Star Wars mural.

I'm going to see Bug tonight, a movie that I have never heard of before. Oherwise, looking forward to getting back to reading Pledged; The Secret Life of Sororities when I get back home. I feel like any book that can keep me awake for the first 50 pages has tons of potential to be great. Besides, I can be that much more prepared for the movie when it comes out.

Simpsons building on the Fox lot.

I realized those pictures i took of the lot a couple weeks ago were absolutely horrible, so i thought I'd redo them with the enV. The concert I was going to cover this weekend for Billboard got cancelled - panicking a little bit.

Girl loses finger, dad is not happy about it.

This email is circulating on Live Journal today about a female dummer for the band Tinkture (Roisin Isner) whose hand was damaged by an M60 being thrown at her while she was in Dolores Park in San Francisco.

Obviously upset about the end of his daughter's musical career, her dad emailed local media outlets with the following message:

"Subject: Roisin Isner, Tinkture drummer

Hello,I am Roisin's father. July 4th, Roisin and friends were in Dolores Park watching fireworks. Some stupid piece of shit threw an M60 at them.

It landed on Roisin's right hand and blew it apart. She will undego surgery later this morning but it doesn't look good. Most likely she will lose her index finger; second and third fingers will also be permanently impaired and disfigured. Needless to say, her musical career is over.

I want this fucker. Media attention will help flush him out. People know who did it and I'm offering $20,000 for a name. Please do whatever is necessary to get the story out. Do so and I will reward you as well.

Thank you,
ChrisIsnerchrisisner@hotmail.com"

Full story can be found here via the San Francisco Chronicle.

Breakfast Pillows...

I am seriously considering buying these... Is this the worst idea I've ever had?

Paris Hilton: A process, a gift, a journey (FunnyOrDie.com)

This video takes some of Paris' writings and sayings, splices them together with video, and puts them into a 80's rock band style song that is definitely good for a laugh or two.

That's hot.

Interview with Albert Ko, founder and CEO of deal-finding website, CheapCheapCheap.org.DC: We're here with the founder and CEO of CheapCheapCheap.org, one of the Internet's hottest and fastest growing websites for finding cheap deals online, Albert Ko. Thanks so much for taking the time for this interview for DaveChung.com, Albert.
CCC: It's my pleasure to be here.

DC: Tell me about the inspiration for CheapCheapCheap.org. On your website, you mention that you are just someone who loves saving money. Can you tell us a little bit about what inspired you to really start working towards this idea and turning it into a business?
CCC: Initially, I had created this page for friends and family. I know of many colleagues who are not very internet-savvy so they have a tough time finding what they need on the internet for a good price. I decided to create my own bargain hunting webpage and to share the best deals on the web with everybody to save money. Now the page has grown significantly, with over a thousand views a day. I hope everybody is saving money.

DC: For those of us who haven't yet visited your website, give us a general overview of what people can find on your site.
CCC: We essentially roam the internet with scripted programs that we wrote to find the best prices on any product at the time. We look specifically for exclusive sales from online stores that are going on. In many cases, we find sales that have not been released yet, but we share them with our viewers to give them a heads-up on where to shop and when. We also supply coupon codes for online stores to tackle prices even further. For those looking for freebies, we have a freebie section for product sampling and promotions. Lastly, we have a forum section for members to discuss deals and their thoughts on the product. We try to keep our webpage ad-free and simple. We don't sell anything, but supply information on where to find things... "cheap!"

Lots o' deals, all the time.

DC: Where are you guys based out of and who makes up the team of CheapCheapCheap?
CCC: We are based out of our homes in Boston, Massachusetts. The team comprises myself and Chris, the other co-founder. We also have a marketing team working with us, comprising various colleagues like Ruchu, Jay, and our closest friends in the Boston area.

DC: In terms of monthly unique visitors, where did you guys start from and where are you guys now?
CCC: When we first started, we received about 1,000 unique visitors in the first month. We have grown significantly since our launch in November 2006. Last month, we received over 15,000 unique visitors to our webpage, which is quite an astounding change! We thank our viewers and hope that you continue to spread the word to your friends. We are all in it to save together.

