It's here at last! Labor Day Weekend - the weekend when we avoid labor, unless you count grilling up some burgers, and I sure don't. I'll be practicing Lissa's famous mantra this weekend; "Cook, Eat, Pray", hoping there's no salmanella in that burger!
Lest we forget, Labor Day was created to celebrate labor - those folks who worked hard to build our country and everything we used before everything we used was built by people in Taiwan and Central America. Grover Cleveland declared it Labor Day to make up for being mean to laborers, and we've been goofing off in honor of them (and ourselves) ever since - enjoy!
Great stuff to do this weekend - the Begonia Festival in Capitola looks especially fun, free & fragrant. There's a sand sculpture contest on Capitola Beach & live music, too. Check it out at www.begoniafestival.com. Up the peninsula in Woodside is the annual Kings Mountain Art Fair to fund their volunteer fire brigade, and Milbrae has the Milbrae Art and Wine Festival going all weekend. You can find other fun stuff here on KBAY.COM. Whatever you do, enjoy your Labor Day Weekend - you've no doubt earned it, and travel with KBAY if you go somewhere. See you when the weekend ends...
Isn't it Friday yet?
Isn't it Friday yet? Waiting for a long weekend like Labor Day is hard labor! I'm hoping to hit the Sausalito Art & Music Festival with Carol - if you're planning to go, take the ferry!!
The groups are great this year - Bangles, Modern English, Pablo Cruise & more. Here in the South Bay there's a bunch to do, too, and you can get to it from a link on our home page here at KBAY.COM. Hope you're planning to Burn The Floor with us September 21.
It's the season kickoff for Broadway San Jose - a VIP Penthouse party downtown! More on that if you're following us on Twitter.
If you have kids who're struggling in school, Sylvia was talking about this cool pen this morning. It's the Livescribe Echo Smartpen, and it records whatever a student hears in class and can by replayed on speakers in the pen! What a great way to take lecture notes! You can find it at www.pencast.com. So now you've learned something new! See you tomorrow!!
September Already!
OK, who was the first to say it: "Where has the year gone?" September already! I saw Halloween stuff in a store Saturday, and Lissa saw Christmas decorations! Ho Ho Ho, where did 2010 go? For those of you who keep track of such things, September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Children's Cancer Awareness Month, Update Your Resume Month (always a good idea) and People Skills Month, something I can always use a little work on. The rest of the week and Labor Day Weekend are looking wonderful! Nineties tomorrow, then cooler for all the weekend fun and games.
In case you missed it, Zsa Zsa Gabor is in pretty bad shape - found "unresponsive" by her husband. Doctors are doing tests to find out what's causing it - I think it's pretty simple - she's 93 years old!! Today is Emma Nutt Day, not I'm a nut day, in honor of the first female telephone operator. Before Emma, young boys did the job. Tell your kids about it, Then tell your kids what a telephone operator was. Have a great day and STAY COOL IF YOU CAN!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/31
Can you believe it? Last day of August.
September starts tomorrow…and with it Friendship Month,
Coupon Month (hey that’s every month for me), Menopause Awareness Month
(hey that used to be every month for me, College Savings Month (that still is every month to me), Chicken Month, Honey Month, Mushroom Month (wait—I thought that Morgan Hill celebrated that in May) and Update Your Resume Month…
And as my friend Kathy reminded me on Facebook this morning its Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month….And that is something all of us women need to be aware of…We need to be our own advocates, and learn the signs and symptoms of this insidious disease. As Kathy says this is the cancer that so often takes the back seat to breast cancer, but it is also so deadly and unfortunately we women aren’t screen for it like we are breast cancer.
Oh..and September is also the start of my vacation…Yeah…
Off to Hawaii with my daughters to use our new time share that we bought last year.
I understand the process so well, that we will be staying in it for just half of our vacation…the other half will be in a hotel….that I will be paying for nightly!!!! LOL!!!!
Sam will be holding down the fort with Sylvia Chacon
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/30
Ever think you have the smartest dog around? Guess you do it it’s a Border Collie.
Yep..the Border Collie is number one on the smartest dog list…followed by the Poodle, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever and Doberman Pinscher..
So where’s the Shitzu? Didn’t even make the top ten.
Did you see the poll over the weekend….Would you rather be richer, thinner, younger or smarter?
45% say richer (more men than women)
21% say thinner (more women than men)
14% say smarter
12% say younger.
I picked richer….Sam picked younger.
Here it is….a study to back up the old wives tale that cranberry juice
cures or at least helps prevent urinary tract infections… So weird…because we just went through this over the weekend…I have always have a bottle on hand….
There is no cure for this one though…it’s just stupidity plain and simple.
I recently got a deal on Redkin….2 huge bottles for $26. I assumed that what I was buying was a shampoo and conditioner. The bottles were different colors after all!!!
Nope..I had 2 conditioners…Thank goodness Christina was home this weekend. She noticed it.!!! I’ve been washing my hair with conditioner for 2 weeks now… and then conditioning it with conditioner again…. Can you spell dummy!!!! Or maybe I should say Can you spell dirty hair…LOL!!!!
Fun stuff tomorrow…It’s Invent a New Sandwich Day. You work on one today and call in tomorrow morning during the 7 o clock hour at 1 800 948-KBAY. We’ll figure out a name for it. We’ll see if the rumors were true about the Dancing with the Stars line up…. Plus, we have tickets for the Disney on Ice show coming to the Bay Area in October….
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/27
We’re out and about this weekend. Hope we run into you…
Sam’s kicking off the California Home Garden and Design Show at the
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds….He’ll be in the KBAY booth from 12-2…
Stop on by at some point over the weekend, because at 5 on Sunday, I’ll be giving away a $10,000 walk in bath and shower….actually a Deluxe walk in bath and shower. Hey, who doesn’t need one of those…LOL!!!! Stop by the KBAY booth…Sign up…
And then tomorrow the Palo Alto Festival of the Arts. And as Sam says even people not called Art can come…. Yep…that’s a Sam joke for you…The King of silly puns!!!!
We’ll be doing our show from 10-2, and its always a ton of fun. Won’t be very warm though. 70 if we’re lucky. I’m trying to work on my tan before leaving for Hawaii later next week. May have to wait until Sunday to do that!!!
Oh..I forgot..I’m at the Home Garden and Design Show…oh well!!!!
Did you hear us this morning talking about being “defriended” on Facebook. It’s a lousy feeling if you find out. They say more and more teenagers are getting off Facebook because their parents are getting on…LOL!!!!
Are you happy with the latest on Dancing with the Stars…Kirstie Alley is denying rumors she’s signed on….says she’s too chicken…or was that she was eating chicken?
But it’s a definite for 19 year old Bristol Palin… We’ll be seeing Sarah Palin in the front row..as long as Bristol stays on. Wonder who her partner will be?
All I know is I can’t wait until Monday night to watch the first night of the Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion. I saw clips last nite…I’ll be saying OMG for the entire hour…. Poor host Andy Cohen even gets caught in the crossfire between Danielle and the 3 gals Caroline,Teresa and Jacqueline.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/26
This is awesome…literally.
In fact…almost too “far-fetched to believe, but since it was in Time Magazine…..and I saw the website…we’ve got to believe it’s true.
AwesomenessReminders.com For a ten dollars a month subscription someone will call you everyday and tell you how awesome you are. If you don’t answer, they will leave a voicemail. Check it out!!!!
Can’t get over the news about Cake Boss….I got hooked on this TLC show last season…
There’s Buddy…the Cake Boss …and the New Jersey bakery that his dad started way back when. It’s a mob scene…oops…New Jersey…..I shouldn’t have said mob. LOL
But the place is packed. His 4 sisters work the counter and Buddy and his 3 brother in laws do the baking. These are the most elaborate cakes you’ve ever seen. The big ones you see on the show go for up to $40 thousand dollars.
Well, brother- in- law Remy whose wife just had a baby has been in jail for days facing several sexual charges involving a minor. I guess Buddy is leaving him behind bars to “bake”. No one has posted bail….
The rumors continue to fly about Dancing with the Stars…
The latest is that Kirstie Alley will be on dancing with Maksim.
This could be one heck of a season.
The Dave McElhatten memorial in San Francisco has been set. Wednesday Sept 8 at Calvary Presbyterian Church in Pacific Heights. Will start at 11. There won’t be an empty seat!!!
Be with us tomorrow morning.. We’ve had a great back to school with the Kid Forecasters at 7:10. If you want your child to call…do so at about 6:50 800 948-5229 (Kbay)
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/25
Well, we wanted summer!!!! Although mid 80s would have been fine…..thank you very much. Actually, they’re talking upper 70s for tomorrow. Talk about a temperature drop.
It’s Crazy!!!!! And this Saturday when Sam and I do our show in Palo Alto from the Festival of the Arts…..we might not even top 70. Only in the Bay Area…
Looking at the rumors regarding the new season of Dancing with the Stars. They may actually be pulling stars from the A list. Okay..maybe the B list.
Supposedly David Hasselhoff has signed on. Michael Bolton has reportedly been in talks with them for a month or so. Plus…Mike “The Situation” from Jersey Shore….and retired quarterback Kurt Warner. Plus, I hear Tiger Woods might be free!!!
Tonite, Big Brother—Veto Power…and then tomorrow night Double Elimination…
Sam makes fun of me for watching this show, but I think we fans have been redeemed.
Of the hot TV shows for the important demo 18-49 (which I’m no longer in) Bog Brother is number 4 and 5 on the list….after Americas got Talent, Wipe Out and the Niners-Viking game. Yeah….that game last Sunday night was the most watched show on TV….and we won!!!!
Still have a couple of Twizzlers $50 Visa gift cards to give away… Your next chance tomorrow morning at 8:20…
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/24
The stuff people think of… A nail salon in Georgia is charging more for over-weight customers…..and why? Supposedly they’re breaking the chairs.
True story….a nail salon in Lithonia Georgia has tacked on a $5 fee to customers who look like they weigh upwards of 200 pounds…..because their chairs are only made to hold that much…and the larger customers have been busting the chairs.
The salon chairs are leather…they have massagers built in and they have foot baths on the bottom and cost about $2500 each.
They claim repairs can cost up to $2500. Hello…that sounds like they’re simply buying a new chair.
The part that really got me though is that they charge $24 for a manicure, pedicure and eyebrow arch. $24!!!! My manicure and pedicure combined with tip costs $80. Does Southwest fly there? If so, I’m stocking up on some $39 dollar fares….and going there for my nails and toes!!!!!!!
Are you getting back into the school routine…? Not easy, is it?
Sam and I are looking for Kid Forecasters………Takes just a couple of minutes, if that. Have yours call us at 6:50 in the morning at 1 800 948-5229 (KBAY) We’ll play them back at 7:10….We’ve had a couple of cute ones this week.
7:40 is when we’ll give away the $50 Visa Card from Twizzlers.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/23
Have you been reading a lot this summer? Maybe you’re not a seasonal reader but read all year round like Sam does. I tend to read more in the summer although I don’t read like I used to. This thing called TV has gotten in the way…LOL!!!
Found this Forbes list of top ten highest paid authors…I don’t read all of them, but at least I know all of their names. You will too. These are the ones who are always on the front table at the bookstore:
10. J.K. Rowling, $10 million (Harry Potter)
9. Nicholas Sparks, $14 million (romance novels)
8. John Grisham, $15 million (legal thrillers)
7. Janet Evanovich, $16 million (Stephanie Plum mysteries)
6. Dean Koontz, $18 million (horror, sci-fi)
5. Ken Follett, $20 million (thrillers)
4. Danielle Steel, $32 million (romance)
3. Stephen King, $34 million (Horror)
2. Stephenie Meyer, $40 million (Vampire books) 1. James Patterson, $70 million (Alex Cross thrillers)
Danielle Steel had better start writing a book a month..and catch up….LOL
I do love her books…especially the newest one …Family Ties. I think she has written 95 books…
How many have you read?
You know who seems to have fallen out from grace…at least as a big box office star….Jennifer Anniston. Loved her movie this past weekend…..the Switch…..but it had a terrible opening….8 million dollars….Of the 5 new movies, it came in last. Wonder what the story is on her?
This morning, we had our first Kid Forecaster of the new school year…Hannah from Jackson Elementary in Morgan Hill. She was so cute….calling for a “smarty” instead of smoggy alert.
Have your child call tomorrow….about 6:50 at 1 800 948-KBAY. We play them back about 7:10.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/20
Just how busy a life do you need to have an assistant?
Now, I know stars need assistants although I thought they had managers.
If you watch Betthany Gets Married, she has two assistants, although the guy she hired is really a lightweight.
And now Jennifer Lopez is trying to hire an assistant. It pays $55-65,000 a year
But you have to be available 24/6. Yes, apparently you get Sunday off (if she can spare you)!!! I guess the last assistant said she didn’t get a day off for weeks. You must be ready to travel anywhere at no notice, work on little sleep, and do everything from organizing her schedule to cooking if the butler is away…and you have to change diapers…..No..not for her..but for the twins…and hey aren’t they old enough not to be wearing diapers anymore. Or is Marc Anthony wearing them. No..his assistant would handle that…LOL!!! So if you figure it all out….even at the maximum pay and the minimum of 72 hours a week that works out to $17 an hour..
I think I’ll keep my current job…what about you?
Sam and I on Monday are bringing back the Kid Forecaster. Have yours call us about 6:50 or so…1 800 948-5229. If we can’t use him or her on that morning, we will later in the week… We’ll provide the weather info….and they’ll have a lot of fun. We’ll play it back during our 7:10 break…..It was so much fun last year….!!!!!
And of course, it’s Mountain Winery Monday featuring another one of our favorites..Earth Wind and Fire….and thank you Twizzlers…They’ve given us more $50 Visa cards to give away… So let’s make a date for Monday!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/19
App this…..
Shopkick!!!
A new free Iphone App that figures out what store you have just entered…and instantly sends you coupons and deals. So far, they’re hooked up to Macys, Best Buy, American Eagle and Sports Authority. Of course, it also sends a ton of data back to the company about your buying, spending and shopping habits. And it knows where you are at all times. And I thought Big Brother was just a show on Channel 5 Sunday, Wed and Thursday nights….LOL
Speaking of phone apps. Sam’s friend has one that lets him pick a baseball game to listen to. My friends daughter has one we used in Disneyland. It tells you the current wait time at the various rides. (thats a good one) And I saw this morning that they’re making one for the Hollywood Walk of Fame so you know the exact spot of your favorite “stars” .
If you’re free tonight, grab some girlfriends and join me downtown San Jose at the
Corinthian Grand Ballroom. (San Jose Athletic Club-196 N.Third Street)
It’s the Pink Passion for Fashion event 5-10. I’m emceeing the fashion show that starts about 7 ..so come when you can. There will be a room full of local designers and boutiques..shoes…bras..bags…jewelry, food, wine tasting, gift bags, silent auction.
Ticket prices are reasonable…$40 at the door…and you get a class of champagne and a raffle ticket. The money all goes to Susan G Komen for the Cure. Even the $5 for valet parking goes to the organization… This is such a good cause. We have to look after our “ta-tas”.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/18
We got so caught up in Five Guys burgers this morning…
We didn’t get to the rest of the Zaget list for best fast food eating…
Best burger-fast food-Five Guys
Best burger-full service-Red Robin
Best coffee—who else..Starbucks
Best coffee-full service-IHOP (try their blintzes while you’re there)
Best salad-fast food- Panera Bread
Best salad-full service-Cheesecake Factory (try the Cashew Chicken from the “special”menu)
Best value-fast food-McDonalds
Best value-full service-Olive Garden
Bad poetry day –which happens to be one of Sam’s favorites…although his “bad” to me sounds pretty darn good. This one is cute.
Today’s Taste Test tell us that 5 guys
Is the Nation’s best for burgers and fries
And when it comes to Mac and Cheese
Homemade’s most likely the one to please
But long before you have your lunch
You start the day with a little punch
Whether in a minivan or an old school bus
Sam and Lissa say thanks for starting with us!!!
Was I right? Cute. I think he wrote it in 3 minutes.
He’s a poet and doesn’t know it!!!!!! LOL!!!!
Hope you got your KBAY Connection newsletter in your e mail. My eyes right away went to the $2000 coastal get away.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/17
When was the last time you had to call a plumber? I so tried to avoid the call. Don’t we all. In fact, I spent about $75 buying stuff to unclog my toilet so I wouldn’t have to call
And I still did. Do you know how many different plungers they make? I do, since I bought 4 different styles. I even bought this aerosol-type can that you put in the “hole” and push on…($8.98) That didn’t work either. So lets see….$75 pre-call $149 post call. Who’s the smart one here? And the funny thing is it took him all of 5 minutes to unclog the toilet. He used one of those big snakes. You know what the culprit was? Paper Towels. This is the bathroom we use for dog poop pick up…Daisy’s a little dog…it’s okay. I usually use toilet paper but every once in a while I’ve grabbed paper towel…. That’s what did it!!!!! The Roto-Rooter guy said its just like throwing a rag down there. And he looked at the Kleenex Box on top of the toilet….said that’s just as bad…
So $224 later I now know…No Paper Towel…No Kleenex down the toilet!!!!!!
Do you watch Flipping Out on Bravo? Just started to over the weekend . Sheree and Layna here at the station said it was great. They’re right..it is…and it’s on tonite …
Yeah!!! Last night on Bravo, it was Real Housewives of New Jersey….and according to
A trade magazine….they’ve decided Danielle won’t be back next season….So let’s say it again….Yeah!!!!
A lot of kids are back in school….We heard from our favorite Presentation “car pool”co-eds this morning…but the calendar still says summer. Make sure you’re getting the KBAY Connection newsletter…. Tomorrow morning’s e-mail edition has a great summer getaway you’ll want to go after….…
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/16
Can’t wait to hear the stories of the first day of school.
Sometimes I think the kids survive it better than Mom and Dad.
Don’t we all remember the first day of kindergarten? I remember when Tori was at Jackson in Morgan Hill. All of us parents were there to get them situated. (Do they still allow that?) They had them draw a tree…an apple tree and I remember Tori made her tree purple and her apples pink….and Mike was whispering to her…..the tree should be green and the apples red…and I had to tell him to leave her alone… Actually, I think I was probably tearing up at the time….How old is Tori now…25. Poor Christina…2nd child ……5 years later and I went to work and just Mike took her to school.
Haven’t heard a lot of rave reviews from people who saw Eat Pray Love. Actually, there were better comments from the folks who watched the other one…The Expendables.
I guess the old guys still have it.
Read today that Toy Story 3 is now the biggest grossest animated movie of all time.
This weekend it topped 920 million dollars at the global box office. Is it still playing here? It’s no longer in the top ten of movies.. It goes on DVD November 2, just in time for Christmas.
Can we get through Halloween first? What is it August 16th. I was in a Hallmark store over the weekend…and all of their Halloween stuff is out. With our temperatures, I guess that’s what happened. We went straight from July 4th to Halloween….
Hey…tomorrow is National Thriftstore Day….Your best bargain?
Don’t miss 7:20…We’ve got tickets for the day at Gilroy Gardens..which is still open daily….after all it’s only August 16th!!!!
Sam and LIssa's Blog 8/13
Last weekend before school starts for some kids…Can you believe it….school already!!!!
Whatever happened to starting after Labor Day?
And remember how bad you felt on the final summer weekend… how you couldn’t go to sleep on Sunday night before the first day of class and usually it was too hot to wear any of the new clothes you just got. And look at here..Monday will finally be hot!!!!
And what perfect timing for back to school shopping. Macys on Sunday will start selling a line of “Glee” clothing….featuring t-shirts, hoodies and even Sue Sylvester sweatpants…priced between $19.99-$34.99. Just make sure you have a coupon—ha ha.
I can’t remember when was the last time I bought something at Macys without a coupon. Macys and Kohls the queen and king of shopping coupons. I seem to always have one or two in my purse.
All set for a weekend..that’s for sure. Sam is again going to the Giants this weekend… Yeah..he goes a lot..He loves his team. My Christina is coming home for the weekend with her Diesel dog…the pit bull/whippet which means chaos in my house. The cats will be hiding all weekend. He must look like a giant to them. He’s the sweetest thing, although far too dependent on Christina. As soon as she’s out of sight, all he does is cry.
We’re going to round up my best “Morgan Hill” friend Janette and go see Eat, Pray, Love. We’ll actually eat after the movie and I’m not sure of the timing for the Pray and Love…LOL!!! I’m still trying to get the courage to join one of those online-dating services.
I’ll probably just keep hanging out with my pets. I read today that one in six women tell their deepest secrets not to people ..but to their dogs or in my case cats. Works for me!!!!
Hey Monday will be here before you know it. Mountain Winery Monday at 7:10 is when we’ll get you set for the day so you can try and win Cyndi Lauper tix. Oh..and think about any hidden talent you might have…
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/12
Yikes…Friday the 13th tomorrow….We’ll make it a lucky day for someone. At 8:20 we’ll give you a chance to sit in the front row of the circus. When my girls were little we never missed Ringling Brothers. I don’t know who loved it more…me, Mike or them. But to sit in the front row….WOW!!!
One time at the Cow Palace, I got to be the guest ringmaster. Wore the tuxedo… had the whistle….nearly got eaten by the tigers. Yeah,no joke. After I started the show by blowing the whistle, the wire netting came down while I was still in the ring and on came the tigers…I was still inside…AHHHHHH!!!!!!
(I obviously got out in one piece)
Wonder what kind of demands Jennifer Lopez was making to become a judge on American Idol? Had to be pretty ridiculous for them to give up on her.
