Part II: Tears and Cheers, Poignant Moments in WHS Wrestling
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Part II of this conversation among Wauconda wrestling coaches reflects over thirty years of coaching and competition to highlight moments on and off the mat that still burn bright in their collective memory, moments of victory with hands held high, and moments of turmoil where tearful eyes held the agony of defeat. Wrestling coaches Tom Nance, Tim Rennels, Todd Costa, and Kurt Rohlwing share moments in which young men and women were molded, often painfully, into young adults. Enjoy these reflections of tears and cheers that capture the essence of high school sports, the arena...
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Tears and Cheers: Poignant moments in Wauconda Wrestling, part I
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What's more poignant, more emotionally gripping: a statle title wrestling match or the person with a physical disability winning his first ever match? Wauconda wrestling coaches reflect over thirty years of coaching and competition to highlight moments on and off the mat that still burn bright in their collective memory, moments of victory with hands held high, and moments of turmoil where tearful eyes held the agony of defeat. Wrestling coaches Tom Nance, Tim Rennels, Todd Costa, and Kurt Rohlwing share moments in which young men and women were molded, often painfully, into...
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A recent study found that six of the seven dwarves aren’t happy.
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You want to snort, chuckle, groan? Then tickle your ears as OK Boomer brings you another edition of his recurring segment "Potpourri." Funny tweets and stories are intermingled with stories that give you the "feels." Next month, we'll return with interviews from people who share interesting stories from their vocation or hobby. Essential Links: YouTube: Facebook page: Website: Email: [email protected]
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A psychic walks into a bar . . . she should have seen it coming.
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Life is happening for me . . . so enjoy a replay from one of my favorite interviews!! How can you tell the difference between a Swami Salami charlatan and an authentic intuitive psychic? Corbie Mitleid, author of THE PSYCHIC YELLOW BRICK ROAD: How to Find the Real Wizards and Avoid the Flying Monkeys," explains the difference to “the friendly skeptic” Boomer. Mitleid, a professional psychic, shares stories from her work of 50 years as an authentic intuitive in an engaging, sincere manner. She, Boomer, and Jimmy have some fun discussing her serious work, including the use of numerous audio...
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Animal Stories part II: Not Suited for Morons of All Ages
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Who doesn't love a good animal story, especially when it involves blood, amputation, or death? Yes, such heart warming tales (one of a missing tail) are brought to you in the format of an animal story contest. This is part II of our animal story contest that pits original broadcasts from the WLS world renowned Animal Stories from back in the 70s against our guests' own animal stories. We have two guests, Bruce King and Natalia Cooper, both of them experienced in veterinarian medicine, both willing to entertain us with their tales from the workplace. When this is published on...
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Animal Stories: Bullet Proof Cow vs. Parrot Fed to Grandmother
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Remember Animal Stories that captured the attention of middle school morons like myself back in the early 70s? It was quite a popular segment for WLS-AM radio that featured Uncle Lar’ and Snot-Nosed Lil’ Tommy. This episode will pit WLS animal stories against the adventures of two guests who have long animal medicine backgrounds. Jimmy Ahmuhdoofous is tasked with judging the winner of six rounds of wacky stories that feature a python choking on a Pekinese, a bullet proof cow, and flying fatty masses. Natalia Cooper and Bruce King are the guests who provide hilarious...
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What's worse? Getting kicked in the nuts or giving birth?
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It's an age old question tackled in this Potpourri episode where Jimmy Ahmuhdoofous and I share with you select pieces of prose and poetry collected over the past few months from Facebook. Some are designed to make you laugh, others to tug at your heartstrings, all of them to make you think.
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Roger Beard: Car salesperson who took a cow as a trade in
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If you sell cars for over forty years like my good friend Roger Beard, you're going to have some stories. Roger's adventures include selling cars to exotic dancers, ball busters, drunks, and a couple who had to offer their cow as part of the deal. In addition to those humorous tales, he answers questionns about vehicles such as Is there a best time to buy a car? Should you use your own financing or go with the dealership? Do you need to follow the car maker's manual on items like cabin filters,,radiator and transmission flushing? How valuable is an extended warranty? This is...
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Roger Beard used car buying tip: Check the entire length of a seat belt.
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That’s the humble beginning to a successful forty plus year career in car sales for Roger Beard. He shares with us his early years as a young man trying to find his way, eventually finding traction as a car salesman and becoming a manager of used car sales at a large dealership in Florida that annually generated multi-millions of dollars in sales. In part one of this two-part interview, Roger will tell us about the beginnings of Beard Pontiac, a Prophetstown car dealership that served the surrounding area for twenty years. He’ll tell us amusing stories about various sales he...
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Local Radio Personality Reviews Career (and why he disappoints women): Brian Zscheische
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Jimmy Ahmuhdoofus and I have been able to share with you interviews with people that have interesting hobbies or vocations, people who I usually don’t know that well, but this episode is a treat for me as I get to chat with a life long friend, Brian Zschiesche. He’s a good enough friend that not only do I know his middle name but also how to spell that wacky last name. Prior to his current interesting job at the Sterling hospital, he spent over three decades behind the mic at various radio stations, including 20 years at WSDR, where many of my Prophetstown listeners...
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