My dad was on the first episode of his show for about 10 seconds (he built the pool at one of the houses in that neighborhood, and told him how to restore the pool at the renovation house). He seemed like a nice guy when I met him.

/csb

ArkAngel: My first thought upon seeing the headline was that he admitted he was gay. Guess he's not ready yet.

That's exactly what I thought. It would be a good career move for him.

MaxxLarge: All right stop, for some irate composure
Ice is out with a brand new foreclosure
Something got my mortgage all messed up
Bank called me up and I finally 'fessed up
Will I ever pay? Yo -- I don't know
Shut off my lights...? I think so
To the extreme, my bank account's in peril
Overdraft fees, and I'm wearin' a barrel

Stand, out on my former front lawn
All off my stuff, well it's out and gone
Auction, when they talk really quickly
Numbers so low that I'm feelin' sickly
Love it? I hate it. It's really no treat
Ironically, Now I'm really on the street
If there was a problem, Yo, I blew it
Check out the house while the banker sells through it

Homeless, baby...I'm really homeless, baby
Homeless, baby...I'm really homeless, baby

I've been waiting for a moment like this.

Saborlas: Pop goes the weasel 'cuz the weasel goes pop!

Fun fact: Ice was played by Henry Rollins in the video.

So odd that he's my neighbor, I forgot actually...

Misleading headline of the year. Also, this show is the real property equivalent of Pimp My Ride.

'bout time he was outed.

Jerkwater: ArkAngel: My first thought upon seeing the headline was that he admitted he was gay. Guess he's not ready yet.

That's exactly what I thought. It would be a good career move for him.

Came here to say this ^

WILL IT EVER STOP?

If you think about, "Vanilla Ice" sounds like a really gross dessert.

One hit wonder? Are you kidding me? No way, I had that tape, it was awesome.

Ice Ice Baby. Play that Funky Music (white boy). Hooked. Ninja Rap. And who could forget the epic beat boxin in Havin a Roni? That song is playin in my head right now:

Pssh pssh, pssh pssh pssh,
Pssh pssh, pssh pssh pssh,
Pssh pssh, pssh pssh pssh,
What it's like ...
pssh pssh pssh
havin a roni
pssh pssh pssh.

Trance750: Sounds like a bunch of uppity, pure-bred, blue-blood snob wanted him out because he didn't fit their typical 'country club' image, and simply used this as the excuse

FTA: "the assessments he is accused of not paying are to replace trees that were destroyed by Hurricane Wilma in 2005"

Reading is hard.

Trance750: Sounds like a bunch of uppity, pure-bred, blue-blood snob wanted him out because he didn't fit their typical 'country club' image, and simply used this as the excuse

Yeah that's what I thought too. Also, he probably has a legitimate gripe about how much they spent to replace hurricane damaged trees. $2,800 from each owner sounds kinda steep, although I don't know how many owners there are.

Homeowners group takes foreclosure action against ex-rapper Vanilla Ice

Are you ever an ex-rapper? I think just like they call former presidents "Mr President" for the rest of their lives, an old, wasted and tired out former rapper should still be called "rapper Vanilla Ice" - Just sayin.

Dur, dur d'etre bebe! (new window)

MaxxLarge: All right stop, for some irate composure
Ice is out with a brand new foreclosure
Something got my mortgage all messed up
Bank called me up and I finally 'fessed up
Will I ever pay? Yo -- I don't know
Shut off my lights...? I think so
To the extreme, my bank account's in peril
Overdraft fees, and I'm wearin' a barrel

Stand, out on my former front lawn
All off my stuff, well it's out and gone
Auction, when they talk really quickly
Numbers so low that I'm feelin' sickly
Love it? I hate it. It's really no treat
Ironically, Now I'm really on the street
If there was a problem, Yo, I blew it
Check out the house while the banker sells through it

Homeless, baby...I'm really homeless, baby
Homeless, baby...I'm really homeless, baby

I farking love you, dude.

lennavan: One hit wonder? Are you kidding me? No way, I had that tape, it was awesome.

