Samantha Stevens

It was 5 years ago today that the ‘Blackout’ occurred…..were you living in Toronto at the time?  I was living and working in Ottawa at the time.  I happened to be on the air…..our station had a giant diesel generator set up for such emergencies.  On one hand it was good, we had a/c at the station, on the other, we were still working:)  What were you doing? 

 Once we realized it wasn’t terrorism, I thought it would be fun for a day or so…..and it went on and on and on….the food in the freezer had to be consumed and dealt with.  I also realized, as maybe you did, that I have NO plan to deal with such emergencies.  No serious stock of food, water or necessary things….other than the normal stuff one keeps.  My candles smell like vanilla, not emergency…..did the ‘Blackout’ change anything for you?  Did you create or maybe you already had an ‘emergency preparedness kit’? 

 Use the work blackout for some extra bonus points.

 Thanks for stopping by!

Have fun if you’re headed to the Bills game tonight!

Sam

Okay, how did that happen?  It’s the 11th of August.  The CNE begins later this week!  This Friday!  I always loved going as a kid, but, it always meant the bittersweet end of summer.  I’m getting things geared up for the weekend countdown.  I don’t have the top 20 ready yet, we still need more of your votes on that.  I’m in the process of writing all the other stuff and want to hear what your favorite CNE memories are?  I’d like to include some of your emails in the countdown, so please include a first name and where you live.  Use the bonus code CNE for some extra points. 

Thanks in advance:)

Sam

Hi there! 

One of the guys in the building here at Bloor and Jarvis has started something….everytime I play a Bon Jovi song I get pseudo hate mail….I say pseudo because I know it’s not me that Adam hates, just Jon Bon Jovi….that’s opened up a can of ‘haters’.  I didn’t realize there was such a distate for Jon….seems to only come from guys mostly…..what’s the deal with that?  Is it because he’s hot?  And a rockstar?  The women want him…..or is it something else?  I’ve attached a couple of emails that I’ve received with regard to the whole thing.  Feel free to leave a comment. 

The website that allows me to create bonus codes is down….I will try and get one set before I leave this aft for you! 

Enjoy the beautiful weather….I’m off until August 10th.

Sam

Pam says:

 Hey Samantha: This Bon Jovi thing is not limited to the guys at the radio station. My husband is the same one. I am a huge fan of Bon Jovi; have been since they first started. He kids me all the time that I just want to throw my underwear at him, which I would if I had the chance. However he did buy me their Lost Highway DVD for Christmas, which he did watch with me along with our 8-year old son. He proceeded to tell me that Jon Bon Jovi looks like a girl. But again they both watched the DVD with me. Which leads to me believe they are closet Bon Jovi fans. Keep playing Bon Jovi all us girls listening will keep enjoying, while they guys can just be jealous and wish they were him since he earned $104 million dollars this year.

Paul writes:

Maybe we’re too hard on this outbreak of Bon Jovi Ittis and maybe its not such a bad thing to come down with on a nice summer day.   I’ll just have to shorten it up for the boss and call it Jovittis so it sounds a little more believable…  But with my luck it would be a real illness and I’ll just start a whole Costanza thing…
 

The guy who started it all…..Adam: Owwwiieeeee …… I have pain in my gut ……… I think its called Bon Jovi-itus !!!!!!!

It’s Two Second Tuesday….have you heard the clip?  I rated it a little more difficult than the past Tuesdays….Stephen disagrees:

Hi Sam,

I hope your doing well!

I just heard the morning clue, the difficult level is definitely not a 7….more like a 4 -

Have a great day!

In those immortal words - See you on the radio!

Good luck!  The winner will score a trip for two to see Billy Idol and Def Leppard in Ottawa.

 Happy Birthday to Geddy Lee!

Enter ‘Geddylee’ as a bonus code for some extra points.

I’m beginning to think the weather is my fault….everytime I look at my motorcycle and think, ‘I should go for a tear’….it rains.  Except for today.  In fact, the next couple days look kinda nice.

The tv folks want another list.  This time I get to choose, so I chose: Top 5 Motorcycle Road Hazards…..tar snakes, cars, speed traps, rain, gravel, drivers on cell phones, pot holes…..what would you add?  Use the word ‘hazard’ for some extra Jack Nation bonus points.

Have you taken your summer holidays yet?  Planning to do it here in Ontario?  Driving somewhere?  If you are, make sure you enter the draw for the Sunoco gas card we’re giving away.  What a terrific prize.  $925.00 of free gas.  A little respite at the pumps.  Check the ‘draws’ page, but, I think it closes Sunday night at midnight.

Jeff Chalmers will be out on location this weekend.  He’s at the Pickering Markets on Saturday giving out bonus codes and weird looks.

This weekend on the tv version of the Jack Nation Countdown we have Toronto FC tickets to give away. 

We’re heading out to Glen Abbey later today to take in a little golf…..54-40 and Blue Rodeo will play there in the evening over the next two days.  Crazy how they’re trying to ‘young’ golf up.  Seems to be working though. 

Have a terrific weekend!  Thanks for stopping by!

Sam

Hey….thanks to everyone who stopped by Envy Rides Ink to visit us this past Saturday.  The website is envyrides.ca  not .com as I had previously noted….boo…that’s what I get for trying to update this early on a Saturday morning after a late Friday night.  Use ‘envyrides’ as a bonus code for some extra points.

