Pat Capone's blog

Man, I picked the perfect night to hang out with my friends and watch a little bit of the Winter Olympics.

Last night I had the pleasure of watching Shaun White just tear up the half pipe event. I have never seen anybody get so much air out of a half pipe. The guy really is amazing. I did feel bad for his team mate Scotty Lago who also had a flawless routine on the pipe, but only pulled the bronze. I think he should have scored the silver for that routine. It was also amazing.

Local Chicago boy, Shani Davis killed it in the 1000m and pulled the Gold. Way to go Shani!

Oh man, I'm am SOOo ready for a 4 day weekend.
FYI, I won't be back at the LOOP studios until Wednesday the 17th.

It was great having the guys from The Lovehammers stop by the studio and talk rock and roll.
Tickets to their Saturday night show are selling fast, and I DO recommend you pick them up if you get the chance.
It's nice to see local rockers doing so well, and I think its going to be a great show to a packed house.

My plans for the weekend are still a little sketchy.
I might swing by Great White tonight at the House of Blues.

This week I have some great ticket give-aways that I hope you win!

All week long at 10:05 and 2:05 I have your chance to score tickets to see Nickelback with Breaking Benjamin, Shinedown, and Sick Puppies, on May18, 2010 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Il.

Just listen for me to tell you the keyword, then be the 300th texter to 84792, and I'll hook you up with a pair of tickets to the show.

Looking for some good comedy?
All week I have tickets to see Carlos Mencia this Friday Night, January 22nd, at the Venue insid eof the very coo Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana.

After the massive earthquake devastated the poor people of Haiti, the world is joining together to bring relief - and you can help too!

The LOOP website has put together contact information for organizations that provide the much needed relief in times like this.
You can view this information here: http://www.wlup.com/checkitout/helphaiti.aspx

If you would like to help out, quick and easy from your cell phone, here are two great options.

Text HAITI to 90999 to make an instant 10 dollar cash donation to the Red Cross via your cell phone!

Text Yele to 501501 to donate $5 via your cellphone.

Its a crazy month, right on the tail end of a crazy year, and man am I ready for some New Years Eve in Chicago party time and a better 2010.

I would have to say the best highlight for me in 2009 was scoring the full time mid-day position here on The LOOP WLUP, 97.9FM Chicago. It has been a life long dream of mine to work for this station and in 2009 that dream came true. Sweet!

Sure, lots of other drama continues to take place. Doesn't it always?