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The Video Music Awards Opening Act — MTV News’ Big Moment — starts in 26 minutes. In an hour and ten minutes, they’re going to throw to a poll we’re running on the fly. After that, I’ll start breathing. Our in time was 3 p.m. So I slept in ’til 9:30, then rolled around in…

Clock’s ticking down to the VMAs, and as I’ve said more than once, I’m a little worried about my lack of worry. As you can probably gather from the deluge of hype, the VMAs are the make-or-break event of the year. A lot’s riding on it for the channel, the News department, and me. To…

I did a lot of runnin’ and a lot of rockin’ yesterday. Today, I’m paying for it. But it was worth the cost. I woke at 6, ate, stretched, and grabbed a cab. At 7:30, the gun went off for the the NYRRC 18-mile Marathon Tune Up: three laps of Central Park. I ran slow…

I dreamt last night that America was under attack. As a fighter jet circled low overhead, I said to my suburban neighbor, ‘This is the part of the dream where the plane always crashes,’ and waited for it to go down. But it didn’t. Instead, the scene cut to a ‘West Side Story’-type neighborhood —…

That empty six pack of Stella? Yeah, that’s mine. Did I get a lot done in the studio? Nah, not really. But everyone else did. Tonight was all about Jason Gallagher. You, dear reader, may recall my seeing Jason and his band, Leroy Justice, perform a few weeks ago. And you, dear reader, may recall…

My gray matter ached this morning. You know, the stuff in the back: where your skull connects to your spine, where dreams are manufactured. That shit hurt bad. Three cups of coffee, two Advil, two B-12s, and one multi later, I was right as rain, and off to the office. One turkey burger deluxe with…