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Middleburgh, You've Been Flooded Again. You Need A Song To Lift Your Spirits -Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:00:12 +0000

You've GOT to feel sorry for you Middleburghians! To be flooded yet AGAIN from this last round of storms is just too much to bear. I thought you guys deserve a morale boost, so I will attempt to help out by writing you a song for this week's "Your Town Thursday". Information would be helpful, though! Here's how to contribute (it's easy, don't worry)

They Might Sell Off Hoffman's Playland in Latham – Richie's Rhyming Editorial [AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:18:37 +0000

It has been an institution in the Albany area for many, many decades. We took our son there meny times, and I have the old videos to prove it -(somewhere !!) I’m sure you do too. Everyone’s pretty riled up about it, so I thought it needed a “battle cry”. I keep hearing [...]

Man Claims "You've All Been Poisoned" On Hong Kong – Newark Flight. Lovely!

Richie Phillips — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:27:39 +0000

Can you imagine being on an airplane when someone stands up mid-flight and yells “you’ve all been poisoned!” Well, imagine no more According to Newser.com, it happened over the weekend. The guy, identified allegedly as Daniel Morgan Perry also told the flipped out passengers that he had information about Ed Snowden (the guy who leaked information [...]

Charlie Worsham, Thomas Rhett and Randy Houser Perform At The Sean and Richie Golf Tournament To Benefit St Jude – [Gallery}

Richie Phillips — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:28 +0000

I had a great vantage point to grab some quick and dirty shots at Stadium Golf Club during the acoustic concert following this year’s Sean and Richie Golf Tournament To Benefit St Jude Children’s Hospital. Here’s a few for ya’ll Charlie Worsham – THIS GUY WAS AWESOME -if I could only hit a ball as high [...]

Sean and Richie Golf Tournament 2013 -Richie's Candid Camera

Richie Phillips — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:36:05 +0000

It was tough taking pictures and playing golf at the same time. (However, the way I played today, I might be better off behind the camera!) Nonetheless, I had a chance to act like a paparazzi and sneak some shots in during this year's Sean and Richie Golf Tournament to benefit St. Jude. See if you can find yourselves - and thanks to all who attended this year's sellout!

Craig Campbell Plays Beer Pong At the Taste Of Country Music Festival

Richie Phillips — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:16:24 +0000

I was really impressed with country music star Craig Campbell. He was really great with the “peeps”. Proof below On Friday morning at the Festval, after our broadcast, I had the chance to drive through the campsites with him in a Dodge Ram – yelling into a bullhorn that “Craig Campell was about to perform [...]

Here We Are At the Taste Of Country Music Festival at Hunter Mountain – Broadcasting Live

Richie Phillips — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:12:02 +0000

We are here, right behind the concession area doing the show. This is so cool! I should do time lapse photography here so we can watch the place fill up, and it will! I did catch the first official spectator with my camera. I don’t recognize the face, do you? Here’s a view from where [...]

What's A Good Song For The First Dance At A Wedding? My Picks – Then Yours [VIDEO]

Richie Phillips — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:39:16 +0000

I get this question all the time – can you recommend a good “first dance” song for our wedding? There are so many to choose from, it boggles the mind. Here are just a few, and then I’ld like to hear from you! Etta James has a classic – Everyone knows it and it still [...]

Richie Channels Willie Nelson And Sings A Song For The Taste Of Country Music Festival

Richie Phillips — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:00:24 +0000

I've always LOVED parodying Willie Nelson. I've always loved that "warble" when he sings. So I gave it a shot this morning - pretending that he came on the air with us to hype his appearance at the Taste Of Country Music Festival at Hunter Mountain. (Are you going?) Get those tix!.

Apple Debuts A New Macbook Desktop, The Carrot To Do App, and Quick Mouse Tips

Richie Phillips — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:55:46 +0000

Let’s get geeky for a minute, shall we? We’ll see what Apple is up to, first of all, then we’ll look at an App that will help you get things done and have fun in the process, plus a quick mouse tip that’ll make you say “no kiddin?” Well, speculation has been circulating all [...]

