Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Happy Halloween!

Birthdays:

Peter Jackson - 46

Eddie Kaye Thomas - 27

Piper Perabo - 31

VANILLA ICE - 40

Rob Schneider - 44

Dermot Mulroney - 44

Larry Mullen Jr. - 46

Jane Pauley - 57

Dan Rather - 76

Michael Collins - 77

On this day:

834 A.D. - The Roman Catholic Church moved ALL HALLOWS' EVE to October 31st. The celebration had been established to honor the SAINTS.

1926 - HARRY HOUDINI died in a Detroit hospital of gangrene and peritonitis, resulting from a ruptured appendix following a punch to the stomach.

1970 - LORETTA LYNN'S signature song, "Coal Miner's Daughter", first hit the charts.

1970 - MICHELLE PHILLIPS of the MAMAS & PAPAS married DENNIS HOPPER. They divorced eight DAYS later.

1976 - "Carrie" was released starring SISSY SPACEK as a deadly telekinetic teen.

1980 - BOW WOW WOW singer ANNABELLA LWIN celebrated her 15th birthday by playing a concert at London's Rainbow Theatre. On stage with her was a background singer known as LIEUTENANT LUSH who went on to become BOY GEORGE.

1986 - For the first time, Universal Studios opened at night. . . so they could present Halloween Horror Nights, which included appearances by Dracula, The Mummy, and The Creature from the Black Lagoon

1988 - DEBBIE GIBSON held a séance to contact LIBERACE and SID VICIOUS.

1993 - 23-year-old RIVER PHOENIX collapsed and died outside the Viper Room, a Hollywood club that was then-owned by JOHNNY DEPP.

1993 - TUPAC SHAKUR was arrested for allegedly shooting two off-duty Atlanta policemen during a late-night argument. The charges were dropped after witnesses testified that Tupac shot the cops in SELF-DEFENSE.

Battle of the Sexes- The ladies won today and are now only down by 1.

MIX105.1's HOLIDAY SOIREE! We made a huge concert announcement this morning at 7:20! It's our next big show starring COLLECTIVE SOUL, EMERSON HART FROM TONIC, and JON McLAUGHLIN on Friday, November 30th! And did I mention Scott's band Simulcast will be opening the show! It's going to be a great concert and will sell out, so get you tickets ASAP! Tickets go on sale Saturday morning at 10am at the House of Blues box office and http://www.blogger.com/www.mix1051.com See you at the show!

$25 Pyramid- Zack played today and got 2 out of 5. The jackpot goes up to $40 tomorrow.

JJ REDICK-The Orlando Magic superstar joined us this morning as the Magic open up the regular season tonight at 7:00 against the Bucks. Tickets are still available at http://www.blogger.com/www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-4-NBA-TIX. GO MAGIC!

Fact or Fiction- We have a new champion! Julie won $20 this morning and has now been crowned our reigning champion. You can steal the money and become our new champion tomorrow morning at 8:35.

BE A TV STAR!

ABC’s popular series "The Bachelor" is searching for ladies who want to find love. We are now casting women who are beautiful, outgoing, charming and who are looking to settle down or just to have some fun. If you or someone you know fits the bill, please come to one of the below open calls to meet with Casting Producers for your chance to be on "The Bachelor".

Sunday, November 11th at THE BEACON from 2 - 6pm

The Beacon

100 S. Eola Dr

Orlando, FL 32801

Monday, November 12th at THE BLUE MARTINI from 2 - 5pm.

The Blue Martini

Mall @ Millenia

4200 Conroy Rd

Orlando, FL 32839

Monday, November 12th at BLISS LOUNGE from 9 - 11pm

Bliss Lounge

123 W Church St

Orlando, FL 32801

If you cannot make one of these open calls, please email donna@kasstinginc.com with your name and a photo.

Also, for more information on how to get onto "The Bachelor" download anapplication please log on to:http://www.thebachelor.tv or call “The Bachelor” hotline at 866.739.3150.

Birthdays:

Ivanka Trump - 26

Gavin Rossdale - 42

Kevin Pollak - 50

Harry Hamlin - 56

Henry Winkler - 62

Grace Slick - 68

1894 - Daniel M. Cooper. . . PATENTED THE TIME CLOCK

1938 - ORSON WELLES made his infamous "War Of The Worlds" radio broadcast. Millions of listeners thought New Jersey was actually being invaded by aliens.

1945 - The U.S. government announced the end of SHOE RATIONING.

1970 - TITO JACKSON & THE JACKSON 5 had the #1 record on both the Pop AND R&B charts. . . with "I'll Be There".

