08.25.10 TODAY IS...

  • Kiss and Make Up Day
  • Wizard of Oz Day - premiered 70 years ago today
  • Healthy Lifestyle Day

POP QUIZ

75-thousand of (these) are left behind in hotels every year

ANSWER

Teddy bears!  How sad is that?  PHONER:  How far have you traveled to retrieve a lost teddy bear? If you're a parent, the entire world has stopped at least one time for a teddy search!
http://bit.ly/dwcKwA

IN SEARCH OF

What folks are Googlin' this morning

"erica blasberg"

Four months after the death of LPGA star Erica Blasberg, authorities determined that it was indeed suicide.  She died in her Henderson, NV home on May 11th.  The Clark Co. Coroner's office determined she died from asphyxiation.  They also found toxic levels of prescription medication including pain and anti-anxiety medication.

"pre-crime"

Everyone's talking about new software being used in Baltimore, Philly and now Washington, D.C. that will predict which individuals on probation or parole will commit a murder or other crimes.  The software was developed by a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and if proved successful, could influence sentencing recommendations and bail amounts.  Is the pre-crime unit featured in "Minority Report" coming to life?

"hoopz"

Word is Shaq has popped the question to former reality show contestant Hoopz.  She won the first season of Favor Flav's "Flavor of Love" on VH1, along with "I Love Money."  Sounds like a woman who gets what she wants. http://bit.ly/9F4vRF

"vatooing"

Vatooing is a hot search this morning.  It's basically a spray-on-tattoo for your... um.... your... just click here! http://bit.ly/93NMca

PHONEBUZZ

Light 'em up!

Who will admit to being the worst driver on the road right now?

Odd story out of Indiana where lawmakers are puzzled by a recent study that found teenagers who take driver's ed classes are more likely to crash than those who do not take the classes!   

Current drivers under 18 who took drivers ed had nearly four times the crashes than those without the training.  

An overhaul in the course may be needed, they say.  After all, it's the same course that's been taught the last 30 years.  
http://bit.ly/bJ6mFh

What is the strangest thing you're allergic to?  

Talk about bad luck -- a woman has been given the title "the most allergic woman in Britain" because she's allergic to...pretty much everything.  33-year old Yvonne Simon says she breaks out in a rash and her glands swell up just eating almost every food and touching money.  

She's even allergic to rain falling on her head.

She has survived on a bland diet of filtered water, lentils, brown rice, carrots, apples and plantain. 

Here's what she avoids:
  • deodorant
  • perfume
  • paint
  • fizzy drinks
  • minerals in bottled spring water
  • chocolate
  • onions
  • car fumes
  • hydrocortisone cream
  • nuts
  • bleach
  • fish
  • tea
  • coffee
  • oranges
  • tomatoes
  • latex
  • talc
  • newsprint dye
  • coins
  • banknotes
  • pasta
  • sunflower oil
  • dairy products
  • wheat
  • bread products
  • white rice
  • porridge
  • white sugar
  • sweets
  • cigarette smoke
  • nickel
  • gold
  • silver
  • food colorings
  • sulphates
  • calcium chloride
  • rainwater

http://bit.ly/9mEja9

FACEBUZZ

Post this:  What will your kid not go back to school this year without? 

CELEBRITY TWEETS

  • It's KISS and Lady Gaga -- match made in heaven over the weekend in NJ.  She wore Paul Stanley's boots for the entire show.  Picture here: http://bit.ly/aL74Bx

  • Michael Douglas is having a rough week.  First he announced he has a tumor in his throat, and now his ex-wife wants his cash.  Diandra Douglas claims she's entitled to half of anything he makes from spinoffs of work he did while they were married.  Opening soon -- the sequel to Wall Street.  Oops.  http://bit.ly/atjQKz

  • "So Scary, just got woken up to a guy trying to break into my house holding 2 big knifes. Cops are here arresting him."  That's from Paris Hilton's Twitter page.  Photo: http://twitpic.com/2hrfnm


  • Sheryl Crow doesn't want women to go through what she went through - so she opened a breast cancer imaging center in Los Angeles yesterday.  The center features the "latest advancements in digital screening and diagnostic imaging technologies."   The equipment should pick up breast cancer threats as early as possible.  http://bit.ly/bvWNz0

  • Movie star Taylor Lautner has reached diva status after filing a lawsuit claiming emotional distress, fraud and breach of contract after a $300-thousand trailer he ordered to use while filming a new movie never arrived.  http://bit.ly/cpKijz

  • Coming to you five nights a week - "How I Met Your Mother."  The show is going into syndication Sept. 13th.  

  • So is Mariah Carey pregnant or not?  Her husband, Nick Cannon, is dancing around the subject.  On his NYC radio show yesterday, he said "I've said it before and I'll say it time and time again -- when my wife feels like talking about whatever she wants to talk about, you will hear it directly from her.... There's a certain time limit that you're supposed to wait before you actually can officially say that you are. You've got to take all those things into factor and it gets really heightened when you're one of the most famous people in the world because you don't want to mislead anybody."  Hmmmmm.... http://bit.ly/d2UM3K

CUTTIN' CAKE

  • Sean Connery (80)
  • Rachel Ray (42)
  • Billy Ray Cyrus (49)

BIRTHDAY QUIZ

Guess who's 80 today?

AUDIO


ANSWER

Sean Connery from "Finding Forrester"

PRIMETIME, BABY!

ABC: The Middle, The Middle, Modern Family, Cougar Town, Castle
CBS: Big Brother (NEW), Criminal Minds, CSI: NY
NBC: Minute to Win It (NEW), America's Got Talent (LIVE), Law & Order: SVU
FOX: MasterChef (NEW)
CW: America's Next Top Model, Plain Jane (NEW)

FUN STUFF

GOTTA SEE THIS

This settles it -- EVERYTHING is now a sport. 

WHO SAID IT?

"My driving abilities from Mexico have helped me get through Hollywood."
-Salma Hayek

JOKE OF THE DAY

A husband asks his wife, "what do you like most in me, my tough, chiseled jaw line or my sexy body?"
She looks him up and down and replies, "I like your sense of humor." 

SURF THIS

For years, those of us in radio have been judging the popularity of songs by music charts found in publications like Billboard magazines.  That may now be old school.  New school is the UltimateChart.com which measures the popularity of songs over the whole social web.  Facebook, Twitter and YouTube along with MTV.com and iTunes.  Check out what's popular this week:  http://www.ultimatechart.com/

DOGGIE BAG

  • A 79-year old woman in Sheboygan, Wisconsin killed a rattle snake with the closest available weapon -- an ice chipper.  Sounds like we have a plot idea for Basic Instinct 3! http://yhoo.it/c6PCr2

  • Get this -- mom, dad and daughter...all arrested at the same DWI checkpoint in East Fishkill, NY early Sunday morning.  When did the Osbournes move to East Fishkill?  http://bit.ly/aks4FZ

  • A new Edmunds report found prices for used vehicles have risen as much as 30% because the cash-for-clunkers program took so many off the market.  The report also found fewer new cars are being sold.  On a positive note, sales of bike tire pumps are up 60%... http://bit.ly/dhNPCH



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