John Gayer

John Mayer “If you call a girl 62 times and she’s sleeping, does it read in the morning as one missed call or 62? Asking for a friend.”   John it seems you have forgotten that you are not a comedian, you’re a bad musician. I can only assume you were trying to be funny or you’re looking for a pat on the back in the form of ” You only have to call a girl once John, you or even a friend of yours would never have to call a girl 62 times”. If insecurity could take physical shape, you would make Andre the Giant look like a midget.  So lose the Borat routine and substitute these failed attempts at humor with a song that wouldn’t make an ultimate fighter want to get a pedicure 12 seconds after hearing it. Seriously, “Your Body is a Wonderland” ???? You make Barry Manilow sound like death metal. Get a pair of balls you pussy!

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Zero Tolerance Announces Jersey Whores

Canoga Park, CA
December 30, 2009

Zero Tolerance Entertainment announced today its plans to shoot and release a porn parody of the MTV hit reality show, Jersey Shore. The show, which follows eight housemates as they spend a summer at the New Jersey shore, has quickly become one of the most talked about programs on television.

The show, not devoid of controversy – has been under scrutiny for its portrayal of Italian stereotypes and use of the words ”Guido and Guidette,” as well as, the production’s intrusion upon local residents.

Jersey Whores will be written and directed by Spock Buckton and Brian Bangs and filmed by Mike Quasar. Casting and filming locations will be announced shortly. Invites for media coverage will be forthcoming.

Director/Writer Brian Bangs said, ”Anyone who has seen the MTV show knows that it’s just ripe for a parody. The show is so outrageous and ridiculous that the decision to shoot a movie was – like the show itself – a ‘no brainer.’ Our script is so obnoxious and offensive that we feel that we’re remaining true to the show!”

Jersey Whores begins production this January. For additional information on Jersey Whores or Zero Tolerance Entertainment, please contact Marcus Higgins by email at Marcus@ztemail.com or by telephone at 818-700-1872.

For Zero Tolerance sales, please contact Tony Santoro | 818-700-1872 | Fax: 818- 700-1873 | tony@ztvideo.com

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MTV: Pete Wentz, Alex Suarez, Jay Sean Reveal Their 2009 Favorites

Pete Wentz, Fall Out Boy
Song of the Year: “My favorite song of the year would probably have to be Jay-Z’s ‘Run This Town.’ I think he came out and said and did everything, and he works harder than [anyone]. That record, he’s the most angry he’s been in a long time.”

Jay Sean
Artists of the Year: “I’d have to say Jay-Z or Lil Wayne. Both of them are huge, huge artists. Lady Gaga is probably the woman of the year. It’s really been her year. … She’s incredible. She wasn’t here a year ago — she went from being a new artist to being the biggest pop star in the world.”

Alex Suarez, Cobra Starship:
Albums of the Year: Muse, The Resistance, Jay-Z, The Blueprint 3

[Via http://jayzworld.wordpress.com]

Michael Jackson Is MTV News' Man Of The Year

By James Montgomery The King of Pop may have passed away, but he continues to influence music and culture.

Which stars had the biggest year? All this week, we’ve been unveiling our Top 9 men and women of 2009, and now we are down to the top spot.

1. Michael Jackson

Where were you when you heard the news? It’s a question reserved for only the biggest of moments, and it’s usually not asked fondly. And that was the case with the death of Michael Jackson, an event that stopped the world in its tracks.

That’s not hyperbole, either.Jackson’s death on June 25 was a global event, bringing traffic in Times Square to a standstill, turning London’s O2 Arena — where he was scheduled to hold a 50-show residency — into an impromptu memorial site, filling the streets of Paris, Berlin and Dakar, Senegal, with mourners. His fans gathered because they didn’t know what else to do — so deep was their grief that they sought out the solace of strangers, their only connection the undying devotion to a man and his music, both of which, on one solemn day, disappeared forever.

It was an awful tragedy. Jackson’s legacy — not just his music or his effortless showmanship, but his charitable work too — extended to every corner of the earth, reached places even the United Nations dared not tread. Even as his popularity waned here in the States (and waned is a relative term, considering, even though he hadn’t released an album of new material in nearly a decade, his catalog still sold millions each year), he remained the most famous man on the planet, a near-deity seemingly lifted from the pulpy pages of a Siegel and Shuster comic, or, perhaps more correctly, a Greek tragedy.

Because, no matter how famous he became, no matter how many lives he touched, Jackson’s life was shaped by sadness. Hegrew up under the authoritative rule of his father, he found immeasurable fame by the time he was a teenager and, really, he spent the remaining four decades of his life under the glare of the spotlight. Jackson never knew solitude; he was dogged by the media and surrounded by so-called “advisors” who didn’t have his best interests at heart. There were the accusations of molestation, reams of hurtful press, rumors of everything from hyperbaric chambers to the bones of the Elephant Man.

If there was one good thing to come from Jackson’s death, it was that all of those things ceased to matter. Finally, fittingly, the man was remembered for his work. Fans — not just nameless men and women but celebrities, musicians, even heads of state — paid tribute to his achievements in music, dance, music videos and charity. His hits were sung on stages and street corners around the world, his dance moves replicated online and on the screen. He was lauded as a pioneer, the first black megastar of the MTV era, the man who took funk, R&B and disco and made it accessible to white America.

We traced his legacy — his talent was so great that others (like Mariah Carey and Fall Out Boy) turned his hits into hits of their own. We watched in astonishment as his old albums re-took the upper reaches of the charts, and we looked back fondly on his many music videos — star-packed events that made the impossible seem possible. Stars from across the musical spectrum — everyone from 50 Cent andJamie Foxx to Sheryl Crow — lined up to pay homage to the man. At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, Madonna gave a heartfelt speech and Usher, Carey and Stevie Wonder, and was watched by some 31 million people in the U.S. alone. There was “This Is It,” a feature-length film detailing the rehearsals for his O2 dates that earned more than $200 million worldwide. And there were the questions … about the doctors he surrounded himself with in his final days, about the demons that haunted him, about the very nature of his death. Such are the kinds of things that can be expected when you’re dealing with the most famous man on the planet.

