Tuesday, May 26, 2009

 

Chesney Tickets, Love Seats & Dead Pigs

I've often said I wish Rae and I had met each other years ago. If we had, it's possible she would've been wife #1, and the ONLY wife. Then again, I was a real cad years ago, so she might have hated me. Who knows. The point is Rae and I get along really well, and hardly ever argue. HOWEVER, lately, there's been a problem. Rae and I bought a house here in Fredericksburg back in December. It's has an "extra" room. It's a TV/family room. It's also empty (except for a plant), so we decided to get a living room set for it. That's where the trouble started. We just can't seem to agree on what set to get. Powell's Furniture on Route 3 has this leather set I like. Rae says leather is a "guy" thing. She says she wants something she can "sink into". I said, "In that case, why don't you get a swimming pool?" WRONG THING TO SAY! At any rate, Thunder, along with Powell's came up with this idea. Rae and I weren't thrilled with the idea at first, but after thinking about it, it might be fun. We're going to let YOU decide what living room set we purchase. We have it narrowed down to 3 sets. This Saturday, I'll be doing a live remote broadcast from Powell's, and I'm going to be asking you guys to stop by and cast your vote as to which one of the 3 you think we should purchase. Not only that, but by stopping by and casting your vote, YOU will have a chance to WIN a brand new living room set. We'll be giving you more information of this as the week goes on, but in the meantime, plan on stopping by Powell's this Saturday from 12 Noon to 3, if for no other reason, just to say "Hi" and shake hands.

Starting next week, we will a chance for you to win tickets to see Kenny Chesney in concert.
Be listening for Kenny for when he opens an ice cold Corona. When you hear that happen, be the 10th caller at 710-1045, and the tickets are yours.

This week, I have tickets for Country Fest "09 being held this Sunday in Richmond with Jamie Johnson, Darius Rucker & Jo Dee Messina.


I will have at least 2 chances for you to win tickets tomorrow morning.

Panic continues to ensue around the world over swine flu. The World Society for the Protection of Animals is criticizing Egypt for their insane decision to kill all of their pigs, 300,000 of them in all. Egypt decided to kill all of their pigs because they thought it would cut down on swine flu. The World Health Organization reminded them that this was completely UN necessary because the disease is spread through humans, NOT pigs. Too late now. On the plus side, the cost of footballs should go way down this year.


A good story with a happy ending comes out of North Platte, Nebraska. A 6 year-old boy grabbed the wheel of his family's pickup truck when his father passed out behind the wheel from an attack of low blood sugar. Tustin Mains (No, it's not a typo. That's his name) was in the back seat with his 3 year-old brother on Sunday. His father was driving. They were all coming back from a restaurant. The boy leaped into his father's lap so he could steer and see out the windshield. Even though his dad's foot had slipped off the accelerator of the Chevrolet Avalanche, it was still going at around 15 miles per hour. The boy steered the truck for several blocks, until he was spotted by North Platte Police Officer Roger Freeze, who ran along side the truck on foot and was eventually able to reach inside through an open window and ram the gearshift into park. Nobody got hurt. In fact, there wasn't even any property damage.

My question in all this: How do you suffer from low blood sugar coming BACK from a restaurant?

Finally, a sad note in the world of show business: Late last week, Wayne Allwine died. He was the actor who did the voice of Mickey Mouse for the last 30 years.

Here he is pictured with his wife of 20 years, Russi Taylor, who oddly enough, did the voice of Minnie Mouse. She was at his side at the time of his death. He was 62.
I guess the thing for be to be thankful for here, is that when it's my time "to go", I can be pretty sure that my obituary will NOT contain the phrase, "Minnie Mouse was at his side."











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