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Recap 6.12.09 by Intern The Big Mistake

SandboxIntern — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:58:00 GMT

Recap 6.12.09

Bah Weep Granah Weep Ninny Bong!

TGIF. Especially today. I hope the sun will come back to play soon.

6am

Big Jim has greasy hands and wrote ‘Deport Mexicans’ on Fletcher’s dirty car. TGIF and a rainy day at least for Fletcher's sake.

Info Burrito in 101.7 seconds

- Heidi Montag Pratt has posed for September’s issue of playboy.
If you forgot what she looked like, here’s Heidi...

- If laid off or fired, your employer must give you your unused vacation time!

- Men’s Warehouse dropped its bid for the bankrupt chain Filene’s Basement

- Stanley Cup finals .TONIGHT. go watch!

- Digital Era begins today, no more analog

- Manchester United accepted offer for 132 million for Cristiano Ronaldo

- The FDA is taking over the big Tobacco industry - history in the making

- Have you seen the cover of the herald today? Its dreary like today’s weather

Sports with Special Ed

- Welcome back Big Papi, we’ve missed your swing!
- Watch the Stanley Cup finals this evening - Ed told you to

Fletcher w/ Pop Trash

- Sarah Faith Alterman reports from Gilette Stadium, at the American Idol Registration/Auditions. Crazy people down at gillette in the rain, with the sight of golden tickets on their brain.

- Sunny and Cher’s daughter Chastity from now on wishes to be called Chaz, honoring his true idenity. Cher already has one son named Elijah Blue Allman.

- David Carradine’s second autopsy, the family Lawyer released “Death was not result of suicide”. Further investigation is underway.

- John Linnell of They might be Giants turns 50

- Henry defends They Might Be Giants, saying they are not boring and they appreciate FNX.

7am

Henry Santoro's 180: Covering Half of Everything

On Beacon Hill it’s going to get ugly before it gets better - ‘Texting on cell phones while driving has become a peril’. Henry is SICK of people texting and driving, and believes that people should lose cell phone/driving privileges. Is it too much to handle for drivers in Masshole? Is the Commonwealth full of multitask’n peeps that can’t possibly put others at risk?

-Callers: Only one truly agreed with Henry, while others boasted about how they were texting all the time. One caller admitted texting while in traffic.

-Henry: Its like drunk driving, your distracting yourself from the road

-Ed: texting and driving is not the same as Drunk driving. I should know!

-Fletcher: It’s like wearing your seat belt when driving up to a road block - everyone does it, and its that easy to dodge. Just continue texting after you pass the cops.

-IMer’s: Im texting to you on my iphone, while driving, in the rain! POW!

The Sandbox Office Report

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 - You know that Travolta is evil when he wears facial hair.
An NYC subway dispatcher fights to outsmart a dangerous criminal mastermind who's hijacked a subway train. A remake of the 1974 thriller inspired by John Godey's best-selling book. Actors: Denzel Washington, John Travolta.

Imagine That - Why does Eddy Murphy have to do such ridiculous movies that all look the same?
A powerful financial executive whose career was sent spiraling down the drain finds answers to his setbacks in an imaginary world dreamt up by his young daughter.

8am

Qdoba Mega Robo Thunder Phone Query

How do you lie cheat steal your way through summer?
Free and Easy - Catch the article by Chris Ferone in this week’s issue of The Boston Phoenix

- Pool jumping: utilizing the Hotel’s swipe card they never ask for it back
- Theater jumping: you get what you pay for, sometimes in bad movies
- Parking trick : go to a garage in town that has half hour parking for free. Park there for any amount of time, then walk back in, grab a new card and don’t pay a thing to leave

The Sandbox "Gives You the Gifts"
Caller number TEN when you hear “The Crackin’” gets to choose a gift 1-19!
- Marc chose number 13, and won a pair of tickets to see 311 from the side of stage and receive a signed set list. Congrats!!!

Fletcher and Ed tell us about their Ice cream eating and The Killer’s listening fun time to benefit The Jimmy Fund in Boston. They interviewed various dairy and sugar delirious people. Thanks Oldie’s 103.3 for letting the guys crash your bash.
Fletcher: Everyone we spoke to was very sweet.
Ed: They were hooked up on sugar and dairy! Why wouldn’t they be?

9am

Who Said it
Meaghan from Salem won 311 tickets and a McDonald’s Be Our Guest Card. Congrats!

Mike Diskin from Stuff Magazine

Stuff to do over the weekend
-Field day, Saturday at noon fort Williams park

-Maine, go fly a kite, ah well join the Goths.

WTF Line

- Clowns are angels with red noses?

Fletcher: There is only one kind of clown: SCARY!

- Fletcher gets heat for his dirty car artwork, HR will be contacting soon ;)

- Big Jim gave tickets to a lady???!! But caller was rockin' it for The Sandbox at Eda Maria Show

- Swine flu is back... Boasting World Health Org gave him platinum status

- Texting while driving is a peril, our 'modern day katrina'

BIG NEWS!! Henry got a cell phone!!! WTF?

Listen in Monday to win The Sandbox "Gives You the Gifts"

The Sandbox Recap Blog - 1/16/09 - By Intern Blonde Girl

FNX Intern — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:10:00 GMT

6am

Good Friday Morning, Sandboxers!

Play the Sandbox’s “Who Said It?” for Morrissey tickets, on March 29^th:

In reference to Marissa Tomei, who said, “You haven’t seen me work a poll!” Anthony from Peabody accurately guesses Fletcher; congratulations Tony!

In Sandbox News with Henry Santoro:

In national news, yesterday President-elect Barack Obama won the Senate’s approval to spend the second half of the contentious $700 billion rescue package and welcomed the House Democrats' new suggestion for a notable $825 billion stimulus plan. President Bush bids farewell with a slight smirk in his speech last night, defending his actions and decisions during the two terms held in office.

In neighboring news, Governor Deval Patrick says, “[Now is] 'Not the time to lose either our will or our way’” urging MA residents in his speech not to despair, acknowledging our state’s economic crisis being deep and painful. A leader of Fall River seeks an ardent opposition to the liquid natural gas proposition. The entire Northeast is in an artic freeze today, as degrees fell to 38 below in parts of Maine yesterday. Etched into national history, the extraordinary survival of 155 passengers US Airways crash into the chilly Hudson River brought back startling memories of a similar crash of an airliner from Logan International Airport in 1960.

In miscallenous news today, Hawaii is the first state in the US to switch to all digital cable; reports say that over 100 calls per hour were received in the first day alone due to the cable transition. The state of Massachusetts are now enforcing a $100 fine for all of those drives that open their car side door without looking for oncoming bicyclers. Ouch! Men’s Fitness Magazine’s, Alan Stiles, has died at the age of 54. He was hit yesterday by a commuter train shortly after he parked his car and began walking onto the rail’s path. Lastly, for those of you planning to attend the inauguration of president elect Barack Obama, “holding it” will not be necessary; over 5,000 porter potties will be trucked into the event, ensuring that no one is uncomfortable during the ceremony. With a slight slip of words from Santoro, the Sandbox favors a “Porter Party” instead!

