Hey heya...BACK IN THE DAY WEEKEND is on...tossing in some fun 90's and early 2000's requests from YOU!
This Chad Kroeger in Salem deal has been kinda crazy...earlier this week, I saw that searching "Chad Kroeger in Salem" brought up THIS VERY BLOG as the top result! Crazyness!
Initial story is below, here's a little video too. Went to Salem and talked to Nate, the bartender at Spanky's, who served Chad Kroeger that night...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sPgBFVH8nA
Here's some other stuff....
WHAT'S COCO UP TO?
Because of his deal with NBC, CONAN O'BRIEN is unable to launch a new TV show until this September, as you know...but that doesn't mean he's planning on vanishing until then.
The Associated Press reports that an anonymous source told them that Conan is considering a comedy tour to keep him busy until he works out a return to TV. The tour could target college campuses and / or Europe.
Reps for Conan wouldn't comment.
Naturally, we'll let you know if we hear any more details on the potential tour...including cities, dates, and what kind of content he'll be unleashing.
CONAN TWEETS!!!
The twitter tracker is tracking CONAN...he officially opened a Twitter on Wednesday. Follow him here: http://twitter.com/ConanOBrien
THE LIFE OF GAGA...
LADY GAGA claims she doesn't have money or a house...because she puts everything back into her music.
She tells "More" magazine, quote, "I live right here in the moment. I live on stage. I don't own a house. I don't spend money on those things. I live out of a suitcase and I make music and art and I spend every dollar that I make on stage...that's it."
GAGA also officially had her debut album, "The Fame", certified DIAMOND on Friday. She's moved over 10 MILLION copies of it!
She'll be in the upcoming issue of COSMO....here's a little taste....
"I ate (crap) for so long. Being told I didn't fit the mold...I've always been delusionally ambitious to the point where people don't understand me."
She also tells a story about a less-than-supportive boyfriend she had back before she made it big.
She says, quote, "I had a boyfriend who told me I'd never succeed, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song and that he hoped I'd fail.
"I said to him, 'Someday, when we're not together, you won't be able to order a cup of coffee at the (effing) deli without hearing or seeing me'."
And she was right. Determination and drive. GO GAGA!!!
SPEAKING OF BIG SELLERS...
LADY ANTEBELLUM'S second album, "Need You Now", is still doing kickass sales numbers. In fact, it's now the FIRST album to move a million copies so far this year. And it's only been out four weeks.
WHAT WOMEN *REALLY* WANT....MAYBE....
This survey took place in the UK. And while we can't say for certain that the results would be similar here, on behalf of all men, I really hope they are.
According to a new survey from a website called OnePoll.com, TWO in THREE women say they prefer a man with a hairy chest.
63% prefer a guy who gets ready quickly instead of fussing over how he looks.
58% prefer a guy who eats whatever he likes, even if he's a little overweight.
And 56% say they prefer men with a little bit of stubble over someone who's clean-shaven or has a beard.
Other turn-ons include guys who have a slightly geeky personality, guys who read a lot, and guys who cry during sad movies.
And overall, 91% of women say they'd prefer to be with a guy who has a few flaws over someone who's "perfect."
By the way...if you're wondering why you've never heard any of this before, it's because ONE in FIVE women would never admit to their girlfriends what they REALLY find attractive in a man.
RIHANNA'S CRAZY BIRTHDAY-NESS....
RIHANNA turned 22 last Saturday, and her not-boyfriend/eff buddy, MATT KEMP of the L.A. Dodgers, threw her a party in Phoenix.
Without question, the highlight of the festivities was a lap dance Rihanna received from BRIDGET THE MIDGET.
Please don't direct any Sarah Palin-type fake outrage at me for using the word "midget". Bridget the Midget is the woman's actual stage name. I didn't make it up.
She's a little person...AND a porno starlet (slash) prostitute. You don't have to look too long to find HARDCORE videos of her on the web...and you may also have seen her on HBO's documentary series "Cathouse".
U2 TOURING...
Since it IS a Back In The Day weekend, I'll hit ya with some U2 news....
U2 announced that LENNY KRAVITZ, THE FRAY and INTERPOL will open for them on their North American tour this summer.
But they won't ALL be at every show. Lenny will take the opening duties for the first four shows...then The Fray will take a few shows...and then Interpol will take over. (That leaves the last three shows without an opener at this point.)
The North American portion of the tour will run from June 3rd in Salt Lake City through July 19th in New York City. For all the dates, hit up this link...
http://www.u2.com/tour/index/
East Lansing, Michigan is the closest to us. I know it's a BIG deal to them in that town!!
T.I. OUT OF THE SLAMMER...
On Monday night, T.I. made his first public appearance since being released from prison on December 22nd. (He is currently serving the remainder of his sentence at a halfway house in Atlanta.)
He and his fiancée TAMEKA "TINY" COTTLE were at an Alzheimer's research fundraiser in Atlanta. He said, quote, "I am very well, very happy to be seen."
TSUNAMI!!!
If you haven't yet heard, there was a HUGE earthquake in Chile this morning, a magnitude 8.8, which makes it one of the top 5 strongest EVER.
It set off a HUGE tsunami wave heading towards Hawaii and due to be there around 4pm our time this afternoon. We'll keep ya posted on that....
JOHNNY DEPP...WHY DO WOMEN LOVE HIM SO MUCH?!
JOHNNY DEPP may be one of the sexiest men alive, but you might not think that if you were standing downwind from him. And the same goes for his girlfriend, VANESSA PARADIS.
Because neither one of them has terribly good hygiene.
A so-called "source" says, quote, "Johnny usually smells because he rarely showers. He isn't big on personal cleanliness and Vanessa isn't much different.
"They found their perfect match in each other. It's hard to be around them. Their personal hygiene is not their priority."
KE$HA, ON BEING A PARTY GIRL OR NOT???
"I've gotten drunk before but never gotten a DUI. I don't go to clubs. I try not to let my vagina hang out. I don't do drugs, but I think I'm a walking good time and I talk kind of funny, so people think I'm messed up all the time. I'm not."
B.I.T.D. MUSIC NEWS: AEROSMITH
Aerosmith is back together. That's all.
B.I.T.D. MUSIC NEWS: SUBLIME
The surviving members of SUBLIME have renamed the band SUBLIME WITH ROME. The new name is a reference to ROME RAMIREZ, the singer they added to replace BRADLEY NOWELL, who died of a heroin overdose back in 1996.
Sublime changed the name after being sued by Nowell's estate. They didn't think the band should continue as Sublime without him. The estate is reportedly fine with the new name.
B.I.T.D. MUSIC NEWS: MILEY DUET WITH BRET MICHAELS....
POISON singer BRET MICHAELS has released a new song called "Nothing to Lose", which features MILEY CYRUS on back-up vocals. Seriously.
If that isn't bizarre enough, there's also some "controversy" about the content of the song, which is a little risqué. Not for Bret...unless he's singing with a 17-year-old, which is how old Miley is.
They share the lines: Quote, "Won't you fall down on me / So close I can feel you breathe / Tonight in the darkness with nothing to lose / If the truth is all we can see / If I fall for you, could you fall for me?
"Yeah we both know better than this, still we can't resist...slowly get undressed."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ3M-OpI7yA
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
CELEB SIGHTINGS? WEEKEND UPDATE
Let's just jump right into it, shall we....
CHAD KROEGER FROM NICKELBACK SPOTTED IN SALEM???
That's the tip I got last night from Q92 fan Christina. She says that he is dating a girl named Kristin, who is from Beloit and went to West Branch High School. I checked in with my friend and former co-worker Meagan, who you may remember from another radio station...she tells me that CHAD KROEGER WAS in town Thursday night! She said he stopped in to Spanky's Bar & Winery in Salem...even got on stage and played a few songs with the band that was there that night...and, we now have PICTURE confirmation...check these out!! (Photo credit: Spanky's Bar Facebook page)
SO....
WHO is this Kristin girl he is dating??? Anyone know her? We'll talk about it around 5:15 this afternoon (Saturday), hopefully we can get ahold of her, and maybe also get Chad on the phone! Would love to hear from you if YOU saw him or maybe even got a chance to say hello to him....
THE CW PICKS UP SOME SHOWS...
If you're a fan of "The Vampire Diaries", "Gossip Girl", "Supernatural", "America's Next Top Model", and "90210", good news! They will all be back next season.
The jury's still out on some of their other slows, like "One Tree Hill"...which has been on the fence for years now..."Smallville" and "Melrose Place".
For those that are deeply concerned about the fate of those shows...here's the latest line on them, according to E! Online.
Supposedly, the future of "One Tree Hill" depends on the new CW show "Life Unexpected". Only one of these shows is expected to be back next season.
It's quote, "likely" that "Smallville" will be back, but another season could be its last. The show has attracted a respectable 2.5 million viewers on Friday nights.
Yes, 2.5 million viewers is respectable for The CW. Not so for any of the other major networks. Heck, that's less than half what JAY LENO was getting in primetime.
As for "Melrose Place", sources tell E! that it doesn't look good, but the network is waiting to see how it does in the ratings after it returns on March 9th.
MUSIC FEST-NESS...
A website claims "multiple industry sources" tell them that Lady Gaga, Green Day, The Strokes and a reunited Soundgarden will headline this year's Lollapalooza, which is going down August 6th through the 9th in Chicago.
The festival's promoter wouldn't comment...so we probably won't hear anything definite until the lineup is officially announced. That usually happens in April.
ADAM LAMBERT...PUT THE CELLY AWAY AT HIS SHOWS!!!
Ya know, I've actually had artists tell me they hate how you look out into the crowd at shows now and see people texting away, and gabbing on phones...well, listen to this.
ADAM LAMBERT stopped a performance in New York on Monday night...mid-song...to tell some girl to get off her phone. He stopped singing, and told the fan, quote, "Can you get off your phone?? You're yelling into it. Wait, sorry, we're going to start over. Really?! Dominoes...we deliver!"
He added, quote, "You're not watching TV honey...it's a live show."
YOU TELL 'EM, LAMBERT!!!
LAMBERT MADE OUT WITH KE$HA, AND TICKS OFF PETA...
In a radio interview yesterday at my buddy Chloe's station, WBLI on Long Island, ADAM LAMBERT revealed that he made out with KE$HA the other night. (!!!)
He said, quote, "I made out with Ke$ha actually, a couple nights ago...she's really pretty and we were laughing and just started kissing, I don't know."
Asked if Ke$ha was a good kisser, he said, quote, "She was great. It was pretty innocent, to be honest with you. It wasn't too dirty."
Adam was also asked about his stance on fur...and he's FOR IT.
He said, quote, "I know this is the most un-PC way to put it, but I didn't kill the thing, so I don't see why I can't wear it...It's like, we eat meat.
"I don't like cruelty to animals, obviously, anything that can be done to prevent that. But I think fur looks great."
JAY-Z DOESN'T LIKE THE "WE ARE THE WORLD" REMAKE...
...and I honestly agree with him, 100%!
JAY-Z would like you to know there's a reason why he and his wife BEYONCÉ weren't part of the new "We Are the World".
He says, quote, "I have an interesting take on that. Namely, that they should never have remade it in the first place.
"I know everybody is gonna take this wrong: 'We Are the World', I love it, and I understand the point and think it's great. But I think 'We Are the World' is like 'Thriller' to me. I don't ever wanna see it touched.
"I'm a fan of music. I know the plight and everything that's going on in Haiti...So I appreciate the efforts and everything, but 'We Are the World' is untouchable like 'Thriller' is untouchable.
"Some things are just untouchable. It was a valiant effort, but for me, it's gonna be untouchable."
Jay thinks they should have written a NEW song instead...but he adds, quote, "As everyone knows, I have tremendous respect for QUINCY JONES. Of course, I think he's genius, as everyone else does.
"But I think it's time for us to make a new song."
AH-GREED! Do we lack creativity to write something NEW?! I would hope not!
WE ARE SEXYNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Recently, a British website called OnePoll.com asked users which country has the BEST-LOOKING people. Check out the top five:
#5.) Italy
#4.) Australia
#3.) Spain
#2.) Brazil
#1.) THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (!!!)
Suck on THAT, rest of the world! We have more money than you. We have more power than you. And now we're better looking than you too. USA! USA! USA!
MISERY IN THE BUCKEYE STATE...
People in Ohio...apparently are MISERABLE. Maybe it's because our sports teams are lousy. Or that we have so many cloudy/snowy days in the winter...
Yesterday, a new Gallup poll came out ranking the 50 states in terms of HAPPINESS.
It was based on several different criteria, including emotional health, work environment, healthy behavior, basic access to healthcare and recreation, and something called life evaluation, which is basically how satisfied people are with life.
According to the study, the five happiest states are:
#5.) Iowa
#4.) Minnesota
#3.) Montana
#2.) Utah
#1.) Hawaii
And the five least happy states are:
#5.) Nevada
#4.) Ohio (SCORE!!!!)
#3.) Arkansas
#2.) Kentucky
#1.) West Virginia
I have to draw the conclusion that Kentuckians and West Virginians are so un-happy because they, well...fornicate with family! You wouldn't be happy if you were doing that either!
B :O) (O: BS!
A British plastic surgery company called Transform recently interviewed 3,000 women and 1,000 guys in England, and asked them about everyone's favorite topic: Breasts. Here's what they found...
--Nine out of ten women check out other women's breasts several times a day.
--Four out of ten guys admit they look at women's breasts at LEAST ten times a day.
--Four in ten women admit they have what's called "breast envy" among their friends and co-workers.
--51% of women are unhappy with their breasts, and 63% want a bigger rack.
--At the same time, almost half of all men are happy with their partner's breasts, and wouldn't change anything about them.
--And not surprisingly, 48% of men say they look at a woman's chest before her face.
LOOKING FOR A GIG: OBAMA'S TWITTER!
Earlier this week, the White House sent out a job posting for someone to become PRESIDENT OBAMA'S new social networks manager.
In other words, the White House wants someone to manage the president's Facebook and Twitter accounts.
According to the listing, some of the job qualifications are:
Excellent writing and editing skills with strong attention to detail.
Strong familiarity with social networks.
The ability to work hard and under deadline pressure.
Passion for engaging Americans in, quote, "advancing President Obama's agenda and changing the country."
And job candidates also must to be willing to relocate to Washington, D.C.
You can fill out the online application here...
http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/socnetsmanager
RIHANNA...
...is turning 22 this weekend! (Saturday)...Happy Bee-day, Miss Ri!
CHAD KROEGER FROM NICKELBACK SPOTTED IN SALEM???
That's the tip I got last night from Q92 fan Christina. She says that he is dating a girl named Kristin, who is from Beloit and went to West Branch High School. I checked in with my friend and former co-worker Meagan, who you may remember from another radio station...she tells me that CHAD KROEGER WAS in town Thursday night! She said he stopped in to Spanky's Bar & Winery in Salem...even got on stage and played a few songs with the band that was there that night...and, we now have PICTURE confirmation...check these out!! (Photo credit: Spanky's Bar Facebook page)
SO....
WHO is this Kristin girl he is dating??? Anyone know her? We'll talk about it around 5:15 this afternoon (Saturday), hopefully we can get ahold of her, and maybe also get Chad on the phone! Would love to hear from you if YOU saw him or maybe even got a chance to say hello to him....
THE CW PICKS UP SOME SHOWS...
If you're a fan of "The Vampire Diaries", "Gossip Girl", "Supernatural", "America's Next Top Model", and "90210", good news! They will all be back next season.
The jury's still out on some of their other slows, like "One Tree Hill"...which has been on the fence for years now..."Smallville" and "Melrose Place".
For those that are deeply concerned about the fate of those shows...here's the latest line on them, according to E! Online.
Supposedly, the future of "One Tree Hill" depends on the new CW show "Life Unexpected". Only one of these shows is expected to be back next season.
It's quote, "likely" that "Smallville" will be back, but another season could be its last. The show has attracted a respectable 2.5 million viewers on Friday nights.
Yes, 2.5 million viewers is respectable for The CW. Not so for any of the other major networks. Heck, that's less than half what JAY LENO was getting in primetime.
As for "Melrose Place", sources tell E! that it doesn't look good, but the network is waiting to see how it does in the ratings after it returns on March 9th.
MUSIC FEST-NESS...
A website claims "multiple industry sources" tell them that Lady Gaga, Green Day, The Strokes and a reunited Soundgarden will headline this year's Lollapalooza, which is going down August 6th through the 9th in Chicago.
The festival's promoter wouldn't comment...so we probably won't hear anything definite until the lineup is officially announced. That usually happens in April.
ADAM LAMBERT...PUT THE CELLY AWAY AT HIS SHOWS!!!
Ya know, I've actually had artists tell me they hate how you look out into the crowd at shows now and see people texting away, and gabbing on phones...well, listen to this.
ADAM LAMBERT stopped a performance in New York on Monday night...mid-song...to tell some girl to get off her phone. He stopped singing, and told the fan, quote, "Can you get off your phone?? You're yelling into it. Wait, sorry, we're going to start over. Really?! Dominoes...we deliver!"
He added, quote, "You're not watching TV honey...it's a live show."
YOU TELL 'EM, LAMBERT!!!
LAMBERT MADE OUT WITH KE$HA, AND TICKS OFF PETA...
In a radio interview yesterday at my buddy Chloe's station, WBLI on Long Island, ADAM LAMBERT revealed that he made out with KE$HA the other night. (!!!)
He said, quote, "I made out with Ke$ha actually, a couple nights ago...she's really pretty and we were laughing and just started kissing, I don't know."
Asked if Ke$ha was a good kisser, he said, quote, "She was great. It was pretty innocent, to be honest with you. It wasn't too dirty."
Adam was also asked about his stance on fur...and he's FOR IT.
He said, quote, "I know this is the most un-PC way to put it, but I didn't kill the thing, so I don't see why I can't wear it...It's like, we eat meat.
"I don't like cruelty to animals, obviously, anything that can be done to prevent that. But I think fur looks great."
JAY-Z DOESN'T LIKE THE "WE ARE THE WORLD" REMAKE...
...and I honestly agree with him, 100%!
JAY-Z would like you to know there's a reason why he and his wife BEYONCÉ weren't part of the new "We Are the World".
He says, quote, "I have an interesting take on that. Namely, that they should never have remade it in the first place.
"I know everybody is gonna take this wrong: 'We Are the World', I love it, and I understand the point and think it's great. But I think 'We Are the World' is like 'Thriller' to me. I don't ever wanna see it touched.
"I'm a fan of music. I know the plight and everything that's going on in Haiti...So I appreciate the efforts and everything, but 'We Are the World' is untouchable like 'Thriller' is untouchable.
"Some things are just untouchable. It was a valiant effort, but for me, it's gonna be untouchable."
Jay thinks they should have written a NEW song instead...but he adds, quote, "As everyone knows, I have tremendous respect for QUINCY JONES. Of course, I think he's genius, as everyone else does.
"But I think it's time for us to make a new song."
AH-GREED! Do we lack creativity to write something NEW?! I would hope not!
WE ARE SEXYNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Recently, a British website called OnePoll.com asked users which country has the BEST-LOOKING people. Check out the top five:
#5.) Italy
#4.) Australia
#3.) Spain
#2.) Brazil
#1.) THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (!!!)
Suck on THAT, rest of the world! We have more money than you. We have more power than you. And now we're better looking than you too. USA! USA! USA!
MISERY IN THE BUCKEYE STATE...
People in Ohio...apparently are MISERABLE. Maybe it's because our sports teams are lousy. Or that we have so many cloudy/snowy days in the winter...
Yesterday, a new Gallup poll came out ranking the 50 states in terms of HAPPINESS.
It was based on several different criteria, including emotional health, work environment, healthy behavior, basic access to healthcare and recreation, and something called life evaluation, which is basically how satisfied people are with life.
According to the study, the five happiest states are:
#5.) Iowa
#4.) Minnesota
#3.) Montana
#2.) Utah
#1.) Hawaii
And the five least happy states are:
#5.) Nevada
#4.) Ohio (SCORE!!!!)
#3.) Arkansas
#2.) Kentucky
#1.) West Virginia
I have to draw the conclusion that Kentuckians and West Virginians are so un-happy because they, well...fornicate with family! You wouldn't be happy if you were doing that either!
B :O) (O: BS!
A British plastic surgery company called Transform recently interviewed 3,000 women and 1,000 guys in England, and asked them about everyone's favorite topic: Breasts. Here's what they found...
--Nine out of ten women check out other women's breasts several times a day.
--Four out of ten guys admit they look at women's breasts at LEAST ten times a day.
--Four in ten women admit they have what's called "breast envy" among their friends and co-workers.
--51% of women are unhappy with their breasts, and 63% want a bigger rack.
--At the same time, almost half of all men are happy with their partner's breasts, and wouldn't change anything about them.
--And not surprisingly, 48% of men say they look at a woman's chest before her face.
LOOKING FOR A GIG: OBAMA'S TWITTER!
Earlier this week, the White House sent out a job posting for someone to become PRESIDENT OBAMA'S new social networks manager.
In other words, the White House wants someone to manage the president's Facebook and Twitter accounts.
According to the listing, some of the job qualifications are:
Excellent writing and editing skills with strong attention to detail.
Strong familiarity with social networks.
The ability to work hard and under deadline pressure.
Passion for engaging Americans in, quote, "advancing President Obama's agenda and changing the country."
And job candidates also must to be willing to relocate to Washington, D.C.
You can fill out the online application here...
http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/socnetsmanager
RIHANNA...
...is turning 22 this weekend! (Saturday)...Happy Bee-day, Miss Ri!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
MID-WEEK SPECIAL: FAT TUESDAY UPDATE
Playin' inside the radio tonight, 7 to Midnight.
I'm thinking...My Valentine's Day sucked because...(but it doesn't apply to single folks. Quit whining that yer single)
...and perhaps awful pick-up lines? One time I used "I'm tired of being the side-dish, I wanna be the main course"...yes, seriously. It didn't work, ALTHOUGH, I semi-stole that one from someone else...and I DID end up dating her! Go figure!
Might get into some other stuff too....anyway, here's some stuff that's happening today...
HOT OLYMPIANS....
It's great to see a successful athlete give back. And when that athlete is smoking hot, it's even better.
Meet snowboarder HANNAH TETER. She won the gold in the half-pipe in 2006 and she's competing again this year. She also posed in this year's "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit issue.
Hannah is donating ALL HER PRIZE MONEY from this season to help the recovery in Haiti. She also tried to raise more money online by selling maple syrup.
Now she's found a more marketable product: Sweet Cheeks Panties, a company that sells 'boy-shorts' (I LOVE THOSE!) with "Make Love Not War" printed on the backside.
A pair costs $18, and five bucks from each sale goes to Doctors Without Borders.
The site has inspirational slogans like "Peace of Ass", "Do Your Civic Booty", and "Baby Gave Back", but those slogans aren't available yet. There'll be a new one each month. You can pick up a pair here: http://www.sweetcheekspanties.com.
If you're more into syrup, try: http://www.hannahsgold.com
If you simply wanna stare at hot pieces of Olympic ass...here ya go: http://guyism.com/2010/02/your-guide-to-the-sexy-olympians-of-vancouver-2010.html
DID BRET MICHAELS FIND HIS ROCK OF LOVE...AT BILLY RAY'S HOUSE?!?!?!
Back in December, MILEY CYRUS went into the studio with POISON singer BRET MICHAELS, to record her own version of "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". Miley's mom, TISH CYRUS, went with her.
And now there's talk going around that Bret is CUCKOLDING BILLY RAY!!!
Apparently, Billy Ray and Tish have been having major issues ever since they moved from Tennessee to Hollywood so that he and Miley could do "Hannah Montana".
The "Star" tabloid says, quote, "[Billy Ray] has become this creature of Hollywood...and Tish is always the one who's left to pick up the pieces when there's a crisis among the kids.
"There's lots of pent-up frustration on her part, and it's been coming out more and more lately."
One way she's been dealing with that frustration is by spending a lot of time, quote, "in the studio" with Bret. A so-called "source" says, quote, "They talk all the time."
Billy Ray and Tish ARE trying to work things out, but the source says, quote, "It looks like the marriage is in serious trouble."
GOSSIP GIRLS TO DO PLAYBOY???
The "National Enquirer" claims that "Gossip Girl" star BLAKE LIVELY is considering an offer to pose for "Playboy". They say she wants to start distancing herself from the younger demographic that watches her show.
TYING KNOTS....
NICOLE RICHIE and JOEL MADDEN are getting married. Nicole announced last night on "The Late Show with David Letterman" that she and Joel are finally engaged.
Nicole and Joel have been together for three years. They have two kids...a 2-year-old daughter named Harlow and a 5-month-old son named Sparrow.
AVRIL'S HAPPY ENDING...
E! Online says that AVRIL LAVIGNE and BRODY JENNER...Stepbrother to the Kardashian clan...have been HOOKING UP for the last few weeks.
Brody broke up with "Playboy" Playmate JAYDE NICOLE in December. Avril filed for divorce from SUM 41's DERYCK WHIBLEY last October.
BETTY WHITE *KNOWS* YOU WANT HER TO HOST "SNL"...
If you haven't heard, someone has started a Facebook campaign to try to get BETTY WHITE a hosting gig on Saturday Night Live".
The page is called: "Betty White to Host SNL (please?)!...and as of last check, more than 336,000 people had become "fans" of it.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Betty-White-to-Host-SNL-please/266442514828?v=info
Anyway, Betty IS aware of the campaign. She tells E! Online, quote, "I'm just amazed. I would think by now that they've had such an overdose of Betty White that they'd be throwing rocks instead.
"I don't know where it came from. I have no idea where it started, but it just keeps growing."
And it sounds like she'd be down for it. She says, quote, "That would depend on scheduling and all that. But who knows? You can't ever say yes or no or never...you just wait to see what happens."
And in a separate interview, she added, quote, "That would be up to ['SNL' executive producer] Lorne Michaels." (There's no comment from "SNL" yet.)
SELENA GOMEZ PULLS IN THE CASH...
17-year-old SELENA GOMEZ, who's got a hot new song called "Naturally" here on Q92, pulls down $11,025 per episode of her Disney Channel series, "Wizards of Waverly Place"...at least, according to TMZ.
he show's current, third season includes 35 episodes...meaning that she is earning over $385,000 a year on the show.
TAYLOR SWIFT GETS DATING OFFERS...
One of the many cool things about being a stud athlete in the Olympics is that people pay attention to what you say. For example, downhill skier WILL BRANDENBURG mentioned in an interview that he has a crush on TAYLOR SWIFT...and that lead to more interviews.
In other news, there's a stud radio personality in Canton, Ohio named Rob Mackenzie. He recently mentioned on the air that he has a mad-crazy thing for T Sweezy and wants to take her out for french fries and a cold sundae. No comment yet from the Taylor camp.
Back to Will, here's how it started. He said, quote, "I think me and Taylor could have a good time. She's got that girl next door attitude. I like it a lot. A nice little dinner and a movie date, something like that. So if you're out there, Taylor."
Word got around pretty quickly so someone else brought it up and Will ran with it. He said, quote, "I've had a crush on her for a while so I thought I'd give it a shot and see what happens.
"I'm a straight shooter, so I just went at it and asked her out. I'm a simple guy, so a nice little dinner and a movie, and if she wants to learn how to ski, I'll take her skiing.
"They (guys on the ski team) like to give me a hard time about that and I said, 'She's really cool. She's like the girl next door.' They gave me even more (grief) about that."
Will probably has a better shot at Taylor than Rob does. Rob will cry now.
I'm thinking...My Valentine's Day sucked because...(but it doesn't apply to single folks. Quit whining that yer single)
...and perhaps awful pick-up lines? One time I used "I'm tired of being the side-dish, I wanna be the main course"...yes, seriously. It didn't work, ALTHOUGH, I semi-stole that one from someone else...and I DID end up dating her! Go figure!
Might get into some other stuff too....anyway, here's some stuff that's happening today...
HOT OLYMPIANS....
It's great to see a successful athlete give back. And when that athlete is smoking hot, it's even better.
Meet snowboarder HANNAH TETER. She won the gold in the half-pipe in 2006 and she's competing again this year. She also posed in this year's "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit issue.
Hannah is donating ALL HER PRIZE MONEY from this season to help the recovery in Haiti. She also tried to raise more money online by selling maple syrup.
Now she's found a more marketable product: Sweet Cheeks Panties, a company that sells 'boy-shorts' (I LOVE THOSE!) with "Make Love Not War" printed on the backside.
A pair costs $18, and five bucks from each sale goes to Doctors Without Borders.
The site has inspirational slogans like "Peace of Ass", "Do Your Civic Booty", and "Baby Gave Back", but those slogans aren't available yet. There'll be a new one each month. You can pick up a pair here: http://www.sweetcheekspanties.com.
If you're more into syrup, try: http://www.hannahsgold.com
If you simply wanna stare at hot pieces of Olympic ass...here ya go: http://guyism.com/2010/02/your-guide-to-the-sexy-olympians-of-vancouver-2010.html
DID BRET MICHAELS FIND HIS ROCK OF LOVE...AT BILLY RAY'S HOUSE?!?!?!
Back in December, MILEY CYRUS went into the studio with POISON singer BRET MICHAELS, to record her own version of "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". Miley's mom, TISH CYRUS, went with her.
And now there's talk going around that Bret is CUCKOLDING BILLY RAY!!!
Apparently, Billy Ray and Tish have been having major issues ever since they moved from Tennessee to Hollywood so that he and Miley could do "Hannah Montana".
The "Star" tabloid says, quote, "[Billy Ray] has become this creature of Hollywood...and Tish is always the one who's left to pick up the pieces when there's a crisis among the kids.
"There's lots of pent-up frustration on her part, and it's been coming out more and more lately."
One way she's been dealing with that frustration is by spending a lot of time, quote, "in the studio" with Bret. A so-called "source" says, quote, "They talk all the time."
Billy Ray and Tish ARE trying to work things out, but the source says, quote, "It looks like the marriage is in serious trouble."
GOSSIP GIRLS TO DO PLAYBOY???
The "National Enquirer" claims that "Gossip Girl" star BLAKE LIVELY is considering an offer to pose for "Playboy". They say she wants to start distancing herself from the younger demographic that watches her show.
TYING KNOTS....
NICOLE RICHIE and JOEL MADDEN are getting married. Nicole announced last night on "The Late Show with David Letterman" that she and Joel are finally engaged.
Nicole and Joel have been together for three years. They have two kids...a 2-year-old daughter named Harlow and a 5-month-old son named Sparrow.
AVRIL'S HAPPY ENDING...
E! Online says that AVRIL LAVIGNE and BRODY JENNER...Stepbrother to the Kardashian clan...have been HOOKING UP for the last few weeks.
Brody broke up with "Playboy" Playmate JAYDE NICOLE in December. Avril filed for divorce from SUM 41's DERYCK WHIBLEY last October.
BETTY WHITE *KNOWS* YOU WANT HER TO HOST "SNL"...
If you haven't heard, someone has started a Facebook campaign to try to get BETTY WHITE a hosting gig on Saturday Night Live".
The page is called: "Betty White to Host SNL (please?)!...and as of last check, more than 336,000 people had become "fans" of it.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Betty-White-to-Host-SNL-please/266442514828?v=info
Anyway, Betty IS aware of the campaign. She tells E! Online, quote, "I'm just amazed. I would think by now that they've had such an overdose of Betty White that they'd be throwing rocks instead.
"I don't know where it came from. I have no idea where it started, but it just keeps growing."
And it sounds like she'd be down for it. She says, quote, "That would depend on scheduling and all that. But who knows? You can't ever say yes or no or never...you just wait to see what happens."
And in a separate interview, she added, quote, "That would be up to ['SNL' executive producer] Lorne Michaels." (There's no comment from "SNL" yet.)
SELENA GOMEZ PULLS IN THE CASH...
17-year-old SELENA GOMEZ, who's got a hot new song called "Naturally" here on Q92, pulls down $11,025 per episode of her Disney Channel series, "Wizards of Waverly Place"...at least, according to TMZ.
he show's current, third season includes 35 episodes...meaning that she is earning over $385,000 a year on the show.
TAYLOR SWIFT GETS DATING OFFERS...
One of the many cool things about being a stud athlete in the Olympics is that people pay attention to what you say. For example, downhill skier WILL BRANDENBURG mentioned in an interview that he has a crush on TAYLOR SWIFT...and that lead to more interviews.
In other news, there's a stud radio personality in Canton, Ohio named Rob Mackenzie. He recently mentioned on the air that he has a mad-crazy thing for T Sweezy and wants to take her out for french fries and a cold sundae. No comment yet from the Taylor camp.
Back to Will, here's how it started. He said, quote, "I think me and Taylor could have a good time. She's got that girl next door attitude. I like it a lot. A nice little dinner and a movie date, something like that. So if you're out there, Taylor."
Word got around pretty quickly so someone else brought it up and Will ran with it. He said, quote, "I've had a crush on her for a while so I thought I'd give it a shot and see what happens.
"I'm a straight shooter, so I just went at it and asked her out. I'm a simple guy, so a nice little dinner and a movie, and if she wants to learn how to ski, I'll take her skiing.
"They (guys on the ski team) like to give me a hard time about that and I said, 'She's really cool. She's like the girl next door.' They gave me even more (grief) about that."
Will probably has a better shot at Taylor than Rob does. Rob will cry now.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
IT'S THE FREAKIN' WEEKEND...
...Imma post cliched lyrics....
Well, thats all I'll post. Here's some shtuff...
BLOWING UP: JARED LETO. LITERALLY!!!
Some crazy man apparently threatened 30 SECONDS TO MARS singer JARED LETO...in front of a room full of his friends and fans. Here's what happened...
Last Thursday, Jared invited fans to an L.A. gallery he runs to give them a sneak preview of an upcoming documentary on the band. But right after it started, there was a loud knock at the door. Jared asked someone to open the door.
That's when a man wearing a hoodie and holding a giant package walked into the room, approached Jared, and tossed the package on the floor. Then he began ranting.
Jared later told MTV News, quote, "He was very incoherent and delusional. I tried to talk to him, he got more and more aggressive. I saw he was not well, and then he started to read out of [a] notebook...saying he had this message for me."
At some point, someone called the bomb squad. They cleared the building and several surrounding blocks. The crazy man told police that the package contained, quote, "some appliances...and maybe some explosives."
Bomb-sniffing dogs were brought in, but there weren't any explosives. According to unofficial reports, the box actually contained a blender, candy and some money.
As far as we know, the man...whose name has not been released...is still in custody. Police are still investigating the incident.
SB 44...BIGGEST TV EVENT OF ALL TIME!
Sunday's Super Bowl was the most watched TV program OF ALL TIME.
According to the early numbers released by Nielsen Media Research, an average of 106.5 million people watched the game. If that holds, it'll beat out the series finale of "M*A*S*H", which attracted 106 million viewers in 1983.
That's an 8% jump from last year's Super Bowl. 98.7 million viewers tuned in for that game. At the time, it was crowned the most-watched Super Bowl in history.
This year's game continues an upward trend. The audience has grown significantly over the past five straight years.
BE CAREFUL, KERI HILSON!
KERI HILSON may have something going with CHRIS BROWN. They were both at DIDDY'S post-Super Bowl party in Miami Sunday night, and sources say they were, quote, "grinding each other" on the dance floor.
They eventually left the club together...although witnesses say they were with a group of friends.
MORNING SEX??
Dr. Kamal Khurana is a marriage and relationship expert in Delhi. He says there are two reasons why men like to start their day with a vigorous exchange of bodily fluids:
#1.) Men are opportunists: They wake up in the morning, see their girl lying next to them, and decide to seize the opportunity. And...
#2.) It helps them feel rejuvenated and ready to face the day's stresses.
But Dr. Khurana says women have a few reasons of their own for NOT liking morning sex:
#1.) Women need to become emotionally aroused to get in the mood, and there hasn't been enough time for that first thing in the morning. So the idea of a smelly, disgusting guy thrusting on top of her is the last thing she wants. And...
#2.) When women wake up, they're already thinking about all the stuff they have to get done that day, and the last thing on their mind is lounging around in bed and having sex.
RANDOM BEP'S NEWS...
BLACK EYED PEAS manager Liborio Molina reached a settlement with idiot celebrity blogger PEREZ HILTON. As you probably recall, Molina CLOCKED Perez in the face last summer.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed...but one condition is that Molina will make a donation to a charity of Hilton's choice. (Hilton had sued Molina for battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. He was seeking at least 25-grand.)
DID YA HEAR? WORST WEATHER IS *RIGHT HERE* SHOCKER, I KNOW...
Winter is clearly here, with all the copius amounts of snow we've gotten in the last 8 days.
With that in mind, "Forbes" came up with a list of the ten American cities with the WORST WEATHER, based on average annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. Check it out:
#10.) Baltimore, Maryland
#9.) Detroit, Michigan
#8.) Columbus, Ohio
#7.) Indianapolis, Indiana
#6.) Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5.) Chicago, Illinois
#4.) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#3.) New York, New York
#2.) Boston, Massachusetts
#1.) Cleveland, Ohio
--Minneapolis...where it's BUTT COLD ALL WINTER...ranks better than us! WHERE IS BUFFALO!?! GEEZ!
IDOL JUDGE KARA DIOGUARDI DOES MAXIM...
Pics now. You're welcome, fellas.
Well, thats all I'll post. Here's some shtuff...
BLOWING UP: JARED LETO. LITERALLY!!!
Some crazy man apparently threatened 30 SECONDS TO MARS singer JARED LETO...in front of a room full of his friends and fans. Here's what happened...
Last Thursday, Jared invited fans to an L.A. gallery he runs to give them a sneak preview of an upcoming documentary on the band. But right after it started, there was a loud knock at the door. Jared asked someone to open the door.
That's when a man wearing a hoodie and holding a giant package walked into the room, approached Jared, and tossed the package on the floor. Then he began ranting.
Jared later told MTV News, quote, "He was very incoherent and delusional. I tried to talk to him, he got more and more aggressive. I saw he was not well, and then he started to read out of [a] notebook...saying he had this message for me."
At some point, someone called the bomb squad. They cleared the building and several surrounding blocks. The crazy man told police that the package contained, quote, "some appliances...and maybe some explosives."
Bomb-sniffing dogs were brought in, but there weren't any explosives. According to unofficial reports, the box actually contained a blender, candy and some money.
As far as we know, the man...whose name has not been released...is still in custody. Police are still investigating the incident.
SB 44...BIGGEST TV EVENT OF ALL TIME!
Sunday's Super Bowl was the most watched TV program OF ALL TIME.
According to the early numbers released by Nielsen Media Research, an average of 106.5 million people watched the game. If that holds, it'll beat out the series finale of "M*A*S*H", which attracted 106 million viewers in 1983.
That's an 8% jump from last year's Super Bowl. 98.7 million viewers tuned in for that game. At the time, it was crowned the most-watched Super Bowl in history.
This year's game continues an upward trend. The audience has grown significantly over the past five straight years.
BE CAREFUL, KERI HILSON!
KERI HILSON may have something going with CHRIS BROWN. They were both at DIDDY'S post-Super Bowl party in Miami Sunday night, and sources say they were, quote, "grinding each other" on the dance floor.
They eventually left the club together...although witnesses say they were with a group of friends.
MORNING SEX??
Dr. Kamal Khurana is a marriage and relationship expert in Delhi. He says there are two reasons why men like to start their day with a vigorous exchange of bodily fluids:
#1.) Men are opportunists: They wake up in the morning, see their girl lying next to them, and decide to seize the opportunity. And...
#2.) It helps them feel rejuvenated and ready to face the day's stresses.
But Dr. Khurana says women have a few reasons of their own for NOT liking morning sex:
#1.) Women need to become emotionally aroused to get in the mood, and there hasn't been enough time for that first thing in the morning. So the idea of a smelly, disgusting guy thrusting on top of her is the last thing she wants. And...
#2.) When women wake up, they're already thinking about all the stuff they have to get done that day, and the last thing on their mind is lounging around in bed and having sex.
RANDOM BEP'S NEWS...
BLACK EYED PEAS manager Liborio Molina reached a settlement with idiot celebrity blogger PEREZ HILTON. As you probably recall, Molina CLOCKED Perez in the face last summer.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed...but one condition is that Molina will make a donation to a charity of Hilton's choice. (Hilton had sued Molina for battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. He was seeking at least 25-grand.)
DID YA HEAR? WORST WEATHER IS *RIGHT HERE* SHOCKER, I KNOW...
Winter is clearly here, with all the copius amounts of snow we've gotten in the last 8 days.
With that in mind, "Forbes" came up with a list of the ten American cities with the WORST WEATHER, based on average annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. Check it out:
#10.) Baltimore, Maryland
#9.) Detroit, Michigan
#8.) Columbus, Ohio
#7.) Indianapolis, Indiana
#6.) Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5.) Chicago, Illinois
#4.) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#3.) New York, New York
#2.) Boston, Massachusetts
#1.) Cleveland, Ohio
--Minneapolis...where it's BUTT COLD ALL WINTER...ranks better than us! WHERE IS BUFFALO!?! GEEZ!
