random thoughts for saturday may 25th, 2013

ALRIGHT….THIS FIRST ONE IS EXACTLY HOW I FEEL WHEN I’M WRITING THE BLOG….

 

 

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1.  HERE ARE YOUR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND FUNNIES…

 

remember how we’ve talked NUMEROUS times about checking for spelling……this guy even upset his MATHER…i mean, MOTHER….

 

 

and a note to all moms and dads….yes, it’s cute that your little kids draw pictures….BUT CHECK THEM OUT BEFORE YOU TAKE A PICTURE…WOW…

 

 

“IF YOU HAVE A FIRE, GET OUT IN A JIFFY.”

 

 

i just want to say…THANKS TO MY DEAR OLD DAD…

 

 

and finally, i have one word for the next one…YUCK…actually two words….YUCKY YUCKY….

 

 

2.  happy birthday wishes are going out today to FRANK OZ….FRANK is the genius behind many muppet characters, and is the voice of many legendary characters including these fine folks….

 

 

 

here is the genius FRANK OZ today at 69….

 

 

3.  this sunday, country star HANK WILLIAMS, JR. turns 64 years old…he, of course, if the son of the guy that i think is the GREATEST singer/songwriter of all time…HANK WILLIAMS, SR…here’s papa and son….HANK, SR. died when HANK JR. was very small…..

 

 

many of HANK JR.’S fans today have no clue that he’s been a star since the late 60′s into the 70′s….and they have no clue that he didn’t always have that trademark beard…..

 

 

 

HANK, JR. fell down a mountain in MONTANA back in 1975 and probably should have been killed….but, luckily he lived..but had to have major reconstruction surgeries, especially to his face……

 

 

here he is in his heyday….

 

 

here’s “BOCEPHUS”, a nickname given to him by his papa….he’s still rockin’ and rollin’ today…..this is what he looks like today…

 

 

 

4.  here’s a couple of great HANK WILLIAMS, JR. hits…

everybody loves “FAMILY TRADITION.”

http://youtu.be/IHjaW9sXl7s

 

and here’s his classic “ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS ARE COMING OVER TONIGHT.”

http://youtu.be/TPWjR5LrgKE

 

5.  and on monday, which is MEMORIAL DAY, the 56th U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE turns 90 years old…that’s right, HENRY KISSINGER is NINETY on monday….he served under PRESIDENT NIXON and PRESIDENT FORD, but has been involved in foreign policy for decades…he also is the recipient of the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE….here he is with RICHARD NIXON…

 

 

 

here’s HENRY KISSINGER recently, including one at MARGARET THATCHER’S funeral a few weeks back…..

 

 

 

6.  some sad HOLLYWOOD news…..actor TIM CURRY has suffered a major stroke…he is said to be doing okay today…he’s 67 by the way….you probably remember him as “DR. FRANK N. FURTER” in the classic “THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.”

 

 

my favorite TIM CURRY role is in the STEPHEN KING movie “IT.”  although i am horribly afraid of clowns, i couldn’t shut this movie off….he’s terrifying as “PENNYWISE THE CLOWN.” 

 

 

 

here’s TIM CURRY today…we certainly wish him all the best, and a speedy recovery….

 

 

7. AND NOW…MOVIE NEWS….

 

my son MITCHELL walked into the house last night after watching “PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4″ with his girlfriend……i had heard it wasn’t very good, but MITCHELL took it a few steps further….he said it was “GODAWFUL.”  he called it one of the worst movies he has seen…..he said it was “stupid” and the ending “was really dumb.”  my guess is that MITCHELL didn’t like it…ha ha…and he also cured me of any interest in watching it….

 

 

8.  there’s a movie that is out right now that my wife says that we are DEFINETLY going to see…it’s the final episode (thankfully) of the “HANGOVER” series…it’s “HANGOVER 3.”  the reviews so far has been outrageously bad…..critics are tearing it into shreds…..many “normal people” not critics, are saying it’s pretty good, but the overall view so far, from what i have seen, if very negative….

 

 

i’ll go with my wife…..i’ll go because i’m craving a bucket of heavily buttered popcorn….

 

 

9.  virtually none of the coming attractions that play before the movies have peaked my attention….none except one coming out on july 3rd…..

 

 

 

JOHNNY DEPP can play almost any role….and ARMIE HAMMER looks great as the starring character….can’t wait for july 3rd……

 

10.  alright…i admit that i’m a fan of funnylady AMY SCHUMER….i absolutely adore her on the “COMEDY CENTRAL ROASTS.”  she’s funny, extremely beautiful, and has a ‘bite’ in her comedy….so, last night i sat down and watched her new show “INSIDE AMY SCHUMER”  on “COMEDY CENTRAL.”  wow….i had to shut it off….not that i’m a prude or anything…i don’t mind that kind of comedy, but it got very raunchy….talking about her private parts and such….i love the girl, but probably will have to just continue to watch her on the “ROASTS.”

 

 

11.  JOKE OF THE DAY:

 

The local sheriff was looking for a deputy, so Gomer – who was not exactly the sharpest nail in the bucket went in to try out for the job. “Okay,” the sheriff drawled, “Gomer, what is 1 and 1?” “11″ he replied. The sheriff thought to himself, “That’s not what I meant, but he’s right.” “What two days of the weekstart with the letter ‘T’?” “Today and tomorrow.” He was again surprised that Gomer supplied a correct answer that he had never thought of himself. “Now Gomer, listen carefully: Who killed Abraham Lincoln?” Gomer looked a little surprised himself, then thought really hard for a minute and finally admitted, “I don’t know.” “Well, why don’t you go home and work on that one for a while?” So, Gomer wandered over to the pool hall where his pals were waiting to hear the results of the interview. Gomer was exultant. “It went great! First day on the job and I’m already working on a murder case!”

 

have a safe and happy MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND….

JAY DEAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DO NOT FORGET MEMORIAL DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what have i done for my country?  ABSOLUTELY NOTHING compared to those who bravely left their families behind and went to foreign lands to fight for our beloved land……i hope and pray that each of you takes time on monday, which is MEMORIAL DAY, to stop and reflect on those that gave their lives….those that had planned on coming home to thier families…..those who had future plans and dreams that were ruined  by bombs and bullets…….those who thought nothing of fighting for me and you, even though they did not know us….

 

i couldn’t join the military because of health reasons…..my father, my brother TROY and my brother TREVOR were in the NATIONAL GUARD.  my brother TREVOR served in “DESERT STORM.”  and, i frankly, could not be more proud of him….but we were lucky….we were able to watch him come off the plane….we were able to put our arms around him and hug and kiss him and tell him “we love you.”  we were some of the fortunate ones……

 

on MEMORIAL DAY, i pray that your thoughts and prayers are not only with those that gave thier lives for our country, but also with the families who struggle thru each and every MEMORIAL DAY, because of their loved ones not being with them. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS THOSE THAT HAVE GONE ON BEFORE US…THOSE THAT FOUGHT FOR THIS INCREDIBLE COUNTRY…..

random thoughts for wednesday may 22nd, 2013

MID WEEK….HUMP DAY….WEDNESDAY…whatever you want to call it, we made it…..and many people are getting ready for a THREE DAY WEEKEND…….

 

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1.  HOW ABOUT SOME FUNNIES?

 

this one is good…

 

 

maybe it’s too much sugar for good old TONY…

 

 

wow…this seems a little harsh, doesn’t it?  ha ha

 

 

the good thing about this sign is that it HELPS…the bad thing is, you’re probably going to fast by it anyway…..

 

 

and finally, i think i’ll scrub up an 86 year old and a 91 year old…..

 

 

2.  since we last spoke, tornadoes ravaged areas around OKLAHOMA CITY….we have relatives that live in that area, and thank GOD, they are okay….i’m not going to post pictures of the devastation, because our 24 hour news channels have handled that quite well…maybe too well…..anyway, i want to show you a GOOD NEWS story from the tornado action…..i am a person that believes that GOOD always comes out of a BAD situation…no matter what it is….

check this out…..and it was caught on live television……

http://youtu.be/JRBeyodP9zs

 

3.  one of the founding members of the band “THE DOORS” has died…..RAY MANZAREK was the keyboardist for the band….his haunting keyboard style always led into the dark vocals of JIM MORRISON….RAY MANZAREK died of cancer this week at the age of 74…..here he is….

 

 

here he is with the legendary band…..

 

 

and here is RAY MANZAREK in the past couple of years….

 

 

and here’s a song by “THE DOORS” featuring RAY on the keyboards…here’s “LIGHT MY FIRE.”

http://youtu.be/J2yzrkeBrQk

 

4.  RAIN RAIN GO AWAY..COME AGAIN SOME OTHER DAY….you know the old saying…well, it’s true for our area right now….i cannot remember the last time we had a “two day soaker.”  but we got it….rainfall amounts vary around the area, some with over 3 inches from what we have heard…….and the forecast calls for a chance of rain thru next tuesday…..let’s hope it’s a minimal chance and it misses us….

and here’s another question…WHY DOES IT ALWAYS HAVE TO RAIN ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND LABOR DAY WEEKEND?

 

5.  we are going to catch up with a couple of “one hit wonders” from the 70′s and 80′s………

 

first of all, it’s WALTER EGAN….he had a monster number one hit in 1978…..produced in part by FLEETWOOD MAC member LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM….

 

 

 

many of us had this album…..

 

 

WALTER EGAN is now 64 years old and lives in FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE…in fact, one time i was in NASHVILLE, i walked by a club where he was playing…..here’s what WALTER EGAN looks like today….

 

 

 

6.  and, of course, we have to play the song….this is actually one of my favorite songs of the 70′s…..CRANK IT UP..IT’S A GOOD ONE….

http://youtu.be/B7DAHi_Cks8

 

7.  remember the name NICK GILDER? he was a member of the “glam rock”  band called ”SWEENEY TODD.”    he also had a number one hit in 1978…..

 

 

and, once again, many of us had this album….

 

 

 

here’s what NICK GILDER looks like today…he’s 61 today…..

 

 

 

8.  and i won’t let you down…here’s “HOT CHILD IN THE CITY” from 1978……

http://youtu.be/El6iQ2_dvlc

 

9.  JOKE OF THE DAY: (thanks to LINDA for the joke)

 

A farmer walked into a bar  with his pig and ordered a drink. The bartender could not help asking  the man why his pig had a peg leg. “Well, you see,” said the farmer,  “this is an amazing pig. Why, two years ago, my son was chopping wood in the field when a tree collapsed on him, pinning him to the ground and  making breathing difficult. The pig, which was in the area, ran to get  assistance and, squealing loudly, led us to my son to rescue him.”

“You’re right, that is an amazing story. But why does your pig have a peg leg?”

This is no ordinary pig,” the farmer continued. “One night while we were  sleeping, our barn caught fire and the pig managed to squeeze through a  little hole in the wall and circle our house, squealing as loud as it  could to wake us up. We were able to save all of the animals.”

“Wow. Incredible. But why does the pig have a peg leg?”

“Wait. Once, our home caught on fire. The pig managed to run to the next house over and wake the neighbors, who were able to save us and help put out  the fire.”

“Okay, okay! The pig is amazing. But why the peg leg?” the bartender demanded.

“An amazing pig like this. You can’t eat it all at once.”

 

HAVE A TREMENDOUS DAY….

JAY DEAN

 

 

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1.  HERE ARE SOME MONDAY FUNNIES……

trust me on this one….it’s going to be AN HONOR AND TONS OF FUN TO GO TO THE BATHROOM….

how about some more “toilet humor.”

can you believe a THIRD TOILET JOKE?

hmmm…never thought about this next one, but it makes sense….

and finally, “FUN WITH STATUES.”  these are good…didn’t realize that RONALD MCDONALD had such a temper…..

2.  happy birthday wishes are going to eternally young CHER….she turns 67 today…and still looks pretty good, if i do say so myself….it’s hard to think of CHER being my mom and dad’s age…..anyway, CHER was born CHERILYN SARKISIAN….luckily for us, choosing the name “CHER.”  she has had over five decades of hits, and is still performing today….here’s an early picture of her….

what is my favorite CHER song?  that’s an easy one….

and, of course, she’s known for her singing with her then hubby SONNY BONO…you remember SONNY AND CHER….

that picture is with their daughter CHASTITY, who had a sex change and became “CHAZ.”  she, i mean, HE is now being recognized for losing 65 pounds…..

CHER is still looking good at 67….here she is just last month…..

3.  how about a couple of songs by CHER?

here’s my favorite….”GYPSYS TRAMPS AND THIEVES.”

http://youtu.be/eWeezUxIzaE

and the SONNY AND CHER classic “I GOT YOU BABE.”

http://youtu.be/xzW_7ANnHZI

4.  and and tuesday, another great singer from the 70′s and 80′s is having a birthday….LEO SAYER will turn 65….he had a lot of great hits including….

here’s the album EVERYBODY HAD….

and here is LEO SAYER today at 65……

5.  to answer your question, YES…WE ARE DOING SOME LEO SAYER MUSIC…..

here’s the number one hit “YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING.”

http://youtu.be/rju9b_Uk8Sw

here’s the hit “WHEN I NEED YOU.”

http://youtu.be/NsMqb9RQWGE

 

so, a few years back i’m listening to a BOBBY VEE greatest hits album….and all of a sudden a song comes on that LEO SAYER covered…and i honestly didn’t know it was a BOBBY VEE hit…here’s “MORE THAN I CAN SAY.”

http://youtu.be/C-5lT7MecMw

6.  do you know what is the most underrated thing in the world?  A SUNDAY AFTERNOON NAP…wow…they should be REQUIRED….there’s nothing better on the weekend than to put on my jammies after a couple of church services and crawl under the covers……aaahhh…i could do it again right now just thinking about it…….

7.  when i went to school at CAMPBELL-TINTAH school in CAMPBELL, MINNESOTA, there was a girl in the class who was crazy over me…seriously, she was….and i just wanted to be friends…she bought me a bracelet for christmas…….i spurned her advances, even though everyone in the class was bugging me and putting notes in my locker, stuff like that….she was a very nice girl, i just didn’t want to date at that time….i was saddened to read the FARGO FORUM over the weekend to find out that she died….she had cancer…..that makes me sad……it scares me when younger people pass away, but it really hits home when it’s someone you know…..REST IN PEACE MICHELLE…..

8.  last night we went to see “STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS.”  in a word?  AWESOME….in a bunch of words?  INCREDIBLE…SPECTACULAR….AS GOOD OR BETTER THAN THE FIRST ONE….in case you can’t tell by my tone, we loved it……and it’s amazing how dead on these characters are to the original cast…they just play younger versions…..and it doesn’t matter if you’re a “TREKKIE”, you will still love it…..

and it shows the beginnings of one of CAPTAIN KIRK’S biggest enemies…..i won’t say who it is…you’ll have to find out….

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED….

9.  fifty six  years ago today, the great singer MARTY ROBBINS had the number one song in the country…and everybody loved it…….

c’mon…sing along one more time…..

http://youtu.be/zD8MnvyAi6I

10.  remember last week when i talked about the exodus from SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE?  well, i found out about two more that are now gone……what in the world is going to happen to that show?  i already told you about SETH MEYERS and BILL HADER leaving….but now….

JASON SUDEIKIS is gone…..

and FRED ARMISEN is out, too….

okay…here’s the deal….”SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE” has lived thru many many stars leaving before….CHEVY CHASE…BILL MURRAY…KRISTIN WIEG, JOHN BELUSHI….and the list goes on and on…they’ll live thru this, but this is some MAJOR TALENT to leave at once and MAJOR TALENT to try and replace….can’t wait till next season to see what happens……..

11.  JOKE OF THE DAY:

A man walks into a shoe store, and tries on a pair of shoes.

“How do they feel?” asks the sales clerk.

“Well they feel a bit tight,” replies the man.

The assistant promptly bends down and has a look at the shoes and at the man’s feet.

“Try pulling the tongue out,” the clerk says.

“Well, theyth sthill feelth a bith tighth.”

HAVE A GREAT DAY…

JAY DEAN

SADNESS STRIKES MY HEART……..

TONIGHT…MY HEART WILL BREAK….TONIGHT…I WILL SHED TEARS….

tonight, is the final episode of one of our favorite tv shows of all time……

“THE OFFICE” has been a staple of our thursday nights for years….plus we watch all the re-runs on other channels too….and, oh yeah, we have some box sets of certain seasons too….

GOODBYE PAM….you are an incredibly beautiful woman…….the kind of woman any man would want to bring home to mom….

GOODBYE JIM….you are the sweet, funny kind of guy that any woman would want to bring home to meet dad…….you and PAM are the perfect couple….

GOODBYE TOBY…you were my favorite TOBY…always picked on…but still stoic….always punished, but still a great employee……..

GOODBYE STANLEY….i’m going to miss you doing your crossword puzzles and word searches….and your one line jabs that always cracked us up……..

GOODBYE DWIGHT….you are an odd duck, sir….but an awesome person….your chemistry with MICHAEL was legendary….your feuds with JIM were hilarious…….

GOODBYE CREED….you too, sir, are an odd duck…but that’s what we loved…..i will still listen to your guitar riffs with your former band “THE GRASS ROOTS.”

GOODBYE ANGELA…we always KNEW you would end up with DWIGHT….you two are made for each other….you’re a beautiful woman…..except for the cats…..

