WEEKEND UPDATE: AUGUST 29 & 30

HEY! A WEEKEND update?! I know, it's been FOREVER since I've done an update on the weekend, but here we are, and time for an update!

First of all, we'll get into the regular celeb news, wacky stories, quizzes and more in a second, but why not a little update into my life first? I don't do those enough!

Well first of all, as I've mentioned on the air, my camera got heisted at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus a month ago today. It sort of got heisted. Someone may have helped it out in getting stolen by leaving it sitting on the bench. I'm not naming names, but I'm the only one in the room right now and it was no one else in here!

So I solicited recommendations via Facebook and got some good replies...my buddy Dave highly recommended a Sony H20. I did research into all of the suggested models, and the one he suggested came up looking strong. There was hardly a bad review on Best Buy's site, and for the price, you got alot of good features that normally you would only get in a more expensive model.

I decided to go ahead and get that one, went to H.H. Gregg, thanks to a sale price. Little bit of hassle, they were out of it at the Canton store, even though the website showed they had it, so I had to drive up to Montrose to get it, but they were cool people to deal with, set me up with everything I needed, and was good to go.

I gotta tell ya, it takes some INCREDIBLE pictures! I went up to Michigan this past week for a few days. My family has a cabin up there in the woods/on the water.







Some good shots, right? I could be a photographer if this radio thing fails me?
This is the camera I got, btw:
http://www.hhgregg.com/ProductDetail.asp?SID=n&ProductID=22890&BrandStore=All

I recommend it highly, so far (only had it for a week...)


ALSO....

HEY MONDAY stopped by the radio station yesterday morning for a visit. Have you heard of them? They opened for Fall Out Boy when they played in Cleveland back in May, then had their own show at the Grog Shop in Cleveland a few weeks later. Got to see them at both shows, and became a fan right away. Very Paramore-ish, and I really dig chick lead singers in bands. There is a new rock band called Halestorm, they have a tune called "I Get Off" that I dig.
Anyway, this is about Hey Monday. I personally think Cassadee Pope (lead singer of H.M.) has stronger vocals than Haley of P'more. She had more range on her.
They're very young, Cass. just turned 20 yesterday! Yeah, we celebrated her birthday, sang to her and got her cupcakes and everything!
They're really awesome, listen for their new song "How You Love Me Now" on Q92!



I've also upgraded to the world of Blackberry. Sarah wants me to take a picture of it...which I'm not exactly sure WHY, it looks like a Blackberry!
Regardless, its thru Alltel because I love Alltel, and thanks to HOLLIE at Wireless Depot in Alliance (beside Pizza Hut), she took care of me! Stop in and see them, they have all the major wireless carriers...and they listen to Q92 :)

Oh, and if you wanna see all my pics, ADD ME ON FACEBOOK! www.facebook.com/robmackenzie , or search for Rob Mackenzie in the Akron network.
Myspace too if ya got it, but I don't use that too much these days!



OK, now the usual goodness....




MEGAN WANTS A MILLIONAIRE...
...WOAH! Now you know I'm quite the VH1 junkie! Megan Hauserman was a contest for Bret Michaels' heart on Rock Of Love. Then she competed on I Love Money 2, before grabbing her own show which eventually got the name "Megan Wants A Millionaire", which debuted about a month ago.
Well you surely know the details of that model that was murdered and her body was found...Ryan Jenkins, the suspect, then hanged himself last weekend. Well, Ryan was ON Megan's show, and here is VH1's official statement:

Ryan Jenkins was a contestant on Megan Wants A Millionaire, an outside production, produced and owned by 51 Minds, that is licensed to VH1. The show completed production at the end of March. Given the unfortunate circumstances, VH1 has postponed any future airings. This is a tragic situation and our thoughts go out to the victim’s family.

Update: We’re sad to announce that both Megan Wants a Millionaire and I Love Money 3 officially have been canceled.

So that's it. I guess we never know who wins?
Speaking of I Love Money 3, I HEARD he WON that show!




GAGA LIKES THE ISRAELI'S
LADY GAGA spent some time in Israel recently...and during much of her visit, she was respectful and modestly dressed.

She even told the Israeli media that her trip to the Holy Land...which included tours of Jerusalem and the Dead Sea...was, quote, "an emotional and spiritual experience." Well, that didn't affect her concert last Wednesday in Tel Aviv.

As usual, Lady Gaga's show was outrageous. She performed in one of her typical, revealing outfits, cursed like crazy, and talked about Israeli men's junk!!

During the show, she shouted, quote, "Tel Aviv, get your (rhymes with STICKS) out, because I heard there's some pretty big (rhymes with SOCKS) here in Israel...Put your hands up and dance, you mother(effers)!"

She also led the crowd in what she called, quote, "a mother(effing) Hail Mary"...said that swimming in the Dead Sea made her feel like, quote, "mother(effing) Superwoman"...and told a story about how she, quote, "did it", while covered in Dead Sea mud.





IS IT...THE RETURN?...OF THE TAYLOR SWIFT PIC OF THE WEEK?!
I forget why I even dropped the feature in the first place. Well, no I don't. It's cause Miley Cyrus is her bff and I can't stand Miley Cyrus.
BUT, regardless, I think it *MIGHT* be time for it to return. Here's some Taylor pics!







TAYLOR SWIFT doesn't just love her fans...she feeds them too. She brought eight Domino's pizzas to her fans waiting outside her hotel Friday night in London. And after the pizzas were gone...she treated them to boxes of cookies and cartons of milk.

She also stuck around for a while to sign autographs. Fortunately, somebody had a camera so they posted a YouTube video of all the excitement.

Here's that video. The part where Taylor hands out the pizzas ENDS at the 1:20 mark. Then it switches to some personal photos...presumably taken by the woman who shot the video. Then it goes back to photos of Taylor signing autographs.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py0AC4ekQKo

Here's another amazing fact about Taylor Swift. She's sold MORE ALBUMS than any other recording artist IN THE WORLD this year. And her album, "Fearless", has now been certified either Gold or Platinum in 14 countries.

Those include the U.K., Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Ireland, Indonesia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Singapore, South Africa and The Philippines. (Sales numbers to reach Gold and Platinum vary from country to country, but it's still impressive!)







SLEEP...OR SEX?
I'm a total pervert, so if given the choice, I'll pick hot nasty sex over just about anything. But it seems I'm in the minority on this one. Listen to THIS...

According to a recent survey, 51% of people say they prefer a GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP over SEX. That's up from 31% in 1999. (???)

Of the ten countries where the survey was conducted, the only one where a majority of people opt for sex over sleep is Canada.

And, contrary to popular belief, WOMEN are actually more likely than MEN to choose sex over sleep.

I have to admit, this survey flies in the face of everything I thought I knew about sex. But maybe I'm just out of touch? Would YOU pick really great sleep over really great sex? Does it depend on who the sex is with? What's going on here?





DO YOU CLEAN YOUR POTTY?
Funny, a friend of mine and I just had a conversation the other night about how often we wash our bed sheets or bath towels. Do you use your towels for a few days at a time? You ARE clean when you're using them!
But, seriously, some of you people are just FILTHY. At least that's according to a new study by New York University which found that:

THREE in FIVE people don't change their sheets every week. And ONE in TEN changes their sheets less than once a month.

ONE in TEN people let the dishes pile up in their sink for two to three days before washing them, while 4% of people wait a week before washing the dishes.

Only 7% of people ALWAYS wash their produce, while 57% of people NEVER do.

More than ONE in FIVE people only clean out their refrigerator once a year.

12% of people say they only clean their bathtub once every few months, while 2% of people say they NEVER clean it.

And 4% of people only clean their toilet every few months, while 1% say they NEVER clean it.

Meanwhile, 15% of people say they NEVER throw away their pillow, which doesn't sound like such a big deal, but it is. Why?
Because after five years, 10% of your pillow's weight is made up of dust mites and DUST MITE DROPPINGS. (!!!)
YIKES! I suddenly want a new pillow.....




KATY THINKS ABOUT HERSELF...AND TOUCHES HERSELF...
KATY PERRY performed several shows in the U.K. last weekend...and for some reason, she couldn't keep her hands off herself. She felt up her hips, chest, breasts and crotch. (Here are some pictures...)









JA RULE IN AUSTRAILIA
Since it IS a Back In The Day weekend, this story seems fitting. Australian immigration officials have FINALLY cleared JA RULE to enter the country. A few weeks ago, his visit was put off due to, quote, "visa processing delays"...even though he'd already been there at least twice.

No further explanation was given for the delay. (Ja Rule missed a few scheduled shows while his visa was being held up. He'll make one of them up tonight.)





VH1 BEHIND THE MUSIC...MEETS LIL WAYNE!
VH1's "Behind the Music" is going hip-hop.

LIL WAYNE will be featured on an episode on September 10th...T.I. will be profiled on October 8th...and on October 13th, 50 CENT will be featured.





T[L]C REUNION SHOW!!!
The two surviving members of TLC...Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas...will perform together on October 17th, at a benefit concert hosted by JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE.

This is their first concert together in the U.S., as TLC, since 2002...when their third member, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, died in a car accident in Honduras.

The event, which is called "Justin Timberlake and Friends", will also feature performances by TAYLOR SWIFT, ALICIA KEYS and CIARA.




AIRLINE STATS
Admit it...you're just a little bit afraid of flying. Hell, I ain't doin' it! Period.

But that begs the question: Which airlines are the SAFEST and which are the most DANGEROUS?

Well, the good people over at the DailyBeast.com took the liberty of examining domestic airline safety records, including the number of accidents and "near accidents", and here's what they found . . .

The five SAFEST major domestic airlines are:
#5.) American
#4.) U.S. Airways
#3.) Southwest
#2.) Jet Blue
#1.) Air Tran...yup, all kinds of flights right here out of Akron/Canton!

--And the five most DANGEROUS major domestic airlines are:
#5.) Alaska
#4.) Continental
#3.) Delta
#2.) Northwest
#1.) United (Overall, you're about TEN times more likely to get into a crash on United than Air Tran, and about 12 times more likely to DIE in that crash.)


--OTHER "FLYING FACTS":
A plane is most likely to crash while landing, but passengers are most likely to die in a crash that occurs during takeoff.
You're 40% more likely to survive a plane crash if you're seated in the BACK of the airplane.
Overall, your chances of dying in a plane crash on a typical American carrier are about ONE in 13 MILLION.






SUMMER LOVE, YOU'LL SEE...
What did you do over your summer vacation??? KIRSTEN DUNST hooked up with a 22-year-old, recent graduate of Ole Miss. Kirsten...who's 27...was partying at a bar in Oxford, Mississippi, when she met the guy.

