Channel 7 is Seeing Double; Cedars and Wisner Expecting Girls

DCN has learned that several staffers at Denver’s ABC affiliate are expecting twins this year.

Glowing Weekend Anchorwoman, Dayle Cedars (pictured), has recently announced that she is expecting twins this Fall.

Cedars, who chatted via email with DCN said that she and her husband, Darrin Revious, Managing Director of Frederick Ross, a commercial real estate company in LoDo, are expecting all girls.

The Wash Park resident and Ponderosa High graduate said she has started thinking about preparing the nursery. She even attended the Mother’s of Multiples sale in Douglas Country last month to stock up on baby gear.

She commented to DCN, “We are preparing for our first and second. We are thrilled and a little terrified at the same time, which I am sure every mother can attest to.”

KMGH’s News Cast Director, Mark Wisner, and his wife Lori, are expecting identical twin girls any day now. Lori is just over 26 weeks along in her pregnancy. Wisner told DCN that one of the babies is having some complications so Lori has been camping out at the hospital in hopes of prolonging the pregnancy as long as possible. On a personal note, DCN wishes the Wisner family all the best and hopes they’ll share their good news with us!

After digging around the Channel 7 website, DCN also was able to glean that beloved Sports Anchor and Highlands Ranch resident, Lionel Bienvenu, has twin boys, Bryce and Quinn. And Weekend Anchor and Highlands Ranch resident, Theresa Marchetta, also has a set of beautiful identical twin girls.

And not to one-up one another, Wisner confirmed to DCN that Katie Trexler, who recently left her post as Morning Anchor at KMGH, also has twins – a boy and a girl.

Whew!

Wanna join the Channel 7 twin baby boom extraordinaire? Stop by the KMGH offices and take a sip from the water cooler.

Another Dogg Story with Colorado Connection

This is sort of a strange story that posted today from gossip gurus, TMZ.

Apparently, rapper James D. Jenkins, known as Millennium Child, filed a lawsuit in Colorado earlier this week against Snoop Dogg (pictured). Jenkins claims that Dogg stole the “music strings” in one of his songs. In the documents filed, Jenkins stupidly says, "I had hand Ice Cube manager 1 tape ... From there I don't know how Calvin Broadus [Snoop's real name] got a hold of it. The tape." That’s just silly talk!

DCN has reviewed the court documents and Jenkins doesn’t seem to be asking for any monetary damages. He says just wants “a copy of all document releated to this case.” (spelling errors intential). Check out the scribbled court documents for yourself: http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/0410_snoop_wm.pdf

At the Dog House

Reality TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman was at the Colorado Capital today. DCN has read the reports of what he was doing here, but is still a bit unsure herself.

Apparently, he was visiting Denver to hear the House Judiciary Committee debate against a provision that would allow government agencies to compete with bail bondsmen. However, Dog's voluptuous wife, Beth Chapman, told 9News that they were here to lobby lawmakers to ensure that sex offenders remain in jail pending trial (but apparently that part was taken out of the bill before they arrived).

Anyway, you may not have realized that Dog is a Denver native and began his bounty hunting career right here in the great state of Colorado. Now, doesn't that make you proud to be a Coloradoan?

Picture - Dog and Pony at the state capital doing their standard dog and pony show.

Picture Source - Rocky Mountain News - by Dennis Schroeder

DCN's Birthday Wish

In honor of DCN’s official birthday – which is today – I’m asking for my loyal readers to give me the gift of comments.

There are only two readers that continually leave me comments:

One, my dear hubby, Darren. He also has a blog. It’s mostly pics of our family – but we’re happy to share a glimpse of the glamorous life with all of you.

Two, my friend Ben Westhoff, aka, MC401(k), who pens The Healthiest Man in Park Slope blog. Don’t mind his blog too much – it’s his shameless attempt to post pictures of hot women and drone on about Sex in the City’s John Corbett, one of his favorite obsessions. Oh, and he also writes about the music scene.

Remember, you can show love to me and my blog by leaving comments.

Oh, and in a greedy attempt to further my plea, please send me story ideas/tips too.

Happy Un-Birthday to All AND Happy Birthday to Me!

MTV Reality Diva Says She’s Done with Reality TV - Oh Really?

The only reason DCN is reporting on the happenings of Kristin Cavallari is because of the reality drama queen’s Denver connection.

In case you didn’t know, Cavallari is one of the “stars” of MTV’s reality shows The Hills and Laguna Beach AND she was born in Denver.

She told EW.com this week that she will not be doing any more reality shows – at least for awhile.

She said, “I have been asked to come back by MTV a million times to be on The Hills or Laguna Beach, or to do a different reality show, but I am not interested.”

DCN wants to know what it is this fleshy young woman will be doing instead. Well, she tells EW.com that she needs more “challenging” stuff and another reality show, well, just won’t cut it.

DCN is not sure that Cavallari’s acting career will pay the bills, but then again, did anyone think that Trista and Ryan would still be making the rounds after all this time?

Celebs Congregate in Vail

There were a few celebrity sightings in Vail over the weekend, as Vail hosted its 2008 Film Festival.

Entourage leading man, Adrian Grenier (pictured right), was on hand to accept the innaugural Vail Film Festival Blue Sky Tribute for Environmental Activism. Grenier is an environmental activist who drives a hybrid vehicle and uses recycled denim to insulate the walls of his Brooklyn home.

Also at the film festival was former television Wings star, Tim Daly. He’s now the handsome hunk on the not-so-impressive Grey’s Anatomy spin-off, Private Practice.

The Post is also reporting that Robert Redford’s daughter, Amy Redford, was at the festival premiering her movie “The Guitar.”

And Tom Cruise’s cousin, William Mapother, was also in attendance promoting a film too (pictured left).

DCN wants to know – Do you think Mapother looks more like cuzin’ Tom, MJ Fox, or a Fraggle?

Elway, the Actor?

DCN is resurrecting another story about QB great and gossip favorite, John Elway. In case you didn’t know, Elway “stars” as himself in a movie called “Resurrecting the Champ.” The DVD is available for purchase on DCN’s birthday, Tuesday, April 8 (mark your calendars for both exciting events!).

The PG-13 movie, which came out in August 2007 and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett and Teri Hatcher, didn’t make it big in theatres due to lack of marketing, but reviews of the movie tell another story – in fact, the movie seems to pack an entertaining punch.

The movie, based on a true story, is about a former boxing champ who is now homeless and living in the streets of Denver. A fictional Denver Times reporter sees the man being attacked by street thugs – but the man doesn’t go down without a fight. The Times reporter realizes there’s more to this man – and thinks perhaps that he has stumbled on the story of his career.

Although the movie was filmed in Calgary, the exterior shots were filmed in Denver. You can see the Bronco’s training ground and Elway’s restaurant (where Elway makes his cameo appearance).

You can read more about the movie at http://www.resurrectingthechamp.com/.

And remember, pre-order your copy of the DVD on Amazon today!

Did Anyone See Al?

Rotund and chuckle-prone Today Show weatherman, Al Roker, was in Denver this week promoting his new Spike series, DEA. Roker is the executive producer of this testosterone-filled show that tails Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Detroit. DCN swears she’s heard of this show already – isn’t it called Cops? “Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha’ gonna do…. Whatcha’ gonna do when Al comes for you."

The affable weatherman attended the sold-out Ultimate Fighting Championship match Wednesday, April 2, at the Broomfield Event Center. UFC aired on Spike last night and then was followed by Roker’s DEA show.

Roker told RMN’s Penny Parker in an interview, "Now I will have seen the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and I think the Democratic National Convention in Denver will be like that. I think they should put (Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton) in a steel cage, and if things get hot, throw Howard Dean in there, too."

Ed. Note: DCN believes that a cage match between Obama and Clinton would be more entertaining than DEA. Sorry Al.

DCN wants to know if anyone saw Roker around town, perhaps dining at a local hot spot?

And did anyone watch DEA last night? Leave a comment to let DCN know what you thought of the show.

Dolly Week Decent for Denver's Crush

Kristi Lee Cook, the sister-in-law of Colorado Crush's QB, John Dutton, offered an okay performance last night on American Idol as she belted Dolly Parton's sweet but forgettable song, "Coat of Many Colors."

As Kristi continues to sail through the competition, DCN began to wonder if perhaps Kristi was this season's Sanjaya. Sure enough, VoteForTheWorst.com is encouraging voters to dial for Kristi. However, DCN thinks if VoteForTheWorst.com really held any pull in this competition, annoying Amanda Overmeyer or Danny Noriega would have been singing some good ole' Dolly last night.

Most memorably, Cook showed off her country roots by wearing a flowing dress and going barefoot on stage. Metro-sexual host, Ryan Seacrest, couldn't help himself when he commented on Cook's bare feet, telling her she had a nice "french pedicure." DCN took a small poll (ok, I just asked my husband), and by a unanimous margin, DCN has confirmed that most men do not know what a french pedicure is - that is, except for Seacrest.

Another interesting Colorado connection to the show came when Seacrest pulled out a series of postcards - Kathy Bates-like fan mail for dreadlocked Jason Castro. The postcard flashed on screen was from Colorado.

Ed. Note: If any one knows the stalker fan from Colorado, please send her my way for an interview.

Elway's Steakhouse Buys Naming Rights to KC Arrowhead Stadium

This article had DCN going for awhile on this special April Fools Day holiday. Or is this all really true...

Chiefs sell naming rights to Arrowhead
WPI StaffWarpaintIllustrated.com
Apr 1, 2008

With renovations at One Arrowhead Drive well underway, it will be months before the Chiefs’ stadium resembles its final form. But one piece of the puzzle is already complete – the new name.

Monday the Chiefs sold the naming rights to their stadium, which will no longer be known as Arrowhead. Elway’s Steakhouse, a popular restaurant in Colorado owned by former Broncos quarterback John Elway, placed the winning bid for the rights this past weekend.

The deal will pay KC’s franchise $1 million per year for the next 10 years.

The orange Elway’s Steakhouse logo will replace the red Arrowhead and Chiefs logos that formerly adorned the backside of both stadium video boards. The new logo will also emblazon the coal bins distributed throughout the parking lot, an obvious move at reaching KC’s infamous tailgating demographic.

In addition, the new logo will be seen throughout the stadium, including concession stands, where Elway’s Steakhouse fare will be offered exclusively in Kansas City.

“We were very pleased to reach a naming-rights agreement with the fine dining establishment of Elway’s Steakhouse over the weekend,” said a source within the Chiefs. “John Elway was a fierce competitor in the NFL for many years, especially with our own football team, and our fans recognize and respect his name. We also feel, with our rich history of pregame tailgating, that the Elway’s Steakhouse name will be a popular draw.”

Monday the company overseeing the renovations completed the facelift on both video boards. John Elway himself will attend this year’s home opener to christen Elway’s Steakhouse Stadium.
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