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 the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". 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") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. 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 just watched the news on Channel 5 and Rose Ann just said the news again for China", said "Idea" in exaggeration via voice message, suggesting that our host does the same thing of mentioning the local areas he serves. "Also tell Leeanna, by my office, I'm giving free water", said "Idea". "Thank you so much! Uncle Henry Show underway for this beautiful, beautiful, Thursday", said the Uncle "with talk" for areas such as Prichard, McIntosh, Appleton, "and various other areas". "We have more proof that I'm right in the Press-Register", said the Uncle. "They say that Jo Bonner got like half a million dollars" in campaign money in comparison to opponent Vivian Beckerly. Our host made mention of Beckerly's numerous cats. "We also have, strangely, there is a picture on page 8B of a man kissing an alligator", said the Uncle, "I don't understand you alligator lovers". "He has long hair, he has that hippie hair", according to our host. "They've given him (the alligator) a name to humanize him", said the Uncle after reading the caption on "Crusty". "Eventually children are going to get their faces bit off and we're going to pay for that", according to our host if young children were to get the wrong idea from reading today's newspaper. Our host reminded listeners of yesterday's discussion of trucks idling before playing a voice message in opposition. "If it idles over 15 minutes, they are wasting gas", said our caller and trucker via voice message. Our first live caller Steve before the first commercial break turned out to be an audio prankster with the voice of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin. After the break, "I have a bone to pick with your radio station, y'all need to quit running commercials (with a vehicular horn)", said our caller in a voice message. "I say I agree with that caller, it's very annoying with their radio commercials that have horns", said the Uncle. "I understand that radio has to paint a picture in your mind and transport you", said the Uncle, but still believes such things "can be very disconcerting". "Maybe the broadcasters can get together at their annual National Association of Broadcasters", our host suggested in the passing of an ordinance for radio stations. "Saving lives" was our next caller's reason for keeping the trucks idling with the air conditioner running. "Maybe we can send some Wave, some Wave buses that don't actually go anywhere", our host suggested for folks who cannot afford air conditioning. "Maybe people should start slowly but surely slow their air conditioners up", our next caller Steve suggested as the opposite of one's climate. "This is by far one of the best concepts introduced on the Uncle Henry Show", said the Uncle. "We could get a grant from the federal government to study the declimatization and the climatization of the human body", said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller driving on the Bay Way over Mobile Bay. "Are you serious, we could send pizza to the IDF?" asked the Uncle. "Look it up and talk to your listeners", said our caller. "It's Pizza IDF.org", said the Uncle after finding the website where folks have the option of sending drinks and pizza to various servicemen. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.4/5!

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 the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". 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") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. 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"). "Street talk is really, 50%, or maybe 90% true", said the late community activist Lillian Jackson in a classic audio clip. "Thank you so much! Yes, indeed, thanks to you, listener", said the Uncle greeting one & all on "a beautiful Wednesday in this area". "There is so much going on just about everywhere", said the Uncle as he looks forward to today's exchange of ideas. "Another day and another time that I surprisingly agree with Sam Jones, the mayor of Mobile", said the Uncle. "I had concerns about Sam Jones when he took office", said the Uncle in spite of the "housing board thing" former WPMI-TV investigator Josh Bernstein busted. "Since Sam Jones has taken office, he's done the right thing. Roadblocks, [catching] the criminal element", said the Uncle, and now the end of discretionary funds. "This is a ridiculous idea, should have never been allowed", said the Uncle. "You shouldn't have some special fund for each district to do that", said the Uncle regarding sidewalk repair. "You see, the reason they like them, you know the reason these politicians like this", said the Uncle. "They do a favor", our host said in short. "You see what I'm saying, it's like a re-election fund", said the Uncle. "The city is suppose to fix this stuff anyway", said the Uncle reiterating what Jones has said recently. "The whole concept: ridiculous", said the Uncle. "He's trying to separate a politician from money", said the Uncle. "The mayor will need your help. The mayor will need your support to take this under control", said the Uncle before reminding listeners to join the show by dialing (251) 479-2723. "Many other topics, this is a multi topic program", said the Uncle. "We'll get to your phone calls now, good morning", said the Uncle before hearing our first live caller speak. "I noticed that they have been working on a street or a walk", said our unnamed female caller after noticing trucks belonging to the City of Mobile. "What kind of trucks were they?" our host asked before learning that they were city trucks. "It's bigger than a pick up truck", said our caller. "You're saying the trucks were just running", said the Uncle. "There might have been someone sleeping in there and you couldn't see them", said the Uncle. "I said, 'Why don't you turn [it] off, as the price of gas is $3.00 a gallons' ", said our caller to one of the workers, who gave her a stupid answer. "We've always kept our trucks running", said the Uncle paraphrasing the worker's answer. "There were no generators", said our caller after our host questioned that possibility. "Close to Berkeley Field" was the location of these trucks. "That was an outstanding report from a citizen journalist", said the Uncle. "What's the rational for a city truck?" our host wonders, as "there's got to be a reason". After the first commercial break, a listener's song recorded via voice message played before the bumper music. "All right, Uncle Henry Show continues", said the Uncle before reminding listeners that the newsbreak will begin in about 10 minutes, along with a discussion of our call screener Leeanna's teeth. "We lost Carol", said the Uncle before our next caller David joined us with a "Roll Tide" shout. "I knew there was a reason", said the Uncle after learning from David that the trucks continue running in order to power the emergency lights. "That is not very practical", said Rosa. "Getting women calling, day after day, there is like a movement among the women callers. Enjoying it tremendously", said the Uncle. "Let's talk to Harry, hello Harry", said the Uncle before Harry mentioned the city trucks using diesel fuel. "So, it takes an hour's worth of fuel [for] diesel fuel", said the Uncle. "You're saying that they're saving the city money by leaving the motor running", said the Uncle after listening to what Harry learned from an unidentified person. "Several good reasons", said Harry on trucks idling. "This is the only talk show to get into the inner workings of a diesel engine", said the Uncle. "Let's talk to Robert, hello Robert", said the Uncle. "I don't know anything about diesel engines", said Robert, but he does know at least one person who leaves an automobile running for the air conditioner. Audio of past caller Jan saying "Leeann" was heard in the background during Robert's call. "Running out of time for this segment, we're going to have news coming up", said the Uncle before allowing our call screener to speak about her "extreme dental work", along with her knowledge on diesel fuel. "It does take a little gas to crank it back up", said Leeanna. Our host complimented Leeanna for having the most perfect smile in the building. "Including 'KRG", said Leeanna referring to the TV station down stairs and original owner of the three story building on 555 Broadcast Drive. Turns out our host excluded "the TV people", as they have perfect smiles already. "You went and got yours from Dr. Byron Scott", said the Uncle. "He does a great job", said Leeanna on Dr. Scott's services at Spring Hill Dental Health Service. 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 the following audio clip: "Hi Uncle Henry, I was just going to tell you I'm watching Lawrence Welk", said Tim via voice message before putting his telephone against the TV set to give Scott O'Brien an idea of what "good music is". "Let me watch the rest of this, I'll talk to you later", said Tim before ending his message. "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air", a clip from Mobile's radio past followed the voice message. 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") came after. 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, thank you for being you", said the Uncle greeting one & all. As always, there are numerous topics to discuss. "Before we get to that, even Leeanna has a good topic", said the Uncle, which surprises even him. "Let me give you a quick review at this Hank Aaron Stadium with the 'Deal or No Deal' audition", said the Uncle, who went to the audition for the popular TV program as a "cultural observer". "It's not really a game of skill, it's a game of gambling", said the Uncle, though he knows well that the game actually "looks like gambling" from his perspective. "I want to admonish people", said the Uncle regarding some folks among the thousands or so that participated. "You were nasty", said the Uncle to the listener or listeners who were at the stadium Saturday. "Throwing their trash on the ground as if it's right", said the Uncle. "You can perhaps toss down your litter and save your life", said the Uncle on situations that involve wild animals. "It was embarrassing, it was embarrassing. I wonder if your parents thought you that?" asked the Uncle, who would have been forced to go back a mile to pick up litter if he were still under the care and control of his parents. Bob Haskins of Keep Mobile Beautiful "would have been put in a tizzy", according to our host, followed by the ambulance if he were at the stadium. Our host may have grown up without much money, but he can safely say "we didn't throw our trash out in the street" for some reason. After getting that rant off his chest and reminding listeners to dial (251) 479-2723 to join the show, "I'm always surprised at what modern man would do", said the Uncle. "Here's another thing that just irritated me", said the Uncle on the Sherman Williams interview in the Press-Register newspaper. "If they were smart, they wouldn't be in prison", said the Uncle. "I don't get the prison interview, they do it all the time", our host referring to news organizations. "What are we going to learn? Nothing", said the Uncle. "It's like dog bites man, man in prison, so what?" said the Uncle. "They wasted ink", said the Uncle after getting that off his chest too. "A mystery caller as we go to line 2", said the Uncle before speaking to Harry, who couldn't agree more with our host more on litter. Not only would Harry be forced to pick up his own litter as a boy, "I would get a tail whooping too", as our caller put it. "There's another thing, it seems to be implied that if you grow up in Prichard, it's just difficult to get involved in what he (Sherman Williams)" got involved in, said the Uncle. "I throw my trash on the sidewalk because it's somebody job to pick it up" is what our host remembers as being the logic of at least one adult he met. After the first commercial break, "Uncle Henry, I just read the article in the paper, the Sunday paper about Sherman Williams", said one caller via voice message. After reading the article, our caller believes Williams is either scared of the drug dealers he was involved with or that he will remain a thug for the rest of his life. "Uncle Henry Show continues on a beautiful Monday, I like Mondays", said the Uncle on a day when "people get to business". "I hope Sherman Williams gets to sit there and rot", said our next caller. "We don't need drug addicts and drug people or anything", said our caller after reading about Williams' plans to enter the Mobile County Public School System once he's released from prison. "David Thomas is going to be doing some stuff in the schools, but that's really part of his punishment", said the Uncle after the former Mobile County Public School System member was mentioned. Our host suggests that schools "let them (students) see what it's really like in there", jail to be precise. "I agree with you, take 'em down there", said our next caller Tom. "You're going to remember an actual real jail with criminals in there", said the Uncle. Tom is also in agreement with the Uncle on litter, which also brought to mind litter during the Mardi Gras season. "You know who pays for that, the people who don't even go to the parades", said the Uncle. Tom believes that if Mobile were to grow and prosper, "The first thing you got to do is clean it up". "You know, they looked at this, they researched litter", said the Uncle on a study that includes, "once there's litter, it encourages more litter". "Hello Masey", said the Uncle to our next caller. "He was not a rat, he didn't rat out his companion", said Masey on the Sherman Williams article. Masey also believes in showing school students the inside of a prison. "An excellent end to the phone call hour", said the Uncle before mentioning his son's experience of watching video of Bill Cosby present junkies as they were. "My son talked about that for years", said the Uncle. "Uncle Henry Show continues!" said our host before the break for news and commercials. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.9/5!


In response to comment left by Lagniappe editor Rob Holbert: "Done!"

