Everybody has their own reason for watching a show like “So You Think You Can Dance," airing Wednesday and Thursday nights this summer on Fox.Some tune in for the hot dancers; some just dig the host, Cat Deeley. Others lie in wait for the snarky remarks by judge Nigel Lythgoe. But everyone wants to know what will come out of judge Mary Murphy’s colorful mouth next.Open in your default playerDetach into a separate windowCopyright 2009 Bob Andelman. Click here for copyright permissions!
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My best friend Bruce Kessler and I would be glued to ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” during the 1970s when it aired its ‘Superstars” competitions, pitting athletes and celebrities against one another in sports which no one had a natural advantage or, usually, much experience.Now ABC has once more brought back that old chestnut in a new primetime seasons of “The Superstars,” airs on Tuesday through July at 8 p.m. on ABC. This time around, we get male/female, celebrity/athlete teams including Ter... Read Full Story
Michael Jackson has died at age 50. The pop idol, whose music, choreography and fashion changed the face of popular culture, was rushed to the hospital shortly after 12:30 p.m. PT on Thursday, June 25, 2009, upon being found unconscious in his Los Angeles home. He reportedly never regained consciousness.In commemoration of the man, BlogTalkRadio presented Michael Jackson Remembered.The live, two-hour special was anchored by Mr. Media host Bob Andelman, and featured contribution... Read Full Story
Last night, my wife and I engaged in one of those perception vs. reality recaps. In it, I recalled my perception of the Showtime sitcom “Weeds” was that there couldn’t possibly a show in which I could have even less interest.I’ve never been a drug guy. No smoky, no snortie, no pills, hell, I don’t even drink. Never been an interest of mine. So why the hell would I watch a show about a widow who becomes a pot dealer to support her two boys—and it’s played for laughs?Okay, I was wrong. Last fal... Read Full Story
Could one man possibly be responsible for all of our nation’s salacious schtick? Yes, say sitcom staples Peri Gilpin and Candace Cameron Bure – and that man is Bob Saget. Peri: Wise to “funny”man’s ways. Interviewed on Mr. Media, Peri, who played Roz Doyle on Frasier, and Candace, who played D.J. Tanner on Full House, roast their pal Bob – who led the Full House cast as widowed dad Danny Tanner – big-time. Discussing her TV alma mater with host Bob Andelman, Candace says: “There’s definitely ... Read Full Story
Kamran Pasha is a brave man.He knows that Sherry Jones’ book, The Jewel of Medina—about the birth of Islam—lost its initial publisher in 2008 because of the ruckus it stirred up.He knows that filmmaker Moustapha Akkad—who created the 1977 movie The Messenger, about the Prophet Muhammad—was killed by terrorists in 2005.He knows all about the decade-long fatwa by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie for writing The Satanic Verses.And yet I hold in my hands his just published novel... Read Full Story
Tom FolsomAuthorThe Mad Ones-----------------Joey and Larry Gallo were some bad hombres. So bad, even most of the mafia wanted nothing to do with them in the 1960s and ‘70s.Murder, extortion, armed robbery—all in a day’s work for these guys.But if they were so bad, why do so many literary types come to admire them, especially Joey? Bob Dylan, for example, early in his career, thought of Crazy Joey Gallo as more folk hero than outlaw.I’ve now read Tom Folsom’s rich, colorful history of the Gal... Read Full Story
Jason StuartComedian------------I’m not one to put labels on a person, but I guess if the cover of Jason Stuart’s latest DVD can describe him as “America’s top gay stand-up comic,” then it’s okay for me to repeat it.But that leads to a question: Does “gay” mean homosexual men only? If he’s the nation’s top gay stand-up comic, where does that leave lesbian comedians such as Ellen DeGeneres, Rosie O’Donnell, Carol Leifer or Judy Gold?And Jason, if you’re #1, who is #2?Open in your default playe... Read Full Story
Solomon KingBlues Guitarist, SingerUnder the Sun-----------------Guitarist Solomon King is on a mission… a mission from the Motor City to you.He’s out to capture your hearts and minds with his own unique spin on the blues. His new CD, Under the Sun, is now available at CDBaby.com and includes the two cuts that were featured in the first season of HBO’s hit vampire series, “True Blood.”Open in your default playerDetach into a separate windowYou can LISTEN to this interview with blues guitarist... Read Full Story
