This week's featured pet is Gypsy, a 3-year-old silver and black domestic short haired tabby who has called WHS her home since December. All you have to do is look at her picture to see that Gypsy is a stunner! She's a short haired silver tabby with gorgeous markings, big gold eyes and a long, elegant tails she holds proudly straight up. She's a little quiet and shy—can usually be found tucked away on a shelf in the cattery, but all it takes is a little petting and coaxing words and you find her tentatively hopping down to get to know you. And once Gypsy has decided she can trust you (which doesn't take long), you'll have her repeatedly coming back for more.
Because of her shy nature, Gypsy might prefer a household without very young children, but is sure to fin in wonderfully to any new environment. This sweet, loving cat has a calm, quiet dignity about her—the perfect lady to welcome you home after your hectic day of work or play.
Gypsy is spayed, current on vaccinations, micro chipped, litter box trained, and assisting us conclude our special Feline Love Connection Promotion with a $14 adoption fee (all cats are only $14 until 3pm on Saturday, February 18th).
Media Pawtner Update: Previously featured Pet Pals still on our adoption list are Charming, Sparky, Nora, Holly, Tiffany, Marvin and Tabitha. Thank you for helping us spread the word about amazing animals out here at Woods Humane Society!
Steve Kragenbrink, CVA
Community Programs Director
Woods Humane Society
O 805.543.9316 x19
F 805.543.9524 www.woodshumane.org
(WHAT DIVORCE RUMORS?)... JADA PINKETT SMITH RELEASES A SONG FOR WILL
In Touch Weekly has been reporting Jada Pinkett Smith retained a high-profile divorce attorney, but yesterday the actress released a track via her Facebook page dedicated to her hubby, Will Smith.
Jada wrote on Facebook:
With the major losses we have experienced in the last few weeks…
We should remember…
Our lives are worth living fully.
Therefore…
Our risks are worthy. Our mistakes are worthy. Our traumas are worthy as well. The very paths we are told not to tread are the paths that hold the keys to our deepest understanding of love for our lives and ourselves.
Self love is the gateway to truly loving another…deeply
We were born to be loved and to love… fiercely.
Will, I love you. Happy Valentine's Day. This is for you.
j
The track, entitled 'Burn,' is a piano-driven ballad about a deep, abiding love. In it she asks, "can you feel my heartbeat next to yours?"
On Saturday, we lost Whitney Houston. Her publicist confirmed she had died at just 48-years-old.
It happened the night before the Grammys. She was found at the Beverly Hilton Hotel after allegedly drowning in her bathtub. The Beverly Hilton was the venue for the music industry's biggest pre-Grammy party hosted by Clive Davis, who discovered Whitney.
Her self-titled debut album topped the charts and was certified diamond. Her career included hit albums like 1987's "Whitney," 1990's "I'm Your Baby Tonight," and 1992's "The Bodyguard" soundtrack.
By the late 1990s, her drug problems were all over the tabloids. In a 2002 interview with Diane Sawyer, she talked about her struggles, but said she was doing fine. Her 2004 reality series with husband Bobby Brown showed her as profane, combative, and delusional, which made people think she was definitely on drugs.
One of the biggest signs of her downfall was her 2009 comeback album, "I Look To You." The album got positive reviews, but live performances showed the damage to her voice was beyond repair.
Concertgoers stormed out of her 2010 "Nothing But Love World Tour" angry, complaining that Whitney wasn't fit to sing live. They also demanded ticket refunds.
RELATED: Details On Whitney Houston's Death--Prescriptions Found, Possible Drowning
No illegal drugs were found in the hotel room where Whitney Houston died, at least not yet , But according to TMZ, prescription drugs were in the room. It's also possible she drowned in the bathtub.
Sources said that when medical crews showed up, Whitney's body was already out of the bathtub so it will take an autopsy to figure out if she OD'd, drowned or died from some other cause.
Beverly Hills cops found pill bottles, but there wasn't any evidence that Whitney was drinking alcohol in the room.
