RED BULL X-FIGHTERS:

Red Bull X-Fighters is coming to Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday, June 27th! It is the only stateside stop of the world’s premiere, most-progressive freestyle motocross series. Jason and Deb will be attending the event at the Fort Worth Stockyards. Do you want to go Red Bull X-Fighters? There is a 50cc Moto Challenge at Cuatro’s at 1004 West 24th Street this Saturday, June 20th from 3:00pm to 7:00pm. The 10 fastest times will win a round-trip ticket for themselves and a guest on the Solid Rock Charters’s Limo Bus. The 50cc Moto’s will be provided. Closed-toed shoes are required for all participants, and drinking will not be allowed before riding. There will be live music provided by DJ Prince Klassen. Winners will be announced at 7:15pm. Join Jason and Deb at Cuatro’s this Saturday! Tickets to Red Bull X-Fighters are currently on sale and can be purchased here.

EMANCIPET:

Asha from EmanciPET joined us in studio this morning. EmanciPET envisions a world where no cat or dog is ever killed for just being homeless. They work towards realizing that vision every day, by providing services and advocacy that effectively and humanely reduce the homeless pet population in our community. They have chosen to advocate for and provide free and low-cost spay/neuter services since day one because we believe it is one of the most efficient and effective methods of reducing the homeless pet population. EmanciPET neutered Deb’s dog, Blue, and Jason’s dog, Silent J. The City of Austin has proposed two budget reductions that threaten to reverse the progress Austin has made in the last few years in saving animal lives and reducing homelessness. They need your help to oppose both of these potentially devastating budget cuts. The budget cuts impact EmanciPET’s free sterilization program, which provides two days of free spaying or neutering and vaccinations each week in low-income, high-intake zip codes in Austin. The program provides about 4,000 sterilizations each year, and is proven to reduce the intake of homeless animals at the Town Lake Animal Center. What can you do to help? You can go online and sign an online petition.

HAROLD RAMIS:

Movie director, Harold Ramis, called us in studio this morning! Jason asked him if the highlight of his career was directing “Ghost Busters.” Harold Ramis said it was definitely one of them. Jason wanted to know if there would be another “Ghost Busters” movie coming out anytime soon. Harold Ramis said he, Bill Murray, and Dan Aykroyd were eager to film another one. He is talking to writers and told us that there is possibility for another “Ghost Busters” film in the future. No other young, comedic actor has committed to becoming a new member of the original Ghost Busters. “Year One” starring Michael Cera and Jack Black is Harold Ramis’s most recent film. The movie was shot in Shreveport, Louisiana. Jason asked what it was like working in Shreveport. Harold Ramis explained that shooting it at this location wasn’t as bad as people may have thought. Deb asked how it was working with Olivia Wilde. She is #1 on Maxims Top 100 Sexiest Women. She beat Megan Fox! Harold Ramis said working with her, as well as the other cast members, was a great experience. “Year One” comes out this Friday, June 20th, so make sure you check it out!

WORLD ADULT KICKBALL ASSOCATION:

Cameron from the World Adult Kickball Association joined us in studio this morning. He is the Division Representative here in Austin. They have two leagues: TX Capital and TX League. There are already 300 people signed up, and both leagues consist of only coed teams. This year, they will be sponsoring the Town Lake Animal Shelter. Games are every Thursday. The season officially starts on June 25th and ends on September 17th. You can register online here. There is a pick-up game tonight at 6:30pm at Jaycee Fields at 600 Robert E. Lee, located behind the fields at Zilker Park and Barton Springs. Afterwards, the teams go to the league bar, Jovita’s at 1617 South 1st Street. The pick-up game will include kickball, flip cup, beer pong, chubby bunny, bobbing for jello shots, frosty beverages, and grilling delicious food! If you are interested in joining the league, RSVP here and come out to tonight’s pick-up game!

 

DEB GOT YELLED AT:

Deb bought her car last year, paid it off, and now officially owns it. Owning a car is a great feeling. The only thing Deb doesn’t like is taking care of her car. The other day, her maintenance light came on. She needed to rotate her tires, get an oil change, and get her inspection done. She didn’t know where to take it, and ended up going to Groovy Automotive. She took her car in and got her tires rotated and an oil change. She couldn’t get her inspection done that day since the car inspector had already gone home for the day. She brought it back the next day, and asked if they could finish the inspection within half an hour. Deb had a personal workout appointment at Pure Austin in thirty minutes. They were very hesitant, but wanted to tell her what she wanted to hear… Deb then saw the owner force himself through the other Groovy Automotive employees to yell at Deb and lecture her. He told her it was 4:15pm. Long story short, he let Deb know that they could not possibly finish her car within half an hour. She would end up having about five minutes to get downtown to Pure Austin. He told her she would be stressed out from lack of time, and with traffic she would definitely be late. Deb realized he was right, and decided to come back the next day when she had more time. The lecture that she got from the owner made her realize that she needs to work on her punctuality. She had more than enough time to get to Pure Austin, and enjoyed not having to rush to her appointment. Even though the owner of Groovy Automotive yelled at her, she sincerely appreciates his lecture and realized that life would be much easier if she works on her punctuality.

DEB DOESN’T LIKE SEATS WITH NO BACKS:

Last week Deb received a speeding ticket while driving to work. She blames it on the fact that her alarm did not go off and wake her up in time. Yesterday, as she was leaving the gym she checked the back of her ticket. She wanted to know what time the county court office closed. She had a feeling it closed later than normal business hours, and she was indeed correct! They closed at 10:00pm, and had plenty of time to take care of her speeding ticket. She went to the county court office and was surprised with how dead it was. Normally the office is ridiculously busy, but last night she was only 8 spots away from getting taken care of. The man at the front desk who helped her pay her speeding ticket was also very professional and nice. Her positive experience soon turned into a negative one. She noticed that the seats were actually benches. They did not have backs or anything to support you while you sat. What’s up with that? She was very uncomfortable and frustrated as she sat and waited to be called. At least she was fortunate enough to be taken care of by a nice guy, and at least the county court office wasn’t busy. Moral of the story: Don’t speed, and take care of your speeding tickets at a later time so you don’t have to wait all day!

MAYOR WILL WYNN:

Today is Mayor Will Wynn’s last city council meeting. His last day as mayor of Austin is Tuesday, June 22nd. He called in this morning to talk to us as he does every Thursday morning. Sadly, this is the last time he will call the MorningX, at least as mayor of Austin. Jason played the Texas A&M fight song in honor of Mayor Will Wynn’s last day to call in. He has been for the past 2 ½ years! For the first time, Jason actually had questions regarding his city council meeting. Mayor Will Wynn told us that the meeting would focus on the music department. Shady Grove recently held a concert that was shut down by the Austin Police Department. A neighbor called 911 about a noise complaint. Shady Grove’s music permit was expired, but Mayor Will Wynn will try and give them a grace period to get this permit renewed. Jason wanted to know if live music in Austin would suffer when he left the office. Mayor Will Wynn doesn’t think so. He thinks and hopes it will continue to be around for a long time. Jason and Deb pointed out that people seem to think that the next mayor of Austin, Lee Leffingwell, doesn’t care as much as Mayor Will Wynn for Austin’s love for music. He said he has no concerns about this since he knows Lee Leffingwell knows how music is a very important part of Austin’s culture. Mayor Will Wynn isn’t happy that he’s leaving, but he isn’t sad either. He is satisfied and proud of what he has done as mayor of Austin. We are, too! Jason wanted to know what he would do after his last day as mayor. He is going to lay low and continue living in Austin with his daughters. He wants to help people lower their electricity bills. We played several “Best Of” clips from previous calls with the mayor. They consisted of him butt-slamming Deb, and making fun of his own college, Texas A&M. Mayor Will Wynn ended the call by saying he loved Jason and Deb and would miss calling in on Thursday mornings. Jason and Deb thanked him and told them they also loved him, but he had already hung up. What a perfect way to end the call with yet another butt-slam!

FATHER DAWN:

Every Thursday we are graced with the presence of the one and only Father Dawn. Today he wanted to pray that God would crack up the air conditioning! It’s getting unacceptably hot down here… you don’t want to know what it’s like underneath Father Dawn’s roes. His crotch is like a Louisiana swamp. He reminded Deb that there is a monster living in that swamp. Because of the heat, he announced the Church of Latter Day Religious People’s 3rd annual “Come to Church Naked Day!” He wanted to encourage all ladies to come out on Sunday completely nude. Please air out your boobs and undercarriages. When Jesus invented church 10,000 years ago, he wanted everyone to be nude. Instead of communion, Father Dawn is going to have a garden hose which he will use to cool off the ladies. He requested that no men come. Also, ladies over the age of 36 are required to sit in the back half of the church for obvious reasons. Jesus asked Father Dawn to ask Deb to disrobe in the studio this morning. Deb declined Jesus! Father Dawn told Deb that Jesus would see her in hell since she wouldn’t take her pants off. Hook ‘em and Amen!

THE HANGOVER:

Jason finally saw “The Hangover” last night. Spoiler alert! If you haven’t seen the movie yet and are planning on doing so, do not read the rest of this paragraph… The Saturday after the movie came out, one of Jason’s friends completely ruined the movie for him by saying, “I can’t believe that guy was on the roof the entire time!” When Jason asked if that would spoil the movie for him, his friends told him it might. They reassured him that it wasn’t enough to entirely ruin the movie. For those of you who have seen it, you know that the movie is about a group of friends that are ridiculously hung over and are trying to recap their night in order to find one of their lost friends. That one line was quite possibly the worst thing Jason could have heard prior to seeing the movie. He still thought it was hilarious, and recommended that everyone go and see it. Glen called in to tell Jason that he thought he ruined the movie for him. Earlier this week, Jason gave out the same spoiler alert. Glen said that knowing he was on the roof made the movie experience interesting for him.

REWIND:

Do you know “that guy” who always wants to go to strip clubs? Yesterday, we talked about that guy who consistently wants to go to strip clubs. Normally they go at all hours of every day of the week. They’re known for being able to go last minute before the strips clubs close. That guy is also the one that wants to go to the Yellow Rose for lunch on a Tuesday morning. Jason would never be that guy. He wouldn’t want to smell of steak and shame at 11 in the morning. Amanda called in and told us her ex-boyfriend is that guy. They spent their first anniversary at a strip club. This is why he is now her ex-boyfriend. Sean called in and said he used to work with that guy. His coworker constantly wanted to go to the Landing Strip on their lunch break, even though it wasn’t anywhere near their work place. Stephanie knows that girl… Her friend is bi-curious and is a regular at strip clubs. She actually bought Stephanie her first and last lap dance. She even held her birthday party at a strip club. Side note: When you receive a “free” pass, it technically isn’t free. You pay the taxes. For that guy, this is just a small fee to pay for 2 hours and 17 minutes of heaven.

DEB’S QUIZ:

We had Incubus tickets to give out this morning to one lucky listener. Incubus will be playing at the Austin Music Hall on August 19th. David called in to play Deb’s quiz. Today’s trivia focused on Ghost Busters thanks to Harold Ramis calling in earlier during the show. Jason read a quote from one of the Ghost Busters films, and Deb had to guess who it was. “Let's say this Twinkie represents the normal amount of psychokinetic energy in the New York area. According to this morning's sample, it would be a Twinkie thirty-five feet long, weighing approximately six hundred pounds.” Which one of the four Ghost Busters said that? David didn’t think Deb knew, but she guessed correctly with Egon Spengler. “I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us.” David thought Deb knew the answer. She answered correctly with Raymond Stantz. “If there is a steady paycheck in it, I’ll believe anything you say.” David didn’t think Deb knew the answer. Deb guessed that it was Bill Murray’s character, Peter Venkman. The correct answer was Winston Zeddmore. This was great news for David. Congratulations and enjoy the show!

NEWS:

A mother in College Station, Texas, recently sent her 8-year old daughter on a Continental Airlines flight that was supposed to end up in Charlotte, North Carolina. She ended up in Houston, Texas. Another 10-year old child left Boston and was supposed to arrive in Cleveland. Instead, the child ended up in Newark, New Jersey.

P.E.T.A. is mad at President Barack Obama for killing a fly. There was a fly buzzing around him on Tuesday that he swatted dead.

Mayor Will Wynn will attend his last official city council meeting today. His last day as mayor of Austin is Tuesday, June 22nd.

The Gays of America are worried about the upcoming release of “Bruno,” staring Sacha Baron Cohen. Many of the movie scenes display incorrect homosexual stereotypes.

Lindsay Lohan is getting into trouble on Twitter. She allegedly ratted out Justin Timberlake for cheating on his current girlfriend, Jessica Biel. She tweeted that she saw Justin Timberlake kissing another girl at the same club she was at. Lindsay Lohan claims that someone hacked into her account, and denies that she did this.

SPORTS:

The U.S. Open begins today at the Bethpage State park in Farmingdale, New York.

The Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros last night 5-4. Pudge Rodriquez set a big league record by catching his 2,227th game.

Arizona State will play North Carolina tonight at 6:00pm in the College World Series. The winner of this game will play Texas tomorrow at 6:00pm. Hook ‘em!