News Radio 710 KEEL » woo’s world http://710keel.com Depend On It! Thu, 23 May 2013 22:35:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 My Trip Down Memory Lane Involves World War II's End & Sewer Rats — Woo's World http://710keel.com/world-war-ii-memories/ http://710keel.com/world-war-ii-memories/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:00:58 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=106981 I often find myself remembering my childhood. It was such a simple time back then. When I was five years old, we lived on what I thought was a huge street. It was just two lanes, but it was black topped and seemed very, very wide.

There's two things I remember happening when I lived on that big, wide street. The first was that World War II ended. Germany had surrendered. Hearing the news, my mother screamed, picked up a big pan and big spoon and ran right outside, beating that pan in celebration.

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]]> http://710keel.com/world-war-ii-memories/feed/ 0 Beverly & Pack, Flickr Do We Really Stimulate Our Economy with Stimulus Checks? — Woo's World http://710keel.com/do-we-really-stimulate-our-economy-with-stimulus-checks-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/do-we-really-stimulate-our-economy-with-stimulus-checks-woos-world/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:57:12 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=106976 I understand we taxpayers will receive another economic stimulus check this year. Yes, it's a tiny bit of the money we sent to the government; they're keeping most of it. The purpose of this act of kindness is to help stimulate the economy.

Then, I received a funny email that took a unique look at stimulus checks and whether they actually benefit the US.

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]]> http://710keel.com/do-we-really-stimulate-our-economy-with-stimulus-checks-woos-world/feed/ 0 bfishadow, Flickr Cooking a Perfect Steak Is All in the Touch — Woo's World http://710keel.com/cooking-a-perfect-steak-is-all-in-the-touch-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/cooking-a-perfect-steak-is-all-in-the-touch-woos-world/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:49:41 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=105580 I happen to be a food junkie. I love to experiment. Love thinking outside the pot, love cooking for family and friends. I watch most of the cooking shows. My husband once told me I had 21 cooking shows recorded. Somewhere along the way I discovered the very best way to grill a steak to perfection.

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]]> http://710keel.com/cooking-a-perfect-steak-is-all-in-the-touch-woos-world/feed/ 0 Comstock Custer's Last Facebook Status Update, Or How Social Networking Has Changed News — Woo's World http://710keel.com/custers-last-facebook-status-update-or-how-social-networking-has-changed-news-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/custers-last-facebook-status-update-or-how-social-networking-has-changed-news-woos-world/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:22:03 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=105576 My husband's Great Grandma Efie Mae Minard once told us an amazing story about how she lived close to the site of Custer's Last Stand, but didn't know it until six months after the battle.

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]]> http://710keel.com/custers-last-facebook-status-update-or-how-social-networking-has-changed-news-woos-world/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Do You Remember KEEL's Great Scooter Race? — Woo's World http://710keel.com/do-you-remember-keels-great-scooter-race-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/do-you-remember-keels-great-scooter-race-woos-world/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:38:27 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=106971 Back in the 60s, radio was all about on-air live promotions. Marie Gifford, then-general manager of KEEL Radio, was very supportive of the crazy ideas that her programming staff came up with. Two staffers, Larry Ryan and Gene Kent, decided to race to KLIF Radio in Dallas, Texas on Honda 50's for a contest sponsored by Powercycle Center.

All the smack talk back and forth between the two was promoted on-air until the big day arrived. The pair hit the road in the big "Race to Dallas" competition, but not without incident.

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]]> http://710keel.com/do-you-remember-keels-great-scooter-race-woos-world/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Remember to Pick Your Battles — Woo's World http://710keel.com/remember-to-pick-your-battles-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/remember-to-pick-your-battles-woos-world/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 08:00:12 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=105569 Seldom do I throw down over an issue with my husband. After a long time of living together, we have both figured out what we can and cannot "go to the wall" over. Then, one morning this one issue came about. A dead armadillo! A full grown dead armadillo laying in the street in front of our yard.

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]]> http://710keel.com/remember-to-pick-your-battles-woos-world/feed/ 0 elPadawan, Flickr Who is That Kid? — Woo's World http://710keel.com/who-is-that-kid-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/who-is-that-kid-woos-world/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:00:55 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=105566 Yesterday I was visiting with a good friend of mine and he told me a hilarious story. Louisiana State Representative Henry Burns said that his house was always full of kids. They came and went, and he was just happy to have his children hang out at his house so he could keep up with them.

There was a young man who had been watching TV with his children for a couple of days who he didn't know. When dinner was served Henry turned to his children and said, why doesn't somebody introduce me to that young man in the living room. One by one they answered, "I don't know him."

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]]> http://710keel.com/who-is-that-kid-woos-world/feed/ 0 tonyhall, Flickr Another Day in Paradise — Woo's World http://710keel.com/another-day-in-paradise-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/another-day-in-paradise-woos-world/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 02:00:33 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=102812 Ever have one of those days when things just don't quite click? You go to get a cup of coffee and something went wrong with the coffee maker and coffee is leaking everywhere, running down the front of the counter and making a puddle on the kitchen floor.

And something is making a funny noise.

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]]> http://710keel.com/another-day-in-paradise-woos-world/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Wounded Veteran Surprises Doctors with Amazing Recovery — Woo's World http://710keel.com/wounded-veteran-surprises-doctors-with-amazing-recovery-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/wounded-veteran-surprises-doctors-with-amazing-recovery-woos-world/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:57:28 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=106974 My husband has a service buddy who lives in Minnesota. He's one of those rough, tough guys who's been shot twice, been in a few bad car wrecks, plane crashes, etc. One day he fell off a ladder and cracked his skull open. He was rushed to the hospital where he remained unconscious.

The doctor and nurses didn't expect him to recover, telling his son that he'd probably be a vegetable. "You don't know my Dad," the son said. "He'll come through this."

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]]> http://710keel.com/wounded-veteran-surprises-doctors-with-amazing-recovery-woos-world/feed/ 0 Comstock Uncle Marv's First Bicycle — Woo's World http://710keel.com/uncle-marvs-first-bicycle/ http://710keel.com/uncle-marvs-first-bicycle/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 05:00:26 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=102274 Have you ever had a conversation with someone that started like this: "Well, back when I was a kid." One day my Uncle Marv told me a story that started that very way.

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]]> http://710keel.com/uncle-marvs-first-bicycle/feed/ 0 alex_ford, Flickr Keel Dirty Dribblers — Woo's World http://710keel.com/keel-dirty-dribblers-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/keel-dirty-dribblers-woos-world/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:00:05 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=102268 Did you know that at one time Keel Radio had a basket ball team named the Dirty Dribblers? The Dirty Dribblers played in just about every gym within 100 miles of Shreveport. One year in the seventies the Dirty Dribblers  played 106 basketball games. There was hardly a school anywhere that didn't request that the Dirty Dribblers come around and play a game, and Keel did it all for charity.

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]]> http://710keel.com/keel-dirty-dribblers-woos-world/feed/ 0 ryan_fung, Flickr Little River Band Rocked My World — Woo's World http://710keel.com/little-river-band-rocked-my-world-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/little-river-band-rocked-my-world-woos-world/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:30:42 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=100988 I just witnessed a performance by some of the finest musicians I have ever seen in concert. I've been to a lot of concerts in my life, but this one ranks right up there with the best.  The Little River Band!

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]]> http://710keel.com/little-river-band-rocked-my-world-woos-world/feed/ 0 YouTube Teaching Mardi Gras Newbies the Ropes — Woo's World http://710keel.com/teaching-mardi-gras-newbies-the-ropes-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/teaching-mardi-gras-newbies-the-ropes-woos-world/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:22:24 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=100985 I had a great opportunity a while back when I was invited to help host a busload of tour directors that came here from all over North America  for a convention. They were here in Shreveport and Bossier City looking for future convention sites and tour bus destinations.

