Bryan Truta / JACK's Big Breakfast

2008-10-21T09:45:00.003-05:00

This morning we were paid a visit from Eric Darnell.

Eric is a Kansas City native and director of the new movie, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa that will be in theaters on November 7th.

CLICK HERE to listen to Truta's conversation with Eric Darnell.

2008-10-09T11:54:00.001-05:00

Cherryh Butler is today's VIDEO BLOG.

2008-10-01T10:59:00.003-05:00

Tonight onstage at Sprint Center it's the Living Legend, the Queen Of Rock 'N Roll, Tina Turner!

Tina will open up her world tour here in KC, depart for a few more cities, then come back for show #2 here next week.

In Big Breakfast news, we're gearing up for our Homecoming show which is just a couple of days away. Truta's digging out some special audio and surprise guests for a little "This Is Your Life" stuff from when he was younger. You don't want to miss Friday's show, believe us!

JACK's Eight Tracks Wednesday, October 1st: Tina Turner

1. "The Best"
2. "Proud Mary" (w/ Ike Turner)
3. "Better Be Good To Me"
4. "It's Only Love" (w/ Bryan Adams)
5. "I Don't Wanna Fight"
6. "Fool In Love"
7. "We Don't Need Another Hero"
8. "What's Love Got To Do With It"

2008-09-30T11:16:00.003-05:00

Counting down the days until JACK's Big Breakfast Homecoming which will be broadcast live from my old high school, Bishop Miege in Roeland Park, KS this Friday morning.

In the meantime, it was announced yesterday that Bruce Springsteen will be the halftime performer for Super Bowl 43 from Tampa Bay. This got Nine Finger Charlie and myself reminiscing about halftime performers from Super Bowls past...

JACK's Eight Tracks Tuesday, September 30th: Past Super Bowl Halftime Performers

1. Prince "Cream"
2. Rolling Stones "It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It)"
3. No Doubt "Spiderwebs"
4. Stevie Wonder "Sir Duke"
5. New Kids On The Block "Hangin' Tough"
6. Blues Brothers "Soul Man"
7. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers "American Girl"
8. Michael Jackson "Bad"

2008-09-29T20:07:00.003-05:00

Welcome to Homecoming Week on JACK's Big Breakfast! On Friday we'll be broadcasting live from my alma mater Bishop Miege High School. On this morning's show I gave you two assignments for JACK's Eight Tracks, a Homecoming list for Friday and a Birthday list in celebration of JACK's 4th birthday coming up October 7th!

JACK's Eight Tracks Monday, September 29th: The Music List
Listener assisted by Lisa

1. Doobie Brothers "Listen To The Music"
2. Madonna "Music"
3. Violent Femmes "American Music"
4. Wild Cherry "Play That Funky Music"
5. Beatles "Rock N' Roll Music"
6. Shannon "Let The Music Play"
7. Kiki Dee "I Got The Music In Me"
8. M "Pop Muzik"

JACK's Eight Tracks Friday, September 26th: Maroon 5 And Counting Crows
For the JACK FM concert tonight at Starlight Theater

1. Maroon 5 "This Love"
2. Counting Crows "Einstein On The Beach (For An Eggman)"
3. Counting Crows "Big Yellow Taxi"
4. Maroon 5 "Wake Up Call"
5. Counting Crows "Hanginaround"
6. Maroon 5 "She Will Be Loved"
7. Maroon 5 "Makes Me Wonder"
8. Counting Crows "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby"

JACK's Eight Tracks Thursday, September 25th: Racing Songs
For the NASCAR races this weekend...listener assisted by Kim and Kristi who are working at the Speedway

1. AC/DC "Highway To Hell"
2. Tom Cochrane "Life Is A Highway"
3. Beach Boys "Little Deuce Coupe"
4. Prince "Little Red Corvette"
5. Billy Ocean "Get Outta My Dreams (Get Into My Car)"
6. Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen "Hot Rod Lincoln"
7. Cake "The Distance"
8. Gary Numan "Cars"

2008-09-24T15:30:00.003-05:00

We're looking for a few good men!

JACK's Big Breakfast is searching for a few good men to be part of our "Man Panel."
You'll get an invite to the JACK Studio and a chance to share your male perspective and take calls from the ladies on everything MEN.

We may even feed you breakfast! Want to be part of the panel? E-mail your info here!

2008-09-24T15:15:00.008-05:00

Long time no speak, everyone! In the coming days we will catch up an entire months worth of Eight Tracks, interviews, and news from JACK's Big Breakfast!

JACK's Eight Tracks: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
The "Drive" list - for the NASCAR race this weekend

1. Incubus "Drive"
2. Fine Young Cannibals "She Drives Me Crazy"
3. Beatles "Drive My Car"
4. R.E.M. "Drive"
5. Sammy Hagar "I Can't Drive 55"
6. Police "Driven To Tears"
7. Cars "Drive"
8. Sniff N' The Tears "Driver's Seat"

We'll be cheering on Clint Bowyer (right) one of our hometown boys in this weekend's NASCAR race. Check out JACK's Big Breakfast tomorrow and Friday for more NASCAR related information!

