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Are you watching American Idol this season?  I think quite a few people are watching just because it's Simon's last year before he moves on to X-Factor.

Now that Simon Cowell is leaving the show, the Idol staff are not afraid of him and are spilling their guts to tabloids and reporters about what goes on behind the scenes. 

Here's the dirt...apparently Simon is always late.  I'm shocked.  That's it?  He's a bit tardy?  Come on!  Simon's got a reputation as the meanest guy on TV and the worst thing he's done in 9 seasons of American Idol is be a little late for taping?  I don't get it.   No tantrums or tirades?  No drug, booze or sex addictions?  No affairs with Paula or Ryan?  Boooring!

Sheesh.  Simon needs to pay attention to Tiger Woods, David Letterman and Mel Gibson...THESE GUYS know how to start a good celebrity scandal.

Lots of listeners called us up this morning to share celebrity autographs they have collected over the years.  Many famous names were mentioned....Alanis, Elton John, Jay Leno, Brent Butt, Wayne Gretzky, etc.

Those autographs are great, but if you want to make $$$ from your celeb signature, these are the autographs you want to get...

The top three most valuble autographs are:

John Lennon: “Double Fantasy” was John Lennon’s last album released during his lifetime and is a collaboration with Yoko Ono. This was the last album signed by the artist before he was killed by Mark Chapman. In 2003 the copy autographed by Lennon for his killer was sold for $525,000, thus becoming the most valuable record ever.

Abraham Lincoln:  In 1991 a signed letter Lincoln wrote in 1863 sold at Christie's Auction for $748,000! 

William Shakespeare: The most expensive autograph in the world, belonging to the famed English author William Shakespeare. Only 6 authenticated examples exist, and all are on signed documents. All autographs are held by institutions but if they would be sold, each would cost around $5 million. 

For a guy who made a living as a writer he sure had sloppy penmanship.

Ouch.  I'm more than a little sore after the "Big Dig" yesterday.  I was clearing my driveway yesterday (for what seemed like the billionth time) when all of a sudden my neighbour yelled out, "Buzz, put your shovel away, my husband just bought the last snow blower at Rona"!  Hallelujah!  Now that the snow is done, the cold weather begins.  What did we do the make Mother Nature so mad at us?

US President Obama just got called for jury duty.  Will he serve?  Nope.  Apparently the President of the USA and leader of the free world is a little too busy.  But wouldn't it freak you out if you were on trial and you look across the room at the jury box to see the President staring back at you?

In other news...bad news for young Canadians.  The Heart & Stroke Foundation has released a stern warning...Canadians under the age of 40 are the new "at risk" group for heart disease.  Medical experts say it's an impending crisis brought on by inactivity, overeating and smoking.  I refuse to be one of those statistics.  I'm going to start exercizing and eating right.  As soon as my TV show is over, I've eaten my bag of chips and I finish my smoke.

Kidding.  

Have a great Tuesday.

I was several hours late for work this morning because of all the drifting snow.  Despite shovelling my driveway 5 times yesterday, I still got stuck (repeatedly) as I attempted to plow my way to work today.

I was joking to my wife that I felt like I now know what having a baby feels like after 5 hours of heavy pushing!  She was not amused....pregnancy humour is lost on some people.

If you're feeling "achy muscle syndrome" after shovelling your driveway and pushing your vehicle to get to work today, I feel your pain. I should have asked for a snowblower for Christmas.  Or a 4X4.  Or better yet, a couple of airline tickets to someplace hot and tropical! 

Where's Mr. Plow when you need him?

Good news...the snow is done for a while.  The bad news...it's gonna get cold.  Really cold.

Try to enjoy the rest of your Monday...and happy Robbie Burns Day!  Cheers!

I was thumbing through my wife's Cosmo magazine yesterday.  Wow.  What a smutty magazine!  It's all about sex, sex and more sex.  I didn't realize that you woman have such dirty minds! 

One of the topics (one of the few I can actually talk about on the radio without being fired) that caught my eye was 4 Things To Never Joke About With Your Man...

1) Future Hair Loss. With the exception of Hollywood types like Vin Diesel, most guys with shiny chrome domes are not deemed the sexiest man alive.

2) Paltry Paycheck.  Yes, it's a little Stone Age, but we men consider it our manly obligation to bring home the bacon. When our salary doesn't stack up, we feel totally emasculated. 

3) His Mom. It's a rule that dates back to the playgroud: Once you start dissing a boy's mother, things are going to get ugly. 

4) His Member.  In a nutshell, keep Johnson jokes to yourself—especially if you ever want it to come out to play again.

Very funny!  Have a great weekend!

Early this morning (1am California time) Conan O'Brien signed on the dotted line and agreed to walk away from the Tonight Show.  Don't feel too sorry for him...NBC will fork over $32.5 million to keep Conan off the air.  I wish someone would pay me to NOT come to work.  NBC also kicked in an extra $12 million for Conan's staff of about 200 people...if you do the math, each person should recieve a cheque for abot $60 thousand.

