BEFORE my normal blog:
Let me ask you this: would you consider making a donation to our troops in Afghanistan? Let me explain.
A friend is serving a tour of duty in an Air Force Reserve Unit based out of Scott AFB...and he recently emailed his friends in the states:
“We are in charge of recreation while we are over here and one of those areas is the renting of DVD's and Game Consoles. Our selection is well, lacking. The DVD's we have are junk and we don't have any game consoles.”
So, obviously they are asking if we have any kind of DVDs or VIDEOGAME consoles we could send over. War can be tedious between the tumultuous times...and they need some entertainment in their down time.
IF you have something you can donate, please contact me via email and put in the SUBJECT "Troop Donation" or something similar. Thanks! By the way, I'm trying to arrange something I can announce on the air - for now, even a few items would be GREATLY appreciated by these troops.
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The final OLDIES BY THE RIVER concert at Jefferson Barracks Park in the Veterans Memorial Amphitheater was a rousing success, with STEVE DAVIS and the MEMORIES OF ELVIS show, and the treat of a lifetime for many St. Louisans...the return of MAD MAYNARD and JACKIE McCOY of "THE OLDIES SHOW" to the stage along with the radio family of The All-New KZQZ - (Hot Talk) COOL OLDIES 1430AM!
Make sure you listen for the Mad Maynard and Jackie McCoy on KZQZ 1430AM starting Saturday, July 12th, 2008! Stay tuned to your radio for more details. Also, see their live oldies shows on Wednesday nights at JP's Corner - behind Sunset Ford off Gravois at Lindbergh, and Sunday nights at the Dorsett Inn - just off I-270 and Dorsett Road.
Back to the original part of this posting. THANK YOU to RICH HUGHES, who made the entire concert series at JB Park possible. He's the reason that you had OLDIES on Saturdays and BLUES on Fridays. RICH is a hard-working and intelligent man who truly loves his job, cares about the people who get involved, and makes these complicated events seem easy. The reality is it's a task with many possible hazards --- and he pulls it together with the fantastic help of the St. Louis County Parks and Recreation officials and workers, Friends of Jefferson Barracks, and the other sponsors of these events. In St. Louis there are quite a few people who organize events - but very few who can measure up to the positive qualities RICH HUGHES carries. I SEND A PERSONAL "Thank you, Rich!" I feel very blessed to have been involved and given the chance to get to know you. It's my hope we get together to "shoot the bull" outside "work" sometime.
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ECONOMIC NEWS:
Has anyone noticed that I'm not backing down from the DEPRESSION OF 2008? I am becoming more aware that I'm correct. The price of a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline in St. Louis went back up to the $3.99 mark again today. Oh...it hasn't gone up at ALL pumps...but the ones that set that mark have done so already in Missouri. Illinois price--- some are paying $4.25/gallon today. Yikes! That means in St. Louis, the average price went up 12 to 15 cents, while it only increased by one thin dime in the Metro East.
Meanwhile, the STOCK MARKET is evolving. Downward, as predicted. You may be well-vested in some stocks. Sell...sell...sell...sell...sell. Before the end of the year, you'll wish you had sold high. (I own no stocks, so my predictions are not predicated on what I hold...and I have no idea what I'm talking about, either. I'm just going to have fun eating my words, right?)
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That METRO TRANSIT MONTHLY PASS ($60 today...but since those hearings are ongoing, I'll bet on $70 to $80 later this year - still better than buying gasoline three times a month!) looks pretty good to a lot of those residents who live near the 270/255 loop, bus lines and Metro Link trains...eh?!?!?!?
I am a regular rider of the buses and MetroLink. How much have I saved over the past three years? Um...THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS! You can't beat the price...even if you can beat the average 90 minute commute time for many of us. Think about the nearly 45 minute drive in the morning and the possible 50 minute commute in the afternoon (guessing the time for someone who drives from, say, Belleville to Clayton and back starting at 7:15AM and again at 5PM). Suddenly the aggravation of driving in "rush hour" seems a lot more manageable if SOMEONE ELSE is doing the driving. My blood pressure is down considerably during my commute from just 3 years ago!
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Well...on the air time...hope you have a good Monday...and Tuesday...and the week goes past fast enough --- so we can celebrate the AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE this Friday, July 4th!
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Special note: HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sister and my mom, Tuesday!
Johnny Rabbitt Junior
THE ALL-NEW KZQZ - playing COOL OLDIES on 1430 AM weekdays at 2PM!
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