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HARBORFEST
2008
This year's grand procession included the 141-foot Spirit of South Carolina.
Over 700 ships sailed into Norfolk Harbor including Uruguay's Capitan Miranda; the Godspeed from Jamestown; the Serenity from the Eastern Shore; the Kalmar Nyckle from Wilmington, Del, and of course the Schooner Virginia.
There was be Fireworks and 130 hours of live entertainment including Marc Cohn, Deana Carter, The Wailers, Virginia Coalition and The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards.
Other activities at Harborfest included:The Bahama Village, Bahamian crafters, Junkanoo costume museum & costume workshop, plenty of Bahamian food and beverage served island-style. Junkanoo dancers, drummers, fire dancers, limbo dancers and musical entertainment by the Rake & Scrape Band, Ambrash and Tropical Depression.
Don't forget to take advantage of the chance to make a cool costume and mask for one of the twice-daily "Junkanoo Rushout" parades!
Our sister station Z-104 will be hosting a 37-foot customized RV loaded with 16 system-linked Xbox 360 gaming stations and 23-inch, hi-def, widescreen TVs that allow gamers to play their favorites against each other.
Prepare for the Downtown Corporate Olympics!
Other Harborfest events include: The Downtown Corporate Olympics, The Pirate Idol Contest, Pirates On Parade, The Goose and Bull Tavern, demonstrations by the region's fireboat crews and marine incident response teams, Dockside Art Gallery, The 2008 Crew Competition Cup, Wine Tastings, yada yada yada…
For a complete rundown of events, as well as hours, regulations and parking go to www.festeventsva.org
And oh yeah…
The Lazy Lizzy River Anything That Floats But a Boat Race has 2 large in prizes up for grabs. Get a team of four or eight people will build something you can paddle and register by Friday. To sign up Call James Scruggs with Festevents at (757) 675-1146 or e-mail scruggsj@festevents.org.
Thursday June 3, 200
Will Leno be the new Larry?
When I learned NBC plans to promote Conan O’Brien to host of the Tonight show I was a bit surprised. Sure Conan’s a funny guy and everything – but so is my uncle Lou - that doesn’t mean Lou has any business hosting the Tonight Show. According to the Chicago Sun times CNN is “considering” Jay Leno as Larry King's replacement. Larry has been doing that interview show for so long it’s going to be really hard to getting used to his show all of a sudden being interesting and entertaining. Shocking!
NEWS OF THE SILLY
--The guy who invented the Pringles can died . . . and his family buried him inside a Pringles can
--A Texan couple wants to be paid $206,000 after their dog was accidentally euthanized
--A guy robbed a Starbucks and got caught . . . when he went back for coffee
Farewell Bo
Legendary rock and blues guitarist BO DIDDLEY died yesterday morning of heart failure. He was 79 years old. In 1983, Diddley played a pawn shop owner one of my favorite films of all time, "Trading Places". In 1987, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And in 1989, he did those Nike "Bo Knows" commercials with athlete BO JACKSON.
Peter Gabriel has founded his own website called “the filter” where you answer some questions and the site will make recommendations of stuff it thinks you will dig based on your likes and dislikes. Check it out at http://www.TheFilter.com
Ken Carson’s tip of the day: Always shut off your cell phone if you go into a movie theatre – oh and that's also a good idea if you’re anchoring a TV newscast
The perfect role for the 'King of Stupid'
Don’t forget to listen for Ken Carson’s MOVIE MASTERMIND contest at 4:35 every afternoon this week for free tickets to our exclusive advanced screening of GET SMART with Steve Carrell and Anne Hathaway.
CHECK OUT WHAT BUSH GARDENS
AND AIR TRAN HAVE 'DRUMMED UP'!
And even though school is wrapping up – your knowledge (or your kid’s knowledge) of Virginia’s Historic Triangle could mean free Bush Gardens Williamsburg tickets or maybe even FREE roundtrip airfare from Air Tran Airways! Listen to 101.3 2WD all this week to win!
Monday June 2, 2008
Please Hang it Up!
You didn’t win - sorry, good try - see you in 2012! The woman keeps ‘forging ahead’ under the premise that she is doing it for the good of her party. I say SIT DOWN. The real problem for her – other than being denied the ultimate narcissist job - is all those people to whom she promised favors in exchange for campaign contributions back when she was “a sure thing.” Those people now seem to want a return on their investment.
Not only did neither Clinton or her campaign not make any public protest when Florida's Democratic Party punishment was announced last August – she and all the other major candidates signed the pledge not to campaign or participate in Florida. It was almost comical seeing all those steamed Hillary supporters boo-hooing because Michigan and Florida Democrats are being unfairly “disenfranchised”. “The voters didn’t decide to change the primary date why should they suffer?” Because the voters are the ones who elected the boneheads that did change the date!
Buh Bye Hill!
Welcome Home Truman Air Wing!
Home next: the Truman Carrier Group is scheduled to return on Wednesday. The Jacksonville left for a 6 month mission over the weekend and the guided missile frigate USS Elrod left with a crew of 450 towards the Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic.
Beam me to Hampton Scotty!
$5.7 million for a plot of land west of the Hampton Coliseum? SOLD! A Pittsburgh-based developer has plans to build a theater along with a mix of stores, restaurants and rental units to be called Hampton Place. We already have a concrete saucer – perhaps a giant tea cup would look good right there. Hey Hampton city council - I’m no architect but there’s plenty more great ideas just like that one if you want ‘em. Give me a shout – no big whoop!
I Put a Spell on You…
Over the weekend, Sameer Mishra won the Scripps National Spelling Bee. I missed a big chunk of the competition in the middle – but I did see Sameer take home the gold. He is a smart kid with a good sense of humor. Way to Go Sameer!
Patriotic Festival a huge success!
Thanks to everyone who came out for a weekend of great activities and great music at the oceanfront honoring the men and women who work so hard to make the US military great!
Friday May 30, 2008
WANT TO KNOW HOW PEOPLE ARE SPENDING THEIR ECONOMIC STIMULUS CHECKS???
Elbow tattoos. Hmmm.
Wouldn't have been my first choice.
Earlier this month, the IRS sent out the first round of economic stimulus checks to U.S. taxpayers
Those who make less than $50,000 a year get $600
Couples who make less than $75K get $1200
So what sort of stuff are Americans blowing their stimulus check on? Check out HowISpentMyStimulus.com
Here are some examples:
--A 28-year-old sci-fi geek from Joliet, Illinois, bought a life-sized set of "Star Wars" Stormtrooper armor.
--A 25-year-old Brunswick, Georgia man bought a Smith and Wesson M&P-40 handgun
--A 29-year-old man from St. Louis blew his entire check . . . on whiskey
-A woman in Madison, Wisconsin, got a pair of matching diamond tattoos . . . on both her elbows (see picture above)
--A 22-year-old woman from Hood River, Oregon got acupuncture . . . for her dog.
--A 29-year-old guy from Ephrata, Pennsylvania used his money . . . to bail himself out of jail
--And a 26-year-old woman from Wolcott, Connecticut, says her check went right back to the IRS . . . to pay off back taxes!
McClellan’s Tell All Book Ruffles Feathers
"One of these days, he and I are going to be rocking in chairs in Texas talking about the good old days of his time as the press secretary. And I can assure you, I will feel the same way then that I feel now, that I can say to Scott, job well done."
President George Bush - April 2006
Speaking at former administration spokesperson Scott McClellan’s “farewell” press conference
In other words, heck of a job Brownie! It doesn’t look like George will be doing any rocking with Scott anytime soon – not since excerpts from McClellan’s soon to be released book that are highly critical of his former bosses have been made public. Karl Rove (now a commentator for Fox News) said “If he (McClellan) had these moral qualms, he should have spoken up about them." Of course anyone who’s ever worked at any job from McDonald’s to a hospital knows that speaking up about “moral qualms”, especially when they involve your bosses may very well put you on the fast track to a new career.
Haaaayyyyy – YAAAAAA!
Get ready for high-flying panda action as KUNG FU PANDA karate chops his way onto the silver screen. Congrats to all of Ken Carson’s World Famous Movie Mastermind contest winners - See you at our special advance screening!
Tuesday May 27, 2008
Purple Primer: Is there anything it can't do?
The best thing about a long weekend is the short work week that follows. Am I right or am I right??!!
Only 7 shopping months 'til Christmas! I was a composting fool this weekend laying out some cash in exchange for compost and various other spring fix-up stuff. I fixed an outdoor pipe and spigot that I snapped off the house a couple months back - I love PVC. Purple primer rocks!
Don’t forget to listen for Ken Carson’s MOVIE MASTERMIND contest at 4:35 every afternoon this week for free tickets to our exclusive advanced screening of GET SMART with Steve Carrell and Anne Hathaway.
Even though school is wrapping up – your knowledge (or your kid’s knowledge) of Virginia’s Historic Triangle could mean free Bush Gardens Williamsburg tickets or maybe even FREE roundtrip airfare from Air Tran Airways! Listen to 101.3 2WD all this week to win!
