Category: Mount Vernon

Free/Inexpensive Kids Activities at the Salute to Freedom

The Convention and Tourism Bureau will be putting on a spectacular fireworks display again this year at Mount Vernon Outland Airport on July 4th. Last year, the Mount Vernon Jaycees brought out games, prizes, and face painting to provide entertainment for the kids before the fireworks began. Unfortunately, it rained until just before dark. Still, many kids came through and had a great time.

This year, the Jaycees have decided to bring out 3 giant inflatable play-sets for the kids to have fun with and bring back face painting. There will also be a raffle of two (2) $50 gas cards. The raffle will be $1/chance, and face painting will also hold a minimal cost to cover paint (probably $1/cheek).

The spectacular news is that there will be absolutely no cost for children to play on/in the inflatable playsets. Yes, you read correctly – FREE.

“We felt as a community organization that we wanted all children to come out and have fun, without causing an expense to parents. Also, the gas cards could make a parent or visitor very happy.” – Greg Mehochko, 2008 Kids’ Alley chairman

As a community organization, the Jaycees feel it is important to provide entertainment at this family event for those who arrive early. Everyone knows sometimes children get antsy while waiting, and this should be fun for them to enjoy while waiting for dusk.

The Jaycees would like to thank the Convention and Tourism Bureau for allowing us to present Kids’ Alley again this year and for their continued support of our endeavors.

Contact the Mount Vernon Jaycees at jaycees[at]mvn[dot]net .

The Wednesday Show – 06-25-2008

Kevin, Murph, and I go at it with a simple show about fans, each other, and general nonsense. Believe it or not I actually got censored by Kevin. How’s that for some irony?

Adult content as always, so listen at your own risk.

Oh, and finally a contact email for Emily.

My top 5 touring comedians

With George Carlin’s passing, I have decided to throw together a list of my top 5 comedians who are touring. Yes, there are a great many more who are hilarious, but may be deceased, doing television, movies, or whatever.

Please take a look and see where or if these funny people rate on your personal list.

  • Ron White is hilarious, even if he is drunk for his sets. The man relates everyday humor to his audiences without coming off as ‘hickish’.

  • Somewhat negating what I just said, Jeff Foxworthy is completely hickish and is shameless about coming off that way. His sets have been entertaining since the mid-1990’s that I know of, giving him more credibility in my opinion than some others who make their names on catchphrases.
  • Completely modern and devoid of any country-isms is Lewis Black. Mr. Black is seated in the same vein as the late George Carlin, but with a more political tone. While I can’t say that I totally agree with him, I can say that his appearances are absolutely hilarious.
  • Up next is probably the best comedian to come about in the 2000-generation, Dave Chappelle. Dave had some small supporting film roles earlier on, but was a household name after the debut of “Chappelle’s Show”. From there he was a well-known name with everyone who liked his humor.
  • Finally, I have to give mention to Eddie Izzard. If Kevin or Emily are reading this, they knew he would be mentioned. The man has a show on Fox called “The Riches”, appeared in “Ocean’s Twelve”, and has many other appearances under his belt. My first encounter with Eddie was catching his special “Dress to Kill” from 1999 on HBO. I was up late one night and flipping channels when I came across this guy dressed weird and doing stand-up. I wrote down his name and from there tracked down other bits he has done.

That is my list of the top 5 comedians touring recently or currently. Yes, there are a lot of hilarious men and women out there that I don’t have listed, these are just the 5 I narrowed-down and chose to list. If you have your own list, say so. It’s a free country.

The Monday Show – 6/23/2008

The trio of Kevin, Emily, and I are back round-tabling a wide span of topics. Lots of sad news for some reason involving bad people doing bad things. Also, a great site for kid’s party ideas.

Thanks for looking, and listen at your own risk.

2nd Jaycee’s Guitar Hero Tournament July, 26th

The Mount Vernon Jaycees will be holding a 2nd Guitar Hero Tournament on July 26th. The first tournament held at the Granada Center for the Performing Arts was a great success, and we look forward to even more success with the second iteration.

Our first tournament drew over 70 participants at final tally, and many people who enjoyed watching the contestants face-off with such classics as “Talk Dirty to Me” and others. Everyone seemed to have fun and there were very few bugs that have since been ironed-out.

If you are interested in participating, please email the Jaycees. We will contact you as quickly as possible with pertinent information.