My visit to a 'bethenny' taping!

On Thursday, August 22nd, I was so excited to attend Bethenny's first taping of her brand new talk show. My day started out at 2:22am, cause I'm a lunatic & had to be the first in line to make sure I got in, and I arrived at the studio at 5am exactly. For an 8am call time, 10am show. Like a lunatic. ;)

One of the most exciting parts of the day was that I was going to meet some of my Twitter friends (totally NOT in a creepy or pathetic way), and they joined me on the line soon after I arrived. As we waited to be let in, it was SO incredibly nice to put faces to names and get to know @Jodie_Atkinson, @momkim5, and @jenn_regan. The only missing Twumpkin was my girl @Acute_Tweetment, whose guest-blogs I hope you remember from last summer's test run of 'bethenny.' I also got to know Kim's wonderful sister, and Jenn's mom @PattyAnn615 & her future mother-in-law.

As we waited on line & caught up on each other's real lives, Bethenny took & tagged a photo of us on Instagram... WHAT?! Soooo cool!

There were so many people working for the show, and many of them stopped & asked "Are you Mike?" which was super exciting. When we got to the check-in area, we got special pink wristbands that would grant us priority seating. Once we finally got in to the studio's waiting area, we watched the "Bethenny: No Limits" promo video on loop & (im)patiently waited to be led up to the set where all the action would take place.

Then finally the time came for us to go to our seats in the studio audience and our names were written on special Bethenny seat-holders in the second row - ah! It was so cool to be treated so nicely by Bethenny and her team of lovely staffers, and we were so excited to have a prime location in the studio. We were seated directly in front of the spot where Bethenny would come out to "Calling All My Girls" at the top of the show - it was so awesome!

The show itself was super fun and the energy in the room was really special. It was beautiful to experience Bethenny's sincere joy in putting on this show and to see her attitude of gratitude; you could tell Bethenny was really taking it all in and having a great time!

After the show wrapped, Jackie (Bethenny's assistant) came over to us & said that Bethenny would take a picture with us on set. Again, WHAT?! It was so amazing for Bethenny to recognize me & Kim and to thank us for coming. And we got to celebrate Jodie's birthday! I told Bethenny that she "kicked ass" & that the show was really great fun.

It was such a special experience and I always feel so lucky that Bethenny is always so sweet to me... it really means so much to me, and I am so happy for her & so proud of all she has accomplished.

AND it was so special to experience this with my original Twitter friend Kim and new additions Jodie & Jenn; I only wish Corrie could have been there with us, but I KNOW that ALL of us will one day reunite in person at the show.

Oh, and Cookie made a special appearance for one of the segments! :)

We had a special visitor on set today: @Cookiedabooboo ! pic.twitter.com/VF0k47xBDK
— Bethenny Frankel (@Bethenny) August 22, 2013

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And here's a video from the taping:

Sara Bareilles BRAVE Music Video

Sara Bareilles "Brave" Lyrics Video Premiere

Yesssssss! Sara Bareilles is back & better than ever!

http://brave.sarabareilles.com/

I literally got chills listening to "Brave"... It is such a powerful song! Can't wait to purchase it Tuesday! And I DEFINITELY cannot wait for The Blessed Unrest to drop on July 16th.

Revel presents BEYONCE...

On Friday night, May 25th, I was in the audience for Beyonce's very first post-baby concert in Atlantic City, NJ and it was literally the BEST concert I've ever been to in my entire life. And that includes seeing Queen Bey front row in August.

The amount of energy Beyonce had was incredible and her voice sounded stronger and better than ever. She is SO talented and performed ALL of her hits and then some!

The power of her voice was out of control, and Beyonce gave it her all and sang from her soul the entire night. She barely left the stage and sang for almost 2 hours straight in front of a sold-out audience of 5,050 people in Revel's Ovation Hall.

From the first song, "End Of Time," Beyonce brought such unbelievable power and excitement to each and every performance. "Love On Top" blew me through the roof and "Baby Boy" and "Crazy In Love" were thrilling throwbacks. Beyonce danced sexily during "Dance For You" and got her rock&roll on for "I Care." The 4 bonus track "Schoolin Life" was a great surprise, and Beyonce sitting on top of a piano singing "1+1" was soulful and sweet. 


Only at her exclusive Live at Wynn shows in Vegas did Beyonce ever perform "Resentment," but she brought back her "favorite song" for this 4-night engagement in AC.


I loved that Beyonce incorporated the Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris" into "If I Were A Boy," and it was really great to hear Bey take on Lauryn Hill's "Ex-Factor."


"Flaws & All" was phenomenal and dedicated to her fans, and Beyonce really had a good time with "Countdown" and "Run The World (Girls)."


I about lost my shit when Beyonce performed "Why Don't You Love Me?" and then I REALLY lost my mind when Bey covered part of the late Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" with "Halo"... ah!


Bey sang hit after hit, and I'm shocked to say that I am HAPPY she only did 1 Destiny's Child snippet ("Jumpin, Jumpin"). I looooove DC but that medley always takes up so much time, so I was happy that no time was wasted on the old classics.


The audience was on their feet the whole night and the energy was through the roof!


Watch my exclusive video of King B's opening number below:

Skinnygirl Rocks The House Launch Party

    As Bethenny's biggest fan, I felt compelled to attend the Rocks The House event on May 17 in New York City for the launch of the 9 new Skinnygirl Cocktails offerings. I was SO lucky that Skinnygirl Cocktails extended an invitation to me, and being able to go to the event was SO cool!

    Set up like a "house," Drive-In Studios was transformed into designated areas like The Living Room with a DJ for Skinnygirl Cocktails, The Walk-In Closet for Skinnygirl Vodkas with Natural Flavors, and a Backyard party with a swing & fresh-cut flowers to Mix It Up.

    It was such a neat space in Chelsea, and the Skinnygirl team did a wonderful job of creating this exciting environment to celebrate all 12 Skinnygirls.

    For me to be part of this exclusive launch party event was a dream come true and I am continuously amazed at how high-quality the people are that Bethenny chooses to work with!

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Season 3 opens with a productive year keeping Bethenny busy. She celebrates a new cocktail by throwing a party featuring old and new friends, including "Today" host Hoda Kotb. Meanwhile, Jason is challenged by the attention of a public life.

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