Johnny's Rant

So Mr. Bon Jovi is jammin’ out in Kentucky and he brings on the great Dierks Bentley to help out.  Pretty cool……check it out! 

If you’re a Harley rider, fan, or dreamer, you can get just about anything Harley.  Including a trip to your final resting place in a…..Harley Hearse.  The cost for the Harley hearse is comparable to the traditional hearse but just way cooler. 

Here's there website.

http://www.aftonleather.com/ride-in-peace.html

I’m not sure what’s more strange and disturbing…..the fact that Chuck Wicks signed this woman’s false teeth or that, from what I can tell, she looks way too young to have false teeth??

What a blast we had at Aces on 29^th for another “Thirsty Thursday Deck Party!”  Bean bags, brews, burgers, brats, baking in the sun, and ....dang...out of B’s.  We sent some lucky listeners to WE Fest on our nickel and we couldn’t have been happier to do so.  One of the great stories came courtesy of a winner from last year.  He joined us for a beer pong deck party and won tickets to his first-ever WE Fest.  I had a chance to talk to him about the show.....he said it’s the biggest and best party he’s ever been to.  Buses converted into dance clubs, tents, themes, bars, kegs, crazy outfits, themed camp sites, and a few close encounters with death (his exact words).  So this guy has figured it out.....follow KTCO to the deck parties.....win tickets.  Josh....congrats and have fun....we want to see pictures! 

The night was capped off with a scavenger hunt for the last pair of tickets.  We allowed anybody on the deck to dig......and they ALL did.  After moving every inch of sand on the volleyball court....we were wondering what on earth happened to the tickets.  Huge piles of sand were now accumulating and one girl was waist deep in a hole....I actually heard Chinese voices coming from it.  Nonchalantly, this guy hold his hand up and says, “yeah.”  It was marked in pink and was in-deed 3-day passes to WE Fest.  Thanks to Aces for hosting the party....check out the link below for some photos.

http://new.ktcofm.com/photos/gallery/thirsty-thursday-deck-party/

I feel terrible about the Gulf oil spill…..but I will also admit that when the problem isn’t right in front of your face….it’s easy to forget or ignore the reality of it.  So I had the idea of relating the amount of oil spilled…in Northland terms.  What does 2.5 million gallons a day mean to you?  To me it means a number I can’t fathom.  A barrel I’ve never seen…it means nothing.

Here’s my math.

    2,500,000                    million gallons/day are leaking

X             85                              days of leaking

212,500,000                    gallons

X            7.5                   estimated weight of a gallon of oil

1,593,750,000                 lbs of oil

Divide that into the number of pounds the William A. Irvin can hold (28,000,000) and you get………56.9 William A. Irvin ships full of oil.

Now think about that next time you hear about the oil spill.  Think about that the next time you pass the Irvin……pretty sad.

I don’t know much about him nor do I care.  What I do know is that he did it HIS way....I like that.  I like that somebody has laid the ground rules or his/her likes & dislikes and EVERYBODY knows them.  Any player knows that when you played for George, you were clean shaven.  Not one Yankee was pardoned of this request.  Not one Yankee even tried to fight it.  You knew that if you want to play for him, you did it his way......every time.  I’m not some egotistical jerk (ok, maybe a bit) that just wants his way.  You do it like this, you’ll win, we’ll prosper, and life goes on.  Everything about that makes me smile.

Maybe that’s old school.....actually, it is.  Its old school, it’s perhaps pushy, but it worked for George and it could work for others.  I think it takes a certain person with the right idea.....not every owner/boss can pull it off. 

He was responsible for bringing New York 7 championships, pennants, fame, fortune, and respect from around the world.  This morning baseball lost a great man, George Steinbrenner (1930-2010).

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-obit-steinbrenner

I’ll let the video do the talking for this story……absolutely crazy!  Here are a few bullet points about this year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.

• JOEY "Jaws" CHESTNUT  won Sunday's 95th annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest --his fourth consecutive triumph.
• Chestnut downed a whopping 54 hot dogs in 10 minutes, still several dogs shy of the record-breaking 68 that he consumed last year.
• He made $10-grand for winning
• TAKERU "The Tsunami" KOBAYASHI bum-rushed the stage and was arrested. Kobayashi didn't compete this year after refusing to sign a contract with an organization called Major League Eating (yes, that exists --formerly called the International Federation of Competetive Eating)  
• Chestnut earns a cool $150,000 a year from eating contests.

Brett is coming back!  Now that’s not necessarily the truth, it’s just me being confident and a bit delusional.  I already have the next season played out in my head….Brett comes back….we win the Super Bowl…….I dance…..then I can die a happy man. 

We get a story here perhaps some rumors there but still…..we wait.  I know the surgery was a big sign for many optimistic purple fans but this one does it for me.  He did the exact same thing last year…come on, it’s a sign….a good one.  I know Favre loves the kids and wants to help them but other than that, why go out there now?  School doesn’t start for 2 months…there will be plenty of time to visit those kids, teach, and provide support.  To me this says it’s time to get the ankle warmed up, see how it feels, and get excited to kick some ass!  Mr. Favre….please…one more year!

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-favre-throwingagain

Riverside…..here we come!!  Next cue to call for 3-day passes, camping passes, and a site in Camp KTCO is at 4:08pm.

Good luck with the video….I had a hell of a time.  This is the web page dedicated to Craig Morgan’s new outdoor show, All Access Outdoors.  The show times are listed as well as the idea behind the show….which will also give us a taste of life on the road with Craig.  The first show aired today at 2:30…..dang…missed it!!

http://www.outdoorchannel.com/shows/allaccessoutdoors.aspx

Let’s get it on….on the farm!!!  Riverside Country Music Fest tickets coming at……3:51!  3-day passes, camping passes, and a spot in Camp KTCO!

Recession spra-mession!!  These suckers are being grown in multiple areas around the world including Panama, who will be supplying select US locations.  The cost is no biggie……$75!!  Who will pay that kind of money for a watermelon?  Just wait…..they’ll buy ‘em, no doubt.  There’s plenty of money in this country…..it’s not being spent/used very intelligently.  Check out these square fruits…..the concept is easy…they’re grown in cube-shape glass boxes.