Friday May 30 2008Michael Leahy
Author, "Porn Nation: Conquering America's #1 Addiction". Michael Leahy is a recovering sex addict and the founder and Executive Director of BraveHearts, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the public’s awareness of the hidden dangers and long-term consequences of pornography consumption. His signature live speaking event Porn Nation: The Naked Truth has received critical acclaim and been seen by over 60,000 students on 150 college campuses worldwide since its debut just 3 years ago.
www.pornnationthebook.com & www.bravehearts.net The Dream Dudes - Nicole & Michael Sebastian
The Dream Dudes are professional dream interpreters, authors, therapist and sociologist respectively. Co-authors of "Trust Yourself". This remarkable book takes you on a personal journey of self-discovery from intuition and dreams to synchronicity and life after death.
www.thedreamdudes.com & www.trustyourself.tv Uwe Boll & Larry Thomas
German Director/Writer/Producer of the movie ‘Postal’, a crass comedy of al-Qa'ida manners which came out Friday May 23. Thomas played the role of Osama bin Laden in Postal.
www.postal-the-movie.com Thursday May 29 2008 David Gilmour
Author,"The Film Club: A Memoir". At the start of this brilliantly unconventional family memoir, former film critic and television host, David Gilmour is trying to convince his fifteen-year-old son Jesse to do his homework. When he realizes Jesse is beginning to view learning as a loathsome chore, he offers his son an unconventional deal: Jesse could drop out of school, not work, not pay rent - but he must watch three movies a week of his father's choosing. Mark Stein
Author, "How the States Got Their Shapes". How the States Got Their Shapes is the first book to tackle why our state lines are where they are. Here are the stories behind the stories, right down to the tiny northward jog at the eastern end of Tennessee and the teeny-tiny (and little known) parts of Delaware that are not attached to Delaware but to New Jersey. Benjamin Uphues - Holiday Road
Owner of Opaque, an event company specializing in ‘dark dining’ experiences. They stage dinners for 50 customers on Fridays and Saturdays at California's Hyatt West Hollywood hotel.
www.darkdining.com Wednesday May 28 2008Kevin Palattao & Chris Iles
HealthPartners new mascot, Petey P. Cup (a 6-foot-11, walking urine vial), for a campaign to persuade clinic patients to sign up for a new website service that will allow them to schedule appointments, access medical records and consult with doctors from their computer. Kevin came up with the idea and Chris played Petey P. Cup in the videos on YouTube.
www.healthpartnersmarketing.com Randy Goepfert
36 year old customer who wrestled with a disoriented male deer after it crashed into a hair salon in Quakertown, PA. Mickey Sherman
Promoting his book ‘How Can You Defend Those People’. Tuesday May 27 2008Michael Seth Starr
Author, "Hiding in Plain Sight: The Secret Life of Raymond Burr". The first full biography of Raymond Burr, one of the most popular TV actors of all time. Starr interviewed thirty people who knew or worked with Burr for this book, including Angela Lansbury, Barbara Hale, Robert Wagner, Fred Silverman, and Arthur Hiller. Mike Norman
63 year old Marietta GA bar owner peddling a controversial t-shirt at Mulligan's Food and Spirits. They show a picture of Curious George peeling a banana, with the words "Obama '08" underneath. Mulligan's has an interior design that is one part obnoxious bumper stickers, one part farm implements, and two parts weaponry. Among the firearms on the walls is a vintage Thompson submachine gun. Frank Baird
Founder of Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® The International Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence. Men literally walk one mile in women's high-heeled shoes. It's not easy walking in these shoes, but it's fun and it gets the community to talk about something that's really difficult to talk about: gender relations and sexual violence.
www.walkamileinhershoes.org & www.frankbaird.com Friday May 23 2008Crazy Legs Conti
Crazy Legs Conti is an eccentric New York window washer, nude model, sperm donor and professional eater. Promoting Nintendo game: Major League Eating: The Game for the Nintendo Wii. Also has a DVD: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating.
www.crazylegsconti.com & www.mlegame.com Jay Weinberg
He has a band called Double Dragon where he goes by Epoch Apostle. 29 year old from Valparaiso struck a chord with drivers when he staged an unauthorized concert on the roof of a gas station in northwest Indiana to protest high fuel prices. Armed with a guitar and megaphone, he crooned about feeling pain at the pump before a growing crowd below. The stunt got him arrested, but his catchy tune, "Price Gouge'n", caught fire and turned the musician into a local hero overnight for saying, or rather singing, what is on everyone's mind.
www.gasolinesong.com & www.myspace.com/dubdrag Sean Phillips
Executive Producer, Yahoo! Movies: As executive producer, Sean oversees the development, implementation and presentation of all content on Yahoo! Movies. Summer brings way too many movie choices, this year the line-up includes "The Dark Knight," "The Incredible Hulk" and "Indiana Jones." But, money is tight...which movie do you choose?
http://movies.yahoo.com Thursday May 22 2008Chris Bell
The director of the film and a power-lifter himself promoting the new film, Bigger, Stronger, Faster* which opens May 30th.
www.biggerstrongerfastermovie.com Karina Smirnoff
She was a professional dancer on ABC’s hit show Dancing with the Stars. Karina and her dance partner R&B singer Mario were voted off. She has a DVD Workout Video coming, a possible book deal, and in talks with movies and shows. Smirnoff was voted #78 on FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women in the World for 2008. Now the world champion dancer will be featured in an exclusive photo shoot on the popular men’s website available for viewing at www.fhmonline.com. Rita Rudner
Promoting her new book, "I Still Have It . . . I Just Can't Remember Where I Put It: Confessions of a Fiftysomething ". A laugh-out-loud look at the wonders and the surprises of life on the dark side of fifty. One of the top billing acts in Las Vegas and has been a top draw since 2000 with more than 2000 shows and a million tickets sold.
www.ritafunny.com Wednesday May 21 2008Uwe Boll
Director/Writer/Producer of the movie ‘Postal’, a crass comedy of al-Qa'ida manners which comes out Friday May 23. A German director, producer and screenwriter of films often adapted from video games. A man frequently honoured with the label "worst film-maker alive".
www.postal-the-movie.com Gallagher
Appearing at The Stress Factory Comedy Club, 90 Church St. New Brunswick, NJ May 22-24. Upcoming gigs: 5/30 Cleveland, OH
5/31 Tiffin, OH
6/2-3 Exeter, CA
6/13 Dallas, TX His signature schtick is the “Sledge-O-Matic,” a large wooden mallet that Gallagher uses to smash a variety of objects, including computer keyboards, containers of cottage cheese, cartons of chocolate milk, tubes of toothpaste, pound cake, Big Macs, and, most famously, watermelons. Show attendees in the first two or three rows are usually provided with plastic sheeting for protection, and many fans bring their own additional protection.
www.gallaghersmash.com Tuesday May 20 2008Leonard Stern
Leonard Stern and Roger Price created Mad Libs in the 1950s and the series has been a favorite among kids of all ages. Price passed away in 1990, and Stern keeps the tradition alive by writing new Mad Libs all the time. Leonard has a colorful and varied history. He was a successful television writer working with Jackie Gleason in New York writing the Honeymooners, writing for the Phil Silvers Show, The Steve Allen Show, and producing the original Get Smart television series. Recently, Stern published A Martian Wouldn't Say That, which compiled weird and wacky memos written by people in the entertainment industry. Currently, Stern still writes those hilarious Mad Libs
www.madlibs.com Richard Collins
The StopHerNow.com founder declares Hillary 'stopped,' and targets Obama. In response to Sen. Clinton's defeat, Collins has declared StopHerNow.com's mission accomplished and has now launched Stop-Him-Now.com to do the same to Sen. Obama.
www.stophernow.com & www.stophimnow.com Nick White
In 1999 Nick got stuck in a McGraw-Hill building (Sirius is in the same building) elevator for 41 hours. The elevator camera footage has become a You Tube hit. New Yorker magazine just profiled him. Friday May 16 2008Psychic Suzanna
As a radio and television personality and newspaper columnist, Suzanna utilizes her psychic abilities to pick up an individual's energy from all forms of correspondence to successfully project what the future holds for them.
www.mediapsychic.com Thomas Ian Nicholas
American Pie star promoting the DVD release of National Lampoon Presents: Cattle Call.
