Today's Show

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A classic recording of community activist Lillian Jackson speaking to the Uncle was played at the beginning of the 9 o'clock of today's show. A voice message by a listener or a frequent caller to the show is usually played at this time. "All right, Uncle Henry Show continuing on this beautiful Monday", said the Uncle, who reminded listeners how to join the show. "The call screener Trey Lane allegedly suffering from mumps. Yes, mumps!" said the Uncle. "The call screening position has been one of high absenteeism" since the show's very beginning on this radio station, according to our observant host. He wished Trey good health. "Good morning, hello there", the Uncle said to our next caller Bill. "I never had a problem with the tap water here", said the Uncle. "I haven't had either", Bill responded. "If you're a liberal listening to this show that drinks bottled water", said the Uncle, who now recalls a show caller weeks ago mentioning water bottles' harm to the environment. "That's one of the latest things that the environmentalists are trying to work with the bottled (tap) water", said the Uncle. After listening to the following caller, "You should write a book about being a detective for the railroad, that is fascinating", said the Uncle. Our next caller Chuck was quickly identified. "The thing that amazes me, Uncle Henry, is the total number of car accidents we have in our area", said Chuck. "I've been driving since 1943 and I've never driven to lose control of [my] automobile", he later said. "There was one incident in my lifetime that was very frightening when I was driving alone", said the Uncle, who was not "under the influence", but was listening to the voice of radio station program director Scott O'Brien. "I could never forget falling asleep listening to Scott O'Brien", the Uncle said before speaking to our next caller. Before the break for commercials, our host reminded listeners that the current time is 9:20. After the break and a voice message, "We continue here on the Uncle Henry Show. It is 9:22 here on NewsRadio 710", said the Uncle, who reminded listeners to let the phone ring when calling the show due to no available call screener. "Good morning-morning Uncle Henry", said our next caller, who wanted to respond to another listener. "It's not just they don't want to work, they love that stuff", she said in reference to marijuana. "That is the devil in the form of a drug", she added. "It's been a pleasure, I thank you so much for calling", the Uncle said after listening to our previous caller's lengthy and almost breathless call. "Definitely the call to beat today", our host believes. "What a wonderful phone call", said the Uncle before taking a break for news, commercials, and station promotions. "Don't go nowhere, beautiful stuff to top", said the Uncle.

Today's 9:00 AM half-hour gets a 4.9/5!

Today's Show

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A voice message and the beginning of a GEICO automobile insurance commercial aired before the regularly played 9:00 AM half-hour bumper music. "All right, Uncle Henry Show continuing on a beautiful, beautiful Friday", said the Uncle before reminding listeners how to contact him telephonically and electronically. "Yesterday, possibly the best Uncle Henry Show since the new time with excellent analysis of the government's brain process and now the City of Mobile's misuse of federal grants for idiotic reasons", said the Uncle. "Now we get this story from the Press-Register", he said about a related story on a statewide level. "Now you're thinking to yourself, 'Uncle Henry, I don't understand why you think this is so bad?' ", our host said in a mocking tone of voice. "It's a campaign is what it is. Re-elect me!" said the Uncle. "It's a discretionary fund and they don't need to have that", he explained. "They're giving it to all these schools and that's fine", said the Uncle, who believes "it's a truth of life" that there is never enough money for schools. "Why don't they vote as a group in Montgomery to give money to all the schools", our host asked. "And that's your legislator at work", said the Uncle, who was excited to hear the next caller, the frequent Jim the Tax Man, who is glad the state legislature is not in session. "Good morning, Uncle Henry", said our next caller David, who "read the newspaper not too long ago" when he learned about an oil company shutting down refineries over fire concerns. "Uncle Henry, the United States represents one of the biggest economies, one of the biggest markets in the world", said David. "They pretty much do whatever they [want] to do", David recalls someone saying on another radio talk show. "I commented on it briefly when the story came out", said the Uncle, who remembers the term "invisible hurricane" to describe oil refinery dangers. "I'm just outraged that we don't have a natural disaster, but them not doing the proper maintenance", said the Uncle. "They would have no problem building a new refinery if they really wanted to, but it's all about the prices", said David. "What is there now is running in the best possible order so that the economy can keep chugging along", our host said before the break for commercials. After the break, "Uncle Henry Show continues here on a beautiful Friday", said the Uncle. He reminded listeners once again how to call in before speaking to our next caller C. J. "You left me some of these lists of things that your children are required to buy for school", said the Uncle. "I was amazed at that long list of requirements at the bottom", said C. J. "I'm not sure about the education process that works when children go to school watching something entertaining like a classic film. Maybe there is some reading or arithmetic in it", said C. J. "How did we get educated then if we didn't have the Zip Lock bags?" our host asked. "Maybe we have a program to help buy all of these materials", said C. J. "If you can't afford to buy that house, you have a government program to help pay the down payment", said C. J. "C. J., thank you", said the Uncle. "They didn't have Zip Lock when I was in school. They didn't have hand sanitizer", he said before speaking to our next caller Tim, another frequent caller. "I've got a friend of mine in Birmingham who's afraid he's not going to have one state trooper up there because all of them are coming to Mobile", said Tim. Before leaving us, Tim surprised our host by saying he watched a certain documentary filmmaker last night, on cable/satellite TV possibly. "Anyway, he's trying to lose weight, so he's not going to be contentious anymore", Tim said about Michael Moore.

"Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710", said the Uncle, whose next caller Roger brought up a city-based summer program that employs young folks. He suggests a printed list of all the employees. "Why would we do that?" our host asked Roger. "So that we know where the money is going", said Roger. "It's ridiculous that we can't see who is getting it", he said shortly after. "Do you remember the expunged records and the big file of expunged records?" our host asked listeners who may recall WPMI-TV's investigation that involved obtaining a list of Mobile County employees. "You as a tax payer couldn't find out who is working for the county", the Uncle said before the next caller. "Why are all our big companies here helping the Mexican worker?" the caller asked. "They would rather pay the illegals more money than they would pay the Americans", he said. "I never heard it that way before", said the Uncle. "I wanted to call in and say I listen to yesterday's broadcast, especially the second hour", said our next caller John, who wanted to hear the show again by listening to the online "podcast", which is only a recording of the first hour. "The crutch doesn't allow you to run and it doesn't allow you to walk, it just makes you mobile again", John said in response to yesterday's show. He reminded listeners that minimum wage is "the bare minimum you can survive on" in life. "Cutting grass in capitalism in its basic form", he said. "I do believe that the liberal mentality (is) that the government owes something to the general public, it couldn't be further off base", said John. "How can a government be helping fiscally-financially if they think they are responsible of thinking care of everybody's needs?" John asked. "What I really enjoyed more than anything else", he said, is the "keep it real" comments made by the caller Joseph yesterday. "Well John, thank you so much", said the Uncle. "I feel a genuine need to help some people. To me, it's tragic when you grow up in this country that has the history that is has and the opportunities that it has and you grow up in this country and nobody lets you in on the marvelous fact that you can create your own future", said the Uncle. "All it takes is the willingness to work on it", said the Uncle, who avoided going into as much detail as he did yesterday. "An education, knowledge is power, education is the key", said the Uncle. "You're not going to have a blast for a few years", said the Uncle, but "the world is wide open to you".

Today's 9 o'clock hour gets a 4.7/5!

Note of Interest:

As mentioned at the end of their 10:00 PM newscast last night, WKRG-TV5 made a new radio deal with four radio stations owned by Clear Channel of Mobile. The announcement came after an employee luncheon at the WKRG building where TV5, WKSJ-FM, WNTM-AM, WRKH-FM, and WMXC-FM operate. Two of the stations (WNTM and WMXC respectively) were formerly known as WKRG-AM and WKRG-FM prior to October 1994, when the family of the original owner of TV5 sold their radio division more than a year after the founder's death.

This deal was made possible by the sale of WPMI by Clear Channel Communications. WPMI recently made a radio deal with Cumulus Broadcasting to provide news to stations owned in Mobile. I would not be surprised if WKRG's current owner Media General decides to purchase the former WKRG radio stations from Clear Channel.

Today's Show

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"All right, Uncle Henry Show continuing. Thank you for continuing to listen on this beautiful Thursday", said the Uncle, who also thanked members of his audience for "listening each and everyday here on NewsRadio 710". "I am a conservative", said the Uncle, who finds himself more conservative than any member of the political party known for conservatives. "I don't see government as something that is a problem solver, I see government as a problem creator", said the Uncle, who believes a certain group of listeners disagree with that view of federal government. "The government always tries to solve social ills", said the Uncle, who mentioned a recent study on overweight folks and a Mobile Housing Board news story for example. "The story is from the Press-Register 'Metro/Region' section", said the Uncle, who read a paragraph from the article. In a mocking and later a somewhat unintelligible, our host asked, "What's wrong with getting the $25,000 to these children to get them to work for?" "There are people working in the McDonalds' that are not special", said the Uncle. "We are besieged with stories that we have so many jobs and not enough people to do them", our host recalls. "First of all, we are told we have to let the illegal aliens in here" for available jobs, said the Uncle, while legal immigrants are allowed to get similar jobs. "You can't tell me that these 75 kids can't go out and find a job somewhere!" said our host, whose anger was growing. "Well, we're not talking about families living off of it, we're talking about 75 kids", said the Uncle. "It's ridiculous that they want to use my tax dollar to hire these kids", he said. According to our host, the logic of the Mobile Housing Board is that "we need workers so that we can build special apartment complexes for the illegal workers". "Let's talk to the Tax Man. Hello Tax Man", said the Uncle. "Uncle Henry, that was an excellent analysis on the jobs situation. The jobs are here", said Jim the Tax Man, a very frequent caller who brought to our host's attention a news report of interest soon to air on the Cable News Network. "It's difficult for me to watch Anderson Cooper", our host admitted before speaking to caller Gordon. "I hate to use the word 'force', but by nature these people have to get off their butts and work", said Gordon. "And the welfare system, as it was formed, was basically set up to bail out", said Gordon, who believes users of the welfare system "should give up their right to vote, because it's totally wrong". "We are in a democratic society, but we are a republic. A republic for which it stands", said Gordon before leaving us. Our host recalls a good friend who used to work in the welfare system. "The problem is that some people that have been raised up in the system is that they don't know the facts of life", said the Uncle, who believes "there is some hope to get to some people" through options such as the courses taught by his friend. After the break for commercials, "All right, Uncle Henry Show continues on this gorgeous Thursday", said the Uncle before speaking to caller Patrick. "You should go over to the rebuilding of the Wal-Mart. I was over there a little bit a week and a half ago", said Patrick, who believes "only a small percent of the illegals are coming from Mexico". "I called Homeland Security from a number I found in the phonebook", said Patrick, who was told by an agency representative that there is nothing they can do about the suspected illegal immigrants. "I was expressing because in the area I live in, the maintenance people close to where I work are Mexican", said Patrick. "So you're saying the people that work in your area did not cross the ice bridge?" our host asked after Patrick mentioned the migration from Asia to North America during the ice age. "I am scared of getting out of my home because these people are walking around", said Patrick. "I would like to know who hired them and what's going on with these people", said Patrick, who complained about Wal-Mart in the past. "These people, all of them could be here illegally. There is no way of knowing that", said the Uncle. "Good morning, Henry", said our next caller Bill, who decided to "hold" until the last half-hour of today's show. "You actually want to hold?" our host asked. "Stand by, you'll be first", said the Uncle before taking a break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

Today's 9:00 AM half-hour gets a 4.4/5!

Today's Show

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"All right, let's continue. Uncle Henry underway second hour", said the Uncle on a Wednesday morning that he finds beautiful. "I got some great e-mail yesterday, I ended up putting it up on the Uncle Henry page at NewsRadio710.com", said the Uncle, who might read one of them on the air today. "Is that glue dry yet on Government Plaza?" caller Tim asked about the roof of the building in downtown Mobile. "I don't think it's ever going to dry", our host believes. "Did anybody talk about getting rid of the meters?" he asked Tim, who attended a local meeting yesterday. "It ought to be free down here if they're out to get money", said Tim. "This all started, the previous mayor Mike Dow, he didn't do anything about this junk going on", said Tim, who uses the word "junk" and similar words ("crud") frequently in his calls. "My suggestion is the hold on on the parks who want to hold down here", Tim said about city parks. "I'll let you go", said Tim before leaving us. "That's the reason you listen to this show: You hear things here that you don't get to see in the newspaper", said the Uncle. Before the break for commercials, listeners were reminded how to contact our host telephonically and electronically. After the break, "Uncle Henry Show continues, news coming in about 10 minutes here on NewsRadio 710", said the Uncle before speaking to another frequent caller, Jim the Tax Man, who actually had a newspaper on his side for reference. "Uncle Henry, this man Vick is toast", Jim said about a certain member of the National Football League. "He'll never get to play again", said the Uncle. "He's toast, he's toast!" said Jim. "All right, see you later", said Jim before leaving us. "Any person, doesn't matter if they're a star athlete or not, if they are linked to the execution of a dog, there is no way to recover", said the Uncle. "Now I mentioned earlier that I got a fascinating e-mail", said the Uncle, who received an electronic mail message about frequent voice message caller Crockett attending this city meeting. Before the break, our host reminded himself again that the radio station once again has the call sign WNTM.

Today's 9:00 AM half-hour gets a 4.0/5!

Today's Show

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"All right, Uncle Henry Show underway, second hour, thank you for listening", said the Uncle, who reminded his audience how to contact him telephonically and electronically. "Let's talk to Charlie. Hello Charlie", said the Uncle. "This occupational tax is short sleeved", said Charlie, who mentioned Birmingham's own occupational tax. "What makes you think it's going to work here?" he asked our host. "If they don't increase the income, they need qualified people", Charlie said about city workers. "Solving it's own problems: that is a wonderful thing to hear", said the Uncle. "All right, so there's going to be no one working for the county", our host said after listening to Charlie. "We've had several callers [having] a legal bent", said the Uncle after Charlie ended his call "resting his case". "What I called to tell you this morning is don't worry about tax", said our next caller, who suggests a toll ($7.00 for cars and $10.00 for trucks) for the Wallace Tunnel in downtown Mobile. "You're a liberal genius!" said the Uncle. "If you could guarantee the same that the traffic would flow. Can't do that", said the Uncle. "Roll Tide, Uncle Henry!" said caller K.P., whose call had a lot of background noise. "That's our third resting of the case by a caller on the Uncle Henry Show", said the Uncle. "When you have these things popping up, it's inevitable. Might as well make that Bay Way a one way in the afternoon", said the Uncle. "Uncle Henry, just have a comment on this occupational tax. That's really a missed number, it's really a W2 tax", said our next caller Jim the Tax Man. After the break for commercials, "Uncle Henry Show progressing. News coming up in just a few minutes", said the Uncle. "Let's go back to the phones. Good morning, hello there", he said to our next caller. "You know, you get to the gist of the issue than I've got on the show", our host said to his audience a few calls later. "Yeah Uncle Henry, I was sitting here listening to you talk about the 5% tax", said Jim. "For the majority, a few people are maintaining these buildings, maintaining these roads", said Jim. "This show continues", said the Uncle before the break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

Today's 9:00 half-hour gets a 4.5/5!

Notes of Interest:

Folks, the name of the "celebrity urologist" the Uncle visited last Friday was Dr. Dino Frangos. Pardon the summary for the show's 9:30 AM half-hour being missing, I was actually busy elsewhere at the time. Good day!

Today's Show

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"Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710 WP-WNTM", said the Uncle, who is looking forward to interacting with his audience as always. He reminded listeners how to contact him telephonically and electronically. "Over the weekend, I got another e-mail from the 'mail lady' ", said the Uncle, who believes this is the last of her electronic messages now that her love for caller Tim is no more. "I'm very upset when tax money is wasted on frivolous things", said the Uncle, who reminded listeners of the Mobile City Council members' recent business trip to Paris, France. "A governor's mansion swimming pool" is the latest example, according to our host. "Furthermore, we don't need a governor's mansion to begin with", said the Uncle. "No, it's not royalty. We don't need some royal castle up there for people to begin with", said the Uncle. "If they want to go swimming all of the time, why don't they go to Lake Lurleen?" our host suggested. "So this pool, not only is it ridiculously up there at the governor's mansion costing us the tax payers, leaking", said the Uncle, it is also "shaped like the state of Alabama". "So this pool represents the (state)-I never voted for a pool!" said the Uncle. "That's ridiculous! A pool representing the state", he said. "They couldn't drain it, so they're going to continue to damage nearby structures" by filling the pool with water, said the Uncle. "I'm embarrassed that we have a pool up there. Wouldn't it be cheaper just to fill it with money?" said the Uncle. "Somebody work on the math of that of what would be cheaper", said the Uncle before thanking caller John for waiting. Our caller shared his vacation story with the setting being New York, New York. "We just flew back home and we're going to write a couple of letters to the folks up there", said John, who encouraged folks to visit the Museum of Natural History and "read the words of Theodore Roosevelt" available. John's suggestion for the governor's mansion pool is to "turn it into a short term bed and breakfast". "I visited New York in the year 2001", said the Uncle, who was "shocked at how the city it was and how orderly it was". "Let's talk to Freddie. Hello Freddie", the Uncle said to our next caller. "When we talk to you, we bring insight, we bring morals", said Freddie. "I would love voices of reason to call the show", said the Uncle. After Freddie left us, "Again, you present yourself as someone who has a special perspective and you have a different perspective", said the Uncle. "You come off temper with bizarre comments", our host said without trying to offend Freddie. "You make up your mind to refuse the facts", according to our host, who shortly after took a break for commercials. After the break and a voice message, "Uncle Henry Show continues, news coming here in just 2 minutes", said the Uncle before speaking to callers Roger and Glenn, who had worse and best case scenarios for Yvonne Kennedy, the outgoing president of Bishop State Community College in Mobile. "Go nowhere", the Uncle reminded listeners before the break.

A version of "The Pink Panther" theme music was used as bumper music after the break. "Uncle Henry Show continues. We have 'Ask the Expert' coming up", said the Uncle before speaking to caller George. "Very interesting show today", said George. "I believe everyone should have insurance", said George, who believes it's foolish not to have health and home insurance. "Back in '92, I got the bright idea to give airplane rides for $25 on Dauphin Island", said George, who didn't realize at the time that July is a very windy month. "You're always surprising. I never would have thought of you as a daredevil pilot", said the Uncle before speaking to caller Ron. After an unexpected wait, Ron spoke. "I was on my radio phone. Good morning", said Ron, who had a "Roll Tide" for our host. Without using the word "racist" in his next sentence, Ron used "prejudice" to describe caller Freddie's past comments. "I would like to encourage him to read the good book. It's almost like he doesn't see any wrong in what these people do", said Ron. "I just wanted to say that this morning and I enjoy your show and have a good day", said Ron before leaving us. "The whole point is to get me into a frantic", our host believes is Freddie's intention. Our next caller was surprised to learn that during his grandma's early years there were no driver's licenses. "Inherently, it is right", the caller said about driving an automobile. "But you can have the privilege taken away from you if you misuse that right", said the caller before leaving us. Our host brings another piece of electronic mail to our attention. "The e-mail arriving moments ago. The subject line, 'Automobile Liability Insurance' ", said the Uncle, who read the message from listener Trip. "The Uncle Henry Show moving into the final whirlwind segment of the show next", our host said before the final break for today. After the break and a couple of voice messages, "Uncle Henry Show continues on this beautiful Monday. We have 'Ask the Expert' coming up in about 3 minutes", said the Uncle, who doesn't know "the expert" for today. Our host could not hear Friday's program with substitute Scott O'Brien, as he visiting a "celebrity urologist" for a checkup. "A lot of people get nervous about this thing", the Uncle said his checkup. Our host brought up some political news concerning potential presidential candidate Fred Thompson. "At this point, you can't add the hair piece", according to the Uncle. "You have to wonder if a bald guy can be elected president", said the Uncle. "Hey Henry, this is Jim in Saraland", said our next caller, who heard Friday's program ("The Uncle Henry Emeritus Show") and the mentions of Yvonne Kennedy. "Maybe they need to put her in charge of Gov. Riley getting this pool fixed", said the Uncle. "Do what I did and memorize some of those Bible verses", he suggested to listeners at the end of today's show.

Today's 9 o'clock hour get a 4.7/5!

Today's Show

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"All right, Uncle Henry Show continues. Thank you so much for continuing to listen on a glorious morning in Alabama", said the Uncle, who will out tomorrow due to a visit to "celebrity urologist" Dr. Dino Frangos. "You will be able to ask your questions tomorrow morning on NewsRadio 710", said the Uncle, describing tomorrow's program with substitute Scott O'Brien, the radio station's program director. Our host responded to the previous recorded message suggesting that all drivers of a certain age get tested. "Why don't we have all the middle aged people tested?" the Uncle suggested, "Don't you call all up in here and tell me about elderly drivers. They are cautious". "Who are the most dangerous drivers on the road? It's the young people", he said. "(We) let them drive too soon in this country", he believes. "Elderly drivers are the ones who paid for the roads you drive on", said the Uncle. "I got me an e-mail about driving", said the Uncle, but first he must speak to caller Tim before reading the electronic mail message. "These older people, most of them drive slow", said Tim. "You're preaching to the choir", said the Uncle. "There's a lot of people that run red lights in this country", said Tim, who listed devices that can distract drivers. "I've noticed this in both genders, men and women", our host said about young drivers who use cellular phones while driving. "There's a lot of different things as far as the cell phone that are a lot more dangerous when driving on the road", said Tim. "They are all younger people that want to drive 90 miles on the road", said the Uncle. "We have people that are waiting to talk. I quickly want to share with you an e-mail from the Uncle Henry inbox", said the Uncle before reading the message from a listener named Rebecca. "More and more these days you are finding drivers wobbling in the left lane", our host read. "In many states, the left lane is suppose to be the passing lane", the message stated. "The e-mail goes on to encourage you to visit the website Left Lane Drivers.org", said the Uncle, who pronounced "org" with a "j" sound. In response to our next caller Curtis, "Well I, the odor, I never smelled other people's cigarettes when I'm in my own vehicle", said the Uncle, who has seen cigarettes flickered out of other automobiles. Our host mentioned the City of Mobile's recent crackdown on drivers who toss cigarettes out of their cars. "It is 9-um, it's 9:19", the Uncle told listeners before the break for commercials. After the break and a voice message, "Uncle Henry Show continues, we have news coming up in about 10 minutes", said the Uncle before speaking to Joe, a 73-year-old driver who disagrees with the idea of testing drivers of a certain age. "You can use the right lane if you can use the left lane safely", said Joe, who was describing his personal bumper sticker. "A road hog is a car or any vehicle that is being passed of", Joe said before leaving us. "Hey Uncle Henry, the former president of Bishop State, her name escapes me", said Mike. Our host kindly reminded Mike that Yvonne Kennedy is the name of the outgoing president of Bishop State Community College in Mobile. "Well this morning on the news with Scott I heard a brand new story of her that I've never heard of before", said Mike, who heard about a white history teacher who sued after being replaced by a "black friend" or "buddy" of Yvonne Kennedy. "I think that's a disgusting thing that she's done. Talk about racism!" said Mike. "There might be other things that she's done that we don't know about", Mike believes. "Having her stay there in any capacity, we might not have a clean break", said the Uncle. "I wish these guys (some callers, including Freddie) could see what's going on. They don't see it, they don't want to see", said Mike. "These type of discussions have been going on for years and years", said the Uncle. "I don't think we're going to get skin color out of the issue and make it about personal values", Mike said before leaving us. Listeners were reminded how to call in during the show or contact our host by electronic mail. Carol Hunter from the Downtown Mobile Alliance had her electronic mail message read over the air. "I wonder how much it costs to have a consultant come in for six months to study parking in downtown Mobile?" the Uncle asked, "I wonder how much it costs, because I can bid lower". "Just make it all free", he suggested for parking in downtown Mobile. "I could have saved them six months", our host believes. He was immediately followed by the Michael P. Sloan newsbreak without warning the listeners.

Second half-hour begins with our host reminding listeners of the Downtown Mobile Alliance analysis he just learned about. "I'm looking at their report right now", said the Uncle, who finds it "very interesting". "They could have saved them a lot of money", said the Uncle if he was asked questions about parking in downtown Mobile. "They say they analyzed the revenue", said the Uncle, who read that the city is actually making less money on the parking meters. "I don't know what they're doing, but they're making far less money by having this company here", said the Uncle. "This analysis has brought up some interesting [analysis] that's not good for downtown Mobile", according to our host. "It says that the average ticket price has nearly doubled", said the Uncle. "It's a long report, I can't share all this stuff with you page after page", said the Uncle. "One of the recommendations is that the City of Mobile builds a parking authority", said the Uncle. "They are also calling for a new parking employee, they want more study", said the Uncle. "What's so difficult about paving a road with new lines on it?" our host asked before speaking to our next caller Elvin. "The parking wasn't hard to find, but the most convenient place to me was [near] the parking meter", said Elvin, who is unfamiliar with downtown Mobile since he's "from the country". "It should be free", Elvin said about parking. "What is your favorite type of music?" Elvin asked our host. "I like stuff with the big band", said the Uncle, who prefers Motown music to anything from "the British invasion" era. "It was American music that was better, more innovative, and much more lasting power and much more stamina throughout the decade(s)", said the Uncle. Our host believes that if you listen to a radio station that plays standards, "You don't hear the Beatles, you'll hear the Temptations, you'll hear the Tops, Diana Ross", he said. The following caller wanted to bring a telephone scam to our attention. "I called the FBI this morning and they are familiar with this particular scam", said the caller, who suggests that others who received the call do the same thing. Our next caller talked about his own driving. "You don't drive in the right lane? Why not?" our host asked. "I don't drive in the left lane if I'm forced to", said the caller. "I thought I read an Alabama code, criminal code that you have to yield that turn if you're behind someone", said the Uncle, who may check into it later. After the final break for today, "Uncle Henry Show continuing here, we have news coming up in about 10 minutes", said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller Pam. "I love to hear you in the morning when I'm driving", said Pam. "If they're speeding, let them get into the left hand lane", she recalls from a study made a year ago. "If you go down the road, you don't see people driving in the left hand lane", said Pam. "They need to be in the left hand, people, emergency vehicles can't get around", she added. "You need to go the speed limit, that's the law", she reminded drivers. "When you get into the right hand lane, get into the right hand lane", Pam said before leaving us. Our next caller, a prankster, allowed some music over his end of the phone line to get on the air. "Look, I don't appreciate that and no one should be listening to that!" said the Uncle. "You need to turn that mess off and pick up a book and read some Proverbs. Let that soak into your brain!" he suggested. "I don't like your new (radio) schedule", said our next caller R. J., who has a job early in the day. "I'm driving right now", said R. J. "Look, you need to pull over and let someone over and pick you up", said the Uncle. "You don't need to be on the road if you're that confused", said the Uncle, who said he would pick up R. J. from the location he provides. "Tomorrow, I am out, I will be with celebrity urologist Dr. Dino Frangos", said the Uncle, who also reminded listeners about substitute Scott O'Brien and his guest for tomorrow.

Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.8/5!

Notes of Interest:

Folks, two anniversaries are upon us. August 7th will mark the fifth year of the Uncle's program on 710 AM and July 26th will be the fourth anniversary of this weblog. Good day!

The Uncle shall return Monday!

