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 Mobile's radio past were Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds"). Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right). "Uncle Henry, I was sitting here watching the news", said "Idea" after watching yet another report on the marching bands that originally were not to participate in the MAMGA parade next Tuesday. What really amazes "Idea" is that David Thomas of the Mobile County School Board is still speaking out after his incident last Mardi Gras instead of keeping a low profile. "I know when I wake up this morning at 5 o'clock, I know it's going to be a great day in the City of Mobile", said "Idea" ending his voice message. "Thank you so much", said the Uncle greeting one & all as loud as possible, "I've enjoyed our collaboration over the past few years". "There will be some facts, F-A-C-T-S, along with opinion and emotion", said the Uncle before predicting "numerous topics" as usual to discussed on today's show. "The Alabama Legislature's hard at work", according to our host, including plans for a sales tax holiday before the new school year. "Is there going to some kind of a fruit honored by the Alabama Legislature", the Uncle asked before mentioning the legislature in Georgia declaring red clay to be the state's official dirt. "I don't know if I can consider clay dirt", said the Uncle after suggesting sand as Alabama's official state dirt, if only it can be considered dirt. Our call screener Leeanna was summoned with her theme music and listener Jan's "Leeann" to find out if she's done her "homework", or research on the port issue that was discussed yesterday. "Do you think I did it", our call screener asked before admitting that she did her research. "Thank you for not much at all", said the Uncle as Leeanna left the room to the sounds of her theme music and the Jan audio. "My main research was her and now we're working on a fact deficit", said the Uncle to the caller yesterday who accused the show of being without facts on the port issue. "The more I like it, the more I dislike it", said our "unswayed" host after doing his own research on the deal involving six ports. "It doesn't work with direct government oversight or security", said the Uncle before quoting one official saying that, "seaport security is on the honor system and that ships are sometimes sent overnight". "Sir, you with the beef, that's my investigation of it and my preparation", said the Uncle speaking to yesterday's caller who may be listening. After the first commercial break, Kermit via voice message reports "things being thrown everywhere" as cars get around the lawn work on Government Street and suggests that city workers only mow the grass at night. "The sound, the residents would be unable to sleep, I wonder where on Government they were mowing", said the Uncle before summoning Leeanna for her traffic report on a accident backing up automobiles "as far as the eye can see". "I'm looking for facts, I'm looking for F-A-C-T-S", said the Uncle. "That was a fact, according to", said the Uncle before playing listener Jan's "Leeann" to end that sentence. "We'll get to your calls as soon as it's possible", said the Uncle before getting to the Alabama House of Representatives passage of a tax holiday. Our host suggests that if your state representative does not support this tax holiday legislation, vote him or her out of office. "I thought I had the Bud Man on the line, hello there", said the Uncle before speaking to first live caller Doris Johnson reporting on the traffic accident on Interstate 10. "So that's west bound", said the Uncle before thanking Doris and encouraging listeners to call Leeanna for alternate routes around the accident scene. Ron joined us with a shout of "Roll Tide" before commending our host for his port research. "I want to thank him (Tim) for sharing, for calling the other day", said Ron. "RSA, Retirement Systems of Alabama, why can't they take over port operations", said the Uncle before the end of this half-hour of programming. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!


"Ups and Downs" - 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 clip from Mobile's radio past were Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds"). Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right). "Thank you so much", said a louder than usual Uncle greeting one and all today. "Hey there listener", our host added before saying it is a "national great day in the United States of America", but he has the think about the rest of the world before saying it is a great day everywhere. "For those knowledgeable about computers and the Internet", said the Uncle before announcing that Geoff Peacock and the station's engineering staff are almost done working on a new I-Pod service. "If I knew what it was, I would have pushed for it", said the Uncle before summoning our call screener Leeanna with her theme music and audio of listener Jan's "Leeann". "You don't know what an I-Pod is", our call screener asked before explaining for our host that it's a device used to play music, such as the Osmonds Donny and Marie. "It plays the music you want", said Leeanna. "Scott O'Brien, you have a comment on this", said the Uncle before the program director mentioned that the I-Pod happened to be the subject of the Kim Kommando radio program this morning. "It's different from a WAV file, that's all I know", said Scott jokingly before mentioning that 710 AM's website will soon have the Uncle's program available online for I-Pod users. "I'm going to listen to the Bible", the Uncle asked, with Scott responding with, "sure, you can do that" before attempting to walk away. "So it's basically a computer, a small computer", said the Uncle before Leeanna mentioned that she's interested in owning an I-Pod, especially for her 30th birthday on March 12th. "She's moody, that's not criticism, that's an observation", said the Uncle as Leeanna left the room to the sounds of her theme music. "I apologize to those who know about I-Pods", said the Uncle, who has been confused about technology since the 8-track tapes. "It's moving too quickly for me", said the Uncle, who admits that he has "opted out" of technology. "I'm still reading newspapers", said the Uncle before expressing appreciation for the person throwing free newspapers into his yard. First caller Freddie mentioned hid nephew featured in the "Metro/Region" section of today's Mobile Register. "Nothing is original", said Freddie describing the situation of most products in the USA being imported from overseas. "Do you think China will buy Wal-Mart", the Uncle asked before Freddie mentioned that the company is already in cahoots with China. After Freddie left us, the Uncle read the fine print "Under the Authority of Pepsico, Inc., Purchase, NY" on a Pepsi soft drink can. "I think Pepsi is still American", said the Uncle. "Uncle Henry Show continues", said the Uncle before pausing in anticipation of the first commercial break until he said shortly after, "and it's continuing now" with a live commercial for Woody's Barbecue in Daphne, Alabama. After the first commercial break, Donny and Marie Osmond singing together was used as bumper music, since Leeanna mentioned them. "I wonder how many I-Pods have that song of them, probably in Utah", said the Uncle before Michael addressed our host with "Good morning, brother!" Michael asked our host if he's been watching the popular TV program "American Idol" this year, which is true. "We've been basically wanting to watch this Mr. Hicks", said Michael referring to the Alabama native participating, who has a "very unique sound", along with the fellow from North Carolina who appears on the program. "I know this company I'm working for is based in Texas", said the Uncle, a fact about Clear Channel Communications that gives him a "sigh of relief". "There needs to be more 'splaining on this port deal, they've got a lot more talking to do", said the Uncle after discussing the six-port management deal with the United Arab Emirates with another fellow named Henry. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!


