It's the weekend, time for rest, relaxation, and another edition of New Whisco Weekend.
A weekly look at issues, arts, entertainment, culture, and everything that makes New Whisco
home.
Now, here's your host, Northeast Wisconsin News Bureau Chief Lisa Hale.
Welcome to the first ever New Whisco Weekend.
I'm Lisa Hale, your host.
We'll hear from a pair of bicyclists who rode in tandem from Wisconsin to New York City.
Our music segment today features Christian Love.
Our own good vibrations mean new sounds for our favorite summer songs, plus we'll take
a look at the economic impact of EAA.
But just what is New Whisco Weekend?
Producer and WISS Station Manager Todd Michaels and I sat down to talk about the program and
what you can expect to hear each week.
Well, I think we're hoping that our listeners will hear what's going on in Northeast Wisconsin.
Not only from an issue standpoint, things that are really important in our communities,
but also some of the fun stuff that goes on in our communities too.
So I believe we're going to, you know, we're going to hit on some of the issues whether
it's homelessness or it's hunger in our communities.
If it's job loss in our communities, we're going to touch on those things.
But then we're going to take a lighter look at some of the great entertainment that we're
going to find in Northeast Wisconsin.
And Lisa, you know this like every morning show we talk about all the great stuff going
on in Northeast Wisconsin with Mino and the mayor, there's so much going on.
I swear if you live in New Whisco and you're bored, you're not trying very hard.
If you live in New Whisco and you're bored, you're not only not trying very hard, but you're
staying in your house and you're not venturing out ever because there is so much that's happening.
There's, there are events, Oshkosh itself is the largest, brings in the largest events
of their kind.
I can tell you right now, next week or in a couple of weeks, we got EAA coming, great
largest fly in in Oshkosh this past week was the Grass Volleyball tournament.
The U.S. Open Grass Volleyball tournament, the largest in the world.
And it came to Oshkosh, life fest, the largest Christian music festival is in Oshkosh.
So this area brings in a lot of these big events that I think we as natives don't necessarily
pay attention to.
And we need to, we need to be a part, we need to be tourist in our own community.
When you and I have had conversations about the show as well, I made this analogy and
I was actually kind of proud of it.
And that was, look at a story, but then look at it just off to the side, not just the right
to that story and find the side story.
And that's what we want to do as well.
We'll have hopefully a little comedy and entertainment from Peach Schwabba from time to time.
Brittany Merlot, our great meteorologist with civic media will join us to talk about
things in New Wisco, including, you know, weather patterns and all that kind of stuff.
Queen of music on the civic media broadcast network, Terry Barr will be joining us.
Very excited about that.
The cool thing about Terry too is she's worked in news in Northeast Wisconsin.
So she, you know, and I believe her mom still lives in Green Bay.
So she is back in this area all the time.
She is a native of Northeast Wisconsin in that, right?
We've got a lot of other contributors who will also be part of this program.
It's not just Lisa, it's not just Ash gosh, it's not just Apple 10.
If you are Northeast Wisconsin, we're probably going to feature you at some point.
You know, I really am excited about where we're going to go with this show because as you said,
it is going to focus on some of the issues.
We are going to bring up the serious things.
But I want this to be a palette cleanser for the week, so to speak.
I'm looking for you to listen to on Sundays and go, yes, now I feel good.
The news isn't, you know, completely draining me and causing me to go hide in my house.
You know, but these are great stories that I'm hearing and that I can be a part of.
I have a new title for you.
It's new whisco bureau chief, news bureau chief and palette cleansers.
So, remember, we're going to add that to your business cards, okay?
Well, only if you promise to spell it correctly, I can't promise that.
I mean, radio doesn't mean I can spell.
I can talk pretty well, but I don't know about spelling that's a problem I have to as a matter of fact.
I can never spell receive properly, but don't tell anybody I said that.
So what do you have coming up on this week's show, Lisa?
This week's show, of course, we're introducing the show, but we're also going to do a preview of EAA.
Terry bars got a preview of what's coming up at EAA, a huge event that's going to be bringing in half a million people to the Oshkosh area in the next couple weeks.
We've got that.
We've got Amanda Nimmer telling you how to celebrate your birthday in a way that you may not have thought of before.
