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Posted: 5:28 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012

Quikkies 2/28/12 

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By Vikki Locke

Meet the casting of Dancing With The Stars!

 

- Hugo, The Catechism Cataclysm, Beneath the Darkness, Kink Crusaders, Mandrill, Answers to Nothing, Rabies, Boys On the Run, InSight, The Myth of the American Sleepover and I Melt with You are all out on DVD today.


- 39.3 million people watched the Oscars on Sunday. That's up 1.5 million viewers from last year. Last five Oscar audiences and the movies that won Best Picture:

2012 39.3 million The Artist
2011 37.9 million The King’s Speech
2010 41.3 million The Hurt Locker
2009 36.3 million Slumdog Millionaire
2008 32.0 million No Country For Old Men
2007 40. 2 million The Departed


- The producers of Whitney Houston's final movie, Sparkle, have placed the film under heavy guard because they don't want any scenes leaking.


- Uggie, the canine star of “The Artist”, was spotted at an Oscars party downing Kobe beef sliders. He also wore $200,000 worth of diamonds to one party.


- Doctors say drivers, who use their heated seats for long periods of time, could suffer from a skin condition called Toasted Skin Syndrome
. It's a rash caused by prolonged exposure to warm temperatures. Heated seats average 105 degrees.


- Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner have decided not to press charges against one another.
The couple was involved in a scrap in late December.


- IHOP is giving away free pancakes today in honor of National Pancake Day.
The chain is asking for donations for the Children's Miracle Network. Website: http://www.ihoppancakeday.com/


- Rodney King has been sentenced to three years probation and 20 days of house arrest for driving drunk.
He must also pay a $500 fine.


- James Spader is leaving The Office.


- Angelina Jolie's leg now has its own Twitter page following the Oscars.
12,000 people are following the right leg at @AngiesRightLeg

 

Spring Break 2012: Mexico resorts are offering all-inclusive packages to attract college students. Many were forced to offer discount packages for the first time because drug cartel violence has scared off tons of vacationers. Scores of Mexico hotels have hired armed guards to protect guests. Spring Break starts this week for 350,000 students. Many of the students are from Canadian schools.

 

Will Always Love You: The Daily Star and the Times of India claim Whiitney Houston's ghost is haunting her mother, Cissy. She says her doorbell has been ringing since the day Whitney died. Cissy has allegedly written a letter to her family and friends that reads: "On Saturday, before I found out about your transition, my doorbell rang. I called the concierge to tell him someone was ringing my doorbell. He checked the cameras and told me that no one was there. You promised me you were coming to spend time with me after the Grammys. I believe the spirits allowed you to come after all. I never told you that when you were born the Holy Spirit told me that you would not be with me long. For two months now I have been depressed, crying, lonesome and sad not knowing why."

A friend of Cissy's says, "She feels Whitney is with her since this doorbell-ringing episode. She constantly talks to her as if she is still a real presence with real power."

TMZ claims Cissy plans to visit Whitney's hotel room for closure.

 

Uggie, the canine star of “The Artist”, was spotted at an Oscars party downing Kobe beef sliders.

  

America's Most Coupon-Loving Cities from dailyfinance.com

1. Atlanta

2. Tampa

3. St. Louis

4. Cincinnati

5. Raleigh

6. Cleveland

7. Minneapolis

8. OK City

9. Kansas City

10. Nashville

 

Woman Writes Cookbook Called 'Cooking With Poo': Saiyuud Diwong has written a new cookbook called 'Cooking with Poo'. 'Poo' means 'crab' in Thailand and is also the chef's nickname.

 

Rihanna may play Whitney Houston in a new movie about the singer's life. When asked about starring in a remake of The Bodyguard, Rihanna was previously quoted as saying, "I hate it when singers do singing movies all the time, because you can never look at them as anybody else. I want to play a character. My whole life is playing Rihanna; being a singer won't be a stretch for me."

 

TMZ claims Gavin DeGraw is going to do Dancing With the Stars. He will also tour at the same time.

  

Steven Tyler tells Rolling Stone he has been spending his days in the studio and his nights working Idol. "We've been in the studio for the last month. I’m having such a good time writing again. You got the songs right now where they're like shells, with no lyrics and no melody, and I get to fill in the blanks like I did with 'Back in the Saddle' when it was just a track."

 

Adam Lambert says he has no plans to impersonate Freddie Mercury when he performs with Queen. "The way I look at it is I'm not trying to imitate or outdo him or compete in any way. That's not even in my mind at all. I think it's really an honor to be asked to sing the music that he and the band wrote and get up there and put on a good show. If people are too busy trying to compare, they're not going to enjoy the music. It's really a one-off experience with the band, and I'm really excited for it. But I'm not joining the band and touring with them."

 

 People in the South aren't getting enough sleep!   Researchers say Southerners suffer from the worst rates of sleep disturbances and daytime fatigue.    According to writings published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, regional differences in mental health, ethnicity and access to medical care are the strongest factors to explain sleep pattern differences. The states with the highest rates of poor sleep include:


   --Oklahoma
   --Arkansas
   --Mississippi
   --Alabama
   --West Virginia

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