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Alright a few things for the blog today, first off…MADONNA!!!
She’s finally coming to Vancouver.  The closest she’s come to performing in Vancouver was a 1988 Seattle show.  I’m pretty excited that we’ve finally made the cut.  The show is going to be at BC Place Stadium on October 30th and tickets go on sale May 24th.  I know, I know…BC Place Stadium, but it’s Madonna AND it’s the day before Halloween. 
Madonna - BC Place Stadium - Tickets May 24th $55 - $350

A few weeks ago, Swollen Members were in Whistler with Gene Simmons for a show at Garf’s.  It was a ton of fun and I want to give a shout out to Adera who works at one of our sister stations in Vancouver.  She was at the show and took a cam and mic behind the scenes, check out the video below.

AND finally, I played a bit of this song earlier this morning and got a bunch of calls about it, thought I would post the video for your enjoyment.  His name is Ray LaMontagne and he’s covering Crazy which is originally done by Gnarls Barkley.

To get points this morning, you have to know what Adera’s last name is…can you find it?
Good luck and have fun…use your points wisely and keep it real!

Quick post for you today…

People ask me all the time what I do when songs are playing…I like to think I answer the phones, get ready for my next break on air, gather audio…blah blah blah.  What I really do is watch videos on youtube…like this one which is now my new favorite!!! check it out

By now, I’m sure you know that I’m what some would call a geek.  I like movies that would fall into a ’super hero’ category.  I like the spidermans, batmans and other various comic books characters that have been turned into big screen adventures.  However, I don’t think I’ve been as excited for a super hero movie before as I am for the new batman film, Dark Knight.  From the previews that I’ve seen, it looks amazing and I’ll be sitting on the edge of my seat for the next few months before it comes out.  Check out the latest trailer below and dark knight will get you points today

Thanks to everyone for all the comments in the posts below, that is great!  Ryan Seacrest set the record straight yesterday morning with Paula Abdul on his radio show from LA, 102.7 KIIS FM.  Click here to see if in fact she was drunk, or if it was just a mistake. 

SEA TO SKY BATTLE OF THE BANDS IN WHISTLER!

Congrats to EVERYONE who took part in the Whistler Battle of the Bands.  A lot of hard work by Luna paid off and once again they organzied a great event.  So much fun! The winners for the Band section of the battle was the Jon Shrier Band & the solo artist winner was Mike McDonald.  Both of which played live on Mountain FM

Jon Shrier Band - Band Winner

Mike McDonald - Solo Artist Winner 

Also check out this video about Battle of the Bands

something that will get you points until midnight tonight is ‘Whistler Battle of the Bands’

It’s all over the internets today…I was talking about it earlier and here is the video of why millions of people are going to speculate if American Idol is really scripted or not. 

What do you think?  Mistake? Scripted? Alcohol?

Alright there are a few things I want to share with you in this one post.  First off, thanks for the comments and emails about the new Coldplay song.  I personally don’t think it’s their best song, BUT it is pretty good and I’m really excited to see them at the end of July in Pemberton.  Ok, so…have you heard of Frozen in Grand Central Station??  My cousin Chrystal sent me this which features over 200 people who freeze in place on cue in Grand Central Station in New York.  This is one of over 70 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past 6 years in New York City.  Other include the No Pants Subway Ride, the Best Buy uniform prak and the famous U2 Rooftop Hoax…Check out this video from Grand Central Station.

Uncle Teddy Rogers announced the big news yesterday morning in a press release “We’re thrilled to announce that we have a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to Canada later this year. We can’t tell you any more about it right now, but stay tuned.” Now I’ve been doing my research and there is going to be an iPhone update due this summer.  So, will we get version 2.0 or the original? 

The new update that comes this summer provides 32GB of memory and rumours are it will cost you upwards of $699 US.  How much is it going to be in Canada?  Hmm…Let’s hope Ted Rogers can swing us a deal, othwerwise I think my pockets will be full with a seperate phone and ipod.  If you’re looking for some points today, perhaps you should try type in the name of the man who made the announcement yesterday morning…minus the uncle part. 

We’ve all gotten into an elevator and thought to ourselves, or out loud…”Imagine if this thing breaks down?” Well I came across a story in which a guy was trapped in an elevator for 41 hours before being rescued…heck before anyone even knew he was in there.  Yes, there were security cameras set up in the elevator, but I guess people weren’t paying enough attention to notice a man in there.  He said he could hear people from time to time walking by, but nobody seemed to acknowledge he was stuck.  Check out this video…

In other news…Gold Diggers, the goldmine has been updated with some great stuff so go check it out and stayed tuned in exactly 1 week for a Mountain FM’s biggest Adventure Getaway EVER!!!  You need some points so go put in the word BIG for some points to help you in the Gold Mine!!

Melanie Coles, a young web designer and artist, has set out to stimulate an intriguing viral game.  She has hidden a huge painting on a rooftop somewhere in Vancouver, and is inviting people to look for it on Google Earth.
I always use to (still do) read the Where’s Waldo books.  They are fantastic and fun for kids.  This is the 2000’s version of where’s waldo! Plug in waldo for extra points today and check out the video below!

Enjoy the first weekend of the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival!! And FIND WALDO

I’ve told you many times before that one of my favorite music videos is A-Ha’s Take On Me.  It was amazing for it’s time, mixing real life action blending in with cartoon action…simply amazing.  Well the hit cartoon Family Guy did a little spoof on it and it’s pretty funny! Enjoy

Mountain FM is doing a pre-screen of this brand new movied called Forgetting Sarah Marshall.  It’s by the same people who did 40 Year Old Virgin, Superbad and Knocked Up.  It looks hilarious and is in theatres on April 18th, however you can check it out this Monday, the 14th.  Enter online through the Gold Mine and you could be winning a pair of tickets to see this movie before all your friends see it.  Below is the trailer for Forgetting Sarah Marshall.  Good Luck!!!

If you’re looking for points, look for the first name of the girl who the main character is trying to forget.