THERE’S NO HIDING IN THE SPOTLIGHT;

SHOWTIME^® TO PREMIERE

BON JOVI:  WHEN WE WERE BEAUTIFUL

 First-Ever Bon Jovi Documentary Explores a Band’s Journey through 25 Years of Brotherhood

Premieres Saturday, October 24^th at 9 PM ET/PT on SHOWTIME

LOS ANGELES, CA – (September 24, 2009) – Bon Jovi has built one of the biggest success stories in rock music history – now that story will be told by the band themselves. The documentary, WHEN WE WERE BEAUTIFUL, premiering Saturday October 24th at 9 PM ET/PT on SHOWTIME offers an intimate glimpse at these globally celebrated icons who remain, at their core, a band of brothers from New Jersey.

Directed by filmmaker and photographer Phil Griffin and produced by Academy Award®-and Emmy-winning producers @radical.media, the documentary was filmed on the road and behind the scenes with the band during their 2008 Lost Highway World Tour, which famously came to a close with a historic concert in New York City’s Central Park.   At the height of their success—with another number one album and the number one grossing tour of 2008 in Billboard magazine– Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful reveals the secrets behind this legendary band’s determined and charismatic leader Jon Bon Jovi, and band members Richie Sambora, David Bryan, and Tico Torres.

Threading intimate band-member interviews with scenes of life on the road, WHEN WE WERE BEAUTIFUL vividly portrays how the band made it through the rough patches, how they reach consensus on their priorities, and how Jon leads them with strength and compassion. Avid Bon Jovi fans will find plenty of new reasons to be so devoted, but anyone can revel in this exploration of the work that goes into the success and longevity of this band’s magnitude.

“Throughout the process of working with Bon Jovi, I was amazed at the candor and humility Jon and his band showed me,” said director Phil Griffin. “The result is not a neatly wrapped up bundle of staged interviews and musical interludes, but rather a series of open and sometimes difficult conversations, explored against a backdrop of music spanning 25 years. It is a film about the peace of Tico, the complexity of Richie, the drive of Jon and the brutal honesty of Dave. It is their willingness to share their stories that gives us what I hope is a very human story—that humanity is what I believe has seen this band stand the test of time.” 

Bon Jovi has set the bar for more than two decades as one of the most successful rock bands in the world, and was 2008’s top touring act in the world, coming in at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Tour chart.  Globally, they have sold more than 120 million albums and performed more than 2,600 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans. A new studio album, The Circle will be released on November 10th and the new single “We Weren’t Born to Follow” is climbing the radio charts at record speed.. In addition to the documentary, Harper Collins will release a 192-page companion book on Oct 27^th also titled When We Were Beautiful.

Yesterday I met one of our potential morning show interns for an interview and we decided to meet at Starbucks.

He shows up, and he’s REALLY excited to have Starbucks, you know how it is being in college and feeling like you never have the cash for something like Starbucks.

So we get in line, we both place our orders and I dig in my purse to grab my money to pay.  Except – I don’t have my WALLET!!!! I changed purses before I left the house and I left my wallet in the other purse.

Yes, I was extremely embarrassed and no, we didn’t get our drinks – bummer!

Guess I owe that guy a Starbucks!

Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States, the company’s largest-ever U.S. recall, to address problems with a removable floor mat that could cause accelerators to get stuck and lead to a crash.

The recall will affect…
2007-2010 model year Toyota Camry,
2005-2010 Toyota Avalon,
2004-2009 Toyota Prius,
2005-2010 Tacoma,
2007-2010 Toyota Tundra,
2007-2010 Lexus ES350,
2006-2010 Lexus IS250 and IS350.

Click here to go to official release from Toyota.

Did you know you can save money the next time you go to Starbucks?  Click here to find out how.

Did you see the latest New Moon posters? Check these out – this fall weather makes me feel like the movie will be here sooner than I can hope!

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to seek out covert items at fast food chains around the country.

Be warned, this mission includes very real dangers such as hardening arteries and skyrocketing cholesterol. We’ve compiled a list to get you started.

1. If you’re at Starbucks and in need of just a little caffeine, don’t worry — there’s a tiny option for you. It’s the Short size, and they don’t advertise it. It’s like a little baby cup of coffee. It also comes in handy when you’re scrounging for change and don’t have enough for a tall (not that that has ever happened to me).

2. Jamba Juice  makes candy-based smoothies. Because it’s considered a health-food chain, Jamba Juice doesn’t officially list these on their in-store menus, but the Web site Mighty Foods assures us that the secret flavors exist.

The ones they confirmed with the company’s headquarters include Strawberry Shortcake, White Gummy Bear, PB&J, Various flavors of Starbursts, Fruity Pebbles, Push-Up Pops, and Skittles. Other tantalizing flavors that are rumored to exist: Chocolate Gummi Bear, Apple Pie, Sourpatch Kid, Tootsie Roll, and Now and Later.

3. This one might be my favorite. At Fatburger, you can order a Hypocrite — a veggie burger topped with crispy strips of bacon.

4. Chipotle has a whole secret menu that is limited only by your imagination — they have a store policy that says that if they have the item available, they will make it for you. Things that have been tested include nachos, quesadillas, taco salads and single tacos. Some stores are testing out quesadillas as a regular menu item, however, so maybe someday soon you won’t need a super-secret handshake to order one. 

5. If you’re at Wendy’s and you’re really hungry — like, three-patties-just-won’t-cut-it hungry — go ahead and order the Grand Slam, which is four patties stacked on a bun. This option is only available at select Wendy’s, and it’s also known as the Meat Cube.

6. Several places, including McDonald’s and In-N-Out, will serve you the Neapolitan milkshake. It’s just what it sounds like — chocolate, vanilla and strawberry shakes layered in a cup.

7. In-N-Out Burger’s “secret menu” isn’t so secret these days — in fact, they’ve posted it on their Web site. But in case you’re not in the habit of surfing fast food Web sites, here’s the skinny on their rather un-skinny items: ordering something “Animal Style” at In-N-Out means you’re going to get it with lettuce, tomato, a mustard-cooked beef patty, pickles, extra spread (it’s sort of Thousand-Islandy) and grilled onions. You can even get your fries Animal Style.

“Protein Style” is a burger wrapped in a lettuce leaf instead of a bun. A Grilled Cheese is two slices of American cheese, lettuce, tomato and spread on a bun (grilled onions if you so choose).

And you can get just about any combo of meat and cheese that you want if you order it like you’re ordering lumber: 3×3 gets you three beef patties and three slices of cheese, 4×4 gets you four of each, and so on. According to photos posted at Super Sized Meals, one gluttonous patron requested and received a 100×100 at a Las Vegas store a few years ago. One item not listed on the Web site secret menu: the Flying Dutchman, which is two slices of cheese sandwiched between two patties, hold the bun.

8. Feeling a little health-conscious at Popeye’s? If you are, you really should have gone somewhere else. But there’s a little hope for you — ordering “naked chicken” will get you breading-free poultry. The word is that this is on the menu at some Popeye’s, but not all of them, although it is an option at all of them.

9. Like Chipotle, Taco Bell will make you just about anything within reason as long as they have the ingredients for it. Since most of the food at Taco Bell is made out of the same basic items, that means you can probably ask for most discontinued items and get them. One “secret,” though, is that they have a not-advertised green chili sauce at most locations, and apparently it’s excellent.

10. Some Subways will still make you the popular pizza sub from the 1990s. Once the chain decided to make their focus healthy eating, the pizza sub disappeared from the menu in most places (the word is that Canadian and Mexican Subways still offer them on a regular basis). But if you ask, lots of places will still make it for you. Be warned, though — Jared would not approve of the nine slices of pepperoni and copious amounts of cheese slathered in marinara sauce.

By Stacy Conradt on CNN.com

Never before seen photos of Micheal Jackson at Neverland Ranch (from Architectural Digest)

Thanks to EVERYONE that made this years race a HUGE success!

-13,000 people

-Over $1 Million

Thanks!

Got to hangout with SUPER STAR P!nk before her show on Saturday night in Chicago. She was one of the nicest celebrities I have ever met. Why didn’t I take off my baggy sweatshirt?