RELATED: Is This The Final Footage Of Whitney Houston?
Whitney Houston's last appearance apparently happened at rehearsals for Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy party on February 9th.
In the clip, Whitney is seen holding hands with singer Monica as she is rehearsing. The ladies had been scheduled to perform their hit, "The Boy is Mine," and their most recent duet, "It All Belongs To Me".
RELATED: Bobby Brown Grieved On Stage Over Whitney Houston's Death
Whitney Houston's ex-husband Bobby Brown didn't hold back his emotions Saturday night during a concert in Mississippi.
Bobby took the stage with New Edition after getting the news that Whitney had died. He talked to the crowd about his love for her and said:
"First of all, I want to tell you that I love you all. Second, I would like to say, 'I love you Whitney.' The hardest thing for me to do is to come on this stage tonight."
Bobby didn't come out on stage until the second song. When he sang his solo hit "Roni," he started crying and asked the audience to help him sing the song.
Brown and Houston were married from 1992 to 2007. They have one daughter together, 18-year-old Bobbi Kristina.
RELATED: Friends Say Whitney Houston Was Happy In The Days Before Death
Friends are saying that Whitney Houston's last days were spent surrounded by family, catching up with old friends and singing.
She had been making the rounds in the days before the Grammys, appearing at rehearsals and offering advice to singers like Monica and Brandy. On Thursday, she appeared with singer Kelly Price on stage at a Hollywood club, where she sang the hymn "Yes, Jesus Loves Me".
Price said: "She was happy. She was the Whitney I always knew. I never ever imagined I'd be talking about her because she's not here."
Price also said she thinks Whitney would want to be remembered as God-fearing and a good mother, rather than just a singer.
RELATED: Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Gala Celebrated Whitney Houston's Life
A few hours after Whitney Houston died at the Beverly Hilton, her life was celebrated at the event where her career was launched. On Saturday night, her mentor, producer, and longtime friend Clive Davis memorialized her at his pre-Grammy gala. It was held downstairs in the same hotel where her body was being examined by coroner's officials.
Ray Davies and Elvis Costello took to the stage to perform as the Los Angeles county coroner showed up to the hotel. Alicia Keys also showed up and hugged Davis as he prepared for the show.
Davis said: "I am personally devastated by the loss of someone who has meant so much to me. She was full of life, looking forward for tonight. She loved music and she loved this night that celebrated music. Whitney was a beautiful person and she had a talent beyond compare. She graced this stage so many times. So simply put: Whitney would have wanted the music to go on."
He dedicated the evening to her and asked for a moment of silence as a picture of her appeared on a screen.
Then, he said: "Now ladies and gentlemen, let the music begin."
Other celebrities attended, including Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige and Jennifer Hudson. Bennett was the first performer and told the crowd:
"First it was Michael Jackson, then Amy Winehouse, now the magnificent Whitney Houston. Let's legalize drugs, like Amsterdam. It's a very sane city now. Whitney Houston was the greatest singer I've ever heard in my life."
Alicia Keys called the evening a "very special night" and sang a line from Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody".
She said: "You think about how this person touched you. Then you form a friendship, a sisterhood, a bond. You see how incredible they really are. She was a sister to me."
She then started singing her hit "No One" and told the crowd: "This one's for her. Let's sing her into heaven."
RELATED: Whitney Houston Looked "Disheveled, Disoriented" In Her Last Photograph
Whitney Houston's last picture could be evidence that there was something wrong.
She was last photographed on Thursday leaving a nightclub in Hollywood looking disheveled and disoriented with what looked like sweat running down her face and blood dripping down her leg.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, she also got into a fight with "X Factor" finalist Stacy Francis at an R&B appreciation event where she was said to be acting "belligerent."
RELATED: Whitney Houston's Final Movie "Sparkle" Dropping In August
Whitney Houston will never get to see her last film, "Sparkle," which will come out in August. She had signed on to star with Jordin Sparks in the remake of the 1976 movie, and it had recently wrapped.
Whitney hoped it would kickstart her comeback.
