Watch "Money Hunters"!

[self-promotion alert]

This Saturday, May 1, the Do-It-Yourself network will be premiering a brand new series called "Money Hunters", produced by my company, Nancy Glass Productions. It stars licensed contractor Matt Blashaw, and engineer extraordinaire Deanne Bell. They'll show you how to renovate on a budget using alternative materials and products, giving tips and using gadgets along the way. Take notes.

Our pilot episode will be airing at 8pm, and my producing (solo) debut will air at 8:30pm. Set your DVRs and tell momma!

Kenny Kohle

Have you ever had your dreams come true one second, and then your heartbroken the next?

It happened to me yesterday as I perused the correspondence section of RollingStone Issue #1101. There it was: I had a letter published in the magazine I grew up on! ... and they misspelled my name!

And the real kick in the penis is that they e-mailed me a few weeks ago to confirm the correct spelling of my name. Tragic.

Still, I'm pretty happy, especially since my letter contained references to LOST and The Jersey Shore.

I have a remedy though: I will be taking the necessary steps to legally change my name to "Kenny Kohle" (I envision it being pronounced like "Coal", but some of my co-workers imagine it to be "Colé" ... that might be too exotic for a German / Irish boy like me).

Damn the 24hr News Cycle

What's with CNN and their weird obsession with annoying hip-hop personalities? It all started with the hologram will.i.am on election night! This is what I just witnessed on CNN:

“Wyclef Jean just sent this Tweet and I want to share it with you: ‘buildings falling N da Capital of haiti, but n order 2 clean up da capital we need a massive Exodus.’ He says the buildings are falling. He says they need everybody to leave. He says, ‘I am calling on da US Army.’ That’s Wyclef Jean making that statement a little while ago. He Tweeted that and we wanted to share that with you. We think it’s relevant, we think it’s important, we think it’s news worthy.” – CNN’s Rick Sanchez.

Naturally, this was followed up with CNN’s “Most Intriguing Person of the Day” segment. Of course it was Larry Platt, the mastermind behind the viral “Pants on the Ground.”

Seattle Seahighlighters

"Check out the new Seahawks jerseys. If you don't think they're awesome, you need awesome lessons."

- Neil Everett, SportsCenter

Long Island Wants to Secede

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11pm-12am on Comedy Central = Best Hour of TV (when LOST isn't in season)

No Reservations

"Travel isn't always pretty.
It isn't always comfortable.
Sometimes it hurts.
It even breaks your heart.
But that's OK.
The journey changes you.
It should change you.
It leaves marks on your memory,
on your consciousness,
on your heart,
and on your body.
You take something with you.
Hopefully, you leave something good behind."

-Anthony Bourdain; taken from No Reservations: Malaysia.

Observations

Josh Elliott and Hannah Storm have to be having sex.

ShamWowThat'sFunny

ShamWow pitchman Vince Shlomi was arrested on felony battery charges in Miami last month following a violent encounter with a hooker!

R.I.P. S.M.K.

Today marks my last day working on Spice Up My Kitchen. It figures that once we figured out how to eliminate 13 hour days we wouldn't get renewed. It's been a fun ride that took me from the shores of New Jersey to the suburbs of Philadelphia, and culminated with me producing my very first episode, which just happened to be our very last. I hope there's no direct correlation there... Anyway, make sure to catch all 78 kitchen renovations on HGTV.

Tony's Iron Man

There’s this guy I know, Anthony Lombardi. We call him “Tony Lombardi” for short. I met him freshman year of college, and we wound up living together sophomore year… and junior year… and senior year. I couldn’t get rid of the guy! After college we kept in touch via the Internet, and we even saw each other in person every so often.

In line with his competitive trajectory, Tony announced he was going to be competing in an Iron Man this coming August in Louisville, Kentucky. By competing in this race he will honor the memory of his deceased friend, Jared, and raise money for the scholarship fund in his name back in their hometown of Southington, Connecticut.

Since I work in TV, Tony approached me about filming a mini-documentary of sorts detailing his journey to the Iron Man and why he’s doing it. Up for the challenge, I agreed. Together, we approached our alma mater, Marist College, about borrowing a camera for the race and they obliged. They were beyond generous and are letting us borrow a camera, mics, tri-pod, etc. from now until September. An ex-coworker and current friend of mine, Brian Epstein, agreed to handle editing duties.

We’ll be shooting some training footage and interviews throughout the summer, culminating at the race over Labor Day weekend. If I get any great still shots, or something worthwhile comes up, I’ll throw it up on here. If you wish to keep up to speed on Tony’s training you can check out his blog. Wish him luck.

Lara Logan

If you know me, you know I’m a big advocate of The Daily Show. I feel like Jon Stewart’s interviews are generally insightful and thought-provoking, but last night’s episode featured one of the best interviews I’ve ever seen on his show. His guest was Lara Logan, Chief Foreign Correspondent for CBS News. Not only is she strikingly gorgeous with a sexy-as-hell accent, but she’s well-spoken, intelligent, and bad-ass. She’s embedded herself with Navy Seals, had her hotel blown up and survived, said, “What’s up, Mother Fuckers?” on air, and said that if she watched U.S. news she’d “blow her brains out.” Take the time and bask in the glory that is Lara Logan: