The NCAA® Men’s Final Four® is coming to Indianapolis April 1 – 5.  Our friends at Indianapolis Downtown, Inc. tell us about some of the biggest fan-friendly events the city has planned:

Bracket Town™ refreshed by Coca-Cola Zero™
The Ultimate Final Four® Fan Fest will take place April 1-5 at the Indiana Convention Center. Fans of all ages can test their skills in the new and improved basketball extravaganza that brings you closer than ever to NCAA championship action with the latest in video games, digital technology, hands-on interactive experiences. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for children, seniors, and military with appropriate ID. Discount tickets are available at Mejier stores courtesy of Coca-Cola Zero.

Also, don’t miss the State Farm Slam Dunk & Three Point Championships (ESPN), Thursday, 7:00 PM at Bracket Town. Tickets are $25, which includes admission to Bracket Town.

The Big Dance®
The Big Dance® is a free three-day concert series in Downtown Indianapolis’ White River State Park in celebration of the NCAA Men’s Final Four that features national recording artists and chart topping acts accompanied by plenty of food and festivities, sponsored by AT&T®, Coca-Cola®, and the NCAA®. Stay in the park on Saturday to participate in The World’s Largest Pep Rally and watch the game on the video boards. It’s fabulous, fun, and free!

FINAL FOUR FRIDAY®
Get into Lucas Oil Stadium for free and watch the student-athletes from the 2010 NCAA Final Four teams in their final practice before the national semifinal games followed by the Reese’s® College All-Star Game with the top college seniors in the country. There will be promotions and special guest appearances. Fans also have chances to win Final Four game tickets throughout the day. Gates open at 11:00 am. Team practices are noon – 4:00 pm with the Reese’s College All-Star Game tipping off at 4:30 pm.

I was wondering when they would make this surgery happen.  Been a no-brainer for YEARS!!

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Here are my picks for the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Feel free to laugh and mock me later.

MIDWEST: Round 1:

Kansas over Lehigh
N.Iowa over UNLV
Mich St. over New Mexico St
Maryland over Houston
Tennessee over San Diego St
Georgetown over Ohio
Georgia Tech over OK St
Ohio St over UC Santa Barbara

WEST: Round 1:

Syracuse over Vermont
Gonzaga over Florida State
Butler over UTEP
Vanderbilt over Murray State
Xavier over Minnesota
Pitt over Oakland
BYU over Fla St
Kansas St over N. Texas

EAST: Round 1:

Kentucky over E. Tenn St
Texas over Wake Forest
Cornell over Temple
Wisconsin over Woffard
Washington over Marquette
New Mexico over Montana
Clemson over Missouri
West Virginia over Morgan State

SOUTH: Round 1:

Duke over play-in winner
Louisville over Cal
Texas AM over Utah St
Purdue over Sienna
Notre Dame over Old Dominion
Baylor over Sam Houston
Richmond over St. Mary’s
Villanova over Robert Morris

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MIDWEST: Round 2:

Kansas over N. Iowa
Mich State over Maryland
Georgetown over Tennessee
Ohio St over Georgia Tech

WEST: Round 2:

Syracuse over Gonzaga
Butler over Vandy
Pitt over Xavier
Kansas St over BYU

EAST: Round 2:

Kentucky over Texas
Wisconsin over Cornell
New Mexico over Washington
West Virginia over Clemson

SOUTH: Round 2:

Duke over Louisville
Texas AM over Purdue
Notre Dame over Baylor
Villanova over Richmond

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MIDWEST: Sweet 16:

Kansas over Mich St
Georgetown over Ohio St

WEST: Sweet 16:

Syracuse over Butler
Kansas St over Pitt

EAST: Sweet 16:

Kentucky over Wisconsin
West Virginia over New Mexico

SOUTH: Sweet 16:

Duke over Texas AM
Villanova over Notre Dame
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MIDWEST: Elite 8:

Kansas over Georgetown

WEST: Elite 8:

Kansas St over Syracuse

EAST: Elite 8:

Kentucky over West Virginia

SOUTH: Elite 8:

Villanova over Duke

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FINAL FOUR:

Kansas over Kansas St
Villanova over Kentucky

Championship:

Kansas 74   Villanova 65

Did Leno know what was going on when he took a picture with this “fan”?   

By the way COCO “FTW” is “for the win”.  I’m sure Conan O’Brien is proud.

Former Butler player and current radio analyst Nick Gardner breaks down the Butler vs UTEP game on Thursday.

We do a segment on wednesday mornings on the Smiley Morning Show called “Get LOST in 30 seconds”. The TV show Lost is so hard to follow and the shows are so long! The Smiley Morning Show gets you all caught up in 30 seconds (or so) the following morning.

here was this week’s recap:

Lost In 30 Seconds – 03-10-10

With the “Madness” approaching, here is a little something to get you in the mood. Player intoductions from Hinkle Fieldhouse for the Butler Bulldogs!

Have ya noticed there are street signs for EVERYTHING?!?!  Finally someone has one that makes sense!  Yeah a sign that says beware of drunks!  Who hasn’t been there?  I say we put ‘em all over the city.

As Music Director here at Z99.5, people ask me about my favorite songs all the time.  So, here are the songs that are in my personal 5 as of this moment (subject to change very soon!)

Ke$ha “Tik Tok” – I know it’s getting a little old, but I still love this song.  You know why?  Because it’s fun and dancy and utterly pointless.  Ke$ha doesn’t know or care about anything except having a good time, and she’s honest about it.  I can’t stand it when artists – who are rock stars, not economists or foriegn policy experts – try to take a political stand about complicated issues (yes, I’m looking at you, Green Day).  I much prefer a song that’s just fun and upbeat, and functions as entertainment, not propaganda.

Kris Allen “Live Like We’re Dying” – If an artist finds that he/she must do a song that has a deep message, do one that’s not political or divisive.  Make it something everyone can relate to and agree on, like getting the most out of every day.  This update on Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You’re Dying” has decent tempo and a good hook, and I like it a lot.

Daughtry “Life After You” – Maybe you’ve noticed, most of Daughtry’s songs sound pretty much alike.  (I guess that’s why I like them all!)  But, Chris has a good sound, one that’s been missing from radio for a long time.  After nearly two decades of everybody either singing very low and growly (like Eddie Vetter and Scott Stapp), or sounding like Chad Kroeger, it’s refeshing to hear someone singing a little higher.  Daughtry songs always have great hooks, too.

Orianthi “According To You” –  Gotta love a good, mature, female-voiced rock song.  Yes, Pink and Kelly Clarkson have done decent rock songs recently, but they both have a pop image.  And Paramore is too teen-sounding for my taste.  Orianthi, amazing guitarist that she is, has real “rock cred” like the Wilson sisters from Heart, Pat Benatar, and Melissa Etheridge (and maybe Amy Lee from Evanescence).  I like this song a little bit more everytime we play it.

Lady Gaga, featuring Beyonce “Telephone” – Did I mention that I like a good, fun, pointless dance song?  Awesome tempo, great hook, and the mid-song switch-up in rhythm and style when Beyonce does her part makes for an interesting interlude.  This is the song that makes me turn the radio way up when it comes on.

So, who’s in your 5?

Butt Drugs is supposed to be a real drugstore in Corydon, Indiana … and this is supposed to be their actual commercial.  Really. 
Courtesy of iLoveLocalCommercials.com.