On tap for Happy Hour tonight:

-Maria Fiorini Ramirez, President and CEO of MFR Inc.

-Dr. John Tantillo, Marketing Doctor

-Cynthia O’Connor, Co-Founder Cynthia O’Connor and Co.

-Rich Bennett Jr. and Eric Salzman, Monkey Business Blog

-Ed Kashi and Julie Winokur, The Sandwich Generation

-Todd English, Executive Chef and Restauranteur

-Andy Levy, Red Eye Fox News

Cody has chosen Mos Def for Today’s Jams. Here’s his take:

Before he became a mainstream Hollywood actor (pretty good one at that, IMHO, though I never made it the whole way through 16 blocks with Bruce Willis-felt more like 160 Blocks, no?), Mos Def was an influential music phenom. I’ve written in years past about how he’s one of my favorite “newer” artists. “Newer”, which, given that I’ve hardly listened to much post-1982 music in the last few years, doesn’t exactly mean “undiscovered“.

Anyway, today’s songs all come from his Black on Both Sides album.

1.  Hip Hop

2.  Love

3.  Ms. Fat Booty

4.  Speed Law

5.  Umi Says

6.  Rock n Roll

Rebecca is feeling better and she’s back for tonight’s show. Tomorrow the Happy Hour crew is taking their show on the road. They will be doing a pre-Super Bowl show from Phoenix. Plenty of great guests so make sure you tune in at 5:00 and 11:00pm on channel 43.

Today’s Happy Hour guest list will include:

-Todd Harrison, Minyanville.com

-Jamie Gordon, Absolut Vodka

-Abe Peled, Chairman and CEO NDS

-Saul Simon, Certified Financial Planner Lincoln Financial

-Willie Alexander, Author “Entering the Promised Land“

Alison Hawley has picked Blue Oyster Cult for Today’s Jams:

1.  Don’t Fear the Reaper

2.  Burnin’ For You

3.  Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll

4.  Shooting Shark

5.  Flaming Telepaths

Rebecca Gomez is still a little under the weather. Tracy Byrnes will be sitting in for her again tonight.

Tune in at 5:00 and 11:00pm on channel 43 to get the latest business news.

Cody’s pick for Today’s Jams is Brian Eno. Here’s what he has to say:

Brian Eno’s first pop-esque album after his Roxy Music days, Here Come the Warm Jets, was recorded right after he left Roxy Music. For some reason iTunes gives Artist credits on every song of the album to Brian Eno and David Byrne. No other website I just checked out, from Amazon to Wikipedia’s pages about this album even mention Byrne. Strange.

I don’t know anything about Roxy Music, by the way…which I find strange, really, given how much I think I know about rock from that era. Gonna have to go on a Roxy Music blitz for a while, aren’t I? Today’s songs all come from Here Come the Warm Jets:

1. Needles in the Camel’s Eye (my favorite song on the album and a popular tune in my iTunes)

2. The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch (that’s David Byrne singing in there some, right?)

3. Baby’s On Fire

4. Cindy Tells Me

5. Blank Frank

6. Here Come the Warm Jets

PS. Viewer/reader Ethan won the contest yesterday, asking for what rap song samples the beginning of The Chambers Brother’s Funky. The answer is Tribe Called Quest’s “I Left My Wallet in El Segundo. He’ll be getting an Owl Bar & Grill T Shirt if he sends us his address…whattup with that, Ethan?

PPS. You can see me wearing one of my many Owl Bar shirts in this Refreshion video btw.

PPPS. I’ll start doing these contests at least once a week, so stay tuned.

Cody is looking for an intern to help with his website, blog and other tech issues. The ideal candidate would have strong computer skills and have an interest in business and finance. The time commitment would be about 10-20 hours per week as needed. Much of the work can be done remotely. This a great opportunity for the right person. Please forward your resume to joan@clwillard.com.

Tonight’s Happy Hour guests will include:

-Tom di Galoma, Managing Director Jeffries and Co.

-Michael Arrington, Techcrunch.com

-Kirsten Haglund, Miss America 2008

-Dr. Keith Ablow, Psychiatrist/Writer

-Larry Silverstein, Real Estate Investor

-Jim Greer, Florida Republican Party Chairman

Tracy Byrnes will be Cody’s co-anchor this evening since Rebecca is not feeling well.

Tune in to Happy Hour at 5:00 and 11:00pm on channel 43.

We have the following guests on tap for Happy Hour tonight:

-Brian Reynolds, CFA MS Howell and Co.

-David Malpass, Guiliani Economic Adviser and Chief Global Economist Bear Stearns

-Krista Ayne, Model/Actress

-Brandon Steiner, Steiner Sports CEO

-Steve Grasso, Stuart Frankel Managing Director

-Dan North, Euler Hermes ACI Chief Economist

-Ann Sullivan, Women Impacting Public Policy

Happy Hour is also honored to have Cody’s mom, Donna, via telephone from Ruidoso.

For Today’s Jams Cody has chosen The Chambers Brothers. Here’s his take:

I about fell off my couch the first time I heard The Chambers Brothers gospel-esque harmonies over the cowbell thump and 60s rock guitar riffing of Time Has Come Today. The 11 minute version of course (the shorter single version feels like vanilla ice cream after a banana split, if you know what I mean).

1. I Can’t Stand It (one of the top 5 most played songs on my iTunes)

2. All Strung Out Over You

3. Time Has Come Today

4. New Generation

5. Are You Ready?

6. Funky (Play the opening of this one, a famous rap song demo’d it…the rap song’s about losing something in Mexico…first one to email me with the right answer AFTER I ask this on air during the show tonight gets a free T shirt from the greatest burger joint in the world, The Owl Bar & Grill in San Antonio, NM.)

(PS. A bonus Ruidoso Warrior baseball cap for the first person to email me what multi-billion dollar empire was originally founded in San Antonio, NM, where there are still fewer than 100 residents and a cow-per-square-mile ratio blows away the person-per-square-mile ratio.)

PPS. Their manager sent me a Chambers Brothers T shirt that I proudly wear often even at Fox HQ after I wrote about these guys here:

and here:

Well, coming off of last week’s crazy market ride, this week should be pretty interesting…Tune into to Happy Hour at 5:00 and 11:00pm on channel 43 to get yourself up to speed with the business events of the day.

Happy Hour‘s guest list for this evening will include:

-Angela McGlowan, Republican Strategist

-Laurie Dhue, Fox News Channel

-Juliet Huddy, Co-Host The Morning Show With Mike and Juliet

-Big Daddy Salgado, Insurance Broker

-William Hauser, Professional Football Photographer

-Doug Schoen, Democratic Strategist

-Jamie and Bobby Deen, Celebrity Chefs

Today’s Jams were a collaborative effort on the part of Cody and Alison. They chose the

following tunes from John Coltrane :

1.  Giant Steps

2.  Blue Train

3.  Cousin Mary

4.  Countdown

5.  Impressions

It’s finally Friday! What a week for the markets. Tune in to Happy Hour at 5:00 and 11:00pm on channel 43 to get the latest business news.

Today’s Happy Hour guests will include:

-Kevin Kerr, Founding Partner Kerr Trading International

-David Weidner, MarketWatch

-Paige Adams-Geller, Paige Premium Denim Line

-Dr. Victoria Zdrok, Author Scoring With Dr. Z

-Aaron Task, Writer

Alison Hawley, Happy Hour’s director, is again selecting the band for Today’s Jams. She has chosen the following songs from Van Halen:

1. Drop Dead Legs

2. Everybody Wants Some

3. Jump

4. Right Now

5. Dance the Night Away

It’s been a roller-coaster week for the markets. Happy Hour will help you make sense of it all. Tune in at 5:00 and 11:00pm on channel 43.

Happy Hour has the following guests booked for tonight:

-Jeffrey Frankel, Stuart Frankel and Co.

-Father Jonathan Morris, Catholic Priest and Fox News Contributor

-Todd Harrison, Minyanville.com

-Terry Barr, Samson Oil and Gas

-Allan Houston, Former New York Knick

-Pat Smith, Emmitt Smith’s Wife (She’s got some Super Bowl party tips)

Happy Hour’s director, Alison Hawley, has again chosen the music for Today’s Jams. She picked the following tunes from America:

1. Sister Golden Hair

2. Ventura Highway

3. Don’t Cross the River (don’t play the stock market if you can’t weather the fluctuation)

4. The Border

5. Woman Tonight

6. You Can Do Magic

If there is a “silver lining” to any of the market madness Happy Hour will surely find it. Join Cody and Rebecca live at the Bull and Bear at 5:00pm, or catch them at 5:00 and 11:00pm on channel 43.

We have the following guests lined up for Happy Hour tonight:

-AJ Monte and Rick Swope, “The Market Guys”

-Jon Lonski, Moody’s Chief Economist

-Jonathan Rosenthal, Partner Saybrook Capital

-Allan Klepfisz, CEO and Chairman Brilliant and LTD Network

-Montel Williams, Talk Show Host

-Steve Grasso, Managing Director Stuart Frankel

and last but not least… the ever popular– Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders

Happy Hour’s director, Alison Hawley, has chosen The Knack for Today’s Jams.

1.  Baby Talks Dirty

2.  (She’s So) Selfish

3.  My Sharona

4.  Good Girls Don’t

5.  Rocket O’ Love

It’s been a wild ride for the markets today. Tune in to Happy Hour at 5:00 and 11:00pm on channel 43 to make sure you’re caught up with the day’s events.