DAILY DOWNLOAD: new coldplay/jay-z!

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10.18.08 : Coldplay f. Jay-Z - Lost+

had to post this from saturday night...

don't ask... but i ended up among a number of sarah palin look-a-likes...

tough job, someone's gotta do it...

lil wayne front row tickets!!!

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DAILY DOWNLOAD: panic's downpour...

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10.17.08 : Panic At The Disco - Northern Downpour

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EXCLUSIVE: maggie gyllenhaal

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Actress MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL tells Ralphie why she will be voting for Presidential Candidate Barack Obama in November. Maggie also talks about a new movie she just wrapped up shooting, as well as how her parents' divorce has opened her eyes to the down economy...

cindy mccain pictures...

more from the marts center on the campus of wilkes university here.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: abington heights @ scranton.

only a few pics from this one... it was chiiiillllllllllyyyyyyy.

ALL ACCESS COVERS RALPHIE/TMZ/PALIN/BON JOVI STORY!

ALLACCESS.com wrote a quick piece on the story involving me informing TMZ that Sarah Palin was using a song by Bon Jovi at her rally.

Thank you to Joel and Dave - as well as TMZ's Leslie Harris!

Listen to the story at this link:

Also, listen to the Joel Madden interview at this link:

2007 weekender MOTY jen smith...

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Jen is still crying... wtf.


The Weekender's Man & Model of the Year Party is Friday, Oct. 17 inside The Grand Ballroom of The Woodlands - Route 315 in Plains.

TMZ: diddy's decibel problem...

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Apparently Diddy didn't hear the cops telling him to turn his music down... because, the music was too loud. TMZ's Leslie Harris filled in Ralphie...


Catch Leslie on TMZ TV - Weekdays at 6 on Channel 38 - The CW.

EXCLUSIVE: NATALIE PORTMAN TO CALL MONDAY!

EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Portman to call Ralphie Monday at 7 P.M. on 97 BHT!

BON JOVI MAD AT PALIN BECAUSE OF ME!

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Bon Jovi thinks Sarah Palin gives him a bad name... and it all started with an IM from BHT's Ralphie Aversa to TMZ's Leslie Harris...


Catch Leslie on TMZ TV - Weekdays at 6 on Channel 38 - The CW.
Read TMZ's article here.
View more from Gov. Palin's visit to Scranton here.

licking the lollipop.

it only took stephanie from hazelton 1 minute 30 seconds to send me a photo of her with two lollipops in her mouth. her quickness scored her two tickets to the lil wayne show at the wachovia arena on oct. 29.

thanks to everyone who entered. some other notables...

mom's in the background and has no idea what's going on.

i wouldn't put that in my mouth for anything.

love the urgency - didn't even wait to leave the store! sorry you didn't win though :(

DAILY DOWNLOAD: new plies...

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10.14.08 : Plies - Put It On Ya

EXCLUSIVE: daily show's john oliver...

Daily Show's John Oliver w/ Ralphie Aversa on Scranton!

lee greenwood liiiiiiiiiive!

Lee Greenwood sings "God Bless The U.S.A."

PALIN: innocent or flub?

Governor Palin - Innocent Comments or Flubs?

EXCLUSIVE: good charlotte's joel madden...

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Good Charlotte's Joel Madden called in to The Ralphie Radio Show on behalf of Senator and Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama!

pictures from palin's visit.

bunch more here.

palin event is over...

went by rather quickly, she signed copious amounts of autographs and bounced. here's the aftermath...

would love to know who authorized the use of a song by obama-supporter bon jovi...

daily show strikes!!!

jon stewart's clan is here - and causing a raucous on the risers right now!!! like i said on the radio, this borders on the surreal.

john oliver is on the scene...

palin on stage

she brought lee greenwood with him, who sang the national anthem and "god bless america."

after calling her husband todd alaska's "first dude," - she's now outlining john mccain's economic plan.

i'd love to share pictures and video, but i'm literally typing on my lap right now, surrounded by photogs.

wbre denied...

ran in to andy mahalchik on my way in... apparently i'm not the only one who was denied media parking... 

problem for him was, he was in wbre's live truck.

"i'll cover the event, if they let me park somewhere!" he sarcastically told me en route to a parking lot.

i hear people are sneaking in to the glider diner lot...

live from the palin event

i wish i could show you where i am right now.

stuck here sitting on the top rung of a huge riser, smooshed in between local television and radio media alike, awaiting a one sarah palin.

national press just arrived. everyone's wearing red. pleace is a mad house. i had to park at farmer's market. 

more to come soon...

RALPHIE REPORT: brandy's back, casey speaks...

After a tumultuous two years filled with trials and tribulations, R&B singer Brandy Norwood can settle.

Better known by her first name only, the songstress called in to The Ralphie Radio Show last week, touching on a plethora of topics – from her new song and its relation to the aforementioned tribulations to Kim Kardashian and Dancing With The Stars.

Brandy’s first single from her forthcoming LP Human is titled “Right Here (Departed).” Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins penned the track. His current credits include PCD’s “When I Grow Up” and Natasha Bedingfield’s “Angel.”

“Workin’ with him this go-round, felt like the old Brandy and Rodney,” the 29-year old said. “Darkchild’s” past projects include the Grammy-award winning “The Boy Is Mine” and “What About Us.”

But the track signals more than a reunion between artist and writer, or a comeback of sorts for Brandy. The singer revealed that her 2006 car crash and publicized issues thereafter were the song’s inspiration.“One of the reasons why I recorded the song is because I relate to it so much,” she said. “So many amazing people have come in to my life that I could learn from… and I’ll always be there for them.”

Back in December ’06 – Brandy was involved in a four-car accident that claimed the life of one person. Eye-witnesses blamed the singer for triggering the crash – however no drugs or alcohol were involved. Subsequently, no charges were filed.

This coincided with the release of a sex tape featuring her little brother and fellow singer Ray-J with Kardashian, followed by allegations that the Kardashians stole money from Brandy’s family.

“I don’t want to talk about Kim,” Brandy said, clearly annoyed. I simply inquired if she saw the realty TV star on Dancing With The Stars. Brandy did not, nor would she ever compete on the show.

But, in an age where everyone is trying to be something or someone they are not, just to gain money and/or notoriety, Brandy’s frankness regarding her lack-of-dancing skills was quite refreshing.

CASEY ADKNOWLEDGES YOUTH VOTE’S IMPACT

More refreshing was an elected official willing to speak with a reporter who works for local media outlets catering to younger voters. I’ve covered a handful of presidential election events, and for the most part – both politicians and press secretaries alike have been less than accommodating.

Senator Bob Casey does not fall into that category. The Keystone State’s junior senator expressed his satisfaction with the youth vote last Sunday – after a rally in Scranton that featured Senator Joe Biden along with former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton.

“To say that we’re going to have a record turnout among younger voters in this general election is an understatement,” Sen. Casey explained. “I’ve never seen anything like it in American history.”

Casey is encouraged by both the amount of young voters and their motives.

“It’s affirmative, not negative,” Casey continued. “(The youth) are saying, ‘I’m voting for Barack Obama because I believe in him, not because I’m voting against John McCain.”
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EXCLUSIVE: chris matthews/producer blow me off...

it seems as if chris matthews mentions scranton in every show. so you'd think the "hardball" host wouldn't get soft with the local media, while visiting the city... right?

the pennsylvania-born tv host interviewed sen. joe biden after sunday's rally with former president bill clinton and senator hillary clinton. listen to the audio and figure out what really went on.

i would be blown off another time - and not granted an inning or two of "hardball."

matthews did have plenty of time to sign autographs and take photos with adoring fans at the rally, so it wasn't as if i bothered him while he was prepping for a segment/interview.

EXCLUSIVE: JOEL MADDEN TONIGHT!!!

Good Charlotte's Joel Madden calls exclusively in to The Ralphie Radio Show on behalf of Senator and Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama! Tonight at 7P on 97 BHT!

DAILY DOWNLOAD: luda/t-pizzle...

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10.13.08 : Ludacris f. T-Pain - One More Drink

SENATOR BOB CASEY on the youth vote...

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Scranton native and Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey talks with Ralphie Aversa about the youth vote in this year's Presidential Election.

Senator Casey spoke with Ralphie after a rally in Scranton with Vice Presidential Candidate and Senator Joe Biden, as well as former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton.

mccain camp quickly responds...

from the mccain-palin camp:

“Angry Joe Biden today riled up his crowd with fictitious claims about John McCain. For an Obama-Biden campaign spending more money on negative advertising than any campaign in history, red-faced Joe Biden shouted and cursed but couldn’t shake Obama’s job-killing prescription of higher taxes and bigger government. Like most of ole Joe’s pitches and tall tales, Biden’s claims for energy independence through clean coal are at odds with his record.  It was just last month that he adamantly claimed an Obama-Biden administration would say ‘no’ to clean coal plants in America. His reversal today on clean coal is one more fib from ole Joe.” – Ben Porritt McCain-Palin spokesman.

not sure if i would characterize biden as angry... definitely loud and adamant though.

about to leave the riverfront sports complex now... chris matthews and his producers have blown me off a solid three times. the tv host is currently chatting it up with sen. bob casey - who i did speak with and who you'll hear from tomorrow night on the ralphie radio show.

chris matthews in the building...

trying to get a word with him...

Internet is no longer working...

I'm blaming the national press. Blogging from the bberry. Field coordinators are on the stage speaking.

Mayor Doherty came on, introduced Sen. Casey. Crowd is riled up.

national press just arrived...

just said hello to nbc's ron allen... music is fading... sen. bob casey is here as well... looks like the program is getting underway. last i checked, we were priming for a 3:15 start... by golly - it's 2:36 and we might actually start on time.

"prayer/blessing" just ended... really weird... people were cheering during the speech... aren't we supposed to remain solumn for it?

pledge just ended as well... i'm going to roam around...

bad news from the rally...

just spoke with sean smith, obama's spokesperson for pennslyvania. despite my audience of 100,000 people and my connection with him as a syracuse alum, it appears i won't be speaking with sen. joe biden this afternoon. 

in all fairness, i will say the obama camp has accomodated me more so than the mccain camp. let's put it like this - david letterman wasn't the only person duped by mccain's media people.

anywho, more updates on the way. btw, the clintons are staying at the radisson downtown, saw a number of armored SUVs and state troopers outside en route to the sports complex.

live from the biden/clinton scranton rally...

RALPHIE REPORT: lesley roy's view...

Is Sarah Palin or Hillary Clinton as big of a deal to people in Ireland as to Americans?

In short, yes, says Dublin-born rocker Lesley Roy.

The Irish pop singer performed inside The Mines for 97 BHT’s Listener Appreciation Party on Saturday. Despite hailing from a country with a woman president for the past 18 years, Roy believes this election is significant, regardless of the candidates’ genders.

“It means a lot to the rest of the world who’s gonna take over,” Roy remarked. “It’s gonna be intense no matter what, female or male.”

The Republic of Ireland elected its first woman head of state in 1990 with Mary Robinson. In 1997, Mary McAleese succeeded her. McAleese won a seven-year term without contention in 2004.

Now Roy calls New York home – and she appreciates the big city amenities.

“I come from such a small town. (Even the smell) is fine, I really don’t mind it.”

In addition to the lovely street scents and swagger on the corner – it seems as if Roy picked up on another New York staple – b-s-ing. MTV’s The Hills has already featured three of the 21 year-old’s tracks from her new LP, Unbeautiful, including the title track. I inquired as to if she watched The Hills – and she followed up “When my songs are on,” with “I do watch it – I follow Lauren (Conrad) and Heidi (Montag) and I do watch it…”

But the act didn’t last long before Roy’s face turned red and she flashed an embarrassed look to Jive Records Promotions Rep Joe Daddio.

“I’m in a lot of trouble right now,” a laughing Roy said.

Don’t worry Lesley – I haven’t caught much of Season 4 either. Then again, I never pretended to.

