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Gary Allan joins Twitter

2012-05-27T17:05:10-06:00

Hey, guess who has joined Twitter...Gary Allan!!!

I'm not sure how long he's been on Twitter, but I just found him so thought I would pass the news onto you guys. You can follow him at @GaryAllan.

On a side note, I went to add his Twitter account to my list I used to have on the sidebar and the list has disappeared. Boooo. I went to see if I had maybe just accidentally removed it, but nope, I actually deleted it. That sucks huge because I had so, so, so many Twitter accounts on there.

Well, instead of making a new Twitter list to add to the sidebar that might accidentally get deleted again, I'm creating a whole page that has everyone alphabetized and will also feature their Facebook and official websites. I will add a link to it on the sidebar once I finish filling it in, but for now you can check it out here.

You can also sign up for my Twitter list that has all the stars in one handy spot on Twitter so if you go there all you will see is stars' tweets. Check it out here.

Awkward! Keith Urban watches wife Nicole pee on Zac Efron

2012-05-24T18:55:06-06:00

Uhmmm ewwww.

All day I've been reading various stories about this new movie called The Paperboy that Nicole Kidman has coming out where she plays a lady who is obsessed with men in prison. The prisoner she is currently obsessed with is played by John Cusack. Along comes man-boy Zac Efron and his brother in the movie played by Matthew McConaughey who are doing research on John Cusack's prisoner character.

Long story short, there's a part in the film where Nicole pees on Zac Effron. No joke. The pissing takes place because Zac's character gets stung by a jellyfish and apparently urine is good remedy for jellyfish stings.

Wonder if it works on bee stings? Food for thought there.

So anyway, people seem to be pretty riled up that Nicole let it flow on golden boy **teehee** Zac Effron despite the fact that the scene wasn't sexual in nature.

Sheesh, what's a little urine between friends?

Well browsing online tonight I see that Keith Urban hit Cannes today to support his wife at the premiere of The Paperboy.

Now all I can think about is whether Nicole told Keith about the pee scene beforehand or if she let it be a big surprise. Also, how in the world would you start that conversation?

Take a quick sneak peek of Duets

2012-05-24T15:18:25-06:00

Duets, the new singing competition featuring Jennifer Nettles, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, and Robin Thicke debuts tonight. Here's a short video of some of the action to get you excited.

Or not.

Really, it's your choice.

The show debuts tonight on ABC.

Gary Allan has finished his next album!

2012-05-24T12:45:08-06:00

Exciting news my fellow Gary Allan worshipers! Gary has officially finished his next album....well finished recording it anyway. Now comes the hard work of everything else that goes into producing an awesome album, which I'm just assuming is a lot of work since I really know diddlysquat about the actual album-making process.

But he's finished recording it and that's what matters.

Gary tells the Bangor Daily News in an interview before a tour stop there:

I just finished it. I turned it in two days ago, and right now we’re mastering it. It’s a really up album. It’s a more rocking album than I’ve ever done. It covers everything from breaking up to healing. The first song is called “A Tough Goodbye” and it really goes from there. It goes from anger to healing. I’m in Nashville right now, recording. I got to wake up in my own bed. It was nice.

New music from Gary, can't wait!

It's a genealogy kind of afternoon.....Billy Ray Cyrus is related to Britney Spears

2012-05-24T12:32:30-06:00

The last time we delved into the deep, dark world of celebrity genealogy, we found out that Taylor Swift has a heckuva lot of country cousins including Reba, Garth, Loretta Lynn, and Willie Nelson.

Today's genealogy corner is devoted to Billy Ray Cyrus who just happens to be related to Britney Spears in a very round-a-bout way.

