LOST - It's 100th Episode

My girlfriend Rosie sent me this from MSN today and I had to share! I am so excited for the 100th episode tonight - gonna be great! Sides will be picked - and soon we'll find out about The Incident!

"On April 29, "Lost" celebrates its 100th episode. Sure, there were a few stinkers and clip shows needed to get to that milestone. There was some frustration about secrets kept too long, characters left undeveloped (or overexposed) and plot points forgotten. But all in all, the show's offered one heck of a ride for those patient enough with it. In honor of the 100th episode, we thought we would take a look at 100 of the show's best moments. In no particular order, they are:Related:"

"Lost" Turns 100
1. The pilot gets eaten by the Smoke Monster (aka Old Smokey, the Monster, Lostzilla).

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3. Locke pulls out his creepy knife collection.

4. Jack's dead daddy shows up on the island ... for the first time.

5. Jin gets handcuffed to the plane.

6. "You all ... everybody!" (RIP, Charlie.)

7. Locke becomes Charlie's drug counselor.

8. Locke gets Boone juiced on some kind of weird island plant (so much for just saying no).

9. Danielle captures Sayid.

10. Sawyer shoots a polar bear. And he shoots the marshal.

11. All that mysterious jungle whispering.

12. "There were no survivors of Oceanic 815."

13. The light goes on in the first hatch!

14. Rose and Bernard meet and redefine cute.

15. Kate plans a bank heist ... for a toy airplane.

16. "Tricia Tanaka is dead!"

17. Locke blows up the first hatch.

18. And the submarine!

19. Sawyer's long con gets the better of him.

20. Desmond in the Royal Scots Regiment. Yummy!

21. Same goes for Goth Claire.

22. The Pearl turns out to be Dharma's version of the NSA.

23. Ana-Lucia gets Jack's daddy drunk. Or was it the other way around?

24. We learn that Jack and Claire are half-siblings.

25. "We're the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815."

26. Hurley beats Sawyer at table tennis and makes him abandon nicknames.

27. Mr. Eko doesn't speak for 40 days. (RIP, Mr. Eko.)

28. Then we find out he was a hardcore drug smuggler.

29. Arzt gets blown up by dynamite (and later, when Hurley goes, "You have some ... Arzt ... on you.")

30. Locke plays one crazy game of chess.

31. Desmond turns the sky purple (and there were people running everywhere).

32. Oceanic 815 falls out of the sky and totally ruins book club.

33. The first 20 minutes of the pilot. It had us from "hello."

34. Hurley and the boys get the Dharmamobile up and running again, on the road to Shambala.

35. Locke wakes up and one of his kidneys is gone!

36. Locke's daddy throws him out of a window.

37. Sawyer jumps out of the helicopter.

38. The Island goes bloop! / Ben wakes up with a hell of a hangover in the Sahara Desert .

39. Kate and Sawyer get it on in Otherville, thrilling Skate fans and annoying Jate fans.

40. We meet Roger, Workman.

41. We meet Jacob ... kinda.

42. Desmond drinks Widmore's whiskey when Charlie and Hurley are trying to get him to confess his ability to see into the future.

43. Juliet's ex-husband gets hit by a bus!

44. Kate blows her daddy up.

45. "Mr. Friendly" congratulates Sawyer on his fish biscuit and notes that the bears figured the puzzle out faster.

46. Ben shoots Locke and leaves him for "dead."

47. Ben saves then strangles Locke and leaves him for "dead."

48. Hurley's badass car chase!

49. Charlie's ghost is the supercool version of Charlie.

50. Desmond makes a long, long distance call to Penny.

51. Miles is revealed to be Dr. Chang's son. Yeah, we saw it coming but it was still cool.

52. Charlie lists his five favorite things.

53. Locke flashes Walt his orange-peel smile.

54. Jack learns that the Red Sox really won the World Series.

55. Ben cons Sawyer into thinking that his heart will explode if he gets too excited.

56. Jin, Sawyer and Michael get captured by the "Tailies."

57. Desmond becomes unstuck in time (and uses Penny as his constant).

58. Mr. Eko makes Lostzilla retreat.

59. "We were brought here for a purpose, for a reason, all of us."

60. Paulo and Nikki are buried alive, buried alive, buried alive.

61. "Waaaaaaaaaalt!"

62. Sawyer and Juliet are getting it on in Dharmaville. All right!

63. We meet Hurley's imaginary friend Dave.

64. Take your pick of the Dharma Initiative orientation videos. They were all awesome.

65. Mikhail takes out a grenade and smiles before pulling the pin / "Not Penny's boat."

66. Ethan strings up Charlie and leaves him for dead.

67. "Light 'em up!" / "This is not your island. This is our island and the only reason that you're living on it is because we let you live on it."

