Bar Blog and Alcohol Guide Book: June 2014

Chris Rock Was A Hilarious BET Awards Host; Should Host Everything - Hollywood Life

Chris Rock was the best awards show host EVER at the BET Awards on June 29, and I am actively going to start a campaign that he host every awards show ever. Let me count the ways!

Chris Rock hosted the BET Awards on June 29 and totally killed it, without question, without exaggeration. At the Nokia Theater, Chris made the time fly by with an opening monologue that had the crowd in stitches, and with various jokes, sketches, and even disses — looking at you, Chris Brown – that kept the crowd on their toes. Read on for more on why I think he did such an incredible job!

Chris Rock As A BET Awards Host Was Hilarious, And He Should Host Every Year

The concept of an awards "season" is kind of a joke at this point — calling it a "season" implies an end at some point; it seems like every week there is a new awards show which pats the same artists on the back over and over again.

However, the BET Awards are different — honoring the best in black entertainment, Chris Rock had the opportunity to host an awards show that is unique and special to begin with, which he turned into an absolutely hilarious three-and-a-half hours that flew by in a second!

His opening monologue was totally hilarious — in it, he talked about the past year in black culture. Of course, Solange's attack on Jay Z was brought up, and Chris mentioned how a lot of people were surprised that Jay Z didn't hit back. However, Jay Z can't hit Solange, according to Chris, because this is The Blueprint 3 Jay Z! Blueprint 3 Jay Z is a businessman; he has a meeting with Nabisco in the morning. If Solange had attacked Reasonable Doubt Jay Z, "that elevator would have been filled with nothing but lipstick, blood and weave."

He also poked fun at Oprah for her performance in The Butler, and how she must have needed coaching to learn how to act like a poor person. What's a spatula? Oprah always thought it was a money-flipper. If you make a movie about civil rights and white people like it, Chris says, it's not a good civil rights movie. As he put it, you don't see Germans walking out of Holocaust films talking about how great they are!

Chris Rock: The First Black Person Donald Sterling Ever Met, He Got For Christmas

And it wouldn't be a monologue about the biggest black news of the year without mentioning Donald Sterling, racist and all-around awful person; according to Chris, it wasn't really a surprise that an 80-year-old white man was racist; the first black man that Donald ever met, he got for Christmas! Hilarious.

Chris' is the kind of humor that flies at the BET Awards, and which fell flat at the Oscars when he hosted in 2005. It's not that Chris was a bad host, it's that he needs the right venue. The BET Awards are a fun time filled with amazing fashion, music, and dance, and while the show was well-produced and went off without a hitch, it never took itself overly seriously, and was a true celebration.

Later in the show, viewers were treated to a taped segment that saw Chris at a monster truck rally filled with, well, the kind of people you'd expect to be at a monster truck rally; that is, not overly familiar with black culture. Confronted with a cardboard cut-out of Rick Ross, one man thought it was Mr. T. When Chris asked him if he knew what Kwanzaa was, the man demurred once more, and Chris told him that Rick Ross is black Santa Claus. I mean, he's just the best.

I won't list every one of Chris' stellar jokes, but the celebs in attendance weren't immune to his jabs — from Paris Hilton to Justin Bieber to Chris Brown, nobody was safe! They asked for it, really.

This was Chris' first time hosting the BET Awards, and judging by his performance for the 2014 edition, he clearly needs to be doing it every year. And hosting everything every year — stuffy audience members at the Oscars be damned.

So, HollywoodLifers, do you agree with me? Was Chris an amazing host or what? Let me know!

– Amanda Michelle Steiner

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Chris Rock Was A Hilarious BET Awards Host; Should Host Everything - Hollywood Life

Chris Rock was the best awards show host EVER at the BET Awards on June 29, and I am actively going to start a campaign that he host every awards show ever. Let me count the ways!

Chris Rock hosted the BET Awards on June 29 and totally killed it, without question, without exaggeration. At the Nokia Theater — the same venue where Ellen DeGeneres hosted the Oscars — Chris made the time fly by with an opening monologue that had the crowd in stitches, and with various jokes, sketches, and even disses — looking at you, Chris Brown — that kept the crowd on their toes. Read on for more on why I think he did such an incredible job!

Chris Rock As A BET Awards Host Was Hilarious, And He Should Host Every Year

Chris Rock: The First Black Person Donald Sterling Ever Met, He Got For Christmas

I won't list every one of Chris' stellar jokes, but the celebs in attendance weren't immune to his jabs — from Paris Hilton to Justin Bieber to Chris Brown, nobody was safe! They asked for it, really.

So, HollywoodLifers, do you agree with me? Was Chris an amazing host or what? Let me know!

– Amanda Michelle Steiner

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Alcohol responsible for 1 in 7 deaths among CO adults - 9NEWS.com

Whitney Wild 10:27 p.m. MDT June 28, 2014

DENVER - The Centers for Disease Control is introducing new data that shows alcohol is a main factor in one of seven deaths among Colorado adults between the ages of 20 years old and 64 years old. At 14.2 percent, the alcohol-related death rate among working-age adults in Colorado is higher than the national average of one in ten, or 9.8 percent.

Between 2006 and 2010, the CDC says 8,429 working-age adults died in Colorado. Of those, 1,200 were alcohol-attributable deaths.

While experts admit the numbers are alarming, addiction specialist Dr. Patrick Fehling says he isn't surprised.

"In some ways, as an aggregate health problem, there is so much morbidity and harm that's caused by severe alcohol use in this country that even though the 'one in ten' number is very high, we can understand that," he said.

Fehling is an addiction specialist at the University of Colorado Hospital and at the hospital's Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation (CeDAR).

Jim Soda is an addiction counselor at CeDAR and says alcoholism is easily ignored because the negative effects aren't always obvious.

"To me, alcohol and marijuana are like this slow decline," he said. "Where like with heroin, and some other drugs, you like fall off the table pretty quick."

He added that too often, those with a problem rationalize or excuse their behavior.

"By the time you know it, you're 35, 36 years old, and you're drinking three to four times per week," Soda said. "You're drinking six to ten drinks, but you don't even think anything of it and nobody else does either."

Read the full story USA Today story here.

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Chris Rock Was A Hilarious BET Awards Host; Should Host Everything - Hollywood Life

Chris Rock was the best awards show host EVER at the BET Awards on June 29, and I am actively going to start a campaign that he host every awards show ever. Let me count the ways!

Chris Rock As A BET Awards Host Was Hilarious, And He Should Host Every Year

Chris Rock: The First Black Person Donald Sterling Ever Met, He Got For Christmas

So, HollywoodLifers, do you agree with me? Was Chris an amazing host or what? Let me know!

– Amanda Michelle Steiner

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Police: 10 of 12 Hudson Valley stores sold alcohol to minors - Poughkeepsie Journal

Clerks from 10 stores, including four in the City of Beacon, were arrested for selling alcohol to a minor during a an underage drinking enforcement operation in Dutchess and Putnam counties on Thursday.

A 19-year-old volunteer visited 12 stores and attempted to buy beer or wine.

The volunteer was watched by plainclothes investigators, who were supported by uniformed troopers.

Clerks in 10 stores were arrested for prohibited sale of alcohol, a misdemeanor.

Their employers face possible civil penalties from the State Liquor Authority.

"Unlike most of the past joint agency operations during which the overwhelming majority of stores complied with the state's Alcohol Beverage Control Law, most of the stores failed the check during the enforcement operation," police said.

Clerks at the following Beacon stores were arrested for selling alcohol to a person under 21: Mobil Mart, located at 1314 Route 9D, the Main Street Mini-Mart, located at 220 Main Street, the Artisan Wine Shop, located at 180 Main Street and the All-in-One Food Mart, located at 1020 Wolcott Avenue.

Putnam arrests included four store clerks in Cold Spring and two clerks in Nelsonville.

The ten people charged were issued appearance tickets for local courts and released.

The Journal does not typically print the names of people charged with misdemeanors.

The operation was conducted by the state police and the State Liquor Authority.

They routinely conduct underage drinking enforcement operations to curb alcohol abuse and DWI incidents among teenagers, police said.

Nina Schutzman: nschutzman@poughkeepsiejournal.com

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Colombia commentators give hilarious reaction to James Rodriguez wonder goal - Daily Mail

James Rodriguez scored stunning volley during Colombia's last 16 victory over Uruguay
Strike is contender for goal of the tournament along with Tim Cahill's effort for Australia against Holland
Colombia commentators went crazy as ball crashed in off the bar

By Elliott Bretland Follow @@EllBretland

Published: 10:06 EST, 29 June 2014 | Updated: 11:19 EST, 29 June 2014

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Supporters across the globe were left open-mouthed at the sight of James Rodriguez spectacular volley against Uruguay on Saturday night.

The Colombian playmaker unleashed a perfectly executed strike at goal as the ball flew through the air and crashed against the under side of the cross bar and into the net.

While the world applauded one of the finest goals seen at the World Cup, one Colombian commentary team went ballistic.

Golden goal: James Rodriguez scores a stunning volley in the first half to put Colombia ahead against Uruguay

Sweet strike: Rodriguez lines up his volley which gave Fernando Muslera no chance in the Uruguay goal

No stopping that one: Uruguay's goalkeeper Fernando Muslera has no chance in stopping Rodriguez's shot

The man behind the mic could not contain his excitement and shouted 'Gol, Gol, Gol' at the top of his lungs.

