pete & ashlee - first photo.

whose hair is straighter, and how are you putting your dog, (no matter how beloved hemmingway is) in to this photo?

can't say that i'm surprised though. click here for more from people.

steven tyler in rehab...

tmz reports the aerosmith front man checked in today to the same site where vh1's celebrity rehab with dr. drew is taped. i suppose my fellow paisan (real last name: tallarico) was a little too j-j-jaded.

want a picture with john mayer?

it'll cost you a ten-spot. (and the woman actually paid!)

diddy on the glow in the dark tour...

couldn't have said it better...

pictures from the glow in the dark tour!

i still can't get over this picture...

click here to see many more taken at the show, both in front of and behind the stage.

i am jealous of john mayer...

not because he can sing and play guitar. not because of his known conquests with jennifer anniston and jessica simpson, or his other conquests not known. certaintly not because he kissed perez hilton.

but because of this.

click here to read john's blog on the new blackberry bold. i'm going to crawl in to a corner and weep.

jesse mccartney enters the doll house.

here's our favorite "one life to live" alum with danity kane's aubrey o'day.
rumor is that aubrey is a big fan of "the plastic surgery."


maybe she's was at jesse's crib when he phoned me up a few weeks ago?

fergie on the today show...

sorry meredith, i could've done this intro without any cards :)

rihanna & ralphie...

sitting in a tree? more like a dressing room.

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97 BHT's Ralphie Aversa interviewed Rihanna a mere minutes before she took the stage inside Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain for "The Glow In The Dark Tour" - as they chatted about "Take a Bow" - A Listers - & KFC. Listen to the audio or watch video highlights of the interview below!

this week's ralphie report: kanye, rihanna, lupe, & chris brown.

Overall, “The Glow In The Dark” tour did not disappoint. Lupe Fiasco played the “opening act” role well. The first Chicago-born rapper to take the stage rocked skateboarding-inspired hits like “I Gotcha” and “Kick Push”, while also moving to the Grammy-award winning “Daydreamin’” and radio-friendly “Superstar”.

The hook on the latter song is sung by Matthew Santos. Fiasco and I chatted for a hot second backstage. Lupe shrugged off the lack of recognition Santos received on Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor, where he made a cameo on “American Terrorist.”

“Man, its whack. You know how it goes,” an annoyed Lupe told me before ducking in to his dressing room, which neighbored Rihanna’s.

Pharrell brought the crowd an early dose of ego with N.E.R.D. I laughed during the singer/producer’s quick disclaimer that he wouldn’t swear – yet still performing songs like “Lap Dance” and the band’s latest single – “Everyone Nose” (take an educated guess as to the subject). Of course, a surprise cameo on stage by Chris Brown also energized the set.

Short of performing two big songs, Rihanna killed it. Anyone that watched her perform previous to this tour cannot deny that RiRi blossomed into a force to be reckoned with – a performance that showcased her vocal abilities while adding theatrics to the experience.

But the Barbados-born songstress won me over before she took the stage. I sat down with an engaging and warm Rihanna in her dressing room a mere fifteen minutes before she took the stage. While her puppy “Oliver” scurried about, we chatted about everything from the success of her latest song to her recent impromptu-photo-op at KFC in Miami.

“Take a Bow” set an American record last week for the largest jump in seven days to number one, climbing from 53 to the top.

Even Rihanna admits that she’s told a few guys to take a bow.

“I’m sure every female has gone through that,” RiRi said. “Whether it’s a guy approaching you in a club in the most arrogant and aggressive way, and you just have to be like, ‘Please!’”

The “Umbrella” diva and I laughed when I presented my gift to her, a pair of glasses complete with a fake nose and mustache. After all, you never know when you might be in a fast food joint with a certain someone and you want to stay incognito from the paparazzi, right?

None of the 97 BHT staff could fathom why Rihanna did not perform her latest hit along with “Shut Up and Drive.” After a quick 35 minute set, the singer dashed back to her bus en route to the next stop – Montreal.

The 20 year-old left with 19 year-old Brown in tow. I ran in to Chris backstage. After snapping a photo with the R&B crooner, I informed him that BHT plays his current single – “Forever”. I also assured him that I did not bring up his name once during my interview with his boo (a mandate from Island Def Jam), to which he responded with a “good lookin’ man.”

I suppose those photos that emerged last week of the two singers smooching would’ve solicited a “bad look” – however I decided to save the awkwardness and not inquire.

wow, where to start?

so i've been everywhere in the past couple days... from montage mountain to little italy, yankee stadium to pnc field.

many pictures and stories will follow, from last night's amazing performance on the mountain by kanye to the many trials and tribulations cousin tony and i encountered.

somewhere in all of the mess we also found time to sneak in a trip to mohegan sun, but i think i'll spare the blogosphere of that tale.

hang tight!

lil wayne is off the coke...

because it causes acne. call proactiv!

according to this new interview in blender, he still does the dope & syrup.

britney loses popularity...

not spears, who is apparently on vacation with mel gibson.

actually, the name. look at the chart.

yikes, sorry to anyone with the name already.

KANYE, RIHANNA - FRONT ROW, BACKSTAGE.

- your chance to win during the gallery of sound top 8 @ 8. plus a HUGE announcement regarding the show after the countdown.

- 7-7:30 - american idol finale flyaway qualifying.

- also tonight - tmz's michael hundgen w/ the latest on tony romo & jessica simpson breaking up...

- and - my experience with mrs. harding's journalism class at scranton high.

the ralphie radio show - 7-12a est - online @ 97bht.com.

perfect tv does not yield perfect dividends...

yup, middle-aged actors & actresses along with makeup artists everywhere feel the pressures brought forth by high definition television.
click here for the interesting article.

m5 & rihanna new video...

hot remix of "if i never see your face again." hotter video. (give it a second to load after you hit play.

the pete & ashlee love story...

"The first time we really hung out she flashed me," Wentz recalled.

"I lifted my dress over my head," Simpson joked.

- from us weekly.

...so much for that wholesome simpson image.

lily allen topless...

trust me, not as cool as it sounds...

whaddya mean you're not turned on and you don't want to see more?

britney acts on "himym"

all five clips below from last night's episode - enjoy.

shia labeouf on letterman

so worth the nine minutes to watch...

"emily" & "jacob" are mad popular.

apparently for the 13th consecutive year - "emily" is the most chosen name among new girl babies. "jacob" tops the list for the boys, making it nine straight years.

emily osment of hannah montana fame pictured above. would you want a name on the top 10 list?

new usher music!

thought he did well last night on "the hills"...

"trading places"

"this ain't sex"

i like the second.

how much does a women iron in a lifetime?

according to this brilliant study, about 215 miles.
that's from wilkes-barre to washington d.c. the study also found that 25% of men still leave the ironing to mother.

babs walters sex tape?

oh they have a sick sense of humor at the soup...

sat... london?

i think it's ridiculous that the sex and the city movie premiered in london before the movie's home of new york, but whatev.

also ridiculous - whatever is on the head of sjp.

bill o' - offensive hair, views.

click the picture, press play on the video, scroll halfway through...

seriously, cannot get enough of these...

romo should sing no-mo.

i thought he dated jessica, not ashlee...

snoop-a-loop has one life to live...

that title does not refer to any type of street cred. the west coast rapper made an appearance on the the soap opera...

snoop will be taking over llandview again tomorrow afternoon.

looks like we got a new lindsay song...

presenting bossy...

i love how the user name for this youtube channel is "lindsay ronson" - same name used on lohan's alledgedly real facebook... suspicious.

more scoop on riri & cb.

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TMZ's Michael Hundgen called in to The Ralphie Radio Show with details on Rihanna's kiss with Chris Brown... inside a KFC!

