04/30/2008 @ 2:33am PST Wednesday Morning, April 30th! THIS MORNING I"M FILLING IN ON THE KRTH MORNING SHOW FROM 5 TO 10 A.M. FOR GARY BRYAN, WHO'S OUT SICK TODAY! "BUZZ" Shannon Elizabeth sent packing from "Dancing" last night, & Idol's Top 5!
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV HIT THE STORES THIS WEEK! HERE'S A FANS REVIEW!
THIS IS THE MILEY CYRUS PARODY ON YOUTUBE THAT'S GOT A LOT OF VIEWS!
"THE INCREDIBLE HULK" HITS THEATRES JUNE 13TH! HERE'S AN EARLY LOOK!
04/29/2008 @ 10:15am PST Tuesday Morning, April 29th! Can you believe the gas prices, almost $4 a gallon everywhere in Southern California! Take a look at the future in our photo essay today! "BUZZ" Painful accident on "Dancing With The Stars", & more Miley fallout over photo! "PHOTO GALLERY" Comedian, Impressionist and Singer Fred Travelena visits Charlie!
04/28/2008 @ 12:00pm PST Monday Morning, April 28th! Today, Men...advice on how to find your wife at the Mall, Plus how to take care of your eyes.....with a bonus vision test to see how good yours really are! "BUZZ" Miley Cyrus making news again with another picture, and "Baby Mama" #1! "PHOTO GALLERY" Urban Cowboy Mickey Gilley with Charlie on stage at Knott's in 1980!
If you want to take care of your eyes, Oprah's medical experts, Doctors Oz and Roizen, say "Nuts"! That's right, in one of their recent tips on their website, they caution that regardless of their shape, size, or type, fatty foods may be bad for your eyes. With this exception: nuts! Yes, eating nuts at least once a week may help protect your eyes from vision-stealing conditions like macular degeneration.
They also suggest fish for your diet, wearing your sunglasses all the time outside to protect your eyes from UV rays, exercise is also good for your eyes, as well as fresh produce, fortified cereals and supplements!
SEE HOW YOUR EYES TEST RIGHT NOW! TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURE BELOW!
ANOTHER HOME SHOW APPEARANCE FOR ME COMING UP THIS WEEKEND. THIS TIME IT'S AT THE ORANGE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS FROM 2:30 TO 3:30 THIS SATURDAY!
04/25/2008 @ 11:10am PST Friday Morning, April 25th/Weekend "NEWS"! A Baby Boomers Cartoon Video! And come by and see me at the Home Show this Saturday, L.A. Convention Center 2:30 to 3:30! "BUZZ" Wesley Snipes sentenced to 3 years, & Beckham talks about having more babies! "PHOTO GALLERY" Former Dodger 2nd base star Steve Sax in a 1984 photo with Charlie!
LISTENER PATTY MAY SENT ME THIS ONE! TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CARTOON VIDEO!
THIS SATURDAY, WILLIAM SHATNER HOSTS HIS ANNUAL CHARITY HORSE SHOW AT THE BURBANK EQUESTRIAN CENTER, TO BENEFIT CHILDREN'S CHARITIES, INCLUDING ONE OF MY FAVORITES - CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES! FOR INFORMATION, CALL THIS NUMBER 818-840-9066! HERE'S SOME DETAILS!
04/24/2008 @ 11:50am PST Thursday Morning, April 24th! Odds and Ends today, including the new $5 bill, How to get free information on your cell phone, and how to spend your Bush Stimulus Check! "BUZZ" Carly Smithson off "American Idol" in a shocker, latest Patrick Swayze rumors! "PHOTO GALLERY" Lydia Cornell gets "Too Close For Comfort" with Charlie in studio!
THE PHONE NUMBER 1-800-FREE-411 OFFERS FREE DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE!
It used to be the phone company provided free directory assistance if you dialed 411, but now in most cases, you are charged a dollar or more for them looking up a phone number. Despite the high price, we Americans place about 6 billion such calls per year.
But now an outfit call Jingle Networks is providing alternative directory assistance service that's free! They also have a website for free directory assistance information. Here's the link. http://www.free411.com/searchresults.php?searchtype=2
A FINAL THOUGHT HOW TO SPEND THAT BUSH STIMULUS CHECK THIS SUMMER!
How to use your IRS rebate check:
As you may have heard, the Bush Administration said each of us would get a rebate check to stimulate the economy. If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, all the money will go to China. If we spend it on gasoline it will go to the Arabs, if we purchase a computer it will go to India, if we purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala. If we purchase a car it will go to Japan, if we purchase useless stuff it will go to Taiwan and none of it will help the American economy.
We need to keep that money here in America. The only way to keep that money here at home is to spend it at yard sales, since those are the only businesses still in the US.
04/23/2008 @ 12:00pm PST Wednesday Morning, April 23rd! It's Administrative Professionals Day, what we used to call Secretaries Day. Don't forget the people who really make the office wheels turn! "BUZZ" Marlee Matlin gone from "Dancing With The Stars", "Idol's" Davids deliver again! "PHOTO GALLERY" Peter Frampton "comes alive" in a 1981 photo with Charlie!
Since 1952, the last full week of April has been designated Administrative Professionals Week (formerly called Secretaries Week) by the International Association of Administrative Professionals, with the 23rd being the official Administrative Professionals Day.
Traditionally, bosses use this time to show their appreciation to their assistants for all of their hard work throughout the year. To help bosses along (apart from giving the usual flowers and candy) we contacted several administrative assistants who were more than willing to give us some suggestion for bosses to show their appreciation during Administrative Professionals Week. Each business relationship is different so you may want to talk to your assistant first, but here are some of the ideas that these administrative professionals came up with:
* Take her/him out for a nice, long lunch at a local fine restaurant; * Provide a morning at a local spa; * Give a gift certificate for a dinner for two or an evening at a hotel or resort; * Arrange for the afternoon off to go shopping and throw in a little spending money; * Provide a long distance calling card; * Arrange for a housekeeper for the day; * Book and pay to have the car tuned up and spring cleaned; * Present a plaque for her/his years of valued work; * Provide a family pass to the movies and plenty of popcorn money; * Arrange to have her/his carpets cleaned or yard prepared for the coming season; * Arrange for groceries to be paid for and delivered; * Find out who is her/his favorite author and buy their latest book; * Offer a three hour lunch or, better yet, the day off! * Outsource some of his/her work to an off-site administrative professional, such as a virtual assistant.
Don’t forget that Administrative Professionals Day or Week isn’t the only time of year you should show your appreciation to the administrative professionals in your life.
HERE'S YOUR TOP 10 OPENING SEGMENTS OF THE TV SHOW "THE OFFICE"!
AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS "BAD DAY AT REAL OFFICES" COMPILATION VIDEO!
04/22/2008 @ 10:10am PST Tuesday Mornng, April 22nd! It's officially Earth Day today, and we've got some video ideas how you can help save the planet and go green! Take a look at some of the options! "BUZZ" Yamaguchi scores perfect "10's" "Dancing" & Lance Armstrong still competes! "PHOTO GALLERY" Lisa Hartman Black in a 1984 BC Charlie studio photo (Before Clint)!
FIVE WAYS YOU CAN HELP SAVE THE EARTH!
SOLAR POWER ON THE GO! USE THE SUN INSTEAD OF EARTH RESOURCES!
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ECO FRIENDLY SHOPPING BAGS...STOP USING ALL THOSE PLASTIC ONES!
WANT TO FIGHT HIGH GAS PRICES? TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEGGIE CAR!
04/21/2008 @ 12:00pm PST Monday Morning, April 21st! It was a zoo out there! This past weekend, I got to broadcast my show "live" from the Los Angeles Zoo and it was a record attendance 2 days in a row! "BUZZ" Sandra Bullock unhurt in head-on car crash, and Jordin Sparks voice is silenced! "PHOTO GALLERY" Elton John, Neil Sedaka & Charlie at a 1975 Sedaka listening party!
Well, K-Earth listeners, you did it! It was a record setting day for attendance at the Los Angeles Zoo as K-Earth and the Zoo hosted Earth Day 2008! That was Saturday, and then Sunday, the Zoo broke the day-old attendance record by Noon, so two days, two records! Simon & Garfunkel were right with their 60's hit "At The Zoo", it all happening there!
K-EARTH LISTENERS CHECKING OUT ALL THE FREE EARTH DAY EXHIBITS!
LINED UP FOR TICKETS & THE ZOO ENTRANCE, EARTH DAY WAS A NEW RECORD!
CHARLIE TALKING WITH A K-EARTH LISTENER THIS EARTH DAY 2008 WEEKEND!
MORE K-EARTH FANS STOP BY TO SEE CHARLIE "LIVE" ON THE AIR AT THE ZOO!
CHARLIE & K-EARTH PROMOTION DIRECTOR JAMIE KANAI WITH 2 FACE PAINTEES!
04/18/2008 @ 1:01pm PST Friday Afternoon, April 18th/ Weekend NEWS! Thank You for all Your Birthday Wishes, and I've been announced as one of the 2008 nominees for the National Radio Hall of Fame! "BUZZ" E Street Band Member dies, and Madonna's latest custom video, for YouTube! "PHOTO GALLERY" Actor James Caan with Charlie at a 1975 Celebrity Softball Game!
