In July of 1998 my Dad and I traveled to Alliance Nebraska, where I would be starting a new job at KCOW. As we approached the city, I heard KCOW for the first time. And the first voice I heard was that of Mike Glesinger. I’ve worked with Gles for 25 years. He’s a coworker, … Continue reading Glesless
It’s my favorite holiday movie. I first saw it on television in the 80’s. Then one Christmas I got a VHS copy. A couple of Christmases later I got a super-fancy deluxe edition with shooting script, soundtrack CD and VHS. At this point, I have purchased this movie in one form of media or another … Continue reading 12 Things I Love About “White Christmas”
In 1998, when I was applying for the position of FM Programming Coordinator at KCOW/Double Q Country, I wrote in my application letter that I could write a 30-second commercial in 30 seconds. This falls under the category of youthful hubris, and/or “Don’t let your mouth write checks your butt can’t cash.” But the truth … Continue reading Twelve Commercials?!!?
Did you ever see the “Simpsons” episode where Mr. Burns goes to the Mayo Clinic for his annual physical? I was sort of reminded of it today as I spent a full day at Anschutz Medical Campus for a kidney transplant evaluation. A kidney transplant–any organ transplant I would guess–is a very complicated procedure and … Continue reading All I Want For Christmas Is A Kidney
Well, I am zonked out today but it’s entirely worth it. I spent last evening at Alliance’s mystic house of fun known as the Dead Unicorn Society, for the album premiere party of Kalin Krohe’s “Deja Vu”! Great music, great food, great friends….you can’t ask for much more than that. Just to get you up … Continue reading Deja Vu!
I’m writing this Wednesday night November 22nd, 2023. This is not a good time for me to write something about how blessed and thankful I am. I am in pain from surgery on my arm. I’ve been a huge pest about it to my friends and coworkers. But, and please pardon my french here, it … Continue reading Thankful For…Uh…Give Me a Minute…
Every decent-hearted American is familiar with the work of Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass, better known as… If you’re above a certain age, do not feel shame for playing this over and over a few times. It’s right up there with the legendary “A CBS Special Presentation” animation in that regard. It would be … Continue reading “The Mouse On The Mayflower”: Rankin-Bass Does Thanksgiving
That title could refer to so very many things. But it refers to Christmas. Yet again, I am preparing for the ol’ K-Cow going all-Christmas music much, much earlier than I personally would like. This year Reindeer Radio takes over November 13th. And I have come to peace with it. This is something like the … Continue reading It’s Too Damn Early!
Several weeks ago, as you may recall, my pal Kalin Krohe taped me acting like a moron with a bottle of ketchup and a bottle of mustard and put it on his Tik Tok account. Over 600,000 people have seen this video. One of them is an independent film director. He is currently working on … Continue reading TikTokus Interruptus
Tomorrow I am going to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Very, very early on Monday morning I will be getting a fistula done to my left arm. This is a means to get my thrice-weekly dialysis treatments in a safer way than I have been, which is via a chest port that goes to my heart. I got … Continue reading One Percent
