Screech drops Bell Bombshell!

(Screech drops bomb on his Bayside days!)

Say it ain't so Screech! Just days after this crazy monkey payed tribute to one of the all-time greatest corny but funny and sexy sitcoms, Saved by the Bell, that resident dork Screech drops a Bell Bombshell! The cast just celebrated a 20-year reunion, but apparently all's not what it was cracked up to be for these Bayside Tigers. We are now learning that Dustin Diamond, who played "Screech" (Real name Samuel Powers) has released shocking allegations of sex, drugs and Rock n' roll on the set of the show!

Order the book Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto! - all about pop culture such as Saved by the Bell's "Tori Paradox" - why were Jessie, Kelly and Tori never seen together at Bayside, and other cool stuff!

(Link to this story: http://adventures-of-crazy-monkey.blogspot.com/2009/09/screech-drops-bell-bombshell.html)

The tell-all will be featured in US weekly magazine where Screech says drugs and sex were a regular part of Saved by the Bell actors on-the-set activities. And he's not talking about Jessie's "I'm so excited", him hooking up after a big chess match, or the Zack-Jessie kiss in the rap version of Snow White! No siree, Mr. Powers is reporting there was real drug use and sex going on around the Bayside "High" Set.

Screech (Diamond) reportedly told US Weekly:

"I could smell a certain 'smoke,' wafting from from the crack" underneath his castmates' dressing rooms, says Diamond, 32, who played the dork Screech.

Screech also claims his co-cast member Mark Paul-Gossaaler who played Zack Morris used steroids to bulk up before the Saved by the Bell College Years in 1994. Dustin Diamond goes on to insinuate that if there were on-the-show plots involving Slater and Kelly or Zack and Jessie, then there was also hanky-panky going on backstage.

Wow, and to think these were issues they covered on the show...Well at least they did the cool Public Service Announcement with the head of NBC about "there's no hope in dope!"

Of course these allegations are coming from a guy who's best friend was really a robot named Kevin that brought him popcorn and made corny one-liners. Also, keep in mind Screech had his own sex tape released in 2006, sold sex toys, and was a downright disaster on various reality shows such as Celebrity Fit Club! But hey, you're reading this news from a crazy inflated monkey, so what do I know?!

So far no reports on whether Mr. Belding smoked crack or Lisa Turtle was embezzling funds to pay for all her extravagant fashionable clothes. We may hear of a Screech-Max-Kevin love triangle at some point.

As of right now these are just accusations, so you can still dress up in the Kelly Kapowski costume or Zack Morris Halloween costume to honor these cool kids if you really want to!

The fully story on Screech's Bell Bombshell will be in the upcoming issue of US Weekly...

(Link to this blog story: http://adventures-of-crazy-monkey.blogspot.com/2009/09/screech-drops-bell-bombshell.html)

(Story Source: wonderwall.msn.com)

Rampage Jackson & Heather Nichols, WOW!

So hottie reporter Heather Nichols was interviewing UFC big dude, Rampage Jackson. She asked all those usual hard-hitting questions including asking him about his acting career. She then suggested a romantic movie starring herself and Jackson. Apparently, Jackson thought that meant a dry hump porn role, and began to demonstrated his uh, acting, talents on the gorgeous Nichols.

Folks, I'm a crazy monkey, but this kinda stuff crosses a line for us animals. As a blow up doll, I would never do this to a female interviewing me, since I might become overinflated or even worse, deflated! People out there will argue that Heather wasn't really telling Rampage to stop doing it, some even argue she was "asking for it" and others are arguing that this guy's an animal. You make the call below...

Obama's White House Dog is Portuguese!

It's a boy! - Dog that is....President Barack Obama and family have made it official that their pet dog will be named Bo, a Portuguese Water Dog. The dog was a special gift bestowed on them by good friend, Senator Ted Kennedy. It's named Bo after some cat the Obama daughter's cousins have and after Michelle Obama's late father who was nicknamed "Diddley". It's a weird sounding dog breed, but it is becoming quite popular amongst households, even more so now that it's part of the Obama family!

The Portuguese Water Dog seems like it'll be a really good pet dog to have romping around the Oval Office. These dogs are considered sorta hypoallergenic, meaning they won't cause guests with dog allergies to sneeze, cough and cry while they're in the presence of the Prez. Of course inflated monkeys are completely hypoallergenic, and I wouldn't have minded partying it up at the White House, bowling with Barack, doing arm workouts with Michelle, and going to Hannah Montana concerts with the girls.

