American Idol contestant Constantine Maroulis did not win a Tony Award last night. But hey, he was up for one. Best Musical went to Billy Elliot, Best Revival went to Hair (also a musical I might add). Angela Lansbury won for Blithe Spirit (I've seen the movie, loved it), and many, many years ago saw a British production on TV of the hysterical The Norman Conquests. Well that won a Tony for Best Revival of a Play. Man, you've got to find that on DVD. Or rather, I've got to. I recall it being insanely funny. Or at least one scene was. And that was enough to sustain me.
Kirsten Dunst has signed to do Spider-Man 4. And the other Speidi story continues, that would be Spencer and Heidi. They say it was nothing short of torture regarding their Help I'm a Celebrity experience. Something about three days without food or water in isolation. The producers say it was 14 hours. Heidi's in the hospital and she thought she was going to die. Huge spiders dropping on her in the dark. Drama, drama, drama. Yet, was there a breach of contract?
Up won the weekend box office, followed by The Hangover and in third with a mere $19.5 million Land of the Lost. I suspect a sequel will not be forthcoming. I also suspect that Sci-Fi's well-meaning marathon of said TV show did not help.
Have you noticed the many new features on the website? Do look. There is now Eda's Hollywood Vine with the latest celebrity news. And gardening tips with Jay Frankenfield from Burgess Falls Nursery. I've posted the new Recipe of the Week and it's my latest creation, Wang Chung Ribs. They're very easy to make, done in the slow cooker, with a bit of an Asian flava.
Jim and I also discuss crop circles on the podcast. He does not seem to think that aliens are doing them. And he is slightly bitter over not being around for another new creation--I was in a cooking frenzy Sunday--French Fries with butter and more. I give the entire recipe on the podcast. I just haven't thought what to name it yet. I don't think Harden Your Arteries Fries is the way to go. Listen and learn. Go to http://www.thejaneellen.com/ and click on Hear Jane.
6.05.2009
The Jane Ellen Experience Podcast Summary #62 Fri 06.05.09
Ralph's Donuts makes an addictive circle of beauty round these parts. A chocolate deviled food cake with frosting, not that glazed business, but actual frosting. Almost more brownie than donut. And it was with the glorification of the donut that Jim and I began the podcast as it is National Donut Day. Homer Simpson no doubt has the day off from work to dine at Lard Boy.
Should you be traveling to Collinsville, Illinois this weekend, I know why you're going. It's for the Horseradish Festival. Neither made from radish nor horse, but from the mustard family, Collinsville is the Horseradish Capital of the World. Well, I guess every place has to be the capital of something.
Have you seen the photo of our President next to the ancient drawing of Kar in Egypt? Hilarious. Even he thought they looked alike.
We got more feedback from our female listeners regarding seeing men naked and, to clarify, for the most part, they only want to see them from behind. And shirt off doesn't count as naked.
I have subjected myself to the Sci-Fi marathon of Land of the Lost. I looked it up. Only 43 TV shows were made. Jim pointed out that's 42 too many. Man that show was bad. But I didn't remember it was that bad. However, Sci-Fi is playing it because of the theatrical release today starring Will Ferrell and Anna Friel from the It Never Should've Been Cancelled TV show Pushing Daisies. It's rated PG 13.
All four new films out today are comedies. Allegedly. The Hangover is rated R with Ed Helms and Heather Graham. These guys have a bachelor party in Vegas. They misplace the groom and have to find him and get him to his bride in a timely fashion. Away We Go is rated R with Maya Rudolph, Toni Collette and john Krasinski. It's about a slacker couple having a baby. Comedy ensues. One hopes. And Stella Got Her Groove Back Greek Style with Nia Vardalos and Richard Dreyfuss in the PG 13 My Life in Ruins. See, her life is in ruins and she's in the ruins of Greece as a tour guide. Get it?
Then Jim went on to make disparaging remarks about my hair and my cooking. If you would like to know just where I told him to put it listen to today's show at www.thejaneellen.com. The new summer makeover has begun on the website. Including the photo of the dress that half my people love and the other half absolutely hate. OK, it's not just the dress, I'm in the dress. And it's on the main page. More changes coming to the site this weekend too. Have a great one.
Should you be traveling to Collinsville, Illinois this weekend, I know why you're going. It's for the Horseradish Festival. Neither made from radish nor horse, but from the mustard family, Collinsville is the Horseradish Capital of the World. Well, I guess every place has to be the capital of something.
Have you seen the photo of our President next to the ancient drawing of Kar in Egypt? Hilarious. Even he thought they looked alike.
We got more feedback from our female listeners regarding seeing men naked and, to clarify, for the most part, they only want to see them from behind. And shirt off doesn't count as naked.
