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captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 e- mail: it s 9:00 on a friday morning. good morning and thanks for joining us. justin berk, megan pringle. if you are wondering where jamie is, he is on the go at a casino. if you missed our show at 6:00 this morning, jamie was actually playing the slots live on television. he came close. three chances. i know. we ll see if he s either rich or broke right now. so we ll check in with him. we have a lot to talk about today. you have this cd, correct? yes, i do. joanie leaves has a cd called city kids. when s it like? it s a fantastic video. i actually played it on the air. i have a little son and a little son s video. if you are parents or you know kids or are grandparents, this is fantastic stuff. she plays adult music but the kids stuff is my favorite. children s music is always fun and hard to find. there is a song called blast off that needs audience interaction but there is a song on there that will ta