www.thomasiannicholas.com & www.myspace.com/thomasiannicholas Lauryn Switzer
From MTV's Shot At Love 2 with Tila Tequila website: "Firecracker Lauryn is both brilliant and beautiful. A nude cliff-diving and skinny-dipping enthusiast, she has found the perfect balance between medical school and partying. Does Dr. Lauryn have the right tools to heal Tila Tequila's broken heart?" Thursday May 15 2008Mike Gilbert
Author, "How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder: The Shocking Inside Story of Violence, Loyalty, Regret, and Remorse". After nearly two decades of being O.J. Simpson's sports agent, business advisor, and trusted confidant, Gilbert is breaking his silence and telling the full story of the man he idolized, but now despises. Burl Cain
The Louisiana State Prison Warden thinks the 450 pound black bear roaming prison grounds is extra security. "I love that bear being right where it is," said Warden Cain. "'I tell you what, none of our inmates are going to try to get out after dark and wander around when they might run into a big old bear. It's like having another guard at no cost to the taxpayer." George Hood
Around 6:00 a.m. Monday, May 12th, 2008, George E. Hood set a new Guinness World Record for "spinning" 176 hours on a stationary spin bike at the Fry Family YMCA in Naperville, IL.
www.ridegeorgeride.org Wednesday May 14 2008Gene Hackman & Dan Lenihan
Promoting their book "Escape from Andersonville: A Novel of the Civil War". Exciting, thoroughly researched, and dramatic, Escape from Andersonville is a Civil War novel filled with action, memorable characters, and vividly realized descriptions of the war’s final year. Holger Baron
CEO of Herbeau Creations, to talk about the $14,000 Dagobert toilet.
www.herbeau.com Evan Handler
Promoting his book "It's Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive". Also promoting his role as Harry Goldenblatt in the upcoming film Sex And The City: The Movie (out end of May).
www.evanhandler.com Tuesday May 13 2008Cynthia P. Caster
61 year old recovering groupie and plaster caster of rock stars’ ‘instruments’ - creates plaster casts of famous persons' penises and breasts. Re: the Jimi Hendrix sex tape. "I'm 100 percent sure it's him."
www.cynthiaplastercaster.com William Shatner
Co-author (with David Fisher) "Up Till Now: The Autobiography". The book and audio CD comes out today. After almost sixty years as an actor, William Shatner has become one of the most beloved entertainers in the world. And it seems as if Shatner is everywhere. Winning an Emmy for his role on Boston Legal. Doing commercials for Priceline.com. In the movie theaters. Singing with Ben Folds. He’s sitting next to Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel, and he’s practically a regular on Howard Stern’s show. He was recently honored with election to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. He was a target on a Comedy Central’s Celebrity Roast entitled “The Shat Hits the Fan.” In Up Till Now, Shatner sits down with readers and offers the remarkable, full story of his life and explains how he got to be, well, everywhere.
www.williamshatner.com Lynda Milito
Real-life “Mafia Wife” Lynda Milito will be appearing no WE TV on Tuesday, May 13 at 10:00 p.m. ET in a one-hour special presentation of “Secret Lives of Women,” focusing on the mysterious world of women connected to the mob. Author, "Mafia Wife : My Story of Love, Murder, and Madness".
www.wetv.com & www.mafiawifelive.com Monday May 12 2008Carl Hiaasen
Author, "The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport". Florida-native Hiaasen is a bestselling author and a born-again bogey golfer. Somehow these two elements merged to help create one of the funniest golf books in recent memory.
www.carlhiaasen.com Vernon Gerberth & Stewart Altschuler
Gerberth is a retired detective commander Altschuler is ‘ The Suit Man’. About NY Times article ‘Dressed for a Meeting, Ready for Mayhem’. Vernon J. Geberth wore two- or three-piece suits on the job before he retired as a detective commander in 1987. Stewart H. Altschuler, known by detectives as the “Suit Man” is more than just a tailor. Carolyn Gurtz
The 59 year old Gaithersburg, MD, woman took the million-dollar Grand Prize in the 43rd Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest
www.pillsbury.com/bakeoff Friday May 9 2008Tommy DeCarlo
In a tribute to Boston's Brad Delp, DeCarlo posted MP3 files of himself singing Boston over a karaoke soundtrack on his MySpace page. (He had hocked his prized keyboard in 2006 to buy his kids' Christmas gifts). A visitor to his page urged him to contact Boston management and offered up an old e-mail address. Doubtful but with nothing to lose, DeCarlo sent off a note with a link. Tom Scholz flew DeCarlo and his family up for an audition, which led to a Delp tribute show and the invitation to tour with Boston as the new lead singer.