Amazingly the reporter was able to keep his breath during all of the pandemonium as he bellowed 'Gol' for two ten second spells!

It's unthinkable how the country will react should the Colombians go on to win the competition.

Los Cafeteros face hosts Brazil in the quarter-finals of this summer's tournament.

Pick that one out: Rodriguez celebrates his wonder goal which helped Colombia to the quarter-finals

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Alcohol responsible for 1 in 7 deaths among CO adults - 9NEWS.com

Whitney Wild 10:27 p.m. MDT June 28, 2014

Between 2006 and 2010, the CDC says 8,429 working-age adults died in Colorado. Of those, 1,200 were alcohol-attributable deaths.

While experts admit the numbers are alarming, addiction specialist Dr. Patrick Fehling says he isn't surprised.

Fehling is an addiction specialist at the University of Colorado Hospital and at the hospital's Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation (CeDAR).

Jim Soda is an addiction counselor at CeDAR and says alcoholism is easily ignored because the negative effects aren't always obvious.

"To me, alcohol and marijuana are like this slow decline," he said. "Where like with heroin, and some other drugs, you like fall off the table pretty quick."

He added that too often, those with a problem rationalize or excuse their behavior.

Read the full story USA Today story here.

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Watch the Hilarious Trailer for Nicole Richie's New Reality Show - seattlepi.com

Calling all Simple Life fans! Candidly Nicole, Nicole Richie's new VH1 reality show, proves that the former socialite is as funny as ever.

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In the new extended trailer, Richie says that her show is about the "big issues" - "I think 90210 changed the world," she explains. Richie goes on to say Candidly Nicole will also tackle race ("I'm from L.A.. Yes, I am Jewish"), health issues ("I cannot see anything in my left eye. Do you think it's because I wore side bangs?") and family ("I hate kids!").

Candidly Nicole premieres July 17 at 10/9c on VH1. Watch the full trailer below.

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Study: Alcohol cutting down more Americans in their prime - Newsday

Originally published: June 26, 2014 10:00 PM
Updated: June 26, 2014 10:52 PM
By DELTHIA RICKS delthia.ricks@newsday.com

Alcohol accounts for one in 10 working-age deaths nationwide, mostly men, and cuts lives short by as many as three decades, federal health officials reported. (Credit: Steven Sunshine)

Alcohol accounts for one in 10 working-age deaths nationwide, mostly men, and cuts lives short by as many as three decades, federal health officials reported Thursday.

Bingeing, partying, frequent cocktails, drinking alone, all played into a complex mosaic that defines Americans' relationship with booze, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discovered in a scientific analysis.

For Long Island, the study's release has led to concerns about the rising alcohol content in drinks and comes amid a complicated statistical portrait of substance abuse and driving while intoxicated.

Last month, Nassau County officials reported DWI arrests had fallen dramatically over the past three years, leading to concerns that too many drivers were getting away with the crime.

Nassau police made an average of 2,641 DWI arrests annually between 2008 and 2011, the year the county disbanded its DWI enforcement team. But declining arrests encouraged officials to re-establish its special unit.

The Suffolk County Police Department, which maintains a DWI-enforcement team, saw a smaller decrease in DWI arrests than did Nassau. Suffolk's arrests went from 3,256 in 2011 to 3,062 in 2012 to 2,846 last year.

"Even one alcohol-related crash is too many," Suffolk County Deputy Chief Kevin Fallon said Thursday when asked about the CDC study, which covered the years 2006 to 2010.

It revealed that people are dying in the prime of life, between 20 and 64, as a direct consequence of alcohol-related disorders, drinking-associated violence and vehicular crashes.

"It's shocking to see the public health impact of excessive drinking on working-age adults," said Dr. Robert Brewer, one of the report's authors and head of the CDC's alcohol program.

Bingeing, he said, was defined as four or more drinks on a single occasion for women; five or more for men. Heavy drinking was defined as eight or more drinks a week for women and 15 or more for men. Any alcohol use while pregnant was considered excessive and the same standard held for those younger than 21.

In response, a Long Island expert who treats patients battling substance abuse called on bars as well as the restaurant, wine, spirits and beer industries to tell unwitting drinkers the truth: The size of alcoholic beverage glasses in numerous establishments has grown in recent years -- and the alcohol content of certain drinks has crept up, too.

"Some people have no idea how much alcohol they are consuming," said Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, executive director of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence in Mineola.

"Increasingly, we see restaurants and bars offering larger portions," he said. "Bars are offering craft beers that have higher alcohol content."

Reynolds said more establishments are offering "two-fers and three-fers," referring to business strategies aimed at giving customers multiple drinks for the price of one.

