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Jason In Real Life
No Controversial Enough?
015 years
So I was on a phone call with a producer for an NPR interfaith radio show. It was a pre-interview interview to screen me in order to decide whether I would be a good fit for their show. At one point, the producer said something I have never heard before. She said:
“Although I have not received your book yet, I’m afraid it might not be controversial enough for our show.”
Huh? I have NEVER heard that one before. It was totally unexpected, especially considering all the hate-mail I get. It was actually pretty refreshing. It was also somewhat my fault.
Here I was thinking this is NPR and an interfaith show; tone down the rhetoric of the book and sound very friendly, fuzzy, and nice. It backfired. The lesson?
Be yourself. When you’re trying to be someone that’s not genuine, it backfires every time. Funny thing is, that’s really the lesson of my book.
Catching Hell From Christians
1315 years
*MY (SORT OF) OFFICIAL STATEMENT TO MY CRITICS*
That’s right ladies and gentlemen; I used the word hell. I am not a cussing man, unless, of course, I smash my thumb while working on a home improvement project. Or if my vintage truck (that thought was so cool when I bought it) breaks down yet again⎯leaving me regretting that I ever purchased it. But the expression fits these days.
I would like to take a moment to respond to some of my critics. And by critics, I mean people who are emailing me all kinds of nasty things about my book but have never read it. Normally, I would not do this. It is standard public image strategy to never respond to your critics, since a response is a type of validation. But in all fairness, I can’t write a book called 10 Things I Hate About Christianity: Working Through the Frustrations of Faith and not expect to have any critical reactions that need to be dealt with.
Let me begin where I might end, in anticipation of some not finishing this long statement. I just want to make sure everyone is left with my most important points:
• Believe it or not, my book is overwhelmingly positive (you can read the reviews to verify this).
• You can’t believe everything you see. Interviews that are prerecorded (like on TV) often do not communicate every detail of the story being covered. Therefore, the full context of said subject is never revealed. They are more like interest-generating highlights.
• Christians should be thanking me for writing the book. Sorry, but you’ll have to keep reading for my explanation on that one.
So let me move on to some comments I have been receiving. What’s interesting about these comments is that the harshest ones have been from Christians and these individuals have NOT read my book. This does not surprise me. This probably does not surprise you. In fact, I write about this in my book (Chapter 10 on what I hate about Christians).
The proverbial “don’t judge a book by its cover” comes to mind here. They truly personify the expression. You’d think Christians, who are mad about someone judging them and their faith, might not want to be so judgmental. The irony is that I believe my book is exactly what they need to read. If this is how they treat me (a fellow flawed follower), I can’t imagine how they treat people in their daily lives: cousins, co-workers, neighbors, schoolmates etc.
I want to share the sentiments I’ve been sent because I think it is a learning moment. Shockingly, these emails have not been anonymous. I suppose I should give them credit for that, at least. In respect to the senders (because I am actually not the savage that some claim), I will simply paraphrase the thoughts and not give you their names.
I have been called a sick-o, loser, idiot, the dumbest person in the world, offensive, that I need to get a life, that I’m promoting ignorant trash, and that it breaks the heart of God that I would ever release a book like this. Surprisingly, I have not yet been told I am going to Hell. But I’m sure it’s coming (especially since I just mentioned it). Let me say it again, all these comments are from Christians who have not read the book. It’s not like I can’t take it. I invite critical thinking…so long as it is informed.
The other interesting thing is that some of the kindest emails (in response to my first ABC News interview) have come from self-proclaimed humanists, pagans, atheists, and agnostics who read the book. In fact, I was surfing around the web and found an atheist discussion-thread on some forum in which an atheist was actually defending me:
First Atheist:
“So…get over yourself (Jason) and move on with your life. If you’re pathetic enough to need a religion to give your life some sort of self meaning then shut up and stick to your faith.”
Response from another Atheist:
“Why should he do that…I’m pretty sure he didn’t write the book for atheists to tell them to stop whining, he wrote it for other Christians to read it and stop being d*#ches to the rest of the world…no one forced you to watch the video…so maybe you’re the one who needs to get over yourself and move on.”
In closing, I was sincerely hoping Christians would be less judgmental. I know that was naïve, but I wanted the Christians to prove me wrong. It saddens me that they would make parts of my book so true. They send me a hateful email because they’re mad that I would say anything negative about Christianity? How does that make sense? It’s life imitating art (Or is it art imitating life since my book is about life? Not really sure how that expression works in this context). Does it discourage me? Yes. But it also fires me up even more. I will simply think of them as that strange family member that everyone tolerates because they have to. And maybe they can think of me in the same light and still let me come to the family picnic. But let this be a lesson to us all.
