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Okay, so probably one of the most colorful personalities in the NFL is Cincinnati Bengals WR Chad Ocho Cinco.  The man LEGALLY changed his last name from Johnson to Ocho Cinco to match his jersey # 85.   He is known for being outspoken, his crazy TD dances, and being one of the the NFL's best wide recievers.

Also in the last year, Ocho Cinco has proven to be very good at promoting himself and setting himself up for things after football.  He has one of the biggest followings on twitter.   He has almost a quarter million facebook friends.  He is on this season of ABC's Dancing With The Stars.  And now, Ocho has his on reality dating show on VH1:

Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco (formerly Chad Johnson) is using his off-season to pursue happiness off the field in his new VH1 reality show The Tournament (working title).  The series is a mix of Ocho Cinco’s on-field charisma blended with the drama of the dating pool played out in a bracket-style dating tournament.  The 10 episode, one-hour series is set to premiere in July 2010.

One of the NFL’s brightest stars, 32-year-old Ocho Cinco has been selected to the Pro Bowl six times and named an All-Pro three times.  He legally changed his surname from Johnson to Ocho Cinco prior to the 2008 regular season to reflect the number 85 on his Bengals uniform.  In the 2009 season, Ocho Cinco caught 72 passes for 1,047 yards and nine touchdowns.  An avid user of social networks, Ocho Cinco has close to one million followers on Twitter and hundreds of thousands of fans on Facebook.

The Tournament will start with Ocho Cinco finding his “first 85″ by traveling all over the country meeting women that may be interested in dating him.  Then, during the first episode, he will narrow the playing field down to the sweet sixteen - four women from each of the four regions of the country – Northern, Western, Southern and Central Divisions. The sixteen chosen women will be invited to join Ocho Cinco for the rest of the tournament-style dating competition.

Once the competition begins, Ocho Cinco will follow a tournament bracket where each of the ladies will have an opportunity to spend quality time with him while also facing off against one another in double-dates.  The winner of each dating face-off will receive a game ball from Ocho Cinco and move on to the next round of the tournament, while the loser goes home.  Ultimately the sweet sixteen will be narrowed down to eight and then the final four.  In the end, the championship date between the two remaining women will result in Ocho Cinco awarding his chosen love the coveted Championship Ring. Hopefully, she turns out to be his greatest catch this season!

“Chad Ocho Cinco is one of the most electrifying individuals in sports today. His bigger than life personality on and off the field and his notorious skills as a social networker, connecting daily with his fans, makes him a perfect fit for VH1,” said Jeff Olde, Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Production, VH1. “This show will not only give viewers a look inside his professional life, but also reveal his softer more romantic side when playing a very different kind of game.”

I'd file this under the TMI file, PopEater.com recaps Jessica Simpson's apperance on David Letterman this week:

Jessica + Tony + Cake Icing = Gross.

Ex-boyfriend John Mayer might be in the doghouse, but that doesn't mean Jessica Simpson cannot say something nice about the ex who broke up with her on her 29th birthday.

The singer had nothing but praise for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo -- and his famous posterior -- during an appearance on "The Late Show with David Letterman" airing Wednesday, according to People.com

"Tony is great, still a friend of mine," Simpson said, admitting she checks out the action when Romo is playing. "I still look at his cute butt in the outfit -- uniform."

Asked by Letterman what caused them to split, she said, "What went wrong? You'd have to ask him that. He broke up with me on my birthday."
But, she added, "We are still good friends."

When Letterman brought up Mayer's infamous comments to Playboy in which he compared Simpson to "sexual napalm," Simpson rolled her eyes. "Normally you'd think someone you care about would keep those details to himself," she said. "It was definitely a compliment, in a way. I don't really want people to know that about me. I'm like the good girl, then that happened."

When Letterman suggested Simpson could be a good girl and a sexual woman: "I am," Simpson laughed. "He gave away my game."

This Thursday night, there will be no BIG Night Show... Why do you ask?  Because I will be at Terre Haute North High School for a HUGE fundraiser for the Vigo County School Corporation and their annual event called "Simply The Best".

Faculty from Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South, West Vigo, and the Administration Building form teams for a jamboree-style basketball game full of fun.  There is also "Spirit Squads" filled by faculty members to cheer their co-workers on, and even a special halftime "performance" by the spirit squads.

