5 http://media.bonnint.net/dado/oss-trav/0/2/255.jpg ToastedRav.com: WIL 92.3 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:09 -0600 ToastedRav Staff mike@toastedrav.com <![CDATA[Freebies over the 4th!]]> 12874 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:49:08 -0600 Here are some fabulous finds I ran across from Coupon Cravings...

Get 10 patriotic song downloads, including God Bless America and the Star Spangled Banner, for free from Amazon.   Pay a buck and get a flag t-shirt from Old Navy today only.

this weekend, Ace Hardware has a bunch of great free after rebate deals and kids can stop by Home Depot on the 4th to build a picnic caddy....free!

Want more freebies?  How bout free foaming hand sanitizer with any purchase at Bath and Body Works...plus, take advantage of free subscriptions to Psychology today, Tennis, Motortrned and Forbes.

And everyone will love the Buy one, get one free sundae deal at Ben and Jerry's or blizzards at Dairy Queen..

Have a happy 4th!

 

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<![CDATA[Paul's Picks For This Weekend]]> 12858 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:20:07 -0600 These are my Top five Picks for your enjoyment this Fourth of July Weekend.

1.  Webster Groves Community Days are now through Saturday in Memorial Park.  Fireworks are at 9:30 Friday night and 9:45 Saturday night.  Look For WIL in the Parade Saturday morning at 10 a.m. 

2.  Fair St. Louis is on the Riverfront this Friday and Saturday with fireworks each evening at 9:15 p.m.  The Veiled Prophet Parade is 10 a.m. Saturday morning.

3.  St. Charles Riverfest is now through Saturday in Frontier Park.  Fireworks are both Friday and Saturday nights at 9:20 p.m.  The Parade is 10 a.m. Saturday morning.

4.  Heritage @ Freedom Fest is Friday and Saturday in O'Fallon, Mo.  Firework are at 10:15 Friday night and 9:45 Saturday night.  The Parade is 9:30 Saturday morning.

5.  Patriots in the Park is now through Sunday in Granite City's Wilson Park.  Enjoy the Fireworks at 9:15 Saturday night.

For more Fourth of July Events listen to WIL this Friday and Saturday mornings from 5 to 10 a.m.

You can e-mail your Community Fourth of July Events to pjeffries@wil92.com.

Have a Safe and Enjoyable Fourth of July Weekend with 92.3 WIL.

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<![CDATA[Win Tickets to see the Arch Rival Roller Girls July 11th ]]> 12812 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:54:19 -0600 Enter for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the Arch Rival Roller Girls local bout Saturday, July 11th: M80s vs. Stunt Devils.

If you are chosen as a winner, you and a guest will have tickets waiting for you at will-call under your name at the All American Sports Mall the day of the bout.

When:
Saturday, July 11th,
Doors at 7:00pm
Bout at 8:00pm

Where:
Bout will be held at the All American Sports Mall
11133 Lindbergh Business Ct. & Hwy 55
St. Louis, Mo 63123
Click here to purchase tickets online

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<![CDATA[Free Music From Randy Houser]]> 12802 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:34:12 -0600 Get your free download of Randy Houser's hit song "Boots On" by clicking here.

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<![CDATA[Ira Dean at The Old Rock House 7/12]]> 12801 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:09:22 -0600 The Old Rock House, a hot spot for nightly live music presents Ira Dean (formerly of Trick Pony) Live Sunday July 12 at 8pm

 

Join us as Grammy Nominated Ira Dean takes the stage for an intimate live performance. Ira Dean received the Academy of Country Music award for Best New Group as well as the American Music Award for Top New Artist. He’s currently writing and recording his new solo album. Joining Ira for this special performance are guest stars, Brooke Burrows and The Boone Project.

 

Tickets for this 21 and over show are only 10 Dollars! Purchase in advance for this sure sell-out!

 

This 3 Day All Star Concert Series is brought to you by Vitamin Water, the River Front Times and the Old Rock House!

 

Saturday, July 11th,

It’s TRIXIE DELIGHT

 

Ira Dean performs Live Sunday July 12 at 8pm

 

And Monday the 13th

It’ Joe Dirt and the Dirty Boys Band

 

For more ticket information call the Old Rockhouse located at 1200 South 7th Street Downtown at 314-588-0505 or order tickets online at www.oldrockhousestl.com

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<![CDATA[Old Dawg Learns New Tricks (Part 7 of 12)]]> 12791 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:53:04 -0600  

 "EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT THE WEATHER BUT NOBODY DOES ANYTHING ABOUT IT."

 Those famous lines from Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) are amazingly still true  and involves the  topic of our Aviation Ground School class  last Tuesday and Tonight.  Weather (Aviation Weather to be exact).

 Many  moons ago, when I was in sixth grade,  I did a science project where I kept track of all the meteorological conditions for our local area.  The temp, the winds, precipitation, barometric pressure etc.   It got me an E (my grade school didn’t do A, B C grades) and a chance to meet with a real TV weatherman named Harry Volkman from Chicago that came to our school.   So I’ve been a fan of weather for years.   That coupled with a few hockey injuries I can guestimate it pretty well too.  When it comes to flying, you really have to know your weather.

 The fine folks at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the weather Channel folks and even our local radio and TV stations are working round the clock to provide forecasts.  But when we fly, we are using as much data as we can that is up to the minute that will alert us to the potential of dangerous weather conditions.  From frost that can disrupt  the smooth flow of air over the wings and cause us to stall, to ice adding additional weight, to rain, fog, mist, winds all keeping us on our toes, and if it’s too bad keeping us on the ground.

 As I’m learning to fly, VFR (Visual Flight Rules) I am not allowed to fly in clouds until I get an IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) certification.   So I need to know where they are, which way they are going and how I can maneuver around them.  That’s all part of this course.

If you’re a weather geek like me, you’d really dig tonight’s continuation of Aviation Weather.  If you are interested in flying SWIC has a great aviation program. 

Oh BTW, I’m now a full month into the course and I am happy to report I still have an “A” in class.  We had our first test last week and I got an “A”  I’m upset with myself for two questions I knew but didn’t read the freaking question properly.   Oh well, an “A is still an A”.  I’ll take it.

Hope you have a great 4th of July holiday, and if you do fly be sure to check the latest  METARS, TAFs, Weather Depiction Charts, Radar Summary Charts and the Wind/Temp aloft Forecasts before you do fly.  Stay away from those Convective SIGMETS too.

-Rik Out 

 

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<![CDATA[St. Louis Country: 6.27.09]]> 12788 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:09:51 -0600
Missed the 6.27.09 St. Louis Country show? Click [tab:trav_video] to watch!

St. Louis Country is your gateway to the biggest country video show in the Midwest.  St. Louis Country is taped every Thursday evening at Wild Country in Collinsville.

Tune in to see St. Louis Country every Saturday night on KMOV Channel 4 at 10:35pm.

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<![CDATA[Bad A** FIREWORKS! ]]> 12646 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:58:58 -0600 As a public service, Cornbread wants to make sure you don't buy any dud's at the fireworks stands this year!  Here it is - CORNBREAD'S ANNUAL FIREWORKS CONSUMER REPORT.

6/30 TESTING ROUND TWO - Presidential Fireworks in St. Charles, MO at I-70 & Cave Springs Exit 225 (in the EPC parking lot) Tell them Cornbread send you and they will have a 10 percent discount for you. Thanks to Presidential for supporting the Cornbread consumer report 3 years running!!

(Rating on a scale of 1 to 4 M80's. So-so, Good and Great for Price-per-Wow!)

3 GREAT - Sliders, Googles and Speed Balls - Tons of fun for the $$ !!
Sliders - New last year. Gift that keeps giving!! I bought a case @ only 89 cents each.

Googles - very cool. Looks like little eyeballs. Size of a quarter. Last 10 seconds. Neat! A buck and change.

Speed Balls - Fun, cool. O crap! A buck and change.

4 Great - Texas Rattlesnake - Lit up the sky like the fourth of July! Fantastic. High fives when done! Great finale. CORNBREAD favorite!

