking move on the slow Friday news cycle before the 4th of July, Governor Sarah Palin is stepping down as Alaska’s chief executive by months end. Palin has stated that she will not seek a second term as Governor in 2010. I echo the words of Jammie Wearing Fool, “Just WOW”!
“People who know me know that besides faith and family, nothing’s more important to me than our beloved Alaska,” Palin said at an announcement from her home in Wasilla. “Serving her people is the greatest honor I could imagine.”
Palin was elected governor in 2006. She was tapped as Arizona Sen. John McCain’s vice presidential running mate last year.
Palin said she was transferring authority to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, who will be sworn in at the Governor’s Picnic on July 26.
Is her political career over or is this a bold move to get out of the cross hairs of the media and Democrats to run as the true Conservative, Washington, DC outsider in 2012?
“We are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction.”
It had been speculated that Sarah Palin would not seek a second term as she had aspirations of a career on the national stage. Let us just hope that this is not a result of the ridiculous attacks from the LEFT and from the jealous McCain staffers. Lt Governor Sean Parnell will take over the reins on July 26 and hopefully give him a leg up in the 2010 elections.
Posted July 3, 2009 by Scared Monkeys Bizarre, Government, Governor Races, Politics, Sarah Palin, WTF, You Tube Video | 20 comments |
