WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
BRIAN IS ON THE ROAD TODAY…
looking for spare change and a job… back later or tomorrow…
Archive for April, 2009
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
SWINE!… flu infects our national consciousness… more below, including a frizzy pig…
Welcome to the online edition of The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… the same Brian Smith from WICC 600 until The Great Layoff a few weeks ago… and before that, Connecticut’s number one morning show formerly on WPLR…To email Brian a hello or with a lucrative job offer… send it to: BrianSmithRadio and that is @yahoo.com… or see “EMAIL ME” in the column on the right of this page… click (here)…
WEATHER… today: sun and gusty wind, inland 85F, shore: 70F, tonight: scattered showers 55F, Wednesday: morning shower, afternoon sun 66F, Thursday: sun 65F, Friday: showers 65F… for more Connecticut weather information, click on CTWeather.com…
POWERBALL… no one won on Saturday night, so Wednesday night it is worth… $65 MILLION
MEGAMILLIONS… no one won Friday, so TONIGHT, it is worth $181 MILLION
CONNECTICUT LOTTERY WINNING NUMBERS… not a prediction… these are yesterday’s, click (here)…
GROW YOUR OWN… AND SAVE MONEY… if you want to make your own backyard garden… a few hours rental of a rototiller will cost between 40 and 60 dollars if you are lucky… BUT… call THE DJ COMPANY to have your backyard garden rototilled (you do nothing except point)… for $40 for up to 100 square feet… call 203-878-5555… offer good for much of the Bridgeport - New Haven - Shoreline areas of Connecticut… call now for May planting… 203-878-5555…
BECAUSE WE’RE CURRENTLY IN A STATE OF … UH, RADIO SILENCE… feel free to email your friends (or enemies)… and tell them to check out BrianSmithRadio.com… thank you…
SWINE FLU AND YOU… what is the worst case scenario of an all-out epidemic?… for one look, click (here)… some say lessons from past health scares would tell us not to panic, click (here)… it’s apparently safe to eat pork, click (here)… and so far, Connecticut is swine-flu free, click (here)…
F*$%!…TV-RADIO BIZ: New Supreme Court ruling today says even ONE obscene word is one too many on the airwaves… and will bring pricey fines and punishment… click (here)…
OBAMA vs UCONN LADY HUSKIES… the President shoots hoops with the Perfect Team… click (here)…
FOXED OUT… PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE AT 8PM TOMORROW NIGHT… The Fox Network won’t air it… others will… click (here)…
MONEY AND JOBS…
PRICE DROP… T.G.I. FRIDAYS STARTS $5 MEALS… steak sandwich falls from $11.75 to $5… and more… restaurants are feeling the pinch of empty seats… click (here)…
DON’T RUSH INTO A NEW JOB… think first, work second… advice, click (here)…
YOU vs. YOUR BOSS… stories of workplace revenge… from the New York Daily News, click (here)…
and…
MRS. PARTRIDGE!!!… 75 year-old Shirley Jones will be topless in an upcoming episode of “The Cleaner” on the A&E network… story, click (here)…
DETROIT: FLYING CHIHUAHUA FOUND BY PET PSYCHIC… 2 amazing stories in one… a six pound chihuahua was blown away by a 70 mile per hour wind gust… volunteers searched but a pet psychic knew where to look… click (here)…
SWITZERLAND: NO NUDE HIKING… ok, but isn’t nude hiking better than seeing chubby Europeans in Speedo bathing suits?… story from Germany, click (here), and another view, click (here)…
CHICAGO: CRIME-THEME HOT DOG STAND… GRILLED BY POLITICIANS… “Felony Franks” hot dog stand will employ ex-felons… but some think it is in bad taste… click (here)…
