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We were going to make a “Gleaming The Cube” reference here until Kumar decided to check it out on Urban Dictionary and decided against it (but found some hilarity there that we most certainly appreciate and you may too HERE). So without further ado, here’s the info you need if you have ever skated, wanted to, saw the movie “Gleam The Cube,” or poked fun at it as millions have:
At 1 p.m. on Sunday 4/14, ONLY at the Vans store at Westfield Hawthorn Mall In Vernon Hills, (122 Hawthorn Center, Vernon Hills, IL 60061), Van Skateboard Legends Tony Alva, John Cardiel will be there in the flesh to meet ‘n greet! There will be the usual: autographs, giveaways, and the proverbial “more”!
That’s at 1 p.m. @ Westfield Hawthorne Shopping Mall In Vernon Hills, Sunday 4/14 at 1pm.
Check out some vids we like. John’s is below. First up: Tony Alva, from one of Harold’s fave flicks ever, Dogtown And Z-Boys (It’s no “Gleam The Cube” but what is?) :
A very special holiday message from Harold, one half of the Q101 Super Computing Dynamic Duo:
When I was a kid, I wanted to be Jeff Spicoli. There, I said it, and then my Dragon software typed it. I had just moved to America in 1983 at the age of 8, and was the odd kid out at my new school. This Asian kid was always the last kid picked in gym (in hindsight I can’t say as I blamed them. I was pretty bad at sports). At recess I was on my own. It was a rough transition initially. My P’s told me things would get better….
They did the day I first saw the movie Fast Times At Ridgemont High. It is one of the top 20 greatest movies ever in my opinion, and features one of the best performances ever to boot: Sean Penn’s masterful, quotable, and lovable turn as “Jeff Spicoli”.
I won’t speak for screenplay author Cameron Crowe, but it would seem that Spicoli was meant to be the goofball distraction that audiences could laugh at in-between the more major plot advancements, similar to Bill Murray’s “Carl Spackler” character in Caddy Shack and even the squirrel chasing the ever-elusive acorn in the Ice Age franchise. However, just as those characters tended to take over the films they were in, and the hearts and minds of the audience along the way en route to cult-like followings of their own, Spicoli is the reason Fast Times is a must-see for anyone who lived in the 80s (and if you were born in the 90s, you owe it to yourself to give it a try).
When I first saw Spicoli strutting across the screen in his slip-on checkerboard Vans, I was hooked. I wished with all my 8-year-old might that I could transform from a slightly chubby (at the time) Korean kid named “Harold” to a blond, utterly clueless but heart-of-gold surfer named “Jeff. ”
I convinced my mom to get me a pair of checkerboard Vans that Christmas and, by spring, they were almost worn out (ok, maybe wearing slip-on Vans in the Chicago snow was a mistake). I’m not going to blow smoke and say those Vans changed my life, but they did change my outlook dramatically, and the opinion about me in my school. I loved those things…their checkerboard pattern was pretty gnarly by March and it was everything I could do to keep them going for more than a year thanks to my overuse. Finally I had to retire them at my mom’s insistence.
They had done their job. See, it wasn’t that they gave me some entry into the cool crowd or anything. Rather, they helped me gain my independence in that, all of a sudden, I didn’t care what the in-crowd was into. I began forging my own path.
I wish for you to have independence this Christmas. If some fashion symbol helps, as it helped a young Harold, then so be it.
My friends at Vans called about a month ago and said, “Can you help us spread the word about some deals happening at our two Chicagoland stores at Fox Valley Mall in Aurora and in Schaumburg at Woodfield Mall?” I leaped at the chance. Vans are still in my closet and on my feet daily. If you dig them, you should stop by an check out the new Vans. If you haven’t ever given them a try, do it. When I was coming up they were really mostly for skaters. Now, they’re still for skaters, and for dudes like me too who haven’t skated since the age of 17, and for everyone else. Check them out and tell them Harold at Q101 sent you in! THAT’S IMPORTANT: PLEASE TELL THEM Q101 SENT YOU IN! THEY LIKE HEARING THAT, AND THE TRUTH IS MOST OF THE TIME, PEOPLE DON’T TELL STORES THEY HEARD ABOUT A DEAL OR PRODUCT FROM US. PLEASE HELP US OUT AND TELL THEM, OK?! THANKS!
Merry Christmas!
Harold and TEAM Q101
Vans is offering this Christmas deal to fans of Q101 now through December 24th! : Spend $50 now and get $20 off between January 4th and January 20th.
Great selection of Vans classics, signature skate shoes, and Mens and Women Vans apparel.
Check out a Vans store near you at Fox Valley Mall and Woodfield Mall
Vans- Off the Wall- since 1966!
PS: It is true. I will only be wearing my vans on Christmas morning. My wife and kids will be out of town that day. Ahem. Should be incredible. I can’t wait!
Adam Carolla was a hit in Joliet at the Rialto Square Theatre. It was a packed house, people were drinking and laughing and WINNING.
