After falling asleep around 10 p.m. only to awaken around 1:30 a.m., I'm lying in the bed with nothing better to do than get an update here.

First, to update from the YouTube post I made last week ... thanks to the wonderful Wikipedia I now know what former R&B star Tevin Campbell has been up to ... making albums and trying to get with cops.

In December of 2005, Campbell made his Broadway debut in the role of Seaweed J. Stubbs in the hit musical Hairspray.

April 2006, Tevin Campbell is planning his long awaited comeback CD, working with producers Scott Storch, The Underdogs, Krucial Keys, Bryan Michael Cox, Rodney Jerkins, Ryan Leslie and many more, his CD is due sometime this winter.

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Campbell had long denied rumors that he was a homosexual but in 1999 was arrested after offering to perform a sexual favor on a male undercover police officer.

According to a report released by the Los Angeles Police Department, Campbell, 22, on July 8,1999, solicited a lewd act from an undercover officer. Also following the arrest, officers recovered a substance resembling marijuana and a pipe containing possible marijuana residue.

Now on to more important things ... like the NBA Draft. The Raptors were the big winners, securing the first pick. The Bulls, a solid playoff team, get the No. 2 pick – which should help them out a good bit. It's just too bad for these two teams that this year's draft doesn't have a surefire lock at the top. Do you go Tyrus Thomas? Adam Morrison? LaMarcus Aldridge? Randy Foye? Rudy Gay? The Token Overhyped European Guy? There doesn't seem to be just a ton of difference there. Plenty of steady guys, but none that just wow you into Bolivian.

The Raps can always trade the top pick, surely somebody out there would take it. I just don't know what the most likely scenarios would be there, as I haven't really read anything on it. I think the Raps should take Ty Thomas and the Bulls should follow with Aldridge. If the Raps take Aldridge (which might be stupid), the Bulls should take Gay. I'd like to see Gay running around out there with Hinrich, Gordon, Nocioni, et al. But, the more pressing need is probably an inside presence and I like Aldridge more than The Italian Stallion.

After that I really don't care much, although I'd like to see Atlanta take Ronnie Brewer to pair up with Joe Johnson. If that were to happen the Hawks would easily become my new favorite team and I'd consider buying the NBA League Pass to see their games ... or maybe even uprooting and moving to the A-T-L shawwty. I wonder if I could find gainful employment there?

Speaking of the NBA, these conference finals are going to be two excellent series as far as I can tell. I am hoping for a Heat-Suns Finals, but you can't go wrong with any matchup.

In other music-related news, I just found out today that in Huey Lewis & The News' hit "Hip To Be Square", several members of the San Francisco 49ers - including Joe Montana - served as backup singers. I wonder if we can get some members of the Tennessee Titans to join up with Eightball & MJG on a song. I'd buy that album.

I went fishing with a few friends today. They caught some monster catfish using hot dogs. And not just any hot dog ... no sir, this was premium Bar S hot dog, a whopping 69 cents per pack. The fish just ate them up like nobody's business. Forget fancy lures and whatnot, just put a cheap piece of processed meat on your hook and reel 'em in all day long. If a hot dog can get that, imagine what a Vienna Sausage or some Deviled Ham could get you. I think I'm going to start using random stuff from my kitchen on future fishing trips. See if I can't hook a nice big brown trout on a hunk of Hot Pocket. Maybe the brim will be biting on dill pickles. And I get a good feeling I could haul in a gargantuan gar with a slice of pepperoni pizza. If none of that works, maybe I can get a shark to think some stewed tomatoes are actually bloody chunks of flesh. What a great catch that'd be.

I'm glad the latest American Idol season is over. Now hopefully all the talk will die down and I won't be left in the dark so much anymore. Am I the only person who doesn't watch that show? I heard the winner has gray hair but isn't really that old, and my first thought was "Steve Martin is on American Idol?" Weird how some people have a head full of grey hair at the age of 17.

I just can't get into American Idol that much. That Simon Cowell cat and his contrived pompousness gets old in a hurry. Plus, I usually have other stuff going on when it airs, and I don't have TiVo or a reasonable facsimile.

And lastly, the Echo Sports television extravaganza is in full effect, as myself, Kai and Stirling are now in heavy rotation on Channel 6 on ConwayCorp cable with the UCA Sports Year in Review or whatever it's called. Hosted by the Pakistani Playboy Paul Ayoub and also featuring panelist Ross Connelly, it's the only comprehensive program dedicated to giving a half-hearted look back on the 2005-2006 athletic seasons at the Center of Learning.

Thanks to super producer John Walls for extending the invite to appear on the show. It was a lot of fun, even if we really had no idea what we were going to do and had to scramble around to find a replacement for KCON/KUCA's R.J. Hawk, who was a last-minute cancellation. Fortunately, 10 minutes before shooting was to begin, we located Stirling and he was able to step in and fill RJ's hole. I think he did a fantastic job.

So anyway, for those in Conway, keep an eye out for that. We talk about every sport ... even if we didn't know much about it. Most of the time was spent on football and the basketball teams, but we worked in every sport, I think. You get us talking, some athlete interviews with Gina Messina, and some highlight packages. You also get the incomparable UCA commercials. I love those things. We should start implementing some of the same ideas here.

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