To those of us who broadcast games on the radio or tv…we are always at the mercy of whoever is operating the board back in the studio. One of the first rules you learn is “the mic is always hot”.
I’ve lived in Wausau most of my life and until yesterday had never really used the hiking trails of Rib. Mt. State Park. The Turkey Vulture trail that winds its way from the base of the mountain on Grouse Lane to the top of the mountain is a absolute treasure. It takes you past the old quarry which I had never stepped foot in until yesterday. You can almost hear the machines clanking in the silence. Visitors in the past have built their own mini Stonehenges out of the chunks of quartzite left behind. So, if you have never really ventured beyond the observation tower or the ski hill…explore further and thank me later.
Seventies band America is out with a new song. The track “Remembering” is from their new box set called Half Century. The eight-disc set is a retrospective of the band’s 50-year career. Original members Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell say a new America studio album is coming out next year. The Half Century box set comes out August 28th.
Chris Hillman of the Byrds is releasing a memoir about the late 1960s. “Time Between” recounts Hillman’s experience with the Byrds, and when he left the band to form the Flying Burrito Brothers with Gram Parsons. Hillman credits both bands with starting the country-rock movement of the Seventies. He told Rolling Stone, “When we handed the ball off to the Eagles, they ran it in for 10 touchdowns.” Time Between comes out November 17th from BMG Books.
You can read an excerpt here
Three Frank Zappa concerts from 1981 are coming out on box set. Halloween 81 was recorded at New York’s Palladium Theatre during a four-night Halloween gig. This is the first time the shows are being released in their entirety. The six-disc box set will include 78 previously unreleased tracks, as well as a “Count Frankula” mask and cape. Frank Zappa’s Halloween 81 comes out October 2nd.
As the song says “paranoia strikes deep”…this was released from the media folks covering the Packers yesterday…
Covers Of The Day (Happy Birthday to Robert Plant who turns 72 today)
Robert Plant covers Phil Phillips
Robert Plant covers Roy Brown
Quotes Of The Day
JUST IN: When asked about far-right conspiracy movement QAnon, the president said: “I don’t know much about the movement, other than I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate … I’ve heard these are people that love our country.”
“Never before have I had to mention satanic cannibals on @ABCWorldNews, but just minutes before I went on the air tonight, @realDonaldTrump praised those promoting a fringe and insane conspiracy theory that the FBI has warned poses a potential domestic terror threat –“-Jonathon Karl
“Trump doesn’t take the job seriously, undermines democracy, uses the office to enrich himself, and treats much of the country with contempt. You can tell that Obama is still a little astonished that these are the criticisms he has to make of his successor.”-Ezra Klein
“If you feel the need to constantly defend people who behave poorly and blame it on the boogeyman that you call cancel culture… what does this say about you?”-Jim Sannes
“ICE is feeding Muslim detainees pork at its Krome detention center in Miami and its chaplain dismisses this basic, deliberate dignity violation by saying “it is what it is.””-Spencer Ackerman
It keeps on happening….
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital with suspected poisoning, his spokeswoman has said.
The anti-corruption campaigner fell ill during a flight and the plane made an emergency landing in Omsk, Kira Yarmysh said, adding that they suspected something had been mixed into his tea.
The hospital said Mr Navalny was in a stable but serious condition.
Mr Navalny, 44, is a staunch critic of President Vladimir Putin.
In June he described a vote on constitutional reforms as a “coup” and a “violation of the constitution”. The reforms allow Mr Putin to serve another two terms in office.
President Trump is telling Americans to boycott Goodyear Tires…a business that employs thousands of Americans…for the simple reason that they refuse to sell his made in China MAGA hats. You really can’t make this stuff up.
“Don’t buy GOODYEAR TIRES – They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS. Get better tires for far less! (This is what the Radical Left Democrats do. Two can play the same game, and we have to start playing it now!).”-Donald Trump
“Get better tires for far less!” That means buy tires from foreign companies, exactly what Trump claims to oppose. Stupidest president in history by far”-Lawrence O’Donnell
“This scum bag is president and he’s slamming an American business because it doesn’t allow his personal Chinese made shit in it’s stores. And the rubber stamp Reichstag Republican Senate is good with all of it. Trumps doesn’t qualify for manhood let alone the presidency.”-Phil Hendrie
“Imagine Vladimir Putin watching his idiot presidential candidate do something like this. Putin does everything he can to help Trump win but he can’t make Trump smart.”-Lawrence O’Donnell
“Something is seriously wrong with our country, if after the last few nights of listening to the DNC, we end up NOT voting for Biden….”-Chris Evert
“Barack Obama has given so many moving, meaningful speeches but perhaps none more than his message tonight. It will be reported as an assault on his successor. It will be remembered as a heartfelt and urgent plea for our democracy from a POTUS who palpably loves and values it.”-David Axelrod
On the day
“In 1932, left-wing German voters protest voted for Thälmann, ignoring Hindenburg. Hitler gained 2nd power In ’33, SS worked to limit voting. Left again protest voted Thälmann. Hitler won, then seized dictatorial powers. By ’44: Thälmann & supporters dead in concentration camps.”-Kurt Eichenwald
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