ALSO CHICAGO: MR. T REPORTS FOR JURY DUTY… but A-Team star not chosen… click (here)…
and finally…
WOOLY PORKER… with pigs getting bad press this week… one rare hairy porcine steps out with style… click (here)…
BRIDGEPORT BLUEFISH PLAY TONIGHT… KIDS EAT FREE… baseball starts at 7:05 at the Ball Park at Harbor Yard… ticket prices start at just $7…
thanks for listening… see you tomorrow… -Brian
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009
Monday, April 27th, 2009
FREE CHICKEN AT KFC TODAY… oh, and other news… more below…
Welcome to the online edition of The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… the same Brian Smith from WICC 600 until The Great Layoff a few weeks ago… and before that, Connecticut’s number one morning show formerly on WPLR…To email Brian a hello or with a lucrative job offer… send it to: BrianSmithRadio and that is @yahoo.com… or see “EMAIL ME” in the column on the right of this page… click (here)…
WEATHER… today: sun 76F, tonight: clear 58F, Tuesday: sun 85F, Wednesday: sun with maybe an evening shower 66F, Thursday: sun 65F, Friday: showers 65F… for more Connecticut weather information, click on CTWeather.com…
POWERBALL… no one won on Saturday night, so Wednesday night it is worth… $65 MILLION
MEGAMILLIONS… no one won Friday, so Tuesday, it is worth $181 MILLION
CONNECTICUT LOTTERY WINNING NUMBERS… not a prediction… these are yesterday’s, click (here)…
GROW YOUR OWN… AND SAVE MONEY… if you want to make your own backyard garden… a few hours rental of a rototiller will cost between 40 and 60 dollars if you are lucky… BUT… call THE DJ COMPANY to have your backyard garden rototilled (you do nothing except point)… for $40 for up to 100 square feet… call 203-878-5555… offer good for much of the Bridgeport - New Haven - Shoreline areas of Connecticut… call now for May planting… 203-878-5555…
BECAUSE WE’RE CURRENTLY IN A STATE OF … UH, RADIO SILENCE… feel free to email your friends (or enemies)… and tell them to check out BrianSmithRadio.com… thank you…
SWINE FLU… THE FACTS… (they say) don’t panic yet… but it doesn’t hurt to learn the facts… questions and answers, and what you should know… from USA Today, click (here)… from MSNBC, click (here)… from Time Magazine, click (here)… let’s see if life and death disease can capture the attention of a twittering country as fast as the hairy British singing lady…
MEANWHILE… ISRAELI OFFICIAL SAYS “SWINE” FLU NAME IS OFFENSIVE… wants it changed to something other than a pork reference… click (here)…
and…
PONTIAC IS NO MORE… General Motors announced today the Pontiac car line will be eliminated… 21,000 more jobs will be slashed as well… click (here)… and for a look back at the Pontiac Trans Am… and it’s historical movie (Smokey and the Bandit) and television (Knight Rider) career, from Wikipedia, click (here)… and the Bandit Trans Am club… click (here)…
AIR FORCE ONE PHOTO SESSION OVER NYC THIS MORNING… caused some panic and evacuations… click (here)…
FANS HURT AT NASCAR RACE… 7 fans in Telladega hurt by debris… click (here)…
BELOIT, WISCONSIN… teen breaks into three cars… to get money to pay for a lawyer… click (here)…
TACOMA, WASHINGTON… 84 year-old man kicks would-be carjackers in their lug nuts… 2 arrested… click (here)…
KENTUCKY DERBY IS SATURDAY… fans at Churchill Downs get to see new statue memorial for 2006 winner, Barbaro… first horse statue with all four legs in mid-air… click (here)…
MANCHESTER, IOWA… MAN TRIES TO CUT OUT THE PACEMAKER FROM HIS FATHER’S CHEST… hit him with a flashlight and then used a pocket knife… click (here)… he was charged with attempted murder… which means… the father survived…???
