MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
Monday, September 28th, 2009
CATS WITH WIGS… it’s come to this… now we’ve given cats a reason to take over and leave no humans behind… click (here)…
Archive for September, 2009
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
Friday, September 25th, 2009
THE VOICE is back from vacation and stronger than ever… check in with his update!… click on “SPORTS PICKS” on the right, or just click (here)…
MCDONALD’S: IN THE UNITED STATES, YOU ARE NEVER MORE THAN 107 MILES AWAY FROM A BIG MAC… someone did the legwork and the brainwork… check out the article, and the “heat map” of all the country’s McDonalds… click (here)…
RESTAURANTS’ DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS… where do the unused chips go from your table when you leave?… and are you sure that coffee is decaf?… 10 dirty little secrets, click (here)…
WORSE CAR FADS OF ALL TIME… fake wood side panels… spinning wheel rims… it’s a debatable list, but check it out, click (here)…
just a few quickies today… thanks for listening and enjoy your weekend… -Brian
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
Monday, September 21st, 2009
LACK O’LANTERN: POSSIBLE PUMPKIN-SHORTAGE IN NEW ENGLAND THIS HALLOWEEN?… read about it below…
Thank you for checking in with the online edition of The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… at least that is what is was last known as on the radio… updates here may be as few as two or three times a week as I look for new ventures and adventures…
…it’s the same Brian Smith from Connecticut’s number one morning show formerly on WPLR… and the afternoon show on WICC 600, Connecticut…
And… Brian Smith has been the host and roving announcer for the Bridgeport Bluefish this past season… thanks to all the fans who came out to support the team this year… and we’ll be back next year to do it all over again!…
Here’s the weather for the Connecticut/Long Island/NYC area… (looks good for the BIG E… The New England State Fair in Springfield, Mass… which is on for the next two weeks)…
For more Connecticut weather information, click on CTWeather.com …
POWERBALL… there was no winner Saturday, so Wednesday, it is worth… $129 MILLION
MEGAMILLIONS… there was no winner on Friday, so Tuesday, it is worth $62 MILLION
CONNECTICUT LOTTERY WINNING NUMBERS… not a prediction… these are yesterday’s, click (here)…
TO EMAIL BRIAN… with a big-time job offer… or just a “yo!”…
…and here’s some of what is going on in the world…
MORE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ON THE WAY… another 13 weeks of unemployment benefits could be in the mail for the unemployed amongst us… story, click (here)…
HIDE THE KIDS AND NERVOUS ADULTS!… TALLEST MAN IN THE WORLD ATTACKS… oh sorry… TALLEST MAN IN THE WORLD… VISITS… NEW YORK CITY… 8′1″ giant from Turkey… story, click (here)…
THE JETS BEAT THE PATRIOTS YESTERDAY… click (here)…
AND THE GIANTS BEAT THE COWBOYS… and ruined the opening for Dallas fans of the new Cowboy Stadium… read about it from the New York Daily News, click (here)… and from the Texas point of view… from the Dallas Morning News, click (here)…
COWBOY STADIUM… it has to really bug them when people call the Cowboys’ video monitor the “Giant TV”… the big video screen is the biggest in the world… and presents it’s own problems… for example, the team had to put together it’s own television production teams on each side of the field so the action wouldn’t be reversed for fans on one side of the screen or the other… story from The Wall Street Journal, click (here)…
FOOTBALL STADIUMS AROUND THE NFL… great site for looking at stadiums of all sorts… football, baseball, college… you name it, it’s probably there… click (here)…
MONOPOLY GAME BOARDS… HELPED P.O.W.’s ESCAPE DURING WORLD WAR II… maps, files, and compasses hidden in games… story, click (here)…
LAS VEGAS: CLUBS GETTING SLAPPED FINES FOR BAD BEHAVIOR… apparently what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas… but some of that was keeping some people away… those in charge say there may be just a bit too many fights, prostitutes and stripping contests… story, click (here)..
LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA: NAKED 91 YEAR-OLD MAN HOLDS HOME INTRUDER AT GUNPOINT UNTIL POLICE ARRIVE… burglar picked the wrong WWII vet to try to rob… story, click (here)…
and finally…
LACK O’LANTERN: PUMPKIN-SHORTAGE IN NEW ENGLAND?… the rainy weather did horrors to this years crop… story, click (here)…
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
Friday, September 18th, 2009
LAST NIGHT… OOPS!… ERNIE ANASTOS: NEW YORK NEWS LEGEND… meant to say “PLUCKING that chicken”… more below…
THE VOICE is on a well-deserved vacation this week… the beginning of the NFL season is his time to set up his extra television screens… get the satellite dish tuned up… and get the swivel in his chair greased up… and coming soon… maybe… we’ll get the voice back to THE VOICE… stay tuned for more info…
Thank you for checking in with the online edition of The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… at least that is what is was last known as on the radio… updates here may be as few as two or three times a week as I look for new ventures and adventures…
…it’s the same Brian Smith from Connecticut’s number one morning show formerly on WPLR… and the afternoon show on WICC 600, Connecticut…
BRIDGEPORT BLUEFISH PLAY TONIGHT… FREE SPECIAL EDITION BASEBALLS FOR FREEBIE FRIDAY… 7:05 START… the Bridgeport Bluefish play tonight at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard…
BRIAN SMITH will be hosting the game… it’s the last weekend of Bluefish baseball for the season… stop by and say hello… I’ve got the microphone and the clipboard… meaning I’ll be walking around making announcements, shaking hands, and stealing your beers when you aren’t looking…
Here’s the weather for the Connecticut/Long Island/NYC area… (looks good for the BIG E… The New England State Fair in Springfield, Mass… which opens this weekend…)
For more Connecticut weather information, click on CTWeather.com …
POWERBALL… there was no winner Wednesday, so Saturday, it is worth… $111 MILLION
MEGAMILLIONS… there was no winner on Tuesday, so tonight (Friday), it is worth $51 MILLION
CONNECTICUT LOTTERY WINNING NUMBERS… not a prediction… these are yesterday’s, click (here)…
TO EMAIL BRIAN… with a big-time job offer… or just a “yo!”… click (here) for the address… or just look right here…
THE YALE MURDER… the story has gone through a lot of heart-breaking twists over the past ten days… from possible runaway bride (don’t we wish that was it)… to the complicated crime it is today… for updates on the story from various news sources… blood on the boots, why there was wire, fish hooks and bubble gum in the suspect’s backpack, and other evidence, from the New York Daily News, click (here)… maybe an accomplice, says the New York Post, click (here)… the suspect was a controlling person, says the Associated Press, click (here)… more about evidence on the clothing from The Hartford Courant, click (here)… and front page updates and timelines from The New Haven Register, click (here)…
EAST HAVEN HIGH: FOOTBALL PLAYERS SUSPENDED FOR SEASON FOR DRINKING… the parents are not happy… the administrators say rules are rules… story, click (here)…
FORT JACKSON, SC… ARMY DRILL SERGEANT SCHOOL… FIRST TIME EVER… WOMAN TAKES COMMAND… story, click (here)…
WHO’S COUNTING?… NEW STUDY SHOWS BAD HABITS TAKE TEN YEARS OFF YOUR LIFE… but as the comedians say… it’s the last ten years… so what?… for the story on the study, click (here)…
PHILLIE PHAN: GIRL THROWS FOUL BACK… after her dad caught it… this video has been all over the news this week, but just in case you missed it, read about it, and see the video, click (here)…
TIME TRAVEL??? UCONN RESEARCHER SAYS IT’S POSSIBLE… I hope so… I could use this to have my top ten favorite pizzas over and over again… and come back to the future before I have to pay for them… for the story, click (here)…
and finally…
ERNIE ANASTOS LAYS AN EGG… legendary New York City news anchor meant to say “plucking” that chicken… read about it, see and hear the clip, click (here)…
HEY… thanks for listening… a big hello to my radio listeners from my WPLR and WICC days who say hello at the Bluefish Games… and don’t forget to come see me at the Fairfield University basketball games this upcoming season as well… enjoy your weekend… -Brian
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Friday, September 11th, 2009
And a happy, rainy Friday to you from the great Northeast… here in Connecticut our summer lasted about as long as a ride to a crowded beach, and we barely had time to put the windows down before it was time to put on a jacket again…
THE VOICE checks in this week with an OVERDOSE of sports news, pics and overall wisdom… he gets a lot of time to think about winners, losers, and heroes 
while he is cooking up those famous omelet and sausage sandwiches (served on a Prognosticator Cafe and Grill frisbee, by the way)… and this week he brings us up to speed on the new NFL season… college football… baseball predictions and other MLB news including Derek Jeter’s record-making hits… the U.S. OPEN tennis… NASCAR… of course, the cheerleaders… and a lot more… click on “SPORTS PICKS” on the right side of this page, or just click (here)…
Thank you for checking in with the online edition of The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… at least that is what is was last known as on the radio… updates here may be as few as two or three times a week as I look for new ventures and adventures…
…it’s the same Brian Smith from Connecticut’s number one morning show formerly on WPLR… and the afternoon show on WICC 600, Connecticut…
BRIDGEPORT BLUEFISH PLAY TONIGHT… FREE HATS FOR FREEBIE FRIDAY… 7:05 START… the Bridgeport Bluefish play tonight at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard…
BRIAN SMITH will be hosting the game… stop by and say hello… I’ve got the microphone and the clipboard… meaning I’ll be walking around making announcements, shaking hands, and stealing your beers when you aren’t looking…
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009Back to reality… fastest summer ever… and rain this week for the Connecticut/Long Island/New York City area…
I’m on the road today… if I find anything interesting out there, I’ll share… -Brian
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
Friday, September 4th, 2009
ABOUT THAT PICTURE… our solitaire-playing legislators in Connecticut have made world news… haven’t they heard of the “boss button”?… more words and reaction below…
Thank you for checking in with the online edition of The Brian Smith News and Variety Show… at least that is what is was last known as on the radio… during this summer, updates here may be as few as two or three times a week as I look for new ventures and adventures…
…it’s the same Brian Smith from Connecticut’s number one morning show formerly on WPLR… and the afternoon show on WICC 600, Connecticut…
Here’s the weather for this Labor Day Weekend for the Connecticut/Long Island/New York City area:
For more Connecticut weather information, click on CTWeather.com
THE VOICE has been busy getting himself ready for the college football season… next week it’s free coffee to anyone who comes into the Prognosticator Cafe and Grill with full face-paint… or any cheerleader in full uniform… if you’ve 
never been to the Prognosticator, the waitresses ARE cheerleaders and at any time may break into formation and give a cheer about the benefits of the barbecued ribs and chicken special on Thursday nights… sales are up 220% since they started that… this week THE VOICE gives us his updates the upcoming football season for the NFL… colleges… NASCAR… UFC… and his baseball picks for the weekend… and of course, the cheerleaders… movie reviews and more… read and see all about it… click on SPORTS PICKS on the right, or just click (here)…
FORMER MET GOES TO JAIL… KOOSMAN IN THE HOOSEGOW… that’s Jerry Koosman, one of the Mets from the legendary ‘69 team… he’s going away for a few months for tax evasion… story, click (here)…
SPEAKING OF THE METS… hey… anyone here like baseball?… I went to see the Mets last night… but… when I got there… they told me the visiting hours were over at the hospital… ouch… tip your waitress… (you see, most of the Mets are injured this year and… well…)
FOOTBALL WITH… THE CHICAGO BLISS… not Da Bears… no, the Chicago Bliss is one of the football teams in the new Lingerie Football League… story, click (here)…
INSTANT MILLIONAIRES: TEXAS PRISONERS WHO SERVED TIME FOR CRIMES THEY DIDN’T COMMIT… if a prisoner in Texas is proven to be innocent after serving time… it could mean a million-dollar paycheck… story, click (here)…
