05/16/2008 @ 11:40am PST Friday Morning, May 16th/Weekend "NEWS"! Seeing is Believing! Today, a picture of Albert Einstein that turns into a picture of Marilyn Monroe if you walk 15 feet away from it! "BUZZ" Shania Twain and Mutt Lange separate, & Angelina Jolie at the Cannes FilmFest! "PHOTO GALLERY" Maurice & Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees with Charlie in studio (1972)!
05/15/2008 @ 10:25am PST Thursday Morning, May 15th! Today, a picture's worth a thousand words with part 2 of our pictoral essay of inventions that were good, but not quite good enough to be a best seller! "BUZZ" Syesha's gone, and the 2 Davids left on "Idol" & it's confirmed: twins for Angie! "PHOTO GALLERY" Singer Robert John with 2 big hits in the 70's, in studio!
THANKS AGAIN TO DAVID HATCHEL FOR THESE INVENTIONS THAT FAILED!
05/14/2008 @ 12:00pm PST Wednesday Morning, May 14th! Ever had an idea for an invention, but it never made it. Today Part 1 of a 2 Part series on inventions that were good, but not quite good enough! "BUZZ" Marissa voted off "Dancing", and David Cook may be the next "American Idol"! "PHOTO GALLERY" One of college football greatest coaches, Nebraska's Bob Devaney!
THANKS TO LISTENER DAVID HATCHEL FOR THESE INVENTIONS THAT FAILED!
05/13/2008 @ 10:30am PST Tuesday Morning, May 13th! The deadly 7.9 China Earthquake dominates YouTube the past 24 hours with dramatic video as the temblor struck! Take a look at some postings! "BUZZ" Kristi Yamaguchi back on top in "Dancing" & Tony Award Nominations are out! "PHOTO GALLERY" 1983 Miss America Debra Sue Maffett from Anaheim in studio!
AS THE DEATH TOLL IN CHINA CONTINUES TO CLIMB FROM THE EARTHQUAKE, THE VIDEOS ARE BEING POSTED EVERY HOUR ON YOUTUBE.
05/12/2008 @ 11:10am PST Monday Morning, May 12th! You need something to start your day with a laugh? My friend and former co-worker, Scott St. James sent me this link, and wait till you fill in the blanks! "BUZZ" "Iron Man" smashes "Speed Racer" at the box office & Jenna Bush wedding pix! "PHOTO GALLERY" 4- time Superbowl winning quarterback, Terry Bradshaw in studio!
HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT WEEKEND! FIRST, HERE'S L.A. CITY COUNCILMAN DENNIS ZINE, AND ACTOR/TV/RADIO PERSONALITY SCOTT ST. JAMES!
DENNIS HAS HIS BIG FREE 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS AND SHOW AT WARNER PARK IN WOODLAND HILLS THAT I'LL BE HOSTING WITH DENNIS AGAIN THIS YEAR, AND SCOTT AND I HAVE WORKED AT A COUPLE OF RADIO STATIONS TOGETHER IN L.A. OVER THE YEARS. I GOT A NOTE AND A LINK FROM SCOTT THE OTHER DAY THAT YOU HAVE TO TRY AND THEN SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS FOR SOME FUN!
FILL IN YOUR NAME IN THE BLANKS LIKE I HAVE IN THIS EXAMPLE, AND THEN CLICK ON THE VISUALIZAR IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER AND WATCH THE FUN!
WHAT'S SCOTT ST. JAMES UP TO LATELY? HERE'S PART OF SCOTT'S NOTE...
Charlie,
First of all, you sound so "at home" on KRTH!!!
Got back from Campo and Dulzura (near the Mexican border) a couple of weeks or so ago where I was shooting a pilot. 2nd lead. A Minute Man kind of guy who's wife was killed by an illegal. Near the end of the pilot, my character apprehends an illegal and then goes nuts when the illegal refers to my wife as a whore. He beats the illegal to death with a big flashlight. The pilot ends with the viewers seeing my son's (1st lead) reaction to what I did and my reaction to my son's reaction. If this very politically incorrect pilot gets picked up, in the 2nd or 3rd episode, my character will learn that my son is dating an illegal which will add to the "family dynamic".
This is my 5th lead in a pilot. The other 4 weren't picked up. That's not unusual. George Clooney (as an example) says he did more than 10.
