Chad Martin's blog

Buy My Body.....

SO here we go...today...for the first time in my life...I will wear a speeedo!! It's all part of the first challenge in Chad vs. Fuzzy: The $10,000 Charity Challenge. I figure if we are going to try and pretend to become synchronized swimmers today ath the Talisman Centre, we might as well dress the part, and although I have never seen a professional male synchro swimmer in my life...I am told if there was one...they would wear a speedo. So last night I shopped at Swimco in Market Mall, and found a nice, tight, speedo...with station colors to boot! Got to admit...there is alot of pasty white skin showing...and it's not pretty...hope I don't scare anyone at the pool! But I did come up with an idea...sell my bare real estate to anyone who wants some advertising. I mean the challenges are all going tobe videotaped an put up on Youtube and the Vibe 98-5 website, so the exposure (pardon the pun) for a company could be huge. Now I am not saying I want $$$ for this, make me an offer...you have a company that wants to help cover me up with your logo so that I don't send people fleeing the Talisman in horror after seeing me in a speedo? Let me know... e-mail chad@vibe985.com

Juno Weekend Tidbits

Things I saw and heard, and people I met during Juno Weekend....

- a group of girls trying to convince Dion Phaneuf to hit floor #2 at Hotel Arts and score them some free swag! With his new contract her could just go out and buy it!

- Former MuchMusic VJ and Entertainment Tonight reporter Rick The Temp getting denied entry to the Rockstar Party at Hotel Arts.

- Several NHL legends substituting beer for water on the bench at the Juno Cup Friday night.

- MP Jack Layton in line for a Timmies at the Juno Awards

- Robin Regher, sitting in front of me, at the Juno Awards.

- Jully Black...at my yoga studio for a hot yoga session

If ya wanna "JUNO" with me....

There is so much going on this weekend in the city when it comes to the Juno's! Vibe is gonna be here, there and everywhere taking it all in and reporting back to you live. Thought I would let you know where I will be hanging out...and if you are there too...please say "hi"

Friday:

Juno Cup @ the Corral
I am there from 5 reporting back to the station until I have to take over as coach of the NHL greats! This is gonna be fun!
Game time is 7:30

Saturday

Juno Fanfare @ the Olympic Oval
Come down and meet a ton of your fave artists and get some autographs. I will be hanging with them at the Vibe booth from about 9a til about 1pm. Come by and get a free poster (if you need one to get autographed) and other prizes.

The boss is mad....

Geez...this whole me and Fuzzy pranking each other and your reactions are going way further than I expected.
Yup...he got me good with the balloons
Yup...I got him good with the dog knapping!
Yup...his wife will probably seek revenge one day.
Yup...you are taking his side or mine and letting us know through calls and e-mails...or comments when we see each other out and about...and so is our boss. And apparently he is not impressed...and a little birdie told me if it doesn't stop he will take care of it...hmmmmmmm....not sure what that means...or if we should be scared or not. He is a rider fan...that says alot!

It took him 30 years to try Cheerios!

I don't know why this baffles me so much.
Maybe it is because Cheerios are such a mainstream, staple breakfast cereal. I mean everyone has their favorite cereal of all time, but at some point we have all tried either Corn Flakes, Shreddies, Rice Krispies, and Cherrios...or so I thought.

The other day while on set for a TV commercial shoot...Fuzzy was given a bowl of Cheerios as a prop...and after devouring the entire bowl...and eventually the box....declared...."hmmm...these are pretty good...can't believe I have never had them before".
He is a grown man.
He is a cereal lover.
His parents fed him...well.

What is going on with babies and birth control???

There has been a story that has surfaced recently in the news about a man...that is right...a man...male..with all the proper parts...who is pregnant! No, this is not a sequel to old Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, it's for real. And apparently the dude with a bun in the oven is going to be making an appearance on Oprah this Wednesday to spill all the details. Gotta check it out! Follow that up with the story yesterday about a team of German scientists who have developed a birth control pill for men. Which now begs the question...who, in a relationship should be responsible for poppin' "the pill"?

Fuzzy is a dead man walking!

A message to my friend and co-host Fuzzy....live in fear my friend...live in fear.

So I walk in to my office this morning after an nice relaxing week off...that involved way to many work related interruptions and a nasty rash (another blog another time) only to find my entire office...floor to ceiling...stuffed with balloons. It was so packed I could not even get to the light switch.

I always come in to work a few minutes early after a holiday just to make sure I get caught up on things before getting back to my regular routine. Thank god I did this morning as it took me over 45 minutes just to get enough balloons out so I could reach my desk.

Juno Stuff

Hey...just a reminder...we are 2 weeks away from Juno craziness hitting Calgary. It will probably bve a long time befor ewe see the Juno's here again so take advantage of all the cool events that are happening the weekend of April 4th.

As you may or may not have heard....I have be asked to coach the team of NHL greats (including Lanny McDonald, Paul Coffey and Bob Probert) who are taking on the team of Rockers at the Juno Cup on Aoril 4th at the Corral. I have coached minor football in the past...and have not played hockey since I was a kid....but talk about the easiest coaching gig ever!!! What do these NHL greats need me to coach them on....NOTHING...except for some major fun on the bench! Bring the whole family out...tickets are only $15!

A couple of things to ponder on a Thursday....

A few things for ya on a Thursday Morning

1) MAJOR CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT on Monday morning on the Vibe Morning Show. A Hint...it's more than 25 cents.

2) There is a nasty flu bug going around. Take your vitamins, wash your hands....or play sick and stay home to play Guitar Hero!

3)I need a roofer. My garage roof is gonna collapse and I need some help...help.....please....really need it...ok I am beggin.

My apologies for not blogging over the last few days, some computer issues. But it looks like I am back up and running. Thanks for reading and responding!

Chad
chad@vibe985.co

I survived the great Toronto blizzard of '08!

I vividly remember watching the news a few years ago when the city of Toronto called in the army after a major blizzard (translation to Albertans: minor snowstorm!)to help keep the peace. We all laughed and mocked the centre of the universe about not being able to deal with a little snow.

Well last week I had to head to Toronto for a conference for all of us radio types across Canada. And when it was announced that a MAJOR BLIZZARD was coming our way, the whole city panicked. Don't leave your home or hotel. don't drive, flights are cancelled, prepare to build an igloo and hunt polar bears. The warnings were everywhere!