The Five with Scott Evans  

Welcome to the first blog.  This blog will basically be an outline of what we will discuss on our first show will be all about.  The first show is tentatively scheduled Jan 4, 2009 at a time TBD. 

The show is called "The Five" and here are things we will talk about:

Barack-O-Meter - a weekly look at how well the President is doing by looking at key statistics such as unemployment, GDP, etc before 1/20/09 and after President Obama takes office.  I didn't vote for him but do admit that thus far I like the team he has established.

Also we will be talking about your travel disaster stories.  Cincinnati was pounded by a freezing rain/ice storm the other night and I will discuss how I drove 30 miles through the ice with no problems...until the end.  Also will take your calls about how your travel disasters.

Wierd news:  Each week we will talk about the Five wierdest stories of the week.  Here are this weeks' five weirdest stories:

1. The Madonna of the What, Who, Where?
A court in Sweden has ruled that the "Madonna of Orgasm Church" has to be legally recognized as a legitimate religious organization. The church's founder, artist Carlos Bebeacua, says, "The orgasm is God and should be worshipped as a metaphor of life." Bebeacua already claims he has "a few hundred" followers. We're assuming all of which want to find God.

2. What Do You Do When Your Brother Wants You To Shoot Him?
20-year-old Heath Johnston of Colorado is facing a first-degree murder charge after the shooting death of his older brother, 26-year-old Samuel Johnston. Samuel was shot at the home the brothers shared. Heath surrendered to police without incident at the home's front door. He reportedly told a neighbor that his brother had said he was miserable and begged to be shot. Whether that was the true motive is still being determined by the police. Oh -- and the irony in the story -- this all went down in a town called Rifle, Colorado.

3. Sorry Folks -- I'm Not Qualified To Land
Here's something you never want to hear while on an airplane: "Sorry folks we have to turn back -- I'm not qualified to land!" But that's exactly what 80 passengers heard on a flight from Cardiff to Paris. The pilot made the announcement after thick fog cut visibility to 700 meters at Charles de Gaulle airport. He explained, "They are asking for a level two qualification and I only have a level five. We'll have to fly back." So, they flew the 300 miles back to Cardiff airport. How exactly our pilot got clearance to fly in the first place is up for debate but the Civil Aviation Authority said, "He did the right thing. If he had landed in Paris he could have been prosecuted. It's not like driving a car where you can pull over and look at the handbook."

4. Bah Humbug NYPD!
Not much holiday spirit coming from the NYPD these days. They ticketed Santa Claus -- while he was delivering gifts to children! Chip Cafiero, who was playing the #1 elf at the time says he'll fight the $115 ticket he received in Brooklyn on Black Friday when he was dressed as Santa. The 60-year-old retired schoolteacher was riding a horse-drawn carriage and handing out toys and candy canes. An SUV carrying the toys and protecting the horse from traffic was double parked next to him. Santa says he yelled "Ho! Ho! Ho!" to get the traffic agent's attention because the SUV wasn't blocking traffic. But in his words, "This Grinch just went ahead and fined me." No comment yet from the NYPD or the officer who gave the ticket -- who can clearly expect nothing but coal in his stocking this year.

5. Your Egg Beater Or Your Life
That must be one special egg beater! In Tampa, Florida, police say two suspects entered another man's home and demanded his eggbeater. No kidding. And they were quite serious. One of the suspects was holding a pistol while the other brandished a knife to the resident's neck. Police caught the egg beating egg heads outside the home and both are now in jail. Police found the eggbeater one of the suspect's left pocket.

So join us on Jan 4, 2009 for the initial broadcast of "The Five w/ Scott & Kristin".  Keep checking back here for more details on the first episode as well as possible sneak peak broadcasts durring the week.