Some say it started with the Taco Bell dog. A five hundred million dollar ad campaign featured a talking Chihuahua which continually repeated the slogan, “Yo quiero Taco Bell,” which is Spanish for “I want Taco Bell.” Then came the Legally Blond films and the unstoppable Bruiser. The topping on the cake was when Paris Hilton appeared on the cover of Seventeen magazine and later tried living The Simple Life on Fox TV with Tinkerbell, her pet Chihuahua. Celebrities have discovered what many pet owners already knew: Chihuahuas are the best dogs to own and care for. In the process, they’ve set off a Chihuahua Craze that is reaching towering proportions.
Mel Gibson and Michael Moore have become the two most feared men in Hollywood. Both have managed to make huge sums of money from personal projects and both have been snubbed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Moore and Gibson may be victims of a very old rule with a new twist. If you want to stay out of trouble, avoid controversy. When it comes to film projects in modern day Hollywood, never make a film about religion or politics unless it’s a religion approved by Hollywood for scorn or a satire of politics.
Americans assume that free speech gives us the right to say what we like. That assumption is incorrect and changes depending on which way the political, social and judicial winds blow.
It took a tragedy not far removed from Wayne Rogers to wake him up when it came to money and how to handle it. According to an interview he gave to the Financial Intelligence Report, Wayne had first met Peter Falk when the two shared a room in New York City. Falk, an accomplished film, stage and television actor, later suffered a financial trauma not uncommon to many other celebrities. In the 1970s while both the longtime friends were living and working in Hollywood, Peter Falk became a victim of fraud.
In our politically correct world, it is cool and stylish to adopt a dog from animal rescue centers and organizations instead of going to the pet store or breeder. People are told they are saving a life and helping to support an organization that finds a home for unwanted dogs. Going the rescue route is supposed to keep money out of the pockets of greedy puppy mill breeders and pet store operators, but nothing in the shadowy world of pet sales is ever completely, what it seems to be.
There’s no doubt that if there were an American Canine Idol contest for dog breeds, Chihuahuas would receive a solid ’YES’ from Paula when it comes to cuteness, intelligence and hug-ability! When it comes to celebrities, Paula is certainly not alone in her adoration of Chihuahuas.
The craziest thing about all the tale tales that surround the Chihuahua Breed is that some may actually be true. The Chihuahua is the world’s smallest dog breed and longest-lived. Animal Behaviorists tell us that Chihuahuas are the only dogs that tend to prefer the company of humans to that of other dogs. They will nurse kittens and seem to have helped people who suffer from various maladies. With a background like that, I suppose almost anything is possible. However, one thing is for sure. They make the world’s best pets!
‘War of the Worlds’ keeps it simple. The film takes the concept of Aliens visiting the Earth and examines what would happen if they have hostile intentions and decide to take the Conquistador approach. It creates an all out invasion scenario similar to the theme that ‘Independence Day’ was based on. As far as truth goes, I’m afraid that any real hostile Aliens from an advanced civilization that might desire to control our world would gain the upper hand through subtle and far more sinister processes unimaginable to us.
“I see dead people.” Uttered by actor Haley Joel Osment in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense, it has become one of the most famous lines in movie history. Although the film was based on a fictional story, we have all seen those people on television who claim they can see or communicate with the dead. Would it surprise you to learn that dogs may also possess that ability?
The idea of competition has been well hidden in the politically correct world we are all forced to live in, but it’s alive and well. Someone is going to win and it might as well be you! However, first you have to resolve the various issues that may be clouding your vision for a successful career.
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