Saturday, December 31, 2005

Howie Day EP out now

Live From... New EP in stores December 13th


Howie's new EP, "Live From...", came out. If you're not yet familiar with it, the EP is a compilation of live tracks from this past summer's tour. It sounds really great, and I would recommend picking up a copy.

Since Howie won't be touring for the next few months, Pick up the EP and find out what one of the shows are like.
As soon as he does start touring I'll keep you posted on air and here on the blog as to where he'll be.

btw, you can click on the picture above to visit the Howie Day Website.

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

My 3 songs 12/28/05


Stan Lee Is 83 today. So my three songs tonight are all songs from Marvel Comics Superhero Movies soundtracks.
  1. Hero - Chad Kroger & Josey Scott - Spider-Man
  2. Everything Burns - Anastacia & Ben Moody - Fantastic 4
  3. Broken - Seether & Amy Lee - The Punisher
and I'll throw in Bring Me To Life - Evanascence - Daredevil

Enjoy

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

My 3 Songs 12/21/05

Here are the songs:
  1. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
  2. Little Red Corvette - Prince
  3. Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac

Thursday, December 15, 2005

Christmas Songs

So, what's your favorite Christmas song?
Sure there are the traditional songs but there are new ones to choose from each year. Here are my 6 favorites (at least for this year and in no specific order):
  1. We Burned The Christmas Tree - Chaston & Groditski
  2. White Trash Christmas - Lurlene the Trailer Court Queen
  3. I Believe in Father Christmas - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
  4. I Am Santa Claus - Bob Rivers
  5. Posada - Santana
  6. Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo - South Park
Feel free to comment and list your favorites.

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

My 3 Songs 12/14/05

Well here we go again another My 3 songs.
This one was suggested by a listener and he got a free pizza for the great idea.
Here are the songs:

  1. My Generation - The Who
  2. Sussudio - Phil Collins
  3. Bad To the Bone - George Thorogood.
Would you like the answer? Okay, but first let me explain the smiley you see at the right. This is the Bon Jovi "Have a Nice Day" smily/smirk. It has absolutely nothing to do with tonight's contest, I just like the idea behind the smiley and the song just proves that Bon Jovi are still rocking. Plus, I dig a little sarcasm, okay a lot of sarcasm.

Okay now for the answer....the songs all have some sort of stuttering going on.
So stuttering is the answer.

Friday, December 02, 2005

Chaston/Groditski


Okay...the weirdness has been unleashed. My friend, Pete Chaston, and his cousin Walt Groditski have been recording some of the weirdest sounding stuff for a few years and, well, let's just say the last time this was unleashed on the Earth a meteor struck. Anyhow, it is extremely fun music. They have a Dr. Demento holiday favorite with "We Burned the Christmas Tree" and that song was recently like the #4 most downloaded song on amazon.com. Thus proving that the world is just like me, getting weirder with age.
Honestly you must have all their cd's in your collection, they are fun at parties and great ways to get rid of those in-laws.
Check them out:
http://www.chastongroditski.com

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

My 3 Songs 11/23/05

This is going to be a tough one...so I'll give the answer.

  1. Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John (yeah, I like this song, so what?)
  2. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
  3. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Wanna know the answer?


Do you really?

Of course this is kinda cheatin'.




Okay the answer is:




They are all title tracks from the albums.

Just a few questions

1. Why all this uproar about bird flu?

2. Why is this Tamiflu product being touted as a panacaea? (especially when it doesn't fight bird/avian flu)

3. Why is it that Donald Rumsfeld owns millions of dollars worth of stock in Gilead Sciences (the makers of Tamiflu)?

4. Why is George Bush ready to declare marshall law to fight a flu that has yet to be proven to infect humans?

5. Where is the media/press when they should be revealing these things and not scaring the public about a fake pandemic?

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

My 3 Songs 11/16/05

Well only 4 days until my birthday and that has nothing to do with tonight's my 3 songs. So......

Here are the songs:
  1. Every Time I Think of You - The Babys
  2. Possession - Bad English
  3. Missing You - John Waite
the hint is the photo...who is it?

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

My 3 Songs 11/09/05

Okay here are the songs:
  1. Cover of the Rolling Stone - Dr. Hook
  2. Spirit in the Sky - Doctor & The Medics
  3. Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John

Once again I don't need to give a hint :)

New Spider-Man Villain


Sony Pictures has officially announced the new Villain in the upcoming Spider-Man 3 movie.

Thomas Haden Church as Flint Marko aka The Sandman.

He was Ned in TV's Ned & Stacy, but my favorite church role on TV was that of Lowell Mather on "Wings"

He was death's assistant in "Monkeybone" a movie that could have been sooo much more.

So look out for the next Spider-man movie.

Actually the best part of the movie, in my opinion, will be the introduction of Venom, portrayed by "That '70's Show" lead actor Topher Grace. Also Dylan Baker will be back portraying Dr. Curt Connors, whom we all know is destined to be The Lizard.

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

My 3 Songs 10/26/05


Tonight's My Three Songs doesn't really need a hint but it has been awhile since I've posted anything in my blog, so I thought I'd put up something.

So the list of songs goes like this:
  1. Major Tom - Peter Schilling
  2. Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John
  3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band - The Beatles
Well there are the songs...want another hint or rather, more of a heads up? Well, I'll also be doing these same songs on Nov. 9th In honor of Veteran's Day.

Yeah I like to repeat My 3 Songs sometimes...so what.

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

My 3 Songs 10/05/05


Here are the songs:
  1. Holiday - Green Day
  2. 2 Tribes - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
  3. War - Edwin Starr

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

My Three Songs 09/28/05




Today's songs

  1. Mary - Tori Amos
  2. That Says it All - Duncan Shiek
  3. Sunset Blvd. - Scott Grimes
Well those are the songs.
(oh, you want a hint? the picture is your hint)

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

My 3 Songs 08/31/05



Here they are:

  1. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
  2. Penny Lane - The Beatles
  3. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

Got it?

Well call in tonight and win.

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

My 3 Songs 08/24/05



Once again we play My Three Songs.

Here are the songs for 08/24/05
  1. Under the Bridge - The Red Hot Chili Peppers
  2. Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
  3. 7 Bridges Road - Eagles

Call in to win we'll play the game around 7:35. Some lucky winner will walk away with a free pizza from Larry Bobe's Pizza in Lawrenceville.

Also don't forget it is a Winning Wednesday so I'll be giving away tickets to the Palestine Rodeo all night.

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

My Three Songs 08/17/05

Okay tonight I will not give the answer on the website.

But if you look at the picture you'll get a clue.

Here are the songs:
  1. Don Henley - Boys of Summer
  2. Michael Jackson - Beat It
  3. Kid Rock/Sheryl Crow - Picture

Now call in to win after the cubs game.

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

My 3 songs for 08/10/05

Okay My 3 songs for tonight: this was a fun one to put together

1. Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones
2. Low Rider - War
3. Mississippi Queen - Mountain

oops change in plans....I have to change the songs around....song #3 will now be
- Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
couldn't find Low Rider....bummer.

okay now there are a billion other songs that would fit...to find more click here.

More Cowbell, Baby.

Friday, August 05, 2005

A little rant about this war in Iraq

Okay recently on the news I had heard that several military personnel from Ohio were killed in action. To which our fearless leader said something to the effect of : The only way to avenge the death of these soldiers is to keep fighting in Iraq.
Now, is it just me or is there some sort of odd conflict of data/logic here? I mean really upon hearing this my positronic brain has locked up. The only way to avenge the death is to send more to die? I don't get it.
Okay now there are several reasons to protest this war but really...where is the logic? My poor relays in my positronic brain have been convulsing ever since we went to Iraq to get Saddam and get back at the terrorists led by Bin Laden who live in Afghanistan. Where is Bin Laden? oh yeah...he's on dialysis somewhere planning bombings all around the globe.
Hey did you hear about London getting bombed twice?

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

My Three Songs 07/27/05

okay tonight let's try something different

i'll list the three songs
and then later tonight give the answers.

  1. Unwell - Matchbox 20
  2. Take It Easy - The Eagles
  3. Listen to the Music - The Doobie Brothers

hint:

something to do with the music

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

My Three Songs 07/20/05

After the ballgame My 3 songs will be easy...after all it'll be late and you will be sleepy.

so here goes...no I won't give you the answer.

  1. Life is a Highway - Tom Cochran
  2. Life in the Fastlane - The Eagles
  3. Life's Been Good to Me - Joe Walsh

See Easy.

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

My 3 Songs 07/13/05

Okay should be an easy one....but sure enough when I say that it becomes hard.

  1. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
  2. Proud Mary - either CCR or Tina Turner...not sure which yet
  3. Takin' Care of Business - BTO
What do they all have in common?

Working...ahh the blue collar life....real work.

Other songs I could have thrown in:
  • Movin Out - Billy Joel
  • Allentown - Billy Joel
  • Welcome to the Working Week - Elvis Costello
  • Back on the Chain Gang - Pretenders
  • Welcome to the Occupation - R.E.M.
  • Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
Remember if you have any suggestions visit my feedback page.

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

My 3 songs 07/06/05


1. Elton John - Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
2. David Bowie - Fame
3. Beatles - Come Together






Theme: John Lennon plays or sings on all 3 songs.


1. Elton John - Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds recorded in 1974 by Elton John with background vocals and guitar by John Lennon (who used the pseudonym Dr. Winston O'Boogie)
2. David Bowie - Fame cowritten with John Lennon (who also contributed backing vocals)
3. Beatles - Come Together - duh, no explanation needed

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

My 3 Songs for 06/29/05


Well I'm not really sure which 3 songs I'm going to play but here are my choices:
  • Running Down A Dream - Tom Petty
  • Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money
  • Mary - Tori Amos
  • That Says It All - Duncan Shiek
  • I Only Wanna Be With You - Hootie & the Blowfish
So what do these songs have in common?

They All Mention other songs.

  • Running Down A Dream - Tom Petty (Runaway - Del Shannon)
  • Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money (Be My Baby - the Ronettes)
  • Mary - Tori Amos (The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix)
  • That Says It All - Duncan Shiek (Satisfaction - Stones, Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan, Castles Made of Sand - Jimi Hendrix) good triple threat here.
  • I Only Wanna Be With You - Hootie & the Blowfish (Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan)
So there you have it. Call in and win....we'll be playing right around 7:35 pm.

Saturday, June 25, 2005

Howie Day


Alright, when I first heard Howie, I heard the song, Perfect Time of Day. I immediately thought, "Hey who is Bono singing with?" But then we got the single @ WAKO and I said who is this Howie Day feller, he is awesome. Well I looked in our back catalog of music and found the song "Ghost" and then wondered how I missed that one. Immediately I began playing those two songs on air in a heavy rotation. And now he's taking the world by storm with another great song: "Collide." Let me tell you this is one guy you don't want to miss.

Yes at first he sounded to me a little like Bono from U2, but then you listen to the other songs and he is very unique. Very good music...Great Lyrics and a Great Voice. Something different. None of this typical growl that has been perfected by Eddie Vedder in which all musicians are doing. A voice that sounds trained. Besides that he's from the part of the US which bred Stephen King. Ayuh, Howie's from Bangor, Maine.

He tackles the subjects of Love, Loss, and Regret but in a poetic way...not pop. And you know how much I hate pop.

I haven't done the research yet but musically, I'm talking instruments not words now, his music has depth, so I'm thinking he uses some sorts of orchestral backing.

Check him out on tour, I hear he's great live, but alas, doesn't come close to small town midwest for me to see.

Also you can click below and buy one of his albums. You can even hear his cover of the Beatles' "Help" on the I Am Sam Soundtrack





These are must haves in your collection.

Thursday, June 23, 2005

Aslyn



Okay before we go any further...no it's not the Lion from the Chronicles of Narnia.

Have you heard this girl? What a voice.

At WAKO we got the single "Be The Girl" And I gave it a listen. And Immediately was sold.

Not only does she have a great voice...but the lyrics even seemed to have a deeper non-pop music feel to them. And let me tell you it is so refreshing to hear a new female vocalist not singing about crap we don't care about.

Then I heard she was out touring with Gavin DeGraw and thought, "Now there's a great combination" But alas I'm here in the middle of the midwest where no touring artists visit.

Side note here:
All you musicians (only the good ones, like Gavin, Aslyn, Howie Day et. al.) you are missing a great piece of your audience. I mean really, right here where I play your music you have Vincennes University...and the midwesterners that would love to see you in person.

