The Entertainment Ave! Podcast

Technology Sucks, No WGN, iPhone Schematic Requests, and a Cowbell.

podcast@entertainmentavenue.com (The Dude on the Right) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:56:00 -0500

By: The Dude on the Right
I recorded tonight's podcast a few hours ago, and my intermittent internet connection is somehow allowing me to actually post it, tonight, being on July 17th. I'm sad because I was worried about doing this podcast with The WGN, so I told him to go back to his normal programming for the evening, because, with my internet issues, I was afraid of intermittent connections screwing up our Skype connection. So, for this podcast, I'm flying solo, mostly because I haven't easily set up swapping my cable TV internet connection for my DSL connection, nor figured out (and hey, if you have the "iPhone" headphone stripe connection for audio and voice schematic, I would really appreciate a copy) how to connect my iPhone to my podcast mixing board.

As lame as this solo podcast probably is, I do reiterate my upcoming love for "Batman: The Dark Knight," and tell of my love for the music of Danny Elfman for when Jack Nicholson played The Joker rather than Heath Ledger, although I have a feeling Mr. Ledger will do a better job, in his own right, and I can't wait.

The other thing about this podcast is simply that, thanks to my iPhone, I now have a cowbell, and what better song to put it to good use than Ram Jam's "Black Betty." I love my iPhone!

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Stu & The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up! The BFF Meets the Family, Lots of TV Talk, and an iPhone Update.

podcast@entertainmentavenue.com (The Dude on the Right) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:29:08 -0500

By: The Dude on the Right
In an anomaly of a weekend during the summer movie season, I explain to Stu Gotz, during our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, that I didn't see any new movies over the weekend, although Stu and Mama Gotz did get a chance to see "Get Smart." My reasoning for not seeing any new movies was because of a trip to the old country, Lorain, OH, with my BFF, to visit some of the members of my family. Sadly it was a trip with my mom not feeling well (Mom, get well soon!), but I think mom meeting my BFF did help lift mom's spirits a bit. I also tell Stu of my taking some of the family to Applebee's, giving my girlfriend a tour of the old country that she hasn't seen in nearly 20 years, how we went to get some ice cream sundaes (thanks to my observant nature), and played some miniature golf (thanks to my iPhone, which wasn't even updated to my having a lightsaber yet), with both the getting sundaes and playing miniature golf not happening in Lorain :-(. I did forget, though, to mention to Stu about my BFF and I winning the lottery, thus necessitating a trip back to Ohio. If The WGN and I have a podcast on Thursday, well, I'm sure he will want to know the portion of the winnings he might be getting! (Don't hold your breath The WGN!)

Stu Gotz, along with his movie viewing, did have a lot of excitement over his weekend, some of it family related which caused him to miss a Cubs' game, but also some of it dealing with his love of SCUBA.

The podcast also talks about the Mr. Men show, Stu's love of cable TV shows on USA, and how Deanna on "The Bachelorette" picked the snowboard dude, Jesse, even though I keep referencing him as "the skateboard" dude. Oh well.

We also talk about new movies coming out this weekend, even though there is really only one movie for everyone to see, and me to review, namely "The Dark Knight," though the dudettes can go and see "Mamma Mia!"

You know what, chicken butt, but this podcast synopsis is already too long, just go and listen to it for yourself!

And because I can, because this is my website, another shout-out to my mom - "Mom, get well soon!"

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Stu & The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up! "Hancock," Fireworks, Cars, Church, and More!

podcast@entertainmentavenue.com (The Dude on the Right) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:58:29 -0500

By: The Dude on the Right
I am happy to say that both Stu Gotz and I made it through the 4th of July weekend with all of our appendages attached, however, during our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, Stu regales me with a story of some friends who are sort of lucky to have done the same! But this podcast isn't all about danger - though my going to mass over the weekend did bring thoughts of a lightning bolt occurring on a sunny day - in any case, nope, we talk about simpler things like the movie "Hancock." I tell Stu of my time with my BFF which included my making her dinner, going with her to test drive some cars (showing I don't really know BWM models, but that doesn't matter because I preferred the VW Eos anyway), and putting my life into her hands as we stepped through the church doors. I also want to know where my Netflix movies disappeared to. Stu lets me know that he liked the movie "Nancy Drew," and gave some bombshell news about one of our friends.

