For a moment, I thought it was going to be a bad news day.
However, that assumption was tossed aside, when I flipped the channel on the old boob tube, and caught Justin Bieber in a cozy chat with perky talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.
There were quite a few juicy tibits for Bieber fans to gobble up!
How does the flavor of the month conjure up that ubiquitous "do"?
"It's just perfect. How do you get it to look like that," Ellen probed, with nary a thought about possibly trampling on a touchy subject.
"I wash it. Blow dry it for five minutes. And, it just falls into place."
Ellen was quick to point out that "the look" may be an option for a few other celebrities.
So, she proceeded to have her staff flash publicity shots of - Robert Pattinson, Donald Trump, and Lady Gaga - sporting the mop-head look on a wide screen overhead.
Hilarious!
At one point, Ellen - dressed in a red plaid shirt and brown vest which screamed out stuffy and boring - suddenly dangled a pair of scissors in his direction without warning.
"A lock of hair, Justin," Ellen teased as the audience roared in the background.
"No" the pop star cried out.
I half-expected him to cross two fingers in the shape of a cross to ward her off.
For a moment - it appeared that Ellen was going to snatch a strand from the toy-boy - like it or not.
Justin must be wise to the fact that witches and gypsies often use a lock of hair to cast a spell on their subjects.
Smart move, Justin.
Surprisingly, Justin excitedly noted that Japan (where he returns next week for a gig) is one of his favorite travel destination spots.
"Paris, London, Canada. They have a lot in common. But Japan is so different," he excitedly gushed.
Ellen quizzed him about privacy.
"Can you just go out?"
"Yup," he shrugged casually.
And, no, he doesn't wear disguises to slip through the adoring masses unnoticed.
"I go to malls when kids are in school."
A comment about the parents of fans triggered an interesting observation.
When Ellen wondered if Moms noticed the charismatic crooner in public,, there was a knee-jerk reaction.
"Mom's are crazy," he blurted out - at which point - gales of laughter rocked the room.
Allegedly, one aggressive mom dashed over to a school where he was appearing - to nab his autograph - and proceeded to engage in manic behaviour.
Although her daughter didn't attend that facility, that wasn't going to curtail her hot pursuit of the sexy young teen.
Not satisfied with the coveted prize in hand, the slightly deranged woman followed him to his waiting vehicle, where she thrust a camera in his cherubic face and snapped away furiously..
Twilight fans would understand the phenomenon.
Curiously, Justin noted for the record, that he wasn't dating (in spite of the fact he's sweet 16 with a host of hormones raging through his compact little body).
Ellen had a bug in her ear, though, which she was inclined to pursue.
Just going out with people, huh?
"Just going out wth people," he echoed back with a cheshire smile on his face.
Well, the pop sensation certainly wasn't going to spill the beans on the Ellen Show.
No sir!
That didn't keep the perky hostess from enagaging in a little arm-twisting.
Like Miley Cyrus?
"Just going out," he chuckled, as a shot of Justin and Miley sprang to life on a screen overehead.
"With Miley Cyrus," Ellen persisted.
Finally, Justin relented a tad.
"Miley Cyrus and people," he smiled smugly.
Ellen's probe should have gone in another - more practical - direction.
A little feedback on the kind of babe (or dude) he's into would have been helpful, Ellen!
Justin was caught clubbing with one of the Kerdashian girls (which some thought amounted to cradle robbing on her part) one starry night.
But, For the most part, the kid runs the gauntlet alone (or with his brother occasionally at his side).
Yup!
There are two mop heads in the Bieber family.
Maybe they could double-date?
Finally, the moment die-hard fans were p**ing their pants in anticipation over, arrived.
The chart-topper dashed on stage and crooned his best-selling hit.
On the rail, in the studio audience, a bevy of bodacious babes screamed wildly as Justin gyrated on stage, in a slick choreographed routine, with attractive back up dancers urging him on.
Mesmerizing!
Just one thing, though, as Columbo would say.
Justin, you should't shake your booty into camera.
For some inexplicable reason, your butt doesn't translate well (not very sexy) on camera.
Maybe you need to squeeze into tight jeans - with a dollop of spandex factored in - to set it off just right.
Take a cue from the leader singer of Cold Play!