Of course, Amanda, one of the producers for Mino and the Mayor and does our social media and production, all that kind of stuff.
We love her.
We absolutely love her.
And we'll have a little bit of an interview with Mino and the Mayor when they interviewed the flukeys who took a tandem bike ride from Wisconsin all the way up to not to Green Bay.
That's Wisconsin all the way up to New York.
So we'll have a little bit on that too.
Sounds like a good time.
And one of our favorite features, my favorite feature is the truth booth.
Any time that we are out and about in the community, my little phone is ready to go to record and we call it the truth booth.
And basically it's a chance for people to share what they're thinking about, what they're concerned about that day, what they're passionate about that day, what they're what their truth is in that moment in time.
So we'll be celebrating something worried about something, whatever we're going to share a little bit of that.
Well, I love it. Keep working hard. Do a good job.
I'm going to try. I don't want to disappoint my boss.
That's, you know, that is the top list.
Every day you walk into that building, just keep that in mind.
I do keep that. And in case you don't understand what we're talking about, Todd, since he is the station manager is my boss.
So yes, I just think I think this is going to be a fun and exciting and beneficial program for the new WISCO area.
I'm really excited about what we're going to be doing.
We're going to take a look back at celebrations and we're going to take a look forward at celebrations and things we need to do as a community to make it better not only for ourselves, but for everybody living here.
Join new WISCO weekend one week from today for a show full of EAA stories, features and interviews.
Speaking of EAA, here's Terry Barr with a preview, including what this yearly event means to our economy.
Few events bring 600,000 people together from 80 different countries, but it's about to happen at the Experimental Aircraft Associations EAA Air Venture in Oshkosh.
Oshkosh has become synonymous with the world of flight 10 with the EAA.
That's Dick Napinski. He's worked with EAA for more than 30 years and he knows its history, including how it all started in a Milwaukee basement.
They had their first fly-in. It was part of the Wisconsin air pageant and a grand total of BA members 21 airplanes and 150 people showed up.
71 years later, more than 10,000 airplanes fly in 2500 are show planes.
It also makes Whitman Field in Oshkosh the world's busiest airport during EAA.
It's become synonymous with aviation and you talk to pilots anywhere around the world and say, Oshkosh, they know exactly what you're talking about.
And you can't buy that kind of promotion.
And recent studies show the fly-in brings a big boost to the economy.
Every year in the five county Fox Valley area, it's $170 million of economic impact and more than 110 million of direct spending.
Of course, it gives you a level of publicity that's a door opener wherever you go.
Governor Tony Evers, even calling EAA and Oshkosh, one of the most important tourist attractions of the summer.
That civic pride that comes with that. It's one of the crown jewels of state tourism.
It's one of those unique events that I tell people it's a gathering of airplanes and people to see no place else in the world.
Keep an eye to the skies. EAA kicks off on Monday, July 22nd.
And daily air shows started to 30.
With New Wisco Weekend, I'm Terry Barr.
EAA is a little more than a week away.
Of course, we'll have more from the fly-in with our morning show, Mino and the Mayor, who will be on location.
They'll be broadcasting live from EAA Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 6 until 9 on 98.3 FM and 1100 AM WISS.
You're listening to New Wisco Weekend on 98.3 FM and 1100 AM WISS.
Online at WISS.fm and search for Oshkosh air support on Facebook.
One of Lisa's favorite bands is the Moody Blues.
And we're using their song Swallow as our theme song on New Wisco Weekend.
So here's just a bit of that great song for you to listen to.
This is New Wisco Weekend on 98.3 FM and 1100 AM WISS.
Every time anyone from WISS is out and about in New Wisco, we like to offer people the opportunity
to share what they're excited about, their story, the things they're passionate about, their truth,
whether good or bad. We call it the WISS Truth Booth.
Today's Truth Booth Confession comes from Julianne, who we caught up with at Oshkosh Pride.
I love being gay. I've been gay since I was 16 years old and now I'm 66.
I've been with the same person for 38 years. So that's a long, long time.
We fight a lot, but we're still friends, so after all these years.
Yeah, because I have some health problems and sort of she ends.
So we fight over who's going to mold the lawn and stuff.
That's basically it.
When we come back, surviving summer's heat and an interview with Door County's Peninsula Players Theatre.