I have subjected myself to the Sci-Fi marathon of Land of the Lost. I looked it up. Only 43 TV shows were made. Jim pointed out that's 42 too many. Man that show was bad. But I didn't remember it was that bad. However, Sci-Fi is playing it because of the theatrical release today starring Will Ferrell and Anna Friel from the It Never Should've Been Cancelled TV show Pushing Daisies. It's rated PG 13.
All four new films out today are comedies. Allegedly. The Hangover is rated R with Ed Helms and Heather Graham. These guys have a bachelor party in Vegas. They misplace the groom and have to find him and get him to his bride in a timely fashion. Away We Go is rated R with Maya Rudolph, Toni Collette and john Krasinski. It's about a slacker couple having a baby. Comedy ensues. One hopes. And Stella Got Her Groove Back Greek Style with Nia Vardalos and Richard Dreyfuss in the PG 13 My Life in Ruins. See, her life is in ruins and she's in the ruins of Greece as a tour guide. Get it?
Then Jim went on to make disparaging remarks about my hair and my cooking. If you would like to know just where I told him to put it listen to today's show at www.thejaneellen.com. The new summer makeover has begun on the website. Including the photo of the dress that half my people love and the other half absolutely hate. OK, it's not just the dress, I'm in the dress. And it's on the main page. More changes coming to the site this weekend too. Have a great one.
6.04.2009
The Jane Ellen Experience Podcast Summary #63 Thu 06.04.09
A twinjury. That's an injury received while using Twitter. Guy got hit while jogging and using his Blackberry. Smacked in the noggin and down he went. Sure he's been mocked by his friends. I can understand tweeting while on the treadmill. But while jogging outside? Jogging is hard work. That's why I don't do it. Thus, Britain's first twinjury has been reported.
Which led to a discussion of cell phone elbow. Doc, it hurts when I do that. So, don't do that. But it's a legit complaint. You hold your cell up to your ear so long and it messes with the nerves. We had a downright doctory sounding discussion with big long words and everything during today's podcast at http://www.thejaneellen.com/.
Have watched FM radio die for years. And yet, was shocked, I guess because I didn't expect it, to hear that R&R, the industry magazine Radio and Records, to cease publication. So pretty much Billboard is the only game in town. Huh.
We continued our discussion of when it is OK for straight men in America to hold hands. Some listeners shared their feelings on the matter.
If you have frog collections, you really need to send them Brien's way. He has a thing about frogs. And some woman in New South Wales, which is in Australia, is accusing her neighbors of killing her husband because their pond attracts frogs and she says the croaking of the frogs stressed her husband and killed him. Drama.
And who knew you could see penguin poop from space? Oh, it was an animal-centric show today. Much to digest. Not poop of course. Not into that kind of thing.
Am making experimenting with new recipes today. One for slow cooker beef ribs. The other for a frozen mocha pie. Will get back to you on the outcome.
Which led to a discussion of cell phone elbow. Doc, it hurts when I do that. So, don't do that. But it's a legit complaint. You hold your cell up to your ear so long and it messes with the nerves. We had a downright doctory sounding discussion with big long words and everything during today's podcast at http://www.thejaneellen.com/.
Have watched FM radio die for years. And yet, was shocked, I guess because I didn't expect it, to hear that R&R, the industry magazine Radio and Records, to cease publication. So pretty much Billboard is the only game in town. Huh.
We continued our discussion of when it is OK for straight men in America to hold hands. Some listeners shared their feelings on the matter.
If you have frog collections, you really need to send them Brien's way. He has a thing about frogs. And some woman in New South Wales, which is in Australia, is accusing her neighbors of killing her husband because their pond attracts frogs and she says the croaking of the frogs stressed her husband and killed him. Drama.
And who knew you could see penguin poop from space? Oh, it was an animal-centric show today. Much to digest. Not poop of course. Not into that kind of thing.
Am making experimenting with new recipes today. One for slow cooker beef ribs. The other for a frozen mocha pie. Will get back to you on the outcome.
6.03.2009
The Jane Ellen Experience Podcast Summary #62 Wed 06.03.09
Nick Fury is the name of Adam's member. Just something we learned on today's show. Had quite a discussion as to why many men feel the need to attribute names and women do not tend. Then we moved on to the latest Adam Lambert video of him holding hands with designer Drake Labry, who is totally hot by the way. I saw an E! report that said something along the lines, and I'm paraphrasing here, is this a coming out or just two guys on the town. So we discussed if hand holding was classic hetero-sexual male behavior. In America. I know in some European countries it is. And whether or not it is hetero behavior for women to do the same. Fascinating conversation at www.thejaneellen.com.
Why did my dogs only eat half of the Cheerios that my kids spilled on the floor and not all of them? I mean, they are my go-to before I get out a broom or the vacuum. But they're dogs, why did they stop at half? Were they actually full?
