Morning Meme: "The Gymnast" Twists and Turns, ABBA To Do "Something," and the Return of the Flaming Moe

Color me surprised that the #1 movie of 2010 according to Quentin Tarantino is Toy Story 3. I loved it, but I just can’t wrap my mind around Tarantino watching Toy Story 3, much less loving it.

Chuck Berry, easily one of the longest performing and most dynamic figures in rock and roll, collapsed on stage in Chicago. The 84-year-old twice tried to return to the stage to finish the concert, making me feel really lazy about that pile of laundry in the corner.

Newly emboldened House Republicans plan to make an early vote on repealing health care reform. No one expects them to succeed, but it does set the tone for the next two years, and they could still choke reform off with funding issues. Sadly, I fear many of their constituents will die for lack of care before these asshats die of old age.

Comments from ABBA’s Agnetha Faltskog that she could see the band doing something together in the near future has the internet buzzing and snicks hyperventilating. She’s ruled out a full blown tour like the Rolling Stones, but it could still be “something.”

Guess what? Pastor Tom Daniels of Rio Linda in California was a major supporter of Prop 8, which stripped the right to marry from GLBT couples. He’s also been arrested for suspicion of multiple cases of child molestation.

We may complain that Glee violates the laws of good narrative each week, but it appears that 30 Rock is most likely to violate laws, at least workplace laws and ethics.

The Navy has opened a formal investigation into Captain Honors, and his use of government equipment aboard the aircraft carrier Enterprise to produce and distribute anti-gay, homophobic short films, along with misogyny and sexist propaganda. Who wants to bet at worst he retires with full pension and benefits?

Lady Gaga says that the single “Born This Way” will drop in February, but we’ll have to wait until May for the full album.

We showed you the movie-themed Seattle Quake rugby calendar a few weeks ago, and now thanks to a spy I have in Seattle, we can refer you to team tryouts that are now underway. You know, just so you can report how much Photoshop was used.

David Arquette partied hard for New Year’s, then checked himself into rehab for alcohol and depression. Arquette has been on quite a tear since separating from his wife Courtney Cox in October.

According to gay rights movement legend Desiree Reneee Arceneaux, Frank Kameny, while an important figure in gay history, was the founder of the assimilationist movement, and not the counter culture figure we tend to revere him as.

Even the Radio Shack CEO doesn’t know how they’re still in business.

Toy Story goes to Hawaii in a new short to appear before Cars 2.

What’s your GLBT news IQ for 2010?

What little faith I had in American taste is being destroyed by the continued success of Little Fockers at the box office.