Chris Jackson

I have experience with those who have thoughts of suicide, and I’m guessing you do too. During September’s National Suicide Prevention Week, I pledged to start and end my show each day with a one-sentence tip YOU can use to make a difference today. Each tip is one you’ve never heard …

Many, even most, Raiders fans seriously dislike the 49ers, but 49er fans don’t feel the same way about the Raiders. 49er fans are more indifferent. Why? I just ran into Alex in the hallway here at work. He was wearing a Raiders hat and when I asked how long he’d …

The new owners of The Pruneyard Shopping Center in Campbell gave me a private tour today so I could see first hand everything new at The Pruneyard (and show me where you can get free beer and wine)! They knew I was bummed about my fav restaurant El Burro leaving, …

Wish your kids could be totally HONEST with you?  They will, once you check out my column, “Amnesty Hour,” featured in the August issue of Growing Up, which runs my monthly parenting column. I’m a parent of two, and I invented Amnesty Hour to help my kids tell me the …

Did you know the best ice cream in the world is made right here in San Jose, on 19th St.? If you want to try it, be ready: it’s only sold late September to Halloween (the rest of the year, there’s always the Marble Black Raspberry you see on the …

Las Vegas? Sounds like rock “light,” right? Nope. You should go see Aerosmith’s 2019 Las Vegas residency shows because they will be better than any Aerosmith show you or I have ever seen. I learned about why this is true when I saw Santana’s Vegas residency show–it was the best …

Join my guest, Greg Kihn, as he takes us behind the riff in “The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em),” and in the process, reveals the actual Bay Area street he was on when he wrote it!   Bay Area owns it again! – Chris Jackson

Join my guest, Eddie Money, as he takes us behind the riff in “Two Ticket To Paradise,” and in the process, reveals the actual Bay Area street he was on when he wrote it!     Bay Area, baby! – Chris Jackson

After 47 years serving Campbell and the South Bay from The Pruneyard Shopping Center, El Burro closed in May this year and left many of us sorely missing their excellent salsa, sauces, and (my fav) rice! The owners expressed that they would like to find a new location and reopen. …

Join my guest, Noodles, guitarist for The Offspring, as he takes us behind the riff in “Come Out And Play,” and in the process, reveals his reaction when he first heard the addition of the line, “You gotta keep ’em separated” to the song ~   Even though they’re from …