March Madness or Magic?
President Bush is making a surprise visit to Afganistan this morning then its off to India.
Last week he met with American workers. Today he visits thier old jobs.
The Oscars are Sunday. ABC is charging 1.7 million for every commercial. Just about the same amount I paid for tickets, popcorn and a coke last time we went. The Oscars are a place where the stars come out and stand on thier platforms and yell about the injustice of poverty and oppression and then take their complimentary baskets of goodies and walk thier $40,000.00 designer dressed fannies back to the Mercedes and go home.
Some of my favorites passed away during the last few days. Dennis Weaver and Don Knotts. Many have said I bear a resemblance to Knotts. I tell them I am his son and that Dad would be proud to hear it.
Don use to carry only one bullet in his pocket for use in his role as Barney Fife because he almost shot himself or was that Dick Cheney?
Another old radio friend passed two weeks ago. Don Keyes. You may not know him by name but chances are you heard his work. Don along with Gordon Mc Clendon were founders of Top Forty radio and All News Radio. Don never really got the credit he deserved. In fact his praise was always for others. I met Don in Tallahassee Florida where he struggeled with an AM station he had bought. He and I would compete for state contracts for narration work. His voice was deep and golden toned. I hired away his best employee to become my partner for one of my most successful morning jobs of my career rating wise. Don thought our show was major market potential. It was about the only thing he was wrong with I think in his radio career.
I will alway remember his laugh and smile.
God rest and bless his soul.
Last week he met with American workers. Today he visits thier old jobs.
The Oscars are Sunday. ABC is charging 1.7 million for every commercial. Just about the same amount I paid for tickets, popcorn and a coke last time we went. The Oscars are a place where the stars come out and stand on thier platforms and yell about the injustice of poverty and oppression and then take their complimentary baskets of goodies and walk thier $40,000.00 designer dressed fannies back to the Mercedes and go home.
Some of my favorites passed away during the last few days. Dennis Weaver and Don Knotts. Many have said I bear a resemblance to Knotts. I tell them I am his son and that Dad would be proud to hear it.
Don use to carry only one bullet in his pocket for use in his role as Barney Fife because he almost shot himself or was that Dick Cheney?
Another old radio friend passed two weeks ago. Don Keyes. You may not know him by name but chances are you heard his work. Don along with Gordon Mc Clendon were founders of Top Forty radio and All News Radio. Don never really got the credit he deserved. In fact his praise was always for others. I met Don in Tallahassee Florida where he struggeled with an AM station he had bought. He and I would compete for state contracts for narration work. His voice was deep and golden toned. I hired away his best employee to become my partner for one of my most successful morning jobs of my career rating wise. Don thought our show was major market potential. It was about the only thing he was wrong with I think in his radio career.
I will alway remember his laugh and smile.
God rest and bless his soul.
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