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Leave a Comment | Posted by JB & Sandy Recap on March 10, 2010

6:00 AM: It was a gorgeous day yesterday in Austin, and it’s supposed to be nice again today. JB got outside yesterday and his daughter took him on a trip with the mission of finding green tea ice cream.  Lindsey Lohan is suing E*TRADE for $100 Million because they used the term “Lindsey the milkaholic” in a super bowl commercial.  Yesterday Michael Jackson’s former bodyguards came forward to the media and told a lot of details about what it was like to work for him. They said Michael had multiple girlfriends, and that they are 100% certain that Michael was not a pedophile.  They also said Michael’s favorite thing was taking his kids through the drive through at fast food restaurants, because he liked to order and say that the people working there had no idea they just talked to him.

6:15 AM: Tonight Taylor Swift is playing The Frank Erwin Center and Sara was really bummed out earlier in the week because she didn’t have any tickets. One of our listeners invited Sara to come with them tonight, and she will be going with a group of four girls for a 13 year olds birthday party. She is excited and nervous, because she really wants the girls to like her.

6:30 AM: Four things you need to know. The free parking on the UT campus is going to be going away and replaced with meters. The revenue from the meters will go towards redoing the sidewalks and make them smoother. The man who tried to blackmail David Letterman plead guilty yesterday. We play the audio from the 911 call that was made recently when a man’s Toyota Prius was stuck at high speeds on the freeway in California.

6:45 AM: We announce our finalists for the “Sing like Taylor Swift Contest”. We got so many great submissions, and couldn’t come to a decision.  So, we went to our marketing and promotions department to help us decide. We will announce our winners at 7:15 AM.

7:00 AM: Sara’s American Idol recap from last night. Last night the girls competed and Sara thought it was a very slow and boring night.  The only person who really stood out was Crystal Bowersox.  JB has been sharing his SXSW music picks with us all week. He has spent a lot of time listening to the artists who will come in town for SXSW and has created a music stream at www.jbfestselect.com. Today he played some music for us from the following artists; Colin Munroe, Gin Wigmore, and Josh Weller.

7:15 AM: We announce our Taylor Swift ticket winners from the “Sing like Taylor Swift” contest.

7:30 AM: Four things you need to know. John Krazinsky is the front runner to play Captain America in an upcoming film. Yesterday Michael Jackson’s former bodyguards came forward to the media and told a lot of details about what it was like to work for him. They said Michael had multiple girlfriends, and that they are 100% certain that Michael was not a pedophile.  They also said Michael’s favorite thing was taking his kids through the drive through at fast food restaurants, because he liked to order and say that the people working there had no idea they just talked to him.

7:45 AM: We talk to a listener named Ben who is worried about his son.  His son is 6 years old, and loves wearing girl’s clothing. His wife thinks it’s cute and funny, but he is worried that his son will get made fun of and doesn’t know what it means or how to tell him that he can’t wear skirts to school. We talked to a lot of our listeners who called in, and almost all of their sons went through a phase like this when they were young, and say that most of the time it’s just a phase. Other listeners said it might be their son’s way of telling them that he feels most comfortable in girl’s clothing.

8:00 AM: Over 25% of people have set aside $1,000 or less for retirement. They say this is the lowest number they have seen in years! 24% of Americans say they’ve postponed their planned retirement age in the last year. A report has come out of a woman who is 101 years old that has a horn growing out on her forehead. If you are curious, you can check out the picture on Sandy’s blog.

8:10 AM: Sara’s American Idol recap from last night. Last night the girls competed and Sara thought it was a very slow and boring night.  The only person who really stood out was Crystal Bowersox.

8:20 AM: JB fest select is a music stream featuring JB’s favorite SXSW artists for this year.  Today he played us some music from the following artists; Meiko, Dash and Will, and Caucus.

8:30 AM: Four things you need to know. Actor Corey Haim has been reported dead this morning of a drug overdose. Lindsey Lohan is suing E*TRADE for $100 Million because they used the term “Lindsey the milkaholic” in a super bowl commercial. The man who tried to blackmail David Letterman plead guilty yesterday. 3-D televisions are coming out now, and you can watch both 3-D and regular programming on them.

8:45 AM: JB tells us about the Rise School of Austin and a ride that benefits it that is happening right now. They are trying to raise 5 Million dollars to build a permanent school location. The riders are riding across the state, and today is when they’ll be in Austin. The ride will go from The Rise School to The Salt Lick BBQ during their Austin leg tomorrow afternoon.

9:10 AM: Sara’s American Idol recap from last night. Last night the girls competed and Sara thought it was a very slow and boring night.  The only person who really stood out was Crystal Bowersox.

9:20 AM: We talk to a listener named Ben who is worried about his son.  His son is 6 years old, and loves wearing girl’s clothing. His wife thinks it’s cute and funny, but he is worried that his son will get made fun of and doesn’t know what it means or how to tell him that he can’t wear skirts to school. We talked to a lot of our listeners who called in, and almost all of their sons went through a phase like this when they were young, and say that most of the time it’s just a phase. Other listeners said it might be their son’s way of telling them that he feels most comfortable in girl’s clothing.

9:35 AM: Four things you need to know. Actor Corey Haim has been reported dead this morning of a drug overdose.  They are cancelling the TV show 24, but aren’t reporting why. They have had 8 seasons of the show, and the cancellation comes as a surprise. Yesterday Michael Jackson’s former bodyguards came forward to the media and told a lot of details about what it was like to work for him. They said Michael had multiple girlfriends, and that they are 100% certain that Michael was not a pedophile.

9:40 AM: JB fest select is a music stream featuring JB’s favorite SXSW artists for this year.  Today he played us some music from the following artists; Little Brazil, Mozella, Noush Skaugen.

Leave a Comment | Posted by JB & Sandy Recap on March 9, 2010

6:00 AM: Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo is one of the 6 finalists for the position of Dallas Police Chief. A new study has come out that says drinking wine is slimming for the waistline. Women who did not drink a moderate amount of wine gained 13 pounds over a period of time. They say red wine is especially effective.

6:15 AM: The “Sing like Taylor Swift” contest is going on right now, and we’re getting lots of great submissions.  To enter, upload a short video of you or your child singing a Taylor Swift song to YouTube (30 seconds or less, please, or you will be disqualified), and then email us the link to mornings@jbandsandy by noon today.  JB has done us all a favor by listening to a lot of the artists that will be playing SXSW, and he has created a music player for us.  You can check out “JB’s Fest Select” by going to www.mix947.com and clicking on the banner.

6:20 AM: Last night we had a banner contest at The Frank Erwin Center, and the winners got to meet John Mayer backstage before the concert. We had a great turn out and were so surprised by how creative our listeners got with their banners. It was so hard to pick just one winner!