I hope you had a great weekend.  I did.  After the bonus code event, we went downtown with friends….a recovery Caesar at Hemmingway’s, then a visit to the patio at the Black Bull, then it was off to dinner on Queen West….after an hour long wait….we were finally seated.  No reservations allowed at the little Italian joint we went to. Normally, I wouldn’t wait in line (short of a line for coffee, there’s not much I see that important), but, we had a friend in from England and he REALLY wanted to eat there.  So we waited.  The food was good. Could’ve just been the fact that we waited so bloody long that we were too hungry to know the difference……at any rate the company was great, and that’s what really mattered.

Friday afternoon I received a message from a friend in Ottawa.  One of the girls that I worked with at CHEZ 106/KISS FM passed away Friday morning.  Her name is Cindy and she’ll be missed.  Cindy had been fighting cancer since 2001. She was one of the most sarcastic, funny, take no sh*t women I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing.  She was fantastic fun to work with.  The managers were generally afraid of her.  That was pure comedy.  She also had a giant, kind heart.  She loved her family dearly.  For them, I am extremely sad.  She passed on her husband’s birthday.  Cindy will be fine where she’s going.  It’s them I worry over.  You’re already missed Chick. 

 Thanks for stopping by.

Samantha

Saturday morning cartoons were the best weren’t they?  Do you remember ‘The Schmoo’?  Thundar the Barbarian?  Capt Caveman?  I have to admit, nowadays, I watch very little tv.  I have CP24 on in the studio at work.  Beyond that, I can’t remember the last time I turned my television on….the nice weather has a ton to do with that. 

 Today looks beautiful….so far….it’s going to be a hot one.  We’ll be live on location at Envy Rides in Mississauga from 10 am until 2 pm this aft if you’d like to join us.  This is their website……www.envyrides.com…..pop by there, the address and all the details of what’s on today is listed. It’s their grand opening, so, it should be a ton of fun.

If you missed it, the sexy bingo bonus code was G54 yesterday and ’bossisaway’ is another from earlier in the week.  That may still work….I’ve forgotten the password to be able to check the site, so, my apologies if it doesn’t work:)  I do know that we will have bonus codes today at the remote.

 Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Sam

It’s the 16th of July!!!  Can someone please slow the summer down?!  I recall being told when I was young that each year seems to pass faster than the last…..seems my parents were right.  Again. The older I get, the smarter they get;)

 Wednesdays are the days that we tape the Jack Nation Countdown show….today could be interesting for a couple reasons….we’ve started to go out on location, which makes it way more fun for me….but, not my director.  Last week we taped the show down in the Distillery District, which was pretty cool.  The funny part was, it was windy and my director was soooo stressed about my hair blowing around.  Usually, it’s us women who stress over those details.  I finally put it up in a pony tail so he wouldn’t have a coronary event.  I promised him I would bring a hat this week.  Guess what I forgot!! Anyone know CPR?  ahahah!!  Should be a great day;)  Maybe the rain will come early and none of it will matter….use ‘ponytail’ as a bonus code for some extra points.

This weekend sees the release of ’The Dark Knight’ starring the late Heath Ledger.  Sad.  At any rate, Andrew Burns has suggested that we make a list for the tv show this weekend concerning that film….AB is a wee bit of a comic book fan….to say the least.  His list idea?  Top 5 Batman Villains.  Hit the comment button and submit….

Thanks for stopping by!

Samantha 

Today, I’ll be a temporary vegetarian….I’m sure you’ve had this moment occur….traveling on the highway alongside a truck destined for the slaughterhouse.  Sometimes, I try to convince myself that, maybe, the animals are headed to a new home…but, we know where they are really headed…..truck drivers used to refer to them as ‘barn yards’ if memory serves.  I saw a pair of big, brown eyes peering at me through one of the many holes this morning….I think it’s tofu for lunch today….don’t tell the Dad though, he’s a retired farmer.  I’d never hear the end of it:)

What are your plans for the weekend?  If you have yet to take vacation, I hope it’s coming soon for you.  This weekend it’s a patio or two, my nephew’s bday party and maybe a little extra sleep.  I’m compiling a list of ‘Toronto Summer Time Killers’ for the tv version of the Jack Nation Countdown.  What are your fave summer time killers? Patio’s….Canada’s Wonderland….hit the links?  What do you like to do when time allows and the weather is right?

 This weekend on the tv version of the Jack Nation Countdown, we have tickets for the Metal Masters tour.  Judas Priest is headlining that show.  The radio version of the countdown is about a rite of passage - summer camp….not band camp…..although, that would’ve been funnier.

Have a terrific weekend.  Sexy bingo is coming up before two and we’ll see what other kinds of trouble we can get into….use the bonus code ‘cows’ for some extra Jack Nation points.

Thanks for stopping by!

Samantha

Sooo, today you have a shot at winning tix to see Ozzy in Calgary.  It’s pretty easy to play.  Join Jack Nation.  Listen for the clip.  Identify the song (which btw is SUPER easy)…..enter the song title as a bonus code and you are in! 

How’s the summer vacay plans going?  I just returned from Calgary last weekend which was pretty cool.  I’ll put some pics up when I get a chance to take them off the camera….so…..now, trying to plan a holiday for the first week of August.  We’re heading to Halifax this time.  Apparently, we should’ve booked a flight months ago….the prices are over 200$ more than they were last year at this time.  No wonder people are choosing to stay at home for holidays.  A friend in Calgary was telling me that the Calgary Stampede did not expect to set any attendance records this year simply because people aren’t traveling.  I can’t imagine what it would cost to haul a big camper around now with the price of fuel….maybe just park the camper in the driveway…..use ‘camper’ as a bonus code.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sam