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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. A sporty cap, now I like the idea, you know I haven’t been sporty probably since—I haven’t been sporty since the Jimmy Carter administration, not that I’ve been that sporty to begin with”, said the Uncle, who was responding to a listener’s voice message. After reminding listeners how to call in, “Let’s talk to Chad. Hello there, Chad. All right, Chad, we lost you—Chad, we lost you. Call back Chad. Let’s talk to Billy”, said the Uncle. “Let me talk to you about Mike Dean. I want to defend Mike Dean here about this (private road project)”, said Billy. “What can be done?” the Uncle asked. “Some work has to be done”, said Billy. “Mike Dean did get them people some help”, Billy continued in defense of the Mobile County commissioner. “I believe on the news report he said that the county is going to take over the roads and take over the roads forever”, said the Uncle. “They had him on videotape and they had him on audio tape. I think that all speaks for itself”, said the Uncle. “He doesn’t like to say ‘no’ ”, he added before speaking to our next caller Chad. “I wanted to comment on the situation on Murphy (High School), which I haven’t heard anyone else talk about until you brought it up”, said Chad. “I can’t believe that the mother is not under more scrutiny for what’s going on”, said Chad. “We don’t really know all the details, so I don’t want to speculate on that”, said the Uncle. “I don’t understand why she’s not under no scrutiny for what her children has perpetrated”, said Chad. “I would like to know all the details on this feud that has spewed unto the public arena”, said the Uncle. “I don’t care what their problems are necessarily. What it is, it’s no excuse for they’ve done”, said Chad. “If you listen to these teenagers talk, these young kids say, ‘You disrespect me, now we’re going to fight it out’ ”, said Chad. “I would be in just as much as trouble with them probably”, Chad believes. “This is a job for the families to get control of these children”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Tim. Hello there, Tim”, he said to our next caller, also known as Sam Marston IV. “I’m pretty good”, said Tim. “Hey, I’ve got one of those hats you wanted to wear”, Tim mentioned for the Uncle, who asked for a description of the English-style hat. “It’s one of those little bitty hats”, said Tim. “Listen, some important information”, said Tim, who was “beaten to the punch” to nominate a local sheriff’s flotilla employee for the TV program “America’s Most Wanted”. “And the city council’s proposing to have a budget report every Thursday”, said Tim. “They don’t know they could do it legally yet”, said Tim, who described the legal process issues as “mumble jumble”. “I’ve got these people that live in the neighborhood where my family’s buried”, said Tim, who said dogs have defecated in the cemetery. “You know that is a terrible thing to think about dogs running around the cemetery”, said the Uncle. “What a shocking, shocking bit of news”, said the Uncle. “Why can’t we train dogs to use the bathroom?” he asked while being serious. “I don’t understand it. Maybe it’s been tried long ago”, said the Uncle. “They probably figured it out in the first civilization and just knew it couldn’t be done and I just missed that”, said the Uncle. “You have seen [dogs] fetching people’s beers and refrigerators”, he said about dogs on TV programs. “Why can’t they be trained to use the restroom?” he asked before speaking to our next caller Gene. “I’ve had dog trouble at times’, said Gene. “I understand your frustration”, said Gene, who believes the proposed $25 fee for not picking up dog feces “is government gone out of control”. “There is nothing more American than someone walking their dog”, said Gene. “Again, I’ve had trouble with the dogs in the past, so I understand completely”, said Gene. “I appreciate you listening to the show”, said the Uncle after Gene expressed his appreciation for the time given to him. “I tell you, it would be very difficult to enforce”, he said about the proposed dog fines. “Several times a week I’ll be carrying a bag of dog mess and when I wave to my neighbors and I’m carrying a bag of dog mess”, said the Uncle, who said “they look at me like there’s something wrong with me”. “I’m doing something for them”, he said before the break for commercials. After the break and a voice message, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710”, said the Uncle. “I’m never going to discuss that concept (dogs in the bathroom) again on this show”, he said after hearing the previous voice message. “I had a good Easter”, said our next caller, who “just wanted your opinion” on what he heard on “The Rusty Humphries Show” on this radio station. “It seems like the people who are old are the people that cannot shake racism”, the caller heard. “Do you think that’s true that the older you get, the harder it gets to shake habits”, he asked our host. “I say the people under the age of 50 don’t have the memories of what we had as a separate society”, said the Uncle. “I agree with the premise that the people who didn’t live through and are too young” don’t have “the same kind of passion”, said the Uncle. “So I think the more younger you are, the more mystifying”, the Uncle added. “You know when the churches were being bombed and the people were being hosed in the streets, the feelings, a lot of [these] people are still hurting”, said the Uncle, who continued the discussion for about a couple minutes past the 9:30 break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

Today’s 9:00 AM half-hour gets a 7/10!

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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It’s 9:06, six minutes after 9:00”, said the Uncle, who “didn’t realize how much I’d miss you that much” while attending a motivation event yesterday. “Getting motivated and I said I wondered what you were doing”, said the Uncle, who thanked radio reporter Charlie Moss for substituting for him over the past two hours. “Several e-mails saying that Charlie Moss you take over this timeslot completely”, said the Uncle, who reminded listeners of the “ultra liberals” who once hosted a program in the mornings. This was a reference to former “Mobile’s First News” Scott O’Brien, who was fired along with newsreader Michael P. Sloan. “We have Pete—is your last name Riehm?” the Uncle said to his studio guest. “The Mobile GOP. So you have a special meeting coming up this Friday night, Pete, and it’s going to be at Bilotti’s (Italian Restaurant)”, said the Uncle. While mentioning the guests scheduled to attend this event, “A lot of people love Ben Brooks, a lot of people like Bradley Byrn”, said the Uncle. “So who is allowed to attend these meetings?” the Uncle asked Pete. “Everyone”, said Pete. “So our mission is to grow the party”, said Pete, who also mentioned the goal to educate others about the Grand Old Party. “So democrats are welcome to this, as long as they’re not heckling or something?” said the Uncle. “Come on down and find out more about it”, Pete said to members of the Democratic Party. “What is the state of the Mobile GOP?” the Uncle asked. “We’re probably coming out of what you may call an end state”, said Pete. “We’re coming into an election year”, Pete continued. “We’re seeing a lot of interest”, he said. “I think it’s time to stand and be counted”, said Pete before our host’s question on the group representing Mobile County. “We do draw from Baldwin County”, said Pete. “You see I never knew this”, said the Uncle, who was familiar with local political groups such as the Young Republicans. “So this is like a third group”, said the Uncle. “We don’t do official party business”, said Pete, whose group is “unofficial”. “With your group being grassroots and encompassing the area, which includes Baldwin County”, said the Uncle. “I know Mobile outside the city limits is very republican”, said the Uncle before asking the guest if the City of Mobile is “a democrat city or a republican city”. “If you live in the county outside of district 1, it’s primarily Democratic”, said Pete. “In my own personal opinion”, he said, “in Mobile County, south Alabama is generally more conservative”. “You can see how important it is, the ideology, political affiliations”, said the Uncle. “Do party politics matter as much when it comes to paving roads?” the Uncle asked about the Mobile County Commission. “All party politics are local and it [sort of builds] it’s way up”, said Pete. “It doesn’t necessarily contribute to the growth of the city”, he said about party politics. “I say that Senator Sessions has done a magnificent job”, said Pete. “I agree”, said the Uncle, who believes the Alabama senator “is one of the greatest senators when it comes to pork barrel spending”. “Those who do (believe in traditional party values) will win and succeed probably every time”, said Pete. “And Jo Bonner’s a lock, isn’t he?” the Uncle asked about the Alabama congressman. “He’s a very personal and approachable man”, said Pete, who remembers an event the congressman attended. “Just walks around among the people”, Pete continued. “I think he’s quite safe as well”, Pete concluded before our host mentioned an upcoming debate of Mobile County Commission candidates, including current commissioner Mike Dean. “They need to be forewarned before they come”, Pete said about members of the Democratic Party coming to the Mobile GOP event, “they might out lead republicans”. “It’s 9:20 as the program continues!” said the Uncle before the break for commercials. After the break and a voice message, “It’s 9:23, Uncle Henry Show continues, yes, indeed, I have a lot of umbilical voice mail from over the weekend”, said the Uncle, who was unable to play some of the listener’s recorded messages due to the station being off the air Sunday and Monday morning. “I’d live out at that transmitter site and bring on a rottwieler and say bring in on”, said the Uncle, who would protect the station’s transmitter. “Stealing copper like that and putting us off the air”, said the Uncle, “I wonder if it’s a competitor?” “You don’t have all your buttons pushed?” the Uncle asked the show’s current call screener Trey Lane, “Everything in here is a-ok, on target, on track, I think the problem is originating in your room, Trey Lane” “What’s wrong in there?” the Uncle asked the call screener. “I know you as a musician are more in touch with the underbelly of society than I am”, said the Uncle. “How will we know when to go to code?” he asked after Trey suggested “an alert warning code” for the station. “I think about putting a map to our transmitter site” on the website, said the Uncle, whose map would guide listeners with shotguns to the transmitter site. “I like the idea of you putting out a trailer out there”, said Trey. “That will be at the discretion of management”, said the Uncle before Trey suggested “a citizens’ brigade” against thieves at the transmitter site. “We can allow the Cub Scouts and the Boy Scouts”, the Uncle suggested. “You’ve been full of good ideas, today”, said Trey. “I missed you, Uncle Henry”, he told our host. “I say Saraland should annex Satsuma”, the Uncle said among his other ideas. “Go ahead and join, let ‘em join. Might as well”, said the Uncle. “Go ahead and merge and then we’ll have the (new) school system”, he said. “What happened in the last couple of hours that I missed?” the Uncle asked Trey about the show and his substitute. As Trey returned to his work post, “He’s available on his MySpace page on the Internet”, said the Uncle. “Now I won’t be leaving for any other time off until the middle of April, when I go on spring break. So for the next couple of weeks, your schedule undisturbed”, said the Uncle. “I’m a creature of habit, just like you”, said the Uncle, who might “sit in” after the show to “maintain a presence at the station”. “I don’t want to do that during ‘The Schnitt Show’”, said the Uncle, who wants “to stay productive at the station”. “We’ve got some very interesting stuff to get to”, the Uncle said about the next half-hour of the show, including what makes Mobile a paradise.

