The 80s Are Back

Garth Brooks is proving you don't have to record, tour, or even sing to win awards. the G-man will be inducted into Oklahoma State University Hall of Fame from which he was graduated 25 years ago. He'll be Big Man on Campus and Grand Marshall of the Homecoming Parade on October 17.

Meanwhile Reba McEntire is atop the Country charts for the 2nd week with her new CD Keep On Loving You and George Strait's Twang at number two. When's the new Judds album come out?

And now, Back To The Future: Football Season is here again (you can tell it's Fall in the Brazos Valley when temperatures dip below 100). To help you pump up for Aggieball, Roger recommends this article by Richard Justice in the Houston Chronicle.

Today is the anniversary of the largest hailstone ever discovered. It fell in Aurora, NE. It had a circumference of 17.5 inches and weighed 1.67 lbs. We were wondering how you compare a stone of that size. Y'know when assessing hail size we usually make common comparisons: penny-sized, quarter, golf ball, softball sized. Butch at Maaco says that would be "steering wheel" size.