I’ll tell you what…if it’s free, it’s for me!  Taco Bell is giving away free tacos tomorrow (10.28).

I’ll tell you what…Tim Mcgraw is sincerely sorry. Like, Country music sorry. So sorry that he has a message for fans about his latest Greatest Hits album.

“I am saddened and disappointed that my label chose to put out another hits album instead of new music. I had no involvement in the creation or presentation of this record,” he says in a statement ripping his label, Curb Records, and noting he has three brand new songs ready and a studio album in the works for next year.

“The whole concept is an embarrassment to me as an artist. In the spirit of an election year, I would simply say to my fans ‘I’m Tim McGraw and I don’t approve their message.’ “

I’ll tell you what…We’re about three weeks away from Halloween, so it’s decision-making time: Who/what will you be this year?

Fandango has set up a costume game that can help you choose which pop-culture character fits your budget and personality. (It didn’t work out so well for me — the results said my ultimate match is Hancock.  The Will Smith movie.  I think I can do better than that)

If you have any brilliant costume ideas, share ‘em in the comments. I have a feeling we’ll be seeing a ton of Mad Men types this year, along with political candidates and superheroes (especially Dark Knight/Iron Man characters). Judging by the number of Jokers seen at conventions this year, I’d advise fans to only dress like the villain if they have a fantastic costume … otherwise, it just looks sad.

I’ll tell you what…If you ever want to “meet halfway” with someone — and I mean that literally — but don’t know where to go, I jsut found a good resource.

Meetways lets you enter two addresses, then it comes up with the halfway mark between the spots. If you type in a keyword like “coffee” or “pizza,” it will locate the nearest restaurant or coffee shop where you can see your friend for lunch, a business meeting or what have you.

Godspeed.

I’ll tell you what…I don’t want you to feel neglected.  I realize it’s been a long time since iIve posted.  i have a GREAT reason.  I got married.  Yup, it all went down Sept. 20th!  It was amazing.  My bride literally took my breath away.  With all my friends and family surrounding us, it was truly the best day of my life!  We had so much fun.  As far as I know, the entire thing went off without a hitch.  The dinner, the dancing…the cake…UNBELIEVABLE!  And then, came the Honeymoon.  2 full weeks in a carribean paradise.  The eating, the drinking, the relaxing…UNBELIEVABLE!

 So…that’s where I’ve been.  What did I miss?

–Howler

I’ll tell you what…According to PEOPLE.COm, LEANN RIMES is speaking out for the first time about her life long battle with psoriasis. She was diagnosed with the chronic autoimmune disease at age two and by six was covered in red scaly patches that would crack and bleed. She said, “Not only does it take a physical toll on your body, but it takes an emotional toll. I was very self conscious.” Thanks to medication, diet and stress management RIMES has been symptom free for five years.

With the encouragement of her husband, DEAN, she has recorded a PSA for the STOP HIDING campaign, which seeks to bring awareness to the disease. Click here to read more and view the PSA. Ch-Ch-Check it out!

I’ll tell you what…In a surprising turn of events, our girl crush and our boy crush are planning a “quiet first date” together after someone told Michael Phelps that Carrie Underwood thinks he’s cute. The two reportedly started text-messaging, which led to Michael romancing Carrie by requesting that their first date not include dinner: “I’m not so sure you’d want to see me eat! It might not make a great first impression.”

Carrie’s friends are less than impressed by this development, insisting that she was “devastated when her relationship with Tony Romo broke” and doesn’t need another high-profile celebrity waltzing in and out of her life. Except this is Michael Phelps we’re talking about — give him a couple more months and he will no longer be high-profile. America has a short attention span.

I’ll tell you what…If you didn’t get to hate on Jessica Simpson this week with Jackass and the Mule, read the following story from USMAGAZINE:

Jessica Simpson was slammed by a critic for a “bizarre and often frustrating” performance in Ontario, Canada Wednesday.

“It might be unfair calling Jessica Simpson’s show at the Avalon Ballroom Wednesday a train wreck — at some point, a train knows where it’s going,” John Law wrote in the Niagara Falls Review.

Law said the singer — who is making the transition from pop to country with a new album (out September 9) — is “still living in a reality show, convinced everyone is so fascinated with her personal life, they’d rather hear her talk than sing.”

See Jessica Simpson’s Us Weekly break up covers.

The concert was more like a “therapy session” for her, he wrote, because she “needs to explain in exhausting detail what every single song is about.”

Simpson, 28, dedicated a song called “You’re My Sunday” to beau Tony Romo — and she even discussed flatulence.

“I do pass gas a lot,” she told the crowd. “I guarantee it smells like roses.”

Howler says:  classy.

Law concluded that “Simpson can’t deliver a concert worthy of her new record.

“It’s hard to take her [seriously] when she declares how much she loves “Destiny” Springfield, and then performs a version of “Son of a Preacher Man” so devoid of soul, Dusty would disown it,” he wrote.

I’ll tell you what…Chrissie Hynde & Co. are preparing to release a country record, Break Up the Concrete, on Oct. 7. Though reports said the group was experimenting with Southern sounds, it didn’t really hit home until they became featured on CMT.com. Go there now, and you can hear an exclusive track from the album, Love’s a Mystery.

Each week, the band is releasing one MP3 from the record on a different website. Right now you can hear two more songs on their MySpace page; Boots of Chinese Plastic is the most obvious example of the band’s boot-scootin’ transition. To find out where you can grab the weekly downloads, head to ThePretenders.com.

This week LAist posted a review of a recent Pretenders performance: “Introducing the brand-new Rosalee over a chorus of shouted requests, (Hynde) says, ‘Just think, in 25 more years, this will be a classic, and you’ll be yelling for this instead of Brass In F—in’ Pocket!’”

We shall see. 

I’ll tell you what…It’s Coming! Faith Hill’s new Holiday Album (Due Out Sept. 30th)!  And with it, her new song “A Baby Changes Everything.”

Get ready for it…It combines all the great elements needed for the most incredible performance the stage has ever seen: slow build to an epic climax, a narrative about a teenager who suddenly finds herself pregnant, and the fact that a baby changes everything. And by everything, I mean EVERYTHING. A huge choir joins in at the peak of the song, when you suddenly realize this song isn’t just about teenage pregnancy, it’s about the biggest celebrity baby of all time: Jesus.

Listen to the song here:

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