10.11.10 TODAY IS

  • Columbus Day
  • Thanksgiving Day in Canada
  • National Sausage Pizza Day
  • National School Lunch Week Begins

POP QUIZ

TV history in the making as Saturday Night Live debuted on this day  in 1975 starring Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevi Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman and Gilda Radner.  Who was the very first host?

ANSWER

George Carlin!

PHONEBUZZ

What happened to you on the Luckiest Day of the Century???

Did you know that yesterday was supposed to be the luckiest day of the century?  Numerologists say the "row of perfect tens" created by the date made yesterday lucky -- very lucky.  So what happened to you?  source


CELEBRITY TWEETS

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Miley Cyrus wants to make sure we know that she's not a Disney Channel princess anymore.  To prove it, her new video for the song "Who Owns My Heart" begins with her blindfolded wearing only a tank top and undies and ends with her dancing in a girl's club.  The Parents Television Council is really, really bummed over her latest turn.  They say it sends a wrong message to her "teen following."  

...Hey parents -- there's always Justin Bieber!  And he's back with more stuff for you to buy.  This time - nail polish.  E! reports the Biebs is releasing a line of glittery nail polish called "One Less Lonely Girl" available at your nearest Walmart during the holidays. source

It's all Ryan all the time.  Ryan Seacrest is in talks to launch his own cable network.  He's developing a music, pop culture and lifestyle channel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  go!


Eminem was on 60 Minutes last night claiming the language he uses in his music stops at the studio door.  "Profanity around my house?  No," he says.  "I don't cuss."  He also broke down the art of rhyming -- watch him explain how he can rhyme any word -- even 'orange'. Watch


Grammy-winning soul singer Solomon Burke died at an airport over the weekend.  He was 71.  He was on his way to play a gig in Amsterdam. source


The 'Queen of Gospel' died on Friday -- Albertina Walker died of respiratory failure at RML Specialty Hospital in Chicago, she was 81.  source

Splitzville -- Ben Harper and Laura Dern are no longer an item.  TMZ reports the Grammy winner filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences (strange pic of two here).  They have  two children.  source

Good news for "Deadliest Catch" fans -- all three stars who jumped ship last month are back on.  Captains Sig Hansen and Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand worked everything out with the network and they're "heading up to Dutch Harbor to start filming the new season." source

Box Office -- Word of mouth was strong for "The Social Network" because it held on to the top spot for a second week.  The movie made $15.5 million during a lackluster weekend with ticket sales down 15% from last year.  The two newbies, "Life As We Know It" and "Secretariat" came in 2nd and 3rd.  source

CUTTIN' CAKE

  • Luke Perry (44)
  • Joan Cusack (48)
  • Daryl Hall (62)
  • Jane Krakowski (42)

BIRTHDAY QUIZ

Our birthday girl is 42 today...

AUDIO

HINT

39 Rock!

ANSWER

Jane Krakowski, Jenna on 30 Rock!

PRIMETIME, BABY!

ABC: Dancing With the Stars (2 hrs - LIVE), Castle (NEW)
CBS: How I Met Your Mother (NEW), Rules of Engagement (NEW), Two and a Half Men (NEW), Mike & Molly (NEW), Hawaii Five-O (NEW)
NBC: Chuck (NEW), The Event (NEW), Chase (NEW)
FOX: House (NEW), Lie to Me (NEW)
CW: 90210 (NEW), Gossip Girl (NEW)

FUN STUFF

GOTTA SEE THIS

Grover -- Smell Like a Monster!  

DID YOU KNOW

A new survey found that we get grumpier as the years fly by.  In fact, 52 is the age we start becoming Mr. or Mrs. Grumpy-pants.  As infants, we laughed 300 times a day, but that dropped to 6 a day in our teenage years and just 2.5 for those over 60.  

WHO SAID IT?

"Now I've got to stop making jokes about fat people, which is annoying. When I was fat, it was okay."
– Ricky Gervais, on the downside of losing 20-plus pounds, to PEOPLE
Before and after here

JOKE OF THE DAY

Why did Dorothy get lost in Oz?
She had three men giving her directions.

SURF THIS!

Ah, children.  They sure are.... expensive.  Seems like they outgrow their clothes after only one wear.  Drives you nuts, right?  Here's a site that may help.  Size Tracker predicts exactly when your child will grow into another size making it easier to buy clothes a few months out.  Check it out

DOGGIE BAG

Wh-wh-what?  Another sign this year has FLOWN by:  The Rockefeller Center Ice Rink opened for the season yesterday... proof ...watch!



A Nashville, TN high school teacher, suffering an apparent "nervous breakdown," screamed "I have the absolute power" and then began throwing trash cans and chairs across the room.  He was arrested and put on administrative leave.  The only thing missing from this story is the teacher grabbing a beer and then escaping down an emergency slide!  Oh, and if you don't believe me...there's video.  Watch here




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