6:30 AM:  Four things you need to know. 41.3 Million People watched the Oscars on Sunday night, which is the most since 2005. Chicago, West Palm Beach Florida, Kansas City, and San Francisco were the highest viewing cities.  Austin-Bergstorm Airport is adding a lot of new flights and cities. Austin is surviving the recession, with the job rates rising more than any other city in America. Jobs are expected to raise 8.09% in the next three years. Conan O’Brien decided to follow only one person on Twitter; a 19 year old girl. She has thousands of followers now, and she is getting outfitted completely for her wedding because the vendors are hoping she will tweet about them.

6:40 AM: JB tells us about the Rise School of Austin and a ride that benefits it that is happening right now. They are trying to raise 5 Million dollars to build a school. The riders are riding across the state, and tomorrow is when they’ll be in Austin. The ride will go from The Rise School to The Salt Lick BBQ during their Austin leg tomorrow afternoon.

6:50 AM: Fact or bull-fact.  John Wayne and Grace Kelley both starred in 3-D movies. 2 out of 3 U.S. presidents have owned dogs while in office. 94% of all deaths caused by marine animals are caused by sharks.

7:00 AM:  Bob Schneider was in the studio yesterday, and we replay the interview for those who might have missed it yesterday.  He played his new single “40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet) for us. It’s off his new album “Lovely Creatures”.

7:15 AM:  JB has done us all a favor by listening to a lot of the artists that will be playing SXSW, and he has created a music player for us.  You can check out “JB’s Fest Select” by going to www.mix947.com and clicking on the banner.

7:30 AM:  Four things you need to know. Conan O’Brien decided to follow only one person on Twitter; a 19 year old girl. She has thousands of followers now, and she is getting outfitted completely for her wedding because the vendors are hoping she will tweet about them.  Oprah had some of the Oscar winners on her show yesterday, and Sandra Bullock said she wanted a burger because she had been eating healthy for 3 months.

7:45 AM: Alex finally has found a deodorant that works for him, and he was telling JB and Sandy that he wanted to give away his deodorant that he has bought (something like 15 sticks!) and didn’t work for him. They said that is gross, and that no one in their right mind would want it.  We got a call from Corey, who gladly said he would take them off Alex’s hands.

8:00 AM:  We talk to a listener named Terri who we met at Scholz’s Beer Garden last night. She came in with her friend before the John Mayer concert and talked bit with JB and Sandy. JB recently discovered the bowling alley hidden under Scholtz’s , and last night he showed it to Alex. Alex was absolutely blown away by how cool it was.

8:15 AM: Sandy’s headlines. A crackhead in Wichita, KS paid a crack dealer with Monopoly money for drugs and ended up getting beaten pretty badly. In Japan, you can hire a home wrecker to ruin your marriage. This service is for people who want a divorce but have no real reason.  A new study has come out that says iPhone users can become addicted to their phones (well, duh!).  Sandy has found a new app called “sleep cycle” that monitors your sleep cycles during the night and helps you wake up during a time when you’re in a light sleep, so you have an easier time to wake up and feel more awake.

8:30 AM: Four things you need to know. Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo is one of the 6 finalists for the position of Dallas Police Chief. A new study has come out that says drinking wine is slimming for the waistline. Women who did not drink a moderate amount of wine gained 13 pounds over a period of time. They say red wine is especially effective. Austin is surviving the recession, with the job rates rising more than any other city in America. Jobs are expected to raise 8.09% in the next three years. A Toyota Prius driver got his gas pedal stuck yesterday, and he went over 90 MPH and couldn’t get the car to slow down or stop.

8:45 AM:  Unknown Poll for married couples—have you ever been too tired to have “relations” with your husband or wife?  1 in 4 married couples said they sometimes are too tired in the National Poll. In our Austin poll, 2 of 5 said that they sometimes are too tired.

9:00 AM: JB’s new workout plan, which he calls “Body by Roxy”. You can see his recent article in Austin Fit magazine about why adopting a dog named Roxy has helped him get in shape!

9:10 AM: Alex tells a rather unsettling story about a recent “bathroom moment”.  If you missed it, we’ll say you’re probably better off!!  The lesson he wanted the ladies to take away from his story was if your husband or boyfriend is holding their stomach and driving fast, just get them to a bathroom and don’t ask many questions!

9:30 AM: Four things you need to know. Conan O’Brien decided to follow only one person on Twitter; a 19 year old girl. She has thousands of followers now, and she is getting outfitted completely for her wedding because the vendors are hoping she will tweet about them.  Oprah had some of the Oscar winners on her show yesterday, and Sandra Bullock said she wanted a burger because she had been eating healthy for 3 months. Simon Cowell was on Jay Leno yesterday talking about Ellen and also talking about his recent engagement.

9:40 AM:  JB has done us all a favor by listening to a lot of the artists that will be playing SXSW, and he has created a music player for us.  You can check out “JB’s Fest Select” by going to www.mix947.com and clicking on the banner.

Leave a Comment | Posted by JB & Sandy Recap on March 8, 2010

6:00 AM: This morning Sandy was on his way to work and was halfway here when he questioned if he had remembered to close the garage door.  He turned around and went home, only to realize that he had indeed closed it when he left the first time. Last night was The Academy Awards, and there were a lot of interesting moments. Sandra Bullock won best actress last night, and gave a very touching speech.  Sara and Cassiday also thought Sandra was the best dressed of the night.

6:15 AM: We have a lot of contests going on this weekend. To win tickets to see John Mayer tonight, be at The Frank Erwin center by 6 pm with a banner that says “Mix 94.7 welcomes John Mayer to Austin”, and we will be out there to pick our favorite one.  The winner will get two tickets to the show and will get to meet John Mayer tonight before the show. Also, Taylor Swift is playing The Frank Erwin center on Wednesday, and we have tickets to give away for that show as well.  Here’s how to win those tickets; upload a 30 second OR LESS (anything longer than 30 seconds will get you disqualified) of you or your kids singing a Taylor Swift song to YouTube, and email us the link.  You need to email the link to mornings@jbandsandy.com by Tuesday at noon to be in the running.  Sara is going to the Taylor Swift concert with a listener’s kids for a 13th birthday party, and she is very excited.

6:30 AM: Four things you need to know. The wife of Joseph Stack, the man who flew the plane into the Echelon Building in NW Austin, spoke yesterday at a benefit. They have rescheduled the Zilker Kite Festival to this coming Sunday due to rain. Cap Metro will start on Monday March 22. The first week of rides will be free. Alice in Wonderland set a record this weekend for 3-D movies and is now the highest grossing 3-D movie of all time.

6:45 AM:  We play two video entries for our “Sing like Taylor Swift” contest.  For information on the contest, see above. Seeing these videos really makes us realize how “documented” children are these days.  When we were little, we weren’t photographed very often, and we were barely ever videotaped. Kids these days are going to be able to look back and see thousands of photos and videos of themselves as they were growing up, which is really cool.

