Happy New Year! Of course, by this time tomorrow, the actual first day of 2009,most of us will have broken half of our precious “New Year’s Resolutions”!
There is something magic about a new year- a fresh start to make changes, improvements and generally increase the quality of life. Maybe That's why so many people dive right in!
I Googled “Top New Years Resolutions” to find out what other people say is a priority. The two top results offer different lists, with some common items, of course. I will supply the links here so you can see for yourself, but here is the list from our top Google site, About.com:Pittsburgh:
1) Spend More Time With Family
2) Fit In Fitness
3) Tame The Bulge (lose weight)
4) Quit Smoking
5) Enjoy Life More (whatever THAT means)
6) Quit Drinking
7) Get Out of Debt
8) Learn Something New
9) Help Others
10) Get Organized!
Here is the link: http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/holidays/tp/resolutions.htm
The second most popular site was USA.gov-here is their Top 13:
1) Lose Weight
2) Manage Debt
3) Save Money
4) Get A Better Job
5) Get Fit
6) Eat Right
7) Get A Better Education
8) Drink Less Alcohol
9) Quit Smoking Now
10) Reduce Stress Overall
11) Reduce Stress At Work
12) Take A Trip
13) Volunteer to Help Others
Here is that link: http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/New_Years_Resolutions.shtml
Both lists have a lot of commonality-and a lot of common sense! We’d all do well to focus on the even 2-3 of these—AND MAKE’EM STICK!!
Good luck…but I love you just the way you are!
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Again…Happy New Year!!!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
The 94.9 WHOM Community
As 2008 winds down, it’s amazing to look back at all the changes that have occurred in the past year!
Aside from the historic election and all the news events of the year, there have been quite a few changes here at WHOM. My return to the airwaves fulltime is one of those changes and doing this daily blog is another.
As I think about it, there is a common bond among WHOM listeners, no matter where they may reside. It used to be that our audience was “confined” to 5 states and Canada—not bad, since WHOM is the largest FM station (coverage-wise) in North America. Obviously, the bulk of that audience is still in Northern New England. However, the emergence of the internet and streaming has expanded WHOM’s audience worldwide! (We got a nice e-mail from Croatia the other day-amazing!)
What we have discovered is that regardless of where a WHOM listener lives, there are some common features that make the WHOM “profile”. At the risk of making us (or you!) appear a snob, here are a few:
1) WHOM listeners are generally better educated than the population at large. They tend to be either owners of businesses, upper-level management in business, writers, teachers, doctors , lawyers, professionals and the like. Even those whose occupations are more mundane seem to have a higher level of intellect and curiosity than the average person. Those who are in what I call “regular” jobs tend to see their work as a means to an end (paycheck), but do not “define” themselves by their job. These people are often VERY active in some OTHER area outside of work-where they have an opportunity to demonstrate their creativity and passion.
2) WHOM listeners are diverse in their music tastes. They want to hear everything from “My Girl” by the Temptations to “Walk Away” by Kelly Clarkson. Aside from an aversion to “rap” and screaming, WHOM listeners have a wide appreciation for music-which explains the scope of tunes we play.
3) WHOM Listeners tend to be rather spiritual. Not necessarily “religious” (although many are), but spiritual in the sense that WHOM listeners tend to see the “bigger picture”, whatever their personal definition of that may be.
4) WHOM listeners are not hugely into radio contests, but will play ones that are easy to enter-and where the prizes are decent enough to make the effort! Many of our listeners will never call to PLAY the 5 Second Song or “Wicked Hard Morning Trivia”, but they nonetheless “play along” in the car or wherever.
5) WHOM listeners come to us to ESCAPE! While morning headlines may need to include distressing stories that you need to be aware of, we try to filter out as much of the negativity as we can.
6) WHOM listeners are friendly! OK, so now it sounds like I’m sucking up, but it is true that our listeners are some of the sweetest, kindest people on earth! After many thousands of you have made contact with the station over the years, I can present myself as an authority in this matter!
In about a week, I will celebrate my 18th anniversary of being with WHOM, so the above list is gleaned from a deep and long association with you, the WHOM listener!
Starting today, I will be making my blog available to you as an E-MAIL, sent directly to you! All you have to do is e-mail me below and let me know you’d like to receive the blog in your in-box!
Tim.moore@citcomm.com
I will personally send it to you daily!
Aside from the historic election and all the news events of the year, there have been quite a few changes here at WHOM. My return to the airwaves fulltime is one of those changes and doing this daily blog is another.
As I think about it, there is a common bond among WHOM listeners, no matter where they may reside. It used to be that our audience was “confined” to 5 states and Canada—not bad, since WHOM is the largest FM station (coverage-wise) in North America. Obviously, the bulk of that audience is still in Northern New England. However, the emergence of the internet and streaming has expanded WHOM’s audience worldwide! (We got a nice e-mail from Croatia the other day-amazing!)
What we have discovered is that regardless of where a WHOM listener lives, there are some common features that make the WHOM “profile”. At the risk of making us (or you!) appear a snob, here are a few:
1) WHOM listeners are generally better educated than the population at large. They tend to be either owners of businesses, upper-level management in business, writers, teachers, doctors , lawyers, professionals and the like. Even those whose occupations are more mundane seem to have a higher level of intellect and curiosity than the average person. Those who are in what I call “regular” jobs tend to see their work as a means to an end (paycheck), but do not “define” themselves by their job. These people are often VERY active in some OTHER area outside of work-where they have an opportunity to demonstrate their creativity and passion.
2) WHOM listeners are diverse in their music tastes. They want to hear everything from “My Girl” by the Temptations to “Walk Away” by Kelly Clarkson. Aside from an aversion to “rap” and screaming, WHOM listeners have a wide appreciation for music-which explains the scope of tunes we play.
3) WHOM Listeners tend to be rather spiritual. Not necessarily “religious” (although many are), but spiritual in the sense that WHOM listeners tend to see the “bigger picture”, whatever their personal definition of that may be.
4) WHOM listeners are not hugely into radio contests, but will play ones that are easy to enter-and where the prizes are decent enough to make the effort! Many of our listeners will never call to PLAY the 5 Second Song or “Wicked Hard Morning Trivia”, but they nonetheless “play along” in the car or wherever.
5) WHOM listeners come to us to ESCAPE! While morning headlines may need to include distressing stories that you need to be aware of, we try to filter out as much of the negativity as we can.
6) WHOM listeners are friendly! OK, so now it sounds like I’m sucking up, but it is true that our listeners are some of the sweetest, kindest people on earth! After many thousands of you have made contact with the station over the years, I can present myself as an authority in this matter!
In about a week, I will celebrate my 18th anniversary of being with WHOM, so the above list is gleaned from a deep and long association with you, the WHOM listener!
Starting today, I will be making my blog available to you as an E-MAIL, sent directly to you! All you have to do is e-mail me below and let me know you’d like to receive the blog in your in-box!
Tim.moore@citcomm.com
I will personally send it to you daily!
Monday, December 29, 2008
The Week In Between
Ah, back to the grind this week! Many people will take this week off….others will “go” to work without really getting much accomplished (see my blog re: the holidays)
This is actually one of my favorites weeks of the year. The phones are relatively slow, the e-mail torrent is a trickle-and there are just plain fewer folks in the office.
That means a fresh start to the new year. Some of the things you can accomplish this week include:
1) Cleaning your office/cubicle/workspace, tossing out all the crap that has been piling up
2) Install you new daytimer or calendar programs for 2009
3) Close out 2008 files and start ones for the new year
4) Catch up on your correspondence from the hectic holidays
5) THINK about what you would like to accomplish in the new year
Number 5 is especially important. Divide your life into it’s various component parts-as you have distinctively different “roles”. There is WORK, FAMILY, PERSONAL-and maybe you can come up with others.
Assess how effective you were in 2008 in each of your roles. Then, make your list of GOALS for 2009.
It’s a cliché, but it’s true: “Failure to plan is actually planning to fail!”
Here’s hoping this week is productive for you as you wrap up ’08!
This is actually one of my favorites weeks of the year. The phones are relatively slow, the e-mail torrent is a trickle-and there are just plain fewer folks in the office.
That means a fresh start to the new year. Some of the things you can accomplish this week include:
1) Cleaning your office/cubicle/workspace, tossing out all the crap that has been piling up
2) Install you new daytimer or calendar programs for 2009
3) Close out 2008 files and start ones for the new year
4) Catch up on your correspondence from the hectic holidays
5) THINK about what you would like to accomplish in the new year
Number 5 is especially important. Divide your life into it’s various component parts-as you have distinctively different “roles”. There is WORK, FAMILY, PERSONAL-and maybe you can come up with others.
Assess how effective you were in 2008 in each of your roles. Then, make your list of GOALS for 2009.
It’s a cliché, but it’s true: “Failure to plan is actually planning to fail!”
Here’s hoping this week is productive for you as you wrap up ’08!
Friday, December 26, 2008
Deception At The Point Of Giving
Here’s hoping you had a Merry Christmas!
After logging MANY hours on the air, I am back to playing our regular format of Light Rock on 94.9 WHOM—not that I don’t love the Christmas tunes….it was just time(at midnight last night) to move on!
Many of us are fresh from our Academy Award-winning performances of unwrapping horrible gifts in front of the people who gave them to us. When revealing an ugly shirt or cheap gadget, you must disguise the look of disgust on your face. In fact, you need to act as if you have just received a winning Powerball ticket:
“Oh, my goodness! What an AWESOME gift! How on earth have I SURVIVED without the Clapper?”
“Wow! How clever are those Chinese! Who else would of thought of McCain/Obama salt and pepper shakers?!”
“I’m certain that doubleknit Nehru jackets are coming back into style! I’ll be the FIRST in my neighborhood to have one!”
“A lawn ornament of Daffy Duck with wind-propelled crazy spinning legs was on my list last year, but nobody got it for me!”
Of course, the challenge is to:
a) Not run into the person who bestowed upon you said crappy gift at the exchange/return counter.
b) Find a way to (at least ONCE in the near future) actually wear or display the offending item in front of the gifter.
This, of course, means inviting that person of extreme bad taste into your home. This is convenient for clothing, since that way you won’t be seen leaving the house wearing the plaid leisure suit. Only your other family members and pets will be subjected to the pain of having to withhold either uproarious laughter or vomit while entertaining the offender in your living room.
Displaying those hideous items in your home can be a one-and-only-one time event too:
“Say, could you please pass the Obama? My steak needs a bit of seasoning!”
My feeling is that after ONE “sighting”, the giftee and gifter never have to uphold the pretense that the item was ever valued.
Future questions can be answered using the little white lies we employ to spare other people’s feelings. For instance, if the giver asks why he/she hasn’t seen in you that wide-lapel turquoise smoking jacket, you can answer with a rueful laugh about how ironic it is that a smoking jacket somehow itself caught fire and was completely burned to a cinder.
How unfortunate.
I was VERY fortunate to have received all winners from my family-no acting needed!
My wish is that Santa (in all of his various forms) gave you EXACTLY what you wanted this year. If you got a real bummer of a present, feel free to share it with me as a comment or right to my e-mail at: tim.moore@citcomm.com
After logging MANY hours on the air, I am back to playing our regular format of Light Rock on 94.9 WHOM—not that I don’t love the Christmas tunes….it was just time(at midnight last night) to move on!
Many of us are fresh from our Academy Award-winning performances of unwrapping horrible gifts in front of the people who gave them to us. When revealing an ugly shirt or cheap gadget, you must disguise the look of disgust on your face. In fact, you need to act as if you have just received a winning Powerball ticket:
“Oh, my goodness! What an AWESOME gift! How on earth have I SURVIVED without the Clapper?”
“Wow! How clever are those Chinese! Who else would of thought of McCain/Obama salt and pepper shakers?!”
“I’m certain that doubleknit Nehru jackets are coming back into style! I’ll be the FIRST in my neighborhood to have one!”
“A lawn ornament of Daffy Duck with wind-propelled crazy spinning legs was on my list last year, but nobody got it for me!”