GOODBYE PHYLLIS…you were always the quiet, naive office worker…..MICHAEL’S  verbal punching bag….you are a good good woman…

GOODBYE MEREDITH….we loved you because of your “sexual prowess.”  it was sometimes disgusting, but, hey, that’s who you are…….

GOODBYE KEVIN….you, sir, were probably my wife and my favorite guy….innocently dimwitted….loving and caring….a loveable buffoon….that’s why we love you so much….

GOODBYE OSCAR….the “mr. know-it-all” of the office…..hilarious….and the situations your sexuality got you into were classic….

GOODBYE ERIN….ah, ERIN…the innocent, beautiful, gorgeous, replacement for PAM at the front desk….you too, are the woman men want to bring home to mama…..

GOODBYE ANDY….no, seriously, goodbye andy….never cared much for your character, but good luck anyway……..

and finally, GOODBYE MICHAEL…..you left us last season…you were our favorite…we still miss you….wish you could have come back…..you were awesome…you were hilarious…..

I WILL MISS YOU ALL…THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE GREAT MEMORIES…..

random thoughts for wednesday may 15th, 2013

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1.  HOW ABOUT SOME FUNNIES?

 

this one cracked me up…..THERE ARE SOME GAMES YOU SHOULD NOT PLAY!!!

 

 

WARNING:  HUSBANDS BEWARE WHEN COMING HOME….

 

 

wow…isn’t the next one true?

 

 

looks like everyone in the next one is pretty..umm….EGG-CITED….

 

 

i do my best sleeping of the night in the next time frame….

 

 

2.  happy birthday wishes are going out today to 80′s country music star K.T. OSLIN…she turns 71 today….speaking of 80′s, her big hit dealt with that decade…..

 

 

here is K.T. OSLIN back in her heyday…..

 

 

notice the cocky title of her greatest hits album…that was SO K.T. OSLIN…ha ha… “SONGS FROM AN AGING SEX BOMB.”

 

 

here’s K.T. OSLIN today at 71…..

 

 

3.  see if you remember this song  from K.T. OSLIN….

 

 here’s the classic “80′S LADIES.”

http://youtu.be/n-JqZeujGLs

 

4.  the writer of my favorite story has a birthday today….L. FRANK BAUM would have been 157 today…..he, of course, if famous for the great book series which turned into my favorite movie of all time….

 

 

for those of you that don’t know, L. FRANK BAUM lived in the city i work in…ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA…he was the publisher of “THE ABERDEEN SATURDAY PIONEER.”   he also had a store called “BAUM’S BAZAAR”, which closed because of financial problems….L. FRANK BAUM was known for making incredibly controversial remarks in his columns…..you will have to look them up yourselves…..

 

5.  LIBERACE would have been 94 tomorrow….the flamboyant pianist had the real name of VLADZIU VALENTINO LIBERACE, but thankfully just went by his last name….he was a native of cheeseland, the great state of WISCONSIN….

 

 

 

LIBERACE should have only been known for his awesome piano styles and wardrobe, but in the end, was known for his scandelous relationship with his lover, SCOTT THORSON….

 

 

and now, HBO is going to be showing a movie on LIBERACE starring MICHAEL DOUGLAS and MATT DAMON….

 

 

6.  alright, let’s feature another 80′s tv show…remember this show that ran for three seasons?

 

 

it’s the show “GREATEST AMERICAN HERO” starring WILLIAM KATT, CONNIE SELLECCA, AND ROBERT CULP…..

it had an AWESOME theme song…..

 

 

see if you remember this great song…

http://youtu.be/0XbbQjDYDko

 

here is the cast today….WILLIAM KATT has the starring role as RALPH HINCKLEY…later, for some reason RALPH HANLEY….he is now 62 years old….

 

 

the beautiful CONNIE SELLECCA is now 57, and is, of course, the wife of JOHN TESH….

 

 

actor ROBERT CULP is known for dozens of other roles as well…he died in 2010 at the age of 79……

 

 

7.  so, my gorgeous wife and i are walking around 3-4 miles a day trying to get back in shape…….so far i have lost NINE POUNDS….well, last night we were walking on the WARNER/STRATFORD highway when JEANNIE noticed something in a field by us…it was a SKUNK…we stopped and looked…the skunk stuck it’s tail in the air toward us….and then….HE TURNED AROUND AND STARTED RUNNING TOWARD US….in which, we of course, screamed and took off running…they are quick little buggers……..we laughed about it, but looked behind us every few seconds all the way home…

 

8.  famed tv psychologist and columnist DR. JOYCE BROTHERS died this week at age 85…….she was seen on so many shows including “LAUGH IN” and many many talk shows…..when i was young, i actually thought she was an actress playing the part of psychologist…..because she was on so many shows…..remember her?

 

 

here’s the late DR. JOYCE BROTHERS recently…..

 

 

9.  BIG SHAKEUP AT SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE….

you probably already know that former SNL star JIMMY FALLON will be taking over for JAY LENO on “THE TONIGHT SHOW.”  so what about FALLON’S late night show?  it will be hosted by another SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE star who is now leaving the show….SETH MEYERS…

 

 

and in news i’m kind of sad about, “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE” star BILL HADER is leaving the show after eight seasons…..

 

 

he is known for funny roles like “STEFAN.”

 

 

he did a dead-on impersonation of “DATELINE’S” KEITH MORRISON….

 

 

and was very funny as political voice JAMES CARVILLE….

 

 

BILL HADER…YOU WILL BE MISSED….

 

10. JOKE OF THE DAY:

 

After being with her all evening, the man couldn’t take another minute with his blind date. Earlier, he had secretly arranged to have a friend call him to the phone so he would have an excuse to leave if something like this happened.
When he returned to the table, he lowered his eyes, put on a grim expression and said, “I have some bad news. My grandfather just died.”
“Thank heavens,” his date replied. “If yours hadn’t, mine would have had to!”

HAVE AN AWESOME DAY…

JAY DEAN

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ALRIGHT…IT’S ANOTHER WEEK………

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1.  LET’S TICKLE YOUR FUNNY BONE TODAY….

i KNEW that “PEANUTS” were real….

i don’t drink coffee, but i hear this is true….

umm…i don’t think this next one is quite what they mean…..

this next one cracked me up big time…..

and finally……

2.  rocker BILLY SQUIER had a birthday yesterday….he turned 63, which is quite hard to believe…but, i guess we’re all getting older, right?  BILLY SQUIER rocked the pop and rock charts back in the 80′s, with great tunes like the following….

here was his incredibly great album from 1981…i bet that many of you still have it….

i remember back in high school that one of my friends went to OMAHA to see BILLY SQUIER in concert…i remember that he talked about how BILLY soared across the audience on a wire still playing guitar…cool…

here’s BILLY SQUIER a few years back……happy 63rd buddy…..

3.  how about some memories from BILLY SQUIER…..

here’s my favorite song by him…”MY KINDA  LOVER.”

http://youtu.be/6tGiMVO1Rls

who can forget “THE STROKE.”

http://youtu.be/bLHc-yIAPbg

and here is a song that is many people’s favorite…”EVERYBODY WANTS YOU.”

http://youtu.be/ClfQzAzI6JY

4.  this next picture made me smile, and made me sad at the same time…it’s two of my top five country artists of all time…MERLE HAGGARD and the recently deceased GEORGE JONES….

5.  today we’re going to salute a great show from the 70′s…..

remember the cool theme song?  i used to love the opening credits….

http://youtu.be/pbUqnxrB2Oc

the show starred KEVIN TIGHE as “ROY DESOTO”….he is now 68 years old…..also, RANDOLPH MANTOOTH played “JOHNNY GAGE.”  he is currently 67….

here are the guys recently….

the show also starred JULIE LONDON as “DIXIE MCCALL.”  she died in 2000 at the age of 74….

actor ROBERT FULLER played the part of “DR. KELLY BRACKETT.”  he will be 80 this july….

here’s the cast of “EMERGENCY” at a recent gathering….

6.  had a great MOTHER’S DAY yesterday…did a MOTHER’S DAY sermon at church yesterday, with my beautiful mama present…….here we are together…..I LOVE HER SO MUCH!!!  she is sincerely an incredible woman….

my boy’s mother is also an incredible woman….completely beautiful on the inside and the outside….here we are all together at my PAPA’S funeral last september….

we went to MAX AND ERMA’S yesterday with a big group of my family….the meal was great, but my dessert WAS INCREDIBLE….i hate to say this, but it rivaled my grandma’s that she used to make…sorry to my grandma in heaven…..it was their delicious BANANA CREAM PIE….

if i wasn’t on a diet, and i didn’t get such a stomach ache from it, i would eat more of these…SCRUMPTIOUS….

7.  another great MOTHER’S DAY moment…one of my family members who will go unnamed, ha ha, was in church with their family yesterday when their young son went up for children’s church.  the question was, “what one thing reminds you of your mom?”  my nephew blurted out “WINE.”   out of the mouth of babes, right?

8.  actress ZOOEY DESCHANEL cut off her signature bangs….she was hot before, but looks even hotter now…i just about didn’t recognize her….

9.  i was reading an article on the internet the other day about a poll of horrible album covers…i would like to show you a couple of them…

here’s one that could be called “THE FEEL GOOD HIT OF THE YEAR.”  ummm….NO….

this next one is wild….but something tells me that i would have loved the album…ha ha….

10.  i cannot wait until june…i have a much much much needed break…i’m taking the month of june off from church….i’m just completely burned out….burning the candle at both ends can really take it’s toll on you….plus, i haven’t had a week off since PAPA’S death in september of last year…..anyway, i am taking my church group kids to THE TWIN CITIES in early june, and my beautiful bride and i are going to COLORADO for a week in june…..can’t wait…..

11.  JOKE OF THE DAY:

A skeleton walked into a bar. “What’ll it be?”, asked the bartender. “I’ll have a beer and a mop,” said the skeleton.

LOVE THAT ONE…HOW ABOUT ANOTHER ONE?

Ok, so two guys are sitting at a nudist colony and one is reading a book
on socialism.  The other guy says, “Oh, have you read Marx, too?”  The
other guy replies, “yes but i think its from these wicker chairs”

HAVE A MOST GLORIOUS DAY…

JAY DEAN
 

random thoughts for thursday may 9th, 2013

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1.  HERE COME YOUR FUNNIES FOR TODAY….

this one cracked me up…….

hmm…always wondered about the next one….

(end line for the next one)….AND THEN THE FIGHT STARTED…….

this one is rude…FUNNY…BUT RUDE….ha ha

and finally, one more good laugh for today…..

2.   this, is “THE SIMPSON’S” creator MATT GROENING…..

his mother, MARGARET died this week at the age of 94……MARGARET GROENING…….she is survived by her son MATT, husband HOMER, and daughter’s LISA AND MAGGIE……sound familiar?

here’s their real family……

yep…MATT GROENING’S inspiration for the show was HIS OWN FAMILY….although, apparently, his mom was never called “MARGE.”  one more funny story?  his mother’s maiden name?  WIGGUM….as in CHIEF WIGGUM and his son RALPH WIGGUM….

little RALPH WIGGUM is my favorite character on “THE SIMPSON’S.”  watch this short video of some of his funniest stuff……

http://youtu.be/fzfYyMkz5u8

3.  we lost a soap opera legend this week….actress JEANNE COOPER died at the age of 84……for decades she played KATHERINE CHANCELLOR on “THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.”  since 1973 to be exact…….but she was acting many many years before this role…….

here she is from the early years of “THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.”

she is also known for having a REAL LIFE FACELIFT on the show….remember that?

JEANNE COOPER will always be known as the real life mom of actor CORBIN BERNSEN….

here’s the great JEANNE COOPER in the last couple of years, including a couple of pictures with her “YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS” family…..

4.  the media can be so stupid…….they pick on people constantly, and probably need to look in the mirror…..case in point, KIM KARDASHIAN…..i can’t beleive i’m going to do this, but I’M GOING TO DEFEND KIM KARDASHIAN FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME…..

KIM is on the cover of  “US WEEKLY” and she is very pregnant and in a swimsuit……no big deal, right?  wrong…..she is getting mauled and ripped apart by people because “SHE’S FAT”…..are you kidding me?  SHE’S PREGNANT…..and frankly, i think that pregnancy is a very very sexy thing………here’s the cover that’s the topic of every conversation…….

i personally think she looks nice….and if you have the kind of bod that you can flaunt even while you’re pregnant, GO FOR IT…..

5.  since we last talked, the shocking story in CLEVELAND broke….you know the one……three women who were presumed dead were found alive in a home where they were shackled, tied up, and abused in ways that i don’t even want to think about…….one of the girls AMANDA BERRY tried breaking out of the house while the guys were gone…..a next door neighbor saw her and helped her……the next door neighbor couldn’t believe what he saw….he made a comment that he “barbequed with that guy…we ate ribs together…we listened to salsa music.”   SALSA MUSIC?  oh well, to each his own….anyway, these three sweet young ladies were saved and three guys were arrested…apparently only one of them is going to be charged severely…which disappoints me……I CANNOT THINK OF A PUNISHMENT SEVERE ENOUGH FOR THESE MEN…what they did was unthinkable……

***and as a parent?  i would want to beat these guys to death….i cannot imagine having a child stolen in the first place.  but then having to grieve for ten years, and finally tell yourself that your child is dead so you can move on….AND THEN TO FIND OUT YOUR CHILD IS SAFE?  AND NOT TOO FAR FROM HOME?  AFTER A DECADE?  that has to be thrilling, but i cannot imagine the pain these parents went thru…and the unthinkable pain these girls went thru……i just pray to GOD for immediate healing for the girls and the family………..the courts will take care of the creeps…..they had just better be damn lucky that this world didn’t go by “AN EYE FOR AN EYE” punishment…….too bad we don’t……

6.  A GUY WAS SWALLOWED BY A HIPPO?  seriously?  sounds like a biblical story doesn’t it?  well, here’s the story…apparently this event happened 17 years ago….and the guy is coming forward right now for the story in the magazine “THE GUARDIAN.”   when the hippo attack happened, his friend was killed…..

here’s how the guy explained what happened….

“I was aware that my legs were surrounded by water, but my top half was almost dry. I seemed to be trapped in something slimy. There was a terrible, sulphurous smell, like rotten eggs, and a tremendous pressure against my chest. My arms were trapped but I managed to free one hand and felt around – my palm passed through the wiry bristles of the hippo’s snout. It was only then that I realized I was underwater, trapped up to my waist in his mouth.”

YUCK….what a horrific event….luckily he lived to tell about it…….the “rotten eggs” comment just about made me puke……

how would YOU liked to be trapped in something like this?

7.  it’s “DO OR DIE” tonight for my MINNESOTA WILD…they looked horrible the other night in a home loss to the CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS….they are down 3-1……the last two times the WILD were in the playoffs, they were down 3-1 and came back to win 4-3….its’ going to be a monumental challenge to do it this year…hopefully they can…but my faith is wavering……

8.  in early june our youth groups from HECLA, FREDERICK AND WESTPORT are going together to MINNEAPOLIS to work at a homeless shelter known as “MARY’S PLACE.”  its’ a very moving time….it’s heart wrenching to realize that people in our neck of the woods are this down and out…..i guaranteed my church kids last night that there live will change over what they see…..at least, that’s what we pray for….

we always allow the kids some “down time” to do a couple of fun things…one of the possibilities this year is a tour of the METRODOME….you get to see the field, the TWIN’S locker rooms and the VIKING’S locker rooms…….i hope we do it….especially since they will be tearing the METRODOME down at the end of the VIKING’S season this year…..could be something cool to tell the kids and grandkids about some day…..

9.  JOKE OF THE DAY:  (thanks to KIM in our office for this great joke….)

I   urgently needed a few days off work, but I knew the Boss would not allow me to   take a leave.  I thought that maybe if I acted “CRAZY” then he would tell   me to take a few days off.  So I hung upside down from the ceiling and   made funny noises.  My coworker (who’s blonde) asked me what I was   doing?  I told her that I was pretending to be a light bulb so that the   Boss would think I was “CRAZY” and give me a few days off.  A few minutes   later the Boss came into the office and asked “What are you doing?” I told him   I was a light bulb.  He said…..You are clearly stressed out.  Go   home and recuperate for a couple of days.
I jumped   down and walked out of the office.  When my coworker (the blonde)   followed me, the Boss said to her, “And where do you think you are   going?”. 

She said, “I’m going  home too, I can’t work in the dark!”

LOVE IT…..HAVE A GREAT DAY MY FRIENDS……

JAY DEAN

random thoughts for monday may 6th, 2013

well, it was just another birthday yesterday….i didn’t get a cake, but if i had…..this might have been the one….

more on what i did for my birthday coming up shortly……

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1.  alright…first of all, MY WEEKEND…..it was a crazy crazy busy weekend…but i loved it….

it started out with my son TYLER graduating from NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY in ABERDEEN….i could not be more proud of him…..he set out to do what he said he would, and he did…..i didn’t make it all the way thru college, so i’m so happy TYLER did…..here is the graduate along with mom and dad…our son MITCHELL was taking the picture…..by the way, yes, TYLER’S dad was a crybaby at the graduation….and i was so so so thrilled that my son MITCHELL was home from MOORHEAD..i miss that kid so much!!!

 

and here’s a photo of my two most precious things in the world…..my babies…..

