I thought I’d have to wait until tomorrow to see the trailer, when it was supposed to be revealed during the previews of ‘Remember Me’, But… to my wonderful surprise it seems the trailer was released (and NOT leaked!) on Wednesday or Thursday! (I’ve been sick, so I don’t know for sure)
Let me just say, OH MY GAH! I can’t believe I have to wait until June 30th. This will be torture. But, wait I must. For now, I will watch this trailer over and over and over and over again. Will you? 
The line that almost made me lose it, for realz… Rob Pattinson’s “Edward” saying to Kristen Stewart’s “Bella”:
Isabella Swan, I promise to love you every moment of forever.
Check out the NEW, Twilight Saga: Eclipse Website: www.eclipsethemovie.com
Whether you’re an American Idol fan or not, I dare you to watch and LISTEN to this performance and NOT become affected in some way. Or, think that he’s not absolutely AMAZING!
SO happy he made it into the Top 12!!
Comments from the Judges:
With his wife in the audience, Michael Lynche closed the show with Maxwell’s “This Woman’s Work.” His performance moved Kara to tears, Ellen called him the one to beat, and Simon said it was the best of the live shows.
Yes, I am a HUGE fan of American Idol. Have been for over 8 years. Never missed a show!
All’s I gotta say is, the MUSIC VIDEO IS BACK! It’s about time someone puts together a video that is full of everything: dancing, SINGING, a story, shock value, and most of all…
ENTERTAINMENT!
Yes, the video is GRAPHIC. So? I thought it was pure, raw entertainment. And that my friends, is what Lady Gaga is all about. She is NOT afraid to step outside the box, compared to those who tip-toe around it. I honestly praise her for that. And, I praise her for having the courage to be O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L. I think way too many people/artists play it safe these days, doing what they think others want to hear or see; Or better yet, ONLY doing what they think will earn them the most money. They’re selling themselves out. Lady Gaga on the other hand, I feel that she has a “I don’t give a f**k attitude that honestly, I find incredibly refreshing.
Welcome to her world.
**As I said, it IS graphic. It’s gritty & nasty in a cool, awesome kinda way. Watch at your own risk. **
Did you notice the “To Be Continued”?
Oh boy….
Gaga was interviewed by Ryan Seacrest shortly after the video premiered. For the interview, and Gaga herself explaining the “meaning” to the video, click here.
The wait is almost over… Lady Gaga’s highly anticipated music video, “Telephone” will officially debut on E! News this Thursday night at 11:30PM (EST) Then, it will be available on www.ryanseacrest.com at the stroke of Midnight.
Check out what Ryan Seacrest had to say:
It’s official folks! Lady Gaga’s highly-anticipated new video for “Telephone” featuring Beyonce will make its worldwide debut exclusively on E! News Thursday, March 11 at 11:30PM ET/PT. We will post the video here on ryanseacrest.com shortly after 12:00AM ET (MIDNIGHT) for repeated online consumption by all you little monsters.
“What I like about it is it’s a real true pop event,” Lady Gaga said about the “Telephone” video in a February interview Ryan. “When I was younger I was always excited when there was a big giant event happening in pop music and that’s what I wanted this to be.”
After the video premieres on E! News, Gaga will dissect the inspiration behind “Telephone” and explain how she has been able to out-do herself yet again exclusively to Ryan Seacrest.Gritty, erotic and wildly fierce, this nine-minute, visually stunning, cinematic masterpiece features the inimitable Beyoncé and is helmed by famed music video director Jonas Akerlund. Rich with Gaga’s unique dance stylings, iconic costume design and unworldly hair and make-up, this is far from your typical music video.
Lady Gaga has said the “Telephone” video will be a continuation of her poignant “Paparazzi” video, so to refresh your memory for Thursday, we invite you to re-watch “Paparazzi” below!
In the meantime, check out these NEW, awesome stills from the video!!
Well, there you have it! Are you excited? I know I am… who knows how crazy it’ll be! That’s why I LOVE it!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
6:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Renaissance Hotel at North Hills
4100 Main at North Hills Street
Raleigh, NC 27609
There is no place like North Carolina, and this year we have it covered, from the blue ridge mountains to the outer banks. ACC Basketball, food, golf, beaches, art and more come together to make fun, with a flair that is only North Carolina.
We are excited to present a celebration of North Carolina as the theme for our annual gala. As a local Red Cross unit, the Triangle Area Chapter recognizes the unique beauty of our state, and the sense of community that comes with it. It is because of your commitment to supporting our mission, that the Red Cross is able to provide disaster relief to more than 300 Triangle families every year.
Join us at the Renaissance Hotel at North Hills for Carolina Nights, our 19th Annual Gala and once a year premier event.
