Friday, November 30, 2007

Birthdays-

Clay Aiken - 29

Kaley Cuoco - 22

Elisha Cuthbert - 25

Ben Stiller - 42

Bo Jackson - 45

Billy Idol - 52

Ridley Scott - 70

Dick Clark - 78

Robert Guillaume - 80

On this day-

1887 - In Chicago, the first softball game was played. It was originally called "Indoor Baseball." They used a broomstick for a bat and a boxing glove for a ball.

1940 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married. They divorced in 1960.

1984 - "GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER," by Elmo and Patsy, was released.

1994 - Tupac Shakur was shot five times while being robbed of $40,000 worth of jewelry outside a New York City recording studio.

1998 - Jewel stopped her show at a Creative Coalition benefit in New York to ask for nail clippers. A well-equipped guest came through her, and Jewel continues the show after trimming her nails.

2004 - Ken Jennings ended his 74-game winning spree on "Jeopardy!" His earnings on the show totaled $3,022,700.

Battle of the Sexes- The men won today. The score is now 13-12.

New In Theaters This Weekend-

"Awake" starring Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba and Terrence Howard. Rated (R) Christensen plays a guy who, in the midst of having heart surgery, wakes up! Although he's paralyzed, he can still hear and feel everything and discovers the doctors are conspiring to kill him. The Official Site is http://www.awakethemovie.com/

Dr. G-

She's local, she's a big star, and she joined Scott and Erica this morning! Dr. G is the Chief Medical Examiner for Orange/Osceola County and she has her own show on Discovery Health called Dr. G: Medical Examiner. You can see her tonight at 9:00. For more info, go to http://health.discovery.com/fansites/drg/bio/bio.html

Glenn Richards-

The FOX35 Chief Meteorologist joined us this morning once again for his weekend forecast. He said expect mostly sunny skies with high's in the low 80's for the weekend. However, we will get a cold front moving through Monday night and temperatures will drop, with high's in the low 70's! He gave the weekend an 8.

$25 Pyramid- Scott played today and they didn't get any, hard categories. That makes the Pyramid jackpot $50 for Monday!

Emerson Hart-

The former Tonic frontman has gone solo and his music is amazing! He stopped by the studio this morning to get everyone warmed up for our "Holiday Soiree" tonight at the House of Blues. If you missed it, you can hear him again Saturday morning between 6-10am on the "Best of the Scott and Erica" Show. For more info on Emerson Hart, go to http://www.emersonhart.com/

Kyra Sedgwick!

The star of The Closer joined Scott and Erica this morning! She is the wife of Kevin Bacon, so now we've had the husband and the wife on the show! The Closer has a 2 hour special coming up Monday night at 8pm. For more info, go to http://www.tnt.tv/series/closer/

Next Week-Rick Springfield, Larry the Cable Guy, Billy Gardell, and Dave Barry!

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Birthdays-

Gina Lee Nolin-36
Jonathan Knight-39
Kim Delaney-43
Don Cheadle-43
Andrew McCarthy-45
Tom Sizemore-46

Howie Mandel-52
Garry Shandling-58
Peter Bergman-68
Vin Scully-80

On this day-

2006 Nicole Kidman tops The Hollywood Reporter's fifth annual list of Tinseltown's highest-paid actresses. She earns 17-million big ones per picture.

2002 Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty and many others perform at a tribute concert for George Harrison at London's Royal Albert Hall.

2001 George Harrison dies in L-A. The former Beatle loses a three-year battle with cancer. The following day, his wife and son issue this statement: "He left this world as he lived in it, conscious of God, fearless of death, and at peace, surrounded by family and friends. He often said, 'Everything else can wait, but the search for God cannot wait, and love one another.'"

1986 Actor Cary Grant dies at the age of 82.

1981 Actress Natalie Wood, 43, drowns off Santa Catalina Island, California.

1975 Bill Gates chooses the name Microsoft for the company he and Paul Allen have formed.

1961 The Mercury spacecraft is launched with Enos the chimp on board. The vessel orbits the Earth twice before landing off Puerto Rico.

Battle of the Sexes-The ladies won today and now lead by 2 in the post-season.

Ashley Tisdale-

Did you see her perform on NBC's Rockerfeller Center Holiday Special last night? Great show, except she looked really bad LIP SYNCING! Her song was still playing and she was "singing" but her lips weren't moving. She must have lost her audio feed and she just stopped mouthing the lyrics while the song continued. It looked really silly.

Love your cereal?

