It must be athletic-casual Wednesday at the Jacksonville District Office of U.S Congressman Ander Crenshaw since the man himself was decked out in a polo shirt, sweat pants (Air Jordan, for the record), a windbreaker type of jacket (Polo, by the by) and sneakers (Adidas, if you must know) when I saw him at Whiteway Deli this afternoon.

Or perhaps he was dressed that way in case he plans on running for office again. Insert rim shot here. Oh, wait. I did it for you.

People Magazine has its Most Beautiful People. Barbara Walters has her Most Fascinating People. TIME magazine has its Person of the Year. So why can't Stargazing have its Most Beautiful, Fascinating, Talented, Charming and All-around Swell People of the Year?

Actually, I can. That said, here is part two of Stargazing's Most Beautiful, Fascinating, Talented, Charming and All-Around Swell Jacksonvillians of the Year, all of whom I've actually met and can personally attest to their beauty, fascination, talent, charm and all-around swellness...

Most Jacksonvillians know Tom McManus as one of the original Jaguars' line-up having played middle linebacker for six years. After a career-ending injury, McManus has continued to make a name for himself as the host of his own sports talk radio show, Tom McManus Unfiltered on 930 The Fox and TV show Tom McManus Uncensored on Comcast and author of We'll Always Be Pals. With three other reality shows currently in production, McManus is definitely one of the hardest working guys around. Turns out, he's also one of the nicest.

Local foodies recognize Dennis Chan as Blue Bamboo's executive chef (a very charming one at that). In 2009, he took one more step toward celebrity chefdom in Jacksonville in 2009 with the release of his book Hip Asian Comfort Food. His fabulous fusion dishes have also received national attention with visits from superstar guests including Stevie Wonder and Chef Ming Tsai. On a personal note, I am thinking of proposing to Blue Bamboo's warm chocolate caramel brownie.

Megan Henderson was just another attendee at the Best of Jacksonville Party in January 2009 (a gorgeous one, albeit) when she decided to be photographed for Jacksonville Magazine's Cover Model Search. After being chosen a finalist, the stunning redhead competed in a live fashion show and was crowned the winner. Since then, the 24-year-old has gone on to shoot campaigns for Love Brigade. She's also a recently diagnosed type 1 diabetic who wants to help raise money for and awareness of the disease.

The Jaguars' season may be down the crapper, but at least running back Maurice Jones-Drew has something to celebrate. MJD has been chosen to the AFC Pro-Bowl Team (technically he's a "reserve" player behind starter Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans). Unfortunately for MJD, he won't be getting a free trip to Honolulu. For the first time since 1979, the game will be played outside Hawaii.

The Pro Bowl takes place the week before the Super Bowl on January 31, 2010 in Miami.

Needless to say, MJD will not be joined by any of his teammates.

Also, congrats to Brian Dawkins, a native of Jacksonville who plays for the Denver Broncos, for being selected as the starting safety for the AFC Pro-Bowl.

People Magazine has its Most Beautiful People. Barbara Walters has her Most Fascinating People. TIME magazine has its Person of the Year. So why can't Stargazing have its Most Beautiful, Fascinating, Talented, Charming and All-around Swell People of the Year?

Actually, I can. That said, here is part one of Stargazing's Most Beautiful, Fascinating, Talented, Charming and All-Around Swell Jacksonvillians of the Year, all of whom I've actually met and can personally attest to their beauty, fascination, talent, charm and all-around swellness...

Around these parts, Sharon Wilbur is best known as "the girl with the dog" from American Idol season 8. In addition to being a talented singer, she's also an extremely gifted songwriter who just released her first full-length CD, Mercy Calling. And even if she weren't so talented, Sharon is someone you'd want to know because she's one of the sweetest and most genuine people you will ever meet in your life. Can I get an amen?!?

To the uninitiated, Hall "Hoover" Hunt's gig as a competitive eater may seem like nothing more than a disgusting hobby (and as someone who has seen him compete in person, I will agree that it's not exactly appetizing). But the mild-mannered engineer turned professional gurgitator is a highly disciplined athlete who takes an intellectual approach to the sport. Hunt is currently ranked seventh in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating, but I'm predicting that 2010 is the year he breaks into the top five.

You may think you know what JoEveritt is going to sound like by reading some of the band members' musical influences—Nirvana, Green Day, the Beatles, Blink 182, the Beach Boys, Queen, Weezer, Tenacious D and Spinal Tap. In all fairness, you wouldn't be that far off. But what will surprise you is: 1) Leroy (aka "the songwriter") and Billy Jo ("the timekeeper") are the only ones in the band; and 2) that a band with such fun, catchy songs ("Death of the Sun" on their latest CD Just Listen is a prime example) isn't on permanent rotation on the local radio stations. Fortunately, it can be on your iPod.

Part two coming tomorrow...

Congratulations, Cole Pepper. Your highly visible patronage of local retailers, eateries and events, like Jacksonville Magazine's own Best of Jacksonville Party, has garnered you the title of Local Celebrity Most Spotted by Stargazing in 2010.

For the record, Old King Cole, your being spotted two times on Christmas Eve gave you the edge over Mayor John Peyton, who was the second most spotted.

Rounding out the top five are former Jaguars' punter Bryan Barker, First Coast News anchor Donna Deegan and former American Idol contestant AJ Neaher.

Cole Pepper has had a busy day today. The local sports guru appeared on ESPN's Outside the Lines this afternoon to discuss the Jaguars and their fate in Jacksonville. Earlier today an Eye-Team member spotted him at Riverside Liquors & Village Wine Shop buying wine and Dogfish Head Ale, then hours later he was seen at Walgreens on Park Street.

According to my calculations, he should be making a Publix run any minute now.

In the last year, Stargazing has done a lot of star gazing. Here are the top 10 most popular sightings as determined by page views.

10. See what can happen when you appear on the cover of Jacksonville Magazine?

9. He's got a way of dining.

8. Hopefully he wasn't driving.

7. The most shocking part of this story is that she has a publicist.

6. He wasn't kidding about "egging" on voters.

5. Being asked for autographs while you're eating sure has to be better than getting hit in the face with a frozen ham.

4. Exactly how many damned Osmonds are there in the world?

3. Wonder what Tiger was doing around this time?

2. They may not have won—or even come close—but they're still superstars to us.

1. Seriously, how can someone who loves vanilla ice cream be so popular?

I've been hearing a lot of Jaguars' fans complaining about safety Reggie Nelson lately, mostly that he's not performing up to the level of a first-round draft pick, which he was back in 2007. Some even say he singlehandedly lost last week's game against the Indianapolis Colts.

I say, cut the kid a break. He's only 16. At least according to his website.

More concerts announced...

Harry Connick Jr & Orchestra: February 14, Florida Theatre
Tickets on sale tomorrow.

Willie Nelson: February 15, Florida Theatre

Have you seen the Jaguars' holiday e-card video?

It's utterly ear-wrenching.

An Eye Team member saw Coach Jack Del Rio Mellow Mushroom this afternoon eating lunch with a woman who was probably wife Linda. (Not trying to start any controversy. The Eye Teamer just didn't get a good look at her.)

Ernest Wilford was spotted at Five Guys Burgers and Fries in Riverside last weekend all by his lonesome.

Two new concerts were announced today:

Foreigner: March 19 at the Florida Theatre.
Tickets go on sale December 18. For more info, call 355-2787 or visit floridatheatre.com.

Brooks & Dunn: June 13, venue TBA
For more info, call 353-3309 or visit ticketmaster.com.

By the way, didn't Brooks & Dunn just break up?

Clearly, the Jaguars don't care about the title of NFL Team With the Most Players With Dreadlocks or Braids since they just cut another one from the team.

Cornerback/kick returner Brian Witherspoon and his braids were sent packing today. The team also activated rookie fullback Brock Bolen, who not only is without dreads or braids but is bald.

For those of you keeping track, the Jaguars now have eight players with braids or dreadlocks, nine if you count Allen Patrick, a running back on the Jaguars' practice squad.

Bad news, dreadlock fans. The Jaguars snipped defensive end Kennard Cox putting their title of NFL Team With the Most Players With Dreadlocks or Braids in serious jeopardy.

