Friday August 29 2008Vaune Dillmann
61 year old owner of Mt. Shasta Brewing in Weed, California. A Northern California brewer who tangled with federal regulators over the caps on his beer bottles says officials have given him permission to keep the message "Try Legal Weed."
www.weedales.com Steven Koreivo
He has watched each of the 119 college football teams in the Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division IA) play in person at least once.
www.collegefootballfan.com John Ho
Owner of Yvonne Hair and Nails salon which provides Dr. Fish pedicures in Alexandria and Woodbridge, Virginia.
www.yvonnesalon.som Thursday August 28 2008 Dr. Kevin Leman
Author, "Have a New Kid by Friday: How to Change Your Child's Attitude, Behavior & Character in 5 Days". The popularity of TV programs like Supernanny and Nanny 911 shows that parents have had it up to here and are ready to try anything to get their children to behave.
www.haveanewkidbyfriday.com & www.lemanbooksandvideos.com Scott Michaels
46 year old creator of Dearly Departed Tours, a quirky voyage through the seamy underbelly of Los Angeles that sets out to expose the dark side of fame and fortune. Murdered starlets, celebrity drug overdoses, psychopathic crimes: the history of Hollywood is dripping with blood.
www.dearlydepartedtours.com Stacy Schneider
Author, "He Had It Coming: How to Outsmart Your Husband and Win Your Divorce". It's all about getting even. We all know that women earn less than men, and unfortunately this also applies to the spoils of divorce. Veteran trial attorney and former divorce lawyer Stacy Schneider, Esq., knows what it takes to get women their fair share.
www.hehaditcomingbook.com Wednesday August 27 2008J.P. "Gus" Godsey
Author, "How to Be Happy Every Day". March 7. 2003, USA Today’s USA Weekend Magazine named him “The Happiest Man in America.” In extensive tests that measured his satisfaction with his work and family life, his level of optimism, and other characteristics that reveal happiness, J.P. scored in the top percentile of the 70,000 Americans who underwent the tests.
www.mrhappyusa.com David Hayes
Broke a fishing record in Elkin, South Carolina with a Barbie fishing pole. Hayes' 3 year old granddaughter, Alyssa, just asked him to hold her Barbie rod and reel while she went to the bathroom. Tuesday August 26 2008 Gary Cole
Promoting film “Pineapple Express”. When not getting high, Dale Denton (Seth Rogan) works as a process server. One night, while delivering a subpoena, Dale accidentally witnesses a murder by drug lord Ted Jones (Gary Cole) & his crooked cop henchwoman (Rosie Perez). Dale makes the mistake of ditching his joint at the crime scene. Turns out- Dale's been smoking the rare Pineapple Express strain, which leads Ted & his cronies back to Dale & his supplier, Saul (James Franco).
www.garycole.net Bill Henderson - Holiday Road - Crater of Diamonds State Park
Assistant Superintendant of Crater of Diamonds State Park Murfreesboro, Arkansas. The only diamond-producing site in the world open to the public. The policy here is "finders keepers." Any diamonds, semi-precious stones, rocks or minerals you unearth are yours to keep, regardless of their value.
Directions: About 120 miles from Little Rock - Travel west on I-30 approximately 56 miles and take exit #73 at Arkadelphia, then go south on Ark. 26 for approximately 34 miles to Murfreesboro.
www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com Sherriff Mark Curran
With a week in the clink, Lake County, Illinois sheriff intends to gain perspective on how to help inmates succeed after they have left prison. "I believe that I can be a better sheriff by having a better understanding of jail operations from the perspective of an inmate," he said at a news conference. "Because the idea came to me in a church, I believe it is divinely inspired." Monday August 25 2008 Barbara Bundy - Holiday Road - Sputnikfest
Sputikfest Friday and Saturday September 5th and 6th in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. About 30 miles southwest of Green Bay just off I 43 on the shores of Lake Michigan. September 6, 1962, a glowing chunk of debris was found embedded in the middle of North 8th Street.
www.sputnikfest.com Bob Salley - Holiday Road - Chitlin Strut
Co-chair of chitlin strut and mayor of town promoting the annual Chitlin Strut in Salley, SC, about 110 miles northwest of Charleston November 29, 2008.
www.chitlinstrut.com George W. Bush
The 70 year old retired mechanic who has the same name as the president lives in Parkland, WA. Friday August 22 2008Patrick Mastey
Mastey is adding a provision to his leases requiring college-student tenants to take the university's "UChoose" alcohol education and awareness program.
www.pmastey.com Erik Riesenberg
Creator of a website where you can anonymously criticize or compliment people. Launched in early July, NiceCritic has drawn more than 100,000 visitors. Riesenberg estimates that about 80 percent of them actually send messages. He's not making any profit from advertisements on the site yet, but says he's been approached by a few literary agents to write a book on constructive criticism and the lure of anonymity.