68. "Dude, you look like you steamrolled Harry Potter."

69. The birth of ol' Turniphead, Aaron.

70. Ben turns Sayid into his assassin.

71. Sayid turns young Ben into his target.

72. Locke meets Richard Alpert and Charles Widmore while traveling in time.

73. The Others capture Walt off of the raft.

74. Three words: Frozen donkey wheel.


75. Another three words: Four-toed statue.

76. Sawyer and Ana-Lucia have a hate-sex rumble in the jungle.

77. Sun clocks Ben with that oar.

78. Penny and Des are reunited (and it feels so good!).

79. The crazy hypno-chamber where Alex's boyfriend was being held.

80. Michael shoots Ana-Lucia and Libby.

81. Taller. Ghost. Walt.

82. "We have to get back!"

83. Locke sacrifices Boone, God's friggin' gift to humanity, to the Island .

84. Sawyer reads the letter he wrote revealing why he's in search of the real Sawyer.

85. The Lostaways design a golf course.

86. Hurley comes to the rescue of Jin, Sayid and Bernard using the repaired Dharmamobile.

87. Sayid interrogates Henry Gale and reveals how he knows Ben's a lying liar who lies.

88. Sawyer kills the real Real Sawyer, who happens to be Locke's dad.

89. Locke knifes Naomi in the back.

90. Juliet tries to arrange for Jack to let Ben die on the operating table.

91. Ben explains about how a box can bring things to the Island , and shows it by summoning Locke's daddy.

92. The show-within-a-show, "Expose," gives Billy Dee Williams a reason to guest-star.

93. Ben is unable to talk his way out of a mercenary shooting his adopted daughter, Alex.

94. Charlie imagines peanut butter for Claire.

95. Hurley and Miles talk time travel theories.

96. Ben kills the entire Dharma Initiative.

97. "We're not going to Guam , are we?" / Ajira Flight 316 crashes.

98. Look out: Craphole Island has an H-bomb!

99. Charlie asks if Mr. Eko is going to beat him with his Jesus stick, and then wants to know what kind of priest he is.

100. "If we can't live together, then we're gonna die alone."

Dancing With The Stars

Chuck and Julianne are out! Chuck is going back to music full-time now. He said that, contrary to what people thought, his relationship with Julianne wasn't destroyed by the show. He did think that the group dance Monday may have "did us in." Chuck was a class act praising Melissa Rycroft's fans for keeping her in the competition even though an injury prevented her from performing on the live show, so they scored her on her taped rehearsal. The final five will perform a ballroom and Latin dance next week.

Jewel's hubby Ty Murray is still in the competition (the fans really love him). Ty did succumb to a bit of peer pressure this week - he got a spray tan - and Jewel tweeted "Mama like!" LOL In his blog he wrote, "It's funny; out here there are a lot of horns honking and back home in Stephenville [Texas] if you hear a horn honking it's because they're a friend of yours who wants to wave at you. In L.A., they're not honking because they know you." Love it! LOL

COLLIN RAYE all over TV

Collin's got a new album coming out "Never Going Back" today. He's all over the place promoting it.


Wed - 4/29 = "The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet"
FOX News Channel's "Hannity"
Sat - 5/2 = CBS' "The Early Show"
FOX News Channel's "Huckabee" (look for it Sunday too)




Other albums out today.

Jason Michael Carroll - "Growing Up Is Getting Old" Jason is the Featured Artist of the Week on the Country Chart Blog!


Dean Brody's self titled debut hits stores too with his debut single "Brothers."

Holy Meltdowns Batman!

Did you guys see Celebrity Apprentice last night? I know last season Piers and Omarrosa got into it (she being the nastiest vile piece of ...OK, if you can't say anything nice...) but WOWza! Melissa and Joan Rivers were really dropping the swear bombs at Brandi and Annie last night. And also at the production crew. Melissa was fired and wasn't going to do any exit interviews. I missed most of the show, so don't know just how much of what was being said was true, but to act like a 4 year old in that situation was some pretty good TV. I am searching the net for some video but can't find any right now. If I do I'll post it! Of course, mommy Joan also walked off the show!

Clint Black is still in it, and he won $20,000 for his charity - the International Rett Syndrome Foundation. Sounds like Clint once again didn't utilize his team as fully as they would have liked. Jesse James was really unhappy with Clint. I've really liked Jesse, but last night he seemed like a different person. (and just last week I realized that he is married to Sandra Bullock! ::slaps forehead:: She, of course, the big star that Piers was alluding to when it came to fundraising) Joan, who said she hated Clint a few weeks ago, seems to adore him now, and said it was "all Clint" regarding their win!