In a couple of weeks I'll begin "playing" in a straight to DVD horror film titled "Shadow of Death". I don't know what kind of character I'll be playing because these are people who I've worked with twice before. They say, "Are you free during such and such a time?" I say, "Yes!" and then they let me know (in this case soon, I hope) what character they want me to play and they send me the script. Shakespeare, it ain't. Hell, it's not even "Deal or No Deal". But it's also not brain surgery.
I'm glad you enjoyed the commercial.
Scott
05/09/2008 @ 11:20am PST Friday Morning, May 9th/Weekend "NEWS"! Happy Mother's Day! I've got some Mother's Day Amazing Facts, What a Mom is really worth and two very funny Mother's Day videos! "BUZZ" Paris Hilton says she's in love forever, and the Jenna Bush weekend wedding! "PHOTO GALLERY" Michelle Johnson, 1984 photo of the star of "Blame It On Rio" movie!
MOTHER’S DAY FACTS . . .
1. Mother's Day is a strange time of year for mail in many countries. In 1973, mail delivery through the U.S. Postal Service was delayed for eight days because of the amount of mail. Telephone networks are also at their busiest on Mother's Day. Mother's Day is the number one holiday for flowers purchased throughout the year.
2. According to the National Restaurant Association, Mother's Day is now the most popular day of the year to dine out at a restaurant in the United States.
3. The youngest authenticated mother is Lina Medina, who delivered a 6½-pound boy by caesarean section in Lima, Peru in 1939, at an age of 5 years and 7 months. The child was raised as her brother and only discovered that Lina was his mother when he was 10.
4. Bobbie McCaughey is the mother who holds the record for the most surviving children from a single birth. She gave birth to the first set of surviving septuplets - 4 boys and 3 girls on November 19, 1997, at the University Hospital, Iowa, US. Conceived by in vitro fertilization, the babies were delivered after 31 weeks by caesarean in the space of 16 minutes. The babies are named Kenneth, Nathaniel, Brandon, Joel, Kelsey, Natalie and Alexis.
5. Jayne Bleackley is the mother who holds the record for the shortest interval between two children born in separate pregnancies. She gave birth to Joseph Robert on September 3, 1999, and Annie Jessica Joyce on March 30, 2000. The babies were born 208 days apart.
6. Elizabeth Ann Buttle is the mother who holds the record for the longest interval between the birth of two children. She gave birth to Belinda on May 19,1956 and Joseph on November 20, 1997. The babies were born 41 years 185 days apart. The mother was 60 years old when her son Joseph was born.
7. The highest officially recorded number of children born to one Russian mother is 69. Between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 pregnancies, she gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets. 67 of them survived infancy.
8. The modern world record for giving birth is held by Leontina Albina from San Antonio, Chile. Leontina claims to be the mother of 64 children, of which only 55 of them are documented. She is listed in the 1999 Guinness World Records but dropped from later editions.
9. Katherine Hepburn's father was a surgeon and her mother was a dedicated suffragette and early crusader for birth control.
10. James McNeill Whistler's best known painting, often called "Whistler's Mother," is actually titled "Arrangement in Black and Gray: The Artist's Mother."
11. Bette Nesmith Graham, mother to Mike Nesmith, one of the Monkee's, was the inventor of Liquid Paper correction fluid. She sold the rights to the Gillette Corporation in 1979 for $47.5 million and when she died in 1980, she left half of her fortune to her son.
MOM'S VALUE:
A financial survey estimates mothers are worth over half a million dollars a year. The typical mom conducts the same daily business of seventeen occupations combined. Using salary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, a multi-tasking mother's annual salary is calculated to be $508,700. Raise children (Child care worker) $13,000 Plan vacation and play (Recreation worker) $15,500 Cook meals (Executive chef) $40,000 Serve meals (Food service worker) $20,000 Plan meals (Dietitians/nutritionists) $41,600 Keep house (Property manager) $22,600 Clean house (Housekeeper) $9,000 Care for pets (Animal caretaker) $17,500 Dispense medication (Registered nurse) $35,000 Attend functions (Management analyst) $41,000 Manage family finances (Computer system analyst) $44,000 Manage investments (Financial manager) $39,000 Carpool (Bus driver) $32,400 Homework & discipline (School principal) $58,600 Resolve family issues (Psychologist) $29,000 Keep family schedule (General office clerk) $19,000 Maintain family harmony (Social worker) $30,000 Total: $508,700
WHAT MOM WOULD SAY IN A 24 HOUR DAY...SET TO THE WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE!