Notes of Interest (or Today in Mobile Media)

Last night on the cable/satellite TV channel Animal Planet, the second episode of the thirteen part series "The Little Zoo That Could" documenting the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo included an on-screen error. The newscast clip provided by WALA Channel 10 included a report originally aired in 1997 on the lioness (female lion) named "Lady", yet the clip was labeled "WPMI-TV News" for some reason. Interestingly enough, I could not spot a credit for Channel 10 during the program credits. Clips from WKRG-TV5 and WPMI-TV were also used in the program and were given credit.

WKRG-TV5 will once again broadcast all the local Mardi Gras parades live or pre-recorded next Tuesday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. WALA Channel 10 and WPMI-TV have no similar plans, which is especially sad for the former.

Listeners who have been unable to hear the WABB 1480 AM morning program for the past few weeks may be surprised to learn that Kathy Richardson is no longer opposite co-host Ron Fraiser. There have been numerous co-hosts since Richardson left the program, including TV5 sports director Randy Patrick.

"Change in the Wind" - 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 a classic audio clip. "When you have all these floats gone by with the Greek gods", said this fellow, "you're paying homage to the demonic God and that keeps Mobile captive". Following that clip was, "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Following that clip from Mobile's radio past were Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds"). Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right). "Thank you so much, thank you listener for joining me on this beautiful, beautiful Tuesday in the Mobile region", said the Uncle greeting listeners wherever the station's signal reaches in the fog, including Baldwin County, Alabama. "My favorite story of the day of course is the highly politicized, highly controversial [marching band issue]", said the Uncle. As someone who has never participated in band, "I'm ignorant of band stuff, so I'm an ignorant person when it comes to band, so I don't know the limits", said the Uncle as he finishes reading portions of the band article in today's Mobile Register. "High politics involving band", said the Uncle before reminding listeners to call in at (251) 479-2723 to answer questions such as, "Does it count against your grade if you show up?" "If it's a spur of the moment thing, the meeting and the whole schedule of the meeting should have been around Dr. Koch, not David Thomas", said "Idea" in his new voice message. "All right, I'm looking forward, J.D. Crowe, I'm looking forward to whatever cartoon you're going to draw on this", said the Uncle after hearing "Idea" make the possibility of the entire jury during Thomas' upcoming court trial being entirely made up of young Mobile residents. "Good morning, brother", said Michael, who was also appalled to hear a band member's mother and David Thomas on WKRG-TV5's 10:00 PM newscast last night. After the first commercial break, "let's talk to (busy signal), thanks Leeanna, excellent job", said the Uncle before telling listeners that she happens to be working with a different department in the building, or multitasking. "If they were invited to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade or the Rose Parade, you wouldn't be hearing these complaints", said Jimmy, who, along with his children have participated in band during Mardi Gras parades. Our host reminded listeners that he's relying on them for insight into the "band stuff". After his usual loud shout of "Roll Tide Roll" and a shout of "yeah", Tom used his indoor voice to say, "Uncle Henry, I was in the band". "Put the drums on and walk down Government Street in a mile" was Tom's suggestion for David Thomas, who would probably not make it in such as experiment and the newly expanded MAMGA parade route would be cut short. "Uncle Henry, you have a good day", said Tom before leaving us. "Some kind of communication is going on between something and the community", said the Uncle after reading a Thomas quotation in the Register. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.8/5!


"On the Gray Side" - 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 a voice message. "So many people out there are so freaking stupid", said the fellow in the voice message. Following today's first voice message was, "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Following that clip from Mobile's radio past were Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds"). Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right). "Going to be doing some gator hunting this weekend", said Danny in his voice message. "Maybe next weekend, [we can] go to another barbecue", said Danny. "Thank you so much", said the Uncle greeting one & all as the show continues "after the break" lasting about 72 hours. "Very heavy topics" is how our host describes today's upcoming discussions. "This is President's Day, used as an excuse by people in certain sectors of the government to take the day off", said the Uncle, who would ask himself, "How does that help the presidents?" "We have numerous things to discuss on today's show", said the Uncle, but first the "Uncle Henry Five Favorite Presidents of All Time" list (listed after this review). Our call screener Leeanna was summoned by the use of recorded audio of listener Jan's "Leeann" and "Evil Irrational Man's" creepy sounding "Leeanna". She was summoned mainly for her favorite presidents (listed below). As Leeanna returned to her post, "there's your education system right there", said the Uncle. Our host warned listeners that no matter the call, callers will be asked for five of their favorite parents after the first commercial break. "If you get a ringing sound, let it ring", said the Uncle to the callers during time usually reserved for a live commercial before finally promoting the restaurant Woody's Barbecue in Daphne, Alabama. After the break, "Uncle Henry Show continues on this beautiful Monday", said the Uncle before learning from the dial tone that we lost one caller. "John, you are on the air", said the Uncle before our first caller listed his favorite presidents (listed below). "He is correct about Jimmy Carter being the worst", said the Uncle, who would find it inappropriate to discuss Carter's presidency whenever he turns ill. Corey believes Clinton is his number one favorite because he was president during his lifetime and he kept the USA "in the right direction". "Just scandalously awful", said the Uncle on Clinton's foreign policy. "He's obviously a Kool-Aid drinker of the Clintons", said Chad in response to Corey. "He never introduced one bill to Congress, ever", said Chad on Clinton's 8-year term, but the Uncle was serious about the "crash course on sex education thanks to the president" for middle school students everywhere. "They had a blast when he was in office", said the Uncle on the folks who can see Clinton's greatness. "My boss, he listens to you everyday", said Eric, whom our host accused of using bad language on the air after using the word "bubble" to describe opinion. "I live in Alabama, where do you live", said the Uncle questioning our caller's views of starving people in the USA and the current presidency. "I give people rides, I give people jobs", said Eric, who also says he knows someone personally who was starving at one point. "I like listening to you", said Eric before leaving us. "I think you are living in a different reality, you are out of your mind", said the Uncle, who congratulates Eric's boss for continuing to have him as an employee. "I disagree with the last caller, if you can tell", said the Uncle, especially when it comes to the point of Clinton being liked and his foreign policy. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.4/5!

