This morning we’ve been talking about annoying phrases that a lot of people are guilty of using…including us.  They include:

In my honest opinion

It goes without saying

It is what it is

I don’t mean to be critical

It’s all good

Whatever

I hate to say it, but…

Don’t get me wrong

If you ask me

Everything happens for a reason

With all due respect

At the end of the day

I’m not going to lie to you

Now, just hear me out

Going forward

Sure you can (and should) go on over to The Mountian Music Lounge Archive Page and hear the full interview and performance by Brandi Carlile. But wouldn’t you also like to know the range of topics discussed while Brandi got settled, sound checked, and collected herself after the performance? That’s the juicy stuff, right?

So, let see: Minneapolis (she’s a fan!), mutual friends (Hi Lisa, we love you), dogs (she’s a closet dog whisperer), contracts between ex-lovers, prison slang, and did I mention DOGS?

I love this girl. She’s an amazing artist and a real, complicated simple country girl. I hope you’ll come see Brandi at Winter Warmth. I’m threatening to bring the World’s Greatest Dog, Charlie Trout, to the show for Brandi to work her magic. So if her Santa costume is covered in dog hair, please forgive her.

Brandi in the lounge:

- Shawn

The Rainier Valley Food Bank was robbed.  Theives took hundreds of pounds of food that was locked up.  This couldn’t be worse timing with Thanksgiving right around the corner.  Let’s help provide them with a mountain of food.  You can go to their website to see how to help.

It’s the story of the day that makes you go “Wow!  That’s amazing!”  The window washer that fell from a downtown building yesterday and was caught by his safety rope inches before hitting the ground.  Click here to watch the news story and the video footage of the fall…it’s crazy!

Sean loves coffee…or at least he sure spends lots of time in coffee shops.  Maybe he likes the free newspapers…regardless, he’s gonna be sitting and working on his laptop today (Friday) at Starbucks on 17480 Southcenter Parkway from 11-12:30ish.  Nothing fancy…nothing to give away.  Just a guy hanging out and he’d love to talk to you if you stop by.  Do it on your lunch break!

All this week, listen between 5-6am for the Much Too Early For A Question Question.  Be the first to give the correct answer and you’ll win yourself 3lbs of delicious See’s Candy!!

What’s up, Bob Dylan? First, you decide to put out a Christmas record. That’s kinda weird. Then you put on a wig and cavort around with Santa? And is that John Cusack you chase out of the house?

I like you. You are a genius. But you really do put the original in American Original.

And one more thing…I like this arrangement of Stuck Inside Of Mobile even if you sound like you swallowed Draino:

(Readers who are not Dylan: Apologies for the crap video…this is how far back I was for Dylan at Wamu, but I thought you might enjoy hearing how…er…patina-d his voice has become!)

- Shawn

This is my newest profile photo on Facebook. You’d know that if we were Facebook friends. You should know that I treat my FB friends almost as well as my real friends. (Sadly, I don’t have nearly as many real-life friends as I do on FB.)

Sometimes my Facebook friends (or my Twitter followers) get a secret invitation to join me in the Carter Subaru Mountain Music Lounge — an invitation that you don’t hear about on the air. Since we have quite a few sessions in the weeks ahead, you might want to get in on it by friending me. Sometimes I also tip you off to last-minute giveaways before I do them on the air. I don’t know about you, but to me, concerts just seem a little better when the tickets are free.

So let me hook you up . . . stare into the candle and join me!

Here are my links:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/john.fisher1
Twitter: http://twitter.com/johndfisher

And FYI here’s the schedule for upcoming MML sessions.

So tickets have gone on sale for U2’s June 20 show at Key Arena and you are wondering…what’s it going to be like? Well, if you are a little bitty U2 fan, it might look like this!

…which begs the question: How does one’s child get selected to go on stage? Let’s do some detective work and find out. I want a mini Mountain listener on stage and wearing Bono’s glasses!

- Shawn

This is Steve!  I met Steve at a Starbucks in Queen Anne.  He’s a pretty interesting guy.  He’s big into Medicine, music and  making furniture.  He also didn’t seem to mind that I took a picture of us with my iPhone.  Also, a big hi to Kerra, Kim and Lyle who were fun to meet but not too keen on me taking their pictures.  Lyle mentioned something about it stealing his soul.  

I’ll have to look into that.