The Jersey Whores Shore is coming back for a 2nd season.
MTV has CONFIRMED that the GUIDOS and GUIDETTES that you love to hate are gonna be back more tanned, more jacked and more horny than last time.
This is the ONLY guy whose NOT impressed.
The cast was initially asking MTV for $10,000 an episode (pickles and condoms can be pretty pricey these days) and who knows what they settled on….
I’m sure Snooki ripped off her top to try and COERCE them into throwing in a extra grand or so.
Anyways, the girls on the Shore don’t have to tap into their Birth Control refills just yet, MTV is saying that the cast is off to a DIFFERENT location this time around.
Alert the innocent teenage chicks, the local police department, and every COUPLE you know.
Gossip Girl and 90210 scored several nominations in E! Online’s second annual CW Awards while One Tree Hill only received one.
MTV has an article about Twelve, starring Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl).
TVGuide.com named the James’ sisters’ pool fight as one of their Top Moments of the Week.
Examiner.com has an interview with Cullen Moss (Junk, One Tree Hill).
SF Universe has an interview with Michael Trucco (Cooper, One Tree Hill). His new film Meteor Storm premieres on SyFy tomorrow night.
Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill) and Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210) both attended the first-ever DipDive Data Awards.
PopEater has an interview with Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) and her husband Dean McDermott.
E! Online has quotes from both AnnaLynne McCord (Naomi, 90210) and Olivia Wilde (Alex, The O.C.) on Haiti.
TVGuide.com has a video interview with Benjamin McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.) about Southland. You can see some footage of Michael Cudlitz (Tony, Beverly Hills 90210) as McKenzie talks about their characters’ relationship.
E! Online has an interview with Tate Donovan (Jimmy, The O.C.) about his work on Damages.
EW.com’s recap of last night’s episode of The Vampire Diaries feature a Dawson’s Creek comparison and a link to a classic Pacey-Joey scene.
James Van Der Beek (Dawson, Dawson’s Creek) credited his role on One Tree Hill (as Adam/Dixon Reese) as making him “fall in love with being on a set again.”
Entertainment Today has an interview with Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) about Fringe.
Sup, y’all? I know, I don’t really do this blog thing anymore. I would tell you that I’m going to try and fix that, but that would probably be a lie, so it’s best if we keep this relationship open and non-commital — or, in Facebook terms, we’ve got an “it’s complicated” relationship status.
But you can still find me elsewhere on yon internets, which is actually the reason I’m posting this. If you haven’t already noticed, I’ve been doing a lot of television coverage for MTV lately for shows such as “Dollhouse,” “FlashForward,” “Fringe,” “Human Target” and “V.”
Starting next week, however, I’ll be rapping about “Lost,” my clear-cut favorite TV series which begins its final season on February 2nd. I’ll use roundhoward as a means to update you on my television and “Lost” posts when I remember to, but for now, you can catch up on my current LOST IN NUMBERS feature at MTV. It’s a series of articles tied into the show’s dreaded number sequence — 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 — and has been a heck of an undertaking so far, albeit an enjoyable one. This is the list so far (updated as posts go live):
- Four Things To Remember From The Season Five Finale
- Eight Facts We Know About The Smoke Monster
- The Final Season’s Fifteen Series Regulars
- Sixteen Recurring Characters We Hope To See Again In The Final Season
Major thanks goes to Adam Rosenberg and the other MTV cats that are crazy enough to let me do something like this.
Anyway, hope you enjoy, and hopefully I’ll talk to you soon on this thing. Probably not, though. Seeya!
I hate to admit it, I really do – but I can’t help but be into reality T.V. American Idol. Big Brother & The Hills were the only reality shows I ever watched religiously. It’s T.V with no substance, and I’ll admit that I like it. I remember reading in one of the gossip mags the In’s and Out’s of 2010. The Hills was OUT, while Jersey Shore was IN. I hadn’t followed the show as it aired. Though several of my friends constantly pestered me about whether or not I started watching the episodes or not. It became a constant topic of conversation. Sad, I know.
Today, as I had a day off from work and spent most of it writing, I decided to take a break and watch the first episode. I was instantly hooked. I literally just finished a marathon of all 9 episodes AND the reunion special. This show is definitely way more interesting than The Hills. And the fact that Vinny was in it, made it really easy for me to enjoy. He’s 21 though, so what? Apparently the cast will be coming to Toronto on Feb 4th for some club opening. I like the show, and I like Vinny and Pauly D…but not THAT much.
