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In Las Vegas with my AWESOME baby sister, Lisa. Yep, Mom's baby girl and baby boy doing Vegas together. I think we kind of look like The Matrix on casual Friday, don't you?
4-20-2009, John O'Hurley stopped in for an interview on one of our stations and graciously posed for pictures. He was in Anchorage playing King Arthur in the musical Monty Python's Spamalot. And we will always remember him as J. Peterman from Seinfeld and those GCI commercials.
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Here is a video I found while looking for a video for my blog. Its a cover of One Year of Love, my favorite song by Queen. This intimate, acousitic version by Stevie Ann really lets you hear her beautiful voice. You can even see people in the studio booth behind her as they go about their business. They probably couldn't hear this outstanding performance through the glass.
And here is ANOTHER cover of a Queen song. Let's see if you can name all of the artists.
On Saturday, May 5th, I got to emcee the Alaska Zoo Kids' Fun Run. I had fun right along with the kids.
As they ran along routes passing by the animals, some of them gave the kids a little performance. Check out this video of a chorus of wolves!
And here is the photo gallery of the event.
Thank you to The Alaska Zoo for having me along, and to Your Alaska McDonalds (www.McAlaska.com ) and Healthy Futures (www.HealthyFuturesAK.org ) for sponsoring the event.
Check out updates at www.BrianBikes.com that include new info about free bike maintenance classes in Anchorage, trail maps, and a video about how to adjust brakes.
And here is a new photo gallery with pictures of me, and my TEAM ROSS family that's coming up to bike with me on Ride For Life Alaska.
I AM GETTING GEARED UP FOR THE 2012 BIKING SEASON! Yes, I intend to bike for many miles and drag cancer and MS behind me a little bit closer to their demise.
And this year I'm not alone--I have family coming up to join me for Ride For Life Alaska, including my baby sister Lisa! Hey Lisa, don't get used to that cushy motorcycle--we're PEDALLING from Anchorage To Seward.
TEAM ROSS will be sisters Lisa, Jody, and nephew Shawn with me--and together we will bike cancer into submission. Help us out by making a donation at BrianBikes.com!
Now this ABC News video really impressed me. Kids at a White House science expo get to show off in front of the President.
Robots and air cannons and fusion reactor's, OH MY!
Man, when I was that age, I felt proud about making mold grow in bread and orange juice. Now I can do that without even trying at home. These kids are waaaay beyond me.
I just found out that one of the greatest voices in pop music is now silent. Whitney Houston has passed away today. As I write this blog, details are still unknown as to how the 48 year old singing sensation's life ended.
But while she lived, she gave us hit after hit, and earned an impressive number of music awards, including six Grammy's, two Emmy's, and dozens of Billboard Music Awards and AMA's. Her voice became an inseparable part of the 80's and 90's, starting in the year I graduated, 1985. Dance hits, ballads, inspirational songs, she could do them all.
I won't bother to go into the details about her tumultuous married life or controversy that surrounded her in later years. Frankly, I avoided those aspects because they often seemed to be fuelled by the media.
I would like to remember her for the music she made which touched the lives of many, including my own. Click on the picture above to see Music on Demand for Whitney Houston. Most of her greatest hits are on that list.
As for me, I'll say goodbye to her with this song below. It's one that kept me going in my earlier years when I really had nothing to go one but a crazy hope that tomorrow things would be better.
Goodbye, Whitney Houston, and thanks for the songs that will be forever in the soundtrack of our memories.
Mornings and afternoons this week on Magic 98.9, listen to win tickets to THE BLUE BEAR, courtesy of Preservrance Theatre and the Anchorage Concert Association.
It's a unique and powerful tale of friendship set in Alaska around the search for the rare glacier bear.
Don't miss The Blue Bear, Feb 10-12. For tickets and more info, click the picture above, and keep listening to me in the afternoon, and Mark & April in the morning to win on Magic 98.9!
Once again, I was honored to emcee the Alaska Ski For Women. It was my third time helping out, and the event just keeps growing while the costumes become more and more eleborate.
It was pretty fast-paced, so I snapped photos where I could. If you have photos from the event you'd like to show off, send them to me at brianross@clearchannel.com.
This women-only cross country ski event is the largest of its kind in North America, and there to help out with the costume competition and party wave were meteorologist Jackie Purcell from KTUU Channel 2, and Senator Mark Begich. Click on the photo above to see the full album.
And thank you to all participants, sponsors, and volunteers for your support. The Alaska Ski For Women is helping to stop violence against women and children, and the money raised today goes to local organizations such as AWAIC and the YWCA. Find out more at this link.
This year, I have volunteered to help emcee the event for Special Olympics Alaska AND jump in the frigid waters of Goose Lake...because there's nothing quite as relaxing after work as taking a nice swim (my 3rd polar plunge). So, I hope you can come out on December 17th and show your support for all of the plungers, many who will be in outrageous costumes. Last year, I was joined by my fellow Total Traffic reporters and we were the Blues Brothers.
And as always, the most important thing about the event is raising money to support those inspiring Special Olympics Athletes. There are two ways you can help:
Click on my Polar Plunge Page and make a donation there. I'd also be very thankful if you would SHARE the page link with your friends via Facebook, Twitter, and emails .
Become a Polar Plunger yourself by going to www.specialolympicsalaska.org. It's easy to do. There's no registration fee. You just have to earn a minimum of $100 in donations. Plus, there are great prizes for fundraising goals that you achieve.
So come on in! The water's fine! Join us and start Freezin' For A Reason. Get your goose bumps at Goose Lake and wrap up your year helping a great cause--Special Olympics Alaska! ~Brian
Wow! What a busy month September has been so far. I've been to the State Fair for Walgreen's Wellness Day, and I've been out on the road for Bike MS, raising money to help cure multiple sclerosis.
UPDATE 9/17: I also just finished emceeing at WALK FOR LUPUS NOW.
AND I TOOK PICTURES! Check out my new photo albums.
Here is the album for Walk For Lupus Now. Family fun for a great cause. Lupus affects approximately 3000 Alaskans.
And here's the album for the 135 mile journey of BIKE MS which I completed with Team I.T.Y. on September 10th and 11th.
Thanks for all of your support! Donations will still be accepted for awhile at www.BrianBikes.com. Click on the Blue Biker next to Bike MS!