So if you haven't heard this phenom of Aslyn...you can listen to my show on WAKO where I play her music every night. Also you can click below and buy the album Lemon Love:




Just wanting to pass along something great that you don't want to miss.

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

My 3 Songs 06/22/05



Okay this one will be interesting.

First of all they are all Who songs...that is not the answer.

  1. Who Are You - The Who
  2. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
  3. Baba O'Riley - The Who
The answer

They are all from one of the last bastions of creativity left on Television.

Theme songs from CSI shows on CBS

  1. Who Are You - The Who CSI (the original from Vegas)
  2. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who CSI:Miami
  3. Baba O'Riley - The Who CSI: New York

Just a little rant before I come up with a My 3 songs


After all the lawsuits poor old Ronald



Okay first of all let's get one thing straight. McDonalds and any other fast food are junk food and hold no nutritional value.

That in mind if you supersize your junk you get supersized your self.

That leads to: what idiot could sue junk food manufacturers for making them fat?
Worse yet: What idiot could actually find cause and see that the junk food manufacturers pay for making people fat.

I'm really not going to say much more...because well...stupidity is the Weapon of Mass Destruction that someone needs to go after in the U.S.

Sunday, June 19, 2005

Happy Father's Day



Well happy Father's Day to all.

I got my cake...(okay I'll cut out all references to creepshow) I got a really cool, pardon the pun, Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake.

And I got to clean out the guinea pig cage.

Oh , wait Isaac got me a "The Incredibles" bouncy ball...about 12" diameter. So that was cool. Glad to see he was thinking of me.

Definitely a great day. Isaac and I walked down to the pop machine, and we played soccer or some weird form of it in the yard with the Incredibles ball. He helped me clean the cage also.

So, hope all you had a great Father's day. Talk to ya later when I figure something new to write about.

Wednesday, June 15, 2005

My 3 Songs 06/15/05



Okay another week rolls by and it's time for another "My 3 songs"

here are the songs:
  1. Rock - n- Roll Hootchie Coo - Rick Derringer
  2. I Can Dream About You - Dan Hartman
  3. Free Ride - Edgar Winter group
  4. and as a bonus Rock Candy - Montrose
Before I give you the answer I want to remind you that if you have any suggestions for a future My 3 Songs you can click on the graphic above and fill out the form.

All right the answer:

  • They all are tied together through Edgar Winter. Rick Derringer and Ronny Montrose (of Montrose, of course) both played guitar For the Edgar Winter group.
  • Dan Hartman was lead vocal for the Edgar Winter group.
  • And the Edgar Winter Group is the "gimme hint"
so there ya go...get that pizza

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Just thought this was a funny picture.



Here's one for all you golfers out there.

In the mean time, let me tell you about my weekend.

Well, the remnants of hurricane/tropical storm Arlene came through Illinois and left us with about 3 inches of rain...some lowland flooding...but mainly just wet.

Isaac wanted to go out and would not take no for an answer...now I never gave him the old excuse our parents gave us...you'll catch your death of cold. In fact I did catch myself almost saying that. Yes I know, rain and colds really don't have anything in common, in fact your body getting cold doesn't have anything to do with colds. Unless you were fighting an infection of some sort already but being in the rain doesn't directly cause colds or pneumonia.

So anyway i told him his clothes would get wet and he would have to change them...knowing how much he hates to change clothes...well next thing you know, he has a towel over his head. It's funny because he's just playing with the warm towel fresh out of the dryer...and you can see the thought process in his head and when the light clicks on...and then he's slowly walking towards the door with the towel over his head. (sneaking i think) He then makes his way across our yard to his tree....He has a tree in the yard that he climbs CONSTANTLY.

On the way the towel gets soaked and so as he gets to the protective canopy of the tree...he drops the towel...good idea but short lived. His sister then "rescues" him by bringing out an umbrella...and they both proceed to sit in lawn chairs in the rain under an umbrella.

Can you tell me what answer I could give to "Why can't I play in the rain?"

Monday, June 13, 2005

New Website


Well what do you think of the new site?

I've been teaching myself some new web development techniques and programs and the new gilwilson.com is the result.

It's been kinda fun and frustrating.

Fun because I've always liked learning new things. Right now I'm trying to learn PHP, DHTML, and some javascript. I just want to create a dynamic website that will keep people coming back.

I think I'm gonna go back to some of my old radio interviews and transcribe them and maybe even save them as mp3s and load them up on the site...nostalgia is fun, also.

If you have any ideas or requests to keep the page always changing and dynamic feel free to email me at gil@gilwilson.com

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Gil T's Manifesto 060805

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The Wit and Wisdom of Homer J. Simpson
"Now son, you don't want to drink beer. That's for
Daddys, and kids
with fake IDs."

"Marge, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to
listen."

"You couldn't fool your mother on the foolingest day
of your life if
you had an electrified fooling machine."

"Marge, don't discourage the boy! Weaseling out of
things is important
to learn. It's what separates us from the animals!
Except the weasel."

"If you really want something in life you have to work
for it. Now
quiet, they're about to announce the lottery numbers."

"To alcohol! The cause of - and solution to - all of
life's problems!"

"I saw this in a movie about a bus that had to speed
around a city,
keeping its speed over 50, and if its speed changed,
it would explode!
I think it was called, 'The Bus That Couldn't Slow
Down."

"I want to share something with you - three sentences
that will get
you through life:
Number one, 'Cover for me.'
Number two, 'Oh, good idea, boss.'
Number three, 'It was like that when I got here.'

"Marge, you're as pretty as Princess Leia and as smart
as Yoda."

"Step aside everyone! Sensitive love letters are my
specialty. 'Dear
Baby, Welcome to Dumpsville. Population: you.'"

"Don't let Krusty's death get you down, boy. People
die all the time.
Just like that. Why, you could wake up dead tomorrow.
Well, goodnight."

"Lisa, if the Bible has taught us nothing else and it
hasn't, it's
that girls should stick to girls sports, such as hot
oil wrestling and
foxy boxing and such and such."

"Stealing! How could you? Haven't you learned anything
from that guy
who gives those sermons at church? Captain
what's-his-name?

We live in a society of laws. Why do you think I took
you to all those
Police academy movies? For fun? Well I didn't hear
anybody laughin',
did you?"

"Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'sir' without
adding, you're
making a scene.'"
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"I guess you heard by now, according to that video
that was shown in
court, Michael Jackson used chimps to clean at the
Neverland Ranch.
That's really bizarre, isn't it? Have you ever heard
anyone say, "Your
place is so spotless. I need to get the name of your
cleaning monkey."
--Jay Leno

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"We should have a way of telling people they have bad
breath. 'Well,
I'm bored...let's go brush our teeth.' Or, 'I've got
to make a phone
call, hold this gum in your mouth.'" --Brad Stine

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"I can't seem to bring myself to say, 'Well, I guess
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along.' It isn't that I can't toddle. It's that I
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Joe sets up his friend Mike on a blind date with a
young lady-friend
of his. But Mike is a little worried about going out
with someone he's
never seen before. "What do I do if she's really
unattractive?" says
Mike. "I'll be stuck with her all night."

"Don't worry," Joe says, "just go up to her door and
meet her first.
If you like what you see, then everything goes as
planned. If you
don't just shout 'Aaaaaauuuggghhh!' and fake an asthma
attack."

So that night, Mike knocks at the girl's door and when
she comes out
he is awe-struck at how attractive and sexy she is.
He's about to
speak when the girl suddenly shouts:

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One bright, beautiful Sunday morning, everyone in tiny
Smithville
wakes up early and goes to their local church. Before
the service
starts, the townspeople sit in their pews and talk
about their lives,
their families, etc.

Suddenly, at the altar, Satan appears!! Everyone
starts screaming and
running for the front entrance, trampling each other
in their
determined efforts to get away from Evil Incarnate.

Soon, everyone is evacuated from the church except for
one man, who
sits calmly in his pew, seemingly oblivious to the
fact that G~d's
ultimate enemy is in his presence. This confuses Satan
a bit.

Satan walks up to the man and says, "Hey, don't you
know who I am?"

The man says, "Yep, I sure do."

Satan says, "Well, aren't you afraid of me?"

The man says, "Nope, I sure ain't."

Satan, perturbed, asks, "And why aren't you afraid of
me?"

"Well, I've been married to your sister for 25 years."
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What is Life Without Email

An unemployed man goes to apply for a job with
Microsoft as a janitor.
The manager there arranges for him to take an aptitude
test (Section:
Floors, sweeping and cleaning).

After the test, the manager says, "You will be
employed at minimum
wage, $5.15 an hour. Let me have your e-mail address,
so that I can
send you a form to complete and tell you where to
report for work on
your first day."

Taken aback, the man protests that he has neither a
computer nor an
e-mail address. To this the Microsoft manager replies,
"Well then,
that means that you virtually don't exist and can
therefore hardly
expect to be employed."

Stunned, the man leaves. Not knowing where to turn and
having only $10
in his wallet, he decides to buy a 25 LB flat of
tomatoes at the
supermarket.

Within less than 2 hours, he sells all the tomatoes
individually at
100% profit. Repeating the process several times more
that day,he ends
up with almost $100 before going to sleep that night.

And thus it dawns on him that he could quite easily
make a living
selling tomatoes. Getting up early every day and going
to bed late, he
multiplies his profits quickly.

After a short time he acquires a cart to transport
several dozen boxes
of tomatoes, only to have to trade it in again so that
he can buy a
pickup truck to support his expanding business. By the
end of the
second year, he is the owner of a fleet of pickup
trucks and manages a
staff of a hundred former unemployed people, all
selling tomatoes.

Planning for the future of his wife and children, he
decides to buy
some life insurance. Consulting with an insurance
adviser, he picks an
insurance plan to fit his new circumstances. At the
end of the
telephone conversation, the adviser asks him for his
e-mail address in
order to send the final documents electronically.

When the man replies that he has no e-mail, the
adviser is stunned,
"What! You don't have e-mail? How on earth have you
managed to amass
such wealth without the Internet, e-mail and
e-commerce? Just imagine
where you would be now, if only you had been connected
to the Internet
from the very start!"

After a moment of thought, the tomato millionaire
replied, "Why, of
course! I would be a floor cleaner at Microsoft!"
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Mrs. Peterson phoned the repairman because her
dishwasher quit working.
He couldn't accommodate her with an "after-hours"
appointment and since
she had to go to work, she told him, "I'll leave the
key under the mat.
Fix the dish washer, leave the bill on the counter,
and I'll mail you a
check. By the way, I have a large rotweiler inside
named Killer; he
won't bother you. I also have a parrot, and whatever
you do, do not talk
to the bird!"

Well, sure enough the dog, Killer, totally ignored the
repairman, but
the whole time he was there, the parrot cursed,
yelled, screamed, and
about drove him nuts.

As he was ready to leave, he couldn't resist saying,
"You stupid bird,
why don't you shut up!"

To which the bird replied, "Killer, get him!!!"
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My 3 Songs 06/08/05



Okay, are you ready for another round of "My 3 Songs" ?

  1. Mr. Blue Sky - ELO
  2. Mr. Brightside - Killers
  3. Mr. Jones - Counting Crows
that's right all Mr.

I told you I would make this one easy.

If you have any suggestions for a future "My 3 Songs" just click the picture above.

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Gil T's Manifesto 060705

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...relatives that have been dead for years come visit
you and suggest
that you should get some rest.

...you can achieve a "Runners High" by sitting up.

...you say the same sentence over and over again, not
realizing that
you have said it before.

...the Sun is too loud.

...trees begin chasing you.

...you can see individual air molecules vibrating.

...you begin to explore the possibility of setting up
an I.V. drip
solution of espresso.

...you wonder if brewing is really a necessary step in
the consumption
of coffee.

...you can hear mimes.

...you believe that if you think hard enough, you can
fly.

...things become "Very Clear."

...you ask the drive-thru attendant if you can get
your order to go.

...you begin speaking in a language that only you and
Channelers can
understand.

...you say the same sentence over and over again, not
realizing that
you have said it before.

...you keep yelling "STOP TOUCHING ME!" even though
you are the only
one in the room.

...your heart beats in 7/8 time.

...you and Reality file for divorce.

...you can skip without a rope.

...it appears that people are speaking to you in
binary code.

...you have great revelations concerning: Life, the
Universe, and
Everything else, but can't quite find the words for
them before the
white glow disappears, leaving you more confused than
before.

...you can travel without moving.

...antacid tablets become your sole source of
nutrition.

...you discover the aesthetic beauty of office
supplies.

...you begin to talk to yourself, then disagree about
the subject, get
into a nasty row over it, lose, and refuse to speak to
yourself for
the rest of the night.

