I am not a believer that things all happen for a reason. I am a believer that when things happen you didn’t expect and am not ready for, you roll with it. And somehow, you figure out a solution. Or you are just screwed.
I faced that recently with the abrupt resignation of Drew Hoffar. As I’ve outlined before, he handled most of the tech responsibilities with the show, but more importantly to me, he was a co-host…someone to throw my thoughts at. I had openly considered working alone, or with Janet, or with an up and coming comedian. Then I got a wild hair and contacted Phantom, who I had worked with for a few years during my run in mornings at KHTK. Turns out that was a fantastic wild hair to pluck. It was an old man wild hair, coming out of my ear if you must know. But the hair pulling was worth it. As you can tell over the last few weeks, Phantom and I have picked up right where we left off. Except we have unlimited time and no censorship now! I’m thrilled with Phantom’s contributions to the show, and the vibe we have going is something I’m very happy with.
I’m glad I plucked the wild hair, and am thrilled you guys are enjoying the addition of Phantom.
He’s making it easier for me to just have fun and direct the show and see where it takes us. Phantom (real name spoiler! It’s Mark Lowe) called what we are doing now “old guys radio”. I like the sound of that. And as stressed as I was a few weeks ago about the subscription codes, live stream, downloading, levels, co host, et al….it’s nice to have gone with my somewhat smaller gut and reached out to Phantom. Why, the whole thing makes me want to say Drew who? But I won’t, because like Ron Burgandy, I’m classy.
Please give the new guy a follow on twitter @PhantomRadio60 !
Thanks!
Don Geronimo, deejay