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MOMS! YOUR KIDS TAKING THAT SPECIAL PICTURE!
05/08/2008 @ 12:00pm PST Thursday Morning, May 8th! Advisory for dumb guys when you're creating a counterfeit Driver's License! A Favorite TV Moms survey of who you would have liked to have had. "BUZZ" Jason Castro's dreadlocks cut short on "Idol" & Amy Winehouse arrested again! "PHOTO GALLERY" Jane Badler, starred as the antagonist "Diana" on the 80's sci-fi "V"!
WHAT TV MOM DO YOU WISH YOU HAD WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP? THE SURVEY SAYS.....
1. June Cleaver, "Leave It to Beaver" 2. Claire Huxtable, "The Cosby Show" 3. Carol Brady, "The Brady Bunch" 4. Marion Cunningham, "Happy Days" 5. Donna Stone, "The Donna Reed Show" 6. Harriet Nelson, "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" 7. Lucy Ricardo, "I Love Lucy" 8. Roseanne Connor, "Rosanne" 9. Lorelei Gilmore of "Gilmore Girls" (tied at #8) 10. Marge Simpson, "The Simpsons"
" Men prefer the '50s mom of June Cleaver, while women go more for the take charge lawyer of Claire Huxtable. " Whites prefer June Cleaver while both African Americans and Hispanics have Claire Huxtable as their top mom. " Those 44 and older prefer June Cleaver, while those 32 to 43 go for '70s icon Carol Brady. Twenty-somethings choose Lorelei Gilmore is the television mom they wished they had.
05/07/2008 @ 12:00pm PST Wednesday Morning, May 7th! At the top of this page, there's now a link to the National Radio Hall of Fame to vote for my nomination in the "Pioneer-Regional or Local" category. "BUZZ" Last Dance for Mario last night, & David Archuleta crushes his "Idol" competition! "PHOTO GALLERY" Conky Johnston of Johnston's Yogurt fame in an 80's appearance!
HERE'S WHERE IT ALL STARTED FOR ME, AT THE KEARNEY, NEBRASKA YOUTH CENTER, WHEN I JUST 14, AND THE DEEJAY FOR THE JUNIOR & SENIOR HIGH DANCES EACH WEEKEND! NOTICE THE STACKS OF 45 RPM RECORDS I PLAYED, AND THE WINDOW BEHIND ME OPENED TO THE DANCE FLOOR WHERE THE KIDS COULD COME UP TO MAKE THEIR REQUESTS FOR SONGS TO PLAY!
This has been quite a year so far for my radio career! Just being back on the air feels terrific, and getting to talk with all you listeners, and then a couple of weeks ago to receive news from the National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago that I had been nominated in this year's "Pioneer - Local or Regional" category was a great surprise on the eve of my birthday!
So now for those who want to know how they can register and vote for me, we've added the National Radio Hall of Fame's logo that you can click on and register at the top of this page. This is the first year the public, in addition to the radio industry employees themselves, can vote for the nominees to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. After all, it's you people who vote for us everyday when it comes to listening to us or someone else, so it only seems fair you have a say in who is honored with one of radio's highest awards.
Thank you to those of you who have emailed and called saying they already have cast their vote for me, and if you are planning to, Thank You in advance! I really appreciate you making this decades long dream since I was 5, to be on the radio, come true everyday!
AND THIS NOTE TODAY FROM LISTENER LINDA CRESSON ABOUT TAXES!
What is a 'billion'? Now here's a reality check! This is too true to be very funny
The next time you hear a politician use the Word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, But one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases
A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age
D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.
While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a look at New Orleans . It is amazing what you can learn with some simple division
Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the Congress for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number, what does it mean?
A. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, child), you each gets $516,528.
B. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.
C. Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets $2,066,012
Washington, D.C. HELLO! ... Are all your calculators broken?
Tax his land,
Tax his wage,
Tax his bed in which he lays.
Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes are the rule.
Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.