Of course, the challenge is to:
a) Not run into the person who bestowed upon you said crappy gift at the exchange/return counter.
b) Find a way to (at least ONCE in the near future) actually wear or display the offending item in front of the gifter.
This, of course, means inviting that person of extreme bad taste into your home. This is convenient for clothing, since that way you won’t be seen leaving the house wearing the plaid leisure suit. Only your other family members and pets will be subjected to the pain of having to withhold either uproarious laughter or vomit while entertaining the offender in your living room.
Displaying those hideous items in your home can be a one-and-only-one time event too:
“Say, could you please pass the Obama? My steak needs a bit of seasoning!”
My feeling is that after ONE “sighting”, the giftee and gifter never have to uphold the pretense that the item was ever valued.
Future questions can be answered using the little white lies we employ to spare other people’s feelings. For instance, if the giver asks why he/she hasn’t seen in you that wide-lapel turquoise smoking jacket, you can answer with a rueful laugh about how ironic it is that a smoking jacket somehow itself caught fire and was completely burned to a cinder.
How unfortunate.
I was VERY fortunate to have received all winners from my family-no acting needed!
My wish is that Santa (in all of his various forms) gave you EXACTLY what you wanted this year. If you got a real bummer of a present, feel free to share it with me as a comment or right to my e-mail at: tim.moore@citcomm.com
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Merry Christmas!
We’ve just kicked off our “Home For The Holidays” 36 hours of commercial-free Christmas music!
I’ll be on the air A LOT from now through the weekend, so I’ll dispense with my usual RANT to simply wish all of you a very Merry Christmas! It has been a challenging year-and yet there is so much to be grateful for.
The “attitude of gratitude” will keep you healthy and happy (just ask John Tesh!) My wishes for a restful and blessed Christmas..remember the reason for the season!
Merry Christmas!
I’ll be on the air A LOT from now through the weekend, so I’ll dispense with my usual RANT to simply wish all of you a very Merry Christmas! It has been a challenging year-and yet there is so much to be grateful for.
The “attitude of gratitude” will keep you healthy and happy (just ask John Tesh!) My wishes for a restful and blessed Christmas..remember the reason for the season!
Merry Christmas!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Deserted Office
One of the byproducts of the holiday season is a pronounced decrease in personnel around workplaces across America.
People are simply out shopping. Offices are virtual ghost towns.
They may be calling in sick, calling in with phantom car trouble or childcare issues, but the truth is that they are all at the Mall.
Contrast this with the legitimate “late lunch”-turning an hour into two or so—all with the prior knowledge and approval of the boss, who is hoping said employee is shopping for THEM.
Part of the problem stems from the idea that no one wants to actually DO anything because it’s the “holidays”…… Huh?
“Sorry, we won’t be able to get to that until after the New Year”. Hey, it’s OCTOBER! OK, maybe that’s exaggerating things a bit, but----not much! The holidays are a built-in excuse for failing to get the job done. No matter that no one wants to conduct normal business. For salespeople, the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas is horrid for getting decision-makers to make a commitment.
“See me after the holidays”, they say.
“OK”, you say, forgetting to add that you may STARVE before you get to call on them again.
For those of us on the air, the holidays are anything but. You’ll hear me on 94.9 WHOM (I hope) for a good chunk of Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s…you get the picture. Not that I don’t love it…after all, most people would never consider what I do WORK. Digging ditches, rearing children, brain surgeon….all tough work. Disc Jockey?
Hardly.
“Hey, can you play me a song?”
See me after the holidays.
People are simply out shopping. Offices are virtual ghost towns.
They may be calling in sick, calling in with phantom car trouble or childcare issues, but the truth is that they are all at the Mall.
Contrast this with the legitimate “late lunch”-turning an hour into two or so—all with the prior knowledge and approval of the boss, who is hoping said employee is shopping for THEM.
Part of the problem stems from the idea that no one wants to actually DO anything because it’s the “holidays”…… Huh?
“Sorry, we won’t be able to get to that until after the New Year”. Hey, it’s OCTOBER! OK, maybe that’s exaggerating things a bit, but----not much! The holidays are a built-in excuse for failing to get the job done. No matter that no one wants to conduct normal business. For salespeople, the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas is horrid for getting decision-makers to make a commitment.