Just so you know, the Obamas had originally planned to adopt a dog from a shelter, but instead got one free. So to make up for it, they're giving the Humane Society a nice little donation...I was going to ask Obama to donate to my inflated monkey party fund but I'll wait until all the fanfare over the new puppy has died down.

Bo, the Portuguese Water Dog, official moves into the White House on Tuesday according to various reports. You can be sure TMZ, CNN, Yahoo and every other media outlet will be tracking its every move. Sorry Bo, but it comes with the territory!

White House dog: It's Bo - Chicago Sun Times blog

The Key Ring Thing at keyringthing.com!

(This is not the keyringthing!)

Folks, I don't know about you but the more of those rewards shoppers and store loyalty things I sign up for, the more stuff I have to carry around in my wallet and on my key ring. Luckily there's a nifty device called the key ring thing which keyringthing.com has available to help reduce the pocket, wallet and pocketbook clutter that all those cards bring!

Where can you get Key Ring Thing free: at the official website, KeyRingThing.com

What Key Ring Thing does is allows you to combine all those loyalty card/rewards shopper tags onto one easy card. It will combine up to 6 club, discount, and loyalty cards on one credit-card size card, that will easily fit in wallets or pocketbooks. According to the keyringthing.com site, the average American household belongs to a staggering 12 different loyalty programs! Also retailers may not know it, but less than 4 of every 10 loyalty cards currently issued are active. So the keyringthing benefits the consumers by helping them save money more often, as well as retailers by helping them keep customers coming back for more rewards and items. By signing up at keyringthing.com, you get to combine all those silly programs together, receive gift coupons of your choice and can easily join new loyalty programs, all for free!

Another added benefit of getting the KeyRingThing cards is that you can reprint replacement KeyRingThing cards at any time from the KeyRingThing.com website. No financial data is collected from the consumer so if you do lose your card, don't fret!

The website for the KeyRingThing states that the cards should always work properly, so if your card doesn't scan right it may be a store scanner which is malfunctioning or trying to screw you out of your deals. Remember, the customer is always right!

Today's the day you can take control of your spending, save some money and get a free keyringthing that everyone's talking about! Head over to keyringthing.com to get your free Key Ring Thing today!

Sunkist Pistachios Nuts News - Salmonella Recall!

(Note: Sunkist Pistachios are ok, but don't eat them just yet!)

Wow, sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes they could kill you? First it was peanut butter that was contaminated and now they are saying we need to avoid eating pistachio nuts due to salmonella infection. While these aren't a regular part of my crazy monkey diet, I'm beginning to worry that bananas aren't too far behind in all this hysteria!

According to CBS News:

A Central California company is recalling about 1 million pounds of pistachios over concerns of possible salmonella contamination.

Food safety officials are looking through Setton Farms' plant in rural Tulare County to see if it could lead them to the source of the contamination.

The recalls began last Friday when the Georgia Nut Company recalled its Kraft Back to Nature Nantucket Blend trail mix after some samples tested positive for salmonella. Setton Farms has started a separate recall of roasted pistachios, and grocery operator Kroger also has recalled some pistachio products.

No illnesses have been reported.

Just so you're aware, for Sunkist Pistachios there hasn't been a recall of their products yet. The companies which have been recalled are mainly Setton Pistachio, Kroger and the Georgia Nut Company.

So far we're safe. They say if you have any pistachios around, don't eat them, but don't toss them out either. Maybe one day Salmonella pistachios will be worth money on eBay? Fat chance, but they are still trying to figure out which ones are infected. Read more about the story here.

Ok enough scary news for today I'm going to check out some new MP3 ringtones for my T-mobile!

No More Kelloggs for Michael Phelps!

(Note: Inflated monkey does not condone standing next to Michael Phelps, a bong, and a box of Frosted Flakes and then having it all photographed.)

Can't we just leave Michael Phelps alone?!? Oy vey, it seems as if the Olympic gold medal hero, swimmer-extraordinaire was caught engaging in some wild party animal fun in South Carolina! Phelps was photographed taking a hit from the bong, and now it's been the talk of the town, actually the entire world! It resulted in public outcry, a 3 month suspension from his favorite sport (swimming not smoking), and possible criminal charges in SC!

And what's worst in the deal is that one of company's Phelps sponsored, Kelloggs, has dropped him! What were they thinking?! Don't they know that smoking weed leads to the munchies and they want their product gobbled up by the boxful? Kelloggs reconsider your marketing strategy...

Folks, this monkey says to party responsibly, but the fact that one college/paparazzi photo of an Olympic hero causes this much uproar is ridiculous...Let's start a petition to let Michael Phelps have one bad moment, seeing as a commentor on a news show this AM made a great point: our last few presidents admitted to drug use, yet they were put in charge of our country!

NY Times seems to believe suspending Mr. Phelps was wrong too!

Yvonne Strahovski in 3-D!

(Click above for a preview of Chuck 3-D!)

What a Superbowl Sunday huh??! Last night this crazy monkey party animal enjoyed chicken wings, potato skins, some cold brews and a side of great NFL football! The Steelers won it, but the Arizona Cardinals sure put up quite an effort as well making it one exciting game! Superbowl 43 was full of great plays, surprises, drama, penalties and Madden-isms. In fact this year the game itself may have outdone the commercials...That's not to say the commercials sucked completely...Careerbuilder, Monster.com, Budweiser and even GoDaddy had some pretty creative and hot ads!

The 3-D ads after the 2nd quarter..not so hot. These were a bit of a letdown for this monkey because I just wasn't seeing much WOW factor in them. The Monsters vs. Aliens movie preview had a few pop-out-of-the screen moments. The Sobe lizards with NFL players was overall a better ad with the 3-D.



(Don't worry, they're 3-D glasses not X-Ray..)

See sexy Yvonne Strahovski pics!

But the 3-D looks to be getting better Monday night! That's right, NBC's Chuck will be fully in 3-D so don't "chuck" your glasses just yet friends! And to make it even hotter, my girlfriend Miss Yvonne Strahovski will be appearing in 3-D...Now this mega-babe looks good whether she's in 1-D, 2-D, 3-D or any other format...So Monday night, this monkey will be glued to NBC's Must See TV, Chuck featuring Yvonne Stra-Hotski! Congrats to the Steeler folks and enjoy the 3-D spectactular that is coming!

Happy Chinese New Year - 2009 is Year of the Ox!

Let's hear it for the OX! The Chinese celebrate their New Year starting on a different day than the traditional first of the year. This year it will fall on Monday January 26th, 2009. Their system was first started way back in 2600 BC by Emperor Huang Ti and uses a 12-year cycle with each year represented by 1 of 12 different animals. The animals are: Rat, Pig, Dog, Rooster, Monkey, Sheep, Horse, Snake, Dragon, Rabbit, Tiger, and this year's mascot, the Ox! The year of the monkey was last held in 2004, which made for a great year for me! Just so you know they say us monkeys are quick-witted, creative, inventors who are flexible..there was no mention of inflated or crazy though.

Back to this year's animal, Mr. Ox... if you were born during an "Ox year" then you are kind and caring, positive minded, have logic and common sense, and your feet are planted on firm ground. Cool to be you! The Ox year has an interesting representation, as it will be a year full of prosperity through hard work and fortitude. The Ox will be patient and capable of enduring a large amount of hardship without complaint...Very interesting considering all that talk about rough economic times!

Learn more about the Chinese Zodiac and your symbol here!

Eva Mendes is the Hottest in the Land!

(Mendes makes this monkey go gaga!)

Good news monkey friends and fans...one of my all-time favorite chiquitas, Eva Mendes = Askmen.com's Top Woman for 2009! She outranked 98 other femme fatales to take the prize as hottest around. Here's their exact words...

According to AskMen.com:

“You can’t take your eyes off her.” For every cliché, there is an example that makes it true, and for this one it’s quintessential girlie-girl and diosa latina Eva Mendes. From head to toe, her beauty is unique, dramatic and urgent. When on-screen, she doesn’t need to do much before we’ve willingly handed over to her our complete and devoted attention, to the exclusion of the rest of the world.

In short, the more of her we see, the more we want. It’s no surprise, then, that Eva Mendes is the Most Desirable Woman in the World.

Eva Mendes shows some skin!

This monkey agrees! Miss Mendes was of course one of the co-stars in the gritty superhero graphic novel movie "The Spirit", literally playing a woman whose husbands "dropped dead" over her...Now while Eva is a bona fide drop-dead gorgeous Latina chick, she ranks #2 on "Crazy Monkey's Top 10 Muy Caliente Latinas List"..Find out who made #1 and the rest of the list, coming soon...

See AskMen.com's Top 99 Women for 2009 list here!

