For those of you who do not watch Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Aaron Sorkin did a storyline about displaced musicians from New Orleans who were filling in for staffed musicians so they could send some Christmas gifts home to their families. When they ended the show with the New Orleans band playing O Holy Night, I swear I had a tear come to my eye. It was a really touching moment! I am not sure if you can get that from the clip above, but at least you can enjoy the music and get into the Holiday spirit!!!
BTW the trombone player really is from New Orleans and you check out Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews’ site here.
Whitney Houston is set to record with super-producer and artist Akon. Speaking backstage at the Billboard Music Awards Akon (Aliaune Thiam) said he’s met with the singing powerhouse who has been looking to him for advice on her comeback. "With her it’s more like ‘What direction do you think I should go?’ and me coming in and making suggestions," he said. "She’s been through a lot and people know it. She’s at a whole other stage now where I feel like she’s been there and she’s coming out of it." Akon, who recently worked with Gwen Stefani and Elton John says he’s hoping to bring a brighter sound to Whitney’s new music. "My personal thing is I want to do more up-tempo records to kind of get her away from the whole situation of the dark side. So it’s more like a celebration that she survived that," he enthused. "I feel like if she embraces that part of her and brings all that stuff into the records, I think it’ll be huge because people wanna hear that story. From what people been hearing outside in the press — he said/she said, I think if it came from her, and people actually heard it coming out on a record I think it would be huge." As for how Whitney is doing? The producer said the star is getting ready for her comeback. "She’s doing great," Akon said. "She’s in the gym, she’s moving around and gaining some weight."
Farrah Fawcett has completed cancer treatment and is doing well, her publicist said Tuesday. Fawcett, 59, who starred on the ’70s TV series "Charlie’s Angels," wrapped up several weeks of treatment last week after being diagnosed recently with the disease and going through chemotherapy, said publicist Mike Pingel. "Her spirits are high, she’s feeling good," he said. "Her plans are to recover and take the time to heal, and she’s also looking forward to the holidays with her family." Pingel wouldn’t disclose the type of cancer Fawcett was treated for, but said her prognosis was good. Ryan O’Neal, who has a 21-year-old son, Redmond, with Fawcett, told People magazine in October that she had anal cancer. The actress is busy with her Web site, which touts a "Fight the Fight" T-shirt to raise money for the American Cancer Society as well as the "All of Me" DVD of her Playboy pictorials.
Is Rosie O’Donnell joining the cast of "Nip / Tuck" full time? That’s what Rosie said during a break on the set of "The View" today. She said she’s been offered the female lead of the show since Joley Richardson is leaving for a year. She said that she’d play the character of Dawn Budge, who was introduced in a guest role this past (the show’s 4th) season. Dawn would be the owner of the plastic surgery center and do things like "sneak Cher in the back door" and then hire paparazzi to take pictures. Rosie added that it would be a 15-week shoot in LA. She didn’t say if she was going to do it, but it sounded very much like she’s leaning towards it. No word on how this could affect her schedule with "The View," but Rosie has said that she’s only signed on to co-host for one season of Barbara Walters’ morning talk-fest.
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I always love when Jews do Christmas, but at least they had fun with it! That video is so cool, don’t you think? The only negative thing I can say about it…is the song gets stuck in your head!
Is Rosie O’Donnell joining the cast of "Nip / Tuck" full time? That’s what Rosie said during a break on the set of "The View" today. She said she’s been offered the female lead of the show since Joley Richardson is leaving for a year. She said that she’d play the character of Dawn Budge, who was introduced in a guest role this past (the show’s 4th) season. Dawn would be the owner of the plastic surgery center and do things like "sneak Cher in the back door" and then hire paparazzi to take pictures. Rosie added that it would be a 15-week shoot in LA. She didn’t say if she was going to do it, but it sounded very much like she’s leaning towards it. No word on how this could affect her schedule with "The View," but Rosie has said that she’s only signed on to co-host for one season of Barbara Walters’ morning talk-fest.
