i'm coming home again...

actually, i'm already here...

back in western new york til tuesday afternoon. d-dubs has ya covered monday night. i'll be back in time for senator mccain's visit to wilkes-barre and bht's big weekend - which if you don't know about, head to 97bht.com, like a minute ago.

updates may come as the debauchery builds and the pictures are taken.

heidi gets close with the mccain's...

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So which potential future First Family is cozying up to The Hills' Heidi Montag? TMZ's Leslie Harris called in to The Ralphie Radio Show to fill us in.

Catch Leslie on TMZ TV - Weekdays at 5 on Channel 38 - The CW.

ending an office romance gracefully...

exit stage left, and keep mum. read more here.

25 clever bar pick-up lines.

click here. and you're welcome. ha.

making your old iphone "new"

apple will unveil new software on friday for old iphones that essentially gives the devices all the capabilities of the new iphone, minus the 3g.

click here for more.

bret michaels is available...

surprise surprise! apparently the second relationship bret michaels conceived on tv is finished, so now vh1 is planning a third edition of rock of love, with a twist.

the contestants compete on a tour bus, while michaels is on tour.

so basically, if you were still trying to obtain a std thanks to vh1, don't worry, you're in luck.

barenaked ladies singer arrested on my ole' stompin' grounds!

i guess there's always something going down in manlius, ny - a suburb of syracuse. back in 2006, i reported for msnbc on a student matricide case involving a mother and son from the area. now, news that barenaked ladies front man stephen page and two women in their mid-20's were arrested on drug charges in the area.

what?!


i think this is a picture of one of the women that accompanied page, stephanie ford.

more news as it becomes available...

coldplay - shiver

a lot of people are paying coldplay a lot of attention, especially with the release of viva la vida or death and all his friends. i thought i'd offer up a little edumacation on one of my favorite bands with an oldie but goodie. this is track 2 from coldplay's debut LP, parachutes... it's called, shiver.

starbucks in dallas to close...

for those reaching this site outside of nepa, that's dallas, pa.

my source informs me that the workers have been notified, and while some will be placed in different area stores, others will be without a job.

furthermore, there may be additional closings in the area. a second source tells me that 70% of the closings will involve cafes opened within the past couple years.

at the beginning of the month, the coffee retail chain announced that 600 stores were closing, some as early as the end of this month, through 2009.

more tonight with the ralphie radio show on 97 bht.

marine sees birth from 6,000 miles away...

what a feel good story, read it here.

katy perry wants to kiss miley cyrus...

as if the 15 year old didn't have enough drama in her life right now... perry will be attending the teen choice awards, which cyrus is hosting, and kidd kraddick is sending you to...

the article is here.

a little food for thought...

"taking a break is almost as worse as a break-up, because there's no closure." - a friend in nyc sunday.

happy tuesday.

a black eyed pea gets married...

fergie told me about this when we spoke a while ago... taboo tied the knot over the weekend...

all of the peas were in attendance - with will.i.am. and apl.de.ap. as groomsmen. tab tapped bep manager polo molina as his best man.

taboo turns 33 today.

jay-creep-z.

apparently hova demanded a watermelon be carved into the shape of beyonce's breasts while performing in africa recently.

you think jigga knew about this?

in other jay-z news, the aforlinked article mentions that he took his entire stage crew to dinner after what jay called, "ridiculously good" glastonbury set last month.

oh, you mean the set that started like this?

it gets better - he dropped in the range of 10 to 20 g's on the meals.

why you shouldn't admit to an affair...

of course, this is of special interest with all of the drama surrounding madonna and my beloved yankees' third baseman alex rodriguez.

very, very convincing read here.

that picture is from this tmz article, apparently cynthia joined a-rod in toronto with atleast one daughter in tow.

is he gay?

of course this post comes right after the lance bass "dwts" rumor. anyways, interesting read here.

sometimes slow mondays call for a little recycling...

lance bass could make this interesting...

the rumor is that lance bass will be dancing with the stars next season. but there's a little wrinkle - his pro partner may be a man. details here.

you know what i did last weekend...

if you look at this facebook album...

don't discriminate against berries of any color. btw - my first time trying pinkberry - delish. chose a small original with blueberries.

also met one of my childhood heroes and favorite yankee players ever, the captain, number 23, don mattingly.

another picture from last week's blood drive...

thanks to linda at the red cross...

read more about this here.