Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to audio of one Baldwin County resident. "I have lived north, south, east, west, and I have never in my life seen such uninformed citizens in the City of Mobile", said the Baldwin County, Alabama resident. Following that clip were Reggie Copeland of the Mobile City Council, "The Idea Guy", and Tim on the theme of this being "a great day in the City of Mobile". After a few seconds of the show's theme music, only part of our host's introduction was played before everything stopped for audio under the theme "Paris of the South". I have just realized that today's show is a collection of show clips and voice messages from previous shows. In other words, it's a "Best of Uncle Henry" program.

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to, "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Following that clip from the past were Reggie Copeland of the Mobile City Council ("yes", said the Uncle in the background), "The Idea Guy", and Tim on the theme of this being "a great day in the City of Mobile". "Yes, yes, thank you for listening, Uncle Henry Show in progress", said the Uncle greeting one & all, even when he's "under the weather". "I feel a lot better than I sound, if it makes any sense to you at all", according to our host. "We talked on this show a lot about illegal immigration and there's more news on that front dealing with the state of Alabama on today", said the Uncle before mentioning Jefferson County, Alabama's new database "to track illegal immigrants they come across". "Even though they are not going to arrest, only track, this is outraged, people in the Birmingham area", said the Uncle before quoting one person saying that "crossing the border is a misdemeanor". "This is so wrong on so many levels", said the Uncle, "they ought to be able to pick them up". "Alabama State Troopers are going to be trained to track illegal immigrants", said the Uncle, though sheriff's departments have no jurisdiction. "Local police departments ought to have that jurisdiction as well", said the Uncle before reminding listeners to call in at (251) 479-2723. After the first commercial break, the theme from the Fleischer "Superman" films can be heard in the background. "One of our new liberal listeners called and I guess this is kind of a challenge", said the Uncle before playing the fellow's "insane poem about John Lennon" via voice message. "John Lennon would come back and show us the way", said Crochet in his poem. Our host found the poem ridiculous due to its subject, though he does believe Crochet is good at rhyming. "It's just drug rambling", said the Uncle referring to Lennon as a musician, "so Crochet, God bless you, I hope you write poems about other topics". "Well good morning, sir", said first caller Paul before mentioning the Mobile Register's article on gasoline prices. As Paul was looking through some family memories (his family arrived in the Mobile region in the late 1800s), he found writing such as, "remember, I chose to be an American citizen". Jim the Tax Man (or simply "The Tax Man") joined us with mention of the ban on prayer in the Indiana Legislature due to a judge's ruling. "This is the Uncle Henry Show on a beautiful, beautiful Wednesday", said the Uncle before the commercials and Joan Keller's newsbreak from the 710 AM news center, which began with the ABC News music used before the station changed radio network affiliations. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973"). First voice message comes from Tim after "watching the news (makes me sleep)" before suggesting that "people can (only) drive underneath" an arch downtown and that the City of Mobile should "go broke" like Prichard, Alabama. "Thank you so much, oh my goodness gracious", said the Uncle greeting one & all for "some good interaction on today's show". "I often think about you when I'm out and about existing, doing the various things that I do in my existence", said the Uncle, who admits that he doesn't know exactly who we are and that this is nothing like stalking. "In the news today", said the Uncle introducing listeners to the news of New Orleans police shooting a man threatening them with a knife. "In some countries in Europe, there was talk about knife control", said the Uncle on this current debate that includes the size of knives. "There is some area near Boston where they have an old law", said the Uncle on a knife law now re-enforced. "I guess the next thing will be rocks or blunt objects", according to our host, along with "crossing the thumb around the finger" in the next 100 or 50 years. Listeners were reminded to call in at (251) 479-2723 and that the first person they would hear on the other end of the line is call screener Joe, since Leeanna is taking "an undeserved vacation" for the rest of this year. "Roll Tide! I'm reading for some cotton!" said first caller Ron referring to the Cotton Bowl. "I hope that first call was not ended on purpose", said the Uncle, who now believes automobiles are next for further restrictions. After the first commercial break, "as we reflect back instead of reflecting forward, we'll be reflecting back", said the Uncle as he encourages listeners to call in about their favorite moment or voice message from the past year. "There is a federal lawsuit about the Pledge of Allegiance", said the Uncle on the story of Palm County, Florida high school student Cameron Fraiser "very upset" because he didn't want to stand. "People are just so sensitive, you know, this is a typical teenager", said the Uncle, who has seen numerous folks about this boy's age who have done great things for the community, yet this one is just being "ornery", as the Uncle called him. "There is a new trend of school systems putting advertising on buses", said the Uncle, "believe it or not, some of the school systems thinking about doing this are in Florida". "Don't give me any story about a lottery fixing anything", said the Uncle before speaking to William, who said, "there ain't no 17-year-old on this planet who's capable of filing a lawsuit". "You're right, the teacher should have never said a thing", said the Uncle in response to William. "The teacher was probably like most of those caught off guard", said William, who used to say the Lord's prayer in a Catholic school back in the 1940s. "Like most people, there is a rebellion that comes out of you as a teenager", said the Uncle after William left us. After the commercial and newsbreak, our host will play some audio (voice message or "regular old" show audio) from the past year. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.9/5!

