American Gladiator

I never thought I'd blog about American Gladiators, but a good friend of mine is starring on Monday night's episode. His name is Mark Baker, he works as a chiropractor in Chicago. I have heard the Philadelphia newspaper had an article about him this weekend because he is Roger Ebert's chiropractor. Anyway, if you have a chance, please tune in and watch him.

Hard hitting news

Why is the following the headline on Indystar.com?


Reality star, wounded activist trade words



Yes, that is Erik Estrada (aka John Poncharello from CHIPS). He is in Muncie filming a CBS reality show Armed and Famous where he and lesser celebrities like Latoya Jackson, Jack Osborne, WeeMan and some WWE wrestler woman that I have never heard of (and even if I had, I wouldn't admit it) are acting as reserve officers on the Muncie Police Department. Apparently, Randall Sims (pictured) whom the author of the article charitably called an "activist" and Estrada traded words after a domestic altercation.
Apparently, this article was first written for the Muncie Star Press, but the Indianapolis Star website picked it up and made the story its headline.

Now, I do suppose this is news. The Star has certainly done its best to track the exploits of the reality show participants as there have been numerous articles on about the filming. On the other hand, there is a lot more important news to be featured at the top of the Star website than countless articles about a group of has beens and never will bes.