IS MISS UNIVERSE AUSTRALIA TO THIN?… not to be opinionated but… well, yes… click (here)… maybe she could use some free chicken…
and speaking of free chicken…
FREE CHICKEN TODAY AT KFC… KFC is rolling out grilled chicken… will they have to change their name?… let them figure that one out… here’s their website… and the fine print says… “Available at participating KFC restaurants April 27th only. Limit one free piece per person. Free piece selection is at manager’s choice and may vary by location”… click (here)…
thanks for listening… see you tomorrow… -Brian
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009
Friday, April 24th, 2009
The Bridgeport Bluefish are at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard tonight… game time 7:05… tickets start at just $7… tonight: free fridgemagnet/2009 schedule… Saturday night: it’s fireworks!… stop by and say hello to the guy on the field with the microphone between innings…
Welcome to the online edition of The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… the same Brian Smith from WICC 600 until The Great Layoff a few weeks ago… and before that, Connecticut’s number one morning show formerly on WPLR…To email Brian a hello or with a lucrative job offer… send it to: BrianSmithRadio and that is @yahoo.com… or see “EMAIL ME” in the column on the right of this page… click (here)…
WEATHER… today: sun 60F, tonight: clear 50F, Saturday: sun 77F, Sunday: sun, maybe an afternoon shower 80F, Monday: sun 77F, Tuesday: sun 75F… for more Connecticut weather information, click on CTWeather.com…
POWERBALL… no one won on Wednesday night, so Saturday night it is worth… $53 MILLION
MEGAMILLIONS… no one won Tuesday, so tonight, it is worth $155 MILLION
CONNECTICUT LOTTERY WINNING NUMBERS… not a prediction… these are yesterday’s, click (here)…
BECAUSE WE’RE CURRENTLY IN A STATE OF … UH, RADIO SILENCE… feel free to email your friends (or enemies)… and tell them to check out BrianSmithRadio.com… thank you…
THE VOICE is currently painting pinstripes on the seats of his window booths at the 
Prognosticator Cafe and Grill… and he says he thinks he’ll have better luck on filling his seats than the Yankees have had filling theirs at the new stadium… more on that later… but today, THE VOICE gives us a recap on his extraordinary accuracy in his predictions from last week… brings us his picks and pictures of all this week’s upcoming sports action… insider news… opinions… and of course, cheerleaders… click on “SPORTS PICKS” over there on the right, or just click (here)…
YANKEES, METS CONTEMPLATE LOWER TICKET PRICES… a lot of empty seats at the new ballparks… click (here)…
SLUMPING METS LOOKING TO MAKE… SOME CHANGES?… today’s New York Daily News says… maybe soon… click (here)…
GROW YOUR OWN… AND SAVE MONEY… if you want to make your own backyard garden… a few hours rental of a rototiller will cost between 40 and 60 dollars if you are lucky… BUT… call THE DJ COMPANY to have your backyard garden rototilled (you do nothing except point)… for $40 for up to 100 square feet… call 203-878-5555… offer good for much of the Bridgeport - New Haven - Shoreline areas of Connecticut… call now for May planting… 203-878-5555…
some Friday quickees…
JAY LENO… hospitalized… cancels taping Thursday and Friday… click (here)…
SUSAN BOYLE… British singer gets makeover… will she be invited to better parties now?… click (here)…
NEW OBAMA DOG… Mrs O says he is crazy… but, Mrs. O, that is a puppy’s job… click (here)…
FLEA AND TICK MEDICATION… worse than fleas and ticks?… click (here)…
HITLER’S PAINTINGS… sell at auction for $143,000… click (here)…
POLICE OFFICER PUNCHED IN HEAD AT UCONN PARTY… click (here)… does spring break at Uconn have to refer to an arm or leg?…
