I've been in Twin Ports radio close to twenty years. I started in November of 1995 on talk radio WEBC AM 560. I joined the Kool 101.7 staff in 1998 and became the Afternoon Drive personality in 2001. In 2005 I was honored to receive a LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD by the MINNESOTA ROCK AND COUNTRY HALL OF FAME, now the MID AMERICA MUSIC HALL OF FAME. I was born in Cleveland ohio and raised in Duluth. Although I've traveled to all but two of the fifty states, and lived in ten of them, I'm proud to call the Northland my home. Thank you for sharing part of your afternoon with me on Kool 101.7 over the years.
Rayman
The Rising Cost of K-Cups [VIDEO]
For the lifestyle I have, k-cups are a perfect fit. I often don't have time to sit around and wait for the coffee pot to take it's sweet time. When I run out, I shop locally, and more often than not, find my favorite. Sometimes, their sold out, in that case, I use Amazon. They always have what I like, at what used to be a very reasonable price. Not so anymore, and that's the problem.
Rayman’s Song of the Day-You Are The Woman-by Firefall [VIDEO]
This song is about a man who has found the ideal woman, and he loves her not for external qualities, but for how much she loves him in return.
TRIVIA: Most of Firefall's songs were written separately by their singer/guitarists Rick Roberts and Larry Burnett. This one was written by Roberts
Rayman’s Song of the Day-Brown Sugar by Rolling Stones [VIDEO]
Mick Jagger wrote the lyric. According to Bill Wyman, it was partially inspired by a black backup singer named Claudia Lennear, who was one of Ike Turner's backup singers (Ikettes). Jagger and her met when The Stones toured with Turner in 1969.
Rayman’s Song of the Day-You Give Love a Bad Name by Bon Jovi [VIDEO]
For the band to break through,and release a good single, they needed something special, and thought the key was to incorporate big choruses. Tthe man to deliver that was Desmond Child. He got together with Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, and the trio got to work...
Rayman’s Song of the Day-You Might Think by The Cars [VIDEO]
This won the first-ever Video Of The Year award at MTV's Video Music Awards. It beat out Thriller by Michael Jackson among others.
What is Chris Allen Doing in This Video? [VIDEO]
I must walk by Chris's office fifty times a day, and usually he's either working on a project, or talking on his cell. One day I walked past and saw Chris shaking his head up and down.
Rayman’s Song of the Day-Saturday Night by Bay City Rollers [VIDEO]
This infectious song, with its very memorable chant (S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y... Night!) stormed the States, becoming the first US #1 hit of 1976.
Rayman’s Song of the Day-Double Vision by Foreigner [VIDEO]
I was at a hockey game and the goaltender for the Rangers got a concussion, and it was announced over the PA that he was taken off and was suffering from double vision. I'd never heard that term before. And then that led to the title for that song.
Nobody is Buying Amazons Fire Phone, Big Surprise Huh?
According to an estimate by Charles Arthur, technology editor at The Guardian, the world's largest online retailer sold fewer than 35,000 of it's new smartphones in the first 20 days it was on the market. Compare that to Apple who sold 9 million iPhones within three days of the phones' release last September, according to an article in the Huffington Post.
Rayman’s Song of the Day-Down Under by Men at Work [VIDEO]
The "Land Down Under" is Australia, where the group is from. The lyrics were written by lead singer Colin Hay, who told us: "The chorus is really about the selling of Australia in many ways, the over-development of the country. It was a song about the loss of spirit in that country...
Phone Scam Hits the Northland From Your Own Phone Number
Phones across the Northland have fallen victim to a new form of scamming, according to the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB). Consumers around the area have reported illegal marketing calls that display their own phone number on caller ID, according to an article in the Pine Journal.
Rayman’s Song of the Day-Smoke From a Distant Fire by Sanford Townsend Band [VIDEO]
This song was recorded at the famous Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Sheffield, Alabama. Jerry Masters talks about the session: "I had the pleasure of recording this band and this song. It was without a doubt the best band I have ever worked with in my entire 50 year career as a recording engineer.