Thursday, 29 February 2024 18:45

New Scotty!!

Well he was at The Dusty Armadillo not too long ago talking about the new album during our Charity Concert Series Show... 
Now we have the details...

Tonight Scotty McCreery will drop a new song called 'Slow Dance' which he was teasing on socials for a minute... That song and 'Cab in A Solo' will be on his new album not called #5...  it's title is "RISE & FALL" out May 10th.  

 

Published in Ben McKee
Thursday, 29 February 2024 09:32

Happy Leap Day!

This is the day that comes around only once every 4 years - February 29th! How are you going to celebrate the day? Do you celebrate the day? I don't think there is any guidance on that. My suggestion is to celebrate by doing what the day's name suggests - jump up and down a bunch of times. HAHA

How many times? Maybe 29. Enjoy the day - and if you happen to have a birthday on February 29th...I'm sorry - unless you enjoy the notoriety.

Published in Eric Matthews
Thursday, 29 February 2024 03:17

My Top Ten: Soda Pop!

Of all the Thursday Top Ten lists I've compiled thus far; I can hardly believe I haven't touched on the topic of pop. Boy, do I love me soft drink, and the more sugary it is, the better! 

I'm an Ohio native, a Midwesterner, so it's pop. While pop is what we all call it, I'll admit that soda is an acceptable alternative too. If you call it coke, no matter what the drink actually is, that's where I draw the line. How are you about to call a can of root beer a coke? 

I am passionately against drinking diet pop. I can't get past the artificial taste and I've heard it's ironically worse for your health overall. I understand its the only pop option for some, like Diabetics, but I'd rather have anything else. And, while I could easily spiral into a tangent on the pop versus soda debate, let's get into the list.

Fizzy bubbles, it's My Top Ten Pops! 

10. Crush Orange

9. Mountain Dew Voltage

8. Squirt

7. Sunkist Orange

6. Mountain Dew

5. Mountain Dew Pitch Black

4. Mountain Dew Throwback

3. Mountain Dew Live Wire

2. Crush Grape

1. Big Blue

So, what's your favorite way to enjoy a pop? For me it goes from: glass bottle, then can, then plastic bottle, and lastly the tap. There's just too much unpredictability and variation from place to place when it comes to a pop from out of the fountain. The exception is those magic Coke machines that they have at places like Cedar Point. I keep thinking about the grape Hi-C out of those on a hot summer day; oh my! That stuff's dangerously good. Still, nothing even comes close to Big Blue, though. 

If you don't know about it, Big Blue is made by the same company that makes Big Red- not the bubble gum but the pop. If the color blue has a flavor, this is it. I've always described it as a blue cream soda, but there's really no distinct flavor besides sweet. It contains a stupid amount of sugar, enough to put a cavity in your sweet tooth! That's exactly why I like it. 

It is such a shame that Big Blue isn't really available in Ohio. It's a regional beverage which is most prominent in the south, and I look for it every time I travel. I even called the Big Red corporate offices a while back to try to locate that sweet nectar locally and it's just not around. Unfortunately, they're somewhat expensive to buy off the internet, too. If you do ever come across the stuff, give it a try and maybe pick me up a few too! 

Thanks so much for reading this and for tuning in to 94.9 WQMX. Enjoy the sunshine and warm weather coming our way, and maybe celebrate with a refreshing pop! 

Published in Joe Headley
Wednesday, 28 February 2024 19:07

Floor To Ceiling

Every Final Friday of the Month (tomorrow 2-29) we go Floor To Ceiling from National Design Mart.  

Listen tomorrow on the ride home in your 5 o' clock hour for your chance to go Floor To Ceiling.   Your chance to guess the exact price of a National Design Mart Product or Merchandise.  Caller 9 that gets in will have 60 seconds to guess the exact price with a little help of course for the $250 Certificate to National Design Mart in Medina, Wooster and NationalDesignMart.com.  

They are Ohio's Leader of In Stock Flooring, Countertops and Cabinets.  Don't forget March 14th from 9am-3pm at their Medina Location on Rte. 18 between 71 & 77 will have a Blood Drive from The Red Cross.  There is a blood shortage please donate.   And Floor It with your "drive @ 5" every weeknight on the ride home on 94.9 WQMX...  

Published in Ben McKee
Thursday, 21 March 2024 01:52

WYNN - CMML - Trisha Yearwood (Revisited)

March is Women's History Month.  And all March on Thursdays, in my Memory Lane articles I will showcase and revisit some of our greatest female vocalists. These women are among the biggest stars our format has ever had.

This week let's revisit -

Trisha Yearwood

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Published in Scott Wynn
Wednesday, 13 March 2024 01:45

WYNN - Forgotten Jukebox CM-02

Almost Home  - Craig Morgan - 2003 - (Album -Love It)

SW small Logo Some songs become hits because the listeners demand it.  That's the story with this absolute gem from over 20 years ago. Craig Morgan's, Almost Home was a song listeners liked so much, they just had to have it on the radio.  Its a powerful story song where a guy comes across a homeless man at a crossroads moment for the second man.  This is the conversation they have with the second man proclaiming he was disturbed at a moment he was "almost home."   It's never made clear if the man was about to dream deeply or die. But this song is terrific.  It was on the charts, then fell off the charts, then fans demanded it back on and instead of stopping at #33 on the charts it goes to #6.  This was not the typical debut single from an artist from Nashville.  Yes, he released a song before this, but this was his first success.  It's slow tempo, it long (4:35) many times those kind of debut songs flat out will not launch a new star.  But this was very different, honest, topical, and a wake up call for many.  I always contend it's a great song that is the key to getting started.  There has to be something special that separates you from the pack that's already running full speed ahead of you.  This is a GREAT example of that. This touching, highly emotive song hit fans directly in the heart.  It launched Craig Morgans great career and the rest is history. 

Last Weeks Selection

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Published in Scott Wynn
Sunday, 10 March 2024 01:35

WYNN - BROWNS - People Are Different

SW small Logo There's been a lot of talk about the Browns and where they'll be playing in a few years.  Of course, NFL league rules say it will be Cleveland, but in what building and where will it be?  The Browns are very interested in the Brook Park property by Hopkins Airport and may be buying that 176 acres officially soon.  And of course there are those that want the old stadium renovated or replaced on the lakefront, and I understand both sides.  But if I was the city, I'd get moving on something.  Because the Haslams have money and they're out of the Flying J business, flush with tons of new and old cash and they want Cleveland to be their home for their budding sports empire business. And they'll do that with or without them.

Who will pay for what and how much always comes into play.  Haslam has ridiculous money, and in essence could build his own place and leave the city behind.  But NFL billionaires generally like others to chip in for part of it.  If he pays, he's gonna have the place he wants, and my belief is he wants a dome.  And as much as I am into tradition and history, that's hard to argue.  We've all heard the discussions, and they're apt.  A dome will attract far more events to the area, and that would more than likely include a Superbowl.  The venue would be used far more than the current stadium, and I think all - no matter where you stand on this  - have to agree that's true.  Whatever happens, happens, but there are factors that should be thought about, as you are not building a new place simple for today, but for the next 35 years after a possible completion date of 2028 (About 2063).

Yes, there is a very loud group that wants outdoor football on the lake, like it's always been.  Jim Brown, Paul Brown, Bernie, Sipe, the cold, the way it was.  I understand that completely.  But the anti-venom to their argument is this.  People today and going forward are different, very different than years ago, and they're never going back.  People have gotten used to a contemporary world of "ease" and they like it, and this will continue as more are born into it.  By and large today, they don't want to sit in the rain, wind, snow, sleet, the cold, zero degree wind chill, or 90 degree sun or 95% humidity.  Whether this is a good thing or bad can be up for discussion, but this is where we are.  People are just different.

For many too, Browns tickets are stupid expensive and fans don't want their experience tainted by the elements.  Think about how many fans actually watch football games now.  They're have their phones taking videos, texting, posting, picture taking, Facetiming, and  - checking and placing bets. All of these are a big deal, especially to younger fans, who eventually will get older.  Then toss in the very expensive and bougie food, and drink -  they want that in comfort.  Plus with kids or elderly fans, they don't want the problems, they want comfort.  The days of the Ice Bowl, or the Browns 1980 Playoff loss in -10 temps are over.  I'm glad I saw it, and it's fun to remember, but that generation for the most part is rare.  With domes, it's like everyone's in suite.  People like that.