7am

Weather today is BITING cold today, but sunny – at zero degrees Fahrenheit!!

The Sandbox asks, “Who would win in a Fight – Gay Bears vs. Oasis?”

Keith Orr of One in Ten phones in to explain why the Gay Bears would win:

1. Sharp claws.

2. More like panda bears, than grizzly – definite disguise.

3. A gay bear – like John Goodman with a beard, hefty lumberjack look – c’mon… totally win over the Gallagher Bros.

Brian – “I’m a Bear Cub from NH, Gay Bears all the way– Bears have more attitude than drag queens!”
Adam – “Bears will win, Gallagher Bros will throw hit after hit who and then will be so drunk and angry for not taking down one of the Bears, that then they’ll turn on one another.”
Nick – “Gallagher Bros, rather see them to fight Jedi – it would just be a hate crime between the Bears and Jedi.”
Laura – “Gallagher Bros, because who the hell are the Gay Bears?”
Tom – “You can mess with Gallagher’s but you can’t mess with Bears.”
Sean – “Gallagher brothers, they’d beat anyone up!”

Congratulations to the Gay Bears! Now it’s Jedi vs. Gay Bears next Friday, January 23^rd.

Special Ed with Sports:

In other Bears’ news, Thomas sends back over 30 potential shots against the Bruins during their game against the NY Islanders. Sox keep Youkilis for a four-year extension with a $41million dollar package. The Pats have a work in progress as they address Coach Belichick and the urgency to reconstruct a coaching staff after having loss three of the ten assistant coaches this year.

Mike Diskin from Stuff@Night calls in:

Jedi robes need to be whipped out; New England’s largest sci-fi and fantasy event will be hosted this weekend at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge – with absolutely no hazing!
Harper’s Ferry features some hip hop this weekend, with DAS EFX on January 16, 2009 – once featured on Chapelle’s Show.
Beer Summit Winter Jubilee is going on at the Park Plaza Castle, but you got to get onto it quick for tonight, $40 tickets.
Andrew Dice Clay is over at the Wilbur Theater tonight “Remember Who I Am Tour,” $35–$55 tickets,

8am

Comcast Mega Robo Phone Query:

On Monday, 6 Pennsylvania high school students’ arrested on child pornography charges after sharing nude photos via cell phones (MSNBC)

What’s the problem? “Sexting” the new craze described as the act of text messaging someone in the hopes of having a sexual encounter with them later; initially casual, transitioning into highly suggestive and even sexually explicit. (Urban Dictionary)

Reports say that at least 20% of teens have sent or posted nudie photos via picture mail or networking sites.

If you are a child, you can be arrested on child pornography charges. Should teens be arrested for ‘sexting’?

Fletcher: “Everything’s amplified now a days and I don’t know why 13 yr olds have cell phones!”

Charlie says: “It’s Verizon’s fault for providing phones to teenagers that have camera’s on these phones – or maybe even their parents’ fault.”

Special Ed: “I’ll show you mine, you show me yours” has existed forever… it’s just being done in a different way. Whatever.”

Paul (Somerville): Has 13 and 15 yr old daughter doesn’t think they should be arrested for it. “It’s certainly not like how it was back when I was a kid – my daughter’s friend got caught doing it. When I was a kid, all you had was a house phone, and Mom and Dad knew who was calling – the predators we had then were called priests.”

Mark (Rt. 2): Has 18 yr old stepdaughter, and says, “It is the parenting – I got my daughter a phone made by Verizon with no camera; I knew what she was up to and she was pissed without camera, but something has to be said about tough love – as I’m paying the bill.”

Rich (Peabody): “What do parents and teachers expect the kids are going to do? We’re marketing it towards kids and there’s sex all over the media – horny teenagers are going to manipulate any form of technology because it’s their natural hormones.”

Mike (road): Doesn’t support pornography with kids, but has a 17 yr old girl calling from Texas… a little sketched out by it.

Bernie Corbett Hockey East Report:

Boston University heads to Merrimack tonight trying to rebound, while they take on Boston College tomorrow night. Still, BC entertains UMass Lowell tonight. Number four nationally ranked, number one in Hockey East’s North Eastern, lead by #39 hockey defenseman, Brad Thiessen, takes on fellow top ten Vermont. The Providence Friar’s will undertake UMass first, followed by the Maine Black Bears. Finally, Darmouth and UNH will go head to head for Granite State bragging rights.

Wants to be cool and to hang more with the Sandbox in 2009, as he goes to see Hotel for Dogs!!

Eric of Londonderry was caller #7, who won tickets to see the Cold War Kids on April 2^nd. Congrat’s Eric!

Cares or Who Cares? Peanut butter has been tainted by salmonella poisoning, do we care or not care?

Lance Gould, editor of Boston Phoenix: “Peanut butter has been a partner in so many dysfunctional relationships: jelly, bananas and bacon, chocolate. On top of all this, a salmonella outbreak – I feel so bad. I care!”

Fletcher: “I’m gonna have to go with everyone else as well, cares! The poor Austin Cracker Company, a good snack – I’m gonna miss the cheese and peanut butter snacks! Cares!”

Ed: “They [Sandbox poll] all cared, and how can I not? It’s the most perfect food product that goes with Fluff’Nutters; I care!”

Charlie: “The poor deadly outbreak caused a replacement of the peanuts with garlic mix bags on airplanes – I care!”

Professor Santoro: “How can you not care about the fact that peanut butter is making people sick? It’s the perfect food eaten by the super rich and the pitifully poor, peanut butter is delicious and nutritious protects against breast cancer, fights diabetes and even lowers blood pressure. The Kellog Bros started the mass production, and now they’re pulling the product off the shelves. Cares!”

Sarah Faith Alterman writes for the Boston Phoenix: “It’s a real problem when people can’t trust the food they eat. The people who work in the factories who produce these products probably get paid less than you do and hate their lives, and don’t care if a little bit of salmonella gets into our food. Start eating locally, and stop cramming your body full of poisonous mystery crap. Cares!”

The Sandbox Decrees: 100% cares!

9am

Ebagger says, “Henry is a D-Bag, gets better news from Inquirer and totally ridiculous for offenses for current President and VP.”

Football Picks w/ the Hooters Hogskin Showdown:

Big Jim whines about the “amazing NFL season” – stupid Steelers

· Ed: Steelers over Ravens

BJ: Ravens over Steelers

· Ed: Cardinals over Eagles

BJ: Eagles over Cardinals

Join FNX and the Sandbox at Hooter’s on Rt. 1 in Saugus, February 1^st, to see the loser serve the winner’s table.