The story is loosely based on The Supremes and follows three sisters who have to deal with the difficulties that come along with fame as their careers take off.Sparks plays the title character, Sparkle and Houston played their mother, Emma.
The film's producer, Bishop T.D. Jakes, said: "We ask the world to join us in lifting up Whitney's family in prayer and ask God for their strength and comfort during this devastatingly difficult time. At the apex of her career, Whitney had no peer, with a voice that shaped a generation. She has left behind a musical and film legacy that will endure, she will be sorely missed by us all."
RELATED: Whitney Houston's Last Songs Will Be Featured In "Sparkle"
The final songs Whitney Houston recorded will be heard in her movie "Sparkle". One will be on camera and the other during the closing credits.
Houston sang the gospel classic "Eyes on the Sparrow" in the film and duetted with Jordin Sparks on a new R. Kelly song called "Celebrate" over the end credits.
The movie is schedule to drop in August.
"Sparkle" will be Whitney's fourth appearance on the big screen. She starred in 1992's "The Bodyguard," 1995's "Waiting to Exhale" and 1996's "The Preacher's Wife."
RELATED: Simon Cowell Was Considering Whitney Houston To Be An "X Factor" Judge
Simon Cowell told CNN's Piers Morgan that he had been considering Whitney Houston as an "X Factor" judge.
Simon said: "The rumors that had got back to us and that's often what happens when people want to be on these shows, somebody tells someone to get the word out, it's normally a sign that they are interested."
"We were ironically going to meet on Monday and of course, one of the names we were going to be talking about in that meeting as a possible mentor on the new series of 'X Factor' was going to be Whitney Houston. Given the choice, I would have liked to have taken her under my wing as well, because she would have been the ultimate, ultimate mentor to any contestant coming on the show."
"I am absolutely devastated by this news. I am so sad for her. She was undoubtedly the greatest superstars of all time. One of the greatest voices in our time we're likely ever to hear."
MUSIC NEWS: POP: WHITNEY HOUSTON'S DAUGHTER BOBBI KRISTINA HOSPITALIZED TWICE... FAMILY THINKS SHE MAY BE SUICIDAL!
Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina was rushed to a hospital from the Beverly Hilton Hotel twice during a 12-hour period.
Sources say 18-year-old Bobbi Kristina Brown "tried to ease the pain of losing her mother by having a few alcoholic drinks" Saturday night. Members of Whitney's entourage were worried she would suffer a breakdown, so they gave her sedatives. The mix led her to pass out.
Then yesterday, she was taken to hospital again on a stretcher. According to TMZ, a source described her as "hysterical, exhausted and inconsolable."
Bobbi Kristina was Whitney's only child with ex-husband Bobby Brown. No other details yet, but Bobbi did get into a shouting match outside her hotel room with police officers Saturday night.
RELATED: Bobbi Kristina's Family Are Worried She Might Be Suicidal-- REHAB?
Whitney Houston's family is worried her 18-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, might be suicidal and are considering getting her help-- maybe, a return to rehab.
According to TMZ, Bobbi Kristina was taken to the hospital twice in the last two days because she was "hysterical, exhausted and inconsolable."
Sources close to the family told TMZ the family thinks she might try and take her own life. According to one source, the family feels Bobbi Kristina needs help and they are considering rehab as an option.
MUSIC NEWS: POP: RECENT WHITNEY HOUSTON INTERVIEW: SHE SAID “Iâ€M OLDER, Iâ€M MATUREDâ€Â
In November 2011, in an interview with Access Hollywood Whitney Houston said, "I'm older, I'm matured."
Whitney Houston plays Jordin Sparks mother in the new film Sparkle that was shot in Detroit in November 2011, and is currently in post production. The film is being released in August 2012. This will be Whitney Houston's first film role since 1997.
Sparkle is about three sisters who form a successful singing group and must deal with the fallout of fame and drugs.
