The New i-Phone...now with Halloween Apps!

The i-Phone just keeps coming out with more and more apps.  Now they have a few that work perfectly for this time of year!  Listen to the clip in the box below.

Our Dog Guinness Makes His Hollywood Debut!

Our 5-year old wheaten terrier, Guinness, has begun what may be a very promising career as a Foley artist!  Foley artists are the people responsible for creating the many, everyday sound effects in a film or television program.  So thanks to our dear friend Gary, Guinness was able to supply his bark, and some panting for Sunday night's episode of Desperate Housewives.  Unfortunately, there was no paycheck...it was just pro-bone-o work.     

Here's the audio clip from the beginning of the show, where Guinness made his mark, or bark, at the end:

The Letterman Extortion Saga Continues...

Here's some audio taken from rehearsal on Thursday afternoon as Dave and Paul Schaffer prepared for his big announcement that night.  Click on the play button in the box below:

It's been quite a week for David Letterman.  Here's the latest:

CBS News employee Robert J. Halderman has pleaded not guilty to trying to blackmail Letterman for $2 million in a plot that spurred the TV host to acknowledge sexual relationships with female staffers on his show.

Halderman entered his plea as he was arraigned on an attempted grand larceny charge Friday in a Manhattan court.  Bail has been set at $200,000, and Friday evening Halderman was released on bond.
Prosecutors say Halderman demanded $2 million last month in exchange for not releasing information that would ruin Letterman's reputation.  Letterman told millions of viewers on his show Thursday the threat concerned sexual liaisons with women who work for him.

Robert J. "Joe" Halderman, a producer for the true-crime show "48 Hours," was arrested Thursday and indicted on one count of attempted first-degree grand larceny, punishable by five to 15 years upon conviction, District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said.

UPDATE -- UPDATE -- UPDATE -- 10/22/09

Apparently, things could get even dicier for David Letterman, with rumors of a sex tape.  Check out this article from The Huffington Post.

Really?  Sex with your staff, in the Ed Sullivan Theater?!  My curiousity is going into overdrive...I wonder what that would've sounded like...

Shaq Needs Some Ratings

Shaquille O'Neal's new ABC reality show, Shaq Vs., where he takes on different athletes at the top of their respective sports, is not doing so well in the ratings. 

Check out the L.A. Times Article.

Desperately seeking a reason to use my Shaq impression, I contributed to the following bit of comedy.  In all seriousness, Shaq's voice is not an easy range to get into.  I might need some icy-hot on my throat! 

Click the play button in the box below:

Obama's Beer Gathering

The Beer Summit...The Suds Summit...The Audacity of Hops...lots has been made of this official White House get together, and I'm probably just adding to it--but President Barack Obama described it as "three folks having a drink at the end of the day and hopefully giving people an opportunity to listen to each other."  Well, apparently it went over pretty good. 

Click here for the reaction. 

Let's bring everybody over to the house and chill out over a few cool brews.  It seems so simple.  Don't you wish everything could be solved like this?  Peace in the  Middle East?  Iran?  North Korea?  Just sit down, crack open a cold one...and we're done.

Well, there is a beer that may just do the trick.  Listen to the file below!