Thursday 1/22 Live Blog

Top of the show this morning a quick R.I.P. to Heath Ledger, who proved he could play more than just a gay cowboy with his performance in The Dark Knight. Ledger is set to be nominated for an Oscar this morning on the one-year anniversary of his death at the age of 28. Funny enough (back to the gay cowboy theme), the speculation used to be that the character of The Joker was gay, since he came off as so flamboyant with his constant laughing and colorful wardrobe choices. Most of that talk started with Cesar Romero's portrayal in the old Batman TV series, and since then an effort has been made to "butch up" the old boy.

Jeanne Wagner from The Paine Art Center joined us this morning with all the details on another great Saturday in the Family Discovery Gallery. To find a full schedule of events, go to http://www.thepaine.org/.

Be like Thurston Howell III and Retire With A Mission. Dr. Richard Wendel says it's possible in his new book. With 73 million baby boomers reaching retirement age in the next 15 years, the time is now to start planning ("I say, Lovey...indeed"). Go to http://www.amazon.com/ to find the Doc's book.

The Boys & Girls Club of FdL is having the first annual "Reach for the Stars Celebrity Auction and Dinner" on February 13th at the American Legion Hall. For details and tickets, call Dan at 920-924-0530 or log on to http://www.kidsclubfdl.org/.

Our K107.1 Relationship Expert Bob Buchicchio stopped by to chat about separation, divorce and stress...always a fun topic. Bob's book and his website are the same, Taking Space and http://www.takingspace.com/.

Transitioning nicely into our final guest, we discussed the route more and more people take when it comes to dealing with stress and anxiety. Andrea Tone is the author of The Age of Anxiety: A History of America's Turbulent Affair With Tranquilizers. Find her online at http://www.mcgill.ca/.

UPDATE: Mr. Ledger was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Find a full list of nominees at www.oscar.com.