The Humane Society Fur Ball -$155,000 Raised!!!

The Ottawa Humane Society Furball was a fantastic success!! $155,000 raised for the animals! Congratulations to all who worked so hard to make this evening so special! Mrs Laureen Harper returned as honorary chair, with her date, Environment Minister John Baird. Kudos to chef Kurt Wadele and jazz singer Deborah Davis. The event was sold out, a great time had by all...and details were unveiled about the exciting new 'Breaking Ground' campaign! The Ottawa Humane Society is on its way to raising 9.5 million dollars to build a new state-of-the-art shelter to help the animals. Please go to http://www.ottawahumane.ca/ to see the exciting new plans! p.s. a special thanks to BOB FM's Vinney White, who was 'purchased' for $2000 to bring his Friday Night House party to Andrew Thompson's house, all proceeds to the animals!

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Jim Watson and CTV's Leanne Cusack

Belle, Maggie and friends from the 'Brightening Lives' program

Mrs Laureen Harper, John Baird and Mika

Mrs Harper, John Baird, Susan Giles, Mika and Rocket

Bruce Roney, executive director of the Ottawa Humane Society

Mrs Harper gives a heart-felt speech

Laurie (Cole Funeral Services), Tim (Palladium Insurance) and Leanne Cusack

James Jefferson and Frank Sukhoo

Trudy and friends!

Fleetwood Mac hits the Capital

it was a great show last night, Fleetwood Mac brought decades of huge hits to Scotiabank Place. One of the finest shows I have ever seen! The band seemed genuinely happy to be here and they played well over 2 hours. Considering the fact that I've probably listened to Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' album over a thousand times, it was pretty cool seeing the band play so many of those songs. If I never go to a concert again, at least I got to see 'Go Your Own Way' played live.

Vinney White Friday Night Dog Party for the Humane Society!!!!

Vinney White is a guy who knows how to find the party. Especially...when he IS the party. Vinney's FRIDAY NIGHT HOUSE PARTY is Ottawa's favourite way to spend a Friday night, so we thought....why not take it on the road for a great cause!! And the best part of all, is that the address of the party - could be YOUR HOUSE! 939 BOB FM is a proud sponsor of the Ottawa Humane Society Fur Ball, which is this Saturday at the National Gallery. (its sold out) The night will be an official kick-off for the Humane Society's 'Breaking Ground' campaign: details will soon be released about a huge campaign to build a new shelter for Ottawa's lost, abandoned and abused animals. To raise money for this wonderful cause, ALL THIS WEEK, on the home page at www.939bobfm.com, you can email a bid to HOST Vinney and the Friday Night House Party , at YOUR house! You can choose the Friday night you want, you can save it for the summer, you can have the party in conjunction with a celebration, a birthday, an anniversary, a street party, a community group, a girl's night out, WHATEVER!!! ITS UP TO YOU!! Vinney will arrive on your doorstep with the Bob technical crew, and Gabriels Pizza will swing by with pizza and refreshments for all! Email bids will be accepted until Friday morning, then the auction turns 'live' with Vinney joining JR and I on 'the Morning After'. Be sure to tune in and call us with YOUR best bid, the winning bidder will be announced at 8:30 am this Friday morning on 'The Morning After'. At this point, the TOP BID IS $800!!! We know we can do better than that....its for the animals!!!

Balderdash Ball!!!! Lies! Its all Lies!!

Picture above: the 'CALM BEFORE THE STORM'!!!!
This is a snapshot (taken last year) of a room that was about to explode with laughter, at the annual BALDERDASH BALL!!!
What is the 'Balderdash Ball', you ask? It is a FOOLS FABLE CONTEST!! Come and hear fables and yarns and spoofs, and just plain 'balderdashery' - presented in a fashion that BEGS FOR votes, as it IS a contest!! This is my first year participating in the Balderdash Ball, and I'm really looking forward to it! I haven't figured out what yarn I will spin yet. I can either make the whole story up or tell a story with an ounce of truth. Maybe I'll talk about the time I met Morgan Fairchild...yeah...thats right. Morgan Fairchild!
Get your tickets now for this hilarious evening, dinner, dance and silent auction, with all proceeds to Childrens Village and the Debra Dynes Family House. It all takes place on Saturday April 4th at the Ukrainian Banquet Hall, 1000 Byron Avenue. Tickets are just $60 each, available by calling 613-725-2040 ext 139, or 613-224-3824. I may bring Morgan Fairchild with me.

Everyone's Irish today!!!!

Happy St Pattys Day everyone!!

Thank you so much to our friend Brian McColl, radio announcer and radio guru extraordinaire, who joined us this morning from Dublin Ireland to give us a look at how St Pattys Day is celebrated 'across the pond'! Brian is 100 percent Irish and he loves Canadians! You can reach him at http://www.bmacmedia.com/

While in Boston last summer, my husband and I went to a pub called 'The Black Rose'. On the paper placemat was a story that I found incredibly interesting, so I saved the placemat for today, because it is a true St Pattys Day story! Here it is:

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'Nine Famous Irishmen'

In Ireland, nine men were captured, tried, and convicted of treason against Her Majesty, the Queen during what has been referred to as the "Young Irish Disorders", in 1848 or thereabouts. The nine, who were sentenced to death, were Pat Donahue, Charles Duffy, Michael Ireland, Morris Lyene, Thomas McGee, Terrence McMannus, Thomas Meagher, John Mitchell and Richard O'Gorman.
The judge asked if there was anything any of them wished to say before being sentenced. Meagher, whose response summed up the attitude of them all, replied, "My Lord, this is our first offense, but not our last. If you will be easy with us this once, we promise on our word as gentlemen, to do better next time, sure we won't be fools to get caught."
The judge, outraged rather than amused at Meagher's remarks, indignantly decreed that the defendants should be hanged until dead, and drawn and quartered. Passionate protests, however, influenced Queen Victoria to commute the sentence to banishment for life and transportation to far, wild Australia.
In 1874, an astounded Queen Victoria received word that the Sir Charles Duffy who had been elected Prime Minister of Australia was the very same Charles Duffy who had been transported there some twenty-five years earlier. curious about the fate of the other eight young Irishmen convicted with Duffy, the Queen demanded that the records of those transported and banished from England during the incidents of 1848 be researched and revealed. This is what they found:
Thomas Meagher Governor of Montana
Terrence McMannus Brigadier General, U.S. Army
Patrick Donahue Brigadier General, U.S. Army
Morris Lyene Attorney General of Australia
Richard O'Gorman Governor of Newfoundland
Michael Ireland Attorney General of Australia
Thomas McGee Member of Parliament
Minister of Agriculture
President of Council, Dominion of Canada
John Mitchell Writer and prominent New York politician
His son became Mayor of New York City

Bayshore's BOB IN A BOX

What a great time in Bayshore's Box last night at the Sens game! The box was hopping! Pictured here: Melissa, Melanie and Matthew



















Marie and Caroline

Jo-Anne, Mom, Shelby and Kelsey

Dave, Clair, Sean and Joel

Shelby with her hot dog - shot right into her hands by Spartacat's Master Blaster!

Hilary is In the House!

All those photography courses have really paid off! How about this 'boutique noire' photo of Hilary Duff's hair.

Not sure who that guy is beside her, but I managed to get a quick shot of Hilary Duff from about a mile away at the Ottawa Senators game tonight! She was cheering on her boyfriend, Sens' Mike Comrie. Sens won 2 to 1 over the Leafs!!! Yay! Had a great time in the Bayshore box, will post more photos from the night but its late and I have to go to bed.

We all Saw U2 At Barrymores!

When was the first time you became a fan of U2? For thousands and thousands of people in the Ottawa area, they became fans in 1980 after seeing the Irish band perform at Barrymores on Bank Street. Oddly enough, the club capacity is about 500, but thousands of people claim that they were there. Its almost become an urban legend, except for the fact that this show actually did take place. Do you someone who was there? Chances are, you do!! lol
U2 has just announced the dates for their new tour, its being billed as the '360 degree tour'.
It starts in Europe in June, and it will come to North America this fall. Unfortunately, no Ottawa dates (its a stadium tour only, and we only have 1/2 a stadium in Ottawa right now).
The band plays Toronto on Sept 16th. Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 30th, but you can get in on a pre-sale if you become a member at www.U2.com. That will cost you $50.00 U.S., but you will get a CD sent to you in the mail, as well as other bonuses.