2. Born and raised in Arkansas…..in Berryville, but hopefully you could never tell from the way I talk. I went to the University of Arkansas and Northwest Arkansas Community College. Hopefully someday I’ll have a piece of paper to show for it.
3. I’m a born-again Christian – some people may think it’s not appropriate to tell you that on my radio station bio – but when you have a past like mine - it's too hard NOT to talk about what changed my life.
4. I’m newly married to a wonderful woman named Michelle. She’s the coolest woman ever (sorry Mom) and I don’t deserve her.
5. I come from a family with 5 brothers & sisters. I’m number 4. I learned to share at an early age. In fact, I didn’t hear the word “yes” until I was 9 years old. Most of the time it was “Can I have that?” followed by “No”……”Give me that!”……”No”…..and so on
6. I like sports. I love to watch ESPN. My favorite sport to play is basketball, even though I never got any playing time growing up – thanks Coach Summers. I LIKE to play golf, which I’m horrible at. I actually still think golf is the dumbest sport ever, but I still play it because once every 50 times I play – I hit a good shot, and I’m addicted all over again. I love watching the Hogs, the Cardinals, and the St. Louis Rams.
7. I’m a night owl, that’s why I’ve never done morning radio. I simply can’t wake up.
8. I love grilling stuff. It doesn’t matter what it is – I want to put fire underneath it. Whether it’s a steak, hamburger, or something wrapped in bacon, I’ll make an attempt to burn it.
9. My wife says I watch too much tv. I’m still not convinced of that one, but she’s probably right. I’m a sucker for all these ridiculous house flipping shows. We all know they’re trying to beat a fake deadline and everything will always work out, but still, I can’t look away! I also like the First 48 on A&E, American Chopper, Seinfeld, The Office, and I guess Grey’s Anatomy is ok too.
10. I’d like to be a counselor some day. Don’t ask me when, but some day.
I'm not sure what to think. I know that name is horrible, but should a court have the right to tell the parents what to name a child? They already try to tell parents how to discipline their children, or I should say how NOT to discipline. Where will it stop? And what is wrong with people in New Zealand? Why would they be so cruel to their offspring?
What do you think? Email me your thoughts: iked@hotmix1019.com
Thanks!
Gay Bashing Part II
Thursday 07-17-2008 12:22pm CT
Looks like I'm not the only one who thought what I said was NOT gay bashing. Here's a few responses I received:
"OMG, you have got to be kidding me. This is the United States and we all have the freedom of speech but what you said was not gay bashing. If you had said it was crime against God or something like that, then yes that would be gay bashing. I thing old girl needs to get on the right page about what is acceptable and what is not. I didn't' have any problem with what you said. Keep up the good work and I'll keep listening.thanks" - Bea P.
"I thought your comment was cute, (I love word play) and how the listener turned it into gay bashing is beyond me. Move on PLEEEEEEEEEEeAsE. Maybe it is a sign of the times and people are getting fed up with the lack of morality our society seems to be perpetuating, but I'm really sick of the unrealistic and unachievable standards some are expecting our public figures to live up to, like yourself. Cut yourself some slack, but watch your back. Love your station and hope the programming continues on the same genre." - Kathy
"If Ike D is going to be in the business of not offending anyone...let's disect the meaning & Content every song played on 101.9 and each & every song would be found offensive to somebody out there...with respect to sex, race & religion. Your rights are Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness...It is not your right to not be offended. Thankfully we do have a choice as to what content we listen to...So Caller, change the channel..." - Audi
So as you can see I am not alone in my thinking. If I had received an email that disagreed with me I would have posted it, but I didn't even receive one! Thank you NWA for not totally losing your minds yet!
Remember if you have an opinion you can always email me: iked@hotmix1019.com
Thanks!
Gay Bashing?
Wednesday 06-25-2008 7:06pm CT
Earlier this week I read a story on the 420 skinny about Ellen Degeneres and her girlfriend Portia De Rossi planning a wedding ceremony now that hippy Californians can legally get married. I made the comment "that's just gay if you ask me". I thought I was being descriptive, evidently one of our listeners thinks it was gay bashing, hatin', and racism? Wow - I think we have become HYPER sensitive these days. We're more worried about being politically correct than we are about breathing! But I never said anything hateful to anyone! I've just about had it. For your listening pleasure you can now hear my comment on the air Click Here -and then listen to what the listener said via our studio voicemail Click Here- and decide for yourself! And please - I'd love to hear what you think about this email me - iked@hotmix1019.com
Kind of cool to be on the map - especially when everyone around here is always like "Northwest Arkansas is like the 2nd fastest growing place next to Las Vegas and blah blah blah". I also think it's cool, but someone else besides us recognizing that fact is what I'm excited about. It's like if you have a child - YOU think that child is cute and talk about them all the time. But is your child actually cute? You don't really know until a stranger walks up and says "ahhh what a cutie". Now if a stranger comes up and goes "Ahhhhhhh my bless his heart" then you have a problem.
In closing, I just wanted to make sure everyone sees this kind of positive publicity about this area - it's good for morale or something..............and if I find out that the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce paid for the spot on the top 10 list then I'm going to have egg on my face!
Grandma's Ringtone
Friday 06-20-2008 6:26am CT
I was at a yard sale of all places this past weekend (that's another story in itself) and I was looking at some useless silverware and old baseball cards on a table when all of a sudden I heard some music.
It was obvious from the grainy sound that it was a ringtone. It was also obvious that it was Florida "Low"........applebottom jeans......boots with the fur..........ya you know the song. I didn't really think anything of it until I heard a voice that sounded much older than I expected saying "hello, what's up?". I looked up only to see a 50 year old grandma-age lady in a conversation with what appeared to be a kid or grandkid. This was funny to me on several levels. First off a woman of her age with a popular song as a ringtone (nothing wrong with it, but it's not the norm). Secondly the song - it's not a John Mayer song, or even Rihanna - it's Florida and "Low" for crying out loud! The only thing more sketchy is "Lollipop" from Lil Wayne - which I'm sure she'll have that one soon! Lastly - this woman didn't skip a beat in answering her phone. It wasn't like she was among several younger people - she was surrounded by old yard sale peeps. My wife and I were the only young saps at the yard sale and we both found it amusing. The other peeps wrote it off as some technology racket they didn't want to deal with. However, there was one older chap that was actually singing with the ringtone word for word! This guy looks like the kind of guy that listens to classic rock all day long while building engines with his bare hands and smoking cigarettes that he dips in whiskey!
Just goes to show you that you never know who's listening to Hot Mix 101.9 out there - AND stereotypes, while usually being close to accurate, aren't always correct.
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