Buckling Up Saves Pants
2003-06-11 - Boucherville, Quebec - Buckling up has a new meaning thanks to a Canadian company that turns old auto seat belts into belts for your pants.

Grand Funk Railroad -- No Longer Tearing Up Hotel Rooms
2003-06-11 - Boca Raton, FL - Although the members of Grand Funk Railroad are old enough to be grandfathers, they still rock out on stage, not in rocking chairs.

Upright Tray Tables And Stowed Luggage Makes Good Humor
2003-06-11 - Dayton, OH - Airlines are a parody unto themselves, but after a 10-month search, the best flight-related humor has been found.

Songwriters Sing Praises Of Patti Labelle
2003-06-11 - New York, NY - America's top songwriters are singing the praises of singer Patti LaBelle.

Reality Show Wants Folks Willing To Do 'Anything For Love'
2003-06-11 - Los Angeles, CA - A new reality show that tackles almost every dating concept previously seen on TV is looking for a few good Americans willing to do anything for love.

Pheromones For Fido
2003-06-11 - Phoenix, AZ - Everyone knows pheromones are the chemicals that convey the sexual fireworks between two people. But pheromones can also calm your dog when he goes ballistic during a fireworks display.

World's Largest Guitar Jam: Three Chords And 3000 Guitarists
2003-06-11 - Portland, OR - A non-profit cafe in Portland, Oregon, is looking for 3000 guitarists willing to play Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land" for an hour straight.

David Lynch Meditates?
2003-06-11 - Los Angeles, CA - Oddball director David Lynch has a secret weapon that helps him stay cool as a cucumber when he's giving direction to the stressed-out characters in his movies: Transcendental Meditation (TM).

Flash Lites June 11th, 2003 - Rip 'N' Read Recap
2003-06-11 - Santa Monica, CA - The suspense is over for folks waiting for news about Ron Howard's next film -- it's a suspense film called "The Missing." The movie, which stars Tommy Lee Jones as a grandfather who attempts to rescue his grandkids from a kidnapper, will be released in December.

Around The Weird - Bizarre News Briefs for June 11th, 2003
2003-06-11 - Ettrick, New Zealand - Some towns will do anything for tourism -- even embrace the title of "eeriest and scariest small town in the world." Ettrick, New Zealand, recently won that dubious honor from a travel magazine, which compared the city to the movie "Deliverance." Tourism official Edna McAtamney isn't worried. She tells the stuff.co.nz website that it's "great exposure for the town."