Billy Mays Halloween Costume Contest

The son of the late Billy Mays has started a Billy Mays Halloween costume contest on a website dedicated to his father, WheresBillyMays.com.

I think this is just the greatest idea ever. And what an easy costume to create!

From the site:

Halloween is approaching rapidly and it goes without saying that “deceased celebrities” (and balloon boy) will most likely be a huge theme at every gathering.
There will no doubt be a multitude of people dressed as Billy Mays (or zombie Billy Mays).. it is one of the easiest costumes of all time to put together. (Beard, blue button-down, khakis, prop product, etc..) So, I’ve decided to hold a little contest for best costume.

To Enter:
1. Simply send a photo of your costume to wheresbillymays@gmail.com along with your contact info (email and/or twitter will do)
2. Be tasteful. (Zombies ARE permitted)
3. Project your voice.
4. Have fun.

Deadline for entry is Wednesday, November 4.
An experienced panel of judges (the Sullivan Productions crew and myself) will select 3 winners.

The website is pretty great all the way around. Lots of Billy Mays artwork sent in by fans, random tidbits about Billy in the media and for the price of a stamp you can even get a Billy Mays sticker sent to you.

WheresBillyMays.com

Celebrity Halloween costume idea  2009

Lindsay Lohan & Samantha Ronson!

Dress as the crazy, unstable, lesbian duo known as Lindsay & Sam this Halloween 2009! A fun and original idea for Halloween, you can be instantly recognizable, even if you don’t look like either one!

Here’s what you’ll need to make it happen:

Lindsay:

A scraggly strawberry-blonde wig. The worse the wig, the better. Of course a sideboob is in order. Try and wear something with long armhole, this helps. No bra = +10 points for authenticity.

Of course you must apply generous amounts of self tanner, preferably streaky, to face, (not neck), legs, (not feet). And don’t forget the leggings. The shinier the better.

Gladiator sandals. Almost any sort will do. And of course, a can of RedBull makes the perfect accessory. Unless you have a gram of blow or something.

Samantha:

A Fedora, for starters, and a retro t-shirt the size of something a little boy would wear. Don’t forget to bandage down your boobs!

The pants must be acid wash skinny jeans. Topped off with some colorful Nike Dunks.

A pack of Marlboro reds tucked in your sleeve,and your only makeup is dark circles under your eyes.

*Poof!* Instant crazy Hollywood Halloween lesbians! Hooray!

More celebrity costume ideas to come, you all know that Halloween is my favorite holiday..

If you think of any other additions to these costumes, let me know! -xxoo

I know a lot of people are freaked out on Friday the 13th, but I wonder, what’s all the fuss about?

So I did a little investigating into the superstitions of the freaky Friday, and the fears so many suffer because of it.

First off, the correct name of the Friday the 13th phobia is Paraskevidekatriaphobia. Say that once, fast!

Here are some Friday the 13th, and the #13, superstitions and facts. Amaze and impress your friends with your vast knowledge sometime today!

• The 13 ball is the least likely number to come up in the UK lottery, since it’s inception in 1994.

• It has been suggested that if 13 people all sit down at a table together at once, that they will all will die within a year.

• Beware of naming your children anything with 13 letters, example, Charles Manson. (Funny, my name is 13 letters long..)

• There are 13 witches in a coven.

• We have 3 Friday the 13ths in 2009, February, March and again in November!

• The British Navy is notoriously afraid of Friday the 13th. Nonetheless, it built a ship named Friday the 13th. On its maiden voyage, the vessel left dock on a Friday the 13th and was never heard from again.

• If you were born on a Friday the 13th (hi Mom!) then today is your LUCKY day!

• Many tall buildings do not have a 13th Floor, because if they did, no one would want to stay on them. Most hospitals d not have a room 13.

• A baker’s dozen is described by a dozen loaves of bread with the 13th being an offering to the devil so he would not spoil the other 12.

• More than 60 million people do not go to work, drive or leave their house on this unlucky day.

• The seals on the back of a dollar bill include 13 steps on the pyramid, 13 stars above the eagle’s head, 13 war arrows in the eagle’s claw and 13 leaves on the olive branch.

• President Franklin D. Roosevelt would not travel on the 13th day of any month and would never host 13 guests at a meal.

• The ill-fated Apollo 13 launched at 13:13 CST on 4/11/70. The sum of the date’s digits is 13. The explosion that crippled the spacecraft occurred on April 13th.

• According to the British Medical Journal the risk of a car accident in the UK increases by more than 50% on Friday the 13th.

• The first person to die in a car accident was killed in New York City on Sept. 13, 1899.

Enjoy your day and drive especially careful on your way home…bwahahahaha!

John Mayer and Matchbox Twenty singer Rob Thomas joined together to spread holiday cheer to sick children in New York.

The two men performed a private concert at 95.5 WPLJ-FM’s 17th Annual Holiday Concert at Blythedale Children’s Hospital on Monday.

They sang Ben E. King’s Stand by Me and stayed after to sign autographs for the kids.

The event raised approximately $250,000 for the hospital.

After a little digging around I found a recording of the event…listen below!

Britney Spears posted a Christmas card on her website (BritneySpears.com) for all of her fans to enjoy.

The card features herself and her two children, Sean Preston and Jayden James.

Also available on Britney’s site, a fully customizable 2009 calendar. You can pick your own style, as well as add your own text and photos.

UPDATE 12/22: Contest is over! Thanks to everyone who voted and Dugg this story – Alek WON!!!

Check it out here: http://www.kfc.com/traditions/

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Kentucky Fried Chicken is running a nationwide ‘Holiday Traditions’ contest and Colonel Sanders has selected one of my hubby’s friends as a finalist!!
If Alek wins, he will receive $1,000 – and while he is tempted to use that to buy even more Christmas Lights, he will have KFC donate the entire amount directly to the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Disease Research – which his sons have.

His holiday lights have already raised over $30,000 for the cause!

In addition to that, Alek and his family will enjoy an entire years worth of KFC chicken! BBURRPP….!!!

The winner is determined by internet voting through December 21st, 2008 so please click on this site and help win $1,000 for Celiac Disease. (We only have 48 hours left to vote!!)

http://www.komar.org/christmas/kfc/

Vote for entry #16 and help support a really great cause. What a great way to spread Christmas Cheer!

Please Digg this, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, whatever you can to help spread the word for this important cause!

• After you vote, go control his Christmas lights! How freaking cool is THAT? I personally like inflating and deflating the inflatables! Your kids will get a kick out of this too!
  

Have fun and thanks everyone!

- Spicy

Have you always dreamed of throwing a snowball at Madonna or the Olsen Twins?

Well PETA is giving you your chance!

The animal rights organization has created an online video game where you can hurl snowballs at celebrities who are known for flaunting their fur!

“We’ve written polite letters, we’ve sent them video exposés, we’ve even held protests—maybe it takes a dash of snow in the face to knock some sense into fur-flaunting stars,” says PETA Senior Vice President Dan Mathews.

Check out the game or send a PETA e-card here!

Happy Holidays from Britney Spears!

What a week for Britney Spears. A birthday, a new CD, appearances and performances all over the world, so what a better way to top it all off with a surprise appearance at the tree lighting ceremony in L.A.?

Britney was the surprise guest who lit the tree at Nokia Theater. Her boys, Jayden and Sean were there as well as her father, Jamie.

Adam Carolla and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa hosted the event. .