LGBTQ news and entertainment
Ok, this is pretty brilliant.
I’m sure if you are a fan of music theater, you know and adore Liz Callaway already.
But what happens when you forget the lyrics to the song you’re singing live? And it’s Sondheim? I mean, it’s very possible it’s gonna happen.
Watch this. Just watch. Then share 🙂
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Someone skipped over a possibly relevant bullet point… lol Today I went on live TV in San Diego to promote the show…Posted by Steve Grand on Saturday, September 12, 2015
As Rick Perry rides off into the sunset as governor of the Lone Star state after 14 years, the Texas Tribune offers this video send-off celebrating a few highlights of his public statements.
I should add: everyone trips up on their own tongue over years of public speaking. Maybe not as much as Gov. Bang Bang, but it’s human.
We’re just lucky to get to enjoy this little blooper reel. Happy Sunday.
CNN reports on a bit of an embarrassing episode for Southwest Airlines:
Welcome to Branson, Missouri. Well, maybe not.
A Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago’s Midway Airport was scheduled to land at Branson Airport in southwest Missouri on Sunday night. Instead, the Boeing 737-700 touched down at Taney County airport — about 7 miles away, and with a runway significantly shorter.
The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation on the mix-up, as has the National Transportation Safety Board. But passengers were relieved the error didn’t lead to something more serious.
The Taney County airport doesn’t normally handle big jets. Its runway is about half the length of the Branson airport — 3,738 feet, compared with 7,140 feet. That required the pilot to do a lot of heavy braking as soon as the Boeing 737-700 touched down.
(h/t JMG)
Everyone makes mistakes at work.
Fortunately, most of us don’t make mistakes in front of thousands (or millions) of people.
Hit the Play button below for a stroll down “news blooper lane.”
So, maybe not the best way to ensure that Oprah will call in again some day.
The blooper-prone WGN Morning News team had Oprah on their Tuesday morning broadcast for a phone interview, but the conversation was abruptly cut short when the call was disconnected.
When Oprah was back on the line shortly thereafter, the talk show queen confirmed she had not been responsible for the hangup.
“I’m just sitting her on the phone talking and all of a sudden music comes in and I’m like, ‘OK, I guess that’s my cue,'” Oprah said. “It’s like you’re standing at an award show and the music starts. Oh, OK, that’s my cue to shut up.”
Sorry for the auto-play…
(h/t HuffPost)
Ahhhh…. I’m on this guy’s side. Everyone makes mistakes fresh out of school at a new job. A.J. just happened to do it “on air.”
“Fuckin’ shit” were A.J. Clemente’s first words on air as he started a news anchoring job with Bismarck, North Dakota NBC affiliate KFYR. That job didn’t last very long, as Clemente was quickly fired. On Wednesday, he appeared on Today to respond.
“Gut-wrenching” was how Clemente described the mistake, noting that he wasn’t aware that he’d uttered those words on camera until the third break. “We came on 30 seconds early,” he informed, adding that he was trying to figure out how to pronounce names in an upcoming story about the London Marathon. In any case, what he said was “inexcusable.”
Savannah Guthrie and Matt Lauer both sympathized, with the former pointing our that Clemente had no earpiece. “No cue, no countdown,” Clemente added.
As for losing his job? “I fully expected that they would fire me,” he said, noting that he had “no animosity at all” because of it.
“You’ve got to have a tough skin in this business,” he added, and the ability to laugh at yourself.
All about second chances, Lauer then had Clemente take it away with the preview of upcoming stories, as they headed into a commercial break. (No bleeps this time around.)
In the news business, you always assume your mic is on.
Always.
Always.
Always.
Last night was A.J. Clemente’s first night at the anchor desk for Bismarck NBC affiliate KFYR. Things did not go well for A.J. as you see in the video above. His first words on the air were “f**kin shit.” Oops.
Here’s how things went down after that:
• Update (9:10 p.m.): A.J.’s been suspended.
• Update (11:12 p.m.): Here’s how KFYR opened their 10 p.m. newscast, sans A.J. and with an apology:
• Update (12:04 p.m.): A.J. has been fired.
Bless his heart.
You may have heard about this – San Diego’s July 4th fireworks display had a tech mishap and the computer system fired all the fireworks in 18 seconds instead of the planned program.
Check it out close in HD video. It’s loud so turn your speakers down before you hit play.