Carrie’s new video “Temporary Home”

Carrie’s done it again. She’s got a hit song and an amazing video to back it up. We’ve heard that Carrie has been dabbling in acting a bit with her guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother and now a role in an upcoming Hollywood Film, but we get to see this talent in the video for Temporary Home. I love it. Follow the link to view it!

Carrie Underwood – Temporary Home (Music Video)

Behind the Scenes: Grammy Rehearsals

The Grammy’s are coming up this Sunday and rehearsals have begun! Check out the pictures from USA Today of the Dave Matthews Band and the Zac Brown Band rehearsing with a music legend:

One of the benefits of playing the Grammys is the chance to bring together current and legendary musicians. Coy Bowles of the Zac Brown Band visited with Leon Russell and even had Russell sign his guitar at rehearsals.

Zac Brown Band will actually be opening for the Dave Matthews Band on various dates this summer!

Burger King to Open WHOPPER Bars!

Check this out…Burger King is opening WHOPPER BARS..weird? or not?

Gimme a Whopper, fries — and a beer.
Those words are no longer wishful thinking. Friday, Burger King (BKC) will unveil plans to sell beer and burgers at a Whopper Bar — a new BK concept to compete with casual dining restaurants — in Miami Beach’s tourist-heavy South Beach. The South Beach Whopper Bar is scheduled to open in mid-February.

Don’t look for beer at conventional Burger Kings. That’s not in the plans. But more Whopper Bars — which offer an assortment of burgers, toppings and beer — could be on tap in tourist hot spots such as New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, says Chuck Fallon, president of Burger King North America.

A brewski at the new Whopper Bar — served in special aluminum bottles to keep them extra cold — fetches $4.25. Or, order beer as part of a Whopper combo and your bill will be $7.99 — roughly $2 more than the same combo meal with a fountain drink.

The unusual move comes as the restaurant industry is reeling. Restaurant operators reported lower same-store sales in November, compared with a year earlier, for the 18th-consecutive month, the National Restaurant Association reports. Nearly 65% of operators reported a same-store sales decline in November. December results were unavailable.

Burger King’s Whopper Bar isn’t the first fast-food chain to test alcoholic beverages domestically. Last year in Seattle, Starbucks opened “15th Avenue Coffee and Tea, inspired by Starbucks.” Beyond coffee and tea, it sells regional beers and wines.

By trying to wedge into the fast-casual dining arena with Whopper Bar, Burger King is chasing the 30-and-under crowd, which is the industry’s future growth, says Bradford Hudson, marketing professor at Boston University. But the move is very tricky, he says, because “Burger King means fast food.”

But Linda Lipsky, a restaurant consultant, says the move makes sense. “The Burger King customer is aging, so they’re just trying to grow up with the customer.”

The restaurant will initially sell Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors beers. “You can have America’s favorite beers with America’s favorite burger,” Fallon says. More will eventually be added, he says.

But Lipsky says the chain will be challenged to train staff to legally sell and serve alcohol. “You can be an easy mark if you’re not used to selling alcohol,” she says.

Burger Kings in Germany and Whopper Bars in Singapore and Venezuela sell beer. But this will be the first BK brand in the USA to sell beer. (A Whopper Bar in Universal City does not sell beer.) “We’re in the midst of understanding how much beer will be a part of the (sales pitch),” Fallon says.

The restaurant also will offer delivery of all items — except beer.

Movie Trailer: The Lovely Bones

This movie looks amazing. I recently began reading the book. So far, from what I can tell with the preview, they stick very close to the book.

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“Pants on the Ground” T-Shirt! WIN IT!!!

This is too cool!  They’ve officially made “Pants on the Ground” Tshirts in honor of General Larry Platt of recent American Idol Fame!  You can get one for yourself!  Just click the picture to go to the site!

Thanks to our Friends at www.DonkeyTs.com  you can actually WIN one!  Just email me  Brook@ECRI.net and give me your name and address to enter to win!  I’ll draw the winner on January 29th!

Shania is back and SMOKIN’ HOT!

Shania Twain made a stop at American Idol’s Chicago Auditions aired earlier this week.  She reminded us of her fun, sweet personality and left us wanting more from the Country Superstar!  We’ll be getting new music from Shania coming up later in the year! yeah!  Check the pics here!

John Park – Audition – I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know

It was great to see Shania again! We’ve Missed her! I can only hope we’ll get new music from her.Ps..she’s hilarious when she “judged” john

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Charlie Daniels Suffers a Stroke

Charlie Daniels suffered from a stroke last Friday while snowmobiling in Colorado. He was treated at a hospital in Durango and was later airlifted to a hospital in Denver and later released on Sunday. He is now resting at his Colorado home where he had been vacationing since December 27th. As of right now Charlie does not plan on cancelling any shows and thanks fans for their support.

Man Saves Puppy with CPR

This is a great story…see there really are good people in the world!

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Katherine McPhee on the Cover of SHAPE

Katherine McPhee, Idol runner up, is showing off her bod on the cover of SHAPE.  I hate to say it…but i LOATHE her blonde locks…I thought she was much prettier with her natual brunette locks.