A so-called "source" says, quote, "They partied together and had a hot little hookup. She invited him back to her hotel and even took him out for breakfast in the morning.

"She was having a good time, and she likes younger guys. But the two have no plans to see each other again."

um WOW, LUCKY KID!!!!!
Hi, Kirsten? Call me.




PATRICK STUMP WAS ARRESTED FOR DRIVING W/OUT A VALID LICENSE:
Just before midnight on Tuesday, FALL OUT BOY singer PATRICK STUMP was arrested in West Hollywood, California, for driving without a valid license.
Patrick was pulled over in a traffic stop (there's no word on why) and that's when the cops discovered he had an outstanding warrant out for his arrest.

A Beverly Hills court issued the warrant back in 2007, when Patrick failed to appear on a misdemeanor driving without a valid driver's license charge. His crime, apparently, was not getting a California license when he moved to the state.

He was booked and released four hours later on a $15,000 bond.



Yesterday, Patrick told MTV, quote, "All I really have to say is ignorance of the law isn't innocence. I didn't want to give up my Illinois driver's license and was unaware that was a crime. It is, by the way, in the state of California. Lesson learned."

He added, quote, "I technically broke a law, so technically I deserve whatever I get. But man, is my mom gonna be pissed."

If convicted of this HEINOUS crime, Patrick faces a MAXIMUM of six months in prison and / or a $1,000 fine. (There's no way he's doing six months for this...)

As you may recall, BRITNEY SPEARS was busted for essentially the same thing in 2007. She had a Louisiana license and argued that her "primary residence" was Louisiana. Her case eventually ended in a mistrial.






BRACE YOURSELF ON THIS BACK IN THE DAY WEEKEND....THE CRANBERRIES ARE REUNITING!!!!
It's been over seven years since you've had the opportunity to shell out 50 bucks to see THE CRANBERRIES perform "Zombie" live. But now, THE WAIT IS OVER.

The Cranberries have just announced that they will end their hiatus with a tour this fall. The dates haven't been unveiled yet, but it'll start in North America before the end of the year...before moving on to Europe early next year.

Singer Dolores O'Riordan released a statement...saying, quote, "We will be writing new songs and performing tracks off my new album as well as our greatest hits during the shows. I'd love to see you out there."

Dolores just released her second solo album, "No Baggage", on TUESDAY. I haven't heard it yet...naturally...but screw that stuff. All I want to hear is "Zombie"!!! And not just once...but over and over again!!! Who can forget that BRILLIANTLY INFECTIOUS chorus??? So, so, good!!!

"In your head, in your head...zombie, zombie, zombie...hey, hey, hey...what's in your head, in your head...zombie, zombie, zombie...hey, hey, hey, hey...oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, hey, oh, yaa, yaa, yoooooow."
YEAH!
ooo, or how 'bout "Free To Decide"...thats a good one! I'll play some Cranberries for ya today, for sure!






AVRIL I-RARELY-WASH-MY-HAIR LAVIGNE, DIVORCE TOWN?
Sources close to AVRIL LAVIGNE say she and husband DERYCK WHIBLEY of SUM 41 are heading for divorce. There's no word what caused the split, but Avril was reportedly soaking up all manner of male attention the other night at a club in New York City.

Toward the end of the night, she got paranoid about the paparazzi, and started going up to them and asking to see what pictures they took of her.

DAILY UPDATE: AUGUST 19

GO TO CA. STATE FAIR...OR, NEVERLAND?
Four of the rides from MICHAEL JACKSON'S Neverland Ranch will be featured at the California State Fair, which opens this Friday in Sacramento and runs until September 7th.

They're all kiddie rides...they include a merry-go-round and one of those circular tracks with Jeeps going around it. And they'll be FREE to the first 5,000 guests every Friday during the fair

The rides are being brought to the fair by Butler Amusements...which bought them from Michael last year.





SIMON IS SAD...
SIMON COWELL is still talking about how sad he'll be without PAULA ABDUL on "American Idol".
He tells Fox News, quote, "I always thought she was the heart of the show. I'm not the heart, I'm not even the brain actually. But she was the heart, so you've taken that away so it's a different show. I'm sad, I am."

And he adds, quote, "She's taken the decision in her life now, which you have to respect her for making the decision.

"I didn't want to get involved in what was going on because it wasn't really any of my business but I spoke to her a lot through the whole process.

"I'll probably see her next week. I'm going to listen to what she wants to do next. I will support her in anything she wants to do next. I think she is TV gold, genuinely."

Whether you LOVED Paula or HATED her, you have to admit...it WILL be a different show without her. To call her the "heart" of "Idol" may be debatable, but I think we can all agree that she was, as Simon puts it, "TV gold."

RANDY JACKSON has also issued another comment...(which, once again, was without of his omnipresent catch-phrases and pseudo-ghetto slang.)

He said, quote, "[We] started this journey together so I'm really shocked and really proud and really just couldn't believe she's not here. We love her...It was a really a tough time as you can imagine."





JONAS ON "IDOL"...YUCK!
JOE JONAS has been tapped to be the next "American Idol" guest judge. He'll be sitting in on the Dallas auditions, which go down on Monday.

But that's not all: Word has it that former "Idol" winner KELLY CLARKSON will be joining Joe...but that hasn't been confirmed yet.





KELLY CLARKSON...REALLY?
This past Saturday night, KELLY CLARKSON serenaded "Twilight" stud ROBERT PATTINSON at a concert at the Illinois State Fair. Now, you may be thinking: "What was Robert Pattinson doing at the Illinois State Fair???"

Well, he wasn't ACTUALLY there. Instead, Kelly sang her song..."I Want You"...to a CARDBOARD CUTOUT of Robert.



Video here: http://www.wtforks.com/2009/08/16/kelly-clarkson/






NEW MARIAH SINGLE...
The next single off MARIAH CAREY'S upcoming alum, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel", will be...a FOREIGNER cover.

Mariah has recorded a gospel version of their 1984 hit, "I Want to Know What Love Is". The single will be released...(officially, at least)...on September 29th. That's the same day the album is scheduled to come out.







LIL WAYNE HAS MORE LIL ONES ON THE WAY...
Yesterday, LIL WAYNE confirmed that his THIRD child is on the way.

In a radio interview, he confirmed rumors that actress LAUREN LONDON is expecting his baby.

Lauren is probably best known for her role in the movie "ATL", but she's also appeared in "This Christmas" and "I Love You, Beth Cooper".

When Wayne was asked about the rumor...he responded, quote, "That's not rumors...that's a kid, that's a child, that's a life. You don't hide from that."

There's no word on a due date yet...but MTV News says that Lauren is "several months" pregnant. We also don't know whether it's a boy or a girl...but Wayne has one of each already. (The child will be Lauren's first.)

He has a nine-year-old daughter named Reginae with his ex-wife Toya Carter...and a nine-month-old son named Dwayne Michael Carter The Third. (The identity of the boy's mother is still unknown. She's just described as "a college student.")





LIL WAYNE CANCELLED TWO SHOWS IN CANADA...DUE TO A MYSTERIOUS "ILLNESS":

Even though he was apparently conducting radio interviews yesterday...
LIL WAYNE was forced to cancel two shows in Canada earlier this week, due to an unspecified "illness." His America's Most Wanted tour was supposed to hit Vancouver on Monday night...and Edmonton last night.

But both shows were cancelled at the last minute. Wayne's people issued a statement saying, quote, "Lil Wayne, due to illness, was advised by his doctors to cancel the tour stops in Western Canada.

"Wayne, his band and crew arrived in Canada with full intention of performing but were forced to cancel the dates due to doctor-mandated rest." (The statement didn't mention anything about the dates being rescheduled.)

For what it's worth, there's a RUMOR that the shows might have been cancelled because Canada stopped Wayne at the border...because of his criminal record. He is currently fighting gun charges in Manhattan and drug charges in Arizona.






JAY-Z'S "RUN THIS TOWN" VIDEO WILL PREMIERE TOMORROW...
JAY-Z'S new "Run This Town" video...which also features RIHANNA and KANYE WEST...will debut on MTV tomorrow night at 8:00 P.M. Eastern. So if you can't wait a few hours for it to hit the Internet, remember to set your DVRs.

DAILY UPDATE: AUGUST 18

MORE "IDOL" GUEST JUDGE-NESS...
SHANIA TWAIN will be the next "American Idol" guest judge to take PAULA ABDUL'S seat. According to "People" magazine, Shania will be sitting in on the Chicago auditions, which will take place August 30 through the 31st.

VICTORIA "POSH SPICE" BECKHAM sat at the judges' desk for auditions in both Denver and Boston, and MARY J. BLIGE joined the panel in Atlanta. KATY PERRY is also in line to do it, but we don't know what city she'll be doing.

Also, CYNDI LAUPER would be up for doing an episode...if she gets the call. She tells "In Touch Weekly", quote, "Of course I would [do 'Idol']. I think there is a lot I could do for the kids."

One person who WON'T be a guest judge is...JESSICA SIMPSON.

Yesterday, the "New York Post" said they "heard" that her creepy dad, JOE SIMPSON, was trying to convince "Idol" producers to bring her on the show as Paula's permanent replacement. But Jessica's rep says that's, quote, "not true at all."

Joe also responded to the report on Twitter...quote, "So, I am in Thailand...but, of course, the 'Post' says I am in town trying to get Jess to be the replacement for Paula Abdul. Do the lies ever stop????"





ALANIS IS WRITING A BOOK...
ALANIS MORISSETTE is in the middle of writing some kind of book. There aren't many specific details yet, but here's Alanis' silly description of it:

Quote, "It's about all the themes I obsess and pontificate over.

"All this sort of body-dysmorphia-spirit humor, travelogues, photographs, articles I've written in magazines with a lot of touching on health and detoxing and re-toxing and the importance of integrating it all." (I already hate this book.)






DRAKE HAVING SURGERY...
DRAKE has announced that he's scheduled his knee surgery for September 8th, which will end up being more than a month after he re-injured himself onstage.

Back in June, Drake tore his ACL while playing basketball. For some reason, he thought he'd still be able to tour with LIL WAYNE...but that didn't work out. At a show a few weeks ago, he collapsed after attempting to RUN across the stage.

At the next show, Wayne said Drake was having surgery, quote, "tomorrow" ...which would have been August 2nd...but obviously that didn't happen.





TAYLOR READY FOR VMA'S...
TAYLOR SWIFT taped a promo video for her appearance on the "MTV Video Music Awards", (which goes down September 13th).

The video features Taylor riding in a New York City taxi while singing her own version of the song, "Tonight"...which you may know from the Broadway musical "West Side Story". Check it out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqWGUmc6Brg





SHOCKING STATISTIC....
Online dating seems like a great way to meet lots of interesting people and, hopefully, have lots of CASUAL SEX with them.

But, guys, before you dive headfirst into online dating, you really need to know what you're getting yourself into.

For example, a recent survey found that FOUR in FIVE women with online dating profiles say they've seriously considered becoming a single mom, either through adoption or by visiting a sperm bank.

And nearly THREE in FOUR women with online dating profiles say they've thought about asking a male friend to knock them up...with "no strings attached".

In other words, guys, before you join a dating website, you should realize that one of the main reasons a lot of women even bother setting up dating profiles is because they want to have BABIES...and soon.






GUY KILLED BY FALLING BOULDER!!!
A GUY WAS KILLED WHEN A BOULDER LANDED ON TOP OF HIS CAR: (!!!)

If you've ever driven through the mountains, I'm sure you've seen those signs warning you to look out for FALLING BOULDERS. And, if you're anything like me, you've wondered what would happen if a boulder actually hit your car. Well, HERE'S the answer . . .

On Friday, 45-year-old Thomas Murphy of Kansas City, Missouri, was driving through Snowmass Canyon in Colorado with his wife, Jennifer, and their three sons when a rock about the size of a cooler landed on top of Thomas' SUV . . . and KILLED HIM. (!!!)

Fortunately, Jennifer was able to shift the SUV into neutral and steer it from the passenger's seat until she could bring the car to a complete stop.

The family was rushed to the hospital where Thomas was declared dead and one of their sons, 11-year-old Ethan, was treated for cuts and a fractured bone near his eye. The rest of the family was unharmed.

According to a spokesman with the Colorado State Troopers, quote, "Boulders fall down up there pretty much every day. It's not like this was a 1,000-foot boulder perched perilously over the highway. It was a briefcase-sized boulder.

"It's just not possible to mitigate every single one of those that are in danger and could fall onto a road. Most of the time it doesn't have an impact like this."

DAILY UPDATE: AUGUST 17

BRITNEY BREAK-UP NEWS...
The "National Enquirer" says that BRITNEY SPEARS' boyfriend, her agent JASON TRAWICK, has broken up with her. A source says, quote, "It was just too fast, too soon for Jason."




HUDGENS/EFRON MARRIAGE?...
Britain's frequently-unreliable "News of the World" tabloid says that VANESSA HUDGENS definitely thinks she'll get ZAC EFRON to marry her.

She tells them, quote, "We haven't set a date and if we did we'd keep it secret for as long as possible.

"Why? What if one of us was offered a major film part? Then we'd have to postpone our marriage and people would say we'd split up. And we don't want that."





METRO STATION vs. JONAS BROTHERS....IS IT ON BETWEEN THEM!?!?!?!
MILEY CYRUS' 20-year-old brother TRACE would like you to know that he could, if necessary, defeat any of the JONAS BROTHERS in hand-to-hand combat.

In an interview for the September issue of "Details" magazine, Trace was asked if he could take the Jonases.

And he said, quote, "I don't think any of them would be much trouble. I'd never lay a hand on NICK...I love that kid...but the other two better not get in my way."

Keep in mind that "Details" BAITED Trace into talking about this. So I doubt that he's trying to BEEF with the Jonas Brothers. He was just playing along with the interviewer.

However, he did have a little more to say about them, while discussing his own musical path. He said, quote, "I'm not trying to clean up my image to make anyone happy.

"I could have gone the route of the Jonas Brothers. Those guys can't live their lives freely. They have to put out this image that's totally fake."

Trace is the guitarist and singer for a rock band called METRO STATION. He also has lots of tattoos. He's SUCH a rebel.






PINK DOESN'T LIKE MICHAEL VICK...
One fan who won't be welcoming MICHAEL VICK to the Eagles is Philly native and animal lover PINK.

Here's what she said about it on Twitter...quote, "wow. michael vick in MY hometown, Philly. of all the places. I hope the fans tear him to pieces like his beloved dogs."





MARY J. DOES "IDOL"
"American Idol" has picked up yet another guest judge. MARY J. BLIGE will sit in on the Atlanta auditions, which begin taping TODAY.

VICTORIA "POSH SPICE" BECKHAM took Paula's seat for auditions in both Denver and Boston. (We've heard that KATY PERRY will also be serving as a guest judge, but we don't know what city she'll be doing.)

By the way, the not-always-reliable British tabloids say "Idol" is thinking about offering Victoria around $5 million to be PAULA ABDUL'S permanent replacement. From what we've heard, that's about what they were offering Paula.

Last week, Victoria's rep DENIED that she was in talks to be a permanent judge.





NEW JAY LENO SHOW, FIRST LINE-UP...
JERRY SEINFELD will be the first guest on "The Jay Leno Show", which premieres on September 14th.

If you haven't heard, the musical guest will be JAY-Z...who will be bringing RIHANNA and KANYE WEST with him to perform his song, "Run This Town".





DRUMMER FROM LIT, PASSES ON FROM CANCER...
ALLEN SHELLENBERGER...the drummer from the band LIT...passed away last Thursday after a battle with brain cancer. He was 39 years old.

Doctors discovered a malignant tumor in Allen's brain last year...and he immediately began radiation and chemotherapy treatment. (In May of last year, his cancer fight was profiled on an episode of "ABC World News Tonight".)

The band issued a statement...saying, quote, "To know Al was to know laughter. He had a heart of gold and would do anything for anyone. Words cannot begin to express how much he will be missed.

"This was our brother and not a day will go by that we won't think about him. Right now we're trying to find the balance of mourning his loss and celebrating his life."






JORDIN JOINS BRIT BRIT ON TOUR...
Former "American Idol" champ JORDIN SPARKS has joined BRITNEY SPEARS for the second leg of her North American tour. She'll begin opening for Britney on August 24th in New York City. (You can see all the dates, here...)

http://www.britneyspears.com/2009/08/breaking-news-jordin-sparks-added-as-opening-act.php






MAYOR OF MILWAUKEE GOT BEAT DOWN (!!!)...
Now it's time to recognize our Hero of the Day...55-year-old Tom Barrett, a.k.a. the mayor of Milwaukee.

On Saturday, Tom was leaving the Wisconsin State Fair with his family when he heard an unidentified woman screaming for help. So Tom went to see what was going on.

He found an elderly woman protecting a baby from a 20-year-old guy named Anthony Peters who was carrying a METAL PIPE.

According to a spokesman from the mayor's office, quote, "The mayor stopped and said something like, 'Let's all cool down here, I'm going to call 911' . . . [But] when he took out his phone, that's when [Anthony] attacked him."

Anthony hit Tom in the head and torso with the metal pipe. But Tom fought back and punched Anthony so hard that he FRACTURED HIS HAND. (!!!)

Tom was rushed to the hospital where he underwent surgery to repair the broken bones in his hand. He's in stable condition.

Anthony was arrested but, as of last night, he hadn't been charged with anything yet. Fortunately, the woman and baby were both unharmed.

DAILY UPDATE: AUGUST 14

PAMELA ANDERSON IS RIGHT AT HOME...
When renovations began at PAMELA ANDERSON'S Malibu home, she moved into the nearby Paradise Cove TRAILER PARK to wait it out.

And now, not surprisingly, she's starting to feel AT HOME there...to the point where she doesn't want to move out.
Part of that has to do with the fact that she's now DATING a guy she met there.

She told "Elle" magazine, quote, "[I have] a one-room mobile home that I bought as a guest house, then we moved in temporarily.

"I moved there because I was waiting for this damn house to be built in this posh part of Malibu. And then I realized I was so much happier and the kids were also happy.

"I fell in love there. It's where my boyfriend lives, too. He's an electrician and we met on our way to the beach."

Pamela Anderson finds love in a trailer park...then falls in love with the trailer park itself. Thank you, Pamela Anderson, for today's JOKE THAT WRITES ITSELF.




NATIONAL ENQUIRER...MORE BELIEVEABLE THAN YOU MIGHT THINK
In January, the "National Enquirer" said MICHAEL JACKSON had six months to live. We ignored them. Six months later, Michael Jackson was dead. So I'm not gonna scoff at this one so easily.

Some quote-unquote "expert" claims that KIRSTIE ALLEY may have only FOUR YEARS left. He says, quote, "I added up the stressors in her life, and unless she adds more balance to it, Kirstie may only live to age 62."

Kirstie is 58...and according to the "Enquirer", she's 5-foot8 and 250 pounds.




AMERICAN IDOL RATINGS ABOUT TO TUMBLE?....
VICTORIA "POSH SPICE" BECKHAM sat in on a SECOND day of "American Idol" auditions yesterday in Boston. But don't freak out...her rep says she is NOT in talks to become PAULA ABDUL'S permanent replacement.

By the way, AOL Television conducted a poll...asking people if they'd still watch "Idol" without Paula. In all, almost 83,000 people weighed in, and the results were a little surprising.

Only 18% said YES, they'd watch it as long as SIMON COWELL was there. 30% said MAYBE, depending on who Paula's replacement was...and an astounding 52% said NO, because Paula was the heart and soul of the show. (???)

So if these numbers hold up, that means "American Idol's" ratings should drop by 50% this coming season, right??? Sure.




GAGA TOUR INFO...
Before LADY GAGA agreed to go out on tour with KANYE WEST, she made sure he was well aware of one thing: That her show is gay. Very gay.

She says she told him, quote, "I just want to be clear before we decide to do this together: I'm gay. My music is gay. My show is gay. And I love that it's gay.

"And I love my gay fans and they're all going to be coming to our show. And it's going to remain gay." (The tour kicks off in Buffalo on October 4th.)




WEEZER CD COMING...
The next WEEZER album will hit stores on October 27th. There's no official word on a title...but there's a rumor that it'll be yet another self-titled album, which will be known as "(The Yellow Album)". (Yes! Another "color" album!!!)

Weezer has turned NOT naming their albums into an event. Here are the titles of their studio releases so far, in order: "(The Blue Album)", "Pinkerton", "(The Green Album)", "Maladroit", "Make Believe", and "(The Red Album)".





WHAT THE KIDDIES ARE UP TO THIS SUMMER...
Besides flooding the Q92 request lines this summer, what are the youngin's up to?
Summer vacation is almost over, but that begs the question: Do you know what your KIDS were doing at home this summer while you were away at work?

