What your PJ's say about you

Today is national sleep in day so on the show we asked what your kind of pajama says about you. Here are some stats from a survey by IKEA...

For Men:

• Pajamas -- You're a no-nonsense kind of guy, direct and straightforward. Once you've committed yourself, your relationships tend to last. You are steady, hardworking and you enjoy rugged outdoor activities.
• Boxer Shorts/Briefs -- You're good at details and like order in your life. You are warm, friendly and caring. You remember birthdays, anniversaries and other important dates.
• Long Johns -- You're practical, secure about yourself, and you don't follow trends. You work on a task until it is completed. You don't like variety once you find a style you like, you stick with it.
• T-Shirts -- You're a down-home kind of man, not easily impressed by superficial people or material possessions. You're mellow, slow to anger and enthusiastic at work.
• Nude -- You are creative, high-spirited, quick-tempered, and you have great confidence in your ability to achieve your goals. At work you're known as an "idea man" who can quickly grasp the complexities of a problem and readily find a solution.

For Women:

• Baby Dolls or Nightgowns -- Sensual, sensitive and romantic, you're always looking for excitement. You are also neat, orderly and meticulous about your appearance.
• Flannel or Other Heavy Pajamas -- You're a warm, caring person with a smile for everyone and a hug for those who need it. You enjoy outdoor activities like camping and hiking and you're very practical.
• Teddy, Chemise or Camisole -- You are very feminine, and you like to be coddled, petted and pampered. You love candlelight dinners.
• Childlike Pajamas -- You like the warmth and coziness of a strong, safe relationship. You're reliable and steady at work and play.
• T-Shirt or Team Jersey -b Generous and warm, you make friends easily. You are playful in your relationship. People confide in you, knowing you're trustworthy.
• Nude -- You're sensual, spontaneous, independent, and you respond to challenges at the drop of a hat. You are very trusting and like openness.

Thanks Steve

The news of Steve Jobs death was a strange event. As one might expect, people were tweeting, Facebooking, and texting the news of his passing with the very devices he created. But on another level, it was clear that people were clearly feeling like they lost a friend or companion of some sort. I know I felt that and judging by the comments across Twitter, others did too. It got me to thinking about my own personal relationship with Apple (and Jobs) throughout my life. I don't really remember a world without Apple products.

One thing I will always credit Jobs with is his decision to target schools for his early Apple computers. While many schools can no longer afford to use the Apple computer (mostly for reasons Apple cannot control), my generation grew up in the '90s using his machines upwards of five times a week. Many of us experienced the internet for the first time on a Macintosh computer. While Apple was largely mocked by the business and personal computer users, Jobs was building that level of trust up with the younger generation.

Apple's big turnaround of course came with iTunes. It was a product that the younger generation was craving badly and it didn't take long for Jobs to use the iTunes as the source for a new generation of "i' products. Ironically, it was not long after iTunes and the iPod that I started to sour towards Apple. Apple not so surprisingly, became one of the symbols of modern day hipsters, a group I personally can't stand. I also disliked some of the secretive nature surrounding Apple, their decision not to incorporate Flash on the iPhone (something I now experience personally), and their overly strict rules surrounding the App store.

That said, this past fall, I went against my personal distrust, swallowed a huge pill, and bought an iPhone. I've been pretty happy with the purchase. The Verizon employee who pointed me in the iPhone's direction was certainly right about it being easy to run for a smart phone, and it doesn't freeze up like my Blackberry used to. I still have some of the other issues with Apple yet, but it's hard not to respect a product that simply works better.

And so I've come full circle. While I'm not about to buy a MacBook or even an iPad for that matter anytime soon (my PC works just fine and has been an excellent buy so far), I am saddened today for the family of Steve Jobs and for the fact that we are not going to see some of the other incredible inventions he had floating around in his head.

Simply put, thanks Steve for everything.

Fall Lineup Dissection: NBC

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Synopsis:
For a fall lineup filled with so many interesting new shows, not to mention some awesome looking midseason prospects ("Are You There Vodka? It's Me Chelsea", "Awake", and "Smash" in particular), NBC's fall schedule couldn't be any uglier looking. For starters, with this many promising looking new shows, it's disappointing that NBC is only launching 3 new dramas and 3 new comedies. I would've liked to have seen at least one more new drama since they decided to put scripted (albeit doomed) programming on Fridays with "Chuck" and new fairy-tales themed crime series "Grimm". By March the network will have 3 reality shows expanded out to 2 hours each. That's just too much, especially with shows like "The Biggest Loser" starting to lose viewers. That said, if the programming is really as good as at least some of it looks, I think viewers will find it (like they did "Harry's Law" this past winter). Hopefully this spread out approach allows the network to focus in on each program a bit and give them all decent, if not good launches. A night by night look at NBC's fall schedule:

Mondays:
8/7c- "The Sing Off" *2 hour episodes*
10/9c- "The Playboy Club"- series travels back to the 1960s to look at the beginning of the Playboy Club in Chicago.