DC: Recently, you guys launched a Facebook application. What challenges did you face in trying to get your application going and how many people have subscribed to your widget thusfar?
CCC: So far, over 200 members have subscribed. The challenges we faced were to program the application and how to get people to join. It's hard to get students to join because there are so many applications; however, friends are telling friends and growth is now visible.

DC: The site recently underwent a redesign, what was the reason for that and what can people find on your site that separates it from other deal-finding sites online?
CCC: The site is constantly going under redesigns. We are always taking the feedback of our users and implementing them. We listen to our viewers and we revamp our webpage to fit those needs. Initially our page was crowded and confusing. However, through suggestions and e-mails from our audience, we now made the page much clearer and simpler. We are still working on making everybody's experience a better one.

DC: What has been the best deal that you've seen come through CheapCheapCheap and what kind of deals can people typically find on your site?
CCC: There are outstanding deals on our webpage that you will not find in any retail store. For example, I purchased 1 gallon of Listerine, which normally costs $50 and cannot be purchased unless you are a dentist, for $4. Shipped. Shipping itself must have cost them over $4. Another great deal I got was on a color laser printer. I decided I needed one because I was sick of inkjet printers, so I purchased one for a mere $99.99 Shipped to my door. Some prices we find are just unbelievable. They don't last long though. When we post them on our page, they are in-stock and available to ship. After 5 minutes, because of our viewers purchasing these products, they may be sold out.

DC: Where do you see CheapCheapCheap moving from this point forward?
CCC: I see CheapCheapCheap growing with new features and more discussion. As our forums grow from new members, I hope to soon start a community that shares coupons and deals with each other. We're constantly working to make our webpage a better experience to all those who visit. Stay tuned for newer features.

The forums house many of the best deals.

DC: To get your site to compete with other major players like Slick Deals and even Price Grabber, how do you plan on making your site compete with these leaders?
CCC: It is tough, but I feel that we are very consistent with our postings. We have the best deals BEFORE they have them posted. We are constantly looking for deals and in most cases, we find them before they are released on their front page. Thus, our viewers will get their hands on the products first before they sell out. We will also implement new features to help our viewers find deals. We have so many ideas for our webpage and hope to implement them as soon as we can!

DC: How can people get in touch with you or post their own deals?
CCC: We have the forums for members to post deals that they find. Others can respond with their opinions, and also give the original poster reputation points for taking the time to find the deal and share it. I am always open to feedback, suggestions, or anything in general. My e-mail is listed on the "About Us" page, so I look forward to hearing new thoughts and opinions.

DC: Saving people money everyday on CheapCheapCheap.org. Albert, Thanks so much for your time and best of luck in the future!
CCC: Thank you Dave Chung, and all our honorable viewers and future visitors to CheapCheapCheap.Org. Take care!

The news we've all been waiting for, the Sex and the City movie has become a reality.
At least according to TV Guide.

So I've probably seen about four or five episodes of the show in my life and it was just too much for me. I am the first to admit that I like girl movies, but SATC along with The L Word just take it to another level for me and make me realize why the shows are definitely made for females.

When the movie is finally released, I'm just wondering how they're going to top the series' final quotation that seems to grace MySpace and Facebook profiles all around the U.S.

"Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous." - Carrie

Can they top that one? Because they're going to have to.

Joey Chestnut wins Nathan's World Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, dethroning hot dog eating superstar Takeru Kobayashi.

Last year, Kobayashi held off Chestnut in the final minute.

But this year, Kobayashi was no match for the world record holder and ended up throwing up during the competition, only to eat his own vomit to try and hold on to his crown.

Chestnut's record breaking performance from earlier this year.

Full report here at irishtrojan.com.

In case your nearest major city doesn't have one of the 12 transformed convenience stores, I took some pictures and videos of the exterior and interior of the 7 Eleven in Los Angeles that has been changed into a Kwik E Mart for The Simpsons Movie.

Outside the Kwik E Mart

Homer and his Kwik-E-Mart hot dog
Mmm...donuts...
Hot dogs with a message from Apu
Me and Ralph Wiggum

Inside the Kwik-E-Mart.


