6:00 AM: Lindsay Lohan is hosting Saturday Night Live March 3rd. Chris Brown and Rhianna have done two songs together, and both were tweeted out by them yesterday. Elizabeth Smart was married over the weekend in Hawaii. Gas prices average $3.63 and could reach $4.25 by April. This is the highest gas prices have been at this time of year ever. An ESPN editor has been fired for posting a headline “a chink in the armor” after Jeremy Lin and his team lost a game.
6:15 AM: What’s the theme? Cowboy Mouth, Better Than Ezra, and Aaron Neville. All are from New Orleans, and we think they are probably playing some highly paid gigs tonight for Fat Tuesday.
6:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. There was a hit and run on Sunday around 7 pm on Guadalupe. Two pedestrians were hit on the sidewalk in front of Wheastville Co-op, and one was killed instantly. The driver is in custody, and they are trying to determine if she was drunk or under the influence of medication. 3 cars hit a man on Mopac on Sunday, but only 2 of the cars stopped to render aid to the person. Miranda Lambert and Chris Brown are in a twitter fight because she made a mean tweet about him after he performed twice at the Grammy awards. A dress and earrings that Whitney Houston wore in The Bodyguard are going to be auctioned off.
6:40 AM: Alex’s Tidbits of the Day. He was watching a special about Walt Disney World and learned that there is a large feral cat population that lives there. They come out at night, and the park feeds them. They decided to do it because they help keep down the mouse population in the park.
6:50 AM: 2 minute topic. What did you think of Whitney Houston’s funeral? Sara thought that Kevin Costner’s speech was great, and Sandy wonders who wrote it for him. Sandy got a kick out of the fact that before the funeral, there was a guy who explained to the white TV viewers what to expect from a traditional black funeral.
7:00 AM: Coast to coast news in 60 seconds.
7:05 AM: What’s’ on your mind? Sandy and his family enjoyed riding their bikes in the neighborhood yesterday. Alex is thinking he might get an iPad when the new ones come out this year. Cass is feeling the pain that parents of teenagers probably feel. Her “little” got a cell phone and now when they hang out, she pretty much ignores Cassiday. JB went to Home Depot to get a hose this weekend and came home with a ton of plants and fertilizer. Sara took her new dog to a sleepover on Friday night and he pooped in the middle of the sleeping bag area.
7:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. KXAN has put out a list of the top 20 speed zones in Austin, where the most speeding tickets are handed out, and some of them are; 1400 block of East Anderson Lane, I-35 just north of the upper and lower deck split, Enfield between Mopac and Lamar. During the F1 race, hotel prices will be extremely elevated. For example, the Super 8 will be $546 a night, which is 5 times the average price.
7:40 AM: JB ran the Livestrong Marathon this weekend, and we have a lot of questions for him. He was asked several times if it was his first marathon. Sandy has a theory that the only people who ask that question are people who have already run one, so they can brag to you. It took 6 minutes to even get to the starting line because 18,000 people were running. The worst thing he saw was a woman on the ground who looked like her whole body was cramping up. He also saw a woman who had pooped her pants. His favorite signs were; “worst parade ever”, “toenails are for sissies”, “run Forrest run”, and “Humpty Dumpty has wall issues too”.
8:00 AM: Coast to coast news in 60 seconds.
8:10 Headlines. There are many high end hotels with interesting jobs. The Ritz in Miami has a person whose only job is to apply sunscreen on people. Rosewood hotels have a fragrance butler who delivers a selection of perfume and cologne on a silver platter. They have dog surfing experts in San Diego on Coronado Island, and sleep experts at the Benjamin Hotel in NYC. A 90 year old man in California was at home, when a younger man broke in and tried to rob him. They got in a scuffle, and the young man shot the old man in the head. The old man made his way to the bathroom and pretended he needed to use the restroom. He actually had a gun hidden in the bathroom and shot the young guy.
8:15 AM: We play audio of Sara’s church choir performing at a choir in Compton, California.
8:20 AM: Sandy has long said there is no good Italian food in Austin, but he recently found 2 great places in town. Reales on 183 and Anderson Mill, and Maggiano’s Little Italy in the Domain.
8:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. There was a hit and run on Sunday around 7 pm on Guadalupe. Two pedestrians were hit on the sidewalk in front of Wheastville Co-op, and one was killed instantly. The driver is in custody, and they are trying to determine if she was drunk or under the influence of medication. 3 cars hit a man on Mopac on Sunday, but only 2 of the cars stopped to render aid to the person. Miranda Lambert and Chris Brown are in a twitter fight because she made a mean tweet about him after he performed twice at the Grammy awards. Tonight is still part of the no refusal weekend for Mardi Gras celebrations. There will be street closures downtown tonight for the festivities. The famous painting called “The Scream” is privately owned, and is about to be sold in a public auction. It’s expected to raise a hefty price of 80 million dollars.
8:40 AM: Landry met Elmo, Bert, and Ernie on Friday at The Frank Erwin Center. Cass knew some people in the production of Elmo Makes Music, and put in a call so Landry could do a private meet and greet with them. Sandy said she had so much fun and they all really enjoyed the show.
9:00 AM: Coast to coast news in 60 seconds.
9:10 AM: Today’s topics.
9:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. A study has found that that on average a facelift patient will look 7.2 years younger. Elizabeth Smart was married over the weekend in Hawaii. An ESPN editor has been fired for posting a headline “a chink in the armor” after Jeremy Lin and his team lost a game.