When she did a five minute cameo on Will and Grace years ago, I read she brought an entourage of 75, including an eyebrow assistant and an aide who did nothing but hold her coat. British tabloids said for an AIDS benefit, she demanded a white room, white flowers, white table and or tablecloth, white drapes and white candles. Guess she likes the color white.
Didn’t get much attention today. This is the anniversary of the sewing machine.
Singer got a patent on this day way back when. Not many fabric stores around anymore
Although I do know of two in San Jose but they are no longer just fabric stores. They sell arts and crafts plus home furnishings. My Mom was so into sewing. We were on a really tight budget growing up and she sewed all of my school dresses and her own too. And like most kids (I think) I never really appreciated it. I so wanted to go to the store like my friends and buy my clothes and now look at me…I would give anything to have here to sew me a dress.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/11
We need to get this out of the way before pay day….
TV Guide’s annual list of TV’s Top Earners. If you read it now, hopefully you’ll forget about it by the 15th when you look at your paycheck….LOL!!!!
Here are some of the stars from drama…..and this is per episode.
--Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men" . . . $1.25 million
--Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men" . . . $550,000
--Tina Fey, "30 Rock" . . . $350,000
-Steve Carell, "The Office" . . . $297,000
--17-year-old Angus T. Jones, "Two and a Half Men" . . . $250,000
Late night/Talk Show
--Oprah Winfrey . . . $315 million
--Judge Judy. . . $45 million
--David Letterman . . . $28 million
--Jay Leno . . . $25 million
Reality Shows
--Ryan Seacrest, "American Idol" . . . $15 million
--Piers Morgan, "America's Got Talent" . . . $2 million
News: Annual
--Matt Lauer, NBC . . . $16 million +
--Katie Couric, CBS . . . $15 million
--Brian Williams, NBC . . . $12.5 million
--Diane Sawyer, ABC . . . $12 million
One word…WHATEVER!!!!!
Be with us tomorrow morning…8:20….
The chance for you to sit in the second row for Barnum’s Funundrum.
Debbie will be calling in. She said this morning she spent $200 at the circus last summer, keeping the kids happy with “stuff”. But no flashlights . She said “Nana don’t do flashlights”.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/10
Can we all just calm down?
The flight attendant who went berserk after an unruly passenger made him mad upon landing ( I simplified this) and then called his 28 year career quits by sliding down the emergency chute isn’t the only one “losing it”…...(Sam and I actually love what he did)
A Florida man got arrested yesterday after punching a fellow patron at an Olive Garden Restaurant…..no not because they ran out of bread sticks....but because this man’s kids were “ruining his dining experience”.
And a You Tube is making the rounds about the woman who went into a rage
when McDonalds was serving breakfast….and wouldn’t give her an order of Chicken McNuggets. She punched two workers and smashed the drive through window. She’s still serving her 2 month jail terms
What the heck is going on?
I’ve got to admit I got mad at a store clerk the other day who I felt was showing me “attitude”. I told her she had a long day ahead, she’d better start acting nicer to her customers. I got in my car and started laughing at myself.
Sam the other night got annoyed at a woman working the lobby in a movie theater….
and told her to calm down.
We all need to take a chill pill…….where can we get those?
Hey…Will you instead settle for a happy night at the circus?
Getting closer and closer to the “three rings’ Have 3rd row seats tomorrow
for Barnum’s “Funundrum” at HP Pavilion.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/9
Free Meals…well, not for you but your kids.
Saw this today….Top restaurants that let kids eat for free:
1.Coco’s- free meal when an adult orders an entrée. Good through August 31st
2. Denny’s—2 children eat for free with every single adult purchase. You may need to go find an extra kid!!!!
3. Chevys- Tuesdays are free.
4. Applebees—Free meals for kids Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. They’ll have to starve the rest of the week ..LOL!!!
5.IHOP- no free breakfast but a free dinner. (They obviously don’t have a problem filling the tables in the morning.)
6.Macaroni Grill—Free for kids on Monday. All other nights aren’t free but fun. They have paper tablecloths and give the kids crayons.
Feel free to add, if you’ve got other places. Who doesn’t want to save a few bucks.
I can’t wait till I can start getting the senior citizen price. Okay..that’s a lie but Sam tells me it’s great….ha ha!!!!!!
Went to a wedding in Grass Valley over the weekend so playing catch up this week . Haven’t seen the last show of Friday Night Lights. I’m saving the one until I can really enjoy it. Not sure about the Housewives of D.C. Watched the first few minutes….not so good… and then there’s Mad Men and Army Wives.
No way am I watching Bachelor Pad. What about you?. Looks slimy…..What is with ABC? Dating in the Dark also starts tonight. I thought those shows were kept on cable.
Can’t wait to hear stories tomorrow morning for Spoiled Dog Day…
We’ll save Spoiled Kid day for later in the week…LOL!!!!
Also have 4th row seats to next week’s circus. We’ll get you closer and closer to the elephants all week long.!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/6
You grab the family….we’ll get the popcorn. A list out today of the
Greatest Family Film of All time…and it’s not the Hangover…LOL
The Brit’s did this one, but would our list be any different?
E.T
Wizard of Oz
Mary Poppins
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Toy Story
Shrek
Willy Wonka and the Chocolater Factory
Back to the Future
Jungle Book
Sound of Music. Sam used to watch Karate Kid with his kids when they were little and ours was always Sound of Music. Remember, it was always on Easter Sunday. My favorite though from the last few years is Beauty and the Beast. Listeners phoned in this morning and didn’t mention any of these…..Instead…Oliver….It’s a Wonderful Life (gotta be Christmas time for that one) Sandlot and Princess Bride.
Look what’s showing tonight ?
Sound of Music in Los Altos. Los Altos Village Association has Friday Movie Night.
And in Campbell….the Princess Bride. How cool is that. And does it look like fun in Campbell. Tori and I were eating dinner in downtown Campbell last Friday night and
We saw everyone in their lawn chairs in the parking lot at Orchard Valley Coffee. They’ve got the movie playing on the outside of the building wall and there’s popcorn machine…..FUN times!!!
Tobey Tobes update…my cat has recovered nicely from NEARLY dying (not really) after getting into my ant bait . Terri called this morning said try cinnamon…that its gets rid of ants quickly. They get hot little feet and take off…it’s safe for snoopy cats and your house smells nice.
You can thank me later…LOL!!!!
See you for Mountain Winery Monday at 7:10….Huey Lewis and the News!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/5
So Kids will be Kids….and I guess when it comes to my family at least…. Animals will be Animals. 2 scares within 24 hours. Christinas’s pit bull/whippet Diesel got attacked in her backyard down at Cal Poly by a Possum…..I was shocked. She lives in a regular neighborhood. Is it possum season? My friend’s Mom lives in the East San Jose foothills and she had a possum come into her house the other night. Anyway…Diesel…or Bubba as Christina fondly calls him won that fight… I love her dog though and the thought of him getting his face scratched by a possum got me all upset…
And then this morning…and this one was my fault. My cat “Toby Tobes” got sick on ant bait. Yeah, I knew better. It says don’t use it near kids or pets. But it was one of those liquid Terro thingies. You cut a slit in it, and the ants are supposed to go crawling in.
Well, I thought it was in an unreachable spot, but it turns out when I closed my bathroom door this morning Toby was hiding. So he had all morning to lick at that thing. Tori found him throwing up. I called the Vet.. They said I had to call the animal poison control center…which I did. The have a vet on call and they said Toby would be fine after perhaps throwing up some more. My bait was the milder one. The epa/Reg # on the package, if you want to check yours is #149-8.
$65 later, all was fine. Yes…they charge you $65 to help support the program. But they tell you up front. And its fine with me….Actually it was well worth it to know Toby Tobes would be okay. Plus, I didn’t need to rush to the Vet which probably would have cost me about the same. Gotta say though they’re the most expensive ants I’ve ever had in my home.
And yes…all those “hidden” Terro ant bait thingies are gone...
Yeah for tomorrow. It’s Friday!!!!
One more chance for you to win a $50 Visa Gift card to buy whatever you want…ant bait…a dress….dinner out….whatever LOL…courtesy of Twizzlers. And start thinking about what movie your family has enjoyed the most. Did anyone say Sound of Music?
Oh, that’s not my kids favorite…just mine.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/4
What a mess this American Idol “chaos” has become…
I was watching one of those entertainment shows last night and they acted like Fox was going to give up….just cancel the show. Now we know that’s not true. It’s still the number one show in America with about 20 million viewers. The Bachelorette finale got 11.6 million..and that was a record for them so its obvious how big Idol is.
But this “Judging Job” has gotten dicey. Supposedly Elton John and Barry Manilow were both asked. But heck they still have some “shelf life” probably didn’t want their legacy to be “the guy who replaced Simon”. Manilow would have been good though!!
And it looks like Jennifer Lopez was far from being the first choice. They say the producers really went after Jessica Simpson. And yes..she would have been perfect but her dumb dad got in the way. Yep..Joe Simpson is her manager and they say he is just a royal pain. He’s cost her a bunch of jobs either by asking for too much money or just being way too involved. Just ask Nick Lachey and Tony Romo about that…LOL!!!
Even though it’s not official it’s looking like it will be Randy Jackson, J-Lo and Steve Tyler as the next season’s judges. Tyler was on stage the other night, and said he was joining the show so I guess he is.
Join Sam and me tomorrow…Boy have we been getting intimate…talking today about online dating…for me..not him. Remember he has a wife-Carol. And tomorrow…it’s National Underwear Day…and I can’t believe what a pair of undies are going for…
And that I’ve paid it!!!! We’ll talk tomorrow…
And everyone….and we mean …everyone wants these $50 Visa Cards from Twizzlers..
We’ll give one away again tomorrow.
Sam and Lissas Blog 8/3
Gotta admit it was fun watching the Bachelorette last night.
Tori was busy talking to her own boyfriend in China so she didn’t watch it with me, but I had Christina on stand-by down in San Luis Obispo….until she told me to stop texting her…LOL. I would call her during the commercials. She was for Roberto the entire time. I liked Chris.
Thought the show was good TV watching..…..and is Bora Bora absolutely breathtaking.
I just kept imagining myself opening the door to my “cabana” and falling right into the ocean….I’d have to walk around with a life-jacket on at all times.
I like Ali so I hope it works out, but don’t think it well. And thanks for the
Great “catty” comments on Facebook. What fun is it if you can’t talk about the
“rich and or famous”….
What are you doing Thursday August 19? How about getting a bunch of girlfriends together and joining me downtown at the San Jose Athletic Club. Actually the Corinthian Grand Ballroom. I’m helping out with Pink Passion for Fashion, a fundraiser for Susan G Komen for the Cure. Will be a great night. The fashion show starts about 7:30. I’ll be the “runway announcer” but even before that, there will be local designers and boutiques
showing off shoes, bras, bags, jewelry. Will even be mini make overs….and you can’t have a bunch of women together without food and wine tasting.
Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door…. Get a group together, you can get a VIP table. . Go to eventbrite.com. Type in Pink Passion for Fashion. Would love to be with you that night and hey….don’t we all need to look after our boobies….!!!!!!!
Venturing into a whole new world tomorrow morning…...online dating… Sam doesn’t need it…..he has his wife-Carol--…but he thinks I could look into it…LOL…
So if you’ve got some tips….good or bad…give us a call after 7. 1 800 948-5229 (KBAY)!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 8/2
Can not stop looking at the wedding pictures of Chelsea Clinton. What about you?
One, she looked absolutely beautiful and that Vera Wang dress was breathtaking.
Two, I’ve always had a thing for the Clintons as parents. I know I know if Bill were a great father he wouldn’t have done what he did…yada yada yada…but I was always amazed at the obvious love those three had for each other. Remember the picture of Chelsea standing between her parents and holding their hands as they walked to the helicopter for a weekend away right after the big scandal. She was the glue that kept her family together. And look at how she succeeded. I can’t remember ever reading anything “naughty” involving Chelsea.
Sam was laughing at me this morning when I talked about the father-daughter song.
Never thought of playing Frank Sinatra’s The Way You Look Tonite. How perfect.
To be honest, it just makes me sad to think that my daughters won’t have their dad to walk them down the aisle at their wedding …or to dance at their wedding. Maybe that’s why I got so into this wedding. It just looked like such a happy perfect time.
Are we all watching the Batchelorette tonite? I’ll be so glad when it’s finally over
But have to admit I’m curious!!!
Even better though is what’s on at 7…The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Can’t wait to see that crazy Danielle!!!
You watch….unless Lindsey Lohan really blows it once she gets it of rehab…her 13 day stint in jail..is going to turn into a money bonanza for her. Carrie Ann Inaba said this morning she wants to get her on Dancing with the Stars….and she wasn’t kidding.
Love our give away this week…$50 Visa cards from Twizzlers. You can buy anything but I’d take that $50 and get as many Twizzlers as I could buy. I love that candy……Can’t wait to try their new sour stuff…I’m puckering up already!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 7/29
I know where Sam is going for dinner…Cheesecake Factory…
How do I know..I saw him printing out a coupon this morning for a $1.50
Slice of cheesecake. A preview day they call it for tomorrow’s National Cheesecake Day when you can get a slice for half-price. You have to go to their Facebook page to get one.
Seems all wrong…They should give out free mini-cheesecakes with a meal tomorrow…after all It’s a national holiday!!!! Maybe they could give out something like Charlie’s “Poppers” which are sold at a store at Charlie’s Cheesecake Works in the Almaden Valley….In fact, I think I saw cheesecake poppers in the freezer section of Costco the other day…. Now I’m hungry!!!!!
So when does summer come to an end for your family. We used to have a boss here at KBAY who would get so mad at me because I would say summer is over at the beginning of August. He’d always say “No, it’s not Lissa. You have until Labor Day.
Yes…technically but when do your kids go back to school? Mid-August ?
And when do back to school sales start?. And when do you start to feel bad that you’ve let summer pass you without doing anything. Been there..done that!!!!
And besides, when will we get an entire week of hot summertime weather?
I’m thinking next summer!!!!!
Sorry I left the house this morning and didn’t set the DVR for the View. Would have liked to have seen the President, but I figure I will see snippets all night long on TV.
Was really surprised to see this morning that only about 800 thousand women 18-49 watch that show yet it’s always quoted or talked about. I won’t mention that 1.2 million watch Young and the Restless…And that’s when It’s on in the morning. That doesn’t count all of those (like me) who watch it on DVR.
We’ve got the big wedding talk tomorrow. Even if you had the money, would you really
spend $5 million dollars on your daughter’s wedding? Crazy….Crazy….Crazy!!!!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 7/28
Gotta start going to garage sales. You heard about this guy who bought 2 small boxes of photographs for $45 at a garage sale in Southern Cal years ago. He didn’t think much about them until he started showing the pictures to people and someone said “hey those were taken by Ansel Adams. They were actually 65 glass negatives of photos by Ansel Adams. (I don’t know what a glass negative is either)…but anyway….they’re worth $200 million dollars. Now that’s a nice return on $45.
Sam was looking at an anniversary list this morning… 10 years ago Kathie Lee Gifford left the “Regis and Kathie Lee show. ….and she went where? Oh yes, she does the last hour of the Today Show with that Hoda “woman”. Didn’t Kathie Lee leave Regis to become a “big “star? I actually like her. I interviewed her on the phone once and had a great conversation with her. She’s very warm…very friendly, but she really didn’t get far after Regis, did she?.And he so easily replaced her with Kelly Ripa. Now, Kelly Ripa…that’s who I want to be when I “grow-up”.
I’ve already read the new KBAY Connection Newsletter. I knew we’d come up with something great for what Sam and I think is one of the best summer concerts at the Mountain Winery…Talking about Huey Lewis and the News. Front row seats. I’ve never ever sat in the front row at the Mountain Winery, but I’ve seen others do it (ha ha) and I’ve seen Huey go right up to them. He loves the front row.!!!
You have to go after those.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 7/27
It’s a strike out. Had the story this morning that they were looking for thousands of extras for Money Ball starring Brad Pitt…and Philip Seymour Hoffman. This is the movie they’re making about the Oakland A’s 2002 season when they won over 20 games in a row. But I went on online and the bases are loaded…LOL .I guess they don’t need anyone else. If you still want to check out the website it’s…BeinaMovie.com. Who knows maybe something else will come up. Bree who works in our Promotions Department was hired. She goes Thursday night. Don’t know what she’s getting paid. Never been an extra, have you? I know it’s not much…but a ton of fun.
And what if you really got to see Brad Pitt!!!!! That would be priceless!!!!
And now we know why he shaved that hideous looking goatee/beard off. Thank goodness for small favors…LOL!!!! Was that not the ugliest look ever….
If you watch the Real Housewives of New Jersey/…you know Teresa and Joe are bankrupt. They have debt totaling 11 million dollars. They’re auctioning stuff off…like
Flat screen TVs, fancy furniture and chandeliers. You can download a catalog from ajwilnerauctions.com. Wonder if they’re selling the big old fat yellow diamond she got on the show last nite for their 10th anniversary!!!!
And if you watch Mad Men…you are probably doing so on a flat screen TV…ha ha . They say half the viewers make at least 100 grand a year….and that Mad Men has the wealthiest viewers of any cable show. The stuff they come up with!!!!!
After reading all my Birthday greetings this morning on Facebook, I think it’s fair to say KBAY has the nicest listeners. Thanks for making my day so special!!!! Even though I say to myself I don’t care about “another birthday” it’s great to know people take the time to notice, so again... thank you!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 7/27
Tis the economy…Reading more and more lately of
robberies. Over the weekend in San Francisco someone actually stole an ATM machine from the wall. That’s one way to get some money out. Sam had his pride and joy T-Bird broken into Friday in our parking garage. Someone slit the soft-top and reached in to open the side door but the car alarm must have scared him off. Yes. I assume the thief was a man—LOL. $2000 damage for Sam’s insurance company!!!!
A listener called this morning said she was parked over by Branham High School to play tennis. Her purse and her friend’s purse were both stolen from the back of the car. I have to admit I used to always leave my purse in the car and think if I covered it with a jacket—it would be safe. Now, when I go to work out or walk with a friend I leave my purse at home and just take my wallet. After all, that’s all you need for a quick trip out…your license, proof of insurance and a few bucks. I lock it in my glove compartment… Oops…I didn’t write that….LOL!!!!!
Don’t know if I’m up for the Bachelorette tonight, but I’ll be watching…
2 hour show where the guys “talk”…OMG!!!!!. Next week, Ali finally picks or doesn’t pick her “fiancé”. Was this season longer than the other ones? It sure seems like it…
I’m much more interested now in Big Brother although this is the first season in 12 that it’s not in the top 10 for ratings.
You take your lunch to work? Saves about $50 a week. But a story this morning you might be better off storing it in the bathroom instead of the office fridge. That’s how dirty the fridge at work is…4 out of ten are cleaned once a month. At KBAY, I think ours is cleaned out twice a year, which I’m guessing is the norm.
I would just leave mine on the desk…..the only problem is it would be eaten right away. Too much temptation…..LOL!!!!
This is tempting.. Sam and I have family 4 packs all week for both the Wiggles and Raging Waters….Fun’s on!!!!!
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Sam and Lissa's Blog 7/23
Gotta turn the page on the calendar…It’s July 23rd…which marks the beginning of
The month of Leos…If your birthday is between now and August 22nd, see if this
describes you: confident, ambitious, generous, loyal and encouraging. Have to accept the good with the bad. Here are Leo weaknesses: pretentious, domineering, melodramatic, stubborn, vain. I know that doesn’t describe me either….LOL.
Yep….it’s time for the big birthday. How old? The same age as Disneyland. They opened ten days before I was born. Maybe that’s why I am such a Disneyland fanatic.
Have to be honest. Birthdays aren’t really my thing. I know hard to believe…
I would much rather give than receive. I think I’ll be doing both this weekend….Going down to Cal Poly so that I can be with both my daughters. Team TLC (Tori, Lissa, Christina) needs a workout!!!!!
Sam is also packing up…packing up his new knee. He stayed all week in a hotel, right near the station to help with his recovery. He’s anxious to see his wife-Carol-!!!
Got to reminiscing about high school reunions this morning. I stopped going after year 25.
Summer always big for reunions. Leigh High Grads (my alma mater) seem to love their get togethers.
There’s one tomorrow for the class of 1990. It’s at the Toll House in Los Gatos. If that’s you, you can e mail Jeannette Kelley at kelleyj@kelleyj.com
And an entire weekend celebration August 13-15 for the Lee High class of 1970.
If you’re wondering about your schools reunion, I hear Facebook and Classmates.com are good sources.
Have yourself a great weekend. Mountain Winery Monday will be hear before your knot it. Love the artist this time around...Michael McDonald. Also have Wiggles and Raging Water tix…
Sam and Lissa's Blog 7/22
There it was…at Petsmart….The Martha Stewart Collection for Pets!!!!
I don’t own one Martha Stewart item…no kitchen do-dads or pots and pans, no linens, no towels but I now own a Martha Stewart dog chew. Can you believe it Martha is now hawking doggie and kitty stuff. And I bet she makes a fortune. Some of the stuff didn’t seem too practical like the crocheted chew toys although for $6.99 I bought a brown rope
Chewie . But she’s got a set of feeding bowls and quilted dog beds…and of course with machine washable zip off slip covers….LOL!!!
Big Brother 12…why all the crying this season? Must be a product placement somewhere in the house for Kleenix and I just haven’t noticed…LOL
Sam watched the show last nite…I think for the first time….saw one minute….got bored and changed the channel. His show is still Survivor…and we read this morning that former Dallas Cowboys Coach Jimmy Johnson is on the next season. Put on Troy Aikman and I’ll start watching again…..