...teddy bears begin to bully you for milk and
cookies.

...you have an irresistible urge to bite the noses of
the people you
are talking to.

...you say the same sentence over and over again, not
realizing that
you have said it before.

...you say the same sentence over and over again, not
realizing that
you have said it before.

...you say the same sentence over and over again, not
realizing that
you have said it before.

...you say the same sentence over and over again, not
realizing that
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A college drama group presented a play in which one
character would
stand on a trap door and announce, "I descend into
hell!"

A stagehand below would then pull a rope, the trapdoor
would spring,
and the actor would drop from view.

The play was well received. When the actor playing the
part became
ill, another actor who was quite overweight took his
place. When the
new actor announced, "I descend into hell!" the
stagehand pulled the
rope, and the actor began his plunge, but became
hopelessly stuck. No
amount of tugging on the rope could make him descend.

One student in the balcony jumped up and yelled:
"Hallelujah! Hell is
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Realizing that I'd put on a pound or two, I lamented
to my husband,
"I'm fat."

And right on cue he said what all good husbands must:
"You're not fat."

To support his position, he added, "Just look around
you at others,
and you will see that you are not fat."

But our daughter, a high schooler, saw through it:
"Mom, he's grading
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After a long day of being called upon to visit an
endless series of
horses and cows with sore legs, I finally returned to
the animal clinic.

Although exhausted, when I discovered I had a slow
leak in one of my
truck tires, I drove over to get it fixed at the
service station.

The mechanic knew immediately he was dealing with a
tired veterinarian
after I carefully explained to him that my truck
seemed to be lame in
the right hind tire.

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THE RULES FOR LIFE

* Lerman's Law of Technology: Any technical problem
can be overcome
given enough time and money. Corollary: You are never
given enough
time or money.

* Murphy's First Law for Wives: If you ask your
husband to pick up
five items at the store and then you add one more as
an afterthought,
he will forget two of the first five.

* Law of the Search: The first place to look for
anything is the last
place you would expect to find it. Corollary: It will
not be in the
last place you expect to find it.

* Kauffman's Paradox of the Corporation: The less
important you are to
the corporation, the more your tardiness or absence is
noticed.

* The Salary Axiom: The pay raise is just large enough
to increase
your taxes and just small enough to have no effect on
your take-home pay.

* Miller's Law of Insurance: Insurance covers
everything except what
happens.

* First Law of Living: As soon as you start doing what
you always
wanted to be doing, you'll want to be doing something
else.

* Weiner's Law of Libraries: There are no answers,
only cross-references.

* Isaac's Strange Rule of Staleness: Any food that
starts out hard
will soften when stale. Any food that starts out soft
will harden when
stale.

* Kenny's Law of Auto Repair: The part requiring the
most consistent
repair or replacement will be housed in the most
inaccessible location.

* Second Law of Business Meetings: If there are two
possible ways to
spell a person's name, you will pick the wrong one.
Corollary - If
there is only one way to spell a name, you will spell
it wrong anyway.

* The Grocery Bag Law: The candy bar you planned to
eat on the way
home from the market is hidden at the bottom of the
grocery bag.

* Yeager's Law: Washing machines break down only
during the wash
cycle. Corollary: All breakdowns occur on the
plumber's day off.

* Lampner's Law of Employment: When leaving work late,
you will go
unnoticed. When you leave work early, you will meet
the boss in the
parking lot.

* Quile's Consultation Law: The job that pays the most
will be offered
when there is no time to deliver the services.

* Loftus' Law: Some people manage by the book, even
though they don't
know who wrote the book or even which book it is.

* Lovka's Dilemma: You never get away, you only get
someplace else.
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During a Papal audience, a business man approached the
Pope and made
this offer:

Change the last line of the Lord's prayer from "give
us this day our
daily bread" to "give us this day our daily chicken."
and KFC will donate
10 million dollars to Catholic charities. The Pope
declined.

Two weeks later the man approached the Pope again.
This time with a 50
million dollar offer. Again the Pope delcined. A month
later the man
offers 100 million, this time the Pope accepts.

At a meeting of the Cardinals, the Pope announces his
decision in the
good news/bad news format. "The good news is... that
we have 100 million
dollars for charities. The bad news is that we lost
the Wonder Bread
account!"
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Going to bed the other night, I noticed people in my
shed, stealing
things. I phoned the police but was told nobody was in
the area to help.
They said they would send someone over as soon as
possible. I hung up.

A minute later, I phoned again. "Hello" I said, "I
called you a minute
ago because there were people in my shed. You don't
have to worry now
because I shot them."

Within minutes, there were half a dozen police cars in
the area, plus
helicopters and an armed response unit. They caught
the burglars
red-handed.

One of the officers said, "I thought you said you shot
them." To which
I replied, "I thought you said there was no one
available."
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trainer told her,
"He doesn't like men."

"Perfect," my sister-in-law thought and took the dog.

Then one day she was approached by two men in a
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Soon it became
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Thursday, June 02, 2005

Answer to last night's "My 3 Songs"


No winner...looks like a lot of you didn't do your homework.

The answer was Alan Parsons.

click on the I, robot album cover above and find your answers.

next week will be easer

Wednesday, June 01, 2005

The Tough My 3 Songs for 06/01/05



Okay here goes, these will be the 3 songs I play:
  1. Money - Pink Floyd
  2. Time Passages - Al Stewart
  3. Eye In the Sky - Alan Parsons (project)
So what is the answer?
I'm not telling until tonight.

You have had a week to work on this.
more clues?
hmmmmm.....
maybe.
okay yes one clue

They all have to do with a person.

Listen in tonight, 7:32 PM

on 103.1 FM and Radio AM 910 WAKO

Friday, May 27, 2005

Future "My 3 Songs"



Okay I've given this a lot of thought.

It seems that I've been easy on you with the My 3 Songs game we play on WAKO. Next week that will change. I'm going to give you a week to think about this one and next week I will put up the answer...actually it will give me a week to pick out the songs more precisely.

Here Are the choices or rather the choices from which I will choose the songs....It'll make sense later.

  • Any song from the Beatles' "Abbey Road"
  • "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" the Hollies
  • Any song from Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon"
  • Any Song from Al Stewart's "Time Passages" or "Modern Times" albums
  • Any Song From Any Alan Parsons Album
  • or to get really tricky Any Song from the "Austin Powers the Spy Who Shagged Me" Soundtrack.
Well there you have it...you have a week to think about it.

