You read that correctly! It is time to pull out the saddle shoes and poodle skirts if you are a North Iowa person because my favorite local radio station, KCMR, Inspiration 97.9 is pulling out all the stops and putting on a show. The best part is that YOU get to be a part of the show in a sense. It's all about the music and it's coming to Mason City, Iowa on Friday, August 22nd from 7-9 p.m. "Malt Shop Memories" is the Friday night show on KCMR and is hosted by these fabulous folks … [Read more...]
Aug 18, 2014
Get Out The Poodle Skirts!
By Beth Ann · 26 Comments
Filed Under: News, Thoughts, Travel · Tagged: 50's and 60's dance crazes, 50's and 60's music, Bill Rappe, Bill Schickel, Birdsall Ice Cream, Cynthia Tompkins, free street dance, Iowa, Kaye Steger, KCMR, Malt Shop Memories, Mason City Iowa, Rihanna, street dance
May 12, 2014
You May Have To Wait in Line—I’m Signing Autographs These Days
By Beth Ann · 69 Comments
I know you all think that I am just a 50 something woman from the Midwest who spends her time collecting teapots and spoiling her cats. I am about to crush those images for you so be prepared. I figured out long ago that I may not be cut out for fame and fortune and I am okay with that. I like my life. Scratch that. I love my life. All of it. All the bits and pieces. All the messiness of it sometimes is what makes my life my life. But I am like many who get dazzled by celebrity status … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Life stories, Thoughts, Uncategorized · Tagged: 97.9 FM, Bill Schickel, Bright Sounds, Cynthia Tompkins, grand opening of KCMR, KCMR, Mason City Iowa, radio show, radio spot, Rihanna, Twitter
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