The funny thing is, Christians should be thanking me for writing this book. That’s right. Read it again: thanking me. Why? For two reasons:
1) It would only have been a matter of time before someone else would have written a book under the same title. And it would not have been so constructive, healthy, positive, and motivational. Frankly, I’m surprised that someone didn’t beat me to the punch. As a matter of fact, somebody approached me to buy www.10thingsihateaboutchristianity.com, but I told him I already wrote the book. I haven’t heard back.
2) I have been able to give them a tool that will help them bring dialogue about Jesus in front of diverse audiences that would otherwise ignore the subject. And isn’t that really the point of it all, Christians? We call it the Great Commission in my neck of the woods. The more people that talk about Jesus the better, I say.
I operate my life under the assumption that God is okay with questions, doubts, honesty, and passion. If not, then he is no God worth following. That is the premise of my book and why I have any measure of sanity and peace at all. So let us not judge a book by its cover, unless you are merely commenting on the artistic design. Besides Christians, if we were all to judge the Bible by its cover alone, we would be forced to admit that it looks like the most boring book in the world. Instead, it continues to be the best-selling book in history year after year, because it is by opening the pages we discover that only certain parts are boring. The rest reads like:
“General Hospital meets Indiana Jones meets Lord of the Rings meets Monty Python. It’s filled with stories of action, adventure, fighting, sex, love, and humor. There are even fire-breathing dragons and a talking donkey. But no ogre. (Sorry, Shrek.)”
–taken from 10 Things I Hate About Christianity: Working Through the Frustrations of Faith in Chapter 3 on The Bible.
[UPDATE: I just got compared to Hitler and my book got compared to Mein Kampf. Once again, it was from a ‘Christian’ who has not read my book.]
Featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC)
415 years
I contributed to today’s issue of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (my regional paper/aka the AJC) alongside my pastor, Andy Stanley. Very cool! There is only one error. It says I became a Christian at 20, but actually I was 15. No biggie. Here is the text and I posted the link at the end if you want to go there:
Keeping the faith, in their way
Many worshippers enjoy innovation of less-rigid services.
By Christopher Quinn*The Atlanta Journal-Constitution*Saturday, May 02, 2009
When
John Hutchins took his wife and two children to visit Buckhead Church
about 18 months ago, his 7-year-old daughter, eyeing the rock band
onstage, theater lighting and big-screen monitors, said, “Daddy, I
thought you said we were going to church.”
Hutchins, who is the son of a Methodist minister, said, “It’s not like my father’s church at all.”
This church does not belong to a denomination, has no liturgy or
stained glass and offers communion only occasionally. It has a flashy
Web site and high-energy classes from Bible study to family finance.
Some of the fastest-growing congregations in the United States are
those that leave behind denominations, stultifying services and
internecine theological fights and offer contemporary styles of music
and communication. They are growing because Americans seem to love
their innovation and family-centeredness and because their leaders have
learned to apply entrepreneurial principles to faith.
Metro Atlanta has its share, large and small. Buckhead Church, with
sister churches North Point Community Church in Alpharetta and Browns
Bridge Church in Cumming, together attract about 20,000 on Sundays.
Newcomer Courageous Church started in downtown office space in January,
and attracts about 100.
Andy Stanley, the son of one of America’s best-known Southern
Baptist ministers, the Rev. Charles Stanley, helped start and pastors
North Point and its affiliates. The initial idea was to start a new
Southern Baptist congregation, “but it occurred to us that would be a
hindrance rather than a help,” he said.
Andy Stanley and other leaders winced at Baptist cultural baggage,
such as the denomination’s call to boycott Disney for allowing gay day
at theme parks. They dreaded the lethargy of bureaucracy. Stanley
remembered enjoying the lack of church trappings when he led members of
his dad’s congregation as the church moved into a former industrial
building.
Starting anew, he wanted freedom to use flexible business models and
packaging that people who did not grow up in church would understand —-
from informal dress to a stage rather than a dais, and music that
sounds like what people listen to on the radio, Stanley said.
It is a growing movement. The American Religious Identification
Survey shows that in 1990, 194,000 Americans identified themselves as
nondenominational. In 2008, it was 8 million.
