Happy 09.02.10 Day!

Huzzah!! Today is September 2, 2010 … or 09.02.10 which, as you should know, is arguably the most famous zip code in the world: I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than by watching a string of classic eps of Beverly Hills, 90210 which — I am happy to report — Sarah always keeps plenty of on her DVR. Yes, I made it to Detroit safe and sound yesterday … well, better than safe and sound. At last, all of my traveling has started to pay off. I have finally banked enough Sky Miles with Delta Airlines to get enough status for FREE first class upgrades! I flew home to Detroit yesterday in high style, y’all. I know I always complain about how much I hate flying but … if I keep getting first class upgrades, I may just become a very happy flier after all Tonight Sarah, Agnes, Mark and I are heading out to Comerica Park in downtown Detroit to attend the Eminem & Jay-Z concert there!! The whole city is just really amped for this concert … I cannot wait! I’ll do my best to get some fun photos to share .. damn, is it good to be home in Detroit again

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Lil’ Miley . The graphic birthing scene in Breaking Dawn will NOT be toned down in the movie version . Amazingly enough, Paris Hilton owns a purse just like the one with cocaine in it that she claims isn’t hers. Andy Cohen says Bravo TV is Bi . Abs -solutely hot. I have no words for THIS embarrassing display. Kelly Osbourne channels her inner Pussycat Doll . A crazed nutball takes the Discovery Channel hostage before being shot dead. Does John Travolta really love the fellas ? The smoking baby is a quitter . Stereogum gets you ready for new music in 2010 . Sir Ian McKellan has always been a hottie . P. Diddy sued for $12 mil . Blackbeard shows up on the set of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides . T.I. and Mrs. T.I. busted ! Katt Williams is 37, K-Ci of K-Ci and JoJo is 41, Cynthia Watros ( Lost ) is 42, Salma Hayek is 44 and Keanu Reeves is 46 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today. Guns N Roses get booed off stage . Will Harvey Keitel replace Steve Carell on The Office ? The New Regime is a one man band . Executive Wookie .

Mariah Carey Names Her New Xmas Album

A couple of weeks ago we learned that Mariah Carey is planning the release of her second Xmas album due out later this year , 16 years after she released her first Xmas album back in 1994. Today we learn the title of said new Xmas album : Mariah Carey may or may not be pregnant, but one thing’s for sure, she will be delivering a bundle of joy this holiday season. The sequel to the pop songbird’s Christmas album has been given an official title and due date. Rap-Up.com has exclusively learned that Mimi’s upcoming holiday project will be called Merry Christmas II You. The II represents the follow-up to 1994’s multi-platinum Merry Christmas album, which spawned the now-classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” The new offering is scheduled for a November 2 release and will include original material as well as covers of holiday classics. An accompanying DVD will also be released the same day, but there are currently no details on what exactly it will contain. The packaging was shot in the spring by famed photographer David LaChapelle and features a festive setting with fake snow, tinsel, and wooden reindeers. Mariah’s manager Chris Lighty tweeted that she is working with the Home Shopping Network (HSN) to promote the project. As I said before, Mimi ‘s original Xmas song All I Want For Christmas Is You which is featured on her 1994 Xmas album is one of my all-time favorite Xmas songs: We learned previously that a new remix of that track will be included on this new album Merry Christmas II You . I’m hopeful that there will be at least one other hit Xmas song on this new disc … but I’m not holding my breath. Mimi struck pure gold with AIWFCIY and I doubt she’ll be able to match the success of that track … but she’s gonna try, gosh darn it. Merry Christmas II You will hit stores on November 2. Do you think you’ll be stuffing your stockings with this new offering from MC ? [ Source ]

Detroit, Here I Come

This afternoon I will be flying back home to Detroit, MI for the rest of the week to spend time with my family and friends there. Princess Zakiya recently celebrated her 5th birthday, my BFF Sarah celebrates her birthday this coming Saturday and my mom celebrates her birthday the following weekend … so I’m going back home to celebrate the births of some of the most important peeps in my life: Additionally, a group of friends and I will be attending the BIG Eminem & Jay-Z concert at Comerica Park in downtown Detroit tomorrow night. Em and Jay will only be playing shows in Detroit and NYC … so there is no way I was gonna miss the opening night show in Detroit Rock City. I’ve never seen either performer live in concert so I’m very excited. Never fear, things will be totally normal here on the blog while I’m in Detroit … so have a Happy Hump Day and I’ll see y’all in Detroit

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HERE are the pairings for the upcoming 11th season of Dancing with the Stars . Jodie Sweetin births again . James Cameron shows just how much of a douche he really is . Team Piranha 3D !!! George Clooney in a 3-way ? Does THIS matador make you horny, baby? The new Miss Universe supports marriage equality . Lindsay Lohan has issued a cease & desist order on her estranged father Michael Lohan . Have shark movies finally jumped the … er … shark ? 67 year old Calvin Klein ‘s new 20 year old boyfriend apparently used to do gay porn . Lea Michele does Glamour magazine . Cee Lo ‘s new single Fuck You gets a music video . The California Gurls boys are now Peacocks . Bethenny Frankel officially quits The Real Housewives of NYC . Kate Hudson does British Elle magazine . Blake Lively ‘s hoots are on prominent display . Scott Speedman ( Felicity ) is 35, Gloria Estefan is 53, Dr. Phil is 60 and Lily Tomlin is 71 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today. JK Rowling donates $15 million to MS research . Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes doesn’t really like Taylor Swift very much . Um … what is going on with Miley Cyrus ‘s face ?

