Bri Cook is "BC" at Night - blog
THE SECRET IS OUT...
The secret is out. I made a big announcement on my show tonight... that I'm leaving SUN FM and Kelowna :-(
Where to begin?? I moved here in the summer of 2007 to launch the BC at Nite show and it has been a dream first gig in radio. But it's time to give someone else their dream now... and move on with mine...
I'm soon off to work at a radio station in Edmonton. So many mixed emotions! I'm excited but scared and so sad to leave. Trust me it's going to be really hard to move away this place! I'm getting the sads and teary eyes every moment trying to take in the beautiful scenery each chance I get... Knowing that I'm not going to be surrounded by mountains and water soon is tough! Seriously, this is paradise...
But on the other hand... I get to be on air in my hometown where I have family and friends to reunite with. I think I'm lucky that I have friends all across this country, I know I can go anywhere! And that goes with the job description when you're in radio... you gotta move sometimes.
I came to Kelowna in July 2007 straight out of broadcasting school from Vancouver... I was 21-years-old... moving to a place where I didn't know a soul and I have now met some of my best friends here.
I will look back at these times as the best growing experience of my life. I've learned sooo much in my career in these last two-and-a-half years... you couldn't ask for a better place to get your start! And I went through a lot personally too. I found out my Dad was very sick shortly after moving here and he was the one who encouraged me not to quit when finding out that news. I owe it to him that I've made it this far, he was truly my biggest fan and supporter. I know he would be so proud of me and the fact that I'm going to be on the air in my hometown.
Thank you to Mark Burley, my program director at SUN FM for giving me my first break. I owe so much to you! Thank you to Doc Roberts for showing me the ropes when I first arrived and had no idea what I was doing. Thank you to all the announcers, past and present, who I've worked with over the years, Tarzan Dan Freeman, Susan Knight, Sonia Sidhu, Ara Andonian, Kevin Lim, Rob Daniels... you have all taught me so much and I have loved learning from you.
Thank you to the many OPs who have pressed all the buttons whenever I broadcasted on location and made me sound good. Thank you to Daniel O'Hara for picking out hot music for me to premiere every night and pressuring the bosses to let me play them! Thank you to Dustin Clement for making all the BC at Nite imaging so I could sound like a pro. Thank you to the many sales reps for setting me up with awesome clients to work with. Thank you to all the SUN FM ambassadors for helping me out and keeping me company on location. Thank you to Craig Campbell, Amy Norton, Jamila Van Steinburg, and Diana Arend for letting me be a part of awesome SUN FM promotions and events!
And thank you to everyone past and present at Astral Media Kelowna, whether we worked directly together or not, you were an amazing team I have been so proud to work with. I know I was mostly here at night and didn't get to see you every day... But on those days I filled in for Sonia or Lim or Ara, and you stopped in the studio to say hi and tell me you were happy to see me always meant so much!
I have so many friends at work I will miss and keep in my heart forever I can't possibly name them all! Never forget. xoxoxo
To my friends I have made outside of work, you are my CREW and I don't know what I will do without you!! Nobody will replace you ever ever ever.
This week has been was overwhelming... after I announced I was leaving I got so many supportive and lovely facebook messages/ tweets/ emails/ text messages/ phone calls. I've never had so many in one show before! I thank you soooo much for that it means the world to me.
My last day on-air is Saturday, November 28 live-on-location at Superstore from 12noon-6pm for Stuff a Bus so I hope to see you there with some non-perishables or a monetary donation for the food bank... and to say hi/bye of course!
Add me on facebook so we can keep in touch FOREVER! - www.facebook.com/miss.bri.cook
...and be nice to my replacement...
I miss you already!!!
xoxo ♥ Love Bri
DANCING WITH THE OSMOND
This just proves that the only people who watch this show are 68-year-old women...
Donny Osmond and his big toothy grin have won the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars. Apparently it was a big shocker because it was believed that either Kelly Osbourne or Mya would win. However, Kelly placed third and Mya came in second.
And of course because his sister, Marie, had competed in an earlier season of the dance competition, it was Donny's goal to beat her. GROW UP ALREADY!
♥ BRI
HAYDAIN NEALE (JACKSOUL) HAS DIED
NOVEMBER 24, 2009
This is just the saddest thing I've heard in a long time because the jacksoul singer seemed to be on the mend after sustaining serious head injuries more than 2 years ago. In August 2007, Haydain Neale was knocked off his scooter and in October of this year, he made his first public appearance since then. It was obvious that he still had a long way to go, but fans were optimistic.
In the end, Haydain lost his life on Sunday to lung cancer, a battle he fought for 7 months. He was 39-years-old and leaves behind wife, Michaela, and daughter, Yasmin.
A new jacksoul album called Soulmate is slated for release on December 1. I guess it was for that reason that I thought he was going to be OK but now realizing all the material was written and recorded prior to his 2007 accident. All proceeds will go to the Haydain Neale Family Trust. So don't illegally download this one...
Rest in Peace xoxo.
♥ BRI
NEW JANET FEAT. SYTYCD CANADA STARS
Janet Jackson's brand new music video for Make Me:
SO COOL, that sexy guy in the vid is Nico, the first winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada! And the blonde dancer is Natalli, one of the Top 4 from that same season. They will also be on stage with Miss Jackson at the American Music Awards tomorrow night. Way to represent!
♥ BRI
OPRAH ENDING TALK SHOW IN 2011
Oprah Winfrey is going to announce tomorrow that she is ending her talk show when her contract ends in 2011.
According to Harpo Inc, O is going to make the official announcement on Friday's live broadcast from Chicago and explain her reasons to end her long-running talk show which has been on the air since 1986.
I need a moment...
OK.
It is being speculated that Oprah may be continuing with a talk show on OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, but Harpo Inc has refused to confirm or deny. So don't get your hopes up...
But she better! What will the world do without Oprah?! Self-destruct, that's what.
♥ BRI
SEXIEST PIRATE ALIVE
Last year it was a wolverine (Hugh Jackman) and in 2009 it is a pirate, matey. I'm talking about People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive and this year Johnny Depp has been given the honor.
Depp joins George Clooney and Brad Pitt as the only two-time Sexiest Men Alive.
Also hot (but apparently not hot enough) in this order are Ryan Reynolds (#2?! Shoulda been number 1 if you ask ME), Jake Gyllenhaal, Bradley Cooper, Robert Downey Jr., David Beckham, Gilles Marini (Dancing with the Stars contestant/Sex and the City flasher), some Glee guys (but not all of them), Nick Cannon, Adam Lambert, John Cho (AKA Kumar's smoking buddy), Chris Daughtry, Jerry O'Connell, John Legend, and Robert Pattinson.
Yes, in the twisted universe that the staff at People magazine live in, Nick Cannon and Chris Daughtry are hotter than Robert Pattinson. OK then.
♥ BRI
BEYONCE AND GAGA
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
When it was announced that Beyonce and Lady Gaga were shooting some top secret music video together, people lost their minds. Now you can die happy because it has arrived.
The video for Video Phone:
I'm sorry, does Beyonce draw inspiration from Soulja Boy and Sarah Palin now?
♥ BRI
DRUNKEST GUY EVER REMIX
NOVEMBER 4, 2009
The Drunkest Guy Ever is the gift that keeps on giving. Some genius has turned the already glorious video into a silent film parody. And OH it is GOOD:
I smell an Oscar!
♥ BRI
THIS IS IT - BRI'S PERSONAL REVIEW
I know this is "so last week" but I just saw Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT tonight and there are no words to describe the experience of it, but I'll try...
It made me smile, it made me laugh, it made me tear up, it made me cry, it made me sad, it made me want to be better. It makes you realize nobody will ever be MJ again. Nobody can sound like him, move like him, or put on a show like him.
He was so involved in every aspect of his show and although he was a perfectionist, he never lost his cool and always stayed humble. He had mutual respect with his crew and yes, he may have had creative differences with the people around him at times, but he always worked it out by saying it with "L-O-V-E!" Sure he may have been the King of Pop but he wasn't a divo (male version of a diva), that's for sure. MJ even allowed his musicians and dancers to share in his spotlight.
But it's not all about the show that never was. This Is It proves that Michael not only cared about his art, his fans and the people around him but he cared about saving the planet so, so, so much too. And we should all be more like him. It starts with the "Man in the Mirror" don't you know?!
How can one person I never knew inspire me to be a better person? He makes me want to love better... He makes me want to be better at what I do... He makes me want to "sizzle"!!! He makes me want to pick up the things I've left behind like start dancing again and start playing the piano again. Seriously, I just want to take a dance class right now! He was a huge part of my dance life, every dancer's life. Every singer. Every musician. Every fan.
Watching This Is It makes me want to watch it over and over again so that it's NOT IT! It's so hard to wrap my head around the fact that that is it. Michael may live on through his music forever, but it's nothing like seeing him in the moment and capturing the magic of each lyric and every beat.
We lost a legend, but would we have appreciated Michael Jackson this much if we didn't lose him? That's another thing... some of us would have. Most of us wouldn't. So if you take anything from this movie, it should be to take the time to slow down, "let it simmer", and appreciate who you have in your life and more importantly, let them know.
And final thought... K did you notice one of his dancers was that chick who plays Dixon's girlfriend on 90210? I love that show, but damn, that girl is WAY too talented to be on that show. She danced with the greatest!!! So seriously, how do you go up from there?
Amazing movie. Amazing tribute. Amazing man. Amazing talent. Amazing lesson. It was going to be the most phenomenal concert ever...
I'm going to go cry now.
xoxo
♥ BRI
THIS IS IT EXTENDED
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
Everyone I have talked to who has seen Michael Jackson's This Is It can't stop raving about how amazing it is... yet, for whatever reason, it's not doing as well as expected at the box office. It doesn't make sense?
This Is It was expected to make $40 million thus far, but instead it's only made around $20.7 mil. Even so, it was still number 1 at the box office this weekend. But because the numbers fell short and they didn't make bank, Sony Pictures is now saying you have longer than 2 weeks to see the documentary. Originally This Is It was only supposed to be in theatres for 2 weeks and THAT WOULD BE IT. But now it's being extended to 5 weeks which is a good thing because now you have longer to see it on the big screen. Even though it will be out DVD afterwards, it won't be the same experience as seeing it in SIZE HUGE.
This is good news for me! I'm hoping to see it tomorrow and was worried that it might be sold out but I guess it won't be if nobody is watching it! Nothing worse than showing up to the theatre to watch a movie but you can't get in... and you don't want to waste the trip so then you're forced to watch some other stupid one you never cared to see anyway. And I really don't feel like peeing my pants watching Paranormal Activity...
♥ BRI
BRI'S HALLOWEEN COSTUME IDEAS
I first wrote this list last year... and since Halloween comes around every year I thought I'd share it with you again!
(FOR PEOPLE ON A BUDGET)
STATIC CLING: Wear any kind of mismatched clothes. Pin one pant leg up, pin dryer sheets on you, small towels, underwear, etc. Then back comb your hair to make it look like your hair has static.
♥ BRI
RIHANNA / ADAM LAMBERT NEW CD COVERS
Rihanna and Adam Lambert have gone with the same theme for their upcoming album covers... The "hand on the head, decorated hand, head tilted, uneven hairstyle, lots of eyeliner, staring into the camera" look.
Twinssss.
♥ BRI
THRILL THE WORLD - NUMBERS ARE IN!
Today I got an email from Angela and Nicolina, the girls from Aradia Fitness who organized THRILL THE WORLD in Kelowna, and I'm passing it along to you because it's exciting! :-)
"Hello Thrill The World 2009 participants,
Congratulations! This years Thrill The World was an unprecedented global success, celebrating the life and music of Michael Jackson. There was approximately 23,000 dancers in 32 countries that broke the record for Largest Simultaneous Dance of Thriller with the Record Holders Republic. You will receive a Thrill certificate and instructions on how to get your World Record certificate if you would like.
This year Thrill The World raised approximately $100,000 worldwide for 80 charities and non-profit groups. Kelowna raised approximately $2500, with some pledges still coming in. Way to go, Kelowna zombies!
Check out Bri's blog & our video at thesun.net : http://www.kelowna.thesun.net/blog/1010947
You are invited to dance Thriller at the Haunted House at Willow Park Mall (Hollywood Rd & Hwy 33) at 6 pm on Halloween if you are available.
We wish to thank all our volunteers, everyone who raised funds or donated, Sun FM for their support, our photographers, videographer and each participant for making a difference.
Thank you from Aradia Fitness & your "Thrill The World" organizers,
Angela & Nicolina"
I'm SO proud of us K-Town!!!... and planet Earth.
♥ BRI
THRILL THE WORLD 2009 - THE VIDEO!
Today was the day Kelowna THRILLED THE WORLD! Thank you to all the zombies and MJ-wannabes who rocked the event this year. We had 75 participants dressed in their zombie best who performed to Michael Jackson's Thriller at the same time as other groups in other countries across the globe in this attempt to break a world record.
Here is the footage from THRILL THE WORLD 2009 in Kelowna:
WE DID SUCH A GREAT JOB! You all look so awesome and it was sooo much fun!
I'll let you know whether or not we broke the world record when the information becomes available. Also, in Kelowna, we tie Thrill The World in with SUN FM's Have a Heart Radiothon and we were taking pledges, so I'll let you know how much money we raised as well when the numbers are tallied.
Big thank you to Aradia Fitness for bringing this event to Kelowna once again this year. They put in countless hours to make this happen and we couldn't have done it without you, Nicolina and Angela! Thank you to Craig Campbell, in Astral Media promotions, for decking the event out with SUN FM signage and supplying prizing for our dancers. Thank you to everyone else who came out to perform, watch, volunteer, donate, and support!
Can't wait til next year!
♥ BRI (or you can just call me ZomBRI)
THRILL THE WORLD 2009!
THRILL THE WORLD - A tribute to Michael Jackson - is coming up again this weekend!
Remember last year?
Here are some reasons why you should participate this year in Thrill The World with 99.9 SUN FM and Aradia Fitness:
a) do it for MJ. He would do it for you...
b) you get to dress up like a zombie. REASON ENOUGH FOR ME!
c) how often do you get to say "I'm in the Guinness Book of World Records"... Hmmm?? Never.
d) do it for the kiddies.... Pledges go to the Kelowna General Hospital.
e) Kevin Lim would be disappointed in you. He got us involved in this last year.
Here's the what, when, where, why:
WHAT: Thrill The World is a Global event and an annual attempt to break the world record for the most amount of people simultaneously dancing to Thriller by Michael Jackson.
WHEN: Workshop to learn Thriller - Friday, October 23 from 6p-9p.
Thrill The World - Saturday, October 24 at 5:30p. (Be there at 5)
WHERE: Workshop - Martin Ave Community Center (close to downtown just off Bernard before Gordon)
Thrill The World - The fields by the Apple Bowl and behind Parkinson Rec Center.
WHY: Where to begin? To learn an iconic dance that you can pull out at parties for the rest of your life! To be a part of a World Record! To play dress-up! To make new friends! To have fun! To contribute to a great cause... Aradia Fitness and 99.9 SUN FM has incorporated the Have a Heart Radiothon into Thrill The World Kelowna.
I know you're stoked now! For more information...
See you there, in costume!
♥ BRI
FREE HUGS!
Last Saturday, Cassandra and her friends called into SUN FM and told me they were giving out free hugs in Kelowna on the corner of Bernard and Pandosy. She gave me the link to her YouTube channel and I just checked out the video footage. Put this under the category of "Things that make you SMILE!" :-)
Cutest. Video. EVER!
Cassandra has written this description of the video on YouTube:
"I saw the original Free Hugs video and it really made me want to make a difference to someones day. I did not know that it would be as successful as it was! I had so much fun! I met so many amazing people. We made so many peoples days, just by giving them a hug, or just by holding the sign to show people we cared. It takes a lot for some people to go up to a stranger and give them hug. For all those people who did I thank you for taking the courage to show others what is needed! I still have at least a half an hour of just HUGS on my editing program! I was not able to fit all of them into the video... This was in the span of four hours.. Can you imagine if you did this for an entire day? Not only did we make the people who were hugging us grin and laugh but we also saw many faces smiling when driving by! We were on the radio and an estimate over 200 people smiled at us this day. Thank you once again... That will not be the last time I do this!"
I want a hug.
♥ BRI
BRI-KIRA "TURKEY"
This is my Thanksgiving version of Shakira's Shewolf that I debuted on SUN FM today!
I wrote, sang, and produced it myself! :-)
(Keep in mind that I am NO singer, ha ha)
Yes, you can call me Bri-kira from now on...
Happy Thanksgiving weekend!
♥ BRI
MOST INFLUENTIAL MEN
The fourth annual Top 49 Most Influential Men list has come out, as voted by the readers of Askmen.com.
Here's the Top 10 (because I don't feel like writing 39 more names...)
10. Dana White (HEY! No girls allowed)
9. Peyton Manning (plays one of those ball sports that takes place on a field)
8. Roger Federer (hangs with the likes of Venus and Serena)
7. Steve Jobs (he's a Mac)
6. Michael Jackson (never heard of him...)
5. Simon Cowell (absolutely dreadful)
4. Mark Zuckerberg (tagged in lots of photos on Facebook)
3. Barack Obama (the Prez of some country nobody has ever heard of...)
2. Usain Bolt (fast guy)
1. Don Draper (smoker, drinker, cheater)
Ummm... yeah. FYI: Don Draper isn't a real guy, silly boys!
♥ BRI
SWINE FLU MESSES THINGS UP FOR BSB
OCTOBER 6, 2009
Not the swine!
Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys has been diagnosed with swine flu. He and his fellow boy-banders have been forced to cancel upcoming gigs promoting their new album, This Is Us. Not to be confused with Michael Jackson's This Is It.
The other boys of the backstreet, Nick Carter, Howie D, and A.J. McLean are all on preventative medicine to make sure they don't get swined as well. Pfftt... if Kevin Richardson was a good guy he would STEP IN for Brian... QUITTER.
♥ BRI
RIO!
It has been announced that Rio De Janeiro will be hosting the 2016 Summer Olympic games!
The International Olympic Committee awarded Rio the honors after rejecting Chicago, Tokyo, and Madrid.
This will be the first time a city in South America will host the Olympics. Uhhh, took long enough! They've only been doing the Olympic games since ancient times!
Does anyone else have "Her name is Riooo and she dances on the sanddd" stuck in their head too?
♥ BRI
GAGA/KANYE TOUR CANCELED
The Fame Kills tour starring Kanye West and Lady GaGa has been canceled. Are you actually surprised? I'm only surprised it took this long.
Live Nation says all tickets purchased will be refunded but they have not given an official explanation. Obviously it's speculated that Kanye's recent bad press has something to do with it. Rumor has it that GaGa is the one who pulled out.
You know you've got problems when even a strange lady who refuses to ever wear pants doesn't want to work with you.
♥ BRI
JT & JB - DUNZO!
So the rumors were true. Justin Timberlake has ended his nearly 3-year relationship with Jessica Biel, and according to US Weekly, OVER THE PHONE! That's what real men do...
Could they have picked a sadder picture of Jessica for the cover??
The mag reports that the actress isn't taking the break up well, which apparently happened about a month ago, and that she is in "severe denial". SEVERE. That's a very strong word. Girl, I know he's JT and all, but be happy you're out of that mess. It's not worth being with a hot guy if he treats you like garbage. Plus, now you're single and options are fun!
Lately, rumor has it that Justin has been hooking up with Rihanna. Well, who knows if that's true but at least he's not cheating on his girlfriend... Otherwise I'd have to quote back to him the lyrics to his own song What Goes Around. "I thought I told ya!"
♥ BRI
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...
Conan O'Brien returned to The Tonight Show last night (Monday) after suffering a concussion during a taping on Friday... NBC was forced to air a repeat Friday night.
Conan talked about the experience and showed footage. It's kind of scary!
Poor CoCo! I love him! So glad he and the home of his red hairs are OK!
♥ BRI
DON'T BUY THIS BOOK
The Saved By The Bell "tell-all" written by Dustin Diamond proves absolutely nothing except that Screech was a geek on-screen AND off.
In the new US Weekly, Diamond gives us a sneak-peak of his lame book in which he didn't actually WITNESS anything scandalous go down... It's based completely on speculation.
Here are some of the "juiciest" snippets.
- Dustin claims to have smelled "a certain smoke" wafting from under the crack of his castmates' dressing rooms. O-M-G... weed? No way.
- Dustin accuses Mark Paul Gosselaar (Zack Morris) of using steroids before he started Saved By The Bell: The College Years in 1994. The reason he believes this is because Gosselaar allegedly gained 25 pounds in about a month. No, Screech, that wasn't Zack with the problem, it was JESSIE, remember?
- Moving on, one time Lark Voorhies (Lisa Turtle) suddenly "didn't want to be near men" which Dustin took that to believe she was in an abusive relationship. OR maybe she just didn't want to be near YOU, creeper.
- Dustin says that if the script called for Kelly and Slater to be interested in each other, then backstage there would be "a lot going on" between them too. And if Jessie and Zack had to kiss on screen, then they would spend a lot of time each other's dressing rooms. WOW. That is so shocking and obscene. Do you think they held hands?
So basically this book is written by a bitter outcast on the set who never actually saw any of this stuff go down because he was never invited to tag along. And even if all of those things really happened, they're so G-rated and not worth writing a book over! I've heard more scandalous rumors from a 5th grader.
♥ BRI
AVRIL AND DERYCK SPLIT
Really... Who didn't see this coming?
Avril Lavigne has left her husband of three years, Deryck Whibley. But instead of literally leaving him she is actually forcing HIM to leave their $9.5 million Bel Air home. The Girlfriend singer will reportedly file for divorce any day now.
According to US Weekly, the 29-year-old Sum 41 band member is "crushed". Just crushed? I am crushed when Grey's Anatomy is a repeat. I am crushed when the dress I want at Guess isn't in my size. If my spouse left me (if I had one...) I think I'd be a little more than "crushed". Try devastated.
Avril has made a statement on her official website:
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"Moving forward on a positive note
Deryck and I have been together for 6 and a half years. We have been friends since I was 17, started dating when I was 19, and married when I was 21. I am grateful for our time together, and I am grateful and blessed for our remaining friendship. I admire Deryck and have a great amount of respect for him. He is the most amazing person I know and I love him with all my heart. Deryck and I are separating and moving forward on a positive note.
Thank you to all my family, friends and fans for all your support.
Avril"
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Awe that was actually kind of sweet. But what we really want to know is WHY are you quitting your marriage?! Maybe Deryck gave Avril an ultimatum, "It's me or the pink streaks."
♥ BRI
CHRIS BROWN - COMMUNITY LABOR
Everybody is saying that Chris Brown was "picking up trash" today in Richmond, VA, as a part of his community labor sentence. Ummm... I don't know what your definition of picking up trash is, but to me it looks like he's just tossing a rake around and dragging branches from one side of the ditch to the other.
How many people does he need to watch him lazily wack some weeds? And waving to the cameras all smiley and everything? Chris is totally having a good time! At least act like it's hard work and a little bit unbearable...
♥ BRI
AND THE WINNER OF BIG BROTHER 11 IS...
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
I realize I'm lame and pathetic when I say I get sad whenever this show ends every summer.
