Sen. Frist, 08/22/05

Sen. Frist, 08/22/05

Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings passed away over the weekend. The big "C" finally caught up with him after years of smoking. It was disappointing news for sure. I met Peter Jennings once. Several years ago he was the master of ceremonies for the Trenton Teapot Festival Parade. His wife was a relative of a socialite family in Trenton and they were invited down for the festivities. After the parade several of us including Peter Jennings were invited to a luncheon with the mayor, police chief, etc.,. . . . He and I talked about tv journalism and his background in radio. He was very gracious and even gave me his phone number in New York. "If you're ever in town. . .", he said. Of course I never called, but I doubt he would've minded. Classy.

. . . at the old ballgame!

My four-year-old and I went to the Jaxx game last night to catch a glimpse of Nomar Garciaparra. It was a regular guys night out. We ate hotdogs and popcorn and pretzels and nachos and of course the obligatory dippin' dots. We were asked to be part of one of the between inning events and my son was given a ball from the field. We had a great time.

In the last several years I haven't been to many Jaxx games. You know, it's the old "well tonight I have yard work, tomorow I have to work late, then it's church night, and then. . .". But last night I decided to go. Just go. And I realized that this was so much better than watching Spongebob reruns. Give the Jaxx another try. By the way, Nomar went 0-4.

Hookie

Oops. Sorry for not posting on Friday of last week. It's my first truancy as a blogger. The schedules here at the station are filling up quickly. The High School Football Jamboree is next Friday and after that the regular season begins. Then we're off to the college season then to the NFL. Check wnws.com for the complete schedules. It's a really busy time of year. Summer is winding down. I've already noticed the days getting shorter. Autumn is around the corner. The holidays will be here before you can turn around. Every morning on the show Steve gives a day count and days remaining till Christmas. I noticed for the first time today it's under 150 days left. There's still plenty of pool time before Labor Day though. Hey, aren't we supposed to have a Veterans Day parade this year? We talked about that last year and it seems like I remember hearing that someone decided to finally get one together. Good for them. It's about time.

"Funny Girl" is playing at the Ned downtown beginning Thursday night and running through the weekend. I've got tickets for the Thursday show and am looking forward to it. Downtown is a fun place to be when something's going on. Come on down. The Rockabilly Fest is this weekend too. You might try that. Oh yeah, and the flea market is at the fairgrounds.

This morning Bowers threatened to post sometime soon right after he outed my blogname on the air. How does he do it? We're just getting off the ground here so yes even Bowers can post if he wants. It is the daybreak blog you know.

Have a good one.

Old Age?

The "new" old is 71 and over? According to a recent survey most Americans now consider old age to be 71+. What does that make the "new" middle age? What about teen age? I've had this conversation recently with several friends of mine. We're all roughly the same age, 29-34. My receding hairline, two kids, a 401k, and a 4 door sedan don't really announce the fact that I'm a young man any longer. So if I'm not young anymore then I must be in the next category--middle age. Right? My wife disputes this way of thinking and argues vigorously against it. However, she's younger than me. I don't mind though. I'm looking forward to being an old crumudgeon, driving too slow on the highway, wearing my pants too high, and still searching for Natalee Holloway.

Studio A Control

Studio A Control

Studio B Production

Studio B Production

Coke Man

Yesterday I went on a rant over the size of the bottled water in our drink machine. They're literally half the size of your ordinary twenty ounce soda. I went on and on about "the man". When I got back from lunch there were six cases of bottled water in the reception area. "The Man" had heard my pleas for justice and equality and delivered me from my thirst. A BIG thanks to the Coke Man for all the water. We distributed it so everyone could share all the varieties (lemon, black cherry, strawberry, raspberry, . . .). As it turns out, the Coca-Cola distributor here in Jackson doesn't even service our machine. It's serviced by a vending company. So here's to the Coke Man: a true servant to the people, a deliverer (literally) of peace in concessions, and thwarter of the evils of a vending machine rip-off. clink-clink.

A Brand New Good Morning

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