Notes of Interest:

Folks, I have decided not to create a separate weblog dedicated to radio & television in the Mobile-Pensacola area and simply continue posting about it as part of the "Notes of Interest" that come after reviewing the Uncle's program. Such a weblog, weekly or not would eventually prove to be useless to me. Hopefully the problems haulting new posts from appearing on "The Price is Right Blog" will be resolved soon, but it's not stopping me from making new posts for that site. Good day!

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to "this is Sam Jones wishing you a happy holiday season from AM 710, Mobile". Following that clip from the mayor were Reggie Copeland of the Mobile City Council, "The Idea Guy", and Tim on the theme of this being "a great day in the City of Mobile". Classic show audio with one caller's report on the "cat fighting" at the Wal-Mart store in Saraland, Alabama was played. "I got out of dodge, so to speak", said the fellow upset over the fact that these two women fighting over a toy "were somebody's momma". "Thank you so much, thank you for listening", said the Uncle greeting one & all on a "beautiful Friday before Christmas". "I want to commend you Scott O'Brien", said the Uncle as the song "Staying Alive" plays in the background before acknowledging the program director as the only dancer at the station's Christmas party last night. "She pawned me off on other people's dancing", said Scott on his dance partner for the night. "Last night, the entire company was watching", said the Uncle complimenting Scott for once. "I know you had to leave early last night, because it was your bedtime", said Scott without offence before asking our host if he's ready for Christmas. "It's very troublesome because the places I need to go to find it (a gift) are going to be swamped", said the Uncle. "The traffic I'm going to have to get in on a normal day, it's not good where I'm going to be", according to the Uncle before answering "no" to Scott's question on whether he's a patient driver or not. "There is nothing valuable in a life than my cell phone, but I don't get involved in long conversations", said Scott after mentioning an accident involving his son as a result of being distracted by his cellular phone for only a millisecond. "Well Scott, best to you and your family", said the Uncle before Scott left the room, "the dancing program director". "Thank you for holding through that, Louie", said the Uncle before Louie joined the program. After the first commercial break, "I'm a little bit embarrassed, to tell you the truth", said Tim after watching televised coverage of the GMAC Bowl the other night. "I was watching Boss Hogg the other night", said Tim as he compared that particular commissioner to the business done in downtown Mobile. "This 98 plan in West Mobile, my goodness, want to get this thing built for many years", said the Uncle before mentioning the Mobile Register's article on could delay the widening of the highway. "I don't know why there is not much of a push to get this thing done", said the Uncle, "I don't want a bunch of wet lands, fill 'em in". "This is really an unusual state of affairs", said Wayne on the government's ability to take away someone's house and give it to another developer and now this situation with "Bloody 98", as it's called. "I don't know if I'll live to see 98 widen", said the Uncle after Wayne mentioned that he's been hearing the name "Bloody 98" since he moved to Mobile in 1978. "I had the most horrifying experience of my life", said Cecil on his visit to Colonial Mall Bel Air to purchase his wife some perfume, which turned out to be about $4.00 more per gallon. Over the weekend, listeners can contact our host via voice message at (251) 706-BULL (2855). During the next hour, our host may play one listener's Christmas song. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!


