RANT: 104.1 is now "Praise" 104

104.1 has so far changed formats 3 times this year. At the beginning of the year it was a classical music station. Then it changed formats to become "George 104", which was sort of a mix station. It's catch was that it wouldn't play ads for 104 days. Also, there wasn't a DJ- it was just pre-recorded messages from the guy who played Mr. Peterman on Seinfeld about how great the station was, and that you could call in to leave a message to provide feedback on the station. I think their tagline was "We play whatever we want!"

That whole no advertising for 104 days must have tanked the station, though, because now it is Praise 104! Over the weekend I thought, gee, they sure are playing some interesting songs... but according to their motto, they can playing "whatever we want!", so OK. Then I heard a commercial- thanks for listening to Praise 104. Praise? That's right- 104.1 is now a Gospel station.

Gospel has its place in radio- just not on my pre-set buttons.
I can't believe I am saying this, but I actually miss the George and Mr. Peterman's soothing voice. *sigh* At least with 104's history I know that they will be changing formats soon. Praise can't hang around too long. I give it 3 months tops.

FAVE: Burglar's Prothetic Leg Falls Off During Robbery

I haven't posted anything in a while, mainly because I wasn't seeing anything very inspiring. But this story was on cnn today "Police: ATM thief's fake leg falls off in escape bid"
Apparently the guy was trying to steal an ATM machine by yanking it from a store (yeup, it wasn't even outside) with a chain tied to his pickup. So right away we know he's smart (cause who's gonna notice that?). But unfortunately there was one unforseen occurance- his prothetic leg fell off as he tried to run away from the cops. Ooops.

My grandparents both had fake prothetic legs (one each, thankyouverymuch) and I can't imagine either of them running with them, much less from the cops. I wonder if the cops laughed when they saw the guy's leg fall off, or if they were mortified. Ha, funny to think about.

RAVE: Julia Louis-Dreyfus on SNL

Watching SNL right now, and I gotta give credit where it is due. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is hosting and she looks really good, I think better than she did on Seinfeld. Girlfriend is in his mid-forties and is looking bangin' in a little black number. It's nice to see her return to her SNL roots!

I also have to say I love Miya Rudolph's Oprah impression.

RAVE: Breach

Went and saw Breach last weekend, and it was really very good. I liked it for a lot of reasons- I like "true" stories, I like spy stories, I like movies that are set in DC. The plot line was really tense at times, it was great.

What wasn't great was that Ryan Phillippe had a giant bump on his forehead most of the movie. I couldn't stop staring at it- was it a boil? Was it a welt from where Reese threw something at him when she found out about his filandering? I don't know! It drove me absoltuely crazy though. Does he always have this bumpy thing on his forehead? I don't remember seeing it in his other movies. Anybody know?

RAVE: Notorious B.I.G.

It is hard to believe that Notorious B.I.G. has been gone for ten years today. Lets all take a moment to remember the music and the man whose death gave P. Diddy a career.

Cause after all, I like it when you call me Big Poppa.

RAVE: Jared Leto, Amazing Inflatable/Deflatable Man

A little late (I know, what else is new), but you have GOT to check out these pictures of Jared Leto playing Mark David Chapman (left) in the movie Chapter 27, about John Lennon's death. He put on 50 freakin' pounds for the movie and became, in my opinion, unrecognizable as the lovable Jordan Catalano of yesteryear, except for the eyes. Chapter 27 premiered at Sundance, and although most of the reviews seem to be really bad- the word "boring" is bandied about a lot- I still think his transformation is fascinating. Reports say that at the time he gained all the weight his cholesterol was over 300 and his doctors were very concerned for his health. However, he lost all 50 pounds in 6 months and is back to his super-slim goth 30 Seconds to Mars look (below, complete with the eyeliner).


Super Skinny Jared Leto, 50 pounds lighter than above.

For the complete collection from this photoshoot, go to buzznet

*I would also like to say that I was working on this post before the Superficial, i didn't take their idea, thankyouverymuch*

RANT: I AM Smarter Than a 5th Grader

So I watched that new show "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" last night and wanted to kill myself after someone who was definately brain damaged in some way won $100,000 for answering questions on the level of a 1st-3rd grader. She quit and took home her 100 grand after the following question- "How many decades are in two millenia?" I know that math involving numbers over ten is difficult, but come on. Seriously.

Here's a hint she's not too bright- she almost lost after the first question, which was "What star is closest to the Earth?" (1st grade level). My response: "Hint: it's bright and shiney and wakes you up every morning".

I know that they are not going to put people of at least even average intelligence on this show. Because what would be the fun of having normal people, who could answer basic questions like "how many states are there in the US?" wouldn't have any entertainment value. But I still don't think that someone who has a hard time identifying the sun should win $100,000.

I guess the real mystery of the whole thing is how Jeff Foxworthy is still employed and in the public eye. It is probably for the pure humiliation factor- If I could choose anyone to taunt my intelligence on national TV, it would definately not be Foxworthy, cause that's like having someone from the trailer park come over and criticize the job you did with the paving stones in your driveway.

RANT: Trifecta of Things that Bother Me Today

I woke up this morning to three rather disturbing things:

1) My beloved Al Gore, whose environmental documentary An Inconvenient Truth recently won an Oscar on Sunday, apparently has a $2,439 electric bill for the month. Can he really care about global warming as much as he seems to with an electric bill like this? On Sunday he was talking about about the power of ordinary people to change our collective fate of mankind by doing simple things, and now we find out he apparently leaves all the lights on in his giant mansion 24/7.

2) Why do some people think it is OK to be blatantly racist? An article on cnn.com talks about a newspaper out of California called AsianWeek whose contributor, Kenneth Eng, wrote an article called "Why I Hate Blacks" and argues that Black Americans are essentially weak for being enslaved for over 300 years. Now the Asian community is decrying this article and author, but how did it get published in the first place? Link to the cnn article.

3) Has anyone else seen that Honda commercial that goes, "we can't all be genuises, but we call do something smart"? Usually it has a guy that's blindfolded solving a rubik's cube (gag). Last night I saw a new commercial in the same series that featured a freakin' INFANT (seriously, 1, 2 years old?) pointing at pictures of presidents and calling out their names. "William Taft!" "Grover Cleveland!" "James Polk!". Who the hell recognizes a picture of James Polk?