The Squishee station, which had an incredibly long line.

YouTube is taking forever to upload the exterior video, so that will be up and functional soon.

Buzz Cola and Squishee Station at the transformed 7 Eleven in Los Angeles, now a Kwik E Mart for The Simpsons Movie.

Out of the goodies.

They say they're restocking soon.

Even the employees are decked out.

Here's the LA version of Apu

Apu! Do you work here too?

I'm going in...

Yes this Los Angeles area 7 Eleven has turned into a Kwik-E-Mart to promote the

More pictures to come.

Question, how could one of the hottest actresses in the history of mankind (Scarlett Johansson) possibly become not hot?

This is ridiculous.

I didn't think it was possible, but Scarlett Johansson might have taken herself out of not only my own personal, but media "top Hollywood hotties" lists by getting a cow nose ring.

Why Scarlett? Why? (click to enlarge)

While Scarlett threatened, this cow nose ring solidifies Rachel McAdams as my favorite.

Followed by Katie Cassidy from Black Christmas

And possibly the only singer that could get me to think about driving for 20 hours to see her in a city where there will be no other Asians to be seen for at least 100 miles, Carrie Underwood.

More of these pictures that somehow manage to make Scarlett Johansson not hot can be found here.

Mandy Moore says she was at her "sexiest" at age 15 in an interview with Blender magazine.

I'm doing some late night posting, but I'm a little distracted because a "ghetto bird" (helicopter) is circling my apartment and literally just put its spotlight right through my window.

I cannot lie and say that I am not a wee bit of a fan of the 5 foot 10 inch clean imaged Mandy Moore. While she could no doubt dunk on me, something about the fact that her real life persona actually manages to be similar to that of the character she played in A Walk to Remember makes her incredibly attractive.

So, what do we think?

Mandy at 15.

The new "Extraordinary" Mandy Moore

Full story can be found here.

The logistics of my summer are becoming mind boggling...

I'm trying to cover a bunch of different concerts, along with going to shows that I just want to see for myself this summer and it's getting pretty crowded!

Two of the not-yet-mainstream performers that I'm most looking forward to seeing are Kyler England and Alissa Moreno, both of whom are playing in Los Angeles on July 14th. However, since I don't know what my schedule looks like from Billboard until generally a week before the concert, I am trying to work out other dates to meet with both of them.

It's turning into a logistical challenge, not a nightmare, because well, all of it is going to be great, but I hope it all works out well.

I'm also still considering driving 10 hours each direction to see Carrie Underwood at the end of July (drive all night Friday. Concert on Saturday. Drive all day Sunday). Is this a ridiculous idea and would anyone come with me?

Seven months in, it's time for the monthly DaveChung.com numbers that no one cares about but me!

For some reason, it's very fun for me to look at these numbers and see how much I've been able to hit on the top stories of the day or if I happen to write about things that people are interested in reading. If you're at all interested in seeing how a small website turns into a big one, hopefully this monthly watch is remotely interesting to you too!

Let's start with page impressions!I don't completely understand this stat, but I think it's how many times I come up in search results and whatnot, not necessarily visits or page views, but they generally translate to more of both.

Page Impressions

• December 2006: 109
• January 2007: 360
• February 2007: 283
• March 2007: 484
• April 2007: 1065
• May 2007: 1331
• June 2007: 5095

Detailed statistics for June 2007

• Visitors: 2180
• Unique Visitors: 1702
• Page Views: 3145
• Average Pages Per Visit: 1.44
• Average Time on Site: 55 seconds

Visitor statistics for June 2007

• New Visitor Visits: 1690 (77.52%)
• Returning Visitors Visits: 490 (22.48%)
• Love you guys who check in regularly! Thanks so much to you all who consistently account for 22.48% of my traffic!
  