IDOL JUDGE KARA DIOGUARDI DOES MAXIM...
Pics now. You're welcome, fellas.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
MINI MID-WEEK: FEB 11
Playin radio 7-Midnight tonight.
Reasons YOU hate YOUR job.......throwing snowballs at morons who deserve it.......what your search engine says about you.......all coming up tonight.
Here's some shtuff....
JOHN MAYER TALKS 'JUNK'...
Among other things. He's also spilling ALL kinds of stuff about Jessica Simpson that I'm sure she's JUST thrilled about!
In the new issue of "Playboy", JOHN MAYER shares an interesting fact about himself: His penis does not like black women.
He says, quote, "My (rhymes with STICK) is sort of like a white supremacist. I've got a Benetton heart and a (effing) David Duke (rhymes with ROCK). I'm going to start dating separately from my (rhymes with STICK)."
Mayer does make sure to note that there ARE black women he finds sexy. Such as HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE, KERRY WASHINGTON and KARYN PARSONS...who played Hilary Banks on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air".
That's not all John Mayer had to say. (Not surprisingly.) He also discusses JESSICA SIMPSON'S coital skills. Which, by the way, were AMAZING.
He says, quote, "That girl is like crack cocaine to me. Sexually it was crazy. That's all I'll say. It was like napalm, sexual napalm.
"Did you ever say, 'I want to quit my life and just (effing) snort you? If you charged me $10,000 to (eff) you, I would start selling all my (stuff) just to keep (effing) you.'"
Mayer is a lot more protective and respectful of JENNIFER ANISTON. When asked if his new single, "Heartbreak Warfare", is about her, he says, quote, "That woman would never use heartbreak warfare.
"That woman was the most communicative, sweetest, kindest person...when you listen to Coldplay, do you think about Gwyneth Paltrow? I don't write songs in order to stick it to my exes. I don't release underground dis tracks."
Mayer also revealed that he's only been with four or five women since he and Jennifer broke up. And he added, quote, "I get less ass now than I did when I was in a local band. Because now I don't like jumping through hoops.
"There have probably been days when I saw 300 vaginas before I got out of bed." (???)
John also discussed the strange, inexplicable cred he seems to have with black people. He says, quote, "I am a very...I'm just very. V-E-R-Y. And if you can't handle very, then I'm a douche bag. But I think the world needs a little very. That's why black people love me.
"Someone asked me the other day, 'What does it feel like now to have a hood pass? And by the way, it's sort of a contradiction in terms, because if you really had a hood pass, you could call it a (N-word) pass.
"Why are you pulling a punch and calling it a hood pass if you really have a hood pass? But I said, 'I can't have a hood pass. I've never walked into a restaurant, asked for a table and been told, 'We're full.'
"What is being black? It's making the most of your life, not taking a single moment for granted. Taking something that's seen as a struggle and making it work for you, or you'll die inside.
"Not to say that my struggle is like the collective struggle of black America. But maybe my struggle is similar to one black dude's."
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Right after that "Playboy" interview in which JOHN MAYER uses the N-word hit the web, Mayer hit Twitter to APOLOGIZE.
He said, quote, "I am sorry that I used the word. And it's such a shame that I did because the point I was trying to make was in the exact opposite spirit of the word itself.
"It was arrogant of me to think I could intellectualize using it, because I realize that there's no intellectualizing a word that is so emotionally charged."
He added, quote, "I think it's time to stop trying to be so raw in interviews...I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock...I should have never said the word and I will never say it again."
MEANWHILE, J. SIMPSON HAS SOME THOUGHTS...
On Twitter yesterday, Jessica posted what was apparently a response. She said, quote, "Interesting day so far...hmm. At least I am boxing 2-a-days this week."
DID DUHAMEL KNOCK-UP THE STRIPPER!?...
JOSH DUHAMEL is still denying those rumors that he had an affair with a stripper last year. But the stripper...Nicole Forrester...is still flapping her lips. (Pardon the expression. Or don't.)
According to the "National Enquirer", Nicole told a friend that she's, quote, "95% certain" that she's CARRYING JOSH'S CHILD.
She said, quote, "Yes, I'm pregnant. Yes, it's probably Josh's. I haven't decided what I'm going to do." Supposedly, she's three and a half months along.
MATT KEMP DENIES HE'S DATING RIHANNA. OF COURSE HE DOES.
L.A. Dodgers stud MATT KEMP would like you to know that he and RIHANNA are NOT dating. He says, quote, "She's just a friend, a good friend of mine. We went down to Mexico and had fun together." (It sure looked that way from the pictures. Matt was grabbing ALL UP on that juicy Rihanna backside! Scroll down a few blog entries for those pics.)
He added, quote, "I can't get distracted by that. When it's time to play baseball, that's my job. No distractions."
I love when these people say they're "just friends"...when we KNOW they're fornicating. Can't they just say, "We're having sweaty, no-strings-attached sex"??? At least it would be a little more honest!!
SPEAKING OF RIHANNA....
The video for her new single "Rude Boy" hit the web yesterday. Watch it here: http://www.vevo.com/watch/playlist/the-rihanna-revue/46565#0
TWILIGHT NEWS! :::COVERS EARS WHILE GIRLS SCREAM:::
"Eclipse"...the third movie in the "Twilight" series...hits theaters in June. And there are RUMORS going around that the first trailer will be unveiled THIS WEEKEND...before the movie "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief".
Btw, TAYLOR LAUTNER is LEGAL today! He's 18, ladies!!!
KARA IS KISSING SOME ELLEN ASS...
...well, not literally. I guess we should clarify. KARA DIOGUARDI thinks ELLEN DEGENERES is a good fit on "American Idol". But HOWARD STERN??? Not so much.
She says, quote, "I think she did a great job during Hollywood Week. I think that Ellen brings a sense of humor, of course, but also I think she knows more about music than you think she does.
"I think she was critical at times, and she gave good feedback that was constructive. When I was sitting next to her, I felt she had a really good handle on whether a contestant has potential, whether they had a star quality.
"She delivered the message with kindness but also had criticism in there. I think it takes time to get used to. I think the dynamic is something that grows over time."
Kara didn't say much about the talk that Howard Stern could replace SIMON COWELL, but she did question whether or not he'd be qualified.
She said, quote, "I don't really know if I can even speak on it. I don't know that he has a musical background. I think that if you're gonna replace Simon, you have to have that background."
By the way, the Parents Television Council has asked Fox to officially DENY their interest in Stern...calling him, quote, "one of the most profane, sexually-explicit and anti-family performers in the history of the broadcast medium."
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS FANS...
Sources tell "Entertainment Weekly" that "Friday Night Lights" will wrap following its fifth season. Supposedly, the cast has been notified that they're free to take other jobs after filming finishes up this June.
The fourth season just finished its initial run on DirecTV, and won't premiere on NBC until April 30th. The fifth season debuts on DirecTV this fall, and probably won't come to NBC until NEXT year.
#1 CD IN THE COUNTRY FOR A 2ND WEEK?....
It's LADY ANTEBELLUM's "Need You Now", also one of our most-requested on Q92!
ALL THE SINGLE LADIES...
Recently, a website called SingleMindedWomen.com compiled a list of the ten best cities for BACHELORETTES, based on stuff like employment opportunities, the cost of living, access to travel and entertainment, and of course the ratio of women to men.
According to the criteria, the ten best cities for single women are:
#10.) Austin
#9.) Dallas
#8.) Pissburgh
#7.) Denver
#6.) Phoenix
#5.) Philadelphia
#4.) Seattle
#3.) New York City
#2.) Washington, D.C.
#1.) Boston
HATE YOUR JOB? WHY?
We'll talk about this tonight, some reasons you HATE YOUR job! 330-450-9292 after 7pm and tell me why your job SUCKS (don't worry, you don't have to say WHERE you work!)
According to a new survey from a group called Opinium Research, ONE in TEN workers say they've quit a job just because they couldn't stand the office environment.
On that note, the survey found that the ten most hated office annoyances. Some of these I think are RIDICULOUS but here we go:
#1.) Grumpy or moody co-workers
#2.) Slow computers
#3.) Gossip in the office
#4.) Using office jargon or management-speak
#5.) People who talk loudly on the phone
#6.) Too much health and safety in the workplace
#7.) Bad bathroom etiquette
#8.) People who are late for meetings
#9.) People who don't clean up after themselves in the kitchen
#10.) Air conditioning that's too cold
--And the ten most hated office buzzwords and jargon are:
#1.) "Thinking outside the box"
#2.) "Let's touch base"
#3.) "Blue sky thinking"
#4.) "Blamestorming"
#5.) "Drill down to a more granular level"
#6.) "Let's not throw pies in the dark"
#7.) "I've got that on my radar"
#8.) "Push the envelope"
#9.) "Bring your A-game"
#10.) "Get all your ducks in a row"
YOUR SEARCH ENGINE OF CHOICE SAYS WHAT ABOUT YOU?....
Recently, a group of marketing agencies pooled their data in order to identify common personality traits among search engine users, and to learn how a person's choice of search engine affects their shopping habits and brand preferences.
What they found is that GOOGLE users tend to be conventional, yet open to new things. And they prefer to do their shopping at Target and Amazon.
YAHOO users tend to be older and unimaginative, and they feel like they can't control their future. They also "strongly prefer" AT&T and Sprint to Verizon and T-Mobile.
BING users tend to be early adopters who prefer shopping at Wal-Mart.
And AOL users are less intellectual than all other search engine users. They're also conformists who have low expectations and, quote, "feel like they've gotten a raw deal out of life."
Agree? Disagree?
STUPID PRODUCT #1: ROBOTIC KEG!
Last weekend, a group of inventors unveiled the "Heineken Bot" at the Kinetica Art Fair in London. Basically, it's a Heineken mini-keg-on-wheels that's been programmed to zoom around a party pouring drinks for people. And yes, it's as cool as it sounds.
Check it:
STUPID PRODUCT #2: THE "HOODIE-FOOTIE SNUGGLE SUIT"
If you've always wished they made FOOTIE PAJAMAS for adults, you're in luck. Introducing the Hoodie-Footie Snuggle Suit...the world's first one-piece pajama suit for ADULTS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCOXQVnHUko
Reasons YOU hate YOUR job.......throwing snowballs at morons who deserve it.......what your search engine says about you.......all coming up tonight.
