Tuesday 8:00 Buzz - 8/29/2006

This continues my effort to chronicle the guests and topics covered on the Stan Woodard's Tuesday 8:00 Buzz on WORT-FM

First Guest:

Demetric Mercandel - New Orleans resident, talking about the one-year anniversary of hurricane Katrina

Second Guest:

Fred Clark - Talking about Move Forward Not Out rally, Saturday 9/2 at the Boys and Girls Club on Allied Drive.

Third Guest:

Dr. Earl Ofari Hutchinson Author of many books, he writes The Hutchinson Report as well as for The Huffington Post.

Announcements

• Upcoming Show: Juan Williams, Senior Correspondant for National Public Radio and Anchor and Commentator on Fox News will be on the show September 12 to discuss his upcoming book Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America--and What We Can Do About It.
• Move Forward, Not Out Rally - Saturday September 2nd at the Allied/Dunns Marsh Boys and Girls Club at 4716 Jenewein Dr. Come see Stan speak outside of the radio! call (608) 277-0655 for more information.
• Stan is looking for ethnic performers to help with the upcoming Unity in the Community festival on Sept 16th. Email him at swoodard (at) wisc.edu
• The African Presence in Mexico is showing at The Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum in Chicago.

Tuesday 8:00 Buzz - 8/22/2006

This continues my effort to chronicle the guests and topics covered on the Stan Woodard's Tuesday 8:00 Buzz on WORT-FM

First Guests:

Nathan Larson and Students Andrea J, Clay Y, David W and Maddy V from Troy Gardens - A North-Madison community gardening project.

Second Guest:

Elaine Meryl Brown Author of Playing By The Rules (Fiction).

Announcements

• Upcoming Show: Juan Williams, Senior Correspondant for National Public Radio and Anchor and Commentator on Fox News will be on the show September 12 to discuss his upcoming book Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America--and What We Can Do About It.
• The Twenty-First Century African Youth Movement (AYM) and the Madison Center for Creative and Cultural Arts (MCCCA) present, “Celebrate Africa!” a benefit for the survival and care of African Youth on August 27th, 2006 from 2 – 9 pm. The event will feature a silent auction, drumming, dancing, music, and a screening of AYM Documentary Representations of Violence: Art about the Sierra Leone Civil War. For more information, mccca.net or call 608-217-3814.
• Stan is looking for ethnic performers to help with the upcoming Unity in the Community festival on Sept 16th. Email him at swoodard (at) wisc.edu
• Africa Fest 2006 - Saturday August 26, 11AM - 8PM at Warner Park. For more information: 608-258-0261, info@africanassociation.org or africanassociation.org
• Orton Park Festival August 25-27 at Orton Park. More information online: marquette-neighborhood.org
• The African Presence in Mexico is showing at The Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum in Chicago.

Nice Delivery

So, I'm riding my bike down the street, minding my own business....

When I come across a Glass Nickel Pizza delivery car double-parked, blocking an entire lane of traffic. Now, I'm all for pizza delivery being the top priority users of the road, and Glass Nickel is one of the best pizza places in Madison (it may be the best -- depends on my mood) BUT in this case, he was completely blocking one direction, and he wasn't even as close to his destination as possible!

You'll note the destination house on the left, with ample parking immediately in front. Even if he didn't want to turn around or park illegally the wrong way, he could park one car length further down the street in his direction of travel.

That is all.

Tuesday 8:00 Buzz - 8/15/2006

This continues my effort to chronicle the guests and topics covered on the Stan Woodard's Tuesday 8:00 Buzz on WORT-FM

First Guest:

Flores A. Forbes - Former Black Panther, Currently Chief Strategic Officer, Abyssinian Development Corporation, and Author of Will You Die with Me? My Life and the Black Panther Party (Non-Fiction)

Second Guest:

Shauna Anderson "The Queen of Chitlins," Author of OFFAL GREAT, A Memoir from Shauna Anderson, The Queen of Chitlins (Non-Fiction). Order Chitlins or the book online: chitlinmarket.com or 1-866-436-9381