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]]> http://710keel.com/teaching-mardi-gras-newbies-the-ropes-woos-world/feed/ 0 Arkansas ShutterBug, Flickr Tricks to Creating a Garden for Giants – Woo's World http://710keel.com/gardening-tips-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/gardening-tips-woos-world/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:39:29 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=100991 Anyone who likes to garden will tell you the secret to gardening success is in the soil. My friend and fellow Master Gardener Billie Carroll of Shreveport came up with a recipe for improving her garden soil that pays off with giant vegetables. 

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]]> http://710keel.com/gardening-tips-woos-world/feed/ 0 stevendepolo, Flickr Lemons Turn to Lemonade – Woo World http://710keel.com/lemons-turn-to-lemonade-woo-world/ http://710keel.com/lemons-turn-to-lemonade-woo-world/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:04:37 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=102279 This is one of those human interest stories that gives you a warm fuzzy feeling when you read it. It seems there's a young man living in Detroit who wants to do something about the state of his city. 

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]]> http://710keel.com/lemons-turn-to-lemonade-woo-world/feed/ 0 Joshua Daniel O.,flickr Where Are the Car Keys? — Woo's World http://710keel.com/where-are-the-car-keys-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/where-are-the-car-keys-woos-world/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:55:23 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=101010 The vacation was great! Lots of eating, napping, more eating and talking about old times. But mostly eating! Then, suddenly, the night before we leave Minneapolis I sat straight up in bed and said: "Where are the car keys?"

Our car is in Dallas. We're in Minneapolis. And where did I put the car keys?

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]]> http://710keel.com/where-are-the-car-keys-woos-world/feed/ 0 Perry French, Flickr How to Vacation With a 93-Year-Old Champion Go-Kart Racer — Woo's World http://710keel.com/how-to-vacation-with-a-93-year-old-champion-go-kart-racer-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/how-to-vacation-with-a-93-year-old-champion-go-kart-racer-woos-world/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:55:25 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=100840 Sometimes the family vacation isn't a tropical island with dazzling white sand and an aqua blue ocean. But almost always it's visiting relatives.

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]]> http://710keel.com/how-to-vacation-with-a-93-year-old-champion-go-kart-racer-woos-world/feed/ 0 Moyan_Brenn, Flickr Detroit Boy Donates Lemonade Stand Profits to City — Woo's World http://710keel.com/detroit-boy-donates-lemonade-stand-profits-to-city-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/detroit-boy-donates-lemonade-stand-profits-to-city-woos-world/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:00:32 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=105578 This is one of those human interest stories that gives you a warm fuzzy feeling when you
read it. Nine-year old Joshua Smith of Detroit wanted to do something about the state of his city. So the young boy set up a lemonade stand near his home in the hopes of raising $1,000, which he would present to the city to help with its financial crisis.

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]]> http://710keel.com/detroit-boy-donates-lemonade-stand-profits-to-city-woos-world/feed/ 0 amy.gizienski, Flickr How Was the Flight? Very Bumpy! — Woo's World http://710keel.com/how-was-the-flight-very-bumpy-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/how-was-the-flight-very-bumpy-woos-world/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:45:45 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=100225 It seem like every time you take a plane trip, friends ask, "How was your flight? Well, I'm about to answer that question about our flight to Minnesota to see relatives. And let me say, it was interesting to say the least!

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]]> http://710keel.com/how-was-the-flight-very-bumpy-woos-world/feed/ 0 Kuster & Wildhaber Photography, Flickr Grandchildren, Gardening & Mardi Gras — Welcome to Woo's World http://710keel.com/grandchildren-gardening-mardi-gras-welcome-to-woos-world/ http://710keel.com/grandchildren-gardening-mardi-gras-welcome-to-woos-world/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:03:57 +0000 suzyryan http://710keel.com/?p=99856 Greetings everyone! I have been lucky enough to be invited to blog for 710KEEL. I'll be discussing all kinds of topics I think you'll enjoy, including how things were back in the day at the station forty some years ago. I'll also cover current events, what's going in the city, master gardening tips and, of course, anything and everything Mardi Gras.

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