Random Stats That I Find Interesting For June 2007

• Returning visitors averaged nearly 3 minutes per visit (2 minutes & 47 seconds)
  
• New visitors averaged just 22 seconds per visit (clearly, not winning everyone over)
• Returning visitors averaged 2.16 pages per visit, while new visitors averaged 1.23 pages per visit
• While 77.52% of visits were by people who stopped by the website one time last month, 3.76% of visits were by people who visited 26-50 last month
• 1930 visits came from "The Americas" (North, Central, and South + Greenland)
• 162 visits came from Europe
• 64 visits came from Asia
• 12 visits came from Australia
  
• 7 visits came from Africa

• 13.44% (293) of visits come to the site directly from typing in "http://www.davechung.com" into their browsers. 46.76% of people who typed in davechung.com into their browsers were first time visitors, down from the site average of 77.52%, which means that people are coming back!
  
• 31.38% come from a Google search
• 20.18% come from doing a Google Image search
• 11.97% come from Blogger.com
• 7.52% come from Facebook.com

• The two most popular searched term that brought people to DaveChung.com were"Chris Benoit Family Pictures," which accounted for 82 visits or 11.37% of all traffic, and "Windy Hagar," which somehow accounted for 82 visits or 11.37% of all traffic too!
• The next most popular searched term was "Dave Chung," which accounted for 63 visits or 8.74% of all visitors

• People who came to my site after being referred from one of my favorite blogs, IrishTrojan.com (what up to Brendan Loy), stayed on the site for an average of 4 minutes and 11 seconds.
  

I could literally do this forever, but I'm going to get my room cleaned up and finally try and relax tonight.

Happy 4th of July, all!

Nicole Richie is officially preggers and getting married!

Well, all this joy might follow after Richie will likely follow her buddy Paris' lead with a short stint in the "slamma" for a DUI charge.

Full story from In Touch after the jump.

Will U.S. eating champion Joey Chestnut bring the Hot Dog Eating Title to its rightful obese home?

I once had a dream when I too, was surrounded by weiners, but I wasn't smiling.

"In the past year Chestnut devoured world records for waffles (18.5 in 10 minutes), pork ribs (5.5 pounds in 12 minutes), grilled cheese sandwiches (32.5 in 10 minutes) and chicken wings -- 173 in 30 minutes, wiping out the previous record by 29 wings. "

If I was Takeru Kobayashi, I would claim a "jaw injury" too if this man was staring me in the face.

More intimidation after the jump.

NBA Draft Pick (6th) Yi Jianlian not a big fan of Milwaukee.

Harro therreeeee. Why no likey Milwaukee? Not enough AzNz!

He might not like Milwaukee, but this guy has some great skin! My theory? He has a deal pending with Clean & Clear to do ads with Yao Ming with foaming face masks on their faces in a spotless bathroom.

Full story after the jump.

Seattle's Rashard Lewis to the Orlando Magic?

With Kevin Durant moving into the locker room, maybe Lewis thought it was his time to go.

Full story after the jump.

One click to get to my blog from Billboard.com!

My good friend (and hopefully, one day the best man at my wedding, once I trick some unsuspecting female into marrying me) Ramiro Avila pointed out to me earlier today that my blog is only a click away on Billboard.com today!

Check me out, yo.

Billboard's take on my review of the Fall Out Boy concert in Anaheim.

Please click on the link and leave a comment! I appreciate your support!

A sneak preview of my unedited review of the Honda Civic Tour featuring Fall Out Boy for Billboard.com.

No poo access. None at all.

No press pass? No problem!

While Billboard does an amazing job of securing tickets and/or press passes for these summer shows, the reality is that we can't always get full press access depending on the venue or show that we're working on a given day, as was the case tonight. Since I've managed to go to concerts with a regular ticket my whole life, I was pretty sure that I could survive going to a free show in the nosebleed seats for one of my favorite bands without a press pass (boo hoo, I know).

On a side note, I think all of us participating in the Billboard/LG Mobile Beat have to ask ourselves, "Is this really happening?" at least once a day. And as I sit here typing, exhausted from a night of harmonizing (if you can even call it that; my soprano ranks up there with the trumpets of the Apocalypse) with thousands of sweaty, entranced Fall Out Boy fans at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California tonight, it's still hard to believe. An eternal optimist, I thought this would be a great opportunity for me to report on the show as many of us would experience it - as a fan in the cheap seats!

