Hometown: St. Louis
Member of the Kissin staff since: December 03
What I want you to know about me: If I ever see you out with your dogs I'll probably ask to pet them. Especially if they're boxers. I love nacho cheese. I once set my phone cord on fire when I turned on the wrong burner on the stove.
My dream concert would be: Weird Al opening for Sammy Hagar opening for Van Halen w/ Weird Al as the encore
My dream date would be: standing there when i wake up
Where are you most likely to see my out on the town: Buffalo Wild Wings during football and hockey season.
Who would play me in the Kissin 92.5 movie: Ryan Keith in my early years. Cortez in my later years.
Favorite song lyric: My daddy was a waitress. My momma sold bathroom tile. My brothers and sisters all hated me, cuz I was an only child
If I found $1,000 I'd blow it on: Video games, baseball cards, cherry coke and gummi worms
Why did you decide on radio: It allows so much room for creativity. Basically I have 4 hrs a day to be silly and entertain.
What would I do if not in radio: Working in the National Hockey League or a roadie for Weird Al
Favorite websites: stlblues.com, chicagobears.com,
Weirdest career moment: When I first started I used to be on air mid-6a. One night I was really tired and thought I could snooze between songs. I did. But between about 6-7 songs..*oops* I woke up and nothing was playing *double oops* I thought my career was over.
Before I die I must: See the St. Louis Blues win the Stanley Cup. Attend the Stanley Cup parade. See the baseball hall of fame. See the Chicago Bears play in Soldier Field. Vacuum.
What songs could I listen to all day long: I can sit in my recliner and play 'Sammy Hagar's: Livin It Up in St. Louis' all day. But if we're talking cd's: 'She Never Told Me She Was A Mime' by Weird Al. Weird Al's 'Confessions pt 3'...Weird Al's 'My Baby's In Love with Eddie Vedder'
David Archuleta honored in his hometown In an unusual way. See here
Gavin Rossdale Behind the scenes of his album 'Wanderlust'
Arrested at the L.A. airport for fighting with a photog. Read the sheet here
VMA BLOG Pt 1
Ahhhh one of my favorite sporting days of the year is here! Week 1 of the nfl season!! Of course MY team is not being picked to do well this year but thats ok...thats why they play the games...They get the national nbc game tonight so either everyone at work tomorrow will come up to me and say '..hey, how bout those bears??!..' OR all of a sudden ill be 'invisible co-worker guy' and theyll know NOT to say anything about the game to me...Yes, im THAT guy when my team loses...i prefer to be left alone...So far today id have to say my tv viewing is worthy of 4 cheez it boxes (out of 5..*stray thought 1*-->which reminds me i have thoughts on cheez its ill be sharing)....I watched some guys who were wearing the rams jerseys but they couldnt have been football players...i think they were tourists in helmets...but theyd be the coolest tourists as they mustve scored field passes...tourists never get that...i remember being a tourist in connecticut in 1986 and my mom, sister and i went for a tourist drive...of course we didnt have our tourist map or really good tourist directions even...we ended up 40 miles from hartford which got us kinda worried but not me...hartford had a hockey team at the time...then i remembered it was the summer and they probably werent going to be playing that night...(stray thought 2--->while flipping thru commercials on the football game i came across 'ace of cakes' on food network...they were making a stanley cup wedding cake! i think that must be a sign...if i ever get married and my wife would also want a stanley cup cake, she would be....well, my coolest wife i guess...(although mini stanley cup wedding cup cakes might be more impressive...but nobody could put all the names on the cup cakes like they are on the stanley cup....) although arent you supposed to freeze your wedding cake? i wouldnt want to do that..i want to put it on the coffee table for everyone to see..) ...how come i also stopped on 'the hills' for a few minutes...i never do that...'the hills' are also like cupcakes...with lots of drama icing....how come spencer always looks like he needs to shave? we need to have some kind of fundraiser to ship razors to L.A....apparently they have a shortage....bears pre game is on!! whoot-hoot!...i better put on my jersey...
while grocery shopping today i noticed that now they have something like 15 different flavors, shapes, sizes of cheez its....and just think all those people that had that cushy job in the cheez its 'complaint dept'...no problems when they just had 'cheez'...but one day the postman mustve delivered a ginormo bag of complaint mail as the consumers clearly were fed up with just having 'cheez'....i really hadnt gone to the store with the thought of having to make a decision on which flavor of 'cheez its' i wanted...ive always been content with cheez....but there i was...staring at cheez, nacho cheez, parmesan cheez, 'may or may not be cheez'...jalapeno, tabasco, party cheez its (if i just buy regular cheez its and not party cheez its..what is that saying about me?...is it saying i dont like to party? what if i have regular cheez its BUT my cart is filled to the top with confetti and cheez it shaped party hats?? doesnt that say--hey!, lets party??)...'bigger than regular cheez its, cheez its....im wondering when maybe theyll come out with 'just plain cheez its crumbs cheez its'...i feel a comlaint letter coming on...
VMA blog pt 2
Apparently you cant wait until the last minute to book your limo for the vmas OR your monster truck as t pain is arriving on an ELEPHANT...im sensing a theme at this vmas...everybody is there promoting SOMETHING...how did t pain get past the fashion review?? as he has clearly stolen one of michael jacksons zipper jackets from the closet of the 'beat it' video set...BUT t pain did something brilliant...he had the zipper top hat!! So far t pain gets the kraus award for 'best use of zippers on a hat'...Pink just confesssed she broke a rib in rehearsals yesterday...thats odd because i once broke a rib riding an elephant to a job interview....my zipper had fell off and i tried to pick it up...*commercial break..gives me time to google 'russel brand'..*
(I'll confess, im actually watching 2 shows at the same time...vmas and the bears/colts game...somehow ive got spanish subtitles coming across my screen...theres NO way i can watch football, vmas AND try to learn spanish...if you hear an explosion thats probably my head from focusing on too many things)
Well we've learned you cant wait until the last minute to book your limo for the vmas, or your monster truck...and now we've learned you cant wait until the last minute to book your elephants for your arrival as panic at the disco is arriving in a cargo van.....i had carpeting delivered in a van just like that once.....
Kid Rock and Lil Wayne performing together? Interesting combo...I havent seen wayne's limo yet but seems like there's a shortage so he's probably landing in his hot air balloon any minute...
VMA Blog Pt 3 The bears fumble their first offensive snap of the season...i think i saw this once..oh yeah, it was called the '2007 season'....ugh
That reminds me...i love to count the times the announcers always say 'first' during the opening game...'1st catch, 1st fumble, first player caught picking his nose on camera...'...Still cant turn off the spanish subtitles...isnt the word 'fumble' in english the same as it is in 'spanish'? The Bears are going with the all white jerseys tonight...somewhere their laundry guy is sobbing....
That reminds me..this would be a good time.if i was going to place a bet on 'which vma vehicle will run out of gas en route to the vmas..' i havent seen lil wayne yet so he may be the front runner...
i think i just saw slipknot...but all those groups with masks just look all alike to me...i wonder what color of tie goes well with a good skull mask?
Still dont know who Russel Brand is but he kinda looks like CT from Road Rules/Real World Challenge...from a distance...
Did you know you can find out if your lover is cheating just by texting your name and their name?? What if i just send my name and somebody else's even though im single? What would it say? How would it know??
Ok ive just changed my vote on the award for the 'vma vehicle most likely to run out of gas on the way to the show'...paris hilton is on her way
VMA Blog pt 4
TD Bears!! 50 yard run!..Even the spanish subtitles look excited!!
Britney Spears opening the show??
Didnt they used to do this in a big theatre?? I think they told everyone to goto the TRL studios by mistake...I count 12 people in the crowd...
Rihanna kicks off the show...standing? sitting? riding? it looks like a giant cake...killer choreography though...This girl's got it...Maybe they'll do some kind of video biography like they did at the political conventions for Russell Brand...still know idea who he is...I just heard him say 'You probably don't know who i am'...dont know who he is but im surprised by his mind reading skills...He's the first one to go political tonight as he tells everyone to vote for Obama....they just showed T pain and his zipper hat...if i was seated behind him id be ticked off!
Best female video time...britney? katy perry? rihanna? mariah? Britney wins!! lets see how far the 'nominee who gets named first wins' streak goes..Can you still have a video awards show when you only show videos from 1a-6a? Im just saying...20 mins into it and the crowd just doesnt seem excited...i wonder how many have already text'd their friends asking when theyre heading to the after parties?
Jonas Brothers performing on the backlot of Paramount studios...i think thats Sesame Street! Holy moly! What did they do with Oscar's trash can!! If you thought he was grouchy before...I think Snuffalupagus just walked through...Ok, they just saved the performance with the set opening up and screaming fans all around...poor big bird...he never had a chance to get to the front of the stage..
VMA Blog pt 5 Lil wayne, leona lewis and kid rock together?? lets see how this plays out...leona lewis has it...we interrupt this leona lewis song to make it a leona lewis/ lil wayne remix...t pain joings lil wayne for 'a milli'...but he changed out of his zipper hat...they knocked it out of the park...
i stil dont know who russell brand is...but i know he reminds of former mtv vj jesse camp...i knew it! jesse won the first 'search for a new mtv vj' contest...waaaay before any other show did anything like that...
best dancing in a video...neyo? madonna and jt? chris brown? danity kane?pussycat dolls? and the winner is....the pussycat dolls!! The thing ive noticed twice during this show is the '..ok, im here but where am i supposed to go?' look on peoples faces...where's the floor director??...the first upcoming cd plug award goes to the pussycat dolls...i think they said sept. 23rd...well i may as well plug something...listen to me 3p-7p everyday on kissin 92.5
VMA Blog Pt 6 I feel another reality show addiction coming on...'Paris Hiltons New BFF'..coming in September...im thinking they could just save their money on that show and put her on 'the hills'...then she can vote each person off of that show each week...could she and lauren possibly get along?? Pink is going to be performing soon..LOVE the new song 'So What'..love the video...has anyone done a better job of turning personal pain into a song? True or false? In the video Pink rides a john deere tractor thru a drive thru liquor store? She has my vote for best performance of the night...and we havent seen it yet...I wish MTV would show old re-runs of 'Remote Control'...best game show ever...the christmas episode with the wisemen...find it, buy it, keep it, thank me later....
