Jake Johannsen came into the studio this morning and cracked us up! He has over 40 David Letterman appearances, and his next gig is this weekend at south location of Comedy Works in the Landmark. Two shows tonight, Friday May 11 at 7:15 and 9:45, and two tomorrow night, Saturday May 12 also at 7:15 and 9:45… www.comedyworks.com

Amanda  and Izzy from Le Peep in Westminister brought us a huge breakfast today! We enjoyed breakfast burritos, scrambled eggs, and, (a must), bacon. Le Peep is Colorado based and EVERYTHING is made from scratch. To find a Le Peep location near you visit www.lepeep.com.

Everyone’s been talking about how come Kanye West attended Monday night’s Met Costume Institute Gala, sans his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian. Could there be trouble in the romance already? Not so, says a report. Instead the story is that Anna Wintour, host of the event and responsible for hand picking every celebrity at the event, banned Kim from the event. According to Radaronline, the Vogue editor-in-chief, specifically made it an issue to not let Kim be
there. Kardashian had tweeted just hours before the ball, “So excited to see all the fashion going on in New York tonight at the MET!” That comment led many to believe Kim was going to the party where the ticket is $25,000 each, but it is understood that she wasn’t even allowed to buy ticket. Says a source, “Kim and her camp will deny that she wasn’t invited by saying that she had business in LA, but that’s not true…”
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Why is our sense of smell so closely tied to our memories? You can sniff a can of Playdough and instantly remember the scene in your kindergarten class. This week on News For Nerds we find out that it has to do with a particular neighborhood inside your head.

Are you a go-getter, while the person at the desk next to you is a bit lazy? Turns out that a chemical reaction in your brain is all that separates the two of you.

Plus, for the first time we actually see the light from a planet kinda similar to Earth, and the story of a big, big, big crocodile that used to eat humans in one gulp. Yikes!

These stories (with more information, links, and even video) are always at your fingertips right here. On the Dom and Jane Show we specialize in getting our nerd on.

We’ve been talking about the rumors so long, that the announcement almost comes as old news… Britney Spears has officially signed a $15 million dollar contract to be a judge on “The X Factor.” The pop singer says she’s very excited and can’t wait to sit down next to Simon Cowell at the judges table.  Rumors continue to fly on who will fill the second judge’s seat….

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Children’s author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, has died at the age of 83 in Danbury, Connecticut. The cause of death was complications due to a recent stroke. Sendak started his career illustrating children’s books for other authors, until he emerged with his 1963 book “Where the Wild Things Are.” The book was  initially panned and banned from libraries until they realized how popular the book was with kids. His other titles include “In the Night Kitchen” and “Outside Over There,” which form a trilogy with “Where the Wild Things Are,” and a boxed set of four volumes (”Alligators All Around,” “Chicken Soup with Rice,” “One Was Johnny” and “Pierre”). Sendak was not survived by any immediate family members. His longtime partner, Eugene Glynn, passed away in 2007.
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It’s frightening. If you get a little irritated with the music soundtrack…well, that’s why we have mute buttons. But the visual aspect is mesmerizing.

This is a digital interpretation of what would happen if a large asteroid slammed into our planet. It’s not good news, folks.

Matthew Fox was arrested on Friday in Oregon on suspicion of driving under the influence. The former “Lost” star was taken into custody, but released later that day. Fox was arrested at 3:23am with a passenger in the car.  Reportedly Fox was en route to a fast food restaurant for some late night snacks at the time of his arrest. Fox, 45, and his family live in Bend, Oregon.

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One year ago today I came oh-so-close to perfection…but I’m the guy who has said on The Dom and Jane Show that I’m not a fan of perfect scores.

So, was it a good thing that I came up a bit short? Here’s the story, and a few thoughts on perfection. Feel free to share your comments!

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch died Friday after a long battle with throat cancer. Yauch, who also went by MCA (and Nathanial Hornblower) was an integral part of the band from their very beginnings. The band’s outstanding thirty year career earned them a place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last month. Yauch was too ill at the time to attend the ceremony. Adam Yauch was too sick to attend the induction ceremony, so Ad Rock read a letter from him onstage. He thanked his band mates and all the people who helped them early in their career.

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