Okay, for starters, I did not see Sunday night’s live telecast of the Miss Universe pageant. This was due to dinner with relatives, making plans for Christmas and catching up on online work. I only learned of this unusual ending after seeing reactions on social networking. Without pointing fingers, I can’t say I’m surprised. I …
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Join in the fight against AIDS, win a chance to meet your fave star
(Cross-posted from DougMorris.net.) Want to go on a bike ride with U2’s Bono? All you have to do is donate ten bucks to his RED organization to fight AIDS — and you’ll get that chance. Bono says he’ll even visit the spot in New York City’s Central Park where he had his devastating accident in …
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Christmas Page: Too soon? Not really.
(The following is cross-posted from DougMorris.net’s internotes.) Yes — I hear you. We just finished Halloween, we’ve eaten all the candy, we’ve had the (expletive deleted) scared out of us visiting various haunted attractions, we’re putting away our costumes and — suddenly thepinebelt.com and DougMorris.net are joining forces to launch a Christmas page? Really? Here’s …
Nineteen years ago today, one chapter closed as another was about to open
On this date 19 years ago, I was, dare I say, on the other side of the tracks. I was finishing up my time at "the old place". The next day, I started work on what would become "Rock 104 RockTrax". The debut show aired days later. Naturally, there were day one jitters. But 19 …
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Celebrating 20 Years of Rock 104
(cross-posted from DougMorris.net) Whether we play your favorite classics, keep you up to date on events in the Pine Belt or root Southern Miss to victory, we have many reasons to celebrate 20 years of 104.5FM as Rock 104. I’ve been honored to be part of 19 of the last 20 — and I’m ready …
What’s next for Brian Williams?
While I work at a TV station that carries NBC programming, I’m not going to join in the chorus of critics calling for Brian Williams’ dismissal from NBC News. He already has plenty of critics. Instead, let’s play everyone’s favorite game of supposition – What If? If NBC News and Brian Williams part ways after …
Who has two thumbs and won’t watch “Breaking Greenville”? This guy!
Doug’s Place Flashback: Two relatives of mine – who shall remain nameless because I don’t want to embarrass them – lived in Greenville, Mississippi, for 19 months. We agree they stayed 19 months too long. When I visited them in Greenville once – and only once – it didn’t take long to realize how depressing …
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I love comeback stories (well, OK, most of them)
A vast majority of comeback stories deserve to be told. Take Gioia Bruno’s story for example. Bruno was – and, thanks to a miraculous recovery plus a reunion dating back to 2006, still is – a member of the all female trio Exposé. A benign throat tumor sidelined her vocal career. Years of retraining and …
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Idea to improve “Pawnography”
The second season of “Pawnography”, the quiz show spin-off of the long-running reality show “Pawn Stars”, recently debuted on History. It’s the network’s first game show since the short-lived yet fondly remembered hard quiz “History IQ”. Long gone are the Eye Q clips, the headlines from The InQuirer and the history haiku segment. They’ve since …
Rest in peace, James Garner
When word came of James Garner’s passing over the weekend, it was hard not to think of an old friend from Dayton. He was a big fan of “The Rockford Files”. He was such a big fan that whenever he missed work due to illness, he’d watch reruns on cable or on VHS tapes. He …