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Wednesday May 7, 2008
Check out this clip of OWEN WILSON and JENNIFER ANISTON filming a scene from their upcoming movie, "Marley & Me", during a Florida Marlins game
New Music Releases this week:
--"Gavin DeGraw", Gavin DeGraw (--Includes the single "In Love with a Girl".)
--"Home Before Dark", NEIL DIAMOND
--"On My Way Here", Clay Aiken
--"Running Back To You", Chris Sligh (--Who you may remember as one of the finalists on last season's "American Idol". He was the chubby, curly haired guy with glasses.)
--"Snack Time", Barenaked Ladies (--children's album.)
--"Momofuku", Elvis Costello (--The album title is a tribute to Momofuku Ando, who invented ramen noodles.
--"Awake Live", Josh Groban (--A live CD / DVD set, which was filmed last summer in Salt Lake City.)
HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO TRAIN YOUR GOLDFISH TO DO TRICKS? WELL, NOW YOU CAN:
IN CASE THAT WASN'T GREAT ENOUGH NEWS,
NOW YOU CAN BUY DELI MEAT THAT LOOKS LIKE A CLOWN:
--Supposedly, the clown meat is 80% pork . . . but there's no mention of what sort of mystery meat the other 20% might be.
Tuesday May 6, 2008
Friday May 2, 2008
Thanks to our friends at the American Red Cross, Haynes, many amazing 2WD listeners & clients, and Unilever –the parent company of Lipton Tea - together we have raised nearly $30,000 in Tornado relief!
I’ve witnessed and heard many first hand stories from 2WD listeners about ordinary people doing extraordinary things for each other, not just these past few days but everyday. That probably explains why I’m never surprised at the huge and selfless outpouring of response during this type of situation. However I am always amazed at awesome power we have to make difference for when we reach out to our fellow man
HEROS
Is there someone who reached out during this recent crisis you want to thank? Call Ken Carson’s HERO HOTLINE and tell us about them! Keep in
mind we will record your comments and may broadcast them on 101.3 2WD or here at 2wd.com. Give your hero the recognition they deserve!
Call 1-888-470-0244 anytime!
Program it into your cell phone
To give your hero the recognition they deserve call
1-888-470-0244
Program it into your cell phone and call on the way home
Tuesday April 22, 2008
If you’re a parent who’s been blessed with healthy children that’s all the more reason to support F.A.C.T. – Families of Autistic Children in Tidewater. F.A.C.T. is raising awareness of autism spectrum disorders and raising funds for a regional autism resource center this Sunday April 27th at the Virginia Beach Convention Center by attempting to break a WORD’S RECORD for the biggest Jigsaw Puzzle!
Did you know Autism is the most common of the Pervasive Developmental Disorders, affecting an estimated 1 in 150 births? This means as many as 1.5 million Americans are believed to have some form of autism. And this number is on the rise, growing at 10-17 percent per year. Autism knows no racial, ethnic, or social boundaries; family income levels; lifestyle choices; or educational levels, and can affect any family and any child.
STOP BY THE VA BEACH CONVENTION CENTER ON SUNDAY and check out the puzzle! Let’s work together to put the pieces of this disorder together! For information about this free event call 757-422-2040 or go HERE
Does your dog think he’s a plane?
Care-A-Lot Pet Supply in Virginia Beach is hosting a Big Air DockDogs competition beginning Friday. Dogs show their launching skills to catch a ball or toy over a pool of water. The farthest jump wins. DockDogs competitions have been featured on ESPN and the Outdoor Channel. The games are open to dogs of all breeds, sizes and experience levels. can compete, but traditionally the biggest leapers are Labs.
DockDogs is free and open to the public at Care-A-Lot Pet Supply at 1617 Diamond Springs Road, Virginia Beach. The games start at 3 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Want more information? Go here : www.dockdogs.com.
Monday April 21, 2008
I'm Melting!!
Okay – the rain wasn’t that bad today – but it did come down! If all the April Showers are any indication we should have a surplus of May Flowers on the way.
Happy Birthday Charles!
One of my favorite actors Charles Grodin is celebrating a birthday today. Over the weekend I re-watched “The Great Muppet Caper” Somehow Grodin remains hillarious even without saying anything. Had Charles Grodin not been edited out the clip below - this would be a classic Charles Groden clip. Still it's a classic...
