Chuck's Morning Blog

I'LL HAVE ANOTHER TOUGHER MONTAGE TOMORROW MORNING AT 7:10AM!! HERE IS THE ONE FROM THIS MORNING!

The iconic doll turns the big 51 today... my Barb shared this recent picture of Barbie with me... lol!!

Danish scientists released new research Sunday (March 7th) on the importance of Vitamin D, finding that the immune system's killer cells, called T cells, rely on Vitamin D to become active. If there isn't enough of the vitamin in the blood, T cells remain dormant and unaware of the possibility of a threat from an infection or pathogen. Most Vitamin D is made by the body as a by-product of exposure to sunlight, and it can also be found in fish liver oil, eggs and fatty fish, or be taken as a supplement. Nearly half of the world's population has lower than ideal Vitamin D levels, and the problem is getting worse as people spend more time indoors.

Director Tim Burton's  Alice in Wonderland had a huge opening over the weekend, topping the box office with a $116.3 opening that was even bigger than the opening weekend take of Avatar. It also set new records with the biggest opening ever for a 3-D film and for a non-sequel. The film stars Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Mia Wasikowska as Alice, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen and Anne Hathaway as the White Queen.

Opening in second place was the police drama Brooklyn's Finest, starring Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes and Vincent D'Onofrio. Shutter Island fell to third place after two weeks at Number One.

THIS WEEKEND'S TOP TEN MOVIES -- MARCH 5-7
   1. Alice in Wonderland, $116.3 million
   2. Brookyn's Finest, $13.5 million
   3. Shutter Island, $13.3 million
   4. Cop Out, $9.1 million
   5. Avatar, $7.7 million
   6. The Crazies, $7 million
   7. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, $5.1 million
   8. Valentine's Day, $4.3 million
   9. Crazy Heart, $3.4 million
  10. Dear John, $2.9 million

Barb and I and Mike Roberts had dinner with our late afternoon host and musician extraordinare John Tesh before his concert last night at Oneida. Fabulous conversation, and a great meal provided by the Radisson.

Then, John and I caught up again just before I introduced the show... here is the pic from backstage...

Be sure to listen for Intelligence for Your Life every afternoon at 5 on WROE!

Kate Gosselin, Shannen Doherty, Chad Ochocinco, as will man-on-the-moon Buzz Aldrin, Pam Anderson, Nicole Scherzinger, "Bachelor" Jake Pavelka, Aiden Turner, Niecy Nash, and Evan Lysacek.
Erin Andrews, of ESPN fame -- the woman who was spied on by creepy Peeping Tom Michael Barrett -- will be a contestant on the next "Dancing with the Stars."

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side.

With a 5-lb potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can.

Try to reach a full minute, and then relax.

Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer. After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb potato bags.

Then try 50-lb potato bags and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at this level)  

After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each bag.

If John Mayer wants to improve his image, this could be one way to do it. In between all of the Playboy interview controversy, Mayer is still just a singer-songwriter who happens to be on tour right now. And on Sunday (February 21st) Mayer raised the "awww" factor when he pulled an 11-year-old fan up on stage at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center.
OK! magazine reports that Mayer spotted the aspiring guitarist's sign that read, "Can I please play 'Belief' with you?" The boy, named Austin, played guitar on stage during the song, resulting in thunderous applause. At the end of the performance, Mayer said, "That's my man!" before giving the guitar to the boy.
    * The boy's mom said Mayer made her son's dream come true, adding, "John gave him the guitar after the show and we needed security to get out of the stadium. Everyone wanted a picture with him. If you get a chance watch some of the videos on You Tube, it is touching. As John said, 'the kid pulled through.' I just wanted to thank JM for pulling through for Austin."

From Dawn in Suamico this morning:

After a recent move, I made up a list of companies, agencies, and services
that needed to know my new address and phoned each one to ask for the
change to be made. Everything went smoothly until I called one of my
frequent flier accounts. After I explained to the representative what  I
wanted to do, the woman told me, "I'm sorry; we can't do that over the phone. You will have to fill out our change-of-address form." "How do I get one of those?" I asked. "We'd be happy to provide you with one," she said pleasantly. "May I have your new address so that I can mail it to you?"

Here is the link to one of the best articles I've read concerning the Record Companies and the "Made" Artists t  hat are supporting this insane Federal Bailout at the expense of local Radio stations:

http://www.rbr.com/radio/21611.html

Always seems like the folks that can't win a reasonable arguement have to resort to calling their opponents names... just a thought.

Had a great chat with my pal, John Tesh this morning... if you missed it on the air, here it is!

The economy is so bad that . . . .
Motel Six won't leave the light on anymore.