Conan's last Tonight Show will be on Friday with special guest Will Ferrel.  No word on who will host the show until Jay Leno takes over after the Olympics.

Speaking of the Olympics...very funny video on YouTube.  The UK female bobsled team took a "crack" at the track yesterday...

Thanks to YouTube that embarassing moment will live on forever.  Well done, internet!

Our sister station Newstalk 980 CJME is hosting a 12-hour blitz to raise money for the earthquake victims in Haiti.  Call 1-877-955-4836 to donate to the "Saskatchewan Day Of Caring".  CC & I will be helping out on the phone lines as a couple of the "professional operators standing by"...and no you don't get a free Slapchop, Shamwow or Grady with your donation.  However you do get the satisfaction of knowing you helped those in need and since your donation goes directly to the Red Cross, the federal government will match it.

Something that irks me about the releif aid for Haiti is that every country feels the need to send some high ranking, muckity-muck, governmental big-wig to represent their nation during Haiti's time of need.  Trust me, the people of Haiti who are living in the rumble and struggling for food and water don't give a rats ass that Hilary Clinton is in Haiti.  If the U.S. is going to send a bag...at least send one that's full of rice.  

Note: My idiotic opinions do not necessarily refect those of Rawlco Radio.  Or even myself for that matter.

Please give.

It's supposed to be an honour to run with the Olympic torch, right?  It's a thrill to represent your country and show your national pride...but is it OK to profit from it?

Last week I pondered on-air how long it would be before Olympic torches started popping up on eBay.  I took a look on eBay yesterday and was surprised to find several torches up for auction.  Some people asking as much as $2000 for thei Olympic flame!  Is this wrong?  It kinda burns me up a bit (no pun intended...well maybe a little) that torches are being auctioned off just so that the flormer Olympic torch-bearer can make a few bucks. I know several people who would have done anything to run the torch and be a part of the Olympic torch run.  To see these torches for sale online must be like a slap to the face to them.

And it's not just the torches being hocked...you can also buy "gently used" Olympic torch bearer suits and Olympic pins on eBay. I think it's sad and pathetic.  What are your thoughts?

Speaking of money...did you hear about Saskatchewan's latest millionaires?  Dianne and Claude Gyug of Grayson hit the jackpot in last Friday's Lotto Max.  He retired last Thursday and wins 20-million bucks on Friday.  How cool is that?  I wonder if they want to adopt me?

Have a great Tuesday!

Another long and boring award show last night.  The only thing that made the Golden Globes tolerable for me was British funnyman Ricky Gervais as the host...

Canadian film guru James Cameron was king of the world again...his new blockbuster Avatar won for best director and best movie.  Other notables were Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep, Jeff Bridges, and Mo'nique.  The "Hangover" won for best comedy while "Madmen" and "Glee" won in the TV categories.

Congrats, James...by the way 1991 called and they want their hair back.   I watched the show in HD last night...Halle Berry and Jennifer Aniston looked great.  Mel Gibson and Kevin Bacon looked like death warmed over.  And what about Mickey Rourke?  He has more plastic in his face than my kids entire Lego collection.  

My biggest Golden Globes pet peeve was the amount of time wasted as the celebrities make their way to the stage.  They don't even try to hurry.  Their name is announced, they look shocked for a moment, hug and kiss everyone at their table and slowly stroll to the stage.  The Golden Globe people could have cut an hour out of the show by leaving out the long arduous celebrity journey from chair to podium.  Here's four suggestions on how to speed up the process for next year: 1) Have people drive the celebs to the podium in golfcarts.  2) Have microphones at each table.  3) Install a moving walkway that the celebs can just hop on.  4) Or the host can just lob the trophies out into the crowd from the podium. I like the last suggestion the best.

Mariah Carey didn't win a Golden Globe.  Doesn't matter, she takes two of her own with her wherever she goes.

Happy Monday.

Golden Globes award show is on Sunday night.  Normally, I try to avoid these shows but this year there are two reasons to watch the Globes...

Reason #1 - Ricky Gervais.  I think he's probably the funniest guy alive.  His biting, sarcastic sense of humour is sure to offend many celebs in the room.  Lots of awkward pauses.

Reason #2 - Booze.  At this awards show the celebrities are seated at tables and plyed with copious amounts of free booze.  It always makes for a great acceptance speech.

And while you're enjoying the Golden Globes, keep this in mind...watching TV makes you stupid. Recent studies show that too much TV watching (more than 3 hours per day) results in brain inactivity and a reduced IQ!  Experts say you need to exercise your brain.  Do crossword puzzles, math questions or Sudoku.  Incidentally, listening to the radio makes you smarter.  If you believe that you need to do more Sudoku too.