10.24.08

SHOW PREP OCTOBER 24, 2008

HOLLYWOOD 411 . . .

Caroline Rhea and her longtime boyfriend, Costaki Economopoulos, welcomed their first child on Monday in New York, her rep tells PEOPLE. Ava Rhea Economopoulos came into the world weighing 8 lb., 15 oz. and measuring 22½. “We wanted the shortest first name possible, since her last name is the alphabet,” says the new mom, 44. “It was either that or Emmy, because I’ve always wanted an Emmy.” In addition to her successful stand-up career, Rhea has appeared on such TV shows as Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, hosted The Caroline Rhea Show and stars in the Logo Network series, Sordid Lives. Economopoulos is also a comic and a weekly contributor to the nationally-syndicated Bob and Tom radio show. The pregnancy was first announced in May. (People)

Chace Crawford has vowed never to play a similar role to his high-school jock character in Gossip Girl – because he is terrified of being typecast. The actor shot to international stardom as handsome rich kid Nate Archibald in the hit U.S. series, and has quickly become one of Hollywood’s leading teen idols. But the star insists he has what it takes to last in the industry – and won’t rely on his good looks to land roles. He tells America’s Vman magazine, “There are a lot of adverse effects of being a certain type, which I am. “Look, I wouldn’t be in the business if I didn’t feel I had what it takes to have longevity. Everyone has a certain castability, or quality they’re always going to have to fight.” And Crawford believes he has the key to success – reinvention. He adds: “I think the best remedy is to reinvent yourself. I’m not going to take the same type of role in the future.” (Teen Hollywood)

Quantum Of Solace star Daniel Craig has said he has everything he needs in life. Despite having been rumored to have just penned a £30million deal to make four new Bond films 007 star Daniel Craig has insisted he has everything he needs in life. “I have all I need. Materialistically, I’m in good shape. I genuinely don’t need anything,” he told the Mirror before adding he’s not taking anything for granted. “Economically the world is in quite a lot of trouble so who knows if we can afford to do another Bond movie anytime soon? I’m quite superstitious and I don’t take anything for granted. I’d love to do another one though, love to.” You wake up at 5.30 in the morning to go to work and it’s freezing cold and you’re feeling a bit sore. I have breakfast at work, I do the day’s work, I come home from work, I go to the gym, I do about 40 minutes’ fight training, I eat and go to bed.” (Handbag)

Reunited! Mandy Moore and Adam “DJ A.M.” Goldstein dated for only two months in 2007, but it looks like that was long enough to form a bond. “It’s back on,” a DJ A.M. source says in the newest issue of Us Weekly , on stands now. “Since the accident, it’s blossomed into something again.” (Moore, 24, rushed to DJ A.M.’s side after the September 19 plane crash that left him with burns on his arm and scalp, injured Travis Barker, 32, and killed four others.) Continues the insider, “Mandy said, ‘I like this guy a lot and I want to see where it can go again. Life is too short to not be with someone you really care about.'” The pair haven’t been shy about PDA, either. A witness who saw the two at the October 18 Friendly House event in Beverly Hills says, “He was holding her hand, and they were rubbing each other’s backs.” So after romances with other members of Young Hollywood — DJ A.M., 35, was once engaged to Nicole Richie, 27, while Moore dated Zach Braff, 33, and Andy Roddick, 26 — could the couple make it work this time? Says a second DJ A.M. source, “When you go through what Adam went through, you need people you love and people who love you. He will never stop loving her.” (US Weekly)

Katherine Heigl tells Usmagazine.com she’ll be in the dog house if she brings home another pooch. “My husband [Josh Kelley] would kill me!” says the Grey’s Anatomy star, 29, who brought her miniature Schnauzer Romeo to the opening of Peter Alexander’s flagship L.A. store Wednesday. “He married into a five-dog household!” It’ll be tough not taking in anymore dogs. “In the last eight years, I have suddenly started to realize how great the need is for animal rescue,” she says. “It would break your heart to hear the stories. It makes you feel like there are no other options than to rescue from shelters because most of them are kill shelters.” She bought Romeo from a breeder 11 years ago. “I do understand people going to breeders, but what you cannot do is get a dog from a puppy mill,” she says. “Never buy a dog from a pet store because it’s promoting puppy mills, and they treat their puppies atrociously.” Though she’s putting a pause on more pets, could kids be next? “I have great aspirations of having a big family,” she tells Us. “I’m a little afraid of saying that out loud because I might have one or two and call it a day,” Heigl adds. “I get tired easily!” As for her new do? She says it was her hairdresser’s idea. “My hairdresser tends to like to try new things, and I just go along and ride with him,” she says. “He was kind of thinking, because the dress is a bit angular, the hair should match.” (US Weekly)

Kristin Cavallari insists she and Fantastic Four star Chris Evans aren’t an item. The New York Post reports that the two definitely “hooked up” last week at the opening of Cabana One at the Mayfair Hotel in Miami. “I hear that too! No, we’re just friends,” she told Usmagazine.com Wednesday at the opening of Peter Alexander’s flagship L.A. store on Wednesday. “I’ve known Chris for awhile – just through mutual friends. I’ve known him for a few years, actually.” Her ideal type? “I look for a guy who can really make me laugh,” she says. “You know, looks go away after awhile… so someone who can really make me laugh and who’s secure with themselves.” “In L.A. it’s hard to find,” she goes on. “They’re prettier than the girls! There are a few good guys, though, but I haven’t found one lately. Or ever.” Next up for the Laguna Beach alum: A guest role on CSI. “I’m filming it this week and next week,” she tells Us. “I’m really excited.” She plays a handbag designer “who’s kind of in her prime and has everything going for and then she gets caught in the middle of a crime investigation. And that’s all I can really say.” Being on set has been “a lot of fun,” she tells Us. “Everyone’s really nice and I’m having a great time. “Anytime you guest star, it’s always a little intimidating,” she goes on, “but then once you’re there, everyone’s so nice and makes you feel right at home.” (US Weekly)

Christopher Ciccone, Madonna’s brother has offered his support during her divorce from Guy Ritchie. Madonna’s brother Christopher has “expressed his heartfelt sadness” at his sister’s divorce from Guy Ritchie. “I will not be commenting on her divorce as that is a private matter between her and Guy Ritchie and would consider any commentary on my part dishonorable and disrespectful,” he said in a statement to In Touch Weekly. “I have expressed my heartfelt sadness to her and her family and offered my support should she need it.” This is the same brother who earlier this year Christopher wrote a tell-all on his famous sister, Life With My Sister Madonna, where he suggested Madonna was ruthless and calculating and that Guy was a bully. (Handbag)

Gossip Girl actress Taylor Momsen has been hospitalized with a serious throat infection, according to her doctor Shawn Nasseri. “She has been hospitalized for a severe, potentially life-threatening throat infection since Sunday,” Nasseri said in a letter provided by Momsen’s manager. Fortunately, the doctor predicts that Momsen, 15, will be fine. “After aggressive antibiotics and medications, she is expected to make a full recovery in the next three to five days.” Momsen hopes to return to Gossip Girl‘s New York City set by the end of the week, the CW network says in a statement. “Taylor Momsen is a beloved member of our Gossip Girl cast and we are happy to report she is on the road to a speedy recovery,” says the statement. “We all look forward to her planned return to work on Friday.” (People)

High School Musical 3 star Corbin Bleu turned his back on plans to become a doctor, so he could pursue his acting dream. The 19-year-old hoped to specialise in pediatrics and even began preparing for a medicine degree while still at school – but he was forced to make a tough choice when fame and Disney came calling. He says, “I love kids and really looking into the field in high school. I grew up loving math and science. “But I had to make a choice.” (Teen Hollywood)

Naomi Campbell is so insistent on quashing rumors of her pregnancy that she sicced her high-powered lawyers on Page Six. The catwalker, 38, who’s dating Russian billionaire Vladislav Doronin, recently told the Daily Mail, “I’d love to have a baby. It’s every woman’s dream and I feel that’s a huge part of my life that I’m yet to experience.” But when we got wind that the sexy BlackBerry hurler may be with child, her lawyers told us the rumors were “absolutely false and fabricated.” (Page Six)

It got so ugly on the set of “Ugly Betty” between Lindsay Lohan and the popular ABC show’s star, America Ferrera, that Lohan was cut from an agreed-upon six episodes to four. One production source said, “It was a mess. Lindsay would show up every day with an entourage of people. She smoked 24/7, and after she left, they had to repaint her dressing room it was such a mess.” In addition, Lohan “would obsessively cut pictures of herself out of the tabloids like she was creating some sort of scrapbook and refused to go on set until America was there – it was a power play.” One episode, titled “Granny Pants,” was about how Lohan, playing Betty’s high school nemesis, would “de-pants” Ferrera. But Ferrera exacts her revenge and pulls down Lohan’s pants instead. “Lindsay wasn’t wearing any underwear,” the source said. But a Lohan pal fumed, “Bull [bleep]! Lindsay wears underwear all the time now. She was wearing a G-string. And it was America’s fault. They were rehearsing the scene and America wasn’t supposed to pull Lindsay’s pants down – but she did. Lindsay was so embarrassed, she started crying.” As for the dressing room, Lohan’s pal said it was also used by the cast of the Fox sci-fi thriller “Fringe.” “So maybe they messed it up. And an entourage? Yeah, she had her sober companion with her, as well as her manager, assistant and [girlfriend] Samantha Ronson. Her publicist was there a couple of times. But so what?” The pal blames Ferrera for any issues, saying, “America was mean to Lindsay. Producers give her too much power. Lindsay didn’t do the last two episodes because America didn’t like her and got her kicked off.” Ferrera’s rep would only say, “America is grateful to have had her on the show and thinks everyone should tune in to see how great the episodes are.” Lohan’s rep said, “Lindsay was scheduled for six episodes and is appearing in four but had a lovely time.” (Page Six)

Britney Spears‘s victory in her misdemeanor driving-without-a-license trial this week “closes a chapter on her past troubles,” her lawyer Michael Flanagan tells PEOPLE. “It marks a turnaround for her. This case was a thorn in her side for more than a year, a reminder of the bad old days,” he said. “She’s thrilled the court system, for once, worked in her favor.” The trial – which heard only one day of witness testimony – failed to convince a jury that Spears broke the law by driving without a California license, stemming from a 2007 fender-bender. It ended Tuesday in a hung jury, 10-2 in favor of her innocence, and a dismissal of the case. Said jury foreman Gary Moy, 45, “There were lots of questions about lack of evidence, whether Spears had a Louisiana license or not, what the definition of residency was. We felt we were never given all the facts in the case.” Spears’s father, Jamie, provided key testimony that his daughter had a Louisiana license on the day in question, and that she considers that state her permanent home. Father in Control following her two forced hospitalizations last January, the singer remains under legal control of her father until a Dec. 31 hearing. “Her father is doing a sensational job for her,” Flanagan says. “And with his guidance, she’s really gotten her life together.” Her exoneration tops a growing list of personal victories: Spears has gained significant visitation with her sons after losing all custody earlier this year, won three VMA awards. (People)

A man sued along with Jay Leno over a car dealer has killed himself. Dennis Ricca shot himself in the head, according to the New York Post, days after a Macy’s heir filed a lawsuit claiming Ricca, Leno and others “knowingly participated in certain unlawful purported auctions and sales” of two cars owned by the heir. Leno got one of the vehicles — a 1931 Duesenberg, worth $1.2 mil. Ricca got the Rolls valued at half a mil. A mourner told The Post, “That did it to him,” referring to the lawsuit. John Straus, the Macy’s heir, claims he kept the cars in a garage managed by Ricca’s company. Straus was $20,000 behind in storage fees but says he paid the money. Nevertheless, according to the suit, the garage unlawfully auctioned off the car. (TMZ)

THE OTHER STUFF . . .