4 So-So - Gangster - Long. Huge finale. Colorful. Big blooms.

4 Great - Back to Reality - Fountain. Constant rain. Great colors. Two displays at once. Christmas tree with all the trimmings. I went back and bought more.

4 So-So - Bad to the Bone - Pretty sweet! Swimmers, cracky poppers, swimmers. A pizza with the works! AWESOME!!

4 Great - Sky Lantern - CB's wife Lisa's pick. Beautiful, peaceful, made me want to hug Ahmadinejad. Like a hot air balloon - need 2 people and no wind. $5 and change.

Race for the Cure special - Purple Haze - lots of pink!

POWDER MONKEY Fireworks in Weldon Spring, MO at 5934 South Highway 94. Tell 'em Cornbread sent you and you get a FREE FOUNTAIN - priced @ $9.11.

(Rating on a scale of 1 to 4 M80's. So-so, Good and Great for Price-per-Wow!)

TODAY - THURSDAY - ALL 500 GRAMS ARE 50% OFF !!

3 - Great! Lil stinker - Small like Energizer bunny - keeps on going. Surprise ending. Impressive fountain. $7.99

3 - Great! Rainbow Parachute - Get a bunch of kids around before dark and set this off. Kid pleaser! $12.99

4 Great! Spring Bling - Like Christmas trees and dancing girls - something for everyone. Quality fountain. I dug it. $12.99

4 Great! Super Stock Car - Great finale. Best yet. 16 shots! $14.99 (I would buy this first!)

4 So-So but TODAY (Thurs) a Great deal @ 50% OFF - JOKE - Cheers when done! 30 shot. Only $26 TODAY.

3 Good - Air Defense - Sparkled to the 10th power. Lit up the sky.

3 Good - Great Expectations - Good for 10 bucks. $9.99

 

 

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<![CDATA[Area Firework Displays...]]> 12770 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:26:22 -0600

Firework Display

Location

Date - Time

Ellisville Fireworks Show

Bluebird Park - 1 Weiss Ave. - Ellisville, MO

July 4 : 6 p.m. - 10:45 p.m

Fireworks in Alhambra

Almansor Park - 610 W. Main St. - Alhambra, IL

July 4 : 9:15 p.m.

Fireworks in Kirkwood

Kirkwood Park - 111 S. Geyer Road - Kirkwood, MO

July 4 : 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Mississippi River Fireworks Festival

Alton Marina - 1 Henry St. - Alton, IL

July 3 : 9 p.m.

Granite City Festival and Fireworks

Coolidge Middle School Grounds - 2900 Benton St. - Granite City, IL

Daily (June 30 through July 5) Festival Occurs

Chesterfield Fireworks Display

Chesterfield Mall - 291 Chesterfield Mall Dr. - St. Louis, MO

July 4 : 9:30 p.m.

O'Fallon's Heritage and Freedom Fest and Fireworks

Ozzie Smith Sports Complex - 900 Ozzie Smith Dr. - O'Fallon, MO

July 3 : 4 p.m.

Webster Groves Community Days and Fireworks

33 E. Glendale Ave. - Webster Groves, MO

July 2 : 10:30 a.m.

LIVE on the Levee

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Park Grounds (The Gateway Arch)

July 17, and run every Friday and Saturday, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., until August 1.

Fair St. Louis

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Park Grounds (The Gateway Arch)

July 4 at 9:15 p.m.

New Town at St. Charles Hometown Celebration

New Town

July 4 at 9 p.m.

Hazelwood Fireworks

White Birch Park

July 4 at 9 p.m.

Ft. Leonard Wood Fireworks

Gammon Field Iowa and Constitution Ave. - Ft. Leonard Wood, MO

July 4 at 9 p.m.

Jefferson County Fireworks

Fairgrounds, 10349 Highway 21 - Hillsboro, MO 63050

July 4 at dusk

Lake St Louis Fireworks

Any part around the lake

July 4 at 9 p.m.

Manchester Fireworks

Paul A. Schroeder Park, 359 Old Meramec Station Rd - Manchester, MO

July 4 at 9:15 p.m.

