May 1, 2009
Good morning from Collegeville,
What a great day to be alive! I won one of the door prizes this morning at Chamber Connection. There were about 130 folks at ING Direct Café, so the odds were tough.
I have few regrets in life, but I regret that I never met Barby’s Uncle Bobby. He was an English Bachelor Rancher, not a Norwegian Bachelor Farmer, but he was a very unique fellow. He always said that if he ever found a woman like his sister Bea, (Barby’s mother) he would marry her. He never did. He sold the ranch in the late sixties and moved to town. He took up horse racing. One of the news clippings at the funeral showed Uncle Bobby with a foal whose lineage was from Secretariat and Bold Ruler. I don’t know a lot about horse racing, but even I recognize those names. Uncle Bobby was like a grandfather to the kids who lived next door to him in Highmore and many of them spoke at his “Life Celebration” at the funeral home. We did bring back a picture of him in the winners circle with a horse named Bee Well. Great stuff.
We had no time for listening to audio books. Going back to Barby’s hometown provided a lot of memories which let to a lot of stories. Life is short, get on with your bucket list. Visiting a long lost relative might be a good thing to put on your list. If you would like a pdf of a Bucket List document, let me know. I will send one to you.
The show this week is live from the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee with special guests, the bad birds of Bluegrass, The Sam Bush Band and chart topping country singer-songwriter Brad Paisley. Andra Suchy and The Royal Academy of Radio Actors will fill out the bill.
Thank you very much to Fred Bursch, of Bursch Travel for renewing his online sponsorship of Radio Heartland. Add some Bose speakers to your computer and crank it up. www.radioheartland.org
“Greatness is a two-faced coin – and its reverse is humility. “ Marguerite Steen
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