K-Tel Albums

Anyone who did not grow up in the 1970’s or 1980’s would probably not even know what K-Tel Albums were.

If you grew up in that era, you had a lot of music filling the airwaves…..but very few options on how you could actually own particular songs.

If you had a favorite song…

You could go out and by the whole album in which the song appears…..but if you were like me, you were too cheap to buy a whole album for 1 or 2 songs that you liked, seeing as how you would be stuck with 10-12 other songs that you could not have cared less about.

You could buy a 45-RPM Single record of the song. These were easy enough, but buy enough .45’s and they start piling up all over the house, and having to go to the record player to change the dang record every 3-4 minutes was a real pain in the butt, especially for a World-Class lazy person like myself.

You could get your Ghetto-Blaster or Stereo System with the built-in cassette deck, and you could sit patiently by the radio, waiting for your favorite song to come on, at which point you could manually record it, along with endless chatter by the DJ at the beginning and end of the song in question.

When all those options were not enough, you had K-TEL.

K-Tel Records was a company that produced music albums from the early 1970’s to the mid 1980’s and beyond (Well beyond..). They were the “Mix-Tape” Kings of Record Albums, producing inexpensive Albums which contained a variety of the popular songs of the day. Musically, they were all over the place….. A typical K-Tel Album might feature everything from Barry Manilow, to Kiss, to KC and the Sunshine Band, to Engelbert Humperdinck, all on the same album.

Every K-Tel collection that was ever released was billed as “the greatest collection of hits EVER!!”…..

With such a variety of music, you might only like 10 of the 15-20 songs on the album, but price-wise, it was still the best route to go if you were too cheap to buy an artist’s entire album.

The audio quality of the songs were not always the greatest as the songs were heavily compressed to fit as many songs onto an album as possible. In some cases, songs were actually shortened in order to squeeze in more music.

Think of them as the “Dollar General” of Album production during the 1970’s….

I was heavily into the taping songs off the radio onto cassette tapes myself, but I did own quite a few albums, and a bunch of them were K-Tel Albums.

The company imploded during the DOT.COM bubble of the late 1980’s…..but did not die….

K-Tel International is based in Winnipeg, Canada and is still cranking out music compilations, often under the “As Seen on TV” logo.

If you are shopping in your local “Dollar General” or some other low-end retailer, and you see an amazing collection of modern music at too good of a price to be true……you are probably looking at a K-Tel product.

But, they are still going strong…..bringing inexpensive, cheap music to tightwads around the World!

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Introducing: Romina D'Ugo of MTV's 'Turn the Beat Around'

Former So You Think You Can Dance Canada contestant Romina D’Ugo been dancing for her life since she was a small girl. She does it yet again, this time as the aspiring dancer/choreographer Zoe in the new MTV, made-for-TV movie, Turn the Beat Around (premiering, Friday, February 26, 10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific)

In Turn the Beat Around, Romina, as Zoe, partners with a wealthy nightclub owner to take disco from offstage to back on center stage.  For a review of the movie, click here.

Prior to the movie’s premiere, The Ride talked to Romina about dance and disco.  Here’s what she had to say.

So how has appearing on So You Think You Can Dance – Canada prepared her for the movie?

Romina knew many of the other actors in the movie, who also happened to be contestants on the show, thus making the environment more comfortable. Generally, says Romina, some people (we’re talking about non contestants) take being on the show as asset; others don’t. Although she was in the Top 20 and left the show after 2 weeks, it shocks her that she is still recognized. In the end, she says, the show got her name out there.

So was Romina like the character, working a day job all the while dreaming of dancing professionally?

The most regular, non performing job she’s ever had was a lifeguard at age 15. When no patrons were around, she and a fellow lifeguard used to turn on the stereo and salsa by the pool.

Did she ever want to be a choreographer like her character Zoe?

Yes, especially when she was a little girl. She also wanted to open her own dance studio then and become a veterinarian.  In high school, Romina was in a school sponsored choreographers’ workshop, where she and her fellow students got the chance to have their works performed on stage.  Romina, who considers herself a  “very visual person”, enjoyed the process of having to select the lighting, makeup and costumes for her dances.  “The teachers allowed us to put whatever we want on. They allowed us to explore the other side of dance. It helped a lot of my performing as a dancer. “

How did she make the transition from dancing to acting?