“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It is 9:35”, said the Uncle. “The Harbor Communications hotline number is now open”, the Uncle reminded listeners. “He and I were both motivated”, he said about himself and “The Harbor Communications guy”, who was at the motivation event yesterday. “Let me tell you something, here is a positive surprise when I went in there”, said the Uncle, who was listening to “the positive speakers”. “Let me calm you down, it’s been a while since you’ve been back”, said our next caller Tim (also known as Sam Marston IV) before bringing to our attention the birthday of the speaker of the House of Representatives in Washington, D. C. “My age group meets more in a straight line one at a time”, said the Uncle, who placed Tim in the age group that plays electronic video games and watches the cable/satellite TV channel Music Television (MTV). In his visit to a Dollar General store, Tim heard the radio station “blasting” through the speakers. “I never thought I’d hear Charlie Moss come in”, said Tim, who believes this is “the best Dollar General in Mobile”. “I enjoyed the speeches, but I was all ready motivated. Nothing new I’ve heard”, said the Uncle. “There was nothing new there”, he said about one of the speeches. “Uncle Henry Show moving on to Tommy”, said the Uncle. “Say, I called in to tell you how much I appreciate you for bringing on the Casi Calloway (Mobile Bay Keepers) up there”, said Tommy before suggesting that our host calls the author of the book “Climate Confusion”. “I would be glad to do that, consider it done”, said the Uncle. “From time to time, I enjoy interviewing authors”, said the Uncle. “When I would be interviewing authors”, said the Uncle, listeners would complain and would rather hear others call in. “I would judicially sprinkle in the authors”, said the Uncle. While carrying his cellular phone at the motivation event, “I found out I could download books”, said the Uncle before promoting his cellular phone carrier American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T). “Do what I did, choose AT&T”, said the Uncle, who also said the slogan, “AT&T: Your World Delivered”. “Tremendous (cellular phone) usage at this motivation event”, said the Uncle. “The Freddie alert system has been activated”, said the Uncle after an alarm sound effect was used to signal the arrival of caller Freddie. “Yesterday I was talking to the people that was going to the motivation today”, said Freddie, who “decided that I go over there”. “Next week I’m going to go back on my normal political rant”, said Freddie. “Well this is your [normal] call”, said the Uncle. “I attend a barbershop with Mr. Fred Richardson, not that often”, said Freddie, who is angry with the Mobile City Council member’s letter to the editor in the Press-Register. “I would enjoy to hear more of your negativity, but I have to go”, said the Uncle, who is “very late on a break” for commercials. “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710”, said the Uncle before the break. During a live commercial, “I’m just glad the Lord created all these animals and made them delicious”, said the Uncle as he promoted Hall’s Meats, the popular meat product from Chickasaw, Alabama. After playing a listener’s voice message, “I love him for that and for the Hall’s Meats. That is the sound of happiness”, said the Uncle, who was referring to the sizzling sound. “This is a local product supporting the local economy”, he added before the show resumed immediately after the commercial. “Uncle Henry Show continues here. We have ‘Ask the Expert’ coming up next with Charlie Moss returning to the studio”, said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller Glenn, who shared the story of his visit to the Mall of America. “PETA had an old booth show up”, said Glenn, whose 12-year-old daughter at the time said she liked animals, yet she would still have a hamburger. “You did an excellent job”, said the Uncle before Glenn announced a panel discussion at the Mobile Public Library with Press-Register columnist and grammar expert Gene Owens. “I know he has a lot of friends and readers from the old days in Mobile”, said Glenn. “Let’s talk to Bebe. Hello Bebe”, said the Uncle. “It’s a beautiful day in Baldwin County”, said Bebe before mentioning last week’s community meeting in Mobile County with Fredrick Richardson. “I understand being very upset that people didn’t show up, but that was highly temperamental”, said the Uncle. “That big company (ThyssenKrupp) doesn’t owe him a thing”, said Bebe. “You know, we can all think highly of ourselves in a healthy way”, said the Uncle. “I just think it’s a more temper issue”, he said without excusing Fredrick Richardson for his reaction. “Friday, a very special edition of the Uncle Henry Show in the 9 o’clock hour. Trey Lane with musicians in here”, said the Uncle, whose guests scheduled also include listener Crockett and a harmonica player. “You can actually help me interview the musicians”, the Uncle told our call screener. “They are bringing something called an amp”, said the Uncle. “I’m familiar with that”, said Trey. “All right, out of time for today’s program”, said the Uncle, who plans on “doing to same thing for Friday” and future shows. “Remember to pray and read that Bible”, said the Uncle.

Today’s 9 o’clock hour gets a 9/10!

Notes of Interest:

Folks, the Uncle has received a message I wrote this past Saturday concerning a local broadcaster. I was unable to hear any mention of it during our host’s brief return yesterday (6:00 AM to 7:30 AM) and today (6:00 AM to 7:00 AM), but it’s now available on his page at the radio station’s website. Thank you for posting the message. Good day!

“Nice Spring Day” – TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Note

Folks, the radio station was off the air Sunday and this morning due to technical issues until programming resumed during ''The Rush Limbaugh Show''. Until then, listeners only heard static on 710. Listeners in the Mobile region had the rare opportunity to hear WGN-AM 720 last night. It is a 50,000 watt news/talk radio station in Chicago, Illinois. Good day and the Uncle shall return!

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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It’s 9:06, six minutes after 9:00. Good Friday, beautiful weather”, said the Uncle, who is thankful for listeners who “contribute to the success of the program”, but don’t like it necessarily. “Let’s talk to Joe. Hello Joe”, he said to this hour first’s caller, who identified himself as Joe Abdul. “You can’t have guns within so many feet of the school”, said Joe, who was responding to a recent show caller. “I think the gist of what he said was if you have any questions about it, call in”, said the Uncle. “I don’t think he was condoning any of it”, the Uncle believes. “You called in about how you meet the police chief or the city council”, he reminded Joe. “I believe prosecutors have the authority to charge people”, said the Uncle. “What are they waiting on?” Joe asked. “This is your third call on the same story”, said the Uncle. “You made me stubborn now that I don’t want to know anything about it”, said the Uncle, who suggests that Joe calls the authorities in Baldwin County, east of Mobile Bay. “Let’s talk to Steve. Hello Steve”, he said to our next caller. “Hey, Henry, how are you doing”, said Steve. “Get the facts first before you call in”, Steve suggested before asking about “the Fred Richardson flap” at a community meeting last night, excluding two representatives for companies coming to Mobile County. “He expected them (the representatives) to be there and they weren’t there”, said the Uncle. “It’s something like if they don’t show up, they can leave”, the Uncle recalls the councilman saying. “He was very upset about it”, he said. “I don’t know anything about that, I just know that ThyssenKrupp is usually (involved in) this area and I don’t want them to leave”, said Steve. “The best people get the jobs who go out for the jobs and we need to get to work in this area. We need lots of jobs, lots of industry and we need to be able to ignore this recession”, said Steve. “If the politicians are going to be stupid to defend the people who are getting the jobs in”, he added. “Anyway, you take care of yourself, Uncle Henry”, said Steve, who “might go on home early” and “pop in ‘The Passion of the Christ’ and see what life is really all about”. “I whole-heartedly recommend that movie”, said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller Nick. “They came here because we have physical assets”, Nick said without specifying aerospace company EADS and Northrop-Grumman. After hearing about Fredrick Richardson last night, “We need to keep that in mind when we hear these local politicians”, said Nick. “There is a new poll out in Pennsylvania, which is the next major primary (state)”, said the Uncle as he gets to the results of presidential primary voters polled. “Again, this is March, these people may calm down as November rolls around”, said the Uncle. “It’s 9:13 at NewsRadio 710. Uncle Henry Show as we move forward”, he said before the break for commercials. After the break and a voice message, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It is 9:23. Sir, I think we shouldn’t stay out of the water because of the stingray thing”, said the Uncle. “We’ve got dominion over the fishes. We eat ‘em”, said the Uncle. “The people on that boat were not being foolhardy or reckless, it was just a freak accident”, said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller Abe, followed by James. “Uncle Henry, boy it’s a great time, a great time to go fishing”, said James. “At this time of year, the people that call themselves Christians, it’s a time to forgive”, James added before describing the crucifixion of Jesus. “This is a good time for us this year”, said James. “Even though I’m a democrat, I consider myself a liberal (or conservative) on some things”, said James, who also considers himself “a Christian on all things”. “I forgive everyone for all things happen because there is no other thing like God”, said James. “I wish you and your family a happy Easter”, said James before leaving us. “An outstanding phone call, James”, said the Uncle. “The little fellow that was on the news last night”, said our next caller, who was referring to Fredrick Richardson. “Was this some kind of special job fair?” he asked our host. “All the council members hold different kinds of meetings”, said the Uncle. “The news lady said there were all kinds of people down there”, said the caller, who was referring to the news presenter on WKRG-TV5. “Look, I don’t think anybody down there was being given special consideration because they were at a community meeting. They were giving special job applications. They were giving all of them”, said the Uncle before the unannounced break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

“Well, I’m not surprised by that. My grandson—before he learned to write in English, they were teaching him Spanish in school”, said the Uncle after listening to a listener’s voice message. “Maybe we need one of those dolls that do the English-German for ThyssenKrupp”, said the Uncle, who suggests giving such a doll “to the ThyssenKrupp children”. “Let’s talk to Lucy. Hello Lucy”, he said to our next caller. “That is a neat little toy”, said Lucy. After our caller mentioned a Press-Register editorial cartoon, “No offense to the Press-Register, I have all ready thrown the paper in the garbage”, said the Uncle as he looks for the “Liberty Bell cartoon”. “I don’t know a lot about (Pastor John) Hagee other than what I’ve been told this week”, said the Uncle. “I know he’s been on TV a lot, but he’s not been one of the preachers I’ve watched”, said the Uncle. After learning that Lucy has a Texas area code, “If you’re in Mobile for the holiday, I’m glad you’re here”, said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller. “We don’t hear the echo here. If you can talk through it, I would really like to hear what you have to say”, said the Uncle. “We have an assimilated society because we hang on the past”, said the caller, who used the TV series “Roots” for example. “I don’t want to hang on to the past and that’s what we got to do. We got to do some forgiving”, said the caller. “We’ve got to get along as one famous person said. That’s what brings the racial healing”, said the caller, who was referring to Rodney King. “So we’ve got to forgive, you guys got to forgive”, he said before leaving us. “I apologize for the echo”, said the Uncle, who is unsure if other callers “receive the echo” while on the air. “Now that the light’s been shown on him, it’s suddenly getting hot in the kitchen”, our next caller said about one candidate for the presidency of the USA. “It’s going to happen to all the candidates”, said the Uncle. “All right, look, I appreciate your phone call. I am late on a break and it’s not yet over, the tearing out of intense scrutiny”, said the Uncle. “Just wait! There is probably all sorts of surprises for us all”, he said before the break for commercials. After the break and a voice message, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. We have news coming up in about 7 minutes. This really is a beautiful day if you have the chance to go outside and breathe deeply and look at the beauty of the area”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Michael. Hello Michael”, he said to our next caller, who agreed with the previous caller on a “double standard” of criticism between two preachers and two presidential candidates. “The relationship is vastly different between the two reverends”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Glenn. Hello Glenn. Hello”, he said to our next caller. “At some point very early into that I ask do I want pity or do I want respect”, said Glenn, who was speaking generally about life. “There is new information on why Northrop-Grumman was selected by the Air Force”, said the Uncle as he directed listeners to the radio station’s website, where two newspaper columns are also available. “We’ve got some listener e-mail that is pretty good”, said the Uncle. “Remember to pray, pray for others and read that Bible”, he reminded listeners at the end of the show.