"More T'storms" - 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 the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". 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") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. 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"). After a lengthy moment of the show's theme music came the pre-recorded introduction. "Thank you so much, thank you for listening, the Uncle Henry Show underway. There are young people in the studio", said the Uncle before introducing "The Lagniappe Children" Rob Holbert and Ashley Toland. "It appears you are giving the Nappie Awards?" said the Uncle, who doesn't find the name "Nappie" logical in comparison to the pronunciation of "Lagniappe". "7 or 800 hundred (voters), I find that hard to believe", said the Uncle. "You say people try to stuff the ballot box?" our host asked Rob, who mentioned one station "with an FM and AM component" stuffing the ballot box very poorly with photocopied ballots. "They did not get counted, we counted one of them", said Rob. "So you will tell me off the air the name of the station", said the Uncle before playing some "brief intermission music" for listeners so that he can hear "WABB" off the air. "Ah-ha, I knew it was them!" said the Uncle. "They're filled out by real people", Rob mentioned along with businesses that had the ballots available. "When you started this, was it a much lower number?" our host asked while still amazed by the number 700. It has been about the same, according to Rob. "I was shocked at a savage restaurant review at a restaurant I've frequented", said the Uncle, who now sees himself as a "fool" for visiting this place. "It can be risky to do that", said the Uncle speaking as someone else in a business supported by advertisers. "What are some other food awards?" our host asked our guests seconds before Holbert's cellular phone ranged. "The Uncle Henry Show, a show not mentioning to the wife", said the Uncle after Rob's assumption of the cellular caller. "Some of your media awards were kind of off color", said the Uncle after seeing award categories such as, "DJ whose voice you leads you to believe you may want to see (him or her) naked". "I don't understand the appeal of that, why do you want to do that", said the Uncle, who does commend our guests for including a category ("Best Talk Radio Host") where he can win in every year. "This is the traditional show that features me, taking calls from disgruntled elderly men, that's a real talk show in Mobile, Alabama", said the Uncle. "I want to apologize to Leeanna for accepting that award", said the Uncle. "She made a beautiful acceptance", said Ashley. After the first commercial break, our host believes someone will prove him to be right and today's guests wrong. After the break for commercials, "I wanted to call in and try to give a message to Leeanna", said our caller via voice message, who saw a photograph online of our call screener's tattoo designed by Press-Register cartoonist J.D. Crowe. "I think they ought to be covered up", said our caller after learning of Leeanna's acceptance of the Nappie award on behalf of the Uncle. "I'm backed up by the voice mail", said the Uncle. "After the news, we are going to get into your savage attacks of Sam Jones", said the Uncle before returning to the media topics. "I'm just saying that, is there anyway you can shake things up?" said the Uncle. "Maybe we can put someone about local media personalities who read porn", Rob suggested, since Ashley gave him the idea. "Stand by for a moment", said the Uncle before giving the "Lagniappe" publishers a "scoop" during the intermission music. "All right, I apologize for the listener, but it's going to be a scoop for them", said the Uncle. "That is something people need to know", said the Uncle before mentioning the category for memorable news story, which was a certain hurricane for last August that "barely won". "The favorite Lagniappe feature story", said the Uncle, which was "LNG" and the runner up was "Behind the Pole - The Lives of Mobile Strippers". "Let's talk to Steve", said the Uncle to our first live caller, who addressed our guests as "Lagniappies". "Your callers and your listeners, you know, this is radio, we don't have to describe what everybody looks like", said Steve after hearing all the "Leeanna hate" today. "She does have a pretty decent work ethic", said Steve acknowledging her work for other radio stations in the Mobile region owned by Clear Channel Communications. "I think Ashley, the pranks have dropped off to absolutely nothing", said Steve referring to the show's on-air pranks of the past. Before the newsbreak, our host played another voice message proving that Leeanna "doesn't have a good relationship with every listener". Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.5/5!


Notes of Interest

Nappie Awards

"Wet Weekend" - 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 the following voice message: "Hi, I just had another thought that I love the city we live in, it's such a beautiful, sunny day", said one fellow who "feels so good to be a Mobilian" that he could slap someone just for the fun of it. "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air", a voice from Mobile's radio past followed that voice message. 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 wanted to um, suggest on the penny two things they can make it out of", said "Idea" before mentioning the two things native to the Mobile region that can be sold back to the federal government. "Pine straw or make it out of sand", said "Idea". "A berm made of pennies made out of sand, now that can stop a damn hurricane from coming over here", said "Idea" before ending his voice message. "Yes", said the Uncle during his pre-recorded introduction before shouting, "Thank you so much!" "Thank you listener, thank you for listening, thus earning the description listener", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "I am feeling in good health, I wish the same [unto you]", said the Uncle before apologizing to "those of you who have been trying to call" on behalf of our call screener Leeanna currently away from her work post. "I apologize for that, just one of those instances, Franklin, the caller who's been very upset with Leeanna, turns out he's been right", said the Uncle. "In the popular Metro/Region section of the Press-Register, there's a shocking use of a word, as you are well aware by listening, I am always looking at the words in the newspaper. The words are fascinating", said the Uncle, who is also fascinated by the arrangement of the quotations and "the words themselves". "This word could offend and I don't want to offend you", said the Uncle, who was not offended of this word. "There's religious programming on the AM dial", our host recommended for the sensitive listeners. "This word is used in a headline and also in a photo description, the story is this, here it comes: '(Hurricane) Katrina Refugee Charged with Drug Trafficking' ", said the Uncle. "Now I thought that word was forbidden. I thought that word refugee was a no-no", said the Uncle, who remembers the shows following the hurricane. "I can't keep up with what offends people and what doesn't!" said our frustrated Uncle. "Words that were once good are now bad", said the Uncle. "Now it's being used, it's less than a year, and now the word is back", said the Uncle. "I don't want to get caught up in some cross-culture crossfire", said our host. "Do you ever get the feeling that we're better off speaking English when we're not speaking the same language", said the Uncle before getting to the callers. "We have apparently Leeanna or someone" back call screening again, according to our host, who thanked whomever is screening calls before speaking to first live caller Michael. "She had a salesman in the office", said Michael after speaking to Leeanna. "Looks like the beginning of a joke, doesn't it", said the Uncle. Michael was watching the news on WPMI-TV and a special report by the Christian Broadcasting Network. "I think self-defense should be recognized, I think everyone knows self-defense", said the Uncle after listening to Michael. "They (the nation of Israel) really, been, even in recent times it's just been a lot of hope with nothing to back it up", said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller Elizabeth. "When I was growing up, I heard profanities and obscenities were absolutely [acceptable]", said Elizabeth. "What word has been banned this week?" the Uncle asked. "You may never know", said Elizabeth, who admits to being "politically incorrect" herself. "The roof men are back", said the Uncle after hearing some noise from outside of the WKRG building. "During the Uncle Henry Show is the prime drilling time in the wall, literally right out the window", said the Uncle. Our host is being cautious now, as "they got a drill, a gigantic, long drill" or something. "We have John, waiting, John, you're going to have to listen to some commercials", said the Uncle before the first commercial break. After the break, "William Tell" plays in the background, along with a voice message from "The Idea Guy". "More drilling underway in the background", said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller, who mentioned caller Thomas "dropping a bomb" on our host at the end of his 10 o'clock with mention of "World War III". "I guess Thomas needs a history lesson", said our caller. "Like I said, from 1936 to '39, Germany had signed an armistice", our caller mentioned. "I wonder what would have happened if we had stopped Hitler in '36?" our caller asked. He suggested that our host ask Thomas the previous question whenever he's on the show again. "I'm sitting here listening to Bush at the NCAA meeting, I mean the NAACP", said our next caller Tommy with the Auburn University investigation on his mind. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.8/5!


