commercial love

I fell head over heels in love with the holiday commercial for JC Penney:

Between the song, and the adorable kid, I was a goner.  Totally googled every possible combination of JC Penney + commercial + 2009 to find out the singer, glad to say I am now a huge fan of Rosi Golan and am so happy to have discovered her in the most unlikely place…a JC Penney commercial.

Random sidenote, the first few times I saw/heard this commercial I was half paying attention and just assumed it was a Target ad.

New Kids on the Block-c’mon don’t laugh

I was very excited to see a little “shout out” to New Kids on the Block on the season finale of Lost last night.  If you missed it, or have given up on Lost, said shout out was  in the form of a lunchbox.   Just a little something unexpected.

I’m looking forward to the New Kids at SPAC next month.   I don’t care that my co-workers laugh when I mention the show, I’m genuinely excited.   I have no shame in my New Kids on the Block tickets, I haven’t listened to a New Kids song since my friend Kim’s wedding two years ago, but to be able to see a band that I all but idolized at age 9 will be satisfying.    Perhaps I can make an attempt on my 9 year old fantasy of joining the band as a backup singer and marrying Jordan Knight…all while wearing hot pink leggings and crimped hair.    Anything’s possible.

photo via kaboodle.com

i heart radio

I’m what you might call a radio geek.   I adore radio, I love listening to the music, the personalities, even the commercials.   Up until a few years ago I worked full time in radio as a dj (or on air personality if you’re fancy).   I still get to play dj on the weekends…I love radio…it’s not a job, it’s really a lifestyle, get’s in your blood.

iheartradio is a fabulous (FREE) app for iPhone and Blackberry that allows you to listen to radio stations all over the country !!!!!    I can now get down to my full radio geekness and listen to stations from Detroit to Miami.   iheartradio just launched for the Blackberry Storm so I’m still in the exploratory stage of the app, but one of my geeky radio faves is a format called ‘Hawaiian’.   It looks to be the stream from a station called Island 98.5 in Honolulu.  If you don’t have the iheartradio app you can still listen to the Hawaiian goodness here!

i kill songs

When I find a song I like, I really do just beat the crap out of it listening over and over and oooover.  I’m obsessed with Lady Gaga’s song The Fame

If you’re super perceptive, you’ll recognize this song from America’s Next Top Model’s current round of promos

celebrity iPod

I think celebrity auctions are an amazing way to raise funds for charities in need…the only drawback is you could conceivably end up with a product that you will never use…but I suppose it’s a case by case situation.

 

While perusing People.com today I noticed the celebrity iPod auction that will be taking place via Tonic.com.   This is something I would totally bid on.  An autographed iPod stocked with the star’s fave playlists.   Imagine the conversations!   Celebs like Gwen Stefani, Mariah Carey, Faith Hill, Pete Wentz and more have donated their signatures and their likes to the cause.   I’m super curious what Mariah’s playlist is…perhaps all Nick Cannon?