janet jackson music trivia, trailer to that katy perry flick, and finally some good news for tom cruise (and his wallet)

Happy 5th!  I can't believe how much I ate yesterday.  There's something about picnic food that turns me into an animal...and I'm paying for it this morning.

Anywho, if you're working today, have a great show, and like the last few days my prep is very light today.  I'm still working on my new site which I hope to launch early next month.  Here is what I've accomplished so far...

• Loaded the template and started adding content
• Realized I hate the template....looking for new one
• Established a newsletter mailing list
• Loaded a plug-in for a podcast -- more details on that soon
• Loaded a variety of other plug-ins (if you're familiar with Wordpress, you know what I'm talking about)

So far so good.  I'm excited about the website and think it will serve a radio niche that is greatly underserved.  Stay-tuned --

Today is Thursday July 5th, 2012...

Birthdays today include:

• DJ Pauly D from Jersey Shore (32)
• Edie Falco from the Sopranos (49 play this)
• Ryan Hansen from "Friends with Benefits" (31)
• Huey Lewis (62 play this)

Today is Work-a-holics Day (playthis)

That Katy Perry: Part of Me movie opens today

On TV in Primetime tonight, we have a few new episodes:

abc: Duets (LIVE), Wipeout (NEW), Rookie Blue (NEW)
cbs: Everything is repeats tonight, including: The Big Bang Theory (2 episodes), Person of Interest, The Mentalist
nbc: The Office, Parks and Recreation, Saving Hope (NEW), Rock Center with Brian Williams (behind the scenes of the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks -- cool!  NEW)
fox: Take Me Out (NEW), The Choice (NEW)
cw:  Breaking Pointe (Finale), The Vampire Diaries

Joke of the Day

(a vdj classic!)

Two man playing golf were held up by two women playing in front of them. One man said: "I'll walk up to them and tell them to hurry up." When he returned he said: "I have a problem, one of the women is my wife and the other one is my mistress." The second man said: "I'll walk up to them and hurry them up." He came back and said: " We both have the same problem.”  (evil laugh)

Trivia:  On This Day in Music

What brand new Janet Jackson album were you running out to buy on this day in 1986...the album would hit #1 for the next two weeks...

Was the name of the album: Janet Jackson, Control, or Rhythm Nation 1814?  Here's a hint!

Answer:  Control!  She had huge hits from this album like Control, Nasty, What Have You Done for Me Lately, The Pleasure Principle, When I Think of You, and Let's Wait Awhile


Sidenote:  It was also on this day in 1986 that Billy Ocean went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'There'll Be Sad Songs

Things to know...

• A source tells Us Weekly that Adele's boyfriend, and father of her child, Simon Konecki, will pop the question soon.  "He was planning to propose anyway," says the source
• Christina Aguilera will be out with new music by the end of the summer...
• The Daily Mail reported that following a recent concert in Machester, England, Nicki Manaj ordered 550 chicken legs, 350 chicken wings and 60 cokes from a restaurant called Nandos... 
• Well lookie here, Matthew McConaughy and his new wife are expecting baby #3...
• While we're on the topic, Claire Danes is pregnant.  This will be her first child with hubby Hugh Dancy
• Us Weekly is trying to dig into the reasons behind why Tom Cruise and Katy Holmes split up, and they say Cruise was a control freak.  He apparently refused to let her participate in a Dawson's Creek reunion.  She wanted to do it, but he thought it was low-brow.
• Congrats to Tom Cruise -- Forbes magazine says he's the highest paid working actor after making $75 million over the last year.  Leonardo DiCaprio and Adam Sandler share the #2 spot, followed by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson at #4, and Ben Stiller at #5.  
• NBC is planning an all-star Celebrity Apprentice which will bring back winners Joan Rivers, Bret Michaels, along with Marlee Matlin, Gene Simmons and more...
• If you drove past a theater yesterday, you probably noticed how packed it was... everyone wanted to see The Amazing Spider-Man, which earned $35 million on Tuesday alone.  That's a record for a Tuesday release.  
• And if you hadn't heard, Andy Griffith died Tuesday morning in Manteo, North Carolina.  He was 86.  TMZ reports that he was buried just hours after his death on his family farm -- which was his request.