FLORIDA: TOUGH TIMES MAKE FOR TOUGH SOLUTIONS… so put on a bikini and wash some cars… click (here)…
MINNESOTA: MAN FALLS OFF BRIDGE… while pretending to… fall off the bridge… click (here)…
AUSTRALIA: MAN SHOT IN HEAD 34 TIMES WITH NAIL GUN… he didn’t survive… click (here)…
ok… that’s a quick Friday… thanks for listening… have a safe weekend… stay away from college parties and nail guns… -Brian
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2009
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
BASEBALL CAT DISPOSAL… in Chicago… more below…
Welcome to the online edition of The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… the same Brian Smith from WICC 600 until The Great Layoff a few weeks ago… and before that, Connecticut’s number one morning show formerly on WPLR…To email Brian a hello or with a lucrative job offer… send it to: BrianSmithRadio and that is @yahoo.com… or see “EMAIL ME” in the column on the right of this page… click (here)…
WEATHER… today: sun 60F, tonight: clear 40F, Friday: sun 70F. Saturday: sun 77F, Sunday: sun 70F, Monday: sun 77F… for more Connecticut weather information, click on CTWeather.com…
POWERBALL… no one won on Wednesday night, so Saturday night it is worth… $53 MILLION
MEGAMILLIONS… no one won Tuesday, so Friday, it is worth $155 MILLION
CONNECTICUT LOTTERY WINNING NUMBERS… not a prediction… these are yesterday’s, click (here)…
BECAUSE WE’RE CURRENTLY IN A STATE OF … UH, RADIO SILENCE… feel free to email your friends (or enemies)… and tell them to check out BrianSmithRadio.com… thank you…
JOBS AND THE ECONOMY…
SCHOOLS OUT!… GM CLOSING PLANTS FOR SUMMER… too many cars on the lots, not enough buyers… General Motors workers will be getting a long summer vacation… collecting unemployment benefits… click (here)…
PRESIDENT OBAMA MEETING TODAY WITH CREDIT CARD COMPANIES… trying to get them to stop with the deceptive interest rate hikes and fees… good luck… click (here)…
ANOTHER STRIP CLUB JOB FAIR… this time in Dallas… brings in 400 people looking for work… click (here)…
GROW YOUR OWN… AND SAVE MONEY… if you want to make your own backyard garden… a few hours rental of a rototiller will cost between 40 and 60 dollars if you are lucky… BUT… call THE DJ COMPANY to have your backyard garden rototilled (you do nothing except point)… for $40 for up to 100 square feet… call 203-878-5555… offer good for much of the Bridgeport - New Haven - Shoreline areas of Connecticut… call now for May planting… 203-878-5555…
and…
BRIDGEPORT BLUEFISH OPENING DAY… GAME TONIGHT AT 7:05pm… BALL PARK AT HARBOR YARD… at last… hope that winter may finally be evicted from our skies… from today’s Connecticut Post, click (here)… Bridgeport Bluefish website, click (here)…
CHEWING GUM MAY BE GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN… a new study says chewing gum in class helps keep students focused… on the other hand, the study was funded by the Wrigley gum company… from CNN, click (here)…
22 YEARS AGO: L’AMBIANCE PLAZA COLLAPSE… Bridgeport construction accident was the largest ever in Connecticut… story and look back from WTNH, click (here)…
and…
CAT REMOVAL… CHICAGO CUBS STYLE… this season it seems there have been more home runs at the new Yankee Stadium… and more cats loose on the baseball fields… this one happened in Chicago… an employee for the Chicago Cubs caught a cat… and handed it off… holding it by the tail… and the video and pictures are making national news… from the Chicago Sun-Times, click (here)… and for an overview, click (here)…
FLORIDA: MAN TASERS WIFE IN SELF-DEFENSE… he says she punched him in the nose because of an argument over their upcoming divorce… so he tasered her… for the story, click (here)…
BARTLETT, TENNESSEE: COPS RESPOND TO GUNSHOTS AND SCREAMS… it was… a loud television… click (here)…