This is New Wisco Weekend. I'm your host, Lisa Hale. Civic media meteorologist,
Brittany Merlot joins us with a look at surviving the hottest days of the year.
Do you want to know just how hot and humid it's going to feel outside? We'll take a look at the
dew point instead of the temperature as a guide. The higher the number, the more humid it's going to
feel. Typically in summer, things start to get sticky when the dew points reach the low 60s.
It becomes even more muggy when dew points tap the upper 60s. And humid conditions are hard to
ignore when the dew point temperature reaches the low 70s. However, oppressive conditions and
dangerous heat indices are felt when dew points spike into the mid and upper 70s.
This is when we are sizzling. So what exactly is a heat index and why does it even matter?
Well, it all comes down to our sweat and how our bodies cool down. For example, on a day that a
dew point is low, our sweat evaporates quickly and we stay quite comfortable. But on the other
hand, if the humidity is high, then the air around us is basically full of water moisture,
and it's essentially harder to evaporate the sweat that's just dripping off of our bodies.
And this right there causes us to feel hot and uncomfortable as our internal body temperatures
rise. Becoming unhealthy rapidly, if our bodies hit a dangerously high temperature, we enter
hyperthermia, also known as heat stroke. And this is exactly why heat advisories and warnings are
issued. And young children are particularly vulnerable, as their bodies heat up to 3 to 5 times faster
than adults. As it tends to sneak up on us, if you're sweating heavily, becoming thirsty, dizzy,
nauseous or weak, you need to seek shade, loosen your clothes up, sip some water, and get to a
place with air conditioning quickly. Otherwise, heat stroke occurs if you don't take care of yourself
and cool down. Signs include confusion, dizziness, and becoming unconscious. And in these cases,
you need to seek medical help immediately. Because heat kills, it's a silent killer.
When hot weather and high humidity hit at the same time, people of all ages are at risk.
41 people died in Wisconsin from heat-related deaths just last year, and in the U.S.
said a record, killing people in places that usually can handle the heat.
And farm workers face some of the biggest risks from exposure to the elements. Over 33,000
American workers suffered heat-related illness and injuries between 2011 and 2022.
Samantha Guerrero is a community organizer who says farm workers need help.
They are continuously left out of having protections and out of conversations of what are their
needs and how can we better serve them and make sure that we are protecting their lives because
farm workers are some of the most dangerous work on the planet.
And the Biden administration is even now proposing mandatory rest breaks, shade, and clean drinking
water for workers. There are a lot of farm workers who are in danger of losing their lives in
these extreme temperatures. And so far, we have seen no urgency to enact or create any
protection. Nearly 500 workers have died across the U.S. from heat exposure since 2011.
So be sure to slow down and reduce any strenuous activity. For example,
Mothalon early in the morning or later at night when the temperatures are cooler.
Also, eat light, easy to digest foods, and dress in lightweight, non-restrictive,
light-covered clothing. Be sure to check in on elderly neighbors, family, and friends to make
sure that they're doing okay. Always drink plenty of water and avoid drinks, high in sugar,
and alcohol as they further work to dehydrate us. Stay cool and stay informed.
For New Whisco Weekend, I'm meteorologist Brittany Merlot.
You're listening to New Whisco Weekend, a 98.3 FM and 1100 AM WISS.
New Whisco is rich with arts and entertainment. Correspondent Conrad Krieger joins us from Nightlight
with Pete Schwabba. Want to go see a play or a musical this summer? Coming up, we go to Nightlight
with Pete Schwabba. Pete interviews Linda Fortunato, artistic director for the peninsula players
up in Zor County. Pete and Linda talk about what's coming on tap, what to expect when you're there,
and why it's a great place to go out and see a show. Hello.
For those who are listening, it might not be aware. Give us a little background. Tell
them a little bit about what peninsula players is. Peninsula player's theater has existed in
Dore County since 1935. And in 1937, we moved to where we are currently, which is we're just in
between Egg Harbor and Fish Creek directly on the water, 16 acres of cedar forest, just a beautiful
place to come and see a show. It's so great. And I was there last year. I was there twice. I
took my daughter who was all about musical theaters. It was a picture-esque, gorgeous night right on
the lake. So that was fun. And then we went back in the fall, my son and my daughter and my wife.
