I. NEED. SLEEP.
But...YOU. NEED. A. FRESH. BLOG.
So, here ya go!
YA LOST YER WHAT??!
Here's some celebrity trivia for you: When SUGAR RAY singer MARK MCGRATH was 10 years old, he almost lost one of his testes...because he SLEPT ON IT WRONG.
He tells People.com, "When I was around 10 years old, I had an injury to one of my balls (forgive me, I'm a rocker) that occurred when I was sleeping.
"Basically, I rolled over awkwardly, cutting off the blood flow, and my testicle was slowly dying. I know it sounds hardcore...especially at age 10...but thankfully they were able to save it.
"The problem was, they told me it was possible I may never be able to have children. Ha! What did I care? I was only 10 years old and girls were still firmly entrenched in the 'icky' stage to me!"
(Really? Even at 10? I was browsing the SI swimsuit issue at age 10...Anyway)
This revelation comes from a series of blogs Mark has begun writing for the "Moms & Babies" section of People.com.
See, Mark and his fiancée Carin had trouble conceiving their now-5-month-old twins because of his near-testicular-death experience, as well as some, shall we say...plumbing issues of Carin's.
They ended up going with in vitro. You can read Part 1 of Mark's story here if you so desire
http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/09/29/mark-mcgraths-blog-our-fertility-journey-part-1/
10 SONGS THAT MAKE MEN CRY...
At the last radio station I worked at, we did a test of some of our older music, and this song came in DEAD LAST...regardless, the R.E.M. classic "Everybody Hurts" has topped a survey of The Top 10 Songs That Make Men Cry. (Or at least, The Top 10 Songs That Make BRITISH Men Cry...since the survey was conducted in the U.K.)
The company that conducted the survey described "Everybody Hurts" as, "a well-written tear-jerker that people can relate to and empathize with.
"It is this lyrical connection that can reach deep down emotionally and move even the strongest of men." (Right now, I'm trying to imagine some football player listening to "Everybody Hurts" in the locker room, and bawling his eyes out.)
Here's the Top 10:
#1.) "Everybody Hurts", R.E.M.
#2.) "Tears in Heaven", Eric Clapton
#3.) "Hallelujah", Leonard Cohen
#4.) "Nothing Compares 2 U", Sinead O'Connor
#5.) "With or Without You", U2
#6.) "The Drugs Don't Work", The Verve
#7.) "Candle in the Wind", Elton John
#8.) "Streets of Philadelphia", Bruce Springsteen
#9.) "Unchained Melody", Todd Duncan (Todd sang the original version for a 1955 prison flick called "Unchained". The Righteous Brothers version that everybody remembers from "Ghost" was recorded ten years later.)
#10.) "Angels", Robbie Williams
PETE WENTZ...WENT THRU DEPRESSION...
PETE WENTZ admitted that he battled depression after FALL OUT BOY‘s decision to go on an “indefinite” break last year.
He said: “It was so strange. I became this guy in a plaid shirt and grew a depressed guy beard. I was at rock bottom.”
Pete went on to form his new band, BLACK CARDS. They’re set to release their debut album later this year.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
WEDNESDAY WHAT?
Rock Hall nominations hit yesterday...posted some of that on my facebook page...which is why you BETTER 'like' that! www.facebook.com/robbiemackpage
Here's a list of the FUTURE eligible HOF'ers: http://www.futurerocklegends.com/artists.php
Btw, the final list for the 2011 class drops on December 26th. Inductions are in March 2011.
GETTING REDIC...
Alright, I've never seen any of these shows...but this is getting insane: Bravo is launching a SEVENTH "Real Housewives of..."-whatever series. (The sixth one, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" hasn't even premiered yet...and the "D.C." one just debuted last month.)
The new one, "The Real Housewives of Miami", has already been filmed, and will supposedly premiere sometime this winter.
Bravo hasn't officially announced the show yet...but word has it that the cast includes the wife of former NBA superstar SCOTTIE PIPPEN, and the ex-wife of former NBA player GLEN RICE.
GAGA TIX...
Since I've taken lots of calls/texts/messages about this, YES Q92 has GAGA tix!! April 27th at The Q (last show of her tour actually)...on sale Friday at 10am. Nikolina has them all week, listen 10-3
TRYING TO DETERMINE IF I...AND YOU...ARE NORMAL
"USA Today" is trying to figure out what makes someone NORMAL, and they've come up with a six-question quiz to figure out what is and isn't the borderline for normal versus abnormal. Here are the questions...see where you land.
#1.) How often do you pick your nose? The most common answers are "every day" or "sometimes, maybe weekly." The least-normal behavior is NEVER picking it.
#2.) Did you lie about your weight on your driver's license? Only about three out of 10 people lie, so it's more normal to tell the truth.
#3.) For women: How much time does your husband or boyfriend spend per week watching football? None is actually the most common answer. Three hours or six hours are also normal. More than 12 hours is not normal.
#4.) Have you ever searched for your ex online? About three out of five people have run a search.
#5.) For married people: Are you still in love with your ex? Two-thirds of people are NOT, making that the most normal. A surprising one out of five people say they are, so it's not THAT abnormal.
#6.) Are you normal if your spouse has never seen you naked? Only about one out of 14 people think it's normal if you've never been nude in front of the person you're married to.
I have to say...I'm pretty normal!!
...or at least, as nuts as everyone else!
NO TEXTING WHILE DRIVING? A GOOD IDEA?
It's been proven repeatedly that texting while driving is more dangerous than DRINKING while driving.
Every year, there are SO MANY DEATHS caused by people using their cell phones in their cars that a plane would have to crash EVERY SINGLE WEEK to equal the same death toll.
And yet...people keep on texting while driving. Admit it, you do it, don't you? It's ok to admit. So states have started responding by making it illegal to text while you drive, to try to curb those numbers. I was up in Michigan at the end of June and there were billboards all over warning that on July 1st, there was no texting while driving in Michigan.
Well...the Highway Loss Data Institute just did a study of the 30 states that have banned texting while driving and they found that...when people know it's illegal to text and drive, they actually GET INTO MORE ACCIDENTS!!
In three out of four states with text bans, texting-related accidents went UP.
Adrian Lund from the HLDI has a theory for why this happens. He says that people still text in their cars when there's a text ban...only they hold the phone lower down so a cop couldn't look in their window and see what they're doing.
The problem there is that your eyes are diverted further from the road and for a longer time...so more accidents happen.
He believes that the states need to quickly start giving out harsher penalties for texting while driving...because a small ticket isn't enough of a deterrent.
Around here, it's illegal in the city of Alliance, all of Summit County, and the city of Cleveland.
THE LOWEST NUMBERS IN 130 YEARS...
Either the men in this country have gotten a lot smarter about avoiding the Big Mistake, or the economy is even more devastating than we realized...because this is MADNESS.
Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data which found that the marriage rate in this country just hit its lowest point in at least 130 YEARS.
In 2009, only 52% of Americans 18 years old and over said they were married.
That's down from 57% in 2000.
We don't know if the marriage rate has ever been lower. The Census has only been collecting that data since 1880...130 years ago...and the percentage has NEVER been lower than it was last year.
The economy IS definitely a factor: People are less likely to jump into marriages when their finances and careers are so up in the air.
Combine that with the younger generation being cool with waiting into their 30s to lock it down, and you get the lowest marriage rate ever.
The Census also found that in 2009, for people 25 to 34, 46.3% were never married, and 44.9% are currently married, or had been married and are now divorced.
That's the first time in history that the "never married" group was larger than the "married" group.
And with that I say...HAPPY HUMP!
Here's a list of the FUTURE eligible HOF'ers: http://www.futurerocklegends.com/artists.php
Btw, the final list for the 2011 class drops on December 26th. Inductions are in March 2011.
GETTING REDIC...
Alright, I've never seen any of these shows...but this is getting insane: Bravo is launching a SEVENTH "Real Housewives of..."-whatever series. (The sixth one, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" hasn't even premiered yet...and the "D.C." one just debuted last month.)
The new one, "The Real Housewives of Miami", has already been filmed, and will supposedly premiere sometime this winter.
Bravo hasn't officially announced the show yet...but word has it that the cast includes the wife of former NBA superstar SCOTTIE PIPPEN, and the ex-wife of former NBA player GLEN RICE.
GAGA TIX...
Since I've taken lots of calls/texts/messages about this, YES Q92 has GAGA tix!! April 27th at The Q (last show of her tour actually)...on sale Friday at 10am. Nikolina has them all week, listen 10-3
TRYING TO DETERMINE IF I...AND YOU...ARE NORMAL
"USA Today" is trying to figure out what makes someone NORMAL, and they've come up with a six-question quiz to figure out what is and isn't the borderline for normal versus abnormal. Here are the questions...see where you land.
#1.) How often do you pick your nose? The most common answers are "every day" or "sometimes, maybe weekly." The least-normal behavior is NEVER picking it.
#2.) Did you lie about your weight on your driver's license? Only about three out of 10 people lie, so it's more normal to tell the truth.
#3.) For women: How much time does your husband or boyfriend spend per week watching football? None is actually the most common answer. Three hours or six hours are also normal. More than 12 hours is not normal.
#4.) Have you ever searched for your ex online? About three out of five people have run a search.
#5.) For married people: Are you still in love with your ex? Two-thirds of people are NOT, making that the most normal. A surprising one out of five people say they are, so it's not THAT abnormal.
#6.) Are you normal if your spouse has never seen you naked? Only about one out of 14 people think it's normal if you've never been nude in front of the person you're married to.
I have to say...I'm pretty normal!!
...or at least, as nuts as everyone else!
NO TEXTING WHILE DRIVING? A GOOD IDEA?
It's been proven repeatedly that texting while driving is more dangerous than DRINKING while driving.
Every year, there are SO MANY DEATHS caused by people using their cell phones in their cars that a plane would have to crash EVERY SINGLE WEEK to equal the same death toll.
And yet...people keep on texting while driving. Admit it, you do it, don't you? It's ok to admit. So states have started responding by making it illegal to text while you drive, to try to curb those numbers. I was up in Michigan at the end of June and there were billboards all over warning that on July 1st, there was no texting while driving in Michigan.
Well...the Highway Loss Data Institute just did a study of the 30 states that have banned texting while driving and they found that...when people know it's illegal to text and drive, they actually GET INTO MORE ACCIDENTS!!
In three out of four states with text bans, texting-related accidents went UP.
Adrian Lund from the HLDI has a theory for why this happens. He says that people still text in their cars when there's a text ban...only they hold the phone lower down so a cop couldn't look in their window and see what they're doing.
The problem there is that your eyes are diverted further from the road and for a longer time...so more accidents happen.
He believes that the states need to quickly start giving out harsher penalties for texting while driving...because a small ticket isn't enough of a deterrent.
Around here, it's illegal in the city of Alliance, all of Summit County, and the city of Cleveland.
THE LOWEST NUMBERS IN 130 YEARS...
Either the men in this country have gotten a lot smarter about avoiding the Big Mistake, or the economy is even more devastating than we realized...because this is MADNESS.
Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data which found that the marriage rate in this country just hit its lowest point in at least 130 YEARS.
In 2009, only 52% of Americans 18 years old and over said they were married.
That's down from 57% in 2000.
We don't know if the marriage rate has ever been lower. The Census has only been collecting that data since 1880...130 years ago...and the percentage has NEVER been lower than it was last year.
The economy IS definitely a factor: People are less likely to jump into marriages when their finances and careers are so up in the air.
Combine that with the younger generation being cool with waiting into their 30s to lock it down, and you get the lowest marriage rate ever.
The Census also found that in 2009, for people 25 to 34, 46.3% were never married, and 44.9% are currently married, or had been married and are now divorced.
That's the first time in history that the "never married" group was larger than the "married" group.
And with that I say...HAPPY HUMP!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
fanTASTIC TUESDAY
OK, it's not all that fantastic. It's dreary as hell out...regardless, I'm in 7-Midnight tonight, let's hang! Here's some shtuff...
THE TWILIGHT FLICKS WERE ALMOST *ALOT* DIFFERENT...
The "Twilight" movies could have been a lot different, if the studio had its way.
Producer Mark Morgan says the suits were pushing to downplay the emotional, romantic aspects of the novels...and play up the ACTION.
THE TWILIGHT FLICKS WERE ALMOST *ALOT* DIFFERENT...
The "Twilight" movies could have been a lot different, if the studio had its way.
Producer Mark Morgan says the suits were pushing to downplay the emotional, romantic aspects of the novels...and play up the ACTION.
He says, "They had Bella fighting back. They had her father dying in one of the scripts, actually, and her becoming a vampire in the first movie...One of their drafts literally had a Korean FBI agent who was hunting and tracking vampires across the coast."
"There was SWAT in the trees and literally it was like, 'Red leader, red leader 1′ and the vampires were picking them out of the woods. It would have been a different movie."
THE CONAN/MAX SPLIT...
CONAN O'BRIEN and MAX WEINBERG have released a joint statement confirming what we suspected: That their split WAS mutual.
It reads, "By mutual agreement...Max will not be returning to lead the late night band he created in 1993 as Conan moves to his new home at TBS on November 8th."
Conan adds, "Max has been a huge part of my life for the past 17 years and he is an incredible bandleader and musician. I hope he can find time to stop by the new show, sit in with the band and pretend to find my monologue funny."
And that may very well happen. Max says, "[It was] a deeply rewarding experience for me...[I became] a better musician and bandleader. I wish Conan and his show the best and I do look forward to dropping by."
So that's that. There was no bad blood.
This should end the rumor that Max and Conan had a post-"Tonight Show" falling out when Max opted to tour with his own group, The Max Weinberg Big Band, instead of joining Conan for his comedy tour.
NEW GOOD CHARLOTTE VIDEO!
GOOD CHARLOTTE have released the video for their hit "Like It's Her Birthday", which you've been hearing for a few weeks now on Q92. It's the first sing from "Cardiology". (It's set to hit stores on November 2nd.)
Half the video consists of Good Charlotte "performing" in a giant glass box...and the other half follows some narrative about a girl who gets wasted at a party.
http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.videos&videoId=106602338
CLEVELAND'S KID CUDI GETS OFF EASY...
KID CUDI pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drug charge on Friday, and he got off basically scot-free. He only has to do TWO DAYS of community service.
He also has to stay out of trouble for the next six months.
Cudi was busted back in June and charged with, "criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree." At the time, everyone was reporting that it was LIQUID COCAINE.
Turns out, it DOESN'T EXIST (that we've been able to find)
Cudi later said that he had REGULAR cocaine, "Just for the record, it bugged me out that people said it was liquid cocaine. No, I'm just (effing) rich, and my blow comes in a jar. There was no liquid in it...that makes no sense."
Cudi has also admitted he made a mistake...but says he's already past it.
He said, "I know you guys were hearing some (crap) about me in the news. I was wilding out and (crap), but I'm good now. I just smoke weed. I know (N-words) die when they 27. I'm 26 now, but I promise I'll live til I'm old as (crap)."
And in another interview, he said, "No more blow. People do drugs to camouflage emotions and run away from their problems."
TEXTING IS #1...
Here's even MORE proof that texting is becoming the most popular form of communication in this country. WAY bigger than talking on the phone, or God forbid, actually face-to-face human contact.
A new study by Kiplinger has found that Americans 21 to 30 years old are driving WAY less than they were 15 years ago. And the reason is...they'd rather just text their friends than hang out with them.
In 1995, people in their 20s accounted for 21% of the total miles traveled in the U.S. Today, that's down to 14%.
J.D. Power and Associates surveyed people in their 20s to find out why they're driving less and found, quote, "Young people care more about their cell phones than they do their cars. They have less need to physically congregate."
The effect is happening with younger people, too. In 1978, 50% of 16-year-olds had their driver's licenses. In 2008, that was down to 31%.
The number of 17-year-olds running out to get their licenses also dropped...from 75% in 1978 to 49% in 2008.
Now THAT'S just crazy!! Any 16 or 17 year olds out there that AREN'T in a hurry to get their license?? I find it hard to believe...
OH KATY...