"Uncle Henry Five Favorite Presidents of All Time":

1. Reagan
2. Truman ("the buck stopped with Truman")
3. Bush ("II")
4. Teddy Roosevelt ("yes, Teddy")
5. Condoleezza Rice ("the future president")

Leeanna's Favorites:

1. Washington
2. Lincoln
3. Carter ("he was president when I was born")
4. Bush, Sr. ("Bush Sr., all right", said the Uncle)
5. (not available)

Caller John's Favorites:

1. Washington
2. Jefferson
3. Lincoln
4. [Franklin] Roosevelt ("which Roosevelt", the Uncle asked)
5. Truman

Caller Corey's Favorites:

1. Clinton
2. Reagan
3. Nixon
4. Truman
5. Bush Sr.

Note of Interest:

"A Bit Warmer" - 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 clip from Mobile's radio past were Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds"). Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right). "Thank you so much", said the Uncle greeting one & all before admitting that it is a pleasure to hear that "little song about Mobile and all that other mess" following the song. "We have numerous topics to discuss on the state level, the national level, the international level", said the Uncle, who will be broadcasting live on location for the second time this week during two out of the five hours "The Paul Finebaum Show" (2:00 PM-7:00 PM) takes up on 710 AM. Our host will be visiting the "Auctions That Work on Ebay" on Cottage Hill Road in Mobile. "I want to say this, I saw this in the newspaper yesterday", said the Uncle referring to the article on the issue of whether or not alligators should be hunted legally in Alabama. "If I want to build a condo on, in a marsh, I should build it", said the Uncle defending his view on alligators, which are part of what he calls an "endangered species scam". "I don't see no need for the alligator, some species in the animal kingdom are not needed", said the Uncle, who would care less if flies, mosquitoes (Spanish for "little flies"), or roaches become extinct. "The dinosaur, I'm glad they're extinct, that's a good thing", said the Uncle, who would see tyrannosaurus rexes chasing school buses today if they were not extinct. Our first caller Freddie is ready to speak to our host, starting with his personal accomplishment of completing the Mobile [Press] Register's new "Sudoku" puzzle. "It drives some people crazy", said Freddie, who believes our host could spend the entire day figuring out that puzzle on Page 2D in the Register. "You need to get that puzzle", said Freddie long after our host began his search in the Register. "You brought up numerous topics for me to discuss, you, this Willie Nelson, look", said the Uncle before considering the musician's new song a part of the "gaying of America". "I just wonder how to insulate my grandson from it", said the Uncle, who never grew up in such an atmosphere where it can also be found on television. "Every ten feet that I walk, there is some sort of evidence", said the Uncle on what he calls the "gaying of America". "Since you (Freddie) brought up Pamela Anderson, unfortunately", said the Uncle, but he will talk about her after the break. After the first commercial break, "Uncle Henry Show continues", said the Uncle before reminding listeners to call in at (251) 479-2723 and that the half-hour newsbreak with Michael P. Sloan begins in about 20 minutes. As for Freddie's mention of Miss Anderson not attending the Kentucky Derby this year, "She is not going because she's upset Kentucky Fried Chicken is wrong", as the Uncle put it. "Why are you not stopping the frying", said the Uncle asking celebrated persons in general. "This whole protest about the chicken" confuses the Uncle. "The effort to protest Kentucky Friend Chicken, there's a press release", said the Uncle before reading the press release stating that protesters from PETA will be near the Kentucky Friend Chicken restaurant on St. Stephens Road today with the words, "KFC Tortures Chickens". There will be protesters wearing swimwear that resemble a chicken's characteristics. "The battering and the frying are never mentioned, just the drugging", said the Uncle before reminding interested listeners that the protest takes place at 2:30 PM today. "How do you torture a chicken", Ron asked after requesting that host does not make any more voice comparisons of the caller "Evil Irrational Man", best known for his (not "her") creepy laugh. "Have you happen to see Leon Russell last night", Ron asked our host, who answered with a simple "no". "I would just like to comment on Pamela Anderson", said our next caller, who "heard and read that the women, the makeup they wear, are made of animals", in other words this fellow believes Miss Anderson has "a whole family" on her face. That last line forced our host to terminate the call, as he is not sure whether that line was profane or not. "I don't want to put anyone under a rug or what else you said, but there are some things that are going to contain a stigma no matter what", said the Uncle to our last caller who disagrees with the "gaying of America" comments mentioned previously. Our host has yet to "scratch the surface" on today's show. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.5/5!


