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Thanks to Teresa for sending this! From the world’s biggest (well, tallest – skinniest…:-) animal lover! See you on the radio at 2!
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Posted by Brad Carson on August 11, 2011
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This is the funniest local slogan my wife and I have spotted in some time…
As someone who started out in radio in “rural” America, I’ve seen a few of these. They’re great. My favorite was an on-air radio spot for an “IGA Grocery Store” in Illinois called Bill’s IGA. The slogan was “You Can’t beat Bill’s Meat.” Great stuff.
Do you have any (that can be shared)? Please comment here!
Have a great weekend…glad it’s cooling off!
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Mr. MACHO here…heck – I don’t even know how to SPELL macho – much less be it!
Started exercising almost two years ago…haven’t missed a single day of my pain-a-thon…and yet – I feel NOTHING! Nothing except being sick and tired (as usual..:-)…and I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired!
How I look – and FEEL!…:-)
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Posted by Brad Carson on August 1, 2011
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I think my fascination with “guy toys” developed because my father always had the coolest adult/man toys my entire life. He’s recently just finished his new “Jake’s Place” cabin (Jake is my son). He started his new cabin project saying he just wanted a “little place” to camp in by his little (several acre) pond at the farm. The cabin will be in-place this week complete with plumbing, indoor wood, insulated, AC/heater, plug-ins, beautiful interior and exterior design and the trimmings. It weighs likely around 5 tons. It was always something like that. Tractors, a honda Odyssey he rebuilt for me complete with a hair-pin turn track, a golf driving range, basketball courts, etc. It may sound like richy rich, but it wasn’t about that. He’s always been able to build and make things happen. Amazing. So, I bring up “toys” to show you our friends (The Barker’s of Arlington’s) latest toy. I’ve always been fascinated by things like this:
As my dad would say, Now THAT’S a golf cart. It’s clearly not about the golf clubs!
My favorite toys are my mom and dad’s horses, their farm, the tractors, and the little lake they built. They also are gearing up for retirement (they’ll never formally retire) in a really nice place up in Illinois with what I call “the ultimate man cave”. It has slot machines, a pool table, the most beautiful hand made bar I’ve ever seen, kitchen, tv, games, etc. It’s great. Boys love their toys!
It’s probably why I love radio so much. When I was on-the-air in Vegas we had a station Ice Cream Truck. That was fun, because the kids would always run up and get free ice cream from our sponsor. In Atlantic City we bought an old limosine and had it customized with Flames down the side. Silver with flames limo. It was amazing! We had a t-shirt gun and would drive by the beach and shoot t-shirts out to listeners from the sunroof. Again, I love toys!
My latest “toy” (nothing about stations should be considered a “toy” because it’s a business) is our sister station, 92.9 FM ESPN. I’ve been working with this station for about 20-months. I like it because of the sports aspect and because I get to go to things like this past weekend’s Sportsball. Here’s my picture from Saturday night with Grizzlies Coach Lionel Hollins.
Posted by Brad Carson on July 25, 2011
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So this weekend my wife allowed me to have a “perfect” weekend! In reverse: (1) we had dinner with some great friends at home last night, (2) I golfed Sunday morning here at Quail Ridge in Bartlett, (3) Saturday afternoon we met up at the new Paulette’s location for dinner, and (4) Saturday morning I was broadcasting live from Gossett Mitsubishi! Busy busy, which I like.
In music and tabloid news, everybody seems to be talking about this young singer Amy Winehouse. She won several Grammy’s a few years ago and follows several singers like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kirk Kobain, & Jim Morrison that died at age 27. So much potential.
After watching all the coverage I, of course, had many opinions. I also read the many posts on Facebook and twitter saying things like, “Don’t jump to conclusions.” Really? But (sounding my age) once again, it’s another reminder. Another lesson, regardless. Her health was bad, and we know why.
I hate to be “that guy”, but I’m the one who tells it like it is. Don’t use drugs. Blah blah blah. I’ll just show you her as she was ramping up a successful career in 2003 (pictured).
And in recent years (pictured).
These photos aren’t doctored folks. They should make one of those ”Don’t Do Drugs” billboards out of those pictures. You can’t make this stuff up. Drugs kill. We know how these stories end, and it’s not funny.
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Posted by Brad Carson on July 19, 2011
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So we received good news on the station “performance”, also know as the ratings. So, thank you. Employment is good. I live in and love Memphis. My family thanks you!
So, this weekend in Memphis my wife took her monthly trip to “Absolutely Fabulous” in Millington then went to get the nails done. So Jake & I took our first ever trip to the “bigger games” inside (due to the heat) at Golf n’ Games. He loved it. His favorites were the NASCAR driving game as he played like he was Dale Earnhardt. Luckily he did a good job on the impression by coming in last. Just kidding. He also like the “spray water on the pirates squirt gun game.” Between that, then later dinner, and then swimming at the Barker’s, Jake was down for the count!
Looks like we’ll have to make a trip soon to the Rock n’ Soul Museum. I still haven’t been downtown to that one! Beatles exhibit looks cool from the looks of the billboard I saw on Poplar.
