May 9, 2013
- A News 9 reporter is going to be on the ABC reality show “Whodunnit?”
- Oklahoma’s scariest white rapper has released another music video…May 7, 2013
- Mission Chinese could be coming to Oklahoma City…May 6, 2013
- 12 amusing and funny pics from OKC’s Westboro Baptist Church counter-protests…May 2, 2013
- 18 Possible Nicknames for David Payne’s New Storm Chasin’ Truck…May 1, 2013
- How to make Chicken Fried Steak in your own kitchen…Apr 29, 2013
- Is this the chick that called the OKC Thunder Girl “chunky?” (photos)Apr 25, 2013
- This new Sweet Brown “Cold Poppin” music video is, well, something…Apr 22, 2013
- Channel 9 totally failed at last night’s severe weather coverage…Apr 18, 2013
Mailbag: Tunder Go, LIZ DUWICKIE and Memphis Hate Mail…
May 10
2013
Before we begin, let’s go over some notes:
1. Our 6th birthday is next week. Hard to believe, huh? I would suggest that you celebrate by grabbing dinner at Picasso Cafe, Deep Fork or Local, drinks at The Speakeasy, and then gambling at Lucky Star Casino. I know that’s what Clark Matthews is going to do. Of course, that’s only if you replace “Gambling at Lucky Star” with “Playing with toys from Patricia’s.”
2. If you have any complications from any of the activities above, visit OU Medical Center. If the complications were caused by you, contact Phillips-Murrah. If the complications were caused by someone else, contact Cunningham and Mears.
3. While you’re at it, test drive a Volkswagen or Kia. Get your car loan from Quail Creek Bank.
Man, I nailed that. I think I’m going to celebrate by drinking with a couple of OKC Roller Girls later tonight.
To this week’s mailbag. Everything, including my response, is [sic]:
Kendall writes:
Found this little gem from a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend (you know how that goes) on facebook. Do with it what you will. It totally and completely made my day when I saw it,and I immediately thought I should pass it along. I don’t live in OK anymore, so I can’t be sure which bakery this fine cake was from, but if memory serves me well, that’s a walmart sticker on there. I only wish I had seen this in person. It would have been the best $8.48 I’ve ever spent. Also, I suck at attachments, so I hope I you actually get this picture….
Friday night in the big town: wealth seminar, Turnpike Troubadours, and your mom
May 10
2013
How are things, readers? Do you have the springtime restlessness where you just want to be outside all day but can’t because you have a job that totally doesn’t understand how much you love the sun? Have you consumed enough allergy medicine in the past month for your innards to legally be considered a meth lab? Do you need a vacation but lack the funds as well as the PTO to do so? Well, the things I’m about to suggest to you won’t make you less restless, less allergic, or more vacation-ready. All I’m offering are some momentary distractions as you make your slow descent through life.
Anyway, here’s your Friday Night in the Big Town.
May 10: Determined Diamond Wealth Seminar
If there’s one thing I know about money, it’s that I can’t fid a job that will give me as much of it as I want. Granted, I do believe my skills of staring off into space and spending unprecedented amounts of time in the break room adding more hot chocolate powder to my office coffee should get me roughly $400k a year, but most corporations disagree. I try to remember that in the grand scheme of things, I have it easy. But then my internet service provider raises my bill by $3 and I feel like I may as well be in the Great Depression.
Well, there are those who seem to have a handle on wealth and probably don’t spend a good 20% of their income on craft beer and slightly distressed deep v-neck shirts. These are people with savings accounts and Roth IRAs and 401ks and investment properties. They also seem to have a pyramid scheme. And you can join it this weekend. So yeah.
Channel 4 has hired this guy from Tulsa to be their news director…
May 9
2013
Back in January, we let everyone know that Mary Ann Eckstein was stepping down as the news director at KFOR Newschannel 4. The report came as a shock to many. Mary Ann had been with KFOR for 33-years; long enough to remember when Mike Morgan wore regular ties, the Ogle men were just the Ogle boys, and Gene Wheatley had a farm report.
Via NewsBlues.com, we’ve learned that KFOR has hired Carlton Houston from KTUL 8 in Tulsa to be Mary Ann’s replacement. Here’s his Twitter profile pic along with the NewsBlues story:
The not-chunky Thunder Girl was interviewed on GMA…
May 9
2013
I think I mention this every chance I get, but one benefit of being an obscure local social blogger is that I get to sleep-in each day. That means I don’t have to suffer through terrible morning shows like Good Morning America and watch silly TV interviews with pretty blonde girls that were called chunky.
Yes, that happened. Three weeks after having her weight singled out by a Houston sports blogger, Thunder Girl Kelsey Williams set down with ABC’s Bianna Goldodryga and shared the horrible tale of what it’s like to be a pretty blonde girl and have your weight randomly questioned by a Houston sports blogger.
Here’s the interview:
A News 9 reporter is going to be on the ABC reality show “Whodunnit?”
May 9
2013
Yesterday, ABC announced the 13-contestants for its new summer reality show “Whodunnit?” The format of the show is basically murder mystery theatre meets The Mole. From an ABC press release:
What do a former NFL cheerleader, a bounty hunter, a nurse and a flight attendant all have in common? They’re all putting their investigative skills to the test along with nine other guests in the new murder mystery competition, “Whodunnit?,” premiering SUNDAY, JUNE 23 on the ABC Television Network.
“Whodunnit?” is an interactive series that puts 13 amateur slueths’ investigative skills to the test in a riveting mystery reality competition. Players will use a variety of crime scene investigation techniques to meticulously uncover evidence in a series of puzzling murders and to ultimately reveal who among them is the killer. Some players will form alliances in the competition, while others will choose to go it alone in their quest for the grand prize of $250,000. The contestants will be guests on a glamorous estate called Rue Manor with a steward, Butler Giles (Gildart Jackson), and each week must solve a new crime in order to advance in The Game. Failure to solve the crime will lead to a player’s demise, until only three are left. In the final episode, one player will unmask the killer and take home the $250,000 prize.
Sounds awful, doesn’t it? At least one of the contestants is a News 9 employee. In case you care, it’s this one:
