If there is one thing the world doesn’t need,  it’s more Justin Biebers running around.

He and his legal team have are denying a lawsuit filed by a 20-year-old woman from California who claims that the teen pop star fathered her child after an encounter backstage at an LA show.

In this case, and even without knowing if it’s true or not, I do support the pop superstar.  That’s mostly because I can’t handle a lullaby version of “Baby.”

When you see a movie trailer…do you have the expectation that the movie will match it?

I take the approach that the trailer is just a pitch for you to buy a movie ticket. I don’t necessarily take them at face value, nor do I think they are the complete story. They’re just teasers. Just like my lead in sentence in the blog was a teaser to keep you reading.

A Michigan woman says yes, they should be truthful. She’s suing her local theater chain and the company that made the trailer to the recent Ryan Gosling movie “Drive.”   She says the trailer looked like a car chase movie, but says that wasn’t how the movie played out.  She wants her ticket price back and wants to make sure future trailers are more truthful.

I agree with her. That movie seemed a little devious, because the trailer showed a lot more car chasing that what was actually in the film.

I say more power to her, but I don’t think I support her plight.

By the way. Here’s my review plus the trailer.

Sounds like a good subtitle for a Terminator movie, but unfortunately for us, this is reality.

According to a new survey, cell phones and other mobile devices now outnumber humans in the U.S.

There are 327 million active phones, tablets and laptops on cellular networks. That compares with 315 million women, men, girls, boys and infants populating the U.S.  It’s because some people are carrying a work and a personal cell.

Here’s the thing that freaks me out about this story.  This egghead Isaac Asimov is the one who came up with the laws of robotics.  Assuming these machines do become intelligent enough to rise up, are they gonna pay attention to his old laws?  This video is in black & white from the 1950s!

There’s still a weird old Wisconsin law that says makes it illegal to serve Apple Pie without a slice of cheese on it!

Nobody pays attention to that.  Who says robots are gonna pay attention to the “don’t destroy all humans” rule?

This is really cool.

105-1 Charlie FM not only delivers you awesome random music over the FM airwaves and streaming on the internet, now we’ve got a new idea.

From now on, current users of 105-1 Charlie FM can now continue to listen to our station on the radio, but we’ve decided to change the name to 105-1 Qwikster FM.  Those who currently stream the station will continue to listen to the station on the internet at 105-1 Charlie FM.

We at Charlie think this will revolutionize the way you listen to the radio and make it a much more user friendly experience.

Hold on a second…

….Netflix is killing the Qwikster DVD idea?

OK… Nevermind about that first thing I was talking about.  It was a stupid idea anyway.  We’re gonna stick with 105-1 Charlie FM after all.  You didn’t mind us milking the hype, just to get our name out there for a while? Did you?

Paul McCartney got hitched yesterday for the third time and being a long time confidant and very close personal friend of the rocker, I can say that I am pleased.

Seriously, when you’ve know somebody for as long as I’ve known Paul (or Paul-eee as I call him,) you need to make sure that he’s not getting himself into trouble. You know, that last marriage cost him some big money to resolve.

It’s not that my bro Paul is anywhere near the poorhouse, but he’s worked a long career and as his friend, I hate to see him lose all of the stuff that he’s worked for.

I was so relieved to hear this his new wife, Nancy is independently wealthy. That means they both brought a lot to the table. I truly hope that the third time is the charm for mi amigo, so he’ll never have to worry about marrying, divorcing and the hefty post-divorce settlements again. That’s a big burden on my comrade. He shouldn’t have to deal with that again.

I am also so glad that M-C (my other pet name for him) signed a prenuptial agreement too. …

What? Paul-eee didn’t sign one this time either? Arrrrrhhhhhhgggggghhh!!!

I’m trying to help you here! You’re killin me!

Side note to this story: I have never met Paul McCartney the singer. I am referring to the Paul McCartney, who I grew up with on the east side of Madison in the 80’s. Did I not make that clear?

The King of Curmudgeons finally called it a show last night as Andy Rooney announced he’s stepping down from his 60 Minutes post.

He’s the type of guy that drove me crazy listening to, but like a lot of people, I still tuned in every once in a while.

His final commentary was a salute to his love of writing, but he left us with one last cranky old comment. Don’t worry Andy. If I see you eating at the same restaurant as myself, I won’t bug you.