Music will be provided by North Tower. www.northtowerband.com
For information on sponsorship opportunities, tickets & donations
Contact:
Lesley Ireland
IrelandL@TriangleARC.org
919-861-1660
♦ 2010 Auction Preview ♦
Silent Auction items include North Carolina getaways, unique Triangle dining experiences,
goods from North Carolina Artisans, sporting event Tickets, Duke, UNC and NCSU memorabilia, show tickets, and more!
CLICK HERE for a listing of auction items to date
Champagne & Jewelry Raffle Winner will choose one of three fabulous prizes!
Sponsored by
Jolly’s Jewelers, North Hills
Thank You To Our Sponsors!
Silver Sponsors
Southern Garden, Inc.
The Steel Network
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton
Bronze Sponsors
Ninalita Trucking
Enright Financial
CISCO Systems
WakeMed
The Hamlin Companies
Golden Corral
Kilpatrick Stockton
Capitol Broadcasting
Ruby Sponsors
State Employees Association of NC
Coastal Federal Credit Union
Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
ASCOM
Williams Mullen
Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers
Print Sponsor
Celito Communications
Contest Sponsors
CISCO Systems
Golden Corral
It’s that time again, you know… where people bash what the celebs are wearing, or you’re red with envy because you actually like what they’re wearing. Tonight, I must say, I actually liked most of what I saw. Now, I can’t give you my full “report” as I didn’t catch the entire red carpet and as of this posting, I haven’t yet seen the actual show. Hubs and I went to see ‘Alice In Wonderland’ in IMAX 3D. (More on that later) However, even with not getting the entire presentation, I feel I can still give my “report”. 
First, please know that most, if not all of what you see on the celebs are designs that you will never, ever see on the everyday common folk. Meaning, that these dresses/gowns are not meant to be ordinary. They are not meant to be worn by more than one person. In fact, 95% of these dresses are NEVER duplicated and will NEVER be sold. So, with that said, these dresses are statements, art if you will. Yes, you’ll judge them; I’ll judge them. But, know this… they are NOT supposed to be dresses you would find at your neighborhood mall. Think outside the box shall we?
Moving on…
I want to share a story with you. This story is regarding my involvement with my local chapter’s Red Cross Ball and how Chris Daughtry fits into all of this.
So, we’ll need to go back a few months…
It was before Christmas that I, and a few others, met for a brainstorming session to discuss plans for our 19th Annual Red Cross Ball, “Carolina Nights”, that was planned for Saturday, March 13th 2010. In this planning session we all gathered ideas and discussed plans on how we could make this years event, and its silent and live auctions, the best yet. We also talked about how we could reach out to the younger demographic and encourage the younger folks to becoming more involved in their communities, and ideally the Red Cross. While trying to think of some ideas of how we could do just that, and considering our theme was “Carolina Nights”, I immediately thought of Chris Daughtry. Why? Well, for one he’s from North Carolina, living just outside of Greensboro. Two, he’s insanely talented and is the lead singer of the band, Daughtry, that has sold millions and millions of albums worldwide. Three, he’s young himself and attracts a legion of young (and older) fans wherever he performs. The wheels were turning…
Now, I knew I would probably not be able to get him to actually perform or even make an appearance, so I didn’t even attempt that, but I did think about some other ideas on how we could have his presence there, without actually having him there. I immediately thought about having a guitar autographed by him featured in either our live or silent auction. Genius! Knowing this would be huge in benefitting our chapter and knowing how popular this particular item would be, I had to think of where to start. Who would I ask? How would I ask?
I first thought of calling his management team at 19 Entertainment. Good thought! After only being transferred twice, I reached a wonderful, very helpful lady who listened very attentively to my request and offered to submit my request to Gibson. Wow! Gibson? We exchanged information and I submitted my official request to Gibson to have them donate a guitar. This guitar would then be sent to Chris (by 19 Entertainment) for his autograph. It all sounded like music to my ears and I was through the moon excited about it. Who knew my brave, ambitious idea would actually pan out?
Sadly, I received an email from 19 Entertainment stating that they hadn’t yet received approval from Gibson and with the event date nearing, they wanted to let me know that they didn’t think it would work out after all. Bummer. My phone call to 19 was only about 3.5 weeks prior to the event itself and Gibson traditionally requires more than 4 weeks, at least.
At this point I didn’t know what to do. I understood why It was a no-go with 19, but I still felt like I had to deliver. I felt like I had to still try to achieve this idea, the idea that I knew in my heart-of-hearts would be huge for our chapter. I did the only thing I could think of. I relied on Twitter.
