Hello...do you like my hat?

There is an article in the Tuesday Commercial Appeal (Memphis newspaper) about hats.

Hats.

It seems to me either you are a hat person or not. Sure, I’ve thrown on a baseball cap as needed on a rainy or bad hair day. But I have never worn a hat for fashion. The hats in today’s paper make me want to rethink that.

Sure, back in the day Princess Di could wear a hat like no other. These hats (like the one picture above) evoke that same classiness. I own cute hats…..a black one for winter….a floppy one for beachwear….a rhinestone studded ball cap so I can look like a stylish stay at home mom…..even thought I’m not.:) But I never seem to find the appropriate time to wear said hats.

Am I too chicken? Am I over thinking? Am I just not that kind of attention attracting person? While I don’t claim to be the most fashion forward person around, I should wear a hat if I feel so inclined. I should mention that it would be hard for me wear a brimmed hat to work…….wearing headphones everyday makes that a little more difficult. :)

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...my thoughts

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame….the big induction for this years latest inductees was Monday night. I could blog for hours pondering the question of just why the Hall of Fame is in Cleveland and not Memphis…but don’t get me started!! :)

Instead, I looked at this year’s list and selected my favorite. For me, it is The Stooges. No, no the 3 Stooges….Iggy and the Stooges. Yes, the band predates me but when I was in college a fellow by the name of Blake (we were bartenders together) made a mix tape (yeah, a mix TAPE) of classics, then currents and lots of alternative music. It was on that tape I had my first experience with the Stooges and the song I Wanna Be Your Dog. That song rocked!!! And it still does. Later I head other Stooges songs like 1969 and No Fun. Again, both rocked!

I have always loved music. As a kid here in Memphis, my parents took me to see Elvis as my first concert. Later, I wanted to be a Pat Benatar….the Police and Blondie were staples of my music collection. I always watched as much MTV as I could. Seeing Missing Persons at Auditorium South (or North?) Hall was a musical highlight for me. When I went to college at the University of Alabama I found Alternative music and that led me to a career radio. In fact, I started out an Advertising major. I didn’t really gel with my advisor…but I did like the music the college radio station played so I switched my major to broadcasting. When I heard bands like Lone Justice, The Replacements, Husker Du, the HooDoo Gurus and so many others….I knew I found my music. Then I began to learn about the bands that inspired them. One has to imagine that all that that punk/new wave music I liked in the 80’s was probably, in some way, influenced by Iggy. And it is interesting that while the Stooges made their first mark on music in the 60’s, over 20 years later I would be playing some solo Iggy Pop music at the college station. Today we even still hear much of that music in movies and commercials. .

So congratulations to all the deserving Inductees…I read Iggy never thought he and the Stooges would get voted in……proving once again to never say never. :)

The Mid-South is Cooking on the Food Network!

With the Neely’s, Claire Robinson and countless features on various Food Network programs, Memphis and the Mid-South have been represented well on the Food Network. Now, we salute the appearance of Gail Churinetz of Germantown this Sunday on the Ultimate Recipe Showdown. She will be on this Sunday night (3/14) with her Crawfish Andouille Sausage Pizza recipe. Gail, Guy and the other contestants are pictured above, Gail is on the far left. She is our special guest on the Conley and Karen Morning Show on Classic Hits 94.1 KQK.


Find out more about the show and see the fun Guy and Gail had together on the Food network website at www.foodnetwork.com/videos/gail-gets-the-guy/48679.html

Gail ready to cook on the Food Network…will she win? Watch Sunday, 3/14/2010.


Have a great day and happy cooking with Conley and Karen!

over and over again.....

We talked about the Cottonelle’s “Roll Poll” today and it seems our Memphis poll mirrors that of the national preference when it comes to how the toilet paper roll rolls. :) Over. That’s how the majority of Americans roll. Nationwide ,72-percent like their toilet paper to go over the roll, while just 28-percent prefer the under roll. In our unscientific 94.1 KQK poll, 80% of our listeners prefer over, 20% under.


What we also found is that people are passionate about the over….in fact it seems Cottonelle found the same thing. Metro news reports that they found “overs” also tend to be more picky about how the roll rolls. Nearly 75-percent of “overs” say they notice when the toilet paper is hung “wrong.” Psychotherapist and relationship expert Dr. Gilda Carle says people’s rolling preferences says something about their personality. She notes, quote, “People who roll over like taking charge, crave organization and are likely to overachieve. It seems to me that Americans are passionate about rolling over due to the sense of control that it gives them.”

It's March....already??

March is here and we embark on Spring. February went by very quickly, next thing you know it’s spring break, basketball tourney time and allergy season. :)Coming off one of the most “wintery” winters we’ve had in Memphis in a while, that seems only fitting.

Here at Classic Hits 94.1 we are lucky to have many of the artists we play coming to our area in concert. The casinos always offer up some great acts, but the Beale Street Music Festival that kicks off Memphis in May has plenty of classic hit bands as well. All the details on all the Memphis in May events at www.memphisinmay.org or you can link to that site through our home page.

As always, have a great day!