Here's a list that may help you-

Food Review's best low-cal cereals:

1. Kashi Mighty Bites
2. Kashi Organic Promise Strawberry Fields
3. Lucky Charms
4. Natures Promise Honey Whole Grain Cereal
5. Kelloggs All Bran Yogurt Bites
6. Post Honey Nut Shredded Wheat
7. Honey Bunches of Oats With Strawberries
8. Special K Fruit & Yogurt
9. Yogurt Burst Cheerios
10. Kashi Go Lean Crunch

$25 Pyramid-Scott played today and ran the table! The jackpot goes to $25 tomorrow morning.

Joey Bartolomeo
The Us Weekly Senior Writer joined Scott and Erica this morning to give you a sneak preview into Friday's issue.

Cover-

Jessica Simpson: Tortured By Regret

Last week was the 2-year anniversary of her breakup with Nick Lachey. She celebrated Thanksgiving with her family and Cowboys QB Tony Romo, they have been dating for one week and she's been calling him her boyfriend. She's been jumping from guy-to-guy. She recently spent what would have been her 5th anniversary looking at old pictures of her and Nick, she thought she'd be with someone else by now. her career and image haven't been good since the split.
Plus: Nick and Vanessa are still going strong

Britney's Bizarre Shopping Trip-
She went on a 45-minute shopping spree at the Hustler store. She wanted to try on underwear, but was not allowed to take them into the dressing room because of health codes, so she took off her thong in the middle of the store and tried them on there! She tried leaving without paying, then stole a mannequin's wig as she left the store.

Bachelor Couple Blowup
Mary Delgado was arrested for hitting her fiance, Byron Velvick (couple from three years ago). This happened just hours after they appeared on TV (in a taped show) looking happy and discussing wedding plans. However, they are still together.

Jennifer Lopez's pregnancy cravings: chips and salsa, orange soda, M&M's

Paul McCartney has been seeing Rosanna Arquette

Also...

Holiday Gift Guide

Stars and their charity causes

Tomorrow Morning-Kyra Sedgwick and Live in-studio music from Emerson Hart!

I've Been Replaced!

In case you didn't hear this morning, Scott McKenzie has a new best-friend, and it isn't me! Introducing his new buddy, the Table Mate 2. I hope they're happy together!

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Birthdays-

Jon Stewart - 45
Judd Nelson - 48
Ed Harris - 57
Paul Shaffer - 58
Randy Newman - 64
Anna Nicole Smith would have been 40 (1967 - 2007)

On this day-

1895 - The 1st automobile race was held. It took place over 52 miles of snowy roads from Chicago to Waukegan, Illinois. The winner was James Franklin Duryea, who won $2,000. It took him 7 hours and 53 minutes to complete the round-trip. His average speed was seven mph.

1925 - The Grand Ole Opry made its radio debut.

1948 - The very first Polaroid cameras, invented by Edwin H. Land, went on sale.

1974 - Elton Johnconvinced John Lennon to perform on-stage for the first time in years. John promised Elton that he'd appear if their duet, "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night", hit #1, which it did. The show turned out to be John Lennon's last concert appearance.

1994 - Jeffrey Dahmer was clubbed to death by a fellow inmate while cleaning a prison toilet.

1995 - President Clinton signed a $6 billion road bill that ended the 55 mpf speed limit.

Battle of the Sexes-

The women won today in the tiebreaker and lead by 1.

Bruce Springsteen-
Don't forget, we have your tickets to see The Boss and the E Street Band April 19th at the Amway Arena every morning this week at 8:00 with the "Pick Me Up Song."

LAST WEEK'S TOP 20 TV SHOWS:

1.) Monday's "Dancing with the Stars" performance show, ABC, 22.8 million viewers

2.) "Sunday Night Football", NBC, 21.8 million viewers (Patriots beat the Eagles)
3.) Tuesday's "Dancing with the Stars" results show, ABC, 21 million viewers
4.) "Desperate Housewives", ABC, 18.6 million viewers
5.) "NCIS", CBS, 17.3 million viewers
6.) "House", Fox, 16.9 million viewers
7.) "60 Minutes", CBS, 16.1 million viewers
8.) "Criminal Minds", CBS, 15.9 million viewers
9.) "CSI: Miami", CBS, 15.8 million viewers
10.) "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition", ABC, 15 million viewers
11.) "CSI", CBS, 14.7 million viewers
12.) "CSI: New York", CBS, 14.6 million viewers
13.) "Samantha Who?", ABC, 14.4 million viewers
14.) "Grey's Anatomy", ABC, 14.1 million viewers

15.) "Two and a Half Men", CBS, 13.9 million viewers

16.) "Cold Case", CBS, 13 million viewers

17.) "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose", ABC, 12.3 million viewers
18.) "Brothers & Sisters", ABC, 12.3 million viewers
19.) "Without a Trace", CBS, 12.2 million viewers
20.) "Amazing Race", CBS, 11.8 million viewers

$25 Pyramid-Erica played today and got 4 out of 5 making the jackpot $40 tomorrow.

Birthdays-

Jaleel White - 31

Michael Vartan - 39

Robin Givens - 43

FISHER STEVENS- 44

Caroline Kennedy - 50

Bill Nye "The Science Guy" - 52

Curtis Armstrong - 54

James Avery - 59

Jimi Hendrix - (1942 - 1970) (He was only 27)

Bruce Lee - (1940 - 1973) (He was only 32)

Eddie Rabbitt - (1941 - 1998)

On this day-

1967 - THE BEATLES released "Magical Mystery Tour" {certified Six-Times Platinum}, with the title track, "The Fool On The Hill", "I Am The Walrus", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Hello, Goodbye", "Penny Lane", "Baby You're A Rich Man" and "All You Need Is Love".

1974 - CARL DOUGLAS' classic jam "KUNG FU FIGHTING" went Gold. Carl Douglas then tried a follow-up with "DANCE THE KUNG FU" and it tanked.

1978 - "THE WHITE SHADOW" debuted on CBS.

1980 - "BOSOM BUDDIES", featuring superstar PETER SCOLARI and some guy named TOM HANKS, debuted on ABC.

1981 - The British Phonographic Industry, with the endorsement of rock stars like ELTON JOHN, 10CC and the BOOMTOWN RATS, placed ads in the British press claiming, quote, "Home taping is wiping out music."

1985 - STEVEN SPIELBERG married AMY IRVING. They divorced four years and one child later and her prenuptial agreement netted her $100 MILLION for her troubles.

1995 - AMERICA ONLINE purged the word "BREAST" from its system in order to get rid of "obscene or vulgar language." Angry breast cancer survivors who used AOL protested, and a week later they brought back the word "breast."

1995 - THE BEATLES' "ANTHOLOGY (ONE)" album set a first-week sales record, selling 1.2 MILLION copies in the U.S.

Battle of the Sexes-The men won today and have tied it up 11-11!

New on DVD Today-

"Bratz: The Movie" - a live action version of the toy line starring four relatively unknown actresses as high school freshmen who team up to beat the school's most popular girl in a talent competition.

New Music Today-

"Live Over Europe", Genesis LIVE (A double-disc album with 21 live songs recorded earlier this year during the European dates of their current reunion tour)

TV on DVD Today-

"The O.C.: The Complete Series," a 28-disc DVD set.

"Happy Days: The Third Season," a four-disc DVD set.

"Laverne & Shirley: The Third Season," a four-disc set.

"Mork & Mindy: The Third Season," a four-disc set.

$25 Pyramid-I played today and we got 4 out of 5. $5 rolls over to tomorrow's jackpot making it $35.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN!

We have your tickets to see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band April 19th at the Amway Arena before they go on sale! Be listening every morning this week at 8:00 for you chance to win. Tickets go on sale Saturday morning at 10am.

Lou Harry-

Lou joined Scott and Erica this morning to talk about his new book called "The Complete Excuses Handbook." We all have our favorites, but this book covers them all. For more info on the book, you can go to http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=1933662808

Fact or Fiction-Christian added $20 to his jackpot for a total now of $40. You can steal his money in the morning at 8:40.

Monday, November 26, 2007

Birthdays-

Natasha Bedingfield - 26

John McVie - 62

Tina Turner - 68

Rich Little - 69

On this day-

1825 - THE FIRST COLLEGE SOCIAL FRATERNITY, Kappa Alpha, was formed at Union College in Schenectady, New York. The original members invited friends over for dinner parties of baked potatoes and apples, as well as "mirth and wit and merry song."

1942 - President Franklin Roosevelt ordered nationwide GASOLINE RATIONING, beginning December 1st.

1942 - The motion picture "Casablanca", starring HUMPHREY BOGART and INGRID BERGMAN, had its world premiere at the Hollywood Theater in New York.

1982 - MILES DAVIS married CICELY TYSON. BILL COSBY was the best man.

1986 - "Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home" was released.

1998 - HULK HOGAN announced that he was retiring from pro wrestling and would run for president in 2000. Four years later, Hulk Hogan was back in wrestling.

Battle of the Sexes-The men won today and are now only down by 1!

