Icarus’s Flight Blog

While Daddy is busy with a live show, I thought I’d write an update to my blog. Recently, I was promoted to Assistant Station Manager which as many of you know was my sister Jade’s job. I miss her but intend on doing her proud by accepting the position and trying to do the best job I can. Daddy and Isis both feel I’ll do fine and I’ve gotten off to a good start already. The playlist as well as our live shows do have a bit of an edgier mix but we’re still playing all the favorite tunes that cats enjoy.

I’m still recovering from my last urinary blockage and Daddy’s been taking very good care of me. I don’t like taking all of those pills and other meds but I guess it comes with these types of illnesses. Isis and I are also on an all canned diet which I’m learning to adjust to. It’s not bad to have to be on a diet where you eat twice a day. I get my fill but still get an occasional treat. I’d like to have some tuna though. I’m going to put in an order right now.

Next month on June 21st is going to be our annual Code Red Cats broadcast which promotes cats for adoption, spay/neuter and TNR (trap, neuter, return) of feral cats. Last year it was a bit lighter but I had fun hanging out with all the guests that came into the studio. We’re hoping many of them will return for it. The broadcast lasts about 10 hours and we’re always ready for it. Maybe this year we can get a few cats adopted into good homes and also get the message across to the humans that we cats deserve to be treated like the royals we are. I’ll try to talk about the show when it gets closer. Now, I must get back to work. Meow!

This morning we got a visit from Channel 5 News which is the local CBS station here in Phoenix. I’m not sure if the reporter was a cat person or not so I kind of gave her a love bite to test the waters. Daddy, looked on as I laid next to her but it was unexpected that she’d move her fingers towards me so the reaction to bite was there. I did take a bit of a nip but no breakage of skin. I guess she’s not used to being around us cats. I was on camera a couple of times.

Isis got her moment too and they asked Daddy to show them  a picture of Jade which he pulled up on the monitor for them. It’s odd for all of us to do a news story without her but we seemed to manage just fine. Daddy showed them a little of what we do around here and he had his moment of being on camera. He’s so relaxed doing it but I guess he like us are used to being on the news.

After they left, we went back to normal operations and daddy decided to eat a little lunch. He also tried to share a little bit of salmon with us too. Then he left and went out for the day’s business. It was a pretty quiet day and it’s good to rest after getting stuck with this urinary infection. These blockages are painful but I’m lucky daddy has been giving me such great care. I don’t like taking these pills though and the canned food from the vet is not for my tastes. Daddy gave us a little tuna tonight. Last night, we had a canned food and tuna cake for Isis’s Birthday so I’ve gotten some good treats lately. I just hope daddy continues to give us this tasty food.

As most of you out there know my sister Jade left us for what the human’s call the Rainbow Bridge and simply put I’ll miss her. Jade and I were sometimes at odds with each other but I loved her as only a brother could. When I was in the hospital being treated for a urinary blockage I missed Isis and Jade and wondered if they also missed me. I really didn’t like being there and let the doctor know how I felt. Daddy said that both of them missed me and when I came home 5 days later I was glad to see them. I was still in pain because of my illness but Jade was a bit sad and depressed. I tried my best to make her feel better but she just avoided me and Isis. She also wouldn’t eat which concerned all of us.

Jade started to grow a bit weaker so Daddy rushed her to the hospital as soon as he could. Little did we all realize how critical things really were. When the vet called we knew it was bad news. The next day when daddy returned from the vet with the carrier and she wasn’t with him, we knew she was gone. Daddy said he was there to say goodbye and told her that we all loved her and that if she needed to leave us, that we would be ok. Jade passed away peacefully and with dignity the way we cats should when it’s our time.

Jade was in a way letting us know it was her time. She stuck around long enough for us to say goodbye and let her know she filled our hearts with happiness. The day after she passed on, it was hard for any of us to focus or eat. Isis cried for Jade and I was in the darkest mood and trying to be the strong kitty. Even a week after she’s gone, we still miss her and there’s an emptiness in our lives. I think Jade is still here however hanging with us.

Tomorrow, we air a live show to honor Jade and remember the good times we had with her. It’ll be hard but somehow we’ll get through it. It’s called Pieces Of Jade which is pretty true. She was always helping with the playlist and definately was an influence in our lives. It’s hard for us to believe she’s gone yet nothing is forever.

Daddy said Jade had a tough life before she joined our family. Her situation was dire after being left behind in an abandoned apartment in June 2002 alone and scared. She also had hardly any food or water and Jade once told us it was very hot because there was no power. She then said daddy came in and rescued her and got her out of that bad situation. Then he brought her home. Isis was hesitant at first from what I heard then accepted her as a sister and from then on they were very close.

When I was rescued, Jade like Isis weren’t too thrilled at first but then saw it was kind of cool to have a brother and it was cool to have sisters. Now one of them is gone and we gather to remember her. Thanks for enriching our lives Jade and for being my sister. I’ll always be thinking of you so if you want to come back and visit from time to time, I’ll save you your spot on the bed.