Catch Michael on TMZ TV - Weekdays at 6:30 - Channel 38 The CW.

bushy-brows return!

abc news declares that thick, bushy eyebrows are back in style. hold the tweezers.

i still can't believe ashley olsen smiled either.

chris & riri - just admit it.

seriously guys?

guess we have one more thing to ask rihanna when she visits next weekend.

tmz's michael hundgen talks with me about this tonight during the gallery of sound top 8 at 8...

britney can't do it in a hotel, so...

apparently britney and ex-hubby kevin federline still talk over the phone... at least once a week... so they can get each other off.

it could be worse - atleast they are not attempting to make more babies.

spaghetti - not for first dates?

according to a paper overseas, it's been voted the worst choice for a first date meal. click here for the article.

the hills first thing in the morning...

another product of people. do you think this is what they really look like immediately after waking up (the heidi picture is laughable)?

here comes the emo bride...

apparently pete & ashlee will be tying the know a little sooner than expected... like next weekend sooner...

hollyscoop also reports that ashlee is "100% pregnant."

mariah & nick - the wedding photos...

of course people overpaid for them...

huge 24 hours for britney spears...

all in one swoop, she catches an alicia keys performance, and wins back more time with her sons.

nice!

hills recap...

i'm just going to send you to trent at pink is the new blog. he pretty much nailed this one right outta the park.

in other news, i received the latest edition of rolling stone in the mail today - with the four ladies scantily clad on the front. holler.

congrats to tmz!

apparently tmz is now an official newscast on television...

click here to read the details and the implications of the decision for tmzizzle.

feint-rod... is this a sign?

a few weeks ago, alex rodriguez, disabled-listed third baseman for my yankees, welcomed a second daughter in to this world. however apparently, as she entered, a-rod exited... consciousness.

btw, that's a-rod & wife cynthia in sports illustrated not too long ago. anyways, all the details on feint-rod are here.

20 unique, affordable mom's day gifts...

phew, needed this so bad. thanks nbc!

click here for the list. plus i'll be talking about this tonight!

not-so-rockstar sentance for kroeger...

"SURREY, British Columbia (AP) - Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger was sentenced Thursday to a year without driving and fined $588 for a drunken driving conviction. Kroeger, whose real name is Chad Turton, was stopped for speeding in his red Lamborghini in suburban Surrey, British Columbia, in June 2006.

Authorities said his blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit. His lawyer, Marvin Stern, noted the 33-year-old singer's charitable works and said the charges and trial have been an intrusion into Kroeger's life."

happy mother's day britney spears!

unfitney will be allowed to see jayden and sean this sunday.

she's also in production of another episode with cbs's how i met your mother.

slowly but surely turning it around...

simpson says romo is her future all-time qb...

she called the cowboys star her "future husband" in the latest issue of us weekly.

somewhere, eli manning is smiling uncontrollably.

kanye wants the screens off...

like, now.

i hope this isn't what we have to look forward to next sunday.

new batman movie trailer...

"you either die as a hero, or live long enough to see yourself turn in to a villian."

thoughts?

tom hanks endorses...

sen. barack obama for president, in this funny yet honest video.

heidi and spencer are dumb horses.

as full of horsesh*t as this set up pap shot, is the people in it. notice the backwards binoculars?
spencer and heidi - providing laughable and loathable moments since 2007.

tonight on the ralphie radio show...

- 7:15 - guest list for club x inside the woods

- 7:30 - maroon 5/counting crows/sara bareilles tickets

- 7:50 - tmz's michael hundgen on mariah's (pending) marriage

- 8:00 - hanson tickets during the gallery of sound top 8 at 8

- 9:00 - time's 100 list revealed - you'll never guess who we voted as most influential

... something tells me a surprise is in the works for tonight after 9 as well.

the ralphie radio show - 7p-12a est - online at 97bht.com!

and the most influential is...

so time released it's "time 100" - list of most influential people in the world as voted by us. who's number one?

the dude who created the freakin' wii. and we wonder why our world is the way it is.

picture from last night's madonna show...

as suspected, our winner - heather from hanover twp - saw a six-song madonna set that included justin timberlake.

won't lie, i'm a lil jealous of her. but congrats!

jesse mccartney interview!

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Jesse McCartney calls in to The Ralphie Radio Show to chat about the past 2 years and his new CD - Departure - which drops May 20th.

party like a hockey star!