The show we both watch and he got me into this one is Mad Men. It starts up again Sunday night. Who doesn’t love Jon (Don) Hamm? Can’t wait to see how Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce works out. Early on in the season, I’m guessing that Betty (January Jones) will realize Henry can’t give her any better life than Don did and goes crawling back...
We’ve got something big for the Sam and Lissa show tomorrow. After 8, we’ll announce which fan won the front row tickets for Kenny Loggins at the Mt. Winery. You still have time to be “that” fan. Go to KBAY.Com.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 7/21
So much for Sam and Lissa….or Bob, Mike or even Bella or
Jordan. We’ve got new names for 2010-11….and while they’re not the most popular yet…they are becoming a bit more common.
For girls:
#1.) Tenley- The runner up last season on the BACHELOR, but clearly the real winner!!!!LOL!!!!
#2.) Harper
#3.) Everleigh
#4.) Martina
#5.) Sookie ----or did they mean SNookie from Jersey Shore?
#6.) Navi ----Wasn’t that from Avatar?
#7.) Charlotte
#8.) Eloise
#9.) Lorelai
#10.) Ursula
#11.) Briella
And for the boys:
#1.) Castiel
#2.) Bentley
#3.) Eoin—A listener says its pronounced “Owen” and is Irish
#4.) Easton
#5.) Lucian
#6.) Aarav
#7.) Zion
#8.) St.John
#9.) Kaiden
#10.) Sterling
#11.) Callan
Wonder how many babies this year will be named Lindsay?
Talking about Lindsay Lohan. Saw this morning her wake up call in jail is 5am. Someone shouts over the P.A. “Line up for chow! Make your bed! Tuck your shirts in! Hands in your Pants! I want my military line with no talking!
She’s got 3 meals that take up 20 minutes each.
Breakfast-2 hard boiled eggs, 2 pieces of wheat bread, and O-J
Lunch-PBandJ, apple, banana or 2 cookies and fruit punch
Dinner processed chicken with noodles, broccoli, coleslaw , Jello and milk.
I guess no snacks… 22 hours a day in her cell with one hour for recreation….either for making phone calls, shower, exercise or t-v watching. You know which one I’d be doing…LOL!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 7/20
When was the last time you went to a concert? My friend went to the James Taylor/Carole King show last nite. Tickets were $119 each. What did I pay? $60 for Taylor Swift.
Plus he said they added a $9 “facility” fee. He didn’t use the bathroom so he was wondering if he could get that part refunded--LOL[. Plus he said there was an $18 charge for something else and a $4.50 “convenience fee”. His seat, he said, wasn’t that convenient. Plus like at the Giants game this weekend the parking was $30.
The show he said was great but that he couldn’t remember all the tunes he knew so well
way back when . Also these “youthfully hippie-like minstrels now look like grandparents. I think Taylor is now 62 and King 68.
Plus he added that the “stadium” food had him waiting for the 7th inning stretch…
Good one…
If you’re already tired of summer…and asking yourself….when does school start again?..
Happy Hollow has something cool this week…Maybe you haven’t even been to the new Happy Hollow yet….so there’s an idea on its own…but they’re proclaimed this “Cardboard Week”. Your kids can help create a City of Cardboard and anything their imagination can think of is possible…..do they want roads, a city hall, a ball park, a McDonalds- ha ha. The top building designer wins a family 4 pack to Happy Hollow. So go out and have fun.
If you’re wondering what admission is…I looked it up for you.
Yes…July 20th and parents everywhere are asking…..when does school start again????????????????? And kids everywhere are saying…OMG…..July 20th..
Just one more month till school starts….Darn!!!! (or something like that)
Sam and Lissa's Blog 7/19
What a GREAT Monday. Sam’s back….He’s hobbling …but he’s back….
big fat new knee and all!!!!!
Went to the Giants game Saturday night with my girlfriend Janette.
That is no cheap evening…$54 for each ticket (she buys 14 games a year so it’s always her treat) But $30 for parking. A big old Nathan’s hot dog- I think $7-25. Diet Coke $6
Margarita $10 and she bought a Giants blanket $50.
Had to resist the ice cream sundae $8.25.
And so embarrassing…..a camera guy was a few rows in front of me filming our section and there I was pigging out on the hot dog. Not a pretty site. Just hope I had my mouth closed…LOL!!!
Good weekend for an ice cream cone. Baskin-Robbins is putting 5 of it’s flavors on dry ice somewhere….including French Vanilla…yeah a classic since BR started in 1945. Either it’s now too bland for us or we just don’t like the French..LOL
Gerald e mailed this morning that they have a tradition of dropping flavors:
How about these (with the year they had 'em):
FROM THE MOVIES:
Resolution Breaker (2003)
Trick Oreo® Treat (1997)
2001 Spice Odyssey (2001)
Dirt ’n Worms (2004)
Last Mango in Paradise (1995)
FROM TV:
Charlie Brownie (1967)
Sesame Sweet (1972)
Miami Ice (1986)
Wheel of Fortune Choco Letter Crunch (1996)
Stacey called and said at over $3 a scoop, she’ll stick to Thrifty Ice Cream at Rite-Aid for $1.80 for 2 scoops!!!!!
If you’ve got time today….do us a favor. Count how many pairs of jeans you own? And how many actually fit. We’ll compare notes tomorrow.. See how “average” you are.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 7/16
Forget Got Milk…Got Plans?
Good stuff this weekend….and hopefully you’ll have such a good time you’ll forget its so hot outside…because all of these are outside.
The Menlo Park Connoisseurs Marketplace is tomorrow and Sunday. The boss says this is one of the best summertime festivals. I can’t wait to find out. I’ll be in the KBAY booth tomorrow from 10-2 doing the show from there. Stop on by…….We’ve got more of those great eco-friendly Summer Made Simple bags..and the new KBAY summer CD. Also a chance to win theater tickets and a visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Mountain View has the Obon Festival and Salinas has the rodeo. Buckin’ Broncos and Bulls too!!!
Saturday night…Movie Night…Free Movie Night….Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs at Municipal Stadium on their big screen. How fun is that? Admission and parking free. The concession stands will be open. No lawn chairs, but blankets are good!!!!! Gates open at 6. And they say they movie starts at 7. Isn’t it still light at 7? Well, let me know how it goes.
Mentioned this morning that the typical woman changes her hairstyle 100 times
during her lifetime. So if you’re about due….Sunday, the Innovators Salon and Spa of Campbell is having a hair cut a thon for the Hospice of the Valley. All the money made goes to them….and the prices are great …haircut-$15 shampoo $2 and blow dry $5.
They’re in Kirkwood Plaza. Goes from 11-4. Think how good you’ll look for Monday and the return of SAM!!!! Also a super-sized Mountain Winery Monday. You listen for the Kenny Loggins sounder every hour from 7 until 4…and if you’re caller 25, you win not only 2 tickets to his concert July 29th, but you’ll get to meet him at his private sound check party. Geez..I don’t know what’s better…the return of SAM…or an evening with Kenny Loggins…LOL!!! (I already know the answer)
Sam and Lissa's Blog 7/15
This will take you back to your school days…We have a progress report on Sam…
He’s coming back …..Oh..his new knee still hurts plenty….and a lot more than he expected….but he’ll be here again on Monday. I’m not planning a show and tell…
Not sure I even want to look at his knee right now…Can’t be pretty…LOL!!!!
Here was our big fashion tip this morning…..
If you want people to think your butt is smaller you wear dark jeans that have normal-sized, plain pockets—no reverse stitching or rhinestones. Women wearing jeans with embellishments on the butt were judged to look 10 pounds heavier than their true weight.
Makes sense..doesnt it..
We’ll call this the “Shrinking Butt” tip…
And then I found this..that the average increase in the protrusion of a woman’s butt when wearing heels is 25 percent….Isn’t that weird.
We’ll call that one “Butt Out”
I’ve got to stop reading this stuff…LOL!!!!
This one is good though….
Sex burns about as many calories as the same amount of time spent weight training or walking. You even burn 8-12 calories per minute of kissing which is more than you burn in a minute of walking. Since I have yet to start dating….I will keep going to the gym….!!!!!!
Sam and Lissas Blog 7/14
We started a new club this morning…”Facebook Anonymous”…and the roll call is growing…
4 signs you might be a Facebook Addict.
1.You don’t call people when you have big news. When something big happens in your life, your closest friends and family shouldn’t find out about it on Facebook. Right? You call them…and then put it on Facebook.
2.You constantly post status updates. Changing your status a few times a day is fine…but does anyone really care that you took out your garbage on the hour every hour..LOL!!!
3.You share things you probably shouldn’t. Heck I don’t need Facebook for that… ha ha. I’m always saying stuff on the morning show that I shouldn’t. But isn’t it true when you spend a lot of time on Facebook, you start forgetting that some things SHOULD be kept private.
4.You update your status while driving. Yes…if you have a smartphone you learned quickly you can update Facebook from your phone. That’s why I still have a “stupid” phone.
So what’s your count…..are you 4 for 4? Because if you are….repeat after me…I am a Facebook Addict.
Where are my Big Brother “friends” . The 12th season started last Sunday and for the first time the show isn’t in the top 10 for the ratings. Wonder what that’s about.
If you ask me, the best hour in TV came this week with the Real Housewives of New Jersey. You can still see it, so I won’t give it away, but I read this morning that Danielle has gone to the police and asked that they arrest Teresa and Jacqueline’s daughter Ashley. And that’s kind of weird, because I think the show was taped months ago.
I guess she also watched it this week….ha ha
Sam and Lissa's Blog 7/13
Favorite thing to buy?….shoes. I haven’t figured out the connection here, but while I have always loved shoes, I started buying them like crazy after my husband died. I think because it gave me something to do—that I liked—shopping and it’s so easy to buy shoes. They’re not like bathing suits. They’re easy to try on and if it’s your right size they usually fit and shoes are always on sale!!! That is my rule. I rarely buy shoes for full price. They have to be on sale and I need a coupon. Other than for a pair of good boots or UGGS, I tend to pay under 60 so I’m still in a state of shock over what my daughter Tori told me over the weekend. She went to two weddings. Her friend was wearing shoes that cost $500 one day and I think she said $650 the next. And the bride’s shoes cost over $700. So guess what we’re talking about tomorrow morning….How much you’re willing to spend for a pair of shoes.
This morning Chris Jackson who is sitting in for Sam…looked at his son’s Facebook page. He’s a teenager..and just bought a pair of Toms. Yep. I hadn’t heard of them either. They look like Vans. They’re slip-ons….the slipper look. I think he paid $55. My daughter Christina who is going to be a teacher….elementary school is into Converse All-Stars. She calls them “teacher shoes”. Darcye who teaches high school in Morgan Hill said her students favor Vans and Havaianas flip-flops. I’ve never worn those..but boy do I love flip-flips. I have them in every color….every style…and wear them all the time (as long as they were on sale..and I had a coupon) LOL!!!
Call us tomorrow…let us know your price limit 1 800 948-5229.
And be around at 7:20….I’ve got the 4 signs you’re a Facebook Addict.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 7/12
Yes…Disneyland is the happiest place on earth…but I think mornings here at KBAY are second best…Don’t laugh…I truly mean it. That’s how you know you had a good vacation…and some good time off…it’s okay to return to work..Just wish Sam was back. Since we started working together over 5 years ago, we have never been apart for more than 2 weeks and this marks 3. That old knee of his is still looking pretty good—LOL!!!
If you’re going to Disneyland this summer, make sure you get over to California Adventure. This new “World of Colors” Water-light show is absolutely incredible. How they do their magic I will never ever know. Just a warning. To see the show, and they have nighttime performances at 9, 10:15 and 11 you have to get a fast-pass first thing in the morning when the park opens at 10. Plus there’s no seating. You stand for the half hour show. Plus, we stood in our places for 90 minutes before time. It truly is worth it though. When the starts and you’re watching in disbelief you forget about the 90 minute wait. Plus you want to try and get in the blue or yellow sections for great viewing. We actually reserved picnic dinners online ahead of time for $14.95 and besides a great meal we got Yellow passes as well so we didn’t have to worry about getting a fast-pass. There’s really no place to eat the dinners in the viewing area so we had them for lunch..LOL. You can also make dinner reservations if you call Disney Dining and you also get a preferred spot and with no waiting. so that’s even better.
And a by the way on Disneyland…with the fast passes. You know you don’t have to use them during the specified time on the ticket. You just need to use them that day and if you read the fine print at the bottom of the ticket, it will tell you the earliest time you can get another fast pass. So we would get them early in the morning and then save them for later in the day when the rides had half hour or more lines.
They’re a must for Indiana Jones. Space Mt. Thunder Mountain, Screaming and California Soaring. You can’t get them at all for the Matterhorn, Tower of Terror or the newer ride Toy Story 3. You can wait an hour for that one…but it is so much fun. Don’t miss that one in California Adventure Park. It is great.
Just talking about it makes me want to go back…LOL!!!!
kneed you now!
These are strange days, indeed! Lissa and I usually sit together after our show while she writes the daily blog, but with Lissa gone to The Happiest Place On Earth, also known as Disneyland, and me out with knee replacement surgery, nobody's getting blogged! So, with pain in my knee (and time on my hands) I'm blogging away!
Hope you had a fun 4th - Lissa told me the Morgan Hill Parade was big fun! She rode in the back of a shiny Mercedes convertible provided by her best friend, and I rode the couch watching "Born On The Fourth of July" for the umpteenth time on TV!
My knee replacement surgery went well - painful, but well. As I was lying around, whining, which I've done a lot these past 2 weeks, I thought about the pain those pirates and other one-legged characters must go through, without proper sanitation and all. The Pirates of the Caribbean didn't have Kaiser, did they? Now I'm doing all the therapy dictated by my Physical Terrorist every day, wondering if those pirates had PT back in the day. If I had to lose a leg back then, I think I'd just walk the plank!
Lissa's in Disneyland, and that reminds me of the trip she & I took for their 50th anniversary - hard to believe it was 5 years ago this July 17th! Lissa & I had a really good time celebrity-watching and doing our show from Main Street, and enjoying all the amazing food they prepared for the event. Mickey cupcakes! Mmmm!
We saw Jesse McCartnery, The Goo Goo Dolls, Steve Martin, Christina Aguilara, Julie Andrews...and that was just in the line for the Matterhorn! (har har!)
Most poignant of all, we met Art Linkletter, who had opened the park in 1955 along with Ronald Reagan. Art was so gracious and nice to us - I'll never forget that.
So, Lissa returns Monday - I'm out for a few more days until FedEx delivers my peg-leg and eye patch kit, then it's more fun with Sam & Lissa! Can't wait!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 7/1
Hope you have something fun planned this July 4th weekend.
And if you’re still searching for a place to go….KBAY.Com has a pretty good list of events.
You know where I’ll be…Morgan Hill for the annual parade. Start time this year because of Sunday church services 11am. I’ll be the one in the silver Mercedes Convertible.
Yeah..fancy!!!!!! It’s my girlfriend Joanne’s car. She’s having it all detailed today…
Not sure of the final plan, but I think my friend’s The Wilsons will be driving and I may make Victoria come along… The more…. the merrier!!!! Just won’t be the same without Sam. His July 4th doesn’t look so great at this moment. A new knee that looks like a Casaba Melon and hurts!!! He’s starting physical therapy today so that’s a good sign. It’s
Progress!!!!
Hot dogs or Burgers for July 4th…According to our informal poll this morning it’s Burgers. Love the recipe of a listener….Lipton’s onion mix and A-1 sauce.
Yum!!!!!!
And if you could have a BBQ with any celebrity or celebrity family who would it be?
I agree with the survey I saw this morning….the Kardashians… Hey…I could even put up with Bruce Jenner. Looks like his most recent plastic surgery fixed his last face lift …LOL!!!!!
And what better time than now….July 4th weekend…to have something special for our troops. Old Navy stores Saturday will be collecting hygiene and comfort items for our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq…You can even buy the stuff there…things like flip flops, t-shirts, underwear, sunglasses. They’ll give you a 10 percent discount in exchange for a donation…. Operation Old Navy….hats off to them.!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 7/1
Who knew….the most dangerous summer time activity isn’t boating…or swimming
But –are you ready—jumping on a trampoline….yep..The chances of landing in the E-R about 1 in 3000. Far more dangerous than lying on a hammock…LOL….Your chances of getting hurt on one of those are 1 in 85,000. And I’m not sure if you get hurt getting on or getting off the Hammock. I have never been able to do either—gracefully…
And I’m still hearing from people who loved Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlor…
We used go to the one on Blossom Hill Road near the Almaden Expressway.
At least I think that’s where it was. Now, that whole strip shopping center is gone….
That’s where the big new Whole Foods is going in. Got an e-mail from Linda…She just went to a Farrell’s while on vacation down in Mission Viejo and Santa Clarita….and they have a couple in Hawaii. Maybe they’ll make a comeback here. Their website is great…www.farrellsusa.com .Music starts playing when you open it…and the menu is just like it was…they still have Pigs in a Trough…..(Fit for a Pig)
Geez..those were great memories!!!!!!!
Not only is July the start of Ice Cream Month….but its Hot Dog Month—
Grilling Month…and Bikini Month……Well, 3 out of 4 ain’t bad!!!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/30
Why are these people writing books? Rob Lowe “Stories I Only Tell My Friends”
And Actress Barbara Eden “Jeannie out of the Bottle” After the first 10 chapters about her 4 seasons on I Dream of Jeanne…she will use the final chapter to talk about what?
Funny call from my daughter Christina this morning….She’s getting her teaching credential …and is taking a couple of summer classes at Cal Poly. One of them is
P.E for elementary kids…and she tells me that today…they have to teach soccer which was never her forte….I remember watching her picking weeds as the ball was coming right at her….I think she was 5. Another time, she was fixing her headband while the ball was coming at her… She’s like me…a spectator.not a player!!!!!
Now this is a picture I don’t want to see. Sam tells me his new knee looks like a Casaba Melon…..or just a big fat gourd. Said he won’t be wearing shorts for a long long long time…Plus it hurts big time… You know maybe that old knee wasn’t so bad!!!!!! I miss him!!!!!!
Hope you got your KBAY Connection Newsletter this morning. Darrin put together a great list of things to do and places to go for the long 4th weekend.
You know where I’ll be…Morgan Hill for the July 4th Parade. ..Don’t know the car I will be in but I’m number 48 in the line up. We’ve got dueling parades on July 4th. The other fun one is in the Rose Garden neighborhood in San Jose….The Rose, White and Blue Parade….and look who they’ve snared…the Woz. Yeah…Steve Wozniak is their Grand Marshall. See what Dancing with the Stars gets you….LOL!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/29
Let’s go to dinner at the airport…The new terminal B at Mineta International
officially opens tomorrow….and I know you can’t go eat there unless you’re
waiting to board a plane….but I will be soon…and I can’t wait. Have you seen the
list of new eateries in and around the food court? San Jose Joes-aka Original Joes, Pizza My Heart, The Brit (behind the London style red phone booth), Mojo Burger, Ruby Tuesday, Una Mas, and the Santa Cruz Wine Bar… Already open is Le Boulanger, Sharks Cage, Le Boulanger and Gordon Biersch. There’s also Sonoma Chicken Coop, a few more cafes and local “stars” CJ Olson fruits and nuts…and my favorite Schurras candies.
Forget the fancy high tech stuff; the 200 foot long skylights ….and yes…the long long long walk to your gate….there are now “good-eats”
And good thing….you may want to buy your meal and take it on the plane after the study out today that airline food can make you sick ….literally. ..FDA inspections at the catering facilities found mice, cockroaches and fecal matter….and that in flight meals weren’t kept at the proper temperatures. Maybe it’s a good thing a lot of meal service has been dropped!!!! But please…can I have an extra bag of peanuts……
Sam update…He’s doing great considering he’s got a new knee that is just days old.
Can’t play the piano yet—LOL.
But he’s in less pain than he expected and already up and about with a walker.
Can’t wait till he’s back…..
Can’t believe I fell asleep before the Rose ceremony last nite on the Bachelorette.
Have to admit I’ve lost interest because I did the no-no…read the spoilers…..
But I will never lose interest in the Real Housewives of New Jersey. That’s the best thing going on TV right now….
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/28
Hey…dancing is kind of fun. Just wish I was good at it.
I think I might have embarrassed myself at Studio 94 in Campbell Friday night.
But I’ve checked the pictures posted at KBAY.Com and there seems to be no evidence of my lack of coordination…LOL….
And what is so cool about dancing is….you don’t need to have a date. In fact, I’m guessing the women outnumbered the men 2-1 and it just didn’t matter. Everyone danced with everyone…and had one heck of a time. What’s the saying? Girls just want to have fun”.
Certainly like this….Katie Cassidy who happens to be David Cassidy’s daughter
and starred in the new Melrose Place before it was cancelled has a new job….She’ll be on Gossip Girl next season as a semi-regular. All they’ve said is she will be mysterious, make trouble….and is “not what she appears”….
In other words.. she’ll fit right in.
And yes…another story on Jake and Vienna. Dancing with the Stars Edyta Sliwinska say says Vienna was jealous of Jake’s dancing partner Chelsie Hightower… which she adds was weird because Jake and Chelsie didn’t even get along.
Okay…...I think I’m done with the story…..you too?
Fun stuff this week during the morning show….Lilith Fair tickets for July 5th at the Shoreline plus Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey tix for the circus in August.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/25
Look what we missed yesterday…..the start of a complete ban nationwide
of……candy cigarettes. It’s true. How did I miss this?
Remember… (I hope you’re old enough too) we got those things all the time at 7-11…
We all thought they were cool because our Moms did not!!!
