04.19.10  TODAY IS: 

  • Turnoff Week begins today to encourage folks to turn off their electronics and enjoy the world around them.  Great idea!  But first let me set my DVR
  • 114th running of the Boston Marathon is today
  • Horseless Carriage Day celebrating this day in 1892 when the world witnessed the first automobile in America.  It was a strange looking device with a loud engine and a really kickin' sound system that jammed... nothing.


POP QUIZ:

Today in 1988, what singer was sworn in as mayor of Palm Springs, CA.

ANSWER:

Sonny Bono


IN SEARCH OF

What folks are Googlin' this morning

"country music awards" - The 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards were live from the MGM Grand in Vegas last night... here are a short list of winners

Entertainer of the year: Carrie Underwood
Top male vocalist: Brad Paisley
Top female vocalist: Miranda Lambert
Top vocal group: Lady Antebellum
Top vocal duo: Brooks & Dunn
Top new artist: Luke Bryan


"how old is cher" - This question seems to pop up every time she makes a public appearance.  She appeared on the country music awards stage last night in Vegas looking like she hasn't aged a day.  She will be 64 on May 20th.   See a picture here


"brooks & dunn farewell tour" - Brooks & Dunn are good and done.  The two are splitting up after their latest concert tour which begins April 23rd in California and wraps up in Nashville on August 10th.  


"carrie underwood's engagement ring" - Everyone wanted a shot at Carrie Underwood's engagement ring last night at the Country Music Awards.  The Entertainer of the Year winner flashed her big 'ol $150-thousand ring for the cameras and blinded several people.  The star is marrying pro hockey player Mike Fisher.  Her dog, Ace, will be the ring bearer at the wedding.  Look for the exciting event this summer.  See the ring here


Almost every search in the top 20 this morning had something to do with the country music awards.  Other searches included Miranda Lambert, Toby Kieth and his "heartrending tribute to NBA player and jazz bass guitar great Wayman Tisdale, and Brad Paisley's wife (Kimbery Williams-Paisley).  


PHONE BUZZ

Light 'em up!

Do you have a game you've played for years with family and friends, that you totally made up?
Great list here of the 10 Greatest Fictional Sports Ever Invented.  Yes, they aren't real.  I know this is going to be a tough pill to swallow... here are the top 3:

#3 - The Running Man 
You're a convicted felon, but are given a chance at freedom by simply appearing on a reality TV show.  Unfortunately, you're the winner only if you survive multiple assassins that try to hunt you down and kill you in a most creative and gruesome way (this fall on Fox!).  Fun stuff.  

#2 - Quidditch (Harry Potter)
Step 1, get yourself a flyin' broom.  Step 2, try and chuck the Quaffle (the ball) through one of your opponents three goals.  Finally, capture the Snitch, a tiny, winged ball with a mind of its own.  Do all this while the other team tries jam a Bludger (large iron ball) into your abdomen.   Oh, and it can be quite a nasty fall, too.  All that and there's no opportunity to go pro. 


#1  Calvinball (Calvin and Hobbes)
Easy.  Make up whatever rules you have to in order to continue having fun.  When you are exhausted, the game is over, and everyone has won.    

Get the entire list here



In your deepest darkest fantasies, what superhero would you love to play in the movies?
A website put together a great list of the 9 Actors Who Almost Played Superheroes and Villains, But Didn't.  Here are the top 3:

#3  Tom Cruise as Iron Man - Did you know that through most of the 90's and early 2000's Tom Cruise was supposed to be Tony Stark?   When the production company finally pushed ahead with the film, Cruise bailed saying the script was weak.  Here's an actual quote from Cruise:  "...as it was lining up, it just didn't feel to me like it was going to work."  Robert Downey, Jr didn't agree...


#2  Bill Murray as Batman - Before Tim Burton took over the franchise, Warner Brothers was looking at Murray as Bruce Wayne.  "I would have been a fine Batman," he told MTV. 


#1  Nicolas Cage as Superman - The plot was supposed to mirror the famous "Death of Superman" storyline and involve an update to the Christopher Reeve character with a redesigned suit.  Cooler heads prevailed and the project fell through.  



FACEBUZZ

Post this: Describe the time that you were glad you went with your intuition


CELEBRITY TWEETS

Betty White's appearance on SNL is coming up May 8th, and the show has announced that Jay-Z will be providing the music.  

If you're still mourning the loss of the show "Ugly Betty," here's something that may dry those eyes - "Ugly Betty," the movie.  Yes.  Hilda Suarez, the woman that played Betty's sister, says a movie is "something that we've been talking about and it's something that America Ferrera would really love to."  Stay tuned.  BTW; If you missed the final three minutes of the show, click here



HBO is renewing "Real Time with Bill Maher."  Not only will be show show be on through 2011, it'll go from 24 to 35 episodes a season.   Source


Christina Applegate is engaged!  Musician Martyn Lenoble popped the question on Valentines Day.  The two have been dating for two years.  Picture


The IRS is after Lindsay Lohan's dad.  They want $12-grand in delinquent federal taxes, money he was unable to pay, according to Michael Lohan, because he was behind bars.  Lohan spent time in prison in the 90's for criminal contempt of court.  He was later jailed again for attempted assault and driving while drunk.  He was released in 2007.   More here



FICTIONAL $$$
Forbes released their list of the wealthiest FICTIONAL characters of the year.  Honors this year go to a fairy, two billionaire boys and Springfield's most evil man.  Here are the top3:


#3 Richie Rich - He's the "richest kid in the world" because of the success of Rich Industries robotic maids (over 2-million sold to date).  He lives life to the fullest and parties hard - with hot dogs sprinkled with gold dust and lemonade cooled with chunks of arctic ice cap.  Net worth:  $11.5 billion.

#2 Scrooge McDuck - McDuck keeps a majority of his fortune in gold coins, all piled high inside his Duckburg "money bin."  Net worth:  $33.5 billion.

#1 Carlisle Cullen - He's an immortal vampire and small-town doctor who has amassed a fortune over the centuries.  It helps when your money has been building compound interest since 1670.  Look for him in the Twilight series.   Net worth:  $34.1 billion


BOX OFFICE:
5 Clash of the Titans
4 Death at a Funeral (premiered)
3 Date Night
2 Kick Ass (premiered)
1 How to Train Your Dragon


CUTTIN' CAKE TODAY

  • Ashley Judd is 42
  • Kate Hudson turns 31
  • Tennis pro Maria Sharapova is 23

BIRTHDAY QUIZ

Kate Hudson is 31 today.  What movie did she play a character named Andie Anderson?




ANSWER

"How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" with co-star Matthew McConaughey!


PRIMETIME, BABY!

ABC: Dancing With the Stars (LIVE), Romantically Challenged (NEW), Castle (NEW)
CBS: How I Met Your Mother (NEW), Rules of Engagement (NEW), Two and Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, CSI: Miami (NEW)
NBC: Chuck, Trauma (NEW), Law & Order
FOX: House (NEW), 24 (NEW)
CW: One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl


FUN STUFF


GADGET OF THE DAY

Ok, so this may not be the classiest fork to whip out during a formal dinner, but when you're alone, and just want to shove pasta in your mouth faster than a forklift, then here is your equipment!  The Twirling Spaghetti Fork - no explanation needed.  $12.  More here


GOTTA SEE THIS

If your Monday is anything like this dude's dunk, take the rest of the day off.  Watch.


DID YOU KNOW

It is a car! Not a BMW! Stop talking about your "cool stuff" if you want people to like you.
"Professor of psychology Leaf Van Boven of University of Colorado at Boulder, who has spent a decade studying the pursuit of happiness, says people who seek happiness with "stuff" are less likely to be liked by their peers than those who seek happiness through life experiences such as traveling or going to concerts."


WHO SAID IT?

"I'm so proud of the franchise, I would like to do it until I have to wear the girdle and the toupee."
-David Duchovny on reprising his X-Files character, Agent Mulder. More here


JOKE OF THE DAY

A woman turns to her husband and asks:  "Do you love me because my father died and left me a fortune?"
"That's crazy.  Of course no," her husband says.  "I'd love you no matter who left you the money."


SURF THIS!

Do this, next time you log on to Facebook, click this timer.  I bet you'll be amazed how much of your life passes you by... this is Timint.com, a simple website that times anything!  Projects, housework, phone calls, web surfing.  Spend a few hours and start clocking your time like a lawyer.  


GAME BREAK!

It's Classic Arcade Game Break Monday!  It's 1984, and you are the paper boy!  
Good luck


AND FINALLY... SOMETHING TO REMEMBER:




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