The Corey Carter Connection

Here is the summer party I was talking on the air about on Saturday evening:

Here are the details:
Gather friends, bring a digital camera and two bucks per person.  Everyone will place a location in the hat. Next, teams of two will draw for locales.

Will you get Jay Cooke State Park? When's the last time you've been to the Miller Creek in Lincoln Park? Ever spent time down by the Port Terminal? Keep your location secret, and then your work begins. Go to your locations and spend a few hours taking pictures. The point is to be creative.

Compile what you think are your best 10-15 shots Re-gather 3-4 hours later to share images with all. Put up a big “screen” to project them on.

 The best part will be seeing all the creative shots people come up with, but there's a bonus:  teams will submit one “best shot” for competition.  All participants will vote for their favorite shot and cash prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place teams. 

Duluth Mayor Don Ness takes the first ride on the Timber Twister on Spirit Mtn today. Check out the pics:

I guess since Pearls are made in the ocean and since their new single is "Amongst The Waves" it all make sense: 

Here is the video...read below for ways to help:

Pearl Jam Oceans from Pearl Jam on Vimeo.

Available July 6th on iTunes, proceeds from the U.S. sale of Pearl Jam's video "Amongst the Waves" will benefit Conservation International's Ocean Campaign. To learn more about this campaign and Conservation International's Ocean Initiatives, visit http://www.conservation.org/marine

Pearl Jam is currently working closely with Gulf Restoration Network to help support the recovery and mitigation efforts in this region. We encourage you to visithttp://www.gulffuture.org/ today to do what you can as well to help make a difference.

For more information on the Gulf Coast Oil Spill, please visit Pearl Jam's activism page at www.pearljam.com/activismfor regular updates on what is being done in the Gulf region.

August 31st - New Goo Goo Dolls Album available:  "Something for the Rest of Us"  (Listen to the Bridge - we're playing the first single "Home"!)

September 21st - New Maroon 5 Album available:   "Hands All Around" (Again, Bridge 95.7 is proud to play the first single "Misery")

September ??? - Chris Daughtry will contribute guest vocals to the new Santana album due in September -- for a remake of Def Leppard's Photograph. According to Billboard, the still-untitled album from guitarist Carlos Santana's group will be a collection of classic-rock covers. Other guests on the album include Rob Thomas (Cream's Sunshine of Your Love), Joe Cocker (Jimi Hendrix's Little Wing), Soundgarden's Chris Cornell (Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love) and rapper Nas (AC/DC's Back in Black).

Check out this video...totally makes me an even bigger fan of Michael Franti and One Eskimo:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWxjM6Jt0yk

I've been waiting forever to hear the NEW Maroon 5 single, as their new album won't be out until September 21st, but listen below for the first single:  "Misery"

Pretty pop-sounding and catchy, which is what I'd expect from Maroon 5.  Take a listen and tell me what you think by clicking on "Comments" below...

Growing up in the 1980's and having a sister 6 years older than I was, I was forced to watch many episodes of Little House on the Prarie - and yes, I'm man enough to admit it.  Remember "Nellie" - the blonde "thorn in the side" of Laura...she had the blonde curls...and I actually had a crush on her.  In fact, she was probably my first celebrity crush...either her, "Jo" from The Facts of Life or Princess Leia from Star Wars...

Anyway, here is an article from the New York Daily News that I thought was interesting:

You would expect a kid on "Little House on the Prairie" to have a sheltered childhood, but that was not the case for Alison Arngrim.

The actress who played mischievous brat Nellie, the thorn in sweet Laura Ingalls?a>?? side, has revealed in her new memoir that she was abused by one of her family members.

In "Confessions of a Prairie Bi---: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated," Arngrim reveals that her "Little House" alter ego helped her overcome the sexual and physical abuse.

"I've been spat upon, beaten and pelted with garbage at a Christmas parade. I was beaten up at a personal appearance," she told Ann Curry on The Today Show. "To be 11 or 12 and have everyone call you a bitch to your face every day of your life is very strange."

On the ABC show, Arngrim also revealed that co-star Michael Landon, who played pater familias Charles Ingalls on the show, was no country bumpkin.

"He was a really Hollywood producer-director type," she said. "He smoked, he drank, he told dirty jokes."

But Landon wasn't the only actor who didn't reflect his character completely. Arngrim told Curry that despite the fact that she tortured Laura Ingalls on the show, she was best friends with actress Melissa Gilbert.

"Confessions of a Prairie Bi---" is out now.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/06/17/2010-06-17_alison_arngrim_who_played_nellie_on_little_house_on_the_prairie_reveals_childhoo.html#ixzz0rWPeUcAu

Here is that cool cover version of "Hey Soul Sister" that the Dixie Chicks performed in Toronto last week...it was shot from a cell-phone, so not the best quality, but it's still pretty cool:  (Thanks to Perez Hilton for sharing...)

Check out my interview with up-and-comer Hans David Rearick below...

Here's a video of him live...

Click "comment" below and let me know what you think - I'll pass your comments on directly to Hans! 

I'd never heard of "Oreo's Law" until I read Rob Thomas' Twitter today.  

It basically protects animals that have been abused and in-turn become aggressive from being euthanized.   

Here is a picture of the poor abused dog "Oreo" from New York in which the law is named:

Here is the link to the website with more info: http://imgur.com/nXp3n.jpg

Unplugged in June!
Now announcing Unplugged at the NorShor Theatre!

Doors open at 8 p.m. for each night filled with some of the best talent in Duluth!  The lounge will be open until the bands start up at 9 p.m. in the upper theatre.  Come support the local talent in the area and hear the amazing acoustics of the upper theatre in the NorShore Theatre.

Opening Night Kick-Off Party on June 24th!  Hosted by Corey Carter from 95.7 the Bridge, enjoy free food sponsored by Burrito Union and gift give-aways!  Doors open at 8 p.m, and music by Abe Curran, Ashely Northey and Paul Newberg, starts at 9 p.m. in the upper theatre.

Schedule for June 24-26 and July 1-3

Thursday, June 24

          Abe Curran, Ashley Northey, Paul Newberg

Friday, June 25

          Charity Huot, Kyle Sherz, James Moors, Emily Jayne

Saturday, June 26

          Adam Sippola, Will Adamczak, Gabriel Mayfield

Thursday, July 1

          TBD

Friday, July 2

          Rachael Kilgour, Kyle Sitter, Angela Brannan

Saturday, July 3

          TBD

Who:                    The Playhouse

What:                  Unplugged in June

When:                  Opening Night Kick-Off June 24^th at 8 p.m.

June 24-26 & July 1-3, doors open at 8:00 p.m.

Where:                 The NorShor, 211 E Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802

Tickets:                Tickets: $5 general admission/$3 students with ID

Contact:               Tessa Lenneman 733-7577, 260-0671, playinfo@duluthplayhouse.org

 Friday's Lewis Black "PHrase of the Day" is pretty simple:  "Back in Black"

Be the 9th caller in the 4pm hour when I say to call and recite it back to win!  (722-8729)

Since you're here, check out this really cool version of Train's "Hey Soul Sister" as done by lead singer Pat Monahan to popeater.com a few months back.  Gotta love a good ukulele!