….From “My Generation”…… Big names from the past are still at it, and, after listening to some of these new albums, they are still on the top of their game….. Here’s a few of the new ones I’ve been exposed to: Steve Miller Band – Bingo!, J.J. Cale with Eric Clapton – The Road to Escondido, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Mojo, and even Devo – Something for Everybody, along with the new one from Jimi Hendrix – Valleys of Neptune, released 40 years after his demise…..

I’m hoping we have up and coming young talent to replace these masters when they retire….. I don’t listen to too much new stuff, but, through a fellow band member, I got to hear an amazing Oklahoma talent (even got an autographed CD): Ali Harter – Worry the Bone….. It’s based in the Blues….. Check her CD out if you get the chance….. She has a national following….. “Never too old to Rock ‘n’ Roll”…….

Senators McClain (Arizona) and Coburn (Oklahoma) claim that Two (2) Billion dollars of the stimulus money has, or will be spent, for over One Hundred (100) useless and unnecessary projects….. The administration rebutted by stating that some of these projects were already on the books, and, anyway, the amount is only a small faction of 1% of the total stimulus package….. WELL, if that’s the way they look at it, and it’s such a SMALL AMOUNT, why don’t they give ME the Two (2) Billion….. I think I, my family, friends, relatives, and even neighbors and strangers I meet on the street could live the good life right on out to the end, which probably won’t be too long the way things are going…..

Here’s a couple of the projects: $70,000 to study the effect of cocaine on Monkeys (Yeah, I doubt the Monkeys will see much of the coke)….. $500,000 to replace the windows in the Mount St. Helens Visitor Center….. The only problem is that the Center has been closed for some time and is scheduled to remain closed for an indefinite amount of time….. Anyone know when they closed it?…. I think it was 2003 the last time I visited the Volcano and it was open then…. Got lots of cool pictures from in and around the Center….. If they’re not going to re-open it, why replace the windows?….. Augh!!!….

Just remember, your Government is working for you, just ask Big Business, and, Why don’t you grab up some of that beautiful, well oiled Beach front property for sell on the Gulf Coast…..

OK, what’s going on up there in the Great Northwest…… eh?….. I just saw on the news that you’ve got eight (8) separate wildfires going along with enough rain to cause mudslides afterwards….. I guess you can have your home burned down and mud slid away in the same day…… Not Good!…..

If you North by Northwesterners expect me to move up there (or even visit), you’ve got to do something about this!….. Pray to the Fire and Rain God – Something! – Anything!…… I mean I’m getting broiled and baked like a potato here in Oklahoma right now and our weather over the last six (6) months has rated a 9.5 on the Weird Weather-O-Meter…..

So-o-o, PLEASE correct this ASAP or I’ll just have to go the other way – Move to New Orleans and play in the giant oil slick…..

Hollywood comes to Oklahoma, again….. There’s been lots of parts of movies, and, even complete movies like “Twister” made in Oklahoma, but, I don’t know if they’re on the right track with this one or not…… They’re already here and filming in Pauls Valley, a small town on I-35 south of Oklahoma City….. The movie is supposed to have a plot based on a young girl trying to get out of a small country town, but, it is based around the Oklahoma cult sport of “Noodling” or more commonly known as “Okie Noodling”….. Anon knows what I’m talking about….. It’s not the smartest sport in the World, believe me…..

Here’s all you got to do: Find a creek, stream, or river, usually muddy and with lots of nooks and crannies along it’s banks, usually covered with tree growth and underbrush…… These are basically small underwater caves cut in the banks just under the surface by the water flow….. Huge Catfish (40 to 70 lbs. or more) love to hang out in them, along with who knows what….. Then, just JUMP IN! – stick your arm in the hole, locate the catfish, STICK YOUR HAND AND ARM DOWN IT’S THROAT, wrestle it out of the water, and throw it in a boat – That’s it – Nothing to it….. No fishing poles, lines, bait or gear of any kind required! (including brains)…..

