Box Office Results - #1 - Wonka

#2 -  Night Swim

#3 -  Aquaman

New This Week -   Mean Girls  /  The Beekeeper  /  The Book Of Clarence

New Next Week -    I.S.S. / The End We Start From / Which Brings Me To You  / Founders Day

There - Is a sequel to Five Nights At Freddies being filmed right now

Oppenheimer, Barbie and Succession - Lead the nominees for the 2024 SAG Awards

Era's Movie - Most succesful concert movie ever 261 Million

This Weekend – Check out my Country Music Memory Lane  (link)

Also  - 50  Most Important Country Songs 1980 - Today  #49  (Link)

Is it doughnuts or donuts? Either way, they're one of our favorite and best tasting morning-time treats. Unlike muffins, bagels, or even cookies, I've never heard of a healthy doughnut- and that's just how it should be! Couple that sugary confection with a strong cup of Joe, and you're set up to have a great start to your day. 

My favorite doughnut place is tied between Jubilee and Mary Ann's. When my brother and I were younger and on our long commutes to school with our parents, every so often, on Fridays we would stop by this one Mary Ann's in Canton. That occasional special treat was always the peak of my week. Unfortunately after years of going there, they closed the building due to numerous break-ins and unsafe conditions for their employees. (That's what I was told, at least.) What a shame! 

It actually wasn't until college that I recall enjoying my first doughnut from Jubilee. I would stop by the Speedway on Waterloo and South Main every morning back when they had the good coffee made fresh in the pots, and I would get a big cup to take to class with me. (Boy, do I miss that coffee they made there.) If I had the time afterwards, I would pop in across the street for a tasty pastry from Jubilee. Those were good times.

As Homer Simpson would say, "Mmm.... donuts." There's hardly a bad one, and here's my Top Ten: Doughnuts! 

10. Cruller

9. Bear Claw

8. Jelly Filled 

7. Cake 

6. Donut Holes

5. Glazed

4. Yeast 

3. Apple Fritter

2. Maple Cream Stick

1. Vanilla Cream Stick

Thanks for checking this out. We always appreciate you tuning in to WQMX, and I hope you have a sweet day!

I told Buttercup that he was a good boy, it's that Santa was a forgetful man and left his gifts at the North Pole and had to run back home to get them. Hahaha ;)

I (I mean Santa) got Buttercup three toys that should help his curiosity and keep him from getting bored so easily. The first that is pictured is where I can put treats in the cheese and he has to use his feet to get them out of the different holes. OR I can put the treats under the ping pong balls and he has to realize he needs to move the balls to get the treats.

So far it's a big hit! He is loving the ping pong balls! He loves how fast he is able to knock them around the house...especially when they get into the kitchen and off the carpet! The only issue is how often they get lost under furniture and I am the one who has to get down on my knees and retrieve them. He refuses to help me! Some lame excuse about "Oh, I have no thumbs".

I am waiting to break out the other toys for a future time. I'll update as we go!

The long list of artists and musicians involved with this documentary just shows how talented and influential June was...

June premieres on Paramount+ June 16th!  

Today was my first show of the New Year after taking some vacation days. It's been 11 days to be exact! I remembered how to do everything, push the right buttons, all my passwords and called everyone by their correct names! Haha, just kidding, I wouldn't forget my co-workers names!

 

 

 

 

 

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WQMX is all about MORE IN '24...

Looks like the biggest country stars are bringing it too...   '24 Brings More!

-Tim McGraw announcing "One Bad Habit" will be his next radio single.

-Corey Kent's "This Heart" will be out by the end of the month.

Albums wise... 

This Month: Hannah Ellis - That Girl
Brittney Spencer - My Stupid Life
Conner Smith - Smoky Mountains
February
Gabby Barrett - Chapter & Verse
March
HARDY - DIFFTAPE

And you know Luke Combs is always working on tracks.  I love how he is going back to the roots just a camera and a guitar on this one.   

As we start off the new year, this month we will revisit some of the members of my Mega Star Series.  The stars that really made a case for being on the Country Music Mt. Rushmore.  This week we look back at Faith Hill.  During her run she did about everything a Mega Star could do. 

Let's revisit the amazing  -  Faith Hill

My Mega Star Series Profile on Faith Hill

I'm glad today's game with the Bengals means absolutely nothing.  The Browns sealed up a good playoff position and await their opponent from the AFC South.  The Bengals are finishing a season they would rather forget. Joe Burrow injured and in this division that's a fatal blow most of the time.  We had the same issue, but we eventually found Joe Flacco and he made our season.

Now the post season begins, and it's a different kind of football.  A faster, for more physical game and for the Browns, no matter how far we go it will have to be done on the road.  The Browns seems to be built for this, as defense travels well and that's the card the Browns are going to have to play to advance.  Flacco will do his thing and the Browns will score points, but on the road the fate of the Browns will start and end with the defense.

The Browns do have a card that won't get a lot of play on TV or in the press. There will be three teams in the playoffs that have an NFL Champion QB's trying for another title.  The Rams with Mathew Stafford, the Chiefs with Patrick Mahomes and the Browns with Flacco.  As much hype as other QB's get, they are not NFL champions.  None of the three are going to win MVP this year, but it doesn't matter, it's winning time now. Those awards are for ESPN talking heads to yammer about at nauseam, the rest of us are trying to win a title.

I'm not saying one of these three guys is going to win it all, but I will say it wouldn't surprise me either.  Because post season football is hard to break through and get it done. When you have players and coaches that have been there and done it before, you have a definite intangible advantage the others do not, no matter how great their season has been.

Ever notice how it kind of works in the NFL?  You become a good team and make the playoffs and then lose in the Wild Card Round.  The next year you may get to the Conference Championship Game, maybe lose. The next year it's your turn to get to the Superbowl.  Sounds like a silly formula, but it works out that way a lot of the time.  For some teams it's different though.  The Chiefs got it done differently, but they have Andy Reid as head coach which is a big deal - one of the best ever. The Patriots with Belichick, he had been there with the Giants a couple times prior to the Pats.

The Browns have Stefanski whose had a good season overall but he should thank his lucky stars, as it is the result of our seemingly bad luck.  We would not be here if we were still under the expensive plan that has gone awry for two straight years.  RIGHT NOW he has a champion in Joe Flacco executing his offense which is FAR better suited for Flacco.  Flacco knows how to win these kind of games, and doesn't have the luxury of time.  He's 39 and more than likely is playing his final few games the the Browns.  If coach allows Joe to be Joe and the defense holds up their end of the bargain, the Browns have a good shot to beat anyone.  Never underestimate a talented pro who's facing his possible final chance.

The Browns are in an enviable position with Flacco, he's solely here to win a title. That's the only reason at his age he's lacing' em up.  In a football sense he's making peanuts, as his next big pay day will come next spring somewhere else.  Right how, he's the most mature veteran Superbowl Champion QB in the league, and the best QB we've had here is decades. 

And If we win the Superbowl or if he throws a pick six that ends our dream, I'm fine with wherever he takes us. We flat out would not be here without him, it's just that simple. It's a shame the organization was living in some dream world and didn't call him 6 weeks earlier.  No one that played for the Browns this season would have us here  -  and as feared as we are. 

For the few more games we have him -  I'm with Joe!

Welp! The words don't seem to want to come out on the page right today.

So... how about a couple of Youtube videos? If you missed the airing of the New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash special on CBS, I got you! The whole thing was nearly four hours long, so these are just a handful of highlights. You can stream the full show on Paramount Plus, with subscription. 

Most of New Year's Eve was quiet for me. The big event for the evening was going to dinner with friends I worked with at Blossom. We went to Ken Stewart's Tre Belle in Bath. It was AMAZING! 

There were seven of us, so we shared a couple appetizers - including their nachos and rosemary fries. Both were delicious. Next was my salad, then the entrees. I had their Tuscan Macaroni & Cheese. WOW! It was nice and creamy and filling, yet not too heavy. My mom had the Chicken Parmesan and the chicken was very good as well.

Then was dessert. OH MY GOD! Their twisted donuts with Whipped Cream. It was some of the best food I've had in a long time.

After dinner, I went home and crashed with Buttercup. I did not watch the ball drop as we were too busy watching something else on Hulu...haha. Happy New Year!