Why they were in Utah, half a block from the bosom of the LDS Church? Did they take a wrong turn in Vegas? Were they shooting footage for "Girls Gone Wild 9: The Temple Square Edition?"
Er, no. Turns out the bus was just passing through between California and Nebraska. And the vehicle contained not exhibitionist women but an all-male camera crew. Says "Girls Gone Wild" spokesman Bill Horn, "Trust me, no girl wants to be on that bus for a long period of time."
Horn said that "Girls Gone Wild" has never done an event in Utah - big surprise - and has no plans to do so.
But come to think of it, a Temple Square version of "Girls Gone Wild" would be intriguing. Any yahoo with a camera can induce drunken spring breakers to show some skin. But sober, God-fearing women in long sleeves and ankle-length skirts? Now that would be a challenge.
Rocky Anderson, thespian? Salt Lake City's outspoken mayor makes his feature-film debut in the independent movie "Jack's Law," a revenge drama filmed in Utah and scheduled for release next month.
The movie stars Danny Trejo, the mustachioed badass from "Con Air" and "From Dusk to Dawn," as a retired cop who becomes a vigilante after the murder of his wife and daughter. Director Gil Medina, a native of Salt Lake City, cast Rocky in a speaking role as a defense attorney - not a big stretch for a former lawyer who loves to hear himself talk.
Hot dogs, apple pie and . . . "Fernando": Full-page newspaper ads for "Stadium of Fire," the annual Fourth of July concert/fireworks show/ right-wing lovefest at Brigham Young University, promise a night of patriotic entertainment. The roster for the July 1 event includes tribute bands playing songs by the Beach Boys, ABBA and Queen, described in the ads as "the music that made America great."
Hello? ABBA was from Sweden. Queen was British.
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