Today’s 9 o’clock hour gets a 7/10!

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“The Uncle Henry Show on the air as we speak to a degree. It’s 9:06, six minutes after 9:00. I guess the last hour was like a rain delay in baseball. I never took an hour off in the middle of the show, but we are on the air to a degree”, said the Uncle, who believes the radio station engineers are working on the “weather related incident”. “We were under some coastal flood issue”, the Uncle told the show’s current call screener Trey Lane. “You are aware of the Causeway”, the Uncle asked about the road linking Mobile County and Baldwin County on both sides of Mobile Bay. “Some of this moisture got blown up in there and submerged various portions of the transmitter apparatus”, the Uncle explained. “It sounded like I was drowning. It’s sort of like SpongeBob going underwater”, he described the station’s sound quality. Station engineers used long cables to “increase the feed from here to the transmitter”, our host explained. “Well, there’s a lot of topics that we never may be able to cover because of the [weather]”, said the Uncle, who won’t be speaking to WPMI-TV news reporter Mike Rush on the show today. “I told him don’t come”, said the Uncle, who was unsure of the “water inundation”. “I was in here for 20 minutes giving a monologue”, said the Uncle when the station was off the air. “A monologue that I would never create”, he said before speaking to this hour’s first caller Mike. “I can hear you loud and clear”, said Mike, who might listen to the unaired monologue in the show’s online “podcast”. “Well unfortunately the phone lines were down. I tried to call you”, said Mike. “Why not get some officers and put them in gas stations”, Mike suggested. “They could just walk over and say, ‘Congratulations, you have a ticket’ ”, said Mike. “As soon as they play their car stereo too [loud], off they go!” said the Uncle. “When they had that amnesty—I’m not going to call it a bill”, said Mike, who asked for the “original total” money collected by the City of Mobile. “I thought it was like $10 million”, said Mike. “We had a guy call up, Mike”, said the Uncle, who remembers one caller’s idea of returning car stereos after the owner makes payment. “I wish the phones had been working”, said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller Tim, also known as Sam Marston IV. “That 6 o’clock hour, we can’t get you”, said Tim, who heard what he calls “traffic (on the 690 frequency)” with “that girl that sounds like the girl that replaced Tony Monica” as traffic reporter. “The only thing I heard was something about your toupee”, said Tim. “I think the ‘podcast’ needs to be from 6:00 to 8:00 and get rid of the 8:00 to 9:00”, Tim suggested. Before taking a break for commercials, “All right, Uncle Henry Show continues remaining on the air!” said the Uncle. After the break, “Uncle Henry Show continues remaining on the air. It’s 9:23”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Dr. J. Hello Dr. J.”, he said to our next caller. “Do you remember what happened the day after Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated?” Dr. J. asked our host. “Lot’s of civil unrest”, the Uncle answered seconds later after the caller reminded him of the riots. “Do you remember what happened after Rodney King?” Dr. J. asked. “You do not have one of those views”, said Dr. J., who assumed our host doesn’t remember bombings in Birmingham, Alabama. “What are you talking about?” the Uncle asked. “We’re not talking about the Sixties, we’re talking about the year 2008”, said the Uncle. “So we’re wondering if the guy who may be our next president has those same views (as his preacher)”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Vance. Hello Vance”, he said to our next caller. “These churches that preach politics in the pulpit ought to have their tax exempt status revoked”, said Vance. “A lot of churches have a political topic come up from time to time”, said the Uncle. “I also found a lot of misuse”, said Vance, who assumed our host knew one Catholic church for example of misusing church. “One more thing, you know this Al-Qaida, they have yet to find one person with a card saying he’s a member of Al-Qaida”, said Vance. “I don’t think a terrorist would have a card saying ‘I’m a terrorist’ ”, said the Uncle before the unannounced break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It’s 9:37, ‘Ask the Expert’ coming up at 10 o’clock with Charlie Moss”, said the Uncle, who also promoted “The Rush Limbaugh Show” and “The Todd Schnitt Show”, which he listened to yesterday with the substitute host. “Let’s talk to Joe. Hello Joe”, said the Uncle. “All right, isn’t this the same call you made yesterday? This is exactly the same thing you said yesterday”, said the Uncle after hearing Joe’s question about carrying guns at schools such as one in Baldwin County. “I don’t know anything about it other than what you said”, he said. “Well, you have the Internet”, Joe reminded our host. “Oh you think there’s a double standard. What kind of double standard are you talking about?” the Uncle asked. “The guy had a weapon on the school campus”, said Joe. “What is the double standard? Give me the double standard”, said the Uncle. “Henry, in all of common sense”, said Joe, whose explanation was barely understandable. “Look, don’t call in again with this call”, said the Uncle. “I didn’t see it when it happened and there are what I consider more interesting things to get into”, said the Uncle. “Look into that and call me with more information”, he said before speaking to our next caller Tom. “You know, it is up to a lot of analysis”, the Uncle told Tom after the speech of the presidential candidate mentioned earlier. “I didn’t hear anything about his grandmother until yesterday”, said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller. “Things happen in Baldwin County that don’t get reported in other counties”, said the caller before our host reminded him of the TV news reports of students carrying nude images on cellular phones in Daphne, Alabama. “What happens in Baldwin County stays in Baldwin County”, said the caller. “Don’t they have Channel 5 (WKRG) and Channel 10 (WALA) n Mobile County?” the Uncle asked. “Let’s see on the front of the Metro/Region, there is a Baldwin County sexual harassment story”, said the Uncle. “A bitterness and a hatred for Baldwin County”, said the Uncle after hearing our previous caller. “That’s just two stories in the paper. ‘What happens in Baldwin County stays in Baldwin County’ is patently false”, said the Uncle, who suggests that our previous caller watches TV news more. “I want to see his grandmother too, the one he brung up yesterday. I want to see what she thinks”, our next caller Cindy. “The Chicago Tribune is trying to make his grandmother available”, said the Uncle. “All right, that is even more suspicious”, said Cindy before getting to the “ugly comments about Mobile” made by radio talk show host Michael “Savage” Wiener while talking about the tanker airplane deal. “If you missed Channel 5 last night, they had a story where Tiffany Craig called every congressman that a signed a petition” against the contract, said the Uncle. “They didn’t even know where Mobile, Alabama was!” the Uncle seems to recall. “Uncle Henry Show continues”, he said before the break. “It’s 9:50 at NewsRadio 710”, said the Uncle before promoting some of the radio programs on his station again. “Let’s talk to Glenn. Hello Glenn”, he said to our next caller. “All right, Glenn, I quickly got to move on”, said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller Tommy. After exchanging shouts of “Roll Tide Roll”, “I thank you for taking my call”, said Tommy. “I thank you for listening”, the Uncle responded. “It is 9:55 at NewsRadio 710. The final moments of this show is next”, said the Uncle before the break. After the final break for today and a voice message, “I apologize for insinuating that buses stop for everybody”, said the Uncle, who based his insinuation on seeing a bus stop for someone waving. “Remember to pray, pray for others and read that Bible”, the Uncle reminded listeners, also the two syndicated radio programs mentioned earlier.

Today’s 9 o’clock hour gets a 7/10!

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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It’s 9:07, seven minutes after 9:00.”, said the Uncle. “Before we go any further”, he told his audience before introducing guest and “former Mobilian” Quinn Hillyer, a writer for the publication the American Spectator. “At one point should a candidate choose a running mate for vice president? Should it be done before or after the convention?” our host asked the guest in this discussion of the race for the presidency of the USA. “What’s the other publication you write for?” the Uncle asked the former Press-Register writer. “It’s a fairly new paper in D. C. (District of Columbia) that is doing very well”, Quinn said about the Washington Examiner. “Thank you so much for your time”, said the Uncle. “Thank you very much, Uncle Henry, I really enjoy being here with you”, said Quinn. “Your phone calls are next”, the Uncle told listeners before the break for commercials at 9:23. After the break, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Art. Hello Art. Let’s see if I can get this again. Hello Art!” said the Uncle. “This new governor of New York Patterson, who took the place of what’s his name—Spitzer”, said Art before comparing this transition to the old saying, “the new boss is like the old boss”. “That is one of the first news stories I saw this morning. I fell out of my chair”, said the Uncle. “Good morning, Henry. Thank you for taking my call”, said our next caller Bill. “Thank you for listening”, the Uncle responded. “Reality really confounds to how much money you have in your bill folder”, said Bill. “They don’t have a plan to do something (“to get the energy costs down”), they are going to have to sooner or later”, said Bill. “They just can’t see what the economy’s going through”, said Bill. “When you run out of money and when you start borrowing money”, Bill continued. “I want to hear a plan, some kind of plan”, Bill wants to hear from politicians. “We’re in big trouble, Uncle Henry”, he said before leaving us. After listing only thee of the numerous presidential candidates still running, “They should be talking about what they’re going to do for the United States [of America] to be energy independent”, said the Uncle. “You know, the government has all ready predicated gas prices are going to be $3.50”, said the Uncle, who predicts the issue will be mentioned “eventually” in the race for the presidency.

