Good morning, Wisconsin. Good morning, world. It's a new day. And thanks for kicking it off with us right here at WFHR locally grown radio.
Got your host, James J. I am joined by CEO of your United Way of Southwood and Ends County's Terry Johns. Good morning. We got the band back together. We do on a Friday night and it's sunny and it's beautiful day. Let's find out more about that weather with our good friend Brittany Marlowe. Good morning, Brit.
Good morning. Isn't it gorgeous out? It is. And the temperature is just about right. Yeah, I was liking it when I got out this morning.
Yeah, the only pain in the butt is going to be those winds. They're still going to be feisty again.
I think up to about 25 to 30 miles per hour this afternoon.
There's a lot of the Northwest. So keeping our highs today to the low 70s. But like you guys said, I think that's pretty perfect. Low 70s. Nice breeze. Mostly funny skies.
And it's going to be all day long. We are going to see some clouds increasing tonight because chances of showers will be pushing in by early tomorrow morning.
I'm shocked. We can't get a 48 hour break. No, no, we can't seem like it. I'm just trying to mow the lawn. I just want to mow the lawn.
It should be like no mode. June.
Goodness. So yes, unfortunately, some light rain moving in from about 6 a.m. tomorrow till noon.
I'd say we could get a decent amount anywhere from a quarter of an inch to a half an inch. So a very wet, dreary morning.
But the good news is that it clears on out by the afternoon. We'll see plenty of sunshine to end tomorrow. And of course, nothing but sun on Sunday.
So be dry. You can get the lawn cut. You could have a bonfire because we are no drought. Oh, even better. Nice. Oh, that is a good forecast right there,
Brittany. We appreciate that. Thank you so much for joining us. You have a great weekend, Brittany. We'll talk again Monday.
You too. Thanks.
Best in the business right there. Join us every morning, right in this time slot with our forecast. Thanks to Brittany Merlot.
Joining us all week long. We have got thank you for joining us all week long, everybody. We got good things to talk about today.
We're going to talk about national doughnut day a little bit where you can score a free one. Got that coming up.
The El Caffe birthday and anniversary club, of course, also on the way. And a little after our news break, we're going to make you a star of the day with our friends from callers, Terry and I will play a famous TV theme song.
You get this one right. You went a family pack of four from our Wisconsin Rapids callers. That's awesome. Hey, wait, did you bring free donuts and then you ate mine?
Because I don't see one here. Oh, it's a truck on them. Oh, rude. Yeah. Just don't look at the sprinkles.
Don't look at the sprinkles over here. Don't look at that. They're nothing. They were from another doughnut from many, many days ago.
I just don't clean around here. That's all. No, no. I wish I wish I had some donuts this morning. Actually, I haven't talked to donuts for the past two hours. I wish I had some.
We're going to talk about work phone calls being back and how young people feel about that.
We have a restaurant that went viral for banning everyone under 30.
Figure that business model out a little bit later.
Oh, I mean, I don't know. There must be a good reason for it. A bunch of people out there just started to think about it.
Even some that are 29, 20 started to think about it. We'll get into all of this in eight o'clock hour, nine o'clock hour.
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That's all coming up for you, everybody. But I want to kick things off talking to little United Way Terry,
especially this month is such a packed month for you guys.
Yes. So we have we are continuing our diaper drive, which started on Mother's Day and goes through Father's Day.
So we are currently collecting diapers, wipes and paste or creams.
And these need to all these need to be new, unopened packages, but we are, you know, hearing from different program providers in the community
that this is a great need. So we are right in the middle of our diaper drive, or I should say we have,
gosh, what do we have left about a week and a half?
So we encourage you to drop those off to us at 351 Oak Street here in Wisconsin Rapids.
We have had a good turnout so far, but of course, can always use more.
So we appreciate any support for this event.
And then next week, we start our group, we'll give away.
So really great opportunity for families to come on out, bring your kiddos.
The event is geared for, you know, really toddlers all the way up to maybe, you know,
end of elementary school. We will, we have a series of reading in the park events.
We will be at several different locations last week or next week, last week, you know, whatever.
Disseral next week, but it'll be twice a day.
So we have two events each day.
And then the following on the 18th, we are at the Library Investors.
So we encourage you to visit our website, UWAC.org.
You can check out the times and locations designed to be about a 30 minute event.
You come to the event, the kids are read to by some adults that, you know,
maybe bring their favorite children's book or they pick a book from our stock of books.
And then the kids get to shop the books, basically.
And they get to filibag, take home books and keep them, you know, the idea is instilling
a love of reading and hopefully preventing a little bit of summer slide,
reminding parents how important it is to read with their kids during the summer.
So that's a really great event.
And then we also have next, you know, in, in Jesus, just a little over a week, is United We Can.
And so that's coming up super fast.
We have nine teams, look really looking forward to that.
That are going to be building some sort of sculpture out of food.
And it is, and it is competitive, although it's fun, and they're all always really good.
But we do, we do have some judges, you know, one questionable to, you know, I mean.
Yeah, one very questionable, very questionable.
So, so we do, we have some different categories that the sculptures are judged on,
but really fun is community choice awards.
