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Category Archives: Family & Friends
Hattie and Riley (2019)
French cooking class
A few years ago Barb, her sister and her niece went to Paris and while there took a class in French cooking. Specifically, how to make croissants. While browsing their website she discovered they were included in a promotional video.
Pals
Riley and Hattie after some vigorous play. You can have your newborn babies, for my money there’s no sweeter site than two Golden Retrievers.
A good week to be in Florida
It’s been raining all day in Jefferson City, MO. I’m going to have to take the rubber floor mats out of the Land Rover because they’re stopping the water from draining. Not airtight… not watertight.
Barb and a friend are in Destin this week where it is sunny and warm.
O. Kay Henderson on Meet the Press
Friend and former coworker O. Kay Henderson was on the Meet the Press panel this morning. Kay is the news director of Radio Iowa, a state radio network I helped create back in the late 80s. Kay’s first job out of college was reporting for the network. A few years later I had the good sense and good fortune to promote her to News Director. Nobody knows more about Iowa politics than Kay.
Riley doesn’t like riding in the back
Hattie rides up front. That’s non-negotiable. So Riley has to ride in the back and she doesn’t like it. And she’s only there because she is leashed to the spare tire and cannot climb up front.
Fresh Start
Jefferson City is still recovering from last May’s tornado. This weekend some of George Tergin’s friends are helping him demolish what was left of his business. A sad chore that marks a new beginning.
Civil War era log cabin
While visiting Paul Bandelier this week, he showed me the original home his ancestors built when they came to the U.S. from Switzerland (circa 1867).
The top photo is the front of the structure, the bottom the rear. Paul explained it was built as two log cabins with the entryway between. I’ve asked Paul for more information and will update post.
Country vs. Pop
In one of the episodes of Ken Burns’ series on the history of country music, they trace the shift from country to pop music. I believe it was in the early 50’s. My father, John Mays, would have been at KBOA for several years by then and he had a better feel (and preference) for pop than country so he played that music while other announcers played different types. Rudy Pylant (Mr. Rudy) was known for Old Camp Meetin’ Time which was country gospel and “old time” music. Jimmy Haggett was — during this period — known as the country DJ.
The photo below was the result of a “popularity” contest in which listeners voted with 3-cent postcards.
This must have been an incredibly exciting time to be in radio, even at a small market station like KBOA. Nashville station WSM (home of the Grand Ole Opry) was featured prominently in the Burns documentary Haggett worked there at some point after leaving KBOA.