Grateful Mike
'Your Sunday Brunch' Menu (Matt Cardy/Getty) What’s On The Menu for ‘Your Sunday Brunch’
March 11, 2012
Thanks for waking up an hour early for 'Your Sunday Brunch.'
'Springing Forward' can take a lot out of you, so we have all kinds of tasty treats to help get you going on this eleventh day of March.
Here's some of the hilights on our 'Musical Menu' today:
Northern Lights Over Greenland (Uriel Sinai/Getty) Northern Lights Seen in Wyoming After Intense Solar Storm
March 9, 2012
Have you noticed a hint of a greenish glow in the night sky?
Mother Nature's getting ready for St. Patty's Day next weekend as an intense solar storm this week has produced spectacular Auroras in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Sightings were reported this week in Washington, Michigan, Wisconsin, Montana, North Dakota and even Wyoming. An anonymous observer from the 'Cowboy State' wrote, "very diffuse greenish glow" in the skies over Wyoming.
Album Collection (FlickR User/Julia Folsom) Hear What We Found Hiding In The Library!
March 8, 2012
Have you ever been cleaning and found some hidden treasure?
Like when you're doing laundry and find money in the jean's pocket.
Here at KING FM, we recently discovered a whole bunch of songs that have been hiding deep in our library.
We've dusted them off and put them on the air!
Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Jim Keltner, Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Olivia Harrison and Dhani Harrison (Vince Bucci/Getty) Who’s Rock’s Best Super Group?
March 7, 2012
Who would you pick as rock and roll's all time best super group?
With the announcement this week of the 11-member super group called the Rock and Roll All Stars, it made me think of some of the great collaborations from the past.
Getting My Model T Ford On the Information Superhighway (Wood/Express/Getty) Stop The Presses! Grateful Mike Tweets For First Time
March 6, 2012
Grateful Mike's merging onto the 'Information Superhighway,' look out.
Do you tweet? Last weekend I sent out my very first tweets and it felt kind of like cranking up the old Model T Ford and sputtering onto a giant 6-lane highway.
Luckily my daughter was home to help with some of my questions. I will admit, it was addicting, Emily warned me it was hard to quit once you start.
Coins at Chicago Federal Reserve (Getty) Annual Cheyenne Coin Expo at Archer Complex This Weekend
March 1, 2012
Do you check your change? Then you might just be a coin collector.
If you look closely at the dates and condition of the money that comes your way, who knows you could find something valuable.
At this weekend's annual Cheyenne Coin Expo held in the Archer Complex east on Interstate 80, you can find out how much your coins are worth and buy or sell some.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 3 and 9-4 on Sunday, March 4 with a $1 admission.
The Monkees; Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Mickey Dolenz in the Monkee Mobile (NBC Television/Getty) Grateful Memories of The Monkees’ Davy Jones [VIDEO]
March 1, 2012
Who was your favorite Monkee?
The Monkees were America's television version of The Beatles in the mid sixties. The members of the group chosen from auditions were Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz.
Davy Jones died on the morning of February 29, 2012 after suffering a heart attack at his home in Florida, he was 66. He was the only Englishman in the American band.
Portland Taiko (Rich Iwasaki Photography) Portland Taiko Perform at Cheyenne’s South High School March 1
February 28, 2012
When you listen to music, is your favorite instrument the drums?
Then you need to see Portland Taiko on Thursday, March 1, at 7 p.m. in the Cheyenne South High School auditorium. The Laramie County Community College Foundation is hosting the event which is sponsored by the Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
Tickets are available at the door for $15, $10 for students. Call 778-1285 for tickets or get more information here.
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge at Oscars (Jason Merritt/Getty) Cheyenne East High Graduate Wins The Academy Award
February 27, 2012
Have you ever wanted to win an Academy Award?
A Cheyenne East High School graduate picked up an Oscar last night at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.
Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid- Chinov won the Best Documentary (short subject) trophy for 'Saving Face.'
The documentary focuses on the more than 100 people attacked with acid every year in Pakistan, most of them women. 'Saving Face' will air in early March on HBO.
Red Hot Chili Peppers (MTV/Getty) ‘Your Sunday Brunch’ Features Red Hot Chili Peppers
February 24, 2012
It's the final February 'Your Sunday Brunch' and you know what that means?
It's time for another 'Album Side Sunday.'
Starting at 8 a.m., we'll be featuring side one of the Red Hot Chili Peppers 'Californication' on February 26.
Mmmm...red hot chili peppers sound good for the brunch, maybe with some guacamole and nacho cheese with some tortilla chips.
84th Academy Awards February 26 (Kevin Winter/Getty) Cheyenne Film Maker Nominated for an Oscar
February 23, 2012
Who do you think will win an Oscar on Sunday?
One of the nominees for an Academy Award is Daniel Junge of Cheyenne. His film, 'Saving Face,' is up for Best Documentary (short subject).
Junge is a producer and one of the directors of the documentary about the more than 100 people that have been attacked with acid each year in Pakistan, most of them women.
This is Junge's second nomination, in 2009 his documentary short 'The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner' was up for an Oscar.
Hippieman and Grateful Mike (C. Cochran/TSM) Hippieman and Grateful Mike; Long Lost Brothers?
February 22, 2012
Were you part of the crowd at last week's Friday Night Live Comedy Show?
I escaped from the radio station long enough to catch the end of Hippieman's set, who would have thought there would have been two long-haired freaks hanging out at the Historic Atlas Theatre on a cold February Friday.
Hippieman, whose real name is John Novosad, looked like he could have been my long lost older brother. His comedy was hilarious as were his responses to the hecklers in the crowd.
Jimmy Kimmel Owns Late Night With Wins Over Letterman and Leno May 18, 2012
Deputy Receives Purple Heart Award May 18, 2012
Grocery Store Workers Reach Contract Agreement [AUDIO] May 18, 2012
Cheyenne Has Lost 2470 Pounds! [AUDIO] May 18, 2012
