05/30/2008 @ 12:00pm PST Friday Morning, May 30th/Weekend "NEWS"! Thanks for all the calls and concern about the 4 to 6 tornadoes that hit my hometown of Kearney, Nebraska, but everyone is OK! "BUZZ" Angelina Jolie gives birth to twins, & comedian/actor Harvey Korman dead at 81! "PHOTO GALLERY" Tony Orlando in a 1976 photo at the height of his fame!
EVEN THOUGH, IT'S BEEN DECADES SINCE I GREW UP THERE, SO MANY PEOPLE KNOW THAT KEARNEY, NEBRASKA IS MY HOMETOWN WHERE I GREW UP AND STARTED MY RADIO CAREER. THAT'S WHY I'VE RECEIVED CALLS AND CONCERNED EMAILS IF EVERYONE I STILL MIGHT KNOW THERE IS OK! FORTUNATELY THE ANSWER IS YES, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF DAMAGE...TAKE A LOOK! AND THEN CHECK OUT THE NEXT VIDEO TO SEE SOME OF THE TWISTERS TOUCHING THE GROUND, AND JUST HOW DARK IT GETS!
ON A LIGHTER NOTE, HERE'S A WEEKEND "TUNA" INVITATION FROM A LISTENER!
Hi Charlie:
"Greater Tuna" plays this Sunday, June 1 and next Sunday, June 8 at 7 PM at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester. Any mention you could give us would be greatly appreciated as BacktoE Productions is trying to raise the funds so that we can take the show to the Fringe Festival in Scotland this August.
Many thanks,
Michael Nozzi BacktoE Productions
"GREATER TUNA" IS BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! You have two more chances to catch “Greater Tuna” at the Westchester Playhouse on Sundays, June 1 and June 8, at 7 PM, presented by BacktoE Productions. Westchester Playhouse is located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester, CA 90045 - just two blocks west of the San Diego Freeway and two blocks north of Manchester Avenue. General admission is $20.00 and please, cash only payment at the door! For more information and advance reservations, please call BacktoE Productions at (323) 481-6408.
“Greater Tuna” is a comedy about the third smallest town in Texas, named Tuna, and its crazy citizens, where the Lion's club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. The action takes place over the course of one day, beginning in the morning at local radio station OKKK as it goes on the air. By the time they sign-off at the end of the day, you will meet twenty-one of Tuna’s eccentric citizens, all played by only two actors, Susie McCarthy and Michael-Anthony Nozzi, who portray men, women, children, and animals with over 47 fast costume changes! Be prepared to laugh, laugh, and laugh!
05/29/2008 @ 12:00pm PST Thursday, May 29th! Today a rare glimpse into an eagle's nest with 2 baby eagles, with the mom & dad fighting off agressive crows, and even the baby eagles testing their wings! "BUZZ" Ashlee Simpson-Wentz "Yes, I'm pregnant", & a funny video of Mariah Carey! "PHOTO GALLERY" Pro Fooball Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen of the L.A. Rams in 1967!
WAVELIT.COM & THE BIRTH OF TWO BABY EAGLES ON THEIR NEST WEBCAM.
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO OBSERVE THE BABY EAGLES "LIVE" IN THEIR NEST!
AND NOW THE GOOFIEST LEGAL QUESTIONS EVER ASKED AN ATTORNEY!
Attorney Lawrence B. Fox is the author of a hilarious series of books including: "There's No Justice Just Court Costs," "The Confused Lawyers Field Guide," "Has My Lawyer Called Yet?," and "No Noose Is Good Noose." Here's his list of some of the goofiest legal questions ever asked:
" I am about to apply for a senior citizen dog license discount. When exactly does a dog become a senior citizen, and is that calculated in dog years?
" The sign said Fine For Parking, so I parked there. Shouldn’t it have said Not So Good To Park Here?
" When I die, can I be buried sitting in my Jaguar? I’m willing to buy three extra large side by side cemetery plots so the funeral director can back the car right in, pointed toward Heaven.
" The cop said my eyes were bloodshot when he arrested me for drunk driving. Can he do that if the left one is made of glass?
" If I’m working under the table, do I have to report that income to the county child support office and the IRS?