Ice Ice Baby. Play that Funky Music (white boy). Hooked. Ninja Rap. And who could forget the epic beat boxin in Havin a Roni? That song is playin in my head right now:

Pssh pssh, pssh pssh pssh,
Pssh pssh, pssh pssh pssh,
Pssh pssh, pssh pssh pssh,
What it's like ...
pssh pssh pssh
havin a roni
pssh pssh pssh.

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Saw a triple bill of En Vogue, Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer in Chicago circa 1990. It was glorious.

Vanilla Ice came out of the closet?!

*reads article* Oh OK.

Sucky article sucks.

Nothing except the article headline says anything about foreclosure.

"Tony" is a stupid adjective.

I'll unashamedly say that I have an autographed copy of "Hard To Swallow" which I had signed during a meet and greet session with him before a show for the same tour.
The venue was so packed that I got to sit on the edge of the stage. Apparently he got tired of me being pushed into the stage monitors and moving them, so he grabbed me and plopped me on the stage.

/CSB
//was an awesome show as well.

MaxxLarge: Homeless, baby...I'm really homeless, baby
Homeless, baby...I'm really homeless, baby

Stick to limer-- naw I can't troll you man

MaudlinMutantMollusk: I guess they're...
(puts on sunglasses)
Ripping Van Winkle

There was already some good ones in this thread, but I think this is closest to my heart.

MaxxLarge: All right stop, for some irate composure
Ice is out with a brand new foreclosure
Something got my mortgage all messed up
Bank called me up and I finally 'fessed up
Will I ever pay? Yo -- I don't know
Shut off my lights...? I think so
To the extreme, my bank account's in peril
Overdraft fees, and I'm wearin' a barrel

Stand, out on my former front lawn
All off my stuff, well it's out and gone
Auction, when they talk really quickly
Numbers so low that I'm feelin' sickly
Love it? I hate it. It's really no treat
Ironically, Now I'm really on the street
If there was a problem, Yo, I blew it
Check out the house while the banker sells through it

Homeless, baby...I'm really homeless, baby
Homeless, baby...I'm really homeless, baby

Best thing I have read all year. Outstanding!

I_Am_Weasel: He said he "has" several houses in Versailles. One, a 7,000-square-foot house, was featured in the TV show's first season and a 10,00-square-foot house will be featured in the season that begins Jan. 21.

And 'has' needed to be in quotations because...? Is that all he said in the interview.

"How many houses do you own?"

"has"

I know, I know. It's a small thing in the article, but for some reason it stood out for me.

There is no comma before "has" indicating that it was not a direct quote, but rather an imphasis by the author to infer that although he says he has several houses, none are titled to him according to the property appriaser. But, since they are titled to his company, which he owns, then he has constructive ownership. So, he "owns" those homes.

/know what I'm sayin'?
//word to yer mutha'
///we out!

Vanilla Ice is gay?!?

(reads article)

Oh.

geniusiknowit: Dur, dur d'etre bebe! (new window)

MaxxLarge: All right stop, for some irate composure
Ice is out with a brand new foreclosure
Something got my mortgage all messed up
Bank called me up and I finally 'fessed up
Will I ever pay? Yo -- I don't know
Shut off my lights...? I think so
To the extreme, my bank account's in peril
Overdraft fees, and I'm wearin' a barrel

Stand, out on my former front lawn
All off my stuff, well it's out and gone
Auction, when they talk really quickly
Numbers so low that I'm feelin' sickly
Love it? I hate it. It's really no treat
Ironically, Now I'm really on the street
If there was a problem, Yo, I blew it
Check out the house while the banker sells through it

Homeless, baby...I'm really homeless, baby
Homeless, baby...I'm really homeless, baby

