At approximately 6:10 AM (AM means the morning, for those in Goofy Ridge), a VERY special guest will call in from a far away country, and the WORLD PREMIER of a, soon to be a classic, song will resonate in your brains with the joy of Christmas sounds, that will, most likely be the highlight of this yuletide season, for all with that childlike wonderment still abiding in your little hearts. Here is a little reminder of when it will be on the air...
So, if you are willing to take a leap of faith...arise early, dust off the old radio, tune it to 1470 AM or 100.3 FM if you're in the central Illinois area, or click on the link if you live ANYWHERE else in the world and enjoy the festive, historical, hysterical, unconventional, iconic, Greg and Dan's Annual Christmas Extravaganza!
You may even hear this blogger on the show, but not realize it.
Me...not Chevy The Dog!
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Sorry, I Was Not Able To Entertain You With My Fascinating Blog Yesterday
Most of you already know why I didn't do my blog yesterday, but FYI, Breanna is doing as well as can be expected, after, still another surgery.
Thank you for your multitude of prayers for her. We are hoping she can be home for Christmas, Lord willing. Of course, my job is to bring Christmas cheer and lighthearted silliness to the starving masses (starving for humor), so I need to keep a "stiff upper lip," and "carry on my wayward son," or something like that.
My mom always told me, "Danny Boy (she called me that when she was about to share some words of wisdom), when you travel down the bumpy road of life, remember this, your smile can create a steamroller...
...that will smooth out those bumps, and your laughter will conquer a figurative fall from Mt. Everest, with a parachute of levity...
...and when EVERYTHING goes against you, your humor will push it back like four BIG DEFENSIVE LINEMEN pushing back the offensive linemen on the goal line to save the game!"
Okay, my mom never ever said that, but you get the point, right?
You don't?
This song will explain it better than I ever could...
Join me tomorrow for an exciting announcement!
Monday, December 17, 2018
Christmas Programs At YOUR Church...
Dreams Or Disasters?
Okay, you have a bunch of reluctant, amateur performers, for the most part, many under the age of five, an outdated sound system, not much practice time, always a few missing because of illness, somebody chickening out at the last minute...aside from that, what could go wrong?
I really should not be the one to write about this, because I love ALL Christmas programs, disasters included!
However, I've never been to one of those gigantic Christmas extravaganzas that fancy dancy churches display, with a symphony orchestra, a choir of 500 plus souls, professional singers and actors, and a live nativity scene. (Watch where you step!)
I'm sure I would like one of those deluxe performances as well, but I would miss the little disasters, mistakes, and technical equipment malfunctions that are sure to happen in a small church production like we
have every year.
Please don't misunderstand me. We have some tremendous performers at our small church. Click on the link below and you'll see Adam doing a super job on the Christmas version of Hallelujah, that was originally written by Leonard Cohen as a secular song.
Of course, we wouldn't expect Leonard Cohen to write a Christmas song, since he was Jewish, ALTHOUGH...Irving Berlin was Jewish and he wrote "White Christmas. "
What a great, multi-cultural country, folks!
I think I may be getting off subject a bit.
Christmas programs! That's it!
I get a big kick out of the kids saying the wrong lines, adding funny things accidentally, dancing when they are not supposed to be dancing, and generally messing up, unless it makes them cry, then I feel guity for laughing.
On the other hand, I don't get a chuckle when I blow it, like I did with my solo, yesterday. I blame the CD. The CD didn't provide me with enough notes! I need to have a sufficient amount of notes to follow, and there were so few of them! If you don't believe me, watch the video, especially at the beginning, and listen for notes...or lack there of...
As you could clearly hear, I got "off time" because of a lack of notes!
Anyway, EVERYBODY else did wonderful!
I guess there always has to be the ones to make the gaffs, like Uncle Joe Biden.
It keeps us humble.
When we start getting too sure of ourselves, God steps in and proves that whatever gifts and talents we have are dependent on him. A "big head" is not attractive to God, or anybody else!
Did You Know This Is "Buy Your Pet A Christmas Gift" Day?
Since our pets are people, too...Dec. 14th is designated as the day we go out and buy our pets Christmas gifts.
How do I know that? I know that because I just made it up. A GREAT idea, don't you think?
