Osama bin Laden

Rocks Off's Rodeo Concert Guide for "Bros":
Alan Jackson

Date: February 27 Name: Alan Jackson A.K.A.: "As seen in Cracker Barrel."

George W. Bush: Soapy, Hot Nude Shower Pics RIGHT HERE!!

Let's face it -- throughout the long presidency of George W. Bush, with all the fake wars, the lack of effort to get Bin Laden, the Gilded Age treatment of the richest one percent and Wall Street, you struggled with one thing: Where were the nude shots? Unfortunately, no paparazzi has been able to ... More >>

Darkness on the Edge of Town

The thrilling manhunt of Zero Dark Thirty.

Pam Ann: Cockpit

Perry Farrell Is Doing Just Fine

Jane's Addiction and Lollapalooza mastermind on Bin Laden and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Kony: Some Thoughts from a Local Expert (and General Crankiness from Us)

If you're a sentient creature, chances are you've seen, or heard tell of, Invisible Children's Kony 2012 campaign, and chances are you have an opinion about it. There's also a good chance that, regardless of which camp you're in, you're an insufferable, sanctimonious dillweed. (Sorry; we've just had ... More >>

Buzzfest XXVIII Coming April 21: Korn, Blue October, MuteMath, Cage The Elephant & More

"Which button do I push to make R's go backwards?" ​Yes, we are now on the twenty-eighth Buzzfest in Houston history, with the all-day show on April 21 boasting a lineup that includes Korn, The Dirty Heads, Blue October, Evans Blue, Evanescence and Cage The Elephant, plus undercards Foxy Shaza ... More >>

Kaleem Stephens: Tells Undercover Cop of Plans to Rob Armored Car with "Bin Laden-Style Gun"

Kaleem Stephens and his colleagues had big plans. They were going to knock over an armored car, with the help of some employees on the inside. The take would be about $250,000. The plans included Stephens using what he called "a Bin Laden-style gun" on the driver which, evidence showed, apparently ... More >>

Big Hit

Lawndale's annual extravaganza of Houston art is back.

Idiots Try to Burn Mosque

Fire didn't have time to spread.​The Texas chapter of CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) is asking the FBI to investigate an attempted arson at a southwest side mosque as a hate crime. Media reports say at least three men in masks broke a window at the Madrasah Islamiah mosque near ... More >>

Houston's Bachelors a Prize?

Rankings tell different tales

Who's Cashing In On Osama's Death? The Gatlins, That's Who

​Last week Rocks Off put together a list of ten singers, most of whom are not especially shy about offering their political opinions, we thought could be the first ones to ride Osama bin Laden's death to the top of the charts. We have a winner. Sort of. This morning Rocks Off got a somewhat ... More >>

Bin Laden SEAL Team Included Dog: Five Other Famous Fightin' Pooches

Sergeant Stubby shows off his medals​The SEAL team that took out Osama Bin Laden included, it's been revealed, a dog. Few details have emerged, but it's likely the animal was used to sniff out explosives or hidden rooms. He joins the ranks of military dogs that have earned fame, or at least ... More >>

Comment of the Day: Other Crushing False Quotes

​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

William McRaven, UT Journalism Grad, SEAL Boss: Five Stories He Might Have Written As a Cub Reporter

How many units responded to the fire, McRaven?​As we noted yesterday, Admiral William McRaven, the head of Special Ops who commanded the raid that got Osama bin Laden, is a University of Texas grad with a degree in journalism. Like many cub reporters, he decided his journalism skills would be ... More >>

Teacher Taunts Muslim Student Over bin Laden Death

Cross off another candidate.​A local high school algebra teacher has been suspended for making incredibly stupid comments to one of his students, taunting her that he bet she was grieving over Osama bin Laden's death. What? A humor-impaired math teacher? Something new every day. As KTRK seem ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Lights, Camera, Osama

It'll be the feel-good movie of the year.​On the Geologic Internet Time Scale, the news of Osama bin Laden's death took place almost a century ago. We're already fondly recalling our whereabouts when we heard the fateful news (drinking beer and watching The Killing...NEVAR FORGET) and relivi ... More >>

Who Will Write The First "Osama Is Dead" Hit Song?

​Now that more details are starting to emerge about Sunday's Navy SEAL helicopter raid that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden and several members of the al-Qaeda jefe's entourage - especially how the months-long planning and 40-minute firefight was planned in total secrecy, and executed ... More >>

Michael Berry's Dead Osama Pep Rally

Photos by John Nova LomaxWheels fit for a celebration.​Early yesterday, Michael Berry, the former Boy Wonder of Houston politics turned radio rabble-rouser, sent out a press release plugging a "Houston Celebration: Osama Bin Laden Dead." The event would be later that day at Hefley's, a Texalic ... More >>

Bin Laden Mission: Six Other Notable Raids; Three That Worked And Three That Didn't

You don't want Chuck Bronson coming after you.​There are uncountable things that could have gone wrong in the raid that ended up with Osama Bin Laden dead; operations like this usually have the odds against them. The Bin Laden raid will join the ranks of historic missions, some famous because ... More >>