" I had a vasectomy and my wife had her tubes tied. Then she got pregnant. Can I sue the doctor and make him pay for the kid until he graduates from high school? What if he wants to go on to college?
" I was having dinner at this restaurant when it caught fire, so I took my meal out to the parking lot and ate it on the hood of my car. Do I have to pay for it?
" Can you write in my mother-in-laws last will and testament that she wants the cheapest funeral in town?
" I’m 70 and the judge just sentenced me to 30 years at hard labor! How am I going to do all that time?
" The bank just made a mistake and put a $10,000 deposit in my checking account. Is it true what they say, Finders keepers, losers weepers? I can afford to pay you for your advice if you give me the right answer.
" If I donate my pancreas and nobody wants it, where should I put it?
" Can I fight my test results for crack cocaine, if I can prove I only do heroin?
" They scheduled me for court on my employers dress down Friday. Will the judge understand if I show up in my bowling league sweat pants?
" If you don’t win my case, are you going to send me a bill?
" Last week they took my horse to the dog food plant by mistake. Can I get her back?
05/28/2008 @ 12:00pm PST Wednesday Morning, May 28th! The Summer Movie Season is here, but who's got time to see them all? Check out some of your past favorites, all condensed down to 5 seconds! "BUZZ" Madonna's adoption finally a done deal, & David Cook's television "date" talks!
ALL THE PAST HIT SUMMER MOVIES BOILED DOWN TO 5 SECONDS...FIRST "ROCKY"!
ALL THE BATMAN MOVIES CONDENSED DOWN TO JUST 5 SECONDS!
ALL THE SPIDERMAN MOVIES.....AGAIN IN JUST 5 SECONDS!
ALL THE HARRY POTTER MOVIES ARE HERE TOO...IN JUST 5 SECONDS!
AND THE BIGGEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME "TITANIC", IN 5 SECONDS!
05/27/2008 @ 9:45am PST Tuesday Morning, May 27th! If you want to see some out of this world pictures, click on the link I've got for you today! Plus, the TV show jobs famous stars missed out on getting! "BUZZ" Oscar winning director Sydney Pollack is dead, & "Indiana Jones" = $311 million! "PHOTO GALLERY" Roebuck "Pop" Staples of The Staples Singers in studio!
LISTENER ROBERT LOMBARD SENT ALONG THIS LINK TODAY TO OUTER SPACE!
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW AND ENJOY THESE SPECTACULAR PICTURES!
Here's a Top Ten of the biggest stars who missed out on the role-of-a-lifetime on television, only to end up finding fame and fortune in other star-making roles.
1. Katie Holmes -- Buffy Summers on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Lost to Sarah Michelle Gellar in 1997
2. Whitney Houston -- Sondra Huxtable on "The Cosby Show." Lost to Sabrina Le Beauf in 1984
3. Friends' Lisa Kudrow -- Roz Doyle on "Frasier." Lost to Peri Gilpin in 1993
4. Jason Bateman -- Alex P. Keaton on "Family Ties." Lost to Michael J. Fox in 1982
5. "Everybody Loves Raymond"'s Patricia Heaton -- Elaine on "Seinfeld." Lost to Julia Louis-Dreyfus in 1990
6. Friends' Matthew Perry -- Part: Billy Campbell on "Melrose Place." Lost to Andrew Shue in 1992
7. The Practice's Lara Flynn Boyle -- Ally McBeal on "Ally McBeal." Lost to Calista Flockhart in 1997.
8. Desperate Housewives' Teri Hatcher -- Jamie Buchman on "Mad About You." Lost to Helen Hunt in 1992
9. Seinfeld's Michael Richards -- Al Bundy on "Married... with Children." Lost to Ed O'Neill in 1987
10. Raquel Welch -- Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island." Lost to Dawn Wells in 1964
05/26/2008 @ 2:00am PST Monday Morning, May 26th, Memorial Day! How much do you know about Memorial Day, when it started, where it began, why it's associated with the Poppy flower? Take the quiz! "BUZZ" 126 million dollar weekend for "Indiana Jones", & new pix trouble for Miley Cyrus!