With that in mind, here are the top ten Internet searches performed this summer by households that have installed Symantec's family safety program, Norton Online Family:

#10.) eBay (ya know, running up your credit card)

#9.) Fred (a fictional character with a You Tube channel that's popular with kids)

#8.) MICHAEL JACKSON

#7.) Yahoo

#6.) Porn

#5.) MySpace

#4.) Sex

#3.) Facebook

#2.) Google

#1.) You Tube

--OTHER SEARCHES OF NOTE:


#21.) Norton Safety Minder (This is a feature of Norton Online Family and, presumably, it's so high on the list because kids were trying to figure out how to DISABLE it. Sneaky, kids. Very sneaky.)

#27.) "Hannah Montana"

#28.) Boobs

#81.) Girls

#86.) Naked girls

#89.) Norton Online Family (Again, kids were trying to figure out how to disable it.)

#93.) Swine flu; XXX (TIED)





EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOOOOOR....I'M INFECTED BY THE SOUNNNND...
That has nothing to do with this, but Nikolina just played it and its now stuck in my head. Cascada's new tune, btw, "Evacuate The Dancefloor"

Guys..if your girlfriend just dumped you and you're hoping to get back together, well, I've got some GOOD news and some BAD news for you . . .

The good news is that there's still hope because nearly TWO in THREE women...or 65%...say they've gotten back together with an ex-boyfriend.

And even if your ex doesn't want to be in a relationship with you, there's still a decent chance she'll let you violate her nethers because SEVEN in TEN women say they've had a ONE-NIGHT STAND with an ex.

Unfortunately, that might be where the good news ends . . .

More than ONE in THREE women...or 36%...say they've gotten over a breakup by immediately hooking up with another guy.

If that's not harsh enough, more than NINE in TEN women...or 92%...say they've broken up with a guy by sending him a TEXT MESSAGE. (Ouch.)

And nearly TWO in FIVE women...or 38%...say they've broken up with a guy because he was BAD IN BED.



V. HUDGENS LIKES PHOTOGRAPHY
In a recent interview with MovieFone, VANESSA HUDGENS was asked if she enjoys any hobbies. Here was her very ironic response . . .

"Probably photography. I think it's a lot of fun...savoring the moment."

We don't know when this interview was conducted, by I'm going to say it was BEFORE the latest batch of her nude pics hit the World Wide Web of Celebrity Porno.

If she said it AFTERWARDS, then she's either looking for attention or she's insanely clueless.





HAYDEN PANETTIERE'S LIFE IS RUINED...ITS ALL YOUR FAULT!!!
Poor little HAYDEN PANETTIERE. Her life is just in a SHAMBLES. And do you know whose fault it is??? The paparazzi's. Oh, and YOURS. (!!!)

She says, quote, "It's very, very difficult and people have no idea what they do to peoples' relationships. They destroy them. The paparazzi and the public.

"The public wants to read about your personal life, and the paparazzi give it to them by nosing into your personal life and saying things that are just not true and horrible.

"I used to walk my dogs in my pajamas. You know something's not right when you're lying in bed for 15 minutes in the morning going, 'How do I get milk for cereal without having to leave my house?'

"I would be so happy if I could walk down the street without someone coming out of the bushes."

I could go on and on about how this is the life you chose, and this is the trade-off for being rich, famous and adored all over the world, and enjoying all the special privileges that come with that.

But since you're so impossibly adorable, I'll give you a pass. But just this once. I don't wanna hear this garbage again, or next time you get the horns.





VMA PERFORMERS...
JAY-Z and LADY GAGA have been added to the list of performers for the "MTV Video Music Awards", which will go down on Sunday, September 13th. That list already includes: GREEN DAY, TAYLOR SWIFT, MUSE and PINK.




MICHELLE BRANCH ISN'T COMING BACK TO POP MUSIC....:(
MICHELLE BRANCH had a solid pop career before she switched to country and formed THE WRECKERS with JESSICA HARP. But after The Wreckers went on hiatus, no one knew for sure what Michelle would do next...including Michelle.

So when she went into the studio to record her first, post-Wreckers album, she decided to just wing it. She explains, quote, "(I told my record label), 'If I sound like I'm trying too hard to make a country record, this is not going to be believable to anybody.'

"I said, 'Let's just make the record, and it's going to sound country because that's the instrumentation I'm in love with and I'm writing with people here in Nashville. Let's not over-think it.'"

Her new country album, "Everything Comes and Goes", is due out this fall. It includes a guest performance from a country singer named DWIGHT YOAKAM on the song, "Long Goodbye". And, it also features Jessica's single, "Sooner or Later".

By the way...both Michelle and Jessica Harp insist that The Wreckers aren't finished, just on hold. In the meantime, Michelle is loving her life in Nashville. She says, quote, "I've never been in a community where writing is so important.

"When I get together with my girlfriends for a girls night out, we bring a bottle of wine and end up writing a song. Where else does that happen?"




MORE TOMORROW FOR THE SATURDAY UPDATE!

DAILY UPDATE: AUGUST 7

Here we go, into the weekend...temp's into the 90's...and TONS OF STUFF to do around town! Ribs Burnoff continues today, the Enshrinees Civic Dinner tonight, parade and enshrinement tomorrow...game on Sunday, the start of the NFL season...I love it!

SPEAKING OF NFL...
Cleveland Browns wide receiver DONTE STALLWORTH issued a statement yesterday, apologizing for killing a man while driving drunk...and vowing to accept whatever punishment the NFL decides to give him.

He said, quote, "It is clear that I exercised poor judgment and caused irreparable harm to [the victim], his family, the NFL, its owners, coaches, employees and to my fellow players.

"Going forward, I am committed to conducting myself in a manner that more accurately reflects who I am and meets the high standard expected of all NFL players...

"...I respect the Commissioner's authority and I trust his judgment. Whatever he ultimately decides is the appropriate discipline, I will accept knowing that I have profoundly affected the NFL and its relationship with the fans of our game...

"...I apologize for my poor judgment. I jeopardized the honor and privilege that I have been given to be an NFL player and to play for our fans. I am truly sorry."

On the morning of March 14th in Miami Beach, Stallworth struck and killed Mario Reyes, a 59-year-old construction worker who was trying to catch a bus on his way home from work. Stallworth had been drinking several hours before at a club, and his blood-alcohol level was 1.26%...well over Florida's legal limit of .08%.

Stallworth was sentenced to 30 days in jail, two years of house arrest and five years' probation. He also lost his driver's license permanently. He ended up serving 24 days behind bars.

(That's a pretty light sentence for killing a man obviously...but part of that had to do with the fact that he settled out of court with Reyes' family. There's no word how much he paid them, but it was probably a substantial amount.

Stallworth was suspended by the NFL indefinitely, but he met with league commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday to discuss his future.
The Browns aren't discussing the situation publicly until Goodell renders a decision.





DOUBLE YOUR INCOME LOSS...
The Wrigley's gum people obviously weren't moved by CHRIS BROWN'S YouTube apology to RIHANNA. They officially TERMINATED their relationship with Chris yesterday.

Wrigley suspended its Chris Brown ad campaign back in February, after he assaulted Rihanna.





KUTCHER SCARE...
ASHTON KUTCHER and DEMI MOORE had a scare yesterday, when their private plane had to make an emergency landing right after taking off from Las Vegas. Do you think they Tweeted about it? (???)

Ashton said, quote, "My plane just had to do an emergency landing. Engine over heated. Fire trucks everywhere. Good times."





MOVING NEVERLAND RANCH...
Neighbors of MICHAEL JACKSON'S Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara are dead-set against it becoming a tourist attraction.

But it might still become one...in LAS VEGAS.

Colony Capital...the company that became part owner of the ranch and saved it from bankruptcy...is working on plans to dismantle Neverland and rebuild it as a Graceland-style shrine just outside the Las Vegas strip.

The new Neverland would include a museum, a theater...and possibly even a BURIAL PLOT. (And thus, the chaos over where Michael will be laid to rest continues...just when we thought it was over.)

The estate is said to be seriously considering this idea...which would cost TENS OF MILLIONS of dollars.

A so-called "source" says, quote, "The idea is to take physically everything that's not part of the dirt and reassemble it in Las Vegas."

There's also talk of a Michael Jackson tribute show being set up at one of the major hotel-casinos.





IDOL DRAMA
The PAULA ABDUL / "American Idol" fallout is NOT over yet. Here's the latest:

Fox Entertainment boss Peter Rice was at some press conference yesterday...and naturally, he spent most of the time answering questions about Paula's decision to walk away from "Idol". Here are some of the highlights...

He said that "Idol" is planning on sticking with the wildly popular four-judge format (which means you'll continue to miss the last five minutes of every episode, unless you remember to screw around with the settings on your DVR.)

So, they ARE looking for a permanent replacement for Paula, but they don't expect anything to happen soon. For the audition phase...which actually begins today in Denver...they'll bring in various celebrity guest judges to take Paula's seat.

Two of them have been revealed: VICTORIA "POSH SPICE" BECKHAM and KATY PERRY.

There's been a lot of talk about Paula possibly changing her mind...or reopening negotiations with "Idol". But it doesn't sound like Fox is anticipating that.

Rice said, quote, "The negotiations have concluded...I have no expectation that Paula's going to [re-open negotiations]. Paula chose not to return. Our understanding is [that she] will not be coming back."

For the record, he said Fox made a, quote, "very fair" offer to Paula. He didn't specify what that was...but we've heard it was a multi-year deal beginning at around $4 million per season. That would've reportedly given her a 30% raise.

But TMZ claims Paula would actually consider coming back...for $10 MILLION a year.

There's also speculation about Paula joining "So You Think You Can Dance". Executive producer NIGEL LYTHGOE says he'd like to have her, but he isn't sure that she's a free agent yet.

He says, quote, "I still don't know that she's going to leave 'Idol'. Until 'Idol' goes on the air there's always the opportunity for negotiations."





BRITNEY ON TEEN CHOICE...
BRITNEY SPEARS will appear at the "Teen Choice Awards" to accept something called the "Ultimate Choice Award"...for her, quote, "extraordinary contributions to the entertainment industry." She's also up for three other awards.

Yesterday morning, Britney's website said she'd be PERFORMING. But that post was later corrected. Britney is NOT performing.

The "Teen Choice Awards" air this Monday at 8:00 P.M. on Fox.





JAY-Z & RI RI ON JAY-L...
JAY-Z will perform his new single, "Run This Town", on the very first episode of "The Jay Leno Show", which will air on September 14th.

But that's not all. RIHANNA and KANYE WEST...who both make guest appearances on the track...will be joining Jay-Z onstage.





BEING FAT...A GOOD THING FOR THIS GUY...


Is that even a GUY?!
On Sunday, 25-year-old George Vera of Houston, Texas, was arrested for selling bootleg CDs. He spent an entire day in city jail, before being transferred to county lockup for another 14 hours.

But after nearly two days in jail, George admitted to the police that even though they'd searched him as many as FIVE TIMES, he'd still managed to sneak a nine-millimeter HANDGUN into the jail. So how did he do it?

Apparently, George weighs nearly 600 pounds and he hid the gun from the police by tucking it underneath his ROLLS OF BACK FAT. (!!!)

According to a police spokesman, quote, "If a person has a weapon, narcotics, anything of danger, it should have been found before he winds up in the county jail. Obviously the system broke down."

George was charged with gun possession and has been released on $10,000 bond.





IT TURNS OUT EXERCISE PROBABLY *WON'T* HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT:
Ask just about anyone for weight loss advice, and their answer will almost certainly include getting lots of EXERCISE. But it turns out exercise probably WON'T help you shed those extra pounds. In fact, it might actually make it harder to lose weight. (???)

At least that's according to an exercise researcher at Louisiana State University named Eric Ravussin who says, quote, "In general, for weight loss, exercise is pretty USELESS."

That's right. Useless. So what's Eric's logic?

Basically, exercise burns calories and that's good. But burning calories makes you hungry, and after exercising, people tend to eat MORE calories than they actually burned off working out.

In other words, if you really want to lose weight, you might be better off just sitting on the couch all day and watching TV.
Of course, by that logic, I should be thin as a rail and that's just not the case.)

So what should you really take from this? It seems that if you want to lose weight, you need to focus on both diet AND exercise. And, of course, you need to learn a little self-discipline and restraint.



HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND!

DAILY UPDATE: AUGUST 6

TONIGHT, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, Jeezy, Jeremih at BLOSSOM! Congrats to all of our ticket winners! Enjoy the show!

PLUS, Ribs Burnoff is going on at the fairgrounds today and tomorrow. Admission is free, parking is free before 4pm. $5 after. You could always do what I did, and what many others did last night...park on the streets surrounding the fairgrounds for free!

Oh, and btw, if you saw some dopeass on the corner of 4th & Broad changing a flat last night...it was me!! :-p



CHRIS BROWN SENTENCING DELAYED...
CHRIS BROWN was supposed to be sentenced yesterday for assaulting RIHANNA. But his sentencing was delayed for THREE WEEKS because of a holdup regarding his punishment. It'll now take place on August 27th.

The judge in Los Angeles...Patricia Schnegg...wants Chris to serve six months of "community labor". And Chris wants to perform that labor in his home state of Virginia.

The judge is cool with that, as long as the punishment is indeed HARD LABOR. And she hasn't heard back from officials in Virginia about what they'd make Chris do.

Judge Schnegg said, quote, "I do not favor community service, I favor something along the lines of [freeway cleanup]."

In his deal with prosecutors, Chris pleaded guilty to felony assault charges. In exchange, he's expected to get his six months of labor...plus five years probation and a year of domestic violence classes.






JAY LENO'S NEW SHOW
JAY LENO offered up some details on the format of his new 10:00 P.M. show...which has been creatively titled, "The Jay Leno Show".

It'll be a more, quote, "fast-paced" show...featuring one celebrity guest per night...two on some occasions.

There will sometimes be musical guests, and often different acts will team up and perform together, like they do at award shows like the Grammys.

Jay will still do his "Jay Walking" and silly newspaper headline bits, but they'll be saved until the very end of the show...and that segment will probably be the only time Jay sits behind a desk.

One regular segment will be something called the "Green Car Challenge", in which celebrities race each other in alternative-fuel vehicles. NBC even built a racetrack next to the studio.

There will also be correspondents doing pre-taped segments. This will include D.L. HUGHLEY reporting on politics from Washington.

"NBC Nightly News" anchor BRIAN WILLIAMS will have a regular segment called "Stories Not Good Enough for Nightly News".

Jay also said he never had any intention of jumping to ABC to compete with CONAN O'BRIEN'S "Tonight Show" when his contract was up.

He said, quote, "There was never any tension between Conan and I. Will we fight like cats and dogs to get the guest? Yes...but that doesn't mean you don't like each other. It's a game. You tease and trash talk, that's the fun part."

As for ratings expectations, Jay said, quote, "Do I expect to beat 'CSI: Miami'? No. Do I expect to beat them in repeats? Yeah. I don't expect to get them on the straights but I can catch them in the corners."





DRAKE MADE A BRIEF RETURN...
DRAKE returned to LIL WAYNE'S tour on Tuesday night in Toronto, Canada...but it was just a one-time thing.

Drake said he had to show up because he's FROM Toronto.

Drake performed briefly during Lil Wayne's set. While he was onstage, he was leaning up against a stool...and afterwards, he walked off with the help of a cane.




LADIES PREFER "REAL MEN" TO METROSEXUALS...
Good news, guys...your days of primping and plucking in order to conform to the "metrosexual" look are over.

At least that's according to a new survey in the UK which found that FOUR in FIVE women actually prefer "real", manly men to "metrosexuals".

ONE in TEN women say they don't mind if their guy is a little overweight, even if he has MAN-BOOBS. Another ONE in TEN say they like the smell of BEER on a man. Meanwhile, ONE in FIVE women say they're actually attracted to guys who have just "a bit of body odor".

Really?! Thoughts ladies?

MTV VMA NOMIE'S

BEYONCé AND LADY GAGA ARE TIED FOR THE MOST VMA NOMINATIONS:

MTV announced the nominations for this year's Video Music Awards yesterday, and BEYONCé is tied with LADY GAGA for the most nominations, with nine each. BRITNEY SPEARS came in second with seven nominations.

All of Beyoncé's nominations were for her "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" video. Lady Gaga was recognized for her "Poker Face" and "Paparazzi" videos . . . and Britney was nominated for her "Womanizer" and "Circus" videos.

All three of them are up for the Video of the Year award...along with KANYE WEST for "Love Lockdown...and EMINEM for "We Made You".

Kanye and Eminem were both nominated for four VMAs in the same four categories. In addition to Video of the Year, the other three are: Best Male Video, Best Hip-Hop Video, and Best Special Effects.

In addition to all the usual categories this year, MTV is giving classic videos a chance to win a VMA "Moonman" award...in retrospect. There are 10 nominees for that, including the BEASTIE BOYS' "Sabotage" video.

As previously announced, RUSSELL BRAND will host for the second straight year . . . and the confirmed performers are: GREEN DAY, PINK, TAYLOR SWIFT and MUSE. (More performers will be announced in the coming weeks.)


This year's "MTV Video Music Awards" will air live on Sunday, September 13th.


--Here are your nominees . . .



VIDEO OF THE YEAR:

--Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
--Britney Spears, "Womanizer"
--Eminem, "We Made You"
--Kanye West, "Love Lockdown"
--Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"



BEST MALE VIDEO:

--Eminem, "We Made You"
--Jay-Z, "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
--Kanye West, "Love Lockdown"
--Ne-Yo, "Miss Independent"
--T.I. (featuring Rihanna), "Live Your Life"


--Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
--Katy Perry, "Hot N Cold"
--Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
--Pink, "So What"
--Taylor Swift, "You Belong with Me"
--Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"



BEST NEW ARTIST:

--3Oh!3, "Don't Trust Me"
--Asher Roth, "I Love College"
--Drake, "Best I Ever Had"
--Kid Cudi, "Day N' Nite"
--Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"



BEST ROCK VIDEO:

--Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"
--Fall Out Boy, "I Don't Care"
--Green Day, "21 Guns"
--Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"
--Paramore, "Decode"


BEST HIP HOP VIDEO:

--Asher Roth, "I Love College"
--Eminem, "We Made You"
--Flo Rida, "Right Round"
--Jay-Z, "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
--Kanye West, "Love Lockdown"



BEST POP VIDEO:

--Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
--Britney Spears, "Womanizer"
--Cobra Starship (featuring Leighton Meester), "Good Girls Go Bad"
--Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
--Wisin y Yandel, "Abusadora"



BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO:

--Anjulie, "Boom"
--Bat for Lashes, "Daniel"
--Chairlift, "Evident Utensil"
--Cold War Kids, "I've Seen Enough"
--Death Cab for Cutie, "Grapevine Fires"
--Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"
--Major Lazer, "Hold the Line"
--Matt and Kim, "Lessons Learned"
--Passion Pit, "The Reeling"
--Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Heads Will Roll"



BEST VIDEO (THAT SHOULD HAVE WON A "MOONMAN" AWARD):

--Beastie Boys, "Sabotage"
--Bjork, "Human Behaviour"
--David Lee Roth, "California Girls"
--Dr. Dre, "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang"
--Foo Fighters, "Everlong"
--George Michael, "Freedom"
--OK Go, "Here It Goes Again"
--Radiohead, "Karma Police"
--Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Into the Great Wide Open"
--U2, "Where the Streets Have No Name"



BEST ART DIRECTION:

--Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
--Britney Spears, "Circus"
--Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"
--Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"
--Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"



BEST CHOREOGRAPHY:

--A.R. Rahman & Pussycat Dolls, "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"
--Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
--Britney Spears, "Circus"
--Ciara (featuring Justin Timberlake), "Love Sex Magic"
--Kristinia DeBarge, "Goodbye"



BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

--Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
--Britney Spears, "Circus"
--Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"
--Green Day, "21 Guns"
--Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"



BEST DIRECTION:

--Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
--Britney Spears, "Circus"
--Cobra Starship (featuring Leighton Meester), "Good Girls Go Bad"
--Green Day, "21 Guns"
--Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"



BEST EDITING:

--Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
--Britney Spears, "Circus"
--Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"
--Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"
--Miley Cyrus, "7 Things"



BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS:


--Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
--Eminem, "We Made You"
--Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"
--Kanye West (featuring Mr. Hudson), "Paranoid"
--Lady Gaga, "Paparazzi"



Fan voting opened yesterday at VMA.MTV.com. You'll be able to vote for your favorites anytime up through August 21st.


They actually have a cool site set up . . . where you can hit up each category and check out all the videos that have been nominated. Here's the link . . .)


http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2009/categories.jhtml

DAILY UPDATE: AUGUST 5

HOF Festival RIBS BURNOFF opens up today at the Stark Co. Fairgrounds! Who's hungry?! Parking is free before 4pm, $5 after that, admission is free, runs thru Friday!

Let's start off today with some of the DUMBEST things Megan Fox has ever said, shall we?!