And it was this rainy. We saw the Sherlock Holmes play in October. So it was kind of creepy.
And then we had this like torrential downpour. So we got to see both sides kind of it was really
fun. And it was it was perfect for that to happen with the show we were seeing when you guys close
up the sides too. It's just and I always have a special place in my heart for the for the peninsula
players. That's great. It takes a lot of people to make theater happen. So how did you get connected
with peninsula players? I first started working for peninsula players a very long time ago as an actor.
I auditioned for a show and was cast and came up here and honestly had never been to Dore County
drove up on the you know the day before first rehearsal and looked around and went oh this is
what everybody's been talking about. Yeah. And just absolutely fell in love with it was lucky enough
to return numerous seasons as an actor. Over time started directing for the company choreographing.
And then when Greg Vinkler who's my predecessor as the artistic director, he was the artistic
director for over 30 years. And when he was ready to retire I was incredibly lucky to be asked
to step up as the next artistic director. All right. So let's talk a little bit about what
you guys have on tap. The first show playing right now I assume is I ought to be in pictures by
Neil Simon. You guys do a bonfire during intermission, which is really cool. It's just it's like an
experience like no other. What what is coming up after I ought to be in pictures? The next show
after I ought to be in pictures is a show called the angel next door. It's actually a new play that
one runs July 10th to July 28th. It is a new comedy. It's a new adaptation of an old play. It is
very, very funny, really charming, endearing, wonderful characters. And to what lengths will people
go to sort things out? It's a very fun ride with some really great characters. Two of my favorite words
when talking about theater are screwball comedy. There you go. This one's for you. Great answer.
Hey, thanks so much for your time tonight, Linda. Best of luck with the new season and keep
up your great work. Sounds good. Yes, everybody come and join us. We have a great season lined up
and and we're ready for you all to come see us. That was Linda Fortunato on Nightlight with
Peach Wabba. Weeknights from 7 to 9 p.m. on WISS in the Civic Media app with new WISCO weekend on Conrad Krieger.
Coming up on new WISCO weekend, bicycling from Green Bay to New York City and music from someone
you could call the next generation of the Beach Boys. Find more about new WISCO weekend at
WISS.FM and follow WISS on Facebook search for Oshkosh Air Support. More new WISCO weekend on the
way, first a news update.
Welcome back to new WISCO weekend. Once again, here's Northeast Wisconsin news bureau chief,
Lisa Hale. Peter and Tracy Floukey are a married couple who recently bicycled from Green Bay to
New York City. That's right. They peddled their way to the Big Apple. They appeared on Civic
Media's Mino and the Mayor's Show to talk about their adventures and here's part of that
interview with Jim Schmidt and Frank Kermans. It took us 29 days and we had five days off the bike
and we averaged about 55 miles a day, put in about 1,500 miles total. How many hours is that a day?
You know, it varies anywhere from probably four to six and a half, something like that,
waiting four to six hours. Yeah, that's butt time on the bike. Yeah, I like that butt time.
So you're going to burst time ever, I said that. All right, butt time. So you were like 11 to 13
miles per hour, right? Right. I'm doing math in my head. Yeah, that's right. It was really
interesting on this trip because we had a lot of big cities and when you're going through the big
cities, lots of stop signs, you know, slow moving traffic. So we were averaging probably 12 miles per
hour. Okay. But then we'd get out to Pennsylvania and we had those insane hills. Yeah,
I guess what our average speed was 12 miles an hour really. It's like, because it's got to go up.
Yeah, I mean, it's really interesting to see how different things affect our speed.
You know, we talk about biking and we're trying to get more people to bike. I mean,
in the state of Wisconsin, right, they have this gold silver bronze recognition and the guy that
really got that going was the mayor of Madison. Just love it. That's what it was. And he had dogs.
It's Polish. He started this whole recognizing communities and he had truck was a big,
obviously a big supporter of his and Madison is a gold star because they really focused on it.
But I mean, you guys are elevating the awareness of bicycling, I think in Brown County. I mean,
I think everybody, a lot of people know who you are. What did you learn? Do you see anything along
the way? I mean, 30 days on a bike. Did you see anything that maybe we could do here?