“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. The Harbor Communications hotline number (251) 479-2723”, said the Uncle, who also gave listeners the long distance telephone number. “Let’s talk to Vance. Hello Vance”, he said to our next caller. “The less gas we use, the higher the gas prices will be”, said Vance. “I see this morning they mentioned something on the air (TV term) about food prices going down. I haven’t seen that myself”, said Vance. “I haven’t heard of that. I haven’t heard that food prices are going down. If that’s so, that’s good”, said the Uncle. “France is an ally, not only that, since they got this new president” to along with, said Vance. “Northrop-Grumman and Mobile are American, they are not foreign companies”, said Vance. “I haven’t had much on my mind, I just work up”, said Vance before leaving us. “Let’s talk to Steve. Hello there, Steve, good morning”, said the Uncle. “I heard yesterday from somebody, I don’t remember who that was, that the price of gas in Baghdad is 5 cents a gallon”, said Steve. “We’ve got so much oil over here for refining”, said Steve, yet “for some reason we cannot do that”. “Leaving the oil in the ground for what, what it’s going to do good for?” Steve asked while comparing oil to an unused “bunch of fireworks” in the closet. “I guess they can afford the price of gasoline up there (in Washington, D. C.)”, said Steve before leaving us. “Like I said, the presidential candidates they need to address the situation”, said the Uncle before the break for commercials. After the break and a voice message, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. Let’s talk to Elmer. Hello Elmer” “I’m out in Pensacola (Florida). I’m picking you up pretty good”, said Elmer, who was “listening to Steve”. “I bought a diesel truck about a few years ago”, said Elmer, who remembers when diesel was priced less than gasoline unlike today. “You have a good day and Roll Tide Roll”, said Elmer before leaving us. After replying with a “Roll Tide Roll!” shout, “Trey Lane, would you [please] put on your microphone”, the Uncle said to the show’s current call screener. “I apologize for asking you to interrupt”, said the Uncle before asking about a call from WPMI-TV reporter Mike Rush. “I haven’t talked to him in months”, said the Uncle. “He wants to come video you, apparently”, said Trey. “Why would he want to interview me?” the Uncle asked. According to Trey, it’s our host’s “magnetic personality”. “Let me know if Mike Rush, he hasn’t got in touch with me. If he gets in touch with you, let me know”, said the Uncle. “If he comes in, I’ll wear my old coat and tie. I do that when the TV people come in”, said the Uncle before promoting a “must listen to Limbaugh” radio program today with the host’s commentary on a presidential candidate’s speech. “Right now, the gasoline inventories are the highest they’ve ever been in this country. We have more gas than we can use”, said our next caller “The Idea Guy”. “The thing’s that wrong with diesel fuel is that diesel fuel is going to continue to be high because of the Chinese market”, said “Idea”. “There’s a chance gasoline will (go down in price), the diesel will remain high”, said “Idea”. “So the global demand for diesel is going to be higher for diesel”, the Uncle learned. “If you have a car or truck, you are going to pay more for diesel”, said “Idea”. “The headstrong people are behind the price of oil. They’re driving the price where it is now”, said “Idea” before leaving us. “Excellent information from ‘The Idea Guy’ ”, said the Uncle before the break. After the final break for today, music from the “Star Trek” TV series was used as bumper music. “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. Tomorrow in the 9 o’clock hour”, said the Uncle, who announced a scheduled visit by Mike Rush, who said he wants to know “what my viewers have to say” about the tanker airplane deal for Mobile. “If you’re viewing this show, please call in tomorrow”, said the Uncle, who seems interested in “how you’re viewing this show”. “Please call back, we’re out of time for the entire show”, said the Uncle, who “would love to hear more” from our last caller who had what was potentially “the call of the day”.

Today’s 9 o’clock hour gets a 9/10!

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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It’s 9:07, seven minutes after 9:00”, said the Uncle before reminding listeners about the “Harbor Communications hotline” numbers to call in locally or long distance. “And Bill, your story’s very interesting about shooting the beautiful animals that you killed”, the Uncle responded to the voice message caller. “Why do you think the Lord put that duck there?” he asked Bill, who may be listening after he “brought religion” into his recorded message. “The chicken: undeniably delicious. Beautiful animals that serve their purpose by being fried up. It’s part of the natural way of things, Bill: deliciousness”, said the Uncle. “The pizza you bitterly requested had animal parts”, our host recalls from his weekend broadcast site near an AT&T Wireless store. “I’m sure it took the murder of pigs to get that”, he said about the pepperoni. “You didn’t know where pepperoni came from?” the Uncle asked Bill twice. “This e-mail arrived this morning after we talked about the noise ordinance”, the Uncle announced. “Right now, it’s a $70 ticket if you get a ticket for having a loud vehicular stereo and the fine they’re thinking about getting [it to about] $100 on this”, said the Uncle, who gave credit to the Press-Register writer Dan Murtaugh for the noise ordinance news article. After reading the listener’s message, “Roll Tide Roll! Trip, thank you for the e-mail”, said the Uncle. “You may be breaking the law as you’re trying to stop those lawbreakers and you might get yourself or them into more trouble than they are”, said the Uncle. “Just ask these people (lawyers) in the bar (or “water hole”) what they think” about hosing, said the Uncle. “I caution you, you could get into trouble for doing this”, he said before speaking to this hour’s first caller Steve. “In spirit, I love the idea”, Steve said about hosing noisemakers. “Yeah, the flags and the signs, they don’t pay attention to them”, he said. “So a flag wouldn’t do any good?” the Uncle asked. “If anything, they’re going to turn it (the stereo noise) up”, said Steve. “I believe the worse saying of rules is ‘rules are meant to be broken’ ”, said Steve, who believes the saying has become “a mantra”. “You have to have some kind of edge”, according to Steve. “It’s the anti-hero”, the Uncle added. “For those who do follow the rules, it’s a slap in the face. It’s a slap in the face to society”, said Steve, who advised listener Trip not to use a water hose, even though he likes the idea “in spirit”. After our next caller read Lagniappe co-editor Ashley Toland’s column mentioning specific noises, “I guess specific noises like Nodine’s laughter and Uncle Henry’s callers [saying] ‘Roll Tide Roll!’” said the caller. “I think that is very telling”, the Uncle said about the newspaper column. “I thought, ‘Well I better call Uncle Henry to let him know he’s on the hit list’ ”, said the caller. “I don’t buy a bunch of stuff to throw to people”, said the Uncle, who would rather communicate with them. “I held a ‘Roll Tide’ poster above my head during the Saint Patrick’s parade”, said the Uncle, who made the poster’s words with a Sharpie. “Some people were overjoyed and almost way—like a Doberman”, said the Uncle. “It was entertaining! It was entertaining to see! I want to thank the Exchange Club for doing that for me”, said the Uncle, who also thanked the driver of the Ford Mustang automobile in the parade. After the break for commercials, “Let’s talk to Chuck. Hello Chuck”, said the Uncle. “When it comes to these boom boxes that come up the street, there’s not very much you can do about it”, said Chuck. “Well, your answer was a leaf blower!” the Uncle has learned. “Very interesting, a leaf blower as a potential solution”, said the Uncle. “Let’s see, Trey Lane, please put on your microphone head set as we’re going to have a musical thing here. I’ve got some Crockett voice mail about the Saint Patrick’s Day”, said the Uncle before playing the first recording for the show’s current call screener. “I totally want to hear that again”, said Trey. “No. Are you serious?” said the Uncle, who played the recording again for the call screener’s enjoyment. “That will probably offend the Irish. I will probably be offended if I were Irish or a leprechaun”, said the Uncle. “Here’s where I want your professional musician opinion”, he told Trey Lane before playing a song by listener and frequent voice message caller Crockett. “That’s very good!” said Trey. “Irish, don’t you think it is (offensive)?” the Uncle asked about playing the first recorded message for a third time. “Does he keep a leprechaun at his house?” Trey asked as the audio played. “That call made me tear up”, said Trey. “If that is a leprechaun, then the leprechaun is on drugs or something is wrong with the leprechaun”, said the Uncle. “If there was such a thing as a leprechaun, it is exactly what it looks like (downtown)”, according to the Uncle. “I’ll promise, listener, I’ll not play the thing again. It disturbs me”, said the Uncle. “It’s like looking at something at a different angle”, he explained. “News time at NewsRadio 710! It’s 9:30!” said the Uncle before the break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

Today’s 9:00 AM half-hour gets a 7/10!

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Folks, summaries of the show’s entire 9 o’clock hour will return in the near future. Good day!

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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It’s 9:06, six minutes after 9:00. Telephone number is (251) 479-2723. That’s the Harbor Communications hotline”, said the Uncle, who will later be speaking to local caterer Alec Naman of Naman’s Midtown Market in Mobile as part of the “Uncle Henry Deal of the Week”. “Your chance to purchase half-priced gift certificates”, the Uncle reminded listeners interested in “stimulating the Mobile economy as much as we can”, as he put it. “I am one of the numerous grand marshals for the (Saint Patrick’s Day) parade”, said the Uncle, who encouraged listeners to “wave at me as I motor cast you” this Saturday. “Talking about the Dubai ports deal. Dubai can’t just catch a break can they?” said this hour’s first caller Jerry. “Dubai has been doing will for itself”, said the Uncle. “Anyway, I think the website is—I’m not into all of this—“, said Jerry, who found some “interesting articles” into the aerospace company EADS. “You look into your crystal ball and you see death?” the Uncle asked Jerry about the tanker airplane contract for Mobile. “I saw the whining and complaining three years ago about it”, said Jerry. “So Jerry says it’s dead, according to Anderson Cooper. I’ll see”, said the Uncle. “I have for willingly and thankfully not exposed myself to any Anderson Cooper until Jerry”, said the Uncle. “Just keep avoiding him”, our next caller suggested. “So basically Boeing didn’t have anything and now they’re crying foul”, said the caller. “I’ll have to check with Anderson Cooper and Lou Dobbs and all the others”, said the Uncle. “I love your show, brother”, said the caller before leaving us. “I will go back into the inbox before the conclusion of the program”, said the Uncle, who “peaked in there” and couldn’t understand one electronic mail message in particular. Once again an alarm sound effect was used in advance of a caller on hold. “As requested, the Freddie alert system has been activated. The Freddie alert system has been activated at the request of the listener”, said the Uncle, who did not specify the listener. “Let the people know what Mobile is about”, Freddie suggested. “We also got to make some noise and let them know we exist”, he added before leaving us. “Wet Willie?” the Uncle asked, since Freddie brought up the musical group. “The guy from ‘Wet Willie’ sings this song”, he said before playing the song about “taking pride in Mobile”. “You’re going to love this, Trey Lane”, he said to the show’s current call screener before the song. “Get all these Mobile—these Alabamians up into that Congress”, said the Uncle after suggesting folks native to the state such as George ‘Goober’ Lindsey, Jim Nabors, Bo Bice, Ruben Studdard, and Taylor Hicks. “All the things that I hear from the individual as such and say is frivolous”, said George. “The public’s not aware of this, they don’t make perfect aircraft”, he said about Boeing. “We can make an airplane in Mobile just as well as anybody else”, said George before leaving us. “I think there’s going to be so much pressure on this by Congress”, said the Uncle before the break for commercials. After the break, another version of “Taking Pride in Mobile” was used as bumper music with our host singing along to a few lyrics. “You know who that is”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Harold. Hello Harold”, he said to our next caller. “Would you imagine 460,000 pounds (of tanker airplane fuel), they put it in pounds, not gallons”, said Harold, who said he worked on tanker airplanes for six years. “I thank you very much for calling about it”, said the Uncle, who has nothing more to ask him about tanker airplanes. “I think for too long Mobilians and the south have been sitting around too quiet”, said our next caller Michael. “It’s now time to speak up”, he said. “We need to do something radical, that’s the only thing [they’ll] listen to Washington”, said Michael before leaving us. “I have received numerous, loving comments from the local Starbucks (company is based in Seattle, Washington, where Boeing constructs airplanes) and that reassures me”, said the Uncle. “They are good friends of the Uncle Henry Show and the individuals in there are contributing to the local economy”, said the Uncle before reminding listeners about his online “Deal of the Week” becoming in the next 15 minutes after the break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

Today’s 9:00 AM half-hour gets a 7/10!

