Happy New Year’s Eve!

Here’s what the  Time’s Square Ball looked like when it dropped for the very first time back in 1907.

Things have changed a bit since then :)  On November 11th, 2008, The co-organizers of New Year’s Eve in Times Square (Times Square Alliance, Countdown Entertainment) unveiled a new Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball at a press conference at Hudson Scenic Studio in Yonkers, New York.

The new Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball is a 12 foot geodesic sphere, double the size of previous Balls, and weighs 11,875 pounds.  Covered in 2,668 Waterford Crystals and powered by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDS, the new Ball is capable of creating a palette of more than 16 million vibrant colors and billions of patterns producing a spectacular kaleidoscope effect atop One Times Square.

The organizers also announced that the new Ball will become a year-round attraction above Times Square in full public view January through December.

The Liberal VFW is hosting a New Year’s Eve dance, featuring the local band Stoic.  They play classic rock and solid gold oldies.  The event starts up at 9pm and there will be champagne and party favors!  Entry is $10 per person and you don’t have to be a member to attend.  FMI call 624-7447.

The schools are out for the holidays, but the Liberal Parks & Rec Center has plenty planned for the youth during the break!

• Wednesday 12/31 - New Year’s Eve Celebration - Games, snacks, and lots of fun.

• Friday 1/2/09 - Indoor Dodgeball @ 2pm.

• On to the show … I’ll be giving away $10 in tokens to Squeaky Clean Car Wash today!  I’ll also talk about Kevin & Kyra getting caught in a Ponzie scheme, Paul McCartney’s look back at 2008, Woody getting married and much more!

• WIN x 2 today, since I won’t be here on Friday!  In the 9 o’clock hour I’ll give away an I Do prize pack! It includes a black & white wedding organizer book, divided into special sections, and an “I Do” luggage tag for your honeymoon!  (Retail Value $28.50)

• For Ten O’clock Trivia I’ll give away a Family Fun Night prize pack! It includes the classic games Topple & Yahtzee.  Plus, a free Pillsbury product!  (Retail Value $30)

• That’s all for now … HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

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December 31st, 2008

This week between Christmas and New Years seems kinda like the Twilight Zone.  No TV, no events, news is usually pretty slow (especially the lighter/entertainment type stuff) and it can be a real challenge to find something to talk about.  Oh well, I’ll do my best ….

The schools are out for the holidays, but the Liberal Parks & Rec Center has plenty planned for the youth during the break!

• Tuesday 12/30 - Casino Day - come in and play dominoes, black jack, yatzee, uno, spoons and more.

• Wednesday 12/31 - New Year’s Eve Celebration - Games, snacks, and lots of fun.

• Friday 1/2/09 - Indoor Dodgeball @ 2pm.

• On to the show … We’ll take a look at the ‘most significant moments in film, tv and the web’, Fox vs Warner over ‘Watchmen’, a ‘classic’ stamp collection, the population is up and the toy industry is down, boy scout badges and much more!

• WIN a Muir Glen prize pack today on Ten O’clock Trivia! It’s two soup & salsa bowls decorated with ripe, red tomatoes!  (Retail Value $25)

• That’s all for now … Peace/Out

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December 30th, 2008

What’s YOUR New Year Resolutions?

The schools are out for the holidays, but the Liberal Parks & Rec Center has plenty planned for the youth during the break!

• Monday 12/29 - Bingo @ 1pm & Karaoke @ 3pm.

• Tuesday 12/30 - Casino Day - come in and play dominoes, black jack, yatzee, uno, spoons and more.

• Wednesday 12/31 - New Year’s Eve Celebration - Games, snacks, and lots of fun.

• Friday 1/2/09 - Indoor Dodgeball @ 2pm.

• Not a lot to talk about today since the schools are closed and there are no new announcements from liberalisozsome.com.  I DO have the list up when the TV shows are scheduled to start back up - look for that list below:

• On to the show … I’ll talk more about the extra second we have this year, talk about some pilots asleep at the stick, tell you about the big bucks a Cobain guitar brought, CBS getting sued, $10,000 found in a box of Cracker Jacks, and look at the top movies for the weekend, and for 2008, as well as the top 10 DVDs and TV shows for 2008.  That and more on the way!