We're absolutely. I mean, some of the big cities had some amazing accommodations for bicycles
and pedestrians. New York City has actually taken away motor vehicle lanes and made them into pedestrian
areas and bike lanes. So yeah, we have a lot to learn. We can make our community,
Northeast Wisconsin, that much more bicycle and pedestrian friendly to encourage people to get out.
And educate them and get them out on their bikes. When you plan these trips, I mean,
you're looking for the lanes. I mean, on the highways because some of those state highways,
hey, I live in brilliant. Bikers are going down double P all the time. I know. And there's just
so much area. It's interesting. So the three things that we look at is we look at the width of the
lane. Okay. So that's whether there's a bike lane or even just if it's 14 feet wide as opposed to
12 feet. Okay. We look at how much traffic there is and then the speed of the traffic. Those are the
three things. And depending on how you put them together, it makes it either very nice for bicycling
or it makes it horrible. Yeah. I was a little bit when you left and we said goodbye, you know,
good luck. I was a little worried about you not because of your physical health. And then
but I don't think pedestrians, my pedestrians at the vehicles trucks, especially.
It's hard to see you and that bike's so low. How how was the safety of it? Yeah, it was it was
remarkably good. And in the big cities, we had that slow congested traffic. So that's really not
that hard. We just line up with all the other slow congested traffic. And that's fine. On the big
roads, the highways, we almost always had really good shoulders. And the interesting thing though
was in Pennsylvania, narrow, twisty, turny roads. But the thing that I hadn't thought about is around
here, we're not used to that kind of driving, but that's what they do all day every day there.
So as long as we made ourselves visible, the flashing tail light, bright colored clothing,
the motorists were looking for obstructions on the road because they might have an omniscient
cart out there. They might farm equipment. So as long as we're doing our part, they're used to
looking and it got it was very easy and the really cool thing. If you've ever been out in farm
country or in hilly country, what you'll do is you can't see over the crest of the hill.
But as soon as you can, you give the car behind you a wave and let them know so that they can
pass and move around. Once we started doing that, it was just bang bang and everybody was
really happy. It would it was a lot of fun actually. Yeah, they were really good about either
waiting behind us until they could clearly see or until a clear path or passing us really wide.
They go around us and give us lots of space. So Pennsylvania was great. The drivers were just
amazing out there. We wish that some of that would come to Wisconsin because some of the roads out
here, people pass really close and they don't wait. We always say that biking and walking are
sort of like the canary in a coal mine. So for us going into communities that we've never been
in before, we can pretty quickly assess what they're doing for their own people based on how easy
it is for us on a bicycle to find the resources we need. If we can't find food and water, if it's
not safe for us to get down the street or cross a road, the people that live there all day every
day, they're suffering worse than we are. You know what I'd like to talk about. You got the
tandem machine that you're using. You yourself are a machine. And you say, yeah, you know, four five,
six hours a day, what are you doing to get your body prepared for these trips because with the
quads, with the hamstrings, you know, you're using a lot of the butt time as you call it. How
are you preparing yourself for these long trips? You know, we start training about six months
before. I mean, we're active all the time, but we do a regular training regime, I guess, six months
before. What we eat is huge on the trip and before we go. When we need the carbs during the day,
so we can go and we have cliff bars and we have different energy bars on board. We have
gatorade, water. And then at the end of the day, the thing that's really important is getting protein
on board. So we stop at the end of the day, the gas station and pick up, you know, cheese or yogurt
or. Yeah. And just get that protein because especially when you're going day after day after day,
your body breaks down and you need that protein to rebuild the muscle. I think one of the other
points so for everybody in your everyday life, I've very seldom taken elevator. I almost always
go find the stairs. We bite down here today when we could have driven and I commented to Tracy,
for us doing six miles, it's not even particularly noteworthy. But when you have written, you know,
75, 80, 100 miles and you've got six more miles to go at the end of the day, we know we can do that
because we do it all the time. That's routine for us. So we're taking all these little things that we
do all day every day. And what it does is the cumulative effect allows us to do really neat things
like, you know, ride our bike to New York City. So I don't know that people, and a lot of people
follow you, I was surprised because I go out or, no, yeah, that's great. The fluke said you
can't tell me this was a thing. Yes. And they people really enjoyed that. But for those, I mean,
not everyone's going to go to New York or you, did you go down to New Orleans too? Or where did you,
yeah, yeah. We biked all the Mississippi River from one year. We've done the northern tier of
the United States. We've also done historic route 66. But the, what you said is, is a kind of,
even if you just bike around town, you see more. It's a different perspective. It's a different
perspective. People had mentioned, you know, when we go to mayor school, tell you, you know,
they tell you to walk, walk your city, don't just drive around, walk mayor school. What's that
way? It's a convention. Oh, how to be. Wow. It was a school. But it was, there was one of the
things, which is really, really true. If you think about it, you know, you walk or bike.
So you know that I used to be a park ranger, Minnesota. And one of the things I would do when I had
a new property that I was trying to get familiar with, the first thing I do is get in my squad car
and I would drive everywhere I could on road. And then I'd start sneaking through alleys and
things like that. But then I would hop on the ATV and start going to those places. Then I would
take the bike. Then I would walk. And it's amazing. Sometimes, you know, there's a road over here.
And, you know, half, you know, half a block away. There's another road. But you didn't know they
were that close until you went out and walked that day. So we know all those little sneaky places
that you can cut through on your bike here to, you know, make it, make it more preferential to go
places by bike. That's great. As a teenager, you know, or to park, you know, have a little
find those places. Hey, when you're biking, do you guys have headsets where you can talk to each
other? No, we've talked about getting them because our hearing is getting worse as we grow older.
But we haven't tried them yet. But a lot of tandem riders do use them. And it's easier to talk
because especially when it's really windy, it's very difficult to hear each other. And we use a lot
of hand signals sometimes or taps on the back or he'll, you know, do signals or one word thing so
that we catch each other. But yeah, it is tough sometimes to hear each other on the tandem.
And communications weird too because so much communication like you and I are looking at each
other right now and you're kind of going, oh, Peter wants to say something correct. Tracey's
behind me. I can't see her and she can't see my facial expression. So it's very interesting.
Speaking of that, are you always in the front or do you guys? Tracey, Tracey can be a captain.
She can ride in front. Typically the bigger, more experienced, stronger person goes in front. But
we're fairly even in ability. She just likes to be on the back. I like to be on the front.
All right. We're talking with Peter and Tracey Fluky here who are, I don't know, what would we,
you got to be the premier gurus. Right. The biking gurus of the state of Wisconsin,
if not more than that. And there we bike.org just finished a trip from here to New York. And we're
just talking about that biking. You don't have to go to New York just to bike here. How would you rate
our community? So the three things that we typically evaluate on are education
engineering and enforcement. So when we moved to Northeastern Wisconsin back in 1993, there
wasn't a single lane of recreational trail or bike lane. And now people are complaining because
the East River Trail and the Fox River Trail don't connect. Right. We're doing a big rehab project
on the Fox River Trail. So our infrastructure is coming along. Having said that though, it is
very difficult for somebody from out of town to get from one place to another. The education,
if we don't tell people how we want them to act and behave and what's safe, why should we be
surprised if they don't do that? And then the enforcement, the biggest problem we have is speed
because the faster people go, the more dangerous it is for people that walk in bike.
Wow. But don't you think trails is kind of the answer to that? I mean, shouldn't we invest more
money in bike trails? Or is that just infrastructure too expensive? You know, bike trails are great,
but if you want to commute to work, is there a trail that's going to get to work? Probably not.
You're going to have to ride on the road at some point. And the thing that we need to remember in
our transportation system is that bicyclists and walkers want to get to the same place that
motor vehicle drivers do. You want to get to the gas station. You want to get to the library. And
a lot of our roads don't allow that safely. The flukeys were guests on Civic Media's
Mino in the Mayor's Show airing weekdays from 6 till 9 a.m. on WISS.
Getting older isn't for the faint of heart. New whisko weekend correspondent Amanda Nimmer shares
freeways to celebrate your birthday. What if I were to tell you that you're celebrating your
birthday all wrong? Well, you know, probably not. You're probably doing something really cool.
But what if I told you you can make your birthday even better than it already is? Let's explore
that. Did you know that for just entering the world so many moons ago, you qualify for some
free items? Birthday freebies, actually. And if you didn't, let me tell you about it.