The game is a great time, and best of all, all the money raised goes to help out the American Red Cross.  The event is open to the public, with tickets being 5 dollars and can be bought at the door.  Doors open at 6, with the game beginning at 6:30 and ending around 8:30.  I will be there doing breaks on Mix FM, and also doing the very important job of PA Announcer for the event.  (I REALLY hope I don't screw up!)

Need more details?  E-Mail me:   kyle.west@1007mixfm.com

See you there!

So when I was in South Florida for the Super Bowl, I saw my fair share of crazy big, expensive yachts.  There were some so big they looked like mini versions of cruise ships.   Well forget all of those, cause I want one of these!

From The New York Daily News:

It's a yacht? It's an island?  No wait, it's both.

Meet the WHY 58X38 — a $160 million yacht that's basically an island unto itself.

"Everybody's dream is to live on an island, in complete freedom, without constraint, with the independence that only self-sufficiency can provide. A piece of land with a beautiful villa partly fulfills this aspiration because its static. A yacht offers the freedom to move, but does not have the space of a property. WHY has it all: space, stability, movement, independence, and peace," Wally Yachts President Luca Bassani Antivari wrote.

The WHY 58X38, which measures 58 meters by 38 meters (more than 35,000 square feet), offers three levels of space. The first level has living space with a beach, spa, dining room, music room and cinema. The second level has suites, a lounge and a library.  The third level is the owner's space.

The WHY weighs 2,400 tons, reaches a top speed of 14 knots, and has a capacity for 12 guests and a crew of 20.  The yacht/island was created by Wally Yachts and designed by Hermes.

WHY is ecofriendly and was developed using sustainable technologies.

Would you be willing to drop 160,000,000 for one of these bad boys?

So the last time Lil Wayne was set to get sentenced and head for the big house he got a toothache, and had to make an emergency dentist trip, delaying his sentencing.  Fast forward to today, after a emotional tweet saying he was off to his entencing, Lil Wayne caught another small break according to E! Online:

According to the FDNY, a small blaze broke out at 10:29 a.m., setting off smoke detectors and prompting a full evacuation of the building. It was brought under control by 11:55 a.m. Five firefighters, two civilians and one prisoner sustained minor injuries, but only one was taken to a hospital.

"It's not deemed suspicious, but the fire marshal is investigating the possibility the fire started thanks to some construction in one part of the courthouse," the department rep said.Consequently, this morning's proceedings were canceled.No word on when they'll resume.

In any case, it further postpones a trip to jail for the 27-year-old Lil Wayne, real name Dwayne Carter III.

He's facing a yearlong sentence at Rikers Island for weapons possesion.Weezy was originally supposed to be sentenced last month, but Judge Charles H. Solomon granted him a delay for emergency dental surgery. Since then, the Grammy-winning MC's posse has thrown him several send-offs, and he recorded a couple of goodbye videos for his fans.

Lil Wayne's lawyer, Stacey Richman, could not immediately be reached for comment. Maybe she's busy planning his next farewell bash.

So we all know the U.S. Men's Hockey team is destroying all competition at the winter games, but I had no idea there was such a thing as Women's Hockey.  Boy, was I missing out!  The female version of the Canadian Hockey team did better than the male version, as they won the Gold Medal.

The only problem?  After the win, it was like the team decided to audition for a Kesha video and got their party on.  And man, can these ladies party on a ice rink:

The olympic committee didn't see the fun in the celebrating, especially when some of the team members are underage to drink in their home country.  So today, the team had to issue a non-apology-apology:

"The members of Team Canada apologize if their on-ice celebrations, after fans had left the building, have offended anyone," Hockey Canada posted in a statement. "In the excitement of the moment, the celebration left the confines of our dressing room and shouldn't have. The team regrets that its gold medal celebration may have caused the IOC or the COC any embarrassment.

That pretty much means we are only really sorry about the fact you can't handle our mad party skills, but if it gets us out of trouble we are sorry.

Personally, I say they shouldn't have to apologize, but maybe it would of been wiser to party in a closed door enviorment.  What do you think?

So I have been debating on hiring a security team to handle the dozens of crazy fans I have.  I mean really I just need someone to back people off so I can go to the store and go out to dinner in peace.  After seeing this video, I have no doubts I need to hire this old lady to be my head of security.

If you were a robber what would you do if a old lady started beating the crap out of you?