www.bandboston.com & www.myspace.com/tommydecarlo Brian Alexander
Author, "America Unzipped: In Search of Sex and Satisfaction". Brian Alexander is an award-winning contributing editor at Glamour magazine and writes the "Sexploration" column for msnbc.com. His six-part online series, "America Unzipped," received more than one million viewers per month. He lives in San Diego, California.
www.americaunzipped.com Ahmed Ahmed
Promoting Axis of Evil Comedy. Muslim-American comedians featured in the PBS documentary “Stand Up; Muslim American Comics Come of Age” airing May 11.
www.ahmed-ahmed.com Thursday May 8 2008Newt Gingrich
Co-author, "Days of Infamy", the second novel in his action-packed World War II historical series. The novel covers a four day period after the initial two attack waves on Pearl Harbor. In this alternative history, the Japanese lead a third wave over the islands along with a coastal bombardment with two of their battleships.
http://newt.org Dr. Justine Lee
Author, "It's a Dog's Life...but It's Your Carpet: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Your Four-Legged Friend ". It’s a Dog’s Life . . . offers factual and funny answers to some of the most common, offbeat questions about our beloved companions. Whether you’re looking for advice on pet rearing, solutions to your dog's most frustrating habits, explanations of his weirdest quirks, or simply a good laugh, this book is sure to inform–and entertain–dog lovers of every breed.
www.drjustinelee.com Walter Witthoeft
Vacaville, CA man found a pit bull stuck in the engine of his truck and chewing through wires. Wednesday May 7 2008 Troy Dunn
Promoting his website TroyTheLocator.com/TV. He's looking for people to possibly become part of his new documentary series, The Locator, which will reunite lost loves, old friends, and missing family members.
www.troythelocator.com Steve Cone
Author, "Powerlines: Words That Sell Brands, Grip Fans, And Sometimes Change History". This entertaining and instructive book describes marketing and branding battles won and lost and shows how marketers create an impression with words, visuals and sound that either compel their audience to respond to the pitch, or ignore it.
www.epsilon.com Bill Bramanti
67 year old South Chicago Heights man will love Pabst Blue Ribbon eternally, and he's got the custom-made beer-can casket to prove it. The silver coffin is laminated with the design of a red, white and blue PBR beer can. Tuesday May 6 2008 Iris Burnett
Co-Author (with Clay Greager),"So You Think You Can Be President?: 200 Questions to Determine If You Are Right (or Left) Enough for to Be the Next Commander-in-Chief". This book by veteran politico Iris Burnett and war veteran Clay Greager, who felt that if he could deal with death on the front lines, writing about Presidential Preparedness would be a piece of cake, is the exam you hope your First Official can pass.
www.soyouthinkyoucanbepresident.com & http://werejustsayin.blogspot.com John DeBellis
Promoting his film on DVD ‘The Last Request’. The shtick factor is high in this campy farce about a dying stand-up comedian (Danny Aiello) who compels his son Jeff (Grey's Anatomy's T.R. Knight) to quit studying for the priesthood and instead sire a grandson. There are enough Borscht Belt-era one-liners here to fill a Henny Youngman marathon, as Jeff innocently stumbles through a particularly bizarre minefield of speedy dates. Sight gags—desperate Siamese twins, a hand that makes naughty gestures, a dominatrix—are as numerous as the groan-inducing punch lines, many of them about Catholics and marriages. Former Saturday Night Live scribe and first-time writer/director John DeBellis calls in his markers to enlist Joe Piscopo, Numb3rs' Sabrina Lloyd, Mario Cantone (Sex and the City), Mary Birdsong (Reno 911) and wiseguys Frank Vincent, Vincent Pastore and Tony Lo Bianco to aid and abet. Barbara Feldon, luminous as Jeff's ditzy mom, plays a scene with a silent Gilbert Gottfried—now that's funny!
www.jdebellis.com & http://jdebellis.blogspot.com Dwight Monreal
Port. St. Lucie, Florida man was attacked by an alligator while fishing golf balls out of a pond at Tampa Palms Golf and Country Club. The 62 year old is a professional golf ball diver who's been in the business for years. It was at Hole 13 — the farthest point from the country club — where Dwight Monreal narrowly escaped the jaws of an alligator eager to take him down. Monday May 5 2008Zack Hample
Author, "Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks". Hample hits the equivalent of a reference-book homerun with his witty, loose and readable style-taking a friendly for-a-fan-by-a-fan approach that doesn't hide his enormous depth of knowledge. Highly recommended for baseball watchers, Hample also schools amateur players and coaches with well-illustrated examples of some complex pitching, hitting and base-running scenarios. Hample's been on before about his book ‘How to Snag Major League Baseballs’.
www.zackhample.com Richard Lewis
Promoting new 7th season of Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO. And a new 2 DVD Box Set "Concerts from Hell" The Vintage Years. He currently has a frequent recurring role as himself on Larry David's critically acclaimed Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO. Lewis and David met at summer camp in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York when they were thirteen. About his book: "The Other Great Depression: How I'm overcoming, on a daily basis, at least a million addictions and disfunctions and finding a spiritual (sometimes) life". Paperback just came out in March.
www.richardlewisonline.com Dave Parker & Joe Kelly
About Joe’s Pond Ice Out Contest (Dave was on the show March 4). Joe Kelly is one of the winners. The ice went out Friday April 25 at 5:25PM and there were four winners. The Joe’s Pond Ice-Out Contest isn’t as much about winning (although 2007 winner got $4,216!!), it is more about playing the game and shaking off some of the effects of a long, cold Vermont winter and muddy spring—and it’s about having fun.
www.joespond.com Friday May 2 2008Paul Wirth
Head Pastor of Relevant Church in Ybor City, outside Tampa. To talk about his 30-day Sex Challenge. Wirth wants married couples in the congregation to have sex for 30 days in a row and wants singles to steer clear of such frolicking for the same length of time.
www.relevantchurch.com & www.30daysexchallenge.com Ian Halperin
Film maker promoting ‘His Highness Hollywood’. A portion of the movie focused on Halperin’s undercover persona “His Highness” going into the Church of Scientology under the guise of checking it out for his “wealthy royal Israeli uncle.” What Ian uncovered was racism, homophobia and a dangerous, secretive organization designed to make large sums of money from its followers.
www.hishighnesshollywood.com Marilu Henner
Promoting her book "Wear Your Life Well: Use What You Have to Get What You Want". Marilu Henner is a well-known actress who has most recently starred in The Celebrity Apprentice. She is the author of two New York Times bestselling books, "Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover" and "Healthy Life Kitchen", as well as "The 30-Day Total Health Makeover", "Party Hearty", "Healthy Kids", and "I Refuse to Raise a Brat". For more than twenty years she has championed a vigorous, healthy lifestyle.
www.marilu.com Thursday May 1 2008Lenore Skenazy
Lenore Skenazy is an op-ed columnist at The New York Sun. When she wrote a column April 1, 2008 called “Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Take The Subway Alone,” she figured I’d get a few e-mails pro and con. Two days later she was on the Today Show, MSNBC, FoxNews and all manner of talk radio with a new title under her smiling face: “America’s Worst Mom?”
www.freerangekids.com Mitch Albom
Promoting the DVD release of "Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom’s For One More Day" (executive producer Oprah Winfrey) on May 6th. The television movie about a despondent baseball player who gets to spend a final day with his departed mother was developed from Albom’s popular novel of the same name and he is available to discuss the book and the movie.
www.albom.com Lewis Black
He is a Grammy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, and actor. He is known for his comedy style which often simulates a mental breakdown or rant, ridiculing history, politics, religion, trends, and cultural phenomena. He hosts Comedy Central's The Root of All Evil and makes regular appearances on The Daily Show delivering his “Back in Black” commentary segment. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has an apartment in Manhattan. Promoting his shows:
*May 1 Santa Bartbara - Arlington Theatre
*May 2 Thousand Oaks - Thousand Oaks Civic Center
*May 3 Long Beach - Terrace Theatre
www.lewisblack.com |
