What's up, Braski, it's Sharkansas, stinkiest fish in the Wapsi. I love to disc golf while listening to KRNA on my Radio Pup App. Sometimes when I hear Incubus while at Legion Park in Marion, the plastic flies straighter. Don't deny the S.C.I.E.N.C.E. of the trajectory. Been doing this KRNA radio thing on and off for a decade and a half and couldn't be happier that it's being done here in Cedar Rapids. OK...San Diego would make me happier, but it would take longer to drive through traffic jams to get to the disc course discourse. Scenery would be better though. Come to think of it...does Townsquare Media serve California?
Gregg "Shark" Scharnau
“I Wanna Be a Construction Worker”
The Ramones want to be sedated. Or, did 37 years ago. I wanna be a construction worker. Do you run such a company? Do you need some PT help from a DJ? My technical skills include ability to lift a large stack of CDs and push buttons like a trained baboon...
More Bagpipe? Red Hot Chili Pipers Deliver a Boatload [VIDEO]
Unless it's Jonathon Davis at the helm, I'm not a huge fan of bagpipes. I've been to Ireland and think that maybe these guys were in a little bar in County Cork when I was there. Maybe it was the Cranberries. It's all a bit Guinness-fuzzy. My distaste for those massive music machines aside, these are guys riding a nice baggy buzz wave...
Uptown Friday Nights are your Weekend Kickstarter [VIDEO]
Four Uptown Friday Nights have taken place at the McGrath Amphitheater with the Jaycees and we have many great performances to come. Last week, opening act Tripping Atlas brought the jam.
Iowa City e-cig Public Smoking Soon to be Snuffed
You smoke e-cigs? Blow that misty cloud in my face. I don't care. If you prefer good 'ol fashioned tobacco cigarettes, those don't bother me either. The filth that belches out of south side factories is probably a bigger concern. I'm not worried about second hand smoke...
My Turbo Tour vs. Isle of Man TT Road Warriors [VIDEO]
It's the most dangerous activity in the world. The Isle of Man TT Road Warriors are incredible. They test the heart rates and stress levels of these riders going 195 m.p.h. They aren't that frazzled believe it or not. Just focused.
I get a little freaked out just looking down at the pavement when riding at 65 m...
Shut Your Smash Mouth [VIDEO]
I've always liked the macaroni version of "All Star" from Smash Mouth. A different food is in question after this big blowup over the weekend.
Lead singer Steve Harwell was pelted with bread at a recent Colorado concert and threw a fit. Surprising that it wasn't big dope buds being tossed over there in the Cannabis Capitol...
I May Sprint to the Insane Inflatable 5K Packet Pickup [VIDEO]
When we first announced the KRNA/Go Daddy Insane Inflatable 5K, it went viral in a heartbeat. The excitement has never waned. Eastern Iowans are ready to attack these obstacles this weekend at Kirkwood.
It you have signed up to run, you can pick up your packets Friday afternoon between 4-7 at Active Evolution Studio, powered by Dr...
The New York Prison Escapees “Could Be In Mexico” or rumaging in a rural New York 7-Eleven dumpster
A few weeks back, I blogged about a county jail break in Western Iowa. I surmised that these people rarely have a plan once they cut loose. The New York escapees that fled Clinton Correctional in Dannemora 10 days ago either have one or they've been extremely lucky.
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O.K. to be Porch-Hammered in the Hawkeye State [VIDEO]
How far into your homestead can police in Waterloo go to arrest you? Not your porch, in this case. ABC News snagged an AP report on a decision from the Iowa Supreme Court.
Artist Spotlight: Temperance Movement
The boozy translation of Temperance Movement is "a social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages."
The musical translation is a "bluesy band from London."