Justin Timberlake has raised $1 million for a children’s charity with the help of famous friends The Jonas Brothers, 50 Cent, Rihanna and Leona Lewis. The SexyBack hitmaker held a series of events last week to raise money for the Shriners’ Hospitals for Children, an organization that provides medical care for needy kids. Timberlake kicked things off with a week-long golf tournament, with players including a mixture of professionals and celebrities. Star players including actor Josh Duhamel, comedian George Lopez, and former N’ Sync bandmate Chris Kirkpatrick joined Timberlake on the green, while artists such as Boyz II Men, Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, and Lionel Richie helped to cap off the week with a concert in Las Vegas on Friday night. And Timberlake reveals he didn’t need to pull in favors from anyone to get all the stars together for such a worthwhile charity. He says, “I actually wrote letters. I was old fashioned. I didn’t have to stalk anyone.” (Teen Hollywood)

It was a starry night at the California Science Center as Steven Spielberg, Billy Crystal and Bette Midler celebrated Kirk Douglas and a foundation to preserve the memories of the Holocaust. Douglas, 91, was honored Wednesday with comedy from Crystal, music from Midler and kind words from Spielberg at the Shoah Foundation’s Ambassadors for Humanity benefit dinner. “Kirk Douglas, in a way, has saved many lives – not just through his art, but through his humanitarian contributions to the planet,” Spielberg said. “We’re here to show how closely attuned Kirk Douglas is as a representative of our work and our vision at the Shoah Foundation.” Crystal cracked jokes about John McCain, Jewish holidays and Douglas, who reaffirmed his Jewish faith and had a second bar mitzvah at age 83. He called Douglas “an inspiration” and said, “This is the greatest head of hair I’ve ever seen on a Jew in my life.” Midler, backed by a 12-piece band, toasted Douglas with a set of songs including “The Rose.” The veteran actor famously credited a blacklisted screenwriter on 1960’s “Spartacus.” Over the past decade, Douglas and his wife, Anne, have funded the construction of 400 playgrounds at Los Angeles schools. Spielberg established the Shoah Foundation in 1994 to collect and preserve stories from Holocaust survivors. Its archive now includes more than 50,000 video testimonies from survivors and witnesses from 56 countries. The organization recently joined forces with an African group to record and preserve testimonies from survivors of the genocide in Rwanda. The Shoah Foundation became part of the University of Southern California two years ago, which is making its video archives and accompanying curricula available to scholars around the world. “It’s one of the crown jewels of the university,” said Howard Gillman, dean of USC’s College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Spielberg said the foundation’s work supports his “ultimate dream” of making the study of the Holocaust and other genocides a prerequisite for graduating from high school. “They can look at all these examples of genocide and it will give the world a very complete look at a sad human condition,” he said. “It’s something we have to understand in order to overcome.” (Daily Record)

Anne Hathaway is Broadway bound, according to Internet reports. The actress and former Will + Grace star Sean Hayes are in negotiations to hit the high notes in comedy musical Promises, Promises. The stageshow is a musical rendering of Billy Wilder’s The Apartment. According to BroadwayWorld.com, the original Promises, Promises Broadway musical ran from 1968 until 1972. (Teen Hollywood)

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes want to bring their Hollywood lifestyle to the East Village. According to a neighbor, Cruise and Holmes are buying up lofts in a 12-story building slightly south of 14th Street. “Tom and Katie now keep five units in the building. They turned one into [2-year-old daughter] Suri‘s playroom. One they use for a gym, and two apartments are for staff,” said our source. Cruise bought a 10th-floor unit in 1985 and has held onto the space since. “In the past couple of months they’ve bought up all these other apartments,” our source said. “They’re all separate and on different floors. Tom is seen coming in and out all the time, and he’s really friendly to everyone he meets. But Katie just kind of keeps her head down. Everyone in the neighborhood is buzzing about it.” A rep for Cruise denies the couple is buying up units in that building. (Page Six)

Angelina Jolie says that her priorities have changed from career to motherhood since giving birth to twins in July. “The kids are my priority, so it’s possible that from now on I will make fewer movies. I may even stop altogether,” Jolie tells the Italian edition of Vanity Fair. “I no longer have the ambition I had in my 20s.” Jolie, 33, who spoke to the magazine while promoting her new movie Changeling, says that as she has had more children, she’s come into her own as a mother. “In reality my life is a lot more chaotic and adventurous now. Brad [Pitt] and I pilot airplanes, we travel non-stop, we go to difficult places and we have chosen to do it taking all of the kids with us,” said the mother of six. “I feel a lot braver now than when I was an angry young woman.” Out of Shell Of her past, she says, “I knew little about the world and I was completely self-absorbed. It was only when I came out of my shell and started taking care of others that I found the real Angelina.” Jolie says her children have inherited her taste for globe-trotting. “Sure I am still restless, but do you know that my kids are the same way? We were in France these last few months and after a while they started asking when we could get back on a plane.” That curiosity about the world is a value she wants her kids to maintain throughout their lives. “I want them to be able to walk through a marketplace in Adis Ababa and not bat and eye, not think it is dirty and ugly, but that it just represents another part of the world and humanity.” Altar-Bound? Asked if she plans to make an honest man out of Brad Pitt, the actress hints that they may end up tying the knot – under pressure from the kids. “Usually people fall in love and everything revolves around the ritual of marriage, children are an afterthought. We did everything backwards,” says Jolie. “But sooner or later it will be the kids who ask us [to get married]. You know, they see films and start asking questions. Such as, ‘Why are Shrek and Fiona married and you’re not? (People)

It is supposed to be the moms who boast about their kids, but with Liv Tyler and her 3-year old son Milo, the compliments flow in the opposite direction. “He likes to call me his princess,” says Tyler, whose The Incredible Hulk and The Strangers both came out on DVD Tuesday. “He says, ‘Oh, mommy, you’re so cute. You’re my precious, precious mommy.’ ” The single mom, who split last spring from her rocker husband Royston Langdon, appreciates the positive affirmation – even if it comes at a price. “He’s at that age now where he’s so sweet and so loving and says the sweetest things to me,” the actress, 31, tells PEOPLE. “Of course I still get karate chops and all those sorts of things too.” Milo also isn’t beyond fixing his mom up, albeit with her green-skinned, computer generated costar. “One day he went on a play date, and he said to this other child who was playing with a Hulk toy, ‘My mommy loves the Hulk,’ ” said Tyler. (People)

These days, the King of Comedy is graying at the temples and sometimes a little wobbly on his feet. But don’t ask him about retirement. “A break? No, why? You got something better to do?” Jerry Lewis told a reporter Friday who asked if the 82-year-old entertainer was contemplating leaving the stage after more than 50 years of performing. “Show me somewhere better than this and I’ll consider it.” Lewis was fronting a news conference in Sydney to promote his latest stage show, a retrospective of his career that includes show tunes with a 24-piece band, excerpts from his scores of movies and television shows, and his trademark slapstick comedy. As he walked onto a small stage at a luxury hotel for Friday’s news conference, Lewis lost his balance on the stairs and ended up stumbling slightly toward a reporter on the floor. Without missing a beat, and true to ad-libbing form, Lewis grabbed the reporter’s hand and started pumping it, saying, “How do you do?” “Don’t you understand that when you croak, it’s for a ve-e-e-e-ry long time,” Lewis said later when asked about retirement. “So you want to get in as much activity as you can before you go.” Another topic the entertainer doesn’t give much time to? The U.S. presidential election. “Everybody talks about politicians – I don’t do it because I do comedy already,” he said, declining to comment on either Barack Obama or John McCain. “There’s nothing fun about it.” (Daily Record)

Gilbert Gottfried had a hard time being heard at noisy Meatpacking eatery Pastis as he was being interviewed by comedy writer Jeffrey Gurian and Comic Strip owner Richie Tienken for the book they’re doing on the history of the laughs club where Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler and Chris Rock honed their chops. The table couldn’t even get their waiter’s attention in all the din until Gilbert did his “AFLAC” duck sound. Gurian told us: “Not only did our waiter turn around, along with everyone else in the restaurant, but another waiter was so startled, he dropped a plate of food.” (Page Six)

Miley Cyrus is playing coy when it comes to her 20-year-old beau, model Justin Gaston. “Maybe, maybe not,” she said Thursday on Ryan Seacrest‘s KIIS-FM radio show when asked if they are dating. “Right now, everything is, like, really good. I haven’t really been answering the question much just because we’re just really happy with everything and the way everything has worked out.” She added, “He’s been a really great friend, more than anything.” Cyrus – who turns 16 on Nov. 23 – said she was miffed that “everyone started judging us as soon as we started hanging out. “After my last two years, there’s been a lot of things that happened, so I’ve learned just not to judge anyone and go into our friendship with an open mind and not really worry about the age or anything,” she continued. “Our families are like, ‘Whatever happens, happens,'” she said. “If he’s nothing but a really good friend, that’s awesome. “More than anything, he’s really helped me move on from a lot of things,” she told Seacrest. “He’s a really great Christian guy. He’s gone through stuff, and I’ve gone through stuff, and everyone goes through that. I think it’s really awesome that we have that in common — that we can talk about it and that we can understand [each other] … he gets it.” She then added: “I’m totally gushing right now!” She said her parents like him too, adding that the former Nashville Star contestant “works with my dad, so my dad thinks he’s cool.” Seacrest told Cyrus that Gaston is just too good looking. “That’s what would be hard about dating him!” she replied. “It’s like, if anything ever happened [a break-up], who you are gonna go to after that?” (US Weekly)

Isaac Hayes, who quit South Park over their critical portrayal of Scientology, left nothing to the infamous Church in his last will and testament. Take that! According to sources, the will is divided into thirds: a third to his 11 elder children, a third to his widow and young son, and a third to his charitable foundation. And none to Xenu! The Church requires its members to fork it over when living, so the lack of provisions in Hayes’ will is a little shocking. Especially since members attended not one, but maybe four different funerals for the musician. One of the Church’s top celebrity donors, Kelly Preston, who was only loosely acquainted with Hayes, donned black for both Memphis funerals. She cried on cue while lifelong Memphis friends of Hayes snickered behind her back. One of the biggest questions coming into play is the copyrights for Hayes’ catalog of work. Many of his songs’ copyrights were renewed in 1995-96 for a second 28 year term. But when those start expiring in 2024, the family will inherit a fortune on account of the Songwriters Act of 1927, which states that the copyrights transfer to the heirs once the artist has died, and they can renew from there. So the fam is set for life. (Perez Hilton)

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have something to get off their chests: They want McCain and Palin in the White House. During an outing Wednesday in L.A., Pratt wore a “Palin For VP: God, Guns, Glory” T-shirt, while Montag sported a “Read My Lipstick: Vote McCain-Palin” top. (See more photos at JustJared.) They also brought props — including a shotgun, a bottle of beer and a copy of Henry Browne’s You Can Profit From A Monetary Crisis.” It wasn’t the first time they’ve expressed interest in guns and the GOP. In July, they visited a firing range to honor of Heidi’s step-brother, who died in February while working on the roof of a resort in Steamboat, Colorado. Usmagazine.com first broke news in April that Montag (who just registered to vote) was endorsing McCain as president. (US Weekly)

John McCain and Barack Obama have nothing on James Marshall. Not only is he once again America’s favorite big-screen hero following the latest Indiana Jones adventure, but Harrison Ford has topped AOL Moviefone’s list of the best fictional movie presidents Americans would like to see in the real-life Oval Office. In an online poll that received more than 1.1 million votes, the Hollywood icon beat out 16 candidates for the honor of most-popular cinematic commander in chief, largely on the strength of the leadership, not to mention kickass poise, he exhibited as President Marshall saving his family from a group of terrorists who hijacked his plane in 1997’s blockbuster hit Air Force One. “It seems everybody is looking for a commander in chief who can come in and take command,” Moviefone Editor-in-Chief Scott Robson told Reuters. “Our readers voted with their hearts at a time when you have the economy going down the tubes, but in an ideal world it would be great to have a president who can kick some ass.” Sorry, W. Ford tallied 24 percent of the vote, a landslide compared to 16 percent for his closest rival, Morgan Freeman. The latter earned the No. 2 spot for his solemn performance as the prez leading the nation through certain peril as Earth faces down a head-on collision with a comet in 1998’s Deep Impact. Coming in third with 15 percent was Michael Douglas for his romantic spin on the world’s most powerful job, playing Andrew Shepherd, a widowed U.S. president and single dad who falls for a lobbyist played by Annette Bening in 1995’s The American President, directed by Rob Reiner and penned by The West Wing‘s Aaron Sorkin. Moviegoers who still think Bill Pullman‘s President Thomas J. Whitmore is the bravest of them all for leading an air raid against alien invaders in 1996’s Independence Day bestowed him fourth place, with 12 percent of the vote. The poll was conducted from Sept. 23 through Oct. 21. Here’s a rundown of the top 10: (Eonline)

1. Harrison Ford, Air Force One (1997)
2. Morgan Freeman, Deep Impact (1998)
3. Michael Douglas, The American President (1995)
4. Bill Pullman, Independence Day (1996)
5. Kevin Kline, Dave (1993)
6. Dennis Quaid, American Dreamz (2006)
7. Bruce Greenwood, National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2003)
8. James Cromwell, The Sum of All Fears (2002)
9. Jack Nicholson, Mars Attacks (1996)
10. Jeff Bridges, The Contender (2000)

Comedian Russell Brand has said he got death threats after his controversial comments while hosting the MTV awards in the US. Russell Brand has said he has received death threats following his appearance on the American MTV awards. During his controversial hosting of the event outspoken Russell called George Bush a “retarded cowboy”, and mocked the Jonas Brothers for their no sex before marriage promise rings. “If you are going to kill someone, don’t give them advance notice, which gives you a chance to prepare,” Russell explained to Chris Moyles. “These Christian Republicans were watching me and thought, ‘Well this is no good, I shall do a death threat’. How can you, while watching the telly, think, ‘Oh I don’t enjoy this, no I’m not enjoying this at all,’ then think, ‘Right I’m going to kill him?’ That’s a huge jump.” (Handbag)

American singer Katy Perry has been criticized for being photographer posing with a flick knife. Anti-knife campaigners have branded Katy Perry “out of her mind” after she was photographed posing with a 3inch flick knife. The singer has been accused of glamorizing knives the Telegraph reports. “This woman’s behavior is unacceptable,” Stephen Taylor, the father of murdered Damilola Taylor, said. “She must be out of her mind to pose for a picture like this. There is nothing glamorous about knives – they wreck families.” Insiders say the picture was part of a set taken by rock photographer Terry Richardson for her album One Of The Boys. Though the shot wasn’t selected for use it has since been leaked onto the Internet. (Handbag)

Rapper 50 Cent has reached a settlement with his ex-girlfriend over visitation of their 11-year-old son. The rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, will get one weekend per month with his son Marquise, as well as one month in the summer and half of each his winter and spring breaks. Both sides say they are satisfied with the deal, which was reached Wednesday in Suffolk County Family Court in Central Islip, New York. The boy and his mother, Shaniqua Tompkins, had been living in the Long Island community of Dix Hills when a fire destroyed the mansion last May. An arson investigation is ongoing. (Daily Record)

Blake Lively has a date with a tailor — in small clams court. Brooklyn tailor Angela Bilotti claims Blake hasn’t paid $500 for work she did on the dress (left) Lively wore to the Teen Choice Awards We’re told Blake was “extremely kind” during the fitting and even offered to walk over to an ATM to get cash out for the work, but Bilotti told her not to worry. Since then, Bilotti alleges she’s tried to contact Blake directly to no avail. Blake’s rep tells us Bilotti botched the job on the dress and Lively agreed to pay her half the fee. (TMZ)

A Louisiana man has filed a lawsuit against Oprah Winfrey, claiming she and an attorney made false statements that led the FBI to arrest him on charges that he tried to extort the talk-show host. Keifer Bonvillain, who had the charges dismissed, seeks damages of $180 million from Winfrey, her attorney and the FBI in the federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. Bonvillain, of Houma, La., was arrested in December 2006 after he allegedly recorded telephone conversations with an employee of Winfrey’s production company and told a company associate he wanted to publish a book based on the recordings. The FBI said he claimed to have offers from publishers and tabloids ranging from $500,000 to $3 million. The FBI arrested Bonvillain when another company associate agreed to pay him $1.5 million, wired him $3,000 and arranged to meet him. Bonvillain claims in the lawsuit that he did everything he could to avoid doing anything illegal. “There was substantial damage done to my name and reputation on a world level,” he wrote. “The extent of my damages is vast.” Federal officials agreed to dismiss the charges last year on the condition that Bonvillain perform 50 hours of community service, undergo drug testing and pay $3,000 in restitution. Chip Babcock, a lawyer for Winfrey’s Harpo Productions, denied the allegations in Bonvillain’s suit. “And we know that this whole episode started when the plaintiff wiretapped a Harpo employee in California,” he said. “We advised (Bonvillain) that we believe that wiretapping was illegal, and this case will give us an opportunity to determine whether we were right about that.” (Daily Record)

MUSIC . . .

T.I. remains blazing hot on the Billboard Hot 100, returning to No. 1 for a sixth non-consecutive week with “Whatever You Like.” The song sold 205,000 digital copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Another T.I. track, “Live Your Life” featuring Rihanna, rises 3-2 and is the greatest gainer at radio. Pink’s “So What” jumps 4-3, while Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” falls to No. 4 after a record-setting 96-1 jump the week before. Katy Perry’s “Hot N Cold,” Rihanna’s “Disturbia” and Kevin Rudolf’s “Let It Rock” featuring Lil Wayne all hold at positions 5-7. Ne-Yo’s “Miss Independent” is up 9-8, while teen star Taylor Swift earns her third consecutive Hot 100 top 10 single as “Fearless” opens at No. 9. The track sold 162,000 digital copies in its opening frame. Swift’s second album, also titled “Fearless,” is due Nov. 11. T-Pain’s “Can’t Believe It” featuring Lil Wayne” drops 8-10, rounding out the top tier. Akon’s “Right Now (Na Na Na) is the chart’s top digital gainer after selling 75,000 copies, good enough for a 26-19 jump. Jennifer Hudson’s “Spotlight” begins a second week at No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, where Montell Jordan’s “Me and U” is the top debut at No. 75. It’s his first appearance on this chart since 2003. Toby Keith’s “She Never Cried in Front of Me” moves 2-1 on Hot Country Songs to give the artist his 17th No. 1 there. Keith has 14 chart-toppers this decade, ahead of Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney, who have 12 each. The Offspring’s “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid” is No. 1 on Modern Rock for a fifth week and Metallica’s “The Day That Never Comes” remains atop Mainstream Rock for a fourth. (Billboard)

As the Beastie Boys prepare to begin their barnstorming Get Out and Vote tour, the group is also at work on the follow-up to the 2007 instrumental album “The Mix-Up.” “We’re actually in the middle of recording it right now,” group member Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz tells Billboard. “We hope to have it out sometime next year. It’s a lot of vocals, a lot of words — very wordy. And it’s political, depending on what you call political. You know, if toilet talk and fart jokes are political, which they can be, in that sense yeah, very.” Any chance of new material getting played on the “Get Out and Vote 08” tour? “I don’t think so,” Horovitz laughs. “It’s always weird when you play the new songs that people don’t know. Anytime we play new songs, it always seems like a brick.” Horovitz says the decision to stage Get Out and Vote came down to the simple fact that in the last presidential election, 70 million registered voters didn’t make to the polls. “70 million people is a lot of people to not vote,” Horovitz says. “So this all happened really quick, like a month or so ago and within the past few weeks, literally. We were just stressing on what to do and then we were like, ‘We’re a band and we play shows, so let’s go to these swing states.’ We thought it would be a good idea to get people to vote. “Basically, we just called a bunch of people and asked them if they wanted to play,” he says. “It’s literally like, whoever called us back (is on the tour).” The seven-date trek begins Oct. in Charlotte, N.C., and runs through Nov. 2 in Denver. Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Crosby & Nash, Santogold and Tenacious D will play in different incarnations throughout. Horovitz says the Beasties also reached out to De La Soul, Nas, Nine Inch Nails and Moby, but those acts were unable to participate for scheduling reasons. (Billboard)

The original lineup of Jane’s Addiction will perform for the second time this year tonight (Oct. 23) amid signs that the pioneering alternative rock band might solidify reunion plans after a 17-year hiatus. The group will play about 10 songs at the tiny La Cita bar in downtown Los Angeles, bass player Eric Avery and guitarist Dave Navarro said on their respective blogs. The 390-capacity venue is reportedly sold out of the $5 tickets. It will mark the band’s first gig since it performed at the inaugural NME Awards in Los Angeles six months ago. That was Avery’s first show with Navarro, singer Perry Farrell and drummer Stephen Perkins since the band originally broke up in 1991. Avery declined to participate in subsequent reunions, but is now indicating he is more amenable to the idea. “We never know what the future has in store for us; especially with this band,” Avery said on his blog. “But, at least right now Jane’s Addiction has a future that one would have to call somewhat promising. We are a great band.” (Billboard)

Guns N’ Roses fans thirsting for the upcoming “Chinese Democracy” will have a sweet, fizzy treat to savor as they listen. Dr Pepper is making good on a prior promise to provide every person in America a can of the soft drink if the album were to arrive in 2008, and yesterday (Oct. 22) revealed details of the plan. “We never thought this day would come,” says Dr Pepper VP of marketing Tony Jacobs. “But now that it’s here all we can say is: The Dr Pepper’s on us.” Interested fans are being asked to visit DrPepper.com on Nov. 23, the day “Chinese Democracy” is released in the U.S. exclusively via Best Buy. After registering online, fans will receive a coupon redeemable for a 20-oz. Dr Pepper wherever the drink is sold. The twist: the coupon is only available for 24 hours and will expire on Feb. 28. (Billboard)

MOVIE . . .

Mexican film directors Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuaron will both have voice roles in the new James Bond film “Quantum of Solace.” “Quantum” director Marc Foster tells the newspaper El Universal in an interview published Wednesday that he knows both directors and asked them to portray members of a fictional Bolivian army. Del Toro, whose films include the “Hellboy” movies and “Pan’s Labyrinth,” does several voices. “Children of Men” director Cuaron will perform the speaking part of a helicopter pilot. Parts of the movie, starring Daniel Craig, were filmed in Chile and Panama. The film opens in November. (Daily Record)

50 Cent‘s agent scored him another acting gig. The musician turned thesp has been castin the English remake of the French film, 13 Tzameti. The movie centers on a man who steals a mysterious package that promises to pay out a fortune. Don’t worry! Fiddy will not be playing the lead character. Mickey Rourke and Jason Stratham have also signed on to do the pic. (Perez Hilton)

Zac Efron has denied that he is going to appear in the fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean movie, though he would love to he asked. Media reports suggested that Efron was being groomed by Disney to eventually take over from Johnny Depp in the hugely successful franchise, but the High School Musical actor said: “Honestly, at this time it’s just a rumor.” The 21-year-old added: “I wish I was going to be in Pirates of the Caribbean 4, so hopefully that will happen for me.” (British Glamour)

Twilight” star Ashley Greene, Haley Ramm and James LeGros are rolling into Anthony Burns’ 1980s-era coming-of-age drama “Skateland.” Shiloh Fernandez is in final negotiations to play Ritchie Wheeler, a teen forced out of a job when his small-town roller rink shuts down. He faces tough decisions about his future, his parents’ divorce and complicated relationships with friends Brent (co-screenwriter Heath Freeman) and Kenny (Taylor Handley), his sister Mary (Ramm) and Brent’s sister Michelle (Greene). LeGros plays Brent and Michelle’s father. Justin Gilley, Victor Moyers and Nicholas Jayanty are producing the Reversal Films/Freeman Film feature. Exec producer Brandon Freeman wrote the screenplay with his brother Heath and Burns. The independently financed “Skateland” begins production this month in Louisiana. Fernandez next appears in “Cadillac Records.” Greene, Fernandez and Ramm are repped by Innovative. LeGros is repped by IFA. Handley is repped by Endeavor. (Hollywood Reporter)

BET Networks and Hallmark Channel have acquired film packages from the Weinstein Co. and Twentieth TV, respectively. BET’s deal includes the first network-window premiere rights to recent release “The Longshots,” starring Ice Cube and Keke Palmer, as well as the upcoming films “Soul Men,” starring Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac, and “Hurricane Season,” starring Forest Whitaker. The deal — BET’s first such agreement with TWC — also gives the network the basic-cable premiere of “The Great Debaters,” starring Denzel Washington. In addition, BET will be a promotional partner on “Soul Men” and “Hurricane Season.” BET’s “106 & Park” will broadcast from the premiere of “Soul Men” at the Apollo Theater in New York on Tuesday and rename the show “106 & Soul Men” for the night. For the basketball-themed “Hurricane Season,” BET will air a primetime special from John Ehret High School in Marrero, La., featuring a town hall discussion with students, real players, actors from the film and the filmmakers. Meanwhile, Hallmark has acquired 80 “family-friendly” titles, including “Big,” “Cheaper by the Dozen,” “Cocoon,” “Doctor Dolittle,” “Edward Scissorhands,” “Garfield,” “Home Alone,” “Ice Age,” “The Man From Snowy River,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “My Cousin Vinny,” “Speed,” “Waitress” and “Working Girl.” The deal also includes the world TV premiere of the documentary “Young at Heart.” The movies will air on Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel. (Hollywood Reporter)

“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” the DreamWorks project about the 1968 riots at the Democratic convention and their aftermath, is a high priority for the newly configured studio and is moving forward quickly. The latest well-known director who has met on the project is Ben Stiller; while the discussions for Stiller to helm the film are very much at the exploratory stage, the actor and DreamWorks are mulling whether such a pairing would work for both parties. A “Chicago” gig would mark a departure for Stiller, who has directed such successful comedies as “Tropic Thunder” and “Zoolander,” but has not helmed a serious political picture of this kind before. Stiller follows several other notables who have been associated with directing the Amblin-MacDonald/Parkes project, including Paul Greengrass, who was a candidate during the summer, and even Steven Spielberg, who at one time was considering helming the picture. Under terms of the DW-Par separation agreement, DreamWorks has taken over development of the project. The Aaron Sorkin-penned “Chicago,” which was being eyed for a spring ’08 shoot, is on a very short list of projects that the company wants to put into production quickly. As for Stiller’s potential involvement, DreamWorks could be eager to keep the hyphenate happy as the company moves into its financing deal with Reliance and hopes to take Stiller production shingle Red Hour Films with it. (Hollywood Reporter)

TV . . .

Word Records’ Dove award winning and platinum selling artist, Mark Schultz, is set to appear on ABC’s hit show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” on Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 8/7c on ABC. Filmed at a children’s hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas, the episode will feature Mark performing his hit song, “He’s My Son.” (WBR)

A couple of the professional dancers on DWTS are complaining about Cheryl Burke and Lacey Schwimmer being too heavy. Pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy reasons that if female viewers aren’t given impossible standards to aspire to, they might start liking themselves or something • And if that wasn’t enough, the celebrity dancers are upset that Cloris Leachman‘s shtick is making a mockery of a ballroom dancing competition starring C-list celebrities doing the fox-trot. (Eonline)

Rodney King is swigging a beer as he talks with TV’s “Dr. Drew” Pinsky. “Every day I wake up with a beer is a good day,” he says as he drains the bottle. King, whose 1991 beating by Los Angeles police led to deadly rioting the next year, is among eight famous people set to face their addictions on the second season of VH1’s “Celebrity Rehab.” The premiere episode, airing Thursday, shows actors Jeff Conaway, Gary Busey, Amber Smith and Tawny Kitaen hooked on opiate painkillers; King and former “American Idol” finalist Nikki McKibbin dealing with drug and alcohol dependencies; and rockers Sean Stewart and Steven Adler struggling to stay away from street drugs, prescription pills and alcohol. Patients are either referred to the show by their counselors or approached by the casting team, said executive producer John Irwin. The group spends about 21 days in the live-in Pasadena Recovery Center, a real chemical-dependency unit that’s open to the public. The current cast completed treatment in June. All have made strides in recovery, and many have remained clean and sober, Irwin said, adding that Pinsky runs an aftercare program for show alumni. King calls his participation on the show and newfound sobriety “a blessing.” In separate interviews, he and Pinsky discussed their experiences with on-camera rehabilitation. (Daily Record)

Even Viacom doesn’t understand German humor. MTV Networks Germany is shutting down the German version of Comedy Central just two years after its launch. Comedy Central Germany will be folded together with kids channel NICK, starting next year. Hit Nickelodeon shows including “Dora the Explorer” and “SpongeBob SquarePants” will be shown during the day, with more mature programming including “Futurama” and “Dharma and Greg” as well as Comedy Central’s own “The Daily Show” and “South Park” filling up the evening slots. Comedy Central has been struggling in Germany since its much-ballyhooed debut in 2006. Instead of branding itself as cutting edge, the German channel aired reruns of decidedly mainstream sitcoms like “The Golden Girls.” The channel also killed the jokes, in the opinion of many local TV critics, by dubbing such cult shows “Seinfeld” as “The Sarah Silverman Program” into German. VGTRK, a Russian state-run TV company that controls channels Rossiya, Vesti, Kultura and Sport, on Thursday sued two major local Internet portals, the e-mail service Mail.ru and the social network Vkontakte, accusing them of unauthorized use of its content, VGTRK said. “We will sue all Internet resources that illegally distribute our content,” Dmitry Melnikov, chief editor of Vesti, said. The Web portals shrugged off the accusations, saying they could not control all the users that upload videos to their sites. (Hollywood Reporter)

VGTRK, a Russian state-run TV company that controls channels Rossiya, Vesti, Kultura and Sport, on Thursday sued two major local Internet portals, the e-mail service Mail.ru and the social network Vkontakte, accusing them of unauthorized use of its content, VGTRK said. “We will sue all Internet resources that illegally distribute our content,” Dmitry Melnikov, chief editor of Vesti, said. The Web portals shrugged off the accusations, saying they could not control all the users that upload videos to their sites. (Hollywood Reporter)

TODAY’S IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION . . . (Internet)

Q. More people use a blue one of these than any other color?

A. Toothbrush

TODAY’S QUOTE (By Ralph Waldo Emerson)

“HAPPINESS IS A PERFUME YOU CANNOT POUR ON OTHERS WITHOUT GETTING A FEW DROPS ON YOURSELF.”

MIND BOGGLERS . . . (QuickTrivia)

Q. How many pecks are there in a bushel?

A. 8

B. 4 ****

C. 2

D. 16

Q. This comedian hosted a terrible late-nite TV show that didn’t last long. One of his guests, Dennis Hopper, even felt sorry for him. Who was it?