Romina’s been dancing most of her life competitively and professionally. She was acting during the same period of time but not professionally. “I loved to do it for fun but I never really knew I could do it as as a career.”  After college, she decided to purse acting in earnest.

She sees acting as important key to being a great dancer. For Romina, when dancing doesn’t include a performance element, it becomes mechanical. “It becomes art when you add the acting component.It gets audiences to move, to feel an emotional connection.”

'Turn the Beat Around': Romina D'Ugo and dancers at Jason Derulo music video audition (courtesy: MTV)

‘Turn the Beat Around’ has a disco theme; so what is Romina’s favorite disco song?

She says, “It’s difficult to narrow it down to one. I don’t have a favorite…I love all of ABBA. I love the soundtrack from the movie Mamma Mia.”  And although she heard the song “Disco Inferno” numerous times while filming the movie and even afterward at a photo shot, she says she never tires of the song.

It’s no secret that some people aren’t fond of disco music (to say the least). So, I had to ask, why the hate?

Romina thinks that anything that has received such widespread popularity is going to receive some backlash. “It gets to a point where people say, ‘I don’t want to see it any more.’” Some of the hate, says Romina came from rock artists and DJs who she says “got bumped to the side” thus causing some “resentment” and “jealousy” and “started spreading the opposite sentiment towards [disco].”  Disco, she says, which celebrates the “eccentric,” makes no apologies.”You either love it or hate it”.

What is her favorite dance style?

Like her favorite disco song, she finds it difficult to choose one. “I love salsa but I need hip hop, jazz, and fox trot too.”  Romina loves it when a number of dance styles are blended in one performance. “I’m a medley kind of girl.”

Finale of 'Turn the Beat Around' (courtesy: MTV)

We know about the disco hate, what would she say to those people who don’t want to watch because it’s “disco”?

“It’s not a documentary on disco or a story about disco. It’s about human life,” says Romina. “Everyone has dreams. Everyone has issues.  Everyone has things to overcome. It’s a story about personal journey not really about disco itself…It’s a feel good story..And the dance sequences are great. Visually compelling.  There are so many elements to watch. It’s about whatever inspires you as an individual. For this character, it happens to be disco.”

Finally, what advice would she give young dancers?

Young girls and boys often approach her. They are afraid to be themselves, afraid to put themselves out there, their souls on display.  Romina tells them that they must do it for the audience. “When you are on stage, in movies, or in theater, people see you live full lives, lives that they can’t necessarily live because they have shielded themselves,” says Romina.

“You have to make [your work as a dancer] about personal growth [as well as developing your technique], ” says Romina. “If you don’t add that element, like I said before, it becomes mechanical. When people go to the theater, they want to see your soul; they want to live through you.”

She also tells them that it’s a difficult task that requires hard work and perseverance. “You keep chipping away at this art. Little steps are like huge steps. I tell them not to give up, as cliche as it sounds.”

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Jersey Shore...yada yada yada

So one of my all time favorites–Terry Richardson–recently shot the boys of MTV’s the Jersey Shore for an upcoming issue of Interview magazine.  A few of the, presumably unused, shots can be seen on Richardson’s web diary*.  Bar Refaeli is also rumored to appear in the shoot, which is strange because I never took her for a boob-sling wearing, techno loving, foul-mouthed “guido” but I’ve been wrong before.  Lord knows Leonardo is all about the G.T.L. Or not.

Long story short, Terry Richardson is a boss and Mike “The Situation” may or may not have a severe case of razor burn.  Less G.T.L more shaving cream, Mikey.

*http://www.terrysdiary.com/

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When Pterodactyls Attack...

I’ve been having a lot of really crazy dreams lately. I’m not sure what they mean or if they are meant to mean anything at all but I’ve been thinking that maybe I could write some kind of fantastical story from them one day. That is, if I can be bothered to add that to my long list of “stuff I’d really love to do that I never have time for!”

Anyways, I had one dream the other night that felt a bit like a monster horror film. The first part of the dream is a little blurry but I do remember the part where myself and a group of friends were trying desperately to trap a pterodactyl in a dungeon and set it on fire.

This isn't a real pterodactyl by the way... duh!

