Bush/Live Text Contest

WKQX-FM’s “Bush/Live Text” Contest
Official Rules

A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station WKQX-FM (“Station”), owned and operated by Cumulus Media Holdings Inc. or one of its subsidiary companies, 455 N. CityFront Plaza Chicago, IL 60611, during normal business hours Monday through Friday or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address.

The Station will conduct the WKQX-FM “Bush/Live Text” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:

 

  1. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chance of winning.   Void where prohibited.  All federal, state, and local regulations apply.
  2. This Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents, excluding Florida and New York residents, age eighteen (18) years or older at the time of entry with a valid Social Security number and who reside in the Station’s Designated Market Area (“DMA”) as defined by Nielsen Audio, who have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 days, and whose immediate family members or household members have not won a prize from the Station in the last 30 days or a prize valued at $500 or more in the last 60 daysVoid where prohibited by law.  Employees of Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., its parent company, affiliates, related entities and subsidiaries, promotional sponsors, prize providers, advertising agencies, other radio stations serving the Station’s DMA, and the immediate family members and household members of all such employees are not eligible to participate. The term “immediate family members” includes spouses, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and stepchildren.  The term “household members” refers to people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Station’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
  3. Contest Period. The Contest will begin at 2:28 pm CT on Friday, March 8, 2019 and will run until 11:59 am CT on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 (the “Contest Period”).  The Station’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest.
  4. How to Enter. To enter:
  • Text: Send a text message with the keyword STONE to 312-101 during the Contest Period.  All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 to be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing.  Standard text messaging rates, as established by an individual’s wireless carrier, may apply, and Station assumes no responsibility for any fees or charges incurred for and associated with any text message sent to or from Station.  Any and all fees arising out of the transmission of a text message shall be the sole responsibility of the entrant.  Limit one (1) entry per person per phone number. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same telephone number. Any attempt by any participant to submit more than one (1) entry by using multiple/different telephone phone numbers, identities, or any other methods will void that participant from further participation in the Sweepstakes.
  • Online: Send an e-mail with the title Bush/Live Text Contest during the Contest Period, to [email protected] containing your Legal Name, Phone Number, Date of Birth, and Address in the body of the e-mail.  All entries must be received by 11:59 am CT on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 to be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing. Limit one (1) entry per person per email address.  Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any participant to submit more than one (1) entry per day by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entry and the participant may be disqualified.  Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Station is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, inappropriate or misdirected registrations, all of which will be disqualified.  In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the participant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned the telephone number by the wireless carrier or an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.  Potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Station and will not be returned.  Station reserves the right to contact entrants and all other individuals whose email address is submitted as part of this promotion.  No mail-in entries will be accepted.
  1. Winner Selection. At approximately 1:00 pm CT on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, Station will select one (1) entry for the Grand Prize in a random drawing from among all valid entries received by Station during the Contest Period. The winning entrant will be contacted using the email address and/or telephone number provided with the entry and may be awarded the prize (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these rules).  Station’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Contest and the selection of the potential winner are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Failure to respond to the initial verification contact within three (3) days of notification will result in disqualification.
  2. Verification of Potential Winner. THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL POTENTIAL CONTEST WINNERS IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY STATION WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. The potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner may be notified by email and/or telephone call after the date of random drawing and/or winner determination. The potential winner will be required to sign and return to Station, within three (3) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his/her prize, if applicable.  A winner who returns the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release will be deemed to have accepted the contest prize and thereafter will not be permitted to rescind their acceptance of the prize and/or return the prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and/or the liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that the potential winner of a prize is disqualified for any reason, Station may award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries.    
  3. Grand Prize. One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded in this Contest.  The Grand Prize is two (2) tickets to Bush and Live at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on Friday, September 6, 2019. ARV: Ninety Dollars ($90). Winner is responsible for all taxes associated with prize receipt and/or use.  Odds of winning the Grand Prize depend on a number of factors including the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period and listeners participating at any given time.

There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by law, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash.  The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses.  Any tickets and/or gift certificates/cards awarded as part of a prize will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by the issuer and are valid only on the date(s) printed on the tickets or gift certificates/cards.  Other restrictions may apply.

 

  1. Entry Conditions and Release. By entering, each participant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Station, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Contest; (b) release and hold harmless Station, Cumulus Media Inc., and its subsidiaries, related and affiliated companies, participating sponsors, the prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest, and each of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a participant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the Contest, acceptance or use or misuse of prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or entrant’s acceptance, use, non-use or misuse of the prize.
  2. Except where prohibited by law, participation in the Contest constitutes winner’s consent to use by the Station and its agent of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or biographical information (including hometown and state) for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
  3. All state, local, federal and/or other taxes, duties, tariffs, title fees, licensing fees, or other fees for prizes awarded become the sole responsibility of the winner.  All those who win a prize or prizes valued $600 or more in any given year will be issued an IRS Form 1099 to report their winnings.
  4. General Conditions. Station reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Station’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Station in its sole discretion. Station reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Station reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Station’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
  5. Limitations of Liability. The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Station, entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use, non-use or misuse of any prize. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that a production, technical, programming or other error causes more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be claimed, Station reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.
  6. Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate state court located in the Station’s listening area; (iii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (iv) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Station in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state in which the Station is located, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the state in which the Station is located or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state in which the Station is located.
  7. Entrant’s Personal Information. Information collected from entrants is subject to Station’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Station’s website under the “Privacy Policy” link. All entry blanks, forms, devices, and materials gathered during the course of entry, as well as all information contained therein, shall become the sole property of Station to be used, disposed of or destroyed in its sole discretion.  Station is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information entered by website users, and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to Station’s website.
  8. Contest Results. A winners list may be obtained within thirty (30) days after the Contest Period expires by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Station identified below.

 

 

CONTEST SPONSOR: Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., WKQX-FM, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611.

Live Nation Entertainment, 111 E. Upper Wacker Dr. #1400, Chicago, IL 60601

 

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Revisiting the ‘Leprechaun’ series

There’s no better time to revisit the “Leprechaun” movie series than St. Patrick’s Day weekend. It’s no “The Secret of Roan Inish,” but it definitely scratches a certain itch.

The first “Leprechaun” movie debuted in 1993, and it made clear that you should never steal a pot of gold from a leprechaun.

Just one year later, the first sequel was released. “Leprechaun 2” found the titular monster looking for a wife. This was pre-Tinder, pre-internet, so it wasn’t as easy as you’d think.

Remarkably, “Leprechaun 3” got the green light. Its release also came one year after its predecessor. This one found the Leprechaun in Vegas. Vegas, baby.

We had to wait two years for “Leprechaun 4: In Space.” But it was really worth the wait. In this masterpiece, we got to see the leprechaun reborn via a man’s groin.

The leprechaun came back down to earth for “Leprechaun in the Hood.” The 2000 release found the leprechaun heading straight into Compton. It featured a pimp named Mack Daddy, played by Ice-T.

How successful were the leprechaun’s adventures in Compton? Successful enough to spawn “Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood.”

And that essentially killed the franchise. But like the leprechaun, the franchise wouldn’t stay dead forever.

“Leprechaun: Origins” was released in 2014, starring WWE wrestler Hornswaggle. It. Was. Awful. (And that’s saying something for this franchise.)

Most recently, 2018 saw the release of “Leprechaun Returns.” This one involved sorority girls and is meant to be a successor to the original “Leprechaun” movie.

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Erin go Bragh! Celebrating Irish music for St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patty’s Day is Sunday, and that’s got us drinking green beer and cranking up the Irish music. Here are some favorites:

Flogging Molly. Duh.

The Tossers. Chicago’s most well-known Irish band.

Avondale Ramblers. Opening for the Tossers this weekend. Another fine Chicago-based Irish band…

My Bloody Valentine. The “Loveless” album. Oh, man…

The Cranberries. RIP Dolores.

Hozier. Country Wicklow native who ended up on makeout playlists everywhere with this one:

The Pogues. Naturally.


Stiff Little Fingers.
“The Irish Clash.”

Damien Rice.

Sinead O’Connor. Ignore the tabloid distractions. Her music is tremendous.

Dropkick Murphys. Boston’s long-running Celtic punks.

Thin Lizzy. The old-school favorite.

U2. Ireland’s biggest musical export.

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Gordon Ramsay will be selling ‘Idiot Sandwich’ earmuffs

Gordon Ramsey announced on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” that his restaurant is going to start selling earmuffs based on the famous scene from the “Hell’s Cafeteria” skit with Julie Chen and James Cordon.

If you are not aware of this skit here’s a refresher.

The part Ramsay places pieces of white bread on either side of Julie Chen’s head will be what the earmuffs are based on.

The bread-lookalike earmuffs will feature the words “Idiot Sandwich” on one side and the Hell’s Kitchen logo on the other.

Eddie Vedder’s bizarre secret to getting laid

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder revealed his secret to getting laid during their set at the Innings Festival in Arizona.

His secret: Being able to play the ukulele. 

Vedder gave a lesson on the musical instrument and why it’s a hit.

Alternative Nation transcribed his comments from his set.

“Finger, right, couple strings. It’s not confusing and it’s not hard. You can be a recovering marijuana addict or a current marijuana addict. You just put your finger there and…(sings) Just one there and then move it down…. (plays) See, see that’s all you gotta do.”

“I suggest you get a fifty dollar ukulele, play, you could even be a real knucklehead, like a real misogynist prick knucklehead and if you can actually play that, you might actually get laid. Not that anyone should look to lay a misogynist. I’m sure that there’s none here but there’s actually enough people that statistically it’s probable that there’s [one] of you, at least.”

This might be easy for Eddie Vedder cause he’s well, Eddie Vedder the frontman of Pearl Jam. But maybe it does work, you won’t know till you try.

 

Watch Youtuber live inside virtual reality for a week

The video has been viewed millions of times since it was uploaded about a week ago, and it’s created some real discussion about how much technology can take over and change our lives in very challenging way. Youtube channel Disrupt created the controversial documentary in which ‘Jak’ lives his entire life for an entire week inside this immersive yet inorganic world with headset actually cutting him off from the real world. It shows off how this type of tech on how it can let us live more connected lives in a way we may have never imagined, which is also scary to consider in some ways.

Now obviously you are asking how does he go to bathroom or shower? Some of that is explained but it’s an interesting to watch how he does it and what it shows for a life that could very much be a part of our collective future.

Would you want to do this? Are we in a way already doing with the time we all spend online or on our phones?

Pilot buys burgers for all 70 passengers stuck on tarmac

This is the type of pilot you wish you had.

A Mesa Airlines flight from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Huston sat on the tarmac for two-and-a-half hours. But the Captain Matthew Hoshor went out of his way to cheer everyone up by buying the passengers burgers out of his own pocket.

Captain Hoshor bought 70 passengers burgers from Fat Guy’s Burger Bar, which is a nearby joint in Tulsa.

A passenger, Sam Walker, tweeted out the kind gesture.

According to the site each Fat Guy Burger costs $6.99, and without tax, tip, or delivery fees that’s $489.30! With tax, this was well over $550.

Now, this pilot knows how to give great customer service.

Tom DeLonge will search for UFO’s on the History Channel

Former Blink-182 guitarist/singer Tom DeLonge has been fascinated with aliens and UFO’s for years, which prompted him to launch his own research group/production company called To The Stars Academy. Now that pursuit for what’ s really out there has gotten the attention of the History Channel. The cable channel confirmed in a press release this week covered by AV Club, that they will launch a six-part series with DeLonge’s group called ‘Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation’. It’s not clear when the show will air but it will feature ex-military and aerospace professionals who claim to have worked for the Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program.

Meanwhile Blink-182 which now has Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba in their ranks, is working on a new album in the works.

Did Jonas Brothers rip off Portugal. The Man?

Many fans have been quick to point out the likeness between Portugal. The Man\’s 2017 song \”Feel it Still\” and the brand new 2019 Jonas Brothers song \”Sucker\”.

Even Potbelly is weighing in on the controversy…

In response, PTM band tweeted that \”the chorus of Feel It Still sounds very similar to Please Mister Postman by the Marvellettes… Which we respectfully cleared and thanked them for every chance we got. As one does.\” Indicating that the JoBros (I can\’t believe I just typed that) should have acknowledged their inspiration, instead of passing it off as a completely original track.

