I love the idea of fooling the general public. Illusions, pranks, hidden camera stuff, social psychology. Anything that surreptitiously messes with peoples’ heads. Even movies and theatre stuff. In any case, there’s a collective called Improv Everywhere that stage live, large scale events in major cities. They had a brilliant one recently at New York’s Grand Central Station. A similar “freeze” is planned for The Eaton Centre in Toronto. Would love to see something in Calgary. Here’s the Frozen Grand Central:

It’s a new year, with new listeners stumbling across our still-new radio station, Calgary’s New Rock Alternative X92.9 FM. We just celebrated our first anniversary on January 1. You may have been there since the beginning, or perhaps are just now discovering us. If we haven’t been properly introduced yet, I host the afternoon show. It runs weekdays from 2-7PM, which includes the 6 O’Clock Rock Report, an hour of music news, interviews and some damn good music. I love that my show has become a two-way connection and always enjoy interacting with you. You can get in touch a whole bunch of ways:

Phone during the show: 403-238-X929 (9929)

Leave a voicemail: 403-670-0210 x 1851

E-mail: josh@x929.ca

Social Networking: Facebook, MySpace (let’s be friends!)

Feel free to take a browse through the past years’ worth of blog archives, and make sure you bookmark my blog!!!

Cheryl from The Calgary Humane Society stopped by today with a pretty cool, and super-personable cat named Rick. Apparently he has the sociable qualities of a dog in cat form. If Jordan (our office princess, and hardcore cat lady) was ever the villian in a Bond film, this is what she’d look like. Not very scary:

Today we chatted with Mr. Skin, the world’s foremost expert on nudity in mainstream movies. He has a very popular website and a new book, Mr. Skin’s Skintastic Video Guide: The 501 Greatest Movies for Sex & Nudity on DVD. Here’s the interview in three parts:

Segment #1 (What Mr. Skin is, and how it all started)

Segment #2 (Knocked Up)

Segment #3 (Lists)

The 22nd James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, comes out November 7th, and will once again feature Daniel Craig as Bond, James Bond. I thought he was outstanding in Casino Royale and revitalized the 007 franchise. He might even be the best Bond ever. Perhaps better than even Connery. Who do you think the best Bond of all time is?

Take the poll over there —>

Now THIS is why the Internet was invented, to share stuff like this.  Here’s a website that lists all 117 reasons why, on the “Incredible Hulk” TV show, Dr. David Banner got angry and turned into THE HULK. Some of the better ones: 

Being mauled by a bear

Being pushed down a mountainside by a bigfoot impersonator

Dealing with a pesky operator in a phone booth (”I DON’T HAVE TWENTY-FIVE CENTS!!!”)

Kicking over a beehive and then being surprised when the bees are mad at him

Being stuck in a cab in New York rush hour traffic - “You don’t understand, I have to be there by 4:00!” - “Hey, mac, it’s rush hour, we ain’t gettin’ there til five, so relax.” - “BUT I HAVE TO BE THERE BY FOUR!!!”

Trying to run away from the nasty prison work camp, only to fall through a rotted bridge, and then being bitten by a rattlesnake

Being fed poisoned sushi

My birthday’s in August. I want this:

The greatest bed in the history of mankind has been unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.  It’s called Starry Night, it costs $50,000, and we’ve GOT to share it with you . . .       . . . The bed has two adjustable mattresses side-by-side that you can control like those CraftMatic adjustable beds that make the old people so happy in infomercials.      . . . Each mattress has CLIMATE CONTROL . . . you can heat it, cool it, pre-heat it, pre-cool it . . . and the person sleeping next to you can set their side to a totally different temperature. 

     . . . It STOPS you from SNORING.  The bed has military-grade vibration detection technology, so when it senses you snoring, it automatically adjusts the mattress to move you forward by seven degrees to clear your nasal passages and stop your snoring.      . . . It has a built-in PROJECTION HDTV that can project up to 10 feet across on the facing wall. 

     . . . And it has a built-in iPod dock, internet connection, surround sound speakers and on-board computer.  The internal memory can hold 400,000 songs or 2,000 hours of video. –The bed is scheduled to go on sale here sometime in the middle of the year.  The price for all of those features is $50,000 . . . but with fewer options, you can get one for as low as $20,000.  The manufacturer is Leggett & Platt . . . they’re not taking preorders yet. 

Every Thursday at about 2:30, Cheryl from The Calgary Humane Society drops by our storefront studio with a pet available for adoption. She’s brought some really awesome ones to date - various dogs, kittens and even a guinea pig - but Copper is my favourite so far. I have an affinity for hounds (Beagles, Bassets, Bloodhounds, Etc.) but have never seen this combination of breeds before. A Basset Hound mixed with a Golden Lab. Like a sausage-version of a lab. Really friendly, loveable and curious. Little more energy than a Basset. Here are some pics:

Cheryl from The Calgary Humane Society came by with Baxter the Guinea Pig today. He’s really adorable. (Yes, I’m a man that just used the word adorable. Get over it!) He’s about 4 months old and is an Abisinian GP, which means he has the permanent bed-head look. He’s adoptable as well as a whole bunch of other pets of all shapes and sizes at calgaryhumane.ca

#1.)  AVOID DRUGS.  Obviously, you wouldn’t want to do hard drugs.  We ALL know that stuff kills.  But if you can, don’t use antibiotics all the time, either.  It’ll weaken your immune system, so you’ll get sick a lot easier. 

#2.)  FLOSS (???).  Flossing actually SAVES LIVES.  It gets rid of plaque between teeth, which is basically a thick coating of bacteria.  Plaque has been linked with cardiovascular disease AND stroke in adults over 25.   

#3.)  HAVE LOTS OF SEX.  Sex is a great workout for your body . . . it makes you happy (–most of the time) . . . and it’s also is great for keeping your immune system strong. 

#4.)  PLAY WITH YOUR DOG OR CAT.  Pets come in contact with good germs that support your immune system . . . and these germs help you to be healthier and stronger. 

#5.)  EAT SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE DAY.  The whole “three meals a day” thing actually isn’t all that healthy anymore.  It’s better to eat MORE than that, but in smaller portions, because it keeps you from overeating and getting chubbier. 

#6.)  DON’T YELL AT PEOPLE.  Yelling at people tells your immune system that you want to FIGHT.  In some instances, this can make your immune system overactive . . . causing it to actually attack your own organs.  

#7.)  SLEEP.  This is really the only time your body and your immune system have to relax and repair.  So stick to the old rule of trying to get at least eight hours a night. 

#8.)  EXERCISE.  This one is pretty much a given.  When you exercise, your body is healthier, and you live longer. 

#9.)  EAT RIGHT.  You need to have all the right vitamins and minerals a day to prevent your immune system from weakening. 

#10.)  GET SOME SUN.  Don’t OVEREXPOSE yourself to the sun, but at least 20 minutes of sun exposure a day gives you enough Vitamin D for your body’s needs.