This evening I dug out my scrapbook to digitally capture some things for future bloggage. (The whole “digital” thing is partially responsible for my having only one scrapbook with several empty pages. The other reason is that I have led a considerably dull life.) According to The Wikipedia: On January 12, 1987, The Morning Program made its … Continue reading My Visit To “The Morning Program”
I have been enjoying Ken Burns’ “Country Music” series on PBS quite a bit this week. It’s a tremendous deep dive into every era of country music…the chapter I watched last night included sections on Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis as “rockabilly” challenged traditional country music in the 1950s. As I’m sure you can … Continue reading Music Cities USA!
I promise I will go back to actual…you know…writing. But I just had to do one more of these. Continue reading Hot Dog Goes To A Concert!
Today on CBS News “Sunday Morning” they had a profile of Donny and Marie. The legendary sibling duo has been selling out dates at the Flamingo in Vegas for years, but this November they’re drawing their Vegas residency to a close. Marie, it seems, is becoming a panelist on the CBS daytime series “The Talk.” … Continue reading Donny, Marie, and Partial Nudity
In the summer of 2010 Dave Kuskie and I did a special episode of our “Dog and Pony Show” using my real-life trip to a Nebraska Broadcasters Association convention as a springboard to our fantasy version. In our fictional trip, Dave comes with me and we end up stealing a man’s identity (and his hotel … Continue reading The Annotated “Road To The Broadcasters Convention”
I know, I know. Just about anyone reading this blog has heard the story of my phone interview with Davy Jones of The Monkees. Anybody who wanted to hear it has heard it by now. But A) I wanted it to be on my new blog, B) it happened 10 years ago this summer, and … Continue reading Cheer Up Sleepy Jean: My Phone Call With Davy Jones
For several years, the most enjoyable moment of my Heritage Days celebration was when I hosted The Gong Show. The whole thing, I believe, was concocted by Dave Pearse..and executed by Historic Main Street Alliance with help from some phenomenal sponsors. I have done a lot of hosting in my day…Sunday In The Park, Alliance … Continue reading Whoopee! Memories Of The Ol’ Heritage Days Gong Show
For a few years there I was winning Nebraska Broadcasters Association awards like they were going out of style. Then I wasn’t anymore. And after 3 or so years of loserdom my fragile ego led me to stop trying to win. 20 years of wondering if I’d have won is less painful than one year … Continue reading Knight Museum PSAs
Here in Nebraska our NPR and PBS stations are branded as “NET”, which stands for Nebraska Educational Telecommunications. As proud as I am of the role KCOW (and all of our radio stations) play in keeping our community informed and entertained, I also appreciate public radio and television. Public media serve very unique audience needs, … Continue reading NET Comes To Town
Being completely honest, 2019 has been a bit of a pill thus far. Which, to be fair, 2018 was a blockbuster. Three concerts, great Vegas trip, wonderful plays with the Main Street Players…a truly awesome year. But 2019? My medical issues have been a constant belltone in the background of everyday life. I spent February … Continue reading Countdown To Hollywood!
