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Posted: 9:08 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Quikkies 4/26/11 

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By Jessica Forkel

A few weeks back Mariah Careypainted a butterfly and the words "Dem Babies" on her big belly...now she's doing it again.  This time, she's had her twin filled belly painted to look like a big Easter Egg.   Festive!


"Survivor's" Boston Rob Mariano and Dennis Anderson (creator of the famous monster truck, Gravedigger) have a new show on the History Channel called, "Around The World in 80 Ways"> The two will circumnavigate the globe using 80 different modes of transportation without repeating a single vehicle. The travel modes will include a blimp, a fighter jet, an ostrich, a canoe, a chariot and sometimes they'll have to build their own vehicles. Boston Rob will be the third "Survivor" alum to have a show on the History Channel. Colby Donaldson, runner-up on "Survivor: The Australian Outback," currently hosts the channel's trick shooting show "Top Shot" and Hunter Ellis of "Marquesas" has hosted several shows for History including "Tactical to Practical."  

CBS and Katie Couric are expected to announce that she is leaving her post at "The CBS Evening News" when her contract expires in June. Couric will reportedly acknowledge her departure  while in London covering the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Immediately upon her return during the first week of May, CBS is expected to announce her replacement, allowing for a month of transition before Couric's contract officially runs out June 4th.

Levi Johnston, famous for fathering a son with Sarah Palin's teenage daughter Bristol, is writing a tell-all book about his life with the Palins. The book is titled, " Deer in the Headlights: My Life in Sarah Palin's Crosshairs" and is scheduled for a fall release. Johnston -- who broke off his second engagement to Bristol last July -- is planning to celebrate his 21st birthday at Chateau Nightclub & Gardens in Las Vegas on May 6th.

Fuel TV is paying tribute to marshal arts master Bruce Lee with "Bruce Lee Lives!" an original six-part series premiering July 17th. Ryan Phillippe, Carlos Santana, Criss Angel and Zach Snyder, amoung others will share personal stories about how the late legend influenced them. The series will also explore Lee's influence on pop culture today even though he passed almost 38 years ago.  Lee died in 1973 at the age of 32. The series will include rare interviews and an in-depth look at his successes, failures and untimely death. Bruce Lee Lives! debuts Sunday, July 17th at 10pm.

Kevin James and his wife Steffiana welcomed their first son, Kannon Valentine James, on Easter Sunday in Boston Kannon joins big sisters Sienna-Marie, 5, and Shea, 3. James, 45, starred on the long-running sitcom "The King of Queens" and recently appeared in "The Dilemma" with Vince Vaughn.

Johnny Cash's boyhood home in the small town of Dyess in northeastern Arkansas is being turned into a museum. Funds from the Johnny Cash Music Festival on August 4th will go towards renovating the home and creating the museum. Family members along with George Jones and Kris Kristofferson will be performing. Dyess is close to the Ozarks and the Saint Francis Sunken Lands Wildlife Management Area.  It's also only an hour's drive from Memphis and Graceland.

Lindsay Lohan says she thinks that prosecutor, Danette Meyers is on a "witch hunt" against her and is using her to get her name in the media because she's running for L.A. County District Attorney.  But given a reality check, Lindsey would see that Meyers asked Judge Stephanie Sautner Friday to remove her from the case. The judge refused to let her leave the case.  Meyers has also prosecuted hundreds of big cases in her more than 20 years as a prosecutor, and is extremely well-respected, so she doesn't need a misdemeanor theft case to
build her rep...

Saturday Night Live Schedule of hosts/musical guests:

May 7
Tina Fey/ Ellie Goulding;


May 14  
Ed Helms/ Paul Simon;

May 21st Season finale

Justin Timberlake/ Lady Gaga

Maroon 5 and TRAIN have announced plans for a full-scale North American summer tour that kicks off on July 22nd.  The tour will include 40 stops before wrapping in Houston, TX in September. Tickets for select dates on their 2011 North American tour will start to go on sale to the public Friday, April 29th. Gavin DeGraw is confirmed as the opening act on the tour's first leg with Matt Nathanson is set to join the outing as the show opener on the second leg
starting on August 28th.   

Donald Trump fired back at Robert DeNiro on Monday after the actor took shots at the New York businessman over the weekend, for reinvigorating the question about Obama being born in the United States.  DeNiro said that Trump and other so-called birthers needed to "get the facts before you start saying things about people."  Trump responded by saying, "Well, he's not the brightest bulb in the planet. I have been watching him over the years and I like his acting but in terms of when I watch him doing interviews and various other things, we are not dealing with Albert Einstein."  Trump went on to say that no matter what anyone else says, Obama has never revealed his true birth certificate.

The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is almost upon us. Here's a list of the TV coverage choices....

Friday, April 29th, all times Eastern:

TLC begins wedding programming at 3:30am
NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, CNN and E! begin their live coverage at 4am
BBC America will air live, uninterrupted coverage starting at 3am

BBC America will also stream the wedding live beginning at 5:45am at bbc.com/royalwedding.

* Between 3:15 a.m. and 4:45 a.m.: The general congregation will arrive at the Great North Door of Westminster Abbey

* From 4:50 a.m.: Governors-general and prime ministers of realm countries, the diplomatic corps and other distinguished guests arrive at the Abbey.

* 5:10 a.m.: The bridegroom and best man Prince Harry leave Clarence House for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 5:15 a.m.

* 5:20 a.m.: Members of foreign royal families arrive at the Abbey from Buckingham Palace.

* 5:20 a.m.: Carole Middleton and son James leave the Goring Hotel for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 5:27 a.m.

* 5:25 a.m.: Members of the Royal Family (except those listed below) leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 5:30 a.m.

* 5:35 a.m.: The following members of the Royal Family leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 5:40 a.m.:
    
* The Duke of York
* Princess Beatrice of York
* Princess Eugenie of York
* The Earl and Countess of Wessex
* The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence

* 5:38 a.m.: The Prince of Wales (Charles) and Duchess of Cornwall (Camilla) leave Clarence House for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 5:42 a.m.

* 5:40 a.m.: The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 5:45 a.m.

* 5:48 a.m.: The bridesmaids and pages leave the Goring Hotel for Westminster Abbey. They arrive at the Abbey at 5:55 a.m.

* 5:51 a.m.: Kate Middleton, accompanied by her father, Michael, leaves the Goring Hotel for Westminster Abbey.

* 6:00 a.m.: The marriage service begins. It will be relayed by loudspeakers along the route.

* 7:15 a.m.: The carriage procession of the bride and groom with a captain's escort of the Household Cavalry, followed by the Queen's procession with a sovereign's escort of the Household Cavalry, leaves Westminster Abbey for Buckingham Palace.

* 7:30 a.m.: The bride's carriage procession arrives at Buckingham Palace.

* 7:40 a.m.: Members of the Royal Family and members of foreign royal families arrive at Buckingham Palace.

* From 7:40 a.m.: Other guests for the reception arrive at Buckingham Palace.

* 8:25 a.m.: The Queen and the bride and groom, together with their families, appear on the balcony.


Another great video comes out of "Britain's Got Talent"...

Thirty-five year old drama teacher, Edward Reid received a standing ovation for his adaptation of several children's nursery rhymes. Rei strung together "Old McDonald Had a Farm," "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," "Humpty Dumpty" and "If You're Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands" in a pop soul arrangement that delighted the audience and wowed the judges. 

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