But the Family Smoking Prevention and Control Act got them banned. No candy or fruit flavored cigarettes. I don’t know if anyone ever started smoking the real ones because of the candy…certainly never interested me…but I think the ban is a good thing…What do we need that kind of candy for….especially when you’ve got Milk Duds and Jujyfruits….which are my all time favorite!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And speaking of all time favorites…..Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is 36 on Saturday….
You never ever read anything bad on him……In high school, he was president of the Latin Club and he never ever cusses….
Ok, so maybe I don’t want to see Grown-ups…..Terrible review this morning in the Mercury. One star….stupid jokes and outright silliness….and the last line the reviewer writes” They’re just killing time on screen…slowly and painfully.” Plus Rob Schneider and David Spade are in it. That was my line. I don’t like either one of them but I love Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Chris Rock.
Guess I will go see Knight and Day. Because if I don’t and you don’t it won’t make enough money and Tom Cruise won’t be allowed to make Mission Impossible-4.
Yeah, that’s what they say…that he if he doesn’t bring in a lot of money, they’re not going to risk another high budget film on him. Maybe Cameron Diaz will save the day!!!!
You know what’s getting rave reviews? Joan Rivers docu-movie – Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. It’s playing at Santana Row and Camera 7. I love her, but I’ll think I’ll wait for it on Comcast.
Finally summer again this weekend….Warm, Warm Warm.
If you’re bored go to KBAY.Com.
Bunch of fun things going on. Just a tip if you’re going to the San Jose Giants game on Sunday and we’ve got a great discount on line, wear lots of sun screen, dress coolly and wear a hat….That sun is right on top of you….and there’s not much shade. But heck…...is it ever fun!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/24
So the day has arrived. Sam is taking some time off…to get a new knee.
Yeah....it’s amazing what you can buy today. I go shopping for a new purse and he for a new knee. I wonder if it’s a “Coach”…lol!!!! And it seems to be more involved than a “boobie” job as you get sent home after those and he is actually staying in the hospital for a couple of days. Lucky Carol-his wife--…because you know how men are when they’re recovering (ha ha). I told him to make sure they put the knee in the right place. And on the right leg. You never know. He could come end up walking backwards….Not sure what day he’s coming back…Hope it won’t be long….Two days should be enough, don’t you think? Nah..it will be a little longer than that…but when he does return he’ll not only be Sam but he’ll be the Bionic Sam. Yeah…we are going to miss him. He’s my better half!!!!
Is this ever true…a story this morning on Ladies Night Out…that it takes the average group of women 3 days, 5 hours and 22 minutes to organize one night out. During the planning, women will swap 16 texts, five phone calls, three Facebook postings and 3 e- mails planning their get together. A typical ladies night out involves about 4 women. Now when I get together with my 8 lady friends from Morgan Hill, it could take weeks to just agree on a date that we can all get together which is why we book our annual weekend away while we’re at the current weekend away…yep …a year ahead of time.
That’s really the only way we can guarantee we’ll all be there. What was that movie with Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn?…Same time Next year…. That’s us…
Just mentioning that movie makes me want to watch it again. I’ve seen it so many times over the years. It’s a classic…… I think their names were Doris and George.
Heard this morning that ABC is already set with a Jake and Vienna break up interview for the Bachelorette episode on July 5th. Well, they’d better tell her to stop talking to everyone. She was actually crying last night on one of the entertainment shows…saying “a woman needs to be shown love and he just wouldn’t go near her….I think he’s still going with the cheating charge….but I also read that she wanted fame to come to her and wasn’t willing to work for it (like he obviously was) Hopefully after the 5th..they’ll both fade into the background. At least she gave him the 3 carat ring back…because he has to now give it back to the producers who have to give it back to the jeweler!!!!
After all, they need it back by the Ali finale so someone can give it to her….ha ha.
My friend Tracy who works at the San Jose Mineta Airport gets to go to the fancy gala tonite for the celebration of the billion dollar upgrade. Invite only..but she got one..
There’s a big open house at the new terminal this weekend. You had to preregister and 10,000 people did. It’s now sold out so you’ll have to be like me and wait for your next flight. Terminal B opens on the 30th.
Still have openings though for tomorrow nite’s Studio 94 Dance Party. Go to KBAY.Com.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/22
This has been making the rounds….but we just got to it this morning… That it cost almost a quarter of a million dollars to raise your child until age 17……and that
doesn’t include what it costs to have your baby or what it costs after your child graduates high school. And since my youngest Christina goes to Cal Poly…a CSU..that price changes almost daily. Found out last Friday, it had gone up by another $200.
But yeah….222 thousand dollars from infant to 17.
Almost makes you think twice, doesn’t it—LOL ….. NEVER!!!!
And actually I’m looking at the breakdown….a third of that is for housing…
17% child care and education….16% food…..13% transportation…9% miscellaneous
8% health care and 6 % clothing. I have two daughters…who are so into clothes, purses and shoes..that I think I just went over the 222k mark… Oy Veh!!!!
Speaking of daughters, she would love to see the movie out on DVD today and most likely on Comcast as well. Remember Me starring Twilight’s Robert Pattinson who is a young rebel who falls for a cop’s daughter. Since my daughter Christina isn’t reading this I can tell you unlike Twilight, he really acts in this one…LOL …She and I saw it…and it was better than I expected. Shocking ending though. You never expect what happens and I will warn you once it’s over you can’t move for a minute or two…that’s how surprising it is.
Have you heard that stupid idea….California to raise money is thinking about selling license plates to advertisers. So whenever you’re stopped for at least 4 seconds..your license plate would turn into a blinking message for a company. Can you imagine how many more accidents there would be? How distracting is that?. Sam and I were thinking though that some our traffic jams are so long…they could advertise nursing homes and burial plans…OUCH
Don’t you love this warm weather? Will start to cool down a bit tomorrow, but not by much. Mid 70s-low 80s just perfect!!! We’re finally into summer.
In fact, here are the top 10 words of summer---according to Mirriam-Webster.
Vacation, Perspiration or Sweat as Sam and Lissa would say, Picnic, Solstice, Ketchup, Dog Days, Barbecue, Dandelion, Marshmallow and Frisbee.
Some of those are weird…how about suntan or sunburn, ice cream, swimming, and ice-cold soda!!!!
Oh..and Great America too..That’s a perfect place for summertime. We’ll give you a chance for free tickets tomorrow morning at 7:20.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/21
Its official…we like our dogs more than we like our parents.
Says it right here…..Pew Research Center….94 percent of people with dogs say they feel close to Fido…while only 87 percent say the same about their Mom…and even less feel close to their dad.
Cats fall in the middle…at 84%. So basically, the pecking order goes:
Since we’re talking pets…..here are five fun facts about Cat People (me) and
Dog People (you)
Even if you own cats AND dogs, you'd probably describe yourself as either a CAT PERSON or a DOG PERSON. But if you're not sure WHAT you are, here are five facts about cats and dogs, and the people who own them . . .
1.) HEALTHIER PEOPLE OWN DOGS. They say dog owners generally have lower blood pressure and lower cholesterol. And they also don't get sick as much.
2.) CAT OWNERS ARE WELL-EDUCATED. They say people with cats are more likely to have college degrees than people who own dogs.
3.) OWNING A DOG IS MORE EXPENSIVE. But not by much. The average lifespan of a dog is 12 to 14 years. Over that time, each dog costs anywhere between $6,000 and $13,000 on average.
--Most cats live nine to 15 years, and if it's an INDOOR cat, it costs between $9,000 and $11,000. So, basically the same.
--OUTDOOR cats are a lot cheaper though. They cost between $2,000 and $4,000, partly because you don't have to buy kitty litter. And partly because sometimes they find their OWN meals. YUCK!!!!
But just remember, a child till age 18 costs 220,000 so it’s a bargain.
4.) THE SMARTEST DOGS ARE: Doberman pinchers, border collies, golden retrievers, German shepherds, and poodles. But CATS are pretty much all the same. No one breed is smarter than another.
5.) MORE PEOPLE OWN CATS. 78 million Americans own dogs. 94 million Americans own cats. But we've had dogs for twice as long. Cats were domesticated about 7,000 years ago. Dogs have been living with us for over 14,000 years.
All I can say is I can’t imagine not having my cats Tobey Tobes, Chloey or even Daisy the Shitzu.
Hey….did you see Toy Story 3 over the weekend? I just absolutely loved it. And what an ending!!!! (bring Kleenex) I’ve got to go see it again.
And after watching Friday Night lights this week, I will say it again…..that is one of the best shows on TV. Sam in fact told me this morning…he’s a little tired of me telling him it is one of the best shows on TV—LOL!!!!!
Things to listen for this week…Great America tickets…and we each morning will give you another chance to get behind the velvet ropes for Friday night’s Studio 94 at Villa Ragusa in Campbell..Oh..Friday night…I’ll have to make sure I DVR Friday Night Lights…LOL!!!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/18
Of all the Father’s Day snip-its Sam and I looked at this morning this
was the sweetest. Made me tear up…..
What is a woman’s most memorable Dad moment? You ready?
Walking down the aisle on her wedding day. Yep, sadly with Mike gone my girls will have to walk down the aisle with me. And I already know I will be a mess!!!!Plus..I’m a good 6 inches shorter than both of them. Won’t be good…LOL!!!
Next on the memory list for daughters….shooting hoops together or playing catch outside and then a long road trip to her faraway college or new home. Reminds me of that scene in the Sopranos when Tony is taking Meadow to look at colleges and while she’s doing the tours, he’s killing people. Okay…so he wasn’t Father of the Year!!
Now to sons…their best father memory….fishing with their dads. However one in 28 men say their favorite father son memory was getting Dad another beer.
And maybe you’ve seen this before…but it always brings a smile.
You know you’re a dad when:
Before: Gap After: Baby Gap
Before: Sponge baths with your wife After: SpongeBob with the kids
Before: 45 minutes of sex in the back seat After: 45 minutes installing baby's car seat
Before: Universal Remote After: Baby Monitor
Before: Happy Hour at TGIFridays After: Happy Hour when baby goes down for a nap
And this is a Fathers Day tradition….. Most accurate TV Dad:
I just wish they’d update it because most of these TV characters are “so yesterday”
1. Dan Conner from Roseanne
2. Cliff Huxtable from the Cosby Show
3..A tie between Alan Harper from "Two and a Half Men," and Ray Barone of "Everybody Loves Raymond"
4.Robbie Stewart from Hannah Montana (Is that Billy Ray Cyrus?)
5.Ward Cleaver from “Leave it to Beaver" (3.77 percent)
And finally…What do Dads really want to do to celebrate Fathers Day?
A third say…have the day all to themselves.
Hey….maybe he can do that on Sunday..and then Monday if he can get off work…
Take him to Happy Hollow Park & Zoo in San Jose. They’re offering free admission to all Fathers on Monday – the day after Father’s Day. A fun day…to see the new park and zoo– enjoy the animals, ride the Carousel or just relax on a bench under the trees! Now you’re talking!!!!
Hope it’s a great weekend….and Monday will better than usual. First day of summer and at 7:10…we’ll try and give you a head start on Mountain Winery Monday so you can win your tickets to Earth, Wind and Fire.
Sam and Lissa's Blog
Both Sam and I looked at this story this morning and just started cracking up…
Steve Wilson, an employee for DoodyCalls Pet Waste Removal in St. Louis, may be the most honest person in the world. He was picking up dog poop when he noticed some
bills sticking out of it. He didn't know what to do at first, but he eventually pulled out the
money, sanitized it, put it in a zip-lock bag and returned it to the customer. It was $58. The
money was torn, but the serial numbers were readable, so a bank could be forced to replace
them with new bills. The Association of Professional Animal Waste Specialists says Wilson is
the first known member of the profession to find and report money in dog poop. Steve says it’s no big deal….”he was just doing his doody”.
Well, maybe it was funnier at 5:30 in the morning…LOL
Here’s a shocker--NOT—that this year’s Idols Live Tour is struggling to sell tickets.
Don’t know anything about the Shoreline show this summer, but ticket sales are reportedly so bad in some cities the concerts are being moved from huge arenas to smaller theaters.
Be honest…Can you name the top 10 on tour? Okay,what about the top 5? Okay, what about anyone other than Lee or Crystal?
And what about this…Oprah is no longer Queen of Daytime TV. Her ratings put her behind Judge Judy for the most watched daytime show on TV. Maybe she should have quit a season earlier….
You missed a good one last nite if you didn’t watch the show on CBS .TV’s Top 30
Greatest Surprises from the past 60 years. They showed scenes like Lucy stomping grapes, Ellen coming out on “Ellen”, Bobby’s shower scene in Dallas and also the Dream scene in the Bob Newhart Show. I actually saw just the last half hour, but it covered the top ten….and yes, some of these were really shockers:
10. Future President Clinton plays saxophone on “The Arsenio Hall Show” 9. Marie drives car through the wall on “Everybody Loves Raymond” 8. Burning helicopter kills Dr. Romano on “ER” 7. Pregnant Texan Jessica Robinson wins the first million on “Deal or No Deal” 6. Rosalind Shays falls down elevator shaft on “L.A. Law” 5. John Carpenter uses Lifeline to call his father and announce he’s about to win the million on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” 4. Mark Harmon’s secret service agent is killed in a convenience store robbery on “The West Wing” 3. Marie Osmond faints on live TV after the Samba on “Dancing with the Stars” 2. Agent Todd is shot in the head after taking a bullet for Gibbs on “NCIS” 1. Sept. 13, 2004 on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”: Oprah gives all 276 audience members a car. Value? Over $7 million
Sam and Lissa every morning…priceless!!!!! See you tomorrow….
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/16
Don’t know how we overlooked this when we were talking about
big events in time this morning…On this day in 1978 we were all going to see Grease starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John….It was High School Musical way before High School Musical. And they are re releasing it this summer in Sing-Along form, with the song lyrics on the screen. You thought Mamma Mia was fun….wait until this!!!!! And it will be the original movie so we don’t have to see and hear Pierce Brosnan sing!!!!
Not sure what this guy was thinking….but in 1929 Otto E. Funk walked from New York City to San Francisco. He traveled 4,165 miles in 183 days …playing his violin the whole time. And here I thought it was a big deal when I walked the 1.7 miles across the Golden Gate Bridge a few weeks ago…oh..and 1.7 miles back. Sam and I were remembering silly things we did. Sam tried to walk to San Francisco when he was a kid. Think he made it to San Mateo or something and turned back. I played the Violin …which was silly enough. I stunk.
Okay, what about AL Gore. You believe he had a 2 year affair on Tipper?
Would have been easier though it he allegedly dated someone we were a little
more familiar with. Every time I told a girlfriend…Laurie David…they said who?
She is the ex wife of TV guy Larry David and also was a producer on Al’s documentary “An Inconvenient Truth”. Star Magazine broke the story. I’m waiting to see if People Magazine has it next…. If so….gotta believe it—LOL!!!!
Love the fight that’s going on now between reality “stars” Betthaney Frankel and Omarosa. Betthaney was on the View playing down Omarosa’s “star” as a reality queen and Omarosa fought back by saying Betthaney’s new husband is gay and that she had a tummy tuck to lose her baby fight….Love the claws!!!
And the next Real Housewife is going to be Michaele Salahi..the woman who with her husband snuck into a White House Party a few months back. Bravo did indeed hire her for the Real Housewives of D-C starting in August. Got to thinking how a few months ago the crashing of the White House party was all anyone was talking about and now it’s the BP mess. Wish we could go back in time.
Here’s something good we can all do….Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties has set up SHARE YOUR LUNCH.NET. $10 can feed 20 children this summer…. You forget that when school gets out for the summer a lot of local kids lose the one meal they can count on….and we’re talking a lot of kids…85,000
kids a month miss out on their school lunch. That might be the best $10 you spend.
Sam and I went online this morning….takes just a few seconds. Makes you feel like you’re doing something good…..and you are!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/15
So in case you missed our stellar show this morning…LOL
We were cracking up over lies women tell women…
Your haircut looks…great (C. Fiorina to B.Boxer)
Yes, I’d love to be a bridesmaid in your wedding (and wear that god awful green dress).
You’re better off without him (Can I have his phone number)
Of course, I won’t tell anyone (It’s already too late)
These are great; I want the recipe (worst crud I’ve ever eaten)
I’m not mad (I’m mad)
And then there was the pork question…..With less people eating pork and more people eating chicken they’re trying to get a new slogan to replace “The Other White Meat”.
Put Pork on Your Fork is already used in Canada….and Pork: The One you Love was offending people so …..we looked to you…
Pork Up
Pork Out
Go Pork Yourself..
Uncork the Pork…
Not Just for Luau’s (yes…a listener had just come back from Hawaii)
Or as Sam’s Facebook Friend said…..why not just use “Pork”
Why does this guy keep getting gigs? Bachelor Jake will guest star (if you want to call it that) on Lifetimes Legal drama…”Drop Dead Diva” this season… He’ll play a reality TV show Bachelor who rejects one woman after another, sparking a lawsuit. Hmmmmmmm!!!!!
Not sure I like this idea because it will take her off “Army Wives”. They’re thinking of doing a spinoff involving Pamela’s character. If you watched Sunday night, she is up for a job in the Atlanta Police Department. I guess she gets it because her assigned partner is actress Gabrielle Union who was on the cancelled Flash Forward. The spinoff would star her and the gal who plays Pamela. I love Army Wives, although I’m not thrilled that they had her and her husband get divorced. Sad plus he is one handsome guy and I’m guessing he won’t be on as much anymore.
And sorry Dina has left the New Jersey Housewives. Why couldn’t Danielle have quit?…Oh.. stupid question….the show is all she has going for her…Can’t stand that woman.
That is your TV Guide Update!!!!!!
Sam and I got a sneak peek at tomorrow’s KBAY Connection Newsletter.
There’s always free stuff featured, but you’re going to love what we’re giving away this week….It will make you feel WICKED….bad hint….
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/14
How cool is this?Newsweek every year picks the best public high schools
In the country. The list is based on academics….and how much of a challenge the students are given…ie…college level courses and tests .Look at us…
We “done good”. 1600 public schools make the list…which is only 6 percent of all schools in the country… and in San Jose….we’ve got these;
Mission San Jose(Fremont)#169
Lynbrook #212
Hill #390
Evergreen Valley #731
Pioneer #1017
Lincoln #1032
Overfelt# 1041
Silver Creek #1075
San Jose High Academy #1348
If yours didn’t make it, I will tell you certain public schools aren’t considered….they’re considered too elite for this list. And I’m sure if they considered private schools Presentation High would have been named….LOL!!!! Sorry….that’s what happens when your daughters went to the school…and you happen to be on the Board of Trustees…I sneak them in when I can…..LOL!!!!
But very cool to have so many local schools highlighted…….very, very impressive.
I may need to renew my Newsweek subscription….
Hate to spoil the wonderful world of learning, by bringing this up but I will be glued to the TV tonite…No..not the Bachelorette although I finally got caught up over the weekend. How many more weeks does she have to be nice to the “weatherman”. He is a royal nerd!!! But tonite at 7 is the Real Housewives of New Jersey. If you watch, I’m sure you can guess which Housewife is leaving forever…and then it’s followed by Reunion Part 2 for the New York Housewives. I almost can’t watch it in one sitting. These women are so mean to each other and there is so much “angst” on the show you almost need to take breathers. By the time the hour is over your stomach is tied in knots. And last night, the Kardashian spin off started for the new season…Khloe and Kourtney take on Miami… Went by too quickly..that one is only a half an hour..I guess for good reason—ha ha!!!
Gotta share this because this is so true. The study that you’re happier when you’re planning a vacation than on the vacation itself. Think about it…you work so hard on planning the perfect trip, that it’s a letdown when you actually live it. And when you get home, it’s like you never went. Even if it was great, there’s no lingering happiness once work starts crushing your soul again….OMG!!!!!
Looking for fun this Friday night? We’ve got the Toy Story 3 Premiere at Camera7 –Pruneyard. Not to late to try and get on the guest list at KBAY.Com.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/14
How cool is this? Newsweek every year picks the best public high schools
In the country. The list is based on academics….and how much of a challenge the students are given…ie…college level courses and tests .Look at us…
We “done good”. 1600 public schools make the list…which is only 6 percent of all schools in the country… and in San Jose….we’ve got these;
Mission San Jose(Fremont)#169
Lynbrook #212
Hill #390
Evergreen Valley #731
Pioneer #1017
Lincoln #1032
Overfelt# 1041
Silver Creek #1075
San Jose High Academy #1348
If yours didn’t make it, I will tell you certain public schools aren’t considered….they’re considered too elite for this list. And I’m sure if they considered private schools Presentation High would have been named….LOL!!!! Sorry….that’s what happens when your daughters went to the school…and you happen to be on the Board of Trustees…I sneak them in when I can…..LOL!!!!
But very cool to have so many local schools highlighted…….very, very impressive.
I may need to renew my Newsweek subscription….
Hate to spoil the wonderful world of learning, by bringing this up but I will be glued to the TV tonite…No..not the Bachelorette although I finally got caught up over the weekend. How many more weeks does she have to be nice to the “weatherman”. He is a royal nerd!!! But tonite at 7 is the Real Housewives of New Jersey. If you watch, I’m sure you can guess which Housewife is leaving forever…and then it’s followed by Reunion Part 2 for the New York Housewives. I almost can’t watch it in one sitting. These women are so mean to each other and there is so much “angst” on the show you almost need to take breathers. By the time the hour is over your stomach is tied in knots. And last night, the Kardashian spin off started for the new season…Khloe and Kourtney take on Miami… Went by too quickly..that one is only a half an hour..I guess for good reason—ha ha!!!
Gotta share this because this is so true. The study that you’re happier when you’re planning a vacation than on the vacation itself. Think about it…you work so hard on planning the perfect trip, that it’s a letdown when you actually live it. And when you get home, it’s like you never went. Even if it was great, there’s no lingering happiness once work starts crushing your soul again….OMG!!!!!