Announcements

• MATC is considering increasing their presence in South Madison and would like input. Open community forum on Monday August 17 7 - 9PM at Centro Hispano, 810 Badger Road. For more information contact Erika Mader at 255-0426 or Maria G Bañuelos at 246-6460
• Triangle Ethnic Festival - August 20th, 11AM - 6PM at The Bayview Triangle (between Regent, Park and West Washington Streets). For more information: 608-256-7808 or www.bayviewfoundation.org.
• Africa Fest 2006 - Saturday August 26, 11AM - 8PM at Warner Park. For more information: 608-258-0261, info@africanassociation.org or africanassociation.org
• Orton Park Festival August 25-27 at Orton Park. More information online: marquette-neighborhood.org
• The African Presence in Mexico is showing at The Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum in Chicago.

Amnesty International launches global campaign against internet repression

Amnesty International is launching a campaign to "free" the internet from repression. See Their Press Release or go straight to the campaign's website, irrepressible.info.

For those of you reading this via the web, you'll see their infobox on the right-hand column. For those of you reading this via RSS, stop by the site. I can't figure out how to get an example in here. :)

Tuesday 8:00 Buzz - 8/8/2006

This continues my effort to chronicle the guests and topics covered on the Stan Woodard's Tuesday 8:00 Buzz on WORT-FM

First Guest:

Mary-Wynne Ashford - Author of Enough Blood Shed: 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror and War (Non-Fiction)

Second Guest:

Johnny Winston, Jr - Madison School Board President. Coming up this weekend: Johnny Winston, Jr Streetball and Block Party - Saturday Aug 12 Noon-7PM, Penn Park in South Madison (Corner of Fisher and Buick Streets). Basketball, Flag Football, Bingo, Music and more. For More Information: 608-441-0224 or 608-347-9715 Email: johnnywinstonjr@hotmail.com

Third Guest:

Steven Salaita - Author of Anti-Arab Racism in the USA: Where it Comes From and What it Means for Politics Today (Non-Fiction)

Announcements

• Johnny Winston, Jr Streetball and Block Party - Saturday Aug 12 Noon-7PM, Penn Park in South Madison (Corner of Fisher and Buick Streets). Basketball, Flag Football, Bingo, Music and more. For More Information: 608-441-0224 or 608-347-9715 Email: johnnywinstonjr@hotmail.com
• MATC is considering increasing their presence in South Madison and would like input. Open community forum on Monday Auth 17 7 - 9PM at Centro Hispano, 810 Badger Road. For more information contact Erika Mader at 255-0426 or Maria G Bañuelos at 246-6460
• The African Presence in Mexico is showing at The Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum in Chicago.

What To Do With Your Butts...

My friend Tom Jordan always used to point out that "all signs are there for a reason" -- Someone once did the thing mentioned on the sign.

This post (theoretically) starts a new series for this blog of signs that I think are so incongruous I have to post them before I explode.

In this case, a sign at the Select Inn in Waukesha noting where we should not place our garbage.

Tanner's new plate

Hooray! Phone blogging! This probably only cost me about $300!

Tuesday 8:00 Buzz - 8/1/2006

This begins my effort to chronicle the guests and topics covered on the Stan Woodard's Tuesday 8:00 Buzz on WORT-FM

First Guest:

Sasha Abramsky - Author of CONNED - How Millions Went to Prison, Lost the Vote, and Helped Send George W. Bush to the White House (Non-Fiction)

Second Guest (no-show):

E. Lynn Harris - Author of I Say A Little Prayer (Fiction)

Announcements

• Lanterns for Peace - Sunday Aug 6th 6-9PM, Tenny Park Shelter. For More Information: 608-262-9232 mail@psrmadison.org
• Johnny Winston, Jr Streetball and Block Parry - Saturday Aug 12 Noon-7PM, Penn Park in South Madison (Corner of Fisher and Buick Streets). Basketball, Flag Football, Bingo, Music and more. For More Information: 608-441-0224 or 608-347-9715