"Christmas Eve Eve" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973"). First voice message comes from one fellow "who'd never believe" the news on musician Elton John yesterday. "Thank you so much, thank you listener", said the Uncle greeting one & all on a "beautiful Thursday before Christmas". "Looking forward to some very excellent call screening", said the Uncle, since Leeanna is taking the rest of the year off, allowing call screener Joe to substitute. Listeners were also reminded to call in at (251) 479-2723 before expecting to be "call screened properly" by this fellow. In response to Christmas Day falling on a Sunday this year, causing confusion among workers, "I'm productive, I'm here!" said the Uncle. "There's a lot people in this building that are not buckling down and working", according to the Uncle, who noticed plenty of gift giving inside the WKRG/Clear Channel of Mobile building. "Apparently, the ending of the Dow era ended an era of safe government down there", said the Uncle referring to the new security for current mayor Sam Jones, including security cameras. "Mayor Dow didn't need this, I don't understand what has changed", our host wondered, "there's something they're not telling us". Listeners with e-mail access can also send a message to our host, who'll be reading some electronic mail today. Our first caller mentioned Mobile City Councilman Fredrick Richardson's appearance on WPMI-TV from Government Plaza, where he used a full moon in his comments on the crime rate in Tillmans Corner. "Even though I enjoy repeating myself, but what in the world has changed", said the Uncle, "did Mike Dow take some locks with him?" "Let's talk to, The Idea Guy, hello Idea Guy", said the Uncle before "Idea" wished him a merry Christmas and mentioned fellow employees who have already taken some time off from work. After the first break, "this song is from a era when televisions were not common in the household", said the Uncle speaking about the song playing, including the lyrics, "I want a television". Our next caller was a weirdo shouting nonsense. "Let's talk to Freddie, hello Freddie", said the Uncle before the fellow expressed displeasure of the front page of today's Mobile Register. "I know there are some elderly women listening to this", said the Uncle apologizing for the subject Freddie mentioned. Brent thanked our host for the tickets to last night's GMAC Bowl, where he sighted numerous celebrated people in the Mobile region. "I'm sure Santa will be good to you", said Brent before the Uncle acknowledged his songwriting this year. "For the man who called in about the Fred Richardson comment", said the Uncle addressing our first caller as he searches the WPMI-TV website for the Richardson comments aired Tuesday. "Something that has made the news a lot", said the Uncle transitioning to the news of an imposter posing as a Salvation Army representative. "Some people are dumber than others and doing something like this during the Christmas season is dumb", said the Uncle speaking to listeners, thieves, and potential thieves listening. After a few commercial words and some "news words", more of today's program broadcasting "from the beautiful Mobile region". Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.4/5!

Notes of Interest:

"Santa Suit?" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Folks, I'm setting the launch of the weekly Mobile-Pensacola TV & Radio weblog to be sometime between Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Hopefully some potential electronic mail contributors readers will come forward soon. The site is still under consideration, by the way.