1974 - At the "RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE" in Kinshasa, Zaire, MUHAMMAD ALI unveiled his "ROPE-A-DOPE" strategy: He let GEORGE FOREMAN abuse his body for 8 rounds before coming back and knocking him out to re-gain the Heavyweight Title.

1976 - CHICAGO started their second week atop the singles charts with the amazing monster jam "If You Leave Me Now".

1981 - "Halloween 2" was released

1990 - "Law & Order" debuted on NBC.

1993 - MEAT LOAF'S album "Bat Out Of Hell 2 - Back Into Hell" hit #1 on the charts, thanks to the international smash hit "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)".

2000 - STEVE ALLEN, the creator and original host of "The Tonight Show", suffered a coronary after an auto accident and died in Encino, California, at the age of 78.

2002 - COREY FELDMAN married SUSIE SPRAGUE on "The Surreal Life". They read their own cheesy vows.

Battle of the Sexes-It came down to the tiebreaker again this morning and the men won and now lead 3-1 in the post-season.

Congratulations to Melissa Brown of Cocoa! She snagged herself 4 tickets to ABC's Super Soap Weekend and is now qualified for the VIP Grand Prize. Be listening every day this week at 6:50 for your chance to win!

TICKED OFF-We had an entry this morning about a crazy neighbor that actually measures their grass. They get mad if it's at 3/4" instead of 2/3". Can you imagine looking out your window and seeing your neighbor out there laying in your yard with a ruler measuring the height of your grass? I would absolutely lose it! I don't know if I would fall on the ground from laughter and how pathetic this persons life must be or if I would be mad that they were on my property? I think I'd probably have to throw water balloons at them and continue my day.

American Idol's Jordin Sparks!

You love American Idol, you love last season's winner Jordin Sparks, and now you'll love yourself if you win this! It's your chance to come to the MIX studios next week for a meet-n-greet and breakfast with Jordin courtesy of Panera. To get registered, go to http://www.mix1051.com/pages/1134096.php$25

Pyramid- Zack played today and got all 5! Laurie from Clermont won $85!

JEFF FOXWORTHY!

The hilarious Jeff Foxworthy joined Scott and Erica this morning and he had us cracking up! He has the 3rd installment of his books out called "Learning To Talk More Gooder Fastly." For more info on his book, go to http://www.amazon.com/Jeff-Foxworthys-Redneck-Dictionary-III/dp/0345498488

WANNA BE A TV STAR?

There is a casting call right here in Orlando for the 5th season of Beauty and the Geek! It will take place:

Saturday, November 10
5-10pm
Antigua
46 W. Church Street
Orlando, FL

CASTING FOR A FIFTH SEASON…
Are you a beautiful woman and think you can
help a geek?

Are you a geek and want to help a beauty?

We are currently seeking...

*Intellectual Geeks who are socially stunted when it comes to
women but think they can turn a beauty into a scholar. (Whether
you’re a shy geek into comic books, star wars, RPGs, D&D,
computers, on-line gaming, chess, or math, etc, etc., We want you!)

*Beautiful, sexy, social-savvy women who can turn a geek into a stud

*Beauties and Geeks willing to work together and compete for the
opportunity to win a substantial cash prize!! Last years winners won
$250,000!

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE YOURSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE
TO BE A BEAUTY OR A GEEK AND COMPETE FOR A $250,000 GRAND
PRIZE, SEND AN EMAIL TO beautyandthegeekcasting@yahoo.com or COME
to AN OPEN CALL!

Birthdays:

Jon Abrahams - 30

Gabrielle Union - 35

Winona Ryder - 36

Joely Fisher - 40

RANDY JACKSON - 46

Kevin Dubrow - 52

Kate Jackson - 59

Richard Dreyfuss - 60



On this day:

1929 - The STOCK MARKET CRASHED, wiping out the fortunes of thousands of investors. The day came to be known as BLACK TUESDAY, and it triggered the "GREAT DEPRESSION" which lasted for nearly 10 more years.

1945 - The FIRST BALLPOINT PEN was sold for $12.50 by Gimbel's Department Stores.

1960 - The young CASSIUS CLAY boxed in his first professional fight. He beat Tunney Hunsaker to win a 6-round decision.

1971 - DUANE ALLMAN (The Allman Brothers) died in a motorcycle accident in his hometown of Macon, Georgia. . . at age 24. A year later, the band also lost bassist Berry Oakley in ANOTHER motorcycle accident. . . just THREE BLOCKS from where Duane died.

1993 - TIM BURTON'S "The Nightmare Before Christmas" was released.

1998 - SENATOR JOHN GLENN went back into space AT AGE 77, retracing the trail he'd blazed for America's astronauts 36 years earlier.

