Sunday, June 13, 2010

TV and Movies: Hoban and Zoe Washburne

Zoe Alleyne (played by Gina Torres), loyal follower and second in command to Malcolm Reynolds, serves on his vessel after the Unification War on his spaceship Serenity. Hoban (played by Alan Tudyk), a talented pilot who goes by the nickname Wash, gets hired by Mal and falls in love with Zoe. The two are a wonderful team.

Firefly, a TV series, ends in Serenity, a movie, both created, written and/or directed by Joss Whedon. Both are available on DVD. There is also a comic book continuation.

Firefly Wiki
Firefly IMDb
Serenity Wiki
Serenity IMDb

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Keisha Bolton and Wilco Van Kleef

Keisha Bolton and Wilco Van Kleef are the worlds tallest married couple according to the Guiness Book of World Records(2009, see update). Keisha met Wilco searching for a dance partner through the UK Tall Person's Club, and they married in 2001.

An article about the couple here
Wilco's Wiki

My Comments: There were some reports that another couple was taller than the Van Kleef's but I can't find that info.
Update: A couple in California, the Hallquists, have now been named the world's tallest couple by Guiness.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Elaine Griffin and Michael McGarry

Elaine Griffin, an interior designer, married Michael McGarry, a psychotherapist, in January of 2009. Both met and married within about 5 months. Read the link!

Wedding Article

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Pearl Bailey and Louis Bellson

Pearl Mae Bailey was an actress and singer, who married Louis Bellson (Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni ) an Italian American jazz composer, arranger, bandleader and drummer, in 1952. They had two children, Tony and Dee Dee. All four of them have passed on.

Pearl's Wiki
Louis' Wiki

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Justin and Keisha Chambers

Justin Chambers is a former model and actor who met Keisha, a former model agency booker, while modeling for Calvin Klein. They married in 1993. She is now a stay at home mom for their five children, four girls and a boy.


My Comments: Only one tag for this one. I try hard to find something that gives a background on the people I post about. I don't like making assumptions. I haven't found enough information about Keisha to add any tags, including not knowing if they should be included on the blog. But I've seen their names often enough on the Net that I'll go for it. But if anyone has more info, I'd be happy to hear it.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Movies: Theresa Jones and Simon Green

Theresa Jones (played by Zoe Saldana) decides to take her boyfriend, Simon Baker (played by Ashton Kutcher) home to meet Mom and Dad on her parents' 25th wedding anniversary. The Joneses are black and Simon is white, which Theresa fails to mention. Dad isn't happy. He tries anything he can to break them up including digging into Simon's background. Which wouldn't be a problem except that Simon just quit his job. There is a happily ever after...

in Guess Who, a romantic comedy remake of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, released in 2005, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan.

Guess Who IMDb
Guess Who Wiki

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Open: Maiko Watson and Remy Shand

Guyana born Maiko Watson is a singer and was a member of the group Sugar Jones. Remy Shand is a Canadian R&B/soul singer. The two married in 2001 and divorced in 2009. Although they did not separate amicably, they are open!