Somehow, I only discovered Fall Out Boy just over a year ago. No, I wasn't living in a cave (three weeks in February notwithstanding) or some poverty-stricken third world country (those same three weeks notwithstanding). Frankly, I blame this heinous pop culture oversight on a stretch of two years during which I experienced a conspicuous lack of cable TV; I affectionately refer to this period as "the dark days." After millions of fans had already listened to their FOB CDs hundreds of times over, I was just starting to rock out with my cock out to songs from Take This to Your Grave, Evening Out with Your Girlfriend, and From Under the Cork Tree. This year, I bought Infinity on High the day it was released, which finally stopped me from constantly playing catch up with the band. Unlike some, I have no problems admitting that I started liking Fall Out Boy after they "blew up." Hell, I rocked Cross Colors and a high-top fade well into 2003.

Interestingly, what first got me into Fall Out Boy was USC's a capella group, Reverse Osmosis, performing their rendition of "Sugar, We're Going Down" at an intercollegiate competition. From a love for finger snapping, doo-wopping a capella music, to a love for the occasionally hardcore-esque sounds of early Fall Out Boy - makes sense, right? Anyways, on to the show!

After an intolerably long drive from my job in Beverly Hills (Mapquest, you lying wretch - 52 minutes my ass), my favorite wingwoman Carolyn Chinn and I finally arrived at the Honda Center in Anaheim. We were ceremoniously greeted by the thumping sounds of the only act of the night that could possibly ever sport a "grill," Paul Wall, and he was preceded by Cobra Starship, best known for their contributions to the "Snakes on a Plane" soundtrack.

Though most of my fellow concertgoers had yet to arrive, Wall managed to spur the present crowd into a head-nodding, rhythmic frenzy when he ordered everyone to "Rob the jewelry and tell 'em make me a grill!" Not very exciting upon initial consideration, but once you realize these are the same kids who will later be moshing to Fall Out Boy, you can't help but be amazed at the power of song. It makes you laugh, it makes you cry, and it compels you to melt your parents' precious metals into a glorified retainer so you can slap it on your front teeth and be "down."

When the lights went up, still two hours before Fall Out Boy was scheduled to perform, it became apparent that the general admission area remained far from full. A text messaging board, which asked concert goers to send messages to a certain number so that their text would show up on the screen, provided some entertainment between the shows. Anaheim was apparently feeling the love tonight, because nearly every message included some combination of the words "I," "love," and "you." I tried to get "I'm gassy!" up on the board, but it never showed up, so I didn't even bother trying to slip "I'm Rick James, bitch!" past the wireless gods.

The Academy Is... pretty good!

Once I got over my disappointment with the text messaging fiasco, I was able to relax and watch The Academy Is..., a band that I had actually never heard before, but ended up thoroughly enjoying. They performed eight songs, all of which were so full of energy that anyone would have thought they were headlining the show. With an upcoming tour of their own, TAI seemed right at home throwing mic stands in the air and getting the crowd moving.

One of the highlights of their set was "Slow Down," which got everyone in the enormous Honda Center throwing rhythmic hand gestures each time the chorus rolled around. Next up was "Everything We Had," followed by "We Have a Big Mess on Our Hands," both of which were well received by the crowd. After listening to TAI, despite their generous usage of the "f-bomb" (sometimes I wonder if things like, let's say, a crowd can't just be "awesome," instead of being so great that they're "f__king awesome"), I became a fan. They sounded so good live that I couldn't imagine how great they would sound on CD.

Ultimately, The Academy Is... punctuated the end of their set with an enthusiastic smashing of guitars and tossing about of drums, much to the OC crowd's delight. Like I said previously, they definitely didn't seem like they were content to be just another opening act. Overall, TAI put on a great show, and if I were lead singer in a band, I'd invite those guys to destroy their equipment on my stage any day.