Tonight was the finale of Big Brother 11... and the winner is...
Julie Chen's unborn baby!!!
OK, NO it's not. It's actually...
Jordan Lloyd!
The 22-year-old waitress from North Carolina was the underdog, but probably the sweetest, most innocent player in the house this season... ALSO not the smartest. Yeah, she gives us blondies that reputation we seem to have. But she's freakin' adorable and now she's freakin' RICH too! For living in a house with 12 complete strangers for 73 days and watching while they all cause drama with each other, Jordan was voted the last woman standing and the winner of $500,000.
Finally, a woman won this thing again! It hasn't happened since 2005...
Second place, Natalie Martinez, lost the grand prize to a 5-2 vote but walked away with $50,000. Plus Jeff Schroeder won $25,000 after it was revealed that America voted him as their "favorite houseguest". Big surprise! We already knew America loves him. And I can see why! Daayyyummm.
If Jordan and Jeff are smart they will know they can make even MORE money by exploiting their cuteness. They were a romantic item in the house (in a classy way not a trashy way) and they need to WORK THAT! Them two need their OWN reality show for realz.
AND FYI: if you're a Big Brother freak, you are guaranteed another summer of BB next summer as CBS has just renewed it's contract. Until then, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday nights will always feel incomplete...
♥ BRI
UNREAL
Jay-Z. Kanye West. Rihanna. They ran this town and they ran it good!
The three mega-stars performed their hot hit-song Run This Town at Madison Square Garden in NYC last night. Prepare to be blown away!
Oh and YEP he's coming to Kelowna in just over a month. Hey Kanye and Rihanna, you're invited too just to let you know. Feel free to come along!
♥ BRI
ELLEN ON IDOL
Looks like since Ellen DeGeneres did such a great job as a guest judge on So You Think You Can Dance this summer that the guys in charge at FOX have scooped her up as the new permanent fourth judge on American Idol. Whaaaat?
I know! This is hard to believe... but it's not April Fool's Day. So unless she is a dirty, dirty liar, it's got to be true seeing as the announcement has been made on Ellen's official website along with a clip of her telling the news to her audience in a pre-taped show airing tomorrow. Click HERE to see it!
So not the way I thought they would go for the replacement judge... Not that I don't love Ellen, I just thought they would go with someone actually in the music biz! But like she says in the video, she's not quitting her day job. Wow! She gives Ryan Seacrest a run for his money in the amount of jobs department.
Things will definitely be different but it looks like we'll be laughing more when we watch Idol next season! Simon Cowell wouldn't DARE make fun of her the way he did with Paula Abdul. And I'll still be fast forwarding through whatever Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi have to say anyway...
♥ BRI
BREAKING: ELLEN CAN DANCE
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
This is why we love her...
Ellen DeGeneres kicked off the 7th season of her talk-show today by burning up the dance floor with the most recent Top 10 of So You Think You Can Dance! And it was genius.
Watch your back, Beyonce.
♥ BRI
PREPARE TO GET ANGRY
Newsflash: babies cry. Sure it's annoying but it's up to the parent(s) to handle it. However, a 61-year-old man in an Atlanta Walmart thought it was necessary to slap a stranger's two-year-old... at least four times. In the face!
First of all, he's not smart. If he wants the child to stop crying, slapping her is only going to make her cry even harder. Idiot. Secondly, way to give an innocent kid nightmares for life. Monster. And finally, @#$*(@$%)*#$(#!!!
♥ BRI
AVRIL ON IDOL
Finally, Avril Lavigne will be doing something other than stirring up rumors that her marriage is on the rocks. It has been announced today that the Girlfriend singer will be guest judging on American Idol this upcoming season.
The Canadian artist will be sitting in Paula Abdul's vacant spot during one day of the Los Angeles auditions. Katy Perry will be filling in on the other day.
Other stars who will be sitting at the judging table with Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Kara DioGuardi are Victoria Beckham, Kelly Clarkson, Joe Jonas, Mary J. Blige, Shania Twain, Kristin Chenoweth, and Neil Patrick Harris. But not all at once.
♥ BRI
HAPPY BDAY MJ
Today would have been Michael Jackson's 51'st birthday.
And if you googled today you might have noticed this:
Love it. The King of Pop will never be forgotten!
♥ BRI
RIP DJ AM
DJ AM has died.
Adam Goldstein was found dead in his New York City apartment at 5:20pm Eastern today. Drug paraphernalia was found at the scene. The 36-year had struggled with addiction in the past but recently had been sober for 11 years. So heartbreaking...
According to TMZ, the famous DJ had not been heard from for a few days. A friend was worried and knocked on his door but didn't get an answer. That friend called the police and they knocked down the door to the worst possible situation.
Almost one year ago, Goldstein and Travis Barker (Blink 182) were the only survivors of a plane crash that killed 4 others. His future seemed bright as AM was set to star in an MTV reality show to help people with addiction problems. I blogged about it on my personal pop-culture/celebrity gossip blog, www.brischeeseandsleaze.com in April and you can read about that and his inspiring story HERE.
Anyone who has had the opportunity to see DJ AM spin should consider themselves lucky because he was a true talent, a regular nice guy, and an inspiration. I had tickets to see AM in Kelowna in February but he had canceled. I was so disappointed, but always thought I would have another chance to see him play live. I am so sad that will never be possible now.
It is so tragic to hear of his death in this way after he had been winning his battle against drugs for so long and had escaped death more than once before. It's devastating to know he had to have been in such a dark place.
I am so sad for his family and his friends.
Rest in peace, DJ AM - Adam Goldstein.
♥ BRI
BASTERDS ON TOP
AUGUST 23, 2009
Admit it, you went to see Inglorious Basterds just because you wanted to know why they purposely spelled it wrong...
The Quentin Tarantino World War II film has pulled in $37.6 million so far this weekend making it number 1 at the box-office.
Looks like Brad Pitt's creepy mustache was worth it.
♥ BRI
WHO WANTS TO BE A MATHEMATICIAN?
Math and I don't get along either, but I still judge Patricia Heaton for struggling to answer this math question for charity on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. The Everybody Loves Raymond actress gets overwhelmed by the scary numbers and doesn't even TRY!
Watch this frustrating hilariousness:
I feel like a genius after that.
♥ BRI
BRITNEY TOP 10
This is why I love Britney Spears! She can poke fun at herself! And she's freakin' adorable. Here is the pop princess on David Letterman's top 10 list last night...
Britney for President! I would vote for her... Watch your job, Obama.
♥ BRI
TWI-HARDS, PREPARE TO FREAK
AUGUST 17, 2009
If you're a hardcore Twilight fan, you will LOVE interpreting this photo. Unless you think YOU belong with Edward Cullen, then you'll go into a blackout rage...
Co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart look pretty daRn cozy at the Kings of Leon concert in Vancouver this weekend. Check it!
If it weren't for Kristen staring at Rob's lips, I would say he's probably just talking to her... but she's obviously going in for a smoochie smooch. Robsten is ON! Now don't break up before the end of the filming of the fourth Twilight installment, or things will get awkwarddd. Wait... Their characters are in the fourth book, right? There are only four books, right? I don't know, I wish I cared.
It seemed like I cared up until this point... Right??
♥ BRI
THE LOVELY BONES
All my favorite books are being made into movies lately! (NO, I'm not talking about Twilight and Harry Potter...)
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold is directed by Lord of the Rings director, Peter Jackson and will be in theaters in December. It stars Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, and Stanley Tucci. Ryan Gosling was originally set to play Wahlberg's role, but he dropped out of filming. Looks like a big mistake to me! Almost as big as letting Rachel McAdams get away...
Here's the official trailer for The Lovely Bones:
They better not mess this one up like they messed up My Sister's Keeper!
♥ BRI
ED PULLED A WES
AUGUST 5, 2009
According to US Weekly, Ed Swiderski has been cheating on Jillian Harris since they starting filming The Bachelorette in late March and that he continues to cheat on her still.
Two women, Lindsey Johnson and Bethany Steffen, have "come forward" to the weekly tabloid to "warn Jillian" that her fiance has been cheating on her. They say they feel betrayed as well as they each did not know Ed was sleeping with the other one prior to the filming of the Bachelorette, during, and after.
Both Lindsay and Bethany claim to have slept with Ed during that time after he first bowed out of the ABC show where he said he was "worried about losing his job". When he returned to the show a couple of episodes later, he told them he was "going on a business trip to Texas".
Then when Ed was back from "Texas", Lindsey says she slept with him on June 4, eight days after he proposed to Jillian. Bethany says the next day he tried sleeping with her by texting her to bring beer and condoms over to his place. Ed Swiderski? More like Ed SWINDLE-ski.
According to the two women, they just want to warn Jillian about Ed's dirty, dirty ways and his flithy lying mouth... Pffft... I'm sure the payday from US Weekly had NOTHING to do with it.
OBVY, Jillian and Ed are denying these allegations.
And Reid and Kiptyn are off somewhere high-fiving each other.
♥ BRI
MTV VMA NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
AUG 4, 2009
And the nominees are...
Lady GaGa and Beyonce are leading the nominations for this year's MTV Video Music Awards with 9 each. Britney Spears, who was the star of the 2008 VMA's where she won 3 awards, has been nominated for 7 this year.
Other big nominees are Eminem, Kanye West, and Coldplay with 4 each.
Drake has been nominated for his first ever VMA for Best New Artist in the same category as Lady GaGa, Kid Cudi, Asher Roth, and 3OH!3.
Other notable nominees are Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, Pink, Jay-Z, Gnarles Barkley, Cobra Starship ft. Leighton Meester, Ne-Yo, T.I., Flo Rida, Wisin y Yandel, Kings of Leon, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, and Paramore.
What's also really cool is the new Best Video (That Should Have Won a Moonman) award this year. Nominees are:
U2: "Where The Streets Have No Name"
Dr Dre: "Nuthin' But A ‘G' Thang"
Beastie Boys: "Sabotage"
Bjork: "Human Behavior"
Radiohead: "Karma Police"
George Michael: "Freedom"
Foo Fighters: "Everlong"
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: "Into The Great Wide Open"
OK Go: "Here It Goes Again"
David Lee Roth: "California Girls"
Russell Brand and his distracting mop of hair are back to host the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, September 13th. Watch out Jonas Brothers...
♥ BRI
JOE JACKSON "CONFIRMS" MJ HAS A "SECRET SON"
Another day, another Michael Jackson rumor...
Joe Jackson tells NewsOne.com that Omer Bhatti is MJ's love child from a one night stand with a Norwegian woman saying, "Yes, I knew he had another son, yes I did," adding, "he looks like a Jackson, acts like a Jackson, can dance like a Jackson."
Omer was seated in the front row at Michael's memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles next to the late King of Pop's children and siblings. Court records also show that Bhatti was at Neverland when authorities raided the ranch in 2003 looking for evidence in the child molestation accusations.
FYI: Omer Bhatti is a 25-year-old aspiring rapper. You can't ask for a better shot at a career after being outed as Michael Jackson's secret love child!
♥ BRI
I HATE MICROWAVES
JULY 29, 2009
I just want you to get this visual... I had a hard time last night and what's annoying for me will be funny for you!
If you haven't met me before and you don't know what I look like... I'm SMALL OK! But for whatever reason, I thought I could do this on my own last night. I now realize I really need to build some MUSCLE.
I bought a new microwave for my new place. Stainless steel. It was standard size but the box was soooo heavy! I had to get a worker at the store to lift if off the shelf and into a cart, then from the checkout counter to my car. It didn't fit in my trunk so he put it in my front seat.
Then I'm in my parkade staring at it and I decide, "Pffftt, I can carry this into my house!"
So I would carry it for like two steps and put it down... lift it again and walk two steps really quick and put it down. It took me longer than I'm proud of to bring this microwave box into my house but I DID IT!
Then I have to lift the actual microwave out of the box. It is SOOOO heavy that my legs look like a baby deer trying to stand as I'm trying to lift this thing on the counter. When I finally get it up there I realize it looks funny. Well... that's because IT'S DENTED! HUUUGE dent in the side and I DID NOT do it. It was dented on the top/side and I did not drop it what-so-ever so it was obviously sold to me that way. And I obviously have to return it!
So after ALL THAT WORK I now have to drag this heavy ugly dented microwave all the way BACK to my car. I want to cry just thinking about it. I did it for NOTHING!
So... anyone want a microwave? ;-)
♥ BRI
BACHELORETTE - THIS SHOW IS FINALLY OVER!
The Bachelorette finale was on ABC last night and they have successfully made this feel like the LONGEST season EVER!
♥ BRI
BEST ENTRANCE EVER!
I have a feeling this might become a wedding trend...
A Minnesota couple and their wedding party switched it up when they made their way down the aisle instead of the usual, boring, step-together-step to organ music, or maybe violins, or possibly even a ballad. Top this!
Is it lame that I got teary eyed? I loved it! I'll even forgive the fact that they were dancing to Chris Brown because the song is FOREVER. Who says you have to save the dancing for the reception?
♥ BRI
THE PASSING OF A LEGEND...
The Taco Bell chihuahua from the popular commercials in the late 90's has died.
Gidget was 15-years-old. Her trainer said she lived out her last days lying in the sun. YES, the Taco Bell dog was a SHE! She was a talented actress.
Rest in peace, Gidget, and eat all the tacos you want! xoxo
♥ BRI
SERIOUSLY?
Kevin Federline is about to star in his own reality show. Yeah, because this lazy gold-digger who already makes a pretty damn good living off being Britney Spears' ex-husband really deserves even more money for doing nothing...
According to reports, K-Fed wants the show to follow his life with his girlfriend, Victoria Prince, and his two sons with Britney, Sean Preston and Jayden James. What about his two other kids?
Wow. Cigarettes, baggy clothes, and using children. This show sounds extremely thrilling...
♥ BRI
THIS IS JUST CROSSING THE LINE
Lady Gaga did an interview in Germany wearing an outfit made entirely out of Kermit the Frog stuffed animals. That's extremely insulting... to Kermit!
What is GaGa going to wear next? A dead body?
She's demented.
♥ BRI
THE WIZARD'S STILL GOT IT
The latest installment of Harry Potter has brought in a staggering $22.2 million from midnight screenings alone this morning. That's a new record!
Daniel Radcliffe and his Half-Blood Prince crew have beat the reining box office king, The Dark Knight, by almost $4 million.
Seriously, how many times in your life can you say, "I beat Batman."?? I know I've only said it like 11 or 12 times myself...
♥ BRI
LADY GAGA... SERIOUSLY WHAT THE HELL
Lady GaGa is soooo "artistic". Check out what she wore to a press conference in Malta today. I can't take her seriously...
Ummm, she's lucky she has good music...
♥ BRI
MJ'S MEMORIAL... SPEECHLESS!
There was sadness, tears, laughter, love and music.
The Michael Jackson memorial at the STAPLES Center today affected me much more than I thought I would.
The performances were all incredible beginning with the choir as MJ's casket was rolled in by his brothers, each wearing one glove. Powerful. I was already in tears. Mariah Carey, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer, Usher, Jermaine Jackson, and Shaheen Jafargholi all had moving performances as well.
Touching speeches were made by Pastor Lucious Smith, Berry Gordy, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Brooke Shields, Smokey Robinson, Martin Luther King III and Bernice King. But the words that stood out the most were spoken by Rev. Al Sharpton when he said to Michael's three children, "There was nothing strange about your Daddy... What was strange was what he had to deal with."
To close the ceremony, Michael's family and friends gathered on stage to sing We are the World and Heal the World. It was something special to see his children sing along to their father's lyrics. When his daughter, Paris, took to the microphone to say her Daddy was the best father ever, my heart broke with emotion. It reminded us that we're losing him as our icon, but he has children who are losing him as their parent. I know what it's like to lose your Daddy, but those kids are so much younger.
What an amazing tribute to "the greatest performer who ever lived."
One of the most incredible performances came from John Mayer who played an instrumental version of MJ's Human Nature. New found respect...
Just ignore the face!
♥ BRI
NO MORE TALKIE WHILE DRIVEY
If you're guilty of using your cell phone while driving, check it out! Even if you think you're doing the right thing by going hands-free...
Police chiefs in British Columbia want our province to ban drivers from using cell phones and hands-free devices while behind the wheel. The president of the BC association of Chiefs of Police, Bill McKinnon (from Kelowna), says research shows cell phone use only leaves half of a driver's attention on the road and that includes speaker phones and headsets.
OK, I understand holding the cell phone should be banned, and texting OBVIOUSLY... but hands-free? Is that going a little far? Should we be banned from talking to our passengers too, then? What about listening to the radio or music? More importantly... SUN FM! I predict a lot of tickets in my future...
♥ BRI
3 STOOGES DROP OUT!
It was going to be one of the most anticipated movies ever and Sean Penn was supposed to star in it. Now he's dropped out!
Penn reportedly quit the film and another one to take some time off and work on his family. In April, he and his wife, Robin Wright Penn, filed for divorce for the second time. Then they called it off for the second time... He does need to work on his marriage though, that's for sure!
So Sean, if you quit movies - fine- just don't you go quitting your marriage again!
♥ BRI
BAM CHIKA BOW BOW
Jada Pinkett shares the secret to her happy marriage to actor, Will Smith. By DOING IT anywhere and everywhere! But she says it a little more eloquently...
Jada tells RedBook magazine, "Be sneaky... your girlfriend's house at a party. The bathroom. A bedroom." (I bet her girlfriends are THRILLED to read this.)
"Think of places that are comfortable outside to have sex. Does he have access to his office? Have a fantasy date. Be his secretary! Pull over on the side of the road... In the dumpster!" (OK I made that last one up...) "Just switch it up! Anything like that can keep it going. Anything it takes to keep the flame alive."
Like from the song YEAH by Usher, "Lady in the street but a freak in the bed!" WAIT--- don't take marriage advice from Usher...
♥ BRI
AND THE NEWEST CELEBRITY FEUD IS...
Heidi and Spencer Pratt VS: Al Roker.
Speidi were interviewed by the weatherman on the Today Show this morning and he didn't exactly treat them with respect. In fact, he was straight-up rude, cutting them off, and putting words in their mouth. You might say Mr. and Mrs. Pratt deserved it for the way they acted on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Outta Here!but Al is supposed to be a professional.
You decide!
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After the interview, the reality TV show couple talked to Bryan Seabass and Spencer said, "I'm still trying to figure out, was the weatherman asking us questions?" HA, that's so true. Why the hell does Al talk to anyone?
Heidi added that he made her cry saying, "I was shocked at how rude he was - I was crying afterwards because I couldn't believe I felt personally attacked. I wanted to say to him, do you feel proud of how you're talking to me right now? I'm just a young woman and you're coming at me so aggressively and meanly and mean-spirited. I really would advise women especially to be careful around him because I feel like he definitely came and attacked me and I did not appreciate that at all."
Ummm... Meanly? Is that even a word? And maybe Al was so rude because he was hungry??
Seriously, people need to realize that when they react to Speidi like that it only makes them richer and more famous. Those two know what they're doing... so Al needs to calm down, have a slice of birthday cake, and act like those two don't phase him. Or maybe stick to talking about warm fronts and cumulonimbus clouds!
♥ BRI
JETTTSONNNN!!!
The director of Sin City, Robert Rodriguez, is planning to make a Jetsons live-action movie and the script is already in progress.
However, he will not reveal any plot details or potential casting choices at the time.
Pfff... don' worry 'bout it... I've already got it all figured out!
George Jetson - Jim Carrey
Jane Jetson - Malin Ackerman
Judy Jetson - Ashley Tisdale
Elroy Jetson - can they get the 7-year-old version of Haley Joel Osment?
Rosie (the robot) - Rosie O'Donnell?
Mr. Spacely - Danny Devito. I mean, really, is there any other choice...
Astro - Has that 7th Heaven dog worked in a while?
R.U.D.I. (George's talking computer at work who always screws him over) - T-Pain
♥ BRI
WHERE'S WALDO? AT THE MOVIE THEATRE.
Where's Waldo is an award-winning book with a captivating plot, breathtaking animation, and characters that will fill your heart with joy and your eyes with tears. It's no wonder Universal Pictures is turning that magic into a live-action movie.
Seriously?? Ugh.I'm getting really annoyed at Hollywood for not making an live-action Jem and the Holograms movie by now. Come on, I mean Where's Waldo? Really? Is he even close to being truly, truly, truly outrageous? I don't THINK SO!
And if you tell me there already is a live-action Jem movie and that it's called Hannah Montana, I will sing-off you. It doesn't even compare. You don't even KNOW!
♥ BRI
CHINA IS GROUNDED
As of today, Twitter, Hotmail, YouTube, Flikr, Blogger, Wordpress, Bing, and Live.com are all blocked in China. What did they do? Miss curfew? Get caught with a Mike's Hard Lemonade?
Be thankful you live in a country where you have the freedom to go onto websites and tell the world that you just ate a grape... or whatever you do. Like this guy! (He makes Soulja Boy look like a lyrical genius...)
Also, be thankful you live in a country where you can be a less-than-average, overweight, white kid who can write a lame song about Twitter, record it in your parent's basement, make an equally lame video, put it on YouTube, and make money from it on iTunes.
Oh the land of dreams...
♥ BRI
90210 STAR KIDNAPPED AS A CHILD
It has been revealed today that 90210 actress Shenae Grimes was kidnapped as a child!
When she was in grade 4, Shenae and her friend, Carolyn, were taken by the father of one of their friends (not friends anymore...). He told them he would drive them home from school one day but continued to drive them around the city of Toronto for 6 hours. The two girls were told they weren't allowed to use the phone as the man drove around meeting up with people. When she could, Shenae took a chance and fled from the vehicle to call her parents. When the police arrived, they found illegal weapons and drugs in the trunk. Aweee, that's so traumatizing!
I'm not even making this up when I say this probably could have happened to me and my friend, Lindsay, growing up. We were in grade 3 and going door-to-door trying to raise money for "Jump Rope for Heart" when a man opened the door. There were like young 5 kids running around inside and he shut the door on them and told us to come to his truck so he could get money. When he climbed into the vehicle, instead of grabbing money, he pulled out some cinnamon gum and asked us if we wanted to chew gum with him. I was like, "OH HELL NO!" and then he told us he didn't have money for us anymore. We booked it home after that!
And the only reason I knew what to do is because of these two lifesavers, Bert & Gert:
PLEASE tell me you remember those commercials and it wasn't just an Alberta thing!!
♥ BRI
WEIRDEST E-MAIL EVER!
Today I read on the air an e-mail I received from a listener, Rick. It was confusing to say the least! I wasn't sure if he was being nice, sarcastic, rude, or WHAT??
Check it out:
Hi Bri,
Well I finaly thought I would look your bio up and see if the face matches the voice.
No !
Sorry.
I was expecting short hair (dark), a "pug" nose, freckled faced girl. Not the "goddess" in the bio picture. I guess "radio is like a box of chocolates, you never know what ya gunna get".
Now help dispell my final myth.
I think you, sorry to say, can eat like a horse. I hope I have not offended you. But please email me a picture with you eating a salad or a whole turkey. Or maybe both.
Thanks Rick
WEIRD RIGHT?? Is he calling me fat, skinny, or does he have some creepy fetish? LOL.