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“This is the Uncle Henry Show. It’s 9:06, six minutes after 9:00. Coming up in this segment we’re going to present to you the Michael Savage interview with the congressman from Kansas”, said the Uncle, who wants to talk to caller Steve first. “You know, whatever happened to—we’re suppose to get along with the friends”, said Steve, who was referring to countries such as France. “I forgave the French when their new prime minister (came over)”, said Steve, who actually meant the president of France. “You can probably find (that speech) on the Web somewhere”, said Steve before comparing the speech to “the left”. “You never hear anything about the greatness of America coming out of their mouths”, said Steve. “This is the age of the Gestapo”, said the Uncle. “Ultimately the power belongs to us”, said Steve. “Michael Savage talking to a congressman from Georgia about the tanker deal, forgetting that Mobile, Alabama is part of the United States”, said the Uncle before playing the audio clip from “last night”, or the 5:00 PM hour of “The Savage Nation”. “All right that’s Michael Savage from last night on NewsRadio 710”, said the Uncle, who “tried to call in but couldn’t get through”. “Every time they (callers on hold) would talk about Mobile and the tanker deal, they would cut off in mid sentence”, he said before the break for commercials. After the break and a voice message, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. Let’s talk to Vance. Hello there, Vance”, said the Uncle. “I watched the (tanker airplane) hearings, I saw that lady and I know what she said”, said Vance. “He’s a rabble rouser. He talked about the same thing on the Dubai ports deal”, Vance said about Michael Wiener. “He’s hoping something sticks”, Vance continued. “So he really doesn’t know what he’s talking about, Uncle Henry”, according to Vance. “Well anyway, I think we’re all right, I think we’re going to get the contract. I think the Air Force knows what they’re talking about”, said Vance. “You know the five international contracts they got. They’re ready to go”, Vance said about Boeing. “Northrop-Grumman, that’s an American company. And if it was Boeing and EADS together, no one would have said a word”, said Vance before leaving us. “I’m not going to ask you what kind you have, because I don’t really want to know!” said our next caller Bill, who was talking about our host’s toilet in reference to a news story he used to make fun of an Air Force leader. “I guess I can’t sense to believe that woman was on it for two years”, he said about the subject of the news story. “They don’t really like the south anyway, it’s like when they closed Brookley Field (as an Air Force base)”, said Bill. “All right, thank you, Bill”, said the Uncle. “I want to point out for you, the listener, that I have not brought up the toilet story”, said the Uncle. “It is the listener calls that are bringing up the toilet story, so keep that straight up in your mind”, said the Uncle before being proceeded immediately by news from the radio network that replaced NBC News Radio (provided by Westwood One), which was followed by ABC News Radio and CBS Radio on this radio station.

Today’s 9:00 half-hour gets a 4/10!

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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It is 9:08, eight minutes after 9:00”, said the Uncle after a few voice messages, including one message containing a profane word used for the human buttocks. “If you’re going to have someone, a student in a school pop a teacher upside the head”, said the Uncle, who believes “you have no choice in this situation” other than go to jail. “The judge had to put the guy in jail or anybody else involved in it”, said the Uncle. “I understand you want to intervene and send a young life on the proper course, but there are consequences”, he said indirectly to someone listening to the show. Suddenly an alarm sound effect played. “My apologizes to drivers, I’ve had several drivers who are upset with the Freddie alert system”, said the Uncle, who also heard about drivers pulling over whenever the alarm sound effect is used. “You might get disoriented”, he said before speaking to caller Freddie. “They are going to have this mayor of New York come to town”, said Freddie, who apologized to listeners opposite his gender (“female”, he called them) in advance of the news. After listening to the rest of Freddie’s call, “I think that’s probably the best thing you ever said on the radio”, said the Uncle. “Strangely, Freddie’s phone call did not disorient today”, the Uncle sensed, “but the remark about Giuliani is just about ludicrous as can be”. “Let’s talk to Lee. Hello Lee”, he said to our next caller, who brought up a Sunday newspaper article on oysters. “The headline claims that the oysters are being disseminated”, said Lee. “It seems like someone in your newspaper— I know Gene Owens (Press-Register columnist and grammar expert) knows about this”, said Lee, who would have chosen “devastate” instead of “disseminated” based on their definitions. “Well, thank you for holding up the level of education and intelligence in the media because some people in media in Mobile is not doing well”, said Lee. “Ain’t nothing better than someone calling [my] show learning”, said the Uncle before summoning the show’s current call screener Trey Lane. “Because you’re an ambient musician and performed in front of several crowds”, said the Uncle, who believes the call screener is one away from drug use “in the nightlife”, according to a news story. “Something I’ve never heard of and I’m confident that many people in my generation never heard of this”, said the Uncle. “Salvia is the new marijuana”, he said before asking Trey if he’s ever smoked the drug. “I want to compare your experience. I had no idea you were a salvia smoker”, said the Uncle. “They say salvia is generally smoked, but also chewed”, he read in the news article. “Do you know any of the slang names?” he asked Trey. “Listen, it says salvia is a hallucinogen”, said the Uncle, who never heard of any drug that “merges you with an inanimate object, not even LSD”. “So if you have a salvia plant in your yard, don’t go chopping it up”, said the Uncle. “So you just smoked it like a cigarette?” the Uncle asked Trey. “Yes”, said Trey, who doesn’t have friends that smoke the drug, but has heard from others who know salvia users. “I don’t have any friends of friends that do this”, said the Uncle. “Well thank you, Trey Lane. Wow! A window on the world! I had no idea that there was a salvia user in this building. There’s no telling what goes on in this building that I don’t know about”, said the Uncle. “This is the kind of thing that they don’t need to be talking about”, said the Uncle, who doesn’t want any listener to get the idea to start smoking salvia. “What is wrong with people?” he asked about folks who feel the need to smoke such things. After the break for commercials and a voice message, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. I find that very odd about your hand”, said the Uncle, who was responding to the listener’s recorded message. “It’s obvious that you work outside: what you do for a living. Your hands [are used] for your outdoor work”, said the Uncle. “Your perception of my hands may be influenced by salvia”, he said before speaking to our next caller Adam. “A lot of these companies now want you there for 5 years now and don’t want to promote you”, Adam said about companies in Mobile. “I don’t know what kind of companies you’re talking about”, said the Uncle. “I work at different area sectors across this area”, said Adam. “If you’re at the bottom of the totem pole, you’re going to be the first one out the door”, said Adam. “Do you know the average Mobilian makes $60,000 less than everywhere (else)”, said Adam. “I don’t know what to say about that. I have worked here all my life”, said the Uncle. “I worked for a family owned business in this industry and never had any kind of problem”, said the Uncle, who was probably thinking about his days at radio station WABB-AM and FM (owned by Bernie Dittman until his death in October 2006. His daughter Betsey is the current owner) or WKRG-AM and FM (owned by the family of founder Kenneth R. Giddens until October 1994, one year after the founder’s death). “So, I’m not doubting you”, our host told Adam. “You may have encountered something completely different, but when it comes to family owned businesses, they are something completely different”, said the Uncle. “I want to you remind you after the news, more show”, said the Uncle, who also reminded listeners about this Friday’s “Deal of the Week” for Naman’s Midtown Market in Mobile.

“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. Let’s talk to Bobby. Hello Bobby”, said the Uncle. “Good morning, Uncle Henry”, said Bobby, who wants to talk about “this Boeing thing”, or protest against the contract to build tanker airplanes in Mobile. “The only thing we know is what we read in the newspaper or [by watching] TV—television”, said Bobby. “I don’t know what to believe because this guy is on the radio. It does not mean he’s right and we’re wrong”, said Bobby, who was referring to radio talk show Michael “Savage” Wiener. “He listens to the news and here’s a story that pops up alleged outsourcing”, said the Uncle. “He obviously doesn’t have any research on it”, he explained. “Based on everything we get our hands on”, Bobby said about our knowledge of the airplane contract from the newspaper and “other media” such as TV, or television as Bobby prefers. ‘This part of the contract is probably the only thing Mobile is going to enjoy”, Bobby said about the actual construction of airplanes. “Uncle Henry, I get to catch you every morning”, said Bobby before leaving us. “When you mentioned the benefit of stimulus tips”, said the Uncle, who said analysts listening to the say Wal-Mart will also benefit from the “economic stimulus package”. “Any special recipe you want to give on the Hall’s pork sausage?” our next caller Mike asked after listening to our host’s live radio commercials for the popular meat product from Chickasaw, Alabama. “Don’t burn it”, said the Uncle, who said he recently burnt some meat products from Hall’s, outraging relatives such as his sister. “I never marinated any sausage”, he suggested. After discussing a different subject, “I was just curious about the legal part of it”, Mike said about the news of the troubled governor of New York. “This story from AFP, American Federated Press. It says the governor of New York could face federal charges”, said the Uncle. “There may never be a long list of charges if he agrees to step down”, he said before speaking to our next caller Norman. “Long time no speak to”, said the Uncle before Norman said he still listens to the show, but was unable to call in until today. “He is a democrat, isn’t he?” Norman asked about the governor of New York, “Well, they’re going to make it about his personal life”. “You mark my word, they are going to try to do that”, Norman believe. “Now we’ll have to widen these Interstates some more and teach these people how to drive”, Norman said on a different subject. Seconds before the break for commercials, “Now you’re the first person in the United States to call Michael Savage a liberal”, said the Uncle after Norman left us. After the break, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. Let’s talk to Glenn. Hello Glenn”, said the Uncle before the caller responded to Adam’s call from the previous half-hour. “Successful people in life are entirely motivated. They do what they like”, said Glenn. “Those kind of people in any kind of situation tend to advance”, Glenn continued. “That lesson used to be kind of taught in the home primarily”, according to Glenn. “Whatever your internal motivation is, that’s your answer”, said Glenn. “How beautifully said that was? Very, very nice”, said the Uncle after Glenn left us. “I said here we’re going to be giving away stuff this hour”, said the Uncle, who will have to “double up” on the prizes for tomorrow’s show due to other talk planned for the show’s remaining minutes. “I just want to say that the last caller is up for hire. Thank you”, our next caller said in his very short call. After the final break for today and two voice messages, “I don’t understand that at all. He just keeps up an issue in the Press-Register that crime is down”, said the Uncle before suggesting that the listener who left the previous recorded message watches “The Andy Griffith Show” after WKRG-TV5’s 6:00 PM newscast. “That will make you change your perception, maybe you’re living in Mayberry. Don’t watch ‘CSI’ ”, said the Uncle. “We’re out of time for the Uncle Henry Show. Thank you for listening. We have ‘Ask the Expert’ coming up”, said the Uncle, who promoted the radio program’s excellent “experts”. “Remember to pray, pray for others and read that Bible”, he said at the end of today’s show.

