Seacrest - In.......Honky - Out.

Not that I needed another reason to avoid the 2006 Auction Napa Valley, but just in case, I now have it.

Riding the wave of popularity as the nation's best known celebrity host, Ryan Seacrest has been invited to serve as celebrity emcee for 2006 Auction Napa Valley, auction officials announced today.

My only hope for those attending is that this tool can emcee the event more efficiently than he does with American Idol. The F.A. is a bit of a freak for the show. Watching it makes me want to rip my eyes out of my skull. And once Seacrest starts working his 'magic' with the forced drama and break-aways to commercials, I start looking for the nearest bridge to jump off of.

Best of luck A.N.V., you'd better reign him in quick or the event is going last six weeks.