Help Amy Winehouse Escape From Rehab

Kotaku US Edition — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:20:00 +0000

As if poor Amy Winehouse hasn’t got enough problems. What with the incessant hounding by tabloid journalists, wobbly live performances, a jailbird husband and — of course — the ever-rising price of crack.

Amy’s life just got a tiny bit worse with the release of Escape From Rehab — a frankly rather shoddy flash game that sees the beehived nightingale swearing her way across a side scrolling beat ‘em up.

The game is a promo for the upcoming flick Disaster Movie from the (ahem) visionary comedy geniuses behind Scary Movie, Date Movie and Meet The Spartans. Humour-wise, it is definitely up to their usual high standards.

Our Amy has to negotiate wave after wave of characters from other blockbusters (Hulk, Batman, etc) dispatching them with syringe and crack pipe power-ups or smart bombing them with a swipe of her impressive hairdo.

It’s just this side of unplayable, but at least Amy can say she finally broke America. Kind of.

Escape From Rehab [via Casualgaming.biz]

London Boy Has Copy Of Donkey Konga Signed By Amy Winehouse For Some Reason

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:40:01 +0000

Look, I don’t get what’s going on here either—and, yes, this is clearly not news—but apparently singer and controlled substance enthusiast Amy Winehouse will autograph whatever is handed to her when someone visits her London residence. A perfect example is that someone, a boy named Laurence we’re told, knocked on Ms. Winehouse’s door, offered up a copy of Donkey Konga for the Gamecube and a set of bongo controllers, upon which she scrawled something. I assume she then went off to pick fresh scabs while googly-eyed.

It’s notable for being one of the few good uses for Donkey Konga bongo controllers and perfect as a response to confusing internet situations. You’re welcome to make a copy with text that reads “I have no idea what you’re talking about, so here’s a picture of Amy Winehouse with bongo controllers.”

Image via Bauer-Griffin.

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Help Amy Winehouse Escape From Rehab

London Boy Has Copy Of Donkey Konga Signed By Amy Winehouse For Some Reason