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.

Closer Coffee Wakes Up Roger and Roy

Welcome to Roger's Coffee Club. Because the walk out the studio and across the hallway became to much, Roger has moved his private coffee contraption into to the studios for easier access. It is completely portable and mobile and easy to assemble/pack up (he doesn't trust it alone without him). If you stop by during the morning be sure to bring your travel mug. Next week we hope to add Bear Claws and orange wedges...

Somehow we got into a discussion about The Tonight Show and how long a show it was back in the early Carson era: I said two hours, Roger said it's always been one. We were both wrong. Back in the day a network newscast would run from 10 until 10:15 Central, then Tonight at 10:15. Eventually, local affiliates began running their own news at 10:15 and Tonight had a second opening at 10:30. After a while Ed McMahon hosted the 15 minute early segment and Johnny Carson joined in at the half hour. Then Carson decided he didn't want McMahon going on first and that segment was eliminated entirely. I still seem to remember a 90 minute show, but I have no evidence to back it up. By the way, it wasn't until after Carson retired that the show began at :35 like all the other late-nighters. It was in his contract.

Phone call from Becky Rune who informed us she may have to return her "Mother of the Year" award after neglecting to call yesterday to tell us of her 14-year-old son's birthday. She asked if it was still OK to give a guy that age cupcakes. We said it was all right unless she called him "cupcake". She never did mention his name...

Becky also informs us she's been job hunting. She is hoping to be employed as a bicep or calf model. If you know anyone hiring, call Roger and Roy.

Butch from Maaco talked about cooking and washing dishes. Butch informed us that he and Nelda struck a bargain before marriage: she said "I don't cook", he said "I do". He said "I don't do dishes" she said "I will" and that was the start of their storybook marriage.

Country Superheros

You've seen Country performers acting on TV and movies - even on stage, like Reba.
But Trace Adkins has registered a "first" as the star of a ... comic book ("graphic novel" to you fans). 12 Gauge Comics is releasing a four-issue series titled "Trace Adkins is . . . Luke McBain".
The character looks and, presumably, behaves like the real Trace. The premise is based on Trace's life philosophy. The writers say they consulted with Trace so they could put a lot of his personality into the character.

-It's set in Louisiana, which is where Trace is from. Luke returns home after serving 14 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit (prisons are full of innocent men). The town is now controlled by bad guys, and Luke is the only man willing to set things right.

With an axe handle...

This sounds nothing at all like Walking Tall and Buford Pussor, does it?

Anyway, the first issue will escape in November, around the same time that Trace is supposed to go on tour (co-incidence?). It'll run you $3.99 a pop.