I woke up this morning and felt a little chilly. Then, I looked at the forecast for overnight tonight and wasn't thrilled with what I saw. So I did what I felt I had to do - before I left for work today, I turned the furnace on for the first time this season.

We are into that time of year where you may want it on overnight and then may be able to turn it off and open the house back up in the afternoon...as may be the case tomorrow. We will see then.

Bottom line is - gotta keep me and the furchild warm!

It's October and we aren't *Missing* Around...  

Missing Mountain Brewing Company 2811 Front Street in Cuyahoga Falls till 9pm tonight have a WQMX Fundraising Day going on to benefit Bosom Buddies.

Pink Peaks Beer is back so go grab one or a few, they have great food and plenty of drinks.   15% of their sales from 4-9pm will benefit WQMX Bosom Buddies.

We are also less than 2 weeks away from the WQMX Bosom Buddies Benefit Concert with Chris Young and Chris Lane at the Akron Civic Theater.  It is an amazing night!  An amazing venue!  And an amazing charity!  Buy tickets for a night you will never forget at WQMX.com.  Bid in the Online Auction Here!  The 5Kay is this Saturday which you can sign up Here or show up day of run or walk! 

Jelly Roll chatted and performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night. He talked about what it was like being on Saturday Night Live for the first time and making his newest album, Beautifully Broken. then he performed "Lonely Road" with Travis Barker from Blink-182 and Machine Gun Kelly!

Oh, how I love October!

There's so much great stuff going on this month. With sports alone, it's hard to beat. We're in the heat of football season, baseball playoffs begin (Go Guardians!), and the NBA season starts too. I think the even the NHL gets going, also!

Then, of course, it's prime time for the fall season. The trees are beautifully turning colors and leaves scatter the ground. The air is crisp and cooler, and I can finally wear my favorite flannels, jackets, and hoodies again. I think there's no better time to be outdoors.

What's probably the best part of October, though, is spooky season! There's the autumn flavors, the scary movies, creepy stories around a bonfire, costumes, decorations, and all things Halloween! Here at WQMX, we're helping you celebrate by turning into W-Boo-MX. From pumpkin patches to haunted houses and more, you can win some great stuff all through October to help get you in the spirit of all.

Thanks for listening to Your Country 94.9 W-Boo-MX!

Every year the station gets a spooky makeover to put all the fall fun leading up to Halloween...  Listen up to win a ton of prizes this week and thru out the month of October!!!  https://www.facebook.com/share/r/KZt6s1jeUHh3ya4c/

 

 

 

 

 

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If you answered that question with a "yes"...listen up! Be here on WQMX the rest of the week with me at 8:15 for WBOOMX Spooky Season Trivia.

I'll have a trivia question for you, and if you are caller #7 with the correct answer, you are going to Cedar Point to check out Halloweekends! What could be better?

All you have to do is listen at 8:15 to WQMX the rest of the week for your chance to win! Good luck!

Luek Bryan is on pace to earn another #1 single next week with "Love You, Miss You, Mean It", and he performed the song yesterday on Good Morning America! Luke just released his new album Mind Of A Country Boy on Friday. 

Highwayman -  Willie Nelson / Kris Kristofferson / Waylon Jennings / Johnny Cash - 1985  (Album - The Highwayman)

With the death of Kris Kristofferson, thought it proper to feature this song today.  This was written by one of the best songwriters of all time, Jimmy Webb.  The four stars formed this group called the Highwayman in 1985.  The idea of four major stars coming together was revolutionary, and this idea pre-dates The Traveling Wildbury's  that in the rock world would come 2 years later to incredible success.  This song was a #1 and was a real favorite at the time.  This album and single sold a million and the single won a Grammy.   This was recorded first by the songwriter, and later by Glen Campbell.  But let's face it, this song was made for these guys.  The four loved this song so much, they named themselves and the album after it.  They recorded a few albums as such.  This was a big event at the time, and still sounds great all these years later.

RIP Kris

Last Weeks Selection

Yesterday, I dusted off my old skateboard and decided to join a friend out at the relatively new skatepark in Magic City. It was great! 

It's been a while since I've had my feet on the grip tape, and it felt good to be back out doing something I love. I used to skate daily, though I've never really had a knack for it. 

Why don't we just say, I'm rusty....

The Barberton Skatepark is over there by the Dairy Queen, for reference (if you know where that is). Let me tell you, it's beautiful! They did an awesome job building one of the finest parks in our area. It's smooth with nice ramps and a well-thought-out design. It's right for every skill level. 

The place almost felt like a cookie-cutter copy of some template design; and that's not a bad thing. I imagine those same metal ramps set up identically somewhere else. Unlike Akron's skatepark, it's just those atop a flat pad, and you could pour that anywhere. 

Monday was a super humid, muggy day, so stamina wasn't all there. We skated for a couple hours and even met some nice fellows. I got some tricks in, and I did have a decent spill I'll surely be feeling tomorrow. 

Now, I have to say, that might just be my new favorite skatepark. If you ride a board, a scooter, roller skates, or whatever- check it out sometime! 

Saturday night, I went along with our weekend/fill in guy Tristan Sanchez to see one of my favorite comics - Matteo Lane. He performed at the Palace Theater at Playhouse Square.

MAN WAS IT BUSY IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND THAT NIGHT! First, the Guardians were playing the Astros at Progressive Field, there was a Twenty One Pilots concert at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, and every theater at Plyhouse Square had an event. Not only that, I think they all started within maybe 90 minutes of eachother! Traffic and parking was difficult!

Anyway, we both really enjoyed the show and then went for something to eat afterward at a 24 hour restaurant on the West Side. I had fun spending a night out doing something rather than spending that time falling asleep in my recliner with the cat on my lap! haha