Looking for fun this Friday night? We’ve got the Toy Story 3 Premiere at Camera7 –Pruneyard. Not to late to try and get on the guest list at KBAY.Com.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/11
Will the A-Team put the Karate chop on the “Kid” this weekend? Will be interesting to see how much money these two movies make? I don’t think Sam and I are going to make it to the theater, so if you go give us a call Monday (800-948-5229(KBAY). We’ll let you be our official reviewer.
You know who’s in the A-Team? Bradley Cooper. I can’t get enough of him (Hangover-5 times) and he said the other day he couldn’t believe how great he looked in the movie….I guess he got really buff…..I think he’s without a shirt a lot…… Yeah..I do need to go see that……
The summer movie I really want to see is next weekend Toy Story 3. We’re giving away tickets for the movie premiere on Friday night at Camera 7 Pruneyard. Go to KBAY.Com
and try to get on the guest list. We could see it together…
Camera 7 is making the whole weekend a big event….with all sorts of fun stuff and freebies…I guess a lot of theaters are doing something big. .At Hollywood High School…they set up a Toy Story carnival last night and a Ferris wheel got stuck…people were trapped 60 feet high for 3 hours… I would have invented new swear words!!!!
Don’t know if you’re into World Cup Soccer or not…I think I’m not, but I can play along with the best of them. Sam says the loser of the U-S England match has to accept Madonna as a full-time resident…and they say you really don’t have to drink 7 pints of black beer to enjoy it, but it helps….
Hope you have an air conditioner this weekend and if you don’t that you go somewhere that does. Just no complaining about the heat…we’ve waited too long to get to summer!!!!!
Make sure you’re back with us Monday morning at 7:10 for Mt Winery Monday.
We’ll give you the clues as to when to listen to win your REO Speedwagon tickets.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/10
Geez…a double whammy this morning if you’ve got a kid in college at one of the CSU’s…and I’m thinking you’re not in any better shape if your kid goes to a UC.
Fees this past year went up about a thousand dollars. Every time I paid for Christina’s quarter at Cal Poly ahead of time…It turned out never to be enough. I would have to send another check for her to register for classes because they had raised fees again and now they’re thinking of another 5-10 percent hike for the fall. She was going to take a couple of classes this summer….$2000. Now, they’re probably cancelling the classes she was going to take which is even worse because with all the cutbacks she probably wont be able to graduate in June....and if she graduates in December, teaching jobs will be next to impossible to get…(as if you can get one now!!)….oh don’t get me started!!!!. She has worked so hard to graduate on time and probably won’t make it…and through no fault of her own…oh…..don’t get me started!!!!!.
And here’s the other bad news for Mom and Dad…. It looks like this summer will be the worst in years for teens looking for work…..in fact they say teens will face the worst job market in 41 years!
2 reasons why….. A lot of jobs that would normally go to 16-to-19-year-olds are being taken byadults who are out of work, and many spots that usually hire summer workers --like theme parks, hotels and restaurants—don’t need as much help. One teen called this morning and said she’s doing house cleaning…mainly for friends and relatives but heck it’s a job…and at $10-12 an hour…Yucky work though if you ask me but good for her…for doing it. And a mom called. She hired her teenage niece to take care of her kids for the summer….$150 a week…but no she doesn’t do yard work…that would have been a bonus..LOL. In fact, do any teens do yard work anymore?
Finally have to share this story. You may be able to relate…Happened in Scotland.
22 year old was walking the other night when three men in a car called her over.
When she got close to the car, one of the guys grabbed her Louis Vuitton purse…and the driver sped off. She wouldn’t let go of the purse…No Kidding!!!
She was dragged behind the car, but held on tight until the thugs finally gave up and turned her loose….She ended up with only minor injuries…and her purse wasn’t damaged at all… Share that one with a girlfriend!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/9
Family time…..what’s that? UCLA spent 3 years filming 30 families in L.A.
Each family had at least 2 kids and both parents worked full time jobs…
And what did they find out about the typical family?
1.) WORKING MOMS SPENT 27% OF THEIR TIME CLEANING AND DOING CHORES, COMPARED TO 18% FOR DADS. The kids only spent 3% of their time on chores. And it didn't make a difference if they got an allowance.
The dads also sat on their butts more than moms.
2.) THE ENTIRE FAMILY WAS TOGETHER IN THE SAME ROOM JUST 14% OF THE TIME. But the parents spent a lot of ONE-ON-ONE time with their kids.
Just in different rooms, I guess…LOL!!!
3.) THE PARENTS DIDN'T GET MUCH ALONE TIME. While they were home, working moms and dads only spent 10% of their time alone in the same room together. That's not including the time they spent sleeping.
When you see it on paper it doesn’t sound very good, does it?
SO my daughters think I’m a cat lady…which I’m not. I have just 2. But I do love them to pieces especially my Tobey-Tobes. I can’t get enough of him, unless its midnight and he’s right next to me purring in my ear!!!
But here’s the reason why so many of us are crazy about our cats. We’ve been infected with a parasite.. No joke…a UC-Santa Barbara researcher says you get it from changing the cat litter….and that it goes straight to your brain and messes with your personality….but its not necessarily a bad thing…MOST of the time it makes us a better cat owner…Women who get infected tend to be warm, outgoing, and attentive…Men though get less intelligent and more boring….ha ha..
Yeah...Another reason why men should own dogs and women cats
By the way…they say if we are exposed to the parasite too often…you can end up developing Schizophrenia…. I THINK YOU NEED TO OWN A LOT OF CATS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN!!!!! 2 IS FINE….
KBAY Connection newsletter went out this morning…Got my marching orders…
And I hope you can join me….We’re doing another movie premiere …..And this time for the movie I think everyone wants to see…Toy Story 3. It’s next Friday.
Go to KBAY.Com…try and get on the guest list… I can’t wait!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/8
Dreaming about vacation today….Saw this survey from American Express…yes
American Express so I don’t really think it represents the average person…but Amex claims the typical family of 4 will spend $4000 on vacation this year. WOW!!!
We all want to be in that family right?
Sam’s got a time share in the mountains and he’s going water skiing. I am going to Disneyland with friends in July and in September I am taking the girls to Oahu…yes to use that wonderful time share I bought last year….which I must confess is not so wonderful. I guess I didn’t plan early enough. I got it for just 4 days…and used up a years points, so we’re going to a hotel for the other 4 days…I don’t think that’s how the time share is supposed to work. How many people can plan and book a year ahead of time? You’d think I could with the kids all grown but it’s even harder now. Next summer is
going to be the “big vacation”. I’m already saving. I told Christina I would take her to Spain for her college graduation although with all the state budget cutbacks she may not be graduating in June anymore. She doesn’t think she can get all of her classes in time.
SO maybe I’ll have a longer time to save LOL!!!!
You have big plans this summer? Jennifer called this morning. She’s going to Disneyland and Gilroy Gardens. She said the trip to Gilroy is a family tradition. Now, if you can get off work next Friday, it’s the 10th anniversary at Gilroy Gardens. They’ve got $10 tickets and the first 1000 kids get in free. You have to get the discount though at KBAY.Com…so don’t forget to do that before you head out there. I can’t believe that place is ten years old. I remember being there the first day it opened when it was called Bonfante Gardens.
If you’ll be flying somewhere you may not want to wait to book your tickets because fares may be going higher rather lower. I read that American, Delta, Continental and US AIR have added surcharges to almost all of their flights from June 10th through August 23rd…ten to 30 dollars each way .and why…because they can LOL!!!
Sundays have the highest surcharges, while Tuesday and Wednesday travel is the least expensive. Figures!!!!!
Certainly no such thing as a cheap ride anymore…. or even a cheap vacation.!!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/7
I don’t know what you did this weekend? But I got the stupid idea of going to buy a new bathing suit. I didn’t really need one. I don’t have a backyard to tan in…I don’t have any friends with great pools and I’m not going to Hawaii until September. Plus I have a whole drawer of swimsuits, but I went to Macys anyway. They were having a sale.
And all it did was totally depress me. First off I went with my good friend Janette who looks a lot better in a suit than I do, plus since it was so crowded and I was given the “big” dressing room, we tried on suits together……same dressing room…Big mistake. Never ever try on a suit with a friend who looks better than you do…LOL!!! Although I should point out she is 4 years younger than me. Anyway to make a long story short…we both bought suits and neither one was on sale (naturally) and I probably won’t even wear it until September and by then it probably would have been on sale…ha ha..
Now I remember why surveys show people would rather get a root canal than go swimsuit shopping.
By the way…what is about bathing suits…..that no one hangs them up? They try them, on and just leave them on the floor and by the end of the day there is a pile of bathing suits…that probably includes one that is just your size. No one you can’t find anything on the racks. I feel so sorry for the clerks who work in this department….It must take them hours to clean out those dressing rooms. Once you have a daughter working retail or you have, you tend to hang the suits back up and bring them to the rack outside.
You watch the Real Housewives of New Jersey? It’s on tonight. Of all the housewife reality shows, it is my favorite. Well, Teresa the one who turned over the table last season at a restaurant because she was mad at Danielle is in quite a bit of money trouble. Reportedly she and her husband Joe who wants to keep having babies have filed for bankruptcy. They owe 12.8 million dollars and listed an annual income of 79 thousand dollars. I read she gets just 35k for doing the Housewives and I guess his construction business isn’t doing well.. Debts include business investments, mortgages on 3 homes. They live in a palace. Also listed as debt, fertility treatment and credit card payments to Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom. She’s famous for taking her 3 little girls to a boutique and in minutes spending thousands of dollars on them. Wonder if they’ll deal with this on the show. I will keep watching….
If you missed out on Mountain Winery Monday….and the Diana Ross concert tickets for this weekend before you know it, it will be Monday again. We’ve got a whole summer of concerts. 7:10 is when we give the hours for you to listen for the guest artist. We’ve got details at KBAY.Com and while you’re at it….try and get on the guest list for our big dance party June 25th at Villa Ragusa in Campbell.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/4
Saturday is “New Seniors Day’
It’s an exclusive club…You’ve got to be 65!!! Which is the new 40…or maybe the new 50!!! Remember how old our parents seemed when they were 65? And of course that was way before Oil of Olay!!!! I can’t remember my Mom using anything to soften the wrinkles. She died at a very young age….67, but she did have really good skin and I think I have inherited it. She wasn’t like most other Moms though…she did act young….maybe even crazy. SO I guess I inherited that from her too… but yes..todays 65 is very different from yesterdays 65…..
In fact…in the U-S somebody turns 65 every ten seconds…
Sam will be in good company this coming year…because look at this list of celebrities turning 65. Kim Carnes and her Bette Davis eyes. Loni Anderson, Mia Farrow, Don McLean, Tom Selleck, Diane Sawyer, Eric Clapton, Steve Martin, Davy Jones, Anne Murray, Bette Midler…
By 2015….New Seniors will account for a third of disposable income and over half of the nation’s wealth.
I’m thinking…Hallmark had better get on top of this “holiday” With the price of cards these days, they could make millions…
So getting back to us “youngins” who watch shows like “The Hills”…
Here’s a shocker for “us”…..In Touch Magazine says it’s all a fake..that the shows producers meddle in the actor’s lives to cause drama for the show…and Kristin Cavallari is writing a tell-all book when her contract is up. She’s got to make money some-how. After all, she’s no Speidi….And the latest on them is not good…that this whole break up between Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt is a fake …made up by Spencer to somehow keep people talking about them…Hope it works though..because if it doesn’t..he may get her more plastic surgery..and the only thing left to work on are her toes!!!!
Pretty exciting stuff starting Monday.
Mountain Winery Monday…and we’ll be doing it through the summer… At 7:10, we’ll tell you which artist to listen for and at what hour, and when you hear his or song you call 1 800 948-5229 (KBAY). I think we take caller 25. You win the concert tickets and go have one heck of a great time out at the Mountain Winery. That has got to be the best venue for a summertime concert…You’re under the stars….your surroundings are beautiful and serene…..and heck there’s WINE!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/3
All you have to do is say ice cream..and everyone wants a scoop.
Sam’s a big ice cream eater…or he is when he’s not dieting.
I’m more interested in frozen yogurt. In fact, there’s a place by my house called Whimsical that Tori and I like to go to. Every 7th cup…you get a free one…and let me tell you for the free ones…we pile that cup high!!!!! There’s also a great ice cream-yogurt shop on Lincoln in Willow Glen, right next to Willow Street Pizza.
But there’s still nothing like Thrifty ice cream…Just ask our listeners. Yes..did you go to Thrifty drugstore when you were a kid and get a scoop for 15 cents? I think it was 10 cents when I was a kid. Sam says it was a nickel for him. Well, Tina called this morning..it’s now $1.29.,..but the same ice cream (Thrifty) just a different chain..Rite-Aid. I said on the air this morning the Rite-Aid at Meridian and Hamilton had ice cream…but as Sam said I had the “wrong-aid”…We were quickly set straight by ice cream fanatics….It’s sold at the Rite-Aids at Meridian and Hamilton, Winchester and Payne and Santa Teresa and Cottle.
What started all this is the Consumer Reports that said when its come to store bought vanilla and chocolate…Target’s Archer Farms is just about as good as Haagen-Dazs or even Ben and Jerry’s but a third of the price. They specified the Archer Farms Belgian Chocolate. One listener her favorite ice cream growing up was Foremost’s Checkerboard—Chocolate and Vanilla. Remember that…you would want to slice it instead of scoop it so it really looked cool on your plate. Someone else said she used to live up in the Pacific Northwest and they had Tillamook Ice Cream…which sounded yummy until I started thinking about their Cheddar Cheese. Tillamook makes great Cheddar Cheese ..but cheddar cheese ice cream doesn’t sound so good!!!!
TV bulletin…...Tonites the finale of New York Housewives. Actually, I’m glad. Just too much craziness and fighting this season…not much love. I’m glad Betthany is off next season….and I wouldn’t mind if they dropped Sonja. She came out of nowhere and
I see over the Memorial Day weekend she got arrested on DUI charges. She ran a stop sign in her BMW. Failed the field sobriety test …and was released a few hours later.
Actually they need some revamping of that show…..The New Jersey Housewives are my favorite…..except for Danielle. She is one horrible person…
Sam and I were commiserating this morning over the lack of TV shows to watch now.
He’s got his Giants….which isn’t a bad thing unless it’s Friday nights and NBC11 ends up not showing Friday Night Lights.
But Mike called this morning to rave about 2 shows that are actually on tonite…
Royal Pains and Burn Notice. You may want to try them out.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/2
Glad to see I’m not the only one shocked at the break up of Al and Tipper Gore after 40 years of marriage. What is this world coming to!!!!!LOL. And they told their friends through an e-mail. Oh my!!!! They both said no affairs…just they had grown apart.
I’m wondering if the other shoe might drop in coming weeks.
(let’s hope Rielle Hunter isn’t about to name her next baby “Little Al”) Just a joke!!!!
Ironically, their marriage has entered an Ice Age.
His body’s too “Global”. And she’s not “Warming" to it.
She’s from Venus….he’s from Milky Ways and Mars Bars...
Okay….I’ll stop!!!!!!
Did you watch America’s Got Talent last night? I just couldn’t get into it.
I’m not ready I guess for another new reality show involving a talent competition that starts the week after the end of Idol and Dancing. It’s on again tonight too. I’ll probably start to watch once they whittle down the acts to 20. Howie Mandel though seemed like a good replacement for Hasselhoff. It’s Nick Cannon I just don’t get. He’s just too much for me. Plus he’s wearing the same crazy jackets he did last year. I so can not see him married to Mariah Carey. He just seems so young!!!!
Rocker Bret Michaels (Superman) is sure getting a lot of attention as a possible replacement for Simon Cowell on Idol. I wonder if it’s really true that the show is indeed interested in him. Polls taken by the nighttime entertainment TV shows show most people like the idea and he says he would jump at the job. Heck, I didn’t even know who he was before he got so sick.
Went to the Giants game Monday after my first ever walk across the Golden Gate Bridge.
And I’m still waiting to go to the bathroom…LOL. It was the third inning and there was a line outside the woman’s restroom that must have been 50 deep. And the men’s bathroom next door…no one..JUST WRONG!!!! You know at HP Pavilion, the line into the women’s is always long too, but for some reason it moves very very quickly…much faster than the one at ATand T. My other observation….why is it they have vendors in the stands selling malts and drinks in the 9th inning. Sam says to get rid of what ever is left. But I noticed there was no half-off price….So that’s stupid!!!
We know half off at KBAY though..a $50 movie package for $25..Go to KBAY.COM and cash in…
Sam and Lissa's Blog 6/1
The only good thing about the end of a 3 day holiday…..
A 4 day work week….and not only that …we have another holiday in just one month... July 4th. The 4th is on a Sunday this year, so we get the 5th off.
Does seem like we finally have a summer. I know it was cloudy this morning, but we’ve got a whole week with no rain in the forecast and temps in the 70s to 80s.
Don’t know if you’ve started working on your vacation. I made reservations over the weekend to go to Hawaii…and use the time share. (that I foolishly bought last year—yep…buyers remorse) I haven’t made plane reservations yet and I read this morning that there may not be many bargains…that airlines are tacking on surcharges like crazy.
And just about every carrier now, except maybe Southwest, is charging for luggage. So all of a sudden, if you’re buying 4 tickets you’re paying an additional $100 or more to check in a suitcase per person. And don’t you dare go over the weight limit!!!! That’s another $25 or even $50. They’ve got you coming and going, that’s for sure!!!!
Where has this year gone? June First already. Next Monday we will start Mountain Winery Mondays and the weekly ticket giveaways for the summer concert series. We have a bunch of listeners going to the Goo Goo Dolls tonite and the soundcheck party before the show. Just a taste of what’s to come. And see if any of these “momentous” occasions strike your fancy…It’s Adopt-a-Shelter Cat Month, International Men's Month, International Surf Music Month, Rebuild Your Life Month, Sports America Kids Month, Candy Month, Dairy Month, Gay Pride Month, National Accordion Awareness Month, National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month, Rose Month. Beginning of Fishing Week, International Volunteer's Week, Step-Parent's Week. Also the beginning of National Soul Food Month, Potty Training Awareness Month, National Ice Tea Month. National Sun Safety Week.
I like the Adopt a Shelter Cat Month. We did that with our Tobey Tobes.
And Potty Training Awareness Month may come in handy one of these days soon…LOL.
What did we start watching on TV ten years ago this week? Reality Shows…starting with Survivor. Yep..that was the very first reality show. Remember, Mr. Naked Butt Richard Hatch won the million? Since then, we’ve been “blessed” with Big Brother. I love that every summer and I saw yesterday it starts up again July 8th. We’ve also got Amazing Race, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, American Idol and all the dancing shows. And tonight, America’s Got Talent starts with Howe Mandel taking over for David Hasselhoff.
I think he’ll be a better replacement than Ellen has been for Paula Abdul on Idol.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/28
Whether or not you have a long holiday weekend, you’ve got to love the fact that the
storms are gone!!!! We’ve got sunny weather at least through next Thursday and hopefully we’re done with the rain until the fall. Just seeing that blue sky and feeling
The sun has put both Sam and me into a great mood. It does help that he gets to spend the long weekend in Carmel with his wife Carol. And that Friday night I’m seeing Sex and the City 2 with 11 ladies…Yes..I too am wondering how we will all get to sit together.
I don’t care about the bad reviews…It’s a time to be with girlfriends..laugh..have a Cosmo and watch 4 women on screen have fun. Seeing Chris Noth (Big) and John Corbett (Aiden) are a bonus… I heard the Liza Minelli “Single Ladies” is terrible but I know we’ll be laughing. To me…..it’s all about the experience!!
Did see some funny lines on a better title for the movie:
“Sisterhood of the Traveling Support Hose”
“I now pronounce you too old to be taking your clothes off in the Movies”
“The Olden Girls”
“Predator vs.Cougar”
“The Lovely Brittle Bones”
Went to comedy night in Morgan Hill last night and one of the comedians was talking about going to the movies. Mentioned how funny it is to watch people eat their popcorn.
How they take a big handful…put it over their face and hope some lands in the “hole”
Is that not true….I think half my popcorn ends up in my shirt. I find it when I get undressed. And he mentioned you should always buy candy that doesn’t come in colors because when you do you spend the entire time picking out the ones you don’t like or trying to guess which color is it… And yes..don’t you do that whenever you buy a box of Drops?
Anyway…I think we all need a breather this weekend.. Hope you get one. We’ve got some great weekend ideas on KBAY.Com
Just make sure you buckle up when driving…for obvious reasons but also because they’ve got the big crackdown going….a ticket is $145…$445 for passengers 16 and under.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/27
I’m guessing we’re all talked out on Idol. I have one final new show still to watch on my DVR…..The Good Wife. I watched what I think was the finale of Parenthood last night and as always it ended on such a high note. Love that show. So glad it was renewed.
Looks like we are finally going to turn the corner on this rainy weather because starting tomorrow and just in time for weekend graduation parties it will be sunny. We’ll have
mid 70s even upper 70s over the weekend and it should be warm through next Friday. Already thinking in my head, what summer tops I can finally pull out of the drawer.
Love the idea of this new website….GoTryItOn.Com
Mainly for women, but they say about 20 percent of the users are men. You upload photos of yourself in different outfits, along with a little blurb on what type of event you’re going to….and people will respond if it’s good or bad. Visitors to the website can vote on whether your should wear it or change it or they can leave a written review explaining what they think about your overall look. I’m thinking you need to do this way ahead of time. But seriously, couldn’t we all use help on our wardrobe and from complete strangers who would be truthful!!!!.
