Even if I did have a bad day, why would
I bother anyone with it?
Over the past few years I've received
comments from people regarding something I do on the air, and it
happened again yesterday after talking about my sore post-dental
visit mouth, a mouth that wasn't allowing me to speak with all its
normal fluidity (not that I'm a very fluid speaker to begin with,
but, you get the idea) Anyway, the comments are something I never
really thought about, but it must make an impression on some people.
The comments have to do with how I never seem to have a “bad day”
when I'm on the air, how I always seem “to have a smile in (my)
voice”. Apparently I always sound like I'm happy and having fun
when I'm on the air, and people notice that.
And from the sound of it they
appreciate it, as well.
Trust me, I do have bad days. Some
days, I'm dealing with recalcitrant equipment, other days, it's
dealing with a personal situation. So I do have bad days. But I
don't let it affect my on-air performance. My job is to entertain
people, to make sure they have a good time getting through their
days. They may tune in to try and make their own bad day better; why
would I add to their troubles with troubles of my own?
I mean, I'm really lucky. Being an
optimist by nature I really don't have a lot of bad days, and even if
something is weighing upon me I have this freakish ability to
compartmentalize. I seem to be able to shove whatever's bothering me
to the back of my head for a few minutes when I need to do something
else. I don't know if I'm lucky in that respect or if it's a sign of
some serious mental instabilities (neither would surprise me). All I
know is that if people are tuning in for fun or to relieve their own
troubles, it doesn't do much for them if I'm a major bummer.
And it's something, apparently, that
people notice.
So, if you don't mind, I'll just
continue being me on the air. In all honesty, I wouldn't know how to
do it any differently, anyway, so I guess you're stuck with an
optimist with a smile in his voice.
Even if my jaw aches or I'm having a
bad day.
*****
For whatever reason this event hasn't
received a lot of publicity, but my (much) better half is doing a
program tomorrow night! That's right; Loraine will be doing a
presentation for the Northern Center for Lifelong Learning on the
writing of her two books. It gets underway tomorrow (Thursday) night
at 7 at Peter White Public Library. I know I'll be there!
(p.s.--the episode of “Bizarre Foods”
that The Travel Channel shot in Marquette County last summer? It
airs Tuesday night at 9, if you're curious)
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