Today’s 9 o’clock hour gets a 6/10!

Note of Interest:

Folks, the profanity used by “The Idea Guy” in his voice message is an example of why I don’t quote these messages played on the show. Most of them are outrageous and means spirited, yet the Uncle has the will to play them on his show for the world to hear.

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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It’s 9:06, six minutes after 9:00”, said the Uncle before giving listeners “the telephone number for interaction” and his electronic mail address. The City of Mobile delegation in route to Washington, D. C. is “trying to get some attention, as Boeing has appealed the tanker deal”, said the Uncle, who wishes Sam Jones “the best” for reminding folks that “Mobile, Alabama is part of the United States”. “Let’s talk to Otis. Hello Otis”, he said to the first caller this hour. “The peoples are thinking of donations for the military, such as food”, said Otis. “Where did you hear that?” the Uncle asked. “I think it was on the all state channel this morning”, said Otis, who was probably referring to the Alabama Radio Network. “What I want to say is what’s going on in the Baldwin County? You know, the Daphne area”, said Otis, who specified “the prostitute problem”. “That makes us feel mighty bad here in Baldwin County”, said Otis, who feels that “Baldwin County is slack on handling the work”. “They don’t listen to the news and they don’t listen to—read the papers”, according to Otis. “They have made ongoing arrests in Baldwin County [on] prostitution”, said the Uncle, who believes the problem is being handled. “Thank you for the call”, said Otis. “Well, thank you for the call”, said the Uncle, whose “spear of influence” does not include “the world of prostitution”. “If you are going to a prostitute, please do not tell me about it, or if you are a prostitute, please don’t tell me about it”, said the Uncle, whose messages “goes to both Mobile and Baldwin”. “What has happened? Those of you on the line, what?” the Uncle asked listeners on hold. “All right, it’s not allowing me to do anything around here”, said the Uncle. “Last time we had a ton of phone callers that have shut down the system”, said the Uncle, is “during the whole ‘Amazing Grace’ problem” discussion last week. “Callers, just stand by”, he told listeners, including those interested in the subject brought up by caller Otis. “Hey! Hey! Do you see what I see now? All right, callers, you have my apology”, said the Uncle. “It appears that the switchboard has been shut down yet again”, said the Uncle. Suddenly a listener’s voice message played without introduction. “Very good. It’s nice to have a switchboard related voice mail at the ready whenever there is a switchboard shut down due to prostitutes”, said the Uncle, who misspoke by saying “prosecute” before correcting himself by with, “Prosecuting prostitutes”. “I hope they do get some coverage, because we the city are going to step up to the plate”, said our next caller Greg, who was referring to the City of Mobile delegation in route to Washington, D. C. “Well I agree with you, Greg, I think they are showing a united front”, said the Uncle. “I hope that (Steve) Nodine is on this trip”, Greg said about the Mobile County commissioner. “That’s all I wanted to say”, said Greg before leaving us. “I don’t believe Nodine is gone”, said the Uncle. “It gets expensive to do this”, he explained. “I do know that Nodine met with numerous congress people”, said the Uncle. “Now we have another front of people going up there, Sam Jones, Barbara Drummond”, said the Uncle, who said “the key is to get some attention up there” in Washington. “From the stories being told in other parts of the country, all they’re hearing is France, they’re not hearing Alabama”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Harold. Hello Harold”, he said to our next caller. “Listen Uncle Henry, I served 20 years in the Air Force”, said Harold. “Anyway, I worked on KC-29 from 1962 to 1963”, said Harold. “Yes, they’ve been using the same planes since the 1950s”, said the Uncle. “You might like to know that there are some Mobilians [that have] worked on the KC-35”, said Harold. “Goodbye, sir”, said Harold before leaving us. “Let’s talk to Steve. Hello Steve”, said the Uncle. “Actually it’s the USO having donations for food”, said Steve, who was responding to a call by Otis. “I think the USO—I think they are a private organization”, said Steve, who reminded our host of the USO tours by Leslie (Bob) Townes Hope. “Yeah!” the Uncle responded. “It wasn’t for the military, it wasn’t like wanting to send our food over there to troops starving over there”, Steve explained before sharing his small town experience. “So now, are you sure you are perceiving reality or is that just your perception?” the Uncle asked. “Yeah, I found it to be very relaxing”, said Steve, who was “reminded of Mayberry” while visiting the “city side” of this town. “I like small town Alabama”, said the Uncle. “I think it’s very nice, very nice to live in”, said Steve. “Anyway, you take care of yourself, Uncle Henry, and have good day”, he said before leaving us. After the break and a voice message, “I think you need to pray about it, pray about and you may need to be healed. It sounds like it’s burnt out the pleasure center of your brain (on drugs)”, said the Uncle in response to the listener’s recorded message. “Let’s talk to Charles. Hello Charles”, he said to our next caller. “Hello, how are you?” said Charles. “I think what has folks upset is the types of crimes going on”, said Charles, who used hooded criminals for example. “People are really afraid. They are sitting around their house at night” and suddenly someone breaks down the door, said Charles. “Speaking of praying, I think we all need to pray for the democrats to reclaim their Democratic roots”, said Charles before leaving us. “I was looking at all these things that were playing into the economy like all these foreclosures and the gas prices going up”, said the Uncle, since Charles mentioned a political party. “All right, Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. We have news from FOX, ‘fair and balanced’ ”, said the Uncle, who used the slogan for the radio network that replaced NBC News Radio (provided by Westwood One), which proceeded the ABC Radio Network and CBS Radio on this radio station, formerly known as WKRG-AM and formerly co-owned by WKRG-TV5, Mobile’s CBS affiliate. “Live telephone calls and even answering letters”, he said about the next half-hour of today’s show before the break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710”, said the Uncle before summoning current call screener Trey Lane to hear what some listeners have written and sent by mail. “I’ve come to the realization that every one of my bills can be paid online”, said Trey. “This one is from a guy named Bud in Robertsdale”, said the Uncle, whose letter is addressed “WKRG Radio”. “We haven’t been WKRG Radio since 1994”, said the Uncle. “Wow. Does it say ‘The Uncle Henry Show’?” Trey asked. “Now this letter is very upset”, said the Uncle before reading an excerpt. “By the way, the average celebrity Bible verse reading of the day is 20 seconds long”, said the Uncle, who believes this letter writer couldn’t handle it along with other things about the show. “One letter is addressed ‘WMTM-FM’ ”, said the Uncle, who emphasized the wrong call letters and radio band (FM). “So they got everything right except ‘WMTM-FM’ ”, said the Uncle. “It still got here”, Trey said about the letter. “Again, I appreciate the postal service getting these things here despite what people write on the address”, said the Uncle. “It seems like at home all I get are bills and advertisements. It seems that here, I rarely get any mail at all”, said the Uncle. “Trey Lane, surprisingly has sent off bills, paid in the mail”, said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller Tim, also known as Sam Marston IV. “Thank you for the Bible verse”, said Tim, who has “this hooded rain jacket on” and some scissors. “You are adding to the perception that there is a crime problem”, said the Uncle. After our caller mispronounced the last name of City of Mobile employee Barbara Drummond, “That’s Drummond, Drummond, D-R-U-M”, the Uncle corrected for Tim. “You know, you talked about this tanker thing”, said Tim. “The county operated on two commissioners, which you have the second and the third one a year ago”, said Tim, who wonders “if you can keep a commissioner in Washington until you [can] secure this contract”. “I wonder if there’s anyone left in Government Plaza?” the Uncle asked, since a city delegation is on their way to Washington, D. C. “I think I was reading today that EADS is out to buy some American company now”, said the Uncle before Tim left us. After the break and a voice message, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It is 9:46. Let’s talk to Barbara. Hello Barbara”, said the Uncle, whose caller was not identified as Barbara Drummond. “I would really like to talk to him (Tim)”, said Barbara. “I’m going to try to get you on hold”, said the Uncle before requesting that Trey Lane (if he’s not smoking, according to our host) gets Barbara’s telephone number for Tim. “I want to let you know about the ‘Uncle Henry Deal of the Week’ coming later in the week”, said the Uncle as he promoted a half-priced gift certificate for Naman’s Midtown Market in Mobile. “Half of it is like a restaurant”, said the Uncle. “And they have like a little grocery store there”, he mentioned. “This is way to try it out for half-price”, he said about the deal. “So be ready for Friday morning”, said the Uncle before promoting another feature on the radio station’s website, specifically “the very front page”: a presidential candidate’s facial expressions. “Uncle Henry Show continues!” the Uncle said before the break. After the final break for today and a voice message, “You’ve got your alarm set. Are you ready to show up?” said our next caller Allison, who was promoting events planned this Saturday, including a parade. “Well, it’s going to be at Bienville Square. Seven o’clock in the morning”, said Allison. “I think we have 15 floats in that parade”, she said. “It’s just a fun family event. I’m so glad that you’re going to be there”, said Allison. “All of the money’s going to a very good cause”, said the Uncle. “I am so grateful to you and all that you do”, said Allison. “We’ll be looking forward to seeing you”, she said before leaving us. “Looking forward to that”, said the Uncle bringing to the attention of listener Bill his discovery of some “classic rock” music by Joe Crocker in the radio station’s music library. “After the news, ‘fair and balanced’ from FOX, remember to pray”, said the Uncle, who also reminded listeners of life’s answers within the Bible.