DETROIT: WOMAN’S BRA STOPS BULLET… it was the underwire that saved her… click (here)…
and this story…
“SMARTIES”… THE CANDY… SMOKED AND SNORTED…? …this is a report from the Wall Street Journal… is it the sugar high that makes this so tempting?… actually… kids are crushing the Smarties into powder and exhaling the particles as if they were smoke…. some are doing “lines” of Smarties… unfortunately… it could lead to maggots in the nose… for the story, click (here)…
thanks for listening… enjoy the weather… go check out the Bridgeport Bluefish tonight or over the weekend… see you tomorrow -Brian
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
FIRST PLACE IN DOG SHOW… more below…
Welcome to the online edition of The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… the same Brian Smith from WICC 600 until The Great Layoff a few weeks ago… and before that, Connecticut’s number one morning show formerly on WPLR…To email Brian a hello or with a lucrative job offer… send it to: BrianSmithRadio and that is @yahoo.com… or see “EMAIL ME” in the column on the right of this page… click (here)…
WEATHER… today: showers 65F, Thursday: sun 60F, Friday: sun 70F. Saturday: sun 77F, Sunday: sun 70F… for more Connecticut weather information, click on CTWeather.com…
POWERBALL… no one won on Saturday, so Wednesday night, it is worth… $42 MILLION
MEGAMILLIONS… no one won Tuesday, so Friday, it is worth $155 MILLION
CONNECTICUT LOTTERY WINNING NUMBERS… not a prediction… these are yesterday’s, click (here)…
BECAUSE WE’RE CURRENTLY IN A STATE OF … UH, RADIO SILENCE… feel free to email your friends (or enemies)… and tell them to check out BrianSmithRadio.com… thank you…
JOBS AND THE ECONOMY…
LAY-OFF REVENGE!… DEAR FORMER EMPLOYER… letters to your old boss… real or imagined… borrow some ideas or leave some… click (here)…
30 DAYS OF NOT SPENDING… can you do it?… would you try it?… click (here)…
RECESSION PROOF PRODUCTS… what items are unaffected by the bad economy?… McDonald’s Quarter Pounders… wine… lipstick… movie tickets… cell phones… read more, click (here)…
GROW YOUR OWN… AND SAVE MONEY… if you want to make your own backyard garden… a few hours rental of a rototiller will cost between 40 and 60 dollars if you are lucky… BUT… call THE DJ COMPANY to have your backyard garden rototilled (you do nothing except point)… for $40 for up to 100 square feet… call 203-878-5555… offer good for much of the Bridgeport - New Haven - Shoreline areas of Connecticut… call now for May planting… 203-878-5555…
and…
FREDDIE MAC CFO DEAD… POLICE SAY SUICIDE… the CFO of Freddie Mac was found dead this morning… police say the death was self-inflicted… read about it, click (here)…
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER IN NEW TERMINATOR MOVIE (BRIEFLY)… he says he doesn’t have the time to make the movie, but he is willing to do a cameo… click (here)…
CAPTURED SOMALI PIRATE… he will go on trial in New York… the defense says he is a scared kid who cried at his court appearance… the prosecution says he is over 18 and a brazen criminal… click (here)…
WOMAN PARALYZED IN AIRPLANE BATHROOM… she was sitting in the rest room of a Continental jet when it hit sudden and sever turbulence… broke her neck… story, click (here)…
MISSING FRONTIER VALUES: ALASKA EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS FIND MOOSE OUTSIDE SCHOOL… taunt it until it dies… story, click (here)…
“THE REFRIGERATOR” HOSPITALIZED… William “The Refrigerator” Perry… former huge football player for the Chicago Bears… has been hospitalized today… in serious condition… with a disease that attacks his nerve cells… click (here)…
FLORIDA COPS PATROL BY… PARAGLIDER… they plan on using them to keep an eye on criminals… and for search and rescue missions in wooded areas… click (here)…
