Today's Blind Items
This one is stranger than Slash's mom having sex with David Bowie while Bowie's wife and kid wait in the living room for them to finish.
This former B list television actor on one of the biggest network dramas ever, and now a C list actor with B+ name recognition has some strange rules in his home. He and his wife have kids.
1. Apparently both of the parents are obsessed with germs and bugs (the insect kind, not the germ kind.) Each child must inspect the other children for any ticks or fleas on the body of the other before they go to sleep each night.
2. Each child must wash and dry all their bed linens every day.
3. No sugar in the house. None.
4. The parents take turns sleeping on the floor of each child's bedroom once weekly to ensure the children are sleeping normally. (not sure how they do this if the parents themselves are asleep)
5. Despite the fact that all the children are in at least elementary school, they each have a baby monitor in their room so the parents know what they are doing at all times.
6. Because of the germ phobia, any guests of the kids who come over to play are confined to one room of the house, and one room only. No sleep overs.
Slash's mom was a costume designer for David Bowie way back when.
ReplyDeleteWOW Slash's mom and David Bowie, now that was a good one. With Slash being mixed, is his mom English or Nigerian?
ReplyDeleteHis mother is Nigerian
ReplyDeleteNoah Wyle? He's been seen recently. I have no clue.
ReplyDeleteHm some of those rules arent SO bad. No sugar? Thats just a damn good idea, one that I still enforce (but unfortunately, my baby daddy does not). The baby monitor ain't so bad either--at least they aren't tacking cell phones onto their tykes.
ReplyDeletei immediately thought of noah too
ReplyDeleteI thought of Dylan McDermott. No idea why...
ReplyDeleteOr, to continue the ER track - a good track - Anthony Edwards has more name rec than Noah Wylie, I think...
does he fit?
yes, anthony edwards fits... i'm going w/that!
ReplyDeleteNumber 3 for Noah Wyle.
ReplyDelete"one of the biggest network dramas ever"
ER
LA Law
M*A*S*H... ?
Too lazy to think of more.
Smells like Teen Rebellion brewing.
ReplyDeleteI immediately thought Anthony Edwards for some reason. He has a wife and four kids...
ReplyDeleteMy two cents.... Anthony Edwards fits perfect. Great Guess!! and, Bad Fish, I totally agree. All these kids running around with cell phones is ridiculous. I wish I could slap their parents.
ReplyDeleteno kidding Brenda! every kid i went to school with who had jacked up rules like no sugar are ALL fat now! everything in moderation!
ReplyDeleteextremes either way are never good.
these parents need to get a life.
I just saw the name Slash and thought that by some miracle it was Friday and I was finally going to get treated to some Nekkid pics of him.
ReplyDeleteAnd then I realised it's Monday.
Who was in an interview recently talking about their germophobia?
This sounds like a story that ran away and became something big and ferocious. Part of it is probably true and the rest is probably crap.
ReplyDeleteLike the story of Angeline Jolie giving her sister-in-law's kid a violent video game for Xmas. Sounded made up and phoney.
I forgot to mention that the David Bowie story explain's Slash's own lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was Noah Wyle but Anthony Edwards would fit, too. Hmmmm...
ReplyDeleteDamn .. not sure who it is .. but poor kids! Living in a OCD household has got to suck beyond even this tiny description of their lives. Wow .. so sad. :/
ReplyDeletewhat! they haven't installed GPS tracking device under the kids' skin yet?
ReplyDeletepfft! amateurs!
Um. I think Slash/David Bowie was a joke.
ReplyDeleteDunno why, but I thought Corbin Bernsen or what about Harry Hamlin? He and Lisa have young kids?
ReplyDeleteI don't think it is Anthony Edwards; his wife is Jeanne Lobell, founder of Stilla cosmetics. She's very normal and rather laid back. Don't think it is Noah either; he's got a horse farm in the Ojai area, and where there are horses there are all kinds of bugs and rodents (eating grain in the barn).
ReplyDeleteNo idea who it is, but they need psychiatric help in a big way.
Cali
ReplyDeleteI thought Harry Hamlin/Lisa Rinna too
I have no idea why or where I read this but Angie Harmon is a freak about not letting her girls have sugar. Her daughters will probably grow up anorexic like her.
ReplyDeleteI immediately thought of Corbin as well. No idea why but he does have older children with Amanda Pays
ReplyDeleteCould it be Howie Mandel? Long, long ago he was on St. Elsewhere, and is a known germaphobe.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Slash's mom was Roxie Roker, who played Helen Willis on The Jeffersons.
Roxie was Lenny Kravitz' mom.