About one-third of nondenominational churches are megachurches, having more than 2,000 members, and nearly all are evangelical.
Meanwhile, attendance at mainline churches and at the Southern Baptist Convention is declining.
A handful of the new churches are pastored by sons of famous
ministers, such as North Point and Grapevine Church outside Dallas, led
by another son of a former Southern Baptist president.
Scott Thumma, a professor of sociology of religion at the Hartford
Institute for Religion Research, said going independent gives them the
chance to move out from under their fathers’ and denominations’
expectations and fuse entrepreneurship with faith.
Dave Travis, an Atlantan and director of Leadership Network, a
church training organization, was at a conference recently of 4,000
pastors interested in starting new congregations. “And not one wants to
be in a denomination,” he said.
Americans are at ease with crossing church borders —- about half
have switched denominations or faiths in their lifetime, according to
the Pew Center. Disenchantment with denominations’ public image of
feuding, particular teachings such as being against drinking, and their
lack of contemporary feel help push people toward cutting those ties,
Travis said.
Jason T. Berggren, 36, represents that group. He is a North Point
member and wrote a book, “10 Things I Hate About Christianity: Working
Through the Frustrations of Faith” (X Media, $14.99).
Berggren wrestles with religious trappings, such as the benefits of
sleeping in over going to church, and why Christians seem obsessed with
rules.
He grew up not going to church and became a Christian at 20. His
wife grew up Catholic. They both wanted their faith to be accessible
and relevant to everyday life, as opposed to hidden in ritual. He
wanted to walk out of church feeling inspired, challenged to be better.
And he wanted to be comfortable in the same way he would be in going to
a baseball game, as opposed to a museum, he said. “I think that is why
people gravitate toward nondenominational churches,” he said.
Hutchins said when his children are older, perhaps he will return to
a more liturgical church. He misses saying the Lord’s Prayer and
Apostles’ Creed as a congregation.
“There’s a sense of community in that,” he said.
But North Point and its active children’s programs meet his family’s needs, for now.
Stanley knows his style church isn’t for everyone.
“I don’t feel like we are the right way. I feel like we are another way,” he said.
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/05/02/sons0502.html
The ABC Interview: Update & Quick Trip Highlights
015 years
So I just got back from my 2-day excursion to New York City for my forthcoming interview with ABC News by their correspondent Dan Harris. I am being featured in the premiere episode of a new show their doing called “Beliefs.” The official show will air in about a month but on Friday I will post a behind-the-scenes interview we also did. That’s all I know about that for now, but I will post updates here. Here are a few other miscellaneous thoughts from the trip:
*The crew was great. We talked a lot off-air about the music scene since I was in Strongarm. New York is the center for a lot of music, so it was fun. We talked about Helmet, Minor Threat, Gorilla Biscuits, 7 Seconds, and Fugazi. After the interview I expressed gratitude for the opportunity. I told them that while I have done about two dozen radio interviews, this was only my second television interview. “You’d never know it!” was the response from Dan.
*New York City invokes a lot of feelings, both romantic and non-romantic. The romantic? Being there just kept reminding me of baseball, Superman, King Kong, and all things iconic and Americana. The non-romantic? If you like paying entirely WAY more for something than it is actually worth, then New York City is the place to be. AND I couldn’t escape the smell of the city no matter where I walked. It kind of smelled like a bathroom that someone with a stomach virus has just used. Sorry NY, but it’s true…
*I also had the consummate New York City experiences. I was trying to sleep in a hotel room while sirens went off all night in the streets outside. I took two taxis, had a bagel, and ate Chinese food. But most importantly, I was rushing to catch a train (at Grand Central Station of course) and hadn’t eaten anything. There was a pretzel vendor on the concourse right there. So I grabbed one and handed the guy a 20 dollar bill. He barked (in a New York accent):
“Don’t you got anything smaller?“
I responded with, “No, but I can use my credit card if you’d prefer.” He ignored me and handed me my change. I said politely, “Sorry about that.” He finished with:
“You ain’t got nuthin’ to be sorry about. Now grab your pretzel and get outta here!”
*Lastly, I can’t believe I did an interview with ABC News. As I was leaving the city on the train this was the reoccurring thought that peppered my mind. I couldn’t read. I couldn’t work on the computer. I just sat there for two hours in a mental loop stuck on the magnitude of the moment. It also brought a sense of responsibility. I came to the realization that b/c of my title and content I will likely have many opportunities to represent what a follower of Jesus is before philosophically diverse audiences. This is both scary and exciting.
I hope I don’t screw it up too badly!
Radio New Zealand
015 years
Did a quick radio interview yesterday for a radio station in New Zealand. It was awesome! I LOVE their accents.
*info on ABC interview forthcoming…
Jason Goes to NYC to Visit with ABC
415 years
I’m going crazy. There’s been a rush going on in my life (both good and bad).
The bad? Not telling (yet).
The good? I am flying to New York City this weekend to be interviewed on ABC by their correspondent Dan Harris. He’s the gentleman who moderates the Face-Off shows they’ve been doing. I linked the last one about if Satan exists. I thought they did a wonderful job.
They contacted me because of my book 10 Things I Hate About Christianity: Working Through the Frustrations of Faith. I don’t know much about the show yet. All I now is that it is about how people make their faith work in this day-and-age. So it seems like a good fit. It will be taped and air in about a month.
So send me your well-wishes, positive thoughts, and prayers please! I, of course, want it to go well. I want to add to what both of us are doing (ABC and me).
Talk soon…
On the Radio
015 years
I’ll be on tonight if you can tune in:
TIME: 6 PM EST/4 PM MDT
STATION: KGFT 100.7 FM
PROGRAM: Life Today
HOST: Ted Griffin
LOCATION: Colorado Springs, CO
WEBSITE: kgftradio.com
BIG News, Baby Coming!
515 years
So the BIG news is that my wife is pregnant again! That’s right, we might be a little crazy since we already have 3 kids.
Maybe we’re just trying to do our part to overpopulate and destroy the environment.
Or maybe we’re trying to create more taxpayers for the future bohemoth government that is coming.
Either way, we are very excited. To us, living is about life, and life is about living. The baby will likely come Thanksgiving week like a turkey out of the oven!
*Update: unfortunately, my wife miscarried about 2 months into the pregnancy.
Strongarm Reunion?
415 years
I have been getting a lot of questions about the band I was in, Strongarm. This post is in the spirit of full disclosure. If you don’t know the band, this will likely bore you to death. Feel free to stop reading now and go ahead and enjoy the rest of your day. Save your energy. No need to see a washed-up-never-was-been talk about stuff that has no bearing on your life. But if you like those behind-the-scenes shows and interviews than you might want to stay with me a bit. Lastly, I have framed this in an interview format, since these are questions I have received and conversations I have recently had.
Is it true you’re going to do a Strongarm show at Cornerstone Festival this year?
Yes. Believe it or not, since quitting Strongarm (in 1996, I think) I have received emails every month from fans with words of gratitude for my efforts in the band and questions of reunions. Honestly, it surprises me every time that people remember. So I have always expressed appreciation for these well-wishes and said I am open to a reunion. Nothing ever came of it…until recently. We’re calling it a Strongarm Tribute because it’s not technically a reunion. At this point, I am the only member that will be playing it. I’ve never heard of anyone reuniting with themselves! It’s also not exactly a Strongarm cover band, since I was actually in the band. So a tribute is a good middle ground.
I know you have a new book out. Are you just doing the show in order to promote it?
Nope. It’s actually pure coincidence. The Strongarm show wasn’t even my idea. Back in November my wife and I decided to go to Cornerstone Fest, way before the idea of a tribute came about. I have been 5-6 times in the past. It was a big part of my life while I was in the band. Now that we have kids that are old enough to appreciate it, we wanted to go. We decided to rent an RV, drive up there, go deaf, not sleep, and not eat right for a week with the kids. And, of course, bring my book to get the word out about what I am doing these days. Since I wrote most of the lyrics in Strongarm, it only seemed fitting to spread the word about what I am doing with words these days–especially since that’s what fans contact be about the most.
Besides, I believe in the vision and message of my book, otherwise I wouldn’t have gone through all the pain and suffering to do it. It is the single most difficult goal I have ever accomplished. My wife, Lisa, has been so inspirational in the process. She puts up with all the stress and tension it has put on her and our children. I have taken many evenings, weekends, and dollars away that should have otherwise been devoted to and for them. My book’s purpose is to bring attention to the teachings and person of Jesus. That’s also why I was in the band. It was our seminal mission as well.