1998 - TOM CRUISE and NICOLE KIDMAN got a $500,000 settlement from London's "Express" newspaper, for an article claiming they're BOTH gay and their marriage was a cover.

Battle of the Sexes-It came down to the tiebreaker today and the men won!

Super Soap Weekend!

It's time once again for the Scott and Erica Players! We have your tickets each morning this week at 6:50. Just identify the soap and one of the stars we are acting and you and 3 friends will be at SSW! One of our 5 winners will also win the GRAND PRIZE, which includes a 2 night stay, 4-Three day play passes, $100 Disney gift card, VIP guided tour, Meet-n-Greet with a soap star, and a super soap autographed photo album. Sound great? Be listening all week for your chance to win.

Diets-

A recent study from Cornell University says don't start a diet on Monday. More than 30% of people that start a diet on Monday quit by Tuesday! With that said, wanna meet at Sonny's for lunch?

$25 Pyramid-I played today and got out 4 of 5. The jackpot is $85 tomorrow.

Naomi Judd-The country superstar joined Scott and Erica this morning from Nashville! She is the guest speaker at an event Erica Lee and WKMG's Lauren Perkins are hosting. The event is a luncheon for the Coalition for the Homeless on Tuesday November 27th at the Rosen Centre. For more info, go to http://www.centralfloridahomeless.org/events_celebration.html

Fact or Fiction-Kimberly won again and now has $40 for you to steal tomorrow morning at 8:40.

Friday, October 26, 2007

Birthdays-

Jon Heder - 30

Keith Urban - 40

Natalie Merchant - 44

Dylan McDermott - 46

Rita Wilson - 51

Bootsy Collins - 56

HILLARY CLINTON - 60

Pat Sajak - 61

JACLYN SMITH - 62

Shelley Morrison - 71

On this day-

1881 - The SHOOTOUT AT THE O.K. CORRAL took place.

1949 - President Truman raised the MINIMUM WAGE from 40 to 75 CENTS AN HOUR.

1968 - RUDY GIULIANI married his first wife, Regina Peruggi. After 14 years of marital relations, it was ANNULLED in 1982, when Rudy discovered he was married to his SECOND COUSIN.

1975 - The American Medical Association endorsed use of the HEIMLICH MANEUVER, the technique developed by Dr. Henry Heimlich, to aid people choking on food.

1984 - "The Terminator", starring ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, hit theaters.

1990 - Washington, D.C. MAYOR MARION BARRY was sentenced to six months in prison and fined $5,000 for his conviction on CRACK charges.

2000 - The NEW YORK YANKEES became the first team since the '70s to win three straight World Series titles, by defeating the New York Mets in Game 5 of their "Subway Series". It was the Yankees' fourth championship in five years.

2005 - The CHICAGO WHITE SOX won the 2005 World Series.

Battle of the Sexes-It went to the tiebreaker this morning and the ladies won. The post-season is all tied up at 1 a piece.

Cecily Knobler-Our Hollywood Film Critic checked in this morning with her movie reviews. "Dan In Real Life" starring Steve Carrell is worth seeing, but wasn't one of those "Must See" films. She said it's cute and worth the time, but don't expect to be blown away. C- Saw IV is out today as well. It didn't screen for critics, which usually means it stinks and they don't want critics ripping it.

$25 Pyramid-Erica played today and got 4 out of 5. The jackpot is $80 Monday!

Glenn Richards-The FOX35 Chief Meteorologist joined us this morning to review the weekend forecast. He said expect this front to come back towards us and expect more rain today and some more tomorrow. The rain should move out by late Sunday, but overall a wet weekend. But, a little cooler! He gave the weekend a 4.

Lance Bass-The former N'Sync superstar joined Scott and Erica this morning. He will be at a book signing tomorrow at Borders in the Winter Park Village at 7:00. His new book is called "Out of Sync." If you'd like more info, go to http://www.amazon.com/Out-Sync-Lance-Bass/dp/1416947884/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-5480751-3977254?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193396880&sr=8-1

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Birthday's-

Ciara - 22

Pedro Martinez - 36

Adam Goldberg - 37

Chad Smith - 46

Nancy Cartwright - 50

Jon Anderson - 63

James Carville - 63

Bobby Knight - 67

On this day:

1955 - The FIRST MICROWAVE OVEN was sold by Tappan. It cost $1,200, but it could cook bacon in 90 seconds.

1964 - The ROLLING STONES made their first appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show". Numerous complaint letters prompted Sullivan to promise they'd never appear on his show again, but, they did in 1965.