ONE OF THE BEST COMMERCIAL TRIBUTES TO OUR TROOPS EVER!
MEMORIAL DAY QUIZ
1. Memorial Day was founded to honor military personnel who died in...
a. The Revolutionary War b. The Civil War c. The Spanish-American War d. World War I e. World War II
2. Which community was proclaimed in 1966 by the U.S. government as the birthplace of Memorial Day?
a. Springfield, Pennsylvania b. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania c. Arlington, Virginia d. Waterloo, New York e. Bunker Hill, Massachusetts
3. On what date was Memorial Day first observed?
a. May 30, 1856 b. May 5, 1866 c. May 25, 1889 d. May 29, 1901 e. May 15, 1919
4. Memorial Day originated with another name. What was it?
a. Honor Day b. Old Soldiers' Day c. Decoration Day d. Remembrance Day e. Bravery Day
5. Memorial Day is different in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana, and Tennessee. How?
a. These states celebrate Memorial Day on Jefferson Davis' birthday b. Instead of a somber, solemn observance, these states celebrate the memory of the fallen with gala festivals c. Memorial Day in these states excludes the Union dead in the Civil War d. These states choose to honor Confederate dead in the Civil War on a separate day e. In these states, the Confederate flag is flown alongside the American flag
6. Why is General John Alexander Logan important to the celebration of Memorial Day?
a. He is the first officially documented casualty in a war b. He called for more official government recognition of the holiday c. He was the first to place a wreath at the Grave of the Unknowns d. He is responsible for accumulating and maintaining statistics of the U.S. war dead e. He ordered that the holiday be observed by decorating the graves of the war dead
7. In which war did the most U.S. service people die?
a. The Revolutionary War b. The Civil War c. World War I d. World War II e. The Vietnam War
8. Which war had the highest percentage of U.S. casualties based on the number of troops served?
a. The Revolutionary War b. The Civil War c. World War I d. World War II e. The Vietnam War
9. According to the Department of Defense, how many U.S. service men and women have died in battle in all wars in which the U.S. was involved?
a. 186,203 b. 575,377 c. 923,846 d. About 1.4 million e. They don't even estimate
10. Since the end of World War I, Memorial Day is also called which of the following?
a. Poppy Day b. War Heroes' Day c. Armed Forces Day d. Military Day e. Old Soldiers' Day
11. U.S. military service veterans have organized groups such as the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. On Veterans' Day and Memorial Day, these groups raise funds for their charities by selling paper flowers made by disabled veterans. What kind of flowers are they?
a. Poppies b. Roses c. Carnations
12. Poppies, a bright red wildflower, became a symbol after a horrific World War I battle. The field, littered with the bodies of young soldiers, was also filled with poppies. What field was it?
a. Strawberry Fields b. Flanders Field c. Marshall Field
ANSWERS TO MEMORIAL DAY QUIZ: (1.-b)...(2.-d)...(3.-b)...(4.-c)...(5.-d)...(6.-e)...(7.-d)...(8.-b)...(9.-b)...(10.-a)...(11.-a)...(12.-b)
THE FAMOUS "FLANDERS FIELD" POEM NARRATED BY 3 VETERANS!
THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER!
IF YOU MISSED IT, HERE'S DAVID BECKHAM'S 70 YARD GOAL THE OTHER NIGHT!
05/23/2008 @ 12:00pm PST Friday Morning, May 23/Memorial Day Weekend "NEWS"! Not too many people traveling this weekend because of high gas prices, but check out this link for the cheapest ones! "BUZZ" Indiana Jones opens this weekend, & David Cook on Jay Leno talks about "Idol"! "PHOTO GALLERY" (1984) Emmy Award Winning Televison and Film Actress Kay Lenz!
HERE'S THE LINK TO THE BEST GAS PRICES, JUST ENTER YOUR ZIP CODE!
GOD BLESS ALL THE MEN & WOMEN SERVING OUR COUNTRY AROUND THE WORLD THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, AND OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE WITH THE LOSS OR INJURY OF A LOVED ONE IN SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
ON A LIGHTER NOTE, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS BEACH BOYS "KOSOVO" REMIX!
