A student's call to a Fairfax, Virginia school administrator's home asking why a snow day wasn't declared is all over the internet. The High School senior wondered why school officials didn't call a snow day after storm that dumped 3-inches on the area. So, he called the chief operating officer for the county school system, to ask why. Nobody answered, so he left a message… then he got one back from the COO’s wife:    "How dare you call us at home! If you have a problem with going to school, you do not call somebody's house and complain about it. Get over it, kid, and go to school! Get an education that's what you are there for." The kid retaliated and put the message up on YouTube, and it’s getting thousands of listens. Video BELOW .

A California teenager was being held after an incident on board a Southwest flight from Los Angeles to Nashville. A TV news outlet reported that the young fella wanted to divert the plane to Lafayette, La., and crash it into a "Hannah Montana" concert. A Southwest Airlines spokeswoman says the passenger was removed from Flight 284 Tuesday night by authorities at Nashville International Airport. The woman could not provide more information because the passenger was a minor.  But we did hear the teenager boarded the plane with handcuffs, rope and duct tape with intentions to hijack the plane.

 Jamie Lynn Spears has agreed to give up her unborn baby, it has been claimed.  The 16-year-old star of Nickelodeon show 'Zoey 101' will reportedly give the child to her mother Lynne as soon as it is born, so she can focus on her career. A source told America's Star magazine: "After several weeks of personal soul searching and talks and discussions with her mom, Jamie Lynn reluctantly agreed that giving up the baby is the right thing to do. "Lynne says Jamie doesn't understand the lifelong consequences of having a baby. She wants Jamie Lynn to continue her show business career after the baby is born and Jamie Lynn also realises she wants to enjoy her teenage years without the responsibilities of caring for a baby.

Sixteen of the finalists of American Idol walking down the front steps to Pasadena City Hall Tuesday, January 22, 2008 during filming of a commercial for the new Ford Edge Vehicle. Ford Motor Company is a major sponsor for American Idol. Check out the pics!

Click Here to see the photos.
(Photos from SGVTribune)





Top 24
Keep in mind, we are still dealing with rumors here, nothing is set in stone at this point. We can’t be sure until the Top 24 is revealed on February 13.

Top 12 Girls (two more yet to be added)
Alaina Whitaker
Alex Lushington
Amanda Overmyer
Amy Davis
Brooke White
Carly Hennessy Smithson
Kady Malloy
Kristie Lee Cook
Ramielle Malubay
Syesha Mercado

Top 12 Guys
Chikeze Eze
Colton Berry
Danny Noriega
David Archuleta
David Cook
David Hernandez
Garrett Haley
Jason Castro
Jason Yeager
Luke Menard
Michael Lee Johns
Robbie Carrico

Rumored to be cut for sure:
Drew Poppelreiter
Colton Swon
Cardin McKinney
Brandon Green
Lorena Pinot
Lisa Aukerman
Buck
Mia Coleman
Kyle Ensley
Rosie
Shaun Barrowes
Josiah Leming
Marsha Hancoc
Adele Michelle

Here's a more candid look at Heath Ledger the person, and what he was really like.  CBS 2 HD's Scott Rapoport spoke one on one with the actor back in December 2005 about his movie "Casanova."  The lost interview is even more eye-opening in light of Ledger's tragic death in New York City on Tuesday.  Jumpy, fidgety and biting his nails … Video HERE .




Paris Hilton was at Sundance on Sunday, torturing attendees with her vocal stylings at a private party. First the world had to endure her album, now she's back to throw salt on the wounds!  See the video HERE .

Amy Winehouse finally entered a rehab facility yesterday to battle her drug addiction. The announcement came just days after Amy was seen in the British tabloid The Sun inhaling fumes from a small pipe. Police have launched an inquiry into that matter.  In a statement, Universal Music Group said: "Amy decided to enter the facility today after talks with her record label, management, family and doctors. She has come to understand that she requires specialist treatment to continue her ongoing recovery from drug addiction. Amy is the most talented and important musical artist of her generation and has made huge strides on her road to recovery. We hope she will come back to full health and fulfill her incredible potential with the label. Amy also still plans to attend and perform at the Grammys."  Amy is nominated for six Grammy Awards for her "Back to Black" album. But she has canceled a scheduled appearance Saturday at the NRJ music awards ceremony in France.

 Jack Nicholson warned Heath Ledger not to take the sleeping pill Ambien. The 70-year-old Oscar-winner played The Joker in the original 'Batman' film, the role Ledger plays in new movie 'The Dark Knight'. And Jack warned Heath about the dangers of the prescription drug.  Nicholson said: "Heath's death is tragic news. I warned him about Ambien. I took it once and somebody called me in the middle of the night and I woke up in my car 50 yards from my house. I almost drove off a cliff. I didn't know where I was. "Ambien can get you. Not through excessive use, it's just some people react more strongly than others."  Ledger admitted he was suffering from insomnia after playing The Joker. (He was found dead in his New York apartment on Tuesday morning with six prescription drugs found in the room-- ncluding Ambien, anxiety medication Valium, anti-depressant Zoloft, anxiety drug Xanax, highly addictive sleeping pill Zoplicone and antihistamine Donormyl.)  Also, actor Morgan Freeman stars alongside Heath Ledger in 'The Dark Knight'. Freeman said, "Heath's death shocked everybody. It's a tragic accident and a terrible loss to the industry."

Funeral arrangements for Heath Ledger have been finalized, and his relatives were expected to arrive in New York today. A funeral home spokesman (George Amado, the general manager of the Frank E. Campbell funeral home) would not give any more details, because, "The family doesn't want us to give out any information".  Another report says Heath Ledger's family and Hollywood friends will honor him at a memorial service in Los Angeles this weekend. According to New York police sources, Ledger's father Kim will jet to California with his son's body, after he arrives in Manhattan today. While in Los Angeles, Ledger's family are expected to attend a service, alongside a number of Heath's contemporaries. 
ALSO
Heath Ledger and Mary-Kate Olsen first met over the summer of 2006, at the time he was living at the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood. People mag quoted a source who said, "Mary-Kate and Heath were casually dating for three months before Heath's death. They were hooking up, but neither were particularly interested in making it exclusive."  As for what drew the two together, the source says, "They had a bond that was based on partying, and they had the same tastes in partying ... like, in terms of where they liked to hang out in New York, what time they would want to go out. They just had the same sensibility."
ALSO
Tabloids repert that Johnny Depp will replace tragic Heath Ledger in his latest film role. Heath was six weeks away from finishing the fantasy flick "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus".  Now director Terry Gilliman (supposedly) wants his pal Johnny Depp to film the remaining scenes. A studio source said: “There is a point in the film when Heath falls through a magic mirror. He could change into another character after that and that is where Johnny would come in. It’s a weird, fantasy, time-travel movie so Heath’s character could easily change appearance. It would be a poignant moment. “Johnny’s not working at the moment so everyone is praying he will do it.”

 

Multiple media outlets are reporting that Angelina Jolie is pregnant again-- but online sources (X17online) say that she's not only pregnant, she's expecting twins!

 The National Enquirer says Las Vegs headliner David Copperfield and a Czech model have had two children, who are being raised in Las Vegas. Marie Petlickova's Las Vegas attorney quoted her as saying: "David is a wonderful, loving and caring father. Please respect our privacy."  The news comes as a federal grand jury continues to investigate rape allegations made against Copperfield by a Seattle woman. The Vegas gal, her mother and the children have lived in a $1.5 million home at a local country club since 2006. The Enquirer reported that property records show the home is owned by David Kotkin LLC, a company controlled by Copperfield. Copperfield's real name is David Kotkin.

A 20-year-old Brooksville, Florida man tried to hit a guy with his car in a fit of road rage. The 37-year-old guy was about to make a left turn when the road-rager passed him on the left in his Honda Civic. The rager actually slowed down and tossed an orange out of his passenger window. The fruit smacked the guy in the head, so he hopped in his car and chased the road-rager down to get his plate number.  After a 3-mile chase, he called the cops, who went to road-rager’s house and arrested him.

 Two men on a motorcycle (in Brazil) grabbed a housewife, pulled out a machete and cut off the hair she had been growing for 20 years. The woman told police she was walking to church when she was assaulted.  Cops said, "She was an evangelical and said she hadn't cut her hair for 20 years. It must have been more than four feet long." The robbers cut the woman's hair above her shoulders, apparently with the idea of selling it to be fashioned into a wig. "A hairpiece that size could cost you as much as $555".

A case is moving forward against a 72-year-old man accused of robbing a Lynchburg, VA bank, and then changing his mind. Hed tried to give the money back. A judge ruled that prosecutors have enough evidence to send the case to a grand jury.  The old guy (Duval Alexander Davis Sr.) entered the bank armed with a gun and told the branch manager, "give me all your money." Witnesses said the old man then appeared to be conflicted, handed the money back and told the teller to call the police. He also tried to give her his gun.

Events -

Friday

-Seventeen Colorado breweries will be offering their beers for sampling tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Oriental Theater, 4335 West 44th Avenue, during the second annual Winter Brew Fest. Tickets are $30 at the door, but it would be wiser to purchase them in advance for $22 at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/25538, as the Brew Fest is likely to sell out. Included in the ticket price is a commemorative sampler glass (while supplies last), all the beer you can sample, live entertainment by Danny Vegas and a concert headlined by the Reals starting at 10 p.m. (concert-only tickets are available for $8). All proceeds benefit the Colorado Environmental Coalition. Call 03-445-2124.