Thursday April 17, 2008
It starts this week – Menopause the musical Menopause The Musical at the TCC Roper Performing Arts Center in Norfolk. If you signed up as a member of our frequent listener club we may be paying you a visit along with Stefan (see picture above) workin’ the video capturing device. We are planning on visiting not just one but TWO offices on Friday so get ready to waste some quality time with us around the water cooler!
Wednesday April 16, 2008
Lawsuit Alert!
George Lucas is suing to prevent the sale of unlicensed Star Wars Storm Trooper helmets. Those in possession of the unlicensed helmets are encouraged to contact Lucas Films. Those with Storm Trooper helmets who are over the age of 35 are also strongly encouraged to move out of their parent’s house!
Carson will take the Credit
Last week I mentioned on the air that a certain gas station chain drew me to the pump when I spotted the low gas prices on their sign – then as I was pumping I noticed the words “price per gallon with carwash” – and realized I was paying 10 cent more per gallon. I was kinda cheesed!
Well kudos to BP for not only changing their signs to reflect their unleaded prices both with and without a carwash – but as of this morning it looks like they had the lowest price in town. There’s a strong possibility I deserve NONE of the credit for BP’s change of marketing heart – but I’ll never admit it!
Jonah loses his first tooth!
What's the tooth fairy paying out these days?
Monday April 14, 2008
2WD’s “Men of Menopause” on the Road!
Click picture to see the Video
2WD’s ace photojournalist STEFAN rolled video as we paid Laurie Clinton a visit today at Rosemont Forest Elementary in Virginia Beach! When we showed up the rest of the front office was in – but Laurie - the school's nurse was still at lunch. Her faithful co-workers offered to take all those tickets to see Menopause the Musical and the $50 dollar gift certificate for free lunch at Olive Garden off our hands on Laurie’s behalf. Luckily – Laurie got back in the nick of time before the mob got unruly and secured her 2WD freebees!
Mark, Barry, and Ken Carson – the men of 2WD (Deliliah is invited to join us as well) will be out every day this week delivering free tickets to see Menopause the Musical and free lunch – so be sure to sign up as a frequent listener by clicking the LISTENER CLUB link above! We will post Laurie's Video here shortly!
Speaking of great shows – I got a chance to go to the historic Wells Theatre in downtown Norfolk yesterday to see Virginia Stage Company’s performance of LOST HIGHWAY: THE HANK WILLIAMS STORY. It was great! The show features wall to wall foot stompin’, barn-burnin’ performances
Friday April 11, 2008
IS KATIE LEAVING "CBS EVENING NEWS" ?
The"Wall Street Journal" reports KATIE COURIC'S days at CBS may numbered. According to the report, she's "likely" to leave the gig before her five-year contract is up in 2011 but could leave as early as January after the presidential inauguration. CBS has found its Evening News ratings a bit disappointing since Katie took over the anchor job in 2006. Supposedly, CBS is under pressure to improve those ratings and/or cut costs. (Katie Couric is pulling down about $15 million a year under her current deal.)
Local School Teacher Running Escort Service?
Actually – more like 20 different escort services. A 33 year old High School Teacher resigned after the allegations came out. And can you believe they had this woman teaching Social Studies? Shocking! And all this time she could have been teaching a business class.
Thursday April 11, 2008
GEORGE
#1 ALBUM ON THE "BILLBOARD" CHARTS,
ALVIN HANGS ON. . . A L V I I I N N N !!!
GEORGE STRAIT just earned his FOURTH number one debut on the "Billboard" charts. His latest album, "Troubadour", moved 166,000 copies in its first week. R.E.M.'S new album, "Accelerate", followed in second . . . selling 115,000 copies.
--Here are the Top 10 albums in the country . . .
1.) (NEW) "Troubadour", George Strait (166,000 copies
2.) (NEW) "Accelerate", R.E.M. (115,000 copies)
3.) "Now That's What I Call Music! 27", Various Artists (60,000 copies)
4.) "Day 26", Day 26 (51,000 copies)
5.) The "Alvin and the Chipmunks" soundtrack (51,000 copies)
Wednesday April 9, 2008
I’m a little ashamed to say it – but it was only recently that I finally figured out exactly how to use the “instant feedback” box on the 2wd.com main page. The thing is I did get every instant feedback message – I just got them four weeks later! So now I pledge to use my newfound communicating power for good – and bring some integrity back to the word “instant.”STRAIT BEAT OUT R.E.M. FOR THE
