By Keith Mitchell on 5/29/2008 12:23 PM

Finally, Cincinnati mayor Mark Mallory no longer has the worst ceremonial first pitch.  Say hello to Mariah Carey throwing out a pitch at a game in Japan.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/ModernTube-Mariah-Carey-is-not-much-of-a-pitche?urn=mlb,84994

She did look better embarassing herself...sorry Mayor.  Relive the mayoral magic from Opening Day 2007 right here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVMiJdHTfUo

By Keith Mitchell on 5/28/2008 11:39 AM

One certainty every day on the air is that we all get music oriented questions.  First, keep the calls coming, we love showing off how much trivia we know and usually the answer helps settle a bet. 

If you do need some music websites to help in your quest for the hard to find song title or artist, try these.

www.allmusic.com My first stop for any artist info that I might need.

www.songfacts.com A song specific site that has user comments.

www.wgrr.com Yes, our website.  Go to the music section up top and you'll see a "Now Playing" feature that lets you check our music logs for the past seven days. 

 

By Keith Mitchell on 5/27/2008 11:22 AM

-Went to Taste of Cincinnati with my wife and one of the boys Monday.  They might think about calling it the Taste of Northern Kentucky.  Not much downtown representation among the booths.  Come on Jeff Ruby and Jean Robert, how about a booth each next year?

-The new National City Pavilion is a gem.  What a great addition that will bring many  acts to Cincinnati that might have passed in years before.  Treat yourself to at least one concert in the pavilion this summer.  The stage is the same size as the big pavilion with a great view from every seat.

-Had to give up my tickets for Jersey Boys for Friday night with a back muscle problem. Too bad for me, I heard the show is great.  Tooth aches and back spasms, two minor injuries that can ruin a day or two. 

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By Keith Mitchell on 5/12/2008 12:36 PM

I didn't know Mother's Day weekend was going to be so busy.

I took all three kids shopping for plants and a new bird bath for mom.  Nothing like three kids fighting over who carries what in the Lowe's garden center. 

Then, it was off to Little League baseball.  Who exactly thought it was a good idea for 9 and 10 year olds to steal bases when the catcher can't make the throw to second?  Thanks for the marathon games of watching kids run around the bases unabated.

Then it was home to finish the yard work and cook dinner for my wife.  Sunday was spent doing the laundry and visiting my mother-in-law in Dayton and finally back home to watch the end of the golf tournament.  (Finally, some "me" time.)

By Keith Mitchell on 5/9/2008 12:29 PM

YouTube had to take down the video of Mr. Red Legs falling off the ATV at the game this past Wednesday but that doesn't mean it hasn't spread all over the internet.

Here's a link to a site that has the video. (While it lasts - its posted without the written consent of Major League Baseball)

http://ballhype.com/video/mr_redlegs_falls_hahaha/

 

 

By Keith Mitchell on 5/6/2008 4:27 PM

I was talking on the air today about it being Bob Seger's birthday and how loud I had "Ramblin', Gamblin' Man" turned up in the WGRR air studio.

Here's a great video of Bob Seger in his early 20's with the System playing some local TV show, probably in Detroit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2aBOTNGWMY

 

By Keith Mitchell on 4/23/2008 12:24 PM

Here's to all the folks who do the office work at WGRR.  Without them nothing would get done.  If you do office work, here's to you too. 

The Reds 9-12 start was enough for Wayne Krivsky to lose his job as General Manager.  I think the writing was on the wall once Walt Jocketty started cashing a paycheck.  If you're not familiar with him, Jocketty was the architect of the St. Louis teams for so many years.

Man, am I glad I bought an SUV a year ago...$3.59 a gallon for gas, great move. 

 

 

By Keith Mitchell on 4/22/2008 11:53 AM

I'm starting to feel guilty about putting stuff in the trash with the recent onslaught of "being green" ads that we're seeing. We recycle at home, try to re-use as much as we can, even got some of those fluorescent light bulbs that the kids put in around the house.  Now Paul McCartney wants me to stop eating meat.  That's where I draw the line.  Meat tastes good, turnips do not.

One of the worst polluters I can remember was the mom of one of my friends as a kid.  She didn't believe in paying for trash pick up so she burned everything in their fireplace.  I mean everything, including plastic bottles.  Her carbon footprint is still being felt 30 years later.  She did let us play football in the house so she did have that going for her. 

By Keith Mitchell on 4/17/2008 3:23 PM

William Johnson of Houston, Texas is now in the running for the 2008 Dumbest American award.  Not only did he have a 6-foot alligator for the ride along, other dangerous reptiles were onboard.  Follow the link for knuckleheaded goodness.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5703545.html

By Keith Mitchell on 4/15/2008 2:07 PM

The NFL has released the schedule for the Bengals and it looks like rough and tumble.  The league must like the Bengals on the road the first week, its happened four out of the last five years.  Getting both of the best divisions in the AFC (South) and the NFC (East) will make it difficult for the entire AFC North...better win those division games.

Instant amateur analysis - 9-7 for any AFC North team could win the division.  At least the Bengals don't have to play New England - the Steelers do.

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