http://nicecritic.com Charlie Gadeken
Co-creator of Power Tool Drag Races. The premise is simple: Take a hand-held power tool. Rebuild it into a racing machine. Part of the races’ charm — and occasional terror — is their volatility. One year, a racer with a vertical flamethrower fell sideways, huffing out a fireball that threatened to fry members of the scattering crowd. Thursday August 21 2008Don Steinberg
Editor, "Jokes Every Man Should Know". Why are most joke books so terrible? Why do they always resort to the same tired stereotypes, awful puns, and contrived situations? Answer: Because good jokes—really good jokes—are as rare as precious gems.
www.bluedonut.com & www.donsteinberg.com Steve Dublanica
Author, "Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter". According to The Waiter (Dublanica), eighty percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining twenty percent, however, are socially maladjusted psychopaths.
www.waiterrant.net Zac Sunderland
The 16 year old is sailing around world solo, trying to become the world's youngest solo circumnavigator. He's a 6-foot, 165-pound athlete from Thousand Oaks left on June 14th, the day of the Marina del Rey Boat Show, from Marina del Rey, on his boat, Intrepid, an Islander 36.
www.zacsunderland.com Wednesday August 20 2008Bill Curry
Author, "Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle: Lessons from a Football Life". This autobiography of "old school" college and NFL player and Coach Bill Curry, is a must read for every fan of football. It also provides an important link to the past for younger fans, who only know the name Vince Lombardi, because his name is emblazoned on the Super Bowl trophy. Nicholas Boothman
Author, "How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less". The average person's attention span lasts about 30 seconds. That means first and immediate impressions count, and big.
www.nicholasboothman.com Bob Skelding
Deerfield, New Hampshire man plans a cross-country trip in the slow lane, driving a homemade recreational vehicle pulled by three horses.
www.wagonteamster.com Tuesday August 19 2008Kathleen Horan
38-year-old reporter for WNYC public radio in New York started the Relationship Obit website. People can post obituaries, written and video, for their broken relationships. In a video entry, a woman describes how her relationship ended when she caught her boyfriend cheating at Monopoly, with a "whole bunch of $500 bills under him."
http://relationshipobit.com Hillary Stamm
Co-Author, "The Hollywood Assistants Handbook: 86 Rules for Aspiring Power Players". Young, eager, smart, and heading off to LA to make it big in the entertainment business? Reality check: put your grandiose dreams on hold (where hopefully they'll get tired and hang up), and start by repeating the first rule of the industry: Who you work for is more important than who you are.
http://hollywoodassistantshandbook.com/ Ammon Shea
Author, "Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages ". An obsessive word lover’s account of reading the Oxford English Dictionary cover to cover. “I’m reading the OED so you don’t have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on...” 59 million consecutive words - the equivalent of one John Grisham novel per day.
http://www.ammonshea.com Monday August 18 2008Stacy Schneider
Author, "He Had It Coming: How to Outsmart Your Husband and Win Your Divorce". It's all about getting even. We all know that women earn less than men, and unfortunately this also applies to the spoils of divorce. Veteran trial attorney and former divorce lawyer Stacy Schneider, Esq., knows what it takes to get women their fair share.
http://www.hehaditcomingbook.com Tom Vanderbilt
Author, "Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)". Traffic. The mere word evokes a multitude of opinions. As the author Mary Roach wrote in last weekend’s Book Review, Mr. Vanderbilt’s book “is not a dry examination of highway engineering; it’s a surprising, enlightening look at the psychology of human beings behind the steering wheels.” In short, you, not the road, are responsible for traffic jams.
http://www.howwedrive.com/ Bob Skelding
Deerfield, New Hampshire man plans a cross-country trip in the slow lane, driving a homemade recreational vehicle pulled by three horses.
www.wagonteamster.com Friday August 15 2008Carolyn Hart
The sister in law of Art Sears, our guest segment producer/booker, who will sing the national anthem at Fenway Park in Boston tonight. It's a dream of a lifetime for this Boston native. Mickey Hanning
The "Padrino" (Godfather) of San Fermin in Nueva Orleans, the event based on the running of the bulls in Spain. Instead of bulls they have roller girls with bats chase people through the streets of New Orleans.
www.nolabulls.com Curtis Wolfe
The founder of WhoCanISue.com, plans to unveil the new website in September. The new website plans to help consumers determine whether they actually have a case and help them find an attorney from a list of lawyers who advertise their expertise on the website.