But for all the questions, there was one certainty: Michael Jackson was one of the all-time greats, the likes of which we’ll probably never see again. A man so big his death could stop the world. He was an innovator. He was a hitmaker. He was a pioneer. He was the unquestionable King of Pop, now and forever. Sometimes, we don’t know what we’ve got until it’s gone.

[Via http://mymichaeljacksonblog.wordpress.com]

A Very Raging Christmas - Crap Music Is Over, If You Want It

In a land far, far away, called Great Britain a yearly war wages every winter. In this magical Narnian Isle, music is still a viable commodity taken very seriously. Their denizens actually record new holiday songs every season in the hopes of having the top Christmas single of the year.

We cynics across the pond are fine to do with the recycled, rehashed songbooks – over the river and through the wood, decking the halls and all that. Why would you need MORE freaking Christmas? A trip outside for a few hours on Black Friday and we’re drowning in so much Christmas it’s enough to move to the Aboriginal outback.

But England doesn’t mess around. Music and Christmas are a very serious thing. I mean, they still have music programming on TV, AND the government pays for some of it. Can you imagine if our government gave PBS money to make old school MTV styled programming? I might actually still want to live here.

Yes, England gets downright fervent about music, specifically the ’single’. Especially when it comes to the OZ like machinery of Simon Cowell and company, who pump out yearly soft rock balladeers with their contest shows like Pop Idol and X Factor.  Yes, we have our American Idol, but it pales in comparison to the juggernaut that X Factor brings to the UK every year.

I was treated to the wonders of X Factor this October when I was staying in London. I politely watched with some fervent friends over Sunday roast and found myself drawn in by a bigger, cattier, more sordid and maudlin type of idol where the judges mentor the contestants, take sides and cut each other down so furiously I’m surprised they’re not allowed swords onstage. I have to admit I did get a little hooked. OK, a lot. It wasn’t the music, which was mostly dreadful. It was the huge soppy spectacle of it.

X Factor Judges

But truly music is the loser in this scenario, if it’s nothing more than a soapbox stump for Rhianna or Janet to pimp their new album, in between green faced kids being forced to sing George Michael covers. The winner of this contest releases a single and that song, most likely, goes on to be the Christmas single winner, no doubt to be over played through out the holiday season and beyond, knocking struggling bands off the charts and out of our memories as the new year chimes in.

This year’s X Factor winner, pie eyed Joe McElderry is an 18 year old Geordie accented charmer with a lilting, soaring voice who is as sweet as a Disney cartoon heroine. Blech. They even chose for his first single, the Christmas single in question, to be ‘The Climb’, a Miley Cyrus cover. Jesus. Come on, England! Throw some tea overboard!

Well, Jon Morter for this revolting enough to do something.  Sick of the slick promotional big label machine and the ‘crap’ it pumps out, he decided to take a stand and protest by simply using social media. Jon made a Facebook page called RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE FOR CHRISTMAS NO.1. On the page he asked the fans to buy his favorite band’s 1994 single, Killing In The Name Of, instead of X Factor Joe McElderry’s new Cyrus single “The Climb”.

The kid, Joe McElderry, seems nice enough – benign in a musical theater, syrupy sweet kind of way. He wasn’t even my choice to win the thing – I would have gone with the song and dance man Olly Murs, if I were holding a UK green card, but there I go, tipping my hand as someone who has seen enough of the show to care.

The fact is, there has always been pop music that was put together in a board room. Girl groups formed in the offices of the Brill Building weren’t exactly an organic creative process but still some of the best songs ever sung.

So some pop music can’t be denied, even if the singer didn’t pen the song themselves…but the pervasive problem today, it seems, is the onslaught of boy bands and mall makeovers done on any kid with half a voice who are put on diet pills and thrust into the spot light like Three Octave Barbie.  In a month their CD, filled with tuneless drivel, is overstocked at Walmart and outselling the grassroots band that actually writes music.

If you throw money and PR at a turd, the public will spend money on it. Sheeple are Sheeple, as the D Mode song goes…and the loser is not only the smaller musician out there, but ultimately the music listening public.

Enter Rage Against The Machine. Now they were invited to the party, unbeknownst to them, not because they are a small unknown indie rock band. No, they are a huge successful act on Sony, the very same Goliath label that Cowell and McElderry call home. But RATM started from humble beginnings and won each of their hundreds of thousands of fans, one by one. Not from a television show contest, but by playing small gigs and then larger ones. By touring relentlessly. By making music. And yes, by being political loud mouths and standing up for the little guy.

In an interview with UK paper The Sun, RATM frontman Tom Morello stated: “It is a historic campaign to save the UK pop charts from the abyss of bland mediocrity and we’re 100 per cent behind it. It’s really amazing and completely a grassroots uprising. It’s not like the band put this forward, it was the people. I found out about it when some friends of mine from the UK texted me.”

As the race between the two tightened, things got more heated. And weirder. Cowell kept accusing Rage of being bullies. Then the Facebook page went down and suddenly thousands of fans were inexplicably lost. And of course there were rumblings that this was all just an underground ploy of Sony executives to drive up sales of both singles – a major payday for Sony either way.
However, to show that it wasn’t a Sony plot, Morello promised that the band would reunite and play a free concert for London fans if they were to win the number one spot. This earned him some scorn and harsh words from X Factor kingpin Simon Cowell, and fellow X Factor judge Cheryl Cole, a former member of all girl group All Saints who was Mc Elderry’s mentor on the show. Cheryl stated “If that song, or should I say campaign, by an American group is our Christmas Number 1, I’ll be gutted for Joe and our charts.”

Cheryl Cole and Joe McElderry on X Factor

Morello flattened Cowell and Cole’s jingoistic pleas for support of Geordie Joe.

“The X Factor song was written by a cabal of highly paid professional songwriters and was already made a hit by a pre-teen artists from the United States. That’s nothing I would feel too proud about hoisting the flag up on.”

“The X Factor suits have been pulling out every dirty trick in the book to get their single to No 1. They’ve been pressuring the big retail stores over the price of the single and there were some shenanigans that happened with the Facebook page where it went down mysteriously on the second day.

“Some of the things they are doing seem almost desperate and that’s because they’re afraid of the people.”

