Show Prep #20

Greetings and Salutations, people. It’s the radio show that may be 4-0, but still hasn’t played anybody…it’s Vertically Striped Radio. Brought to you as always by VerticallyStripedSocks.com, Vertically Striped Socks…we do less all day than most people get done by 9 AM.
I’m a little worried about my brain’s comprehension ability today, I was in the drive through at Burger King, and I wanted to order some Chicken Nuggets, but I noticed halfway through the word that they call them Tenders, so my order came out as, “I’d like an order of 4 piece Chicken Nuggers.” Yes, I sounded very intelligent. Then as I was producing a new intro for the Magnificent 7, I saved the sound file as Magnificent Sever, I’m very good.
Today on Vertically Striped Radio. The winner of the Fantasy Comedy Tournament will be announced, We have another great moment in the history of BlogTalkRadio, to honor the Broncos breaking out the Vertically Striped Socks this weekend we will unveil the Magnificent 7: Worst 7 Uniforms in the NFL, we’ll have the news, and of course another music recommendation for you, plus we will also welcome your calls if you’d be so bold as to call in.
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Let’s get to the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03) GAZA (Reuters) – Two white donkeys dyed with black stripes delighted Palestinian kids at a small Gaza zoo on Thursday who had never seen a zebra in the flesh.With their long ears, drooping heads and sleepy eyes, the impostors probably would not have fooled the zoo's only lioness. But the effect achieved by the zoo owners' dye job looks not so bad -- to the unpracticed eye, and from a distance.On closer inspection it resembles the classic striped convict suit of cartoon strips.Nidal Barghouthi, whose father owns the Marah Land zoo, said the two female donkeys were striped using masking tape and women's hair dye, applied with a paint-brush."The first time we used paint but it didn't look good," he said. "The children don't know so they call them zebras and they are happy to see something new."A genuine zebra would have been too expensive to bring into Israel-blockaded Gaza via smuggling tunnels under the border with Egypt, said owner Mohammed Bargouthi. "It would have cost me $40,000 to get a real one."Gaza's Palestinians are impoverished by their isolation under an Israeli embargo against its Islamist Hamas rulers, who refuse to give up armed resistance against the Jewish state.Bargouthi's zoo charged an entrance fee of just $15 for a full busload of children.
TORONTO (Reuters) – A Canadian truck driver has been fined for smoking in his vehicle because it is considered his workplace, a police spokeswoman said on Friday.A police officer saw the 48-year-old trucker driving on a highway in southwestern Ontario with a cigarette in his mouth on Wednesday, and gave him a C$305 ($290) ticket.The Smoke-Free Ontario Act, adopted in 2006, prohibits smoking in an enclosed workplace or enclosed public area, and that extends to work vehicles, said Constable Shawna Coulter of the Ontario Provincial Police in Essex County."We enforce the legislation and this truck driver was in violation of that," she said.
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean passenger jet was grounded just before taking off so that crew members could catch a sparrow that was flying around in the cabin, airline officials said on Wednesday."The bird got in through an open airplane door and was spotted during boarding," said Cho Hyung-chul, a spokesman for Korean Air Line. The passengers on the flight were asked to leave the plane as the airline tried to prevent the bird from taking the domestic flight."The bird was captured and set free," Cho said.The flight's 123 passengers were put on board a different plane and sent on their journey, which was delayed for nearly three hours, the airline said.Birds are a growing problem for the global airline industry, with an increasing number of planes getting damaged after hitting flocks of birds.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Broncos – 4-0 and ready to rock the Vertically Striped Socks versus the Pats. I dig the retro uniforms, but they are undeniably ugly. They’re retro ugly chic right now, but lets face it, they were such an abomination back in the 60’s that they inspired a bonfire. The Vertically Striped Sock uniforms were not exactly universally beloved. It is in their honor that we do today’s Magnificent 7. (Clip 19)
Magnificent 7: 7 Worst Current Uniforms in the NFL7. Bengals – So close to being cool, but they’re just off6. Redskins – Racist and Desperately in need of an update5. Jaguars – Teal, ugh. Plus the new ones this season are about as dull as a uni can be4. Texans – All Red – They look like blood sausages out there3. Bills – Too much weird stuff going on. A very bad update2. Dolphins (Orange jerseys) – I love orange, but not accented by teal1. Seahawks – Puke Green – These uniforms were put up on uniwatchblog.com as An April fools joke.
Rockies – Game 3 tonight (Discuss Baseball playoffs)-Great Moments in the History of Blog TalkRadio (Clip 07 for intro) Set up clip (Pick one for tomorrow)(Clip 15) – Ed sings a song about Boogers(Clip 16) – Ed meets Minerva on the LCS show in October 2008(Clip 17) – Ed does 9 pushups August 2009Jen and the Muppet Movie(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)-The Ed’s Gambling Competition. MJ is in first and I’m dead last at the moment.

Thriller classes - Downtown Thriller Dance EventAttention, Grisly Ghouls! DanzArtz Studios is a hot, new dance studio located at 520 Cherokee in central Denver. DanzArtz Studios is teaching a series of affordable group classes for people of all ages and skill levels to learn the group zombie dance from Thriller. Thriller will be performed in zombie costumes on the 16th Street Mall at dusk, on Halloween, by all dancers who have been trained to do the routine. The final round of Thriller classes are being offered on Wed, Friday, and Sunday nights in October, and cost $32 for four, one-hour sessions. Classes are filling up, and you must reserve your space in advance. Amateur dancers are learning the choreography in four weeks flat, and having a great time as well! Classes are taught by Vicky Fields, of Vicky Fields Dance, Inc., the co-owner of the studio. She has 25 years of experience in jazz, ballet, swing, Latin and ballroom dancing. If you want to learn Thriller and dance it in costume on the 16th Street Mall on Halloween, visit: www.DanzArtzStudios.com, or www.ThrillerDanceNight.com.
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:Notes from Elsewhere by Peter MulveyJust a dude with a guitar, but he’s an interesting song writer and has a cool voice. The song I chose is…well I’m going to play two songs, because I couldn’t pick, and screw it, it’s my show, I do what I want. The first one is more of a spoken word song, it’s called “The Dreams” (Clip 20) he sorta sings it, he sorta speaks it, but it’s pretty cool. Here it is… The second song is also pretty cool. It’s called “Shirt” (Clip 18) and it’s a song of regrets in a way, mostly it’s just a song to me that feels like he wishes he wasn’t so used to life the way he lives it right now as if he feels stuck in a rut. It’s a feeling I’m sure many of us have had before, and I dig the way he expresses the feeling, not exactly sadness but sort of a regretful familiarity with life. I really dig Peter Mulvey’s work. I leave you with “Shirt” today, thanks for tuning into Vertically Striped Radio…as always I appreciate you listening and until next time…Shalom and Good Evening to you all!