Happy Wednesday!

It's as Wednesday as can be. When will summer relent? Tomorrow is the 1st official day of "FALL" and yet, we continue with consecutive 90 + degree days!! Slow news day locally as our Greenville, SC area newscasts keep broadcasting stuff that happened over the weekend. Not much going on on the ol interweb today either... Here's what I saw..

Ready for the "BlackPad"? Shares of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion rose 3% in early trading Wednesday on a report in the Wall Street Journal that the company's tablet computer will be out soon. The iPad competitor could be unveiled as early as next week at a developer's conference in San Francisco, the Journal reports, citing unnamed sources.

Blockbuster is expected to file for bankruptcy this week. For real.

Neat update and picture repost on the upcoming "re-imagination" for Godzilla:3D - http://www.aintitcool.com/node/46627

Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder is now a married man.

Virginia is slated to execute Teresa Lewis by lethal injection on Thursday, The Associated Press reported. The 41-year-old woman was sentenced to die after pleading guilty to capital murder for hiring two men to kill her husband and stepson so she could collect a $250,000 life insurance policy.

R.E.M. have just wrapped recording of their 15th album, which they're planning to release next spring. The band has teamed up with producer Jacknife Lee (U2, Bloc Party, Snow Patrol), who also produced the band's 2008 LP Accelerate.

Look for the new Orchestral Maneuvers in The Dark next week!! - September 28th. The new CD is called History of Modern. I'll review it ASAP.

Did ya see my review of the new Heart release, 'Red Velvet Car'? http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TYSMJ33GM7KD7QHJJRXCIOUKZQ/blog I’m working on getting better at these reviews- gimme feedback on what you hated or liked about the review or the CD

Italian authorities seized euro23 million ($30 million) from a Vatican bank account Tuesday and said they have begun investigating top officials of the Vatican bank in connection with a money-laundering probe.

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler will release a solo single called "Love Lives," which will serve as the theme for the upcoming Japanese movie "Space Battleship Yamato." Tyler, who penned the track after viewing the film's final battle scene, will release it in piano, instrumental and acoustic versions on Nov. 24.

Legendary blues guitarist Buddy Guy will release new album "Living Proof" on Oct. 26 via Silvertone/Jive, with guest spots by B.B King and Carlos Santana.

According to Whitney Matheson's "Pop Candy" Blog, A new Facebook campaign has started to get Stan Lee on Saturday Night Live.

Paris Hilton has been banned from Japan. The heiress cancelled her Asia tour to promote her fashion and fragrance lines and boarded a private jet back to Los Angeles after being denied entry at Tokyo's airport Wednesday following her drug violation in the U.S

Ryan Seacrest unveils the new "American Idol" lineup today LIVE at 1pm ET. The press conference will be streamed live, via the 'American Idol' website.

In case you haven't heard, the man who inspired the band name 'Lynyrd Skynyrd' has died.

Sir Anthony Hopkins has lost 75 lbs and is donating his "bigger" clothes to charity.

And finally --

On this day in history, Lincoln presented the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862- 35 years earlier and Latter Day Saint movement founder Joseph Smith, Jr. obtained the golden plates, a set of engraved plates that he said was his source material for the Book of Mormon.
Coincidence?