Remember the Reason for the Season... Merry Christmas to you and yours from all of us here at 95KSJ!
Here's a beautiful song from Faith Hill that sums it all up very well... A Baby Changes Everything.
Scot Chestnut
Contact Info
On air: Saturday 10am-3pm
Call: 251-770-9536
Email: chestnut@95ksj.com
Facebook: Become a Fan
Twitter: Follow Me
Youtube: Watch
Call: 251-770-9536
Email: chestnut@95ksj.com
Facebook: Become a Fan
Twitter: Follow Me
Youtube: Watch
Scot Chestnut
When I'm On
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Saturday 10am - 3pm
How To Contact Scot
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You can email me at chestnut@95ksj.com or call. Locally, it's 770-9536. Anywhere in KSJ Country, call 800-477-9536.
Scot Chestnut
About Me
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I'm originally from Panama City, Florida... but my family moved to Mobile when I was seven. I graduated from Murphy High School in 1983 and ended up working and going to college in Oklahoma, Texas and again in Panama City... then I finally made it back to Mobile in 1990. I'm married to the most amazing woman I've ever known, Lisa! I'm a father of six wonderful children... Alana (25), Cecily (25), Jenna (20), David (19), William (17), and Kayleigh (14). Alana lives in New Hampshire with her sons Mikey and twins Eddie and Chris... yes, I'm a grampa, and I love it! Cecily has two children, so I have two new grandkids: Caleb (8) and Carlie (1). I am truly blessed beyond measure!
I came to work at KSJ in October of 1999. I really enjoy what I'm doing... and I plan on staying here as long as I can!
Favorite Female Country Singers: Sara Evans, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Reba
Favorite Male Country Singers: Gary Allan, Brad Paisley, Dwight Yoakam, Toby Keith
Favorite Country Groups: Montgomery Gentry, Alabama, Lady Antebellum
Favorite TV Shows: The Walking Dead, The Office, 30 Rock, Scrubs, Seinfeld, Monk, Psych, Star Trek TOS, Space:1999, Miami Vice
Favorite Movies: Blade Runner, Minority Report, The Island, 2001: A Space Odyssey
To Sum It Up: I consider myself a very blessed man... as a husband, father (and grandpa), and being a part of 95KSJ. I promise to always give you my best, and to always be myself!
Scot's Links
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http://www.thefreesite.com TheFreeSite.com, Home of the Web's Best Freebies.
http://www.failblog.org Need a daily laugh? I do... so I stop by once a day (at least!)
http://www.isearch.com/ One of the best free people search engines out there.
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/ Free, full software programs (almost) daily. You can ONLY get the program for free on the day it's offered, Not everything's a keeper, but there are some gems!
http://www.bigrigtravels.com/ A truck driver named Steve installed a functioning Webcam on the dash of his semi. He uses a laptop with a mobile broadband modem to broadcast live streaming video of his adventures around the world. Seriously, check it out!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
A Baby Changes Everything
Monday, December 13, 2010
Bing Crosby & David Bowie - The Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth
This is a classic... enjoy!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Sometimes, You Just Have To Wonder
If someone offers to sell you a riding lawnmower for $250, then you find out that they only paid $20 for it, what do you do?
Why, shave their beard off and force them to eat it... at least that's how they handle these situations in Kentucky. Watch and learn, ladies and gents.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Slippin' And Slidin' In Seattle
Seattle is a 2,700 mile drive from Mobile, but we're actually not that different, at least when it comes to weather: we both get a LOT of rain, and not much snow.
So just in case you wondered if we were the only ones who have NO clue how to drive on the rare occasion that it DOES snow, wonder no more. And look out for that bus!
So just in case you wondered if we were the only ones who have NO clue how to drive on the rare occasion that it DOES snow, wonder no more. And look out for that bus!
Friday, September 24, 2010
It's Over
I'm sure you've heard by now that Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy protection this week. This really doesn't come as a shock to me (or to a lot of other people, I'm sure); it was more a question of "when" than "if".
Founded 25 years ago in Dallas, Blockbuster has seen some amazing highs and lows over the years. In the heyday of VHS, the place to go to rent movies was the nearby Blockbuster... you could rent tapes elsewhere (anyone else remember the video section at the old Delchamps grocery stores?) but no one had the big selection Blockbuster had. At one point in the '80s, there was one new store being opened a day in the US. At the time, buying a copy of a movie was not in everyone's budget (some titles sold for $70 or more when they were new), so renting made good sense. A few years later there was Blockbuster Music, and even the Blockbuster Bowl in Miami. Yes, things were going well for Blockbuster: flying high, growing by leaps and bounds, and making huge profits... it seemed like the sky was the limit. Behold, a 1988 commercial (check out the crazy late '80s fashions!)
On September 23, 2010, Blockbuster filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, due to growing losses and $900 million dollars in debt.
So, what happened? There are a ton of factors that have led to their near-demise. No doubt the biggest is competition from Netflix and Redbox. Netflix offers a $9 monthly membership that includes one DVD rental at a time (that can work out to 8 rentals a month if you mail them back quickly), as well as unlimited streamimg movies and TV shows from a growing library. The availability of high-speed internet has made Netflix streaming even more enticing. Redbox has kiosks all over the place, in convenient locations so you don't have to make a special trip to a store just to rent a movie. Redbox charges 99 cents a night for rentals, which Blockbuster can't match. And Redbox doesn't have to operate a retail location, which keeps their operating expenses way down.
There's also on-demand movies on cable and satellite, streaming on PCs, and DVDs can now be purchased for as little as $5 at WalMart (around the cost of a Blockbuster rental). Where blockbuster once had little competition, they now find themselves struggling to survive.
And then there's the old business model built around something that everyone (except Blockbuster) despised: late fees. At one time, a large portion of Blockbuster's profits came from the fee charged if a movie was returned late. Many times, it was inconvenient to get a video back on time, and you paid the price for being late. This worked to Blockbuster's advantage for many years, but as competition began to emerge, they had to do something. And for a short time, they did. Remember this commercial?
Will they survive? Blockbuster already has closed more than 1,000 stores in the past two years because so many of them weren't making money. They plan on liquidating debt and opening more kiosks (I still haven't seen a Blockbuster kiosk, but I know they're out there). There's Blockbuster Online (now called "Total Access") that was designed to compete with Netflix, but so far it hasn't been a huge success. Blockbuster says they will keep their 3,300 stores up and running for the time being. Some new Android smartphones have a pre-installed Blockbuster application for watching rented or purchased videos. (Netflix already has an iPhone app that works in conjunction with their $9 a month unlimited streaming plan.)
Only time will tell if Blockbuster can emerge from Chapter 11, or if they will face the same fate as Hollywood Video... whose parent company Movie Gallery (once the second-largest U.S. movie rental chain behind Blockbuster), filed for bankruptcy protection in February of this year before liquidating in August.
Founded 25 years ago in Dallas, Blockbuster has seen some amazing highs and lows over the years. In the heyday of VHS, the place to go to rent movies was the nearby Blockbuster... you could rent tapes elsewhere (anyone else remember the video section at the old Delchamps grocery stores?) but no one had the big selection Blockbuster had. At one point in the '80s, there was one new store being opened a day in the US. At the time, buying a copy of a movie was not in everyone's budget (some titles sold for $70 or more when they were new), so renting made good sense. A few years later there was Blockbuster Music, and even the Blockbuster Bowl in Miami. Yes, things were going well for Blockbuster: flying high, growing by leaps and bounds, and making huge profits... it seemed like the sky was the limit. Behold, a 1988 commercial (check out the crazy late '80s fashions!)
On September 23, 2010, Blockbuster filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, due to growing losses and $900 million dollars in debt.
So, what happened? There are a ton of factors that have led to their near-demise. No doubt the biggest is competition from Netflix and Redbox. Netflix offers a $9 monthly membership that includes one DVD rental at a time (that can work out to 8 rentals a month if you mail them back quickly), as well as unlimited streamimg movies and TV shows from a growing library. The availability of high-speed internet has made Netflix streaming even more enticing. Redbox has kiosks all over the place, in convenient locations so you don't have to make a special trip to a store just to rent a movie. Redbox charges 99 cents a night for rentals, which Blockbuster can't match. And Redbox doesn't have to operate a retail location, which keeps their operating expenses way down.
There's also on-demand movies on cable and satellite, streaming on PCs, and DVDs can now be purchased for as little as $5 at WalMart (around the cost of a Blockbuster rental). Where blockbuster once had little competition, they now find themselves struggling to survive.
And then there's the old business model built around something that everyone (except Blockbuster) despised: late fees. At one time, a large portion of Blockbuster's profits came from the fee charged if a movie was returned late. Many times, it was inconvenient to get a video back on time, and you paid the price for being late. This worked to Blockbuster's advantage for many years, but as competition began to emerge, they had to do something. And for a short time, they did. Remember this commercial?
Will they survive? Blockbuster already has closed more than 1,000 stores in the past two years because so many of them weren't making money. They plan on liquidating debt and opening more kiosks (I still haven't seen a Blockbuster kiosk, but I know they're out there). There's Blockbuster Online (now called "Total Access") that was designed to compete with Netflix, but so far it hasn't been a huge success. Blockbuster says they will keep their 3,300 stores up and running for the time being. Some new Android smartphones have a pre-installed Blockbuster application for watching rented or purchased videos. (Netflix already has an iPhone app that works in conjunction with their $9 a month unlimited streaming plan.)
Only time will tell if Blockbuster can emerge from Chapter 11, or if they will face the same fate as Hollywood Video... whose parent company Movie Gallery (once the second-largest U.S. movie rental chain behind Blockbuster), filed for bankruptcy protection in February of this year before liquidating in August.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Do You Want Fries With That?
I'll admit, I've gotten upset a few times when I was in a fast food restaurant drive-thru. I may have even honked my horn once. But after seeing this, I don't feel quite as guilty about it anymore.
The video was released Monday when it became public record. A security video from a McDonald's in Ohio shows a woman punching two restaurant employees and smashing a drive-thru window because she couldn't get Chicken McNuggets.
The tantrum caught on tape in Toledo earlier this year shows the customer reaching through the drive-thru window, slugging one worker and then another. She then grabs a bottle out of her car and tosses it through the glass window before speeding off.
It happened early on New Year's Day. Police say Melodi Dushane was angry that McNuggets weren't being served, because it was breakfast time.
Dushane says she was drunk at the time. She was sentenced to 60 days in jail last month and ordered to pay McDonald's for the broken window.
The video was released Monday when it became public record. A security video from a McDonald's in Ohio shows a woman punching two restaurant employees and smashing a drive-thru window because she couldn't get Chicken McNuggets.
The tantrum caught on tape in Toledo earlier this year shows the customer reaching through the drive-thru window, slugging one worker and then another. She then grabs a bottle out of her car and tosses it through the glass window before speeding off.
It happened early on New Year's Day. Police say Melodi Dushane was angry that McNuggets weren't being served, because it was breakfast time.
Dushane says she was drunk at the time. She was sentenced to 60 days in jail last month and ordered to pay McDonald's for the broken window.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
"Catch A Fish" Goal Celebration
Even if you're not into soccer, this is pretty funny to watch!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Chris Young Is Hearing "Voices!"
Check out Chris Young's music video for his new single "Voices," which you will hear on 95KSJ real soon! Who are the people in his video? The folks he talks about in his song....his real family!
