About The Lake 98.1 Morning Show

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Chip Ramsey is the former host of the Lake 98.1 morning show
Over the course of his almost five years at Lake 98.1, Chip wrote a daily blog. This is an archive of those blogs.
Chip is now Program Director of WNSP, Mobile, AL

Sunday, June 7, 2009

WLKN Morning Show Archive 6/08

6/30/08-Here's what we talked about this morning:

  • In Madison, the planning commission there is considering a ban on fast food drive-ins as a way to lower carbon emissions. I've got to think even Al Gore would be upset with that. I mean, just look at him. Don't you think he enjoys going through the drive in?
  • A new trend among teens: Snappy nicknames for adults. Teenage boys who visit my house address me as"Mr. Ramsey" or "sir"mostly because I have them scared stupid.
  • Looking or the perfect, sarcastic greeting? Then you need to go to Somecards.com
  • If a FEMA inspector visits your neighborhood, don't tick them off.
  • BONUS WEB MATERIAL: How long do you have to work to fill your gas tank? This nifty calculator tells you.

6/27/08-Here's what we talked about this morning:

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6/25/08-Here's what we talked about this morning:

  • Microsoft founder and Grand Poobah Bill Gates is retiring effective Friday at the age of 52. No telling what Bill will do for income until he can get social security at age 65. Just kidding. I'd love to have his bank account for a week. Or ten minutes. Or at a gas station.
  • Former "American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard is getting married. The "Velvet Teddy Bear" is in the process of recording his third CD.
  • A man was arrested in Colorado for jogging in the nude. Back in the day, we had a term for people like that: Streakers.

6/24/08-Here's what we talked about ths morning:

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6/20/08-Here's what we talked about this morning:

  • Remember the Match Game with Gene Rayburn, Brett Summers, Richard Dawson and Charles Nelson Reilly? TBS is thinking about bringing it back. Of course, it will have all new stars and a new host because most of the originals are no longer with us (yes, I know Richard Dawson is still alive, thanks.)
  • A woman in LA is suing Victoria's Secret over a defective thong. Perhaps a devine message that some people shouldn't be wearing them.
  • In Stockton, CA, a 26 year-old woman beat up a 71 year-old woman over a parking ,,space. The 71 year-old had the last laugh as the the 26 year-, old was arrested on multiple felony charges. Besides, the 71- year-old is older and has more insurance.

6/19/08-Here's what we talked about this morning:

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6/17/08-Here's what we talked about this morning:

  • We all know the story of Jared, who lost 250 pounds ten years ago by eating at Subway. Well, Chris Coleson may have out done him. Coleson ballooned to 300 pounds on his 5'8" frame, went on a six month diet and lost 100 pounds while dining exclusively at McDonalds. He ate salads, wraps, apple dippers and cheeseburgers (without the bun) and lost 100 pounds. Health care experts are complaining that McDonald's still might have a negative effect on him, but salads are salads no matter where they come from.
  • A woman in England recently received a $177 million electric bill. She must have teenagers at her house.
  • Rocky Carroll has been permanently named to the cast of NCIS as the new director. Carroll's character, Leon Vance takes over for Jenny Shepard (Lauren Holly) who was killed in an ambush in the season's final episode. Vance will no doubt be locking horns with Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) who he has already cheesed off a few times. BTW, Harmon and Carroll are no strangers to each other, having been castmates in "Chicago Hope." Of course, the coolest guy in the cast of NCIS is "Ducky", played byDavid McCallum, who starred in the 60's spy show "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."

6/16/08-Here's what we talked about this morning:

6/13/08-Here's what we talked about this morning:

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6/10/08-Here's what we talked about this morning:

  • I used to love Bill Cosby's sweaters back in the eighties. Now, you can bid for them on EBAY. Of course, the only celebrities clothes that would fit me now would be Frank Cal
  • Late for work? Here are some new excuses that you might want to try out.
  • In what must have resembled a scene from the movie "Caddy Shack" a man in upstate New York tried to flush a squirrel out of his house using pepper spray. Police and fire officials had to be called to take care of five people affected by the spray. Ironically, the squirrel finally left the building only after fire fighters opened all the windows.

6/9/08-Here's what we talked about this morning:

  • Kudos to Sheboygan School Super Joe Sheehan and his staff, correctly predicting the weather would be lousy and moving Sheboygan high school graduation inside for the first time since 1990. Sheehan and his staff had been monitoring the weather since Thursday and he made the call to move festivities inside about 10am yesterday morning. Besides, most parent, s w, ill get soaked when the first bills for college tuition arrive.
  • Before there was ESPN, there was Jim McKay, bringing us the "Wide World of Sports." Jim McKay died Saturday at the age of 86. He will most likely be remembered for anchoring ABC's coverage of the tragic 1972 Olympics where 11 athletes from Israel were captured and killed by terrorists. History records that ABC Sports President Roone Arledge made the right call in picking McKay to anchor the coverage instead of the more popular but opinionated Howard Cossel, l.
  • Former Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is a hero after performing the Heimlich maneuver on Robert Pittenger, a North Carolina Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, at a lunch Saturday. Pittenger said he was laughing when he choked on some food. Think what you want of the wacky Huckabee, but he certainly is a stand up guy.

6/6/08-Here's what we talked about this morning:

  • Today is the 64th anniversary of D-Day. My dad was part of it, working as a medic in England and tending to wounded that were shipped in. He's still around at 84 and I call him every year to have him tell the story. Thanks to all of our men and women in uniform then and now for keeping our country safe.
  • Now that Virgin Airlines will offer sub orbital space flights in 2009, people are calling the company wanting to become the first couple on record to make whoopie in space. Technically, Captain Kirk doesn't count because he actually lived in the 24th century (or is that will live?)
  • In honor of the NBA finals, Adadis is offering a special shoe to salute Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett. Each pair of shoes cost $1,017. The money will go to chairty. There's no business like shoe business.

6/5/08-Obviously the weather is our first concern, so most of the morning was taken up talking about the storms that rumbled through the area this morning. For those loyal readers (like Princess) here's some unaired WEB ONLY BONUS MATERIAL:

6/4/08-Here's what we talked about this morning:

6/3/08-Here's what we talked about this morning:

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