THE TUESDAY UPDATE...

.....because I haven't updated this thing in a week :)
Hangin' on the 3-7pm show on Q92 all week, give a listen on your way home.

IDOL AUDITIONS...
"American Idol" has announced the audition dates for Season 11. Here they are:

--St. Louis, Missouri...Tuesday, June 28th at Scottrade Center
--Portland, Oregon...Saturday, July 2nd at Rose Garden
--San Diego, California...Friday, July 8th at Petco Park
--Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...Friday, July 15th at Heinz Field
--Charleston, South Carolina...Friday, July 22nd at North Charleston Coliseum
--Denver, Colorado...Friday, July 29th at INVESCO Field at Mile High
--Houston, Texas...Friday, Aug. 26th at Reliant Park









FACEBOOK STATS...
Here's more proof that Facebook has changed the definition of the word "friend." According to a new study, the average Facebook user has never even met 7% of their Facebook friends. That works out to about one out of every 14 "friends."

And there's another 3% who you've only met ONCE. That's one out of 10 friends who you've met zero or once.

Here's the full list of how the average Facebook numbers broke down...

The average person has 229 Facebook friends.
--22%, or about 50 of those friends are from high school.
--12%, or about 27, are extended family.
--10%, or about 23, are coworkers.
--9%, or about 21, are from college.
--8%, or about 18, are immediate family.
--7%, or about 16, are from extracurricular groups or clubs you belong to.
--2%, or about five, are neighbors.
--And of course, 7%, or about 16, are people you've never met.
--The rest come from miscellaneous other places.









ADELE HAS QUIT SMOKING...GOOD FOR HER!
Earlier this month, ADELE came down with laryngitis and was forced to cancel her tour. Well, she's in the process of recovering...and as part of that she's decided to quit smoking.

In an update on her site, she wrote, "I can't wait to be able to sing again, I'm bored stiff...I'm on the mend, I still need to take it easy and rest but things are looking up...I've given up smoking again!"









BRAND THAT WILL (POSSIBLY) GO AWAY IN 2012:
Every year, the website 24/7 Wall Street compiles a list of brands that are about to go extinct. Sometimes they're a little off...last year they predicted the end of BP, Kia Motors, Zales Jewelry, and the credit rating agency Moody's.

On the other hand, they accurately called the demise of T-Mobile, Blockbuster, and the car rental company Dollar Thrifty, which is barely hanging on. Here are their predictions for the ten brands that'll go extinct NEXT year, or within the next 18 months.

The list is based on a bunch of things, including: A fall-off in sales...steep losses...worrying disclosures from the parent company...rising costs...companies getting sold...and bankruptcy.

#1.) Sony Pictures . . . It used to be Columbia Tri-Star Pictures, and they'll probably sell it.

#2.) A&W . . . The root beer will survive, thank god, but the restaurants can't compete :(

#3.) Saab . . . Do you know anyone who still drives one? OR EVER DID?!

#4.) American Apparel . . . They expanded too fast, and their founder's a defendant in a bunch of sexual harassment lawsuits.

#5.) Sears . . . The failed merger of Sears and K-Mart means one brand has to go.

#6.) Sony Ericsson . . . It'll probably be folded into Sony.

#7.) Kellogg's Corn Pops . . . Breakfast got healthier. And Corn Pops ain't it.

#8.) MySpace . . . Who?

#9.) Soap Opera Digest . . . Well, there aren't any more soaps. So . . .

#10.) Nokia









THE FIVE MOST-GERM-FILLED SPOTS IN A BACHELOR PAD...
If you're a single guy...or a single woman spending the night with a single guy...check out this article from "Men's Health" about the five most germ-filled spots in a bachelor pad.

#1.) The Towel. Every time you use a towel, skin cells rub off on it, and that's like food for bacteria. Plus, bacteria thrives on damp towels because the texture of the fabric offers lots of places to go unnoticed until it gets transferred back onto you.

In general, you shouldn't use the same towel for more than a week without washing it. But a lot of single guys go much longer than that.



#2.) The Bed Sheets. The same rule applies, and again, most single guys don't follow it. You're supposed to wash your sheets once a week with hot water, because cold water doesn't kill the bacteria.

According to a study at the University of Arizona, your sheets contain 0.1 grams of salmonella, E. coli, and FECES after just one night's sleep.


