2023 Polar Plunge Photos
Photos from this year’s Polar Plunge which raised 1.55 million for Special Olympics Virginia.
Birth Date: Usually around Labor day
Hometown: Westland, Michigan (near Detroit)
Hampton Roads Resident Since: August 2001
With the Fox since: August 2001
Spouse: None that I know of
Children: None that I know of
Pets: Two cats, who have taken over the home.
Hobbies: Love baseball, hockey and some football. Been to 41 different major league ballparks and every active stadium with Atlanta’s new stadium being the latest. Other hobbies includes running a Robert Plant fan website which I’ve been doing since 1996.
FAVORITES:
Band or artist: Led Zeppelin/Robert Plant… non Zeppelin related I like Bob Seger, Alice Cooper, Jethro Tull, Frank Zappa, REM, Stone Temple Pilots and Godsmack just to name a few.
Song: Many… depends on the mood. Wango Tango by Ted Nugent is high on that list though!
Album: Physical Graffiti by Zeppelin or Plant’s Fate of Nations.
Concert: Iggy Pop, Halloween 2001. Zappa plays Zappa in 2007. Robert Plant at the Wolftrap in July of 2013. Many others.
TV Shows: How I Met Your Mother and Trailer Park Boys.
Movie: Hot Tub Time Machine, High Fidelity, Blue Brothers, Hot Fuzz and School of Rock
Food: Pizza, Mexican and Italian. I also love to cook.
Superhero: Batman
Cartoon: Transformers
Sports Team: Detroit Tigers, Red Wings, even the Lions, Pistons, Norfolk Tides. When it comes to Michigan sports teams. Central Michigan over Michigan State and Michigan (unless Michigan is having a good football season). Michigan over Michigan State.
President: Reagan
Biggest mistake: Not seeing Bob Seger when I had a chance in 1996 (I made up for it in April of 2013)
I went into radio because: It wasn’t as fun as accounting
When I hit the lottery: No one would ever know
People would be surprised to know: I’ve never tried coffee
I can’t stand: Bandwagons
I can’t get enough: Free food and losses by Notre Dame or Ohio State
Role model: Ernie Harwell, Chuck Barris, Benny Hill, Andy Kaufman and my parents
Most embarrassing moment: Have my jacket “adjusted” by some safety pins at a company party, one sleeve was shorter than another. Took me a while to figure out what was going on.
Headshots by Mallory Hot Mess Photography
Photos from this year’s Polar Plunge which raised 1.55 million for Special Olympics Virginia.
Tim Parker takes a tour of Gangsta Dog in Norfolk.
Founder of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, and Nash has died at the age of 81.
A recording of Eddie Van Halen and Cheech Marin performing together at a charity gig in 1985 have been released.
A recording of Eddie Van Halen and Cheech Marin performing together at a charity gig have been released.
Check out this video by Carl Baldassarre who dives into Led Zeppelin’s “Ten Year’s Gone” and how Jimmy Page put this song together.
Photos from our “My Puppy Rocks the Holidays” contest presented by Pajamagram.
Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, the mission of Wreaths Across America is to Honor and Teach is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 3,400 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea and abroad. Here are pictures from the event at All Saints Catholic Cemetery in Portsmouth. Learn more about the mission to honor every American hero.
REO Speedwagon performed at Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virgnia Beach on Friday, August 5.
Courtesy of Jinni Smith