THE JUICE NO LONGER LOOSE

Talk about the Karma Train slamming on the breaks. A jury found O.J. Simpson guilty on 12 criminal counts – including kidnapping, armed robbery, and burglary. Simpson faces live in prison.

Most intriguing is the timing – the jury reached its verdict exactly 13 years to the day after a different jury of his peers acquitted Orenthal James Simpson on murder charges stemming from the death of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.

The guilty verdict emanates from a Las Vegas hotel room encounter-gone-bad – involving a couple of other men, “stolen” collectibles, and handguns.

Simpson will be sentenced in a few months. He faces life in jail.

hef's bunnies are bad...

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Turns out Hef's new Playmates aren't the typical angels he likes to cozy up to... TMZ's Leslie Harris filled Ralphie Aversa in...

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DAILY DOWNLOAD: new akon, weezy...

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10.09.08 : Akon f. Lil Wayne - I'm So Paid

weezy's comin' to wilkes-barre...

wow wow wow wow wow wow...

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E and R Entertainment Presents "Halloween Massacre" on October 29th at The Wachovia Arena In Wilkes-Barre

WILKES-BARRE - E & R Entertainment Presents "Halloween Massacre" featuring Lil Wayne, Fabolous, Maino and other special guests live in concert at Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza on Wednesday, October 29 at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets, priced at $37.50, $57.50, $77.50, $102.50 and $152.50, will go on sale Monday, October 13 at 10 a.m. at the Wachovia Arena Box Office via the lottery system, online at www.ticketmaster.com , charge by phone at (570) 693-4100, or any ticketmaster outlet including select Gallery of Sound or Boscov's locations.

Unquestionably, Cash Money/Universal Motown Records recording artist Lil Wayne will go down in history as the best rapper of his generation. Indeed he may go down as one of the best artists in hip-hop period. One look at Lil Wayne's impeccable track record will convince even the most ardent skeptic that the New Orleans born lyricist is a strong contender for the crown of "Greatest of All Times."

In the span of his 13-year career, Lil Wayne has sold over six million units, including his magnum opus, The Carter II (2005) which sold over 2.5 million units. He has been featured on numerous high profile singles including Fat Joe's Grammy nominated single "Make It Rain," and in the past two years, Lil Wayne has recorded over 1,000 songs and freestyles. According to MTV, Lil Wayne has released more music in the last two years than the legendary Tupac Shakur.

GQ Magazine named Lil Wayne as its "Man Of The Year" for 2007. Rolling Stone Magazine tagged him as "Best MC of 2008" while Blender Magazine (2008) named him the "Best Rock Star Alive." So it should come as no surprise that his latest solo outing finds the hip-hop super star at the top of his game. With Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne proves to the world why he is indeed considered "the best rapper alive" and one of the great recording artists of his generation.

bidens & clintons - sunday in scranton.

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This Sunday, October 12th, please join Sen. Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, Sen. Hillary Clinton, and President Bill Clinton for a rally in Scranton, where they will talk about Barack's vision for creating the kind of change we need.
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pictures from my weekend...

friday night lights, corn mazes in clarks summitt, lesley roy, and more.

facebook album here.

danity kane hitting the brimstone?

things still not looking good for diddy's girls...

lose weight without dieting...

watch below for 9 ways...

EXCLUSIVE: lesley roy... in hdddddddd!

i know this is a repost, but hd is in my dna...

kanye - love lockdown video...

lovin' it...

pics from inside the miiiiinnnnnnesssssss

a whole bunch here - big thanks to anthony over at afc media.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: dallas @ hanover area...

loved it... great school spirit - excellent food and superb prices...

more here.

RALPHIE REWIND: snl-bit reaction...

Scranton once again came to the national forefront on Saturday night during a skit on NBC’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. While playing the role of Senator Joe Biden during a Vice Presidential Debate Skit, actor JASON SUDEIKIS called Scranton “a genetic cest pool” and “the absolute worst place on Earth.” The 40 second rant ended with “Wilmington, DE is not that much better.” (About 5 minutes in)