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stanley jordan is a world class guitarist and innovator when it comes to smooth jazz – american jazz – jazz fusion – basically he’s the guru of all things jazz!  when he picks up a guitar you’re in for an incredible treat.  no strummin’ for this cat – he uses the two handed tapping technique…and it is phenominal.

he stopped by to tell us about his latest album state of nature and let us know what he had in store for us during his show at the al hussein cultural center.  check out the interview…

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it’s official…stanley jordan is too cool for school!

he’s an amazing musician and an incredible person.  he’s been nominated for several grammy awards, has 11 albums under his belt and has even made appearances on david letterman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3gHtPLXQOI

check out his music, his two hand tapping playing style or just find out more about this incredible artist at stanleyjordan.com.

catch the drive with kenny jones – weekdays from 4-7pm exclusively on beat-fm 102.5 and online at mybeat.fm.

forty volunteers aged between 18 and 70 will be asked to eat a cocoa-rich dark chocolate specially made for the study, standard chocolate, or white chocolate.

eating chocolate – everyday – all in the name of science.  BEST GIG EVA!  where do i sign?

this volunteer opportunity made the drive contingent think about their current jobs – and how much they suck.  we thought about what we would do for a career if we could do anything we wanted.  here’s what the kenny jones disciples had to say…

here are my top dream jobs:

1. flavor inventor – ben & jerry’s ice cream
2. video game tester – ea sports
3. chocolate tester – hersey’s
4. toy breaker/tester – mcdonalds
5. film critic – whoever will listen

perhaps work wouldn’t feel so much like work anymore if you were stuffing your face with chocolate, coming up with the ultimate ice cream flavor, smashing toys or playing video games for money.  in a perfect world, right?!

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100 different flavors to choose from – i feel like my heads gonna explode tryin’ to decide from the 4 or 5 you get now.

anyway, like any piece of 21st-century equipment, the Freestyle has the ability to send back all sorts of data to coke hq, including what the most popular flavors are, when and how much people were drinking and where the hot spots are.  coke hq even has a kill switch for any flavors they need to stop offering instantly…pretty cool.

all this talk about the new coca cola freestyle got us into a bit of a soda war.  listen to the heated battle the drive contingent got into over their favorite beverages…

ah…feels like the 80s all over again, doesn’t it?  anyone interested in takin’ the pepsi challenge?  are you of the opinion that coke is the real thing? or maybe you’re a pepper?  who’s are you gonna align yourself with in the soda war?

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it’s been dubbed the great facebook status hijacking of 09.  the names of the players have NOT been changed to protect the innocent.

it breaks down like this, see…

• guru of all things music – dj rami abbassi accidentally forgot to log out of his facebook account before leaving work.

• upon rob stevens (host of the beat breakfast) arrival at 7:04 a.m. he spotted the unattended facebook account.

• rob took it upon himself to enter a new status for dj rami.  below is said status:

when rami arrived to find his newly updated facebook status, not to mention the dozens of comments threatening to disown him, retract friendships, throw up their breakfast or daring him to proceed – he was not a happy camper.

however, it does beg the question: 

what should you do if you happen upon a facebook account that has been accidentally left open & unattended?

here’s what the drive contingent had to say on the matter…

we’re of the opinion that it’s your moral obligation to post a new status for the irresponsible party.   otherwise…they don’t learn nothin’!

rob stevens – pioneer of the great facebook status hijacking, july 21, 2009

we salute you, rob stevens, for a job well done.  bravo, my brother, bravo!

we’re sorry you were the victim, rami but…lesson learned.

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i wish!  we somehow got on the topic of whether or not you press the call button of your floor – even if someone has already pressed it.  you know you do it!

but why do you do it?

• do you think the light is pulling a fast one?
• do you lack the willpower to sit back and enjoy the ride?
• do you simply take pleasure in pressing your floor yourself?
• or is yet another bizarre quirk to add to your list?

inquiring minds want to know.  these are all legitimate questions.  here is was the drive contingent had to say on the matter…

Below is a list of rules compiled from the website elevatorrules.com.  this is from the section – a practical guide to pushing the elevator call button.

1.) re-pushing the call button

• NEVER re-push the call button after someone has already pushed it. this indicates that you either do not understand how the button works or you do not trust the person that has already pushed the button to do an adequate job of it.

2.) wait for the door

• if you arrive as a door is closing, regardless of how many people are in the car, DO NOT press the button. the people in the car are already prepared mentally for their trip and do not need to be interrupted. WAIT for the door to close completely before pressing the button.      If you press the button by mistake, and a door stops closing, do not board unless asked. Politely apologize and wait for their car to leave.

3. ok to ask

• If pressing the call button would require you to push through someone, it is acceptable to ask someone else to push the call button for you as long as they are not further away from it or unable to reach the button for you (i.e. coffee in their hands, etc.)

if you require further instructions on – boarding/exiting the elevator,  what to do during the ride, how to wait for the elevator or what is the proper procedure for transporting large boxes via the elevator…please check out the elevatorrules.com website.

oh yeah…i almost forgot – if you actually need this info – you might be a complete douche bag!

catch the drive with kenny jones – weekdays from 4-7pm exclusively on beat-fm 102.5 and online at mybeat.fm.

the sixth flick, “harry potter and the half-blood prince,” took in $79.5 million on opening weekend and $159.7 million since debuting, according to Warner Bros.  The movie also took in $237 million overseas since Wednesday in 54 countries, bringing its worldwide total to $396.7 million.

it doesn’t hit theatres in amman, jordan until wednesday and the drive contingent is suffering from a lil’ harry potter anxiety.  so much so, the ask kenny question of the day centered around the boy wizard.  check it out…

in a no holds barred cage match – who do you suppose would come out victorious?  here’s the current line up:

• harry potter
• yoda
• super mario
• the undertaker
• chris daughtry
• frodo baggins
• megan fox

i’m not certain where that last entry came from but the listeners get what the listeners want.  anyone else you’d like to see in the squared circle?  my money’s on lil’ guy in the overalls with the ‘tache.

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• cameron diaz – won’t touch door knobs
• whoopie goldberg – refuses to fly
• billy bob thornton – afraid of antiques
• daniel radcliffe – scared of clowns
• nicole kidman – frightened of butterflies
• sarah michelle gellar – won’t go near a cemetary
• madonna – freaked out by thunder
• christina ricci – will not touch house plants
• mathew mcconaughey – scared of revolving doors
• kim kardashian – obsessed with q-tips

harry potter has no trouble breakin’ the wand out to do battle with voldemort and dementors but is scared of clowns?

and buffy the vampire slayer won’t go near a graveyard…what is the world coming to?  don’t you s’pose some over-priced therapy could sort these issues out for ‘em?

on the show we discovered the drive contingent has a bizarre quirk or two of our own. check out our afflictions…

are we in desperate need of some therapy or what?  how about you?  got any quirks or obsessions you’d like to share?  this next shot is for you cam.

nothing particularly frightening about that is there?

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lets say all – hell, what if only half of those people had good long piss in the ocean…would you change your mind?   check out what the drive contingent had to say on peeing in the ocean…

after that last call, it’s official – i’m never going back to the pool again.

tripadvisor’s survey also found that 65% of people find the speedo an unacceptable form of swimwear…what the hell is wrong with the other 35% of you!!!

there is nothing acceptable about a speedo.   however, below is a list of alternate names for the speedo – i’m going to go throw up now.

• banana hammock
• budgie smuggler
• slug hugger
• marble sack
• dick slicker
• portuguese pud purse
• pud pocket
• ouch pouch
• boner suit
• sausage sling
• scrote tote
• cock sock
• peach pit papoose
• ballbushka
• lolly catcher
• daytona dong sarong
• Sperm Tourniquet
• Nugget-Hug-It
• Brazilian Ball Bag
• manberry pudding pack
• maimi meat tent
• bratwurst bath cap
• pickle pincher
• the under the butt cut nut hut

did i miss any???  just for the record, aussie hosiery manufacturer alexander mcrae created the speedo back in 1928.   so i think i speak for everyone (or at least 65% of us) when i say thanks australia…thanks for nothin’!

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congratulations!  your parents just joined facebook.  your life is officially over.

you’ve accepted friend request from your momma, daddy, crazy auntie and your best friend’s newly divorced mother – you now have zero privacy.

we thought it would be interesting to find out where the drive contingent stands on this issue.  check out how they feel about having the parental units as friends on their facebook…

so what do you think?  is there a bigger buzz-kill than getting a friend request from mommy or daddy?  accept or ignore…what do you do hot shot?

catch the drive with kenny jones – weekdays from 4-7pm exclusively on beat-fm 102.5 and online at mybeat.fm.