Today I happened to chat with Tim Garwood, brother of former KCOW General Manager Mike Garwood. Tim told me about a day in 1998 when his brother Mike told him, “Well, I’ve never hired someone on just a telephone interview, but I guess I’m gonna do it now.” The someone was me. I’d never heard … Continue reading Fifty!
Things I am doing now, in order of enjoyment: Sipping on an ice-cold Coca-Cola Classic. No further details required. Checking a package I got in the mail….aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand it’s season one of Rod Serling’s “Night Gallery.” Cool! I thought it might be season one of “The Abbott and Costello Show” on Blu Ray, which is also … Continue reading “Listening to Myself” by Billy Idle
“Wentyworld” is the name of my blog, and my promotional Facebook page. And it’s also the catch-all title for the events and occurrences of my life. So you’ll get a little bit of both here. As a bachelor, I don’t have nearly enough interesting things to fill a “Christmas letter”. But I think I can … Continue reading Wentyworld 2021: The Year In Review
Here is is, my week of emotions. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll be glad you don’t live in the apartment under mine. Anxiety. At the beginning of this week, I noticed the carpet in my bathroom, in front of my tub, was damp. I contacted the property owner. The maintenance man, with a plumber, worked … Continue reading Emotions!
Multiple topics in one blog post. Try not to get the bends. ______________ Let me tell you something about my job. I love it. I look forward to walking out my front door–even when it’s raining or snowing or otherwise bad weathering–and making my way to Radio City in Alliance, home of KCOW and beloved … Continue reading Saturday Ramblings
This is the first blog I have written about my health in quite a long while. Which is good! Because “I feel fine” does not make for riveting blog material. And I’ve been feeling really good for a really long time. But there’s this twitch… I’m not sure “twitch” is the right word. “Tremor”, “Tic”, … Continue reading Tales Of Twitch: T9 (Too Twitch, Too Furious)
Your wentyworld.com blogmeister is officially….fully vaccinated! Woop woop! Holla! I would engage in more nonsense words but I have to put my laptop down and take a couple of Tylenol. Before I get into this, please get the vaccine if you’ve been thinking about it. If you’re an “absolutely no way, uh uh, no how” … Continue reading Commercials and Side Effects (Not Necessarily In That Order)
I used a short, snappy headline for this story. I’ve been guilty sometimes of ludicrously unkempt headlines. But a very important gentleman once told me that it’s important to lead with a strong, bold opening thought. His name was Ron Pesha and he was in charge of the radio and television program at what was … Continue reading Thank A Teacher!
I am hesitant to write a personal post on this blog now that I have spent a tiny parcel of my own semi-hard-earned money on promoting it. I feel like some of the writing here, such as the posts on broadcasting history and other retro pop culture, is worthy of a slightly wider audience. Like, … Continue reading Side Effects May Include End Of Week Musings
In my Junior year of high school I got the nickname “Papa Smurf” in chorus. We were on a trip to Washington D.C. to participate in a mass chorus thing called “America Sings”. I still have my “America Sings” sweatshirt hanging on the wall in my bedroom, bedecked with a variety of buttons and pins. … Continue reading $60®
