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NY POST: Howard Stern to replace Simon Cowell on "American Idol"?
“American Idol” producers are eager to hire Howard Stern to replace Simon Cowell as the show’s tough-talking judge, sources tell Page Six.
An insider said that producers of the hit Fox show say Stern, America’s highest-paid radio personality, is their top choice to take over from Cowell, who leaves at the end of this season. They approached the King of All Media after he repeatedly mentioned on-air that his exclusive Sirius XM Radio deal expires next January and he was open to other offers. Cowell was paid $50 million a year.
A source connected to “Idol” said, “It’s one of the few shows that could compete with Stern’s $100 million-a-year Sirius contract, and ‘Idol’ bosses think he’d be even nastier than Simon.
First, if American Idol was ever about music and giving the undiscovered a chance, it certainly isn’t now…it’s more about who can say the funniest/craziest thing to the contestant. But, I guess that is TV - nothing but the ratings.
Second, $50 million a fucking year to sit at a goddamn table for three or four months and tell people they don’t sing well, plus a few appearances???!?!? I am not saying being a celebrity isn’t a trying lifestyle - I don’t know that I would want people to know everything about me, but seriously? It is no wonder no one cares about education, instead focusing on becoming music or sports stars. Even though it is a long shot, you can’t really blame them when the choice is to make $50 million a year playing a game or $20,000 a year working a droll 50 hours a week.
Elvis Costello - “Alison”
Obligatory.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-31)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Executive - Admin Assistant - Craigslist job posting
Found this on Craigslist today:
Executive / Admin Assistant
Requirements:
- With or without experience
- Must be deadline driven, detail oriented and can work with any topic;
- With excellent computer application skills (i.e. Excel, Powerpoint, Word, etc.)
- Can work under pressure and exhibits emotional maturity;
- Female, not more than 35 years old [emphasis mine]
- Good in Mathematics
Looks like someone is needing that special kind of secretary.
Killer Bunnies
Got a chance to play the board/card game Killer Bunnies with my wife and brother-in-law last night. Its a fun game, although it has potential to create some rather large arguements at times regarding which cards do what. Sometimes we have to make rules up as we go since the directions aren’t as clear as we may like. Anyway, it was a good time yet again and we got to catch up on eachother’s lives a bit. Maybe we will get to play again this weekend while we are in Traverse City for wine tasting…
yech.
Always a fun time. The key to Killer Bunnies is to not take it too seriously. One would think a game meant to be as silly as that wouldn’t have that problem, but arguments are easy to have. Everyone needs to agree to be lighthearted and carefree or play something more serious.
This isn’t as hard to understand as people try to make it. By the end of 10 years, I’d said pretty much everything I had come there to say.From an interview with Bill Watterson, who came out from hiding!
I can’t fault him for feeling this way. You guys already know I’m a strong supporter of ending things on a satisfying and fulfilling run, not extending something that is great to the point of it being soiled by redundancy. Calvin and Hobbes was truly a delightful comic, so if you enjoyed it, consider buying the anthology. 10 years is a LONG period for comics.
The only thing I wish I had is an original sketch of Watterson’s. He could make a fortune on sales, but I guess I’ll let him enjoy his retirement.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
