What I call “laughin’ and scratchin’, I’ve been doing a long time. I grew up in Chicago, and the long and winding road of radio brought me to Kalamazoo in January of ‘87. Had an awful lot of fun at one special radio station, next door, but like Tom Brady, let’s see what we can do here. Both my sons were born here. Michael lives here and is a long time Rocker listener, and David is now living the dream in Chicago, hoping to be a comedy writer. Proud to say they're my best friends.
Benson
Facebook Gives a Vicksburg Family Chance To Eulogize Beloved Grandfather
I'm not sure where I'm going with this, but I think I'm going to say something nice about Facebook.
State Eases Construction For The Holiday; What About Gas Prices?
The state of Michigan sends out these press releases pretty much every warm-weather holiday, trumpeting that they're easing up on construction projects during, in this case, the Memorial Day Weekend holiday.
Binder Park Zoo Goes Digital With Ticketing Process
Binder Park Zoo is the latest venue to move us closer to a cashless society, announcing you can now buy advanced tickets online at the Binder Park Zoo website.
Zumaya Rips Tigers, Avila on Social Media, “Disgusted…Disappointed”
Former Tiger pitcher Joel Zumaya is like many Detroit Tigers fan, and has had his fill. Zumaya took to Instagram to take out his frustration with his former team.
Chesley, The Detroit Zoo’s Anteater Has Died. She was 26.
Chesley, the oldest-living giant anteater living in a zoo setting, passed away on Monday at the age of 26. She came to the Detroit Zoo in 1997.
Ready For the Tears and Memories To Flow? Portage Hopes To Raze West Lake Drive-In
Is this the end for Portage's West Lake Drive-In? A published report says the City of Portage is serious about buying the land and turning it into green space.
Would the 1990 You Even Recognize This As Downtown Kalamazoo?
It took me a little bit to figure out what I was looking at. I guess that where living here for over 35 years is both good and bad. I've gotten used to the way Kalamazoo looked because it's been that way for so long. That the photo above does remind us just how much has changed recently (as in the past decade).
Did you Know Michigan’s Most Famous Museum Started With a Different Name?
Some people may not know that The Henry Ford Museum was at one time known as the "Edison Institute Museum and Village". This is because Henry Ford named his museum after his idol and friend, Thomas Edison.
50 Years Ago This Week, Michigan Voters Legalized The Lottery
The Sixties were a time of social revolution and change, and the Seventies picked up where the 60's left off. And Michiganders said, why can't we have a state lottery like other states?
Wisconsin Man Has Ripken-Like Streak Eating Big Macs For 50 Years
In baseball, Cal Ripken, and before him, Lou Gehrig, were referred to as an "ironmen" for their consecutive games played streaks. Ripken surpassed Gehrig's longstanding record of 2,130 in 1995, finally stopping at 2,632. Don Gorske has eaten two Big Macs a day nearly every day for the past fifty years. By his estimate, he's missed about eight days, which, while not making him an iron man, does maybe qualify him for an iron gut.