Heidi and Spencer really quit Help I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of here. Something about being mega celebrities so they left the rough lifestyle in Costa Rica. We're still not quite sure who they are. I guess we should watch The Hills because Audrina Partridge is getting her own reality show and is allegedly dating Chris Pine (the current Captain Kirk).
Jennifer Hudson and her fiance, David Otunga, are expecting. No due date announced, no wedding date announced. Gilles Marini had surgery to repair his separated shoulder. And Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are going to adopt a baby from Vietnam. They have a biological child together named Sunday Rose I do believe. She's about a year old, or close to it. And Nicole has two children who are teenagers that she adopted with Tom Cruise.
And Adam was appalled at the 4 of the 5 books that were listed in the top 5 bestsellers this week. Ah, teenage girls. And we talked about extremely fatty foods that just made us hungry. Give it a listen online.
Why did my dogs only eat half of the Cheerios that my kids spilled on the floor and not all of them? I mean, they are my go-to before I get out a broom or the vacuum. But they're dogs, why did they stop at half? Were they actually full?
Heidi and Spencer really quit Help I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of here. Something about being mega celebrities so they left the rough lifestyle in Costa Rica. We're still not quite sure who they are. I guess we should watch The Hills because Audrina Partridge is getting her own reality show and is allegedly dating Chris Pine (the current Captain Kirk).
Jennifer Hudson and her fiance, David Otunga, are expecting. No due date announced, no wedding date announced. Gilles Marini had surgery to repair his separated shoulder. And Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are going to adopt a baby from Vietnam. They have a biological child together named Sunday Rose I do believe. She's about a year old, or close to it. And Nicole has two children who are teenagers that she adopted with Tom Cruise.
And Adam was appalled at the 4 of the 5 books that were listed in the top 5 bestsellers this week. Ah, teenage girls. And we talked about extremely fatty foods that just made us hungry. Give it a listen online.
6.02.2009
The One About Dirt
"You look like you've never been dirty a day in your life." That has actually been said to me. It took me by complete surprise. I'll never forget, I was working at USA Today. Wait a minute, just dropped a name, let me stop to pick it up, and Sam the saxophone player said that to me. I was wearing white at the time. I had never really thought about it. I wasn't really offended. Yet, not complimented either. I was inferring from his implication that I had never done any physical labor at any time, ever. That I had never gotten sweaty, ever. Weeeeellll, maybe at the time he said that, he was right. OK, I had gotten sweaty. And grass-stained as a child. I remember the stains. But it haunted me.
Did I look like I repelled dirt? I know I'm one of the whitest people in the world. Dirt shows on me easily. I don't like to feel dirty. Unclean. Icky. However, I'm not Howard Hughes. I don't bathe several times a day. I also don't believe in touching door knobs or handrails if I don't have to, but that's a discussion for another time.
Since Sam made this statement, I have done many things. I lived on a farm. Alright, I didn't farm it. I just lived there. On my own. I took, or rather tried to take, horse and cow manure out of the mouths of my dogs. That stuff must be tasty. Actually, they really just went for the horse manure, in smaller pieces as opposed to the pies. I walked the trails on this 277 acre farm. I was covered in ticks. Disgusting by the way. I learned to garden. I got covered in dirt and paint and cooked.
And so life went on. The digging, the weeding, the cooking. So I haven't weeded lately. Yet when I cook, I cook all over. I make a hot mess. I always have. I wear it. Head to toe. I destroy the kitchen and my clothes. I. Get. Dirty.
And yet, just the other day, my BFF is over and I'll just relay the conversation. Starting with me. "Your shirt smells like smoke." "My mother wore it last." "She wore that?" "She was gardening. She digs you know. She actually gets dirty." "You've never seen me dirty have you?" "No, never. Have you ever even been dirty a day in your life?"
There it came again. The disbelief that I could get dirty. I have been vomited upon. I have been covered in fecal material courtesy of my children as infants. They did the vomiting too. I have had bugs on me and dirt. I have painted furniture and rooms and had dirt down my back. Miss Ellen has broken a sweat.
Sure I love to have things done for me. I have about 20 things I'd like done for me right now. But do not, for one second think that I do not know how to do for myself. I have. I can. And I will.
Did I look like I repelled dirt? I know I'm one of the whitest people in the world. Dirt shows on me easily. I don't like to feel dirty. Unclean. Icky. However, I'm not Howard Hughes. I don't bathe several times a day. I also don't believe in touching door knobs or handrails if I don't have to, but that's a discussion for another time.
Since Sam made this statement, I have done many things. I lived on a farm. Alright, I didn't farm it. I just lived there. On my own. I took, or rather tried to take, horse and cow manure out of the mouths of my dogs. That stuff must be tasty. Actually, they really just went for the horse manure, in smaller pieces as opposed to the pies. I walked the trails on this 277 acre farm. I was covered in ticks. Disgusting by the way. I learned to garden. I got covered in dirt and paint and cooked.