Adam Carolla did about 90 minutes on stage and stuck around afterward to meet Q101′s meet and greet winners.
Ace also ventured into the lobby where hundreds of fans lined up to say hello and get a picture and authograph.
Carolla probably spent a good hour or more shaking hands and signing books for his loyal fans in Joliet.
Thanks to all the Q101 fans who came out and made this an awesome show! If you weren’t there, you missed hundreds of dollars in give aways ranging from Visa gift cards, to iTunes gift cards, Q101 Shirts and one lucky fan walked away with a brand new iPod from Q101!
Listen to Matt & Mike’s interview with Adam and subscribe to the Q101 Podcast Feed!
(left to right: Mike Noonan, Andrew Henderson, Adam Carolla, Matt Dubiel, Brian Jones)
Fans interested in attending a live taping of the Adam Carolla Podcast in Chicago in 2013, should join the Q101 Club today for email updates on the latest Q101 sponsored shows.
Thanks to everyone who came out!
He spent years talking to us about our love, drug, and parental problems on LoveLine with Dr. Drew. Now he holds the record for the biggest podcast in the WORLD. Adam Carolla is coming to Chicagoland to make you laugh…if you let him.
Join Q101 for a night of laughs, drinks and good times in Joliet!
Q101 Presents Adam Carolla at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet October 12th. The Rialto is an intimate venue and tickets will go fast!
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Check out Adam’s TV spot (He’s in the Guinness Book? For real?!)
AdamCarollaV1 from Moonstep Productions on Vimeo.
Before the game even started there was a pre-game brawl between both teams. It took the coaches, referees, and Rosemont Police to break it up. And during the first half there was a lot of pushing and shoving. It’s been a back and forth game with both teams scoring at will. Quarterbacks Russ Michna and Aaron Garcia have thrown for a combined 4 touchdown passes. But the even bigger story is the numerous penalties that were called in the first half. It seemed like the refs were throwing flags on every play instead of letting the teams play it out. On top of that the officials made one questionable call after another.
And the questionable calls only added to the bad blood between both teams as both teams continued to argue with refs and eachother. When the first half ended both teams had to be escorted to the locker room separately. So we’ll see how the game plays out from here. San Antonio starts the 2nd half on offense. Here is the box score from the first half: http://www.arenafootball.com/game/san-antonio-talons-chicago-rush-7-8-2012
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Before you get on me about talking about the COUNTRY song “Red Solo Cup” by Toby Keith, let me explain. The image of a red Solo cup evokes many an emotion for ALL music lovers. It’s a universal symbol of good times, parties, fellowship, games, and bonding. Red Solo cups stimulate sensual memories of your first rum and coke with two half melted ice cubes, sucked down the moment you turned 21 (underage drinking is illegal in the US). The squishy feel of the cup as you hold onto it in one hand while throwing horseshoes with the other…
The Solo Cup Co. in Lake Forest celebrated its 75th anniversary last year, but the party is still proceeding, thanks to a thoroughly unexpected gift that keeps on giving: “Red Solo Cup.”
The novelty ditty devoted to the company’s iconic signature product currently is in the country music Top Ten. The video that started it all, which posted four months ago and went viral, has received nearly 12 million hits on YouTube, and the single that was never meant to be has been certified platinum.
Why has “Red Solo Cup” resonated with listeners? Perhaps because the song taps into something primal: that the Red Solo Cup, introduced in the 1970s, is America’s cup, considered, as the song says, to be the “best receptacle for barbecues, tailgates, fairs and festivals,” not to mention college drinking games such as beer pong.
Everyone uses the red Solo cup, so why not enjoy the song? Besides, who HASN’T overtipped the cup, sloshing the tasty beverage over their shirt and into their lap due to the wide mouthed vessel? I hope I stand defended. If not, feel free to file a complaint.
READ MORE
http://www.suntimes.com/technology/innovation/entertainment/10762370-421/maker-of-red-solo-cup-says-toby-keith-song-sums-it-up-perfectly.html
A little girl is recovering at a hospital after she apparently stuck her hand into the family fish tank and a piranha bit off the tip of her finger this week at their Maine Township home.
The parents suddenly heard their daughter start crying and rushed over to find her finger bleeding. They became frantic when they found the child’s fingertip was severed and automatically believed the culprit was their 65-pound family pit bull, said Frank Bilecki, spokesman for Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart.
They called 911 and an ambulance took her to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where a doctor realized this was not the case.
“He said: ‘This is not a dog bite,’’’ Bilecki said.
Authorities called her father, who was still at the home, and he immediately plunged his hand into the fish bowl, grabbing one of two piranhas.
“He had no fear; these were truly fatherly instincts,’’ Bilecki said. “He grabbed a knife and cut it open and found her fingertip right there.’’
