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Brad Pitt Gives the Kids Toy Helicopters
Apr 9th
Back in the Christmas 2007 season, Brad Pitt told Regis and Kelly that one of his favorite toys as a child were toy helicopters. His plan for that Christmas was to give his kids the same joy he had as a kid by giving them toy helicopters.
I don’t believe that there have been any reports about what exactly Brad gave the kids, but we can use our imaginations and look at some of the choices out there:
Remote Controlled Helicopters
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Brookstone Remote Controlled Helicopter – Ultra-light body and easy-to-use remote control. Operates on different frequencies so it won’t interfere with phones or other wireless devices. Multi-function remote allows you to move the helicopter every which way. Helicopter runs for 15-20 minutes on a charge and has an integrated rechargeable battery. Recharge the aircraft via the charging jack on the remote control. Extra rotors and stabilizers are included in case of hard landings. Remote uses six AA batteries (not included). |
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Sharper Image: Air Hogs R/C Havoc Heli Laser Battle – Blast Your Opponent Out of the Air! “World’s smallest advanced radio-controlled helicopter.” Armed with infrared beam weapons — complete with authentic battle and action sounds. When two Havoc Helis engage in thrilling air-to-air combat, only one will fly away victorious — 3 hits force your opponent down! Comes complete with two Havoc Helis (each with distinctive markings) and two wireless controllers/chargers (with radio channel selector). Helis run on built-in rechargeable lithium batteries. Each controller runs on 6 AA batteries (order separately). Ages 8 and older. |
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Hammacher Schlemmer, $299 – This remote controlled helicopter can be maneuvered by beginning flight enthusiasts through doorways and hallways indoors, and up to a range of 1,000′ outdoors, because it has counter-rotating rotors that eliminate the unstabilizing effects of angular momentum, a condition common to all traditional helicopters. |
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Hammacher Schlemmer, $79 – This palm-sized helicopter has two contra-rotating coaxial rotors that use gyroscopic inertia to keep the copter balanced and two micro-motors that spin the rotors at varying speeds, resulting in precise and effortless 360 movement up to a range of 50′. Its sleek plastic frame has a tail boom, tail fin, and four landing legs, resulting in a small footprint, making it ideal for indoor flight. Two flashing LEDs allow nighttime or darkened indoor flights. The included rechargeable lithium battery enables flights up to eight minutes and recharges easily from its charging base which requires six C batteries. Two-channel remote transmitter requires one 9-volt battery. Ages 10 and up. |
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Hammacher Schlemmer, $49 – Ready to fly out of the box, this fully-assembled remote-control helicopter allows beginners to test their flying skills indoors in large, open areas, and at heights up to 100′ outdoors. Equipped with operating navigational lights for nighttime flights, the toy helicopter has a counter-balanced rotational drive that keeps the dual coaxial rotors counter-synchronized for stability. The dual-frequency transmitter controls vertical movement up to a range of 200′ for four minutes before requiring a recharge on the included recharge pad, which revitalizes the built-in battery in five minutes. Six sets of decals are included for customizing the look of the helicopter. Requires eight C and two 9-volt batteries. Specify Blue frequency or Orange. Ages 8 and up. |
Copters for the Little Kids
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Harold The Helicopter – Harold is a friend of Thomas the Train. He is handmade from durable New England Hard Maple. Moving propeller, durable paint job, and realistic details. Recommended Age Range 2 to 5 Years. |
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LEGO® City Police Helicopter – Patrol and protect LEGO® City from the air! Watch for trouble in this police helicopter. 1 police pilot minifigure included. Copter blades really rotate and the helicopter is over 7″ (18 cm). Includes simple small tools, camera and rotating rotors as two LEGO build functions. 94 pieces. |
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Shake N Bobbles Rescue Helicopter – Set the Bobble driver into the pilot’s cockpit, press him on his head, and watch as the helicopter appears to be flying across the floor fun helicopter sound effects and high-flyin’ songs. Rotors spin for a real helicopter effect. Removable basket with 2nd character, Rev the dog. One of four sequences happen with each press of the Bobble pilot’s head. |
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Tonka Mighty Motorized Rescue Helicopter – Features a motorized winch controlled by the hands-on lever. This Tonka helicopter also includes a working spotlight for nighttime rescue. Features realistic lights & sound. Made from a sturdy, high quality plastic, this rescue helicopter is perfect for indoor play. Ages 3+ |
It’s probably just a matter of time before Brad & Angelina give the kids real helicopters!
Miley Cyrus is Given a Peace Necklace – From a Paparazzo!
Mar 29th
Miley Cyrus received a necklace with a peace sign charm on it. And the gift-giver? A member of the paparazzi! Wonder if that will help him get preferential pic opps?