And what podcast would be complete without talk about Pringles and my realizing, because I'm slow sometimes, that they aren't really potato chips.

And lastly, a shout-out to my Mom to get well soon!

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Apologies to The WGN&N, Bro-i-l, Sis, and Night Ranger. That Said, Happy 4th of July!

podcast@entertainmentavenue.com (The Dude on the Right) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:04:12 -0500

By: The Dude on the Right
This podcast is about apologies and Happy 4th of July - hoping you keep all of your appendages.

The first apology is to Night Ranger, their fans, my fans, and the fact that I obviously don't have an AMS Seal of Approval because my weather forecasting ability sucks. I didn't go to their concert at the Arlington Heights Frontier Day's Festival because I was afraid of thunder, lightning, and general storminess, although from the looks of things as it panned out, well, the weather didn't seem to end up being that bad at all by showtime, and I probably missed a great show. Hopefully I'll get to see them in Ottawa, IL, at the end of July, but at least I do have their new CD, "Hole In The Sun," to listen to. If you're a Night Ranger fan, you should go and get your copy of the CD to listen to, too.

On the second apology front, well, it looks like I'm now in the doghouse with my family, so I would like to apologize to The WGN&N (That's "The World's Greatest Niece and Nephew"), my Bro-i-l (No, that's not a way to cook, it's short for my brother-in-law), and also my Sis, but with some prejudice for her. For what it's worth, I didn't sleep much last night, not because of pissing off my sis or Bro-i-l, but the last two people I ever want to upset are The WGN&N, so to them, I am sorry.

What I won't feel sorry for is you, the reader, if over this 4th of July you blow off an appendage or two because you wanted to test the "firecracker" theory you saw in the movie "Armageddon," decide to "look inside" the launching tube of the firework that didn't go off yet, or don't impress on your kids that the reasons sparklers, well, sparkle, is because they are on fire, and that flaming part on the sparkler rod, well, it can reach about 1800 degrees F, and for comparison's sake, if you want to get yourself cremated, whether you are dead or alive, cremation takes place at about the same temperature, even a little less. If you give kids sparklers, for goodness sake, be a good parent, make sure they "sparkle" away from their bodies, and for the love of your kids, and your neighbor's kids, don't ever let them have "Sparkler Sword Fights."

Happy 4th of July. Be safe. And We'll C. U. Next Monday. That just doesn't have the ring to it like The Dude on the Left used to sign off. Oh well.

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Stu & The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up! RV-ing, Penn & Teller, Movie Talk, Toilet Paper, and More!

podcast@entertainmentavenue.com (The Dude on the Right) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:53:49 -0500

By: The Dude on the Right
Stu Gotz's delay in getting back to the Chi-Town area after an RV-ing adventure (complete with a trip to Herkimer N.Y.) led to our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast being a day late, but even with an extra day of preparation, I somehow manage to screw-up our opening. Oh well! We don't do a lot of movie talking, just a quick thought about "Wanted" from me, some quick thoughts about "Wall-E" from both of us, but the movie clip that actually had all of us laughing, from Stu and Mama Gotz to the Little Gotz's, and from myself to my BFF, was the animated short, "Presto," that preceded "Wall-E," about a cute little rabbit, just wanting to get fed, and a magical hat.