www.whocanisue.com Thursday August 14 2008Mike Matusow
American professional poker player, residing in Henderson, Nevada. Matusow's nickname of "The Mouth" reflects his reputation for trash-talking at the poker table. He is also known for sometimes ruining hours or days of good play with a single spectacular misjudgment, (known as a "Mike Matusow Blow-up" or "Mike Matusow Meltdown"). He has played in many tournaments around the world and his winnings (as of 2008) total over $6,500,000.
www.mikethemouth.com Allan Peerce
53 year old Peerce rides his horse, Hitman, around Leitchfield, Ky. to do his banking, etc. Hitman is adorned with signs of protest, to bring attention to the high cost of fuel. The sign-maker said he's been accused of trying to drum up business for his sign shop by riding his horse to jobs and the bank, but Peerce says he already has more business than he can handle and is concerned for truckers whose rig doors he adorns with his artwork. Rhett Davis
Redneck stonehenge. The Hooper, Utah farmer has erected a fence in his backyard made of three old cars sticking up in the air to send a message to new neighbors that he can do whatever he wants on his farm. He came up with the idea after neighbors who recently moved into homes next to his hayfield complained about his farm. Wednesday August 13 2008Joey the Skitzo
The budding stand up comic with his weekly report from the Seattle homeless shelter he’s living in to save money. Carol Tavris
Co-Author, "Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, & Hurtful Acts". Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they screw up? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Why can we see hypocrisy in others but not in ourselves? Are we all liars? Or do we really believe the stories we tell? John Penley
The unofficial leader of what is known as the East Village "slacktivist" movement. A rag-tag group of crunchy locals railing against the neighborhood’s sweeping gentrification. He says he will spearhead an "all-out war against the real estate developers." Penley routinely protests: real estate developers, wine bars, wine bars owned by Bruce Willis, landlords, Republicans and the evergreen that is yuppie scum. Tuesday August 12 2008Cheech Marin
Promoting "Cheech and Chong: Light up America" tour (tickets went on sale Friday at www.livenation.com) and the Disney film "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" opening September 18.
www.cheechandchongtour.com Holiday Road - Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast/Museum - Leeann Wilber
August 4, 1892, wealthy businessman and his wife are found brutally murdered in their Victorian home. The accused: the youngest daughter, Lizzie. The verdict: not guilty. So goes the lore of the most famous crime in the annals of American history. The mystery remains: If Lizzie Borden did not wield the murder weapon, who did? 92 Second Street in Fall River, Mass. Take I-195 to Exit 7 in Fall River (Plymouth Ave exit).
www.lizzie-borden.com Jeff Conaway
Promoting his CD 'Saints and Sinners' and upcoming season of Celebrity Rehab on VH1.
www.vikkilizzi.com & www.myspace.com\vikkiandkenickie Monday August 11 2008Daniel E. Williams
Author, "The Naked Truth About Drugs", makes clear the undeniable truth that drug prohibition is a relatively new phenomenon to the developed world and, in particular, the United States. 2008 Vice-Presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party who made a fortune in the cellular phone business.
www.thenakedtruthaboutsrugs.com & www.thenewlibertarian.org Dr. Harry Fisch
Co-Author,"Size Matters: The Hard Facts About Male Sexuality That Every Woman Should Know ". In Size Matters, Dr. Harry Fisch, an expert on the male reproductive system, and writer Kara Baskin team up to introduce you, metaphorically speaking, to the penis.
www.harryfisch.com Brian Utley
Calgary high school English teacher nicknamed the “Hurtin’ Albertan”. 55 year old Utley, at 6-foot-4 and 380 pounds, has the advantage of being built like a boulder. 2007 Canadian Cannonball Champ who will compete in the '08 Trident Splash Wed Aug 13. The event brought him out of retirement after competing in tournaments worldwide 25 years earlier. Friday August 8 2008Kye Thomas
17-year-old Whitchurch, Bristol, teenager and gym junkie Kye Thomas just won the title of Britain's Strongest Schoolboy. admits he lifts cars 'just for fun', has put on six stone (84 pounds) in two years to reach his current weight - 15 and a half stone (200 pounds) of muscle. Dr. Robert Huizenga
Jay's personal doctor who is considered one of the leading weight-loss experts in the country today. Author, "Where Did All the Fat Go?: The WOW! Prescription to Reach Your Ideal Weight--and Stay There! : Lose Fat - Gain Muscle!" His theory is to exercise 1 hour 2 times per day and eat about 1,800 calories. Do not restrict carbs too much or you will lose valuable muscle tissue. He is the originator of the Biggest Loser plan you see on TV. He was asked to formulate a plan for weight loss. Carlene Schultz - Holiday Road
Schultz's Country Barn, LLC.