This week's the teams had to create a four-page print ad for Right Guard deodorant featuring New York Knicks player David Lee. Since KOTU won their ad will be featured in "Sports Illustrated" and SI.com.

Overall - I have once again, been highly entertained by The Celebrity Apprentice. (Dang - it is really hard to admit that! LOL)

Jo Dee Messina's coming to Milwaukee

Jo Dee Messina is doing something different for her next tour. The "Music Room Tour" will treat fans to an intimate solo acoustic performance that allows the audience to become part of the show. Jo Dee will sing her hits, like "Heads Carolina, Tails California," "I'm Alright," "Bye Bye," and "Bring On The Rain." Jo Dee will share the stories behind the songs, take questions from the audience and take requests. Jo Dee says this will "give folks the opportunity to get to know me on a more personal level. I'm leaving out the fancy production and using the show time to 'visit' with the audience for a while -- as if they were to come to the house and sit with me in my music room." She says, "I think it will be a lot of fun. Instead of going to see a show, the audience will be a part of a show."

The "Music Room Tour" launches in Verona, New York tonight. On May 4 she'll wrap the tour in Milwaukee at the Northern Lights Theater.

Taylor & Miley on Another List

Honestly - I hate lists like this! I don't know most of the people listed - therefore I am officially getting ::whispers:: old. :(


It's The "Entertainment Tonight" list of the "20 Hot Stars Under 20"

The list is a mix of artists (acting and singing) from 11 to19.

No surprise then to find Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus on the list.

Taylor really has some impressive numbers on the album charts. When "Fearless" (2009 ACM Album of the Year) came out she became the first artist ever to hold six top 20 debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 within a calendar year.

And Miley is...well...Hannah freakin' Montana...only the most popular teenager on the planet.


The "Entertainment Tonight" list of the "20 Hot Stars Under 20"
Jordin Sparks -- Singer -- 19
Keke Palmer -- Actress -- 15
Taylor Lautner -- Actor -- 17
Taylor Momsen -- Actress -- 15
Taylor Swift -- Singer -- 19
Emma Roberts -- Actress -- 18
Joe Jonas -- Singer -- 19
Nick Jonas -- Singer -- 16
Miley Cyrus -- Singer/Actress -- 16
Demi Lovato -- Singer/Actress -- 16
Lucas Till -- Actor -- 18
Dakota Fanning -- Actress -- 15
Cole and Dylan Sprouse -- Actors -- 16
Elle Fanning -- Actress -- 11
Shawn Johnson -- Gymnast -- 17
Daniel Radcliffe -- Actor -- 19
Abigail Breslin -- Actress -- 13
David Archuleta -- Singer -- 18
Kristen Stewart -- Actress -- 19
Selena Gomez -- Actress -- 16

8th Annual CMT Music Awards

Right now you can vote for your favorite video at CMT.com.

• You can vote through May 11th.
• CMT will announce the four finalist for each category on May 19th, except Video of the Year.
• Then you can start voting again, through June 15th.
• What's up with Video of the Year? The final nominees will be announced at the start of the awards ceremony and fans vote during the show on CMT.com and with text message.
• The CMT Music Awards will be presented June 17th.
• CMT and CMT.com will air the show - live!

As of today Sugarland has the most nominations with six. Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift have four each.


VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Trace Adkins, "You're Gonna Miss This" (Director: Peter Zavadil)
Kenny Chesney featuring The Wailers, "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven" (Director: Shaun Silva)
Toby Keith, "God Love Her" (Director: Michael Salomon)
Kid Rock, "All Summer Long" (Director: Deaton Flanigen)
Lady Antebellum, "Lookin' For A Good Time" (Director: Chris Hicky)
Brad Paisley, "Waitin' On A Woman" (Directors: Jim Shea & Peter Tilden)
Rascal Flatts, "Every Day" (Director: Deaton Flanigen)
Sugarland, "All I Want To Do" (Director: Shaun Silva)
Taylor Swift, "Love Story" (Director: Trey Fanjoy)
Carrie Underwood, "Just A Dream" (Director: Roman White)

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Trace Adkins, "You're Gonna Miss This"
Jason Aldean, "She's Country"
Alan Jackson, "Good Time"
Jamey Johnson, "In Color"
Toby Keith, "God Love Her"
Brad Paisley, "Waitin' On A Woman"
Darius Rucker, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It"
Keith Urban, "Sweet Thing"