7:00 AM: Sara’s Oscar recap from last night.

7:15 AM: JB has done us all a big favor. With SXSW coming up, everyone can get pretty overwhelmed trying to figure out what bands to go see, and which ones to skip.  JB has done a lot of homework by listening to the bands for us, and he has created a SXSW music player. You can check out his music stream at www.mix947.com, just look for the banner with a picture of JB that says “JB’s Fest Select”.

7:20 AM: There was a great John Hughes tribute last night during the Oscars. They made a great montage of his films, and actors who had worked with him in the past said some great things about him. Molly Ringwald, Matthew Broderick, John Cryer, and Macaulay Culkin were among the stars in attendance.

7:30 AM: Four things you need to know. March 22 will mark the beginning of the 10th season of “Dancing with the Stars”. Conan O’Brien is going to be touring the U.S. doing shows this year, and we hope he comes to Texas. Sandra Bullock made history by winning both a Razzie and an Oscar in the same year. She actually showed up to accept her Razzie award and she gave out DVD copies of her nominated film to the people at the event.

8:00 AM: Sandy’s headlines. A guy shot a dog with a bow and arrow, and the judge let him out of jail to go see a Hank Williams Jr. in concert. A woman in Florida caused a major car wreck because she was shaving her private parts while driving. She said she was on the way to visit her boyfriend and wanted to “be ready”.  She could face up to a year in prison if convicted on all counts against her.

8:15 AM: Sara’s Oscar recap from last night.

8:22 AM: JB’s “Fest Select” song picks for SXSW artists. He has created a music player that you can check out at www.mix947.com.  He has done the homework for us and picked out some great artists you can see during SXSW.  Suzanna Choffel, Wave Machines, and Smoosh are all artists featured on his picks.

8:30 AM:  Four things you need to know. A man stabbed a dog this weekend at a North Austin park, and he has been arrested. They have rescheduled the Zilker Kite Festival to this coming Sunday due to rain. Cap Metro will start on Monday March 22. The first week of rides will be free. Alice in Wonderland set a record this weekend for 3-D movies and is now the highest grossing 3-D movie of all time.

8:45 AM: The top ten things that only douchebags buy: 10) Axe Body Spray 9) Spray Tans 8)Watches with enormous faces 7) Puka shell necklaces 6) Calvin peeing on something on your car 5) Barbed Wire Bicep Tattoo 4) Truck Nutz 3) Female Body Inspector Shirt 2) Bluetooth Headset 1) An “I Love My Penis” shirt.

9:00 AM: Last night Jimmy Kimmel had an absolutely hilarious bit called “The Handsome Men’s Club” after the Oscars. You can watch it on JB’s blog at www.mix947.com.

9:05 AM: Sara’s Oscar recap from last night.

9:15 AM:  Sandy broke down this weekend and bought himself something he’s been wanting for a long time. He bought himself a fancy toolbox that is 4 or 5 feet tall, and his wife convinced him to get it for himself.  

9:30 AM: Four things you need to know. March 22 will mark the beginning of the 10th season of “Dancing with the Stars”. Conan O’Brien is going to be touring the U.S. doing shows this year, and we hope he comes to Texas. Sandra Bullock made history by winning both a Razzie and an Oscar in the same year. She actually showed up to accept her Razzie award and she gave out DVD copies of her nominated film to the people at the event.

9:45 AM: Bob Schneider stops by the studio to chat with us and play a few songs off his newest album, “Lovely Creatures.

Comments (1) | Posted by JB & Sandy Recap on March 5, 2010

 

6:00 AM: There was a shooting yesterday at The Pentagon. A shooter began shooting at two cops, and the latest news is that the cops are going to be ok, and that the shooter is dead. Last night on American Idol, two girls and two guys were voted off.  The group number was a cover of “I Gotta Feelin” by the Black Eyed Peas, and it was terrible.

6:15 AM:  The top things women worry about on a first date. 7) Who is going to pay? 6) What happens next? 5) Am I making sense? 4) Do I like this guy? 3) What is he looking for? 2) What will my friends think? 1) Do I still look ok?

6:30 AM: Four things you need to know. The DPS is urging people to not travel to Mexico for Spring Break this year. More than 2,500 people were killed in Juarez in one year. Cap Metro was testing the new Metro Rail system yesterday with employees and their families as test passengers. They say it should be up and running in the next few weeks. There is a warrant roundup in effect, and police will be arresting people with unpaid tickets.

6:45 AM: Women—would you prefer a huge “rock” of an engagement ring, or would you like a simple band?  There is a new trend among women, in which they prefer a simple band because they feel that they would get judged by other women for wearing a big ring. 5 out of the 6 Austin women we talked to said they’d prefer a simple band or a stone that isn’t a diamond, and one Austin woman said that it’s all about the BLING! 32% of women in a National poll would prefer a band over a diamond ring.

7:00 AM:  Cecily Knobler reviews the new movies for us every Friday. This week; Alice in Wonderland: B. Brooklyn’s Finest: C-.

7:15 AM: The Week in review is every Friday, and it’s put together by Alex. It’s a montage of the best moments from the week, and this week seemed especially funny. 

7:30 AM: Four things you need to know. There is a scandal out saying that the producers of The Bachelor forced Jake to propose to Vienna. His ex girlfriend is saying that they are going to get back together and get married in the future. Last night on American Idol, two girls and two guys were voted off.  The group number was a cover of “I Gotta Feelin” by the Black Eyed Peas, and it was terrible.

7:45 AM: Update on Alex’s body issues from yesterday. He finally found a cure for his sweat problem that works for him, and he got his moles checked out by a dermatologist. Next, his wife wants him to get an eye exam and a physical.

8:10 AM: The Week in review is every Friday, and it’s put together by Alex. It’s a montage of the best moments from the week, and this week seemed especially funny. 

8:25 AM: Cecily Knobler reviews the new movies for us every Friday. This week; Alice in Wonderland: B. Brooklyn’s Finest: C-.

8:30 AM: Four things you need to know. There was a shooting yesterday at The Pentagon. A shooter began shooting at two cops, and the latest news is that the cops are going to be ok, and that the shooter is dead. The DPS is urging people to not travel to Mexico for Spring Break this year, saying it’s incredibly dangerous and crime-ridden.  The Oscars are this Sunday, and this year there are more best picture nominees than in recent years.

8:40 AM: The top ten things that only douchebags buy: 10) Axe Body Spray 9) Spray Tans 8) Watches with enormous faces 7) Puka shell necklaces 6) Calvin peeing on something on your car 5) Barbed Wire Bicep Tattoo 4) Truck Nutz 3) Female Body Inspector Shirt 2) Bluetooth Headset 1) An “I Love My Penis” shirt.

8:50 AM: Dog or no dog? Sandy and his wife have a nine month old baby girl, and Sandy’s wife Tricia has been on Sandy lately about wanting to get a dog. Sandy REALLY doesn’t want one right now, because he thinks it’ll be too much work with a baby around the house.  Tricia wants to get the dog now, and Sandy wants to wait until she’s older. They presented their arguments, and JB thinks they should get the dog, but Alex said they definitely shouldn’t.

9:00 AM: We are giving away tickets to see Taylor Swift next week. Here’s how you can win them; make a 30 second or less video (Going over 30 seconds will disqualify you) of you singing a Taylor Swift song, upload it to youtube, and send the link to mornings@jbandsandy.com.  You HAVE to send them to us by Tuesday at noon to be in the running.

9:10 AM: Upside of Down’s 2nd annual charity kickball tournament is tomorrow. You can go to www.upsideofdown.org for more details. The event will raise money to send downs syndrome children from low income families to summer camp this summer. It’s all day tomorrow at the sports fields next to the Town Lake Animal Shelter.

9:30 AM: Four things you need to know.  Jessica Simpson’s merchandise company took in half a billion dollars in the last year, and she is the top earning celebrity merchandiser in the world. There is a girl saying she dated Jake before he went on The Bachelor, and says that they have plans to get married. American Idol last night kicked off 4 contestants.

9:45 AM: The Week in review is every Friday, and it’s put together by Alex. It’s a montage of the best moments from the week, and this week seemed especially funny.

Comments (1) | Posted by JB & Sandy Recap on March 4, 2010

6:00 AM: The FAA is investigating an employee who let his children come twice to his work and work at JFK airport as an air traffic controller. We play the audio of the kid clearing a flight for departure, and he actually did a good job. Jessica Simpson was the guest on Oprah yesterday, and she talked a lot about her weight and how she feels in the aftermath of John Mayer’s tell-all interview in Rolling Stone.

6:15 AM: Fact or bull-fact, Academy Awards edition. It’s a FACT that the accounting firm who tallies the votes bills the Academy for 1,700 hours worth of work each year. It’s a BULL-FACT that no one has ever won a Nobel Peace Prize and an Oscar.  Actually, George Bernard Shaw has won both awards.

6:30 AM: Four things you need to know. All 9 University of Texas schools will experience an increase in tuition. A 17 year old former Austin High Student has been arrested and charged after a computer technician found over 600 images and 5 videos of child pornography on his computer. There is a new application for smartphones that you can get by going to trapster.com, and it will tell you where all of the speed traps are in order to help you avoid getting speeding tickets.  

6:45 AM:  Sara and Cassiday’s big surprise for Sandy. Sandy says he hates surprises, but we knew he’d like this one. If you’ve been listening this week, surely you’ve heard Sandy lamenting about the fact that KFC Extra Crispy chicken is no longer available in Austin. So the girls drove to Buda and got him some extra crispy chicken, because we heard from listeners that it was still available there and in Georgetown.  Sandy had a “moment” with the chicken, and read an ode to the Extra Crispy Chicken as he said goodbye.

7:00 AM: You know you are a tired mom when __________. JB’s wife recently tried to cook macaroni without water because she was so exhausted. We got some hilarious calls from other tired moms; including the mom who has left her house twice and driven away while talking on the home phone, and the mom who put in daughter in the car seat only to realize she had forgotten to put pants on her.

7:15 AM: We get a call from Nicole who is doing a “Spur Ride” today at Ft. Hood, where the Army wives get to “play” Army. She is worried she might get sick during the flight simulator, so we give her some juju to try and help her out. Her husband flies in Black Hawks as a door gunner, so she is going to do the flight simulator and see how it goes today.

7:20 AM:  There are certain jobs out there that we’d like to call “ticket to heaven jobs”. We found out Cassiday’s mom has one yesterday when we were talking about what our parents do for a living. We got a lot of great calls with listeners telling us what jobs they think will earn the job holder a “ticket to heaven” such as; Armed Servicemen and women, NICU Nurses, Foster Parents, Cancer Researchers, and Teachers.  

7:30 AM: Four things you need to know. They might be doing a remake of Gilligan’s Island, and there are some sites talking about which actors would be best to play the roles. ABC is planning “Skating with the Stars”, which will be just like Dancing with the Stars, but on ice.

7:45 AM: A woman named Christine calls in because she doesn’t agree with her husband on something and wants to see what we think.  Her 34 year old daughter wants to get breast implants, and her husband is willing to pay for them. Christine thinks it’s weird and she thinks it seems sexual, and not appropriate. Her husband says he just wants to give their daughter what will make her happy.

8:00 AM:  Jessica Simpson was on Oprah yesterday and expressed her anger at John Mayer for talking about their sex life in a Rolling Stone article.  The guy think it’d be cool if someone told other people how great you were in bed, but the girls think it’s private and shouldn’t be told to friends. Then a woman called in and said she’d hope that her partner would tell the world how good she is in bed!

8:10 AM: Sandy’s headlines that didn’t make Sara’s news.  There has been an outbreak of little girls catching salmonella from kissing frogs after having seen “The Princess and the Frog”. There is a family in Indiana who got upset when the town was trying to pave a road that would disturb a relative’s gravesite. So they put up a fight, and got the city to pave around her grave, which is now in the median.

8:15 AM:  If you’ve been listening this week, surely you’ve heard Sandy lamenting about the fact that KFC Extra Crispy chicken is no longer available in Austin. So the girls drove to Buda and got him some extra crispy chicken, because we heard from listeners that it was still available there and in Georgetown.  Sandy had a “moment” with the chicken, and read an ode to the Extra Crispy Chicken as he said goodbye.

8:30 AM: Four things you need to know. The FAA is investigating an employee who let his children come twice to his work and work at JFK airport as an air traffic controller. We play the audio of the kid clearing a flight for departure, and he actually did a good job. All 9 University of Texas schools will experience an increase in tuition. It will go up twice in the next 2 years. A 17 year old former Austin High Student has been arrested and charged after a computer technician found over 600 images and 5 videos of child pornography on his computer. A new Chik-fil-a restaurant opens today in San Marcos. The first 100 customers get a year of free food, and there were a lot of people camped out to get some free food.

9:00 AM: We have Gretchen and Tolly (of www.austineavesdropper.com) on the show to tell us about Round Top, Texas. It is known as the Mecca for antiques, and they have festivals twice a year there. The town has a population of 77 people, but they have hundreds of antique dealers that gather there twice a year to sell antiques. Round Top is an hour and a half outside of Austin, and if you’d like to read a book about it, Gretchen has written a book to guide you through the experience. The book release party is tonight from 6-8 at Window Fine Living.

9:15 AM: A woman named Christine calls in because she doesn’t agree with her husband on something and wants to see what we think.  Her 34 year old daughter wants to get breast implants, and her husband is willing to pay for them. Christine thinks it’s weird and she thinks it seems sexual, and not appropriate. Her husband says he just wants to give their daughter what will make her happy.