I love Twitter. I really do. I’m not on as much as I used to be, but I still love it. I follow some really great people, with one of those people being @MrsDaughtry. Yes, Chris Daughtry’s wife. The lovely, funny, and very endearing Deanna Daughtry. I figured why not send her a message via Twitter and see if she responds. Well, I did and she did! I sent her a (long) message explaining my situation. I explained everything, from the initial idea to the call to 19 to the disappointing let down. I then asked her if there was anything, anything at all that she could do to help me turn this into reality. It was a message I honestly didn’t think would even get read, much less responded to! But she did, and she really, really came through for me.
She responded to me in a private message stating that she could and would help me in obtaining an autograph from Chris, and instructed me on how we could best accomplish this. I made arrangements to receive a great, heavily discounted guitar from Sam Ash Music Center (Thanks to the Manager Tommy!) here in Raleigh. Check out the pre-autographed guitar pictured to the right!
In Deanna’s message, she stated that we would have to act fast as Chris was soon going to be on the road again. Last weekend, my husband and I took a little road trip. I had made arrangements to meet Deanna’s personal assistant to give her the guitar for Chris to sign. We exchanged contact information and that was that. The very next day, Monday, I had something very exciting in my hands. I had a guitar autographed by Chris Daughtry! Ok, now understand this… I was sick on Monday, had been in fact the whole weekend and even missed work due to being sick. I felt miserable. I received a call from Deanna’s assistant saying that she was willing to drive all the way to my home to personally deliver the guitar. Wow. She went over and beyond, and I am forever thankful to her for this. That’s another reason why this story is so special to me. She called me to tell me she was on her way. I had to throw on something decent! I was lying on the couch in PJ’s for petes sake! About an hour and a half later she arrived with the guitar. I gleefully accepted the guitar back from her and thanked her immensely for driving it to me. She had children with her and I looked to them and said, “I bet you guys love your Mom’s job, getting to work around Chris Daughtry and all…, huh?!” The PA looks at me and says, “They’re his kids!” Oh my! I got to meet his kids! They were so nice and polite, and even helped the PA email some pictures of Chris from her iPhone to mine. I said my thank-yous once more and off they went. Wow. What an experience. I had the guitar back now, only this time the guitar was signed by none other than Chris Daughtry. I couldn’t have been any more happy, thrilled, and appreciative than I was right at that moment.
I immediately went to the PC to check my email for the pictures she sent me. Simply incredible. Check them out!
This experience has come full circle for me. It started off as an idea and then quickly morphed into action. I was given hope, then let down, then had hope again. I’ll never forget this story and I’ll certainly never forget Mrs. Daughtry. She didn’t have to respond to me. She could have taken a blind eye. But she did read my message and was most gracious to me. No, I never met Chris personally, but was told more than once that he knew exactly what this was for and was more than happy to do it. You may have noticed that Chris is in his sweatpants in the pictures above. Good for him! He was on break from the road and deserved to kick back! I think that’s what makes these pictures even more special; the fact that they were taken in his home and in the comfort of his lounging clothes. He even tweeted about he’d love to wear sweats on stage! I love it. 
I owe so many thanks to Chris Daughtry, his wife Deanna, and their amazing assistants! They ALL made what I thought was next to impossible, possible. I’ll never forget this story.
I’m very much looking forward to the Ball taking place next weekend, and I have no doubt at all that this guitar will be a conversation piece for many, and in return do great things for our chapter.
I hope you enjoyed reading my story as much as I enjoyed telling it.
Some of you may know my involvement with the American Red Cross, some may not. I serve on the Board of Directors of the Triangle Chapter of the American Red Cross. The Triangle Chapter consists of the following cities: Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and Chapel Hill, just to name a few. I wanted to take a minute and let you know exactly what the Red Cross has done thus far with regard to the relief effort in Haiti. The effort is most certainly ongoing, and will be for quite some time.The Red Cross was the first disaster relief organization on the ground and I can promise you, it will be the last to leave.
The Red Cross has helped more than 1.3 million people since the January 12th earthquake, and we will continue to aid hundreds of thousands more in Haiti in the months ahead until the last donated dollar is spent.
Due to the many complexities of this disaster – and the extraordinary needs of the Haitian people – the emergency relief phase could last up to 12 months. However, the first steps of recovery work will begin soon. The American Red Cross has had a permanent presence in Haiti, and we expect to be involved in recovery efforts for years to come.
The needs in Haiti are immense, and no single organization can help Haiti recover. Haiti was already one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, and it is clear that what took minutes to destroy will take many years and the collective support from governments and relief agencies around the world to repair.. We will work closely with other organizations to collaborate on and support long-term recovery projects.
- Food & Relief Supplies:
o Volunteers from around the world, including those from the American Red Cross, are actively distributing food and other supplies, like tarps, rope, hygiene kits, water containers and cooking items. So far, at least 1.3 million people have received these basic, yet life-sustaining items.
o Distributions continue regularly throughout urban settlements and in surrounding areas reaching approximately 12,000 people each day.
- Water & Sanitation:
o The Red Cross has delivered more than 25 million liters of safe drinking water in 110 different settlements since the earthquake. That translates to approximately 1.25 million liters per day – enough for 320,000 people.
o To address sanitation needs and prevent the spread of disease, the Red Cross and its partners have collectively set up 2,600 latrines to date.
- Health:
o More than 25,000 people or between 1,000 – 1,300 patients a day have been treated by Red Cross health care facilities and mobile teams.
o In partnership with the Haitian government and UN agencies, the Red Cross is helping to promote a vaccination campaign in Haiti to protect children under the age of 6 against measles and other infectious diseases. So far, nearly 27,000 children have been vaccinated. The first phase of the campaign will continue into March and aims to reach 250,000 children.
- Restoring Family Links:
o The Red Cross has the unique responsibility and expertise to help reconnect separated families in Haiti.
o Caseworkers are helping people register at the official family linking Web site, place phone calls to loved ones abroad and find family members scattered throughout different settlements in Port-au-Prince. So far, nearly 33,000 people have been assisted in this way.
o The American Red Cross is also supporting Haitian-Americans and others living in the United States who are looking for immediate relatives in Haiti.
All humanitarian organizations, including the Red Cross, are racing against the clock to provide waterproof shelter to everyone who needs it before the rainy season begins in April. While this will likely take longer than we’d like, the Red Cross is already finding temporary solutions to support the Haitian government and address this complex situation.
The American Red Cross has spent or allocated $80 million of the approximately $306 million donated (as of 5 p.m. 02/23/10) to meet the most urgent needs of Haiti’s earthquake survivors.
To meet immediate needs, 69 percent of the funds spent or allocated by the American Red Cross have been for food and water; 20 percent for shelter; and 11 percent for health and family services.
This is just a quick snapshot of the latest update from within the Red Cross. For more information, and to see how you can make a donation to the ongoing Haiti Relief effort, please go to www.trianglearc.org\haiti.
With our continued help, Haiti can recover. Please do what you can.
Thank you.
OK, Now I know this isn’t earth shattering news or anything, but I just had to share… for those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter.
With all the PR surrounding Rob Pattinson and his upcoming movie, Remember Me, I felt I just HAD to pay a little homage to him, and give a little eye candy to others in the process! **Try not to lick the screen**
FYI: I have no problem with you using this lickable background; however, please do the right thing & credit me for it!
You may remember these pics, or at least 4 out of the 5. They’re from the recent Details magazine shoot. Click HERE for MORE pictures from this amazing shoot! The other picture (center middle) is from last years’ GQ shoot. (One of my ALL TIME FAVS!) For more on that awesome shoot, click HERE!
Don’t forget ‘Remember Me’ hits theaters on Friday, March 12th! BE THERE!
KEY DATES!
- Today Show – March 1, 2010
- Remember Me Premiere in NYC – March 1, 2010
- Rob Cover of Details Magazine (March)
- Rob Vogue Magazine (March Inside Story on Remember Me)
- Jimmy Fallon – March 1, 2010
- The View – March 2, 2010
- Remember Me Release Date – March 12, 2010
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon – (US) DVD Release Date March 20, 2010
- Eclipse US Release Date – June 30, 2010
Can you handle it? Me? Barely….
Not since Michael Jackson’s heyday have I been so excited to see a music video. I LOVE GaGa’s videos – they’re like watching a Cirque Du Soleil show!
“Telephone“, which features Beyonce, is directed by Jonas Akerlund and supposedly picks up where the storyline of “Paparazzi” video left off. It’s suggested that the video will follow GaGa when she is put behind the bars and rescued by Beyonce. Exciting! Here are three stills from the video:
According to some sources, “Telephone” should premiere around the first week in March! Can’t wait!
I must have been living under a rock, because I had NO idea that GaGa had already collaborated with Beyonce last year with the music video “Video Phone” off Beyonce’s album ‘I Am Sasha Fierce‘. I gotta say though, I’m not too crazy about the song. I’ve always been a 50% fan of Beyonce. Meaning, that I like her 1/2 of the time. She seems like a great person, but I’m just not a big fan. I will say however, that I think the director should have been a little more careful of exactly what was being filmed as I don’t think Beyonce really wanted that shown in her video. I’m not going to say exactly what I’m referring to or where it is in the video – If you have a sharp eye like me, you’ll figure it out.
Nonetheless, this video DOES get me excited about “Telephone“!
