SATURDAY SPECIAL

I have no idea what's special about it. Probably nothing. But here we go.

AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS!
My favorite music-awards show. Now, that we've all had the chance to regroup from the SHEER HYSTERIA of Columbus Day Weekend, we can get back to the REAL business at hand:

The nominees for the "39th Annual American Music Awards" were announced...and this year, ADELE topped everyone with four nominations.

Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry, Rihanna and The Band Perry followed with three nominations apiece.

AMA nominees are determined using a formula that weighs artists' music sales, prevalence on radio and TV, Internet streams and videos...plus, "additional online metrics," which include "social-media activity."

ABC will air the ceremony live on Sunday, November 20th. So far, only two performers have been announced: Katy Perry and Pitbull.

As usual, YOU will choose the winners. Voting is open NOW at AMAvote.com. Before casting your vote, you'll have to sign in through Facebook...or provide an email address to register. You can vote up through November 11th.

Here are your nominees . . .



Artist of the Year:
--Adele
--Lady Gaga
--Katy Perry
--Lil Wayne
--Taylor Swift


Favorite Female Artist - Pop / Rock:
--Adele
--Katy Perry
--Lady Gaga


Favorite Male Artist - Pop / Rock:
--Justin Bieber
--Bruno Mars
--Pitbull


Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop / Rock:
--LMFAO
--Maroon 5
--OneRepublic


Favorite Pop / Rock Album:
--"21", Adele
--"Loud", Rihanna
--"Born This Way", Lady Gaga


Favorite Artist - Rap / Hip-Hop:
--Lil Wayne
--Nicki Minaj
--Kanye West


Favorite Rap / Hip-Hop Album:
--"Tha Carter 4", Lil Wayne
--"Watch the Throne", The Throne
--"Pink Friday", Nicki Minaj


Favorite Male Artist - Soul / R&B:
--Chris Brown
--Trey Songz
--Usher


Favorite Female Artist - Soul / R&B:
--Rihanna
--Beyoncé
--Kelly Rowland


Favorite Soul / R&B Album:
--"4", Beyoncé
--"Loud", Rihanna
--"F.A.M.E.", Chris Brown


Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary:
--Adele
--Bruno Mars
--Katy Perry


Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock:
--Foo Fighters
--Black Keys
--Mumford & Sons


Favorite Artist - Latin Music:
--Pitbull
--Enrique Iglesias
--Jennifer Lopez


New Artist of the Year:
--Foster the People
--Hot Chelle Rae
--The Band Perry
--Thompson Square
--Marsha Ambrosius
--Miguel
--LMFAO
--Wiz Khalifa


Voting for New Artist of the Year is a little different. There's a separate link above the other nominees at AMAvote.com.

All of them are eligible until October 21st. At that point, a smaller group of finalists will be determined...and there will be another round of voting.











HOW YOU HOLD YOUR DRINK...DESCRIBES YOUR PERSONALITY
At least according to an old study by a psychologist at King's College in London named Dr. Glenn Wilson. He visited bars, observed 500 different drinkers, and came up with eight different personality types...and how to approach them.

According to Dr. Wilson, "The simple act of holding a drink displays a lot more about us than we realize...or might want to divulge." Check it out.

#1.) The Flirt: A woman who holds her glass in a provocative way, with her fingers splayed. She might hold her drink over her chest, to draw attention to her cleavage, or peer over the rim to check you out as she's taking a sip.

According to Dr. Wilson, "She may 'tease' the rim of the glass with her finger, perhaps dipping it into the drink and sucking it dry." Obviously there's no guess-work here...just go for it.

#2.) The Gossip: A woman who holds a wine glass by the bowl, and uses it as a prop to gesticulate and make points. She tends to cluster in a group with other women, and she's critical.

She also likes to lean in over her drink towards other people, so she can speak more honestly and be more confidential. She already has a close-knit social group...and she's NOT looking to extend it.

#3.) The Ice Queen: A woman who drinks from a wine glass or a short cocktail, and holds it firmly as a barrier across her body. She's cold, defensive, doesn't want to be approached, and she'll put you down if you do.

#4.) The Fun-Lover: Someone who likes to drink beer from the bottle, hold it loosely by their shoulder, and take short swigs so they don't miss out on anything in the conversation.

It means you're friendly, lively, you enjoy being with your friends, you like to laugh, and you drink to be sociable...so you're ALWAYS down to meet new people.

#5.) The Wallflower: You hold your drink protectively and you don't let go...like you're afraid somebody will take it. Your palms are hidden, and the drink's never finished...there's always a mouthful left 'in case of an emergency.'

Obviously it means you're shy and submissive, and you're using the drink as a social crutch. If there's a straw, you fidget with it, and you stir the drink between sips. You copy the pace of the drinking around you.

With Wallflowers you have to take it easy...they need to be approached with a few subtle compliments to build their self-confidence.

#6.) The Player: A guy with a tall glass, cocktail, or a bottle who uses it as a phallic prop, and plays with it suggestively. He's self-confident, possessive, and can get a little 'handsy' with the women around him...and get away with it.

#7.) The Peacock: The player who's actually more into himself. He spreads himself over as much space as possible, like pushing the glass away and leaning back in his chair. He's over-confident, arrogant, and would rather just drink with his friends.

#8.) The Browbeater: A verbally hostile know-it-all who prefers large pint glasses or bottles, grasps them firmly, gesticulates in a threatening in-your-face way, and is always making fun of other people. If you can't handle it, don't bother.








BETTER WITH THE LIGHTS ON?
You always hear about people who won't have sex with the lights on. But I can't remember ever hearing about people who won't have sex with the lights OFF.

According to a survey by the adult store Adam & Eve, about 10% of people say they NEVER want to have sex in the dark...they ALWAYS want to be able to see EVERYTHING.

Naturally, they're the minority. The survey found that 41% of people NEVER want to have sex with the lights ON. And 48% of people prefer variety...sometimes doing it with the lights on, sometimes with the lights off.









PET PEEVES!
This week is National Pet Peeve Week, and to celebrate, the dating site Zoosk conducted a survey on biggest dating pet peeves.

Apparently, men are more annoying than women. One in four men could only come up with one pet peeve, if they could think of any. One in five women listed more than five.

The biggest pet peeve for women is when their date smells. Almost half of all women listed that as a complaint. How DARE you expect me to shower for you!

Half of men said that their biggest pet peeve was when their date was too occupied with their cell phone.

Cell phones were women's second-biggest complaint, followed by dates who were late. Talking about yourself too much was the fourth worst thing, and asking her too many questions about herself was right behind.

For men, smelliness was second, followed by lateness. Too many questions was fourth, and too much makeup was fifth.

Half of women say that sexual innuendo on a first date annoyed them, but only one in 11 men were bothered by it.

When it comes to appearance, too much body hair was women's biggest pet peeve, followed by inappropriate clothes. Dressing badly was tops for men, followed by crooked teeth.








STAY-AT-HOME DAD!!!
This is a pretty big generational split...and your grandfather would WHUP YOU with a switch if he heard about it.

Men used to spend their entire lives with one goal: Making enough money to provide for their family. It would've KILLED THEM not to be the breadwinner, the way the MAN is supposed to be.

Men today? Yeah...they'd GLADLY sit on the couch and play video games while their wives go out and make big money.

In a new survey, 75% of guys ages 16 to 35 say they'd be FINE living an easy life of just hanging out at home while a wife or girlfriend provided for them.

The survey also found that 85% of guys between 16 and 35 say that if they ARE the breadwinner, going out and serving as the primary provider for the family every day, they'd expect dinner to be waiting for them when they get home.








RIHANNA: SEXIEST
RIHANNA has been named "Esquire" magazine's Sexiest Woman Alive for 2011.

Not surprisingly, Rihanna posed NUDE for the magazine. Unfortunately, all her AREAS OF INTEREST are strategically covered. Here's the gallery: http://www.esquire.com/women/the-sexiest-woman-alive/rihanna-naked-1111

The first runner-up was KATY PERRY.

Other ladies in the running included Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Maria Bello, Emma Stone, Beyoncé, Mila Kunis, (!!!) Hope Solo (???) and MMA minx Gina Carano.

In Rihanna's accompanying interview, she regurgitates the usual clichéd stuff chicks always say when they're awarded some kind of "sexy" honor: She doesn't really think about being sexy all that much.

She says, "At the end of a concert, I don't feel like I've been this sexy thing. Really, I don't even think about it...But I don't know. I guess people find different things sexy."

Is anybody buying this? Pretty much every second that Rihanna is in front of a camera or an audience, she's TRYING LIKE HELL to be as sexy as possible. We know it and she knows it.

Far more interesting is what Rihanna had to say about CHRIS BROWN. It turns out she's EXCITED to see how well he's doing since he beat her up in February of 2009.

She says, "It's incredible to see how he pulled out of it the way he did. Even when the world seemed like it was against him, you know? I really like the music he's putting out. I'm a fan of his stuff. I've always been a fan.

"Obviously, I had some resentment toward him for a while, for obvious reasons. But I've put that behind me. It was taking up too much of my time. It was too much anger.

"I'm really excited to see the breakthrough he's had in his career. I would never wish anything horrible for him. Never. I never have."









TAKE MY PICTURE
We've really turned into a nation of VOYEURS. According to a new Harris poll, 50% of American adults say that, yeah, they sometimes pull out their phone to take a secret photo or video of someone.

And here's who they're targeting...

--23% have taken a photo of someone in an embarrassing outfit.
--20% have photographed an athlete at a sporting event.
--15% have gotten someone tripping and falling.
--10% have taken a secret picture of a sexy waitress.
--9% have taken a photo of a shirtless guy mowing the lawn.
--7% have taken photos of cheerleaders.
--7% have photographed their boss or a coworker eating.
--6% have photographed someone's disgusting grooming habits.
--And 5% have taken a picture of a couple making out.










BREEZY TREATS 'EM RIGHT
Surely, I don't need to remind you that CHRIS BROWN is a man who really understands how to treat a woman...but I'm going to anyway.

Chris and BOW WOW were at a strip club in Miami last week called King of Diamonds...and they spared NO expense.

TMZ says they, "lined the floor with singles"...bought "untold bottles of booze" for their entourage...and after they were through, "at least three dancers walked away with $5,000 in tips, each."








COUPONS ON DATES
One of the unofficial rules of dating is that you NEVER use a coupon on a date. At least we THOUGHT that was one of the rules. This economy is throwing everything out of whack, man.

In a new survey by the website CouponCabin.com, 18% of people say they've used a coupon on a first date.

And believe it or not, it didn't sink most of them. The survey found that 73% of people say it's not really a turn-off if someone uses a coupon on a date.
100% of those people were LIARS.
What? Anyway...26% say they'd actually be IMPRESSED if someone had a coupon ready to use.

Only 4% of the people surveyed said it's NEVER acceptable to use a coupon on a date...not even when you're having "date night" with your husband or wife.

But if you're on a date and not sure whether it'll ruin things to use a coupon, you can always try this trick...Go to the bathroom, find your server, and let them know you'll leave a good tip if they apply the coupon off discreetly.








CHRISTMAS SHOPPING...
It's about two-and-a-half weeks until Halloween, so if you haven't started shopping for your costume yet...DON'T. It's WAY too late for that. Time to scrap it altogether and get going on your CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.

According to a new survey, 29% of people say they've already started buying their holiday gifts. Women are almost twice as likely as men to have to have gotten started.

But if you want to hang with the slackers, 11% of people with kids and 23% of people without kids say they're going to wait until December to start their shopping.

The survey also found that 65% of men and 56% of women plan to spend more than $1,000 this Christmas.

And 40% of people are going to buy ALL their gifts online.








FIRST DATE IN JAIL
One of my past first dates....well we didn't really call it a date, but the first time we spent some length of time together.....ended in the back of a Cuyahoga Falls PD cruiser.
Don't ask. I don't feel like telling you more than that :)

Anyway, on October 5th, 18-year-old Devin Norling and 19-year-old Sydney Sanders from Vero Beach, Florida went on their first date.

And Devin went with my favorite first date spot...T.G.I. Friday's. He even let her order the FRIED GREEN BEANS!

Unfortunately, he didn't have any money. So after the waitress brought their bill for $25.16...the couple pulled the old DINE-AND-DASH move.

A manager spotted them running through the parking lot toward a Wendy's, and called the cops.

The cops easily tracked them down, and both Devin and Sydney were charged with obtaining food with intent to defraud, which is a misdemeanor.

The cops also found a marijuana pipe in Sydney's purse, so she was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia too.