JACK's Eight Tracks Tuesday, September 23rd: Songs From The 80's That Were Released Twice

Listener assisted by Matt

1. Prince "1999"
2. Moving Pictures "What About Me"
3. UB40 "Red Red Wine"
4. Benny Mardones "Into The Night"
5. Real Life "Send Me An Angel"
6. Sheriff "When I'm With You"
7. Psychedelic Furs "Pretty In Pink"
8. Trio "Da Da Da (I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me)"

JACK's Eight Tracks Monday, September 22nd: Singers/Groups From Canada
For the hockey game being in town tonight

1. Men Without Hats "Safety Dance"
2. Barenaked Ladies "The Old Apartment"
3. Trooper "Raise A Little Hell"
4. Avril Lavigne "Girlfriend"
5. Bryan Adams "Somebody"
6. Our Lady Peace "Innocent"
7. Bachman-Turner Overdrive "Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet"
8. Finger Eleven "Paralyzer"

2008-08-18T12:07:00.007-05:00

This Thursday, the MDA is coming to the radio station to "arrest" me and keep me in "jail" until I can raise $1,600 for Muscular Dystrophy and Jerry's Kids. We all know and love the annual telethon that takes place every year at this time, but now's your time to help out this great charity and give to a local cause. If you feel so inclined, please click the link below and give what you can. I appreciate it, as do the thousands of kids you have a chance to help today!

CLICK HERE to donate and Thank You for your help!

2008-08-18T11:19:00.002-05:00

Congratulations to Michael Phelps and US Olympic team! Phelps made history Saturday night by winning his eighth Gold medal, besting the seven Mark Spitz took home in 1972.

Due to this feat, JACK's Eight Tracks was "gold" today!

JACK's Eight Tracks Monday, August 18th: Gold

1. Golden Earring "Twilight Zone"
2. Sting "Fields Of Gold"
3. David Bowie "Golden Years"
4. Kanye West "Gold Digger"
5. Neil Young "Heart Of Gold"
6. Soul Asylum "Black Gold"
7. Fleetwood Mac "Gold Dust Woman"
8. America "Sister Golden Hair"

Last week we did a whole week of themed lists based around body parts as we gave away tickets to the "Bodies Revealed" exhbition at Union Station.

JACK's Eight Tracks Friday, August 15th: Butts!

1. KC & The Sunshine Band "(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty"
2. 12 Gauge "Dunkie Butt"
3. Queen "Fat Bottomed Girls"
4. Sir Mix-A-Lot "Baby Got Back"
5. E.U. "Da Butt"
6. Spinal Tap "Big Bottom"
7. Wrecks-N-Effect "Rump Shaker"
8. 2 In A Room "Wiggle It"

JACK's Eight Tracks Thursday, August 14th: Eyes

1. Kelly Clarkson "Behind These Hazel Eyes"

2. Eric Carmen "Hungry Eyes"

3. Van Morrison "Brown Eyed Girl"

4. Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger"

5. Peter Gabriel "In Your Eyes"
6. Luscious Jackson "Naked Eye"

7. Firehouse "When I Look Into Your Eyes"

8. Starsound Orchestra "Cotton-Eyed Joe"

JACK's Eight Tracks Wednesday, August 13th: Arms

1. Cutting Crew "(I Just) Died In Your Arms"

2. Creed "With Arms Wide Open"

3. Doobie Brothers "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)"

4. The Lemonheads "Into Your Arms"

5. Dire Straits "Brothers In Arms"

6. Hellogoodbye "Here (In Your Arms)"

7. Journey "Open Arms"

8. Amos Lee "Arms Of A Woman"

JACK's Eight Tracks Tuesday, August 12th: Mouths

1. Merrill Bainbridge "Mouth"

2. Hinder "Lips Of An Angel"

3. Meat Loaf "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth"

4. Cowboy Mouth "Jenny Says"

5. The Go-Go's "Our Lips Are Sealed"

6. Smash Mouth "All Star"

7. Echo & The Bunnymen "Lips Like Sugar"

2008-08-11T13:27:00.006-05:00

This week JACK's Big Breakfast will commemorate the final weeks of the Bodies Revealed exhibition at Union Station by giving away tickets to see the show and qualifying you for dinner at the Melting Pot, passes to Worlds of Fun, and airfare on Midwest Airlines.

In addition, we'll concentrate JACK's Eight Tracks on body-related themes.