Word to ya mother

OhGoodeee: MaxxLarge: All right stop, for some irate composure
Ice is out with a brand new foreclosure
Something got my mortgage all messed up
Bank called me up and I finally 'fessed up
Will I ever pay? Yo -- I don't know
Shut off my lights...? I think so
To the extreme, my bank account's in peril
Overdraft fees, and I'm wearin' a barrel

Stand, out on my former front lawn
All off my stuff, well it's out and gone
Auction, when they talk really quickly
Numbers so low that I'm feelin' sickly
Love it? I hate it. It's really no treat
Ironically, Now I'm really on the street
If there was a problem, Yo, I blew it
Check out the house while the banker sells through it

Homeless, baby...I'm really homeless, baby
Homeless, baby...I'm really homeless, baby

Word to ya mother realtor.

/That's right, baby. Move.

envirovore: I'll unashamedly say that I have an autographed copy of "Hard To Swallow" which I had signed during a meet and greet session with him before a show for the same tour.
The venue was so packed that I got to sit on the edge of the stage. Apparently he got tired of me being pushed into the stage monitors and moving them, so he grabbed me and plopped me on the stage.

/CSB
//was an awesome show as well.

When you were on stage, was it anything like being the Fusion guy from Dre Day?

Xenomech: Vanilla Ice is gay?!?

You just figured that out did you?

I met him at a tiki bar during a jet ski race down in the Keys back in the mid-90's.
He had hair down to his shoulders and covered with tats.
He was actually a pretty cool low-key guy.

ArkAngel: My first thought upon seeing the headline was that he admitted he was gay. Guess he's not ready yet.

MaxxLarge: All right stop, for some irate composure
Ice is out with a brand new foreclosure
Something got my mortgage all messed up
Bank called me up and I finally 'fessed up
Will I ever pay? Yo -- I don't know
Shut off my lights...? I think so
To the extreme, my bank account's in peril
Overdraft fees, and I'm wearin' a barrel

Stand, out on my former front lawn
All off my stuff, well it's out and gone
Auction, when they talk really quickly
Numbers so low that I'm feelin' sickly
Love it? I hate it. It's really no treat
Ironically, Now I'm really on the street
If there was a problem, Yo, I blew it
Check out the house while the banker sells through it

Homeless, baby...I'm really homeless, baby
Homeless, baby...I'm really homeless, baby

Bra-farking-vo

Seconded.

I sincerely thought this was the inevitable "Bieber comes out" news item.

Stinkyy: envirovore: I'll unashamedly say that I have an autographed copy of "Hard To Swallow" which I had signed during a meet and greet session with him before a show for the same tour.
The venue was so packed that I got to sit on the edge of the stage. Apparently he got tired of me being pushed into the stage monitors and moving them, so he grabbed me and plopped me on the stage.

/CSB
//was an awesome show as well.

When you were on stage, was it anything like being the Fusion guy from Dre Day?

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I don't get it.

logggur: Trance750: Sounds like a bunch of uppity, pure-bred, blue-blood snob wanted him out because he didn't fit their typical 'country club' image, and simply used this as the excuse

Yeah that's what I thought too. Also, he probably has a legitimate gripe about how much they spent to replace hurricane damaged trees. $2,800 from each owner sounds kinda steep, although I don't know how many owners there are.

Nah, not in Wellington. If anything, having (any sort of) celebrity in the neighborhood is a huge boon to them. Versailles is just a bunch of McMansions surrounding a manmade lake behind a cement facade painted up to look "European". Sure it's by a golf course: the public golf course. It's too far from the coast to actually be valuable real estate. A five bedroom out there goes for about $300K, which while that's not cheap, it's nothing for Palm Beach County. A 2 bedroom condo in West Palm goes for more, and actual Palm Beach real estate starts at about $2M.

ding ding ding d-d-ding ding TING ding ding ding d-d-ding ding
Is NOT completely different .....
DOUCHE!!!
Queen and Merc kicks all kinds of historical ass as does Ziggy.
V Ice is a joke who doesnt even registar as a culteral footnote