Adam and I had a George Clooney lovefest today. It all started because of a story in which he said that in some of his relationships he said he was lonely. Well, we, and we include superstar in Japan Brien Travis, would've happily been there for him. You truly need to hear our conversation. We assume that Clooney sparkles like the vampires in Twilight. We figure that on some days his shower just shrugs and says, "George, you're good." Do go to Hear Jane at www.thejaneellen.com.
Sadly, drummer Phil Collins can drum no more, for the time being anyway. He had surgery in April for a dislocated vertebra in his neck and now he has no feeling in his fingers. However, he does still write music and sing. In 2010 he is planning a CD of 30 remakes of Motown songs that he hopes sound just like the originals. Thing is, if it sounds just like the original, why do it in the first place?
Whitney Houston had a wardrobe malfunction when she performed on the X-Factor. Wonder who caught it after she finished? No skin showed, but it had to be annoying. Because if it's one thing want to happen when you're performing, you want your clothes to stay on.
Anyway. I got to spend almost two and a half hours waiting in a doctor's office today. Delightful. Thank goodness I got to text the time away. But I did have other things to get on with. Like the rest of my life.
My beloved webmaster's computer has an evil virus and it looks like his entire hard drive is going to have to be wiped clean. That is why there are no new updates this week. Oh, we did them, they just won't load. And that's irritating for all of us.
10.19.2009
The Jane Ellen Experience Podcast Summary #159 Mon 10.19.09
Go Dog Go is better than Where the Wild Things Are? And that is where Jim and I part ways. Those books do not even compare. He thought Wild Things, the book, was just weird. Ah, what does he know? The movie brought in over $32 million this past weekend. Law Abiding Citizen made over $21 million.
This is the week that IFC is air one hour dealies about the Monty Python TV series. A little bit of brilliance. Jim is not that into British comedy. Really, he finds so few things funny. Saying "the larch" should make a person laugh. Well, it should. Doesn't work on him.
Maksim is back on DWTS because Derek Hough has a fever of 104. It's not boogie fever however. Seems to have the flu. Mark Ballas may be coming down with it too. Not so good.
You really should hear our discussion about Humpty Dumpty. The BBC has changed the ending because they say kids are horrified that he can't be put back together again so the ending is he was made happy again. Well, wasn't he an egg? That's the basis for the discussion. Go to www.thejaneellen.com and choose Hear Jane. Now, when I tell nursery rhymes or fairy tales, my versions are embellished. Worth listening to.
This is the week that IFC is air one hour dealies about the Monty Python TV series. A little bit of brilliance. Jim is not that into British comedy. Really, he finds so few things funny. Saying "the larch" should make a person laugh. Well, it should. Doesn't work on him.
Maksim is back on DWTS because Derek Hough has a fever of 104. It's not boogie fever however. Seems to have the flu. Mark Ballas may be coming down with it too. Not so good.
You really should hear our discussion about Humpty Dumpty. The BBC has changed the ending because they say kids are horrified that he can't be put back together again so the ending is he was made happy again. Well, wasn't he an egg? That's the basis for the discussion. Go to www.thejaneellen.com and choose Hear Jane. Now, when I tell nursery rhymes or fairy tales, my versions are embellished. Worth listening to.
10.16.2009
The Jane Ellen Experience Podcast #158 Fri 10.16.09
Meghan McCain has shown Nathan Stoops and I the way. Clearly, if we want thousands and thousands of followers, we need to take more interesting photos. Meghan has removed the one she recently posted because of all the flak she received. It's her holding an Andy Warhol bio and her bodacious ta-tas that reach just about under her chin. Some people felt it was NSFW (not safe for work). We felt it was safe enough. But Nathan and I have some photos that we need to take. Of each other. Chris Cagle is playing in Chicago tonight so I suggested to Nathan that he get a famous Chicago pizza a hold it in front of his nude body. That would generate some buzz on Twitter.
Garth Brooks has come out of retirement. He'll be playing at the Wynn Resort in Vegas for just the weekends doing acoustic concerts. Then a private jet will fly him home so he can take his kids to school. He'll work just 15 weeks a year for five years. He said, "We're going to take the retirement roof off over our head, and I already feel taller." I love it when he speaks plural or third person.
Taylor Swift is hosting Saturday Night Live on November 7. Can you smell the Kanye jokes?
Nathan and the the rest of the guys will be playing on Halloween night so after I walked the road of deciding how good he would look as a woman, I decided he needed to be Dread Pirate Roberts from The Princess Bride. It would be an easy costume to come up with and he so looks like Cary Elwes when he pulls his hair back. So doable. Decision made.