Goodness knows why I was dreaming about a pterodactyl but it was pretty scary. It was jet black with bright glowing red eyes and no matter how much I tried to prod the thing into this little dungeon, it kept trying it squeeze-out. At one point, I almost set it alight but it wriggled away. It was enormous!

Enough of my crazy dreams… I finally got round to watching and reviewing Thirst. I was in a bit of a reviews-based mood on Monday so I ended-up reviewing Up on DVD as well. Thirst was ok and Up is just amazing.

My review of Thirst

My review of Up

Next week I may review Jennifer’s Body on DVD although I’m unsure how much I’ll actually enjoy it. I’m sure my boyfriend will get some kind of enjoyment from that one (Megan Fox *ahem*)!

I’m currently writing this blog with MTV Two blaring in the background. It’s Fall Out Boy’s Top 20 Comedy Videos. “Stacy’s Mom” by Fountains of Wayne is really bizarre. I mean, Rachel Hunter doing a kinky lap-dance for what is, essentially, a really wee boy is a bit odd. Ah, good old MTV eh? I’m no prude and I do enjoy my fair share of musical MacDonald’s-for-the-ears once in a while, but I guess, it just seems  bit too much sometimes.

We’re gearing-up to do our first gig of the year this Friday – These Monsters album launch. Everything seems to be in hand, which unnerves me slightly as something mostly always goes wrong. We shall see. I’m really looking forward to this show though and the bands are really ace plus most of our friends should be down – Friday night party!

Well, this blog post was just a mere distraction from actual work. I better get back to it. Hopefully no more dreams of weird, scary pterodactyls tonight!

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Jersey Shore's Snooki Posts Sexy Pics of Herself in Bikini...Ignores Nude Photos...NUDE PHOTOS

Snooki Posts Sexy Pics of Herself in Bikini, Ignores Nude Photo Rumors

Us Weekly

The Jersey Shore’s Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has no problem stripping down on Twitter.

Snooki, 21, posted two pics of herself cavorting in a skimpy bikini on the microblogging site within the past 24 hours.

“me last year! i cannot wait to start training tomorrow! motivation to get back into shape jeezeeee nicole,” she wrote in one caption. Said another, “Training tomorrow Yes, Yes, Yes!! Gettin that ipod set!”

One topic she’s surprisingly quiet on?

Those rumors that it’s really her in those nude pics circulating the Web, despite the wall color and furniture appearing to be the same as her bikini pics.

On Monday, a new graphic photo of Snooki hit NakedSnooki.com. A photo purported to be her crawling nude on all fours was published Friday.

Breaking News…Snooki Naked Photos Released…See Real Nude Photo!!!

“bids actually coming in fast and furious. well up into the 5 figs at this point. some buyers just wanted to see more…” read a message posted on NakedSnooki’s Twitter.

More than 500,000 visitors have checked out NakedSnooki.com since Friday, the site boasts.

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MTV DROPS "MUSIC TELEVISION" FROM LOGO

I grew up watching videos on MTV.  I’m not shocked by this news since they haven’t played a video since Clinton was in office.  It is a bit depressing to see them put the official nail in the coffin.  I guess they now have full reign at as much shitty reality programming without criticism from the people that remembered when they were music television.  Bravo MTV.  Now get to work on the next season of the Jersey Shore (kidding cause your station sucks ass).

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MTV Now Officially Empty TV

According to The Wrap, MTV dropped the “Music Television” tagline from its logo. Just in time, we guess. MTV will turn 30 next year.

And you know what they say about people over 30.

We like this quote from the Los Angeles Times’ coverage: “The people who watch it today, they don’t refer to MTV as music television. They don’t have the same emotional connection that, say, the people who are writing about [the logo change] do,” MTV’s head of marketing Tina Exarhos said.

Sorry, Tina, but the the people who watched MTV even 15 years ago stopped referring to it as music television. MTV used to be a place to discover new music. That ended many, many years ago.

BTW, the original image was designed by Frank Olinsky and  his team at Manhattan Design. According to Olinsky, the his original design did not include the “Music Television.” Rather, that was one of those executive memo suggestions. Rolling Stone included a link to Olinksy’s Web site history.

