Marino & the Morning Crew

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Two-Cent History Lesson

Local news, traffic & weather

We asked; What is the most memorable event of 2008?

21% - Gas over $4 a gallon
31% - The election of Barack Obama
17% - The economic meltdown
13% - Kwame Kilpatrick going to jail
18% - The Lions going 0-16

Monday, January 5
Q: In some countries this game is called "Sneaking up on Granny". What's it called in the U.S.?
A: Red light, green light

Tuesday, January 6
Q: A recent survey found that only 38% of us have ever used of what?
A: A rotary phone

Robert Laura is a Senior Vice President at First National Bank in Howell and the unofficial financial expert of WHMI's "Marino & The Morning Crew". Laura has written a new book called "The Five Most Important Financial Things They Don't Teach You In School". He also has a website www.robertlaura.com with loads of practical advice on money matters, including dealing with credit card debt.

Brighton's "Red Echo" has taken the old 70's tune "Signs" and given it new life with their angst over spiraling gas prices. Take a listen to Gas Signs

When "Beer Seeker" heard the Howell Jaycees were eliminated the Melon Tent from the Howell Melon Festival, he created a song to the tune of Bob Seger's "Sunspot Baby". It's called Melon Tent Baby

Howell's Debi Drick sang a couple of tunes in our failed attempt to become Grand Marshal's of the Fantasy of Lights Parade. All They Wanna Do and Grand Marshal Fantasy

Justine Blazer rocked the studio with some tunes. The first was Me & Bobby McGee

Blazer also played her original song Red, White & Blue

Three Men & A Tenor brought their usual mayhem into our studios and sang It's Allright

Heywood Banks joined us in the studio and performed an impromptu version of I Love My A.D.D

An old lumberjack song from Neil Woodward, aka The Michigan Troubador, in the WHMI studios.

Listen to a sound clip of Jon King's old garage band "Nebula" as they rock Black Sabbath's Paranoid

I Used To Be Good Looking, Now I Don't Look Good by Jeff Daniels live in the WHMI studios.

The Marino & The Morning Crew Players Present: The Last Laugh Of Lorelei Sphere

Marino & The Morning Crew present their version of Teacher, Teacher in light of the controversy surrounding a contract for Brighton schools teachers.

These are the only people to ever get all five answers correct in one of our on-air contests;

John Ablett of Howell

Beth Hill of Brighton

Roger Kahle of Howell

George Watts of Howell

Ken Bendell of Howell

Pat Wilson of Howell (He actually got 6 in a row!)

Mark Honkala of Howell

Scott Gorecki of Cohoctah*



These are the only people to ever get all five answers WRONG in Progressive Fact or Fiction:

Lynn Green

Jim Bigelow of Howell



* - We had to lob that 5th question at him

Here are some online games to help you pass the time:

Pac Man

Pinboliada

Space Invaders

Extreme Farm