Here's some shtuff....
JOHN MAYER TALKS 'JUNK'...
Among other things. He's also spilling ALL kinds of stuff about Jessica Simpson that I'm sure she's JUST thrilled about!
In the new issue of "Playboy", JOHN MAYER shares an interesting fact about himself: His penis does not like black women.
He says, quote, "My (rhymes with STICK) is sort of like a white supremacist. I've got a Benetton heart and a (effing) David Duke (rhymes with ROCK). I'm going to start dating separately from my (rhymes with STICK)."
Mayer does make sure to note that there ARE black women he finds sexy. Such as HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE, KERRY WASHINGTON and KARYN PARSONS...who played Hilary Banks on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air".
That's not all John Mayer had to say. (Not surprisingly.) He also discusses JESSICA SIMPSON'S coital skills. Which, by the way, were AMAZING.
He says, quote, "That girl is like crack cocaine to me. Sexually it was crazy. That's all I'll say. It was like napalm, sexual napalm.
"Did you ever say, 'I want to quit my life and just (effing) snort you? If you charged me $10,000 to (eff) you, I would start selling all my (stuff) just to keep (effing) you.'"
Mayer is a lot more protective and respectful of JENNIFER ANISTON. When asked if his new single, "Heartbreak Warfare", is about her, he says, quote, "That woman would never use heartbreak warfare.
"That woman was the most communicative, sweetest, kindest person...when you listen to Coldplay, do you think about Gwyneth Paltrow? I don't write songs in order to stick it to my exes. I don't release underground dis tracks."
Mayer also revealed that he's only been with four or five women since he and Jennifer broke up. And he added, quote, "I get less ass now than I did when I was in a local band. Because now I don't like jumping through hoops.
"There have probably been days when I saw 300 vaginas before I got out of bed." (???)
John also discussed the strange, inexplicable cred he seems to have with black people. He says, quote, "I am a very...I'm just very. V-E-R-Y. And if you can't handle very, then I'm a douche bag. But I think the world needs a little very. That's why black people love me.
"Someone asked me the other day, 'What does it feel like now to have a hood pass? And by the way, it's sort of a contradiction in terms, because if you really had a hood pass, you could call it a (N-word) pass.
"Why are you pulling a punch and calling it a hood pass if you really have a hood pass? But I said, 'I can't have a hood pass. I've never walked into a restaurant, asked for a table and been told, 'We're full.'
"What is being black? It's making the most of your life, not taking a single moment for granted. Taking something that's seen as a struggle and making it work for you, or you'll die inside.
"Not to say that my struggle is like the collective struggle of black America. But maybe my struggle is similar to one black dude's."
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Right after that "Playboy" interview in which JOHN MAYER uses the N-word hit the web, Mayer hit Twitter to APOLOGIZE.
He said, quote, "I am sorry that I used the word. And it's such a shame that I did because the point I was trying to make was in the exact opposite spirit of the word itself.
"It was arrogant of me to think I could intellectualize using it, because I realize that there's no intellectualizing a word that is so emotionally charged."
He added, quote, "I think it's time to stop trying to be so raw in interviews...I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock...I should have never said the word and I will never say it again."
MEANWHILE, J. SIMPSON HAS SOME THOUGHTS...
On Twitter yesterday, Jessica posted what was apparently a response. She said, quote, "Interesting day so far...hmm. At least I am boxing 2-a-days this week."
DID DUHAMEL KNOCK-UP THE STRIPPER!?...
JOSH DUHAMEL is still denying those rumors that he had an affair with a stripper last year. But the stripper...Nicole Forrester...is still flapping her lips. (Pardon the expression. Or don't.)
According to the "National Enquirer", Nicole told a friend that she's, quote, "95% certain" that she's CARRYING JOSH'S CHILD.
She said, quote, "Yes, I'm pregnant. Yes, it's probably Josh's. I haven't decided what I'm going to do." Supposedly, she's three and a half months along.
MATT KEMP DENIES HE'S DATING RIHANNA. OF COURSE HE DOES.
L.A. Dodgers stud MATT KEMP would like you to know that he and RIHANNA are NOT dating. He says, quote, "She's just a friend, a good friend of mine. We went down to Mexico and had fun together." (It sure looked that way from the pictures. Matt was grabbing ALL UP on that juicy Rihanna backside! Scroll down a few blog entries for those pics.)
He added, quote, "I can't get distracted by that. When it's time to play baseball, that's my job. No distractions."
I love when these people say they're "just friends"...when we KNOW they're fornicating. Can't they just say, "We're having sweaty, no-strings-attached sex"??? At least it would be a little more honest!!
SPEAKING OF RIHANNA....
The video for her new single "Rude Boy" hit the web yesterday. Watch it here: http://www.vevo.com/watch/playlist/the-rihanna-revue/46565#0
TWILIGHT NEWS! :::COVERS EARS WHILE GIRLS SCREAM:::
"Eclipse"...the third movie in the "Twilight" series...hits theaters in June. And there are RUMORS going around that the first trailer will be unveiled THIS WEEKEND...before the movie "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief".
Btw, TAYLOR LAUTNER is LEGAL today! He's 18, ladies!!!
KARA IS KISSING SOME ELLEN ASS...
...well, not literally. I guess we should clarify. KARA DIOGUARDI thinks ELLEN DEGENERES is a good fit on "American Idol". But HOWARD STERN??? Not so much.
She says, quote, "I think she did a great job during Hollywood Week. I think that Ellen brings a sense of humor, of course, but also I think she knows more about music than you think she does.
"I think she was critical at times, and she gave good feedback that was constructive. When I was sitting next to her, I felt she had a really good handle on whether a contestant has potential, whether they had a star quality.
"She delivered the message with kindness but also had criticism in there. I think it takes time to get used to. I think the dynamic is something that grows over time."
Kara didn't say much about the talk that Howard Stern could replace SIMON COWELL, but she did question whether or not he'd be qualified.
She said, quote, "I don't really know if I can even speak on it. I don't know that he has a musical background. I think that if you're gonna replace Simon, you have to have that background."
By the way, the Parents Television Council has asked Fox to officially DENY their interest in Stern...calling him, quote, "one of the most profane, sexually-explicit and anti-family performers in the history of the broadcast medium."
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS FANS...
Sources tell "Entertainment Weekly" that "Friday Night Lights" will wrap following its fifth season. Supposedly, the cast has been notified that they're free to take other jobs after filming finishes up this June.
The fourth season just finished its initial run on DirecTV, and won't premiere on NBC until April 30th. The fifth season debuts on DirecTV this fall, and probably won't come to NBC until NEXT year.
#1 CD IN THE COUNTRY FOR A 2ND WEEK?....
It's LADY ANTEBELLUM's "Need You Now", also one of our most-requested on Q92!
ALL THE SINGLE LADIES...
Recently, a website called SingleMindedWomen.com compiled a list of the ten best cities for BACHELORETTES, based on stuff like employment opportunities, the cost of living, access to travel and entertainment, and of course the ratio of women to men.
According to the criteria, the ten best cities for single women are:
#10.) Austin
#9.) Dallas
#8.) Pissburgh
#7.) Denver
#6.) Phoenix
#5.) Philadelphia
#4.) Seattle
#3.) New York City
#2.) Washington, D.C.
#1.) Boston
HATE YOUR JOB? WHY?
We'll talk about this tonight, some reasons you HATE YOUR job! 330-450-9292 after 7pm and tell me why your job SUCKS (don't worry, you don't have to say WHERE you work!)
According to a new survey from a group called Opinium Research, ONE in TEN workers say they've quit a job just because they couldn't stand the office environment.
On that note, the survey found that the ten most hated office annoyances. Some of these I think are RIDICULOUS but here we go:
#1.) Grumpy or moody co-workers
#2.) Slow computers
#3.) Gossip in the office
#4.) Using office jargon or management-speak
#5.) People who talk loudly on the phone
#6.) Too much health and safety in the workplace
#7.) Bad bathroom etiquette
#8.) People who are late for meetings
#9.) People who don't clean up after themselves in the kitchen
#10.) Air conditioning that's too cold
--And the ten most hated office buzzwords and jargon are:
#1.) "Thinking outside the box"
#2.) "Let's touch base"
#3.) "Blue sky thinking"
#4.) "Blamestorming"
#5.) "Drill down to a more granular level"
#6.) "Let's not throw pies in the dark"
#7.) "I've got that on my radar"
#8.) "Push the envelope"
#9.) "Bring your A-game"
#10.) "Get all your ducks in a row"
YOUR SEARCH ENGINE OF CHOICE SAYS WHAT ABOUT YOU?....
Recently, a group of marketing agencies pooled their data in order to identify common personality traits among search engine users, and to learn how a person's choice of search engine affects their shopping habits and brand preferences.
What they found is that GOOGLE users tend to be conventional, yet open to new things. And they prefer to do their shopping at Target and Amazon.
YAHOO users tend to be older and unimaginative, and they feel like they can't control their future. They also "strongly prefer" AT&T and Sprint to Verizon and T-Mobile.
BING users tend to be early adopters who prefer shopping at Wal-Mart.
And AOL users are less intellectual than all other search engine users. They're also conformists who have low expectations and, quote, "feel like they've gotten a raw deal out of life."
Agree? Disagree?
STUPID PRODUCT #1: ROBOTIC KEG!
Last weekend, a group of inventors unveiled the "Heineken Bot" at the Kinetica Art Fair in London. Basically, it's a Heineken mini-keg-on-wheels that's been programmed to zoom around a party pouring drinks for people. And yes, it's as cool as it sounds.
Check it:
STUPID PRODUCT #2: THE "HOODIE-FOOTIE SNUGGLE SUIT"
If you've always wished they made FOOTIE PAJAMAS for adults, you're in luck. Introducing the Hoodie-Footie Snuggle Suit...the world's first one-piece pajama suit for ADULTS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCOXQVnHUko
Sunday, February 7, 2010
THE BIG DIG: WEEKEND OF FEB 6 & 7
WOOO! We survived it...the big snowstorm of 2010. HOPEFULLY that was the big one and we don't have anything quite like that for the rest of the winter! I know most of you spent yesterday digging out, myself included. Over 30 minutes to dig out the car! Finally made it to the station when no one else could...and spent 10 hours on the air! A little crazy, but fun as always, and we kept you guys informed, so I was glad to be at with you yesterday.
