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Got at least $12,000? Book THE DAN BAND for your next party. GREEN DAY will cost you a little more


More Gigs Now: Concert Booking Secrets of Successful Musicians
More Gigs Now: Concert Booking Secrets of Successful Musicians

Web Watch last covered how much money it would take to book an artist for a private party many years ago.

Since then, the list of available artists has changed… as have the prices that they’ve charged.

So we felt that now was just as good a time as any to revisit the topic and present a selection of booking information we’ve found that can help you BUDGET AN ARTIST BOOKING FOR A PRIVATE EVENT.

Here is a sampling of approximate costs that you can expect to pay at a minimum if you decide to throw an exclusive private party and want a big-name artist or speaker to come and perform for you and your drunk friends at your house:

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Top Ten Foods To Get You High


Afroman - Because I Got High
Afroman – Because I Got High

Some people eat for energy, like athletes do.

Some people eat for stress relief.

Most people eat  just to survive until the next day, since food is important.

Then there are those people who eat just to get high.  A little buzz.  Anything to take the edge off of one’s head, if you know what we mean.

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Audio Fun: Create your own Old Spice outgoing voicemail message


Old Spice Body Wash
Old Spice Body Wash

If you have been enjoying the OLD SPICE COMMERCIALS that have been sweeping across the Internet this week that star Isaiah Mustafa recording personalized Old Spice-themed messages as responses to Twitter, Facebook, and other messages that have been sent his way, then perhaps you’d want to visit one of these sites to record some history for yourself.

THE OLD SPICE MAN VOICEMAIL GENERATOR or THE OLD SPICE VOICEMAIL GENERATOR FOR MEN OR WOMEN.

Just enter a number and select from the presented choices, and your personalized MP3 will be generated and made available for your download and use – finally allowing your unanswered phone to not smell like desperation anymore.

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10 Things Music

Lady Gaga can be hazardous to your health


Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga

Doctors around the country have issued warnings to anyone who is trying to dress up like Lady Gaga, saying that DRESSING UP LIKE LADY GAGA CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH.

And since Web Watch wants to be sure that you have this information in a timely manner before you decide to emulate your pop hero for Halloween, we thought we’d share now instead of closer to October.  It’s our public service announcement of the day.

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One of the top pastry chefs in America works at Dunkin’ Donuts? We’ll take a dozen, now!


Pastry Shop Business Plan
Pastry Shop Business Plan

Web Watch is a big fan of pastries, donuts, and other baked goods.

We’ve been known to travel out of our way to eat at RESTAURANTS THAT EMPLOY THE TOP PASTRY CHEFS IN THE COUNTRY.

And now, according to DESSERT PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINE, we just need to head down to our local doughnut shop, no matter where we are in the world.

That’s because one of  the winners of the 17th ANNUAL TOP PASTRY CHEF IN AMERICA competition is Christopher Boos of Dunkin’ Brands.

That’s right.  Dunkin’ Brands.  Parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts.

Christopher Boos, named one of the ten best pastry chef in Amercia, essentially works in a donut shop.   No wonder Homer Simpson is proud of his donut fetish.  Donuts are nothing to be ashamed of.

But donuts are not the only pastry that Boos knows how to make.  For the competition, Boos’ featured dessert was a milk chocolate jasmine tea tart, Baskin-Robbins cranberry sorbet with soaked cherries and a Dunkin’ Dark Roast coffee crème.  Of course – just the type of thing you’d find down at the local coffee shop.   

Not.  

Or at least, if we keep our fingers crossed, not yet.  Web Watch can hope, right?

Who were the other TOP TEN PASTRY CHEFS IN AMERICA?  Here’s who made the list along with Boos:

  • Kimberly Bugler of the 21 Club, New York, NY
  • Steve Evetts of the New York Marriott Marquis, New York, NY
  • Bill Foltz of L’Auberge du Lac Casino in Lake Charles, LA
  • Yannis Janssens of Fontainebleu Miami Beach, Miami, FL
  • Nicholas Lodge of the French Pastry School, Chicago, IL
  • Roy Pell of The Phoenician, Scottsdale, AZ
  • Michelle Tampakis of the Institute of Culinary Education, New York, NY
  • Robert Truitt of Corton Restaurant, New York, NY
  • Frank Vollkommer of The Chocolate Mill Pastry Shop and Café, Glen Falls, NY
  • For those of you interested, Dunkin Brands issued a press release honoring Boos’ achievement.  It’s posted after the break.

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    The 2010 ZWACK Air Hockey World Championships: July 15-18 in Houston


    Dynamo Air Hockey Table
    Dynamo Air Hockey Table

    The 2010 ZWACK AIR HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS will take place on July 15-18 in Houston, Texas.

    The only sanctioning body for competitive air hockey, the UNITED STATES AIR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION, has been hosting air hockey tournaments for over 30 years.

    How serious do real air hockey players take their sport?  Here are some of the OFFICIAL AIR HOCKEY RULES that you may not already be aware of. 

    • After each game, players will alternate tablesides.
    • The puck cannot be “topped” by lifting the mallet and placing it on the top of the puck. This cannot be done at any time whether before a serve or after a serve during play. Violation constitutes a foul. Using the mallet to bring an airborne puck to the table or opponent’s goal is not a topping violation no matter which side or edge of the puck is contacted.
    • A player has seven (7) seconds to execute a shot, which crosses the centerline. The seven (7) seconds begins as soon as the puck enters and remains on that player’s side of the centerline. Violation of this rule is a foul.
    • A player may stand anywhere around the table on his/her side of the centerline. He/she may not stand past that line.
    • If a score occurs after the table loses power, the point will count only if the puck was struck prior to the table losing power
    • Distractive Noise: Talking to an opponent, a spectator, a referee, or oneself during play may be penalized by a foul. Loud noises and excessive screaming can also be considered distracting. A referee may warn a player before calling a foul at his/her discretion. Intentional or excessive, distractive talking may be penalized by a “conduct warning” in addition to a foul. Possible distraction violations, which directly lead to a score or a change of possession, should be scrutinized more seriously by a referee when determining whether to ignore, warn or penalize the potential violation.

    Web Watch will admit that we always thought that “topping” was a valid air hockey play.  We stand corrected.

    The 2010 Air Hockey World Championship press release after the break.

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    Study: men over 40 who use Viagra (or similar drugs) are twice as likely to also have an STD


    Real Men Don't Need Viagra

    Remember how WEB WATCH TOLD YOU ABOUT HOW OLDER WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE SEX? 

    Well, you know how all those Viagra and other male enhancement drug commercials all say that the product “does not protect the user from sexually transmitted diseases”?  It ends up that there’s a reason for this disclaimer to exist, aside from the standard insistance from the legal department.

    The ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE is reporting that OLDER MEN WHO USE ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION DRUGS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO HAVE AN STD THAN THOSE WHO DON’T USE THOSE DRUGS.

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    Hear that biological clock ticking? It’s your body telling you to have more sex.

    Rewinding your Biological Clock - Motherhood Late in Life
    Rewinding your Biological Clock – Motherhood Late in Life

    A study from the University of Texas at Austin has come out that says WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE SEX AS THEY GET OLDER.  

    More specifically, as the women feel like they are reaching the end of their reproductive life cycle, they’re more willing to have baby-making sex in order to fulfill maternal needs.