A guy in Texas was caught doing 39 in a 30 and paid his $212.00 fine in pennies. 22,000 of them. He actually over paid by $7.81, too. Yahoo has more of the story.
Dan Akroyd praises the new Ghostbusters reboot
So there is a lot of nerdy unrest across the web over the upcoming Ghostbusters reboot with an all-female ‘busting team. The first trailer released on Youtube a few month gained a record-breaking amount of ‘thumb down’ votes, sparking a debate of whether the outrage over the film is it’s content or a sexist response to the female cast. The stink for the new movie continued with a fan-made cartoon of the original film’s boss monster the Stay Puff Marshmellow Man having a not-so-favorable response the reboot. You might say that this type of ‘busting does not make him feel good. The second trailer came out last week and the debate is still flaming up, you can see that new trailer here.
Well one of the original Ghostbusters Dan Akroyd who participated in the upcoming movie, threw an insightful stance on the movie up on his Facebook this weekend.
“As originator of the original: Saw test screening of new movie. Apart from brilliant, genuine performances from the cast both female and male, it has more laughs and more scares than the first 2 films plus Bill Murray is in it! As one of millions of man-fans and Ray Stantz, I’m paying to see that and bringing all my friends!” – Dan Akroyd
Will this endorsement from Ray Stantz himself ease fears of this reboot being a dud or will it simply aggravate more people? What do you think of the new Ghostbusters movie due out in theaters on July 15th? Tweet us at @101WKQX and let us know.
@kevkellam
I Want To Go Fast!
The Cincinnati Zoo had an extra GoPro hanging around so they decided to attach it to a Cheetah! I knew that Cheetahs were fast, but man I didn’t know they were that fast! Check out the video below!
I think it’s safe to say they have been laying off those cheese flavored snacks! Who would win in a race, Bear or the Cheetah?
You can call a number & apply to join the X-Men!
So this weekend sees the release of the mutant-powered blockbuster ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ which takes place in the 1980’s and sees Professor Xavier lead a group of his students of ‘School For Gifted Youngsters’ against the mega-evil monster Apocalypse. Since the school pushes a bit of ’80s nostaglia 20th Century Fox posted a faux commercial for this school a few weeks including a 1-800 number just like the ones used to sell anything back in the day. Now it’s gets better when over 75,000 voice mails poured into the number, Fox put together a highlight video. The results are quite fun and hilarious for comic book geeks and just the novice fans of the ‘X-Men’ movies. Deadpool makes an appearance where asks for Jean Grey’s number. Check out both videos posted below. @kevkellam
Jimmy Fallon, Maya Rudoplh, & Martin Short in a silly Chicago PD spoof
On last night’s ‘Tonight Show’ host Jimmy Fallon with comedy legend Martin Short and SNL alum Maya Rudoplh shared a fake flashback to an 80’s Chicago-based cop drama ‘The Windy City Blue’ that never really existed but was pretty funny none the less. These are the type of sketches Fallons pulls off the best, the tongue deep in the cheek and showing how much fun he is having with fellow TV pals.
As someone who grew up in a Chicago Police family, I am pretty sure officers don’t get grow their hair that long or deal with that much silly string on a daily basis.
‘Marty & Maya’ a new variety comedy show with Short & Rudoplh will debut on Tuesday 9pm with special guests Tom Hanks, Larry David, Miley Cyrus, and Fallon returning for the fun. If this video is any type of teaser, this show will be a hoot. – @Kevkellam
Enjoy laughing with us? Check out our behind-the-scenes podcast Not Ready for Broadcast
Goodman Theatre Sign On Fire!
So just another Sat at 5am. The Goodman Theatre sign blew up while walking into radio station… Don’t worry, I had called 911. ****Sherman
Pictures: No Dough Show with The 1975
Next level love achieved! Guy proposes to GF with Super Mario Bros
If you don’t get moved by this video showing a very clever gamer proposing to his soon-to-be wife with his own custom created level of the Nintendo classic ‘Super Mario Bros’ , well you are just a koopa troopa. Yeah, I said that!
Leave it to a timeless classic like ‘Mario Bros’ to be a part of this proposal, you could not do this with ‘Call of Duty’ right? if you could, i don’t want to see it. Congratulations to Youtuber Retro Shanerator and his lovely bride-to-be! -@kevkellam
THE FUTRE OF 101WKQX?? (PODCAST)
On the season finale with 101WKQX Program Director Troy Hanson. Topics include: PIQNIQ, THE FUTURE OF THE STATION, + #AskThePD questions you tagged us in.
Chicago Farmer’s Markets!!
Excuse me while I hippy-out on you… but I LOVE farmer’s markets! A farmer’s market is like my superbowl. I love shopping for local produce and meeting the men and women who grew it.
When I first moved to Chicago I had some harrowing experiences trying to find farmer’s markets but Tanveer Ali with DNAinfo.com put together an amazing resource with all the markets listed AND you can find them by location using the map! Can you tell I’m excited?!?! Now let’s get out there and stock up on some kale!!
Full list HERE See you out there!! <3 @laurenoneil
Alex Turner Calls In
The enigmatic frontman for Arctic Monkeys and The Last Shadow Puppets calls in from Dublin to chat about how after 8 years TLSP were kickstarted by a single harmony, the new album Everything You’ve Come To Expect, the key to style, what music brings out of him, Lollapalooza and his romantic feelings about Chicago. Enjoy! <3 @laurenoneil
The infamous James Corden shirt comment:
And Miracle Aligner on The Late Late Show:
Dez Bryant Spelling Bee Celebration
The National Spelling Bee co-champ celebrated with the Dez Bryant, X move. And after spelling a crazy word like “gesellschaft” he deserved to.
Nihar throwing up the Dez Bryant “X” #electric#Nihar2016#ScrippsNationalSpellingBeepic.twitter.com/0CHvbw8dmz
— AJ Schied (@aj_schied27) May 27, 2016
TV Shows Canceled in 2016: Did your favorite get the ax?
The TV graveyard is getting some new corpses this time of year as word trickles out about what shows are getting cut or just ending their run of new episodes.
This year saw some major shows end their run like the Melissa McCarthy sitcom ‘Mike & Molly’ on CBS, while some other shows simply could not develop solid ratings to support another season despite having die hard fans like the Marvel based series ‘Agent Carter’ on ABC. Entertainment Weekly has a look at several noteworthy recent cancellations on the TV landscape here.
What’s Been Canceled by Major Networks and other cable channels
ABC
Of Kings and Prophets
Nashville:
Agent Carter:
Castle:
Muppets:
CBS
Angel From Hell
Mike and Molly
The Good Wife
Person of Interest
CSI: Cyber
Rush Hour
Limitless
NBC
Telenovela
Game of Silence
Crowded
Heartbeat
Undateable
HBO
Girls:(Not yet ‘cancelled’ but the sixth season will be the shows last)
Togetherness
TNT
Rizzoli & Isles
A&E
Unforgettable
USA
Royal Pains
Showtime
Episodes
House of Lies
A&E
Damien
Here is a fitting look at quality shows that were cancelled too soon from WatchMojo
Cancellation has not the ultimate end for your favorite cult shows as some have been able to live on in reruns, renewed on new platforms like Netflix and other channels. The biggest example of this might be Family Guy was cancelled but renewed by FOX years later after big sales on DVD and revived exposure as a rerun on Adult Swim. The edgy cartoon lead by the mind of Seth MacFarlane became a pillar for the FOX network, and allowed other MacFarlane shows like ‘American Dad’ and ‘the Cleveland Show’ to get the green light. So don’t worry maybe your favorite canned show will come back online somewhere. What show that got let go too soon are you going to miss the most? Let us know on Facebook.com/101wkqx or @101wkqx on Twitter.@kevkellam
Speaking of series finales, here is the Season 1 closer of our behind-the-scenes podcast Not Ready for Broadcast with our program director Troy Hanson revealing what is the future of 101WKQX and what goes into running our radio machine. Give it a listen and share it!
The Flip Heard Round The World
My high school talent was skipping school and (usually) not getting caught.
Mike Senatore, a senior at Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, N.C., just won every high school talent show ever.
Well done, sir. Video by Scottie Finanger.
Pictures: The Kills at The Riv
Shia LaBeouf Needs a Ride
Shia LaBeouf’s latest “work of art” is him hitchhiking around the country. No destination. That’s way he’s calling it “Take Me anywhere.” You can track him, too. He’s posting the coordinates at TakeMeAnywhere.vice.com.
The List To Rule Them All (So Far)!
Just in case you were wondering, there have been 336 Alt Rock songs to go #1 on the Alt Rock chart since 1988. There have been some great bands that have been #1 like AWOLNATION, Green Day, The Black Keys, Incubus, Foo Fighters, and more. But then there has been some not so great bands that today we would question how they even got to be #1. Don’t worry, I will spare your eyes from seeing those names in this post.
Our friends over at Consequence Of Sound did what none of us have time to do, make a list of all 336 #1 Alt Rock songs and rank them from worst to best! I’m not going to lie, seeing some of the songs that have made it to #1 really make me question our human existence. Then again, seeing some of the songs on the list that I forgot were great made it all better, at least a little bit! You can see the mega list HERE!
After looking at the list (if you have that much free time), do you agree with their top 10 songs? If you don’t, what would be your top 10?
CHICAGOING – FERRIS FEST
I don’t usually post videos from my personal channel here but like you I love this city and this was a fun vlog to make. As you may know it’s the 30th anniversary of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. To celebrate Kevin and I visited the replica bedroom at the Virgin Hotel. Then we meandered around Wicker Park too. – @marconibologna
Chewbacca Mom laughs it up with James Corden
The Chewbacca Mask Lady or Chewbacca Mom (Candace Payne) made internet waves recently viral video of her busting a gut over purchasing a sound-making Chewbacca mask from a store and filming her genuine reaction. The video which drew 140 million views in 3 days online lead to her getting a very fun appearance on ‘Late Late Show with James Corden’ on CBS.
This interview gives you the feels, as this bright lady just enjoys all the recognition this silly video. When you truly like something laugh, geek out over the things you really like right? This lady geeks out in the greatest way possible. If you love Star Wars as much as Chewbacca Mom, check out these slight spoilers for the next movie. –@kevkellam
Super Mario World Game of Thrones Intro
