It’s just short of amazing, but here’s an idea that we think would be the best idea for Lake Mead this summer! And if they are already are doing this, then even better yet! The Mike & Carla Morning Show talked about the “Weiner Kings” this morning. This is a father & son business with a food truck on land, but this summer, they’re delivering food on a lake…with a 19 foot pontoon boat!
On The Lake? “Hot Dogs, Get Your Hot Dogs!”
Brian and Tyler Keyes already had a successful business with a food truck, but this summer thought it was time to hit the water. Clearly, it seems to be working because they are quickly running out of food each and every time they go out.
So, The M&C Morning Show thought, this would be great for Lake Mead! Someone needs to hop on this and go with it. Our first thought was Bob Remmington, who owns the “Steamie Weenie” out in Henderson! He’s already halfway to the lake anyway. He has the best hot dogs in the Valley! Why not?
On the other hand, what other restaurants would to okay on the lake? Mexican food, Italian food, or even a great steak place! Take the busy work out of boating on Lake Mead this summer and let the food come to you.
Well, we all thought it was a brilliant idea. If it can work in Delaware it can surely happen here in Las Vegas. There is a service at Lake Mead that will being your specially ordered food to the dock, but why not go one step further? Now we might even find out that it’s already being done. Hey, if it is, then let us know, but as of right now, we don’t think it is!
We just think this is a great idea and someone soon do…and soon!
It’s the first official day of summer! The kids are out of school, and it’s time for family vacations, backyard barbecues and pool parties. Let’s find you six cool 80s summer jams to help you “Beat The Heat!”
Summer In Las Vegas Can Be Brutal
All those activities we mentioned sound like a lot of fun. But, here in Las Vegas, summer can be brutal. Unless you have access to a pool, those hot summer days with temperatures above 110 degrees can be dreadful.
Even if you do dive into a pool, the water can be so warm that it feels like you’re taking a bath. The only time you cool off is when you get out of the pool. That dry desert breeze gets you shivering on a 100+ degree day. A strange phenomenon, for sure.
Great Summer Jams From Every Decade
This season has to be the one with the most songs written about it. Well, except for maybe the holiday season around Christmas and New Year. Go back to the 1960’s and you can hear “Summer In The City” by Lovin’ Spoonful. Then, there’s “Hot Fun In The Summertime” by Sly & The Family Stone.
Move ahead to the 1970’s and Mungo Jerry brings us that tune “In The Summertime,” which was featured in the film Wedding Crashers. How about Seals & Crofts with “Summer Breeze?” We can’t forget “Summer Nights” by John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, and the cast from the movie Grease.
More recently, Kid Rock mashed up piano and guitar riffs from Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” and Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London.” Per Wikipedia.org, “All Summer Long” became the most successful hit of his career in 2008.
Cool Summer Jams of the 80s
However, for our purposes, we’re going to focus on the “MTV Decade.” The 1980’s. It’s a decade that provided the world with lots of fun, feel good music. And, those cool 80s summer jams are just what you need for your next pool party, courtesy of 96.3 KKLZ!
"Endless Summer Nights" - Richard Marx
Here’s a huge hit that you don’t hear much on the radio anymore. In fact, you really don’t hear much from Richard Marx these days. But, according to Wikipedia.org, when his self-titled debut solo album was released in 1987, it ended up producing four singles that not only made the Billboard top 10, they all hit the top 3! “Don’t Mean Nothing,” “Hold On To The Nights,” “Should’ve Known Better,” and this great song for the season, “Endless Summer Nights.”
"Suddenly Last Summer" - Motels
Martha Davis, lead singer of The Motels, possesses one of the great voices of the MTV decade. It’s too bad the group only had two top 10 singles. “Only The Lonely,” and this song, “Suddenly Last Summer.” Per Wikipedia.org, this track hit the top of the Billboard rock chart and peaked at #9 on the Hot 100. It’s from their 1983 album Little Robbers. Enjoy!
"Walking On Sunshine" - Katrina and The Waves
This fun, upbeat song doesn’t have “summer” in the title, but c’mon! It’s a perfect summer song! This British band only hit the Billboard top 10 one time, and they did it with this song. Per Wikipedia.org, it was written by the band’s guitarist, Kimberly Rew. The rest of the band didn’t like the song, but it ended up becoming their biggest earning song.
"Cruel Summer" - Bananarama
Here’s one of the popular girl groups of the 80s, Bananarama. These three young ladies from England had a top 10 hit in their home country in 1983 with this song. However, here in the U.S.A., it did not become a big hit until after it was featured in the movie The Karate Kid. According to Wikipedia.org, it blew up after that, finally peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. VH-1 named “Cruel Summer” one of their top 100 songs of the 80s! Enjoy this live performance.
"Summer of '69" - Bryan Adams
According to Wikipedia.org, this rockin’ song from Canadian recording artist Bryan Adams was voted the best driving song while singing in your car by his fellow countrymen. Can’t argue with that. This track peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late summer 1985. It helped push Adams’ album Reckless to the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart.
"The Boys Of Summer" - Don Henley
The music video for this Don Henley song would go on to win four MTV Video Music Awards, including “Video of the Year.” Per Wikipedia.org, the single peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1985. Ironically, this song was written by Mike Campbell, guitarist for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. However, Petty turned it down, so Campbell offered it to Henley, who would go on to claim the Grammy Award for “Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.”
Mike O’Brian is the Program Director and Morning Show host on 96.3 KKLZ in Las Vegas, along with Carla Rea. He has been with the Beasley Media Group for almost 23 years. Mike was named one of the “Best Program Directors In America” by Radio Ink magazine. Over the years, “The Mike & Carla Morning Show” have been presented with a number of proclamations for their work in the community and numerous awards. Having lived in Las Vegas for over 35 years, he writes articles on living in Las Vegas, sports, and odd stories happening within the state of Nevada.
Mike is the host of the morning show and program director of 96.3 KKLZ/Las Vegas. He has been doing mornings in Las Vegas for the past 38 years. Over the years, he has hosted a numerous amount of community events and has been the P.A. announcer for a number of sports teams in Las Vegas. He has written on living in Las Vegas, the sports teams here, as well as odd & little-known facts about Las Vegas & Nevada.
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