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The Super Bowl is this Sunday.  The New Orleans Saints are sentimental favorites, but the Indianapolis Colts are five point favorites.  A recent poll found 50% of us watch for the game, 35% don’t watch at all, and 15%  watch for the commercials.

Spike.com has announced it’s “Commercial Bowl 2010″ - where fans can get their fix of advertisements from Sunday’s big game.  For the ninth consecutive year, Spike.com will offer viewers all of the commercials almost immediately after they air on TV.

What are you gonna’ munch on?  Believe it or not, there’ll be a lot more crunching and dipping of veggies during Sunday’s Saints - Colts Super Bowl Showdown.  Vegetables have been the No. 1 food eaten in homes during the last three Super Bowls.  Suprisingly, pizza came in as No. 9!

Here’s the list…

1.  vegetables  2.  potatoes (including chips) 3.  carbonated soft drinks 4.  total salty snacks 5.  sandwiches 6. salads 7.  chicken 8.  milk…? 9.  pizza 10.  tea…?

Wow…football is getting to be very sophisticated!

Go Saints!

Boomer

Three days after winning their first Grammy, Lady Antebellum has claimed the No. 1 spot on this week’s Billboard 200.  The trio’s second album, “Need You Now”, debuts at the top spot after moving 481,000 copies in it’s first week.  According to Billboard, that’s the biggest debut sales week since Susan Boyle’s “I Dreamed a Dream” last November.

And, it’s the biggest debut for a country album since Taylor Swift’s “Fearless” was released in 2008.  “Need You Now” is the follow up to Lady Antebellum’s 2008 self-titled debut.  The group has released two singles from the album so far, including the title track and “American Honey” which you can hear on KIX 106….it’s an awesome tune and this band is climbing high on Boomer’s top 10 fave list!

Till I blog again…

Boomer

Musicians from every genre converged on a Hollywood studio Monday evening to add their voices to a song to raise money for Haitian earthquake relief.  The lyrics and music are an updated version of “We Are The World”, a song that raised millions for African humanitarian programs 25 years ago.  The effort was headed up by Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones, the original producer.  Richie co-wrote the first song with Michael Jackson.  The production team includes Wyclef Jean, RedOne and Ricky Minor.  The world premiere of the new “We Are The World” will take place during the NBC network’s coverage of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Vancouver on February 12th.

Boomer

Well….that loveable little rodent saw his shadow today.  That means 6 more weeks of winter. 

The same thing happened to me this year as did last year.  I saw my 5 o’clock shadow.  That means 6 more weeks of shaving….

Boomer

What a night it’ll be in Hamilton Saturday!  The Kix Crew and you…on the Kix 106 party bus to see Rascal Flatts and Darius Rucker.  These guys put on a great show, and you will have a blast. 

Congrats to all our Kix 106 Country Club members who made it on the bus.

I look forward to meeting you…I promise I’ll shave and be on my best behaviour.

Boomer

Kix 106 is proud to partner with the Mennonite Central Committee in the collection of Relief Kits and sheets for Haiti.  All the details are on our website here.  This Friday, the Kix crew will be at the main drop-off location, 50 Ottawa Street at Charles.  We’ll be helping to sort these kits and get them off to Haiti.  We’ll be there all day….Hope to see you!

Boomer

It looks like Emmett Pearson won’t be shaving anytime soon.  The Minnesota farmer has vowed not to shave again until the Vikings win a Super Bowl.  He started growing his beard in 1974, after the Vikings lost the Super Bowl to the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Last Sunday, the Vikings lost to the New Orleans Saints in overtime.  The Saints will take on the Colts at the Super Bowl in a couple of weeks.  Pearson’s now-white beard reaches down to his chest.  His wife of 53 years says she was desperately hoping this would be the Vikings year.

Can you imagine if he was a Leafs fan?

Boomer

Please collect relief kits and flat bed sheets now.  Starting Monday, please bring them to the main drop-off location at 50 Ottawa Street at Charles.

This is brand new warehousing secured just for the purpose of Relief Kits/Sheets Initiative.  It opens Monday at 10am.

Relief kits include basic personal hygiene supplies, laundry soap, towels, and bandages just to name a few.  The flat sheets must be new, double-queen-or king size.  For a complete list of contents, check out our website.

Please place the contents in a box or bag and deliver to 50 Ottawa Street at Charles Avenue.  The Mennonite Central Committee will repack the kits in new 5-gallon plastic pails with lids to send off to Haiti.

Thanks for helping

Boomer

The City of Kitchener is seeking a place on the Monopoly Canada promenade.  It has ranked 60th among 65 pre-selected cities looking for a chance to win a spot on the new Canadian edition of the game.

The downtown Kitchener Business Improvement Area has launched a get out and vote campaign online as the city looks to drum up support for the contest.

Two spaces have been set aside for “wildcard” entries.  Which means two Canadian cities that receive the most write-ins could still win a spot in the game.  Right now Banff tops the wildcard list.

The Canadian edition of Monopoly will be released around July 1st - Canada Day.  You can vote until February 7th.

http://www.monopolyvote.ca/en_CA/world

Good luck Kitchener!

Boomer

A judge in New York State took the oath of office with his hand placed on a dictionary rather than a Bible because officials couldn’t find one.  The glitch happened in a packed courtroom of the historic Ulster County Courthouse in Kingston, New York, during the swearing -in of Donald A Williams as Ulster County judge. 

Do you know how the dictionary came to be?  Mr. and Mrs. Webster were arguing one day….and one word led to another…..

Stop me if you’ve heard that one

Boomer