Greetings from Kelly Urich, the most trusted name in music!

I had former Chiefs/Rams/Eagles coach Dick Vermeil on the show Friday to promote his new wine and a benefit for the American Heart Association coming next Saturday to the Overland Park Convention Center. It was a bit awkward because I called his cell and he was stuck in traffic outside of Philadelphia.  I’m assuming he is a better offensive driver than he is a defensive driver.

Mayor Funkhouser also called Friday to explain the I – 49 news that has residents wondering if the deadly stoplights on 71 Highway will be removed.  The mayor’s response?  “I don’t know.”

It would be hard to imagine an interstate coming all the way from the gulf just to hit stoplights before ending downtown, but 71 Highway was originally allowed by residents only if the route resembled something more like Ward Parkway.  Instead, the lights have resulted in frequent deadly wrecks and pedestrians getting smacked by cars every few months.  Until the deadly lights are removed, I’m calling it the Frogger Freeway.

I attended my first ever First Fridays at the Crossroads Art District.  In case you don’t know, people come from all over to roam the streets between downtown and Crown Center viewing art galleries, drinking at trendy bars and watching various live bands and entertainment.
**The concept isn’t new.  In my hometown of Poplar Bluff we call it the Sale Barn.
**Tell me that didn’t sound like a quote from Designing Women…

This is Missouri’s back-to-school tax-free weekend.  Buy the following items without paying sales tax:

Clothing under $100
School supplies under $50
Computer software under $350
Personal computers under $3,500
Computer peripheral devices under $3,500
You can save up to $400 if you’re buying a computer and software!

A lot of Kansas City students are upset the back-to-school sales tax holiday doesn’t cover holsters.

Margarita’s opened Thursday in Liberty!  1910 Victory Drive, just west of Kansas street and 291.

Weekdays on Gen X Radio I spin the $1,000 wheel and give away free food at Margarita’s.  The wheel really is getting popular as I get almost as many calls to spin it as I get for Ask a Stupid Question.

The Aurora Borealis was visible in the sky north of Kansas City Thursday evening…or it could have been the lights from Chiefs training camp illuminating the cigarette smoke from St. Joe.
**7,000 fans appeared for a night practice in St Joe so it felt just like Arrowhead last December.

Chelsea Clinton reportedly partied until 5:00 A.M. on her wedding day.
**That ties a record previously held by Jenna Bush.

People in Missouri overwhelmingly voted for opting out of the federal health care.  Missouri residents say they don’t want federal health care, they want the same health care members of congress get…also the same free vacations and throw in the same hookers while you’re at it!
**I think this is Missouri’s way of saying thanks for coming to Kansas City and crossing the state line to eat BBQ at Oklahoma Joe’s.

Lady Gaga picked up 13 nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday, setting a new record for the most nominations ever in a single VMA season.  I’m not sure if this is newsworthy because people stopped watching MTV for videos in 1993.

Hillary attended the concert mainly because she wanted to meet Gaga at the Hamburger Mary’s…but she never showed.  Hillary did meet a lady named Frank, however.

Wyclef Jean announced his intention to run for president of Haiti.  The election is November 28.
**How nice would that be here in the U.S?  Announce in August…election in November.  Our mayoral races last three times that long.

300 more jobs are leaving Missouri for Kansas as KeyBank Real Estate Capital is leaving the Commerce Tower downtown for the Sprint Campus.
**Missouri needs to adopt Arizona’s border policy.

NBC is going to air a live episode of 30 Rock on October 14th.
**Lets just hope Alec Baldwin’s daughter doesn’t call the show.

Lindsay Lohan was released from jail after 13 days and to everyone’s surprise she was released at the crack of dawn.
**Thankfully, Dawn had no comment.

Canadians swear more than Britains and Americans, according to a new study. The poll found 56 percent of Canadian respondents admitted to using profanity on a regular or occasional basis.  We shall see how in factor into the equation as I’m in British Columbia by the time you read this.  Overnight lows will be in the 50s so I’m packing a jacket!

Don’t worry!  I will bring you a t-shirt and some whisky.

Something big and new coming to Gen X Radio 99.7 very soon!!!  Stay tuned….