January 2011 Tracy Lawrence Time Marches On & He’s Still Hard At Work Inside: Man Behind Wikileaks Scandal • Hot Topics of 2010 • OSU’s Justin Blackmon inside W I K I L EA K S Private accused in scandalous release of U.S. secrets A look into Bradley Manning’s past paints different picture than widespread media’s profile Page 6 8 Praiseworthy Band from Texas focused on exalting Savior with praise & worship 10 Tracy Lawrence We catch up with the singer almost two decades since major-label debut 18 Hot in 2010 Lists of the most popular in music and Internet search engines 19 Behold! Our predictions for 2011 We peer into the year ahead — just for fun 28 Cowboy can’t be bucked OSU wide receiver gets past snag to pull down big honors THE KLBC BUZZ JANUARY 2011 4 12 14 16 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 35 Events Country Notes Rock Notes Concerts TV Movies Entertainment CelebRelations Sports Yogi-Isms Texoma Talk Lighter Side Crossword The KLBC Buzz is distributed monthly to various newsstands in a five-county region of Texoma. For rack locations, advertising rates or any other questions, call us at (580) 924-3100. The KLBC Buzz 1418 N. First Ave., Durant, OK 74701 (580) 924-3100 • Fax: (580) 920-1426 www.klbcfm.com • [email protected] Editor Regina Phillips Contributing writers Bob McKinzie, Scott Corbin, Michelle Pierce, Gerald Tidwell, Sandra Amos, Jim Reagan,Taron Hogan, Sarah Hoffman Sales Todd Tidwell, Gerald Tidwell, Rhonda Clouse, Joe Geisler Production Liz Hendricks, Scottie Wesley Support Sandra Amos, Kelly Tidwell, Michael Westbrook, Cindy Tidwell, Rebekah Williams JANUARY 2011 THE KLBC BUZZ TEXOMA FOOT & ANKLE SPECIALISTS Dr. Matthew W. Jackman, DPM Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Surgery Certified in Foot Surgery Certified in Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery Medical & Surgical Treatment of the Foot & Ankle (903) 463-1000 1001 N. Eisenhower Pkwy., Denison 1400 Bryan Drive, Ste. 304A, Durant F S F S N C Nursing Center Our family caring for your family Now accepting applications for: Cer tified Nurse Aide Please apply in person: Four Seasons Nursing Center events participate Indoor exercise Divorce support SOSU’s Bloomer Sullivan Arena is open to the public 6 a.m.-noon weekdays (during the university’s regular calendar, except holidays and when an event is scheduled at the facility). Walkers and joggers may use only the upper level and enter through the northwest doors. Adult must accompany any participants younger than 18. Strollers permitted. Pets, food, beverages, bicycles, skates, skateboards, etc. are prohibited. A DivorceCare series will begin Jan. 5 at Durant’s First Baptist Church, 124 W. Evergreen St., with weekly meetings 67:30 p.m. Wednesdays in Room 205. (No obligation to attend the church.) Each session is divided into a video seminar with top experts, then a support-group discussion. Open to those experiencing divorce or separation, or those who’ve been through it even years ago. Cost is $15. DivorceCare for Kids (DC4K) is designed for ages 5-12, meeting simultaneously with adult program. Childcare provided for preschool kids. DivorceCare info, pre-registration: FBC Durant (580) 924-3573; Katherine Brown (580) 924-1472, kmbrown740@ simplynet.net; www.divorcecare.com. DC4K info, preregistration: Amy Tubbs, 924-0675, www.dc4k.com. School supplies 1212 Four Seasons Drive, Durant 4-on, 2-Off Rotation • Benefits Available Denison Area Chamber of Commerce announced the fourth annual school supplies and clothing drive, accepting donations Dec. 28-Jan. 14 at 313 W. Woodard St. Info: (903) 465-1551. New Year’s TEXOMA’S SPORTS LEADER JANUARY 2011 SCHEDULE BASKETBALL DATE 6 7 8 12 15 18 19 22 22 25 26 29 GAME SOSU vs WTAM (W-M) DHS vs Hugo (G-B) SOSU vs ENMU (W-M) SOSU vs East Central (W-M) Oklahoma @ Texas (M) DHS vs Ardmore (G-B) SOSU @ Northeastern (W-M) Oklahoma vs Colorado (M) Bryan County Tournament finals DHS @ Ada (G-B) SOSU vs Cameron (W-M) SOSU @ Southwestern (W-M) TIPOFF 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 12:30 p.m. TBA 6:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. STATION KLBC KLBC KSEO KLBC KSEO KLBC KLBC KSEO TBA KLBC KLBC KSEO FOOTBALL DATE 1 THE KLBC BUZZ GAME KICKOFF Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - OU vs UConn 7:30 p.m. JANUARY 2011 STATION KLBC Victory Life Atoka will host a New Year’s Gala at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 30 through 12:30 a.m. at the church, 2340 S. Mississippi St. Food, fellowship a chance to share testimony of the year’s blessings and dance “across the eras.” Contests throughout the night will include naming the sharp-dressed “most dashing couple.” Praise music will ring in the New Year. Communion at midnight. For all ages, families and singles. Cost is by donation. Gun, knife show A gun and knife show (presented by G&S Promotions) will be 9 a.m.5 p.m. Jan. 1 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 2 at Bryan County Fairgrounds, South Ninth Avenue, Durant. Several regional vendors will display guns, knives, ammo and accessories. Buy, sell and trade. New and used firearms. Admission $6, 12 and younger free. Softball tourney Denison Parks and Recreation’s 28th annual Snowball Classic will be Jan. 2123. The slow-pitch softball tournament is separated into two divisions —men’s (unlimited homeruns) and mixed (max eight homeruns) — played in doubleelimination format. Limited to 54 total teams. All games will be played at T-Bar Fields, 205 E. U.S. Highway 69, Denison. The ASPnation.com Homerun Derby will be 7-9 p.m. Jan. 21 on Field 1. Three bats will be given away, and barbecue plates will be sold for $5 each that night. Awards packages for first- through fourth-place teams and individuals; all-tournament and MVP/best defense awards. Entry fee (based on number of teams) $175 for registrations before Dec. 30, then $200 until Jan. 17. T-Bar-stamped USSSA Classic balls must be used ($6 each). Payments must be mailed no later than Jan. 7 to Denison Parks and Recreation, Live and silent auctions at the annual Southeastern Gold and Blue Gala raise funds for scholarships to Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The 2011 event will be Feb. 26. 531 W. Chestnut St., Denison, TX 75020. Information or entry: (903) 463-7166; [email protected]. Also see ad, Page 29. online from the SE Alumni Association at http://alumni.SE.edu; or contact Stephanie Davison, (580) 745-2267 or [email protected]. Motocross Trade days The Nuclear Cowboyz tour featuring freestyle motocross riders (including Adam Jones, Mike Mason, Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg, Ronnie Faisst, Todd Potter, Beau Bamburg, Taka Higashino, Derek Garland, Jimmie Fitzpatrick, Jim McNeil, Dustin Miller and Brody Wilson) will be at American Airlines Center Jan. 22. The two-hour scripted performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. with synchronized tricks and attempts to break world records. Info: American Airlines Center, 2500 Victory Ave., Dallas; (214) 373-8000; americanairlinescenter.com Dinner theater Valentine Murder Mystery dinner — presented by Durant Main Street, Roma Italian Restaurant and Durant Community Theatre — will be Feb. 7. Info: (580) 924-1550. Gala The annual Southeastern Gold and Blue Gala is slated for Feb. 26. The elegant evening of food, dancing, and live and silent auctions, raises funds for scholarships to Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Tickets available Tioga Western Trade Day will return 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 26 in downtown Tioga, Texas, Highway 377 and Gene Autry Drive. Free to the public. Vendor fee: $20 for a 15-foot by 30-foot space. Electricity available for additional $10. Info: Sue, (940) 437-5503; John, (940) 390-5093; [email protected]; westerntradedays.com. Upward Bound Former SOSU Upward Bound students are being sought in planning a reunion of all classes July 22-23. Visit the Facebook page, SOSU Upward Bound, or contact Corey Hammel at the Upward Bound office, (888) 331-3670. Get, give back Shop one-of-a kind Hope Cycle merchandise recycled from damaged and worn-out clothing donations. Proceeds benefit Durant Hope Chest — which provides free clothing and household items to anyone in need. Unique items available at Colors, 135 W. Main St.; The Plaza, 305 W. Main St.; and The Peanut Shoppe, Highway 69/75; www.hopecycle.org. t Weigh e s o L * rcise * Exe ealthy H day * Eat ff the t on o t r a cot * St ob & S with B Morning Buzz BC The KL 6.3 FM 10 Submit events to [email protected] JANUARY 2011 THE KLBC BUZZ W I K I L EA K S Private accused in scandalous release of U.S. secrets A look into Bradley Manning’s past paints different picture than widespread media’s profile By Scott Corbin KLBC 106.3 FM News Director Bradley Manning poses with his science project while in seventh grade at Crescent (Okla.) Middle School. More photos are posted online by This Land Press to supplement an in-depth article about the young man accused of leaking sensitive U.S. military and government secrets to an international Web site that specializes in such material. C rescent is a small town in the farmlands of north-central Oklahoma, between Guthrie and Enid. It has had more than its share of the famous and infamous. The legendary Geese Ausbey of the Harlem Globetrotters learned his skills on the hardwood floors and dirt courts of the Oklahoma plains. Nearby is the now-defunct Kerr Scott McGee nuclear Corbin plant that employed Karen Silkwood, a woman who sought to blow the whistle on its gross safety violations. She died in a car crash following a union meeting in 1974, the year before the plant closed. The community of less than 1,500 is now named frequently as the hometown of a young man who might have revealed the most sensitive, and potentially damaging, secrets since former FBI agent Robert Hanssen. But what took Hanssen 22 years to accomplish as a spy for Soviet and Russian intelligence services, Bradley Manning did in months at age 22. Manning is the youngest child of retired U.S. Navy sailor Brian Manning and Susan, whom he met while stationed in the United Kingdom. When Bradley was in middle school, Brian moved out of their Crescent home and to Oklahoma City. Susan eventually decided to head for her homeland, taking her 13-year-old son with her. After high school in a Wales town with a population a bit smaller than Durant, Bradley returned to the United States. He lived with his father briefly in Oklahoma City, on to Tulsa, then eventually to Maryland, where he lived as an openly gay man before joining the Army in late summer 2007. Independent journalist Denver Nicks spent a few summer days in Crescent to learn more about the boy who would become the soldier who — depending on THE KLBC BUZZ JANUARY 2011 the perspective — sold out his country for spite or bravely exposed corruption. First published in September 2010 by Oklahoma-based thislandpress.com, Nicks’ “Private Manning and the making of WikiLeaks” has been widely considered the definitive article on Bradley Manning’s life. Nicks spoke with several childhood friends from Crescent Middle School and others who remembered him from southwest Wales. EXCERPT As a little boy, Brad was high-strung and abnormally intelligent. Like his parents, he has always been smallish. “We used to think of him kind of like a cocker spaniel,” said Rhonda Curtis. “He was just a little nerd,” said Danielle, Rhonda’s daughter and Brad’s childhood friend. As kids, Danielle and Brad rode bikes around the neighborhood, swam in his pool, played “Super Mario Brothers” at her house and “Donkey Kong” at his. Bring up Bradley Manning in Crescent, and you’re likely to hear he was “too smart for his own good.” He was a promising saxophonist in the middle-school band, always excelled in the science fair and starred on the quiz bowl team. On bus trips to quiz bowl competitions around Oklahoma, he and a small group of friends passed the time talking about ideas and big-picture questions of right and wrong. “We’d talk about stuff that, for that age, was pretty deep,” said Shanée Watson, who recently graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “We discussed morality and philosophy a lot. I know that sounds weird, but that’s what we did.” He was polite and obedient in class, with no disciplinary record at all from his elementary and middle-school years. He did not, however, shy away from confrontation. “You would say something, and he would have an opinion, which was a little unusual for a middle-school kid,” said principal Rick McCombs, who was a high-school history teacher and coach when Brad was in school. “Don’t get me wrong, we had the cut-ups and the clowns and the mean ones and the bullies and those kinds of things, but this young man actually kind of thought on his own.” Brad first expressed an interest in joining the U.S. military while in elementary school. “He was basically really into America,” said friend Jordan Davis via e-mail. “He wanted to serve his country.” Brad’s school-bus ride home was an hour long, and acquaintances said he spent most of the trip quietly doing his homework while other kids had paperball and spit-wad fights. Johnny Thompson — whose bus stop was last on the route, just after Brad’s — recalled a quiet but not exactly antisocial kid. “After everyone else was gone I’d actually go over there and talk with him a little bit,” Thompson said. “He was pretty nice if you were nice to him.” END EXCERPT Bradley’s friends had no idea about his biggest secret. He disclosed to his two closest pals that he was gay when he informed them he’d be moving very soon to the United Kingdom. As far as they knew, he had not made such a confession to anyone else. Things didn’t go well for Manning in Wales. Apparently, he was a frequent target for bullies and earned a reputation for not backing down from a confrontation. While the article for This Land Press had Manning “finishing” high school in Wales, Wikipedia claimed he dropped out at 16 to move in with his father in Oklahoma City. Either way, there was no indication Manning enjoyed his time in the United Kingdom. He and his father didn’t get along well either. That stay lasted only weeks before he was in Tulsa — at first on the streets, later on a couch at an old Crescent friend’s apartment. According to Nicks, Manning later got his own place there before becoming a bit of a drifter. Then, an aunt offered her nephew, who had yet to turn 18, a place to stay on the east coast. He moved to Maryland, taking a few odd jobs before doing something he’d talked about since third grade. Even though he was concerned about the Army’s policy against homosexuals serving openly in the military, a friend in Potomac spoke to Manning positively about his experiences as a gay solider. So he signed up. Basic training