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Baby Love – MTV Teen Moms Persevere in Spite of Family

I found myself fascinated last spring with a show on MTV called 16 and Pregnant. When a sequel came out this fall following four of the mothers, I was thrilled that the two moms I identified with most were to be featured. Maci was a top student and star athlete who got pregnant by a Levi Johnsonesque boyfriend. I found myself imagining how sadly different my life would be had I walked in Maci’s shoes. I think it would’ve killed me to watch my friends go off to college while I stayed behind with my baby and his worthless Peter Pan daddy. To be pressured by his parents to stay with his useless, party-boy ass like she was, I  know would’ve sent me over the edge. 

I’d have loved to hear from his parents on the reunion show what their take was on them pressuring Maci to stay with their son after seeing the footage of him partying all night with his buds while she stayed home with the baby.  I wanted to throw something at the TV when Dr. Drew tried to excuse his lack of interest in his son by saying it was because fathers don’t love their children as deeply as mothers.  That is the biggest pile of dog poop I’ve ever heard!  Maybe YOU don’t feel that passionately about your kids, Dr. Drew, but I know more than a few fathers who love their children as much or more than Maci loves her son Bentley. 

I was most touched by Catelynn and Tyler, the young couple who decided on adoption. Catelynn’s living situation when she got pregnant was straight out of Jerry Springer. Catelynn’s mother April has the gaunt, hard-knocks look of a long-term substance abuser and the nomadic address history to match. April’s latest Mr. Right(now) is Butch Baltierra, a career criminal with a penchant for burglary and home invasions whom she met after his most recent prison release…he is also Tyler’s estranged father. 

If the Foxworthyness of having your significant other’s parent as your step-parent weren’t bad enough, the unrelenting haranguing by Butch and April toward the young couple for choosing adoption was over the top out of bounds. The vitriol didn’t stop even after the baby was born.  Instead of being supportive of Catelynn and Tyler as they started their senior year of high school, the anti-adoption vitriol screamed at them by these so-called parents ramped up to the point that Catelynn had to move in with Tyler and his mother, a single (and thankfully stable) mom.

I found myself screaming @ the TV everytime Butch or April berated them for choosing adoption.  I wanted to reach through my flatscreen to give whichever one was on the receiving end of their diatribes a big hug and say, “You made the right choice, you’ll see.”  My heart ached when I saw the young couple second-guessing themselves, thinking maybe could’ve done it.

Fact is, Catelynn would have brought the baby (named Carly) home to a house so chaotic that the infant being removed by Social Services wasn’t only a possibility, but very real likelihood.  I adopted a little girl who was forcibly removed by Child Protective Services from a home life very similar to Catelynn’s with Butch and April.  Tyler and Catelynn will be fantastic parents when they are older, but were smart NOT to move their daughter into that hellhole,

If we’re honest, had they kept Carly there probably wouldn’t be a Tyler and Catelynn at all, as anyone who watched the show can tell you. Week after week, we saw what a mess the other couples’ relationships had become.  The fact that Tyler and Catelynn are so solid isn’t an accident – they weathered the hardest of storms together – giving yet another gift to their daughter.  Between them and the couple who adopted their baby, she’ll have two examples of what real love is. Carly will know she was created and raised by people who love her AND each other. You can’t ask for more than that.

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Jersey Shore: Miami?

Nothing has been officially decided yet (or at least announced to the general public) but rumor has it that Miami, FL is officially on the short list of 10 cities MTV is looking at to film Jersey Shore’s second season. As we reported earlier this week, MTV also asked the castmatesif they had valid passports so something South of the border may happen as well.

TMZ obtained a letter from MTV producers sent to the owners of Miami’s Mynt Lounge to receive clearance to shoot inside the club in March and April, so now we have an official time period of filming as well.

So will the cast members be fist pumping in Miami next?

It would make sense as March-April would catch the coveted Spring Break rush as well. I can see scores of college students planning last minute trips to the locale to catch a glimpse of their favorite guidos.

We’ll keep you updated as we hear more about potential locations!

Photo credit: MTV

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Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John is one of the most successful female singers in music history.

She has long been one of my personal favorite singers.

She was born in England in 1948 but moved to Australia at a young age and was raised in that country.

She released her first solo album, “If Not for You“, in 1971.

She had great success in the 1970’s with most of her hits charting in the Billboard Adult Contemporary or Billboard Country Charts.