When they were finished, TAI went over to Section 212 to mingle with the fans, and I decided to ask one of the girls in line what she thought of their performance and how she would describe the band. She replied, "Hot! Amazing! Absolutely gorgeous! Oh yeah, and sexy!!!" While I can't say I agreed completely with that statement, I have to admit the performance was hot (welcome back to civilian life, Paris Hilton) and sexy (welcome back to your 15 minutes, Spice Girls).

While TAI was stealing hearts and large portions of the audience who were dying to meet them, +44 came on stage to give an energetic performance as well, effectively prepping the fans for Fall Out Boy. You might say that +44, fronted by two former members of pop-punk group Blink 182, definitely brought "it" tonight, if, by "it," you meant a large entourage of manic young women who shrieked for the band as if their eyes were on fire. They (+44) were high energy the whole time and avoided much of the off-tune screaming that often comes along with playing in front of a crowd as large as the one present tonight.

It's like "Where's Waldo?" ... with Asians...

After +44 left the stage to a chorus of female screams (and we wonder why people want to become rock stars), it was finally time for Fall Out Boy to take the stage. During the intermission, I interviewed a girl named Zoe Secrest, who was attending her first concert in her whole life after driving down from Glendale, California. Decked out in a Fall Out Boy t-shirt, Zoe told me that she started listening to Fall Out Boy around 2003. When I asked her why she liked the group so much, she said, "Pete Wentz, he's just so fun to look at." If she could choose one word to describe the group? "Supertacular." Zoe, truer words have never been spoken, and I hope you had a blast because Fall Out Boy was about to tear it up with a rapid fire set of more songs than I have ever seen a single group perform.

Literally exploding out of the bottom of the stage like a lit fart and accompanied by pyrotechnics, Fall Out Boy blasted into Anaheim with my personal favorite and what I believe to be one of the best "first songs" on any recent album, "Thriller." Immediately, seeing as this was my first FOB show, I was pleasantly surprised at how much Patrick Stump and Pete "Fun to Look At" Wentz actually sounded like the CD when they were performing. Since the majority of my concert experiences involve hip-hop groups, who are known to lose their melodic delivery when they're on stage (it could very well be the 20 person entourage that is somehow all allowed to have their own mics), it was refreshing to see a band that sounded just like I have come to know them via iPod, just with a ton of rhythmic pyrotechnics and great, random, color videos behind them.

Next up was "Grand Theft Autum," which was another solid performance. So far, I was loving the show and the whole crowd had been well warmed up by the strong opening acts. Next up was a medley of Akon's "Don't Matter" and R. Kelly's "Ignition" performed by Patrick. Despite the fact that this was a Fall Out Boy crowd, these few minutes turned the Honda Center into a huge karaoke bar. I guess the guy who signed Paul Wall as an opener really did know what he was doing.

After the crowd was all mellowed out from Patrick's mash-up, Pete announced to the crowd, "WE'RE GOIN' DOWN!!!" followed by the familiar drum intro to "Sugar, We're Goin' Down." From where we were in the upper levels, all the way down to the general admission standing room areas, the whole Honda Center was singing along with what has to be one of the catchiest songs of this decade.

Following the group's most karaoke worthy hit, FOB came with the following songs:

· "Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued"

· "Of All The Gin Joints In The World"

· "Hum Hallelujah"

· "I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy And All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me" (after Pete started a mosh pit of varying quality in the middle of the standing room crowd)

· "Tell Mick He Just Made My List Of Things To Do Today"

· I'm Like A Lawyer With The Way I'm Always Trying To Get You Off

· Pete got the wave going in honor of Anaheim's Stanley Cup victory, but he warned the crowd, "Don't f__k the wave up!" before we participated in one of the easiest group dances ever invented. After starting the wave, the group performed "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More 'Touch Me'"

· "Beat It," (Yes, the Michael Jackson one) called the "best song ever written," by Pete. Their rendition of the song (complete with guitar riffs!) could definitely become a single, a la Alien Ant Farm's "Smooth Criminal"

· "Carpal Tunnel Of Love"

· "Nothing Compares To You" (Yes, the Sinead O'Connor one) performed by Patrick, who played the piano throughout.

· "Golden"

· "This Ain't a Scene, It's An Arms Race"

· "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs"

· "The Takeover, The Break's Over," which was easily one of the best performances of the night, both vocally and in terms of energy.

· "One & Only" from the Timbaland album

· "Dance, Dance" – the band spread out on opposite sides of the arena, with half on stage and the other half standing atop a Honda Civic on the other side of the arena for this song.

· After telling everyone to come down to the general admission standing room area, much to the horror of the event staff, FOB closed the show with "Saturday," while showering the crowd with silver confetti.

Despite the fact that I didn't know much about the opening acts, I could not have been more pleased with the energy that each of the bands' showed and how that translated to a great experience for all the fans in attendance. Fall Out Boy performed over twenty full songs, with very little down time, or "wasted time," which is one of my biggest pet peeves at a concert. The group played past their scheduled closing after starting nearly on time and gave all the fans in attendance a great concert jampacked with nonstop performances. In the immortal words of a young woman I once met, "Supertacular."

Dance Dance

Thriller

Probably the best first track on a Fall Out Boy CD, even without Jay-Z.

Fall Out Boy

Puts on an amazing show.

I just received word that I will be covering the Honda Civic Tour: Featuring Fall Out Boy for Billboard.com tonight!

See you guys tonight!

Considering the fact that I was jamming out to Fall Out Boy during my drive to work this morning, it would have been a huge letdown for me not to be covering the show.

I don't have a press pass, but I'm going to make it work!

Stay tuned for posts via Treo and enV later tonight.

7-Eleven transforms 12 locations into Kwik E Mart's to promote The Simpsons Movie

And one of them happens to be right down the street from me!

I'm going to try and put together a YouTube video and some pictures over the next couple days, but it's pretty cool. The Kwik E Marts are equipped with Squishys and Buzz Cola just like on the popular animated TV show. I will go into the store and buy them both for the blog, despite the fact that I don't drink caffeine.

Full story can be found here.

Happy Birthday to everyone's favorite Mean Girl, Lindsay Lohan!

OMG, I'm 21 and can finally drink!

TMZ has compiled a lovely set of Lohan pictures over the years here.

NFL says only 45 seconds of NFL online video per day on other websites.

Houston Chronicle sportswriter John McClain has a hilarious take on these new restrictive rules. Very cool that the NFL players agreed to help him out with this! It shows how good of a relationship McClain must have with the team.


Full story after the jump.

Hey guys-

Please take a minute to show me some love on my Billboard Mobile Beat official blog.

Feel free to leave a comment to let me know you stopped by!

I'm waiting on confirmation to see if I'm going to the Fall Out Boy show tonight, which I'm hoping goes through because I'm really excited to get out there!

Carrie Underwood is named "World's Sexiest Vegetarian" by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).

I'm pretty ok with that considering Underwood could be the prettiest woman alive.

Oh yeah, and The Tonight Show's Kevin Eubanks won for the males with help from host Jay Leno.

Not that I don't think Eubanks is a good looking guy, but I'd rather take this opportunity to post a video of Carrie Underwood singing "I'll Stand By You" on the American Idol finale.

Ridiculously pretty and apparently, a big fan of salads!

Complete story after the jump.

Love the beach...

Another great Sunday at the beach...

A busy summer...

This summer is turning out to be one of the busier ones of my life. In addition to my full time gig, I'm writing for Billboard (and going to concerts), filing at my old job on the weekends, and hopefully starting to write for WeAreSC.com again later this summer, in addition to maintaining this blog.

What I'm realizing is that I love that things are this busy and that I actually enjoy scheduling out every night to meet up with good friends or explore new places that I haven't seen before. While things have been busy, it's been great to spend time with people who really matter to me and take the time to make themselves available, whether it's on the phone or in real life. There have been some unexpected surprises and of course, the mainstays as of late, but as much as we might get busy with our LA side hustles, it's just so great for sanity to be able to see those faces that really matter - never going ''Devil Wears Prada'' on those who matter most to you.

Taking the obligatory trip to the beach later today to do some reading and clear my head and I'm sure that generic beach pictures from my cell phone will follow.

A busy summer, but a good one
-via Treo

And the breakfast tour continues...

Today's breakfast spot? John O' Groats in West LA near Century City with my favorite meal date Carolyn. This is supposed to be a great spot for good, cheap(!), breakfasts in LA.

Now that I've been to John O' Groats, Jack and Jill's. Toast Bakery Cafe'. The Griddle Cafe'. and Doughboys, I feel like I'm pretty up to speed on the LA breakfast scene!

On a side note, I know that I'm definitely getting spoiled by having two cell phones, but this has been great practice using this phone to blog so that I can get ready for my first Billboard assignment.

I'm waiting on the "ok" from Fall Out Boy's publicist to get into their show in Anaheim on Monday. Hopefully it works out because I am itching to get out there!

The Hills' co-star Heidi Montag's engagement to Spencer Pratt is a sham?!?

Well, some think so. [Socialitelife.com]

At least her boob job and new nose look pretty good.

Just when I thought The Hills could not become anymore of my favorite TV show, it manages to get even better...for two huge reasons...

The New Paris Hilton? [from Hollywoodtuna.com]



"Paris Hilton has gone from Club Fed to Club Med. Well not exactly, but she did decide to take a trip to Maui to get away from it all. I guess she thought that dying her hair jet black, and trading in her slut attire for an outfit that makes her look like someone who sacrifices babies on stone alters would allow her to blend in better with the locals. Anyway, I predict her good behavior, and supposed humbleness last about as long as her current hair color."

Just to think that Paris looked like this just a few days ago, I have a hard time believing these pictures, but it could just be a lovely wig.

I have also been seen wearing a similar wig in the past, so if that hair makes you happy, Paris, who am I to judge?

I stay fly-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y.

I just thought the writing for this blurb was so funny that I had to repost the body of that article.

It's finally probably ok for 20-something year old guys to say that Hillary Duff is pretty hot and not get a dirty look from other girls. [images courtesy of Popsugar.com]

OMG. Hi2U2~!

Duff appears in the upcoming issue of Shape magazine, showing why guys quietly proclaimed her as a pre-hottie on many a message board in her Lizzie Maguire days.
More details after the jump.

Kristin Cavallari has a new tattoo dedicated to her new boyfriend, but she's still fly.

And I like that she still smiles like a regular person for pictures.

More Cavallari pictures courtesy of Just Jared after the jump.

Will Hayden Panettiere become the next Hollywood party girl a la Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton? [images courtesy of Egotastic.com]

Egotastic! thinks so.

Really can't explain the licking and the tongue faces, but I guess I forget how old she is.

I was just thinking the other day that Panettiere was one of the few young Hollywood hotties that hasn't yet had a run-in with the law.

Smoking alongside Paris? Can't be a good sign.

Stay good, Hayden! Mandy Moore can't keep being the only good one.

Another great dance this season was by Jesus and Sara dancing a Wade Robson choreographed routine.

So You Think You Can Dance-Sara & Jesu's
Uploaded by bman1794

Wade Robson choreography = Votes.

Trying to go to sleep, but these videos are so great!

While we're on this SYTYCD topic, I also really enjoyed this dance by Anya and Danny to Lifehouse's "You and Me" from earlier this season.

Anya/Danny dancing to You And me
Uploaded by abfic

Unfortunately, Jessi Peralta's health didn't allow her and Pasha Kovalev to perform this dance last Wednesday, which caused her to be taken off the show by the judges on Thursday's results show, despite her superior performance in the individual "dance for your life" portion of the show. Had Jessi not gotten dehydrated and hospitalized, I have no doubt that the couple easily would have been safe with this performance.

SYTYCD - Pasha and Jessi - Cha Cha - Result Show Top 16
Uploaded by daemonstv

It's already played out by this point because I think I'm jumping on the bandwagon a little late, but I'm pretty much in love with So You Think You Can Dance contestant Lacey Schwimmer.

Here is a video of Lacey's dance with her partner Kameron in a Mia Michaels choreographed routine.

Just me and the rest of the male population.


Yep. Pretty much in love.

Extended version of Mia Michaels clip can be found here.