Best city in the world?….according to thinks like low crime, economy, personal freedom, climate, housing, schools, air quality.
Vienna, Austria, followed by Zurich and Geneva, Switzerland and then Vancouver, Canada. The highest ranking American city is Honolulu at 31 and San Francisco at 33.
I guess we’ll finally start going out for ice cream again this weekend. I bet places like BR and Ben and Jerry’s have had terrible business the last few weeks. I rarely go to Cold Stone Creamery although I see from my daughter’s debit card that she goes very often down in San Luis Obispo. Men’s Health Magazine says their 16 ounce peanut butter and chocolate milkshake is the worst beverage in America…a heart attack in a glass. It has 2010 calories, as much as 68 strips of bacon, and as much sugar as 30 chocolate chip cookies. I prefer the healthier alternative.. 67 strips of bacon and 29 chocolate chip cookies… LOL!!!!!
Join Sam and me tomorrow morning. We’re going to get this holiday weekend all figured out…with places to go and people to see.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/26
Know it’s a stupid question but why are yummy things so fattening?
Stupid question, stupid answer….”because that’s whythey are yummy”. Spent some time this morning talking about this latest list from the food police….the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
You’ve got the CPK Tostada Pizza with Grilled Steak…1700 calories ..32 g of saturated fat…3300 mg of sodium.
The PF Chang’s Double Pan-Fried Noodles Combo..1800 calories..7700 mg of sodium
The Cheesecake Factory Pasta Carbonara with Chicken…2500 calories..85 g of saturated fat (that’s why I always order the Cashew Chicken Salad from the special menu)
And Five Guys( The Presidents favorite) Bacon Cheeseburger … 920 calories, 30 grams of saturated fat. Add the fries—another 1500 calories. I won’t tell you they’re opening one at the Plant Shopping Center on Curtner in San Jose.
The perfect solution is what happened to me last nite at an Italian Restaurant. No matter how fattening, I wanted a Pepperoni Pizza so badly….but their pizza oven was broken.
So I ended up with a vegetable pasta dish in olive oil.
This is cute…a bucket list for dogs. The list of things you’d let your pet do if you knew he e was on his last leg. Holly called in and said she’d let her 3 pooches eat people food at the dinner table…Debbie said shed let her dogs lick her husband’s face while he slept.(apparently her husband is not a fan of her 2 dogs)
But this is what another pet owner came up with:
1.) Allowing them to bark at and taunt squirrels.
2.) Feeding them popcorn and popsicles.
3.) Occasionally setting up a tent in the backyard so they can "camp out."
4.) Taking them sledding in the winter.
5.) Filling up the kiddie pool in the summer.
6.) Looking the other way when they dig holes in the lawn.
7.) Letting them run through mud puddles and sprinklers whenever they want.
Got me thinking about my own bucket list…I’ve never walked the Golden Gate Bridge. My friend Janette is taking me to the Giants game Monday..and we’re going to do that first. Hope she doesn’t think my “time” might be coming..LOL!!!
If you’re even a “little” American Idol fan, Sam and I can’t imagine you not watching tonite…not so much to see if Crystal or Lee wins…but to see how they’ll say good by to Simon Cowell. Even Paula Abdul is supposed to show up. Call us with your review tomorrow morning 1 800 948-5229 (KBAY)
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/25
So what is it you can’t live without? For me…a TV…a microwave…my pet cat Tobey-Tobes. Sam says high speed internet or coffee. Was a list out this morning that includes..Laptops, high speed internet, TV, Smart phones, Education, Movies, Music downloads, Pets, Alcohol and Coffee…. And our listeners added a few more things..
Certain relatives (I thnk we all agree, we need certain people in our lives,) but Marie mentioned the car…Sierra said books and for her sister..Hot Cheetos!!!
Still makes me laugh…..
Very proud of Sam and me again today….We did not give away the finale to 24…
Just like we didn’t for Lost. In part, because neither one of us watched either show and didn’t really care, but we also knew a lot of people DVRd it…
A warning……we won’t do the same for Dancing or Idol….Since those are live and so well watched, they’re fair game…. Besides, the winners are always announced online as soon as it happens….plus the bottom line is we love both shows and have so much fun talking about them.
There is no way though I could watch Dancing with the Stars for 3 hours tonite..
And in part because one of those hours will involve Kate Gosselin and I saw in the
Tape they ran last night she was again complaining about how no one likes her….
They say she made half a million dollars during her 5 weeks on Dancing. And if that’s really true, the show must have given a bump to the celebrity salaries this year because TMZ reported last spring that winner Shawn Johnson earned the maximum salary $365K for winning the season…So either Dancing went up drastically in the pay department or gave Kate extra to get her on the show. Or…..maybe none of this is true LOL
And maybe you heard on the KBAY Daily Dish this morning at 8:05 that Joe Jonas has again broken up with a girlfriend via a quick phone call. He did it with Taylor Swift and he did it with actress/singer Demi Lovato who is on tour with him this summer…How is that going to work? You’d think his Mom and Dad would give him some lessons in showing some class!!! You can certainly tell I’m a Mom with daughters…..Breaking up with someone via text, e mail or phone is totally rude….Even if you cant stand the person anymore, at least have the courage to look her in the eye as you dump her….or him!!
Okay…Mom has spoken!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/24
So will it be Dancing with the Stars and the Bachlorette or 24 tonite? I guess with the DVR you can watch them all… But boy…with all the finales my DVR is getting pretty full. It’s at 73 percent as of this morning.
Dancing tomorrow nite is actually 3 hours. Now that’s way too much. Won’t watch it anyway. I’ll just go online to read who won and watch American Idol !!!
But seriously…3 hours for a TV show….
And in the case of Lost last night, it was technically 5 and a half hours…starting at 7 with a 2 hour preview and then ending with Jimmy Kimmel. A lot of people will probably watch it tonite. Sam and I didn’t even ruin it for anyone this morning by mentioning how it ended…although we knew……
I’m still recovering from the two hour Greys Anatomy finale.!!!!!!
Good thing we had pretty decent weather over the weekend (Sat wasn’t as nice as it could have been) because this whole work week looks dreary. So far, at least, this coming holiday weekend looks good…just not as warm as we’re used to on a Memorial Day weekend.
Just crazy!!!!!
Sam this last weekend was in Half Moon Bay for a wedding…
Even got to see a parade in town yesterday. I was going back and forth to
Morgan Hill and Gilroy….The Dazzle fashion show Friday for the Morgan Hill Rotary at Clos La Chance Winery. Thought it was cute, one of the prizes went to someone from the Guglielmo Winery….That is one thing about our wineries…They all support each other…It’s very friendly competition. They all know they have a wonderful product. And Saturday, I was at Eagle Ridge for the Hearts of Gilroy benefitting Community Solutions. And several of the people at Dazzle were there….which is another great sign of community….. And of course, there was the KBAY Shrek premiere on Friday night.
And what do I know…. I had no complaints about the movie….It had a happy ending and that’s all I care about and when it was over, everyone applauded!!!!You know what movie is this weekend? Sex and the City 2. I just hope Big (Chris Noth) gets more face time than he does on the Good Wife!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/21
Too much to do …not enough time. Isn’t that how it is in May….and the first part of June…SO much is coming to an end….School………TV shows…LOL. Haven’t had a chance to watch Grey’s Anatomy yet. I’m not sure I’m up to 2 hours of crying. But I did just buy a box of Kleenex last weekend for Brothers and Sisters and for some reason didn’t use it. That one just didn’t have me crying like it usually does..
Neither Sam nor I ever got into Lost which is finally going off Sunday night. But if you’re a fan, wed love to hear from you Monday to hear what you thought. You might want to go to the ABC website. I hear they’ve come out with a whole bunch of LOST souveniers including a bobblehead doll. I’ll probably see what’s going on with Celebrity Apprentice to see what they do about Bret Michaels.
I know Monday morning is going to come around way too quickly. Sam is going to a wedding in Half Moon Bay (yep wedding time) and on Sunday his granddaughter Valentina is having her 7th birthday party.
I’ll be at the KBAY SHREK premiere Friday night. I know I saw the first one, can’t remember if I saw the second one..and totally missed the third one. And now the critics say the 4th one..and final one is not good but hey how can you go wrong for an hour and a half with a bucket of popcorn in your lap?
Today, I get to have lunch at the Clos La Chance Winery in San Martin.
overlooking CordeValle. Sounds like I’m writing a brochure!!!!
It will be fun though. I’m emceeing the fashion show and all the money raised goes to
The Rotary Club of Morgan Hill which puts it back into the community with some great projects. And tomorrow is one of my favorite events..Hearts of Gilroy at Eagle Ridge. I’ve been emceeing this event for years now. The money we raise goes to Community Solutions. Besides the lunch and live auction, they have a white elephant silent auction….and let me tell you some of the stuff is truly “white elephant but most of the items are great… If you are trying to raise money for your organization, this is a great idea because you don’t have to buy anything for the auction or keep hitting up the same people to donate. You just bring new items you’ve never used, gotten as gifts or maybe even bought at a previous auction.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5-20
Are you into jigsaw puzzles? I used to buy them when the girls were little but I don’t think we ever finished one. We’d work on it for a day or two and then get bored and I’d throw all the pieces back in the box and yes…a few days later I’d find some leftover pieces here and there. I don’t think I ever bought a puzzle with more than 500 pieces in it. So I can’t even imagine this 86 year old man in the U-K who finally f finished a 5000 piece puzzle after 7 years. ..only to find out there was one piece missing.
OMG!!!!! And it took him so long (7years) that by the time he was finished the puzzle company no longer made that particular one so they couldn’t even send him the missing piece.
Just goes to show he should have counted the pieces before he started, but that would have added another year or two.
And another story that had me chuckling this morning…I was looking at the almanac. In 1310, for the first time ever, different shoes for the left and right feet were made. Until then, all shoes were cut exactly the same…If I only raised Victoria and Christina way back then. I can’t tell you how many photos I have of them with their shoes on the wrong feet. And I never understood why the professional photographer in the mall never told me. You’d look at the pictures and it was so obvious. I blame the fact that I am left-handed!!!!!
Sam and I were talking about lies this morning…There’s a study out that the typical male tells 1.092 lies every year—3 a day- with women lying twice a day or 728 times a year. Men admitted their lies were most likely related to bragging about their drinking habits, while we women try to hide our true feelings by saying "Nothing's wrong, I'm fine."
Men are also less likely to feel guilty about lying.
And overall, 75 percent agreed it was 'OK' to lie to avoid hurting anyone's feelings. i.e.… No, those pants don't make you look fat. Neither does the swimsuit. ("You look just fine.")
See if these are true at your house…
--Men lie about how tall they are. They always seem to add an inch…. (now..stop laughing)
--Men lie about being lost. If a woman's with him, he'll never ask for directions.
--Men lie about not minding that a woman's had "a past." It really does bug a guy. Not because he's worried about her past, but because he's afraid he won't compare to past boyfriends.
--Men lie about knowing why the car won't start. Ladies, there's really no such thing as a "knuckle valve."
--Men lie about being afraid. If a woman likes to swim with the sharks, a guy will try it but he'll be terrified the whole time and not let on.
--Men lie about their sports ability. Just ask guy if he played sports in school. Then ask him again a week later. Same exact war stories, but it'll be a different sport.
--Men lie rather then tell a woman they don't like what she's wearing. This is called "survival."
--Men don't admit to being afraid to call a woman for a date.
What did I miss?
Oh…and aren’t these true…
When he says: I need my space He means: It's over
When he says: I broke up with her He means: She dumped me
When he says: I'll be there in a few minutes He means: It'll be at least an hour
When he says: Let's spend a quite day at home He means: The big game is on
No lie from us..Sam and I tomorrow have more tickets to give away to the Idols
Live Tour at the Shoreline this summer….. to Boz Scaggs next month at Montalvo and The Jonas Brothers (ahhhhh!!!!) and Demi Lovato in September.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/19
Yeah…one more week to go for Idol and Dancing..
SO ready for these shows to end…And if they go the way I think they should…the winners will be Nicole on Dancing and Lee on Idol.. But who knows….
Again..it’s time to move on to Big Brother –LOL!!!
The networks have been announcing their new shows for the fall..and their cancellations… ABC has cancelled a bunch of shows…Ugly Betty. Vanessa Williams is moving over to Desperate Housewives…yeah..she’ll be a wicked new housewife on Wisteria Lane. Lost of course is ending but also cancelled…Romantically Challenged, Scrubs, Better off Ted, the Deep End, The Forgotten, Flash Forward and Hank..Over at CBS….7 shows have been cancelled…Miami Medical , Accidentally on Purpose, The Ghost Whisperer, Gary Unmarried, Cold Case, Numb3rs, and the New Adventures of Old Christine. The big cancellation for NBC is Law and Order, but they say TNT may pick it up. That’s the network that also has Southland.
Here’s the cancellation I figured was coming…and it did. CW’s Melrose Place. I really liked that one..but I guess I was the only one watching. I’m pretty sure they’re re-upping One Tree Hill and also the new show that was so great this season. …Life Unexpected. You know how I love Presentation High School….Alum Mary Beth Basile is one of the producers.
These shows are kind of fun to watch?….”I Get That A Lot” on CBS tonite at 8. Celebrities pretending to be ordinary people…….Nick Jonas pretends to be working in a clothing store, Martha Stewart is working at a craft store and Project Runway’s Tim Gunn is at the fast food counter. And ABC tonite has “Primetime: What Would You Do?” Pilots are shown drinking in an airport bar, brides to be are bullying their bridesmaids and lesbian parents are insulted by a restaurant server. Sometimes the reactions of people are just great.
Feeling lucky? Powerball lottery tonite is 145 million..$72 mil if you cash in for a one time check?
And if you are feeling lucky, get ready to call in tomorrow for some great shows….The Idol Tour….Boz Scaggs and the Jonas Brothers with Demi Lovato…Memorize our studio number. 1 800 948-5229!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/18
Did we get this right or what?…..the list of men’s habits women hate.
Farting, nose picking, body odor and wearing old holey underwear. Shannon called in to add playing video games and we also got a call about leaving clothes all over the place.
Was trying to think of bad habits women have….I couldn’t think of any. Can You?
Sam said leaving the toilet seat down…LOL!!!
Anyone have a home to rent in San Luis Obispo? My daughter and her 2 roommates are having a heck of a time finding a place for the new school year. Oh..and did I mention Christina has a pitbull/whippet named Diesel and her roommate has a Yorky. Yeah..I guess that’s why they can’t find a place. (ha ha) Both dogs are really well behaved!!!!
A footnote or a “goalnote” to San Jose’s bet with Chicago over the Sharks-Blackhawks series.. A guy called this morning said our box of goodies should include some garlic fries…and Barbara suggested a DVD of Santana Row which she called our slice of heaven…although she added the only thing she can afford there is a cup of ice cream from Ben and Jerry’s…LOL. Actually there is one store I can afford…Ann Taylor Loft!!!!
Idol tonite….2 songs each for Casey, Lee and Crystal…one they choose and one the judges choose, I see that Fox has signed on Idol for another season, but execs say they first have to solve a big problem and it may be their biggest problem yet…who will replace Simon? I’m sure glad they have decided next time around to make the results show one half hour….Too bad they can’t do it in five minutes …After all, how long does it take to say which contestant is going home.
Make sure you join us tomorrow morning…It’s a triple play…We’ve got tickets for the Idol summer concert at the Shoreline in August, Boz Scaggs at Montalvo next month and the Jonas Brothers at either Shoreline or the Sleep Train Pavilion in September. Remember our phone number to call in 1 800 948-5229(KBAY)
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/18
Did we get this right or what?…..the list of men’s habits women hate.
Farting, nose picking, body odor and wearing old holey underwear. Shannon called in to add playing video games and we also got a call about leaving clothes all over the place.
Was trying to think of bad habits women have….I couldn’t think of any. Can You?
Sam said leaving the toilet seat down…LOL!!!
Anyone have a home to rent in San Luis Obispo? My daughter and her 2 roommates are having a heck of a time finding a place for the new school year. Oh..and did I mention Christina has a pitbull/whippet named Diesel and her roommate has a Yorky.
Yeah..I guess that’s why they can’t find a place. (ha ha) Both dogs are really well behaved!!!!
The website PawNation.com does not have any house-renting tips (dang it) but does have
Tips on what not to name your dog… May come in handy….you may want to save these:
1.)Don't recycle names: If you name your puppy Spot Two, people are constantly going to be wondering . . . and asking . . . what happened to Spot One.
2.)Don't name your pet Lucky: Naming your pet 'Lucky' is like tempting fate: It practically guarantees the thing will get hit by a car or come down with some insanely rare disease.
3.)Avoid pop culture references: It might be fun to name your pet after your favorite TV or movie character, or the actor who plays them. But in about ten or 12 years, you're going to feel like a moron for naming your dog HannahMontana.
4.) Don't get political: You might think you're making a statement by calling your dog Saddam or Stalin. But the majority of people aren't going to get the joke . . . they're just going to get offended.
A footnote or a “goalnote” to San Jose’s bet with Chicago over the Sharks-Blackhawks series.. A guy called this morning said our box of goodies should include some garlic fries…and Barbara suggested a DVD of Santana Row which she called our slice of heaven…although she added the only thing she can afford there is a cup of ice cream from Ben and Jerry’s…LOL. Actually there is one store I can afford…Ann Taylor Loft!!!!
Idol tonite….2 songs each for Casey, Lee and Crystal…one they choose and one the judges choose, I see that Fox has signed on Idol for another season, but execs say they first have to solve a big problem and it may be their biggest problem yet…who will replace Simon? I’m sure glad they have decided next time around to make the results show one half hour….Too bad they can’t do it in five minutes …After all, how long does it take to say which contestant is going home.
Make sure you join us tomorrow morning…It’s a triple play…We’ve got tickets for the Idol summer concert at the Shoreline in August, Boz Scaggs at Montalvo next month and the Jonas Brothers at either Shoreline or the Sleep Train Pavilion in September. Remember our phone number to call in 1 800 948-5229(KBAY)
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/17
Thought we’d get a lot of calls this morning on backyard games…
I only knew the two…croquet and horseshoes. Sam used to play…Steal the Bacon.
We used to play kick the can in the front yard (until the neighbors got mad because we never played it until it was nighttime). A listener called and said his family plays Bocce Ball in the backyard. Heck…lucky you to even have a backyard. My townhouse has a porch and that’s it (ha ha)
Did you see Mayor Chuck Reed made a bet with Chicago…..and lets hope the Sharks win 4 of the 7 so we can collect. We could even start with a win tomorrow night (ha ha) Should we lose the series and worse yet the chance to go after the Stanley Cup, we have to send Chicago Eggo waffles (Is Costco still the only one selling them here?)
Samples from La Victoria Taqueria and Chiaramonte’s Deli and Sausages, Schurra’s Candy, Greenlee’s Bakery and sweets from Shuei-Do Manju…For drink,they’ll get wine from Joseph George and Beer from Gordon Biersch. Geez..I hope we win…The city is 118 million dollars in the hole…shipping all that stuff will cost big bucks. LOL…
Now, if Chicago has to send us goodies…we will get Robinsons Ribs, Vienna Beef, tortillas and chips from Azteca Foods, Eli Cheesecake, Ferara Pan Candy (what’s that?) Golden Dragon Fortune Cookies and beer from the Half Acre Brewery.
Winner takes all…and let’s hope it’s us…..GO SHARKS….You can do it!!!!.
2 more weeks..and we have a holiday…..yes….We’re already rounding up a girls night for Sex and the City 2. Did you see that they spent 10 million dollars on wardrobe…and that they got to keep everything…Wow… They obviously don’t need my 15%off coupon at Kohls this week…
At the Mt View Ala Carte and Art festival I spoke to a couple who had just seen a sneak peak of Shrek..Forever Again….they said it was great. KBAY is hosting a premiere Friday night Camera 7…and we’re working on the guest list….Why don’t you try to get on it. Go to KBAY.com and make the KBAY connection…Sam is going out of town for a wedding, but I’ll be there….We’ll share a bag of popcorn!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/14
Here we go…another weekend. But now with Memorial Day getting close, we’re starting the festivals and all sorts of outdoor gatherings. And not even any rain to worry about until Monday. I know..crazy…almost the third week of May and we’re still talking about rain. But for this weekend, there’s the Castroville Artichoke Festival. (Don’t tell anyone, I’ve never ever eaten an artichoke) Sam and I are doing our show Saturday from 10-2 at the Mt.View Art and Wine Festival. The KBAY Booth will be set up on Castro Street between California and Dana Streets. I think Books Inc is the closest store to us. Yep..it’s Festival time. We’ve all been cooped up for so long with the rain..It will be good to start going to these things. And Sam and I always love a good time. If you’re going, make sure you at least stop by. We’d love to meet you.
The San Jose ViaVelo is Saturday from 10-3 downtown on San Fernando Street. . You or the kids love to bike this is the event to go to….In fact, ride your bike down. or put it on your bike rack and drive it down. 7 blocks are closed off for biking, walking, skating, dancing or strolling…with lots of vendors and music..even some demonstrations.
Relay for Life is this weekend in both Willow Glen..at Willow Glen High and in Morgan Hill at Community Park. If you’ve never been to one of these, they are great…so inspirational. Local cancer survivors lead relay teams around a track and it goes all weekend long…24/7. People camp out and it’s just a wonderful event to highlight cancer survivors and remember those who had their lives cut short.
