Daily Archives: February 17, 2012

Rest In Peace Dick Anthony “Pretty Tony” Williams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actor Dick Anthony Williams, best known from his portrayal of the pimp “Pretty Tony” from the cult blaxploitation film “The Mack” has died.

The Chicago born actor’s credits include Five On The Black Hand Side, The Jerk, Tap, Mo’ Better Blues and Edward Scissorhands among others.  He also played “pretty Tony” in the 1973 blaxploitation film The Mack starring alongside Max Julien and Richard Pryor.  The mini-series King along with Our Family Honor and American Playhouse are included in his long list of television credits.

Known for his Broadway performance in productions like The Poison Tree, he received a Tony nomination in 1974  for his role in What the Wine-Sellers Buy and in 1975 for Black Picture Show.

Williams also co-founded, along with Woodie King Jr., the famous New Federal Theatre (NFT).  The theatre was instrumental in showcasing a multitude of black playwrights and actors/actresses including Amiri Baraka,  Ntozake Shange, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Phylicia Rashad, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Samuel Jackson and more.

[via Indiewire.com]

Ignorant News: Man Blames Split Personality On Robbery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’ll just laugh while MSNBC gives you the details.

Police say a western Pennsylvania man who claims to have split personalities confessed to robbing a Chinese restaurant after reading about it in the newspaper and realizing he was the person who did it.

Online court records don’t list an attorney for 23-year-old Timothy Beer, of Leechburg, who’s been jailed since surrendering in Sunday’s robbery of the China King Restaurant about 35 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.

Beer came to the police station Tuesday, saying he wasn’t feeling well and “did something stupid.”

Beer told police he ordered food and became angry when he perceived the person waiting on him was continuing to speak Chinese. The next thing Beer remembers, he was playing video games at his cousin’s home — but says he later realized he committed the robbery when he read about it in Tuesday’s Valley News Dispatch.

 J.R. Bang Says: Nothing cause I’m still laughing

Robin Thicke Arrested For Weed Possession

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Didn’t see this one coming at all.

According to TMZ singer Robin Thicke was arrested for Marijuana Possesion today.

According to law enforcement, 34-year-old Thicke was busted this afternoon in Manhattan near Madison Square Park — after police claim they saw the singer lighting up a joint inside a black SUV.

Thicke was given a desk appearance ticket and released soon after. A rep for Robin Thicke had no comment.

Guess Robin was hanging around Snoop & Lil Wayne  too much. Couldn’t do it in private though?

 

 

Ignorant News: 300 Pound Man Walks Into Walmart To Steal, Naked

Dude could pass for Rick Ross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s always something crazy going on at a Wal-Mart. This one ranks as one of the craziest. The Ledger gives us this bit of Ignorant News

A hefty southeastern Pennsylvania man is behind bars after police say he walked naked into a Walmart and stole a pair of socks.

Thirty-two-year-old Verdon Lamont Taylor was arrested Wednesday night after police say he stripped off his clothes in the parking lot of the Exton store and went inside.

Police say surveillance footage shows the 6-foot-4, 300-pound Downingtown man walking around the store. Authorities say they used a stun gun to subdue him after he refused to comply with officers’ orders.

Taylor was arraigned on charges including aggravated assault and indecent exposure. He’s being held on $50,000 bail at Chester County Prison.

Check the news report here

J.R. Bang Says: I know a whole bunch of white people thought that was Rick Ross.