It Was a Good Day
The Logan County Military Support Group spent all day yesterday (6:00AM - 6:00 PM) on the air raising money to send care packages to our men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan. Northeast Colorado responded with such astonishing generosity that I can say without question, only the birth of my daughter eclipsed it.
I've not done a 12-hour air shift since I was a young man, and I had some fears that we wouldn't get the response we had hoped for. I was worried that folks wouldn't heed the call. I was wrong. We took so many requests (at ten dollars a pop: $20.00 if it was over six minutes long), that I'll have to honor the rest of them Monday. We auctioned off everything from a good, used car to five-dollar gift certificates.
We interviewed vets and service members returning from the "sandbox". We interviewd State Rep Jerry Sonnenberg and Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave.
We had hoped to make a couple of thousand dollars.
Today's rough tally is eight grand with more still coming in.
When the final, lonely notes of "Taps" faded at the end of the show, I took a phone call. It was my father who told me, through his tears that he'd never been prouder of me in my life.
There are times when I think my career path is simply the one of least resistance, but yesterday taught me that even a morning show host has the ability to touch people's lives and make a difference.
See, when I was a kid, I NEVER resented my father missing Christmas or birthdays because I knew that as a cop, he was simply doing his duty. That his sense of higher purpose would take him away from us from time to time. I even knew at a very young age that he never got any thanks for doing his job. And that was okay, because that's what made him my hero.
But, since the birth of my daughter, I've wondered what I could do (Given my meager talents and bizarre career choice), to make my her proud of me and carry on my family's tradition of service. I found out yesterday.
Sory for the length of this post. But I've got a buzz on today.
Here's a link. The Leatherneck in the red ball cap is now one of my closest friends.
http://www.journal-advocate.com/articles/2007/11/06/news/local_news/local1.txt
I've not done a 12-hour air shift since I was a young man, and I had some fears that we wouldn't get the response we had hoped for. I was worried that folks wouldn't heed the call. I was wrong. We took so many requests (at ten dollars a pop: $20.00 if it was over six minutes long), that I'll have to honor the rest of them Monday. We auctioned off everything from a good, used car to five-dollar gift certificates.
We interviewed vets and service members returning from the "sandbox". We interviewd State Rep Jerry Sonnenberg and Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave.
We had hoped to make a couple of thousand dollars.
Today's rough tally is eight grand with more still coming in.
When the final, lonely notes of "Taps" faded at the end of the show, I took a phone call. It was my father who told me, through his tears that he'd never been prouder of me in my life.
There are times when I think my career path is simply the one of least resistance, but yesterday taught me that even a morning show host has the ability to touch people's lives and make a difference.
See, when I was a kid, I NEVER resented my father missing Christmas or birthdays because I knew that as a cop, he was simply doing his duty. That his sense of higher purpose would take him away from us from time to time. I even knew at a very young age that he never got any thanks for doing his job. And that was okay, because that's what made him my hero.
But, since the birth of my daughter, I've wondered what I could do (Given my meager talents and bizarre career choice), to make my her proud of me and carry on my family's tradition of service. I found out yesterday.
Sory for the length of this post. But I've got a buzz on today.
Here's a link. The Leatherneck in the red ball cap is now one of my closest friends.
http://www.journal-advocate.com/articles/2007/11/06/news/local_news/local1.txt
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My 2 auctions did very well today[^]
http://www.GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=544755526
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Thank you, Andy.
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Nice job. That's a good article with good photos, too. I know where Sterling is. I helped start a Jaycee chapter up there some years ago. I wonder if its still active. One day I might find my way up there again. Maybe we could hook up for a coffee. 0 -
Nice read. Kudos to you and the others who gave their time and money to a great cause. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Hylander50
Nice job. That's a good article with good photos, too. I know where Sterling is. I helped start a Jaycee chapter up there some years ago. I wonder if its still active. One day I might find my way up there again. Maybe we could hook up for a coffee.
You would be crushed at how the Jayee Chapter allowed itself to wither and die. It was heartbreaking to see it one of the business world's best tools turn into a drinking club for folks who were too old to be Jaycees. Very disappointting.
Well, enough of the bummer. If you ever find yourself in Sterling, the station is downtown, half a block from the best cup of coffee you'll find for a hundred miles. I'm buyin'.0
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