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Wednesday, 12/5 --
Hi to all of those working outside today, please stay warm! Sal-ute!
It was a Boys Club today: spitting, scratching, and cussing. Laurie is off for “12 Days Eve.”
Our “12 Days of Christmas” begins in less than 24 hours, so Laurie took the day off to rest up for it. As a preview of the event, here’s a list of the day’s themes (This may or may not be the actual order, wait & see):
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
(Prizes to get you in the holiday mood)
Meet Me In St. Louis
(Prize packages from some of our favorite area neighborhoods)
The Kids Are All Right
(Gifts for the whole family)
Girls' Night Out
(Prizes for the ladies only)
Ultimate Sports Fan
(Gifts for all the sports fanatics on your list)
Ultimate Game Room
(Prizes to create the ultimate space for fun)
Night on the Town
(These prizes will get you off the couch and out in style)
Guys' Night Out
(Now it's the guys' turn)
Just for Him and Her
(Prizes for a couple in love)
Ultimate Dream Home
(Prizes to help make your house a home)
Life of the (Office) Party
(Throw 20 of your co-workers the ultimate office party, complete with thousands of dollars worth of door prizes)
Ultimate Vacation
(You deserve a hot trip during the cold weather)
Listen tomorrow to try & win and I wish ya the “goodest of luck.” And btw, that countdown clock in the front page? JC says it may be off an hour plus or minus.
Do you, the listener, have an “eff-buddy” or “a friend with benefits?” 10% of those people get together permanently and 25% of you’ll hate each other forever.
A little birdie told JC that Highway 40 is gonna be closed this weekend at Kingshighway. So be aware.
Top “rising” Google web searches of 2007: iPhones, Webkinz, TMZ, Transformers, YouTube, Club Penguin, Myspace, “Heroes,” Facebook and Anna Nicole Smith. (Number 11 is Mattel’s @$$ Rocket.) Yahoo’s top search was Brit-Brit.
Will the levees in the Chesterfield Valley hold? And if they don’t, who’ll pay for reconstruction?
I like my Chuck’s. But I’ve been told shoes make the man (and clean fingernails, too).
Doug sent me a note about yesterday’s item: “Since people aren’t supposed to give kids under six-years-old OtC cold medicines any more, give kids honey before bed - it can stop coughs."
He remembered hearing (since he has little ones) that kids under the age of one year can’t have honey due to risk of botulism. So please take note & thanks Doug!
When someone buys something from a retailer with a catalogue, you will receive their catalogues for life (i.e. Land’s End, Eddie Bauer, Sky Mall and Victoria’s Secret).
Forbes top earners under 25:
-- The Olsen twins
-- Golfer Michelle Wie
-- Tennis player Maria Sharapova
-- Football player Reggie Bush
-- And number one with $27 million is basketball player LeBron James.
A new study shows that when the woman in a heterosexual relationship talks significantly more than their spouse, the man is perceived as weak.
Balducci’s still has a location in Saint Louis and a vineyard in Augusta. Check ‘em out here: www.balduccivineyards.com.
JC was wondering what the green dot was on the back of QB’s helmets. I found out from CBSsports.com: “The green dot indicates helmets that have the communication device. Only one device is allowed on the field at a time. Some teams that have a WR designated as a backup QB could have him have the comm. system. The green dot is just an easy indicator to the refs which helmets have the device. Earlier in the season Atlanta got busted for having two systems on the field and the league came up with the dot to help the officials see how many systems were on the field at any time.”
“Dexter” is a great show on Showtime that JC was turned onto by Laurie Mac. I hear some websites have downloadable episodes, but I don’t know of any.
One of you guys called in to tell us he didn’t want Hillary to become PotUSA, because he doesn’t want another Bush in the White House.
The “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” / “867-5309 Jenny” parody was actually original artist Tommy Tutone. (A common misconception is that Tommy Tutone is the name of the lead singer; it is actually the name of the band.) And we played a “Winter Wonderland/Misty Mountain Hop” Christmas song this morning. This is a preemptive strike to all those who are going to e-mail me asking where they can get those songs:
It is a part of JC’s personal collection and no, we can’t make a copy for you. Maybe you can find it on “one of the Internets” if you look.
The JoY was “The Hanukkah Song” by Adam Sandler – the original one. But here’s the original original.
The Fab4 remembered the 27th anniversary of John Lennon’s death. The Vault was “Don't Misunderstand Me” by the Rossington-Collins Band. Finally, Little Richard was in Down & Out in Beverly Hills.
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