Meeting Legend fell to No. 2 on tot's priority list

John Legend couldn't coax a single "holla, holla" out of 2-year-old Andrew Brundidge.

His mom, Sheletta, Twin Cities comedian and host of Channel 45's "Crossroads," went to the sound check for Legend's Northrop Auditorium concert last week. Afterward, she interviewed Legend for her weekend TV show. Her husband, Shawn Brundidge, shot the video after Andrew -- whom she describes as a "diehard John Legend fan" -- refused to say or sing a peep to Legend, who moved the toddler in a different way: "Mommy, I've gotta poopy."

Sheletta said the celebrity encounter was "absolutely embarrassing." All of Andrew's young life he's been singing Legend songs. "All you have to say is 'Andrew, sing John Legend' and on the drop of a dime, he starts swaying and singing the lyrics -- and you can actually understand them. He can pick John Legend out of a photo lineup," reads her Emmy-winning blog, sheletta.com.

While Legend didn't notice Andrew's front-row-seat sing-along, members of the heartthrob's backup group could confirm that the toddler was grooving. When the family went downstairs to meet Legend, sheletta.com states, "One of [Legend's singers] said, Hey cutie, I saw you singing. Do you know John Legend's songs?" With prompting from Mom, Andrew launched into "Holla, holla, holla. Maybe it's me. Maybe I bore you," the opening words to "Used to Love U."

One of Andrew's favorite places to entertain is V.I.P. Hair & Nails, where his mother goes to get her coconut haircut. That's where startribune.com/video was shot Friday when Andrew arrived in a mood after trying to wrest a quarter from his mom at the parking meter.

A temperamental little star with endless eyelashes, Andrew is due to make his second appearance as a diaper product cover model.

"He's going to be on the Target Pull-ups, but he's not potty-trained," Sheletta said. "Of course, they called us and asked was he potty-trained, and I said, 'Yeah,' and he kept peeing in his pull-ups during the photo shoot." He'd have done more, had Legend been around.

I tell Sheletta that it's OK to speak correctly; she lives in Minneapolis now -- not Houston. She threatened me on video.

I'm reminded of the time I called the KSTP-TV newsroom and left a message for a reporter. This KSTP phone answerer was very professional, her grammar and diction perfect. When I asked that person's name, she said, "This is Sheletta!" When told I did not recognize her voice, she said, "I know how to answer Mr. Hubbard's phones. Mr. Hubbard doesn't pay me to be myself -- he pays me to be a white girl."

She doesn't work in KSTP's newsroom anymore. Her exit could not have had anything to do with her phone skills.

Michelles, mes belles Michelle is apparently THE power name in D.C. these days.

"When Michelle Obama moves into the White House next year, she will immediately become the most famous member of one of Washington's most powerful and exclusive clubs: the Michelles," wrote Abby Callard on slate.com.

(Bachmann is going to have to earn boldface in this space by doing six un-embarrassing TV appearances. Alex Trebek is missing a ratings bonanza if he's not trying to book Bachmann vs. Gov. Sarah Palin on "Jeopardy.")

Crossed out Jan McDaniel, who surprised the business community by resigning in September as CEO of the Twin Cities Chapter of the American Red Cross, is opening a turnaround firm with two former Red Cross staffers.

McDaniel, Ted Canova and Mark Cross have launched JTM Vision. "We are going to do business turnarounds, communications and marketing, consulting, systems, team building, brand management, and process re-engineering for non-profits and for-profits," McDaniel said Friday.

McDaniel said they are ready to apply what they have learned from leading organizations with budgets ranging from $10 million to $80 million.

McDaniel and Canova are alums of WCCO-TV, where she was the G.M. and he was N.D. McDaniel hired Canova to join her at the Red Cross when he left Fox 9, where he also worked as news director.