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Matthew McConaughey a leading contender to star in the Captain America movie.

No, it's not Arlen Specter.

When a Queens, NY elementary school lost its music teacher, and couldn't find a replacement, it seemed the students would be without a music program until Paul Sheriff stepped up, recruited several interested students, and founded and led the school band ever since.

Paul Sheriff is an eleven year old sixth grade student at the school.

The whole point of the show was Chuck, the accidental secret agent who survived through sheer dumb luck. If he's a ninja now, the show is much less interesting.

Still a better idea than remaking "Melrose Place," but not by as much.

Robert Rodriguez to make the "Machete" movie seen in the trailers of Grindhouse.

...that I pass on this monument to failure that is the great talentless load Jimmy Fallon, whom I despise very much. So, so very much.

Tip - Steve Silver.

Mike Tyson weighs in on the Chris Brown/Rihanna situation.

Immediately afterwards, Jay Cutler announced a seminar on the importance of maturity in professional atheletes.

1. Time travel
2. Me feeling any sympathy for the guy in the movie "Obsessed." I don't care how crazy either of them are, if your "problem" is Beyonce and Ali Larter fighting over who gets to have sex with you, you have no problems.
3. A comprehensive two-state solution between the Israelis and Palestinians, so long as Hamas and others cling to the dream of exterminating Israel completely.
4. A TV show sucking harder than "Sit Down and Shut Up." You can see better comedy writing in the results for a Youtube search for "getting hit in the nuts."

With hard work, a couple of those may turn out to be possible in the future. Just not now.

Today's Awesome Person of the Day is Don Smith, aka "Caveman", who regularly hangs out at a Quik Thrift Convenience Store. Which is where he was when a man tried to rob the place, threatening the clerk with a knife.

Caveman objected, by which I meanhe laid into the robber with a metal stepladder, running the punk off.

You can see the security video here.

Rod Blagojevich wants to modify his bail to allow him to appear on reality show "I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!"

Remember, any politician from Illinois who wants you to listen to them had an opportunity to support or oppose this tool when he ran for Governor - twice.

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi is a very wealthy man who own several houses throughout Italy. This gives him an opportunity to help out in the aftermath of Italy's recent earthquake, by opening his homes to people displaced by the earthquake.

I just want it noted that America could have had a guy in charge like that, but no, everybody had to make fun of him instead.

Which means that if America ever suffers a disaster like this, instead of getting to recover in well-furbished luxury homes, we'll get Tony Rezko's phone number and hope he can hook us up with something that actually has running water.

Wrestlemania + the Final Four: Am I seriously expected to mow the lawn and pick up the dry cleaning this weekend?

(Answer: Yes. Yes I am.)

Anyways - the card doesn't look as epic as it maybe could have been, but it has its moments. Predictions are as follows:

Chris Jericho vs. Roddy Piper, Jimmy Snuka, and Ricky Steamboat, featuring Ric Flair and Mickey Rourke.
Who Should Win: Oh, since it's 5 on 1, go ahead and let the old guys win it.
Who Will Win: Piper will pin Jericho after Mickey Rourke hits him with whatever Randy the Ram's big move was.
Will It Suck? Yeah, but hopefully they'll keep it short.

25 Diva Battle Royal
Who Should Win: Beth Phoenix. Michelle McCool would also be acceptable.
Who Will Win: Probably the returning Gail Kim.
Will It Suck? Again, yes, but it'll be as quick as it can be, and Santino Marella will probably do something funny. The big disappointment was after teasing returns of big names like Wendi Richter and Lita, we're going to get instead Nidia and Jackie Gayda. (Although they could still be holding out Trish Stratus as a surprise.)

Money in the Bank Ladder Match: CM Punk vs. MVP vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Christian vs. Finlay vs. Mark Henry vs. Kane vs. Kofi Kingston
Who Should Win: Say it with me now: SHELTON BENJAMIN!
Who Will Win: Odds on favorite seems to be Christian.
Will It Suck? Nope. Online whining about Mark Henry and Kane's involvement notwithstanding, this will be good as always, and having a couple big guys involved to toss folks around will help the overall match.

Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker
Who Should Win: Undertaker
Who Will Win: Undertaker
Will It Suck? Could very well be the match of the night. Won't suck even a little bit.

Interesting tidbit. To get an idea of how impressive Taker's 16-0 WM streak is, the second longest undefeated streak at Wrestlemania is Rob Van Dam, at 4-0. Right behind him are the Legion of Doom (Hawk & Animal), Demolition Ax (Smash lost a couple times after switching ID's), and Sable.

Unified Tag Team Title Lumberjack Match - Mike "The Miz" Mizanin & John Morrison vs. Carlito & Primo Colon
Who Should Win: I'd rather see the Colons take it.
Who Will Win: Probably Miz & Morrison.
Will It Suck? It won't suck, and if outside interference is kept to a minimum and they get at least 12-15 minutes, this could steal the show.

Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy
Who Should Win: If the feud is going to run awhile, Matt should win the opening salvo.
Who Will Win: Probably Matt
Will It Suck: This is your other contender for match of the night. Matt & Jeff have been preparing for this match their whole lives.

Intercontinental Title Match: JBL (c) vs. Rey Misterio
Who Should Win: Misterio should win as JBL returns to the broadcast booth.
Who Will Win: Misterio
Will It Suck? No.

World Title Match: Edge (c) vs. John Cena vs. Big Show
Who Should Win: Edge, especially if Christian wins MitB.
Who Will Win: I think Edge will probably retain.
Will It Suck: No.

WWE Title Match: Triple H (c) vs. Randy Orton
Who Should Win: While the good guy should usually win to close WM, setting up Orton as a dominant heel champion would be the better move.
Who Will Win: I think Orton takes it.
Will It Suck: No.

As for the Final Four - North Carolina over Michigan State.