Movies out this weekend are Where the Wild Things Are. I loved the Maurice Sendak book and the trailers actually look like the book. It's a mix of puppeteering, CGI and live action. Spike Jones is the director and it's PG Family. Law Abiding Citizen is R with Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx. Jamie Foxx is the DA and Gerard Butler is the criminal in jail out for revenge. And The Stepfather is a remake. And it's a PG Horror film, which is unusual. A kid thinks his mom's boyfriend isn't what he seems.
This is the last weekend you can vote for this show for the Podcast Awards. The details are the the main page at www.thejaneellen.com. Please do so. And this weekend we will announce the first winner of the Manhattan Salon giveaway. Register on the main page as well. Brien Travis's Tales of Lazy Wednesdays continues to sell and sell in Japan. Let's try buying it in the U.S. now. You can get in on iTunes and Amazon. It's under $10 so what are you waiting for? Have a great weekend.
Garth Brooks has come out of retirement. He'll be playing at the Wynn Resort in Vegas for just the weekends doing acoustic concerts. Then a private jet will fly him home so he can take his kids to school. He'll work just 15 weeks a year for five years. He said, "We're going to take the retirement roof off over our head, and I already feel taller." I love it when he speaks plural or third person.
Taylor Swift is hosting Saturday Night Live on November 7. Can you smell the Kanye jokes?
Nathan and the the rest of the guys will be playing on Halloween night so after I walked the road of deciding how good he would look as a woman, I decided he needed to be Dread Pirate Roberts from The Princess Bride. It would be an easy costume to come up with and he so looks like Cary Elwes when he pulls his hair back. So doable. Decision made.
Movies out this weekend are Where the Wild Things Are. I loved the Maurice Sendak book and the trailers actually look like the book. It's a mix of puppeteering, CGI and live action. Spike Jones is the director and it's PG Family. Law Abiding Citizen is R with Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx. Jamie Foxx is the DA and Gerard Butler is the criminal in jail out for revenge. And The Stepfather is a remake. And it's a PG Horror film, which is unusual. A kid thinks his mom's boyfriend isn't what he seems.
This is the last weekend you can vote for this show for the Podcast Awards. The details are the the main page at www.thejaneellen.com. Please do so. And this weekend we will announce the first winner of the Manhattan Salon giveaway. Register on the main page as well. Brien Travis's Tales of Lazy Wednesdays continues to sell and sell in Japan. Let's try buying it in the U.S. now. You can get in on iTunes and Amazon. It's under $10 so what are you waiting for? Have a great weekend.
10.15.2009
The Jane Ellen Experience Podcast #157 Thu 10.15.09
Ah, if only we had done a videocast today. Adam and I were a visual treat as we acted out scenes from Fellowship. "You. Shall Not. Paaaaaaass!" You see, if all goes according to plan. Brien Travis will see Lord of the Rings for the very first time today. Adam is sad he will not get to be a part of this initiation. I just hope he finds something to love about it. I really don't want it to damage our relationship. It's just THAT important to me. Sure, I have friends who married people who didn't love the same movies they do. Wow, that's just so hard to imagine.
George Clooney says he'd rather have a prostate exam than get on Facebook. But he loves my podcast. Too busy he's been squiring around this attractive brunette. What he needs is a classic blonde. You know, I have a Clooney Clause in my marriage. It's all a go when it comes to George. He and Jim are the same age. I can just swap them out. No problem. For real.
Have been talking to some people who enjoy jogging. You know how they get a runner's high? Well Adam experiences a coucher's high. I can see that.
A pet shop owner will not get fined in Virginia for tossing out 200 dead rats. How do you get 200 dead rats all at once. Adam explained that the first rule of Rat Fight Club is don't talk about Rat Fight Club.
Seems in Mexico the rich cuss more than the poor and they cuss about 20 times a day. Saying Ay Caramba! is the equivalent of saying Gosh! Just so you'll know.
We had a big time with Adam's Megan Fox photo shoot, The Extruder movie and more. You have to hear it to believe it. Click on Hear Jane at www.thejaneellen.com.
George Clooney says he'd rather have a prostate exam than get on Facebook. But he loves my podcast. Too busy he's been squiring around this attractive brunette. What he needs is a classic blonde. You know, I have a Clooney Clause in my marriage. It's all a go when it comes to George. He and Jim are the same age. I can just swap them out. No problem. For real.
Have been talking to some people who enjoy jogging. You know how they get a runner's high? Well Adam experiences a coucher's high. I can see that.
A pet shop owner will not get fined in Virginia for tossing out 200 dead rats. How do you get 200 dead rats all at once. Adam explained that the first rule of Rat Fight Club is don't talk about Rat Fight Club.
Seems in Mexico the rich cuss more than the poor and they cuss about 20 times a day. Saying Ay Caramba! is the equivalent of saying Gosh! Just so you'll know.
