THIRSTY THURSDAY - OCT 7

Thirsty because I really could go for a drink at the moment!
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KELLY CLARKSON'S NEW ALBUM...
If you have been eagerly awaiting new music from Kelly Clarkson, your wait is almost over! Kelly Clarkson is looking to release her new album early next year, with a single coming before that. Kelly has been tweeting some of the details about her new album, and you can read them below.

"Just finished up w/ Jason Halbert in the studio. It's one of my favorites and its called "you won't know what it's like."

Kelly went on to say on Twitter:
We’ve almost completed the album. We’re gonna have way too many songs to pick from ….and that part sucks

"Probably not till the beginning of the year but my single will come out before that. It takes too long. I’m bored & ready 2 tour:)

my favorite song off of the new album is “You Love Me”

There are actually 2 duets on the new record & I have at some point sang w/both of these artists before but not on record.

There is definitely one song that could have been on My December and it’s also a duet ….and I’m not saying who yet







HITCH DOES TV...
Remember that WILL SMITH movie "Hitch"? Good stuff! Well, Fox just obtained the rights to make it into a TV series. And according to Deadline.com, Fox won a BIDDING WAR to get it. And that actually wasn't a joke.

There aren't any details yet...but Deadline.com says it'll be created by writer Pete Chiarelli, who wrote the SANDRA BULLOCK instant-classic "The Proposal". And no, that's not a joke either.

The movie "Hitch" is about a "date doctor," who was played by Will Smith. He helps Kevin James get into Amber Valletta's pants...and in the process, finds love himself with Eva Mendes.








WEEZY SAYS "NO MORE MAIL!"
LIL WAYNE has received over 100 pieces of fan mail a day while at Rikers Island prison...and he's previously talked about how much he enjoys reading letters from fans. But now he'd like everyone to STOP.

Yesterday, a message was posted on his Twitter account saying, "I can no longer write my fans, as difficult as this may be to say please stop sending me mail, I luv u and will see you soon."

Wayne didn't explain WHY he can't write to his fans anymore...but earlier this week he was moved to solitary confinement for "music contraband", where he will do the rest of his time.

He's still expected to be released on November 4th.









T-SWEEZY SAYS 'I DONT THINK SO'...
If you're thinking you can make some extra coin by going on the sly and printing up some t-shirts with TAYLOR SWIFT'S face on them...well, don't. Taylor sued some dudes who were doing just that...and she won.

Taylor was granted an injunction and default judgment against 16 people accused of selling unauthorized merchandise featuring her likeness and trademarks.

And the guys sound pretty stupid too. In one case they sold bootleg Taylor Swift stuff six feet outside the door of one of her concerts. Two of them even got arrested after fighting with Swift's merchandise manager!








WANT HAPPINESS, LADIES? DUMP YOUR DUDE!
According to 24-YEAR study in Germany, a woman's weight has more of an effect on her happiness than whether or not she's in a relationship. In other words: Being skinny makes women much happier than any man could.

Dr. Pam Spurr helped lead the study. She says that this study shows how much of a stigma has been put on being chubby...and how that stigma has INFECTED our brains.

"I have worked with many overweight women and their weight is always on their minds. And not the back of their minds but at the forefront, because we live in a society that is constantly evaluating shape, size and attractiveness."

"People who are obese are stigmatized by people thinking they are stupid or lazy or just don't care."







CHECK THAT CELLY...
We all know it's pretty rude to whip out a cell phone in a restaurant and start talking. I mean...it's not a movie theater!

But according to a new survey by Zagat, TWO-THIRDS of people think it's JUST as rude to pull out your phone in a restaurant to text or check email.

Tim Zagat, the founder of Zagat, says, quote, "A lot of people do it, and the restaurant is not going to tell you to stop unless you're shouting while you're on the phone. [But] two-thirds of the people at your table will probably find it irritating."







SPOOKY NEWS
The days of carving a gap-toothed smile into a perfectly round, orange pumpkin are OVER. This ain't your grandma's Halloween anymore!!

According to pumpkin growers and retailers across the country, the big trend this Halloween is buying the UGLIEST pumpkin you can find.

Jamie Hoffman runs the Outstanding Seed Company in Monaca, Pennsylvania (right down the road from Salem, actually). She says, "We're putting a fair amount of effort into pumpkins that are not round and orange. [People want] surprises, pumpkins that are multicolored and warted."

Randy Graham grows pumpkins at his farm in Champaign, Illinois. And he says, "Anything that's ugly or weird or unusual, it just sells like crazy."

The National Retail Federation estimates that 68.5 million Americans...or more than one out of every five of us...will buy a pumpkin for Halloween. That's up 5% in the past five years.

Overall, Americans will spend $1.63 BILLION...yes, BILLION with a "B"...on Halloween decorations this year. The NRF doesn't break down what percentage of that is pumpkins, but it's definitely a good chunk.







Alright, have a good rest of your evening!