So here's how it goes. We'll start with Britney because that's how the chart starts out and I'm too lazy to change it :0)

Britney Spears→ James Spears (her father)→ Emma Jean (Forbes) Spears (his mother)→ Lexie May (Thompson) Forbes (her mother)→ Bertha Thompson Magee (her mother)→Laura Magee (her mother)→ William Dunaway (her father) → Arminia Dunaway (his mother)→ Aaron Beard (her father)→Mary (Blackstock) (his mother)→ Mary Blackstock (her mother)→ William Irwin (her father)→ Robert Irwin (his father)→ David Irvine (his father)→ Robert Irvine (his father)→ 10th Laird of Drum Alexander Irvine (his father)→ "9th Laird of Drum" Alexander Irvine, 9th Laird of Drum (his father)→ Lady Elizabeth Irvine (his mother)→ Mary Keith (her sister)→ John Campbell, Sir, of Cawdor (her son)→ Colin Campbell, Sir (his son)→ Margaret Campbell (his daughter)→ Susan Campbell (her daughter)→ Lady Mary Margaret Woods (Campbell) (her daughter)→ Archibald Woods (her son)→ Andrew Woods (his son)→ M. Skaggs (his daughter)→ * Rebecca Hay (Skaggs) (her daughter)→ Martin Alexander Hay (her son)→ Verlina Adeline Cyrus (Hay) (his daughter)→ Ronald Ray Cyrus (her son)→ Billy Ray Cyrus (his son)

I really do love this stuff. All info via the awesome folks at Geni.com.

Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors heads to The Library of Congress (press release)

2012-05-24T10:19:38-06:00

Last night I was all set to write about Dolly's song Coat of Many Colors being added to The Library of Congress, but I procrastinated and look what happened -- someone wrote a nice little press release about it and saved me the trouble of writing it for myself.

Love when that happens. Now here's the press release.....

Dolly Parton’s self-penned song “Coat of Many Colors” added to The Library of Congress National Recording Registry. Each year the Library of Congress selects 25 recordings that are “historically”, “culturally”, or “aesthetically significant” and are at least 10 years old to be added to the National Recording Registry, with selections that are being added to the registry now bringing the total number of recordings to 350.

The autobiographical song, "Coat of Many Colors," affectionately recounts an impoverished childhood in the hills of Tennessee that was made rich by the love of her family. The song was instrumental in establishing Parton’s credibility as a songwriter. Her voice uplifts the song with emotion and tender remembrances of her close-knit musical family. Parton has called "Coat of Many Colors" the favorite of her compositions because of the attitude and philosophy it reflects. Parton's prolific songwriting career has embraced many different musical styles, including pop, jazz and bluegrass, as well as country. Dolly Parton was voted the Country Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year for 1975 and 1976, and the its Entertainer of the Year in 1978. She also was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999.

The goal is for this nation to continue to invest in the preservation of the selections on the National Recording Registry so they will forever be preserved for future generations to know. This is part of the Library’s mission that has been Congressionally mandated. Nominations for inclusion are gathered from online submissions from the public and from the National Recording Preservation Board, which comprises leaders in the fields of music, recorded sound and preservation.

Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution. The Library seeks to spark imagination and creativity and to further human understanding and wisdom by providing access to knowledge through its magnificent collections, programs and exhibitions. Many of the Library’s rich resources can be accessed through its website at www.loc.gov.

Ronnie Dunn laughs at your dreams of a Brooks & Dunn reunion

2012-05-24T09:42:03-06:00

I know there are a few of you out there who are still devastated by the Brooks & Dunn breakup a couple of years back and are hoping against all odds that the duo will finally come to their senses and get back together. Guess what? Ain't gonna happen -- at least according to the Dunn half of the duo.

Ronnie appeared on the CBS morning show this morning and told the interviewers when asked about a possible reunion, "Are you kidding me? Never....What is (the phrase) - 'when hell freezes over?' I'll play that."

But no worries, Ronnie laughed while he said it so who knows? Besides, never for celebrities tends to just mean until the money runs out or they need some extra publicity, so never pretty much never actually means never, if you know what I mean.

Update: The video is playing the wrong video when I try and watch it. If that happens for you too, you can check out the video over here.

Ron Swanson reads a Taylor Swift tweet

2012-05-24T09:07:27-06:00

Nick Offerman, AKA Ron Swanson from the T.V. show Parks and Recreation, has a new job for the Conan O'Brien show -- reading the tweets of young female celebrities.

The very first tweet on the very first segment just happened to be a Taylor tweet. Nick/Ron's deadpan delivery definiately makes off-the-wall tweets more enjoyable.