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Saturday, January 23, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, January 23, 2010
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“The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” is history

One of the most bizarre episodes in television ended last night when “Tonight Show” short-timer Conan O’Brien signed off. O’Brien took over the late-night hosting gig seven months ago and the ratings plummeted. Some say O’Brien was not being his usual off-beat, funny, edgy self; instead he was attempting to sell some bland image created by the corporate types. Apparently in the past couple of weeks, O’Brien […]
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, January 21, 2010
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More thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail coming!!!

We’ve had so much rain, the flowers and plants in my yard are drooping from it all.  This evening, I discovered clusters of white pebbles in the puddles in the flower beds. The pebbles — small ice chips — hail. I got caught in a hail/rainstorm around 6 p.m. while out running some quick errands in Burbank. One cloudburst dropped so much rain, I had trouble […]
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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Southland slammed by wind, rain, hail, and tornadoes!

Photo: Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times — A man watches mud, water, and debris wash down a street in front of his Sierra Madre home yesterday. Two powerful storms pounded the Southland over the past couple of days, and weather watchers are predicting a third truly monstrous system will roll through before we get a chance to dry out. When I got out […]
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Monday, January 18, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, January 18, 2010
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2010 Golden Globe winners

        Photo: Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times — Actress Sandra Bullock and her husband, Jesse James, arrive at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards last night.  Actress Sandra Bullock was one of the double winners at last night’s 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Despite the rain showers, Bullock looked cool, dry, and dazzling in a purple […]
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, January 17, 2010
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Stormy weather in the Southland

Burbank and the rest of the Southland are in for a serious drenching, according to weather watchers. A storm swooped down on “Media City” this afternoon and it has been raining off and on here since then. The light patter of rain falling on the roof is rather soothing, but the weather situation is expected to get pretty rough later in […]
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Friday, January 15, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Friday, January 15, 2010
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Hoopla on Burbank Boulevard in Burbank

            Photos by FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — A large than life statue of the founder of our “Media City,” Dr. David Burbank, was unveiled Tuesday, January 12, as the center piece of a new park-like enclave at  1075 West Burbank Blvd, or at the Five Points as it’s known. A lot going on this week on Burbank Boulevard in Burbank. Once a […]
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, January 14, 2010
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RIP Teddy Pendergrass

  March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010 Some voices you never forget. Legendary singer Teddy Pendergrass had such a voice. In its prime, it was raw, sexy, smooth, passionate, and explosive. A true Soul singer. His voice was one of those gifts given to only a few. Hopefully, he’s singing now in a higher place. Pendergrass passed away last night […]
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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More trouble for NBC: Conan O’Brien rejects new late night scheme

The plot thickens over at troubled NBC. “Tonight Show” host, Conan O’Brien, issued a statement today, in which he turns thumbs down on the NBC plan to give Jay Leno a half-hour comedy show at 11:35 p.m. In the statement, O’Brien claims shifting the  “Tonight Show” to 12:05 a.m. is not an option he can accept:”For 60 years the Tonight Show has aired immediately […]
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Monday, January 11, 2010
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, January 11, 2010
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WGA screen award nominees revealed

Some very familiar names and some fresh talent on the Writers Guild of America’s list of nominees for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen. Here are the nominations released today. ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (500) Days of Summer, Written by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber; Fox Searchlight Avatar, Written by James Cameron; 20th Century Fox The Hangover, Written by Jon […]
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