NO HITTER x4… FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL PITCHER… throws four straight no-hitters… click (here)… time to buy stock if he goes public…
and…
FIRST PLACE AT THE DOG SHOW… “Porterhouse” has won the annual Beautiful Bulldog Show in Iowa… click (here)…
FORMER ASTRONAUT SAYS UFO’S ARE REAL… moonwalker Edgar Mitchell says there IS a cover up… he says extra-terrestrial life has landed on earth… story, click (here)… has he seen the bulldog contest?…
TEEN CAR BURGLAR… “SOILS” HIS PANTS WHEN CAUGHT… a police officer saw him trying to steal his wife’s car… the kid was so scared… uh… well, you know… for the story, click (here)…
TEXAS: HOOTERS SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT SETTLED… man filed a class action lawsuit against Hooters for not hiring men as food servers… click (here)…
WOMAN HIRES STRIPPER TO IMPERSONATE HER AT HIGH SCHOOL REUNION… she’s going to make a documentary about the experience… for the story, click (here)…
ENJOY THE DAY… IT’S EARTH DAY… SO SEND SOME DIRT AND SOME LOVE… thanks for listening… see you tomorrow -Brian
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2009
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009BRIAN IS ON THE ROAD TODAY…
looking for spare change and a job… back later or tomorrow…
for now, though…
WEATHER… today: showers 62F, tonight: showers 50F, Wednesday: clouds and showers 65F, Thursday: sun 60F, Friday: sun 70F Saturday: sun 77F… for more Connecticut weather information, click on CTWeather.com…
LOCAL RADIO NEWS… Pam Landry and Billy Winn let go from WPLR… story in today’s New Haven Register, click (here)…
THE LIFT-OF-THE-GLASS TO LOST RADIO JOBS AND THOSE WHO HAD THEM… It’s been a couple of weeks since the layoffs at the Bridgeport radio stations… if you want to send an email to some of the participants so they have something to read while waiting in the Unemployment Line… here are the email addresses:
Brian Smith: BrianSmithRadio and that is @yahoo.com
Tim Quinn: TRQuinn46 and that is @sbcglobal.net
David Smith: DSmithExchange and that is @aol.com
Marylee: Televina and that is at @aol.com
READ THE LATEST COMMENTS… from the Connecticut Post article on the radio layoffs… click (here)…
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2009
Monday, April 20th, 2009MORE LOCAL RADIO PERSONALITIES LET GO… Pam Landry and Billy Winn leave WPLR…
Welcome to the “Hey, can’t he get a real job?” edition of The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… the same Brian Smith from WICC 600 until The Great Layoff a few weeks ago… and before that, Connecticut’s number one morning show formerly on WPLR…To email Brian a hello or with a lucrative job offer… send it to: BrianSmithRadio and that is @yahoo.com… or see “EMAIL ME” in the column on the right of this page… click (here)…
WEATHER… today: rain, wind 50F, Tuesday: showers 60F, Wednesday: showers 60F, Thursday: sun 60F, Friday: sun 70F… for more Connecticut weather information, click on CTWeather.com…
THE LIFT-OF-THE-GLASS TO LOST RADIO JOBS AND THOSE WHO HAD THEM… It’s been a couple of weeks since the layoffs at the Bridgeport radio stations… if you want to send an email to some of the participants so they have something to read while waiting in the Unemployment Line… here are the email addresses:
Brian Smith: BrianSmithRadio and that is @yahoo.com
Tim Quinn: TRQuinn46 and that is @sbcglobal.net
David Smith: DSmithExchange and that is @aol.com
Marylee: Televina and that is at @aol.com
READ THE LATEST COMMENTS… from the Connecticut Post article on the radio layoffs… click (here)…
POWERBALL… no one won on Saturday, so Wednesday night, it is worth… $42 MILLION
MEGAMILLIONS… no one won Friday, so Tuesday, it is worth $130 MILLION
