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Tonight’s show is 25 pounds of awesome in a 10 pound bag. I actually have no idea what that means. Does it mean there’s awesome overflowing from the unfortunately small bag which someone lacked the foresight to realize wouldn’t sufficiently cradle the quantity of awesome happening tonight? Or does it mean the awesomeness is crammed down into the bag and will explode out of the bag, as if it’s under pressure? Or does it mean there’s a sort of awesomeness muffintop being created by the too small bag plus too big awesomeness?

I’m not sure but Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen whose name I misspell each time I try to write it will be here to talk about Real Housewives of New York City and their new book, Little Kids, Big City.

*Got questions for Alex and Simon? Post them  here and I’ll try to ask during the show tonight! (Of course you can and should also ask questions in the chat room!!)

Also on tonight’s humdinger of a show is Youtube personality Olga Kay. She’s hilarious. (*Post questions for her here!)

Also on tonight’s wazoo of a wingding? Podcaster Jake Tuber, whom you may remember as the guy who claims to have started his own Ustream show because he was inspired by MY show. I’m probably being lulled into a false sense of security by all the smoke he’s blowing up my ass (which, by the way, is all true) and before long he’ll have a more popular Ustream show than I will but… oh who am I kidding? Exactly. But he’s fun and funny.

And also, Alfred Schulz whom you may know as Bill Schulz’s brother and a very funny and delightful person in his own right will be here to talk about things you never hear people say. He’s also sporting creepy facial  hair.

I informed Dustin that tonight was beginning to look a bit like a sausage fest and he says he might stop by after seeing a Tribeca film to put the sausages in their place. So: potential Dustin appearance! And possible Koryn appearance!

Also, I’m going to show some videos because now I do that!

And of course we’ll have the fan phone call! Click here for info on how to enter your number for the call of your life.

So watch at 10pm ET tonight at ustream.tv/alisonrosen

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And there will be some shoutouts. Usually I keep the shoutouts, which are greetings or messages over here and the advertisements, which are advertising, over here, however a really loyal fan asked if I’d give a shoutout to his friend’s web site and I agreed to create something called Shoutvertisements. So basically if you want something akin to advertising but you can’t afford the full sponsorship (I’ve changed my rates, by the way, inquire if you’re all curiouslike), let me know and you can get a  shoutvertisement. It just rolls off the tongue, really.

Also, I  just got word that the tshirts are done being printed and will be shipped to me pronto! Yay!

Also on the show, we will talk about whether I should get car magnets made. Should I? Chi_Mike wants to get some and I don’t have a car so I don’t know if this is something people would be wanting. Let me know what you think.

I love you.

I’d also like to throw some love to my sponsors Saxton Manufacturing (who can treat any and all water problems, discounts if you tell ’em you’re a fan of the show) and Chip-n-Dough Cookies (discount if you use promo code ARBF).

I keep reliving this moment of live streaming magic between Jenna Kim Jones and me.

Here are some photos:

I messed around with this a little more today.

(Sometimes I get so excited about the show I’m like the one on the right but then sometimes I’m really cool like the one on the left.)

Tonight’s the night, you guys! Magic and wonder and mystery and pencils and ducklings and duck calls and Dustin and Jenna Kim Jones

and you and me and Koryn and fan phone calls and so much more. In fact, at various points in the day it literally was more and it also literally was less and people suddenly were going to be showing up and then just as suddenly weren’t going to be showing up and it was a real whirlwind of emotion for yours truly. I mean, it was a real rollercoaster, an e-ticket ride, a hullabaloo, a merry-go-round, a parade, a fair, an affair to remember, an affair to forget, a warm cup of tea, a crab puff, a pork bun, a Helen Reddy, an eraser, a cell phone battery sitting on my desk, clams!

Not to be cliche or anything.

So yeah, join me tonight! And if you aren’t signed up for Joe’s updates, you’re missing out. Here’s what everyone received today:

A message from Joe to all members of A Rosen By Any Other Name on The Activity Pit!