There’s also the National River Clean Up on Saturday. There were close to a thousand people volunteering last year in the Santa Clara Valley…from 9 to noon. Last year they cleaned out 28 thousand pounds of trash…Can You believe that? There was even a microwave oven….a pink bike (with no tires) and a 50 inch plasma-screen TV. I’m guessing it didn’t work…LOL!!!! It’s crazy w here people dump their trash. You know
We have the big Guadalupe Dump out in the Almaden Valley. Just $35 for an entire haul.!!! The dump in San Martin is pretty good too!!!!
Oh..almost forgot to mention this….the San Jose Sharks downtown at HP Pavilion Sunday at noon. They sold out in 30 minutes the other day, but they’re free for the watching on NBC11. GO SHARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/13
Share and tell….A Facebook friend Debbie sent this to me….
I’ve already taken her up on it and I’m guessing you’ll be next..
Read on:
Ok ladies here's another Facebook game...like the bra color game which was a total success and we had men wondering for days what was with the colors and it made it to the north American news. Well this game has to do with your handbag, where you put your handbag the moment you get home... "I like it on the couch", "I like it on the kitchen counter", "I like it on the dresser" well you get the idea. Just put your answer as your Status with nothing more than that. Cut and paste this message and forward it to all your FB female friends. Use their inbox. The bra game made it to the news. Let's see how powerful we women really are!!! REMEMBER - DO NOT PUT YOUR ANSWER AS A REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE, SIMPLY PUT YOUR ANSWER AS YOUR STATUS, THEN FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR FRIENDS.
That’s the part I didn’t know how to do…. “forward the message to your friends”…
In Facebook Life …...I actually have too many over 300—LOL…In real life, I have just a handful….maybe two handfuls….so I could have easily e mailed them…ha ha.
Anyway…..post your answer on your status…I’m still cracking up over this. Thanks Debbie for including me!!!!
This one had me laughing too this morning… A purse snatcher in St. Paul, Minnesota, was arrested after he took an 85-year-old woman's purse, but was chased down and stopped by her 65-year-old daughter, who knocked his knife out of his hand with her cane.
"That's either one tough old lady or the world's most out-of-shape purse snatcher."
And this one had me smiling…as Sam said it’s one of those “Ahhh” stories…Kind of like
An Oprah “Ahhhh” moment.
TALKING TO YOUR KID ON THE PHONE IS JUST AS COMFORTING AS GIVING THEM A HUG:
If you feel like a bad parent because you don't spend enough time with your kids, or you've been forced to put them in day care, you can relax a little. Here's why . . .
--A new study from the University of Wisconsin has found that kids are almost as comforted by a mother's phone call as they are from a mother's hug.
The basic idea is that when a kid talks to their mom on the phone, it reduces a key stress hormone, and it also releases a chemical in their brains called oxytocin, which helps in forming bonds "It's clear from these results that a mother's voice can have the same effect as a hug, even if they're not standing there."
So perfect if you’re kids are out of town or away at college, the next time you're feeling bad about not being with them, just give them a call and it'll be nearly as comforting as if you were actually there with them. I’m calling my Christina right now …how about you?
Sam and LIssa's Blog 5/12
Got any hidden talents? I’m not sure if I do..On second thought, I am pretty good with
school kids. I sure love the time I spend out at El Toro School in Morgan Hill with my friend Susan’s first grade class. So maybe I could be a teacher (for an hour a day). I might run out of patience after that. But Sam has definitely got a hidden talent…writing limericks
And today was his day…National Limerick Day. He’s got the one he writes for me every year:
Was a young lady Named Lissa
Who went to the mall for some pizza
She first made a stop at the Coach store to shop
And proceeded to max out her Visa
And in a matter of seconds he wrote this one on American Idol:
"Idol" is down to four names,
And up stepped a young man, Casey James
He sang the wrong song,
He won't be there long
And Kara things it's a darn shame
He even inspired our favorite Idol caller Irene to write one:
Casey's the one who will go
From the American Idol show
Though he's cute as can be
They really only need three
(Though those three are all better, you know.)
Irene came up with the first four lines. But Sam says a limerick has to have five lines with the last line rhyming with the first two… so he added the final part.
Yep…Sam has a hidden talent alright…..one of many I might add.
As for Idol…We’re down to the final two weeks…Thank God!!!
Are you feeling that way too?
The ratings have been the lowest ever…although even when they’re low, they still have anywhere from 17-19 million people. Only Dancing does better during the performance night. To compare…The Good Wife (one of my favorites) got 13 million viewers last week…Desperate Housewives 11.4 million viewers…Grey’s 11 million….and the Amazing Race 10.6 million.
Did you watch that show Happy Town? Didn’t think so. Only 4 million or so did. ABC has already taken it off and will put the last few shows on after all the season finales end in a couple of weeks.
Hope you got the KBAY Connection Newsletter. If you don’t, just go to KBAY.Com
And click on the KBAY Connection. You then won’t miss out on anymore. We’re having a premiere for Shrek next Friday and have a lot of tickets to give away online. I’ll be joining the party. Princess Fiona was busy so I’m the alternate…..LOL!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/11
Here it is …a list of five gender stereotypes that science says are indeed TRUE based on chromosomes, parts of the brain, or even the pain receptors in your skin.
Women can't drive: Okay..maybe just me!!! In fact, my daughters say I’m getting worse by the week.
Men are slobs: Say no more!!!!
Women are wimps: (Unless it involves childbirth-no man can handle that and they say that’s because of the chemicals we have in our body during pregnancy )
Women love to talk: Say no more!!!!
Women can't hold their liquor: It's not about weight proportions. It's because men and women have very different water to fat ratios to their bodies. Men's bodies are made up of about 61 percent water, whereas women average about 52 percent
Stereotypes they forgot—(and I’m not sure about the scientific proof) You can thank Sam for these.
Women: Loves a good sale Men: Loves a good golf game
Women: Thinks she's too fat. Even when she's not. Men: Thinks he looks okay in the nude. Sideways. With his stomach sucked in. In dim light.
Women: Her Holy Trinity: Shoes, shopping and the day spa
Men: His Holy Trinity: A beer, some Cheetos and a TV remote
Men: Doesn't care about clothes, yours or his Women: Enough shoes to stock a battalion of Octopus
Women: Has at least once in her life tried to change a man Men: Has at least once in his life tried to cut down a small backyard tree with a Weed Whacker
Women: Bathroom with vanity mirrors, walk-in closets and a spa tub Men: Bathrooms with just enough light to read in and a towel from the Holiday Inn
Women: Will stop and ask for directions Men: Will drive in circles for hours, say, "I know I'm in the general neighborhood," and when he finally gets where he's going, he'll say "I found a new way to get here."
Women: Know all about their children, know about their dentist appointments and soccer games, their romances and best friends, favorite foods, and secrets, fears, hopes and dreams. Men: Vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.
Women: Do laundry every two days.
Men: Prefers white underwear he's already worn once to underwear he has to wash himself.
Women: You're the only one
Men: Forgets your name
Pretty funny but pretty accurate…wouldn’t you say?
Got any additions?
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/10
So it’s National Etiquette Week. Manners are such a generational thing.
We older people tend to have them or at least use them a lot more than teens or young people in their 20s. Think about how often you say please or thank you? And now think how often your kids say it…although there’s so much more to etiquette than just good manners. I Saw an article this morning about the most common etiquette mistakes…mainly among young people.
Don’t RSVP to invites.
Nickle and Dime over the dinner bill. When you’re older you just split the bill evenly….younger people seem to add up who had what…and who owes an extra dollar.
Complain about line-up lines. Aren’t there lines everywhere now?
Change diapers in front of anyone and everyone.
Leave a mess in public bathrooms
Steal parking spots
My biggest etiquette question always has to do with the banquet table of 8 or ten. Which bread and butter plate do I use? Which glass do I drink out of? I usually wait until everyone uses theirs, and then I see what’s left—LOL.
Sam says there’s a saying to remember….food left, drink right. Food has 4 letters…drink 5. My daughters do hand signals. …a “b” made out of your left thumb and finger (bread plate on your left) and a “d” made out of your right thumb and index finger (drink glass on your right). All I know is I still get confused when I see a table full of dishes and glassware.. and sometimes even if it’s just for a table of four…LOL!!!
Looking for an excuse not to go to the gym? 50 thousand gym goers a year end up in the ER after mishaps with treadmills, heavy weights, exercise balls and jump ropes.
Looking for a reason to go to the gym? People eat about 100 extra calories a day on weekends. That’s me…and that’s why I am going to the gym today. In fact, since it was Mothers Day weekend…I ate a lot more than just an extra 100 calories a day. I think I did that per meal. I need to go to the gym every day this week…ha ha
Hope you had as great a Mothers Day weekend as I did. Tori and I drove down to San Luis Obispo to be with Christina. The weather on Saturday was almost perfect(if you ignore the wind) which is hard to do. We shopped, but we also did a lot of relaxing. We went down to Pismo and sat on the beach and also went to the restaurant at the Cliffs that faces the ocean. And for dinner Saturday night we went to the Madonna Inn Gold Rush Steakhouse and had one of those big pink leather booths. Yeah....its where Jake on the Bachelor had the restaurant to himself with the last few girls. It is the gaudiest place I’ve ever eaten in but so much fun for a night. They even have an orchestra with a big dance floor. And to top it off on Sunday, I got some great gifts but it’s the cards I will remember the most. I save them, do you? Plus Tori and Victoria, through one of those online photo services, made an 11 by 17 poster collage of our last few years with all those places we’ve gone and milestones we’ve had…..graduations, trips, and special occasions. Now, I’ve got to get it framed. Actually they made one for each of us, so I’m waiting for the big framing sale at Michaels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/7
I got this a few weeks ago from my friend Jan and Sam and I have been been saving it for Mothers Day weekend. Enjoy!!!!
Real Mothers don't eat quiche;
They don't have time to make it.
Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils
Are probably in the sandbox.
Real Mothers often have sticky floors,
Filthy ovens and happy kids.
Real Mothers know that dried play dough
Doesn't come out of carpets.
Real Mothers don't want to know what
The vacuum just sucked up...
Real Mothers sometimes ask 'Why me?'
And get their answer when a little
Voice says, 'Because I love you best.'
Real Mothers know that a child's growth
Is not measured by height or years or grade...
It is marked by the progression of Mommy to Mom to Mother.....
The Images of Mother
4 YEARS OF AGE - My Mommy can do anything!
8 YEARS OF AGE - My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!
12 YEARS OF AGE - My Mother doesn't know everything!
14 YEARS OF AGE - My Mother? She wouldn’t have a clue!
16 YEARS OF AGE - Mother? She's so five minutes ago.
18 YEARS OF AGE - That old woman? She's way out of date!
25 YEARS OF AGE - Well, she might know a little bit about it.
35 YEARS OF AGE - Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.
45 YEARS OF AGE - Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?
65 YEARS OF AGE - Wish I could talk it over with Mom.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure she carries, or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes,
Because that is the doorway to her heart,
The place where love resides.
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,
But true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she
shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!
Happy Mothers Day!!!!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/6
Can’t believe Mothers Day is almost here…
If you have kids away at school, I hope they’re coming home. I can’t imagine not being with my daughters on Mothers Day. But since Christina is down in San Luis Obispo
I prefer to go down there…..SLO or San Jose..what would you pick? Yeah…just what I thought…You’d be going down to SLO too-LOL. It may be a lot easier for me than you though.. It’s just me, Tori and Christina so we can come and go pretty easily.
Saw in Redbook Magazine this new survey that finds there’s at least one thing that Moms who work, Moms who stay at home and Moms who work part time agree on: Being a Mom is the most important role in their lives. I’ve always said that. When I first got hired at KBAY 22 years ago, I remember saying to the owner back then that I’m a Mom first…that it was the most important thing in my life and that when my day was done at the station, I didn’t want to get called back. The girls were little then…Christina wasn’t even born. I look back..and thing wow..did I really say that. I’m lucky I got hired.
I just had the perfect hours while they were growing up…I was gone while they were still sleeping…Mike was with them in the early morning and then I was home by the time they were done with school. The only thing I ever lost out on was morning field trips and yes I know how lucky I was to be able to do that.
How do you truly know when you’re a Mom? When you start talking like your Mom did. “Always change your underwear; you never know when you’ll have an accident.” “Don’t make that face or it’ll freeze in that position.” “Be careful or you’ll put your eye out.” (Sam’s favorite) “What if everyone jumped off a cliff? Would you do it too?”
And you know you’ve really arrived when you say “Don’t Put that in your mouth; yo7u don’t know where it’s been” I’ve added a couple my Mom never did say…”Behave when you’re out…you’re using our last name”…..or “Behave and be nice, you never know who you might run into…it’s a small world” I guess this is a never ending list...
You have some to add? I’d love to read them. In fact, we’ll be mentioning some of these on the show tomorrow morning….we’ll include yours…or give us a call tomorrow morning 1 800 948-5229.
And what’s this about….that men will spend much more than women on Mothers Day..shelling out an average of $155, compared to women who will spend an average of $100. Oh..I know what it’s about….GUILT—LOL!!!! Actually, I think part of the problem is men are lazier when it comes to shopping so they will buy the first thing they see…no matter what the price. Correct?
By the way, we’ve got a couple of cool things for Mom you can try and win at KBAY.Com. One of them….San Jose Giants tickets for Sunday’s game…Why don’t you go after them?
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/5
Friends…you’ve just got to have em…..
Finally got together with my Morgan Hill girlfriends
Last night. Couldn’t believe it…we hadn’t seen each other as a group since Christmas.
We’ve been friends since our kids were in elementary school, so I’m going back 20 years. We’ve all branched off…There’s 9 of us….some of us see each other all the time. Joan and Teresa work together….Nancy and Jan are or were school teachers in the same district. Susan, Sharon and Dawn walk together a lot. Janette and I are best friends and see each other at least once a week if not more, but as a group we try to see each other every couple of months. Didn’t happen this year though. In fact, I was the one who had to schedule a dinner just so we could celebrate the 5 birthdays we had missed. And this is where the story gets good. We do cards..funny cards…Shoebox cards..…so this time, we each had to buy 5 cards. Have you ever had to buy 5 funny cards at the same time?. Not Easy….especially since the cards don’t seem to change from year to year. And last night as Susan, Janette, Nancy, Jan and Sharon were opening their cards….4 of them opened the same card at the same time….same exact card…..how weird is that? Another sign I guess that we all go back a long way….we know each other well or a sign that Shoebox needs to come up with some new cards….LOL!!!!
Are you into candles? I don’t seem to burn them in the summer…but Fall and Winter,
I’ve got one going almost every night. Not up for this one though…..the White Castle Scented Candle. Maybe Sam would like it. It supposedly smells just like a White Castle burger….”that steam grilled-on-a-bed-of-onions scent”. The White Castle website is selling it for $10. Proceeds go to Autism Speaks…and guess what? the candles are all sold out.
Hope you have a great Cinco De Mayo. Tori is actually making Tacos for dinner…..and I think I got Sam in the mood for that as well… Just don’t have too many margaritas….
An average margarita made with limeade, tequila, and triple sec comes to 408 calories. Who knew!!!!! Forgot the ice by the way…and that is calorie free!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/4
You may have missed this one…this morning….
The 18 year old down in Whittier who was taking his drivers test. (the actual driving portion) He’s about to start…has the instructor sitting next to him and hits the accelerator instead of the break. He crashed right into the DMV building. The instructor wasn’t hurt badly…the airbags went off. The kid failed, but gets to retake the test in 3 weeks if he can find an instructor to give it to him.(ha ha) I’m thinking he’d better drive to another DMV location. I remember when Tori was about to take her drivers test. I actually took her the week before to the DMV neighborhood and followed one of the kids taking the test so she could get a “lay of the land”… Yep….we got caught….I guess it wasn’t a good idea to be driving a Yellow Mustang. Anyway, the female instructor got out of her car…and threatened to take MY drivers license away. To this day, I don’t know if what we did was illegal, but I was so afraid they would recognize Tori’s yellow car, that I had her take the test in my big Tahoe which she wasn’t used to driving at all. Thankfully she passed!!!!
Ah..memories!!!!!!
If you watch Young and the Restless….this may be the best week ever. Looks like they’re ending 2 of the story lines…the one with Patty and also the one involving the 2 Laurens and Jana. I don’t want to give it away, but if you DVR it, you’ve got to set aside the time every night to watch it. It is so good!!!!! I loved yesterday’s episode. Didn’t want it to end.
And Real Housewives of New Jersey is off to a great start. Like last season, I look at their homes and their furnishings and can’t figure out where all the money comes from. Caroline’s husband is the only one we see working. I think the other two are in construction… I guess times are a lot better in New Jersey because I don’t think anyone here in construction is living like that LOL!!!!!
My friend yesterday told me about a show called Sunset Daze. It’s on cable. It’s a reality show …not about people in their teens or 20s…..but people in a retirement community. She said it’s really good. She never missed it. I told Sam this morning he should watch!!!!
Certainly won’t miss Idol tonite. Can’t wait to see Harry Connick Junior and hear Sinatra songs… I’m thinking Casey James will have problems.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 5/3
Hey…we did it. My daughter Tori and I went to the flea market and after our expenses; $20 to get in
We made $300. How about that?…and we didn’t really have a lot of good junk. Oh…Toris clothes and bras were top of the line… but we were selling things for just $1-3 dollars. We had a few things that made a few bucks…..a comforter set $20…a lamp $10
A karaoke machine (without the music) $20. SO obviously we had a lot of clothes to sell..bags and bags and good stuff. You know what didn’t sell? The 4 bins full of VHS tapes. And they were good tapes….Disney movies…..movies like Gone With the Wind and Sound of Music. I guess DVD machines are inexpensive enough that few watch the old VHS tapes. We couldn’t even get rid of them at a quarter a piece. Had to laugh. Some of them had never been opened. We dropped them all off at Goodwill. And good thing we checked through the bins because I had some old family movies from when the girls were really little. Remember, those big Video Cameras we used to carry around. That’s how old these tapes were. Anyway….we had fun. We got there at 6 and already there was a line of maybe 100 vehicles waiting to get in. And like the only other time we went to the flea market, as soon as you pull into a spot people come running over to grab your good stuff so they can sell it at their table. You’ve got to be tough and no one is tougher than Tori. In fact, she walked away to go to the restroom and came back to me practically giving things away and said “that’s it…..I’m not leaving you alone again”!!!!
We stayed till 12….packed up the car and took off. A lot of laughing in those 6 hours. We had a goooooood time. And we got paid for it. Actually, I gave most of the money to Tori. She was happy!!!!
Did you notice what was on TV tonite?…the Real Housewives of New Jersey. Now that’s my favorite Housewives series. That’s my guilty pleasure. New York used to be but just too much fighting this season between Jill and Bethany. Kind of ruined things. And I see Friday Night Lights is starting up again (this Friday) Yeah..I love that show although I missed the first season. I think we’re at Season 4.
Looks like it’s going to be a great week. Not as warm as it was yesterday or even today, but looks like the rain is finally done…. I’ve been waiting for the end of the rain. Time to call t he Window and the Carpet Cleaners.
It’s also time to start making weekend plans to go here and there…like Gilroy Gardens.
Sam and I have tickets to give away all this week.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 4/29
Okay…so maybe the new IHOP Pancake Stacker is a little too much for you. After all, who can eat 2 buttermilk pancakes with a slice of cheesecake sandwiched in between…and then topped with fruit and whipped cream. Actually, little Genevieve called this morning and said she had it last night. I said for dessert? She said no for dinner!!!! Said it was yummy, but she could only eat half. The other half is in the refrig. I guess for dinner tonite—LOL
But what about something else for dinner…at your favorite fast food place (toy not included-ha ha) You might want to print and save this:
Eye-opener, isn’t it?… I’ll pass thank you…and go to El Pollo Loco!!!!
Looking for good deals..always..and I love the one at KBAY.Com this week.
It’s our weekly KBAY Half-Offers…. $100 gift card movie package from Camera Cinemas for just $50. That will get you a lot of movies and a lot of popcorn!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 4/28
Caught this in the paper this morning…...that the Santa Clara County Registrar is looking for polling workers for June 8th. Just a one day thing….and it’s a long day. I think 10 hours or so, but hey money is money….the days pay is $95-$180. If you’re interested you can call 408 299-poll (7655) or go to their website www.sccvote.org.
Now this headline got me nervous…saw it on AOL this morning
“Disappointing News for Brothers and Sisters fans". I figured the show was being cancelled. But no….just that not only was Rob Lowe leaving, but Luke Grimes was being written out as well. He played half-brother Ryan and had hardly been on the show anyway this season. SO big deal!!!!!! But this one is…Gilles Marini (Dancing with Stars) has been signed on full time to play Luc. Certainly nothing disappointing about that!!!!!! I really love that show…..
I think we’re coming to the end of the line for Real Housewives of New York. And I’m glad. Just wasn’t good this year…just too much bickering between Brittney and Jill. In fact, I heard for the next season Brittney won’t even be in it. Good. But if New York is ending that means New Jersey is starting. And I see the Housewives are starting to show up on the TV talk shows…so I guess they’re getting us primed and ready to go—LOL.
And still to come..the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Kelsey Grammers wife is one of them. Too bad they didn’t sign up Larry King’s wife Shawn…but who knew!!!!!!