MUSIC NEWS: POP: VIDEO: 6 OF WHITNEY HOUSTON'S MOST LEGENDARY PERFORMANCES
Here are a few of the performances from the artist who was nicknamed "The Voice":
1. "I Will Always Love You" (1994)--Houston brought down the house at the 1994 Grammys with her cover of "I Will Always Love You."
2. "Star-Spangled Banner" (1991)--One of the most popular versions ever sang, "The Star-Spangled Banner" was performed by Houston at Super Bowl XXV in 1991.
3. "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (1988)--In 1988, stars like Houston and Tracy Chapman traveled to London to celebrate Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday with a tribute. 4. "That's What Friends Are For" (1987)--Houston took the stage with Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder and her cousin Dionne Warwick, at the 1987 Soul Train Music Awards to sing "That's What Friends Are For".
5. "Saving All My Love" (1985)--One of Houston's earliest television performances was on David Letterman's show "Late Night".
6. "I'm Every Woman" (1994 performance)--This hit remake of Chaka Khan's hit featured a pregnant Houston on the music video and became a female anthem worldwide.
MUSIC NEWS: POP: WHITNEY WAS SET TO SIGN A LAS VEGAS PERFORMANCE DEAL
Whitney Houston's representatives had worked out a tentative headliner deal in Las Vegas about two years ago that would have paid her $450,000 a night.
The deal was for four nights a week, 32 weeks a year for three years.
MUSIC NEWS: POP: VIDEO: LISTEN TO CELINE DION PAYING TRIBUTE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON
Celine Dion sang a Whitney hit and talked about how she was influenced by her.
MUSIC NEWS: POP: WHITNEY HOUSTON TOPPING ITUNES, AMAZON CHARTS DAYS AFTER HER DEATH
Whitney Houston topped a few sales charts yesterday, a day after she was found dead at the age of 48.
Her albums dominated Amazon's CD best seller chart, with "The Greatest Hits" at No. 1 and seven other albumsin the top 10.
"The Greatest Hits" also topped Amazon's MP3 sales chart, and some of her other sets filled the digital top 40.
On iTunes, eight of Whitney's albums were listed on the top 100 album sales chart, with "The Greatest Hits" set taking the No. 1 slot and. Both the original and deluxe versions of her 1985 debut also charted.
(FLUSHED WITH GLEE)... TOILET-LOVING TIKE GETS A FREE COMMODE
A Wisconsin 4-year-old LOVES toilets, and is the star of a video produced by fixture-maker Kohler.
Dustin Kruse first started showing an interest in toilets when he was only 18-months-old, and his mother later sent the company a letter asking about a possible demo model of the boy's favorite toilet, a $380 dual-flush toilet.
The company decided instead to send the family a free toilet with a company plumber to ensure it was properly installed.
The company filmed Dustin during a recent return to the Design Center, where dozens of different toilets are on display, and created a YouTube video that has gained more than 100,000 views.
This week's featured pet is Charming, a 1.5 year old, black & red, German Shepherd who has called WHS home since January. Charming transferred into WHS from SLO Animal Services, is neutered, vaccinated, and micro chipped. His kennel presentation is very "upfront" and he adores attention. His energy level is high and he absolutely LOVES to play…in fact he prefers attention and toys over treats. Charming is a snuggler and calms down very quickly once you start giving him a little loving. Watch out though because he likes to kiss and has great aim with his tongue! Charming is described as a "Happy Dog"—he wiggles, waggles, orients, and likes hugs.
Charming would do very well in a family with kids…although it is important to keep in mind that he is still a puppy with puppy mannerisms. Easily excitable but quick to calm down, Charming would be perfect running around the yard with just about any aged children (younger children should always be supervised with any animal). Charming is a fast learner, and ripe for obedience/agility training. He also keeps his kennel clean which means he either has (or would quickly learn) housetraining.
