Happy Saturday. As I sit on my couch watching the boring NBA playoffs, I feel compelled to blog. We had a great shoot last night at Dante's - filmed the uber cool dudes, Hillstomp. They have been together for years and as a duo, those guys can really bring it! If you haven't seen them, I highly suggest you check them out. I'd describe their music as bluegrass with a country rock blend. They are super cool guys and the energy in the room was electric! Tonight, we film a very famous band from Eugene, making a comeback - The Cherry Poppin Daddies. My buddy Richard Smith (dicksmith) asked to to ax them how they got their name. Do you think they're tired of that? Oh well, I told him I'd ask his question and reference him, so they don't think I'm a total idiot.

We found out last night that we got nominated for two Emmy's - outstanding entertainment show and host. We were/are excited as it's always good to be recognized by your peers for your hard work. I know we make it look easy, my friends, but we work our butts off on this show. We do have fun, of course, but it's a lot of work. We're deciding whether to go to Seattle on June 7th for the awards ceremony. We went two years ago and spent a lot of money and of course, we didn't win. It's an honor to just be nominated but we wanna win, damnit! Anyway, it's pretty cool.

Hawaii is only 2 1/2 weeks away. Our schedule is now set. We get all the hotel/restaurant shoots out of the way the first 3 days and the rest is pretty much cake and fun. I get to swim with the dolphins, whale watch, take in a luau or two, possibly swim with sharks and more. I LOVE Hawaii and honestly, I dig Waikiki! I've heard it said many times that it's just a glorified LA but I humbly disagree! The beach in Waikiki is the best I've ever seen and I've been to some amazing beaches in the world. We are ready for this trip and we so need it! We plan to stay closer to home this next year but we will definitely be hitting the road. China is still in the works but there's too much political unrest happening over there now. We'll see.

Have a great weekend and if you're looking for something fun to do tonight, come and join us at the Wonder Ballroom for the Cherry Poppin Daddies tonight. Find me and I'll buy you a drink! Cheers one and all!

Make good memories, always~

jon

Happy Spring Fever everybody! It's time to celebrate, like we need a reason, right?! I'm at my friend Tracy's sweet condo, blogging while she gets ready to hit First Thursday with me. It is the first of the series, I think, and considering this awesome weather, it will be jammin' tonight! I don't usually go, but since my bday is tomorrow and we're filming all weekend, I figured I'd celebrate a bit tonight with friends.

Speaking of friends, is there anything better than a spring ski trip with your buddies? I think NOT! Rob got the Breckenridge hook up last weekend so we flew into Denver, got picked up by my best friend since I was 5, Dan. Rob and I flew in a few minutes apart so it was convenient for all of us. Our buddy from Dallas, John, also joined us as did somebody, whom I cannot name. It's a good story though..................I say too much sometimes, so I'm gonna try to turn that corner a bit. The snow was EPIC and we had a flippin blast, of course. Honestly, it is my absolute favorite vacation, never lets me down!

The support for PDXposed going to KGW has been so amazing and we're all thankful for our friends and fans of the show. We have some pretty major growing pains to go through, like musical rights issues for broadcast TV, FCC rules, equipment issues, etc.....but nothing we can't handle. Interesting about the FCC rules..............nobody really knows them. KGW felt that drinking alcohol on camera is not allowed and Josh challenged it in our meeting, saying that he has seen Conan O'Brien drinking on his show, plus others. So...........I went straight to the source and called the FCC. I spoke to an attorney with them and she advised me that there is NO rule about not drinking on camera. Based on our show, this is good news. We never promote irresponsible drinking or getting drunk, but we DO drink. Come on..........all the festivals, wineries, restaurants, etc..........it would be foolish to not participate, right? I also asked her about the "7 bad words" that you cannot say on television. She said that is also bogus and made famous by George Carlin's act. The F and S words are the only two words that cannot be said, but only between 6am and 10pm. So..........it was very comforting to know that all 71 episodes of PDXposed are FCC approved for broadcast television! We've been doing it right!

We're filming at The Wonder Ballroom, The Toy Room, tomorrow (4/4) and following a Portland Lumberjax player, Dallas Eliuk (Daria's husband -- 105.1 The Buzz DJ) around all day to show our viewers what happens on gameday. Since they are newlyweds, I'm going to have a mock newlywed game for them, with some fun questions that Lisa came up with, should be fun and playful! I may even hop into the bed with Dallas for a nap. We are going to do exactly what he does on gameday and a nap is part of his routine, so there. Speaking of shows, people are actually booking a Hawaii trip to join us in 5 weeks. That's pretty cool. Wow! Only 5 weeks away. Well, it's time to play! Have a great night and enjoy the nice weather! Thanks for reading. Oh, and Mike, you're fired!

Make good memories!

jon

ps..............sorry no pic, at Tracy's pad and using her computer!