"More Clouds" - 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 clip from Mobile's radio past were Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds"). Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right). "Uncle Henry, this is really abusing", said Jim the Tax Man on Mobile County Commissioner Steve Nodine's communications abuse on yesterday's show. "Thank you so much, thank you so much listener", said a louder than usual Uncle greeting one & all on this Wednesday morning. Our host and Leeanna will broadcast live during commercial breaks for the Rush program from Francia's Formal Affair at a shopping center in Daphne, Alabama, just across Mobile Bay. "Anything can happen when I'm there, because it's live", said the Uncle after mentioning the fact that some stations pre-tape such broadcasts. Our call screener was summoned with audio of caller Jan's "Leeann", "Evil Irrational Man's" "Leeanna", and last of all our host's live shout of "Leeanna will you get in here". "You have started driving your Cadillac limousine as your primary vehicle", said the Uncle before mentioning the gas gauge problem. "An adult should not run out of gas", said the Uncle, though he does expect help from the "automobile knowledgeable listener". Our host played listener/poet Crochet's Valentine's Day voice message for our call screener. "That was nice", said Leeanna before the Uncle reacted with, "that was weird". Our call screener believes Crochet and "Irrational" are one in the same person after the Uncle compared their voice messages. "Do you have another one from Crochet", Leeanna asked. The Uncle found another voice message from Crochet less than five seconds later. "I don't hear the similarities", said the Uncle before Leeanna left the room to the sounds of her theme music. She will be allowed to drive the station van on the Bay Way across Mobile Bay. After the first commercial break, a version of the "Bonanza" theme plays as the Uncle reminds listeners how to call in live (251-479-2723) or in a pre-taped message (251-706-2855 or 706-BULL). "Hello there", said the Uncle to our first caller, who challenges the programs on black servicemen on Alabama Public Television and the History Channel on cable/satellite TV. "You don't see it in the history books, I believe it's some sort of publicity", said our caller before leaving us. "Sir, let me encourage you to read the Mobile Register Metro section", said the Uncle directing our caller to an article in today's newspaper about former black servicemen who were actually "out there" during wartime. Alex Mathis joins the show to our host's surprise by telephone. "What's going on with you", the Uncle asked Alex, who recently traveled to Franklin, Louisiana and is currently planning a trip to Ohio. "So, you called in to defend Leeanna running out of gas", said the Uncle earlier in his conversation with Alex, who knows very little about automobile gas floats and more about pumping gasoline in the automobile. After the Uncle asked Alex if he knows what a "blog" (weblog) is, he suggested one that tracks his globetrotting. "I don't hear it", said the Uncle comparing Crochet and "Irrational's" voices again after one caller expressed the belief that the two callers are the same person. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.8/5!

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") leading up to, "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Following that clip from Mobile's radio past were Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds"). Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right). "Hey Uncle Henry, a solution that may help everyone's problem", said one fellow in a voice message about the future new parking area in downtown Mobile, though most of his words were not understandable to this listener. "Thank you so much, welcome to the Uncle Henry Show on a beautiful Monday, thank you listener", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "I tell you, I was awaken, I was out of town visiting some residents, attending their church", said the Uncle explaining why he could not stay in touch with the weekend news. "I appreciate no calls of any kind at like 9 o'clock", said the Uncle before mentioning the call that did awaken him Sunday. It was his sister with the news that Richard "Dick" Cheney had accidentally shot a fellow hunter. "There is a positive, it would be worst if we didn't have a vice president who wasn't a shooter", said the Uncle before reminding listeners to call in at (251) 479-2723. "Coming up later in the week, Leeanna and I will take the trip across Mobile Bay, on I-10, to Daphne", said the Uncle on this Wednesday's broadcasts from the Francia's Formal Affair over there, with Leeanna trying out the gowns. Our host learned from our call screener ("listening uncharacteristically") outside the studio that the Francia's store does not sell gowns. As Leeanna entered the room, the Uncle found it hard to believe Scott O'Brien had an expert sitting where our call screener is now. "He could have killed the expert", said Leeanna. Our first caller Freddie was the first to call the shooting by the Vice President a conspiracy and that he was not at all surprised by the incident. After the first commercial break and live promotion for Woody's Barbecue in Daphne, Alabama, our host speaks to John, who laughed that "Thomas is such as kidder", most likely David Thomas of the Mobile County School Board. "He thought it was open season on lawyers", said John speaking about Cheney before joking that it's so cold downtown that "the lawyers are keeping their hands in their own pockets", which the Uncle found very good. "Lost George, let's talk to John", said the Uncle to the other John bringing up a conspiracy involving the Clintons and somebody's lifeless body. The news of the accidental shooting has been "advanced through the hunting knowledge of Mike Sloan" in his newsbreaks for the station. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.6/5!

Note of Interest:

Do not confuse the name Francia's Formal Affair with "Formalwear"