Enjoy the puzzle. And don't forget anytime you have 3 songs you wish to submit for the contest just click here.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2005

My 3 Songs 05/25/05



Okay I had a hard time figuring this one out.

I'm still not sure what songs I'll play.
But here are the choices:
  • Knocking on Heaven's Door - Warren Zevon
  • Knocking on Heaven's Door - Guns -n- Roses
  • Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
  • Blowin' In The Wind - Peter Paul & Mary
  • All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
  • Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann
  • Like a Rolling Stone - The Rolling Stones (yes they covered this live)
  • Turtles - It Ain't Me Babe
  • And Anything By Bob Dylan
Yep all Bob Dylan Songs

Bob Turned 64 yesterday and since I think he is one of the greatest songwriters alive I feel I can pay tribute.

He is a master of language and can confuse and clarify in the same sentence.

I just got through reading his autobiography "Chronicles Vol. 1"
And well, what can I say but you don't know what he was about unless you ask him




So here's to you Mr. Dylan
Thanks for making it great.



Tour Dates Below
May-July 2005 The Bob Dylan Show
featuring Bob Dylan and his band,
Willie Nelson and Family,
and The Greencards


25 May Wed Ft. Myers FL William H. Hammond Stadium
26 May Thu Ft. Lauderdale FL Ft. Lauderdale Stadium
28 May Sat Kissimmee FL Osceola County Stadium
29 May Sun Clearwater FL Bright House Network Field
30 May Mon Jacksonville FL Metropolitan Park
01 Jun Wed Chattanooga TN BellSouth Park
03 Jun Fri Myrtle Beach SC Coastal Federal Field
04 Jun Sat Savannah GA Grayson Stadium
05 Jun Sun Birmingham AL Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
07 Jun Tue Greenville SC Greenville Municipal Stadium
10 Jun Fri Salem VA Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium
11 Jun Sat Greensboro NC First Horizon Park
12 Jun Sun Zebulon NC Five County Stadium
14 Jun Tue Bowie MD Prince George's Stadium
15 Jun Wed Lakewood NJ FirstEnergy Park
16 Jun Thu Camden NJ Campbell's Field
19 Jun Sun Lancaster PA Clipper Magazine Stadium
21 Jun Tue Norwich CT Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium
23 Jun Thu Pittsfield MA Wahconah Park
24 Jun Fri Little Falls NJ Yogi Berra Stadium
26 Jun Sun Eastlake OH Classic Park
28 Jun Tue Nashville TN Herschel Greer Stadium
29 Jun Wed Louisville KY Louisville Slugger Field
01 Jul Fri Memphis TN AutoZone Park
02 Jul Sat Little Rock AR Ray Winder Field
04 Jul Mon Ft. Worth TX Willie Nelson Picnic Ft. Worth Stockyards
06 Jul Wed Tulsa OK Drillers Stadium
08 Jul Fri Sauget IL GMC Stadium
09 Jul Sat Cedar Rapids IA Veterans Memorial Stadium
10 Jul Sun Schaumburg IL Alexian Field
12 Jul Tue St. Paul MN Midway Stadium

Bob Dylan and his Band
(no opening act)

17 Jul Sun Victoria BC Save-On Foods Centre
19 Jul Tue Vancouver BC The Orpheum
20 Jul Wed Vancouver BC The Orpheum
22 Jul Fri Kelowna BC Prospera Place
24 Jul Sun Calgary AB Pengrowth Saddledome

Monday, May 23, 2005

Sci Fi and guinea pigs.


So it's another monday.

I got to clean out the guinea pig cage again today. What a mess...Maybe during the summer I should look into letting them stay in hutches outside like rabbits. I hear that's okay...but I'd have to get hutches. We'll see.

But that wouldn't solve the same problem in the winter.

so i guess it's just learn to deal with it.

You know what? I still haven't seen Star Wars Episode III.

What does that have to do with guinea pigs? NOTHING. But I that's just the way my mind works.

I think what I really want to do is get all 6 on dvd and watch all from episode I to episode VI
I really don't care about the big screen thing and all. I know there are those folks out there that say it's not the same unless it's on the big screen. But Star Wars was never my thing. I like it but I'm not a fanatic.

I want all the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy books on film...now that I'll be a fanatic over.

I also really like the Dr. Who series... mainly the 4th doctor Tom Baker I believe...the one with the hat and long scarf...he was funny. So for those of you that didn't recognize the graphic at the top of this entry it is the tardis control panel.

Okay so i like Sci-Fi.

As a matter of fact I'm in the middle of reading all of Isaac Asimov's robot/empire/foundation books. Great books. It's weird he wrote these all out of order but they maintain a timeline link.
I'm reading them in an odd order as well. You could read them in order of the time line from Robots to the Foundation series. And that's kinda what I'm doing. But I started with the combo book I, Robot / Foundation. Well this was an interesting place to start with I, Robot the robot series was beginning. The struggles of mankind creating and getting used to the ideas of robots along with the 3 laws of robotics:

  1. Robots must never harm human beings or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
  2. Robots must follow instructions from humans without violating rule 1.
  3. Robots must protect themselves without violating the other rules.
So that is the beginnning of robots...the really neat things about these books is not necessarily sci-fi about robots but the mystery of how they interact using the 3 laws. The robots book I've read are:
  • The Complete Robot (1982) (contains I, Robot & The Rest of the Robots)
  • I, Robot (1950)
  • The Rest of the Robots (1964)
  • Nemesis (1989) Not really a robot book but within the timeline.

As the robots are created to be more and more human like the books move into the Empire series...I haven't got there yet.

Now jumping ahead the Galactic Empire is crumbling and Hari Seldon is creating Psychohistory to "predict" the future of mankind. Psychohistory is mathematics gone further. So to prevent the fall of mankind Hari creates the foundation. Now I've read
  • Prelude to Foundation (1988)
  • "Foundation's Fear" Gregory Benford
  • Forward the Foundation (1993)
  • Foundation and Chaos by Greg Bear
  • Foundation (1951)
  • Foundation and Empire (1952)
  • Second Foundation (1953)
As you can see some other authors created some more foundation books...right now I'm reading Foundation's Triumph by David Brin these other Authors are writing stories about Hari Seldon and the creation of the foundation. After I read this book the next will be one of the robot books.
The Caves of Steel...then after that back to foundation series with Foundation's Edge. So back and forth I go reading Isaac Asimov. That man could write.


