SHOUT-OUTS
Celebs with birthdays today: Bobby Brown, Laura Linney, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Meadows, Barbara Hershey, Christopher Guest, Roger Staubach, Hank Aaron
TRAIN, SCRIPT: Team Up for Summer Tour
Train, The Script and Gavin DeGraw will hit the road together this summer. The Mermaids of Alcatraz tour will start on July 17th in Cleveland and visit 19 cities before it wraps up on August 14th in Auburn, Washington. Pre-sale tickets go on sale Tuesday.
TOP CELEBRITY TWEETS
Super Bowl’s worst commercial and gun control top celebrity tweets.
- Jimmy Fallon: "Viewers thought the worst Super Bowl ad was GoDaddy where Bar Rafaeli made out with a nerd. Or as the nerd said, ‘Yeah, so what?’”
- Piers Morgan: "Sandy Hook was clearly Obama's personal tipping point re guns. It should be every other American parent's tipping point too."
- Ricky Gervais: "'My Dad went round his mate's house, who was a transvestite, once...monkey answered the door. --Karl Pilkington.’"
- Conan O'Brien: "I don’t mean to name-drop, but I was just ignored by Kato Kaelin."
- Joan Rivers: "According to Punxsutawney Phil, winter will only be another six weeks, but the mispronunciation of his name will last forever."
- Dane Cook: "Sometimes, when you want to make a difference in a person's life, stay out of it."
TOP CELEBRITY TWEETS
Super Bowl’s worst commercial and gun control top celebrity tweets.
- Jimmy Fallon: "Viewers thought the worst Super Bowl ad was GoDaddy where Bar Rafaeli made out with a nerd. Or as the nerd said, ‘Yeah, so what?’”
- Piers Morgan: "Sandy Hook was clearly Obama's personal tipping point re guns. It should be every other American parent's tipping point too."
- Ricky Gervais: "'My Dad went round his mate's house, who was a transvestite, once...monkey answered the door. --Karl Pilkington.’"
- Conan O'Brien: "I don’t mean to name-drop, but I was just ignored by Kato Kaelin."
- Joan Rivers: "According to Punxsutawney Phil, winter will only be another six weeks, but the mispronunciation of his name will last forever."
- Dane Cook: "Sometimes, when you want to make a difference in a person's life, stay out of it."
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE QUIZ
Less than two percent of women would like this as a Valentine's gift from their significant other. What is it?
ANSWER: Sexy lingerie.
WEIRD NEWS: Fast Food Emergency
A man in Scotland called police after he said workers at a McDonald’s restaurant were ignoring him.
The man called 999, the Scottish equivalent of 911, telling the dispatcher he had a disagreement with the staff. After they allegedly refused to address the man’s concerns, he parked his car in the drive-thru lane.
“They’re just ignoring us, so we’ve decided to stop in the drive-thru now. There are 20 cards behind us,” the man said.
The operator told him, “This is not a police matter, sir; in fact, you don’t dial 999 unless it’s a life or death emergency.”
Scottish police released the call, along with other “ridiculous” examples of people calling emergency dispatchers for non-emergency incidents, to help reduce the time wasted by emergency dispatchers. (UPI)
JUSTIN BIEBER: Bodyguard Threat?
The hits just keep on coming for Justin Bieber -- his bodyguard has been accused of threatening some guy who took the Bieb's picture.
According to TMZ, Justin was shopping at a Best Buy in Southern California when an adult male -- who's not a paparazzo -- approached him and took a picture. The guy says that someone from Bieber's entourage immediately demanded he delete the shot, which he did. But he felt threatened enough by the demand to call the cops.
Police took the man's statement, but Bieber and crew were long gone by that time. They say they plan to investigate.
LINDSAY LOHAN: I'll Even Pay My Bills!
Lindsay Lohan will do anything to get back her old lawyer, Shawn Holley -- even pay her legal bills.
According to TMZ, Lindsay is saying that she had no idea that she'd racked up such a huge tab -- reportedly as much as $150,000. But now that she knows, she's ordered her accountant to put Shawn at the top of the creditors' list.
Lindsay's been pulling in some cash with appearance fees, endorsements and a few acting gigs, but she's also been spending like mad -- as you'll recall, she and her mother Dina both flew first class to L.A. last week for her court hearing, and they wound up renting a suite at the swanky Beverly Hills Hotel.
STING, RIHANNA, BRUNO MARS: Grammys Collabo
This isn't your everyday trio -- Sting, Rihanna and Bruno Mars will be teaming up for a performance on Sunday night's Grammy Awards. RiRi and Bruno are both up for multiple awards, and Sting already owns 16 Grammys.
Also new on the bill is Kelly Clarkson. And some new presenters have been added -- Beyonce, Prince, Jennifer Lopez, Hunter Hayes and NCIS star Pauley Perrette.