I’m glad it’s over to be honest. As entertained as I was, I really don’t want another distraction. Not now, especially while I should be focusing on my writing. I will say this though, if you haven’t seen an episode yet and need a fix of some nonsense television, or are into The Hills…watch it! I’m sure it’ll keep you entertained!
At a star-studded party, the hip-hop superstar presents his son with a gift worth $360,000. He got a check, too… His dad didn’t just throw Justin a huge, star-studded birthday party at the Manhattan club M2 Ultralounge on Saturday night. He also presented the youngster with a brand-new Maybach, wrapped in a red bow and parked outside the club.
The party, which was filmed for the MTV reality show “My Super Sweet Sixteen,” featured performances by rappers Fabolous, Lil’ Kim, and Jim Jones. Cast members from “Jersey Shore” were also there to wish Justin a happy birthday. In addition to the wheels, Diddy gave his son a check for $10,000, which Justin immediately donated to Wyclef Jean’s charity Yele Haiti. And since the teenager doesn’t yet drive or have a license, Diddy provided him with a uniformed driver to escort the teen and his friends around Manhattan.
DidDiddy gave his son a check for $10,000, which Justin immediately donated to Wyclef Jean's charity Yele Haiti. And since the teenager doesn't yet drive or have a license, Diddy provided him with a uniformed driver to escort the teen and his friends around Manhattan
He also presented the youngster with a brand-new Maybach, wrapped in a red bow and parked outside the club.
So basically this show has more drama than the Hills and Laguna beach combined..and best of all it is revolving around the lives of some overly styled and tan Italians. What’s not to love?
When this show was being previewed I was like no way am I going to even think about watching….Then I did a trial watch…and Oh Man I was hooked. I have felt a connection with Nicole (Snooki) the entire show for some reason…maybe because she got punched in the face…maybe because Mike just wouldn’t leave her alone. Either way she is my new favorite tv partygirl.
Snooki is known for her “Poof” which now was a new name.
“The Snook”…Check out the video link below to get a tutorial by the legendary Snooki herself on how to get the hair that is making her famous (in her own mind )
Okay, first of all before you read on we want to clear something up: We do not make fun of the people in Haiti or the horrible earthquake that destroyed so many people’s lifes. I watched the Hope for Haiti telethon and was overwhelmed by how many celebrities participated (was there anyone who did NOT participate?). This is just our way to try and put a few smiles back on some of your faces after you hopefully all cried your eyes out at the pictures we’ve all seen and donated at least a few dollars. So now that we got that cleared up, let’s start!
Comments from Zelda and me are in blue.
The Hope for Haiti Now telethon is on air. Somewhere in Venice Beach a lovely women is close to hang up the phone for the 214th time when she finally succeeds and the following conversation takes place: Taylor: Hello, this is Taylor Lautner, actor from Summit’s franchise hitproduction The Twilight Saga – New Moon and the awesome person who managed to put on 32 pounds of pure abs in only six months. What can I do for you? (Uhm, I know something you could do for me, ifyouknowwhatimean…) Woman: Hi Taylor! I saw your last movie and I loved you in it. You rocked your jorts! Taylor: Uhm, thank you. So what is your name? Woman: Cath… uhm… Nikki! Right, my name is Nikki! Taylor: Okay, Nikki. It’s really nice of you to participate in our Hope for Haiti Now telethon. So what do you want to donate? Woman: What? Taylor: We’re here to collect donations for the people in Haiti who lost so much because of that horrible earthquake. So how much do you want to donate to help these poor people? (Doesn’t seem like “Nikki” is interested so much in the poor people in Haiti… so why did she call?) Woman: Uhm, listen Taylor! I called 213 times within the last 53 minutes. I hung up on Julia Roberts, Steven Spielberg and Leonardo DiCaprio (hm, why did I hang up on him?) just to get you on the phone. If I had really wanted to simply donate a few dollars I could’ve done so about 53 minutes ago. (You hung up on these three? Why? Oh, right, because Taylor is so much cooler than Julia, Steven and Leo combined…) Taylor: So… do you wanna say that you don’t intend to donate anything for the poor suffering people in Haiti? Cause then you shouldn’t block this line. Other people try to call to give money, you know… Woman: Okay, maybe we could make an arrangement. My daughter is a huge fan of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. (THUMPS UP for sharkboy, yeah!!) What about you show up on her birthday party next saturday and sing that wonderful dream song for her? Taylor: This is a charity event where we collect money for the people