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Forever the Maple Laffs
I know the start of the NHL season is still a couple of months away, but it's never too early to take part in one of my favourite pasttimes...making fun of the Toronto Maple Laffs.A buddy of mine from Toronto passed this on to me...it's a letter sent out to all Laff players in 1962 regarding their training camp:
Save a buck or two
This morning on the Brock Jackson Show we were discussing ways to "get a deal."Sometimes it's just as simple as asking the front desk staff for an upgrade to a better room, or finding out if a business offers a discount for BCAA members (I think I ask this just about everywhere!)
My good friend and mentor, Oprah Winfrey (still waiting for that call to come on the show O!) recently posted some info on her website on how to get a great deal on everything from airfare to zucchini. Of course, it is all U.S. based but it can still give you some great tips on gettin' a deal!
We DON'T scream for this ice cream!
Chocolate, strawberry, rocky road...there are many ice cream flavours that we all scream for...but there are some that very few would be hollerin' for.Check out this list of the Top 10 Weirdest Ice Cream Flavours.
Anyone want a Mash Cone (#7)? Didn't think so...
RIP Big Stein
I don't enjoy writing about deaths, but it seems that some big names are passing away lately.Last week it was Bob Probert, and today, news comes out that another heavyweight has passed away, George Steinbrenner.
Anyone who follows sports, knows of Big Stein.
In 1973, he took over the New York Yankees, and steered them to 11 pennants and 7 World Series Championships. He retired from the Yankees in 2006, leaving his sons Hank and Hal to run the team...but everyone still considered Steinbrenner the 'face' of the organization (I would bet MANY people didn't even know that his sons were now running the show.)
RIP Probie
I'm a hockey fan.I'm also a fan of hockey fights.
I'm also a fan of the king of hockey fights, Bob Probert.
Yesterday, Bob Probert died at the age of 45.
He was a relatively good hockey player...twice scoring 20+ goals in an NHL season...and he racked up 163 goals in his 935 NHL games with Detroit and Chicago...but what "Probie" will always be known for are his fights.
Wow...the list of Probert fights are legendary:
vs. Tie Domi
vs. Link Gaetz
vs. Marty McSorely
vs. Craig Coxe
Even vs. his hold teammate and "Bruise Brother" Joey Kocur.
Help the Testalinden Creek mudslide victims
In the time of need, it's great to see the community bonding together to help those in our own backyard.Recently, there have been many fundraising efforts all over Osoyoos, Oliver and Penticton to help those people who lost so much, during the June 13th mudslide in Oliver. It really shows the power of community when we ALL get together for a common cause.
Coming up on Sunday from 5pm-10pm there will be a large fundraising event at Rustico Farm and Cellars in Oliver.
It will be an old fashioned potluck dinner, with live entertainment and tons of people! Selected Rustico wines will also be available for purchase, with 50% of the proceeds of those selected wines, going to help the mudslide victims.
Memorable moment
June 17th, 1994.I was sitting at home with my mom, flipping through the tv channels when 'it' happened.
I bet you know where were you were when you first heard, or, more specifically, when you first SAW...the white...Ford...Bronco.
Yes, O.J. Simpson, a suspect in the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ron Goldman, was on the run.
The world was captivated with it. I mean, check out the number of people that were lining the freeway just to watch the Bronco drive by...it was nuts!
And do you think they had enough officers chasing after him? Sarcasm intended.
Got celebrities?
Looking for some celebs? Well, look no further than Osoyoos this weekend!The Osoyoos Celebrity Wine Festival kicks off tonight with The Vinos at the Watermark Beach Resort.
It continues through the weekend with the Celebrity Beach Party, the Nota Bene Release Party @ Black Hills Estate Winery and the grand-daddy of the weekend, the Celebrity Wine Auction Saturday night at Spirit Ridge.
It's only the 2nd year for this festival and despite it's young age, it's already garnering some big-time attention. How sweet it is for our area to be hosting celebs from all over the world!
Robin Stickley - Oliver Half Iron
Friday on the Brock Jackson Show I had the pleasure of speaking with first time Oliver Half Iron participant, Robin Stickley.You may recognize her voice, as she's the anchor for the Weekend News Hour on Global BC TV.
She's very excited about her first Half Iron this Sunday, and visiting the Wine Capital of Canada!
In case you missed our chat, here it is:
So you want to be in the movies?
The 20th Century Fox feature film "The Big Year" will be shooting near Osoyoos this June.The film stars Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black, and is directed by David Frankel ("The Devil Wears Prada" and "Marley and Me").
They are looking for local men and women of all shapes, sizes and ethnicities between the ages of 25 years old to seniors who are interested in working as paid Extras on the movie.
On Saturday, May 29 there will be a casting session held in Osoyoos to meet anyone who would like to apply for employment as an Extra.
It's that time of year again
And away we GO!Welcome to the Victoria Day Long Weekend...or as some call it...May 2-4 Weekend (that's a very Ontario term)
Anyhow, whatever you call it, it's the weekend that unofficially kicks off the summer holiday season.
It's the weekend where the campers and trailers are loaded...and people start their road trip adventures...leading to conjested trips up and down Highway 97, Highway 3 and the Trans-Canada.
Sure enough, this morning at 9:30am I drove from the Osoyoos border, to Tim Horton's...a 5 minute trip if that...and I passed 11 RV's.
Lightning Crashes
Mother Nature is one unpredictable woman!Over the weekend, lightning struck our transmitter on top of Kobau Mountain and knocked our station off the air. When Monday morning rolled around, and Jeremy showed up to fill in for me, that's when we realized it was hooped!
So, it's been a busy last few days for our engineers as they try to get the mighty EZ Rock back on the air and up to full power.
