Happy Valentines Day from Merlottes staff

Gifts for Fans of Vampires from Happy Corner

Full of secrets and mystery, the vampire has intrigued many and currently appears in an array of novels, movies, and television shows. From ‘True Blood’ on HBO to the ‘Twilight’ series, fangs and staying out of the sunlight have become an increasingly popular trend in entertainment. Somewhere in your family and friends, there’s a diehard Sookie Stackhouse fan or teenager who’s gaga over Bella and Edward Cullen.

When browsing gifts for fans of vampires, consider the following suggestions:

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Mad Men guest star Bill Compton in a cross over

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Bill Compton ('True Blood')

Credit:AMC

We couldn't possibly love "Mad Men" more—unless there were vampires! And since Edward Cullen's sparkling would be far too distracting to the Sterling Cooper secretary pool, we suggest a "True Blood" crossover with Bill Compton. We already know he was around in the '60s, and his knack for catchphrases would be right at home in an ad agency.

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http://chicago.metromix.com/movies/essay_photo_gallery/mad-men-casting-call/1378898/photo/1380022

Can 'Wolfman' destroy vampire fever?

(CNN) -- Until Taylor Lautner beefed up and began walking around shirtless in "New Moon," there wasn't a chance in the underworld that werewolves could steal pop culture's rabid affection for vampires.

But now that moviegoers' appetites have been whetted for this particularly hairy breed of supernatural beast, perhaps the new horror movie "The Wolfman," starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, can help the myth finally step out from the, er, non-shadow of vampires after all.

In the past 30 years, there have been a number of films dedicated to the frightening -- and sometimes hilarious -- things that can happen when under the werewolf curse, yet the genre has never soared into popularity.

We're officially past "New Moon" frenzy, and werewolves haven't exactly shown up in TV series, novels and other movies the same way vampirism has since "Twilight" and its cohorts left their mark

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True Blood Music Video of the Day:Why Did I Ever Doubt You [Life After You] by Rascal Flatts & Daughtry

Why Did I Ever Doubt You [Life After You] by Rascal Flatts & Daughtry

5 Valentine-worthy Vampires

from Swan's Diary

Love sucks sometimes. Almost literally for some vampires. At the same time, that doesn’t stop them from making my list of 5 valentine-worthy vampires.

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Charlaine Harris UK Tour

Thanks to Bookette
I thought this would be all over the blogosphere by now but apparently not...

The lovely Kate @Waterstones tweeted Charlaine Harris UK Book Tour dates!

I am going to this one with hubby where there will be a talk and a signing:

An Evening with Charlaine Harris
A Touch of Dead: A Sookie Stackhouse Collection
The Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BY
Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 6:30PM - 10.30 PM
Tickets £8 available from The Prince Charles Cinema in person, or box office 020 7494 3654

But there are two more:

A Touch of Dead: A Sookie Stackhouse Collection
WATERSTONE'S NOTTINGHAM BRIDLE
Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 12:00PM - 2:00PM

Grave Secret
WATERSTONE'S MANCHESTER DEANSG
Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 7:00PM

More information can be found on here.

I am so excited! I feel a Charlaine Harris readathon coming on. Let me know if you're going to be at the London event.

http://www.thebookette.co.uk/2010/02/charlaine-harris-uk-tour.html

Vampy Cupcakes recipe

A great vampy recipe sent from Ruth. Have yourself a very vampy Valnetine's Day !

HUCKLEBERRY RASPBERRY MARSHMALLOW CUPCAKES
from a great foody blog

http://www.getoffyourbuttandbake.com/2010/02/huckleberry-raspberry-marshmallow.html

Sky TV UK Alexander Skarsgard Interview pt 3

here is part 1 and 2 if you missed any





They may have their links messed up but you can also watch them here

http://tv.sky.com/show/true-blood

In Memory Of Alexander McQueen: The 10 Most Awe-Inspiring Moments Of The Designer's Career

Fashion design legend Alexander McQueen was found dead from a suicide in his London home this morning, at just 40 years old. He was a master of drama, a genius at turning fashion into theater, and beloved by celebrities across the globe. In memory of McQueen, we take a look back at some of his most awe-inspiring moments

I personally LOVED LOVED LOVED the dress

RIP

'True Blood' Scoop! New Cast Member Kevin Alejandro Describes His First Scene In Season 3

Yesterday we brought you Kevin Alejandro's thoughts on his cop series, "Southland," which is currently airing on TNT after getting a premature axe from NBC before its second season even aired. Today, we have something even juicier — 411 on Kevin's new gig as a hospital worker named Jesus on HBO's "True Blood." Unfortunately, he couldn't spill many actual details about what, exactly, his role entails (they're pretty tight-lipped over at "True Blood" headquarters), but he tried his hardest to give us the scoop on his character, who just so happens to be Lafayette's (Nelsan Ellis) new love interest.

Kevin said that Jesus is going to be hanging around Bon Temps for the entire season, which began shooting a couple of weeks ago. "There's not a whole lot I can tell you about it because they're very, very secretive with what is released and what's out there," he said.

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Record breaking snow storm hits Bon Temps !

(Photo at left Merlotte's Bar and Grill gets snowfall.)

After dropping over a foot of snow on North Texas a massive snow storm moved into Bon Temps today. Mayor Sterling Norris and sheriff,Bud Dearborn report that the Sheriffs office and City Hall will open at 10 am.

Renard Parish library, Bon Temps branch, according to librarian, Barbara Beck will open at 12 noon.

Shirley " Catfish " Hennessey of the Renard Parish Road Crew says to expect roads to be slick and travel dangerous. They are sanding some bridges in the area.

All other businesses might be closed or opening late -please call ahead. Sam Merlotte says they will be open for lunch and will have plenty of hot coffe and Chili ready for customers.

The snow is breaking all weather records kept for the past century.

Kids playing in snow in Shreveport( phtoto right)

Snow storm visits South http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20100212/NEWS01/2120345/1060

Music Video of the Day: When Worlds Collide by Powerman 5000

Get up and dance with Dallas ! Power is back on in snowy ( 1 ft of snow breaks all redcorded amounts of snowfall ever) Dallas ! yay!!!!



When Worlds Collide by Powerman 5000

True Blood in Dallas- Dallas is snowed in and without power

We are really getting snow my part of town has been without electricity all day there may be no more posts tonight.
Sorry more soon
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What literary character have you fallen in love with?

EW asks .. name your favorite TB character and why in the comments!

It’s nearly Valentine’s Day, Shelf Lifers! So in the spirit of the holiday, I thought, why not dedicate a post to those we share a special bond with: The characters in literature that we love?

And I mean love, folks. Not just respect, or admire, but love. Because, really, what avid reader hasn’t fallen for a fictional character at one point in time?

Here’s my confession: While reading East of Eden as a teen, I had a major crush on Caleb Trask, the jealous twin brother of perfect son Aron. (The fact that I went for the one who represents Cain versus the one who’s a stand-in for Abel probably says a lot about me…) And I even came dangerously close to falling for the unlucky-in-love-and-life protagonist of Jonathan Tropper’s This Is Where I Leave You after reading it last year.

So now it’s your turn: Which literary characters have you fallen in love with? And let’s try to stretch our minds beyond Twilight’s Edward Cullen, shall we?

http://shelf-life.ew.com/2010/02/10/literary-character-fallen-in-love-with/

A Dozen Of The Sexiest Werewolves and the best werewolves In Film & TV

They havent seen our Alcide yet ...

If Frankenstein's monster represents man creating life without a woman and Dracula represents sleeping with a stranger, then the werewolf is no doubt the bestiality within man. We all have some form of a dark nature encoded in our genetic make-up, the beast within if you will. Even though Vampires seem to be all the rave nowadays, I was always a greater fan of the werewolf and find them sexier than those pale, angst ridden parasites. I can't really explain it and I'm sure my attraction to aggressive members of the opposite sex has something to do with it, but that's another story.

In celebration of the epic Benicio Del Toro vehicle The Wolfman, which resurrects one of Universal Pictures' classic movie monsters, I took a look at a dozen of the sexiest werewolves in movies and TV. This is not a list about the best werewolf movies ever made, but the werewolves themselves that I found memorable or in simple terms, sexy. The term animal magnetism can have several meanings for the werewolf and sometimes that power can leap right off the screen.

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and lets do it again with 411 and Anna as a werewolf
A Bloody Good Time 2.11.10: The Best Werewolf Films Ever Made READ HERE

True Blood vs The Vampire Diaries

From Pace Miller's blog - OH NO! but she makes the right choice-;-)

Thanks to Twilight, vampire books and TV series are everywhere now (well, they’ve always been around, but are finally being noticed).

I recently finished watching Season 2 of HBO’s True Blood, and I am up-to-date with Season 1 of CW’s The Vampire Diaries (13 eps). So which is better?

It’s hard to compare the two, despite their obvious similarities (ie vampires, small town, pretty young girl torn between two vampires (a good and a bad one), younger brother, black girl as best friend, etc). True Blood is hard core – blood and guts, f-bombs galore and uncensored nudity and sex. The Vampire Diaries, constrained by network requirements, is much more sanitised, but I have a feeling they are doing what they can to ‘push the boundaries’, so to speak.

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