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Craig Russell
Looking For An After Holiday Deal?
Maybe you got a gift card from a place you really don't care about. Or maybe Aunt Ida got you a gift card for the sporting goods store in Albany...a mere 665 miles from Caledonia.
Dog On A Roomba! Happy Holidays!
Here's the next to last cute "dog on a robot vacuum" video you will need to watch this holiday season! You know there will always be another one just around the corner!
New West Michigan Holiday Special!
The folks behind a potential new TV sitcom based out of Kalamazoo have collected some Holiday memories from West Michigan and are bring them to TV.
It’s Craig’s Birthday! And Sonic Is Giving You The Present!
Happy Birthday to me! I'm another year older. Whoo to the Hoo. And while having a birthday 3 days from Christmas sounds like a blast, it has it's ups and downs.
‘SNL’ Hits Mid-Season Stride: Dr. Evil Takes Over NBC Show [Video]
"Saturday Night Live" might be back.
After a couple of lackluster years, the NBC show has started to make funny funny again. Saturday night was a snapshot.
‘Thursday Night Football’ On Saturday Afternoon; Yeah, That Makes Sense
Huh? It's a football game on Saturday. But instead of calling it "Saturday Football" they called it "Thursday Night Football". On Saturday. In the afternoon. What??
Craig Ferguson’s Last ‘The Late Late Show’ Is Priceless [Video]
Craig Ferguson's last "The Late Late Show" was Friday night. And the end of the CBS show was vintage Ferguson.
Top 3 Places to See Christmas Lights Displays in Grand Rapids!
With my birthday is being right around the Christmas holiday, seeing giant Christmas light displays is right up my alley.
As a Kalamazoo native, I grew fond of Christmas Card Lane on Lauderdale Street. Everyone put larger-than-life Christmas cards in their front yards with lights and some automated twinkling lights shows. It really got you into the season.
With that in mind, I have compiled a list
It’s the Beginning of the End for Letterman
David Letterman has announced his retirement from the Late Show. The last original episode will be May 20, 2015. And Friday begins the end of the show.
Grand Rapids Makes Another Best Of List!
Grand Rapids has made another best of list. Or, to be fair, a classy Grand Rapids restaurant makes a national top 10 list.
OpenTable has ranked the top 100 restaurants in America, and a Grand Rapids eatery is on the list.
See Santa and His Reindeer Online [Video]
Santa and has reindeer -- Rudolph included -- have set up shop in the 21st Century on the Internet from the North Pole.
Ahh, technology!
Gas Is Under $2 a Gallon In Michigan [Video]
Gas is less than $2 per gallon in Michigan in Greenville, of all places.
That hotbed of economic equality. It's the place where low prices began, as the home of Meijer. Now, the gas there is the cheapest in the state.