Someone also posed this question in the comments of one the press releases announcing the show. I’m not even sure I understand it. So, if I didn’t have a book it would be okay to do a show? Strongarm will always be part of me and my story. I sacrificed and invested a lot of effort in the band. I can’t help that and I won’t hide it. So if I’m asked to be a part of something that celebrates that part of my life (and my overall mission) then yes, I’m going to do it. The book is also a part of me and my story now. So they are both (and will always be) part of my story. The two will often co-mingle. There’s nothing I can really do about it. It’s actually a physical impossibility to separate the two.
How did the Strongarm tribute come about then?
Back in December I was contacted by a friend. He asked if I would sing some Strongarm songs at Cornerstone if he put a band together. I said sure, why not? I was already going anyway. That ended up falling through, which was fine. It wasn’t my idea or why we were going to Cornerstone. Then in late January, I was contacted by another friend, Joshua Stump, who runs The Anchor Stage at Cornerstone. He asked if I would do a reunion. Again, I said sure. He asked if I would try to get in contact with the guys from the Strongarm. I said I hadn’t talked to them much since leaving the band in an effort to leave them alone and let the past be the past, but I would try to get some contact info for them. He said if any of the members couldn’t make it he would fill any empty spots with other musicians for a show like this. He wanted to make it happen.
I decided to try to talk to just one of the guys from Strongarm first. I didn’t want to disrupt all of their lives more than necessary. So in late January/early February I started trying to get in contact with them. The first member I contacted never returned my efforts. So later in February I connected with another one of them. He said he wouldn’t be able to make the show. I understood that with family, work, no equipment, all the practicing etc. it was not an easy request. He said he would talk to the other guys and let me know. He also communicated that calling it a reunion wouldn’t be appropriate, and that’s when we agreed that “tribute” was a better fit. I hadn’t heard anything for 3 weeks so I continued to go forward with the project. I had to, since June is just around the corner when planning events like this (and rumors were already circulating about a possible show). I told Joshua Stump that at least I can commit to the show (tribute) at this point.
So how are things at this point?
Joshua Stump is working very hard to make it happen. After I gave him the go-ahead, he let me know he had talked to the drummer from the recently broken-up band Life In Your Way about possibly backing me up. I thought this was amazing since I love that band. From what I heard, they were willing to try to make it work so long as none of the guys in Strongarm had a problem with the idea (which I totally understand).
Unfortunately, 2 other members from Strongarm have just expressed that they would rather I not do the show at all. But I am still planning on doing the show with whoever will back me up. I’ve given my word to Joshua and the fans now (since the news has spread very quickly). So I intend to keep it. You can say a lot of things about me and my flaws, but I am not a liar. I just want to have fun and celebrate the memory of the band I was once in. If it’s just me and a dozen other chubby, fat, bald guys battling bad backs and pinched neck nerves piling up and singing along, it’ll be a great time. And if I sell a few books…great!
Hope to see you there!
UPDATE: Since posting this the other guys from Strongarm have put up comments to slander me specifically. I have never slammed or attacked them personally. That statement does all that, with lies. Honestly, I find it shocking and ridiculous, especially at our age. All because someone asked me to sing Strongarm songs at C-stone for the fans? Wow. PS-Spell my name right next time, guys.
10 Years…
215 years
This weekend, Lisa and I celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary! 10 years of marital bliss. Well, not quite.
What I’ve learned is that marriage is hard work. The way I see it, marriage is set, by default, to fail. If you want to make it work, you have to develop a strategy that will counteract the natural course of things (date night, family time, counseling, etc.).
I always laugh when I meet married couples that say they don’t ever fight. I think it’s a load–either they’re lying or they don’t really spend any time together. When two imperfect people spend time together sparks are going to fly. And I view that as good thing. It’s how the relationship gets stronger.
Being married to Lisa has made me a better person (I still have a long way to go). I am so lucky to have met her and tricked her into marrying me. As I like to say, it is the second best decision I have ever made. What’s the first? Read my book to find out (you can win a FREE copy here)…
I love you, Lisa! Thanks for marrying me….
Road Thoughts
015 years
I’m on the road. I have a television interview on The Harvest Show in South Bend, IN on Friday. I decided to drive b/c the plane tix were $500+. I started missing Lisa and the kids as soon as I left, but the trip has been good. I’m excited about the show though.
Last night I stayed with my friend Joshua Stump and got to see Flatfoot 56 perform at the Anchor. They were really good. A bunch of people knew me from my Strongarm days, which is always flattering and strange at the same time. We stayed up way too late talking, but it was a great time. I also got to see an old friend, Bill Powers, at the show. He was kind enough to buy a copy of my book.