9:30 AM: Four things you need to know. Someone just gave an anonymous donation of 2 Million dollars to Baylor University. Sarah Palin might be getting a reality show soon that will follow what her life is like day to day. They might be doing a remake of Gilligan’s Island, and there are some sites talking about which actors would be best to play the roles. Monique is in an open marriage, and is ok with her husband having extra marital relations. She has never gone outside of the marriage, but he has and she is ok with it.

9:45 AM: Update on Alex’s body. His moles are good, no issues there, and his new antiperspirant is working well.  His wife now wants him to get an eye exam and probably a full physical too.

Comments (1) | Posted by JB & Sandy Recap on March 3, 2010

6:00 AM: Rick Perry got the nomination in the Republican race in yesterday’s primary elections, and Bill White won the Democratic nomination. Sara hit the streets yesterday to see what the people of Austin thought about the new cast of Dancing with the Stars. Most people thought Pam Anderson wouldn’t be able to dance because she’s “top heavy”, and they all seemed to be upset that Kate Gosselin is leaving her kids to do something like this. Many of the women were very upset with Jake from The Bachelor because he picked Vienna in the finale on Monday.

6:15 AM:  If a guy stood you up on your first date, would you give him a second chance? Nationally, 20% of women would give the guy a second chance.  We then got a call from a listener named Lisa who had a hilarious story about how she got back at the guy who stood her up on New Year’s Eve this year.  She sent him a letter with a lot of legal jargon in it saying she was “suing” him for the outfit she had purchased for the evening, and he sent her a check two weeks ago to reimburse her.

6:30 AM: Four things you need to know. Roger Ebert was the guest on Oprah yesterday to debut his “new voice”, which was created by a company in Scotland by using old tapes of his voice. When he types into a computer, it speaks for him, and sounds a lot like his voice. The Austin city council will vote next week on considering putting in more parking at ABIA.  The Oscars are on Sunday, and one of the producers from The Hurt Locker is banned from going to the awards ceremony. One of Jermaine Jackson’s children ordered a stun-gun on the internet, and there are rumors that they were using it on Michael’s son Blanket.  The Los Angeles center for child protection paid a visit to the home to check in on things this week.

6:45 AM:  Alex had a weird moment yesterday when he went to lunch with JB and Sandy. He is used to the three of them going to lunch alone, and everything was different for him yesterday. Sandy brought his daughter, Landry, and Alex was uncomfortable with it.  Then to add to it, there was a toddler from a nearby table grabbing spices off a shelf, and it was making Alex really anxious.

7:00 AM:  Sandy is really upset that KFC got rid of the extra crispy chicken in Austin, so Sara went through the drive through yesterday with a recorder to see if they would make some of it “for her boss”.  She even asked them “pretty please”, it was hilarious!

7:15 AM: Sara’s American Idol recap from last night. The top ten men performed last night, and there were a few surprises. Alex Lambert (mullet guy) who sucked last week did a really good job last night and impressed the judges.

7:20 AM: What is the story you tell that no one ever believes is true? We replay the great calls we got yesterday.

7:30 AM: Four things you need to know. Lady Antebellum leads the nominations for the Academy of Country Music awards this year. Today on Oprah the guest is Jessica Simpson, and you can be sure that Oprah will be asking her about John Mayer’s tell-all interview that was recently in Rolling Stone. Roger Ebert gave his Oscar picks yesterday on the Oprah Show. He predicts Monique will win Best Supporting Actress, and Christoph Waltz will win for Best Supporting Actor. He predicts Sandra Bullock will win best actress, and Jeff Bridges will win Best Actor. Best Picture is the only category he thinks is not a “gimme”, and predicts that The Hurt Locker will win for best picture and best director.

8:00 AM: Sandy’s headlines. It recently rained fish in Australia, when a tornado sucked up a bunch of fish and then dropped them during a rainfall. There are a bunch of pets on Twitter, including a cat named Sockington that has a few million followers. You can follow him at www.twitter.com According to a study, it is better to drink to excess to forget a painful memory than just having a couple of drinks.

8:15 AM: Sandy is really upset that KFC got rid of the extra crispy chicken in Austin, so Sara went through the drive through yesterday with a recorder to see if they would make some of it “for her boss”.  She even asked them “pretty please”, it was hilarious!

8:30 AM: Four things you need to know. One of Jermaine Jackson’s children ordered a stun-gun on the internet, and there are rumors that they were using it on Michael’s son Blanket.  The Los Angeles center for child protection paid a visit to the home to check in on things this week.  It was reported that super model Naomi Campbell hit a driver yesterday in the back of the head and is now missing.

8:45 AM: Sara hit the streets yesterday to see what the people of Austin thought about the new cast of Dancing with the Stars. Most people thought Pam Anderson wouldn’t be able to dance because she’s “top heavy”, and they all seemed to be upset that Kate Gosselin is leaving her kids to do something like this. Many of the women were very upset with Jake from The Bachelor because he picked Vienna in the finale on Monday.

9:00 AM: We replay the call we had yesterday with the sister who is pissed that she hasn’t been asked to be in her brother’s wedding.

9:15 AM:  You know you’re a tired mom when ____________.  JB’s wife tried cooking macaroni without water yesterday, and JB was thinking there are probably a lot of moms out there who do crazy stuff because they are so busy and tired. We talked to our listeners, who had some hilarious stories, including the mom who put a dirty diaper in the fridge!

9:30 AM: Four things you need to know.  Sarah Palin was on Jay Leno last night and did some stand-up comedy. It was incredibly cheesy, but we figure Jay’s writers wrote her jokes for her.  Lady Antebellum leads the nominations for the Academy of Country Music awards this year.

9:40 AM: Sara’s American Idol recap from last night’s episode.

9:50 AM:  Someone in Alex’s apartment complex has been blocking him in lately, and he had to have his wife drive him to work today because he couldn’t get out of his garage. He was pissed about it until he found out that the driver of the car is a UT lineman, and now he doesn’t want to say or do anything about it. Sandy thinks Alex is a wimp and needs to get this problem taken care of.

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6:00 AM: Last night on The Bachelor much to everyone’s dismay, Jake proposed to Vienna.  The new bachelorette is going to be Allie, the girl who left the show for her job.  Also,  the cast for Dancing with the Stars was announced last night, and includes people such as; Kate Gosselin, Chad Ocho Cinco, Nicole Sherzinger, and Jake from The Bachelor.

6:15 AM: Fact or bull fact. Did you know that 7% of full time female employees date their boss at some point? Also, only 2% of all flights are cancelled. If it’s only 2% of flights, then why have all of us had a flight cancelled at some point?

6:30 AM: Four things you need to know. Today polls are open from 7 am – 7 pm, and one of the big votes today is the race for Governor. Today is Texas Independence day, commemorating when Texas split from Mexico, and it was about a decade later that Texas joined the United States.

