Today’s Show

We start off today’s show with…


“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It’s 9:05, five minutes after 9:00. A beautiful day, 48 degrees. Cloudy skies”, said the Uncle before reminding listeners how to contact him by telephone and electronic mail. “Let’s start the hour off with George. Hello George”, said the Uncle. “Well good morning, Uncle Henry!” said George. “How was your holiday time, George?” the Uncle asked. “The main reason I called”, said George, was about the lady who called saying “one-twelfth of Israel was Jewish”. “You know where the name Jacob came from? It came from Israel”, said George, who had machine gun sound effects in the background. “You know where the name Israel came from?” George asked our host. “Where did the name Israel came from?” the Uncle responded. “Israel was given by God to Jacob as a [sort] of reward”, George answered. “I find it hard to believe that only one-twelfth of Israel was Jewish”, said George before leaving us. “Let’s talk to L. D.! Hello L. D.! This is a live, rare call”, said the Uncle. “You know the only time I get to listen to you is through your ‘podcast’ ”, said L. D. “Listening to you in the night”, he said as a night worker before leaving us upon a blaring alarm sound effect in anticipation of a very frequent caller. “Now here we are. I’ve activated the Freddie Alert System, which is not a test, it’s the real deal. Let me talk to Freddie. Hello Freddie”, said the Uncle. After Freddie left us, “All right, Freddie, enigmatic. [Now] very enigmatic, sometimes very mysterious”, said the Uncle. “Last hour, we had the very classic call of someone comparing the Moon Pie [hoist] to the golden calf”, said the Uncle. “What is Saturnarium?” he asked the show’s call screener Trey Lane. “You have provided the balance, for example, not only do we have liberals and conservatives listening, but some Wiccens”, said the Uncle. “You provide a voyage for lost souls”, the Uncle continued. “Whatever happened to Randy Patrick? Randy Patrick was on today”, said Trey. “They had a recent shuffling at WKRG”, said the Uncle. “Well, I’m glad he’s back”, said Trey. “Now you wonder why Trey Lane punctuated a discussion of Saturnarium with Randy Patrick?” the Uncle assumed, “Very interesting. Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710”. After the break for commercials and an angry, mean-spirited voice message, “Uncle Henry Show continues. I want to apologize for the language there. That caught me off guard”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Larry. Hello Larry. Good morning”, he said to the next caller. “Hey, I want to make a couple of comments. I have to apologize. I watched one of your competitors’ TV channels this morning. I normally watched WKRG”, said Larry, who never explained “competitors’ TV channels”. “Do you know that Pensacola is having a drop on New Year’s Eve of their own?” Larry asked. “Yes, we had a report about that this morning!” said the Uncle. “What do you know and you can prove (as exclusive) are quite different”, said the Uncle before Larry responded to L. D.’s call. “I’m sure that L. D. will leave a voice mail in response in some way. Let’s talk to Toni. Hello Toni”, said the Uncle. “This is the lady that ‘Machine Gun George’ was talking about with some scriptures of the Bible”, said the Uncle. “I have a website that will give you a lot of information on this. It is called http://www.nazereneisrael.org/”, said Toni. “Nazereneisrael.orge?” said the Uncle, who pronounced “org” with an “e” or a “j” sound. “You have given a lot of information to ‘Machine Gun George’”, said the Uncle. “How are you going to figure out whose who (celebrating the new year)? It feels like you and me going to the mall (three to four days before Christmas)”, said our next caller. “That is a wonderful mental image of you and I picking and grinning at the mall”, said the Uncle. “I’m looking at this, a man e-mailed this and somewhere there is a possum drop”, the Uncle mentioned. “I don’t know, that could offend some animal activists even if it’s constructed of some mache”, according to the Uncle. “Tomorrow, I will be here, but it will be much year in review material. I know it might be painful to look back at 2008, but I feel compelled to do it”, said the Uncle. “I could devote an entire show to the Uncle Henry songs of 2008”, the Uncle suggested before the break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

“It’s really taken an unfortunate turn and I tried to warn you that we should never go down this road: the unhealthy obsession that Tim (Sam Marston IV) has started with Jene Young has spread causing all kinds of problems. The initial creepiness that Tim has started”, said the Uncle. “The young lady is on TV giving you the weather and that’s the only time you should think of her”, according to the Uncle. “You don’t know her. Some of the people in this building know her”, the Uncle continued. “Discussing stuff like this—number one, it upsets Trey Lane because she has social contact with her”, said the Uncle. “You’re not suppose to think about how wonderful they look. That’s not how it’s suppose to work”, said the Uncle after using WKRG-TV5 meteorologist Jene Young and “Helen Crump on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ ” for example. “You involve these people on TV in your own mental mechanisms can [mean] all kinds of trouble”, said the Uncle. “Please stop the harassment of Jene Young because it’s leading to some kind of fever pitch”, said the Uncle, who included “the career of this wonderful, wonderful weather person. “The Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710”, he said before the break for commercials. After the break, music from the movie “The Magnificent Seven” was used as bumper music. “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. Beautiful, beautiful day! (251) 479-2723 is the number, that’s 479-2723 or 1-888-360-WNTM”, said the Uncle. “I was looking over at the news of what’s going on with the Israel and the Hamas”, he mentioned. “Do you remember Cynthia McKinney, the congresswoman from Georgia that caused all sorts of trouble”, the Uncle asked. “She accused the people at the Capitol of mistreating her”, the Uncle remembered, along with the person losing re-election to the Congress of the USA. “Well, she was out in a yacht and tried to out maneuver an Israeli guardsman”, according to the Uncle. “Yes, rammed into an Israeli yacht boat protesting on behalf of Hamas, protesting on behalf of the people of Gaza”, the Uncle continued. “The Navy boat escorted Miss McKinney’s boat to the shores of Cyprus”, said the Uncle. “It did not blow my mind”, our host admitted before the next caller brought to our attention a “nefarious scheme”, according to our host. “I’m sure now that the police will investigate this and then now you won’t be able to fire off any kind of missile”, said the Uncle. “Rarely am I able to use the [term] nefarious scheme”, the Uncle continued. “Now that the Moon Pie has gotten too big, it’s too big to fail”, he concluded before speaking to caller Gene. “Let’s talk to Jack. Hello Jack”, said the Uncle. “Hello? Uncle Henry?” said Jack. “Can you tell me how many miles ten thousand steps is?” Jack asked. “Trey Lane, do you know how many miles ten-thousand steps is?” the Uncle asked the show’s call screener. “He said three and a half miles”, said the Uncle. “Trey Lane has learned that for every answer there is not an accurate answer, so sir, don’t go by that”, said the Uncle as he looks for an accurate answer. After the final break for today, “Uncle Henry Show coming swiftly to a close in just a moment here”, said the Uncle. “Trey Lane, how many miles—“, he asked the call screener again with his theme music in the background. “It’s actually 5.68 miles”, Trey answered. “Thank you, G-Man, for listening in”, our host told a listener of the show before discussing tomorrow’s year in review show. “You can do a ‘Best of ‘I love Hillary Clinton guy’ ”, said Trey. “He can have his own hour”, said the Uncle. “Tomorrow you can contribute to the program”, he told the call screener. “If I’m here”, said Trey. “As I established before, every call screener from then on is Trey Lane”, said the Uncle. “This is NewsRadio 710 WNTM, Mobile, Alabama”, he said at the end of the show.

Today’s 9 o’clock hour gets a 4/10!

Today’s Show

We start off today’s show without the Uncle, but…


“Welcome back to the Uncle Henry Show, NewsRadio 710 WNTM. Ron Reams sitting in here, glad to be in here, rather glad to be anywhere because I’m getting paid”, said Ron. “Mr. (Clinton) Johnson is getting tired of hearing about the ‘$9000 waste’ (giant, electric Moon Pie), as people call it”, Ron said about the City of Mobile councilman and friend. “I will also open up the phones for any other comment you want to make”, Ron declared. “Let’s talk to the Tax Man. Hello ‘Tax Man’ ”, said Ron, who, like the Uncle, doesn’t refer to the frequent caller Jim the Tax Man by his first name. “Brother Johnson, fireworks is our patriotism. It’s all over the country. It’s our culture, it’s our civic pride”, said Jim. “Do your preaching out of the pulpit and leave politics out of it. Bye”, said Jim in his rough tone of voice before leaving us. “He can call back in with anything else he sees”, Ron said about Jim the Tax Man. “Let’s go talk to Chuck. Good morning, Chuck”, he said to the next caller. “I say amen to what you say”, said Chuck. “I was watching WALA the other night and I heard they’re going to have a pelican drop. I hope they don’t use a real pelican or what”, said Chuck, who never identified the location Pensacola, Florida. “If it’s going to be a live pelican, it’s going to be like the [turkey] drop on ‘WKRP’ ”, said Ron. “I don’t know, what’s next?” said Chuck. “Everybody’s finding a way to promote their city”, said Ron. “I feel that a lot of people have dropped the money all ready”, said Ron after hearing Chuck’s idea for New Year’s Eve. “(251) 479-2723 is the number and we have been talking a bit, just a bit about the Wednesday night banana colored [Moon Pie] drop”, said Ron. “It’s a shame that we don’t have First Night Mobile”, said Ron, who remembered the New Year’s Eve event for showcasing the arts. “Got another bowl game today that’s going to be shown on ESPN”, Ron mentioned. “One o’clock or 2 o’clock, one or the other. Back in a moment”, he added before the break for commercials. After the break, “I don’t know where Henry gets his music from, but it sounds like something from the 1960s, I think”, said Ron before asking the show’s call screener Trey Lane if the music is from the 1960s. “I think you can find the old WKRG-AM music around the music bin. I don’t think we’ve ever played this music since I’ve been around here”, said Ron. “Basically this is your program and your time to discuss your opinions or discuss things in your life”, said Ron, who wants to “hear your New Year’s resolutions”, but first he brings up an article concerning a new book. “A lot of people find exception to the title, ‘People Are Idiots and I Can Prove It’, said Ron, who pronounced the book author’s surname “WING IT” and “WING-GENT”. “W-I-N-G-N-T”, Ron spelled it before reading five of the ways to “prove people are idiots”. “So there is another case of aliens, and I’m not talking about spacecraft aliens, but people not native to the area, most not speaking English, most Latino who are new to the area and rebuilding New Orleans after (Hurricane) Katrina”, said Ron. “And a lot of people complain about the fact that illegal aliens in this country are taking American jobs”, Ron continued. “The last time I went and it was in Slidell and I cannot believe—and I’m talking about the area between Slidell”, said Ron, who could not believe “how many of those [buildings] are still empty”. “Let’s talk to Glenn. Hello Glenn”, he said to the next caller. “I have been to New Orleans over the past two weeks”, said Glenn. “They built brand new buildings, brand new condos, brand new apartments and left the old ones still standing”, said Glenn before mentioning mildew. “It was terrible”, Glenn described the smell of mildew. “New Orleans is a fairly clean city as astute to what it is now”, according to Glenn. “Were you there (Chicago, Illinois) in ’68?” Ron asked Glenn. “I’ve got video of all kinds of things that happened in ‘68”, said Ron. “The stench there (in Louisiana) is terrible, it’s awful”, said Glenn. “That’s what mold and mildew will do”, said Ron. “We’ve got the latest news from FOX News is a moment and [then] in the next half-hour we’ve got more on the situation in New Orleans and the situation in Mobile with the huge, banana-colored Moon-Pie drop (raising, actually)”, said Ron before the break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

