As the icing on the cake of your fourth of July weekend, here are a few Call FM videos to enjoy:

1. Julio decides to celebrate Independence Day early by setting off fireworks in the Call FM parking lot. (And no, I had nothing to do with this video. Do you see my face? I don’t think so.)

2. A local film student has decided to document life at Call FM through short video diaries. Here is episode one:

The release of the brand new Superchick album Rock What You Got has evoked a variety of emotions in me this week. Allow me to explain. (I’m pretty much going to whether you allow it or not.) Yes, a big part of me is elated to have some new Superchick to rock out to, but then there are the darker emotions I have to deal with… feelings of insecurity and failure that my own girl-power group, The New Chicks on the Block, crashed and burned a mere two weeks after its inception in 1991. In all fairness, I was only 11, but the wound still feels fresh. And so does the pain of the 64 ounces of Aquanet that held my poofy bangs in place each day. But that’s another story (a wise man once said ”it hurts to be beautiful.” I think late-80’s/early-90’s hair was a prime example).

Anyway, I am working through this great life disappointment, and giving YOU free music really helps a lot. So we’ve been busy giving away free copies of the brand new album, along with autographed Superchick posters, to a slew of lucky listeners. Today Julio and I had a chance to chat with Superchick’s bass player Matt Dally.  Turns out Matt and our own afternoon guy just may be kindred spirits in the world of Rock Band. And Matt once fouled Miami’s own Dwayne Wade? WHAT?! Check out what you missed:

Superchick Interview Part 1
Superchick Interview Part 2
Superchick Interview Part 3

And don’t forget to tune in weekdays for more chances to win the brand new album and poster!!!

In my never-ending quest to bring you reasons to party, I am happy to announce that today is National Catfish Day! Now, when he proclaimed this holiday, I’m pretty sure President Reagan was just trying to boost the fishconomy by getting people to crave catfish sandwiches and hush puppies, but that’s fine with me. A holiday is a holiday, people. I’m not gonna argue with a reason to wear a party hat and do the electric slide, even if it is in honor of a slimy pond creature. If you’re a little confused as to how to go about celebrating this glorious day, I am here to help! I give you:

THE TOP 10 WAYS TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL CATFISH DAY:

10. Hug a Catfish (OK, so there aren’t that many ways to celebrate this holiday…cut me some slack. And watch out for the poisonous barbs).
9. Visit the nearest catfish farm and “free” a catfish from his fate at the end of a hook (please note that freeing a fish from water is just another way of killing it, as I learned the hard way on National Catfish Day in ‘05. So make sure to take a container of water for transporting the catfish to its safe new home in a nearby lake or river…where, let’s face it, people will still be trying to hook and gut it, but at least it will have a fighting chance).
8. Dress up your neighbor’s cat as a fish, and give it to your dog as a NCD gift.
7. Order a catfish sandwich at Long John Silvers and see if anyone who works there actually has any clue what kind of fish the restaurant chain serves (I’ll give you a hint: it ain’t catfish. Or any other fish you’ve ever heard of, for that matter). 
6. Show up at your local Publix seafood case with a fishing pole, bait, and tackle, and see how long it takes somebody to call security (from personal experience, I can tell you it’s less than 30 seconds from the time of your first cast).
5. Take a picture of yourself diving into a plate of deep-fried catfish, cole slaw, tartar sauce and hush puppies, and email it to your cardiologist as a National Catfish Day e-card greeting.
4. Bring a bag full of dead catfish to the Marlins game tonight, and throw them at Renyel Pinto and Joe Nelson in the bullpen (sorry, I am still bitter about their role in last night’s loss).
3. Send a Catfish-Gram to your favorite afternoon DJ (Catfish-Gram = you dressed up as a catfish, knocking on studio door, singing a catfish song while showering recipient with catfish carcasses, swiping a free CD and running away before the authorities are called–and getting it all on film so I can post it on my blog tomorrow).
2. Stick your head inside a giant catfish and become the next subject of my morning show segment “People We Don’t Want to Act Like/Stuff We Might Want to Consider Not Doing.”
1. Go about your day as though it is just a normal Wednesday, which it basically is, because who in their right mind actually wants to celebrate catfish???

If you’ve been tuned in to the morning or afternoon show the last couple of days, you know that Julio is so excited about summer, he can barely stand it.

Summertime is Julio’s favorite time of the year, and armed with his state-of-the-art ice cream cone spinner (for effortless licking), an iPod full of ice cream truck tunes, and a few jugs of SPF 85 sunblock, he is ready to take on summer afternoons like never before!

Be sure to tune in weekday afternoons from 3-6 PM for chances to win free music, and for helpful summertime tips…like how to cook your post-workout snack using the gym’s sauna (grilled cheese, anyone?). Summers will never be the same. And that is not necessarily a bad thing.

This morning I read a story about a local radio station sending one of their DJs to live in a reptile exhibit at the Metro Zoo for five days. The story, of course, has given me loads of ideas and inspiration for an upcoming radio promotion! If only I had known stuff like this was legal…this would have happened long ago! Click below to hear what you missed, and to listen to some helpful suggestions about which exhibit would fit Julio best.*

Kelly’s Brilliant Idea
Jose Votes Python
Steph Votes Gorilla Suit

* Neither Call FM nor its employees have any intention of placing our favorite afternoon guy in any situation that would bring him bodily harm. We tease because we love. Really.