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Matt Icough

Matt Icough? Fine by me.

About Me

If you'd like to know more... just ask. :-)

My Interests

Reality TV, pop music, board games, the number 4 :-)

I'd like to meet:

--Dick Clark, because his name is synonomous with the history of pop music AND with New Year's Eve... two things that I love!--Justin Timberlake, so he could teach me some hot dance moves. :-)--Pink, so that I can tell her how influential her music has been in my life.--Mark Burnett, because he is a reality TV mastermind!--Queen Latifa, just to have lunch or dinner... because I think she would be such a fun person to have a conversation with.--Paul Walker, Channing Tatum or Ryan Gosling... for obvious reasons. ;-) lol...--Barack Obama, because he inspires me to be more politically engaged.--The man of my dreams. He's out there somewhere, I know it!View Blog | View Pics | Add Comment


Music:

Pink, Justin Timberlake, Alanis Morrisette, India.Arie, Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, the Pussycat Dolls, Black Eyed Peas, N*Sync, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Destiny's Child, Beyonce, Maroon 5, Nelly Furtado, JoJo, Scissor Sisters, Aslyn, Mika, Terri Clark, SheDaisy, Shania Twain, Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband, Sugarland, Sara Evans, George Michael, Elton John, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, John Mellencamp, Garbage, Jamie Cullum, Damien Rice, the Rent Soundtrack, the Avenue Q Soundtrack, the Hairspray Soundtrack, September, David Guetta

Movies:

Requiem For a Dream, Bring It On, A League of Their Own, Hairspray, Into The Wild, Mean Girls, Shawshank Redemption, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, Sister Act, Rent, Chicago, Brokeback Mountain, Latter Days, Cheaters, Juno, Crash, Ocean's Eleven, Transformers, School of Rock, Million Dollar Baby, That Thing You Do, Midnight Clear

Television:

If it's a reality show, I probably like it. :-) Survivor, Amazing Race, American Idol, Project Runway, Big Brother, Dancing With the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, Real World, (and the Gauntlet, Inferno, Duel, other Challenges), the Biggest Loser, America's Next Top Model, Make Me A Supermodel, Top Chef, the Apprentice, Laguna Beach, the Hills, the Bachelor, and many others. And I love me some game shows (Deal or No Deal, Don't Forget the Lyrics, GSN, etc.)! Besides reality and game shows, I also love Desperate Housewives. And I'm a closet America's Funniest Home Videos fan :-)

Books:

Catcher in the Rye, Brave New World, A Density of Souls, Bringing Down The House, The Funny Thing Is..., Bleachers, Out of Sync

Heroes:

Walt Disney, Dick Clark, My dad

My Blog

Idol... America got it wrong this week.

OK... I should have known... I was asking for it.  By putting my blog out there and saying who I liked, it was destined to happen... But I still can’t believe it!?!  I really only like...
Posted by Matt Icough on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:51:00 PST

American Idol 2008

So its that time of year again... we finally have a TOP 12 for American Idol!  I thought I would take a chance on this cold Sunday afternoon to give my update on this year's finalists. First of a...
Posted by Matt Icough on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:26:00 PST

Top Songs of 2007!

So.... some of you might know that every year I do a countdown of the best songs of the year according to ME!  :-)  Of course they are pretty similar to many other year-end countdowns, but t...
Posted by Matt Icough on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:14:00 PST

Top 16 Music Countdown: October 3rd

I know its been a while.... but I was inspired to actually redo my countdown this week!  yay!  and double yay for good music! ...
Posted by Matt Icough on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 06:12:00 PST

Waterfront Film Festival 2007

So I went to my first ever Film Festival this weekend... and it was FANTASTIC.  I'm hooked.  I plan on making it an annual thing.  It's the Waterfront Film Festival in Saugatuck, MI.&nb...
Posted by Matt Icough on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:03:00 PST

Top 16 Music Countdown: Week of June 5th

So here's the updated countdown.  It's funny how music ebbs and flows.  A couple weeks ago I was thinking how much the state of music then was really sucking... and now this week there were ...
Posted by Matt Icough on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:46:00 PST

Top 16 Music Countdown: Week of May 21st

So I know its been quite a while since I've updated the music countdown... and I'm sure theres a few songs that I will have completely missed over the last two months.... but now that things have semi...
Posted by Matt Icough on Mon, 21 May 2007 01:23:00 PST

YAY! Blake and Jordin!

I'm SO pumped about the finale of Idols next week!!!  I cannot believe that my two favorites, Blake and Jordin, are the final two!  Never in the five seasons of Idol have I equally liked bot...
Posted by Matt Icough on Thu, 17 May 2007 06:31:00 PST

Idol Update!

After last night's show, I HAD to post an Idol update... especially with the suspense of two people getting voted off tonight!  WOWZERS! I have to say... this was the best night of Idol so far th...
Posted by Matt Icough on Wed, 02 May 2007 12:54:00 PST

Top 16 Music Countdown: Week of March 22nd

Here's the new countdown! Lots of new stuff on here!  :-)  Hope you enjoy!  Check out some Amy Winehouse if you haven't heard of her yet.  Love this song thats at #16.  :-)&nb...
Posted by Matt Icough on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:48:00 PST