And so life went on. The digging, the weeding, the cooking. So I haven't weeded lately. Yet when I cook, I cook all over. I make a hot mess. I always have. I wear it. Head to toe. I destroy the kitchen and my clothes. I. Get. Dirty.
And yet, just the other day, my BFF is over and I'll just relay the conversation. Starting with me. "Your shirt smells like smoke." "My mother wore it last." "She wore that?" "She was gardening. She digs you know. She actually gets dirty." "You've never seen me dirty have you?" "No, never. Have you ever even been dirty a day in your life?"
There it came again. The disbelief that I could get dirty. I have been vomited upon. I have been covered in fecal material courtesy of my children as infants. They did the vomiting too. I have had bugs on me and dirt. I have painted furniture and rooms and had dirt down my back. Miss Ellen has broken a sweat.
Sure I love to have things done for me. I have about 20 things I'd like done for me right now. But do not, for one second think that I do not know how to do for myself. I have. I can. And I will.
The Jane Ellen Podcast Summary #61 Tue 06.02.09
Adam Cravens revealed 15 mancrushes on today's show, and thinks he could get the list to 50 if we devote an entire show to it. Let's see who were all of them. Well, like I can remember all of them. You will have to listen to hear the joy in his voice www.thejaneellen.com. He's in manlove with Kevin Costner, Will Smith, Paul Rudd, Kevin Smith, Michael Biehn, George Clooney, we agree on so many. He'd like to have dinner with John Cusack but doesn't know if he's ready to commit. Brien admits a mancrush on Jason Mraz, but that's all I can remember. Jim says he has no mancrushes. Geez. So out of touch with his feminine side. We will do an entire mancrush show I am sure.
So, this guy spends two years trying to convince his dad that he should marry the girl of his dreams. He lives in Egypt and arranged marriages is the way of things where he is. Dad says no so what does he do? Move away and marry her anyway? No. He cuts off his penis. We had much to say on that one.
Paris Hilton has another season of My New BFF and this time, wait for it, this time it's in the United Arab Emirates of Dubai. That can't be good.
Lady Gaga wants a foursome with the Jonas Brothers? For real?
June 18, 2010 Toy Story 3 in theaters in 3D.
Listen to today's show and find out what BFN stands for. It might come in handy. And you'll get a local story about a guy who says he has demons in his house. No lie. I read the incident report myself.
So, this guy spends two years trying to convince his dad that he should marry the girl of his dreams. He lives in Egypt and arranged marriages is the way of things where he is. Dad says no so what does he do? Move away and marry her anyway? No. He cuts off his penis. We had much to say on that one.
Paris Hilton has another season of My New BFF and this time, wait for it, this time it's in the United Arab Emirates of Dubai. That can't be good.
Lady Gaga wants a foursome with the Jonas Brothers? For real?
June 18, 2010 Toy Story 3 in theaters in 3D.
Listen to today's show and find out what BFN stands for. It might come in handy. And you'll get a local story about a guy who says he has demons in his house. No lie. I read the incident report myself.
6.01.2009
The Jane Ellen Experience Podcast Summary #60 Mon 06.01.09
Adam Cravens returned from his sabbatical with much venom toward Twilight. Wow. You have got to listen to him go off on that movie. Hilarious. http://www.thejaneellen.com/. It's the very first time Adam has been back to the show since Star Trek came out so we got to talk at length about it. It's also the first time ever that a Star Trek movie has made so much money. Star Trek has pulled in $209.5 million this year. So far. Biggest grossing film this year. Biggest grossing Star Trek movie. Ever. Adam and I are ready to have walk-ons during the next film or television franchise. We are always available.
Jim's latest book review is posted under Read Jim on the website. The new Recipe of the Week is up. I call it Steak Your Reputation on It Salad and it's essentially flat iron steak, portabella mushrooms, spices and greenery. Delightful and easy to make. We will be changing the recipes and book reviews on Sundays.
If you want a bit of a preview of the photo shoot from Friday, check out the myspace photos. Now, to clean house. What a chore. Honestly, the podcast is a scream today.
I refuse to write any further details about it. It was just too funny to have Adam back so you need to experience his return. It was a joy.
Jim's latest book review is posted under Read Jim on the website. The new Recipe of the Week is up. I call it Steak Your Reputation on It Salad and it's essentially flat iron steak, portabella mushrooms, spices and greenery. Delightful and easy to make. We will be changing the recipes and book reviews on Sundays.
If you want a bit of a preview of the photo shoot from Friday, check out the myspace photos. Now, to clean house. What a chore. Honestly, the podcast is a scream today.
I refuse to write any further details about it. It was just too funny to have Adam back so you need to experience his return. It was a joy.
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