The Grammy Awards air Sunday at 8:00 p.m. ET on CBS.
JUSTIN BIEBER: A Picture Is Worth...Nothing at All
Justin Bieber wants you to believe him, and not your eyes, when it comes to recent pictures that seem to show him engaged in drug use.
Numerous tabloids and websites have published shots of the Bieb appearing to show him smoking marijuana, or sitting at tables decked out with cups of codeine-laced cough syrup. But Justin maintains that he's clean.
He took to his much-followed Twitter account to say, "Some of the rumors about me are getting a little out of control now. Don’t believe the B.S. Gonna focus on the positive. [I] understand that rumors come with the territory, but I’m gonna stay me. Focus on the music. You wanna know what I’m about? It is all right there."
INTERNET FIND
TheCreativeConfessional.com is a safe and anonymous online spot where you can confess your creative sins. And it's pretty hilarious.
HEALTH: Post-Super Bowl Depression
That was some great Super Bowl the Ravens and 49ers gave us, but now football season is officially over and many die-hard fans are beginning to experience a little post-Super Bowl depression.
Just as smokers go through withdrawal after they quit smoking, some fans experience the same feelings of withdrawal when the sport they've followed so closely for more than five months is suddenly gone. In fact, some health experts say that "football withdrawal" is an actual medical condition that has an affect on the brain, causing people to be irritable and grumpy.
A study conducted by Loyola University (Chicago) Health System recommends a slow withdrawal. You know, watch some highlights and NFL Network re-runs, and slowly get back into living your life without football. But if you're still painting your face in March, you may way to seek counseling. (Forbes)
JOSH GROBAN: Does Not Heart Himself
Lots of people will be using Josh Groban's music to set a romantic mood on Valentine's Day, but there's one place you won't hear it -- in Josh Groban's house.
Josh, whose All That Echoes album is set for release tomorrow (Tuesday), tells Details magazine that he doesn't get aroused by the sound of his own voice -- just the opposite, in fact. He says, "I was on a date once, and the girl came over and was looking for music to play. We were having a glass of wine, and she played rough mixes of my new record and started dancing to it. I was like, 'Don't do that. Groupie alert, groupie alert!' I can't get turned on by my own music."
ADELE: You Are Getting Sleepy...Very Sleepy
According to reports out of Britain, Adele has been preparing for her return to performing by seeing a professional -- not a doctor, but a hypnotist.
A source tells London's Sun that she's terrified about her upcoming Oscars appearance and has been getting the subconscious therapy just in case anything goes wrong.
The snitch says, "A friend in L.A. recommended the hypnotherapist because Adele was getting so nervous about the gig. She has been rehearsing for the show with an orchestra, but all the preparation in the world isn’t enough to keep her calm. She was so nervous before last year’s Grammys that she was sick before going on stage. She doesn’t want a repeat of that.”
FUN.: Announce Summer Tour
Fun have announced the dates for their North American summer tour. It kicks off July 6th in Toronto and hits 26 cities before wrapping up on September 2th in Charlottesville, Virgina. Tegan and Sara are on board as the opening act.
GRAMMYS: Adele, RiRi, Kelly Up for Best Pop Solo
A few years back, the Grammy folks eliminated separate awards for male and female artists in solo categories, which hasn't done any favors for the boys -- as proven by the all-gal nominees list for this year's Best Pop Solo Performance.
While Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" and Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger" blasted out of speakers everywhere this past year, most insiders think they'll split the vote and open the door for yet another win by last year's golden girl, Adele -- who's nominated for a live version of "Set Fire to the Rain."
The winner will be announced Sunday night on the CBS telecast of the Grammys.
Best Pop Solo Performance Nominees
Adele - "Set Fire to the Rain (Live)"
Kelly Clarkson - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
Katy Perry - "Wide Awake"
Rihanna - "Where Have You Been"
WEIRD NEWS: Don't Believe in the Car Fairy
A Florida man was arrested after he was spotted rummaging through the back of a Chevy van that had been left unlocked – because a stranger he'd never met gave him permission to do so.
James John Bishop told deputies he'd just taken a bus up from one town in the Florida Keys to a nearby resort because a woman he'd spoken to on the internet promised to give him a vehicle. He said he opened up the van because she never gave him specific instructions about what kind of vehicle she was offering or where he might find it.
The Chevy was apparently his second choice, since items stolen from a second car were found in his pocket. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
ELTON: What's in a Name
Elton John says he and his partner David Furnish named their newborn son Elijah Joseph Daniel because "I have always liked names that have resonated over hundreds of years. When we were discussing the name of our second child, we liked the sound of [our first son] Zachary and Elijah together, there is a nice rhythm to the two names."
Elton says they chose the middle name Joseph because "we liked it, and it also reminds us of a much-loved rescue dog who lived with us for many years." And Daniel is from Elton's 1973 single of the same name.
Elijah was born through a surrogate on January 11th.
