So, you win 8 gold medals. What do you do next? Get yourself an Asian girlfriend. You know one of those import model / cocktail waitress types. Who can blame the guy, though? He probably grew up only being surrounded by skeezy Baltimore types. Why not go for the skeezy Vegas type for once? Oh, her name is Caroline “Caz” Pal. With that last name I wonder if she has PayPal money. People.com reports:

Michael Phelps has taken another lap with his girlfriend – a big one. She’s spending Thanksgiving in Baltimore with him and his family.

The Olympic champ has been dating Las Vegas cocktail waitress Caroline “Caz” Pal, 26, for about two months. The two met after his record-setting performance in Beijing last summer.

“She’s there [in Maryland] meeting his family for the first time,” a source close to Pal tells PEOPLE.

Along with dating Pal, a waitress at the Palms Casino Resort’s Moon Nightclub, Phelps is spending time in Vegas working on his poker game.

Sources tell PEOPLE he’s hoping to participate in the 2009 World Series of Poker. He recently made it to the final table of the Caesars Palace Poker Classic.

“It was fun!” he told PEOPLE after the tournament. “It’s just like a game that I could become better at and use some of my competitiveness at the poker table.”

So, uhh, the day before Black Friday is Yellow Thursday? (When you take your Asian g/f home for Thanksgiving). More pics of her, here. Maybe after Michael gets rid of her, we’ll see her in A Shot At Love 4?

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I checked my wordpress dashboard and it said I have 3999 posts published. This is #4000. I would like to dedicate it to Hunter who is serving in Afghanistan. Brave guy. This is a picture of Hunter holding a bomb with HOWARD STERN written on it, that was soon later dropped on Taliban targets.

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Amazing how fast a year flies by.

Let me just take this time to give some love to some folks (I will use some aliases).

B-B-B: Happy T-day - stop going to Bethesda.

CN: Stay gully.

Kunta’s Kid: Baileys or Bust, eh?

Puppy: Stop being a yenta. Even though you’re a good-hearted yenta.

KP: When’s that house warming?

Philthy Phil: Dec you shall wreek havoc in DC. Woot.

DonutBoy: What happened with you and that creepers looking teacher chick?

Funk: Is Chris in town or what?

Dukez: What’s with your work hours?

Maestro: Yoyooo Artie in Dec.

Lauren: See you Sat.

Deb: See you Sat.

Heather: See you Sat.

Jess: See you Sat….er wait how am I seeing all of these people on Sat. :)

Karly: Yay son.

Rachel: How does someone go from boonies to DC to boonies in the period of an hour?

Sarah: Holding it down in AZ

Nina: Holding it down in TX.

Jenny: Can probably kick my ass.

Stacey: Sexy WA chick.

Nat: That’s funny that everyone I meet at backstages, knows you.

Kim: Thanks for the connex.

Michelle: My Publcist god-mother-sister?

Libby: You have to admit my drunk IMMing is funny.

Vinnie: Ya da Man.

Bol: Big upz!

& of course the FAMILIA.

(If I forgot you, well you obvs aren’t  in my iPhone favorites).

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HOLLA,
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It is rare that I begin an interview introduction with “thank you,” but I just have to start off by giving a big hats off to Vinnie Paz and his Jedi Mind Tricks posse. After getting backstage time with Vinnie Paz, it comes as no surprise to find out he’s been in the game for over twelve years. The rap crew he has surrounded himself with is not just some shoehorned crew put together to fill a showbill, these are folks one can tell are as good as family. It is rare to see that in hip-hop these days and I was honored to be a witness to it all. They’re truely a fun and great bunch of people.

The name of the rap group Jedi Mind Tricks (Vinnie Paz, Stoupe, Jus Allah) comes from: Star Wars, a Jedi mind trick is a Force power. Jedi who know the power can, by using the Force, influence the actions of other “weak-minded” sentient beings. Let’s also remind everyone that 12+ years ago, the Star Wars series hadn’t shit the bed, yet.
There was also another phenomenon that occurred during my sit down interview with Vinnie Paz, frontman of JMT. Any and every “Howard Stern Show” superfan knows of this phenomenon… it’s as simple as this equation, a) Howard Stern fans are good people with great senses of humor, b) The show acts as an instant bond between fans, c) the interview…

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Shabooty: I heard you’re a big Howard Stern fan like myself?
Vinnie Paz/Jedi Mind Tricks: Yeah, man.

You did that Riley Martin song, Book Of Blood: The Coming Of Tan. So, are you a big fan of the “Space Cowboy?”
Yeah, they had me on Howard 100 News actually, one time.

Have you bought any of his symbols?
Nah, I haven’t man, but I will, though.

Are you a bigger Howard Stern fan or Starwars fan?
Howard - man, that’s like since I was… my earliest memories, man. When he was at NBC in New York, my Mom started listening to him.