“Ok, oh those wonderful songs from the Uncle Henry music band, a mariachi band playing ‘Popcorn’ ”, said Ron. “I’ve got a original version of the song ‘Mobile’ and I sent this to Uncle Henry. I don’t know if he’s ever played it”, said Ron, who wants to share the song with listeners for the next few minutes. “Here is Tennessee Ernie Ford, at least it’s suppose to be Tennessee Ernie Ford. I’m not getting anything. It’s suppose to pull up”, said Ron before the song started to play. After the song ended, “Hope you enjoyed that”, said Ron. “And I’ve never noticed that when he says ‘lists sopranos’ ”, Ron admitted. “I’m wondering whose paying for all this (giant, electric Moon Pie) advertising?” our next caller asked. “Anything major coming to town, they usually put them up”, said Ron. “I imagine they’re going to use them every year now like during Christmas”, according to Ron. “Let’s move on and talk to Charlie. Hello Charlie”, he said to the next caller. “You know we had the opportunity to buy the Hunley when it was recovered off the south Pacific coast, I believe”, said Charlie. “It wasn’t one of the first (underwater combat vehicles), it was the first”, said Ron. “We’ve got a couple of things of the (maritime) variety”, said Ron, who mentioned the maritime museum in Mobile. “I’m afraid they would have put up a fight”, Ron said about the folks who recovered the Hunley. “You know what happened to Six Flags—the Six Flags over New Orleans?” Ron asked Charlie, “It got blown away—it got blown away by (Hurricane) Katrina”. “All right, Charlie, I’ve got to move on. Got another call”, said Ron. “I tell you I enjoy Ernie Ford’s rendition of Mobile”, said Mary. “Well thank you”, said Ron, whose caller is interested in Julius La Rosa’s rendition of “Mobile”, “even though he got fired”, as Mary put it. “I think he appeared on the Jerry Lewis telethon this past September”, said Ron. “I wish I had known about [it]”, said Mary. “All right, then. Happy New Year”, she said before leaving us. “This is Ron Reams sitting in for Uncle Henry. You’ve got 15 minutes”, said Ron before the break for commercials. After the break, “We’re back on this Monday morning. The Uncle Henry Show”, said Ron. “What is on your mind”, Ron asked our next caller Tim. “I don’t know, just reading about all this stuff”, said Tim without being specific before bringing to our attention the new price of the Sunday newspaper: $2.00. “I went to West Mobile, over the weekend, and it’s still 50 cents still”, Ron said about the newspaper for every other day. “In our household, we have one of those coin machines that you have in you car”, Ron mentioned. “This traffic information you have, the Harbor Communications traffic service, they have an office here in Mobile”, said Tim. After Tim left us, “We’ve got a few more minutes left. (251) 479-2723 is the number. I don’t know about any requests. Generally on a talk show you don’t get any requests”, said Ron. “This is a scratchy record Uncle Henry has of Julius La Rosa”, he said before playing this version of the song “Mobile”. After the song ended, “Yeah, that is Julius La Rosa’s version of Mobile. I wonder if he’s ever been to Mobile?” said Ron. “I like that other version better”, said our next caller Caroline. “You mean Tennessee Ernie Ford?” said Ron, whose question was confirmed by Caroline before she changed the subject. “Ever since then we have been warring and killing and to me that’s an attack to this country that has not been stopped”, said Caroline in reference to a certain date in 2001, but without the year. “Let’s talk to Bess. Hello Bess”, said Ron. “Yes, Julius La Rosa has come to Mobile. In 1957”, said Bess, who said she got to see the fellow perform at Bienville Square in downtown Mobile. “I’m glad he actually got to experience the City of Mobile for himself”, said Ron. “Well, only got a couple of minutes left. Anyway”, said Ron before bringing to our attention the death of a “local” (Pensacola, Florida) serviceman on Christmas Day and wishing his relatives well. “Got about a minute left and let’s see if we can have Wayne here. Hello Wayne”, he said to the next caller. “I was there (at Ladd-Peebles Stadium) listening to him”, Wayne said about Julius La Rosa. “Uncle Henry, he will be in here tomorrow”, said Ron at the end of the show.

Today’s 9 o’clock hour gets an 8/10!

“Clearing & Cooler” – TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Today’s Show

We start off today’s show with…


“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. More inappropriate comment about Jene Young”, said the Uncle in response to a listener’s voice message before introducing two very frequent callers in the studio, Norman and Crockett. “I have not actually seen her. I don’t probably watch that channel”, said Norman in reference to WKRG-TV5. “Well it (the weather reports) has a good look”, said the Uncle. “Well, Alabama (Crimson Tide football) has been on Channel 5 a lot”, the Uncle mentioned. “Crockett, who showed up—he showed up in a Santa hat”, said the Uncle. “The telephone number, if you want to call in with something or anything”, said the Uncle, is (251) 479-2723. “Now Norman, you have family traditions, do you have any family in the area?” the Uncle asked. “We just stay at home. I don’t get out very much”, Crockett said about himself and his mama. “I was going to ask you what you got this Christmas, but the curiosity has gotten to me”, said the Uncle before playing some intermission Christmas music to hear about Crockett’s gift. After the music ended, “If you got her what you told me, she’s going to be very [proud]”, said the Uncle. “Here we are on the Uncle Henry Show. Take it away, Norman. I’m sorry—take it away, Crockett. I’m confused what musician we have”, said the Uncle. “I guess it’s the great song in America and it’s by Woody Guthrie”, said Crockett as he played a guitar before singing. “All right, let’s get Trey Lane’s reaction to this”, said the Uncle as he summoned the show’s call screener with his theme music. “I thought it sounded pretty good, because you might “What am I hearing in the background?” the Uncle asked Trey Lane. “Some kind of hissing or something”, said Norman. “It’s your music, I know your music anywhere”, according to the Uncle. “I think that ranks among his best”, Trey said about Crockett’s music. “Ranks among his best!” the Uncle responded. “Would you say we’ve seen artistic maturity in Crockett over the past two years?” the Uncle asked. “Indubitably”, Trey answered before our host played a recording of Crockett. As Trey Lane returned to his work post, “There he goes. Let’s talk to Chris. Hello Chris”, said the Uncle. “Roll Tide Christmas, Unc!” Chris shouted. “Roll Tide Roll!” the Uncle responded. “The awards keep pouring in for Nick Saban”, said Chris in reference to the Alabama Crimson Tide football coach. “We’re going to have a wonderful time beating up on the youths!” said Chris without explaining. “Norman, are you going to the game?” the Uncle asked. “I’ve been to many, I liked that, but it’s just too much at my age”, Norman answered. “Are you an Alabama or an Auburn fan or any other college football team?” the Uncle asked Crockett. “I’m an Alabama fan”, said Crockett. “I miss Mike Shula”, he added. “Norman, any thoughts on the University of South Alabama building a conference center at the Mitchell Center and a hotel?” the Uncle asked before asking Crockett the same thing. After the break for commercials, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on New Year’s Eve—Christmas Eve, I’m sorry. I’m completely discombobulated with all the hippie music in here”, said the Uncle. “I have not had any spirits, I don’t do that”, the Uncle continued. “Hey Uncle Henry, you need to have some of that eggnog before the end of the season, but on a serious note”, said our next caller Steve. “Now Crockett, intriguing, you wrote a song about Jene Young to the tune a Led Zeppelin song”, said the Uncle. “It’s about a guy singing about a girl”, said Crockett. “Now Norman, I know your sons listen to Led Zeppelin, do you have any idea what this thing is?” said the Uncle. “I’ve been holding it for the last couple of months”, Crockett revealed about the song. “You what?” the Uncle asked in surprise. “Let’s talk to Paw Paw. Hello Paw Paw”, said the Uncle. “I have more of a proposal than a question. I see that the University of Alabama has all ready lost their [offensive]”, said Paw Paw. “I think now would be the perfect time to hire the most perfect football mind: Scott Hunter”, said Paw Paw. “I think this would be the time to really go for someone from Auburn”, said Paw Paw. “And during those pep rallies he can fly in his plane over the pep [rallies]”, said the Uncle.

Today’s 9:00 AM half-hour gets a 4/10!

The Uncle shall return next week!

