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"Hi friends. It&amp;#x27;s a sad day here for me at Obsessed. This is my last post as I&amp;#x27;m moving on to a new opportunity in my career. It&amp;#x27;s so bittersweet because I had a blast writing each and every post I put together and really lived out some of my pop culture fantasies right here with you.I spoke to Jennifer Grey about what is was like to star in Dirty Dancing, one of the most iconic movies of our time. I said goodbye to my mentor from afar, Nora Ephron. I told you guys about my love for Steven Tyler and the New Kids on the Block. I got to check up on where the cast of Boy Meets World is today. And my slight obsession with every city of the Real Housewives was accepted here--no judgement! It&amp;#x27;s been a lifelong pop culture fanatic&amp;#x27;s dream come true to write about the very people, movies, TV shows, books, and music that has inspired me in so many ways every day on Obsessed. And I loved hearing your thoughts, opinions and insights on the things you love--and sometimes hate--in return! So, I leave you with the five things from pop culture that inspired me the most in my life, relationships and career. And I would love to hear from you on what pop culture things have guided your own life--and why--in return! 1. Muppets Take Manhattan I was maybe seven years old when this movie came out. I loved every minute of the Muppets gang taking over the big city, running in Central Park, working at a greasy spoon diner, going after their dream of being on Broadway. As soon as the movie ended, I turned to my mom and said, &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;m moving to New York City.&amp;quot; It took me another 14 or so years, but I did it and never looked back! 2. Cameron Crowe (specifically Almost Famous) The short version of Cameron Crowe&amp;#x27;s journey is that he started writing for Rolling Stone (and touring with bands!) when he was in high school, went undercover as a high school student to write the book that Fast Times at Ridgemont High was based on and then took all his creativity to start directing movies like Singles, Jerry Maguire, Vanilla Sky, and of course, Almost Famous. I interned at Rolling Stone, but it was in no way as glamorous as I hoped. With that said, I cried throughout Almost Famous. Not because it was so sad, but it inspired me so much. I had just moved to New York City and just landed my first job in magazines--and it reminded me that I was ready to start doing big things! 3. Steven Tyler and Aerosmith I&amp;#x27;ve never been able to pinpoint the exact moment that I realized how much I admired this man and loved this band. I know I was obsessed with the Aerosmith/Run DMC collaboration of &amp;quot;Walk This Way&amp;quot; as a kid. But it was YEARS later that I finally realized it was an Aerosmith song--not Run DMC. From then on, I couldn&amp;#x27;t get enough of every Aerosmith album ever made. The lyrics, the passion... the music spoke to me like nothing else ever had. And if you&amp;#x27;ve ever seen Aerosmith in concert, then you know what I mean. I always say that Aerosmith is my religion, Steven Tyler is the leader and an Aerosmith concert is where I go to pray! 4. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving I have no words to describe this masterpiece other than to just stop what you&amp;#x27;re doing and read it. And then read it again. A Prayer for Owen Meany was actually assigned to me in my AP English class my senior year of high school. I read it twice, in a row, something I never do and have never done since. This book is special, and if you listen to anything I have ever recommended or sung the praises of here on Obsessed, this is the one thing you MUST listen to me on! 5. Nora Ephron I&amp;#x27;m still not over Nora Ephron&amp;#x27;s untimely death. She was a voice for women, no THE voice for women. From her brassy essays to her movies that resonate with us all, I learned so much from her about myself, my career, my writing, my relationship. She leaves a legacy behind that I will continue to study and admire for the rest of my life! Can&amp;#x27;t wait to hear your most inspiring pop culture moments! More we&amp;#x27;re obsessing over! * Get Pumped For Nashville With These Priceless Connie Britton/Hayden Panettiere Flashbacks, Y&amp;#x27;all * Yep, We&amp;#x27;ve Still Got a Thing for Scott Speedman (and Here&amp;#x27;s Why!) * Taylor Swift&amp;#x27;s &amp;quot;I Knew You Were Trouble&amp;quot; is Beyond Awesome. Listen Now! Photos and Video: YouTube, Amazon, Wikimedia Commons "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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