Spiderman 3 Imax Experience

Spiderman 3 IMAX tickets are on sale now. If you want to see Spiderman on the BIG screen CLICK HERE to get your tickets!

Operation Freefall at Skydive City!

I'll post a link to the live video once it comes in but click below for a glance at my skydiving experience earlier today at Skydive City in Zephyrhills. That's my tandem freefall jump partner Aaron - he was awesome! We did a gainer exit, turns in freefall and a nice stand up landing. Altitude: 13500 - whew! I'm ready for a nap!

Freakout Point

USA Today has an article in today's edition about thrill-seeking CEO's who take risks outside of work that are designed to push them past the freakout point. There's a photo of former CEO of Southwest Airlines Howard Putnam 10,000 feet in the air in the midst of a tandem skydive. It was a good article for me to come across today. I'm not a thrill-seeking CEO but I'll be in Zephyrhills tomorrow morning for my own tandem skydive with SOAR's Operation Freefall. Welcome to my freakout point.

I'll post photos and video as soon as they come in!

And what about our daring duo Scott & Erica? Scott told me he probably would go skydiving and almost did once. Erica said she would probably not go. She'd go parasailing but she's too type A to rely on someone else in a tandem dive (plus she'd want to pack the parachute herself -ha!)

Catches thieves just like flies

Spiderman 3 is already showing in Japan. Here's a review of one the most anticipated movies this summer from the Hollywood Reporter. I only skimmed it in an attempt to avoid any spoilers (and I think there may be a few) but, as you would expect, it looks like Spidey doesn't disappoint!

Running time 139 minutes of webslinging fun.

A Kinder Gentler Idol

Safe!


Safe!

At least for one week. I know some people felt duped by last nights buildup which resulted in all singers being safe for another week but I didn't mind. Probably because I didn't catch Idol last night - ha! (I wasn't feeling well so I watched the inside of my eyelids instead.) I think I might have screamed 'foul!' too if I'd watched it live. I did check out the best Idol recap online though at TV Squad. I'm a Blake fan but I think it will be Melinda and Jordin in the finale.

And so go's Ro

Rosie O'Donnell announced today that she's leaving the View. You can read more about it HERE. (The Donald couldn't resist taking another swipe.) I'm on the air when the View comes on so I never watch (I know, I know - that's what DVR's are for. I always end up with too many shows recorded and not enough time to catch up. Then it gnaws at me like a thing unfinished in my life. I take my DVR-ing very seriously. Kidding.) Anyway this is showbiz so, despite the feud, I'm expecting a Rosie/Donald makeup/merger.

The Devil Wears...You Out

Today is National Administrative Professional's Day! Hopefully your boss went to Hallmark or Cookies by Design or HERE to get you a token of their appreciation.

If not visit BadBossology or Working America or HERE...

...and unload your tale of woe. Or read about boss's who are far worst than yours. And if your boss is great visit their office and tell them how much you appreciate them!

The American Cancer Society Tropical Night Gala 2007

The big winners of the night...the lady with the Tiffany's box (she won a beautiful platinum and diamond necklace during the live auction) and the gentleman with many many many bottles of fine wine (he won the wine toss.) Actually the biggest winner of the night was the American Cancer Society! Thanks to everyone who joined us at Universal's Royal Pacific Resort for the inaugural Tropical Night Gala!!

Mix Snapshot

The Mix studio, our view from the studio (although the blinds are always down), a bunch of stuff on my desk (an organized mess - that's what I tell myself), and the view from my desk (I rarely sit here because I'm always in the studio!)

What was that slightly obscure song you played during the Retro Bistro today?

XTC's Mayor of Simpleton

Reach out and touch Lord Voldemort

The fine folks at IMAX in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada sent me an email yesterday confirming that the last twenty minutes of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be digitally converted into an IMAX 3D Experience. Aren't we lucky to have an IMAX theatre in Orlando?



So what's the buzz on the hottest movies of the summer? USA Today has a pretty good run down today. Looks like I'm going to pack in a lot of popcorn this summer.

Make sure you listen to Mix 105.1 and check our website for details on tickets to Mix Movie Premieres!

Goodbye Fiji. Hello...

China!

That's where the next edition of Survivor will take place and you can read all about it HERE! Of all the reality shows (all of them) Survivor is the last one I'd want to participate in. I'm very fond of indoor plumbing.

I'd rather suffer weeks of this -

- than weeks of scavenging for food.

Speaking of AI...for the love of Bonnie Raitt it's time for Sanjaya to go. He'll still sell a million records to the girls who love him so don't feel too bad for the guy. Results show tonight.

I have often walked down this street before

Last week during the Retro Bistro I got a call from a man who wanted to hear Mr. Mister. He said it reminded him of driving down the autobahn (the world's most famous super highways) when he was stationed in Germany. Boy did that bring back memories! I told him that I'm an Air Force brat and my family was stationed at Ramstein, Germany. (We didn't live on the military base though. We lived in a village called Erzenhausen.) We were also stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan and I spent quite a bit of my junior high and high school years walking down this street in Harajuku. I'm pretty sure I even ate at that McDonald's - you can take the girl out of America but you can't take America out of the girl.

If you've ever wondered what life is like for military kids living overseas just give me a ring.

Harajuku

Save Dana Save the World

Visit the Heroes MySpace page for an exclusive preview of the April 23rd episode. Then visit It's Time To Save The World for another scene, plus a sweepstakes where 10 winners will be flown to Los Angeles for a tour of the Heroes set and an advance screening of the ENTIRE April 23rd episode, before it premieres on television.

Tick Tock

UPDATE! Central Florida News 13 has a list of post offices open late.

No need to panic - you still have time to get your tax return to the IRS. They need to be postmarked by April 17th this year.

About ten years ago a friend of mine who lived in Miami told me postal workers set off fireworks at midnight. (Tax Day is a long one so I guess they had good reason to celebrate.) They also gave away bottled water and granola bars to those out late waiting in line to drop off their returns. I won't promise you water, granola bars or fireworks but I'm pretty sure that tomorrow the Orlando Sentinel will have a list of post offices that will be open late. If they don't just visit the USPS to find locations and phone numbers.

Have passport. Will travel.

I don't know where this is but I know I'd like to go. Want to feel like you're traveling the globe without leaving your desk? Download Google Earth. The graphics aren't as enticing but it's an awesome program.

Google Earth

See how long it takes to find the street where you live, the Washington Monument, Sphinx of Giza, Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Eiffel Tower at Epcot. (If you have more time to goof off I can come up with a longer list.)

Who’s up for a bit of skydiving?

I have to admit when I told Kellie Greene, founder of SOAR, that I would participate in Operation Freefall - the two mile high stand against sexual assault - for some reason I thought I'd agreed to go parasailing. This is like an Amazing Race challenge - I'm going skydiving!

And you're invited too. It's coming up on Saturday, April 28th, and SOAR is offering a half price discount for Mix listeners ($300 which includes everything associated with your jump!) Just visit www.operationfreefall.com/radio.html for all the details.

I'll see you two miles high.

Help a Local High School Student Win a Film Contest

This is part of an email I received yesterday.

Hi, my name is Lynn Telzer and I'm one of three finalists in a national film contest hosted by Cosmogirl magazine for my short film, "The Effects of Society's Obsession with Weight". The prize is $10,000 and being mentioned in the magazine. I was hoping you'd be able to help me get the word out to Central Florida to vote for my video online at www.cosmogirl.com/entertainment/film-contest. Voting ends this Thursday. Thank you so much for your time.

Good luck, Lynn!!

Okay that was fun!

I just gave away the first $1000 shopping spree in the Mix Thousand Dollar Shopping Fix to Cathy in Clermont. When you work in radio you get lots of cool stuff...to give away. If I won a $1000 Macy's shopping spree I think I'd turn cartwheels all the way to the mall. (Are you picturing that? Ha ha!) And Cathy was just as excited as I would be! So if you see a woman turning cartwheels down I-4 cut her some slack. That's just Cathy on her way to Macy's.

Mix Pix

If you're looking for the pictures I promised...I broke my camera at the Hoax premiere tonight. I'm getting a new one but in the meantime feel free to sketch on your computer screen to fill in some of the blank space. (Just so we're clear - I'm not responsible if you do.)

Thanks to everyone who came to the premiere. Hope you enjoyed it. If not at least it was on us! (Those are just two hours you'll never get back. Like the two hours I've spent fiddling with my hopelessly broken camera. )

See you at the next premiere! Have a great weekend.

Have A Mix Day

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