A BIG Reality Show Mistake...

Imagine if Ryan Seacrest accidentally announced the wrong winner for American Idol on live TV, then had to take it back. The entire US would come to a stop.

That's kind of what happened in the UK at the "Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up" song selection competition.

It was down to two: the group Scooch and the singer Cyndi. Only one could represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest. After dragging it out for as long as possible, the two hosts both yelled out (at the same time) a different winner. Oops.

Check out video of this embarrassing mistake here.

The winning performance can also be seen there. And the winning song is now available to buy on iTunes.

And yes, thanks to entertainment shows and tabloid magazines, the controversy rages on in the UK.

Road trips!

I love road trips and I'm so ready for the summer. But in the meantime, here's three great mini-road trips that are perfect for this weekend...

The IX Indoor Amusement Park

It’s a gigantic indoor carnival just south of Cleveland, OH. It's going on now through April 15th. The last time I went, there was lots of spin rides, kiddie rides, a flume, and a petting zoo.

There's even this giant ferris wheel that took some creativity to fit in.

Playdium in Mississauga, ON

A huge arcade with all the latest games. This is easily the biggest and greatest arcade I’ve ever been to and it’s only a little over an hour from Buffalo.

On Wednesdays and Saturdays, four-hour pay-one-price options are available. Check the website for details.

And even better, afterwards, it's close to Toronto and all the great restaurants and music stores there.

Strong Museum

About an hour away in downtown Rochester. This is not a boring museum. If you've got kids, this is the place to take them this weekend. Even without kids, it's a fun place.


Surrounded by Canada, Pennsylvania & the Fingerlakes, we're right in the heart of everything. If you know of any other great road trips, e-mail me at janthony@entercom.com.

Obsessed...

This weekend, one of my friends showed me this puzzle game online called Shape Shifter and now I'm obsessed!

It's such a simple game, but it's maddening. You have to match up the shapes before time runs out.

I was challenged to get beyond level 6. I did that and was aiming for level 10 when I got stuck. I can't seem to go beyond level 9 - things just get too crazy at that point.

Give it a try. The free trial can be found and played online here. But make sure you have a lot of free time before starting.

And let me know if you can make it beyond level 10...

Swedish meatballs & music...

Two exciting things to come out of Sweden.

Well actually, the Swedish meatballs I eat come from Rosina in Cheektowaga. But great pop music (think Roxette or Ace Of Base) comes directly from Sweden, especially at this time of year during Melodifestivalen.

It’s an annual music competition to pick out the greatest Swedish song (usually a pop song) to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest, which is kind of like an American Idol for songs.

It’s amazing the US doesn’t try to get involved and make it more of a worldwide song competition. American Idol crushes its competition in the ratings, but something like this competing with American Idol could do some serious damage to those ratings. Any singer can participate (even major stars), but it’s the song that matters in this competition.

All the competing songs are released on a compilation CD and most also as CD singles (a format the US has just about given up on). This year’s CD comes out Friday. I love new pop songs, so this is always a very exciting week for new music.

Move, What’s Your Name, Live Forever, A Little Bit Of Love, and When The Night Comes Falling are my favorites this year. Clips can be heard on iTunes by selecting Sweden on the home page. While the songs can be previewed from anywhere on iTunes, they can only be purchased from there if you're in Sweden. At least it makes hearing the songs possible before I buy them.

Check out Skivhugget or other online retailers for the CD (but go with Skivhugget, they're by far the best). And clips from the Melodifestivalen itself can be seen here.

867-5309?

Some 80's fun for you today.

This song from Tommy Tutone is an 80's classic. Proof of that - 25 years after it was a hit, people are still dialing the number to see if Jenny answers.

A few years ago, some guy online became obsessed and called all the 867-5309's and kept track of who answered. See his results here (I apologize in advance to Suzie in Buffalo for posting this - hopefully, you won't get too many calls).