For some wines, alcohol content also has been rising over the years, from 12.5 percent, Reynolds said, to anywhere between 14 and 18 percent. Popular supersized wineglasses, he said, hold the equivalent of 2.5 drinks.

"Alcohol has an effect on every one of our major organs," Reynolds said, adding that youngsters who start drinking as teens are more likely to become addicted than those waiting until 21.

At the Long Island Center for Recovery in Hampton Bays, Jim Amend said his facility treats more clients with multiple chemical dependencies.

"We're seeing an increase in the overall addiction to alcohol along with other substances," he said. "We also have an epidemic of opiate use on Long Island and a lot of people are using alcohol in conjunction with other substances."

In the CDC analysis, New York's overall death toll related to alcohol was 4,011. The state ranked 48th nationally in working-age death rate attributable to alcohol at 7.9 percent.

CDC investigators divided alcohol's toll between long-term effects and short-term dangers.

Over the long haul, drinking can lead to breast cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure and a host of liver disorders, including liver cancer. Dangers such as alcohol-related homicides and vehicular crashes also raise serious public health and safety concerns, researchers said.

The states with the highest percentage of deaths of people aged 20-64 attributable to alcohol

New Mexico 16.4%

Alaska 15.9%

Colorado 14.2%

Arizona 13.4%

Wyoming 13.4%

Montana 13.2%

California 12.3%

Nevada 11.6%

Oregon 11.6%

Idaho 11.3%

New York 7.9%

U.S. average 9.8%

SOURCE: CDC

Contestant Loses Hilariously in Final Jeopardy! 5 Funniest Answers Ever - Parade

If you can't beat 'em, make a joke—that's the strategy one good-humored Jeopardy! contestant used on last night's episode.

Ari Voukydis was stumped by the Final Jeopardy clue: "In 1891, this European said, 'Perhaps my factories will put an end to war sooner than your Congresses'."

His response? "Who is this handsome gentleman?" with an arrow pointing up at himself. (The actual correct response was "Who is Alfred Nobel?" Neither of the other two contestants got it right.)

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Voukydis got a big laugh from the audience and a "Good for you, Ari!" from ho st Alex Trebek—even though he didn't take the top prize. He finished in second place with $6,100 and won $2,000.

Voukydis hails from Los Angeles, and, of course, works as a comedy writer. "When I realized that I didn't have an opportunity to win after Final Jeopardy, then I went after sort of a secondary target, which was to come up with a good Final Jeopardy answer so I could kind of lose on my own terms," he told Today.com. Watch his episode below (he reveals his response at the 18-minute mark):

So while Voukydis may not be advancing to the next episode of Jeopardy!, his answer will go down in history as one of the funniest Final Jeopardy responses ever. Curious who else made light of this pressure-filled game show? Look back on past Final Jeopardy jokesters below.

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Last year, "Jeopardy Teen Tournament" competitor Leonard Cooper won the big prize—but he made headlines for the hilarious way he did it. His last Final Jeopardy clue read, "On June 6, 1944," he said, "The eyes of the world are upon you."

Cooper, who was well ahead of his opponents and had a clear path to victory, may not have known the answer, but he was confident enough to write ""Who is some guy in Normandy. But I just won $75,000!"

Trebek responded, "You did indeed! Way to go!" (The correct response, by the way, was "Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?")

After a five-game winning streak in 2011, contestant Tom Kunzen was baffled by this Final Jeopardy clue: "Harpo Marx was among this group when it met in NYC's Rose Room for its final time, in 1943, and found there was nothing left to say." Th e correct response would have been "What is the Algonquin Round Table?" but Kunzen conveyed his cluelessness with a drawing of an angry face or "rage face." He even mimed the emotion himself.

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John Krizel was one of Kunzen's competitors, and also failed to come up with "the Algonquin Table" as the correct response. He wrote "What is I have no idea" instead.

Parade's puzzle master Ken Jennings famously competed against the IBM supercomputer Watson in 2011. Even though Jennings answered the Final Jeopardy clue correctly (� �Who is [Bram] Stoker?" in response to "William Wilkinson's 'an account of the principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia' inspired this authors's most famous novel."), Watson ultimately triumphed. But Jennings managed to do something Watson couldn't: Sneak a joke onto his answer screen. "I for one welcome our new computer overlords," he wrote.

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In 2007, contestant Jared Cohen couldn't come up with the right response to the Final Jeopardy clue: "The original one of these on Mass.'s Little Brewster Island was built in 1716; automation didn't come until 1998." (The correct answer is "What is a lighthouse?") So instead, he wrote out Alex Trebek's name backwards. "I heard that sends you back to another dimension," Cohen explained, making a reference to this Family Guy clip: