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LL Cool J and Eddie Van Halen Talk About The New Collaboration, Playing "Beat It" For Free, Why You Shouldn't Burglerize LL Cool J's House

Chris Allen — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:09 +0000

If you haven't heard the two new tracks click here, they are innovative. Everyone remembers when Aerosmith did "Walk This Way" with Run-DMC. Well, this is on the same level. I wouldn't say I'm a rap fan, but I like these tracks because of the use of Rock guitar.

Burlesque Hits Duluth, Not The Movie "Burlesque", So What Is It? Ruby Sparkels Tells All

Chris Allen — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:47 +0000

I once saw a movie with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman called “Far and Away”. Nicole’s character had to get a job dancing with the Bur-liee-que….and Tom’s character had to fight for her honor because he felt that was beneath her. Over the years his has built up a history. Ruby Sparkles visited the studio [...]

Oh Yes They Did, Oscar Meyer Comes Out With The First Bacon Hot Dog

Chris Allen — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:54:53 +0000

Oscar Mayer is introducing a bacon hot dog. Not Bacon wrapped hot dogs, you can make those at home. I’m talkin’ Bacon in the hot dog. Oscar Meyer said in a statement, we know americans love hot dogs, we know americans love bacon, why not put them together. The “Bacon Dogs” are hitting the shelves [...]

Sammy Hagar Brings Back New Version Of HSAS [VIDEO]

Chris Allen — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:40:52 +0000

Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve (also known as HSAS) were a band featuring lead vocalist Sammy Hagar, lead guitarist Neal Schon, bassist Kenny Aaronson and drummer Michael Shrieve. The story goes that they rehearsed less than a month Warfield in San Francisco, it’s called Through the Fire. The album includes a cover of Procol Harum’s “A [...]

See The First Music Video Recorded In Space, Space Oddity, Even Impresses Bowie

Chris Allen — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:39:30 +0000

Chris Hadfield has 825,000 followers on Twitter. One of the reasons is he likes to show you what happens in space and makes all of his followers feel part of his adventure. He showed what happens when you cry in space and brush your teeth. Fellow Canadian piano player Emm Gryner who used to play [...]

'Lost Duluth' Author to Give Presentation About How "Live" Theater Started in Duluth and the History Behind the Theater Buildings

Chris Allen — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:33 +0000

Tony Dierckins is a local author, book designer and publisher. He has authored or co-authored almost two dozen books, will be presenting for Lunch With the History People. Tony will discuss “Duluth’s Lost Grand Old Stage Theaters.” His presentation is derived from the book, which he co-authored with Maryanne C. Norton, entitled Lost Duluth. His [...]

UMD Fighting Penguins Rugby Team Takes Second At National Championships

Chris Allen — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:11:19 +0000

Congrats to the UMD Fighting Penguins Rugby Team, the USA Rugby Men’s Collegiate Division II National Championship was this past weekend. After only winning 2 games all of last year they have put more than 20 on the board. Luck was not on their side as they lost to Salisbury of Maryland 34 to 17, [...]

State's Arbor Month Celebration in Duluth This Wednesday

Chris Allen — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:15:01 +0000

You may not know this, but May is Arbor Month in Minnesota. Which means it’s time to get some new trees planted and growing. This year, Minnesota’s Arbor Month theme is “Plant Trees for a Brighter Minnesota.” Minnesotans are encouraged to replace trees lost during the past year’s floods, tornadoes, blow downs and snowstorms. The [...]

Suzie Plakson Releases Video Readings Of Her E-book "The Return of King Lillian" (Follow Up) [VIDEO]

Chris Allen — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:36 +0000

Suzie Plakson joined me on the morning show for almost a week talking about acting, singing, dreaming and her new venture......writing a book. "The Return Of King Lillian" was more than a book, it was an e-book/audio book. Now, she is reading parts of it online. Making it more exciting because now you can see her facial expressions.