Have you met Howard before in person?
Nah man, I wish.

The last few Star Wars sucked ass, right?
Terrible - they ruined the legacy, man.

How long were ya’ll working on the new record and when did you finish it?
We worked on it through the summer basically, and turned it in September/early October. We were in the studio most of the summer, though.

You have a favorite track?
I haven’t gotten to listen to to it yet.

What do you mean?
Well, we basically turned the record in and went on the road. So, I don’t really listen to my own music, really.

Like actors who don’t like watching themselves on film?
I just kinda do it and then I am done with it. To the point where I don’t even know the lyrics sometimes to perform the songs live and shit.

During your current tour, how many new songs are you performing vs old songs?
We really only do one new joint, ’cause that’s all I know right now. Probably by the next time we tour around… you know we do a Fall tour and then go back out in the Spring. Maybe by that time I’ll know the record more, but I don’t really know it at all right now.

What new song are you going to perform?
We do Monolith.

The first single?
Yeah.

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Here’s the latest news from Head Automatica:
Hi. We are playing a couple shows in January

Here’s a reminder of some Head Automatica - live goodness:

Laughing At You - Live

The boys are busy in the studio finishing up their third album on Warner Bros.

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Lazerbitch, bitches.

Libby of Lazerbitch (the hot chick in the Baltimore Electro/New Wave/Punk band) and I, sat down over some Tofu to discuss the band, her hotness, my inability to deny her hotness, her music, and how the heck she eats tofu.

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Shabooty: Was Lazerbitch the first band you were in?
Libby of Lazerbitch: No - it wasn’t, I was in a band when I was 20, called the Wax Ensemble, in 2000.

Is Lazerbitch often compared to Cobra Starship?
No, we’ve had ‘Deee-Lite’ comparisons, but that’s it.

Do you consider yourself a hipster?
No, I don’t really have a classification…

You’ve done a track with Paul Oakenfold?
I did a track with John B, and Paul Oakenfold heard the track and liked it, and asked John B to do a trance remix for Oakenfold’s Great Wall compilation CD.

Are you Irish?
What makes you want to ask that one - that’s funny, do I just look Irish in the pictures?
Yesss.

Explain what happened to the previous singer in Lazerbitch, the Asian chick.
Fuki, and her husband Ravi were in the band originally with Max. Fuki and Ravi didn’t have enough time to dedicate to the band. They still come to shows, though. So, what basically happened with Max was that he called me one day and was like, “Heyyy, things didn’t work out with her so…” [it] worked out really well [for me].

Is there bad blood with Fuki?
No, she’s fine, she comes to our shows and stuff.

So, you don’t care if someone calls you a bitch?
Well you know, isn’t that a term of endearment with girls, like “what’s up, bitch?”

But if a stranger said it, you’d be mad at them?
I dunno, it depends on how much I’ve had to drink.

How did the band get that name?
I think Max stole it from this Lesbian punk rock band. They were a local lesbian rock band called Lazerbitch and they disbanded, and so Max was like, “Hey this’d be a funny name,” and they just started using it.

How did you meet up with Max?
Max and I dated when we were twenty. We had this really horrible, torrid not fun relationship and we broke up and I never ever thought I’d talk to Max again. And I ran into Max at some party in Arlington, VA in 2006, he told me about what he had been working on and it sounded pretty good, so I figured I’d go and check out some of the stuff (he had been putting out records in the UK), and he sent me an email shorty afterwords about this Lazerbitch stuff like, “Hey check out my new band,” and his band was everything that I ever wanted to do locally, and I was really bummed that it wasn’t me in the band. And then a month later I get an email from him, and he was like, “Hey dude, things didn’t work out with Fuki, why don’t you roll through?” I was like oh my god, I couldn’t believe it.

Is your hypeman Garito the poor man’s Flavor Flav?
That’s so funny, did you get that from the youtube video? Our friend is like “Gary didn’t sing, he was Flavor Flav.” His friend Adam came to see him at a show and had this whole laid out commentary about Gary [goofing on him]. It’s hilarious - you have to see it.

When did you first become a vegetarian?
In 2004, I had a boyfriend that was a vegetarian and he was an amazing cook. I never really liked meat anyway, so it was a really easy transition. One day I was just like oh I’m not gonna eat meat anymore.

[current song: LAZERBITCH - Coquette]

So, with the state of things these days in the music business, what is the goal? Get a label deal or just tour or…
Right now we’re focusing on touring and any sponsorships we can gain. We’re not really too pressed about the label thing, I mean if the right label came along we’d talk cause they’re five of us in the band right now, all over the country, so we just make it work how we can.

What’s the biggest crowd you’ve performed for?
Biggest crowd we performed for was Rock and Roll Hotel [DC], we sold it to capacity. We played with M.I.A.’s Hype Girl, Rye Rye. There are the videos of it, you saw. [Here and Here].

Which bands are you a fan of?
I really don’t know about anyone modern, I like pop-music. I like Dee-lite. Helmet, Minor Threat, just the older punk rock stuff, Shiny Toy Guns.

If you were to perform in a stripped down version of the band, would that be Max and yourself?
No, it’s me and Nick the DJ.

Is it hard to be a hot chick in the inde music scene and be respected?
I haven’t found that to be a problem at all, yet…I mean maybe it will be I don’t know. It’s been actually pretty cool.

[Editor's Note: Yeah, it must be pretty cool being a hot chick. . .lol]

Are you dating one of your band members currently?
No, but I love that Max and I were able to date and become friends and do such an amazing thing together, cause that’s a relationship that I never ever thought… I mean you know, when you break up with someone you don’t really know if you’re going to be friends with them, and for us to be able to do something so awesome and creative, something that we’re both really proud of and something that so many other people enjoy and love, it’s really really cool.

When did you start singing?
When I was a little kid, I used to do talent shows, and I was trained in opera.

Would you ever do American Idol?
No I wouldn’t. It’s just not really my thing. I know it’s with Sony and they have large legal loopholes.

What’s 2009 looking like for Lazerbitch?
Many many more gigs.

Which singer do you say you sound the most like?
I really don’t like comparing myself to anybody because I feel like I have a unique sound. But the most comparisons I’ve received have been to Lady Miss Kier who’s in Deee-Lite.

And what celeb do you say you most resemble?
When my hair was blonde I used to get Drew Barrymore or Heather Graham. But now, nothing…yeah, I look like me.

Are you into girls?
I can be… Have you seen that t-shirt, “Instant Lesbian, Add Alcohol?”

How Far Have You Gone?
Mmmm, Pretty far. . . ;)

That sounds like. . .[home base]
Yeah, pretty far [laugh].

What else do you do to pay the bills?
You can ask my Mom that.

Thanks!
Check out Lazerbitch at: www.myspace.com/computersex

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Jeff’s hell
At the end of last week’s episode, Jeff called the police to help release him from rehab. Find out what happens!

Consistently the best reality show on television… wow. Props to Vh1 and Dr. Drew and the screwballs.
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Louis C.K.: my radar, his fans, his act, and the man himself. I saw Louis C.K. perform last night at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. Let’s start with his fans. I like Louis C.K. because every broad I talk to, lovves him. Sort of like a 20 year old Dane Cook fan will one day grow up to mature and become a Louis fan - trust. The difference is Louis C.K. doesn’t deserve drop-kick treatment like one Dane Cook. Often times during Louis’ act, I found myself just smiling (no homo), but it was like why close my mouth if I know I’m about to blurt out laughing any second, so I was just grinning. Starring at a man grinning at him, three rows back isn’t gay, is it?

As far as Louis C.K. and his placement on my radar, it has been spotty (thank god for youtube clips of late night talk show appearances)… but, I don’t think the Louis true charm shines on the couch at some dumb Jay Leno appearance. He shines on stage, where he truely looks happy (most comics actually love performing, it’s just the travel and the downtime between gigs that they dread). I think I first heard of Louis from one of his comedy pals, Greg Fitzsimmons. To be honest, my ’scope’ of comedians that I heart, are comedians who come into the Howard Stern Show, and win over the room. I am not sure why Louis has yet to do the show, perhaps he is loyal to his buddy Jim Norton and O&A. But the Stern Show - that’s instant fanfare. A good Howard Stern Show appearance would propel Louis C.K. even higher, even though his post HBO-show popularity is already booming (with a DVD and CD coming out in December). But let’s not doubt the Stern-Effect: Artie Lange’s Too Fat To Fish debuted on the NYTimes Best Seller List at #1, for crying aloud.

And like Artie Lange, by the end of his set, when Louis C.K. walks off the stage, everybody in the house is like wait, “Louis where you going? I thought we’re boys, didn’t you want to catch a drink later?” That is a sign of a great comedian, you wish you could have a beer with him and shoot the shit, (while he looks at you and finds comedy in what you call your face). I mean, you try being a 41 year old newly divorced comedic genius, and not ooze charm. That is called biological stank-on-hanglow reciprocators. As far as Louis’ stage presence, if we both were in high school together, and he was at my high school talent show, he would probably be the most popular kid in school, and I would probably hate him for that. Either way though, the man deserves his props. He has a solid hour and a half of material, and is now easily one of my favorite comedians. While Artie may be Too Fat To Fish, Louis is not, “Too Ginger To Kidd.”

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Upcoming Gigs:

Nov 22 2008 7:00P
The Grand Opera House Wilmington DE

Dec 6 2008 8:00P
Diesel Playhouse Toronto