#9.) "When you think about it [actors are] kind of prostitutes. Other people are paying to watch us kissing someone, touching someone...It's really kind of gross."
("GQ", June 2009)

#8.) "I have no question in my mind about being bisexual. But I'm also a hypocrite: I would never date a girl who was bisexual, because that means they also sleep with men, and men are so dirty that I'd never want to sleep with a girl who had slept with a man." ("Esquire", May 2009)

#7.) "I would eat Rob Pattinson so that I could steal some of that pretty. I wanna be pretty like he's pretty. I want that James Dean, that sexy-ass hair."
(Comic-Con, July 2009)

#6.) "If you eat Chinese food, your farts come out like Chinese food. If you eat Mexican food, your farts come out like Mexican food. And milk, it's like: you can smell the warmth in the fart." ("GQ", October 2008)

#5.) "'High School Musical' is about this group of boys who are all being molested by the basketball coach, who is Zac Efron's dad. It's about them struggling to cope with this molestation. And they have these little girlfriends, who are their beards."
("Esquire", May 2009)

#4.) "I'm obsessed with [Zac Efron]. What you don't know is that Zac and I are the same person. It's like Janet and Michael [Jackson]. We are the same person."
("New York Post", November 2008)

#3.) "Olivia Wilde is so sexy, she makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands." ("GQ", September 2008)

#2.) "I forget to flush the toilet. Friends will tell me, 'Megan, you totally pinched a loaf in my toilet and didn't flush.'" ("FHM", June 2007)

#1.) "I'm pretty sure I'm a doppelgänger for Alan Alda. I'm a tranny. I'm a man."
(Golden Globes, January 2009)


VANESSA HUDGENS GETS NAKIE AGAIN!!!!
http://perezhilton.com/2009-08-05-vanessa-hudgens-naked-again#more-64023
PEREZ has the censored and UNCENSORED pics...click with caution!



CHRIS BROWN SENTENCING...
CHRIS BROWN will be formerly sentenced in court today for his assault on RIHANNA back in March.
He pleaded guilty to felony assault in June, and is expected to get five years probation, 180 days of labor oriented service, and one year of domestic violence counseling.

Rihanna won't be there, but her attorney explained what she'll be trying to get out of the proceedings.

Her attorney said, quote, "I'm going to be requesting a level one protective order not to annoy, molest, or harass my client. This would be a step down from the current order, in which Brown must stay 50 yards away from my client."

The 50 yards thing was so that both of them could attend a music industry event, without creating legal drama.

He added, quote, "Rihanna's position from the beginning is that there was no need for that level of protective order."

We'll bring ya the verdict right here when we get it in!




J-SIMPSON NEWS: 3RD DAY IN A ROW!
Yes, Jessica is stealing the spotlight here this week.
This won't come as much of a shock to anyone, but in next month's "Glamour", JESSICA SIMPSON reveals that...her weight fluctuates. What's a little more disturbing...although it makes sense...is that she's struggled with body image issues her entire life.

In the interview, she says, quote, "When I was young, I would look at magazines and feel a lot of pressure.

"As a child of 12, I would write things in my journal like, 'I'm lying here and all I can think about is that my stomach is hanging over my underwear.' (!!!) That disturbs me even today!

"I was always disconnected from myself; there was this idea of perfection I couldn't ever get to. But all women struggle with insecurity, and we all have something we don't like about ourselves.

"No matter how much money you spend to make yourself beautiful...with all the products, the diets, the plastic surgery...in the end, women need to fall in love with themselves and realize they're beautifully and wonderfully made."

Is it me, or does Jessica Simpson sound truly heartfelt and somewhat incisive here?
Don't panic. The other day she blogged about whether 'asks' is a word.





YOU'VE SURELY HEARD BY NOW...BUT NO 'IDOL' FOR PAULA NEXT SEASON!
Last night, PAULA ABDUL announced on Twitter...that she will NOT be returning to "American Idol" next season.

Her message said, quote, "With sadness in my heart, I've decided not to return to 'Idol'. I'll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all being a part of a show that I helped from day [one] become an international phenomenon."

And then, she thanked her fans, writing, quote, "What I want to say most, is how much I appreciate the undying support and enormous love that you have showered upon me.

"It truly has been breathtaking, especially over the past month. I do without any doubt have the BEST fans in the entire world and I love you all."

Paula had been in contract negotiations with "Idol" throughout the summer...although a few weeks ago, her manager, David Sonenberg, claimed that the show had yet to make her a formal offer to return.

However, from everything we've heard, it sounds like "Idol" would have LOVED to have her back...at a reasonable price. There's been a lot of speculation that Paula has been playing hardball to land a big pay raise.

And honestly, this "announcement" COULD be a bargaining tactic...one last ditch effort to try to squeeze a little more money out of the show. But if it is, it sounds like "Idol" is prepared to call her bluff and move on without her.

Fox has confirmed that Paula has told them she's leaving the show.

In a joint statement with the producers of "Idol", Fox said, quote, "Paula Abdul has been an important part of the 'American Idol' family over the last eight seasons and we are saddened that she has decided not to return to the show.

"While Paula will not be continuing with us, she's a tremendous talent and we wish her the best."

All this sort of comes at the last minute for the show. The judges are scheduled to begin their first day of filming for the upcoming season TOMORROW.
According to People magazine, they'll be taping auditions in Denver.



SEX BEFORE BED...DO IT!
It's not mentioned anywhere in my job description, but I consider it part of my duty to provide you with as many excuses as possible to have SEX. Well, here you go...

According to a recent survey, nearly TWO in FIVE British doctors...or 38%...say the best way for couples to get quality, undisturbed sleep is for them to sleep in separate beds.

But, since it's not the 1950s and you're not going to do that anyway, I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that ONE in SIX doctors say the best way to get a good night's sleep is to HAVE SEX before bedtime. (!!!)

And there it is: Your daily excuse to have sex. You're welcome.




CASH FOR CLUNKERS
Yesterday, the Department of Transportation released a list of the ten most traded-in car models so far under the Cash-for-Clunkers program. Take a look at the list . . .

#10.) '99 Dodge Caravan

#9.) '97 Ford Windstar

#8.) '94 Ford Explorer

#7.) '95 Ford Explorer

#6.) Jeep Cherokee

#5.) Jeep Grand Cherokee

#4.) '99 Ford Explorer

#3.) '96 Ford Explorer

#2.) '97 Ford Explorer

#1.) '98 Ford Explorer

--And the ten NEW car models that have been purchased most often under the Cash-for-Clunkers program are:

#10.) Chevy Cobalt

#9.) Honda Fit

#8.) Hyundai Elantra

#7.) Dodge Caliber

#6.) Toyota Camry

#5.) Ford Escape

#4.) Toyota Prius

#3.) Toyota Corolla

#2.) Honda Civic

#1.) Ford Focus



HOW MUCH BEFORE YOU DIE?...
Have you ever wondered just how much alcohol you'd have to drink before you DIED of alcohol poisoning? The reason I ask is because there's a website called Barstools.net where you can actually calculate just how much alcohol it would take to kill you.

For example, in order for a 200-pound man to die of alcohol poisoning, he'd have to drink:
TEN Long Island Iced Teas
Or 23 shots of tequila
Or 27 glasses of red wine
Or 32 bottles of Bud Light

--And in order for a 130-pound woman to die of alcohol poisoning, she'd have to drink:
13 shots of rum
Or 14 margaritas
Or 15 apple martinis
Or 19 bottles of Guinness

DAILY UPDATE: AUGUST 4

I think this is needed to start off today...

Ever since Kim Kardashian came on the scene, no one gives any love to Jennifer Lopez. J Lo is still rockin' booty town!




BRITNEY GOES OUT...

OK, so nothing really exciting to see there, other than the fact that she looks possessed. Apparently Britney gets quite sweaty when she goes out! YIKES!




...AND PARTIES WITH...?

YEAH, Li-Lo! THAT'S trouble!!!

Speaking of trouble, this is myself and Kelly Clarkson in Columbus last week. Thanks to my bud Andy for making the backstage thang happen. Thanks as well to Kelly's management for seeing that a restraining order is issued!


MORE J-SIMPSON TODAY...
JESSICA SIMPSON angered some Native Americans recently by using the phrase "Indian Giver". When someone tried to call her out on it, she said she IS an Indian. And it turns out she wasn't lying!

Jessica's rep says she's one-sixteenth Native American on her mother's side.




DOUBLE IDOL NEWS...
It's now OFFICIAL: KARA DIOGUARDI will return to "American Idol".

Executive Producer Simon Fuller says, quote, "We are so happy to welcome back Kara for her second season with 'Idol'. She is a breath of fresh air, and her passion for music and her understanding of talent is invaluable."

There's still no word on the status of PAULA ABDUL'S contract negotiations...but we'll probably be hearing something within the next few days.

ALSO: "American Idol" reject KIMBERLEY LOCKE, who came in third place on Season Two, will host a new reality show called "Making the Curve".

The show is still in the development stages...and doesn't have a network yet.
According to the "New York Post", "Making the Curve" will follow, quote, "talented, plus-size women as they prove that they have what it takes to form a hit pop musical group."




MARIAH CD TO BE PACKED WITH ADVERTISING!
Island Def Jam has announced that the new MARIAH CAREY album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel", will come with a 34-page booklet...packed with ads.

The booklet is being described as a "mini-magazine". It'll have lyrics and liner notes like a typical CD booklet...but it will also feature a ton of additional material, which was created in conjunction with "Elle" magazine.

This will include stories about Mariah...with titles like "VIP Access to Her Sexy Love Life", "Amazing Closet" and "Recording Rituals." And the ads will be for things like Elizabeth Arden, Angel Champagne and the Bahamas Board of Tourism.

Island Def Jam boss L.A. REID explains, quote, "The idea was really simple thinking: 'We sell millions of records, so you should advertise with us.'

"My artists have substantial circulation...when you sell 2 million, 5 million, 8 million, that's a lot of eyeballs. Most magazines aren't as successful as those records."

Reid says that Mariah was, quote, "very open" to the idea...especially since the ads were for things that she was cool with being associated with.

Reid says that's what he was going for...quote, "I wouldn't want to do Mariah Carey and Comet abrasive cleaner. I wanted things that really reflected her taste."

Obviously, this new "business model" is an attempt to increase revenues...despite YEARS of plummeting album sales across the board. (Just this year, album sales are down 13.9%...compared to the numbers at this time last year.)

If this is a success, Island Def Jam could produce similar booklets for upcoming albums by RIHANNA, KANYE WEST, BON JOVI and others. And there's a good chance that other labels will follow suit.

A shorter version of the booklet...minus the album-specific content...will appear in the October issue of "Elle" magazine, which hits newsstands in mid-September. ("Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" comes out on September 15th.)