I see Sandra Bullock is Friday’s cover of People Magazine…a great shot of her holding her new baby boy she adopted from New Orleans. . Good for her. And I’m glad she’s ready to get out there again. Another big issue of People is apparently coming out next Friday. Supposedly a major celebrity is coming out of the closet. No one has figured out who but they say the celebrity’s publicist is a guy named Howard Bragman . He has some pretty big name clients…Anderson Cooper, Ellen Page, Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, N Sync superstar JC Chasez and Queen Latifa. He also represents Meredith Baxter who recently did “come out” and was also the P-R guy for Chastity Bono when she became Meredith Baxter. Could be interesting….maybe not- L-O-L
Are the Jonas Brothers as big as they were a few months back? Seems all the talk now is about Justin Beiber. But if you’ve got daughters who are still into them , they’ll be on tour in San Jose at HP September 18th. The American Idols Live tour as usual is coming here, but not as early as in past years and also different venue….August 14th at the Shoreline in Mt View. Tickets go on sale May 15th…I’m sure we’ll have plenty to give away as well!!!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 4/27
Here we go again….how much should you tip? I tend to be overly generous with
Waiters and Waitresses. Usually my server is college age. I tend to go to restaurants like CPK and Cheesecake Factory and they’re typically young. In my mind, I automatically have them struggling to make ends meet. I’m generous at the car wash too, thinking these guys and gals aren’t making much and they’re working really, really hard and often times in the blazing sun. Now Sam I thought was overly generous last nite in Carmel when he put $5 into the brandy snifter for a piano player. Maybe, it was a good t thing because he said no one was putting in even a dollar. Plus, he’s really good about leaving a tip ($5) for the maid at the hotel. I will admit unless I’m staying in a room for at least 3 days, I do not leave anything. Unless, they leave a card with their name on it!!!! I always fall for that. I’m curious …how many do leave tips at the hotel? You? Maybe I’d better start even if it’s just a night or two!!!!!
Idol could be kind of fun tonite….All six have to take a song from
The Shania Twain songbook…And I’m thinking how many songs can there be.
I’m guessing we’ll hear “Don’t Impress Me Much”, “Man I feel like a Woman (too bad Adam Lambert isn’t on this season) and “Who’s Beds Have your Boots Been Under”.
Certainly not mine. I have no room under my bed for boots --LOL
I ‘m more interested in the start of the final season of “The Hills”. Can’t believe this thing has been on 5 seasons already. Luckily, it’s on at 7 and it’s only one half hour. Believe me, that’s all you can take of Heidi, Spencer and the rest of the gang. Tori got me watching it. Tonight should be a good one…..Heidi gets reamed out by her Mom for her ten plastic surgeries….Should be funny.
If you know the show…you’ll like these….top things you won’t hear tonight:
--Heidi! You haven't changed a bit.
--Wait, are we best friends or bitter enemies? I lost my script.
--But hey, enough about me. Tell me about yourself . . .
--Spencer, you're a great guy.
--I'd be successful even if my parents DIDN'T have money.
--Well, you know, it's what's inside that counts.
--Be quiet. I really want to hear Heidi Montag's new single.
--I'm bored. Wanna stage a pointless feud?
--This is what I'm going to wear when we accept our Emmy.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 4/26
May be too late to tell you this. I’m guessing you’re dressed for the day, but today is Boobquake, a worldwide event that encourages women to wear low cut tops and push up bras. Even for me…someone, who as you know, loves saying “boobies” this is pretty stupid. Here’s what started it. An Iranian cleric claimed last week that all of our natural disasters of late are due to promiscuous women flaunting their bodies. Told you it was stupid!!! So stupid that a Purdue co-ed has created “Boobquake”. She put it on her facebook and supposedly has over 100 thousand women participating. She will then do research and determine whether all the extra cleavage creates extra earthquakes. I guess this would be an event where you “BYOB’’(bring your own boobie) LOL!!!!… Of course what happens when you do have a quake?….A lot of “jiggling”….sorry….
Never thought about this until this morning and I had this in the news…that those tester products at the cosmetics counter are contaminated with all sorts of bacteria.
According to a study in Philadelphia, EVERY SINGLE make-up tester product they examined contained E.coli. That's 100%, covered in E.coli. E.coli can cause anything from stomach problems to death.
A lot of the samples also contained other bacteria too, like the ones that cause staph infections and strep throat . . . and HERPES.
The researcher says the shared products get filled with E.coli mainly because women go to the bathroom . . . do their dirty business . . . don't properly wash their hands . . . then touch the stuff. As I said..I never really thought about this and now I know why…GROSS!!!!
Sam and I are definitely going to have to watch Glee tomorrow night…or at least DVR it. I can stay up till 10, but Sam has a bit of a problem. LOL!!!!
We’ve got to see what the big deal is. One listener this morning said anyone who went to high school or has a teenager can relate. So in my case, I’ve got both!!!! Another listener though says she wouldn’t let her kids watch. SO now I’ve really got to see what’s going on. Neil Patrick Harris has just signed on, and Jennifer Lopez is trying to get on, but she says the next 8 episodes are already planned. She wants to be the cafeteria lady or something like that.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 4/23
Love the story about SpongeBob SquarePants.. My youngest Christina always thought Barney was the best (stop smirking) She was about 6 at the time…but SpongeBob is a real hero. In New York, a 12 year old girl was choking on a piece of gum, when her friend Miriam remembered a SpongeBob episode in which Squidward got a clarinet stuck in his throat…and SpongeBob did the Heimlich. Miriam remembered….tried it on Alyson and the gum came flying out. How bout that…Dr. SpongeBob!!!!
And Sam and I were chuckling this morning about the 29 year old tattooed father of 3 in Missouri. Down to his last $29 and he won the 258 million dollar PowerBall Lottery. He bought the ticket at the mini market where he worked. ….The first thing he will spend his winnings on….replacing his missing 2 front teeth…and then taking his kids to Disneyworld. There was a great picture of him online….with his toothless smile…made me smile too!!!!
Okay weekend..Yeah…Sam and his wife Carol will be in Carmel . They rent a house for a week every year at this time. (whatever!!!) and then he drives to and from work.
Tori and I are going to try and see the new J-Lo movie The Back Up Plan, but I’m sure we’ve already seen the best parts on the trailer and commercial. But heck….I’m really going to watch Alex O’Loughlin…He is one hunky guy.
Maybe I’ll get to see you too. Sunday, I will be at the 5K Mission City Run for Fun at Great America. You can get all the info at KBAY.Com. It’s for a great cause.
Money raised will benefit Education and Seniors in Santa Clara County. And Saturday, it is truly one of the most fun things I get to do…M-C the Spring Lamb BBQ at Campo di Bocce in Los Gatos. Been doing this for years. The money we raise, and it’s over half a million dollars in the last 7 years, goes to the Ronald McDonald house at Stanford. Can’t believe the Ronald McDonald house is 31 years old. Like you I’m sure, I never drive by without thinking of the kids inside who are fighting for their lives. It’s such a wonderful place for the families. They’re charged only 10 dollars a night and the comfort and support they get is so amazing. There’s enough room for almost 50 families.
But first things first….Sam and I will be on the air tomorrow from 10-3. And Make sure you’re listening Monday at 8:20 if you’re hoping to win the front row seats to the Eagles.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 4/22
Earth Day, Take Your Kids to Work Day, Jelly Bean Day, Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day and Facebook Day. Oh wait, that’s everyday. Read this morning in the Mercury that there are now over 400 million active Facebook users and 70 percent are not even in the U-S. The average “user’’ has 130 “friends’. Thanks to you, I’m finally above average in something although since they changed the whole look of Facebook I can no longer tell how many I do have. 100 million users access Facebook on their phones, like my daughters. And Facebook is in 70 languages. Can you believe how big
Facebook is. ..and how it has become such a part of our daily lives? And that the CEO Mark Zuckerberg who co founded the company with 3 classmates while at Stanford is just 26. Forget saying “My son is a doctor”…his Mom gets to say my son started Facebook. Mark is worth 4 billion dollars. Oh..yes…that’s much better than a Dr. and he’s not even married!!!! I think a movies been made about him and his friends starting
Facebook called the Social Network. If I remember right Justin Timberlake is in it…and it’s due out next year. Anything with Timberlake in it will have me munching popcorn!!!
That California (federal stimulus) rebate for new energy efficient appliances (refrig, washers, room air conditioners) sounds great…Could use a new washer…but then you need a new dryer and I don’t think there’s a rebate for that. Plus I don’t need a new one today and they’re talking like these rebates $50-$200 will be gone in days…..Hard to believe 35 Million dollars will go that quickly. I read it’s enough money to cover 300 thousand appliances statewide.
So I may have to look for other ways to save the environment like:
Skipping a car trip each week
Buying less greeting cards. They say the average household buys 60 cards a year. Sometimes I think I do that in a month. But if 10 thousand households switched to e-cards, we could save 400 trees a year.
Lowering the heat on your thermostat by one degree saves 3% of your energy use..
Flushing your toilet one less time a day saves on water. (Tori already does this)
And then there are Sam’s earth day ideas:
Go to work without pants, blame it on global warming
Spell your name in aerosol cheese
Switch to wearing cloth diapers (Larry King only)
Carve "Save the Whales" into the oak tree
Replace fruitcake in toilet tank
Idol went way too long last night. Wonder what they were saying over at Channel 2. The News anchors sitting at the table for how long—25 minutes—before getting in their first story. We had to wait far to long to say good-bye to Tim Urban. And did you notice when Wanda Sykes was talking about the bad practice of having the “loser” sing the song that
Made him “lose”..they showed him laughing!!!
Glad the only thing I need to watch tonite is Private Practice and I’ll DVR it knowing that it will end right on time!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 4/21
Need a laugh? There is a website called PleaseFireMe.com.
Yes, go look at it. It’s a place for workers to post their gripes anonymously…a place for workers to release their pent-up frustrations. Some of the recent submissions:
Please fire me. My boss asked me how to spell urinal.
Please fire me. Every week each cubicle is subdivided into 4 smaller cubicles.
Please fire me. Our annual company retreat is the local chevron for Cheetos and slurpees.
Please fire me. My boss took a 5 month “vacation” and came back wearing an ankle bracelet.
We even got a call from Trisha this morning. Please fire me. My boss filled the empty water cooler jug with water from a hose. True story!!!!
Signs you need to be fired….especially if your boss didn’t remember Administrative Professionals Day
Please fire me. The boss walks around wearing nothing but a Post-It note. On his head.
Please fire me. Bathroom breaks come out of our vacation time.
Please fire me. Last week a co-worker asked me. “What day is Black History Month?”
Have yet to hear from anyone who is not overjoyed
that Kate Gosslin is gone from Dancing with the Stars.
I think Tony Davolani should get a Best Acting trophy for acting sad
last night. He’s probably much more relieved than we even are.
Money’s money… but to put up with her isn’t worth any price.
So now we move on to Idol. See if Tim “Turban” Urban goes home tonite.
Not sure if you heard about Crystal. A friend of hers says she was very upset that Ryan Seacrest went public with the story she was about to quit the show but that he stopped her. Crystal says the incident wasn’t even close as to how he told it…that it was really no big deal…just some backstage chatter…and that she’s definitely in it to stay.
Excited that Parenthood has been signed on for a second –full season. Love that show. Love how every episode ends on a “high”…a feel good moment
Which you cant always say about Brothers and Sisters, although they hit a high note this last Sunday.
And I am so excited about this. Young and the Restless is bringing back Snapper for the month of June and the original Snapper…David Hasselhoff. Yes…I guess he’s in need of work now that his America’s Got Talent Judges gig is done. I so don’t think he left on his own.
Did you get your KBAY Connection Newsletter?. Pretty exciting stuff about the Mountain Winery Summer Concert Series. Tickets go on sale Monday at LiveNation.Com but with the KBAY password you can buy them early….like today!!!!
Sam and Lissa's Blog 4/21
Remember when there was no “texting”…and you yelled at your kids for “talking” on the phone? Now you yell at them for “texting”… Watch a group of teens with their phones. They’re not talking; they’re texting…A new study says no one really wants to talk on the pone anymore. They text. And I’ve got to say I have a couple of guy friends and they never call me. It’s always a text. Not that I get those very often, but if they need to ask me or tell me something it’s always a text. I guess that way they don’t have to say much. Every once in a while my friend Janette and I will be texting and all of a sudden one of us will text “can I call you”. All of a sudden we will realize it’s pretty stupid to go to all the trouble of texting…...just pick up the darn phone. I guess the thing with texting is it’s easier than coming up with a whole conversation, and often times all that is necessary is a 3 or 4 word sentence. Teen girls are the worst with texting…over 100 a day….compared to guys who typically text 30 or so times a day. 64 percent of parents admit they read their kids text messages…I only wish I could…LOL
SO I guess we are all in agreement. Kate has to go home tonite on Dancing.
Someone is voting for her though…..a lot of some ones because she always has the lowest judges’ score. I so believe the Star Magazine article that says her professional partner Tony Dovolani is so sick of being with her, they have to pay him a $100 more an hour to stay. Doesn’t he look embarrassed whenever their dance is over? And he seems so frustrated during their practice sessions. The season will definitely come down to Nicole and Evan. Maybe Max and Erin will be the third couple. I so love him. He’s been my favorite pro dancer since the first season.
Did you catch the interview with Sharon Osborne? Said she is having her breast implants removed and will give them to Ozzy as paperweights. Says they are better on Ozzy’s desk than on her chest…
(See what you think of when you’re going in for your mammogram)
We’ve got the KBAY Connection Newsletter coming out tomorrow morning…..via your e mail. You don’t want to miss out on this one…We will have the password to get in on the presale to the Mountain Winery summer concert series. Tickets go on sale Monday the 26th, but with the password you can buy them early (tomorrow)
If you haven’t seen the entire line up, we’ve got that posted also at KBAY.com
Sam and Lissa's Blog - 4/19/2010
Mondays are good days for this type of stuff…..How to brighten someone’s day.
Send a quick e postcard to troops deployed overseas. Go to LetsSayThanks.com.
Pick up the tab of the car behind y you at a fast food drive through (especially if you recognize me behind the wheel (LOL)
Tuck a dollar inside a library book for someone to discover later. Told Sam the story this morning that one year at the flea market I was selling Danielle Steele books and a woman returned the ones she had just bought, saying her husband told her she couldn’t read them. That was surprising in itself, but she also said to me I found a 20 in one of the books..and here it is. Wish I could say t hat was intentional..must have left it there one year on vacation ..but she was the one who made my day.
The new season of Mad Men hasn’t even started and they’re already talking about when it will end. The producer said over the weekend..this will not be a Sopranos….that Men will probably not go beyond a sixth season….They’re shooting season 4 right now.
As for Dancing which thank god is down to 90 minutes tonite….this is week 5 and a poll out says 85 percent don’t understand how Kate Gosselin is still on. Sam and I are with that group. One morning last week, we asked for just one call from someone who either votes for Kate or think she still deserves to be on..and not a single call came in.
SO who’s voting for her…other than her 8 kids who are probably happy she’s not home every day. LOL!!!
Still can’t get over that how the Sharks lost their game to Colorado last night.
I know it happens…..that you accidentally score the goal for the other team. Heck I think both Tori and Christina did that when they were little and first playing soccer, but this is a playoff game!!!!! How do you let something like that happen? Sorry Dan Boyle…I am not picking on you..but …….
Had so much fun Saturday night at the Fur Ball to benefit the Humane Society of Silicon Valley. They actually had more people than the year before, and how many non profits can say that in this economy. And then yesterday, Sam and I had fun at KBAY Day at the San Jose Giants. Tori took some pictures. I’ll try and get them posted tomorrow…
Sam actually threw a grounder on his first pitch..and my ball was actually caught by the picture…OK…it’s true I was only 3 feet away from the guy, but I knew there was no way I could throw a ball from the mound. I was trying to go easy on the pitcher.
Muni Stadium is a fun place to see a game…You’re up close and there’s something silly between almost every inning. And I think you can get tickets for under $10. At least you can for kids.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 4/19
Mondays are good days for this type of stuff…..How to brighten someone’s day.
Send a quick e postcard to troops deployed overseas. Go to LetsSayThanks.com.
Pick up the tab of the car behind y you at a fast food drive through (especially if you recognize me behind the wheel (LOL)
Tuck a dollar inside a library book for someone to discover later. Told Sam the story this morning that one year at the flea market I was selling Danielle Steele books and a woman returned the ones she had just bought, saying her husband told her she couldn’t read them. That was surprising in itself, but she also said to me I found a 20 in one of the books..and here it is. Wish I could say t hat was intentional..must have left it there one year on vacation ..but she was the one who made my day.
The new season of Mad Men hasn’t even started and they’re already talking about when it will end. The producer said over the weekend..this will not be a Sopranos….that Men will probably not go beyond a sixth season….They’re shooting season 4 right now.
As for Dancing which thank god is down to 90 minutes tonite….this is week 5 and a poll out says 85 percent don’t understand how Kate Gosselin is still on. Sam and I are with that group. One morning last week, we asked for just one call from someone who either votes for Kate or think she still deserves to be on..and not a single call came in.
SO who’s voting for her…other than her 8 kids who are probably happy she’s not home every day. LOL!!!
Still can’t get over that how the Sharks lost their game to Colorado last night.
I know it happens…..that you accidentally score the goal for the other team. Heck I think both Tori and Christina did that when they were little and first playing soccer, but this is a playoff game!!!!! How do you let something like that happen? Sorry Dan Boyle…I am not picking on you..but …….
Had so much fun Saturday night at the Fur Ball to benefit the Humane Society of Silicon Valley. They actually had more people than the year before, and how many non profits can say that in this economy. And then yesterday, Sam and I had fun at KBAY Day at the San Jose Giants. Tori took some pictures. I’ll try and get them posted tomorrow…
Sam actually threw a grounder on his first pitch..and my ball was actually caught by the picture…OK…it’s true I was only 3 feet away from the guy, but I knew there was no way I could throw a ball from the mound. I was trying to go easy on the pitcher.
Muni Stadium is a fun place to see a game…You’re up close and there’s something silly between almost every inning. And I think you can get tickets for under $10. At least you can for kids.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 4/16
Lets all scream it together…yeah a weekend!!!!And a warm weekend too. Won’t bother taking the cover off the Adirondack chair on my porch though because it looks like it will rain again starting Monday. I don’t know why I worry about this chair so much. I bought it at Pier One Imports…It wasn’t that expensive and I think it’s meant to be outside. Plus I never even sit on It., It just looks good!!!! LOL
Got big plans this weekend. KBAY today is having a “Volunteer” afternoon. We’ve got a bunch of people going to the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center in Palo Alto. We’re going to help clean up the area because they’ll soon have an environmental Scavenger Hunt. So we’re sort of sprucing the place up. All I know is Sam (he sets these up for us) told me to wear gardening clothes and bring a pair of gloves…..and not my black leather ones. We try to do these station volunteer events a couple of times a year. We always have a great time, although I will admit it’s usually much harder work than I’m used to. I will say it again…all I have at home is a porch and with a fake plant.
SO that’s for today. Tomorrow, I will put on my “good clothes” and M-C the Humane Society Silicon Valley Fur Ball in the Centennial Parking lot at Great America. Actually I am co M-C. I get to do this event with NBC11’s Craig Herrera. It is not only for a great cause (Humane Society) but people bring their pets and their all gussied up… Top Hat and Tails it’s caused.
And Sunday Sam and I get to throw out the first pitch at the San Jose Giants game at 2. Gave away free tickets all week, but if you didn’t win come on out and join us. I think general admission tickets are $10…less for kids. Should be a lot of fun.
Couple of other fun things this weekend…Sunnyvale has it’s big citywide garage sale…
You can find thousands of treasures….starts at 9 goes to 4. Tomorrow only. You can get more info at GarageSale.inSunnyvale.com
And Morgan Hill has finally finished it’s 3rd Street Promenade…Isn’t that the same name of the big shopping-restaurant street in Santa Monica? But Saturday they’re having an all day celebration. 10am-10pm (yep that’s all day) Street vendors, a car show, kid zone, entertainment,food,wine..food wine… food wine…
So a busy weekend…..and you?
Oh..almost forgot..Sam and I back on the air tomorrow 10-3…for Blah, Blah, Blah Day.
How easy will that be?.
Sam and Lissa's Blog 4/14
Why didn’t my two daughters think of this? An Iowa high school girl has made her own dress for the prom…and made it out of –are you ready—gum wrappers!!!!
Liz Rasmuson says she got the idea after hearing about someone making a dress out of
Duct tape. Yep someone does that almost every year…But gum wrappers? The wrappers are from Wrigley’s “5 Gun” in shades of blue and white, and then she coated the dress with a vinyl spray so the wrappers wouldn’t tear. She made a matching vest for her boyfriend. The two started collecting the gum wrappers last August. She quit
Counting after 200 (must be a small girl if that’s all she needed) The gum costs $1.50 a pack…so what does that add up to $60.00
You have daughters? When did their prom dress ever cost $60? Never…I think the “up-do” cost $60. The prom dress over $200 .
Speaking of prom dresses and maybe you’re shopping for one right now have you noticed how “skanky” they are now. I’m glad those days are over for me!!!!
Cheap shot last nite, don’t you think when Ryan Seacrest made a joke about Brian Dunkelman hosting part of next weeks Idol gives back. I remember that first season.
They were both “jokes”. Seacrest is great at what he does, but truly on Idol at least has gotten too big for his britches. He needs to start showing some humility. Agree?
And look at this. Two weeks in a row now that Dancing with the Stars (performance show) has had a bigger audience than the performance show of Idol.
But Idol keeps almost its entire audience for the results show (20 million) while Dancing
loses almost half of its audience. A big part of that is the fact it’s on the same time as Idol on Tuesday nites. All I did last nite is turn to Dancing at 5 minutes to 9 to see who got voted off, and then went back to my Idol on DVR to play catch up.
Hope you got the KBAY Connection Newsletter in your e mail. It’s got the line up for the Mountain Winery Summer Concert Series. Tickets go on sale April 26th at LiveNation.Com, but we will be starting up Mountain Winery Monday so maybe you can get into your favorite show on us