(Pardon the days without a review of the show.)

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 the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". 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") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. 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, it's about 6:46", said Tim via voice message, assuming that folks like Mobile County Commissioner Steve Nodine are already awake in Europe on business. "I guess it's about time to put an aquarium in the city soon", said Tim. "Yes", said the Uncle during his pre-recorded introduction before giving listeners his usual shout of, "Thank you so much!" "Despite the obstacles that been placed in my pathway today", our host is enjoying the show. "After the 10 o'clock news", the listeners' will have an opportunity "to talk to a Wallace", George Wallace, Jr. in particular. "When it comes to elections, how many people make up their mind at the last minute? I hope it's a small fraction", said the Uncle on today's primary election. "I heard a commercial and the commercial actually changed my mind on who I was going to vote for", said the Uncle as he was listening to the radio in his automobile yesterday. "You think you really made the decision yourself", said the Uncle after hearing this "subliminal message". "Several (candidates) were mentioned", said the Uncle, who had a "ah-ha" moment during the commercial. Listeners were given the call-in number (251) 479-2723. "The Foley City Council, in progressive Baldwin County, Alabama, have voted to ban smoking in public areas", said the Uncle. "How about that? I got to thinking about that", said the Uncle after mentioning that no one can smoke within 15 feet of a public building. "Fairhope is expected to do this", according to our host. "Mobile, who knows", said the Uncle, along with Daphne east of Mobile Bay. "You're going to have to build a gazebo, a smoker's gazebo" our host suggested as a special place for listeners. "I guess it's to protect people from getting murdered by the smoke", said our host figuring out the zone that folks cannot smoke in. "They will have saved people inside the building from the tobacco smoke, but outside there will be increased carbon monoxide", said the Uncle. "It's just one more step toward the complete banning of all smoking, as far as Mobile's concern, I'm not sure Mobile is ready for it", said the Uncle. Before the first commercial break, listeners were reminded to call in by dialing (251) 479-2723. After the first commercial break, "Uncle Henry, I was going to call and tell you my master plan for the Middle East", said "The Idea Guy" via voice message. "We can actually take the Middle East over, we can take it over", said "Idea". "We'll have two countries with no liberals and we can drill for oil", said "Idea" if his master plan were to succeed. "Reaganville", said "Idea" for the name of the area in West Asia. "Let's talk to Steve, hello Steve", said the Uncle to our first live caller. "I'm enjoying this Israeli response to Hezbollah", said Steve on the latest conflict in West Asia. "In places like that, sometimes right is right", said Steve. "I can't get over all these countries in Europe", said Steve, including those protected by the USA in the past. "Well Steve, there's been many, many years of an attitude toward appeasing this bullies in the Middle East", said the Uncle. "These people need to stand up", our host added. "It's funny that only certain kind of bullies are condemned", said Steve. Steve sees no difference in the "attitude toward genocide" between Adolf Hitler and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of the West Asian nation formerly known as Persia. "Good morning", said the Uncle to our next caller Michael. "Sir, I had a very important question to ask you", said Michael before asking our host about Alabama Senate candidate Rusty Glover having more time to make trips to Montgomery if elected state senator. Our host cannot speak or endorse a candidate like Glover. "If it were a Democrat primary and Scott O'Brien liked him, he'd endorse him", said the Uncle, who would not endorse such a candidate. Michael reminded listeners that conflicts such as the one between Israel and Lebanon have been going on "since the Bible days". "To hear that this has happened is no big shocker", said the Uncle before speaking to George. "Briefly, that Steve, his call was totally outrageous and truthful", said George before leaving us. "We are getting close to the top of your hour", said the Uncle before reminding us that "if there's anything you want to ask a Wallace", the next hour with George Wallace, Jr. will be the listeners' best chance. "Good morning, Uncle Henry", said our next caller, who asked our host about the responsibility given to owners of property yet to be demolished. "There's a lot of eye sores that can be taken cared of", said the Uncle. "I got to run, out of time, the news is next", said the Uncle. 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 the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". 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") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. 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"). "Yes", the Uncle said twice (along with "exactly") during the pre-recorded opening before greeting us with, "Thank you so much", which was not shouted this time. "Whoever you are on the phone right now, talking to Leeanna, you need to release the line", said the Uncle. "Hang up the phone! Seriously, get off the phone!" said the Uncle to this caller on the station's talk show line. "Some long conversation", said the Uncle. "I hope you're having a pleasant Friday, it's a wonderful Friday", said the Uncle before bringing to our attention an "academic scandal at Auburn", something our host understands as an Alabama Crimson Tide fan. "I feel your pain, been there, done that", said the Uncle. "If you take a class where you read a book and write a ten page report and talk to a professor, that sounds kind of easy", said the Uncle. "There's that to talk about and we're going to talk to Luther Strange", said the Uncle. "I'm sure we're going to talk about the height (of Luther Strange)", according to our host. Before getting to anything else, "I am sick and tired of these animal stories in the media", said the Uncle. "Toddler gets shot, it's a 'Metro' brief, but the dog, oh, the dog got shot", said the Uncle. "I love dogs, I love cats even, I have developed an affection for cats", said the Uncle aside from animals that can harm him. "We had weeks of garbage about this pit bull, now we got this", said the Uncle. "Not only are they going to get their own rights, but they are going to be terrorist targets", said the Uncle, including kidnappers. Though our host finds the dog getting shot "regrettable and horrible", but he still believes that the child should have been on the front of the "Metro" section of the Press-Register. "Were you the one holding up my talk show line for 20 minutes", said the Uncle to our first live caller Norman. "No one was holding your talk show line for 20 minutes", said Norman. Our caller believes the new Auburn will "shut those Auburn people up" once and for all. "One quick thing, Israel is right", said Norman sharing his thoughts on their military actions in the nation of Lebanon north of the country. "What I understand, it was Norman on the phone line", said our next caller Michael. "I wanted to talk to you about this Auburn thing", said the Florida State fan Michael, who suggested that nobody jumps on Auburn University so quickly. After Michael shared his thoughts on Israel in response to Norman, "The reason they're bombing Israel is because they want to bring us in", said the Uncle before our caller left us. After the first commercial break and our host's live commercial for Hall's Meats, "Uncle Henry Show continues", said the Uncle before reminding us of the 10 o'clock interview with candidate for lieutenant governor Luther Strange "Well good morning, Uncle Henry", said Wayne, who admitted that he's mad. "That guy Norman that called. He's the perfect argument that it should illegal to drink alcohol before noon", said Wayne. "That's not the normal Norman. Something, something we don't know", said the Uncle. "Put him on the (prayer) list with the dogs", said the Uncle. "The Uncle Henry Show taking a brief breather", said the Uncle before reminding listeners about the show's online "podcast". "We will return with the very tall Luther Strange and we are going to talk about whatever we're going to talk about", said the Uncle. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.7/5!