A version of the booklet will also accompany digital albums purchased online. (We assume it'll come as a PDF file, but it's unclear how that will work.)




CHRIS BROWN...REPLACES DRAKE...WHAT?!?!
CHRIS BROWN made a surprise appearance on the America's Most Wanted tour on Sunday night in Virginia Beach. (The tour features LIL WAYNE, YOUNG JEEZY, SOULJA BOY and JEREMIH.)

He appeared toward the end of the show...to perform DRAKE'S part of the song "Every Girl". Drake wasn't there, and he won't be back anytime soon...if at all. As I told you yesterday, he fell and went boom!

It's unclear whether Chris' appearance was a one-time thing, or if he'll be joining the tour to replace Drake. You can watch some video of Chris at the show at the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olcrBBXpTv8

Interestingly enough, Drake and RIHANNA are good friends...and at one point, there were even rumors that they were dating after she and Chris broke up.

They denied that they were anything more than friends...but regardless, it DOES beg the question: Would Drake be cool with Chris, OF ALL PEOPLE, taking his spot on the tour...or has he already forgiven Chris for what he did to Rihanna?





I BET THIS IS ACTUALLY LOWER THAN IT SHOULD BE...
This survey took place in the UK, but we have no doubt the results would be similar here in the States.

According to a recent survey, the average guy spends 43 minutes a day ogling TEN different women. That adds up to nearly 11 full days each year. And it means that between the ages of 18 and 50, the average guy will spend nearly ONE YEAR of his life checking out women.

But, ladies, before you get all high and mighty, you should know that the average woman spends more than 20 minutes a day checking out SIX different guys. That adds up to just over FIVE full days a year. And it means that between the ages of 18 and 50, the average woman spends roughly SIX MONTHS of her life checking out guys.

DAILY UPDATE: AUGUST 3

Nikolina is off, John is on for her, I'm on for John. That means I have a duty to bring you the juicyness that you depend on everyday! So here we go...

J-SIMPSON...SO YA ACT DUMB LIKE 'EHHH, DUH!'
We haven't heard much idiocy from JESSICA SIMPSON for quite some time. But I am happy to report, IT HAS RETURNED.

The other day on Twitter, Jessica said, quote, "[I] love it when the lyric of a song asks me a question."
Then, her next post read, quote, "Is 'asks' even a word? If not, sorry 4 my layziness with grammar."

Notice not only the fact that Jess isn't sure whether "asks" is a word...but also the spelling of "layziness".

Is Jessica one of those women who thinks guys like DUMB BLONDES? Because if you think about it, she hasn't said many stupid things since she started dating TONY ROMO. But now that she's single, she's a ditz again. Is this how she attracts men? Would it work on you? And if it DID work on you, would you later dump her if you ever found out she actually had a brain?





OHIO SNOOPERS...
The three Belmont County, Ohio men who allegedly broke into the home of SARAH JESSICA PARKER and MATTHEW BRODERICK'S surrogate mother pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges on Friday.

The men...two of whom are POLICE CHIEFS...are facing a total of 10 felonies between them. They were supposedly digging for information to sell to the tabloids. The surrogate gave birth to twin girls, Marion and Tabitha, last month.





DREW BARRYMORE...SHE CAN RIDE MY FIN!
DREW BARRYMORE loves dolphins so much, she's got images and statues of them all over her house. But she takes her love even further than that. According to the "National Enquirer", she actually thinks she used to BE one.

A so-called "friend" says that Drew once told her, quote, "They are just really special creatures and highly evolved. To tell you the truth, I'm convinced I was a dolphin in another life and that's why I'm so attracted to them."





BREAKING: VH1 (CLOSE TO) NABBING K-FED FOR REALITY SHOW!!!!
KEVIN FEDERLINE began filming the pilot of his new reality show last week. There's still no official line on the series...but it sounds like it'll be a VH1 show, which will also star his new girlfriend, VICTORIA PRINCE.

It may also feature his two kids with BRITNEY SPEARS...three-year-old SEAN PRESTON and two year-old JAYDEN JAMES.)

K-Fed reportedly shot at least two scenes in Las Vegas...one at the Hard Rock Hotel's pool...and another at a Vegas club, where he and Victoria were partying.






CHILI PEPPERS REUNION
The RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS hiatus is coming to an end. The band...who have been on a break for about two years now...will be reuniting in October. Initially, the Peppers planned on stepping away for, quote, "a minimum of one year."

Drummer CHAD SMITH says, quote, "That's the plan. Everybody was like, 'Y'know, I really like having this time off, not being a Chili Pepper and doing other things. [But] it'll be two years in September, so now we're ready.

"You can't force people to play when they don't want to play or aren't ready to play or whatever...not in our band, anyway."

Chad expects guitarist JOHN FRUSCIANTE and bassist FLEA to come back with a few song ideas...but they'll also do a lot of "improvising and jamming". He says, quote, "Songs will come out of that. That's what we usually do."





DRAKE FALL DOWN AND GO BOOM
A few weeks ago, DRAKE tore his ACL and doctors advised him NOT to perform on the America's Most Wanted tour.

That tour...which also features LIL WAYNE, Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy and Jeremih...will hit Blossom on Thursday. But Drake decided to ignore his doctors...and perform a short set at each show.

Well, that wasn't a smart move. On Friday night...during the tour's stop in Camden, New Jersey...Drake collapsed onstage, after his knees buckled underneath him. He had to be carried offstage and didn't return.

Lil Wayne, who was onstage with Drake, finished the show on his own.

TMZ has video: http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=5868e9ea-df60-4531-a75a-7e4a1c930469

And a longer vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyUKNntx-z0





YAWNING DURING SEX?
I've yawned during work. Just did actually. But I can honestly say I don't believe I have ever yawned during sex! Well, apparently its a GOOD thing if you do?!
Dr. Robert Provine is a neuroscientist at the University of Maryland, and he's spent a lot of time studying the chemistry behind yawning.

According to Dr. Provine, quote, "[A yawn] serves a number of functions, but a common feature in all is that it's associated with a change of state, a shift, say, from sleep to wakefulness, [or from] wakefulness to sleep."

Or, in this case, yawning is your body's way of transitioning from NOT being aroused to being completely TURNED ON.




CLEVELAND CLINIC SAYS REDHEADS FEEL MORE PAIN!
I feel bad for my friend Barb, who has red hair. According to a new study, redheads are twice as likely as blondes and brunettes to avoid going to the dentist. So why do redheads hate going to the dentist so much?

Well, it's not entirely clear. But researchers from the Cleveland Clinic think it has to do with the fact that redheads actually feel MORE PAIN than blondes and brunettes. (???)

In fact, a study in 2004 found that, on average, redheads need 20% more general anesthesia than people with blonde, brown or black hair.

A guy named Dr. Daniel Sessler led the study. He says, quote, "Redheads are sensitive to pain. They require more generalized, localized anesthesia. The conventional doses fail.

"[Redheads] have bad experiences at the dentist and because of the bad experiences, they could avoid dental care."

So why do redheads feel more pain? Well, it has something to do with the gene that produces melanin, which is a substance that gives skin, hair and eyes their color.




TAYLOR SWIFT HITS THE BIG SCREEN
TAYLOR SWIFT is set to hit the big screen once again. TAYLOR has joined the cast of the new movie, "Valentine's Day," set for release in 2010.
This is her second appearance on film, as she also had a small part in "Hannah Montana: The Movie" earlier this year.

According to MTV NEWS, GARRY MARSHALL is directing the film, which "follows five interconnected stories set in LOS ANGELES on VALENTINE's DAY."

The movie also stars JULIA ROBERTS, EMMA ROBERTS, ASHTON KUTCHER, JENNIFER GARNER, JESSICA ALBA, JESSICA BIEL, BRADLEY COOPER, PATRICK DEMPSEY and more.

WEEKEND OF JU...NO WAIT...AUGUST 1 & 2

LADY GAGA WEARING...NOTHING?!
No, she's not naked. It's a body-colored outfit if you look carefully.
Good lord!


Wow, August 1st, and the summer has flown by! Jackson-Belden Food Fest continues today over at Kent State Stark, with balloons going up as we speak, and again this evening. Weather permitting of course. Opens at 4pm today with food galore, and fireworks at 10pm tonight. Take a radio if you're grabbing a spot for the fireworks, and crank it up loud, I'll play some fun stuff this evening to get ya pumped up and ready!


FROM THE "I'M NOT SURE I BELIEVE THIS" FILE...
There are still plenty of rumors about why TONY ROMO dumped JESSICA SIMPSON...but most of the tabloids and blogs seem to agree that Tony had wanted to do it for a while, but was just waiting for the right time.

The "National Enquirer" is one of them. They're saying Tony had wanted to cut the cord months ago...but he waited a while because Jessica had just given him a $100,000 speedboat for his birthday in April.

However...a few weeks before the final split on July 9th, Tony and Jessica were driving from Dallas to Austin for a celebrity golf match...and having one of their usual, wicked arguments.

When Tony finally hit his breaking point, he pulled into an IHOP parking lot and told her to GET OUT.

A so-called "source" says, quote, "Jess got out and slammed the door. Before she could say anything, Tony peeled off. She ended up crying her eyes out for the next two hours while she waited for someone to come pick her up."




BRUNO TOURISM DOLLARS
Tourism is up in Austria thanks to "Bruno". People are going to Vienna to see some of the places depicted in the film. The only problem is, SACHA BARON COHEN actually filmed all those scenes in...PARIS.

Meanwhile, Sacha has seriously beefed up security around himself and his family, after receiving a threat from a Palestinian terrorist group he made fun of in the movie.

After the film came out, the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades issued a statement saying, quote, "We reserve the right to respond in the way we find suitable against this man."




LADIES...LOVE YOU SOME PORN??
You might think that only MEN enjoy pornography. But there's a lot of data out there about how that's not the case.

In fact, according to Nielsen's latest look at online viewing habits, ONE in THREE porno website viewers are WOMEN.

And a spokesperson for Hustler Video says that women account for 56% of business at the company's video stores.

Overall, it's estimated that 13 MILLION American women visit at least one porno site a month.




GUYS ARE WUSSIES...
Ladies...if you're wondering why your guy still hasn't popped the question, THIS might have something to do with it...
A new survey found that men are more afraid of PROPOSING MARRIAGE than they are of...

#1.) Going on an important job interview
#2.) Wearing the visiting team's jersey to a sports event
#3.) Or jumping out of an airplane

In fact, the only thing guys find scarier than getting married is...SWIMMING WITH SHARKS.

On the other hand, 56% of women say they'd be more than happy to propose to their boyfriend if he was too afraid to do it.