So what are you reading?

btw, I started reading Asimov after I read all, and I mean ALL the books By Stephen King...He needs to write more. :)

Wednesday, May 18, 2005

My 3 Songs 05/18/05



Okay are you ready for your weekly freebie?

Yeah, I'm giving away the answer for free.

Here are the 3 songs:
  1. Change The World - Eric Clapton
  2. Broken - Seether featuring Amy Lee
  3. Grease - Frankie Valli
Now the giveaway should be the last song. In fact that is the only reason why I use it. Otherwise I would maybe play All Night Long by Joe Walsh but I have to make it easy for some.

Give Up?

All songs from John Travolta movies.
  1. Change The World - Eric Clapton - Phenomenon
  2. Broken - Seether featuring Amy Lee - Punisher
  3. Grease - Frankie Valli - (uhh, duh) Grease.
All Night Long was from Urban Cowboy.

btw, the first 2 are among my favorite John Travolta movies.

Here is the list (in no real order)
  • Pulp Fiction
  • Get Shorty
  • Phenomenon
  • Punisher
  • Battlefield Earth (yes I will say I liked that film, sure it had some script problems but Forrest Whitaker and John Travolta were awesome aliens)
Well tune in tonight to win that pizza, now that you know the answer.

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Not much today


I just thought this was a funny picture. German Pope must have his own communion.

Anyhow...
I don't have much to write about today.

It is Tuesday and Spammers have made it so I had to get rid of my guestbook on the website.
bummer...

Tomorrow I'll have a new "My 3 Songs" if I can come up with a good idea.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2005

My 3 songs for 05/11/05



Okay here are the songs

  1. Rock This Town - Stray Cats
  2. Don Cha - The Pussycat Dolls
  3. Peace Train - Cat Stevens
All cats...yep.

Okay it's easy when you just read it....you see on the contest I don't announce the songs or artists until after all 3 have played.



You could win a free pizza if you call in tonight with the answer... somewhere around 7:30 pm is when the contest starts.

Remember these basic rules:
  • Must be able to hear the station.
  • Win only once every 30 days
  • Can't call in until the first note of the 3rd song.
Got it?

Don't forget you can click on the My 3 Songs graphic above and submit your ideas for My 3 Songs. Who knows, if I use your idea I might just give you a pizza also.

Monday, May 09, 2005

Direct-to-brain Broadcasting?



Sony has developed and patented a new technology for transmitting sensory data directly into the human brain. According to an article in the New Scientist journal, the non-invasive technique involves a device that fires pulses of ultrasound at the head to modify synaptic firing patterns in targeted parts of the brain, creating "sensory experiences" ranging from moving images to tastes and sounds.

Sony first submitted a patent application for the ultrasound method in 2000, which was granted in March 2003. Since then Sony has filed a series of continuations, most recently in December 2004. Sony describes the research as speculative.

Okay I ask is this good or bad?

As long as we can channel surf I guess it'll be okay.

Can you imagine what the new porn channels will feature?

Friday, May 06, 2005

Runaway Bride



Okay, I am really peeved right now.
What the hell is up with all this coverage of the "Runaway Bride"
I mean really isn't there any news to cover? Don't we have people dying in Iraq or something?

I understand when she was "missing" the coverage was great to track down a missing person. For once the media did a great job and wow, all involved found her.

But at first CNN and Fox news were treating this as though it were the next "Scott Peterson" story. I mean come on...let the police jump to conclusions... not the media. I thought the media's job was to report not influence or find guilty until proven innocent.

Then once she was "found" the media still covers this as a "Runaway Bride with cold feet" story. I mean jeez leave those folks alone. She had some fears and couldn't cope and left, well she's back home trying to deal with those fears appropriately. My recommendation to all media, in regards to this story:
YOUR JOB IS DONE NOW....GO HOME!!!!!

But see now the problem will be let's go back to the Michael Jackson trial.
There's another problem I have....WHO THE HELL CARES about celebrities.
They entertain, they perform art job done end of story. Leave them alone.
Paparazzi have got to be the purest form of evil known. I mean really, these folks force stories on us about Celebs and provide the idiotic pictures to go with them. Not only that but they hound the celebs in the process taking away any chance of privacy.

As for the Michael Jackson circus, er..I mean trial, well let the legal system do it's job.
When he's found guilty report that. No one really cares what color the prince of pop wore on his jacket during day 3 of the trial.

20 years ago we would not be seeing this trial drawn out like it is now with all the 24 hour cable networks needing to fill in the full 24 hours. It makes you wonder do we really need 24 hour news? Look at what is served.

Oh wait, side note, 20 years ago Michael was still black and would have gotten a speedy trial...I'm not saying it would be fair or just.

Anyhow 24 hour news....not needed, but yes to a channel on stand by in case the revolution happens at midnight. Unfortunately in today's day and age it looks like Gil Scott Heron was wrong....THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED...but we won't get the story as it unfolds...they'll break for he next fiasco...like a celebrity trial or a runaway bride or what Paris Hilton is doing now.

Okay let's look at it this way:

If the media would have spent half as much time as they have on the "Runaway Bride" story on the "Precious Doe" unknown murdered 7 year old girl in Kansas City story. We would have had that case solved in less than the 4+ years it took.

Now by no means am I saying anything negative about the police departments working on Precious Doe, they worked their asses off and then some to find the murderer in this heinous crime.

All I'm saying is that the media could have spent that air time with pictures and running around the country interviewing every person who lived in the area until the pressure built to make someone to confess earlier.

Here is my final thought.
One in which the folks it's directed at will never get it.

TO THE MEDIA...DO YOUR JOB...DON'T TREAT YOUR AUDIENCE AS THOUGH THEY ARE IDIOTS.

Thursday, May 05, 2005

Mother's Day My 3 Songs



OOPS!!!! I forgot to list the songs the day of the contest.

Aww, so what, it was an easy one tonight.

The Songs were:
  1. Take Your Mama Out - Scissor Sisters
  2. Mama I'm Coming Home - Ozzy Osborne
  3. Mother - Pink Floyd
Easy, right? I figured since Mother's Day was coming up it would be a good one.