WOMAN 91… STILL DRIVING 45 YEAR OLD 1964 MERCURY COMET… she has every receipt and knows every piece of the car she has driven for over 550,000 miles… watch the video too… really… watch the video as well… see how she explores the country… and see how she protects herself… story and video, click (here)… and I don’t know why the print story says she is 91, while the video says she is 89…
CONNECTICUT: TABLE-SNATCHER… a man put a kitchen table on his lawn for his daughter to pick it up… and a frugal neighbor thought it was placed outside for trash… so he took it… unfortunately, no punches were thrown or guns drawn… no mistresses… no protesters… wait a second… so how did this make the news?… story, click (here)…
CONNECTICUT: STAMFORD DOUGHNUTS ORDERED FOR MICHAEL JACKSON’S FUNERAL… I didn’t know about these doughnuts before, but I’m going to have to make a pilgrimage to find them now… story, click (here)…
CONNECTICUT: POLITICIANS PLAYING SOLITAIRE... I honestly didn’t know this was allowable… had I known, I would have run for public office and brought a hammock and a Gameboy to Hartford… I’d be more impressed if they were caught thumb-wrestling… and did you notice the other computer with ESPN on the monitor?… for more on our distracted officials… and the uproar… from the Hartford Courant, click (here)… and from NBC30, click (here)…
ok… gotta run… have to put in my unemployment claim or maybe run for office… thanks for listening… see you after the holiday.. drive safe… -Brian
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Welcome to September… when does summer start?…
IKEA changes it’s typeface font… and the world doesn’t like it… really… more below…
LABOR DAY is at it’s latest this year… good thing… with the rarity of summer-like days for most of our season this year, the least we can do is stretch it out… this week is suppose to be dry and warm. It’s a good week to jam the Costco parking lot and buy up supplies for the Labor Day weekend…
BRIDGEPORT BLUEFISH PLAY TONIGHT… FREE FOOD FOR THE KIDS… 7:05 START… the Bridgeport Bluefish play tonight at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard… it’s Kids Eat Free Night… free hot dog, chips and soda for kids 12 and under… and kids, remember it’s not right to sell the food to someone else for half-price…
BRIAN SMITH will be hosting the game… stop by and say hello… I’ve got the microphone and the clipboard… meaning I’ll be walking around making announcements, shaking hands, and stealing your beers when you aren’t looking…
HELLO to the Rogers and Haskell families… they were our winners of “The Best Seat in the House” last night… an upgrade from the regular seats to a big couch behind home plate… and Happy Birthday, Mallory!
Here’s the weather for the Connecticut/Long Island/NYC area…
For more Connecticut weather, visit CTWeather.com
LOS ANGELES BURNING… the fires around Los Angeles are threatening the television transmission towers as well as the famous Wilson Observatory… click (here)…
DISNEY BUYS MARVEL COMICS FOR $4 BILLION… this means a few unexpected things, such as… industry people are now expecting comic book versions of Hannah Montana, The Jonas Bros., and High School Musical… AND… Disney’s theme park rival in Orlando is Universal… and… Universal has Marvel character rides, like the Spiderman ride. Supposedly, Universal gets to keep their rides in a clause in the deal… story, click (here)… and (here)
WORLD’S OLDEST DOG… DIES AT 21… OR 147 IN HUMAN YEARS… Chanel the Dachsund wore sunglasses in her later years because of her cataracts… click (here)…
IKEA (the huge furniture store) HAS CHANGED IT’S FONT… AND THE WORLD IS FURIOUS… believe it or not… it’s true… IKEA says it’s catalog is the world’s most printed book… and they have changed their typeface in their catalog and logo for the first time in decades. They have gone from a simpler design to a font designed by Microsoft. Now customers are complaining and some are even threatening to boycott… story from Time Magazine, click (here)…
MAN STEALS DATE’S CAR… ON THEIR FIRST DATE… and I’m kicking myself for not thinking of this one myself… it beats having to go through that embarrassing discussion about a second date… story, click (here)…
that’s it… gotta go look for work… thanks for listening… -Brian