September 13, 2011 Can you name the 3 NFL kickers who share the record for the longest field goal?
Just before halftime in Denver on Monday night, the Oakland Raider's kicker joined this elite group who have each made the 3-point kick from 63 yards. The field goal helped the Raider
August 23, 2011 Can you blow a smoke ring? Mount Etna, the volcano in Italy, can.
Recent YouTube footage captured the volcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, puffing out rings of smoke that look amazingly graceful and huge.
This is a rare event: smoke rings from Mount Etna were first noticed in 1970 and ag
August 22, 2011 Phoenix dust storm 81811 (YouTube)
The Wyoming winds kick up a lot of dust, but they're nothing compared to the haboobs Phoenix has had this Summer. (There have been so many, we've learned a new word for them)
Last Thursday, August 18, th
August 17, 2011 Do you like to climb the rocks at Vedauwoo? Have you ever danced on them?
This weekend, students from the University of Wyoming perform the sixth annual Vedauwoo Vertical Dance at Box Canyon. Performances will be at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Along with dancers on the various levels of the rocks, the performances includes live music and storytelling by Paul Taylor out of Australia. Vertical Dance combines modern dance with rappelling that allows unique free-form aerial movements.
This year's performance is titled "Vertical Dance at Vedauwoo: Rainbow Serpent and the Red Desert." Since 1998 the event has been concluding the Snowy Range Summer Theatre and Dance Festival.
Tickets cost seven dollars and patrons are encouraged to buy tickets in advance as space is limited. Buy them online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts, by calling (307) 766-6666 or at the Fine Arts Box Office in Laramie.
August 16, 2011 Summer vacation is coming to an end quickly, were there still things you wanted to get done before school starts?
Classes for students in Laramie County School District Number One begin on Tuesday, August 23
August 4, 2011 Are you a fan of the "Planet of the Apes" movies? The latest film, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," opens in theaters Friday, August 5.
When the first series of "Apes" movies were released in the 1970's, we couldn't wait to see every one of them at the theaters. I even read the book by Pierre Boulle. The original "Planet of the Apes" movie came out in 1968, starring Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter.
The prosthetic makeup techniques, created by John Chambers, were groundbreaking at the time. He won an honorary Academy Award for his outstanding make-up achievements.
August 3, 2011 Are you as excited as me and my son Jerry about the new Phineas and Ferb movie?
If you watch Disney Channel you'll know what I'm talking about, Friday is the premiere of the TV movie "Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension." And if you're a fan of former Guns N' Roses' guitarist Slash you might want to tune in because he gets animated and is in the music video.
August 1, 2011 Do you remember watching the debut of MTV on August 1, 1981?
It was revolutionary at the time, a TV channel playing nothing but music. From the comments on the You Tube page, a lot of people, including myself, would love the channel to get back to playing all music videos rather than all the reality shows.
Ultimate Classic Rock has posted footage from their first day of broadcasting, complete with vintage commercials.
Can you name the original five veejays on MTV? How about the first TWO videos Music Television played?
July 22, 2011 Tillman the skateboarding dog (YouTube)
Are you a sk8rboy or sk8rgrl? Do you have any sk8rpets?
You might have seen this skating bulldog on an iPhone commercial a few years ago, he can skate better than I can.
On Saturday, July 23, you can see Tillman, "the World's Fastest Skati
July 18, 2011 Stage Collapses at Ottawa Bluesfest (YouTube)
Did you catch Cheap Trick at the Greeley Stampede with Blue Oyster Cult on July 2? At least that show wasn't shortened by the wind.
At the Ottawa Bluesfest in Canada, the stage collapsed during Cheap Trick's show Sunday night, July 17, due to a sudden storm. The Toronto Sun reported Monday morning that two people were taken to the hospital, one with a "traumatic injury to the abdomen, pelvis and upper leg."
Cheap Trick's official website says that nobody in the band was injured during the collapse, but a truck driver on the crew, only identified as "Sandy," spent the night at the hospital. Dave Frey, the band's manager, tells Rolling Stone that the Rockford, Illinois band's equipment is a total loss, "everything is gone." He adds, "The gear is crushed and it's soaked."
July 16, 2011 Do you have any Grass Roots records? When I was growing up my sisters had 45's of the Grass Roots Sooner or Later and Temptation Eyes that my brother and I would play.
Over the years the psychadelic sounds of the sixties have been kept alive by the Grass Roots. Last week their bass-playing lead singer, Rob Grill, passed away at a hospice facility in Lake County, Florida at the age of 67.
Rob's wife Nancy says the singer suffered serious head injuries when he fell recently and was in a coma.
We'll play music from the Grass Roots in Rob's honor tomorrow on Your Sunday Brunch.
July 13, 2011 Congratulations to the United State's women's soccer team! They're headed to the finals!
Abby Wambach scored the go-ahead goal, and the United States woman’s soccer team defeated France on Wednesday, 3-1, clinching a spot in the finals of the Woman’s World Cup.