Zachary Quinto, The New Spock, VS. Leonard Nimoy, The Old Spock: The Challenge, Too Funny [VIDEO]

Chris Allen — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:00:07 +0000

Who is the better Spock in the Star Trek movies. Leonard Nimoy has done some acting in the new Star Trek series. Audi took the age old question, who is better, and instead of going cheesy and making each man dress up in Spockdom, he just used the actors. I always have more respect for [...]

Springtime, Get Out and Walk, Enjoy Nature, But Avoid Some Of The Trials, Here's a List

Chris Allen — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:36:39 +0000

The weather is warming up and some of the trails in the Twin Ports are drying. That doesn’t mean they are ready to use. Some are still having some drainage problems. There are some clumps of snow that are making some trails muddy, and if used could ruin that path for someone else. Most trails [...]

What Would Happen To Kids If There Was No Homework Or Tests At School, That's The Alpha School In Canada, See What Happened To These Kids.

Chris Allen — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:14:50 +0000

The Alpha Alternative School in Toronto, Ontario is celebrating 40 years. It’s a school that doesn’t give homework and doesn’t ever test it’s students. The students, parents and teachers are in together on deciding what the children learn. Some studies are working with other kids and going out in nature and learning. One thing I [...]

7 Month Old Baby Can't Walk, But Can Water Ski, You Won't Believe It

Chris Allen — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:00:41 +0000

Babies are learning to swim before they can walk. There is new learning and testing to show babies are smarter than we give them credit for. Heck, in Canada they are already playing Hockey before they can walk. This baby puts them all to shame. 7 month old Ryder Blair is shown in a you [...]

What's Your Top 5 Chicago Songs Of All Time, Here's Ed's Top 5

Chris Allen — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:31:41 +0000

My buddy Eddie and I were talking recently about Chicago coming to the DECC and what songs were our favorites. Every week we meet at my son’s dance class, with his daughter, then we go to dinner. He and I discuss music a lot and so I told him I wanted to post this up. [...]

Journey "Separate Ways", Could This Be The Worst Rock Video Ever For The Best Rock Song They Ever Did?

Chris Allen — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:25:38 +0000

Could Journey have made the worst video ever for one of their best songs ever? “Separate Ways” is one of the hardest hitting rock songs they had a hit with and the video could have been a story song or concert footage…..but what we got was this……. Who’s the girl in the video, a wife [...]

Registration for William A. Irvin 5K Is Closed As Of Today

Chris Allen — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:55:09 +0000

News for those of you that are runners and don't want to do the big mileage, Grandmasmarathon.com announced that Registration for the 20th annual William A. Irvin 5K is now closed with the race reaching its field capacity. The 3.1-mile race, scheduled for Friday, June 21 at 6 p.m., accepted the first 1,900 registrants.

MYNX Rocks Grandma's Sports Garden For Essentia Health Breast Cancer Center [Gallery]

Chris Allen — Thu, 02 May 2013 07:38:06 +0000

MYNX was at the Sports Garden Rockin’ and I captured these great moments while they were on stage. The band was phenomenal as usual and every song was perfect. They even did a version of “Thriller” with the Vincent Price voice over on the end.

Details On First Street Construction, Map Included

Chris Allen — Thu, 02 May 2013 07:05:12 +0000

Road closures are starting in the northland. You know what they say, there are 3 seasons in Duluth, Winter, Summer (two weeks) and construction. This release for First street includes a map, and may not take place if the weather doesn’t permit. The City of Duluth would like to inform motorists beginning Thursday, May 2, [...]

Lions Club Pancake Day Thursday May 2nd, Chris Allen Still Sausage Champion

Chris Allen — Thu, 02 May 2013 05:11:41 +0000

No matter how you read that, it’s still funny. Every year for ten years I have been at Pancake day for the Lions club, this year the 56th annual is one that they have high hopes for, and so do I. I will let you in on a secret. The weather in the 8 am [...]

Lions Club Pancake Day Thursday, Enjoy The Pancake Day Blues

Chris Allen — Thu, 02 May 2013 04:12:45 +0000

Bill walks around and pours coffee for everybody, but if you stop him and ask him to, he will sing this orginal song, and he may ask you to sing. To help you out, here is the song so you can learn the lyrics. Obviously, when he did it, I needed help. He walks around [...]