(Hangin’ with Pens Captain Ryan Craig)

Our friends at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are hooking you up with a great deal on tickets AND you can help the St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen at the same time.

Here’s the deal–

Buy a ticket for the November 25 game against the Hershey Bears and the Pens will donate $4 from each package to the Soup Kitchen.

Your package includes:

*ticket to the game
*Penguins hat
*voucher for a hot dog, soda & popcorn

Ticket prices are $23 (Red Zone), $21 (Gold Zone) & $18 (Blue Zone).

Tickets must be purchased through the Penguins office at the Coal Street Ice Complex or call 208.7367.

LET’S GO PENS!!!

IT’S ALIVE!

Special thanks to  @ Custom Computers in Kingston for bringing my laptop back to life.  It’s been running awfully slow the last few weeks.  My first thought was that I did something stupid and downloaded a virus.  Actually, the hard drive crapped out.  Luckily the guys were able to save all my files (note to self:  BACK THAT THING UP), reinstall, and get it back to me in a few days.

THE ROCKY & SUE SHOW ON ICE

We’re off to shoot a video with Ryan Craig, Captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins today.  The Pens decided to get involved with our Annual Soup Kitchen broadcast in a big way.  You will be hearing more about this cool promotion over the next few days.  Let’s Go Pens!

HANGING WITH THE EX

This was the big topic on today’s show:  Is it ok to hang with the ex without telling your current partner?  Lissa didn’t seem to have a problem with this.  Sue and I disagreed, and most of you said NOOOOOOO!!!!

Here’s a few comments from the KRZ Text Club. (34-2-35)

If she wants to catch up she can do it on the phone

If she wants to see old boyfriend is it ok for him to see his old girlfriend?

If there is nothing sketchy going on with you and your ex you shouldn’t have to hide it from your partner. I am frends with my ex and have gone for drinks with him but my boyfriend knew all about it.

I’m a gay guy and I still hang with my ex-​girlfriend and her boyfriend hates it. I don’t understand it!

I’ve been in a similar situation and even if you don’t have the intentions if it was a serious relationship sometimes the thoughts can fluttter through your head especially if there are drinks involved. Tell your boyfriend what your plans are because if he finds out from someone else or happens to “catch” you I’ts going to make the relationship you have now lose trust and possibly even end it.

When my boyfriend and I first got together I was in a similar situation with my boyfriend now and his ex gf. They still occasionally would talk and go to lunch. He was always honest and told me when they were meeting up. Although I did sometimes get jealous I appreciated that he told me and I expressed I didn’t really like it and he stopped seeing her. If she doesn’t tell her current bf she’s meeting up with him it seems like she’s trying to be sneaky and hide something.

We appreciate you making us a part of your morning routine.

~Rock

I was just in the employee breakroom microwaving my hot chocolate. Directly to the right of the microwave is the company bulletin board. Ah, the company bulletin board…. We all stand and stare at it whenever we use the microwave (which is a LOT, cuz radio people are fatties). It’s adorned with everything from Entercom Employee Relations Policies (speak up if you’re feeling sexually harassed – NO coworker has the right to tell you you’re attractive) to posters from local restaurants. I find it especially amusing that our list of medical benefits is hung right next to a restaurant flyer advertising chili cheese pizza……like, if you eat THIS, you’ll definitely need THAT.

Just for giggles, I’m dying to print up a tiny note that says “If you can read this, you’re fired” and nestle it between two other random pieces of paper, so the next person who’s spacing out using the microwave will see it and wonder waitaminute – what the hell?

I had a brief flashback to the company I used to work for, prior to this one. They would put “inspirational quotes” on the bulletin board to motivate their employees. So I’d sit there on my break, eating Doritos, staring at these priceless little word gems. They weren’t even original! They were always lifted from some fruity patooty book like “Chicken Soup For The Soul” or Oprah’s magazine. I would read them and think I just might hang myself today. Because they were meant to be uplifting but they had the exact OPPOSITE effect. They just annoyed the hell outta me and reminded me on a daily basis that my boss (aka, the chick who makes all the important decisions AND all the money) was dumb enough to think fruity patooty publications like this were cool. AND she thought they were awesome enough to record, regurgitate, and pass along to the rest of us. How many wrong turns did I take in life that THIS is the person making my decisions? This is the person steering my career? And why am I forced to think about this as I sit and innocently eat my Doritos? I’m supposed to be on break, dammit!

So thank you, Entercom, for being real. Thank you for using an employee bulletin board for its true intended purpose – to inform us how many gastrointestinal  anti-inflammatory remedies are available via company insurance when we inevitably indulge in the chili cheese pizza…..everything is right with the world. I love my job.

P.S. If you can read this, you’re fired.

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Can we have ONE holiday where I’m not stuck alone in my house, on the verge of tears, eating my feelings? Apparently not. Halloween was very scary for me. Partially because I had to finally acknowledge that my neighborhood is completely unsafe for children, and partially because I was subjected to Nancy Grace’s cheese wedge bare thighs on Dancing With The Stars. Brrrrgggghhhhaaa…. Nightmares.

I stayed home all evening and waited patiently (read: pathetically) for trick-or-treaters. Got my hopes up (mistake number one) and bought FIVE BAGS of candy (mistake number two). I really should’ve suspected I wouldn’t have many, what with all the drugs and hookers and stabbings and stuff in my neighborhood, but eh, dare to dream! So there I sat. Like an old person whose wheelchair had been positioned by a window for those few precious hours of mandatory sunlight.

I waited. And waited. Hoping……….. for a knock at the door. (Felt like prom night the remix)

About two hours in, I finally got three little trick-or-treaters. Adorable! Two candy corns and a Mario Brother (or maybe two of Lindsay Lohan’s teeth and a Kardashian brother – couldn’t really tell).

I gave them the mother load – about a bag of candy a piece. One of the kids ran back to the car and yelled to his mom “THAT WAS THE BEST HOUSE!!” Haaaa…..yeah buddy – dat’s right. Tell your lil friends. You know where to come for the good stuff next year (I just realized that’s probably the same catch phrase used by the meth dealer down the street. Uh-oh).

So I settled in to watch DWTS. Tried to eat, but lost my appetite when there on my TV screen was death in its rawest form; Nancy Grace’s upper thigh.  With all due respect to Jason, Freddy, and Chucky – you guys ain’t got nuthin’ on those tree stumps. That visual haunts me. Even though Halloween is over, let us be vigilant in our fear. For Nancy Grace is like Freddy  –  she’ll get you in your sleep. With a judgmental viciousness, she’ll interrupt you til you pass out and she smothers you to death. I’m not kidding.

Jiggle-a-jiggle-a-smother-a-smother-a…..hold me. Next holiday, please.

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My nephew Benjamin was a lion for Halloween – rawrrr! Not scary, but definitely scary CUTE!

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Halloween is in the books…time to move on to Thanksgiving.

Once again this year we’re putting together a team of volunteers to help do all the prep work at the St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen for Thanksgiving.

You can join us for all or part of the morning.   Bring your kids or your co-workers.  And help us slice & dice hundreds of pounds of potatoes, carrots & onions.  

We’ll also be accepting cash & food donations.

It’s been a tough year for all of us, but organizations like the St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen were especially hit hard.

If you would like to volunteer, send an email to:  rockyandsue@985krz.com

Make sure you include your name and the number of volunteers in your group.

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What:  Rocky & Sue’s Annual Kitchen Crew

Where:  St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen, East Jackson St, Wilkes-Barre

When:  Tuesday November 22 5:30-9am

This morning we did Part 3 of “To Catch A Cheater”.  Lissa has a friend that suspects her boyfriend is cheating.  She was going to confront the other woman Saturday, but her plans were snowed out.  Now she is leaning toward forgetting the whole thing and giving her guy another chance.

Have you ever given a cheater a second chance?  Good or bad, what happened after that?

Here’s what out text club members had to say–

I cheated, got caught and she made me deal with it instead of leaving and I’ve never cheated since.  I actually felt someone really cared and made me deal with it.

I cheated during a very bad time in my marriage of course assuming the grass was greener somewhere else. Thankfully my husband forgave me it took some time but we have moved past it. It has been 4 years and I can say this I WILL NEVER CHEAT AGAIN. It’s just not worth ruining your family for. That being said if there are no kids. She should move on.

Don’t cheat. If you’re bored then be a man and end it.

People that cheat do it because they are looking for other people to fill their voids. The more they take the more they take away from who you are. They make you feel worthless. Love yourself and get rid of him!

I think nowadays more and more men cheat. But if he is not emotionally attached to that person and didn’t go looking for it then I do not see why you should not give a second chance.

Cheaters are like spouse abusers. They say they will change and for a while they do but then they go back to their old ways. It’s a sickness. They need help. Get out while you can. You will be better off.

Had a bad marriage went outside looking to get away . Confessed then taken back . Now it is great and we are closer now than ever.  I will never let it get like that again . We both agree that we have lost the trust but I feel I can earn it back. Words mean nothing it’s all in the actions.

Tell your friend dump the piece of crap boyfriend. Remember, “a leopard doesn’t change the color of it’s spots”. He WILL cheat again.

When you forgive you pretty much say “Walk over me I’m not worth much” it’s the same as if you were being abused once he cheats and you forgive he will just keep on doing it because he doesn’t learn.

My husband cheated on an extended business trip, and I took him back because of our newborn. To my knowledge he’s never done it again, but I definitely keep my guard up, which has made me less tolerant and bitchy.

Don’t take him back. If he cheated he doesn’t care enough about her feelings or her. He’s not worth it.

I cheated, my husband gave me a second chance, and we are now happier than we ever have been. The experience made me appreciate what a great man my husband is!

I took him back and he ended up getting engaged to the other one and is now married, expecting a child and STILL calls me. Scumbag.

I gave my ex gf a 3rd chance and she still cheated! What a waste of 5 years of my life. You can’t trust anyone like that

I was the cheater. I had a one nighter shortly after we started dating, he gave me a 2nd chance and 4 years later we are happily married with 2 kids.

Hey! Devils Night! F#%k you! Woke up this morning to find my car covered in green paint. Adorable little vandals. Ya mischievous scamps…… And it wasn’t just my car – EVERY car on my street! Luckily it froze so I chipped it right off. Hope my neighbors can do the same. I don’t mean to make assumptions, but sommmmmething tells me the perpetrators might be that group of infinitely bored spray can wielding sidewalk dwellers who live on the corner of my block. They flip off old people for no reason and set fire to their own hair. They’re nimrods.

So yeah, I’m upset that this happened, but my BIGGEST annoyance is that someone could actually find this funny. I’m a pretty open-minded person when it comes to humor (I submit as evidence my heroin addicted mouse encounter), but I don’t get the punch line in covering another person’s car with paint.

Here’s my theory in regards to people who genuinely take pleasure in the pain or suffering of another person: they’re scum. Teasing and joking are one thing, but once you cross that line into truly hurtful, you’ve relinquished your rights to fair and humane treatment from the rest of us.

There was this kid in my elementary school who used to pick on a girl with special needs, til one day she almost cried. So in front of everybody on the bus I pointed out that he had crooked yellow teeth and that his dad was an unemployed alcoholic. He acted shocked and hurt. He was like “I can’t believe you just said that!” Under normal circumstances, I would’ve felt bad. But I didn’t. I told him I could keep going (and I wanted to; his mom had three kids with three different guys – I’d been stockpiling slutty mom jokes since the first day this bunghole started teasing that other girl) but I held back. Thankfully he never bothered her again. Still, to this day I’m sure he hates my guts. Meh.

So if I find out who pulled this paint prank, I am SO going Count of Monte Cristo with my revenge!! I don’t know what I’ll do (oh who am I kidding – probably nothing), but it’s fun to imagine. Even MORE fun to finally have an excuse to sit on my porch all afternoon with a paintball gun. 

We knew this day would come….

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This is the weekend for our annual Ghost Hunt.  We’ve hosted a bunch of these over the years but this one has the potential to be the best ever!

Our destination is a 100+ year old house in Waymart.  The owner has called us a few times over the last few weeks describing the strange goings on–windows have been busted FROM THE INSIDE, pictures have fallen and the entire family has heard voices.

The investigation begins with the following words from our friend Kevin of the Central PA Paranormal Research Association: 

                           “We’re going hot!”

That means all cameras, digital recorders and camcorders should be turned on.

We’ll have a full account of our latest paranormal investigation Monday morning.

Happy hunting…

Rock

Sometimes I close my eyes and imagine I’m on a tropical beach somewhere, sipping mai tais and using the word “fabulous” to describe everything. In this fantasy, I have a gold-encrusted bikini and a killer tan. And I’m surrounded by people who laugh hysterically at all my jokes. In real life, I’m in Wilkes Barre PA, my co-workers seldom get my sarcastic humor, I wear SPF 50, and a gold-encrusted bikini would probably burn my hoo-ha. Guh….Itchy. But it’s fun to imagine, isn’t it?

I also like to imagine the original lineup of Guns n’ Roses getting back together. Another fantasy that will never come true. Guns n’ Roses is my all-time FAVORITE band. I got a rose tattoo on my stomach the day I turned eighteen….. It’s an “Axl Rose”. I know. Stupid….played. But hey, I was eighteen. Could’ve been a locomotive. Could’ve been a November raindrop. Could’ve been a rocket queen. My point: could’ve been sooooooo much dumber. So leave me alone.

I got my GnR tickets for the big show at Mohegan Sun Arena November 20 and I am officially PSYCHED! I’ve been getting a little flak from other diehard Guns fans because I honestly don’t give a crap that Axl’s the only ORIGINAL member on this tour. Big whoop. He was the main songwriter – we all know this. And yes, it sucks ass that they can’t reconcile, but much like we are never again gonna see Meg Ryan’s original face, we must come to terms with these new developments and move on.

Sure, it’s not the same. But it’s still AWESOME.

I’ve been in a rock band myself, and I know first hand how things can go south between band members. Of course, this is different in my case because we made little to no money and had little to no success. The only way we were getting booked at the state fair is if we joined 4-H. But I digress. I just mean to say I have equal sympathy for BOTH sides.

I would LOVE to see Slash, Duff, Izzy, and Steven onstage with Axl again, but let’s be real. GnR is gonna kick ass no matter what! Because those songs are timeless. And Axl’s bigger than life (which is also why he’s a complete f%#king whackadoo). But I love him. I put Kanye in the same category: you’re crazy, but you’re a genius and I love you. Crazy/talented/genius. I’m lucky if I get weird/slow-witted/follower.

So I hope to see you at Mohegan Sun Arena November 20! I’ll bring my 4-H pig. Name’s “Wiggly”. You can pet him. And if you see me down front, I’ll be the girl spazzing out to every song, trying to use my radio station laminates to get backstage (and by “radio station laminates”, of course I mean boobs).

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We just got back from doing our show live from the Luzerne County SPCA.  If you are looking to expand your family with something furry, this should be your first stop.

Right now the shelter has 256 animals (dogs, cats, birds, ferrets & turtles) all looking for good homes.

Puggles the Puggle could be yours!

If you can’t adopt, there’s many other ways to help.

Cash donations can be sent to:

The SPCA of Luzerne County
524 East Main St.
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

(Make checks payable to:  The SPCA of Luzerne County)

It costs as much as $40/day to shelter one of these animals, so every penny helps!

“My name is Taco.  Can I be your friend?”

You can also help fill the SPCA’s wish list.

Cats:

Non-clumping Clay Cat Litter
Dry Adult Cat Food without Red Dye
Dry Kitten Chow

Dogs:

Dry Adult Dog Food without Red Dye
Canned Dog Food
New or gently used Kong Dog Toys
Collars & Leashes

Cleaning & Office Supplies:

Paper Towels
Bleach
Latex Gloves
6″ Paper Plates
Dish Detergent
Pet Shampoo without pesticides
55 Gallon Trash Bags

You can find the rest of the Wish List at www.spcaluzernecounty.org

Lissa just made a friend

If you would like to volunteer at the SPCA, please call 825.4111 or email:  spcaedu@epix.net.  Volunteers must be at least 18, however, children ages 13 and older may work with the animals if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times.

A few of the SPCA’s volunteers

And don’t forget about the SPCA Open HOWL-SE this Saturday, October 29 Noon to 3pm.

We urge you to get involved anyway you can.  You won’t be disappointed, and the animals could really use your help.

~Rock