KPIG's Greatest Hits

I think if you're going to spend money on any KPIG item, it would be best spent on the KPIG Greatest Hits Volume 3 CD...lots of cool songs recorded live on the air in the Sty, and it's only $10.99 plus shipping (great stocking stuffers!!) ...and for the more local folks it's available at Streetlight Records in Santa Cruz, San Francisco and San Jose, and Cheap Thrills Records in San Luis Obispo!

It's a good deal, because you get some cool, unique cuts of music, and most of the money from the sales of the CD goes to charity! The Santa Cruz Chapter Of Surfrider Foundation and Jacob's Heart, which helps children with cancer and their families!

www.surfridersantacruz.org/

www.jacobsheart.org/

And the CD is dedicated to our fallen leader, Laura Ellen, who made all of this possible!

These are two of my favorite photos of Laura Ellen!

Ralphie

The Sherry Austin Band Rocks!!

The show was great, and we had a great turn-out! Thanks to all who attended and made the evening a rousing success!

Thanks to Sherry Austin, Sharon Allen, Dan Eyde, Tracy Parker and Jimmy Norris for doing a perfect job! And the same to Elisabeth Carlisle for opening, (thanks for playing my request!)

And thank you to Patty and Alta Organic Coffee & Tea Company from Davenport for providing the coffee we served. Check them out http://www.altaorganiccoffee.com/

I love the slogan "Drink Coffee With A Good Conscience: It's A Sustainable Addiction!"

Also thanks to Jill McFarlen for making the Welcome To Pearlington sign we used for our backdrop...excellent!!

And a HUGE thank you to Toby Gray for doing a wonderful job with the sound! Reeeaaallly couldn't have done it without you!

39 days, 5 hours 42 minutes and some seconds until we leave for Pearlington!

Thanks again to everyone for everything!

Ralphie

www.ca2ms.blogspot.com

Somewhere Near Roswell, NM

I guess that would be a UFWD...Unidentified Flying Wiener Dog!

Back To Pearlington!!

It's official...here we go...trip number 10 to Pearlington, Mississippi!!

Looks like about a dozen of us will be going December 16th thru the 24th. There might not be too much work for us because money has dried up so work has slowed. But we are willing to do any job big or small, clean or dirty!!

If you wish to contribute to this trip and help the Pearlington team to git-er-done, then go to Brittany's blog page http://www.ca2ms.blogspot.com/ and click on the PayPal button that says "Donate". Make sure you write in the space provided at PayPal that it's for Ralphie's Pearlington Trip.

You help us, and we'll help the folks of Pearlington!

Ralphie

You Are What You Eat (or, A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Calories)

Remember Uncle Fester from the Addams Family TV show? That's what I think of when I look at this picture! That's waaayyy scarier than Uncle Fester could have ever been!!



I've lost 100 (and a quarter!) pounds as of today! Only 30 more to go to get to my goal...and yes, I see the irony of using the words "quarter" and "pound" when talking about dieting...after all, it was all those Quarter Pounders, Big Macs, Big Boys, Fatburgers...hmmm, I guess you really are what you eat!!



Thank God I met Cheri Bianchini, the owner of The Healthy Way...my Earth Angel, my healthy eating mentor...when she first took my measurments, she had to use the extra large measuring tape...now, not only 100 pounds, but I've lost about 110 inches ...and that was just my neck (ba-da-boom!)



The one picture that's really frightening is the one I posted a couple blogs down. I looked like the Michelin Man's illigitimate son! People didn't think I ate all the Girl Scout Cookies...they thought I ate all the Girl Scouts!! (ba-da-bing!) Even Cheri agreed I looked like an advertisement for really sturdy lawn chairs! Feel free to scroll down and post your own one-liners on that one!

When I see the profile I'm always amazed at how much back I have...and I don't mean my butt, I knew that was big, I mean my actual back!

I did have high cholesterol and high blood pressure, but even now those numbers are lower and under control! I was lucky I didn't have diabetes or bad knees or any number of other health problems! And to answer the question I often get "YES"... Yes I do feel better and have much more energy...and I don't require a nap after every meal...and I don't get winded just opening my eyes!!

100 pounds...I'm not sure I can even lift a 100 pounds now...good thing I don't have to!

Thanks Cheri!

Ralphie

http://www.thehealthyway.us/

OMG

This is right before I got busted for smuggling innertubes !! (ba-da-boom)

So good to be free!


Ralphie

Ralphie In The Morning

I put this picture on as the screensaver today in the Sty...it kind feels like the Sty is connected to this cozy little coffee house, like looking into the other room, and it makes me feel warm and relaxed. The Mockingbird Cafe is where we went for our fru-fru coffee, fresh baked breads and free WiFi when we were in Mississippi. Kinda wish I was there right now...if I could figure out a way to broadcast live from the Mockingbird Cafe, that's where I'd be spending my mornings!

Ralphie