The Mailbag is back!  It's been about a month, but I've been out of town and sick, so atleast I have a good excuse!   Here we go:

Q.   Why do you NEVER play my songs I request?  I call for Taylor Swift alllllll the time and you never play it!!

Jessica T.  via FB

A.  I'm sorry you never hear your Taylor songs, but I'm pretty sure we play a ton of T-Swizzle here at Mix FM.  Usually if you call and I don't play it right away it means that we just have played it.

Q.  Did you really go to the Superbowl?  We think you guys made it up!!!

Dalton & Jaxon from Terre Haute

A.   Um, Yes.  I got photos right here to prove it.

Q.  Who do u think will win American Idol?

Samantha from Paris

A.   Honestly, I don't start paying much attention until the final 7.  But they say early favorites are Andrew Garcia and Crystal Bowersox.  So I guess I will say one of those two.  I say a female wins this year.

Q.  Where should me & my friends go for Spring Break?  We are seniors and need to go somewhere cool!

Megan, Chelsea, & Morgan from Terre Haute

A.  If you haven't made plans by now, good luck!  I say anywhere warm with sun and sand.  That is what Spring Break means to me!

Q.  Did you go to college to be a DJ?  I'm trying to figure out where I want to go to school.

Steven from Sullivan

A.   I tried, to but I flunked out.  Just goes to show radio DJ's aren't necessarily booksmart, just wity and have big mouths!

Q.  I heard you say you hate curling, what Olympic Sport do you like?

A.  Actually I hate the winter Olympics in general.  The snowboarding and hockey is kind of cool.  Everything is boring to me.  Maybe cause I hate skiing and skating. lol

That does it for this week's mailbag.  Be sure to E-Mail me you questions for next week!  Kyle.West@1007mixfm.com

--Kyle

First of all before I get to the fun stuff, I want to once again thank a lot of people who took the time to send E-Mails, Texts, Phone Calls, IM's, etc over the last week or so.  I was pretty sick and in and out of things, but according to the doctor it looks like the worst of it is gone for now, so that is a blessing.  I honestly am not quite sure how I was able to work last Monday and Tuesday before missing the rest of the week, because honestly I got so sick I don't even remember doing those shows.  So it was good to get back last night and get back to having fun on the air with you.

Okay, now that stuff is out of the way, here we go:

Entertainment News

-  Justin Beiber caused mass chaos in Paris, France at a mall apperance.  This dude needs like a thousand security guards wherever he goes.  Justin tweeted about the near riot here.

-  PETA is mad at Jessica Simpson.  Yawn.

-  Jennifer Lopez is ditching her record label.  Like it's THEIR fault she hasn't had a hit since 2002.

-  Lindsey Lohan might go back to dating guys, because there is only one girl she has ever been really "attracted" to.

-  Looks like Khloe Kardahian Odom is wanting to be a momma like her big sister, Kourtney Kardashian

-  Adam Lambert evidently hates Susan Boyle's style of music.  I wonder how many Susan fans would say the same about Adam's music?  PS- I wouldn't be surprised too see Susan Boyle be able to kick the crap out of Adam Lambert in a recording studio streetfight.

-  Jay Leno's guests the first week he is back on the Tonight Show?  The cast of Jersey Shore, Lindsey Vonn,  Simon Cowell, Jamie Foxx, Chelsea Handler  and Sarah Palin.  The Show is back on the air March 1st.

Other News

-  If you are trying to drop a few ounds, then you probably shouldn't eat anything listed here.  It's a page dedicated to America's worst for you French Fries.  Kind of makes me regret going to 5 Guys in Fort Lauderdale when I was at the Superbowl.

-  On the flip side, here is a list of some healthy Chocolate Cake ideas.  Sign me up for this one below.

-  Not knocking comic book people, cause I can appreciate a good hobby, but paying 1 MILLION DOLLARS for one comic book means you either have waaaaay too much money, or have something severely wrong with you.

-  For the ladies, if you are dating a Mama's Boy, here is some advice for you from some doctor.

-  Don't forget to send your E-Mails to me for Kyle's Mailbag as it makes it's return tomorrow here on the Blog!  E-Mail your question about anything to kyle.west@1007mixfm.com

FINALLY-  Be Sure you become a fan of the BIG Night Show on Facebook! 

So Valentine's Day is over and I want to move on and discuss other things, but I keep finding crazy stuff I feel I must share with you.  Below is a video of a couple who got MARRIED at a White Castle Sunday in New Jersey after winning a radio contest.  All I know is, I can't imagine the long lines for the restroom during that wedding reception.   Now you have to excuse me, my stomach hurts.

