Christmas Day, 2007
December 25th has finally arrived!
Thanks for taking time out of your holiday to visit us at the yuleblog - especially to all of our first time visitors who are looking in today!
Earlier this morning, I woke up, got dressed quickly, and ran quietly downstairs past the bedrooms of my kids. I wasn't heading to see if Santa came and left presents under the tree. I ran past the tree, past the fireplace where the stockings were hung and bulging with flair, and past the fridge (a major accomplishment for me in the AM).
I headed outdoors like a kid running to see what was under the Christmas tree. I braved the Christmas cold to retrieve my copy of the Journal-Gazette, the morning newspaper of my hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Emma Downs has been writing for the newspaper for several years. Last week, she called me about my annual Christmas CDs and my Christmas music obsession after receiving a copy of my annual Christmas CD.
A phone interview was arranged, I supplied several pictures from my music collection, and the story was published today - of all days! What a Christmas present!
The story takes up the entire front page of their features section! Here's the online link to the article:
http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071225/FEAT/712250356
As I sit here basking in the glow of my computer monitor and the Christmas tree lights, only three words can describe how I feel right now:
Thanks for taking time out of your holiday to visit us at the yuleblog - especially to all of our first time visitors who are looking in today!
Earlier this morning, I woke up, got dressed quickly, and ran quietly downstairs past the bedrooms of my kids. I wasn't heading to see if Santa came and left presents under the tree. I ran past the tree, past the fireplace where the stockings were hung and bulging with flair, and past the fridge (a major accomplishment for me in the AM).
I headed outdoors like a kid running to see what was under the Christmas tree. I braved the Christmas cold to retrieve my copy of the Journal-Gazette, the morning newspaper of my hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Emma Downs has been writing for the newspaper for several years. Last week, she called me about my annual Christmas CDs and my Christmas music obsession after receiving a copy of my annual Christmas CD.
A phone interview was arranged, I supplied several pictures from my music collection, and the story was published today - of all days! What a Christmas present!
The story takes up the entire front page of their features section! Here's the online link to the article:
http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071225/FEAT/712250356
As I sit here basking in the glow of my computer monitor and the Christmas tree lights, only three words can describe how I feel right now:
GREAT
JUMPIN'
ICEBERGS!
JUMPIN'
ICEBERGS!
In case you were wondering - The shelves are divided in three sections:
The left section is my CD collection.
The middle section music is ALL my Christmas CDs.
The right section is my wife's CD collection
and knickknacks that will be evicted in the near future.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
to everyone reading,
everywhere.
Rob Martinez
aka CaptainOT
The left section is my CD collection.
The middle section music is ALL my Christmas CDs.
The right section is my wife's CD collection
and knickknacks that will be evicted in the near future.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
to everyone reading,
everywhere.
Rob Martinez
aka CaptainOT
Comments
Merry Christmas!
Scooternyc
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
A radio show has just got to happen! Just make sure the station provides a webcast!
Jonathan
Merry Christmas to all!
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Merry Christmas and all the best to you and your extremely tolerant family. ;-)
Martin
As I had had experience in college radio back in, uh, college, when I decided on a brief return to radio I was able to do my own Christmas show, and then the next year sub for someone on Christmas morning. I wholeheartedly recommend it. Is there a JC or university near you? Take "DJ training" wherever you can get it.
Merry Christmas
Dave
Congratulations Cap'n!
Marnie
I read about you in the JG the other day and I thought if anyone would know this you would. For the past few years I've been looking for the source of a christmas song--I think it was written and sung by Jerry Springer and it was called something like Trailer Park Christmas. The lyrics include references to "a velvet Elvis" "matching bowling balls" and "a pink flamingo for the lawn". Does this sound familiar to you.
Great story, by the way--I am so envious--you have a post card from John Waters!
Bessie
bmakris@acpl.lib.in.us
This was, by far, the best Christmas present I ever got and here's hoping it can be topped next Christmas!
I want to thank all of you also for reading my ramblings as well and I'm going to do my best to post as much as I humanly can in 2008.
Capt