Everyone was all focused on KATY PERRY being on Saturday Night Live, but no one has talked about THIS:
I can't believe I'm actually going to say this, but Elmo and Grover from "Sesame Street" were on "Good Morning America" on Friday to discuss the KATY PERRY cleavage scandal. And Elmo said Katy is welcome back on the show.
He said, "We'll have another one. Elmo loves Ms. Katy and Elmo had a good time, so we'll have another play date."
I could also point out that he followed that by saying, "Come, come come." But that would be childish so I won't.
Then Grover asked if HIS outfit was too revealing.
LUDA EDUCATES...
Say what you want about LUDACRIS, but he spent last Friday speaking to children at an event for a program called Get Schooled...where he preached the importance of education.
In fact, he told kids that having an education was necessary in order to make it in the music business.
He said, "Education is extremely important, especially in my business, the music business. You hear a lot of the time that the music business is 90% business [and] 10% music.
"If you don't have the right education and you don't educate yourself, then you're not gonna last in my business."
Since you're probably wondering, Ludacris graduated from Banneker High School in Atlanta, and then went to Georgia State University. He studied music management for one year, before dropping out to begin his rap career.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
WACKY THURSDAY
Ya know, since its a Wednesday/THursday COMBO UPDATE!!
Here's....some shtuff!
BAD NEWS FOR NON-SINGLE FOLK...
It feels like everyone's had this happen at some point: One of your good friends gets into a relationship, then seems to fall off the face of the Earth, never to be seen or heard from again. Actually I'm pretty sure we all do it. I've done it, you've done it. It happens. We all say "oh I wont do that" but we do it anyway, cause we're addicted to the treasure chest...
According to a study by scientists at the University of Oxford in England, it's a very real phenomenon. They've found that when someone gets into a serious relationship, they lose TWO close friendships.
Yes, they really had a 'study' conducted by scientists. Hey, next time? Just ask my ass! I'll tell ya what's up...half price too!
The average man has around four or five really close friends, and the average woman has five or six. Both men and women lose an average of two of those friends every time they start seriously dating someone new.
And it's not just a new boyfriend or girlfriend that pushes your friends away.
The scientists found that you only have the time and capacity for about five intimate connections. So when you have a child, or even when you get a DOG, you start fading out friends.
Robin Dunbar is the Oxford professor of evolutionary biology who led the study. He says, quote, "You only have five slots for deeply intense and meaningful relations. Those don't have to be human.
"They can be your dog or your favorite chrysanthemum plant. (???) They can be people in an entirely fictional world, [like] soap opera characters. They can be God."
THEY YANKED THE KATY VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That video in which a very cleavage-y KATY PERRY dances around with Elmo to a cleaned up version of "Hot N Cold" will NOT assault the eyeballs of your young children after all.
The "Sesame Street" people decided not to air it, after receiving numerous complaints.
The video never did air...it was scheduled to run on the New Year's Eve show. But after it leaked to the Internet and people went DOG NUTS over it, producers decided to trash it.
By the way...according to TMZ, Katy's upper chest isn't technically bare. She's wearing, quote, "flesh-colored mesh" right up to her neck.
Scroll down to my last update...the video was still on Youtube at last check! Link below
EFF YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...OO OO OOOOO!!!!
CEE-LO GREEN will release his album, "The Lady Killer", a month EARLIER than planned. Instead of December 7th, he's now putting it out November 9th.
He says he's doing this out of, "popular demand." Now, usually when a musician says that they're blowing smoke...but in this case, it seems legit.
Cee-lo's "Eff You" single has been a phenomenon. The initial, song-only version, and the video that followed, have been watched on YouTube over 10 MILLION times combined in the past month. And requested by many on Q92 as well!
WHY YOU DO...THAT THING YOU DO?
There's a pretty common belief that women don't dress up to impress men...they do it to impress other women. And this is just another piece of evidence to show why that's the pure, undisputed TRUTH.
A new study by Northumbria University in Newcastle, England, found that men don't notice or care whether a woman's wearing high heels or not.
Men in the study couldn't even tell the difference in a woman's posture with high heels versus her posture without them. With high heels, a woman is supposed to look like she has longer legs and a better rear end. But the men didn't notice.
Dr. Nick Neave is an evolutionary psychologist who led the study. He says, "Women are spending money on high heels, which can be dangerous, presumably to make themselves look good and add to what nature gives them."
But, he found that they're not really making a difference in attracting men.
LESSON LEARNED?
14-year-old Rebecca Javeleau of Herdfordshire, England, is about to turn 15...and scheduled her birthday party for October 7th. To invite her friends, she posted her party as an event on Facebook.
Sounds pretty common, right? Of course it does.
There was only one problem. When she set up the party, she forgot to uncheck the box that says "anyone can view and RSVP."
And suddenly, random people started RSVP-ing to the party. Then THEIR friends saw it and started responding. And before Rebecca knew what was happening, 21,000 people around the world had signed on to attend her 15th birthday party.
When her mother found out, she cancelled the party, took away Rebecca's Internet privileges, and called the police: Because even after Rebecca took the invitation down, people reposted it and pledged to show up for the party on October 7th. Ha!!!
WANNA STAY SKINNY? GET A FAT ROOMIE!!!
Here's a weird phenomenon, according to a study from the University of......that school in the next state north which shall not be named. They found that when a girl goes off to college for the first time, if she winds up with a CHUBBY roommate...that's actually her best bet for staying SLIM.
They found that freshman girls with chubby roommates gained an average of half a pound. Freshman girls with skinnier roommates gained two-and-a-half pounds.
The researchers believe it happens because the chubby roommate will focus on dieting and exercising, rather than just gorging at the dining hall buffet...and some of those habits will rub off on her roommate.
Alright....be good!
Here's....some shtuff!
BAD NEWS FOR NON-SINGLE FOLK...
It feels like everyone's had this happen at some point: One of your good friends gets into a relationship, then seems to fall off the face of the Earth, never to be seen or heard from again. Actually I'm pretty sure we all do it. I've done it, you've done it. It happens. We all say "oh I wont do that" but we do it anyway, cause we're addicted to the treasure chest...
According to a study by scientists at the University of Oxford in England, it's a very real phenomenon. They've found that when someone gets into a serious relationship, they lose TWO close friendships.
Yes, they really had a 'study' conducted by scientists. Hey, next time? Just ask my ass! I'll tell ya what's up...half price too!
The average man has around four or five really close friends, and the average woman has five or six. Both men and women lose an average of two of those friends every time they start seriously dating someone new.
And it's not just a new boyfriend or girlfriend that pushes your friends away.
The scientists found that you only have the time and capacity for about five intimate connections. So when you have a child, or even when you get a DOG, you start fading out friends.
Robin Dunbar is the Oxford professor of evolutionary biology who led the study. He says, quote, "You only have five slots for deeply intense and meaningful relations. Those don't have to be human.
"They can be your dog or your favorite chrysanthemum plant. (???) They can be people in an entirely fictional world, [like] soap opera characters. They can be God."
THEY YANKED THE KATY VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That video in which a very cleavage-y KATY PERRY dances around with Elmo to a cleaned up version of "Hot N Cold" will NOT assault the eyeballs of your young children after all.
The "Sesame Street" people decided not to air it, after receiving numerous complaints.
The video never did air...it was scheduled to run on the New Year's Eve show. But after it leaked to the Internet and people went DOG NUTS over it, producers decided to trash it.
By the way...according to TMZ, Katy's upper chest isn't technically bare. She's wearing, quote, "flesh-colored mesh" right up to her neck.
Scroll down to my last update...the video was still on Youtube at last check! Link below
EFF YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...OO OO OOOOO!!!!
CEE-LO GREEN will release his album, "The Lady Killer", a month EARLIER than planned. Instead of December 7th, he's now putting it out November 9th.
He says he's doing this out of, "popular demand." Now, usually when a musician says that they're blowing smoke...but in this case, it seems legit.
Cee-lo's "Eff You" single has been a phenomenon. The initial, song-only version, and the video that followed, have been watched on YouTube over 10 MILLION times combined in the past month. And requested by many on Q92 as well!
WHY YOU DO...THAT THING YOU DO?
There's a pretty common belief that women don't dress up to impress men...they do it to impress other women. And this is just another piece of evidence to show why that's the pure, undisputed TRUTH.
A new study by Northumbria University in Newcastle, England, found that men don't notice or care whether a woman's wearing high heels or not.
Men in the study couldn't even tell the difference in a woman's posture with high heels versus her posture without them. With high heels, a woman is supposed to look like she has longer legs and a better rear end. But the men didn't notice.
Dr. Nick Neave is an evolutionary psychologist who led the study. He says, "Women are spending money on high heels, which can be dangerous, presumably to make themselves look good and add to what nature gives them."
But, he found that they're not really making a difference in attracting men.
LESSON LEARNED?
14-year-old Rebecca Javeleau of Herdfordshire, England, is about to turn 15...and scheduled her birthday party for October 7th. To invite her friends, she posted her party as an event on Facebook.
Sounds pretty common, right? Of course it does.
There was only one problem. When she set up the party, she forgot to uncheck the box that says "anyone can view and RSVP."
And suddenly, random people started RSVP-ing to the party. Then THEIR friends saw it and started responding. And before Rebecca knew what was happening, 21,000 people around the world had signed on to attend her 15th birthday party.
When her mother found out, she cancelled the party, took away Rebecca's Internet privileges, and called the police: Because even after Rebecca took the invitation down, people reposted it and pledged to show up for the party on October 7th. Ha!!!
WANNA STAY SKINNY? GET A FAT ROOMIE!!!
Here's a weird phenomenon, according to a study from the University of......that school in the next state north which shall not be named. They found that when a girl goes off to college for the first time, if she winds up with a CHUBBY roommate...that's actually her best bet for staying SLIM.
They found that freshman girls with chubby roommates gained an average of half a pound. Freshman girls with skinnier roommates gained two-and-a-half pounds.
The researchers believe it happens because the chubby roommate will focus on dieting and exercising, rather than just gorging at the dining hall buffet...and some of those habits will rub off on her roommate.
Alright....be good!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
TAN-YO-ASS TUESDAY
...because, well, its in the 80's and sunny. Go forth and enjoy yourself! But read this first...
ARREST WARRANT ISSUED...
LINDSAY LOHAN said she was ready to face Judge Elden Fox after failing her drug test. And it looks like that'll happen soon.
Judge Fox revoked Lindsay's bail yesterday and issued a warrant for her arrest.
But don't expect a police standoff or a white Bronco chase, or any other such madness. Nobody's coming to get Lindsay yet.
She's due in court Friday at 8:30 A.M. The warrant will remain on hold until then. If Lindsay doesn't show up for that hearing, though, they might just go looking for her.
Judge Fox had said that a failed drug test would result in a 30-day jail sentence. We'll find out Friday if he keeps his word.
There are reports kicking around that Lindsay did indeed fail TWO drug tests. She supposedly tested positive for cocaine in one test and amphetamines in the other.
KATY P DOES ELMO...
KATY PERRY filmed a guest appearance on "Sesame Street"...in which she sings a cleaned-up version of "Hot N Cold" with Elmo. Ya know, without the "PMS...like a bitch" line!
Which would be fine and not very noteworthy, except that Katy was sporting MASSIVE CLEAVAGE...and in several scenes, she's running...and her boobs are VERY NOTICEABLY BOUNCING.
Here's the clip...YOU'RE WELCOME, guys!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXiFsB4SYlc
IS IT A SLOW NEWS DAY?
Remember that astounding, 13-inch fake wiener that MARK WAHLBERG wore for the 1997 movie "Boogie Nights"?
Well, he saved it...and he used to use it on his friends. No, not like that.
He says, "I used to keep it in my desk drawer. And I'd take it out and slap my friends in the face with it.
"I don't keep many things from my movies, but that just seemed to have personal significance."
DETAILS ON BRUNO MARS GETTING POPPED...
BRUNO MARS was arrested in Las Vegas on Saturday on suspicion of cocaine possession.
And now we're hearing that it was a BATHROOM ATTENDANT who ratted him out.
According to the police, a bathroom attendant at the Hard Rock Hotel tipped off security that, quote, "there was a man in the bathroom stall with possibly a man using drugs."
The attendant also saw "a male...with a baggy of white powder substance."
Apparently, one of the men was Bruno. When the authorities confronted him, he handed over the baggy...and admitted to them that, quote, "he did a foolish thing and has never used drugs before." The powder has since tested positive for cocaine.
He was booked and released, but he hasn't been charged with anything yet. (It'll be interesting to see if he fares better or worse than PARIS HILTON...who got off with a year of probation, a fine and some community service.)
By the way, "Saturday Night Live" has just announced that Bruno will be the musical guest on their October 9th episode. "Glee" star JANE LYNCH is hosting. Bruno's debut album, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans", hits stores on October 5th.
KANYE WILL ALSO DO SNL...
"Saturday Night Live" has confirmed that KANYE WEST will be performing on their October 2nd episode.
"Breaking Bad" star BRYAN CRANSTON...who some of you may know better as the dad from "Malcolm in the Middle"...is hosting.
There's no word what Kanye will be performing. (He performed his new track, "Runaway", at the VMA's)
Speaking of "Runaway", Kanye has said that he's working on a 40-MINUTE companion film for the song. There's no word when that will be done...
LATE TO CLASS? FINE(D)!
I'm going to go ahead and guess that East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah is about to have some of the best attendance of any school anywhere.
East High has a new policy for this school year where any student who's late to class will be FINED $5.
$5 doesn't sound that bad to us real people...but for teenagers, even the spoiled ones today, $5 is still no joke.
If the student doesn't want to pay the fine, they can go to a 30-minute detention after school.
Paul Sagers is the principal at East High. And he says so far the fines are doing EXACTLY what the school wants.
"I have noticed [that] students aren't lingering anymore in the hallways. They aren't stopping and talking, there's not enough time. They just want to get to class."
He says the money from fines will go to the teacher who has to stay and run detention after school.
GOOD STUFF HAPPENING AT Q92...
We're BUSY this week! Lights Over Paris for a show tomorrow, Verizon Wireless at Belden on Thursday...Kelly Rowland meet & greet Friday, plus Factory Of Terror grand opening...Family Dollar Saturday...
stop out and see us!
ARREST WARRANT ISSUED...
LINDSAY LOHAN said she was ready to face Judge Elden Fox after failing her drug test. And it looks like that'll happen soon.
Judge Fox revoked Lindsay's bail yesterday and issued a warrant for her arrest.
But don't expect a police standoff or a white Bronco chase, or any other such madness. Nobody's coming to get Lindsay yet.
She's due in court Friday at 8:30 A.M. The warrant will remain on hold until then. If Lindsay doesn't show up for that hearing, though, they might just go looking for her.
Judge Fox had said that a failed drug test would result in a 30-day jail sentence. We'll find out Friday if he keeps his word.
There are reports kicking around that Lindsay did indeed fail TWO drug tests. She supposedly tested positive for cocaine in one test and amphetamines in the other.
KATY P DOES ELMO...
KATY PERRY filmed a guest appearance on "Sesame Street"...in which she sings a cleaned-up version of "Hot N Cold" with Elmo. Ya know, without the "PMS...like a bitch" line!
Which would be fine and not very noteworthy, except that Katy was sporting MASSIVE CLEAVAGE...and in several scenes, she's running...and her boobs are VERY NOTICEABLY BOUNCING.
Here's the clip...YOU'RE WELCOME, guys!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXiFsB4SYlc
IS IT A SLOW NEWS DAY?
Remember that astounding, 13-inch fake wiener that MARK WAHLBERG wore for the 1997 movie "Boogie Nights"?
Well, he saved it...and he used to use it on his friends. No, not like that.
He says, "I used to keep it in my desk drawer. And I'd take it out and slap my friends in the face with it.
"I don't keep many things from my movies, but that just seemed to have personal significance."
DETAILS ON BRUNO MARS GETTING POPPED...
BRUNO MARS was arrested in Las Vegas on Saturday on suspicion of cocaine possession.
And now we're hearing that it was a BATHROOM ATTENDANT who ratted him out.