CONNECTICUT LOTTERY WINNING NUMBERS… not a prediction… these are yesterday’s, click (here)…
BECAUSE WE’RE CURRENTLY IN A STATE OF … UH, RADIO SILENCE… feel free to email your friends (or enemies)… and tell them to check out BrianSmithRadio.com… thank you…
GROW YOUR OWN… AND SAVE MONEY… if you want to make your own backyard garden… a few hours rental of a rototiller will cost between 40 and 60 dollars if you are lucky… BUT… call THE DJ COMPANY to have your backyard garden rototilled (you do nothing except point)… for $40 for up to 100 square feet… call 203-878-5555… offer good for much of the Bridgeport - New Haven - Shoreline areas of Connecticut… call now for May planting… 203-878-5555…
21 POLO PONIES DIE IN 24 HOURS… in Florida… looks like it may be a poisoning situation… click (here)…
NEW MISS USA: MISS NORTH CAROLINA… don’t feel bad, you’ll win next year… for the story, click (here)… and for the photo gallery, click (here)…
NEW STUDY: VIDEO GAME ADDICTION AS REAL AS ALCOHOL AND DRUGS… click (here)…
and…
STORY OF THE DAY: “YOU’RE… CRAZY… YOU CAN HAVE YOUR CAR BACK!…” CAR THIEF GIVES STOLEN SUV BACK TO COUPLE… their cell phone was still inside, and the thief was using it… they tracked every call he made… he finally gave it up… from Joliet, Illinois… click (here)…
HER BOWLING AVERAGE: 120, HER AGE: 100… New Jersey woman competes in bowling championship at a hundred years old… click (here)… and more, click (here)…
FAKE WAITER IN NEW JERSEY MAKES OFF WITH CUSTOMER’S MONEY… I’ll take that cash for you… click (here)…
Thanks for listening… out for more job searching today… maybe I’ll start trying the “fake waiter” trick… see you tomorrow… -Brian
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2009
Friday, April 17th, 2009
FALLEN ARCHES IN ARIZONA… more below…
also below… THE VOICE calls in… well, writes in with his predictions and inside sports know-how…
Welcome to the “Hey, can’t he get a real job?” edition of The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… the same Brian Smith from WICC 600 until The Great Layoff a few weeks ago… and before that, Connecticut’s number one morning show formerly on WPLR…To email Brian a hello or with a lucrative job offer… send it to: BrianSmithRadio and that is @yahoo.com… or see “EMAIL ME” in the column on the right of this page… click (here)…
WEATHER… today: sun 68F, tonight: clear 45F, Saturday: morning sun, afternoon clouds 70F, Sunday: sun 60F, Monday: rain 54F, Tuesday: rain 55F, Wednesday: clearing 55F… for more Connecticut weather information, click on CTWeather.com… There is a RED FLAG WARNING today through tomorrow… which means dry weather conditions and low humidty increase the risk of brush fires… so be careful with your cigarettes and don’t discard a lit word burning stove on the roadside until it rains again…
THE LIFT-OF-THE-GLASS TO LOST RADIO JOBS AND THOSE WHO HAD THEM… It’s been a couple of weeks since the layoffs at the Bridgeport radio stations… if you want to send an email to some of the participants so they have something to read while waiting in the Unemployment Line… here are the email addresses:
Brian Smith: BrianSmithRadio and that is @yahoo.com
Tim Quinn: TRQuinn46 and that is @sbcglobal.net
David Smith: DSmithExchange and that is @aol.com
Marylee: Televina and that is at @aol.com
READ THE LATEST COMMENTS… from the Connecticut Post article on the radio layoffs… click (here)…
POWERBALL… no one won on Wednesday night, so Saturday… it is worth… $31 MILLION
MEGAMILLIONS… no one won Tuesday, so tonight, it is worth $109 MILLION
CONNECTICUT LOTTERY WINNING NUMBERS… not a prediction… these are yesterday’s, click (here)…
BECAUSE WE’RE CURRENTLY IN A STATE OF … UH, RADIO SILENCE… feel free to email your friends (or enemies)… and tell them to check out BrianSmithRadio.com… thank you…
GROW YOUR OWN… AND SAVE MONEY… if you want to make your own backyard garden… a few hours rental of a rototiller will cost between 40 and 60 dollars if you are lucky… BUT… call THE DJ COMPANY to have your backyard garden rototilled (you do nothing except point)… for $40 for up to 100 square feet… call 203-878-5555… offer good for much of the Bridgeport - New Haven - Shoreline areas of Connecticut… call now for May planting… 203-878-5555…
HE’S OUTDONE HIMSELF THIS WEEK… THE VOICE has been taking note of this week’s new stadium openings for the Mets and Yankees… and he is very disappointed both teams lost the first official 
games in their brand new stadiums… he says it’s as if he had served a bad burger on the first day he opened The Prognosticator Grill and Cafe… that just woudn’t happen… it has never happened… but then again no one has a winning streak like THE VOICE… check out his predictions, picks and observations from this week… the latest picks and TERRIFIC PICTURES FROM OPENING DAYS FOR THE METS AND YANKEES… baseball, football, basketball, tennis, boxing… and of course… the cheerleaders… click on “SPORTS PICKS” on the right, or just click (here)…
JOBS AND THE ECONOMY…
PLACES FOR FREE SKILL AND JOB TRAINING… good tips from Yahoo Jobs, click (here)…
WHERE TO GO FOR A SIX-FIGURE INCOME… click (here)…
CAREERS FOR CREATIVE PEOPLE… from MSN and CareerBuilder, click (here)…
and…
HIJACKED CREWMAN WROTE EMAIL ACCOUNT OF PIRATES… one of the onboard crew members of the Maersk Alabama sent emails as the pirates tried to take over the ship… he also wrote about what he learned about fighting the pirates for the next time… click (here)…
HANDS-ON REVIEW: THE 2010 CHEVY CAMARO… a reviewer from the L.A. Times writes about the new generation of the classic American muscle car… click (here)…
AL CAPONE’S PRISON LOVE SONG TO BE RELEASED… the gangster was also a musician… and wrote music while in Alcatraz… and now 70 years later… one of his songs… thought to be a love song for his wife… will be released… click (here)…
EGYPT: CLEOPATRA’S TOMB MAY HAVE BEEN FOUND… statues and sculptures found… more assumed to be inside… click (here)… let’s see if Geraldo Rivera does a special on this one…
LAST LIVING SURVIVOR OF THE TITANIC SELLING OFF MOMENTOS… to pay nursing home bills… click (here)…
ARIZONA: MCDONALD’S SIGN FALLS IN HIGH WINDS… retired couple in crushed SUV hospitalized… click (here)…
and…
BRITISH NEWSPAPER PICKS TOP 50 AMERICAN TELEVISION SHOWS… we stole a few ideas from them… click (here)…
“OH MY GOD, I’M LOOKING AT A BABY!”… COUPLE DIDN’T KNOW THEY WERE PREGNANT… a police dispatcher talked them through the panic… click (here)…
in case you missed it while I was out yesterday…
DOMINO’S WORKERS ARRESTED FOR GROSS-OUT VIDEO… employees put cheese up their nose… wiped butts with dish sponge… sneezed on pizza… the video ended up on YouTube… and now the guy and the woman who recorded it are under arrest… oh, and these are both people in their 30’s… read more from ABC News, click (here)…
BRITISH WOMAN WOWS THE CROWD… and if you haven’t seen this video yet… a woman in England on a British television talent show… “surprised” the audience and the judges with her voice… here comes my cynicism… as if no one on the show saw this coming… and here’s the headline for our shallow times…”OMG! Commercially Unattractive People Appear to Have Talent… Who Knew!”… for the story, click (here), for the first account, click (here)… and for the video, click (here)…
OK… the job search continues… enjoy your weekend… drive safe and enjoy the warm weather -Brian
THURSDAY, APRIL 16,2009
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
job hunting …see you tomorrow…!