POST # 300!!!!

May this serve as a testament that I talk way too much!

Big weekend in store for me this week. This afternoon, I am once again filling in on the afternoon show on News/Talk 96.9 KXYL-FM in Brownwood. Mark Cope and I will go on right after Sean Hannity.

Tomorrow, I have work at KSTA, then I will head over to a church member's house for some discipleship, then fishing. Saturday will be the Southwest Assoc. Mission Rally at Beacon Baptist Church in San Angelo. Saturday afternoon, I will canvass the neighborhoods.

Sunday, I will preach the first in a series called "Extreme Makeover, Family Edition."

Monday, it's back to work.

We had a round of ice storms Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. Tuesday evening, we held our youth program, then I returned to Coleman and waited out the storm at my radio station, KSTA. Wednesday morning, I spent the morning giving weather and road updates, and announcing school closings. Thanks be to God, KSTA radio suffered no real damage during the storm. Our sister stations in Brownwood had some trouble, but such is to be expected in this industry.

Leland's talk-radio playtime

Friday, I got the opportunity to fill in on the "Coming Home" program on News/Talk 96.9 KXYL in Brownwood. Among the highlights was the interview with former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski (pictured right).

Bill was quite prolific in the NFL, and was known for making big hits, both on his opponents and team mates. Some of the highlights from the interview were:

Leland: Would it be safe to assume you enjoyed playing linebacker?
Bill: Oh, heck yes!
Leland: What was your favorite part?
Bill: Knocking the (daylights) out of people.


Leland: Some of your critics would say that you took some cheap shots at people.
Bill: You know what? I did. I really did... people go to football games to see the big hits... where do you draw the line on what a cheap shot is?
Leland: To quote a famous philosopher, that's above my pay grade.

Leland: What's your opinion on the NFL's personal conduct policy?
Bill: Roger Goodell's doing a good job... you take the situation with Plaxico Burress. What does he have a gun in a nightclub for?
Leland: He'll tell you for protection and quote Shawn Taylor.
Bill: You know what? You hire a body guard.
Leland: Then you wind up throwing him through a hotel mirror.
Bill: I think Goodell is doing a good job.
Leland: At least these guys still have a future with the Dallas Cowboys.

I let my operations manager, and regular host of "Coming Home" ask Bill about his BALCO scandal and his Nutrition 53 company. Talk radio is a lot of fun.