On tonight’s Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend, Alison welcomes special guest comedian and Daily Show staffer Jenna Kim Jones. Dustin and Koryn will also stop by. Plus other stuff. The broadcast begins at 10pm eastern. Click here to watch: http://www.ustream.tv/AlisonRosen

Are you a member of Alison’s new ARIYNBF group on Facebook? If not, you’re missing out because ALL the cool kids are joining. Go there now: http://www.facebook.com/ARIYNBF

And don’t forget about the new Alison Gear (photos, buttons & t-shirts):  http://alisonrosen.com/gear

Alison’s blog: www.alisonrosen.com/blog

Alison on Twitter: http://twitter.com/alisonrosen

“Love is an attachment to another self. Humor is a form of self-detachment — a way of looking at one’s existence, one’s misfortune, or one’s discomfort. If you really love, if you really know how to laugh, the result is the same: you forget yourself.”  – Claude Roy

“I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilized music in the world.” – Peter Ustinov

“There’s nothing like a gleam of humor to reassure you that a fellow human being is ticking inside a strange face” – Eva Hoffman

Visit A Rosen By Any Other Name at:
http://activitypit.ning.com/groups/group/show?id=1981927%3AGroup%3A32692&xg_source=msg_mes_group

And one more thing to add: It’s not too late to buy a shoutout! One person bought TWO!

Laura Leu and Adam Winer AKA The Navigeaters!

A preview of an Italian soap opera in which I play a cabbage saleswoman with a mysterious past!

A surprise I can’t tell you about because then it wouldn’t be a surprise!

Fan phone call! (click to find out how to enter)

Me telling you about my merchandise! And possibly telling you about this thing that happened yesterday that was annoying!

Just Me Or Everyone!

TV Talk!

Happy Ducklings!

Dustin! Nevada! Koryn!

Your Shoutouts! (here’s the deal you guys, I’ve been too busy this week to secure a sponsor so while that is great and means I’ve been busy writing, it’s also not great in terms of me having the show sponsored. Which is why I’m pushing the shoutouts! They’re like tiny microsponsorships!)

Me worrying I’ve become obnoxious! (see above)

RSVP for the show and watch at 10pm ET/7pm PT!

By the way, this would be a great time to RSVP for the next episode featuring Laura Leu and Adam Winer and a whole crapload of surprises. In fact I kind of want to tell you about the surprises right now. Should I? Hm.

You know what I need? Some kind of show wiki. In lieu of that, a show website. In lieu of that, just somewhere to go to get info about the show like a page. I need to get on that. In the meantime I’ll just regurgitate the info and spit it into your mouth like a bird, because who doesn’t love birds? Especially birds with info?

Here’s the phone-a-fan details  you need to know, should you want a piece of this action, which you pretty much do:

Okay my little quesadillas, this is how it’s going to go down. Instead of having the last fan choose who the next fan to receive a call on the show is, I’m thinking everyone who wants to get a call should send me their info and I will put all of it in a hat although it’s quite possible it won’t really be a hat and instead it will be a double boiler or a shoe.

If I call you and you don’t answer, I will pull another name out of the hat and you will silently curse your cruel fate.

So send me your name and number (I fear this request sounds creepy but I assure you I will not do anything with your numbers other than put them in said shoe or hat or boiler) to alisonrosenisyournewbestfriend at gmail dot com and you will be entered into lifechanging phone call territory. Speaking of territory, for now this is limited to the continental US because I can’t afford to call other places because that’s the kind of show I’m doing: a cheap one. BUT I LOVE YOU ALL!

And tune the fuck in for amazingness times a zillion.

Also on tomorrow’s show, awesome guests. I’m putting the final touches on the awesomeness now, so I don’t want to say for sure, because it’s not for sure, but then nothing in this world is. Except my love for you. That is rock solid. And the fact that I can only handle TV makeup on my face for so long before I want to peel it off or punch someone. See you tomorrow! Or later tonight!