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Our first Tahoe South Winter SnowBlast was killer...
Here I am talking with the Director of Marketing at Heavenly, listen here.
After our chat we hung out with Fogheads in the lodge, then we bounced to the South Shore Room at Harrah's, Fitz and the Tantrums played - they did a great Eurythmics cover tune.
Click here for a deal on the next Winter Snow Blast event.
FOGHEAD FAVORITES 2011
here are my picks:
Albums: Decemberists The King is Dead | My Morning Jacket Circuital | Mat Kearny Young Love
Songs: Black Keys "Gold on the Ceiling" | Adele "Someone Like You" | Wilco "I Might"
Concerts: Kooks at the Fillmore| Bridge School at Shoreline | Outside Lands in GG Park
Movies: Midnight in Paris | Bridesmaids | Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
World Class Adventure to London...
Oh how lucky I am! On September 17th, I played host to 6 Fogheads as we crossed the pond for a concert by Adele and a very special Private Concert with Amos Lee.
It all started with our entrance into the UK through Heathrow, not the smoothest of arrivals as they were not ready for us and we waited through customs forEVER...
Funny moment though: We had not yet met all the KFOG winners on the flight. I met Cour and Mark but I was still looking to find Donna and Joe, sight unseen, so I was saying their names at random intervals while wading thru the masses heading to customs. Eventually we hit a stopper in the hallway (seen here), and my husband Mike and I started talking to these really fun people just in front of us. During a lull in our conversation I blurted, "Donna and Joe, anyone? Anyone?" and those two people in front of us said, "That's us! " HAHAHA so funny... perhaps you had to be there?
Traveling around the streets of London was just great; we did a lot of walking, letting our feet take us wherever we liked. The city is smaller than I thought so we were able to see a lot. Our hotel, the Hyatt Regency - The Churchill, is located in the West End, just off Oxford Street, but we saw Soho and St. James, and even walked to the South Bank.
Look, a horse with a dude on it.
We took advantage of the goofy, touristy, arms-length photo op. See the clock, hear Big Ben, see the bus.
Our bartender Nicole was so great - note the fresh strawberries. This was at the Churchill Bar - not cheap, but totally worth it.
My First Eating Competition...
and my buddy Sam recorded it all:
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5th Annual Music in Schools Today Golf Tournament hosted by Tre Cool
These guys were our musical entertainment and they rocked, keep an ear out for Devil's Angels!
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Support Blue Bear Schoo of Music by sponsoring my mustache.
The mustache growing competition will culminate with a big party and fundraiser at Bimbo's on Friday, May 20th. The Funky Meters will perform get the details on the Blue Bear School of Music website.
April 13th:
Wow, wow, wow... it's all I can say!
But I'll say more anyway...
JumpstartMD.com has been JUST THE THING to help me lose these last few lbs... remember the muffin top? I DON'T! HAHAHAHAHA.
Seriously, I have lost 10 lbs since I started with JumpStart MD... yay! Now, since I am within' 7lbs of my goal, things have slowed down considerably - but I am still heading in the right direction; down doobie-do down down.
Remember when I mentioned the super-fancy-scale-dealy-bob that measured my body chemistry? When I started with JumpStart (2/17) my Body Mass Index (BMI) was at 25... normal range for ladies is 18-25. After a month my BMI is down to 23, much better! I am looking forward to my next In-Body weigh-in (In-Body is the name of the fancy scale dealy-bob) because I am SURE I've made even more progress.
While the lifestyle changes seem fairly drastic at first, the initial progress is so fast that it's easy to get momentum going. Even a minor slip up here and there doesn't hurt the overall results (and heaven knows I slip up!).
Ohhhh, want a snacky tip? Tofu chips. No joke, slice some super firm tofu hella thin, put some olive oil and salt on 'em, and bake until crispy...totally crunchy snacking delight.
And guess what? I've decided to do part of the Marin Half Marathon, I've started running again and it's so much more fun to run with some of the weight off. Join me... www.marinmarathon.com
March 25th:
Yesterday's visit to Jumpstart MD was inspiring, they put me on the InBody scale-dooliebobbby-thing (technical term) to see how I am doing. Now 6 weeks in, 7lbs lighter, and a considerable drop in body fat percentage ... woop woop, I'm burning fat, woop woop.
I heard a funny thing while I was there: "Doing Jumpstart is expensive... no, not the program, it's all new (smaller) clothes I have to buy!!"
March 23rd:
Jumpstart works!! Can you tell I am stoked?!
We are all trying to stay fit, watch the waistline, eat right... well, JumpstartMD is helping me do it, and do it right. 6 weeks in and I feel better, sleep better, I am eating better than ever... and I even dropped a few lbs, 7 I think!
The big change is my weekends, I used to be one of those people who let all my hard work go by the wayside on the weekends, well no more. Since I have made a conscious effort at a lifestyle change I can keep it up on the weekends with a bunch of little tips from Jumpstart MD. When we go out to eat on the weekends, which we do a lot, I don't snack on the bread or the tortilla chips before the meal. And my husband is great, he's happy to split meals with me -not fun, fantastic on the waistline!
Just a little reminder, JumpstartMD is the medically supervised, rapid, weight loss system that teaches you to eat right... with regular, whole, food.
March 14th, Pi day!
So last week I started talking about my experiences with JumpstartMD , I know, you're like "but Renee you look so great why lose weight?" ;) Actually, I've got a good 10 lbs that I really need to gain control over, and we all know it get's harder and harder as we get older.... so 3 weeks in and I am 6lbs lighter, WOOP! WOOP!
Mostly, I have learned so much about nutrition and portion control. Plain and simple, we all eat too much. At Jumpstart they help you gain control of your portions, you are eating regular whole foods so once you get the hang of the what the right amount of protein, carbs and dairy is you can implement the knowledge and be successful.
Each program is designed for you personally, and you get the support you need the whole time. They have jumpstart locations all over the Bay Area, and if you start the program with a friend you each get 75 bucks off the initial visit.
March 1st
Hey peeps, what's doin'? So I am checking in to say this Jumpstart plan is really very interesting. I lost 4 lbs in the first week! I also met the founding doctors of the program, total FOGHEADS! They have even offered to help me with my charity auction pursuits. I love good people.
Back to the lifestyle plan ... Here's what I've learned from week one: yes, it's very regimented but it's also a great education. Did you know that we are chronically dehydrated? I am now drinking plenty of water and feel great for it. Also I have learned how much food we really don't need. Heavens, we overeat, it's not surprising the health issues people are developing.
I'll keep you posted on my next weigh in this Thursday.
February, 23rd, 2011... My, it has been a while.
Thanks for checking in, I have so much to tell! I am on a diet (aren't you glad you asked?) oh, and it's not really a diet, it's lifestyle change. Perhaps you've heard of Jumpstart Medicine? Well, I am ALL IN! I have this pesky 10 lbs that I want to see if I can shed so when I heard the spot we were running on KFOG I thought I'd investigate.
Here's what I know so far (one week into the program) it's intense. This is no BS. Right off the bat you meet with doctors and dieticians, they explain the plan, and they use this crazy scale that tells you the entire content of your beloved body: water, fat, muscle. Turns out the extra fat I carry (10lbs) is the most annoying type, let's say it together, BELLY FAT! Yo, muffin top.
So the journey begins...
The first two days were really hard, I won't lie. The plan requires that you get rid of sugar, some fat, and limit your carb intake. It's not rocket science but there certainly is a science to the whole removal-of-sugar-to-burn-fat concept. It's a retraining on how to make food choices. The nice thing is you get to check in with the Jumpstart staff weekly, so it's harder to "fall off the wagon." Speaking of which, alcohol is limited but not forbidden.
I consider myself to be very disciplined when it comes to sugar but I still went through some withdrawal. I had this vice-grip headache on day 2, thank heavens I was warned. Here I am out on the otherside of the sugar addiction and I think things are going to be fine. I have my second visit on Thursday (tomorrow), I'll keep you posted.
THIS JUST IN.... Check your Foghead email, Jumpstart is offering a deal!!
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Soon to come: my recent Auctioneer School stories.
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How would this little feller do in the Ikea Experiment?
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Major props to the KFOG interns!
Gavin and Samantha represented KFOG at the Best of the Bay Rock Party recently. The San Francisco Bay Guardian readers voted KFOG the best radio station in the Bay Area, thank you readers!
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The coolest thing happened, I ran into NYC street artist Alan Streets right here in SF! Turns out he comes out here a lot.
I first learned of him from the documentary My Name is Alan. Check it out when you can he has a very interesting story and his work is fantastic, in my opinion.
Mad props to the Haiteration blog for this photo
Since my birthday is coming up I treated myself to a painting.
Happy Birthday to all my fellow summer-babies!
I got one of those pass-it-on email things and it made me smile so I thought I would share it here:
When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were. When they were growing up; what with walking twenty-five miles to school every morning.... Uphill... Barefoot... BOTH ways yadda, yadda, yadda
And I remember promising myself that when I grew up, there was no way in hell I was going to lay a bunch of crap like that on my kids about how hard I had it and how easy they've got it!
