Mristmas Cherry

Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; that can transport the sailor and the traveler, thousands of miles away, back to his own fire-side and his quiet home! ~Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers, 1836

Hello everyone!

I hope you all had a very merry Christmas, and that you're anticipating the New Year with hopes, plans, dreams, goals and expectations; and all of this in thankfulness and acknowledgment of our heavenly Father's sovereignty and grace.

*The Viking and I got you all presents (yes, all of you), but I regret to inform you that the truck carrying all of said gifts from the thrift store, tragically blew up, plunged into the ocean, and died.
Nevertheless! We have one thing to offer you, and that is US, talking to YOU, on TogiNet Radio, four times a WEEK! No, you may not have the gift receipt.


Last week, we had the priviledge of featuring and talking to four different bands/artists! Those of which include, Lansdowne, The Mint, Shapiro, and Emily Jane.

From Lansdowne, we talked with drummer, Glenn Mungo. Such a nice guy! He was very excited and eager to talk about the band, as well as promote their tour in the Middle East that's going on into the first week of the new year (we love people who like to talk)! These guys really have it together, and their music shows it.

From The Mint, we got to talk to the ever lovable, dry, witty sarcasm that encompasses lead vocalist, Jon. Apparently even his unborne child has seen Airplane when I have not. Great guy, great sounding band, definitely check their music out!

On Wednesday, we talked to John Granofsky from Shapiro! They are a band hailing from Harrisonburg, VA, consisting of two brothers, their cousin, and a mutual friend of the three. The talented foursome named their band "Shapiro" after the aforementioned mutual friend, "Carl Shapiro", because "Granofsky" just isn't a name that people will remember.

Emily Jane from here in Tyler, TX came on the show on Thursday. Her style of music is unlike anything we've had the privilege of playing on TogiNet; truly unique in the genuine purity of her voice, and the upbeat tempos and lyrics that accompany it! I understand that her website is currently undergoing a makeover (www.emilyjanemusic.com), but keep an ear out for her music on Blondie and The Viking while that's going on!

Last, but definitely not least! This morning (Wednesday the 26th), we had an hour-long chat with two of the four fellas from the Moscow, ID based blog, "Half Past Noon".
Chris Aberle and Austin Storm, former students of New Saint Andrews College, striving to give glory to God in everything that they write, battle the every-day monotony and whining of blogging with their well researched insight into modern-day (and not so modern-day) issues ranging anywhere from pop-culture, to politics and theological misconceptions of the masses.
"We want you to laugh because the Lord came once, conquered death, crushed our enemies under his heel, and purchased the world for us. We want you to be dancing when he comes again." Read More...


Anyway! That about wraps up my update for the week! I'll be back after New Years with some more news and things to make you go "Hmmm"!

Stay safe, don't drink and drive, and please...please don't blow anything up.

-Blondie
*Gift bearing truck and witty wordage, compliments of The Foreigner, Eh?

Coming up!

Here are a couple things coming up next week!

Blondie and The Viking
Monday, December 17th. 11AM-1PM EST

With guests: LANSDOWNE
From: Boston, MA

"Leaving Boston is a fantastic radio-ready rock EP that sounds ready to trigger a huge creative leap in the near future....Continued perseverance and creative advancement will put Lansdowne on the map in a big way...Boston has no lack of great bands, but very few leave the lasting impression of Lansdowne." - Tony Pascarella, Album Reviewer for AbsolutePunk.net, 1/30/07

Blondie and The Viking
Tuesday, December 18th. 10AM-12PM EST

With guests: THE MINT
From: Lancaster, PA



"What does The Mint mean?
The name is derived from the ancient latin word, the mintus, which means coal digging monkeys.

What inspires you guys?
Wikepedia.

Does "Love is Vapor" stand for anything?
It stands for freedom and the constant pursuit for clean natural gas."
Read More


Blondie and The Viking
Thursday, December 20th. 10AM-12PM EST

With Guest: EMILY JANE
From: Tyler, TX

"Absolutely Amazing.....Voice.....Looks.....and Songs.
From Stirring ballads to edgy mainstream Pop & Rock,
Emily sings her songs with energy and emotion."

Read More

Diet Dr. Pepper is NOT the devil.

Good afternoon, everyone!

As you can see, we've temporarily relocated to BlogSpot until we can get our website's feet cemented into the ground.

That little Joomla template booger was too confusing for me; I need professional help. ...No, I'm not checking in.

Now I know you're asking, "why BlogSpot? Why not just code your own website RIGHT NOW and be done with it?"

Perfectly reasonable questions! Why BlogSpot? Well, because it's easy to use. Blondie isn't called Blondie for nothing, you know.
Why not code our own website? Time. We have none.

Time = Money.

Time + More Time = More Money.

We need to be operational RIGHT NOW.

So here we are! Stay tuned! Who knows what going to pop up?

www.TOGINET.com

-Blondie

Post-Thanksgiving Hunger Pains

Good morning, world!

Well, it's back to the ol' grind! I don't know about The Viking, but I'm excited to be back after spending a weekend eating myself to death! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and we appreciate you hangin' in there while we chilled for a while.

I know your stomachs have to be incredibly stretched, and you're doing your best to get back into your normal eating routine, but, have a look at this Tater-y Goodness .

I know, right? Hott. Zzzzzt.

I know most of you don't know my style of cooking, but...let's just say, I have a lot to learn (most of it involves microwaves , and Ramen Noodle Soup ). I did however, succeed in making some pretty kick-butt mashed potatoes (FROM SCRATCH AND NOT OUT OF THE BOX *ahem* VIKING!) and twice baked potatoes for Thanksgiving this year!

Stay tuned! There is a Blondie and The Viking VS Wild in your near future.

Blondie out.

After Blondie and The Viking, came sliced bread. We're still much cooler.

Good morning, beautiful world.

The temperature is dropping, the leaves are changing colors, my roots are showing, and...my word, Thanksgiving is two weeks away!

I hope you all have your turkey's ready to be stuffed and sewn.

As this is Blondie and The Viking's first ever official blog, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank YOU, the viewer, for visiting our web page and for listening to the show! It means the world to us; thank you for your continued support.

We're still a relatively new concept, so hang tight as we're developing the site and show! Isn't it funny how much easier it is to paint an image in your head about someone else's ideas, but yet it's about as difficult as helping a cow give birth to come up with something iconic to represent your ideas?

We are filling the schedule up with interviews for the month of November, so keep checking back to see who's coming up!

On Monday morning, we will have these fly fellas on the show with us:

They are "Between The Two", and they hail from Northeast, Pennsylvania.

Check them out at: http://www.myspace.com/betweenthetwo

"In a year’s time, Between the Two has catapulted from local anonymity to national spotlight. In 2007, they performed over 180 dates from coast to coast and shared the stage with acts such as Relient K, Anberlin, Red, Haste the Day, and Showbread. The band also released an independent EP, “The Depths of You”, a roller coaster ride of electronic pop rock pleasure.

The band begins work on a full length album in January 2008 with producer Dan Strain of Noisy Neighbor Studios, Nashville TN. The project, currently untitled, is set for release in the fall of 2008. The band’s first single “Deeper Still” is slated for national radio release in the spring, with a full touring schedule beginning on the west coast in February."

Listen in, people! You don't want to miss it.

Sincerely,

Blondie (and The Viking too, I guess)

www.TOGINET.com