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 the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". 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") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. 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've been racking my brain", said "Idea" after hearing Scott O'Brien compare our host to Larry King of the Cable News Network last week. "FOX News owns that radio station", said "Idea", who believes this comparison is a ploy to get the Uncle fired. Clear Channel Communications is actually the owner of 710 AM and WPMI-TV, but "Idea" was never corrected on the air following his voice message. "Yes", said the Uncle during his pre-recorded introduction before giving listeners his usual shout of, "Thank you so much!" "I'm already enjoying this show, it's a good sign", said the Uncle. "We have so much to talk about", said the Uncle to his listeners in the "Mobile-Baldwin region", as he calls the area where most of 710 AM's listeners reside. Our host reminded listeners of yesterday's topic of the idea of constructing a levee to surround Mobile County Metro Jail. "I see that the Mobile County Commission wrongly voted to spend [$40,000] to study it", said the Uncle. "They're going to study, they're not going to build anything for $40,000", said the Uncle. "What if the $40,000 conclusion is-it's not going to work?" our host asked. "Not going to be a real levee, it's going to be a study of a levee", said the Uncle. "Move that jail or turn it into a condo", our host reiterated for listeners, including those from yesterday. "If you're new to Mobile, he (Ben Hayes) actually exists", said the Uncle before playing the voice message focused on Ben Hayes' retirement from the Mobile Airport Authority. "We need to hire away the competition", our caller suggested (our host placed emphasis on "suggested"), including the airports in Pensacola, Florida and Biloxi, Mississippi. "Is it something that can be fixed?" the Uncle asked about Mobile Regional Airport. "Does it matter who's out there running it?" the Uncle asked. "Is it just going to stay that way no matter what, mostly due to its location", said the Uncle on the airport. "The topic surface has really, only just been scratched", said the Uncle before speaking to our first live caller Vince. "The traffic will never increase", said Vince due to Mobile Regional Airport's location between two military installations. "There is not enough room in the air", said the Uncle after listening to our caller. "What do we do?" the Uncle asked. "We can grow, but there is a limit", said Vince before using the jar metaphor. "Is there anywhere in Mobile County where you can have a better airport operation?" our host asked Vince, whose answer was "no" according to the Federal Aviation Administration. "I'm sorry I missed your show yesterday", said our next caller, who was cutting grass yesterday. "I worked down there at that jail when it was under construction", said our caller, who also shared with us what he learned from the Mobile County Commission at the time of the jail's construction. "You're saying that (Sheriff) Pervis said, 'please don't put it in a flood zone' ", said the Uncle. "I guess this has been a matter of logistics", according to our caller before leaving us. After the first commercial break and a voice message, "Thank you for that tidbit, as the Uncle Henry Show continues", said the Uncle. "Hey, Uncle Henry, how are you doing today", said our next caller Robin. "Mobile just doesn't have the vision and the people for the city", said our caller after mentioning the types of transportation that Mobile could have had in one spot. "Mr. Hayes has since been around for many years", said Robin, who believes Hayes is a nice fellow, but just never had the right vision. "Did you see where Mike Shula is getting a new house?" our host asked since Robin mentioned that he would call during football season. "You have a wonderful day, Uncle Henry", said Robin before leaving us. "Let's talk to George, hello George", said the Uncle to George, who finds the show as of recent "very interesting". "You're saying it's not us wanting to leave, it's not enough people coming here", said the Uncle. "It would be ridiculous to say management has nothing to do with it", said George in response to our host's next question. "They tried to pass on the cost to all the air carriers [who] use that terminal", said George. "We all wanted Brookley Field years ago", said George. As for the possibility of Mobile Regional Airport expanding its terminal, "they cannot cross Old Shell" to purchase property, according to George. On that note, our host took a break for commercials and news. 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 the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". 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") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. 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"). "Mr. Hardgrove, I want to be the first person to congratulate you as chief", said one fellow via an unannounced voice message recorded before today's official announcement of a new police chief. "Thank you so much, thank you, thank you for listening", said the Uncle greeting one & all listening to the most popular show of its "sub-genre" in Mobile radio history. "Scott O'Brien, the program director of the radio station, remains in the studio", said the Uncle as the song "Staying Alive" by the Bee Gees plays in the background. "I just like to watch the master at work", said Scott. Our host asked Scott about his nostalgic mood, along with the question "When did you have your dip and your enthusiasm?" After viewing the Cable News Network at 8:00 PM last night, "I'm of the opinion that you're one of the best interviewers", said Scott, causing our host to laugh. "That really hurts to be compared to Larry King", said the Uncle. "That doesn't sound right, because you've interviewed everyone from the governor to the candidates for city council", said Scott. "This program is kind of off to a terrible start", said the Uncle. "Comparing me to one of the worst", said the Uncle as he explained what he calls a terrible start to the show today. "I have felt like striking back more than I should, so I'll try to get a hold on that", said the Uncle. "I want to be as, as cheek turning as I can be", said the Uncle before bringing up his "one observation" since Scott is in the room, this morning's announcement of Mobile's new permanent police chief. "I was pulling for Lester Hargrove", said the Uncle before learning of Phillip Garrett of Malvis, Alabama. "Once again, Mobile has had to go outside the city to hire a Baldwin Countian to hire a police chief", said the Uncle. "Once again, it shows, in my opinion, the best and the brightest", said the Uncle. "You have to extend to Baldwin County for the best", according to our host. "I just don't believe any crime problem can be solved without direct involvement of the people [of the community]", said Scott, who also added, "There's more to policing that arresting". "I'm taking too much of your time", said Scott as he left the room to the sounds of "Staying Alive". "Staying alive, one more year", said the Uncle after letting the insults drop. Our host suggested a Baldwin County precinct for the Mobile Police Department to keep folks such as Garrett from leaving home. After the first commercial break, "Hey Uncle Henry, I'm just sitting here watching the news", said "The Idea Guy", whose voice message began with his comparison of the losing candidate for Mexican president to Albert Gore in the year 2000. "Idea" also compared Gore to Herman Munster. "Sunshine, birds singing, it's just a wonderful day in the City of Mobile", said the Uncle, who wished the new police chief well before moving to the next topic. "Hope he can find a nice home to move to", said the Uncle. "When you see a news story about how there is not a background check going on for city and county employees", folks such as our host wonders what is really going on. "Background checks can be like five bucks, ten bucks, so it's worth it", said the Uncle. "I'm perplexed as to why there needs to be a hearing on this", said the Uncle. "This is one of the things Josh Bernstein was trying to get to the bottom of", said the Uncle referring to the former WPMI-TV reporter's attempt at getting records of local officials. "They need to make a move on this and they need to make it immediately", said the Uncle. Listeners were reminded of the show's online "podcast", which, of course is not a live program. It "stews' before being made available to Internet users a few hours later. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.9/5!

Thursday'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 the following audio clip: "Uncle Henry, I'm just watching FOX News and [having] lunch. And they say July is Baked Bean Month", said "The Idea Guy" via voice message. Our regularly played audio clip from Mobile's radio past, "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air" followed "Idea". 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 "Idea" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. 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"). This audio clip came as a surprise to regular listeners: "A great day, the sun is shining, the birds are chirping". "Thank you so much! It's a pleasure, I'm already feeling pleasure", said the Uncle greeting one & all. Our host compares the show to that of a candy dish in somebody's office, "only this candy has vitamins in it". "This program, far more popular that anyone who's talked on a stomp", according to our host, who also included folks that speak through loud speakers on an automobile. "Looking forward to our discussion of numerous topics", said the Uncle on topics from the local to "the galactic again", referring to the space shuttle currently in Earth's orbit. "North Korea is uh, threatening more, South Korea, their media is saying North Korea has more missiles on the launch pad", said the Uncle. "What are they doing?" our host asked, who finds the current situation irritable. "The Japanese are very upset about this", said the Uncle, as they are closer geographically. "Last night, these fireworks people, they have not run out of fireworks", said the Uncle, who sees his home as Japan and the fireworks users as North Korea. "Once you start the fire crackers, then it starts off the dogs", said the Uncle before mentioning his neighborhood's miniature pincher that lives close by. "They are neat to look at, but they, they won't shut up", said the Uncle. "As soon as I use my restroom, that dog starts barking. That dog can hear next door when I'm in my restroom", said the Uncle getting to the point of the dog being very sensitive. "When the little dog starts to bark, that sets off the big dog", said the Uncle. "The deep barking, [then] you got the high pitch barking, then you got the fireworks", said the Uncle, who would see us better off with less of the fireworks and the Korean missiles. After reminding listeners to dial (251) 479-2723 to join the show, our host reminded us that we are "listening to the Uncle Henry Show" before the first commercial break. After the first commercial break and a voice message, "Uncle Henry Show continuing. Let's talk to, is this Otis? Hello Otis!" said the Uncle to Otis, who believes he and Mobile County Judge Herman Thomas could make some money in a chaperone business. "I'm sure jail touring can raise some money for charity", said the Uncle. "Next year, have some kind of note to tell people to turn their car alarms off", said our next caller Russell after this year's public fireworks display above the USS Alabama. "A lot of people complain that Leeanna doesn't do any follow up", said the Uncle after John joined us requesting a follow up to Herman Thomas. "Find out if there's anything going on with Herman Thomas", the Uncle said to our call screener, whom he believes was wearing shoes before entering the room. She was also asked how many times Scott O'Brien mentioned that today is his birthday. "Are you being facetious?" said the Uncle asked after hearing Leeanna say, "thirty". "How many times did you hear it?" our host asked, getting a response of "five". After reminding listeners of Scott's birthday being shared with G.W. Bush, "It's kind of weird, so different from each other", said the Uncle. "Really, a lot of the development of Scott O'Brien went to his leg muscles and really did not leave enough for the brain in development", said the Uncle before speaking to Bubba, who suggested space glue to make the space shuttle "look good for the company". "Does the top of the space shuttle open up like a convertible?" said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller John, who heard a caller during Scott O'Brien's program wishing him a happy birthday, causing Scott to ask her, "How did you know it was my birthday?" after days of reminding listeners about his day of birth. "I tried to get Leeanna to give you the message, because I've got the hick-ups", said Tim. "We need an amphitheater", Tim later suggested, since Baldwin County has one and he has no idea where to find the Michael C. Dow Amphitheater, named for the former mayor while he was still in office. Our host suggested Google Maps to Tim. "We've got the news coming up next, after the news, more of this, and so far it's been pretty good", said the Uncle. "There is a people poll now at NewsRadio 710.com, a Scott O'Brien people poll", said the Uncle during this half-hour's final seconds. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.5/5!