After I read it on the air Daniel and Chris e-mailed me their thoughts...
Daniel:
Wow, Bri... a guy who wants photographic evidence of you eating things?
I think you found your very own Tanner P!
(Ha, I love it... that's a Bachelorette joke! Tanner P is a creeper on the show who tricks Jillian into taking off her shoes so he can secretly check out her feet...)
Chris:
so i waking up this am and you were on..i leave my radio on low for backgroudn noise as i sleep anyhow i digress and ramble... you spoke of this crazy E-mail you got..as you read it i find myself going Jesus..is this guy Mental..or something...after the mail was read in it's full length i found myself laughing (im sorry lol) but it was just an incredible cluster *explotive deleted* of stupid things writen in 1 dumb message..
I mean something about eating like a Horse or some crazz jazz like that... but he touches on 1 point id like to talk about..(i'll try to keep this short for you)
I've been online many years now and you meet people in various areas of the internet chat rooms etc etc..game sites blah blah...and you form your own idea of what said person should look like...and then you see and your like omg what the hell who beat you with the ugly stick..(this is male and female im refering to i will keep it fair for both sexes) but you my dear...when i hear you on the radio and go she has a nice voice and then i go look up the bio picture...the reacation i get is 1 you may reconize....if i may quote..
"Dear Diary..Jackpot" espcialy with the "face for radio jokes out there..saying only ugly people do radio" so anyhow what im saying is your an exception to that rule as your quite attractive..and that guy was smoking something a lil to crazy i hope you can get my point i tried to get across in this long winded message..lol if not sorry
Take care Bri..pleasure listening to your show
Hari also called me to give his thoughts on the e-mail. He said it sounds like Rick has a fetish for girls who like to have big appetites and that it's super creepy. But he thinks Rick is complimenting me in his own strange way... I still don'tk know what to think!
I'm hoping Rick just has a random sense of humour that unintentionally comes across in really, really creepy way and that he's not expecting that picture. Hahaha, but it was hilarious! (As long as he's not serious...)
I'm going to have to be careful while eating in public from now often... just in case there's a weirdo with a camera waiting for a good shot of me stuffing my face. Ha ha.
Stay UNcreepy! ;-) xoxo
♥ BRI
CANADA'S NEXT TOP MODEL DROP-OUT
Lots of drama on the premiere episode of the 3rd season of Canada's Next Top Model last night.
Alexandra McCallum, of Penticton, quit the show after the first photo shoot complaining of injuries due to a car accident prior to filming.
After I mentioned this on the air today, I got a phone call from an "anonymous friend" of Alexandra who insists she fabricated the whole thing. She claims the aspiring model didn't receive medical attention, nor was she put on any pain medication for her accident, "therefore it couldn't have been that bad." She added that Alexandra's facebook is flooded with pictures of her "clubbing in heels" which she didn't believe was possible if she couldn't handle a photo shoot in heels.
That sparked a debate on whether or not she dropped out of the competition because she really was in pain or if there was some other secretive reason...
But there are 2 sides to every story...
Then, Alexandra's sister, Jessica, called me to set the record straight:
Note to self: NEVER go on reality television. How many times have you heard the same story? 15 minutes of fame can cost you a lifetime of scrutiny... and in Alexandra's case, she didn't even get 15 minutes! It was more like 5.
Editing is a beach.
♥ BRI
WHO WANTS TO DRINK BACON?
MAY 26, 2009
I get vanilla, raspberry, and espresso... but it's BACON-flavored vodka that is flying off the shelves in Seattle. Yep, get slammed AND have your breakfast too! Mmm...
Seattle's Black Rock Spirits came up with the new flavor, probably while drunk-chowing down on a Wendy's Baconator with a mouthful of vodka and said, "this tastes amazing together!" No, they say people love bacon in general, so why not?
Bacon in a booze bottle goes for about $30 but it leaves one question: What do you mix it with? Lettuce and tomato?
Black Rock Spirits already have that covered with a recipe for a Bacon-Bloody Mary (that might be OK) and, wait for it... a Bacon-CHOCOLATE martini. Bartenders across Seattle are in fierce competition trying to come up with the best bacon-flavored cocktail.
That is until the next meaty-vodka comes along. Salmon anyone?
♥ BRI
SUSAN BOYLE IS BACK!
Susan Boyle has come out of hiding from her new found fame (with a makeover!) and sang on Britain's Got Talent this weekend. This was her first performance in which the viewers could cast their votes and she, of course, is going through to the next round. It's Susan "international treasure" Boyle!
Susan did start off sounding a little rusty though. Aweee, did she get nervous after all the pressure and exposure? She probably saw what happened to Adam Lambert being the early favorite of American Idol, so she was probably trying to act all "dark horse-ish" and "underdoggy" so she could end up the winner like Kris Allen... Susan pulled it out by the end though!
Here she is singing Memory from Cats:
Barbara Streisand who??
♥ BRI
WAY TO HYPE THE STEREOTYPE
In non-Idol news...
Here is a picture of the torch for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver:
Way to go Vancouver, it looks like a BIG FAT JOINT! And it's not even lit yet!
The torch, intended to look modern and sleek, is meant to represent snow, ice, skating, and skiing. It's built with aluminum, stainless steel, and sheet molding made to withstand cold temperatures and high winds.
Unintentional coincidence? Or is the designer some genius stoner who is giggling with glossy eyes while stuffing his face with Cheetos right now? I don't think it will shake the nickname "the Olympic Toke" anytime soon. First the Britney concert fiasco, now this! Only in Vancouver...
And how are the athletes supposed to resist their urge to smoke up when they have this staring at them in the face all day?? I predict a lot of confiscated medals...
♥ BRI
DANCING WITH THE STARS WINNER *SPOILER*
MAY 19, 2009
Listen up Michael Phelps... if your career continues to suffer with more bong scandals and coming in 2nd place for the first time in a year... I have a plan for you.
Shawn Johnson is THE WINNER (she's used to that) of Dancing with the Stars 2009.
The 17-year-old gymnast is the third Olympic athlete to win DWTS following in the footsteps of Apolo Anton Ohno and Kristi Yamaguchi. There has never been an Olympian on DWTS who HASN'T won. So way not to screw up, Shawn! *Hintidy hint, Michael Phelps*
Johnson was up against The Bachelor reject, Melissa Rycroft, and Gilles Marini, the hot-bod naked neighbor from the Sex and the City movie. Melissa came in 3rd, and Gilles placed 2nd.
Now we'll never hear about those two again for the rest of our lives.
♥ BRI
THAT WAS QUICK
Didn't Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz JUST have a baby? Well apparently they get down to business because Bronx Mowgli is about to get a little brother or sister, according to Star magazine.
They say Ashlee is just a few weeks along but is really excited because she thinks this baby will "save her marriage." Umm... what's wrong with your marriage? Didn't you just get married? Did you finally notice your husband wears more makeup than you?
Another important questions is WHAT are they going to name this baby? Bronx Mowgli is probably the ugliest name in the world but they can't just go ahead and give this new baby a nice name because then BM will hate his life even more. To be fair, they should name baby #2 something just as hideous.
If they're sticking with the Disney characters theme... may I suggest?
Pinnochio, Dumbo, Or BEAST.
You're welcome.
♥ BRI
I SMELL OSCAR NOMINATIONS!
Musical lovers prepare to freak (but not if your idea of a musical is HIGH SCHOOL Musical...)
The first trailer for the much anticipated, star-filled movie version of the musical Nine:
It's Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cottilard, Sophia Loren, Kate Hudson and Fergie.
That's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, SIX Oscar-winning actors/actresses, one Oscar-nominated actress... and... Fergie.
♥ BRI
THE KUNG-FU KID
In case you don't know, The Karate Kid is being redone and produced by Will Smith who has cast his son, Jaden, as the lead role. This is not a sequel... it's a remake.
In case you WANT to know, it's going to be soooo original and wayyy different from the first one OK? *sarcasm detector*
In the NEW version, Jaden's character will be named Dre instead of Daniel. See? It's different! Dre gets beat up after his single Mom relocates the family to China. Then Jackie Chan comes along and teaches Dre KUNG-FU not Karate... OMG it's like a whole new movie.
Except they're NOT changing the name of the movie to The Kung-Fu Kid they're keeping it as The Karate Kid. OH that makes sense...
♥ BRI
A POWERTRIP NIGHTMARES ARE MADE OF...
If you're a 9-1-1 operator, you can't be a spaz! Most of them are amazing actually... but this one... NOT SO MUCH!
A police officer in Lincoln Park, Michigan, hung up on a young woman for swearing during her 9-1-1 call. Actually, she started swearing before anyone even picked up the phone because she was frustrated that she was not getting a response. Apparently, when you call 9-1-1, the phone call starts recording from the moment you finish dialing... So this operator with a major power trip who answered her call failed to ask her what her emergency was and instead lectured her about her language then hung up on her! Meanwhile, her Dad was having a seziure on the kitchen floor...
Watch this:
It's not like she was ordering a pizza... She was ordering an ambulance! Her Dad's life was in danger, she shouldn't be punished for the way she reacted to a stressful life-threatening situation. Sure, swearing can be offensive, whatever. But it's not his job to be the "cursing police"... he's the POLICE POLICE. To serve and protect. Not to scold and NEGLECT!
♥ BRI
SORRY DANNY GOKEY
It's no secret that Adam Lambert and Danny Gokey were the early front-runners in this season of American Idol. Everyone had been predicting all along that those two would be in the finale together. However, a rare glitch on iTunes has revealed that it may come down to Adam Lambert and Kris Allen instead.
The producers of AI have always kept the contestant's iTunes sales figures a secret, understandably, because it shows who is most popular. But something screwed up last week and the download numbers were made public.
Surprise surprise, Adam Lambert is in the lead with 6 of the top 10 on the Idol chart. But what may actually be surprising to some fans is that Danny Gokey only has one song on there and Kris Allen has the other 3.
Poor Kool-Aid head, she's nowhere to be seen on the chart. Allison Iraheta is the only girl left in a season where American's hate girls.
Top 5 perform tonight. You won't know if you're on the correct channel or not until you hear Ryan Seacrest say, "THIS...(pause 2, 3, 4...)... is AMERICAN IDOL."
♥ BRI
REMEMBERING BEA
Legendary actress Bea Arthur has passed away.
The 86-year-old was battling cancer and died in her California home this morning. Thoughts are with her loved ones.
She will live on in Golden Girls re-runs forever...
Were you a Dorothy? Rest in peace funny lady... xo
♥ BRI
HAPPY EARTH LIFE!
I know we're hours away from Earth Day being over... but after learning so much about our planet today, I feel we should make EVERY DAY Earth Day! And call it... EARTH LIFE!
Earth Day is GREAT because it brings so much awareness, I feel this year especially for whatever reason. But it is up to us to take what we've learned and do something about it by making simple changes here and there in our lives.
I'm not trying to go all eco-anxiety on you, but I feel sick to my stomach after learning about garbage heaps twice the size of Texas in our oceans and seeing footage of dead animals filled with garbage... :-( What is WRONG with us? Why we so lazy n' stuff?
I'm not perfect. I do recycle at home, I do not litter and I use eco-friendly light bulbs, but I could do more.
You know how we make New Years resolutions? We should make Earth Day resolutions as well. Mine is to NEVER AGAIN use plastic bags at the grocery store. Sometimes I take my reusable bags in, but other times I forget. From now on if I make it into the grocery store without my bags, I will turn around and go to my car and get them! And if you ever catch me not doing that, you're allowed to go on the grocery store loudspeaker and announce that, "Bri Cook is a promise breaker!"
It should just be against the law by now to use plastic bags in stores. But since it's not being enforced upon us, let's enforce it with ourselves.
NOW, for the best Earth Day tweet I've seen all day from comedian Dane Cook:
"Earth Day's here. In wanting 2 keep the important gay rights topic in the headlines I'm releasing sum significant news. The Earth is gay."
YES!!
OKAY, it's about time to start my show! EARTH FOR LIFE!!
xoxo ♥ BRI
100 SINGLE LADIES
Hey! Have you heard that new JAM called Single Ladies by Beyonce? Oh you have? OK... have you seen the video? Oh you have... Oh... OK...
YEAH, so this obviously would have had more of an impact about 6 months ago, BUT, it's still pretty cool! In London, 100 ladies danced Single Ladies in order to promote Trident's ticket giveaway to Beyonce's "I AM" tour coming in November:
In like 10 years, people will totally make fun of the Single Ladies dance the way we hate-on the old school moves of New Kids on the Block, Vanilla Ice, and MC Hammer.
OK fine! I admit it... I still live like it's Hammertime ALL THE TIME.
♥ BRI
WANNA SEE CAMERON DIAZ BALD?
My Sister's Keeper changed my life. I wouldn't suggest reading this book unless you have the time to read it from cover to cover because you will NEVER put it down! Even if you don't think you're "the reading type".
It's now a novel-turned-movie by Jodi Picoult. A young girl wants to be emancipated from her parents after being brought into this world to save her older sister with cancer. Cameron Diaz plays the mother. Hopefully the movie, set to be released this year, lives up to the book as best as movies can do...
Here's the trailer:
I'm already disappointed... In the book, Campbell Alexander was supposed to be A HOTTIE soooo I was picturing more Ryan Reynolds-ish, LESS Alec Baldwin...
♥ BRI
STILL THINK TWITTER IS LAME?
Oh yeah! Well if Twitter is sooo lame then howcome millions of people are on it? HUH?
It was the race to 1,000,000 followers on Twitter and Ashton Kutcher has won it. CNN and Britney Spears and were also gunning to be the first ones to hit the milly mark but NOOO... Demi Moore's cub is.
Ugh, I'm so upset... We were suuuper close too... We only needed 999,938 more followers... GOSH DARN!! No but seriously, sign up on Twitter before all your friends call you a loose hair for being the last one.
And oh yeah, shameless plug... FOLLOW US! twitter.com/SUNFM
♥ BRI
I'M ON BRITNEY SPEARS OFFICIAL WEBSITE!!!
Maybe you heard me screaming on the air Saturday. It was probably inaudible because I was shaking, freaking, and SCREAMING!!
My bestie, Kaitlyn, and I made a video on Monday before the Britney Spears concert in Edmonton. We sent it to BritneySpears.com with the slim chance that they would actually feature it... And today while I was on the air, TEAM BRITNEY posted on Brit's official website! I'm dying!!!
They called it The Big Britney Adventure and wrote:
What do two pink thongs, six stuffed snakes and a television interview have in common? Bri and Kaitlyn sent us this hilarious and adorable video of their crazy day preparing for Britney's concert in Edmonton, Canada.
SEE IT AND WATCH IT HERE:
http://www.britneyspears.com/2009/04/the-big-britney-adventure.php
Thank you TEAM BRITNEY!!!
AHHH! xoxoxo
♥ BRI
BRITNEY CONCERT - BRI'S REVIEW
In case you missed it on BC at Night last night... I went to see Britney Spears in Edmonton on Monday and you might be wondering... was it worth it?
Maybe fans in Vancouver feel it wasn't after the drama that happened tonight at GM Place.
Brit left the stage for more than half-an-hour after only 2 songs! After 15 minutes, somebody came out and announced that, "there are too many people smoking and Miss Spears is being affected." She later returned, thankfully! Oh, this is going to be on all the gossip sites tomorrow... but guess who reported it BEFORE PerezHilton? BRI COOK on BC at NIGHT!!! That's right :-)
SOMEBODY NEEDS AN INTERVENTION
No, it's not just because Anne Hathaway is so pale that designer Valentino looks like a pumpkin on Halloween... He really IS THAT orange.
So many questions... Who the hell let him leave the house?! Does he ever look in a mirror? Is there rehab for tanorexics? ♥ BRI
CELEB APRIL FOOLS' DAY PRANKS 2009
First off, I was going to change the name of my radio show from BC at Night to Nunavut at night but... technically you're not allowed to pull any April Fools' Day pranks after noon... So...
Anyfool... Some celebs played Punk'd today and here are their dirty little AFD hoaxes:
David Boreanaz and Emily Deschenel on the set of Bones:
Sean 'Diddy' Combs posted to his Twitter that he was engaged, then that he got married, THEN, he was all, "APRIL FOOLS suckaz!"
But probably the best April Fools' Day joke was when Will Ferrell changed the name of his website FunnyOrDie.com to Reba Or Die and made it everything Reba McEntire claiming the country singer had taken over the site.
OK... that is not funny to joke about Reba like that and get everyone's hopes up. Sick joke, Will.
♥ BRI
9021-OH sorry about your job
90210 is ditching Canadian actor Dustin Milligan, who plays Ethan, at the end of this season. If he does return in the fall, it will be to wrap up his character's storyline and it won't be full time. DISS! Who likes Ethan anyway, really?
There's a new boss in the 90210 named Rebecca Rand Kirshner Sinclair, and she's making a lot of changes. The writer/producer says, "The show tried to be a lot of things to a lot of people in the first season. I'm not interested in casting people for stunt value." AKA Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, and Tori Spelling. So pretty much, those 3 are out of work.
Just don't pull an OC and screw up a show I really like! MKAY, Beckster?
And P.S. Finally, there's a new episode of 90210 tonight after a 6-week hiatus. Ummm... sss'about time! And if you never do that again, that would be great.
Then listen to BC at Night from 10pm-2am afterward :-)
♥ BRI
MOVE OVER KANYE
The rapping flight attendant!
Take note all other airlines... time to step up your game!
♥ BRI
THERE ARE NO WORDS...
Random video of the day... Lindsay Lohan's commercial for Fornarina. I didn't know what Fornarina was before the video and I still don't know what it is after.
It looks like Hello Kitty meets Claire's Accessories meets Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century. I thought it was a joke at first. But then it ends and it's not funny... What gives Linds? What are you doing with your life?!
Concerned and confused,
♥ BRI
WHY I LOVE TWITTER!
I was scolded by Ford Motor Company on Twitter HAHAHA!
Story in one sec...
If you aren't familiar with Twitter it's basically status updates like on Facebook. I joined in November and at first I wasn't that cool with it... but now that it's catching on and I have more people to "follow" I'm obsessed with it! Plus it's not as revealing and open as Facebook can be. You have ONE picture (if you choose), and only 140 characters to update your status with. And while there is no "wall" like Facebook, you can @reply someone on your own profile and they can check it in their @replies. OR you can always send a "direct message" which is private. It's very simple. For me, I don't "protect" my updates and make them private because it's not like Facebook where privacy issues can get out of control. But you can make your Twitter profile private if you want to.
So last night while Idol was on, one of the people I'm "following" on Twitter sent this tweet, "WHY WHY does Idol make them do that gawd awful ridiculous music video for Ford.. ugh"
So I @replied him and said *NAUGHTY WORD*, "Because they're *BLEEPS* for Ford, that's why..."
Then Ford Motor Company @replied us and said, "Hey now. That's not nice."
HAHAHA. So I @replied Ford and said, "I'm sorry Ford. Please Ford-give me. xoxo"
I checked and it was the actual Ford Motor Company out of Michigan. We were BUSTED! That would never happen on Facebook. For the record I have nothing against Ford. I like Ford!
My Facebook friend Lief explained to me that Ford probably came across our tweet disses because you can set it up so whenever somebody mentions you or your business in a tweet, you get an alert. Like Google alerts, to see when somebody mentions you or your business online.
You can follow almost anybody now! Britney Spears, Perez Hilton, Ryan Seacrest... Barack Obama!! It's insane! If you ever question whether it's really them or not, go to that person's official website and they usually have a Twitter link. That's how you know they're legit!
I'm Bri_Cook on Twitter!! See you there Tweeties :-)
♥ BRI
OBAMA ON LENO TMRW NIGHT
MARCH 18, 2009
Set your PVR, TiVo, (VCR...) or cancel your plans to stay in and watch this while it airs. President Barack Obama will be a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tomorrow night! (Thursday) This is historic... HISTORIC... because no other president has ever appeared on a late-night talk show while in office. Hey George W? Hey Clinton? Where were you? Why didn't YOU go on Leno?
Then listen to BC at Night 10pm-2am ;-) Before, during, and after. MKAY.
♥ BRI
HAPPY ST. P DAY!
Today I saw a man with green hair and a green beard and I thought, "What... a... freak." Then I saw a girl with a green face and I thought, "Man, she's sick." Then I went to lunch where my lunch-date took off his jacket, revealed a bright green shirt, and he kept looking at me, then the shirt, then me, then the shirt... and he was smiling. I thought he wanted me to comment on his shirt so I said, "Coooool shirrrrt." Then a look of complete disappointment went over his face as I took off my jacket and he said, "You're not wearing green!" OHHHHH. It's St. Patrick's Day!! So I said the typical excuse, "YES I AM, you just can't see it!!"
And then I got pinched.
OWEE!
I'm going to make up for it by sharing the best website I've ever came across... EVER!!
CLICK HERE
Seriously, these people in Alabama think there's a leprechaun living in a tree in their neighborhood. They're upset that the city won't permit them to dig up the tree so they can find the pot of gold "despite the evidence!" And their evidence is THIS SKETCH from someone who claims to have seen it:
OMG, I know that guy!!
♥ BRI
BLOG STEALER
MARCH 10, 2009
Part of my job is to write blogs on this website and I work very hard on mine to entertain you. Ask anybody at this station and they'll tell you the amount of time and work I put into them. I'm not complaining because I LOVE IT. Anything I can do to brighten your day or give you a laugh is the reason I do what I do! I've always loved writing and it makes me happy to share it.
(Here's where I get serious...)
What doesn't make me happy is when somebody takes my work, copies and pastes it, then passes it off as their own. One of my recent blogs about BARBIE (Bri's Rules for Playing with Barbies) has been circulated around by e-mail without my permission, the permission of Astral Media, or any mention of me and the fact that I wrote it. Hurtful!
Here's the link:
http://www.kelowna.thesun.net/node/888577
And when you look at my original piece it has the date and time posted. Nobody can say they wrote it before me for sure. And that's my main concern, I just don't want to be accused of plagairizing MY OWN WORK!
I would never post anything on my blog that I didn't write myself. If I ever came across a funny e-mail or story I would specifically put where I found it and never EVER take credit for it. Always know that.
I wrote the entire BRI'S RULES FOR PLAYING WITH BARBIESmyself. Nobody gave me the idea, nobody helped me, I didn't copy and paste it off the internet, it's AN ORIGINAL BRI COOK! If you know the way I talk and my sense of humour it's very apparent. It's "very Bri". All my colleagues can vouch for that. What sparked the idea for writing this blog was when I read that Barbie's 50th birthday/anniversary was coming up and I was flooded with memories of playing with Barbies as a little girl. I'm really proud of the blog and have never worked harder on a written peice previously. I spent days perfecting it before I was ready to post it actually.
So it's just disappointing, you might say I ought be flattered and to a certain extent I am... It's just, give a girl some credit, ya know? Has that ever happened to you? Maybe it was in a different form... gave an idea to the boss and he pitched it to his boss without giving you any recognition, etc.
I thought putting my name in the title as "BRI'S RULES FOR PLAYING WITH BARBIES" would be enough to make people realize that I actually wrote it so maybe it's my fault. Maybe whoever stole it and turned it into the e-mail forward didn't GET that Bri Cook writes BRI COOK'S BLOG. Maybe I should have done more to prove I wrote it before I posted it... but maybe that wouldn't have stopped them. They went through the trouble of cutting my name out of it anyway.
