November 2, 2008
Keeping poker in pop culture …
In a sub-episode of tonight’s Simpsons Halloween Special XIX, Homer goes into the business of killing celebrities, the spirits of those he offs plot their revenge (with help from some historical ghosts) and come down from heaven to kill him, and — spoiler alert — when Homer dies he locks his already dead killers out of heaven, where he walks off into the sunset with Abraham Lincoln … and upon asking what’s on the night’s agenda, Abe says, “a poker tournament,” to which Homer responds, “Oooh!” before the great dead president grabs Homer’s ass.
Though I suppose it shouldn’t surprise us that anything to do with Sam Simon has poker on its mind, it’s good to see that sacrilege is still hip.
Posted by
DanM at 10:47 pm
August 8, 2008
This one will make Dan smile.
The first annual “All In for CP” charity poker tournament was held at Hollywood Park Casino in L.A. this past Sunday and is being hailed as a total success. More than $44,000 was raised for Jacob Zalewski’s One Step Closer Foundation, which helps ease the lives of those afflicted with cerebral palsy, as well as researchers seeking a cure.
Numerous celebrities and poker pros attended to make the event a success, names like Montel Williams, Shannon Elizabeth, Miguel Nunez, Jamie Gold, and Barry Greenstein. And in the end, it was The Simpsons creator and Hollywood writer/producer Dan’s man crush Sam Simon who won the tournament and donated all of the winnings back to the charity. Awww!
Congrats to Jacob for hosting his first charity tournament! Sorry I missed it, as I heard it was great fun, but hope to catch the next one…