Though she faced resentment within the Country Music community as a “foriegner” singing Country music, she won the coveted Country Music Association Female Singer of the Year Award in 1974 over the other nominees which included Country Music legends Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Tanya Tucker.

Her music thrived thoughout the 1970’s and soon she was charting hits on the Billboard Top-40, BillBoard Adult Contemporary, and BillBoard Country Charts.

She appeared in the 1978 Musical Film “Grease” alongside John Travolta and that film launched another group of hit songs that kept her anchored on the Charts.

“Grease” went on to become the top-grossing Musical in Hollywood history.

In 1980, she appeared opposite Hollywood screen and dance legend Gene Kelly in the film “Xanadu“.

Olivia and John Travolta re-teamed in 1983 for the film “Two of a Kind“.

The 1980’s continued to see Olivia Newton-John have tremendous success on the Charts.

Over the course of her career, she has released such hits as:

If Not for You
Have You Never Been Mellow?
I Honestly Love You
Let Me Be There
If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
Please Mr. Please
Come On Over
Sam
You’re the One that I Want (With John Travolta)
Hopelessly Devoted To You
Twist of Fate
A Little More Love
Deeper than the Night
Magic
Xanadu
Suddenly (With Cliff Richard)
Physical
Make a Move on Me
Physical
Soul Kiss

and many, many more.

To date, she has charted 13 singles into the Billboard Country Top-40 Charts.

She has charted 27 singles onto the Billboard Top-40 Charts.

Five of her singles reached #1 on the Billboard Top-40 Charts.

She has released 24 Studio Albums during her career.

She has been nominated for 12 career Grammy Awards.

She has won 4 Grammy Awards during her career.

The video for “Physical” won the Grammy for Best Music Video in 1982.

She has a Star on the Hollywood Walk-of-Fame.

She is a Breast Cancer survivor and spends much of her time supporting various Cancer Awareness Causes.

She continues to occasionally tour and still makes frequent television appearances. She is slated to guest-star as herself on an episode of the hit show “Glee” in 2010.

I wrote to her last year as part of my autograph collecting hobby as she was nice enough to send me a signed photo. A truly classy Lady!

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snookie must use Bumpits to get her hair that huge

NO YOU DID'INT! snookie from mtv's "jersey shore."

 

that’s what i’ve decided. if you don’t know who snookie is–that’s Snookie, capital S; she’s an actual person tho her nickname makes her sound like a…a cream-filled cookie or something–you must not watch “jersey shore,” the latest reality (i.e. “reality”) show from mtv. holly started watching repeats of it, then the new episodes, a few weeks ago and honestly, it’s like a train wreck. you can’t look away! if it’s on and you’re in earshot of the tv, you have to watch it. more on that in a bit. 

anyway, about that hair. it is. so. high. so high! i keep thinking that girl has *got* to be using Bumpits! 

have you heard of Bumpits? it’s this made-for-tv product to boost up your hair. (ok “boost” is an understatement. it makes your hair look like a small-to-medium sized rodent is nesting in it.)  ”hair volumizing inserts,” the website reads. “from flat to fabulous.” 

here are some photos: 

Bumpits: huge, happy hair. these are the inserts.

 

the result. i really have no words. (scratch "small-to-medium rodent nesting in hair." change to "raccoon and/or possum.")

 

  

anyway, i guess you see my point. 

so about the show. right, so i was all, “oh my gosh, HOLLY. how on EARTH can you watch that TRASH?!” and holly was like, “aw, c’mon babe! it’s awesome!” and then i got sucked into it merely by being near the tv while it was on and now i have to say it’s pretty damn fun. essentially, it’s about goin’ out, gettin tan, hookin up. also workin out. and doin’ hair. 

the cast was on the today show this morning, and they were like, yo, meredith, we’re just a buncha young people havin a good time and gettin tan and hookin up and doin our hair. as for negative stereotypes of italian-americans (ppl have been freaking out that the show perpetuates negative stereotypes about italian-americans), i have to say that if you think all italian-americans are like the kids on the “jersey shore,” that’s pretty pathetic. i grew up with about 95 percent italian kids in north jersey (i love italians so much it’s like i’m half a person when they’re not around!), and sure, some of them are “guidos” and “guidettes,” but speaking as someone jewish and gay (both minorities), yeah, a lot of jews are doctors and lawyers and sure, some gay women dress a little butch and some gay men may have feminine “affectations,” but not all us are and not all of us do. so there’s my rant. get over it. it’s all in good fun. 

transitioning a little, the show has helped my relationship as it gives holly further insight into my cultural background. 

“babe, i’m really starting to understand you more,” she said after the show ended one night. i thought she was going to start a deep conversation. but no. 

“those girls never shut up! they’re like ’ba ba BA ba ba BA!’ [she made the universal one-hand-opening-and-closing-like-a-person-that-doesn't-shut-up symbol as she said this. i kind of felt like slapping her hand down but i didn't.] no wonder you never know when to stop. you’re a jersey girl!” 

exactly. that’s what i’ve been trying to tell her all along! that’s my home state, ppl! CAN I GET A WHAT-WHAT! HOLLA!!!

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What a Way to Start the Week - Jersey Shore Cast on Today Show

How many of you were up at 7:45 am EST today to catch our favorite reality TV show cast on The Today Show? *raises hand*

Given that my alarm goes off at 7:40 every morning I was ecstatic to find that I hadn’t missed the big news that @DJPaulyD was tweeting would be broadcast on this morning’s Today Show. I had just enough time to rub the sleep out of my eyes before I tuned into NBC to see JWoww, Vinny, Sammi, the Situation, Snooki and Pauly D sitting down with Meredith Viera. Snooks and the Situation didn’t seem too worse for wear having flown across the country overnight after walking the Grammy Red Carpet, but Ronnie was noticeably absent (the Situation joked that he was so excited with their big news that he slept in).

Their big news turned out to be what we already know – they’re coming back for a second season (fist pump!) and they don’t yet know where filming will take place other than that it will be a warm locale, and it could begin as early as March.

Viera wasn’t going to let them slide with just announcing their news, however. She asked them about their “Friends style hold out” for higher salaries (the Situation said he felt that they as a cast felt they were worth more money and should be granted such) and she made them address some of the controversy surrounding the show. While she admitted she hadn’t seen the first season, she’s read the criticism saying that there is nothing redeeming about the show whatsoever, and the cast are nothing but beefed up, uneducated, hair-gelled idiots but that it is impossible to look away.

JWoww responded that she has two bachelors degrees and owns two businesses and Vinny and Sammi are college graduates, while Snooki is working towards a degree so it’s unfair to call them uneducated. And Vinny reminded us that he recently took the LSAT and he doesn’t even wear hair gel so that’s untrue as well.

Pauly D (the old man at 28, as Viera called him) spoke up that there’s something special about the show because they’re raw and real and there is nothing else on TV that really shows a group of young people doing what young people do when they go out on TV so people are responding to that in a positive way. The 4 million viewers that watched the finale – the highest rated show in MTV’s history – can’t be wrong.

Viera then questioned whether or not they really were real or whether their personas on the show were an exaggeration of themselves or a character they became.

Snooki stated that they aren’t characters that MTV created. They’re really being themselves. To which Viera asked if they were representative of Italian Americans and presenting them in a bad light. The entire cast said no, they weren’t representing anyone other than themselves and the Situation added – surprisingly eloquently – that there are a lot of naysayers out there who say that what they’re doing is offensive, but he wants to find a 40 or 50 year old person who can sit back and say that they never went out to bars or tried to pick up a girl when they were younger. The only thing different with the Jersey Shore cast is that they have a camera following them around as they do it.

Perhaps the most telling part of the interview happened when Viera asked Sammi point blank if she and Ronnie were still together. Sammi hedged and said that they were both happy, but Viera pushed a little harder to get an answer and Sammi avoided the question again by saying that she and Ronnie were good. Could it be that the reunion show break up was real?

But the best news of the day was that Angelina wasn’t mentioned at all! It seems doubtful she’ll rejoin the show as a cast member for Season Two!

Hairpoof is having technical problems embedding the video, but the entire interview can be found on NBC’s Web site here. We’re also looking for some screencaps because our computer hates us at the current moment and isn’t letting us upload the ones we’ve made ourselves.

Photo credit: Tom Briglia/PhotoGraphics Photography

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