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Tuesday, 4/29 --
Hello, people who are just learning of Miley Cyrus & “Hannah Montana.”
“Doorknock Dinners” is a program that aired on Food TV in the early 2000s. It featured Gordon Elliot taking a guest chef, such as Paula Deen, or himself into the home of a usually busy person & cooking them a dinner by using only the items they had in their home.
John’s daughter got a tree for Earth Day. Dave said John planted it correctly! Dave said not to plant the tomato plants until May 15th.
JC is very excited about the Roger Clemens/Mindy McCready story.
Don’t know who Mindy is? Here are some photos from before jail, jail & after jail.
According to her website Melissa Etheridge is coming to the Fox Theatre August 11th. This is not official, just like we said with Neil Diamond yesterday (August 29th at Scottrade).
Ashton Kutcher has an interesting ritual. Every morning, he lets his dogs out into the backyard to relieve themselves & he joins them. He says, "That's probably my least appealing habit. I just feel like I'm connecting with nature. I bond & feel like a caveman."
From the London Times: People are more likely to laugh at your joke if you tell it to them in their left ear.
According to a study from the Brookings Institute and the Pew Charitable Trust, the average American between the ages of 25 & 34 has $4,357 in credit card debt.
JC recommends The Lazlo Letters by Don Novello, aka Fr. Guido Sarducci, gossip columnist for the official Vatican newspaper.
According to some economic forecasters, gas prices could go as high as $10 per gallon within the next two or three years. So why should you, the listener, care what a couple of economic forecasters have to say about the price of oil? Alan Gaines is the chairman of Dune Energy, which is an oil, gas & coal company in Houston. A little over a year ago, he predicted that gas prices would be right around $4 a gallon now which seemed like an extreme projection at the time. Alan says that, according to economic trends, gas prices are likely to increase by 40% to 50% in the next few years & they could increase by even more before eventually topping out around $8 to $10 a gallon.
JC has noticed that cold weather is portrayed in the media in a negative light.
What better mentor for a 10-year-old than Charles Manson? Little Billy seeks life advice, and America's most notorious killers are happy to oblige. Clicky to read the story from Radar.
It usually takes parents 45 hours to pick a baby name. Laurie would name her daughter Maureen or Colleen. John would name his son Mongrel. Names that are disappearing: Gladys & Elmer.
According to BabyCenter.com, here are the top 10 boy names of 2007:
1. Aiden
2. Ethan
3. Jacob
4. Jayden
5. Caden
6. Noah
7. Jackson
8. Jack
9. Logan
10. Matthew
Top 10 girl names:
1. Sophia
2. Isabella
3. Emma
4. Madison
5. Ava
6. Addison
7. Hailey
8. Emily
9. Kaitlyn
10. Olivia
To see the naming trends compared with last year, clicky.
Earl Scruggs' former partner, Lester Flatt, died in 1979.
Cubs–Cards Busch Bash Smooshes: Bar the Showgram broadcasts from in Chicago & the first musical act at the new Chaifetz Arena would be the Cubby Barry Manilow. Not your father’s car & the year lights were installed at Wrigley would be Olds’ 88. And the N–S Chicago thoroughfare & what Willie McGee wouldn’t do on AstroTurf would be Lake Shore Drive.
The JoY was Steve Martin’s “Grandmother's Song” (& our giveaway of $25 to Saint Louis Bread Company). The 3fA featured Steely Dan & tickets to the opening night of the Greater Saint Louis Book Fair. The Vault was Pablo Cruise’s A Place in the Sun.” Finally, “American Idol” was originally hosted by Ryan Seacrest & Brian Dunkleman.
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