To remember his career work, here’s a completely unfair, out of context mash up of his greatest hits.

This kind of sums it up too:

Here’s the thing.

I can separate annoying qualities from physical qualities in a person.  I don’t know.  It’s a gift I’ve always had.

That’s why I’m not annoyed that Kim Kardashian has been named the most annoying celebrity out there.

According to a new Parade Magazine poll:

The winner was newlywed Kim Kardashian, with 29 percent of the vote, just edging out Charlie Sheen, who earned 27 percent.  Rounding out the top five were “Jersey Shore’s” Snooki, Donald Trump and Brad “The Bachelor” Womack.

Is Kardashian annoying?  Sure she it.  Is she still good looking? Oh yeah.

Would I hate if we hung out?  Not at all, as long as I can keep my earbud headphones in at all times, listening to the radio.

After getting through the first night of Simon Cowell’s new show X Factor, I couldn’t help but feeling a little deja vu. That is to say I thought I was watching American Idol all over again, with a few minor exceptions.

The lack of originality is what really got to me, so I decided to do a comparison list for you, to rank the differences .

AI Format: Back stories, backstage interviews, talent’s hopes of a bright future, a talent performance followed by a judge critique and possible advancement to the next round.
XF Format: Back stories, backstage interviews, talent’s hopes of a bright future, a talent performance followed by a judge critique and possible advancement to the next round.

AI Simon Cowell’s Energy Level: near his exit, it dropped to a 3
XF Simon Cowell’s  Energy Level: Closer to a 8, with full snarkyness intact.

AI Format: Private humiliation of bad performers.
XF Format: Public humiliation of bad performers. Tryouts are held in front of a live audience.

AI Categories: Solo singers, male & female, 16-28.
XF Categories: Seems like anything goes, but they did divide it into Boys, Girls, Over 30 & Groups.

AI Performances: Potential candidate howls, holds a note for too long, gets upset when they are criticized.
XF Performances: Potential candidate howls, holds a note for too long, gets upset when they are criticized.

AI Simon Cowel & Paula Abdul count: 1 + 1
XF Simon Cowel & Paula Abdul count: 1 + 1

AI Host: Ryan Seacrest
XF Host: British version of Ryan Seacrest

AI Showings Of Simon’s chest hair: Too much.
XF Showings Of Simon’s chest hair: Still too much.

AI Annoying British influence: Simon Cowell
XF Annoying British influence: Simon Cowell, New host Steve Jones, Judge Cheryl Cole. Note Cole has already been replaced by Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls.

In all, that’s not a lot of difference for me.  I may give it one more shot, before going back to watching Modern Family, which shares the same time slot.

Congratulations to jazz sensation Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr.

If you just said “Who?” …you’re not alone.  He was the winner last night on America’s Got Talent. The name is this show is a misnomer for so many reasons, but none more apparent than this:

As hard as you might try, I would bet that you could not name one of the top winners from show.

The show has been around since 2006.  Who are the winners?  Where are they now?  At least American Idol has produced some B-Level celebrities like Carrie Underwood.

I say the show is bunk because even though there may be some contestants who have a unique ability, they clearly don’t have what it takes to make it in the world of show business.  They don’t even have the crazed David Hasselhoff anymore.

At least they gave us a sweet Def Leppard montage last night.

It’s kind of hard for me to pick five songs I’d never like to hear again.  That whole thing of me being a “radio station” and “playing everything” kind of gets in the way of it.

While promoting his new show X-Factor, Simon Cowell told Billboard magazine this week that there are five songs that he’d prefer never to hear again.  I assume it was a warning to potential contestants of his new show.

Simon’s list includes:

- R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly”
- Etta James’ “At Last” (“I’m allergic to it,” he says.)
- The Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody” (“Whoever said that was my favorite song was joking.”)
- Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours”
- John Legend’s “Ordinary People” (“It’s never as good as the original.”)

I guess I wouldn’t want to hear karaoke versions of these songs either.

Here’s the five songs that I’d be glad to never hear again, even by the original artists.

- Achy Breaky Heart – Billy Ray Cyrus
- Thong Song – Sisqo
- Rico Suave – Gerardo
- Barbie Girl – Aqua
- We Build This City – Starship

On second thought, after writing this list, I could come up with at least 100 songs I’d never like to hear again.  I better just shut up.  There’s an old rule in radio.  The one song that you hate is the favorite song of someone else.