JACK's Eight Tracks Monday, August 11th: Hands

1. Bon Jovi "Lay Your Hands On Me"
2. Alanis Morrisette "Hand In My Pocket"
3. Beatles "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
4. Hootie And The Blowfish "Hold My Hand"
5. John Cougar Mellencamp "Hand To Hold On To"
6. Georgia Satellites "Keep Your Hands To Yourself"
7. Thompson Twins "Lay Your Hands On Me"
8. Jewel "Hands"

In Celebrity Crap news, JACK's Big Breakfast was stunned by the sudden passing of two stars; Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes both passed away this weekend. What we found strange was that both men just finished shooting a new movie called "Soul Men" that also stars Samuel L. Jackson.

Hmmm...if I were Samuel I'd lay low for a while!

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On Friday, GM and the Kansas City Chevy Dealers invited Steve-O and myself out to the GM Fairfax Plant to check out production on the new Chevy Malibu and test drive a car for myself! Thank you to my awesome tour guide George who drove me around the plant because I - like an idiot - wore flip-flops to an auto plant!

Check out the VIDEO BLOG of my experience at GM Fairfax:

What a great place and great people! Thanks and look out for me burning up the streets in my '09 Chevy Malibu... oh, and you might want to check out Malibu Days for yourself!

JACK's Eight Tracks Friday, August 8th: The "Days" List

1. U2 "Beautiful Day"
2. Led Zeppelin "Dancing Days"
3. Bruce Springsteen "Glory Days"
4. Citizen King "Better Days (And The Bottom Drops Out...)"
5. Phil Collins "Another Day In Paradise"
6. matchbox twenty "Long Day"
7. Beatles "Day Tripper"
8. Dirty Vegas "Days Go By"

JACK's Eight Tracks Thursday, August 7th: Beach Songs
For the VIP Preview party of JACK's new hangout, Shark Bar in the Power And Light District

1. David Lee Roth "California Girls"
2. Sisqo "Thong Song"
3. B-52's "Love Shack"
4. Beach Boys "Kokomo"
5. Fat Boys f. The Beach Boys "Wipeout"
6. Jimmy Buffett "Margaritaville"
7. Billy Ocean "Caribbean Queen"
8. T-Spoon "Sex On The Beach"

JACK's Eight Tracks Wednesday, August 6th: The Worst Songs In The World
AOL and Spinner.com did a survey to find the Worst Songs In The World. This is 8 of the Top 10, in no particular order

1. Los Del Rio "Macarena"
2. Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby"
3. Aqua "Barbie Girl"
4. Ricky Martin "She Bangs"
5. Helen Reddy "I Am Woman"
6. Right Said Fred "I'm Too Sexy"
7. MC Hammer "U Can't Touch This"
8. Baha Man "Who Let The Dogs Out"

JACK's Eight Tracks Tuesday, August 5th: The 7 Deadly Sins + 1
Listener assisted by Rachel White of Mission, KS

1. Billy Joel "Only The Good Die Young"
2. Alanis Morrisette "You Oughta Know" (Wrath)
3. Pink Floyd "Money" (Greed)
4. Rick Springfield "Jessie's Girl" (Envy)
5. Blind Melon "No Rain" (Sloth)
6. KC & The Sunshine Band "Get Down Tonight" (Lust)
7. Culture Beat "Mr. Vain" (Pride)
8. Weird Al Yankovic "Eat It" (Gluttony)

PS - for a little extra "Deadly Sins" entertainment, check out the movie "Seven"

JACK's Eight Tracks Monday, August 4th: The Heart

1. Deee-Lite "Groove Is In The Heart"
2. Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
3. Phil Collins "Two Hearts"
4. Big Brother & The Holding Company "Piece Of My Heart"
5. Stacey Q "Two Of Hearts"
6. Motley Crue "Kickstart My Heart"
7. Huey Lewis & The News "Heart Of Rock & Roll"
8. Wallflowers "Sixth Ave Heartache"

JACK's Eight Tracks Friday, August 1st: Birthdays, Birth, Babies, Being Born
For MY birthday, which is actually August 2nd, 19XX... ha!

1. Beatles "Birthday"
2. Bruce Springsteen "Born To Run"
3. No Doubt "Hey Baby"
4. Patrick Hernandez "Born To Be Alive"
5. Steppenwolf "Born To Be Wild"
6. Huey Lewis & The News "Doin' It All For My Baby"
7. Fray "How To Save A Life"
8. Bruce Springsteen "Born In The U.S.A."

JACK's Eight Tracks Thursday, July 31st: Dreams
For the weird dreams I had last night...

1. Aerosmith "Dream On"
2. Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)"
3. Green Day "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams"
4. Moody Blues "Your Wildest Dreams"
5. Billy Ocean "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"
6. Gary Wright "Dream Weaver"
7. Cranberries "Dreams"
8. REO Speedwagon "In My Dreams"

JACK's Eight Tracks Wednesday, July 30th: Fighting
Over the weekend, three Cubs fans jumped a lone White Sox fan at a kid's birthday party. Classy.

1. Beastie Boys "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right"
2. Rolling Stones "Street Fighting Man"
3. Belle Stars "Iko Iko"
4. REO Speedwagon "Can't Fight This Feeling"
5. Pat Benatar "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"
6. Sweet "Ballroom Blitz"
7. Elton John "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting"
8. Carl Douglas "Kung Fu Fighting"

JACK's Eight Tracks Tuesday, July 29th: The Wanted List

1. Cheap Trick "I Want You To Want Me"
2. Toad The Wet Sprocket "All I Want"
3. Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead Or Alive"
4. Bowling For Soup "Girl All The Bad Guys Want"
5. Bow Wow Wow "I Want Candy"
6. Better Than Ezra "Desperately Wanting"
7. George Michael "I Want Your Sex"
8. Rolling Stones "You Can't Always Get What You Want"

JACK's Eight Tracks Monday, July 28th: The Long List
Listener assisted by Jose Hernandez

1. Billy Joel "The Longest Time"
2. Cake "Short Skirt/Long Jacket"
3. Hollies "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)"
4. Kid Rock "All Summer Long"
5. Doobie Bros "Long Train Runnin'"
6. Cathy Dennis "Touch Me (All Night Long)"
7. matchbox twenty "Long Day"
8. Lionel Richie "All Night Long (All Night)"

2008-07-25T05:55:00.005-05:00

JACK's Eight Tracks Friday, July 25th: The Cold List

1. Foreigner "Cold As Ice"
2. Paula Abdul "Cold Hearted"
3. Rolling Stones "She's So Cold"
4. Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby"
5. Gwen Stefani "Cool"
6. Little River Band "Cool Change"
7. Van Halen "Ice Cream Man"
8. Tone-Loc "Funky Cold Medina"

JACK's Eight Tracks Thursday, July 24th: The Law!
For Craig Glazer's book The King Of Sting - available now at all major bookstores and Amazon.com

1. Clash "I Fought The Law"
2. Inner Circle "Bad Boys (Theme From "Cops")"
3. Judas Priest "Breaking The Law"
4. Elvis Costello "Watching The Detectives"
5. Cheap Trick "Dream Police"
6. Eric Clapton "I Shot The Sherriff"
7. Warren Zevon "Lawyers, Guns and Money"
8. Johnny Rivers "Secret Agent Man"

This week marked National Zookeeper Week, and to shed some light on these unsung heroes of our nation's animal havens, the Kansas City Zoo invited me out to play "Zookeeper For A Day" and experience a day in the life...

JACK's Eight Tracks Wednesday July 23rd: Animals/The Zoo

1. Scorpions "The Zoo"

2. Beatles "I Am The Walrus"

3. Duran Duran "Hungry Like The Wolf"

4. Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger"

5. Janet Jackson "Black Cat"

6. Warren Zevon "Werewolves Of London"

7. Elvis Presely "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"

8. Def Leppard "Animal"

2008-07-23T06:44:00.005-05:00

Pictures from last night's Steve Winwood/Tom Petty pre-party at Shark Bar!

2008-07-22T14:23:00.005-05:00

Sugar Bear is still missing his doggy, so once again - if you've spotted a Min-Pin/Chihuahua mix in the vicinity of 51st Street and Leavenworth Road in KCK please send an e-mail through the blog or call the radio station.

JACK's Eight Tracks Tuesday, July 22nd: People In Concert Tonight

1. Steve Winwood "Arc Of A Diver"
2. Tom Petty "American Girl"
3. Black Crowes "Hard To Handle" (f. Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
4. Spencer Davis Group "Gimme Some Lovin'" (f. 19 year old Steve Winwood)
5. Traveling Wilburys "End Of The Line"
6. Black Crowes "She Talks To Angels"
7. Tom Petty "Free Fallin'"
8. Joe Cocker "With A Little Help From My Friends" (f. Steve Winwood on the organ)

2008-07-21T13:45:00.003-05:00

Our promotions stud Sugar Bear has lost his dog. If you live in KCK near Leavenworth Road and 51st Street and see a Min-Pin/Chiuahua that answers to "Bings" running around please pick him up and call Sugar Bear.

JACK's Eight Tracks Monday, July 21st: Losing / Being A Loser

1. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers "Even The Losers"
2. Police "I Can't Stand Losing You"
3. Screaming Trees "I Nearly Lost You"
4. Eminem "Lose Yourself"
5. Little River Band "Lonesome Loser"
6. 3 Doors Down "Loser"
7. R.E.M. "Losing My Religion"
8. Beck "Loser"

This morning I was talking about something I've seen a lot of lately: people mowing their lawns on riding mowers while holding babies! Seriously, I've seen at least two examples of this lately and I'm puzzled...is this really safe? I mean, you hear about crazy lawn mower incidents all the time and I'm just wondering why anyone would endanger the life of a child - a baby, no less! - by toting them around on a riding mower.

JACK's Eight Tracks Friday, July 19th: The Best Of Britpop!
For the English Beat, The Fixx, and the Alarm concert this weekend...it's the best British acts!