Tell me, how many times did Christmas morning come along and you see your pet's sad face, and suddenly realize you forgot to buy a gift for Fido, or Felix, or Flicka, or Moby, or Tweety.
Lots of times, I bet.
So now we have a special, designated, singled out, ear marked, set aside day to buy our dear pets a gift.
I know. I'm a genius.
So what are you waiting for? The designated day is almost done, dudes, and dudettes!
Get out there to the pet stores and do your duty! Pardon the expression.
Friday, November 30, 2018
I Confess...I Like Hallmark Movies.
I know it's not considered "manly" by rough, tough, strong dudes, to enjoy Hallmark movies, but it's not my fault. It's my wife's fault! Donna watches them so much they started to grow on me, you know, like kittens can grow on people who don't like cats.
I really should despise Hallmark movies, due to the fact that there are very few Navy Seal stories, death defying stunts, plane, ship, train, or car crashes, earthquakes, extra terrestrials, wrestlers, baseball players...I could go on and on...like I usually do, but I won't today. (What a relief, huh?)
My style of movies here.
Another reason I should dislike these Hallmark flicks is that they are all so predictable. Pretty much the same basic story every time!
The star is a woman who works at a job where she is successful and loved by all of her co-workers. She has a boyfriend who is okay, but does not pay enough attention to her.
She gets in a situation where she has to travel somewhere, where she meets another guy who is PERFECT.
They fall in love with each other, but they don't tell each other, for some strange reason.
The boyfriend gets suspicious, because his girlfriend hasn't called him for a while, he takes a plane and surprises her. While the boyfriend is hugging her, the perfect guy walks in on the hugging and thinks he has no chance with the girl.
His feelings are hurt...real bad-like!
At the end, the boyfriend gets dumped for the perfect dude...the perfect dude and girl tell each other, "I love you" and music plays.
That's basically it, except for the Christmas Hallmark movies, where the only difference is the perfect guy hates Christmas, at first, and then falls in love with Christmas AND the girl...The End.
So now you're wondering why I watch these movies, right?
List Of Why I Watch Hallmark Movies
1. Donna has them on, I'm in the room, I'm too lazy to get up.
2. Happy endings. (Except for the rejected, dejected, dumped boyfriend.)
3.They often star Candace Cameron Bure, who I've been a fan of since "Full House"!
4. They also star Lacey Chabert, who looks so much like Jennifer Love Hewitt, and I like Jennifer Love Hewitt!
Tell me which one is which in the comments section.
5. No cussing.
6. Cute animals. Like "Happy" the dog.
7. Free from politics!
8. No drug use displayed.
9. Most importantly, something Donna and I can watch together like the little love birds and snuggle bunnies we truly are.
C'mon guys, go ahead! Feel free to make your snarky comments at the bottom. I'm man enough to take it, even though my feminine side may become a bit verklempt.
Check out 2:28 on this video.
Friday, November 23, 2018
I Know Quacky The Duck-Personally
The famous, Quacky (The Duck), with my granddaughter Breanna
I have always been curious about the folks who wear the iconic and legendary suits that have triggered the imaginations of tiny tots throughout their little, innocent lives.
Barney, for instance.
The Big Bird Guy.
Snuffleupagus dude.
So you must know how blessed, excited, thrilled and profoundly joyful I am to have discovered the secret identity of QUACKY THE DUCK!
Who is Quacky the duck, you ask so inquisitively?
Well, Quacky is the official mascot of The Center For Prevention Of Abuse, and he/she will be marching in the oldest Santa Claus Parade in the U.S. that, incidentally, takes place TODAY (11/23/2018), here in good ole Peoria, Illinois!
The super cool part about all of this is that through connections, text messages, morse code, gossip, smoke signals and word of mouse mouth, I've gained access to information that has provided the secret info as to whom the person behind Quacky truly is!
I really, really, really wish I could share my secret with all of you, but I took a sworn oath to hold my tongue, and it's making it very hard to eat my breakfast!
Just wanted to conclude this brief blog posting with a picture of my sophisticated, award winning step daughter, Ashley, who in NO WAY is Quacky the duck! Even if everyone tells you she is wearing that Quacky the duck suit, don't believe them!