So anyone who comes to the Raptor game on that night gets a ticket and they get to vote,
which just kind of makes it, you know, it makes it, it just makes it fun and a little bit more
interactive. But, but this is an opportunity for us to leverage about 10,000 pounds of food
that will then be distributed in the community.
Really, the event is designed around hunger awareness and having just, you know,
the average person understand, you know, the needs around hunger in our community,
the bonus is the food, right?
And then we also get an opportunity, you know, so if you, if you have Raptor tickets
or you've been thinking about going to a game, this would be a great game to come to.
We do encourage people to bring a non-perishable food item and you can get in a drawing.
The Raptors do a neat giveaway basket and so if you bring something, your name goes in the drawing.
And then also you get to vote for your favorite sculpture and we get an opportunity to have what
we call Miracle Minute. So we get 60 seconds to just do a collection and what we're looking for is
people's like loose change, you know, a couple bucks out of your pocket, whatever.
Throw it in the, in the bucket and typically that raises about another $1,000 that we can,
we can get into food programming. So it's a really, really fun event. We, you know, look forward
to, to people being there, right? So that's the big thing that you can do if you're listening
to support this is, you know, just come to the game, right? Come enjoy a Raptor game.
Take partake in the, in the fun and check out the sculptures and all of the,
the really cool creative work that was done by these organizations that, that,
build the sculptures. It's so difficult to choose. They make it so hard on us judges to be able
to figure out which one do we give these, you know, honors to and everything, but there are no
losers on that day. It's awesome. Except for the team the Raptors play. Everybody else is a
winner on this day. Not only the people who obviously receiving the food, but the people giving it
because I can't tell you how great it feels. I've been on both sides of this. I've received food,
I've given food. It feels so good to be able to give food. It really does. There's a few things
in the world that feel better than doing this. Now, even in the Miracle Minute there where you grab
and money and you put it in, you know that money's going towards food. So you can still feel that
good from it. And you can feel good from knowing that you're going to be adding to the over 72,000
pounds that this program has been able to gather over the years. It's incredible, Terry. That's,
I, that number cannot be normalized. I'm sorry, I'm going to keep saying it as much as I can because
that's incredible. Yeah, I mean, when you really think about it, you know, you'll see sculptures
that are, we have two classifications, right? So you can do minor leagues. So under 500 items and
then major league over 500. But I mean, there's some sculptures that'll have 1500, 2000 cans. Like,
it's kind of crazy and well thought out because they stay standing. I mean, that's right. Like,
there's an engineering component to this. So yeah, it's really great. Find out more,
meet us at the ballpark. What are field when we do this is going to be a really fun event. We're
looking forward to and we'll see you there and bring some food, bring some food with you,
bring some hard canned food for you with you on everything and not donuts though. Don't
that does not necessarily bring those here now. You can bring those to us. Yeah, we'll take those
off your hands. Yeah, we definitely will. It is national donut day. And I did want to touch on
just a couple of quick things about the day. You can score a free one at crispy cream. It's
handing out free donuts. No questions asked. Just pop in and snag a free one. You don't have to buy
anything. Just a well done by crispy. Right. You don't have to have the app. You don't have to
whatever scan a QR code or have to sign up for loyalty membership club or blah, blah, blah,
any of this stuff. Like, that's the way these things should be done. Duncan has a deal too,
but you have to buy coffee or some other beverage, purchase a drink and you get one classic donut
for free. But you know what? I take it. If I drove through and got my coffee, I'll take the free
donut. Wait, especially you're already at awards and if you're getting coffee anyway. Yeah,
a lot of smaller chains like duck donuts and chiply have great deals as well. And the
salvation army has free donuts in a lot of cities too. They started national donut day in 1938
as a fundraising thing to honor their donut lassies, lassies who handed them out to soldiers in
World War One. A recent survey found only 4% of Americans don't like donuts and 1% hate them
or come on. They're just saying that. They're just saying that. Our favorite types, they just
haven't had a good one. I mean, yeah, some don't know. There is definitely disparity amongst donuts.
Like some are way better way better than others. Like my number one donut is West Grand IGA,
chocolate frosted long john with sprinkles. It's so good. That is my seriously. That is my number one
donut. Their donuts over there are amazing. You know because they're never there by seven.
And I can't. Yeah. And I can't. But if I go somewhere else and get a long john chocolate frosted
with sprinkles, it is not the same. I'm a big fan of the over there. They've got a donut that's
basically just Oreos on top of it. It's got like crushed up Oreos on the top. So it is a cookie donut
and it is amazing. It's so good. You know what? I would not even like give that a second glance.
Oh, that's more for me. Yeah. Cinnamon twist. Big fan of cinnamon. Oh, yeah. I like that too.
Yeah. Or even just even just any like just a glazed. Yes. Yes. You know, but I like the
Boston cream from Duncan too, though. Those are good. Duncan's got a Homer Simpson donut basically.
They don't call it this, but it's the typical donut you see with Homer where it's pink in the
sprinkles. Yeah. I love it. I can't. I love it. I love it. Don't you love it because of how it
tastes? A little bit of how it tastes. Yes. A little bit of, I'm thinking of the Simpsons. It's
a media. Yes. A little bit of a column A, a little column B on that one. I make no excuses for who I
am. This is a, we touched on this a little bit. You might have even heard Melissa's news break
getting to a little of it before. But I wanted, especially during this week, when we just got done
honoring Memorial Day. National donut day falls on the Friday, this Friday, the first Friday in
every June. I pray if those that didn't know. And the history behind this, while it doesn't have
anything to do with Homer Simpson, it is pretty darn cool. The origins of this. So we're we're we're
what during the time during one, this is during the Salvation Army's involvement in World War One.
During this time, a group of volunteers was dispatched to the front lines with the mission of providing
comforting meals for our troops. They soon found out that donuts were an effective way to provide
food while navigating the difficulties of cooking and very dire circumstances. These brave
volunteers would later be known as donut lasses. They would even use war helmets as a utensil
to fry up seven donuts at a time. Huh, that's interesting. In 1938, this day was established by
the Salvation Army to honor these amazing human beings and what they did and not only what they
did, but bringing this over to the states here and everything and making it one of our favorite
things are favorite treats. Yeah, that's cool. That's so cool. I think I just love that story. I
love when we have things like this in our society or inventions that happen where for everything we
plan and then there's these kind of things where they just happen. It's kind of unique, kind of cool.
We'll come back with the El Caffe birthday anniversary club and do some celebrating on the
morning show at WFHR. It's time to do some celebrating with our good friends over at El Caffe.
We encourage you to treat yourself. Get on over there right now to 221 Market Avenue and beautiful
ported words. Wish them a great day from all of us everybody. They got some great specials going
on over there. Some wonderful, very unique menu. Check out El Caffe and enjoy yourself over there
today. Sounds really good. So saying it is like, oh wow, that sounds really good. I was just
looking at some of the specials. What is the $1,000 food? I mean, did you eat breakfast before you came?
No, no. I am horrible at eating breakfast. Yeah, I mean I had a couple coffee. I did have a
couple coffee. Yeah, good. No, I'm just drinking water, but I just yeah. This is the worst crux of
this. Not only am I horrible at eating breakfast, but I love breakfast foods. Like I'll eat breakfast
for dinner all the time. Me too. And I like it. But if you'd quit talking about it, I would
maybe we got to stop talking about you guys. Let us live by curiously through your head out
over to El Caffe right now. Get us those birthdays and anniversaries everybody. We love
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If you are listening to us on the civic media app, not only are you a touch or two away,
but you're in great position to win this schoony summer challenge that we've got going on.
Be listening for that keyword to text to us in the top of the 9 o'clock hour. Right now,
let's get into celebrating the first. I need a one through three Terry. One. All right. And then we
need a one or two. Two. All right. And a one through three. Wow. I guess three. We'll go one,
two, three. All right. That gives us our qualifier so we can get right into these celebrating.
And first up, we want to wish a very happy birthday to old friend of mine, Brian Heath.
Happy birthday, Brian. Brian and his brother Steve old friends of mine,
practically brothers of mine. I wish him Brian a great day. He's a good guy. Good guy.
Enjoy your day, Brian. Wishing happy birthday to Brenda Henke.
Happy birthday, Brenda. Enjoy the day, Brenda. Wishing you a good one.
And our qualifier today, Misty Firk. Happy birthday, Misty. Great name. Great name. Misty.
Enjoy your day. Hope it's a good one for you. Have a great one. And you're a qualifier for
this Friday, June 7th for June 8th. We have up on our list, Jonah Cronholm.
Happy birthday, John. I think it's John. John. It is John. Happy birthday, John.
John. Happy birthday. Enjoy your day. Hope it's a good one for you. And our qualifiers for
Saturday celebrating their 56th anniversary. John and Diane Hillstead. Happy anniversary.
56. Yeah, it's beautiful. Former educators in the Wisconsin Rapids area,
public schools here. We thank them for that service. And we also wish them a great
anniversary. Happy 56 you too. That is awesome. That is awesome. Enjoy all weekend long.
I say celebrate Friday, Saturday, Sunday and celebrate it all weekend long.
Who's gonna argue with you? All summer. All summer. There you go. Yes. Celebrate all summer.
And if anybody asks why, just say it would tear you down. Me neither. Yeah, yeah.
And then on Sunday, we want to wish a very happy birthday to Senator Patrick Teston.
Happy birthday. Senator joined us last week. Last Friday. He's got, I got Kruegen this
today and him last week. Great conversation as always. When I talk about, especially these two in
particular, Senator Teston, Representative Kruek, they're the two, you know, representatives that
I've talked to the most on these shows. So I feel not to say that I know them,
but we've made eye contact. We've talked face to face on air, off air. And what you see is what you
get. And I don't know, you can ask for a whole lot more nowadays when it comes to a politician.
