Always making time for GTL!
31
May
We close out our Memorial Day weekend salute to great hurricanes with a trip back to 1992, and Hurricane Andrew’s arrival in South Florida. What follows, in eight parts, is a montage of local and national coverage of the third Category 5 storm to hit the U.S. during the 20th century. Here’s Part I: Part [...]
Tags: 1992, Category 5, Hurricane Andrew, hurricane season, Larry King, Memorial Day, South Florida, Weather Channel
30
May
We continue our hurricane watching with a look back at the Summer of ’69 and Hurricane Camille. Long before the Gulf Coast was ravaged by Katrina and British Petroleum, it took the brunt of the second Category 5 storm to hit the U.S. during the 20th century. Here’s a look back, narrated by longtime TV [...]
Tags: 1969, 20th century, BP, British Petroleum, Category 5, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Camille, Hurricane Katrina, hurricane season, Mississippi, Nelson County, New Orleans, oil spill, Virginia, William Conrad
29
May
Because of the WILD popularity of last weekend’s Salute to Weather, and because we Minnesotans are thoroughly obsessed with meteorology, we’ll celebrate the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season with a look at some classic stormage. First up: Hurricane Donna, which ravaged Florida in September of 1960. One year later, Miami NBC affiliate WCKT put [...]
Tags: 1960, Florida, Florida Keys, Hurricane Donna, hurricane season, Miami, NBC, WCKT
28
May
Brett Favre, appearing via satellite at Wednesday’s “Get Motivated” seminar in Minneapolis, said his greatest accomplishment was ”winning over the majority of Minnesota Vikings fans.” His second greatest accomplishment was getting a really big check from the “Get Motivated” folks. Forecasters are predicting a very active hurricane season over the oil-laden Gulf of Mexico. You [...]
Tags: "Get Motivated!", "Sex and the City 2", 2010 gubernatorial race, 2010 World Cup, ABC, adultery, Argentina, Brett Favre, Channel 9, Dancing with the Stars, Diego Maradona, Erin Andrews, ESPN, fudge, Germany, Gulf of Mexico, hurricane season, infidelity, Jack Nicklaus, JaMarcus Russell, KMSP-TV, Matt Entenza, Middle East, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vikings, Muslims, NFL, Oakland Raiders, oil spill, Poland, racism, Robyne Robinson, soccer, Streaking, Target Center, Tiger Woods, weather forecasters, Zig Ziglar
28
May
1. Gulf Coast oil spill Knocks Exxon Valdez mess down to No. 2. (previous ranking: 1) 2. Barack Obama “BP is operating at our direction” … and it shows. (2) 3. Boston Celtics They couldn’t POSSIBLY blow this, could they? (unranked) 4. “American Idol” Simon Cowell scurries off the sinking ship. (unranked) 5. Tiki Barber Proud father of [...]
Tags: "Today Show", 2010 World Cup, 3-0 lead, adultery, Alaska, American Idol, Argentina, Barack Obama, baseball, Boston Celtics, BP, Channel 9, Diego Maradona, divorce, Exxon Valdez, Fox, Gulf Coast, infidelity, Jeff Passolt, Jimmy Williams, Joe West, KMSP, lawsuit, Louisiana, marijuana, Mark Buehrle, Matt Entenza, Memphis Grizzlies, MInnesota Gophers, Minnesota Twins, NBA playoffs, NBC, New York Yankees, news anchor, oil spill, Orlando Magic, Ozzie Guillen, Robyne Robinson, Simon Cowell, Streaking, strip club, Tiki Barber, Tubby Smith, umpire, White House, Zach Randolph
27
May
They have the look, smell and feel of REAL facts, without all of that cumbersome factuality. While investigative author Joe McGinniss has been living next door for only a few days, he already has managed to see Sarah Palin naked twice. U2′s Bono suffered his tour-ending back injury when he carelessly tried to lift his [...]
Tags: "Sex and the City", 14th Amendment, 2010 gubernatorial race, Al Gore, Alaska, alcohol, alpacas, Alzheimer's disease, Amelia Santaniello, back surgery, Barack Obama, beaches, Belmont Stakes, Bono, bribery, bull, bullfighting, butcher, cheating, Cindy Brucato, civil rights, cojones, cycling, Democrats, Duchess of York, ego, Floyd Landis, Global warming, Great Britain, Gulf Coast, investigation, IQ, Jared Allen, Joe McGinness, Julie Nelson, Julio Aparicio, KARE-TV, Kentucky, KMSP-TV, KSTP-TV, laboratory mice, Lindsay Lohan, Louisiana, Matt Entenza, Meadowlands, melons, messiah, Michigan Wolverines, Miller Lite, Minnesota, Minnesota Vikings, mullet, NCAA, New Jersey, NFL, oil spill, performance-enhancing drugs, Rand Paul, Republicans, Rich Rodriguez, Robyne Robinson, royal family, Sarah Ferguson, Sarah Palin naked, Spain, Super Bowl XLVIII, thunder thighs, Tour de France, Triple Crown, U.S. Senate, U2, UCLA, WCCO-TV, winter
27
May
1. Gulf Coast oil spill “Top kill” begins, while the crude kill continues unabated. (previous ranking: 1) 2. Barack Obama “He needs to take a Valium … he’s pretty thin-skinned.” (unranked) 3. The Target Field Squirrel Not nearly as watchable as the Target Field Hawk. (unranked) 4. Super Bowl XLVIII Jimmy Hoffa will be there! (2) 5. Jimmy Williams [...]
Tags: "Top Kill", adultery, Baghdad, Barack Obama, BP, buttocks, child abuse, Detroit, divorce, French Open, Giants Stadium, Google Pacman, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, infidelity, Jesse James, Jimmy Hoffa, Jimmy Williams, Kansas, Kendra Wilkinson, Kim Jong-Il, lawsuit, Meadowlands, MInnesota Gophers, NCAA violations, New Jersey, New York, North Korea, oil spill, Paris, Pat Roberts, Playboy magazine, pornography, Quality of Living Survey, Republicans, Sandra Bullock, sex video, South Korea, Super Bowl XLVIII, Target Field hawk, Target Field squirrel, Teamsters, tennis, thin-skinned, Tubby Smith, Valium, Venus Williams, White House, workplace
26
May
President Obama announced on Tuesday that he’s picking the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA title. He decided to make the pick because … A. “(Pau) Gasol may be the best big man in the league” B. “Kobe (Bryant) is the fiercest competitor” C. “I’d rather talk sports than, say, oil spills” Former Poison [...]
Tags: "Jersey Shore", 2010 gubernatorial race, 2014, adultery, Alaska, Barack Obama, Benjamin Fox, blizzard, BP, Bret Michaels, Brian McNamee, CBS, Celebrity Apprentice, Channel 9, Chicago Bulls, China, coach, Cy Young Award, Dancing with the Stars, Democrats, England, erectile dysfunction, grand jury, Gulf Coast, Gus Johnson, Harry Fox, hemorrhage, human growth hormone, impotence, infidelity, Joe McGinniss, journalism, Kendra Wilkinson, Kitty Kelley, KMSP, Kobe Bryant, Larry King, LeBron James, Lee Fox, Levi Johnston, Los Angeles Lakers, Madden 11, March Madness, Marv Albert, Matt Entenza, Meadowlands, Michael Jordan, Mindy McCready, Minnesota, NBA playoffs, New Jersey, New York, NFL, North Korea, oil spill, Pau Gasol, People magazine, perjury, Phil Jackson, Poison, Presidents Cup, prostitution, Robyne Robinson, Roger Clemens, Romford, Ryder Cup, sanity, Sarah Palin, Shannon Engemann, Shawn King, shill, South Korea, sportscaster, Steroids, Super Bowl XLVIII, Survivor, Tiger Woods, winter
26
May
1. Gulf Coast oil spill “Plug the damn hole!” (previous ranking: 1) 2. Super Bowl XLVIII Another warm weather site? Fuggedaboutit! (unranked) 3. Kim Jong-Il Even by his standards, acting especially nutty lately. (unranked) 4. Jesse James Nazi shtick not as funny as it used to be. (unranked) 5. “Sex and the City 2” “An epic eyesore.” (unranked) 6. [...]
Tags: "Sex and the City 2", 2014, adultery, Arizona, Barack Obama, black tar, Bono, BP, bribery, bullfighting, David Edelstein, Detroit, gored, Great Britain, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, infidelity, Jesse James, Julio Aparicio, Kim Jong-Il, Kwame Kilpatrick, Madrid, matador, mayor, Meadowlands, Mexican heroin, Minneapolis, Nazi, New Jersey, New York, New York magazine, North Korea, oil spill, Prince Andrew, prison, Sandra Bullock, Sarah Ferguson, South Korea, Spain, spinal surgery, Super Bowl XLVIII, tattoos, TCF Bank Stadium, U2, winter, world tour
25
May
Venus Williams raised eyebrows at the French Open with another homemade outfit that only appeared to have a see-through bottom. Fashion analysts say the outfit could really become a sensation if it now starts getting worn by attractive women. Obama administration officials say there’s no reason yet for the federal government to take over the [...]
Tags: "24", addition by subtraction, Al Franken, alcoholism, ankle surgery, Barack Obama, black tar, BP, Brett Favre, Channel 9, Chris Bosh, Connecticut, court order, drug addicts, fashion, Fox, France, free agency, French Open, Gulf Coast, gutter, heroin, idiot wrestlers, Jack Bauer, Jesse Ventura, KMSP-TV, LeBron James, lieutenant governor, Linda McMahon, Lindsay Lohan, Louisiana, Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, Matt Entenza, Minnesota, NBA, New York, news anchor, oil spill, Paris, professional wrestling, retirement age, Robyne Robinson, Roman Polanski, running mate, sky bridge, Spike Lee, spit, statutory rape, tennis, Toronto Raptors, U.S. Senate, unfunny comedians, Venus Willliams, Vince McMahon, WWE, WWF