According to the police, a bathroom attendant at the Hard Rock Hotel tipped off security that, quote, "there was a man in the bathroom stall with possibly a man using drugs."
The attendant also saw "a male...with a baggy of white powder substance."
Apparently, one of the men was Bruno. When the authorities confronted him, he handed over the baggy...and admitted to them that, quote, "he did a foolish thing and has never used drugs before." The powder has since tested positive for cocaine.
He was booked and released, but he hasn't been charged with anything yet. (It'll be interesting to see if he fares better or worse than PARIS HILTON...who got off with a year of probation, a fine and some community service.)
By the way, "Saturday Night Live" has just announced that Bruno will be the musical guest on their October 9th episode. "Glee" star JANE LYNCH is hosting. Bruno's debut album, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans", hits stores on October 5th.
KANYE WILL ALSO DO SNL...
"Saturday Night Live" has confirmed that KANYE WEST will be performing on their October 2nd episode.
"Breaking Bad" star BRYAN CRANSTON...who some of you may know better as the dad from "Malcolm in the Middle"...is hosting.
There's no word what Kanye will be performing. (He performed his new track, "Runaway", at the VMA's)
Speaking of "Runaway", Kanye has said that he's working on a 40-MINUTE companion film for the song. There's no word when that will be done...
LATE TO CLASS? FINE(D)!
I'm going to go ahead and guess that East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah is about to have some of the best attendance of any school anywhere.
East High has a new policy for this school year where any student who's late to class will be FINED $5.
$5 doesn't sound that bad to us real people...but for teenagers, even the spoiled ones today, $5 is still no joke.
If the student doesn't want to pay the fine, they can go to a 30-minute detention after school.
Paul Sagers is the principal at East High. And he says so far the fines are doing EXACTLY what the school wants.
"I have noticed [that] students aren't lingering anymore in the hallways. They aren't stopping and talking, there's not enough time. They just want to get to class."
He says the money from fines will go to the teacher who has to stay and run detention after school.
GOOD STUFF HAPPENING AT Q92...
We're BUSY this week! Lights Over Paris for a show tomorrow, Verizon Wireless at Belden on Thursday...Kelly Rowland meet & greet Friday, plus Factory Of Terror grand opening...Family Dollar Saturday...
stop out and see us!
Monday, September 20, 2010
MAYBE MONDAY
So, you heard about Lindsay Lohan failing a drug test over the weekend, I'm sure. I talked about it, plus its been everywhere you look for the last 2 days. I won't go into that, since you probably already know the deets on it. Got plenty of other stuff though!
FIRST OF ALL...I-77 WILL BE CLOSED AT RUSH HOUR THIS AFTERNOON!!!
To accommodate Vice President Joseph Biden’s visit to Akron today, the Ohio Highway Patrol will periodically close portions of Interstate 77, starting at 5 p.m.
The southbound lanes, between Shuffel Drive NW in Jackson Township and U.S. Route 30 in Canton, will be subject to closures.
Also, the northbound lanes from U.S. Route 30 to the Central Interchange in Akron will be subject to closure. And all entrance ramps to Interstate 77 will be closed as the vice presidential motorcade passes.
KEEP THAT IN MIND TODAY!
OCTOMOM...TO DO PORN? SAY IT AIN'T SO...
Last year, Vivid Entertainment offered the Octomom, NADYA SULEMAN, $1 million to star in one of their smut flicks. She turned them down flat.
Now there's a new offer on the table. It's for $500,000...and she might just be a little closer to taking it.
Even though it's for only HALF of what they offered her last year, Nadya really needs that money.
See, Nadya and her 14 kids are once again close to losing their Los Angeles home. She's thousands behind on her mortgage and she has a $450,000 balloon payment due October 9th.
According to RadarOnline.com, Nadya is about to go on WELFARE, because her expenses are huge, her money is running out...and the media deals are drying up.
(Does she actually WORK?)
A so-called "source" says, "Nadya will never come out publicly and say she's going on welfare but everyone close to her and familiar with her situation knows that it's going to happen very, very soon.
"She needs the money. She has no choice at this point. And she's been on public assistance before."
But Nadya DOES have a choice. And that choice is PORNOGRAPHY!! (??)
The people at Vivid say they'll make Nadya's financial problems go away if she agrees to shoot, quote, "one scene for one hour."
In a letter sent to Nadya...and the media...Vivid says, "We urge you to give our offer serious consideration. We will work closely with you in planning your scene to make this an enjoyable experience for you."
My fingers are crossed this doesn't happen! Who wants to see that? oof!
YOU WOULD THINK...
...he would look just a LITTLE bit more excited!!!! Sheeeeesh! I know at 16 or however old he is, if I had a bunch of Hooters girls that wanted to take a pic with ME, I'd be like f**kin' A! :-D :-D :-D
RUSSELL LEAVES KATY STRANDED AT AIRPORT...
RUSSELL BRAND was arrested Friday at Los Angeles International Airport for shoving some paparazzi scum who were hounding him and fiancée KATY PERRY.
But Russell told police he got mad because one of these leeches was trying to get an UPSKIRT shot of Katy.
And later that night, Katy Tweeted, "If you cross the line & try and put a lens up my dress, my fiancé will do his job & protect me."
And she added the tags, "#standbyyourman" and "#don't(eff)withtheBrands."
According to various reports, one of the photographers Russell shoved made a CITIZEN'S ARREST (I so could have done that yesterday to some d*ck...how DO you make a citizens arrest!?)...and airport cops took Russell in. He was booked on suspicion of battery and released on $20,000 bail.
Russell and Katy were heading to Las Vegas, but, they didn't make their flight.
Obviously, with all the cameras around them, there's video of what got Russell arrested. But if someone did try to snap Katy's crotch, you can't see it in this clip...
http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=640bd9f1-4353-487d-b3f5-652a3974ea70
LAMBERT ALSO ROUGHED UP A PHOTOG....
ADAM LAMBERT tried to grab the camera of a paparazzi scumbag who was snapping him and a friend on the beach in Miami this past Thursday.
The photographer filed a complaint with police, claiming that Adam, quote, "wrestled him to the ground forcefully."
But it doesn't look like that happened from the pictures we've seen. And police say the photographer didn't suffer any injuries.
Adam later Tweeted, "Battery? Nope. I attempted to grab a camera, no punches were thrown and no one was on the ground."
He added, "It was literally harmless. If embarrassment is a crime, that's all I'm guilty of."
Now, while it doesn't look like battery to me, it ALSO doesn't look like he was trying to grab the camera...he's nowhere near the camera!
THE DUMBEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD...
So, I created a Twitter over the weekend. Follow here: http://twitter.com/robbiemackpage
Naturally this caught my attention this morning. Have you ever dreamed of having a celebrity follow YOU on Twitter?
Well, it's now a possibility. ALYSSA MILANO is auctioning herself off to the highest bidder, with proceeds going to the charity, A Home in Haiti.
Alyssa will follow the winner on Twitter for a minimum of 90 days. (If she enjoys your marvelous Tweeting skills, she may even stick around longer!!!!)
She will also re-Tweet one of your Tweets, and send out a Tweet of her own that includes YOUR Twitter handle. (!!!)
But you're gonna have to really want this. Last I checked, the bidding was over $3,500. (You have got to be kidding me!?) If you really want this...
http://cgi.ebay.com/TWITCHANGE-Alyssa-Milano-Twitter-Pkg-Alyssa-Milano-/300466554090?pt=Tickets_Experiences&hash=item45f533c4ea
I TAKE IT BACK...THIS IS THE DUMBEST.
Will JENNIFER LOPEZ...who is widely believed to be one of the new judges on "American Idol"...have to judge an audition from her ex-husband OJANI NOA? If he has his say she will. (???)
Ojani plans to audition for "Idol" in L.A. on Wednesday...the same day that the judges will officially...FINALLY...be announced.
Ojani's lawyer says, quote, "[He'll] be in line...to try out for 'Idol' in front of his ex-wife. He escaped Cuba and married Jennifer Lopez, now he wants to be the American Idol. Of course, he will sing a Jennifer Lopez song."
Where's the nearest wall? I wanna smash my head into it!!
Jennifer and Ojani got married in 1997, but didn't even last a year.
OK, first off: Any supposed talent aside, he can't be "the American Idol," and he knows this. Ojani is 36 years old, and "Idol's" age limit is 28.
Plus, this obviously isn't sincere in the first place. It's just Ojani's latest attempt to capitalize on his old relationship with J-Lo. He's also tried to sell a private video from their honeymoon, and expose their brief life together in a tell-all book.
J-Lo has successfully blocked him from doing both those things in court.
Finally, even though "Idol" clears some unqualified contestants through to see the judges...like "Pants on the Ground"...there's no way they'd let Ojani confront J-Lo. Or would they?
MCR FANS...
On my newly formed twitter, I saw someone tweet that they were very excited when we played "Black Parade" by MCR the other night, so I'll pass this story along. MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE'S next album will be called "Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys"...and it MIGHT be coming out on November 23rd.
Last week, the British site HMV.com...which seems sort of like Best Buy...posted a November 23rd release date for the album, but they've since taken it down.
The band's label, Reprise, would not comment on when the album is coming out. There was also talk that the first single, "Bulletproof", would drop next Tuesday...but the label wouldn't confirm that either.
There ya go.
RUMOR MILL...
I posted this on my facebook the other day, I'll add it in here too.
The sports blog SportsByBrooks.com claims the BLACK EYED PEAS have been chosen to headline this season's Super Bowl halftime show.
If this is true, it'll be the first time since 2004...when the notorious JANET JACKSON / JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE "Wardrobe Malfunction" took place...that the halftime show featured something other than dinosaur rock. I for one would LOVE to see The Peas!
YOU SHOULD QUIT WASHING YOUR JEANS (???)
I used to think the reason I went a month at a time without washing my jeans is because I'm incredibly lazy. But now I know it's because I'm ahead of my time when it comes to fashion!!!
According to Carl Chiara, the director of brand concepts and special projects for Levi Strauss, the best way to take care of your jeans is to...rarely ever wash them.
He says, "Denim really does shape to people's bodies, and when you wash a jean you lose some of that shape. The less people wash their jeans, the better the jeans become."
There's more. He says that when you put jeans in the washing machine, it, "agitates the denim and makes the fibers swell and bloom. That causes the yarn to tense up and shrinks the jeans. This also mars the 'open' look of the denim."
So how does he keep his jeans from becoming TOO disgusting? He spot-cleans his spills with a damp sponge...and hangs his jeans in the bathroom so that when he takes a shower, they get a little steam to freshen them up.
Every six months, he does a deeper cleaning. He fills the bathtub about six inches high with room temperature water, adds two tablespoons of a product called Dr. Bronner's Magic Liquid Soap, then lays a pair of jeans flat in the mixture.
Then he lets them soak for 20 minutes, and hangs them to dry, usually in the sun.
Uh yeah, I'll just wash them. In the washer. And then buy new ones when they wear out. Lordy!
Alright, that should do it for now!
Follow: twitter.com/robbiemackpage
Like: facebook.com/robbiemackpage
FIRST OF ALL...I-77 WILL BE CLOSED AT RUSH HOUR THIS AFTERNOON!!!
To accommodate Vice President Joseph Biden’s visit to Akron today, the Ohio Highway Patrol will periodically close portions of Interstate 77, starting at 5 p.m.
The southbound lanes, between Shuffel Drive NW in Jackson Township and U.S. Route 30 in Canton, will be subject to closures.
Also, the northbound lanes from U.S. Route 30 to the Central Interchange in Akron will be subject to closure. And all entrance ramps to Interstate 77 will be closed as the vice presidential motorcade passes.
KEEP THAT IN MIND TODAY!
OCTOMOM...TO DO PORN? SAY IT AIN'T SO...
Last year, Vivid Entertainment offered the Octomom, NADYA SULEMAN, $1 million to star in one of their smut flicks. She turned them down flat.
Now there's a new offer on the table. It's for $500,000...and she might just be a little closer to taking it.
Even though it's for only HALF of what they offered her last year, Nadya really needs that money.
See, Nadya and her 14 kids are once again close to losing their Los Angeles home. She's thousands behind on her mortgage and she has a $450,000 balloon payment due October 9th.
According to RadarOnline.com, Nadya is about to go on WELFARE, because her expenses are huge, her money is running out...and the media deals are drying up.
(Does she actually WORK?)
A so-called "source" says, "Nadya will never come out publicly and say she's going on welfare but everyone close to her and familiar with her situation knows that it's going to happen very, very soon.
"She needs the money. She has no choice at this point. And she's been on public assistance before."
But Nadya DOES have a choice. And that choice is PORNOGRAPHY!! (??)
The people at Vivid say they'll make Nadya's financial problems go away if she agrees to shoot, quote, "one scene for one hour."
In a letter sent to Nadya...and the media...Vivid says, "We urge you to give our offer serious consideration. We will work closely with you in planning your scene to make this an enjoyable experience for you."
My fingers are crossed this doesn't happen! Who wants to see that? oof!
YOU WOULD THINK...
...he would look just a LITTLE bit more excited!!!! Sheeeeesh! I know at 16 or however old he is, if I had a bunch of Hooters girls that wanted to take a pic with ME, I'd be like f**kin' A! :-D :-D :-D
RUSSELL LEAVES KATY STRANDED AT AIRPORT...
RUSSELL BRAND was arrested Friday at Los Angeles International Airport for shoving some paparazzi scum who were hounding him and fiancée KATY PERRY.
But Russell told police he got mad because one of these leeches was trying to get an UPSKIRT shot of Katy.
And later that night, Katy Tweeted, "If you cross the line & try and put a lens up my dress, my fiancé will do his job & protect me."
And she added the tags, "#standbyyourman" and "#don't(eff)withtheBrands."
According to various reports, one of the photographers Russell shoved made a CITIZEN'S ARREST (I so could have done that yesterday to some d*ck...how DO you make a citizens arrest!?)...and airport cops took Russell in. He was booked on suspicion of battery and released on $20,000 bail.
Russell and Katy were heading to Las Vegas, but, they didn't make their flight.
Obviously, with all the cameras around them, there's video of what got Russell arrested. But if someone did try to snap Katy's crotch, you can't see it in this clip...
http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=640bd9f1-4353-487d-b3f5-652a3974ea70
LAMBERT ALSO ROUGHED UP A PHOTOG....
ADAM LAMBERT tried to grab the camera of a paparazzi scumbag who was snapping him and a friend on the beach in Miami this past Thursday.
The photographer filed a complaint with police, claiming that Adam, quote, "wrestled him to the ground forcefully."
But it doesn't look like that happened from the pictures we've seen. And police say the photographer didn't suffer any injuries.
Adam later Tweeted, "Battery? Nope. I attempted to grab a camera, no punches were thrown and no one was on the ground."
He added, "It was literally harmless. If embarrassment is a crime, that's all I'm guilty of."
Now, while it doesn't look like battery to me, it ALSO doesn't look like he was trying to grab the camera...he's nowhere near the camera!
THE DUMBEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD...
So, I created a Twitter over the weekend. Follow here: http://twitter.com/robbiemackpage
Naturally this caught my attention this morning. Have you ever dreamed of having a celebrity follow YOU on Twitter?
Well, it's now a possibility. ALYSSA MILANO is auctioning herself off to the highest bidder, with proceeds going to the charity, A Home in Haiti.
Alyssa will follow the winner on Twitter for a minimum of 90 days. (If she enjoys your marvelous Tweeting skills, she may even stick around longer!!!!)
She will also re-Tweet one of your Tweets, and send out a Tweet of her own that includes YOUR Twitter handle. (!!!)
But you're gonna have to really want this. Last I checked, the bidding was over $3,500. (You have got to be kidding me!?) If you really want this...
http://cgi.ebay.com/TWITCHANGE-Alyssa-Milano-Twitter-Pkg-Alyssa-Milano-/300466554090?pt=Tickets_Experiences&hash=item45f533c4ea
I TAKE IT BACK...THIS IS THE DUMBEST.