I Feel Sorry For Kim Kardashian -Threatened By The Paparazzi!

Richie Phillips — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:08:58 +0000

I know it might not be a popular sentiment. People joke about and belittle that family to no end. They make disparaging remarks about their incredible wealth, airheaded comments, their stupid reality shows – the list goes on and on. I was on that bandwagon for awhile myself until I read this about Kim Model/TV [...]

St. Thomas The Apostle School Kids Sing About The Cooperstown Hall Of Fame – Reading, Writing and Rhyming [AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:16:16 +0000

Here's their song in case you don't want to read the rest, but I invite you to, and also to make comments at the bottom of the article. (Congratulate the kids -they'd love to read it!)

This was yet another repeat performance for me. I believe this was my third time at this fantastic school in the Delmar area. In fact, it turns out that these were the same kids that I've seen in the past! They had just come back from a field trip to the Cooperstown Hall of Fame and wanted to write a song about it. No problem!

What Will Be Best Day At Hunter Mountain's Taste Of Country Music Festival? Sean and I Are Arguing Again.

Richie Phillips — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:27:28 +0000

Come on, Sean! Get with the program! Yes, it’s true -it’s probably the most exciting country music lineup in the history of the Northeast. It’s the Taste Of Country Music Festival at Hunter Mountain, June 13th-15th. Everyone has their favorite act, and I have mine Hey, this is America. I have my opinion – [...]

It's Time To Play "Taste Of Country Music Festival Before and After" -[AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:29:39 +0000

You know the show Jeopardy, right? You know how they play “Before and After” – where they merge the name of one person or thing with a name of the other and you have to guess? It’s hard to explain, but you’ll get it when you listen below Here’s an example: answer: Johnny Carson Daley [...]

Seeing Bass Drummers In The Troy Flag Day Parade Brought Back Memories

Richie Phillips — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:39:39 +0000

I happened to see part of the 46th Annual Troy Flag Day Parade On Sunday. I think I caught the tail end of it. Even THAT part was exciting, especially seeing the drum section. Why? Glad you asked… Actually, there was an entire section of bass drum players. When I was in high school back [...]

I'm Writing A Song For Hunter, NY This Week In Honor Of The Taste Of Country Music Festival – Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:30:49 +0000

It's going to be a very busy week around the radio ranch. I want to get writing very early because we have to go to Hunter Mountain this week for the most exciting music festival this area has ever seen (got your tickets yet?) .

Simon Cowell Gets Egged on "Britain's Got Talent" -[VIDEO]

Richie Phillips — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:51:03 +0000

Yes, folks. You know what they say – “Paybacks are a real (expletive deleted) “. Sorry, Simon but you have finally gotten your just desserts. According to EW.com, Natalie Holt playing in the orchestra during the live finale of “Britain’s Got Talent” (the forerunner to the very popular “America’s Got Talent”) came out from the [...]

Hysterically Clever Ad Created By Henry Floyd To Sell His 1992 Toyota Paseo -[VIDEO]

Richie Phillips — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:01:57 +0000

I happened to see this on YouTube as I was looking up information about my Toyota, and I thought this was absolutely hysterical. I guarantee you will too This is so well done and so well written that I couldn’t pass up sharing it with you. Someone out there in YouTube land wanted to get [...]

You Too Can Own Thomas Jefferson's Plantation in Virginia – It's Being Auctioned Off

Richie Phillips — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:27:17 +0000

For all you house hunting buffs out there, there's a very cool site that I'm going to turn you on to - it's called Top Ten Real Estate Deals.com. You wouldn't believe some of the listings they have. Celebrities' homes, historically significant homes - you name it. Here's just one:

Could A Beer Fridge Knock Out Telstra's Cell Service? In Melbourne, Australia It Did!

Richie Phillips — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:55:12 +0000

Making it up? You are accusing me of lying? How dare you! This is a trending story out of Melbourne, Australia, mates! Telstra is a big cell phone company in Australia, and I guess sparks were really flying down at headquarters according to the Herald Sun.com when they saw that there was major interference coming [...]