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It's been awhile since we've had a chance at seeing the Northern Lights in the lower peninsula of Michigan, but for the next couple of nights there is a chance they may be visible this far south.

Thousands of Spectrum television subscribers in West Michigan have been without local Fox affiliate FOX 17 since January 2nd due to a contract dispute between the cable provider and the station's parent company Tribune Broadcasting.

I say "tried" only because they taught him while on air.

It's not a rant, but it's almost just as good.

The year? 1989! The place? Club Eastbrook! What is it? Pepsi Dance Trax TV show. What a blast from the past.

To quote Homer Simpson "I don't want to over sell it, but it's better than 10 Super Bowls!" Tonight is the the greatest season premiere of both The Simpsons AND Family Guy ever!

Plenty of events are scheduled to mark Memorial Day around West Michigan. From the ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Grand Rapids to the parade in Jenison, here's a good list of the festivities.

If you are a FOX 17 fan and have Direct TV, you might have to find another way to get your MLB or American Idol fix. The satellite company plans on cutting the Tribune Company station--along with WGN America--on Saturday at midnight unless a retransmission agreement can be signed before then. As Peter Griffin might say "Holy Crap!"

The website GRNow.com just released it's "Grand Rapids Social Media Presence" list. The list of the most popular social media sites in the Greater Grand Rapids area. And WFGR came in...37th! Whoo Hoo!

So I heard a radio commercial (hard to believe I know!) about a certain local TV morning show whose name I won't mention here. I will, however, tell you it rhymes with "Lox Leventeen"....

I swear to god, if I wasn't some hack idiot, I would figure out a way to make a countdown clock to tell me how long it would be until this CRAP I DON'T CARE ABOUT would be over!!!!

Yes, even though the Earthquake and Tsunami have hit Hawaii, Laughfest is underway here in good ol' reasonably safe Michigan!