49th annual grammys.....tonights show...

tonight the 49th annual grammy awards show took place and were televised live on CBS, meaning CBS has had already 2 of the huge event programs of this year.

With Beyonce looking like a 60 year old woman at a gala in the 1980's and Flea silly stringing Ryan Seacrest in the crotch, the evening begain with a lackluster push...but we did see a few great thing shappen tonight....such a the Dixie Chicks winning in every large category they were nominated for...proving that you dont have to compromise your integrity nor morals to succeed in this industry...I love the fact these women have been able to come back after getting kicked down by their audience and got to find another one who would stand behind them.

The nights other big winners was Ludacris, Mary J Blige!!!!, John Mayer and my boys, the Red Hot Chili Peppers. But all togethe it seems that Mr. RIck Rubin came out the most triumphant and found himself the produced of two of the largest winners of the night, Dixie Chicks and The Peppers.

With performances by Justin Timberlake, Ludacirs, Mary J Blige, John Legend, John Mayer, Carrie Underwood, Smokie Robinson, Lionel Richie, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera and my personal favorite - The Red Hot Chili Peppers - the night showcased the highest arded folks of the night.

I have to say Im usually bored to tears by award shows and cant remember the last time I watched a complete Grammy award show, but this year I believe was different. Even though most of the awards were passed out at a pre show ceremony, I like the facat that it showcases perfomances that were nominated as opposed to just listening to speech after speech after speech. It was a bit of glammed up grammy event and definitely seemed to be favoring repeeat winners, such as the wonderfuld Mary J Blige and Dixie Chicks.

Here's some pictures of the winners on the red carpet, courtesy of WIRE IMAGE & E! Networks.



CHILI PEPPERS, i.e. Chad Smith, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Flea



MY GIRLS...and the big winners of the night....DIXIE CHICKS



Mary J Blige....one time idol and big winner tonight!



Joan Baez...who looked better tonight than she did when she first came out about 40 years ago



Christina Aguilera



Pink.....looking amazing I might add!!!!



Scarlett Johansson... Still not sure why she was there if she ain't boning Justin

and now the terrorists have finally won...

Apparently, Anna Nicole Smith is dead. After collapsing earlier today, she has been pronounced dead at around 2:00 pm EST a Florida hospital, according to her lawyer, Howard K. Stern.

Read the most current update here at www.TMZ.com.

I have to say as much as I saw this coming, it still is sad. A woman who just gave birth has left her child motherless, with two incompetant men trying to "be the father". America loved Anna when she was a curvy and mute model. But since her marriage to a man 3 -4 times her age, suing his family for money and the also untimely death of her son, we have lost the love. She has become a national joke, a punchline in the ever present "white trash gag". And now there is a little baby who most likely will be stuck in that terrible cycle.

As most offices are freaking out about this breaking news, Im sure most people will have their own opinons on the events. But we do have to remember, when all the sarcasm is done, there is a little one without their mommy.

rick rubin is the man...

I have a long laundry list of my favorite dudes in the music industry and Rick Rubin has to be located in one of the very top places. I mean a Jewish kid from the island who helps make hip hop/rap a household sound and then reinvents some of the msot influential bands around, well you got to love this guy.



Cnn.com did a mini article on him yesterday in their "People you should know" section. It could be from all the Grammy buzz the latest Chili Peppers album STADIUM ARCAADIUM has been picking up, as well as my favorite ladies of country the Dixie Chicks. It could also be the rumored request for him to become the co chairman of Columbia Records to try and rebuild the once leader of the labels. With the possible move, everyone is trying to figure out if the man would bring his American label to Columbia or what would happen to his deal with Warner Brothers.

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so now its free for the ozzfest...

And my ass still probably ain't going. The Osbornes announced yesterday at a press conferenece in Los Angeles that this year the all day, traveling music festival that allows hard rockers and old farts to come together and worship a style of music that pretty much started sucking about 20 years ago....but I digress.

The pay to play festival, that does allow young talent to be showcased on a national level, is in its 12th year and apparently doesnt make much of its gross from ticket sales, so Mrs. Osbourne and crew have decided to let the masses into mosh for free. Now there will be more money to squander in the beer tent, on bad tattoos and merch usually sold to teeny boopers in Hot Topic. So all of you still into metal, chins up. The festival kicks off in July somewhere around Los Angeles. There will be 25 cities on this first one of its kind tour....