But I feel a little discouraged right now... What a catch 22. I want to continue to entertain you and use this blog as my creative outlet, but there's nothing I can do to stop anyone from stealing what I put out there.
Anyway, I know there's nothing I can do to end this rip-off e-mail... Now that it's out there on the internet there's no stopping it. Things online spread quicker than STDs.
All I ask is that if you get the RULES TO PLAYING WITH BARBIES e-mail please don't forward it.
Send your friends to our website instead to read the original version that I wrote, and lots of other blogs from other great writers :-)
Thanks a lot. Boy, I need a hug :-(
♥ BRI
P.S. written by Bri Cook... just in case.
DANCING WITH THE STARS - Bri's Review
First time ever in my life watching Dancing with the Stars and here's my review of the 2-hour Season 8 Premiere:
Lil' Kim and her new face were first up and she didn't hold anything back mentioning her prison experience right away! LK said the first time she ever watched DWTS was in prison. She even dedicated her dance to her "girls" in the Federal Detention Center. Yeah, that's really going to get you the 50+ vote AKA the majority of the viewers!
After Belinda Carlisle danced she was compared to Cloris Leachman by the first judge, Bruno. I know Belinda has aged since "We Got the Beat" but seriously, harsh! She kicked ass for a 50-year-old.
Lawrence Taylor... Who?? Yeah, some football guy. What...a...sissy. No, JK. But he sucks. So that means he'll probably win.
Johnny Knoxville was in the audience to cheer on his Jackass buddy, Steve-O. Johnny wore sunglasses inside the theatre because he didn't want to be seen pretty much. Steve-O was awkward as hell on the dance floor! His turns were worse than the 3-year-old's I used to teach and he ended the dance with a big classy, "SUCK IT". I was disappointed I didn't see him gouge Lacey Schwimmer's heel in his eye or anything!
Gilles Marini... again, WHO?? Oh, the sexy neighbor from the Sex and the City Movie who does a full frontal... That's literally all he's known for. No flashing tonight but he did run his fingers down Cheryl's cleave. She's the choreographer though, she totally told him to. Hussie!
Chuck Wicks... OK, SERIOUSLY NOW... aren't these people supposed to be STARS? He's apparently new to the country music scene so that explains why I've never heard of him. He's also dating his partner/instructor Julianne Hough and they're the first real-life couple on DWTS ever. So that's probably how this nobody country guy got on the show. God, they're going to fight a lot.
Holly Madison of The Girls Next Door replaced an injured Jewel and her dancing basically looked like any random drunk chick's in the club. I think Jewel and her bum-knee would have done a better job but Holly only had 5 days to rehearse for DWTS when everyone else had 4 weeks. Wait, not everyone... (I love how the host Tom Bergeron kept saying he's going to "reveal" who replaced Jewel and Nancy O'Dell. Stupid Tom Bergeron, we all knew the whole time! Don't patronize us.)
Ty Murray, rodeo champion and Jewel's husband, reminds me of one of the slow guys on King of the Hill. Is he OK? Did he get bucked off the bull one too many times? Poor Chelsie Hightower from So You Think You Can Dance is the newest partner/instructor on the show and there's no way she'll last long with THAT guy on her first time around.
Olympic gymnast and gold medalist, Shawn Johnson, is the youngest contestant to ever compete on DWTS at 17-years-old. She's a teeny tiny little mouse but she was pretty good! I just wish she ended her dance with the signature gymnastics pose... Feet together, arms up, chin high, chest OUT. Shimmy, repeat. Shimmy, repeat. Then walk off stage without bending arms or legs. And where was your scrunchie, missy?
Steve Wozniak is the co-founder of Apple but he doesn't look like he eats too many apples. Ew, he rides one of those segways too. Buddy, you could stand to WALK a few places. It would have been impressive if they worked the segway into the routine though.
Comedian David Alan Grier from In Living Color creeped out his partner Kym Johnson right off the bat because she totally doesn't get him. I hate people who take things too seriously and miss the funny! Anyway, he's got this one in the bag as long as the voters aren't dense and humorless.
Denise Richards only reminded me why she's so hated in the public eye. She was bitchy to her partner Maksim, she cried when she couldn't get the steps, and she just HAD to remind everyone that she was a Bond Girl. Yeah, and now you're on DWTS where careers go to get resuscitated so that says a LOT.
Melissa Rycroft, winner turned loser on The Bachelor, had the least amount of training in the history of DWTS only replacing Nancy O'Dell 2 days earlier. The audience was awesome as they booed The Bachelor, Jason Mesnick, in the flashback clip of Melissa being dumped just one week earlier, coincidentally, on ABC. She actually did the best job though IMO!
Next Monday the bottom 2 couples dance off. DANCE OFF! DANCE OFF!
GOD, I just wasted 2 hours of my life watching that mess...
♥ BRI
BRI'S RULES FOR PLAYING WITH BARBIES
Barbie!!! (As in Barbie Doll...) turns 50-years-old on Monday, March 9th!
She was a role model, your favorite play time activity, and at times your best friend. Then you grew up and became jealous as hell of her! Don't hate... Go back to the time where your biggest problem in life was whether or not you were going to get "Fountain Mermaid" Barbie for your birthday, with the fin dress and the crown that squirted water.
Now that you're in that pre-teen place... everyone knows there are rules to follow when playing with B! Otherwise things could get dangerous...
BRI'S RULES FOR PLAYING WITH BARBIES
(Punishment for breaking any of the rules... Aging.)
1. PRE-GAME
- You can never have too many Barbies. If you think they're all the same face with different outfits and slightly different hairstyles then you aren't a true player and you should just leave now. Maybe plain paper dolls will suit you better, plainey.
- Never leave the original box out for Barbie to see. She has nightmares about the time she was living in there when her worst fear was becoming a "Collector's Item" and being trapped in there for life.
- When invited to "come over and play Barbies" don't just bring one Barbie, bring ALL your Barbies! Even if you have to carry a suitcase over.
- Dump your Barbies in a pile mixed in with your playmate's Barbies. Pick one at a time until they're all gone. The person whose house you're at picks first. (Bri gets to veto any of the Barbies you pick if she wanted them first.)
- Split the Kens evenly. (If you're playing with Bri she gets "the hot Ken".)
2. GIVENS
- Don't name your Barbies "Barbie" and your Kens "Ken". It's confusing! Be original, give them cooler names.
- Skipper is always a loser, no matter who gets stuck with her. She can't wear any of the cool shoes with her flat feet so make sure the other Barbies make fun of her at least once while you're playing.
- The villain is always "Hollywood Hair" Barbie. (Who, by the way, Avril Lavigne totally ripped off.) HHB has had an attitude ever since 1992 when she made it big time with that puffy gold jacket, pink hair spray and star comb.
3. DON'TS
- Don't try to bend your Barbie's legs. It makes the most horrific sound. If you can't stand it get "Super Gymnast" Barbie. Her knees bend AND she can do the splits sideways. That's why Ken likes her the best.
- No Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joes or Lego-Men allowed in Barbie's Dream House. That goes for the Corvette, RV and Boat too. I don't care if your brother threatens to rip off Barbie's head. It goes back on.
- Bratz are also NOT allowed to hang with Barbie. They are the cheap, classless, bobble-head version of Barbie. It's like comparing Princess Di to Princess Peach. (Skipper fits in with Bratz Dolls though. NOT surprised.)
- Never, I repeat NEVER play Salon and cut your Barbie's hair. You'll never get it straight and once you cut even the tiniest bit off the hair will stick straight up and never be the same. If you can't fight the urge I suggest you cut "Totally Hair" Barbie's hair. It goes all the way to the floor.
- Writing on or coloring your Barbie is a sin. She came with makeup on already, and if she wanted a tattoo she would have came with that too.
- It's illegal to chew on your Barbie's hands. Nothing is more disgusting than going to a friend's house and sifting through her Barbies only to find frayed little deformed hands on all of them. Ken won't hold that hand!
4. HOW TO AVOID SCANDAL
- If at any time you're planning on giving Barbie a costume change, make sure Ken isn't watching. Barbie's rooms never have 4 walls, so make him wait downstairs and not in the backyard where he can see everything. Because he will peek.
- "Baby Sister Kelly" is obviously Skipper's baby. Again, why am I not surprised? Skipper is an unfit mother who will impose crimped hair on her child. And do I have to remind you who it was that had to potty-train Kelly? That's right... BARBIE DID. ("She really tinkles!") Don't let Skipper near Kelly. Or Ken for that matter. Or Barbie's Horse.
- If your parents ever catch you standing by letting Ken and Barbie make-out, tell them he was saving her life! They were at the beach, Barbie was drowning, and Ken was giving her mouth-to-mouth. Then remind them it was SKIPPER who got pregnant.
- Never let Barbie and Ken marry. Look, Barbie didn't work in like 100 different career feilds just to throw it all away in a divorce one day!
5. KNOW WHEN IT'S OVER
- This may be the most important rule of all. Once your Barbie play-session gets out of control like a storyline on "Days of our Lives" it's time to put the Barbies down for a while. Some girls never know when to quit. (I
DEAL?
Sign here and you're all set to play with your old friend again!
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Happy 50th Birthday, Barbie Doll!!
Here's to another 50 years of being an international icon.
Remember... "It's Barbie's World, we just play in it."
P.S. You look way better than Madonna, B. Funny, because you're both made of plastic...
♥ BAR-BRI
YES, AMERICAN IDOL IS STILL ON
MARCH 5, 2009
The American Idol Judges threw ANOOP for a LOOP tonight. Here's the SCOOP. He POOPED. OK now I'm just being immature...
It was the "Wildcard Show" where 8 contestants had a second chance to make it into the Top 12. They had 3 spots left but they gave an extra spot to Anoop making it the Top 13... just because his name kicks ass is reason enough. But if I have to hear Randy Jackson say "Anoop Dogg" one more time I might reconsider life.
Drama Queen/Multiple Personalities Tatiana didn't make it though. She's awesome because whenever she gets rejected she breaks down, falls over and cries... all the while never being gracious enough to congratulate the person who won over her. It's all about Tatiana(s). But one of her personalities really ruined it for her when it told her singing THE EXACT SAME SONG she sang the first week was a good idea. The song that didn't get her enough votes to make it into the Top 12!! She's got brains that girl... That's like using the same pick-up line on the same person who just rejected you 30 seconds ago.
There's no way Ryan Seacrest will talk about this on "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest" tomorrow night on this station from 7-10. He NEVER talks about American Idol! I don't even think he's heard of that show before... It's not very popular.
Oh and P.S. Kanye West will be on AI next week. That just seems so out of the ordinary for him! God help the contestants if he's a mentor... And what, are they all going to bust out Kanye songs? I can't wait to see the country guy or bluesy girl singing, "Nah I ain't sayin' she a gold-digger, but she ain't messin' with no broke-broke... UH!"
♥ BRI
DARN YOU JONAI
Stupid Jonas Brothers making me cry!
I never jumped on the Jonai bandwagon because despite what I sound like, I'm not a teen or tween! I never thought it would be possible that Hanson 2.0 could make me leak tears... But unless you're like Omarion (and got "an ice box where your heart used to be") you will need some serious tissue for this video!
If the Jonas Brothers can bring a sweet little girl like that some happiness then I guess they're OK! THERE I said it.
To learn more about bone marrow donation click HERE
♥ BRI
THINGS WE LEARNED FROM THE BACHELOR FINALE
Last night the Bachelor, Jason Meznick, stunned fans when he pulled a move nobody has ever done before in the history of the show... He dumped the final woman he chose and proposed to, then went crawling back to the runner-up.
EW!
It's a lesson for us all... to never go on The Bachelor. We learned other important lessons too. Here they are:
by Bri Cook
10. Never trust a man who still wears his hat backwards.
9. Don't bother doing your hair in New Zealand, it rains all the time anyway.
8. You can pick up any random lamb, put a collar and leash on it, and pretend it's your new dog.
7. Always Google and memorize as many knock-knock jokes as you can before meeting your boyfriend's kid. That way if a lamb shows up you even have a knock-knock joke for that. (A baaaaaah-d one)
6. Don't count on getting your ex back (the one that you let get down on one knee and propose to you, only to dump him for another man) by wearing DeAnna's jacket.
5. If you need to talk to somebody in New Zealand, ABC will fly you there rather than pay for a long distance phone call.
4. Molly can see into the future telling Jason, "You're going to regret this," when he dumped her at the Final Rose Ceremony. OMG, her prediction was accurate. Take that, Sylvia Browne!
3. It's "respectful" to tape After the Final Rose without an audience when you're about to break up with your Fiance even though there are 40 crew members, cameras in her face, and it's about to air to the whole world.
2. Dumping someone on television when you had 2 or 3 months to do it beforehand (when there weren't cameras around) automatically makes you the ULTIMATE DIRTBAG. Bret Michaels is classier than you.
1. Jason has obviously run out of date ideas, asking Molly if she wants to, "grab a cup of coffee." UMMM, EXCUSE ME? What about a picnic on a cliff? No helicopter ride? A private performance by Robin Thicke? JUST COFFEE??
Tonight, the second part of After the Final Rose airs where we'll probably find out in that time Jason has left Molly for Melissa again, then left Melissa for DeAnna, then left DeAnna for his ex-wife, then left his ex-wife for his high school girlfriend, then left his high school girlfriend for the girl who peed in his sandbox in 1981.
♥ BRI
THIS MIGHT JUST RUIN YOUR LIFE
Get ready to cry into your pillow tonight...
Rumor has it Zac Efron has proposed to his "High School Musical 1, 2, 3, (4, 5, not 6, but 7, 8, and 9)" co-star and real-life girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens.
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At this point nothing has been confirmed, but the ALWAYS reliable National Enquirer reports that Zac asked Vanessa to marry him after her Mom had been pressuring him to "make an honest woman" out of her daughter.
Honest!? HA! That's a good one... We all saw the pictures online in '07.
What does that even mean anyway, "honest woman"? How old-timey of V's Mom.
And if the thought of Zac Efron officially OFF the market didn't just ruin your life, this next story is sure to at least give you nightmares...
Rosario Dawson tells The New York Times the non-violent but totally nasty way her Mom used to punish her growing up and it's going to give you a serious case of "HEEBIE JEEBIES".
You know how back in the day your Mom would lick her finger then rub a smudge off your face and you'd freak out and go, "gross Mom, don't!!"? Well imagine your Mom subtracting the finger and just straight-up licking your face instead!
When Rosario acted out as a child her Mom would either lick the sides of her face or (EWWW) under her armpits!! What the FA? Isn't that more punishment for her mother?!
The actress says while it wasn't spanking or anything it was humiliating and it definitely worked. No kidding, that threat is scary as hell! Is there a word for "fear of being licked"?
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I bet her therapist could support himself just on her sessions alone.
Thanks for never licking my face or armpits, Mom.
(That should totally be the inside of a Hallmark card.)
♥ BRI
ONE LESS NAKED LADY, MAN!
Somebody doesn't want to take his clothes off for money anymore... Barenaked Ladies and Steven Page have parted ways. Wh-whaaat?
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The singer/guitarist was busted for drug possession last year, and after 20 years with BNL, 11 albums, and many awards, he's decided to pursue solo and theatrical projects. *Tear*
The band still plans to tour AND record without him though. HUH? What the 'ell? There's no way they're going to survive without Steven Page! He was the lead singer, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member... That's like N SYNC without Justin or Destiny's Child without Beyonce.
On that note, I take FULL CREDIT for this idea and if the Barenaked Ladies do this I'm going to sue... Ha, JK. But I say: start a reality TV competition to replace Page! It's the only way. Plus with Canadian Idol on hiatus this year it'll fill that void. How perfect is this? They can call it, "Who Wants to Get Naked? : The Search for the Next Barenaked Lady." But not without my permission of course.
♥ BRI
BREAK UPS AND MAKE UPS
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BREAK UP
Megan Fox is on the market for the first time since 2004.
(Calm down, you don't have a chance.)
The Transformers star and Brian Austin Green have called off their engagement. According to US Weekly, the relationship has run its course and the two are focusing on their acting careers.
(AKA: Megan Fox finally realized she's WAY too good for David Silver.)
P.S. Megan and Brian need to book appointments to remove each others NAMES from their bodies. Ohhh WHEN will people learn?
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MAKE UP
While Megan Fox is newly single, the one and only Marilyn Manson is reportedly back together with Evan Rachel Wood.
(I know, it's not fair but hold back your tears, ladies...) <--- *SARCASM DETECTOR*
The two first started dating in 2006, broke up this past November, and then Manson was overheard calling Wood his "girlfriend" before the Oscar's.
I'm sorry, but does he BRIBE her with his MAC Cosmetics discount or something?? I don't understand how he gets any woman!
"Oh, be mine." --->
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♥ BRI
AND IF U DON'T KNOW... NOW YOU KNOW!
If you've ever dreamed about being a cheerleader, the BC Lions "FELIONS" are auditioning for the 2009 Football season! March 14-15 in Vancouver. Click HERE for all the information and to register! (Sorry, no boys allowed)
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BAD NEWS.
If you were planning on seeing DJ AM at Level Nite Club in Kelowna next Friday (Feb 27)... he CANCELED! :'-(
I'm really sad because I was going to go. I've never seen AM before and I was going to buy a new outfit for it and everything! He canceled for "personal reasons" though so I guess we have to respect that... If you have tickets Level will refund them. (Can they pay me back for my tears too??) They're also hoping to re-schedule. *Fingers crossed!*
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Tickets for the Beyonce concert @ GM Place March 31 go on sale tomorrow (Saturday, February 21st) @ 10:00am! Pre-sale ends tonight at 10pm, the code word is "SINGLE".
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The Oscar's are on Sunday! (Go Heath, Mickey, and Slumdog!) Might I suggest if you have a PVR or TIVO to record and start watching about an hour-and-a-half into the broadcast? Who wants to sit and listen to EVERY single speech when there's really only about 5 we care about? You'll get through the 3 hour awards (4 if you watch the Red Carpet too) in no time at all with your Fast Forward button. That's the ONLY way to watch Awards shows. For the list of Nominees click HERE.
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And finally, get yourself a LOTTO 6/49 ticket before the cut-off tomorrow at 6pm! $$$48 MILLION$$$ Somebody has to win it right?? ;-) And if you do... please share? Hehe.
Have a great weekend!
Talk to you tonight during BC at Night 10pm-2am.
Sonia Sidhu will be filling in for me tomorrow afternoon on SUN FM.
♥ BRI
TONIGHT... SAME BUILDING... NEW STUDIO!
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
It feels like Christmas at 99.9 SUN FM you don't even understand... Tonight we launch from our brand new on-air studio!! I feel like the luckiest girl in the world because I get to "break it in"!! My show is the first one ever from the NEW DIGGS!
If you've been following Kevin Lim's blog you've seen the progress. We've been preparing for this for weeks and the construction crew have been working hard day and night. Now it's all done and they've done an amazing job! The new SUN FM studio is absolutely beautiful and state of the art! I'm almost scared to touch anything. But I will! OH I WILL.
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♥ BRI
I'M JEALOUS OF SURI
Suri Cruise is the most pampered little girl in the whole world to the point where even I'M jealous of her!
My jealousy is not unfounded though, I give you Exhibit A:
Tom, Katie, and Suri recently went to Disney World and 2-year-old Suri (dressed as Cinderella) was given one-on-one time with the Disney Princesses AND Mickey & Minnie while "commoners" had to stand behind a fence and watch...
And that's not even the half of it... The famous family also got the once in a lifetime opportunity to stay in the one-and-only Cinderella Suite in Cinderella's Castle!!
This is a big deal OK because NOBODY gets to stay there! You have a better chance of winning the lottery AND getting struck by lightning than ever staying in the Cinderella Suite. High-rolling guests can not rent the suite because Disney simply does NOT rent it out and there is just no price tag on it. One can only stay in Cinderella's Suite by invitation.
The Cinderella Suite is on the 4th floor of Cinderella's Castle in the middle of the Magic Kingdom. It's richly decorated as 17th century although it has 2 "magic mirrors" which double as flat screen TVs. It sleeps up to 6 people, has a parlour, and a fireplace with "fireworks effects". The bathroom has a garden bathtub, a shower, and special amenities fit for royalty. Whomever stays there gets private access to the park after hours with a personal tour guide, dinner at Cinderella's Royal Table, a VIP view of the fireworks, and their own concierge for any special requests. In 3 words... it's a DREAM COME TRUE.
The first family ever to stay there was chosen at random during a Disney World contest over 2 years ago. Disney says they may auction off a night in the Cinderella Suite for charity from time to time, and let children with life threatening diseases and their families stay there which is a wonderful idea...
But then HOW did Suri Cruise get hooked up if she's not dying and there's no amount of money you can throw at Disney in order to stay there? Just because she's Suri Cruise? Maybe Cinderella is a "Jerry McGuire" fan...
Still... NOT FAIR! Suri is too young to even appreciate it. And I know, I'm jealous of a 2-year-old... Whatever, I was Cinderella in my 6th Grade Play. And I got to ride in a pumpkin. So THERE.
♥ PRINCESS BRI
PARIS DOGG
Move over Lil' Bow Wow... Snoop Dogg has a new protege now. PARIS HILTON. "Big Bark Bark". OK I threw in the name.
In Snoop's new MTV show, "Dogg After Dark", the rapper wants to free-style with the heiress. Why? She's only the least credible rapper out there, ever! Although she does have some serious bling... and she did do jail time. But she still sucks.
The "rap" P.H. busted out is the most disgraceful act I've ever witnessed... It feels like you're being attacked by "izzles" and words that don't quite rhyme. It should be considered a crime. She should go back to jail. Throw away the key and deny bail. See, even I'm better at this than she is.
Not only are you going to feel embarrassed for Paris after watching this vid, you're even going to lose a little respect for Snoop Dogg too.
My ears! My eyes! All senses being violated at once!
♥ BRI
P.S. Why is she Bartending? And let me guess, Snoop ordered Gin & Juice.
V-DAY CHEATERS BEWARE
Happy Valentine's Day! I guess a lot more people in the Okanagan are hooked up this year because I've gotten significantly less ANTI-Valentine's Day requests today than I did last year, ha ha! And a lot more "lovey and mushy" requests. He he.
So Valentine's Day is supposed to be a day of romance... but what happens when someone is romancing someone they're not supposed to be? They get busted, that's what!
THIS is the day where A LOT of marital cheaters get caught. I mean, it makes sense right? Think about it... their "on-the-side" is going to want to be wined-and-dined so they have to juggle THAT, keeping the spouse happy AND unsuspicious at the same time...
Who could really that pull that off? It's very tricky and today is the day where their affair usually blows up in their face. And especially THIS year because V-Day has fallen on a Saturday so the excuse, "I have to stay late at work," isn't going to fly for the Mon-Fri worker.
Finding out you're being cheated on ON VALENTINE'S DAY? </3
Could anything else possibly make you more bitter about the day after that? I think not.
Hope you have a chocolatey, not-cheated-on, lovey dovey day!
