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Sunday Stealing: Free Talk

1. If you were offered a job in another part of the country, would you take it? I was offered a terrific radio job in San Francisco in the mid 90s. I was offered the same job in Boston, but loved San Francisco. I had lived in Boston for college and loved it too. But I had a connection with the San Fran job. But I had four kids and two were in middle school. So I chose Boston. I thought when my youngest graduated coollege I’d move south for better weather. But I can’t replace my WTIT friends and I am still near my two oldest kids and their kids. I love our house! I know I bored you enough yesterday.

2. If you were in a bank and someone started to hold it up, what would you do? Fall flat down.

3. If you found a suitcase filled with $1,000,000 what would you do? The same as you. If there was no ID I’d try and keep it. But I follow the law. I’d first talk to an attorney. Obviously if I knew who to return it to I would.

4. If you had a 25 hour day what would you do with your extra hour? Sleep. Like last night getting that bonus hour. I love sleeping!

5. If you had the opportunity to be different, what would you change? Nothing really comes to mind. The things I’d change are things that I really can’t. I’m estranged from my youngest, so I’d love to change that. But she is super close to her stepfather & there must be more. But ten years of writing letters was enough. I am done. I’ll always be here for her. But, she has treated me miserably for nearly 2 decades. She never articulated the issue. I’ve got sick of it. So she won’t hurt me anymore. I am so close to my other three kids. It is weird.

6. If you received a lottery ticket as a gift and won a lot of money, would you share with the person who gave you the ticket? Depends on the amount. If it were say $1000, probably not. But if it were millions, yes I’d cut them in.

7. If you spoke two languages and your spouse spoke only one, would you raise your children as bilingual? Yes. Why wouldn’t you? My daughter-in-law is Greek and speaks both. English was her first, so she hasn’t an accent. But they go over to Greece with her dad (Sadly her mom died after the birth of her first grandchild. She had dementia and died in her early 60s. That seems so young. I am 68 today. (Not to get you to say “Happy” but rather trying to extort money or gifts)

8. If you were candy, which candy would you be? Say what?

9. If you were a toy, which toy would you be? What type of vibrator? Hmmm. Nope. Surprise me.

10. If you were abducted by aliens, would you tell anyone? Yes. (Sorry folks. I got nothing funny to say about some of these questions. Some of these are might be a bit out there. So it would be spoofing a spoof)

11. If you could go to the moon, would you? Not now. When I was younger, sure.

12. If you had a time machine, where would you go and why? The future. I’d love to see the technology that my great-grandchildren will have. That is that far away. My oldest grandchild is 17. It goes very, very fast.

13. If you saw a robbery, would you report it? Of course

14. If you were to speak to a graduating class, what would you say? Follow your heart and dreams BEFORE you get married and/or have kids.

15. If given the choice between being given great wisdom or great wealth, which would you choose? At this point show me the money!
So another Sunday. The Mrs. is out shopping. I thinking she’s getting cake, but who knows? I’ve heard from my oldest son and got a text from mu oldest daughter. My younger sun is on the left coast in San Diego. What a beautiful day in New England! Got to wait until tonight to see my Patriots! See you soon! Peace & Love…

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Sunday Stealing: More than Tuesday 4

1. Have you ever known anyone that’s been on tv, including you? I worked about 25 years in radio and one in TV. The cable company I worked produced a lot of TV commercials and I appeared or did voiceovers a lot.

2. What do you find yourself buying all the time? Until recently it was Advent speakers. In the 70s they were THE brand. I hated my surround sound on my HDTV. I decided to junk the speakers and bought six advent speakers. I also bought the best speakers I have ever heard into my radio studio, top of the line Advents. These were bought from a guy who had just refinished the wood on the speakers. Inside, he has a friend who works for Metallica who refurbished the inside. I feel like the songs are being sung in the room.

3. When was the last time you got a real letter in the mail? 1968.

4. Have you ever lived in a house/apartment that has been broken into? Nope. The apartment we left was in a section of town with a lot of break ins. Bouncing Billy (A WTIT DJ) was a cop in my new house’s town for 30 years. He said they we never called to where I live. I sure liked to hear that.

5. Did you walk to school with your friends? Take a school bus? Ever have someone carry your books home from school? Yes to all.

6. Do you like pumpkin seeds? Do you carve the pumpkin and roast the seeds? Do you buy packaged, prepared pumpkin seeds? Kathy does the pumpkins. When I was working I ate the seeds a lot as I drove. I also had a lot of Slim Jims. I haven’t had one since retiring.

