10-14-08 EURxtra: London Man Shot With Air Pistol Over Obama T-Shirt

October 14, 2008

JANET CANCELS EVEN MORE SHOWS: Tour now set to resume tomorrow (Oct. 15) in Washington D.C.
*Her undisclosed illness apparently still in effect, Janet Jackson has postponed more shows on her Rock Witchu tour, the latest being Monday's scheduled concert in Verona, NY. Read Full Story

LONDON MAN SHOT WITH AIR PISTOL OVER OBAMA SHIRT: White man fires three times after hurling racist comments.
*A Nigerian man was shot three times with an air pistol on a London street yesterday for wearing a t-shirt bearing the image of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. Read Full Story

TIM MONTGOMERY SENTENCED FOR DEALING SMACK: Former sprinter to serve five years in prison.
*Former track-and-field star Tim Montgomery was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for dealing heroin to an informant while he was under federal surveillance. Read Full Story

EAZY E'S SON HELPS BANGERS REGISTER TO VOTE: Rapper joined journalist Jasmyne Cannick to sign up Crips and Bloods.
*The son of late rapper Eric "Eazy E" Wright and a number of celebrities helped get out the vote in Compton over the weekend by joining voter registration campaign "My Hood Votes," founded by journalist Jasmyne Cannick. Read Full Story

LUDACRIS CAUGHT IN LITERARY CLUB MIXUP: Rapper unwittingly tries to enter secret society at Yale and was denied.
*The New York Post is reporting that Chris "Ludacris" Bridges was denied entry into one of 12 secret societies at Yale University after mistaking it for a literary club. Read Full Story

THE-DREAM PREPS NEW ALBUM FOR DECEMBER: Sophomore set 'Love vs. Money' includes 'good ol' baby-making' track.
*Singer-songwriter The Dream is readying the release of his sophomore album, "Love vs. Money," on Dec. 16 via Def Jam, reports Billboard.com. Read Full Story

KIM K DENIES SECRET WEDDING TO REGGIE BUSH: Socialite says she was joking when referring to him as 'hubby' on Web site.
*Kim Kardashian said she was only joking when she referred to her boyfriend Reggie Bush as "hubby" in a recent post on her Web site. Read Full Story

DREAMGIRLS NATIONAL TOUR HOLDING AUDITIONS: Musical sets tryouts for next month at Harlem's Apollo Theatre
*Open auditions have been scheduled for the three leading roles in the forthcoming national tour of Dreamgirls, according to an announcement from producer John F. Breglio, reports Broadway.com. Read Full Story

M.I.A. CONFIRMS SHE'S 'CREATING A BABY': British rapper pregnant with her first child.
*British rapper M.I.A., whose sampled voice is the chorus of radio's hottest single "Swagga Like Us," has confirmed that she is pregnant with her first child. Read Full Story

OBAMA TO PAY AROUND $1 MIL PER NETWORK FOR TIME: Prices are lower than what it would cost average advertiser.
*The Barack Obama presidential campaign will pay NBC and CBS almost $1 million each for the campaign's half-hour ad buy in primetime on Oct. 29, according to documents obtained by the Hollywood Reporter. Read Full Story

RUN SAYS 50 CENT/KANYE FEUD WAS FAKE: Veteran rapper claims both are "really close" and sparked sales race to sell albums.
*Reality show star Reverend Run has confirmed what many folks believed about the so-called beef between 50 Cent and Kanye West last year – it was a publicity stunt designed to sell records. Read Full Story

RICK ROSS JOINS DONDA WEST BENEFIT SHOW: Rapper to join effort to get out the vote Nov. 4.
*Rick Ross has been added as a headlining performer for the Give Back Concert Benefit for The Dr. Donda West Foundation, formerly known as The Kanye West Foundation. Read Full Story

G. GARVIN IS 'DINING IN': Chef’s new book now on the shelves
By Kenya M. Yarbrough
*Chef G. Garvin has been turning up the heat on his appropriately titled TV One television show, "Turn Up the Heat," since 2004. In 2006, he released his first cookbook “Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin.” Read Full Story

DENNIS HOPPER PRAYING FOR OBAMA WIN: Actor voted for Bush I and II, but says current administration has too many 'lies.'
*Actor Dennis Hopper, best known for his 1969 road film "Easy Rider," says he's praying for a victory by Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama on Nov. 4 after voting Republican in 1988 and 2000. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Prince rocks the roof; ?uestlove is an Obama 'surrogate'; Cheadle in - Howard out of 'Iron Man 2.'
*MTV reports that despite the current economic crisis, folks are still willing to pay a premium for quality entertainment. Case in point: 500 fans of Prince shelled out $325 to see the enigmatic showman do his thing on the rooftop of the Hotel Gansevoort in Manhattan last Friday night. Read Full Story

EUR FILM REVIEW: Allah Made Me Funny
By Kam Williams
*You get a good idea just how hard it is being a Muslim in America since 9-11 thanks to Preacher Moss, Azhar “Az” Usman and Mohammed Amer, the trio of young Chicago area comedians featured in this enlightening concert flick. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Kabluey
By Kam Williams
*This charming screwball comedy generates plenty of laughter while simultaneously ever so subtly addressing several sobering themes. Read Full Story

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk about the stories we didn't cover in this issue.
Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn't cover in today's issue. (It's sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. Read Full Story

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