Garth Brooks

The concert will be Brook’s first full concert in over 10 years. Tickets to the event are expected to sell out very quickly. They may be purchased online at TicketMaster.com or over the phone by calling 800-745-3000. Also at the Bridgestone Arena box office on Friday from 10:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M., you will be able to obtain a special wristband that will guarantee a place for you in line to purchase a ticket on Saturday morning before 8:45 A.M.

Tickets to the concert are set a $25.00 + $7.50 in fees if you purchase through TicketMaster. Whether there will be additional ticket options is not known, but most likely there will be additional pricing options available.

Shannon Tavarez

Famous celebrities such as Rihanna, and 50 Cent campaigned to help the young star find a donor for a bone marrow transplant.

In “The Lion King”, Tavarez played a character named “Nala” who was the girlfriend of Simba in the play. She beat that odds at earning a spot in the critically acclaimed play but unfortunately could not beat the odds in her terrible disease.

Rest in peace Shannon Tavarez.

Comic-Con

WE’RE SORRY ABOUT REGISTRATION
We are really sorry for the problems with registration today. We do not know what the technical issues are, so we have temporarily closed registration.

We will announce on Monday November 8th the new date and time that registration will reopen. This down time will allow us to determine and address the issues.

Only a handful of badges were actually sold today.

Thank you for your patience, and again, we all are truly sorry for this inconvenience.

The tickets will begin being sold again sometime after November 8th. Some tickets sold out, but most remain available for the event which will have at least 140,000 people in attendance. The only tickets to sell out were the 4-day memberships including preview night access. All others will be available when registration reopens. Comic-Con 2011 International: San Diego is scheduled for July 21-24, 2011.

Comic Con 2011

Tickets are going fast. The 4-day membership tickets with “preview night” have already been sold out. All other tickets still remain available.

Here are the prices:
- 4-day Membership (without preview night) are $105 for adults, and $52 for kids under 12 and seniors over 59.
- Tickets for July 21, 22, or 23 are $37 for adults, and $18 for kids under 12 and seniors over 59.
- Tickets for July 24 are $20 for adults, and $10 for kids under 12 and seniors over 59.

Kids under 12 are free to attend if they come with a paying adult.

Attendance to Comic Con 2011 should be more than 140,000 for the event.

Zach Galifianakis

When it was Galifianakis’ turn to provide his opinion on what he thought of Proposition 19, he said, “It’s a tricky thing politically to jump on that bandwagon, ’cause I think that maybe people see it as taboo still.”

He then proceeded to pull out a joint, light it, begin smoking, and pass it along to the other panelists on the show.

Whether or not it was real is hard to tell for sure, but Margaret Hoover who Galifianakis passed it to smelled it and said, “It’s the real thing.”

A moment later when the discussion was on going, Galifianakis turned in his chair and yelled “Oh my god, look at those dragons!!”

Zach Galifianakis is one of the stars of the movie “The Hangover” and a new film that is being released on November 5, called “Due Date”.

You can watch the clip from “Real Time with Bill Maher” below.

The Winning Numbers for the Illinois Lottery are....

Evening Pick 3 9-8-7
Evening Pick 4 9-5-7-0
Little Lotto 06-11-12-14-39
Midday Pick 3 5-1-8
Midday Pick 4 7-1-1-7

Tomorrow night the Mega Millions lottery drawing will take place, and is at $12 million, or $8 million if you take the lump sum. Also Wednesday is the next Illinois Power Ball drawing.

Rally to Restore Sanity

Kareem Abdul Jabbar, a known Muslim, was on hand as a special guest to take part in a skit between Colbert and Stewart. The two (Colbert and Stewart) were discussing how Muslims are not generally bad people.

Jon Stewart, in response to a comment made by Stephen Colbert told him, “there are plenty of Muslim people that are not bad and that you would like.”

Then Kareem Abdul Jabbar proceeded to enter onto the stage to a loud applause and laughs from the crowd.

Comedian Father Guido Sarducci, and Sam Waterston were also on hand to perform today.

The Rally to Restore Sanity appears to have been a success.

What Does Twitter Say About The Rally to Restore Sanity?

- Wishes she was in Washington D.C today for the Rally to Restore Sanity/Fear. Colbert grins and I giggle.
- Signs At “Rally To Restore Sanity” More Entertaining, Less Racist Than Tea Party Signs
- We play a homecoming football game every year… but how many times do they have a “rally to restore sanity and/or fear”
- So far the Rally To Restore Sanity in Washington, DC is The Roots with John Legend in concert. Where the heck is the political comedy?
- Rally to Restore Sanity: tons of happy peeps hugging it out. This is pretty sweet.
- Wanna call in sick just to watch Rally for Sanity. Does that count?

Certainly, this is one historic day for Politics, as well as comedians alike.

Alexandria Mills

The final 5 participants in the final round of the Miss World 2010 event were from the US, China, Botswana, Ireland, and Venezuela. Miss Botswanna, Emma Wareus finished in 2nd place, with Miss Venezuela, Adriana Vasini finishing 3rd.

The Miss World pageant is the oldest international beauty pageant. It originated in 1951 by its creator Eric Morley. Last year’s winner was Kaiane Aldorino from Gibraltar. The last winner from the United States came back in 1990, and before that 1973.

Alexandria Mills, the winner of the 2010 event is from Kentucky in the United States. Her favorite food is Pasta, and she is a vegetarian. In the future she hopes to become a teacher.

Congratulations to Miss United States Alexandria Mills.

Make Yourself a Zombie at Zombie Me

At ZombieMe.com you just need to upload a photo of yourself. After that they have all kinds of cool effects you can add to zombify yourself, or a friend. Once you have created your very own “zombie me,” you can quickly and easily share the image with your friends on Facebook, and Twitter. I’ve done one of myself, and it certainly was easy. Although the end result will certainly be frightening, it’s worth the time.

The site is put together by a company called Destination Creation, and has spread like wild fire already this morning. Check it out at zombieme.com