Archive for April, 2009

Because I have some free time »

Take Our Beer, Please

Qik-n-EZ is advertising a special for lovers of imitation, beer-like beverages. Coors Light is selling 18-packs for $10.99 with, get this, a $7 mail-in rebate offer. Not accounting for the devaluation of the dollar in the time it takes for the rebate check to arrive, that comes to $3.99 per 18-pack or [...]

Record Store Day »

Yes, it’s that time of year again. This Saturday is National Record Store Day, a "celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, and hundreds of similar stores internationally."

So why not head on down to Recycled Records where WQNA will be broadcasting live and I believe there’ll [...]

Local Media Trivia Answers »

The contest is over and AC would have finished with a perfect score had I not cranked it up to a 11. He missed the first one, but then easily cruised to victory. Laura made a last minute comeback to finish in second with eight.
 
The rest:
Brian  7
LFS   7
Russ  7
MB   6
Yellowdog  4
1. This slick deejay from [...]

Post Resurrection Post »

Don’t Shoot! It’s Rennie Stennett
The solution to maritime piracy would seem to be the arming of merchant ships. The method with which pirates board a ship, using hooks and ropes to scale the side, does leave them vulnerable to being picked off or winged. Yet with most solutions that involve fire power, there is a [...]

Local Media Trivia: this one goes to 11 »

The answer to these eleven questions will be the names of local media members, past and present. I have no idea how difficulty this will be. Just do your best, that’s all I ever expect. That, and that you don’t cheat like a chump.
 
1. This slick deejay from the 70s often made mention of a [...]