Favorite Movie

I was filling out my profile and came across the questions....What is your favorite movie? What is your favorite music?

My question back is, why does anyone care that I cry every time I watch Will Smith's "The Pursuit of Happyness"? Or that McLovin is my hero?

Why does anyone care that I have an unusual level of enjoyment when I listen to Dave Matthews music? That no matter what mood I am in...a little DMB makes it all better.
Or that when nobody is looking and I put on some Luda, I sag my pants and walk around like I'm gangsta???
Or why does anyone care that I love Matisyahu and think his music is fantastic. Then I have to sit there and listen to non-tribe members try to pronounce it and can't. But to me, his lyrics speak to the soul. (am I getting too deep for you? If not listen to One Day by Matisyahu)

Then again, if you are reading this (and as of right now I have no idea if anyone is) you are reading this because you care about my "think tank".

I consider myself a pretty boring guy. My greatest moments have only happened in my brain. You can't imagine how many "buzzer beaters"I have made to win some sort of basketball championship in my life. And YES, I have even done this as an adult. If you say you have not, you are a liar!

I love the bar / restaurant business. It might be the one thing I am actually good at in the real world. (although 4 touchdown catches in this years Turkey Bowl really makes me realize, I should have at least considered going pro at some point) What other business can you throw a party every single day. I think I have an eye / ear for the business. When I walk in the front door, I usually can tell pretty quickly whether something is "right" or not.

When I tell people to "Meet Me At Mullen's"....I mean it! Why? Because I am there every single day. And I gotta say, I really have a passion for it's success.

What about radio you say? Radio is great. It's funny, I listen to old 40's and 50's radio shows to help me tell my story on the air. Think about it. When my dad was a kid, he used to sit around the radio and listen to these people talk and tell their story, and they would be captivated. That is what I try to do, draw a picture for the listeners. AND.....just not really give a crap of the consequences! Ask my wife, it is the one thing that drives her crazy. When I am in that studio, I don't think of anyone, just what I have to say. Maybe that is why all my neighbors don't like me?

An old program director of mine once told me. If you think about how what you say will effect others, you will never be successful. I have lived by that to this day except for when my words can make a POSITIVE change.

You see, when I started in radio making $8,000 a year, I saw a lot of Jack Asses in the business. I made an agreement with myself (there I went talking to myself again), that if anyone would ever listen to me, come to see me, or be interested in me, I would give them some substance. Something good besides the stupid jackass they hear on the radio.
I have lived by that creed to this day. When it comes to charities, or helping someone...the word NO is not in my vocabulary. (once again ask my wife, she says I work for FREE better then anyone she has ever met)

So....what is my Think Tank? Sometimes serious, sometimes stupid, sometimes irrelevant...but always ME!

So, for the 3 of you out there reading this.

Enjoy!

My first blog o the day

I saw that Melanie has her own blog. So, I became incredibly jealous and decided I need one of my own. So....here it is. Melanie...eat it sucker!
This blog will be random, sort of like my life and just be thoughts that rattle through my cranium (thanks Myron Cope)

* If you ever wondered how important Big Ben or Troy Polamalu are to the Steelers, last nights 20 - 17 loss to the Ravens are all the proof you need.

* Thanksgiving is an AWESOME holiday....why? Because it is 100% about family!

* Opening a bar on the South Side, right on Carson St. and I could NOT be more excited. This is going to be a blast. Mullen's on Carson....here we come!

* I am craving a Moon Burger right now. Not on my diet, but WHO cares!

* the sun just came out for about 1 second. I needed repowered like Ultra man!

* Today is a day that I feel very uneasy, and uncertain, but yet nothing seems to be wrong, and thank God everything seems to be going right?? Don't you hate those days?

* Buck makes the best fake fart noises ever. I wonder what they sound like in his own head?

* I had a blast at the WVU vs Pitt backyard brawl with my son, brother and his boys!

* the Steelers WILL, I repeat WILL make the playoffs this season!

* When do you get old enough that you stop caring about dumb things? I want to get there quickly....without the incontenence thing! Just the stop caring stuff.

That's it for my first blog....enjoy!