Amy Hudson Blog
Monday, 3/8/10
While I'm not the biggest movie person on the planet, I really looked forward to the Oscars this year. I quickly discovered after I really got into all of the nominations the week of March first, that there was no way I was going to have a chance to see even a couple of the nominations for Best Picture. Sadly, out of the ten films nominated I've only seen Up. That I have to chalk up to having a three year old. Wonderful movie. You never know where Ed Asner will pop up! I really wanted to see, and still do, Crazy Heart! I've loved Jeff Bridges forever and it's awesome that he won for best actor. I had to find that out though the morning after on the news because I totally fell asleep during the show!
I actually took a nap Sunday afternoon hoping that would keep me awake to catch the entire show. About 9ish, my husband told me to give it up because not only were my eyes getting heavy, I was apparently snoring. Nice. At least I was able to see Neil Patrick Harris open the show which was great! I thought Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were a great team as hosts.
I actually got a little teary eyed during the tribute to John Hughes. I grew up watching all of his films in the theatre. It was very cool to see almost all of the Brat Pack members on stage paying tribute to a man they all agreed treated everyone with great respect. I don't however remember Molly Ringwald being so tall!! I also can't get over how Matthew Broderick hasn't appeared to have aged at all!
My big lesson going into the Oscars for next year will seriously be trying to watch all of the nominated films for Best Picture and to start at least two months out. OH, and a longer nap the day of the show!!
Monday, 2/22/10
So another Valentines for the record books. Soooooo busy!! Soooooo much fun!! I loved how it was the kick off to an entire weekend of Valentines fun.
I enjoyed my first Valentines Delivery Day with the Magic Squad and it was a blast! I had so much fun hitting the road with Bob Bonner & Amy Abbott! We had too much fun together! Loved bringing some happiness into your day!
Ruby continues to go through all of her Valentines from her friends at day care. I have to wonder when Valentines Day became like Halloween with all of the candy. I felt horrible when I discovered that 95% of the Valentines Ruby received all had candy attached and we didn't do that with what she gave her sweet, little friends. Next time for sure! Mommy lesson learned!
After all of the craziness that kicked off the Valentines weekend, my husband and I managed to enjoy a lovely dinner with friends that Saturday evening downtown at the Tornado room. Got the flourless, chocolate cake to go and enjoyed it on Sunday morning to kick off Valentine's day proper.
Monday, 2/8/10
My first week on the air full time on magic was great! Thanks so much to all of you fabulous listeners that made me feel so welcomed!
The weekend went by way too fast! My sweet husband Brian enjoyed the Badger Hockey Classic with a group of friends while I had a busy day with Ruby and our niece Kaitlyn. We made about four dozen Valentines cookies from scratch and had lots of fun decorating. Ruby had the most fun eating the frosting and sprinkles. Funny how she had the messiest apron from frosting the least amount of cookies.
I FINALLY had a chance to watch "This Is It" Saturday night after calling it a day. I wanted to see it while it was in the theaters but we were vacationing in Seattle at the time and it just didn’t work out. I have always been a huge Michael Jackson fan and totally enjoyed the movie.
The weekend was topped off trying to watch some of the Super Bowl and catch the commercials. The only ad that really made me laugh out loud was the CBS promo with Dave Letterman, Oprah & Leno. LOVED IT!
Monday, 2/1/10
So today is it! My first day hosting Noon to 3 on Magic! It’s official! A big thanks to all of the listeners and my Magic fam for making me feel so welcomed. This week during 5 @ 5 Jimmy will be spinning staff faves, kicking it off with my picks! It’s good to be the new girl.
My five selects are a good mix of old and new chosen for a variety of reasons. Growing up I remember watching Friday Night Videos. Chaka Kahn and Marvin Gaye were two artists I discovered around the age of 12 thanks to FNV. I LOVE Chaka’s “I Feel For You” written by Prince, with Stevie Wonder helping out in the background and Chaka in front!! It will always be a fave! “Got to Give it Up” from Marvin Gaye is one of those songs I can listen to over and over and over! I’ve been known to spin it a few times in a row if I find it on a juke box. I’m still a pretty big Rick Springfield fan to this day. I just saw him play last summer in Milwaukee and walked away proud to be a fan. He’s a great guitar player! While he has quite a few songs in his catalog, “Jesse’s Girl” is where it all started. Salute to Working Class Dog! I fell in love with Plain White T’s the first time I heard them. I’m a sucker for a sweet vocal and an acoustic guitar. “1,2,3,4” is another catchy, sing-along hit. The 2008 Vans Warped tour was the first time I had seen/heard the name Katy Perry. Once I heard her and found out she was influenced by some of my fave lady rockers, Joan Jet, Alanis, Cyndi Lauper, I knew I’d be checking her out. “Hot ‘N Cold” is a fun, jump around and be loud song to enjoy. ENJOY!
Monday, 3/8/10
While I'm not the biggest movie person on the planet, I really looked forward to the Oscars this year. I quickly discovered after I really got into all of the nominations the week of March first, that there was no way I was going to have a chance to see even a couple of the nominations for Best Picture. Sadly, out of the ten films nominated I've only seen Up. That I have to chalk up to having a three year old. Wonderful movie. You never know where Ed Asner will pop up! I really wanted to see, and still do, Crazy Heart! I've loved Jeff Bridges forever and it's awesome that he won for best actor. I had to find that out though the morning after on the news because I totally fell asleep during the show!
I actually took a nap Sunday afternoon hoping that would keep me awake to catch the entire show. About 9ish, my husband told me to give it up because not only were my eyes getting heavy, I was apparently snoring. Nice. At least I was able to see Neil Patrick Harris open the show which was great! I thought Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were a great team as hosts.
I actually got a little teary eyed during the tribute to John Hughes. I grew up watching all of his films in the theatre. It was very cool to see almost all of the Brat Pack members on stage paying tribute to a man they all agreed treated everyone with great respect. I don't however remember Molly Ringwald being so tall!! I also can't get over how Matthew Broderick hasn't appeared to have aged at all!
My big lesson going into the Oscars for next year will seriously be trying to watch all of the nominated films for Best Picture and to start at least two months out. OH, and a longer nap the day of the show!!
Monday, 2/22/10
So another Valentines for the record books. Soooooo busy!! Soooooo much fun!! I loved how it was the kick off to an entire weekend of Valentines fun.
I enjoyed my first Valentines Delivery Day with the Magic Squad and it was a blast! I had so much fun hitting the road with Bob Bonner & Amy Abbott! We had too much fun together! Loved bringing some happiness into your day!
Ruby continues to go through all of her Valentines from her friends at day care. I have to wonder when Valentines Day became like Halloween with all of the candy. I felt horrible when I discovered that 95% of the Valentines Ruby received all had candy attached and we didn't do that with what she gave her sweet, little friends. Next time for sure! Mommy lesson learned!
After all of the craziness that kicked off the Valentines weekend, my husband and I managed to enjoy a lovely dinner with friends that Saturday evening downtown at the Tornado room. Got the flourless, chocolate cake to go and enjoyed it on Sunday morning to kick off Valentine's day proper.
Monday, 2/8/10
My first week on the air full time on magic was great! Thanks so much to all of you fabulous listeners that made me feel so welcomed!
The weekend went by way too fast! My sweet husband Brian enjoyed the Badger Hockey Classic with a group of friends while I had a busy day with Ruby and our niece Kaitlyn. We made about four dozen Valentines cookies from scratch and had lots of fun decorating. Ruby had the most fun eating the frosting and sprinkles. Funny how she had the messiest apron from frosting the least amount of cookies.
I FINALLY had a chance to watch "This Is It" Saturday night after calling it a day. I wanted to see it while it was in the theaters but we were vacationing in Seattle at the time and it just didn’t work out. I have always been a huge Michael Jackson fan and totally enjoyed the movie.
The weekend was topped off trying to watch some of the Super Bowl and catch the commercials. The only ad that really made me laugh out loud was the CBS promo with Dave Letterman, Oprah & Leno. LOVED IT!
Monday, 2/1/10
So today is it! My first day hosting Noon to 3 on Magic! It’s official! A big thanks to all of the listeners and my Magic fam for making me feel so welcomed. This week during 5 @ 5 Jimmy will be spinning staff faves, kicking it off with my picks! It’s good to be the new girl.
My five selects are a good mix of old and new chosen for a variety of reasons. Growing up I remember watching Friday Night Videos. Chaka Kahn and Marvin Gaye were two artists I discovered around the age of 12 thanks to FNV. I LOVE Chaka’s “I Feel For You” written by Prince, with Stevie Wonder helping out in the background and Chaka in front!! It will always be a fave! “Got to Give it Up” from Marvin Gaye is one of those songs I can listen to over and over and over! I’ve been known to spin it a few times in a row if I find it on a juke box. I’m still a pretty big Rick Springfield fan to this day. I just saw him play last summer in Milwaukee and walked away proud to be a fan. He’s a great guitar player! While he has quite a few songs in his catalog, “Jesse’s Girl” is where it all started. Salute to Working Class Dog! I fell in love with Plain White T’s the first time I heard them. I’m a sucker for a sweet vocal and an acoustic guitar. “1,2,3,4” is another catchy, sing-along hit. The 2008 Vans Warped tour was the first time I had seen/heard the name Katy Perry. Once I heard her and found out she was influenced by some of my fave lady rockers, Joan Jet, Alanis, Cyndi Lauper, I knew I’d be checking her out. “Hot ‘N Cold” is a fun, jump around and be loud song to enjoy. ENJOY!