Today's Show

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"All right, Uncle Henry Show continues underway for the second hour", said the Uncle before introducing the editors of the news pamphlet Lagniappe, Ashley Toland and Rob Holbert. "Good morning, Lagniappe people!" said the Uncle, who once referred to the editors as "Lagniappe children" in the past, but since they are celebrating the newspaper's 5th anniversary our host wanted to show respect. "I'm seeing your little Lagniappe all over the place", said the Uncle. "Look, we're talking about your Nappie Awards", he reminded our guests. "That's correct", said Rob. "How many people do it on the Internet than the actual ballot?" our host asked about filling out the Nappie Award ballots. Rob introduced a Lagniappe intern in the studio, Alyson. "You've got Uncle Henry as the winner and you've got Wayne Gardner as number two", our host said about the local talk show host category. This was actually the first year that he did not fill out an awards ballot. "I don't have a favorite bartender, I don't have a favorite jukebox, I don't have a favorite guitarist. I don't know what to say", said the Uncle. "You're having the award ceremony tonight at the Saenger Theater", said the Uncle. "The public is not invited to the actual awards", our host said, confirming what he learned previously. "It's exclusivity invitation only", said Rob. "Where is the after party?" our host asked. "It starts at 10:00 PM", said Ashley. Callers were told to talk about issues relating to Lagniappe and not anything said previously. "I would enjoy talking about that, but we have guests", said the Uncle. "You cover local news in a different perspective than the newspaper (Press-Register) and it's mostly opinion columns. Am I right about that?" said the Uncle. According to Rob, Lagniappe will have more local news coverage. "You have broken [stories] over the past several months, you have been the source for (exclusive) news", said the Uncle. "Lagniappe is here. We're going to talk more in depth about the Nappie Awards", said the Uncle, who brought forward their story of local ghost hunters. Even though he's unfamiliar with the subject, our host was less than surprised to hear about the ghost hunters' use of audio to hear mysterious voices. "That is exactly what I suspected about a bunch of ghost hunters", said the Uncle before taking a break for commercials. After the break and a voice message, "We continue Uncle Henry Show here on NewsRadio 710", said the Uncle. Rob responded to the recorded message suggesting a statue of a well-known local government official to stand near the Wallace Tunnel in downtown Mobile. "That would be nice if we had a Nodine alert system", said the Uncle, referring to the Mobile County commissioner. "I'm so glad we have our podcast going", said the Uncle, who wants to hear Rob's imitation of the "Nodine laugh" again. "You have a list of locations on your website?" our host asked about the places that have Lagniappe pamphlet boxes. "In the politics section, your readers voted William Carroll as the hardest working city council member", said the Uncle. "In comparison to Thomas Sullivan, anybody would be the hardest working", he said. "I think William has been very contented compared to Thomas Sullivan", said Rob, who laughed when he got to Sullivan. "Have you done a few interviews on Dodge?" our host asked Rob about the outgoing superintendent of the Mobile County Public School System. "We'll talk to him some more", said Rob. "Well good morning, Uncle Henry. Ashley, I must say when I became aware of your little newspaper", said the caller George, who was curious about the name "Lagniappe" before discovering what makes the news pamphlet different from the daily newspaper. "You've heard [of] the Iron Curtain, I'm sure", said George, who calls the Press-Register "the Paper Curtain". "It just means 'something extra for free' ", said Rob, a former resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, where the word "Lagniappe" originated. "Before I go back to the phones. We have people waiting to talk", said the Uncle, who wanted to know about the editors' relationship with the Press-Register. "I have some friends who work there", said Ashley. "We respect and enjoy a lot of the people who are writers", said Rob. Our host mentioned the Press-Register's attempt to compete with Lagniappe by producing a couple of publications named "Current" and "'Zalea". "Is that an attempt to destroy you?" he asked our guests. "It is a poor attempt", said Rob. "Your readers are all ready loyal to you", said the Uncle. "Good morning, guys!" said our next caller. He thanked Lagniappe for uncovering "dirt" for readers such as him. "Unfortunately, there is only so much dirt that Uncle Henry gets to turn over", said the caller, who suggests categories for "favorite fired talk show host", "favorite dead talk show caller", and "favorite incarcerated elected official". "So, you guys keep up the great work and congratulations, Uncle Henry", said the caller. "Thank you very much", said the Uncle. "I want to point something out for our caller, this is our fourth Nappie", said Rob. "Why do you insist on downplaying our comments?" Rob asked our host. "I appreciate you for having an award for me to win", said the Uncle. "I would love to be able to present the Uncle Henry award to people such as Wayne Gardner", he said. "All right, we're going to have more with Lagniappe people after this", said the Uncle before the break. Michael P. Sloan's half-hour newscast immediately followed the Uncle.

"All right, Uncle Henry Show continues. We have news coming up in [about] 25 minutes", said the Uncle before reintroducing the guests, including the intern Alyson. Rob wanted her to see radio equipment up close for the first time. "She comes from Boston University. Why here?" our host asked. "She's from here, from Foley", said Rob. "Good morning, people. How are you doing?" said our next caller, who asked if they there are any Lagniappe pamphlet boxes at local nursing homes. "You got kicked out of some nursing homes?" our host asked the editors. The caller mentioned an unnamed local TV station reporting on Lagniappe's award category of radio disc jockeys that some readers would like to see naked. He suggested that if nursing home residents had close access to Lagniappe, they would be able to write "Uncle Henry" in the category mentioned. "I don't appreciate that, look, I don't-you don't have permission to ever think of me in that matter", said the Uncle. "Don't ever!" he said. "I don't want to be in anyone's fantasies. Just leave me out of it!" our host said before speaking to the next caller. Our host reminded listeners about the Nappie Awards ceremony being a "special closed ceremony", causing Rob to laugh. In reference to the nude category, "So you did a photo shoot, a nude photo shoot?" our host asked the guests. "I want you and the listeners to know that when this Lagniappe was released this morning, Shelby Mitchell (WKSJ-FM disc jockey) was disturbed", said the Uncle. "Best local evening news, FOX 10 (WALA-TV)", said the Uncle. "Do you know why there are winning?" he asked Rob, who believes it has to do with the familiar news anchors and reporters. "They're on after 'American Idol' ", our host believes is the reason for WALA-TV's recent success with viewers. "You've got best anchor Anissa Centers", said the Uncle, who agrees with the readers' choice of the WALA-TV news anchor. "You've got sexiest newsperson Scott Walker", said the Uncle, who mentioned Scott's upcoming departure from WPMI-TV on August 3rd (day not mentioned on the air). "So Sandra Shaw's gone", said the Uncle as he tried to make a point about WPMI-TV's former anchor team from the past year. Once Scott is gone, all of the station's main anchors from the beginning of the year are gone, according to Rob. "You're forgetting the Saturday night (news anchor) Mike Rush", our host reminded Rob. "Good morning. Hello there", the Uncle said to our next caller, who suggested that Lagniappe follows the "voter fraud for the mayor's race" story where former WPMI-TV investigator Josh Bernstein (referred to by first name only) "left off" before his departure from Mobile. "I'm out in West Mobile", said the caller, who wants to know the closest location of a Lagniappe pamphlet box. "I know there's a box near Airport and Azalea", said Rob, who knows that most of the local Starbucks coffee shops have Lagniappe boxes. Ashley told the caller about Lagniappe's official website, where articles from the news pamphlet are available. "Let's talk to Brent. Hello Brent", the Uncle said to our next caller. "My question is in regards to the Nappie concert tonight", said Brent, causing Rob to laugh. After the break for commercials, "All right, Uncle Henry Show continues. We have Lagniappe here, Rob Holbert and Ashley Toland", said the Uncle, who loved the most recent Lagniappe cover, but his favorite continues to be the picture of TV news anchors Bob Grip and Peter Albrecht arm wresting with Mel Showers watching. "Five years, what has changed the most?" the Uncle asked our guests. "Everything", said Rob. "Yeah, a lot, part of it", he explained. "It sometimes has an effect on the community", said Rob, since the pamphlet is more well known than ever before. "Over the 5 years, have you noticed certain topics that people respond to more?" our host asked. "I don't know if we had any more letters on anything", said Rob, with the exception of "investigative stories from the past". "I originally read you as a bar pamphlet", said the Uncle, who made Ashley laugh. "Sometimes people would bring guitars to a family reunion. I'm not going up to a bar to play until 3:00 in the morning", said the Uncle. According to Rob, the gossip column is Lagniappe's most popular section. Our host wonders how Lagniappe finds gossip for the column. "We have spies everywhere", said Ashley. "There are lots of spies", Rob added. "It's the Nappie Awards. Now you the public are not invited to attend", said the Uncle. "I'll put a link to it on the Uncle Henry page", he said about his online page. "Congratulations on 5 years", said the Uncle, who believes Mobile appreciates any investigations it can get. Once again, our host referred to his radio station by the old call sign WPMI after it recently became WNTM again. "Read the Bible before the Lagniappe", he said at the end of today's show.

Today's 9 o'clock hour gets a 4.7/5!

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"All right, let's continue here, Uncle Henry Show in progress!" said the Uncle on this "beautiful Tuesday in south Alabama". "I do be looking into that e-mail box here", said the Uncle. In response to "The Idea Guy's" recorded message at the beginning of this program segment, "I'm glad you brought up that John Edwards poverty tour", said the Uncle. "Going on a poverty tour for what?" our host asked, "We all know that every American, every single American knows where to find some poor people". "Even millionaires and billionaires know there are poor", said the Uncle, who calls the presidential candidate's poverty tour "the promise tour". "Of all the candidates, he epitomize(d) the expensive haircut", said the Uncle. "The best hypocritical contrast", he said about the haircut. "Numerous things to discuss! Let's talk to Bill. Hello Bill", said the Uncle before caller Bill spoke. "He made his money on somebody else's mistakes", Bill believes about John Edwards. "Yes, good morning, Uncle Henry", said our next caller Freddie. "I try not to call you on a Friday", he said before bringing up something he found in the newspaper. "I wonder if (former) Gov. Siegelman knew some things that can give some enlightenment that Bush didn't serve (in Alabama National Guard)?" said Freddie. "Is anybody ever guilty in your way of thinking of committing a crime?" our host asked Freddie. "Do politicians ever commit crimes?" he also asked Freddie, who agrees with the question. "You're saying that Don Siegelman is in jail because he knows something about President Bush?" our host asked. "Uncle Henry, I ask you to research that for me", said Freddie. "Freddie, as always your calls make absolutely no sense", said the Uncle. "When you have mismanagement going on, you look at the head", said our next caller Maurice in reference to folks such as Yvonne Kennedy, the outgoing president of Bishop State Community College. "Prichard is totally changed", Maurice said about the Alabama city. "That's good!" the Uncle responded. "The Wal-Mart in Mobile County has the more cause for success is the Wal-Mart in Tillman's Corner", said Maurice. "You don't go there because it irritates you that they built it in that location?" our host asked for confirmation. "The other thing I want to say is your last caller-Freddie is not the only one saying that", said Maurice, who has friends registered with his opposite political party. "I couldn't think of anything Don Siegelman done for Mobile", said Maurice, who believes Gov. Bob Riley did more for this area. "He's here all the time", the Uncle said about the current governor. "When I go to Birmingham all the time Birmingham is jealous of Mobile all the time because we don't have the traffic", said Maurice. "We're going to run Alabama now", were Maurice's last contributions to the show before our host took a break for commercials. After the break and a voice message, the song "Taking Pride in Mobile" was used as bumper music. "Uncle Henry Show continues", said the Uncle as the song played. "Let's go back to the phones. Let's talk to Patrick. Good morning, Patrick", the Uncle said to the last caller for this half-hour of the show.