AND FINALLY, JIMMY KIMMEL CONFESSES HIS SECRET TO NEIL DIAMOND!
05/22/2008 @ 12:00pm PST Thursday Morning, May 22nd! Now the Oil Companies are claiming to be hapless victims while raking in unprecedented billions in profits, but continuing to raise our gas prices. "BUZZ" David Cook is the "American Idol" & Ellen DeGeneres challenges John McCain! "PHOTO GALLERY" Wolfman Jack and Charlie in a 1982 photo at Wolfman's studios!
Wasn't one of the hidden agendas of the Iraq War to make sure we could keep our mid-east oil prices steady and our supply sufficient to meet our domestic needs. Well, before the Iraq war, the price of oil was about $28 a barrel, now it's more than quadrupled to over $130 a barrel. And we've poured over a trillion dollars into this war, and sacrificed over 4000 young lives. Think what we could have done with that money on the home front and what those young lives could have contributed to our society.
Some companies and people getting very rich over this conflict, and it harkens back to President Eisenhower's 1961 warning to "Beware of the military industrial complex".
As an former military General, he knew that some companies and administrations would go to war just to satisfy the greed of their friends and supporters and former associates....like Halliburton, for instance, which reported back in the early years of the war in 2005 that it's quarterly profits were up 284%.
The General Accounting Office estimates 48,000 private security and military contractors are stationed in Iraq. The Pentagon's insistence on keeping a lid on military force requirements (thereby avoiding the need for a draft) is one reason for that astronomical growth, which has boosted the fortunes of the "corporate warriors" so much that observers project the industry will be a $200 billion per year business by 2010.
Congress calls the oil company executives on the carpet for hearings every month or so to make it appear that they're doing their job, but the questions are about all that ever really comes out of these hearing exercises. Take a look at the latest yesterday.....
It's all about economics, was the standard reply. Supply and demand. The company leaders tried to shift attention from motorists' anger over $4-a-gallon gasoline to a debate over new areas for drilling.
But senators at the Judiciary Committee hearing weren't having any of that. They wanted to press the executives about public anguish over paying $60 or more to fill up a car's gas tank. "People we represent are hurting, the companies you represent are profiting," Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., told the executives. He said there's a "disconnect" between legitimate supply issues and the oil and gasoline prices motorists are seeing.
The executives, sitting shoulder to shoulder in the hearing room, said they understood people were hurting, but they tried to blunt the emotion with economic analysis. Profits have been huge "in absolute terms," conceded J. Stephen Simon, executive vice president of Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), but they "must be viewed in the context of the massive scale of our industry." And high earnings "in the current up cycle" are needed for investments in the long term, including when profits will be down. "'Current up cycle', that's a nice term when people can't afford to go to work" because gasoline is costing so much, replied Leahy with sarcasm.
"The fundamental laws of supply and demand are at work," said John Hofmeister, chairman of Shell Oil Co., acknowledging it is something the oil industry has been saying for some time and that the explanation may sound "repetitive and uninteresting." Hofmeister was joined by executives of Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp. (CVX), BP America Inc. and ConocoPhilips Co. Together the five companies earned $36 billion during the first three months of this year.
It was the second time this year the executives had been summoned to testify before Congress. When they came in early April oil cost about $98 a barrel.
Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., noting that Exxon's profits had nearly quadrupled from $11.5 billion in 2002, said he had heard nothing from the oilmen that would explain "why profits have gone up so high when the consumer is suffering so much." The executives, appearing under oath, cited tight global supplies with scant spare production capacity and the fact that large areas of land and offshore waters remain offlimits to drilling. And they said they're worried Congress was talking of requiring the five companies to pay more taxes. "I urge you to resist these punitive policies," said Hofmeister.
It was not what many senators wanted to hear. You have "just a litany of complaints that you're all just hapless victims of a system," Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., told the executives. "Yet you rack up record profits ... quarter after quarter after quarter." One senator after another cited the pain that high energy prices are causing farmers, small businesses and people trying to find a way to afford a vacation trip this summer.
"Is there anybody here that has any concerns about what you're doing to this country with the prices that you're charging and the profits that you're taking?" Durbin asked. The titans of America's oil industry sat quietly for a moment. "Senator," replied Exxon's Simon, "We have a lot of concern about that. And we're doing all we can to put downward pressure on prices."
