Really, Ryan Seacrest is Straight

Found this little snippet at hollywoodfyi.com about Ryan Seacrest's big plans for Halloween.

"Ryan Seacrest, is set to be the “Queen of the Carnaval” at the 18th Annual West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval on October 31st, 2005, the largest Halloween street party in the world.
The honorary title is a highlight at the evening festivities, with the coronation taking place in front of over 450,000 anticipated spectators this year. The Carnaval continues to be the second largest holiday event in the Los Angeles area – second only to the annual Tournament of Roses Parade and catapults the small city of West Hollywood to 7th largest California City for one night.
The Carnaval is on Monday, October 31st from 6PM to midnight, cost is free."

Now, for those of you unfamiliar, West Hollywood is home to So. Cal's main gay and lesbian population. The only reason I bring it all up is that Seacrest goes out of his way to make sure he's perceived as so straight. He makes sure to talk about women, he makes sure women know he's dating women, he makes sure the press knows he's not really flirting with Simon Cowell. If he wouldn't make such a big deal out of his "straightness" then it wouldn't be so funny!! Anyway, we're just a couple of months away from the new season of American Idol. Yay.

Hollywood's Latest Waif

Hilary Duff is nothing but skin and teeth!

Bringing you up to Speed...

So, Ami asked and she recieved. The particulars on the Colin Farrell sex tape scandal!

From femalefirst.co.uk, August 11, 2005:

Colin Farrell has won a legal ban on his sex tape. .
A judge has ruled the steamy video - which the actor made with Playboy model Nicole Narain - cannot be sold, distributed or posted on the internet until the lawsuit is resolved.
Farrell's lawyer, Martin Singer, said: "We're pleased with the result. My client's privacy rights should be preserved".
The Irish heartthrob is now hoping the preliminary injunction will be made permanent.
He is suing Narain for breach of oral contract and invasion of privacy, alleging she tried to sell the tape with two porn businessmen, which the glamour girl denies. Farrell's lawyer offered to drop the lawsuit against Narain if she joined forces with them to stop the tape being made public, but she decline. Singer said: "We offered to drop the case and not seek one penny of damages against her if she would join with us in our action As of today, she has refused"
The 14-minute tape is said to show naked Narain poking out her pierced tongue and winking at the camera, while Colin says: "I could do this breakfast, lunch and dinner" It has also been reported that the model performs several positions from the Kama Sutra

So, sadly, we won't be able to watch this tape, as the judge ruled it be kept under wraps. I know, I know, it's sad but true. And certainly a sex tape we'd all rather watch than "One Night in Paris."

Drunklee Simpson! I Am Me?

I found this little nugget of information from one of the "reliable" sources I read each day, that was too funny not to pass along:

"I just wanted to let you know that last night (Nov1/05), after Ashlee Simpson's thing on Much Music, she was seen at McDonalds piss drunk, falling all over herself. It was a guy's birthday and he asked her if he could take a picture with her, and she replied, "only if you kiss my shoe". No jokes."

I have no problem with this, in fact, I'm sure I've been to a McDonald's drunk at some point in my life too. The thing I have the problem with is, here's another DRUNK UNDERAGE STAR. How come they can get away with underage drinking, a la Lindsey Lohan? Here are role models, however loosely that term applies, and little girls who want to be just like them are subject to this behavior.

Update 11/04/05: Here's video of the whole incident.

Pregnant Stars and Stuff

So Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams has a little baby girl yesterday just a year and a half after Ledger split from his girlfriend Naomi Watts because he didn't want to get married, settle down and have kids. You remember Ledger from Lords of Dogtown this past summer and Williams from... who is she again? KIDDING! She was Jen from Dawson's Creek which I still miss immensely.

In other baby news, Katie Holmes is getting big, and people wonder if she's WAY more than three months pregnant. In fact, methinks the reason a wedding even came about was because she was knocked up. Now she and Tom Cruise were spotted singing a duet of "Mustang Sally" and "Old Time Rock and Roll" at a Scientology bash last weekend. Apparently they were "laughing and smiling and talking to the crowd." They also jumped on the couches. Okay, I made that part up.



Speaking of Tom Cruise and his support for pregnant women, Brooke Shields is pregnant with her second child with husband Chris Henchy. No word on whether or not she's still taking the Zoloft.

The Coming of Seabiscuit

I heard the funniest thing on Headline News this morning regarding the American tour of Prince Charles and his wife, the Duchess of Cornbeef... err, Cornwall. They said, "The American public could not be less interested..." Why the disinterest? Are we over the royals?

From People.com, "The day played out with Charles's visit to the United Nations, where he met Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Camilla then joined him for an all-star reception at the Museum of Modern Art, where the New York Post said of Camilla's "dowdy" blue-velvet dress: 'Queen Camilla is New York's Frump Tower.' Still, many of the paper's columnists found her extremely gracious." Meaning, Seabiscuit's hard to look at but she's got a sweet spirit.

