Today in Rampant Speculation: Sunset Junction 2008 set times are alive and kicking. If you haven’t been paying attention, the lineup looks great (Broken Social Scene, !!!, Black Keys, Beachwood Sparks, Cold War Kids, Kinky, local blog faves Voxhaul Broadcast et al).

But what’s this!? On Sunday, August 24, “4:10 TBA/Aug. 17″ will be taking the Bates Stage just before the reunited Beachwood Sparks. Who the dickens could this be!? We turn now to you, faithful reader, for a comprehensive - nay, exhaustive - analysis of the possibilities, one of which will ultimately be announced by the organizers on August 17, a mere week before show time. Who’s touring? Who’s in town or near town during that time? Vote for your best guess or add it to the list if it’s not already there.

UP THE JUNCTION
» 2007 Sunset Junction Street Fair
» Sunset Junction 2007: The Pity Party
» We Played Some Festivals Recently
» Canadian Coffee Break: The Street Fair Season
» Blonde Redhead @ Sunset Junction, 8/18/07
» Sunset Junction, Saturday: One Perspective
» Sunset Junction Options Juiced, Elongated

Wesley Snipes is being sentenced for tax evasion today. He faces up to three years in jail and a massive fine. Will he do time?

In the defendant Wesley Snipes, the court is presented with a wealthy, famous and inveterate tax scofflaw. If ever a tax offender was deserving of being held accountable to the maximum extent for his criminal wrongdoing, Snipes is that defendant. (Govt sentencing rec via CNN)

Did you watch Rock of Love 2 this year? Of course you did. Pathetic. I did, too. The show is over, and there’ll probably be a third season. So did you pull for Ambre? Daisy? Destiney? A different contestant? It matters not. What matters is the cat fight that took place during Sunday’s reunion show (Heather assaulted Daisy), and while we unfortunately have neither the time nor patience to work up a good Venn diagram to better categorize our contestants for your educated wager, we do still wish to open the books and place our bets on who would’ve won that fight, had it run its course. We’re talking real Jerry Springer stripper fisticuff action here. You can read all about the bout here if you missed the program, but really, you probably need only turn on VH1 at any given time in the next couple of weeks in order to catch a rebroadcast (hint: it’s on right now). Incidentally, the VH1 blog links beneath this poll are priceless if you watched any portion of the show whatsoever. Do give them a look.

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» Touch My Backstage Pass Again: Behind the Scenes of the Rock of Love 2 Reunion
» The Celebreality Interview - Daisy’s Fighting Words
» The Celebreality Interview - Heather’s Fighting Words

Should Presidential Candidate Rudy Giuliani lose the primary in Florida today, chances are high that his “trophy” wife may drop out of the 2008 race to become First Lady of the White House of the United States of America tomorrow morning. Will she bow out, forcing our staffers to round up a bunch of fair use photos of “Judi on the campaign trail” to run with the announcement? Readers weigh in! (Latest FLA polling info from CNN)

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FURTHER READING: TROPHY FIRST LADY DROPOUTS
» Elizabeth Kucinich, Trophy Wife of Dennis Kucinich, Bows Out Of First Lady Race
» Jeri Thompson, Trophy Wife of Fred Thompson, Bows Out Of First Lady Race

As previously noted (does 30 minutes ago really merit a “previously”? -ed) the LA Weekly lovingly “sound mapped” Tom Petty this week. The question must be asked: Whose map would we like to see next?

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