Today’s 9 o’clock hour gets a 9/10!

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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It’s 9:07, seven minutes after 9:00”, said the Uncle before giving out “the number for interaction” between him and the listeners. “We have Jeff Sessions to call us around 9:35”, said the Uncle, who will be “short on time” since the Alabama senator is schedule to call in from Washington, D. C. Our host thanked the folks who came to his “broadcast site” Friday and Saturday at the AT&T Wireless stores in Mobile and Daphne respectively. “Yes, Bill showed up, unmistakable. As soon as he started talking, I knew”, said the Uncle. “I am looking forward to going out more often into the community”, said the Uncle, who will be the grand marshal of a Saint Patrick’s Day parade next Saturday. “A group of southern Baptists leaders have said they are soft on global warming issues”, said this hour’s first caller, who was unsure about our host’s religion. “I don’t even want to go down that road. My goodness”, said the Uncle, who was “raised a southern Baptist”. “The other thing I called about, I guess it was last week or the week before”, he said about the news of a senator and candidate for the presidency of the USA blamed for allowing Mobile to win a contract to build tanker airplanes instead of Seattle, Washington. “We were going to lease them and it would cost more to lease (tanker airplanes)”, said the Uncle. “If you want to read it (the news story mentioned), NewsRadio710.com”, he directed listeners with Internet access. “It’s a little bit of the details—you heard about Boeing people going to jail”, said the Uncle. “We would have ended up leasing tankers for more than it costs to buy them”, he explained. “It really saved the tax payers from being ripped off”, said the Uncle. “If you want to know why these congress people are up and [screaming], it has to do with the amount of money they’re spending on Congress”, said the Uncle. “You need to go read this”, he said before reminding listeners how to call in. “And again, I want to thank the people that showed up. There was a young man working with me, he was handing out pizza from Pizza Hut”, said the Uncle. “Hey, is that Trey Lane?” our host heard some visitors ask about the young fellow that was not the show’s current call screener. “No, that is not Trey Lane”, said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller Wiley. “Hope you’re having a blessed day there”, said Wiley before sharing his recent discoveries on the World Wide Web. “We’re finding out how much part of America we (Mobile and surrounding area residents) are”, said the Uncle. “It’s really amazing to hear all these things they are saying now that this contract is coming to Mobile”, said Wiley. “The more you hear that goes on in Congress, the less you’ll like it”, said the Uncle. “You can’t afford to be ignorant or else you’re vulnerable”, he said before speaking to our next caller Captain Ron. “That’s very good, you know I read about Boeing’s involvement with China. They have been involved with China for 90 years”, said the Uncle, who wonders about the company’s wages in China. During the break for commercials, “Uncle Henry Show is brought to you by meat, more specifically Hall’s Meats”, said the Uncle in a live commercial for the popular meat products from Chickasaw, Alabama. After the break and two voice messages, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. My goodness, you’re calling jokes. Richard came up to—Richard came up to the broadcast site where I was on Schillinger Road”, said the Uncle, who was told that his callers are “outstanding”. “He said, ‘I feel like Tim is my family’ ”, the Uncle remembers. “Let’s talk to Rema”, he said to our next caller, who said she called our host mistake. “You got me by mistake?” said the Uncle. “Did Rema indicate that she was calling the Uncle Henry Show?” the Uncle asked Trey Lane, who told her she called the show and asked for her name. “Well, it was brief, wasn’t it?” said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Foley. Hello Foley”, he said to our next caller, who expressed his respect for our host’s opinions before sharing a story involving gum and the person chewing it. “My son asked me what is a cootie queen”, said Foley. “I appreciate that, but I am not the person to come to for this kind of information”, said the Uncle. “Maybe if some of your brilliant listeners (could call in)”, Foley suggested. “If you would call the people at ‘96-1 The Rocket’ (WRKH-FM)”, said the Uncle, who believes FM radio is “awful handling popular culture”. “Please stay and wait, because Senator Sessions will call in any minute”, the Uncle told Trey Lane before he can go to a restroom or “smoke a pack” of cigarettes.

“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It is 9:34. We are proud to welcome to the Uncle Henry Show once again Senator Jeff Sessions”, said the Uncle. “Thank you very much, Uncle Henry”, said Jeff before sharing his reaction of the excitement for the tanker airplane contract. “I have never seen anything like this. As you know, I was at Waffle Houses and places”, he explained. “Now to get that contract—win that bid”, said Jeff. “It’s just exciting, the whole community has pulled together”, he said before including Bob Riley and our “fabulous congressman Jo Bonner”. “You just told us what you did what’s going on with the leadership on this deal. Should we all be worried here if we lose this deal”, said the Uncle. “Any loser is willing to protest”, Jeff said in reference to Boeing, which lost the contract to build the airplanes in Seattle, Washington. “Did you hear a little bit of feedback on your end?” Jeff asked our host, who said everything is fine. “I don’t seen how politically Congress can ask for a competitive bid to reveal the results”, said Jeff. “Uncle Henry, the Air Force has made the tanker their number one priority. They have a lot of other things to do”, said Jeff. “They have to replace this aging fleet, 60-years-old some of them”, Jeff continued. “I think this will have to be done”, he believes. After reminding listeners about the guest, “Senator, it is an election year”, said the Uncle. “Will you see anything happen this year with the issue of illegal immigration?” the Uncle asked. “Well, we should”, Jeff answered before asking, “Why would we wait until after the elections?” “Why not let people vote on whether we have a complete defense until after the elections?” Jeff asked. “Do you know how many (illegal immigrants) we arrested last year? 875”, said Jeff. “If you come to America, you are going to have to enter lawfully. I think we are at a tipping point to have a dramatic reduction”, said Jeff. “There is no doubt that it’s very strong among republicans, among independents, and very much among democrats”, said Jeff, answering our host’s next question about the immigration issue. “Well Senator Sessions, it’s been a pleasure talking to you”, said the Uncle. “You’ve been here a long time and [when] you look back 15 years ago, who would have thought Mobile would be on a roll”, said the Uncle. “It’s just really, really good for our community”, said Jeff. “Good to be here with you”, he said before leaving us. “If you tuned in late, I want to include a special excerpt of this (interview) on the Uncle Henry page at NewsRadio710.com”, said the Uncle before the break for commercials. After the break and a voice message, “Uncle Henry Show continue here on NewsRadio 710. I will, I will play that on the Uncle Henry page”, said the Uncle before going ahead with the song request made in a recorded message. “Neocon Ron on the Uncle Henry Show on NewsRadio710”, said the Uncle. “You’re listening to the Uncle Henry Show, ‘Neocon Ron’ ‘Where the Germans Will Play’”, said the Uncle as the song continued. “Very, very nice, ‘Neocon Ron’, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to another Tim. Hello, ‘another Tim’ ”, said the Uncle, whose caller is not Sam Marston IV, better known to listeners as Tim. After the final break for today and a voice message, “Just about out of time for the Uncle Henry Show. What an incredible Monday show”, said the Uncle before promoting the local radio program “Ask the Expert” and the nationally syndicated “The Rush Limbaugh Show”. “I believe Rush is back from his time off”, said the Uncle before promoting most of the weekday programs on his radio station. “Live talk, looking forward to hearing more Mobilians call ‘The Todd Schnitt Show’ ”, said the Uncle before reminding listeners that “The Savage Nation” airs live on the station. “Live talk at 8 o’clock even”, he said while promoting “The Rusty Humphries Show”. He continues to promote “Coast to Coast AM” as the “weird UFO ghost show”.

Today’s 9 o’clock hour gets an 8/10!

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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. Let’s talk to ‘The Idea Guy’. Good morning, ‘Idea Guy’”, said the Uncle. “On another thing on the Freddie alert”, said “Idea”, who suggested “an actual metal hat for you to put on” when that sound effect is played whenever a certain caller named Freddie is on hold. Our host suggested “a simple tin foiled hat”. “Vance, if you’re listening, lost the phone call”, said the Uncle before reminding listeners how to contact him telephonically and electronically. “Again, I want to thank all the people who have sent me the ‘Amazing Grace’ e-mails”, said the Uncle, who intends to use an instrumental version of the song during the “Celebrity Bible Verse of the Day” segment of the show’s 7 o’clock hour. “Let’s talk to Vance. Hello Vance!” he said to our next caller. “In 1992, at the age of 65, I retired with my social security check”, said Vance, who “got bored” and got a job delivering pizza for Pizza Hut. “Not many people know how good a job that this”, according to Vance. “I work at all kinds of neighborhoods”, Vance remembers. “You think you’re too old for it now?” the Uncle asked, causing Vance to laugh. “I just wanted people to know that it’s a good job, a good job”, said Vance before leaving us. “That is just the testimony that I’ve been listening for. They are hiring for pizza drivers in Daphne”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Matt. Hello Matt”, he said to our next caller, who gave our host a “Roll Tide” shout before talking “about EADS”, the European-based aerospace company. “I’m sure as many people [would know], Boeing doesn’t do all their business in the United States”, said the Uncle. “It all depends on whose options are on board”, he said before speaking to our next caller Glenn, whose favorite hymn of all time “was done by Al Hilbert way, way back then”. “It talks about making mistakes and God’s forgiveness, that’s what I like about that song”, said Glenn. “I’ll at least send you the words”, said Glenn, who may search for one form of the song this weekend. “Thank you, thank you very much for saying ‘hello’ to the listener(s)”, said the Uncle before the break for commercials. After the break and a voice message with a version of the theme music to the “Superfriends” TV series in the background, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. Trey Lane, I’ll have to check with you. I’ve got a new AT&T phone now”, said the Uncle. “Do you have MP3s in your phone?” Trey asked. “No, I just got it”, the Uncle answered the show’s current call screener. “I’m not a big ring tone fan, but if you can figure out how to do it”, said Trey. “What is your ring tone?” the Uncle asked. “A rap song”, Trey answered before adding, “I think so”. “Type in your phone number”, the Uncle requested. “Does it have any ring? Whoa!” said the Uncle after a loud “beep” from his cellular phone. “Did you get a ring?” Trey asked. “That’s your ring tone”, said the Uncle after hearing music from Trey Lane’s cellular phone. “What is your ring tone?” Trey asked our host. “Some of your music”, the Uncle answered. “No”, Trey responded in surprise. “People around here in the radio business, they have their own kitschy ring tone”, said the Uncle, who believes all he needs is a “beep”. “I have a singing e-mail from Gene and Gene says it’s a perky instrumental version of ‘Amazing Grace’”, said the Uncle. “I’m going to play the ‘Celebrity Bible Verse of the Day’ in the background”, said the Uncle. “All right, time for the ‘Celebrity Bible Verse of the Day’ [here] on the Uncle Henry Show”, he announced. “No, that doesn’t work. I’m sorry”, said the Uncle. “Might be too perky”, he explained. After the final break for today, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. We have news coming up from FOX”, said the Uncle, who also promoted the radio program “Ask the Expert” with returning host and radio reporter Charlie Moss. “All right, coming up later today during ‘Rush Limbaugh’, I’m going to be at the AT&T Wireless beginning at noon”, said the Uncle. “We have different things you can register for”, he mentioned. “This, that and the other thing you can register for, then tomorrow I’m going to be on Highway 98 in Daphne”, said the Uncle. “We’ll have stuff from lunchtime businesses you can eat”, he mentioned. “I’ll just ask the AT&T Wireless person about the ring tone situation”, said the Uncle. “Just over my head”, he admitted. “Just a couple of things to keep in mind over the weekend”, said the Uncle. “We have the ‘spring forward’: The government once again messing with time”, said the Uncle. “We’ll have to set our clocks again by one hour”, he explained before suggesting to do this at 8 o’clock Saturday night. “You’ll arrive on church in time the following Sunday”, said the Uncle. “In the five police precincts (in Mobile), there will be police check points tonight, Saturday, and Sunday”, said the Uncle. “That’s something you need to be aware of”, said the Uncle. “Don’t wear any kind of hooded garment or you’ll be in for extra profiling”, he suggested, since there have been various robberies involving hooded folks. “There is a substitute host for Rush today”, said the Uncle as he promotes some of the “live talk” on his radio station. “All of that here on NewsRadio 710. When in doubt, remember to pray and read that Bible!” said the Uncle.

