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  • Jennette McCurdy – Cirque Du Soleil Iris Fan Event

    On Saturday September 22nd 2012, Jennette McCurdy went to see Cirque Du Soleil’s “Iris” at the Dolby Theatre in LA, and she invited her fans to join her…

    https://twitter.com/jennettemccurdy/status/249682248679448577

    Well, I was one of those fans. As were these girls.

    https://twitter.com/kimskey4JMAC/status/249670710472105985

    Yeah, “sexy unicorns” … it was a crazy time and it only get’s crazzier from here. xD

    Jennette McCurdy - Cirque Du Soleil Iris Fan Event

    We started the festivities at the Chado Tea House at Hollywood and Highland Center.

    It was really fancy and we sure classed up the place. xD

    Jennette McCurdy - Cirque Du Soleil Iris Fan Event

    Yeah, now you see why I included the “unicorn” thing from earlier, right? Now we all look reciculous. And Jennette seemed to love it. LOL

    https://twitter.com/jennettemccurdy/status/249704567065964544/

    Yeah, I’m totally in a picture she tweeted. Be jelious of that and not this one…

    Jennette McCurdy - Cirque Du Soleil Iris Fan Event

    … or the fact that I got an autograph too. Just a normal day in LA

    Jennette McCurdy - Cirque Du Soleil Iris Fan Event

    Anyway, sof some reason, probably because Jennette was picking up the tab, they didn’t throw us out for our craziness.

    Jennette McCurdy - Cirque Du Soleil Iris Fan Event

    But it only got crazier as we left the Tea House and for the Dolby theater.

    Jennette McCurdy - Cirque Du Soleil Iris Fan Event

    Jenette watched the show from the lighting booth and live tweeted a few pics from the show…

    https://twitter.com/jennettemccurdy/status/249706729581977600

    https://twitter.com/jennettemccurdy/status/249713857323487233

    https://twitter.com/jennettemccurdy/status/249718920360120320

    … before meeing with fans in the Dolby Lounge for a more formal meet and greet with her and some of the performers.

    Jennette McCurdy - Cirque Du Soleil Iris Fan Event

    We had a great turnout including my new friend Nicole who flew out from FLORIDA to hang with Jennette!

    Jennette McCurdy - Cirque Du Soleil Iris Fan Event

    And of cource my good friends Alexi and her mom were there as well. Alexi definately had the best Iris inspired costume of the night.

    Although I gotta say, Jennette certanly didn’t miss with her Alice in Wonderland Scarlett from Iris inspired outfit.

    Jennette McCurdy - Cirque Du Soleil Iris Fan Event

    You see what I’m talking about there? 😉

    Jennette McCurdy - Cirque Du Soleil Iris Fan Event

    In short, it was a fantastic evening and I hope you all enjoyed my little “tour” if you will of the day’s festivities. You can click here or on any of my watermarked inages above to see all of my orginal photos in the gallery. Clicking the twitter embeds above to do twitter stuff. xD You may also be interested in Alex’s post on JustJennette.com and in Brian’s post on McCurdian.com.

  • Cher Lloyd at the LA County Fair

    As I had recently mentioned, I went to see Cher Lloyd and Bridgit Mendler at the LA County Fair this past Saturday September 15th 2012. I went primarily to see Bridgit, but Cher put on a great show as well. She sang a total of seven songs, including one cover and six songs from her UK album. I’m not terribly familiar with the British songstress, but I like her single “Want U Back” and I plan on checking out her US Album Sticks & Stones when it drops next month.

    Dub On The Track

    Superhero

    With Ur Love

    Cover: Usher’s Oh My Gosh

    Talkin’ That

    Playa Boi

    Want U Back

  • Bridgit Mendler at the LA County Fair

    Bridgit Mendler has been doing a lot of promotion for her upcoming album Hello My Name Is… including that special appearance at Extrapalooza, and then this past Saturday her first ever public concert in the LA area with Cher Lloyd at the LA County Fair in Pomona.

    Bridgit Mendler at the Los Angeles County Fair

    She performed ten songs from the new CD, including the single “Ready or Not”, plus another two covers and “Somebody” from Lemonade Mouth.