Stu did manage to catch up on some of his Netflix viewing, loving "Letters from Iwo Jima," while I regale Stu with my loving the new season of "Penn & Teller: Bullshit," especially their take on "New Age Medicine," the magic of a kazoo, and I can't believe I forgot to tell Stu about the toilet plunger therapy and how Penn & Teller seem to know their audience is a bunch of men because suddenly their booby quotient is a lot higher than in past episodes. I do advise Stu that now might be the time to get Sirius Satellite Radio, and no, not because of the merger with XM, an approval decision that has so far lasted longer than it takes for a baby to be conceived, born, and eating solid food, but because for a couple of weeks they are going to have "ABBA Radio," all ABBA, 24/7, in celebration of the upcoming "Mamma Mia!" movie. We also have some tattoo and piercing talk, and as I tell Stu to go and look for the video, there was a fight during the one of the latest Chicago White Sox/Chicago Cubs Crosstown Classic games, and nope, it's not about rival fans beating each other up, but rather about joining together in the love.

And, go figure, Stu has toilet paper issues.

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A Special Guest Podcaster, The WGN, Joins for TV, Comedian, Gun, and Socially Inept Talk!

podcast@entertainmentavenue.com (The Dude on the Right) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:20:29 -0500

By: The Dude on the Right
Gosh, it is so much easier to do a podcast when you've got someone to talk to, so, via the magic of Skype, I am thrilled to have the WGN (World's Greatest Nephew) back to join me for this Thursday's podcast, and with his new headset and him plugged into his Mac, things are sounding a hell of a lot better than the last time we tried this. For this podcast I introduce my nephew to the magic of "America's Got Talent," and am happy to hear that the boy, who actually isn't a boy anymore, loves George Carlin, even having some of Mr. Carlin's material on his iPod. My nephew is pretty cool, isn't he, and he reads, too!

We talk some Texas, how my Nephew has a job at a law firm, has shot a gun even though I haven't (which is topical with the Supreme Court ruling today), and how I probably can't help with his GF's accounting class. I do my best to explain the differences between our family gatherings and my BFF's family gatherings to him, and even though my nephew was -4 when Night Ranger's "Sister Christian" came out, he knew of the band, and he also regales his story of seeing Radiohead, which I hope to see at Lollapalooza, maybe even with my nephew as the guest reviewer!

And lastly my nephew might have ruined me by suggesting a game, "Dolphin Olympics 2." You will know that has happened if I don't have any new posting for a couple of weeks.

I hope you have fun seeing "Wall-E" this weekend (especially if you have kids), or catch "Wanted," or just have fun.

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Stu & The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up! Computer Issues, Movie Talk, The Rest of the Family, and Remembering George Carlin

podcast@entertainmentavenue.com (The Dude on the Right) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:50:13 -0500

By: The Dude on the Right
Computer issues seem to be proliferating the lives of myself and Stu Gotz, so for this podcast episode of "Stu & The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up!", well, we, among other things, lament about our computer problems. Mine deal with not getting new reviews posted, namely I haven't gotten my movie review of "Get Smart," nor the concert review of "The Swell Season" posted yet (those are coming soon since things are fixed, I hope, with the testingness of getting this podcast posted should show things are resolved), while Stu is waiting for a package to solve his computer issues, although Mama Gotz might have come up with a cheaper solution.

Stu, along with his computer issues, also talks about his Netfilx viewing, and Mama Gotz still hating me because, now, of their seeing "No Country for Old Men," and even though I didn't give my official review of "Get Smart" yet, I do give Stu my take on the movie during the podcast. Me, I also saw more of the family of my BFF over my weekend, (happily, or maybe sadly, without them greeting me with bags over their heads), I lent Stu the extended version of "Stripes" because of the deleted scene of P.J. Soles, and the UPS Store Girl aside, Stu and I are sad to hear of the passing of George Carlin who died yesterday. We talk about his comedy, our seeing him, his great movie roles (and yes, screwing that up George Carlin was actually Cardinal Ignatius Glick instead of a Bishop, as we referenced him, in the movie "Dogma"), and neither of us really knew why Mr. Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" joke ended up being so controversial. We are both so young, yet getting old.

And in honor of George Carlin, and to Kevin Smith, and the folks of "Dogma," "Snootch to the motherfuckin’ nootch!" And maybe Jesus should just be your buddy.