The other day I was accused of being "mean-spirited" for my recent comments about our height-challenged mayor and Maurice Jones-Drew.

Just to prove that I am not, in fact, Scrooge, I am posting this heart warming Jacksonville.com video of members of the Jaguars shopping for Christmas gifts with kids from the Bridge of Northeast Florida, MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation and Brad's Buddies programs.

Though, I've got to tell you, it's killing me not to make a comment about Eben Britton's mustache.

Tim Tebow made an appearance on TMZ again today.

In case you don't feel like watching the whole thing (all two minutes and 18 seconds of it), here's the gist: St. Superman's favorite Bible verse is John 3:16, and he doesn't have any advice for Tiger Woods. Oh, and he might just be the nicest person ever to be filmed by a TMZ cameraman.

SMG just announced The Black Eyed Peas' "The E.N.D. of the World Tour 2010" will be stopping in Jacksonville on February 9 with LMFAO opening (I guess LOL and ROTFL were taken). Though I must confess, local DJ Chill Will scooped us all since he had it in his newsletter In the Know yesterday.

Tickets go on sale December 12 at noon. Prices are TBA.

Former Jaguars tight end turned radio and TV personality Tom McManus will be taping his weekly show, Tom McManus Uncensored, tonight at 6 at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Ponte Vedra Beach. Joining him will be fellow former Jags turned Tom McManus Uncensored co-hosts Aaron Beasley and Pete Mitchell and former Jag turned Tom McManus Uncensored special guest Marco Coleman.

Tom McManus Uncensored can be seen on Comcast Channel 7 on Thursdays 6-7 PM and Sundays 9-10 AM.

It's official: Florida State University will be playing West Virginia University in the Gator Bowl. Personally, I couldn't care less—other than the fact that there may be celebrities sitting in the stands.

I did some research on both teams and found out their alumni comprise a wide range of politicians, actors, athletes and singers. So don't be surprised if you're at the game and run into FSU graduates Governor Charlie Crist, Faye Dunaway, Polly Holliday, Christine Lahti, Gabrielle Reese, Burt Reynolds or Richard Simmons (could I be so lucky?) or WVU graduates Joni Mitchell, Jerry West or the ghosts of Don Knotts, Billy Mays or Patsy Ramsay.

Cheryl Hines should be named grand marshal of the Gator Bowl Parade since she attended Florida State and West Virginia.

Congratulations to Jim Furyk for winning the tackiest trophy in golf today. The Ponte Vedra resident shot a 67 in the final round of the Chevron World Challenge (aka Tiger Woods' tournament) for 13-under total of 275. This was Furyk's first win since 2007.

In an related story, Tiger announced today that he was changing his name to Cheetah. Click here for rimshot. (Yes, really.) Thank you. I'll be here are week. Try the chicken cordon bleu.

I'm officially firing myself as a Stargazer.

I was lucky enough to be invited to a VIP reception at III Forks in Tapestry Park (aka Home of Donny Osmond's Cousin) last night, where I heard there were going to be some members of the Jaguars there. Suffice it to say, I didn't see one stinking Jaguar the entire time I was there, nor did I even see any local politicians or TV reporters (and you know how free food and drink brings them out of the woodwork).

Today, I found out a Jaguars' player, as well as a local politician, did show up for a private dinner. And not just any player and politico but Maurice Jones-Drew and Mayor John Peyton.

Former Arkansas governor and one-time Presidential candidate turned best-selling author and talk show host (phew...) Mike Huckabee was back in Jacksonville this week speaking to students at Jacksonville University.

Instead of lobbing the usual powderpuff questions typical of his recent book signing in Jacksonville ("Where do you buy your ties?" "Who came up with the name 'Team Huck'?"), JU students asked the hard-hitting questions about his commuting the sentence of Arkansas inmate Maurice Clemons who was accused of shooting and killing four police officers in Washington last week.

Obviously, I was out sick the week my JU journalism professor discussed hard-hitting questions. (Shout out to Professor Dennis Stouse!)

Photo credit: WJXT

Local band turned superstars Shinedown just released a new video for "Sound of Madness."

Yeah, I don't really care either. Just thought the kids might want to know.

Internationally-known performer and reigning Dancing With the Stars champ Donny Osmond was not at the VIP opening party of III Forks in Tapestry Park last night. But his cousin Curtis was.

Curtis Osmond, in case you're not up on your Osmond family tree, is a distant cousin of Donny (and Marie and Alan and Wayne and Merrill and Jay and Jimmy), not to mention Ken Osmond of Eddie Haskell fame, and is the general manager and proprietor of III Forks. ("Donny's talents come in singing and dancing," Curtis says. "Mine are in running a restaurant and cooking steaks.")

Also celebrating the steaktacular event were Channel 4's Nikki Preede-Kimbleton and Lite 96.1's Arthur Crofton.

It's that time of year again. Time for the Jaguars to make elves out of themselves...

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And now for your weekly stalker update...

• Joe Perry (yes, of Aerosmith), December 1, Freebird Live
• Jaguars' guard Uche Nwaneri, December 1, Sneakers in Jacksonville Beach
• Mike Huckabee, December 2, Jacksonville University Swisher Theatre
• Luke Bryan, December 2, Maverick's
• Mayor John Peyton, December 5, Prime Osborn Center
• American Idol's AJ Neaher, December 9, Lee High School auditorium

If you happen to see any of these folks around town—or have any other local celebrity scoop—e-mail me at kerry at jacksonvillemag dot com.

PGA players Jim Furyk and Jeff Klauk and their respective spouses ran in THE PLAYERS 5K With Donna—the Donna being First Coast News anchor Donna Deegan, who also participated in the race.

I'm sure there's a Tiger Woods joke in here somewhere, but I'm still too full from Thanksgiving leftovers to come up with one.

How dare I refer to myself as a "stargazer" when the most famous athlete in the world is living in my own backyard—and I didn't even know it?

According to Examiner.com, which is quickly becoming as reliable of a source as Wikipedia, Tiger Woods lives in a gated community in Jacksonville, Fla.

Perhaps he would know where T.O. gets his pedicures when he's in town.

I certainly appreciate readers of Stargazing passing on their celebrity sighting gossip, but lately, I've only been getting half of the story.

Like last weekend's sighting of Buffalo Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens getting a pedicure at a local salon. Which salon? I have no idea. What part of town? Beats me. What color did he get his toenails painted? Not a clue. Did his feet have bunions, calluses or blisters? Couldn't tell you, but I did hear they were "huge."

Tony Award-winning actor, singer, dancer Ben Vereen was also in town recently and was spotted with a local pastor at a Springfield restaurant. That's all I got.

Anyone want to step up and admit to dining with Vereen or scraping T.O. tootsies?

Faithful readers of Stargazing know that ESPN great and former Dancing With the Stars contestant Kenny Mayne was in town last week shooting a package on Maurice Jones-Drew. Several days later, Mayne posted this on Twitter (yes, I'm still refusing to use "tweeted"):

If anyone knows who "Waitress Carly" is, please let me know. I've always wanted to be waited on by someone "festive" (unless it involves dining at Hooter's or Wacko's).

P.S. Congratulations to (spoiler alert) Donny Osmond for taking home the Mirrorball Trophy in tonight's Dancing With the Stars finale and to Ashley Hamilton for being inducted into the DWTS Losers Club.

For those of you who weren't conscious for at least 30 seconds today, former Alaska governor turned vice presidential candidate turned Saturday Night Live spoof turned author Sarah Palin appeared at Books-A-Million in Orange Park this morning for a book signing.

Here's what she had to say about her stopover on Twitter:

You think we could have at least gotten a mention by name. I mean, "Jax" takes up all of three characters.

And I think all the warmth she was referring to was actually heat seeping out of the pores of the nearly 200 people who waited in line for hours to get a wristband yesterday only to wait in line again today and never get to meet her.

1. They all date women.
2. They're coming to Jacksonville, along with Joan Rivers and Boyz II Men.

John Mayer, February 6, Veterans Memorial Arena (tickets go on sale December 5)
Indigo Girls, February 24, Florida Theatre (tickets go on sale December 4)
Boyz II Men, April 8, Florida Theatre (tickets go on sale December 4)
Joan Rivers, June 3, Florida Theatre (tickets go on sale December 4)

"Warm up's overrated...What does a cheetah do when it wakes up in the morning? Does he stretch? Does he warm up?"

Nope. And neither does Maurice Jones-Drew. At least he doesn't when he's playing golf at TPC Sawgrass ... in front of NFL cameras.

The Book Mark in Atlantic Beach recently hosted Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides, The Great Santini and Beach Music, for a book signing of his latest novel, South of Broad. Apparently, more than 300 fans came out to the store to get their books signed and meet Conroy and he stayed until every last one was signed, which was past midnight (he must have been hopped up on Coke Zero). Fortunately, he was staying at One Ocean Resort right around the corner.

Note to Pat: I'm a big fan of yours. In fact, The Lords of Discipline is one of my favorite books of all time. I am not, however, an admirer of your massive combover.

Jaguars' defensive end Reggie Hayward just posted this on Twitter (yes, I know it's "tweeted"):

Now isn't that a interesting tidbit of info?

Rapper Juvenile was at Square One in San Marco Monday night. He was at the club for a meet and greet and decided to back his azz up to the mic and do an impromptu concert.

I heard he drank Moët & Chandon Rosé and Hennessy Cognac while hanging out in the VIP area and was "really nice ... and not very tall."

Clearly, I have no aspirations of becoming a model (super or otherwise), but that didn't stop me from attending Integrity Model Management's photo posing seminar led by America's Next Top Model cycle 10 winner Whitney Thompson.

While the main purpose of the event was to teach aspiring models how to find their light, work their jawline and, of course, smize (that's "smiling with your eyes" for you non-ANTM fans), Thompson also shared some gossip about the show and some stories about her own modeling career like the fact that she doesn't stay in touch with any of the girls from her season (Thompson's BFF from the show Anya, for example, wasn't thrilled with coming in second and changed her name, dyed her hair and moved to Hong Kong) and a how a former manager tried to make her lose weight by forcing her to run on a treadmill until she threw up.

Judging from this photo where I look like I'm missing half of my arm, I need a remedial posing seminar.

Judging from the comments I got in response to my Facebook post looking for photos from Mike Huckabee's recent appearance in Jacksonville, nobody is going to care about this blog post. Nevertheless, I'm sharing the scoop I got from the event anyway.

I heard the the former governor of Arkansas and one-time Presidential candidate along with his crew of seven arrived at Borders via a custom bus with his "giant face plastered all over it." According to my source, Huckabee was "very, very nice" and quite accommodating to the folks at the book signing, chatting and taking photos and videos with them. His only requests were water, Diet Coke and a 700-mile border fence.

Note: The photo of Huckabee and Tyra Banks has nothing to do with the post other than to be a perfect segue into the next one.

America's Next Top Model cycle 10 winner Whitney Thompson will be at the Crowne Plaza Jacksonville Riverfront tomorrow night "inspiring models to reach for their dreams while teaching them how to make it in the industry." The former Atlantic Beach resident will lead a two-hour workshop on posing techniques, building portfolios and styling, as well as a Q&A session.

For those aspiring models who aren't as beautiful and fabulous as Thompson, who has appeared on the cover of Jacksonville Magazine three times (not to brag or anything), as well as Seventeen, she can also tell them the importance of diversifying as she's done with her new Supermodel soy candle line and jewelry collections available in Jacksonville exclusively at Jaffi's and on the Supermodel website.

The seminar is $50. Professional photo shoots for Saturday or Sunday are $250. Another photo for my D-list celebrity album: priceless.

For more info, contact Ashley at (904) 502-1270 or visit Integrity Model Management.

An Eye-Team member was at the Jaguars' administrative offices at the stadium today when she ran into Kenny Mayne, anchor of ESPN SportsCenter and former Dancing With the Stars contestant. Being the top-notch reporter that she is, she asked why he was in town and he told her he was shooting a package on Maurice Jones-Drew's kneel-down in last week's New York Jet game. Then he asked her where the closest dog track was so he could watch horse racing.

I hope he's a better bettor than he is a dancer.

Jaguars wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker posted this "public service announcement" on Twitter earlier today (I know the proper lingo is "tweeted" but it sounds so ridiculous I can't bring myself to use it):

MIKESIMSWALKER "PSA: My birthday is in 3 days, I repeat 3 days!!!! I need 10,000 followers, tell someone to tell someone to follow me!!!! C'mon yall help!!!"

Clearly this is important to him since he used 11 of his allotted 140 characters for exclamation points!!!!!!!!!!!

As of right now, he has 4,438 5,340.

Speaking of Twitter, join stargazinginjax and I'll donate 25 cents to the Jacksonville Humane Society for every new follower between now and the end of the year. So far, I owe them $1.25 $2.50.

If you were at the courthouse today, you may have had a brush with greatness since "former Jaguars great" Jimmy Smith, as Channel 4 likes to refer to him, appeared in court for sentencing related to his arrest in April on drug charges. During a traffic stop for excessive window tinting, a Florida Highway Patrol Officer found six grams of crack cocaine, three grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.

According to a Channel 4 report, FJG Smith pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of cocaine. The charges of possession of marijuana, using or possessing drug paraphernalia and operating a vehicle with a suspended, canceled or revoked license were withheld pending successful completion of his probation.

FJG Smith was sentenced to 18 months probation, six months of which must be served under house arrest (hence the Netflix suggestion) with weekly counseling and random drug screenings. He is not allowed to drive during his probation and must pay a $1,000 fine plus court costs.

Channel 4 also reports that he is moving back to Mississippi (he attended college at Jackson State University).

So much for that Stargazing...

Every time I do the Stargazing segment on Channel 4, someone will say to me, "I didn't know [insert name of celebrity] was in town." Hence the creation of "Stargazing Into the Future" where I'm giving local stalkers fans the names of the celebrities who are coming to town in the coming weeks—and where they can find them.

• John Leguizamo, November 20-21, T-U Center
• Taylor Hicks, November 21, St. Johns Town Center
• Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, November 21, Florida Theatre
• Sarah Palin (pictured), November 24, Books-A-Million, Orange Park
• Jaguars Terrance Knighton, Julius Williams and Cecil Newton, November 24, NFL Youth Education Town (YET), 555 W. 25th St.
• R. Kelly, November 27, Veterans Memorial Arena, and at the R. Kelly Concert After-Party, Plush (allegedly)
• Joe Perry (yes, of Aerosmith), December 1, Freebird Live
• Luke Bryan, December 2, Maverick's

If you happen to see any of these folks around town—or have any other local celebrity scoop—e-mail me at kerry at jacksonvillemag dot com.

Comedian Jeff Ross is probably best known for his appearances on celebrity roasts like those of Shaquille O'Neal, Pamela Anderson Lee Anderson and Jerry Stiller, where he drops bombs like "I wouldn't BLEEP Sandra Bernhard with Bea Arthur's BLEEP"). But it turns out the guy dubbed "the meanest man in comedy" by the New York Times, really isn't so bad.

Take this actual exchange on Twitter between him and yours truly following his performances at the Comedy Zone last week:

realjeffreyross "Thx 2 Jacksonville fans! U made this lame town fun!"

thespecktator "@realjeffreyross I live in Jacksonville & wonder why you think it's so lame. I'm not disagreeing, just curious. Loved your show @comedyzone."

realjeffreyross "Just playing. I had a blast in jax thx for comin"

Now that we're Twitter BFFs, I should ask him what in the BLEEP is with this photo that he shot at Jacksonville Beach?

I suppose someone cares that The Moody Blues, Aretha Franklin and Tim McGraw have all recently announced concerts in Northeast Florida. But if you want the really exciting concert news, I've got tu words for you: Tommy Tutone.

Laugh if you want, folks, but I'll bet you the price of a call to Jenny in 1982 (which, according to the song, was a dime) that you can't watch this whole video without singing along.

Tommy Tutone: December 18, Brewster's Pit
The Moody Blues: March 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Aretha Franklin: March 19, St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Tim McGraw: May 6, Veterans Memorial Arena

According to a tweet from JaguarsInsider, Maurice Jones-Drew is currently second among AFC running backs in Fans Pro Bowl voting behind Cedric Benson of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Don't forget to vote for MoJo on NFL.com or he shall be forced to organize a group of Jaguars' fans to pummel you with golf balls.

Jennifer Walsh, owner of The Beauty Bar and on-air beauty expert, dropped The Specktator a note about a recent celebrity encounter in New York City.

Walsh was at the studio where they tape Late Night With Jimmy Fallon with her friend who is the head make-up artist for the show. While the gals were hanging with Jimmy, the friend mentioned that Walsh lived in Jacksonville and Fallon went (and I quote) "crazy!" He said he loved Jacksonville Beach and had so much fun working in Jacksonville (on the The Year of Getting to Know Us fka Rocket) and specifically mentioned Pete's Bar and Ginger's Place.

And yet here's a picture of him in our airport...

Did anyone happen to catch Maurice Jones-Drew on Jaguars All-Access on CBS 47 tonight? He had an interesting suggestion for how fans can show their support for the team at the next home game.

I love me some MJD and all, but I would not recommend following his advice. Unless you want to get arrested.

Note to Jeff Lageman and Brian Sexton: Lighten up! He's kidding!

Former Arkansas governor and Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will be at Borders on Southside Boulevard today at noon signing copies of his new book A Simple Christmas: Twelve Stories That Celebrate the True Holiday Spirit.

The event is a signing only, and Huckabee will only sign copies of A Simple Christmas. In other words, leave your Obama Mama t-shirt at home.

Contact Borders at (904) 519-6500 for more info.

If you're wondering what that silver trophy was that Maurice Jones-Drew was hoisting over his head at the end of the Jags/Jets game, it was the Hampton Cup.

What's the Hampton Cup, you say?

The Jaguars' equipment manager Drew Hampton and brother Clay Hampton, the Jets' senior director of operations (and former equipment manager), had a trophy made that is up for grabs every time the Jags and Jets play each other.

Considering their background in equipment, the Hamptons could have used a totally different kind of cup.

Former Rock 105 morning show-ers Lex & Terry, who have moved on to much bigger and better things, namely syndication, were back in Jax this weeked for Planet Radio 107.3's PlanetFest. Thursday night they dined at Bistro Aix, and I hope they lived up to their "Givers" status when it came to leaving a tip.

Unfortunately, no one will be doing any gazing at Mitchel Musso tonight since the singer and star of Hannah Montana canceled his concert.

On Thursday, he posted "Not feelin too good..." on his Twitter page. Then earlier today he tweeted, "Sorry, Florida. I am rescheduling."

He then went on to tweet about his song "Shout It" being in the top 10, how his fans are "amazing" and how much they "rock, and why everyone's hassling him about getting his hair cut.

As my mom used to say, "If you're too sick to go to school, then you're too sick to go outside and play with your friends after school." I think if Mitchel is too sick to perform his concert, he's too sick to be on Twitter.

@mitchelmusso you really DO need a haircut! LOL

More than 200,000 individuals around the world attempted to break world records as part of Guinness World Records Day today. Some, like the world's longest dreadlock, were actually worthy of international coverage. Others, like longest distance "blowing a malteser" (pardon me?), not so much.

• Longest dreadlock: 6.5 feet
• Most push-ups with claps in a minute: 73
• Furthest distance to pull a bus with the hair: 69.6 feet
• Most nationalities in a sauna: 76
• Longest distance to spit a champagne cork: 16.4 feet
• Longest distance to blow a malteser: 36 feet, 11.6 inches

I had fully intended to attempt some records of my own to celebrate the day, but as a world-class procrastinator, I didn't get around to it. Oh, but I will...

One-time Vice Presidential Candidate, Ex-Governor of Alaska, Almost Mother-in-Law of a Future Playgirl Model and Tina Fey Doppelganger Sarah Palin will be at the Orange Park Books-A-Million signing copies of her new book Going Rogue: An American Life on November 24 from 9 to 11 AM.

More info on the book signing to come...

Every time I do the Stargazing segment on Channel 4, someone will say to me, "I didn't know [insert name of celebrity] was in town." Hence the creation of "Stargazing Into the Future" where I'm giving local stalkers fans the names of the celebrities who are coming to town each week and where they can find them.

• Pat Conroy, November 11, The Bookmark
• George Thorogood, November 12, Florida Theatre
• Jeffrey Ross, November 12-14, Comedy Zone
• Shane Matthews, Mali Vai Washington, Cornelius Bennett, Tim Wakefield and Rick Wilkins, November 13-14, TPC Sawgrass
• John Leguizamo, November 20-21, T-U Center
• Taylor Hicks (pictured), November 21, St. Johns Town Center
• Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, November 21, Florida Theatre
• Sarah Palin, November 24, Books-A-Million, Orange Park
• R. Kelly, November 27, Veterans Memorial Arena
• Rickey Smiley, November 27, Florida Theatre

If you happen to see any of these folks around town—or have any other local celebrity scoop—e-mail me at kerry at jacksonvillemag dot com.

In an attempt to feed people's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip, The Specktator and its trusted panel of reporters, the Eye-Team, report sightings of local luminaries and "real" stars about town.

Last week, Jaguars offensive tackle Tra Thomas, defensive end Quentin Groves, fullback Montell Owens and defensive tackle Derek Landri participated in the Meals on Wheels Golf Classic at Amelia Island Plantation—Long Point. Go ahead and make a comment about the fact that they should be practicing instead of playing golf and then maybe they'd win some games. You know you want to.

Maybe the editors thought it was too early to include Michael Jackson, but how can a website promote the 25 Scariest Celebrity Faces of All Time without including Wayne "Pass Me the Guyliner and Bronzer by Brut" Newton?!?

Are you energetic, enthusiastic and fun?

Do you know the alphabet?

Are you willing to sit in the baseball stadium for four hours, probably in the heat, surrounded by some of Jacksonville's most colorful characters?

Do you think the contestants on Wheel of Fortune are complete idiots and you would do soooo much better if you could be on the show?

If you answered Y-E-S to these questions, then you should head on out to the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville this weekend for Wheel of Fortune auditions. The Wheel Mobile will be in town Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15 from noon to 4 PM. Just so you know, contestants will drawn AT RANDOM so you don't need to show up at 6 in the morning.

For all of the gory details, check out First Coast News' website.

See you there, Wheel Watchers! (And, yes, I spelled "Jacksonville" wrong on purpose. I was trying to be a WOF idiot.)

Three times today, I saw a photo of a celebrity I hadn't seen in a while that made me think: What in the hell happened to them?

What in the hell happened to Cindy Crawford? She used to be one of the most beautiful women in the world (actually, she probably still is), but when she appeared as a guest judge on Project Runway last week, she looked like an orange witch.

What in the hell happened to Holly Hobbie? When I was in elementary school, she looked like she walked right out of the pages of a Laura Ingalls Wilder book. Now she looks like a human lollipop with bad taste in hats.

What in the hell happened to Kenny Loggins? He used to look like a friendly, furry fella who could write a mean soundtrack hit. These days he looks like he had a stroke while getting highlights and his beard trimmed

America's Most Wanted is airing a segment on the disappearance and murder of 7-year-old Somer Thompson tonight. The show airs on FOX at 9 p.m.

Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler told AMW, ""We have reason to believe that there are individuals who have information pertinent to this investigation who have yet to come forward because they did not feel that their information was important or relevant to this investigation. Specifically, we're referring to people who may know or associate with the offender in this case."

Beseler also said for citizens to report individuals who have recently changed their behavior in the following ways:

• Leaving the area unexpectedly, even if it seems that they have a good reason
• Missing work or other routine engagements particularly on the afternoon or night of the incident
• Unexplained injuries such as cuts, bruises, particularly on the head, arms and hands
• An unnatural interest in the Somer Thompson investigation and paying close attention to the media
• Talking about this incident with others
• An increase in nervousness or irritability
• The sudden shaving of facial hair or head hair or the growing of a mustache or beard
• No longer operating their work vehicle for any reason, including reporting it stolen, giving it away or hiding it in a garage
• A change in the use of alcohol or cigarettes usage, either increase or decrease

This is not a leftover Halloween image. This is an X-ray of Jacksonville resident Michael Hill's skull after being stabbed in the head with a seven-inch knife after a dispute.

Hill's X-ray is just one featured in AOL Health's Unbelievable X-rays.