“See me after the holidays”, they say.
“OK”, you say, forgetting to add that you may STARVE before you get to call on them again.
For those of us on the air, the holidays are anything but. You’ll hear me on 94.9 WHOM (I hope) for a good chunk of Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s…you get the picture. Not that I don’t love it…after all, most people would never consider what I do WORK. Digging ditches, rearing children, brain surgeon….all tough work. Disc Jockey?
Hardly.
“Hey, can you play me a song?”
See me after the holidays.
Monday, December 22, 2008
The Zombie Walk
As the days slip away and my Christmas gift list DOESN’T shrink, I take on a demeanor that maybe you’ve seen in the Mall before.
It’s the “Zombie Walk”—and you will most certainly witness it even if you don’t experience it yourself. The Zombie Walk usually afflicts men trying to buy something for the wives. The hallmarks include a shuffling of the feet as the eyes are almost completely glazed over. Victims are not only those personally afflicted, but also the sales clerks they come in contact with. These unfortunate souls are saddled with the weighty problem of making a sale to an idiot for someone who is even more unfortunate to have married said idiot.
The Zombie Walk is simply aimless shopping in a catatonic state. You don’t know what to purchase-and this haphazard wandering (sometimes followed by babbling in the corner of the store) manifests itself most acutely on Christmas Eve, when gift items that never would have passed muster a week prior-all of a sudden start to look appealing.
Imagine her delight when she unwraps the nosehair clipper!
See you in the doghouse! (here’s that link again)
http://bewareofthedoghouse.com/videoPage.aspx
It’s the “Zombie Walk”—and you will most certainly witness it even if you don’t experience it yourself. The Zombie Walk usually afflicts men trying to buy something for the wives. The hallmarks include a shuffling of the feet as the eyes are almost completely glazed over. Victims are not only those personally afflicted, but also the sales clerks they come in contact with. These unfortunate souls are saddled with the weighty problem of making a sale to an idiot for someone who is even more unfortunate to have married said idiot.
The Zombie Walk is simply aimless shopping in a catatonic state. You don’t know what to purchase-and this haphazard wandering (sometimes followed by babbling in the corner of the store) manifests itself most acutely on Christmas Eve, when gift items that never would have passed muster a week prior-all of a sudden start to look appealing.
Imagine her delight when she unwraps the nosehair clipper!
See you in the doghouse! (here’s that link again)
http://bewareofthedoghouse.com/videoPage.aspx
Friday, December 19, 2008
Batten Down The Hatches!
Here we go! Winter is happening big time out there right now…..this is a sorry excuse for a blog, as I need to go fetch my coat, my gloves…..and CAN SOMEONE FIND ME A SHOVEL!!!!!!!!!!???????
I deferred on buying a snowblower again this season and I haven’t arranged for someone to plow me out…so it’s yours truly with a wooden dowel supporting a cheap plastic blade to clear out my driveway, my sidewalk, my deck, etc.
My back hurts already.
Anybody want to join me in buying timeshare in Florida until, say……JUNE?
I deferred on buying a snowblower again this season and I haven’t arranged for someone to plow me out…so it’s yours truly with a wooden dowel supporting a cheap plastic blade to clear out my driveway, my sidewalk, my deck, etc.
My back hurts already.
Anybody want to join me in buying timeshare in Florida until, say……JUNE?
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Parking Etiquette
As the holiday season heads into the final week—and shoppers become more frantic, you’ll see an increase in PLR, which, of course, is more commonly known as Parking Lot Rage.
PLR increases after Thanksgiving and reaches a crescendo on Christmas Eve at around 5pm. The source of PLR is naturally: too many cars and not enough parking spaces in any given parking lot. The culprits are not always behind the wheel.
Here are some scenarios you may recognize:
1) THE INTERLOPER- In this situation, you see someone pulling out of a space. While you are patiently waiting for the exiting car to leave- someone else comes from the OTHER side and charges into the space that you were there first for. I don’t throw “justifiable homicide” around lightly, but there isn’t a jury anywhere within shouting distance of a Mall that would convict you.