Today’s Show

We start off today’s show with…


“Very good. Thank you for that. Thank you very much for that. Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710 on this wonderful Tuesday. I am glad of your suggestion and I’m glad of you calling your child Mary”, said the Uncle. “Thank you for keeping that into circulation”, he said before reminding listeners how to contact him by telephone and electronic mail. “Let’s go ahead and talk to—what, lost Jimmy. I don’t know what happened, Jimmy. Had Jimmy right there. Jimmy, that might have been my own operator error”, said the Uncle before summoning the show’s call screener Trey Lane with his theme music. “Trey Lane, do you read me in there?” the Uncle asked before staying silent for a few seconds. “All right, try turning it up, Trey. Do you have it all the way up there? All right, you have to go ahead communicate with me via chat program, I guess”, said the Uncle. “Again, (251) 479-2723 is the number on the Uncle Henry Show. I somehow disconnected Jimmy. Let’s see if we’ve got James. Hello James”, said the Uncle. “If all they needed to do was light up Moon Pies, it would have saved millions”, said James. “Maybe they can do something in the summer (at Bellingrath Gardens). Maybe they can have ‘Magic Moon Pies in Lights’ in the summer”, said the Uncle. “James, thank you very much for your phone call! Let’s talk to Mike. Hello Mike”, said the Uncle. “Hey, first time caller and short time listener and I thought you had this great program right here”, said Mike. “Now I’ve got a great idea about how we can generate revenue from the Moon Pie”, said Mike before suggesting a Moon Pie with faces of politicians. “I think you’re on to something. I see where they’re selling collectors plates”, said the Uncle. “Uncle Henry, who wouldn’t want—you know”, said Mike. “Even I wouldn’t want my picture taken with something like that. It sounds [more] like a novelty”, said the Uncle. “What do you think about all those youths?” said our next caller C. J. without explaining. “I don’t know what to think about all those youths”, the Uncle responded. “I wonder who do you think will file an action on this (‘giant, electric Moon Pie’)”, said the Uncle. “We had to spend a lot of money, it didn’t go through the process”, said C. J. “I’m looking for a Moon Pie flag!” C. J. continued. “We could have Moon Pie Man, a new superhero!” C. J. suggested. “That’s a very good idea!” said the Uncle in agreement. “Now Trey Lane, was I operating the phone incorrectly?” the Uncle asked. “No, you’re doing just fine”, said Trey. “Now that we’re back together, have you done any Christmas shopping yet?” the Uncle asked before learning the call screener has not. “What do you want for Christmas, Trey Lane?” the Uncle asked. “I don’t know”, Trey responded before suggesting “a guitar, amplifier, anything”. “Let’s talk to Gene. Hello Gene. Good morning”, said the Uncle. “Where are you?” the Uncle asked the caller in Michigan. “There’s all I see is snow-covered roof tops, it’s really something else”, said Gene. “Are you familiar with Pat White?” Gene asked. “Yes, I am”, the Uncle answered. “You know that he ran the point record for the NCAA”, said Gene, who pronounced NCAA with “double a”. “Well Gene, when are you coming back to the Mobile area?” the Uncle asked. “After the New Year’s”, Gene answered. “Well, I hope you have a wonderful holiday season in Michigan”, said the Uncle. “This is fabulous. You can’t have any of this in Mobile”, Gene said about his surroundings. “Well, we have the giant, electric Moon Pie”, said the Uncle. “Giant, electric Moon Pie?” said Gene before our host directed him to his World Wide Web site before he left us. “One more thing”, said our next caller, “if you remember all these parents out there with these kids wanting this, that, and the other, tell them that Jesus only got three presents”. After the caller left us, “All these kids yapping about getting these presents, this and that, that is an excellent example for the children”, said the Uncle before the break for commercials. After the break and a voice message, our host responded. “Very good, I agree with that. I agree with that completely. 479-2723 is the number. Let’s talk to Peggy. Hello Peggy”, said the Uncle. “Well your bumper music, I assume Trey Lane has been picking it out, is very good”, said Peggy. “How did you notice he’s been taking over?” the Uncle asked. “Instead of being annoying, it’s soothing, comfortable music”, Peggy answered. “Peggy wants to thank you for picking out the bumper music. How long have you been picking up the music? All right, he doesn’t remember”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Norman. Hello Norman”, he said to the next caller. “Now they’re talking about they’re going to have—it’s electric right (giant Moon Pie). Now they’re talking about having that thing over water”, said Norman. “That is another—more than thought it. If that thing falls into the water, how many people are you going to electrocute?” said Norman. “What happens to paper if you get it into water?” Norman asked. “It gets wet”, the Uncle answered. “What if it rains on New Year’s Eve?” Norman asked. “It says here in the Press-Register”, said the Uncle before reading the description of the “giant, electric Moon Pie”. “You’re right, I think rain would be disastrous to this thing”, said the Uncle. “Maybe that money could have spent on these pot holes”, said Norman. “I have something—I think, are you still planning on coming in tomorrow?” said Norman. “I think I have something of that criteria, some good music”, Norman continued. “Norman’s going to stop by. Going to have Crockett in here for a live performance as well on Christmas Eve”, said the Uncle. “News time is 9:30”, he said before the break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

Today’s 9:00 AM half-hour gets a 5/10!

“Dreaming of a Grey Christmas?” – TV5 meteorologist Jere Hough

Today’s Show

We start off today’s show with…


“Well that was—I think that guy had more Christmas spirit than I’ve encountered [thus] far this season”, said the Uncle in response to a listener’s long voice message. “A stream of conscious Christmas greeting to all. Let’s talk to one of the people mentioned on the roll call. Let’s talk to Bill. Hello Bill”, said the Uncle. “That’s a fine man there talking about other people”, said Bill. “I don’t know what the station’s policy is on receiving gifts from callers—if they have a limit”, said Bill. “There is no limit”, said the Uncle. “I was thinking of buying you a new car for Christmas. What do you think?” said Bill, who also wanted to buy our host clothes. “A new car would just be way too much for me”, said the Uncle. “I’ve got the finances”, said Bill. “Well, you don’t want the car, Henry”, Bill realized. “That’s just too generous of you. Just having your friendship means more to me than a [stack] of catalogues”, said the Uncle. “For me to accept a new vehicle as a gift would just feel difficult for me to enjoy the gift knowing what’s going on (in the world)”, our host believes. “Let’s talk to Nick. Hello Nick”, he said to the next caller. “Hey, that was one offer there”, said Nick. “I wish I had producers to wish (a merry Christmas). Trey Lane, you are definitely a member of the show”, said the Uncle before asking the show’s call screener if he’s a producer. “You are!” said the Uncle in amazement. “Let’s talk to Miss Jones. Hello Jones”, he said to the next caller who was barely understandable. Before taking a break for commercials, “Uncle Henry Show—stand by, Trey Lane”, said the Uncle while interrupting himself. “He is leaving his post more than ever on today’s show. Stay at your post”, he said before the break for commercials. After the break and a couple of voice messages, “Ok, it’s funny, but I’ve really enjoyed the Master Card—the ‘Crockett Master Card with the Moon Pies’, I’ve really enjoyed that. Let’s check in with something going on in popular culture that is leaving me wanting to know what’s up. All right, Trey Lane, Uncle Henry Show producer”, said the Uncle. “You’re aware that they’re making new Batman movies not for children”, he asked the show’s call screener. “I saw the first of the new movies. I haven’t seen the new movie”, said Trey, who was referring to “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight” respectively. “The one with the guy nominated for an Academy Award—not yet”, said the Uncle in reference to “The Dark Knight” before bringing to our attention another Batman movie. “Are you plain dumb or have you not yet seen it?” our host asked Trey Lane about the next Batman movie. “They’ve got Eddie Murphy to play the part of the Riddler”, said the Uncle. “That’s a joke”, said Trey after snickering. “What newspaper did you get this from?” Trey asked. “That’s no lifelessness to these movies at all”, said the Uncle. “It sounds like someone with a bad cold, someone with a really bad cold”, said Trey in comparison to this proposed movie. “That (“Dreamgirls”) sounds like one of those Lite Mix 99.9 (WMXC-FM) movies”, said Trey. “This is ridiculous that I would know more about this than you!” the Uncle responded. “The Riddler, that sounds like one of the more crap Batman villains”, said Trey. “Why is this continuing, why are children still dressing up as vampires?” the Uncle asked. “The dark stuff is in fashion now”, according to Trey. “I guess you are in a very contrarium mood this morning. You’re trying to tie me up in a pretzel and not trying to help me. Merry Christmas to you”, said the Uncle. “Merry Christmas to you, too”, said Trey. “Trying to continue that (listener’s) vibe, to use a slang term”, said the Uncle. “They don’t need to make any more of this Batman movies”, our host believes. “ ‘Batman Invades Iran’ should be the next Batman movie if they’re going to take it like that (serious direction)”, the Uncle suggested along with villains such as “the Castro brothers” and “the entire nation of Iran”. “And yes I’m playing some Trey Lane to hindsight the popular culture (being discussed)”, said the Uncle before the break. After the final break for today, “Uncle Henry Show out of time for today. More show tomorrow. Looking forward to it all ready, a redo of it of it from the last 15 minutes. Remember to pray, pray for others and when you’re in doubt of what to do, you will find the answers within the pages of your Bible”, said the Uncle. “It’s 10 o’clock”, he said at the end of the show.

Today’s 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4/10!

Note of Interest:

The Uncle will be off on Monday, but shall return on the next day. Good day!

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“All right, again, let me tell you, sir, this is not a music show. I just cannot stop and play songs”, said the Uncle in response to a listener’s hyper voice message. “The last thing I’m going to do is play—if I play songs on a talk station, it’s going to show me the door. I’m going to have to go to the ThyssenKrupp job fair. I don’t know who this Trey Young is”, said the Uncle. “Trey Lane, is this Trey Young related to Jene Young?” he asked the show’s call screener about the WKRG-TV5 meteorologist. “Let’s talk to Ed. Hello Ed, good morning”, he said to the next caller. “I don’t want to use your show to do a public service announcement”, said Ed. “Please do”, the Uncle insisted. “They’re having extended hours this weekend at the International Trade Center here in Mobile”, Ed announced to truck drivers in need of identification cards. “Well thank you so much for call in! You know this show is number one among truck drivers. I confirmed that”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Steve. Hello Steve”, he said to the next caller. “It’s just kind of comforting to hear that Steve Nodine is not attending the Metallica concert”, said Steve in reference to the Mobile County commissioner. “I used to work with a young lady who used to be a Metallica groupie who used to spend days on in with Metallica”, said the Uncle. “Anyway, take care of yourself and keep a stiff upper lift and that’s all I’m going to say about that”, said Steve. “Thank you so much, Steve. I will keep a stiff upper lip and I will take care of myself. The Uncle Henry Show continues”, said the Uncle before the break for commercials. After the break, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. Let’s talk to Chris. Hello Chris”, said the Uncle. “Roll Tide, Unc!” Chris shouted. “Roll Tide Roll”, the Uncle responded. “You said you were with a Metallica groupie?” Chris asked. “When I was a cultural commentator at an FM station”, the Uncle recalled without identifying the radio station as WABB-FM. “Well, I worked at a station in Birmingham in the mid-Seventies and the early Eighties”, said Chris as he remembered setting up the stage for Metallica. “Underneath the stage we would set up for them”, said Chris, who recalled “groupie photos from all over the world”. “What is the point of that?” the Uncle asked after mistaking the photographs for being on stage before Chris corrected him. “Well, the pictures was X-rated and they were identified as Metallica groupies from all over the world”, said Chris. “I’m having a chest pain”, said the Uncle. “She (the groupie) is now a very successful country music disc jockey in Atlanta”, said the Uncle in reference to his former co-worker. “Yeah, they (Metallica) were known for their exploits off the stage as they were on the stage”, according to Chris. “I never liked them. I liked rock ‘n’ roll”, Chris admitted. “All right, buddy, you take care and I’ll talk to you later. Roll Tide Roll!” said Chris before leaving us. “One of the most successful men in Mobile broadcasting”, our host recalled without identifying the fellow. “He was a rody for Led Zeppelin in the mid-Eighties. I’ve worked with some weird [people]”, said the Uncle before the next caller. “Well Henry, do you wear your hair piece to work?” the caller asked. “You shared some personal details that I would rather not hear about”, said the Uncle without answering the question after hearing the caller speak about “the lady in the tool belt”. “The way you pouched this story has all kinds of innuendoes and ramifications about it”, according to the Uncle. “Do you wear the hair piece to work, Henry?” the caller asked. “Yes”, the Uncle answered. “All right, Henry, I apologize. I didn’t mean to be obscene and merry Christmas”, said the caller before leaving us. “That’s the second time this hour I’ve had chest pains”, said the Uncle before seamlessly transitioning to a live commercial for Hall’s Meats, the popular meat product from Chickasaw, Alabama. After the final break for today, “Uncle Henry Show continues. Let’s talk to Roland. Hello Roland”, said the Uncle. “Listen, on that caller that called in with the public service announcement on the [ID card] for the state docks. That’s just a whole lot of proof that our government is too big. Too big!” said Roland. “They have to have a background check and that’s going to cost them money”, Roland said about truck drivers. “Now here’s another government coming in want to do a background check. How many background checks do you need to get into the service?” Roland asked. “A duplication of service(s)”, the Uncle responded. After Roland left us, “I hate you have to spend extra money on this. Trey Lane, are you reading me? Trey Lane, have you ever had to go on a background check sometimes?” said the Uncle as the call screener’s theme music plays in the background. “Can you pass one?” the Uncle asked after learning Trey Lane was never subjected to one. “Before you go, the Muppet Christmas special is on TV tonight. What is your favorite Christmas special?” said the Uncle. “Probably something claymation, I think”, said Trey before leaving us near the end of the show.

Today’s 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 7/10!

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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. Another hour of excellent interaction with you, the listener. The Harbor Communications hotline number is (251) 479-2723”, said the Uncle as he reminded listeners how to contact him telephonically and by electric mail, in which he hesitated to give out the address. “Why are you looking at me like that?” he asked an unidentified person nearby. “Let’s begin the conversation with Joe Abdullah. Hello Joe Abdullah”, said the Uncle. “I’ve got a question for you this morning”, said Joe. “Well, the people in this country, for whatever reason, decided that change didn’t come around quick enough, so the judges took it over”, the Uncle answered. “Where’s the check and balance?” Joe asked. “This is all happening in the business because the legislative branch, the House and the Senate and the Supreme Court passed a bailout”, said the Uncle. “One more thing I want to ask you for your listeners”, said Joe. “Why have a quart of oil went down, Uncle Henry?” Joe asked. “Nobody has ever asked me that before!” the Uncle responded. “A very subdued Joe Abdullah”, he said after the caller left us. “Do you want to know more about the robot? All right”, he said to an unidentified person. “I have a toy to give away each day on the Uncle Henry Show. A toy. This is kind of odd—I’ve never seen one of these things”, said the Uncle. “You don’t see the NFL on TV, Trey Lane—“, he told the show’s call screener. “They have a robot football player dancing. I am very annoyed”, said the Uncle. “It is a 10-inch tall FOX TV football robot. No, Trey Lane, you’re not eligible to win the robot”, said the Uncle before speaking to caller Keith. “How is the state of Alabama’s automotive industry going to compete with Detroit’s auto industry”, Keith asked. “That was very blue collar-ish, but I enjoyed it (Keith’s call)”, said the Uncle. “I have not yet—I have not checked the e-mail today”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Stephan. Hello Stephan”, he said to the next caller. “I’m sorry that I don’t listen as much as I should have”, said Stephan. “Does anybody know why the ball is dropped on New Year’s Day?” Stephan asked after taking surveys. “I don’t know”, the Uncle answered. “We had to have the ability to have a time device set that was accurate to the exact second”, said Stephan during his story. “Now did you just make that up, did you?” the Uncle asked. “I’m a watch maker”, said Stephan. “You’re a watchmaker?” the Uncle asked in amazement. “I make/service watches”, Stephan explained. “I went on a part time basis and that’s probably doubled in the last three months”, said Stephan. “A lot of the young people I know don’t wear watches”, said the Uncle. “For a fashion item, as far as dress, you don’t see professional people wearing watches or picking up a cell phone”, said Stephan. “All right, this has been excellent. I enjoyed hearing the tell-tale of your watches”, said the Uncle before the break for commercials. “Wait, wait, wait, I’m going to interrupt the previously recorded commercial to have a rather impromptu live commercial with Trey Lane”, the Uncle quickly announced. After the break, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” was used as bumper music. “Uncle Henry Show progressing. All right, Trey Lane, stand by, we’re going to give away the robot. All right, this is a toy”, said the Uncle. “It’s like an action toy. It is big. It is such a neat looking toy that someone stole one right out of my office. It’s inspired theft”, the Uncle continued. “I am going to play audio of a mystery singer”, he announced to listeners. “Who are these people?” he asked as the song “Blue Christmas” played. “All right, do you know who that is?” the Uncle asked after the song, “The first correct answer at 479-2723”. “It’s a popular musical group, world famous”, he hinted. “All right, let me try with our first contestant is Chad”, said the Uncle. “It is not the Osmonds. I would never make it the Osmonds. The Osmonds are too important to me to put in a cheap and tawdry contest”, the Uncle responded to Chad. “The Boon family. Not the Boon family”, he told the next caller before Roxanne. “Is it the Partridge family?” said Roxanne. “Yes it is!” the Uncle responded. “Do you have any children in your family you could give the 10-inch toy to?” the Uncle asked before learning of Roxanne’s young daughter. “Maybe she can trade with someone”, the Uncle suggested. “She listens to you every morning”, said Roxanne. “I am going to put you on hold, so stand by. So yes it was the world famous Partridge family and the lead [vocal] Keith Partridge”, said the Uncle. “He needs a haircut, I think he’s got one now”, according to our host. “Poor guy, my heart goes out to (Danny Bonaduce)—he was obviously traumatized to be a Partridge, and there was another one (who got kicked off)”, said the Uncle. “We will have another chance tomorrow”, he told listeners. “As long as these things don’t end up out of the vault”, he said in reference to prizes. “I could not bring myself to actually watch episodes”, he admitted about “The Partridge Family”. “Not nearly as high quality as the Bradys. The Bradys a more high quality children’s show”, said the Uncle. “For now I won’t use them as an Uncle Henry [featured] Christmas music, but I may feature them”, said the Uncle before the break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

“That was a—thought provoking voicemail with the idea of a shoe ninja”, said the Uncle in response to a listener’s recorded message. “Evoking a child’s fable”, according to our host. “I don’t even know—that was his name, Odd Job, that threw a hat?” said the Uncle. “Yes, it’s been so many years that I’ve watched him. I’ve got to go back and watch it”, the Uncle concluded before speaking to caller Norman. “Yes, I used to watch those Bond movies. It used to be entertaining”, said Norman. “They used to show them everyday at least”, said the Uncle in reference to “one of the cable networks”. “Norman, did you say ‘microcosm’?” the Uncle asked. “It’s a smaller version of the ‘cosm’?” the Uncle wondered. “You’re right, lying is lying, and stealing is stealing and lying has gotten a lot of people rich in this country”, said the Uncle. “Are you off (on Christmas)?” Norman asked. “Yes, I’m going to be here on Christmas”, the Uncle responded. “Norman hasn’t been in here in a while”, said the Uncle before suggesting “tag team hosting” for Christmas Day. “Let’s talk to Steve. Hello Steve”, said the Uncle. “I was enjoying all the talk about the Partridge Family and all of that. The thing is that Danny Bonaduce is the only one that seems to be working anymore”, said Steve. “Celebrity wrestling? Is Danny Bonaduce the most famous celebrity that is working?” said the Uncle after Steve mentioned “Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Wrestling” on County Music Television. “Wait a minute, Tabitha from ‘Bewitched’ was wresting?” said the Uncle in amazement. “It seems like all these train wreck celebrities who used to be celebrities are all over the reality television?” said Steve. “I guess she (Tabitha) needed a lot of money”, according to Steve. “She’s ok, I guess she was, like, cut on the third or fourth show”, said Steve. “Look, Steve, I’ve got to run on this break”, said the Uncle. “That is the type of show I would never watch and now I wonder that the precious little girl on ‘Bewitched’ [is ok]”, said the Uncle. “I needed to take the break, but I need to explain (Bewitched)”, said the Uncle. “The whole point is the reaction, the reaction makes it fun”, said the Uncle. “The person that reacts to it is the most important than the comedy and Dick York was the reaction”, said the Uncle. “His boss turning into a monkey, that would have been a great reaction for Dick York”, our host used for example before taking a break for commercials. After the break and a voice message, “Let us see, I’ve got the um—Uncle Henry e-mail inbox open”, said the Uncle. After playing a mechanical sound effect, “The subject line on this e-mail, ‘A New Study shows ‘Video Games Help Senior Citizens’ ”, said the Uncle. “Well, that was nasty, K. P., to bring something up like that. How do you get elderly to play video games? I mean, what games? When I see commercials, I don’t see nothing appealing to me”, said the Uncle. As he summoned the show’s call screener Trey Lane, “the youngest person that is an adult and I talked to some—I talked to some of my younger relatives”, said the Uncle. “Trey Lane, can you imagine what video games would a senior citizen play?” the Uncle asked before being reminded of a “discussion of the Wii”. “Did you say ‘the jump around’?” the Uncle asked after hearing the call screener’s suggestion. “Why would I pretend to cook?” he also asked. “I’m just guessing there’s a game where you [pretend] to cook”, said Trey. “I know there’s a serial killer game where you can stab people”, according to Trey before our host mentioned his sighting of a family of go-kart riders at Flea Market Mobile. “Were they morbidly obese or ‘overbese’?” Trey asked. “They might be obese”, the Uncle responded. “So your suggestion of a video game to increase my cognitive ability is a cooking game”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Tommy. Hello Tommy”, he said to the next caller. “Hello Uncle Henry and Roll Tide”, said Tommy. “Roll Tide Roll!” the Uncle responded. “And Merry Christmas”, Tommy added. “You know, ever since I’ve talked you, I enjoyed your show”, he said before leaving us. “Let’s talk to Johnny. Hello Johnny”, said the Uncle. “I know you’re short on time”, Johnny acknowledged. “My mother is elderly and she loves to play Pac-Man—Missus Pac-Man”, said Johnny, who meant to say “Miss Pac-Man”. “I played the Pac-Man and I hated the Pac-Man. I don’t like being chased”, said the Uncle.

Today’s 9 o’clock hour gets a 7/10!

“Foggy Start” – TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. Telephone number, if you’d like to interact, if you’d like to talk on the air, is (251) 479-2723, or 479-2723, toll-free number is 1-888-360-WNTM”, said the Uncle. “It is really a lovely weekend around my part. It’s a lovely weekend in my part”, said the Uncle. “I enjoyed reading the thing in the newspaper Sunday about the wish lists, about the new presidential administration going into office in January is going to have a stimulus plan and how all of the different cities in our area are sending wish lists to Washington”, the Uncle continued. “I always thought that some people looked at the federal government as a momma, a ‘Big Momma’, but at this time of year it’s ‘Santa Claus’ ”, the Uncle admitted. “So you have one politician who wants Washington to be Santa and you have another politician saying, ‘Whoa, slow down a little bit’ ”, he said in reference to Steve Nodine of the Mobile County Commission and Alabama congressman Jo Bonner respectively. “I don’t want Santa Claus politicized, I guess that’d be the word”, according to our host. “There’s never any investigative reporting on where the raw material comes from. We don’t know where Santa (gets his material)”, he said in comparison to federal government money. “Let’s talk to Bobby. Hello Bobby, good morning”, he said to this hour’s first caller, who responded to a radio newscast report. “Uncle Henry, this is to suggest that the big three (automobile companies) in this country are sending products down our throat that we don’t want when it’s the complete opposite, Henry”, said Bobby. “I dare say that if gas were $4.00 or $5.00 a gallon, we wouldn’t be having this conversation”, Bobby continued. “You’re absolutely right”, the Uncle responded. “People didn’t drive giant vehicles and hate their vehicles. Don’t you like sitting—I like sitting way up high. I like it. The bigger the better when I could afford the gas. Let’s talk to Earl. Hello Earl”, said the Uncle. “Now that GM and Chrysler and Ford are in a problem, they (the oil companies) should bail them out, not the tax payers”, said Earl. “Thanks a lot for your commentary”, said the Uncle after Earl left us. “Let’s talk to Emily. Hello Emily, good morning”, said the Uncle. “I am driving my big Yukon XL within a traffic accident last year. I was not injured and my children were not injured. As long as I have my children, it’s going to be in a large American vehicle to protect them”, said Emily. “Do you feel guilty that you are consuming gasoline and you’re causing global warming with the fuel pipes?” the Uncle asked. “No way”, Emily answered. “If you call the show, let the phone ring. Trey Lane has abandoned his post. I don’t know if he’s mentioned a smoke break on the roof”, said the Uncle. “The call screener has abandoned his post”, he announced. “Now he’s back! Now he’s back! He’s got that look on his face saying I don’t care, old man”, said the Uncle. “Management is not listening”, according to our host. After the break for commercials and a voice message, “Isn’t that wonderful? When you watch that ‘Andy Griffith Show’, even if you see every individual episode 30 or 40 times, you find something new”, said the Uncle. “So many layers to ‘The Andy Griffith Show’. This brings to mind a tie story”, he said be sharing a story. “Here is a TV reporter that worked in Mobile just a couple of years ago that became very famous in West Mobile and when the TV reporter started working in Mobile, it was one of his first jobs”, said the Uncle. “And the guy wore a tie everyday in his television reports”, the Uncle continued. “He wore a tie everyday, but he could not tie his tie. The act of tying a tie was too complicated for this person”, said the Uncle. “He was a college graduate, a broadcast journalist”, he mentioned. “He did not purchase the clip-on ties. I did not look at a clip-on tie recently”, said the Uncle. “So what the guy did and—Uncle Henry, you’re making this up. No, I’m not making this up”, said the Uncle, who quickly and seamlessly interrupted his story to play the role of the listener “His daddy would tie the ties and then mail them back. He—yes, he would spend money on the postage stamp—daddy—daddy would tie the ties”, said the Uncle. “Now this person was in Mobile for a few years and climbed the ladder”, said the Uncle, who is “wondering if this thing continues”. “Maybe now he’s making more money that he can afford a wider range of ties”, our host supposed. “I want you to remember this story”, he told viewers who might say, “That is one sharp knife, that person, they are keen, they just are the bee knees” “I want you to know that is all not what that person appears to be”, the Uncle continued. “Yeah, I would not—I would never indulge the name of the person because the story was given to me by a person who is still in the broadcast industry in this town”, said the Uncle. “You have to understand how irresistible it was to that guy”, he mentioned. “I’m not bragging here, but I can tie a tie in my sleep”, said the Uncle. “Your brain goes through that pattern of infection through your life”, he explained. “Let’s talk to Artie. Hello Artie”, said the Uncle. “All though I don’t work in the white collar industry, I still have to learn how to wear a tie”, said Artie. “Trey Lane, do you only wear ties at funerals?” Funerals and weddings”, said the Uncle. “What is with the whole tie deal?” our next caller Greg asked before our host responded. “Oh my God, that is a problem”, said Greg. “Ties have memories”, according to Greg. “Anybody who wants to learn how to tie a tie, I’d be glad to tie it for them”, said Greg before providing directions for listeners after our host remembered his location.