That's a high bar, actually. It really is. It really is. It is, to me, when I talk about these
individuals, I look at them as human beings. I don't think about the, you know, where they vote,
who they're voting for, any of these things. And, and as people, as politicians, we couldn't
ask for much better as far as they handle themselves. Now, the policies, all that stuff that's
between you and your brain and the voting booth. I'm just talking about the individuals. And as
individuals go, stand up guy, really, really do appreciate. One of the things that Senator
Teston and I have done back and forth in almost every conversation we have is we won't see
eye to eye on something and we'll go at each other. And then by the end of the conversation,
we're laughing. I appreciate his not only transparency, but his, well, honestly, putting up with me,
to be honest with you. It just also that it does you think he's laughing. I think he is.
I respect that. And I would like, I hope to see more of it in our politicians. We also want to
wish a very happy birthday to one of my oldest friends, Don Bay. Happy birthday, Don. Just ran
in the Don yesterday, a lunch by the river. It was awesome. Images in Inquire, Don does her tattooing
with Dan or husband, just a couple blocks away from Veterans Memorial Park. 90% of the tattoos I
have are from Don. She is one of the greatest artists I've ever known, not only as a, a, a draw
or anything, but as a creative in her head. You go to Don, you're like, I want to moon with a
tree on it. And she can turn it into something amazing on my leg and everything. I have like a
2D idea, and she turns it into three things. Are you saying she thinks like you? That's a little scary.
Even better than that, Terry. It is very scary. Even better than that, she can, she can really figure
out getting a net. Anybody's had like you, you tell her what you want, and she's able to draw
something. Yeah, that's awesome. Something out. It's, that's cool. It's such a different level of
creativity that I have ever known. I really admire the work she does. She's also one of the better
people you know, and an amazing soul. Enjoy your day, Don. Hope it's a good one for you.
And celebrating their 60-second anniversary, Myron and Ramona, Lubek. How happy anniversary.
60-second. Wow. If John and Diane were feeling good at 56 there, all of a sudden, 62%.
Well, I mean, it's something to aspire to, right? Exactly. Yeah, for all of us. Yeah, that's a great
one. Happy 60-second to Myron and Ramona, and you are our qualifiers for Sunday. Congratulations.
We take a quick look at our celebrity list here. And let's see.
Nope, it's not, it's not looking good, Terry. Michael Sierra is 36 today. That's not new.
Michael Sierra, no, we never have seen to have a big list. Michael Sierra from Superbad, Juno,
Scott Pilgrim versus The World. This is the end. But most of us know him as Michael Blue Jr.
and on Arrested Development. That's where you got to start. Great actor.
Anna Cornicova is 43. Let's see here. Bill Hader is 46, former Senate Live, all around amazing
talent. One of the better impersonators in Senate Live history. Going back to like Phil Hartman
and Darryl Hammond and some of these great voices. He gets to, he's, he was also in train,
he's really also one of the better actors that has made a transition to not only TV but movies.
His show Barry on HBO was very widely celebrated. And he's had a lot of good success in movies.
Speaking of Superbad, he was one of the police officers with Seth Rogen and Superbad.
Train Rack, he started, Night of the Museum. Inside out, he's one of the voices on there.
Just love his work. If I need to smile, I'll go back and look at old Bill Hader sketches on
Senate Live. And even if it's one, I'm not a huge fan of it makes me laugh. One of the greatest
NBA players I've ever seen. Alan Iverson is 49. Former all, all star. Alan Iverson's got
a handful of things that he's known for in the NBA. But I'd like to think that the one of the biggest
things is Alan Iverson before Dwayne weighed in some other players. Alan Iverson's, what six foot
I think. And, and just a hanging with giants in the paint. There's a guy for the Minnesota
Timberwolves Carl Anthony Towns. He's seven foot, seven foot, seven foot one, something like that.
He likes to stay out in the perimeter, like shoot threes. Minnesota just lost in the finals and
are in the conference finals in part because this guy does not want to get in the paint. He is as
big as all get out, but it just doesn't want to go in there, doesn't want to bump elbows or any of
this. Alan Iverson was born in the paint. He was born there. He made his career there. You knock him
down. You just get right back up and give you a look. Well, I just cannot tell you the handles he
had. Oh, just loved his game from Georgetown to Philly. Anywhere else he went. Great player.
Carl Urban is 52. Dr. McCoy in Star Trek and Billy Butcher on the Boys. Carl Urban's one of my,
one of those favorite stories of mine in acting where forever he was kind of the second third
kind of actor in a movie. And nobody would really give him a chance to be a lead actor.
On this show, the, the boys on Amazon, one of the more successful TV shows out there right now.
He got that opportunity and boy is he nailed it. Oh, that's cool. Oh, he's nailed it. So good.
You just carry. There's a lot of great actors on that show, but he is the heart of that show.
Dave Navarro is 57, former Jane Sediction and Red Hat Chili Peppers guitarist.
Mick Foley is 59. Happy birthday to the King of Hardcore and best selling author.
Mick Foley, former WWE superstar and just all around incredible talent. In the WWE,
it's kind of hard to get a niche character and get that character to get over on the fans and
everything. Mick Foley's done it with five different characters over the years and not to mention
has I think three best selling books. Have a nice day. His autobiography is one of the better books
I've read in my life. It's just incredible guy. Really interesting guy. And we've got one of the
better hearts you will ever hear of. He's a truly genuine great guy. Liam Neeson is 72.
Is a particular set of skills that Liam Neeson is 72 and still starring at Action Movies.
We are not making new action stars. Poor Liam Neeson still has to go and do all these
taking movies and everything because we got nobody else to do with. No one else can step up.
Great actor. Great actor. While he is very well known nowadays, I think, for the taking movies and
even some other ones like Batman Begins and stuff, his work in Schindler's List. Enough set.
Like his work in that. All you got to say, incredible work. Sir Tom Jones is 84 today.
It's not unusual. Kiss. So many other songs from Tom Jones. Famous over the years.
And then some people no longer with us. And speaking of the song Kiss, which was written and
performed originally by Prince, Prince would have also been celebrating a birthday today.
Born in 1958, passed away way too soon in 2016. Prince only had a couple of hits in his career,
Purple Rain. Let's go crazy when Doves Cry would die for you in 1999. Raspberry,
Little Red Covert. You get the idea. You get the idea. I can keep going.
Did multiple decades. One of the smartest people I've ever heard speak. Period.
Like the way you know, very quiet talking. Didn't talk very loud. But when you did hear him talk,
I always enjoyed his conversations. I always enjoyed his interviews.
It's a really good interview with him and Chris Rock from years back from the late 90s,
I want to say. That is really interesting. And Chris Rock, a great interviewer himself.
Chris Rock does a really good job with his questions and everything. I actually wish he would go
back to interviewing a little bit more because he was great on the Chris Rock show and stuff.
Just get stuff out of Prince that not everybody could because it's Chris Rock. It's the way he
approaches these conversations and everything. It's a really good one.
Speaking of amazing legendary singers, Dean Martin, born in this day in 1917,
passed away in 1995. A lot of big, big Sinatra fans out there and I got nothing against that.
My family played plenty of Sinatra. But man did my non-alove Dean Martin.
I could speak, I could sing every word in the Italian of that Samore to you,
just from that lady alone. Ain't that a kickin' ahead. Everybody loves somebody.
Not a bad actor, too. Not a bad actor. And speaking of good actors, Jessica Tandy, born in this
day in 1909, passed away in 1994. Driving Miss Daisy, of course, maybe her most famous role.
She was so good and cocoon. But I really liked batteries, not included. Do you remember that one?
That was a fun one, she played. No, I don't know that one. That was a good one. It wasn't
as big of a hit as the others ones or anything. But just one of the greatest actresses you'll ever see,
Jessica Tandy. A quick look at our weekend celebrity birthdays here. We have, I'm not mentioning him.
Let's see, Keenan Ivory Wains is 66 on Saturday. The Godfather of the Wains family and
in living color and so many other shows, wrote direct and starred in a bunch of other movies,
too, including the underrated 80s classic. I'm going to get you Succa. That's such a good movie.
Oh, it's so good. I love it. Let's see, Nancy Sinatra is 84 tomorrow. Frank's daughter. Let's see,
people who would have been celebrating birthdays tomorrow. The great Jerry Stiller are a wonderful
first lady, former first lady, Barbara Bush and Joan Rivers. Oh, some good ones. And then we take
one more look at Sunday's birthdays, Natalie Portman's 43 on Sunday. That's great. That's awesome.
And I'm sorry, just one of the best actors you'll ever see, Natalie Portman. Johnny Depp is 61,
one of the more versatile actors you'll ever see, still working, too, still out there. Michael J. Fox
is 63, the braveest actor you may see. Absolutely. And I don't have to get too into everything about
Michael J. Fox on nowadays. I think most people know, but yeah, yeah, just incredible human being.
Dick Vitel is 85 on Sunday. I'm sorry. Dick Vitel is 85 on Sunday, baby.
That's how you got to do it. You got to get to do it right and everything. And Donald Duck is 90
on Sunday. 90. Yeah, 90 years old for Donald Duck. We might have to try to find an old impression
that was done around here. Yeah, you think? You got to find that. And then some people no longer
with us would have been celebrating birthdays on Sunday. Jackie Wilson, legendary R&B singer,
lonely tear drops. And one of my favorite people ever, Jackie Mason, born on Sunday in 1928,
passed away in 2021, was a the any Jewish comedian you enjoy, you have to thank Jackie Mason.
Well, a lot of talk is made of the color barrier being broken by entertainers and that not a lot
has talked about Jewish entertainers breaking that barrier, which was extremely difficult to do.
Jackie Mesa was so funny, they couldn't stop putting them out there. Audiences begged for him to
be out there. And if it wasn't for a slip up on live TV and everything and getting blackboard
for a while there, Jackie Mason's career in name would be and legacy would be even bigger.
It's one of the greats, Jackie Mason. He also do the used to do the voice of the anteater,
I'm the pink Panther. It was one of my favorite things. It's a little kid that I would hear.
And it's the complete where this voice comes from. It's a complete, it's a bad impression of
Jackie Mason. That's where it is. And he used to make my mother laugh. Oh, I can make my mother
laugh. It's so good. And Les Paul celebrating a birthday. It would have been celebrating a birthday
on Sunday, born in 1915, passed away in 2009, responsible for electric guitar and so many other
great things in his legacy and his career. Les Paul. And of course, Walker Shaw's own.
One of yours, everybody, one of Wisconsinite right there, Les Paul. That is going to do it for our
birthday and anniversary club. But we're not done celebrating. No, we're going to continue celebrating
you when we come back with the Culver star of the day. We're going to make you a new star.
We're going to do that when we come back. Celebrate with our friends over at El Café,
everybody celebrating birthdays and anniversaries today. Get on over there. They're open right now,
221 Market Avenue in beautiful Port Edwards. Wish them a great day from all of us right here at WFHR.
Lights, camera, action. It is time to make somebody a star of the day with our friends from
the Wisconsin Rapids Culvers. We appreciate our friends over at Culvers. Visit them today.
They are locally owned and operated at 2711 A Street South in Wisconsin Rapids. Get some
Culvers in your life and maybe get some free Culvers in your life here, everybody. That sounds
amazing. Every Friday, Terry and I, or whoever I guess is, but I'm so used to you being here on
Fridays. I mean, mostly I'm here on Fridays. You are here quite a bit on Fridays. We get into,
we have some fun here. Well, we do as we play you a famous TV theme song. You call up and get the
answer right and you haven't won anything in 30 days. Boom, just like that. You win yourself a
family pack of four from Wisconsin Rapids Culvers. I've got it right in my hand here. That is two
adults meals, two kids meals. That's free Culver. Can you even believe that? A whole family pack.
Yeah, that's pretty cool. That's awesome. And just for knowing a theme song from a TV show,
that's all you got to know. I mean, it could just be one value pack. It'd be awesome. Yeah.
We appreciate our friends over at Culvers. Get some Culvers in your life. Maybe some free stuff.
Get ready to call 715-424-2600. Just a touch or two away. If you're on the Civic Media app,
let Terry and I know what TV show this is from.
Wow. Oh, there we go. Okay. Yeah.
It was a little surprise there for a second. It was taking a while. Good morning. What's your answer?
I'll be the same man. Yeah. Nice job.
Nicely done. Nicely done. And knew that one pretty quick, sir.
Yes. Yeah. As fast as he could dial, I think. It's a famous one. It's one of the more famous
ones out there. What's your first name? Donald. Donald, thank you so much. It's been a bit. We like
hearing from you. Donald, where are you from again? He's sighted at Rapids. That's right. Right here
in Rapids. We appreciate that, Donald. I always like getting our Rapids winners on there.
Were you a fan of Mash? Oh, yeah. I still watch the reruns. Yeah. Me too. I was actually just
watching an episode of my dad this past weekend and everything. It was an old one that we both
just happened to fall upon and just got caught up in. And next thing we know we're watching the whole
episode. It was fun. It was it's one of those shows. It still holds up. Still stands up really
good. And I still don't think that there's been a more finer TV show really created. Like I don't
know with the subject matter, the acting, the writing on that show, everything was at a 10.
I don't know if you've come across a show that is that well-rounded since it's that good of a
show, I think. We appreciate you, Donald. Thanks so much for listening and playing a long
hang in the line. We'll get some more information from you. But you are a new star of the day. We
wish you a good weekend. Thank you. Yeah. It's it's one of the more classic theme songs you'll ever
hear too. It's it's moving. It takes you through. It's also the saddest name for a theme song of
all time. Suicide is painless. That's not the die. Who see hears that and thinks, oh, that's a good
song title for a for a TV show, but it's perfect. It's absolutely perfect. They heard it first.
I think I think they think they think that's how it might have went. But be listening every Friday
for another opportunity to be our next star of the day, like Donald, Terry and I will be back
with more fun in the morning show here at WFHR. And one more time, big shout out to callvers.
Go ahead and get some callvers in your life. They are locally owned and operated at 2711 A
Street South right here in Wisconsin or Rapids.
Welcome back, everybody. Morning show here at WFHR locally grown radio. Terry and James
swinging in with you here. Woo-hoo. Yeah, the disco ball the fight we came down. Yeah,
got a disco ball. It's not too big, but it's cool. We should definitely have a disco
ball in here. Absolutely. We should have a disco ball in here. We're getting one. We're getting one.
How did that happen? It actually hang perfectly from that. That that fan doesn't even work.
So I didn't even come here without one. I feel a little like actually, you know, what Marcus?
I mean, come on. I mean, thanks for the new building. Marcus over there at 106, you know,
side items and everything. We say good morning to our friends over at Hardow, Wisconsin media.
But we could have used it. I wonder, yeah, because probably Bob has one down there.
I bet she does. I bet she does. Say good morning to our friends over there. Hope they're doing good
at Hardow, Wisconsin media. We got to get into this one. Terry, some businesses will do anything
to be popular with 20-somethings. The most coveted age range you can get is 18 to 27, 18 to 34.
Somewhere around there is the most coveted area of advertisers. They want those eyeballs. They want
that. What they used, at least they used to be this way because you always look at that as well.
That age range has an income that they can spend on, you know, silly stuff and everything.
Doesn't happen as much anymore, but it's still the most coveted area that you want.
