I had another odd dream over the weekend. This one was sports related.

This time, I had a dream that in Northeast Ohio we were celebrating BOTH the Browns and Guardians winning it all in the same year! LOL. As always, I have no idea what brought this on. By the way, I do not know who either team beat for the league championship. All I know is there was a lot of TV coverage of people around here celebrating.

We DID come probably as close to this actually happening as it ever will in 2016. Remember? That year the Cavs DID win the Championship, and the Indians were up against the Cubs in the Series.

When I have weird dreams, they will be talked about here so you are the first to know ;) HAHAHAHA

Can't wait to see what Saturday Night holds when HARDY takes over the WWE Royal Rumble.  Click Here to see his Promo.

Tyler Hubbard released his self-titled debut solo album today! It includes his singles "5 Foot 9" and "Dancin' In The Country". He'll be making some TV appearances in support of the new album so make sure you set your DVR! Monday, 1/30 he'll be on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and on his birthday, Tuesday 1/31, he'll be on Good Morning America.

During the WQMX Country Cafe we debuted a new song from Chris Janson called "All I Need Is You". Chris said in his story behind the song video that the song is a "super special love song" about his wife Kelly and that "at the end of the day like the song says, really nothing else matters. As long as we have our health and our happiness and our love. And we do. And I'm grateful for that." 

This morning, Scott and Sarah premiered the next single from Cole Swindell, which we played again in the WQMX Country Cafe! Oh and we'll play it again tonight during New at Nine with Rachel Evans! Cole says "'Drinkaby' is break up song, but it's a fun, uptempo break up song. A lullaby may help you fall asleep, but a "Drinkaby" hopefully helps you get over that ex that you've been trying to get over."

Other new releases today include the Nate Smith x MOTi "Whiskey on You" remix, Craig Campbell's album Tractor Songs, Elle King's new album Come Get Your Wife. Luke Combs also previewed a new song that will be available on his upcoming new album Gettin' Old that will drop on 3/24! Pre-order the new album and you get "Growin' Up and Gettin' OId"! 

Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old is out now!

Click here to listen: https://t.co/iODJnneQL2 pic.twitter.com/kqOPO5G1Sb

— Luke Combs ? (@lukecombs) January 27, 2023

Happy listening!!

I love my furball Buttercup. I spend money on his food (he has a soecial diet), and make sure he has a good amount of toys to keep him occupied. I spend my good, hard earned money on said toys...as does my mom. But what does this little nerd do?... plays with simple everyday things!

Now, I know all cats do it. Once, he decided that the circular lid to a thing of litter would make a great toy! Just this week, he thought the lid to a cannister of Tootsie Rolls I got for Christmas would be fun to play with! Funny how they get entertained by the simplest things lol.

Now to be fair, he does still play with the actual cat toys we buy him too. It's just funny to watch what he will decide to play with next.

Today, I received a call from Kim from Massillon on the Cricket Wireless Studioline 330-370-2000.  She asked what I listen to when I'm not on-air?  Truthfully, I listen to 94.9 WQMX all the time... the only times I don't is when I'm catching up on just released music for a meeting, researching the "Throwback Song of The Day" at 3:20...  or when I hear something on a movie or something that I can't place.   
So to answer Kim's question... I will resort to my last songs searched... which could have been super new/old or searched for any number of reasons.  But here goes...

1.  Lainey Wilson - Road Runner (this is fire probably my favorite of Lainey's so far, she is killing it.  I can't wait till the show at The Dusty Armadillo in March!)

2.  Old Dominion - Memory Lane (such an infectious song.)

3.  Confederate Railroad - Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind (Love the story telling, reminds me of my grandpa.)

4.  HARDY - mockingbird & THE CROW (basically the whole album *NSFW*)  Although the Claymation Video reminds me of a messed up California Raisins for this single 'mockingbird & THE CROW*)

5.  Kenny Chesney - Back Where I Come From (takes me back to where I Come From)

6.  Hank Williams Jr. - My Name Is Bocephus (looked this up because someone didn't believe me Bobcat Goldthwait was in the video) 

7. Waylon Jennings - I Ain't Livin Long Like This (it's Waylon...)

8. Montgomery Gentry - Daddy Won't Sell The Farm (they played it at The Dusty one night hadn't heard it in a minute.)

9.  Eric Church - Over When It's Over  (I do listen to a lot of Eric Church and the show at Blossom will rock in June.)

10.  Brothers Osbourne - All Night  (I wanted to dress up like the Black Light Costumes in this one for a Halloween. Didn't pan out.)

Again, I really only listen to WQMX.  These above are somewhat recent or over the past number of years... Thanks for asking Kim!

Last night was a big night on late night TV! First off, Hailey Whitters made her late night debut singing her debut single "Everything She Ain't" on JImmy Kimmel Live!  What a moment for the rising star:

 HARDY and Lainey Wilson made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to sing their duet "wait in the truck", and once again (thinking back to their CMA performance) this was soooo good! 

HARDY then made an appearance on the third hour of the TODAY show to talk about his new album and sing another song off of his new album "the mockingbird & THE CROW", this one's called "screen":

So with the snow on Wednesday morning, schools closed. It seems like just yesterday I would've dreamed to wake up to snow covered roads that were nearly impassable and hoping a plow hadn't come by in many hours so we could stay home from school and watch The Price is Right ;).

How times have changed! Now, I always hope that heavy snow goes around us so I can have an easy drive into work or going home. I'm always looking to count how many plows I see hoping that number is high so I don't get stuck trying to get home. It's funny how your viewpoint changes with age :).

I love movies, and I love it when movies I love get recognized! And with the Academy Awards this year, it looks like The Academy and I have similar tastes (for once). A lot of my favorites, like Everything Everywhere All at Once, Elvis, and The Fablemans all got different nominations. Check out the list below and see if your favorite got nominated!

https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2023

I worked at Blossom Music Center as an usher for 10 years. One of my favorite country acts to come through every year was Brooks & Dunn. Great music, great show, and just a lot of fun. They are getting back on the road in 2023 for the Reboot Tour, and bringing Scotty McCreery along for the ride!

They are not stopping here this time though. BUT, you don't have to travel far to attend the show! They are stopping in Pittsburgh and Buffalo this May, and they will be in Columbus in June. If you have never seen Brooks & Dunn...go!

The MLB Baseball Hall of Fame strikes again... and that was a whiff!  I can't wait to tell my kid that "Scott Rolen got into Cooperstown"????

So tonight Major League Baseball out of 28 players voted in Scott Rolen to join the Hall of Fame with Fred McGriff in the 2023 Class.  

I can understand, you DO NOT want to give people a free-pass to the games greatest accolade.  

Scott Rolen has 2000+ hits, 1200 RBI's, 1400+ Strike Outs, 300+ Homeruns and batted a life-time .281.

Those are great numbers for Major Leaguer's.  How can you in your right mind Baseball Writer's put in Scott Rolen by only 5 votes?  Fred McGriff was awesome.. "The Crime Dog" should have been in earlier.  

But Scott Rolen... over the likes of Pete Rose, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling, A-rod...  even Todd Helton who came up with less than 5% of the vote of getting in to the hall this year... has the same numbers as Rolen just batted a career .316. (better than Rolen but Helton played mostly for the Rockies.)

And DO NOT GET ME STARTED ON ALBERT BELLE!!!  I'll prove my point if you were to choose a player for your team Albert Belle or Scott Rolen?  Yes, Albert.  Scott Rolen in his Prime or Albert Belle in his final season?  I'm taking Albert.  5x All-Star, 5x Siver Slugger Award, Lead the AL in homeruns in '95 and 3x AL RBI Leader (9 straight 100 RBI Seasons)(8 straight seasons of 30 HR and 100 RBI's).   Would you remember Fernando Vina's name other than Albert breaking up a double play..

I think Baseball is doing itself an injustice.   Don't celebrate the players who "used steroids" but don't put in lesser talent.  Celebrate your record holders!  How many parents are going to tell their kids about Scott Rolen?  Nothing against him.  Rolen again was a serviceable player.  I understand the tradition and the Baseball Writers protecting it.  They want their vote to be the end-all-be-all...  If it is truly America's Past Time let the people choose.  At least make a wing of Cooperstown that celebrates some of the biggest names in the game.  Heck, make a bunch of wings... Steroids, Gambling, Drugs and Corked Bats.   Again nothing against Scott Rolen but be better Baseball Writer's...or let someone else do it better.