Would you ever get married at a fast food joint?  If so, which one?

Hi everyone, hope you had a great Valentine's Day Weekend! I had a great Saturday night, but my weekend took a turn for the worse Sunday morning.  Each Sunday morning I play full court basketball with some friends, and  it is one of my favorite workouts I do all week.

Unfortunately this past Sunday morning didn't end well for me.  On a turnaround jump shot I landed wrong, landing on my ankle instead of my foot.  I heard a pop, and that was it, off to the new Union Hospital ER I went.

After some X-Rays it was determined I have a Grade II Sprain, so I get to wear this lovely thing the next week or two:

That boot is hot isn't it?  I'm surprised they had one in Size 18.

Gonna be a long week, as my body isn't handling the pain meds well.  Should be fun standing to do the radio show as well!  Anything bad happen on your Valentine's Day??

Kyle

Okay, sorry ladies, but I am pretty sure this blog is for the males in the blogosphere.  It's common knowledge that Valentine's Day means a lot more to the ladies in our lives, and while us guys sometimes try hard, we sometimes don't use our brains when picking out the special gifts for our special ladies on Valentine's Day. 

So I did some hard work, and found a GREAT article on MSNBC that had the Top 5 Valentine's Gifts to NOT buy your lovely lady:

# 5: Household goods: No vacuums. No George Foreman grills. Nothing that says "housework." That is the gift that keeps on giving ... her a headache. Valentine’s Day may be a greeting-card holiday, but with a little effort, you can add a touch of true romance. How about a lovely picture frame with a shot of her favorite person inside? (You, maybe?) Or a quiet dinner together alone. It doesn’t have to be expensive or extravagant, as long as it’s from the heart.

Kyle's Take:  Uh, Duh.  But what about a Dishwasher?  That would be nice, right?  Okay, maybe not.

# 4:  Clichéd jewelry: Want to give a true gift from the heart? Forget the heart-shaped pendant. It rings particularly hollow if she hasn’t worn jewelry since her high-school prom. What’s so wrong? These trinkets can be found everywhere as Valentine’s Day approaches and all but scream "last-minute purchase." Give it some thought: Would you give this for her birthday or Christmas? If so, buy to your heart’s content. If not, consider an attractive watch, which will show you’ve always got time to think about what makes her happy.

Kyle's Take:  Really? Even if it's loaded in diamonds?  I thought you could never fail with nice jewlery.

# 3:    Gym membership: If what you’re trying to say is ,"I love you, you big fat pig," this is the gift for you. If you want to continue to live in your own home, save it for another time. Perhaps you’re thinking "I’m giving a gift of a healthy heart, from the heart"? Maybe so, but it would take a very confident, special woman to see the heart-felt gesture in the big-fat-pig mirror. Alternative suggestion: A gift certificate for a pedicure or a massage. Nothing says lovin' like a little feet pampering.

Kyle's Take:  A Gym Membership is something you do together to both get healthy.  Even if she asks for a membership, you better come up with something else nice!

# 2:    Gas-station flowers: Not just those, but boxes of candy purchased at your office cafeteria or little stuffed animals grabbed at the check-out stand at the grocery store. Nothing says, "I didn’t even think about this" more than those gifts. Retailers lay in wait each year, lining up trinkets just for you last-minute shoppers. Instead of grabbing the first thing you see, spend a few minutes thinking about something she would really enjoy before you enter the store. There’s a good chance the most meaningful gift isn’t in that store, and won’t cost you a dime. Think!

Kyle's Take:  With the Pro Flower websites of the world, and all the fantastic local flower shops, why would one ever THINK of getting flowers for their ladies from a mini mart?  Seriously?

# 1:     Lingerie: Who are we kidding? The gift of a see-through teddy or a bustier with garters and stockings is really a gift for you, gentlemen, not her. Oh sure, women want to like sexy lingerie, but snaps and hooks can be a lot of work. And if the woman doesn’t feel confident and only notices this bulge and that patch of cellulite when she sports that teddy, she isn’t likely to wear it. A soft, sexy cashmere sweater or a pair of silky soft pajamas are more likely to make her feel sexy, which will be a win for you in the long run.

Kyle's Take:  This one got me.  I thought women loved getting that stuff.

Follow the above, and you can avoid your valentine giving you this look this weekend:

On the show tonight, We ask the ladies what do you NOT want for Valentine's Day?  Let me know by calling 478-100.7 or text or e-mail kyle.west@1007mixfm.com !