So I went to the TRIBE home opener on Monday afternoon at The Jake/Progressive Field. My first time ever for a home opener. And after the game, in which we lost to the Rangers, it sure appeared we were going to be in for a long season. Highlights of the game? Sandy Alomar introduced as a new 1st base coach. Of course he was our all-star catcher during the exciting, winning seasons in the mid 90's. The other? Mike Holmgren shown on the scoreboard, and the mini dawg pound came out to show our Browns enthusiam. Yep, there is no doubt Cleveland is a football town.
But here we are, Saturday morning, and the Tribe has 2 wins in a row, and both games, the starting pitcher went a complete game. With how AWFUL the bullpen has performed, this is a VERY GOOD thing!!!
But, enough about baseball, let's get into golf, shall we?
A TIGER TALE...
Now of course, Tiger didn't win the Masters. And I'm not really concerned with the golf aspect of it anyway. Did you hear someone was flying banners over the course last weekend with slams on Mr. Woods? Apparently there was one more that never flew. Honest. It read: "Tiger -- Still on for the foursome? -- Jesse James".
ALL THE CONAN NEWS YOU COULD WANT!!!
In news that's being described with words like "surprising," "shocking" and similar open-mouthed adjectives, CONAN O'BRIEN has announced plans to resume his late-night comedy career on TBS!!!
Monday, Conan posted a Twitter message...saying, "The good news: I will be doing a show on TBS starting in November! The bad news: I'll be playing Rudy on the all new 'Cosby Show'."
He later added, "In three months I've gone from network television to Twitter to performing live in theaters, and now I'm headed to basic cable. My plan is working perfectly."
His new show...which is still untitled...will run from 11:00 P.M. to midnight, Monday through Thursday. It will take the place of GEORGE LOPEZ'S talk show, "Lopez Tonight", which will be bumped to midnight. TBS will continue to air movies on Friday nights.
Obviously, this situation brings up a lot of parallels to the NBC Late-Night Mess...when Conan refused to bump "The Tonight Show" back to midnight to make room for JAY LENO'S return to late-night.
But Conan isn't Leno-ing George.
Conan's manager, Gavin Polone, said, quote, "That sounded very similar to [what happened at NBC]. Conan said, 'We're not putting ourselves in the position of shoving somebody out of his show.'"
TBS boss Steve Koonin made his initial pitch to Conan less than two weeks ago...but only after getting George's blessing first.
Then, George called Conan personally to invite him on board. Polone said, quote, "It really was George who made this happen." At that point, negotiations reportedly progressed very quickly.
To make sure there's no doubt about how he feels, George released the following statement yesterday, "I can't think of anything better than doing my show with Conan as my lead-in. It's the beginning of a new era in late-night comedy."
There's no specific debut date yet, aside from it happening sometime in November.
CONAN O'BRIEN'S deal with TBS was particularly surprising because it seemed inevitable that he'd end up at Fox.
There isn't any official word on why that didn't work out...but here's the UNOFFICIAL word, from various sources.
The consensus seems to be that there was just too much red tape in the Fox negotiations...involving their local affiliates, who were making good money airing syndicated sitcoms at 11:00 P.M.
Some affiliates were stalling talks because they were unsure if they wanted to take the risk, while others had existing contracts with syndication, which would prevent them from airing Conan's show...at least at 11:00 P.M....for several years.
Those affiliates could've faced lawsuits if they breached those deals. MTV News reports that only 60% of Fox's channels would be able to air a Conan show this fall. And that couldn't have been too appealing to Conan's people.
TBS could be his best landing spot. On TBS, GEORGE LOPEZ is drawing a diverse audience with a median age of 33, which is MUCH younger than the other late-night shows.
THE "LOST" FINALE NIGHT...
The two-hour SERIES finale of "Lost" ...which will air from 9:00 to 11:00 P.M. on May 23rd...will be preceded by a two-hour "Lost" special from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M.
And afterwards, JIMMY KIMMEL will host a comedy special called "Lost: After the Final Rose". So, ABC will have at least five hours of "Lost"-related programming on that night.
HEALTH CARE RANDOM...
Obviously I won't begin to debate politics with you, but here's one of the hidden little items in the recently passed healthcare bill:
On page 1,239, it requires all companies with more than 50 workers to provide a place, quote, "other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view...which may be used by an employee to express BREAST MILK."
That's right...the new health care bill forces employers to provide a private room where new mothers can squeeze milk out of their cans.
THE RAZZIES...
...that's the awards show that happens around the same time as the Oscars and hands out the WORST awards, will be TELEVISED for the first time next year! Feb 26 it goes down. No word on the channel.
JERSEY SHORE SPIN-OFF HITS MASS.
MTV is developing a "Jersey Shore" spin-off called "Wicked Summer", which will take place in Boston. As far as we know, it won't feature any "Jersey Shore" cast members.
A casting director for the show says, "We're giving Massachusetts the chance to show the world why Bay Staters have got the hottest girls and proudly buff guys who believe in God, family, politics, sports, beer and partying!"
Production on the first season will begin in July. No premiere date has been set.
KARA DIOGUARDI AND COLBIE CAILLAT TAKE IT ALL OFF...
...and I know what you're probably thinking. I probably mean something BESIDES taking off their clothes. But I DON'T! Kara and Colbie both posed NUDE for the May issue of Allure magazine! Check out the pics....
Kara
Colbie
Yum! Guys, you're welcome (and ladies too!)
RANDOM KNOWLEDGE...
Ever feel like you spend FAR too much eating out? Or on fast food in particular? This won't make you feel better...The markup on fries is around 500%. The markup on soft drinks is about 1,200%.
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