I'm going to be on the Radio!

Hello everyone! Huge announcement I will be co-hosting a radio show on 91.3 WCRD which is Ball State University's radio station. The show will air live Thursdays from 10pm to Midnight on Eastern Time.

A little bit of background first. My friend and now roommate James Bullard has been in radio for about 3 to 4 years now. We lived across the hall from each other our freshmen year. Last year I got involved in his radio show by handling the twitter page and live tweeting during the second semester of school year. Now that we are back I will be taking a full time role as social media correspondent for the show.

Our third co-host is Elena Sullivan who lived in our building last year. She is one of our friends and she will be a great addition to the show.

Now get ready for it here is the name of our show: "The Out Of This World Super Awesome Deluxe Strikingly Handsome College Radio Show". I know its a mouth full but its awesome. This has been the name of James' show since he did radio in high school. He just added "College Radio Show" when he arrived to BSU.

The show is a pretty cool concept because each week will be a different type of show it maybe artist based, genres, decades, album, etc. We mainly pull ideas from our listeners and we ask them what type of show they want to hear and we will make it happen. So if you have any suggestions or ideas please tell us on Facebook or Twitter.

If you are in the Muncie, Indiana area you can listen on 91.3 FM WCRD. You can also listen live on wcrd.net. If you have a tablet or a smart phone, you can download the Tune In Radio App search for 91.3 FM WCRD and listen there too. If you live on Ball State's campus turn on the TV to channel 57 and listen there too. There are many options!!!

Our twitter handle is @OTWradioshow
Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/otwradioshow

Thank you so much and I hope you listen!

Throwback Thursday: Meeting Tom Felton in July 2011

Tom Felton and I at Hollywood Palms Cinema

Back in summer of 2011, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 was set to premiere. Tom Felton who played Draco Malfoy in the series, made many appearances at The Hollywood Palms Cinema in Naperville. Note this is the same place where we met Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz if you're keeping up! We arrived to the theater around 11am or 12pm and we got in line, which wrapped around the entire theater. Mariola was unsure if we would be able to meet him because it was so crowded. I would say that we waited around six hours in hot weather before we finally met him. It was so awesome that we got to do this considering this was the last Harry Potter movie. Fans had the option to get an autograph, a picture, or both. Please make sure to share, like, tweet, or comment you know the drill. Thank you for reading!

Mariola and Tom Felton at Hollywood Palms Cinema

Grand Opening of The Fashion Outlets of Chicago

 The line outside Prada, located on the second floor of the mall.

Today I made my way out to Rosemont for the grand opening of The Fashion Outlets of Chicago. This is the largest retail project to hit Chicago in two decades. Thousands of people came out for the opening festivities and of course to shop! Here are my top five reasons this mall is AWESOME, one of the reasons being its potential to attract celebrities.

 

1. Unlike most outlet malls, this one is fully enclosed. So during the winter you don't have to run in and out of stores when its below zero outside.

 

2. FOC is much closer to the city than Chicago Premium Outlets which is in the far western suburb of Aurora.

 

3. With about 130 stores (Gucci, Gap, Armani, Forever 21 and more), there is something here for just about everyone and at decent price points. Some of my favorite stores at this mall include Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Nike, and Guess. Just to name a few.

 

4. The parking is easy. As soon as we entered the parking garage this morning we found parking very easily. Our parking spot was literally just 20-30 feet from the nearest mall entrance where we were greeted and began our adventure through this crazy mall.

 

5. Lastly this brand new mall has the potential to attract celebrities. Rosemont Theater and Allstate Arena are both located in Rosemont which book some of the hottest artists in music. Some famous singers could easily hit the mall if they have some down time before their show. All summer long Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have been spotted around Chicago and considering one of their sightings was at Chicago Premium Outlets back in July, this new mall could possibly be a future sighting.

