Wednesday, April 25th 2007
Radio visits to Kat country 96 FM in Allentown, Pa. WGGY Froggy 101 in Wilkes-barre, Pa. And with WIOV “The Big “I” 105 in Lancaster, Pa.

Hello! We slept like rocks last night at the Sheraton in Allentown, Pa. I think that we’re all finally caught up from our weekend of running and performing shows. So today, we were on the move again. Our first stop was to Kat Country 96 FM in Allentown to see Jerry Padden. We actually already knew Jerry from a year ago while out on tour. We’d been playing in Allentown and he was so kind as to take us on a trip to Walmart to go buy us skivs! Bless his heart! Ha! Talk about such a sweet man, so full of patience! Anyhow, it was so nice to see him again and to catch up and chat. What a nice way to start out our day. So after playing for Jerry and some others who’d stopped in, we were on our way to our next destination.

Visit to WGGY Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Froggy 101
We learned what a “dump button” is. Ha!

Well, from here on things got really interesting for us! We dropped in at Froggy 101 and were greeted by Carolyn Drosey. She led us into the conference room where we met Doc Medek, Skeeter, Kelley Green and friends. Right from the start, Kelley and Trenna were off to the races with jokes and craziness! Hanging out with Kelly was especially hilarious! She was making us laugh so hard that our faces hurt! She and Trenna were going off about everything from bra sizes (making the men in the room blush), to commenting and cutting “interesting” jokes about the food that we were eating (still making the men in the room blush. ha!). We played our acoustic show for them and then we went on into the studio to do a 30-minute interview/ performance for Skeeter on the air.
What was about to happen next, the sister in this group has chosen not to have her name revealed, so I’ll respect that…, unless she decides otherwise. We were cutting up big time during the live interview! So we were just having a good ole’ time when “Sister X” tripped into a chair, stumbled backwards and almost fell into a soap dispenser hanging on the wall. While trying to catch her fall, she said “S*#t!” All of the sudden, the room went silent and immediately Skeeter was on the radio gear working diligently to “cancel out” the profanity before it went through the delay and hit the airwaves. Henceforth I introduce to you the “Dump Button.”
It was the stations' first official test of the “dump button,” and we’re pleased to say that it worked wonderfully! Basically, there is a small-second delay that cuts off any transmission and leaves silence on the air to ensure that there is no FCC violation which we were told is a $325,000 fine! There was a lot of sweating going on after that one! The crazy thing about it was that after the interview, everyone came into the studio giving “Sister X” high fives! Great job Skeeter and crew on the save! Who would’ve thought that an all girl group would be the first to test the “Dump Button”!!!! It kind of reminded me of “The Christmas Story” when little Ralphie had said “Fudge,” but it was really the queen mother of all dirty words that he’d said. Everything at that very moment moved in slow motion! We have decided not to watch anymore South Park prior to any live radio interviews from here on! --No harm done, but LESSON LEARNED!

Visit to WIOV “The Big “I” 105 in Lancaster, Pa.

We arrived in Lancaster around 5ish. We met with R.J. McKay and also had the opportunity to meet Les who has been a volunteer for the fire and ambulance services ECAA. It was nice to catch up with R.J. (ha, we actually had two R.J.’s on this visit!). We hung out and talked for a good while and then it was time to hit up some good grub. We ended up going to a historic place called “The Lincoln Home,” in downtown Lancaster. Legend has it that Abraham Lincoln used to stay there, and the place reeked of history. Many photos hung on the walls, along with letters written by Abraham Lincoln himself! It was a good dinner with a historic atmosphere. R.J. joined us and we talked about cooking and wine tasting. It was a fine eve!

I think that after today, we’ve officially entered the “slap happy” phase of our tour. It’s kind of expected after being out as long as we have. When some people crack after being out so long, they express it in different ways, some for the better, some for the worse. We’ve expressed it via photos. We would like to post some of this silliness for your enjoyment. Rule 2: Never let the girls of Cowboy Crush get a hold of a camera during a “Slap Happy”/”Cracking” phase.
Good times!