A Little of the Old In and Out

In: Barry Manilow. The popular and "mellow" inger of Mandy and the "mild" Sweet Melissa ("Sweet Melissa, angel of my lifetime") is a bit of a jerk, in a cool way, though, I suppose. The Star reports:

"We did three one-night shows with (Manilow) and each night he wanted a big bowl of pistachio nuts in his dressing room. But, they had to be shelled.

"So each night I had to spend 45 minutes to an hour shelling all these pistachio nuts for him. I did that on all three nights. I guess when you're a big star you can get people to do things like that for you.

"But he never ate one."

Fucking pistacio nuts, that's killer.

Out: Matt Drudge, fashion plate. Hey, what the fuck is up with Drudgie-poo today? It's the ninth birthday, so -- what? That gives Matt the right to audition for a Southwestern menswear catalogue?

"The dude" writes:

"It's hard to think of a time without the Internet at the ready. Hard to recall an age when information was not flowing free; borderless and without edit."

Edit, Drudgie ... edit!

In: Pouncing on Amanda Hesser of the New York Times. Wow, poor Amanda Hesser has taken a beating all over the blogosphere. And The Corsair wants to know one thing: can I join the pile on? The best time to beat someone is when they are down.