WHERE WERE YOU?

    SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd, 2020

               WHERE WERE YOU?

   Thanksgiving is just a few days off now.

This one may seem a bit somber as the virus

pandemic keeps many away from family

members in other communities. It brings

to mind another somber Thanksgiving in

1963. I was driving when I first heard

reports that shots had been fired as the

resident's motorcade drove through Dallas,

Texas. I rushed back to the radio station

where I was working, WNAK to cover

the story. We had no radio network, just

an Associated Press Teletype machine

that printed the latest news as it was

received. I ran an extra long microphone

cord into the closet where we kept the

AP machine and read every word as it

was printed! Of course the climax of

those reports can with confirmation

that President John F. Kennedy had

sustained fatal wounds and had been

pronounced dead.  We didn't know. as

a nation, if we'd get over this tragic

event. We did. Eventually. Just as we

will eventually get over this virus crisis.

Still, November 22nd will always be a

day to remember. Hope you're well and

that all your NEWS is good~ 

ON THE AIR!

   SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21st, 2020

                   ON THE AIR!

  This is World TV Day! I like TV. I made

a living on TV for many years. But it has

changed a lot over the years! When I was

growing up it was a radio, not a TV that

held the center spot in our living room. We

didn't get a television set until I was about

10 or 12. That TV received 3 channels. You

had to actually walk up to the set to turn it

on or off or to change the channel. A little

later we got cable which brought in about an

additional 10 channels! Remote controls came

a year years later. Now with cable or satellite

service most of us have access to over a

hundred stations. Ironically I find myself

watching re-runs of some of the shows

that were produced back when we had just three

channels. Well whatever you're watching (perhaps

my video blog) I hope you're enjoying it and

that all your NEWS is good.    

JUST RUNNING ALONG!

   FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 20th, 2020

       JUST RUNNING ALONG!

  It's November 20th. It's the Global

"Hug A Runner Day." Well sort of.

Because of the virus it's become  'Wave

At A Runner" this year. The event is

actually an attempt to get people to either

run or walk in a 5K event anytime during 

the month of November. Participants can

qualify for various prizes and a portion of

the income from entry fees will be donated

to native Americans facing housing or food

shortage problems. I thought about signing

up but its been about 40 years and 140 pounds

since I was into jogging. Maybe if they had a

"Crawl category" I'd reconsider.  Hope you'll

join in or at least get some exercise to celebrate

and that all your NEWS is good.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

  THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19th, 2020

     BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

   Today I offer a life lesson for the guys

out there. Be prepared to wait! We all have

to wait at one time or another. Often it's

in a waiting room for a doctor or a dentist. 

But I've learned most of us men will often

find ourselves waiting for the women in our

lives. So it's important to learn to be prepared.

My wife, for instance, loves to stop at the Fabric

Shop. I have never seen her go in and out in less

than 20 minutes. I can usually expect three quarters

of an hour. But I have learned how to wait. I have

a SirisXM radio in the car so I can listen to any

type of music I prefer. I can, of course, use my

cell phone to catch up with old friends/ I even

brought the latest copy of AARP along to read

the latest articles.  I brought along a soda and

a snack too. You can really take advantage of a

good wait...if you're prepared! Hope you are

and that all your NEWS is good!

OLD WESTERN WISDOM!

    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18th, 2020

             OLD WESTERN WISDOM!

   I had an experience this week that got me

to thinking about those old western movies I

enjoyed as a kid. I'd see one most every weekend

at one of several neighbor theaters in our town.

Often is was a double feature. There were

certain things you could pretty much count on

in those features. Most of the time the good guy

wore a white hat. He nearly always had a faithful

side kick to have his back. Right and wrong was

clearly defined. And, the cowboys never ran out

of ammunition! Some how those "6 shooters" just

kept firing! I need one of those guns! The other

day I visited two large sporting stores in search

of ammo for my target pistol! Both places were

almost sold out! Not just the ammo I was looking

for. All types!!! We've either got a lot more hunters

than usual or somebody spread a rumor that the

virus can be shot to death. Unofficially ammo

sales are sid to be at record highs because so many

people are afraid of civil unrest. I'm thinking if

there's civil unrest the military will be called

out to deal with ot and I'm not sure how effective

those household weapons will be against tanks!  

We need some old fashion 6 shooters and, even

more, some old western wisdom about right and

wrong. Hope you're a straight shooter and that

all your NEWS is good!

FACEBOOK FRIENDS!

    TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 2020

            FACEBOOK FRIENDS!

  This is one of those unusual "holidays" I

won't be observing. This is "Facebook Unfriend

Day." It was either created or at least promoted

by talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and was

started ten years ago. Kimmel suggested that

having too many friends on Facebook keeps

you away rom your actual friends. I don't

agree. The average Facebook user has about

130 friends. I have 4,534. I probably actually

know about 30 of them. But most of them know

me from my many years in the media. We're

suppose to social distance from friends right

now so this seems to be a very safe way to do

that. So I'll keep you if you'll keep me! Hope

you're well and that all your NEWS is good!

ANIMAL HOUSE!

    MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16th, 2020

                 ANIMAL HOUSE!

     I've often heard it said "It's a jungle out there."

On Saturday we found one inside! It was a large

collection of mounted animals. from lions and

tigers and bears to elephants! We were at Cabella's

Sporting goods store near Reading. The kids were

thrilled to see the animals displayed in an area

designed to look like their natural setting. Then

it dawned on me. There was a time when the kids

could have seen animals like these, alive, in a

circus or certainly in a zoo. But the world has

changed. The circuses. at least those with animals,

have all but disappeared and zoos are few and far

between. Displays such as this one may be the

only opportunity the kids can get to see animals

like these ever! I'm glad Cabella's has the display

and hope they keep it forever! Hope you get to

see it and that all your NEWS is good.