As the deadline neared for the tally, Joe was in the lead by a narrow margin. Tom Morello took to twitter and urged his online fans to download on itunes and help push Rage over the edge. They upped the ante by stating that they would be donating their proceeds from their Christmas single to charity. No Sony payout for the people who helped put Rage in the number one spot.

It looked as if Joe had the Xmas single sewed up, but in a Christmas miracle come from behind victory, the American revolutionaries toppled Cowell’s teen idol and took the number one spot. Davey had conquered Goliath!

Of course Cowell was ‘gutted’ for his protege, McElderry, but was gracious enough to concede the spot to a song with well over fifteen ‘fuck you’ s laden in the lyrics. Well done. Cowell supposedly even offered Jon Morter a job doing marketing for his music label, though that might just have been the PR equivalent of licking his wounds.

Whether or not you think that this contest of wills will actually change the stranglehold that Cowell and X Factor has on music, the fact is that this small group on Facebook has managed to raise 83,000 pounds (approximately $132,700) for the charity, Shelter, they’ve helped to break  two UK chart sales records…and it’s made music history and social media history. It’s also an example that we do not have to sit idly by and listen to crap. Crap music is over, if you want it. If you don’t want it, turn it off. If you hate the television you keep seeing, turn it off. Or make your own. Vote with your dollar, your time and your energy. If you don’t like what is out there. DO NOT give it your time or energy. “I am listening to it cause it’s on” is no longer a viable option as we enter 2010 a supposed enlightened era. If you don’t like it, do something. If you can’t create an alternative, then at least turn it off. When asked if they’d attempt to overthrow the Christmas No. 1 again next year, Jon and his team admit that it probably wouldn’t work again nor would they want it to. But they are most proud of the fact that they were able to motivate people to take a stand against mediocrity and change something in pop culture history. On top of that, raising money for a good cause and making friends with their favorite band of all time…well that’s just part of the best Christmas gift ever.

[Via http://aliontheair.wordpress.com]

Brody and Jayde dunzo!

UsMagazine.com reports Brody Jenner, 26 and Jayde Nicole, 23 have split after 15 months of dating.

Nicole tweeted on Friday before the announcement of the split, “‘Sometimes when you truly love someone you have to let them go…..’ I never really understood that quote until now.”

The next day Jenner tweeted, “So I decided to stay in Australia BY MYSELF!!! Hahaha this is Crazy.. Might just stay here and start a new life.”

How will MTV’s The Hills producers handle their split?

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Taylor Lautner Is MTV's No. 4

Taylor Lautner was listed as #4 on MTV News’ Man of The Year.

Sure enough, his casting proved to be the right move, as “New Moon” not only broke the midnight screening record previously held by “Harry Potter,” but also went on to become the third-highest opening weekend on record. So convincing was his portrayal of Jacob, in fact, that some Twilighters thought he deserved an Oscar nomination. Now, with “Eclipse” set for release next year, and the possible two-movie split of “Breaking Dawn” on the horizon, Taylor’s future only looks brighter.

Some of you might be thinking: It was a great year for the “Twilight” stars, but how could Taylor finish higher in our rankings than Kristen or Rob? Well, for starters, his stock had a further journey to soar, and soar it did. Now he’s a household name who recently achieved the honor of hosting “Saturday Night Live,” the first “Twilight” star to do so. He spent the night making us laugh and partying into the wee hours, and now Hollywood seems on the verge of giving the muscle-bound rising star his own franchise. These days, it seems like it’s Taylor’s world — and we’re all just living in it.

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MTV's "Jersey Shore" Episode 4

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"Jersey Shore" Angers Albany Councilman

Every time I feel I can never be surprised by an Albany politician, that it can get no worse, Times Union’s Local Politics blog reminds me how naive, how idealistic I truly am.

It appears Councilman James Sano, 9th Ward, has a serious issue with MTV’s “Jersey Shore” enough to propose a Councl condemnation of the show and demanding MTV cancel it. Yes, Jersey Shore, a show about individuals like these individuals. Does he perhaps have a point? Yes, but I still feel, in Albany would be better served having its Common Council handle issues of serious concern.

You know, issues you can’t just change the channel on.

[Via http://seanpcollins.wordpress.com]

#CES/The Guide!The Guide!

Tu 1/5 – W 1/6, Th 1/7 – Su 1/10
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
110,000 expected, 2500 exhibitors, 800 speakers, 250 conference sessions incl Digital Hollywood, Connections, and Digital Media Wire, it’s the largest digital media event of the year!
Las Vegas Convention Center, Hilton, Venetian, spanning the Las Vegas Strip
www.cesweb.org
Tu 1/5
12-4, V Titian 2202, LVCC S229 – press room open
1:30, V Murano 3301-3 – ASUS press event
2-3, V Bellini 2105 – CEA US Trends
3-4, V Bellini 2105 – CEA Global Trends
4-7, V Ballroom – CES Unveiled: Best Buy, Hannspree, Lenovo, Powermat…
7-10, Sands Expo shuttle – StartUp Debut – VCs, press, eats, drinks,startupdebut@gmail.com

W 1/6
7:30-9, V Titian 2202, LVCC S229 -press room open
8-8:45, V Casanova 501 – LG press event
9-9:45, V Marco Polo 706 – Monster press event, V Sands 201 Netgear press event
10-10:45, V Casanova 504 – Toshiba press event
11-11:45, V Sands 206 Pioneer press event
12-12:45, V Sands 102 – Sharp press event
1-1:45, V Bellini 2105 – Casio press event
2-2:45, V Marco Polo 801 – Samsung press event
3-3:45, V Marco Polo 705 – JVC press event
3-3:45, V Bellini 2101 – Panasonic press event
*****
8-10:30, LVCC N262 P2P Breakfast, N260 Paramount, BitTorrent, N262 Snacks
11:30-12:30, LVCC N261 NVP Saatchi,N253 SpikeTV BBDO MTV,N258 A&E, TwitVid
12:30, LVCC N262 Lunch
1-2, LVCC N253 Lego, IMVU, Gaia, WW Biggies, N258 IODA, Napster
1:30-2:15, LVCC N260 Melike Amjarv, WB, BMI, SAG
2:30-3:30, LVCC N258 Discovery, Paramount, N253 ngmoco, N261 NBCU, MTV
3:30-4:15, LVCC N256 Qualcomm, Ericsson
4-5, LVCC N253 Viximo WB,N258 Fandango, Flixster, Freeverse,N261 TiVo
5-7:30, LVCC N262 P2P Cocktails
4:15-5:30, LVCC Central Hall 14200 – Sony press event
6:30-7:30, Hilton Center – Keynote – Steve Ballmer, Microsoft

