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The Mike & Carla Morning Show

The Mike & Carla Morning Show

Okay Las Vegas, Is It ‘Ice Tea’ or ‘Iced Tea’

Author Mike O'Brian

Here ya go, we’re putting out there Las Vegas, is it “ice tea” or “iced tea”? You decide and let us know! It seems people are torn on the subject. The Mike & Carla Morning Show trying to solve issues each and every morning. And this morning it came down to tea!

According to a recent poll by YouGov, people were asked how they say it. “ice” or “iced”. For the record, according to the survey, close to 50% of those asked said it’s “ICED”! WOW, really? Or is it really just “ice” and the “D” kind of falls off? The M&C Morning Show had a feeling it was geographical for the most part.

Do You Call It “Ice” or “Iced” Tea?

However, Carla Rea talked about her very first experience in the South! When ordering tea, she was brought “sweet” tea and for the first time she almost gagged on it. Now keep in mind that Carla is a HUGE tea person. Each and every morning, she grabs a tea, so she know tea!

When told it was “sweet” tea, she knew immediately that this was not her jam and quickly downed a glass of water! Kind of like on the series “Ted Lasso”. Being from America moving to England to coach soccer, even though it’s the drink of choice, Lasso never gave into it!

But the debate raged on this morning with listeners texting in and even calling in to voice their opinion. All though we don’t think anything was really decided this morning, it was interesting the different views on the subject.

One perspective even brought rapper Ice T into the conversation. All in all it made for a entertaining segment this morning, so if you care to listen, hit PLAY below and enjoy. Then you decide if its simply “ice tea” or “iced tea”. Which ever you choose, good luck and live long and prosper!

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.

6 Cool 80s Summer Jams To Keep You Partying

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.”

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