Blog Week 8

We do tons of charity shows here at WQMX, many of them annual events, like tonight's Ones To Watch Concert, at the historic Tangier in Akron.  And should be noted, this concert raised over $7200 for NEOPAT - helping veterans.  Well done!


Jimmy Allen, Hardy, and Matt Stell starred on stage, bringing their newfound fame to the intimate stage and setting in front of a sold out crowd.  Each have songs on the charts and each is very different from the other, making this a nice microcosm of today's country.

Allen, an easy to listen to voice and style, reminiscent of some to the strong balladiers in our format. He has a #1 already with Best Shot.  When you first hear him, you get what you get, but you also get the feeling that there is more in reserve, and that you better be ready for real versatility, and that's what you get.  There is also real star power here. 

Hardy, has a remarkably popular song out, Rednecker, that core WQMX listeners just love.  It's what I call a "list" song.  It lists off the reasons why he is more redneck than you.  It's a playful, fun tonge-in-cheek number of course that comes from a guy and a voice that makes it totally believeable.

Matt Stell has a hit single, Pray For You, a powerful, honest ballad that gives thanks to the new found love in his life. As I talked with him it's a song he wrote and is autobiographical.  Highly relatable, and to the point.  Listeners love it, and even though it's early this has the potential to be a big hit.

These charity shows are a rare chance for listeners to get close to those that are the new blood in our format.   And all of our stars were amazingly engaging both on stage and back stage with those lucky enough to meet them.




Overall this was a terrific show!  Seems the ones we watched, are the ones to watch.


#2

I have lived in my house for about 18 years now, and I have these bushes here that have been there way longer than that.  I have no real idea what these are, and for the most part they are nice and green.

They do bloom once a year though, and are very pretty.  For about 15 minutes.  Or so it seems. The bloom is very short, but nice.  But would it be too much to ask for a longer bloom.  And who the made the decision all those decades ago.  "Hey honey, let's plant something that's a major focal point of the house that blooms about 15 minutes a year?"   "OK, sounds great..."

I guess I should be thankful for the pretty bloom ans enjoy colors....for about 10 more minutes.  Good thing I was home.


#3

This week we celebrate National Hamburger Day.   Might be the best holiday ever!  I don't know if this is you, but it sure is me.  I could eat hamburgers every day.  EVERY day!  Breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner, wake me up at 3am and tell me the burgers are ready, I'd come downstairs and eat one - or two.

It's perfect.  Ground up steak, pressed together, grilled and bunned!  The beauty of the burger is there is no real wrong way to make it.  Or wrong way to eat it!  Cheese? OK!  And whatever you want me to throw on it, I'm good with it.

But if I had to choose a favorite way.  Big burger - grilled - Swiss cheese -  onion bun - tomato slice - Vidalia onion slice - Dukes Mayo.

Word is Akron is the birthplace of the burger, and I'm good with that too.  If it was  - great!  If it was invented in Bob McGee's kitchen in Boise, Idaho - I'm good with that too.  But whoever it is, he or she should be in some Hall Of Fame somewhere.

Oh wait the Inventers Hall Of Fame is also here in Akron.


#4

The Beautiful Windy and I went to the Tribe game over the weekend. And as we were devouring hot dogs, and BBQ, we decided to go Tribe fan all the way and participate all the rest of the off field fun.

So we Tweeted to the Tribe as they ask you to and send a pic in hopes of getting on the huge scoreboard.  And we did. Almost. As we #Tribefan, our pic made it up there, sans half my face, and virtually all of Windy's head.

As we howled every time it came back up on the screen, we resigned ourselves that true stardom would have to wait for another day.  

Almost as much as we laughed at Windy's hashtag later  #wheresmyhead

GO TRIBE!