Thursday, December 25, 2008

Coffey Anderson’s New CD!

Coffey hanging out with my husband Manny in the Fall of 2008

So it’s Christmas!  WOW!  What a great day we had with the family.  Everyone enjoyed laughs, fun, great food and some awesome presents!  I got the IPOD Touch.  (Do you think that thing can do my laundry too?)  The kids got their ZipIt’s and their other techy gadgets.  I bought two of Coffey Anderson’s CD’s as gifts for my hubby.  For anyone who doesn’t remember Coffey, he was on last season’s Nashville Star on NBC.  I think he came in 4th place.  Anyway - his CD’s are so enjoyable.  My husband and I have been dancing around the house.  Rock ‘N Roll Sally and Southern Man are our two faves!  If you want to hear some of his songs or buy his CD click here.  Honestly - he wasn’t my favorite when I watched the show.  I don’t think he came across very well on the show.  But after meeting him and seeing him in concert - he is one heck of a performer for sure!  He’s so, so talented!

Have a great holiday week!  I’m on vacation, but I’ll be checking in from time-to-time.  Be well!

P.S. I also got a 500 gig external hard drive for my TiVo for Christmas which means MORE MORE MORE shows to record. {Insert evil laugh here - rubbing hands together}.  Coming up in January we’ll be seeing another season of Idol with FOUR judges.  We’ll be seeing Celebrity Apprentice.  We’ll also see Sober House with Dr. Drew on VH1.  Biggest Loser comes back on Jan. 6th!  Hell’s Kitchen, Gone Country and Survivor are all coming back in early Feb.  And many more!  That TiVo will be whirring!

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Biggest Loser Has a New Winner!

Kim Reis

Before you read this - I want to let you know that I will be announcing the Biggest Loser winner from last night.  So if you still haven’t watched the show yet because it’s sitting in your TiVo or DVR, please leave this page.  I will post further down to give you a chance…
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V OK - DING DONG THE WITCH IS GONE!!!  VICKY’S GONE - THE WICKED WITCH!!!  She didn’t win - YAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!  YAHOO!!!  I was jumping on my waterbed when she weighed in.  (I know, before you say it - waterbed??  That’s so 80s.  And, you were jumping on it???  Not a good idea, especially when it’s on the second floor.  Messy, messy, messy…)  Anyhoot - I was so happy that she was booted.  She won NUTTIN’!!  She tries to act like she loves her children and her husband so much and the fake crying - YUCK!  I’m trying to figure out if Michelle lost more percentage of weight than Heba.  I couldn’t do the math fast enough and I can’t find their starting/ending weights on the web.  I didn’t really like Heba either.  But I’ll take anything over Vicky. 

I also heard that a former Biggest Loser winner gained all of his weight back and then some.  Does anyone know who that is? 

Well - it’s a great Wednesday.  No more Vicky.  There was a promo on during the show that the next season of Biggest Loser starts on January 9th.  Already??? WOW!  And there’s a 19 year old who weighs more than 450 pounds.  OUCH!  It should be an interesting season.  TiVo is ready to roll!!!

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Biggest Loser - Season Finale

Kim Reis

Well - the season finale of Biggest Loser is tonight.  Who will it be??  Vicky, Heba, Ed or Michelle?  Well - I can tell you that I will physically be ill if Vicky takes it.  I love tonight because we get to see the dramatic changes.  And you know DARN WELL that those ladies are wearing SPANKS under those dresses to keep themselves smooth.  Definitely!

Last week, viewers were asked to call a 1-888 number to vote for Heba or Ed (husband/wife team) to see which one of them stays and which one goes.  At first, I wanted Heba to leave because I think she will do so much better than Ed and I really want Michelle to win.  But, after thinking about it, I said to myself, “Self.  Vote to KEEP Heba.  That way, there’s a much better chance of Vicky losing.“  HA!  So, that’s what I did.

I CANNOT STAND VICKY!  I truly mean that.  She’s just not a nice person.  She’s coniving, vindictive and just plain cruel.  And I don’t want to hear that she was “playing the game”.  Baloney!  She was out to get people and I hope she is the worst one tonight.

Tonight, NBC10, 8pm.  Wrap up in a fleece blanky, grab your cup of tea (or glass of wine - whatever floats your boat) and get ready for a great show!!!!

Monday, December 08, 2008

Taylor Hicks in Grease

Kim Reis

I went to the Providence Performing Arts Center last night to see Grease and Taylor Hicks played the Teen Angel.  He was ont he stage for about 5 minutes, but it was so great!  At one point he’s singing to “Frenchy” and he pauses.  She says, “I voted for you.“ and smirks at the audience.  So funny!  The place erupted!!  He came out of the sky in a floating ice cream cone which was funny in itself.  He even played his harmonica.

At the end, the cast came out to bow and they did a Grease montage of songs.  Taylor sang quite a bit during the montage. 

I was talking to a friend of mine who works at the theatre and he said that Taylor was a great guy.  He had the opportunity to talk to him a few times and I guess Taylor wears a hat so that people don’t recognize him.  His hair gives him away.  HA!  That kind of makes sense.

We had a great time at the show.  The cast was very talented.  And - I’m not just saying this - I voted for Taylor.  Glad he won!  He’s so unique.  They announced that he has an album coming out soon too.  Taylor really hasn’t been one of the more popular American Idol winners.  I would say, in order of popularlity, it was Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Clay Aiken (and he wasn’t even the winner that year), Jennifer Hudson (not one of the winners), Kellie Pickler (again - not a winner), Chris Daughtry (not a winner), Taylor Hicks, Fantasia, Bo Bice (not one of the winners), Ruben Studdard, David Cook, David Archuletta, Josh Gracin (not a winner), Blake Lewis (beat boxer, not a winner), Bucky Covington (popular among country fans, not one of the winners), and who could forget SANJAYA???  HA!  I would say that these are the most popular ones (in order) from all 7 seasons combined.  An season 8 is about to start and they’ll have FOUR judges this year!  WOW!

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Reality TV Bit Me

Kim Reis

So - here I am.  Blogging away.  Not thinking anyone reads it.  When, out of the blue, I get an email.  See it here:

Hey Kim, I just wanted to say thank you for giving all of us who traveled down the path of the show for “America’s Got Talent” the publicity.  I know some of us were your favorites and others were not but without press good or bad it is difficult to be noticed for our hard work as artists.  I and my family appreciate all you did for all of us who were finalists and if I’m in your neck of the woods for performances please contact me so I can get you a ticket.  God Bless You,  Respectfully,  Donald Braswell - P.S. Visit my Myspace so you can see the kind of music that they would not let me sing on the show which I am not allowed to discuss the reasons for.

  Donald Braswell’s MySpace.

I was shocked!  I thought it had to be a joke!  I figured that it was a fake email from a friend saying that they were really Donald Braswell just to get my goat.  So, I did some research and found that the email address originated from the Texas area (which is where Braswell is from).  WHAT??!!  Donald Braswell from America’s Got Talent sent me an email???  If it were a joke, that person had to go through great pains to get a Texas email address, which is doubtful.

Oh geez!!!!  So I went back to my earlier blogs and found that I didn’t hold back.  I didn’t like him on the show and I clearly kept saying it - week after week.

I responded to his email as follows:

Dear Donald:  Due to anonymity through email, I’m not certain that this is really you.  BUT – if it is, I truly appreciate your email.  My blog is simply my opinion and, being a Reality TV lover, I sometimes get passionate about my favorites (and least favorites).  Thanks for your note!  I’m sure “America’s Got Talent” helped to boost your visibility.  I hope you do well!  Kim

To which he responded with:

It is me and thank you for the reply.  It has created some wonderful opportunities.  Passion is a good thing.  Something to be proud of!  Have a Happy Holiday!  I wish you the best.  Donald

So it got me thinking.  Should I stop being honest?  Should I tame my blog?  Should I stop blogging all together>?  And, after a week of pondering I have decided that my opinion is my opinion.  Good or bad - happy or sad.  My opinion is my opinion.  I don’t wish harm on anyone.  I just have faves and - well - not so faves. 

So, Donald - you weren’t my favorite.  But I do wish you well.  And maybe I’d like you better in person or at a live concert (which is what happened to me when I met Coffey from Nashville Star).  For now, I simply await an email from Vicky (Biggest Loser) - because I still despise her.