• WIN a New Year’s Eve Party Pack for 10 today on Ten O’clock Trivia! It includes hats, noisemakers and beads!  Plus, a free package of Totino’s Pizza Rolls!  (Retail Value $25)

• That’s all for now … except …

Broadcast and cable TV networks have announced most of their winter premiere dates.  The dates indicate a series or season premiere, or the return of new episodes after a winter break. Per E! Online, here’s a rundown of the shows and dates:

Monday, December 29
The City (MTV)

Monday, January 5
The Bachelor (ABC)
Gossip Girl (CW)
Momma’s Boys (NBC)
One Tree Hill (CW)
Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family)
True Beauty (ABC)

Tuesday, January 6
90210 (CW)
According to Jim (ABC)
The Biggest Loser: Couples (NBC)
Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Nip/Tuck (FX)
Privileged (CW)
Scrubs (ABC)

Wednesday, January 7
13: The Fear Is Real (CW)
Damages (FX)
Knight Rider (NBC)
Law & Order (NBC)

Thursday, January 8
30 Rock (NBC)
ER (NBC)
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Kath & Kim (NBC)
My Name Is Earl (NBC)
The Office (NBC)
Private Practice (ABC)
Ugly Betty (ABC)

Friday, January 9
Flashpoint (CBS)
Monk (USA)
Psych (USA)

Sunday, January 11
24 (Fox)

Monday, January 12
Samantha Who? (ABC)

Tuesday, January 13
American Idol (Fox)

Thursday, January 15
Bones (Fox)
Smallville (CW)
Supernatural (CW)

Friday, January 16
Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
Friday Night Lights (NBC)

Sunday, January 18
American Dad (Fox)
Big Love (HBO)
Family Guy (Fox)
Flight of the Conchords (HBO)
King of the Hill (Fox)
The L Word (Showtime)
Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Showtime)
The Simpsons (Fox)
United States of Tara (Showtime)

Monday, January 19
House (Fox)

Tuesday, January 20
Fringe (Fox)

Wednesday, January 21
Lie to Me (Fox)
Lost (ABC), two-hour premiere

Thursday, January 22
Burn Notice (USA)

Monday, January 26
The Closer (TNT)
Trust Me (TNT)

Wednesday, January 28
Life on Mars (ABC)

Thursday, January 29
Hell’s Kitchen (Fox)

Monday, February 2
Chuck (NBC), 3-D episode
Heroes, Vol. IV: Fugitives (NBC)
Medium (NBC)

Thursday, February 12
Survivor (CBS)

Friday, February13
Dollhouse (Fox)
Terminator (Fox)

Sunday, February 15
The Amazing Race (CBS)

Sunday, March 8
Breaking Bad (AMC)

Monday, March 9
Castle (ABC)

Tuesday, March 17
Reaper (CW)

Thursday, March 19
Kings (NBC)

Tuesday, March 24
Cupid (ABC)

Wednesday, April 8
The Unusuals (ABC)

Thursday, April 9
Harper’s Island (CBS)

EXACT DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
Amy Poehler, Beyond Thunderdome premieres on NBC in April.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent returns to USA in March or April.
Life returns to NBC in February.
Prison Break and ‘Til Death return to Fox in the spring.
Rescue Me returns to FX in March or April.
Rules of Engagement returns to CBS in the spring.
Saving Grace returns to TNT in March.
The Tudors returns to Showtime in April.

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December 29th, 2008

Reprinted here  is the holiday classic response from The Sun newspaper in New York City to eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon’s question about the existence of Santa Claus. The story goes that Virginia’s friends had told her that there was no Santa Claus. So the little girl asked her father about it, who told her to write to The Sun. The September 21, 1897 answer from writer Francis P. Church has been making glad the heart of childhood ever since.

Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in ‘The Sun’ it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?

-Virginia O’Hanlon, 115 West 95th Street

Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except (what) they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

[click on the pic at the top for a full history about this, and Virginia, on Wikipedia]

And now it’s YOUR turn.  I’m gonna stop here and let YOU leave comments to today’s OzzBlog or send me emails of things to add to it.  I really hope you’ll participate!!

GREETINGS

The gals in the kitchen at SWMC wish Blake Ozz a very merry christmas and a great musical new year.

Merry Christmas Ozz!  In the days with my kids at home, I had a Cassette Tape, (yes, I’m dated!) of the Oakridge Boys Christmas that I played over and over again as we decorated the Christmas tree, hung the lights & baked all the goodies that were tradition in my family growing up. Wake up to your show every morning.  My husband and I have noted at many Wedding Dances that it is “our music” that gets the younger generation out on the dance floor!  Am so glad 107 still plays the “Good stuff”  Have a Merry Christmas!

I hope you have too much fun and eat too much and have a wonderful Christmas!

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December 24th, 2008

Want to save money on tree lighting electricity?  Get an eel!

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One of my favorite scenes from my absolute favorite Christmas movie!

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The schools are out for the holidays, but the Liberal Parks & Rec Center has plenty planned for the youth during the break!

• Today - Last Minute Christmas Craft Class - For all of those that don’t have a gift for Mom, Dad, Bro or Sis yet! Starts at 11am.

• Today is also - Monopoly Day - starts at 1pm.

• Monday 12/29 - Bingo @ 1pm & Karaoke @ 3pm.

• Tuesday 12/30 - Casino Day - come in and play dominoes, black jack, yatzee, uno, spoons and more.

• Wednesday 12/31 - New Year’s Eve Celebration - Games, snacks, and lots of fun.

• Friday 1/2/09 - Indoor Dodgeball @ 2pm.

• On to the show … I’ll give you a Christmas True or False Quiz for a prize, talk about a lucky cop and some unlucky health inspectors, about a doll that may be a big hit this year, some celebrity gossip, some music news and much more!

• WIN a Grand Breakfast Set today on Ten O’clock Trivia! It includes a set of two serving trays and a coupon for free Pillsbury product!  (Retail Value $43)

• That’s all for now … Peace/Out

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December 23rd, 2008

Congrats to Joyce Varnes of Liberal, the winner of $1,000 Christmas Cash!  Her name was picked from the Liberal Radio Shack’s box and added to the name(s) picked from each of the other 36  sponsor’s registration boxes and then was picked from all of those names to be chosen as THE WINNER!

It’s the season of giving and I just can’t pick a winner, sooooo, the ONLY 3 people that sent me a picture of their tree(s) will get to pick a prize from the prize closet!  The winning entries were:

• 1: Mr. No Name

  

• 2:  Cindy Scott (this pic and videos [tree] [santa] )

  

• 3:  Wilkens Manufacturing

  

The Christmas Gift Express rolls on today with the train whistle blowing 4 final times morning.  We only have 4 more numbers/gifts left:  31 - 39 - 41 - 46.  That will wrap up the gift giving for this year.  We’d like to thank ALL of the businesses who made it possible!  Please click the banner above to see who YOU can thank the next time you visit their business.

The schools are out for the holidays, but the Liberal Parks & Rec Center has plenty planned for the youth during the break!

• Today is PJ Day - Come in and relax, watch movies, eat popcorn and have a good time!

• Tuesday 12/23 - Last Minute Christmas Craft Class - For all of those that don’t have a gift for Mom, Dad, Bro or Sis yet! Starts at 11am.

• Tuesday is also - Monopoly Day - starts at 1pm.

• Monday 12/29 - Bingo @ 1pm & Karaoke @ 3pm.

• Tuesday 12/30 - Casino Day - come in and play dominoes, black jack, yatzee, uno, spoons and more.

• Wednesday 12/31 - New Year’s Eve Celebration - Games, snacks, and lots of fun.

• Friday 1/2/09 - Indoor Dodgeball @ 2pm.

• LHS Lunch Menu: Hamburger, Potato Wedges, Vegetables, Lemon Cake 

• On to the show …I’ll be talking about Christmas tree thieves, Michael Jackson’s health problems, older women being annoyed by men, what happened at the box office this weekend and much more!

• WIN x 2 today!  Since I won’t be here Friday I will be giving away that prize today and it’ll make a perfect gift for a young one!  A Build-A-Bear prize pack! It includes a special Build-A-Bear Workshop holiday plush furry friend and a $10 Bear Bucks gift card to spend any way you like at a Build-A-Bear workshop or at www.BuildABear.com !!  (Retail Value $25)

• Today’s Ten O’clock Triva prize is a George Foreman Cooking Kit! It includes a stainless steel spice rack and meat serving tray - perfect for serving up a whole heap of goodies from the grill!  (Retail Value $32)

• That’s all for now … Peace/Out

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December 22nd, 2008

Today is the big day!!!

We will be drawing the winning name for the $1,000 Christmas Cash giveaway!  Stay tuned to find out if it’s YOU!

The Christmas Gift Express rolls on today with the train whistle blowing at least 3 times during the morning.

PLUS, today is the FINAL day I’ll be calling businesses and having them draw a winning name!  I’ll call Yardmaster Lawn, Landscape & Gifts in the 8 o’clock hour,  Congo’s Cafe in the 9 o’clock hour, Tek Style in the 10 o’clock hour,  and Brown’s Furniture in the 11 o’clock hour.  They will each be giving away a $25 gift certificate this morning. They will draw names from the registration boxes and announcing the in-store winners of their prizes.

The Holiday Decorations Contest continues, so send me your pictures to blakeozz@gmail.com and I’ll pick a winner and that person will be able to select any ONE prize from the stack of prizes I have in the prize closet

USD480 Announcements:

• Teacher Work Day - School is closed for the holidays.

• V/JV/9th vs Perryton 9th Boys/Girls start at 4:30, V/JV at 6pm.

• Wrestling at Scott City today at 6pm.
  

• On to the show … I’ll tell you about a REALLY dedicated guy, a new scent for the season, Scarlett’s tissue, the 18th child, and we’ll begin broadcasting live from Epic PCS in Elkhart at 11am.

• WIN a Memory Making prize pack from Warm Delights today on Ten O’clock Trivia! It includes a photo album for all those holiday pictures, plus a case (12 boxes) of Warm Delights!  (Retail Value $52)

• That’s all for now … Peace/Out

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December 19th, 2008

Received a couple new entries in the Holiday Decorations Contest I have put together. The first is from an unnamed listener who says this will probably be the only tree he has this year:

Next up, apparently Santa is a big fan of Ozz In The Morning (click pic for larger view)

Send me YOUR pictures to blakeozz@gmail.com and I’ll pick a winner and that person will be able to select any ONE prize from the stack of prizes I have in the prize closet.

The Christmas Gift Express rolls on today with the train whistle blowing at least 3 times during the morning. PLUS, I will be calling PTCI in the 9 o’clock hour (giving away a BlueTooth USB adapter & BT portable speaker set), Epic PCS of Liberal (giving away a $50 gift certificate) and Salty Dog (giving away a $15 gift certificate) in the 10 o’clock hour,  Crazy House (giving away a $25 gift certificate) & Brown’s Shoe Fit (giving away a $25 gift certificate) in the 11 o’clock hour, and they will draw names from the registration boxes and announcing the in-store winners of their prizes. Be sure to go to ALL of the businesses that have the registration boxes so that you are not only registered to win the in-store prizes, but you will also be registered to win the $1,000 Christmas Cash Prize! For the list of businesses click HERE or on the banner above.

USD480 Announcements:

• Cottonwood Intermediate Principal’s Challenge.

• 9th Boys/Girls BB vs Pratt at 5pm.

• Semester Exams -  for 5th thru 7th hours

• No School on Dec. 19 - Teacher Workday

• FCCLA is selling Christmas Fudge & Peanut Brittle for $5.00 a pound.   See any FCCLA member or Judy Williams to order yours today or call 620-604-2213!

• LHS Lunch Menu: Hamburger, Potato Wedges, Vegetables, Lemon Cake 

• On to the show … I’ll be giving away $10 in tokens to Squeaky Clean Car Wash, tell you about what NASA wants to do with the old shuttles, talk a bit about Joan Jett and AI and much more

• WIN a Mommy & Me prize pack today on Ten O’clock Trivia! It’s a matching set of mother/child aprons, featuring holiday designs.  Plus, a coupon for Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls!  (Retail Value $40)

• That’s all for now … Peace/Out

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December 18th, 2008

Well, I finally have at least 2 entries/pictures of Christmas Trees to share with you. Of course I had to BRIBE you to get them, but that’s the deal … send me your pictures to blakeozz@gmail.com and I’ll pick a winner and that person will be able to select any ONE prize from the stack of prizes I have in the prize closet.  The first entry is from Cindy Scott, who sent MPG videos of her Christmas tree and kid dancing with Santa: Click HERE to view the tree and HERE to view the dancing.

Next up we have the Wilkens Manufacturing Christmas tree. Click the pic for a larger view:

Think your tree can win?  Then get those pics sent in TODAY!

The Christmas Gift Express rolls on today with the train whistle blowing at least 3 times during the morning. PLUS, I will be calling Charlotte & Company in Perryton in the 9 o’clock hour, Fashion Tree Boutique (giving away a $25 gift certificate) and Fish World (giving away a $15 gift certificate) in the 10 o’clock hour,  Closet Treasures in Hooker (giving away a $55 gift certificate) in the 11 o’clock hour, and they will draw names from the registration boxes and announcing the in-store winners of their prizes. Be sure to go to ALL of the businesses that have the registration boxes so that you are not only registered to win the in-store prizes, but you will also be registered to win the $1,000 Christmas Cash Prize! For the list of businesses click HERE or on the banner above.

• On to the show … I’ll talk about Oprah, crash tests, Van Halen, Dave Matthews, fat attacks and much more!

• WIN a No More Excuses prize pack today on Ten O’clock Trivia! You’ll get your own copy of the Hungry Girl Recipe Book, plus free Egg Beaters! (Retail Value $25)

• That’s all for now … Peace/Out

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December 17th, 2008

A 4-year-old boy in Beaumont, Texas, set off a burglar alarm at a local dollar store after he entered it at 3:00 a.m. to play with some toys. Cops say that the child apparently unlocked the door to his family home, snuck out and crossed a multi-lane street to reach the store a few blocks away.  Cops say the child was friendly, talkative and appeared well cared for. Child Protective Services is investigating, as a precaution, but cops say there’s nothing to indicate the parents or family did anything wrong. (KFDM-TV) Click HERE for  surveillance video of the tiny prowler, courtesy of KFDM.com.

According to DrawAHouse.com, the way you draw a house says a lot about your personality. They say you can use the site to draw a house, answer some questions based on your house then find out what your house says about you.  HERE is the link to the test.

I’m STILL looking for pictures of YOUR Christmas trees and I’ve decided that I’ll make a contest out of it. You send your pics to blakeozz@gmail.com and I’ll pick my favorite tree and the winner will be able to pick ANY one prize from the box of goodies that were given away but never picked up by the prizewinners!

In the meantime, here’s a project for the kiddos:

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The Christmas Gift Express rolls on today with the train whistle blowing at least 3 times during the morning. PLUS, I will be calling ESquared (giving away a Samuel Dung jacket) & Radio Shack (giving away a $25 gift certificate) in the 9 o’clock hour, Jay D’s Satellite (giving away a $50 gift certificate) in the 10 o’clock hour (to register to win at Jay D’s you need to call 800-952-9634 and give them your name & phone number), & Flooring America and Furniture Outlet (giving away a $50 gift certificate) & Brown’s Shoe Fit (giving away a $25 gift certificate) in the 11 o’clock hour, and they will draw names from the registration boxes and announcing the in-store winners of their prizes. Be sure to go to ALL of the businesses that have the registration boxes so that you are not only registered to win the in-store prizes, but you will also be registered to win the $1,000 Christmas Cash Prize! For the list of businesses click HERE or on the banner above.

USD480 Announcements:

• McDermott Parent Day 1st grade at 8:35: 2nd and 3rd grades at 10:15. Parents are invited to attend their child’s reading group. Please call the school for more information 604-1800.

• McDermott Site Council meets at 5:30pm.

• Universal Technical Institute will be at LHS.   Please sign up in the Counselor’s Office for college visits.

• FCCLA is selling Christmas Fudge & Peanut Brittle for $5.00 a pound.   See any FCCLA member or Judy Williams to order yours today or call 620-604-2213!

• LHS Lunch Menu: Burrito w/Chili & Cheese, Mexican Rice, Refried Beans, Chocolate Chip Cookie 

• Semester Exams - Dec. 17 for 1st thru 4th hours.

• Semester Exams - Dec. 18 for 5th thru 7th hours

• On to the show … between all of the giveaways I’ll try to work in stuff about gifts you can buy last minute at the drugstore, info about the stuff I posted above, more about the AI format changes, today’s DVD releases and much more!

• WIN a Less Stress For The Holidays prize pack today on Ten O’clock Trivia! It includes a gift wrap set with everything from wrapping paper to bows to gift tags!  Plus, you’ll love putting your feet up with this deluxe pedicure set! (Retail Value $50)

• That’s all for now … Peace/Out

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December 16th, 2008