6:45 AM:  Yesterday Sandy told us a story about a woman’s arm-wrestling club, and it got us wondering if Cassiday or Sara would win in an arm-wrestling competition.  Today we decided to have the two of them arm-wrestle on KEYE and see how it went down.  Sandy had his money on Sara, and the others thought Cassiday would take it.  It was a good fight, but Cassiday ended up winning.  So, then JB and Sandy had the bright idea to have Alex and Cassiday arm-wrestle even though neither of them really wanted to.  Alex beat Cassiday even when she used both arms. 

7:00 AM:  Sara asks the guys some questions about dating to get the men’s perspective. For example, Sara wants to know if a guy only asks you out to coffee every time, if it means he doesn’t see you in “that way”. She also was wondering if a guy only ever asks you to come to his house to watch a movie, then does it mean that he only wants to get in your pants.

7:15 AM: We talk to a listener named Shayna who is upset because she wasn’t asked to be in her brother’s wedding.  She is the only girl in her family and her brother was asked to be a groomsman, but she wasn’t asked to be in the wedding as a bridesmaid for her future sister-in law.  She is upset that she hasn’t been included in the wedding party, and wanted to see what we thought.

7:30 AM:  Four things you need to know. The cast of Dancing with the Stars was announced last night and Kate Gosselin will be one of the contestants. : Last night on The Bachelor much to everyone’s dismay, Jake proposed to Vienna.  The new bachelorette is going to be Allie, the girl who left the show for her job. 

7:45 AM: Do you have a story that every time you tell it, no one believes you? We got some calls with truly unbelievable stories, including a woman who dreamed about the September 11th terrorist attacks before they happened, a woman who woke up to a stranger in her home, and a woman who took a shot of Patron that turned out to be urine.

8:00 AM: Sandy’s headline that didn’t make Sara’s news break.  Sandy wants everyone in Austin to call the KFC customer satisfaction hotline and complain that Austin no longer has extra crispy chicken.  He put the phone number up on his blog if you didn’t write it down.  Time to start a revolution and bring it back to Austin!

8:30 AM: Four things you need to know. Today polls are open from 7 am – 7 pm, and one of the big votes today is the race for Governor. Census forms are going out in the mail this week, and make sure you fill it out or a Census worker will be visiting your home.

8:45 AM: Most influential people on this year’s Forbes list include; Oprah, Rush Limbaugh, Bono, Dr. Oz, Stephen Spielberg, James Cameron, Ron Howard, Clint Eastwood, and Martin Scorcese.

9:00 AM:  Dancing with the stars lineup has been announced., and includes; Erin Andrews, Chad Ocho Cinco, Pamela Anderson, Nicole Sherzinger, Shannon Doherty, Niecy Nash, Evan Lysachek, Kate Gosselin, Buzz Aldrin, and Jake from The Bachelor.

9:20 AM: Alex has entered a new world as a man who now can live sweat free. He has had major issue with armpit sweat for years, and he finally saw a doctor about it.  Yesterday he asked his dermatologist and he recommended a new deodorant called “Certain Dry”.  Alex has had total success and is amazed that is possible to live in a sweat free armpit world.

9:30 AM: There is a rumor that Anderson Cooper might be leaving CNN and replacing Katie Couric. The new bachelorette is going to be Allie, the girl who left the show for her job.  Starting today you can watch a new webcam reality show created by Simon Fuller, with 5 wannabe reality stars living together in a house in LA. You can watch it 24/7, and www.ificandream.com is the place to check it out. From 2-4 today at Rudy’s BBQ, you can get a ¼ lb of brisket for 32 cents, and all money will go to the Clinton Haiti Relief Fund.

9:45 AM: Sandy is still lamenting over the disappearance of the extra crispy chicken from KFC.  He feels upset that they didn’t tell consumers it was going away, and he wanted to be able to say goodbye to it before it was gone forever.

Leave a Comment | Posted by JB & Sandy Recap on March 1, 2010

 6:00 AM: The U.S. got 37 medals total during this year’s Winter Olympics, but Canada did get more gold medals than the U.S. did. The U.S. had not gotten a gold medal in bobsledding in 62 years, but the U.S. team won yesterday. Alex makes a bold statement that he no longer cares about Nascar, which shocks us all. Also, in sad news, there was another earthquake this weekend, but this time it was in Chile. It was a higher magnitude earthquake than last month’s earthquake in Haiti. They have had over 90 aftershocks since the earthquake first hit.

6:15 AM: When we found out that Jim Carrey is 47 years old and a grandfather, which got us wondering who Austin’s youngest grandparent is?  Our youngest grandmother in Austin because a grandma at age 33! She says her daughter was 16 when she had a kid, and that it’s turned out wonderfully and she loves being a young grandma.

6:30 AM: Four things you need to know. Tonight is the final regular season game for the UT men’s basketball team. UT men’s swimming won the Big 12, for the 31st consecutive year. Cell phone companies are promising that cell coverage will be better this year for SXSW. Restaurant Week has started in Austin, and there are certain eateries offering pre-fixe menus for a set price this week.  President Obama is going to speak at a U.S. High School’s graduation this year. Schools can apply up until Monday March 15th, and he will speak at the winning school’s commencement ceremony. For more information, you can check out Sara’s blog.

6:45 AM: List of top 5 money makers in music in the past year. #5) Britney Spears #4) ACDC #3) Madonna #2) Bruce Springsteen #1) U2 (they made over $108 million dollars in the last year. Wow!) A few other people on the list include; Pink, Nickelback, The Jonas Brothers, Kenny Chesney, and Metallica.

7:15 AM: The U.S. men’s hockey team lost the gold medal game to Canada yesterday unfortunately, but it was a great game. JB found a hilarious clip of a four year old boy reciting Kurt Douglas’ famous speech from “Miracle on Ice” word for word. You can see the video on JB’s blog, be sure to watch it, you’ll get a kick out of the suit he wears in the video.

7:45 AM:  Someone went through a database of actual baby names and found some really funny ones.  Some of them include; Barb Dwyer, Stan Still, Mary Christmas, Helen Back, Paige Turner, Tim Burr, and Justin Case.  Also, there is a local vasectomy doctor whose name is Richard Chop!

8:00 AM: Sandy’s headlines.  There is a women’s group for women who like to arm-wrestle called CLAW.  A woman in England has been sentenced to nine years in jail for sleeping with her son’s 12 year old friend 191 times!

8:15 AM: We talk about how the Canadian Women’s hockey team celebrated their gold medal win this year in the Olympics. They partied on the ice after their win for up to an hour, and were drinking beer and smoking cigars. Even when the clean up crew came in and tried to get them off the ice, they refused to move. Sandy thinks they deserve to celebrate like that, and even thinks what they did was pretty genius.  He thinks it brought attention to women’s hockey, which can’t be a bad thing, because they never get much publicity.

