He's a great American, an incredible musician, and a legend in the country music world, and he's coming to Fredericksburg. I'm talking about the great Charlie Daniels. He'll be appearing at Celebrate Virginia Live this Friday night. I've been giving tickets away all week, and tomorrow morning, another chance to win tickets when we play More's Mystery. Tomorrow, we'll be looking for a person......a person who could easily be described as the Jerry Springer of his day. I'll have two more clues for you tomorrow morning a little after our 7 o'clock news.It's hard to believe, but it's Wine & Whiskers time again, and again this year, I'm happy to be hosting the festivities at Lake Anna Winery this Saturday night. Not only is this a great way to spend a Saturday night, but it's a chance to help support the Fredericksburg SPCA at the same time. There'll be wine-tasting, great food, a live band, a silent auction, and all in all, a lot of fun. I hope to see you there. For more information, go to http://www.wineandwhiskers.com/ . In case you have not heard, the YMCA is now officially known as just "The Y". The Chicago-based, non-profit organization announced Monday that it is changing it's logo and name to "The Y". Research showed that the name "YMCA" was confusing to most people, and that most people usually referred to the organization as "the Y" anyway. For now, the new name applies to the group nationally, with individual locations still being referred to as YMCAs. However, the transition is under way, and within five years, the 10,000 YMCAs across the country will be known simply as "The Y". Why is this important and why is this good news? Because now, that annoying Village People song will be 75% shorter.
I've talked about the Jackson family on numerous occasions. They are without a doubt an iconic family in our society, and Michael was without a doubt one of the greatest entertainers of all time. However, this doesn't change the fact that the entire family is nuts. Here's the latest:In an interview with News of the World, La Toya Jackson claims Michael spent thousands of dollars in trying to teach his pet chimpanzee, Bubbles........to talk. This is NOT hard to believe. La Toya says Michael spent thousands of dollars on research to see if Bubbles could undergo a medical procedure that would give him the ability to speak. She says, "Michael wanted to give Bubbles vocal chords and asked doctors, 'Can I give him an operation so that I can know what his thoughts are?" But after spending an enormous amount of money and years of research, he finally gave up on the idea. Besides, he probably figured if he really wanted to know what Bubbles' thoughts were...........
........he could just talk to La Toya.