Mark Elliott's blog

Happy Thanksgiving.  Hope your holdiay is going well.  Check out this video my friends in Northern Michigan sent me yesterday. 

http://wiky.com/content/boys-bag-flour

They spent the day taking about it on the air, but I think this is fake. 

Famed musician and parachute pants wearer MC Hammer has gone into the Internet search business...

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/blogs/gear-up/mc-hammer-unveils-sear...

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Mark Elliott’s Eating Extravaganza 2011

First thanks to Mike, Darrin, Carla and Casey for helping out during this years taste testing.  If I get anyone’s name or booth wrong, blame Darrin he kept notes (and he’s on Facebook, so blame him directly.)

Here's an interesting article from Tuesday morning's Wall Street Journal.  

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297020461250457660887174440461...

We'll be talking about this on Tuesday afternoon.

I told this story on the air today.  I saw the info below on a gas pump at Thortons.  Got a text early Wednesday and filled up.  By Thursday morning prices had gone up 20 cents a gallon.  WOW!   Here's the info from Thorton's web site on Gas Price Alerts.

Too windy.  But I did manage to record the story and here's the podcast.

http://wiky.com/content/mark-elliott-hot-air-balloon-non-launch-shriners...

Thanks to Rob Kerney from BlindFaith Ministies who brought breakfast in Friday morning.  Their Bowling Scramble Fundraiser at River City Recreation is June 24th.  Get your team together for a fun outing.  For more information call Grace and Peace Lutheran Church - 812-476-8201 - or write to Rob at blindfaithministries@insightbb.com

I talked about this Monday on the WIKY Morning Show when I was filling in.  The YWCA of Evansville is celebrating their 100th anniversary with a salute to the 100 Women of Evansville.   Here's a link to the story in the Courier Press:

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2011/may/27/no-headline---27b0xywca/

Congratulations to our own Bettie Engelbrecht, co-founder of WIKY Radio, who was chosen to be one of the 100. 

Okay, here's the funniest news story of the day.

I used to live in this small town in Northern Michigan, where the winters are cold and long.  Spring does bring out the crazies, but this one beats all... A guy dressed as Batman was arrested climbing on the buildings downtown.

http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/pnr-batman-busted-20110511,0,3042122.story