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A "The Swell Season" Preview, Meeting Family, The Bachelorette, and Missing "Nessun Dorma" on "America's Got Talent."

podcast@entertainmentavenue.com (The Dude on the Right) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:51:45 -0500

By: The Dude on the Right
My nephew might be a guest podcaster guest next week, but today I'm flying solo for this podcast where I talk about seeing an Oscar winning group called "The Swell Season," with the likes of Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, the duo from the movie "Once," as I try to get back into the concert reviewing scene. And what a great concert it was, and as the folks are leaving the show, what better song than "Love Me Sexy" by Jackie Moon to lead people into the night.

The full review for that concert will be coming soon, but this podcast also lets me trepidate about seeing most of the balance of the family of my BFF (I hope the first half of the family will have my back!), I think I have some ideas about how to have my BFF visit the old country to visit my family, and I'm probably one of the few people left watching "The Bachelorette," but I'm so wishing one of the dudes would just star crying instead of the dudette.

I also can't figure out how I missed "America's Got Talent," especially, since, during the premier for the summer, they had a dude do a fantastic job of "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's "Turandot." Yes, I admit it, I like some Opera, though I've never actually seen one.

Your new movie choices for this weekend are "The Love Guru" and "Get Smart," but, if either of those movies give you pause, and you want a big blast of action-enjoyment, at least at the movies, and if you haven't seen it yet, go and see "Iron Man" while you can, on the big screen, while you are just waiting for "Hancock" to come out over the 4th of July weekend.

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Stu & The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up! Meeting the Parents, Minor League Baseball, Movie Talk, and a Dirty Health Scare.

podcast@entertainmentavenue.com (The Dude on the Right) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:15:13 -0500

By: The Dude on the Right
Sometimes Stu Gotz and I struggle to find anything to talk about because our weekends, respectively, are boring, but for whatever reason the cosmos' collided and suddenly we generated a 20+ minute podcast about our past weekend. I mean, who knew doing some painting in a garage could be so exciting over the entire weekend, and so full of stories, at least for Stu & Mama Gotz? Stu also re-remembered the joy of attending the Kane County Cougars - minor league baseball in a western suburb of Chicago, and found a new/old Jimmy Buffett song. There was also a health scare in the Gotz family, but happily all is well! Me, I gave Stu my take on seeing "The Happening," mostly wondering why myself and Richard Roeper seem to be liking some of the same movies lately, even though sometimes for different reasons, and let Stu know that even though "The Incredible Hulk" marketing is in full force, much like "Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" it might just be best to buy the little Gotz's the Hulk toys for them to create stories with their own imagination, rather than give them nightmares by seeing a giant, green dude beat the daylights out of numerous people on the movie screen.

For me, though, my largest portion of the podcast gives Stu my tales of meeting some of the family of my BFF, but most importantly her Mom and Dad. It was a Father's Day celebration for her family, but, for me, it was part "inquisition" (as it should be) and part "Norman Rockwell Family Gathering," and way different than most, if any, of this Dude's family gatherings, especially since no one went to go and see a movie after dinner. But, to all of the members of the family of my BFF that I did meet and might be reading this, I want to give all of you a shout-out for making me feel welcome, and hopefully my right wrist will heal by the next family gathering so I can play some guitar, although I have a feeling I'll have some kind of finger ailment on my left hand by then, and maybe laryngitis!

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I'm Done with Digital, Dr. Drew v. Tom Cruise, Golfing Where Tiger Wood's Golfed, No New iPhone for The Dude, and Movies Galore!

podcast@entertainmentavenue.com (The Dude on the Right) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:14:36 -0500

By: The Dude on the Right
That's it! I'm done with digital cameras, I'm going back to film! Why? Because somewhere there was a digital picture showing that I actually played golf, if you want to call it that, but I was at a golf course that Tiger Woods plays at, namely Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California, and it was a really nice picture of the third hole on the south course, (very scenic), and if I remember right, I got a hole-in-one. Okay, I didn't get a hole-in-one, but if my rented putter wasn't crooked I would have gotten par! The thing is that, as I was frantically "searching" my hard drives for that picture, I fear I might have deleted it, in a mad rush to free up some disk space, and now the picture is gone forever. That has never happened with any of my old pictures I have on film. Ugh!

But this podcast isn't all about golf, nope, the latest war of words involves one Dr. Drew Pinsky and one lawyer for Tom Cruise, and I put them in the boxing ring. I also put Steve Carell and Mike Myers in the boxing ring with their latest movies, "Get Smart" and "The Love Guru" coming out on June 20th. And I'm also looking more forward to seeing "The Incredible Hulk" rather than "The Happening," and as much as I like to be on the cutting edge of technology, I will not be standing in line this year, to get the 3G iPhone, mostly because it doesn't have enough memory for my 6400+ songs. Maybe Apple will have a 64 gig version come Christmas-time! Hopefully, though, with the new iPhone release, someone comes up with a nice application to organize, and save, your digital photos, so you don't do something stupid like delete them when they might be perfect for a podcast you do nearly 5 years later.

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Stu & The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up! "Echoes," Movies, T-Ball, an Attic, and a Tornado!

podcast@entertainmentavenue.com (The Dude on the Right) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:11:02 -0500

By: The Dude on the Right
Sure, we're a day late and a dollar short, but Stu Gotz and I are here for our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast! It was sort of a weird weekend for the both of us because, for me, I went home to visit Mom in the Old Country, while Stu, hanging with his Gotz family, saw "Kung Fu Panda" and hunkered down in his basement following a call from Jim Cantore from The Weather Channel. Me, at home, I helped clean out an attic in oppressive heat, saw "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" solo (It's just not the same seeing a movie without your BFF! Sorry, I digress!) toured some cemeteries, and ate some ribs, while Stu, well he realizes a little Gotz might not be the baseball star he was hoping he would be (who knew that T-Ball can't keep a kid's attention?), almost saw a tornado (although our grave-digger friend was a couple of hundred yards outside the path of it), and Mama Gotz now hates me thanks to Stu Gotz's choice on his Netflix queue of "Walk Hark: The Dewey Cox Story."

The both of us also talk about a disappearing lake named Lake Delton, a flying dog, and the upcoming "The Incredible Hulk" movie. Through it all we listen to "Echoes" from Pink Floyd, - it is, after all, over 15 minutes long, and if you strap on some headphones during this podcast, you might hear the song as well, because, well, it is a "Headphones Only" kind of song.

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Stu & The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up! A MySpace Page Change, Catch and Release, and "Sex and the City."

podcast@entertainmentavenue.com (The Dude on the Right) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:33:28 -0500

By: The Dude on the Right
So I made a significant change to my MySpace Page, and the fallout is now happening. Sadly Stu Gotz and I recorded our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast prior to the fallout, but Stu had his own way of avoiding a question he has asked two times before, and to my dismay I can't believe I actually enabled him by supplying him with a music clip. Weekend-wise, though, Stu's wasn't that exciting, but hanging with your family on a little vacation doesn't have to be that exciting, just relaxing and showing the kids that you can catch a fish, take a picture, and throw them back in the water (the fish, not the kids) can be time well spent. Me, I tell Stu how my BFF got me to expand my culinary horizons at a variety of restaurants in Chicago, such as Red Light, Sushi Wabi, and Marche, how we went to see "Sex and the City" and both liked the movie, and how I was a little surprised to hear opera singing at Chicago's Gospel Fest.

But the podcast isn't all about us, nope, I regale Stu with clips from a Pastor/Minister/Whomever, wondering how he doesn't get sued, and Stu leaves me high-and-dry for part of the podcast, searching the Internet for potential nip-slips from yesterday's "MTV Movie Awards" gold-carpet show.

Now I just have to wait and see when my other BFF disowns me!

