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Month: December 2015
What Would Hopalong Do?
The sun was starting to rise brightly above the Catalina Mountains. To the west, a nearly full moon was slowly calling it quits for the day.Read more
Who’s Afraid of Big Bad Roy?
An 8 year old overcomes his fear of dogs, with a little help from Roy, a 9 year old puggle.Read more
Big Ten to Expand Again?
According to unidentified sources, in 2016 the Big Ten will consider adding thirty-two new schools to the conference, bringing the total to forty-six. Read more
A Christmas to Remember Forever
During the first few years of my life, we always spent Christmas at grandma’s house, on a farm near Bradford, Illinois.Read more
Exploring Two Forbidden Topics
When I started Brainshowers, I said that I would not write about politics and religion. Both topics are so entwined in the news these days, it is really hard to ignore either.Read more
Has Global Warming Affected Santa?
Christmas time seems to bring out some nice television commercials. The Budweiser Clydesdales are the perennial leadersRead more
Okay Bo, What Do We Do Now?
We knew Bo Ryan was going to retire, we just didn’t know when. The timing of his retirement earlier this weekRead more
Could I Be Related to Dick Clark?
It was a typical weekday afternoon in the Quad-Cities, summertime 1969. Everyone alive at the time had their radios tuned to KSTT, or so I thought. Could be that’s why the station was so good. Everybody on the air was taught to perform as if our station was the only show in town. Of course, it wasn’t. I was doing the usual. Read the weather, play a record, play more records and try to squeeze in eighteen minutes of commercialsRead more
Kudos to “The Voice”
The long weeks of practice and performance are over. I doubt anyone who watched “The Voice” this season would argueRead more
Dumbest Radio Contest Ever?
Dumb contests can take many forms. An example of a dumb contest would be asking people to show up at a car dealer’s grand opening dressed like an Impala, orRead more
The Truth About Dolly Parton and Me
On December 6th, in a story titled “And Henry Mancini Brought Pizza,” I wrote about having dinner with Andy Williams and Mancini following their concertRead more
Corny Radio Contest Goes Nuts
Corn Nuts is a popular snack that’s been around a long time. It’s a hybrid type of Peruvian corn that grows large kernels.Read more
Laughable Lines from Commercials
Radio commercials, in a way, wrote my paycheck over the years. That’s how radio stations make money.Read more
When Out in the Yard…
Residents of a quiet gated community on the outskirts of Marana, Arizona, were awakened Wednesday morning byRead more
