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Again, the question: What topics would you address as the 2010 Young & Free Alberta Spokester?

Answer and win.  Even if you don’t get the gig, at least you’ll get $25 for iTunes by submitting the answer to vince.rock106@gmail.com

It was announced that myself and Rosie are seeking office. We would like to be your next Prime Ministers. Yes, simultaneously. That way we only have to work half the time. And we want to take turns living at 24 Sussex Drive. It would like having a time-share on the property.

To be honest, we haven’t really nailed down a platform for the campaign. We figure it’s more important to find the right theme song for the campaign first then the rest will just fall into place. So if you have any suggestions for not just a good campaign song but a GREAT one, then click the headline above or phone us up during the show (5:30-9am). We will announce the winner selection on the next show.

If you’re really creative and you want to make a logo for our party then we would forever be greatful and would easily give you all the perks possible should we get into office. We are the Independant Party of Vincent & Rosie.

Thank you for your support. As a token of appreciation, here is the link to watching the brother Noel of Oasis getting popped off stage.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to see comedian DJ Hazard at the Blarney Stone. Show time is 9pm.

Dave Freeman, co-author of “100 Things to Do Before You Die,” a travel guide and ode to odd adventures that inspired readers and imitators, died after hitting his head in a fall at his home. He was 47. Sure, he maybe didn’t cross off all 100 things on his list but the main thing is he lived his life trying to cross off all 100 things on his list. You can’t control your departure date. You can only try to accomplish what you can before that day comes.

Let’s hear from you. Give me 3 things you would like to do (or have already done) before you die.

I’ll provide some examples.

Write a screenplay
Rock a moustache
Own a motorcycle
Attend a NFL game
Learn an instrument
Convince Rosie that flip flops on guys is wrong
Travel Canada coast to coast
Fight a bear… or big foot (I’ll put this last on my list)
White Water Raft
Stand at the top of a mountain
Meet my favorite athlete of all time in person

Some of these things I have accomplished, others I have yet to do. Give me your list. I’m asking for 3 but feel free to ramble off however many come to mind. Just click the headline above to leave your list.

Vincent

Your bonus code for today: BIGFOOT

Has your boss ever joked that a monkey could do your job? Turns out meteoroligists can be replaced by, not monkeys, pigs. Rather, pig intestines.

According to a very old (and wise) man in North Dakota, you can predict what the weather will be by consulting pig spleens.

This guy guts the pig and stares at the brown, glistening, foot-long organs on his kitchen counter to come up with his prediction.

If the spleen is wide where it attaches to the pig’s stomach and then narrows, it means winter weather will come early with a mild spring. A narrow-to-wider spleen usually means harsh weather in the spring. According to the pig spleen prognasticator, “The spleens are 85% correct.”

Not bad. If you consider that meteorologists seem to be about 15% right, they are 100% correct between the two of them.

For 2008, the pig spleens predict, “a normal year with no major storms. That’s what the spleens tell me.”

Bonus code today is “Pig Spleen”

Enjoy.

Vincent

Today’s bonus code is JERKY and here’s why:

Provincial Hunting Day has been declared been declared in Alberta. Can’t believe it didn’t already exist. It’s happening Sept 22nd which doesn’t give you a lot of time to go out and get a gun (legally) to celebrate Provincial Hunting Day. Guess I’ll have to use my steak knife.

It is interesting to see cultural and social differences around the world. For example, in Russia they have declared Make-a-baby Day to encourage a population boom while we here in Alberta have declared Kill-an-animal Day. Remind me again, is it Albertans or Russians who are lovingly referred to as ‘rednecks’? I’m not judging, just observing.

I have nothing against hunting and living off the land. However, I think calling it a sport is a joke. Yes, it takes skill to track an animal and aim a rifle and hit your intended target - I happily acknowledge that. But until you give the animal a weapon and make it an even playing field can you really call it a sport. I suppose it’s how you defind the word. For me, a sport is an activity that all participants can enjoy win or lose. Somehow, if moose and deer could talk, I don’t think they’d saying running away from bullet that can snuff their existance is “fun.”

Again, nothing wrong with hunting. In fact, if you score an animal on the Sept 22nd and wanna pass some jerky my way I’m all over it.

Vincent