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 a rendition of the song "America" by our listener and songwriter Brent. "Happy July 4th, Uncle Henry", said Brent ending his voice message, which was played two times without success until the third attempt by our host. "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air", a regularly played recording from Mobile's radio past followed the voice message. 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") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. 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 almost made it through the Fourth of July. Koreans just tried to ruin our day", said Tim via voice message before mentioning it never bothered him. "Thank you so much! Thank you so much for joining and listening [to] the program, that's right, you're listening and joining, whether you like it or not", said the Uncle on this day after Independence Day. "We have a lot to discuss on the national, [the] international, and the local level", said the Uncle, including the "intergalactic level". Today's discussions includes what our host calls a "ridiculous space shuttle launch", indicating his opposition to the space shuttle program. "If they were doing something like that ("laser cannons" in space for defense purposes), I would be in favor", said the Uncle before comparing the shuttle to that of the automobile seen on "The Beverly Hillbillies". Our host wouldn't be surprised if a rocking chair was on the space shuttle. "The thing ought to be on blocks in somebody's backyard", said the Uncle. "We're going to shoot 'em up there and do our business", said the Uncle figuring out the logic behind yesterday's shuttle launch. "I'm sorry, I had to get that off my chest", said the Uncle, who also doesn't understand the "North Korea business". "It's almost like they're raising that hands", said the Uncle in comparison to missile launches. "Come on, they're making the Japanese mad", said the Uncle before speaking to Michael. "How was your Fourth?" Michael asked our host, who found it "excellent". "Why is it that it's outlawed for the City of Fairhope to pop fireworks", said Michael, yet folks still buy and use them. "These displays are allegedly displayed by a bunch of professionals", said the Uncle on public fireworks displays. "I don't understand why is it ok for these people who are still professionals", said Michael before leaving us. "I have suffered through it last night", said the Uncle reflecting on the fireworks around his home, but felt fortunate for the recent rain. In about two minutes, "Leeanna will appear to discuss a smile. A Leeanna smile discussion coming up", said the Uncle before the first commercial break. After the first commercial break and the smile discussion, "Hey Uncle Henry, I'm walking out to take my flag down because somebody might take it overnight", said Tim in a voice message recorded as fireworks were going off. "I'm going to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, I've got to work tomorrow, I'm going to stay up until about 11 o'clock and try to get some sleep by them", said Tim. "Speaking of flags, I was reading an article in the Santa Cruz newspaper, way out in Santa Cruz", said the Uncle on the 2nd Annual Old Time American Flag Burning celebration. "There's another guy at the celebration who identifies himself as 'Poison Oak', 35-years-old", said the Uncle before quoting a fellow who wants to "reclaim the flag". "I think that in simple terms, it's all part of the romanticism back in the Sixties (1960s)", said David on today's space program. "I think they can take the budget for NASA for a year and fix all sorts of problems like schools, infrastructure", said David. "Thank you Henry, we love you", said David before leaving us. "Sixteen more missions on the space shuttle before they put 'em in a garage, or a museum", said the Uncle, who guesses "budget time" is the reason for these planned launches. After hearing about "Poison Oak" previously, our next caller Gene thought "that sounds like something someone would use as a screen name" in an electronic mail message. "I sure hope they'll be back", said Gene on the current space shuttle crew. Our host reminded Gene that NASA doesn't seem to worry "no matter what falls off the thing until it takes off". "If the Lord's going to have it His way, He's going to have it His way", said Gene before leaving us. "Well, said", said the Uncle before mentioning the inspection of the shuttle by its crew. Our host assumes this check up may require duck tape or something. "Uncle Henry Show continuing, we have news next", said the Uncle. "We're going to have new topics, fold them into old topics", said the Uncle. "Scott O'Brien has a people poll", said the Uncle, who has no idea what it's all about, but believes the program director was upset last week for not having access to his own "people poll". Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.7/5!