Will JENNIFER LOPEZ...who is widely believed to be one of the new judges on "American Idol"...have to judge an audition from her ex-husband OJANI NOA? If he has his say she will. (???)
Ojani plans to audition for "Idol" in L.A. on Wednesday...the same day that the judges will officially...FINALLY...be announced.
Ojani's lawyer says, quote, "[He'll] be in line...to try out for 'Idol' in front of his ex-wife. He escaped Cuba and married Jennifer Lopez, now he wants to be the American Idol. Of course, he will sing a Jennifer Lopez song."
Where's the nearest wall? I wanna smash my head into it!!
Jennifer and Ojani got married in 1997, but didn't even last a year.
OK, first off: Any supposed talent aside, he can't be "the American Idol," and he knows this. Ojani is 36 years old, and "Idol's" age limit is 28.
Plus, this obviously isn't sincere in the first place. It's just Ojani's latest attempt to capitalize on his old relationship with J-Lo. He's also tried to sell a private video from their honeymoon, and expose their brief life together in a tell-all book.
J-Lo has successfully blocked him from doing both those things in court.
Finally, even though "Idol" clears some unqualified contestants through to see the judges...like "Pants on the Ground"...there's no way they'd let Ojani confront J-Lo. Or would they?
MCR FANS...
On my newly formed twitter, I saw someone tweet that they were very excited when we played "Black Parade" by MCR the other night, so I'll pass this story along. MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE'S next album will be called "Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys"...and it MIGHT be coming out on November 23rd.
Last week, the British site HMV.com...which seems sort of like Best Buy...posted a November 23rd release date for the album, but they've since taken it down.
The band's label, Reprise, would not comment on when the album is coming out. There was also talk that the first single, "Bulletproof", would drop next Tuesday...but the label wouldn't confirm that either.
There ya go.
RUMOR MILL...
I posted this on my facebook the other day, I'll add it in here too.
The sports blog SportsByBrooks.com claims the BLACK EYED PEAS have been chosen to headline this season's Super Bowl halftime show.
If this is true, it'll be the first time since 2004...when the notorious JANET JACKSON / JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE "Wardrobe Malfunction" took place...that the halftime show featured something other than dinosaur rock. I for one would LOVE to see The Peas!
YOU SHOULD QUIT WASHING YOUR JEANS (???)
I used to think the reason I went a month at a time without washing my jeans is because I'm incredibly lazy. But now I know it's because I'm ahead of my time when it comes to fashion!!!
According to Carl Chiara, the director of brand concepts and special projects for Levi Strauss, the best way to take care of your jeans is to...rarely ever wash them.
He says, "Denim really does shape to people's bodies, and when you wash a jean you lose some of that shape. The less people wash their jeans, the better the jeans become."
There's more. He says that when you put jeans in the washing machine, it, "agitates the denim and makes the fibers swell and bloom. That causes the yarn to tense up and shrinks the jeans. This also mars the 'open' look of the denim."
So how does he keep his jeans from becoming TOO disgusting? He spot-cleans his spills with a damp sponge...and hangs his jeans in the bathroom so that when he takes a shower, they get a little steam to freshen them up.
Every six months, he does a deeper cleaning. He fills the bathtub about six inches high with room temperature water, adds two tablespoons of a product called Dr. Bronner's Magic Liquid Soap, then lays a pair of jeans flat in the mixture.
Then he lets them soak for 20 minutes, and hangs them to dry, usually in the sun.
Uh yeah, I'll just wash them. In the washer. And then buy new ones when they wear out. Lordy!
Alright, that should do it for now!
Follow: twitter.com/robbiemackpage
Like: facebook.com/robbiemackpage
Saturday, September 18, 2010
SUPA SAD...ER, DAY
A special Saturday update...cause I didn't give you one Friday. Don't forget to scroll down, check the earlier updates from the week, plus hit the facebook: http://www.facebook.com/robbiemackpage
This weekend? LIGHTS OVER PARIS 4-packs, plus become Nikolina's facebook friend (www.facebook.com/nikolinaqdiva) and be entered to come hang in the studio this week when THRIVING IVORY drops by!
JT WANTS A PIECE OF THAT?
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and MILA KUNIS are currently filming a movie together called "Friends with Benefits". And apparently, Justin wants to be more than just co-stars. He wants to BE a friend with bennies!
A so-called "source" says, "He is absolutely obsessed with Mila. He's smitten!"
Now Mo and I were sitting there BS'ing last night and he informed me of something I (somehow) never knew...Mila is dating...MACAULAY CULKIN. Macaulay has been tapping that since 2002!!! I had NO idea. How does a guy like that, get a GIRL like that?! Sheesh! Mila is gorgeous!
Oh, and not to mention the fact that Justin is dating JESSICA BIEL.
LOSING HER COOL...
MILEY CYRUS is usually pretty cool with the paparazzi...even though she gets hounded by them more than most celebrities.
But on Tuesday night, Miley went to dinner with (the much more talented) DEMI LOVATO...and she was obviously in no mood for their crap.
Check out this video of Miley kinda losing it with the paparazzi. And take note of the 1:40 mark, where she says to one of them, quote, "I'm gonna frickin' kick you"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZsneGKygyA
'IDOL' HAS ANNOUNCED...THAT THEY WILL ANNOUNCE JUDGES
It's official: Fox has FINALLY announced that the judges for "American Idol's" tenth season will be...announced next Wednesday. I know. Ridiculous.
It's a little unclear how they're going to make the JAW-DROPPING, BIG REVEAL.
The Los Angeles auditions are being held that day. So, the unveiling could be as simple as a picture of the judges at the venue.
Regardless, if all the reports we've been hearing are true...there isn't much to reveal. Basically everyone is saying it'll be a three-judge panel, with AEROSMITH singer STEVEN TYLER, JENNIFER LOPEZ and RANDY JACKSON.
Supposedly, Fox has all the deals finalized, they're just waiting to announce it. So barring a huge surprise, Shania Twain, Harry Connick Jr., Elton John, Chris Isaak and Mariah Carey will NOT be judging "Idol" next season.
By the way, sources tell "Billboard" that music industry executive Jimmy Iovine is expected to be a part of the show in some capacity...but not as a judge.
SWITCHING SPOTS...
JON STEWART (not our afternoon guy) will return to "The O'Reilly Factor" on Wednesday. He'll be promoting his new book..."Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race", which comes out on Tuesday.
BILL O'REILLY is returning the favor the following week. According to his site, he'll be a guest on "The Daily Show" Monday, September 27th.
SHOCKING NEWS!!! (not)
I love this study out of the University of Texas because it makes PERFECT sense. Researchers there found that when men are considering a long-term relationship or marriage, they want a woman with a pretty FACE.
But when men are just trying to date and hump, they target women with killer bodies...and butterfaces are welcome.
Again, this all makes sense. If you're married, you KNOW you're going to be staring at that face all day, every day...so you'd better like what you see. But if you're just trying to fornicate, once the lights go off, all that matters is that body.
The researchers say there's a biological angle on top of that. A woman's face provides clues to her genetics...and if you're considering having kids with her, you want to blend your genitalia AND genetics with the best possible candidate.
But the phenomenon doesn't transfer over to women. They ALWAYS tend to favor an attractive face over an attractive body, whether they're looking to get married to a guy or just mess around.
This weekend? LIGHTS OVER PARIS 4-packs, plus become Nikolina's facebook friend (www.facebook.com/nikolinaqdiva) and be entered to come hang in the studio this week when THRIVING IVORY drops by!
JT WANTS A PIECE OF THAT?
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and MILA KUNIS are currently filming a movie together called "Friends with Benefits". And apparently, Justin wants to be more than just co-stars. He wants to BE a friend with bennies!
A so-called "source" says, "He is absolutely obsessed with Mila. He's smitten!"
Now Mo and I were sitting there BS'ing last night and he informed me of something I (somehow) never knew...Mila is dating...MACAULAY CULKIN. Macaulay has been tapping that since 2002!!! I had NO idea. How does a guy like that, get a GIRL like that?! Sheesh! Mila is gorgeous!
Oh, and not to mention the fact that Justin is dating JESSICA BIEL.
LOSING HER COOL...
MILEY CYRUS is usually pretty cool with the paparazzi...even though she gets hounded by them more than most celebrities.
But on Tuesday night, Miley went to dinner with (the much more talented) DEMI LOVATO...and she was obviously in no mood for their crap.
Check out this video of Miley kinda losing it with the paparazzi. And take note of the 1:40 mark, where she says to one of them, quote, "I'm gonna frickin' kick you"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZsneGKygyA
'IDOL' HAS ANNOUNCED...THAT THEY WILL ANNOUNCE JUDGES
It's official: Fox has FINALLY announced that the judges for "American Idol's" tenth season will be...announced next Wednesday. I know. Ridiculous.
It's a little unclear how they're going to make the JAW-DROPPING, BIG REVEAL.
The Los Angeles auditions are being held that day. So, the unveiling could be as simple as a picture of the judges at the venue.
Regardless, if all the reports we've been hearing are true...there isn't much to reveal. Basically everyone is saying it'll be a three-judge panel, with AEROSMITH singer STEVEN TYLER, JENNIFER LOPEZ and RANDY JACKSON.
Supposedly, Fox has all the deals finalized, they're just waiting to announce it. So barring a huge surprise, Shania Twain, Harry Connick Jr., Elton John, Chris Isaak and Mariah Carey will NOT be judging "Idol" next season.
By the way, sources tell "Billboard" that music industry executive Jimmy Iovine is expected to be a part of the show in some capacity...but not as a judge.
SWITCHING SPOTS...
JON STEWART (not our afternoon guy) will return to "The O'Reilly Factor" on Wednesday. He'll be promoting his new book..."Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race", which comes out on Tuesday.
BILL O'REILLY is returning the favor the following week. According to his site, he'll be a guest on "The Daily Show" Monday, September 27th.
SHOCKING NEWS!!! (not)
I love this study out of the University of Texas because it makes PERFECT sense. Researchers there found that when men are considering a long-term relationship or marriage, they want a woman with a pretty FACE.
But when men are just trying to date and hump, they target women with killer bodies...and butterfaces are welcome.
Again, this all makes sense. If you're married, you KNOW you're going to be staring at that face all day, every day...so you'd better like what you see. But if you're just trying to fornicate, once the lights go off, all that matters is that body.
The researchers say there's a biological angle on top of that. A woman's face provides clues to her genetics...and if you're considering having kids with her, you want to blend your genitalia AND genetics with the best possible candidate.
But the phenomenon doesn't transfer over to women. They ALWAYS tend to favor an attractive face over an attractive body, whether they're looking to get married to a guy or just mess around.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
WE GON' LIGHT IT UP...
like it's Dynamite? Yes.
Know what? I'm hungry...I'll type this as I eat breakfast....
...ok, I ate breakfast and didn't type a single thing in the last 15 minutes. OK, I feel better now. And I'm gonna shut up and give you the good stuff.
BIG BROTHER CONTESTANT GETS A SURPRISE...
How's THIS for a big bucket of SUCK?
A contestant on the reality show Big Brother has a bittersweet homecoming to look forward to after Wednesday night's finale - her home has been destroyed by fire!!!
Britney Haynes, 22, was cut off from the outside world for the summer while she competed for a $500,000 prize on the CBS show - and she still hasn't been told she doesn't have a home to go back to.
The Arkansas house she shared with fiance Nick Grisham was severely damaged by a blaze early on Wednesday morning, and Haynes' family and friends and the producers of the show have agreed not to tell her the bad news until her time on the TV show is over.
Her future mother-in-law, Laura Grisham, tells the Arkansas Democrat Gazette newspaper that her son was in contact with production about the tragedy: "They agreed they wouldn’t say anything to Britney. She can’t do anything... There’s no sense in her knowing."
Haynes, a hotel sales manager, missed out on being a finalist on the show - but she won $10,000 in a challenge.
KATY WENT 'HOME'...
KATY PERRY performed at her old high school in Santa Barbara, California, on Tuesday...and during the show, she claimed to have spotted a former classmate. And she took that opportunity to RIP HIM for not wanting to date her in school. (Bet he regrets that now, huh?)
It happened in-between songs. Katy suddenly said, "Is that Shane Lopes? You were the most popular kid in my class! But you never wanted to date me, it was always Amanda Wayne. Oh yeah, you really chose right, honey.
"What's up? What's up now, player? I'm going to dedicate this next one to Shane Lopes everyone. It's called 'You're So Gay'."
http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=1c73580b-c3a7-4bdc-9e44-f2e83e0f556d
This wasn't just for show. Shane actually WAS in the crowd. And we know this because he ended up giving a ton of quotes to sites like TMZ and RadarOnline.
Basically, Shane believes it was just some playful teasing. He explained, "I thought it was pretty cool. I haven't seen her in awhile. We went to elementary school together.
"[But] that whole story [about a dramatic high school love rejection] is pretty fabricated. I never got the feeling that she had a crush on me. We've always been friends. (Pfffffft!)
"I think it was more for entertainment...and she was figuring out a way to segue into her next song and kinda embarrass me just for fun."
He also added that he's OK with how things turned out "I don't have any regrets. I'm actually engaged to my high school sweetheart!"
GAGA WANTS TO DO TV...
LADY GAGA is DYING to guest star on "CSI: Miami"...(???)...at least, according to EVA LA RUE, who plays Natalia Boa Vista on the show.
Eva says, "The rumor has been that Lady Gaga wants to do the show really bad. I don't know if we're going to get her or not, but it would be awesome!"
She adds, "She doesn't want to play herself from what I understand. She wants to be a character."
OLD SCHOOL MUSIC NEWS: J SIMPSON
JESSICA SIMPSON is recording a Christmas album, and she's getting a little help from some friends: ANDREA BOCELLI and WILLIE NELSON. (???)
That's according to "Life & Style" magazine...which didn't offer any other information, like a title or a release date.
But they did say that Jessica will also do a duet on "I'll Be Home for Christmas" with some U.S. soldier.
OLD SCHOOL MUSIC NEWS: HOOTIE!!!
A HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH monument is coming to Columbia, South Carolina!!!
The 20-foot long, 10-foot-wide, 12-foot-tall hunk of steel and black granite will be unveiled on October 21st. It'll be located just a few blocks away from the University of South Carolina, where the band formed in 1986.
What it will look like? No clue.
EMINEM KICKED OUT OF #1 BY...
SARA BAREILLES, who had the #1 hit "Love Song" a few years back, has the new #1 album the country. Her second disc, "Kaleidoscope Heart", which has her new single "King Of Anything" on it, moved 90,000 copies in its first week.
THE CLUB?
Did you know the guy who invented "The Club" is from right here in our listening area? Very edge of it off to the east.
He's 81-year-old James E. Winner Junior of Sharon, Pennsylvania...and he has died. And he died in his car.
But no, it wasn't in some ironic way like a carjacking gone wrong, or his steering wheel locking itself in place. It's just a sad, un-ironic car accident that claimed three lives.
On Tuesday afternoon, James was driving his Lexus when he drifted across the center line and crashed head-on into a Chevy Blazer.
James died, and so did both the driver and passenger in the Blaze...82-year-old Bobby Jarrett of Forest County, Pennsylvania, and 76-year-old Raymond Fair of Tylersburg, Pennsylvania.
James invented The Club in 1986. He got the idea when he was serving in the Korean War and he and his fellow soldiers were told to lock up their steering wheels with metal bars and chains.
Know what? I'm hungry...I'll type this as I eat breakfast....
...ok, I ate breakfast and didn't type a single thing in the last 15 minutes. OK, I feel better now. And I'm gonna shut up and give you the good stuff.
BIG BROTHER CONTESTANT GETS A SURPRISE...
How's THIS for a big bucket of SUCK?
A contestant on the reality show Big Brother has a bittersweet homecoming to look forward to after Wednesday night's finale - her home has been destroyed by fire!!!
Britney Haynes, 22, was cut off from the outside world for the summer while she competed for a $500,000 prize on the CBS show - and she still hasn't been told she doesn't have a home to go back to.
The Arkansas house she shared with fiance Nick Grisham was severely damaged by a blaze early on Wednesday morning, and Haynes' family and friends and the producers of the show have agreed not to tell her the bad news until her time on the TV show is over.
Her future mother-in-law, Laura Grisham, tells the Arkansas Democrat Gazette newspaper that her son was in contact with production about the tragedy: "They agreed they wouldn’t say anything to Britney. She can’t do anything... There’s no sense in her knowing."
Haynes, a hotel sales manager, missed out on being a finalist on the show - but she won $10,000 in a challenge.
KATY WENT 'HOME'...
KATY PERRY performed at her old high school in Santa Barbara, California, on Tuesday...and during the show, she claimed to have spotted a former classmate. And she took that opportunity to RIP HIM for not wanting to date her in school. (Bet he regrets that now, huh?)
It happened in-between songs. Katy suddenly said, "Is that Shane Lopes? You were the most popular kid in my class! But you never wanted to date me, it was always Amanda Wayne. Oh yeah, you really chose right, honey.
"What's up? What's up now, player? I'm going to dedicate this next one to Shane Lopes everyone. It's called 'You're So Gay'."
http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=1c73580b-c3a7-4bdc-9e44-f2e83e0f556d
This wasn't just for show. Shane actually WAS in the crowd. And we know this because he ended up giving a ton of quotes to sites like TMZ and RadarOnline.
Basically, Shane believes it was just some playful teasing. He explained, "I thought it was pretty cool. I haven't seen her in awhile. We went to elementary school together.
"[But] that whole story [about a dramatic high school love rejection] is pretty fabricated. I never got the feeling that she had a crush on me. We've always been friends. (Pfffffft!)
"I think it was more for entertainment...and she was figuring out a way to segue into her next song and kinda embarrass me just for fun."
He also added that he's OK with how things turned out "I don't have any regrets. I'm actually engaged to my high school sweetheart!"
GAGA WANTS TO DO TV...
LADY GAGA is DYING to guest star on "CSI: Miami"...(???)...at least, according to EVA LA RUE, who plays Natalia Boa Vista on the show.
Eva says, "The rumor has been that Lady Gaga wants to do the show really bad. I don't know if we're going to get her or not, but it would be awesome!"
She adds, "She doesn't want to play herself from what I understand. She wants to be a character."
OLD SCHOOL MUSIC NEWS: J SIMPSON
JESSICA SIMPSON is recording a Christmas album, and she's getting a little help from some friends: ANDREA BOCELLI and WILLIE NELSON. (???)
That's according to "Life & Style" magazine...which didn't offer any other information, like a title or a release date.
But they did say that Jessica will also do a duet on "I'll Be Home for Christmas" with some U.S. soldier.
OLD SCHOOL MUSIC NEWS: HOOTIE!!!
A HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH monument is coming to Columbia, South Carolina!!!
The 20-foot long, 10-foot-wide, 12-foot-tall hunk of steel and black granite will be unveiled on October 21st. It'll be located just a few blocks away from the University of South Carolina, where the band formed in 1986.
What it will look like? No clue.
EMINEM KICKED OUT OF #1 BY...
SARA BAREILLES, who had the #1 hit "Love Song" a few years back, has the new #1 album the country. Her second disc, "Kaleidoscope Heart", which has her new single "King Of Anything" on it, moved 90,000 copies in its first week.
THE CLUB?
Did you know the guy who invented "The Club" is from right here in our listening area? Very edge of it off to the east.
He's 81-year-old James E. Winner Junior of Sharon, Pennsylvania...and he has died. And he died in his car.
But no, it wasn't in some ironic way like a carjacking gone wrong, or his steering wheel locking itself in place. It's just a sad, un-ironic car accident that claimed three lives.
On Tuesday afternoon, James was driving his Lexus when he drifted across the center line and crashed head-on into a Chevy Blazer.
James died, and so did both the driver and passenger in the Blaze...82-year-old Bobby Jarrett of Forest County, Pennsylvania, and 76-year-old Raymond Fair of Tylersburg, Pennsylvania.
James invented The Club in 1986. He got the idea when he was serving in the Korean War and he and his fellow soldiers were told to lock up their steering wheels with metal bars and chains.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
WAY-BIG WEDNESDAY
Alright, I'm here, I'm here!! Life intervenes sometimes....here's a WHOLE buncha stuff!
GAGA DOMINATED THE VMA's...
DONOVAN MCNABB and the Washington Redskins squeaking past TONY ROMO and the Dallas Cowboys was a Sunday night surprise. LADY GAGA dominating the "MTV Video Music Awards", not so much.
Gaga won EIGHT awards, including Video of the Year for "Bad Romance".
That was the second-biggest haul in VMA history. (Peter Gabriel won 10 awards for "Sledgehammer" in 1987.)
Eminem had the second-best haul of the night, with TWO awards. (He wasn't there to accept. After opening the show with RIHANNA, he bolted for a flight to New York, where he's performed with Jay-Z Monday night.)
Either Lady Gaga is a good actress or she's totally oblivious as to how far up her butt the media is...because she looked like she was either going to cry or hyperventilate every time she won.
That did yield one funny moment, though, when she accepted the Video of the Year trophy from CHER...who was wearing a revealing outfit similar to the one from that old video of hers, "Turn Back Time".
Gaga was wearing approximately her 45th outfit of the night. This one included RAW MEAT. Gaga handed Cher her purse so she could hold the award. And she said, "I never thought I'd be asking Cher to hold my meat purse."
She also revealed that the title of her next album is "Born This Way"...and she sang a few lines from the title track.
Host CHELSEA HANDLER set the tone for the evening by hitting the stage in a mock-Lady Gaga outfit that included a small HOUSE over her head.
The show opened with an obviously pre-recorded video of Chelsea backstage, being confronted by LINDSAY LOHAN, who told her,"Do you think anyone wants to work with a drunk? Take it from me, they don't!"
The other big story of the night, obviously, was TAYLOR SWIFT and KANYE WEST both making their big VMA return.
Taylor sang a new song called "Innocent", which included such lyrics as, "I guess you really did it this time...Lost your balance on a tightrope / Lost your mind trying to get it back...
"...Every one of us has messed up too...32 and still growing up now."
Kanye closed the show with a new track called "Runaway"...and his lyrics included a lot of cursing. Then this line..."You've been putting up with my (crap) for way too long."
And the chorus included, "Let's have a toast for the (D-bags) / Let's have a toast for the (A-holes) / Let's have a toast for the scumbags."
The crowd even CHANTED "Kanye" when he was done.
You can see all of the night's performances, and other assorted videos from the night, at the following link.
http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/559918/not-afraid-love-the-way-you-lie-live.jhtml#id=1647212
THE COMPLETE WINNERS LIST:
Video of the Year: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Collaboration: Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, "Telephone"
Best Female Video: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Male Video: Eminem, "Not Afraid"
Best New Artist: Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, "Baby"
Best Pop Video: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Hip Hop Video: Eminem, "Not Afraid"
Best Rock Video: 30 Seconds to Mars, "Kings and Queens"
Best Dance Music Video: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Direction: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Choreography: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Breakthrough Video: The Black Keys, "Tighten Up"
Best Art Direction: Florence + the Machine, "Dog Days Are Over"
Best Cinematography: Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind"
Best Editing: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Special Effects: Muse, "Uprising"
AND THE VMA FALLOUT....
A KANYE WEST / TAYLOR SWIFT duet at Sunday night's "MTV Video Music Awards" would've been the perfect way to bury the hatchet from last year's show, where Kanye infamously stormed the stage and interrupted Taylor's moment.
Obviously, that didn't happen. Instead, they both performed new songs, separately...that were clearly inspired by last year's fiasco. But according to new reports, MTV was trying to set up a duet...and Taylor was the reason it didn't happen.
E! Online says that Kanye was onboard...and the plan was for them to close out the show together. There's no word on what they would've performed.
Supposedly, producers were still trying to convince Taylor to join Kanye throughout the actual ceremony...but to no avail.
Meanwhile, "Us" magazine is reporting that Kanye and Taylor DID make peace backstage...in a private meeting in Taylor's dressing room.
A so-called "source" says, "Kanye got word she was going to do the song about him and wanted to talk it out. Taylor felt bad. They talked and everything is good between them now. But they promised to keep what they spoke about between them."
VMA GETS HUGE RATINGS...
An estimated 11.4 million people watched the "MTV Video Music Awards" on Sunday night. That made it the most-watched MTV show...overall...since the 2002 "VMAs".
WORST SONGS....EVER!
AOL Radio has put out a list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever...and in a shocking development, the #1 worst song was NOT "Who Let the Dogs Out?" by BAHA MEN.
Instead, the top honors went to "Jersey Shore" moron DJ PAULY D for his song "(It's Time to) Beat Dat Beat". (???)
Here's the Top 10:
#1.) "(It's Time to) Beat Dat Beat", DJ PAULY D
#2.) "Who Let the Dogs Out", BAHA MEN
#3.) "Ice Ice Baby", VANILLA ICE
#4.) "She Bangs", RICKY MARTIN
#5.) "Barbie Girl", AQUA
#6.) "U Can't Touch This", MC HAMMER
#7.) "I Am Woman", HELEN REDDY
#8.) "I'm Too Sexy", RIGHT SAID FRED
#9.) "Ebony and Ivory", PAUL MCCARTNEY and STEVIE WONDER
#10.) "Macarena", LOS DEL RIO
http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/11/worst-songs/?icid=mainmaindl2sec1_lnk3169800
NORTH CAROLIIIIINA, COME ON AND RAISE UP, TAKE YA GUN OUT...
Posted this on facebook FIRST over the weekend...a reason you need to follow me on FB!
www.facebook.com/robbiemackpage
PETEY PABLO was arrested on Saturday, trying to sneak a gun through security at an airport in North Carolina.
Petey was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a stolen firearm. He posted $50,000 bail, and was released.
POOF!
INSTANT JUSTICE has been served!
Last week, in Tacoma, Washington, a man and woman were trying to siphon gas out of a Salvation Army van. They haven't been named...all we know is that the woman is 20 years old.
Anyway, they should've known that the universe doesn't take kindly to people stealing from the Salvation Army...and karma decided to give the two some swift, decisive retribution.
According to an eyewitness, as they sucked gasoline out of the van's tank, somehow, a FIRE erupted. Police still don't know what caused the fire.
The man caught on fire. The woman caught on fire. The van also caught on fire.
The woman ran toward the witness, who told her to STOP, DROP and ROLL. For some reason she refused. So the witness found a garden hose and doused her until the fire went out.
Meanwhile, the male thief managed to put out his own flames and run away. The woman was taken to the hospital, and she's looking at charges for the gas theft and setting the van on fire. The police are still looking for the man.
MILEY IS NO LONGER SINGLE???
If you haven't figured it out yet...I love incriminating photos of Miley Cyrus. Basically cause I can't stand her punk ass. Just in case you were confused as to the relationship status of Miss Cyrus and LIAM HEMSWORTH..."Us Weekly" got a picture of them making out in her Mercedes in Los Angeles yesterday morning. That of course doesn't mean they're back together, but certainly something is going on!
Miley was also pulled over in North Hollywood Monday afternoon for talking on her cell phone while driving.
Oh yeah...
Soooo BUSTED
Oh btw...need braces? :)
TWEET THIS...
JOHN MAYER is the latest celebrity to set the world on its ear by abandoning Twitter.
He actually shut it down Sunday, after Tweeting, "What does this button do?"
His rep issued the following statement..."With the Battle Studies Tour now at a close and a return to the studio planned, John has discontinued his Twitter account. However, he continues to communicate with his fans via his blog as he always has."
John had well over 3 MILLION Twitter followers.
DID SOMEBODY SAY...McDONALD'S?
I guess it's weirdly comforting to know that you'd never have to drive more than two hours to get yourself a Double Quarter Pounder With Cheese, a large fries and, if the season's right, a Shamrock Shake or a McRib.
According to the latest numbers by the website DataPointed.net, in the continental U.S., you are never more than 115 miles away from a McDonald's.
That's actually FURTHER than it used to be. A McDonald's in northeastern California recently closed down, making it just a little harder for someone in northwest Nevada, near the Sheldon National Antelope Refuge, to get to one.
Before that restaurant closed, no American was ever more than 108 miles from a McDonald's. Now, when you're in northwestern Nevada, you'll have to drive an extra seven miles to get to one.
GETCHA COOL WHIP OUT...
Let's hear it for the RANDY COUGARS of the world who aren't afraid to show their bodies off ANYWHERE. I love you ladies! Never, ever change!
Specifically, I'm talking about 37-year-old Katherine Margaret Watson of Moorhead, Minnesota. (Yes, that's actually where she's from.) Around 5:45 P.M. on Sunday, she walked into a local Walgreens wearing the following things:
A thong.
Pasties.
A small green towel.
And WHIPPED CREAM.
Someone called the police(bastige!), and when they got there, Katherine told them she was trying to buy shaving cream. (Perhaps to finish her outfit for a formal occasion?)
She told them she was flaunting herself to try to catch people's attention, to get them to open their minds and not to conform to society. But she also admitted that her choices were, "a little over the top."
Katherine was cited for indecent exposure.
TRAGICALLY, somehow in this age of ever-present camera phones, no one got a picture of Katherine in the act.
DOWN TO GET DOWN???
I had no idea the people of Texas were so down to get down!
"Men's Health" just released a list of 100 American cities ranked by how RANDY the people are...and Texas has SEVEN of the top 15.
The cities are ranked on factors like condom sales, birth rates, love toy sales, and STD rates. Basically, all the signs that people in a city are getting-it-on nonstop.
Austin, Texas, was ranked by "Men's Health" as America's number one, "hotbed of sex." Dallas is number two.
Other Texas cities in the top 15 are Arlington at 7th, Houston at 10th, Lubbock at 11th, Fort Worth at 12th, and San Antonio at 15th.
Portland, Maine, came in dead last...of the 100 largest cities in the U.S., it's got the least randy people you can find. Burlington, Vermont, came in second-to-last.
#1.) Austin, TX . . . #2.) Dallas, TX . . . #3.) Columbus, OH . . . #4.) Durham, NC . . . #5.) Denver, CO . . .
#6.) Indianapolis, IN . . . #7.) Arlington, TX . . . #8.) Oklahoma City, OK . . . #9.) Bakersfield, CA . . . #10.) Houston, TX . . .
Columbus at #3? I KNEW there were reasons I've always wanted to be in the 'bus!
Then again, on the flipside, Cleveland is at #80.
Alright....be good. Or don't.
GAGA DOMINATED THE VMA's...
DONOVAN MCNABB and the Washington Redskins squeaking past TONY ROMO and the Dallas Cowboys was a Sunday night surprise. LADY GAGA dominating the "MTV Video Music Awards", not so much.
Gaga won EIGHT awards, including Video of the Year for "Bad Romance".
That was the second-biggest haul in VMA history. (Peter Gabriel won 10 awards for "Sledgehammer" in 1987.)
Eminem had the second-best haul of the night, with TWO awards. (He wasn't there to accept. After opening the show with RIHANNA, he bolted for a flight to New York, where he's performed with Jay-Z Monday night.)
Either Lady Gaga is a good actress or she's totally oblivious as to how far up her butt the media is...because she looked like she was either going to cry or hyperventilate every time she won.
That did yield one funny moment, though, when she accepted the Video of the Year trophy from CHER...who was wearing a revealing outfit similar to the one from that old video of hers, "Turn Back Time".
Gaga was wearing approximately her 45th outfit of the night. This one included RAW MEAT. Gaga handed Cher her purse so she could hold the award. And she said, "I never thought I'd be asking Cher to hold my meat purse."
She also revealed that the title of her next album is "Born This Way"...and she sang a few lines from the title track.
Host CHELSEA HANDLER set the tone for the evening by hitting the stage in a mock-Lady Gaga outfit that included a small HOUSE over her head.
The show opened with an obviously pre-recorded video of Chelsea backstage, being confronted by LINDSAY LOHAN, who told her,"Do you think anyone wants to work with a drunk? Take it from me, they don't!"
The other big story of the night, obviously, was TAYLOR SWIFT and KANYE WEST both making their big VMA return.
Taylor sang a new song called "Innocent", which included such lyrics as, "I guess you really did it this time...Lost your balance on a tightrope / Lost your mind trying to get it back...
"...Every one of us has messed up too...32 and still growing up now."
Kanye closed the show with a new track called "Runaway"...and his lyrics included a lot of cursing. Then this line..."You've been putting up with my (crap) for way too long."
And the chorus included, "Let's have a toast for the (D-bags) / Let's have a toast for the (A-holes) / Let's have a toast for the scumbags."
The crowd even CHANTED "Kanye" when he was done.
You can see all of the night's performances, and other assorted videos from the night, at the following link.
http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/559918/not-afraid-love-the-way-you-lie-live.jhtml#id=1647212
THE COMPLETE WINNERS LIST:
Video of the Year: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Collaboration: Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé, "Telephone"
Best Female Video: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Male Video: Eminem, "Not Afraid"
Best New Artist: Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, "Baby"
Best Pop Video: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Hip Hop Video: Eminem, "Not Afraid"
Best Rock Video: 30 Seconds to Mars, "Kings and Queens"
Best Dance Music Video: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Direction: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Choreography: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Breakthrough Video: The Black Keys, "Tighten Up"
Best Art Direction: Florence + the Machine, "Dog Days Are Over"
Best Cinematography: Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind"
Best Editing: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Special Effects: Muse, "Uprising"
AND THE VMA FALLOUT....
A KANYE WEST / TAYLOR SWIFT duet at Sunday night's "MTV Video Music Awards" would've been the perfect way to bury the hatchet from last year's show, where Kanye infamously stormed the stage and interrupted Taylor's moment.
Obviously, that didn't happen. Instead, they both performed new songs, separately...that were clearly inspired by last year's fiasco. But according to new reports, MTV was trying to set up a duet...and Taylor was the reason it didn't happen.
E! Online says that Kanye was onboard...and the plan was for them to close out the show together. There's no word on what they would've performed.
Supposedly, producers were still trying to convince Taylor to join Kanye throughout the actual ceremony...but to no avail.
Meanwhile, "Us" magazine is reporting that Kanye and Taylor DID make peace backstage...in a private meeting in Taylor's dressing room.
A so-called "source" says, "Kanye got word she was going to do the song about him and wanted to talk it out. Taylor felt bad. They talked and everything is good between them now. But they promised to keep what they spoke about between them."
VMA GETS HUGE RATINGS...
An estimated 11.4 million people watched the "MTV Video Music Awards" on Sunday night. That made it the most-watched MTV show...overall...since the 2002 "VMAs".
WORST SONGS....EVER!
AOL Radio has put out a list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever...and in a shocking development, the #1 worst song was NOT "Who Let the Dogs Out?" by BAHA MEN.
Instead, the top honors went to "Jersey Shore" moron DJ PAULY D for his song "(It's Time to) Beat Dat Beat". (???)
Here's the Top 10:
#1.) "(It's Time to) Beat Dat Beat", DJ PAULY D
#2.) "Who Let the Dogs Out", BAHA MEN
#3.) "Ice Ice Baby", VANILLA ICE
#4.) "She Bangs", RICKY MARTIN
#5.) "Barbie Girl", AQUA
#6.) "U Can't Touch This", MC HAMMER
#7.) "I Am Woman", HELEN REDDY
#8.) "I'm Too Sexy", RIGHT SAID FRED
#9.) "Ebony and Ivory", PAUL MCCARTNEY and STEVIE WONDER
#10.) "Macarena", LOS DEL RIO
http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/11/worst-songs/?icid=mainmaindl2sec1_lnk3169800
NORTH CAROLIIIIINA, COME ON AND RAISE UP, TAKE YA GUN OUT...
Posted this on facebook FIRST over the weekend...a reason you need to follow me on FB!
www.facebook.com/robbiemackpage
PETEY PABLO was arrested on Saturday, trying to sneak a gun through security at an airport in North Carolina.
Petey was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a stolen firearm. He posted $50,000 bail, and was released.
POOF!
INSTANT JUSTICE has been served!
Last week, in Tacoma, Washington, a man and woman were trying to siphon gas out of a Salvation Army van. They haven't been named...all we know is that the woman is 20 years old.
Anyway, they should've known that the universe doesn't take kindly to people stealing from the Salvation Army...and karma decided to give the two some swift, decisive retribution.
According to an eyewitness, as they sucked gasoline out of the van's tank, somehow, a FIRE erupted. Police still don't know what caused the fire.
The man caught on fire. The woman caught on fire. The van also caught on fire.
The woman ran toward the witness, who told her to STOP, DROP and ROLL. For some reason she refused. So the witness found a garden hose and doused her until the fire went out.
Meanwhile, the male thief managed to put out his own flames and run away. The woman was taken to the hospital, and she's looking at charges for the gas theft and setting the van on fire. The police are still looking for the man.
MILEY IS NO LONGER SINGLE???
If you haven't figured it out yet...I love incriminating photos of Miley Cyrus. Basically cause I can't stand her punk ass. Just in case you were confused as to the relationship status of Miss Cyrus and LIAM HEMSWORTH..."Us Weekly" got a picture of them making out in her Mercedes in Los Angeles yesterday morning. That of course doesn't mean they're back together, but certainly something is going on!
Miley was also pulled over in North Hollywood Monday afternoon for talking on her cell phone while driving.
Oh yeah...
Soooo BUSTED
Oh btw...need braces? :)
TWEET THIS...
JOHN MAYER is the latest celebrity to set the world on its ear by abandoning Twitter.
He actually shut it down Sunday, after Tweeting, "What does this button do?"
His rep issued the following statement..."With the Battle Studies Tour now at a close and a return to the studio planned, John has discontinued his Twitter account. However, he continues to communicate with his fans via his blog as he always has."
John had well over 3 MILLION Twitter followers.
DID SOMEBODY SAY...McDONALD'S?
I guess it's weirdly comforting to know that you'd never have to drive more than two hours to get yourself a Double Quarter Pounder With Cheese, a large fries and, if the season's right, a Shamrock Shake or a McRib.
According to the latest numbers by the website DataPointed.net, in the continental U.S., you are never more than 115 miles away from a McDonald's.
That's actually FURTHER than it used to be. A McDonald's in northeastern California recently closed down, making it just a little harder for someone in northwest Nevada, near the Sheldon National Antelope Refuge, to get to one.
Before that restaurant closed, no American was ever more than 108 miles from a McDonald's. Now, when you're in northwestern Nevada, you'll have to drive an extra seven miles to get to one.
GETCHA COOL WHIP OUT...
Let's hear it for the RANDY COUGARS of the world who aren't afraid to show their bodies off ANYWHERE. I love you ladies! Never, ever change!
Specifically, I'm talking about 37-year-old Katherine Margaret Watson of Moorhead, Minnesota. (Yes, that's actually where she's from.) Around 5:45 P.M. on Sunday, she walked into a local Walgreens wearing the following things:
A thong.
Pasties.
A small green towel.
And WHIPPED CREAM.
Someone called the police(bastige!), and when they got there, Katherine told them she was trying to buy shaving cream. (Perhaps to finish her outfit for a formal occasion?)
She told them she was flaunting herself to try to catch people's attention, to get them to open their minds and not to conform to society. But she also admitted that her choices were, "a little over the top."
Katherine was cited for indecent exposure.
TRAGICALLY, somehow in this age of ever-present camera phones, no one got a picture of Katherine in the act.
DOWN TO GET DOWN???
I had no idea the people of Texas were so down to get down!
"Men's Health" just released a list of 100 American cities ranked by how RANDY the people are...and Texas has SEVEN of the top 15.
The cities are ranked on factors like condom sales, birth rates, love toy sales, and STD rates. Basically, all the signs that people in a city are getting-it-on nonstop.
Austin, Texas, was ranked by "Men's Health" as America's number one, "hotbed of sex." Dallas is number two.
Other Texas cities in the top 15 are Arlington at 7th, Houston at 10th, Lubbock at 11th, Fort Worth at 12th, and San Antonio at 15th.
Portland, Maine, came in dead last...of the 100 largest cities in the U.S., it's got the least randy people you can find. Burlington, Vermont, came in second-to-last.
#1.) Austin, TX . . . #2.) Dallas, TX . . . #3.) Columbus, OH . . . #4.) Durham, NC . . . #5.) Denver, CO . . .
#6.) Indianapolis, IN . . . #7.) Arlington, TX . . . #8.) Oklahoma City, OK . . . #9.) Bakersfield, CA . . . #10.) Houston, TX . . .
Columbus at #3? I KNEW there were reasons I've always wanted to be in the 'bus!
Then again, on the flipside, Cleveland is at #80.
Alright....be good. Or don't.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
THE THURSDAY REPORT...
Goooooooooooooooood morning! We've got THE DIRTY HEADS in for a show today...just announced LIGHTS OVER PARIS for September 22 (the first of about 6 more shows we've lined up, including that much-hyped BIG BIG BIG name act)...new venue, The Stage Door. Keep Q92 loud to score them tix!
Btw, Happy Rosh Hashanah to the Jewish folk!
Here's some shtuff...
THE TRAGEDY...
Rich Cronin, the lead singer and founder of the late-1990s boy band LFO, has passed away after a long battle with leukemia. He was 35.
LFO, or the Lyte Funky Ones, were best known for the 1999 summer smash “Summer Girls,” which included the “I like girls that wear Abercrombie & Fitch" line.
The video for their follow-up, “Girls on TV,” featured Cronin’s then-girlfriend Jennifer Love Hewitt. I personally liked "Every Other Time" and "Sex U Up (The Way You Like It)".
The band split in 2002.
In 2005, Cronin was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. Friend Chris Kirkpatrick, formery of NSYNC updated his Facebook last night with the message “RIP to a great friend Rich C.” Lance Bass also tweeted the message, ”Sad sad day that Rich Cronin died – was an amazing guy.”
THE LAWSUIT....
A former bodyguard is suing BRITNEY SPEARS for sexual harassment...and he also accuses her of abusing her own children.
Fernando Flores claims that Britney was constantly throwing herself at him, and making sure he saw her in revealing and / or see-through clothing.
Yeah. HOW DARE she do that! (???)
And he claims that on two separate occasions, Britney sent him on errands...and made sure that when he returned, he saw her, "having vigorous sexual relations."
She also pulled the CLASSIC move where she'd summon him for some reason, and when he showed up, she'd be NAKED.
I've yet to encounter a problem with any of this. Just sayin'.
Britney didn't much care if the kids knew mommy was having sex. Flores says that one time when she was staying at a hotel in California, Britney was, "loudly having sexual relations while her two children were in the suite with her."
It's not clear if the kids SAW anything, or were even in the same room. The lawsuit doesn't specify that.
Flores also claims that Britney once took his belt and whipped her son Sean Preston with it . . . which left Flores, "shocked, horrified and deeply disturbed."
In another bizarre incident, Britney allegedly fed her sons crabmeat...even though they have SEAFOOD ALLERGIES.
And when the boys started throwing up, Britney refused to let Flores or the nanny help them. In fact, she told them, quote, "Mind your own (effing) business!"
Flores also says that Britney once told the kids, "Mommy is white trash."
It should be noted that Flores reported all of this to the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services. They investigated and decided his claims had NO MERIT. So there ya go.
THE SNOOKSTER
This is kinda funny. Yesterday afternoon, Snooki tweeted: "Ugh, stuck in Newark traffic is no fun. OMG why I got a stick shift I will never know. Stop and go traffic...I'm killin' myself here :("
And LESS THAN AN HOUR LATER, the Mayor (!!!) of Newark, New Jersey, CORY BOOKER...who was apparently hanging out on Twitter at the time...saw it, and responded...are you ready:
"Snooki! I'm the mayor...Where R U...so I can give u a ticket 4 texting & driving. We need revenue!"
Yes, that's the mayor of Newark responding to Snooki...on Twitter...using the super-professional-looking Twitter shorthand. Amazing!
THE NEW MUSIC...
KINGS OF LEON have released the video for their new single, "Radioactive". It's the first single off their next album, "Come Around Sundown", which comes out October 19th.
A word of warning: If you're hoping for a hard-hitting rock 'n' roll video...you might want to scale back your expectations...a lot.
It's not a bad video...although the first half seems like a dated commercial for orange soda. To put your expectations in place: The band runs around a field in the country, playing with a bunch of overdressed kids. Here it is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPBbMbKSZrQ
THE ROAD...
USHER...YEAHHHHHH MAN...is hitting the road this fall. You'll have to drive up to Detroit if you want to see him though.
http://www.usherworld.com/pages/tour
THE STRESS FACTOR...
Sure, Mormons can't drink alcohol, they can't smoke, and they can't look at porno. But apparently, they don't NEED those things to calm down like the rest of us do. According to a new study, Salt Lake City, Utah, is the LEAST stressful city in the U.S.
The rankings were compiled by the website Portfolio.com. They used 10 factors to figure out a city's stress level: Unemployment, income growth, poverty, heart disease, weather, ozone, robberies, murders, traffic, and the mortgage situation.
And when it's all added up, Salt Lake City came out as the least stressful of the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S.
The top 10 least stressful cities are: Salt Lake City...Virginia Beach-Norfolk...Minneapolis-St. Paul...Raleigh, North Carolina...Austin, Texas...Oklahoma City...Denver...San Antonio...Kansas City, Missouri...and Phoenix.
Now...On the other side of things...Detroit is the most stressful city in the country by a pretty large margin.
And we're at #3! The top 10 most stressful cities are: Detroit...Los Angeles...Cleveland...Riverside, California...St. Louis (the people here need to move to the other side of the state)...New York...New Orleans...Chicago...Birmingham, Alabama...and Miami-Fort Lauderdale.
http://www.portfolio.com/resources/Portfolio-2010-Metro-Area-Stress-Rank.pdf
Alright, hitting "publish post" on the blog...you have a great Thursday!
Btw, Happy Rosh Hashanah to the Jewish folk!
Here's some shtuff...
THE TRAGEDY...
Rich Cronin, the lead singer and founder of the late-1990s boy band LFO, has passed away after a long battle with leukemia. He was 35.
LFO, or the Lyte Funky Ones, were best known for the 1999 summer smash “Summer Girls,” which included the “I like girls that wear Abercrombie & Fitch" line.
The video for their follow-up, “Girls on TV,” featured Cronin’s then-girlfriend Jennifer Love Hewitt. I personally liked "Every Other Time" and "Sex U Up (The Way You Like It)".
The band split in 2002.
In 2005, Cronin was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. Friend Chris Kirkpatrick, formery of NSYNC updated his Facebook last night with the message “RIP to a great friend Rich C.” Lance Bass also tweeted the message, ”Sad sad day that Rich Cronin died – was an amazing guy.”
THE LAWSUIT....
A former bodyguard is suing BRITNEY SPEARS for sexual harassment...and he also accuses her of abusing her own children.
Fernando Flores claims that Britney was constantly throwing herself at him, and making sure he saw her in revealing and / or see-through clothing.
Yeah. HOW DARE she do that! (???)
And he claims that on two separate occasions, Britney sent him on errands...and made sure that when he returned, he saw her, "having vigorous sexual relations."
She also pulled the CLASSIC move where she'd summon him for some reason, and when he showed up, she'd be NAKED.
I've yet to encounter a problem with any of this. Just sayin'.
Britney didn't much care if the kids knew mommy was having sex. Flores says that one time when she was staying at a hotel in California, Britney was, "loudly having sexual relations while her two children were in the suite with her."
It's not clear if the kids SAW anything, or were even in the same room. The lawsuit doesn't specify that.
Flores also claims that Britney once took his belt and whipped her son Sean Preston with it . . . which left Flores, "shocked, horrified and deeply disturbed."
In another bizarre incident, Britney allegedly fed her sons crabmeat...even though they have SEAFOOD ALLERGIES.
And when the boys started throwing up, Britney refused to let Flores or the nanny help them. In fact, she told them, quote, "Mind your own (effing) business!"
Flores also says that Britney once told the kids, "Mommy is white trash."
It should be noted that Flores reported all of this to the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services. They investigated and decided his claims had NO MERIT. So there ya go.
THE SNOOKSTER
This is kinda funny. Yesterday afternoon, Snooki tweeted: "Ugh, stuck in Newark traffic is no fun. OMG why I got a stick shift I will never know. Stop and go traffic...I'm killin' myself here :("
And LESS THAN AN HOUR LATER, the Mayor (!!!) of Newark, New Jersey, CORY BOOKER...who was apparently hanging out on Twitter at the time...saw it, and responded...are you ready:
"Snooki! I'm the mayor...Where R U...so I can give u a ticket 4 texting & driving. We need revenue!"
Yes, that's the mayor of Newark responding to Snooki...on Twitter...using the super-professional-looking Twitter shorthand. Amazing!
THE NEW MUSIC...
KINGS OF LEON have released the video for their new single, "Radioactive". It's the first single off their next album, "Come Around Sundown", which comes out October 19th.
A word of warning: If you're hoping for a hard-hitting rock 'n' roll video...you might want to scale back your expectations...a lot.
It's not a bad video...although the first half seems like a dated commercial for orange soda. To put your expectations in place: The band runs around a field in the country, playing with a bunch of overdressed kids. Here it is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPBbMbKSZrQ
THE ROAD...
USHER...YEAHHHHHH MAN...is hitting the road this fall. You'll have to drive up to Detroit if you want to see him though.
http://www.usherworld.com/pages/tour
THE STRESS FACTOR...
Sure, Mormons can't drink alcohol, they can't smoke, and they can't look at porno. But apparently, they don't NEED those things to calm down like the rest of us do. According to a new study, Salt Lake City, Utah, is the LEAST stressful city in the U.S.
The rankings were compiled by the website Portfolio.com. They used 10 factors to figure out a city's stress level: Unemployment, income growth, poverty, heart disease, weather, ozone, robberies, murders, traffic, and the mortgage situation.
And when it's all added up, Salt Lake City came out as the least stressful of the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S.
The top 10 least stressful cities are: Salt Lake City...Virginia Beach-Norfolk...Minneapolis-St. Paul...Raleigh, North Carolina...Austin, Texas...Oklahoma City...Denver...San Antonio...Kansas City, Missouri...and Phoenix.
Now...On the other side of things...Detroit is the most stressful city in the country by a pretty large margin.
And we're at #3! The top 10 most stressful cities are: Detroit...Los Angeles...Cleveland...Riverside, California...St. Louis (the people here need to move to the other side of the state)...New York...New Orleans...Chicago...Birmingham, Alabama...and Miami-Fort Lauderdale.
http://www.portfolio.com/resources/Portfolio-2010-Metro-Area-Stress-Rank.pdf
Alright, hitting "publish post" on the blog...you have a great Thursday!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
WICKY WICKY WEDNESDAY
Like my record scratching noise...WICKY WICKY! WI-WICKY!
Yeah anyway. Herrrrrrrre we go!
BILLY RAY TO DO ANOTHER TV SHOW WITH HIS KID...
Now that he's milked everything he can from MILEY, BILLY RAY CYRUS is moving on to do another TV show with another one of his kids.
Billy Ray and his 21-year-old son TRACE...who's in that band METRO STATION...are doing a documentary-style show for the SyFy channel where they investigate all kinds of weird and unexplained phenomena.
It'll be called "UFO: Unbelievably Freakin' Obvious". (???) There's no word yet on a premiere date. I know yer on the edge of yer seat waiting for it (zzz)
Billy Ray says, "The existence of paranormal phenomena is something I've always wanted to explore further.
"Getting the opportunity to take this adventure with my son, who has always had a keen interest in this area, is a dream come true."
Trace is not Billy Ray's biological son. He's from the FIRST marriage of BILLY RAY'S wife TISH. Billy Ray adopted him, which makes him Miley's half-brother.
Speaking of Tish...she just legally changed her name. "Tish" used to be a nickname for LETICIA. But now, it's officially just plain Tish.
Miley legally changed her name, too. She was born Destiny Hope Cyrus. As a kid, they called her "Smiley", which morphed into Miley. She changed it officially in 2008.
I think I'm gonna change my name. Nominations now, go!
LADY GAGA COVERED IN MEAT!
Check out the pic on my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/robbiemackpage
LADY GAGA'S latest attempt at creating "controversy" is to pose for a magazine cover naked...but covered in what basically counts as a RAW MEAT BIKINI.
Not surprisingly, PETA took the bait. Here's what they had to say . . .
"No matter how beautifully it is presented, flesh from a tortured animal is flesh from a tortured animal. Meat represents bloody violence and suffering, so if that's the look they were going for, they achieved it.
"Oh, Lady Gaga's job is to do outlandish things, and this certainly qualifies as outlandish because meat is something you want to avoid putting on or in your body."
AND NOW, JA RULE ON THE STATE OF HIP-HOP MUSIC....
And I mean, why not? Who better than a guy who hasn't had a hit in like 7 years. But anyway, in a new interview, JA RULE says he believes the phrase "KEEPING IT REAL" has become lost in today's hip-hop. Of course, Ja Rule's CAREER has also become lost in today's hip-hop. Maybe there's a connection there...I don't know.
He tells "XXL" magazine, "You know what the realest line a (N-word) said in a movie. 'You can't handle the truth!' That's the realest (crap) because (N-words) don't want to hear it.
"You tell (N-words) the truth and they say, 'What, huh? I didn't see that. That record's hot.' That's what (N-words) do.
"I've seen so many instances, where I'm like, wow, that's not keeping it real. Really think about that yo...this (N-word) makes records, he's on my TV, he's (effing) dancing around, he's at all these awards shows, I don't think he's in the hood with 10 bricks in the back of his whip. I don't think he's doing that.
"Be honest, the consumer knows that (crap's) not real...what is keeping it real? That term is so lost. It's a forgotten term. You know what 'keeping it real' is? Feeding your (effing) family, taking care of your (effing) kids, that's what's keeping it real.
"All that other frivolous bull(crap) is just that."
And since that was about as entertaining as watching paint dry, I will now...
TRANSLATE FOR WHITEY...
"Are you aware of the most AUTHENTIC thing anyone has ever uttered in a film? It's 'You can't handle the truth!' And you know that's the TRUEST statement because no one wants to hear it.
"When you inform people of the honest truth, they have a tendency to seem bewildered and oblivious. That's how people are.
"I've witnessed many an occasion, which will prompt an inner monologue saying: 'That's not sincere.' Ponder it. There are artists that release music...that appear on television, dancing around...and that show up to all the glitzy award shows.
"I wouldn't speculate that the artist would be in the ghetto with illicit narcotics in the trunk of his vehicle. I wouldn't think they're doing that."
"You have to be sincere. The consumer purchasing your recordings will know if it's an act. What is being sincere? The phrase has been lost...it has been forgotten. But do you know what reality is? It's feeding your wonderful family...it's taking care of your wonderful children. That's the reality. All the insincerities are just that."
Comprende?
No I won't translate it for mexicans....
CRAIGSLIST AMAZINGNESS....
This next story comes from Craigslist in Austin, Texas. Like anything else on Craigslist, we can't prove it's real...but MAN I want to believe it is. It was posted in the "women seeking men" personals section with the title "Cat Stealer."
And it reads, "To the guy (or guys) that may have stolen my cat during the gang bang Thursday night, please return it (!!!!)...kinda crappy to be invited to a train party and leave with my kitty...no reward but no [questions] asked either."
The post ended up being flagged by users and taken down.
SEARCHING FOR THIS WORD? IT DOESN'T EXIST!
The people at Merriam-Webster just put out a list of their most searched words of the summer. And the word that people tried to define the most is...a word that doesn't actually exist.
That word was..."refudiate." SARAH PALIN used the word in an interview and in a Tweet in July...combining the words refute and repudiate. Those words mean similar things: rejecting something and proving it's not true.
OH I LOVE THIS...
You may have heard a story or two like this before. Still amusing. Last week, the police in Naperville, Illinois, pulled over 24-year-old Lucas Wright in his 2006 Honda Accord. Lucas was doing ONE HUNDRED miles-an-hour in a 50 mph zone. And he gave them a perfectly logical explanation...at least in his eyes.
The police say that Lucas told them, "He'd just gotten his car washed and he was trying to dry it off." And he wasn't lying...when they checked out his car, it was, in fact, wet. And it was still drying when they impounded it and towed it away! Awww....
Lucas was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor for going 40 miles-per-hour or more over the posted limit. Haha!!
OBSCURE MARRIAGE LAWS...
Told you about some of these a few weeks ago, but here's some more...
MISSISSIPPI. In Truro, Mississippi, a groom has to prove he's manly by hunting and killing either six blackbirds or three crows before his wedding. This law isn't enforced anymore, but it's still on the books.
ARKANSAS. For a few months in early 2008, Arkansas accidentally made it legal for anyone of any age...even INFANTS...to get married without parental consent. In April of 2008 they changed it to 17 for boys, and 18 for girls.
KENTUCKY. In Kentucky, it's illegal to remarry the same man four times.
LOUISIANA. In New Orleans, it's illegal for a palm reader, fortune teller or mystic to officiate a wedding, even if they're ordained.
A good note to end on I think. HEY, hump day already, weekend is getting close!! 70's and sunshine, enjoy your day!
Yeah anyway. Herrrrrrrre we go!
BILLY RAY TO DO ANOTHER TV SHOW WITH HIS KID...
Now that he's milked everything he can from MILEY, BILLY RAY CYRUS is moving on to do another TV show with another one of his kids.
Billy Ray and his 21-year-old son TRACE...who's in that band METRO STATION...are doing a documentary-style show for the SyFy channel where they investigate all kinds of weird and unexplained phenomena.
It'll be called "UFO: Unbelievably Freakin' Obvious". (???) There's no word yet on a premiere date. I know yer on the edge of yer seat waiting for it (zzz)
Billy Ray says, "The existence of paranormal phenomena is something I've always wanted to explore further.
"Getting the opportunity to take this adventure with my son, who has always had a keen interest in this area, is a dream come true."
Trace is not Billy Ray's biological son. He's from the FIRST marriage of BILLY RAY'S wife TISH. Billy Ray adopted him, which makes him Miley's half-brother.
Speaking of Tish...she just legally changed her name. "Tish" used to be a nickname for LETICIA. But now, it's officially just plain Tish.
Miley legally changed her name, too. She was born Destiny Hope Cyrus. As a kid, they called her "Smiley", which morphed into Miley. She changed it officially in 2008.
I think I'm gonna change my name. Nominations now, go!
LADY GAGA COVERED IN MEAT!
Check out the pic on my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/robbiemackpage
LADY GAGA'S latest attempt at creating "controversy" is to pose for a magazine cover naked...but covered in what basically counts as a RAW MEAT BIKINI.
Not surprisingly, PETA took the bait. Here's what they had to say . . .
"No matter how beautifully it is presented, flesh from a tortured animal is flesh from a tortured animal. Meat represents bloody violence and suffering, so if that's the look they were going for, they achieved it.
"Oh, Lady Gaga's job is to do outlandish things, and this certainly qualifies as outlandish because meat is something you want to avoid putting on or in your body."
AND NOW, JA RULE ON THE STATE OF HIP-HOP MUSIC....
And I mean, why not? Who better than a guy who hasn't had a hit in like 7 years. But anyway, in a new interview, JA RULE says he believes the phrase "KEEPING IT REAL" has become lost in today's hip-hop. Of course, Ja Rule's CAREER has also become lost in today's hip-hop. Maybe there's a connection there...I don't know.
He tells "XXL" magazine, "You know what the realest line a (N-word) said in a movie. 'You can't handle the truth!' That's the realest (crap) because (N-words) don't want to hear it.
"You tell (N-words) the truth and they say, 'What, huh? I didn't see that. That record's hot.' That's what (N-words) do.
"I've seen so many instances, where I'm like, wow, that's not keeping it real. Really think about that yo...this (N-word) makes records, he's on my TV, he's (effing) dancing around, he's at all these awards shows, I don't think he's in the hood with 10 bricks in the back of his whip. I don't think he's doing that.
"Be honest, the consumer knows that (crap's) not real...what is keeping it real? That term is so lost. It's a forgotten term. You know what 'keeping it real' is? Feeding your (effing) family, taking care of your (effing) kids, that's what's keeping it real.
"All that other frivolous bull(crap) is just that."
And since that was about as entertaining as watching paint dry, I will now...
TRANSLATE FOR WHITEY...
"Are you aware of the most AUTHENTIC thing anyone has ever uttered in a film? It's 'You can't handle the truth!' And you know that's the TRUEST statement because no one wants to hear it.
"When you inform people of the honest truth, they have a tendency to seem bewildered and oblivious. That's how people are.
"I've witnessed many an occasion, which will prompt an inner monologue saying: 'That's not sincere.' Ponder it. There are artists that release music...that appear on television, dancing around...and that show up to all the glitzy award shows.
"I wouldn't speculate that the artist would be in the ghetto with illicit narcotics in the trunk of his vehicle. I wouldn't think they're doing that."
"You have to be sincere. The consumer purchasing your recordings will know if it's an act. What is being sincere? The phrase has been lost...it has been forgotten. But do you know what reality is? It's feeding your wonderful family...it's taking care of your wonderful children. That's the reality. All the insincerities are just that."
Comprende?
No I won't translate it for mexicans....
CRAIGSLIST AMAZINGNESS....
This next story comes from Craigslist in Austin, Texas. Like anything else on Craigslist, we can't prove it's real...but MAN I want to believe it is. It was posted in the "women seeking men" personals section with the title "Cat Stealer."
And it reads, "To the guy (or guys) that may have stolen my cat during the gang bang Thursday night, please return it (!!!!)...kinda crappy to be invited to a train party and leave with my kitty...no reward but no [questions] asked either."
The post ended up being flagged by users and taken down.
SEARCHING FOR THIS WORD? IT DOESN'T EXIST!
The people at Merriam-Webster just put out a list of their most searched words of the summer. And the word that people tried to define the most is...a word that doesn't actually exist.
That word was..."refudiate." SARAH PALIN used the word in an interview and in a Tweet in July...combining the words refute and repudiate. Those words mean similar things: rejecting something and proving it's not true.
OH I LOVE THIS...
You may have heard a story or two like this before. Still amusing. Last week, the police in Naperville, Illinois, pulled over 24-year-old Lucas Wright in his 2006 Honda Accord. Lucas was doing ONE HUNDRED miles-an-hour in a 50 mph zone. And he gave them a perfectly logical explanation...at least in his eyes.
The police say that Lucas told them, "He'd just gotten his car washed and he was trying to dry it off." And he wasn't lying...when they checked out his car, it was, in fact, wet. And it was still drying when they impounded it and towed it away! Awww....
Lucas was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor for going 40 miles-per-hour or more over the posted limit. Haha!!
OBSCURE MARRIAGE LAWS...
Told you about some of these a few weeks ago, but here's some more...
MISSISSIPPI. In Truro, Mississippi, a groom has to prove he's manly by hunting and killing either six blackbirds or three crows before his wedding. This law isn't enforced anymore, but it's still on the books.
ARKANSAS. For a few months in early 2008, Arkansas accidentally made it legal for anyone of any age...even INFANTS...to get married without parental consent. In April of 2008 they changed it to 17 for boys, and 18 for girls.
KENTUCKY. In Kentucky, it's illegal to remarry the same man four times.
LOUISIANA. In New Orleans, it's illegal for a palm reader, fortune teller or mystic to officiate a wedding, even if they're ordained.
A good note to end on I think. HEY, hump day already, weekend is getting close!! 70's and sunshine, enjoy your day!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
TRICKED OUT TUESDAY
No small talk. Just hi, here we go!
JOHN MAYER LOST SOME...UH OH!
The "National Enquirer" says that JOHN MAYER lost his cell phone...and it contained compromising stuff on it.
A so-called "friend" (see? doing better than my usual 'so-called source' :) says, "John told me his cell contains personal photos and videos of some of the famous women he's dated."