Th 1/7
8-5, LVCC S229, V Titian 2202 -press room open
8:30, Hilton Theater – Keynote, Alan Mulally, Ford
10-6, Exhibit Hours
10-12, Hilton Shimmer Cabaret – Jen-Hsung Huang, NVIDIA press event
10-11, LVCC S227 DISH press event, S224 4G Verizon, Samsung, Clearwire
10-12, LVCC N250* Autonet, Pandora
10:30, LVCC N264* CEA Outlook, , N255* Kodak, Scoble
10:30-11:30, LVCC N256 AVOD, TiVo, Panasonic, N259 DISH, Merv Griffin, Starz
11-12, LVCC N253* ABC, LeapFrog, Vtech, Build-A-Bear, Lunch
11:20-12:10, LVCC N260* 3D – WB, Disney, CinemaNOW, Dolby
12-1, LVCC N254 Autonet, N259 Hearst, Rovi, N262* WaPo, N256 Roku, Z, Intel
12-1, LVCC S224 EA, RIM, ATT, TI, Sony
12:20-1:10+, LVCC N260* 3D RealD, LG, Panasonic, Sony, N253* MyYearbook
1:30-2:15+, LVCC N250* CBS counting viewers, N262* CBS, Pampelmoose
1:30-2:30, LVCC N259 Lionsgate, YouTube, FB, Fox, Disc, N261 Fremantle
2-3, LVCC N253* Cartoon Network, PBS, Nokia
2:30-3:20, LVCC N260* Y!, NBCU, Vizio, WB, DIVX
3-4, LVCC N259 Interactive – Sony, Sharp, Y!, N256 LG, Samsung, Sharp, Panasonic
3-4, LVCC S224 Netbooks – Lenovo, Laptop Mag, Intel, Microsoft, AMD
3-5, LVCC N253* Toy Demos, KAPi Awards – Sesame Workshop
3:45-4:30, LVCC N250 Monetizing Content – Tubefilter, FOD, NBCU, CJP
4:30-5:30, LVCC N250* CESup Search – TiVo, CBS, CTAM
4:30-5:30, Hilton Theater – Keynote, Paul Otelini, Intel
5-6, LVCC S227 – Sanyo press event
6-7, LVCC N237* CESup Reception
7-9, LVCC MGM shuttle* Tour of CBS Television City
6-10, Wynn Lafite Ballroom – Showstoppers (invite only)
6:30, Mandalay Bay – Tech & Engineering Emmy’s, events@emmyonline.tv

F 1/8
TBD AllThingsD short program
8-5, LVCC S229, V Titian 2202 -press room open
8:30-9, LVCC N250* Ben Silverman, Electus
9-10:15, LVCC N250*Illeana Douglas, Thomas Schlamme,ShoeMoney,NBCU
9-11, LVCC N262* MommyTech-GMA, Tina Sharkey, BabyCenter, N260 HBO
9, Hilton Theater, Keynote – Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nokia
9-6, Exhibit Hours
10:30-11:30, LVCC N250* Scripps, NBCU, N253* EnergyTech
11, Hilton Theater, Keynote – Dr Paul E Jacobs, Qualcomm
11:30-12:30, LVCC N250* Ken Howard, SAG, Sony, LG, Nielsen
12-1, LVCC N262* Lunch – MySpace, N255* FCC Chair, N261 Bravo, N259 FLO TV
12-1, LVCC S225 Powermat, S224 Handango, ATT, Intel, Samsung
1-2, LVCC N262* Mommy Memorykeepers – Eye-Fi, N255* CinemaNow
1:30-2:30+, LVCC N262*OnStar,Fox,N261 Z, Arts&Labs,N259 Metacafe,Redbox,JWT
1:30-2:30, LVCC S224 Untethering TV – Qualcomm, Broadcom, Sony
3-4, LVCC S224 ION, FLO TV, MobiTV, NatGeo, LG, S225 Samsung
3-4, LVCC N260 GPS Garmin, TomTom, N261 Lionsgate, MSNBC, N259 Blip.tv
3:30-4:15-5, LVCC N262* Marketing to Digital Moms/Gala Product Showcase – Kodak
4, Hilton Theater – Keynote – Zhou Houjian, Hisense
4:30, LVCC South Hall EHX CE PRO reception
6-7, LVCC North Hall – Kenwood press event
*****
2:30-7:30, V Ballrooms 3001-3101 – Digital Media Insider sessions/awards party
3, V Casanova 501 – Shuttle press event, wearenotalienbware.com
5:30-8:30, Atomic Museum, It Won’t Stay in Vegas party
TBD Paris Hotel, Monster 2010 Dealer Awards – John Legends Concert (invite)

Sa 1/9
8-5, LVCC S229, V Titian 2202 -press room open
9-6, Exhibit Hours
10:30-11:30, LVCC S224 Revision3, N261 Big Fuel, N255* Last Gadget Standing
11, LVCC South Hall Lobby 3 CNET Stage – Best of CES
12-1, LVCC N260 Napster
1:30-2:30, LVCC N258 Warren Packard, DFJ, Kuk Yi, Best Buy, S224 Sprint, Comcast
2:15-5:30, LVCC N253* Silvers Summit Gadgets – Fox
3-4, LVCC N260 Netbooks – Harris Interactive

Su 1/10
8-3, LVCC S229, V Titian 2202 -press room open
9-4, Exhibit Hours

*FREE
**Shuttles:  http://cesweb.org/docs/2010_CES_Shuttle_Map_for_CESweb.pdf
***Maps: www.cesweb.org/exhibits/facilities/default.asp,  http://www.cesweb.org/docs/2010_CES_Show_Locations_Map.pdf
*** Parties:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/01/ces2010.html

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Police That Investigate The Paranormal Up In Your Face

 To The Daring and Adventurous Networks:

 My name is James Myers I have been a police officer for the past 12.5 years in the city of Bridgeport ,Connecticut. Over the years I have come face to face with many horrific and tragic sights.Some that I would never wish anyone to ever have to experience. As a police officer you are trained to go into situations and to resolve problems of all types. Over the past couple years I have taken a high school and college hobby of taking photos of the urban decay and abandoned buildings into a new level.