Last half-hour of the show begins with another version of "Taking Pride in Mobile" being used as bumper music. "Uncle Henry Show continues. Taking Pride in Mobile", said the Uncle before speaking to caller Ellen. "I have been listening to you for [quite] an hour", said Ellen, whose last cancer case was 3 years ago and just had quadruple bypass surgery. "My goodness!" said the Uncle. Ellen surprised our host by saying he was not patient with Freddie today. "I'm an independent, but it seems to me that Mobile is dominated by republicans", said Ellen. "I was just asking you if there [can be any] any more patience", said Ellen. "My message is to give back and have patience", said Ellen. "I think you are a very, very good man", said Ellen before leaving us. Our host admits to having no patience at all "for the outlandishness" when he began the show years ago. "Mobile, out of the county, there are a lot of republicans in the country, in the city, the actual limits, there are a lot of liberal democrats", said the Uncle. "The City of Mobile, within the city limits is very democrat", the Uncle reminded Ellen and other listeners before speaking to Mark calling in response to Maurice's call. "I agree that Maurice hit the nail on the head on how we are in a golden era for Mobile County", said the Uncle. "The way that 2-year college system works, it is very difficult to terminate anybody", the Uncle said during Ed's call following Mark. "I thought I followed up a little bit on the Tax Man calling up about the race in Baldwin County", said our next caller Joe, who finds Baldwin County "more rhino" than any political party. "Why should I have to support all these people that have invested in condos near the beach", said Joe, who has learned how to protect his own property. After the last commercial break for today, "Uncle Henry Show continues", said the Uncle, who agrees with Crockett's recorded message that he doesn't believe in ghost stories. "It's like the labels (political affiliate) don't really apply anymore", said our next caller. "It's just liberal conservative", said the caller, who believes the call screener Trey Lane is doing a great job. Before commending the current call screener, our host was cautious as "previous call screeners might fall off" in reaction. "Let's talk to, um, is this Uncle Emer?" said the Uncle. Emer's call was a report on a city automobile moving on a flat right tire on the backside. "Well thank you for that", said the Uncle, who appreciates our caller for being an eye for city workers. "E-mail subject line: 'Azalea Trail' ", said the Uncle before reading the electronic message. "Well, I'm not a horticulturist, I'm not an Azaleaist", said the Uncle, who believes it is up to the property owners of the Azalea Trail to make it better. "All right, out of time for today's program!" said the Uncle, who previewed the "upcoming 'Ask the Expert' program for free expert advice", including the pet health expert. "Do what I'm doing now looking at some Proverbs", said the Uncle, who finds Proverbs good for meditation.

Today's 9 o'clock hours gets a 4.5/5!

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Second hour of the show begins with a recorded message and the usual 9 o'clock bumper music. "All right, Uncle Henry Show continuing underway on this beautiful Monday", said the Uncle, who reminded listeners how to contact him and the show. "I'm glad the Press-Register did this series on the teacher shortage", said the Uncle. "Talking about what the problems are, what caused the situation in schools that made it more difficult for teachers", our host explained. "There is definitely a distrust of authority at the schools", he believes. "We should really let the free market produce excellent schools by allowing the children [to spend] school vouchers", said the Uncle. "I would say do away with all-make all schools private schools", said the Uncle. "This can't happen because of the teacher's union, all ready plotting their demise", said the Uncle. "Ronald Reagan was also in favor of school vouchers at one time", our host recalls. "Let's listen to 'The Great Communicator' ", he said before playing the audio clip of the former president of the USA. "We was right as usual. Fairness would dictate", said the Uncle. "How many times have we have police show up at middle schools and dropouts until we try something different?" our host asked his audience, who received contact information again. "From the Birmingham News this morning", said the Uncle before reading the news story listing Alabama #9 among "bad states with teenage driving". "We're the top of the bad and the bottom of the good list(s) and here's another one", said the Uncle. "Anything that restricts a teenager, I'm in favor of", said the Uncle. "Wherever there is a teenager with a good head on his shoulders, there are about 5000 that are not", our host said before speaking to our next caller, who remembers taking students that misbehaved to the school's front office for disciplinary action. School officials would not accept the students' problems. As a former school teacher, she blames the school system in Mobile County. "I had one student hit another student", said the caller, who recalls the parent of one student actually wanting the child disciplined. "I had to put up with the child everyday", she said. "What grade level did you teach?" our host asked. She taught middle and high school classes. "How did your peers deal with these discipline problems?" our host asked. "Well, these children in middle school and high school were there every day. Any teachers intimidated by the students?" he asked. "Oh yes", said the caller. "I left, it's not worth [it]", she said in response to another question by the Uncle. "Would not encourage it", she said in response to our host's question regarding our former school teacher's own children possibly becoming teachers. "Why would you not want the central office to know that there's a lot of discipline problems at your school?" our host wonders after listening to our previous caller. "What would be the motivation for this? It's like the ultimate counterproductive thing to do", said the Uncle. "Create an atmosphere for children to learn and not worry about a guy with a gun in his backpack", our host suggested. "The Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710", said the Uncle, signaling the next commercial break. After the break and a voice message, "Uncle Henry Show continues. News coming here in just a few minutes", said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller Jim. "If the principals and administrators at the schools have problems, then they print the results in the newspaper", said Jim. "The teacher has to be allowed to send unruly children to the office", said the Uncle. "I disagree with you, school was never exciting", our host said in response to Jim's idea of updating material such as books to make school more exciting. "I was bored out of my mind", our host admitted, but said he actually learned something in school. "It was boring when I was a kid and we made it", said the Uncle. "I would have really big guys walking with paddles", our host suggested to make school exciting. "You wouldn't have to have your fancy smancy-making something exciting", said the Uncle, who spoke in a mocking type of voice. "No, I tried to tell you for a long time, Uncle Henry, there is nothing you can about the public schools", said our next caller Chuck. "The public school system is like the weather, everybody complains about it, but there is nothing you can do about it", said Chuck. "Maybe just let the teachers union run it all together", said the Uncle, who was immediately followed by a Michael P. Sloan newsbreak without warning.

"Uncle Henry Show continues on this beautiful Monday", said the Uncle. "You mentioned something about the No Child Left Behind Act. Ted Kennedy wrote that", said our next caller. The name of the senator from Massachusetts "automatically" makes the act no good, according to our host. "I saw this program early this morning on Nazi Germany", said the caller. "Taught the school system to hate the Jews", he recalls from the TV program. "Let's talk to Carol. Good morning, Carol", said the Uncle. "I know Baldwin County has a career fair to entice teachers into a teaching career", said Carol, who believes Mobile County could do a better job at hiring new teachers. "Just a local comment", said Carol before leaving us. "Maybe we can use the Germans to bring us some teachers", said the Uncle, since Carol mentioned Mobile County assembling a recruiting team to bring the German-based steel company ThyssenKrupp to our part of the world. Following Carol and Jerry was a caller who figures that "if they have too many disciplinary problems sent to the office", the school administration must not be good. "I think it's a terrible situation where you're encouraged not to report discipline problems", said the Uncle, who took a break after this. Our host did a live commercial for Dr. Byron Scott's dental services in Mobile. After the break and a voice message, "The Uncle Henry Show continues. For the race car, I'm not a NASCAR fan, but the race cars stimulate the economy", our host said in response to the recorded message played after the break. "I hate to break it to you, but the race car-race track is more faster than a gopher turtle", said the Uncle. "You can't eat a racetrack, but you can eat a gopher turtle", said our caller, whose reason for calling followed that comment. "They never ever check licenses on the Causeway", said the caller, who believes the state is missing out on the benefits of stopping drivers on a Saturday. Our caller asked about the show's online "podcast" for listeners who want to hear a recording of the show anytime. "The link might be gone on the homepage, because the podcast has been busted for so long", said the Uncle, who only thinks the "podcast" is fixed. "All right, out of time for the Uncle Henry Show today", said the Uncle, who apologized to callers who waited so long in anticipation of joining the show. "Quick e-mail!" said the Uncle before reading the electronic message. "Remember to pray, pray for others, [and] read that Bible, and I'll talk to you tomorrow", said the Uncle at the end of today's show.

Today's 9 o'clock hour gets a 4.8/5!