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

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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It is 9:05, five minutes after 9:00. The telephone number to call is (251) 479-2723, that’s 479-2723 or 1-888-360-WNTM, that’s 1-888-360-WNTM. Let’s talk to Roger. Hello Roger”, said the Uncle. “Well good morning, Uncle Henry, and God bless you”, said Roger before asking our host if he has seen a Boeing newspaper advertisement in the Press-Register. “A lot of callers have brought that to my attention”, said the Uncle. “I like to be a positive person and I think that with the money they’re advertising in the paper”, said Roger as he admits to having “a negative thought”. “What if this is a veil threat, what if you lose if that contract goes to Northrop-Grumman?” Roger asked himself recently. “It just upsets me that they would put a veil threat like that”, said Roger. “We have allowed ourselves to put politicians in office and we really need statesmen in office now who [think with a world view]”. “I wish all your listeners a very merry Christmas and a happy new year”, said Roger before leaving us. “Let’s talk to K. P. Hello K. P”, said the Uncle. “I thought of K. P. earlier today and you say—what, Uncle Henry, you think of callers?” said the Uncle, who suddenly played the role of the listener as usual. “Yes, I think of callers when I’m off on my fair days”, the Uncle explained. “Trey Lane, have you seen the—there’s a new ‘Star Wars’ cartoon”, he said to the show’s call screener. “Good, I didn’t think so”, said the Uncle after hearing Trey Lane’s answer off the air. “Have you ever thought about the loss in revenue and income tax”, our next caller Chick asked. “Have you ever thought about what that amounts to?” Chuck asked. “I have no idea, Chuck”, the Uncle answered. “I understand that a lot of the aliens are going back to Mexico because we don’t have enough job growth here. I heard that on the radio”, said Chuck. “Maybe I need to get my computer warmed up, I need to print me some money”, said Chuck with laughter. “This is an instance where Trey Lane is not rushing into the studio”, said the Uncle as the call screener’s theme music plays in the background. “Today the new movie—the Keanue Reeves movie ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ [is out]”, said the Uncle. “Have you seen the original”, he asked Trey Lane, who has seen the original movie. “I’ll never see the remake in my life”, said Trey. “It was a terrible idea to remake the movie, terrible casts”, Trey explained. “Not even for the special effects?” the Uncle asked. “A lot of the worse movies involve seeing stuff get blown up”, according to the Uncle. “I don’t go to any of those movies that where in the last 20 minutes they are predominately about the special effects”, the Uncle continued.. “I didn’t even watch ‘Transformers’ when I was little”, said Trey in response to our host’s question regarding the movie “Transformers”. “What about Tom Cruise and ‘War of the Words’?” the Uncle asked Trey Lane, who has not seen that movie. “I’m kind of surprised by this”, said the Uncle. “I would have made an erroneous assumption about you”, our host admitted. “So, no interest in that movie (‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ remake). I’m glad to hear that. From what I hear, Keanu Reeves does no acting in that and how we humans drive the SUVs and the aliens are outraged at us”, said the Uncle. “If the movie is that good, why remake it?” the Uncle asked. “That’s the thing, why remake it?” Trey asked. “A rare instance where me and Trey Lane agree with something on pop culture”, said the Uncle as the call screener returned to work. “I mentioned Tom Cruise”, the Uncle reminded listeners. “There are a lot of weird things about Tom Cruise—very unusual fellow. Most interesting thing I’ve heard about Tom Cruise is when I was [venturously] monitoring ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’”, said the Uncle, who no longer watches that TV program due “to her venturing into the occult”. “It was the weirdest non-interview I’ve ever seen. Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. Don’t forget we have a ‘Deal of the Week’ at NewsRadio710.com at 9:45”, said the Uncle. After the break for commercials, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. 479-2723 is the number. Let’s talk to Ron Reams. Hello Ron Reams”, said the Uncle. “I don’t think there is very much a chance of government going broke”, said Ron. “What they set aside for your government insurance, they’re going to take from it”, Ron explained. “I have a quick question about the Salvation Army, Ron Reams, since you work for them, how do they pick—how do they pick [their people]”, said the Uncle. “It’s a dire, desperation need type thing, they will receive help based on the information [they have] from a preliminary investigation”, said Ron before explaining “The Angel Tree” program. “They have to realize that the Salvation Army has absolutely no input (on gifts)”, said Ron. “It’s an individual situation”, the Uncle added. “Let’s talk to Bill. Hello Bill!” said the Uncle. “Uncle Henry, I know that you’re coming up on a break”, said Bill before mentioning his friend. “I’ve got some flash cards, maybe two flash cards and try to get him to write his A-B-Cs”, said Bill, who admits, “I’m not trained to teach someone his A-B-Cs” and that he’s educated. “I hope you understand my situation, Henry”, said Bill before leaving us. “Well God bless you, Bill. I’m going to make an assumption. I assume you’re alcohol and drug free. This situation—this very situation where Bill is trying to teach someone how to read and write”, said the Uncle, who hopes for someone to call in with a suggestion. “The ‘Deal of the Week’ is in 15 minutes at NewsRadio 710”, 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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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It is 9:05, five minutes after 9:00. We have a few areas of light showers”, said the Uncle. “How am I suppose to update this Twitter, Trey Lane?” he asked the show’s call screener, “So far the only person tracking me right now is you” “All right, the telephone number—Harbor Communications hotline number is (251) 479-2723, that’s 479-2723”, he reminded listeners. “Let’s talk to Marie. Hello Marie”, he said to this hour’s first caller. “Marie calling in, helping the fellow that called in earlier, wondering what he could do with his surplus of satsumas”, our host explained before an alarm sound effect started blaring all of a sudden. “All right, activating the ‘Freddie Alert System’ at the request of the listener letting you know Freddie is on the line. Freddie will be commenting in just mere moments”, said the Uncle before the very frequent caller spoke. After Freddie left us, “Trey Lane, I don’t think I’ll be able to twitter about every caller. It just seems that I’m just not able to do that”, said the Uncle before making a suggestion to management. “Force you to create a special Trey Lane call screener Twitter”, the Uncle continued. “That would be my special Christmas present to you to perform another special duty”, he concluded before speaking to the next caller G-Man. “Now how is this working out by having a girlfriend in New Orleans?” the Uncle asked G-Man. “Well, it’s working out better than the gas prices”, said G-Man, who added, “It’s actually a lot of fun”. “Now how often do you see your girlfriend in New Orleans?” the Uncle asked. “Once or twice a month”, G-Man answered. “We actually get to see each other quite a bit”, he added. “Well, you got to hand it to these long-distance relationships”, said the Uncle. “All right, let’s talk to Marie. Hello Marie, good morning”, he said to the next caller. “Two things, I want to wish you a very, merry Christmas and a happy new year”, said Marie. “Why thank you”, the Uncle responded before the caller promoted a local event this Sunday. “We’re trying to invite people to come and listen to what God wants them to do in their life”, said Marie. “If people out there are interested that God is alive and is working, I want them to come”, Marie continued. “I don’t worry about the Moon Pies, I worry about our Lord and Savior”, she said without specifying “giant, electric Moon Pie” or “world’s biggest Moon Pie” before leaving us. “Let’s talk to Mark. Hello Mark”, said the Uncle. “Now Trey Lane, this is very difficult to twitter every caller. Maybe I can get a raise out of this to host the first Internet show and the actual real show simultaneously. Uncle Henry Show continues”, said the Uncle before the break for commercials, including a random playing of all-time caller Leroy saying, “Roll Tide Roll”. After the break, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. Telephone number is 479-2723. Let’s talk to Steve. Hello Steve”, said the Uncle. “Hey, Uncle Henry! How are you doing this morning?” said Steve before sharing “a public service announcement to all the ladies out there”. “My wife, she likes every so often—she likes to get her finger nails painted”, said Steve. “She has trouble communicating with all the Asian ladies at all these places”, Steve continued, along with the mention of a different nail salon. “It’s completely American owned and American operated and she told me to tell y’all to talk to a lady named Charlotte”, said Steve. “American owned, American operated, locally-owned, keeping it in the family”, Steve continued. “I all ready put the suggestion on the Twitter page so Trey can read it”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Skip. Hello Skip”, he said to the next caller. “Merry Christmas to you”, said Skip. “Merry Christmas to you, too”, said the Uncle. “I tell you that when this (“giant, electric Moon Pie”) was first announced, Skip, Channel 5 (WKRG-TV5) sent a reporter out to his (Fredrick Richardson’s) district and they actually found people who think this is not a good idea”, said the Uncle. “I’ve noticed that we’ve become the last story in the newscasts (across the country)”, according to the Uncle. “I think it’s a very sad story in the times we live in where politicians can buy back votes”, said Skip. “Again, let me point out that these constituents—several of them were interviewed on television saying that they [do not] like the idea of a Moon Pie—a giant, electric one”, said the Uncle. “I’m not comfortable with him (Trey Lane) representing me on a website”, said the Uncle. “Go ahead and have him have an Uncle Henry/Trey Lane Twitter”, said our next caller. “You’re thinking of things Trey Lane can do. Maybe we can have a show where people suggest new duties Trey Lane can do”, said the Uncle. “And you discussed the movie ‘WALL-E’ on the show the other day”, said the caller before mentioning his side profession in animation. “If you’ve seen the ‘Easy to be Ungreasy’ Mobile Area Water commercial”, said the caller. “I was responsible for all the animation in that commercial”, said the caller, who also mentioned the “Gulf Coast Classic” commercial for the annual college football game. “You’ve earned yourself two Twitter updates. You are the first caller to receive two Twitter updates”, said the Uncle. “Even though you’re doing something intellectual at age 25, scientists have proven that the brain is still unformed at age 25. I’m not stating my opinion, just the facts”, said the Uncle before the break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

“Uncle Henry Show progressing, moving forward on a beautiful Thursday morning”, said the Uncle. “For now, I have two people who are able to see the exciting updates on the Uncle Henry Twitter—I’ll have to be able to type about a certain time of the day”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Jesse. Hello Jesse”, he said to the next caller. “Isn’t Jesse the man I said before who should host this show while I’m absent?” the Uncle asked after Jesse left us. “Let’s talk to Max. Hello Max”, said the Uncle. “Uncle Henry, the discretionary funds that the council people have proposed, how much is that?” Max asked. “It might be a prize of $250,000 a year, I don’t know”, said the Uncle. “Isn’t their responsibility there to have [fees] and accounting of what they did?” Max asked. “That’s how they (reporters) found out”, the Uncle responded. “I think they used to be able to spend it how ever they want it. It might have changed after that incident”, said the Uncle before explaining the incident again. “It’s disappointing that you have councilmen that are not stewards of the tax money they are willing to spend”, said Max. “He said he’s paying his taxes too, which I’m glad he’s doing”, said Max, who is still disappointed. “I don’t know, I just didn’t know how much the discretionary was”, said Max. “All right, I’m glad people are watching this stuff”, said Max, who wished our host “good luck on that Twitter thing and Roll Tide Roll”. “We had a councilmember who used discretionary funds which upset a lot of people in his district, there was an election and people voted him out”, 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 Mary. Hello Mary!” said the Uncle. “Uncle Henry, I’m wondering if any of listeners that own property in Baldwin County or own property over there have received their tax bills yet?” said Mary. “I have mine!” said the Uncle. “I have property [over] in Gulf Shores”, said Mary, who has not yet received her tax bill. “Maybe you’ll get yours sometimes before Christmas”, said the Uncle. “I have not been able to go over to the courthouse in Bay Minette”, said Mary. “Maybe I’ll get mine before today and tomorrow, thank you”, she said before leaving us. “Let’s talk to Paul. Hello Paul”, said the Uncle. “To have the Press-Register stand by it and approve of it (“giant, electric Moon Pie”) is just appalling”, said Paul. “Let’s have somebody step out and take this man place’s”, Paul suggested. “I have audio tape on the travel and Fred Richardson saying that he [would] at every possible moment”, said the Uncle before playing an audio clip. “All right, so there you have it, Paul. It’s all about diversity. Let’s talk to Norman. Hello Norman”, said the Uncle. “I saw it on the news—that guy was talking about it”, said Norman in reference to the aforementioned Mobile City Council member. “When did you see this?” the Uncle asked. “Last night”, Norman answered. “I wished I had found that. It would have been a wonderful thing to share with people”, said the Uncle. “It’s part of that democrat mind-set that they think they’re better than people”, said Norman before claiming “that’s not the reason I called” and sharing a news story from “the FOX News website—FOX 10 (WALA-TV)”. “Maybe we could go take some Moon Pies over to that guy in Michigan”, said the Uncle. “That’s what we ought to be—what we ought to do: send him (Fredrick Richardson) up there”, said Norman before leaving us. After the final break for today, “Uncle Henry Show here in our final moments. During this hour, an intern has been in the studio”, said the Uncle. “What’s your name?” the Uncle asked. “Brent”, the caller answered. “I was just learning how to do talk radio and the Uncle Henry Show”, said Brent. “How long have you been here up at Clear Channel?” the Uncle asked. “About two or three months”, Brent answered. “What do you think about talk radio and the Uncle Henry Show?” the Uncle asked, whose guest responded positively. “What are you, 17?” the Uncle asked. “Twenty-two”, Brent answered. “Remember at age 22, brain not fully formed”, said the Uncle. “Now I’m here telling you to pray for others and read your Bible”, he said at the end of the show with bumper music.

Today’s 9 o’clock hour gets a 7/10!

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“Uncle Henry Show continues. You’re listening to NewsRadio 710. The Harbor Communications hotline number is (251) 479-2723, that’s 479-2723. Let’s talk to Beth. Hello Beth. Hello Beth”, said the Uncle. “Hey, can you hear me?” Beth asked our host. “Hey, I just wanted to make a comment on the gentleman who just called in prior”, said Beth. “I don’t [really] hear any intelligent people anymore and I’m sure you don’t either when you get up in age”, said Beth. “He’s really a—you know, as the other gentleman called who brought up Lillian Jackson, who used to go to all the (Mobile City Council) meetings, I would hope that then the other thing that the people who used to go down there as opposed to her”, said Beth. “Well Beth, it was a pleasure talking to you”, said the Uncle. “I’m going to be talking to Trey Lane in a minute about something in pop culture”, said the Uncle after requesting the show’s call screener to track Beth and the caller she referred to. “Let’s talk to Norman. Hello Norman”, he said to the next caller. “I had a man that called in yesterday with a Norman impression”, said the Uncle. “I didn’t get to hear it. I’m in this big old building and a lot of times this radio doesn’t pick you up”, said Norman. “That caller was right. We all do miss Lillian. She actually did a public service with getting people in their toes”, said Norman in response to caller Beth. “She called Mike Malone and all those guys that were on there (the radio) before”, Norman remembered. “That was Norman, I think, I don’t know if it was someone doing a Norman impression. I need to ask a quick question, a cultural question, a pop culture question”, said the Uncle as Trey Lane’s theme music plays in the background. “I believe the youngest guy working at Clear Channel Radio here”, according to our host. “No, I’m not”, Trey responded. “The Los Angeles Critics have named the movie of the year and it’s one that I have not seen”, said the Uncle. “So you haven’t seen it, but you discussed. How can you discuss a movie you haven’t seen?” said the Uncle when the show was suddenly interrupted by a report from the National Weather Service in Mobile. “There’s another movie that I’ve been reading about that’s been in production and it’s going to be out in 2009 and I want to see if it appeals to you. It’s called ‘Sasquatch Assault’ ”, said the Uncle. “Isn’t made by the guest you had a few weeks ago?” Trey asked. “David Prior?” the Uncle responded. “It sounds like a David Prior movie”, the Uncle continued. “If the trailer doesn’t let me down, I’ll go see it”, said Trey. “There goes Trey Lane, our connection to modern culture. The people that made—that are making ‘Sasquatch Assault’ are the same people that made ‘Blood Descendents’, ‘Werewolf: The Devil’s Hound’ ”, said the Uncle. “So they have a fine pedigree”, according to our host. “Now I am less likely to see ‘WALL-E’ because I didn’t realize that it was a post-apocalyptic Disney movie”, said the Uncle, who doesn’t “want to see what Walt Disney thinks about the post-apocalyptic future”. After the break for commercials, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. Let’s talk to Chuck. Hello Chuck”, said the Uncle. “Did you see J. D. Crowe’s cartoon [again]?” Chuck asked our host. “Yes”, the Uncle answered. “I don’t know what goes through that man’s mind. It borders on pornography”, said Chuck in reference to the editorial cartoon. “I’m so glad you brought this up”, said the Uncle. “He just doesn’t resist drawing politicians in the nude”, the Uncle continued. “Let’s talk to William. Hello William”, he said to the next caller. “It seems like $9000 really is chump change and you have another thing where Mike Dean is raising $300,000”, said William. “Whatever happened to his discretionary funds? How is it that nobody knows?” William asked about the Mobile County commissioner. “Are you talking about the field house situation?” the Uncle asked. “Yeah, there was an epic complaint filed about that”, said the Uncle. “The actual location of the money—I’m going to have to look into that for you. Thank you, William, for calling. Let’s talk to Lois. Hello Lois”, said the Uncle before the caller shared the story of her attendance of a meeting with Fredrick Richardson of the Mobile City Council. “I asked him why are they not finishing resurfacing everything within these four blocks and he said the city has no more money”, said Lois. “They spent all that money on the Moon Pie”, said Lois, who never said “giant, electric Moon Pie” specifically. “If he’s got that money to spend on a Moon Pie, he should put that on [these] four blocks”, Lois concluded. After the final break for today, “Uncle Henry Show concluding here. The Pensacola Business Journal—Pensacola Business Journal did a story on five leaders in our area trying to make our area a better place”, said the Uncle. “One of these people are Steve Nodine”, he mentioned. “If ‘The Idea Guy’ is listening, I have a wild pig update”, said the Uncle, who knows this listener and frequent caller “has battled with them in the past”. “There is a big controversy in Britain because Paul McCartney, the Beatle, refused to kill a pig on his property”, said the Uncle. “Who knows if years of drug abuse has affected the mind of Paul McCartney as he cannot make up his mind”, according to the Uncle. “Thank you for listening to the Uncle Henry Show. Remember to pray, pray for others and when you’re in doubt of what to you, you will find all the answers within the pages of your Bible”, said the Uncle. “It is all there for you in that one volume. News time is 10 o’clock”, he said at the end of the show.

Today’s 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 7/10!

“Rainy Day” – TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. A beautiful, beautiful morning. So far, so good as far as this show”, said the Uncle. “I feel very good about this because this is a brand new studio. I was communicating with a fellow radio professional that works in another station in the state of Alabama”, said the Uncle. After calling the unidentified station “garbage”, “I’m glad that I work in a state-of-the-art facility”, he said before reminding listeners how to join the show. “Had some very interesting conversations all ready this morning”, said the Uncle. “I wonder if the government comes in with a car czar”, said the Uncle, who would ask Jo Bonner or Jeff Sessions, “This car, can you get them to make this car differently for me, please?” “We talked about the automobile bailout, we talked about the giant, electric Moon Pie—the 400 pound giant, electric Moon Pie”, said the Uncle. “We had Mac—that was either his name or initials, M. A. C.”, said the Uncle as he recalled the caller with the “shocking” news of the “sale of the leprechaun tree”. “I am surprised that the City of Mobile has not gone into their magic money suitcase”, said the Uncle. “I’m on the Google and I’m going to type in ‘Mobile, Alabama’ and I entered ‘Mobile, Alabama’ into Google and here it is”, said the Uncle. “It is the tenth entry”, said the Uncle, who was referring to “the leprechaun story from several years ago”. “It still remains prominent. All right, Trey Lane, am I going to regret this?” the Uncle asked the show’s call screener. “He said enter the words, ‘Find Chuck Norris’. Let’s make sure I’m spelling this right”, said the Uncle. “I’m going to enter the enter button. What? It says—ah, ah right, Google won’t search Chuck Norris because Chuck Norris will find you”, said the Uncle. “There’s an entire page of ‘You Can’t Find Chuck Norris’. I know I shouldn’t have done this”, said the Uncle before apologizing to listeners. “Trey Lane and I don’t communicate very much”, said the Uncle, who considers his relationship with the call screener more collegial. “My first resolution for 2009 is to have a very relationship with Trey Lane”, said the Uncle. “Dave, I apologize for holding you on for the ‘Find Chuck Norris’ experiment”, he told this hour’s first caller. “A lot of people want the electric car”, said the Uncle. “You know, I tell you what, go get yourself one”, said Dave. “I wish they would track me, Dave, nobody cares where I’m going”, said the Uncle. “You don’t know who is watching you”, said Dave. “Some people like small cars, Uncle Henry”, said Dave. “Some [people] like big cars, I like big cars”, said the Uncle. “It’s a mess out here, man, everybody out there wants to be a capitalist”, said Dave. “It’s going to take everybody to work this out together”, said Dave. “He brought up some very interesting points. I never thought about being tracked for charging up an electric car”, said the Uncle. “You can get a special tracking check if you give some special tracking to your neighbor”, the Uncle suggested. “On the Uncle Henry page at NewsRadio710.com there is a letter—maybe not a letter—an e-mail from Fred Richardson to a constituent”, said the Uncle, who was referring to a member of the Mobile City Council. “We are doing one of those holiday contests at NewsRadio710.com”, he mentioned. “We’ve done these contests before, I think maybe a year or two ago and I saw one of the envelopes. Really, they do have envelopes. So, they have the thousand dollar thingy at NewsRadio710.com”, said the Uncle. “There is far less nastiness than there is on any other page”, according to the Uncle “Today, there is far more violent video”, the Uncle continued. “Let’s talk to Randy. Hello Randy”, said the Uncle. “I wanted to talk to you about the bailout. You know, our inability to remember the history to really cause our problems because people forget how the auto makers really are”, said Randy. “Are you talking about the unions?” the Uncle asked. “Not just the unions”, Randy answered. “If you recall right during World War II actually advocated all the weapons [to prove] this country to be stronger than they are”, said Randy. “I think the power has shifted from the business to the union”, said the Uncle. “The business of equity has shifted further toward the unions’ favor”, the Uncle continued. “It’s not like us sitting on our butts doing nothing”, said Randy. “Let’s not forget that the government has put a lot money into the auto industry”, Randy mentioned. “We can’t just throw those people away”, said Randy. “Without that standard, the middle class person just goes away”, Randy concluded. “There has be some kind of middle ground. Randy, I thank you for your phone call. Let’s talk to Mark. Hello Mark”, said the Uncle. “You can get a baked potato and salad and maybe a cold soda for $3.00”, said Mark. “Much better than McDonald’s”, according to Mark. “Why thank you, Mark!” said the Uncle. “That means I can take Trey Lane to lunch twice a year rather than once a year. Thank you, Mark”, he said before the break for commercials. After the break and a mocking voice message, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. With support like that, how could you go wrong?” said the Uncle in response to the recorded message. “(251) 479-2723 is the number on the Uncle Henry Show. This is quite the story out of Illinois. You probably pay attention to the newscasts during the Uncle Henry Show”, said the Uncle, who uses the time during newscasts to take his only “bathroom breaks”. “The governor of Illinois arrested today on conspiracy charges to buy a Senate seat”, said the Uncle. “Alleged by the FBI, the FBI’s alleging that the governor was trying to buy or sell or trade a Senate seat”, said the Uncle. “They did wire taps on this guy”, he mentioned. “One of the wire tap conversations have him saying, ‘I want to make money’. It’s nice to know that they can catch someone doing this. I’m sure there’s a lot of this going on”, according to the Uncle. “That is something. I’m wondering if some wanted that?” said the Uncle. “I’m wondering if someone wanted to buy a senator?” he clarified. “He should have put an ad in the paper. Sell or trade”, said the Uncle. “Maybe he should have put it on a radio swap shop show on something”, he said before the break for news, commercials, and station promotions.

