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Extreme Makeover Home Edition: Remember Alex Brown Thumb Bands and Pledge

« Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? Episode Two Preview | Home | Top Chef: Marcel Vigneron Rips on His “Totally Two-Faced” Competitors and Predicts the Top Chef Winner » February 1, 2011 10:30:07 by Candace Young This past Sunday night on Extreme Makeover Home Edition , the Brown family’s story really hit home with viewers. The Browns lost their teen daughter Alex to a texting while driving accident.  Ty Pennington helped the family spread the word nationally about how dangerous it is to text while driving, and introduced the RAB (Remember Alex Brown) thumb bands and pledge as part of the new national campaign. Keep reading to find out how to get your own thumb bands and where to go to sign the pledge… The Brown family’s story was the focus of a special two-hour episode this past Sunday night on Extreme Makeover Home Edition. As part of an expanded campaign to educate high school students on the dangers of texting while driving, RAB (Remember Alex Brown) thumb bands were creat...

Russell Brand is under Katy Perry’s thumb!

November 11th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry. 1 Comment Russell Brand has admitted that he is already “under the thumb” of his new wife Katy Perry. The TV funnyman only got married in India last month but already his new bride has started telling him to wear. In his first TV interview since tying the knot, he told ITV show ‘Loose Women’: “The other day, I put a shirt on and she went, ‘You’re not wearing that shirt are you?’ I thought, ‘That’s actually happening? That’s a thing off a sitcom.’ That happened in my actual life. I wasn’t allowed to wear it.” Confessing that he is well and truly “under the thumb”, he continued: “If she says don’t wear that shirt, I don’t wear it.” Despite the star-studded guest list and unusual location, Russell insists his wedding was just like anybody’s else’s. He explained: “It was just normal. It’s like a normal wedding. Everyone gets all worked up about showbiz and celebrity, but other than the bit where you’re on the TV or you’re singing a song, it’s normal. I...