The piece of her finger was taken to the hospital and doctors were trying to re-attach it, but Bilecki did not know if that operation was successful as of Friday afternoon.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/park_ridge/chi-piranha-bites-off-tip-of-toddlers-finger-20120622,0,6108827.story
The annual rite of summer, The Vans Warped Tour, rolls into Chicagoland to the First Midwest Bank Amphitheater in Tinley Park, Saturday July 7th! Tix can be had HERE
Check out the lineup for the 18th edition of the Tour:
A Loss for Words After the Burial All Time Low Anthony Raneri Anti-Flag Ballyhoo! Bangups Bayside blessthefall Born of Osiris Breathe Carolina Brian Marquis Captain Capa CatchingYourClouds Champagne Champagne Chelsea Grin Chunk! No Captain Chunk! Cold Forty Three Dead Sara Divided by Friday Echo Movement Every Time I Die Falling in Reverse Fireworks For Today Four Year Strong Funeral Party G-Eazy Hostage Calm Hyro da Hero I Am the Avalanche I Call Fives I Fight Dragons Impending Doom Into It. Over It. It Boys! iwrestledabearonce Justina Koji Living With Lions Lost In Society Machine Gun Kelly Make Do and Mend Man Overboard Matt Toka Mayday Parade Memphis May Fire Mighty Mongo Miss May I Mad Sun Motionless in White New Found Glory Of Mice and Men Oh No Fiasco Owen Plant Pierce the Veil Polar Bear Club Rise to Remain Senses Fail Sick of Sarah Skip the Foreplay Sleeping with Sirens Stepdad Streetlight Manifesto Super Water Sympathy T. Mills Taking Back Sunday Ten Second Epic The Constellations The Darlings The Ghost Inside The Green The Jukebox Romantics The Silver Comet The Used Title Fight Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds Tonight Alive Tony D’Angelo Transit Twin Atlantic Vampires Everywhere! Vanna Vinnie Caruana Wax We Are the In Crowd We Are the Ocean We the Kings Wick-It the Instigator Yellowcard You Me At Six
Never been to Warped? Check this out: The trailer from the Definitive (there may be no others, honestly) documentary about the Tour, No Room For Rockstars. There’s a review of it below as well.
The Review courtesy of “Blogfully.net”:
John and I watched ‘Vans Warped Tour: No Room For Rockstars’ yesterday morning and in just a few sentences, I can tell you my exact thoughts and opinions of this film.
No Room For Rockstars is a documentary film that – for me – was an absolute thrill to watch. By default, I’m a music enthusiast. I love listening to all types of music (except for a select two, which I won’t mention here). At the same time, I’m a documentary lush. I could sit and watch documentary films all day long and be tickled.
No Room for Rockstars gave me the chance to see just how a concert tour like Warped Tour is run; ‘behind-the-scenes.’ I mean, from a fan’s view, the whole experiences is great. As a fan, we go to enjoy the music. To grab fan merchandise. As fans, we don’t have to worry about cleaning up, tearing down, and traveling to the next spot (usually a different State) by the next morning. That’s not the case for the equipment crews, the bands and the wanna-be-band-features. They actually live it, work it, travel it, day in and day out, from the first show to the last.
READ MORE HERE
Source: http://blogfully.net/2012/03/van-warped-tour-no-room-for-rockstars-review/
A Yorkville man was charged with driving an all-terrain vehicle under the influence after he struck a Shetland pony that had gotten loose in Kendall County, officials said.
The accident happened early Sunday at 3 a.m. as Quintin Wissmiller, 33, was driving a Polaris Ranger ATV in Yorkville, said Kendall County Sheriff’s Deputy Craig French.
The pony had to be euthanized due to the severity of her injuries, which included a broken back.
Wissmiller was charged with DUI and driving with a revoked driver’s license.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-man-charged-with-dui-after-hitting-pony-in-yorkville-20120618,0,6590535.story
They believed the end of the world is near. They sold their belongings, packed up what they had left, and headed to Arizona. In the process, somehow the idea to blindfold, bind, and tape their five kids crossed this couple’s mind as a good idea.
Adolfo and Deborah Gomez remain held on $50,000 bail, both charged with felony child abuse and endangerment.
Police said the couple and five of their children were traveling to Arizona to visit a sixth sibling, 16, who was living with relatives, when they became stranded Monday in Lawrence, Kan., after their SUV broke down.
A shopper called 911 on Wednesday after she spotted one of the blindfolded children, hands tied and legs bound, sitting near the vehicle. authorities said. The children, ages 4 to 15, are expected to be placed with relatives, officials said.
The couple rented various apartments in suburban Chicago over the years and was evicted at least twice, records show.
In recent months, the family lived in a home in Northlake, where neighbors described the couple as devout Christians who sold off what little possessions they had during a three-day garage sale before leaving town last week.
So what IS the connection between the impending end of the world and abusing your children? Right. There IS no excuse.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-children-bound-kansas-0617-20120617,0,4339089.story
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