I expressed my interest to the city of Bridgeport about the many historical buildings in the city.I told them that I would watch over their buildings while exploring the unknown within the walls of each location. The city was happy to hear that there were people that had interest in the preservation of these historical sites. as a police officers I have the duty to protect and serve the community that I represent. This would include the property of the city and the community as a whole. I agreed to monitor the buildings while patrolling the exteriors and interiors of each site. I had to log any damage or unusual happenings in report form for the city.

During this time I was taking hundreds maybe even thousands of photos of these locations. I started to get strange responses online about these photos. People were telling me that they believed I was catching things of the supernatural. I did  not know what to think of this , since all I was doing was exploring the urban decay . I started to research the claims these people were telling me , and found that there was a possible link between the images and the paranormal phenomena psychic photographing.

My partner and I were on a prisoner transport to the local hospital. Yes we were babysitting as police officers. I observed an elderly woman being wheeled by me . She looked very familiar , but I could not place the face. Police officers see thousands of people every year, so I was not sure if she was someone we had encountered in a call for service. I then heard the nurse call out the name “Lorraine Warren” I looked at my partner and told her that the woman that was just wheeled by . I told my partner that my grand parents always used to talk about her when I was younger. I had to meet her. I asked the security guard if he would mind introducing me to Lorraine. He took me into her room and she greeted John and before he could introduce me. Lorraine looked at me and said ” Jimmy how are you?” I looked around and then down to my name badge. My name badge only has J Myers on it and there was no one else in  there. I was confused.

We started to talk and she told me about her accident. i just wanted to keep her company for a couple minutes until a family member arrived. Lorraine continued to talk to me about all types of subject matter, then the subject of the downtown Poli Palace theater came into play. She told me that she wanted to stop and go in when she saw all the movie trucks outside. I told her that maybe we could work something out to get in there .

We met for a lunch meeting and she wanted to see my photos that i told her about. I was thinking well she is just humoring me as we do when people come to us with police stories. Everyone has a story about a ticket or a certain officer. I thought well everyone probable comes to Lorraine in the same manner , but with their paranormal photos, and stories. I was wrong about her just humoring me , this was the start to my entry into the paranormal real. I did not ask to be in this field , the field has chosen me, why I have no idea.I got a phone call from my mother . She asked me where Lorraine lived, I told her. She told me to ask Lorraine if she knew Kay and Ted. I called Lorraine and asked the question, and Lorraine told me that was her neighbors that she was friendly with before they moved. I called my mother back and she told me with a laugh, That was your great grandparents. I told Lorraine and she could not believe it. She says it is not coincidence , but a synchronicity. This was the same great grand mother that was supposed to be working at the packing plant the day of the 1942 Remington Arms explosion that killed 7 and injured over 80 people.

As time went on we explored the theaters that we spoke about at the hospital. I then was invited to help in investigations with photography work. Lorraine really enjoyed my photos and looked at me as if I belonged there for a reason. Two months went by and I experienced investigation after investigation, but now they had me interviewing people. Not as a paranormal investigator, but a police officer exploring and investigating the unknown. I felt that some of the investigations were turning into para interrogations. I needed to have the truth, even if it was not what the people wanted to hear. Some cases turned into mental health issues, in which we handle a lot of on the police job. There were others that had direct connections with domestic abuse or domestic issues. Some of the cases were people believing the idea that they were experiencing something of the supernatural , when my skeptical police frame of mind would show then that there is a great deal of power of suggestion. This means if someone tells you that a house or person is haunted. They will have a good chance of believing that anything and everything strange and normal is attributed to the supernatural phenomena. In realistic words the power of suggestion can manipulate the brain functions to believe any and all occurrences are attributed to this suggested idea.

These are some of the normal and abnormal incidents that we face in police and paranormal work. The mind is a very powerful thing and people may not know that they are exposed to this power of suggestion  until it is pointed out to them. Some understand this power and connect the dots , others do not want to believe that there is nothing paranormal existing in their situation. I believe after talking with hundreds of people about this that there is a direct connection to getting attention focused on this person, for an idea that could only be made up by suggestion.

During these cases I would get upfront with the people, asking sometimes questions that may be awkward, but needed to make a thoroughinvestigation.  People when they are face to face with the unknown they reach out for help and answers. I have been on some investigations where I have seen the power of suggestion  implemented so bad using sensitives and psychics. I do like to use legit sensitives and psychics , but I have to know that they have no clue what type of case they are going on. This just adds to the credibility. When I work with Lorraine she does not want to know anything before the investigation.  She will not tell me anything until I am done taking my photos, then we compare the stories with the home owners to see if their is a commonality to proceed to the next step of the investigation process.That is where we come in.

The media started to pick up on ” Bridgeport Cop also walks the paranormal beat.” Yes I got harassed by some co-workers , some from the public , and the bloggs. I am a police officer trained to have thick skin. people stated “why does the city allow this guy to walk around as a police officer with a gun?” There were others that called me nuts, to me I have been called a lot worst. “The tax payers are paying this guy to ghost hunt?” I a long with my co workers laughed at this . we do the paranormal investigations on our own time , so why does it bother these people?