I like the decision to use the "Sing Off" as a regular series. I hate that they're just expanding it to 2 hours from the get go and going head to head against "Dancing with the Stars" isn't exactly brilliant programming (they claim it will skew much younger and it might). This move just feels like the cheap NBC of old (hello Jay Leno!). A better decision? Air an hour of this and add another new drama to this night (Smash?). While they're at it, I would've liked to see NBC leave "Harry's Law" on this night and shift "Parenthood" and newcomer "Prime Suspect" here and try these shows on Tuesdays. At midseason, NBC is planning on using "The Voice" on this night with 2 hour editions as well.

Tuesdays:
8/7c- "The Biggest Loser" *2 hours*
10/9c- "Parenthood"

I get this was their most successful night this past year, but it was also a night with a tiring reality franchise and a family-themed show that's begging to be shown earlier in the evening. I'm guessing NBC's reasoning here was that they have to fix other nights, leave Tuesdays alone for now, but if this is the case, then why weren't Fridays left cheap and unscripted too?

Wednesdays:
8/7c- "Up All Night"- New comedy from the SNL team starring Christina Applegate and Will Arnett as new parents
8:30/7:30c- "Free Agents"- A workplace/romantic comedy about two co-workers (Hank Azaria and Kathryn Hahn) who recently became single and sleep together and then decided to be friends, even though they really want to be more.
9/8c- "Harry's Law"- new night and time
10/9c- "Law and Order: SVU"

This night is a bit of a head scratcher. "Harry's Law" certainly has proven it can handle difficult time slots and grow out of no lead in (as has "SVU") but together they don't really fit in my book. "Up All Night" will have its moments if I had to guess but feels like a Thursday night comedy. "Free Agents" looks like all these other romantic/friends/buddy comedies we've seen launched recently, but I wasn't turned off by the clips I saw. This hour will struggle in my opinion against ABC's more established comedy block, "X Factor", and "Survivor".

Thursdays:
8/7c- "Community"
8:30/7:30c- "Parks and Recreation"
9/8c- "The Office"
9:30/8:30c- "Whitney"- new comedy about an unmarried couple who tries to keep things fresh
10/9c- "Prime Suspect"- new drama based on a British series that features a female cop in a tough male-dominated NY precinct.

One thing I hoped NBC's new bosses would do is not lead off Thursdays with "Community". Naturally they didn't do that. Not only is "Community" not an 8pm show, but it stands very little chance of growing with competition being "The Big Bang Theory", "X Factor", and ABC's new "Charlie's Angels" reboot. New comedy Whitney is a traditional multi-camera comedy, while these shows are all single camera, making it an odd choice. Why they didn't pair this with the Chelsea Handler's "Are You There Vodka? It's Me Chelsea" is confusing. "Up All Night" would've fit this block better. "The Office", now in decline, should be leading off the night. One of their more high profile new dramas would've been a good way to cap off this block ("The Playboy Club", "Smash", even "Grimm"). Instead we got "Prime Suspect", a show that doesn't look bad, but would've been a much better fit for one of their returning dramas like "Parenthood", "Harry's Law", and "SVU". All of those shows do well amongst female viewers.

Fridays:
8/7c- "Chuck" *final 13 episodes*
9/8c- "Grimm"- new drama where a homicide detective finds out he is one of the last "Grimms"- a group of elite "hunters" who have to stop villains from the fairy tale/supernatural world.
10/9c- "Dateline NBC"

I get the decision to go genre on Fridays but Fox has "Fringe" and CW has "Supernatural". That gives "Grimm" about a zero chance with what will be a weak lead in from "Chuck". Again I feel if you really want "Grimm" to succeed, you put it on another night. For someone who doesn't really care for genre, I think "Grimm" looks pretty good and think it could work after their single camera comedies on Thursday or even paired with "Harry's Law" or "SVU".

Saturdays:


Sundays:
Football- their savior.

My dangerous new addiction

So it's been a while (cough 3 months cough) since I last blogged. I must say I miss it but since all I was doing before was rehashing afternoon show segments, I'm not sure I was really doing anything blog-worthy. That said, tonight, I will break my blog silence and write about a dangerous...okay not dangerous at all...addiction: Country Music, especially classic country music of the 90s.

Now I'm not saying that country's bad or anything. In fact, I have the utmost respect for country artists. They for the most part actually sing in their songs, something certain pop stars could maybe try once in a while. The problem with my country addiction is that I do an afternoon shift on a CHR/Hot AC hybrid station. Country is like the plague to most of our listeners. A few would probably outright shun me. ;-)

That said, I hope that those who do read this will at least embrace a country addiction part time like I have. Yes certain artists are a bit too over the top at times, but since when has Lady Gaga been normal? I won't be embracing country full time anytime soon, but a little hear and there is a good way to waste away some time on a night where TV sucks and that's about 6 out of 7 nights a week. So today, I'll tip my hat to some of my personal country favorites: what are some of yours? Leave a comment or tweet/fb me your favorites.