 

on saturday night i had a prayer service in HECLA for a beautiful lady who died at 94………and yesterday, on my birthday, we had her funeral in HECLA….i will never forget this wonderful woman….she had “glimpses of heaven” in her final days that really sent our faith into high gear……and how beautiful is this?  the family took a picture of her husband holding her hand during her last few breaths….this is AMAZING…

yesterday morning, we had CONFIRMATION SUNDAY at our church in HECLA….(yep..it was truly a busy weekend)….i had six beautiful young ladies in confirmation class the past two years, and i was excited, yet sad, for yesterday….each girl had to prepare a speech about thier faith and what confirmation meant to them….and after they were all done, i looked at them and said, “YOU GOT IT…I’M SO PROUD OF YOU…YOU GOT IT.”   by their messages, they had shown me and the congregation that this past two years were fruitful  for them…..I LOVE THESE GIRLS…..

in the back you will see a 3-D picture of JESUS…..that was given to our churches in HECLA AND HOUGHTON in memory of my dad….if you ever get to the church, stop and see it…it’s amazing….and very inspirational…….

i left home around 5:15am on my birthday and got back home last night around 6:15…..i ate a JIMMY’S PIZZA, laid on the couch and watched tv with my wife and went to bed…….it was a very very happy and rewarding birthday……..

2.  HERE COME YOUR FUNNIES…..

this first one is EXACTLY how i feel…..

MITCHELL, JEANNIE AND I watched one of our favorite movies this weekend….MEL BROOK’S  classic movie “SPACEBALLS.”  this next one is in tribute to that great movie…….

OH NO…A ROUGH AND READY BIKER BAR…….

ATTENTION ALL LADIES…LISTEN UP…..

and finally, this last one made me laugh out loud!!!

3.  okay…i have to admit it…I HAVE TWO TATTOOS….both hidden under my sleeves, but i have them…….AND I HATE NEEDLES…how about that?  anyway, i have a very deep meaning family one on my right arm, and i have the following one on my left arm….

the whole reason i’m bringing this up is this….IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO A TATTOO, KNOW WHAT YOU WANT…AND BRING A DOGGONE DICTIONARY WITH YOU…..WHY?  because of these idiots…..

(hope she had fun at her high school PROME…..sheesh….)

4.  yesterday at church, i found out that i celebrated my birthday with one of my confirmation students named BROOKE, and a beautiful older lady from OAKES that i have known for years……but, i also celebrate with a couple of incredible singers…….

the legendary TAMMY WYNETTE was born on may 5th…..each year that i was in radio i would play a TAMMY WYNETTE song on our birthday and dedicate it to her…one year while working in LISBON, NORTH DAKOTA, i sent a fax to TAMMY’S management office wishing her a happy birthday…..i was SHOCKED because 10 minutes later TAMMY WYNETTE sent a fax back to me…..i have it encased at home, and i cherish it…….

about a year after that in NASHVILLE, i ran into TAMMY WYNETTE and her husband GEORGE RICHEY…i was so nervous meeting her but she was so so wonderful…i told her where i was from, and she said, “are you the one i celebrate my birthday with?”  i said “yes”, and then she gave me a hug…..ISN’T THAT AWESOME?  with all she has to remember, she remembered that she celebrated the same birthday as me…I LOVE THAT WOMAN AND MISS HER SO MUCH……..

the beautiful TAMMY WYNETTE died in 1998 at the age of only 55…she had years of hospitalization, over 26 major surgeries and other issues…….i cannot believe that i’m 49 and she was only FIFTY FIVE when she died…wow…..anyway, here are a couple of pictures of TAMMY WYNETTE in her last couple of years….she reunited with former husband GEORGE JONES for an album called “ONE.”  they also did some tour dates, but you could see her health was taking a toll on her……

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU TAMMY……

how about a couple of TAMMY WYNETTE songs?  we can’t do a tribute without “STAND BY YOUR MAN”…one of the iconic songs in country music history….

http://youtu.be/DwBirf4BWew

here’s my all time favorite TAMMY WYNETTE song…”APARTMENT NUMBER NINE.”   (written by a young JOHNNY PAYCHECK.)

http://youtu.be/zsaQoSBJ7PQ

and who doesn’t love this song…..”TIL I CAN MAKE IT ON MY OWN.”

http://youtu.be/zayd1GSMe4M

5.  plus, i share birthdays with the incredibly awesome singer ADELE….she’s one of the newer artists in pop music, but she’s probably the biggest….her album “21″ has now sold over THIRTY MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE….wow…..

here’s ADELE in her younger days….

and here is the beautiful singer recently…by the way, ADELE is only 25…….

and here’s a tribute to my other birthday partner…ADELE….here’s her first major hit, a song i love….”CHASING PAVEMENTS.”

http://youtu.be/08DjMT-qR9g

and here’s her beautiful song “SOMEONE LIKE YOU.”

http://youtu.be/hLQl3WQQoQ0

6.  on friday night, JEANNIE, MITCHELL, AND I went to see the new ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. movie “IRONMAN 3″…..

ALL THREE OF US LOVED IT….it’s a “superhero” movie, but they add some funny moments too….when this series started i really couldn’t see ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. as a superhero, but he is absolutely PERFECT…..good good movie….highly recommended…..

7.  i received a very nice birthday gift yesterday…..THE MINNESOTA WILD BEAT THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS IN GAME THREE OF THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS….i was coming home from HECLA last night listening to the game as it went into overtime……and then…JASON ZUCKER hits a shot and THE WILD WIN…

here’s PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD putting in another goal…

my beloved MINNESOTA WILD now are behind two games to one in the seven game series….game four is tuesday night in ST. PAUL….GUESS  WHERE MY BUTT IS GOING TO BE PLANTED TOMORROW NIGHT? 