Tax his ties,
Tax his shirts,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.
Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he tries to think.
Tax his booze,
Tax his beers,
If he cries,
Tax his tears.
Tax his bills,
Tax his gas,
Tax his notes,
Tax his cash.
Tax him good and let him know
That after taxes, he has no dough.
If he hollers,
Tax him more,
Tax him until he's good and sore.
Tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in which he lays.
Put these words upon his tomb,
'Taxes drove me to my doom!'
And when he's gone,
We won't relax,
We'll still be after the inheritance TAX!!
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax),
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax),
Liquor Tax,
Luxury Tax,
Marriage License Tax,
Medicare Tax,
Property Tax,
Real Estate Tax,
Service charge taxes,
Social Security Tax,
Road Usage Tax (Truckers),
Sales Taxes,
Recreational Vehicle Tax,
School Tax,
State Income Tax,
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA),
Telephone Federal Excise Tax,
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax,
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax,
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax,
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax,
Telephone State and Local Tax,
Telephone Usage Charge Tax,
Utility Tax,
Vehicle License Registration Tax,
Vehicle Sales Tax,
Watercraft Registration Tax,
Well Permit Tax,
Workers Compensation Tax
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T TEACH A GOLDFISH HOW TO DO TRICKS?
05/06/2008 @ 9:50am PST Tuesday Morning, May 6th! Classic Car Show coming up this Saturday, our K-Earth Street Team will be there! Plus "THE OIL CHANGE", the man's way...and the woman's way. "BUZZ" Cristian and Cheryl surprise everyone, despite the injury, and CBS writers swap! "PHOTO GALLERY" Bruce Boxleitner, Melissa Gilbert's leading man, in studio in 1984!
LISTENER PATRICE BRICKER SENT THIS WEEKEND REMINDER FOR YOU CAR FANS!
MY GOOD FRIEND RAY BONASSI PASSED ALONG THIS HILARIOUS "OIL CHANGE"!
Oil Change instructions for Women:
1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change. 2) Drink a cup of coffee. 3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle. Money spent: Oil Change: $20.00 Coffee: $1.00 Total: $21.00
Oil Change instructions for Men: 1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and scented tree, write a check for $50.00. 2) Stop by 7/11 and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20, drive home. 3) Open a beer and drink it. 4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands. 5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car 6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it. 7) Place drain pan under engine. 8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench. 9) Give up and use crescent wrench. 10) Unscrew drain plug. 11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process. Cuss. 12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil. 13) Have another beer while watching oil drain. 14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench. 15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off. 16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer. 17) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface. 18) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine. 19) Remember drain plug from step 11. 20) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan. 21) Drink beer. 22) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill. 23) Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer. 24) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame, removing any excess skin between knuckles and frame. 25) Begin cussing fit. 26) Throw stupid crescent wrench. 27) Cuss for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit bowling trophy. 28) Beer. 29) Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow. 30) Beer. 31) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil. 32) Beer. 33) Lower car from jack stands. 34) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during any missed steps. 35) Beer. 36) Test drive car. 37) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence. 38) Car gets impounded. 39) Call loving wife, make bail. 40) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard. Money spent: Parts: $50.00 DUI: $2500.00 Impound fee: $75.00 Bail: $1500.00 Beer: $20.00 Total: $4,145.00
But you know the job was done right!
ONE FINAL LOOK AT THIS DRIVER PULLING IN FOR A QUICK OIL CHANGE!
05/05/2008 @ 11:00am PST Monday Morning, May 5th! Happy Cinco De Mayo! The true story of Cinco De Mayo, Photo-ops with some former co-workers of mine, and the perfect outfit for a couch nap! "BUZZ" Tom Cruise video highlights on Oprah, and Mariah Carey's marriage confirmed! "PHOTO GALLERY" Shaun Cassidy on stage in Santa Anita in his 1977 teen idol days!
THE TRUE STORY OF CINCO DE MAYO AND WHY WE CELEBRATE HOW WE DO!
CINCO DE MAYO, THE 5TH OF MAY IF YOU ASKED WHAT IT MEANT AND WHY WE CELEBRATE IT, MOST PEOPLE WOULD JUST TELL YOU THAT IT’S ANOTHER REASON TO DRINK BEER!