in Haiti. I don’t really see how me showing up to your daughter’s party could help them… Woman: Okay, okay, calm down Taytay. (Oh my god, did she just call him “Taytay”?) What if I say I’ll donate 15 000 $ right now if you promise to show up on saturday? (15 000 $ for you daughter’s birthday party? What is this? MTV’s My Super Sweet sixtee? Oh no, wait. Then it would have to be 15 million $, right? What Taylor doesn’t know: This woman doesn’t have a daughter… COUGAR ALARM!) Taylor: Uhm, that’s very generous of you but I’m not sure if I’m allowed to make this kind of deal. I’m just here to take phone calls. You know, I’m only seventeen, so for every other kind of arrangement I gotta ask Big Daddy Lautner first. Unfortunately he spends the evening at the Olive Garden. (Yeah, where else, but at the awesome, omnipresent Olive Garden…. brought to you by Taylor Lautner, its new fanboy. And yes, Taylor totally calls his own dad Big Daddy Lautner, that’s right!) Woman: Okay, what if I said my daughter’s birthday was on february 12th? Would you be free to make a decision on your own then? Taylor: Oh well, that’s one day after my 18th birthday… (Really?? Is it?? What a big coincidence) What would I have to do? Woman: Uhm, just come over and entertain me… I mean my daughter and her friends. Wear that Sharkboy jumpsuit, sing that song, maybe do a little martial arts stuff… the usual. Taylor: And if I say yes now, you’ll immediately donate 15 000 $ for the people in Haiti? (The “Taylor Lautner Show”: Amazing martial arts like you’ve never seen them before, performed by sharkboy, the hero of your youth….. Get the awesome special offer for only 15 000 $ NOW!!) Woman: Okay, coming to think of it, I could donate something a lot more precious than 15 000 $. You know, I got that tape from an audition those two young people did on my bed some time ago. Taylor: What? Which tape are you talking about? Is this any kind of sex-tape? I’m gonna hang up now! Woman: No! Wait! It’s not a sex-tape. Just a sizzling audition involving a few super hot kisses on my magical bed. Taylor: Okay I’m really sorry for your (non-existant made up) daughter and stuff but… Wait! Cathy Hardwicke? Is that you? Woman: What? No! I said my name was Nikki! Didn’t you listen? Nikki! (Yeah, blame it all on your former BFF Nikki Reed, why not?) Taylor: Don’t try to fool me! Are you trying to sell the Robsten audition tapte you once promised MTV instead of donating for the poor people in Haiti? Woman: I don’t have a Robsten tape. And I would never give it away. Plus I didn’t promise MTV to give them the tape. And as I said I don’t even have a tape. The tape is secret. And how dare you question my identity? I’m Nikki. And no one else. Period.
Hello Chris Hansen, I need your help...
Taylor: Okay, whoever you are Cathy Hardi, I got Chris Hansen on speed dial. And because we record every call tonight I got proof that you tried to lure me into your house. And I know that you’re fully aware that I’m seventeen. That’s only legal in Georgia. So are you in Georgia right now? (Uhm Taylor, I am, you know, and it’s a REALLY nice place, you should check it out, sometime. I could show you around and stuff… just saying….) Woman: Uhm, no. I’m on my magic bed (Ah, the famous bed where the magic happened…) in Venice Beach. But I don’t know what that has to do with this call and… Who’s that guy peering through my window right now? Oh no you haven’t! Did you just call Chris Hansen and send him over to me? Are you serious? I’m the woman who casted you in the first place! Without me you would never have had the chance to prove the potential of your abs! That’s not fair! Chris Weitz get’s all the praise and I’m stuck with Solomon Trimble, the boy who almost was Quil or Embry or whoever and I picked Rob and now this girl with the mullet…
We leave this scene while C.Hardi, or let’s call her Cathy H. freaks out on the phone for ten minutes even after Taylor hung up to get some REAL donators on the phone. The last thing we see before all fades to black is the door of the magical bedroom bursting as Chris Hansen enters the room.
That’s it! The longest How to Dazzle post ever! I promised yesterday to post something spectacular today and I think I did (with a little help from Zelda, of course)!
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Off to check if Cathy Hardi has been arrested
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Satisfied with this super spectacular post? Do you have any insane fantasies about Taylor singing that Sharkboy song just like Cathy? What else could have happened? Who else could have called Taylor? Have you watched the telethon? Tell us! Leave a comment or e-mail us!
The day has arrived. Sunday January 24th, the world will finally catch a glimpse of music artist Lil Mama’s 21st birthday celebration and Engineered by Remy’s custom made, and Michael Jackson inspired, “Bad” Jacket chosen to be the center of Lil Mama’s look for the event.
For those who don’t know about the intense yet exciting process to completion of this unique jacket, check out The Birth of MJ’s “BAD” Jacket (Part One). In a nutshell designer Remy Hou had only four days, a variety of setbacks and only one shot to impress Lil Mama and her stylist Jason Griffin. Racing against the clock to produce the perfect look for the artist’s MTV taping wasn’t easy but was it worth it?
The second the product was shipped and on its way to MTV’s New York City studios, Remy had no clue what the final reaction would be. So did he succeed?…..
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“Griffin loved it!,” said Remy.
Amazed at the quality of work within the 72 hour window for production (day four was all about last minute inspections and shipment clear across the country), the jacket was a hit! Lil Mama had yet to see it but everyone including her dancers was in awe.
“Griffin mentioned that I did a wonderful job. He was impressed…and the fact that I was able to win the heart of a New Yorker, that was the most important part,” said Remy.
While the design surpassed the crew’s expectations with flying colors the final verdict was yet to be heard from the birthday girl herself, Lil Mama. When she finally saw it…she was shocked! And definitely in a good way.
“For me to make something to go along with Michael Jackson and [Lil Mama’s] work was complete bliss,” said Remy. “The fit was perfect, everything could not have been better. Her look was that of a superstar.”
Lil Mama’s Bday Ball
AIRING SUNDAY JANUARY 24th, 2010 (All Times are EST)
1pm / 5:30pm / 12:30am
Please support Remy in watching MTV’s Lil Mama’s Birthday Ball. Niatia Jessica Kirkland “Lil Mama”, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and dancer and also one of the judges on America’s best Dance Crew. She will be wearing a Michael Jackson inspired “Bad” Leather Jacket. Please spread the word!
I know I’m kinda late with this “Jersey Shore” review, but the new and final episode hasn’t aired yet, so I’m still good!
This episode begins with a recap of J-WOW’s much anticipated (and deserved) assault against Mike. Still in shock that someone had the gall to hit him, he does what he does best: talk shit about her. He says that he didn’t know if he should hit back, since he’s not sure if J-WOWW is a man or a woman. That’s funny; she was probably thinking the same thing about him.
J-WOWW tells Snooki that she’s thinking about leaving the house. That’s when Snooki begs her to stay and tells her, “If you leave, I’m gonna stuff your nose with tampons.” Haha. Anyone besides me getting turned on by that mental image? Didn’t think so. Meanwhile, Mike is still in a hissy fit about getting beat up by a girl. He just bitches about how he’s done with J-WOWW and then explains that she’s not the only person he’s annoyed with. You see, ever since Vinny realized what a pathetic loser Mike is, he’s been talking shit to him every chance he gets. And poor, innocent, violated Mike can’t handle that. As he puts it, he’s tired of seeing Vinny’s “smug little punk bitch look.”
Speaking of smug little punk bitches...
That night, Vinny and Pauly are hanging out on the boardwalk with these three chicks. Who shows up to ruin the fun? Danielle, that Israeli girl that Pauly met in the last episode. He tells her that he’ll give her a call and then gets rid of her. She then continues to stalk him the rest of the night, and I can’t decide whether its more funny or creepy. Actually, the way she appears out of nowhere and just stares Pauly down is definitely more creepy. Especially since at one point, she gives him a custom-made t-shirt that says, “I <3 JEWISH GIRLS.” Anyway, the guys return to the house and the phone rings. Fearing that it’s Danielle, Pauly tells Vinny to answer the phone and pretend its Mike. We then see Vinny do a hilarious and spot-on impression of Mike. I strongly suggest that everyone go and watch it. Just fast forward to 12 minutes 35 seconds and prepare to laugh.
The next day, Mike, obviously jealous that the other guys are getting so much time on screen, comes up with an ingenious and mature of way of getting the attention he so desperately needs. His idea? He’s going to put pickles under Snooki’s bed! Clearly a pro at playing “hide the pickle,” Mike slices the pickles and brings them to Snooki’s room. Being too much of a pussy to do any real dirty work, he has Pauly climb into bed and cuddle with Snooks to distract her, and Mike puts the pickles all around her room.
This picture doesn't even need a witty caption.
Not content to just mess around with Snooki, Mike decides to pull another brilliant prank on Vinny. This time, he mixes pickle juice, cheese, mayonnaise, and Caesar dressing in a bowl and puts in under Vinny’s bed. I’d like take this moment to remind everyone that Vinny is 27. We used to shit like this when I was in day camp, but that can be expected from a bunch of 13 year old boys. But for a 27 year old to be doing this? How pathetic. That sad thing is that he thinks he’s so clever and badass. Thank God there’s only one more episode with this shithead.
When Snooki wakes up, she immediately notices the smell of pickles surrounding her. Though she realizes she was the victim of a prank, she tells us that she’s more upset that Mike wasted perfectly good pickles by putting them on the floor. Vinny wakes up and notices the smell in his room, though he can’t figure it out.
Later on, Pauly is telling Sammi and Ronnie about his Semitic stalker. They convince him to call her and get rid of her once and for all. As he dials, the rest of the group, minus Mike is sitting around watching him while eating sausage. I know, you’d figure Mike wouldn’t miss out on a sausage party, right? So anyway, Pauly calls Danielle and she starts telling him off, he keeps trying to say something, but psycho-bitch won’t let him. Once he is allowed to talk, he just goes off on her, telling her how crazy she is. As soon as she starts to defend herself, he just hangs up on her. It was pretty funny, especially since the rest of the group looks on with mouths full of sausage. Again, Mike was surprisingly absent from this event.
"Sorry girl, no little pizza bagels in our future."
Later on, Sammi and Mike are working at the t-shirt shop (I bet you all forgot these people have to work there, right?). Sammi is being a tease by suggestively sucking on a lollypop right in front of him. Mike explains, “She’s had a crush on me since prehistoric kindergarten.” Um? What the hell does that even mean? He’s like 6 years older than her, so they couldn’t have gone to kindergarten together. Although, I wouldn’t be too shocked if he got left back a bunch of times.
That night, our favorite group of trashy Italian-Americans goes bowling! Somehow, Snooki was allowed to get around the bowling shoes rule and commences to bowl in her flip flops. The people who run the bowling alley probably didn’t want her sticking her skanky feet inside their shoes. Anyway, at one point, J-WOWW and Mike go outside to talk about their fight. Though she apologizes for hitting him, he only gives a half-assed apology for instigating. Of course, he then turns things around and says how J-WOWW looks up to him like a father figure. Just because he’s old enough to be her father, doesn’t mean she thinks of him as one.
Eventually, Vinny figures out that the smell coming from his bed was Mike’s special concoction. We then see Vinny and Ronnie confronting Mike for being such a douche. Mike just keeps saying how Vinny is a rat, so he was just giving him some cheese, which is the stupidest analogy ever. By that logic, Mike would be rewarding Vinny for his actions. Anyway, Vinny and Ronnie continue to call him out on being such an asshole. Mike’s defense? “I don’t care what people think about me!” Which pretty much means that he does. But we already knew that.
The awkward situation keeps going on, and The Situation keeps getting more awkward. Obviously, he’s not used to people questioning his motives like this. The guys tell him how much he’s changed since the beginning, and the ask him why he can’t just be himself. His response? Just like an out-of-control teen on Maury, he depends on the old “You don’t know me! You don’t know me!” routine. Anyway, Ronnie calls him out on bragging about all the girls he brings home and says none of them are better looking than Sammi. Mike then claims it doesn’t matter because he got with her first anyway. Sammi, who is half asleep during all of this, puts him in his place by saying all they did was hold hands.
"Maury, my mama can't control me" (booooo!!) "OH FUCK Y'ALL! FUCK Y'ALL! YOU DON'T KNOW ME! YOU DON'T KNOW ME!"
After the break, the gel and hair spray go flying – it’s time for another primping montage! We see Snooki squeeze her way into this tiny corset-like thing that make her tits pop out and gasp for air. The rest of the cast teases her about it, because she does look pretty damn ridiculous. In her outfit, Snooki kinda looks like she could have been Lil Kim’s stunt double for the Lady Marmalade video. She’s certainly short enough, dark enough, and slutty enough.
" Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir?" Uhhh, no thanks...
Anyway, the crew goes out to the club, and who do they run into? Danielle, Pauly’s Israeli stalker! The two then fight about who dumped who. It’s pretty funny. Meanwhile, Snooki found her latest victim crush of the night. The guy must be pretty smart, since he didn’t sign the waiver to let his face be shown on TV, so it’s blurred out instead. Snooki’s girly bits must be pretty smart too, since they got the blurred treatment as well.
Snooki Snook soon finds out that the guy has a girlfriend. She is pretty upset and tells us that all she wants is a guy to settle down with, but that she’s not gonna find someone like that on the Jersey Shore. But don’t feel bad for our pumpkin queen, since she soon finds a new guy. Who looks like the creepiest person ever.
Let's hope this guy likes pumpkin pie...