50996 N. Main St.
Eleva, WI 54738
    (715)287-4684
About 20 miles south of Eau Claire and about 100 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Carlene and Duane Schultz decided to use Brett Favre's image in their corn maze after he announced his retirement in the spring.
http://schultzscountrybarn.com Thursday August 7 2008Jim Florentine
Emmy award winning comedian promoting his performance at The Stress Factory, 90 Church St, New Brunswick, NJ on Aug 7-9. Best known for his characters "Special Ed" and "Bobby Fletcher" created for a series of prank phone calls featured on the Comedy Central television show Crank Yankers. He is also a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show and a co-host of Miserable Men on Sirius Satellite Radio's Howard 101 with the Reverend Bob Levy and Shuli.
www.jimflorentine.com Anne Pasternak
President and artistic director of Creative Time, a public art organization. Re: the 'waterboarding thrill ride' at Coney Island, which is being presented by Creative Time. Journalist Christopher Hitchens underwent waterboarding for a recent Vanity Fair article.
Now an artist is using that interrogation technique — which makes people feel as if they were drowning — to raise awareness of the issue of torture.
www.creativetime.org Wednesday August 6 2008 Holiday Road - Andie Grace - Burning Man Festival
Runs Aug 25 through Sept 1st in the Black Rock desert in Nevada at the temporary community of Black Rock City, home to the Burning Man event.
www.burningman.com Maureen Kelly
Co-author (with Jeffrey Stone), 'Nuns Having Fun'. Also available as a wall calendar. A photo book of nuns having fun. Dating back to the 1950s and '60s, the nostalgic black-and-white photographs celebrate the fun to be had in simple pleasures. Buzz Aldrin
Promoting the movie 'Fly Me to the Moon'. Three young houseflies stow away aboard the Apollo 11 flight to the moon. It will be released only in digital 3D theaters and IMAX theaters in the USA on August 15, 2008. Astronaut who was the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11, the first lunar landing. He became the second man to set foot on the Moon (after Mission Commander Neil Armstrong). We had him on March 22 2007 to promote the Grand Canyon Sky Walk.
www.flymetothemoonthemovie.com & www.buzzaldrin.com Tuesday August 5 2008Amit Chatwani
Author, "Damn, it Feels Good to Be a Banker: And Other Baller Things You Only Get to Say If You Work On Wall Street ". Amit Chatwani is the man behind Leveraged Sell-Out, a blog that riffs on the absurdities of the twentysomething Wall Street set.
www.leveragedsellout.com Hillary Stamm
Co-Author (with Peter Nowalk), "The Hollywood Assistants Handbook: 86 Rules for Aspiring Power Players". Young, eager, smart, and heading off to LA to make it big in the entertainment business? Reality check: put your grandiose dreams on hold (where hopefully they'll get tired and hang up), and start by repeating the first rule of the industry: Who you work for is more important than who you are. Richard (Ric) Lamb
Ric is the PR Mgr of Fiber Instrument Sales Inc. Nowadays many airport hotels are often filled to capacity, and travelers have to spend an uncomfortable night sitting on a hard bench in the airline termina. lPresident of the company, Frank Giotto, came up with the idea for the Mini Motel, which includes an air mattress, pillow, bed sheet, alarm clock, reading light, toothbrush and toothpaste, ear plugs and eye shades.
www.minimotel.net Monday August 4 2008Hattie McRattie
The American Fancy Rat and Mouse Association (AFRMA) was founded in 1983 and is a non-profit international club. Anyone that has an interest in rats or mice can be a member.
www.afrma.org Jim Kakalios
Author, "Physics of Superhero". What did the Flash know about the Special Theory of Relativity that you do not? Why did Ant-Man have so much difficulty with a half- filled bathtub? Kakalios combines his love for comic books and the startling accurate ways they present physics with his love of explaining physics to undergraduates and those of us destined to never get beyond the comic book stage.
www.physicsofsuperheroes.com Bruce Potts
His entire head slathered in tattoos. His story will was featured Sunday night on MSNBC. UNM instructor teaches Public Speaking. He has competed in tattoo competitions in California, and placed second and third. He has also been featured in tattoo magazines and works as a psychic. Friday August 1 2008Nancy Jarecki
Founder & CEO of Betty Beauty, about her product 'Color For the Hair Down There'. Yes, it's pubic hair dye.
www.bettybeauty.com Leslie Grief
Executive producer, creator and director of A&E's Gene Simmons Family Jewels and also the new Planet Earth show, "Battleground Earth: Ludacris vs Tommy Lee" which premieres Sunday August 3 at 10 p.m. ET. Harry Shearer
Promoting his new CD, ”Songs of the Bushmen”, a musical satire of the Bush Administration on Courgette Records. Comedic tunes paying “homage” to cabinet members and advisors including Scooter Libby, Condoleezza Rice (his wife, Welsh singer Judith Owen is the voice of Condoleezza) , Donald Rumsfeld and Karl Rove, among others.
www.harryshearer.com & www.mydamnchannel.com |
