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1. Last person you were in a car with? Godzilla. Talk about bad breath!
2. Any plans for tomorrow? I’m either gonna climb Mt. Everest or climb a pyramid. I’m still pondering.
3. Best friend or close friends? Whichever one comes with benefits.
4. Is tomorrow going to be a good day? It’s a Monday. In what universe is that a good day?
5. Ever thrown up in public? No. I’ve never met the president.
6. What’s on your mind RIGHT NOW? We moved. I know you know because of all the
Before I finished, so ignore the mess.
media coverage. I finished (almost) the WTIT Johnnie Walker Studio. It’s the largest since 1996 in Framingham, MA.
7. Who was the last person you talked to? Kathy. She asked where her drill is. I replied that I haven’t used one here. She is building the furniture. We went from a four bedroom house to a two bedroom apartment. Then back into a four bedroom house. We needed a lot of furniture.
8. What is the WORST subject they teach at school? Math. I have no idea of what they do now. How did I need algebra but not taught about filing income taxes, balancing a checkbook or save for retirement? I’m not sure I’ve ever used what I learned in geometry either.
9. Have you seen anyone lately that you don’t get along with? No. I drew the line with Godzilla. When he wanted me to drive him to King Kong’s for a play date, I drew the line.
10. What is your favorite color top to wear? A black Beatles’ tee never goes out of style.
11. Have you ever been in a car accident? Yes and it was fatal. I’m the ghost of Bud.
12. What’s the closest thing to you that’s green? The entire room. The Enfield studio was painted hunter green. I loved it. So my lady painted the room before we moved.
13. Where would you like to be right now? In a hot tub with Jill Hennessy.
14. Is anything bugging you right now? Yes. Whatever happened to the fucking Republican Party? God, country & apple pie? We now have Trump, his daughter and his 12 thousand lies.
15. Is life going right for you now? Other than my back aches. I should do nothing physical, but moves don’t work that way.
16. Is there someone you care about more than yourself? Just my wife, my four children and seven grandchildren.
17. What made you laugh today? Nothing. I am depressed about WGN losing the 
Cubbies TV rights. My dad must be spinning in his grave. He died just two years early. He hated that “lovable losers” tag. He thought they’d win it all and never forgave the Bartman.
18. What was the last movie you watched? I don’t remember. I want to see the Brad Pitt scifi flick. But the Pats play at one. So not today.
19. What was the last conversation you had about? The aforementioned tool box.
20. What were you doing at 7:00 this morning? Sleeping. That’s the middle of the night for chrissakes.
21. Do you like your hair long or short? It’s been long since I retired in 2017. My wife hates it, but I said I grown it back in my retirement. I’m just a child of the sixties.
22. Do you like the rain? Does “it love me”?
Well that’s another Stealing. Was it good for you? Nope. I’ll try to up my game next time. I bought a cd for the first time in a couple of years. It’s CSNY’s live Déjà Vu. I never knew it existed until recently. It cost $5 on Ebay. I am excited about my mates seeing the house. But the Studio is all that’s ready. Kathy is on a fast train. We don’t get our basement chairs until the first week of October. We will celebrate our seventh wedding anniversary in October. My closest family member (other than the wife & kids) was my sister. We have only spoke a couple of times this year. I wrote her to say if we don’t fix it, we will see each other at weddings & funerals. That was six months ago. She called and said “I gave her things to think about”. She must be a long thinker. She called this week to suggest we get together and talk. That happens next weekend. If I hear from her. You folks have a great week. We will see you next time. Same time. Same blog.
