WCKM Morning Club

Time to Jam, Drive and watch where I'm going!

2008-06-20T11:01:00.000-07:00

It is nuts around the radio ranch this time of the year...1st there's Summer Jam 2008...For 21 years on the 3rd of July everyone gets together for some rock n' roll, friends & fireworks...This year I absolutely love the line-up...Classic rock with RGB 3 with Shawn Kelly...Then the Kings Of Stupid Mountain...I wonder if I'll get to sing with the boys...Then Dave McDonnell, Joey Delsignore & Paul Muse of the Marcabes with their friends...Max, Cluctch, Gator & Eddie...I can't wait to listen & see the guys...Paul Muse is one of the best musicians ever out of this area...The guys have been practicing hard and are looking forward to playing the Jam crowd...The headliners are Beginnings, the best Chicago tribute band in the country...We are also working with the world famous Alonzo Fireworks folks out of Mechanicville...For $3 you won't find a better deal this summer...I hope to see you there...On top of getting ready for Summer Jam, our 9th annual Morning Club celebrity go-cart race at Adventure Racing is coming up quick on July 22nd...To watch 30 plus adults get out and race in go-carts for 6 charities is a blast...It's fun and easy to get into...Just give me a call at the station to get the info for the race...I went to Yankee Stadium a few weeks ago and it was like I was a little kid in little league again...It was a great, but long day...My buddy, Todd Ash almost got us thrown out and beat up for trying to cut into the Monument Park line...I didn't even know that he was trying to get us to cut the line...There were some people that weren't to happy with us...I hope to see you on the 3rd & 22nd, until then...See you on the radio....Dan

Keys, Yankees & other things

2008-06-09T09:24:00.000-07:00

A big THANK YOU to everyone that played the WCKM Treasure Chest contest...We have been doing this for awhile and this year's contest was absolutely nuts...We are already getting ready for next year...Pete wants to do a 3 strikes and your out for next year's contest...I'd love to hear what you think about that...You're the one playing the contest...I went to Yankee Stadium to watch the Yanks beat the Blue Jays 5 to 1...I hadn't been to Yankee Stadium since I was 19...We had a blast...It wasn't that hard to get to but there is no way I could live in NYC...That's just too much for me...This area has it all over down there...The "Highlight" of the day was paying $26 for 2 sodas & 2 orders of fries!!!!!!!!!!!!! One visit to the concession stand was enough for me...I would have to take out a small business loan to get something to eat again...I guess I shouldn't complain too much, we had a great time in the old stadium...We took a wrong turn when we left, not hard to do with all the construction and ended up in Harlem...I was just clueless but found my way home somehow...We are gearing up for Summer Jam 08 at East Field on July the 3rd...4 of our staff members will be playing at the show...It should be a good one and it'll be our 1st one with the Alonzo fireworks folks out of Mechanicville...Just some friendly words of advice, get your tickets now and don't get stuck waiting in line on the 3rd...I'll have more to come about the show soon...One more thing...I want to thank everyone at Johnsburg Central School for having Ken & me there to talk to the students...The kids were fantastic...We both look forward to speaking to them again next year...See you on the radio...Dan

It's been a great year!

2008-05-14T10:15:00.000-07:00

My granddaughter, Sophia Mae or as we call her Sophie turns one on the 17th...It's been a fantastic year watching her grow so far...I know it's only been a year but it has been great...I take my job as one of Sophie's grandfathers, she has 3, very seriously...I try to make her laugh as much as possible, run around as much as possible, kiss and hug as much as possible and make as many weird noises as possible...As you can tell, I'm like Juile from the LOVE BOAT..I'm like the entertainment director...I'm just glad I'm as "young" as I am to keep up with her...Sophie has an engine that just won't quit...Sophie's parents, Sarah & Sean are great parents and are doing a super job...I'm looking forward to Sophie getting into her birthday cake, making a mess and making me smile...For Sophie, that's not hard to do...Happy Birthday Sophie...That's all for now...Sophie's Papa...AKA Dan

Hockey, Baseball & Sandcastles

2008-04-22T09:47:00.000-07:00

I can finally say it out loud...I MISS HOCKEY...Watching the Rangers in the playoffs has been a lot of fun...A buddy of mine is a Devils fan and he didn't take so badly...For a change...I know Brian is hitting the panic button about the Yankees Pitching but I'm my concerned about their hitting...How I Met Your Mother is one of the staff's favorite shows and this week's episode didn't let us down...Robin Sparkles "New" video with Alan Thicke & Tiffany's cameos were FUNNY...He's from the Great White North...Sandcastles in the Sand...Barney was right...It will be perfect for a femine hygine product...Barney & Robin hooking up...I don't know what's up with that...That show is excellent...Back to hockey...I love the playoffs for overtimes and game 7's...You can get into it without a rooting interest...Maybe someday...That's all I got...See you on the radio...Dan

Time to face the truth...I'm not 25 anymore!

2008-04-17T09:16:00.000-07:00

As the title tells you, it's time for me to face the truth...I'm not 25 anymore...it's tough to think about it but my body is yelling at me for years of athletic abuse...Football, wrestling, baseball, hockey, softball, golf...name it, I've probably done it...my soon to be 43 year old body is getting tougher to get going after years of my own stupidity and after all of those stupid things, yard work may be my final undoing...I was taking care of the leaves and other junk Wednesday night at the house and I was pulling my large can, not the one attatched to my body and I felt and something tear in my right shoulder...my softball career or lack of it is in peril...I'm going to rest the should, the one I throw with for a few weeks and see how it is after that...the thing I love most about playing softball is the crew that I have been with for the past 15 years...believe it or not it's not about playing softball, it's about the hanging out with the guys and their families after the games...we've been thru everything together and they are my best friends and I don't want to lose that...I'll sit out for a few weeks and see if this old body can be good enough for another run in a little bit...if you find the Fountain of Youth, let me know...Dan

A bit lax

2008-04-10T07:13:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry that I haven't blogged in a while...I must have been doing something else...We are getting into our busy season around the Radio Ranch and we have 2 new folks that will be showing up on the stations and at station events...Our 2 summer interns are Darrin now known as DA and Bobbie...Both are very bright and energetic...I look forward to having them around as soon as school ends...Pete & I recently passed our 10th year working together as the Morning Club...In the radio world that is highly unusual...With Jim Scott on the news and the 5th Beatle, Dave Thomas, we try to entertain and inform you every morning...After 10 years of doing mornings with the guys, I still look forward to each & every morning...I think the guys are up for another 10 years...I don't know how their wives feel about that though...I'm just fortunate to work with people that truly love what they do...Enough of the sappy stuff, I need to wake up Pete, Jim & Festus from their naps...I also want to pass on that Pete & I had a blast with the Rockin' 70's Great Gold Plus show that we did for Kip when he took the day off...When we do those shows, it reminds me how much we done in the past with many recording artists...It's a different show than we normally do but we have a blast doing those...Until next time...See you on the radio....Dan

Psychedlic Saturday Returns

2008-02-26T09:58:00.000-08:00

Pete and I will be gust hosting for Kip Grant's "Great Gold Plus" on Saturday March the 8th from 6 to 10. We always do something a little different when we guest host GGP. We have done a few Psychedlic Saturdays and it's always fun. If there's something you'd like us to play, give us the heads up so that we can get it if we don't have it.

Morning Traffic

2008-02-26T09:56:00.000-08:00

We both wanted to send out a quick note of thanks to all of those that were giving us updates on the traffic this morning. It helps to hear from everyone that is out there. Downtown over into South Glens Falls traffic was a mess. Thanks to everyone for checking in.

The New Blogs

2008-02-21T10:03:00.000-08:00

All of this blog stuff is very new to all of us here at the radio ranch. Ken and Brian will have new blogs set up in the coming days. They will be blogging on all sorts of stuff. They are both very well versed with sports, but they will also be blogging on other things as well. I'm trying to get Pete up to speed on this, but he is afraid of the computer except to book his airfare and his ebay junk. Wish me luck in getting Pete on the computer....Dan

The worst movies of all time!

2008-02-14T09:23:00.000-08:00

Pete & I did a quick survey a few weeks ago of "The Worst Movies Of All Time". We had a blast with the callers that called in their worst movies. I start with Weekend At Bernie's and the sequel. Weekend At Bernie's II! Why? Like the 1st one wasn't bad enough. We'd still love to hear your worst movies of all time still. Just drop us a line to let us know yours. We'll revisit this in a couple of weeks...Dan

Welcome to the WCKM Morning Club Blog

2008-02-13T13:45:00.000-08:00

Welcome ! You are now free to send blog information to the Morning Club with Dan Miner and Pete Cloutier.