Roger and Roy Explain Modern Electronics

So, a listener we'll call "Ed" (because that is his real name) calls yesterday and inquires about KORA on the iPhone and iPod. We've been promoting this ervice for several months. But Ed says he's having a hard time finding the app (tech talk for "application") and could we help? Well, as it tuns out, neither Roger nor Roy has one of them iPhones and neither Roger nor Roy knows much about cell phone technology in general, except how to dial and receive calls on them (I also know how to text - but not much more). After exhaustive research and some eye-rolling/condescending conversations with one of our younger staff, I am told you go to the "iTunes Store" on your phone and search for "Radiolicious" and follow instructions from there. Now you should be able to listen to Roger and Roy anywhere in the Free World and several repressive regimes, as well. If not, get a teenager to help you.

So, we were running down a list of birthdays and special occasions for this date including the birthdays of Taylor Hicks and Simon Cowell when Roger mentioned the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe's death in Baltimore (that's how the football team got the name "Ravens" - another story for another time). I, making innocent conversation, asked if there wasn't some mysterious stranger involved in an annual grave site ritual for Poe. That's when my co-worker, co-host and co-dependent Roger Garrett rudely cut me off. For those who are interested, here's the Poe low-down: Since 1949, a man dressed in black, wearing a fedora and scarf to cover his face, visits Poe’s grave on Poe’s birth date (not his death date as I had thought). Every year, he has left three red roses and a bottle of cognac. No one knows the significance of these gifts. One year, he left an unsigned note to let Poe know he has not forgotten him. A photographer took a picture of him. Life magazine published the snapshot, although I can't find it archived online.

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We talked the other day about signs that a woman may be "high maintenance" include having a dog that'll fit in her purse. Here is a picture of Carrie Underwood. Make your own decision.

That's Ace with Carrie. Ace goes everywhere she does. He has his own fan club, Twitter account and MySpace page.


Lee Ann Womack has a new online club you can join. You're eligible for advance concert information, meet and greets and other stuff, but you have to follow a few simple rules and guidelines:

The following video is rated PG-13 by Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland: