Right Around the Corner: The Weekend

Congratulations everyone, you've almost made it through the week. Your reward: the weekend. But before that arrives, here's what the RPR has in store for your Friday.

-First off, Brian's manager must think that he loves the Dirty South, because they sent him back down there after spending about 2 months in Louisiana. Where is he now?

"Yep, I'm in Mississippi. I'm enjoying it so far. Amenities are lacking, however I got my picture outside Jefferson Davis' house today. Will send an update and stuff for blog when I get a little free time."

Next thing you know, Brian will return with a mullet, Lynyrd Skynyrd World Tour 1977 T-shirt, a Stars & Bars license plate holder, and a porn mustache.

- Some celebrities just call attention to themselves and it's not always for the most positive publicity. One easy target that I usually don't cash in on is Kevin Federline -- until I saw this video clip of him inside a studio while he plays his new song, "PopoZao". There's comedy and then there's high comedy. This is high comedy. If you enjoy that, then I suggest checking out a parody titled "Cottage Cheese Thighs".

- So I heard that Oprah was all jacked up today when she had James Frey on her show. You may have heard about Frey, the author of A Million Little Pieces, a book about his time in drug rehab, which Oprah greatly endorsed on her show. The book goes on to sell over 3 million copies (because if Oprah says it's good, then the brainwashed population of the country will go out and purchase it), and then we all find out that the author fabricated many of the stories in his memoirs. I heard clips of the show when I was listening to the radio on the way home from work today, and boy was she pissed. What's amazing is that due to this controversy, I'd imagine A Million Little Pieces will continue to sell in great quantities. People are drawn to controversy like tigers to the carcass of a wildebeest in the middle of the Serengheti. They love it. Now that this nonsense about Frey's lies has been all over the media, we'll all want to find out what the story is about. So they'll go out and get the book. Frey will keep raking in the dough, and laughing all the way to the bank, yet his credibility as a writer has vanished. I'm not sure where I stand on all of this, but I thought Oprah's freak out was priceless.

[Look at this face. We haven't seen her this pissed since Letterman tore her up at the Oscars in 1995.]

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[Picture courtesy of Gawker.com]

- Let's call this section "For the Record":

1. Highly underrated fruit: Grapefruit. Polished off an entire grapefruit the other night and it was delicious.
2. I wouldn't necessarily call myself the most aggresive driver on the road because it's just not worth it to be, but what's with this maniacs who feel it's necessary to go 85-90 mph in the 55 mph zone? 70-75...sure. 85-90?....that's a recipe for trouble.
3. Singer/Songwriter worth checking out: James Blunt. Take a listen to "High" and "You're Beautiful". 2 very nice songs.
4. Would I consider "sleeping in" to be one of the top 3 things I look forward to on the weekends? You bet.
5. Weekend Preview: For those Food Network fans, the Jessica and I are going to Mesa Grill (Bobby Flay's restaurant) on Friday night with Alison & Reza. It's apart of NYC Restaurant Week, a.ka. get a pre-fixe price on a meal that you otherwise couldn't afford. Also, in the spare time, Entourage Season 2 is on the HBO On-Demand, so I will be checking that out.

Have a nice weekend, and find something worthwhile to occupy yourselves on Sunday, as there's no football on (!) What ever shall we do??