CLEVELAND IS SOOOOO ROCK STAR!

Don't ya love it when we get celebrities right here in Cleveland? Howsabout a Red Carpet Movie Event at the ROCK HALL!!! Check it out:

John C. Reilly is coming to Cleveland! You know him from Talladega Nights, Chicago and Boogie Nights... he'll be performing a concert at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to promote the movie!

When is it? December 5th
Doors open 9 pm
Red Carpet 9:30 pm
Concert 10 pm

Wanna get invited to this red carpet event? Email your name and address here for your chance to win: COXROXCLEVELAND@YAHOO.COM

Starring: John C. Reilly, Jack Black, Jason Schwartzman, Harold Ramis, Jack White & Jenna Fischer.

Synopsis of film: America loves Cox (John C. Reilly)! But behind the music is the up-and-down-and-up-again story of a musician whose songs would change a nation. On his rock ‘n roll spiral, Cox sleeps with 411 women, marries three times, has 22 kids and 14 stepkids, stars in his own 70s TV show, collects friends ranging from Elvis to the Beatles to a chimp, and gets addicted to – and then kicks – every drug known to man… but despite it all, Cox grows into a national icon and eventually earns the love of a good woman – longtime backup singer Darlene (Jenna Fischer).

We all get a little lazy sometimes...

... and that's me today... so I turn to someone so fantastically talented, someone who is always "game on" that I can only hope that I will encounter as much success as she has in her broadcasting career - ROBIN SWOBODA! How much fun is her show weekday mornings at 10 am on Fox 8!?!??!

I'm sneakily using her blog today... what a great email she got from her mom! Check it out here:
http://community.myfoxcleveland.com/blogs/robinswoboda

It's time to vote for your favorite dancer!!!

Today at 10 am, the "Dancing with Our Stars" episode aired on Fox 8 on "That's Life with Robin Swoboda"... and you can vote for your favorite! Log on here and vote:

http://wjw.4wmt.com/packages/templates/anonymous/simple.aspx?pageid=de8b5fdb-68c4-45b3-bd24-4b529b4d3426

Everyone did such a great job! And I'm telling you what, this was one of the most fun shows I got to participate in... you can vote until MIDNIGHT on Tuesday, and then be sure to watch Fox 8 at 10 am on Wednesday morning to find out who wins!

Dancing with the... Stars???

Most recently I've been working on an episode of "That's Life With Robin Swoboda" on Fox 8 (10 am weekdays)... it's called "Dancing with OUR Stars". Several things here:

1. I've never watched the show "Dancing With the Stars" until now, and I'm officially addicted.
2. Dancing these fancy dances is NOT easy!
3. It is SO MUCH fun to dance! Especially when you have a very patient and talented instructor.
4. I have muscles in my entire body that I was unaware of until now... I am aware of this because every single one of these muscles aches. A lot.
5. We had ONE WEEK to learn our dances and then perform them in front of the camera. Thank God for the pros at Viva Dance that helped us all out!
Here's where all of the magic happened. Viva Dance! in Strongsville... check out their website and sign up for a class at www.vivadancestudio.com.
This is my instructor: Heriberto Perez. You can check out his "dance cred" here: http://www.vivadancestudio.com/instructors/hPerez.asp
Here's the star of the show Robin Swoboda! We took this pic just after we finished with the "competition." Wanna see how it all went down? Make sure you watch Fox 8 at 10 am on Monday, November 26th at 10 am. You'll be able to vote for your favorites just after the episode airs on MyFoxCleveland.com. Then be sure to watch again on Wednesday morning at 10 am to see who wins!

Is this a classic piece?

So, it has been a lifelong challenge for my mother and I to shop together... yesterday, her and my aunt came to town for the Fabulous Food Show and some shopping at Westfield Southpark. My aunt was buying some new clothes, and we all decided that this particular piece looked great on her - so she bought it. BUT, while we were in the fitting room, my mother and I got into an argument... one of us thinks this is a "classic" piece for the wardrobe. The other disagrees. I won't tell you which of us thinks what... as to not bias your opinion. But we really need to settle it once and for all. Is this shirt/jacket a "classic" piece? I've put two pix here... you can see the colors and pattern a bit better in the bottom one...

THE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL CREW STOPPED BY TODAY!

It's Jeff, me, Ashley and Michael from the cast of High School Musical at Playhouse Square November 9th - 18th.
This crew was so much fun! Rob Kruz stopped by and said hi too (on the left)... get your tickets to the show at www.playhousesquare.com!

CLEVELAND CLINIC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Today I got several emails from friends that work at the Clinic saying they saw this pic on their intranet... it's from last week when the QCrew went "Reverse Trick-or-Treating" and took all kinds of goodies to the kids at the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital!!! Allan Fee and myself with one of the kids here sportin' some bee ears... this was truly an eye-opening and touching experience for me. It's hard not to fall in love with each and every one of these kids and pray for their wellness. Big thanks to the Clinic for letting us come in and visit, and thanks to my friend Amy for forwarding me the pic!

WARM UP AND LOOK HOT!

Today I taped a segment for "That's Life with Robin Swoboda" on Fox 8 at 10 am at Macy's at Westfield Southpark... it was all about having fabulous winter coats and accessorizing them with hats/scarves/gloves... everything you need to know to look fashionable this winter!

Here's Kristen Kaleal (the blonde with the pink shirt... she blogs too: http://kristenkaleal.blogspot.com/) and all of the models that wore the fashions!

Models from L-R are Heidi Hooper, DeLiska McGhee, Katrina Lallo (between myself and Kristen), Candace Bradfield and Tracy Washington.

You can see the segment at 10 am on Fox 8 on 11/16/07 at 10 am.