"Bright 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, "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Following that clip from Mobile's radio past were Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter to six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds"). Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right). "Thank you so much", said the Uncle greeting one & all "on a beautiful Friday" as looks forward to interacting with us, the listeners. "I mean my thanks, it's something I dwell on", said our host. Listeners were reminded twice to call in live by dialing (251) 479-2723, including the shy listeners who would rather record a voice message by dialing (251) 706-BULL. "J.D. Crowe in his morning cartoon has referred to me as a extremist", said the Uncle in reaction to the Mobile Register cartoonist, implying that he has no sense of humor. "I have a sense of humor, often on display when I talk to Scott O'Brien", said the Uncle, including his conversations with comedian "Killer Beaz". "Just because I'm in to all of that (The Ten Commandments), I've been defined as an extremist", said the Uncle, who plans a "special conversation" between himself and God tonight. "Don't feel uneasy about that, it's all positive", said the Uncle. "I will be working with Him on you, so the cartoon will be working on a different direction", said the Uncle before switching over to a discussion on Mobile City Council member Ben Brooks' visit yesterday, starting with Leeanna's summoning. She made his entrance resembling Morticia Addams, according to our host, who also reminded our call screener that she once had her hair styled like that of the character. "Ben Brooks, very exciting appearance yesterday", said the Uncle about the fellow whom he agrees with on fiscal responsibility. "He's running for (District) 35 in the (Alabama) Senate and he's got an endorsement", said the Uncle before playing a positive voice message from "Evil Irrational Man" (or "the very strange person" who records messages regularly). After years a strange voice messages, "Irrational" actually made a public endorsement, something our host wonders if Leeanna saw coming. "Did you ever listen to yesterday's show", our host asked Leeanna, who only heard "some of it" before returning to her call screening post. Before the first commercial break, our host asked himself why his staff is slowly resembling characters from "The Addams Family", such as Scott O'Brien resembling Uncle Fester. After the first commercial break, including the Uncle's commercial for Woody's Barbecue in Daphne, Alabama, "Uncle Henry, I got up real early this morning because I had a hankering for some chicken waffles", said "Idea" in his voice message. "Cecil, hello", said the Uncle before our caller requests that our host puts him and his wife on the prayer list due to the latter person's illness. "Reputably, is this the real J.D. Crowe", said the Uncle, with the cartoonist responding with, "Are you talking to me?" "I think I called out the extremist from the non-extremist", said Crowe explaining that our host should the read the cartoon carefully. "Are you a lawyer, you're sounding very much like a lawyer", said the Uncle before Crowe asked about the definition of "is" in this situation. Crowe explained the cartoon with Judge Roy Moore and the lightning bolt, which was only "dancing" around here rather than striking him on the head. "There's a man with drool coming out of head", said the Uncle on another cartoon, which is suppose to be a satire of the Mobile Register's editorial staff. "I'm always worried about censorship about editorial cartoons", said Crowe answering our host. "We're a very visual group and we are up there with graphics and trying to stir up public opinion", said Crowe on one of the newspaper's oldest purposes. "Is this a case where apologies are due", our host asked. "These images were floating around for several months", said Crowe on the Denmark-based cartoons portraying the Prophet Mohammed. "So the basic message is I didn't read it right", said the Uncle on Crowe's cartoon today, or "I just misread it". 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, "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Following that clip from Mobile's radio past were Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds"). Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right). "Hi Uncle Henry! I think for the space downtown, we need a parking garage", said one lady via voice message before suggesting a contest for "the best combination of a parking garage, a garden, or a park". She thanked our host "for the issue" of the former courthouse space before leaving us. "Thank you so much", said the Uncle "looking forward to your interaction" on yet another good day for weather in South Alabama. "Thank you for making the Uncle Henry Show the most popular show of its genre here in the Mobile region", said the Uncle before sharing his visit to Francia's Formal Affair on Airport Blvd. yesterday. The store was also visited by Milton Morrow "making a request for more liberals" after taking some free pizza, according to our host. "I say this town is about 70%, within the city, 70% ultra liberal", according to the Uncle's own statistics. "The show happened to upset, yesterday's show upset liberals", said the Uncle before playing a voice message from Crochet (who mentioned his Valentine's Day message for our call screener Leeanna yesterday). Crochet believes yesterday's show was "disappointing" due to the negativity toward members of the Democratic Party and wants everyone to bond together when listening to his three-part ("trilogy") poem on Judge Roy Moore. Our host made a sudden change in topics to the issue of band members injuring or tiring themselves during Mardi Gras parades after hearing the news of local high school bands not participating in the expanded route of the MAMGA Parade on February 28th (Fat Tuesday). One station employee has the idea of replacing exhausted band members during the parade. "Good morning, Freddie", said the Uncle to our first caller, a resident of "old Mobile" in the downtown area. Freddie informs listeners about the thieves who steal manhole covers in his area. "Those manhole covers are heavy, are they", said the Uncle before Freddie reminded us that they are "expensive to replace" and that the "square forms of coverage" commonly seen downtown are no longer made. "People will steal anything, I was robbed myself", said the Uncle on the thievery of pine straw from his yard. "It was one bundle of pine straw", said the Uncle on the straw he was planning to use for a horticulture project. "When I leave out a bundle of pine straw, people will steal anything", said the Uncle before the first commercial break. After the break, "Uncle Henry Show continues, (251) 479-2723 is the number", said the Uncle before reminding listeners that Ben Brooks of the Mobile City Council will join him in the next hour of the program. George learned from our host that there are no pine trees where he lives in Daphne, Alabama, mainly of the pecan kind, thus making the straw a good commodity. "There's some people who want their pine straw picked up", said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller, who reminded Crochet that most radio or stereos have an on/off switch. "Hey, I missed a lot of the discussion on that funeral yesterday, so this probably has been made", said Robin before asking if anybody made the comment that the only former First Lady to stand up at the podium during the King funeral was Mrs. Clinton. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.7/5!

Notes of Interest:

"Nice" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

"Stations Face Uncertainty"

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 voice message. "I'd like to run red lights", said our caller revealing his Valentine's Day card's message for call screener Leeanna. Following the voice message was, "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Following that clip from Mobile's radio past were Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds"). Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right). "Hey Uncle Henry, I'm watching FOX News again about the Muslim uprising", said "Idea" before suggesting that cartoonist J.D. Crowe of the Mobile Register draws something that up bring out such a population in the Mobile region, resulting in the burning of a figure resembling Michael C. Dow. "Thank you so much, it is so beautiful today, isn't it", said the Uncle greeting one & all on this Wednesday morning. "Leeanna is here today, making her first appearance this week", said the Uncle before mentioning their public appearances at Francia's Formal Affair on Airport Blvd. in Mobile, next to the REX store and the old Rhodes Furniture. "I got so mad yesterday at the Coretta Scott King funeral, I was not sure [if] I can go on the air", said the Uncle on some of the speakers who attended the funeral of the person who "changed efforts largely of him (Dr. King) and changed the entire country". "It's perfectly fine to disagree with the President, perfectly fine not to like him", said the Uncle, who has never attended a funeral where others can shame someone else while a person's is being celebrated. "That was classless", said the Uncle before playing audio of "the ultimate of stupidity" when James "Jimmy" Earl Carter spoke, excluding other "stupidity" that our host had the liberty to edit. "Let's get back now, who was it who really wire tapped King", said the Uncle before suspecting that it was Robert Kennedy. "It was the Democrats who did it to him", said the Uncle. "Jimmy Carter, shame on you, shame, shame, shame on you", said the Uncle before telling Carter that "white people are upset about the way FEMA treated them years ago" before the "Chocolate City" ever needed help. "So, there is no truth being spoken at this funeral", said the Uncle on Mrs. King's death being used as an excuse to speak about issues unrelated to her life. After the first commercial break, the Uncle speaks to first live caller Chad, who "can't agree more with everything" our host said today. "All I can say is keep it up", said Chad after reminding the Uncle about the Paul Whetstone funeral. After Chad mentioned the Clintons' ("Bill and Hillary") appearance at the King funeral, "I happen to be watching the news about a week ago and she (Mrs. Clinton) was in San Francisco with Katie Couric". Since that San Francisco appearance, Chad has never sensed any fear of this potential presidential candidate. Mr. C. agrees "with Chad 100%", but believes that a majority of the black population began supporting the Democratic political party during Franklin Roosevelt's years as president. Our host had to leave Cecil during his call due to the newsbreak and commercials airing in less than a minute. 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") leading up to, "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Following that clip from Mobile's radio past were Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds"). Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right). "Thank you so much", said the Uncle greeting one & all for making the show the most popular program "of its genre" in the Mobile region, "encompassing Baldwin County and areas east of Loxley". "Everywhere for Saraland to France to the Mid East", said the Uncle on how the topics range before mentioning the fact that our call screener Leeanna is out again. She is now out on the day before she and our host were scheduled to appear together from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Francia's Formal Affair in Mobile. "The mayor of New Orleans has once again said something semi-controversial", said the Uncle on C. Ray Nagin now looking up "to other nations for help". "A delegation of French officials passed through New Orleans last week", said the Uncle, along with the nation of Jordan's King Abdullah. "Trying to get foreign and possible business partnership with other countries trying to help New Orleans", the Uncle made clear for us, "more power to him". "A foreign policy star", our host dubbed him before making the transition to a discussion of government spending in general, including mention of the Web page Expect More.org. "One other thing that the President is proposing to cut is public broadcasting", said the Uncle, who has noticed that certain people are upset over the cuts in programming for the Public Broadcasting Service. "What is wrong with Big Bird [getting] a sponsor, seriously", said the Uncle. "Why do I have to sponsor Big Bird", our host added. "We'll talk some more about the other cuts, there's some other things they need to cut", said the Uncle before speaking to our first live caller, who mentioned "the cuts at the rate of spending". "I will also check you later", said the Uncle to our first caller before the first commercial break. "Another horrible mess at the school system", said "Idea" in a voice message sensing Sunday's news story on the school system as only the beginning of what may lead up to four different regional systems. "Leeanna out today, let's talk to Mike", said the Uncle before hearing a busy signal. "Has Leeanna come back", the Uncle asked before mentioning substitute call screener Trey Lane. "There's another thing in the Mobile Register that caught my eye", said the Uncle on the wording in the article on the demolition of the former Mobile County Courthouse in downtown Mobile. "Grounds may be turned into Mardi Gras theme park", said the Uncle, with emphasis on the word "may". "A Mardi Gras parking lot, not a Mardi Gras park", said the Uncle on something "for the good of the people". At the end of the half-hour, the Uncle used the time to promote Woody's Barbecue in Daphne, Alabama. 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") leading up to, "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Following that clip from Mobile's radio past 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". The theme music briefly dropped out between the audio clips and voice message played before the introduction. "Just do the first part of the show in all different foreign languages so that everybody can be welcome to the show", said "Idea" in a new voice message. "Thank you so much…Uncle Henry Show in progress", said the Uncle greeting one & all on yet another beautiful day for "numerous topics to discuss". "I enjoyed the Super Bowl broadcast on ABC", said the Uncle, who enjoyed the "football aspect" of the broadcast. He also "monitored" the halftime segment of the broadcast without time to enjoy it. "They're apparently going to be doing this mess until they are in their seventies", said the Uncle, who describes the "people going nuts" over the musicians "The Rolling Stones" as an "ancient civilization". "I don't like the symbolism", said the Uncle on the stage being shaped like a tongue. "ABC wisely broadcasted a delay", said the Uncle, who, along with folks that enjoy live television must get to, as it may be used for future events in the years to come. Our first live caller joins us after hearing the Uncle speak about "sports broadcasting" before mentioning his status as a NASCAR fanatic. He mentioned that racers are fined for any curse words that make it on the air. "They're trying to make it something decent for families", said this fellow on the NASCAR broadcasts that he watches with his son, whose ears are never covered during those televised races. "Good morning, Uncle Henry, Roll Tide", said Ron before mentioning the "very polite" call screener substituting for Leeanna. "A 67-year-old in a 12-year-old body" is how Ron's wife described "The Rolling Stones" lead singer Mick Jagger last night. "I enjoy people hitting other people with padding", said the Uncle after hearing Ron say that he doesn't really enjoy football. "And now, an issue of local interest", said the Uncle on the Mobile Register's weekend story on the Mobile County Public School System's "travel habits and expenses" that has listeners commenting and the state school board upset. "Another week and a new school board story", said Tim via voice message, "it scares me than there's actually more to it than there is in the paper", referring to Lonnie Parsons, who doesn't seem to remember the hotel expenses. "Uncle Henry, I was reflecting on the school board story yesterday", said "Idea" before realizing that the school board members "are in France" here in the Mobile area. "We have to become French people in a matter of time to be the Paris of the South", said "Idea". "Was there a story about some technical school they couldn't afford", our host asked before reminding listeners that there is never enough money for the school system. "When our schools are the equivalent of a Ritz-Carlton, then you can stay in a Rich-Carlton", said the Uncle. "When our schools are the equivalent of a Motel 6, then you can stay in a Motel 6", the Uncle added. After the first commercial break, a voice message from Richard in Theodore, Alabama was played, including him deciding whether he should call in live again after the reaction to his mention of "Chinese fire drill". "Leeanna out today, Trey Lane, the best call screener in our history is [answering calls]", said the Uncle before the newsbreak and commercials. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.9/5!

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") leading up to, "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Following that clip from Mobile's radio past were, "And I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six", said Reggie Copeland of the Mobile City Council, followed by "The Idea Guy", and Tim on the theme of this being "a great day in the City of Mobile". "Thank you so much, Uncle Henry Show underway on a beautiful Friday", said the Uncle greeting one & all, including the listeners he was thinking about as he drove through some thick fog this morning. "I'm in a bristle over numerous things that have popped up on a local, state, national, and international scope", said the Uncle before reminding listeners to call in at (251) 479-2723. "I still enjoy when two good teams evenly match up", said the Uncle expressing his love for the Super Bowl and football in general, but what he is really complaining about is an appearance by the musicians known as "The Rolling Stones" during halftime. "We had our first visitor come in and out of the room", said the Uncle before asking why not have a Motown type of group perform this Sunday. "This is a serious misstep and if they don't like Motown, there are plenty of other artists", said the Uncle before mentioning the Osmonds and Glen Campbell as future performers. "All those people, that's America, don't bring any American haters", said the Uncle, who would say twice that he had to "get that off my chest". "A judge ruled yesterday that Alabama's drivers license tests is [perfectly] legal in a dozen languages", said the Uncle on a different subject. "Is English easier, at least in driving", the Uncle asked. "This is about to be an entirely Spanish speaking country, but a dozen languages", the Uncle wonders after reading about this judge's ruling. "What if some person wants it in Klingon", said the Uncle before allowing first caller Barry to speak. "You've had some very valid points there", said Barry before asking our host about bank fees. "I used to use ATM machines and I don't use them anymore", said the Uncle reflecting upon his experience with bank fees. "It's getting out of hand", said Barry, who informs listeners that if we don't complain about the fees, they will most likely continue. After the first commercial break, the theme from the popular TV program "Survivor" can be heard in the background as the Uncle speaks to Jim, who heard "on the national news this morning" that "The Rolling Stones" will not be releasing the three songs to be performed this Sunday. As the Uncle had the NFL Network ("my default channel") in the background, "they had a Rolling Stones press conference", including musician Mick Jagger's use "of the worst curse word" in western society. "Yes, you were wondering where Norman was", said Paul before mentioning listener Norman's current health, which consists of the "excruciating" shingles. "Norman, we're thinking of you", said the Uncle before summoning Leeanna with audio of listener Jan's "Leeann" and "Evil Irrational Man's" "Leeanna" for information on her "Rolling Stones connection". She mentioned WRKH 96.1 "The Rocket" FM's promotion of tickets to witness "The Rolling Stones" performing in Atlanta, Georgia. Today's promotion includes the "song of the day" being a song written by the musicians. "Go down to Treadwell Ford and show them", said the Uncle to the listeners who first heard this promotion on 710 AM instead of WRKH-FM, which is also being broadcast out of the WKRG/Clear Channel of Mobile building on 555 Broadcast Drive. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.8/5!

Notes of Interest:

"Quite Foggy Today" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

The 40th Super Bowl begins this Sunday around 5:00 PM Central standard time and will air on ABC Television Network stations across the country, including WEAR-TV serving the Mobile/Pensacola TV market. The game will not be a live event, sadly, but it does not take away from the enjoyment of the game at home.

