The Q92 Morning Crew

Mark, a New York City comedian, needed a place to stay while his apartment was being fumigated for cockroaches.

He considered crashing at a friend’s or staying in a hotel…but in the end, Mark made IKEA his home away from home.

What store would you pick to live in for a week? Shawn’s pick is Walmart because it has pretty much anything you’d need on it’s shelves. Now that our local Walmart is open 24hours a day, Shawn, you can make that dream a reality!

As for me, if the store has a hot tub, I’m there!

Click here to check out Mark’s adventures at IKEA!

While American shows are in reruns because of the ongoing writer’s strike, CBC is offering up a bunch of new programming to watch.

 One of the shows premiering this week is Sophie.

And the best part? The lead character, Sophie, is played by Timmins’ own, Natalie Brown!

 Check out Natalie on CBC tonight at 8:30!

 Here’s a sneak-peak!

Cold and flu season is here in the north in a big way. It seems like we’ve been short staffed for a month with people here at the radio station taking sick days left, right and centre. Of course, the World Juniors were on, so that might have something to do with it.

In any case, Mel has been fighting a cold since the beginning of the new year. I’ve managed to stay healthy so far, but I’m not so naive to think I’m immune just yet. For now, Mel and I have avoided sharing a microphone…which is really easy since we each have our own mic and always have.

Anyway, Tuesday morning we’ll be talking about the common cold. The one that Mel has. The one that has no cure but to just wait it out. However, there are some things that you can do to avoid getting sick and speed up your recovery - we’ll tell you what. Also, we’ll answer the big question: Can you make out with someone who’s got the cold without catching it yourself? Umm…we’re not testing any theories though…sorry Mel.

Cough.

The City of Ottawa has kicked off the new year with a new law. There is now a fine of up to $100 for drivers caught running the engine of their car while stopped at the curb for more than three minutes.

This means that if your car is unoccupied and left running in any temperature, you could be charged. Now let me tell you, as someone that once lived in Ottawa, while it’s not northern Ontario, the nation’s capital can be a cold city in the winter.

Imagine that law here in Timmins! This morning it was -30, or 38 below with the wind chill. No more warming your car up in the morning before work on a minus 38 day. Kind of makes that new car starter you just had installed useless doesn’t it?

Don’t get me wrong, I’ll all for saving the environment and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But, aren’t there better ways to do just that? Especially in a cold place like here where getting our tongue stuck to the steering wheel could be a real reason to stay home from work? Okay, maybe I’m being a bit ridiculous. What do you think?

What’s in the stars for you this new year?

Check out your 2008 Horoscope!

 …And how’s that resolution going? Email me and Shawn and let us know what you plan to do differently this year!

Be a jolly happy soul.
Spend time outdoors.
Stay cool.
It’s okay to be a little bottom heavy.
Avoid meltdowns.
Be well-rounded.
Live well–life is so short.

This is kind of neat: a website where you can create your own wrapping paper. Of course, you can only print it on letter size paper, but if it’s a small gift, you’re good to go. Click the Wrapping Paper button on this website right here.

We need your peanut butter and jam!

The Timmins Food Bank is feeling the crunch as more than 700 local families access the bank on a regular basis.

And they need our help.

We know there are many organizations out there asking for donations at this time of year - so we thought we’d join the club! haha

Here’s what we’re asking for - Rick from the Food Bank says the items in highest demand are peanut butter and jam. All day Friday (December 21st) we want to drop off one or both of these sandwich ingredients to Q92 (260 Second Avenue.)

Thanks for you PB & J!

Well what is that expression again? You can take the girls out of the trailer park, but you can’t take the trailer park out of the girls? Yep, that’s the one.

Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney’s 16 year old baby sister is PREGNANT. OK! Magazine reports that she’s three months’ pregnant, and the father is her longtime boyfriend 19 year old Casey Aldridge.

Wow. She’s SIXTEEN! He’s NINETEEN! (Could constitute statutory rape is U.S.) Also, her mother, Lynn Spears was about to publish a novel about parenting in the spring - now delayed indefinately. Ya think?

I can already hear Chris Crocker (*Warning: Explicit Language) now… “LEAVE JAMIE LYNN ALONE!!!”

This just in - Striking Hollywood writers won’t be working up material for the Golden Globes or the Oscars.

As a reluctant award show watcher, I can’t say I’m looking forward to this year’s ceremonies. No writers means no funny…not that there was much of that in the first place.

What people are forgetting in the writer’s strike, now into it’s seventh week, is the indirect impact it has on other workers in the industry. I am talking about the cue-card writers. These people have worked hard - keeping their Bristol boards carefully prepared for the absent minded performers who suffer from memory loss - be it from age or substance abuse. What are they supposed to do now? Write out recipes with markers in huge lettering?

 I have a money-making idea for out of work cue-card writers…a protest sign making business. Just think of how legible they’ll get the “Oh no, we won’t go.”