And if you didn't, you're thinking, I don't really need these. Listen anyway, because this might
change your mind. There are so many different companies that have a birthday or loyalty program,
and it doesn't take much to be included. Usually just an email address. Now, I know you're probably
not interested in mucking up your personal email. And that's why I recommend you create a secondary
email just for the years worth of emails that don't mean much to you. Because let's face it,
you're only going to check this one month out of the year. My birthday was at the end of June.
And every year, I look forward to my birthday freebie roundup. I spend the morning of my birthday,
going around and collecting all my freebies. And then I use them throughout the week.
The majority that I'm going to be talking about are food items. But hey, free is free. We don't
turn down free. Let's get started. The day before my birthday, I went to Old Chicago in Green Bay.
As being a part of their rewards and dining at least once during the year, you get 18 dollars
to use on your birthday toward a pizza. The following day, I started off by going to Starbucks
because you can only redeem that on the day of your birthday and get yourself a free drink,
any size, any flavor, any extras. Starbucks wants you to treat yourself. After that, head on over
to Freddy's Steakhouse. Get yourself a little treat. I got a burger. Then head on over to Taco Bell
and get yourself a Baja Blast Freezy. Go to McDonald's after that. And they like to switch it up.
Last year, I got a cinnamon roll this year. I was able to get a McChicken. Then go to Buffle
Wild Wings because this was one of my personal favorites. You get yourself six free wings,
free wings on your birthday. Bone in, bone out, any flavor, delicious,
heat up well in an air fryer. Head on over to crumble after that for your free birthday cookie.
Then go to scooters and get another drink, coffee, tea, refresher, lemonade, your pick, your choice,
your birthday. Jersey Mike subs. You get a free sub that they only let you redeem the day of your
birthday because that's when the points will enter your account. Then QW, you get free chips in
KSO. You go to nothing but take and get a little buttlet take. It's adorable. This was new for me
this year and I highly recommend it. Do not turn this down. Pop Ellie, you can get yourself a free
cookie. Then go to firehouse subs because of the day of your birthday. Only you get a free sub.
You got to download the app for that one. Go to noodles and company and you can get a free cookie
or a rice crispy treat. Go to Chick-fil-A, get a free cookie or a brownie. Perkins, you get a free
magnificent seven breakfast meal. And then a couple days later, I went to AMC. Got myself my free
birthday popcorn. I then went to Culver's and got a one scoop, one topping ice cream.
Baskin Robbins, I got a one scoop ice cream. And, and W, you get a free root beer float. Now,
if you were counting with me, that was 20 items. But the number's going to be 21 pretty soon for
me because I'm going to go to cousin subs and get my free sub. I might even do it when I'm finished
recording this. And that's where I'll stop. There are so many more out there. There are buy one
get one offers coupons. You name it. You can find it. Do the research and you can make your birthday
even more special than it already is. All you got to do is create a secondary email account.
So go treat yourself. It's your birthday. Do it right. From New Wisco Weekend, I'm Amanda Nimmer.
And there you go. Coming up in just a moment on New Wisco Weekend,
Terry Barr takes us on a musical journey with Christian Love.
This is New Wisco Weekend. I'm Lisa Hale. The Beach Boys just cruise through northeast Wisconsin
on their summer tour. And the newest member took the time to sit down with our Terry Barr.
She learns what Christian Love thinks about playing with his dad's band. Here's Terry's interview
which kicks off with Christian's song Crazy For You.
I'm crazy for you.
And all the things I do in every time school or I just want to stay in the room all day with you.
I think about you late at night, but I'm still with you.
You always seem to get it right. You think you're never single tonight.
You really want to know what I'm feeling about you.
I keep moving around on the road without you.
And the beach comes down every time that I hear that sound.
I don't want to wait around, wait around.
Cause I'm crazy for you.
And all the things I do in every time school or I just want to stay in the room all day with you.
I think about you late at night, but I'm still with you.
You always seem to get it right. You think you're never single tonight.
You really want to know what I'm feeling about you.
I keep moving around on the road without you.
I keep moving around on the road without you.
And the beach comes down every time that I hear that sound.
I don't want to wait around, wait around.
Cause I'm crazy for you.