PBS has already done a special on “Okie Noodling” a few years back….. Just can’t wait for this one to make the theaters….. I’m sure Oklahoma will be honored with at least a few pages in “The Great Redneck History of the U. S. of A.”…… Yee-Ha!……

Anyone out there been lucky enough to have seen our Super-Tech Jek lately?…… I can’t catch-up with him……

First, he’s in Seattle, then I hear he’s in Ft. Worth – Then Houston – Then Seattle!….. Now I hear that he’s in Venice, Italy – Soon to be headed for Munich, Germany….. Has our Super-Tech turned into an International Playboy or what?……

Must be nice – How do you get a job like that?….. Send me an application – PLEASE……

Next Tuesday (27JUL10), in Oklahoma, we are having a major election of local and state offices, including primaries for Governor and Congressional seats in D.C. (the ultimate playboy place for any politician)…..  I assume most or all of the other states of this U. S. of A. are conducting the same….

I’m not here to tell you who to vote for, but, I strongly urge you to peruse the candidates closely, and, vote your convictions….. The state our country is in at the present time needs some revision (at the minimum), or a complete overhaul (at the max)….. I’m leaning toward the complete overhaul, but, that’s just me…..

REMEMBER! – IF YOU DON’T EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE, THEN, IN MY OPINION, YOU LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO BITCH!….

S-o-o-o, MR Community-ites – Get to those Polls and do your duty and VOTE!…. (The preceding has been a public awareness message, or, a command from your Fearless Leader – your choice – Thank you…..)

……Free Sauna – just step outside…… The heat index in OKC yesterday was 111 degrees – Actual temp was 96 degrees…. The seven day forecast is for more of the same – high 90’s to triple digits (shade temp) – 105 to 115 degrees (Heat Index)…… This is due to all the excessive rain we had a couple of weeks ago…… Actually, it’s been over six (6) months of record breaking/record tying weather events here in the Great (?) Plains…..

First, we have the worst blizzard on record (14.1″ snow) Christmas Eve, then a record tying Ice Storm in January along with record low temps going into February, then, snap your fingers, and we are 10 to 20 degrees above normal temps in March and April with no precipitation – Instant change from Winter to Summer…… In May we have two (2) large tornado breakouts, both along the same track – What the first one missed, the second one finished off….. In June, we had the worst hail storm I have ever seen….. Image baseball-sized hail stones hitting everything in sight Horizontally!!! The winds were in the 60-80 mph range….. Other than this Hail event we were dry as popcorn, UNTIL, Late June, in which we had our entire Spring in one day – Eleven (11) inches of rain in less than Five (5) hours – Record breaking and flooding where it has never flooded before….. No, it didn’t stop there, over the next two weeks we had two (2) more flooding events…… We’re like 10-15 inches above normal on rainfall now, AND THEN, two days ago, the Sun came out with a vengeance, and it’s instant Steam Bath time with all the moisture in the ground….. I predict the sky will fall this Fall (if we have a Fall)….. Chicken Little was right……

Of course, we’re not having any Global Climate changes, N-a-a-a-a, that’s just something those Green Peace nuts thought up….. Maybe people should wake up and smell the STEAM – It’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature….. Tell that to your Congressman……

Time to enjoy what few liberties and rights we have left…… They’re being taken away faster than I can count (maybe it’s not that fast then…eh?)…… Anyways, a couple of 4th of July pointers:

1. Don’t blow thy self up or apart…..

AND,

2. Don’t blow-up anybody you don’t intend to blow-up……

Happy 4th of July to everyone!!!!!….

Note: This Post is broadcast in English only……

I know every one out there has spent at least a little time thinking up ways to stop the oil. So Lets hear the ideas. I don’t care if they are crazy, zany, or brilliant. This is just us venting after all.

