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CATCH THE MORNING CREW "PRE-SHOW" BEGINNING AT 5:00 A.M. WITH SOME CLASSIC CUTS FROM PREVIOUS SHOWS! THURSDAY, MAY 15: Tundra Qualifier Drawing...The return of the Lovebugs FRIDAY, MAY 16: Box Office Bonanza...TV Boy Dave

FRIDAY, MAY 16: Look for Andy and the Hurricane Hummer at Petro Automotive Group from 3:00 until 5:00. SATURDAY, MAY 17: Tom broacasts live from Advantage Suzuki. Stop by the corner of West Pine and Timothy Lane between 11:00 and 1:00.

TWO WAYS TO QUALIFY! 1. Tune in each weekday morning and play "Toyota Tundra 10 in 20." 2. Visit Kim's Toyota on Highway 15 North in Laurel, fill in an entry form and then listen each Thursday morning for your name. If you hear it, call in and R.S.V.P. your spot in the final drawing. WE'LL GIVE AWAY THE TUNDRA ON SATURDAY, MAY 31 AT SAWMILL SQUARE MALL IN LAUREL. GOOD LUCK!

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HUBFEST RETURNS TO DOWNTOWN HATTIESBURG. Thousands enjoyed the arts, crafts, food and fun during the day-long event. Entertainment included Willie King and The Pointer Sisters, who received the key to the city from Mayor Johnny DuPree during their show at the Saenger Theatre.

TOM FLIES ALONG IN A WORLD WAR II AT-6 Top from left: Tom and his pilot, Bert Zeller, discuss the pre-flight procedure...Sure, Tom -- you're smiling now...The AT-6 taxis for take-off. Bottom from left: A view of NAS Meridian from above...Back on the ground, safe and sound. A LITTLE ABOUT THIS PLANE The AT-6 was designed for the sole purpose of preparing new pilots to fly the most advanced fighters of WWII. It was the two-seater a new pilot would see before being sent into combat in his MUSTANG, CORSAIR, THUNDERBOLT, or other top-of-the-line fighter of the day. OUR THANKS TO EVERYONE AT NAS MERIDIAN!

Ever wonder what makes us laugh? Click on the links below and find out! "FRONT FELL OFF THE SHIP" "HILLARY CLINTON FARTS" "PHILLIES PITCHER THINKS HE'S BEEN TRADED TO JAPAN" "SAFE BABY HANDLING TIPS" "STEVE'S LAWMOWER JOY RIDE" "THE DRAMATIC CHIPMUNK"

MONDAY, APRIL 28...I'M A BETTER DRIVER THAN YOU I know we've done "Driving Pet Peeves" on the show before, but please allow me to vent one more time (or at least until the next time another driver p.o.'s me). There have been numerous surveys about what ticks us off when we get behind the wheel, and the responses are always pretty much the same: driving too close, talking on the cell phone, putting on make-up, not using turn signals, driving too slow in the fast lane... Let me add one to that -- stopping at the end of an Interstate on/off ramp. Now there are a few exceptions, but generally, the engineers who design our roadways figure in an extra-long strip of concrete to allow us to get up to speed when entering the highway. Yet, it seems that some overly cautious nincompoop is always stopping just as I'm ready to merge. It's really amazing I haven't plowed into someone yet. Not that I haven't come close. I guess I should apologize to the woman in the Lexus RX 350 that got a real close-up look at the brush-guard of the Hurricane Hummer in her rear view mirror on Saturday. As I was exiting off I-59 southbound onto Highway 98 West, I looked to my left and saw no on-coming traffic, so I began to merge into the westbound traffic on 98. To my horror, Ms. Lexus (who had been nearly 50 yards in front of me as we came off I-59) had decided to come to a full stop and wait for the next solar eclipse to proceed. If it weren't for the modern mechanical miracle of anti-lock brakes we would have found out what a Hummer H2 would look like with a Lexus hood ornament. Fortunately, we all came out okay, but a word of warning: if you're either exiting or entering the highway, and you notice a bright yellow Hummer rapidly approaching from behind, you might want to think twice about slowing down. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2...CARPE DIEM, BOB You may have noticed that Rock 104 sounded a bit different during the wee hours Wednesday morning. Oh, the music was the great classic rock that we've been playing for the past thirteen years. But something was missing. Bob Chambers, the pleasant voice that has been a part of Rock 104 overnights for better than a decade, was absent. We're sorry to report that Bob passed away on Tuesday at the age of 51. He told us earlier that day that he didn't feel well, but no one suspected that we wouldn't see him on Wednesday. We lovingly referred to him as "The Notorious B.O.B.", but he was anything but notorious. We all have stories about this giant of a man, in both size and heart, but suffice to say he will be missed. Bob always had a pleasant demeanor and was readily willing to do what anyone asked. Not many know this, but Bob worked two jobs -- overnights at Rock 104 and a day shift at Pizza Hut. The money he made at working nearly 80 hours a week was sent to his momma in McComb to help pay bills. It is somehow fitting that Bob's signature sign-off each morning was "carpe diem." Translated: seize the day and make the most of current opportunities because life is short and time is fleeting. Bob did, and he will be missed. Farewell, old buddy. MONDAY, MARCH 3...SOME SOLUTIONS? Seems that there’s a couple of solutions to the price of gas problem. And it’s all supply and demand. Since we can’t get the knuckleheads in D.C. to increase our supply by drilling for the oil we have in Alaska and in the Gulf, that leaves the demand side. We simply have to decrease the demand. The best way to stop using so much gas is to deport 11 million illegal immigrants! That would be 11 million less people using our gas. The price of gas would come down. Or at least it should. Here’s another problem…how to get our troops out of Iraq. One solution: bring our troops home from Iraq to guard the border. When they catch an illegal immigrant crossing the border, hand him a canteen, rifle and some ammo and ship him to Iraq. Tell him if he wants to come to America then he must serve a tour in the military. Give him a soldier's pay while he's there and tax him on it. After his tour, he will be allowed to become a citizen since he defended this country. He will also be registered to be taxed and be a legal patriot. This option will probably deter illegal immigration and provide a solution for the troops in Iraq and the aliens trying to make a better life for themselves. If they refuse to serve, ship them to Iraq anyway, without the canteen, rifle or ammo... Problem solved. MONDAY, JANUARY 28...THE GREAT INTERSTATE FENCE DEBATE I've noticed for a few weeks that a lot of work has been going on along I-59, namely the cutting of trees and the construction of fencing on both sides of the highway. So I wondered, "what gives?" We opened the subject up to you and boy, did we get responses. Some said "to control access from private property." Others theorized that the fence was to keep deer from leaping into traffic. Then there were those who insisted that the fencing was to keep turtles from becoming road kill. Now, that just didn't make sense. I mean, why would you need a six-foot tall fence with barbed wire on it just to keep a carapaced reptile from meeting the round rubber of an automobile's tire? That couldn't be it, could it? So we asked the experts. A call to the MDOT district office in Hattiesburg revealed the real reason for all the activity along the Interstate. Seems a fence has been there all along, since the roadway was built. But with time and the destructive force of Hurricane Katrina, the fence needed rebuilding. As for the reason -- well, it's to keep things (people, vehicles, cattle, etc.) off the highway that aren't supposed to be there. Oh, and the turtles. Well, there are special Gopher Tortoise fences that are indeed put up where the little buggers live (generally on or around a sandy or clay hill). You can spot these turtle fences by their their location and size. So now we know...