A. Craig Kilborn

B. Bill Maher

C. Chevy Chase ****

D. Prince (the artist formerly knows as . . .)

Q. Which film stars actress Jodie Foster?

A. Less Than Zero

B. Bugsy Malone **** (Foster co-starred with Scott Baio of “Happy Days” in the 1976 musical gangster spoof)

C. The Breakfast Club

D. Footloose

Q. ON what TV show did the Jupiter II get lost?

A. The Space Family Robinson

B. Lost In Space ****

C. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

D. Star Trek: Voyager

Q. Whose first album was called “Ten,” in honor of NBA player Mookie Blaylock’s jersey number?

A. Blink-182

B. Radiohead

C. Pearl Jam ****

D. Backstreet Boys

Q. In which country was tennis player Jennifer Capriati born?

A. Argentina

B. Germany

C. USA ****

D. Italy

TRAVEL TIPS . . . (Peter Greenberg Worldwide)

FIND A PLACE TO PRAY:

The next time you travel, are you praying you arrive safely at your destination? What about if you want to pray when you get there? I’ll tell you how to stay in touch with your faith while on the road. Christian World Travel dot com offers faith-based tours and travel, such as reformation tours that occur in Germany, Switzerland, England, and France. WorshipQuest dot org has a database of more than 70,000 places of worship for nearly all faiths in the United States. Eden dot co dot uk is a church database in the United Kingdom, and it includes details of services and activities. GoDaven dot com is a worldwide database that lists where to find synagogues, and it even provides information on new synagogues that need help opening. Salaam dot co dot uk has a database mosques in throughout the U.S, Europe and India.

(Peter Greenberg is North America’s preeminent expert on Travel. An Emmy Award-Winning writer and producer, Peter is the Travel Editor for NBC’S “TODAY SHOW,” MSNBC and CNBC. A Best-Selling author of the “Travel Detective” series and host of the nationally syndicated “Peter Greenberg Worldwide Radio Show.” Visit WWW.PETERGREENBERGWORLDWIDE.COM to learn more about Peter Greenberg and his adventures.)

BIRTHDAYS . . .

October 24^th:

–1855 27^th Vice-President James Schoolcraft Sherman (d. 10-30-1912)

–1923 Poet Denise Levertov

–1926 Football’s Bobby Brown (President, American League)

–1930 Musician J.P. “Big Bopper” Richardson (“Chantilly Lace”) (d. 2-3-1959)

–1936 Actor David Nelson (Ozzie & Harriet)

–1936 Bassist Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones) (“Get Off My Cloud”)

—1946 Rob Van Leeuwen – guitar / vocals for Shocking Blue (“Venus”)

–1937 Musician Santo Farina (Santo and Johnny) (“Sleep Walk”)

–1940 Actor F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus)

–1944 Producer Ted Templeman (Harper’s Bizarre) (“Feelin’ Groovy”)

–1946 Musician Jerry Edmonton McCrohan (drums, Steppenwolf) (“Born To Be Wild”) (d. 11-28-1993)

–1947 Actor Kevin Kline (Wild Wild West)

October 25^th:

–1800 Essayist/Historian Thomas Babinton Macauley (d. 12-28-1859)

–1881 Artist Pablo Ruiz Picasso (d. 4-9-1973)

–1912 Country Comedian Minnie Pearl (Hee Haw) (d. 3-4-1996)

–1923 Baseball’s Bobby Thompson

–1928 Actor Tony Franciosa (Finder of Lost Loves) (d. 1-19-2006)

–1936 Actress Marion Ross (Happy Days)

–1941 Author Anne Tyler (The Accidental Tourist)

–1941 Singer Helen Reddy (“I am Woman”)

–1944 Singer Jon Anderson (Yes) (“Roundabout”)

–1944 Singer Kathy Danoff (The Starland Vocal Band) (“Afternoon Delight”)

–1946 Musician John Hall (The Equals) (“Baby Come Back”)

–1947 Musician Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)

–1949 Actor Brian Kerwin (Murphy’s Romance)

–1950 Singer Chris Norman (“Smokie”)

–1950 Football’s John Matuszak

–1956 Musician Matthias Jabs (The Scorpions)

–1963 Actress Tracy Nelson (Father Dowling Mysteries)

–1970 Singer/Musician Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies)

October 26^th:

–1685 Composer Domenico Scarlatti (d. 6-23-1757)

–1803 Architect/Inventor Joseph Hanson (d. 6-29-1882)

–1911 Singer Mahalia Jackson (d. 1-27-1972)

–1914 Actor Jackie Coogan (The Adams Family) (d. 3-1-1984)

–1929 Singer Neal Mathews (d. 4-21-2000)

–1942 Actor Bob Hoskins (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)

–1944 Michael Piano (The Sandpipers)

–1945 Writer Pat Conroy (The Prince of Tides)

–1946 TV Host Pat Sajak (Wheel of Fortune)

–1946 Filmmaker Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters)

–1946 Guitarist Keith Hopwood (Herman Hermits)

–1947 Actress Jaclyn Smith (Shear Gemius)

–1947 Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton

–1950 Football’s Chuck Forman

–1951 Musician Bootsy Collins (Bootsy’s Rubber Band)

–1962 Musician Steve Wren (Then Jerico)

–1962 Actor Dylan McDermott (The Practice)

–1962 Actor Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride)

–1962 TV Host Jeff Probst (Survivor)

–1963 Singer Natalie Merchant

–1968 Actor Tom Cavanagh (Ed)

THIS DAY IN HISTORY . . .

October 24^th:

Today is UNITED NATIONS DAY

–1901 Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and live to tell about it. To this day there have only been nine.

–1929 “Black Thursday” – 13 million shares changed hands during the Great Stock Market Crash. Some historians date this day as the first day of the Great Depression.

–1940 The 40-hour work week, part of the Fair Labor Standards Act, went into effect.

–1948 The term “Cold War” is used for the first time. It happened in a speech before the senate.

–1949 The permanent UN headquarters in NYC were dedicated.

–1960 On prime time TV tonight:

ABC – Expedition – Bugs Bunny Show – The Rifleman – Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp – Stagecoach West – Alcoa Presents

CBS – News – Father Knows Best – Many Loves of Dobie Gillis – Tom Ewell Show – Red Skelton Show – Gary Moore Show

NBC – Laramie – Alfred Hitchcock Presents – Thriller

–1962 “James Brown Live At The Apollo” is recorded in NY; becomes the first million selling R&B album.

–1967 Pink Floyd arrives in San Francisco for their first US Tour.

–1970 President Nixon tells a broadcasters’ conference that the lyrics of rock songs should be screened, and Those who promote drug use should be banned from the airwaves.

–1977 Keith Richards convicted of heroin possession–is sentenced in Canada to perform a concert for the blind.

–1980 Paul McCartney is presented with a Rhodium Disc by the Guinness Book Of Records, in recognition of his being the best-selling songwriter and recording artist of all time.

–1985 Mike + The Mechanics issue their debut LP.

–1988 Fantasy Records’ plagiarism trial against John Fogerty begins in San Francisco. The label claims Fogerty copied “Run Through The Jungle” when writing his comeback hit “The Old Man Down The Road.” Fogerty wins.

–1992 The Toronto Blue Jays became the first non-US team to win the World Series

October 25^th:

This is INTERNATIONAL MAGIC WEEK

–1931 The first automobile bridge linking Manhattan with its suburbs in Northern NJ was opened — the George Washington Bridge.

–1944 The Battle Of Leyte Gulf – the largest naval battle in history – began as the Japanese tried to prevent General MacArthur from re-taking the Philippines. We won!

–1964 The Rolling Stones appear on the Ed Sullivan show. Ed vows they’ll never appear on his show again. They did, several months later.

–1972 The first women to become FBI agents completed training at Quantico, VA. The new agents, Susan Lynn Roley and Joanne E. Pierce, graduated from the 14-week course with a group of 45 men.

–1973 John Lennon sues the US government claiming that he’s being wiretapped and put under surveillance, as part of an effort to enforce a deportation order against him.

–1975 Elton John, dressed in a sequined Dodger uniform, becomes the second rock act to perform at Dodger stadium. The Beatles played the ballpark in 1966.

–1982 Album releases include: Kiss’ “Creatures Of The Night,” Golden Earring’s “Cuts,” The Jam’s “The Bitterest Pill.”

–1982 TV premiere of “Newhart.”

–1985 New Order top the bill of a benefit concert at London University to aid victims of a Mexico City earthquake.

–1993 The Southern California fire season began viciously when fires swept from the celbrity-studded beachfront homes of Malibu to the Mexican border. Damage was estimated at $1billion.

October 26^th:

Today is MULE DAY and MOTHER-IN-LAW DAY

–1825 The first major man-made waterway in America, the Erie Canal, opened for traffic. It connected Lake Erie with the Hudson River, and thus, the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. Total cost, $7.5 million.

–1834 English inventor Joseph A. Hanson patented his “safety cab,” a two-wheeled, one horse vehicle in which passengers could ride in an enclosed cabin.

–1858 The washing machine was invented by Hamilton Smith.

–1881 The Earp Bros., Wyatt and Virgil, along with their friend, Doc Holliday, finished off Billy Clanton and the McLowery brothers at Tombstone, Arizona, in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Soon afterwards, Wyatt moved on to other cities in the West to look after his extensive real estate & mining properties.

–1916 The first birth control clinic in the US was shut down by NY’s finest, for the crime of distributing information about diaphragms.

–1949 A Minimum Wage Bill was signed by President Truman raising it from 40 to 70 cents an hour.

–1961 Top 5 records this week in 1961:

1. Runaround Sue / Dion & The Belmonts

2. Bristol Stomp / Dovells

3. Big Bad John / Jimmy Dean

4. Hit The Road Jack / Ray Charles

5. Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) – Sue Thompson

–1963 Bob Dylan plays Carnegie Hall in N. Y. C.

–1982 Steve Carlton of the Phillies became the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award four times.

–1982 TV Premiere of “St. Elsewhere.” Series ended August 10, 1988.

–1986 Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler is hospitalized after breaking his collarbone while driving in the Australian Grand Prix.

–2001 Andre Agassi (31) & Steffi Graf (32) welcomed their son Jaden (5 lbs. 14 ozs) into the world.

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ON THIS DAY

On this date in 1836, the match is patented. In its first review, it was described as “striking.” It sure beat rubbing two sticks together to have a cigarette. (It was the original hot head.)

In 1901, Anna Edson Taylor, became the first person to go over Niagra Falls and live to tell about it. Her first words: “That’s the last bachelorette party I ever go to!”

On this date in 1939, nylon stockings were sold for the first time. There was quite a run on them, but women bought them anyway.

In 1940, the 40-hour work week went into effect. Our work week must have gone into effect in 1980.

TODAY IS

Two months from today is Christmas Eve. Okay, we said it.

Actor Kevin Kline is 61 today. How do these actors keep getting so old and we stay the same?

Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones is 72. This is why most of their concerts now start at 4pm.

David Nelson, Ozzie & Harriet’s oldest son, is also 72 today. Bonus points if you know who David Nelson is. Triple bonus points for Ozzie & Harriet!

Former NFL great Y.A. Tittle turns 82 today. We don’t have a joke, it’s just fun to say his name. Tittle. Hee-hee.

