If you're male and you're reading this blog, chances are you've had a crush on Lisa Loeb at one time or another. It's fully understandable: she's smart, artistic, talented, and cute as a button. Since she burst on the scene in 1994 with her hit song "Stay", she's kept in the limelight via her music and various TV projects. She's done guest spots, cartoon voicework and a Food Network show called Dweezil & Lisa, in which she starred with her then-beau, Dweezil Zappa.

Now Lisa's got a new series, called #1 Single, airing Sundays on E! On the show, viewers follow the 37-year-old singer on dates as she searches for "the one." In her search, she utilizes every method she can think of, under the loving supervision of her sister Debbie and friends like Juan Patiño (another ex-boyfriend) and Illeana Douglas.

Lisa was gracious enough to talk to me by phone this past Friday. In Part 1, we talk about her show, her concerns over how it was going to be produced, and her love of feta cheese omelettes.  In Part 2, which we will post on Friday, Lisa turns the tables on me, getting me to talk about my dating life and giving me tips on where I should meet people.

It was quite an eventful 38 minutes, I'll tell you that:

[Photo: Kevin Westenberg]