That being said, it doesn\’t appear as though they\’re going to challenge the Brothers to a duel to the death:

As of now, the Jonas Brothers haven\’t commented on the accusation.

Listen to both tracks and decide for yourself…copy or coincidence? 🤔

Read more about it on NME.

Drunk driver claimed that “Deadpool” was driving

A Wisconsin man wrecked his car when he decided to drink and drive, he tried to claim he wasn’t the real driver. Apparently, the real driver was Ryan Reynolds from the ‘Deadpool’ movies.

The 45-year-old, Brandon Ingram, from Wausau, Wisconsin must have run out of excuses since this was his SEVENTH time getting caught.

Ingram’s blood alcohol level was about twice the legal limit.

Even though he admitted to being drunk he still tried to claim he wasn’t the real driver. Nice try?

He’s currently facing a fine up to $25,000 because he’s a repeat offender.
Don’t drink and drive people.

Barber hands out condoms with his business cards… but you shouldn’t use them

This barber, Jake, gives out condoms with his business cards, might seem like a nice gesture but there is one issue.

Do you spot the big issue?

If not, we strongly recommend not to use the condoms he gives you because he pokes two holes through them with the staple. Which defeats the point of even using condoms!

Also makes you question his ability to cut hair.. but he did put some examples of his work which shows he does have the talent.

But we think he should just stick to hair instead of stapling condoms.
Let’s hope he reads his twitter responses, maybe then it’ll stop him from wasting condoms.

Man gives up EVERYTHING for Lent….except beer.

I’m not sure this is how it works, but for Lent….a man has decided to give up everything…..and live solely on beer.

As explained by The Takeout, this isn’t too far out of line.  It IS true that monks used to brew a special bock-style beer during Lenten season, but was it the SOLE means of sustenance during that 40-day period?  Probably not.  But it sure makes the monastery sound like a sick party crib.

I’m willing to try to live on Q Street Alternative IPA alone.  But I’ll need a get-out-work-free card for each of my jobs….and no one should expect much out of me for a few days.  — [eric]

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Wealthy Parents Accused of Paying to Get Their Children Into Elite Colleges

Wealthy Parents Accused of Paying to Get Their Children Into Elite Colleges

\”There can be no separate college admissions system for the wealthy and, I\’ll add, there will not be a separate criminal justice system either\”
– Andrew Lelling, District of Massachusetts U.S. attorney

A college preparatory business is accused of helping students from affluent families cheat on standardized tests, bribing university staff members, and more. In some cases, they supposedly even photoshopped students into stock sports photos to fabricate athletic records. The implicated parents included two actresses (Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin), numerous CEOs, and a fashion designer.

According to the New York Times, \”it was the Justice Department’s largest ever college admissions prosecution, a sprawling investigation that involved 200 agents nationwide and resulted in charges against 50 people in six states.\”

Many on twitter suggested the parents be forces to help pay off student loans:

Now that\’s an idea I can get behind.

Read more about the alleged scandal on ABC News.

The triangle dance

This is the new thing on the internet…

Here’s how to do it if you are (drunk) so inclined:

Challenging Brian, Ali and Justin, the KQX Morning Crew to a triangle dance off

<3 Lauren

What types of adult entertainment are women searching for? (mostly SFW)

Note: While no profanity is used in this data-based post, some of this content may offend certain readers. You know who you are.

We’re coming to this story a bit late, but the data’s still worth sharing. Pornhub released Google Analytics-sourced data on what types of porn women around the world are searching for. Across the U.S. (Illinois and Indiana included), the most-viewed category is “Lesbian,” which also happens to be the most popular in North America, South America and Australia. Our friends up north in Wisconsin have “Threesome” at the top of their list.

Compared to the national average, Illinois women are more likely to view content from the “feet” category, while both Indiana and Wisconsin women are more likely to view from the “small ****” category.

Compared to the national average, Illinois women are more likely to search for “ebony lesbians.” Indiana women are more likely to search for “daddy.”

Also, “My Little Pony” is a big search term for the women of Idaho. Maybe that’s information we didn’t need to have.

 

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