National Sourpuss Day — Don’t bother telling a grouch to cheer up, he was born that way. A study conducted by psychologist Dr. David Zald, of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, reveals that grumpy people’s brains are wired to make them more cantankerous than others. The villain is a postage stamp-size portion of the brain about an inch or two behind the right eye called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. The more activity in that area, the more likely a person is to be a sourpuss. “It looks like it’s this part of the brain’s activity that regulates people’s moods,” Zald explains. “It’s also a part of the brain that controls sweating, stomach acidity, heart rate and other physical feelings associated with stress and bad moods.”

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

· Jennifer Aniston is pleading with the media to “give her a break” as the big rumor on the web is she is pregnant and John Mayer is the baby’s father. She says it’s not true.

· But good news for Alyson Hannigan, who is indeed expecting her first baby.

· Brooke and Charlie Sheen are expecting twins, according to Brook’s mother.

· You don’t hear this everyday. A 43-year-old Japanese woman whose divorce in an online virtual game made her so angry that she killed her online husband’s digital persona. Now, she’s been arrested on suspicion of hacking.

· George Clooney is back together again with Krista Allen. For those of you keeping score, that would be the third time around with her.

· Beyonce is going the Garth Brooks route and would like to be known as “Sasha Fierce.” Apparently, she has dubbed herself “Sasha Fierce” for her new double album, “I Am… Sasha Fierce,” due in stores on November 18.

· Things got so tense on the set of “Ugly Betty” between guest star Lindsay Lohan and main star America Ferrera that Lindsay’s 6-week scheduled appearance was cut back to four. Lindsay, apparently, was quite the diva.

· William Shatner is peeved after “Star Trek” co-star George Takei (Sulu) didn’t invite him to his wedding. “The whole thing makes me feel badly,” Shatner said in a video on his web site.

· If you peel Scotch tape off its roll inside a vacuum chamber, it will emit x-rays — a lot of them. That’s the word from a new study by a graduate student at the University of California at Los Angeles.

· Miss Teen Louisiana lost her crown 11 days early after being arrested on charges of leaving a restaurant without paying and carrying marijuana. That will do it alright.

· “X-Files” star David Duchovny is suing British newspaper the Daily Mail over a story suggesting he cheated on his wife, Tea Leoni, with a tennis player. He alleges defamation and invasion of privacy and is seeking $1 million in damages.

· Trouble on the marriage front? Victoria Beckham and the three kids will stay in Los Angeles when David Beckham flies to Italy to play soccer there for a while.

CONVERSATION STARTERS

October is Adopt A Pet Month and to celebrate (yeah, right) TV Guide senior writer Damian Holbrook names Television’s Top Canines:

1. Snoopy — You’re a good man, Charlie Brown, but your beagle is so much more than just a good man’s best friend. Whether he’s battling the Red Baron as a World War I Flying Ace or typing away about those dark and stormy nights, Joe Cool rocks the holiday specials and rolls with a Peanuts gallery we’ve loved for decades.

2. Lassie — This almost-psychic collie saved so many lives during his 20 seasons on TV and countless film incarnations, it is no wonder those farm people were always calling her to come home. Hell, if it weren’t for the heroic hound, poor Timmy would still be stuck in that well.

3. Eddie — If it is true that pets are the only family you get to pick, then Frasier’s Martin Crane lucked out with his scrappy Jack Russell terrier. Cute beyond words and a way better listener that Frasier, Eddie’s alter ego, Moose, even earned a “this is for you!’ shout-out in Kelsey Grammer’s 1994 Emmy speech.

4. Triumph The Insult Comic Dog — Without pooping on the other dogs, how many of them have been banned from the Westminster Kennel Club, guested on the Hollywood Squares, and tangled with Eminem at the VMAs? Conan O’Brien’s late-night puppet pooch isn’t afraid to let loose on anyone, which makes him the coolest rubber animal that isn’t a chew toy. Yet. We keed! We keed!

5. 5 Doc — Of all the dogs who have shared Meredith’s bed, the Grey’s Anatomy furball was the only one who remained loyal to her till the end. And as awful and (sniff) heartbreaking as it was to watch Mer and Der put him down before his brain cancer got too painful, at least he didn’t have to suffer through Gizzie like we did.

6. Vincent — Some think Walt’s yellow Lab holds the key to Lost’s big mystery. Others think he deserves his own puppy flashback. We think Vince has one of the safest jobs on the planet, because the writers have to know they would be in the doghouse with fans and animal lovers if they killed off this reliable islander!

7. Elizabeth Taylor — All the girl power on Sex and the City wasn’t reserved just for Carrie’s human crew. Charlotte’s King Charles Spaniel sweetheart showed up just as she was struggling to conceive and gave her an outlet for all that love. Plus, Char didn’t have to worry about this little bundle being corrupted by her trashy “aunt” Samantha.

8. Tinkerbell Hilton — After disappearing, then being coerced into a book deal and paraded around town as Paris Hilton’s four-legged BFF, the original Beverly Hills Chihuahua has had a far-from-simple life. Still, the li’l applehead maintains her dignity and proves that some bitches don’t need to make a mess on the red carpet to stand out from the pack.

9. Scooby-Doo — He solves crimes, hangs with Cher and the Harlem Globetrotters and has his own line of snacks. Not bad for a Great Dane whose owner is obviously a stoner. And don’t get us started on that whole Swingtown vibe between Daphne, Fred and Velma. Those kids were meddling in something, all right.

10. Paul Anka — So what if the Gilmore Girls bearded collie couldn’t croon as well as his pop-star inspiration. Lorelai’s shaggy sidekick was a perfect companion during her estrangement from Rory and he was the only Stars Hollow local who didn’t feel the undying need to fire off quips at the speed of light.

New research shows touching something warm can make you feel and act more warmly toward others. So, that led Yale University scientists to wonder if physical warmth could promote psychological warmth, by subconsciously priming people to think better of others. Scientists recruited 53 different students having them briefly hold one of those heat or ice pads sold in drugstores for pain, allegedly as part of product-testing. Students who held the hot pad were more likely to choose a reward for a friend, while those who held the ice pad were more likely to choose a reward for themselves.

Harrison Ford has topped AOL Moviefone’s list of the best fictional movie presidents Americans would like to see in the real-life Oval Office. In an online poll that received more than 1.1 million votes, the Hollywood icon beat out 16 candidates for the honor of most-popular cinematic commander in chief, largely on the strength of the leadership, not to mention kickass poise, he exhibited as President Marshall saving his family from a group of terrorists who hijacked his plane in 1997’s blockbuster hit Air Force One. Here’s a rundown of the top 10:

1. Harrison Ford, Air Force One (1997)

2. Morgan Freeman, Deep Impact (1998)

3. Michael Douglas, The American President (1995)

4. Bill Pullman, Independence Day (1996)

5. Kevin Kline, Dave (1993)

6. Dennis Quaid, American Dreamz (2006)

7. Bruce Greenwood, National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2003)

8. James Cromwell, The Sum of All Fears (2002)

9. Jack Nicholson, Mars Attacks (1996)

10. Jeff Bridges, The Contender (2000)

Most Americans are happy with their jobs. A University of Chicago study that spanned more than 30 years showed 86% of people are satisfied with their jobs, and 48% say they are very satisfied. Astonishingly, only 4% said they are very dissatisfied. The survey which interviewed workers between 1972 and 2006 also found that job satisfaction increases with age, with workers over 65 being among the most satisfied.

Most of us think honesty is not the best policy. A recent poll reveals 62% of us regularly lie to our family, friends, neighbors and co-workers. Telling tall tales is especially rampant on the job, where fibbing appears to be accepted behavior. “Whether it’s adding a new skill to your resume, or bumping up your salary when asked at an interview, it’s almost regarded as part of the game,” says occupational psychologist Paul Nicholson. Adds another researcher: “There are two distinct reasons people lie about their earnings,” says a researcher. “One is to get a bigger salary from a prospective employer, and the other reflects the complex relationship between salary and status in this country.” While a majority agreed that love and sex are the most common reasons for lying, men and women claimed differing motivations for deceit. Males said a selfish desire to have an easy life prompted their lies, while females claimed they fibbed to protect others from worry.

PHONE TOPICS

· Weird medical conditions! Many surprising and freaky conditions!

· I used to think he was smart until he did ______. Stories of home improvement gone terribly wrong.

· How are you dressing differently than you did 10 years ago?

· Where’s the best hamburger in town?

· Which monsters still scare you?

· Any one who got sentenced to life in prison?

· Who is married to more than one person right now? Polygamy is still alive and kicking.

· I went to the doctor for ____ and found out I had _____! You won’t believe some of these stories.

· I hate my mom because ______!

· If cops came to your house what would you have a hard time explaining? People keep some weird things.

· This is my big week because ________?

· What movie title best describes your man’s love making? Very funny!

· Who has the longest phone spiel? Yadda Yaddda Yadda.

· Who is planning on getting in a fight today or this weekend? Very pissed off people.

· Does anyone still play checkers?

As you’ve probably heard, David Duchovny recently checked out of rehab for sex addiction. He has long been dogged by rumors of a non-sports-related bond with his coach, Edit Pakay who may or may not have decided to blab to a British tabloid. David apparently is planning on suing the tabloid. So we decided to ask our audience if they’ve ever hooked up with their sports coach or personal trainer. Lots of sweaty hook up stories.

Share your near death story with us. How did you almost kick the bucket? Natalie Cole experienced a dramatic change in her life when she had difficulty breathing in September and was hospitalized. She told Mary Hart in an interview that, “I Think I Was On My Way Out.”

Should you ever talk politics at work? My co-host and our production guy always talk politics and they almost come to blows over their candidate. I tell them to stop talking about politics, but it always comes up over and over. It’s driving the rest of us in the office crazy!

Do you hate a co-worker? I mean a coworker that you truly hate. Why do you despise them so? Joy Behar and Elizabeth Hasselbeck reportedly went at it backstage following Wednesday’s taping of “The View”. These 2 co-workers can’t stand each other. On-air clashes! Backstage fights! Is it time for Elisabeth to leave the show?

I went all over town searching for _____. Look for stories from people who ran all over the place searching for something. Anything for a bulb for a head light to something you would think would be anywhere or nowhere.

Esquire magazine asked, “Would you rather…”

· Be the CEO of a Fortune 500 company or be the next American Idol? 85% said a CEO, only 15% wanted to be the next Idol.

· Give up alcohol or give up sex? An overwhelming 91% said give up alcohol.

· Have $50,000 or have a three-way with Angelina Jolie and Scarlett Johansson? A whopping 82% said $50,000!

· Play a round of golf at Augusta National or go out drinking with Jack Nicholson? 60% would rather go out drinking with Jack Nicholson

· Be short, boring, and rich — or be tall, charismatic, and impoverished? 58% said short, boring, and rich. Once again money talks!

The escalating war on junk food in schools has targeted a new enemy, that gooey, sugary, and often irresistible sandwich spread known to children everywhere as “Fluff.” Phoner: What was the unhealthiest thing your school ever served you? What did you hate the most at your school cafeteria?