Camilla does not compare to Princess Diana, we all loved her, and if you tell me you didn't watch her early 80s wedding, I'll say you're lying. Who can forget seeing the late Diana dancing with John Travolta, or that great red dress she wore to a state dinner? Not to mention the tragedy surrounding her death? Where are the icons of today?

Maybe Angelina Jolie and all the charity work she's currently doing, and her torrid relationship with Brad Pitt. Maybe Colin Farrell and his plight to stop the posting of his sex video on the internet. I don't know, nothing compares to Princess Di's class.

Girly Girl Pick of the Week 11/01

Since we need more girly stuff out there, a Beyond the Air reader suggested I write about my girly product picks and so I thought I'd make it a weekly thing. If you run into something I should try and then review, then please send a comment or email and I'll think about it.



I was telling reader SarahBellum about Glossing Creme from Frederic Fekkai, and the fact it's the most fabulous thing I've tried. In Utah, my hair is dry. It also doesn't help that I'm a blow dryer and color addict and that tends to make my hair look pretty rough. I've been trying to grow out my hair, and this creme makes it look much shinier and healthier than I think it really is.

The appeal of this product is the olive oil. I had an Italian friend tell me his mom used to put real olive oil in her hair and it made her hair really shiny and managable. This goes one step further than just plain olive oil, it has other good stuff in it like sunscreen and also blocks the damage from blow dryers. And, Sarahbellum, it works for curly and wavy hair too!

Stay tuned for next week's Girly Girl pick!!

Simpson Sis... crazy is as crazy does

In order to deal with her "tough life," Jessica Simpson has been seeing a therapist. Now, I'm not going to bad on people who go to therapists, or have gone to therapists or who think they might need to see a therapist. However, if you read BETWEEN the lines of what Jessica is saying in the articles regarding the subject, it's much more telling. Let me translate for you, JS is "Jessica Simpson" HI is "Holly's Insight." Shall we begin?

JS: "I respect knowledge of the psyche."
HI: "I do not even know the word 'respect,' much less the word 'psyche.'"

JS: "I would be a therapist if I weren't an entertainer."
HI: "Because 'Newlyweds' was SO entertaining."

JS: "It's a way for me to know myself, my problems and my issues. If I don't do this, I'll push everything back until I explode."
HI: "I once exploded and instead of grey matter there was chicken... or was it tuna?"

JS: "Hopefully mine and Nick's story will continue for the rest of our lives, like what we vowed, through sickness and in health."
HI: "Nick and I are getting divorced." NOTE how she says "Hopefully," which incidentally isn't even a word, meaning "I don't know if we'll last past Thursday."

Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall

Apparently everyone's favorite Gleaming the Cube (okay, he was hot in Pump Up The Volume too) actor has taken a big fall. According to People Magazine, "Christian Slater apparently fell off the roof of Paris Hilton's neighbor's house during a weekend party at the West Hollywood home of the hotel heiress.

Slater, 36, purportedly made his climb to inspect some folks who complained about the noise. He then landed in the bushes and was 'not injured, not hurt, not arrested,' Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Karen Leong tells the New York Post."

Couldn't you just see Slater, in that Jack Nicholson kind of voice, jumping out of the bushes with his hands held high yelling, "I meant to do that!" This reminds me of that scene in Christmas Vacation when Clark Griswold falls off the roof and then ends up with pine sap all over him. Next thing we'll know, Paris Hilton's ferrett will end up biting through the cord to the Christmas tree lights, and fries himself into the carpet. Hilarity ensues.

How Nice is too Nice? A Rant.

I'm continually amazed at how tactless people are when they feel they know you, but don't. Case in point: men who have to nitpick women on the radio just because they're women. I don't just assume a guy is a "skank" or a "slut" because he's on the air, why are those the easiest things to call women they hear? Do they honestly think, "She's on the radio, she's a slut?" Is that the question that goes through their heads? Amazing that these people who don't even know me think I'm an "idiot," a "slut," a "skank," a "teeny-bopper jerk."

Thick skin. Fine, you have to have thick skin, but sometimes I don't. It's hard enough to get up, try to do a good job at work, try to have a bit of a life, take care of yourself, make sure the oil in your car is changed... the normal stuff everyone else deals with too. And yet, some person has to ruin your day by just sending an email out of the blue personally insulting you for absolutely nothing. Nothing constructive, just the fact that you're on the radio so you're a "skank."

Token woman. When will society get to the point where the female isn't the "token?" Will we ever deem a man "token?" And why is it that when a women works off her ass and tries to get ahead in her career, she's nothing more than just a "token?" Not a "hard-worker" not "good at what she does" but a "token."

At what point do you stop having the will not to believe all the bad stuff? Never, I will rant and I will go on. Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one, and so do I.