When they finally leave the club, a bunch of people are following them, making fun of the group. Snooki gets the most ridicule, as they ask her why she’s wearing her Halloween costume. Ha! Anyway, things get worse and a brawl breaks out. But our group has been involved in their fair share of fighting and keeps walking on. Or so was the original plan.
You know how Ronnie can’t resist a good fight. So, when one of the random guys starts talking shit to him, he knocks the guy out with one punch. Of course, Mike the douche takes credit for this and explains, “That’s what you get for talking shit!” Anyway, Ronnie knows he’s in deep shit, so he tries to be smooth and keeps walking home. Soon enough, the cops catch up to him and take him into custody. I hope this creep gets locked up. I’m so tired of him and his boring relationship and out-of-control temper.
The next episode is our last one. According to the previews, Snooki runs into her ex and then ends up in the hot tub with Mike! Will they hook up? Will Mike eat her pumpkin pie?
In other “Jersey Shore” news, I’ve heard rumors that the next season will take place in Sea Isle City. Your thoughts?
“The Jeep® Renegade Concept is a sporty two-seater that is just as equipped to navigate a winding off-road trail as it is to turn heads on the auto show circuit.
With its stand-alone, cut-down windshield and doors with their lower sections cut out, it’s a minimalistic, eco-friendly approach to having maximum fun.
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The Renegade combines a lithium-ion battery pack with and a small-displacement BLUETEC diesel engine, which together help the Renegade achieve a fuel economy of more than 110 miles per gallon.”
I live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of North Texas.
The AM and FM radio dials are crowded with dozens of stations representing every format imaginable.
We have stations playing rock, classic rock, hard rock, pop, top-40, hip-hop and rap, dance, jazz, new wave, punk, heavy metal, country, classic country, country rock, yodeling, polka, Native American war chants, Christian, R&B, blues, talk, sports talk, classical, children’s music,…….you name, we got it.
One thing that we have very few of are actual radio Disc Jockeys. (Dj’s)
We have lots of stations with people doing the weather, traffic updates, news updates, etc. but very few stations with actual human beings actually introducing the music or taking requests for songs.
Back when I was a kid in the 70’s and 80’s, you could not hear a song on the radio without having some annoying disc jockey talking over the entire opening riffs of the song. This made taping songs off the radio real frustrating.
When I was young I had a “Ghetto Blaster” stereo that had a built-in dual cassette player. I would sit for hours listening to the radio, waiting patiently for the newest hit songs to come on so that I could tape them onto a cassette. Of course, the song would eventually come on but everything prior to the beginning of the vocals would be wiped out by the damn DJ droning on about something totally irrelevant.
Ah….those were the days!
Now, everything is computerized and automated. Stations from one part of the country to the other sound exactly alike. Many corporations own dozens of stations around the country and these stations all play the same automated play-lists. These stations have names like “Jack-FM” and “Bob-FM”.
Annoying chatty DJ’s are quickly becoming a thing of the past.
I used to think that this was a good thing. When listening to music on the radio, I want to hear the music. News, traffic, weather, etc. are all OK as long as they do not talk over the actual songs.
Now, I am getting older and I find myself missing the age of actual radio DJ’s.
I hear a song on the radio now and I have no clue who sings it. I start screaming at my car radio….”Who the Hell sang that song!!!????” “Who?” “Whooooooooo?????”
I may never know because there is no DJ to tell me.
We need more Dr. Johnny Fever’s and Venus Flytrap’s on the radio!
WKRP in Cincinnati actually saw this trend coming thirty years ago in one of their episodes. Venus Flytrap is offered the program director position at a new station in town. He goes over for an interview and during the course of the interview he asks if he can meet the stations DJ’s. The station owner takes him over to a door and opens it to reveal a large computer. It is an automated station with no DJ’s. All the music is pre programmed and sold all over the Country. Now, 30 years later, that is the reality of the modern airwaves.
MTV ”Teen Mom” Allegedly Choked by Her Mother
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
One of the young mothers from the MTV reality show “Teen Mom” was allegedly choked and then hit by her 54-year-old mom this weekend — and mom is now facing domestic violence charges.The Council Bluffs Police Department in Iowa tells TMZ Debra …
Today, on 16th January, MTV Splitsvilla 3 introduces wrestling. It was a task for both- boys and girls. Girls had to compete with girls and boys had to compete with boys. It was the adventurous, curious and courageous task of MTV Splitsvilla 3 TV Show.
Last time in MTV Splitsvilla 3, king and queen task was won by Mahip and Niharika. So, they ask to send a person in safe zone. Mahip chooses Vikash but he denies going in safe zone.
