Hurley: July 2007

FRIDAY NIGHT i headed north to broadcast from the WORKS. Woo woo! Love this place. I've been there two weeks in a row. This time i was promoting "Jimmies Chicken Shack" who were playing live.

Yup yup...thats where i was.

i am FAR too happy to be talking on the mic. wow. what the hell kind of smile is that? it's like Jim Carrey.

So Jimmy, tell me about this "chicken shack" that i've heard so much about...

Don't make fun of me JIMMY! I'm not one to be trifled with! (damn...i look mad). Not sure why...this was fun! haha

Sometimes i forget that people actually "listen" to what i'm doing on the radio. I know, it sounds crazy...but when i'm yapping on the mic or making a commerical, i forget that thousands upon thousands of people actually hear these things.

last night Aaron, D Murph and I decided to stop in at Molly's (on chestnut street in lovely downtown lancaster) for a beer. The bartender wasn't aware that I worked at FM97.

Molly's has a commercial that plays on our station, and he started impersonating the commercial. If you've heard it...you know there's a "drunken idiot" in the commercial who's using cheap pick-up lines. So the bartender starts doing the impression of that.

Of course...I'M THE VOICE OF THE "DRUNKEN IDIOT" IN THE COMMERCIAL! hahahaha

It's the first time i've ever heard someone do an impression of me, doing an impression of a wierd, drunk guy! haha.

Easily, a top-ten moment of the year for me. loved it.

Woke up early this morning (6:45! ugh) for an appearance at the Fractured Prune in E-Town. Thank GOD i was appearing at a donut/coffee shop. If i had to appear at a car dealership at 8am, it would be ugly for everyone.

Needless to say, we're giving away an iPhone. In case you forget, here's a handy sign to remind you.

Here is the ACTUAL iPhone. Yes, i've touched an iPhone. It was something of a religous experience...i may not wash my hands again. I suggested that we hire security guards to escort the iPhone to different locations...but apparenlty that idea was shot down. Instead, i stood next to the table for 2 hours and gave everyone the "don't touch the iPhone" glare.

Saturday morning we strapped on the backpacks, laced up the boots and headed for the Appalachain Trail in Wind Gap, PA.

Here i am, just hanging out before the hike. Apparently the sign CAN safely hold 165 pounds.

Sketch, Me, Christa, James, Walker and baby Elizabeth get ready to hit the trail for 9 miles of fun.

Yes, i said BABY Elizabeth. She's a year old, but she's already a hiking veteran!

So, why do we carry heavy packs over rock-filled terrain in hot weather? For views like this one on Wolf's Rocks. wow. you could see 10 or 15 miles from up here...if not more. just amazing.

Christa whispers in my ear "aren't you deathly afraid of heights?"

Sketch strikes a pose on the rocks. yes, we rock!

A turkey vulture joined us on the rocks. he was also impressed with the view.

After a bunch of crying and whining, we decided to stop for a lunch break. No...Elizabeth wasnt crying, it was the rest of us!

Here's our second sighting of actual woodlands creatures. See the brown spot out there? thats a deer.

4 hours of climbing over rocks like this was pretty tiring. Apparently Pensylvania is made entirely of small, sharp rocks.

Wooooo..9 miles and 4 hours later we emerged into Wind Gap for some well-deserved rest, followed by chicken wings and beer!

You think i should UPDATE this once in a while? yeah..i've been slacking. ever since i took over as Webmaster at the station i've been living on THAT website. so it's getting the bulk of my time. You can see the fruits of my labor at www.fm97.com.

Cheers!

Headed to Allentown this weekend to celebrate Jess's birthday party. This was the first time i'd seen her new place. Yes, she has a SLIDE on her deck. simply put...this is the greatest deck ever.