New Level of Geekdom

Finally got my computer up and running, thanks to Paul who came to visit from New Orleans. New battery, Tiger, and a new hard drive. I used to have a 20 Gb, but made the switch to a 60. Now, part of me thinks I should've sucked it up and gotten a 100 Gb. I guess I'll see how this one goes and then move up from there. Thanks also to the guys at ExperCom who replaced the hard drive in less than an hour.

So now that everything's up and running, I'm much more motivated to update the ol' blog. "Yeah, right!" you say? No, really, I've found new love in my iBook. I've also gotten really really into podcasting today, more so than just the occasional Salon report I download. If you're into this sort of thing, check out "this WEEK in TECH" or "TWIT," MacCast and iPod Lounge Week in Review.

Meow meow, kill you, meow,

Katrina Photos

Here are some pictures sent to me by a very good friend dealing with the hurricane in New Orleans.

MTV Video Music Awards...

Well, another year's worth of VMAs come and gone. Mariah Carey looked pretty, HATED Gwen's dress (and wasn't she boycotting the Awards, anyway?), Missy Elliot has lost a ton of weight and I have TOTAL girl-crush on Shakira. WHY was Paris even there? Here dress was cute though, I just wish she wouldn't speak. What was Jessica Simpson wearing?

Here's a list of some winners if you missed it:
Video of the Year: Green Day
Best Male Video: Kanye West
Best Female Video: Kelly Clarkson
Best Group Video: Green Day
Best Rap Video: Ludacris
Best R&B Video: Alicia Keys
Best Hip-Hop Video: Missy Elliott & Ciara
Best Dance Video: Missy Elliott & Ciara
Best Pop Video: Kelly Clarkson
Viewer's Choice Award: Green Day

Didja' watch? Whatcha' think? NOW COMMENT!!

Vince Vaughn at his Finest

Just thought I'd throw a little exclusive photo your way. I got this sent to me... apparently Vince Vaughn needs to be propped up after a rough night in Hollywood. Note the sallow skin and food stain on his shirt. For you do-it-yourselfers, change the photo to black and white and see the dirty shirt really stand out!

My lack of commitment to posting

I promise will be much better. I know I've neglected my little blog and I'm hereby determined to be better about that...

...tomorrow... :) KIDDING! I kid! I kid!

Where is the Love?

Okay, so obviously Fergie didn't pee. I have pants that do this!! I dread having pants that do this! I wore some cute, cotton Aberbcrombie pants last summer to a remote, and it was hot, and any sweat looks like a little bit of pee. In fact, I believe our remote tech accused me of peeing but I am grown up enough, as is Fergie, to know when to use the bathroom. I have not worn the pants since, even though they're great for summer. I have some new pants from Old Navy that I suspect will be the same way when worn if it's too hot out, I haven't tried to find out.



I feel for you, girl! You sing out loud and proud!!
Remember 97.1 ZHT is presenting Gwen Stefani along with the Black Eyed Peas October 25th... get your thin cotton pants ready right now!!

The Infamous Shirt

So, this shirt isn't really a big deal but I thought it was cute and that's why I got it. We talked on the show today about this woman I work with who commented on this shirt the day I wore it a couple of weeks ago, telling me "that shirt is so cute." She then showed up to work about a week or so later wearing THE SAME SHIRT as me. I said, "Wow, that looks familiar." To which she replied, "Yeah, after I got it I thought it looked like yours."

My question was "is that weird?" I'm not saying that nobody else on the planet can have my same shirt. I just think it's strange that you'd buy the same shirt as someone KNOWING a co-worker had it, and then WEARING it to work. If you liked it enough that you had to have it, wouldn't you maybe just avoid wearing it around the person who's body on which you saw the shirt in the first place?

So, here's the shirt... just a cheapie t-shirt, but I'm going to use it for either a car towel or jewelry-polishing cloth. Just a quickie picture taken with my Verizon Wireless camera phone, but I had to show what it looked like since I'm not wearing it again.

Dancing With the Stars?!?

John and Charlotte were robbed! Robbed of the win!! Having danced, and competed in, ballroom, Kelly and Alec did NOT deserve to win. Granted, she worked hard, however, their final number did NOT merit a perfect score. When she is not being led, she can't remember steps, and her final "lift" was atrocious when she slipped and landed on her knees. Her footwork was sub-par, and John had the much more difficult role in having to lead the dances, never having led them before.

WHAT were the judges watching? My mom and I agree we won't watch future seasons of "Dancing with the Stars." And we're serious about that. (Okay, so I'll probably end up watching, but my mom won't!) I'm very passionate about ballroom.

Here's to John and Charlotte who really won but got screwed! Screwed with the Stars!!

Happy Wedding DB and Nici!!!

Congrats to our very own Dangerboy who got married last week...

The newly married happy campers.

The nice lady who gave DB and Nici their marriage license.