Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Light of Life Int'l Golf Scramble
Friday June 26th was the Light of Life International golf fundraiser at Fossil Creek in Ft Worth and Power FM was on hand. We had three employees joined by five listeners to form two foursomes. One team was made up with Chris and Eddie joined by listeners Tyler Dawson and James Frazer. Adrian was on the other team joined by father/son combo of Ed and Cooper Edington and Dustin Sanchez. A great time was had by all. Ed almost won a closest to the pin contest and Chris played so well that his team ended up using many of his shots. I think it has something to do with him knowing if he misses up, he still has three team mates who still have turns. So he doesn’t get nervous and hits great shots including a beautiful draw over a par 3 with nothing but water between the tee box and green. That great shot landed up about three feet from the whole and led to a birdie. Neither one of our teams won but at least they did not win the prize for last place like last year when Drue and Eddie played. Maybe we should start practicing for next year now!
Catchin' Up With Drue
So, I just finished the, 'Adventures of Mana & Mitchell' tour of East Texas/Louisiana. It was a killer run of shows dj'ing for my main emcee Mr. Manafest. I tried to Twitter the tour follow me at: twitter.com/djdruemitchell. We saw TONS of kids come to know Christ each night and made some killer new friends. We didn't get to see any alligators, but I heard they like to eat Canadians(*Mana is from Toronto), but we did get in some skating, saw Transformers II and I found a interesting little record store called 'Twin City Records' in Monroe, LA. This tour Mana was writing a bunch for his NEW cd's (*that is right, plural meaning more than one), which will be out Spring 2010. Keep up with him on his facebook/myspace/website, www.manafest.net and make sure you sign up for his email list, the other day he gave away a free exclusive song, just to the subscribers.
Spin180, not just a syndicated radioshow, not just a weekly live music night, not just a myspace to hear the latest interviews. But coming super duper soon, a podcast as well! We are also going to be selling physical cd's @ the Spin Lounge on Tuesdays. SO if you are missing the show on Sunday night, you can now come to the Spin Lounge on a Tuesday night and purchase the latest show!!! The Spin Lounge is every Tuesday night in Irving, Tx. @ 2901 W. Irving Blvd. Irving, Tx. 75062. Want to have the Spin Lounge come and feature some bands in your area on the broadcast, contact me (*drue@kvrk.com) and we can work it out.
The 2009 Warped Tour is coming to my town this week. I am bummed that I had to miss Cornerstone this year, but it was for a good cause (*touring w/ a Tooth & Nail recording artist). Some reason the Warped Tour is always in town when I am at Cornerstone, I have to say I am super stoked and looking forward to seeing: Underoath, Thrice, The Devil Wears Prada and Ivoryline. I wish there were MORE Christian acts on the freakin' Warped Tour. Back in March I broke down and subscribed to AP Magazine, and I have been reading and following the wind up to Warp. I'm always shocked each month of the amount of coverage and advertisements from Christian bands in that secular magazine. Well, I have a boat load of PowerFM & Manafest stickers I am gonna be passing out while I am at the Warped Tour, want one come find me.
Plus I hope to snag some interviews while I am there. Help represent Christian music in the secular realms, get involved, email feedback, flyer for the shows, & support local music retailers!
Keep it LOUD for the LORD in all that you DO!
mad respects,
-drue-
Spin180, not just a syndicated radioshow, not just a weekly live music night, not just a myspace to hear the latest interviews. But coming super duper soon, a podcast as well! We are also going to be selling physical cd's @ the Spin Lounge on Tuesdays. SO if you are missing the show on Sunday night, you can now come to the Spin Lounge on a Tuesday night and purchase the latest show!!! The Spin Lounge is every Tuesday night in Irving, Tx. @ 2901 W. Irving Blvd. Irving, Tx. 75062. Want to have the Spin Lounge come and feature some bands in your area on the broadcast, contact me (*drue@kvrk.com) and we can work it out.
The 2009 Warped Tour is coming to my town this week. I am bummed that I had to miss Cornerstone this year, but it was for a good cause (*touring w/ a Tooth & Nail recording artist). Some reason the Warped Tour is always in town when I am at Cornerstone, I have to say I am super stoked and looking forward to seeing: Underoath, Thrice, The Devil Wears Prada and Ivoryline. I wish there were MORE Christian acts on the freakin' Warped Tour. Back in March I broke down and subscribed to AP Magazine, and I have been reading and following the wind up to Warp. I'm always shocked each month of the amount of coverage and advertisements from Christian bands in that secular magazine. Well, I have a boat load of PowerFM & Manafest stickers I am gonna be passing out while I am at the Warped Tour, want one come find me.
Plus I hope to snag some interviews while I am there. Help represent Christian music in the secular realms, get involved, email feedback, flyer for the shows, & support local music retailers!
Keep it LOUD for the LORD in all that you DO!
mad respects,
-drue-
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Big Cat Care.Org
Last Sunday I had the opportunity to go hang with a friend at Big Cat Care in Bridgeport Texas.
This is a non profit facility that houses Tigers, Lions, and any other cat that is considered endangered or exotic. I was blown away by how amazing this facility is! Not only did these cats receive top notch care but this facility is literally in our backyard. What a cool volunteer opportunity for someone who had a passion and heart to help endangered animals. The facility gives tours on the weekend and you can find more information at www.bigcatcare.org
I took the pictures below of all the animals from the facility. They had about 24 different types of cats at the facility. If you have time take a Saturday afternoon set up a tour and go check and see the positive things these people are doing!
-Adrian
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Battleship is Back!
Battleship is back on the morning show!
And just like the last one the very first shot was a hit. On Wednesday the 24th, we had the first sinking so we’re off to a really good start.
The Grand Prize this time around is passes to Moody Gardens in Galveston; 2 night’s accommodations at the Moody Gardens Hotel; and a couple of rounds of golf at the Moody Gardens course as well. (All in all a pretty good quick Staycation!)
Everyone who sinks a battleship will receive a Penguin Art Painting done by the Moody Gardens penguins and we’ll also throw in the World Edition of Monopoly.
Make sure to listen every weekday morning at around 7:40 and try to be the contestant. Click here for the game grid and click here for the game rules.
Chris
And just like the last one the very first shot was a hit. On Wednesday the 24th, we had the first sinking so we’re off to a really good start.
The Grand Prize this time around is passes to Moody Gardens in Galveston; 2 night’s accommodations at the Moody Gardens Hotel; and a couple of rounds of golf at the Moody Gardens course as well. (All in all a pretty good quick Staycation!)
Everyone who sinks a battleship will receive a Penguin Art Painting done by the Moody Gardens penguins and we’ll also throw in the World Edition of Monopoly.
Make sure to listen every weekday morning at around 7:40 and try to be the contestant. Click here for the game grid and click here for the game rules.
Chris
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Collin Classic Ride '09
Saturday June 13 a few of us in the Power FM cycling group participated in the Collin Classic bicycle ride in McKinney and even fewer of us volunteered at break point #6, the Power FM rest stop. We were able to have the Power-mobile parked at our break point with speakers blaring the wonderful sounds of the station. It was a great way to advertise the station to a segment of people who want some music with a lot of energy. So a big thanks to Wes from our promotions department and the five individuals who sacrificed sleeping in on a Saturday morning to work the station rest stop and serve the riders. Those of us riding experienced more inquiries and shout outs because of our jerseys than ever. It makes sense, after all statistics show that our listenership has grown to over a hundred thousand. So thanks to efforts like the billboards, bumper stickers, power gear, and you verbally spreading the word of the station all equal to more listeners and more hearts touched for the Kingdom.
Keep rockin and more power to ya!
Eddie
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