And all the things I do in every time school or I just want to stay in the room all day with you.
I think about you late at night, but I'm still with you.
You always seem to get it right.
You really want to know what I'm feeling about you.
I keep moving around on the road without you.
I keep moving around on the road without you.
You always seem to get it right.
You think you're never single tonight.
You really want to know what I'm feeling about you.
And all the things I do in every time school or I just want to stay in the room all day with you.
I think about you late at night, but I'm still with you.
You always seem to get it right.
You think you're never single tonight.
I hope you are the one.
Everyone joined me in welcoming Christian Love.
Christian, thanks for being here.
Oh, thanks for having me.
Hello everybody.
We just heard your song Crazy For You.
Tell us about this song.
This is a song I think I wrote maybe about three years ago out on the road.
And it was about my girlfriend a little bit loans him out on the road and wondering what she's doing and this and that.
And it's one of those kind of songs.
It's just kind of sort of a love song.
But sort of staff is sort of happy too.
I want to mention that yes, you are on tour.
And you are out with the Beach Boys.
Hmm.
I wonder why that is.
There might be some lineage there.
I don't know.
Yeah, if our listeners have ever heard of Mike Love,
that would be your dad.
And he's one of the original Beach Boys.
Do they actually get a chance to play any of your songs?
Or are you on tour to really help support them?
Well, yes.
Definitely on tour to support my dad's music and his legacy.
But also he's given me the chance to play one of my own songs in the set.
I want to ask you a little bit about your backstory.
You know, you grow up the son of Mike Love of the Beach Boys.
Do you decide I want to be a musician when you're a little kid?
I think when I decided I wanted to be a musician was in high school watching MTV.
When they play videos.
Yeah, they play videos.
Yeah, I really got fired by a lot of the 80s bands.
I started wanting to write songs myself.
So I'm happy to hear that the Beach Boys and your dad that you get to play one of your songs with them.
But do you have a favorite Beach Boys song?
That's a hard choose.
But if I think if I had to choose one,
I would say the most well crafted in my opinion is wouldn't it be nice?
And you know, the crowd always instantly.
As soon as you play the intro riff, it's like always so soon to stand up and dance.
And if there's one song that gets the party started, I would say.
What does it feel like to be out there with your dad?
It's been a great way to really connect with my dad.
For a good portion of my life, I was doing my thing at home and he was out on the road.
So this has just been a great way to get closer
and to be able to spend more time with my dad, which has been really great.
I am very lucky talking with Christian Love right now.
And of course, Christian has his own music out.
But he is also the son of Mike Love, one of the original Beach Boys.
And he is on tour with them right now.
Christian, we're going to end this interview with some, some summer.
I think this song does not get better for the summertime.
Tell me about this song.
This song was a song that I recorded after a session in Pasadena.
This song started going through my head.
But I laid the music down and then I just started firing off some words.
All right, Christian.
I'm going to say goodbye to you for now.
And we are going to hit it here with some, some summer.
Yeah, baby.
We could work it all out.
Baby, we could watch the waves and the sun rise.
Baby, we could let it out.
Tell it you're the feelings that we hold inside.
In the summer, summer, summer.
Did it all last summer.
In the summer, summer, summer.
You could be my ocean lover.
Because baby, you won't blow my cover.
Put me on a list.
Baby, I insist I'm all over this.
I could be the witness in the summer, summer, summer.
Oh, she did all last summer.
Baby, you should, some, some, summer.
Did it all last summer.
Baby, you should.
Late night parties and friends.
We knew we always bounced right back.
When the cold wind blows through the corridor
I always think of you.
Thank you for being a part of New Wisco Weekend.
Your look at the stories and issues facing Northeast Wisconsin.
New Wisco Weekend is produced and directed by Todd Michaels,
written by Lisa Hale.
Features correspondence, Terry Bar, Brittany Merlot, Conrad Krieger,
and Amanda Nimmer.
Special appearances this week by Jim Schmidt, Frank Hermanns,
Peter and Tracy Flooky, and Pete Schwabba.
If you have a story you'd like to hear covered,
please feel free to email any time.
Lisa.Hale at civicmedia.us.
I'm civic media Northeast Wisconsin Bureau Chief Lisa Hale
for WISS News.
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