Other highlights include a dental X-ray of a four-inch nail embedded in a man's head. Apparently, he unknowingly shot himself with a nail gun (huh?!?!) and went to the dentist complaining of what he thought was a toothache.

And a woman suffering from pica disease who had ingested 78 pieces of silverware (what?!?!?!).

In an attempt to feed people's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip, The Specktator and its trusted panel of reporters, the Eye-Team, report sightings of local luminaries and "real" stars about town.

It's pretty sad when you are two of the most power politicians in one of the biggest states in the country and people care more about some local kid who plays college football. But that, my friends, is what it is like living in Tim Tebow's cold, dark and finely chiseled shadow.

The other day I reported that Tebow ate dinner at Sterlings in Avondale following the Florida Georgia Game. Turns out that Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Ander Crenshaw were dining at Sterlings on the same night. Not that anyone noticed ... or cared.

In an attempt to feed people's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip, The Specktator and its trusted panel of reporters, the Eye-Team, report sightings of local luminaries and "real" stars about town.

Mayor John Peyton and his sons (who couldn't be any cuter) made an appearance at Jacksonville Sea & Sky Spectacular media day this morning.

The mayor is the one on the right.

I have a love-hate relationship with writing. I hate deadlines and writer's block, but I love, love, love the things I get to do and people I get to meet. Tomorrow is a perfect example of the latter as I'm riding with a civilian performer during Sea & Sky Spectacular Media Day at Naval Station Mayport.

At first I was disappointed I wasn't chosen to ride with the Blue Angels,but then I saw this video of a Jacksonville.com reporter on his first flight. Good thing he was wearing a helmet.

Wowser.

Yesterday, I told you about Tim Tebow dining at Sterlings in Avondale after the Florida Georgia game. Go ahead, read it. It's quite informative and well written...

Tebow is pictured here with Sterlings' owner Frank Gallo Jr.

Every time I do the Stargazing segment on Channel 4, someone will say to me, "I didn't know [insert name of celebrity] was in town," which is why I've decided to tell local stalkers fans in advance the celebrities who are coming to town each week and where they can find them. I might even include a tip about how to meet them, not that I know anything more about these kinds of things than you do.

• Jewel, November 5, Florida Theatre (Performers usually do sound checks the afternoon of the show, so hang around the backstage door on Forsyth Street).
• Gallagher, November 9, Comedy Zone (Before comics go on stage, they sometimes stand around in the lobby or bar area. If they're trying to sell something or are just desperate for attention, they'll stay after the show to take photos with fans.)
• Pat Conroy, November 11, The Bookmark (Show up at 7 PM. You'll meet him.)
• George Thorogood, November 12, Florida Theatre
• Jeffrey Ross, November 12-14, Comedy Zone

And if you can't meet a "real" celebrity, there are always local celebs dying for some fanfare of their own.

• On November 5, Channel 4 reporter Nikki Preede will host a the Goodwill Celebrity Fashion Show at the Morocco Shrine Temple, featuring clothing and accessories found at local Goodwill stores modeled by Channel 4 Morning Show co-anchor Bruce Hamilton, First Coast News reporter Ken Amaro , WTEV/WAWS meteorologist Julie Watkins, Jacksonville.com's Tracy "Tracy.com" Collins and Jacksonville Magazine's own Rosalie Bolante.
• First Coast News anchor Patty Crosby and meteorologist Michelle Jacobs will be competing in Dancing With the Stars, a benefit for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, at Boleros Grand Ballroom on November 7.
• Jacksonville Magazine cover model Megan Henderson will be participating in Step Out: A Walk to Fight Diabetes at the Jacksonville Zoo on November 7.
• Jags quarterback David Garrard will be visiting Timucuan Elementary School on November 10 as part of the NFL Take a Player to School campaign.

In an attempt to feed people's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip, The Specktator and its trusted panel of reporters, the Eye-Team, report sightings of local luminaries and "real" stars about town.

I was driving down St. Johns Avenue on Halloween night and saw a stretch limo and about six police officers on motorcycles parked outside of Sterlings restaurant. Unfortunately, I couldn't stop and be nosey like I wanted to, but thanks to a little birdie who works in the area, I found out that the conspicuous display of celebrity was for Tim Tebow.

Tebow decided to celebrate the Gators' victory over the Bulldogs with family and friends including former Gators' quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel. According to my sources, Tebow had chicken fingers for an appetizer, steak for his entree and vanilla ice cream for dessert. Supposedly, he loves vanilla ice cream.

I'm told Tebow was "nice as he could be," signing autographs and taking pictures from the moment he got out of the limo to the moment he left. "He had no attitude, no ego," my source says. "He was sweet to everyone. I cannot say enough how nice he was."

Check out Stargazing on The Morning Show on Channel 4 every other Tuesday at 8:20-ish. Next airing: November 10.

Jacksonville Magazine Cover Model Contest winner Megan Henderson isn't just a pretty face. She's also a recently diagnosed type 1 diabetic who wants to help raise money for and awareness of the disease.

"I work out, eat healthy and have no family history of the disease. This shows that you can never know what will happen and that even the most seemingly healthy person can be affected," she says. "Now about to hit my seven-month mark with Type 1, I'm fighting back, and you can too!"

On Friday, November 7, Henderson will be participating in Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes at the Jacksonville Zoo, a 1.5-mile walk entirely within the Zoo grounds.

In addition to helping raise money for diabetes research—and getting to hang with Megan—participants may also get the chance to see Michael Jackson's former pet elephant, Ali , the latter of which has nothing to do with anything other than to plug my article about Ali in the new edition of Jacksonville Magazine

According to Forbes.com,Jacksonville is one of the least stressful cities in America. According to quality of lie factors including air quality, median home price drop, cost of living and sunny days per year, Jacksonville was ranked 32 out of 40. (Chicago, for the record, is the most stressful city.)

Turns out, that's not the only "honor" Jacksonville recently won...

• Forbes also named Jacksonville as one of the least safe cities in the country, ranking it 39 out of 40 on factors such as crime, workplace death rates, traffic death rates and natural disaster risk.

• The Jacksonville Jaguars were named the least popular team in the NFL for the last four out of five years. They are also considered one of the least valuable teams in the league, valued 29th out of 32.

• QualityHealth.com named Jacksonville the least sexually active city in America. (Denver is the most sexually active.)

Dear Andy Roddick:

I'm sure you and your little friend (and I do mean little) thought it would be hilarious to dress up as Waffle House employees for Halloween. And, like most folks who dress up for the holiday, you had someone take a photo of the 1½ of you decked out in your Waffle House costumes.

Unfortunately, when someone is a pro athlete such as yourself, sometimes his personal photos wind up in the media, like, say, this photo ending up on Fanhouse.

Since most Waffle House employees will probably find your gross caricature (and I do mean gross) incredibly insulting, I'd think twice about popping in for breakfast. For one thing, you might get an extra ingredient or two on your patty melt. And you might just get your face scattered, covered, diced, chunked and smothered.

Love,
Kerry

Note to Fanhouse editors: Regarding the title of the aforementioned article, "For Just One Scary Day, Andy Roddick Was a Waffle House Chef," I think it's safe to assume that the folks preparing the food at the WH aren't exactly chefs.

Yes, I know Halloween is over, but I just couldn't pass up this very specific—and very funny—blog posting from Best Weekever: 50 Corgis Super-Psyched About Halloween.

Dogs in reading glasses. Gets me every time.

Just because I don't like to dress up for Halloween doesn't mean I don't appreciate a clever costume when I see it like these Entertainment Weekly's 36 Coolest Reader Halloween Costumes.

If you can't figure out who they're supposed to be (probably because you don't watch enough TV), click here, here and here.

If you're stuck at a desk all day, you probably get pretty bored. I mean, you can only bid on so many eBay items or play so many hands of solitaire in one day, right? Maybe this will help pass the time.

myWebFace
For those of you who are working today and aren't able to join in the Halloween festivities, at least you can dress up virtually.

Forget the fake haunted houses. If you want to experience a real haunting, head down to St. Augustine for the Ghost Train Adventure at Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Three members of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (T.A.P.S.) team from SyFy's show Ghost Hunters recently led a paranormal investigation of Ripley Entertainment’s Castle Warden in the Nation’s Oldest City, St. Augustine. During the tour, guests reported a shadowy figure moving quickly along a first floor wall, others reported cold spots on a third floor staircase, and many guests on the third floor recorded EMF meter spikes in response to questions about the two dead women – in the same room where one of them was found.

Of course, that's what the press release says—and God knows, you can't believe everything you read in a press release. A friend of mine, however, went on the tour a couple of weeks ago and had an equally creepy experience. In the Circus Room on the second floor, he said he got goosebumps and started sweating profusely. And he had a bitter, metallic taste in his mouth. All while his EMF (electromagnetic field) meter was sensing spirit energy.

The Ghost Train Adventure runs throughout the year, but Ripley's is hosting special midnight tours tonight and tomorrow and a 3 a.m. tour Sunday for the holiday.

And if you see any ghosts, tell them The Spooktator says "hi."

It's not often that I am left speechless.

This is one of those times.

Note: Thanks to David D. for sharing this video. Cannot. Find. Words.

Dear NFL:

I applaud your Crucial Catch campaign and can even tolerate the idea of auctioning off "game worn" (read: sweated on) jerseys, towels and gloves to raise money and awareness for breast cancer.

But do you think you could spell all of the players' names correctly?

Thank you.

Kerry

P.S. Go, Jaguars.

A friend sent me a list of 10 reasons why seniors shouldn't go trick-or-treating. Ignoring the real reason seniors shouldn't go trick-or-treating, which is that it's for kid's (duh), I thought some of them were actually funny (I'm a tough crowd, what can I say). That said, I present to you the Top Five Reasons Seniors Shouldn't Go Trick-or-Treating:

5. You get winded from knocking on the door.
4. You have to get someone else chew the candy for you.
3. People say, "Great Boris Karloff mask," but you're not wearing a mask. (Note: If you don't know who Boris Karloff is, you are too young to be reading this list.)
2. You forget what to say after "Trick or..."
1. You keep having to go home to pee.

Thanks to Bobbi de C-H for the email. We should get together for Halloween and dress as the Golden Girls. But only if I get to be Dorothy.

Yesterday I said I wasn't high up enough to know any details about President Obama's Jacksonville visit other than what's already been reported in the media. But today I heard an interesting tidbit.

It seems Rep. Corrine Brown, who you may know from her work in support of Jacksonville's Navel [sic] Depot and Amtrac [sic], flew from Washington, DC to Jacksonville with the President on Air Force One. I hear she picked up some souvenirs while on board, including stationery and matchbooks, and was passing them out to less fortunate folks (i.e., people who didn't get to fly on Air Force One). Allegedly.

This is only hearsay, of course, and it is not my intent to instigate a federal investigation.

Note to Rep. Brown: In the event that you are ever called into question about how you obtained any Air Force One memorabilia (not to say that you have any, of course), you can always say you got it on HailToTheChiefs.com.

In an attempt to feed people's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip, The Specktator and its trusted panel of reporters, the Eye-Team, report sightings of local luminaries and "real" stars about town.

Normally, I wouldn't post a celebrity sighting that I only heard about via a press release, but I can't have Jacksonville.com thinking they scooped me or readers of The Specktator thinking I missed something. So without further ado...

Actress Kelly Preston (aka Mrs. John Travolta) was in town last week with actress Ella Bleu Travolta (aka John Travolta's daughter) and friends to attend Spooktacular at the Jacksonville Zoo. Apparently, Preston's publicist saw a billboard advertising the event and asked some people about it, a detail you will not read about on Jacksonville.com.

In an attempt to feed people's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip, The Specktator and its trusted panel of reporters, the Eye-Team, report sightings of local luminaries and "real" stars about town.

Obviously, I'm not important enough to know anyone who's got the real scoop on President Obama's visit to NAS Jacksonville this afternoon like what he ate for lunch or what the in-flight movie was. But I did hear that seeing Air Force One land at the naval base (which many folks did from the parking lot of the Super Target on Roosevelt Boulevard) was "awesome" and the plane itself is "beautiful."

And by the way, the beautiful photo taken of the beautiful plane was shot by Jacksonville Magazine photographer extraordinaire Brad Stookey.

If you're stuck at a desk all day, you probably get pretty bored. I mean, you can only bid on so many eBay items or play so many hands of solitaire in one day, right? Maybe this will help pass the time.

The Chik-fil-A Chicken Wave
As a rule, I don't like following the crowd, which is why you won't see me line dancing, doing those stupid arm gestures to "YMCA" or singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" while at an actual ball game. And under normal circumstances, I would never participate in the wave either, but I made an exception to join the Chic-fil-A Chicken Wave.

It's really kind of dumb, but I'll find any excuse to avoid doing work.

In an attempt to feed people's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip, The Specktator and its trusted panel of reporters, the Eye-Team, report sightings of local luminaries and "real" stars about town.

Ladies, if you're looking to meet a little person with a (cough-cough) short-lived reality TV career, I suggest you start hanging out at the Denny's on Blanding Boulevard.

An Eye-Team member saw Midget Mac of VH1's I Love New York 2 and I Love Money there. According to a waitress, he comes up there on weekends to meet women.

For the record, fellas, anyone get a home run (wink-wink). But if you want a Grand Slam, you have to go to Denny's.

In addition to Eat Country Ham Month, October is also National Sarcasm Month.

To celebrate the latter, I present to you this collection of sarcasm-related links.

If Sarcasm Ruled the World, a Photoshop contest on Cracked.com

Sarcasm Useful in Detecting Dementia, a study conducted by researchers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney

Understanding and Learning Sarcasm on How Stuff Works

Sarcastic Font Movement, a campaign to mainstream the "sarcasm" font

The Specktator, a blog of observations, insights and blurred visions by Kerry Speckman

It's Eat Country Ham Month, which I celebrated by spending an hour on YouTube looking for the most interesting ham-related videos I could find. I suppose I could have just gone to Cracker Barrel and eaten some country ham (and possibly run into the Butter Queen), but that would have required me to get out of my pajamas.

Rev. Jesse Jackson reading Green Eggs and Ham on Saturday Night Live.

The band Ham Sandwich's video for "Click Click ... Boom!" (I don't even care what their music sounds like: The band's name is Ham Sandwich and that is enough to make me a fan).

A Japanese guy putting a slice of ham in a CD player, which is quite hilarious in Japan, apparently.

I've got good news and and bad news, comedy fans. First the bad news...

For the first time in about five years Grandma Lee will not be serving up turkeys at the Comedy Zone during Thanksgiving week. I guess the America's Got Talent finalist is too big for this two-bit town and is relegating her Turkey Week shift to the comedy stylings of Danny Johnson.

The good news—or should I say great news if you like to be pelted by flying produce—is Gallagher is coming to town for one night only, November 8. Tickets are $25, a small price to pay to see such a comedy legend—and possibly be pelted by flying produce—and are available online.

I, for one, can hardly contain my excitement.

If you're stuck at a desk all day, you probably get pretty bored. I mean, you can only bid on so many eBay items or play so many hands of solitaire in one day, right? Maybe this will help pass the time.

Create Your Own Comic

Choose your characters, backgrounds and dialog to create your own comic strip or comic book. I'm thinking of calling my yet-to-be drawn super hero Super Speller or Snarky Girl.

Forget what you read in the newspaper or see on the news about the murder rate in Jacksonville. Here's the only fact you need to know: Your chances of being murdered in a year in Jacksonville are 1 in 7,009.

According to the Book of Odds, those chances are roughly the same odds that a person will be diagnosed with salmonellosis in a year, that a male is named Devon in the United States and that an employed person 16 or older in Pennsylvania is a cleaning, washing or metal pickling equipment operator or tender.

For the record your chances of being murdered in Jacksonville Beach are 1 in 21,690 and 1 in 7,829 in Jacksonville, Arkansas.

Thanks to Bronie (she of the Separated at Birth controversies) for sharing the Book of Odds.

TMI, Fred. T to the M to the I.

Does anyone else find this headline from a People.com article disturbing? Or is it just me?

In case you missed Snoop Dogg at the WWE match last night...

30 Rock star Tracy Morgan has written a memoir called I Am the New Black, and to promote the book, Random House has created a series of e-cards (or, in this case, "me-cards") for birthdays, anniversaries, flirting or just to say "I love you."

Whether or not the cards are actually funny is a matter of personal opinion. But the spelling of Doritos (or, in this case, misspelling) is a matter of fact.

UPDATE: I discovered a "You Decide" me-card and promptly sent this to Random House's PR hacks.

Apparently, the City of Jacksonville is attempting to win a bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2018/2022. There are 26 other cities vying to be included in the USA bid and Jacksonville would sure appreciate your vote.

I voted, but I don't know why I bothered. According to Facebook, I'll be dead in five years after spending four weeks in the desert without water.

And for the record, I don't even know if David Beckham even plays in FIFA games since I don't even know what FIFA is. But I know that he plays soccer and ladies (and some gentlemen) like to see him shirtless.

I don't know what is more pathetic: The fact that someone took the time to edit every one of Kramer's entrances on Seinfeld (in chronological order, mind you) or that I just spent 6 minutes and 17 seconds watching every one of them.

Jacksonville Magazine's creative director Bronie Massey strikes again with another of her "Separated at Birth" contributions. This time it's Jacksonville Magazine contributing photographer Ken McCray and Ken Leung of Lost.

UPDATE: After seeing the aforementioned "look-alikes," a former Jacksonville Magazine employee said she thinks McCray looks more like Jon Gosselin of Jon & Kate Plus 8 (hereafter known as Kate Plus 8).

While we're on the subject of "Separated at Birth," I present to you David Garrard's logo which looks a little too similar to the logo for DC Shoes.

I'd ask you if you agree, but I think the bigger question is: Why does David Garrard need a logo? Who does he think he is, Chad Ocho Cinco?

Jacksonville Magazine's creative director Bronie Massey submitted these photos of Alex, a former Jax Mag intern, and Mark Brunell, a former Jax Jags quarterback, who she thinks look exactly alike.

Is the resemblance, in fact, uncanny? Or does she need to get off her fanny and visit the eye doctor?

So much for the City of Jacksonville's request that Florida-Georgia Weekend no longer be described as the World's Largest Cocktail Party.

In his book Party Across America: 101 of the Greatest Festivals, Sporting Events and Celebrations in the U.S, Michael Guerriero not only makes the comparison but refers to the entire event as the World's Largest Cocktail Party.

In his description of the WLCP, Guerriero writes, "A pleasantly unexpected aspect is the mingling of fans. Unlike other gridiron rivalries, the fans here socialize together. Georgia red and black and Florida orange and blue treat each other respectfully."

Yeah, Mike, right up to the part where they murder each other.

Here are the other events in Florida that made the book:

• Daytona 500 and Bike Week in Daytona Beach
• Gasparilla Pirate Fest in Tampa
• Ultra Music Festival in Miami
• Fantasy Fest in Key West

My friend Bobbi de Córdova Hanks, who founded Bosom Buddies, a breast cancer awareness program, sent me a link to a Miami Herald article, Breast cancer checklist: 20 ways to protect yourself.

Among the encouraging info I learned:

• If it's caught early, breast cancer has a more than 90 percent survival rate in the United States.
• Pain isn't usually a sign of breast cancer.
• At age 40, the average woman has a 1 in 69 chance of getting breast cancer in the next 10 years (as opposed to the 1 in 8 chance I've heard).

And the not so comforting news? Having two or more drinks a day ups breast cancer risk by about 25 percent.

Congratulations to Nora the piano playing cat who was named Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at its annual awards luncheon.

Nora is a 5-year-old gray tabby adopted from a shelter in Cherry Hill, N,J. and seems to have a career ahead of her writing scores for horror films.

So I was lucky enough to go to a meet and greet with Lawrence before the show. As my friend and I were being escorted from backstage to our seats, we walked by dressing room and I happened to notice a wig, a pair of white shoes and some support hose sitting on the counter. Mama, is that you?

In an attempt to feed people's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip, The Specktator and its trusted panel of reporters, the Eye-Team, report sightings of local luminaries and "real" stars about town.

• Before arriving in town for the Southern Women's Show, Real Housewives of New York star and author of Naturally Thin Bethenny Frankel asked her followers on Twitter where she should eat while she was in Jacksonville. Based on their suggestions, she ate lunch on Friday at Biscotti's, lunch on Saturday at Mossfire Grill and dinner on Saturday at Bistro Aix. She and her new fiancee also dined at Koja Sushi at the Landing, mainly because it was convenient to the Omni Hotel where they were staying.

• Author, motivational speaker and exercise physiologist Bob Greene (aka Oprah's personal trainer) was also in town for the Southern Women's Show, but the only thing The Specktator spies saw him eat was a Skinny Cow French Vanilla Truffle Bar, which isn't all that surprising considering his appearance was sponsored by The Skinny Cow.

• I saw Delores Weaver at Walgreens on Park Street in Riverside the other day. She was coming from the back of the store with a Walgreens bag in her hand which leads me to believe she had been at the pharmacy counter. We can only hope she was picking up Fire DelRio Already pills for her husband.

Check out Stargazing on The Morning Show on Channel 4 every other Tuesday at 8:20-ish. Next airing: October 20.

Periodically, The Specktator's internet marketing and analysis department (i.e., me) answers reader questions. However, one such question—"Why did Tom McManus leave 1010XL?"—keeps popping up over and over again, despite the fact that I already answered it.

Since you obviously didn't like my first answer, I decided to go straight to the source and get an official statement. So, here, without further ado, is Tom McManus' explanation of why he left 1010XL...

"I left 1010XL because I did not like the direction that the station was going in. More importantly, it wasn't a good direction for me... I was also sharing time with Sam Kouvaris and David Lamm," he says. "Hosting my own morning drive show on 930 The Fox is a much bigger opportunity for me. And station management totally embraces everything I do—from my book [We'll Always Be Pals] to my TV show [Tom McManus Unfiltered. It's a much better fit."

Tom McManus Unfiltered airs weekdays 6-9 AM on 930 The Fox. Tom McManus Uncensored airs Thursdays at 11 PM on Comcast channel 7 and on ESPN2 on Saturdays at 8:30 AM.

Can we now get back to asking the hard-hitting questions like "Who does Joe Theismann's hair?" and "Does Michael Groover own Smithfield Hams?"

Dear charity event organizers:

A silent auction is a fine ways to raise money for your organization. But to be completely honest, if I wanted to eat at Sticky Fingers, I'd eat at Sticky Fingers. I wouldn't pay $35 for a $25 Sticky Fingers gift certificate. Food and wine tastings are nice too, but I, for one, don't consider 10 bites of food to be a meal.

That being said, the Jacksonville Children's Chorus held a fundraiser last week that was actually fun. Their Texas Hold' Em Poker Tournament attracted nearly 90 participants including local celebrities First Coast News meteorologist Michelle Jacobs and WJXT Channel 4 Meteorologist Richard Nunn (pictured above, along with some guy who insisted that I take his photo and even told me where to stand while taking it). The event, which took place at the Orange Park Kennel Club's Poker Room featured a $1,500 cash prize for the last player standing—and full-size drinks. Cliff Shaw, whose child sings in the chorus, took home the top prize.

The Children's Chorus did pretty well themselves raising money and awareness of their mission: to provide a high-quality choral music education for children of diverse backgrounds, fostering teamwork, self-discipline, accomplishment and pride while filling an important cultural need in the community and sharing the beauty of the choral art form through artistically excellent performances.

I hope this helps when planning your next event.

Sincerely,
Kerry

You'd think being the King of Pop's pets would mean a living a lifestyle of the rich and famous. Not so much for Michael Jackson's former giraffes and tigers.

According to TMZ, Jacko's former giraffes, Rambo, Jabbar Jr., Princess and Annie Sue, are close to being kicked out of their home at the Banjoko Wildlife Preserve in Page, Arizona because the city council is requiring the the preserve to put up a $100,000 bond to cover the animals in the event of an emergency. In order to get the bond from an insurance company, preserve owners need a form from the city which they refuse to provide.

Last month, MJ's one-time tigers were in imminent danger when the California sanctuary where they live, Shambala Preserve, was surrounded by wildfires.

Fortunately, Ali, the elephant, who lived at Neverland Ranch for seven years, is thriving at our very own Jacksonville Zoo. You can read more about Ali in the November issue of Jacksonville Magazine.

Dear Person at Action News Who Types the Captions:

I guess you were out sick the day your third grade teacher taught the grammar rule: change the "y" to "i" and add "es."

Sincerely,
Kerry

The "Explore the More" campaign being rolled out by Downtown Vision this week features 36-inch by 36-inch "bubbles" made of non-slip, adhesive material that will be placed on sidewalks throughout the Northbank and Southbank with "fun, conversational" copy meant to educate and entertain folks while they're walking the streets of Downtown.

In addition, more than 50 participating retailers will display 10-inch by 10-inch bubbles with customized info about their business.

I have one I'd like to submit for the Main Library. "4 out of 5 homeless people agree: You won't find a better place in the city for peace and quiet than the library."

I just took a practice GED test in sentence correction—a subject you would think a college graduate who makes her living as a writer and proofreader would be able to ace. But not so much: I only got 75 percent correct (or should that be "I had only gotten 75 percent correct" or "I done got 75 percent correct"?).

Normally, I would feel bad (or is it "badly" or "worser"?) except that I just read this article 7 Highly Successful High School Dropouts.

I feel much better knowing Peter Jennings couldn't pass 10th grade.

Would somebody give this girl a certificate of achievement already?!?

Here are the 10 most clicked-on posts of the last 100. If you don't like them, you've got no one to blame but yourselves.

10.The Jags might not be great, but they’re still dreaded.

9. No! Not the G-string!

8. Kids sure do grow up fast these days.

7. Simply unbe-weave-able

6. I can't deny the fact that you like me. Right now, you like me!

5. Talk about an unfortunate transcript error.

4. Whatever you do, don't call Eddie Farah.

3. The turtle is smiling again.

2. Would they be as popular if their names didn't rhyme?

1. One word: Tebow

At the risk of traumatizing others who may suffer from herpetophobia, I am posting this utterly frightening photo of a four-and-a-half-foot green iguana that was found in Avondale off Azalea Terrace. Apparently, a very nice young man named Blake, who obviously doesn't suffer from herpetophobia, noticed it on the side of his house, and after remembering that he does not live in a South American rain forest where green iguanas roam freely, decided to take it in as it was most likely someone's pet.

Despite his attempts to locate the owner of the creature, which I have taken to calling Goldfinger, for obvious reasons, he has been unable to return him to his rightful owner. I told him I'd post Goldfinger's photo here, and maybe one of the tens of readers who sees it will recognize him.

If you are missing a four-and-a-half-foot green iguana with gold fingers, email me at kerry + the "at" symbol + jacksonvillemag.com and I'll put you in touch with Blake. In the meantime, I'm going to bed where I can have horrific nightmares thinking about giant iguanas roaming the streets of Avondale.

In an attempt to feed people's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip, The Specktator and its trusted panel of reporters, the Eye-Team, report sightings of local luminaries and "real" stars about town.

In case you weren't sitting in front of your TV set watching The Morning Show on Channel 4 today, here's what you missed on Stargazing...

No one seems to know why (okay, smart alecks, I'm sure someone knows ... it just doesn't happen to be me), but Jenna and Barbara Bush Jr. (aka the Bush Twins) were in Jacksonville last week. An Eye-Team member was on the girls' Jet Blue flight from JFK to JAX and said they looked as if they were trying to be incognito—one wore a hat and the other wasn't wearing make-up.

We also talked about a Paula Deen sighting, country singer Joe Nichols going unnoticed at the very place he was performing a concert and Tony Boselli having a Kanye West moment.

See how much fun you missed?

Special thanks to Jacent Thompson of Bella Amici Salon official hairstylist of The Specktator.

Dear Congressman Corrine Brown:

Now that you've "established an exploratory committee" for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Mel Martinez (whatever that means), you may want to pay a little more attention to the messages that are going out to your constituents.

Case in point: This blurb on the Corrine Brown for Senate website about the "Navel Depot."

Unless you did, in fact, save a belly button warehouse from being shut down, I think you meant "naval."

Then, there's this photo of you on a passenger train.

In the "Legislative Career" section, you mention that you've been on the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure for 17 years and currently serve as Chair of the Transportation Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials. I would have thought that would be enough time to learn that it's spelled "Amtrak," but I guess not.

If, after reading my brilliant insights, you do decide to part ways with the staffers responsible for these gaffes, don't feel badly. They can always get a job working on the Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair's website.

Sincerely, Kerry

P.S. You never commented on my homage to your hats last month. You know I was just messing with you, right?

Note: Special thanks to our friends at Jacksonville Confidential for bringing Corrine's candidacy to our attention. They also have an interesting reason for supporting her candidacy.

In an attempt to feed people's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip, The Specktator and its trusted panel of reporters, the Eye-Team, report sightings of local luminaries and "real" stars about town.

A slew of celebrity athletes attended The First Tee of Jacksonville's annual fundraiser A Taste of Golf last week including former pro tennis player MaliVai Washington, golfers Mark McCumber, Len Mattiace and Jeff Klauk, and former Jaguars offensive tackle Tony Boselli. During the live auction, Washington was explaining the tennis clinic that he and Todd Martin were offering when Boselli, channeling his inner Kanye West, grabbed the microphone and said he and Klauk wanted to challenge Washington and Martin to a double's match.

In an unrelated story, when did Mark McCumber morph into George W. Bush?

Check out Stargazing on The Morning Show on Channel 4 every other Tuesday at 8:20-ish. Next airing: October 20.

I know things must seem pretty bad right now for you, Josh Scobee. But there are much bigger things on the horizon than being a kicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Like, say, being a State Senator...

Don't laugh, Josh Scobee. It's not that ridiculous of an idea. As a matter of fact, in Duval County's recent Special General Election for State Senate District 8, your name was written in as a candidate. Granted, only one person wrote your name, but it's more votes than David Garrard or Maurice Jones-Drew got. And people actually know who they are!

Before you go getting all down yourself for getting just a single vote, Josh Scobee, it may interest you to know that a number of prominent politicians received just one vote including Jacksonville mayor John Peyton, Sheriff John Rutherford, former mayor Ed Austin and former Florida governor Jeb Bush. Of course, so did Santa, Marilyn Manson, Charles the Train and Curly Fries. Oh, yeah, and Jim King, who used to be the State Senator from District 8—until he died.

As surprised as you might be to learn that your name was included, Josh Scobee, there's something even more unbelievable about the election: Only two people wrote in "Tim Tebow."

Note: In hopes of inspiring Josh Scobee to give the people person what they want, I put his head on the body of State Senator Bill Nelson. The chicken neck is all Nelson's.

What you get from Santa Claus has to do with whether you're naughty or nice. What you get from Neiman Marcus has to do with whether you're well off or filthy stinkin' rich.

The Christmas Book is Neiman Marcus' annual catalog of all that is "fabulous and fantastical" from Gucci and Prada clothes and shoes to the world's fastest electric motorcycle and his and hers sports aircraft (with pilot training, of course).

My personal favorite are the customized cupcake cars—or as NM calls them "joyful chaos tricked out with your favorite topping." The car is made of sheet metal, wire, fabric and wood and has a 24-volt electric motor and heavy-duty battery under its icing hood.

On a personal note, I took a "How Will You Die" quiz on Facebook and found out I was going to be crushed to death by a giant cupcake. If you decide to drop $25,000 on one of these sweet vehicles, please don't offer me a ride.

"With newspapers folding and many denizens in the old media not understanding the new media, the young entrepreneurs at metrojacksonville.com are on the edge of the curve... They are using the web the way it is meant to be used, incorporating a level of interactivity that most newspapers haven’t grabbed onto."

So says Alan Colmes about about Jacksonville's own MetroJacksonville.com on his blog Liberaland. The syndicated radio liberal talk show host, Fox News Channel liberal commentator, liberal author and liberal also lauded MetroJacksonville for the site's "clean design and easy-to-navigate interface" and commented it can be "a blueprint for how the web can be maximized for the greater good."

I would like to suggest he make more liberal use of spellcheck.

UPDATE: I posted a comment on Liberaland last night about the typo, and what do you know, this morning it's fixed. You're welcome, Alan.