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| The Tyke Grew Up
You may remember Eloisa Almanza from the Goya commercial she was in. It aired 20 years ago, and in Spanish, but we’ll bet her performance was memorable.
Eloisa started out modeling and acting when she was a little tyke, and her mom used to take her on auditions. “I’ve never been afraid of the camera,” she said. Today, she works as a nurse, after-school ESL teacher, and squeezes modeling in during weekends and summer months. On set she often goes by the name “Miss Isa.” She likes modeling, but her day jobs are her real priority. During her time off, Eloisa likes to hang out at Queens bars, restaurants, and clubs. You might catch her at Extravaganza in Woodside. She loves going out for sushi, but is quirky about eating cooked fish: she only does shellfish. Once during a shoot at the Grand Canyon, an antagonistic wind kept blowing up the thin dress she was wearing. “There were tourists there,” she exclaimed. “I ruined the Grand Canyon!” Eloisa Almanza Home: Rego Park Age-25 Height: 5' 6'’ Weight: 126 lbs Stats: 36-28-38 |
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| That Jew!
Some people open their mouths just to change feet. It was bad enough when Arkansas State Senate minority leader Kim Hendren called Senator Chuck Schumer “that Jew” at a campaign event, but his apology was even worse. Apparently he didn’t appreciate Schumer referring to him as “hard right” in an interview.
“I don’t use a Teleprompter, and occasionally I put my foot in my month,” Hendren said, “I was attempting to explain that unlike Sen. Schumer, I believe in traditional values, like we used to see on the Andy Griffith Show.” Give the guy a break, he was just saying something unscripted, you know – his actual thoughts. He went on to say there was a Jewish person he very much admired: Jesus. “Apology accepted,” said Schumer, likely rolling his eyes. And before you go on hating, just know it was their homegrown conservative blogger, Jason Tolbert, who caught the gaffe. |
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| Citi Singer
Can you remember the best moment of your childhood? For an 11-year-old Long Island girl the moment is on the horizon.
Sammi Podel said she was born to be a Mets fan, but never in her wildest dreams did she think she would take center stage at Citi Field. Sammi was one of about 100 contestants to audition to sing the national anthem at a home game. She was chosen along with three soloists and two a capella groups to perform the Star Spangled Banner. The other soloists include Wanda Nash of Queens. Well, we hope they don’t forget the words. |
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| Walken In Strange Places
One of QConfidential’s favorite actors, Christopher Walken, arguably the most iconoclastic of his generation, finally opened the window of his mind to Esquire.
And man, what a view. The Astoria native offered up wild nuggets of the sort of wisdom only his brain can conjure up. “I used to love Danish. My father used to make a Boston cream pie. You never see that anymore. Very good.” The beauty is now open to interpretation Walken leaves his quotes: “That’s supposed to be a fact, that the question mark is originally from an Egyptian hieroglyph that signified a cat walking away. You know, it’s the tail. And that symbol meant — well, whatever it is when they’re ignoring you.” Walken even mentions his father’s Astoria bakery, which the family still owns: “It was closed one day a week, but he would go anyway. He did it because he really loved his bakery. It wasn’t a job.” He never admits to playing Russian roulette in his spare time, though we have our suspicions. |
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| Citi Singer
Can you remember the best moment of your childhood? For an 11-year-old Long Island girl the moment is on the horizon.
Sammi Podel said she was born to be a Mets fan, but never in her wildest dreams did she think she would take center stage at Citi Field. Sammi was one of about 100 contestants to audition to sing the national anthem at a home game. She was chosen along with three soloists and two a capella groups to perform the Star Spangled Banner. The other soloists include Wanda Nash of Queens. Well, we hope they don’t forget the words. |
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| Cops Hook Crooks Underwater Assetts
Four ATM machines were discovered by police SCUBA teams on the bottom of Flushing Meadow Lake. The underwater jackpot came nearly one month after a Queens man was charged with their theft.
Valentin Garcia, 34, was charged with grand larceny of an auto, criminal possession of stolen property and criminal mischief after police linked him to the heists. The alleged ATM bandit was arrested on April 21 after he leapt into the East River to evade police following a chase. He was spotted that day driving a white van – which was later found to be stolen – that matched the description of a recent ATM theft attempt. Police said he used van to ram street-side ATM machines before hauling them away. Published reports allege that Garcia used his one prison phone call after being apprehended to alert friends to the arrest. He was allegedly overheard telling someone to “get all of the cash out from my mattress!” | |||||||||
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