St Charles Fireworks

Frontier Park 650 S Riverside Dr, St Charles, MO

July 4 at 9:20 p.m.

Village of Twin Oaks Fireworks

Twin Oaks Park Centrally Located in Village

July 4 at dusk

Weldon Spring Fireworks

Weldon Spring Independence Rd Weldon Spring, MO 63304

July 4 at dusk

Bridgeton Fireworks

11955 Natural Bridge Rd and BMAC, Bridgeton, MO, 63044

July 4 at 9:15 p.m.

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<![CDATA[FIRESTONE TIRE RECAL]]> 12716 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:35:14 -0600 A big tire recall is under way!  Firestone is recalling 127,000 fr380 p235/75r15 tires sold in 2007 and 2008.   Apparently, the tread base of these Costa Rican tires was not made correctly and could cause tread separation and loss of control of a vehicle after extended use....so far, no incidents have been reported.  Firestone will be notifying you about free replacement, which includes mounting and balancing or you can call Bridgestone at 800-465-1904.

 

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<![CDATA[Six Flags for $6]]> 12711 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:21:10 -0600 Tightwad Momma deals of the week -- as heard on the CORNBREAD show -- are HERE including 6 passes to Six Flags for $36! We think it's 6 passes for one person like a mini season pass.

 

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<![CDATA[The Unemployed Farmer Sings His Heart Out!]]> 12709 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:46:27 -0600 I caught a few minutes of America's Got Talent last night and got chills listening to this guy. The unemployed chicken farmer with his scruffy face and backwards hat grabbed me with an emotional performance.

I think Kevin Skinner is one to keep an eye on.

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE.

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<![CDATA[WHAT ARE THE TOP MOVIES OF ALL TIME?]]> 12678 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:19:29 -0600

The Internet Movie Database keeps a running list of the top movies of all time, as voted on by its regular members. The Top 20, as of this morning:

  1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
  2. The Godfather (1972)
  3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
  4. Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)
  5. Pulp Fiction (1994)
  6. Schindler's List (1993)
  7. The Dark Knight (2008)
  8. 12 Angry Men (1957)
  9. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
  10. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  11. Casablanca (1942)
  12. Star Wars (1977)
  13. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
  14. Shichinin no samurai (1954)
  15. Goodfellas (1990)
  16. Rear Window (1954)
  17. Cidade de Deus (2002)
  18. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
  19. C'era una volta il West (1968)
  20. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Well none of mine really made it umm. Here they are in no real order.

Trains, planes, and automobiles

 

The Jerk

 

Tommy Boy

 

Pay it forward

 

Rocky Balboa

 

What are yours?

 

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<![CDATA[Derrick's Pet Of The Week]]> 12664 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:10:27 -0600

Hi, my name is Lily and my ID number is A461153!

I was rescued by the Humane Society of Missouri in April. I am a 10-year-old Poodle who is very sweet, loves to be held and loves being kissed on top of my head. I would make a great lap dog and would be great for older people. Since I am a toy breed I still have many years ahead of me!

To adopt: Apply in person at the Humane Society of Missouri’s Westport Area Center in Maryland Heights

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<![CDATA[Unbear-ingly hard to Believe]]> 12632 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:40:54 -0600 I was up late tonight after delivering a 2 hour presentation to my subdivision and thought I'd wind down by reading the Post-Dispatch.  I couldn't believe this story!  The headline was "Bear breaks into home, nabs chocolate"  This I've got to read.  Deputies in CA say a bear with an apparent sweet tooth burst into a San Bernadino County home and gobbled up a box of chocolates from a couples fridge.  Oh, it gets better.  The homeowners arrived home this past Saturday afternoon, found the bear chowing down and dialed 911...the bear fled and the story goes that this "yogi bear wanna be" had pushed aside the veggies in the front of the fridge and went straight for the 2 pound box of sweets.  If that didn't beat all, the bear tried to open a bottle of champagne too!   I immediately put the paper down, turned of the light and tucked in for some nighty nite shut-eye.

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