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Julianne Hough, "That Song In My Head"
Miranda Lambert, "More Like Her"
Martina McBride, "Ride"
Heidi Newfield, "Johnny & June"
Kellie Pickler, "Don't You Know You're Beautiful"
Taylor Swift, "Love Story"
Carrie Underwood, "Just A Dream"
Lee Ann Womack, "Last Call"

GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Eli Young Band, "When It Rains"
Gloriana, "Wild At Heart"
Lady Antebellum, "Lookin' For A Good Time"
Little Big Town, "Fine Line"
The Lost Trailers, "Hollerback"
Rascal Flatts, "Bob That Head"
Rascal Flatts. "Every Day"
Zac Brown Band, "Chicken Fried"

DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn, "Put A Girl In It"
Caitlin & Will, "Stupid Boy"
Carter Twins, "Heart Like Memphis"
Joey + Rory, "Cheater Cheater"
Montgomery Gentry, "Roll With Me"
Sugarland, "All I Want To Do"
Sugarland, "Already Gone"
Sugarland, "Love"

USA WEEKEND BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Carter Twins, "Heart Like Memphis"
Gloriana, "Wild At Heart"
Julianne Hough, "That Song In My Head"
Joey + Rory, "Cheater Cheater"
Jamey Johnson, "In Color"
Lady Antebellum, "Lookin' For A Good Time"
James Otto, "Just Got Started Lovin' You"
Zac Brown Band, "Chicken Fried"

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire, "Cowgirls Don't Cry"
Kenny Chesney featuring The Wailers, "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven"
Brad Paisley and Keith Urban, "Start A Band"
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Please Read The Letter"
The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe, "Old Enough"
Rehab featuring Hank Williams, Jr., "Bartender Song"
Sugarland, Little Big Town, and Jake Owen, "Life In A Northern Town"
Josh Turner featuring Trisha Yearwood, "Another Try"

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR (New Category)
Caitlin & Will, "Stupid Boy" from "Can You Duet"
Alan Jackson, George Strait, Brad Paisley, and Dierks Bentley, "Country Boy" from "CMT Giants: Alan Jackson"
Toby Keith, "She's A Hottie" from "The 2008 CMT Music Awards"
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" from "CMT Crossroads: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss"
LeAnn Rimes, "Nothin' Better To Do" from "The 2008 CMT Music Awards"
Sugarland, Little Big Town, and Jake Owen, "Life In A Northern Town" from "The 2008 CMT Music Awards"

WIDE OPEN COUNTRY VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Kevin Costner & Modern West, "Backyard"
Def Leppard and Tim McGraw, "Nine Lives"
Def Leppard and Taylor Swift, "Photograph"
Kid Rock, "All Summer Long"
John Mellencamp featuring Karen Fairchild, "My Sweet Love"
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Please Read The Letter"
The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe, "Old Enough"
Rehab featuring Hank Williams, Jr., "Bartender Song"

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Deaton Flanigan (award eligible videos include: Kid Rock's "All Summer Long" and Rascal Flatts' "Every Day")
Trey Fanjoy (award eligible videos include: Taylor Swift's "Love Story" and George Strait's "Troubador")
Wayne Isham (award eligible videos include: Darius Rucker's "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" and "It Won't Be Like This For Long")
Shaun Silva (award eligible videos include: Sugarland's "All I Want To Do" and Kenny Chesney's "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven" featuring The Wailers)
Eric Welch (award eligible videos include: Heidi Newfield's "Johnny & June" and the Carter Twins' "Heart Like Memphis")
Roman White (award eligible videos include: Carrie Underwood's "Just a Dream" and Reba McEntire's "Every Other Weekend")
Peter Zavadil (award eligible videos include: Trace Adkins' "You're Gonna Miss This" and Joey + Rory's "Cheater Cheater")
Taylor Swift and Def Leppard, "Photograph" from "CMT Crossroads: Def Leppard and Taylor Swift"
Keith Urban and Brooks & Dunn, "Raise The Barn" from "The 2008 CMT Music Awards"

Vote for your favorite at CMT.com

Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus Number One at the Movies

"Hannah Montana: The Movie" did better than expected and came in number one at the box office this weekend. This isn't Miley's first time raking in the moola at the movies. Her "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best Of Both Worlds Concert Tour," opened with 31-million-dollars last year and makde $65 million to become the biggest concert movie of all time.