WTF –

WTF – turn on your direction signal first, slow down, then brake – don’t brake in the middle of the road... don’t talk on the cell phone either, gotta hang up now!
Fletcher dreams about the Jonas Brothers – he’ a freak now?
When you sharpen a chainsaw, where a glove on other hand while your sharpening it
Yesterday’s finisher almost choked a driver in hilarity, with Special Ed singing “The Reason” by Hoobastank featuring Fletcher on backing vocals!
Sean Connery calls in to talk about his trip to Boston for the Adult Entertainment, wants to meet the guys at the Harpoon Brewery – inviting Big Jim and Fletcher for try-outs.
Caller phones in his own version of “What I Got” by Sublime
Caller mimics Britney’s “Womanizer” in reference to Paul Driscoll – huh?
Phone in recalls childhood memory of kid who would say “huh?” Gotta’ love Pat D!

The Finisher: Los Angeles Indie 103.1 FM – promoting the recently unemployed, Kevin Begley. R.I.P. Indie 103.1!

The Sandbox Recap Blog - 1/14/09 - By Intern Blonde Girl

FNX Intern — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:32:00 GMT

6am

Good Wednesday Morning, Sandboxer listeners!

Play the Sandbox “Sentence-Phrase Memory Game” for Morrissey March 29^th:

After multiple tries, we finally got a caller, Melissa from Dover, who could repeat this crazy story:

Charlie went on an alcohol induced rage last night…
Charlie went on an alcohol induced rage last night… and set fire to his local Italian restaurant…
Charlie went on an alcohol induced rage last night… and set fire to his local Italian restaurant… He then yelled at the firemen when they arrived…
Charlie went on an alcohol induced rage last night… and set fire to his local Italian restaurant… He then yelled at the firemen when they arrived… and finished the night by kicking over a statue of the baby Jesus…
Charlie went on an alcohol induced rage last night and set fire to his local Italian restaurant. He then yelled at the firemen when they arrived and finished the night by kicking over a statue of the baby Jesus.

In Sandbox News w/ Fletcher, due to a missing Henry Santoro:

In the Governor’s news, Deval Patrick and his administration gave a proposal that will allow private companies to bid on the right to buy or sign long-term leases on Mass Pike services plazas. In addition, Patrick sets an ambitious goal to build enough wind turbines to supply energy to 800,000 homes in the state by 2020. Also, Patrick is given an expansion on budget-cutting powers that will allow him to cut into the $5.3 billion of the state’s aid to cities and towns.

Other news, a funeral for firefighter, Kevin Kelly, took place yesterday afternoon – with the driver of the truck that killed Kelly, speaking eloquently about him, calling him, “a hero who saved the lives of the other firefighters.”

Menino calls for “urgent action” from city employees to enforce a $60 million wage freeze, planning to erase nearly half of the city's looming budget gap. President-elect, Barack Obama vowed a veto on moving the $350 billion in federal bailout funds, appealed to the Democrats in Congress yesterday.

Henry Santoro reports with Brian Raferty How Karaoke Changed My Life

Brian Raftery, who writes for Spin Magazine and Wired, recently wrote a book entitled, "Don't Stop Believein': How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life"

Santoro: Where did the obsession come from?

Raftery: Well it started when I was really young; I grew up very obsessed with music. And I sort of reached that cruel point in adolescence when I realized that thing you absolutely love isn’t what you’re going end up doing. I realized very early on I would never be able to pull off being a singer in a band and then at some point in college, a friend of mine said “Hey why don’t we go do karaoke” and I said “No, I’m not doing that, it’s ridiculous” – but I found it was kind of a great outlet for all these songs that I loved all these years and never really got a chance to sing. And it’s a goofy way to hang out and there’s karaoke bar flirtation. What disco was for the 70’s, karaoke bars became in the late 90’s.

Santoro: Well you’ve kind of created the blueprint for us radio geeks. We get into radio because we’re frustrated musicians, we couldn’t play or sing to fight our way out of a paper bag. I understand why we like karaoke, because it gives us the opportunity to be the Mick Jagger or Pete Townsend, but why does the average Joe like it?

Raftery: Two big reasons: The hammy-element while you’re tipsy in front of your friends getting up on stage, and sort of making a little bit of a spectacle of yourself, which Americans seem to like doing. But I think right now it is sort of a strange form of music appreciation. Now a day there’s so much competition, you can do hundreds of songs – it’s very strange how diverse the song selection has gotten over the last few years.

Santoro: Is there a karaoke capital of the world?

Raferty: I think it’s definitely Japan – it was all started by a guy who was, like us, a frustrated musician and realized he wasn’t very good at it, and decided to get into the business end of it. Then it took off throughout Asian – there’s one on every corner, it’s a day of ritual passage.

The book Don't Stop Believin': How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life by Brian Raferty is available at Amazon.com

Special Ed with Sports:

In one of NHL's biggest rivalries, the Bears were literally fighting their way to a 3-1 win in front of gruff fans at the TD Banknorth Garden last night, as Chara lead the way with two goals and Thomas standing on his head making some great saves.

The Pat’s lose another asset; Scott Pioli agreeing to sign as the general manager to the Kansas City Chiefs, not shortly after offensive coordinator, Josh McDaniels, left for a position as head coach over at the Denver Broncos. The Red Sox are adding a unique addition to the team, bringing #29 John Smoltz to the Sox as a new starter for the coming season.

7am

Brrrrr…. Feels like -2 degrees in Boston because of the bitter wind, although it’s 20 degrees!

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The Sandbox Ebag :

Jerome – confused about last weeks, Final Four, wants the Monkees, the musical band, to win!
New listener who’s in love with Fletcher, wants suggestions from Sandbox about where to move in Boston –

Price range for scene

South end: $1400 – $3000/month, Hipster, Land Rover type
Allston rock city: Roughly $2300/month, Dirty rocker/barista types

Caller wonders why the Sandbox wouldn’t play the new “My life would suck without you” by Kelly Clarkson before the new Paris Hilton?

#21 from Boston Bruins, Andrew Ference"

After going MIA yesterday morning because of rehab, Andrew Ference thinks the Sandbox has filled their Kelly Clarkson quota for the year – boycotting American Idol after Justin Guarini. Yuck! He talks about the B’s game last night and wonders when it became okay for fans of the same team to fight each other? He saw two Bruin’s fans brawling, one in home jersey and one in an away jersey. It was just a harsh night all around.

The Sandbox asks him if he thinks he’s ready to get back on the ice. Ference says, “As for mentally, for sure! But I’m just waiting to be physically in tune. It’s just getting to be a long time coming with all the injuries piling up. I’ll be real glad when I’m ready all around.”

Lastly, Andrew questions: is the president-elect, Obama, a black hawks fan? Probably.

8am

Comcast Mega Robo Phone Query:

CBS Sunday Morning: Should there be a Council or Advisory Board for former living president – for advice and suggestions?

Brett – Thinks we should have a summoning ceremony for the Coucil Board, with capes and swords - Dana Carvey Show reference
Cara – It’s a good idea, any company is run similar, have a consulting board for Retirees.
Nick – Keep them as “ex-Presidents,” everyone knows we already pay them until they die… they owe us!
Shane – Nick was right, they do get paid until the end of their lives, $400K – it’s just sounds to me you’re gonna have Democrats and Republicans bickering over a lot of indecision – what else is new?