For more information, click here....

And if you all dont get sarcasm, I am sorry!

Crispin Glover is coming back to NYC this weekend!!!!

I had the oportunity to check out "WHAT IS IT?" and the Big Slide Show when he cam around last year. The man is incredibly intelligent and his slideshow is friggin hysterical. I have ot say as much as I found the movie interesting and though provoking, I will not be purchasing this on DVD for the regular rotation, but the man does know how to make a statement. In the lines of early John Waters, Lynchian focus and some resemblance to a Harmony Korin movie with no real plot, Glover manages to pressure you into recognizes the comfort of mainstream and what happens to one who has stepped out those bounds. With images of a nazi Shirley Temple, mass snailacide and a starring cast of actors with Down Syndrome, Glover does more than just present a little movie. He makes even the most pretentious liberal NYU grad student rethink their mindsets. The Q&A is not to be missed, or technically really cant.....




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Heres the info.........

Crispin Hellion Glover in person
with his feature film WHAT IS IT?
and dramatic presentation of his BIG SLIDE SHOW

Plus a Q&A and book signing, and footage from
Glover's new feature It Is Fine. EVERYTHING IS FINE!
Friday, February 9 - Sunday, February 11 at 7:30pm!

Renegade auteur Crispin Hellion Glover returns to New York to present his notorious feature WHAT IS IT?, described as "the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are snails, salt, a pipe and how to get home, as tormented by a hubristic racist inner psyche." Its cast is largely comprised of actors with Down's Syndrome, with Glover himself also appearing in the film as an actor in the role of "Dueling Demi-God Auteur and The Young Man's Inner Psyche." One of the movie's snail characters is voiced by Fairuza Balk.

The program also features Crispin Hellion Glover's Big Slide Show, an hour-long dramatic narration of eight stories taken from Victorian-era books, plus a Q&A, a book signing and a special sneak preview of scenes from the sequel to WHAT IS IT? -- part two of the 'It' trilogy, Glover's newest film, It is Fine. EVERYTHING IS FINE!, which debuted at this year's Sundance.

"For more than 20 years, Crispin Glover, actor, has maintained a truly distinctive, oddball persona, existing on his own plane. Unsurprisingly, his directorial debut, WHAT IS IT? -- which plays as part of a double bill with a live, enthusiastically performed slide show in which Mr. Glover displays pages from his recent series of books -- is just as unclassifiable as he is... Crispin Hellion Glover, auteur, is a force to be reckoned with." - Laura Kern, The New York Times

Source: www.ifccenter.com

Rolling Stone gets it...

and so should you all. Mr. John " on another plain" Frusciante is featured inthe cover story for th newest issue, which hits newstands this Friday, February 9th. He is one of the three chosen to grace the cover, where the story is about the newest rock gods. I dont know about y'all but I came to this conclusion about 6 -7 years ago.



John




Check out the article and jam session with Frusciante, John Mayer and Derek Trucks here....

Award season part 3

This weekend brings us another award show. The 49th Annual Grammys will begin 8pm this Sunday on CBS. Pre award show red carpet will be on E Network and TV Guide channel.

Rolling Stone has put together a little guide for all those who care.
Rolling Stone

I will be watching....dont mock...since my boys are nominated for so many this year....


More info on the Grammys....

We'll cover the winners and losers on Monday, Febraury 12th's issue from from my mouth to....

the real match game story; behind the blank

If any of you out there were or are fans of the fabulous game show that brought naughty into a home via CBS, you need to check out The Real Match Game Story: Behind the Blank: . The hour long special is now back in rotation on GSN - CH117 if you have Time Warner New York. The show which The show that was once a rarety to tv and and constantly pushedthe envelopes, expecially with the sensors. And after Match Game made the move from its number one daytime spot to Match Game PM, it did even better and made sure being scared of crossing the line became a thing of the past.

With interviews with the staff and the regular panelists, you get to see that this show was really fun behind the scenes. It also shows the last interview with Gene Rayburn before his death. The man who brought as much personality to his shows as his panelists did will be sorely missed. Also being interviewed are my favorite ladies Brett Summers and Betty White....


the best gams in the 70s....



Some Great Pics

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Zucker wouldnt be head if Welch was still around...

but lucky for him, Welch retired quite awhile ago. The 41-year-old Jeff Zucker will replace Bob Wright as chief executive of NBC Universal, effective April 1st. After a battle with cancer, the young executive has been able to beat out the gossip that was swirling around tv about his being kicked out! So all of you account executives out there who arent extremely happy with what you are doing at Mr. Zucker....



Hopefully this change can bring a refreshing change to the stalling network. And with superb standouts like "Heroes", "30 Rock", "The Office" and "Studio 60 on the Sunest Strip" we will be seeing alot of quality programming from the network who has been able to sucker people into not changing the dial all night long.

For more, check out the LATimes.com article, here....

Ms. Stewart hit it out of the park

Messengers = #1

As predicted last week, The Messengers hit a high note with American audiences this past weekend and was number one at the box office. This is the 7th year in a row where Sony has had the number one movie during Super Bowl weekend. And with a not so largely known cast and a meager budget for Hollywood standards ($16 million to be exact), it almost made it back this weekend by pulling almost $15 million. I am very excited for Kristen Stewart and hope this is just another step in the big career she is headed towards...

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Spielberg isn't too happy....

NY Times is reporting that Mr. Spielberg has had it with Paramount and therefore Viacom, the studio that bought Mr. Spielberg's Dreamworks SKG one year ago. Although this year should be a happy time for the director and his partners Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen with the recognition being brought to the studio with Dreamgirls, Letters from Iwo Jima and Flags of our Fathers. But it seems that Paramount wants a bit too much thanks for the Dreamgirls production (Geez! I wonder why....)



Hopefully Spielberg will value his decision to stay on with Dreamworks even after the sale. And Transformers will be able to set aside the little and big brother of this group.

For more, click here.....

SHINING STAR RECAP: Panettiere, Stewart & Rachel Wood

in the few months since posting about my picks for the next strongest upcoming actresses, the ladies have been on fire!!!!

Hayden was everywhere during the TV Awards season, quickly became the anti party girl that the younger generation was looking for and signed on for 6 more seasons of Heroes...But the real clincher on anyone's upcoming mega stardom is landing yourself on the Vanities page of Vanity Fair. And thats exactly what girl just did!



Moving onto the other ladies....

Miss Stewart is currently staring in the newest thriller that makes us scared of kids, houses, ghosts, country houses, new towns, well you get the point..


Not only is this movie allowing Penelope Anne Miller to eat once again - I mean where has she been??, but is bringing us the movie before the comic book comes out. You can read more about THE MESSENGERS here.... The movie has its major theater release today, so hopefully on Monday, Miss Stewart could be part of a blockbuster......


And then we have Ms. Wood.. Evan managed to get tongues wagging about an unconfirmed scandal, as well as her talents brought to the screen. Earlier this year, after the very quick and out of nowhere break up of Dita Von Teese and Marilyn Manson, Ms. Wood was believed to be at the heart of the break up...Even credible mags were saying the two were invloved....so who knows....

I think this is funny cause there was some article where she was interviewed around halloween about his art show because a potrait of hers was one of the focuses in the show and I was pretty sure they were screwing...First Ed Norton and now marilyn Manson, this girl is a smarter brand of starlet and thats why shes going far. She premiered King of California, also staring Michael Douglas. She hit up the press area and took the typical actress pictures at the fest. Heres a pic courtesy of imdb.com

updates on top chef post

so in my haste of anger towards top chef for elliminating the best candidate for the job - and not just cause he's cute - sam, I was a bit less democratic when it came to the final two contestants...


ilan and marcel

So now we all know that Ilan won the final challenge and was "crowned" Top Chef


And have to say even after my tirade against the current winner, for the finale I really wanted Sam against Ilan - this I believe would have been the neccessary battle to make it a fight between the best of this season....and i think two people who appreciate each other in a kitchen is more interesting to me than two who bicker and hate each other but i digress.. Congrats to Ilan for a deserved winner and thanks for representing the orth Shore of Long Island...

There was an interview with Ilan regarding his win that was "released by accident" before the finale. I believe that this was done on purpose to squash the much flack Bravo found from kicking out Sam so early. And I feel bad that Ilan felt the backlash because it wasnt towards him, he doesnt make the decision. But after seeing thousands of replys and decries of ": I will not watch the finale!" I knew I wasnt the only crazed fan who apprecaites just a good competition.