But now that I'm over the ripe old age of forty, I can't help but look around and notice the youth of today. You've got it so easy! I mean, compared to my childhood, you live in a damn Utopia! And I hate to say it, but you kids today, you don't know how good you've got it!
I mean, when I was a kid we didn't have the Internet. If we wanted to know something, we had to go to the damn library and look it up ourselves, in the card catalog!!
There was no email!! We had to actually write somebody a letter - with a pen! Then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in the mailbox, and it would take like a week to get there! Stamps were 10 cents!
Child Protective Services didn't care if our parents beat us. As a matter of fact, the parents of all my friends also had permission to kick our ass! Nowhere was safe!
There were no MP3's or Napsters or iTunes! If you wanted to steal music, you had to hitchhike to the record store and shoplift it yourself!
Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio, and the DJ would usually talk over the beginning and @#*% it all up! There were no CD players! We had tape decks in our car. We'd play our favorite tape and "eject" it when finished, and then the tape would come undone rendering it useless. Cause, hey, that's how we rolled, Baby! Dig?
We didn't have fancy crap like Call Waiting! If you were on the phone and somebody else called, they got a busy signal, that's it!
There weren't any freakin' cell phones either. If you left the house, you just didn't make a damn call or receive one. You actually had to be out of touch with your "friends". OH MY GOSH !!! Think of the horror... not being in touch with someone 24/7!!! And then there's TEXTING. Yeah, right. Please! You kids have no idea how annoying you are.
And we didn't have fancy Caller ID either! When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was! It could be your school, your parents, your boss, your bookie, your drug dealer, the collection agent... you just didn't know!!! You had to pick it up and take your chances, mister!
We didn't have any fancy PlayStation or Xbox video games with high-resolution 3-D graphics! We had the Atari 2600! With games like 'Space Invaders' and 'Asteroids'. Your screen guy was a little square! You actually had to use your imagination!!! And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen... Forever! And you could never win. The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died! Just like LIFE!
You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on! You were screwed when it came to channel surfing! You had to get off your ass and walk over to the TV to change the channel!!! NO REMOTES!!! Oh, no, what's the world coming to?!?!
There was no Cartoon Network either! You could only get cartoons on Saturday Morning. Do you hear what I'm saying? We had to wait ALL WEEK for cartoons, you spoiled little rat-bastards!
And we didn't have microwaves. If we wanted to heat something up, we had to use the stove! Imagine that!
And our parents told us to stay outside and play... all day long. Oh, no, no electronics to soothe and comfort. And if you came back inside... you were doing chores!
And car seats - oh, please! Mom threw you in the back seat and you hung on. If you were lucky, you got the "safety arm" across the chest at the last moment if she had to stop suddenly, and if your head hit the dashboard, well that was your fault for calling "shot gun" in the first place!
See! That's exactly what I'm talking about! You kids today have got it too easy. You're spoiled rotten! You guys wouldn't have lasted five minutes back in 1970 or any time before!
Regards,
The Over 40 Crowd
Ed Harris stopped by KFOG.
He's the star of a new film called Touching Home. The film was made here in the Bay Area by a couple of guys from Fairfax, Noah and Logan Miller.
The movie is not only heartfelt but the guys know their Marin County, some of the best shots of the Nicasio Valley you'd ever want to see.
If you have time read book Either Your In or Your In The Way, it explains how the twin brothers, who had zero acting or writing experience, got a host of fantastic talent to help them along the way.
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If you see me out there, please don't hit me... and don't forget those turn signals!!
Photo credit: Alex Bauzon Academy of Art University
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The 4th Annual Music in Schools Today Golf Tournament, hosted by Tre Cool (Green Day) took place in Oakland recently. It was a fantastic show of support. People were there because they positively value the importance of keeping music in schools. Please donate at www.mustcreate.org
See you next year!
Super awesome double dutch!
I started taking a double dutch (jump rope) class, it's a hoot. Unfortunately I injured my self during a happy-fun play time moment; craziest feeling, I was jumping into the ropes and it felt like someone threw a brick at my calf. Anyway, I was still able to turn ropes, you will see me for like 8 seconds in this video. I am the one in the red scarf - looking way too serious!
Yikes! There was an issue with the music on the video, check back here for a repost!
All the cool things I have been able to do with Fogheads...
Cooking class at the Hotel Sofitel:
Thanks Chef!
We made a lovely shrimp skewer...
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Ditch Day at Alpine Meadows:
One of our Morning Show winners, Andy
and Max Delany & Joel Streeter :
Yo, Mickey:
