I bought a new set of headphones over the weekend, which happens often enough. Working in radio I go through headphones like the Vikings go through quarterbacks. And whenver I buy new headphones I become enraged (well, sort of).

We’ve all heard for years how universally hated the clam-shell packaging is that comes on most hard goods these days. It’s a massive pain in the butt to open and isn’t doing mother earth any good either.

What I didn’t know until today is that there is a name for the I-will-kill emotion that overcomes us when we can’t quite get the d*#@ thing open. It’s called “wrap-rage.” So there.

But the best thing I learned was that there is a common tool in most kitchen drawers that works reasonably well at opening the clear plastic, thereby forestalling a full-blown case of wrap-rage. Check out the video.

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     Not just one person, not even two people but three lucky individuals will grab free groceries tomorrow!  I am going to be at the grand opening of Associated Bank in the new Copps (Main St) in SunPrairie from 10am until Noon.  You’ll sign up for the Grocery Grand Prize–$500 at Copps, first prize is $200 in free groceries and second prize comes in at a still sweet $100 Copps card.  Also, Bucky Badger joins us from 11a until Noon.  Hope to see you tomorrow!

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Tomorrow is the big Jimmy Buffett concert.

One of the rules written the Parrothead constitution is the more the merrier.  Thus, if you don’t have tickets to the show tomorrow, I know how you can get a pair without paying insane ticket broker surcharges.  Head over to Cheeseburger In Paradise in Greenway Station from 5-7 tonight, where Fletch will have one last pair to giveaway.

But back to the theme of this week’s blogging.  Top Fives of  Jimmy Buffett.

Today is the list of Top Five Jimmy Buffett Songs that I try to emulate in my life or songs that already describe me.  (Heck, we even look a little alike)

5.  Rag Top Day
4.  Boat Drinks
3.  He Went To Paris
2. One Particular Harbor
1. School Boy Heart

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     Yeah!  My son Sam came cruisin’ home yesterday (on the Lake Express no less).  He thought it was pretty cool to do something neither his dad nor myself has ever done.  But apparently he did turn a tad green early in the ride. 

     He tried to give me the eye-roll-teenage-shrugging-of-the-shoulder thing when I saw him step off the boat.  By the time he walked to me, though, he had a big grin and let me lift him up in my arms.  Sweet, sweet boy.

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If you were inside the Milwaukee Arena, author Ted Schaar would like to speak with you.

September 4, 1964 was Beatles Day in Milwaukee as the Fab Four made their only Wisconsin concert appearance. Writer Ted Schaar called me today to say that he is about to publish an account of that event,  but needs to add one finishing touch before it’s done: he needs to interview someone from Madison who attended that concert.

If you live in or near Madison, and saw the one-and-only Wisconsin Beatles concert, please shoot an e-mail to Ted, ted@schaarcommunications.com .

You know you were part of that Beatles story on that September day in 1964. Now you might end up being a part of Ted’s story today, on the eve of Beatles Day 2009.

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Just two days until I head to Parrothead central, donning my boardshorts, lei, Hawaiian shirt and Buffett state of mind.

From what I’ve experienced in the past, I’m already grinning about the experience.  It’s making me chuckle.

Top Five Buffett Songs That Make Me Laugh

5. The Weather Is Here, I Wish You Were Beautiful
4. Vampires, Mummies and The Holy Ghost
3. Fins
2. Fruitcakes
1.  Why Don’t We Get Drunk

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09/09/09 looms. Beatles day. The day the music will be re-born with the release of all the Beatles albums in remastered form.

Cool as that might be, it should be pointed out that the Beatles music has already been “re-mastered” by others, not the least of whom was the Muppets.

Masterful…

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Ahhhh….nothing like daydreaming the day away with thoughts of your toes in the sand.

Jimmy Buffett is just three days away.  Today’s Buffett Top Five are about when your thoughts drift away.

Top Five Buffett Songs That Give Me Tropical Dreams

5. Changes In Lattitudes, Changes In Attitudes
4. Manana
3. A Pirate Looks at Forty
2. Jolly Mon Sing
1. One Particular Harbor

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Check out the Beatles Rock Band short film…

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With Jimmy Buffett live in concert just a few days away, here’s my Top Five Buffett for today.

Top Five Mellow Out Buffett Songs

5.  Uncle John’s Band (Grateful Dead cover song)
4.  Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
3.  Tin Cup Chalice
2.  Incommunicado
1.   He Went To Paris

Some are rarities, but worth checking out.

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