Maybe there won't be a final episode
after all.
As you may recall, a couple of months
ago, when the lockdown was at its height, I started putting together
short videos about Marquette history and posting them to Facebook. I was intending on stopping when things started to get back to
normal. In fact, today's video, because it's a rather important day
in Marquette history, was supposed to be the last.
But it looks like that won't be the
case.
I don't know what it it. I don't know
if it's the strangeness of the times, or if it's a shift in the
zeitgeist, or what, but I think I've been recognized for these videos
more than anything else I've ever done. And keep in mind I've been
doing radio forever, I've hosted a TV show for the better part of a
decade, and I give tours to hundreds of people at a time. Yet no
matter where I go—from a downtown store to the beach at McCarty's
Cove—all people wanna do is talk about the videos and let me know
how much they've enjoyed them.
Who knew?
I mean, I'm glad people have taken to
them so much. I'm REALLY glad that people have enjoyed watching
them, and I've grateful that their enjoyment is allowing them to walk
away knowing a little more about the history of this great place. I
just had no idea that they would go over the way they did. I just
started doing them as a goof, as a way to pass a little time during
“Stay Home, Stay Safe”. Little did I know that I'd have people
sending me pictures and suggesting topics and wondering when the next
one would be posted.
I'm humbled by it all. Really, really
humbled.
Like I said, today's was supposed to be
the last day. But now, it won't. I'll be taking a few weeks off
from producing them so I can get ready for my “Third Street: Day &
Night” tour in a few weeks, but after that, I'm guessing I'll be
back with a new “season”.
After all, even though it blows my
mind, it seems like people can't wait.
8-)
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Why is today such a big day in
Marquette history? Well, watch the “season finale” and learn for
yourself!
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