YES BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT A LOT DIFFERENT! CINCO DE MAYO IS A DAY TO CELEBRATE THE 5TH OF MAY 1862, WHEN MEXICAN GENERAL IGNACIO ZARAGOZA AND 4,000 TROOPS, DEFEATED NAPOLEON THE III AND 8,000 FRENCH TROOPS AT THE BATTLE OF PUEBLA.
WHY DID NAPOLEON AND THE FRENCH ATTACK AND WHAT WERE THESE ESCARGOT LOVING ARROGANT CHAMPAGNE SWILLING FRENCH TROOPS DOING IN MEXICO? MEXICO OWED FRANCE MONEY AND IT STOPPED PAYING THEM BACK IN 1861. THE FRENCH DIDN’T LIKE THAT SO THEY HAD A POINT BUT IT WAS A BIG MISTAKE.
NAPOLEON WHO DETESTED THE UNITED STATES CAME IN FOR THE ATTACK ON PUEBLA, 100 MILES TO THE EAST OF MEXICO CITY HE FELT GOOD HE HAD CREPES FOR BREAKFAST BUT HIS 8,000 TROOPS GOT THEIR BUTTS IN THE MORNING KICKED BUT GOOD BY AN ARMY HALF THAT BIG!
NAPOLEON HAD NOT BEEN DEFEATED IN OVER 50 YEARS BUT ON THIS DAY HIS SOLDIERS FOUND HIM IN A “FETAL POSITION” LYING UNDERNEATH HIS HORSE SUCKING HIS THUMB THE ONLY WORD HE COULD SAY WAS “MOMMY-MOMMY" OVER AND OVER.
GENERAL PHIL SHERIDAN FROM THE UNITED STATES WAS BROUGHT IN TO CLEAR UP THE MESS AND MAKE SURE MEXICO GOT WHAT IT NEEDED.
SO TODAY AS YOU ENJOY YOUR CHIPS/SALSA/GUACAMOLE/FAJITAS AND CORONAS DRINK A TOAST TO GENERAL ZARAGOZA AND HIS TROOPS IF THEY HAD NOT WON . . . WE MIGHT BE HAVING “WHITE WINE AND FROMAGE.”
I RAN INTO SOME FORMER CO-WORKERS OF MINE OVER THE WEEKEND!
FIRST, IT WAS MARK KRISKI, KTLA'S CHANNEL 5 MORNING WEATHERMAN. WE BUMPED INTO EACH OTHER AT ROMANO'S MACARONI GRILL IN NORTHRIDGE AT LUNCHTIME ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON!
HERE'S MARK AND ME WITH NEIL SOLOMON, THE MANAGER OF ROMANO'S MACARONI GRILL IN NORTHRIDGE, WHO TREATED US TO THEIR THREE NEW DELICIOUS WINE INSPIRED CREATIONS! I LOVED THE CHIANTI STEAK WITH THE WINE INFUSED SAUCE, IT WAS THE BEST TASTING STEAK I'VE EVER HAD. NEIL INSISTED I TRY A FEW BITES TOO OF THEIR PINOT GRIGIO CHICKEN TOPPED WITH ASPARAGUS, MELTED MOZZARELLA. AND A CRISP PINOT GRIGIO SAUCE THAT JUST KNOCKS YOUR SOCKS OFF, AND FINALLY THE CHARDONNAY SHRIMP, THE CHARDONNAY MAKES THE SHRIMP THAT MUCH MORE JUICY AND TASTY. YOU'LL JUST LOVE IT!
P.S. SEE IF YOU CAN GET AMY AS YOUR WAITRESS, SHE WILL JUST DAZZLE YOU WITH HER SMILE AND SERVICE!
AND WHILE I WAS AT THE NEC HOME REMODELING AND DECORATING SHOW AT THE ORANGE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFTER MY K-EARTH SHOW, MY FORMER MORNING TRAFFIC REPORTER, WITH THE TERRIFIC SENSE OF HUMOR AND WONDERFUL WIT, LORI RYAN STOPPED BY TO VISIT! SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMMENTED TO ME HOW MUCH THEY MISS HER GETTING THEM TO WORK IN THE MORNING!
THE PERFECT CLOTHING FOR TAKING AN UNDISTURBED NAP ON THE COUCH!