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" (with the Uncle clapping a couple of times before singing a few lyrics, excluding the "yes" said after the song ended), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to Sheriff Jack Tillman's recorded holiday wish from the Mobile County Sheriff's Department. First voice message begins with "Hey Uncle Henry, I was wondering about [all] this coughing stuff", said Tim, who'll have "more fines than I'll have to pay" when he's in Citronelle, Alabama today. "Thank you so much, Uncle Henry Show underway on a beautiful Wednesday in Mobile, Alabama, broadcasting to the entire region, looking forward, oh that's the Mobile region", said the Uncle in today's greeting to the listeners. "I'll give you the last chance to win some GMAC Bowl tickets, this is also Leeanna's last day in the year 2005", said the Uncle previewing some elements of today's show. "One of the funniest photographs that I've ever seen in the Mobile Register", according to our host before pulling out the "Metro/Region" section's page 2B photograph of a photo opportunity gone wrong for Gov. Riley. Our host updates listeners on the border fence idea for the USA-Mexican border with an Associated Press article stating that, "the Mexican government is offended by the fence" and the very idea of it. "There is nothing wrong with protecting our border", said the Uncle, who "never got angry " over his neighbors putting up a fence. "Now this Associated Press story full of anti-American bias", said the Uncle before reading about one Mexican citizen who believes the border fence "will effect everybody in someway". "So, this is something to watch out for", said the Uncle after reading the other fellow's quotes. "The reaction tells the story", the Uncle said twice before reminding listeners to call in at (251) 479-2723 and that other topics are on the way. After the first commercial break, a version of "Here Comes Santa Claus" plays in the background as a voice message reporting theft was played. "The cheap labors are all over the place and that's what's driving the opposition toward it", according to our first live caller William, who believes G.W. Bush's "got the right idea" by not stating everything at once, such as himself. Since he mentioned this particular topic to our call screener Leeanna or "your lady", as he told our host, William brought to our attention a professional in security telephoning the Rush radio program yesterday. "I'll let you go and talk to some other people, merry Christmas", said William before leaving us. Jay mentioned our host's message this morning on country music station WKSJ 95 FM, that is housed along with 710 AM and WMXC "Lite Mix" 99.9 FM under the WKRG building (both of the latter stations were once known as WKRG AM and FM). "Yes, Uncle Henry heard on 95 KSJ, yes they still allow me on 95 KSJ", said the Uncle, who still wonders whether he's really on that station on the weekdays or not. Our host read a news story about one Navy chaplain who is not allowed to mention Christ in his work. "Why have a chaplain in the military", said the Uncle before adding, "it's just insane". "This would be the perfect time of year for the president to sign an official order", said the Uncle on ending what he calls "bureaucratic bull". After the newsbreak and a few commercial breaks, there will be more conjunctions between our host and the listeners. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!

Notes of Interest:

"Winter Begins" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Folks, the future Mobile-Pensacola TV & Radio weblog remains under consideration (see Tuesday's post).

A graphic of your daily writer's electronic mail address is now online. To create your own address icon, visit this website.

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to a clip from the song "Sleigh Ride" ("sleigh ride together with you"). Following that song clip were Reggie Copeland of the Mobile City Council, "The Idea Guy", and Tim on the theme of this "being a great day in the City of Mobile". First voice message comes from Cecil, who said that he "got himself into some trouble here (at home)", resulting in a black eye before ending the message with a simple "bye". "Thank you so much, Uncle Henry Show in progress", said the Uncle greeting one & all on a beautiful day in the week leading up to Christmas. "A co-worker says she saw a woman coughing into her arm at Target", said the Uncle on what appears to be the result of some "government brainwashing". "There's a great story in the Mobile Register about one of the last of the garbage workers", said our host on a story that makes him feel nostalgic. "Just a very, end of the era, just a sign of the times", said the Uncle, who admits to never feeling this way about sanitation in the past, especially something "so scrapbookable". "Many people can't be home to greet and discuss the pick up of the garbage, so how can you leave something on the garbage that can be mistaken for garbage", said the Uncle asking himself questions such as, "do you give gifts to your garbage man", "where you do leave it", and "what is it". "I'm very, very fascinated by this", said the Uncle and he would appreciate a response from the intelligent listeners out there. Our call screener Leeanna was summoned to be asked if she gives garbage men and mail carriers gifts. "I will be here tomorrow", according to our call screener, in which the Uncle responded with, "well, you need to be here tomorrow". After Leeanna left us, the Uncle acknowledges that she never added anything new to this discussion, but we did find out about her garbage disposal. "Hello, there", said the Uncle to our unnamed caller, whose "flexible job" gives him time to give gifts to his garbage man, such as a "cup with candy and money". "Merry Christmas to you as well", said the Uncle after our first caller left us. "Merry Christmas", said our next caller Brent, "that's what I want to talk about". According to the fellow, a certain Winn-Dixie grocery store has no mention of the word "Christmas'. "We need to get Christmas back in our Christmas", said Brent before leaving us. Our next caller, a new Alabama resident would give his mail carrier $10 every year. "Thank you and welcome to Alabama", said the Uncle greeting the fellow, who mentioned that he used to get hurricanes in his previous location of Jacksonville as well. After the first commercial break, Tim's voice message begins by saying that the folks who shout "deal" on the USA's version of the game show "Deal or No Deal" reminds him of Mike Dow as mayor of Mobile. After losing Michael, Joe joins us asking about the "Seasons Greetings" and "Happy Holidays" controversy and "why do people hate David Thomas?" "Well, he's had arrests, he has DUI", said the Uncle before mentioning the expunged records. "You're not paying attention to all of that", the Uncle asked Joe referring to Thomas' record of bad judgements and behavior as president of the Mobile County Public School Board, "why are you defending him?" "Let me ask you about Steve Nodine's situation now", said Joe before our host had to inform him on that situation. "Have a merry, merry Christmas!" said Joe, which our host appreciates very much, though he will pray for the caller. "Nobody's trying to crucify him", said the Uncle in response to another one of Joe's questions. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!

Notes of Interest:

"A Little Chilly" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Folks, on Sunday the TV news weblog Big Easy TV was finally sold to someone who could afford the "small fee" mentioned by the original owner. Unfortunately, the new owner requested that the site focuses solely on the New Orleans TV market, freeing the site from covering TV markets in Mississippi and Alabama. With the new Big Easy TV up & running and the mysterious disappearance of South TV News.com, Mobile-Pensacola TV news is once again without a site that covers it regularly online. I'm again considering the idea of creating a weblog dedicated to television and radio in this area, which would most likely be updated weekly with help from electronic mail contributors due to the two daily weblogs already under my watch. Good day!

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the 10:00 AM half-hour with a voice message from "The Idea Guy" admitting that he was unable to hear the show over the past couple of weeks due to work, but was able to say that Friday's "sonic boom" in the Mobile region was probably caused by former Mobile mayor Mike Dow trying to put up his Christmas tree. "Thank you so much", said the Uncle greeting one & all before sharing with us that he "picked up this radio station clearly in Pensacola". "National Association of Theatre Owners want to block out cell phones", said the Uncle as he reads a news story on the effort to improve the movie theatre experience. "Why don't they ban the cell phones from theatres", the Uncle asked before mentioning the "need" for these phones in case there is an emergency. "There was a day when people were not connected to each other electronically 24 hours a day", said the Uncle as he attempts to surprise (or "blow") the minds of the youngest of listeners. "People can actually survive without a cell phone for two hours or three hours, but no!" said the Uncle before encouraging others to turn to older folks such as him. "At one point we were pioneers and we didn't need them", said the Uncle before speaking to Willie, who absolutely loves the idea of cellular phone blocking since he and his wife are frequent movie theatre visitors. "Some times they are a necessity", said Willie. "Once they destroy smokers and smokers are completely destroyed", said the Uncle, "movies will have cell phone and non-cell phone sections, that will be the new division". "We're moving on up to the eastside", said next caller Frank, whom our host warmly welcomed to the Mobile area. "I agree with you on the opinion that people need to be comfortable about their hands", said Frank before his call took a turn for the ridiculous with the idea of government telling others where to cough. "So, you're going to be coughing in the bend of your arm?" said the Uncle confirming this part of Frank's call. Before Frank left us, he asked our host if he ever washes his hand after pumping gasoline with his "raw", or ungloved hand. After the commercial break, "I've got one question, if you can get everything downtown, how come I can't get a pizza delivered", said Tim in a voice message. "That is a sign of society", said the Uncle in response to Tim before speaking to Jay, who finds the friendly gesture of hand shaking "a crazy thing to do" especially if one's hand gets in contact with the mouth. "I've been to Asia and they wear glove, most people wear gloves", said Jay. "I do wear gloves when I go to the gas station", said Jay before saying, "when you get diesel on your hands, you'll never get it off". "Society is not going to be hit with a plague", said the Uncle reminding folks not to panic and that government should have no say in where to cough. After the break, our host will share "the true story" of a chimpanzee on the loose in Baldwin County, Alabama. Today's 10:00 AM half-hour gets a 4.8/5!