    Hurricane

    Forgot to Laugh

    Top of the World

    City Lights

    Cover: Maroon 5’s This Love

    “5:15”

    All I See Is Gold

    The Fall Song

    Love Will Tell Us Where to Go

    Cover: Neon Trees’s Animal

    Blonde

    Ready or Not

    Somebody

  • Jasmine Villegas at the Temecula Mall

    Well, Saturday 9/15/12 was certainly a fun day! The fabulous Jasmine V and her brother Jream Andrew came to town for a free concert and meet and greet sponsored by AT&T’s anti-txting-while-driving campaign#itcanwait.

    Jasmine Villegas and me at the Temecula Mall

    As you can see, I got to meet her again. She’s clearly gotten even prettier. I won’t comment on myself. xD Oh, and this time I got an autograph too. That was cool. 🙂

    Jasmine Villegas Autograph

    Her and her brother did a few songs for us. She pulled a girl on stage to do the dance for Werk with her and, well, she did a great job. I was shocked just how in sync they were!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l-rZ9cAEDw

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2YV05aWE0A

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU7J-dr0s9k

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5XdSxRsG3Q

  • Extrapalooza at the Grove LA

    Extra, which is a Warner Bros. production, celebrated their 19th season with a party called “Extrapalooza.”

    Extrapalooza at the Grove LA

    This event was held at The Grove LA on Monday 9/10/12 and featured several Disney stars.

    Extrapalooza at the Grove LA

    Disney Channel’s Bridgit Mendler was there to perform her new single “Ready or Not.”

    She also did a rare public meet and greet, and I was able to get a new autograph. 🙂

    Extrapalooza at the Grove LA

    Also on hand earlier on the day was Olivia Holt from Disney XD’s Kickin’ It.

    Extrapalooza at the Grove LA

    And she signed these really cool new Kickin’ It posters.

    Extrapalooza at the Grove LA

    China Anne McClain from A.N.T. Farm was there as well.

    Extrapalooza at the Grove LA

    She actually had both standard headshots and A.N.T. Farm posters to sign. I picked the headshot as you can see.

    Extrapalooza at the Grove LA

    There were a number of other people there as well, including Rob Paulsen. He voiced Raphael in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series and he now voices Donatello in the forthcoming Nick reboot of the franchise.

    Extrapalooza at the Grove LA

    I also got to see Wayne Brady as he was interviewed by Maria Menounos.

    Extrapalooza at the Grove LA

    Plus I got to see the great George Lopez briefly as they filmed the conclusion to the festivities with host Mario Lopez and the Grove’s owner Rick Caruso.

    Extrapalooza at the Grove LA

    There are two separate image galleries linked from this post, one of Bridgit’s performance and one of everything else.

  • Paul Frank Fashion’s Night Out in LA

    Last week was Paul Frank Fashion’s Night Out in LA.

    Paul Frank Fashion's Night Out in LA

    They had even recruited celebrity hosts Debby Ryan and Zendaya for the event.

    Paul Frank Fashion's Night Out in LA

    Even more important, they were nice enough to put me on the guest list.

    Paul Frank Fashion's Night Out in LA

    They threw a really great party.

    Paul Frank Fashion's Night Out in LA

    My candids didn’t come out very well, but you get the idea.

    Paul Frank Fashion's Night Out in LA

    Disney girl Sammi Hanratty was there too, as you can see.

    Paul Frank Fashion's Night Out in LA

    As was Nick’s Ashley Argota (but we already covered that on the Nick blog.)

    Ashley Argota - Paul Frank FNO Party in LA

    Anyway, you can see the rest of my photos from the party in the gallery, just click on any picture above except Ashley’s picture. That picture links to her seperate set.

  • Interviews – Kids Help Children Benefit

    This will be my last post covering the events of the Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton, and I wanted to take a moment to share all of my “red carpet” interviews in one place.