These are in no particular order but just some that I really enjoy:
Kenny Chesney- Don't Blink


Tracy Lawrence- You Find Out Who Your Friends Are


George Strait- Check Yes or No


Toby Keith- Should've Been a Cowboy

12/17/10 Afternoon Show Segments

Fast Facts for Friday:

• The Black Eyed Peas are being sued by the Funkadelic George Clinton, who says they didn't just sample his music, they stole it when their made their song "Shut up!"
• The University of Oregon and Nike have unveiled new uniforms that the Ducks will wear when they play Auburn January 10th in the BCS national championship game. They've got that video game look and are part of Nike's "Pro Combat" series.
• Must be breakup season: Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson have called it quits after just two years of marriage. This, just days after Scarlett was named GQ's "Babe of the Year."
• Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been named Time Magazine's "Person of the Year," the second youngest ever to win. Only Charles Lindbergh was younger when he won the honor.

Afternoon Oddball:

This woman learned the hard way - you can't collect worker's comp for a sex-related injury. A public servant in Australia suffered a nose injury and damaged teeth while she getting down and dirty on a work trip back in 2007, so she thought she'd be able to collect a payout. But according to the courts, the only way she'd be able to receive compensation was if she had let her employer know beforehand that she had planned to get frisky. And, let's face it, that would've made things awkward… Of course if she had planned to sleep with her boss…who knows.

On This Day in the 80s/90s:

In 1991 Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev agree to dissolve the Soviet Union by new year.

In 1992 President George Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari sign the North American Free Trade Agreement in separate ceremonies.

In 1993 Fox Television outbids CBS for the NFC TV package.

In 1993 Jack Kevorkian, the so-called "suicide doctor" is released from jail in Oakland County, MI, after promising not to help anyone end their lives for the time being.

In 1996 Angry voters hand Russian President Boris Yeltsin a stinging rebuff as Communists and right-wing nationalists scored big wins in elections on a platform of rolling back democratic reforms.

12/16/10 Afternoon Show Segments

Fast Facts for Thursday:

• Mark Burnett, the guy who gave us "Survivor," is going to help NBC launch a rival show to "American Idol." The show’s called "Voice of America," based on a show in the Netherlands, NBC will try to launch it this spring before Simon Cowell can bring his X-Factor to the states this fall.
• Scientists taking a real close look at the Mona Lisa say that Leonardo da Vinci actually put tiny little numbers and letters in her eyes.
• "Dexter" co-stars Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter are getting a divorce.
• Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens are officially over. Done. Kaput.
• Meanwhile, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez say there's nothing going on... just friends...
• For whatever reason, Chelsea Handler felt it was necessary to Tweet a picture of her and 50-Cent in bed together.
• Gwyneth Paltrow says she's going to be coming back to "Glee."

Afternoon Oddball:

We can't really blame this dad for being furious that his 17-year-old daughter was dating a 57-year-old man. Though perhaps the measures he took to stop the affair were a little extreme. After learning of the relationship, Helmut Seifert of Germany went to the police, but when he was told they could do nothing about it, Seifert took matters into his own hands. He went to the man's house and castrated him with a bread knife! Then he ran off with the man's severed testicles. Seifert was arrested and is expected to be tried for attempted murder next year. But he doesn't feel he did anything wrong. "I saw it as my duty as a father," he said. He certainly had balls, we'll give him that.

On This Day in the 80s/90s:

In 1983 A judge in Riverside, CA, denies a request from cerebral palsy victim Elizabeth Bouvia to starve herself to death in a county hospital.

In 1985 The Mafia boss of bosses, "Big Paul" Castellano, is shot to death outside a New York City restaurant.

In 1995 A budget impasse leads to the second shutdown of federal government.

In 1997 UN weapons inspector Richard Butler leaves Iraq after failing to persuade President Saddam Hussein to open his palaces to inspections.

In 1997 A Pentagon-appointed panel concludes that the Army, Navy and Air Force should segregate male and female recruits in their earliest phases of basic training.

12/15/10 Afternoon Show Segments

Fast Facts for Wednesday:

• How cold out is it? Well, for the first time ever, the Salvation Army canceled bell ringing in North Dakota and Minnesota.
• After four years of living together and producing two kids, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden have gotten married.
• Jennifer Grey has had the surgery she needed to repair that ruptured disc in her back.
• After 110 years of existence, the Honolulu Symphony is dissolving due to financial reasons.
• The hand-written note that President Kennedy's secretary Evelyn wrote up after his assassination is going up on the auction block. It was her own list of suspects as to who could have been behind the killing. The list included Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Hoffa, the KKK, the CIA and Communists.

Afternoon Oddball:

Now that's dedication to the job. A policeman in Poland gave himself a ticket in order to meet his daily quota! Sgt. Andrzej Tymanski wrote himself an $8 fine for walking on railroad tracks because he was trying to respect the one-fine-per-day rule of the local police chief. "I was not prepared to fine someone who had not broken the law just to meet the quota - so I walked on the railway line - and fined myself," he said.