Splitsvilla 3 TV Show is introduced by Nikhil Chopra and Deepti Gujral. Nikhil asks Niharika also to send a girl in safe zone. She chooses Pooja to send in safe zone. The offer is accepted by Pooja.
Now, the wrestling starts with some rules – Guys had to compete with guys and girls had to compete with girls. At first, girls come in wrestling rings. They get safety masks before fighting. They had to push off each other from the ring in this task. They can’t scratch, punch or fight with each other. They had to push off each other only from the ring. The task is won by Pavitra.
In the second round of wrestling in MTV Splitsvilla 3, boys come in ring. Now, the curious and adventurous wrestling starts among the guys. Everyone wanted to push off Raman at first but he goes out from the ring with Vikash. Finally, the task is won by Ashish in Splitsvilla 3 TV Show.
Now, the winner of the task had to compete with existing king and queen. So, Niharika competes with Pavitra. In this task, Pavitra wins the wrestling fight in Splitsvilla 3 TV Show.
Finally, Ashish competes with Mahip for the king position. In this task, Ashish gets injured. His upper lip cuts from the head of Mahip because he had removed safety mask. After some time, he stands up to continue his fight. Now, the rules change. Now, they had to fall down 3 times each other. Finally, Ashish quits the fight.
At last, guys and girls meet in dumping zone with a great plotting and planning. In the dumping zone of MTV Splitsvilla 3 Show, Raman and Nirmal is dumped by king and queen.
New queen of Vodafone Splitsvilla 3 is Pavitra however; Mahip continues his crown of king. 16th January, 2010 episode of MTV Splitsvilla 3 Show was really very adventurous, curious, courageous and amazing. Finally the episode ends with the dialogue – “this is Splitsvilla 3, world war 3 of love”.
That’s “Jersey Shore” star Jenni (J-Woww) Farley’s mantra — at least when it comes to stripping for the glossies.
A week after cast member Pauly Delvecchio announced that he’d pose nude for Playgirl, his housemate on the hit MTV reality show has admitted that she also would pose nude for a magazine shoot.
“If Playboy approached me and the price was right, I’d totally do it,” J-Woww, 23, told E! Online. “Yeah, for sure!”
Of course, J-Woww can’t compete when it comes to the downstairs jewelry department. In the very first episode of the reality show, Pauly D revealed that his manhood is pierced.
“I didn’t tell anyone about my piercing,” he said, “but I’m not shy.”
But not all the housemates feel comfortable shedding their clothes.
The ever-unpredictable Nicole (Snookie) Polizzi said she would never pose nude, despite the fact that she regularly stripped down to her skivvies in front of the show’s cameras.
Snookie believes she’s a more mature person now than when she and her fellow self-described “guidos” and “guidettes” filmed “Jersey Shore” in Seaside Heights, N.J., during the summer.
“When we walked into the house, I was a nut job. I had my freaking head chopped off,” she said. “I didn’t know what was going on, but now I’m, like, more aware.”
PEOPLE.com has a poll asking who should play the new Spider-Man and Penn Badgley (Dan, Gossip Girl) is one of the choices.
Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) helped Victoria’s Secret launch their new fragrance.
MTV has a spoilish interview with Robert Buckley (Clay, One Tree Hill).
According to Access Hollywood, Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) is done with 90210. There’s been pictures showing her in new episodes with Greg Vaughan (Cliff, Beverly Hills 90210; TBA, 90210), so perhaps they mean she won’t be filming any more episodes. Or perhaps they’re just wrong. We’ll see!
This is where I live. Alameda city. Its a small island paradise off the coast of Oakland. Its population is diverse, and includes many old-timey White residents in 2-story craftsman homes alongside people of color moving in from all over the East Bay. So it doesn’t surprise me that the Alameda Beauty College is in the news nowadays because of a stupid stunt pulled by the school’s new owners who are “white, naive suburbanites” trying to get rich and famous by pitching a reality show for the school.
From KTVU (peep here to watch a video news report) regarding the content of the show’s pitch, which was registered with the Writers Guild of America:
The document described the proposed show saying: “The students are mostly inner-city, unwed mothers taking advantage of government subsidies for a better life. The instructors can’t find any other job that offers ‘bennies’ [benefits]. The new owners are white, naive suburbanites bleeding cash and trying to keep it all under control.”
In situations like this, the owners should just shut up and move on you’d think. No. The married couple running the school keep mouthing off to defend themselves, but end up digging themselves deeper and deeper. Tracey Becker:
“It wasn’t meant to put these people on tv,” explained Becker. “If we were to do a reality show, everybody would sign a release.”
