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Matt Hendricks
Grew up Petoskey Michigan… and for the last 13 years – have made Grand Rapids my home. I love it here, and the people are great too. I started in Radio as snotty nosed teenager, and going on my 14th year in radio in West Michigan! I’ve lived in all four “Quadrants” of Grand Rapids, but now reside on the West Side with my Dog, two cats, 13 pinball machines and my grand piano. Love hockey, football, auto racing, playing the piano, singing, live music, theater and being outdoors – and love exploring West Michigan and new places. I’m THRILLED to be on Classic Hits 98-7 from 10-3 Every day. Drop me a line anytime!
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Is It Ok to Use Coupons on a First Date? [VIDEO]
Okay, we all live in "Frugal" West Michigan, and I came across this video, so the question is really quite simple, is it bad to have a coupon on a first date? I personally think it's a little tacky.
Forget a date -- what if it were business? If a manager took you out to dinner, and used a coupon, would that bother you? If it were a job interview, would that tell you something about the manager? Can you think of another situation where it's better to leave the coupon book at home? Do coupons really a bad thing or just a sign of the time?
‘Back in Love Again’ by LTD – Classic Hit or Miss
L.T.D. (which stands for Love, Togetherness, and Devotion), was formed in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1968, when Arthur "Lorenzo" Carnegie (alto and tenor saxes, flute, guitar), Jake Riley (trombone) Carle Wayne Vickers (trumpet, flute, soprano sax) and Abraham "Onion" Miller (tenor sax, vocals), who had been working as members of the 15 piece "Fantastic Soul Men Orchestra" backing the ever popular duo of Sam & Dave, along with Jimmy "J.D."
Adams Coming To Devos Hall Have a Kooky Family Story? Win Adams Family Tickets!
The Adams Family is coming to Devos Performance Hall starting May 22nd, and we want you to go be part of the Kooky fun! We have have kooky families or at least something Kooky that's gone on over the years right? Of course!
Cheap Trick Coming To Van Andel Arena
That's right, put June 24th on your Calendar and get ready to rock Van Andel Arena. Just when we thought we could get more kick butt shows to town, we get Cheap Trick too!
‘Just Remember I Love You’ by Firefall – Classic Hit or Miss
The self-titled Firefall, released in May 1976, became Atlantic Records quickest album to reach Gold status. The group's first single, "Livin' Ain't Livin' ", stopped just short of the Top 40. In the following months the band toured with Leon and Mary Russell, the Doobie Brothers and The Band.
The band's next single, "You Are the Woman", made the Top 10 and the band began touring with Fleetwood Mac, who were at the beginning of their commercial peak. Their next single, "Cinderella", though it reached the Top 40 and was played extensively on FM radio, did not fare as well on AM radio because of its controversial lyrics which caused feminist groups to pressure the stations to avoid playing it. However, this did not have a lasting effect on the band's sales.
flickr image Grand Rapids Taxes FALL
Well, it's small, but it's something.
The change in garbage and the weak housing market mean you will pay less in taxes next year if you live in the city!
Part of the drop in the millage rate is a result in cuts to the refuse tax
“All By Myself” by Eric Carmen – Classic Hit or Miss
The song was the first release from Carmen's first solo LP after leaving the power pop group the Raspberries and was originally recorded by the author and released in December 1975 to great success. It reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 1 on Cash Box Top 100 Singles and number 12 in the UK. The single sold more than one million copies in the United States and was certified gold by the RIAA in April 1976 In a 2006 poll for UK's Five programme Britain's Favourite Break-up Songs Eric Carmen's version of this song was voted seventeenth.
Texting While WALKING Now Illegal [VIDEO]
A town in New Jersey has banned texting while WALKING. Yes, I'm not making this up. This may seem a little extreme, but at the same time, I've done something very similar before - I actually ran into someone walking on the street a few months back because I wasn't watching where I was walking
‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ by Glen Campbell – Classic Hit or Miss
Released in May 1975, "Rhinestone Cowboy" immediately caught on with both country and pop audiences. The song spent that summer climbing both the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts before peaking at No. 1 by season's end - three non-consecutive weeks on the country chart, two weeks on the Hot 100.
West Michigan to Get First Major Wind Farm
This is actually a VERY cool story. I never understood why we didn't do more of this seeing as we are the great lakes state, but now it looks like we are finally going to. Muskegon is set to get a huge wind farm investment over the next couple of years. With gas and energy prices soaring, I say go for it!
‘Nothing From Nothing’ by Billy Preston – Classic Hit or Miss
William Everett Preston was born on September 2, 1946 in Houston, Texas. At the age of three, the family moved to Los Angeles where Preston began playing piano while sitting on his mother Robbie's lap. Noted as a child prodigy, by the age of ten, Preston was playing organ onstage backing several gospel singers such as Mahalia Jackson, James Cleveland and Andrae Crouch. At twelve, he appeared in the Nat King Cole-starring W.C. Handy biopic, St. Louis Blues, playing Handy at a younger age; a year prior, he appeared on Cole's national TV show singing the Fats Domino hit, "Blueberry Hill".
Like the Chicken on Facebook! Ode To Clucks Cash
Okay - I know it's tough to win Clucks Classic Cash - $1000! Vicky Sadowski knows this first hand. Vicki is an everyday listener to WFGR - which I appreciate it. She was feeling a bit frustrated about not being able to win the cash thus far, so rather than getting angry... she turned to what any normal person would do... poetry!
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