Rock Hall Pre-Show Party

Many of the people performing at the Rock Hall Benefit Show rolled in a little early for the kick-off party at Deep South. Rick French introduced everyone on the stage and the Mayor of Cary spoke and so did Steve Luongo of the John Entwistle Band. I had interviewed John Entwistle before he died in 2003 and Steve Luongo was on the phone with him and I remember it being a particularly bad interview and I found out tonight that John Entwistle cannot hear at all and that's why Steve was on the interview with him...to tell him everything I said. I had no idea that was the case until Steve told me that tonight.

Donna Reed (ex WRDU DJ)-M'self-Alan White (drummer from Yes)-Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad)

M'self-Alan White-Steve Luongo-Mark Farner

Mary Lou McGregor of the old WRDU-Kevin Silva of Reynolds & Silva-Donna Reed

Rock Radio Reunion

All the old radio people are coming to the Rock Hall Benefit Show this weekend at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary and the 'QDR and WRDU former DJ's are giving away tickets all week.

show audio: mary lou mcgregor playing SRV

There's a private gala event with all the concert peformers attending Thursday night which could be pretty special...Steve Luongo of Mountain...Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane/Starship...Dave Mason of Traffic...Jack Bruce of Cream...Dennis DeYoung of Styx will all be there...the show is two nights this weekend and will be very special. We'll get photos from the event and post.

Blade's memories of being roommates with 'QDR jocks Rich McTighe and Tom Guild in the early days.

show audio: bounced checks and entertaining the ladies

F&B Community Service Award

This Hess on Capital Boulevard kept their gas prices at 3.68 all weekend through Hurricane Ike unlike most. Some stations were up to 4.89 around here...namely the one near the K-Mart in Garner. We dropped in to acknowledge. Of course...they bumped it up a touch today to 3.89 but...

Foster and The Blade Community Service Award

Geraldo Rivera

Here he is again. Here is the video and we played the audio on the air.

haha. what a dumba**

Vince Young

Vince Young is a case. Of some sort. His Mom had said he was "hurting inside and out" because he had suffered a really bad football injury and plus...his home fans were booing him after he had thrown a 2nd interception last week. The story was he disappeared for 4 days when really, he was just "chilling out at home".

Remember he had done really poorly on the Wonderlic Test? The NFL gives that to prospective NFL players to see how well they can grasp complicated NFL offensive systems. Questions like these:

• What language is spoken in France?
• Advanced math: If you have three apples-how many do you have?
• Metric Conversion: How many feet is 0.0 meters?

show audio: tough test for Vince!

Some Wonderlic Scores: 20 is considered average. 10 is considered literate.

Philip Rivers 30

Vince Young 6

Manny Lawson 43

Dan Marino 13

Heath Shuler 16

Tony Romo 30

David Garard 14

Donovan McNabb 16

Drew Bledsoe 37

Brett Favre 22

The Maverick and The M.I.L.F.

We have had several requests for "The List". Here it is.

The Oldest Things Ever

1. Methuselah (969 years old)
2. Madonna

3. Dirt

4. John McCain himself

5. The Hills

Honorable Mention: Brett Favre, Socrates, John McCains mother

And now...this Foster & The Blade Presentation

The Maverick And The M.I.L.F.

Another Dennis DeYoung InStudio Performance

Dennis Deyoung-Blade-Robin Fox-Bananas Foster-Rock French (Rock Hall of Fame)

This song is done with a guitar on "Equinox" but originally it was done with piano as Dennis DeYoung explains in his visit to 96rock Monday afternoon. We replayed 4 of the songs he did today.

Really something.

The guy can still sing as good as he did in the day because, in his words..."He didn't smoke, drink or do drugs...plus...dumb luck". How do you not do THOSE things in the '70's????

He kept calling Foster "Bananas Foster" and he made references to "Switch" Blade. Foster likened him to a lounge singer and that was just not right. Something about a tip jar.

Dennis DeYoung InStudio

Robin Fox-Blade-Dennis DeYoung-Foster-Rick French (Rock Hall Of Fame)

Former Styx singer and keyboard player Dennis DeYoung visited today on our show and he used our studio keyboard to perform a medley of Styx classics plus "Lady" and "Suite Madame Blue".

What a show.

Post Show Photo Session

Blake Peebles-Guitar Hero Champ

This guy is from here and he quit school to live the dream. Guitar Hero champ. He's heading to the U.S. National Tournament in LA in Otcober...we'll keep you posted on how he does.

We caught him at Raleigh Wide Open in his own booth promoting Guitar Hero.

He said Dragon Force music was the toughest stuff out there. And also one of the toughest was Charlie Daniels "Devil Went Down To Georgia" because his fiddle work is done as a guitar in Guitar Hero. Here Blake is doing "Cliffs Of Dover" fromn Eric Johnson. He said this was one of the hardest to do also-looks like he's doing pretty well here hahaha.

Poor Sarah!!

So do you spell Sarah with an "h" or not? We couldn't play the whole convention speech she threw out there because it was unbearably uncomfortable. We understand things like this can happen at inopportune times but the poor thing had it happen in her shining moment with a nationwide audience tuned in. Baaaaaad time for an outbreak of this nature.

show audio: sarah palin convention speech mishap

Looking for Palin

"What's wrong with this picture?"

If you didn't catch it yesterday...this is the only sexy shot of Sara Palin out there in the whole wide interweb and of course it's photoshopped. Look at where her breastiges are-you might not catch it at first site. We know she's had 5 kids and all but still...

Tuesday's Top 5 Searches on the internet

1. Sarah Palin naked

2. Sara Palin hot photos

3. Sara Palin beauty pageant

4. Sara Palin bikini photos

5. Hurricane Gustav

(Man-there is NOTHING out there on her. Come on!! She grew up in the '70's didn't she?)

Who's in her sex tape?

We sit here waiting for the good stuff to come out...when did she smoke weed and above all, who did she do the sex tape with? She HAD to do one. This is the golden age of video-come on. Sarah Palin-who did you do the sex tape with?

show audio: some early returns on who she had the sex tape with

Bad Photoshop Pic of the Day: Sarah Palin

What is wrong with this photoshop????

Blade's Criminal Record Revealed

If you want to dowload your criminal record-be prepared to pay much if you have a lengthy one. If you use 123nc.com, you'll pay $15.00 per case to view each of them. Blade reveals some highlites of his criminal record.

show audio: blade's criminal charge revealed

Don't think they won't see that can of beer in your lap at the show-they will.

show audio: busted at paul mccartney

Foster and The Blade Pop-In.

We popped in to Buffalo Brothers to watch NC State play South Carolina and what do you know? Foster brought the show credit card so we bought a round of Coors Light-everyone one was having a good time so what the hell.

The table beside us.

Foster-Robin Fox (traffic)-Blade

InStudio with Rehab

96rock Welcomes: Rehab!

Foster-Mike-Danny-Fozz-Blade

Rehab dropped by today-their show is at the Lincoln Theatre Tuesday night...they did their acoustic version of "The Bartender Song" on today's show.

The Bartender Song Acoustic

...and now this quick thought...

Separated At Birth?

Field Sobriety Test

If you get stopped by the Police for suspected DWI-sometimes they make you say the alphabet backwards. Also...sometimes they make you say it forwards...without singing it. So we tried it...while we were sober.

show audio: foster recites the alphabet backwards

show audio: blade recites the alphabet backwards

chime in: this guy clears it all up

Puddle Of Mudd Downtown Live!

Downtown Live early in the evening.

Man...there were 16,000 people there-you could barely move.

Puddle Of Mudd

We got Wes up at 5:30 to rap with him...Puddle Of Mudd is at Downtown Live Saturday evening in Raleigh.

show audio: wes from puddle of mudd interview

The 6 Inch Nipples

The Band Band Name Of The Day

show audio: this isn't even music

The rumors are that Amanda Beard and Michael Phelps are "doing the dirty deed". Well are they? Amanda Beard was in playboy nude in 2007 you know. Here's one tasteful pic.

the amanda beard interview audio-is she dating Michael Phelps?

show audio: EWW!!!

Methuselah

The List: The Top 5 Oldest Things Ever

5. The Hills

4. John McCain

3. Dirt

show audio: the other 2 oldest things ever

Robin Fox

The Smashing Pumpkins was Sunday night at Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh and a lifelong fan asked us if she could sit between us since our seats were good and we said sure. She was crazed.

"I've loved Smashing Pumpkins since I was 13!!"

show audio: billy corgan better not show the nads

**Foster & The Blade's New Traffic Girl**

Introducing Robin Fox

show audio: first traffic report-grade "A" for professionalism

The Top 5 Hottest Olympic Athletes

Foster and The Blade List Compiled by Friends of The Show

This Years Hottest Female Olympic Athletes

5. Amanda Beard-Swimmer

4. Maria Sharapova-Tennis (ok she's not in the Olympics but we're not leaving her off any hottest female athletes list, period)

3. Allison Stokke-Pole Vaulter

2. Bia and Banca Feres-Synchronized Swimming

1. Ana Ivanovic-Tennis

John Edwards Let's It Rip

We caught this latest John Edwards confession on Fox News Monday night and it was REALLY uncomfortable. The poor guy has more troubles than we know.

The Fox News Confession of John Edwards

"By missing the latest non-story of Rielle Hunter and John Edwards, you realize how much non-news you're not missing."

-Blade

???

Daddy Edwards

The Court of Public Opinion is in session:

show audio: we'll tell you who the daddy is...

"If you skip a day on the John Edwards/Rielle Hunter non-story, you miss a lot of non-news.”

-Foster and The Blade

Adam-12 Blade Foster Brian Howe of Bad Company

show audio: brian howe interview from downtown live

Downtown Live with Brian Howe

Big Fun!

Brian Howe and Bad Company for Saturday night's Downtown Live.

Beer Bourbon and BBQ

This could be good. The Beer Bourbon and BBQ Festival is this weekend in Raleigh and whatta ya know-they came by with bourbon and beer and their sweeties.

show audio: brew it-taste it-sip it-pork it

96rock Girl Jessica Montez came by (without food) and she's rockin' the vote this weekend.

show audio: i'm jessica montez and I rock the vote

Jeff with RTV-Foster-96rock Girl Jessica-Blade

The Top 5 Self-Pleasuring Songs

The Top 5 Self-Pleasuring Songs

show audio: the presentation

1. Turning Japanese-The Vapors

2. The Stroke-Billy Squier

3. Blister In The Sun-Violent Femmes

4. I Touch Myself-The Dyvinyls

5. Dancing With Myself-Billy Idol

show audio: johnson lexus always pops up in a bit like this

Pamela's Brother Jerry

Let's talk about Pammy. Pamela Anderson has her new show "Pam: Girl On The Loose". She has brought her brother down to live with her and it is difficult for him to have her as a sister with all that has happened/she has done in the last few years.

show audio: pams brother on how it is to be pam's brother

show audio: what if you had a sister like pam-awkward!

Bad Band Name Of The Day

"My Sister Harold"

show audio: the presentation and audio sample

Brett Favre Phone/Clock

There are many types of Pringles Potato Chips but really only one...the original Pringles in the round can. It is the king of all Pringles. However...a close second has entered the picture...Pringles Jalapeno.

show audio: blade pringles rant

Brett Favre is now in a QB competition with Aaron Rogers and some of the fans are really excited.

show audio: got that whole room decorated man?

chime in: things we missed that you could put in your Brett Favre room

Carter Finley-Dowdy Ficklen Stadium, Whatever

Blade was telling the story about running into Johnny Evans at Baskin Robbins the other day. Johnny Evans is the former NC State QB and Cleveland Browns player, now the radio color guy for NC State football and his son is a QB for the Wolfpack.

After working in Raleigh for 22 years, Blade headed down to New Bern/Greenville to work for a year in ECU Pirate country. Yes, the two teams are pretty much rivals and they have a "history".

show audio: big freakin' "OOOPS!!"

Blade and Shank back in Greenville in 2007 for the NC State-ECU game.

Ummm...Porn On The Cob

The Bad Band Name Of The Day:

Porn On The Cob

show audio: Presentation of the BBN

Jack Bruce

Well...they keep on coming. Another legend has been added to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Benefit Concert September 20th at Koka Booth in Cary. A FOS is Rick French who is a board member of the Hall Of Fame and we thought we had an exclusive announcement on possibly the greatest rock bassist/vocalist of all time that was just added but...

show audio: we lost out to a prettier one

Tracy Early News 14 Carolina

We think more will be added as we get closer to the show. Already confirmed...

Jefferson Starship

Jack Bruce

Dave Mason

Dennis DeYoung

Joe Lynn Turner

Arrogance

The Connells

and a lot more...www.rockhallbenefit.com

The number one question posed to Rick French is this: "Why isn't Rush in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame? It's political isn't it?"

Downtown Live! The Connells

A beautiful night in Raleigh for Downtown Live!

Elliot Tuleja's "Junk"

The Sticky Situation of the day finds Elliot Tuleja in the hospital for a few days and his two drinking buddies in jail for two years.

show audio: should we call it junk?

chime in: it's a weinie roast!

List: The most heinous thing you can do to a dude.

1. Cut it off (what Lorena Bobbitt did aka the "Lorena Bobbitt")

2. Set It On Fire (what Elliot Tuleja's buddies did to him aka the "Elliot Tuleja")

3. Sucker punch it (what Chris Paul did to Julius Hodge aka the "Chris Paul")

Open Your Eyes America!!

And now...a special news bulletin.

Hey...we talked about the Danica Patrick and Millka Duno spat after the Indy Car race this past weekend. Why is this more fun than watching guys argue?

And also...she looked a little annoyed at the ESPY's...everyone thinks it's because she didn't win...but we think it's just because she was annoyed at having to be there. She looks hotter in a racing jump suit than those monkey awards show clothes anyway.

Check out the ESPY's interview with Danica. Whatever man.

and this...

The Band Band Name Of The Day

Blue Balls Deluxe!

show audio: the presentation