I Don't Want to Vote For Sanjaya!

Jimmy Kimmel is hilarious. Here he is revealing how Sanjaya is staying on American Idol:

Discovery Channel

A new 11-part mini-series entitled Planet Earth begins this Sunday, March 25th on the Discovery Channel. It looks very interesting, so I have to remind myself to try to watch it each week. The website has a lot of features, including a "guide to the planet" and a "google earth tour."

If you're a nerd like me, make sure you check it out!

Vacation Stories Are the Best

So, I was in Fort Lauderdale visiting my Grandparents last week, enjoying the beautiful warm weather...

I went from seeing this...


...to seeing this...


It was quite depressing when I got home on Saturday (St. Patty's Day). We had to wait in a massive line in FL just to check in, and during our wait, we met a lady who was trying to get to Philly for a bar mitzvah. She told us that she had originally tried to fly out on Friday, and was already out on the tarmac when the passengers were notified the flight was canceled. How's that for luck? Fortunately, our Saturday flight was on time, and this lady got a seat. She asked us about the Philly airport because she had never been there before. We obliged her by answering her questions.

But, here's where the story gets funny....not really funny "haha" though...well, maybe a little. My mom, sister and I get on the plane, and more people continue to board. There's only 1 young guy sitting in the row behind us. Up the aisle comes an obnoxious spring-breaker, saying to her friend, but purposely out loud, "Oh no, that dude is not sitting in my seat" (referring to the guy behind us). He realizes immediately that she's talking about him. At this point, she's standing along his row, going "I don't mean to be a bitch, but...I need my seat." All along I'm thinking, 'Yeah, thanks for sharing with the whole plane.' Anyway, the guy was very apologetic and explained the only reason he was sitting there was because another girl was in his seat (which was the other side of our row).

Turns out, this guy and the girl in his seat were both assigned the same one...Yep, the same seat...on a full plane. So, then the flight attendants get involved and realize there are no open seats. This poor guy is literally standing in the middle of the aisle along side us, shaking his head, saying, "I just want to get home."

I kid you not, the flight attendants start doing an auction of sorts over the intercom, calling for any 1 volunteer who would opt to get off the plane, attempting to entice them with a free flight in the future. At first, no one bites (you could tell that people needed to get home, as there were mostly families and spring-breakers on the plane). So they call out two free flights. Nothing. Another spring-breaker somewhere in the back, calls out "How about unlimited?!" Everyone laughs. Still nothing. Three flights...we have a taker.

It's the bar mitzvah lady! My mom looks at me and says under her breath, "Oh...my...God..." I just look back at her and chuckle. Apparently she didn't have to get to Philly that bad.

This is why we go on vacation....just so we can have stories to tell. Of course I enjoyed the time I spent with my Grandparents, but who doesn't enjoy a good story??

Josh Groban

I went to see J.G. in concert last night in Philly. One word to sum it up: AMAZING. He has an absolutely unbelievable voice. I've been a fan of his for a few years now. Those who know me might be surprised that I listen to him because, well, he doesn't fit into my usual taste of musical genres (rock, alternative, indie)...but, that really doesn't matter to me...I have a deep appreciation for all types of music, as long as it's good and the artist is talented! It's hard, though, to specifically categorize his music, because it's a little bit pop, opera, rock, instrumental.

Josh Groban definitely has talent...of course he has a very operatic, powerful voice, but he also plays piano and the drums (both which he played a little last night). Who knows, he may play other instruments as well. What I loved, though, about the concert was that, in addition to his own band, he had a string section of local Philadelphia musicians. His own band and backing musicians consisted of a drummer, percussionist, pianist/keyboardist, bassist, guitarist, cellist, and violinist. Together, they all sounded incredible.

A note about his violinist...her name is Lucia Micarelli. She is only 21 years old but sounds like she's been playing for 40 years! About halfway through the concert, she did a violin solo and it was none other than Led Zeppelin's Kashmir!!! As soon as I heard those oh-so-familiar notes, my jaw pretty much hit the ground in my disbelief.

In any event....the concert was one of the best I've ever been to.

I'll leave you with my favorite song from his new album, Awake..."February Song" which was co-written with John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting.

Listen at my Stickam site: February Song ENJOY!