Best & Worst National Anthem Singers

Best & Worst National Anthem Singers
Best & Worst National Anthem Singers - Worst National Anthem Singers, Since 1931, a galaxy of stars have put their own spin on the national anthem. On this July Fourth, to get us in the Independence Day spirit, let's look back at performances that set off some fireworks and some that made others cover their ears. Worst National Anthem Singers, star spangled banner us anthem march 1931, star spangled banner lyrics,

Jimi Hendrix
One of the best-known performances at Woodstock came from rock legend Jimi Hendrix, who dazzled the pivotal 1969 music and arts festival audience with his electrifying version. jimi hendrix national anthem woodstock, jimi hendrix cause of death, Drug overdose · Inhalation of vomit,

Christina Aguilera
Pop singer Christina Aguilera  snagged the coveted gig at Super Bowl XLV in 2011, but it was her botching of the lyrics that made headlines for weeks after. How did the "Burlesque" star explain the gaffe? christina aguilera got caught up in the moment,

Whitney Houston
In one of the best performances of the anthem ever, Whitney Houston  sang her heart out at the 25th anniversary of America's football championship in 1991. whitney houston Super Bowl XXV,

Carl Lewis
Former Olympic sprinter Carl Lewis  may be lightning fast on the track, but he will never be able to outrun his 1993 blundering of the national anthem at an NBA game. Ear-shattering vocals aside, midway through the song Lewis lost his place and was booed by the crowd. carl lewis butchers national anthem, carl lewis senate bid rejected,

Marvin Gaye
The late Motown legend  wowed the crowd with his soulful take on the anthem at the NBA All-Star game in 1983.

Roseanne Barr
America's favorite brusque-tongued, working-class TV mother, Roseanne Barr  put her acting skills to work with her infamous 1990 torturing of the national anthem at a San Diego Padres game. roseanne barr national anthem, roseanne barr downwardly mobile, roseanne comedy central roast,

'Glee'
The cast of the hit musical comedy "Glee" poured on the all-American musical charm as they sang the nation's song at the 2009 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies. glee national anthem 2009 world series, Philadelphia Phillies, new york yankees 2009 world series champions ,

R. Kelly
It could have been the high-profile scandal that R&B singer R. Kelly  was embroiled in at the time of his 2005 anthem performance at a boxing match that drew so much criticism. r kelly child pornography case, 2005 Bernard Hopkins-Jermain Taylor boxing match,

Beyoncé
R&B superstar Beyoncé  belted out the anthem accompanied by an orchestra before the start of the 2004 Super Bowl between the Carolina Panthers and the New England Patriots. beyonce national anthem super bowl 2004, super bowl xxxviii, new england patriots 2004 super bowl champions,

Kat DeLuna
Dominican R&B sensation Kat DeLuna's soprano vocals must have failed her during her warbled performance at a 2008 Dallas Cowboys game. Kat DeLuna, Kat DeLuna National Anthem,

Chris Daughtry
Former "American Idol" finalist Chris Daughtry rocked the anthem at a chilly NFC championship game in 2007. chris daughtry national anthem nfc championship 2007, chris daughtry national anthem nfc championship 2007,

Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton national anthem crib notes written on his hand, Sexy balladeer Michael Bolton was mercilessly ridiculed for his 2003 performance at a Red Sox-Yankees game. When he couldn't remember the lyrics, the 1990s soft rock star relied on a cheat sheet. Michael Bolton National Anthem, Michael Bolton national anthem crib notes written on his hand,

Mariah Carey
Less than five months after a catastrophic event, pop superstar Mariah Carey put her heart into her anthem performance at the 2002 Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the St. Louis Rams. september 11 attacks, new england patriots super bowl win 2002,

Ashley Greene Lingerie Shoot in Esquire

Ashley Greene Lingerie Shoot in Esquire - Ashley Greene Appears in Lingerie For Esquire Magazine.25 year old actress Ashley Greene can be seen in the August 2012 issue of Esquire sporting multiple lingerie sets.


The Twilight actress is shown in three provocative shots, one while relaxing in a chair wearing a black and pink bra with black lacy underwear, and covered by a sheer pink shirt that remains unbuttoned and slipped over the shoulders. Ashley Greene Lingerie Shoot in Esquire,

The second shot reveals Greene in a white bra, loose fitting denim jeans with a just woken up appearance with a coffee cup in hand.

The third shot is a captivating black and white image of Green sitting on a window sill. She is wearing another shirt left open that only covers the arms, legs open, and white underwear.

As for the interview portion of the piece the ‘Twilight’ actess admited that she’s looking forward to turning 30.

She told Esquire magazine: “It’s a good age. It’s an age of choices. What ‘Twilight’ gave me was years to consider how I wanted to work otherwise.”

Greene attributes her success in Hollywood to having an extremely disciplined routine.

“In my second year in Los Angeles, when I was 18, I wasn’t getting any bookings, so I stopped going out, stopped partying,” Greene, 25, tells Esquire. “It was a matter of getting to the work. I had to focus.”

Now with a successful modeling and acting career, her had work has paid off.

“At 14, I was being a little brat,” Greene told BlackBook. “I thought I knew everything, and my dad (a former Marine) was like, ‘I own your bed, your TV, everything.’

“At the time I was annoyed, but I’m very thankful because he worked really hard to provide for us. There was a lot of discipline, and with what I’m doing now, I’m glad for it.”

Ashley can next be seen on the big screen in the horror flick The Apparition, in which a couple are haunted by a supernatural presence that is unleashed during a college experiment.

