last year, my radio pal hal, or former 94/9er mike halloran, introduced me to the fine folks at fay elementary, and their RED ACROSS AMERICA program.
"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child." dr. suess.
invited back, i had the great pleasure of reading dr. suess books to 1st and 5th graders. a special thank to the teachers / staff / students for making my visit so enjoyable ... and, thanks for the chocolate chip cookie and juice box !
here's some video from the 5th grade reading (special thanks to my cameraman, tommy, and director "gap girl")...
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yesterday, january 15th, i was invited by the NAVY to embark on a submarine ride with other local bloggers (special thanks to my gal, @jbruin). a once in a lifetime opp, we boarded the USS HAMPTON (fast attack nuclear sub) just after 0:800 hours.
once inside the THREE level submarine, the first half of the day was spent touring this beautiful piece of machinery (and technology). our first stop, the weapons room / demonstration which included loading (mock) warheads into torpedo tubes.
fellow blogger / podcaster, @aaswartz, climbed into one of the tubes. it ruled.
15 miles...
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in association with cantore/creative, we've joined forces with NBC/san diego.
coming soon, we will be launching a music / arts / entertainment COMMUNITY called "sounddiego".
i'm as "proud as a peacock".
more to come in 2010 ...
[podcast]http://www.chriscantore.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/nbc1.mp3[/podcast]
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watching the CHARGERS close out the 2009 - 2010 season with an eleven game winning streak, inspired the following memory.
in 1994, i began my career in traditional radio.
a $5 an hour employee at STAR 100.7 (recently flipped from B100), i answered phones for the morning show and appeared on-air as "chris the bagel boy". yes, making dirt and carrying a ridiculous moniker was a tad humiliating, but the gig had its perks. for example, being sent to miami to cover SUPERBOWL XXIX - Chargers / 49ers (with a motorola cellphone).
simply, it was one of the greatest experiences of my 24 year...
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couple of weeks back, i appeared on FM94/9's coup d'etat.
an AWESOME response, thanks to michael halloran and the FM94/9 crew.
here's some of the audio :
"childhood"
[podcast]http://www.chriscantore.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/fm9492.mp3[/podcast]
"high school"
[podcast]http://www.chriscantore.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/fm9493.mp3[/podcast]
"college"
[podcast]http://www.chriscantore.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/fm9495.mp3[/podcast]
"eddie vedder / shannon hoon"
[podcast]http://www.chriscantore.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/fm9496.mp3[/podcast]
thank...
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