Friday 2/27 Live Blog

Anyone else catch the stimulating conversation on CNN last night regarding the chimp that went nuts and pulled that woman's face off? They actually had a sci-fi author on who speculated that this could be the "beginning of a real-life Planet of the Apes." Seriously. He said it with a straight face. Wow.

So what if Jessica has a little extra junk in her trunk, right?!? We like our gals meaty. How do celebrity images affect our self esteem? As part of National Eating Disorders Week, author Susie Shina joined us to talk about sensible solutions for staying healthy. Visit her website at http://www.befitenough.com/ for more.

Lynda Resnick's new book, Rubies in the Orchard: How to Uncover the Hidden Gems in Your Business, gives tips on how to succeed in this topsy-turvy economy of ours. It's a great resource and quite inspirational as well. Find it online at http://www.rubiesintheorchard.com/.

Valerie from Wisconsin Tourism gave us a loooong list of activities for the weekend. No excuses for boredom after you visit www.travelwisconsin.com.

Our Friday was complete when Tony Meade stopped by to chat new releases. For this week at least, you'll have to find a 3D theater if you want to check out the new Jonas Brothers flick...otherwise go to www.k107.com for the full list of shows and showtimes.

Thursday 2/26 Live Blog

February goes out kicking and screaming as we have yet another Winter Storm Warning on our plates this afternoon. As always, K107.1 and http://www.k107.com/ will have updates on closings and cancellations. We'll also lick your pick at no extra charge.

Weekend Buzz once again brought Jeanne Wagner from The Paine Art Center's Family Discovery Gallery. Find family fun every Saturday at http://www.thepaine.org.

The 4th annual Bid 'n Brew to benefit FACES happens this Saturday night. Big food, big auction, and oh yes, big beer. Check out http://www.faces.k12.wi.us/ for ticket info.

Angela Mueller is the owner of the Fond du Lac Curves location, and she was gracious enough to stop by and tell us about their March Food Drive to benefit area families. Call 907-8121 for details.

Ash Wednesday 2/25 Live Blog

As the Fat Tuesday hangover lingers (who knew a dozen donuts before bedtime would cause such a headache?), we move into Ash Wednesday and a chance to focus on being a better person. Improve your life and the life of those around you. In that spirit, we were going to suspend all corny jokes on the air and in this blog during the Lenten season...but then we realized the 6 of you who listen and the 2 of you reading this blog might really miss the corn. So, business as usual for now.

Author Karol Ward helped find the Jedi in all of us and chatted about her new book, Find Your Inner Voice: Using Instinct and Intuition Through the Body-Mind Connection. Visit http://www.karolward.com/ for more.

Our K107.1 Bridal Expert Sharon Naylor stopped by to get us set for upcoming nuptials. What are the first steps after you say "yes" to a proposal? Tons of resources are yours at http://www.sharonnaylor.net/.

Don't forget February is Heart Health Awareness Month, and Agnesian Healthcare's annual Red Rose Day is today. Click http://www.agnesian.com/ for a list of locations.

Mark Weinstein's new book Habitually Great: Master Your Habits, Own Your Destiny gives great insight into ways we can use the tools we already have to create the future we desire. Mark's company website has more at http://www.peaklifehabits.com/.

The Treasure Hunter's Roadshow has arrived at the Fond du Lac Holiday Inn. Dig out your antiques & collectables and see what they're worth! FREE admission thru Friday from 9 to 6, and Saturday 9 to 4. Go to www.treasurehuntersroadshow.com for details.

Fat Tuesday 2/24 Live Blog

And doesn't it seem like we were JUST celebrating Fat Tuesday 2008? The end of Mardi Gras for another year has arrived already. It only goes to prove the old saying, "Time Flies When You're Fat." By the way, one of our all-time favorite fat guys, Dom DeLuise has a pretty cool website these days at: http://www.domdeluise.com/.

IHOP is offering free pancakes today as it's also National Pancake Day?!? No argument here, just go to http://www.ihoppancakeday.com/ for details.

K107.1 numerologist Tania Gabrielle crunched the numbers and told us the future of the Octo-Mom, Matt Kenseth, the stimulus package, and more. See what your numbers say about you and get a FREE e-book at Tania's website, www.taniagabrielle.com.

Our Mardi Gras celebration wrapped up with the Disciples of Dixieland talking jazz and swing music, part of the festivites tonight at Jukebox Charlies in Fond du Lac. Check out Ray and Ben and friends starting at 7 (flashers welcome).

Monday 2/23 Live Blog

Nice to see Mr. & Mrs. Darth Vader at last nights Academy Awards. He looks so much different with his helmet off.

Following our Oscars re-cap, reading specialist Maria Corkern stopped by to talk vocabulary (like, how to talk good and junk). Her new book Doris TheSaurus is in stores now and online at http://www.doristhesaurus.com/.

The science of zzzzzzzzzzzz's is covered in The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Sleep Disorders. The author, Dr. Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, can be found at http://clevelandclinic.org/sleep.

Debra Gwartney chatted love lost and found in her new book, Live Through This: A Mother's Memoir of Runaway Daughters and Reclaimed Love. Visit Debra at her website, http://www.debragwartney.com/.

Friday 2/20 Live Blog

How unappetizing is it when someone near you decides it would be a good idea to tell you how sick they are, when they started feeling sick, symptoms of their illness, etc? Not cool. We take this opportunity, during cold & flu season, to tell you on behalf of your fellow man...KNOCK IT OFF!!

On that note, Jon is really really sick today. Like "at death's door" type stuff. Thus, the world record attempt at doing the entire show with a lozenge in his mouth. Stay tuned...

Jane Ubell-Meyer joined us to talk Oscars and those oh-so-posh swag bags that all the celebs get to take home. Jane is known as "The Celebrity Gifting Guru" and heads up a company that makes some really trendy reading glasses. Find Jane at www.madisonandmulholland.com.

Great tips on how to spend your Wisconsin weekend with Valerie from the tourism bureau. If you missed a detail or need the full list, go to www.travelwisconsin.com.

Oscar talk continued with Sir Tony Meade, who also ran down the list of new releases. Fired Up is in theaters, along with Oscar-nominated holdovers The Reader, Slumdog Millionaire, Frost/Nixon, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. A full list of shows and showtimes is online at www.k107.com.

Thursday 2/19 Live Blog

Happy 54th to frequent Jon & Mary guest Jeff Daniels. World-class actor and all around good guy.

Don't forget to see the Frederic Remington exhibition at The Paine Art Center before it's too late. This weekend also brings some wild west fun for the kids in the Family Discovery Gallery. Go to http://www.thepaine.org/ for more.

K107.1 Relationship Expert Bob Buchicchio gave us tips on keeping the fire burning after Valentine's Day. Find Bob at www.takingspace.com and get that love river flowing.

An honor to welcome in our final guest of the morning, Oscar nominated for her role as Hot Lips in M*A*S*H, Sally Kellerman talked Academy Awards and gave us a listen to her new album, Sally. Who knew she was a singer? The best song on the album...Ferret Face Blues. By far. Sally is online at www.sallykellerman.com.