Pat McGonigle has been asked to be part of the Generals basketball team when they take on the Harlem Globetrotters on February 6th, so we thought every great basketball player has a great nickname and here is what has been suggeted so far:
Dribbles McGonigle
Pistol Pat
3-Point Pat (He told us he was a great 3 point shooter in Highschool)
Sharp Shootin’ Pat
Krazy Legs
Kooks McGonigle
Middle Management McGonigle
Picky Pat
The Anchor
Wildman Pat
Pat the Papa Smurf
We also found video of his great skills last year when he only took on one Harlem Globetrotter in our hallway. Pat takes on a Globetrotter
This morning it felt as though we were missing a crew member, but how could that be. All were accounted for. Ah! accounted for, but not Present and Accounted for. It seems one crew member participated by beaming in every so often, then quick as a wink, beamed out. Thankfully he was not missed whatsoeveratall! because hethinkshe’sallthatbutreally? And besides Debra Ross from kidsoutandabout.com was here to give us great ideas of what to do with our kids this weekend.
Not only that Kieth Friel from the Rochester Razorsharks stopped by to inform us of the home opener Saturday at 2:05 at the Blue Cross Arena. So we really didn’t need anyone else, the studio was very full and busy. It was the place to be and be seen.
Beginning Monday we bring back our Best Of Rochester. Monday thru Wednesday you can nominate your favorite Pizzaria, then Thursday thru Sunday you can vote for your Favorite.
Hark! Dost thouest see proof of Global Warming? Methinks our mighty Genesee River is frothing over with warmth in late January like a heated gazelle dashing through a soft April rain.
Ok, enough of that. What the hark is going on here, though? Last year the Genesee River, as seen from our lofty, pious perch on the 8th floor of the First Federal Building, froze over completely!
As you can see from today’s picture (January 21) on the left side of the page—the Genesee is melting! Melting like the frost on a can of Genny Cream Ale that some dullard took out of an ice chest and left on the hood of Dodge Dart on a summer afternoon. We here at WARM 101.3 FM are convinced, CONVINCED, we tells ya that this is proof Mother Earth has a fever. The polar ice caps are melting so fast that soon Simon Cowell’s white T-shirt will soak completely only to reveal his so-so physique with more detail than we are used to.
Stay tuned.
In other lackluster items:
There are several ways women can cut a man down to size (assuming he deserves it, ladies. Please don’t use these evil tricks on an unsuspected “nice” guy who treats women with respect and gets up for work at 2:30 am every morning and simply tries to be the best newscaster he can be. Oh, crap–I gave myself away! Quick! Look up at the picture of the river…NOW! Phew…that was a close one.)
Where was I…oh, yeah! Ways to cut down guys. Here they are: #6 Treat him like his poor, #5 compare him to his father, #4 Compare him to a musician (”nice guy guitar licks, Kurt Cobain”), #3 Compare him to an athlete (”nice tee shot, Tiger” actually, that one might backfire), #2 Insult his job, #1 Point out his gut.
A Holiday Inn in merry old England is offering “free bed warming” services. Basically, it works like this: You call down to the front desk and say, “See here, bloke, I’d like my bed warmed up like a nicely pressed pair of Winston Churchill’s pants!” And the guy at the desk then says, “Cheerio! I’ll send up a guy in a bloody warm up suit!” Then presto/change-O and faster than you can say Susan Boyle, a weirdo lies down in your bed and warms it up for you. And the cost?
“There’s no charge for awesome-ness!”, answers the creep in the leopard Snuggie.
Which reminds me, that should be the new motto from all of us at the Amazing “Wake up with Tony” morning show. For Tony Infantino, Kristie Credit and Pat McGonigle, “There’s no charge for awesome-ness! You’re welcome!”
Ok, Ok, it’s been a little while since we’ve posted a picture of the progress of the Genesee River freezing. Today we really, really tried to do it. It’s melted almost completely!! It’s very dramatic! But, sadly, the blog just wasn’t working the way it normally does and we couldn’t upload it. Stay tuned.
In other items of fancy and fascination. According the expert dweebs at Cal State Berkeley, smokin’ hot women REALLY ARE mean jerks! And further, women say they DO NOT enjoy being ogled by men. Which, as Kristie Credit pointed out, is true…and not so true. Women don’t like being ogled by CERTAIN men. When OTHER MEN lavish attention on them, it’s a different story.
You know what it’s like? Remember in “The Wizard of Oz” when they enter the Emerald City and the gatekeeper tells them, “That’s a horse of a different color!” And they get on a horse-drawn buggy where the horse keeps changing color. Women are like that. Sometimes, you can approach them, compliment them on their appearance and make a compliment and it’s OK. They “aura” if you will is “yellow”. Other times, same situation, same type of male attention and the woman is giving of “red”, like the magical horse that changes its hue. If any of this sounds irresponsible, or maybe even sexist, than how about this—I, Kristie Credit, a woman, wrote today’s blog!! Ha!! Take that!! So…YOU’RE THE JERK!!
Please listen tomorrow for reasons that can’t be explained right now… my aura just went dark.
After Pat left, Kristie was able to figure out what he was doing wrong and now we have the picture.
There is a new cell phone app that could save your kid’s life, and yours too. For $5 a month it stops the cell phone from making calls and texts while driving when the car gets to 5 miles per hour. It’s called the iZup. Maybe this thing should be mandatory in all cell phones.
We also found out kids are drinking hand sanitizer for the buzz. We just want you to know that so you can prevent it.
Now to the fun stuff. A London Department store is offering a gift registry for the newly divorced. Makes sense, you need the same things coming out as you do going in. I want to register for my birthday.
And Curly Neal from the Harlem Globetrotters stopped by to plug their big game Saturday, Feb 6 at 2pm at the Blue Cross Arena. Maybe you remember him from the Scooby Doo cartoons.
Monday mornings can be difficult. Except when you have the day off, then, those Mondays are a little easier to swallow. Just ask our hardworking newsman Pat McGonigle. When you have the occasional Monday off, you might even have enough time and energy to post the next viral YouTube video. This one Pat is calling “Icicle Hero”. It’s about a man. A man with a dream. A man with a dream and a pick axe. A man haunted by icicles. A man who did something about it. With some help. From. David. Bowie…..
Today’s temperatures are expected to reach into the 40’s and we all know what that means.
Icicles will melt a bit, snowcaps will recide a smidge and the “pants on the ground” guy will see something that will inspire a new hit song.
If we could, in all seriousness, a word about the “Watch the River Freeze with WARM” project. As you know, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the team at WARM with a $500,000 government grant to track the daily progress of ice on the Genesee River. There will be days this winter when there is more ice than the day before, and there will be days (like today and tomorrow) when there will be less ice than the day before.
As Joanie explained to Chachi, “life is a process, NOT an event”. Anywho, take a look at today’s pic above.
But SERIOUSLY, if our world can thaw over a little bit today, don’t you think it’s high time you mellowed a bit, too?
We also discussed the comic genius of Conan O’Brien and the injustice of his present situation on the late night line up at NBC.
In closing, dear blog reader, PANTS ON THE GROUND, PANTS ON THE GROUND, LOOKING LIKE A FOOL WITH YOUR PANTS ON THE GROUND!!
You know, if we had time, we’d make sure EVERY BLOG entry for EVERY day was an epic encounter. An adventure in its own right. But some days, we are stretched a little thin and we just dont’ have the time we’d like. But even on those days, our dogged newsman Pat McGonigle will continue his quest to chart the freezing progress on the Genesee River. Now, we WILL see some ice receding over the next few days. That’s natural. The temperatures will become a bit more mild. Remember people, this is a process, NOT an event. If you want an “EVENT”, go to an MMA show. This is SCIENCE!!!
Adopt-a-Grandparent is a program that blesses those senior citizens, who usually do not have any visitors, in area nursing homes. Many of these folks are veterans, mothers, fathers, neighbors, and just good folks who time and circumstances have passed by. For Valentines Day, volunteers will be delivering beautifully decorated gift bags filled with goodies such as cozy socks, mint leg energizer, unscented hand cream, sugarless candies, and other items to senior citizens designated as recipients by Nursing Home Staff. To sponsor one senior citizen gift is only $20. A card, or note, will be included listing all of those businesses, and caring citizens, who have made the program possible.
Pat McGonigle has been asked to be part of the Generals basketball team when they take on the Harlem Globetrotters on February 6th, so we thought every great basketball player has a great nickname and here is what has been suggeted so far:
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We also found video of his great skills last year when he only took on one Harlem Globetrotter in our hallway. Pat takes on a Globetrotter
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