8.  JOKE OF THE DAY:

A guy sticks his head into a barber shop and asks “Hey, Buddy! how long before I can get a haircut?”
The barber looks around the shop and says “about 2 hours,” and the guy leaves.
A few days later the same guy sticks his head in the door and asks…”how long before I can get a haircut?”
Again, the barber looks around at a shop full of customers and says”about 2 hours.” The guy leaves.
A week… later the same guy sticks his head in the shop and asks”how long before I can get a haircut?” The barber looks around the shop and says “about an hour and a half”. The guy leaves.
The barber looks over at a friend in the shop and says “Hey, Joey, I’ll give you a free cut if you follow that guy and see where he goes.”
In a little while, Joey comes back into the shop laughing hysterically. The barber says,”this must be good, where did he go when he left here?”
Joey says, “To your house!”

HAVE A TERRIFIC DAY…

JAY DEAN

random thoughts for wednesday may 1st, 2013

IT’S “MAY DAY”….remember that?  when i was a kid we used to make “may baskets” and deliver them to the girls.  we would ring their doorbell and run…the girls had to catch us and kiss us….DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER THAT?  many people nowdays have never heard of it….(maybe it was just one of my sick games…ha ha)

 

here…i drew a picture for you….

 

 

okay maybe not, but my drawing WOULD look like that….

 

 

those “may flowers” in that picture are deceiving….we have winter storm warnings and other stupid weather warnings today across parts of SOUTH DAKOTA and MINNESOTA….are you kidding me?

 

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1.  HERE ARE TODAY’S FUNNIES…i thought we would do some ridiculous signs today…

 

ummm…to the next one, my answer would be…..NO….in fact, “NO WAY IN HELL”…..

 

 

i would totally agree with the next one….

 

 

we seem to have a general “theme” going with the first two, so, what the heck…ONE MORE…

 

 

well, this ONE WAY to get parents to the meetings……

 

 

i have seen random signs before, BUT THIS ONE IS REALLY RANDOM….

 

 

2.  we have a couple of superb female singers celebrating a birthday today….first of all, the legendary JUDY COLLINS….

 

 

JUDY COLLINS is known for a couple of huge huge hits….

 

 

 

you will hear those songs shortly……JUDY COLLINS is 74 today…how about that?  here she is just a couple of weeks ago…..

 

 

and here she is with singer/songwriter/producer PAUL WILLIAMS….

 

 

3.  alright…here comes some JUDY COLLINS music….this is by far, my favorite song by her…”BOTH SIDES NOW.”  i remember singing this song in chorus in VEBLEN back when i was in 5th or 6th grade….

http://youtu.be/z8jGFu7ys64

 

and here is “SEND IN THE CLOWNS.” i remember this version…it was from “THE MUPPET SHOW.”

http://youtu.be/cIqx5_w-dnk

 

4.  also, the great RITA COOLIDGE has a birthday today….she turns 68……you might remember some of her music…including a number one song that was written by BOZ SCAGGS….this is by far, my favorite RITA COOLIDGE song…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

RITA COOLIDGE had a well publicized marriage to KRIS KRISTOFFERSON…

 

 

 

 

here’s RITA COOLIDGE recently….

 

 

5.  here come some RITA COOLIDGE hits….here’s “I’D RATHER LEAVE WHILE I’M IN LOVE.”

http://youtu.be/BKCSiMMWugk

 

remember “HIGHER AND HIGHER?”

http://youtu.be/-DJXeglQgkc

 

and here’s my fave…”WE’RE ALL ALONE.”

http://youtu.be/iv3IyfMvZIc

 

6.  this is an exciting time for my wife and i…we’re so proud of both of our boys…our son TYLER graduates from NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY in ABERDEEN this weekend…..and our son MITCHELL finishes his first year at MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD…and he is moving home shortly…..they both already know that their dad is a big “softie” and “cry baby”, so i’m sure tears will flow both ways….

 

7.  well, last night my MINNESOTA WILD opened thier playoff season in CHICAGO against the BLACKHAWKS…lots of hard hard hard hitting….

 

 

the game went into overtime and the…DOGGONE IT…

 

 

the BLACKHAWKS scored a goal late in overtime to win…..the WILD had numerous chances to win, but couldn’t get the puck in the net…oh well…now we get ready for game two on friday night…..

 

8.  the saga of my “WASHINGTON REDSKINS” continues….some people want their name changed because they thing it’s offensive…i’ve said many times that i hold that name in highest regard and respect….well, now some cornball WASHINGTON, D.C. councilman wants the REDSKINS to change thier name to the “WASHINGTON REDTAILS.”  that way they “could keep the feather” for their helmets and uniforms…..BE QUIET DUDE….this is just stupid….and i’ve said it before, i’ll say it again…if the REDSKINS bow to pressure and change, I’M DONE WITH THEM…as much as i love them, i would cheer for someone else…..but, current owner DANIEL SNYDER isn’t going to budge…he’s made that very very very clear…..

 

9.  i can think of many horrible ways to die, but this has to be up there as one of the worst that i have ever heard….. a man in OREGON was cleaning an industrial size blender at a meat processing plant, when, you guessed it, HE FELL IN….authorities said he died of “chopping wounds.”  GEE, YA THINK?  they had to tear the machine apart to get him out of there…..wow…our prayers are going out to his family…that has to be a horrible death to deal with….

 

10.  we are just a hair over a month away from our COLORADO vacation….some days i wonder if i’m going to make it…i’m sure i will, but wow, sometimes it makes me think…i haven’t had a full week off since last september, and that was when dad died…not really a happy vacation to take……i cannot wait until my bride and i are on the road heading west…..

 

11.  JOKE OF THE DAY:

 

A man frantically calls the hotel desk from his room on the 11th floor.

“Please come quick I’m having an arguement with my wife and she says she’s going to jump out the hotel window.”

The hotel manager replies, “Sir I’m afraid that’s a domestic matter and the hotel and it’s staff are obligated to not interfere.”

The husband responds, “Like hell it’s a domestic matter! This damn window won’t open, and that sir is a hotel maintenance problem.”

 

HAVE A GREAT “MAY DAY”…..

JAY DEAN