1973 - JOHN LENNON filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, alleging that his telephone was being tapped at a time when he was fighting a deportation order.

1978 - JOHN CARPENTER'S "Halloween" premiered in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. It starred JAMIE LEE CURTIS.

1986 - In Game 6 of the World Series, New York Met Mookie Wilson hit a slow roller to first base that WENT THROUGH BILL BUCKNER'S LEGS.

1992 - TINY TIM'S UKULELE WAS STOLEN from a Des Moines, Iowa, hotel lobby. Unfortunately, it was found a few hours later in a trash bin.

1998 - SOLEIL MOON FRYE ("Punky Brewster") married Jason Goldberg. Today is their 9th Anniversary.

1999 - Golfer PAYNE STEWART and five others were killed from a lack of cabin pressure in the Lear Jet they were in. After flying on autopilot for four hours, it crashed in South Dakota.

Battle of the Sexes-It's the post-season and the men won! The score is 1-0.

Elliott Yamin-The former American Idol finalist joined Scott and Erica this morning. He is performing at the House of Blues on Sunday. For ticket info, go to www.HOB.com or call 407-934-BLUE.

$25 Pyramid- Scott played today and got 1 out of 5. The jackpot is up to $75 tomorrow!

Joey Bartolomeo-The Us Weekly Senior Writer joined us this morning for a sneak peek into Friday's issue:

Cover: Trista's Diet Vow: Thin By New Year!

She wants to lose the last 10 pounds of baby weight in 8 weeks. She talks about her diet and exercise plan.

Plus: Three ways to lose 10 pounds before new year's

Diet only (1,200 calorie diet plan)

Exercise only (30-minute interval training, 4 times a week)

Diet and exercise (1,600 calorie diet plus 30 minutes of circuit training,lunges and squats, six days a week)

Stars Flee Malibu Fire

Pam Anderson and Halle Berry's neighborhood has been evacuated. Fire heading in the direction of Charlize Theron and Leonardo DiCaprio's homes. The fire was catty corner to Jane Seymour's house, she grabbed her kids and left.

The Week in Britney-

She rolls over a photographer's foot. Custody battle rages on (she blames bad call phone service for why she temporarily lost overnight visits). She gets lip injections. Her VMA dancers haven't been paid. She turns away her parents. And: Her revenge song- Lyrics to "Why Should I Be Sad" -- written by Pharrell Williams -- are very anti-Federline.

Feuds of the Week

Candace Bushnell vs. Darren Star -- he didn't tell her he was developing a show very similar to her new show, Lipstick Jungle.

Rosie Perez vs. Jennifer Lopez -- Rosie said she got J. Lo her big break on In Living Color and that the shows creator, Keenan Ivory Wayans thought Lopez was overweight and didn't dance well.

Which man in uniform do you like best?

Extreme Makeover's Ty Pennington

Chuck (from Chuck -- computer geek)

CSI's Nick Brothers and Sisters' Justin (Army soldier)

Friday Night Lights' Tim Riggins (football player)

Reese and Jake: Back On! They were in Rome together, holding hands and cuddling.

Nicole Richie disses Hilary Duff-

She'll ask Joel Madden if he's going to watch Lizzie McGuire DVDs or listen to his Hilary albums. He tells her she's being out of line.

Ryan Gosling: Fired over flab? He was fired from The Lovely Bones (replaced by Mark Wahlberg) because he gained too much weight. Studio calls it "creative differences."

Owen Wilson hanging out with Willie Nelson

Dick Batchelor and Bill Shafer- Our buddies stopped by the studio this morning and the dynamic duo are always hilarious! It's time once again for the 27th Annual Dick Batchelor Run for the Children. All of the proceeds benefit from the run go to support child abuse treatment and prevention work being done at the Howard Phillips Center. If you would like more info on the 5K run, go to http://www.trackshack.com/events/events/dickbatchelor/batchelor.php

On this day:

1861: The first telegram was sent coast to coast as California Justice Stephen J. Field wired President Lincoln

1895: The first U.S. Open golf tournament took place at the Newport Golf Club in Rhode Island.

1931: The George Washington Bridge, connecting New York and New Jersey, opened to traffic

1939: Nylon stockings were sold publicly for the first time

1945: The United Nations officially came into existence as its charter took effect

1972: Baseball great Jackie Robinson died at age 53.

1989: Televangelist Jim Bakker was sentenced to prison

1992: The Toronto Blue Jays became the first non-U.S. team to win the World Series

1997: Sportscaster Marv Albert avoided jail time after a courtroom apology to the woman he'd bitten during a sexual encounter.