 

Just FYI parking is FREE all weekend for the grand opening festivities and make sure to look out for all the perks the stores have to offer. Thanks Helzberg Diamonds for our free gift!

 

On the second floor.

 

 

 

View of the Food Court.

 

Throwback Thursday: Meeting Tiffany Thornton in June 2009

Meeting Tiffany Thornton at Brookfield Zoo

 I know it has been a while since I updated my blog, I apologize there have been some technical difficulties. Anyways, back in the summer of 2009 Mariola and I had a chance to meet Tiffany Thornton from "Sonny With A Chance". She was making an appearance at BrookField Zoo just outside of Chicago. We got there early in the morning and waited outside the gated entrance along with other people. As soon as those gates opened, I remember we all ran down the tunnel and towards the ticket booth in order to receive wristbands guaranteeing us to meet her. She was only signing autographs and she held a Q&A session. There were about 1000 wristbands handed out to people so there was no way she would able to pose with every single person.

 

 

 

  

Jonas Brothers Play Volleyball at North Avenue Beach in Chicago

Jonas Brothers at North Avenue Beach.

The Jonas Brothers are kicking off their summer tour right here in Chicago on Wednesday July 10. But first they were on hand at North Avenue Beach on Monday July 8 to play volleyball with some lucky fans. Of course my sister, some friends and I were there for all the action. It started in the morning when 1035 Kiss FM organized a scavenger hunt where people had to go around the city and replicate the same pictures the Jonas Brothers took in front of some iconic Chicago spots (The Bean, Buckingham Fountain, and The Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier). We showed the judges at Kiss FM our pictures and we each received raffle tickets for a chance to play against the Jonas Brothers. Unfortunately we did not win, but we had a fantastic view of the entire game. Plus we had Kiss FM's ErikZ who did a great job entertaining everyone through dance offs, races down the beach, and prize giveaways.

A shot of the volleyball court as the game is about to start.

The Jonas Brothers arrived to the beach around 2:30pm. They played 3 sets with the winners and after the game they shook hands with everyone along the barricades watching. Even though it rained in the morning, the sun came out in the afternoon and it turned out to be a great day at the beach. As always thank you so much for reading and make sure to follow me on Twitter @raymondagarcia

                                 Check out this short video I took of them playing volleyball.

 

                                                                  Kiss FM's ErikZ and I.







Blackhawks Parade 2013

 

The view on Washington and La Salle in downtown Chicago.  

Millions of fans descended upon downtown Chicago for The Blackhawks Parade and Rally on Friday June 28th. My friend Mateo and I situated ourselves at the corner of Washington and La Salle around 9am as the parade started at 10:30am. Team captain Jonathan Toews, who was boarded on the first double-decker bus, hoisted the Stanley Cup and the crowd went wild.  There were about 6-8 double- decker buses carrying the players. Check out my raw footage of the parade in the video below.

After all the buses and trolleys passed, we made our way to Grant Park to get near the rally. Of course we knew we were not going to get into the section of the park where the rally was being held, but there was a jumbotron located on Congress and Columbus near Buckingham Fountain. We made our way there to watch the rally, along with thousands of other fans. It was such a great day and everyone was having a fun time. I love how events like this really bring the city together! Did you go to the parade or watch it on television? What did you think of it? Leave a comment and let me know! GO HAWKS!

Jumbotron live streaming the rally on Congress and Columbus.

 

 

Throwback Thursday: Meeting Ashley Greene November 2009

In November 2009, Mariola and I met the beautiful Ashley Greene who plays Alice in The Twilight Series. This was the same weekend we met Kellan Lutz just at a different movie theater. The event was held at The Hollywood Palms in Naperville who's sister theater is Hollywood Blvd. in Woodridge. It was very nice of her to be in town that weekend and meet all the fans considering she was under the weather. The night before, Ashley also made an appearance on a float at the annual Magnificent Mile Lights Festival. Thank you so much for reading and be sure to follow me on twitter @raymondagarcia