It's the middle of October and I am giving away haunted house passes with movie trivia for WBOO-MX, so let's talk more about scary movies. My favorites are the Halloween series as well as the Scream series. Another one I really liked was Insidious - but I've only seen the first.

One that I DON'T like - The Strangers from 2008. The thing is...I actually DID like it, but it scares me to death!!! I remember seeing it in the theater and not being able to sleep well for probably about a week! I don't know that I am comfortable ever watching it again. The scene where Liv Tyler is standing in the kitchen and one of the killers come from out of the shadows behind her back already in the house did it for me...NO THANK YOU!

Enjoy your scary movie viewing this Halloween season!

Today is World Mental Health Day. It's a chance to check on yourself and others around you to see that everyone is doing well in their own way. Some of us are better at that than others.

Speaking as someone who has dealt with mental health issues for 15 years, I can say days like this are important. We want to de-stigmatize having a mental illness. Many moe people deal with some sort of mental health issue than most of us realize. A big thing for me was saying "I have an issue, and I need to seek help for it." 

My trouble comes and goes. It could be months between an episode, but when one hits - it's rough. Please take today to work toward ending the stigma of mental illness and working toward possible solutions with those you know who suffer.

All this week, I have your chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to check out Nightmare Cleveland Haunted House in Brooklyn!

I'm going to try to challenge you just a bit though. I will ask you a question about a scary movie and you will have to be the correct caller with the correct answer in order to win. Haunted houses are always such a great thing to do with friends o family this time of year. I think it can be fun to get the you-know-what scared out of you and then start laughing at your own reactions!

Listen in the 7:00 hour all week for your chance to win and good luck from W BOOOOO-MX!

The first Friday of October is World College Radio Day! I, like many others, got started at my college radio station. WXUT-Toledo at the University of Toledo. Our "official" fomat was Alternative Rock, although they allowed us to take our show and make it anything we wanted to. Therefore, I played the music I had from home on CDs.

My shift was Friday mornings 8-10. I will tell you, being in college I didn't always want to get out of bed at 7:15. I did it though because I knew it was part of the career path I wanted to follow. I had my fun times there and it led to bigger things as well. I was able to land my internship at a cluster there in Toledo to fulfill my credits. I was able to gain very valuable experience that I still use to this day.

A couple days ago, I was sitting in the house and heard a thud in my driveway. I looked outside to see that the new phonebook had been dropped off for my convenience. The only thing is...it's been YEARS since I have needed to use one!

What about you? Do you still use it? Maybe a rolodex? A little black book? I was thinking that in 2023 the internet is our phonebook. Whether on the computer or even on our phones themselves. Kinda strange they still take the effort to print new phonebooks and deliver them out isn't it?

One word comes to mind when I think of tacos - YUM! I love tacos...hard or soft, it doesn't matter. I do prefer though that they be filled with ground beef rather than shredded beef, chicken, shrimp, fish, or anything else.

I enjoy tacos with cheese, lettuce, tomato on them. I could also go for some Guacamole on there, and sour cream if we must. I also do enjoy them with some rice on the side and maybe some beans as well. Chips and salsa are a great side idea as well.

No matter how you like your tacos - have a very fulfilling National Taco Day. :)

In what was probably the worst kept secret in this area for quite some time...Terry Francona has made it 100% official. He's done as Manager. Now the search for the next skipper begins, and we know one name that is NOT getting the job - because he declined to even interview...Sandy Alomar.

It has probably always been a dream of Cleveland baseball fans to see Alomar, Lofton, Baerga, Thome, etc as the manager of this team. Not going to happen, at least right now. The team is saying that they expect Sandy Alomar to stay in his role as first base coach. There are also questions as to whether Francona will have some role ith the team going forward.

Who knows how long the search will take. I just hope it will be done with diligence and the right choice will be made.

The weather was so nice on Sunday, I spent the afternoon at The Akron Zoo. So many of the animals were enjoying the wondeful weather too. A few were taking naps in the sun...a couple in the shade. And then there was this one Grizzly Bear who decided it would be fun to go play in the pool with a floater ring! 

We spent several minutes watching the bear have a great time in the water with the toy. It was a nearly perfect day. Even if the animals were sleeping, they were visible from the window and not hiding back in a corner. What was even better is that some animals were up an active! 

Accoding to the forecast, we have about two more days of beautiful weather before things start to look and feel more like Fall. I hope you can enjoy it while there's still time!

Monday is October 2nd...so you know what that means - W BOO MX!!! All month long, WQMX is going to be handing out some extra prizes for a little more fun during the Halloween season.

Many of the prizes will be perfectly themed for the time of the year. Be listening all day for your chance to score some extra fun in the month of October! We promise we'll try not to make it too scary for you :).

Tonight is the night! The 1st People's Choice Country Awards will take place tonight at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Hosted by Little Big Town, the show will air on NBC at 8pm and stream on Peacock.

Toby Keith will receive the Country Icon Award and Wynonna Judd will receive the Country Champion Award. Categories covered tonight include everything from Concert of the Year, Music Video of the Year, New/Male/Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year among others.

The one that may be the best though, is the award for People's Artist of the Year. This is exactly what this award show is all about - the people! Tune in tonight!!!