2001: The House of Representatives approved the Patriot Act, giving police the power to secretly search homes, tap a person's telephone and track people's use of the Internet.

Birthday's:

Bill Wyman 71

F. Murray Abraham 68

Kevin Kline 60

B.D. Wong 45

Monica 27

NINA GARCIA

The Fashion Director at Elle Magazine and "Project Runway" judge joined Scott and Erica bright and early this morning. She will be at the Mall at Millenia on Friday for "Fashion Week" signing autographs for her new book "The Little Black Book of Style." She will be at the Grand Court Friday at 1:00 for the signing. For more info, go to http://www.mallatmillenia.com/events.htm

Battle of the Sexes-Congratulations to the ladies...2007 Regular Season Champions! The post-season starts tomorrow, ladies get home field advantage.

PREGGERS

OK, here are some common sense rules that every single person should already know. However, according to our Ticked Off column, some people are clueless.

1-If a woman is pregnant and she is not your wife, DO NOT touch her belly!

2-If it's not your baby, don't touch the kid!

3-Don't tell a new mom or dad that the kid looks nothing like them, it's just not nice

4-And no matter what, I don't care about the circumstances, DO NOT, EVER, put your finger in a child's mouth if the kid isn't yours and you are just the waitress! (You're thinking, that's an odd rule Jay, that's because some stupid waitress did that to my son Caleb! She put her finger in his mouth at breakfast and when I looked up, she said "somebody's teething." Guess how long she was employed after that?

$25 Pyramid-It was a rough morning, we got 1 out of 5. The jackpot is up to $55 tomorrow.

ANTHONY ZUICKER

He is the creator of CSI and he joined Scott and Erica this morning. Tonight after CSI airs, you have the opportunity to go to http://www.cbs.com/ and join in a virtual CSI, very cool! The show airs at 10:00 and the virtual part begins at 11:00.

DAUGHTRY-We have your tickets to win before they even go on sale! Listen tomorrow morning at 7:30 to win.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

On this day:

1915: Tens of thousands of women marched on Washington, DC demanding the right to vote. 1930: J.K. Scott won the first miniature golf tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee

1945: Jackie Robinson signed with Brooklyn Dodgers

1945: The "Slinky" toy first went on sale.

1956: Jonathan Winters starred in the first videotaped show to be broadcast nationwide

1973: President Nixon agreed to turn over White House tape recordings

1996: O.J. Simpson's civil trial opened in Santa Monica

Birthday's:

Pele 67

Michael Crichton 65

Dwight Yoakam 51

"Weird Al" Yankovic 48

Doug Flutie 45

Ryan Reynolds 31

FAKE CAKE

There is a new trend in weddings where couples get a cake that may be 1/2 fake. It costs less and it looks just as nice. This way you don't waste all that cake and you save a little money. Scott asked the question this morning "do you think it is tacky to have a fake cake?" All of the calls we took were in favor of the fake cake. Everyone had pretty much the same thought process...who is going to remember the cake anyway?

Battle of the Sexes-The ladies won today with the tiebreaker and the women are 1 win away from winning for the year.

Sean Penn-The Academy Award Winning Actor joined Scott and Erica this morning! Gotta love all these celebrities that want to be on the Scott and Erica Show! Sean has a new movie he directed called "Into the Wild." For more info on the movie, go to http://www.intothewild.com/ If you missed the interview, you can hear it again Saturday morning on the Best of Scott and Erica Show from 6-10am.

$25 Pyramid-I played today and we got 4 out of 5. The jackpot is up to $35!

TICKED OFF-This was the best..."I'm ticked off that I went in to a hardware store and asked told the young clerk that I wanted tulip bulbs." The young clerk replied "Sure, what wattage?" HAHA

JAMES LIPTON-The host of "Inside the Actor's Studio" joined Scott and Erica this morning and he was the one being interviewed. He has a new book out called "Inside Inside." For more info on the book, you can go to http://www.amazon.com/Inside-James-Lipton/dp/0525950354

Fact or Fiction-We retired another champion today, so we'll need two new players tomorrow morning. You could start your run as the champion tomorrow at 8:40.

The Wedding Singer-The Orlando Broadway Series is proud to present "The Wedding Singer." The show starts tonight at the Bob Carr and runs through Sunday. Merritt and Erin, the stars of the show joined us in the studio this morning. For ticket info, go to www.ticketmaster.com or for more info you can go to http://www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/Orlando

GLENN CLOSE-Another superstar actress joined Scott and Erica this morning! She stars in "Damages" on FX and tonight is the season finale. You can see it tonight at 10:00 on FX. You can hear it again Saturday morning on the Best of the Scott and Erica Show.