Monday, April 16, 2012

Stupid Photo of the Day . . . a Valet Crashed a Jeep Grand Cherokee Into a Mini Cooper, a Porsche, and Maserati Worth $400,000!


Earlier, I was talking about tipping people. Here's an example of someone not to tip...
A valet parking attendant at the Epic Hotel in Miami, Florida did about $400,000 in damage Friday night. There are different reports about which car the valet was driving, but by the time he was finished, a Jeep Grand Cherokee ended up ON TOP OF a Maserati GranTurismo, AND a Porsche 356. A Mini Cooper also got hit. Okay...so maybe you wouldn't tip THIS valet....just sayin'!

Lady Antebellum's Dave Haywood Got Married on Saturday!

LADY ANTEBELLUM guitarist DAVE HAYWOOD got married on Saturday to his fiancée Kelli Cashiola. The ceremony was held on a private farm outside Nashville. Dave's bandmates CHARLES KELLEY and HILLARY SCOTT were there, but as far as we know, they behaved themselves. For those of you who care about such things, Kelli wore a lacy white dress with a sash tied at the small of her back and a white flower in her hair. Dave cleaned it up for the occasion and wore a suit and tie.

Congrats Dave & Kelli!!

Friday, April 13, 2012

Toby Keith is Heading Out on His 10th Anniversary USO Tour!

TOBY KEITH is heading to the Middle East for another USO trip. And this one's a milestone. Toby explains quote, "We should surpass 200 shows, 10 years, our tenth year anniversary. "The exact itinerary is always held back for safety reasons, but Toby has a good idea where he's going. He says quote, "We do a week in Afghanistan and then I think we do a week in Kuwait, Bahrain. "(And) we've started hitting aircraft carriers and doing a big show for 5,000 a night on the aircraft carrier and then flying helicopters off the battleships and doing little two-man shows during the day."

Thank you, Toby for all you do for our service men and women. You are a true patriot.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Taylor Swift Will Only Take Acting Roles That's She's Passionate About.

TAYLOR SWIFT'S acting career is just getting started. She's done a guest spot on "CSI", had a small part in "Valentine's Day", and did voice work for "The Lorax". But that doesn't mean she's going to be showing up in one silly movie after another. Taylor says, quote, "When I look at acting careers that I really admire, I see that it's been a precise decision-making process for these people. They make decisions based on what they love and they do only the things that they are passionate about. "They play only characters that they can’t stop thinking about." Taylor's also concerned with only picking what she feels are quality scripts. She says, quote, "I'm such a fan of great writing and great storytelling. "I'm looking for great, powerful writing behind whatever cast is surrounding it, whatever director is steering it . . . that would all be peripheral to the fact that the story is brilliant and has to be told.”

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Carrie Underwood Reveals Why She Went Vegan.

Carrie Underwood has been one of music's most famous vegetarians for years, but now she's gone completely vegan. That means Carrie doesn't eat any food that came from an animal like milk or eggs. Carrie was inspired to make the change after seeing a woman she works with just looking radiant one day. "Something had happened in her life. There was some switch flipped," Carrie explains. "Her skin was glowing. Her eyes were gorgeous. Like, her body was amazing." When that girl told Carrie it was all because of going vegan, Carrie decided to give it a shot. As a result, Carrie has discovered she had some issues with eating dairy products. She explains, "My reflex has gotten a lot better and things like that, and I think it was 'cause of dairy." Going vegan has led Carrie to make healthier eating choices like forgoing that cheesy pasta when she eats out. She's not sure if she'll stick with the diet long term though. "Someday we will have a farm, and I will have some pet chickens," Carrie reveals. You can see the results of Carrie's vegan diet in her latest video for "Good Girl." That's the lead single from Carrie's new album, Blown Away, due out May 1.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Keith Urban's Surgically Repaired Voice is "Extraordinary"

KEITH URBAN knew last year's vocal cord surgery was the right thing to do . . . but he had no idea his voice would come back as strong as it has. He says, quote, "I think if a footballer in their 40s was given their knees back like they were in their early 20s, that’s kind of how I feel right now. It's an extraordinary feeling of freedom." A big test came when Keith did a 90-minute set at the Houston Rodeo. He pushed himself as hard as possible and there were no problems afterwards. The surgery has also changed Keith's approach to songwriting. He no longer has to worry about writing something that would actually be painful to sing. He explains, quote, "So I think getting my voice back has sort of been a metaphor for finding my voice more so as well as an artist, broadening it, really, to the things that I want to write about and I feel ready to write about that I guess I haven't in recent years."

Monday, April 9, 2012

Big & Rich Picked the Title of Their Next Album . . . With a Little Help From Bon Jovi!

BIG & RICH don't have a release date for their next album . . . but they DO have a title. They're calling it "Hillbilly Jedis". They settled on it while writing songs with a couple of dudes from BON JOVI. BIG KENNY ALPHIN tells the "Tennessean", quote, "It came out in a writing session we were doing with RICHIE SAMBORA and (JON) BON JOVI." They are going to record the song on our new album and a line in the song was hillbilly jedis with attitude." All of a sudden, Bon Jovi stops and says, 'Hillbilly Jedis? That's it. I'd buy that shirt.' We were like, 'Hey, that's about as descriptive as you can get of what we are.'" As far as what the new album will sound like. Expect something similar to Big & Rich's debut album, "Horse of a Different Color". Big Kenny explains, quote, "(It has) that same kind of heartfelt, poignant songs and a lot of good fun and pushing the limits as far as we can."