Apparently, none of King Banaian’s relatives have the chops to get on Top Chef.
Anyway, today’s job is to get one Deb Banaian (presumably related to King) onto Survivor.

OK.  I can get behind that. I’d draw the line at Rock of Love.

I’m ready.

I have a thirty-year-old snow blower that starts with one pull.

…a half bag of Starbucks.

…two four-wheel-drive cars.

…a shack full of firewood.

…a battery-powered AM radio to listen to Mitch & Ed.

…a scanner to listen to the mayhem.

…a drawer full of Ramen Noodles

….a lovely wife who happens to love shoveling snow (seriously).

…a forty-degree hill; three kids; three sleds.

…and my Christmas shopping is done.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

…as long as it’s gonna be cold it might as well be white.

Enjoy.

The NARN is taking today – Thanksgiving Saturday – off.

Enjoy the weekend!

Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism from 11AM-5PM:

• Volume I “The First Team” –Brian, Chad and John kick off from 11-1.
• Volume II “The Headliner” – Ed is off on assigment today, so I’ll be joined (as this is written) by First Ringer and Jeff Kouba from Truth Vs. The Machine, as well as my associated publisher JRoosh from 1-3. Tune in!
• III, “The Final Word” – King and Michael will be dishing the Minnesota smack from 3-5.

So tune in to all six hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network, the Twin Cities’ media’s sole guardians of sanity. On the air at AM1280 in the Metro, or streaming at AM1280’s Website, or via podcast at Townhall.

Plus – details of our final debate party, and our best-in-class election coverage!

And don’t forget the David Strom Show, with David Strom and Margaret Martin, from 9-11!

(Title: Oh, doyyy)

 Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism from 11AM-5PM:    

• Volume I “The First Team” –Brian, Chad and John kick off from 11-1.
• Volume II “The Headliner” – Ed and I do our thing from 1-3. We’ll be talking in the second hour with Dr. Kenneth Hill, author of a brand-new book on the Fairness Doctrine.  Tune in!
• III, “The Final Word” – King and Michael will be dishing the Minnesota smack from 3-5.

So tune in to all six hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network, the Twin Cities’ media’s sole guardians of sanity. On the air at AM1280 in the Metro, or streaming at AM1280’s Website, or via podcast at Townhall.

Plus – details of our final debate party, and our best-in-class election coverage!

And don’t forget the David Strom Show, with David Strom and Margaret Martin, from 9-11!

(Title: The Members)

Election talk?

Yeah, we got it. The Northern Alliance Radio Network brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism from 11AM-5PM: 

• Volume I “The First Team” –Brian, Chad and John are off on assignment today; we’ll have a Best Of Strom from 11-12, and King and I (and maybe Ed, if we can coax him into the studio) will do a super-di-duper special fill-in from noonish ’til one, until we get to…
• Volume II “The Headliner” – Ed and I do our thing from 1-3.
• III, “The Final Word” – King and Michael will be dishing the Minnesota smack from 3-5.

So tune in to all six hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network, the Twin Cities’ media’s sole guardians of sanity. On the air at AM1280 in the Metro, or streaming at AM1280’s Website, or via podcast at Townhall.

And don’t forget the David Strom Show, with David Strom and Margaret Martin, from 9-11!

(Title courtesy Al)

 Today, the Northern Alliance Radio Network brings you the best in Minnesota conservatism from 11AM-5PM:    

• Volume I “The First Team” –Brian, Chad and John kick off from 11-1.
• Volume II “The Headliner” – Ed and I do our thing from 1-3. We’ve lot Liz Mair from the Mac ‘n Sarah campaign!  We’ve got Erik Paulsen!  We’ve got stories from last Tuesday!  Most of all, we’ve got a boost for your pre-electoral mojo!
• III, “The Final Word” – King and Michael will be dishing the Minnesota smack from 3-5.

So tune in to all six hours of the Northern Alliance Radio Network, the Twin Cities’ media’s sole guardians of sanity. On the air at AM1280 in the Metro, or streaming at AM1280’s Website, or via podcast at Townhall.

Plus – details of our final debate party, and our best-in-class election coverage!

And don’t forget the David Strom Show, with David Strom and Margaret Martin, from 9-11!

(Title: The Fanclub)

…had crashed into the green room at Orchestra Hall last night, it could have had a sweeping effect on Minnesota conservatism.

At one point, I was sitting with Senator Coleman, Governor Pawlenty, Representative Bachmann, candidates Erik Paulsen (who will be a guest on the NARN this weekend), Barb Davis-White and Ed Matthews, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Dennis Prager and James Lileks, talking about the campaign locally and nationwide.

Not sure if anyone from the Strib covered “Talk The Vote” – Salem Radio’s cavalcade of stars touring battleground states nationwide to whip up conservative support – but if they had, they’d have found plenty of conservative support, er, whipped up.  Bear in mind, the Patriot’s been pleasantly surprised by turnout at these events before; the “Patriot Picnic” in 2004 drew hundreds more than we’d planned on, and our fabled Final Debate Party in 2004 attracted 700 to the Minneapolis Hilton – not bad, considering we’d had 100 RSVPs and it was a night every bit as cold and miserable as last Sunday was. 

Bear in mind also that this even was announced perhaps ten days ago, to an audience that largely has businesses and jobs and families and responsibilities.  The Patriot’s promotions department had figured maybe we’d fill up the floor level seats.

We filled every seat in the place; the floor and all three tiers of balconies.  There were people standing in the halls and the lobby, the last I checked.  And the crowd?

No lack of energy there.  Sorry, Sorosphere; after weeks of declaring the election already won, it’s just not sinking in with all of us plumbers and hockey moms.  Suffice to say that even if Mac loses, 2010 is going to make 1994 look like a Camp Wellstone sing-along.

The speakers?  Look – there are not three people anywhere in talk radio that can work a friendly room like Hugh, Michael and Dennis.  Especially Prager; you’d never know it from his fairly laid-back radio show, but in front of a room, the guy is like a nuclear reactor with the regulator rods pulled out; he gets the crowd stoked, and as the crowd’s energy picks up, so does his; I’ve never seen him speak from any kind of notes at all, so the whole world is his speech, and eventually he covers the whole world, getting more and more animated as he goes, stopping just short of pounding his shoe on the lectern.  An amazing performance, even allowing for the tactical flub of attacking Sweden at a stop in Minneapolis.

Me?  I’m feeling a lot better about this next week, and the next two years. 

Don’t forget – tomorrow AM1280 The Patriot will be welcoming Dennis Prager, Michael Medved and Hugh Hewitt to in the Twin Cities for a humongous listener rally for the election.  We’ll be holding it at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis.

It’s called “Talk the Vote” and it’s going to be free to the public (although please give us an RSVP at the website). Bring the kids.  Get your neighbors.  Drag anyone in whose courage is flagging.  It’s go time!

We’ll see you there!

On Wednesday night at the end of the debate, I hinted to the crowd that we had a special event coming up.

Boy, do we. 

A week from this coming Tuesday – on October 28 – we’ll be welcoming Dennis Prager, Michael Medved and Hugh Hewitt to in the Twin Cities for a humongous listener rally for the election.  We’ll be holding it at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis.

It’s called “Talk the Vote” and it’s going to be free to the public (although please give us an RSVP at the website). Bring the kids.  Get your neighbors.  Drag anyone in whose courage is flagging.  It’s go time!

We’ll see you there!

Tonight is the debate for all the marbles. 

Do you want to tell your grandchildren you were cleaning out the garage when this happened?  Or would you prefer to say you were there, sitting with a couple of hundred of your closest friends, watching history be made?

AM1280 The Patriot is hosting a debate viewing party at Trocadero in Minneapolis (it’s right by the Monte Carlo, on Third Avenue at First Street North) for the final debate, a week from tonight!  Join the NARN – I’m one of ’em – for an evening of fun and politics!

We’ll have free appetizers and a cash bar (and let me tell you – nobody does appetizers like Trocadero!). The debate goes from 8pm CST to 9:30pm CST and doors will open at 7:30pm-ish.

Admission is free – but please RSVP at the handy AM1280 RSVP Page so we can plan accordingly.

Sign on up and join us tonight.  And stay tuned for details about the Patriot’s election-night coverage!

We’ll see you there!

Tomorrow is the big finale! Join the Northern Alliance and AM1280 for the debate-watching party of the season!

AM1280 The Patriot is hosting a debate viewing party at Trocadero in Minneapolis (it’s right by the Monte Carlo, on Third Avenue at First Street North) for the final debate, a week from tonight!  Join the NARN – I’m one of ’em – for an evening of fun and politics!

We’ll have free appetizers and a cash bar (and let me tell you – nobody does appetizers like Trocadero!). The debate goes from 8pm CST to 9:30pm CST and doors will open at 7:30pm-ish.

Admission is free – but please RSVP at the handy AM1280 RSVP Page so we can plan accordingly.

Sign on up and join us tomorrow night.  And stay tuned for details about the Patriot’s election-night coverage!

We’ll see you there!

Just three days until the final Presidential Debate!

Join the Northern Alliance and AM1280 for the debate-watching party of the season!

AM1280 The Patriot is hosting a debate viewing party at Trocadero in Minneapolis (it’s right by the Monte Carlo, on Third Avenue at First Street North) for the final debate, a week from tonight!  Join the NARN – I’m one of ’em – for an evening of fun and politics!

We’ll have free appetizers and a cash bar (and let me tell you – nobody does appetizers like Trocadero!). The debate goes from 8pm CST to 9:30pm CST and doors will open at 7:30pm-ish.

Admission is free – but please RSVP at the handy AM1280 RSVP Page so we can plan accordingly.  The Veep debate was just about a sell-out – don’t miss it!

Sign on up and join us the coming Wednesday, the 15th.

And stay tuned for details about the Patriot’s election-night coverage!

We’ll see you there!

(It’s a Contest!)

Mrs. Roosh and I visited Manhattan last week for a quick getaway and this is my favorite photo.

How many Nationally Known Brand Names and/or Logos Appear in this photo?

If you are the closest winner Mrs. Roosh will buy you a cocktail at the AM1280 The Patriot Presidential Debate Party, Oct. 15th at Trocadero. Click the photo for the larger version required to find them all.

Hint: Many appear multiple times, each appearance counts; reflections count as well.

Congrats to BillC: I’m up to 19 individually, at least 34 including duplicates and reflections.

Click on the Pic for the Large Version of the Key…Click “Read the rest of this entry…” for the list.

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