For Don I

For Don I

40 years on the Radio today.

Once we tuned him in,

He was the one.

The local stations

OK

and still,

after awhile,

just not

Real

enough.

It started by flipping through the channels,

before computers, was it mid 80's? or later?

when Burlington coughed up the dough

for this expensive

but

sinful

show.

Our neighbors,

from New Jersey

grew up listening to

the I Man.

We thought we had found someone new.

Perhaps we had.

He had quit the bad stuff by then.

And his cohorts, the characters and skits,

played out on the airwaves for our morning commute,

changing plans, or driving slower,

when a good one comes along.

And his family, oh so special,

and what they do for children, vets

and others who have not.

Greening the Earth with

simple recipes

and giving proceeds

all away.

His love of animals,

of Southwest vistas,

Photography, Writing,

Reviewing books.

Interviews others,

Famous people,

Sometimes fearing

this heavy dude.

Shooting Straight,

He is

Rough and Tumble,

Sometimes Humble,

Sometimes sad.

We need the humor,

sarcastic comments,

laughing,

music,

news

that makes us mad :)

We like to hear

about the

NY scene, music, authors, cool people,

and

from all those

people, brave and all you who suffered,

who lived through

911.

Thanks for rising early mornings,

Keeping us laughing, well informed,

music playing, friendly banter,

You are a Special Daring Number One Cowboy!

p.s.

When he was off the air,

we

pouted, grumpy, depressed,

angry, sympathetic,

thinking and saying,

"How can we possibly start our day right sans the I man?"

check him out at imus.com