“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. People are still upset about that cat”, said the Uncle in response to a ridiculous voice message as the theme music for the TV program “CHiPs” played in the background. “Let’s talk to Chuck. Hello Chuck, good morning”, he said to the next caller. “When it comes to this Gulf Coast Classic (college football game)—I want to press your memory a little bit—isn’t it interesting that two blacks pushed (for it)” Chuck asked in reference to Clinton Johnson and William Carroll of the Mobile City Council. “It was a threat there would be a dysfunctional council”, said the Uncle before Chuck mentioned the funding proposed. “It’s finally filtered down into the City of Mobile”, said Chuck in reference to “a bailout”. “Yes, if they were to get the 75 grand, they’d go for it”, said the Uncle. “We’ve got streets that need paving like no body else’s business, Uncle Henry. I’ll talk to you later”, said Chuck before leaving us. “One of your advertisers who in a very official voice says the government recommends that people stash away their cash”, said our next caller. “I agree with you on these gift cards. Some of them, as you described them and I got a couple of them”, said the Uncle. “It got less and less valuables as the seconds ticked by, so be careful”, he said about someone else’s gift guard before speaking to caller Dave. “Uncle Henry, last week me and my wife had the pleasure of being out of town”, said Dave. “We were invited to a graduation where our daughter was receiving a commission into the Coast Guard”, Dave continued. “We really missed you because it’s very different after 8 o’clock (in the morning) and we were stunned about this Moon Pie deal. It’s ridiculous”, said Dave. “When we’re out of town, we miss it (the show)”, Dave admitted. “Some of those clips you play, I wonder if they’re just putting us on or they’re just stupid”, said Dave. “Well, Dave, this is the nicest call I’ve received in many days”, said the Uncle. After Dave left us, “A man that tunes into the show to catch up with the dumb news”, said the Uncle as he summons the show’s call screener Trey Lane with his theme music before quickly assuring him no offense for the timing of “dumb news” getting mentioned. “Again, thank you for that call. I am pleased to know that there is someone such as you and your wife, both genders (listening). I don’t understand this story about Jay Leno. NBC is going to put Jay Leno on every night”, said the Uncle. “What, you mean ‘The Tonight Show’?” Trey asked. “They are afraid that if Leno went on FOX or some other network that he would destroy Conan O’Brien”, said the Uncle. “So see, you are awake at 9 o’clock and I’m [usually] in dreamland”, said the Uncle, who sometimes stays awake to watch “Bob Grip on FOX 10”, or WALA-TV’s 9 o’clock newscast. “Would you watch him every night?” he asked the call screener about Jay Leno. “I’m more of a (David) Letterman guy”, Trey responded. “So it’s a cheaper show, so they’ll save some money”, said the Uncle. “So you’ll get three hours of these shows with celebrities going on these shows promoting their CDs”, according to the Uncle. “I think that’s crap”, said Trey. “Well, I guess you told it right. I asked for it”, the Uncle responded. “I’m not tipping over for Conan O’Brien”, said Trey. “Three hours of that and it’s probably—people may tune in, I’ll give them credit for that. They might tune in to see if he (Jay Leno) has some [great] jokes”, said the Uncle. “Instead of putting on some new ‘Law and Order’ spin off. See, I’d like to see the new ‘Law and Order’ ”, the Uncle continued. “I played your music too soon”, said the Uncle as Trey Lane began to respond. “That is just a lot of talk show, though. Three hours a week”, said the Uncle before using a guest such as Tom Cruise for example. “Monday night, he’s on Leno, Tuesday night, he’s on O’Brien, Wednesday night he’s on the midnight show”, said the Uncle. “I might see Leno for the first time in years. I’ve probably not seen him since he first took over for Johnny Carson”, he said before the break for commercials. After the break, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. ‘Ask the Expert’ coming up in the 10 o’clock hour with Charlie Moss. I’ve been told by Charlie Moss himself that A and A Vacuum will be in here”, said the Uncle. “Let’s talk to Mark. Hello Mark”, he said to the next caller. “You know, I’m a little bit surprised that you’re not upset at that governor for peddling that job. You seem so blasé about it”, said Mark, who was referring to Illinois’ governor, whose name of Rod Bragojevich was never mentioned. “Did you really call in and advocate the death penalty for stealing the tax dollar?” the Uncle asked Mark. “Absolutely”, Mark answered. “I don’t think they know they’ve been duped a lot of times”, he said in reference to politicians. “I think you’re right, I think a lot of the politicians that break the law they don’t know they’re breaking the law”, said the Uncle in agreement. “Look at that Charlie Rangel”, said Mark, who called the senator from New York “a moron”. “I’m so proud of our guys (senators)”, said Mark, who referred to Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby by their first names only. “I’d like your opinion on another thing. They’ve lambasted that thing on the automotive industry”, said Mark. “I haven’t heard a single soul on who’s going to jail or who is going to jail. Where is this billion dollars going? Where is this money going?” said Mark. “Let’s talk to Jonathan. Hello Jonathan”, said the Uncle. “I am just as upset about the Moon Pie”, said Jonathan, who was referring to the “giant, electric Moon Pie”. “I don’t live in Mobile, but I work in Mobile and I don’t want to be represented by a giant Moon Pie”, said Jonathan. After Jonathan left us, “And he’s thinking about being on the world stage, Fred Richardson wanting some giant publicity”, said the Uncle. “The leprechaun thing, that was all free to the City of Mobile”, said the Uncle, who suggested “a giant marker” with the words, “Here Lies the Leprechaun Tree”. “Not a placard, a Moon Pie”, he added before the break. After the final break for today, “Out of time for the show. Have ‘Ask the Expert’ coming up after the news. If you have something on your chest you really, really want to tell me, call the voice mail”, said the Uncle before reminding listeners about Fredrick Richardson’s electronic mail message to a constituent “explaining the benefits of a $9000 giant, electric Moon Pie. Remember to pray, pray for others and when you’re in doubt of what to do, you will find the answers within the pages of your Bible”, said the Uncle.

Today’s 9 o’clock hour gets a 6/10!

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“Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. It’s a beautiful Monday morning. Fair skies. Forty-five degrees”, said the Uncle. “For a couple of segments here, we are going to talk with Pete Riehm of the Mobile GOP”, said the Uncle. “Explain to people what Honor Flight South Alabama is”, our host requested before learning he got “the (schedule) dates wrong”. “Uncle Henry, you’re cutting edge because we are here to give you the details five days in advance”, said Pete. “All right, we have less and less of these people each day around, these World War II veterans”, said the Uncle. “On Friday, we are going to have an initial press conference to announce the program, announce the website”, said Pete. “You can go to any Springhill Medical facility and pick up any application”, Pete continued. “They’re providing the doctors, the nurses, the EMTs, the oxygen”, Pete mentioned. “A whole great deal of debt to anyone in this program”, said the Uncle. “If you are a World War II veteran, any World War II veteran is eligible”, said Pete in response to our host’s question. “We are going to take everybody unless you are really, really sick”, said Pete. “Once we get the word out, we are going to be inundated with applications”, Pete predicted with a laugh. “So it’s for these guys, the Greatest Generation, they have set the bar and we need to thank them”, said Pete. “That sounds like such a wonderful idea”, said the Uncle. “As of Friday, all applications will be available”, said Pete before mentioning the Mobile Chamber of Commerce and the World Wide Web options. “So listener, if you know a World War II veteran, you need to let them know about this and [tell them to] pay attention to the news”, said the Uncle. “I have a caller named Mr. C. I would love to have Mr. C. hear this”, the Uncle continued. “It’s going to be HonorFlightSA.com”, said Pete. “Any idea how many World War II veterans we have in this area?” the Uncle asked. “That’s a good question”, said Pete with a laugh. “I’m going to say there’s hundreds, thousands”, Pete answered. “I think we are the second highest military concentration in this state at least”, according to Pete. “What it’s been like in other communities that started it?” the Uncle asked. “The response has been overwhelming. Pensacola (Florida) has all ready done two and Prattville (Alabama) has all ready done two”, said Pete. “Can you stay for one more segment?” the Uncle asked. “Absolutely”, Pete answered. “Uncle Henry Show continues”, said the Uncle before the break for commercials. After the break, “Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710. Pete Riehm is here and he’s been representing the South Alabama Veterans Council”, said the Uncle. “I’m compelled to tell you to put on your GOP—Mobile GOP hat”, the Uncle admitted. “Is there any official position you have on the automobile bailout?” the Uncle asked before receiving a “no” answer. “We are gratified that our senators are looking into it”, said Pete after our host mentioned their recent appearances on national TV. “That would be wonderful to have a Mobile oracle”, said the Uncle. “I think I’m going to be like everybody else and if Congressman (Jo) Bonner runs for governor, I think it’s going to be a great spectator’s sport”, Pete said later. “I noticed that we had a few candidates—potential candidates come in more than once”, said the Uncle. “I think Mobile County and especially Baldwin County are going to be key [players]”, our host predicts for the next governor’s election. “I know that the road to the governor’s mansion goes through south Alabama, but do you think anybody from south Alabama has a shot?” the Uncle asked before the guest mentioned Bradley Byrne of the state board of two-year colleges. “Has there been any talk of having Mike Dow come into the Republican Party?” the Uncle asked about the former mayor of Mobile. “I think he gets a kick out of everybody guessing”, Pete responded. “I’m sorry, Uncle Henry, I’m not much of an oracle on this”, said Pete. “What you said is absolutely right, the message is coming from the grassroots and they want to stick to conservative principles”, according to Pete. “Do we as citizens now expect our politicians to do exactly what they do when they’re elected to public office?” the Uncle asked. “Yes”, said Pete before explaining political party differences. “All right, again, I want you to take off the republican—Mobile GOP hat and put on the Honor Guard (hat)“, said the Uncle. “The World War II veterans that may be flying with you on the Honor Flight to Washington, D. C. to look at the various memorials, what do you think you’re going to be doing [on there]?” the Uncle asked. “We are going in May”, said Pete. “Pete Ream, thank you very much”, said the Uncle. “Thank you”, said Pete. “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 9/10!