WHO'S GOT TALENT...OR WHO'S GOT THE BEST STORY

OK,does anyone else out there agree with me--the most talented did NOT win America's Got Talent? Nothing against Kevin Skinner - i mean, he had a great story - but i thought the show was about who was the most talented act to play Vegas, not who had the greatest backstory. I'm not an opera fan, but Barbara Padilla made me want to get up and start singing. She should have sung something from Phantom, though. Maybe they'll hire her for the Vegas show.

Kevin was good, but can he handle an hour - ninety minute show? HIs voice kept cracking after his first performance. Recycled Percussion, Drew Styvens, even Grandma Lee would be better Vegas acts.

but none, i repeat none, can hold a candle to my favorite....TERRY FADOR!

MORE MOVIES.....

Some more ratings on recent movies I've seen.

The Proposal - Sandra Bullock - I love Sandra Bullock and this was one of her better ones 4 stars
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - COME ON, IT'S HARRY FRIGGING POTTER - 5 STARS
The Ugly Truth - is that, no matter how pretty she is, Katherine Heigl cannot act. Period. Least of all in a movie with a plotline as thin as finely cut liverwurst. I do however, give kudos to the male lead - Gerard Butler - he is the same dude who starred in the movie version of "PHANTOM" i do believe? Love the accent. He's my number one pick to play Finn McPhee if my latest book ever gets made into a movie :.) 2 1/2 stars.

I MISS HARPER'S ISLAND

ok I confess....i'm a Harperite. I miss Harper's Island. I miss the dragged out storyline, the inventive killings, the blood and gore, the wondering whodunit!

Most of all i miss the inventive one word monosyllbalic titles for each episode.

They said if HI was a success they'd do a similar show next summer....however, bad ratings canned that idea. I say NO!

I say BRING BACK HARPER'S ISLAND!!!! As bad and predictable as it was, it's head and shoulders above some of the garbage on TV today.

Why can't they take the companion website, Harper's Globe, and turn that into a 13 week series. Or, even a miniseries - four two hour episodes should do it. I think the main problem with HI was the fact it dragged on too long with the backstory, and left all the action for the last four episodes.

Come on people!!! Let's start a petition. BRING BACK HARPER'S ISLAND...OR a respectiable clone thereof!

HARPER'S ISLAND - WHO'S THE KILLER?

Anyone else think it's Henry? Not only is he creepylooking, but:

a) cousin Ben was the first killed - underneath the boat - has to be someone that was on the boat in the first episode.
b) He always seems to be the one telling everyone to "split up"
c) He intercepted the call from Webster to Trish - he could have rigged the boat to blow his face off
d) parent's death never really explainede) why was he all bloody after JD died
E) JD said to abby, "it's all about you, Abby." I think Henry is Wakefield's child, unbalanced and jealous of Abby becasue Wakefield WISHED abby was his daughter.

of course, it might evenbe a character they want us to THINK is dead, too - like Booth.Not Jimmy. Too obvious.Any other thoughts?

NCIS Finale , DANCING, and other things.....

OK< was everyone else as confused as I was by Tuesday night's NCIS season 6 finale? Where were the romantic undertones? What's going on with Leon and Ziva's father? Is Leon trying to bring him down somehow? Did Gibbs and Ziva hatch up some sort of plot, with him leaving her behind? Did Zivas father really order her to kill Ari? but most important: Are there two Zivas? This one's a puzzler.....

this seemed to be a week of upsets. Kris Allen won American Idol, tho I can't say I'm too surprised by that. All the Danny Gokey fans probably voted for him over ADam. Does it matter? The three of them will get big recording contracts. Boo hoo.

Now, onto my favorite show...DANCING WITH THE STARS. This was the best season ever! Another upset, tho I wasn't too surprised at that, either. It's been sort of a pattern since Kelly Monaco won in Season 1 that whoever has the best freestyle, wins the mirrorball. and as much as I loved Giles and Melissa, Shawn's freestyle was miles better. So...the mirrorball is hers! Plus, who doesn't want a cute 17 year old kid to win. Mark Ballas fainted on the floor, he couldn't believe it.

Interview on Malanie Wolf's Blog!

Malanie started something really cool - a sort of "pay it forward" process. In exchange for a random act of kindness, you get an interview on her blog!

so, here's the link to mine. Enjoy!

http://www.writinginthelandoftornadoes.blogspot.com/

Revisiting the "Witch"

Just thought I'd mention again that my novel, Witch's Pawn, is available at any or all of the below:

Barnes & Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Witchs-Pawn/Toni-LoTempio/e/9781590805664/?itm=1

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Witchs-Pawn-Toni-LoTempio/dp/1590805666/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242070219&sr=1-2

Echelon Press Website:http://www.echelonpress.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&zenid=938868c095d894934fd829dbc59e57e9&keyword=Witch%27s+Pawn


for those of you who don't know, this is the novel i wrote when i was sixteen...and almost as many revisions as years later, Echelon published it last December :.)

Good summer reading :.O

ADVANCE LOOK AT "STREET MAGIC"

Recently I was privileged to get an advance ARC of fellow Rachel Vater client Caitlin Kittredge's newest novel, STREET MAGIC, for review. Caitlin is the author of the Nocture City novels published by St. Martin's. I absolutely love Luna Wilder and the first two novels, NIGHT LIFE and PURE BLOOD, so i looked forward to this advance look at another new series from her, and I was not disappointed.

Pete Caldicott is a detective with the Metro PD in London, in charge of missing children cases. When one in particular crosses her desk, Pete finds herself teamed up with someone she thought long dead - Jack Winter - and the two team up to solve the mystery. What follows is a stunning combination of supernatural suspense and dry, witty humor.

I thoroughly enjoyed Caitlin's latest book and look forward to purchasing my own copy in June. Anyone interested in learning more about Caitlin and her works, here's her website:

http://www.caitlinkittredge.com/

Street Magic's a winner!