Meanwhile, while our economy spirals downward, the oil companies are laughing all the way to the bank. Don't you wish your income was so high, you needed $40 billion dollars a quarter profit just to meet your percentage comparison to other companies? Solar power anyone? Then the oil companies can stick their future profits where the sun don't shine!
People always want to know my favorite kind of music. My answer always is, that it runs the gamut! From old time rock and roll, to classical to country, which happens to feature my favorite new song by Sugarland and their singer Jennifer Nettles! Take a look!
05/21/2008 @ 12:00pm PST Wednesday Morning, May 21st! Today, wanna take a look at some funny pictures that you just don't see everyday? Plus, Top Seven Reasons Why Bad Workers Don't Face The Ax! "BUZZ" Kristi Yamaguchi skates to "Dancing" win, and Is David Archuleta the next "Idol"? "PHOTO GALLERY (1968) Kam Nelson of "Boss City" & "Groovy" fame on the red carpet!
TOP SEVEN REASONS WHY BAD WORKERS DON'T FACE THE AX
Have you ever wondered about someone who gave you bad service, or even a lazy co-worker: "Why don't they go ahead and fire this idiot?" The lousy employee may not face the ax because he might have friends in high places, says FabJob.com. The relationship could be romantic, family or even golf or drinking buddies with a senior manager. Here are some more reasons: " The boss may be afraid of the bad worker because he or she may know something embarrassing about the boss or the company. " A company supervisor may think the fired employee might sue or stir up all sorts of trouble, if they were to get the pink slip. " A lousy worker may still bring more value to the company than he costs. " Replacing someone with a hard to do task might make the hiring process for a new employee a nightmare and not worth the bother. " Supervisors could even believe the company might be even worse off if they were to find someone else for the job. " A bad employee may not actually be one - it could just seem to others they are slacking off, while carrying out vital duties no one is aware of.
" A poor worker may be doing exactly what you think they are - pulling the wool over everybody's eyes and getting away with doing little or no work while charming the boss into thinking the company couldn't get along without them.
05/20/2008 @ 9:10am PST Tuesday Morning, May 20th! TV Taping at 11 a.m. for my weekly syndicated shows, lunch with Children's Hospital L.A. Executives, and on K-EARTH 101 for Shotgun Tom 3 to 7p.m! "BUZZ" Kristi Yamaguchi looks like the champ on "Dancing" & "Idol" face-off tonight! "PHOTO GALLERY" Lamberene, the horse I drove in a 1977 Hollywood Park Harness Race
WELL, FOR SOMEONE WHO'S WORKING PART TIME THESE DAYS, THIS IS A VERY BUSY DAY COMING UP! IT STARTS WITH MY VOICE-OVER FOR MY 2 INTERNATIONALLY SYNDICATED WEEKLY TV SHOWS, "CINEMA, CINEMA, CINEMA" AND "INSIDE HOLLYWOOD"! THEN A LUNCH WITH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES EXECUTIVES, AND FINALLY I'LL BE FILLING IN FOR SHOTGUN TOM ON K-EARTH FROM 3 TO 7 P.M.
ONE OF THE MANY KIDS THAT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL L.A. HAS SAVED!
THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER ALREADY HERE THIS YEAR & THEY'RE SINGING TOO!
05/19/2008 @ 11:30am PST Monday Morning, May 19th! The Memorial Day Indy 500 is coming up this weekend, and wait till you see some of the practice crashes this past weekend! Plus Another Firing! "BUZZ" Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz tie the knot, plus ACM Awards video highlights! "PHOTO GALLERY" having some technical issues, so no new photos today!
GET READY FOR THE INDY 500 THIS COMING WEEKEND AGAIN, CHECK THIS OUT!
JOB CUTBACKS, LAYOFFS & FIRINGS CONTINUE ON THE LABOR FRONT, TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT CHARLIETUNA.COM READER DOUG HOOKER SENT ME!
AND ON K-EARTH 101, TUESDAY, I'M FILLING IN FOR SHOTGUN TOM 3 TO 7 P.M.!
