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Andy Pettitte held a press conference yesterday and is the first player to admit his mistake, saying the words and not just apologizing for 'his mistakes'...he also spent an hour answering every question, openly and honestly...Some of these other players should take notice and 'step up to the plate'...

Did not get to go into NYC yesterday and meet up with Doc B...two conference calls were scheduled between 11 and 3, so it would have been impossible...Sorry Doc...

Hoping we will be available tonight for the show, but we begin around the clock press approvals beginning at around 8:00 am tomorrow morning, right up until we leave for our 6:00 am flight on Thursday...

Satellite radio. Nope don’t have it…have wanted it, but, dang…no money.

Then the thought comes, well which would we select?

Sirius Radio with Howard Stern, the NFL, NASCAR, the NHL and the NBA?




Or would THE COUCH select XM Radio with Major League Baseball, the Grateful Dead, Oprah, and the PGA?

Decisions…decisions…decisions…

Well, now all of your decisions are made. On Monday Gary Parsons, Chairman of XM Radio and Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio announced the two services would be merging.

Will the FCC, which has a rule against a satellite radio network buying another, allow this to happen? We wait with baited breath to see.

They haven’t decided what to call the new company but stated, during the announcement, that it would be a merger of equals.

If it does happen, do you get all the services for a new price point or will you still have to decide between Howard and Oprah…the NFL or MLB?

Oh the decisions we must make in our lives…


Britney shaved her head and ended up in the hospital where a spokesperson was quoted as saying she seemed “disturbed and distant, acting like she wasn’t there and was almost zombie-like.”

Ah good ole Brit… OK, all of you who think Walt Disney is rolling over in his grave over the insanity of Ms. Spears please move to the right side of the boat.

OMG, we’re gonna Tump!


LOL…Tump. Yesterday at lunch one of our co-workers introduced me to this word. It seems it is part of the lexicon of this general area. It was confirmed by three Memphians and someone who grew up in Alabama.

Tump is the combination of Tip and Dump…as in, if we all rush to the right side of the ship, we may tump it!

Y'all just gotta love the South!


The murder trial of producer Phil Spector will be televised ordered California Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler. Think this member of the court is excited to have all those cameras focused on him?

Now to find a way to get sick and stay home. This should be almost as entertaining/sickening as the O.J. spectacle.

The hair alone is worth the video cameras! Is he hiding the revolver in there?


The five former members of the pop act Boyzone were spotted leaving the London based record offices of Universal,starting rumors of a reunion.

Ummmmmm… THE COUCH has no idea who these guys are ….we just thought the name was hysterical, and wondered when they broke up??? DOH!

Sound effect of young girls screaming…barf.


So tomorrow the public voting begins for American Idol.

THE COUCH will begin a weekly review, coming full circle from where we began last year at this time.

It might even be easier as we have no feelings for any of the contestants.

So, come back tomorrow, take a seat on THE COUCH and play MID-WEEK MUSICAL MEME and get a complete review of the 12 men of American Idol.


CREDIT:
MUSIC CODES: Best Audio Codes

ON THE RADIO: Cheap Trick; Composer: Rick Neilsen

This guy is living in his own little world, no doubt about it!

Reports say that last evening at the House Of Blues in NYC, during his concert (yes, I know that is a joke calling him on stage a concert), K-Fed-UP-WITH-YOU actually shouted out “Remember ladies, I am free…do you wanna dance with a pimp!"

Hey white-boy, if you are a pimp, THE COUCH is the King of Siam!

Also appears the K-Puke is going to challenge for custody of the kids. Can you see the court case with the pictures of the kid on Brit’s lap in the car and the one where she almost drops the baby???

And the judge looks over and says, “Mr. K-Schmuck, no matter what those photos show, you are gutter trash...leave my court room.”

Yup, THE COUCH can’t wait for this psycho-clash.

On a final note, after hearing of K-Putz comments from the stage Ms. Spears was quoted as saying, “If my dear sweet Kevin sleeps with another woman, I will scratch her eyes out..he is mine..all mine.”

Nah…not really!

"FALLING STAR"

Ah the life of a Baldwin. Brother Danny…OH MY, THE COUCH means Daniel was arrested in Santa Monica, CA for grand-theft auto, and we ain’t talking about the video game kiddies!

Seems Danny-boy “borrowed” the car from a friend without the friend’s permission.

Brother Alec was quoted as saying, “Sheesh, I am the better looking one, the more talented one and have had the better women, why can’t I get my name in the news like my loser brothers.”

Nah.. not really!

So, Denise Richards (she of the Charlie Sheen wife fame) was filming in British Columbia when some paparazzi got on the set.

The paparazzi were taking pictures of the cast and because of this “Richards got into an altercation” with the intruders and threw their laptops off a balcony.

OK, first off, wouldn’t you throw their cameras off the balcony???

Second, even as a child THE COUCH knows you don’t throw things off of balconies.

Why???…well, like in this case, you can hit someone!

Sitting in the lobby below were two “elderly women.” They were hit by the flying laptops.

Paramedics were called, but it appeared the two “were not seriously injured.”

Well that will change as soon as they find out the falling items were tossed by a big star. Well, she might not be a BIG star…

Charlie Sheen was quoted as saying “This is one of Denise’s biggest problems, she is just not technologically savvy.”

Nah…not really!

On a final serious note…

Sad news about Ed Bradley.

Out of all of the "60-Minutes" reporters, he was the one I always felt did more then ask the fluff-questions (ya hear THE COUCH Morley and Mike???). Plus we always thought he looked so cool with that earring!

The man hit hard when he had to, and always carried himself with class and dignity.

THE COUCH sends condolences to his family and friends.

THE COUCH was written and I was just waiting to post it later when I began doing my evening trip through my friends Blogs.

I got to Peanuts Blog and found something I need to share.

Peanut is a teenager who makes you realize there is hope for our youth. Please visit her site when you have a chance.

Through Peanut, I found out about "Light A Candle For The Innocent Victims Of Online Child Pornography"

Visit this important site HERE.

This information will remain on THE COUCH going forward...

Enjoy your weekend...

Thanks for sitting on THE COUCH, hope you enjoyed your stay.

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Keep that spark of insanity kids...It helps keep you an individual.

SONG TITLE INDEX: (source- www.bmi.com)
TRAILER TRASHED: Composer: John V. Ottman
FALLING STAR: Composers: Bill Post & Doree Post
LOOK OUT BELOW: Composers: Kostas, Melba Montgomery & Billy Wayne Yates
REPORTER EN AMOUR: Composer: Andre Jean Asse