Fletcher confirms they make roughly $180K a year…carried out for rest of their lives

Chris Forsberg from the Boston Globe calls in to talk about going to musical Dirty Dancing with his wife for Valentine’s day– which he’s looking forward to because he actually likes Dirty Dancing. But might be replaced by Fletcher instead… will she notice? The word on Aaron Ward, Bruins defenseman, is that he will be missing a couple games, due to a Charlie Horse. C’mon, how bad can a Charlie Horse be?

Fletcher then receives one from Special Ed and hops around like Jane Fonda to work it off

9am

Fletcher’s Pop Trash:

New American Idol, Season 8!! Contestant Katrina Darrell tried out in a bikini, an American Idol first!
After 7 years on NBC, hit TV show, Scrubs is ending its contract and moving over to ABC; but Jonathan Michael "J.D." Dorian, otherwise known as Zach Braff, will not be making the transition as part of the cast.

WTF –

Follower’s of Big Jim busts out a rap rhyme about the Sandbox and Big Jim
Jesse from Maine asks “whatever happened to Demetri – did he get deported? Syphilis?” The Sandbox doesn’t know…
Charlie’s hott wife calls in to tell Fletcher to stop staring at the picture of her over his bed
Someone calls in to refer the movie, Step Brothers, as a film the Sandbox must see
Caller calls out Big Jim for stealing the Nintendo Wii sounds for the commercials – then the Sandbox begins to flash back to old 80’s commercials and then jumps into old toys and comics
The Sandbox Frat House, an 11 bedroom house in Allston that will now house the FNX personalities.

Reasons why this will never work:

Charlie would hate Special Ed for walking in on sister while in the shower
Henry Santoro in sweatpants with his daily morning wood
Kramer would kill everyone for all the dishes
Two dogs and Calpernia won’t mesh
and lastly, there aren’t enough bathrooms in the world for Big Jim

Caller suggests some help for interns, Gas for Ass – o0o0o!

The Sandbox Recap Blog - 1/13/09 - By Intern Blonde Girl

FNX Intern — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:31:00 GMT

6am

“Keepin’ it Casual” for a Good Tuesday Morning, New England!

The Sandbox Hosts: Special Ed and his Terrible Movie Quiz

Play for Morrissey tickets at House of Blues on March 6^th.

Charlie gives it a whirl –

Question: Which band had its unofficial theme song appear over the end credits of Shakes the Clown?

Answer: Charlie doesn’t guess, so Ed declares the answer as, the Clowns.

Caller Ken from Rollinsford gives it a shot –

Question: What 1996 movie featured in Snow town, is about a serial killer whose DNA was trapped in snowman?

Ken’s Answer: Jack Frost – Correct!

Question: In this 1984, starring John Goodman and Daniel Stern, features cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers?

Ken’s Answer: C.H.U.D. – Correct!

Congratulations Ken; enjoy the show!

In Sandbox News w/ Henry Santoro:

First news, Governor Deval Patrick deems a hike in the price of gas taxes, again. Mayor Menino is set to focus on the alarming budget crisis in State of the City talk tonight, describing that Boston is facing a $140 million budget deficit. Boston fire trucks are pulled off, due to falling short of requirements during a routine state inspection. Professor Lyle Cracker, of UMass Amherst, was rejected by the US Drug Enforcement Administration in the proposal to have the second laboratory in the country to grow marijuana for medical research.

In national news, Congress votes today for its second bail out, of $350K. One week from today, Barack Obama is sworn in as president, finally facing the devastating mess our country faces. Economic reports say that free internet tax will become a thing of past. Survey says, the best thing to avoid this winter’s common cold – sleep. Small sleep disturbances actually increase illness, and better quality sleep will help keep one healthier.

Special Ed with Sports:

Finally!!!! Jim Rice has made it to Hall of Fame, with squeaker vote of 76.4%, needed 75% to actually pass. Reports say the low-end percentage may have been due to his poor relationship with media. Celtics with two straight wins in overtime last night. Bad news for the Bruins, as Phil Kessel will miss up to a month of B’s action due to a diagnosis of the “kissing disease” – yes, Kessel has Mono. At Fenway today and tomorrow, the House of Blues will be hosting a major Job Fair, with over 200 job openings for the new venue.

Fletcher takes out The Pop Trash:

Howie Mandel was hospitalized yesterday in Toronto, with reports of an irregular heartbeat – conflicting reports suspect a mild heart attack.
On January 24^th, Danny Bonaduce takes on Jose Conseco in a boxing match on Go Fight TV.
Entourage actor, Jeremy Piven, packing a lot of heat for backing out of Broadway show Speed the Plow – due to illness from Mercury poisoning.
Vanessa Hutchinson’s, of the High School Musical franchise, wants to move on to Twilight series for the New Moon filming.
Paris Hilton to release her new album, with it’s leading single “Jailhouse Baby,” a personal reflection on her stint behind bars.

7am

Mike Diskin from Stuff@Night joins the Sandbox with some Hot Bodies from Bodies by Boston

Guest Appearances:

Owners of Life in Synergy, Helena and Brian Collins,

and Hott Bodies, Ann Palica and Vaughn Gray.

Tonight, 7 PM at 867 Boylston Street in Boston, Life in Synergy is hosting Stuff@Night’s Boston's Hottest Body competition. Come down for a good time, a great location, and mingle with some Hott Bodies!

8am

Oh no! Online contest winner from Bodies by Boston, Ann Palica – “Special Ed has your coffee mug!!” Mike Diskin texts, “Just toss it…” We shall see; Ed just might clone poor Ann with MIT friends… yikes!

Comcast Mega Robo Phone Query: Communal reading material in the bathroom, gross or not?

Nicole – Way gross, we have a community ashtray in the bathroom so if you want to smoke while on the can – and I’m sorry, but that thing’s disgusting!
Alex – Once a magazine’s been “fecallized,” you gotta’ Seinfeld it… flag it!
Dan – There’s nothing wrong with it communal reading material, but once you bring it in there – there ain’t no getting it back!
Gay Tom – While hosting a house party, he pulled out an IKEA catalog to talk about furniture, and his guests refused to hold it.
Miles – Just finished a microbiology class… and believe me, its way gross.
Clark – My last name is Doodie, watched a Myth Buster’s episode where they tried to keep bathroom absolutely clean, and still tested, that there was still fecal matter everywhere. It’s gross!
Hotline – Hands behind head, pants around the ankles, and it’s called “keepin’ it casual’
Richard Gallagher (CFO of Phoenix) says Ed just made the list, “People I refuse to shake hands with.”

Lizzie Goodman, editor at large of Blender Magazine, calls in:

The Killers week’s worth of phone calls in Blender Magazine features Brandon Flowers’ who clearly makes a good pop star. “He’s arrogant and confident…the total personality of a rock star and very sensitive about how people feel about his work,” says Lizzie. She’s is glad to see that Nina Sky, team of twin sisters from Brooklyn, is back. “Beautiful girls, with cool sexy R&B music.” Little Boots, UK musician, with smart dance music, she describes as, “Kylie like music with a dark, sadistic underpinning to her music.” Goodman claims, “2009 will be a big year for new bands, especially bands like Passion Pit.”

9am

El Pres from Barstool Sports calls in to chat with the Sandbox.

“My position is that, I don’t care, [in regards to Jim Rice inducted to the Hall of Fame]. I’m happy that he got in and the cake is legitimate, but I wouldn’t have lost a wink of sleep if he didn’t get in,” says El Presidente.

WTF –

· Nothing worse than having the Ruiner finishing the ending to a really good movie’s ending – why don’t you just wreck the rest of the movies?

· Offender of Special Ed calls in to apologize – profusely!

· Joe the Plumber calls in from Gaza – “GET ME THE HELL OUTTA HERE!”

· Caller sings a serenade about Joe the Plumber in Gaza – poor Joe.

· Caller thrashes out Charlie and Incubus – over *something* Kennedy? But thinks dorks, the Sandbox, is still funny.

· Girl calls in to show concern for depressive Sandbox – furthermore pointing out Charlie

The Finisher: The Sandbox reminds listeners, “Remember, keep it casual…”

The Sandbox Recap Blog - 1/09/09 - By Intern Blonde Girl

FNX Intern — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:16:00 GMT

6am

The Sandbox host’s: Who Said It?

“I don’t want to fight Middle School Girls!” – said Fletcher. Tanya from Jamaica Plain guessed correctly and is going to see The Killers on January 26^th. Yay Tanya!

In Sandbox News w/ Henry Santoro:

On Beacon Hill today, legislators won’t accept 5.5% pay raise; and others take pay raise to only donate to local charities. "It seems ironic that Beacon Hill is preparing to make additional budget cuts that will hurt our cities and towns while accepting a raise in pay at the same time," said State Representative Todd M. Smola (Boston.com)

In other news, New England has declared as part of another national out break of salmonella, with over 388 cases in the country, 39 in Massachusetts alone. Products infected include raw eggs, uncooked meats, poultry, and un-pasteurized milk.

For those of us who may be feeling the failing economy this year, Hyundai agrees to start a new return policy for all of those who become unemployed in 2009. With proper documentation of the job loss, Hyundai has agreed to take the car back, no questions asked.

The Adult Entertainment Expo is having their annual event which includes all the greatest stars, along with unique adult novelty sales too!

A New York arbitrator, Dana Eischen, has been assigned to settle the dispute between the Boston firefighters union and the city of Boston, against random drug and alcohol testing.

Special Ed with Sports:

Finally, the Bruins beat Ottawa 6 – 4 in the Garden last night; with Thomas, Chara, and Savard heading to All Star game, omitting Manny, Kessel, and Wideman.

In Sox news, Rocco Baldelli signed with the Sox with jersey #5 (the digit of former player, Nomar Garciaparra). After passing physical test, Brad Penny comes off injury list.

Celtics announced yesterday that the team will be welcoming back guard J.R. Giddens and forward Bill Walker from the Utah Flash.

Special Ed and Fletcher take a stroll down memory lane – in their Air Jordan’s’ that is!

Ed recalls having white, black and red sneaks, and told Sandbox listeners that he was once ready to kill anyone with the thought of smudging his shoes! Careful guys!

The guys rag on Fletcher, pointing out how well he can “dunk.”

Fletcher follows up by saying, “that doesn’t have anything to do with donuts does it?” Ha-ha enjoy those Munchkins, Fletcher!

Fletcher takes out The Pop Trash:

Last year Yolanda Adams sang a very heartfelt Star Spangled Banner at the NFL Championship New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts… maybe a bit too heartfelt.
In Fox News Entertainment – Top 10 Hottest Grannies, “Still smokin’ after their babies had babies.”

1. Suzanne Somers

2. Tina Turner

3. Sarah Palin

4. Blythe Danner

5. Goldie Hawn

6. Sophia Loren

7. Ivana Trump

8. Priscilla Presley

9. Catherine Deneuve

10. Julie Andrews

Celebrity apprentice #2 – Season 8 casts have been announced:

Brian McKnight R&B Star Male
Clay, Andrew DiceAndrew Dice Clay Stand Up Comedian Male
Rodman, DennisDennis Rodman Basketball Player Male
Walker, HerschelHerschel Walker Football
Black, ClintClint Black Country Music Artist
Green, TomTom Green Comedian / Actor Male
James, Jesse G.Jesse G. James CEO of West Coast Choppers
Hamilton, ScottScott Hamilton Figure Skater Male
Watkins, TionneTionne Watkins R&B Singer Female
Kardashian, KhloeKhloe Kardashian Keeping Up With The Kardashians Star Female
Rivers, JoanJoan Rivers Comedian/Red Carpet Interviewer
Rivers, MelissaMelissa Rivers Daughter of Joan Rivers
Jordan, ClaudiaClaudia Jordan Actress / Model
Duke, AnnieAnnie Duke Professional Poker Player
Roderick, BrandeBrande Roderick Playboy Playmate Of The Year, 2001
Gulbis, NatalieNatalie Gulbis Professional Golfer

7am

Who Would Win In A Fight? - Final Four! - Jedi VS Monkeys!

Final score Jedi vs. Monkeys! 14 – 14 tie… let’s just wait Mike Diskin

Mike Diskin from Stuff @ Night

Happy New Year everyone! Saturday is No Pants Day at Alewife Station on the Red line. Game rules: sit pant less on the train for an entire day– no laughing, no smiling; and absolutely no long underwear – only tidy whities and boxers. Can you handle it?! In entertainment, Sinbad will be at the Wilbur Theater tonight, starting at 7:30pm – get tickets at Ticketmaster.com

8am

The Sandbox decides: c’mon NBC – let’s can Dick Clark, let Ryan do his job – someone who can bring clarity to his speech. Sorry Dick!

Mega Robo Phone Query: In finding out you have a terminal illness, such as Patrick Swayze’s cancer, do you start living healthy, or ruthlessly live it up until the end?

Greg Dickerson from Comcast Sports Network

Full of excuses, Dickerson admits that the Celtics are really struggling. Seeing from the sidelines, their not making defensive stops and on the offensive end, they’re not making the shots. It’s a good thing that the All-star break is coming up, we need it!

Peter Gammons calls in to promote his event on Saturday, Jan 10 8:00p at Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA Featuring: Letters to Cleo, American Hi Fi, Peter Gammons, The Figgs, Jenny D and the Deelinquents, and more.

9am

Cares or Who Cares? Do you care or not care about the sudden rise of popularity of transsexuals/transgender?

Lance Gould, editor of Boston Phoenix: Cares. “We’ve come so far as a nation this past year, we’ve elected an African American as a president, we saw women make serious runs, for both president and vice presidential offices, and we’ve had a couple trannies on reality TV shows. Any one of those scenarios could be as commemorated on a postage stamp.”

Fletcher: Exposure for any group of people – Cares!

Special Ed: I don’t like labels in the end, people are people! I can’t keep track of them all so – Who Cares!!

Charlie: How else are you going to get people into Middle America without threatening feelings, but through television? Cares!

Professor Santoro: Networks are making changes for all human differences, and I think it’s great – sure, I care!

Sarah Faith Alterman writes for Stuff@Night: “On the one hand, like eating scorpions and making out with melodramatic lesbians in hot tubs, token transgender cast members are the newest high concept, low-brow reality super trend which is somewhat insulting. But on the other hand, allowing the transgender community to have a presence in main stream entertainment will lend much needed tranie-101 element to yaa – dude TV. Cares!”

Football Picks w/ the Hooters Hogskin Showdown:

It’s the Playoffs, and there’s lots of tension between Ed & BJ in studio this week!

· Ed: Steelers over Chargers

Big Jim: Chargers over Steelers

· Ed: Panthers over Panthers

Big Jim: Cardinals over Panthers

· Ed & Big Jim agree: Giants over Eagles

· Ed: Ravens over Titans

· Big Jim: Titans over Ravens

Loser becomes a Hooter’s famous Chicken Wing: In a kiddie pool, the loser will have to lay in blue cheese & hot sauce, rolled in bread crumbs. Yum!

Bernie Corbett calls in for the Hockey East Report:

A score for Boston University, winners of Denver Cup tournament! North Eastern, another resident of the Top 10, lost a heartbreaker in the Dodge hockey classic at the University of Minnesota – as the Gofers scored a controversial overtime game winner to defeat the NE Huskies.

University of Vermont, also a Top 10, won the Catamount cup, vs. St. Lawrence in title game! Friday night Ice on NESN, preceded by the hockey east 25^th anniversary special at 6:00. And lastly, UNH had a victory at the University of Maine, 5-4.

WTF Line –

Caller phones in to complain about getting in a car accident – with a state trooper! Ouch!
The Ruiner calls in to ruin Grand Torino... Clint Eastwood’s best role – and once again, the dog dies at the end of Marley… boo! Go Chargers!
Caller defends the Sandbox, stop hating offenders of stroke victim, Dick Clark – start hating the people who wheel him out for New Year’s time and time again
MIT monkeys would kick the Jedi’s’ a**! Another vote

The Finisher: From the Sandbox: Drink, smoke, and drop the C-word!! Have a great weekend everyone!

The Sandbox Recap Blog - 1/07/09 - By Intern Blonde Girl and Intern Pam

FNX Intern — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:45:00 GMT

6am

The Sandbox host’s: Ed Time at the Apollo

So you wanna win some Killers tickets??? Well what artist wrote this raunchy song that Ed sings?

“The time was 6 o'clock on the Swatch watch/ No time to chill, got a date, can't be late/ Hey, the girl is gonna do me/ Move to the Jacuzzi, ooh, that booty/ Smack it up, flip it, rub it down, oh, no” ?

Sharon from Boscawen calls in to accurately guess this saucy tune, as “Do Me!” by Bell Biv DeVoe. Congrats Sharon!

In Santoro’s News:

Sorry Bostonians, it’s messy weather for Bean town today, with multiple school delays and closings. Feel free to check out the weather updates and school reports at Boston.com

In other news, a dermatologist who was convicted of killing his wife was found dead in cell at Norfok state prison on Monday. Meanwhile, Governor Deval Patrick targets state's ethics and lobbying laws among state authorities. The state proposes a new reorganization of agencies to aid the Bay State’s homeless a bit faster. And sadly, early Tuesday, a four-alarm fire destroys a row of businesses on Peterborough Street in the Fenway area.

7am

Special Ed Junk Food Review

So how’s that diet for your New Year’s resolution going? Not so well? Well if you’ve already blown your resolution before the first week’s end, why not throw in some more calories? Special Ed’s junk food review for the week: fish sticks – from the first to the worst!

Yum! They’re crunchy, with a little zing to the seasoning. Fish is flaky – pops and zesty, “When you eat a fish stick, you want a little sizzle in your seasoning” perfect combination of flaky, fish, and flavor!

These sticks are healthy lifestyle (out of New Jersey) with no artificial flavoring and thicker, wider, longer stick with good color. They take twice as long to cook, “…quality takes more time to cook,” says Fletcher* Overall, good crunch, flakiness and quality fish, but the breading was lack-luster.

Not impressed. Smaller than mozzarella stick, size of my index finger – not meaty, 80% breading. Steve calls in who used to work at plant – made from Pollack “It’s all, all good fish.”

Fish sticks were lighter in color – looks like there’s a hair on it (Intern Pam)… “Not really crispy, it’s fishy, just fishy. They’re not good – soft, fishy – just bleh!”

Sandbox Sports

Special Ed’s reports poor news for Boston; the Celtics lose it to the Bobcats in overtime, 114 – 106. As for the B’s, it’s no good either; their first back to back loss of season to the Minnesota Wilds, 1 – 0. And Mark “Texas-Ira” Teixeira decides after serious persuasion from his wife, that he’s leaving the Green Monster to head over to the Big Apple – signing with the Yankees because they’re “always on top,” says Teixeira.

Chris Faraone from the Boston Phoenix

With the inauguration coming up, you need to have plans to celebrate the presidential “change.” So what a better way than to have a celebration! Chris Faraone calls in from the Boston Phoenix to talk about his new article on How to Throw a Wicked Pisser Goodbye Bush/HellObama Bash. Faraone says, “People are gonna cry, and it’s okay to cry,” as he denies his own tears except for the conclusion of Home Alone. He says that once the party’s over, then maybe we should all fold up our Obama/Biden t-shirts and banners – enough is enough. Fletcher pipes in to say if we need to take down our bumper stickers or just let them fade off? “It’s all good, let it fade” replies Chris. Fletcher then claims “Oh, well I’m replacing my Obama bumper sticker with Mission Accomplished! sticker.”

8am

Comcast Mega Robo Phone Query

At Christmas time, Charlie’s wife opens gift from ex-step mother-in-law, to reveal a quality D&G bag; but is it a knock-off? Does it matter? Well once the zipper broke, the questions started flying.

Do You Care If Something is a Knock-off?

· Fletcher reminisces on losing a pair of Ray Ban sunglasses for 2 years. So he swears never to buy designer because he’ll lose them – then declares that Charlie found them in his glove compartment. Doiy!

· Ed doesn’t care about real designer clothing, but electronics, “You gotta buy name brand. Fake Wii, fake iPhone – none of it compares to real thing.”

· Caller Tim from Rt. 1 has a girlfriend who goes to an old lady’s house for an eBay live auction. $20, $30, $40 for a knock-off, then a meatball on the way out. Sweet deal, I don’t see Miu Miu passing out meatballs!

· Karen claims that half the expense your paying for with a real designer is the guarantee that if something happens the designer will fix it – so spurge a little and buy real!

· Jane says… “Think about the children – there are children in third world countries making these designer bags.” Oh Jane.

· Fletcher recalls going to a Christian shop, to find Guitar Praise, the knock off of Guitar Hero. Imagine being a kid waiting all year long to open Guitar Hero on Christmas morning to then unwrap a Christian fake and have to play Jars of Clay! WTF?

Chris Forsberg from the Boston Globe

Hey Chrissy, ever been called Dorksberg???? Well now you’re on page C7, so probably not! He declares that it’s the end, “2009 is not shaping up to be a good year… the Bobcats? …the Wilds? Come on.” Forsberg tells the Sandbox that the Celtics just need some time off to recoup and may even get a booster shot with Stephon Marbury. Forsberg speculates that Teixeira wasted the Sox’s time and claims, “He still holds a bit of a grudge [from former rejection by the Sox] and sticking it to the Red Sox by going to the Yankees, really, just tickles him to death.”

9 am

Fletcher Missed That Movie Too!

Marc from Allston Rock City recommends:

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai across the 8th Dimension.

Fletcher says,

“Okay look, they throw you into the story with no explanation – you don’t know what the hell’s going on.”

“Maybe the most dated movie I’ve ever watched – terrible alien costumes, the jet mobile was a Ford truck! Starring Peter Weller, who was kinda’ awesome in the 80’s… but, the 90’s weren’t so kind…oooif! He’s now a professor at Syracuse University, teaching ancient roman history. And Jeff Goldbloom, who I’m a huge fan of, stars in it too. I’m telling you, lot’s of acid was done in the writing of this entire movie.”

“As confusing as it was, I’m giving it a B – I actually liked it. Listen, all you hipster bar owners, who play that 80s new wave stuff… and show this instead of sports on your TV’s and make the place way cool!”

WTF LINE –

Flatlander calls-in to defend the Bay State residents against Mainers. Yes, we are paying your paychecks because we love vacationing in Northern New England – so shut up about our driving!
Caller humors about Santoro twittering – Henry argues, “Why bother twittering if I can’t twitter a recipe?”
The Sandbox breaks tone deafness and finally harmonizes! Yay!
Caller defends Big Jim in the pronunciation of Teixeira; saying even Portuguese residents mispronounce his last name. Keith Dakin jumps in to point out, “wrong – he said Texas-Ira! He was blatantly wrong!”
The Sandbox gets a tip on knock-off, but refurbished electronics for a third of the price at Second Act.
At the Silk market in China, a caller says, you can get any form of a knockoff, clothing (Diesel, North Face) flash drives 10 GB, whatever! Boy runs off, gets it for you, and comes back with an ice cream cone too!

Sandbox thinks they may need to go abroad to this Silk Market. Careful China, the Sandbox is coming! 仔细的中国，沙盒来临!

The Finisher: “Flood” by Jars of Clay – yay for Guitar Praise!

The Sandbox Recap Blog - 1/06/09 - By Intern Blonde Girl, Mike Wildman Wildes, and Intern H

FNX Intern — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:42:00 GMT

6 am

Oh no! Grandma’s dementia has kicked in again! Can you guess What’s in Grandma’s Fridge for a pair of tickets to see The Killers on January 26^th? The recipe calls for:

1 cup minced onion

1 garlic cloves

Tsp all flour

1 can clams

1 cup clam juice

2 medium potatoes

Fred, 23, calling from Tewksbury helped our senile Grandma recall this recipe for deliciousness – known as New England clam chowder! Good job Fred!

Fletcher’s pop trash:

While Fletcher’s favoring Twitter over Facebook, it comes with a price. Be careful you’re not getting phished! He once lost $400 from a Ukrainian hacker who decided his was just too cute for his own good. And even celebrities are being phished. Now, poor Britney Spears gets ragged on about having an extra-large, 4 foot vagina. Yuck!
SPIKE’s Dustin Sussman declares in this article that some musicians have a little more hype than deserved – so he’s writing to blow their major ego-infested bubbles’ to smithereens.

Top 10 Most Overrated Singers of all Time

Axel Rose
Christina Aguilera
Bono
Mick Jager
Cher
Amy Winehouse
Chris Martin

Alkaline Trio has signed on for headlining next spring’s Pick Up the Phone Tour to raise awareness for suicide prevention. Tour will include Trio, as well as Anberlin and newbies, Single File, starting April through the summer.
After his two-year battle with the blood disorder, myelodysplasia, the character actor of Alfred in the Batman series, Pat Hingle, dies at the age of 84. (cnn.com/entertainment)

New Sandbox Throw down:

Fletcher talks about Axel Rose in new album, Chinese democracy, “I like the song I.R.S. but there’s no way Rose’s holding that note at end of song – no way!” Special Ed denies it, saying that “he sings notes like that in his sleep;” so Fletcher throws down! When (and if) GNR has live performance tour, Fletcher bets Ed a steak dinner to Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, that Axel cannot actually hold this eleven second note in a live concert. We shall see…

7am

Special Ed’s Psychic Readings for 09’

Obama saves us all! Amy Winehouse stays alive! And Big Jim gets dumped, while Julie Kramer litters. The story goes as follows: Big Jim gets dumped and decides to go to a show with Julie Kramer. On the way to the show, Julie’s drinking a road soda – and tosses the can out the window. Bad karma Julie!

Special Ed’s Sports Update:

Boston College centers in a controversy that Jets are interested in Coach Jeff Jagodzinski. Reports from ESPN say that Jagodzinski has a three year contract with BC, but will still interview with Jet’s athletic director, Gene DeFilippo about future plans.

8am

Comcast Mega Robo Thunder Phone Query:

Home for the Holiday’s and Things Can Happen….

Special Ed’s Dad, a huge fan of the station, is still layin’ it down with the missus at the prime age of 68. That’s great, but at 5 am right down the hall from poor Special Ed while home for the holidays. Ah! “Did he take the pill?” Charlie suggests.

Parents in their 60s shacking up and laying it down, good or gross?

Fletcher: Sure; I’ll end up settling with the wife, why pay when you’re wife’s right there… flabby or not – it just makes sense!

Henry stays quiet, but says “oh guys, if you were at my house... I’d make lots of noise for you.”

Followers of Big Jim shares a story of his younger years. He arrives home at 6 am from a night of hotel partying, makes coffee, sits down at the kitchen table and starts reading the Sunday paper to soon go catatonic. Sounds from the back room show that mom and dad haven’t been bored while their son’s been gone. Follower says, “Instead of getting sick from hang over, I wanted vomit from that moment right there.”

Pauline calls in to say “Yes, they definitely should be having sex for as long as they can!” She works in Cardiac Rehab – and knows a story from a male patient, who, at the age of 88, was taken by a booty call from a 91 year old woman – disguising it as a request for creamy soup because she was ill. Yikes, I guess she wanted a different kind of creamy soup. Let’s see if we can get him in for the “My Song’s Better than Your Song”

The Sandbox calls up Lizzie Goodman, editor-at-large of Blender Magazine, to get an update on the 2009 music forecast.

