Thursday, March 1, 2012

MARCH IS HERE!

And March is National Pig Day and National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day. I plan on having a peanut butter and bacon sandwich with my Ramen for lunch today. Yumm...

FAB FOUR HOMES! Liverpool government officials have decided to preserve the boyhood homes of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. They cited that the homes "were scenes of huge amounts of rehearsal, composition of songs, and really intense creative hubs"where the two wrote many of the band's early tunes. Get the Beatlemania.

BAD MEAT LOAF! Moments before he was set to appear on the British TV show Loose Women, singer Meat Loaf had to cancel after coming down with a mysterious illness. Maybe ingested some bad meatloaf. Meanwhile, Meat Loaf's next album Hell In A Handbasket will hit stores on March 12th. Get the prognosis.

CELEBRITY COUPLE! Rumor has it that Eddie Murphy is dating singer/reality show star Toni Braxton. Braxton, 44, and Murphy, 50, have been dating for four months. But are they really dating or "just friends"? Read the conflicting reports.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

LEAP DAY!

Get some fascinating and worthless trivia to impress your friends on Leap Day. Today I'll be celebrating by taking my friends' advice and taking a flying leap! Click here to watch a video explaining the nitty-gritty details of why we have leap years.

DEAD CELEB! Don't look for a reunion any time soon. The music world is mourning the loss today of Davy Jones, former lead singer of The Monkees. Jones died of a heart attack this morning. He was 66. I wonder if he went to his own locker? Get the obit.

KNIGHT "DANCING"! Gladys Knight has been named as part of the cast for the 14th season of Dancing With The Stars. She'll be vying for the disco ball trophy when the new season premiers on March 19th. Get the details.

CASH TRIBUTE! Kris Kristofferson will be part of an all-star lineup set to perform at a concert on April 20th to honor what would have been Johnny Cash's 80th birthday. The tribute show dubbed Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash will take place in Austin Texas. Click here for the story and see who else will be performing.

CHICAGO DOOBIES! The two legendary groups are teaming up for a tour set to criss-cross the nation this summer. The trek begins July 11th in Tuscon with both groups performing full sets at each venue during the two-month trek and wraps up with a grand finale encore. Get the dates.

FAVORITE NEWS PERSON! CNN's Anderson Cooper and NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams each got 19% of the vote in a recent Harris Poll of favorite newscasters. Click here to find out who was voted as America's favorite news person. Also check out the newscasters Americans hate the most.

WACKY LINK OF THE DAY! From diet sodas to sunscreen, check out a website that exposes five common consumer products' bogus claims. Click here for the broken promises.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

TUESDAY STUFF!

Today is Floral Design Day, Public Sleeping Day and National Tooth Fairy Day.

STOP! HEY! THERE'S NO SOUND! The Buffalo Springfield reunion tour has been put on hold for an unspecified length of time. The postponement was due to Neil Young tied up working on recording two albums with Crazy Horse. Will the reunion come come to pas? Get the latest.

CELEBRITY PREGGERS! Aging actress Uma Thurman has confirmed that she is expecting her third child with her current five-year fling financier Arpad Busson. Thurman already has a 13 year old daughter and 10 year old son with ex-husband Ethan Hawke. Get the glowing details.

LAWLESS LUCY LAWLESS! Xena star Lucy Lawless was arrested along with five Greenpeace activists on Monday for attempting to stop an oil-drilling ship from leaving a dock in New Zealand, hoping to stop the ship from leaving for the Arctic where it was to drill five exploratory wells for Shell. Read more lawlessness.

RAMEN MANIA! If you love Ramen as much as I do, check out this info-graphic that pays tribute to the lowly, yet far reaching influence of Ramen noodles. See the many different recipes for Ramen, get Ramen stats, and impress your friends with fascinating Ramen trivia! OK, maybe not. View now.

Monday, February 27, 2012

MANIC MONDAY!

Wow what a weekend! "Rockin' Out Hunger" at Fox Hollow had an excellent turnout and the massive numbers from "Family Fest" yesterday are just starting to come in. Thanks to our listeners who supported these events over the weekend.

Today is Polar Bear Day and No Brainer Day. I'll be celebrating the latter.