Source: ecanadanow

Olivia Munn And Bethenny Frankel Pole Dance-Off

Olivia Munn And Bethenny Frankel Pole Dance-Off - Bethenny Frankel challenges Olivia Munn to a pole-dancing contest on her show today, and guess who wins?


Olivia, who stars in Magic Mike with some of the hottest guys in Hollywood — including Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer and Matthew McConaughey — proved on Bethenny that she has some stripper skills of her own as she took to the pole to debut her moves.

"I'll do it!" Olivia yells before hopping on the pole. After she finishes her routine, she screams to Bethenny, "Challenge!" (We don't know who won this round of competition. Both ladies were...sassy?)

Olivia also gushed to Bethenny about her co-star and good friend Channing, with whom she had some romantic sex scenes in Magic Mike. Sadly, one of the steamiest was cut from the movie!

"I love Channing," she gushes before Bethenny asks: "How was sex with him?"

“I would say good to quite good. We kind of like became kids. We had this shower scene that you don’t get to see," she said.

Watch Olivia & Bethenny pole dance below!

Source: okmagazine

Samara Leneece Seward Buxom Bandit

Samara Leneece Seward Buxom Bandit, The woman Broward investigators say is their “Buxom Bandit” who has stolen the identities of several school employees has been arrested. The Broward Sheriff’s Office arrested Samara Leneece Seward, 31, on Thursday on grand theft and identity theft charges. Seward, who is being held without bond at the Broward Main Jail, also has been charged with violating her probation.


The Sheriff’s Office used the moniker “Buxom Bandit” because prior to identifying a suspect, investigators knew her only as a full-figured woman who was caught on surveillance video at a school. Buxom bandit,

Seward has an extensive criminal history in Florida and has twice served time in prison for identity theft and grand theft, state records show. Oil of Olay Bandit,

Investigators say that in one recent case the bandit stole a wallet out of a teacher’s purse that was left inside a Pinewood Elementary classroom in North Lauderdale in May and took $3,000 from the teacher’s bank account, using the teacher’s debit card. Abe Lincoln Bandit,

Authorities later linked Seward to two other identity theft cases involving school employees in Deerfield Beach and Pembroke Pines, officials said.

Arizona Sunflower Fire Bachelor

Arizona Sunflower Fire Bachelor, Arizona’s 18,000-acre Sunflower Fire started when a Mesa man loaded a shell into a shotgun and fired it during a bachelor party outing in May, according to a complaint filed in federal district court. Steven Shiflet, 23, faces three charges in connection with the May 12 incident in the Sycamore Creek area. Each charge carries a maximum of six months in prison and a $5,000 fine.

Shiflet and four of his friends traveled there from Mesa for a campout and bachelor party on May 11, the complaint stated. The group had numerous guns and were shooting at various targets for about two hours on the morning of May 12, according to the complaint. Arizona Sunflower fire acres,

Shiflet then loaded a shell into a shotgun and fired it at a soda box, the complaint said. Shiflet said he believed the round would shoot out flame or act like a flare gun, according to prosecutors.

Smoke appeared in the brush just behind where the shot was fired and Shiflet and his friends were unable to stomp it out, according to the complaint. Investigators said the Sunflower Fire started near the intersection of Forest Road 25 and Sycamore Creek. Arizona Sunflower fire bachelor,

According to the complaint, Shiflet called 911 from his cell phone at 10:18 a.m. and reported the fire. He voluntarily surrendered the guns.

Shiflet also handed over a shotgun shell and said it was the exact same type of round that he had fired just seconds prior to the start of the fire. The warning on the packing reads, “Shoots 100 feet of fire, setting everything in its path ablaze. Warning: Extreme FIRE HAZARD,” according to the complaint.

Shiflet is scheduled to make an initial appearance in federal court in Phoenix on July 13.

Amazing Church In Finland

Amazing church in Finland - Today I want to show you an amazing church, which is located in Helsinki, Finland. This Lutheran church was built from a huge piece of granite, and visiting the parish on average 500 thousand people a year.

Billy The Kid Tombstone Vandalized

Billy The Kid Tombstone Vandalized - Infamous outlaw Billy the Kid has been dead for nearly 131 years, but someone apparently still holds a grudge against the buck-toothed gunslinger.


Don Sweet, owner of the Billy the Kid Museum in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, said the grave of Billy the Kid was found vandalized on June 16. Someone had somehow managed to topple over his 2,000 pound tombstone that sits in the Old Fort Sumner Cemetery. billy the kid 2,000 pound gravestone,

"They turned the headstone over and it broke some of the concrete," Sweet told The Huffington Post. He added, "The cemetery has never been bothered before." billy the kid's tombstone vandalized,

Born William Henry McCarty in 1859, Billy the Kid was a Wild West gunslinger who, according to legend, killed 21 men. McCarty, who later referred to himself as William H. Bonney, was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett on July 14, 1881.

According to Sweet, Billy the Kids original marker was shot up or stolen long ago and the tombstone he has now has been in the Old Fort Sumner Cemetery for more than 80 years.

"It was bought in 1930, after MGM did a movie on Billy the Kid," Sweet said. "The director (King Vidor) and Johnny Mack Brown, the actor who played Billy, donated $150 for the headstone."

Other graves in the Fort Sumner cemetery were also vandalized on June 16. Whoever is responsible is suspected of breaking into Sweet's museum and stealing three antique Winchester rifles and a single-shot shotgun.

De Baca County authorities have no leads in the case, but Sweet said he suspects "young people" are responsible. He just hopes those responsible are caught soon and that none else follows in their footsteps.

"Over 20,000 people a year visit the grave, so we don't want it to be tore up or anything," Sweet said.

Source: huffingtonpost