Alright, sun today to hopefully melt it a little bit...and here's some stuff for ya!
GRAMMY PICS!
Taylor Swift arrives...
Rihanna and WHAT is she wearing?!
Pink and Carey Hart
PANTS ON DA GROUND!
Miley Miley
Adam Lambert
Black Eyed Peeeeas!
Brit Brit
Gaga-razzi
And how 'bout Pink's performance?!
"FOREVER" AT GRAMMY'S
Did you see the Grammy performance featuring Lil Wayne, Eminem, Drake and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker on Sunday night??? If so, then you know that CBS edited the crap out of it.
Seriously...it almost felt like there was more SILENCE than audio.
But here's the funny thing: There was almost NO SWEARING WHATSOEVER during that performance.
Yes, the songs they were singing..."Drop the World" and "Forever"...have their share of profanity. But on the Grammy stage, the guys were skipping all the bad words themselves.
Check out the UNCENSORED clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq4UUdLGXTs
VH1-NESS....
VH1 is developing a new reality show starring BRANDY and her homemade porno star brother RAY J. The show, which will be called "Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business"...is scheduled to premiere on April 11th.
MEANWHILE,
Of course we talked to ANGEL last weekend! She was on Tough Love on VH1 and the FINALE aired on Sunday night....I got several texts about the show, and YES, Angel and Adam ARE STILL TOGETHER! I predicted they weren't and I predicted wrong. I'm happy for her :)
AND I guess those are the ONLY 2 couples from the show that ARE still together! Go Angel!
MORE GRAMMY'S: TAYLOR SWIFT
If you saw TAYLOR SWIFT'S duet with STEVIE NICKS at the Grammys, then you may have heard some off-key notes here and there. It's not unusual...especially on a live TV show where there are so many variables.
But everyone's been talking about it this week. EW.com described it as "badly off-key"...and the "Washington Post" called it "off-key caterwauling." Fair enough. People will take their shots, and then the 'controversy' will die.
Unfortunately, Scott Borchetta, the head of Taylor's record company, decided to come to her defense...and make everything worse. Basically, he made the mistake of comparing Taylor to the singers on "American Idol".
He said, quote, "This is not 'American Idol'. This is not a competition of getting up and seeing who can sing the highest note. This is about a true artist and writer and communicator. It's not about that technically perfect performance."
Well, that pissed-off at least one "technically perfect" singer from "American Idol", MY GIRL KELLY CLARKSON. She wrote on her blog, quote, "You know what, we not only hit the high notes, you forgot to mention we generally hit the 'right' notes as well."
Here's Kelly's blog post:
Wow …..Dear Scott Borchetta,
I understand defending your artist obviously because I have done the same in the past for artists I like, including Taylor, so you might see why its upsetting to read you attacking American Idol for producing simply vocalists that hit ‘the high notes’. Thank you for that ‘Captain Obvious’ sense of humor because you know what, we not only hit the high notes, you forgot to mention we generally hit the ‘right’ notes as well.
Every artist has a bad performance or two and that is understandable, but throwing blame will not make the situation at hand any better. I have been criticized left and right for having shaky performances before (and they were shaky) and what my manager or label executives say to me and the public is “I’ll kick butt next time” or “every performance isn’t going to be perfect”
……I bring this up because you should take a lesson from these people and instead of lashing out at other artists (that in your ‘humble’ opinion lack true artistry), you should simply take a breath and realize that sometimes things won’t go according to plan or work out and that’s okay.
Sincerely,
One of those contestants from American Idol who only made it because of her high notes ;)
GO KELLY!
AAR HAS SOME REGRET...
Back in December, the ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS appeared to briefly break up, when singer TYSON RITTER and guitarist NICK WHEELER had a public fight on Twitter. Since then, they've made up.
But Ritter regrets it. He says, quote, "It was the stupidest thing we ever did. I think we got so mad at each other in that moment, that we ran to our security blankets, which is 20,000-ish people that sort of support you.
"It was a (effed) up day." Wheeler adds that they're okay...but, quote, "[It was] a pretty serious fight. We're still sort of working things out, so it's good."
MEANWHILE, SOUNDS LIKE FOB IS DONE-ZO!
Officially, FALL OUT BOY is only "on a break"...but it's starting to sound like that break is going to be permanent.
In a chat with fans on Twitter, bassist PETE WENTZ cast some serious doubt on his future with the band. He told one fan, quote, "Don't you get it? A hiatus is forever until you get lonely or old. I don't plan on either."
When another fan specifically asked about his future with the band, he responded, quote, "I can't imagine playing in [Fall Out Boy] again. Something would have to change in my head or my heart...not my wallet."
He added, quote, "I didn't want you to hang on a string. [At the] same time, if it happens, [I] don't want to feel like a liar. [The band] might happen without me. Oh, well."
It's unclear what prompted all of this, but Pete said fans could quote, "attack him...[and] blame it all on him." He also said, quote, "If you only knew how I felt."
Then, to complicate it further, Pete posted a few more messages on his website. In the first one, he said, quote, "Every day for the past seven years of my life I woke up with a purpose. I felt driven. This was all that kept me going."
"When I lost that, I lost part of me...that's not to say count me out. I'm gonna jump back in. I just know that I have to be patient and wait for the right idea. I can't just jump the gun and do whatever.
"Letting go of this giant part of my life has been hard, but I am convinced I will find something new that sparks me in a similar way. This is not a vacation. But I want to be back on tour, having my son watch me from the side of stage, and that will happen...when I find the right magnet."
Then, he followed that with yet another post...saying, quote, "I don't know the future of Fall Out Boy. It's embarrassing to say one thing and then have the future dictate another. As far as I know, Fall Out Boy is on break.
"As much as I don't have a solo project, I also can't predict that I'd ever play in Fall Out Boy again. Not due to personal relationships as much as a band we grew apart.
"In this statement I'd like to include there is the possibility that F.O.B. will play again without me or I will be a part of it when everyone is on the same page. It is no one's fault and there is no animosity about the decision.
"I felt as fans you deserve to know. There is no singular reason for this. The side projects or bands are supported by all members of the band. I am the single biggest fan of F.O.B. and if this is our legacy [then] so be it. I am proud of it."
Meanwhile, in a separate interview with Spin.com, singer PATRICK STUMP also seems ready to close the book on Fall Out Boy...at least for now.
He says, quote, "I'm not in Fall Out Boy right now. One way or another, the band will always be around. Steven Tyler isn't in Aerosmith anymore, but his gravestone will probably say something about Aerosmith.
"Whether we play again or not, I don't know. If we do, it will be for the right reasons. If we don't, it will also be for the right reasons.
"I'm really not worried about Fall Out Boy. I'm so psyched about where I'm at right now, recording this solo album." (On his website, Patrick writes, quote, "I'm working on an album. I'll be writing / producing / performing everything myself.")
As for the other guys, drummer ANDY HURLEY posted a message on Twitter saying, quote, "I quit too." And guitarist JOE TROHMAN Tweeted, quote, "I just did interviews with Span Magazine, Rabbling Stone and Blunder about how much quitting I done." (HA!!) The band's reps declined to comment.
J. TIMBERLAKE, NOW HOW HEAVY IS THAT?
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE has recorded TWO duets with JAMIE FOXX. Both of them will be on Jamie's next album, which will be released in May.
For now, all we know is that one of them is called "Split Personality"...and it's expected to be the first single off the disc.
NEW T SWIZZLE DATING RUMOR...
I have a brand new TAYLOR SWIFT dating rumor for you to waste your valuable time thinking about. He's CORY MONTEITH, and he plays Finn Hudson on the show "Glee". Taylor and Cory hung out TWICE last weekend.
They were spotted having dinner Friday night at Jerry's Deli in L.A. And then on Saturday they sat together at the CLIVE DAVIS pre-Grammy party. Here are some photos of Taylor and Cory at that party...
Check out Taylor's right arm in the third photo. I swear her hand is resting very comfortably on Cory's thigh. That's, like, second base for a girl, no? It's one move away from his launching pad, which I take as a sure sign she's ready to get sweaty.
....turns out its NOT TRUE!
They're just friends. In fact, that very night Monteith ended up all over some blonde at a club in West Hollywood.
A so-called source said, quote, "Cory showed up to the club with a girl who definitely looked like his date. (He) spent the evening attached to the girl at the hip. They looked like they were into each other and having fun." They left the club together at 1:30 A.M.
JOHN MAYER'S TAKE ON TIGER WOODS...FUNNY!
We've waited long enough, but it's finally here: JOHN MAYER'S take on the TIGER WOODS situation.
He says, quote, "Tiger Woods' problems come from him being married. The end. It has nothing to do with control. If Tiger Woods was a single guy, what sort of angle would there be to a text message?
"If Tiger Woods was single, and he texted a girl and said 'I wanna wear your ass like a hat,' why would that ever hit the news?"
He adds, quote, "I can text whatever I want to anybody in the world; I'm not married. I write a lot of dirty text messages to girls, and you've never seen any of them.
"Why? Because if a girl brought a dirty text message from me to the newspapers, they'd say 'I don't have an angle here. Someone wants to wear your ass like a hat? Big deal. He's 32 years old. He's a single guy.
"'If John Mayer has a wife and sends dirty texts, then we got a story.' And that's why I won't do that. When I get married that's gonna be my vows, 'Do you, John Mayer, take this woman to have and to hold, to wear her ass like headgear?'
"'Yes, I do; you're the one whose ass I wanna wear like a hat for the rest of my life.'"
FACEBOOK NATION...
Just yesterday, Shannon asked me on facebook how I knew one of our mutual friends. I had no idea who this person was...probably a listener...but we were "friends" on facebook!
In the 1990s, a researcher named Robin Dunbar concluded it's physically impossible for a person to have more than 150 friends, because the human brain can't comprehend social circles larger than 150 people.
Anyway, researchers at Oxford University in England wanted to find out if the study still stood up in the age of social networking sites, where people regularly have 500 or more "friends."
So they conducted a study basing the idea of "friendship" on three factors:
#1.) Regular involvement in one another's life
#2.) A strong emotional connection
#3.) And a continual effort to stay in touch
What they found is that...going by just those three criteria...the average person is only REALLY friends with 38% of their friends on Facebook.
BIG GAME tonight....commercials of course...plus SAINTS & COLTS!