Slash probably hasnt been on mtv since 1991 but he's back...NOW i know where T Pain got his hat!! best rock video..paramore?slipknot?linkin park? foo fighters? fall out boy? the winner is...linkin park!!! check out their song 'leave out all the rest'...good stuff...
pink takes the stage on the backlot ...not quite on sesame street s the jonas bros were...rumor is mr. hooper complained about the noise......she's blowing stuff up!!...is it just me or is someone else singing drowning her out?? i like the idea of the performances with everyone jumping around the stage...does anyone have any better lyrics than pink when she says '..and you're a tool?..'..how can you not say that with anger in your voice?? lots of fire in this performance...nicely done...
i remember sitting around watching mtv waiting for a weird al video to come on...it was usually right after the john cougar mellencamp, def leppard, police, duran duran, nena videos...
if i had to place a vote on who is taller--pete wentz or ashlee simpson...i wouldve lost...maybe he's taller in hd...
best hip hop video...slipknot presenting....the masks are a nice touch...how would you know if someone else was filling in for a member of slipknot? we just had the first 'dude tries to cuss but the censors caught it award'...and it wasnt slash!! the nominees...lil wayne? lupe fiasco? flo rida? mary j blige?? kanye? the winner is..lil wayne!!...it should be noted he's now wearing a different pair of pants...how many times have you left for an awards show and said...dangit!! i forgot my spare pants!!...
VMA blog...part...7
Christina Aguilera takes the stage...or is that catwoman...i thought this was a new song...but its a very different version of 'genie in a bottle'...kinda cool...now the new song...at least i think...sorta techno...does it seem like she's been around 10 years?? gotta tell ya though...if i just watched it and didnt listen to the singing...i wouldve thought she was britney...looks just like her...
russell brand still struggling...everyone looks like they want to laugh...i want to laugh...
tokio hotel wins best new artist...this is the first moment where an artist has the 'i cant believe we just one look'...
kanye west is closing the show...well thats what theyre saying..he hasnt won anything so its possible he could leave in a few minutes...he does know you cant win if you arent nominated right? Right now if you have 1 cast member of the hills being on the show you're leading in your office pool....We havent had any of those 'oh wow' moments yet...im waiting for something surprising...someone to walk out...some mysterious group to perform...that could save the show at this point...right now this has that 'straight to video' feel to it...
paris hilton has arrived...i thought she wasnt going to party anymore?? she's looking the wrong way.....
best pop video...jonas bros? britney?tokio hotel? danity kane?panic at the disco??...the winner is...britney!...2 for 2...if this was the world series you wouldnt be pinch hitting for her...its been her night....what if they had her close the show?
Kid Rock is going to perform with a drink in his hand...he disses the lip synchers...and breaks into 'all summer long'...great song...but the audience is sitting there like theyre waiting for a bingo number to be called....where are the fans?? why arent they around the stage?? i think they stuck em in the upper deck so they can get the celebs on camera...bad decision...uh oh...lil wayne is here!...tells everyone to get their hands up....they must be hearing a different language...he must get the same vibe from the crowd that i do...lil wayne is now on his 3rd pair of pants...
Pinks new video "So What" If you need a laugh you've gotta watch it
A washing 'moo'-chine
*i know that other sock must be in here SOMEWHERE!!
Ok, so if you totally want to not get any work done Then visit the site yearbookyourself.com Here's how i would look in different yearbooks
Me in 1956!! Me in 1962! Me in 1976!
Pink hates trees Ok, maybe its not TREES in general...just trees with her name carved in them
David Archuleta talks on the set of his video 'Crush'
See it here
Well it was a good idea at the time
Doing a balloon launch in the future? Take note of HOW not to do it here
Jonas Bros. new digs
If you move to Dallas, you could be their neighbors.
Mariah throws the worst pitch EVER At a Japanese basball game. If it bounces 5 times...then rolls..thats pretty bad. Witness it here
Jerry the dog plays fetch Nothing special about that right? BUT he plays fetch...by himself! Got your attention now huh? Now go fetch it........here
Oh yeah, well can your cat do this?? Get your view on here
Flava Flav & Snoop
Snoop points as Flava Flav tells us how many more of the 3 little piggys houses he still has to blow down....
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