-2008 Denver International Sportsmen's Exposition
International Sportsmen's Expositions
January 24-January 27, 2008
With 500 exhibiting companies, hundreds of seminars, contests and hands-on features it’s Colorado's largest, most diverse and exciting event all year for anyone interested in fishing, hunting, off-roading, camping, boating and related travel opportunities nearby or around the world.
 


Saturday

-Stand By Your Band II comes to the hi-dive, 7 South Broadway. Members of several of the city's finest acts, including Born in the Flood, Hot IQs, d.biddle, Mothership, Everything Absent or Distorted and Machine Gun Blues will be mixed, matched and sorted into new configurations. Each of the resulting supergroups will play one song by one of the bands that lent a member plus three covers. DenverKickstand is putting on the show to raise funds for the Denver Public Schools music programs, so it's not just a whole lot of rock and roll fun, but also a benefit for a good cause. Tickets are $6, and the doors open at 8 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets online, visit www.hi-dive.com.

-the DNC Official Donkey Mascot Contest happens tonight. They'll be looking at behavior and the cuteness factor  The contest gets under way at 7 p.m. at the National Western Events Center, 4655 Humboldt Street, during the National Western Draft Horse and Mule Show. Tickets are $14. Get more details at 1-888-551-5004 or www.nationalwestern.com.
LeadSled Snowmobile Week, a High Riders Snowmobile Club-sponsored showcase of all Leadville's got to offer. The fun starts today and continues through February 3.

-Featuring a fully loaded schedule of GPS poker runs, avalanche-beacon scavenger hunts, cross-country ice races and the like, the week also offers such non-motorized pastimes as tubing, skating and dog-sledding for the intrepid. Basic event registration is $50 and includes hosted rides and a Saturday-morning breakfast. For a complete list of events (and optional non-events), call 1-719-486-8456 or go to www.leadsled.leadvillecolorado.info, where you can also download a registration form and learn more about lodging packages.

-And I wanted to mention the grand opening of a new spot called The Shoppe . 3103 East Colfax Avenue, it opens Saturday from 1 to 7 p.m. with a party featuring works by Denver artists and musicians and  offers a mix-and-match cereal bar and pastries bar, all kinds of arts and craft creation and clothes  designing…just a really creative place for people to chill at. They will also host movie nights, cupcake-decorating classes, TV viewing parties, live music and more free, kids-of-all-ages-friendly DIY madness …a ton of stuff for the funky creative person vain.  www.myspace.com/cerealcupcakebar.


***********************************************************************



Music

Friday

- The big easy blowout for the New Orleans Musicians Clinic, Paige McConnell from Phish and others will be performing in a benefit show
Boulder Theater
8:30pm

- Boulder band Rose Hill Drive
Bluebird
8:30pm

- Sound Tribe Sector 9
The fillmore,  shows tonight and tomorrow


Saturday

- The Beach Boys
In Avon
The Vilar Center for the Arts

- The human Beatbox Rahzel
The Fox Theater
9pm

SUNDAY

- The Mars Volta
The Fox Theater
9pm


Some Big Music News in town
******* Bluebird box office by 10 a.m., you might be able to get your hands on tickets to one of the Fray's rare intimate performances at the Bluebird. Before heading off to the West Coast to record the new record, the boys have announced that they will be testing out their new material during a three-night stand, slated to take place at the 'Bird next Friday, February 1, Saturday, February 2 and Sunday, February 3.
 ************************************************************************


Sports

Friday

Nuggets vs. Nets
7pm at the pepsi center

Saturday

Mammoth vs. Stealth indoor lacrosse
7pm


***********************************************************************


Comedy
-Tommy Chong at the Denver Improv all weekend, www.improvdenver.com
-John Reep is at comedy works all weekend, www.comedyworks.com




NEW MOVIES IN THEATRES THIS WEEKEND

Rambo, Rated -R-
Sly Stallone's warrior returns just in time to massacre hundreds of Burmese soldiers and rescue a group of kidnapped Christian mercenaries. CRITICS' GRADE: B+


Untraceable, Rated -R-
Diane Lane plays an FBI investigator who must stop a serial killer who bases his murders on the number of visitors to his website. CRITICS' GRADE: B


Meet the Spartans, Rated PG-13
In this spoof of "300", Sean Maguire leads a ragtag group of 13 Spartan warriors into battle against Persian invaders - and the Transformers. Also stars Carmen Electra!


How She Move, Rated PG-13
Forced to leave her swanky private school and return to her bleak inner-city home, a teen becomes heavily involved in the competitive world of step dancing. CRITICS' GRADE: B+