In the theaters-

1.) (NEW) Disney's "Enchanted", $35.3 million (Up to a total of $50 million since it opened on Wednesday)

2.) (NEW) Mekhi Phifer and Chris Brown's family comedy "This Christmas," $18.6 million (Up to a total of $27.1 million since it opened on Wednesday)

3.) "Beowulf", $16.2 million (Up to a total of $56.4 million in its 2nd week)

4.) (NEW) "Hitman," about a genetically engineered assassin, $13 million (Up to a total of $21 million since it opened on Wednesday)

5.) "Bee Movie" $12 million (Up to a total of $112 million in its 4th week)

6.) "Fred Claus" $10.7 million (Up to a total of $53.1 million in its 3rd week)

7.) (NEW) "August Rush", about a musically gifted orphan trying to find his parents, $9.4 million (Up to a total of $13.3 million since it opened on Wednesday)

8.) "American Gangster", $9.2 million (Up to a total of $116 million in its 4th week)

9.) (NEW) "The Mist", $9.1 million (Up to a total of $13 million since it opened on Wednesday)

10.) Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin's "No Country for Old Men", $8.1 million (Up to a total of $16.6 million in its 3rd week)

$25 Pyramid-Erica played today and got 4 out of 5. The jackpot goes to $30 tomorrow.

Scott and Erica's Radio Garage Sale, Holiday Edition!

We cleaned out our office this morning of DVD's, CD's, TV and Movie memorabilia, clothes, and other really cool items. Hopefully you were able to get something good for the holidays. Just a reminder, make sure you pick up your item by Wednesday at 5:00pm.

Happy Thanksgiving

On behalf of the Scott and Erica Morning Show, hope you have the best Thanksgiving ever! We will be home enjoying the long holiday weekend with our families and we'll talk to you again Monday morning with the Scott and Erica Radio Garage Sale!

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Birthdays-

Ken Griffey Jr. - 38

Troy Aikman - 41

Nicollette Sheridan - 44

GOLDIE HAWN - 62

Harold Ramis - 63

Marlo Thomas - 70

Stan Musial - 87

On this day-

1877 - THOMAS EDISON announced his newest invention: A hand-cranked foil cylinder PHONOGRAPH, which he dubbed a "talking machine." The first thing recorded was "Mary Had a Little Lamb."

1942 - TWEETY BIRD debuted in the Warner Brothers cartoon "A Tale of Two Kitties."

1963 - President JOHN F. KENNEDY and his wife, Jackie, arrived in San Antonio, Texas, to start their two-day tour of the state which would end with John's assassination in Dallas.

1976 - "Rocky" was released.

1980 - An estimated 83 million TV viewers tuned in to "Dallas" to find out "WHO SHOT J.R.?"

1981 - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN started the first of 10 weeks at the tiptop of the singles chart with "Physical."

1995 - GREEN DAY singer BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG was arrested for dropping his pants at a concert in Milwaukee. He was fined $141.

1995 - DISNEY released the first entirely computer-animated movie "TOY STORY."

Battle of the Sexes- The men won today and are down by 2 in the post-season.

New Movies Out This Weekend-

"Enchanted" - a Disney movie that mixes animation and live action. It stars Patrick Dempsey and Amy Adams as a fairytale princess who accidentally ends up in New York City after being thrown into a magic portal by an evil queen, played by Susan Sarandon. (PG) Official Site: http://www.enchantedmovie.com/

"The Mist" - Based on the Stephen King book of the same name, it stars Thomas Jane and Marcia Gay Harden. It's about a group of people who are trapped in a grocery store as a strange, deadly mist blows into town. (R)Official Site: http://www.themist-movie.com/

"Hitman" - starring Timothy Olyphant (Seth Bullock on "Deadwood") as a genetically engineered assassin struggling with the sudden development of a conscience. It's based on the popular "Hitman" video game series.Official Site: http://www.hitmanmovie.com/

"August Rush" - starring Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Robin Williams, Terrence Howard and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's" Freddie Highmore. (PG) After an unwed mother is in a car accident, her father secretly gives her baby away and lets her think she lost the baby in the accident. Years later, the kid's amazing musical talents somehow lead him to his birth parents. Official Site: http://augustrushmovie.com/

$25 Pyramid- Scott played this morning and got all 5! The jackpot will be $25 Monday morning.

Glenn Richards- The FOX35 Chief Meteorologist joined us this morning to give the extended forecast for the long holiday weekend. Look for some possible showers on Thanksgiving Day as a front moves through Central Florida. It will cool down slightly Friday and begin to warm up over the weekend as the next cold front comes through at the beginning of next week. Overall, partly sunny, showers possible, with highs in the upper 70's to low 80's. Overall, Glenn gave the weekend a 7.