The Little Aud-Ball

Yesterday afternoon David and I trekked out west to Marina Del Rey, CA to attend a baby shower for our friends Genevieve and Charlie who are expecting their first child together ANY DAY NOW! They’ve already settled on naming their babygirl Audrey so, naturally, her baby shower was dubbed The Little Aud-Ball Part of the fun yesterday included making quilt squares so that they can be sewed together later on: No, this cute square was not made by us (unfortch) ours was a bit different. After the jump, check out the quilt square that David and I painted (along with a few others) and check out a couple of adorable photos of Me with Gen and her burgeoning Baby Bump … Our quilt square is the black and white one with the letters A U D R E Y colored in yellow, get it? Meh, we’re not artists Here are a couple of photos with Gen and the incubating Audrey: Doesn’t she look fantastic! I am so excited for Gen and Charlie … they’re gonna be the best parents ever!! After the shower, we made our way back home to watch the Emmys and that was pretty much my night. Tonight, we’re meeting up with our friend Gillian but first, I have to start packing for Detroit. OY! Always on the go … Happy Monday!

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The Last Exorcism was the #1 movie at the box office this weekend . Are the Glee actors fighting for more money ? The Human Centipede sequel is already being filmed . Wait, James Dean was gay ? Giddy-up, cowboy ! Andy Cohen opens up about getting bullied during the reunion special for The Real Housewives of New Jersey . Taylor Swift releases a new music video . Play Tetris with your living room furniture . Heavy drinkers live longer . Bono for Louis Vuitton . Click HERE to watch Jimmy Fallon perform odes to 24 , Law & Order and Lost on the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards . TV commercials these days aren’t as fun as they used to be . Fred Savage is alive . Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore love Snoop Dogg . Josh Duhamel looks great in the poster artwork for his new film. Lisa Ling is 37, Cameron Diaz is 38 and Michael Chiklis is 47 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today. The producer of American Pie is filing for bankruptcy . The cast of MTV ‘s Jersey Shore sued for assault . Did you know that Sir Patrick Stewart almost lost the role of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation ?

‘Scream’ Fest

Yesterday was a kinda chilly day here in LA … we endured a week of temps reaching the low 100′s and then yesterday the temp dropped into the low 70′s/high 60′s … we’re fragile creatures here in SoCal so it was deffo a shock to the system. I decided to turn off the air conditioning, open up all the windows and bury myself in my University of Oklahoma Snuggie in front of the TV. I managed to catch a showing of Scream and then was inspired to round out my day by watching Scream 2 and Scream 3 in succession: As y’all are prolly well aware, I am VERY excited about the release of Scream 4 next year so it was really fun to reminisce with the first 3 films in the franchise. I vividly remember how big a hit Scream was when it was released in 1995. It had successfully lampooned all the cliches that we constantly see in horror films while still scaring the crap out of us. Scream 2 and 3 were very fun sequels, especially 3 especially because Parker Posey is effing fantastic! If you’ve not seen Scream s 1, 2 and 3 in a while I urge you to dig out those VHS tapes or DVDs and check ‘em out again. Fun times, I’m telling you. David and I did manage to get out of the house last night … we met up with Emma and Josh for dinner in Culver City. It was really fun getting to spend time with them. Afterward, I came home while David hit the town with our other friend Josh. This afternoon, David and I will be going to a baby shower for our friends Genvieve and Charlie! They’re expecting the birth of their first child together very soon so today is the day we celebrate her arrival Tonight, EMMYS ! Hope you’re having a swell Sunday Wee.

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Nick Cannon says that his wife Mariah Carey would be “the best mom” . Fantasia seems to be doing well since her recent suicide attempt. Guns N Roses are up their old shenanigans . Nicole Richie knows how to keep a secret . Will Oprah Winfrey host the series finale of her talk show in a stadium ? 50 Cent is having a whole lotta fun on Twitter . Levi Johnston is sorry for apologizing to Sarah Palin . John Hensley ( Nip/Tuck ) is 33, Rebecca DeMornay is 51, Robin Leach ( Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous ) is 69 and Sir Richard Attenborough is 87 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today. Elephant Man crochet .

Movie Mania

Last night David and I decided to forgo all the craziness going on around town and stay in for a quite night on the couch … which, of course, meant a night at the movies! First up, I watched the 1984 film Red Dawn … then the 2003 film Party Monster … then the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer : I had only seen Red Dawn once before but I had forgotten most of it … it tells the fictional tale of a Soviet/Cuban invasion of the USA and the first months of World War III. It stars Patrick Swayze , Charlie Sheen , Lea Thompson , Jennifer Grey and others as freedom fighter kids who fight back against the invading armies. It’s ridiculously cheesy but still a great movie. I remember seeing Party Monster (starring Seth Green and Macaulay Culkin ) in the theater back in 2003. The film is outrageously fun … and while people mainly remember Macaulay performance, I have always been much more impressed with Seth ‘s performance in the film. And the film soundtrack? OMG, it’s one of my faves of all time. I also saw Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the theater back in 1992 … I loved it then and I love it now. The world may know Sarah Michelle Geller as Buffy Summers but Kristy Swanson was the original Buffy and she kicked all kinds of ass in the original film. I don’t usually spend my Friday nights in front of the TV but last night was a fun exception. Not sure what we’re doing tonight … there’s an Emmy party that we may attend but we’re still undecided. It’s such a nice day out, I think I’ll do something to enjoy it while I can. Happy Weekend, y’all!!

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