Trump’s war on Elton John
In drawing a parallel between North Korea leader Kim Jongun and Elton John’s classic song, “Rocket Man,” the 45th president of the United States recently went off on a tirade about the rock pianist.
“I have broken more Elton John records,” Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters in Montana, earlier this month.
“He seems to have a lot of records. And I, by the way, I don’t have a musical instrument. I don’t have a guitar or an organ. No organ. Elton has an organ. And lots of other people helping. No, we’ve broken a lot of records.”
What does Elton John have to do with anything? Totally bizarre.
WIth escalating gun violence in the United States, does the FBI and the Columbus police department have nothing better to do than run an undercover sting operation at a strip bar to see what method Stormy Daniels uses for collecting tips from her admirers? Is Stormy Daniels the biggest problem in the U.S.?
Run, don’t walk, to see “Self Help for Dummies,” the latest offering by the Many Hats Theatre Co. in Penticton. It’s on for two more weekends. I took my mother to see it and we both enjoyed it.
Cher apparently had such a good time making a cameo in the “Mamma Mia” sequel (she tries her hand at “Fernando”), she’s going to release a full CD of ABBA remakes, her first album of new material in years. Sorry, I’m still waiting for someone to record a Sonny Bono tribute album. Florence Ballard of The Supremes was gone far too soon.
The plot of “Creed II,” the sequel to the unlikely hit film that was a continuation of the “Rocky” series, will borrow from “Rocky IV” where young Adonis avenges the death of his father by fighting Ivan Drago’s son. The reason “Creed” worked so well was it was true to the original “Rocky” film, a classic. When I think of great cinema, “The Godfather Part II” comes to mind — not “Rocky IV.”
My choice for the next mayor of Penticton — the panda bear unicyclist who is drawing attention on the picket line at the Cascades Casino.
Pandas, by nature, are docile (a good characteristic for a mayor), they’re popular right now thanks to the “Kung Fu Panda” series, and their diet is mostly comprised of bamboo, meaning the panda likely wouldn’t have a large expense account at UBCM.
He wouldn’t have to stay at the “Pan(da) Pacific Hotel” and could easily bunk up at the Stanley Park Zoo, which would save the city money.
My second choice for mayor is Campbell Watt.
For pure fitness level, the most underrated athletes are tennis players. With a Wimbleton men’s semifinal eclipsing six hours, those guys have to be in incredible shape. Why was there a riot in Paris following France’s victory in the World Cup. Parisians, you won. James Miller is valley editor of Okanagan Newspaper Group.