    Kids Help Children Benefit

    Ashley Argota

    Tiffany Espensen

    Teala Dunn

    Tyler Alexander Mann

    Dylan Riley Snyder

    Ashlee Keating

    Mikey Reid

    Dillon Lane

    And just in case you’ve missed any of my previous coverage, here’s a brief recap…

    Socal Disney: Event Photos
    Socal Disney: Musical Acts
    DC Fans: Stefanie Scott
    DC Fans: Sammi Hanratty & more
    Nick Girls: Ashley Argota
    Nick Girls: Tiffany Espensen

  • Musical Acts – Kids Help Children Benefit

    We had a number of great musical acts perform at the Kids Help Children Benefit for CHOC, Children’s Hospital of Orange County.

    Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton

    Ashlee Keating (twitter) is like… really pretty. As I told her:

    And… in retrospect, maybe I crossed the line a little bit. Most inapropriate interview ever? LOL

    Well, she was rather impressive on stage as well. I’ll leave it at that.

    Austin Anderson of Victorious brough his entire band with him!

    Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton

    And I gotta say, he has a commanding stage presence.

    Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton

    I was also very impressed by Jamie Dee Hart (twitter)

    She wasn’t actually scheguled to perform, as she was there doing sound for the event, but I think she did a great job. As I told her. 🙂

    She’s also kind of cute. I didn’t tell her that though… maybe I should have. xD

    Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton

    You can see all of my pictures from the event in the gallery, as I mentioned before, and I’ve been posting about some of the other people I saw and spoke with on the DC Fans and Nick Girls blogs.

  • Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton

    Well this was a great event and it’s probably gonna take more than one post to get through it all!

    Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton

    This past Sunday, August 19th 2012, a variety of Disney (and Nick and music) stars attened the 3rd anual Kids Help Children benefi for CHOC Children’s Hospital

    Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton

    The Disney stars included ANT Farm‘s Stefanie Scott…

    Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton

    Ryan Ochoa from Pair of Kings…

    Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton

    Dylan Riley Snyder from Kickin’ It…

    Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton

    Kenton Duty from Shake it Up…

    Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton

    And Sammi Hanratty who was in a few episodes of.

    Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton

    On a personal note, it was a big deal for me to get to finally mean the lovely and talented Ashley Argota.

    Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton

    Her “TV Sister” Tiffany Espensen was there as well…

    Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton

    … as was “Skinner” himself Dillon Lane. It was like a mini reunion!

    Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton

    That’s Matthew Jacob Wayne from “Epic Showdown” in the above pic, and Kenton Duty again in this next one.

    Kids Help Children benefit at the Anaheim Hilton

    Alright, I think that’s enough for one post. I still have video to edit!

  • Bella Thorne Meet and Greet at Victoria Gardens

    It’s been a busy week!

    Bella Thorne Meet and Greet at Victoria Gardens

    On August 11th, Teen Vogue organized a series of “Back to School” events at malls across the united states featuring Ross Lynch, Bailee Madison, Drew Seeley, Cher Lloyd, Shay Mitchell, Peyton List, Matt Johnson, and Jasmine Villegas to name a few.

    Bella Thorne Meet and Greet at Victoria Gardens

    Oh, and lets not forget Shake it Up‘s Bella Thorne who was at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.

    Bella Thorne Meet and Greet at Victoria Gardens

    And it’s about time the Inland Empire got a little love. These sorts of events always seem to be confined to the greater Los Angeles area.

    Bella Thorne Meet and Greet at Victoria Gardens

    So of course I had to go and show my support.

    Bella Thorne Meet and Greet at Victoria Gardens

    As you can see, Radio Disney was on hand for the brief Q&A session.

    Bella Thorne Meet and Greet at Victoria Gardens

    And we learned that Bella’s favorite princess is Belle, because “[She’s] named after her.”

    Bella Thorne Meet and Greet at Victoria Gardens

    And… that’s about it. I gave Bella a Save Disney Shows bracelet and got a quick autograph.

    Bella Thorne Meet and Greet at Victoria Gardens

    I was about 14th in line, so I ended up right in front of the stage.

    Bella Thorne Meet and Greet at Victoria Gardens

    You can see the rest of my orginal photos in the gallery. Please don’t repost without credit!