Hi, It’s Craig Russell, host of The Afternoon Hustle here on Classic Hits 98.7 WFGR! I have worked in places all over Michigan, but that’s not important. I’m here in West Michigan now, eatin' Fred's Pizza (yum!) buying my milk at Meijer, and playing Classic Hits of the 60's 70's and 80's FOR YOU! Call, email or Facebook the show and be part of the fun!
Craig Russell
WFGR Retrovision–Malls Of The 80’s
This is how time has flied! Remember The mall back in the 80's? I vaguely do. All I remember is the small mall in Kalamazoo called Southland. Had the best big soft pretzels there and a S.S. Kresge (The forerunner to KMart) That was the local mall. Until.
3 Cartoon Houses In Real Life!
A survey once was done that suggested nearly 40 percent of people with a college degree or better read while going to the bathroom. I'm one of them. Not the degree, but the reading thing. And my reading of choice? The Uncle John Bathroom Reader series. Great find!
Amazing Audio! Freddie And Bowie Unplugged!
Back in the day, it was just instruments and vocals. No computer over sampling or fishy effects. And dont even get me started about Autotuning (Thanks Cher!) So when the Maken Music blog unearthed the audio tracks from Freddie Mercury and David Bowie's "Under Pressure" it was ear opening!
Another In A Long Line Of Bad Timing Photos.
You have seen these before. Bad newspaper photos of questionable timing and editing. I see them on Jay Leno all the time. A guy holding a baseball bat in JUST the right way to make himself look, well, you know.
It’s Movember Baby!
A week into Movember--growing facial hair to support Men's health issues like Prostate Cancer--and I look like a 14 year old boy trying to grow a beard. Yep. It's pretty awesome. Or it's not. HA!
Kids Write The Darndest Things!
My friend from high school Lynn is a Speech Language Pathologist in the Indianapolis area. Thanks to things like Facebook I can catch up with her and see how things have been the past 30 years.
A Seven Cent Vitamin Could Help Prevent…
Diabetes. Really. I am a type 2 diabetic and this could be a breakthrough. There's a study starting to test the long term effects of vitamin D in people who at high risk for diabetes. Wow.
Election Day Results!
The polls in the East have closed, and ABC News can now predict the winner in Maine...It's Lobster for the State Crustation! Ha! But seriously, election day has ended. Here is the latest from Channel 13!
November 5th Is Election Day!
Yes it's not a sexy Presidential election day or even an off year Senate and House election day. It's a really Off off year election day. With lots of City commission and drain commissioner races, will you even bother?
As Seen On TV–The Latest Ads Are Hilarious!
Back in the day, As Seen On TV stars like Billy Mays (R.I.P) and Ron Popeil would push 20 or 30 products a year. No one has filled their shoes in the past few years, oh but they are trying!
How I Celebrated National Sandwich Day
By having a salad of course!
Ha! Not really! Silly rabbit. I had a sandwich! And a Jimmy John's sandwich! Love those sandwiches1 Actually I'm a big sandwich fan. From a sub to a grinder to a hero to just regular PB&J, Im a big fan.
Welcome To MOvember!
It's on again. Movember. Time to raise awareness of Prostate Cancer in Men. You can't grow facial hair without a reason. Whether you are an evil pro baseball team from the East Coast, or just a dude like me, the hair has a cause.