We are continuously broadcasting in Osoyoos and Oliver on AM 1240 (which is, technically, our REAL signal, the FM 102.9 is just a repeater) and AM 1400 Princeton. We may have some interruptions to the FM signal over the next few days...so if you can't find us on FM...find us on AM!
May The Force be with...ME!
FINALLY!I now appear Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back...as Lando Calrissian.
Eat your heart out Billy Dee Williams. Gotta love the 'stache.
CLICK HERE
Thanks to Casey @ the Sonora Community Centre for including me (along with other Just Dance Osoyoos judges) in this piece.
Talk to you again, in the AM!
B.
One mother of a winner!
A big congrats goes out to our grand prize winner on One Mother of a Contest...Marg Chadsey of Osoyoos!She picked up dinner for two at Passa Tempo Restaurant, 2 rounds of golf at Sonora Dunes, a wine tour at NK'Mip Cellars, a facial at Sonora Desert Spa, plus a 1 night stay at Spirit Ridge. All of that, on top of the Mother's Day brunch she won on Wednesday.
ENJOY!
As we like to say in the radio business, "the winning, is just beginning"...apparently we love to rhyme stuff...because starting Monday we bring in a brand new sponsor for the Birthday Club!
9 to 5
This morning on the show for my Way Back Track, we went back to May 3rd, 1981...when the number one song was Sheena Easton's "Morning Train (9 to 5)."A very catchy tune...but I'll always remember this song for the time it was used in a Seinfeld episode where George pretends to be handicapped, so he can get a job at Play Now.
The job is made so great, because George gets his own handicapped bathroom which included one of those raised toilets that allow him to, as he puts it, "perch like a gargoyle"...but I digress...here's Sheena and George:
Snack attack!
After hearing about the world record pile of nachos that was recently built (3800+ lbs worth!) I wanted to find out what YOUR favourite snack foods were.The overwhelming favourite, according to callers, is Hawkins Cheezies.
People love those hard, crunchy, orange coloured, cheese flavoured pieces of snacking goodness!
Of course, there were other suggestions, like pretzels, popcorn, poutine (nice one Yvon) and our buddy Oliver Ron called up incredibly excited to tell us about his favourite thing to snack on...CHIPS!
The Day the Music Died...for my generation
Time to put aside talk about Tiger Woods, Michael Jackson's doctor and all the other "celebrity" trash that's floating around on Easter Monday...and take time to remember a guy who influenced millions upon millions of people who were rockin' the Doc Marten's, flannel jackets and scruffy beards on this day in 1994.Today is the day that Kurt Cobain took his own life.
I remember exactly where I was when I heard about it...packing groceries at Super Valu in Park Royal Mall in West Vancouver. News came down the check out line from one clerk to the next...and everyone was suddenly in a daze (almost everyone I worked with was around the same age as me, so we all recognized the magnitude of the event.)
STOP! In the name of April Fools Day
Thursday morning on the B-Jack Show I had Terry David Mulligan help me out with a little April Fools Day foolin!TDM talked about how he was the trumpet player in the Supreme's 1965 hit "STOP! In the Name of Love"...he added that he was one of the people clapping in the song...and the capper...that he used his RCMP training (4 years he was a Mountie) to convince the girls to put up the STOP sign during the song.
Funny stuff!
Did ANYONE buy any of that? Maybe...maybe not...but it was fun nonetheless.
Can't you just see Terry teaching the girls the "STOP" move??
Movie Madness
On Tuesdays, new movies are released to DVD and so today, I thought I'd bring up a discussion about which movies are your faves.Well...I never expected to get SO much response!
The phones didn't stop all morning and there were tons of submissions.
Brian's Song
Casablanca
Titanic
African Queen
The Sting
The Sixth Sense
The Sound of Music...just to name a few.
Plus there were more submitted via Facebook including Pretty Woman and The Wizard of Oz.
You sure do love your movies!
Anyone who knows me, knows that this movie my fave (the opening 'crawl' idea is one of the most under-appreciated aspects of the Star Wars movies...and the way it phases into the battle scene is just brilliant. Plus, we get introduced to the greatest villan of all time!):
Great Grapes
The man.The legend.
The controversy.
Don Cherry.
The subject of Grapes took over the airwaves this morning on the Brock Jackson Show as many people called, Facebooked or Tweeted us with their opinion on the man that almost every Canadian knows and, well, some love.
Many callers praised Grapes for the way he stands his ground on issues like no touch icings, the military and even how he's told the kids many times to no use the Lord's name in a profane way.
Other's said they think he's just full of hot air and should be muzzled!
What's bloomin?
The Brock Jackson Show is your home for music, info, entertainment and lots of conversation...including chatting about GARDENS!If there's one thing I know about residents in the South Okanagan, it's that a TON of you love to get your hands dirty in the yard.
That's why we've teamed up with The Home of Every Blooming Thing in Oliver to bring you a chat with gardening guru Lloyd Park, every Monday and Thursday at 7:20.
Lloyd and his wife Veral own T.H.O.E.B.T. and twice a week we'll get Lloyd's expert advice on plants, veggies, flowers, shrubs...EVERYTHING that you'll find in the yard and garden.
Stone Soup Chef competition
Thanks to Terry David Mulligan who, this morning during TDM in the AM, told us about this really cook cooking competition going on in Kelowna.It all benefits the Kelowna mission...perhaps we could have something like this in the South Okanagan??
CLICK HERE for more info on Stone Soup Chef.
He'll have a full report on it in NEXT week's version of the Tasting Room.
For more on The Tasting Room... CLICK HERE.
Talk to you again in the AM!
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