DAYTONA POSTPONED! NASCAR fans were disappointed yesterday at the first time ever postponement to Monday of the Daytona 500 due to rain. It will attempt to green flag this evening on our sister station CC106.3 FM. I wonder how many people called in "sick" today! Hmmm. Get the details.

OSCAR RECAP! If you missed the Academy Awards last night, or if you purposely chose to spend a boring four hours in a more productive manner, you can cut to the chase and get a list of all the winners by clicking here. Or get all the predictable and dull "highlights" here.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE! Meanwhile, four new movies debuted in the top 10 over the weekend with Jennifer Aniston's new flick Wanderlust wandering in at #8. And apparently not many people went to see Gone as it went to #9. The remaining two new movies held down the top 2 positions. Click here to see get the winner and the rest of the top 10.

DISAPPEARING CAR DOOR! Check out this video from 2007 that demonstrates a revolutionary design of the common car door that "disappears" instead of opening or closing. Watch it now!

Thursday, February 23, 2012

THURSDAY THINGS!

Today is International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day and Tennis Day. Speaking of tennis, last night I watched the classic Hitchcock tennis flick Strangers On A Train.

AND SPEAKING OF MOVIES! Some new motion pics opening in theaters this weekend include Wanderlust (R), Act Of Valor (R) and Gone (PG-13). Looks like I'll be throwing in my VHS tape of the Dennis Weaver thriller Duel this weekend. Click here to get the rest of the movies opening tomorrow.

DEAD MANAGER DEAD! Jon McIntire who served as manager of the Grateful Dead from 1970-74 and 1984-90 has died of complications from lung cancer. He passed away on February 15th at age 70. Get the obit.

FACE OF DEATH! The National Enquirer will do anything to sell papers. And this week's edition features a morbid cover shot of Whitney Houston lying dead in her casket, with the headline, "Whitney: The Last Photo!" Read the tabloid trash and get a private viewing.

WORLD RECORD GLUTTONS! This story would have been good for Fat Tuesday but better late than never I guess. Check out what people will do to set world records for eating food. This is why America is overweight! Click here to see gluttony at its best.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

ASH WEDNESDAY!

Today is Ash Wednesday as well as George Washington's birthday, Be Humble Day, Walking The Dog Day and International World Thinking Day.

ROLLING STONES TOUR TALKS! The guys are still talking about a worldwide 50th anniversary tour this year but nothing is nailed down just yet. Individually, Stones members are up for a tour. It's just a matter of getting together and doing it. Read more.

SPECTOR REJECTOR! Phil Spector's appeal to have the Supreme Court review his murder conviction fell on deaf ears yesterday. The Supreme Court let a California appeals court ruling last May that upheld Spector's 2009 conviction for the 2003 murder of Lana Clarkson. Get the silencing.

CELEBRITY KNOCK-UP! Does Drew Barrymore have a bun in the oven? The 37 year-old actress was photographed over the weekend leaving a doctor's office with her fiancé, holding what appears to be a sonogram. Click here to get the dirty details and check out the incriminating photos. Does anybody really care if Drew Barrymore is pregnant?

COFFEE STAIN PORTRAIT! Coffee lovers may cringe when they see this portrait made entirely of coffee ring stains. What a waste of coffee! I hope it was decaf.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

FAT TUESDAY!

Today is Card Reading Day. Have fun with that. It's also Fat Tuesday. I'll be doing my best imitation of a glutton by downing two packages of Ramen noodles.

HOUSTON AUCTION! She hasn't even been dead for two weeks and already an auction of some of Whitney Houston's possessions has been scheduled. A black velvet dress and a pair of earrings she wore while filming The Bodyguard will be part of a previously planned “Hollywood Legends” auction set for March 31st and April 1st. Get the morbid details.

HOUSTON DAUGHTER DRUGS! Reports indicate that after her mother's funeral on Saturday, daughter Bobbi Kristina “disappeared,” and but was later found using drugs early Sunday morning, just before the family left for Whitney’s burial. Apparently her family has been trying to keep her straight even before Whitney died. Read the rumor.

QUEEN LAMBERT! Here we go again!. The rumor that Adam Lambert will be performing with Queen officially became reality yesterday. He'll be singing with Queen on July 7th at the Sonisphere 2012 rock festival in Britain. So far, that's the only confirmed date. Read more on it.

EXTREME CLOSE-UP!
Check out some extreme close-ups of common things. Click for the link.