We had a big time with Adam's Megan Fox photo shoot, The Extruder movie and more. You have to hear it to believe it. Click on Hear Jane at www.thejaneellen.com.
10.14.2009
The Jane Ellen Experience Podcast Summary #156 Wed 10.14.09
Ultimate fighting champ Chuck Liddell and Anna T are the latest to be cut from DWTS.
If you have committed bank fraud and are living it up in Cancun, perhaps you should not add a friend who is a former justice department official. And perhaps you should not post how you are having such a grand time on all that stolen money. Maxi Sopo will be extradited back to the US now.
Taylor Swift and Michael Jackson are up for five American Music Awards. Here's the deal, Michael's award nominations are for the album Number Ones. Which came out in 2003. Here's the deal again. Part of the AMA nomination process reflects sales and it's booming. So that would make it valid. On the up side, Kanye won't be interrupting him should he win.
Adam and I came up with what I think is a brilliant idea. During sweeps week, Kanye could just walk onto shows and make remarks. Or perhaps just movies on TNT or something. You know, throw him in digitally. That could prove to be hilarious.
Adam has had quite the time trying to explain Superman and Star Wars A New Hope to his 15 year old cousin. CGI and cell phones. Yeah, mid to late 70's things were different.
Thursday looks like Brien will be watching Lord of the Rings with me. You see I watched Nights in Rodanthe for him. Now Adam and I love LOTR. If Brien can't fake or feign mild interest, it could tarnish our relationship. I can't imagine him not loving it. I don't want to live in a world like that.
Ralph Lauren has fired 5'10" 120 lb. Filippa, that size 4 model that they digitally downsized, for being too fat. Wow. That's harsh.
And do hear our take on the deer attack. The good news is, the kids are alright. Go to www.thejaneellen.com Hear Jane.
If you have committed bank fraud and are living it up in Cancun, perhaps you should not add a friend who is a former justice department official. And perhaps you should not post how you are having such a grand time on all that stolen money. Maxi Sopo will be extradited back to the US now.
Taylor Swift and Michael Jackson are up for five American Music Awards. Here's the deal, Michael's award nominations are for the album Number Ones. Which came out in 2003. Here's the deal again. Part of the AMA nomination process reflects sales and it's booming. So that would make it valid. On the up side, Kanye won't be interrupting him should he win.
Adam and I came up with what I think is a brilliant idea. During sweeps week, Kanye could just walk onto shows and make remarks. Or perhaps just movies on TNT or something. You know, throw him in digitally. That could prove to be hilarious.
Adam has had quite the time trying to explain Superman and Star Wars A New Hope to his 15 year old cousin. CGI and cell phones. Yeah, mid to late 70's things were different.
Thursday looks like Brien will be watching Lord of the Rings with me. You see I watched Nights in Rodanthe for him. Now Adam and I love LOTR. If Brien can't fake or feign mild interest, it could tarnish our relationship. I can't imagine him not loving it. I don't want to live in a world like that.
Ralph Lauren has fired 5'10" 120 lb. Filippa, that size 4 model that they digitally downsized, for being too fat. Wow. That's harsh.
And do hear our take on the deer attack. The good news is, the kids are alright. Go to www.thejaneellen.com Hear Jane.
10.13.2009
The One About Hillbilly Bone
Sometimes I get lucky. I don't ever expect anything. That way I'm not disappointed. But when I was called in to audition for a country music video specifically casting people who looked rich and snooty, well, even my mom thought I had it in the bag. Let me just say I am far, far from rich. Although I do have rich tastes. As a matter of fact, I have a special talent of being able to pick out the most expensive item in a store without even seeing the price. It's a gift.
It has been said that I look a bit stand-offish. It is purely unintentional. It's simply my generic facial expression. And it is often translated as, well, snooty. Trust me, I put in a lot of effort to really work the warm. I'm fighting the DNA that arranged my face in such a way that says keep your distance, bow to me, whatever signal it's sending. I'm really a very pleasant person. That being said, I had a feeling that I could pull off this audition.
The video treatment asked for us to look rich. Last Christmas, my sister Patty had graciously gifted me with a glorious faux fur coat. What says rich more than a fur? I've got killer high quality costume jewelry. Honestly, nothing is real about except my teeth. And I dolled up in velvet, wool, and fur, my longest fake eyelashes, drove to Nashville to audition.
I was just coming off of an audition where my looks had not worked for me. Everyone in the room had long, straight hair and tattoos. Except me. Needless to say, I did not get the job. This time, as I said, I got lucky. Real lucky. And that's how I came to be cast in Hillbilly Bone. It's the new song by Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins. You can hear it now at http://www.blakeshelton.com/. They will be posting photos from the set. We shot it at the Stockyard Restaurant in Nashville.
The video is directed by the prolific and hilarious Roman White who has done many a great video such as Jesus Take the Wheel, Small Town Southern Man, The More I Drink, and Fifteen, and I could fill this entire blog just naming his work.
So, what's it like to shoot a video? Much as you hear actors speak of it on talk shows, it's a lot of sitting around. For real. You do a lot of the same scenes from different angles. By the way, camera guy. Hot. Luckily, I spent the majority of my time with some great people, Vicky, Nicole, Joe, Hailey, Cassie, and Nathan. Nathan Stoops has become a regular on my podcast. He is the fiddle player for Chris Cagle and is as funny and talented as he is attractive. He was the first person I met at 6am and it was love at first sight for the both of us. Twisted minds can sense each other from across a crowded room. Nathan was cast as the snooty violin player.
Cassie Piersol-Chapman is too cute for her own good and is one of the diners. Thank God she wasn't put at my table because that would make me look bad. I can say that Cassie, Nathan, and I are all part of the DAN Agency talent pool and would love to make someone else's video, ad, or commercial look fantastic. Yes, that is a hint. Take it and run with it.
So, as to what we did for the video. We are told where to sit and how to act and react. Then we do it a few times. More of this, less of that. I smack Blake Shelton on the butt. I take a guy's clothes off. Just his jacket and vest. Calm down. Who knows what will or will not make it to the final edit. But we will all know November 3. That's when it will premiere. No doubt it will be on CMT and GAC and on Blake's website, and mine if I have any say about it. Like I said. Sometimes, I get lucky.
It has been said that I look a bit stand-offish. It is purely unintentional. It's simply my generic facial expression. And it is often translated as, well, snooty. Trust me, I put in a lot of effort to really work the warm. I'm fighting the DNA that arranged my face in such a way that says keep your distance, bow to me, whatever signal it's sending. I'm really a very pleasant person. That being said, I had a feeling that I could pull off this audition.
The video treatment asked for us to look rich. Last Christmas, my sister Patty had graciously gifted me with a glorious faux fur coat. What says rich more than a fur? I've got killer high quality costume jewelry. Honestly, nothing is real about except my teeth. And I dolled up in velvet, wool, and fur, my longest fake eyelashes, drove to Nashville to audition.
I was just coming off of an audition where my looks had not worked for me. Everyone in the room had long, straight hair and tattoos. Except me. Needless to say, I did not get the job. This time, as I said, I got lucky. Real lucky. And that's how I came to be cast in Hillbilly Bone. It's the new song by Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins. You can hear it now at http://www.blakeshelton.com/. They will be posting photos from the set. We shot it at the Stockyard Restaurant in Nashville.
The video is directed by the prolific and hilarious Roman White who has done many a great video such as Jesus Take the Wheel, Small Town Southern Man, The More I Drink, and Fifteen, and I could fill this entire blog just naming his work.
So, what's it like to shoot a video? Much as you hear actors speak of it on talk shows, it's a lot of sitting around. For real. You do a lot of the same scenes from different angles. By the way, camera guy. Hot. Luckily, I spent the majority of my time with some great people, Vicky, Nicole, Joe, Hailey, Cassie, and Nathan. Nathan Stoops has become a regular on my podcast. He is the fiddle player for Chris Cagle and is as funny and talented as he is attractive. He was the first person I met at 6am and it was love at first sight for the both of us. Twisted minds can sense each other from across a crowded room. Nathan was cast as the snooty violin player.
Cassie Piersol-Chapman is too cute for her own good and is one of the diners. Thank God she wasn't put at my table because that would make me look bad. I can say that Cassie, Nathan, and I are all part of the DAN Agency talent pool and would love to make someone else's video, ad, or commercial look fantastic. Yes, that is a hint. Take it and run with it.
So, as to what we did for the video. We are told where to sit and how to act and react. Then we do it a few times. More of this, less of that. I smack Blake Shelton on the butt. I take a guy's clothes off. Just his jacket and vest. Calm down. Who knows what will or will not make it to the final edit. But we will all know November 3. That's when it will premiere. No doubt it will be on CMT and GAC and on Blake's website, and mine if I have any say about it. Like I said. Sometimes, I get lucky.
The Jane Ellen Experience Podcast Summary #155 Tue 10.13.09
Adam Cravens and I had a juicy old time today. We had a disgusting Facebook story. A Karl Lagerfeld disses curvy chicks. Washing your mouth out with soap. Avery Brooks as Hawk on Spenser for Hire. And Elvis Presley's hair. And what not to do as a newlywood. All on today's show. And you need to hear Nathan's new song www.myspace.com/nathanstoopsmusic. So listen to today's show at Hear Jane www.thejaneellen.com.
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