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| Miley Cyrus showing off her new peace charm necklace! Source. |
Here are some other cool peace sign necklaces, charms and jewelry to check out…
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Archive Design Peace and Love Brass Charm Necklace |
Blu Bijoux Chinese Peace Necklace |
| $50.00, Archive Design peace and love brass charm necklace. Three brass charms suspended from a 25 inch brass ball chain. The charms include one brass circle pendant with a peace sign, another circle pendant with the word love and a small brass hart. The two circle pendants measure 3/4 inch and have an antique-look finish. | $20.00, Blu Bijoux chinese peace necklace. Gold plated necklace featuring three charms, including the word “Peace”, a disc with the Chinese symbol for peace, and an Austrian crystal encrusted peace sign. The charms hang 3/4 inch long from an 18 inch chain with a 2 inch extension. Necklace fastens with a lobster claw clasp. |
And, here are some high-end options from Heavenly Treasures:
Peace out.
George Clooney Gave Friends 100 Favorite DVDs
Mar 26th
George Clooney enjoys watching movies. And so do most of his friends.
For Christmas 2005, he gave each of his closest friends 100 DVDs – George’s favorite movies from 1964 to 1976. You can watch George discuss his favorite movies on the AMC Channel.
Here’s the list of movies:
- Alfie (with Michael Caine)
- Alice doesn’t live here anymore
- All the president’s men
- Alphaville
- American Graffiti
- Badlands
- The Bad News Bears
- Bang the Drum Slowly
- Blazing Saddles
- Blow-Up
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Bound for Glory
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- Cabaret
- The Candidate
- Carnal Knowledge
- Cat Ballou
- Catch-22
- Chinatown
- A Clockwork Orange
- The Conversation
- Cool Hand Luke
- The Day of the Jackal
- Deliverance
- Dog Day Afternoon
- Don’t Look Back
- Don’t Look Now
- Dr Strangelove
- Easy Rider
- Everything You always wanted to know about Sex but were afraid to ask
- The Exorcist
- Fail Safe
- Five Easy Peaces
- The French Connection
- The Front
- The Godfather
- The Godfather Part II
- The Graduate
- The Great Gatsby
- A Hard Days’s Night
- Harold and Maude
- High Plains Drifter
- The Hot Rock
- I am Cuba
- In Cold Blood
- In the Heat of the Night
- Jaws
- Jeremia Johnson
- The King of Marvin Gardens
- Klute
- The Ladykillers (1955 version)
- The Last Detail
- The Last Picture Show
- Last Tango in Paris
- Lenny
- The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
- The Lion in Winter
- Little Murders
- The Longest Yard
- The Long Goodbye
- A Man and a Woman
- Marathon Man
- M*A*S*H
- McCabe & Mrs Miller
- Mean Streets
- Midnight Cowboy
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Murder on the Orient Express
- My Fair Lady
- Nashville
- Network
- The Odd Couple
- The Omen
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
- Paper Moon
- Papillon
- The Parallax View
- The Party
- Patton
- The Pawn Broker
- The Producers
- Rosemary’s Baby
- Serpico
- Seven Days in May
- Shampoo
- Sleeper
- Smile
- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
- The Sting
- Straw Dogs
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
- Taxi Driver
- The Thomas Crown Affair
- Three Days of the Condor
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Wait Until Dark
- The Way We Were
- Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf?
- Young Frankenstein
- Z
For your movie-lover, consider creating your own movie gift basket.
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David Beckham Gave His Wife a Rare, Signed Fashion Book
Mar 21st
In December 2007 (Christmas Day actually), Michelle Cheplic reported that David Beckham gave his wife (Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham) a very unique present – a fashion book, titled Valentino Garavani: First Name in Fashion. Michelle’s blog entry was titled Holly Jolly Celebrity Gifts–Spice Girl Style.
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There are only 2,ooo copies of the book, and Becks spent $1,500 on the gift.
Because the book is rare, there are only a few places you can purchase the book. As of today, it looks like there are 13 copies available on Amazon.uk (priced at £750.00 each). You might also have luck searching on ebay to see if anyone is selling a copy.
JT Gave Jessica & Cameron Custom Surfboards and Sex Wax
Mar 20th
Back in November 2007, Celebitchy reported that “Justin Timberlake gave Jessica Biel the same gift he gave to Cameron” (Cameron Diaz, of course).
The gift in question was a combination of a custom surfboard from Evolution Surf and a year’s supply of Mr. Zog’s Sex Wax (that’s just wax for a surfboard!).
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While I guess it’s not cool to give the same gift to two different girlfriends, the gift idea itself was unique (the first time). And, Evolution Surf has high-end, in-demand products, with a great list of celebs providing testimonials on its site, including:
- Drew Barrymore
- Jennifer Aniston
- Mark RufFalo
- Adam Sandler
- Uma Thurman
- Leonard DiCaprio
- Tyra Banks
- Rob Schneider (where goes Adam, so does Rob! Rob, I’m a fan, so sorry for the snide comment)
- Pierce Brosnan
- Jack Nicholson
- …you get the point…
| LX.TV produced a nice video highlighting Evolution Surfboards, titled the evolution of surfing starts with design (see below) |
