Posts by Brian Simpson
Five things you should do every morning for more energy.
I could certainly use more energy when I get up. I usually shuffle downstairs, stand in the shower in the dark for about ten minutes, get dressed, grab my shit, let the dog out, and I’m on my way to work. My whole morning “routine” takes about 23 minutes from the time I get out…
Read MoreGoFundMe For Levi
In mid-April, young Levi experienced horrific 2nd & 3rd degree burns on his hands and legs. He was taken to Gundersen in La Crosse, but the burns were so severe that he was taken to Madison for more intensive treatment. Levi underwent mulitple procedures, including skin grafts on both his hands and one of his…
Read MoreThe Monday Morning Throwback – Our interview with Screech
Back in 2014, Dustin Diamond, aka “Screech” from “Saved by the Bell”, was doing stand-up comedy and had a stop at Features in West Salem. We talked to him on the phone about being a child actor, what kind of comedy he prefers, and his relationship with Lisa Turtle! Sadly, Dustin passed away earlier this…
Read MoreThe most popular karaoke songs.
Back in the day, I hosted karaoke at a bar called “The Uptown Tavern” in Manchester, NH. It was fun while it lasted, but if I have to hear another person sing “Black Velvet”, I might have to jump off the Cass St. bridge. We had one guy who came in to sing every weekend…
Read MoreThe Best of the Morning Sickness – The one with all the Mother’s Day stuff.
It’s Mother’s Day this weekend, so we had a bunch of Mother’s Day stuff this week, including a great interview with the mother of our Big Bikes kid, Noah Schroeder. His mom, Lauren, joined us on Monday to talk about Noah & their plans to go on a great vacation. You can still register for…
Read MoreThree things to do in & around La Crosse this weekend.
It’s Mother’s Day weekend, so you BETTER have something planned for mom! If you’re looking for some ideas, check these out: Tonight at Big Al’s Pizza in downtown La Crosse, bring ma out for some ‘za and tunes! Live music from Nightcap on their patio starts at 5pm. It’s probably going to cool off a…
Read MoreLive the High Life. Get PAID.
Man, do I miss these commercials. I’m not a fan of the beer, but I did dig the commercials. I remember we were at Miller Park several years ago and they had this guy, Windell Middlebrooks, serving the champagne of beers in one of the sections for awhile. Even threw out the first pitch. Sadly,…
Read MoreThis pup’s for you.
Much like Busch, Budweiser is now looking for a top dog. In case you forgot, Busch was looking for a dog to be their new “Chief Tasting Officer” recently…and now, Budweiser is trying to track down the perfect pooch to be featured on their holiday cans later this year. You better hurry if you think…
Read MoreSneaky, sneaky.
We’ve seen Krispy Kreme give out free donuts for a vax card. Bud Light and Sam Adams were giving away money for beers if you got vaxxed. Several other businesses got into incentivizing the Covid vaccine, including Office Depot, Staples, and even Nathan’s Famous hot dogs! And to take it a step further, the State…
Read MoreThe “chameleon” effect.
You know what it is. You see someone yawning. And all of the sudden, you involuntarily yawn as well. Yawning is contagious, and they call that the “chameleon effect”. But did you know that yawning isn’t the only thing we copy unconsciously? It’s actually pretty wild how much we copy things unintentionally due to the…
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