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The World's Greatest Nephew Needs a Nickname, Some Politics, Some Eddie Murphy, and Some Toilet Talk!

podcast@entertainmentavenue.com (The Dude on the Right) — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:04:38 -0500

By: The Dude on the Right
Maybe not as audio-ly smooth as when Stu Gotz and I did our podcast last Monday, but tonight I had a guest podcaster, through the magic that is the internet, and I might have to send him a few bucks to get a better headset thingy. Yup, it was the World's Greatest Nephew joining me for a podcast, and even though calling him WGN is cool, I am a little worried about Sam Zell trying to sue me. I'd call him his old nickname, Squirt, but that doesn't seem to apply anymore, what with him being all grown-up and all!

Right out of the box I hit him with some audio of Father Michael Pfleger doing his worst Hillary Clinton impression, but then we nicely settle into college talk, summertime talk, movie talk (he does have taste, liking "Iron Man" nearly as much as I did), and even he seems confused as to why Eddie Murphy might be coming back to reprise his role as Axel Foley in a new "Beverly Hills Cop" movie.

I did forget to ask him his opinion on 16 year olds having a coed slumber party after prom, but we did get in some nice toilet talk, and both congratulate Clay Aiken if he indeed will be a daddy.

It was great to talk to him, and the best part is that the conversation was free. Sure, there are some audio issues to fix, but I'm blaming it on his being cooler than me by owning a MacBook "something or other" (which we couldn't get to work together), thus his having to borrow a different laptop, to be stuck with me, in Windows' land.

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Stu & The Dude's Weekend Wrap-Up! Skype Works, Stu's Sick, A Cougar Movie, and an Indy Movie.

podcast@entertainmentavenue.com (The Dude on the Right) — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:53:58 -0500

By: The Dude on the Right
Stu and I couldn't meet up together for our "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, but through the magic of Skype it's almost like he was sitting next to me, if sitting next to me means an ever so slight delay in our conversation and occasionally losing his voice for a second or two. Actually, our internet experiment worked, complete with sound effects, so I know that guest podcasters is an option for the future. But this a podcast about our respective weekends, so here's the basic rundown of what we chat about...

Stu's sick (so it's also a good thing we didn't meet up) and hanging with the little Gotz's as Mama Gotz is working. He had plans for some backyard camping, but being under the weather it turned into a Netflix weekend for him with his seeing two movies at the opposite end of the spectrum, namely "Wild Hogs" (good for the family), and "Cougar Club," (not for the family, or anyone for that matter) with a list of recognizable actors and actresses, including Faye Dunaway. And even though he wrote a review of his new "Wii Fit," I'm guessing he didn't use it much this weekend, his being sick and all.

As for me, I regale Stu with tales of seeing "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and fireworks, having a nice dinner, needing to buy a new filter for my fish tank, and why I had "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" in my Netflix queue.

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The Best Singer on the "American Idol" Finale Didn't Win, and Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

podcast@entertainmentavenue.com (The Dude on the Right) — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:13:34 -0500

By: The Dude on the Right
So, yes, I wasted two hours and five minutes of my life watching an over-bloated finale of "American Idol," and even though I recapped it yesterday in my blog, for this podcast I've got some audio! Yup, product placement was all over the place, the Idol people had two hours to tell us who was this year's "American Idol," but if Ryan Seacrest had held the suspense about 30 more seconds, well, millions of TiVo viewers would have been (or at least me), cursing hell and high-water because the TiVo broadcast would have ended with "This year's 'American Idol' is David.... bing '(Would you like to delete this recording?)'". At least, thank God, they gave us the return of Renaldo Lapuz, singing "We're Brothers Forever," or "I Am Your Brother," or I don't care, because he was great, especially with the USC Marching Band, and I can't help but sing along! David Archuleta fans, I am so sorry, but David Cook fans, well, one last "Hooray!!!!"

It is, though, the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend, I almost came close to cancelling my cable TV service, and hopefully the only TV show I'll get sucked into this summer will be "The Bachelorette!"

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