My love affair with radio began in 1975, the first time I heard Queen blaring through the speakers in my Mama’s yellow, 1972 Ford LTD. “The Boat” as we referred to it, would be my first car years later, with Def Leppard and RATT blaring out of the radio. I’ve worked in a ton of radio formats, but rock is my all-time favorite and 80’s rock is my passion. Dokken, Warrant, Judas Priest, Queensryche, Tesla, Winger, Lillian Axe, Zebra, Firehouse, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Vixen, Extreme, Mr. Big, Damn Yankees, Steelheart, Giant, Iron Maiden, KIX…I could go on and on and on. Rock radio has given me some of the best friends and best times of my life. I’ve sat in a dressing room with Kid Rock discussing politics and crazy ex-girlfriends and I’ve hung out with Aerosmith’s Joe Perry at a south Louisiana crawfish boil. Then there was that time on a riverboat in New Orleans with the band The Darkness…. My basic uniform is ripped jeans and a baseball cap but I also wear Tony Lama’s. I love a great steak, but I also love my Texas Longhorns that call my pasture home. I love wine and cheese, but my version has Rotel mixed in. I was born in southern Georgia, grew up in southern Louisiana and in 2005, finally made it back to the state where my grandparents were born and raised. I now live in a century old farmhouse in the town where my Grandpaw was born. I wish he were here to see it. God has blessed me mightily with my family, my six adopted dogs, my three legged devil cat, my home in the beautiful Texas countryside and my life in the United States of America, the greatest nation in the world.
Tasha Stevens
NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Speaking In Waco
The NBA’s all-time leading scorer will speak at McLennan Community College in Waco, Tuesday, October 15th at 7pm. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s lecture is entitled “Finding Your Inner All-Star”.
New Gun Laws In Texas
As of September 1st, eight new gun laws are now in effect in Texas:
Florida Woman Uses Plastic For Hurricane Protection
Growing up in south Louisiana, I pretty much saw it all when it came to Hurricane preparations. Duct tape on the windows, sliding glass doors, garbage cans…you name it, somebody, somewhere duct taped it. You can imagine my surprise when I saw a chick in Florida with an entirely new use for duct tape in combating storm damage.
Halloween Movie Marathons
Halloween is just around the corner which means we will soon be inundated with all our favorite scary movies.
Texas Woman Burglarizes Botox Business
No pun intended, but it is getting ugly out there. Efforts to look good now involve ripping off the products needed to do so. Case in point, a Sugar Land Med Spa.
A Possible Cure For Cat Allergies
If you love cats but have never owned one due to a cat allergy, rejoice! The Swedes may have saved the day! A Swiss-based company has invented a new cat allergy vaccine that’s administered to pets, not people.
Classic Rock to Thank for “Alright, Alright, Alright”
Matthew McConaughey and his new job at the University of Texas. If you have been under a rock and do NOT know about it, do your homework and read the story we posted about it.
Catch the Trains in Temple
If you dig trains (and we are not talking about the Ozzy version), you need to be at the 37th annual Temple Model Train Show, Sept. 21-22, at the Frank W. Mayborn Civic & Convention Center.
Midland-Odessa Shooter Has Ties to Central Texas
According to online records, the man identified by police in the Midland-Odessa shooting once lived in McLennan County. KVUE is reporting that 36-year-old Seth Ator once lived in Lorena and Waco.
Reportedly, Ator graduated from Lorena High School in the early 2000s and was enrolled at Texas State Technical College in Waco in 2005...
Fund Created for Texas State Trooper Shot in Midland-Odessa
There is a way you can help a Texas State Trooper who was injured Saturday in the Midland-Odessa Shooting. A Go Fund Me account set up for Trooper Chuck Pryor's family to assist with medical expenses