If you are an active person, a family with kids, or someone looking for a partner in crime than Charming is definitely the dog for you. He will need training, he will need attention, he will require affection (definitely the type of dog that will sneak into bed any time the opportunity presents itself), and he will return all of your time with devoted affection. Stop by Woods Humane Society and spend some time getting to know Charming aka "The Man" (as described by shelter Animal Care Giver, Chris Williams)
A Look Back
The German Shepherd Dog originated in 1899 at Karlsruhe, Germany due to the efforts of Captain Max von Stephanitz and others. Derived from the old breeds of herding and farm dogs, the first German Shepherd Dog exhibited in America was in 1907. The fame associated with Rin-Tin-Tin and Strongheart, two members of the breed whose movies played on variations of the boy and his dog theme, shot the popularity of the breed sky-high.
The Right Breed for You
Energetic and fun-loving, the breed is very fond of children once a relationship is established. He is a loyal family pet and a good guard dog, the ideal choice for many families. He requires regular exercise and grooming.
Media Pawtner Update: SHELBY was adopted this Week!! Previously featured Pet Pals still on our adoption list are Sparky, Nora, Holly, Tiffany, Marvin and Tabitha. Thank you for helping us spread the word about amazing animals out here at Woods Humane Society!
Disclaimer: I somehow misplaced my voice on Wednesday…I will have to cancel tomorrow's show if I wake up and can't talk...unless you just want me to grunt and growl the whole segment while you play with Charming.
Steve Kragenbrink, CVA
Community Programs Director
Woods Humane Society
O 805.543.9316 x19
F 805.543.9524 www.woodshumane.org
Todays Impossible Question- Nearly half of all American's feel more attractive when they wear this...What? Answer: Sunglasses!
Health Buzz Extra!
TODAY'S RECALL: BIRTH CONTROL PILLS... WHOOPS.
Drug maker Pfizer is recalling about 1 million packets of birth control pills in the United States because they may not contain enough contraceptive to prevent pregnancy.
The birth control pills posed no health threat to women but the company urged consumers affected by the recall to "begin using a non-hormonal form of contraception immediately."
The drugmaker said the issue involved 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 lots of Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets.
The pills were manufactured by Pfizer and marketed by Akrimax Pharmaceuticals and shipped to warehouses, clinics and retail pharmacies nationwide.
Introducing... A Girl Who Can Say Any Word Backwards
HONDA'S FERRIS BUELLER SUPER BOWL AD HITS WEB... A SEINFELD AD, TOO!
Honda has released Matthew Broderick's "Ferris Bueller" Super Bowl ad.
Broderick plays himself in the clip, but with plenty of "Bueller" references.
After calling in sick, Broderick takes off in the 2012 Honda CR-V (instead of Cameron's dad's 1961 Ferrari) for a day on the town, hitting up the beach, a parade and the Natural History museum as Yello's "Oh Yeah" plays in the background.
Honda explains in the clip's description on YouTube that they "hid over two dozen references to the movie throughout the commercial. Some are obvious, some are VERY subtle. See how many you can find."
Adopt Ozzy! by Coast Mornings, posted Jan 27 2012 6:59AM
Meet Ozzy, a 4-year-old black & white coated medium haired cat with gorgeous turquoise eyes who has called WHS home since September. Ozzy transferred to WHS by way of SLO County Animal Services and is neutered, vaccinated, micro chipped. He's a very big guy, with a heart to match—this fellow is sweet, loving and gentle. Ozzy is a confident cat who gets along well with the other cats in the WHS Cattery. Nothing seems to faze him or gets him upset. Ozzy is independent and certainly isn't a cat who will constantly demand your attention, but when he's in the mood for love, you cant find a more cuddly, loving kitty around.
Ozzy is the type of cat who will easily fit into any family and can hold his own with other pets and/or children. With his striking good looks, sweet, confident personality and calm demeanor, Ozzy is one special boy. Maybe even YOUR special boy?
Media Pawtner Update: Previously featured Pet Pals still on our adoption list are Shelby, Sparky, Nora, Holly, Tiffany, Marvin and Tabitha. Thank you for helping us spread the word about amazing animals out here at Woods Humane Society!
Steve Kragenbrink, CVA
Community Programs Director
Woods Humane Society
O 805.543.9316 x19
F 805.543.9524 www.woodshumane.org
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