[Speed Gibson,
Tuesday May 31, 2005 at 7:47am]
Ain't No Thing - Week 13
I was returning from Iowa Sunday. I hadn't really planned on listening to "The Next Big Thing" as I doubtful that it would be a live program. But at 2:06, I could get KSTP-AM 1500 in Owatonna to find out it was one Bill Bunde (sic?). As is so appropriate for Memorial Day weekend, Bill paid tribute to a number of veterans.
He said at the outset that it was good to be on the radio again. And I had heard his first story before, about the trained bird that served with his relative in the military. That and a clearly experienced delivery force me to declare him a professional, and therefoer subject to pass/fail grading. He gets a P.
A special weekend like this really can't take the measure of a propective host. You're limited if you focus on our fallen veterans, as you should. Conversely, you sound impertinent if you discuss, oh, Hillary Clinton or the Special Session.
So, I think Joe O'Brien should consider giving Bill a second, unconstrained shot. But let's see who else is ready to take a chance first.
He said at the outset that it was good to be on the radio again. And I had heard his first story before, about the trained bird that served with his relative in the military. That and a clearly experienced delivery force me to declare him a professional, and therefoer subject to pass/fail grading. He gets a P.
A special weekend like this really can't take the measure of a propective host. You're limited if you focus on our fallen veterans, as you should. Conversely, you sound impertinent if you discuss, oh, Hillary Clinton or the Special Session.
So, I think Joe O'Brien should consider giving Bill a second, unconstrained shot. But let's see who else is ready to take a chance first.