Today’s 9:30 AM half-hour gets an 8/10!

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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710”, said the Uncle. “I am open to suggestions on these—these matters, now Ron Reams has joined me. Longtime broadcaster here in the Mobile region”, said the Uncle. “First, we have an author we want to spend some time with”, said the Uncle before asking guest Johnny Garman if he’s on the phone. “The title of the book is very provocative, ‘You’re Not A Democrat, You Just Think You Are’ ”, according to the Uncle. “Do you give them a pop quiz after each chapter basically?” Ron asked the guest before laughing. “Has anybody been insulted by this?” the Uncle asked. “Not from what I heard from”, Johnny answered. “Did you come up with the title before the book or the book before the title?” Ron asked. “Good question”, said Johnny, who came up with the title before the book. “So basically, you’re saying you’re a liberal, you’re automatically a democrat”, said Ron, who said the equivalent if “you’re a conservative”. “Not necessarily”, Johnny responded. “These people need to realize that the modern democrat party is basically European socialism”, said Johnny. “Why are they not turned off by the letters that are carried out during the presidential campaign?” the Uncle asked. “You got to look a little bit deeper than face value”, said Johnny. “Is there one issue above all others that people really ought a democrat on?” the Uncle asked. “You can always talk about the tax situation”, said Johnny. “A lot of the stuff you’re saying is what Ronald Reagan said [which] got him elected president”, said Ron, who believes “a lot of people (voters) in this presidential race have forgotten or never heard” what the former president of the USA said. “We’re going to have a decision coming this November”, said Johnny, who was referring to the presidential election. “All right, well thank you, Johnny Garman”, said the Uncle. “Ron Reams, expert on handling music and longtime broadcaster is here”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Mike. Thank you for holding, Mike”, he said to the first caller this hour. “I liked it a lot, what Ron Reams said (about the song “Amazing Grace”), but I guess the best words are is somber”, said Mike. “You don’t worry about the words”, said Ron. “So it’s a very complex set of emotions that you’re disturbed by”, said the Uncle. “I saw in one of the articles that they’re talking about in Montgomery that they’re making fire and diesel using cooking oil”, said Mike. “Hey, thank you very much, Mike!” said the Uncle. “I find it very interesting”, said Ron, “that a guy in Atlanta” converted his car from using gasoline to cooking oil for fuel. “I love your music”, said our next caller. “The song is so much more because of the background”, he said about “Amazing Grace”. “I do a radio show in Baldwin County on another station”, said the caller, whose Sunday morning radio program featured a version of “Amazing Grace”. “Have you seen the film yet called ‘Amazing Grace’?” Ron asked. “Portions of it”, said the caller. “It has the story of a man who was involved in British parliament” that fought against slavery, said Ron. Before taking a break for commercials, “Ron Reams, movie review 8 o’clock for ‘Amazing Grace’. Uncle Henry Show continues”, the Uncle quickly said. After the break and a voice message, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710”, said the Uncle before responding to the recorded message. “You must be going to the wrong Waffle House, because my service at mine is good”, said Ron, who was referring to the Waffle House restaurant on Dauphin Street in Mobile among other restaurants in the chain. “They used to be pretty good”, our next caller Art said about the Waffle House before comparing someone’s complaint of “Amazing Grace” to ice cream being too cold. “Talking to you on the phone, I don’t know how you sound on the radio, but your voice sounds muffled”, said Art before leaving us. “Turn off the muffling—special muffling software”, the Uncle suggested, causing Ron to laugh. “Let’s talk to L. V. Hello L. V.”, the Uncle said to our next caller. “One another thing about ‘Amazing Grace’, Bill Moyers, even though I don’t like him or his politics”, said L. V., who remembers the Public Broadcasting Service host’s TV program about “Amazing Grace”, including a tour of the southern USA. “Thank you, appreciate the call, L. V. Uncle Henry Show continues. It is 9:30”, said the Uncle before the break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

After the break and two voice messages, including one without bumper music, “You’re got some of the strangest people that call in on your phone”, said Ron. “Did you fall out of bed?” the Uncle asked Ron. “Rarely”, Ron answered. “Now Trey Lane, do you fall out of bed?” the Uncle asked the show’s current call screener, who didn’t speak on the air. “You don’t? Good”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Willie. Hello there, Willie”, he said to our next caller. “I want you to know that I’ve been listening to your show for a long time”, said Willie, who appreciates our host’s community service. “Can you hear me now?” Willie asked. “I can”, the Uncle answered. “You know, I want to say something, but some of these callers here, some of them are just being foolish”, said Willie. “They ought to be out of the community doing something, to do something for our people”, Willie suggested. “I agree with you, 100%”, said Ron. “(Do) like the good book says and just listen”, said Willie. “Laughter is the best medicine, ok. Number two is the word ‘love’. Love is what makes the world go round”, said Willie. “We continue to pick and people calling in picking and jiving”, said Willie. “And I’m referring to Freddie, number one”, Willie said for example, causing Ron Reams to chuckle before caller Tim (Sam Marston IV) was mentioned. “He starts whining about everything. That’s just a waste of everybody’s time”, Willie said about Tim, whom he appreciates for his frequent visits to public meetings in Mobile. “Be thankful for what everything God does”, said Willie, who believes children today “need a mentor and more protection than ever before”. “Let’s talk to Patrick. Hello Patrick”, said the Uncle. “ ‘Amazing Grace’, I have a video of ‘Amazing Grace’ on PBS”, said Patrick, who referred to the TV program’s host Bill Moyers as “anti-war”. “It only covers the first four lines of the song”, said Patrick. “I bought it because I thought it was on ‘Amazing Grace’ ”, Patrick thought. “That’s kind of a way the liberal media does”, according to Ron. “It’s enough for people to listen to old things”, Ron added. After the break for commercials, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. Ron Reams is here. Ron Reams hosting ‘Ask the Expert’ ”, said the Uncle. “What are y’all talking about?” Ron asked before our host explained today’s edition of the radio program “Ask the Expert”. “Let’s talk to Charles—no wait, we’ve got Vance here if I can get this thing—hello there, Vance”, said the Uncle. “You know what bothered me the most, Bud Cramer”, said Vance. “Does he represent people from Alabama?” Vance asked about the Alabama congressman. “He should be pulling for an Alabama-based company to be working on this side of the state rather than from [far east] as Washington state”, said Ron. “You’re going to have this on your show this morning?” Vance asked. “No, I’m going to be talking financial issues with Jerry McCutchen”, said Ron, who would be interested in hearing his guest’s opinions on “Ask the Expert”. “I just realize how undemocratic the Democratic Party is”, said our next caller, who made Ron Reams laugh. “What also tells me is that they’re not listening to the average citizen on the steel issue too”, said the caller. “You know, we can’t drill (oil) off anywhere on the west coast, etceteras, etceteras”, said the caller. “Hey, thank you very much for your phone call”, said the Uncle before reminding listeners about the price of oil and gasoline going up. “You better believe it’s going to be a presidential issue”, said the Uncle, who is unsure if anyone is going to solve these issues. After the final break for today, “Uncle Henry Show continuing and concluding in just a moment”, said the Uncle. “You know, there’s another song that was sung in (by voice message)”, said the Uncle, who will “get Trey Lane’s opinion” on the song during his “rare Friday appearance”. “Let’s talk to Captain Ron. Hello Captain Ron”, said the Uncle. “Always good to hear from you, Uncle Henry”, said Captain Ron. “Oh boy, he’s breaking up now”, said Ron. “Can you hear me now?” Captain Ron asked. “Oh man”, said Ron after losing the caller. “Now we lost you pretty much completely”, said the Uncle. “That’s just the way the cookie crumbles on some of these telephone calls”, he said before bringing to our attention news of “a program to pad lampposts in London” to protect folks who bump into them while making a text message. “It’s that big of a problem!” said the Uncle. “Do you text message?” the Uncle asked Ron, who would use a Blackberry device if he were to send a text message. “They need to find a way to involve text messaging to this show”, said the Uncle, who believes sending text messages is “the future” “You all ready got your e-mail box. They can text message through your e-mail box”, said Ron. “You’re in here every Saturday morning”, said the Uncle. “We have two programs”, said Ron. “From 7:00 to 8:00, we talk about racing”, said Ron, whose other radio program is about automobile repair. “Remember way back when he used to do BLAB TV (public access TV)”, Ron said about the automobile expert on his Saturday radio program. “His final ‘Ask the Expert’ appearance is this week”, the Uncle reminded listeners about Ron Reams, along with his usual reminder for them to “remember to pray and read that Bible”.

Today’s 9 o’clock hour gets an 8/10!