Time went on and it was like the flood gates were opened. People were emailing me , calling me, and sending me letters. 90% of these people telling me their experiences and asking for help were cops. the same people that were originally laughing at me. I believe that the strength of the mind set of the police office is bravery, honor, big bad asses. The reason they were laughing at first was that they can not be billy bad ass when it comes to something they can not fight or protect themselves against. This was a good sign, when I started to have police officers approaching me to help out on investigations. At first I was hesitant  about this , until I saw that they were seriously interested into the paranormal. This is when the concept and title  adhered to me as 826 Paranormal ” Looking at the unknown through a cop’s eyes”

I was at a Holiday family gathering speaking with Lorraine Warren, Tony Spera, and Frank Chaffari . The subject was the idea of implementing a team of police officers and emergency service workers into a team to investigate the paranormal. I then was contacted by a person from one of the network. They told me that they were interested in making a reality TV show on the subject matter we were focused on. I not knowing the business had diarrea of the mouth. Three weeks to the day the networks announce that they are going to have the show out of Chicago. was this a coincidence or direct connection. Slap in the face when the person I spoke to was impossible to get in touch with after the idea was put on the table.I was then contacted by a production group out of New York, they wanted to film a pitch or teaser for the idea of a show. I got together some of the best police officers that expressed the interest in coming on board a team setting. The pitch was shot and we had some bites , but the materialwas not in your face. I needed to be there when the pitch was made a long with an attorney. I formed the East Coast Paranormal Police investigation team. This team is made up of Police officers,Swat personnel,firemen,medics,nurses, K-9 search and recovery personnel, retired detectives, and other law enforcement personnel.

Time continuously is opening doors , but the doors are not the right ones. We are currently working with some of the people with one of the networks on this idea, but we are not going to put all our eggs in one basket. I have learned that all good things come within time. The ones that get things easy do not have as much appreciation for what they actually get.

So while I work with the publishing company on my book ,lecture,appear on local TV show, and some of the more popular paranormal shows (Ghost Adventures ,,Remington Arms, Travel Channel) ( A&E Paranormal State Meriden case) I will continue down this path that has been chosen for me . By Ed Warren and My great grandmother that are neighbors once again pushing me in the direction to help the paranormal field..The paranormal reality shows have become a dime a dozen. We will be in your face like no other  paranormal show. If you the daring and adventurous production companies and networks reading this article, remember I am a  police officer with over 12 years of experience. I am called to face the worst of the worst in todays’ society. Through my training and experience I resolve issues that need solutions. I am not a paranormal investigator, I am a police officer who investigates the unknown of the paranormal field.

James Myers 826 Paranormal is available for stories involving the paranormal , the police, occult identification, and lectures. He is also looking for new locations dealing with the paranormal and the police that other shows have not yet done .. If you are interested in speaking about a possible TV show / documentary , and ideas that you may have  contact Jim Myers (203) 414-9807 826paranormal@optimum.net

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A Special Jersey Shore Surprise

Okay, here’s the situation.  I”m a Jersey Shore poser.  I haven’t seen a full episode, but I’m still going to bitch about it.  Frankly I tried, but can’t bear to listen to them speak.  Their voices make my ears bleed.  But I do love all the drama rising like gelled hair around the show.  First you have UNICO, National the Italian American organization based in New Jersey up in arms because MTV has depicted these kids as Italian stereotypes.  Aside from a few poor decorating choices in the house, I think the show is pretty much lights, camera and “oh my God, did they just do that.”  If UNICO doesn’t like how the kids behave, I say have a chat with their parents, take away their hair gel and teach them what the real situation is.

Second, there is controversy as to whether we should air the episode where some kid with too much hair gel and tequila hits a girl at a bar.  I say, show it; not to showcase abuse and violence against women.  That’s just for dipshits and guys with little Guidos.  But go on to show the rest of the episode where he gets arrested for abuse.  Now we’re showing reality.  They don’t candy coat it over at Hoarders.  Let’s not do the same at The Shore.

And for those of you who are hard core The Shore fans, (yes Megan, I’m talkin’ to you) have I got a treat for you.  How about your own Jersey Shore nickname?  For those of you interested, you can now refer to me as J-Tan next time you see me and my situation.

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It is NOT on with Alexa Chung

It was announced earlier today that MTV would be canceling their day time ‘talk show’, It’s On With Alexa Chung, after only two seasons.  The last show for Alexa Chung will be on December 17th.  I think MTV should just cancel its self with all of the great HORRIBLE shows it has now.  Lame MTV, very LAME.

[via Perez Hilton]

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The "Jersey Shore" Situation

Ok so MTV just started to air “Jersey Shore” on Thursday nights and it’s been getting a lot of negative criticism… why, I do not know.  Before I get into that however, let me give you the skinny on the show incase you are one of the four (Tear) individuals who haven’t watched yet tuned in.  The show follows four girls (Jenni “JWow”, Sammi ”Sweetheart”, Nicole “Snooki”, Angela “Angie”) and four guys (Vinny, Pauly D, Mike “The Situation”, and Ronnie) who are living at a shore house in Seaside Heights, New Jersey.  They basically work at a T-Shirt shop during the day and party at night.  This goes on for the entire summer and is basically the same formula MTV uses for the Real World, except replace “8 strangers of different ethnic backgrounds, beliefs, religions, and sexual orientations living in a house” to ” 8 strangers of Italian-American decent representing a Guido/Guidette style living in a house”.  Now I would personally like to say that this has to be one of the greatest shows ever presented to a viewing audience.  The show is like a guilty pleasure, being able to watch eight people just act as ridiculous and care free as possible.  Now one of the main criticism’s I’ve been hearing, being from New Jersey I’ve been hearing a lot by the way, is that the show represents the state in a negative lite.  Well I’ve lived here my entire life and sorry but we’ve had our reputation way before this show was ever conceived.  We are a bunch  foul mouthed, family oriented, hard-working, bridge & tunnel using, beach laying, world’s greatest driving individuals who are used to people referring to our beloved state as “The Arm Pit of America”.  But that’s where our pride comes from.  Always being hated on has allowed us to develop our thick skin because we know we are better than the majority of the other states out there.  Let’s face it, we wouldn’t have the highest population density if people didn’t want to be here.  Anyway, for all those haters who make this claim I would like ask you a question?  Have you actually ever been to the Jersey Shore in the summer.  Wait, wait, let me rephrase that.  Have you ever been to Seaside Heights, New Jersey (where the show takes place) in the summer?  This show is AN EXACT REPRESENTATION OF EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON THERE.  It may actually be the first reality show that is scripted or set up.  The shore is where you go to act as the Guido’s of our fine state do.  I’m not a Guido, not by a long shot, but I personally admire their attention to detail when it comes to their appearance.  But I clearly once again digress.  This show portray’s a portion of New Jersey that is real, but people are too ashamed to acknowledge.  Deal with it.  It’s always been around.  Guido’s haven’t just discovered the Jersey Shore, they’ve claimed it a long time ago.  People now just have something to bitch about so they choose too.  On another note, all of those Italian-American groups out there who are claiming that the show portray’s us (yes that’s right, I said us, I’m 100% pure-blooded Italian) in a negative manner are once again just bitching for the sake of bitching. A.)  The vast majority of today’s youth acts in the manner these eight individuals do and B.) if some uneducated, ignorant, easily influenced person can actually believe that every Italian-American acts like this based off a sample group of 8… well, then I personally feel for them.  Oo and a personal note to Domino’s who has recently pulled their ads from the show claiming that “I doesn’t represent what they are about”… you do realize that around 90% of those people at the Jersey Shore will, under the influence of alcohol and exhaustion from clubbing, order several of your imitation pizza’s.  You really shouldn’t bite the hand that feeds you.  I like this show and I will defend The Situation and his merchandise till the end of the series.  I would like to leave you with a quote from Angela who stated “I a bartender. I. Like. Do. You Know. Great Things”.  Damn Right Angela, Damn Right.