Is this true? Probably not. But who among you isn't praying that it IS...and that the footage contained on that phone includes video that demonstrates exactly why John Mayer referred to JESSICA SIMPSON as SEXUAL NAPLAM?
Of course, you have to wonder just how long a rich, famous guy like John Mayer keeps a cell phone.
In other words, what are the chances that this is the same phone he had back when he dated Jessica...or JENNIFER ANISTON and / or JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT for that matter?
I would say that if we don't see or hear about anything from this phone within 24 hours, none of this ever happened.
HERE'S RIHANNA...
...in a bikini. On the beach. Hot? Eh. I hate the short hair. But you might not, so here ya go.
Oh, she's also got a new song called "Only Girl (In The World)"...maybe I'll break it out for you tonight, it just hit the net today!
RYAN REYNOLDS...
I'm sure I already have your attention, ladies. RYAN REYNOLDS' new thriller, "Buried", hits theaters on September 29th. Ryan plays a contractor working in Iraq, who finds himself buried alive after his convoy is attacked.
He has a cell phone and a lighter...and a limited time before his battery and his air run out. (It looks decent. Check out the trailer here . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H_wfBwPbFI
NO NEED TO BE A BILLIONAIRE, TRAVIE...
We've got a new study to tell you about today that proves two things. One: Money CAN buy you happiness. And two: Luckily, it actually takes WAY less money than you'd think.
A study from Princeton University found that making more money does make you happier...but only when you're making under $75,000-a-year.
Once you hit that income level, making more money doesn't have any impact on your happiness...regardless of whether you're making $76,000 or $50 BILLION.
In the study, $75,000-a-year seemed to be the point where money stopped being a major source of stress for people.
At that level, you feel like you can basically take care of all your reasonable financial obligations.
But...while more money doesn't change your happiness, it does change how you view your life on the whole. The more money people made, the more likely they were to say their life was going well.
SAY WHAT?!?!
A new worldwide poll rated American women as the second UGLIEST in the world. Which is just offensive.
Especially since our lovely ladies finished JUST behind British women...and it's a scientific fact that they really ARE unattractive. They don't shave their damn pits!!! Right?
22.4% of people rated British women as the least attractive in the world. Americans came in second at 16.7%. Germans were third, followed by "Eastern Europeans" and Spanish women.
Turkish women were voted the most attractive.
Gary Hewitt is a travel expert from England. He says he's not surprised that British women came in dead last. "They are increasingly seen to behave more like British men and end up drinking as much and letting it all hang out. It's not a good reputation."
JOHN MAYER LOST SOME...UH OH!
The "National Enquirer" says that JOHN MAYER lost his cell phone...and it contained compromising stuff on it.
A so-called "friend" (see? doing better than my usual 'so-called source' :) says, "John told me his cell contains personal photos and videos of some of the famous women he's dated."
Is this true? Probably not. But who among you isn't praying that it IS...and that the footage contained on that phone includes video that demonstrates exactly why John Mayer referred to JESSICA SIMPSON as SEXUAL NAPLAM?
Of course, you have to wonder just how long a rich, famous guy like John Mayer keeps a cell phone.
In other words, what are the chances that this is the same phone he had back when he dated Jessica...or JENNIFER ANISTON and / or JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT for that matter?
I would say that if we don't see or hear about anything from this phone within 24 hours, none of this ever happened.
HERE'S RIHANNA...
...in a bikini. On the beach. Hot? Eh. I hate the short hair. But you might not, so here ya go.
Oh, she's also got a new song called "Only Girl (In The World)"...maybe I'll break it out for you tonight, it just hit the net today!
RYAN REYNOLDS...
I'm sure I already have your attention, ladies. RYAN REYNOLDS' new thriller, "Buried", hits theaters on September 29th. Ryan plays a contractor working in Iraq, who finds himself buried alive after his convoy is attacked.
He has a cell phone and a lighter...and a limited time before his battery and his air run out. (It looks decent. Check out the trailer here . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H_wfBwPbFI
NO NEED TO BE A BILLIONAIRE, TRAVIE...
We've got a new study to tell you about today that proves two things. One: Money CAN buy you happiness. And two: Luckily, it actually takes WAY less money than you'd think.
A study from Princeton University found that making more money does make you happier...but only when you're making under $75,000-a-year.
Once you hit that income level, making more money doesn't have any impact on your happiness...regardless of whether you're making $76,000 or $50 BILLION.
In the study, $75,000-a-year seemed to be the point where money stopped being a major source of stress for people.
At that level, you feel like you can basically take care of all your reasonable financial obligations.
But...while more money doesn't change your happiness, it does change how you view your life on the whole. The more money people made, the more likely they were to say their life was going well.
SAY WHAT?!?!
A new worldwide poll rated American women as the second UGLIEST in the world. Which is just offensive.
Especially since our lovely ladies finished JUST behind British women...and it's a scientific fact that they really ARE unattractive. They don't shave their damn pits!!! Right?
22.4% of people rated British women as the least attractive in the world. Americans came in second at 16.7%. Germans were third, followed by "Eastern Europeans" and Spanish women.
Turkish women were voted the most attractive.
Gary Hewitt is a travel expert from England. He says he's not surprised that British women came in dead last. "They are increasingly seen to behave more like British men and end up drinking as much and letting it all hang out. It's not a good reputation."
Friday, September 3, 2010
FIRST FRIDAY!
First Friday of September, that means a big party downtown tonight...among the HUGE list of other events you have this weekend!
Eminem & Jay-Z in Detroit tonight, I've heard from a few radio buds that the show was INSANE last night. Lots of celebs in the building, like Rihanna, Drake, 50, DR. DRE...crazy! A few of you might be lucky enough to be going, I know my girl Lindsay is...I'm so very jealous!
Also FAIRS this weekend, Stark County and Canfield, both running thru Monday/Labor Day. Air show in Cleveland at Burke, Taste Of Cleveland at Tower City with Train in concert Sunday night....BBQ's, bonfires, parties....have a GREAT end-of-summer weekend!
CHELSEA? LATELY SHE'S SINGLE...
It looks like CHELSEA HANDLER and Animal Planet host DAVE SALMONI have broken up.
In case you missed it...and you probably did...Chelsea addressed it in her monologue on Wednesday night's "Chelsea Lately".
She said, "Up until a couple weeks ago, I was working very intimately with the Animal Planet, but unfortunately, that contract was terminated.
"However, I enjoyed being in bed with them and may hook up for an occasional project."
"Us Magazine" tried to get more details, but Chelsea's rep told them, "She saves all commentary about her personal life for her own show."
CELEB PASS?
Some British website conducted a poll to see what celebrities people would most likely allow their partners to cheat with. You know, it's like the old game where you get to pick a list of celebrities who...if you ever, by some act of nature or God...got the chance to rub genitalia with them...your spouse would have to let you, and it wouldn't count as cheating.
People were asked, first of all, if they even have such a list. And those who did were asked who was on it.
The results aren't really that surprising I guess. 72% of guys had MEGAN FOX on their list...and 69% of women had BRAD PITT.
Here are the other, most popular choices. Keep in mind that most people are apparently not putting all their fantasy sex eggs in one basket. Respondents were allowed to give multiple answers, if they had more than one celebrity on their list. Thus, the numbers don't add up to 100%.
MEN:
#1.) Megan Fox, 72%
#2.) Jennifer Aniston, 69%
#3.) Beyoncé, 68%
#4.) Jessica Alba, 66%
#5.) Angelina Jolie, 64%
#6.) Cheryl Cole, 62% . . . (She's a British singer/actress.)
#7.) Katy Perry, 59%
#8.) Nicole Scherzinger, 57%
#9.) Christina Aguilera, 55% (She's my #1, always has been!)
#10.) Rihanna, 53% (ew! Used to be high on my list...then she cut her hair off...)
Seriously? SERIOUSLY!?!?
WOMEN:
#1.) Brad Pitt, 69%
#2.) Johnny Depp, 67%
#3.) Gerard Butler, 66%
#4.) David Beckham, 63%
#5.) Robert Pattinson, 61%
#6.) Ashton Kutcher, 58%
#7.) George Clooney, 57%
#8.) Justin Timberlake, 54%
#9.) Will Smith, 52%
#10.) Hugh Jackman, 51%
FOLLOW-UP....
Robert Halderman...the former TV producer who tried to extort DAVID LETTERMAN and ended up exposing Dave's CHEATING WAYS...was released from prison yesterday morning.
He served four months of his six-month sentence. They released him early for good behavior. That is all.
WHAT'S A JUSTIN BIEBER CONCERT LIKE?
...for anyone over the age of 18, apparently something like this! Seems about right to me!
WASTING GAS...
THIS makes me laugh! I could seriously count on one hand the number of times I've been lost in my lifetime. It's rarely happened, and actually hasn't happened for years to be quite honest!
But apparently, I'm in the minority of people who know where they are going in the male population. And most guys are NOT willing to stop and ask for directions.
A survey by a British insurance company found that the average man drives around lost for 276 miles every YEAR. And, over the course of his lifetime, he wastes $3,000 in gas by refusing to ask for directions!!
The survey found that 74% of women will happily ask for directions when they're lost, versus just 30% of men. Not only that, but 10% of men say that they will NEVER, EVER ask for directions, regardless of how lost they get.
40% of men say that if they do give in and ask a stranger for directions, sometimes they ignore those directions and just keep on driving anyway. LOL
41% of men say they've lied about knowing where they were going when they were lost, versus just 26% of women.
NOT TOO EARLY...
It's already September, so we might as well start focusing on Halloween, right? At least until all the stores start stocking Christmas stuff in two weeks.
According to a survey of Halloween costume store owners, these are the six hot costumes for this year. (So, uh, go get them and be just like everyone else?)
#1.) The cast of "Jersey Shore", especially SNOOKI, THE SITUATION and PAULY D. Stores are selling wigs and muscle suits to help you pull off the looks.
#2.) LADY GAGA.
#3.) Former Illinois governor ROD BLAGOJEVICH. A wig that's modeled after his terrible hair is a big seller right now.
#4.) Characters from "Avatar".
#5.) Characters from "Alice in Wonderland".
#6.) Characters from "Twilight".
THE SOUND OF SUMMER...
Every summer, there is a song that really defines summer. Last year, I gave it to Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling". This summer? Well the best song that DIDN'T go to #1 is absolutely "Airplanes" by B.o.B, Hayley Williams, and Eminem. Why didn't it go to #1? Because it sat for weeks at #2 while Katy Perry's "California Gurls" sat at the #1 position.
Song of the summer? Just might be. What's your 'summer 2010' anthem??
Aight! Party on the radio for the next few days! I'll see you this afternoon 3-7, the usual weekend times, plus Monday and Tuesday evening for Mo!
Q92...now louder in Hartville!
Eminem & Jay-Z in Detroit tonight, I've heard from a few radio buds that the show was INSANE last night. Lots of celebs in the building, like Rihanna, Drake, 50, DR. DRE...crazy! A few of you might be lucky enough to be going, I know my girl Lindsay is...I'm so very jealous!
Also FAIRS this weekend, Stark County and Canfield, both running thru Monday/Labor Day. Air show in Cleveland at Burke, Taste Of Cleveland at Tower City with Train in concert Sunday night....BBQ's, bonfires, parties....have a GREAT end-of-summer weekend!
CHELSEA? LATELY SHE'S SINGLE...
It looks like CHELSEA HANDLER and Animal Planet host DAVE SALMONI have broken up.
In case you missed it...and you probably did...Chelsea addressed it in her monologue on Wednesday night's "Chelsea Lately".
She said, "Up until a couple weeks ago, I was working very intimately with the Animal Planet, but unfortunately, that contract was terminated.
"However, I enjoyed being in bed with them and may hook up for an occasional project."
"Us Magazine" tried to get more details, but Chelsea's rep told them, "She saves all commentary about her personal life for her own show."
CELEB PASS?
Some British website conducted a poll to see what celebrities people would most likely allow their partners to cheat with. You know, it's like the old game where you get to pick a list of celebrities who...if you ever, by some act of nature or God...got the chance to rub genitalia with them...your spouse would have to let you, and it wouldn't count as cheating.
People were asked, first of all, if they even have such a list. And those who did were asked who was on it.
The results aren't really that surprising I guess. 72% of guys had MEGAN FOX on their list...and 69% of women had BRAD PITT.
Here are the other, most popular choices. Keep in mind that most people are apparently not putting all their fantasy sex eggs in one basket. Respondents were allowed to give multiple answers, if they had more than one celebrity on their list. Thus, the numbers don't add up to 100%.
MEN:
#1.) Megan Fox, 72%
#2.) Jennifer Aniston, 69%
#3.) Beyoncé, 68%
#4.) Jessica Alba, 66%
#5.) Angelina Jolie, 64%
#6.) Cheryl Cole, 62% . . . (She's a British singer/actress.)
#7.) Katy Perry, 59%
#8.) Nicole Scherzinger, 57%
#9.) Christina Aguilera, 55% (She's my #1, always has been!)
#10.) Rihanna, 53% (ew! Used to be high on my list...then she cut her hair off...)
Seriously? SERIOUSLY!?!?
WOMEN:
#1.) Brad Pitt, 69%
#2.) Johnny Depp, 67%
#3.) Gerard Butler, 66%
#4.) David Beckham, 63%
#5.) Robert Pattinson, 61%
#6.) Ashton Kutcher, 58%
#7.) George Clooney, 57%
#8.) Justin Timberlake, 54%
#9.) Will Smith, 52%
#10.) Hugh Jackman, 51%
FOLLOW-UP....
Robert Halderman...the former TV producer who tried to extort DAVID LETTERMAN and ended up exposing Dave's CHEATING WAYS...was released from prison yesterday morning.
He served four months of his six-month sentence. They released him early for good behavior. That is all.
WHAT'S A JUSTIN BIEBER CONCERT LIKE?
...for anyone over the age of 18, apparently something like this! Seems about right to me!
WASTING GAS...
THIS makes me laugh! I could seriously count on one hand the number of times I've been lost in my lifetime. It's rarely happened, and actually hasn't happened for years to be quite honest!
But apparently, I'm in the minority of people who know where they are going in the male population. And most guys are NOT willing to stop and ask for directions.
A survey by a British insurance company found that the average man drives around lost for 276 miles every YEAR. And, over the course of his lifetime, he wastes $3,000 in gas by refusing to ask for directions!!
The survey found that 74% of women will happily ask for directions when they're lost, versus just 30% of men. Not only that, but 10% of men say that they will NEVER, EVER ask for directions, regardless of how lost they get.
40% of men say that if they do give in and ask a stranger for directions, sometimes they ignore those directions and just keep on driving anyway. LOL
41% of men say they've lied about knowing where they were going when they were lost, versus just 26% of women.
NOT TOO EARLY...
It's already September, so we might as well start focusing on Halloween, right? At least until all the stores start stocking Christmas stuff in two weeks.
According to a survey of Halloween costume store owners, these are the six hot costumes for this year. (So, uh, go get them and be just like everyone else?)
#1.) The cast of "Jersey Shore", especially SNOOKI, THE SITUATION and PAULY D. Stores are selling wigs and muscle suits to help you pull off the looks.
#2.) LADY GAGA.
#3.) Former Illinois governor ROD BLAGOJEVICH. A wig that's modeled after his terrible hair is a big seller right now.
#4.) Characters from "Avatar".
#5.) Characters from "Alice in Wonderland".
#6.) Characters from "Twilight".
THE SOUND OF SUMMER...
Every summer, there is a song that really defines summer. Last year, I gave it to Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling". This summer? Well the best song that DIDN'T go to #1 is absolutely "Airplanes" by B.o.B, Hayley Williams, and Eminem. Why didn't it go to #1? Because it sat for weeks at #2 while Katy Perry's "California Gurls" sat at the #1 position.
Song of the summer? Just might be. What's your 'summer 2010' anthem??
Aight! Party on the radio for the next few days! I'll see you this afternoon 3-7, the usual weekend times, plus Monday and Tuesday evening for Mo!
Q92...now louder in Hartville!
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