7. Does your car or did a family car have a name? The only car name I had was in high school. Everyone called it The Budmobile.

8. The first week of October was National Mystery Series Week. Do you sleuth alongside Nancy Drew or Miss Marple? Fan of Nero Wolfe? I like Dateline for all those reasons. No Drew or Marple. I read Agatha Christie in my 20s.

9. Have you ever spent ages writing something on your computer when it suddenly crashed and you lost it all? Of course. But now it’s easy to back up and usually when they go you can recover a lot.

10. Are you one of those people who can sleep through anything? No. My last place had sirens all night long. Here on the first night I asked Kathy if she could “Hear that”. She stated that she heard nothing. I said “Isn’t this perfect?”

11. What type or kind of art do you like? And do you draw or paint yourself? I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like.

12. If you went to London, where would you go first? I’ve been. It was my first wedding Honeymoon. I touristed everything. I would got the the country side.

Our 2018 picture. Candle for Johnnie who died in July of that year.

13 a candle for Johnnie who died that year. What is one quote that you love to quote? “No problem is too big, too complex or too complicate that it can’t be run away from”. Charles Schultz wrote it and I used it in my sign offs from the start of WTIT and on every radio station the I worked for.

14. Do you ever at times see the world in black and white? No. Just in movies.

15. Do you believe there is life somewhere else in the universe? Yes. It’s too vast not too. But how far away or whether we’d get that far in space, I doubt it.

I don”t usually suffer depression. Last week it was so bad I was gonna go to the doc’s. But I was out of some meds for the week and yesterday I got them. An hour later I was 100% loving life. It was not an opioid, it was a nerve drug for my back. I am on a opioid for my back. Fortunately I started with 40MG twice a day. Wanted to lower it I went to 30 MG. Then 20, now 15MG. I’m in a bit more pain but he gives me some oxicodone when it gets bad. I am going to a high school reunion next week. I only attended one year. The school I graduated from had its reunion a couple of months ago and I posted a pic from it. This one is for two public schools together. We are going to see if we can make some couple friends now that we live five miles from West Hartford where I grew up. We’ve scheduled our next recording session to the last Friday of this month. Our house is really coming together. We only bought two expensive item, two recliners for the den that’s outside my studio. Our new “show openers” have arrived from Radio Jingles Inc. They charged me $12. for 12 announcer bits. Hope all is well. We will return. Same time, same blog. Peace & love.

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Sunday Stealing: Colloquium

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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Sunday Stealing: Music Asks

I don’t know them either.

A song you like with a colour in the title: “Color My World”. A song of at least a billion weddings, in the 70s. Chicago was and still is classic at its best. I saw them once in the 90s.
A song that needs to be played very loud: “Like a Hurricane” Neil Young. I first heard this song by a cover band in the early 80s do this song. I didn’t even have to ask who wrote it.
A song that makes you want to dance: Slow dance – “Reasons” Earth, Wind & Fire”. Fast: “Already Gone” by the Eagles. Glen Frey was my age when he passed. Far to young unless the first name is Neil. I have not seen either the Eagles or E,W&F.
A song to drive to: First beautiful late spring songs – Beach Boys. Any or all. I used to have a cassette tape of every song they did. First warm day, I blasted this. I’ve seen this band at least three times. In 1972 I went to two of their concerts the same week. (One is Boston, One in Hartford.)
A song with a number in the title: “One” Three Dog Night. “Chuck’s gonna sing it” as it was introduced on their “Live at the Forum” LP. I saw them live in the 90s but Chuck didn’t sing it. He was in rehab.
A song that makes you happy: Pharell Williams’ “Happy” from earlier this decade. I’m sure he’s great live, but not with me.
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.
A song that reminds you of summer: “Summer Wind” Seals & Crofts. No I never say them. Too many of their songs are whiny.
A song that you remember from your childhood: “I Want to Hold Your Hand” I heard it once and said to a friend that once I heard that song rock changed forever. I never saw the Beatles. I’ve seen Paul three times and Ringo once.
A song that breaks your heart: “Starting Over” John Lennon. He had finally both his act and marriage together. He never got the chance to start over.
A song that you never get tired of: “The Boys Are Back in Town” by Thin Lizzy. In the 00s our recording was one or twice a year, so I played this to start shows. By 2012 we had a regular recording schedule.
A song from your preteen year: “Rhythm of the Rain” by the Cascades. I love all rock. I even like Fogelberg’s cover of this.
A song that is a cover by another artist: “Tainted Love” most think Soft Cell did the original. The first time done by Gloria Jones.
A song from the year you were born: I just looked it up. I don’t do pre-rock questions.
A song that makes you think about life: “Leader of the Band” which reminds me of my dad. The last 20 years of his life he sang at nightclubs. He didn’t understand rock music. And then came the Beatles. He loved them. I thought he was hip then.
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.
A song that you think everyone should listen to: “Teach Your Children” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
A song by a band you wish were still together” Duh.
A song by an artist no longer living: “Keep Me in Your Heart” by Warren Zevon. I used it in the video that we made whenr Johnnie Walker died.  I miss him. Lots.
A song by an artist with a voice you love: Eric Clapton. He plays guitar, too. Did you know that? Of course you did. I saw him in 1974 when I worked for the rock station WTXL. It was when “Layla” first came out. Great show, as you might imagine.

Have fun this Labor Day weekend! Be safe. We still haven’t moved. The dude dying slowed it down. Our new move date is a week from tomorrow. Peace & love. We will return. Same time. Same Blog. – Bud.

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Sunday Stealing: Love Me Some Questions

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.

2. Is anyone’s birthday coming up? Everyday. My daughter turns 45 on 9-19 and her daughter, my grandkid Lauren turns 17. I’m old as hell, no?

3. Do you remember who you liked in grade eight? Jane Fenton.was crazy about her 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.

4. When was the last time you burned any part of your body? I have no idea.

5. If I gave you ten dollars, what would you spend it on? A ghost writer to do memes. Someone who is still funny & relevant.

6. What are you most excited about right now? Moving. We went from a four bedroom 3 bath house to a two bedroom apartment. Around Sept 1st we move back to a four bedroom house which is miles from where I grew up.

7. Does / did either of your parents serve in the military? No. We were a very “don’t trust the military” people. I have a lot of respect now, but I marched in peace marchers in the ;late 60s and early 570s. I was there in college when the Kent State massacre happened.

8. Are you somewhat of a perfectionist? No. Except for music. I keep adding songs and soon will need a new hard drive to handle it all.

9. Do you like sour candy? Yes. I wonder where those twins are now. Michelle & MaBelle were special.

10. Are all nighters something you have grown used to? Not at gunpoint. I sleep a lot now. But I love retirement.

11. Do you usually wear sunglasses when you’re driving? No. I wear underwater goggles.

12. Do you wear your shoes around the house? No.

13. What clothes are you most comfortable in? A Beatles’ Tee & jeans.

14. Are you good at painting nails? Sexist question, no?

15. Smoothies or slushies? Smirnoff. Rocks. No fruit. Don’t make it healthy!

That’s it for another week in paradise. My housekeeper’s coming tomorrow to help me pack. Usually Kathjy does it all because of my back. But this is our last move, short of a retirement home for the dying. The house (where we will live) is very special. More on that after were are settled in. Peace & love gals. We will return. Same time. Same blog.
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Sunday Stealing: Fewer Than 5,000 Questions

1. Have you read anything by C.S. Lewis? If I did it was an accident. I know I am going to shock you but I don’t read books anymore. I read three newspapers a day. As far as my fiction, I get it from movies. I know everyone of you love books. Enjoy!

2. What is your favorite movie with Jack Nicholson? Kwizgiver’s blog title.

3. What rhymes with ‘orange’? This may be the stupidest meme question of all time. No, wait. The question is better than most of the posts I’ve done on this site. Sorry, Bev. I do know how hard it is to host.

4. Have you ever swallowed an object by accident? Nope. Have you ever swallowed anything other than food on purpose?

5. Is your eyesight 20/20? It was better until I hit 40. That’s when I bought readers. So far the rest is no longer 20/20 but so far I even had them tested.

6. Have you ever had insomnia? Can I get back to you? I was up all night.

7. Does it bother you when people touch you? Only in a “get your attention thing. My dad

My dad at my half sister’s wedding.

would start tapping my arm to get my attention. I asked him not to do it. He never did again. How I wish he were still here. He could tap my arm all day.

8. Is it better to get too much or too little sleep? IMO, there is no such thing as too much sleep. Since I’ve retired I can sleep anytime I want.

9. What gets your adrenaline pumping? Good old rock ‘n roll. My love of music has been a constant. That and WTIT. If I could go back and tell myself I’d be recording radio shows that you need to be here to hear for 52 years, I’d tell them that I would stop by college.

10. Do you ever talk about yourself in the third person? No.But here’s my best story of it. Feel free to skip it since I’ve posted it in this space before. There is a singles dance every Sunday in the Hartford area. At one time it was part of my regular routine. At the end of a busy night of 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.

I called Dawn on Tuesday. Phone numbers are like fruit. If you don’t use them quickly, they tend to rot. “Remember me, I met you two weeks ago” is a death call. There are easier ways to get shot down or commit suicide. Hara-kiri comes to mind. Dawn answered the phone and it became obvious that she had a girlfriend over. To every question I asked she requested me to “Hold on.” Then Dawn would cover the phone before responding. “We need to meet somewhere,” Dawn insisted. I am never one to argue this point. It is a smart thing for a woman to do. Dawn’s friend insisted on this point, but neglected to make sure Dawn understood “Why” to meet a date and not have a guy pick you up. Dawn asked if I’d meet her at, now get this one, at a gas station.

So there I was, sitting at a Mobil station in Plainville to meet Dawn. Dawn was right on time, which was 5:30. Her comes the part about Dawn not “getting it.” Dawn said “Hi” and then said, “We are so close to my apartment, let’s drop my car off.” Okay, then. Dawn asks me to follow her and we are dealing with rush hour traffic. She jumps into traffic and drives off, not stopping to see if I followed. Yes, all the red flags are up now, but remember this is a beautiful, sexy woman. I
waited until she returned. “You didn’t follow me.” “Dawn,” I responded, “My car does not fly. How did you expect me to follow you?” Dawn said, “There was too much traffic, I had no choice. There is an Italian restaurant next to the gas station. Would you like to go there?” I answered in the affirmative.We are seated at what is a pizza joint not an Italian restaurant., Billy Joel did not write, “Bottle of red, bottle of white” about this hell hole. Dawn orders a wine. I assume it is a beer/wine place so I ordered a Budweiser. Now begins the adventure. Here’s the dialog:

Dawn: Bud, Dawn needs to know something.” (Oh my God, I thought, she is talking in the third person.) Dawn knows that she is a great catch for Bud. She is young, pretty and bright.Now Dawn does understand that Bud has four children. Dawn would like to get very serious with Bud. Would Bud have a child with Dawn?
Bud: Could we have dinner first?
Dawn: Dawn thinks Bud is a very funny man. But seriously, would Bud have a child with Dawn?
Bud: (I am very experienced with this type of question. I have been single for all but three years since 1990.) Dawn, yes I have four kids. I love kids. Why wouldn’t I have another?
Dawn: Dawn thinks this is REALLY encouraging. Dawn thinks that she and Bud will be together a long time.
Bud: (Now if she means that I’ll probably eat my grinder before leaving, than “yes.” It will be a LONG time) Waitress!
Waitress: Yes, Sir.
Bud: Do you have any real alcohol here?
Waitress: Why yes, sir. What can I get you?
Bud: Smirnoff Vodka, please.
Waitress: With what?
Bud: A glass and some ice. And quickly, very quickly.
Dawn: Dawn is SO happy this is going so well!!

I had another Smirnoff and paid the check. When we got outside Dawn asked, “Would Bud like to see Dawn’s apartment?” I paused, smiled and said, “Dawn, as you said, this went so well, why spoil it?” “Okay,” Dawn smiled, “When Bud picks up Dawn next time, he can see the apartment.”I am sure you are shocked. There turned out not to be a “next time”. Shocking, no? Every word is true.

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.

12. Do you believe there is anyplace still undiscovered in all the world? Take a walk in the Amazon. Or the ocean. We know nothing about most of it.

13. Ever caught a fish? Wow. I did the ocean on the last question. No I do not find it appealing in the slightest. I love fish. But somebody else can catch it.

14. Were you ever in the first row of a concert? Yes. Rod Stweart in the 80s. He asked the front row to lean on stage. It was all women then me. I stuck my arm out during Maggie Mae & He slapped me five.

15. Do you have any autographs? No. Maybe an autographed book or three. I like to be in pics with famous people. My picture with Bill Shatner is my fave.

Well it’s official. Kathy and I move to a split level ranch. It is almost the same size of what we left. I never thought I’d be in a house again. We were lucky. The location is a mile or two from where I grew up. Different town. The school system in West Hartford is the best. But by crossing that line everything gets expensive. My new town has not got that going. So we saved money and can afford it. I think we will be out of here by month’s end. As far as you knuckleheads go, we hope you’ve had some good luck, too. We will return. Same time. Same blog.