To all of my feline fans our there, Happy Mew Year. It certainly has been busy around here lately. Cat Galaxy hitting the 2.6 million mark is kind of cool. I guess, we cats are making our voices heard. We meow and meow to our humans and they are starting to realize we cats know what we’re talking about when it comes to radio.

Isis and Jade are certainly happy about the achievements especially when it comes to breaking a 1 day, monthly and weekly record. Of course, Isis is also wanting me to mention that the Arizona Humane Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

She is an AHS alumnus and wanting to let the whole world know it. She’s even convinced our daddy to write about her for their newsletter and also send them a photo so they can hang it on the wall at the shelter. I guess, it’s cool even though my picture would be better.

I guess now we’ll just have to sit here and listen to Isis meow about how famous she is now and how lucky the AHS is to have her picture grace their halls even though she graduated from there years ago. Maybe, someone from the AHS will come on the air with us to talk about the 50th and I can meow my gripes in person. Then again, having a celebrity sister is kind of a nice thing. I just wonder if she’ll go down to the AHS shelters in person and sign autographs with her paw? She still likes to meow about her times that she was on Pets On Parade and how the humans loved being in her presence. Perhaps one day, the humans that run that show will invite me and Jade to be on there. I guess, I’ll just sit here and reflect on that plan.

Despite the outage of our radio station yesterday, Cat Galaxy posted a 1 day record of total visitors to the web site. I guess passing the 2 million mark really reached a lot of humans. We’ve had a lot of felines listening today and there was definately excitement over the news. Daddy was out a good portion of the day doing what he does best and that is fixing other humans computers. I’ve never seen a human who worked as hard as he does especially for us cats.

The New Year will shortly be upon us and I have no clue what the plans are. I think we cats will party and have fun. Hopefully, daddy will get out and enjoy the New Year’s Eve festivities.  Lately, he has been busy working. Time for me to take nap now so I think I’m off to lay in my favorite spot for a while.

Today was the kind of day that I really didn’t like. The station was down all day long due to an outage from a server being moved so we ended up cancelling two live shows. We’re back up and running though and hopefully our audience will not be too unhappy. Cat power goes a long way in these cases but I don’t want our listeners to be unhappy.

Cat Galaxy passing the 2 million mark has really been cool. Searching the web with daddy today, we found that the station was mentioned on a couple of web sites for the accomplishment, including one all the way from the UK. I guess cats there really love us.

We got mentioned on a few blog sites too. It makes me proud to be the Program Director because I get to influence humans and get them to listen too but a station for cats is where it’s at. I think we’re much better than a station run by humans. Cats do everything better. I guess now I’ll go play with one of my new cat toys and maybe our daddy will give me, Isis and Jade some tuna.

It’s a cool thing being a Program Director for a station for cats. Today, after daddy added up all the various numbers on the web site, we now have had over 2 million visitors. It is pretty exciting for us cats to know this but of course there are more feline audience members than that I am sure considering all the multi-cat households.

A sad thing to hear about though was loss of James Brown who died Monday. I could tell my daddy was a bit sad about that one and I think Isis and Jade were a bit upset to hear that news when it was announced. I know Isis and Jade liked his music. Sometimes, I’d listen as well. Tonight we did a small tribute to James Brown’s memory and played a few of his songs.
Right now I get to rest a bit. Time to curl up and sleep in one of my favorite spots. Jade is awake so she can keep daddy company as he closes out the Tuesday night show.

My birthday is today. This morning we all got our usual canned food and I just got one of my gifts which is a cat teaser that chirps like a bird. I also spent some time playing with Isis as Jade wasn’t too interested. Tonight, I’ll probably get a tuna cake and some more toys. This day is turning out to be really cool and I have no idea what other surprised may be in store.

Meow. My birthday is this Saturday and I am so excited. I am sure my daddy will probably make me a little kitty cake and give me a new cat toy or two. Sometimes it is wonderful having your birthday during the holiday season because it means extra presents.

Tonight, my daddy gave me, Isis & Jade some cat treats and we relaxed a bit. Friday night will be cool because I get to pick the music for the playlist for the Friday Night Feline Frenzy and I’m sure the listeners will enjoy it. It is my party after all.

Daddy got us all a new scratching post today. He had to return the other one and he drove all over Scottsdale to get it. He must really love us all to go through all that trouble. He even gave us all tuna. Last night he returned with a whole bunch of gifts that he got including a welcome mat with cats on it that meow. We’ve heard the meowing sound throughout the day. For any cat that would drive us nuts but he is human after all.

This week is my birthday so I get an extra treat and I think we have something planned for the Friday night show since Saturday nothing is scheduled. I wonder what other surprises I’ll get. I guess I’ll have to go exploring to find out.