#3.) The Remote Control. In a University of Virginia study, 50% of remotes tested positive for rhinovirus...a.k.a., the common cold. Unfortunately, sanitizers don't work very well on remotes because they don't get in the cracks.

And the solution offered up by "Men's Health" pretty much sucks too. They say to buy a plastic-sleeve protector that you can wipe down.

And they suggest using zip-lock bags when you're staying at a hotel.


#4.) The Carpeting. You're supposed to have your carpet steam-cleaned at least once a year, which is something single guys don't do...along with pretty much everyone else.

But carpeting can be really disgusting: According to research from NYU, the carpet in a bachelor pad could have around 200,000 bacteria per square inch, making it 4,000 times dirtier than the toilet seat.


#5.) The Vacuum Cleaner. It's not surprising since you roll it around the disgusting carpeting all the time. According to one study, half of all vacuum brushes have fecal matter on them, 13% have E. coli, and virtually all of them have mold.

So they recommend spraying the brush with disinfectant after every use. And if you're buying a new vacuum, you might want to invest in a bag-less model. The disposable bag vacuums actually promote more bacterial growth. Now you know










SHEEN-ANIGANS
A while back we heard that CHARLIE SHEEN'S "Two and a Half Men" character, Charlie Harper, would NOT be killed off. Mainly because it's a comedy, and there's really no reason to lay anything that heavy on the fans.

But also because it leaves the door open for Charlie to make appearances if he and creator CHUCK LORRE were to ever bury the hatchet.

But now, TMZ claims that Chuck IS going to kill Charlie off, just to ensure that he can NEVER return to the show.

Supposedly, the producers are kicking around several death scenarios, including having Charlie drive his car off a cliff. Which would be interesting, since two of Charlie's cars have been "mysteriously stolen" and driven off cliffs right near his home.

Then ASHTON KUTCHER'S character would join the show by purchasing the house...which belonged to Charlie.









LADIES, APPLY NOW: CHARLIE NEEDS NEW GODESSES!!!
CHARLIE SHEEN officially has NO GODDESSES. NATALIE KENLEY has left the building...two months after BREE OLSON also struck out on her own.

A so-called "source" says, "He's not in one of the best places right now, things are very tense. It has nothing to do with her, [the relationship] just ran its course."

Still, TMZ says Charlie demanded that Natalie return a Mercedes of his that she'd been using. Not out of spite, though...just because it's an expensive car, and he never meant to actually give it to her.

I guess we're a far cry from the days when Charlie just showered cash and expensive gifts on women.

They also claim that the night Natalie left, Charlie had sex with THREE different women: One from Mexico, one from Australia and one from Colombia.

Meanwhile, a source says Charlie was looking for some new ladies anyway..."Charlie won't be single for long. Let's just say there are a lot of irons in the fire if you know what I mean."










THE LAZY CITY...
I would tell the people of Lexington, Kentucky to give themselves a big round of applause...but lifting their arms and moving their hands back and forth might qualify as aerobic exercise. And that might cost them this honor.

"Men's Health" just ranked the 100 largest cities in the U.S. by LAZINESS...and Lexington was named THE laziest city in the country.

The rankings are based on exercise rates, the percentage of households that watch more than 15 hours of TV a week and buy more than 11 video games a year, and the death rates from sitting-related diseases like deep-vein thrombosis.

Lexington finished in last place. It's just lazier than Indianapolis in 99th place...Jackson, Mississippi in 98th...Charleston, West Virginia in 97th...and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 96th.

On the other end of the list, Seattle was named the least lazy city in the U.S. It just beat out San Francisco...Oakland...Washington, D.C....and Salt Lake City.

OHIO cities on the list? COLUMBUS rolls in at 78. CINCINNATI is 76. CLEVELAND is at 58.








ANOTHER POSTCARD...WITH CHIMPANZEEEEEEEES....
^Barenaked Ladies anyone? No? OK, anyway...

I wouldn't check the mail this summer looking for classy postcards from your friends...you know, the ones that show half-naked women on beaches with the slogan "Wish you were her."

Postcards are about to join the ever-growing list of old institutions that have been murdered by modern technology. According to a new survey, only about 15% of people still sometimes send postcards from vacations.

35% of people prefer to send photos immediately from their smartphones when they're on vacation.

And as you'd expect, people 18 to 24 are least likely to send a postcard, and most likely to send texts. People 35 to 54 are most likely to send postcards.