COHEN KILLER ARRESTED...
Police in New Jersey have arrested a man for the hit-and-run accident that killed "American Idol" wannabe ALEXIS COHEN...a.k.a. "Glitter Girl."

23-year-old Daniel Bark, is facing charges of aggravated manslaughter...reckless driving...leaving the scene of an accident...and eluding a law enforcement officer. He's being held on a $150,000 bond.

Bark was actually fleeing from the cops when he allegedly hit Alexis. An officer on a bicycle had seen him hit a parked car, and ordered him to stop. But he took off. The cops eventually caught up with him and arrested him on suspicion of DUI.

While Bark was in custody, police received a call from the people who found Alexis' body. But at the time, they didn't have enough information to connect Bark with her death. But they didn't have any evidence that he was responsible, so they let him go with just the DUI charge.

On Sunday night, after they determined that the body was found along Bark's escape route, and that he was the one who hit her, they arrested him at a local grocery store, where he worked as a deli clerk.

LOL, arrested at his job AT A GROCERY STORE! That part is kinda funny.

Bark's attorney says his client is pretty messed up over all this...quote, "He's having an extremely difficult time mentally coming to terms with the fact that there's an allegation that he caused a death.

"My client is in a state of mind where he is going to be under suicide watch."



KELLY IS PISSED OFF...
KELLY CLARKSON is making waves with her record label again...this time because they released her song, "Already Gone", as a single WITHOUT her blessing.

Why did Kelly object? Because she just found out that parts of the song sound EXACTLY like BEYONCé'S single, "Halo"...and there's a good reason for that.

ONEREPUBLIC singer RYAN TEDDER co-wrote BOTH tracks...and Kelly says he gave both singers the same "backing track." (Specifically, both songs use very similar piano and drum parts, with added hand-claps.)

In an interview on Canadian radio, Kelly says she didn't know about the similarities between the songs until recently, when she heard both songs back-to-back.

But now that she has, she's FURIOUS. She says, quote, "No one's gonna be sittin' at home, thinkin'...'Man, Ryan Tedder gave Beyoncé and Kelly the same track to write to.' No, they're just gonna be sayin' I ripped someone off.

"I called Ryan and said, 'I don't understand. Why would you do that?'" (She didn't say how he responded. And he hasn't publicly commented on any of this yet.)

Kelly says she was trying to stop "Already Gone" from being released as a single out of respect for Beyoncé...but the label went ahead with it anyway.

She adds, quote, "It sucks, but it's one of those things I have no control over. I already made my album. At this point, the record company can do whatever they want with it. It's kind of a (crappy) situation, but...you know, you learn."

The MOST frustrating thing for Kelly...is that she believes SHE should have had dibs on the track. She says her album, "All I Ever Wanted", was finished before Beyoncé's disc, "I Am . . . Sasha Fierce".

But Beyoncé's album . . . and her "Halo" single . . . both dropped before Kelly's album, which makes it sound like SHE'S the copycat.

If you see Kelly's live performances, she does "Already Gone" but she does a very acoustic arrangement of it, which I think is MUCH better! They need to release that as a single!

SPEAKING OF KELLY...
I went down to Columbus on Wednesday night to see Kelly at THE Ohio State Fair. Bought myself some primo tickets on the floor. I would show you some pics but....well, more on that in a moment...
Kelly put on a fantastic performance as always. She's a sweetie and you can tell she's a genuine girl who doesn't act like she's the sh*t, she's awesome and I love her. I also must thank my radio buds from down in Central Ohio, Andy specifically, for hooking me up with some backstage access. Picture of that coming soon, as soon as Andy gets back from vacay! Much appreciated...some good people in Central Ohio!




EVER LOSE SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT...
...or perhaps have it stolen? I don't know that my camera was *really* important, but it was an expensive piece of equipment. Well, here's the story. After the show, we sat down on a bench to grab some grub. Left the fairgrounds around 11, as it was closing. Go downtown to meet up with some friends from Akron who made the trip down and start thinking about...'wait, did I lay the camera on the front seat?....OH CRAP!'
Yep, left the camera on the bench where we sat down to eat. ARRRRRGH!!!! So I drive back over to the fairgrounds, cops let me back in (it was now Midnight), go back to where we were...no camera.
Now I'm THINKING that no one could have stolen it, because the fair was closing and there was hardly anyone left there! So perhaps one of the cleaning guys grabbed it? I asked around, found the head of the crew, no one had seen anything. D'OH!
So they took down my information, I called State Patrol at the fair Thursday morning before I left town...nothing. They told me to call in a few days. Gonna do that today, cross your fingers that it turned up!!

Anyway, I'll be in all this week from 3-7pm, so tune in...at some point we're going to talk about things you've lost that have gotten you in trouble! Either in your personal life, or in a more serious way...perhaps with work or something.



...AND RYAN TEDDER'S REPLY TO KELLY!
Well, Ryan has issued a response. Here's what he has to say...Quote,"'Already Gone' is one of the best song[s] I've written or produced since [the LEONA LEWIS single] 'Bleeding Love'. [It] stands tall on it's own merits apart from 'Halo'.

"They are two entirely different songs conceptually, melodically, and lyrically...and I would never try to dupe an artist such as Kelly Clarkson or Beyoncé into recording over the same musical track, the idea is both hurtful and absurd.

"I think when people hear 'Already Gone' they will hear what I hear...one of the greatest female vocalists on Earth giving her most haunting and heart-breaking performance on a song she helped write.

"I challenge people to listen and form their own opinions."

Well, since Ryan wants you to hear them:
ALREADY GONE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVZaA2s7xYI
HALO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70AgyIEnBRE



SEX BY AGE
Here are some statistics from the University of Chicago, about how often the average person does the deed in a given year.

People between the ages of 18 and 29 have sex an average of 84 times a year, or SEVEN times a month.

People in their 30s have sex an average of 80 times a year, or just under SEVEN times a month.
People in their 40s have sex an average of 64 times a year, or just over FIVE times a month.
People in their 50s have sex an average of 46 times a year, or just under FOUR times a month.
People in their 60s have sex an average of 27 times a year, or just over TWO times a month.
And people in their 70s have sex an average of TEN times a year, or less than ONCE a month.




RANDOM...
You've gotta love this...paparrazi got a pic of woman throwing herself at John Mayer's car to put her number under his windshield wiper as he was driving off. Classy.




KID ROCK HATES TWITTER, MUTHAFU**A!!!!!
He HATES it. He tells "Rolling Stone" magazine, quote, "It's gay. If one more person asks me if I have a Twitter, I'm going to tell them, 'Twitter this (crap), mother(effer).'

"I don't have anything to say, and what I have to say is not that relevant. Anything that is relevant, I'm going to bottle it up and then squeeze it onto a record somewhere."

VIVA KID ROCK!!! BRAVO!!!



TWITTER WHAT?
Do you know what Twitter is?
The reason I ask is because, according to a recent survey, MOST of you DON'T. In fact, 69% of adults say they have no clue what Twitter actually is!!





PANIC! REPLACEMENTS...(EXCLAMATION POINT? YES, READ ON...)
PANIC AT THE DISCO have replaced guitarist RYAN ROSS and bassist JON WALKER...who left to form a new band called the YOUNG VEINS.

Drummer SPENCER SMITH tells MTV News that their new guitarist is IAN CRAWFORD, from a band called THE CAB...and their new bassist is a dude named DALLON WEEKES, from a band called THE BROBECKS.

These guys are friends of the band and they have their own bands...so it's unclear if they'll be permanent members, or if they're just filling in.




YES!!!! WOMEN BUSTED!!! I LOVE IT!!
Women like to pretend like they're all dainty and sanitary. But the truth is that they're NOT. In fact, it turns out they're almost as disgusting as guys. Get this...

According to a new survey by "Glamour" magazine, TWO in FIVE women say they follow the five-second rule and eat food that's fallen on the floor.

Nearly ONE in THREE...or 32%, admit they walk around the gym locker room with no shoes on.

43% say they don't always brush their teeth at night.

Nearly ONE in THREE admit they don't shower every day.

85% say they sometimes wear clothes that are dirty.

Nearly ONE in FOUR...or 24%...say they don't always wash their hands after using the toilet.

And THREE in FOUR women admit they've peed in the shower.
YES!!!!!! Because I've had countless women tell me how disgusting that is. Fess up, ladies!



ROB = VH1 JUNKIE
I LOVE my VH1! Do ya believe Daisy picked LONDON to be the winner of Daisy Of Love?! WHAT A FAIL! Daisy Of Love 2 HAS to be in the works! That relationship is over before it started. I could have seen her picking 'Dave' (12-Pack), but I thought Flex was the best guy for her. Ahh well. Next up? MEGAN WANTS A MILLIONAIRE!!!! Yes, I'm serious! It starts TOMORROW night! Can't wait!



P!ATD IS BACK! (!) YES! (!)
If you thought PANIC! AT THE DISCO wouldn't be able to survive losing both a punctuation mark...AND two core members...you were right. Because the band has just announced that they are bringing their exclamation point BACK.

Panic dropped the exclamation point back in January of last year. The move immediately sent SHOCK WAVES through the rock community. At the time, guitarist RYAN ROSS said he found the exclamation point, quote, "annoying."

Well, he's not in the band anymore...so they decided to bring it back. (Apparently to make the first part of their band name EXCITING again.)

Drummer SPENCER SMITH says there are two reasons the exclamation point is back in effect: (1) They want to revisit the, quote, "theatricality" of their earlier days . . . and (2) quote, "It just seemed like it would be a fun thing for our fans."

He adds, quote, "Hopefully, there's less of a big deal [made] about it coming back than there was about it going away. It seems like a new chapter, so having that as part of the band seemed like something we could bring back . . . to reinforce that Panic! at the Disco is not breaking up, it's still going."

OK, they WANT it to create a buzz! Because they haven't done anything in a few years. I apologize for contributing to the buzz.




MTV AWARDS
GREEN DAY and PINK have been added to the list of performers at this year's "MTV Video Music Awards", which will air live on Sunday, September 13th.

They join previously announced performers TAYLOR SWIFT and MUSE. (RUSSELL BRAND will host for the second straight year.)




SURFED THE ENTIRE INTERNET?
One of my ex-girlfriends always used to say "I've finished the internet", but thats not at all possible, it seems!
According to officials at Google and Microsoft, there are more than 1 TRILLION websites on the Internet. That's about 150 TIMES the number of people on the planet.

Or look at it this way . . . If you were to visit every website in existence, it would take you 31,000 YEARS. And that's if you NEVER took a break to eat or sleep.




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