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"All right, Uncle Henry Show underway", said the Uncle, who reminded listeners how to contact the show and him by electronic mail. "A lot of people ready to talk", said the Uncle, who first wants to mention a lot more people want to impeach G.W. Bush, including one California senator named Barbara Boxer. "Not close to a dictatorship, no matter how much she hates it", said the Uncle before speaking to our first caller. "I think that war would be over in 30 minutes if his daughters were in uniform", the caller said. "Right now, he's playing games with other people's sons and daughters", he said. "He doesn't see it as playing games", our host said about the president of the USA. "No one's answering your question of what he'd do in [such] a hypothetical situation", said the Uncle. "To say that he doesn't care, that doesn't have any basis in what he says", said the Uncle. "The families, even the ones that don't like him or don't like his qualities" believe he cares, said the Uncle. "I've been trying to get this Sound Off to public my comments", said our next caller Freddie, who may have surprised our host about the Press-Register's handling of its column for reader comments. "What in the world are you talking about?" our host asked Freddie, "Why in the world are you saying that the conservatives that calls this show are closet homosexuals?" "Freddie, I'm going to have to move on. You've been harassing", said the Uncle. "The fact is, Yvonne Kennedy-she's an elected official, an elected official who has been able to do something", the Uncle said about the president of Bishop State Community College in Mobile and state legislator. "Any other person would have been fired or run out of town, but-she's been given negotiations to keep her office and type her memoirs", said the Uncle. "You say Howard Bronson and J. D. Crowe are a bunch of republicans", said the Uncle, who pointed out which side of the newspaper's editorial section regularly features Crowe's cartoons. "The people who are over are over there because they signed up over there", our next caller Steve said everyone serving in West Asia. He mocked certain folks by saying, "You've got to protect our soldiers. Who the hell is going to protect us?" "We need to lock this liberal B.S. (abbreviation for profanity) out of the way", said Steve. "When the politicians are in it, then it's not going to make any sense", said the Uncle. "I'd be itching to go in there and clean out some terrorists", Steve said before our host took a break for commercials. After a very short commercial break, "Uncle Henry Show continues", said the Uncle. Station program director Scott O'Brien and "the very exciting J. Lee of Mattress World" follow our host's show with the public service program "Ask the Expert", as he mentioned before speaking to our next caller, who wanted to discuss a cable TV news program that our host doesn't watch. "You are wound up on this Friday morning. Calm down", said the Uncle, who will definitely not those type of TV programs. "Your show sometimes fire me up", said our next caller Max. "If we would make sure we take care of business the right way, I don't care what color they are or what ethic background they are", Max said in response to folks like caller Freddie. "When people can be in a place like that for so many years and ruin it, even though says it was not her fault", Max said in reference to Yvonne Kennedy. "It's almost like comatose out there at Bishop State", said the Uncle. "Just keep preaching the good work", Max said before leaving us. "Hey listen, I figured out how to solve that perfume problem", Tim said about a personal issue many listeners were not aware of recently. Gasoline would solve the problem, according to Tim. "Listen, this guy, how about you give Freddie a ticket", Tim said about a hypothetical situation in which Freddie would mention the other drivers to the police officer issuing his ticket. "Freddie's got to understand that they're using their tax money to pay that woman out there", said Tim, who hesitated when he used "woman" to describe Yvonne Kennedy. "I was watching those dab gum singing shows or something", Tim said about his evening before leaving us. Before taking a break, our host mentioned the online posting of electronic mail he received from someone known as "the mail lady", who is madly in love with Tim.

"Uncle Henry Show continues. (251) 479-2723 is the number. Don't forget, we have 'Ask the Expert' in the 10 o'clock hour", said the Uncle. "Can't think of a way to describe Scott O'Brien's energy", said the Uncle, who finds Scott very "Larry King-ish" in the non-ugly sense of ignorance, when he interviews the subject without much prior knowledge of the person. "Henry, nobody is paying out my property at my home for appraising anything", said our next caller. "Why do you know?" the Uncle asked. "For every single property owner in Alabama, property taxes have gone up", said the caller. "I saw a guy wondering around looking at my property", said the Uncle, a resident of Baldwin County on the eastern side of Mobile Bay. "Let's talk now to Willie. Hello Willie, good morning", said the Uncle. "First of all, the governor doesn't pay us any of the bills", said Willie, who said it's the state legislature. "You know why they're fishing it so far in a Mobile newspaper?" Willie said about the situation at Bishop State Community College before answering his own question with, "A black and white situation". "Let's talk to Charles. Good morning, Charles", said the Uncle, who can hear our caller's voice "loud and clear". After viewing the morning TV news program "Good Morning America", "When it's time to pull our troops out, don't tell the press", said Charles. "What will happen when we finally leave?" a question our host recalls from another news program. "I just want to say two words about this racetrack site", said Paul, who hopes that it has no affect on the environment in the Prichard, Alabama area. "I said I'm an environmentalist when it comes to clean air", said the Uncle. "Let's talk to Pat. Hello Pat", said the Uncle. "First of all, I'm not defending her, but I want to certify my point", said Pat, who wants to talk about Yvonne Kennedy's retirement money. "All of the money that she will receive over a period of time is not from the state alone", said Pat, who wanted to say that half of the school president's retirement money will be "coming from her own pocket". "Her retirement is not really a big issue to me", said the Uncle, who finds her view of "treating people the same" to be an issue. "The final segment of the program approaches", our host said before the break for commercials. After the break, "Uncle Henry Show continues. We have news coming up in about 10 minutes", said the Uncle before speaking to caller Richard. "I'm in Birmingham and all I get is the podcast and it's screwed up", said Richard. "We'll have to look at that again", said the Uncle. "We have the engineers back!" said the Uncle. "That's all we got. Please get it fixed", said Richard before leaving us. "Ever since the podcast machine died several weeks ago, it's been a problem", said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller. "Everybody's talking about the turtles and the tortoises and all that other stuff [about] the wetlands", said the caller, who read today's newspaper. "It's like the immigrants coming in across the border, there's no way to control it", said the caller. "Well I disagree with you", our host said about border control. "I think it would be difficult, but it is within human ability", our host believes. "I caught the last part of your show regarding Yvonne Kennedy and all that mess", said our next Jerry. "You've had people like Jockisch (former Mobile County commissioner) and other people go to jail and you have other people in the black race get in trouble", said Jerry. "We've had African-American politicians go to jail", said the Uncle. "Not any in my memory recently", Jerry responded. "The whole office and secretary thing is really and shouldn't be allowed to remain", our host said about Yvonne Kennedy's arrangements after retirement. "They don't really care what a politician is. They like prosecuting politicians", he said about some prosecutors. "Politicians are a special breed of person", said the Uncle. "So the great masses of people like it when a politician is being investigated", said the Uncle, who believes his previous comments were cynical to some listeners. "We've solved half the problems on this show", said the Uncle after speaking to our last caller. "Out of time, thank you for listening", said the Uncle, who reminded listeners at the end of today's show to read their Bible.

Today's 9 o'clock hour gets a 4.6/5!

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"All right, thank you for continuing to listen. Uncle Henry Show continues. 9:07 here on NewsRadio 710", the Uncle said to his listeners at the beginning of the 9 o'clock segment of the show. "A man e-mailed me pictures of the new garbage can yesterday. Yes, very excited about the new garbage can photos", said the Uncle, who was unable to post the images online due to their format. "These are just gorgeous garbage cans", said the Uncle, describing the receptacles made especially for litter. "I'm going to give you a recap of yesterday's city council meeting", said the Uncle, who received a recorded message from regular voice message caller Crockett, who actually used his vacation time to report on the meeting. Before getting to such a recording, our host mentioned the gut feeling of a certain Michael Chertoff. "You'll have to pardon me for this, because I am very in favor of the war on terror. I don't know who the enemy is, because you can read it on the Uncle Henry page", said the Uncle. "I don't want to hear about his gut feeling", said the Uncle. "This guy was trying to push this immigration bill", said the Uncle, who believes the bill would have created a "non-factor" in securing the USA's borders. "People like me, I don't know-I don't know whether to trust this guy or not", said the Uncle, who mocked Chertoff's gut feeling. "Went up to the NCAA-NAACP convention in New York", said the Uncle, who mentioned Chertoff's reminder to the audience to respect followers of the religion Islam. "Why does he have to go off and make speeches?" our host asked. "Yes, we should respect everybody", he said in agreement. "My voice is starting to get hoarse", our host admitted. "He's not a elected politician, so why is he not doing his job?" our host asked before comparing Chertoff to a former Mobile County Public School System superintendent making speeches. "Don't make speeches to the NAACP or the Garden Club or anybody", said the Uncle. "I had to get that off my chest", said the Uncle before speaking to caller David. "I agree with what you're saying. There's only one thing you got to remember is that you've got all these political appointees" taking the words of others, said David. "You made an excellent point. I'm glad you made it", said the Uncle. "I don't have a whole lot of discretionary funds here every month", said David. "The tax revenue, according to the newspaper, deteriorated", said the Uncle. "When you take away their discretionary funds, they're not going to have the money to play with", said the Uncle before speaking to frequent caller Tim. "You know, this fellow on (WPMI-TV Channel) '15' talks about the heat index", said Tim. Our host asked Tim what exactly is the heat index, but the caller has no idea and doesn't care. "You know on this city stuff, are they going to tax all the Germans?" Tim asked in reference to the German-based steel company ThyssenKrupp building a new plant in Mobile County, but not within the city limits of Mobile. "The Uncle Henry Show progressing, moving forward", said the Uncle before the break for commercials. "Uncle Henry Show continues. It is 9:23 at NewsRadio 710", said the Uncle before speaking to caller K.P., who had a shout of "Roll Tide" and a piece of electronic mail for our host. "Hey Uncle Henry, how are you doing?" caller Kermit asked, who "looked in the (new) trash cans and there are no trash in the trash cans". He mentioned that the receptacles are not too heavy to pick up. "Why don't they go to Dollar General and get some trash cans?" Kermit asked. "Maybe the city can't go to Dollar General because they have Master Card", said the Uncle. "K.P., I've just sent the e-mail to you of the trash can picture", said the Uncle, who was interrupted by "a test of the Emergency Alert System", as the electronic voice put it. "We have news coming up in about 30 seconds", said the Uncle, who in the meantime mentioned a global warming-related story about how to "change the diet of cows and goats". "They said the diet will change the way bacteria in the stomach of cows breaks down methane gas", said the Uncle.

Today's 9:00 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!

Note of Interest:

Folks, due to a frozen computer, the summary for the 9:30 AM half-hour segment of today's show was lost as the show was in progress. Good day!

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"All right we continue, Uncle Henry Show here on NewsRadio 710. It's 9:07", said the Uncle, who is looking forward to more interaction with his listeners. "I know a lot of people have responded very positively to the new garbage cans", said the Uncle, who has pictures of the new City of Mobile litter receptacles courtesy of a show listener. "The City Council of Mobile, Alabama" made it on the front page of today's Press-Register, said the Uncle. "The 'tax collections are deteriorating' ", our host read in today's newspaper. "It is short of their projections", said the Uncle. "Look for some rumblings, I predict in the tax collection", he said. "I predict that the Mobile City Council and mayor will work on some increased fees and taxes", our host added. "We've had some council members go on record saying they're in favor of an occupational tax", said the Uncle. "Be ready, be ready to fight it", the Uncle warned his audience. "It's a natural course of events", said the Uncle, as the Mobile City Council "wants their money". Our first live caller shared his story of not allowing his little girl to see the way some young people dress nowadays. "I had to get up and leave because I wouldn't want my little girl to see that", said the caller, who was outdoors with his child at the time. "Yes, Uncle Henry. Good morning", said our next caller Freddie, who was "listening at" our host's show for a while in preparing his call. "When you get your license, don't you get to be a professional driver?" Freddie asked. "No, a professional driver gets paid", said the Uncle. "I know you called up while trying to get me upset", said the Uncle, but he must admit that Yvonne Kennedy, president of Bishop State Community College in Mobile, is an attractive person. "There might be some men that are listening-I don't know, from the ages of 18 to 35 that might be attracted by the money", said the Uncle. "You know, I hate to say this on this day, Uncle Henry, but I think they're going to want our tax", said our next caller Terry, who mentioned the condition of Schillinger Road in Mobile. "I don't know why the city or any other pave that street alone", said Terry. "Didn't you hear, the city is running out of money", said the Uncle. "We are stuffed between a rock and a hard place", said the Uncle, who reminded Terry not to lose hope. "Did I read the paper correctly that Dr. Kennedy is getting $530,000 in lump sums", our next caller Captain Ron asked. Unfortunately, his call was lost before the commercial break. After the break, "Uncle Henry Show continues. News coming up in just a few minutes", said the Uncle before speaking to "The Idea Guy". "So they're going to put a 1% tax on everything", "Idea" believes, since he lived in New Orleans, Louisiana for 5 years where an occupational tax drove some businesses to Houston, Texas. "I'm glad you called, 'Idea Guy' ", said the Uncle before speaking again to Ron, who apologized for the disconnection previously. "How can you leave someone like that at that school who can cause problems down the road?" Ron asked about Yvonne Kennedy. "Having her there is an honored position in a tax prepared office sets an example", said the Uncle. "Think about this, they're only going to investigate her 5 or 6 years. She's been there for 20 years", said Ron. "She can't write an objective history of Bishop State", said the Uncle, referring to the school president's future memoirs. "I can't think of any other sector of society where you can mess something up real bad", said the Uncle, who laughed while making that sentence. "The people when they bought the newspaper from Bill Hearin, I think Bill Hearin kept an office up there", said the Uncle before the break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

"Uncle Henry Show continues. Let's talk to Steve. Hello Steve", said the Uncle. "This whole Yvonne Kennedy thing is government bureaucracy", said Steve. "The rip off continues", said the Uncle. "We're tired of our tax dollars being misused", said Steve, who compares the school president's stay to stealing. Steve believes Yvonne Kennedy might as well break into his house. "Yvonne Kennedy won in those negotiations with her attorney", said our next caller. "She'll have an office with a state legislator office and she won't have to change her address", he said. "Also want to speak about the city council short changing themselves and them not having enough money for the discretionary fund", said the caller. "Let's talk now to Sarah. Hello Sarah", said the Uncle. "It makes people say, 'Well look, it's an invitation. A mismanagement of funds' ", said Sarah. "It makes me want to go for the 2-year college system. Once you're in, you're in", said the Uncle. "This isn't a court thing, this is the state of Alabama dealing with a legislator (Kennedy)", said the Uncle. "Yo Jerry. Well Jerry, thank you for correcting me", said the Uncle after misidentifying our caller as "Jarred". Jerry was unable to hear yesterday's show and discussions. "We talked about state taxes", said the Uncle. "I went to get a pair of glasses over in Daphne", said Jerry, who was "fortunate that no one had any eye glass insurance". "I only had to pay $40, which was great", Jerry said about his prescription glasses, which included a tax. "You need to pay those taxes, because how else are we going to pay the office of Bishop State and the typist?" said the Uncle. "Go nowhere", our host said before the break for commercials. After the break, "Uncle Henry Show continues on this beautiful Tuesday. We have the 'Ask the Expert' program coming up at 10 o'clock", said the Uncle. "Yes, Yvonne Kennedy, you need to be careful. 'Hollywood' Barkley could be calling", said the Uncle. Our host mentioned his morning "news and comment with the news" during the 7:30 AM half-hour of "Mobile's First News", when program director and host Scott O'Brien is "forced to listen". Our host mentioned the morning commentary because he focused on a speech in Georgia about times being hard for immigrants. "If times are hard, why are they continuing to come here?" the Uncle asked. "This speech was attended by all kinds of people (state officials)", said the Uncle. "Hello there", the Uncle said to our next caller. "Who is this?" our host asked this lady, whose voice may sound familiar to some listeners. "How dare you call this show", said the Uncle. "You are an employee of another radio station and you're not with this company", said the Uncle. "I'm going to disconnect this phone line", said the Uncle, who found the unidentified caller disrespectful. "There you go, you've embarrassed me in front of the experts", said the Uncle before speaking to caller Cindy, who recognized the previous caller's voice, but did not identify her to be former call screener Leeanna Matteson. "The idea of introducing Spanish (in the 3rd grade) is outrageous", said the Uncle, who has a grandchild who barely knows English. "Before he could read English, he was speaking Spanish", said the Uncle. "Teaching Spanish in elementary school, that is absolutely ridiculous", said the Uncle. "I got so upset at the end of the school year", said the Uncle, who recalls his grandchild watching a movie at school near the end of the school year. "I understand what you're saying about-what you said, watching the movie", said our next caller Max. "They've eliminated P.E.?" our host asked Max. "Just about", Max replied. "They ought to have parents sign a form at the beginning of the year saying that their child can use the playground and that if they fall off the monkey bars, they will not sue", said the Uncle. "All right, 'Ask the Expert' is up next. Scott O'Brien is with the expert", said the Uncle. "When in doubt what to do, read the Bible is what to do!" said the Uncle at the end of today's show.

Today's 9 o'clock hour gets a 4.5/5!

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Second hour begins with a voice message, followed by bumper music. "All right, let's continue. Uncle Henry continuing", said the Uncle, who thanked his listeners from the 8 o'clock hour for continuing to listen. "So, whenever we bring up taxes, you think of Dodge and the school taxes?" our host asked caller Dee, who brought up the outgoing school superintendent for Mobile County. "Alabama hit bottom in taxes", the Uncle read in the Birmingham News newspaper. "This is good, this is a start", said the Uncle, explaining why he brought up this news story. "So this is going to be used for months, maybe even years by liberal forces", our host predicts. "Mark my words on this, we will be encouraged to raise our taxes", said the Uncle. "I know there's liberals listening right now", said the Uncle, who mocked these sort of listeners using a louder tone of voice. "If I want to help people, I'll help people. I'll help them", said the Uncle. "They went to William Smith, the professor emeritus at the University of Alabama", said the Uncle. "He said, 'We do have a lot of needs in a lot of areas that need to be funded' ", said the Uncle. "Don't bring this story to me the next time the (state) legislation is in session", said the Uncle, if taxes are an issue. "What we southerners want, we want our money's worth", said caller Jim the Tax Man. "There's some dumb, greedy people out there", Jim said unfortunately. "Thank you so much. Excellent phone call, excellent!" said the Uncle. "Let's talk to Ann. Hello Ann", said the Uncle before our next caller said "hello". "You prefer just to buy and replacing books immediately?" our host asked the following caller George. "How often do you look behind your couch?" was another question for our caller. "So an overdo book driving a man out of Mobile County", the Uncle concluded after listening to George. "I try to go behind my couch ever now and then just to make sure there's not a bunch of dust", said the Uncle, whose habit began when he discovered his children's vitamins behind the couch. "As I said, we should take this and fax this all across the country", our host said about the Birmingham News article mentioned earlier. "Let's talk to Pat. Hello Pat", said the Uncle. "First of all, it was his responsibility whenever you check the library book", Pat said in response to George's call. After the break for commercials, "Uncle Henry Show continuing. We have news coming up in a few minutes. Let's talk to George. Hello George", said the Uncle. "If he had paid it, then he wouldn't have had to take it over to a collection agency", our second George said about previous caller George and his library book. "All we did was resale the cars to pay the cost of court", George recalls. "It is marvelous that Alabama has the lowest taxes", said George, whose laugh was distinguishable. "Good morning, Uncle Henry", said our next caller John. "After we paid the bills, we had more money over and we did all of this without a lottery", John said in reference to state taxes. "That is an excellent Monday story to start off the week", said John. "I'm glad you got that attitude", said the Uncle. "To hear a story like that, that just makes my day", said John before leaving us. "It is something and Gov. Riley wants to cut taxes even more next year", said the Uncle. "I hope these people can get their act together", our host said about state legislators. "Would it be all right if I've come [with] some stuff together that is a written material and bring it over to the radio station?" our next caller asked. He mentioned a couple of gun control related websites, including NRA News. "I hope you have a blessed day, Henry", said the caller, who believes in the constitution of the USA. "The Uncle Henry Show continuing-moving forward", said the Uncle before the break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

"Uncle Henry Show continues. We have news coming up in about 25 minutes or so", said the Uncle as the 9:30 AM half-hour segment begins. "I've gone on the Mobile Public Library Internet web page and I've been looking for their policy on fines", said the Uncle, pursuing information that explains why the first caller named George was upset. Our host found out about the library's rule against sleeping and being barefooted, but not dozing. "Let's talk to Jim. Hello Jim", said the Uncle. "This is Jim the Drunk", said our caller, who was barely understandable after the word "drunk". "You know, this state ought to have 3 million people", said Jim. "We're bringing a lot higher taxes", he believes. "Are you drunk right now?" our host asked Jim. "Yes, I am", said Jim. "That's just the way I am. I stay drunk 24 hours a day", said Jim. "Look, I'm going to pray for you", said the Uncle, who reminded Jim that "there are all kinds of places" for help. "You are not suppose to be like that", said the Uncle. "It probably makes this show a lot better, but for you it's not going to be good in the long run. Your life expectancy is going to go down. It's just not a good thing", said the Uncle. "I remember going to that library as a 4 and 5-year-old boy", said our next caller, who remembers watching movies in the basement of the Mobile Public Library's main branch. "They're going to continue to destroy the historical things in this city", he said. "Mobile as a city will be financially broke. Because they're going to spend, spend, spend", said the caller, who used the recent state business trip to France for example. "That was probably bad for the city to have our politicians over there", said the Uncle. "I didn't know the library-I didn't know it was that big of a renovation that it would destroy your memories", said the Uncle, who might actually visit the main library in downtown Mobile. "Roll Tide, Uncle Henry!" said our next caller, who asked whatever happened to the controversy involving Sam Jones, mayor of Mobile, and the Mobile Housing Board. "It just went away with Josh Bernstein, didn't it?" he asked about the story revealed by a former investigator for WPMI-TV, Mobile's NBC affiliate. "Uncle Henry Show continues", said the Uncle at the beginning of the "final whirlwind segment" of today's show. "We have 'Ask the Expert' coming up in the next hour", he reminded listeners. "I was riding around over the weekend and came across Old Pascagoula Road", said our next caller Steve, who noticed an outdoor sign against certain drugs and prostitution. "They spray painted it 'white power' was a swastika", said Steve. "We apparently got a skinhead problem over there too", Steve said, with our host in agreement. "That stuff should have died out with Hitler", said Steve. Instead of anyone's physical appearance, "I'm concerned with whether they're doing a good job or not", said Steve. "Anyway, you have a good way", said Steve before leaving us. "Jim from Saraland, how are you doing?" our host asked one caller, who sent him an electronic message with the answers to frequently asked questions about the Mobile Public Library's fines. "I need to go into the inbox. I've got your e-mail!" said the Uncle. "So for the fine to be effective, it must be substantial", our host read in the message. Near the end of today's show, the Uncle reminded listeners of the program "Ask the Expert" airing after this one. "Dr. Byron Scott of Spring Hill Dental Health is the expert", said the Uncle.

Today's 9 o'clock hour gets a 4.8/5!

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"Uncle Henry Show continues. Thank you for continuing to listen to this show here on NewsRadio 710. Looking forward to continuing our conversation, you and I", said the Uncle before reminding listeners how to contact him telephonically, electronically, and by recorded message. "Yesterday, I told you about a story, a true story about an employee here", our host reminded loyal listeners. "The employee's lady friend was in a traffic accident involving an illegal alien", said the Uncle. "He had no idea at all the kind of idea that we're required if we ever go to a check point", our host said about the immigrant. "It was no ticket for having the information, illegal aliens are just allowed to go about their business", said the Uncle. "The thing that galls me and that's galled others is that you and I get stopped and we don't have the proof of insurance", said the Uncle, then "we're going to get a big fat ticket". "The illegal alien has an immunity of this and this is something that is imminently wrong", said the Uncle. "I received an e-mail on this topic", said the Uncle before reading the message titled, "Illegals are a Local Problem" by listener Trip. "It shouldn't matter where you're from at all", said the Uncle. "Nobody should be given a pass, especially in this situation. We don't know-we have no idea", said the Uncle. "They might be wanted for 20 different crimes", our host said for example. "I don't care where your from, who you are, the law should apply to anyone the same", said the Uncle. "I put that e-mail-I posted that on the Uncle Henry (online) page", said the Uncle. "Lost you", he said after a lost caller to the show. "This illegal alien problem is a real problem", said our unidentified caller. "Other countries are a lot more serious about protecting their borders", said the Uncle. "You bet they are!" said the caller. "We all got to stand up on an issue lot this", he later said. "Roll Tide Roll!" our host said in response to our caller, who appreciates "great talk shows" like this one. "Trey Lane, missing without leave", said the Uncle, who believes our current call screener is on an extended "cigarette break". "If they get to go about their business, then the City of Mobile should suspend all these roadblocks, all these checkpoints indefinitely", our host suggested. "Hello there, good morning", the Uncle said to our next caller. "You probably heard the news yesterday", said the Uncle, "they (Arizona) passed their own state law to punish any business that hires illegal [immigrants]". Before the commercial break, listeners were reminded that "it is 9:19" this morning. After the break, "Uncle Henry Show continues. We have news coming up in 10 minutes from Mike Sloan", said the Uncle before speaking to one frequent caller he's excited about, Jim the Tax Man. "We don't need to spend more money", said Jim, who wants illegal immigrants to be locked up and flown away on an airplane. "We'll close down the switchboard in Montgomery, Alabama, and we'll have Jeff Sessions on national TV" if anybody complains, said Jim. "Don't do no hanky panky, it's real cut and dry!" said Jim before leaving us, giving our next caller Thomas to share the story of a automobile accident including himself. "I'm thinking about changing my car", said Thomas. "I'm stuck with my insurance company flipping the bill", said Thomas. "It's not proof you have insurance, I learned it this week", he said. "Your story sounded promising at first", said the Uncle. "That's what I thought", said Thomas, who doesn't have insurance. "Thank you for the warning", said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller Barbara. "My husband is a corrections officer in Baldwin County", said Barbara. "Have you and your husband come up with an idea what we can do about this?" our host asked. "Just give the same respect to the laws of our land", said Barbara before leaving us. "You heard it here, so the American citizen is going to pay the price and the visitor is going off free", said the Uncle before the break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

Second half-hour of 9 o'clock begins with bumper music featuring the voices of the Osmond siblings Donny and Marie. "Uncle Henry Show continues. There is nothing wrong with having some Motown. Motown more superior than British Invasion music", said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller, who represents the air conditioning service industry. "You're saying that some people pretend not to speak English?" our host asked the fellow, who has billed folks who suddenly spoke good English. "There is a very interesting perspective", said the Uncle. "I have been in the service business for almost 30 years now", said the caller. "My goodness, you should write a book", said the Uncle. "Let's talk to Rema. Hello Rema", he said to our next caller. "We're all being too gracious, I guess you would call it", said Rema. "Well Rema, you asked some very good questions. I wished someone could answer them", said the Uncle. "Let's talk to George. Good morning, George", said the Uncle. "It's one thing that we can understand", George said about illegal immigration. "We ought to round the folks up and take them back. That's not hard to do", said George. He suggests building a wall. "Get them out of here. They are a threat to the security of this country also", said George. "I haven't seen one question, one statement of the press of the democratic presidential candidates" in reference to the United Kingdom's car bombs and airport crash, according to George. "Well, I tell you and I agree [with] what you said", said the Uncle. "Unfortunately we will all find out", said the Uncle, if a certain candidate is elected president of the USA. "Good morning, Uncle Henry", said Vicky. "The last few years, immigration has been more a problem and it makes me mad", said Vicky. "Thirty years ago, he lost his job because immigration took his green card", said Vicky. "Wait a minute, he's your husband?" the Uncle asked about the "he" Vicky was talking about. "You have to stay for the test, you have to go to immigration to take the test, and now they charge you $400 to take the American Citizen's Test", said Vicky. "What's his story?" the Uncle asked. "He's from Honduras", said Vicky, who recalls her husband returning to Honduras in order to come back here legally. "I had to promise that he would not be a burden to the federal government or the state of Alabama for 3 years", said Vicky. "What are you and your husband thinking about this?" our host asked about the immigration issue over the past 3 years. "They should follow their step and come here legally", said Vicky. "He's had a lot of headaches, but he's legal", said Vicky, whose husband works and pays taxes. "He's more than welcome in the United States of America in my opinion", said the Uncle. "He speaks and reads English very well", said Vicky. "I got Vicky confused with Rema", our host admits to doing at one point of Vicky's call. Before the commercial break, "It makes it harder for people doing it legally", our host said about illegal immigration. After the break, "Uncle Henry Show continues. We have news coming up in about 10 minutes", said the Uncle, who mentioned program director "Scott O'Brien's return to the airwaves" as the host of the program "Ask the Expert" following this show. "It's going to cost some money", our next caller Bill said about locking up or sending illegal immigrants away. "It's not a money making, it's a money taking thing", Bill said. "That's why you need to suspend the roadblocks", said the Uncle. "They won't enforce the laws they got", said Bill. Our host suggests voting out some leaders. "I gave up hope a long time ago", Bill said. "Don't do that!" the Uncle urged him. "Let's talk to Johnny. Hello Johnny", said the Uncle, who fell for an audio prank. "We just installed the new caller ID system", said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller Sam, a retired fellow. "I don't care who's at Wal-Mart, it's when and I can't tell with my own eyes. I can't tell when someone's here legally or illegally", said the Uncle. "That's a situation where you don't have no documentation, then it's something you shouldn't let them go", said the Uncle. "You can be a Harvard graduate and making remarks about my daughter, something can be done", said the Uncle. "Two days ago, this country celebrated its independence from the King of England", said our next caller, who suggests a new holiday since illegal immigrants are in greater numbers than ever. "I'm sure they'll pick a time a year when the weather is nice", our caller believes. "The Siesta is Nice", our host suggested. "It's sad, because we have let this call go on the last 20 years and illegals, when they're in an accident, they sue your insurance company", said our last caller Jane. "Call me back Monday, I want to hear more about this", said the Uncle before ending the show on a reminder of "Ask the Expert" and for us to read our Bibles.

Today's 9 o'clock hour gets a 4.7/5!

Notes of Interest:

Folks, due to the format of the show's new 8 o'clock timeslot and the contraints of time, I will only review the 9 o'clock hour of the show from this day forward. Good day!

"AM Fog, PM Rain" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar