Well it is obvious by now that it was a Toy Story Halloween for us this year.  Buzz Lightyear, Woody and Jessie had a busy Halloween with candy parties, family, and friends throughout the day.  Great memories!!

So what do you think of the costumes?

Phoenix in Full Buzz Lightyear Costume

Phoenix dressed up as the best Buzz Lightyear ever on Halloween this past Saturday night.  Buzz was joined by Woody and Jessie.

Halloween 2009

Miley Cyrus Concert Review

Memphis, Tennessee (October 21, 2009) - by Joshua Holmes

Several months ago I had an opportunity to buy tickets to a Miley Cyrus concert in Memphis before they went on sale to the general public. I did it very quickly, thinking I would sell the tickets to someone else who really wanted to see the pop princess.

Come to find out it, the concert was what is called a ‘ticketless’ concert.  This is done  to cut down on scalpers. That means that the purchaser has to show up at the event with photo ID and the credit card they used to make the purchase.  Once at the arena they then print you off a slip of paper with your seat locations.

Long story short, that meant that I would be going to the show whether I wanted to or not.  However, I wanted to go and knew I would enjoy it. It is always fun to get a closer view of celebrities, and especially those I have covered daily here on Bumpshack for the past five years.

We parked very close in a parking garage on Union next to the Crêpe Maker. Since we were hungry and they make over 75 different kinds of crêpes we quickly decided this would beat any overpriced arena food.  With such a large selection it was easy for us all to find one to our liking. For me that meant the Tex-Mex crêpe which was so amazingly good.

Upon entering the arena, you couldn’t miss the Wal-Mart banners and kiosks promoting Miley and her clothing line at Wally-World in conjunction with fashion designer Max Azria.  The line is cute and very affordable priced. Props to Miley for not overpricing her fans (in that aspect).

Metro Station was the opening act and they were already half-way into their set when we found our seats, which were on the lower level.  Risers directly in front of the stage and really good seats!  I was impressed by Metro which is fronted by Miley’s older, painted-skeletor looking brother Trace Cyrus.  Miley’s Hannah Montana co-star Mitchel Musso’s older brother Mason Musso is also in the band.

The band first broke through on MySpace with their hit single ‘Seventeen Forever.’  Within the past year they exploded with the chart-topping hit ‘Shake It,’ the song they closed their set with.

As far as opening acts at concerts go, Metro Station was actually really good.  Trace can be too much at times and often comes across as trying to lower his voice with a whispering/fake (might be dying on stage) voice to fit in with the teens.  They do pop rock really well and did a good job warming up a crowd that came soley to see Miley.

The scariest part of their set, was their last song, when Trace took his shirt off, to expose his ink covered skeleton frame.  He went into a rant about how organizers at the start of the tour told him not to take his shirt off, that he would scare the young female fans…which he DID!  He proceeded to say he decided to say screw it and that he would be true to himself.  He then went into a long winded rant about accepting everyone for who they are regardless of their race, sexuality, tattoos, etc.

During the intermission, before Miley appeared, she had fans text her messages, which were then posted on the big screens atop the stage. She would sporadically reply via text to the messages on the board. Each time she did the crowd naturally went nuts.

Miley Cyrus arose up out of the stage within a giant glacier of ice to the shrieks of 18,000 of her fans.  She danced within the ice before it cracked open, and she began her first number.  Her opening was a bit of a let down and didn’t have the big explosive spark that most good concerts usually have.  Luckily, that was not foretelling, as everything that came after her opening number was truly amazing for a 16-year old.

Not being a super nitro-charged teen fan of Miley’s I was not familiar with all of her songs, but I recognized close to a dozen as the night unfolded. I would do her body of work an injustice if I tried to name the songs and order she performed them.

However, here are a few of my highlights and thoughts from the night:

The stage, choreography, and entire production was one of the best I have seen at a live concert.  Miley was constantly surrounded by very experienced dancers that were always covering the stage and creating a great visual spectacle.

At one point there was a 2-minute trailer for her new movie The Last Song about midway through.  The film will be released next summer and stars Miley, Greg Kinnear, Kelly Preston, and Bobby Coleman.

Miley’s - Madonna moment - of the night took place when she came on stage in a wedding type dress with hot pink - knee high socks that was simply slutterific.  She then was raised by a harness from the lighting tower and the ‘virgin-punk’ bride flew high above the audience as her teen fans went absolutely nuts below her.

The most visual grabbing moment took place during ‘Fly’ when Miley and sexy dancer pals jumped on top of what I have called the ‘Fly-Mobile’ and danced, grinded, and gyrated as it moved towards the audience.

Her other high flying event of the night took place when she strattled a red Harley Davidson and throttled the hog, before she went flying above the audience on the hog leaving a cloud of exhaust smoke behind her.  It had to be the ultimate fantasy of every pedophile Hell’s Angels’ undercover biker in attendance.

The surprise guest duo was none other than her brother Trace who reappeared and proceeded to chase Miley around stage as they belted out one of Miley’s harder rocking  joints.

Near the end of her set-list, to the delight of her fans, she came out and rocked to ‘Party In The USA’ as the dancers turned it up a notch and the big screens spastically flashed American flags throughout.

The show for sure had its stripper-esque and ‘just a bit too sexy for young pre-pubescent’ moments. Miles never wore shorts (hot pants) or a dress that came within 12 inches of the top of her knees.  At one point she did a quick pole dance with a orange and white striped rope that had conveniently fallen from the ceiling.  She also had a strip-tease like dance with a construction traffic sign.  I would say the show was PG-13 at best.  But there were thousands of girls under the age of 10, including my 7-year old relative, who came with us and had a good time.

For an encore (aren’t these a requirement and not a spontaneous and special event anymore?) Miley returned to the stage to even more theatrics to sing ‘7 Things’ and she closed the night with her #1 hit ‘The Climb.’

Most pop performers today lip-sync while dancing to a perfect recording of their songs. Miley sang every song, while dancing, and going through over a dozen costume changes.  She worked hard throughout the night during a challenging set that would have done in most of her contemporaries twice her age.  Just remember you can spend twice as much to go see a bloated Britney Spears lip-sync to a soundtrack of her songs or you can spend it on Miley and get an actual ‘live’ performance.

It was an expensive show (nearly $95 a ticket) but worth it.  If your daughter, son, girlfriend or wife is a fan of Hannah Montana or Miley Cyrus then the expense will be well worth it.  Everyone in attendance came away impressed and entertained from a rocking night from the most talented 16-year old in the business.

Please leave your comments below if you have seen Miley live and what you thought of her performance.

Miley Cyrus Concert Photos from her Memphis Concert

[all Miley Cyrus images by Joshua Holmes/Bumpshack.com]

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Miley Cyrus put on a great concert last night in Memphis.  She was everything you would expect her to be.  More of those details along with some great photos coming shortly here on Bumpshack.

Enjoy the preview photo above. You will enjoy the rest of the photos even more….stay tuned!!

[image: Joshua Holmes/Bumpshack.com]

Counter singer Sara Evans at the 80th MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis sang ‘God Bless America’ during the 7th inning stretch on July 14th, 2009.

Sheryl Crow, a Missouri native as well, sang the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ to start the 80th Midsummer Classic.

More Exclusive Bumpshack All-Star Game Photos
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Billy Bob Thornton at the 2009 MLB All-Star Game
Bobby Knight at the MLB All-Star Game
Sara Evans ‘God Bless America’ All-Star Game

More All-Star Game Photos of Sara Evans

[photos by Joshua Holmes/Bumpshack.com]

Legendary college basketball coach Bobby Knight watching the 80th MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis on July 14, 2009.  Knight is good friends with St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa.

Coach Knight also participated in the Celebrity Softball Game on Sunday night. Knight played first base on the winning National League celebrity team.

More All-Star Game Photos of Bobby Knight

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Bobby Knight at the MLB All-Star Game
Sara Evans ‘God Bless America’ All-Star Game

[photos by Joshua Holmes/Bumpshack.com]

Billy Bob Thornton was one of several celebrities in attendance at the 80th MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis on Tuesday night.  Billy Bob sat on the fourth row right next to the National League dugout.  Billy was very cordial with the fans, especially upon his 6th inning exit, where he responded to cheers, waved, and gave high fives to several people on his way down the VIP tunnel.

Thornton is almost always more than kind with his fans.   I first met him on the set of The Badge nearly five years ago in Louisiana.  He took time to talk to all of us in between takes, and he did his best to blend in and just be one of the guys.

Thornton was in St. Louis for most of the weekend and played in the Celebrity Softball Game on Sunday night.  He played high school baseball and eventually earned a try out with the Kansas City Royals before a broken collar bone derailed his dream.  Billy Bob grew up in Arkansas as a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals.

More Photos of Billy Bob from the All-Star Game

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President Obama’s 2009 MLB All-Star Game First Pitch
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Billy Bob Thornton at the 2009 MLB All-Star Game
Bobby Knight at the MLB All-Star Game
Sara Evans ‘God Bless America’ All-Star Game

[photos by Joshua Holmes/Bumpshack.com]

Singer Sheryl Crow performed the Star Spangled Banner last night at the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in St. Louis.  The Missouri native also performed a concert Saturday night as part of the All-Star Fan Fest.

The photos don’t lie, the 47-year old Crow is still rockin’ fifteen years after she rose to national fame with her breakthrough 1994 hit ‘All I Wanna Do.’

More 2009 All-Star Game Photos of Sheryl Crow

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President Obama’s 2009 MLB All-Star Game First Pitch
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Sara Evans ‘God Bless America’ All-Star Game

[photos by Joshua Holmes/Bumpshack]

Brothers & Sisters stars Sally Field and Calista Flockhart stopped by The View on Tuesday, in Los Angeles, for a chat with the women.  Sally looked amazing as always.  Can you believe she is 62-years old?  We were lucky enough to have a front row seat for these great photos.  The photos might not do her justice, but Calista is the skinniest woman we have seen this side of the ocean.

The show airs this Friday on ABC and also stars Jennifer Farrell, Spencer Pratt, and Heidi Montag.

Exclusive: Photos of Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag on The View

More Photos of Sally and Calista on The View

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The View is filming in Los Angeles this week and we were right there, in the middle of the madness.  We got these exclusive photos from the first row of Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag who were on the taping yesterday (show airs March 13, 2009).  The Bump Wife sent me the photos as the show was being recorded on Tuesday.

She emailed me one of Spencer during the middle of the taping with the subject line: ‘Tool’.  She had no clue who Spencer was before seeing him there, so I found her instant analysis of him extremely funny, since that is the public’s prevailing view about him.

Other celebs on Friday’s episode will include Sally Field, Calista Flockhart, and Jennifer Farrell.

More Photos of Speidi from The View

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Kingston Rossdale and little sister Zuma enjoyed a day in a Los Angeles park yesterday, but rocker parents Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale were nowhere to be seen. Kingston played on the swings & in the sand, climbed on stone animals, played with action figures, handed out gifts and went for rides on the wagon with the help of some girls who are apparently his nannies.

I guess Gwen and Gavin were having a daytime date together, or maybe they were putting in some studio time. One thing I can definitely say about those two is they produce freakishly cute children!!

[images: WENN]

Paris Hilton is known for loving girly dresses, cleavage and hair extensions. But yesterday when she went to a Beverly Hills tanning salon, Paris sported a racer back tank, no bra, and a cap over her super short hair. The usually glam girl looked totally man-ish! The only feminine thing in her outfit is the massive purse, but hey, even some dudes carry those now!

Personally, I prefer Paris in the flirtier looks, but she didn’t really ask my opinion!

[images: WENN]

Crackhead, tatted up and dirty-legged Amy Winehouse is still scaring the locals in St. Lucia during her vacation there. She has run around naked and showed up very small bikinis while in the Caribbean, and yesterday was no exception. She paired a small yellow triangle top with some ruffled purple very butt-exposing bottoms.

Rumored new beau Blake Wood was no where to be found, but Amy had no problem making a new guy friend, frolicking around in the sand with an unknown man. Maybe he’s her new drug dealer.

In other Amy news, she might be designing clothes for Fred Perry later this year. She allegedly told some hotel guests about the new business venture. What idiot would let this train wreck fashion disaster design for them?! Geesh!

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The Kardashians all want to get more attention wish you a Merry Christmas! Kendall, Kyle, Kourtney, Khloe, Kim, Kris and Kompany all dressed in red, black and white for their glamour shot Christmas card for all their fans. My question is this: why is Kim sitting down? You can’t fully enjoy her rockin’ bod when you can’t see any of it. And where’s Brody Jenner? He must be too cool for such antics.

[image: thehollywoodgossip]

Even Hollywood stars care about people other than themselves. Several of them showed up to the Los Angeles Mission on Christmas Eve to serve food, hand out gifts and spend time talking with some homeless members of their community. The mostly B-listers included Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, Melissa Joan Hart, Alyssa Milano, Corbin Bleu, Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Boxleitner and Antonio Villaraigos. Heidi and Spencer used the time-of course- to ham it up for the cameras and show excessive amounts of PDA. Is that even sanitary? Whatever.

Regardless of their intentions, good for all of the celebs for giving back. They certainly don’t deserve the fam and fortune more than anyone else.

[images: WENN]

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt went publicity, er, I mean Christmas shopping on Robertson Boulevard in Los Angeles yesterday. They spent more time posing for fake pictures of them making out and hanging out with Santa Claus than actually purchasing anything, but it’s what we have come to expect from the two of them. At least The Hills newlyweds really do seem happy, though very attention starved.

[images: WENN]

Despite photos to the contrary (like this one of the alleged couple at the Los Angeles International Airport), Michael Phelps is denying that he is dating huge chested Caroline Pal. He says that the girl in this pic was put there by photographers as a Caroline lookalike to make it seem like they were together. Very clever!

“[The photographers] pose the girl up next to me as I get out of the car, and she follows me in. I was like, ‘Oh wow, you guys are pretty original - pose somebody next to me to make it look like we’re together!’”

Phelps said he “never [saw the woman in question] before in my life!”

So what about all those other pictures of them mugging down at Vegas clubs? Guess he was just having some bachelor fun afterall.

[image: thehollywoodgossip]

Ben Russell, 15, beat out seven other contestants with these beauties to win the Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest in Montpelier, Vt., March 18.

Completely disgusting!

We Wish You a Merry Christmas from Phoenix Noah and all of us here at Bumpshack! Special Bump Christmas greetings to Luke, Kirk, Eric, Travis, Trev Mill, Drew, and J-Wats.

Loyal Bumpshack reader Kiki (Keek the Greek) sent in these exclusive photos that her good friend Amy took of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at the London premiere of the film Beowulf.  Below is a thumbnail (click to enlarge) of Angelina in her tight leather pants right before they split right down the seam of her buttocks.

photos: Amy via Kiki