Hey if you have any suggestions for My 3 songs I've got a form you can fill out and submit your entry. Who knows maybe if I use your entry you could win something. Just Click Here.

And while we are on the subject of Mothers. Make sure you let your mom know she is special this Sunday. If no other day than just this one.

Trust me, it's worth it. My mom passed away a couple of years ago and she is missed a lot.


Monday, May 02, 2005

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy



Wow a disney/touchstone movie that kept to the original. I'm surprised.

Yep the old Douglas Adams Science Fiction book is one of the best movies out there. I don't see how this movie could be done until now. The special effects were awesome.

Really, how do you create on-screen a planet that creates other planets, custom made-to-order. Yes I'm talking about the legendary planet of Magrathea. Where It is discovered to be the home of the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything. Oh wait the answer as EVERYONE knows is "42." It's the question we/they are looking for. And the little white mice running the experiments on us...only with today's special movie effects could we give them that believability.

One other thing the on-screen representation of Deep Thought is freakin' awesome...I'll let you see it for yourself...I won't give that away.

The dialogue was the same Douglas Adams wit we've all come to love. There were some added scenes that I don't recall being in the book/tv series or radio series but fit right in the movie as if Douglas Adams wrote them himself. From what I understand he may have. Just before he died he was working with Disney on this project. So Like usual he probably wrote extra stuff for the movie.

The "Heart of Gold" Spaceship which runs on the infinite improbability drive was awesome...although to the non-hitchiker it could have used a little more explaining. But they left room for the sequal: "The Restaurant at the end of the Universe". So go out and watch this awesome movie.

Here's what to expect:

  • Great Science Fiction / Special Effects
  • A philosophy of the meaning of life
  • A Great laugh or thousand

so go out and enjoy.


Sunday, May 01, 2005

Pizza

Okay, well I said that I would write up something about Monical's Pizza.
First of all I would like to say. Most areas that have a local pizza joint will say they have the best.
And I will agree. I haven't really had a chain restaurant style pizza that I've really liked.

But before you yell at me. First realize that pizza is pizza and there is no bad pizza.

You can't say that about any other food.

Wait I take that back. In Tulsa, Ok, I've had a chain pizza that is good and that's Ken's Pizza. But I guess that's a local chain so it still fits in with my local idea. There is another but I haven't even heard of it since I was 10 years old and that's Shakey's Pizza. I don't think it is even still around.

So in Tulsa, there's Ken's Pizza. In Lawrenceville, IL and Vincennes, IN there's Bobe's Pizza (different stores same family), In Robinson, IL there's Monical's and Joe's (lucky to have 2 in town). In Kansas City, MO there's Pyramid pizza. In Liberty, MO there's a deep dish place called Ol' Chicago, I believe. In Olathe, KS there's the Pizza Man...great pizza and a great dessert called Kansas City Mud. Now for the best in the world in Carbondale, IL there is Quatro's Pizza. They are awesome... I always would order extra garlic and extra cheese. Oh man that brings back some memories of teasing my taste butds. Are there any others? Feel free to Comment on your own.

So you see...the chains fill that pizza need but for great quality there's the locals.

One of these days I'm heading to St. Louis and try that one I saw on the food channel where if you eat like this 5 lb. pizza it's yours free....I can't remember the name but it looked good.

So what do you have to say?

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

My Three Songs



Okay tonight is another My 3 songs.

So what is tonight's contest? Or better yet what are the songs?

Well tonight I'm going to repeat a previous contest that was held late and no one got the answer.

You see sometimes there is a Chicago Cubs Baseball game and that makes so we have to have the contest late. Well it seems as though a lot of folks go to bed and the ones left awake could not unravel the conundrum of My 3 Songs for that night.

Okay here are the songs:
  1. Valley Girl - Frank Zappa
  2. Melt With You - Modern English
  3. Leaving Las Vegas - Sheryl Crow
So what do these songs have in common?



I will tell you in a moment.

First let's talk about this process.

The Prize:

A free small pizza from Larry Bobe's Pizza In Lawrenceville. Now let me tell you when it comes to great pizza we all know that the local restaurants are the best not the national chains. If you have never had a Bobe's Pizza, you need to make a trip to Lawrenceville or Vincennes. I prefer the Larry Bobe's in Lawrenceville, just something about their sauce and that sausage is awesome also. Now there is also Monical's pizza in Robinson they are great... they have a little spiciness to their sauce that I just love. But we're talking about Bobe's pizza. Maybe I'll do a blog entry on Saturday.

The Contest:

Simply, I play 3 songs, you tell me what they have in common and you win. Oh yeah, you have to be the first caller with the correct answer.
What do I mean by saying they have something in common? Well, maybe they are all from the same album, or all from the same artist, or all written by same writer, all feature the same vocalists or were all number 13 during the 13th week of each decade for the past 30 years. (that's a bit far fetched but if I wanted to think that hard well...look out.)

So what is the answer to tonight's contest?

Answer: Nicolas Cage

Valley Girl by Frank Zappa influenced the creation of the film by the same name.
Melt with You by Modern English is from the Valley Girl Soundtrack.
Nicolas Cage's career launching film - Valley Girl.

Leaving Las Vegas...from film of same name.
Nicolas Cage played lead and won the Oscar in 1995 for his role.

So, there you have it my 3 songs.

btw, we play right around 7:30 pm every Wednesday night. Unless there's a game then delayed until after the game.

Monday, April 25, 2005

Guinea Pigs

I have discovered one of the best pets for kids ever. Guinea Pigs.
Last November I got my son a Guinea Pig for his 4th birthday. Now I got this critter fully knowing that I would be the one to take care of it, and he just gets to pet it and enjoy the sheer joy of having the pet. That has got to change....he'd better start growing up, and fast...because these little poop and pee factories stink.

Don't get me wrong great pet still for kids...they are extremely gentle and they are cute and cuddly. Especially if you get the long hair guinea pigs like we have.

They are okay but all they do is eat, digest and excrete (at least to the adult that has to clean the cage).

By the way my big mistake was doing research on the internet about these guys (after I purchased one). Yeah, I found out they are social animals and require a friend in the cage. So, I had to go and buy a second one. What that means is 2 happy guinea pigs, one happy little boy, 2x the amount of waste products.

Okay their cage is clean for now. And we have fresh fertilizer applied to the neighbor's flower bed. Now time to take a shower.

Tomorrow I have to clean my 2 aquariums.