JWow

* Also, JWow, if you actually read this, know that your awesome and for some reason I find you to be the most entertaining person on the show.  Mostly it because, in a drunken state, you stole Pauly D’s shirt, wandered home, all just to feed your hunger from Ham and Water.  <3.  If you ever read this, hit me up on facebook ;] *

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Music Video: Kid Cudi - Pursuit of Happiness

In another episode of Actors Also Do Music Videos (last time: Shia LaBeouf Shows Off His Underground Hip-Hop Cred With Cage), Josh Hartnett produces the music video for Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness.” The song features Rattat and MGMT, but in the video there’s a surprise and random cameo from Kid Cudi’s new platonic boyfriend Drake. The video is actually directed by Brody Baker, but in an interview with MTV, Kid Cudi says that the pairing definitely came about because he was hanging out with Hartnett one day.

KiD CuDi – Pursuit of Happiness (feat. MGMT & Ratatat) from Burnocchio. Story.

The ending is reminiscent of Kanye’s bizarre short film with Spike Jonze, sort of a commentary on how he sees himself and maybe his own celebrity. It’s fitting, tough, since Kud Cudi helped create whole portions of his 808s & Heartbreak album, and Cudi also plans to “pull the Kanye” and possibly create multiple videos for this single, so that he can get Rattat and MGMT involved.

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Why "Jersey Shore" Shouldn't Get Cancelled

Some people really know how to ruin a good time. Like Andre Dimino.

Who?, you ask.

He’s the guy trying to ruin my Thursday nights.

As the President of UNICO, the national Italian-American service organization, he’s asked MTV to pull their new show “Jersey Shore” off the air because it’s offensive and contributes to stereotypes and [add more bad things here]. But, per the press materials, all the network is really trying to do is lift the veil off “one of the Tri-state area’s most misunderstood species … the guido.” And I think that’s necessary. And not at all out of the ordinary. I mean, if “True Life: ‘I’m A Girlfriend’” (no, really) can get past execs and onto our tv screens, then, damnit, so can this. I mean, there are sooo many stigmas of being a girlfriend, it’s only fair that the young ladies, so complex, so silenced, so misunderstood, get the opportunity to tell their story and debunk the myths! And so the guidos (and guidettes?) deserve a fair chance to speak their minds, as well. Because when I hear that term, that godawful term, I think of Oompa-Loompa tans, blow-outs, rave parties, sunglasses while indoors, french manicures, fist-pumping, and well, these gems. And I’m ready to be proven wrong.

(Couldn’t upload the episode because MTV runs shit and there are copyright laws, so watch it here.)

And, LOL @ Dereon being the “hottest” heel (:28). Who knew? Seeeee, learning things already.

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Jersey Whore.

Wow.

So I STUPIDLY watched MTV’s 2 hour (which was obviously highly necessary in order to close in on ever gelled strand of Guido hair) premiere of Jersey Shore last night.

I just REALLY wanted to mentally compare the Gaudy Guidos to the Jacks of Surrey and was almost expecting to see a few cameos in the douchetastic “reality” show.

This ONE episode was like every greasy ass dude on Tool Academy AND every ex stripper famewhore on Rock of Love rolled and baked to an intensity of golden brown that NOT even Lindsay Lohan’s mom can outdo.

There were bit*hes with their fake titt*ys hangin out loud and proud, pierced genitals, fights rivaling fiends fighting over crack rocks, and enough Oompa Loompa oiled skin to make even the colour orange melt in jealousy.

Kinda sounds like my LAST Vegas trip.

After RAPIDLY blinking a total of 49.5 minutes in awe I felt quite awkward.

Me, with my light brown skin and pale torso are ashamed.

I have already made APPOINTMENTS at Island Tan, Adrenaline, and I’ve been drinking Captain Morgans out of a paper bag for the past 30 minutes.

Must.Not.Succumb.To.Tacky.TShirts.

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The City, “Forget About Boys”

I imagine that the loose narrative MTV has cobble together and entitled “The City” is brought to us thanks to a team of monkeys they have locked in an editing room somewhere. Despite its almost total simian production, the result is not as mad cap as you might expect, but oy, the non-sequiturs. Apparently it takes more than opposable thumbs to splice together a compelling show with an actual story arc. Forget building to a climax, each episode is lucky if it can lurch its way through a full 30 minutes. Instead of floating along on the effervescent joie de vivre the premise of single 20somethings in the greatest city in the world evokes, this reality show clearly labors under a vise grip of writers and producers. You can just imagine the number of takes that get ruined when producers inadvertently lean into frame to micromanage the “action.” The result is hardly the lighthearted romp it is billed to be. I’ve seen marionettes that were more carefree and spontaneous.

Case in point, this week’s episode starts with a random discussion between series star Whitney and roommate Roxy about a squirrel that’s loose in their apartment. Huh? It’s like a two minute scene that relates not at all to the rest of the episode, though the long lingering reaction shots for which this franchise hangs its hat give one plenty of time to contemplate the little rodent—his hopes, his dreams, his next of kin. Though there was talk of an exterminator, I wouldn’t worry too much about the little guy. He’s obviously more intelligent than either of them. I mean, he was smart enough not to allow MTV to use his likeness on camera after all.

But Mr. Squirrel was not the only lower life form to stumble into this week’s melodrama. It seems Whit is still looking for love and some sheep-in-wolves-clothing has decided to set her up with Patrick. He’s a complete tool who makes his living as a perfume squirt boy or something but since he practices his craft in Bergdorf Goodman, he naturally has an air of superiority usually reserved for heirs of the royal family or Fox News pundits. Within moments of his presence on screen, you can see Whitney long for the comparative wit and wisdom of that darned squirrel. And just when you think the date will never end, it does when Pat suggests, they “join forces” on the bill. Dude, “join forces”? Seriously? Dutch on a first date? Hot on the heels of a discussion about Louis Vuitton and his super important job as a Bergdorf’s tie jockey no less? Guy, if you don’t like girls, just say so. No need to run off every female unfortunate enough to break bread with you by being a total douche. To her credit, Whit seems amused by this turn of events. Could it be that the producers held back this plot twist to elicit an actual real response?

Meanwhile at Elle, mutual desperation have drawn creative director Joe Zee and “accessories editor” Olivia Palermo together in what can only be described as an unholy union. Long story short, this pair of reality show flotsam and jetsam are planning a shoot for which they sycophantically agree Olivia would be the perfect stylist. Yawn. Their mutual admiration society is all very boring and cloying except that, of course, their storyline intertwines with Erin’s. Despite the storm cloud that perpetually looms over her head, I actually like Elle’s public relations gal Friday and her lopsided grimace probably because she’s my emotional doppelganger. Her huffy indignation at having to work with Olivia reflects my own ready-to-boil-over-at-any-moment state-of-mind at work. Every time Olivia effs up and Joe takes her side instead of Erin’s, I just want to yell “Girl, you don’t need him” all Ricky Lake style. Then I’d add a “you go girl” just for good measure. But even given the affection I feel for her, she is becoming a bit one-note. Apparently there’s lingering resentment about the support her malnourished co-workers failed to lavish on her when she was just a newbie. Tonight’s episode featured at least the third time in which she has stated verbatim: “No one held my hand, Joe,” when explaining why she won’t coddle Olivia—as though the fact that Ms. P is evil and must be destroyed isn’t reason enough. But she does get a modicum of satisfaction in a lovely scene at the end when the Elle entourage dines with people from the shoot. Here, Olivia prattles on about her deep abiding love for all things hip hop only to later confess she’s never heard of a little group called A Tribe Called Quest. Erin’s combination “Oh, my god” and eye roll cement her place in my heart.

In the C plot, Roxy too goes on a date. But it’s not her date; it’s Audrina’s date from “The Hills” circa 2007. Apparently, MTV’s approach to “The City” is: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Enter the latter-day Justin Bobby, who this show calls Zac. Zac was a perfectly decent guy on Roxy’s first encounter with him but he morphed into JB by their second date right down to his pretentious knit cap though he doesn’t quite have the swagger and (mistake!) it looks like he bathes. This time he shows up for their date with six girls in tow, all the while throwing ‘tude like, what’s the big deal. And that’s when we were treated to a shot-by-shot reenactment of Kiss-gate. Remember when Audrina and the girls were out at a dimly lit lounge-y club and JB showed up and sat with a gaggle of chicks. And then Lauren professed to having seen him kiss one of them and the rest of A’s posse was all “Did he just kiss her?” for like 20 minutes? Ah, good times. Well, this doesn’t rise to that level of drama but it’s the same idea. I tell ya, those monkeys are not too proud to recycle ideas.

And finally, the episode gets it’s title when, back in the office, my girl crush, Kelly Cutrone—sick of hearing about Roxy and Whitney’s boy trouble—tells Whit to shut her trap and focus on work and her clothing line. Please Whit, focus! The marketplace is in desperate need of another half-baked, under-designed, reality star vanity project.

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HSN Adds Some Flava: Rapper-Entrepreneur Sean 'Diddy' Combs Premieres His Fragrance On The Home Shopping Network

Sean “Diddy” Combs made his debut on HSN Monday, as did his fragrance line.

His motto seemed to be that he likes his grandfather, but he doesn’t want to smell like him. Hence the fragrances (but we hope grandpa wasn’t watching).

For the occasion HSN even broke out a new set, a modern looking living room with the Manhattan skyline in the background, for Puff Daddy. Combs was laid back and modest, rather charming for a mogul with a multi-million dollar empire in music, fashion and fragrances.

“It’s a great way to reach people all over the world…I made it on HSN mom,” Combs said during his home shopping debut, where he fielded many calls from overwrought fans. “I’m blessed to be here.”

Talking about his award-winning men’s fragrance, I Am King, which sold out, Combs said, “This is not a celebrity fragrance.”

The rapper said he helped design the cologne, in partnership with Estee Lauder. It has won the FiFi Award, which Combs called “the Oscars” of the perfume industry.

“I have a very sensitive nose,” said Combs, who described I Am King as being “a clean scent.”

He said, “I don’t like things that are overbearing.”

The name I Am King was does not refer to Combs, but was as positive affirmation for everyone, he said.

“I was talking about the king in all of us,” Combs said. “If we as men act as kings, we will respect our women as queens.”

Host Callie Northagen did the show. She seems to be HSN’s ace for interviewing high-profile talent, including Madonna and singer Natalie Cole.

HSN was also selling the men’s and women’s fragrance lines Sean Jean Unforgivable. The kits and gift sets ranged in price from $57 to $78. There was also a fleece robe for $60.

Combs has a vast empire, and even produced and was a judge for the MTV show “Making the Band.”

He also claimed to watch the No. 2 home shopping channel.

“Sometimes when you watch HSN, you get stuck there for hours,” Combs said.

We know what you mean, Diddy.

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