Rudy Fernandez
11 Year Old Jackie Evancho is the Voice of an Angel [VIDEO]
It’s as if God opened the sky and dropped off one of his precious little angels here, Jackie Evancho possess the voice of an angel. Since she first submitted her video to “America’s Got Talent” 18 months ago at the age of 10 she has since then, sky-rocketed to the top of the charts. Evancho now has an EP, two albums and is on tour in Japan where she is as big as, or bigger than Michael Jackson. As
TV News Anchors On Air Fail [VIDEO]
I’ve had my moments, while “live on air” and either something slips out or others aren’t paying attention and they walk right into my open microphone and something goes over the airwaves that is not supposed to air. This video shows that radio people aren’t the only ones that get caught in those awkward moments. I know when it happens to me, all I want to do is crawl under a big rock. Check it out
2012 Rehab Telethon Raises All Time Record Amount
This years West Texas Rehab Center telethon and auction, raised more money than any other year in the 42 year history of the Rehab telethon. The final amount given as of Sunday evening was $1,335,664, that beats the previous record high of $1,271,367 set in 2008. The overall total in the 42 years the telethon has been broadcast, is almost 35 million dollars combined.
Meat Glue the Pros and Cons [VIDEO]
Until today I never knew “meat glue” existed, now I know more than I really ever wanted to know. After hours of researching it, I’ve learned that meat glue has a name, “Transglutaminase,” an enzyme, and I learned the pros and cons of this modern marvel or poison however you choose to see it. On the upside many gourmet chefs like to create with it on the downside some meat producers and restaurants
Sunny Sweeney is a Grand Ole Opry Regular [VIDEO]
East Texas native Sunny Sweeney has become a regular at the Grand Ole Opry, she’s graced the Opry’s stage twenty plus times, but her most memorable moment was her first appearance where Sweeney says, “the first time I played the Opry I cried once I realized where I was.”
Volkswagen Releases Game Day Teaser Commercial [VIDEO]
Some national advertisers have already started releasing teasers for their 2012 Game Day commercials. Volkswagen says, “tune in during the game and it will all make sense.” The commercial in question has a number of dogs barking up a storm, and the barking sounds very familiar. I think it’s from the “Bark Side,” Can you name that tune?
Rehab Telethon Auction One of the Largest Ever [VIDEO]
This years West Texas Rehabilitation Center’s telethon auction is said to the be one of the largest, because of the sheer number of items that were donated for the auction. According to Dan Huggins the director of donor relations for the Rehab Center, the total number of items donated thus far are 480 and the number continues to grow even as the telethon starts airing. The total for the items don
Finding Big Foot TV Show Casts Doubt [VIDEO]
I was watching Animal Planet TV when I came across a relatively new show called “Finding Big Foot,” and so I’m not a real big believer in this sort of thing, I couldn’t force myself to change the channel, so I watched and now I think there is something to this whole Big Foot creature theory. I think it’s not that far fetched to believe that a over sized hairy humanistic creature could be lurking i
Navy Seal War Hero Marcus Luttrell Gives Me the Look of Death
I recently attended the Country Cares seminars in Memphis Tn. where we spent time with country stars that are there to help us raise money for St. Jude. One of the days, the St. Jude folks bring in a guest speaker, this years surprise speaker was one of my favorite guys in the world, Navy Seal and war hero Marcus Luttrell. In his opening remarks he asked the men to give up their seats for the lad
Local Students Honor Teachers Through Teacher Tribute [VIDEO]
For as long as I can remember I’ve been a member of the Teach Tribute Prize Patrol and on Tuesday our local the Prize Patrol visited a couple of schools in Abilene, one was Austin Elementary and the other is Wylie Jr. High. We had one goal in mind, to bring attention to the outstanding efforts and teaching abilities of two teachers that several students wrote in about. Ms. Moser teaches at Austin
101 Year Old Woman Still Driving Her First Car [VIDEO]
She’s 101 years young and Margaret Dunning still changes the oil and spark-plugs in her car, an original 1930 straight-8 740-Packard. Dunning not only services her fist car, but enjoys driving it on a regular basis (about a half dozen times a year), she’s been known to give friends and family rides or help them run errands. Two timeless classics that get around and cause many onlookers to do a dou
Couple Hits $11 Million Jackpot on Faulty Machine Casino Won’t Pay [VIDEO]
What would you do if you were playing a slot machine at a casino and you won just over $11 million, only to find out that this slot machine had malfunctioned a month earlier and you didn’t really win $11 million but rather $1,627? One Colorado couple is contemplating calling a lawyer to see if there is anything that can be done.