Box Office Results - Mean Girls

#2 - The Beekeeper 

#3 - Wonka

New Next Week – Millers Girl (Thriller)

Whoa!!! - The weekend’s only new movie, the sci-fi thriller I.S.S. was a bomb, opening in seventh with only $3 million from 2,500 theaters.

Oscar Nominations  - Oppenheimer 13 / Poor Things 11 / Killers Of The Flower Moon 10 / Barbie 8

The Razzies - WORST PICTURE Nominees

The Exorcist: Believer
Expend4bles
Meg 2: The Trench
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

This Weekend – Check out my Country Music Memory Lane (Link)

Also - 50 Most Important Country Songs 1980 – Today #47 (Link)

# 46 - Country Must Be Country Wide - Brantley Gilbert -  2010

This was also on my Favorites List from last year in about the same position (#49).  Songs will end up on THIS list for various reasons, and this one is simple.  This is one of the most influential songs of the past number of years.  It's a mix of a few kinds of music and that's always a challenge to do the right way.  It's very unusual that a new artist records a song this impactful.  This number one was his debut single, and it took us to a different place musically.  When many newer artists heard this song many said, "I wanna do THAT!"   This was exceedingly edgy for 2010, but this sound has become a bit more commonplace since.  Now whether that's good or bad for country overall is still up for debate, as this did and does miss with some.  But for Brantley Gilbert, it's his accepted sound as he's very popular with a whole lot of people and with WQMX listeners.  This was way outside of the box in 2010. It works for him, but not as much for imitators of this that followed.  I always thought this about this song and sound - when this song comes to your house to visit, it doesn't wipe its feet off on the mat before it walks in. 

Last Week #47

This Song #49 Favorites List - 2023

After a mild start to the winter, it seems as though we are finally set to get a substantial amount of snow going into the weekend. Some areas are forecasted to get six or more inches of accumulation throughout Friday, and I'm thrilled! I love the snow. I actually adore driving in it and slip sliding around, and sledding is always a blast too. Another thing I do when we get a heavy blanket, is plow driveways with my quad. 

I this year will be my third season clearing driveways with the ATV and it is no walk in the park. It's cold, wet, and exerting work, but I really don't mind. It's not so bad with the proper gear on, and maybe one day I'll fit a plow onto the Blazer. As it stands, I have the opportunity to help people out around the neighborhood while picking up some money on the side. So long as there's snow, I'll be... Joe Plow! 

On a totally different note, if you didn't know it, I am a big fan of Megan Moroney. She just dropped a new single at Midnight and I'm hoping it's a sign of her sophmore album in the works. Lucky is a stellar record and if you like any of the songs off it such as Tenessee Orange or I'm Not Pretty, I bet you'll like this one too! 

Tonight during the New @ 9, I will have the new Larry Fleet single called "Things I Take For Granted" as the New Song Spotlight. Once I play it in it's entirety, I will need your votes!

Should we Keep it or Kick it? You can vote on the Cricket Wireless Textline or give me a phone call at 330-370-2000 from 9:00-9:45 and I'll have the results for you around 9:50. Let's see if I have another winner for you tonight!

Well it is probably not the best position to be in...  You are like Ben, who wouldn't want to sing the National Anthem before the Super Bowl?  

Congrats to one of the best to ever do it... REBA!!!!

FIRST ON CBS MORNINGS: @reba will sing the National Anthem ahead of #SuperBowlLVII, with @AndraDayMusic and @PostMalone rounding out this year’s lineup of performers.

McEntire shares with @gayleking and @nateburleson how she is preparing for the big game. pic.twitter.com/jtj5blAH7M

— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) January 18, 2024

 The reason I said it's not the best situation.  Reba is following this performance from last year.  

 If anyone can live up to the hype it's Reba!  Boy, Stapleton just killed it last year though.

For this week's Top Ten list, I'm keeping it simple. I typically gravitate towards ranking different types of food or media for these blogs, but everything and anything is a potential topic, so I'm excited to get into this one about colors! 

Naturally, it often depends on the context when we decide what colors we like best. Maybe you'd want a birthday cake with teal icing but would never paint your bedroom walls in that hue, for example. With that in mind, here's my top ten favorite colors, generally. 

10. Pink

9. Grey

8. Orange

7. Brown

6. Green

5. Blue

4. Black

3. White

2. Yellow

1. Purple

I like a nice dark purple most of the time, but you got to love the Mopar Plum Crazy paint. I also adore my go kart's Candy Grape Krylon spray coat. The kart I had before was an attractive yellow, the buggy I'm spraying now will be white, and my most recent color change was turning the minibike from orange to light blue. I'm indifferent about the El Camino's paint colors but I'm over the moon that my Blazer happens to be white. I would have never owned a bright red Camaro if color were a factor in my car buying, but it's nice that it worked out to be one of my favorites this time for my new ride. Uniquely, my first car was brown! One day, I hope to have a factory yellow car too. 

What about you, though? Does your favorite color change based on the context or are you consistent across the board? And, how has your number one changed through the years? 

Thanks for reading this, and be sure to have a colorful day now! 

There are many things in life that give me happiness... Family, Friends, all the WQMX Faithful!  

I am a baseball fan always have been.  We are lucky to have The Akron Rubberducks.  I can't wait for baseball!  And since it has been sooo cold the weather that hopefully comes with it.

The Rubberducks 'Only In Akron' Series is getting a new name and logo June 21st.   This time celebrating Barberton, baseball, Hot Chicken and Rice... Nothing wrong with any of those things..   Click Here For Details.  I love the logo.   

The home opener will be on Friday, April 5 at 7:05 p.m. against the Altoona Curve.  

Attention anyone who has followed Fiona the Hippo from birth: she turns 7 next week!!!! This has been an amazing time for the Cincinnati Zoo with the publicity and outreach with Hippos since her birth. She has captivated many across the country - including Sarah Kay and Ryan Lang here at the station.

If I were you, I'd plan a roadtrip down to Cincinnati to help Fiona celebrate her 7th birthday. The zoo is giving fans the chance to meet her and her family too! If you have followed Fiona and her progress, I'm sure you don't want to miss it!

For many school children here in Northeast Ohio, Wednesday is a calamity day. It's technically not a snow day since the closures are due to the extreme cold from windchills beyond negative ten degrees in the morning time, but I'll call it one anyways. It's all in the name of safety, as we just cannot have kids freezing solid as they wait for the bus or walk to class. It's a good call, in my opinion, and if you'd like to see a list of closures you can check that out here. 

Going off this, I don't think I'm alone in missing these types of days back as a kid. It was like the greatest thing ever! My brother and I would sleep-in and wouldn't have to wake up before the sunrise like normal. We'd loaf around in pajamas playing video games and watching DVDs. Hours upon hours were spent in our side yard sledding down the hill, hitting homemade jumps and all. Oftentimes we were tasked with shoveling the driveway too, which really meant that I would casually push around a small pile of snow as my older brother broke his back doing the brunt of the work. 

Ah... the good ole' days! 

I savored every free moment of my snow day whenever we were so lucky to have one, and I appreciate that the schools are putting the wellbeing of their students at the forefront for our Wednesday, with these crazy windchill temps. I do see both sides of the decision considering students need to be behind the desks for them to learn, but I don't think a day is going to make or break anybody and it is dangerously cold. 

Stay safe and warm out there, and take whatever positives you can from our January weather. It's not all bad. Maybe you're a snowboarder who's stoked to hit the powder or a fisherman ready to set up an ice shanty. Maybe you make money spreading salt or simply enjoy the beauty of the morning sun glistening off a fresh white blanket. Or... maybe you've got the day off now, as student or faculty- enjoy it!

Tonight there is a Wind Chill Advisory in effect from 10pm till Noon on Wednesday (1/17/24).   

The Summit Lake Community Center, located at 380 W. Crosier St., will be open through Friday, Jan. 19 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. as a warming center.

As for tonight...  The city has the Emergency Overnight Shelter located at 111 E. Voris St. open to Monday, Jan. 22. The shelter is open from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m.  Click Here For Details!

Please look out for your neighbors and most importantly pets...

Ohio law requires pet owners to give them adequate food, water and shelter. It also states that it is illegal to leave your pet outdoors in extreme weather. 

Here is more on cold weather for pets and livestock.  Please stay warm and stay inside if possible.