Shrimp on a Treadmill

Yes my friends, even crustaceans need their excercise! The above YouTube video is of Sammy the Shrimp (named him myself), running on an underwater treadmill. As you can see he's definitely getting quite a workout on all his legs. According to an MSNBC.com article, the sea creature is being studied. The study is to determine the health of the shrimp, to see how diseases impact their performance. Basically

Shrimp dealing with an infection would be less active and might be limited in their ability to migrate, find food, and avoid being eaten, Scholnick said. "These studies will give us a better idea of how marine animals can perform in their native habitat when faced with increasing pathogens and immunological challenges."

Source: MSNBC.com

It's great to see scientists taking such an active interest in the health of our seafood, because I want them to make sure it's in tip-top shape for my Scampi dinner!

Vote for the next Mayor of Rabbit Hash, KY!

Folks you may have thought that the whole McCain vs. Obama 2008 presidential election was the biggest vote in the country coming up, but it's not. You see the quaint town of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky has a very important vote coming up to determine its new mayor in 2008, with voting ending 6PM on Tuesday.

What makes the Rabbit Hash election extra-special is that it has barely any humans in the running, along with about 14 animal candidates. Yes you read it right, running for Mayor of Rabbit Hash are: a Bull Mastiff dog, a Miniature Donkey, a Boxer/Laborador mix, a Border Collie (Myspace), an Ibizan Hound, a Border Collie Mix, a Boxer, a Poodle, a Clumber Spaniela Chihuahua Mix, St Bernard Mix (Myspace page), a Springer Spaniel and a cat. I am not too sure what animals Paulette and Ruby are, perhaps they are humans too! With all that said, it's going to be an interesting race. Surprisingly, none of the humans are even close to winning this thing. Let's hear it for political-minded animals!

The reason for the election is the last mayor, Junior, a black lab elected in 2004, sadly passed away last Spring, so the historic burg of Rabbit Hash, KY is now leaderless...Currently, it's Toby the Springer Spaniel leading the way, owned by Chris Lustenberg. Toby's got 1,773 votes and his campaign slogan states: "Toby won't pussyfoot around. He's got a leg up on the competition." I wonder if they mean that literally! I personally think Higgins the Miniature Donkey has a solid chance to catch up! He's in 3rd with 1,298 votes and seems to know what he's doing...Plus the donkey has always been associated with politics! Also don't count out Lucy Lou who's in 2nd, as her slogan is "The Bitch You Can Count On". I think she will receive a lot of votes from the female canine population in Rabbit Hash.

Now to vote in this election you must donate some moolah. $1 gets you 1 vote, so the more you donate, the more votes you'll get! Come on folks campaigning isn't cheap by any stretch of the imagination! If I were running I know the cost of my daily bananas alone would be quite pricey these days! The proceeds also benefit The Rabbit Hash Historical Society, which is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, so that means your paid for "vote" is tax deductible! (Please note: this crazy monkey is not affiliated with the Rabbit Hash Historical Society or this campaign, just a concerned US citizen!)

Their election will be held at the Central Barn on November 4th from 6AM to 6PM. Online voting is possible for all citizens, and can be done until 6PM on November 3rd. See link down below.

This election is a thing of great political beauty, as finally animals everywhere will be heard...And you never know, maybe this crazy monkey will go into politics one day too!

You can see all of the candidates, what they stand for, the votes so far and cast your own vote at the Official Voting page. See voting page with full list of candidates here!

A Crazy Monkey Traffic Romp in Orlando!

Run, Monkey Run! On Friday one of my good monkey friends tried to make a break for it! He decided to go for a romp through the crazy traffic in Orlando, wearing just a diaper. A man named Rommell Gray was driving along in the rush hour traffic with his wife and mother. He decided he wanted to try to catch the little fella and keep it as his pet. Us crazy monkeys don't always like to be put on a leash and taken home, so this crazy monkey really took offense. He started to chase the man around. Some of those Animal Control handler type people came by to capture my good pal, who's now living the good life at a local wildlife refuge. They used the good ol' banana on a string trap to catch him...

The monkey decided to escape because his owner went away on a business trip. He made his escape route near some studio apartments in a neighborhood in the block of 550 Conway Road

When Rommell Gray was asked what he'd name this monkey (who's name is Prada), the man remarked "Crazy". Imagine that!

Read Florida Monkey in Diapers Captured after Traffic Chaos in Orlando.

See video of the incident at WKMG Orlando.