♥ BRI
FRIDAY THE 13TH... WHY?
It's Friday the 13th... AH! Look out! It's OK it's almost over... but not forever. There's 3 this year and 2 are in a row! February, March, and November.
OK so I'm a total geek and I listen to this podcast called "How Stuff Works" that I subscribe to on i-tunes. (It's free!)
Their last podcast was in anticipation for today and it's called "How Friday the 13th Works". Have you ever really thought about it? We kind of just accept that Friday the 13th and all things to do with 13 are unlucky. But, we don't freak out on TUESDAY the 13th... So why is it only scary on a Friday?
According to the "How Stuff Works" podcast the day Friday is considered to be unlucky in Christianity. Jesus was crucified on a Friday, the great flood (Noah's Arc) happened on a Friday, and Adam and Eve "ate the apple" on a Friday. (I'm sure some bad things happened on a random Thursday every now and then too...)
The number 13 is considered unlucky because it's the age where children become teenagers. HA, just kidding.
In Italy the unlucky number is 17.
In China and Japan the unlucky number is 4.
It has been studied though, and this is kind of freaky... Over 6 years they found that there are LESS cars on the road on Friday the 13th as opposed to Friday the 6th, but MORE accidents happen on the 13th. Coincidence?
So, I hope you had a very uneventful and safe Friday the 13th! And happy Valentine's Day tomorrow!! Check out my list for the TOP V-DAY MOVIES. There's something for everyone no matter your Valentine's Day status ;-)
♥ BRI
TOP V-DAY MOVIES - BY BRI COOK
There are plenty of reasons why you might watch a movie on Valentine's Day...
Date night, girls night, guys night, family-night-in, long distance relationship, boycotting, or simply... alone and pouting.
Whatever your Valentine's Day status/relationship/situation is, at least ONE of these 10 movies is sure to fit your fix on V-Day. Some will make you cry... Some will make you laugh... Some will make you happy because soul-mates end up together... And some will make you happy because soul-mates don't. <---(That's for the bitter people)
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THE TOP VALENTINE'S DAY MOVIES:
(as recommended by Bri Cook)
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*For Date Night*
LOVE ACTUALLY
OK I know it's a Christmas movie, but it's more about love, actually.
*For Girls Night*
DIRTY DANCING
Because who isn't crazy for Swayze?
*For Guys Night*
WEDDING CRASHERS
One word: Motorboat. (Or is that two words?) And don't act like you don't long to crash a wedding one day. I know it's on your "Bucket List".
*For Married Couples Date Night*
MR AND MRS SMITH
You might want to kill each other sometimes, but even when this married couple were HIRED to kill each other they didn't. Plus they hook up WHILE they're fighting. Insanely hot.
*For "Couldn't-get-a-Babysitter" Night*
THE LITTLE MERMAID
Proves that even if you're born with a fin with no possible way to reproduce, and your soul-mate is born with legs (and other things), you'll end up together!
*For "I have 3-and-a-half-hours to kill by myself" Night*
TITANIC
YES, it's super cheesy, complete with the cheesiest theme song in the history of movies, but Valentine's Day is even cheesier so WHATEVER. And if you need to get your cries out, this movie will do it! It usually starts around here for me: (Rose to Jack) "When the boat docks, I'm getting off with you." No you aren't :'(
*Boycotting V-Day Night*
SUPER SIZE ME
Technically this movie IS about love, but it's about love for McDonald's.
*For the "Recently-Dumped-and-not-ready-to-move-on" Night*
FATAL ATTRACTION
I know this movie is about adultery, boiled pet rabbits, and people who belong in a mental institution... But watching this will make you feel better about your own break-up by comparison.
*For Date Night, Girls Night, or "Alone with Frito-Lays" Night*
JERRY MCGUIRE
Before Tom Cruise creeped us out, he completed us. And did you know the human head weighs 8 pounds?
*For Date Night... ONLY for the True Romantics*
THE NOTEBOOK
To keep the faith that there's a "Noah" out there for every girl. And if you're lucky, you've already got him. (Or so we all keep telling ourselves so we can sleep at night)
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Hope that helps for your Valentine's Day movie night!
♥ Love, hearts, flowers, lingerie and candy,
BRI ♥
I LOVE STUMP!
Stump is this adorable 10-year-old doggie...
Ahaha he's so cute.
At the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City yesterday, Stump, a 10-year-old Sussex Spaniel, became the oldest dog to ever be named "Best in Show".
Little Stumpy came out of retirement to compete against 2,500 other dogs in front of an almost full crowd Madison Square Garden. It's remarkable he won not only because of his age (which is close to 70 in dog years), and the fact that he had been retired for almost 5 years... But also because he was close to death in 2004, almost losing his life to a medical condition. *TEAR* who doesn't love an underdog? No pun intended. Seriously.
Congrats to Stump for making history, and props to Stump's owner for giving him such an awesome name. He does look like a little stump, awwwee!
♥ BRI
NASTY BOYS
Ever seen the episode of Friends where Ross dates the dirty girl with the disgusting apartment? Thanks to YouTube, if the answer is NO, here it is! (And don't act like you don't love Friends.)
Now picture Chace Crawford and Ed Westwick from Gossip Girl living there, and it's not for the show. Apparently the boys who play "Nate and Chuck" live in a complete pigsty in real life, a complete turn around from the lives they lead on-screen. Clothes and garbage everywhere! And it stinksss.
Ew! Deal-breaker! They need a "Danny Tanner Christmas" stat. That's code for Spring Cleaning. Did I just make a Full House reference? Yes I did.
♥ BRI
THE BACHELOR IN KELOWNA!
Kelowna got a major shout-out in tonight's episode of "The Bachelor". You might even call it a guest starring role... REPRESENT!
Jillian, this seasons Canadian contestant (they always have at least one) is one of 4 women left who are vying for single Dad Jason's heart. The entire time she's been on the show they always caption that she's from Peace River, Alberta, and once or twice she mentioned that she moved to "the big city" meaning Vancouver. But never a mention of Kelowna... until now.
So why were they in Kelowna on tonight's show for her "hometown date" when she's not even from here?
Well, apparently she spent her summers here because this is where her Grandparents live. Then eventually her parents decided to ditch Alberta and move to Kelowna too. So that's where the family is now hence why the hometown date was here!
On their date, Jillian and Jason went to Mission Hills Family Estate Winery. (That's like free international advertising for them! SCORE. Way to go!) She also told him the story of Ogopogo and said she thinks she had an encounter with him once. Oooo! And they showed a lot of beautiful scenery on the show. Jason called Kelowna gorgeous.
A-thank-you.
Plus, Jillian's family was super cute, they represented Kelowna well!
On that note, how could I have not known The Bachelor was coming to Kelowna?! Probably because Bachelor contestants and their families are sworn to secrecy so that the show isn't spoiled.
I'm guessing they filmed in October because there wasn't any snow yet, it was a bit rainy, but definitely not summer weather. And Jillian's family had an orange/yellow/brown wreath on the door which makes me think it was around Thanksgiving time. Unless they have it there all the time?
I HAVE to know if you happened to see Jason or any filming taking place.
P.S. Jillian made it to the top 3 at the end of tonight's episode.
And Ogopogo has finally made it big. Maybe he'll be the next "Bachelor". Serpent love.
♥ BRI
25 LIES BY BRI COOK
If you're on Facebook, chances are you've been tagged in this "25 Random Facts" note by now. What it is, if you don't know, somebody has to write 25 things about themselves that many people don't know. Then they tag 25 friends in the note and they all have to write one of their own. Basically a chain letter!
It makes me laugh how seriously some people take it though...
Example, one of my friends on Facebook who writes:
5. I own over 30 bottles of perfume.
6. I also own a lot of makeup.
7. I'm not a materialistic kind of person...
UMMM, OK.
Or another friend who wrote:
23. I feel sorry for people whose lives aren't as amazing as mine.
WOW, there's a thing called humility.
And the friend who felt the need to share:
19. I have over 650 friends on Facebook.
COOL!
This "Random 25 Facts" business is pretty much a BRAG SHEET for most people I'm finding. It reminded me how OOC (out of control) Facebook can be and how much some people base their self-worth on it.
So I was going to boycott the whole thing, but I eventually decided to make fun of it and write my own Random 25...
MUA-HA-HA-HA!
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Bri's Random 25 Facts:
1. I told Obama to run for President. Not Barack Obama... Steve Obama. For Class President. Out in Oakland. You probably didn't hear about it.
2. I know where in the world Carmen San Diego is.
3. Christian Bale was yelling at me in that rant leaked to the internet this week.
4. One of the happiest moments of my life was when Maury Povich told me I am not the father.
5. I regret giving Michael Phelps that bong.
6. J.K. Rowling based the character Harry Potter on me.
7. I love lamp.
8. I'm in the process of being adopted by Brangelina.
9. I think I can dance... Canada.
10. I'm not sure if I'm watching American Idol until Ryan Seacrest tells me "THIS... is American Idol." Otherwise I wouldn't know.
11. I have dumps like a truck, truck, truck. Thighs like what, what, what.
12. I'm just not that into you.
13. I just saved a ton of money on car insurance by switching to Geico.
14. I had Octuplets first and nobody cared.
15. I invented post its.
16. The NHL lock out was my fault.
17. I'm tired of living a double life... YES, I'm Hannah Montana. Wow, that feels good to get that off my chest.
18. Mary Kate Olsen is the first person I call in an emergency.
19. I was on the committee that decided Canadians would add a "U" to words such as flavor, neighbor, and color.
20. I put a ring on it.
21. I'm cookoo for Cocoa Puffs.
22. I dared Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin to name their baby "Apple" and the crazy baby names have spun out of control in Hollywood ever since.
23. I won both showcases.
24. I'm serious as cancer when I say rhythm is a dancer.
25. One time I didn't respond to a chain letter within 14 minutes so then lightning struck my house and my crush didn't like me.
TAKE THAT!
♥ BRI
DAKOTA FANNING IS GANGSTER
If you're looking to do up a movie this weekend, be warned, there's one that's kind of misleading. It looks like it's for the whole family but apparently it SO ISN'T.
It's called "Coraline" and it's animated so that's where the confusion comes in. Animated = kid friendly right? Nope. Dakota Fanning is the voice of Coraline... but that's not the reason it's scary! They're saying it's very dark and sure to traumatize young children.
Dakota also stars in "Push" opening tonight, AKA the movie where she gets drruuunnnkkk! Drunken and in a scary cartoon? Dakota Fanning is bad-ass.
Also opening this weekend, "Pink Panther 2" (minus Beyonce)
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"He's Just Not That Into You". People wonder why that one didn't open on Valentine's Day weekend instead. Well, they're giving you enough time to dump your loser boyfriend after seeing it, then find a newer, better one before Valentine's Day!
I kid, I kid.
That's the movie I'm going to see, even though I heard the book is a REAL downer.
♥ BRI
TELL ME WHYYY-EE
Backstreet Boy, Nick Carter, is now clean and is admitting that drugs and alcohol almost killed him. Wait, he wasn't always clean? I thought it was AARON Carter who had the problem...
Anyone who has a song at 12-years-old called "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)" is bound to have issues.
Anyway, after 10 years of abuse, Nick received a shocking diagnosis... The 29-year-old had a weak heart muscle and if he continued with his lifestyle he could have died. So he decided to get sober!
Now you can see him shirtless in People Magazine.
And way to steal AJ McLean's thunder.
♥ BRI
COUG IT UP
"The Cougar" is a new reality dating show in the works and yes, it's exactly as it sounds... An older, successful woman picks herself a new man from a group of young, hot guys all living under one roof.
I love how when it's a single older woman they call the show The COUGAR...
But when it's a single older man they call the show The BACHELOR.
Even when this guy was the Bachelor...
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Looking rough, BTW.
"The Cougar" (RAWRRR) will be hosted by Vivica A. Fox.
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Dancing with the Stars will announce on Sunday who the "celebrity" contestants will be for this 8th season starting next month. (EIGHT? Really? That's eight too many...)
Steve-O from Jackass is rumoured to be one of them.
As well as actress Denise Richards, singer/songwriter Jewel, and NFL "Hall of Famer" Lawrence Taylor. <---Those 3 are cool and everything, but they won't be able to out-perform Steve-O. Unless they will be stapling themselves to the dance floor... Or keeping the beat while their hair is on fire.
DOUBT IT!
♥ BRI
DRUGS ARE BAD, MKAY?
What did this little boy get at the dentist?? Doesn't seem like laughing gas!
"I feel funny, why is this happening to me? Is this going to be forever?" HA HA. Awwwwee.
One of either two things are going to happen to little David. #1) He will never do drugs in his life after this bad trip. Or #2) he will be on A&E's Intervention in a year.
♥ BRI
AUDITION FOR "NEW MOON" (Twilight Sequel) IN KELOWNA!
Casting call for "New Moon" seeking First Nations actors/actresses between 15 and 25 years of age.
WHEN: Sunday, Feb 8 from 9am to noon
WHERE: Delta Grand Okanagan, 1310 Water St, Kelowna.
The movie is scheduled to start shooting in Vancouver this spring. Starring Robert Pattinson, and (maybeee) Dakota Fanning who is talks to play the role of Jane.
We need some Okanagan talent in the biggest sequel of the year! Let me know if you're auditioning :-)
More info click here and here
*UPDATE* February 4th
Thanks to Adrienne Jenkins who provided me with this website that will surely answer your questions!!
Click here to check it out! :-)
♥ BRI
CHEATING ON THE SUPER BOWL
Super Bowl is on Sunday! And of course Canada gets jipped when it comes to the commercials. The ONE time you would be pumped to watch them!
Earlier this week, PETA caused quite the controversy when its ad intended for the Super Bowl was banned because it was "too sexual". Lots of pumpkin and broccoli innuendos, LOL.
Now it's Ashley Madison that's stirring things up. Ashley Madison is the agency with the tagline, "Life is short, have an affair." They call themselves a "discreet dating service", but that's just a nicer way of putting it. Straight up, it's a place to find a partner to cheat on your spouse with!
CTV refuses to run Ashley Madison's Super Bowl ad so we won't be seeing it in Canada on Sunday, however 4 networks in the States are showing it. It's apparently not the most shocking ad in the world either. Nothing compared to PETA's...
The concept is: a woman is fed up with her husband on their anniversary dinner when he leaves her at the table to go to work. She then meets the eye of another man across the room and they smile at each other. Then the voice, "Isn't it time for Ashley Madison?"
Even though the Telecaster Committee of Canada okayed the ad (maybe he's a member?), CTV still refuses to "promote adultry."
Imagine how much worse it would have been if Ashley Madison was advertising affairs with PETA's heads of lettuce?
♥ BRI
"THEY WERE CONES!" - The Wedding Singer
My Mom's Yorkshire Terrier, Lexie, just got spayed. Poor little thing had to wear a cone TWICE the size of her!
The spay clinic told my Mom to keep the cone on for a week... It only lasted a couple hours! LOL. Can dogs feel embarrassed? I honestly think she was humiliated. Awwweee, and we gave in! OF COURSE.
♥ BRI
SOMEONE IS JEALOUS
The newest Hollywood feud... this time it's between a 68-year-old and a 21-year-old. What could they possibly have to fight about? And NO, it's not over Mickey Rourke.
Because Hollywood can't come up with any new ideas anymore... they're re-making "Bonnie and Clyde" starring Kevin Zegars (from such "classics" as the "Airbud" movies) and the one and only Hilary Duff.
So when Faye Dunaway, the original Bonnie, heard about this remake she was reported as saying, "couldn't they at least cast a real actress?" UM... excuse me, but somebody has obviously never heard of the legendary TV-show turned movie, LIZZIE MCGUIRE.
No but seriously Faye is right. Hilary Duff can't pull off bad-ass. And Airbud's owner?? Please!
Jay-Z and Beyonce were the obvious choice.
Even though it's "soooo 2003", the song better make the soundtrack. Hilary Duff will probably remake that too though...
♥ BRI
ONE WORD: WHY?
Evan Rachel Wood is a pretty, pretty girl. She's accomplished a lot in her career starring in many critically acclaimed movies such as "Thirteen", "Across the Universe", and now the Oscar nominated "The Wrestler". But you have to ask: What went wrong in her childhood? Because the girl has BAD taste in men!
Evan Rachel grabbed headlines in 2007 when Marilyn Manson divorced Dita Von Teese to pursue a relationship with the then-19-year-old.
So, how can you get any creepier than Marilyn Manson??
By hooking up with the man who plays your father on-screen, 56-year-old, MICKEY ROURKE!
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Rumor has it the two are more than just co-stars. Ew, ew and EW.
What is WITH Evan Rachel? First Marilyn Manson... then Mickey Rourke... who's next?
How does it get any worse?
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Ohhh!
McBROKEN!
For mature readers only.
Grey's Anatomy last night got everybody freaking out.
*WARNING: Spoilers!*
I warned you...
Last chance... stop reading if you haven't watched the episode yet!!
OK so Dr. Mark Sloan (AKA McSteamy - does anyone really call him that anymore though?) broke a very sensitive body part last night on Grey's Anatomy. I'm just going to say it... He broke his penis!!
Because there's not actually a bone in there, it's called "penile fracture" and it's usually caused by blunt trauma, but not necessarily during sex like with Sloan. But it will NOT happen while flacid.
IF a penile fracture happens, you'll hear a snap, crack or pop (Kellogg's Rice Krispies!) and believe me guys, YOU'LL FEEL IT! And SEE it... the injured area may be disfigured. At the extreme it could be shaped like a boomerang, and turn black and blue.
Obviously, you'd want to get that fixed right away but DO NOT take matters into your own hands. Ice and pain killers won't do it... Surgery is the only answer. If you don't go to the hospital you could risk permanent damage. It takes about 6 weeks but most men fully recover.
It is very rare so it's not something to stress about and rearrange your life over, but after last night's Grey's Anatomy, "penile fracture" and "broken penis" were the top 2 most searched things on Google. People are asking, "can that really happen?!" YES. But too bad it couldn't only happen to rapists.
♥ Dr. Cook
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BE ON A REALITY SHOW! (Warning: it involves Paris Hilton)
Some reality shows require that you have talent like "Project Runway" for example, you have to have the ability to design. Or "American Idol" where you have to know how to sing.
Then there are some reality shows that don't require talent, but a strong will to win combined with strategic planning like "Survivor" and "The Biggest Loser".
AND THEN... There are the reality shows that only require a willingness to humiliate yourself on television...
And this is one of them:
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Paris Hilton apparently isn't happy with her new "best friend forever" (or she most likely just wants to get PAID) because she's going for a second season of "Paris Hilton's: My New BFF" and YOU can apply! Isn't that the greatest news ever? HA!
I've already checked it out for you and you don't have to be American like a lot of reality shows based in the States require.
SO, if you're:
- between the ages of 21-30
- "a hot b*tch" or a "fabulously fierce guy"
- longing for the jet-setting Hollywood party life
- want to be associated with Paris Hilton and all that it entails
- and are willing to be on a super SOPHISTICATED reality TV show
then click here to apply!
You can thank me later.
♥ BRI
WINEHOUSE = HERO
Amy Winehouse is a HERO.
The "Rehab" singer has saved a life while on vacation in St. Lucia.
A woman was thrown off a boat by a 6ft. wave and hit some rocks... Amy was nearby so she ran toward the woman, IN SLOW MOTION, helped her out of the water and saved her from drowning.
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"I'll Be Ready... Forever and always, I'm always here!"
♥ BRI
P.S. YES I photoshopped that picture myself.
SHARK ATTACK?
Happy Obama day! I would have watched on CNN like everyone else but Wolf Blitzer makes me angry...
Change of subject.
Ask anyone how they want to die and 99.9% will say, "in my sleep."
Ask Brad Pitt and he says, "shark attack would be interesting." Interesting? Try TERRIFYING! Having your arms and legs gnawed off by 15 rows of teeth WHILE drowning sure does NOT interest me.
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Matthew McConaughey's Dad died having sex... Awkward for his Mom!! But that's probably one of the best ways to go.
I want to die dancing. If I die text messaging I'll be mad. Everyone will be like, "typical!"
♥ BRI
BEST MASH-UP EVER
You may have already seen/heard this but it's absolutely insane and worth putting on repeat! It's called Viva La Pop, it's a mash-up of the Billboard Top 25 of 2008 and all I can say is WOW...
I already can't wait for 2009's!
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Tonight on BC at Night:
- debuting the brand new Deborah Cox song
- the
- and the craziest story of the day... a US Airways plane crashed in the Hudson River and EVERYONE survived... except for some unfortunate geese.
BRI'S CHEESE AND SLEAZE @ 10:50 | BC AT NIGHT 10PM-2AM
♥ BRI
HIGH FIIIIVE
I'll probably get in trouble for this seeing as he does 2 shows on our station... but Ryan Seacrest deserves it!
On American Idol last night, Seacrest was obviously having a slow moment when he tried to high-five A BLIND GUY. He was left hanging, OBVIOUSLY, but made things even more awkward when he reached to grab the blind dude's hand and forced him to high-five. It was painful!
Watch... if you can.
What an idiot move. Brian Dunkleman would have never done that.
♥ BRI
YOU BLEW IT!
What is WRONG with these people? Some celebrities give their children very cute, very normal names. Others give their kids the most WACK names. Then there are the ones who give their first baby an AWESOME name, then totally blow it on the second one. And that's almost worse.
Today's example: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner. They finally released the name of their new daughter born last week. They already have 3-year-old Violet with such a pretty, pretty name. Now they burden this new innocent baby with the name "Seraphina." It sounds like a disease Thumbelina and other creatures of the Rain Forest would get.
Oh well, at least Seraphina can bond with Zuma... Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's second son. The kid was named after, what I can only assume to be, an intoxicated conversation that most likely went something like this:
"Hey Gwen, you know we can't top the name Kingston, right?"
"No, Gavin, former lead singer of Bush. Since we shouldn't even bother trying to top it, let's do the complete opposite and come up with the most ridiculous name we can think of."
"Deal!"
"Don't Speak."
"What?"
"Don't speak, I'm thinking of a name."
Are they all in competition to have the worst baby name in Hollywood? It's seriously bordering on child abuse now. To quote a terrible Jennifer Lopez movie: "Enough!"
♥ BRI
I'M SUCH A HATER
Nothing creeps me out more than those children's groups that
I'm not a Mom yet so maybe I don't understand, but I used to be a dance teacher, I have little cousins, and it's not like I don't like kids or anything... I do like kids! But for some reason these ones bother me, LOL. To me, they just shouldn't be singing songs that feature Lil' Wayne... even if they cut out the rap part and change the lyrics.
This is the Kidz Bop version of "Let it Rock" by Kevin Rudolph Ft/ Lil' Wayne.
Warning: it's painful.
I feel like I need therapy after watching that.
"Let it Rock" is from the Kidz Bop's 15th CD! 15?? That's disturbing. That means someone is actually spending their money on them unfortunately...
I'll give them some credit, they do cover songs sometimes that are age appropriate such as "One Step at a Time" by Jordin Sparks, or "Better in Time" by Leona Lewis.
But on their new CD they also cover:
Pink "So What" - A nice angry little song for children about getting into bar fights! Sweet.
Pussycat Dolls "When I Grow Up" - So NOT appropriate. Hopefully they don't wear junior PCD wardrobe too.
Chris Brown "Forever" - The line: "Double your pleasure, double your fun." CREEPY coming from a child! I don't care if it's also the doublemint slogan.
Katy Perry "Hot N Cold" - Again, the line: "You PMS like a B****, I would know!" Enough said.
Maybe it's just me! But I would rather listen to Jan Terri...
http://www.kelowna.thesun.net/node/764130
HA. Any excuse to bring her up.
♥ BRI
"HE CAN CALL ME FLOWER IF HE WANTS TO" - from Bambi
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner just had a baby, another girl to go along with their 3-year-old Violet. They have to stay with the flower theme and name this baby after a flower too, but it totally has to top Violet if they want to make headlines. So names like "Lily", "Rose", and "Daisy" aren't going to cut it. Ben and Jen haven't released the baby name yet so maybe that means they haven't decided?
In that case, may I suggest they go with Geranium, Daffodil, Poinsettia, Hydrangea, or Pussy-Willow?
Too bad they can't go with Tulip! Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell STOLE that name for one of their newborn twin girl's middle names. "Charlie Tamara Tulip". Tasteful... they should have went with "Stamos" and "Uncle Jesse" but whatever.
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I'm filling in for Sonia Sidhu again today! That means Beth Morrison will be filling in for me on BC at Night again tonight :)
♥ BRI
PUDDLES!
I'm filling in for Sonia Sidhu today because she's more like Sickie Sidhu :( ...so you're stuck with me. Send her a get well e-card or chicken broth or something!
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Soooo, this new show "TRUE BEAUTY" premiered last night and I laughed my face off the entire time. These are the most shallow freaks I've ever seen. Yes, of course they're all rediculously good looking... and they know it! They say things like, "I'm not a 10 out of 10... I'm a 20." And, "This is the face of a celebrity." And my personal fave, "I'm the most beautiful person in America." OOOOK. (By the way, the girl who said that was the first to be kicked off. Ha!) They think they're being judged on outer beauty completely, but they're actually being secretly judged on inner beauty as well. The producers set up hidden cameras to see what they're like when they think nobody is watching. And a lot of them are eeeeevil. It's pure entertainment! And True Beauty is only one hour! Not two hours like the other shows on last night. Twoooo hours is toooo much commitment.
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At this very moment the snow is falling so hard that I'm afraid to leave the studio when my show is over! And that snow is going to turn into rain this afternoon... so it's gonna be a sick mess outside! And I'm soooo smart because I wore NICE BOOTS to work this morning. Idiot! So, I'm pretty much going to need a piggyback ride to my car later. Anyone volunteers?
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Beth Morrison will be filling in for me on BC at Night tonight!
♥ Bri
JANUARY = TV
Do you hate your TV lately? Everything has been a re-run, it's the winter slumppp. But now all our favorite shows are coming back starting tomorrow! (Jan. 4) Like Desperate Housewives, 90210, Brothers & Sisters, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, The Office, E.R. and that's only a handful! (You have to wait until NEXT Sunday to see 24 tho. Boooo)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Same old! Ty drinks too much coffee and runs around with a megaphone knocking things over. But they help out deserving families in unfortunate situations. The family in the premiere had their house ruined by a tornado :(
Sunday, January 4th on ABC.
Superstars of Dance: From Nigel Lythgoe, the Producer of "So You Think You Can Dance", and former Producer of "American Idol". It's like the Olympics of Dance! 8 countries dance off... and the best part, Michael Flatley, AKA, Lord of the Dance is the host. Ha!
Sunday, January 4th on NBC.
Ultimate Recipe Showdown: I don't know about you, but I can't stand watching shows about other people making food. It just makes me hungry... then reminds me about how much I can not cook! Well, someone is watching it because it's back for a second season. Four amateur cooks will create dishes each week, and whoever makes the yummiest food wins $25 000, and will have their dish featured at T.G.I.Friday's. (Which is no Ric's Grill.)
Sunday, January 4th on Food Network.
The Bachelor: Season 13, with single Dad, Jason, from last year's "Bachelorette". He was left brokenhearted by DeAnna after she chose snowboarder Jesse. (P.S. they've already broken up!)
Monday, January 5th on ABC.
True Beauty: From the brains of Ashton Kutcher and Tyra Banks. 10 contestants (6 women, 4 men) are in a competition of what they think is based solely on physical appearance. But they will secretly be judged on their inner beauty. Then they are exposed for the shallow, conniving, dirtbags they really are.
Following the Bachelor, Monday, January 5th on ABC.
The Biggest Loser: Couples: Wasn't it like yesterday or something since the last "Biggest Loser" ended? How does host Allison Sweeney find time to be Sami on "Days of our Lives" too? Anyway, this season has the show's oldest contestant yet, the youngest contestant they've ever had, the heaviest woman, and the heaviest contestant EVER. Get your bid in for the office pool!
Tuesday, January 6 on NBC.
The Real World: Brooklyn: This show is still on? 17th year! Expect the usual: drunken cat fights, drunken hook ups, drunken everything!
Wednesday, January 7 on MTV.
Howie Do It: "Bobby's World" star (oh yeah and he also hosts this little show called "Deal or No Deal") Howie Mandel, pulls pranks on randoms and it's all on hidden camera! Wasn't that show once called "Candid Camera"? And "Punk'd"? Nope, it's called "Howie Do It" now. They better have Montell Jordan with the theme song, "THIS IS HOWIE DOOO ITTT".
Friday, January 9 on NBC.
Also this month American Idol (Tues, Jan. 13) and Hell's Kitchen (Thurs, Jan. 29)
Have fun filling up your PVR!
♥ Bri
TWO ZERO ZERO NINE
2009?? Wh-whaaat? That's going to take some getting used to. At least we get an extra second this year to think about it. Because 2009 is a "leap second" year. I'm not even making this up... I wish I was. They gave us ONE extra second. I can understand adding an extra day every 4 years or turning the clock back/forward an hour once a year. But adding one measly second sounds pointless! But apparently they needed to do it because if they didn't then eventually the clock will read midnight while the sun is up... In about a thousand years... I say ummm, that's not really our problem. HA.
Soooo, I'm totally not making a New Year's Resolution this year. I'm still working on last years... not to sleep in til noon every day. Hey, I'm on-air til 2am most nights!! You try it.
Happy New Year!! :) All the best to you.
♥ Bri
WATCH YOUR BACK LIL' WAYNE
Can you imagine Grandma or Grandpa busting out a rhyme?
There is a choir of senior citizens who are down with our music... They know all the words and they know how to WORK IT! You HAVE to see this:
I am seriously considering booking them for my Christmas party.
"They want to see me riding dirty."
Who put them up to this? The leader of the choir? Cuz he should be given an award. Genius...
WELL, I'm off to teach my Grandma "Whatever You Like" by T.I.
♥ BRI
THE PRICE IS VERY RIGHT
For the first time since the early 70's, a contestant on "The Price is Right" guessed the exact amount of his showcase. His name is Terry and he does psychic readings on the weekends. Actually, I have no idea... I totally made that up. But it's not like it came out to an even 23,000 or something... It was $23,743!!
Sharon, the other contestant, (she's the real superstar of the clip) was only $494 off! She soooo thought she was winning BOTH showcases... She also pulled the last minute freak out. I love it when contestants do that, "NO! Did I say $30,000?" Then all of a sudden she was fine with it.
Check it out:
^^^ If the video doesn't work click on that link ^^^
I think Terry has something on Drew Carey... I mean he HAS to. How else would he guess $23,743 exactly!? Maybe he has pictures of Drew romancing a box of donuts or holding up a LensCrafters or something...
This is my theory. After he spun the big wheel and landed himself a spot on the showdown, Terry blackmailed Drew into giving up the prices so he could win both showcases. They had a deal that he would guess $23,500 ensuring he would win it all and no questions would be asked. But he wanted YouTube fame on top of everything else... So Terry blew it by repeating the exact number, "23,743". You can tell Drew was mad when he said, "Wow... that was a very exact bid." VERY EXACT. I think Drew also gave him the ugly eye when his back was to the camera. Then Terry gave him a look like, "I will tell." And Sharon was like, "I'm not sure I'm cool with my bid!!"
And everyone got screwed but Terry.
I miss Bob Barker. He's probably so mad he missed this.
♥ BRI
THANKS FOR SHARING...
You must have at least one person in your life who always gives up too much info. Whenever you have a convo with them you think, "was it really necessary to tell me that?" What is wrong with people like that? No sense of personal privacy...
A lot of celebs are the complete opposite. They don't want to give up anything about their personal life. They only want to talk about "the project." Their movie, their music, their charity, etc. But there are a select few who will spill for attention, publicity, money, or whatever other motive... and Pete Wentz is one of them!
Pete won't sell pictures of his newborn son Bronx, but he will voluntarily broadcast details about his SEX LIFE to the world. He was on the Howard Stern Show today and let everyone know about everything that goes down in his bedroom. And you'll hear about it in Bri's Cheese and Sleaze tonight on BC at NIGHT. Not too many details though... it's just TMI! (Too much info)
Bri's Cheese and Sleaze at 10:50 | BC at NIGHT 10pm-2am.
♥ BRI
WHAM or M.C?
There is a snowfall warning for this weekend! We could get up to 20 centimeters of snow dumped on us. Are you excited about that? Look, snow isn't my favorite thing ever, but it is pretty to look at :)
Gotta look at the brightside! Soon the Okanagan will be under a snow blanket and it will be a Winter Wonderland! Just in time for Christmas, right? Less than 2 weeks away...
So today's SUN on Demand BATTLE is the battle of Christmas songs:
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MARIAH CAREY - All I Want For Christmas
If you want to hear WHAM text VOTE A to SUN FM.
If you want to hear MARIAH CAREY text VOTE B to SUN FM.
SUN FM is 7-86-36 on your keypad and it's a 25 cent charge powered by Tac Mobility.
Only the winner will be played on SUN FM! Results at 11:40.
*UPDATE* you voted and the winner was WHAM!
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Stuff a Bus Day 5 continues this afternoon with Kevin Lim at The Real Canadian Superstore in Kelowna starting at 2 o'clock. THE LATENCY will be dropping by to help gather donations, meet fans, and do a special live performance of their song "Tonight, I Love You. So if you'd like to check them out make sure to drop by Superstore this afternoon with non-perishable foods, baby basics, or a cash donation to the food bank. We need to STUFF A BUS for those needing some extra help this holiday season.
If you can't make it today, drop by this weekend!
We'll be at The Real Canadian Superstore in Kelowna from 10-6 on Saturday and 10-4 on Sunday.
We'll also be Stuffing a Bus in West Kelowna at Walmart on Saturday from 10-6, and 10-4 on Sunday.
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Beth Morrison will be filling in for me again on BC at NIGHT tonight.
Have a great weekend, and enjoy the snow!
♥ BRI
SPELLING BEE
I'm filling in for Sonia Sidhu today and tomorrow. She'll be back on the air Sunday :)
But there are people in our community who need some extra help this season...
So this weekend Stuff a Bus continues. I encourage you to drop by The Real Canadian Superstore tomorrow (Friday). Not only are the Breakfast Club's Tarzan Dan Freeman and Susan Knight broadcasting live on location in the morning but Kevin Lim will be during the afternoon drive too.
PLUS he has special guests joining him... The Latency! They'll be chatting with him, meeting fans, and doing a special live performance of their song "Tonight, I Love You" which we play on SUN FM. So if you want to catch them live you've got to bring a donation for the food bank or baby basics. And we make it super easy for you being right outside of Superstore... where they SELL all that stuff!
If you can't make it on Friday, you can drop by either The Real Canadian Superstore in KELOWNA, or Walmart in WEST KELOWNA, on Saturday from 10-6, or on Sunday (when I'll be there) from 10-4.
(And P.S. The Latency will be performing at the Grateful Fed this Saturday night at 7. It's only 5 bucks at the door!)
It's:
Fergie - Glamorous
(G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S yeah)
VS:
Natasha Bedingfield - Angel
(I'll be your A-N-G-E-L)
Only the winner gets played...
So if you want to hear Fergie text VOTE A to SUN FM (7-86-36)
Or if you want to hear Natasha Bedingfield text VOTE B to SUN FM (7-86-36)
It's 25 cents a vote, and it's powered by Tac Mobility. Results at 11:40!
Beth Morrison will be filling in for me tonight and tomorrow on BC at NIGHT.
WHAT'S MY PROBLEM?
I hate myself for this... but for the second day in a row my blog is about Tom Cruise. What is the deal? I'm seeking help don't worry.
Talking about how Tom has lost his Blackberry but it probably won't be very hard to find... it's only somewhere in TORONTO. He's going to have to start all over in Brick Breaker now!
And Brad and Angelina are obsessed with having another set of twins according to Star Magazine. So bottom line: one baby is not good enough for Brangelina anymore. You either have to be severely disadvantaged, or a twin to roll with them.
And congrats to Britney Spears! She has the top selling album this week with "Circus" selling over 500,000 copies. Not only has Britney beat Kanye West and Beyonce in their first week of sales with their recent releases... But she is only behind Taylor Swift for the highest first week album sales for a female artist this year. Go Brit go!
I LIKE TOM CRUISE... DON'T HATE ME
DECEMBER 9, 2008
Do you have Tom Cruise on Facebook? Cuz he just updated his status and he's cool again.
OK seriously, this is a legitimate question... Is Tom Cruise cool again? He's been making the media rounds in Toronto stopping by Entertainment Tonight Canada, Much on Demand, and even appeared on The Hills After Show on MTV. (I know, so random right?) But every interview I'm catching with him I keep thinking, "he seems like a really cool guy..." And then I look around to make sure I didn't say that out loud. He just seems like less of a spaz lately! And COOL... YES I said it. Hey, there's hope for him and his image if Britney can do it!! But I guess we'll see if he can climb back to the top when his new movie "Valkyrie" hits theatres on December 25th. Nothing says Christmas like Tom Cruise wearing an eye patch trying to take down Hitler.
Tonight in Bri's Cheese and Sleaze:
Grey's Anatomy may be losing another doctor... and Oprah is fat. Hey, Oprah called HERSELF fat, I'm just passing along the message. Full story at 10:50.
BC at NIGHT is 10pm-2am. And it's a REQUEST FEST. Let me know what you wanna hear! 1-866-877-HITS (4487)
♥ BRI
NICO CAN DANCE
Nico was the big winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada last night. He is the very first person to win the title of "Canada's Favorite Dancer" plus he walked away with $100 grand and a brand new Mercedes Benz. NOT TOO SHABBY. Think his ridiculously good looks and sexy bod had anything to do with the win?
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NAHHH...
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On the Amazing Race it was brother and sister Nick and Starr who won the 1 million $ prize. The second place couple decided after the race that they would give their marriage another chance. AWE, just a little bit heartwarming!
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In the SUN ON DEMAND BATTLE today:
It was Battle of the Break-Up Songs PART II. A few weeks ago Sonia put Pink - "So What" against Destiny's Child - "Survivor". Pink slaughtered the votes by 88%. So it was round 2 today with champion Pink going head to head with "So What" against Beyonce's "Single Ladies".
It was so close but Beyonce took it! "If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it! Whoa oh ohhhh!"
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In BRI'S CHEESE AND SLEAZE tonight:
Talking about Jennifer Aniston and how she wants you to just leave her the #@!% alone! She's sick of people being all up in her BUIZNASS. Yet, she's taking to a paper... oxymoron much? And K-Fed can't shut-up about Britney. After doing an interview with People last week, he's now featured in Hello Magazine. When they asked him about how Britney said HE left HER, he said he never did. They were just going through tough times... OK so that whole "in good times and bad" in the wedding vows... what was that?
BC at Night 10pm-2am! Also debuting the new song by The Fray just after 10.
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♥ BRI
O.J. in the SLAMMA
DECEMBER 5, 2008
O.J. Simpson has been sentenced to at least 15 / up to 21 years in jail. He has to serve 6 before he could be eligible for parole. You might remember O.J. was arrested in September 2007 for armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas over memoribilia. You also might remember a not-guilty verdict in a little murder trial in the 90's...
Like Justin Timberlake sang, "What goes around comes around..."
In the Sun on Demand Battle today it was "Battle of the Comebacks!" Both Britney Spears and Brandy are working on theirs. Britney just dropped "Circus" and Brandy has come out with a new single called "Right Here (Departed)". We debuted both songs on BC AT NIGHT this week... This morning it was up to you to vote on which one you wanted to hear more. You chose Miss Britney! The comeback queen got 83% of the votes!
Just like last night and last week, Beth Morrison will be filling in for me again on BC AT NIGHT tonight.
Have a great weekend!
♥ Bri
GRAMMY DRAMA
DECEMBER 4, 2008
Grammy Nominations are now out! And Katy Perry has been ROBBED! The girl had the anthem of the summer with "I Kissed a Girl" and now she's tearing up the charts with "Hot N Cold" proving she's worthy of a Best New Artist nom. But nope. Who did make the list? Jonas Brothers... and some are saying it's undeserved... OOOO! So the Sun on Demand Battle today asks the question:
It's Jonas Brothers "Burnin' Up"
VS: Katy Perry "Hot N Cold"
If you think Jonas Brothers deserve it text VOTE A to SUN FM (7-86-36)
If you think Katy Perry deserves it text VOTE B to SUN FM (7-86-36)
It's 25 cents a text message vote.
Results are at 11:40 and only the winner will be played on SUN FM!
POWER STRUGGLE
You can't ignore the coalition talk that is all over the news today.
Without going all into it... Basically the leaders of Canada's 3 opposition parties, The Liberals, The NDP's, and The Bloc, want to form a government of their own and take down The Conservatives. Stephane Dion would serve as our new Prime Minister. This is being called a "backroom deal" since we are a democracy and Canadians haven't voted on a coalition government.
I'm not really "with it" when it comes to politics... So for people like me, who need someone to explain it to them in REAL terms, there are Facebook groups defending each side, and you can even find online petitions to sign within the groups.
This is if you're AGAINST the coalition:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=621263448&ref=name#/group.php?gid=51442165364&ref=mf
This is if you're FOR the coalition:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=27949758238
I encourage you to look at both sides to better understand what's happening in a time that's being called "historic" for our country.
♥ Bri
KARATE KID
Here's a Bri-life moment: I was in the dentist's chair on the verge of tears yesterday (I hate the scaling!) and he asked, "How's December for you so far?" I was like, "wlkerwouanlu...." which translates to: "what are you talking about? It's December!?"
I think I go through this on the first day of every month. So now that I'm out of denial a day later, I'm wishing you a happy December!
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"I go through life like a karate kid." ~ Britney Spears, from Britney: for the Record.
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So today, it's all about Britney obviously! The performance on Good Morning America this morning, the new single and album "Circus" dropping, and the announcement of her tour! (Yeah, she's coming to BC!!) And it's also her birthday on top of it all. Well guess what, it's also Nelly Furtado's birthday too and nobody even cares.
I care Nelly...
But I care about Britney more.
I'm unloading the new single "Circus" tonight on BC at Night! Just after 10pm, the time slot you always hear a brand new song debuted.
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And in Bri's Cheese and Sleaze, I'm leaving Britney out...
This is what's going down:
Talking about an actress who has admitted to being a full-on stalker! But I don't think she boiled rabbits or anything...
PLUS, Sienna Miller and her married-to-another-woman boyfriend, Balthazar Getty, want to star in a movie together... OK they're not Brangelina, they could never pull it off.
Talk to you tonight! 10pm-2am.
♥ Bri
URBAN VS: COUNTRY
The Sun on Demand Battle today put two very different artists and styles head to head.
It was the battle of urban VS: country.
new Kanye West - Heartless
VS:
new Taylor Swift - Love Story
Taylor Swift jumped ahead right out of the gate kicking Kanye's butt. He DID start grabbing more votes closer to the time the battle ended though... But not enough.
It was about 60/40 in favor of Miss Swift. So country won this one!
A Sun on Demand Battle every weekday between 10am and noon. Text SUN FM to vote when you hear it. 25 cents a text.
♥ Bri
MARKY MARK, PRINCE WILLIAM, STEVE URKEL, and BILL NYE
Mark Wahlberg and Prince William were both recently caught peeing in public by the paparazzi. Mark on a wall (gross) and Prince Will while playing croquet or cricket or whatever (seriously). P.W. had it worse though because the paps actually snapped a close up of the "little prince" if you know what I mean. HA! You're just taking a leak in the great outdoors one day and then it's all over the internet? Brutal!
Marky Mark - Good Vibrations
VS:
Prince - 1999
And the leader of the Funky Bunch, Mr. Wahlberg won it!
Don't act like you weren't picturing him in his Calvin Kleins...
It's American Thanksgiving today...
But more importantly it's Jaleel White's birthday... AKA Steve Urkel... AKA StePHAN Ur-Kalllll.
HOTNESS.
Age 32 now. I wonder if he still talks to Laura Winslow?
AND, it's also the birthday of my favorite Science Guy, Bill Nye. He's 53? What what?? Here's a classic lesson on how crying works. Enjoy.
How did you like Bill Nye's EYE close up? It's kind of sickening. But worth it.
WHITNEY + BOBBY = BAD NEWS
In one month Christmas will be all over! And you'll be out Boxing Day shopping buying all the things you REALLY wanted. Ha ha. When I think of Boxing Day though I don't think of "sales" right away, I usually think of how finding parking is impossible. That's when you have to start stalking people in the parking lot carrying shopping bags. That's what you do if you're hardcore anyway! I don't do that... La la la...
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SUN ON DEMAND BATTLE TODAY:
Get this... Whitney and Bobby are rumoured to be getting back together. 2 words... TRAIN WRECK! So we're putting them head to head in a Sun on Demand Battle. It's Whitney Houston "It's Not Right but it's OK" VS: Bobby Brown "Humpin' Around". Results at 11:40!
*UPDATE* Whitney won it, but it was VERY close... so by demand we also gave Bobby Brown a "pity play" in the Lost 80's and 90's Lunch! WELL, come on it's HUMPIN' AROUND! Anything with "hump" in the title is a winner and deserves a spin! It's just the right thing to do...
(By the way, new Girlicious "Baby Doll" won yesterdays battle against new Pussycat Dolls "I Hate This Part".)
A battle every weekday between 10am and noon on SUN FM. Text to vote when you hear it, only a 25 cent charge!
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Last night, Brooke Burke won Season 7 of the waste-of-time reality competition "Dancing with the (talentless, D-List) Stars"... in case you care... I wanted to know who was responsible for 90210 not being on! It's Brooke Burke's fault.
♥ Bri
COLD, FLU, FISHNET STOCKINGS, and ROLLING STONE
What is with everyone being sick lately? Seriously! A bunch of people are walking around here at the station all feeling bad and stuffff. I hope it doesn't happen to you or me! Well, I'm going to try to help that from happening so I'm giving away a SISU cold and flu prize pack every day this week. Not, I'm not going to cough in your face and give you the flu as a prize... You're getting vitamins and things to combat the cold and flu season! Listen for the cue to call this afternoon between 1 and 2.
So last night on BC at Night we debuted the brand new Pussycat Dolls song "I Hate This Part". (By the way, there's always a new song hot out of the box for you that premieres on BC at Night every night just after 10pm) The other week we debuted the new Girlicious song "Baby Doll". So the 2 "Robin Antin" girl groups are fighting it out while climbing the charts right now. And it's up to you who you want to hear on SUN FM today! Text to vote when you hear the Sun on Demand Battle. 25 cents a text message vote... and results revealed at 11:40.
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Britney Spears is on the cover of the new Rolling Stone, inside she talks about how her oldest son, Sean Preston, 3, is starting to drop F-Bombs! She says he must get it from K-Fed because she doesn't curse around her boys. Kids will do as they see! And the Britney Spears special 90 minute documentary "Britney: For the Record" will be on MuchMusic THIS weekend... Sunday, November 30th at 7pm. (And I don't know if this happened to you but for me MuchMusic changed channels from 45 to 100. Just to keep you updated!)
MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, LAWSUITS, AND CHEATERS!
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag got married!
If you watch The Hills or read gossip mags or blogs then you know who they are! Apparently the two eloped to Mexico. What happened to the big wedding Heidi wanted? They probably alienated everyone who would have attended so that left no other choice... I wonder if LC was the Maid of Honor? Yeah right!
And MAJOR drama on The Hills episode tonight. This is the one where Audrina hears Lauren hooked up with her "bad boy on again off again boyfriend" Justin Bobby and basically you'll see lots of runny, goopy, black mascara messed up faces. Can't wait! (I barely like that show...)
Sun on Demand Battle today:
The King of Pop VS: The Queen of Pop.
Both Michael Jackson and Madonna are in the entertainment news... Him for his 7 million dollar lawsuit, and Madonna for her divorce settlement. MJ has settled out of court, but it's not certain how much more in debt he is. He could possibly be out 7 mil! And Guy Ritchie will reportedly walk away with 70 million dollars of Madonna's fortune. 70 million for 8 years of marriage? Oh yeah and joint custody of their 2 boys...
So we put Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" up against Madonna "Like a Prayer". It was close but MJ won it!
There's a Sun on Demand Battle every weekday between 9am and 2pm. Text to vote when you hear it! 25 cent charge.
Tonight on BC at Night:
Talking about Gordon Ramsay and his 7 year affair! SHAME!! He has been with his wife for 12 years and they have kids, this is just so sad. So who is he cheating on her with? Some professional mistress, honestly. This woman wrote the book on having an affair... Literally! She has a book called "Having an Affair? The Handbook for the Other Woman." What is that a husband stealing guide? SICK! Imagine going to your friends house and you see that book on her shelf? Like really you know someone is a shady person if they buy that book. Not to mention pathetic and insecure. So yeah, that's the woman the potty-mouth celebrity chef is hooking up with. Classy choice, Ramsay.
BC at Night 10pm-2am.
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I'm filling in for Sonia Sidhu all week from 9am-2pm. Sonia is filling in for Kevin Lim on Afternoon Drive so basically it's just a bunch of musical chairs up in here this week.
Talk soon!
♥ Bri
"WE FIGHT WE BREAK UP"
Coldplay may be breaking up soon. The rumour is the boys in the band (that nobody knows by name) are sick of "egomaniac" lead singer, Chris Martin.
And he might not only be losing his bandmates, but possibly his wife too... The mayor of Rumour-town says that Chris and Gwyneth Paltrow are on the rocks. Maybe Gwyneth finally realized that Apple IS a stupid name.
♥ Bri...
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*UPDATE*
Speaking of stupid names... Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz had their baby tonight. A boy. I'm not even kidding when I say that they named him Bronx Mowgli Wentz. I'll excuse "Bronx", but MOWGLI? From The Jungle Book? Really? So there's Halle Berry's Nahla from The Lion King and now Mowgli from The Jungle Book... What's next... Pinocchio?
I call dibs on "BEAST".
xoxo
SEXIEST MAN ALIVE?
NOVEMBER 19, 2008
This is like Matt Damon all over again. PEOPLE magazine has revealed this years "Sexiest Man Alive".
This is the wolverine man they chose...
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Hugh Jackman!
OK maybe this picture from X-Men doesn't do him much justice... Isn't he kind of 8 years ago though?
Here are some of PEOPLE's runner-up's:
Daniel Craig - Bond, James Bond.
Zac Efron - High School Musical.
David Beckham - Sexy Soccer Man.
Ed Westwick - Chuck Bass, Gossip Girl.
Javier Bardem - Oscar winning hottie.
Joshua Jackson - Mighty, mighty Duck.
Michael Phelps - Super-human Swimmer.
Jon Hamm - Mad Men.
Robert Pattison - Not a Wolverine, but a Vampire.
What, no Brad Pitt? Or is he no longer eligible due to the fact that NO ONE ELSE WOULD WIN? Ever. Probably.
Who do you think should have been named "Sexiest Man Alive" for 2008? Or did PEOPLE make the right choice?
Tonight on BC at Night:
Miley Cyrus = Tom Cruise. This explains everything...
It's painful to watch...
Also talking about other Hollywood crazies as usual in "Bri's Cheese and Sleaze" like Paris Hilton and Benji Madden. They've broken up. Find out why tonight! BC at Night starts at 10pm.
♥ Bri
BRITNEY: FOR THE RECORD
Everyone is talking about Britney Spears upcoming 90 minute documentary special that's going to air November 30th! MTV has released this promo for it...
Ahh!! Intense! That gave me goosebumps... her laugh!
It's called "Britney: For The Record". And yes she talks about the head shaving days... her marriage to K-Fed... and how she now feels like a prisoner in her own life. People have so many questions about Britney and most people only see her life through the media lens... so it'll be interesting to hear her story straight from her. I'm not sure if it will air on MTV Canada or MuchMusic yet. I'll let you know when my TiVo updates me. Hehe I love that thing.
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SUN on DEMAND Battle today:
Battle of DUETS | GIRLS VS: BOYS
So it was Brandy & Monica "The Boy is Mine" VS: Nelly & Tim McGraw "Over and Over".
I was kind of surprised by this one! I like both the songs, actually I was obsessed with "The Boy is Mine" back in the day, but Nelly & Tim won the battle hands down! It must be the cowboy thing! You can't compete with that :P
There's a Sun on Demand Battle every weekday sometime between 9am-2pm on SUN FM. Text to vote when you hear it! 25 cents a text.
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Tonight on BC at Night:
Talking about dysfunctional love in Bri's Cheese and Sleaze! It's Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes 2 year anniversary today... Tom is really proud of that he told Hello! Magazine, "and they said it wouldn't last." YES, 2 years, that means you'll make it FOR LIFE.
But Suri's Mom and Dad are NOTHING compared to Byron Velvick and Mary Delgado...
Byron was the Season 6 Bachelor and proposed to Mary during the final rose ceremony in 2004. They're still engaged, and Mary has just been arrested for the second time! Drunk and disorderly/resisting arrest kind of deal. Last year, she punched Byron in the face. Man beater! I wanna be at their wedding.
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Bye for now!
xx ~ Bri
X-TINA VS: GAGA
This morning's Sun on Demand Battle was all about "style stealer" Christina Aguilera and her victim Lady GaGa. It's no secret X-tina copies everything from Lady GaGa's sound, hair, outfits, even photo shoots! THEN she goes and denies it and acts like she's never even heard of "this person" saying "I didn't know if they were a man or a woman." UMMM... the LADY part of her name pretty much gives it away.
So I let you decide... who's better? We put Christina "Keeps Gettin' Better" up against Lady GaGa "Poker Face". And GaGa KILLED it with 100% of the votes in her favor.
And don't tell me these 2 aren't exactly the same!
PerezHilton put these 2 pics side by side on his site and I had to share because there's no denying!! Check it out: Lady GaGa on top... Christina on the bottom... (P.S. GaGa did it first)
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And this isn't the only thing... this is just the beginning of how simliar they are. I mean there's nothing wrong with an artist admitting they're influenced by another artist. And it's rediculously obvious Christina wants to BE Lady GaGa... But don't copy her then try to belittle her.
AND!!! AH! Lady GaGa is coming to Kelowna. Flashbacks. This Thursday. November 20th. And tickets are ALREADY SOLD OUT!! I know :'( Not. Cool. I want to go :( I just downloaded a bunch of her songs from i-tunes. "Boys Boys Boys"... "Paparazzi"... she's INSANELY good I would love to see her but WHATEVER! Sold out. Fine.
I'm going to go pout some more.
~ sad Bri
IT'S SO MONDAY
I'm feeling very Monday-ee right now! I'm going on 8 days in a row! But with this job it doesn't feel like work :-)
SUN ON DEMAND BATTLES TODAY!
I'm so excited for the results to this one... it's an age old battle. I used to fight over this on the playground, by the lockers, at the bike rack!! BACKSTREET BOYS VS: N SYNC. Battle of the Boy Bands! I was obsessed with both... but there were some girls who would rip each others hair out defending their favorite. So let's settle this once and for all! Backstreet Boys - "I Want it that Way" up against N*SYNC - "Bye Bye Bye". Where does your loyalty lie? Who does your heart belong to? Hehe.
This afternoon it's the Battle of REHAB! No, not the battle of singers who've GONE to rehab... Battle of the song title ha ha. Amy Winehouse started it! And now Rihanna has a new single called Rehab too. They're completely different but which one is better? This afternoon you choose in the Sun on Demand Battle.
Friday's Sun on Demand Battles were Boyfriend VS: Girlfriend with Chris Brown - "Forever" up against Rihanna - "Disturbia". Chris won that one! And then it was Sibling Rilvary putting Shawn Desman - "Let's Go" up against his little bro Danny Fernandes - "Private Dancer". Danny won that one and popular opinion was that he has officially replaced Shawn D. Awe so sad...
Every weekday battles between 9am-2pm on SUN FM. Text to vote when you hear it! 25 cent charge.
Finally, Remembrance Day is tomorrow. Say a quiet thank you in a moment of silence at 11am for those who fought for our freedom. Here's a list of ceremonies going on in the Okanagan:
KELOWNA: City Park Cenotaph & Rutland Lions Park Cenotaph.
WESTBANK: Lions Community Hall Cenotaph.
PEACHLAND: Community Center & Lake Country George Elliot Secondary School.
VERNON: Indoors at Multiplex & outdoors in Enderby, Lumby, Coldstream, and Armstrong at the local Cenotaphs.
PENTICTON: 10am parade begins at Curling Rink to the Convention Center through Power Street.
SUMMERLAND: 10:30 parade starts near the Museum and proceeds to Memorial Park.
OSOYOOS: Elks Hall 10:45.
OLIVER: 10am Community Center then open house at the Legion.
OKANAGAN FALLS: 10am Community Center then march to the OK Falls Legion.
Don't forget to REMEMBER.
Talk soon!
xx ~ Bri
HI, I'M SONIA
Well I'm Sonia for today anyway! I'm filling in today and Monday 9am - 2pm while Sonia enjoys some much deserved time off... and an extra long weekend!
Sun on Demand Battles continue today!!
First one being BOYFRIEND VS. GIRLFRIEND. Chris Brown - "Forever" up against Rihanna - "Disturbia". So hard!
This afternoon it's SIBLING RIVALRY. Shawn Desman - "Let's Go" VS. Danny Fernandes - "Private Dancer". Did you realize those boys are brothers? FERNANDES is their last name but Shawn was nicknamed "the DEZ man" by his friends growing up so he made it into his stage name. Danny kept his in the family. And since we haven't heard anything from Shawn in a while I thought we'd see if Danny has replaced him! Hmmm...
Sun on Demand Battles every day between 9am-2pm! Text to vote when you hear it.
Tonight on BC at Night 10pm-2am (yes I work around the clock!!) I'm talking about recently married Ellen DeGeneres and her statement on Prop 8 in Bri's Cheese and Sleaze. As you know, in California they just got the right to gay marriage a few months ago only to have it ripped away this week.
My friend and fellow announcer Daniel O'Hara has a very interesting debate going on about it in his blog on our sister station AM1150. Here's a link if you wanna check it out:
Dan's Blog
And finally "Canada's Next Top Model" started accepting applications today. If you're at least 5'8, between the ages of 18-23, not currently in a modeling contract, and prepared to spend 5 weeks away from home (and you're prepared for a makeover... seriously they might cut all your hair off!!) then you can apply by going to:
www.model.ctv.ca
And P.S. what is up with having to be 5'8?? They take super tall girls, super skinny, plus sized, and they can't take a shortie? Discrimination!!!
Talk soon!
xx (that's hug hug by the way... people think "o" is hug but it's a kiss... he he) ~ Bri
WHAT IS OBAMA?
NOVEMBER 5, 2008
OK I'm NOT the kind of person who updates my facebook status every minute of the day... "Bri is sleeping. Bri is deciding what to wear. Bri is making lunch. Bri is deciding what her facebook status is..." NO that's not me. I usually only update it once or twice a week...
But as I was watching history being made on TV last night I changed my facebook status to "Bri Cook is watching Obama" and somebody actually wrote to me "What is Obama?" UMMMMMMM... Obama is not a WHAT he's a WHO and I can't believe there is an adult out there who hasn't heard of him by this point. Ackkk!! You won't beleive I had 20 comments on it from other people after that ha ha. Just had to share that frustration LOL.
Tonight on BC at Night we debuted the new Linkin Park song "Leave Out All The Rest." Thursday is all about Lady Gaga's new one "Poker Face". Always have a new song for you after 10pm Monday - Friday on BC at Night.
Talk soon!
xx ~ Bri Cook
TODAY WILL BE A MOVIE ONE DAY
History will be made today. Either Barack Obama will become the first black president of the United States, or John McCain will become the oldest president in U.S. History with the first female Vice President, Sarah Palin (who could potentially become the first female President).
People stood in lines for hours to vote today. People were excited to be a part of history and have their voice be heard. People are excited that 8 years of Bush is almost over. People are excited for the change that lies ahead with Obama. Or for the experience of McCain who fought for their country since he was 17 years old.
I'm a little jealous!! OK I'm a LOT jealous. I wish our elections were exciting as this. I wish our party leaders were superstars too. I wish they would throw more public rallies and travel across the country for months on end and work hard to get our votes. I wish they were as passionate, charming, eloquent, and patriotic.
I wish we knew more about our own politics than we do about theirs! Maybe one day :-)
xx ~ Bri
BRITNEY'S BACK
BritneySpears.com has released the new cover and track listing for the new album titled "Circus".
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It's not very Circus-y but Britney looks like her old self so who cares!
This is the tracklist:
1. Womanizer
2. Circus
3. Out From Under
4. Kill The Lights
5. Shattered Glass
6. If You Seek Amy
7. Unusual You
8. Blur
9. Mmm Papi
10. Mannequin
11. Lace and Leather
12. My Baby
BONUS TRACK:
13. Radar (from Blackout)
The album drops on December 2nd, on Brit's 27th birthday.
In one of my blog postings last year I had said, "my faith in Britney is pretty much done." It wasn't easy for me to write! I've always been a huge fan of hers since the day I heard "Baby One More Time." So it was pretty upsetting to see her downfall, and suffering to the point where she lost custody of her children. I honestly thought she would never bounce back.
But when Blackout, her last album, came out I got it and I loved it. Even though, yes, her VMA performance was awful last year, the CD was amazing! It was her best one in my opinion but the sales were lacking because of her public image at the time. But now it seems as though she's in a happier, healthier place, and on her way to getting her life and career back. So I'm hoping "Circus" will be just as good as, if not better than, "Blackout" and that she'll recieve much success with it.
If every song is as good as "Womanizer" (her first number 1 hit since "Baby One More Time") then you KNOW it's gonna be her best. I can't wait to hear it, and start playing the singles as they drop on BC AT NIGHT.
Bye for now!
xx ~ Bri
Bri's Halloween Costume Ideas for People on a Budget!
Get your act together! Halloween is on Friday! Thank Goodness you have me... Ha ha JK.
So I'm breaking it down for you...
Costume ideas, costs, and the downsides...
and how to pull it off!! ;-)
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MELTED SNOWMAN: Drench yourself in water, carry around 2 sticks, and a carrot.
Cost: Carrot - 75 cents-ish. Sticks - free. Just try not to rip them off a tree, preferably use sticks that are already on the ground! Scarf - free if you steal your little brothers.
Downside: You need to keep wetting yourself all night... Nooo, not that way. Or whatever works.
STATIC CLING: Wear any kind of mismatched clothes. Pin one pant leg up, pin dryer sheets on you, small towels, underwear, etc. Then back comb your hair to make it look like your hair has static.
Cost: Free. Use your own clothes and snipe the pins, dryer sheets, and small towels from your family.
Downside: People will know what your underwear looks like.
PIECE OF GUM STUCK TO YOUR SHOE: Dress in all pink and attach a shoe to the top of your head.
Cost: Free. Steal the pink clothes from your sister. And use one of your own shoes.
Downside: People might think you're Pepto Bismal and ask you if you to do the Diarrhea dance.
CEILING FAN: Write "GO CEILINGS!" on your shirt.
Cost: Free. Use an old white t-shirt, and steal a Sharpie from the office to write on your shirt.
Downside: Drunk people won't get the joke.
MOVIE THEATER FLOOR: Take grey or black sweats and hot glue on popcorn boxes, cups, lids, straws, candy wrappers, a wadded up kleenex, a peice of chewed bubble gum, and a movie ticket.
Cost: Free. Use your own sweat pants. Borrow a glue gun from Grandma. And just raid the movie theater garbage for the rest of the stuff you need!
Downside: You have to sift through the garbage. Ew.
BABYSITTER: Take a baby doll and tape it to your butt.
Cost: Free. If you still play with dolls...
Downside: People will be looking at your butt all night. Eh, maybe that's an upside for you.
DUST BUNNY: Wear a grey sweater and sweat pants. Glue stuffing fluff all over it. Make a cotton tail, and wear rabbit ears.
Cost: Bunny Ears - $5.00 ish. Stuffing - free, just say goodbye to a pillow. And wear your own sweats!
Downside: You may feel self consious standing next to the girls dressed as "Playboy Bunnies".
GOD'S GIFT TO WOMEN: Wrap yourself in romantic wrapping paper. Attach a large bow and a tag that reads: "From: GOD. To: WOMEN."
Cost: Wrapping Paper and Bow - $5.00 ish.
Downside: You might get a lot of girls that come up to you all night saying, "YOU WISH."
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Hope this helps you if you're on a budget this Halloween!
See you at the Halloween Howler at Flashbacks!!
xx ~ Bri
THRILLA BABY
OCTOBER 21, 2008
THIS SATURDAY, October 25th, Aradia Fitness and SUN FM are attempting to break 2 Guiness World Records and we want YOU to be a part of it! You still have time to sign up.
Check it out this is what's goin down...
It's called "Thrill The World". We are trying to break the world record for largest simultaneous dance of "THRILLER" across the world (who thought of that idea? I don't know but it's an actual world record... Don't question it! It's Thriller!!) AND we are also trying to be the city with the most people doing the dance. Can you imagine Kelowna in the Guiness Book of World Records for having the most zombies dancing to MJ? It's a dream! I know! Who wouldn't want to learn Thriller? You could bust it out at parties for the rest of your life! Ha ha.
You still have time to gather up your friends, co-workers, classmates, neighbors, family, hairdresser, butcher, sandwich artist, WHOEVER and sign up for a workshop at Aradia Fitness to learn Thriller! Honestly, anyone can do it. It's perfect for beginners! It only takes one session to learn it.
PLUS we are donating proceeds to the SUN FM Have a Heart Radiothon which benefits sick children at the Kelowna General Hospital.
Contact Aradia Fitness to sign up for a workshop. (the last one is FRIDAY)---> 250.765.3887 <---
AND if you'd like to cheer us on and watch us rip up the dancefloor...
We are dancing Thriller THIS SATURDAY at 11am at the Dolphins across from Prospera Place. Just look for the zombies.
Talk soon!
xx ~ Bri
OCTOBER WHAT?
It's officially October.
Green Day can wake up now.
And now WE have to start thinking of Halloween! That's the way October works. (Then once that's over you have to start thinking of the Holidays immediately. That's the way November/December works. You get it.)
This is what I hate about Halloween... it's SO hard to be original!! Or at least just for me.
Here's how UN-original I am... Last year I didn't dress up at all. And I wore the same costume 2 years in a row before that. (In my defense I lived in a different city the second year and nobody I knew there had seen that costume before...)
But this year SUN FM is putting on a Halloween party at Flashbacks!! And so I'm putting in a lot of effort in my costume... by borrowing one from a friend. (Thanks Sonia.) Hey, at least I'm gonna be wearing one this year.
Remember the movie MEAN GIRLS? I love how they say Halloween is just an excuse for girls to dress (for a better word - SCANDALOUS) and get away with it! Ha ha ha. So if you're lost for ideas... remember: Lingerie + animal ears = costume. <--- Guys, that goes for you too. Halloween IS also an excuse for men to dress like women. Everyone knows that one guy who dresses up like a woman EVERY year. You could be that guy.
OR you could blow us away with a super sweet original costume that makes us laugh, or makes us extremely scared, or just makes our jaws drop. Then maybe you'll win some money :-) Cuz there are MAJOR CASH PRIZES! Start thinking of ideas! It's gonna be the hottest party in
Listen to SUN FM for more details on where to buy tickets to the first annual Halloween Howler, and to possibly win your way in!
Talk soon :-)
xx ~ Bri
P.S. Here's a picture of The Count for your enjoyment. Thanks for helping me learn how to count... and for living like it's Halloween all year long. One day you'll learn how to move your arms without those wires... one day. And I believe he's available?
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STAND UP TO CANCER SHIRTS!
I saw the "Stand Up to Cancer" telethon on TV a few weeks ago and absolutely loved the t-shirts all the celebs were wearing and was stoked to find out that I could order my own AND contribute to cancer research at the same time... so I immediately ordered 3. It took a while for them to ship the t-shirts because they were in such high demand but it's been about 2 or 3 weeks and they just sent me an e-mail to tell me mine are in the mail! Yay! They're $25 each, and it costs a bit more to bring them over the border but if you go to:
http://www.cafepress.com/su2c
you can order one too :-)
This is the one I got for myself:
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There are also t-shirts that say "Touched By", "Survior", or different ones that say "Stand Up To Cancer" in Ladies and Men styles. Also hats, stickers, and buttons! Everything is so cute. Can't wait until my order arrives!
Talk soon,
xx ~ Bri
9021-OH SNAP!
How freakin' amazing was the new 90210??
First of all... best line of the premiere goes to the teacher who said, "what is that girl like 30?" after they showed Andrea Zuckerman's daughter on the school news... HA HA! I laughed so hard. And if you don't get that joke then you obviously weren't a hardcore Beverly Hills 90210 fan.
But this is why I liked the new show tonight...
They weren't afraid to GO THERE!
Oh my goodness the shock value! The "inappropriate car action." When Aunt Becky said the P-word?? Ha ha ha. I was like WHAT? Even Brenda Walsh would never have said that back in the day.
I remember they were too scared to say anything remotely offensive that Brenda had to call Kelly a "BIMBO" once. And what kind of teenager calls another one a bimbo? You know she really wanted to call her a #*@*%!!
I think there were some cheesy parts but that's the 90210 way... and overall I loved it! What did you think?
Comment here if you like!
xx ~ Bri
P.S. Is it wrong that I have a crush on the Principal?
PAULA LA LA
Another person to make Paula Abdul seem less normal...
Kara DioGuardi is the new 4th Judge on American Idol. Who? Yah, I don't know either... The woman has written songs for Kelly Clarkson, Kylie Minogue, and other artists, but has now been given the opportunity of a lifetime by being added to the judging panel on American Idol. She is now on the MAP.
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^^^ Way to matchy match Kara and Paula. ^^^ Lame.
So why switch things up after 8 years? Well because the show needs a change! It's predictable and ratings are down. Seriously it's the same old 6 month competition that drags on EVERY year... It's about TIME they shake things up.
I predict a LOT of flirting between Simon and Kara. Maybe even a Love triangle between her, Simon, and Ryan Seacrest. Rumors will fly of catfights between Paula and Kara off set. And Randy will STILL say "Dawg," and "Molten Hawt Lava," and, "you can sing the phone book!" A LOT.
Wonder where Kara will sit? Beside Randy on the end? Will she get the middle?
PLUS here's some good news... since producer Nigel Lythgoe left to focus more on "So You Think You Can Dance" (who I think is Brilliant on that show) they're freshening up American Idol with younger mentors. I guess he was a little too old school... Last year they had people like Neil Diamond, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Dolly Parton and it was a huge YAWN FEST. So A.I. says to expect some hotter names next season. Please get Justin Timberlake... please please please.
I mean, that'd be alright...
AND American Idol is cutting out more of the bad auditions that go to air. Good call. It got hard to watch after William Hung. Like really who's gonna top that? The whole "people who don't know they're tone deaf" thing just got old! I'm not sad to see that go. I'd rather see talented people.
So we'll see the changes in action in January 2009.
Any chance they'll bring back Ryan Seacrest's bitter co-host from the first season? Brian Dunkelman? Ha ha! I WISH. Poor guy...
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xx ~ Bri
ZUMA ZOOM ZOOM
Can we talk about this whole ZUMA thing?
Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale is what Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale named their newborn son. First of all they already have a son with a SWEET NAME, Kingston. It's manly, it's strong, and it's different but in a good way... but then they turn around and name the next one Zuma Nesta? Like really? I know it wasn't going to be easy to top the name "KINGSTON" but they didn't even try... Zuma? What IS that?
I read that Gwen and Gavin liked the name Zuma because it's also the name of a beach they like to hang out at. So what? I really like hanging out at MoMo Sushi but I'm not gonna name my kid that. And then Nesta apparently comes from Bob Marley's middle name. But do you notice how the late legendary musician has a normal FIRST NAME? Robert Nesta is acceptable. But Zuma Nesta is not.
Because all the name "Zuma" does is make me think of is this song...
"All I wanna do is Zuma Zoom Zoom Zoom and a Boom Boom!"
xx ~ Bri
P.S. yes I realize my name is weird too... *SIGH* my brother, Trevor, got the cooler name just like Kingston... Trevor! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Isn't this so much better than an e-card? If not check your inbox because you also have an e-card ha ha. Have the best year ever! You deserve it! :-)
PETA'S NEW AD
Tell me how you feel about this.
I, along with the rest of the country, felt sick to my stomach when I heard about Tim McLean, the young man who was stabbed and decapitated on a Greyhound bus by another passenger. I hurt deeply for his loved ones and I was saddened by an innocent life viciously cut short. And I knew that if I had a hard time believing something that seemed straight out of the movie "SAW" could happen in real life...I couldn't even imagine how his family would deal with knowing this happened to their Tim.
So then, much to my horror, I came across this ad from PETA today... Check it out:
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I know PETA's main advertising goal has always been shock value, but I would call that exploitive, tasteless, and disrespectful. Do you also feel it's crossing the line or am I overreacting?
I just need to say that I am all for the ethical treatment of animals. I love animals and I have a dog who I love more than anything... And although I am not a vegetarian, I do support them and fully respect their lifestyle. But Tim McLean was a human being with many people who loved him. You can NOT compare his life to a cow or chicken's life.
What do you think about PETA's new ad? (The ad has been unsuccessful in being published so far.) Leave your comments here.
Thank you.
xx ~ Bri
CHECK OUT THIS MUSICAL GENIUS
This hot mess is named Jan Terri! She used to be a limo driver and obviously her talent was being wasted on that. She's worked with Marilyn Manson and unfortunately I have no idea what she's doing today. Hopefully working on another album!! ;)
Enjoy!
xx ~ BRI
BIG WHITE IDOL
I had to practice my Paula Abdul today.
Sonia Sidhu, Daniel O'Hara and I were asked to be judges for BIG WHITE IDOL which happened earlier today! Heather from Big White and Susan Knight hosted. It was so much fun! There were so many people brave enough to get up in front of a large crowd outside of Prospera Place and belt out some karaoke. We had the incredibly difficult job of judging them and picking the best BOY and GIRL singers. Everybody did SO awesome I don't think anyone scored lower than a 7/10. And one lucky guy got straight 10's across the board.
Of course we gave out some awesome prizes just for gettin up there and singing. But the grand prizes went to Kayla and Cheyanne who won for the GIRLS when they sang a duet version of "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield. VERY GOOD! (And it didn't hurt that Sonia and I are obsessed with "The Hills" and it's also the theme song ha ha.) And then Zachary won for the GUYS when he blew the crowd away with his rendition of "Hey Jude" and the ladies were freaking out over him the same way girls did for Paul McCartney back in the day. Kayla, Cheyanne, and Zachary were awarded with Oakley Sunglasses for their incredible singing abilities.
Also there were very good performances of some Hannah Montana and High School Musical Songs which I couldn't pretend I knew... Plus an all boy group doing "We Will Rock You"... a solo "Strawberry Wine" was very touching it reminded me of slow dancing at School Dances... a "U Can't Touch This" duet including a last minute HammerDance... and the women who were forced on stage by their team signing them up and sang a very good on the spot version of "Crazy in Love".
Congrats to everybody who had the courage to get up on that stage and sing! It's not an easy thing to do. And good luck in the games! You rock :-)
xx ~ BRI
UMMM... I'M NOT A KID ANYMORE
I took off to visit family in ALBERTA this weekend and on the way there was mistaken at the Airport for a CHILD TRAVELING ALONE! I know I may sound 12 but I've never been told I look it since I was... well... 12! (Last year.) NO, seriously though, I walked up to the security line and this lady working it looked at me all suspiciously and then she said, "how old are you?" To which I said, "WHY?" while I was thinking 'HOW RUDE!' And then she started listing off rules about children traveling alone and I thought it was some sort of weird joke. I mean maybe when I'm 32 it will be a compliment to be mistaken as being 10 years younger... But I would like to think I look like a woman not somebody who's excited about starting grade six! Ha ha.
xx ~ BRI
WORST SONG LYRICS EVER
First of all, it's my Yorkie SCOUT's birthday today! My little girl is 3. Hee hee.
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Alright! Back to business...
The Top 10 List of the "WORST SONG LYRICS EVER" hit the internet today.
I played a montage of the awful lines on "BC at Night" tonight...but in case you missed it or the lyrics flew by too fast for you then here's the list in writing:
Source:
www.holymoly.co.uk
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1. I’m serious as cancer, when I say rhythm is a dancer – Rhythm Is A Dancer, SNAP!
2. I don’t want to see a ghost, it’s a sight that I fear the most, I’d rather have a piece of toast – Life, DES’REE
3. Is that yo a**, or yo mama half reindeer? – Shake Ya Tailfeather, NELLY, P DIDDY & MURPHY LEE
4. He was a boy, she was a girl. Can I make it any more obvious? – Sk8er Boi, AVRIL LAVIGNE
5. I love you like a fat kid love cake – 21 Questions, 50 CENT
6. Time is like a clock in my heart – Time (Clock Of The Heart), CULTURE CLUB
7. You got a Prada bag with a lotta stuff in it – Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It, WILL SMITH
8. Lucky that my breasts are small and humble, so you don’t confuse them with mountains – Whenever, Wherever, SHAKIRA
9. She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck – Thong Song, SISQO
10. Only time will tell if we stand the test of time – Why Can’t This Be Love, VAN HALEN
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Yes... only TIME WILL TELL if you stand the test OF TIME! Idiots! Ha ha. I think the worst is definitely DES'REE's "piece of toast/ghost MESS". What? Was she just playing rhyme time?
If you missed the montage of the worst lyrics then listen to "The Best of BC at Night" on Monday, July 14 to hear it!
And if you can think of lyrics that are even WORSE than these ones... POST THEM HERE! (With the song name and artist if you know it)
I always thought these lyrics from Lil' Bow Wow were pretty weak:
I like slam dunk that take me to the hoop, My favorite play is the alioop - Basketball
There's no excuse for that. I'm sure there are plenty of country songs that are eligible as well, Ha Ha! If only I knew any of them...
xx - BRI
REALITY TIVO
Anybody who knows me knows I'm really into my reality shows... NOT ALL OF THEM... just a few... five.
- Big Brother
- The Hills (if you can call that reality)
- So You Think You Can Dance
- The Bachelorette
and
- American Idol
(Thanks Santa for my TIVO)
Needless to say don't expect me to have a life when Big Brother starts up again on July 13th! Ha ha.
But The Bachelorette is wrapping up on Monday when DeAnna picks the man she wants to spend her life (or the next few months) with. I love both these dudes, they both seem like such good guys, I don't know how she'll pick. Whoever she DOESN'T pick is pretty much guaranteed to be the next Bachelor ---oh no wait... Paula Abdul's ex-boyfriend J.T. Torregiani might be instead! Yeah, cuz every girl dreams about being Paula Abdul's sloppy seconds. Ha ha ha! I know I do... NOT.
Talk soon!
xx - Bri
TWO FIVE OH
JUNE 23, 2008
Last week I got home from
I’d have to say the one bad thing about Vegas was our Sushi experience. I can’t go a couple days without eating it so obviously I wanted it bad in Vegas. We were recommended to go to one particular place called Social House and everything on the menu seemed to only be a few dollars more expensive than I’m used to paying so not a big deal right!? When we ordered Toro, our FAVE, and it was labeled as Market Price. I thought it would be 8, maybe 9 dollars a piece at the most seeing as everything else was only a few dollars more than usual… Sooo wrong! We got the bill and they were 25 dollars a piece!! We ordered 4 pieces… and needless to say we wanted to punch somebody after that! But really everything else was amazing. Loved the premium outlet mall. We got a lot of name brand things for sooo cheap. The only thing I was sad about was that I couldn’t find a good pair of jeans at True Religion. They all looked too baggy on me or something and I was so sad. They were only like 120 bucks too! Unbelievable.
Thanks to everybody who e-mailed or facebook messaged me advice about what to check out in Vegas! I wouldn’t have had such a great time or even known about some of the coolest things I saw if you hadn’t recommended them. I’m soooo going again, I can’t stop raving about it. I just gotta pay off this trip first, and save up for the next one ha ha ha. Well I did win $150 bucks at the slot machine… I know… I’m such a high roller.
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So I guess we gotta get used to dialing 10 digits now. Thankfully I had already programmed my Blackberry address book with area codes since I have family and friends all over
Talk soon!
Xx ~ Bri
HIII...JUST CHECKIN IN!
MAY 24, 2008
Hey friends!
It's been a while! Life has been crazy the last few months but I feel like it's finally settling back down... for the time being.
I interviewed a couple of the boys from Crash Parallel live in studio today it was pretty exciting! Tim and Dan performed the single "World We Know" that we've been playing on SUN FM. Acoustic. It was amazing! :)
We also got a sneak listen to their next single "Rain Delays". Tim says it's a song written from his personal experience working at a bar. If you've ever worked at the bar you can definitely relate! I know I could... And if you've never worked at a bar, but you go once in a while...always remember to tip the girl (or guy) bringing you drinks! Even if it takes a while because it's usually not her fault in a packed club where the bartenders usually have 35 other customers waiting. OBVY, I still feel very strongly about that even though I don't work in the service industry anymore. Some would call me bitter haha but it's hard work... harder than it seems! My feet still hate me from those days.
Soooo the opening of the new bridge is tomorrow! Craaaazy it seems as thought we've been waiting forever haven't we? When I first moved here they were already working on building the thang so I can't imagine for those of you who make your way over the bridge everyday how excited you must be. We'll all be there for the opening so I hope to see you there!
In 2 weeks I'm off to VEGAS! I'm pretty stoked, I'm not going to lie. I've never been and I'm looking for Vegas tips so if you've ever been drop me an e-mail bri@thesun.net or bri@bcatnight.com and let me know what I should check out while I'm there!
Keep those requests comin' on BC at Night... You really pick out the hottest music for me to play for you. I LOVE IT you make my night every night! Thanks!
Until next time.
xx - BRI
R.I.P. HEATH LEDGER :(
JANUARY 22, 2008
I, along with most of you, was saddened and shocked to learn that Heath Ledger had died today.
So that’s why I was even more shocked to see a few “friends”on Facebook who are already joking about this. I find that sickening. You have to take a long look at yourself when you’re actually joking about a loss of human life. There’s no justification in it, and just because Heath Ledger was a famous actor, it doesn’t give us the right to blow off this tragedy as a joke.
I understand that if this were a “regular” person there probably wouldn’t be any coverage of the story, and that’s a whole different subject… But you have to remember that although Heath Ledger was a celebrity, he was also just another “regular” person. He was a human being, and although death is a part of life, any loss of human life is deeply traumatic for anybody who is left behind. Not to mention the fact that he was only 28, and hadn't lived a full life. How could somebody make light of that? You would never joke about a “regular” person being found dead in their apartment, so I don’t feel as though it is right to joke about Heath Ledger just because he’s “Heath Ledger”.
He was a father. Not a lot is known about his relationship with Michelle Williams and why they called off their engagement late last year… but you have to feel for her. To say she is devastated is an obvious understatement. That is the father of her CHILD and I’m sure on some level she still loved him, whether it was romantically or not. Now she has to raise her 2 year old daughter alone, and have the difficult task of explaining to her one day why her father isn’t around anymore. This poor girl will never remember her Dad, and never really know him either.
My heart really goes out to Ledger’s family and his friends… And I hope they find the closure they need in this tragedy. There is not a lot of information at this time. Why it happened, what state his mind was in, how it happened, whether it was sickness, accidental or suicide… It doesn’t bring him back, but I understand how these questions will need to be answered in order for them to one day start healing.
You might find the story will get “old” soon, and you won’t want to hear about it anymore because it is depressing and you gotta move on, which is natural. But most of us are compassionate enough to understand that it won't then mean it's OK to start with the jokes! The ones who knew him, cared about him, and loved him will be dealing with the loss of their loved one their whole lives. Anybody who has ever lost anybody can understand that. Maybe that’s why some people joke? Maybe they are lucky enough to not know how it feels to lose somebody they love? OR they’re just ignorant.
And for the rest of us, whether you were a Heath Ledger fan or not, I hope we can at least learn a lesson from him. If nothing else, just live life to the fullest (he was only 28) and follow your dreams. He has truly an inspiring rags to riches story, and you could tell he was somebody who didn’t become an actor for “the fame”. He did it to further his craft, and that’s to be admired. He wasn’t the typical “
xo~Bri
NO DAY BUT TODAY
JANUARY 19, 2008
My favorite musical of ALL TIME is closing on Broadway! :-(
I'm obsessed with Musicals, and in the last few years they've really made a comeback! "Walk the Line", "High School Musical", "Hairspray", "Sweeney Todd", "Mamma-Mia", etc.
That makes me really happy that people are catching on to how truly entertaining musicals are! Broadway versions are always better than the movies though. Hands down! So when it comes to actual Broadway, all these new Musicals are slowing pushing my favorite one of all time off the map! RENT.
RENT is amazing... It's a beautiful story of love, disease, death, struggle, stigmas, and living life to the fullest. It seriously changed my life when I saw it for the first time in New York City in 2005. I was beyond moved. And the story behind the writer's life it makes it truly even more amazing. Now all this new competition on the Broadway scene in New York is decreasing ticket sales for RENT which makes me very sad. I wish there were someway I could see it one more time before it closes for good on June 1st, 2008. I guess I'll always have the movie... LOL, but honestly the movie does not do the story any justice. It doesn't make sense they cut out vital parts!! Grrrr.
I guess nothing lasts forever. It's just such a shame to see it go down like this after 12 years. Especially knowing the writer Jonathan Larson worked his whole life to get RENT on Broadway, and he died on opening night and never lived to see it. (The show went on that night by the way it was dedicated to him.) This was his dream, and it would have been nice to see it live on forever. In a way HE lived on through RENT. Hopefully the musical closes the final curtain with dignity, and a standing ovation like they received on opening night.
"No Day but Today"
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So if you're headin to NYC anytime before June 1 make sure you catch RENT. It's well worth it! (Not suitable for children...)
Talk soon ~ Bri - xo
NATURALLY 7 on YouTube
January 16th, 2008
HEY YA'LL
OK if you were listening to BC at Night tonight at 8pm - 9pm an insane group called Naturally 7 were up on the block for MIX IT or NIX IT with their a cappella remix of "In the Air Tonight" originally by Phil Collins... their version is called "Feel it (in the air tonight)"
For those you lucky enough to see them Live at Michael Buble I'm incredibly jealous! They are craaaazy. They don't use instruments, just their voices...but somehow they can make their voices sound like instruments it's seriously unREAL!
Here they are singing the song we MIXED tonight on a Subway... enjoy!
xo~ Bri
PAPA DON'T PREACH
DECEMBER 18, 2007,
Hiii Friends,
I know you’re a smart driver :)
I know you pay attention to Zack Spencer.
But maybe you know some NOT SO SMART drivers? Don't let them get away with it! It’s up to us to bat them over the head with some common sense! It’s the holiday season and it’s always stressed not to drink and drive during this time of year…but it should never happen EVER. Seriously, jail life isn’t the good life. Just ask Kiefer or somebody. Also, be careful when driving in bad weather. And always wear your seatbelt! There’s just no excuse. And trust me; you don’t want to put your loved ones through the pain of losing you. Let's be safe and have fun!
OK, it’s time for MISS PREACHY BRI to peace out.
Happy Holidays, all the best to you and your family in the upcoming year! Get your resolutions ready.
“Dance Like Nobody is Watching.”
ASPARAGUS
Hiii! It's me Bri.
I just titled this blog entry "asparagus" so you'd read it. Hahaha. TRICKS.
So what's new?
Getting excited for the holidays?
..........
I'm asking you a question.....
I know I am excited! I put all FOUR of my Christmas decorations up weeks ago!! I don't wanna sound like a wishy washy geek but seriously... it's not about what you get or how much you spend..... it's whether or not it's returnable all about family and friends and being with the ones you love. Make sure you make the most of your time together...for some of us it's the only time we get ALL YEAR to see some important people in our lives.
I also wanted to say BCatNight has been going SO WELL! Thank you so much for your friendly phone calls and suggesting wicked music for me to play. I appreciate it. Don't forget to vote for Mix it or Nix it @ 8pm Wednesday - Friday! :)
And check out BCatNight.com and come chat online one of these nights...that's where it's AT!
That's where I'M at... so you KNOW it's cool.
Talk soon!
xo~Bri
MAN BAND
HI! It's Bri. Happy October! Last week was CRAZY with all this Hughie madness... Thanks to everyone who called to wish him a happy birthday. I'm really sorry if he didn't hear it. Can you imagine not anyone saying Happy B-Day to you? :( wah.
So I figure it's really RAD that the year I move to Kelowna is the year Wakefest gets cancelled. I know there are mixed feelings about this...But I'm sad about it because I've never got to experience it. :( Hopefully it will be somewhere close next year?
Moving on... OK so wow… Britney Spears loses custody of her children today. Do you feel bad? I feel bad but if a judge really thinks she is an unfit mother then it's probably for the best.
Sooo...Spice Girls are in
“Cuz tonight is the niiighttt that two become onnneee.”
(When I was younger and that song came out I didn’t even know what that meant! Hahaha.)
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OK so today I was randomly flipping through TV channels and I came across MAN BAND… Have you heard of this? WHAT A DUMB IDEA. Check this out…
- Chris – from N*SYNC. You know the guy with the beads in his hair who was always in the back? No you don’t remember? That’s because you were staring at Justin. Me too.
- Ritch from LFO. “I like girls that wear Abacrombie and Fitch, chinese food makes me sick.”
- Jeff from 98 Degrees… The most forgettable guy in that band because it was all about Nick. Then everyone remembers Drew because he was Nick’s bro and was on Dancing with the Stars… Then the white haired dude who looked like the Dad. Then you’re always like who was that last guy? Oh yeahhh… JEFF.
- And the lead singer from that group who sang "SEX YOU UP"… I don’t know his name. I just know he and his group wore purple and yellow suits a lot.
These 4 guys have HAVE FORMED A NEW BAND. 
Because they’re either dead broke now, or missing their boy band glory days. They just don’t want to be washed up has beens anymore. You can’t blame them, but this is not the way to get back out there. K you guys didn't go solo for a reason...because nobody would care. When you put the 4 of you together, once again, nobody will care!! They look like they were all picked last in gym class, nobody wants to look or listen to that. They put the WORST guys together! I don’t even know the name of their band, but the TV show is called MAN BAND. So maybe they are actually calling themselves MAN BAND. That would be awesome!! The only ones who can get away with a boy band now are Backstreet Boys or if N*SYNC were to make a comeback. You can’t just form a new one anymore it’s not gonna fly.
But if I were to make the ultimate boy band it would be Justin & JC from N*SYNC, AJ from BSB, Lee from
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Lastly, Wednesday night BC at night returnsss. This Wednesday be listening when I try to set up Dan and Raven on the air. Forget Hughie! Either he’s listening to us try to find him, or he’s straight up ignoring us! And Drew….pffftt wrong numbering me. Not cool. I don’t understand, why would he phone me and leave his number for Raven but give me the wrong number? I’m confused. Drew if you’re reading this – please explain yourself! Hughie, if you’re reading this – I’m sorry if I spelled your name wrong. And you might miss your chance with Raven if you don’t phone me by Wednesday. ;)
That’s all for now!
Talk to you soon!
xo~Bri
NACHO
SEPTEMBER 19, 2007
Heyyy it's Bri.
Just doing my impression of Jen from Big Brother 8. So EVEL DICK WON BB8! Yay!! I was happy he and Daniele made it to the end, but I really did think he deserved to win over her. Besides, I'm sure he will share some of the money with her cuz he's a good Dad! Right?
Speaking of good Dad's... K-Fed was looking to get full custody of his sons in court yesterday and instead the judge has demanded he and Britney go back to school...to learn about parenting! Oh snap. I guess neither one of them are good enough to have full custody. Plus, Britney will be subject to random drug and alcohol testing which I can't see her passing...But like I always say, at least she didn't dangle her son over a balcony! No for real though, I hope she works it out...But my faith in her is pretty much...done.
Lastly, I wanted to say happy birthday to an Angel, Andrew (Nacho), who would have been 22 years old today...Andrew, you taught me to live in the moment. Take care of my best friend. "I could only imagine."
Love Bri ~ xo