Here's the official list:

1. "Hannah Montana: The Movie" (34-million-dollars)
2. "Fast & Furious" (28-point-eight-million-dollars)
3. "Monsters vs. Aliens" (22-point-six-million-dollars)
4. "Observe and Report" (eleven-point-one-million-dollars)
5. "Knowing" (six-point-seven-million-dollars)
6. "I Love You, Man" (six-point-four-million-dollars)
7. "The Haunting in Connecticut" (five-point-seven-million-dollars)
8. "Dragonball Evolution" (four-point-seven-million-dollars)
9. "Adventureland" (three-point-four-million-dollars)
10. "Duplicity" (three-million-dollars)

CMT Music Awards

Nominees for the awards will be announced today. Then the first round of balloting begins and the list is trimmed down. The finalists will be unveiled on May 19th, and then the second round of voting beings. Winners will be announced at the 2009 CMT Music Awards ceremony, June 17th, on CMT (of course :). I'll get the list up when I have it so you can start picking your favs.

Rascal Flatts on TV - WHERE?

"Unstoppable" is in stores now and Rascal Flatts is all around your TV promoting it.

Look for them today on the "Ellen DeGeneres Show."

Tuesday - They're on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" results show.

April 16th - They'll be on Fox News Channel's "Hannity," and CBS' "The Late Show with David Letterman"

George Strait's Brother Found Dead

My thoughts and prayers go out to George Strait and his family. John "Buddy" Strait was found Friday morning in a Texas Hotel room by the cleaning crew. The Bexar (Bear) County deputies believe he died from natural causes, but an autopsy was scheduled for the weekend to determine the exact cause of death. John is two years older than George, who was just honored as the Academy of Country Music's Artist of the Decade, and he just celebrated his 57th number one song with "River of Love." George and his family are asking for privacy at this time.

ACM AWARDS

And the Winners are...

Entertainer of the Year
Carrie Underwood - the first female to win the award since The Dixie Chicks in 2000 - she is only the 7th woman to have won Entertainer of the Year!

Top New Artist
Julianne Hough

Top Female Artist
Carrie Underwood - 3rd in a row!

Top Male Artist
Brad Paisley -3rd in a row!


Top Vocal Group
Rascal Flatts - 7th in a row! They have now surpassed their heroes Alabama who had won 6 in a row!

Song of the Year
"In Color" - Jamey Johnson (James Otto was a cowriter)

Single of the Year
"You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins

Album of the Year
"Fearless" by Taylor Swift


I confess that when Matthew McConaughey walked on the stage to introduce the Entertainer of the Year I rolled my eyes. He's got a movie coming out so he's there to promote it, and truth be told, I hate that about these awards. I mean, so what he has a movie coming out? It's an award show for country music and I hate when the network running it puts presenters in to promote their own shows (hello Jennifer Love Hewitt of CBS's Ghost Whisperer - can I tell you that I hate what you've done with the show this year so I stopped watching when you killed Jim, and IDK how you've brought him back!).

Well Matthew proved to be the highlight of the show. I really don't know if he went off script or what, but it was pure gold!



The show had a fantastic opening last night with Brooks & Dunn performing "Play Something Country" that they wove inbetween Taylor Swift's "Picture to Burn," Sugarland "It Happens," Carrie Underwood's "All-American Girl," and Rascal Flatts "Me and My Gang."





Probably the most poignent moment of the show last night was Trace Adkins performing with The West Point Glee Club on his song from his CD "X" "'Til the Last Shot's Fired." You can download the performance at itunes right now with the proceeds benefiting the wounded warrier charity.



Many great performances last night including one from Top Male Vocalist Nominee Toby Keith of his last number one "God Love Her."





Taylor Swift had a very 'magical' introduction to sing her new song "You're Not Sorry" via David Copperfield (who really should not wear a black cowboy hat like that again - seriously dude, not your look - next time try one like Toby's).




After her performance Taylor got a special award.





Carrie performed her current hit "I Told You So" in a very secretly guarded dress. She said we would either love it or think it was "weird." I thought it was both! LOL




Keith Urban performed his hot new song "Kiss a Girl" from his hot new CD "Defying Gravity."




Billy Ray Cyrus introduced his daughter Miley for her fun performance of her new song "The Climb" from the Hannah Montana Movie that is in theaters this Friday.




One of my fav performances from last night was, of course, Sugarland and their song "What I'd Give."





It was a great show last night and I found this of the best moments to share with you.




One of the surprise performances last night was Blake Shelton's "She Wouldn't Be Gone." Blake was a last minute fill in for Tim McGraw. Something happened during rehearsal Saturday night that caused Tim to walk out and his management to remove him from the lineup. I will let you know as soon as I find out what happened. Tim will be part of the tribute to George Strait in the ACM Artist of the Decade tribute concert that is being taped today and will air May 27th on CBS.