Charlotte Radio
95.7 The Ride

So I had a realy bad day today and on top of all of life’s events I was forced to listen to local radio on during my commutes. Let me start by saying, I like listening to local radio about as much as driving a ford focus (had to toss that in there). Anyway, I was almost home when I got stuck behind this huge black Ford 250. I love pulling up behind these huge monsters because if the angle is just right, I can see my headlights and the Roush fog lamps smiling back at me. So after my long annoying day I start to smile. John Mellencamp busts out a live version of “Pink Houses” as I stare dead into the huge blue oval on the back of the 250. “AIN’T THAT AMERICA?” For some reason the song was right for the mood I was in. I cranked up the Shaker 1000 and lived every second of the song.

I love my car. My wife calls her my other woman and it makes more and more sense. She may not be perfect but I still enjoy laying into her full throttle and hearing her engine scream at me. She loves to keeping me smiling no matter what life brings my way. I get an hour and a half alone with her every day and we enjoy every second. This is the first time in years that I have listened to local radio. I still doubt I will return for a long time once I get my CD player fixed. However, for 3.5 minutes today 95.7 The Ride changed my tune.

I got home and tried to find out what CD the live version was on. I found the home page for 95.7 The Ride. It is not pretty by any stretch of the imagination. They definitely need to work on their web presence. They do however have a neat little search tool that allows you to see what was broadcast that day (see screen shot below). So as the day draws to anend I need to say thank you to 95.7 The Ride and sorry to Todd at DJF. I know it will all be better soon and I will be rolling around to the music of my choice.

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