"Notes of Interest"


Scott O'Brien celebrates 57 years of life Thursday.

"Just July" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Today's Show

We start off today's show with audio of Tim saying, "dag gum" (or "dad gum") before the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") a couple of second later leading up to the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". 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") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. 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 guess you're going to be there Monday. I'm so dad gum tired of getting people to work today", said Tim via voice message. "I have tried. You don't really have to take off work on days like today if you just come to work and not do in too much effort", said Tim after listening to others. "Thank you so much! Yes! Thank you for listening, it's Monday, why, you better be at work", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "Hurting productivity in this country is what you're doing", said the Uncle to those workers "slacking off" ("to use a slang term"). "I like having a job, how about that, I like having a job", said our "thankful" host. "I'm not going to look for a day to have a day off", said the Uncle. "I've been reading some things on some human resource expert", said the Uncle after learning of one expert's study on employees working today. "That's an outrage, I tell you one thing that this country was not founded by people sitting on their fannies not doing nothing", said the Uncle, though he must admit that he is a fanatic of the concept of "not doing nothing". "All right, the Uncle Henry Show in full, full, progression. A real show, not a tape delayed program. The show is here", said the Uncle. "So much happened over the weekend, so many news items were released over the weekend that people that left Mobile, and let me get to that", said the Uncle. "Let me say this to you", said the Uncle to those who missed the news over the past few days, "sometimes you've called this show and you've claimed that it's unnecessary to build a bridge over Mobile Bay". "It's the fault of the Baldwin Countians that the Bay Way gets clogged up and it's the fault of the Baldwin Countians that the Wallace Tunnel gets clogged up", said the Uncle mocking those who make those claims. "I'm sitting in that traffic and I got to thinking about you", said the Uncle reflecting on his traffic experience on the Bay Away across Mobile Bay on Saturday morning, costing him 25 minutes. "Well I'm going to start looking around on this Interstate and see kind of car tags I see", the Uncle said to himself that Saturday. "Let me tell you something, I was alone. It took me 15 minutes to find another Alabamian. It took for 15 minutes to find another Alabamian", said the Uncle. "Let me tell you this, it was an Interstate crowd", said the Uncle. "The vast majority were not Alabamians", said the Uncle to those that are now "all wet". "Those people calling the Uncle Henry Show, blaming the Eastern Shorans, ought to be ashamed", said the Uncle. "It's not the Eastern Shorans, it's the Mississippians, the Texans, the Arkansans, the Kentuckians", said the Uncle. "Allow the Interstate Highway System to have the bridge that it needs", said the Uncle. "I'm going to be praising the law enforcement genius of Lester Hargrove, as the show progresses", said the Uncle before the first commercial break. "Uncle Henry Show continuing. Let's talk to, Tim, hello Tim", said the Uncle to our first live caller, who had a "Roll Tide" for listeners. "I was going in the other direction", said Tim, who was also on the Interstate last weekend. "Also foreigners are coming over to Baldwin County, that's how I look at it", said Tim after sharing his Saturday experience. Tim asked our host if he was in Foley, Alabama recently, which was Saturday. Before leaving us, Tim asked if a proposal has been made to change the name of Foley. "I went to the new wharf in Orange Beach, bristling with job activity", said the Uncle, who actually found citizens of the USA working. "More on that later, first, I want to praise the police chief of the City of Mobile, Lester Hargrove, who is interim police chief, but he is doing something magnificent in my opinion", said the Uncle in response to the chief's plan to place roadblocks in City of Mobile districts 1-7. "In addition to looking for drunks and drug people", said the Uncle, who also included carriers of fireworks in plain view. "Fireworks against the law within the Mobile city limits, even if you buy fireworks in a place where it's legal to buy", said the Uncle. "Not going to have it, illegal, and I think it's wonderful", said the Uncle before reminding us his recent experience with fireworks. "Extra patrols on the Fourth of July", said the Uncle before reading Hargrove's quote in the Press-Register, including the concern for older people. "That is like a love letter to me", said the Uncle speaking as an elderly person. "I wonder why they didn't do these years ago", said the Uncle now proud someone is intervening in the mess. "I would like to see him (Hargrove) handle New Year's Eve", said the Uncle, who remembers New Year's Eve before the year 2000. "Do you remember that, they called it the Millenium", said the Uncle. "At the crack of midnight, society did not crumble, machinery did not fail, however, I was worried", said the Uncle reflecting on the moment folks came outside with guns in the neighborhood close to the WKRG building. "I've got to wait until the gunfire stops so that I can leave without getting killed", said the Uncle on his experience. "I think he can nip it in the bud", said the Uncle on the interim police chief. Our host warned listeners again about the fireworks crackdown and the punishment for having them in plain view. "You don't have to, you don't even have to light them", said the Uncle. "They are going to get you", said the Uncle. "All right Uncle Henry Show continues", said the Uncle moments away from the newsbreak. "The e-mail address is unclehenry@newsradio710.com", said the Uncle before speaking to Charlie. Our caller thanked the Uncle for realizing "what a great chief of police we have". Our host finds the phrase "extra patrol" just wonderful to hear. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!