1. Beatles "Twist and Shout"
2. Radiohead "Creep"
3. Duran Duran "Rio"
4. Amy Winehouse "Rehab"
5. Blur "Girls And Boys"
6. English Beat "Save It For Later"
7. Led Zeppelin "Over The Hills And Far Away"
8. Oasis "Don't Look Back In Anger"

2008-07-18T06:35:00.000-05:00

Bonus Jimmy Schubert video from JACK's Big Breakfast this morning:

2008-07-17T10:17:00.003-05:00

Whoa! Where did the summer go? And how has it been so long since we've spoken last?

Here's some catch-up to the Eight Tracks and what's going on in our world.

JACK's Eight Tracks Thursday, July 17th: The Who

For Vh1's Rock Honors celebrating the music of The Who

1. "Happy Jack"

2. "Won't Get Fooled Again"

3. "My Generation"

4. "You Better You Bet"

5. "Squeeze Box"

6. "Who Are You"

7. "I'm Free"

8. "Summertime Blues"

Cherryh Butler was in on Wednesday to discuss all things cool happening in the big city this weekend. Turns out Cherryh also has the cover story in this week's INK Magazine and it's on burlesque! While she didn't take a turn onstage a-la the Pussycat Dolls, Cherryh did get some insight on this great art form. Check out our discussion of burlesque, flaming boobie tassels and more in today's VIDEO BLOG:

JACK's Eight Tracks Wednesday, July 16th: Drugs
Barenaked Ladies lead singer Steven Page was busted for coke possession

1. Eric Clapton "Cocaine"
2. Tom Petty "You Don't Know How It Feels"
3. Huey Lewis & The News "I Want A New Drug"
4. Grateful Dead "Casey Jones"
5. Buckcherry "Lit Up"
6. Jefferson Airplane "White Rabbit"
7. Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life"
8. Iggy Pop "Lust For Life"

JACK's Eight Tracks Tuesday, July 15th: Actors Who Became Singers (and vice versa)
Listener suggested by Rhonda and Conni

1. Rick Springfield "Love Somebody"
2. Justin Timberlake "SexyBack"
3. Olivia Newton-John/John Travolta "Summer Nights"
4. David Bowie "Fame"
5. Will Smith "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It"
6. Jon Bon Jovi "Blaze Of Glory"
7. Huey Lewis/Gwyneth Paltrow "Cruisin'"
8. Eddie Murphy "Party All The Time"

JACK's Eight Tracks Monday, July 14th: It's HOT!

1. Nick Gilder "Hot Child In The City"
2. Buster Poindexter "Hot Hot Hot"
3. Foreigner "Hot Blooded"
4. Sly & The Family Stone "Hot Fun In The Summertime"
5. Ini Kamoze "Here Comes The Hotstepper"
6. Power Station "Some Like It Hot"
7. Donna Summer "Hot Stuff"
8. Cure "Hot! Hot! Hot!"

JACK's Eight Tracks Friday, July 11th: Monkeys
For the 83rd Anniversary of the Scopes Monkey trial, which sought a ruling on teaching evolution in public schools. Something we haven't resolved eight decades later!

1. Elvis Costello "Monkey To Man"
2. George Michael "Monkey"
3. Beastie Boys "Brass Monkey"
4. Dave Matthews Band "Proudest Monkey"
5. Peter Gabriel "Shock The Monkey"
6. Barenaked Ladies "Another Postcard (Chimps)"
7. Bloodhound Gang "Bad Touch"
8. The Monkees "Hey Hey We're The Monkees (Theme From 'The Monkees')"

2008-07-10T14:01:00.002-05:00

Gotta play catch up today!

This morning on JACK's Big Breakfast we discussed an article that came from Australia, where the #1 song played at funerals "down under" is AC/DC's "Highway To Hell!" Boy, those Aussies sure have a sense of humor!

The practice of having a song to play at someone's funeral isn't new...in fact, I've planned for mine for quite some time, always calling it my "Death Song." Apparently, so have you! We had packed phone lines this morning from people who wanted to share their death songs. So many, in fact, I made your submissions the highlight of today's Eight Tracks.

Our friend Kerry Zavagnin called in to discuss the Wizards upcoming games and to preview my appearance in tonight's Media Game.

JACK's Eight Tracks Wednesday, July 10th: Death Songs
What would your funeral song be? Listener assisted by many of you!

1. AC/DC "Highway To Hell"
2. Rusted Root "Send Me On My Way"
3. Queen "Another One Bites The Dust"
4. Louis Armstrong "What A Wonderful World"
5. Train "Calling All Angels"
6. Rolling Stones "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
7. Jeff Buckley "Last Goodbye"
8. Death Cab For Cutie "I Will Follow You Into The Dark"

On Wednesday I was reading from a story in the paper that said a lot of workplaces were considering going to a four day work week. There would be four, 10-hour days instead of the Monday through Friday grind a lot of put up with now. How great would it be to have a three day weekend every weekend? The Eight Tracks had to celebrate!

JACK's Eight Tracks Wednesday, July 9th: Working

1. Huey Lewis "Workin' For A Livin'"
2. Donna Summer "She Works Hard For The Money"
3. Genesis "Just A Job To Do"
4. RuPaul "Supermodel (You Better Work)"
5. Rush "Working Man"
6. Offspring "Why Don't You Get A Job?"
7. Men At Work "It's A Mistake"
8. Dolly Parton "9 To 5"

Wednesday was Cherryh day as well, where our Lifestyle Correspondent Cherryh Butler from INK Magazine was in to discuss all sorts of things, from our appearance in the Wizards media game to whether or not Dean Cain took Brooke Shields' virginity. Just another day on JACK's Big Breakfast!

On Tuesday I responded to a challenge from listener Angie Wise to find Eight Tracks where a popular artist provided backing vocals to another popular artist's hit song. Oh Angie...you underestimate the crack Research Department!

JACK's Eight Tracks Tuesday, July 8th: Popular Artists/Famous People That Provided Backing Vocals To Another Artist's Hit Song
Listener challenged by Angie Wise

1. Dire Straits "Money For Nothin'" (features Sting)
2. R.E.M. "Shiny Happy People" (features Kate Pierson of B-52's)
3. Phil Collins "Take Me Home" (features Sting and Peter Gabriel)
4. Neil Young "Heart Of Gold" (features James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt)
5. Glass Tiger "Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone" (features Bryan Adams)
6. Rod Stewart "Tonight's The Night" (features Rod's then-girlfriend, supermodel Brit Ekland)
7. Steve Winwood "Higher Love" (features Chaka Khan)
8. Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me" (features Michael and Jermaine Jackson)

2008-07-07T11:49:00.003-05:00

We're back!

How many people had trouble waking up this morning? Some of you may have just taken a three-day weekend (or 3 1/2 if you count leaving early on Thursday); others have been gone since the previous Friday. Whatever the case may be, welcome back to the grind.

Ugh.

This morning's Eight Tracks commemorated the "grind" with the "Back" list. Check it out below.

Today is Draft Day for the Wizards Media Game I am playing in Thursday night. Over the weekend Dave Borchardt, the Wizards media guy - and, I thought, my friend - e-mailed a mock draft for the Media game and it listed me as dead last. Thirtieth out of....well, 30.

The reason, as listed in the official e-mail:

Truta claims he played soccer for eight years when he was a child. But when he came to practice a few weeks ago he drilled Kerry Zavagnin in the face. Truta�?�.that�??s why you�??re dead last.

Thanks, guys!

JACK's Eight Tracks Monday, July 7th: We're "Back!"

1. Elton John "The Bitch Is Back"
2. matchbox twenty "Back 2 Good"
3. Pretenders "Back On The Chain Gang"
4. AC/DC "Back In Black"
5. Thin Lizzy "The Boys Are Back In Town"
6. Soul II Soul "Back To Life"
7. Aerosmith "Back In The Saddle"
8. John Sebastian "Welcome Back Kotter (TV Theme)"

2008-07-04T10:23:00.007-05:00

Happy Fourth Of July!

As mentioned during this morning's Eight Tracks, today is all about celebrating our freedom. On a weekend when a lot of people will be with family or friends, gathered around a barbecue or on a lake, we take a second to remember that this weekend is about the little things in life.

Today's Eight Tracks was dedicated to the men and women of the Armed Forces working overseas or right here at home to defend our freedom and our right to do things like speak our minds on the radio, spill our guts on a blog, or just live our lives in the ways we take for granted everyday.

So take a little time to think about freedom today and what it means to you.

JACK's Big Breakfast was on a little bit of a hiatus this week, just as most of you were taking vacation and enjoying the shortened holiday week.

I was down in Texas (my birthplace, by the way) and happened to see the funniest graffiti ever in a bathroom stall in the Houston airport. In all of the scribblings on a bathroom wall I've ever seen, this may have been the most puzzling....What's the best graffiti you've ever seen? E-Mail me and let me know!

We'll be back Monday morning with plenty of stuff to give away and brand new fun!

JACK's Eight Tracks Friday, July 4th: The "Free" List

For the Fourth of July and our freedom

1. Soup Dragons "I'm Free"

2. The Who "I'm Free"

3. Tom Petty "Free Fallin'"

4. Elton John "Philadelphia Freedom"

5. EnVogue "Free Your Mind"

6. Neil Young "Rockin' In The Free World"

7. BoDeans "Closer To Free"

8. Lynyrd Skynyrd "Freebird"

2008-06-27T19:52:00.002-05:00

First off, thank you to everyone who contributed to 105.1 JACK FM's Feed The Children campaign on Thursday. Thanks to your generosity we raised over $76,000 for Operation Breakthrough and hungry children in Kansas City!

Thanks to all of those who called in or e-mailed and were able to share what they could even though gas prices suck and bills are getting more and more out of control for our own families.

JACK's Big Breakfast will be on a little hiatus until Monday, July 7th, so enjoy the "Best of" JACK's Eight Tracks next week, and we'll pick up new after the Fourth of July Holiday. Today's Eight Tracks celebrated vacations, holidays, trips, etc.

JACK's Eight Tracks Friday, June 27th: Vacation, Trips, etc

1. Go-Go's "Vacation"
2. Green Day "Holiday"
3. Ray Charles "Hit The Road, Jack"
4. Proclaimers "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"
5. Madonna "Holiday"
6. AC/DC "Highway To Hell"
7. Talking Heads "Road To Nowhere"
8. Lindsey Buckingham "Holiday Road"

JACK's Eight Tracks Thursday, June 26th: Songs With A Social Message
For Feed the Children Day on JACK FM

1. Temple Of The Dog "Hunger Strike"
2. Bob Dylan "Blowin' In The Wind"
3. Arrested Development "Mr. Wendal"
4. USA For Africa "We Are The World"
5. Black Eyed Peas "Where Is The Love"
6. Band-Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
7. Prince "Sign O' The Times"
8. John Lennon "Imagine"

JACK's Eight Tracks Wednesday, June 25th: Songs From The Millenium
For Vh1's "I Love The Millenium" series

1. Sisqo "Thong Song" (2000)
2. Train "Drops Of Jupiter" (2001)
3. Pink "Get The Party Started" (2002)
4. Outkast "Hey Ya" (2003)
5. Maroon 5 "This Love" (2004)
6. Kelly Clarkson "Since U Been Gone" (2005)
7. Daniel Powter "Bad Day" (2006)
8. Beyonce "Irreplaceable" (2007)

2008-06-24T14:24:00.007-05:00

What is something you can't do that you wish you could, if only for the reason that you feel like you should know how to do this particular thing?

For me it's drive a stick shift. I can't do it! People have tried for years to get me to drive a stick shift to no avail. I'm such a nerd that I've even gone online to read about how to operate a manual transmission and that has not helped. Yet I consider what would happen if my friend were incapacitated and the only way to get to a hospital would be to drive their stick shift car. What would I do then?

This morning's callers echoed my sentiments in other areas of life. One caller wished she could whistle while another wished he could speak better English.

What do you wish you could do? E-Mail and tell me.

JACK's Eight Tracks Tuesday, June 24th: Bruce Springsteen songs

For the concert we announced yesterday: Bruce with the E Street Band, August 24th at Sprint Center

1. "Glory Days"

2. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)"

3. "Secret Garden"

4. "Pink Cadillac"

5. "Born In The U.S.A."

6. "Radio Nowhere"

7. "Prove It All Night"

8. "Thunder Road"

2008-06-23T16:39:00.004-05:00

Happy Monday everyone!

Yes, what you've been hearing on the radio from Nine Finger Charlie is indeed true...last Thursday night, Media Mix of Kansas City held their annual awards banquet at the Intercontinental Hotel on the Plaza.

Media Mix is made up of the advertising, print, radio and TV industries and holds this banquet to honor managers and personalities in their respective fields.

It was, then, a big honor to accept from my peers the award for "Radio Personality of the Year" at last week's banquet. Thank you to Jon and Steve-O, to our Promotions Director Jamie Cox, our managers Pat Gibbs, Maurice DeVoe and Donna Baker, and to you - our loyal listeners - because without listeners radio wouldn't exist in the first place. And there to satisfy Charlie is a picture of my beautiful award.

JACK's Eight Tracks Monday, June 23rd: Songs Whose Titles Are Questions

1. Baha Men "Who Let The Dogs Out?"
2. R.E.M. "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?"
3. Linda Ronstadt "When Will I Be Loved"
4. Dave Matthews Band "Where Are You Going"
5. War "Why Can't We Be Friends"
6. Heights "How Do You Talk To An Angel"
7. Rod Stewart "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"
8. Jet "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"

JACK's Eight Tracks Friday, June 20th: Songs Of Summer

1. Don Henley "Boys Of Summer"
2. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince "Summertime"
3. Bananarama "Cruel Summer"
4. Kid Rock "All Summer Long"
5. Mungo Jerry "In The Summertime"
6. Bryan Adams "Summer Of '69"
7. Diesel "Sausalito Summernight"
8. New Kids On The Block "Summertime"

2008-06-19T16:26:00.002-05:00

Last week the Kansas City Wizards invited me to play in their annual Media Game during halftime of the Wizards/New York Redbulls game on July 10th. Now, it may be true that I bragged a bit about my soccer prowess, seeing as I had about 9 years of playing under my belt.

On Wednesday the Wizards allowed me to come to their beautiful practice facility in Swope Park to work out some of the kinks that inherently set in after, oh...say, 15 years of not kicking a soccer ball. They never could've prepared for what was to happen.

Yes, you may have heard me talking on JACK's Big Breakfast about the damage, which was mostly to Kerry Zavagnin's face. See it in the VIDEO BLOG for yourself:

Many thanks to the Wizards for letting a rank amateur invade their space. How about another practice next week guys?

This morning's Eight Tracks began as a challenge. Bob called me on Monday and said he dreamed up a great theme: songs where the title is never mentioned in the actual lyrics. He could only think of one song to back up his theme, though: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana. Never one to back down from a challenge I put the crack Research Department to work and spit out today's list.

JACK's Eight Tracks Thursday, June 19th: Songs Where The Title Is Never Mentioned In The Lyrics

1. Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
2. Rod Stewart "Young Turks"
3. DNA f. Suzanne Vega "Tom's Diner"
4. Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"
5. Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody"
6. Toadies "Possum Kingdom"
7. Five For Fighting "Superman (It's Not Easy)"
8. Righteous Brothers "Unchained Melody"

JACK's Eight Tracks Wednesday, June 18th: Bands From Boston
For the Celtics beating the Lakers for the NBA Championship

1. Aerosmith "Cryin'"
2. New Kids On The Block "Hangin' Tough"
3. Pixies "Here Comes Your Man"
4. J. Geils Band "Freeze-Frame"
5. Mighty Mighty Bosstones "The Impression That I Get"
6. New Edition "Cool It Now"
7. Breeders "Cannonball"
8. Boston "More Than A Feeling"

2008-06-17T13:18:00.003-05:00

Yesterday I got to attend a sneak-peak of the new Midland Theater. Now called The Midland By AMC it promises to marry great, new, up-to-date amenities with the heritage and beauty of the old performance venue.

We've already announced Melissa Etheridge as the opener of The Midland By AMC (Sept. 9th) but stay tuned for more announcements to come soon!

JACK's Eight Tracks Tuesday, June 17th: Water

1. Doobie Bros. "Black Water"
2. PJ Harvey "Down By The Water"
3. Eddie Money "Walk On Water"
4. Boyz II Men "Water Runs Dry"
5. Deep Purple "Smoke On The Water"
6. TLC "Waterfalls"
7. Elton John "Madman Across The Water"
8. Melissa Etheridge "Bring Me Some Water"

2008-06-16T12:08:00.003-05:00

I hope everyone had a great Father's Day weekend! This great guy to the right is my grandpa, Art, whose name I carry as my middle name (yes, Bryan Arthur Truta..my initials are BAT thankyouverymuch).

I was very lucky to be able to spend some time with the family this weekend as we celebrated Father's Day (Callie the cat was also excited to have us around!).

Right before all of this weekend's festivities were to begin, I got notice that one of my favorite journalists and political analysts had passed away. I think it's safe to say that a world of people who are news or political junkies (as myself and my mother are) were shocked and saddened by the all-too-early death of NBC's Tim Russert.

Russert defined political reporting as far as I was concerned. His skill in interviewing a subject and getting to the meat, the truth, was unparalleled. You never turned off his program, Meet The Press, going "Tim, why didn't you ask about ___?" He knew the questions that the "everyman" would want him to ask of our political leaders (or prospective leaders) and he asked them unashamedly.

On the analysis side, there was no better program to watch on primary nights or Election nights than anything with Tim Russert on. In a day when the electronic media demands that the line between hard journalism and subjective analysis becomes more and more blurry, Russert stood out as the critic with a heart. Tough and unweilding, but always fair, Russert understood that crossing the line into a more conversational approach to reporting also meant that TV figures needed to move away from being just a "talking head" and - to crib a writing term - become more dimensional characters.

Russert's appearances on shows like Imus, Hardball, or Countdown, and his own personal asides on MTP made it very clear that Tim Russert the person was just like Tim Russert the journalist: curious, funny, outspoken, and genuine. There will surely be many more people than just Mom and I who will miss Tim Russert, but TV journalism (and journalism in general) are better for having him here, no matter how short that time was.

On a tangent, I got a chance to attend my first Wizards game this weekend at Community America Ballpark. Wow! The crowd was a sell-out of over 10,000, the weather was perfect, and while Kansas City didn't win I did get to cheer on my boy Kerry Zavagnin, a great friend of JACK's Big Breakfast.

If you listen to the show, you know that the Wizards have asked me to play in the annual Media Game at halftime of the July 10th game. I have set it up already that Kerry is going to give me some pointers after practice this week. Don't worry, we will be recording it for the video blog and it will be posted here first!

JACK's Eight Tracks Monday, June 16th: Bands Using Initials As Names

1. OMC "How Bizarre"
2. INXS "Listen Like Thieves"
3. BTO "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet"
4. ABC "The Look Of Love"
5. AC/DC "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
6. LFO "Summergirls"
7. U2 "With Or Without You"
8. Run D.M.C. "It's Tricky"