Third half-hour begins with another voice message from Tim with a late suggestion for Mobile County Commissioner Steve Nodine on cleaning up pigeon waste on Government Plaza. "Commissioner Dean just dropped by", said the Uncle just saying "hello" to him before speaking to our next caller Tom after we lost Brent. "By the way, I told you about the King Kong", said the Uncle sharing the belief that the movie is not doing well in ticket sales. Since songwriter Brent's call was lost, our host encourages him to call back and bring along any new Christmas songs. "This is in rural Baldwin County", said the Uncle sharing the true story of a chimpanzee wounded by gunfire sneaking around the Styx River area. Final whirlwind segment begins with a voice message from Jim after watching Alabama Public Television's "For the Record", with its hosting announcing the appearance of a talk show host in the near future. "I would like to nominate you to be on this program", said Jim after mentioning Paul Finebaum as someone who is not a general talk show host. "Roll Tide, Henry!" said Bill before speaking about Nodine's driving privilege. "Leeanna just coughed, just coughed, no elbows, no arms, no nothing", said the Uncle as our call screener entered the room. Our host shared his experience on a "web place" stating that "currently there is no pandemic flu" and lists a preparedness checklist. "So, how much work are you going to put in this", the Uncle asked Leeanna, whose last workday for 2005 will be Wednesday. "People say you'd miss me", according to Leeanna. Today's 10:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.6/5!


"Pleasant and Cool" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to, "My point is to teach a lesson…", followed by the Reggie Copeland, "The Idea Guy", and Tim audio clips on theme of this being "a great day in the City of Mobile". "We should cut, we should shrink, I'll say it until I'm dead", said Steve Nodine in the audio clip from his Mobile City Council days. "Thank you so much, welcome to the Uncle Henry Show here on News Radio 710", said the Uncle greeting one & all, "we're a great couple, we're like Andy & Barney". "Yes, it's the Commish, the Hammer Steve Nodine", said our host as the "NBC Olympics" theme and "I strongly (not understandable) disagree with Nodine" clip introduced the Mobile County Commissioner who will answer every question under five minutes "to keep the listeners happy". "Can Mobile County afford to cut the taxes and I ask this, a lot of surpluses a lot of governments [are] having right now is because of hurricanes", said the Uncle before Steve responded with a simple "yes". "We have to consistently address some raises for our employees", said Steve mentioning the human resources issues. "What kind of timetable", the Uncle asked before learning that the tax cuts would happen sometime in 2006. "I say it would", said Steve before the Uncle went to first caller Tim, who telephoned a "high quality screener", as the Uncle called screener Chris DeSolvo substituting for our regular call screener Leeanna. "If we could get a tax cut from the governor and a tax cut from you, that would be my Christmas", said Tim. After the first commercial break, the "dire vision is two, cannot have but one" clip was played before Mr. C joined us wishing our host and Steve "Merry Christmas". "People will call you, listeners, and say they want to come visit and talk about a special bonds", Cecil warned after receiving some news over the phone this morning. Our next caller (audio prankster) got Nodine's reaction of, "it's Michael Jackson!" Since our substitute call screener is still "getting his feet wet", the Uncle didn't express any anger. "Good morning, Uncle Henry", said Bill joining us with a question for Nodine on the county commission's road plans (including the "Pay As You Go" program) that he finds wasteful, which the commissioner disagreed with. "Let's talk to Ronnie, hello Ronnie", said the Uncle before the fellow asked when the roadwork in Semmes, Alabama will begin. Roadwork is already underway, according to the commissioner as he answered Ronnie. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.7/5!


"Nice for Now" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Whereabouts

We start off today's show with...oh wait, this is on my status! Due to long hours of work and the lack of sleep recently, I have been missing out on the show's 9:30 AM half-hour for over a week. Hopefully tomorrow will be the day you'll be reading a new summary/review of the Uncle's program. Good day!

(Note: The Price is Right Blog is still being updated regularly, though errors are preventing posts from appearing on the actual website.)

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Following that classic clip from Mobile radio history were Reggie Copeland, "The Idea Guy", and Tim speaking along the lines of, "it's a great day in the City of Mobile". "The rain came through Sunday night, Monday morning, remember that?" said our first caller via voice message before mentioning the "19 buckets" placed under Government Plaza in downtown Mobile. "Thank you so much, thank you listener", said the Uncle greeting one & all on yet another beautiful day in the Mobile region according to him. "Today, numerous topics to discuss, numerous names to drop", said the Uncle previewing today's show. Before getting to the reason why our host is shocked about what our call screener Leeanna does in her spare time, our host must get to some "local, national, and international issues" on the planet Earth. "This is not considered a news story", said the Uncle after reading an article on a possible county wide tax cut at "weblogger" Chip Drago's website Mobile Bay Times. "The newspaper doesn't want a positive consequence of Juan Chastang being county commissioner", according to the Uncle, who believes the Register sees everything chaotic now. "The tax free Saturday thing is just too confusing", said the Uncle, who would appreciate the exemption of prescription drugs and medicine from being taxed. "Exempt food and prescription drug from the sales tax, that would be wonderful", said the Uncle before reminding listeners to call in live at (251) 479-2723 or via voice message at (251) 706-BULL. After the first commercial break, "I'm sitting here watching the news, this thing with Ramsey Clark and Hussein has gone far enough", said "The Idea Guy" via voice message. According to "Idea", both of them need to be killed as soon as possible. "As I told you, the testimony started to come out", said the Uncle before saying, "we are hearing what torture really is". "What military force is really on the side of the bad?" the Uncle asked. "It is hard, it is hard to listen to some of that stuff, but it's really important", said the Uncle before speaking to first live caller Don, who is also "for" the sales tax exemption mentioned previously. "Hey, Uncle Henry, how are you doing", said Steve beginning his call on a wide range of topics, starting off by saying that the main thing that has changed since the days of the Second World War is the news reporting. Our host was asked if he remembers newsreels, which is true. "There is a certain section in this country that all they care about is there personal entertainment", said the Uncle before suggesting that the only way the spreaders of fear & destruction can disrupt life in the USA is by interrupting TV networks. "We would be having states declaring war", said the Uncle before mentioning a trio of TV programs airing later today. "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (on Pensacola, Florida's WEAR-TV3) our host likes since it quotes Scripture. "Billboard Music Awards" (on WALA Channel 10) was mentioned, though our host "has never heard of" one of the folks up for an award. "Just in time for Christmas", said the Uncle after mentioning the 9:00 PM program "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" airing tonight on WKRG-TV5, the former home of the Peanuts TV specials in the Mobile region. During the next hour of the program, our host will be updating listeners on the status of former WPMI-TV employee Rebecca Wilson and explain why he's outraged about Leeanna. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.7/5!


"Slow Rebound" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to, "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Following that classic clip from Mobile's radio past were clips of Reggie Copeland of the Mobile City Council, "The Idea Guy", and Tim following the theme of this day being "a great day in the City of Mobile". "They are not stupid, they are extremely smart", said one fellow in a classic conversation with the Uncle on sneaky politicians. "Well tell us something new, we knew that", said our host in the clip. "Thank you so much, hello listener, welcome to the Uncle Henry Show", said the Uncle greeting one & all on a "beautiful Monday morning" in the Mobile region after a "very summery" weekend. "Looking forward to the season of temperatures as they briefly touch on the Gulf Coast", said the Uncle before mentioning the future Wal-Mart store for Fairhope, Alabama, among "several things" up for discussion on today's show. "My favorite story of the weekend, the hilarious news story about former Mobile City Councilman Sullivan", said the Uncle on the Mobile Register story about Sullivan attempting to obtain $10,000 in government funds to pay for a friend's delivery of left-over bread and pastries to a group of senior citizens. "On a serious note, pastries, I'm glad someone put the brakes on this", said the Uncle before learning that "not too many" senior citizens were to receive these pastries, or twenty-five to be exact. "I'm in favor of eating pastries", said the Uncle, but "a government program for pastries?" "We'll get on the Wal-Mart thing in just a moment", said the Uncle before speaking to first caller Bill, who appreciates the show and our host's stance on the issues. Bill reminds listeners that people should be as outraged about the crime rates in the USA's major cities as they are about the situation in West Asia. "We've got to make sure that the bully doesn't come over and blow at our nose", said the Uncle after our last caller joined us before the first commercial break. After the commercial break, "I had to re-read the front page article [at] the bottom", said "The Idea Guy" via voice message on the Sullivan article featured in yesterday's newspaper. "Thank you, Leeanna, Leeanna not nurturing the calls as she should", said the Uncle. "Hey, Uncle Henry", said 83-year-old Louise, who happens to be interested in these government pastries before asking our host, "Is this the most ridiculous thing you've ever heard?" "I lost faith in the human race 42-years ago", said our next caller referring to the day his wife who was with someone that was more than a friend. Speaking of losing faith, "I'm very disappointed in the national Republican Party and the national Democrat Party", said the Uncle speaking about the Congress' spending practices. "Uncle Henry, this will be quick", said "Jim the Tax Man" before accusing the Mobile Register of supporting of Thomas Sullivan, "Billion Dollar Bob" Riley, and every single tax plan. Jim's suggestion for the Register is to move into a "blue state". "Hey, the people of his district were smart", said the Uncle on the city district that voted Sullivan out of office. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!


"Big Changes" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to regular caller Tim shouting, "That makes me sick!" Other audio clips followed, including "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air", the Reggie Copeland audio, and part of a Reagan speech. "Thank you so much, thank you listener for making the Uncle Henry Show the most popular show of its genre", said the Uncle greeting one & all before describing the beauty of the Mobile region surrounded by the Gulf and other areas in south Alabama. "Let me repeat the numerals, 4-7-9-2-7-2-3", said the Uncle reminding listeners how to join the show before feeling safe to say that "future governor Roy Moore" agrees with him on illegal immigration. "He's in favor of legal immigration", according to the Uncle. "Governor-elect Moore said, if you can't read the words on the test, you can't read the signs on the street", said the Uncle reading what could pass for his "own quotes". "This multilingualism is for the birds, isn't it", our host asked. Listeners were reminded how to call in again and to let the phone ring, since our call screener Leeanna is "working at half-speed" today due to problems with his Trans AM automobile. "I will once again be going into e-mail", said the Uncle. "Lot's of companies will hire…people as subcontractors", said the Uncle before saying the folks who give out newspapers in the streets are not actual employees, but "entrepreneurs". After the commercial break, including our host's commercial for Woody's Barbecue in Daphne, Alabama, "Uncle Henry, Mobile is going international, there's a guy playing bagpipes in the middle of Spanish Plaza", according to one fellow in a voice message. "You never heard a word about immigration", said Mark reflecting upon the 2004 presidential election. "I don't want to get too fired up before Christmas", said Mark shortly before leaving us. "Henry, I have a riddle, why does a bagpipe player walk when he plays", said Rich before the Uncle confirmed for listeners that this is no "dirty joke" by speaking to Rich off the air. Rich was allowed to finish the riddle with, "to get a way from the noise", which was acceptable, yet offensive to folks of "bagpipe heritage", as our host it. Neil of United Methodist Church joins us to invite our host and listeners for a live Nativity scene on Saturday. "I enjoy your e-mails, whether you agree or disagree, it breaks up the monotony", said the Uncle before mentioning the numerous stock tip messages he receives online. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.6/5!