I Still don't get Curling...

well chalk up another Winter Olympics games! This time to often too warm but gorgeous city of Vancouver BC was the host, offering up the usual mix of compelling dramas,achievements and emotions. Starting with the unfortunate death of the Luger..making officials re-think and then re-configure the run. The ongoing saga and eventual "catfights" involved with Lynsey Vonn and later Julia Mancuso. And whatya know? Bode Miller lived up or even went beyond expectations this time!

The dramatic finish to the USA-Canada gold medal game in hockey was a worthy contender for best moment. But i think that has to go to Joannie Rochette, the brave beyond words women's figure skater who fought through the enormous emotions she battled after her mother died suddenly after arriving in Vancouver to watch her daughter compete.

There were thrilling moments and dull moments and odd moments and LOTS and LOTS of commercials..clearly NBC was trying to recoup their overbidding for the rights to broadcast the games. The mercurial weather of Vancouver played a bit of havoc with the contests at times, but man what a two week promo for that beautiful part of the world.

The opening ceremonies were both fun and..and as i described before, "spinal tap-esque"
with that uncooperative 4th hydraulic leg surrounding the flame. Still it was cool to see Wayne Gretzky holding that torch. And it's always interesting to watch sports that you would never watch in a thousand years (like bi-athalon or speed skating or ski cross or skeleton or....well you name it

And i STILL don't get Curling. but yet...i watched. and enjoyed. on to 2014.

mark stevens

HiYa~ So this week it is all about the FOOD on my shift as I send you and a guest to see Mark Stevens, Darrin Arriens, and myself as we cook for you at the 15th Annual Hospitality Restaurant Expo at The Broadmoor this Sunday! Be listening for two food or drink songs back to back and win! For more information just click back into KKFM.COM! On a personal note~ My two dachsi's are doing better and I have to take Daisy to a dental specialist today:( She will have to have a root canal:( Have a Great Week!
Much Love
G

Hey
Are u watchin the Winter Games...I got hooked...Pretty cool...but the one thing that I think they can improve on, is the music the ice skaters use..It sucks...I mean it's so stuffy..hardly any classic rock at all...there's great talent on the ice, but I think if the music was more dynamic it would make that portion of the Winter Games feel more current.

Later

Hi Chuck Squire here
A few days ago,I reported on a story about someone collecting blankets for homeless vets...I applaud these people for doing this...but what distrubed me was why would a vet be homeless...They served our counrty, defended our freedom...why and how could this happen...Sometimes, I think we don't really appreciate those that defend our freedom and way of life.....That makes me angry!!!!

why I'm still single

Happy Valentine's Day...

So, I get this question a lot. Why are you not married? I really have no good answer..you know, this and that...I have met some really terrific women over the
years. Mostly they wised up and went on to bigger and better things. ;)) I have
lots of great women friends. I have some classic "one's that got away" stories
too..so really I have no good answer to that question.

MAYBE..the answer is in the mathematical formula i discovered online.


HAPPY HEART DAY :))


stevens

HiYa~ Well this week has been rather unusual for me. I have been really trying with this one co-worker to be nice, friendly and jovial in some ways and yet this person is just a pure out right A%&^#&**(ll. I know everyone has that one person at work that you just will never get along with and I have certainly found mine. On a sadder note my grannie was sent to the hospital today, she is 92 and still has it up stairs but her body is going down hill every day.. My thoughts and prayers are with her so if you can please send a little well wish her way too. And other than all this above everything is Sunshine and Unicorns!
Much Love
G

Where wolf? THERE wolf....

that great line from Marty Feldman (EYE-gor) from Young Frankenstein leads us into the weekend of the WEREWOLF...the new movie is out Friday with Benicio Del Toro as the WOLFMAN with a cackling Anthony Hopkins...from the trailer ( I WILL KILL ALL OF YOU!!!) this one looks great..

Got me thinking about other fave werewolves over the years...beginning the all time classic "The Wolfman" with Lon Chaney Jr in 1941. I think the Wolfman met Frankenstein a time or two..Abbott and Costello may have stumbled across ol Wolfie as well...

Maybe the greatest horror/comedy flick of all time An American Werewolf in London is hard to beat..the transformation scene , even in this era of obsessive CGI effects holds up particulary well, thanks to David Naughton's pained expressions..I also like The Howling..Wolf (with Jack Nicholson) Underworld attempted a new spin on the relationship between werewolves and vampires..we are promised a werewolf theme in the upcoming True Blood season and, though I haven't seen it, the Twilight sequel apparently is heavy on werewolves.

but SOMEHOW I missed this one...WEREWOLF in a WOMEN's PRISON!!! of course the rule of thumb is that ANY movie character tagged with ..."in a women's prison" is automatically better..so now i have to track this one down!

Enjoy your weekend...watch out for the thing that lurks in the shadows...

stevens