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Hurricane Irene report: Andy Fox is 'past perpendicular'

WAVY-TV 10 reporter extraordinaire Andy Fox reports from the beach at the height of Hurricane Irene. I must quote: "It's everything we thought it would be." Please enjoy ... with music.

UPDATE: Want to know about the guy who put the Andy Fox remix together? Check out pop music reporter Sam McDonald's report at the Sound Check blog.

Weathermen do Irene

When like the 12th Facebook friend posted this Weather Channel video, I knew it was going viral.
And so it has.
Weather Channel reporter Eric Fisher was giving a live report about Hurricane Irene from the streets of Virginia Beach on Saturday when a group of roudy youths frolicked across the street behind him.
He was clearly upset that people were so recklessly venturing out into Hurricane Irene.
“I’m pretty much speechless at what I’ve been seeing,” he said.
That is when one cavorting young man cavorted right out of his red swim trunks to give live viewers a moon sighting and what mediaite.com called, “a view of his storm front.”
My, oh my.
You can see it here, but be forewarned there is male nudity all over the place.

And if you think that’s funny, our own Andy Fox from WAVY-TV 10 gave us a hilarious piece from the beaches of Nags Head where he leans into the wind and proclaims, “Look at me! I am past perpendicular!”

It got a remix treatment and while the piece is still kind of long, bear with it. I promise you you will laugh. Maybe hysterically.

Best earthquake posts on Face Book

 

• Best photos #1:

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• Come on over baby, whole lotta shakin' goin' on.... 

• I have decided I do not like earthquakes!

• Yes ...it was an earthquake scared the bagebezzzzz out me I was laying down with my grandson shook us out of bed

• I read about the earthquake on facebook before I felt it.

• Phones are all down here. Got in touch with my husband within minutes, though, through Twitter. #wholenewworld

• overheardinthenewsroom.com: Production manager during earthquake evacuation: “Save your work! Save your work!”

• From a West coaster: Lets see......., earthquakes, hurricanes and Wash. DC.,the great "northwest " OK, of course we still have Bigfoot.........

• Oh lord I don't even want to think about Penn station now

• When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
  I sprang from my desk to see what was the matter.
  Away to the window I flew like a flash,
  Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

• Those who are scared to die aren't really living. Earth shaking is part of life. It is nature. I man a go run 1 mile.

• Just to be safe, Virginia should box Pat Robertson up and mail him to Amsterdam. That ought to neutralize him. 

•  We were in a meeting discussing plans in case Hurricane Irene heads this way--and an earthquake hits!  ... (response #1: That is so crazy - better have a meeting to plan for the zombie apocalypse!!) (response #2: Next time don't meet so loudly! :)

• I was at band camp ... we all thought we were dehydrated!!!

• I was alone in the first floor ladies room. I thought I was havin' a spell or possibly passing out.

• Earthquakes in VA and Hurricane Irene coming this way! God, I'm sorry. I take it back. I really do love Suffolk, Virginia!

• "It's been confirmed that yesterday's shaking in Washington was not, in fact, an earthquake but instead our founding fathers turning over in their graves." 

• Coming up next after the earthquake? Locusts and/or zombiesMy thoughts?

• Earthquake today, Hurricane Saturday ... time to pull out the good wine and drink it ...

• rock and roll !

• Who else lost their Etch-A-Sketch art in the earthquake?  

• do it again i missed it

Best photo #2:

 

Best video posts: 

KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND - SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE

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KC & The Sunshine Band SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE Your Booty

 Eddie Money Shakin'

www.youtube.com

Eddie Money : Shakin' video 1982 from "No control" 1982

CAROLE KING (Live) - I Feel The Earth Move

www.youtube.com

A great live performance.........

Vehicular lust

I have never been a car girl.

I’ve liked cars well enough, but I’ve never really cared too much about what gets me from here to there as long as it lets me do things like stop, see at night and annoy other drivers by singing off key to bad music with all the windows down. Climate control is nice but lack of heat and air conditioning have never really been deal-breakers for me.

As for boys and cars, I did once date a guy in high school just because he drove a red Mustang convertible. And, like most girls, I have had my head swivel toward a gleaming Ferrari or Lamborghini.

But there is a new pony in the stable and he makes my heart race (yeah, I know cars and ships are supposed to be feminine, but … not this one)

And he is – gasp – domestic!

Here’s his picture.

 

 

Yep… That is the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro – in black!

When I see this coming toward me, I feel like I am running through a field of daisies into his waiting arms.

Why is that?

My reaction is visceral, immediate. I can catch a glimpse of him in the distance, and even before I am sure if it is really him, I feel it.

It is weird!

I think he’s really too much of a bad boy for me. He’s not all that environmentally friendly, even in his V6 permutation. And I think I want something a little cuter, computer happy and, well, girly.

He will be my unrequited love, and if, by chance, that changes, I’ll let you know.

 

A note about Daily Pop:

I am sorry we have neglected you low these many weeks. I will set some fires, kick some pants,  stir some hornets and try to get folks writing again. We’ll call this our summer hiatus. I mean, there’s nothing on television and the summer movies, quite frankly, have been pretty lame (though I may write something about “Midnight in Paris,” which I loved.) We’ve been at the beach, in the mountains, in air conditioning. We’ve spent all summer reading the whole, stinking “Song of Ice and Fire” series – all the way through the daggone dragons.  But winter is coming! And we’ll get back on board.

Karen Morgan, Features Editor and newfound Daily Pop contributor