Blogs Week 4

#1

We have been riding the weather roller coaster that last few weeks, and like you, I am ready for the good weather to get here for good.   Tons of mowing yesterday, and tons of rain today, and then cool to darn near cold for a day or so.

The weather, is like anything else, sometimes you just have wait your turn.    We're waiting!


#2

What's better than being a golf course dog?  Every now and again at a public golf course you see a dog that somehow came to live at the course.  He, or she, can be seen running along side the mowers and among the workers on the course.  You can see them having the time of their lives, and when I see it, it warms my heart. All that space, cool grass, air, and friends for that lucky dog.

There was a dog that lived on a course in Columbia Station I have played before, (Creekwood) but it was years ago. I used to see him running alongside the big fairway mowers.  I am sure he slept well at night, probably in the cart barn, or the maintenance shed.  I also remember a great dog at Sugarbush in Garrettsville in Portage County that roamed the clubhouse early in the morning, and then watched us all play the 18th hole from the cool grass later that morning!

I'm thinking those dogs fell on hard times, and somehow hit the jackpot when some bighearted golf course workers decided to make them their own.  I recently learned of a dog named Dewey that passed away this week at Bob-O-Links in the Avon area (Lorain County) and it moved me enough to write this. He was a part of the landscape there for about 11 years.  He as such a part of the course, thy posted this pic on Facebook to announce his passing. What a great life!

Sleep well Dewey.  


#3

It's that time of the year when a bunch of us from WQMX come together and support Pay It Forward For Pets, the wonderful non-profit organization run by our friend Georjette Thomas.  Their annual casino night is this weekend, and I and a few of us will help emcee this wonderful event that raises money for this great organization to fulfill its charge and help hundreds of dogs find homes in Summit County.



#4

This week is a week you may remember for a long time. Avengers:Endgame comes out, and this will more than likely rewrite every single box office record there has ever been.  An at least temporarily be the biggest movie of all time.

Good idea to buy them in advance, online or go in the middle of the night.  Gonna be huge


#5

The past few weeks I have had the honor of remembering fondly the early part of my radio days.  A few weeks ago, Windy and I were in Nashville on a fun weekend, and I saw a great old friend named Dave Lenahan who is working at the Ryman these days.  Dave was the Progeram Director at WOBL in Oberlin, Ohio that gave memy first job in Country Radio, My first big break.  My first job was a Pop/Rock station (in those days)  WLRO in Lorian, Ohio.


Dave gave me a job and introduced my to a whole new world that has been, and continues to be very good to me all these years later -  every day!   I have worked at only Country Stations ever since.  It was great to see him.


Then a week or two later, I learned of the passing of a friend of mine named Damon Sheridan.  Damon gave me the second big break of my career, when he hired me to do mornings at
WRMZ in Columbus, Ohio, a new Country Station, when I was newly 22 years old.

I guess what I have been feeling, is that we all have those who we will never forget in our careers Those who made a HUGE impression, even if we are too busy to really digest it at the time, because all is happening too fast.  

To Dave, and Damon. Thank you, thank you, thank you.  I will continue to try to do you proud, all these decades later.