I Don’t Know A Guy

Over the past week I’ve learned something new about myself – I don’t know a guy. You know, a guy – a guy that can hook you up and help you out, do you a favor that will either save you time or money.

I’m pretty sure my dad has a few guys – he knows a lot of people. Our friend Brad has a guy (actually, he’s got a few too). His Uncle, I guess, is the ultimate “guy.” Need new tires? Forget about it, he’s got a guy. During one of the Red Sox playoff games in Florida this year, he, all of a sudden the night before, had access to a plane ticket from Boston to Florida and tickets to the game at a near-nothing rate. One of my co-workers TOTALLY has a guy. This past week, he got hooked up with tickets to the Celtics game AND the Patriots game on Thursday. Even Dan Buzz knows a guy – he’s got a bakery guy. Yes, a bakery guy.

So the moral of the story is, if you ever need something, I am probably the last person that can help you out. But, I do know a couple of guys that know a guy

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Forbes.com Celebrity 100

I’d expect a “Celebrity 100″ list from People Magazine, but I was surprised today to see that Forbes.com published an extensive online feature on the top 100 celebs. I have to admit – reading celebrity magazines are a guilty pleasure of mine. Although, I only read them when I travel or when I visit the apartment of my friend Craig - he, lucky for me, is a current subscriber to US Weekly. No, he isn’t gay – far from it – the subscription was a result of a Best Buy promotion.

Anyways, the Forbes list ranks the most powerful and best paid celebrities from June 2007 to June 2008 - factoring in celebrity earnings, media metrics like Google hits, press mentions (according to Factiva), TV/radio mentions (according to Lexis/Nexis) and the number of times the celeb appears on the cover of more than 50 consumer magazines.

Oprah is #1 (obviously), Tiger Woods came in at #2 (congrats – he won the US Open yesterday), and Angelina Jolie (a personal favorite) came in at #3. Kobe Bryant came in at #19 (loser – go Celtics!). Check out the list of 1-25 below. The full coverage (plus, LOTS of photos) are at Forbes.com.

Rank	Name	Pay ($mil)	Web Rank	Press Rank	TV Rank
1	Oprah Winfrey	275	2	5	1
2	Tiger Woods	115	12	1	3
3	Angelina Jolie	14	1	9	15
4	Beyonce Knowles	80	3	32	14
5	David Beckham	50	10	3	18
6	Johnny Depp	72	17	19	36
7	Jay-Z	82	6	43	41
8	The Police	115	15	20	51
9	J.K. Rowling	300	23	27	64
10	Brad Pitt	20	4	8	7
11	Will Smith	80	26	39	32
12	Justin Timberlake	44	5	24	17
13	Steven Spielberg	130	34	23	60
14	Cameron Diaz	50	13	50	45
15	David Letterman	45	42	34	10
16	LeBron James	38	32	13	13
17	Jennifer Aniston	27	21	67	49
18	Michael Jordan	45	38	45	29
19	Kobe Bryant	39	28	18	24
20	Phil Mickelson	45	87	12	23
21	Madonna	40	15	20	67
22	Simon Cowell	72	65	47	40
23	Roger Federer	35	40	2	26
24	Alex Rodriguez	34	51	7	6
25	Jerry Seinfeld	85	79	72	38

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