The Tempe Music Festival was this weekend, and let me say for the most part it rocked. Cowboy Mouth rocked, Eve 6 was fantastic (although it looked like they were mad at each other), The Gin Blossoms were fantastic even including their son in act, but the big disappointment to me was Fergie…

After taking the stage and telling us she was not pregnant she went on to sing…kind of. She must have been having an off night vocally, or her producer did wonders for her on her album. Then half way through the act she left her band on stage to perform solos while she took her sweet time to change. All in all Fergie maybe preformed 6 of her own songs.

To me it seemed liked Fergie rather be anywhere than on the stage at the Tempe Music Festival. It was the Gin Blossoms, Eve 6 and Cowboy Mouth who all rocked and out preformed “The Dutchess.” It was a great weekend of music despite the weak performance from Fergie.

Will find out tonight who is the first of the top 12 voted off American Idol, and it will be a tough choice. Last night most of the performances were horrible even though AI says this is the best top 12 EVER! David A. who is supposed to be the front runner forgot the words to his song. But even with that he is not the one that I want voted off.

I want Carly Smithson to go. She keeps talking about how she is Irish, her family is Irish, and she misses all her friends in Ireland. I thought we were looking an American Idol, not and Irish Idol. If she doesn’t go this week lets band together and get her to go next and remind America, it is their Idol.

Now the strike is over we all want to know when our favorite shows are coming back, according to TVguide.com here is the first list in alphabetical order:

24
Season 7 postponed until January ‘09.

30 Rock
Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to begin airing on April 10.

Aliens in America
Seven pre-strike episodes remain and will air March 2 to March 23 and April 27 to May 18.

Army Wives
Season 2 debuts in June.

Back to You
Expected to shoot up to 8 additional episodes, the first of which airs April 16.

Battlestar Galactica
Returns April 4 with first half of 20-episode final season. Production on second half could start as early as March. Airdate for those TBD.

The Big Bang Theory
Expected to shoot 9 new episodes to begin airing on March 17.

Big Love
Expected to go into production on Season 3 in the spring. Airdate info is TBD.

Big Shots
No new episodes expected. Ever.

Bionic Woman
No new episodes expected. Ever.

Bones
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 2 additional episodes. All 6 episodes will air on consecutive Mondays beginning April 14.

Boston Legal
Expected to shoot 6 additional episodes to air beginning April 8.

Brothers & Sisters
Expected to shoot 4 new episodes to air beginning April 20.

Burn Notice
Production on Season 2 expected to get under way in late April. New episodes could start airing as early as July.

Cane
No additional episodes expected this season. Future beyond that TBD.

Chuck
No new episodes until fall.

The Closer
Expected to kick off its fourth season this summer.

Cold Case
Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to begin airing on March 30.

Criminal Minds
Expected to shoot 7 new episodes to begin airing on April 2.

CSI
Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 3.

CSI: Miami
Expected to shoot 8 new episodes to begin airing on March 24.

CSI: NY
Expected to shoot 7 new episodes to begin airing on April 2.

Desperate Housewives
Expected to shoot 6 new episodes (including a two-hour finale) to air beginning April 13.

Dirty Sexy Money
No new episodes until fall; three remaining pre-strike episodes will undergo some tweaking and kick off fall run.

ER
Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 10.

Everybody Hates Chris
Eleven pre-strike episodes remain. Already renewed for next season.

Friday Night Lights
No new episodes expected for this season. Future TBD.

The Game
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 9 additional episodes.

Ghost Whisperer
Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 4.

Girlfriends
No new episodes expected this season, although a special one-hour series finale is being discussed.

Gossip Girl
Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to begin airing on April 21. Already renewed for next season.

Greek
Kicks off second half of Season 1 (which will now consist of 12 episodes, up from 8. ) on March 24. Renewed for Season 2.

Grey’s Anatomy
Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to air beginning April 24.

Heroes
No new episodes expected until fall.

House
Expected to shoot 4 new episodes to begin airing in its new Monday time slot on April 28.

How I Met Your Mother
Expected to shoot 9 new episodes to begin airing on March 17.

Jericho
Five episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.

Journeyman
No new episodes expected. Ever.

Las Vegas
No new episodes expected. Ever.

Law & Order
Expected to shoot 5 additional episodes to begin airing on April 23.

Law & Order: CI
Expected to shoot an indeterminate number of episodes to air in spring.

Law & Order: SVU
Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to begin airing on April 15.

Life
No new episodes until fall.

Life Is Wild
No new episodes expected. Ever.

Lost
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 5 additional episodes to air beginning April 24.

Medium
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 7 additional episodes for this season.

Men in Trees
Ten pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.

Moonlight
Expected to shoot 4 new episodes to begin airing on April 25.

My Name Is Earl
Expected to shoot 9 new episodes to begin airing on April 3.

NCIS
Expected to shoot 7 new episodes to begin airing on April 8.

The New Adventures of Old Christine
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot two additional episodes.

Nip/Tuck
Production on the show’s eight-episode sixth season expected to start up this summer. Airdate TBD.

Numbers
Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 4.

October Road
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

The Office
Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 10.

One Tree Hill
Three pre-strike episodes remain, the last of which airs on March 18. Expected to shoot 6 additional episodes to begin airing on April 14. Already renewed for next season.

Prison Break
Its season has wrapped. Not yet renewed for fall.

Private Practice
No new episodes until fall.

Pushing Daisies
No new episodes until fall.

Reaper
Three pre-strike episodes remain, the last of which airs on March 20. Expected to shoot 5 additional episodes to begin airing on April 22.

The Riches
Seven-episode second season kicks off March 18.

Rules of Engagement
Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 14.

Samantha Who?
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot an additional 3 episodes. All 6 episodes will air beginning April 7 after Dancing with the Stars.

Saturday Night Live
It’s back!

Scrubs
Five pre-strike episodes remain and will begin airing on April 10. Up to four additional episodes may be shot; unclear whether they’ll air on NBC or go straight to DVD.

Shark
Expected to shoot 4 new episodes. Airdate TBD.

The Shield
Final season already shot. Expected to air this fall.

Smallville
Three remaining pre-strike episodes will air March 13, 20 and 27. Expected to shoot 5 additional episodes to begin airing on April 17. Already renewed for next season.

Supernatural
Final pre-strike episode aired Feb. 21. Expected to shoot 4 additional episodes to begin airing on April 24. Already renewed for next season.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Final pre-strike episode aired March 3. Future TBD.

‘Til Death
Final pre-strike episode airs March 25. Returns with additional new episodes on April 16.

Two and a Half Men
Expected to shoot 9 new episodes to begin airing on March 17.

Ugly Betty
Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to air beginning April 24.

The Unit
No additional episodes expected this season. Future beyond that TBD.

Without a Trace
Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 3.

Women’s Murder Club
Expected to shoot three new episodes to air in April/May. Future beyond that TBD.

Extra Curricular activity is the buzz on the America Idol this week as racy revelations have come out about 3 of the top 16. Last season it was Antonella Barba with some ill fated pics that ultimately assisted her exit before the illustrious top 12. Or could be that she just wasn’t good…we’ll never know.

Now the focus turns to Ramiele, David, and Amanda from this season. Coming to surface are some nude and racy photos of Ramiele and Amanda, not together but of them individually from other times in their lives. Fox has not commented on the status of the girls, but we know from the court of public opinion that it could be over for both of them.

Not to be out done by the girl’s extra curricular activity, it is new news that David Hernandez from Glendale was a stripper for Dick’s Cabaret where he danced nude and gave lap dances to a mostly male clientele. Again no comment from Fox, but this could severely hurt the chances of David making it to the top 12.

The new power rankings are out as another elimination week begins. On top for the guys is David Archuleta, close behind is Michael Johns, then Jason Castro, with David Hernandez rounding out the top 4.

For the girls Brooke White from Mesa is on top of the rankings, with Carly Smithson, Ramiele Malubay, and Syesha Mercado behind Brooke.

The pressure is on this week for those idols who have not kept their nose clean to in the competition.

I have learned after watching the show Oprah’s Big Give that in order to “Give Big” I have to the do the following:

1. Use the Yellow pages to make cold calls and I’ll be able to get a corporate sponsor like Target

2. I can call my good friends like Jamie Foxx (name drop) and he’ll donate 50 grand just because I called…and I also dropped Oprah’s name

3. The best option for a car giveaway is a Used Ford Taurus !

Each week Oprah’s judges kick off one person who did not Give Big, and the person who is left standing is the biggest giver and the biggest receiver and will win 1 million dollars.

There are some good qualities to show, but overall it is just a “Big Give” to Oprah’s Ego. Besides Scott Krammer on the Peak Weekends, I did find one fan that can’t get enough of Oprah, Charlie….

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