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There's a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson that I love, which is, "That which we persist in doing becomes easy to do; not that the nature of the thing has changed, but that our power to do has increased." Emerson really hit the nail on the head with that one. As I think about virtually everything that I've accomplished in my life that I'm really proud of, it's always something that I've accomplished by being persistent and refusing to quite. Whether it's learning to play guitar, licensing my music, building my businesses or having great relationships, it's all required persistence and determination despite the inevitable obstacles that I've faced along the way.

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Celebrity resolutions for 2011. Dilma Rousseff becomes Brazil’s first female president. Jay-Z rings in the New Year with some celebrity friends in Las Vegas, NV. Sebastian Bach is divorcing his wife after 20 years of marriage. THIS is how Sydney, Australia welcomed 2011. Barcelona, Spain pays tribute to the gays. THIS is what the critics [...]

Here is the FIRST batch of photos sent in by Pink is the new Blog readers for 2011 …

Rebecca sends in a beautiful photo from her wedding day! Rebecca and her new hubby got hitched in Santa Barbara after 7 1/2 years together — Sarah from Golden Valley, MN sends in an adorable photo of her 6 week old puppies Lance, Kara and Jana who were born in November — Sierra and friends send in a photo from their fun black, red & pink themed Xmas — Kendra sends in a fun photo of her sister Casey, brother-in-law Dale and their 2 year son Nigel rockin’ some fun costumes. The Casey and Dale‘s kimonos are authentic from Japan and Nigel is dressed as Brobbe from Yo Gabba Gabba — Christopher sends in a photo of the fun black Swatch watch that he won in THIS Pink is the new Blog contest:

Much love, thanks and Happy New Year wishes to all y’all for continuing to send in your fun photos to share. This batch of photos is really fantastic … let’s send our love and congrats to Rebecca and her new hubby on a long and very happy life together … and let’s send our heartfelt thanks to everyone else who send in fun phtoos. Please keep ‘em coming!! We’ve got a whole new year ahead … so send in your pics!! xo

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Want Your Own Life Sized Patrick Swayze?!

Well, unfortunately, there's someone else out there who wanted it more, so no dice!
Check out (above) one of the creepiest things we've ever seen, a life sized wax figure of Patrick Swayze dressed as his character from the 1989 flick Road House.
Created by Logan Fleming, this terrifying piece of art, which "sports his [...]

We didn't doubt the news, but glad to hear you're still in lurve.

According to previous reports, Kelsey Grammer has been pushing for a quickie divorce from his wife Camille in order to finally make it down the aisle with his new fiancee, Kayte Walsh. To clear the air and make sure we all have the right information, Kelsey released an official statement confirming the upcoming wedding. He told sources:

"Kayte and I are marrying because we are engaged, and we are engaged because we are in love and see no reason to postpone our happiness any longer. We are planning something we wish to be a private affair among several of our friends. Anything else is conjecture and false. Kayte and I are the only reliable source for this story. End of story."

Wait, no end of story. What about Camille?

C'mon, fess up!

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When it comes to learning to play the guitar, there is a lot more you need to know than how to play the chords and solos. The guitar is a complicated instrument with a lot of different parts. You have to care for your guitar. This is so your guitar will last for a long time, but it's also so that your guitar will sound its best. The truth of the matter is that when guitarists don't take care of their instruments, they are sacrificing the high quality sounds.

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Music is a great way to encourage children to be more creative and to express themselves. Most children have a natural affinity with playing the drums and generally making a noise, so why not channel this energy into a more structured learning process by encouraging them to learn how to play the Djembe drum?

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Rock music rules the world these days and most of the thanks go to the rock guitar that bangs its way into the audience's heart. You can easily say that it is the guitar that brings life to rock music rather than any other element involved. Have you ever wanted to play a rock guitar like a rock star?

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Christina Aguilera Comes Home To Max Liron For Xmas

When last we saw photos of Christina Aguilera, she was celebrating her 30th birthday with her new love interest Matt Rutler as the pair toured Europe together on Xtina‘s Burlesque promo tour. Today we get to see photos of Xtina back home here in SoCal with her son Max Liron as the pair ran around [...]

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‘Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark’s Technical Woes Get The Animated Treatment

The industrious folks at Next Media responsible for all those timely and very entertaining animated news clips about the various scandals and foibles that celebrities have recently gotten themselves involved in, have turned their attention to the embattled Broadway show Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. As usual, the clip chronicles the story pretty descriptively and [...]

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Injured ‘Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark’ Actor Will Spend Xmas Hospitalized

On Monday Broadway actor Christoper Tierney fell 30 feet and was injured in a failed stunt during a performance of the cursed musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. As you may recall, Tierney‘s fall caused quite a bit of drama for the embattled Broadway musical … but, at last, the show will begin performances TONIGHT. [...]

David and I made the brave decision to make our way to The Grove last night so that we could walk around the outdoor shopping center to take in the Xmas decorations, pick up a few last minute things and pretty much just hang out. Fortunately for us, the massive crowds weren’t an issue nor was the, thankfully, dry weather. No, when I was bleeding all over the floor at World Market not 10 minutes into our arrival, I knew it was going to be a special night.

Let me tell you, broken glass ornaments are no joke … NO JOKE PEOPLE! While perusing the Xmas offerings at World Market, I reached out to pick up a cute little glass bird thing and little did I know that it was broken. A very sharp piece of the glass poked right into my fingertip and SQUIRT! out came the blood. I was so surprised, I didn’t know what to do … but by the time the 8th big drop of blood splashed onto the floor, I grabbed a newspaper flyer and wrapped my finger. It took a bit of time but the folks at World Market came over to clean up the blood and whisk me into the back storeroom so that I could wash my finger and get it all bandaged up … OH and to fill out 3 forms to document the accident. To be honest, I was more embarrassed than anything else … and I ended up buying a NOT BROKEN glass bird for our Xmas tree so … yeah, that was the most exciting part of the night.

The rest of the night was fairly nice, yet uneventful. We managed to get “snowed” on by the fake snow that The Grove pumps into the air … snow that is made out of soap, so if you inhale it, get it in your eyes or swallow it … it makes you want to die. Xmas in LA, folks.

Tonight, David and I will be sharing our first Xmas Eve dinner together so we are looking forward to that. I have a few Xmas specials I want us to watch … deffo A Charlie Brown Christmas, most likely Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and hopefully White Christmas (which will be a hard sell for David but … well, Xmas miracles do happen). I hope all y’all have a fabulous Xmas Eve tonight. May Santa Claus make your Xmas wishes come true … and Happy Holidays!!

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Alleged Lindsay Lohan Assault Victim Decides To Drop Charges

Earlier this week Dawn Holland, a staffer at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, CA, accused Lindsay Lohan (currently rehabbing at the center) of physically assaulting her after L. Lo tried to sneak back into Betty Ford after curfew. The following day, Holland showed off the injuries she claims were sustained when L. Lo [...]

Our dear Britney Spears and her beau Jason Trawick packed up their bags and made their way to the East Coast yesterday, presumably to spend the holiday weekend in NYC together. Britney, with her cute pink hoodie and not-too–cute black UGGs boots, and Jason — with Xmas gifts in hand — were spotted making their way thru JFK Airport late yesterday evening upon arrival.

As you may know, Jason‘s family lives in NY (I believe they are on Long Island) so it’s nice to see that Britwick decided to spend Xmas with them, especially since they spent Thanksgiving in Kentwood, LA with Britney‘s family last month. Here’s hoping Britney‘s little Xmas Elves — Sean Preston and Jayden James — will be able to join their mother and Jason in NY before Santa Claus makes his appointed rounds tonight ;)

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Love him or hate him, these days, everyone has heard of teenage pop sensation Justin Bieber. Discovered by renowned New York based music manager Scooter Braun, this wide-eyed Canadian adolescent is only sixteen years old, but has already come out with an album that charted among the top thirty in the world, not to mention two singles that have charted among the top thirty and top ten, respectively.

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We Came As Romans - "To Move On Is To Grow" We Came As Romans is a Post-Hardcore band signed to Equal Vision Records. This is one of the few bands that actually brings a solid "new" sound to this overly saturated scene. Their first record "To Plant A Seed" really kicked some butt, and their latest single "To Move On Is To Grow" isn't backing down!

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Recording Music At Home Is Easier Than You Think

Many people don't realize just how valuable hot rap beats can be to an artist that likes to work with music creating software on their computer. Those that use professional studios make sure they have everything available, including those hot rap beats and it doesn't have to be any different when working from home.

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Playing a musical instrument like piano is really a very uplifting experience person can have. Some may hire piano tutors can be very pricey and enrolling to a musical class is also pricey. Moreover, if you take the services of piano teacher, most of them are well educated with latest techniques. There are many teachers who charge costly in just one session and surely most of us are not able to afford such amount. If you really interested in learning to play the piano and looking for cheap piano tutor, then it is wise to choose Rocket Piano download.

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Tish Cyrus Had Affair With Bret Michaels?

Sources are claiming the reason for Miley Cyrus’ parents divorcing is because Tish had a fling with rocker Bret Michaels!   Read more on Bret and Tish’s alleged affair below. Billy Ray Cyrus filed for divorce from Tish Cyrus after 17 years of marriage after discovering her affairs. Reports say that Billy Ray learned of one [...]

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Kanye To Headline The Thanksgiving Day Parade!

We can't even BEGIN to imagine what he's got in store for this!
Kanye West is set to appear during the live telecast of the 84th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, alongside India.Arie, Keri Hilson, and the casts of the Broadway musicals American Idiot, Elf, and Memphis!
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Such a good momma!

While leaving her New York City hotel on Tuesday, Sandra Bullock held on tight to her son Louis.

Awwww. So cute.

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Cher Does ‘Vanity Fair’ Magazine

The immortal Cher is featured on the cover and in the pages of the new issue of Vanity Fair magazine. Cher‘s VF coverstory is timed for the release of her new film Burlesque (which also stars Christina Aguilera who is featured on the cover of the new issue of Redbook magazine) and is chock full [...]

Yesterday was Election Day here in the US and for the most part, all of the candidates and propositions that I voted for here in California either won or passed … so, on that front, I am happy:

Naturally, I’m not at all happy with the way many elections turned out in the rest of the country but as a student of political science, I was not only prepared for it … I was expecting it. Midterm elections tend to swing back and forth wildly from one party to the other so it came as no surprise that control of the House of Representatives went to the Republican party. All 435 seats in the House go up for reelection every 2 years so it’s natural that control can change drastically from election to election. I’m actually most concerned about the 2012 election more than anything. We’ll have to see how things turn out in 2 years time.

Last night I met up with my dear Angi for dinner at La Boheme in West Hollywood, CA and we had a fantastic time together. I always have a great time just hanging out and chatting with Angi … tho, eating together adds to the fun, too ;) We had a fine night.

I have tentative plans to hang out with Adriana tonight, so hopefully those plans will pan out. It’s gonna be in the 90′s today here in La today … so, yeah, it’s gonna be a Hot Hump Day!

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Russell Simmons Apologizes For Calling Courtney Love A Crackhead

This industry is tough enough. No need to turn on your own kind.
Recently, Courtney Love accidentally uploaded nude pictures of herself to Twitter. While most people just let it slide, Russell Simmons decided to call C Love out on it and tweeted that she was a "crackhead" for screwing up.
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How frustrating is it trying to find a song you're unsure of with only 30 seconds to go on?

It WAS very frustrating, but it won't be anymore, because Apple has decided to triple song preview lengths on iTunes from 30 to 90 seconds!

As long as the song isn't less than 2 minutes and 30 seconds, you'll now have 90 seconds to decide if a song is worth purchasing or not.

Here's a statement by Apple from a letter they sent to labels:

"We are pleased to let you know that we are preparing to increase the length of music previews from 30 seconds to 90 seconds on the iTunes Store in the United States. We believe that giving potential customers more time to listen to your music will lead to more purchases."

We agree! Sometimes you THINK you found the right song, but if the preview starts at the wrong place, you may never get to the chorus to find out.

We're glad to hear we'll never have to worry about that again!

Awesome move, Apple! We're impressed and excited for longer song previews!

What do U think of Apple's decision? Will longer song previews affect your decision to purchase songs from iTunes?

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Congratulations to the San Francisco Giants for winning the 2010 World Series! No more high heels for the pregnant Mariah Carey. Charlie Sheen goes back to work. Lisa Kudrow is fighting to hang on to her Friends money. Slash is disappointed by Steven Tyler‘s decision to judge American Idol. Roseanne Barr writes a new book. [...]

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Cruel Intentions Reunion!

Damn! Where is Sarah Michelle Gellar when you need her!
Earlier this week, Selma Blair was minding her own business while out shopping in El Lay, when she noticed a handsome stranger staring at her from a distance. It took her a moment to realize that it wasn't a stranger at all, though it had been [...]

Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates is taking his webisodes to the big(ger) screen.

Tribune Broadcasting has picked up 36 half hour episodes of Live from Daryl's House, based off his web series of the same name.

The show, which will air in select markets this fall, is all about the better half of the singing duo playing music with his celebrity friends.

Sorry, Oates. Guess you only have a face for radio.

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Jersey Shore’s Halloween Costumes (Photos)

The Jersey Shore cast dressed up for Halloween too. Check out pictures of Snooki the pickle Princess and Pauly D as Justin Bieber!





Pauly D has Bieber fever! The Jersey Shore cast knows how to have fun too, so rather than be the best Halloween version of themselves (They are the most popluar costume this year), [...]

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Audrina Gives Deets On New Reality Show

After getting kicked off Dancing with the Stars, Audrina Patridge isn't too sad considering she's got a new reality show in the works.
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It's almost as difficult to find Seth Rogen on this Green Hornet poster as it used to be to find Waldo in those over-sized books!

Looks like Columbia thinks that a car with a machine gun on it is more of a draw than Rogen!

We wonder if he'll take extreme offense to this, given the fact that he worked really hard to get into good shape for the role.

Do U like the poster? Or would U prefer to have Rogen less hidden?

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