Prince to release three new albums – Lizzie wants the dirtyyyyyy Prince back. “There’s no real structure to the release, no signed record company; we wonder if this is going to be good for Prince, will he be true to his fans? All I know is that it’s fun to have somebody of his caliber make an appearance in 2009 – I’m all set.”

This year it’s do or die for Kelly Clarkson. In her last album release, Clive Davis was furious because he wanted to have more singles, while she wanted more artistic privilege, reported by RealityTvWorld. Hey Kelly, maybe you should have listened to him? “Since You’ve Been Gone was the height of what she’s achieved” Goodman says, “–she needs to listen to the people who know what they’re talking about. She had her get-out-of-jail-free card on the last album – but now it’s do or die time for her in 2009.”

9am

Caller Lindsay phoned in earlier to the WTF – proclaiming “Big Jim is a Big Dick! That was the most insensitive commercial he’s ever done…” while he makes an ad for Cradles to Crayons, an organization dedicated to the end of child abuse. Lindsay calls the Sandbox this morning to defend herself, just pointing out how insensitive Big Jim.

WTF Line –

Lots of 2008 Hater’s calling in to say bon voyage to the year – HAPPY F*CKIN NEW YEAR!
Going to lunch today? Ask Quizno’s guy if they know what they’re doing when you order the prime rib sandwich?
Weekend Dime, Marc Stein refers to Paul Pierce as P-Squared – it’s catching on Special Ed, yay!!

Booger, black pepper, blueberry, earthworm, cherry, dirt, cinnamon, ear wax, sausage, grape jelly, grass, lemon drop, vomit, sardine, toast marshmallow, pickle, and rotten egg – are just a few delicious individual flavors of Harry Potter jelly beans. Eat a handful of them all together and get a “disgusting flavor explosion!”
Mainer calls in to complain about “you guaay’s over at WNFX need to tell your Street Teamers to drive on the right side of the lane” - Frank66132
The Sandbox sends out thanks to Shane who listens from Ireland!!! Making the New England morning show a midday Ireland show!

The Closer – Vince McMahon “You’re fired!”

Mega Robo Thunder Phone Query - Build Your Religion

Special Ed — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:27:00 GMT

A couple of brothers from the U.K. are creating a Jedi Church.

As much as this thrills Special Ed we got to thinking about how we would write the Commandments for our own religions.

FLETCHER

-The Music is a given… I will Follow, Still Haven’t Found What I’m looking for, Elevation, Beautiful Day
-We’d take communion every week… with a bottle of Cakebread Cabernet and garlic bread
-Sunday School would be a weekly recap of Saturday Night Live, VH1 Celbreality, and Project Runway
-Church would Congregate at Fenway when the Sox are at home on Sunday Afternoon

CHARLIE

-Thou Shalt Not Talk After 7:00PM
-Thou Shalt Not Discuss Finances While in Bed

-Thou Shalt Not Work Before 11AM

Mega Robo Thunder Phone Query - Alien VS Predator

Special Ed — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:01:00 GMT

Today's Question

Would You Rather Be In A One-on-One Fight With an Alien or a Predator?

ALIEN

PREDATOR

Mega Robo Thunder Phone Query - Your Favorite Food: Forever or Never?

Special Ed — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:33:00 GMT

Today's Question: Would you rather eat nothing but your favorite food for every meal for the rest of your life or never have it again but be able to eat other foods?

Mega Robo Thunder Phone Query - Would You Ride Dirty?

Special Ed — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:05:00 GMT

Today's Question:

Would you get into a relationship with someone who you know has an STD?

What did Fletcher enjoy in 2007?

Fletcher — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:50:00 GMT

The best of ’07 So, it's New Years Eve 2007. Wow. Hopefully you're enjoying the FNX Top 100 Songs of 2007 with yours truly. 100-86 have been hilarious. We've already heard from some of '07's greatest... like Justice, the Klaxons, and Shiny Toy Guns (3rd release). Awesome. Here is what I enjoyed this year.

Fletcher's Top 7 Albums of 2007

7) Stereophonics - Pull the Pin: I know I know. I'm the ONLY one who cares. Look, I'm fine with the fact that this band will never be huge in the states. Just listen to "Soldiers Make Good Targets." It leads off the album and it's loud.

6) The Good, the Bad, and the Queen - S/T: I'm sure I will get some crap for this selection. I truly believe anything Damon does is gold. Its spacy, jazzy, and... Damon?

5) Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga: I've always liked Spoon, but I've never been a super fan. Check out "Don't Make Me a Target" and "Black Like Me" -- very Beatles-esq.

4) Kings of Leon - Because of the Times: I don't care what anyone says (*cough* Dakin *cough*), this band is fantastic. Three great records and one of the best live shows I've seen ever. "On Call" sounded different than any other single this year.

3) Against Me! - New Wave: There's not a bad track on this album. It's becoming more and more rare to put on an album and become moved by it. New Wave also contains the single of the year "Thrash Unreal."

2) The Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future: The Klaxons are wacky. They believe the end of the world will happen in 2012. Maybe they are right? Regardless, they wrote a really great album about it all. Its dancey, grungy, euro... all the things I find "swell." If "Atlantis to Interzone" doesn't make you want to rave, then nothing will.

1) Radiohead - In Rainbows: Shocker! This album gets even more perfect with every listen. You can hear the best parts of The Bends, OK Computer, and Hail all throughout the album. Plus, I paid like a billion dollars for the disc box, so I feel obligated to make it 1.

Download Fletcher's "Mystery Girl"

Fletcher — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:41:00 GMT

So, last week we received an email from a girl named Erin. Her roomie apparently has the hots for me. Or, she did have the hots for me before I took out my lip ring. Here is part of the email...

My roommate is a huge fan of Fletcher in particular. Some may call it a crush, some may call it a healthy infatuation. Proof? I found the ad in The Phoenix of just a huge picture of Fletcher's face, taped it to her door as a joke, and she has yet to take it down. That was three weeks ago. I guess she's into the Emo guys- I don't get it. I'm more of a Henry Santoro gal myself.

So the point of the Email is this: I was wondering if I could get something fantastic for her from you as part of her Christmas present. I'm thinking along the lines of a cheesy head shot...a good voicemail message... a Fletcher action figure? Sweet. Anything would be so fabulous.

Last Friday you, the listener, voted in the Mega Robo Thunder Phone Query and overwhelmingly said yes, I needed to do SOMETHING for the girl. Over the weekend I pulled out my guitar, painted my nails black, and wrote a song for Jen. Hope you enjoy!

Fletcher

World's Worst Mouse Plague

Special Ed — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:09:00 GMT

Sweet Jesus...

Not so cute. are they?

Batman: Dark Knight Trailer

Fletcher — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:41:00 GMT

The tailer for Dark Knight hit the internet over the weekend. It's only a couple minutes long but, we'll take what we can get! Dark Knight hits theaters Summer of '08.

Fletcher