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1) In this song, Desi Arnaz encourages us to laugh and sing instead of concentrating on our troubles. Is this an approach to life you could adopt? Or are you a worrier? It depends on the day. My mom was Irish, through and through. While she was a good woman and great mom, she could yell. Loudly. My dad was always laughing and laid back. I’ve got both sides, but I am more like my dad. So, after all this shit, I am both.
tender age of 19, he had organized The Desi Arnaz Orchestra and they were performing in Miami hotels. Have you ever been a boss? If so, did you enjoy it? I owned a hotel in the 70s. I owned a chain of video stores in the eighties. By 1990 I was back on air. I left to do radio sales. I became radio sales manager. In 1998 was Operations Manager at a furniture store. It was good to be a boss. And I was good at it. But for the last 15 years of my career I was not a boss and by then I preferred it.
entire life, friends, family and coworkers always referred to her as “Lucille,” as she preferred. But Desi insisted on “Lucy.” He said that name was his and his alone. Ironically it became the way the world referred to her. Do you have a pet name for anyone? Yes. I don’t call my friends “Galloping Gary” unless we are recording. I never had “pet names” in a relationship.
8) Desi was the founding force behind Desilu. One of the first great production studios of the television age, Desilu grossed $15 million in 1957 (more than $135 million in today’s dollars). He credited his success to his unconventional and creative approach to problems. Are you a good problem solver? No. I get pissed & frustrated too easily. I lose things around the house all the time. Kathy finds what I lose instantly. She has the gift. I do not.
A song that makes you sad: “Jolly Mon” by Jimmy Buffett. My the eight year-old daughter and I sang this on the way to our diner on Sundays (for years). I haven’t had a conversation with her (except at a wedding or whatever) in 18 years. I feel that loss every day. She’s happy & doing well. She recently completed her doctororeal. She has 2 kids.
act and marriage together. He never got the chance to start over.
Your favourite song with a persons name in the title: “Sweet Baby James”. He still sings great. I saw him in Hartford in the 80s.
1. Has anyone ever made fun of your taste in music? Not and lived. Seriously, Kathy has a unique taste in music. Example: She hates Billy Joel. I don’t get it.
but just made fun of her because I was insecure. We did slow dance for an houyr at a party once. The next year I met my first girlfriend, Debbie.
2. What is your favorite movie with Jack Nicholson? Kwizgiver’s blog title.
dancing and enjoying myself, I saw the woman of my dreams. I gathered up the courage to walk over to meet her. (Okay, those who know me realize that this is a lie. I am very comfortable meeting people. Particularly when alcohol is involved.) Our eyes met, she smiled, “It’s the last dance, would you care to join me?” She thought for a second and responded, “Yes. My name is Dawn”. I walked to her car, got her phone number, and made my exit, stage left.
11. What’s your favorite radio station? What kind of music do they play? WFAN. No music. Sports Talk. I have four iPods. I listen to my own music 24/7. I do still listen to new music. I regurlar check charts to add new music.
1) This is the theme of a TV show that ran on CBS from 1964-1967. The series was produced, and originally aired, in England. The BBC has shared many shows with American audiences over the years. Can you name another? Dr. Who. I first watched the episodes bin the 80s. I loved the new episodes, but after David Tennant, I think it was less. Less what? What do I know?
stories are just as popular today. Is espionage a genre you enjoy? Do you read books, or watch shows and movies, about spies? I am a huge Bond fan. I am not sure, however about “Bond 25”. First it’s really 26. They don’t count “Never Say Never” which at this point is stupid. Yes it wasn’t from the “official studio” but it gave the owner of “Thunderball” a chance to finally make his version. The film stars Sean Connery in his final film as Bond. And the same group who own the “official” films now owns “Never Say Never Again”. But it’s the fact that a African American woman will play 007 by the end of 25. Maybe I’ll love it. I hated Daniel Craig’s blonde hair. I guess I’m a traditional guy on this matter. It’s not the African American part, that’s fine, but as a woman? Does not sound like Bond.
Louisiana. He took “Rivers” as his stage name because he grew up along the Mighty Mississippi. If you were to change your last name based on the geography of the area where you grew up, how would you be known? Bud Boston might flow. I spent nearly 6 years living there. Four were college, the radio career got me back in the mid 90s.