I have also been driving through America on my way to South Bend. I have done it several times over through the course of my life. And I LOVE it more every time. This country is amazing and filled with friendly folks who work hard.
I also started thinking about all those people who are always hollering about overpopulation. They always make me laugh. They obviously have never been on a long-distance drive. There’s plenty of room for us all. There’s wide open spaces everywhere. Rent a car and take a drive out of the city. It’s a cathartic and enlightening experience.
Lastly, on Saturday my wife and I will celebrate our 10th anniversary. I’m very happily married and excited to celebrate it. My life is better with her. Marrying her is the 2nd best decision I have ever made. You’ll have to read my book to learn the 1st. I LOVE you Lisa!
Peace out!
On the Radio Today
015 years
I’ll be on the radio today, if you can tune-in:
Station: KNDL 89.9, 92.5, 89.7
Where: Santa Rosa, San Fran, CA
Time: 10:30 EST/7:30 PCT
Host: Monika Griffin
Web: thecandle.com
GOV’T MYOB
715 years
I don’t know about you, but the news depresses me. That being said, i can’t stay away from it either. I read the news about 30 minutes a day. I can’t help it. I feel like it’s something I’m supposed to do. In fact, when I don’t stay up on current events I start to go through withdrawal.
Something that’s really bothering me these days is the increasing size of government. Historically, that’s obviously never a good thing–no matter the “good” and “moral” reason for it. It breeds corruption and oppression.
It doesn’t really matter what your political persuasion or world-view is, small government is better for everyone. It’s one of the founding principles of this country and the main reason why it has been so successful in just 200 years of being a nation.
Why don’t we all know instinctively that small government is better? Why did I never learn this foundational principle in the public schools I went to? What are we teaching our kids? If you disagree please give me your best reasons.
The bigger government gets, the more your freedoms are taken away. That’s just the plain truth. I want government to stay out of my life as much as possible. What about you?
Just venting…
Tune In Today
315 years
I have two interviews today if you can tune in and share your thoughts:
TIME: 8:45 AM EST/7:45 AM PST
STATION: KFUO 850 AM
HOST: Paul Clayton
LOCATION: St. Louis, MO
WEBSITE: kfuo.org
TIME: 1 PM EST
STATION: WMUZ
HOSTt: Bob Dutko
LOCATION: Detroit
WEBSITE: wmuz.com
On the Air Tonight
015 years
I’ll be on the air tonight if you can tune in. Let me know your thoughts…
STATION: KFIA 710 AM
PROGRAM: Eric Hogue Show
LOCATION: Sacramento and San Francisco, CA
WEBSITE: kfia.com
TIME: 6:30 PST/9:30 EST
In the Attic Without the Lights On
015 years
So today I’m in the attic of a clients house wiring an outlet (my handyman day job). I get a call at 9:15 AM mid-twist of tightening the two neutrals (that’s the white wires) together:
“This is the Jesse Lee Peterson Show. You’re on in 2 minutes.“
“Huh?”
“Right after the break you’ll be piped in. Do you have any question?”
“Ummm…”
Anyway, my paperwork said 12:15 PM EST. I managed to give the guy the client’s land-line (an interview must) and asked my client if I could use their phone and was ready to go–all in 30 seconds. They were very gracious and supportive, although I did not feel very professional on either front (radio or handyman customer). Not to mention I was doing the 30 minute interview in their Master Bedroom.
But the interview went well. It was great fun.
Thanks Jesse!
Two Chances to Tune-in Today
015 years
Having 2 interviews today:
WCBQ/WHNC out of Oxford, NC at 8:10 AM EST
WMPC 1230 AM out of Lapeer, Flint, MI at 10:05 AM EST
Hope you’ll listen if you can!
It WENT!
915 years
Just got off the phone from the interview at KTLF.
It was great. I had so much fun.
Thanks Jerry & team!
I Thought I was On the Radio…
015 years
Yesterday, I was supposed to be on the radio. They never called. I called them and 3 of the numbers I have for them were no longer in service. Not sure what happened.
Then I had another interview this morning. They never called again. I called them and left a message. This time the host called me back and said he was sorry. It was his mistake and we rescheduled for tomorrow.
I’m scheduled for another interview today on KTLF out of Colorado Springs & Pueblo, CO at 7:45 MST/9:45 EST.
Host: Jerry King & Lynn Carmichael
ktlf.org
I’m hoping my 3rd scheduled interview (but first actual one), will actually happen and go well!
Or will life imitate art again….