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 Mobile's radio past were Reggie Copeland of the Mobile County Council, "The Idea Guy", and Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right") on the theme of this being "a great day in the City of Mobile". "Thank you so much, welcome to the Uncle Henry Show, thank you for listening", said the Uncle greeting one & all on "this day of beauty", as we have numerous topics to discuss as always. "One of the best photographs of all-time" is on the front page of today's Mobile Register "Sports" section, according to our host. The Uncle would frame this photo and put in on a T-shirt, breaking his own rule of having shirts without a sort of picture. "Andre Smith putting on the Bear Bryant hat, what an attractive smile this young man has", said the Uncle on this fellow just beginning "a wonderful life as an Alabama Crimson Tide football star". A voice message from the "ubiquitous Al" on recruiting players such as Smith was played. "Well, you say your message is positive, but you could say anything positive without throwing in an attack about the SEC", said the Uncle before assuming that Al believes Andre Smith is being exploited. Our host wonders if "Shaun Alexander feels exploited after his career at Alabama" before speaking to our first caller, Jim the Tax Man, who agrees that the "Sports" page photo is indeed beautiful. Jim's first thought after seeing that picture was "a beautiful family", including Smith and his mother. Jim provided listeners the toll-free number to contact Judge Roy Moore, who is currently running for governor of Alabama. The telephone number given out twice is 1-866-375-0490. "Uncharacteristic call, as it didn't involve taxes", said the Uncle before the first commercial break. "Uncle Henry, I was watching the news tonight", said "Idea" after watching a report on the possibility of Bay St. Louis and Waveland, Mississippi becoming one city, or "Bay Way", according to our caller. After "Idea" switched from Channel 15 (WPMI) and Channel 5 (WKRG), he noticed what the news anchors would say before the first commercial break. "News for Silverhill, Semmes, it's news for everybody, Channel 15 doesn't do that", said "Idea" before leaving us. "Uncle Henry, it was a nice picture in the paper, but I have a rhetorical question for the listeners", said "first time caller, long time listener" Jack. "If you've got a good engineering school, do you have to recruit", said the Uncle wondering how exactly these students are recruited. "If they want to put a Bear Bryant hat on some physicist, I [would be] fine with that", said the Uncle. "Anytime they would want to put of Bear Bryant on some young person, I'm all for that", said the Uncle before speaking to Kate about the commercials for schools such as Harvard University. "I know I've got at least one e-mail that I've got to read to you", said the Uncle after reminding listeners that they can call in and contact him with electronic mail. He reminded listeners about the beginning of the television ratings period known as February sweeps, consisting of numerous special programming such as the popular TV program "Survivor" and "very interesting" local newscasts. Tonight on WPMI-TV's 10:00 PM newscast, young girls locked up at Strickland Youth Center will be profiled in a report titled "Mean Girls". "Very much looking forward", said the Uncle before suggesting that our call screener Leeanna shares her thoughts on the "mean girls" featured in this report". Our next caller Otis brought to our host's attention the news of a young boy taking a gun to a local school in his backpack before suggesting that both the father and mother serve six months in prison each. "After the news, we're going to have more Uncle Henry Show, don't go anywhere", said the Uncle mentioning once again that he may bring Leeanna in the studio to discuss tonight's "Mean Girls" report. "She's got two of them", said our host referring to our call screener's two young girls, "but you know what I mean". Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!


Notes of Interest:

"Stormy Start" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

TV Guide Gulf Coast Edition for Wednesday, September 12th, 1984

TV Guide Gulf Coast Edition for Sunday, September 9th, 1984

TV Guide Gulf Coast Edition for Sunday, September 13th, 1987

TV Guide Gulf Coast Edition for Tuesday, September 15th, 1987

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 Mobile's radio past 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". "Thank you so much", said the Uncle greeting one & all on this "beautiful, beautiful Wednesday here in the Mobile area". Listeners were again thanked for making the show the success it continues to be for its genre. "Numerous topics, we have a lot to talk about on today's show, interesting doings in Montgomery", said the Uncle, including some "interesting doings here". Our host reminded listeners that much of yesterday's program was on the recommendations made by the citizen committees appointed by Sam Jones. The mayor "released his plan officially and shockingly", according to our host, "here's a quote from him: everything in this document is important to us". Though the Uncle knows there are some good recommendations in the report, but some ridiculous ones are in there too. "Apparently, there's some kind of gang of kung fu fighters", said "Idea" (via voice message), who claims that he has been "laughing for ten hours" after reading the committee recommendations in yesterday's Mobile Register. "I'm probably ignorant about this", said the Uncle on the problem of "gymnasium and kung fu establishments" in the area, since his interest in such physical activities has dwindled since the 1970s. "Kung fu may be something good for me as a grandparent so that I can face a teenager", said the Uncle after mentioning his grandson, who is reaching the age of when he can surpass the Uncle in height. "I want to subdue him without harming him", our host said. "Maybe there's a kung fu for senior citizens who remain seated", our host wonders. "First let's talk to Bruce, hello Bruce", said the Uncle to the "Kung fu caller" making noises for the sake of being a prankster. "If you remember during the hurricane season, when we had hurricanes targeting this part of the country", said the Uncle speaking about the proposal for a new bridge across Mobile Bay, which could be of great help for evacuation and to relieve congestion in the Wallace Tunnel. "Here is another…Al's attitude in this voice message is an example of what is wrong with the City of Mobile", said the Uncle before playing our regular commentator's take on the bridge. "It ain't coming to the town, now put that up your pipe and smoke it", said Al, who claims that he would even use a bomb to keep this bridge out of the area. "That is an illustration of what is wrong with this city, an illustration of someone who doesn't care with his fellow man", said the Uncle after hearing Al's comments and suggestions. "This bridge idea has nothing to do with people living in Baldwin County", said the Uncle correcting a misguided Al. Even if our host "moves to the moon", he will always talk about the city he grew up in and taxes for during a 40-year span, yet he still does in the form of sales taxes as a resident of Daphne, Alabama. After the first commercial break, "this is a first time caller", said Charles before reminding our host about what James Brown once said, since kung fu is being discussed. "You may not know karate, but I do know caravan", said Charles quoting the singer. "What is all this kung fu stuff if they're going to require a background check", Steve asked before the Uncle mentioned the committee recommendation of having background checks for instructors at all local martial arts schools. "I know several martial arts practitioners", said Steve before reminding our host that "you're going to get kicked, you're going to get dirty" if you try this activity. According to our caller, the origin of the black belt involved someone's belt turning black from the dirt on the ground, but he's not sure whether this origin is true. Steve may consider himself to not be an expert of the martial arts, but he knows "there's a lot of mixed martial arts out there" being practiced. "Maybe I can be a seated warrior", said the Uncle before the newsbreak and commercials. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.7/5!


"More Clouds" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar