Entourage: Let's Blog It Out

The group is called Blackcowboy. The song is called "Come On." The chick in the video is Gisele. And the director is Kevin Connolly. Watch and see.

Blackcowboy Video "Come On"

Word around town is when Kevin Connolly, our beloved "E" and a reported FOB (Friend of the Blog), returns to his Long Island home, he rolls with the same crew at the same spots and all that jazz.

And this Columbus Day Weekend, Connolly is hosting a party Sunday night at Dublin Down in Blue Point.

(HBO Photo)

It was Saturday morning, minutes after 10. Inside one of the 832 Hudson News stores at Penn Station in New York City.

Some dude (me!), walking with a purpose, navigated his way toward the back right magazine stand and grabbed the October 2008 issue of Playboy. This dude (again, it was me), walked uncomfortably toward the cashier, gave him the money and quickly asked for a bag to put the magazine in.

See, purchasing porn (whether, it's softcore or not) on a Saturday morning is just weird. Maybe if I was still wearing Friday night's clothes and hadn't slept save for 25 minutes slumped against a pillar in Penn Station after missing the 5:10 a.m. train, it wouldn't have felt so awkward.

But I slept in a bed Friday night and showered early Saturday morning. So am I just a sick perv?

Well, maybe, but not because of this story. I was in Penn Station on Saturday morning because I was picking up two tickets to the final game at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night. Yep, I'll be there.

And this, six paragraphs in, brings me to my point. I bought the "classy" softcore skin mag because I had gotten word that Kevin Connolly was the 20 Questions interview subject this month. And seeing how I'll be in the Bronx saying goodbye to the world's most important and well-known sporting arena on Sunday night, I didn't want to leave my readers without something fresh to digest after this week's episode.

(The BPL, AGM and all our other goodies will go live Monday around lunchtime. Sorry, but dude, this is the last game at Yankee Stadium, America's Roman Colosseum. Surely, you can appreciate that.)

The interview by Ashley Jude Collie is solid. Connolly is honest and forthright, per usual. There is some new insight into the world of "Entourage" and the actors who play the characters we love to quote every Monday morning (and beyond).

My favorite is Question 5:

PLAYBOY: If we're to believe TMZ, you're out on the town every night. What is your typical evening like?

CONNOLLY: Cocktails and dinner first, then I'm like everyone else: I go to clubs and chase girls.

An investigative study of the magazine's Web site on Sunday morning (on my work computer, no less! Hey, it's for work, right?) has me believing that the Connolly interview won't be available online for free until the next issue comes out. In the meantime, you can purchase the article at newsstands or online to read the interview. It's a fun, quick read. Perhaps some creative Googling will help, too.

On a sidenote, there is also a little Web extra called the 21st question. BPL rules prevent me from linking to it directly, but if you go to the location bar in your browser and type in the name of the magazine followed by what we call .com and then follow that with a /21q, you won't be disappointed.

Two weeks ago, I asked readers to help me do my job and submit questions for me to ask the fellas at the "Entourage" Season 5 premiere in New York on Wednesday night. You did just that, and I did my best to work them in as much as possible.

Most of the questioning in this video was taken directly from your submissions. Sometimes, you just don't know what will make the final edit and what won't. But there are shoutouts to all those who sent in their questions in the closing credits, so I greatly appreciate all that you do to make this blog an enjoyable endeavor.

This is the main video from the night, and there are three earlier posts that include an interview with Bow Wow, a hilarious conversation with "Jacqueline" and some random funny moments. Enjoy them all.

(P.S. We apologize in advance for the lighting during the Kevin Dillon interview. It was HBO signaling it was time to wrap up the all the interviews.)

HBO released the first official photos for Season 5 of "Entourage" on Friday afternoon. Have a look.

The first photo below has the potential right now, full scene unseen, to win at least two Joshie Awards this season. Take a look at the background and then notice who is conspicuously absent from the photo.

Yeah, that's going to be a great episode!

OK, what if I could show you another photo from Season 5? Would that be something you might be interested in?

Yep, that's going to be another gem!

Had enough yet? No? OK, fine. Let me serve a nice little "Entourage" Season 5 photo gallery for you to enjoy. Are 25 photos enough to get you rolling?

E's got a new movie coming out soon, "He's Just Not That Into You." The trailer hit the web this week. Give it a looksee and see Kevin Connolly in a new role. (Unless you prefer him on the big screen as Chickie the schoolyard bully in "Rocky V.")

* Thank you, GQ! Peep the latest issue of the men's style magazine on newsstands this week for a smokin' hot photo shoot with smokin' hot Emmanuelle Chriqui. Regular Entourage blog readers know about our special affinity for Sloan, and we're begging for a return arc on the show. Please!

In the meantime, here's a funny little story about our favorite Emmanuelle courtesy of the Daily News. If that doesn't make you want to move to Malibu, or start a new career as a photographer, nothing will.

After reading that, head over to GQ.com for more photos. And then peep your head below for the video, compliments of my new favorite magazine Web site.

* Adrian Grenier and his Reckless Productions company joins forces with investment group J. Loar Inc.

* Though we haven't heard an official word from HBO, Kevin Connolly suggests in comments to the New York Post that "Entourage" will indeed be back in 2009 for a sixth season.

* Remember the Sundance episode where Vince races the boys down the slopes? He does it in real life, too.

* Happy-go-lucky Vinny Chase takes an evil turn as Adrian Grenier plays the villain in "Adventures of Power," starring Honey Brothers bandmate Ari Gold (no, not that one). The film showed at Sundance.

* HBO on Broadband will allow viewers to download episodes of "Entourage" and other shows to their computers.

* Emmanuelle Chriqui landed a role in "Cadillac Records," the story of Etta James, who will be played by Beyonce. A nice score for us fellas!

* For those still curious about the life of "Entourage" in this writers' strike era, understand this: there's an HBO Entourage party planned at the Super Bowl. It's at Myst on Feb. 1. That can't be a bad thing, right?

* The Honey Brothers will perform at that party.

* If you want to dress like Johnny Drama, you'll need to pick up a pair of New Balance classic 574s.

By Mark La Monica

Kevin Connolly returned home to Long Island to join with Mike Bossy and the Islanders in helping out local kids for the holidays.

Intrepid videographer friend Bobby was on the scene to do some video (8 a.m. was just way too early for me). As a thanks to Bobby, give a click to his new boxing blog, The Neutral Corner.

By Mark La Monica

Late last week, we posted our video interview with Kevin Connolly at Tribeca Film Festival discussing "Gardener of Eden," the first feature film he directed. (If you missed it, click here to watch.)

This week, we've got the outtakes for your viewing pleasure. Actually, it's just one outtake, but it's pretty funny. Listen closely to the background and you'll hear two or three loud noises, which elicits a response from Connolly.

It's a pretty funny scene from a genuinely nice guy.

By Mark La Monica

In the offseason of television series, actors often find other projects to occupy their time, fatten the wallets and satisfy creative urges.

In between seasons of "Entourage," Kevin Connolly has been directing his first feature film entitled "Gardener of Eden." The film stars Lukas Haas and Erika Christensen, with a small role by played by Jerry Ferrara, aka Turtle.

We scored a sit-down with Connolly hours before the movie made its world premiere Thursday night at the Tribeca Film Festival.