Here are two ideas to get things started:

1. Why don’t they stick a high tech plug in the hole. They could use a drill stem stinger to start with and then have a cone shaped plug with O-ring seals etc. All they have to do is stuff it into the pipe and no more leak.
OR
2. Why don’t they drop a really big rock on it. All they have to do is de-orbit a meteor at the right time and wham no more leak.

According to the News this morning, today is “National Towel Day” in honor of Douglas Adams…… I’m hoping everyone in the MR Community knows who he is and the importance of your own personal towel….. If not, I hope you don’t get picked up by the Vorlons, and if you do, hopefully Ford Prefect will be there to give you a loaner towel….. ….And, “Thanks for all the Fish” you “Hitchhikers”, AND, Above All – DON’T PANIC…..

About 1986/7 I tuned into a new station here in OKC, And since 96X had earlier gone to a country format it bacame the only station with a Classic Rock/Album Format. Shortly after their sign on they launched their own morning show. The comic side kick was a guy named Greg Moore otherwise known as “The Eggman” I had met Greg on several occasions before his debut. But the star/Host of the show was a guy I had never heard of before a Guy Named Mark Shannon.
I was a fan from the 1st moment I heard this team. And I was a frequent caller to the Shannon and the Eggman Show. In fact one of my clips was used on Mark’s show until he was no longer on that station.
A few years later The Eggman moved on to another town But Mark Shannon remained in his role as the #1 morning show host in the OKC area thru several cohosts. In fact our fearless leader MR wrote a little jingle for Mark.
Ultimately he was betrayed by one of these cohosts, and fired from 107.7.
Mark has gone thru some tough times for several years. and finally landed the afternoon drive spot on 1000 KTOK AM.
Well It sorrows me that Mark Lost his battle with Leukemia on Saturday the 8th. He was at home surrounded by family and died peacefully.
The last time I spoke with Mark about 1.5 years ago the cancer was in remission and he was looking forward to building up the afternoon show to the level where the old morning show was.
The Memorial service will be Thursday 5/13
So from one of the origional fans a heartberaking good bye my old friend
and as I said back in 1989 “Shannon You Are A God” Vaya con dios me amigo.

Phase “C” may be the one to finish out Quiz 2010-1, maybe, we’ll see…..

Here are the “Current Standings”:1st place: Robo 84 Points, 2nd Place: Jek 55 Points, 3rd Place: Zook 45 Points, 4th Place: Anon 34 Points, 5th Place: HuskeySooner 22 Points……

Slight Change in the rules – The first one to 100 doesn’t necessarily win the cool prize….. We’re going to let Phase “C” run until next Friday 14MAY10 – 1400 hrs – CDT…… The person with the most Points that has surpassed the 100 Point mark is the WINNER!….. Please review all the other rules as stated in the previous Phases…..

Here We Go:

1. Name Types of Amusement Places (47 Total)
2. Name Symphony Orchestra Instruments (31 Total)
3. Name Poisonous Mushrooms (16 Total)
4. Name Newspaper Types (15 Total)
5. Name Measurement and Scientific Units Named for People (32 Total)
6. Name Nixon’s Enemies List (36 Total) – Yes, Tricky Dickey…
7. Name Fuels (91 Total)
8. Name Brand Names that have become Words (27 Total)
9. Name Alkalis (a basic substance with a pH > 7) (15 Total)

That’s all there is to it…. So-o-o, GET TO IT!!!!

Found this trivia question.  Any ideas?

Before establishing himself as an icon of Southern California mellow this multi-instrumentalist played with Jerry Butler, Gene Vincent, and Buck Owens to name a few. Who is he and what two groups was he a member of?

Hey MR, you’ve been using the word guizer and variations thereof in your quiz posts. I decided to look it up. It doesn’t seem to be an official English word. However, there is a book from 1975 whose title implies it has something to do with fools. Just what are you saying about us!?

The Guizer: A Book of Fools
A collection of stories by Alan Garner