Enjoy the game...enjoy your week! Thanks for listening and reading, as always :)
Alright, sun today to hopefully melt it a little bit...and here's some stuff for ya!
GRAMMY PICS!
Taylor Swift arrives...
Rihanna and WHAT is she wearing?!
Pink and Carey Hart
PANTS ON DA GROUND!
Miley Miley
Adam Lambert
Black Eyed Peeeeas!
Brit Brit
Gaga-razzi
And how 'bout Pink's performance?!
"FOREVER" AT GRAMMY'S
Did you see the Grammy performance featuring Lil Wayne, Eminem, Drake and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker on Sunday night??? If so, then you know that CBS edited the crap out of it.
Seriously...it almost felt like there was more SILENCE than audio.
But here's the funny thing: There was almost NO SWEARING WHATSOEVER during that performance.
Yes, the songs they were singing..."Drop the World" and "Forever"...have their share of profanity. But on the Grammy stage, the guys were skipping all the bad words themselves.
Check out the UNCENSORED clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq4UUdLGXTs
VH1-NESS....
VH1 is developing a new reality show starring BRANDY and her homemade porno star brother RAY J. The show, which will be called "Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business"...is scheduled to premiere on April 11th.
MEANWHILE,
Of course we talked to ANGEL last weekend! She was on Tough Love on VH1 and the FINALE aired on Sunday night....I got several texts about the show, and YES, Angel and Adam ARE STILL TOGETHER! I predicted they weren't and I predicted wrong. I'm happy for her :)
AND I guess those are the ONLY 2 couples from the show that ARE still together! Go Angel!
MORE GRAMMY'S: TAYLOR SWIFT
If you saw TAYLOR SWIFT'S duet with STEVIE NICKS at the Grammys, then you may have heard some off-key notes here and there. It's not unusual...especially on a live TV show where there are so many variables.
But everyone's been talking about it this week. EW.com described it as "badly off-key"...and the "Washington Post" called it "off-key caterwauling." Fair enough. People will take their shots, and then the 'controversy' will die.
Unfortunately, Scott Borchetta, the head of Taylor's record company, decided to come to her defense...and make everything worse. Basically, he made the mistake of comparing Taylor to the singers on "American Idol".
He said, quote, "This is not 'American Idol'. This is not a competition of getting up and seeing who can sing the highest note. This is about a true artist and writer and communicator. It's not about that technically perfect performance."
Well, that pissed-off at least one "technically perfect" singer from "American Idol", MY GIRL KELLY CLARKSON. She wrote on her blog, quote, "You know what, we not only hit the high notes, you forgot to mention we generally hit the 'right' notes as well."
Here's Kelly's blog post:
Wow …..Dear Scott Borchetta,
I understand defending your artist obviously because I have done the same in the past for artists I like, including Taylor, so you might see why its upsetting to read you attacking American Idol for producing simply vocalists that hit ‘the high notes’. Thank you for that ‘Captain Obvious’ sense of humor because you know what, we not only hit the high notes, you forgot to mention we generally hit the ‘right’ notes as well.
Every artist has a bad performance or two and that is understandable, but throwing blame will not make the situation at hand any better. I have been criticized left and right for having shaky performances before (and they were shaky) and what my manager or label executives say to me and the public is “I’ll kick butt next time” or “every performance isn’t going to be perfect”
……I bring this up because you should take a lesson from these people and instead of lashing out at other artists (that in your ‘humble’ opinion lack true artistry), you should simply take a breath and realize that sometimes things won’t go according to plan or work out and that’s okay.
Sincerely,
One of those contestants from American Idol who only made it because of her high notes ;)
GO KELLY!
AAR HAS SOME REGRET...
Back in December, the ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS appeared to briefly break up, when singer TYSON RITTER and guitarist NICK WHEELER had a public fight on Twitter. Since then, they've made up.
But Ritter regrets it. He says, quote, "It was the stupidest thing we ever did. I think we got so mad at each other in that moment, that we ran to our security blankets, which is 20,000-ish people that sort of support you.
"It was a (effed) up day." Wheeler adds that they're okay...but, quote, "[It was] a pretty serious fight. We're still sort of working things out, so it's good."
MEANWHILE, SOUNDS LIKE FOB IS DONE-ZO!
Officially, FALL OUT BOY is only "on a break"...but it's starting to sound like that break is going to be permanent.
In a chat with fans on Twitter, bassist PETE WENTZ cast some serious doubt on his future with the band. He told one fan, quote, "Don't you get it? A hiatus is forever until you get lonely or old. I don't plan on either."
When another fan specifically asked about his future with the band, he responded, quote, "I can't imagine playing in [Fall Out Boy] again. Something would have to change in my head or my heart...not my wallet."
He added, quote, "I didn't want you to hang on a string. [At the] same time, if it happens, [I] don't want to feel like a liar. [The band] might happen without me. Oh, well."
It's unclear what prompted all of this, but Pete said fans could quote, "attack him...[and] blame it all on him." He also said, quote, "If you only knew how I felt."
Then, to complicate it further, Pete posted a few more messages on his website. In the first one, he said, quote, "Every day for the past seven years of my life I woke up with a purpose. I felt driven. This was all that kept me going."
"When I lost that, I lost part of me...that's not to say count me out. I'm gonna jump back in. I just know that I have to be patient and wait for the right idea. I can't just jump the gun and do whatever.
"Letting go of this giant part of my life has been hard, but I am convinced I will find something new that sparks me in a similar way. This is not a vacation. But I want to be back on tour, having my son watch me from the side of stage, and that will happen...when I find the right magnet."
Then, he followed that with yet another post...saying, quote, "I don't know the future of Fall Out Boy. It's embarrassing to say one thing and then have the future dictate another. As far as I know, Fall Out Boy is on break.
"As much as I don't have a solo project, I also can't predict that I'd ever play in Fall Out Boy again. Not due to personal relationships as much as a band we grew apart.
"In this statement I'd like to include there is the possibility that F.O.B. will play again without me or I will be a part of it when everyone is on the same page. It is no one's fault and there is no animosity about the decision.
"I felt as fans you deserve to know. There is no singular reason for this. The side projects or bands are supported by all members of the band. I am the single biggest fan of F.O.B. and if this is our legacy [then] so be it. I am proud of it."
Meanwhile, in a separate interview with Spin.com, singer PATRICK STUMP also seems ready to close the book on Fall Out Boy...at least for now.
He says, quote, "I'm not in Fall Out Boy right now. One way or another, the band will always be around. Steven Tyler isn't in Aerosmith anymore, but his gravestone will probably say something about Aerosmith.
"Whether we play again or not, I don't know. If we do, it will be for the right reasons. If we don't, it will also be for the right reasons.
"I'm really not worried about Fall Out Boy. I'm so psyched about where I'm at right now, recording this solo album." (On his website, Patrick writes, quote, "I'm working on an album. I'll be writing / producing / performing everything myself.")
As for the other guys, drummer ANDY HURLEY posted a message on Twitter saying, quote, "I quit too." And guitarist JOE TROHMAN Tweeted, quote, "I just did interviews with Span Magazine, Rabbling Stone and Blunder about how much quitting I done." (HA!!) The band's reps declined to comment.
J. TIMBERLAKE, NOW HOW HEAVY IS THAT?
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE has recorded TWO duets with JAMIE FOXX. Both of them will be on Jamie's next album, which will be released in May.
For now, all we know is that one of them is called "Split Personality"...and it's expected to be the first single off the disc.
NEW T SWIZZLE DATING RUMOR...
I have a brand new TAYLOR SWIFT dating rumor for you to waste your valuable time thinking about. He's CORY MONTEITH, and he plays Finn Hudson on the show "Glee". Taylor and Cory hung out TWICE last weekend.
They were spotted having dinner Friday night at Jerry's Deli in L.A. And then on Saturday they sat together at the CLIVE DAVIS pre-Grammy party. Here are some photos of Taylor and Cory at that party...
Check out Taylor's right arm in the third photo. I swear her hand is resting very comfortably on Cory's thigh. That's, like, second base for a girl, no? It's one move away from his launching pad, which I take as a sure sign she's ready to get sweaty.
....turns out its NOT TRUE!
They're just friends. In fact, that very night Monteith ended up all over some blonde at a club in West Hollywood.
A so-called source said, quote, "Cory showed up to the club with a girl who definitely looked like his date. (He) spent the evening attached to the girl at the hip. They looked like they were into each other and having fun." They left the club together at 1:30 A.M.
JOHN MAYER'S TAKE ON TIGER WOODS...FUNNY!
We've waited long enough, but it's finally here: JOHN MAYER'S take on the TIGER WOODS situation.
He says, quote, "Tiger Woods' problems come from him being married. The end. It has nothing to do with control. If Tiger Woods was a single guy, what sort of angle would there be to a text message?
"If Tiger Woods was single, and he texted a girl and said 'I wanna wear your ass like a hat,' why would that ever hit the news?"
He adds, quote, "I can text whatever I want to anybody in the world; I'm not married. I write a lot of dirty text messages to girls, and you've never seen any of them.
"Why? Because if a girl brought a dirty text message from me to the newspapers, they'd say 'I don't have an angle here. Someone wants to wear your ass like a hat? Big deal. He's 32 years old. He's a single guy.
"'If John Mayer has a wife and sends dirty texts, then we got a story.' And that's why I won't do that. When I get married that's gonna be my vows, 'Do you, John Mayer, take this woman to have and to hold, to wear her ass like headgear?'
"'Yes, I do; you're the one whose ass I wanna wear like a hat for the rest of my life.'"
FACEBOOK NATION...
Just yesterday, Shannon asked me on facebook how I knew one of our mutual friends. I had no idea who this person was...probably a listener...but we were "friends" on facebook!
In the 1990s, a researcher named Robin Dunbar concluded it's physically impossible for a person to have more than 150 friends, because the human brain can't comprehend social circles larger than 150 people.
Anyway, researchers at Oxford University in England wanted to find out if the study still stood up in the age of social networking sites, where people regularly have 500 or more "friends."
So they conducted a study basing the idea of "friendship" on three factors:
#1.) Regular involvement in one another's life
#2.) A strong emotional connection
#3.) And a continual effort to stay in touch
What they found is that...going by just those three criteria...the average person is only REALLY friends with 38% of their friends on Facebook.
BIG GAME tonight....commercials of course...plus SAINTS & COLTS!
Enjoy the game...enjoy your week! Thanks for listening and reading, as always :)
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