I stopped watching/listening to Hicks' performances a while ago, as it had become too familiar. And anyway, some of my worst writing was inspired by failed attempts to imitate his sardonic mien. But with all the 15th anniversary celebrations in the media, I had a chance to review. I had forgotten ho...

There is a sweetness about Rodney King. An air of humility. A seemingly new found dedication to life. No. I have not met Rodney King, but I have been watching him on his journey through rehab and sobriety on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab/Sober House (which I am not proud to admit but at least it’...

This week on Sober House , Amber woke up with a huge hangover from her date/party the night before. She went to talk to Dr. Drew about it all and got a strike against her in the house. Getting sober and staying sober is not as easy as it might seem. We also saw Andy Dick talk to Dr. Drew about his a...

On this week’s episode of Sober House , we saw the newly sober Steven Adler have to watch video of his behavior in the Sober House that got him arrested. He then begged to given another chance to enter the Sober House and he managed to convince everyone to let him try again. I hope this time h...

Here are some unaired scenes from the Sober House . In this clip, we see the residents get the news for the first time about Steven Adler being arrested while in the Sober Living house. They all have mixxed feelings about it and just the fact that it happened may have a dangerous effect on some of t...

Here are some unaired scenes from the Sober House. In this first one, Will shows us why Steve was such a dancger to himself and to the other house members. He shows us the heroin pipe and what Steven was doing that was so scary: VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip In ...

Here’s the Supertrailer for the new VH1 show Sober House. In it, Dr. Drew gives us an introduction to what the show will be like. You don’t want to miss this: VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip Be sure to set your TiVo for Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober H...

[Photo: © 2008 VH1] After rehab comes sober living. And VH1 is following many of the Celebrity Rehab graduates through their sober living experience. I think these two shows are some of the best programming on VH1. They show young people the real dangers and consequences of drug use and hopeful...

Greece is burning in flames. Anarchy is everywhere in Athens and in other large cities. The reason? A teenager who was shot dead by the police. The 1992 riots in Los Angeles began in similar circumstances. Rodney King was beaten to death by the LAPD, and this is was the underlying cause of the riots...

The Juice will be 70 before he is loose again. He tried to work his magic on one more white woman but she wasn't having it. "I'm not here to sentence Mr. Simpson for what's happened in his life previously in the criminal justice system. ... The jury decided. There are many people who disagree with t...