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Kentucky Derby Bugler – Man about town!

admin — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:01:17 +0000

Every year I go and check in on my mate, Steve Buttleman. He is the Kentucky Derby bugler. I reckon he is the unsung hero of the Derby. Every day he walks around in his red suit and black hat, blowing his customary pre-race tune. Come Derby Day, he gets pushed to the side a bit by the big guns and celebrity national anthem singers. I took to the horse racing community to see if there was love for the little guy…

Brad Blanks with the Kentucky Derby Bugle Guy from Brad Blanks on Vimeo.

The backbone of the Derby – the stable hand

admin — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:57:47 +0000

Many years ago when I was half the size and my hairline was closer to my nose I came to the Kentucky Derby. That is when my love affair started. Not with a human or even a horse, but the actual event. The Derby is the best event on the US calendar. The fun, happiness and excitement can’t be matched. I was hanging around the stables and caught up with a star who helps keep the horses in tip tip shape. Take a look….

Alexander Skarsgard talks losing himself into the web….huh

admin — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:39:07 +0000

Alexander Skarsgard plays the vampire Eric Northman in True Blood. He cuts quite a menacing figure and the girls continually line up for him. I chatted with Alex at the premiere of a movie called Disconnect where he plays a guy who loses himself in the internet through internet poker. We strike up an interesting conversation about the topic…..Check it out….

Jason Bateman unravels in Disconnect

admin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:27:40 +0000

Jason Bateman doesn’t do much drama but in his new movie, Disconnect he gives it a crack. I caught up with him at the premiere and yarn a bit about Arrested Development…not the Netflix rollout, but the movie!

Paula Patton gets scared over the internet

admin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:00:44 +0000

Paula Patton is a fire cracker on the red carpet. I ran into her at the Disconnect Premiere in New York City. This film is about the internet and how the connectivity can be bad for you. Paula gets very passionate about her internet fears.

I met Paula at the MI4 premiere and she was on fire there too.

Check out this interview….

Tracy McMillan tells you how to get married!

admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:42:54 +0000

NBC have rolled out a dating show called Ready For Love. One of the matchmakers on the show is Tracy McMillan. She is a TV writer who shot to worldwide blog fame by writing a very cutting piece on Huffington Post, titled Why You’re Not Married Yet . I thought I’d better hear what this woman has to say about getting hitched. Have a listen…

Gary Stevens back in Dubai talks Dullahan & Little Mike

admin — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:09:55 +0000

Gary Stevens won the Dubai World Cup in 1998 on Silver Charm. He is in the middle of a great comeback and has found himself back in Dubai. Always looking a like a moviestar I managed to grab him for a quick yarn about his chances on Dullahan in the World Cup and Little Mike in the Dubai Duty Free on turf.

WATCH…

Mike Smith talks Royal Delta before the Dubai World Cup

admin — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:04:58 +0000

Champion jockey Mike Smith rides the sensational mare Royal Delta in the Dubai World Cup this Saturday. I caught up with Mike at the Breakfast with the Stars event this morning at Meydan Racecourse to see how he is preparing.

WATCH….

Ben Affleck & Tony Mendez talk exfil and ARGO

admin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:23:50 +0000

Before the Oscars success of ARGO I caught up with Tony Mendez, the man Ben Affleck played in the movie Argo. He was tough to get a few words out of, as most CIA guys probably are. Also chatted to Affleck about the movie. This was before the momentum of the movie picked up which led it to a BEST PICTURE win.

Sequestration Experts discuss what it means….well sort of!

admin — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:43:04 +0000

March 1st is here and the thing they call the sequestration is upon us. I met with some New York political experts to discuss this massive political issue to get them to help me with what it means for the nation.

Take a listen…..

Here are some more experts, one a foreign diplomat…..