ReplyDeleteAdrian, you're right. Big oops on my part. Thanks for setting me straight.
ReplyDeleteI'm like Cliff Clavin--I am full of useless facts!!
ReplyDeleteAnthony Edwards and his daughters were recently photographed eating ice cream bars, which probably rules him out. Noah Wyle's youngest is only 2 or 3, as is Dylan McDermott's younger daughter. Plus, he's divorced.
ReplyDeleteAlso, does Harry Hamlin have B+ name recognition?
What about someone like Rick Schroeder? He had a career as a child actor, but was on NYPD Blue. People recognize his name, but what has he done lately? Plus, his kids are all school age or older.
I think Harry has recognition. What's bigger than Clash of the Titans? Love that movie.
ReplyDeleteC list actor now kinda fits too, IMO.
I think LA Law was pretty big back in it's day
ReplyDeleteI have no idea but it sounds like it belongs on 'i am neurotic.com'
ReplyDeleteWhat about Howie Mandel? He was on St. Elsewhere back in the day and has some well-documented germ issues.
ReplyDeleteAnd Slash talked about all that stuff on Howard Stern earlier this year.
Ricky Schroder converted to Mormonism, if that means anything in terms of this BI. With the strong commitment to family and the LDS community, I would think that sleepovers would be encouraged.
ReplyDeleteMormons are against caffeine so maybe they are also against sugar..
ReplyDeleteAlso, those poor kids will never have sex when they are older. Can you imagine the thought of germs and guilt they will feel? They will have to shower afterward!
No what will happen is the exact opposite, they will be wallowing in venereal diseases with Amy Winehouse-type people.
ReplyDeleteHey, nothing wrong with a quick shower afterwards. Although the skin can get a little dried out if it's wild jungle sex night. Not that I'd know anything about that...
ReplyDeleteNaw, I'm Mormon and I eat lots of sugar. No one's kicked me out yet. :)
ReplyDeleteI vote Don Johnson of Miami Vice fame.
ReplyDeleteBiggest netword drama ever - I was thinking something along the lines of Dallas. Does that Patrick guy have young kids?
ReplyDeleteAnd Slash was on Howard Stern - he told that story. Its true.
I think I'll go with the Noah Wiley guess also. Doens't he have a bunch of kids?
ReplyDeleteMy counsin won't let her kids have any sugar either, so they just gorge on it whenever they are out of her sight.
califblondy....you made me spit diet coke all over the laptop! HAHAHA...
ReplyDeleteHow about Howie Mandell? St. Elsewhere was a huge show back in the '80s. He's a notorious germphobe and you might say he's back to B+ status thanks to the popularity of Deal or No Deal. I think more average Americans (like say my parents) would know his name over Noah Wylie at this point.
ReplyDeleteThe lead from J.A.G.
ReplyDeleteDavid James Elliot is the lead guy from JAG.
ReplyDeleteThey are probably talking sugar products of any kind, and not just cereal. Sounds like they only have meat and vegetables, and zero fruit because of the sugar.
Would JAG be considered one of the best dramas of all time? I don't think so.
ReplyDeleteI don't think being Mormon has anything to do with not eating sugar. I dated a Mormon years ago and we went to Dairy Queen after church every Sunday. Heck, who wouldn't go to church for a Buster Bar?
It'll be someone from Law & Order. Ben Bratt, maybe?
ReplyDeleteGuess I could see this being Howie... but that's NO secret. ?
ReplyDeletethe children's ages don't work for noah wyle, i'll guess rob lowe/west wing/ c list work and b+ name recognition
ReplyDelete#1 Our HIV+ singer was asked by her local health department who she had sex with so they could be notified. There are some rumors that this list is up for sale.....
ReplyDeleteWell I read a couple of places that it was Ashley Tisdale (rumored) to be
Really can't be Anthony Edwards. Jeannie Lobell (his wife) is a big name in the makeup biz - can't be scared of germs when you're always poking at people's faces.
ReplyDeleteNoah Wyle came to mind, for me. But I like the Harry Hamlin and Howie Mandel guesses. Both bigger names than careers.
"Would JAG be considered one of the best dramas of all time? I don't think so. "
ReplyDeleteDid the blind say "best" dramas of all time? I don't think so.
Howie Mandell. All of the clues just point to him.
ReplyDeleteAngie Harmon is a good guess - Law and Order.
ReplyDeleteI think Noah Wylie's wife is a make-up artist too (and they have all those animals) - plenty of germs there.
ReplyDeleteDon Johnson? From what I hear he is about as discerning as Paris Hilton. Yeah, he gets around (meeoow)!