And let's not forget about the players.  More and more players will have zero interest in playing in colder weather cities as additional domes are constructed, and newer outdoor stadiums are built in Sun Belt cities.  Why would a great player from Florida want to play here, when there are vast other choices.  The Browns right now have to overpay to get some players to come or stay here, and that's not gonna change.  Look at Watson, from Atlanta, Clemson, and the Dome in Houston.  He stated out loud he had NO interest in playing here, until the Browns guaranteed him 240 Million Dollars!  Right now they are overpaying a number of players, because they have to.

I hear the traditionalists. I know that the way things are and were are fun to look back on.  But football has changed at all levels, it's not played in the blood and mud anymore.  And the new palaces it's enjoyed in are spectacular.  The fans love it, and so do the players. Today's game is clean and warm, and in many ways on the field far less than it used to be. Today's game is not the NFL of years past, and going forward it's going to be more sanitized on the field and off.  If it's decided that an outdoor venue is the plan for the next 30 years, in half that time, we will be in the extreme minority.

People, football and times are different, and they will continue to change, and they're not looking back.

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Published in Scott Wynn

SW small Logo There are many reasons that songs are important.  There are the obvious ones, and ones not so obvious. Earl Thomas Conley in the 80's was rattling off a long list of number one songs, and that's where this song comes into play.  Sometimes in addition to being great, it's just being in the right place at the right time.  This was ETC's 6th number one overall.  This is from his remarkable Don't Make It Easy For Me album.  When this song went number one, it made MUSIC HISTORY.  It became the fourth number one song from a studio album. That had never been done before in recorded music history, from any genre -  Not Elvis, The Beatles, Michael Jackson,  The Eagles, Alabama, George Strait, The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, not ANYONE.  The three other number ones from this album should be mentioned too.  Your Loves On The Line, Holding Her, And Loving You (Grammy nominated) and Don't Make It Easy For Me, put this song in a place to make history and it did.  This is a great and innovative song for 1984.  This caused a buzz in the music biz and got a lot of pub. Casey Kasem, others all talked about it extensively on the countdown shows. In fairness, the feat has been done since, and has been surpassed with 5. But it was quite an honor, and that honor will always belong to Earl Thomas Conley.  It was also big for Country Music at the time, as any mainstream pub was rare in those days.  Oh, and by the way, his 18 number ones led the 1980's. - for anyone.  (Read the comments as you play these videos) - It's probably time to put him in the Hall Of Fame.

Last Week #41

My Full Profile On Earl Thomas Conley

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Published in Scott Wynn
Wednesday, 28 February 2024 09:34

Jason Aldean's another year older

Happy 47th birthday to WQMX artist Jason Aldean! To celebrate, tonight at 9:00 on the New @ 9 Rick Allen will be featuring Jason's debut single from 2005 "Hicktown" off of his self-titled debut album.

He's had many hits since (and several #1's) but we will take a look back at how it all began. Be here tonight at 9:00 on WQMX!

Published in Eric Matthews
Wednesday, 28 February 2024 00:15

Sleepless

Having my wisdom teeth removed has affected me in a number of ways. I've struggled to eat or drink anything, talking has not been easy, and I've been in pain for over a week now. I've done little more than wait for each day to turn to the next, coming closer to full recovery with every tick of the clock. It's been awful, truthfully, but I keep hope that I'll feel better soon. 

I'm in a rough spot as I write this. I'm already behind on sleep and can't catch a wink of shuteye due to pains in my face. It feels like my lower jaw is out of place, as if it no longer fits into place in my mouth. I simply can't stand it; it's consuming me. 

I really hope you don't have to go through the discomforts I feel currently, but if you're ever struggling to drift away; don't forget WQMX is up at all hours. We are proud to be live and local, and I'm here for you weeknights from Midnight until 5a.m. for better or for worse!

Hopefully, I can finagle even just a few hours of rest after my shift....

Published in Joe Headley
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