THANK YOU! 2 SIMPLE WORDS, BUT I REALLY MEAN THEM TO ALL YOU LISTENERS!
Filling in for Christina Kelley on KRTH last night, the calls started coming in with wishes for a Happy Birthday on Friday, and the emails continued this morning! I really appreciate your thoughtfulness. How you remember from year to year just astounds me.
My mom, God bless her, remembers everything that ever happened to me! She created a lot of scrapbooks and photo albums for me to look back on our family history, and just sent me these pictures for my birthday archives this year of my beginnings in Nebraska.
MY DAD, THE PRO BOXER, SHOWING ME OFF FOR ONE OF MY FIRST PHOTO-OPS!
MY MOM WITH HER EVER PRESENT SMILE TREATING ME TO AN ICE CREAM CONE!
MY DAD AND I CHECKING OUT MY FIRST NEW CAR...A CONVERTIBLE TOO!
MY MOM WITH ME AS I WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NEBRASKA RADIO HALL OF FAME!
This year's birthday was very special too, because I've been notified by the National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago that I'm one of the 2008 nominees who will be voted on to see which of us will be inducted into that Hall this November in Chicago!
It will be interesting this year because for the first time, not just radio industry peers, but the public will be invited to register and vote for their favorites too. The voting doesn't start until May 1st and lasts till July 15th this Summer, but here's the link in case you want to check it out. After you click on the link, scroll to the bottom to click on the list for the 2008 Hall of Fame nominees. It's after the story of the three posthumous inductees!
As always, I would appreciate your support if you wanted to register and cast your vote. This time it's an honor they've put in the hands of where it should be, the fans who keep us on the radio by listening everyday.
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME BY THE HOME SHOW AND THE BOAT SHOW THIS PAST WEEKEND AND LAST THURSDAY, AND A REMINDER THAT TOMORROW AND SUNDAY, APRIL 19TH AND 20TH, I'LL BE BROADCASTING "LIVE" FROM THE LOS ANGELES ZOO WITH BOTH MY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SHOWS, AS PART OF THE EARTH DAY EXPO 2008! COME BY AND SAY HI WHILE I'M ON THE AIR!
SATURDAY FROM 9:00 AM TO 2:00 PM, AND SUNDAY FROM 10:00 AM TO 3:00 PM!
The K-EARTH Street Team will be there on Saturday and Sunday, April 19 & 20, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Join us for music and activities.
There will also be exhibits about recycling, transforming regular old backyards into havens for wild creatures, and more lessons in celebrating, protecting and nurturing the environment.
Activities are free with zoo admission.
04/17/2008 @ 11:55am PST Thursday Afternoon, April 17th! Earlier this week, earthquake experts predicted a 99.7% chance of a 6.7 quake by 2038, but there may be a bigger problem sooner than that! "BUZZ" Kristy Lee Cook voted off "Idol", & Celebrity guests on talk and soap shows. "PHOTO GALLERY" Grammy winning Jazz artist Chuck Mangione gets a Grammy from Charlie in 1978!
IS THE MAYAN CALENDAR FORECASTING DOOM ON DECEMBER 21, 2012?
So you're worried about earthquakes more than ever now in Southern California with the recent prediction by experts that another big is coming in the next 30 years, no ifs, ands or buts. Scary, huh? There might be something of even more concern to everyone in the world in just a few years.
I had an article sent to me from the website TriviaToday.com about the ancient Maya civilization, from Central America, which had a special calendar that was mind-blowingly accurate. And it predicted that the end of the human life cycle was on December 21st, 2012, the winter solstice.
The Mayans were also good at math and astrology (they accurately predicted an eclipse that occurred hundred of years later). So people are guessing that they were right about the end of the world, too.
Something else that has gotten scientists curious is that there are some major astronomical things happening in 2012. Apart from the occasional eclipse and comet, the entire solar system is supposed to pass through the center of our galaxy, something that happens only once every 26,000 years.
And, there is a risk of our planet's poles switching. Sounds crazy, but scientists say this has already happened. Also, the Indian calendar, the Kali Yuga, ends at about the same time. Coincidence? I think not.
Well, if this is all accurate, then I guess we don't have to worry about shopping for Christmas in 2012:) But don't worry, another explanation I've heard is this fact isn't nearly as frightening as it sounds! The Mayans kept extremely detailed astronomical records and they followed the cycles of the planets and stars as they travel around in their orbits. We are currently in the 4th cycle recorded by the Maya. It started in 3114B.C. and lasts for 5126 years until 2012. With the end of the 4th cycle comes... the beginning of the 5th cycle. The Maya believe that in the 5th cycle the ancient wisdom of the Maya will be rediscovered by the world and it will be a new dawn for mankind! So the Mayan Calendar doesn't end in 2012, it just begins the 5th cycle!
