Hello, everybody. In a span of two weeks, the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles has played host to the Primetime Emmy Awards and Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, aka The Night Everybody Went Gaga for Lady Gaga as she collected eight Moonmen including Video of the Year for "Bad Romance"...all while changing outfits three times including the now infamous "meat dress" that had PETA going gaga themselves...with envy!
Justin Bieber got Best New Artist, while Rihanna took time out from shooting her first movie "Battlefield" in Hawaii to return to the mainland to open the show with Eminem. Bieber and Taylor Swift also performed in their first VMAs; Swift, a year after Kanye West almost made her night sour. And speaking of Kanye...nah, I won't go there.
I will go there on the white carpet fashions, especially by Katy Perry, Audrina Patridge, and Ciara. And what about Cher? At 64 years old (yes, 64!!!!), you talk about early promotion for "Burlesque" as she dusted off that bodysuit from the "Turn Back Time" video. I was hoping it would look good on Betty White, but that would be a major turn-off.
Monday was the 25th and final season premiere of "The Oprah Winfrey Show", as Oprah pulled out the biggest surprise since that Pontiac G6 giveaway: by sending her entire audience of 300 to Australia on an eight day, seven-night trip in December! As always, the audience went nuts like if it was the end of the world.
Of course, when Oprah signs off for the final time after this season, it'll no doubt be the daytime equivalent of Johnny Carson's last "Tonight Show." At least unlike Johnny, Oprah will still be in the spotlight.
And last but not least...It is definitely no surprise itself, but next Tuesday, the year-long wait will be over as Gov. Sean Parnell will announce the amount of the 2010 Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend. Last year's payout was $1,305, and projections show this year's check may be a bit lower. I as always will have it within seconds on Twitter and Facebook, and speaking of which...I want to know what do you think the PFD will be? Hit me up on my Facebook page and I'll have some of your best guesses next time. Till then, so long and stay strong.
