Ten Greatest Pop Culture Moments of 2007 So Far

10. Grindhouse

Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez threw a double feature, two-movies-for the-price-of-one homage to drive-in exploitation extravaganza and dumb ass moviegoers did not show up for the party. Planet Terror is fast paced and brutal, yet has well-developed (for a horror movie) characters about whom the viewer actually cares. Grindhouse makes you wait for the gruesome scene while you get to know the characters, and has a great soundtrack. The movies have "missing reels," pops and clicks and "cigarette burns" in the film, antiqued trailers filmed by the likes of Eli Roth and Rob Zombie and of course, snack bar commercials. It is believed that the movies will have legs on DVD and that a new B-movie revival will grow out of the supposed failure of Grindhouse.

9. Elvis impersonators set new record

Almost one hundred fifty Elvises tried to take the stage on January 14 at the Elvis festival in Parkes, NSW, Australia, but all of them couldn't fit. Regardless, all 147 sang Love Me Tender, setting the record for the largest number of Elvii singing together. Other events at the four day annual festival included weddings officiated by Elvis, a gospel service and an Elvis in the Park concert. Even the mayor dressed as Elvis as the town of 10,500 enjoyed 6,000 visitors. Previously the record was 78 impersonators singing at once at Canada's Collingwood Elvis Festival.

8. Lost dog returned after four years

Mickey, a very lucky Boston terrier, went missing from his Kansas backyard four years ago. He was found in April in Billings, Montana, 1100 miles away. Because Mickey has an identification microchip from the Avid Company, the Billings Animal Shelter was able to trace him to a Lee's Summit, Missouri veterinarian's office where his owner Kari Mitchell used to work. Although Mickey is said to look different, with signs of wear on his teeth, and he doesn't remember his name, his owners are happy to have him home. Only Mickey knows how he got to Montana.

7. The tweaker vs the snorkeler