was put on hold when he damaged a nerve in his arm but finally completed in April 2008. After being assigned to Fort Huachuca in southern Arizona, Manning was reprimanded for saying too much about operations on his Internet postings. Still, upon graduation, he was given a security clearance as an intelligence analyst. His sense of discretion didn’t improve much, considering what he revealed to a reporter from Syracuse University while at a rally in New York against Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California. EXCERPT “I was kicked out of my home, and I once lost my job [because I am gay],” he told her. “The world is not moving fast enough for us at home, work or the battlefield.” Brad told her that, for him, the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy is the worst thing about being in the military. “I’ve been living a double life,” he said. After Proposition 8 passed, Brad’s Facebook wall became a flurry of activity, much of it related to the gayrights movement, though most updates were ordinary messages from a happy young man, newly in love. He spent the holiday season in the Washington, D.C., area, and just before Christmas announced a relationship with a new boyfriend. He began posting more often than ever: “Bradley Manning is a happy bunny.” “Bradley Manning is cuddling in bed tonight.” For an active-duty soldier, he was remarkably transparent about his sexuality on his Facebook wall. After returning to base: “Bradley Manning is in the barracks, alone. I miss you, Tyler!” And, “Bradley Manning is glad he is working and active again, yet heartbroken being so far away from hubby.” END EXCERPT In September 2009, Manning changed his Facebook status to single and posts between him and “Tyler” waned, although they communicated amicably. The next month, he was deployed to Iraq. At first, the main complaint for Manning was the all-encompassing dust of Mesopotamia, but other problems soon arose. He got busted back to private after a fight with another soldier, and he was put under psychiatric watch. But he continued to be trusted with some of America’s most sensitive material. Security was lax enough that Manning brought rewritable compact discs into his office. While pretending to listen to pop star Lady Gaga (also a vocal “don’t ask, don’t tell” opponent), he downloaded gigabyte after gigabyte of military and State Department secrets. How he contacted WikiLeaks and “information anarchist” Julian Assange is another unanswered question, though he’d already sent the files before starting up a conversation with someone he thought would be more sympathetic than he turned out to be. EXCERPT Army intelligence analyst Private First Class Bradley E. Manning was sitting at a computer at Contingency Operating Station Hammer, east of Baghdad. He was online, chatting with Adrian Lamo, an ex-hacker and sometimes-journalist based in San Francisco. “Hypothetical question. If you had free reign over classified networks for long periods of time … say, 8-9 months … and you saw incredible things, awful things … things that belonged in the public domain, and not on some server stored in a dark room in Washington, D.C. … what would you do?” Manning was probing Lamo for guidance — and approval. “I can’t believe what I’m confessing to you,” he typed. END EXCERPT Even as Manning told all to a stranger over a military computer network, Lamo’s call to authorities was what got him arrested.  Private Manning’s revelations run the gamut. Topics range from the horrifying — such as the “Collateral Murder” video of a U.S. gunship helicopter shooting Iraqis, including several apparent noncombatants — to silly stuff like American diplomats’ memos that inferred their foreign counterparts didn’t have great hygiene habits.  Private Bradley E. Manning As of this writing, formal charges had not been brought against the young private. Instead of apologizing for the actions of previous American leaders, Washington has been busy apologizing for the supposedly confidential criticisms revealed in the leaks. Experts say hundreds, if not thousands, of American agents and sympathizers have been exposed, many put in mortal danger as a result of Manning’s actions. Some blame a new political correctness for the obvious lapse in security, though soldiers were still being discharged for violating the military policy against homosexuals serving openly under “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Others blame the policy itself for driving Manning to treason. But according to that policy, repealed only in December, the young man who didn’t go to great lengths to hide his homosexuality could not have legally served in the military. And considering that his history of indiscretion with sensitive information didn’t prevent him from getting such access, it’s a wonder there is any such thing as a U.S. Government secret. Perhaps the most shocking is the U.S. Government is so careless with its secrets while subjecting its citizens to body imaging and intensive pat down procedures at public airports. EDITOR’S NOTE: For the full story represented in excerpts here, readers are encouraged to visit This Land Press at www.thislandpress.com. JANUARY 2011 THE KLBC BUZZ praiseworthy Band from Texas focused on exalting Savior with praise & worship By Liz Hendricks W hat started as a back-up band at University Baptist Church in Waco is now making its way toward the front, and one might say Dutton is driven by praise. This band has spent the past seven years exalting Christ, steered by powerful vocals and heart-changing lyrics. And lately, more people are starting to listen to its style of praise with a rock-and-roll Liz punch. Hendricks The band’s name, selected in honor of the street that leads to their home church, has spiritual meaning for Logan Walter, Brian Patterson, Shane Wilson, Dutton Nathan Jennings and Josh Hicks. “Dutton Avenue has meant a lot to us over the years, so that’s why we chose the name,” said Logan, the head vocalist. Leading worship has become more than a college hobby for Dutton’s members. Equipped with their own interpretation of the Gospel, they feel it is their purpose. It’s obvious Dutton is a product of a generation that desires to worship and serve God like never before. This group is zealous for God’s Word and aims to help listeners feel the same way. “There is nothing I would rather do,” Logan said. “Leading worship is my life.” With a voice like Logan’s, there is no need to find a new career. And the successful worship leader credits his father as a pioneer. “My dad did what we’re doing before it even existed,” he said According to Logan, his dad was leading worship in the 1970s, long before Chris Tomlin and Charlie Hall were around. It was a “revolutionary idea” then, because congregations hadn’t heard scriptural lyrics other than those found in hymnals. People latched on to this idea due to its simplicity — a catchy melody and truth-filled lyrics. Those words are vital to Dutton’s mission. “Corporate worship leaders are held to a higher standard of lyricism because the lyrics are going to be projected on the screen, everybody’s going to be reading them and singing along,” Logan said. As a result, Dutton feels the lyrics to each of the bands songs must be theologically and biblically sound. Logan’s writing process entails reading through Psalms or a theology book. When he gets a lyrical idea, he adds music to it. He said his style has developed and matured into something more than just standing in front of a crowd and singing. He recently felt convicted to be more of a worship pastor. Logan feels that teaching is part of his job, not only as a leader but as a Christian. “Directing people to the truths of the lyrics and where they can be found in scripture or even sharing something from my own personal walk with Christ that may foster a deeper spirit of worship within a congregation member — that’s all part of what I’m called to do,” Logan said. The singing and song-writing ability of Dutton — working on a new album for April release — can’t be denied. As a band, it’s easy to get lost in the “me” factor, but Dutton has tried to avoid that and make it a priority to serve. Although Dutton has evolved and changed as a group, the heart is still the same. This group has managed to successfully stay involved in the community. Members have active roles in their church, The Heights Baptist HARD HAT AWARD HAMMER AWARD Church, in Richardson. Logan said his pastor had shared with them an inspiring question: “If our church doors closed today, would anyone notice?” So they make many efforts to do community service projects with their church — painting houses, planting flowers and other various tasks. On a more global scale, the band is involved in World Vision — a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Through a partnership between Dutton, The Heights and World Vision, they sponsor children in Uganda’s Charla-Guerra to provide water wells, education, supplies and other needs. Dutton’s main focus is reaching young people. Jesus instructed God’s children to “worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24). To reach this nation’s youth, both must be done very well. Dutton does. “We don’t have to be seeker-sensitive or trite with lyrics,” Logan said. “The more blatant you are with what you’re doing and why you are doing it, the more responsive they will be. Young Get outstanding low prices on quality products 10-Lb. Black Oil Sunflower Bird Seed or 20-Lb. Wild Bird Food DHS LIONS HIT THE FIELD WORKING HARD L 106 118, 501 272 While supplies last your choice 3 99 WR /DB STEVEN MCMICHAEL WEEK 11 DILLON PROCTOR J r. 5 99 48-Qt. Hinged-Lid Storage Box W 114 294 F6 While supplies last Contents not included P L AY O F F S W E E K MLB BERNE KENDRICK Sr. WEEK 10 POWER PLAYOFF PERFORMANCE For those projects around the house, remodeling, painting or that big building project, Durant Lumber will put on the hard hat and get the job done. Durant Lumber works hard for you. EVERY PROJECT. EVERY TIME. DURANT LUMBER 115 S. THIRD AVE. DURANT, OK (580) 924-2400 THE KLBC BUZZ JANUARY 2011 people can differentiate between something that is fake and what’s real. You just have to be sold out to what you’re doing. Otherwise, they will see right through it and go find something else other people are selling out to.” Acts states that unbelievers will come in and see us worshipping, and they will fall down on their face and say, “Truly God is among you.” This group has done its best to worship that way — passionately and biblically. Walter said, it doesn’t matter if you’re singing an old hymn or a new release. If you sing it with passion, others will join in and worship. The guys of Dutton aren’t singing and leading worship for personal gain. The things they have done have been acts they hoped would further God’s kingdom. Psalm 32:8: “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will counsel you and watch over you.” The Savior is leading, guiding and teaching them how to worship. And because they have obeyed Him, God is pouring into their lives and abundantly blessing them — and those who listen. 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He recently called the studio to chat live on the air with Bob and Scott of “The KLBC Morning Buzz.” Tracy was “winding down” 2010 with a Dec. 17 show at Choctaw Event Center. The Durant venue brought in Tracy for a two-star show also featuring Lorrie Morgan to celebrate the “most wonderful time of the year.” It’s not the first time those two have aligned. Tracy and Lorrie did a duet in 2009. They took on “After the Fire is Gone,” originally by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, for Lorrie’s “A Moment in Time” album. “She asked me to sing on a record with her, and we’re kind of in the same circle of folks,” said Tracy, adding the two have been friends for a long time. “It was fun to do something with her on that album. “We’ve done some shows together off and on through the years but never where we’ve gotten on stage and sang together,” Tracy said, noting the Durant performance checked that off the list. Lorrie and Tracy have put out holiday offerings. Tracy described his as “really a jazzy kind of Christmas album,” “a very, very cool record.” “All Wrapped Up in Christmas” (October 2007) is one of three Tracy has released on the Rocky Comfort label he founded in 2006 with his brother and manager. That venture paved the way for Tracy to become the first artist to have a No. 1 single on a self-owned label when “Find Out Who Your Friends Are” climbed to the top of the chart. The collaboration with Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney actually made a recordsetting crawl to the pinnacle. It was his first since “Time Marches On” (1996), although a half-dozen subsequent singles did come close — “Stars Over Texas,” “Is that a Tear,” “Better Man, Better Off,” “How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye,” “Lessons Learned,” and “Paint Me a Birmingham.” “[The label] was something that I wanted to do for a long time,” said Tracy, whose first 19 singles broke the top 10 on the country chart. “The industry kind of pushed me out there, trying it out for a while, and had some success out of the box. You know, it’s funny, when you’re not on anyone’s radar, it’s a lot easier to slide one through the cracks. Then somebody realized that we might actually know that we knew what we were doing. We came out of the box with a No. 1 record. �Find Out Who Your Friends Are’ won a CMA and an ACM award. Then, we came back out with a gospel album (“The Rock,” 2009) and got a Grammy nomination and had a No. 1 on one of the gospel charts. “Since then, it’s gotten a little tougher to get any airplay, so I actually just signed a record deal with Stroudavarious Records. I’m going to be coming out with a new album [in 2011]. We’re just about three songs away from being done with it, so I’m looking forward to getting a new single out to you guys with a full staff and everything. Then, I’m going to just let go of the reins and just write songs and tour, and see how that works for a while.” When it comes to a favorite part of his job, Tracy told Bob he enjoys the balance. “There’s really nothing like a live performance. I still love that instant response from the fans. But I love making records. You make a record, and it’s going to be around for a long time. It’s something that people can find and buy and enjoy for many, many years, long after you’re gone. It’s the same with songwriting. I seem to be in a better humor when I’m writing a lot, because it’s kind of like going to the therapist, except you’re not having to pay $150 an hour. You’re just kind of �I seem to be in a better humor when I’m writing a lot, because it’s kind of like going to the therapist, except you’re not having to pay $150 an hour.’ — Tracy Lawrence purging yourself of everything in your mind. It’s pretty gratifying in its own right.” Tracy said he has about four or five songs that could be considered his “signature” tunes fans want to hear in his set lists. “�Sticks and Stones,’ obviously, the first one. �Alibis’ was another one of those corner pieces. �Time Marches On.’ �Paint Me a Birmingham’ was a huge-impact record that gets a tremendous amount of response. �Find Out Who Your Friends Are.’ There are several of them that I was blessed with that were really big-impact records over the years.” Scott asked the singer about what he looks for when selecting songs to record. “Something that just strikes a chord — maybe something that I’ve experienced. I think that well-crafted songs really stand out. As long as I’ve been in the business, hit songs usually have a special feel to them. You can usually tell there’s something magical about a big record. And a lot of times, it’s that perfect marriage between lyric and melody that just has that message at the right time.” Since it had been a while since Tracy talked with KLBC, Scott was concerned how things were going outside the music business. “It’s awesome,” Tracy said. “Babies are growing. I’ve got a 7- and 9-yearold. My 9-year-old daughter is on a competitive jazz dance team and she’s really talented. She auditioned for the �Nutcracker’ here in Nashville and got a dancing part in it. This is her first big production, and she’ll be performing with the National Ballet and National Symphony, which is pretty exciting.” Sounds fancy for the kid of a Texasborn, Arkansas-raised singer of country tunes. Well, he does sing about the North moving South, South moving North. And we’d be willing to bet, if the world did have a front porch, the ol’ radio by the swing probably would be playing some Tracy Lawrence songs. r a e y w e n s i h t d a e h a Get m o r f n a o l with a e c n a n i F e c r e m m Co Loans as much as $800! (580) 924-9100 504 N. First, Suite 150, Durant Phone applications approved in 30 minutes or less CONGRATULATIONS, STOCKING WINNER MARY DANIEL! 10 THE KLBC BUZZ JANUARY 2011 JANUARY 2011 THE KLBC BUZZ 11 C o u n t r y N ot e s Kix without trademark mustache? Blake has big ol’ afterparty • Brad’s hat is a heart-warmer music By Bob McKinzie to attending Brad Paisley’s concert in Tulsa. But Kenya has cancer and her most recent blood count came in low, so she couldn’t go. Sierra went and held up a sign for her friend that said, “Could you sign something for her?” It got Brad’s attention, so he took off his Stetson, signed it and said, “Give the hat to her.” Kenya has 11 more months of chemotherapy treatments and a hat she said still smells like Brad to get her through them — and one pretty cool best friend. KLBC 106.3 FM Program Director Kix Brooks said fans might not recognize him in “Thrift Store Cowboy.” That’s because, to get the movie role, he shaved off his signature mustache. He said he’s still looking at himself in the mirror and saying, “Who’s that guy?” The movie will be released sometime in 2011. To see Kix losing the mustache, look it up on YouTube. Joe Nichols spent some time in rehab in 2007, so he admitted he might not be the guy to ask about Willie Nelson’s new move to legalize marijuana. But he said he’s seen the dangers the drug can cause, and he’s not in favor of legalization. Blake Shelton threw a party after the inaugural American Country Music Awards, and all attendees agreed it was better than the show. He and some friends — The Band Perry, Reba McEntire, Easton Corbin, Luke Bryan, Jerrod Nieman and Jason Aldean — jammed at the House of Blues in Las Vegas. Miranda Lambert was also there, along with Lady Antebellum. Blake made everyone sing an oldie and one of their own hits. The Band Perry sang Queen’s “Fat-Bottomed Girls.” Jason Aldean, Charles Kelly and Luke Bryan all sang The Steve Miller Band’s “The Joker.” Thousands of fans bought tickets to Kenny Chesney’s Philadelphia show for $25 each. But they’ll never get them. Ticketmaster said it was a computer error, and all the people who got cheap tickets can keep their seats if they cough up an additional $75. Otherwise, they can have their $25 back. Tracy Lawrence’s annual Mission Possible Turkey Fry was a success, as always. Tracy deep-fried dozens of turkeys for the homeless. It did rain a little, but that didn’t stop people from coming out for the fifth straight year. 12 THE KLBC BUZZ Chris Young isn’t above saving a little money when he can. But the lengths he’ll go might be surprising. He shared a photo of himself camping out on a sidewalk in front of an electronics store to get some good deals. He spent the night huddled under a Tennessee Titans Snuggie. He bought some gifts for his sister and his father, and snatched up a 55-inch HDTV for himself. Kix Brooks Martina McBride is thankful for a renewed interest in her music. Being with a new label has her as excited as she was back when she got her initial contract. She’s starting work on her first album for Republic Nashville. Hank Williams Jr. is making moonshine. He said he’s been given the secret recipe of late whiskey maker Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton and plans to turn the once illegal formula into something patrons can buy off the shelf. Lady Antebellum is under fire regarding “Need You Now.” Some people think it sounds too much like “Eye in the Sky” by The Alan Parsons Project. So much so, people from Alan Parsons sent a letter to a magazine stating Parsons fans are calling the song a lazy rip-off. No lawyers seemed to be involved yet. The Band Perry has its first millionselling single with “If I Die Young.” The tune came out of a family songwriting circle. They knew they had something as the song came together, but they didn’t know it’d be this big. Kimberly said the song seems a little morbid, but it’s really an expression of contentment. The video had 11 million YouTube views at last count. It’s also been the No. 1 country single. George Strait’s “The Breath You Take” has become his 83rd top-10 hit. Eddy Arnold had 92, so George has a little way to go to beat that. JANUARY 2011 Seventh-grader Kenya Protthier and best friend Sierra were looking forward Sara Evans and husband Jay Barker have donated $25,000 to the Children’s Hospital of Alabama. As for their own children, they had trouble finishing their Christmas shopping. With all those kids from their blended families, it can be a little tough. Sara said, in 2009, Santa somehow managed to get six bicycles down the chimney and assembled in the living room, all before sunup. You Are.” The series picks a different celebrity and researches his or her ancestry. New episodes return at 7 p.m. Feb. 4. Joe Nichols has a greatest-hits package coming out Jan. 25. It’ll include “The Shape I’m In,” “Gimmie That Girl” and everything else fans already know from him. Mark Wills needs more surgery. Recently, he was rushed to the hospital with a ruptured intestine. He was minutes from dying, but he’s OK now. He just needs more work to make sure everything is reattached, as he put it. Joe Nichols Carrie Underwood picked up a Golden Globe nomination for co-writing a song. “There’s a Place for Us” is featured in the latest “Chronicles of Narnia” film. Gwyneth Paltrow’s 4-year-old son wants to marry Tim McGraw’s 9year-old daughter after they met while they’re parents filmed “Country Strong.” Gwyneth even predicted Moses and Audrey might get married someday. Tim said, “Well, he better make a lot of money.” Moses will be 5 April 8, and Audrey just turned 9 in December. Someday. Maybe. Tim McGraw is tracing his family roots on NBC’s “Who Do You Think Tim McGraw said he was sort of angry at Gwyneth Paltrow at the and Rodeo. Concerts run nightly March 1-20. Sugarland, Zac Brown Band and Brad Paisley also are slated to play. Country Music Association Awards. He said: “Twenty years I’ve been in the music business and I don’t think I’ve ever gotten a standing ovation at the CMAs. And then she walks out and sings one song, and everybody stands up.” He was joking about being upset, by the way. Billboard released its list of the top country albums of the year, based on sales from December 2009-November 2010. The magazine had Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now” at No. 1, followed by Taylor Swift’s “Fearless.” Lady A’s self-titled debut was still strong at No. 6. Taylor had two others on the list — “Speak Now” at No. 3 and her self-titled at No. 19. The trio, though, made enough impact across the board to be named top country act. Billboard top country songs of 2010 1. “Love Like Crazy,” Lee Brice 2. “Rain is a Good Thing,” Luke Bryan 3. “Why Don’t We Just Dance,” Josh Turner 4. “All Over Me,” Josh Turner 5. “The Man I Want To Be,” Chris Young 6. “Roll With It,” Easton Corbin 7. “Gimmie That Girl,” Joe Nichols 8. “All About Tonight,” Blake Shelton 9. “Come Back Song,” Darius Rucker 10. “She Won’t Be Lonely Long,” Clay Walker KLBC’s Country Top 20 Chart 1. Reba, “Turn on the Radio” 2. Jason Aldean, “My Kinda Party” 3. Tim McGraw, “Felt Good on My Lips” 4. Carrie Underwood, “Mama’s Song” 5. Kenny Chesney, “Somewhere With You” 6. Rascal Flatts, “Why Wait” 7. Keith Urban, “Put You in a Song” 8. Chris Young, “Voices” 9. George Strait, “The Breath You Take” 10. Zac Brown Band, Alan Jackson, “As She’s Walking Away” 11. Luke Bryan, “Someone Else Calling You Baby” 12. Blake Shelton, “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking” 13. Taylor Swift, “Back to December” 14. Lady Antebellum, “Hello World” 15. Billy Currington, “Let Me Down Easy” 16. Toby Keith, “Bullets in the Gun” 17. Brad Paisley, “This is Country Music” 18. Eric Church, “Smoke a Little Smoke” 19. Sunny Sweeney, “From a Table Away” 20. “Wildflower,” The JaneDear Girls Start the new year on the right track with help from the ladies at Banner Finance Blake Shelton venison will be on the menu at his upcoming wedding to Miranda Lambert. He also got to pick some of the music and entertainment, so that suits him fine. Miranda Lambert is learning how her music is touching people’s lives. At one of her concerts, she met a girl who’d been in a car wreck. As the girl was getting painful treatments for her injuries, her friend brought Miranda’s albums and they sang along. Add Trace Adkins, Martina McBride and Miranda Lambert to the lineup for this year’s Houston Livestock Show GET A LOAN — AS MUCH AS $800 TO HELP PAY OFF ALL THOSE HOLIDAY BILLS! Candy Rachelle Mittie JANUARY 2011 THE KLBC BUZZ 13 R o c k N retailers. Part of the rant: “Every1 luvs da album n say its crazy! So wen u hear folks say they didnt no it was out r there were hardly any n the store!” His “Just a Dream” was a 2010 hit. ot e s Eminem making another movie Bieber announces unlikely collaboration Eight years after “8 Mile,” Eminem has landed another acting gig. The 38year-old rapper will get in the ring as a welterweight boxer who also fights tragedy in “Southpaw.” The screenplay is being written by the creator of FX’s “Sons of Anarchy,” Kurt Sutter, who plans to take inspiration from Eminem’s latest album, “Recovery.” While “8 Mile” was an actual biography about the rapper’s path to prominence, Sutter said the boxing film will be more like a metaphor for the next chapter in his life. Meanwhile, Eminem — who won an Oscar for best original song with “Lose Yourself” from his first movie — leads Grammy nominees with 10 nods, including album of the year. Not that anyone who’ll be affected hasn’t already been alerted, but Justin Bieber trading cards are available now. He’s released a hit single featuring Ludacris, had the next one remixed with backing vocals by Usher and just holds a whole lot of hip-hop connections. But now Justin Bieber has recorded a song with country trio Rascal Flatts. Lead singer Gary Levox told a Nashville radio station: “It’s actually a really good song.” The Biebs, via Twitter, said he loves Rascal Flatts and is honored the group was making music with him. And he posted a link to a YouTube video that played Rascal Flatts’ “My Wish.” Lady Gaga isn’t being modest about her upcoming album. She told fans at a Nov. 26 concert in Poland that “Born This Way” will be “the greatest album of this decade.” A bit confusing since the calendar is rolling into 2011. Still, she said it’s really good, with an expletive for emphasis. The leadoff single is set for February release. Lady Gaga stirs a lot of pots, but it was a surprise she’d gotten into the restaurant business. The 24-year-old singer is a silent partner in an Italian eatery on New York’s Upper West Side. The owner said Liz Hendricks unwrapped a Justin Bieber calendar at the KLBC/Texoma Cable Advertising Christmas party. Oh boy, was she ever excited. Gaga and her family were customers and approached him about investing in the place. Nelly surely is hot in herre. The 36year-old rapper blew off some steam on Twitter, calling out his record label for disappointing album sales of his new album. His sixth studio album, “5.0,” was released Nov. 12 and sold 63,000 copies in its first week. Not stellar numbers for an artist whose debut has sold around 9 million copies, followed by more multiplatinum. He said a record deal is a 50/50 partnership but he’s shouldering 90 percent of the blame. He criticized Universal Motown for poor promotion and shipping only 200,000 copies to We’re Here for the party Cee-Lo Green appeared on “Chelsea Lately” the same night it was announced his hit (censored version titled “Forget You”) is nominated for the Grammy record and song of the year. Host Chelsea Handler told him a former security guard for the show claimed he was Cee-Lo’s brother. Handler said she was being nice and thought it might help get the singer on the show if she posed for a photo with him — poised for a paddle spanking. Cee-Lo said, “Never settle for second best.” He only has a sister. He’s also a 35-year-old grandfather since his 20year-old daughter, who appeared on MTV’s “My Super Sweet 16” a few years ago, had a son. After the live CBS Grammy nominations special, Cee-Lo talked about that song with the expletive in the name: “It wasn’t meant to be a radio song. It was meant to be something with flair and first impression, and it really took on a life of its own. And I had no idea it would become what it is today.” Bruno Mars is the surprise runner-up in the Grammy nominations count. He has seven, although his solo debut album, “Doo-Wops & Hooligans,” was released a week outside the eligibility period. It seems his pen is mighty, and a collaborative spirit could pay. He’s on the roster for co-writing Cee-Lo Green’s “(Forget) You” and B.o.B’s “Nothin’ On You.” Katy Perry became the first female artist in 11 years to take three consecutive radio singles from one album to the Billboard Hot 100 summit. The hit trio includes “California Gurls,” “Teenage Dream” and “Firework.” The album, also titled “Teenage Dream,” is nominated for a Grammy. The previous Billboard mark was set by Monica with “The Boy Is Mine,” “The First Night” and “Angel of Mine.” All year long! 14 THE KLBC BUZZ JANUARY 2011 Katy Perry said Helen Mirren needs to step off her man. She said it jokingly in response to talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres bringing up a photo featuring the 65-year-old British actress bathing Perry’s hubby, Russell Brand. But it’s a peek at a scene from the remake of 1981’s “Arthur.” After the pic surfaced, Mirren said Brand gave her a pair of his underwear. FYI, Miley Cyrus: Companies pay celebrities big money to appear in ads for their products because that generally makes the public more likely to purchase those items. Unfortunately, it appears a pop star’s bong hit caught on video produces the same results for a hallucinogen. The video (taken and sold by Cyrus’ “friends”) was published online Dec. 10 by TMZ. The celebrity news outlet then investigated sales of salvia, which is an herb in the mint family legal in most states. (Not Oklahoma, but Texas allows salvia divinorum sales for 18 and older). Demand for “the stuff Miley was smoking” tripled for some California sellers. It can be smoked like a cigarette or in a pipe too, and chewed. Salvia produces an intense high, similar to marijuana and LSD. Syndicated TV show “The Doctors” offered some insight regarding salvia’s effects on the brain. Dr. Michael Yang demonstrated by inhaling the substance while hooked to diagnostic equipment. Search for the segment on YouTube. Paramore announced Dec. 18 that brothers and founding members Josh Farro (guitar) and Zac Farro (drums) were leaving the band. But the multiplatinum pop-punk group will carry on, as Hayley Williams and company are planning a 2011 South American tour. That white, bejeweled glove Michael Jackson wore on his Bad tour? It sold for $330,000 Dec. 4 at an auction in Beverly Hills. Also at the event, the blue denim jumpsuit Johnny Cash wore while rehearsing for his famous San Quentin prison performance fetched $50,000 (much better than the sales estimate of $3,000-$5,000). John Lennon’s militarystyle jacket seen in his 1966 Life magazine photo shoot went for $240,000. Adam Lambert, “American Idol” Season 8 runner-up, has garnered a Grammy nomination for best male pop vocal performance with “Whataya Want From Me.” With the next batch of hopefuls waiting in the wings, the singer (who turns 29 Jan. 29) talked about the Fox competition and himself: “I believe �American Idol’ is a dream platform for any artist. It did not, however, teach me how to sing or perform. I made music for years prior to the show but knew that most major labels wouldn’t be interested in me as a mainstream pop artist unless I could develop a legitimate fan base and prove that I had talent. �Idol’ gave me these opportunities. But I feel I earned my current success by preparing and executing a variety of strong performances every week on the show and being comfortable being different.” Lambert has sold almost a million units counting his 2009 full-length debut (“For Your Entertainment”), a remix album and an acoustic EP. Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has tinnitus, a condition that causes constant ringing in the ears. The 47-year-old said, now, he’ll never sit down behind a drum set without protection. Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas also suffers from it. He said he doesn’t know what silence sounds like anymore, and music is the only thing that eases his pain. Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys wrote and directed a short film inspired by the band’s 1987 video for “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!).” Premiering at the Sundance Short Film Festival in January, “Fight For Your Right Revisited” stars Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Seth Rogen, Jack Black and Elijah Wood. Yauch, 46, also is battling cancer. According to Billboard magazine, Taio Cruz’s New Year’s Eve performance from Times Square distinguishes the 28-yearold singer as the first artist to present John Lennon’s “Imagine” live. Available on iTunes Jan. 1, sales will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters. YouTube has launched a popularity contest between more than 50 artists. Rihanna, Kanye West, Justin Bieber and OK Go are among the acts trying to get the most fans to subscribe to their YouTube channel through Feb. 5. MyYouTube awards the artists points for each new subscribing fan who shares music video clips. Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren also is a sports fan. He sent an open letter to ESPN Dec. 3 regarding Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. The 59year-old musician wrote to sports reporters that he is “so disheartened and disappointed by your collective, lopsided praise of Michael Vick due to his recent spectacular on-field performance.” That’s because Vick is a year and a half out of prison after serving 18 months for involvement in a vicious dogfighting ring. Lofgren continued: “Just because the NFL lost its spine and common sense on this matter doesn’t mean you reporters have to get in line and go along.” But it seems fans are willing to overlook Vick’s off-field transgressions too, since he took over the lead in online Pro Bowl voting less than a week after Lofgren’s letter. Cyndi Lauper has been busy with her True Colors Fund. In April, she launched the Give a Damn Campaign to counter discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, gaining support other straight celebrities such as Pete Wentz, Jason Mraz, Kim Kardashian, and Sharon and Kelly Osbourne. Now she’s announced the True Colors Residence will open in the summer in Central Harlem. The aim is to provide a home for LGBT young people (ages 18-24) who’ve been kicked out or felt they had to run away. The residency will be the first permanent housing facility of its kind in New York. Lauper, 57, has been married to actor David Thornton since 1991. They have a 13year-old son, Declyn Wallace Thornton. Lil Wayne already has served his prison time for a July 2007 gun bust, but his literal partner in crime is just going through the court process. Ja Rule accepted a deal Dec. 13, pleading guilty to a felony weapon charge. Although formal sentencing isn’t expected until February, he agreed to two years imprisonment, likely to serve 16 months. Lil Wayne also got a plea bargain that sent him to the clink March-November. Billboard’s Pop Top 20 Chart 1. P!nk, “Raise Your Glass” 2. Katy Perry, “Firework” 3. Ke$ha, “We R Who R” 4. Rihanna, “Only Girl (in the World)” 5. Nelly, “Just a Dream” 6. Bruno Mars, “Grenade” 7. Bruno Mars, “Just the Way You Are” 8. Rihanna ft. Drake, “What’s My Name?” 9. Mike Posner, “Please Don’t Go” 10. Far East Movement, “Like a G6” 11. Black Eyed Peas, “The Time (Dirty Bit)” 12. Usher ft. Pitbull, “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love” 13. Trey Songz ft. Nicki Minaj, “Bottoms Up” 14. Enrique Iglesias ft. Ludacris, “Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You)” 15. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina, “Stereo Love” 16. Chris Brown, “Yeah 3X” 17. The Ready Set, “Love Like Woe” 18. Diddy - Dirty Money, “Coming Home” 19. Far East Movement ft. Ryan Tedder, “Rocketeer” 20. Eminem ft. Lil Wayne, “No Love” JANUARY 2011 THE KLBC BUZZ 15 The Buzz Around Town! concerts WinStar Casino 777 Casino Ave. Thackerville, OK (800) 622-6317 winstarworldcasino.com Aaron Watson Billy Bob’s Texas 2520 Rodeo Plaza Fort Worth, TX (817) 624-7117 billybobstexas.com Luke Bryan Girl Talk Palladium Ballroom 1135 S. Lamar Dallas, TX (800) 745-3000 thepalladiumballroom.com Jan. 20 Ozzy Osbourne w/ former GNR guitarist Slash American Airlines Center 2500 Victory Ave. Dallas, Texas (214) 373-8000 americanairlinescenter.com Kendall Clark has his sights on a DJ job at KLBC/KSEO studios ... But he’s probably just too cute for radio New Life House ready to help women move away from substance abuse Sen. 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Top Overall Searches Albums Ringtones 1. “I Dreamed a Dream” — Susan Boyle 2. “Recovery” — Eminem 3. “Need You Now” — Lady Antebellum 4. “The Fame” — Lady Gaga 5. “My World 2.0” — Justin Bieber 6. “My Christmas” — Andrea Bocelli 7. “Fearless” — Taylor Swift 8. “My World (EP)” — Justin Bieber 9. “Speak Now” — Taylor Swift 10. “The E.N.D.” — The Black Eyed Peas 1. “Need You Now” — Lady Antebellum 2. “Bedrock” — Young Money ft. Lloyd 3. “Love the Way You Lie” — Eminem ft. Rihanna 4. “Tik Tok” — Ke$ha 5. “Smile” — Uncle Kracker 6. “Not Afraid” — Eminem 7. “Rude Boy” — Rihanna 8.“Bad Romance” — Lady Gaga 9. “Airplanes” — B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams 10. “Empire State of Mind” — Jay-Z & Alicia Keys Songs Tours 1. “Tik Tok” — Ke$ha 2. “Need You Now” — Lady Antebellum 3. “Hey, Soul Sister” — Train 4. “California Gurls” — Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg 5. “OMG” — Usher ft. will.i.am 6. “Airplanes” — B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams 7. “Love the Way You Lie” — Eminem ft. Rihanna 8.“Bad Romance” — Lady Gaga 9. “Dynamite” — Taio Cruz 10. “Break Your Heart” — Taio Cruz ft. Ludacris 1. Bon Jovi 2. U2 3. AC/DC 4. Lady Gaga 5. The Black Eyed Peas 6. James Taylor & Carole King 7. The Eagles 8. Metallica 9. Dave Matthews Band 10. Paul McCartney Black Eyed Peas 1. BP oil spill 2. World Cup (soccer) 3. Miley Cyrus 4. Kim Kardashian 5. Lady Gaga 6. iPhone 7. Megan Fox 8. Justin Bieber 9. “American Idol” 10. Britney Spears Yahoo! �Top Obsessions’ 1. iPhone 4 2. Lindsay Lohan 3. iPad 4. “Glee” 5. “Jersey Shore“ 6. Facebook 7. Bedbugs 8. Tea Party 9. Silly Bandz (silicone rubber bands) 10. “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” (series) AOL Hottest Search Queries 1. BP oil spill 2. Unemployment 3. Haiti earthquake 4. Toyota recall 5. Tea Party 6. Kyron Horman 7. Chilean miners 8. Anna Chapman 9. Chelsea Clinton wedding 10. WikiLeaks Net Google Fastest Rising in U.S. 1. iPad 2.Chatroulette (viral video chat site) 3. iPhone 4 4. World Cup 5. Justin Bieber 6. Myxer (free ringtones, MP3s, wallpaper) 7. Facebook 8. Grooveshark (Internet radio site) 9. “Glee” (Fox TV series) 10. Mocospace (mobile social network) Google Fastest Rising Global 1. Chatroulette 2. iPad 3. Justin Bieber 4. Nicki Minaj 5. Friv (free online games) 6. Myxer 7. Katy Perry 8. Twitter 9. Gamezer (free online games) 10. Facebook Google Global Events 1. World Cup 2.Vancouver Olympics 3. Haiti earthquake 4. BP oil spill 5. Ash cloud Microsoft Bing Top Searches 1. Kim Kardashian 2. Sandra Bullock 3. Tiger Woods 4. Lady Gaga 5. Barack Obama 6. Hairstyles 7. Kate Gosselin 8. Wal-Mart 9. Justin Bieber 10. Free (as in “no cost”) 18 THE KLBC BUZZ JANUARY 2011 Behold! Our 2011 projections By Michelle Pierce W e bid 2010 a fond farewell, and now we look forward into the second decade of the 21st century. What will it bring? Will it be bigger, better and stranger? Is that even possible? (Answer: Probably not.) To peer into the future, we at The KLBC Buzz have dusted off our crystal ball, shuffled our tarot cards and summoned our spirit guide, Great Uncle Pali. In the crossover of the century, “South Park” and “The Simpsons” team up in a desperate bid to stay relevant. No person or group is left unscathed, and the resulting controversy means the episode is banned almost as soon as it’s aired. It immediately becomes the most torrented episode online, and Internet memes spread like wildfire.  After years of denying it, several TV stations do what SyFy did and just change their names entirely to divorce themselves from their previous brands. Bravo becomes RWR, short for Rich Women Reality. TLC becomes the Little People and Babies Network. The History Channel changes to The Paranormal Network. All three channels show nothing but reality shows and the occasional UFO twohour special.  For two solid weeks, the major networks show nothing but the reality TV weddings of D-list celebrities. The rhinestone industry experiences a serious boom. Following in the footsteps of Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson, Denzel Washington has a complete mental breakdown during the summer months and goes absolutely insane.  Katy Perry and Lady Gaga engage in a dramatic fight to the death for the title “Queen of Pop.” No one knows exactly what it will entail, except that it will involve meat, frogs and lots of other girls.  Hmm. Our own Scottie Wesley said he loves his iPhone. Yet he insisted on taking a photo of someone who didn’t wish to be photographed. Spurred by the success of “The Social Network,” Hollywood studios greenlight movies detailing the origins of MySpace, YouTube, Twitter and 4chan. Somehow, they get Jesse Eisenberg to star in all of them.  Confused movie audiences spend the entire year trying to distinguish between the Green Hornet and the Green Lantern. Comic book geeks froth with rage as they attempt to explain the difference for the 500th time.  For the first time, we witness a “War on Easter” in addition to the “War on Christmas.” Not surprisingly, it is almost completely fabricated by the media, as 99 percent of the world’s population just can’t work up a good offended attitude for Easter.  There is a minor zombie outbreak in New Orleans. Fortunately, the outbreak is contained and neutralized quickly, thanks to a group of plucky young adults who spent way too much time reading “World War Z” and “The Zombie Survival Guide.” As a result, zombie survival courses become general-education requirements at most major colleges.  To everyone’s shock, conservative radio/TV host Glenn Beck and President Barack Obama become best friends. Little do they know, this is the third sign of the coming apocalypse.  After years of whispers and waiting, we finally get what kids have been waiting for since “Back to the Future Part II” came out: hoverboards. When the hoverboards are released, the lines around the toy stores are filled with 30-somethings seeking to finally make their childhood dreams come true. Flying cars, sadly, are still in development.  In a major breakthrough, thanks to the world’s largest and highest-energy particle accelerator (Large Hadron Collider), scientists discover faster-thanlight travel via wormholes, which they can create via pocket-sized devices. Instead of using them to explore distant planets, the scientists immediately hook them in as transporter devices, promising “one in every home!” People will be able to travel via wormhole to work, school and the grocery store. Almost overnight, the transportation industry collapses. The biggest travel annoyance will be waiting in line to use the transporter, and the number of people who say “Beam me up, Scotty!” before it’s their turn.  scientists actually will discover a cure for cancer, but since it happens the week the iPhone comes out, the medical breakthrough will be pushed to a note on CNN’s stream at the bottom of the screen. After the ecological tragedy of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP cleans up its act and pioneers new safe and environmentally sound drilling technology. Unfortunately, their efforts are too little, too late, and another oil well blows, this time just outside the Gulf of Mexico. It ruptures just one week before the worst hurricane of the year hits, and a freak lightning strike ignites the oil spill. Burning water and hurricane-force winds attack Florida and the Caribbean. Haiti just gives up and moves everybody to other islands. Miami is utterly destroyed. Some people see this as an improvement for Florida. Michael Bay (director of “The Rock,” “Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor,” “Transformers”) buys the film rights.  With the “World of Warcraft” expansion “Cataclysm” now in stores everywhere, the recovering economy teeters dangerously on the brink of collapse as 12 million people forego real, paying work to spend January and February getting their new goblin rogue to Level 85.  The Transportation Security Administration grows ever bolder in its efforts to humiliate — I mean protect — us. After the full-body scans and pat-downs prove insufficient, officials finally decide people must disrobe completely before proceeding through security. For the first time ever, nudists are pleased and happy to fly. TSA agents perform the procedures for precisely 12 hours before they realize most of humanity looks scary naked and go on strike.  Even though 2011 isn’t an election year, 2012 is, and candidates get started with their campaign ads a full year early. Candidates for president include Obama, Sarah Palin, Al Franken and Christine O’Donnell. The ads start in October 2011. By December 2011, 90 percent of Americans with televisions have either cancelled their cable subscriptions or just thrown out their TVs. The iPhone 5 will make its debut, and it will cure AIDS and cancer, according to Steve Jobs. In somewhat related news, In December 2011, extraterrestrials will make contact with Earth for the first time. Unfortunately, it will be to inform us our planet has been scheduled for demolition due to planned construction of an interstellar superhighway. Although we vehemently protest this decision, there is nothing to be done. Only two people survive the planet’s destruction, and one is actually an alien. The last thought in most people’s minds is: “Holy cow, that �Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy’ guy was right!” Umm, Great Uncle Pali, are you actually kin to KLBC/Texoma Cable Advertising rep Joe Geisler? JANUARY 2011 THE KLBC BUZZ 19 t v mids e a so n net work schedules P R O G RA M M I N G NOTES Cast changes guest stars coming “The Early Show” on CBS will debut a new team Jan. 3. Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez will be replaced by Chris Wragge and Erica Hill, and Marysol Castro will step in as weather forecaster for Dave Price. The People’s Choice Awards winners will be revealed during a live broadcast at 8 p.m. Jan. 5 on CBS. Queen Latifah has hosting duties again. Online voting is open until show night in two categories — favorite new TV drama and new TV comedy. The “CSI: Miami” episode airing at 9 p.m. Jan. 9 on CBS was directed by David Arquette (of “Scream” fame, still actually married to Courteney Cox). Leelee Sobieski (“Joan of Arc,” “Never Been Kissed”) will guest star on “The Good Wife” Jan. 11. She’ll play Alexis, girlfriend of the firm’s client’s son, both of whom are accused of murder. It starts at 9 p.m. on CBS. See Sarah Rue Jan. 17 on “Rules of Engagement” in a recurring role as Brenda, a member of Jeff’s softball team. Illusionist Criss Angel also will appear as himself. Dan Aykroyd will appear in multiple episodes of CBS legal dramedy “The Defenders” early in this second half of the season as a judge needing help. Aykroyd, who voiced Yogi Bear in the December film, originated the “Blues Brothers” with “Defenders” star Jim Belushi’s late bro, John. Balthazar Getty will return as Tommy in the 100th episode of “Brothers & Sisters” in January. He’ll bring a new woman, Rose (Cara Buono, Faye Miller in “Mad Men”). Both are expected to hang around for at least three episodes this season, maybe more. Getty said there’s “something really funny in store.” See the Walker family drama at 9 p.m. Sundays on ABC. Jennifer Love Hewitt and Betty White star in the Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation “The Lost Valentine” to air at 8 p.m. Jan. 30 on CBS. Jane Lynch of “Glee” soon will be heard on “The Simpsons.” In an episode titled “Replaceable You,” Lynch will voice Roz, Homer’s new assistant at Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. CBS has renewed “The Young and the Restless” for three years. It’s been the top daytime drama for almost 22 years. “The Closer” will shut down after Season 7, production of which will begin in the spring. According to TNT, the decision was made by star Kyra Sedgwick, who won an Emmy for her interrogation expert Brenda Leigh Johnson. According to The Buzz editor, this is unfortunate news because the show is one of the best on television. “The Biggest Loser” Season 11 will be the last for trainer Jillian Michaels. Her replacement has been chosen and will be introduced during the next round. Michaels, who’ll be 37 Feb. 18, said she wants to focus on becoming a mom (adoption) and doing more charity work. 20 THE KLBC BUZZ JANUARY 2011 ABC New series • “Body of Proof”: 9 p.m. March 29. Dana Delany (“China Beach,” “Desperate Housewives”) stars as a top neurosurgeon forced out of the operating room who begins working as a medical examiner and rebuilding her relationship with her daughter. • “Expedition Impossible”: debut “later this season.” Teams of three solve problems while racing across all types of terrain. • “Happy Endings”: debut 9 p.m. April 13. Comedy about a group of pals trying to remain friends after the two members who brought them all together break up on their wedding day. Cast includes Elisha Cuthbert (“24”) and Zach Knighton (“FlashForward”). • “Mr. Sunshine”: debut 8:30 p.m. Feb. 9. Comedy starring Matthew Perry (“Friends”) as a self-involved manager of the Sunshine Center, a San Diego sports arena. The powerful, erratic boss is played by Allison Janney (“The West Wing”). • “Off the Map”: debut 9 p.m. Jan. 12. Drama about six doctors who go to a clinic in the South American jungle to try to remember why they became doctors. Executive producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Private Practice”) • “Winter Wonderland”: Winter version of obstacle-course competition “Wipeout.” Returning • “The Bachelor”: premiere 7 p.m. Jan. 3 • “Better with You”: new episodes begin 7:30 p.m. Jan. 5 • “Brothers & Sisters”: new episodes begin 9 p.m. Jan. 2 • “Castle”: new episodes begin 9 p.m. Jan. 3 • “Cougar Town”: new episodes begin 8:30 p.m. April 13 • “Desperate Housewives”: new episodes begin 8 p.m. Jan. 2 • “Grey’s Anatomy”: new episodes start 8 p.m. Jan. 6 • “The Middle”: new episodes begin 7 p.m. Feb. 9 • “Modern Family”: new episodes begin 8 p.m. Jan. 5; starting April 13, addition of “fan favorite” episodes at 9:30 p.m. • “No Ordinary Family”: new episodes start 7 p.m. Jan. 4 • “Private Practice”: new episodes start possibly 9 p.m. Jan. 6 • “Secret Millionaire”: new episodes 7 p.m. March 6 • “V”: new episodes begin 8 p.m. Jan. 4 CBS New series • “Chaos”: debut 7 p.m. April 1 (taking over slot after “The Defenders” season finale). Comedic drama about a group of rogue CIA spies in the Clandestine Administration and Oversight Services. Cast includes Eric Close (“Without a Trace”). • “Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior”: debut 9 p.m. Feb. 16. Spin-off, of course, starring Forest Whitaker, Janeane Garafolo, Beau Garrett, Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia) and others. • “Live to Dance”: two-hour debut 7 p.m. Jan. 4; then 7 p.m. Wednesdays starting Jan. 5. With Paula Abdul as executive producer, mentor and lead expert, dancers from all styles, backgrounds and ages compete. • “Mad Love”: debut 7:30 p.m Feb. 21. Comedy about four New Yorkers, two falling in love, two despising each other. Cast includes Jason Biggs (“American Pie”) and Sarah Chalke (“Scrubs”). Returning • “$#*! My Dad Says”: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Feb. 17 • “The Amazing Race”: new cycle premiere 7 p.m. Feb. 20 • “The Big Bang Theory”: 7 p.m. Thursdays • “Blue Bloods”: moving Jan. 19 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays; returning Feb. 11 to 9 p.m. Fridays • “Criminal Minds”: 8 p.m. Wednesdays • “CSI”: 8 p.m. Thursdays • “CSI: Miami”: varied time slot Sundays • “CSI: N.Y.”: 8 p.m. Fridays • “The Defenders”: moving Feb. 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays • “The Good Wife”: 9 p.m. Tuesdays • “Hawaii Five-0”: 9 p.m. Mondays • “How I Met Your Mother”: 7 p.m. Mondays • “Medium”: cancelled; final few episodes air 7 p.m. Fridays before Feb. 4 • “The Mentalist”: 9 p.m. Thursdays • “Mike & Molly”: 8:30 p.m. Mondays • “NCIS”: 7 p.m. Tuesdays • “NCIS: L.A.”: 8 p.m. Tuesdays • “Rules of Engagement”: moves from 7:30 p.m. Mondays to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays starting Feb. 24 (taking over slot after “$#*! My Dad Says” season finale) • “Survivor”: new cycle “Redemption Island” premiere 7 p.m. Feb. 16 • “Two and a Half Men”: 8 p.m. Mondays • “Undercover Boss”: varied time slot Sundays The CW New series • “Shedding for the Wedding”: debut at 8 p.m. Feb. 23. Hosted by Sara Rue, 10 overweight engaged couples live together and compete for their dream wedding for three months. Returning • “90210”: new episodes start 7 p.m. Jan. 24 • “America’s Next Top Model”: Cycle 16 premiere 7 p.m. Feb. 23 • “Gossip Girl”: new episodes start 8 p.m. Jan. 24 • “Hellcats”: moves to 8 p.m. Tuesdays starting Jan. 25 • “Life Unexpected”: two-hour season finale 7 p.m. Jan. 18 • “Nikita”: new episodes start 8 p.m. Jan. 27 • “One Tree Hill”: new episodes start 7 p.m. Jan. 25 • “Smallville”: new episodes start 7 p.m. Jan. 28 • “Supernatural”: new episodes start 8 p.m. Jan. 28 • “The Vampire Diaries”: new episodes start 7 p.m. Jan. 27 Fox New series • “Bob’s Burgers”: debut 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9. Animated series about a man, his family and a burger joint. • “Breaking In”: debut 8:30 p.m. April 6. Comedy set at a digital security firm starring Christian Slater and Bret Harrison (“Reaper”). • “The Chicago Code”: debut 8 p.m. Feb. 7. Police drama about fighting corruption in the Windy City. Cast includes Jennifer Beals (“Flashdance,” “The L Word”) and Delroy Lindo (“Get Shorty,” “Ransom”) • “Million-Dollar Money Drop”: actually debuted Dec. 20-23; new episodes slated 8 p.m. Jan. 4; 7 p.m. Jan. 6 and 13. • “Mixed Signals”: debut 8:30 p.m. Feb. 8. Relationship comedy created by Bob Fisher (“Wedding Crashers”) about three longtime friends attempting to balance committed relationships with need for freedom. Returning • “America’s Most Wanted”: new episodes start 8 p.m. Jan. 22 • “American Dad”: moving Jan. 16 to 6:30 p.m. Sundays • “American Idol”: performance shows 7 p.m. Wednesdays beginning Jan. 19; results shows 7 p.m. Thursdays • “Bones”: moving Jan. 20 to 8 p.m. Thursdays • “The Cleveland Show”: moving Jan. 9 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays • “Cops”: new 7 p.m. Jan. 22 • “Family Guy”: new episodes begin 8 p.m. Jan. 9 • “Fringe”: moving Jan. 28 to 8 p.m. Fridays • “Glee”: special episode following Super Bowl Feb. 6 (approx. 9:30 p.m.); new episodes begin 7 p.m. Feb. 8 • “House”: new episodes begin 7 p.m. Jan. 17 • “Human Target”: two-hour episodes at 7 p.m. Jan. 5 and 12; off Jan. 19 for “American Idol” premiere; 8 p.m. Jan. 26, Feb. 2 and 9 • “Kitchen Nightmares”: season premiere 7 p.m. Jan. 21 • “Lie to Me”: two-hour episode 7 p.m. Jan. 10; back to 8 p.m. Jan. 17 until Jan. 31. • “Raising Hope”: 8 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Feb. 8 • “The Simpsons”: new episodes begin 7 p.m. Jan. 9 • College football: AT&T Cotton Bowl 7 p.m. Jan. 7 • National Football League: NFC Division playoff 7 p.m. Jan. 15; NFC Pro Bowl 6 p.m. Jan. 30; Super Bowl XLV 5 p.m. Feb. 6 NBC New series • “America’s Next Great Restaurant”: debut 8 p.m. March 16. Contestants compete for chance to own their own new restaurant chain. • “The Cape”: two-hour series debut 8 p.m. Jan. 9; regular time slot 8 p.m. Mondays. Drama about a father who becomes a super hero to prove his innocence after framed. • “Harry’s Law”: 9 p.m. Mondays; debut Jan. 17. From the creator of “The Practice” and “Boston Legal,” Kathy Bates stars as Harriet, a patent attorney for 32 years who opens a practice in a rundown shoe store. • “Perfect Couples”: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; debut Jan. 20. Misadventures of three couples struggling to find out what makes the ideal relationship. Returning • “30 Rock”: moving to 9 p.m. Thursdays; new episodes start Jan. 20 • “The Biggest Loser: Couples”: 7 p.m. Tuesdays; premier Jan. 4 • “The Celebrity Apprentice”: 8 p.m. Sundays; premiere March 6 • “Chase”: moving Jan. 12 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays • “Chuck”: 7 p.m. Mondays; new episodes start Jan. 17 • “Community”: 7 p.m. Thursdays; new episodes start Jan. 20 • “The Event”: 8 p.m. Mondays; returns with two-hour episode Feb. 28 • “Law & Order: Los Angeles”: 9 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Feb. 8 • “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”: returns with two-hour episode at 8 p.m. Jan. 5; then 9 p.m. Wednesdays • “The Marriage Ref”: 7 p.m. Sundays, beginning March 6 • “Minute to Win It”: 7 p.m. Wednesdays; new episodes start Jan. 5 • “The Office”: moving to 9 p.m., still Thursdays; new episodes start Jan. 20 • “Outsourced”: moving to 9:30 p.m., still Thursdays; new episodes start Jan. 20 • “Parenthood”: four new episodes at 9 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Jan. 4; moving March 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays • “Parks & Recreation”: 8:30 p.m. Thursdays; new episodes start Jan. 20 • “Who Do You Think You Are?”: 7 p.m. Fridays beginning Jan. 21 MISC. • “Californication”: (Showtime) season premiere 8 p.m. Jan. 9 • “Hot in Cleveland”: (TVLand) season premiere 9 p.m. Jan. 19 JANUARY 2011 THE KLBC BUZZ 21 Theaters offer a few entertaining options movies Although January isn’t usually best month for cinematic masterpieces By Michelle Pierce Jan. 7 �Season of the Witch’ Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Stephen Campbell Moore, Robert Sheehan, Claire Foy, Ulrich Thomsen, Stephen Graham, Christopher Lee Rating: PG-13 (thematic elements, violence, disturbing content) Summary: A medieval knight must escort a young girl, believed to be a witch, to an abbey where her powers will be destroyed. Michelle However, the Pierce journey will pit the knight and his companions against an evil they cannot comprehend. The Buzz: Wow. This one originally was supposed to come out in March 2009. But it’s been pushed to January, the month where movies go to die. It might be one of those that’s “so bad it’s good,” but with a move like that, it’s best just to avoid it. Jan. 14 �The Dilemma’ Starring: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah Rating: PG-13 (mature thematic elements involving sexual content) Summary: Ronny and Nick have been best friends since college, and now they’re partners in an auto design firm, working on the biggest presentation of their lives. Everything seems perfect — until Ronny catches Nick’s wife out with another man. As his amateur investigation spirals out of control, Ronny must decide how to tell his best friend about the betrayal. As it turns out though, Nick has a few secrets of his own. The Buzz: Kevin James and Vince Vaughn have some hits and misses. But considering the release date and the story material (infidelity is a touchy subject), it’s probably best just to wait for the DVD. �The Green Hornet’ Starring: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz, Edward James Olmos, David Harbour, Tom Wilkinson Rating: Unavailable Summary: Britt Reid is a wealthy party boy, happy to be the son of L.A.’s most respected media magnate. Then, his father dies and the reins of the operation are left in his hands. Along with Kato, one of his father’s servants, Britt decides to make something of his life by fighting crime, becoming the vigilante known as The Green Hornet. However, their crime-fighting success means they earn the wrath of the city’s most dangerous criminals. The Buzz: Having never experienced the original Green Hornet, I can’t say how faithful this is to the source. Seth Rogen is funny though, and at the very least, the trailer looks entertaining. As a superhero with no powers, only cool gadgets and a nice car, he looks like a much less serious Batman. It might be worth a matinee.  Jan. 21 �The Company Men’ Starring: Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Rosemarie DeWitt, Maria Bello, Craig T. Nelson Rating: R (language, brief nudity) Summary: When three men lose their jobs due to corporate downsizing, they’re forced to rethink their positions and priorities in life, and realize there’s more to it than chasing the next big thing. The Buzz: Originally scheduled for Oct. 22, it’s kind of a surprise this one was pushed back, considering the strength of the cast and uplifting appearance of the trailer. It might be worth a look-see, but approach with caution. A major release date shift to January is rarely a good sign. �No Strings Attached’ Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Natalie Portman, Greta Gerwig, Kevin Kline, Ophelia Lovibond, Ben Lawson, Chris Bridges, Olivia Thirlby, Jake M. Johnson, Lake Bell, Guy Brannum, Cary Elwes Rating: Unavailable Summary: Two best friends agree to get into a relationship that’s purely physical, but they soon realize each wants something more. The Buzz: It’s hard to say how this one will turn out. On one hand, it seems like it’s a somewhat realistic relationship — people get involved thinking they know the score, then something happens to turn it upside down. On the other hand, the number of truly good romantic comedies that come out of Hollywood in a given year is in the single digits. I automatically avoid any movie that has Ashton Kutcher in a starring role, but your aversion may vary. And people who like to predict Oscar nominations have suggested this movie might shoot down Natalie Portman’s chances for a win on “Black Swan.” (Reference Eddie Murphy following “Dreamgirls” with “Norbit” in 2007.) Jan. 28 �From Prada to Nada’ Starring: Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Adriana Barraza, Wilmer Valderrama, Kuno Becker, Nicholas D’Agosto Rating: Unavailable Summary: Two sisters are living the high life in Beverly Hills until their father dies and leaves them in ridiculous debt. With everything in their former life sold to pay bills, they go live with their aunt in East Los Angeles. What follows is a fish-outof-water story as the two girls learn some responsibility and to respect their Mexican heritage. The “Good Deal Thrift” Store Now open Menʼs, Womenʼs & Childrenʼs Clothes & Shoes Household Items • Baby Items • Books •Furniture Exceptionally Clean! 401 N. First, Durant • Open 6 Days a Week! We exist strictly through donations. Selling these items will help create jobs for people unable to work in mainstream society. 22 THE KLBC BUZZ JANUARY 2011 The Buzz: Comedies like this have become almost laughably predictable: They’re rich! Now they’re not! Being poor is going to teach them how to have a life better than ever! Unless you just really, really love the actors, skip this one. It’s been done. Repeatedly. �The Mechanic’ Starring: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Christa Campbell Rating: R (strong brutal violence throughout; language; some sexual content, nudity) Summary: Arthur is an elite assassin known as a “mechanic,” taking out his targets with efficient and brutal force. When his mentor is killed, his business becomes personal for the first time in his life. Along with the man’s son, who wants to learn the trade, Arthur goes in search of answers and revenge. The Buzz: Watching Jason Statham fight people and blow up things for two hours is what made movies like “The Transporter” and “Crank” so entertaining. As long as you aren’t expecting anything more than a mindless action movie, you’ll probably enjoy yourself. �The Rite’ Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciaran Hinds, Rutger Hauer Rating: Unavailable Summary: A skeptical seminary student attends an exorcism school at the Vatican, where he meets an unorthodox priest who shows him the darker side of the faith. Inspired by true events. The Buzz: Religious horror movies seem to be either really creepy or just laughably bad. With only a trailer to go on, it’s hard to tell how this one will fare. But watching the preview alone after dark is certainly enough to send a chill up your spine. Still, all things considered, it probably would be best to catch this one on DVD. 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U N I V E R S I T Y, S T E . 1 0 3 , DURANT JANUARY 2011 THE KLBC BUZZ 23 entertainment Hathaway a �gleek’ • Grey a go-getter • Witherspoon forever a Southern gal Anne Hathaway confessed to latenight host Jimmy Fallon she has, in her head, written a part for herself on Fox hit “Glee.” She said: “I would want to play Kurt’s long-lost aunt, his mother’s sister, who is also gay, who comes back to help him deal with his sexuality, and I would sing �You Are Not Alone’ from Stephen Sondheim’s epic show �Into The Woods.’” Fallon noted she had put a lot of thought into it. The 28-year-old “Love and Other Drugs” star laughed and told him he was conducting her nerdiest interview ever. Jennifer Grey suffered a ruptured disc on the first night of the “Dancing with the Stars” finale (a few weeks after partially tearing a knee tendon) and almost withdrew from competition. But her doctor used steroids to treat the injury for which he’d normally prescribe three or four days of bed rest. The doc said, once Grey sets her mind to something, there’s no stopping her. Obviously not, since the 50-year-old actress won the mirror-ball trophy with partner Derek Hough. Two weeks later, the doctor removed a “huge fragment” from Grey’s back in a successful operation. The same doctor had put a titanium plate in her neck due to a compressed spinal cord. She’d had chronic pain from a 1987 head-on crash with Matthew Broderick behind the wheel. The doctor also discovered a suspicious white spot on her thyroid, which was cancerous and removed. She’s tough. An 11-year-old has been outpicking Terry Bradshaw in a season-long competition to see who can best choose each week’s NFL winners. Markell, a devoted New Orleans Saints fan who just finished his last treatment for osteosarcoma at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, was ahead of the hall-of-fame quarterback 30-15 to 23-31 as of Dec. 12. The guys from “Fox NFL Sunday” — Bradshaw, Michael Strahan, Jimmie Johnson and the entire on-air crew — welcomed Markell to the set as part of their effort to help raise awareness for kids battling cancer at St. Jude. Jessica Simpson had to learn the tuna/chicken (of the sea) correlation on national TV with help from first husband Nick Lachey. She’s lived down that one and stepped up her Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital “Fox NFL Sunday” hosts Terry Bradshaw and Curt Menefee, analyst Michael Strahan, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patient Markell share a laugh on set Dec. 12 in Los Angeles. Big 5 Community Services Inc. Program: Headstart Position(s): Substitute Teacher Aides Location: Bryan County Qualifications: Must be 18 years or older and have a high school diploma or GED. 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Guests including Garcia’s castmates, Cameron Diaz, and Swisher’s teammates Alex Rodriguez and Johnny Damon. The 30-year-old all-star and 31-year-old actress got engaged in May. Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson are getting a divorce. The 34-year-old actor, who was named People’s sexiest man alive for the third straight time in 2010, and 26-year-old actress/singer married in a quiet ceremony Sept. 27, 2008, in Reynolds’ native Canada. Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter, who star as brother and sister on Showtime’s “Dexter,” filed for divorce. They dated for more than a year before getting married New Year’s Eve 2009 but have been separated “for some time,” according to their reps. The 39-year-old Hall, who won a battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in early 2010, was married to actress Amy Spanger 2002-06. This was the first marriage for Carpenter, 31. Neve Campbell quietly filed for divorce in June from English actor John Light. The 37-year-old “Scream” star and Light, 36, met while filming “Investigating Sex” (2001) and started dating in 2005. They got married May 5, 2007. Campbell’s first husband was fellow Canadian and actor Jeff Colt, to whom she also was married for three years, April 1995-May 1998. Jennifer Jason Leigh filed for divorce from director Noah Baumbach. The 48-year-old actress best known for roles in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” and “Single White Female” asked for spousal support and primary custody of son Rohmer Emmanuel, born March 17. They met in 2001 and married in 2005. Most recently, the two co-wrote the 2010 film “Greenberg” starring Ben Stiller. Dylan Walsh (“Nip/Tuck”) and actress Joanna Going, both 47, filed for divorce. They were married for six years and have a 7-year-old daughter, Stella Haven Walsh. Jim Carrey’s daughter, Jane, and Alex Santana are calling it quits after a year of marriage. They have a son, Jackson Riley, who’ll be 1 Feb. 27. 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His last name was Johnson before he legally changed it to the Spanish words for his jersey number in 2008. Bret Michaels is engaged this time. He proposed on the season finale of his VH1 reality show to Kristi Gibson — his on-off girlfriend of 16 years and mother of his daughters, Raine, 10, and Jorja Bleu, 5. Shania Twain, 45, is engaged to Swiss business executive Frederic Thiebaud. He’s the ex-husband of the country singer’s former best friend who had an affair with Twain’s then-husband, Mutt Lange. Twain and Lange’s divorce was finalized in June 2010. Natalie Portman, 29, is engaged to choreographer Benjamin Millepied and expecting her first child. The two met during production of “Black Swan.” Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, 84, is engaged to December 2009 Playmate Crystal Harris, 24. Kelsey Grammer is steering toward marriage with 29-year-old British flight attendant Kayte Walsh, despite the pending status of his divorce from Looking for an Accountant? 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He’s now hauled home the biggest honors college football offers for his position, months after the 20-yearold was pulled over for speeding in Carrollton after a Monday-night Dallas Cowboy Jim football game and Reagan arrested for DUI. Blackmon apparently has worked through the off-field snag and, barring injuries, the former athletic standout and class president at Ardmore’s Plainview High School seems a sure bet for more gridiron greatness. He told The KLBC Buzz during a recent phone interview from Orlando, Fla., he’s not afraid of interactions with reporters, even so soon after news outlets splashed headlines and broke into programming with reports of the Oct. 26 incident. “It has its ups and downs,” Blackmon said. “It’s a lot of fun talking to the media. I enjoy it. Everything is under a microscope. You have to think everything through and think about every outcome before you do it.” Blackmon apologized and served a one-game suspension. He also told the Associated Press he was embarrassed about what had happened and took full responsibility for his actions. Blackmon, who turns 21 Jan. 9, also vowed to “redeem himself.” He has certainly done that on the football field. Blackmon’s sophomore season was spectacular. Almost mind-boggling were his stats, such as 102 catches for 28 THE KLBC BUZZ Justin Blackmon PHOTOS COURTESY OF OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA RELATIONS 1,665 yards and 18 touchdowns, despite missing one game. He also recorded at least 105 receiving yards in each OSU game this season. As a result, the honors have followed. Blackmon finished fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy, which is given to the nation’s top collegiate player, and won the Warfield and Biletnikoff awards, which go to college’s best wide receiver. He’s a unanimous pick for AllAmerican selection and was named Big 12 offensive player of the year — the first time a pass catcher has grabbed that honor. “I was surprised and feel honored JANUARY 2011 that I got the opportunity to win that,” Blackmon said. His rise to the top of the college football depth chart wasn’t a complete shock. Highly regarded out of Plainview High, Blackmon was recruited by several major schools and tabbed as the No. 20 wideout in the country by Super Prep magazine. He was versatile as a prepster. Along with racking up big numbers in receiving, he scored six special-team touchdowns and ran back four interceptions for scores. Blackmon also excelled on the basketball court. As a junior, he was selected Lake County Conference most valuable player. But the athlete opted to stay in state to play college football. “It was between Oklahoma State, Colorado and Missouri. When I went and visited (OSU), I thought it was just a nice place to be. Everyone was nice and friendly. It just seemed like home to me. That’s why I made my choice.” Blackmon’s decision to head to Stillwater instead of up Interstate 35 to Norman still apparently aggravates Oklahoma University head football coach Bob Stoops. Before the Sooners and Cowboys met in the annual Bedlam game Nov. 27, Stoops jokingly chided former OU aide Kevin Sumlin for not recruiting Blackmon hard enough. “But ultimately, too, you could say it’s my fault. I put too much trust in his opinion,” Stoops quipped to reporters. Well, Blackmon hoped to break into the Cowboy lineup sooner than later. “I went into it knowing there would be a chance if I could get everything down and I could learn the offense in that short period of time. I was there before the season started. Because of the offense, I knew I would have the opportunity.” But 2008 was to be a year of practice, watching games from the sideline and learning. Blackmon eventually redshirted that season. “I didn’t look down on it. That was probably the best thing that I could have done so that I could get bigger, faster, stronger and learn the offense.” Blackmon turned some heads in 2009. As a second-year freshman, he caught 20 balls and scored a few touchdowns. He also got plenty of help crafting his game from Dez Bryant, who was at OSU then, now on the Dallas Cowboys roster. “He helped me a lot. He told me, �Every time you step on the field, it is time to compete. Whether, it is practice, full pads or no pads.’ That’s what he did, and that’s what I learned from him.” At 6-1, 205 pounds, Blackmon said he tries to pattern his pass-catching after Terrell Owens. “I like to think of T.O. just because he is a big, physical guy, and that’s how I like to play,” said Blackmon, whose other pro favorites include a few former NFL stars, wide receivers Jerry Rice and Isaac Bruce. Blackmon’s 2010 All-American season helped the Cowboys quiet media experts, many of whom had picked them to finish near the bottom of the Big 12 South. Instead, the high-powered OSU offense helped compile a 10-2 record — good enough for a trip to the Alamo Bowl. “We didn’t try to think about the media and what they were saying at the first of the season. We had our goals set, and we just believed in ourselves and went about it.” The Cowboys and Sooners closed out the regular season with their annual Bedlam matchup. There’s a lot of hype surrounding the game, but is it really that much different than the others on the schedule? “It’s crazy,” Blackmon said. “No matter what the records are, it’s always going to be a big game. And that’s what I wanted. It’s always going to be close and interesting.” He confirmed there’s always trashtalking when the Cowboys and Sooners go head to head. His most memorable game so far was against Colorado Nov. 19, 2009. Blackmon caught the go-ahead touchdown with 8:11 remaining, and the Cowboys came away with a 31-28 win. Blackmon is eligible to leave after this season for the National Football League, and pro scouts predict he would go high in the draft if he decides to come out. ESPN pro football expert Mel Kiper expected Blackmon to be a first-round pick, projecting he’d be the No. 13 player overall and third-rated receiver on the board for NFL teams to consider. At press time, Blackmon was undecided about turning pro. If he bolts for the NFL, Blackmon will face another transition. He admitted the move from Plainview High to big-time college football was significant. “The mental adjustment was the biggest. Football went from being just a fall sport where you kind of went on with your other sports in the winter, spring and the summer. Now it’s a yearround sport and you’re always around it. At times, it can get to you, but you have to be mentally strong.” Blackmon said he appreciates Oklahoma State and the way the school stood behind him during his difficulty this past season. “They were really forgiving. They supported me in that situation and they backed me up.” If our short chat was any indication, Blackmon appears ready to grab all opportunities that might come his way. Those, most likely, will be numerous. Timber Ridge Apartments We look expensive ... But we operate under affordable housing! 1 & 2 Bedroom Units Limited Availability 551 Wilson St., Durant • (580) 924-1222 See new Property Manger Shelena Thompson for a tour! JANUARY 2011 THE KLBC BUZZ 29 Learn to be content Don’t get lured asunder by life’s catches and releases Yogi-Isms By Gerald Tidwell B etween my daughter’s hospital room and the elevator is a room with the door always closed. On it hangs a sign: “I’d rather be fishing.” Who wouldn’t prefer to be sitting on a creek bank, holding a fishing pole, hoping a big catfish will take that bait? Much more enjoyable than lying in a hospital bed wishing to hear those wonderful words: “You can go home today.” I looked daily to see if anything had changed in the Gerald life of the person Tidwell behind the sign. Where are you in your life? Hopefully, you’re not lying in some hospital bed as you read this column. The question, however, is not to determine the location where you would happen to be but to enquire as to your inner stability. Are you content with where you are and what you have? A man can withstand a lot of boredom and routine if he knows the fundamental orchestration of his life is right. The more deeply satisfying a man’s job is, the less extrinsic excitement he craves. A person is at one with his Creator, attuned with reality, sure of his place and purpose within the large scheme of things, and is free to be discontented, creatively discontented with the domestic arrangements on Earth. If he is rooted and nourished by a few convictions, he can be profitably discontented, even happy, with things as they are. The great apostle Paul could have said, “I’d rather be fishing than chained up in this lousy cell.” But he gave a remarkable testimony: “I have learned how to be content (satisfied to the point I’m not disturbed or disquieted) in whatever state I am.” The key word is “learned.” What can we learn behind the doors of where we are? Contentment is a learning process in the school of human experience. 30 THE KLBC BUZZ Many of us find a satisfaction and stability in our work that we discover nowhere else. It is, normally speaking, a man’s work that gives direction, drive and purpose to his existence — the joy of achievement, the challenge of the difficult, the feeling that his job contributes to the common good. Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881, Scottish born biographer, historian, philosopher and author) preached a sermon titled “The Gospel of Work” — a strange phrase to many of us. Work often is regarded as a dreary, inescapable necessity. But Carlyle knew from bitter experience that there is gospel — good news, goodness, healing and even salvation — in work. When all human props collapse and sorrow devastates a man, his work will give him something to live for. What I am writing about is not just busy work or a job that simply exploits human greed. It should be the sort of work that pays him in life — wages, more liveliness of heart, increasing skills, and brings him into a more meaningful relationship with his fellow man. JANUARY 2011 Friendship is another great payoff of contentment. Scottish philosopher John McMurry summarized it: “All meaning full of knowledge is for the sake of action. All meaningful action is for the sake of friendship.” McMurry stated the goal for all our significant striving is to be capable of friendship, to be more available to one another, to be more generous and long-hearted human beings, and to be more richly related to one another. Friendship, said McMurry, is the medicine of life. But in the end, the great contentment in life is our relationship with God. Jeremiah talked about “returning to your resting place” (Jeremiah 50:16). Without doubt, in this chapter, he’s talking about that great box the Israelites carried with them as a standing symbol of God’s presence in their midst. It contained the tablets of the law, God’s gracious gift to his covenant people as an everlasting reminder God and man are inseparably linked. We find purpose and meaning in our lives when we realize and claim our personal relationship with the Creator to whom we are bound not by “kicks” and feelings or religious emotionalism, but by God’s covenant of love. In Jesus Christ, that covenant of love became flesh and dwelt among us so Jesus could say, “Come to me and I will give you rest.” Life in Christ offers us a wholesome, abiding satisfaction in being at one with God and in a life of significant struggle — life attuned to God in Christ, even in its ordinary moments. Small parts count, and our smallest actions can be dedicated to the enlargement and triumph of love. Nothing is insignificant to the Christian man. Every small decision is a call upon his integrity and obedience. What about the man behind the sign? One day, I got off the elevator and noticed the sign was gone. Either the man checked out of the hospital and headed to the creek bank, or he decided that being in the hospital room wasn’t all bad and became able to say with the apostle: “I’ve learned how to be content.” JANUARY 2011 THE KLBC BUZZ 31 texoma talk State, county governments going through hiring processes Defendants in two area murder cases file waivers • Youth academy stirs accusations of impropriety By Scott Corbin KLBC 106.3 FM News Director Oklahoma is having a hard time finding a state medical examiner. The last two men to actually hold the job have been forced out under various clouds of allegations. A Tulsa doctor was offered the post, only to have that offer withdrawn by the board, then offered and refused by that doc. The latest to be considered for the job also has some pretty big ethical problems, according to The Daily Oklahoman. Dr. William Cox spent a month in a halfway house and was ordered to pay more than $100,000 in restitution for taking a cut of funds paid to an Ohio county (where he was a county coroner) for autopsies done for other jurisdictions in 1997. In more recent years, he was charged twice with contempt for failing to appear in court when subpoenaed, serving about a week in jail in one case. How difficult is it to find a state medical examiner? If Oklahoma hires Cox, the Sooner State will be hiring him away from Rhode Island, where he’s the acting chief medical examiner. Voter perspective on tax questions varied greatly across a relatively short geographical distance. In Pushmataha County, where Antlers is the seat, extension of the current sales tax was approved with an overwhelming 79 percent in favor. In Johnston County, Coleman Public Schools asked district voters to OK a hike in their property taxes for two bond issues — $425,000 for construction and renovations, and $75,000 to buy transportation equipment. They were shot down 58 percent and 59 percent against. Durant Main Street Program has been named one of the top 10 organizations revitalizing downtowns in America. Finalists were named for the 2011 Great American Main Street Awards. The best of the bunch will be named in May at a ceremony in Iowa. Three Bokchito-area teens were injured in a pickup crash after 5:30 p.m. Dec. 13 on a Bryan County gravel road west of Bennington. Dakota Wayne Hammond was behind the wheel when a tire blew on the 1992 Isuzu, sending the 16-year-old driver and his two passengers into a tree. Hammond and Jacob Joseph Dean, also 16, were wearing their seat belts and suffered minor injuries. Passenger Dakota Garret Jackson, 14, wasn’t buckled in and was more severely hurt. He was airlifted to Parkland in Dallas with critical internal, head, arm and leg injuries. He reportedly had been stabilized. Phillip A. Yelvington recently waived his right to a jury trial and has entered a blind guilty plea. In July 2009, the 34-year-old claimed demons ordered him to break into his new neighbors’ home and kill 25year-old Jason Booker. Booker bled to death after calling 911, reporting he had been stabbed. Yelvington could get life without possibility of parole. The preliminary hearing was delayed until April 5. Jason Lee Belew waived his preliminary hearing on firstdegree murder charges in Bryan County District Court. The 35-year-old Sherman man is accused of raping, beating, then strangulating an 11-yearold girl in October 2009 in Cartwright. Dakota Hughes was staying with her aunt when the aunt invited Belew to her home after a night of drinking. She told deputies she passed out and found her niece’s lifeless nude body the next morning. A skull found by a hunter near Lake Texoma is human, but how long it has been there was still unknown at press time. The Cooke County Sheriff’s Office took the call from the Delaware Bend-area of the lake. Authorities searching the area for further clues found more bones they believe went with the skull, which is being studied at a university anthropology department. Fannin County commissioners have been looking for a new sheriff. Kenneth Moore announced his resignation and intent to take a job Jan. 1 with the Collin County district attorney. Moore took office six years ago, and one of his top goals was raising deputy pay to what he called a living wage. Little movement there, or prospect of raises in the weak economy, is what he identified as his prime motivation for stepping down. His appointed replacement will serve until the next election. The field had been narrowed to four just before Christmas. Another Fannin County official lost his job, though this one involuntarily. The City of Bonham suspended Fire Chief Bill Palya for months while the Texas Rangers conduct an investigation. He was fired in December, though no reasons or further insight into the investigation was given. 32 THE KLBC BUZZ JANUARY 2011 A Durant woman who has “walked in their shoes” is working to give others the chance to become productive, happy members of society. Susie Hicks is the founder and director of the New Life House. She told KLBC News she hopes to provide a place for women with drug dependency away from influences that might cause them to relapse. Hicks said the group home wouldn’t have been possible without the interest of Ron Cross. After the Durant businessman and city council member died, wife Tammy took up the cause, ensuring there was enough money to buy the home where these women are beginning a “new life.” A historic Texoma community is for sale. Fink, Texas, is on the market for $1.5 million. Included in the asking price are the Finke store, with cafe, hotel and liquor store, along with 196 acres. Fred Finke’s descendants eventually gave the area its name, though it’s present-day spelling differs. He moved to the area just east of what’s now Pottsboro more than 150 years ago. The State of Texas has designated the fourth Friday in June as Fink Day, though celebrations have been sporadic the last several years. Oklahoma Municipal League and anti-smoking advocates want Oklahoma’s towns and cities to have the option to restrict the habit even more. Current Oklahoma law prohibits cities from passing ordinances that are more restrictive than current state law. The group pushing for a change wants towns to be able to prohibit smoking in bars and the few restaurants were it’s currently allowed. The Sooner State has had a shortage of space for juvenile offenders for a long time. A new youth academy announced for Ada is hoped to be a partial solution to that and the struggles many of these teens have. The Office of Juvenile Affairs announced the Pontotoc County seat as the site for a new 144-bed facility estimated to cost $27 million. The annual budget, not counting construction costs, comes to just less than $70,000 per youthful offender. But there is a sordid story behind the announcement. The Daily Oklahoman reported Sen. Harry Coates, R-Seminole, might have had ulterior motives when he took an active role in selecting Rite of Passage as the private company contracted to operate the youth academy. The senator’s wife, Betty, told the newspaper her husband told her the day after he was re-elected that he was having an affair with a 29year-old lobbyist for Rites of Passage and the City of Ada. Hayley Atwood’s husband, an attorney in then-Gov. Brad Henry’s office, had filed for divorce in July. Two women accused of kicking a soccer ball over the fence at the Mack Alford Correctional Center in Stringtown allegedly tried to provide inmates recreational opportunities beyond simply the world’s most popular sport. Prison officials who found the ball before any convicts discovered that, instead of air, it was filled with a half-pound of marijuana and two cell phones. Meanwhile, an Atoka County deputy had pulled over 22-year-old Janelle Turner and 18-yearold Alexis White near the prison on a traffic violation and found drugs inside the car. The Oklahoma City women are accused of smuggling the contraband into the prison and were held at Atoka County Jail. Families Feeding Families announced the founders are back. Brian Burkhalter became ill a while back, and although he’s reportedly improving, wife Tish is officially taking over the director title. The group fed hundreds for Thanksgiving and continues to serve meals every weekday at its location, Durant’s former George Washington Elementary, just off East Main Street. Donations are being sought to help continue the Hope Chest ministry that provides clothing and other needs for families. And the steam table that’s been used for an estimated 150,000 meals needs to be replaced, but has a $12,000 price tag. Contributions can be mailed to Families Feeding Families, P.O. Box 5322, Durant, OK 74702. A man found dead in his deer stand Nov. 20 apparently didn’t die of natural causes as initially believed. LeFlore County investigators determined the 46-year-old dropped his gun from his perch in a pine tree near Lake Wister. It discharged, the bullet piercing his lower torso and lodging in his neck. The gun was found at the base of the tree. The hunter apparently was there long enough that the blood had dispersed and the bullet wound wasn’t readily apparent until his body was taken for autopsy. Tishomingo High School broke its own record recently. More than 340 students, teachers and neighbors turned out for the school’s 20th annual blood drive for Southern Oklahoma Blood Institute. The school has held the biggest single-day record for a high-school drive for several years. Participation has been bolstered by conducting the event in honor of Stevy Kellum. The THS student has gone through treatments almost three years for two different kinds of cancer. Durant police arrested two young guys who aren’t likely to ever be suspected criminal masterminds. A West Main convenience store called to report a beer theft. The clerk said a man wearing a red and black hooded jacket walked into the store, grabbed a 30-pack from the shelf and ran, jumping into an awaiting pickup caught on surveillance video. Approximately 50 minutes after the report, Officer Tim McEachern spotted the truck on 13th Avenue and gave chase. Beer cans began flying from the passenger window, one at a time, spraying enough beer that the officer had to use his windshield wipers. Then, the driver lost control at Sixth Avenue and Tennessee Street. The passenger climbed through the window, hooded jacket over one arm, a Bud Light in the other hand. He didn’t get far. The 17-year-old had a “pickup order” out against him, according to the police report, and was taken to juvenile authorities. Joseph Tucker, 23, had an outstanding felony warrant. The report also mentioned “the remains of a 30-pack of beer” still in the truck after the stop. JANUARY 2011 THE KLBC BUZZ 33 lighter side Take precaution in home improvement, friendship By Regina Phillips The KLBC Buzz Editor Give him a wake-up call A Pink Floyd fan? When people retire, they usually take up a hobby or tackle some projects left undone during their working years. A German man decided it was time to close off the entrance to his cellar. It wasn’t until all the bricks were in place that he realized he had blockaded himself inside the cellar. Of course he didn’t want to deconstruct the handiwork he just erected, so he decided to demolish the neighbors’ wall. The neighbors, with whom he’d had disputes for a while, alerted police when they detected drilling noises. Officers were waiting for him when he emerged and launched an inquiry. The Buzz Stinger: Dang! I hate when I do that! A hotel guest in South Carolina received a phone call around 11 p.m. one Sunday from someone telling him he needed to free a “midget” trapped next door. The 73-year-old man was instructed to get rid of hidden cameras by smashing the TV with the back toilet cover and throw it outside, then smash mirrors with a wrench he found. He had the caller dial his cellphone so he wouldn’t have to keep going back to the land line for each instruction. He also used the wrench to break through the wall but stopped when other guests complained about the noise and deputies arrived. When the caller redialed the guest’s cell, he handed it to a deputy. After the caller finally realized he was continuing the ruse with someone else on the line, the male voice said he had the wrong number The Buzz on Vacation and hung up. According to the report, the manager said she’d been informed similar situations occurred at other hotels, and other guests at this Motel 6 said they’d gotten calls too. The Buzz Stinger: Prank callers have gotten a lot more creative since “Is your refrigerator running?” Loan in double ’D’-efault A German woman is afraid her assets will be repossessed. Not necessarily news, except she’s struggling to hang on to her breasts. In 2009, she accepted a loan for augmentation surgery from her boyfriend who’s now her ex. The 20year-old woman said she signed an agreement containing the condition that she wouldn’t have to pay him back if she stayed with the guy for a year. But soon after the enlargement, the relationship diminished. He’s threatening to get police and a repossessor involved if she doesn’t return the 4,379 euros ($5,865). The woman claimed she put 3,000 euros in his account the week before the story appeared in a German publication. The Buzz Stinger: If he took the time to draft an agreement, he was pretty serious about getting his money — or at least his money’s worth. Powderpuff quarterback Jessica McGinnis in Key Biscayne, Fla. Take The Buzz along on vacation, snap a photo, send it to us to get a KLBC T-shirt & you could appear in The Buzz! 34 THE KLBC BUZZ JANUARY 2011 A clerk at Amigo’s Mexican Food in Deming, N.M., was resourceful in spoiling a robber’s attempt to snag the cash register. Police said the masked man, without saying a word, grabbed the register and took off for the door. The cord tripped him up. But he didn’t drop the bounty until the clerk pegged him in the back of the head with a package of empanadas, a type of pastry. He ran away covering his noggin. The Buzz Stinger: Yeah, he’s probably not telling his buddies about this one. Identity crisis A North Carolina man was charged with three misdemeanor counts of impersonating a doctor. The 24year-old posed as a medical resident seeking training and he pulled it off for two weeks in the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center before a physician assistant noticed he wasn’t wearing a badge in the ER. The guy told a TV reporter his job was to observe and be a helping hand if needed. He said no direct patient care was involved, and if something was wrong, the hospital should’ve let him know instead of the police. He claimed to have a medical degree from the University of Tennessee, but there’s no record of that. A hospital spokesperson said he’s a troubled young man with a history of impersonation or similar activity. The Buzz Stinger: Maybe I’ve watched too many movies, but I’d be leery of a hospital called Cape Fear. Well, it is a restroom A French woman was trapped in her bathroom for three weeks. She was rescued by firefighters who broke into her home after a neighbor noticed she hadn’t brought in her mail in a while. Unfortunately, those folks living next to her didn’t investigate earlier. The 69year-old grandmother got stuck in her windowless water closet when her lock broke. She started banging on the pipes to draw attention. But the neighbors thought it was rowdy workers and even started a petition to stop that noise keeping them awake at night. The woman survived on tap water and was taken to the hospital to recover from malnourishment. The Buzz Stinger: I envision a goodintending Southern gentleman calling from the other side of the door: “You alright in there? Need some help?” And he quickly dismisses the French woman’s reply: “Wee wee!” Oh the �Twilight’ years Two self-described practitioners of paganism and vampirism were arrested in Arizona after they stabbed their roommate to drink his blood. The 25-year-old roomie told police he’d let them drink it before, but when he refused this time, they got forceful. He ran from the apartment and was seen by firefighters on the scene for an unrelated call. The 24-year-old male suspect was charged with aggravated assault. The 21-year-old female was charged with false reporting to police since she told officers she was attacked and stabbed her assailant in selfdefense. The Buzz Stinger: That’s when you know your friends really suck. Too many Disney movies? A teen in the United Kingdom can sleep for 10 days at a time. She’s been diagnosed with Kleine-Levin Syndrome, a rare condition also known as Sleeping Beauty Disease. It began in 2008 while she recovered from the flu. Her mom said the girl started falling asleep in school and was rambling about things that didn’t make sense, like she was talking in her sleep. When she goes into one of her prolonged states of slumber, her parents wake her once per day to feed her and take her to the bathroom. The Buzz Stinger: Really? I think my little brother should’ve been tested. Skeeter-killing champ A Taiwanese woman caught 3.5 pounds of mosquitoes in a month. That amounted to approximately 4 million of the pests. She won a contest conducted by a company that makes insect traps, catching more than twice what the runner-up managed to get. The company sent an application to the Guinness World Records to get her recognized as the planet’s top exterminator. And she received a cash prize equivalent to almost $3,000. The Buzz Stinger: Louisiana has sent her the ceremonial keys to the state with a packet of travel brochures. Combatting-the-cold defense A Missouri man was acquitted of drunk driving on a unique defense. He said he tipped the bottle after, not before, he lost control of his vehicle on an icy road to keep warm. He had been making his way home after a night out with friends when his vehicle veered off the slick highway and into a culvert. The man swore he was not intoxicated while driving, but he was when the emergency crew finally arrived more than two hours later. The Buzz Stinger: My momma always told me to keep blankets in the trunk, just in case. They don’t rouse so much suspicion. Industrious youth Two teens from Minnesota were arrested and facing possible theft and burglary charges. But they didn’t try to knock off a convenient store. The 19and 16-year-old guys were accused of stealing 17 calves from three counties. The sheriff’s office received a tip that led to the bovine and eventually the suspects. According to investigators, the teens told them they wanted to start their own dairy farm. The plan was to keep the heifers, sell the bulls and split the profits. All the calves were returned to their rightful owners. The Buzz Stinger: At least they weren’t trying to milk their parents for everything. That come in a longneck? A bottle of beer for $765? Scottish firm BrewDog touts “The End of History” as the world’s strongest, most expensive and shocking beer. It’s 55 percent alcohol, and the only 12 bottles the company made already sold out. Buyers in the United States, Canada, Italy, Denmark, Scotland and England were looking forward to their shipment. Hopefully it comes in marked packaging because they’ll be pulling out the bottles encased in the carcasses of four squirrels, seven weasels and a rabbit. The company’s co-founder said all the animals were roadkill. The Buzz Stinger: Some brewer could make a killin’ with all the armadillos around here. Know your audience A Philadelphia man is offering a reward for information leading to the return of his laptop. But the advertising executive isn’t posting a promise of the typical cash prize. The MacBook with all his sentimental stuff on it was stolen from his vehicle parked outside his office seconds after he ran back in to retrieve something he’d forgotten. Surveillance cameras recorded the theft, which he posted on Philly-based Web site wheresthefairness.com. The footage also turned up on YouTube announcing a reward — an ounce of marijuana. Then, he printed and posted fliers: “Fabulous drug stash” (with a photo of pot and paraphernalia) for whoever returned the computer. Like all ad specials, there’s an asterisk notation: “Actual reward may vary.” The Buzz Stinger: He should throw in some Funyuns and Little Debbie snack cakes. JANUARY 2011 THE KLBC BUZZ 35 36 THE KLBC BUZZ JANUARY 2011
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