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In light of last weekend's actions regarding two Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey players, Ralphie Aversa decided to hop in the studio, turn up his headphones, and remix Shop Boyz's "Party Like A Rockstar!"

Click here to read the article about the incident which ran in The Times Leader.

paying attention mayor doherty?

apparently a chilean mayor is offering free viagra to older citizens.

pete & ashlee - told ya!

newlyweds v. 2.0 on the way...

this series, of course, will include much more makeup and flat ironing.

oh, and stuff about ashlee - like her pregnancy...

david blaire needs some water...

okay maybe not...

party like a hockey star!

forget party like a rockstar... you heard about this right?

the remix coming up tonight around 8:50 on bhtizzle!

colby o' on the ralphie radio show!

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Konvict Muzik artist Colby O'Donis checked in to The Ralphie Radio Show from LA to talk about his crazy schedule, Akon, , his song "What You Got" - and his new CD - Colby O - which hits stores tentatively on June 10.

seacrest out... for good?

uh oh, with american idol ratings down again, speculation is brewing on if and what changes could be made to the tv show. could seacrest sign off for good?
this article from msnbc speculates with some interesting info.

c'mon hulkster...

i won't lie - it really pains me to see my childhood hero - hulk hogan - painted as a creep. of course, these pictures only add to people's cause, and my pain.
yes, that's hogan applying lotion to his daughter, brooke. yuck.

want to give birth to a girl?

according to this study, you should skip breakfast.

my mouth is watering right now. i LOVE breakfast.

more on the week that was...

in a sneak look at this week's ralphie report - which will be published in the weekender.
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As if “Concert for a Cause 6” didn’t bring enough of a live music party to Northeast PA last week, 97 BHT brought a little more.

Epic Records artist Kat DeLuna ran the show last weekend inside The Wilkes-Barre Hardware Bar. Kat killed it – in a set just shy of a half-hour that included her hits “Whine Up” and “Run The Show.”

“C’mon PA – we gonna get it poppin’!” Kat emphatically yelled while dancing and singing.

The Bronx-born singer also encouraged the jam-packed audience to join on the fun. In between songs, DeLuna brought a bride-to-be on stage. With Kat’s buoying, the future misses grinded to Enur’s “Calabria”, while masses of college students and thirty-something’s alike cheered.

It’s interesting enough that the former opera singer leads the party inside bars and clubs across the nation. After all, she’s only 20 years old.

“It’s funny because usually I like, go in, perform, and then they’re like, ‘Get out – you have to get out quick!’” Kat said the night previous to the show.

Of course, DeLuna was anything but hurried out of Hardware Bar. After taking refuge in her dressing room, Kat spent another forty minutes meeting and greeting BHT V.I.P. winners in a back hallway directly outside the drinking establishment. Everyone snapped pictures, snagged autographed photos, and even received a compliment or two about their attire.

This certainly isn’t the last anyone will see of the Dominican-rooted star. Her CD, 9 Lives, is set for a summer re-release. Kat’s manager allowed BHT a quick listen to one of the new tracks for the LP – a song that Akon produced and hopped on. The record could be a summer anthem, similar to last year’s “Whine Up.”

THE POLITICAL INFERNO CEASES

Last Tuesday, the dust kicked up by the Presidential Primary in Northeast PA finally settled. In the end, Senator Hillary Clinton emerged from the raucous victorious. The candidate, who spent summers vacationing in Lake Winola, defeated Senator Barack Obama by 10 points. Here in NEPA – Clinton’s margin of victory reached 3-to-1.

About an hour before the polls closed, Senator Clinton reached out to 97 BHT – speaking exclusively with A.J. In The Afternoon and myself.

While speaking with A.J., Clinton reminisced about her vacations in the area, and her grandfather and father’s strong ties to Scranton. I immediately inquired about her plans to help reduce the cost of higher education. I also couldn’t help but ask the junior senator about her current emotions.

“I’m always excited, and a little anxious,” Clinton admitted.

Clinton didn’t need to worry, as her candidacy lived to see another primary.

kat + clinton = crazy week.

seriously, this week just kept twirling inside the bht studios...

more about the week that was, and the reason for a lack of postings, here...