“These people”, Becker? Seriously? Please stop talking and consider selling the place and opening up a similar business in Antioch or Brentwood. A place for “people like you” (my quotes) to run a Beauty School reality show like an MTV Real World season: all-White.
In recent months the show “Jersey Shore” has become a national phenomenon. Even the voice of America, Brian Williams, is admitting he is watching it. George Clooney, a famous A-list celebrity, told MTV that their controversial cast is more popular than the number one blockbuster Avatar.
Clooney said, “‘Avatar‘ is just a giant hit movie, but ‘Jersey Shore’ is, you know, life.”
PopEater’s columnist Rob Shuter admits that the controversial reality program has taken the MTV network by storm. It used to be the Hills. If you flip on the MTV channel these days, there is a big chance you will land at the Jersey Shore. Is the ‘Shore’ the new ‘Hills’?” Rob questions whether Snooki is the new image of Heidi.
Rob explains the Hills are irrelevant because the show is a product of a different time, a golden era of prosperity and high hopes when we expected our reality TV to resemble the “perfect reality” of the silver screen. At least this was the ‘idealized’ American Dream.
Ronnie Karam, a Senior Editor for Tvgasm, admits that the majority of young females tended to identify with an image of being “rich, pretty, thin and have nothing to say.” Ronnie continues on to say:
“Then ‘reality’ hit. We finally had to face the facts that our jobs suck, we can make shapes out of our stomach fat, and we might as well just be drunk, slutty and super loud. Look in the mirror, America. You’re a trashy wh—e. And we’re way better off just admitting it. Now please excuse me while I go do naked cartwheels and tan.”
The truth is, in the backdrop of our current economic crisis, the Hills make people feel bad about their life while the Jersey Shore makes them feel better. Frankly, most of us do not have a leisure lifestyle, an awesome apartment and a cool-sounding job where we don’t have to do much work. As a matter of fact, a large amount of Americans have lost theirs jobs or experienced some form of pay cut, many dreams were shattered and a sense of hopelessness set in.
On a deeper level, Heidi (as well as Marilyn Monroe, Paris Hilton, etc) symbolized an era in which we felt protected by some form of “security blanket,” things appeared more stable and the future – bright. The image of a pampered, dainty and refined female, not burdened by the daily struggles of life was “in”. However, the reality of the current economic recession gave birth to a new female archetype, reminiscent of a World War II poster where females were portrayed with rolled up sleeves, pumped up biceps, ready to take on any challenges of life. Thus, the survival instinct kicked in and the collective image switched from dainty to tough. The problem is that during the Second World War it served a constructive purpose of mobilizing everybody to fight for their country while today it appears to be destructive, a “frustrated” warrior with no specific cause.
This is the undercurrent of Ronnie Karam’s frustrated plea to face the reality that life sucks and no one has a “secret” remedy to fix it. Her reasoning is: since our high hopes and dreams appear to be unattainable, we might as well become consumed in heavy drinking, partying, over-eating, indiscriminate sex – anything goes.
This destructive notion resonates with another peculiar phenomenon that affected hundreds of fans of James Cameron’s hit movie, Avatar. After watching the movie, people reported symptoms of depression as well as suicidal thoughts.
According to Deborah Huso,
“…Pandora, which is portrayed as a world of beauty, with inhabitants that are close to nature and all creatures are connected. Many attribute their depression to the fact that the utopian world shown in the movie is unattainable here on earth and makes life seem meaningless.”
So what is going on and what can we do about it?
Personally, I would suggest that we learn to flow with the go whenever we can go with the flow, meaning, make the best of what is available when the best isn’t.
As a couple of the fans of Avatar shared:
“Sometimes I get to thinking that it sucks that our planet can’t be like Pandora, that we have to be so vain and greedy, but at the end of the day all I’m trying to do is feel better with myself and “Avatar” has helped me do that. I may have had the ‘depression’ for a day, but all it did was make me want to improve myself.”
“I have also experienced a positive outcome. I feel inspired to do a great variety of things and make my life more meaningful. Whenever I need motivation, I just think about Pandora and Neytiri and Voila!”
I think both of these remarks have validity in terms of solving the dilemma of what to do when reality strikes some of our favorite escapisms and there doesn’t seem to be any way out but down. We can aim for what we envision beyond the ‘whips and scorns’ of life, or we can simply start working on one pragmatic step at a time. Remember these three ‘isms” when you’re face with disappointment:
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with but one step.” “Don’t expect to get to your fondest goals over night.” “All worthwhile things come in time.”
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