8:30 AM: Four things you need to know. The U.S. got 37 medals total during this year’s Winter Olympics, but Canada did get more gold medals than the U.S. did. The U.S. had not gotten a gold medal in bobsledding in 62 years, but the U.S. team won yesterday. Restaurant Week has started in Austin, and there are certain eateries offering pre-fixe menus for a set price this week.  President Obama is going to speak at a U.S. High School’s graduation this year. Schools can apply up until Monday March 15th, and he will speak at the winning school’s commencement ceremony. For more information, you can check out Sara’s blog.

8:45 AM: Would you rather.  Would you rather drink milk right out of a cow’s udder or drink a beer that has been sitting out for 3 days?  Would you rather stay in a cabin with Rosie O’Donnell or Gary Busey? Would you rather drink an entire bottle of liquid soap or eat an entire bar of soap?

9:00 AM: The U.S. men’s hockey team lost the gold medal game to Canada yesterday unfortunately, but it was a great game. JB found a hilarious clip of a four year old boy reciting Kurt Douglas’ famous speech from “Miracle on Ice” word for word. You can see the video on JB’s blog, be sure to watch it, you’ll get a kick out of the suit he wears in the video.

9:20 AM:  List of top 5 money makers in music in the past year. #5) Britney Spears #4) ACDC (made $43,650,466) #3) Madonna (made $47,237,774) #2) Bruce Springsteen (made $57,619,037) #1) U2 (they made over $108 million dollars in the last year. Wow!) A few other people on the list include; Pink, Nickelback, The Jonas Brothers, Kenny Chesney, and Metallica.

9:30 AM: Four things you need to know.  In the UK they are proposing a competency test for people to make sure they are competent enough to be able to handle a dog.  They also have to pay for third party insurance for if their dog attacks someone, and pay for a microchip to be put in their dog in case they get lost. Paula Abdul turned down a lot of money to do Dancing with The Stars. Roger Ebert has been able to have his voice come alive again. A Scottish company has taken old clips of him speaking and created software that he will be able to use and when he types into a computer, it will speak for him, using his actual voice.

9:45 AM:  JB and Alex went out over the weekend with Gary Fisher, cycling expert who was on our show Friday. They were amazed by how hard he partied, and they couldn’t even keep up with him.  For a man in his 60’s, he totally put them to shame.

Comments (1) | Posted by JB & Sandy Recap on February 26, 2010

6:00 AM:  Yesterday was the finals for women’s figure skating, and Canadian skater Joannie Rochette earned the bronze medal. She is the skater who has made big news lately with her decision to continue e to compete even thought her mom passed away only days before the first event.  iTunes has sold its 10 billionth song. A 71 year old man in Woodstock, GA bought it, and it was a Johnny Cash song. He got a phone call from Steve Jobs, and won a $10,000 iTunes credit. Local “celeb” Leslie Cochoran has hit the big time, and was featured on Perez Hilton’s celebrity gossip blog this week. Perez wants to get together with Leslie next time he’s in Austin, which is likely to be during SXSW.

6:15 AM:  Yesterday we had former American Idol contestant Jason Castro in the Four Hands Lounge, where he did a private performance for our friends with benefits. Sara got to host the event, and was totally blown away by Jason’s performance and good looks.

6:30 AM: Four things you need to know. The “reckless robber” has hit again, he has had 20 bank hold-ups in the Houston area, but yesterday he robbed a bank in Austin. He does the “takeover” style of robbery, and they are trying desperately to find him. All Shamu shows at Sea World parks are on hold for now. One of the Shamu whales killed its trainer recently at a Sea World in Florida. Facebook is thinking about opening an office in Austin if an incentive is passed, which would create about 200 jobs. The vote will be in March to see if this deal goes through.  Four contestants were kicked off of American Idol last night; two guys, and two girls.

6:45 AM: JB found a list of the top things in a man’s apartment that will freak a woman out. Some of the list includes; dorm-style décor, moldy food, collectable toys and figurines, an overall messy apartment, no sheets on the bed, and no toilet paper in the bathroom.  

7:00 AM: Cecily Knobler reviews the latest movies every week for us from Hollywood.  This week Cop Out; starring Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, and Seann William Scott is out and Cecily rates it a C-. Also, The Crazies is out this week, and she said it’s very gory and a pretty well-made movie. She grades it a C+.

7:15 AM: The week in review is every Friday, and it’s a montage of the best moments from the week as edited together by Alex Franco. This week we saw snow in Austin, talked about Carnivale, making out, the Olympics, Alex’s moles, the kiosk guys, and whose death would be breaking news.

7:25 AM: We talk to a listener named Susan whose 7 year old daughter wants to wear heels. She is torn about it, because she thinks her daughter is too young for them. All of her friends at school are wearing them, and so she is driving her parents crazy asking her everyday to let her wear heels.

7:40 AM: Four things you need to know.  The Hurt Locker is a major contender in the Oscars this year, but they might be disqualified because the producer sent out a letter trying to get people to go see the movie.  Jon Cryer is rumored to have a hit man out after him. His ex-wife’s ex-boyfriend is apparently out to get Jon Cryer, and it is unknown whether she hired him or not. Miley Cyrus and Bret Michaels recorded a song together, and in the song they sing about getting undressed. Sara thinks that is a pretty creepy lyric. There is a rumor that Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres are butting heads during filming of American Idol, and that is why they put them at opposite ends of the judging table.

7:50 AM: Word has now come out that Tiger Woods in now in rehab for drug addiction, not sex addiction as previously stated. Sandy reads us a list of 5 ways you might be able to tell if you have a sex addiction problem.

8:20 AM: The week in review is every Friday, and it’s a montage of the best moments from the week as edited together by Alex Franco. This week we saw snow in Austin, talked about Carnivale, making out, the Olympics, Alex’s moles, the kiosk guys, and whose death would be breaking news.

8:25 AM: Cecily Knobler reviews the latest movies every week for us from Hollywood.  This week Cop Out; starring Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, and Seann William Scott is out and Cecily rates it a C-. Also, The Crazies is out this week, and she said it’s very gory and a pretty well-made movie. She grades it a C+.

8:30 AM: Four things you need to know. The “reckless robber” has hit again, he has had 20 bank hold-ups in the Houston area, but yesterday he robbed a bank in Austin. He does the “takeover” style of robbery, and they are trying desperately to find him. All Shamu shows at Sea World parks are on hold for now. One of the Shamu whales killed its trainer recently at a Sea World in Florida. The U.S. is still leading the medal count in the Olympics with 32 medals.  iTunes has sold its 10 billionth song. A 71 year old man in Woodstock, GA bought it, and it was a Johnny Cash song. He got a phone call from Steve Jobs, and won a $10,000 iTunes credit.

8:50 AM:  Sandy’s wife gets mad at him if he gropes her while he is holding their baby. He doesn’t see what is wrong with is, and wanted to see what we think. Sara and Alex agree with Tricia that the baby is so innocent and it isn’t appropriate, but JB and Cassiday think it’s harmless while she’s so young.

9:15 AM:  Gary Fisher is our guest today. He is known for creating mountain biking, and you can go ride bikes with him in Austin this weekend. Tomorrow he will be leading a 30-40 mile bike ride that will leave from Mellow Johnny’s at 10 am. He also will be presenting the UT cycling team with his new line of bikes to ride from now on.

9:30 AM: Four things you need to know. The Hurt Locker is a major contender in the Oscars this year, but they might be disqualified because the producer sent out a letter trying to get people to go see the movie.  Jon Cryer is rumored to have a hit man out after him. His ex-wife’s ex-boyfriend is apparently out to get Jon Cryer, and it is unknown whether she hired him or not. Simon Cowell is now engaged to his girlfriend of a year.

9:45 AM: Alex has a picture with the UTEP Football coach in his Facebook profile picture, and Sandy tells a story about when the coach got in some trouble with a stripper. Also Alex tells us about what’s going on in his life right now since his wife is still in law school and they are considering the pros and cons of trying to have a baby soon.

Leave a Comment | Posted by JB & Sandy Recap on February 25, 2010

6:00 AM: JB’s daughter Raleigh made a snow-woman on the snow day, and it’s still standing, but JB says it looks like it had lap band surgery. Olympics are still leading in the medal count with 28 medals.  Men’s hockey beat Sweden yesterday 2-0, and next we will play Finland. Today is the gold medal game for the women’s hockey.  Shamu killed his trainer yesterday at Sea World in Orlando, FL as people watched. 

6:15 AM: Sara likes to call her Grandma Shook who lives in an old folks home in Dallas. Grandma Shook tells it like it is about pretty much every topic Sara brings up. She chimed in this week on Tiger Woods (who she hates) and Olympic figure skater Evan Lysachek (who she loves). Also, Sara asked her in it’s true that there is a lot of “action” going on in the old folks home. Grandma Shook told her that one guy complimented her on her hummingbird feeder in order to get into her apartment, but never made a move on her.

6:30 AM: Four things you need to know. Last night was the 3rd public meeting regarding the possibility of a Bike Boulevard in Austin. Austin City Council will have the final word in a public hearing in May.  The president of Toyota spoke yesterday in a congressional hearing, and he apologized profusely on behalf of his company. Dot’s Place in Pflugerville is closing tomorrow, as Dot in finally retiring from years and years of cooking for Austinites.  Octo-Mom’s evil-sounding laugh was a big topic of discussion on The View yesterday.

6:45 AM: Fact or bull-fact. Did you know that Martin Scorsese considered becoming a priest and entered the seminary at age 14 before deciding to become a filmmaker?  Also, one in ten American men do not own a pair of blue jeans.  One in five American men are six feet or taller.

7:00 AM:  Whose death would be breaking news? The BBC has come out with a list of only 4 people that they think would be breaking news if they passed away. This got us to thinking, in America, who would have to die for the news to break into regularly scheduled TV programming?  A few we came out with and talked about are; President Obama, Bill Gates, Mohammed Ali, and Madonna.

7:20 AM:  Sara’s American Idol recap from last night.  Sara is doing us all a favor and watching American Idol every night and then breaks it all down for us in a two minute recap.  Last night was the first night for the guys to compete, and only two or three were any good. We all think Ellen isn’t doing a very good job as a judge, and the show has been pretty boring this season.

7:25 AM: Yesterday on Oprah the topic was John Edwards’ affair.  She had on his former aide that was there to promote his tell-all book. It got a little racy when they were discussing the details of John’s affair.

7:30 AM: Four things you need to know. Matt Damon and Jake Gyllenhaal both passed on the lead role in Avatar that ended up going to Sam Worthington. Speedy Gonzales is being remade, and George Lopez is going to do the voice. Conan O’Brien is now on Twitter, and got hundreds of thousands of followers in a day. Some of the women on the Olympic ski team are mad at all of the attention Lindsay Vonn is getting.  They don’t like being in her shadow, and are going to the media about it.

8:00 AM: Sandy’s Headlines. A study has come out saying that women are using makeup that is up to 4 years too old and it’s not safe for them. Two segway cops in Naples, Florida got injured when the wheels in their segways got tangled together.

8:10 AM:  Sara’s American Idol recap from last night.  Sara is doing us all a favor and watching American Idol every night and then breaks it all down for us in a two minute recap.  Last night was the first night for the guys to compete, and only two or three were any good. We all think Ellen isn’t doing a very good job as a judge, and the show has been pretty boring this season.

8:25 AM: JB thinks Alex is officially the world’s worst consumer. He recently ordered a laptop, and JB overheard him bitching and moaning yesterday on the phone with the customer service people. He got an incredible deal on the computer, and JB can’t believe he was so upset about the fact that the finish on the computer was glossy and not matte.

8:30 AM: Four things you need to know. Olympics are still leading in the medal count with 28 medals.  Men’s hockey beat Sweden yesterday 2-0, and next we will play Finland. Today is the gold medal game for the women’s hockey.  Shamu killed his trainer yesterday at Sea World in Orlando, FL as people watched.  The president of Toyota spoke yesterday in a congressional hearing, and he apologized profusely on behalf of his company. Dot’s Place in Pflugerville is closing tomorrow, as Dot in finally retiring from years and years of cooking for Austinites.  

8:45 AM: Unknown Poll –23% of women say they would not set up an overweight friend on a blind date because they would be afraid of what the guy would think. Locally, the results were about the same.

9:00 AM: Alex’s mole update. Alex went to get his moles checked out this week and the doctor cancelled on him due to the snow. So, he rescheduled for yesterday and forgot to take his insurance card and was turned away.  So he is going back next week, and hopefully will actually get an appointment so we can stop talking about his moles.

9:15 AM: Sara’s American Idol recap from last night.  Sara is doing us all a favor and watching American Idol every night and then breaks it all down for us in a two minute recap.  Last night was the first night for the guys to compete, and only two or three were any good.

9:20 AM: Whose death would be breaking news? The BBC has come out with a list of only 4 people that they think would be breaking news if they passed away. This got us to thinking, in America, who would have to die for the news to break into regularly scheduled TV programming?  A few we came out with and talked about are; President Obama, Bill Gates, Mohammed Ali, and Madonna.

9:30 AM: Four things you need to know. Matt Damon and Jake Gyllenhaal both passed on the lead role in Avatar that ended up going to Sam Worthington. Speedy Gonzales is being remade, and George Lopez is going to do the voice. Conan O’Brien is now on Twitter, and got hundreds of thousands of followers in a day.

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