So it's a little weird to think of a business doing the opposite of this.
There's a new upscale Caribbean restaurant in Missouri called Bliss and it has an interesting
policy. They have set an age restriction, which requires male guests to be at least 35
and women to be 30 during prime hours. They do cart at the door and people in their 20s will be
kept out. The owner admits they've been getting a little backlash, but that's cool. They're sticking
with it and he says they are strict because young people have been trying to sneak by and post it
on social media. The manager says Bliss is just something for older people, have a happy hour,
come get some good food and not have to worry about some of the young folks who bring some of the
drama. The owner adds quote, we want to ensure a mature, sophisticated and safe dining environment
for everyone. Then don't serve alcohol. I mean, come on. It doesn't matter the age range,
you're going to be serving alcohol. I don't care who age you are. You're going to have some
knucklehead in this. I've seen it in the finest restaurants and everything. Actually, I think this
is kind of funny. I haven't really been able to approach this with a serious tone yet. It's
a for-profit business. They can do whatever they want. That certainly has to be said right
out front that they are not breaking any laws or not doing anything. There's a big difference
because I've seen some backlash online. Well, this is like when they wouldn't allow African
Americans to stop. Stop. It's not even close. It is not even in the same ballpark, the same
universe. There's a billion other restaurants you can go to. So get over it. Whereas in those days,
African Americans didn't have a billion other restaurants I could go to. Whoever even said that,
that person should be taking off a social media permanently. There should be a way to ban people
just from all social media. You're dumbing down the rest of society here. Stop it.
What I could say is that I understand, especially when you're in your 20s,
and you get really passionate about things and really turn things into something it's not sometimes,
I did it. I'll admit I did it. I figured it had something to do with like phones. You know what I
mean? Like they don't want that kind of, because you think about that, go to a restaurant. It doesn't
have to be a fan. This sounds like this is a pretty upscale restaurant. But I mean, you go into
a restaurant. You see people eating and you people are like sitting there on their phones.
Yeah. Yeah. You know, they're not enjoying the company of the people they're with. And I'm not
saying it's just people under 30 because probably all ages do it. But that's what I thought this
was going to be headed just that they just didn't want that sort of thing going on. It seems
like there might be a little bit of that. And they mentioned that they just don't want the drama
and everything. Are you telling me that people above 30 don't give? But I know, but you know,
I think the same. I maybe 30 isn't the right number. But but I also think, I mean, if you're
going to go there and you kind of know this is the expectation of what's going to happen while I'm
there, or this is, you know, then you just, maybe it's a artificial maturity line. No bar does
this outline out right. But bars do this all the time. The bars are constantly trying to get
younger people into there. Constantly trying to, I mean, I mean, of age, but they, I mean, again,
this is the coveted market. Yeah. So like if you don't like it, just go somewhere else. Exactly.
I mean, and actually, I think it's not a bad business model. Maybe not, maybe not as strict as
they are. But I mean, how else are you going to do it? Never can you see, can you see all these,
we'll say kids for every under 30, right? Like can you see all these kids getting turned away
and that they're all like peering in the like you've got like all these sets of eyeballs looking
in the windows. It looks so cool in there. I know. It's kind of fun. I don't know. I kind of
want to go there now just to see. Yeah. You know, like how many people they turn away?
I would like, I want to see the bouncer. Yeah. I want to see the bouncer of a fancy bar.
I've never seen a fancy restaurant I've never seen that before. I will kind of shape their
it. I would look big. I think that if I was in my 20s and I lived in Missouri and around this
area or anything, I don't think that I'd be protesting this place. I think I'd be trying to start
my own thing. Something for the, hey, when they, when you can't go there, come here. You know,
I wouldn't care. I'd just be like, okay, move on. I do, I do think that it's interesting and it's
worth touching on. I don't think it's necessarily something that we need to get in, you know, our hands
in the dirt on or anything like that. It is what I'd like to say what I think would be even funnier
and better is I want a restaurant that's just for like 50 and older. Like that's it. 50 and older,
this is for, wait, Denny's. What am I talking about? No, I don't know. No, there's, there's
our, there's country kitchen. No, there's, there's, there's, I don't think there is country kitchen.
No, there isn't. No, there isn't. I don't know. Well, I couldn't tell you. Perkins places like that,
but I go there too. They could pick like a weekend to be open for under 30 and then they can only
get, but they can only order chicken nuggets and fries or something like that. Yes. Yes. Oh, that
is a great idea. I love that. Restricted menu. Yes. Yes. We'll see how that goes. I'm curious to
see how this one, how the business itself does, too, because you are knocking out a big part of,
you know, the economy there. You are, but if it's a high-end restaurant, how many people under 30
are spending hundreds of dollars on a dinner? Probably not. Very true. You know what I mean? Like, I don't,
I don't know. I think people should just move on. Get over it. That's great. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Well, I feel like you've got everything in life for me, almost not everything in life comes back to
me to choose your battles wisely. There are hills worth dying on and there are ones you just walk
over. Yeah. Like, I don't know. People like to get mad about stuff that you don't need to give
that much energy to. Yeah. Yeah. And there's a lot of people out there looking for things to be
offended by. Like, I don't understand. I just wait. Things will happen. You don't have to go hunt
them down. Why? But people do hunt it down. That's just weird. Yeah. It's weird. Meetings over the
phone are back in style because everyone's got Zoom fatigue and young people are not happy.
The Wall Street Journal just did a big story on telephone, telephone phobia, the fear of making
or receiving phone calls. It's much more common in people under 30 who have never known a world
without texting. Older workers tend to find phone calls more relaxing because no one's looking
at you. But younger employees have the opposite take. One 26 year old they talked to said that she
has to listen to music to pump herself up before she gets on the phone because she's seeing people
seeing people gives her anxiety because not seeing people gives her anxiety. Sorry. Quote, if I
can't see their facial expressions, I'm fearful that I might say the wrong thing or they'll take
something the wrong way and I won't be able to tell. Some companies are even hiring consultants
now to teach young people how to work calls. A woman named Mary Jane Cops calls herself the phone
lady and charges $3,000 a day. You know what? Good on her. If there are people dumb enough to hire
her because someone can't make a phone call, this is the 30 minutes of bashing under 30 out.
Yeah, yeah, apparently. I didn't mean for that. I think it's awesome because like really,
and I've had to have this conversation. So it's not where I'm like, no, don't send them another
email. Pick up the phone and call them. Just get the business done, right? Like, pick up the phone,
have a conversation. I also have Zoom fatigue though. Oh, I do too. And I hear you on this. And I
I'm okay with either it neither way really bother me. At Civic, we have meetings a couple times
a week and some of them are on the phone, some of them are on Zoom and it doesn't really bother me either
way. I will give some empathy to understanding that I don't understand. I grew up in a very
different generation. I didn't grow up with this. And I didn't grow up with a phone in my hand,
you know, at the age of 10 or something like that. And where 90% of the communicating I did before,
I was 18 was in text. And I didn't make, I made maybe three phone calls in my life up until the
age of 18 or something. I will have some empathy for that. And at the same time, my business,
if my business is... You're hired to do a job. I mean, why, if you're doing the job,
learn how to do the job. Like, this happens every single day in every job you take over. Even if
you've got experience, you still have to learn how to do this job at a new place. Learning to work
the phones is one of those things you have to do. I also say, I have known a lot of guys in my life
that will not call and order pizza. They got their girl doing it. Like, the guys just will not,
they won't do this. I don't know what it is, but there are so many guys. And I think it's more lazy
than it is just as far as I can. I don't think that's like a phone phobia thing. I think that's just,
if I can have somebody else do it for me, I'll let that happen. But just to the point of, you know,
I mean, it's kind of... So can you imagine like you hire someone to do like sales or customer service?
And then, oh, oh, I can't make a phone call. Yeah. You ain't keeping that job. I mean, I'm sorry,
but there's no way you can keep that job. It is one of those things we're good. I could have
some empathy for it at the same time. We're not talking about something that is that difficult to
get over. People have to overcome things every day. And if you have to overcome this, more power
to you, you can do it. Okay, that being said, this lady's a freaking genius. Yeah, yeah, I want this
king. I want this king because some of the questions she gets surprised by are, how do I end a
phone call? And things that too many of us seem to observe are no longer obvious. Just some
interesting questions she's getting at everything. I wonder if like how to dial out a rotary phone
even. They don't even know that I use it. They're not using that now. I find that very interesting.
We'll see where that one develops. We've got a whole nine o'clock hour still to hang out with you
everybody. We're going to kick it off with the Civic Media Scooney summer text to win contest.
Be listening for that keyword to text to us through the Civic Media app. Got that coming up. Not
only at the top of the nine o'clock hour, but at 11 a.m. One, three, five, and seven o'clock hours.
Be listening for that. We'll also have some entertainment news for you. What's new in your small
screen, big screen, and a bunch going on on your theater, on your theater stages in our local areas
here. Want to get to some of that stuff as well. And we'll get another update from the United
Way before we wrap up. That'll be fun. Let me say I had some other things I wanted to get into.
Oh, Vanna White's tribute to Pat Sajek. I wanted to make sure to play that for everybody.
I think his last episode is today. Yeah. Yeah. And we have a survey coming up. Do you believe
in true love? How you answer might depend on your relationship status? Yeah. Yeah. I would think so.
I depend if you're under 30. They might just keep this theme going. Oh, just going to keep that going.
We're going to keep that going. That's perfect. That would be great. That would be great. We'll
also wrap up with some good stories of the day. All of that coming up for you. Everybody looking
forward to it. And I want to remind everyone, stop on by the studios here. Not only are we giving
out rafter tickets and you'll have to come by to pick those up. But we've got rafter schedules
here you can get. And we have our cranberry blossom festival 2024 schedules here. So you can come
pick that up. That's awesome. Have a say how to pam. Say how to pam. That's the only rule.
You just got to say how to pam. No, you don't have to. But we appreciate you. I mean, you should.
You're going to want to. You should unless unless you are fearful of phone calls. You probably
don't want to greet someone either. We'll be back with more fun on the morning show at WFHR.