2) THE DAWDLER- Yes, these shoppers returning to their car SEE you waiting there, but they have to take their sweet time in unloading their packages into the car. Some will finish their coffee, apply makeup or sit around talking on their cell phone instead of being considerate and GETTING THE HELL OUT OF THE SPACE!!!!!! Ahem….sorry.
3) THE SPACE HOG-This idiot usually is driving a really fine set of wheels. He or she believes that such a nice ride deserves to be protected from scratches and dents. The best way to do this, of course, to take MORE THAN ONE SPACE. Sometimes, this is done overtly (parking diagonally across two or more spaces)-other times, it is crossing “over the line” just enough to keep anyone driving anything other than a Mini Cooper from using the adjacent space. Unfortunately for them, they are often the targets of vandalism from those afflicted with PLR (serves them right)
4) CAR STALKER-After a few rounds up and down every lane-with no open spaces in sight, PLR victims will begin stalking their prey (you) as you stroll through the parking lot on the way to your car. If you are making your way to your vehicle, nonchalantly glance over your shoulder to see if you are being followed by one or more cars. Yes, they are following you to your vehicle, where a fresh space appears imminent. This may incite PLR in you, but will definitely trigger rage amongst the following caravan of drivers if it appears-even for a minute—that you have forgotten where you have left your SUV. Any backtracking at all could elicit profanity directed your way. Of course, you can have your own fun by darting quickly across three lines of cars, thus thwarting the car stalker. If you decide to do this, I suggest that you refer to #2 above and EXIT YOUR SPACE QUICKLY.
Good luck—be careful out there—and don’t BE/DO any of the above
PLR increases after Thanksgiving and reaches a crescendo on Christmas Eve at around 5pm. The source of PLR is naturally: too many cars and not enough parking spaces in any given parking lot. The culprits are not always behind the wheel.
Here are some scenarios you may recognize:
1) THE INTERLOPER- In this situation, you see someone pulling out of a space. While you are patiently waiting for the exiting car to leave- someone else comes from the OTHER side and charges into the space that you were there first for. I don’t throw “justifiable homicide” around lightly, but there isn’t a jury anywhere within shouting distance of a Mall that would convict you.
2) THE DAWDLER- Yes, these shoppers returning to their car SEE you waiting there, but they have to take their sweet time in unloading their packages into the car. Some will finish their coffee, apply makeup or sit around talking on their cell phone instead of being considerate and GETTING THE HELL OUT OF THE SPACE!!!!!! Ahem….sorry.
3) THE SPACE HOG-This idiot usually is driving a really fine set of wheels. He or she believes that such a nice ride deserves to be protected from scratches and dents. The best way to do this, of course, to take MORE THAN ONE SPACE. Sometimes, this is done overtly (parking diagonally across two or more spaces)-other times, it is crossing “over the line” just enough to keep anyone driving anything other than a Mini Cooper from using the adjacent space. Unfortunately for them, they are often the targets of vandalism from those afflicted with PLR (serves them right)
4) CAR STALKER-After a few rounds up and down every lane-with no open spaces in sight, PLR victims will begin stalking their prey (you) as you stroll through the parking lot on the way to your car. If you are making your way to your vehicle, nonchalantly glance over your shoulder to see if you are being followed by one or more cars. Yes, they are following you to your vehicle, where a fresh space appears imminent. This may incite PLR in you, but will definitely trigger rage amongst the following caravan of drivers if it appears-even for a minute—that you have forgotten where you have left your SUV. Any backtracking at all could elicit profanity directed your way. Of course, you can have your own fun by darting quickly across three lines of cars, thus thwarting the car stalker. If you decide to do this, I suggest that you refer to #2 above and EXIT YOUR SPACE QUICKLY.
Good luck—be careful out there—and don’t BE/DO any of the above
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Santa Needs Help Sometimes
Completely unbeknownst to my daily afternoon audience yesterday, I did a good part of the show as Santa Claus, complete with jolly red suit, beard and boots.
Why, you ask?
Well, it was the Citadel Broadcasting of Portland Holiday Party (see YESTERDAY’S blog on office Christmas parties)-and unlike years past, when it was strictly an adult affair with lots of cocktails, this year, we decided to make it a family affair, right down to the kiddies. And what is a kids Christmas party without a visit from Santa?
The trick of course, was to not miss a break on the radio while fulfilling my Clausly Duties in the WHOM Conference Room, the scene of the mayhem
I must say up front that the REAL Santa is busy right now, assembling Nintendos and plasma screen TVs at the North Pole. My job was to be a reasonable facsimile for the sake of the little ones. My 8 year old Kevin was made aware of this-and enthusiastically volunteered to be Santa’s helper. Of course, he was indispensable, from helping old Santa climb into his Deluxe Santa Suit from Marden’s to basically leading the Jolly Elf from one place to another..once the beard and wig and glasses are on, Santa is blind as a bat.
Luckily, no disasters yesterday. I “Ho-Ho-Ho’ed” my way through a sack of goodies-and perhaps because the kids had a not-so-healthy sugar headstart with snacks, there was none of the Santa-phobia that anyone who has ever stuffed himself into the felt suit has experienced. In fact, the kids nearly tackled me. Between the gentle “Santa loves you” greetings directed at the youngsters to the “slightly PG-13” comments made for the benefit of the adults, it was clear that Santa didn’t frighten anyone. Whew!
Aside from having my Santa laugh compared to that of Herman Munster (which, as it turns out was 100% accurate), my guess is that most of the grownups were too busy eating, drinking and making sure their kids didn’t get stiffed by Saint Nick in the gift department to take much notice of the many imperfections of the appearance.
There really is something that happens once that suit goes on…truly. I can’t explain it, but it SO real that you have to experience it to appreciate it fully. If transporting yourself into the “Christmas mood” is difficult-and 94.9 WHOM’s continuous holiday music doesn’t do the trick…I suggest playing Santa.
Guaranteed to work.
Hurry, there’s ONE Santa Suit left at Marden’s---an absolute STEAL at $69.95!
Why, you ask?
Well, it was the Citadel Broadcasting of Portland Holiday Party (see YESTERDAY’S blog on office Christmas parties)-and unlike years past, when it was strictly an adult affair with lots of cocktails, this year, we decided to make it a family affair, right down to the kiddies. And what is a kids Christmas party without a visit from Santa?
The trick of course, was to not miss a break on the radio while fulfilling my Clausly Duties in the WHOM Conference Room, the scene of the mayhem
I must say up front that the REAL Santa is busy right now, assembling Nintendos and plasma screen TVs at the North Pole. My job was to be a reasonable facsimile for the sake of the little ones. My 8 year old Kevin was made aware of this-and enthusiastically volunteered to be Santa’s helper. Of course, he was indispensable, from helping old Santa climb into his Deluxe Santa Suit from Marden’s to basically leading the Jolly Elf from one place to another..once the beard and wig and glasses are on, Santa is blind as a bat.
Luckily, no disasters yesterday. I “Ho-Ho-Ho’ed” my way through a sack of goodies-and perhaps because the kids had a not-so-healthy sugar headstart with snacks, there was none of the Santa-phobia that anyone who has ever stuffed himself into the felt suit has experienced. In fact, the kids nearly tackled me. Between the gentle “Santa loves you” greetings directed at the youngsters to the “slightly PG-13” comments made for the benefit of the adults, it was clear that Santa didn’t frighten anyone. Whew!
Aside from having my Santa laugh compared to that of Herman Munster (which, as it turns out was 100% accurate), my guess is that most of the grownups were too busy eating, drinking and making sure their kids didn’t get stiffed by Saint Nick in the gift department to take much notice of the many imperfections of the appearance.
There really is something that happens once that suit goes on…truly. I can’t explain it, but it SO real that you have to experience it to appreciate it fully. If transporting yourself into the “Christmas mood” is difficult-and 94.9 WHOM’s continuous holiday music doesn’t do the trick…I suggest playing Santa.
Guaranteed to work.
Hurry, there’s ONE Santa Suit left at Marden’s---an absolute STEAL at $69.95!
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