Rock Stars!

We've all heard of the crazy things the rock stars ask for backstage at their concerts like all red M&M's, huge trays of food, bottled water at a certain temperature, fresh flowers and so on. Well, this morning we chatted with Spinner.com's Kim Davis and she has a story about the "25 Most Outrageous Concert Riders." You have to check out this story and see what some of these people ask for! My personal favorite, Cher requires her wigs have their own personal dressing room! You can get the story here, http://www.spinner.com/2007/10/12/outrageous-concert-riders-no-25/

NEXT WEEK-Monday morning it the Scott and Erica RADIO GARAGE SALE!

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Birthdays-

Ming-Na - 44

Bo Derek - 51
Joe Walsh - 60

Veronica Hamel - 64

Dick Smothers - 68

Richard Dawson - 75

On this day-

1962 - THE FOUR SEASONS' mind-blowing smash "BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY" was released.

1971 - The "THEME FROM SHAFT" by ISAAC HAYES hit #1 on the pop singles chart.

1973 - WHO drummer KEITH MOON collapsed during a San Francisco concert after too much booze. PETE TOWNSHEND asked for a volunteer drummer from the audience and 19-year-old Scott Halpin's dream came true. He took a shot of brandy, then played on three songs, including "MY GENERATION".

1975 - "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST" was released starring JACK NICHOLSON as a man who pretends to be crazy to get out of prison and LOUISE FLETCHER as Nurse Ratched, the head nurse of the mental asylum where he ends up. They earned Best Actor and Best Actress awards for their roles, and the movie also grabbed that year's Best Picture Oscar.

1982 - DREW BARRYMORE became the YOUNGEST HOST OF "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" at age 7, TWO years before she started drinking.

1983 - An estimated 100 million people watched the controversial ABC-TV movie "THE DAY AFTER". The movie depicted the outbreak of nuclear war.

1984 - THE 50 BILLIONTH MCDONALD'S HAMBURGER WAS MADE!

1997 - KENNY G. received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Battle of the Sexes-The men won today. The score is the ladies up by 3, 10-7.

New Music Out Today-

"Jordin Sparks", Jordin Sparks (Includes the single "Tattoo")

"Frank", Amy Winehouse

"All That Is Within Me", Mercy Me

"Angel Down", Sebastian Bach

"D-Sides", Gorillaz

The soundtrack to the Vince Vaughn movie "Fred Claus"

The soundtrack to the new Angelina Jolie movie "Beowulf"

The soundtrack to the new Disney movie "Enchanted".

New on DVD-

"Hairspray"

"Live Free or Die Hard"

"The Santa Clause 3 - The Escape Clause"

"My Friends Tigger & Pooh - Super Sleuth Christmas Movie"

TV SERIES ON DVD-

"C.S.I.: The Complete Seventh Season" a seven-disc DVD set.

"Gene Simmons' Family Jewels: The Complete Season Two" a three-disc set.

"Chappelle's Show: The Series Collection" a six-disc set of all three seasons.

"Queer As Folk: The Complete Series" . . . a 28-disc set.

"Charles In Charge: The Complete Second Season" a three-disc DVD set.

"Mission Impossible: The Third TV Season" a seven-disc set.

"The Wild Wild West: Third Season" . . . a 24-disc set.

$25 Pyramid- Erica played today and got all 5! The jackpot goes back to $25 in the morning.

Duran Duran!

Duran Duran's very own Nick Rhodes joined us this morning to chat about their new album "Red Carpet Massacre." We are also giving away our next "World Tour" trip next week and it's a chance to see Duran Duran in Austin, Texas. For more info on Duran Duran or their new album, go to http://www.duranduran.com/

Bad Mood Stat-The University of Florida did a study and found that the average bad mood lasts 12 hours. Not me, mine won't last more that 30-60 minutes, too happy of a person. How about you, yours last more or less than 12 hours?

You Drove Where?

Scott asked this morning "How far did you drive just for Thanksgiving?" I thought I drove a long way to see family in Baltimore, but the longest was Port Orange to North Jersey. I drive because I'm not a big fan of flying. My longest road trip was with my parents to Canada (my dad is afraid to fly too). However, I did just drive to Times Square with my wife and 2 kids! What is your longest road trip?

Fact or Fiction-Michelle from Eustis stole the money this morning and is our new champion! You can steal her money tomorrow morning at 8:40.