Teens and plastic surgery… this is a hot one. Are you a horrible parent if you encourage your daughter to get say a nose or a boob job, only to save her from the horrible ridicule you put up with your whole life?

This one is a bit weird. Does anybody out there flirt for friends? One of the hardest things to do after your married, is find friends that both of you like. Ever flirt with a married guy or gal and hope their spouse is just as cool? “Honey I met the hottest babe at work, and her husband is really hot too!”

What is the one thing at your wedding that caused the biggest fight? We got great calls on this including one guy who wanted his parents to walk his fiancé down the aisle instead of her parents. Another one was the guy didn’t want his wife to wear a white dress.

We got to talking about getting your stuff back when a relationship ends and discovered that it’s usually the little stuff that bothers you the most. I’m still miffed with an ex that kept a long-sleeved t-shirt I liked and another guy whose relationship ended years ago is still bothered that she kept his Emmitt Smith jersey. People will complain about losing their favorite CD, etc. Just get ’em fired up when they call.

Why do women date bad boys? A recent Maxim–Marie Claire joint survey found:

· 13% of women admit they date guys who are jerks because they think they can change them.

· 36% say they go out with them because being with a schmuck makes the sweet moments even sweeter.

· 77% of the ladies polled said it bothers them when their guy checks out other women, but the rest aren’t bothered because they know men “can’t help it.”

Phoner: Ladies, have you ever dated a “bad boy” with the intentions of changing him? How long were you successful before he turned back to his bad boy ways?

We had a lot of fun on the air when a friend of my wife’s commented to her that she thought “I was cute, not handsome, but cute.” What the heck does that mean? Treasure Trolls are cute. Some dogs are so ugly their cute. Took calls all morning long about what the difference was. The best part is, one woman called in and thought I was hot!

“In God We Trust” is Florida’s official state motto. What else would be a good motto for Florida? Or for your state?

Know someone who is getting married? How many showers/parties are they having and how many are you invited to? We’re not sure about the proper etiquette for gift giving, but some say that you are supposed to send a gift even if you don’t go to the party. How many showers are too many?

A topic good for a couple of breaks is, “Tell us about the couple you know who should be on the Springer show.” There are plenty of messed up people in every market, no matter how small. Our worst example was a guy whose wife’s aunt came to live with them and he ended up sleeping with both and having children by both. And they’re all still together! (Make sure they change the names to protect the innocent!)

How can you tell a good auto mechanic? My theory is… the dirtier his clothes, the better he is and his competence increases with the amount of butt crack that’s showing. For most of us, if your mechanic, lawyer or doctor want to rip you off, you’re in trouble because you don’t know what they know. Does anyone have all three that they trust?

WEIRD NEWS

Mice Munched My Money!
A man in Jackson, Missouri is expected to be reimbursed for about $1,000 in bills that were munched on by mice! He had left the $20 bills in an unzipped vinyl bag on a desk at his home. The bag was misplaced during the flooding in March but was eventually found. Unfortunately it appeared a group of rodents tried to make a meal of the cash so he took it all to the First Missouri State Bank in Jackson in hopes of covering his losses. Bank manager Michelle Johns said she and two staffers picked through rodent droppings and reassembled the bills. The U.S. Mint will actually reimburse you for damaged bills as long as both sets of serial numbers printed on the bills match up. (myway.com)

Grandma Vs. Deer!
In Butte, Montana, 61-year-old Carol Lince went toe to toe with a doe — and she won! Carol had let her three poodles out in the yard then heard one “screaming bloody murder.” She ran outside to find a doe attacking her smallest dog. At first she kicked at the deer’s hind legs to try to get the animal away, but the doe then just got angry and began to ram Carol with its head — pushing her into a fence. That’s when Carol got angry and started pummeling the deer’s head with her fist until it finally gave up, jumped the fence and ran off. While Carol sustained bruises to her abdomen from the doe’s head butts, the dog was pronounced OK by a veterinarian. (The Montana Standard)

Robber Leaves Behind a Most Interesting Clue
In Washington DC, a suspected armed robber left some interesting evidence behind at the alleged brothel he robbed — his thumb! Police say a 22-year-old man and an accomplice made off with hundreds of dollars in cash but apparently one of the victims took control of the suspect’s silver machete and hacked off his right thumb! About two hours after the robbery, a nine-fingered man showed up at an emergency room. Police caught up with him and brought the severed thumb to the hospital. A doctor told police the thumb “fit like a puzzle piece.” So the guy was transferred to a Baltimore hospital to have it reattached and then it’s off to jail! (The Washington Examiner)

Phoner: Anybody lose a finger, toe or other body part in an accident? What was that like?

Drumming For Jesus?
In Bridgeport, Connecticut, police arrested 47-year-old Michael Smith after he allegedly broke into the Holy Ghost Deliverance Church. But Smith wasn’t there to rob the church. He wasn’t there to pray. He broke in only to play the drums! Smith had spotted the drum set through a window in the church and decided he just couldn’t resist having a go. Police found him in the middle of a spirited solo after the church’s alarm system went off. (myway.com)

Idiot Mafia Wannabes!
A group of wannabe Mafia mobsters in Italy tried to terrorize a shopkeeper — but just ended up looking like idiots. Bread shop owner Antonio Gemetti had refused to pay the thugs protection money so they decided to take a page from the epic movie “The Godfather” where a film producer wakes up to find his prize racehorse’s head in bed with him. In this case a horse head wasn’t available so the thugs mailed him a donkey’s head. But police said, Gemetti didn’t know the donkey, didn’t own the donkey, and he doesn’t care about donkeys. It didn’t make sense. It was the work of idiots.” (Ananova)

Potty Mouth Woman Prevails
Maybe you remember the story about Dawn Herb of Scranton, Pennsylvania. She’s the woman who was arrested after her neighbor, an off-duty police officer, heard her swearing at her overflowing toilet through an open window. Dawn was charged with disorderly conduct and faced a possible 90 days in jail. But the judge at her trial found her not guilty, saying that swearing was not illegal and her language was constitutionally protected free speech. So she planned to sue for wrongful arrest. But in an out-of-court settlement with the city of Scranton, she’ll be paid $24,000 plus all her legal fees. Ms. Herb said in a press conference, “It’s clear the city was wrong. However, I’m glad that I was able to fight for my rights. In the end, I found justice.” Mayor Chris Doherty voiced dissatisfaction over the incident, saying: “It is what it is.” (Scranton Times-Tribune)

Two Planes Collide — Nobody Dies!
Amazingly, six people miraculously survived without injuries after the two planes they were riding in collided with each other over Grand Junction, Colorado, and then managed to land safely! A Cesna 210 plane flown by two sheriff deputies and carrying two prisoners to a Colorado Department of Corrections facility returned and landed safely at the Grand Junction Regional Airport with its front landing gear unreleased, while a Cesna 180 with a father and son aboard landed upside down in a field 15 miles southeast of the airport. Del Norte resident Tom Haefeli, who was with his son John on the Cesna 180, said he tried to dive when the other plane suddenly appeared shearing his plane’s tail and causing it to lose control. The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate why the two planes collided. (Ananova)

SPY THE LIE

Dakota Fanning has appeared in all of the following movies except for one: Spy the lie!

· Uptown Girls

· I am Sam

· The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ***

· Lilo & Stich 2

· Hide & Seek

All of the following were titles of episodes of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” except for one: Spy the lie!

· No place like home

· The Wooden Stake ***

· Into the woods

· The weight of the world

· Intervention

All of the following are the names of real songs except for one: Spy the lie!

· “The Ghost” by Fleetwood Mac

· “Vampire” by Antsy Pants

· “Rise from the Grave” Ozzie Osbourne ***

· “Screams of the undead” by Demon Hunter

· “Blood-letting” by Concrete Blonde

FILL IN THE BLEEP!

You’ve already given your morning partner a sentence with a (bleep!), i.e. “Vicki accidentally sat on a spool of thread, and it got stuck up her (bleep!)” You must use the standard “censor bleep sound,” of course. A listener must then match your morning partner’s (bleep!) to win. If they guess incorrectly, be sure to have you morning partner reveal his or her (bleep!) to get the contestant’s reaction. Of course, the people at home, work, and in their cars will have a ball imagining what the (bleep!) was!

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY

We play the celebrity birthday game every week. Caller 5 is an automatic winner, but if they guess all 5 they win a big prize. We put the celebrities that have been guessed and clues to the others on our web site.

TOP FIVE REASONS TO EAT COLD PIZZA FOR BREAKFAST

1. There’s nothing more impressive at work than pepperoni breath

2. If you don’t, you’ll have to eat it for lunch

3. It’s the breakfast you can hold in one hand

4. You’ll use less milk

5. No energy used to heat it up

HUNTER’S HUMOR by Tim Hunter

Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller have found out they’re pregnant… with twin boys! Nurses, lock up your newborns!

Now he’ll have two sons to carry on the tradition of carrying-on!

Miss Teen Louisiana Lindsey Evans has been stripped of her crown and title following her arrest for marijuana possession and leaving a restaurant without paying. Let that be a lesson to you young people. Whenever you dine and dash, never leave your purse behind with your ID and stash in it.

Gas at one gas station nearby is down to $2.79! Of course, so is my 401K.

Iran says they’ve captured two “spy pigeons” near their controversial uranium enrichment facility. One Iranian leader has gone as far to say this is proof that the United States is planning to attack Iran’s statues.

TOP 10 DIVORCE MYTHS

Nearly half of all American marriages end in divorce, yet many of us have the wrong information on splits. Here are the 10 worst myths about divorce:

1. The majority of men cheat on their wives — Truth: “The best-designed study says nearly 80 percent of men haven’t cheated on their wives,” says Dr. Orli Peter, Ph.D., a psychologist and divorce mediator.

2. Men dump their wives — Truth: Women initiate the majority of divorces.

3. Women pay a horrible economic penalty for divorce — Truth: Five years after the split, the average divorcee’s new household income often surpasses her original household’s.

4. Women regret divorce — Truth: Divorced women are happier as they take control of their lives.

5. Divorce hurts women more than men — Truth: Psychological tests show ex-wives surpass ex-husbands in emotional health.

6. Divorced men marry more easily than divorced men — Truth: Their stats are similar – 75 percent for women and 80 percent for men.

7. Children usually recover pretty quickly from the trauma — Truth: Splits trigger long-term personal problems.

8. Children of divorce are less likely to divorce — Truth: They’re much less likely to respect the bonds of matrimony.

9. Kids do better with stepfamilies than with single parents — Truth: Single parents do just as well.

10. Second marriages tend to be more successful — Truth: The divorce rate for second marriages is higher than for first marriages.

SING IT AND WIN

Play a line from a song in your format, then stop the song and have a caller sing the next line to win, they must sing!

YOUR PET TALKS TO YOU

(Sun) Although you may not know it, you and your beloved pet share many of the same abilities, like smiling when you feel good and dreaming when you sleep. Warren Eckstein, author of “How to Get Your Dog to Do What You Want,” and other experts have discovered these and more amazing facts about your dog or cat that will lead to great happiness for both of you. Here are a few secrets your pet would love to share with you if only he could talk:

· Happy faces — When dogs and cats are in a good mood, they use the same facial muscles we do to crack a smile. Golden retrievers and Dobermans are well known for beaming when they’re happy.

· Don’t forget — Just watch your puppy or kitty balk because he or she fears a ride in the car will end at the vet’s office and you’ll realize that animals remember loads of information by association.

· I’m so lonesome — Your pet doesn’t camp out on your bed or nestle in the dirty clothes hamper to make you angry. They miss you so much that they need the comfort of your scent when left home alone.

· Dream on — When your pet sleeps, he or she often has dreams that trigger jerky foot movements or a wiggly nose. But should a nightmare disturb Spot’s slumber, you can clam him with a gentle touch.

· Brain Power — Parrots are especially bright and have the capacity to catalog as much information as a 5 year old child. Keep your feathered pal happy with an array of colorful toys and loving attention.

· Now ear this — Dogs and cats experience sounds twice as loudly as humans do. That’s why they often on completely bonkers during a thunderstorm or when a screaming siren goes by the house.

WIN MY MONEY

The morning host goes up against a listener to see who can answer the most out of ten questions in 60 seconds. The listener goes first while the morning host leaves the studio. He then comes back in and tries to answer more of the ten than the listener. If he doesn’t, then they win whatever cash the morning host has in his wallet.

SEVEN KISSES

If you’ve got a single stunt guy who is always trying to play women, offer him the dream opportunity of a lifetime. He gets to kiss 7 beautiful women all at the same time, only he will be blindfolded and one will be a man. He doesn’t know, but the listeners do and will want to know if he will realize it. Plus, if he doesn’t know, how will he react when told after.

MEN ARE HUGGING MORE

Real men hug each other, and they’re doing it more often than ever, say experts on social customs and good manners. “If you are greeting someone in a casual scenario, I don’t think a hug is out of place,” says Jason Tesauro, the author of “The Modern Gentleman.” “Saying goodbye is always safer because you’ve built up a fellowship.” Men often hug at emotional moments during sports events, weddings and funerals, says professor Mark Mormon of Baylor University in Waco, Texas. “But if you are in the office, hugging generally doesn’t work because there isn’t a lot of emotion there,” says Mormon. And most men aren’t comfortable hugging for more than a second or two. If you’re thinking of joining the group hug, consider these options:

· The quickie — Two men shake hands and then use the free hand to clasp the other’s shoulder or gently pat near the shoulder blade.

· The shoulder-pad bump — Two men shake hands, then, without letting go, lean into each other and bump chests while their free hands pound each other heartily on the back.

· The slip and slide — Two men stand side-by-side and briefly drape closer arms over the other’s shoulder or behind the other’s back while they tap each other’s chests with the farther hands.

· The rapper hit — Two guys meet with a fancy handshake, then step in to briefly bump their inside shoulders.

This whole “man-hug” issue got us going. I’m very uncomfortable with it because my family was never touchy-feely or open with expressing affection. And I’ve noticed a lot of the guys who initiate the hugging thing are big guys. May be it’s more an intimidation thing because you can’t stop them. What do your listeners think? Or how about that one guy everyone knows who wants to kiss everyone when he’s drunk… including other guys?

GORSEFEATHERS by Patrick Gorse

A story in the Associated Press says Bobby Knight, “well known for his crusty behavior,” may get back into coaching. Crusty behavior? During basketball games, Knight’s been arrested for assaulting a police officer, he’s thrown chairs, kicked his own kid — he choked a player at practice — and just recently he fired a shotgun over the house of a guy he’d had an argument with. Crusty? By that logic, Hitler was “cranky” and Michael Moore is “chunky.”

The British Office for National Statistics says the bad economy there is causing Britons to buy less food. Think the British had a stiff upper lip before? Eliminate chewing and it gets even stiffer!

Despite the plunging Dow Jones stock index, the New York Daily News reports that prostitutes in Manhattan are “still busy”. It’s great to know the girls are busy getting busy. I had no idea Warren Buffet was that horny.

Sanjaya Malakar signed an autograph for former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer at last years White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Sanjaya said, “Now that I think of it, I’m glad I didn’t take him up on his offer to come back to his hotel room and sign a couple balls for him.”

The drug maker, Pfizer, has agreed to pay $894 million to settle lawsuits over their painkilling drugs, Celebrex and Bextra. $892 million to settle lawsuits over Celebrex and Bextra, and $2 million to Sarah Palin for stealing names she planned to give her next two kids, Brex and Bextra.

Miss Teen Louisiana, Lindsey Evans, has lost her sash and crown after dining and dashing at a restaurant, but leaving marijuana behind in her purse with her I.D. I’m not shocked that a beauty pageant contestant is that dumb, what does surprise me is that she was actually eating food in the first place.

The beauty contestant pageant was charged with petty theft, possessing pot and disturbing World Peace.

Liberal bloggers keep criticizing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for saying she doesn’t like to “toot” her own horn right before she toots her horn. Take it easy on Sarah. Where she comes from, tooting your horn is the only way to keep the polar bears away.

Florida Congressmen Tim Mahoney, a married man, is involved in a huge sex scandal that went public when his mistress caught him cheating with another woman. He’s sort of tooting his own horniness.

The Backstreet Boys sang the national anthem before game one of the World Series and they worked some unusual lyrics into the song. It’s the first time I’ve heard it go, “By the dawn’s early light; Backstreet’s back. All Right!”

The rumor is 82-year-old Cloris Leachman will be doing a hip-hop routine on “Dancing With the Stars” next week. That’s if she doesn’t break her hip on “Dancing With the Stars” this week.

India sent a rocket to the moon this week. My question is, “Why would India spend $79 million to go to the Sea of Tranquility when they can achieve tranquility by contemplating their navels?”

WHICH IS SCARIEST?

a. Hoping you have enough candy for Halloween.

b. Running out of candy on Halloween.

c. Running out candy for the third time and Halloween is still a week away.

a. A Jack-O-Lantern on your porch.

b. A lumber jack on your porch.

c. Jack Kevorkian on your porch!

a. Finding out a ghost is moving into your guest room.

b. Hearing the ghost that has moved into your guest room.

c. Hearing your mother-in-law is moving into your guest room!

a. Seeing a spider web in your yard.

b. Walking into a spider web in your yard.

c. Finding out there are pictures of you on the web!

a. A black cat.

b. A black widow.

c. A black suburban parked out front of your and those guys who keep talking into their sleeves.

HELIUM THEATER

Stupid, but fun. We did a dramatic reading of the Vincent Price rap at the end of “Thriller.” On helium. Over the looped bed. Too fun. Okay. To save you some time. #Darkness falls across the land The midnight hour is close at hand Creatures crawl in search of blood To terrorize y’awls neighborhood And whosoever shall be found Without the soul for getting down Must stand and face the hounds of hell And rot inside a corpses shell The foulest stench is in the air The funk of forty thousand years And grizzly ghouls from every tomb Are closing to seal your doom And though you fight to stay alive Your body starts to shiver For no mere mortal can resist The evil of the thriller /(maniacal laugh, deep echo)

SMOKE ALARMS

We are sending out stunt boy to go Trick-or-Treating a little early this year to give out some VIP passes to our Halloween Party. He weighs 300 pounds and will be wearing a bunny suit. He’ll go door to door checking smoke alarms to see if they work. If they do, they get passes, if not some batteries.

HALLOWEEN MATCH GAME

· It was a great Halloween party, they had a BLANK in every room.

· It was a lame Halloween party, instead of bobbing for apples, we bobbed for BLANK.

· Dr. Frankenstein is so dumb, for his monster he used the brain from a BLANK.

WHY DOES THE JACK O’LANTERN REPRESENT HALLOWEEN?

It all came from Ireland where an old Irish legend tells of a guy named Jack who drank too much liquor at a local pub on All Hallow’s Eve. The more drinks Jack consumed the more his life was slipping away. As drunk Jack stumbled home, the Devil demanded that Jack come to Hell with him because of his evil ways. Jack told the Devil he’d come with him if the Devil would first climb a nearby tree to pluck him an apple. As the Devil climbed the tree, Jack carved a cross in the tree’s trunk–preventing the Devil from coming back down. The angry Devil demanded that Jack release him. But first Jack made him promise that when he died the Devil would not claim his soul. The Devil agreed and Jack set him free.

On the following All Hallow’s Eve Jack died from his excessive drinking. He was forbidden to enter the gates of Heaven because of his mean and evil habits. Desperate for a resting place, Jack tried entering Hell, but the Devil denied Jack access because of their previous promise. The Devil gave the rejected Jack a lighted piece of coal to help him find his resting place. Jack, who was munching down on a turnip at the time, placed the coal inside the turnip and used it as a lantern to light his way through the dark night. Since then, Jack has been roaming the world with his jack o’lantern looking for a place to rest.

In keeping with the legend, the Irish at first used carved out potatoes, beets, or turnips as lanterns. Pumpkins were not used until Irish immigrants came to America and realized that these big orange squashes were more abundant and cheaper than beets or turnips.

YOU’RE DATING A LOSER

Here’s some advice from Gary Aumiller, PHD, co-author of “Red Flags! How To Know When You’re Dating A Loser.” The following are guy “imperfections” are too deeply rooted to tweak… though some are actually blessings in disguise.

· He’s cheap — He may not splurge on romantic impulse buys like pricey dinners, but at least he won’t piss away his cash or have to hit you up for a few bucks.

· He’s too close to his parents — His mom’s constant calls may get annoying, but a dude with strong family ties is more likely to know what it takes to make a relationship work.

· He’s a chronic flirt — A steady guy who is always charming other chicks is showing disrespect for you… not to mention a compulsive need for female attention.

· He’s a workaholic — You might feel lonely when you’re home alone while your guy puts in extra time on the job. Still, an ambitious partner is a heck of a lot better than an aimless one.

· He’s competitive — Getting worked up while watching his favorite team blow the game is one thing. Turning every encounter into a challenge means he values winning above all else.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME REVEALS PERSONALITY

According to Dr Elayne Kahn your Halloween costume reveals alot about ones personality:

· Witches — Enchanting people, take control in romantic situations. Always honest about there feelings.

· Politicians — Suspicious of authority. Judge people by there actions, not by their words. Opinionated.

· Movie Stars — Concerned about reputation, success. Enjoy being the center of attention. Socially active.

· Clowns — Sensitive to others emotions, self-assured, can laugh at themselves.

· Aliens — Often have a hard time understanding people’s intentions.

· Monsters — Appear calm, but they’re hiding internal turmoil. Have difficulty expressing themselves.

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