Rough Justice: Bloodthirsty Bar Greets Bin Laden's Death

ericalessandrini.blogspot.com​Osama bin Laden is dead. Following a late dinner at Van Loc Sunday, Rocks Off was a block or two away from Leon's Lounge when a friend texted us the news around 10 p.m. When we entered the bar, our buddy Lonesome Onry and Mean's daughter in the military had just ... More >>

Top 10 Musician Tweets About Bin Laden's Death

​Last night, this member of Rocks Off was sitting at a pizza parlor off Ella when he found out that our military killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. It was a monumental moment in time, as we sat back and looked at the past decade and half of our lives, since we learned his name in 1998 with th ... More >>

Osama Bin Laden Mission: Rick Perry & Greg Abbott Weigh in Without Mentioning Obama

Neither went so far as the New York Daily News.​The world has presumably been waiting breathlessly for the chance to know exactly what Governor Rick Perry and Attorney General Greg Abbott think about the death of Osama Bin Laden. The wait is over. Both politicos issued statements this morning ... More >>

Video: Jane's Addiction Announces Bin Laden's Death At Buzzfest

Last night during their Buzzfest 26-closing set at at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, classic alt-rockers Jane's Addiction had the distinct honor of announcing to the nearly sold-out crowd at the shed that Osama Bin Laden had been killed by American special forces.

Bin Laden's Favorite Performers -- Whitney Houston, MacGyver Dude, Etc. -- Offer Twitter Silence On His Death

Losing a big fan is apparently hard on Richard Dean Anderson​When you're no longer in the absolute prime of your career, it can be disheartening to lose a hardcore fan. That's the only reason we can think of that several specific stars haven't tweeted their thoughts on the death of Osama Bin ... More >>

Bin Laden's Houston Connections Prove Fatal

The hat is out!!​The man who killed almost 3,000 Americans was dead, and Houston played its part. At least we can assume so. For who can forget the Houston Chronicle's zoned edition for the Heights, which in 1999 told readers -- probably along with the fact HISD's menus for that week would in ... More >>

This Week in Deliciousness

Whatsa matter, McFly? CHICKEN?!​Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where sometimes we like to go out to the fishin' hole, throw in a couple dozen lit cans of Sterno, and have ourselves a big ol' boiled fish party. No, that's not a nutria dipped in pubic hair, it's R ... More >>

The Five Most Annoying Christmas Ads

Anyone who's watched football (or What Not to Wear, we guess) recently knows that the onslaught has begun: The horror of Christmas commercials. These heinous 30-second bits of torture can abuse viewers in several ways. Here are five of the worst. 5. Jewelry for the Meek, Submissive Weaker Sex Whet ... More >>

Rapping Osama Bin Laden, As Portrayed By A Young Child

Every day Rocks Off trolls the tubes of you in search of the best and the worst of musical videos. If you have a video that you think deserves to be video of the day, send a link to jef_rouner at yahoo dot com. ​Rocks Off has very little to say on this. It's a small boy named Leonard Martinez ... More >>

A Weekend With The Patriots Outside A Home Depot

Photos by Britney Jackson"Obamie is a comma commie" says the fine print, for some reason.​ Britney Jackson was just headed to the Home Depot near Gulfgate this past weekend, looking to repair a fence.She walked into a border war.The stalwart members of some group had gathered there, presumably sin ... More >>

Sexy Halloween Costume Challenge For the Ladies

Halloween is coming, and that means many, many costuming mistakes will be made by normally sane adults. To help stop this scourge, each Thursday we will be offering tips and analysis of what to avoid, or possibly what to do. While we don't know when or where we'll black out/get sick this Halloween, ... More >>

Capsule Art Reviews: "Anthony Thompson Shumate: Novus Ordo Seclorum," "The Art Guys: New Clichés," "Measuring Your Own Grave," Round 30: Home. Space. Place.

Capsule Art Reviews: "The Art Guys: New Clichés," "Literally Figurative," "Measuring Your Own Grave"

Judge Not

Marlene Dumas makes her paintings and leaves the rest to you.

Guantánamo's Final Days

As America prepares to close the infamous camp, what about those prisoners?

Leaving no gimmick unturned, that Super Size Me guy goes searching for Public Enemy No. 1 in Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Flock to "Flicker Fusion"

Don't miss the powerful, curious animation screening at DiverseWorks

Random Checks at the Bolivar Ferry, Up Close Communications, Ted Poe, Gene Green and Mac Haik

Galveston escapes with a close call

Roy Head, Archie Bell, Barbara Lynn, Barbara Mason

concert preview

Ridin' Cupcake

The Scooter Scene

Hell on Earth

A real view of the Afghan situation

The Whole Truth?

Inside Al-Jazeera, journalists tell a familiar story unfamiliarly

You, Spy

Why can't Americans make TV shows as good as Brit import MI-5?

Playing Bridge

Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye links conflicting worlds

Searching for Normal

At Clements, Muslims push church-and-school issues

Dems' New Year Vow: Oust GOP Judges

Candidate recruits include a former Republican jurist

War on War Books

Donald Miller has (re)written one of the best books on World War II, but will anyone care?

Doing All He Can

Bomb Osama, a KRIV reporter sings

Letters

Cell Medicine, Best Bamboozle?, Onward Christian Soldiers

Bush Spiritual Adviser: Blame the Church, Not Bin Laden

Local Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell points fingers at those who didn't pray for bin Laden