Britt Nicole "on top of things" at wbfj! "Say it"...we now play it!

EMI new recording artist Britt Nicole dropped by the station to visit and bring us a few copies of her new CD "Say it"...

While Britt was hugging everbody... Josh , Brian, and Andrea from EMI's radio promotion team got Wally off to one side and pleaded...

"Wally...you're a hard man... you play our artists Toby Mac and Mandissa... what's it going to take to get Britt's new cd on the air?"

While the guys were talking outside...Andrea slipped into the station and did a number on the control room dry erase board...(with a permanent marker to make her point indelible)

(after all...even Wally should be moved by some good flattery...I mean, he IS a radio guy, right?)

But nothing worked... until Britt shocked us all...

and began climbing onto the station van...

"Wally... I'm going to camp out on the WBFJ van until you play my song!"

"And I'm not going to move until you add it!"

People were driving by and pointing...

Poor Deke was getting so embarrased... and yelled out...

"Wally... please play it! I'm having a panic attack!"

That did it...

Wally gave the thumbs up ... Deke breathed a sigh of relief ... Darren helped Britt down froom the van...

another potential PR crisis sucessfully avoided!

Yes....Britt's new cd is "Say it" and we really do "Play it!"...LOL!

(First release...the song "YOU")

Click on Britt's website... (she's from North Carolina, too!)

http://www.brittnicole.com/

Nate Sallie sings...papa john comes unglued!

I knew Nate Sallie and his side-kick Kyle were coming to the station later in the afternoon for a little preview of Nate's new CD on Curb Records but I thought...

hey, I've got time to glue this little crack on my airplane...

it'll only take a second.

Grabbed the glue and carefully removed the cap... Judy told me this is the stuff doctors glue skin together with...BE Careful!

Put on my double magnifiers to see closeup...

No problem... this stuff is S-U-P-E-R! Works great!

Woah...Papa john !!!

do you really don't want to do that

with those double magnifiers on ???

OOPS... too late ...

but no big deal... I'm sure it'll wear off before Nate gets here this afternoon...

Guess I better get ready to go in to work...

I'm sure the glue will be letting go anytime now...

I really think it's loosening up as I brush...

Well... I made it to work in time for Nate's arrival but "it" was still hanging on!

Poor Nate was too embarassed to say anything but his "look" says it all!

Kyle had that "the emperor has a new suit" look but he didn't say anything either.

And when Nate got warmed up singing his latest...

he just couldn't bear to look at me... but

I started getting real happy!

And I felt "it" start to let go from my lip...HALLELUJAH!!!!!!

after a couple of more verses...

I'm FREE!

I don't know where it went but

I'm FREE!!!!!!!

"one day on the lips...

forever on the hips!"

Thanks Nate and Kyle for coming our way...

We're looking foreward to the new CD coming soon!

(And papa john... stick to the "Tooty Ta" and stay out of the superglue... they don't call it "superglue" for nothing! LOL!)

Hill Bros...Tooty-Ta breaks out at Union Cross Elementary...

12:15 pm, Wednesday, May 30, 2007...

everything began as usual...

Hill Brothers arrive at Union Cross Elementary

for the final stop on the WBFJ CiCi's Pizza Pledge...

Right from the start...

the Pledge of Allegiance with the kids went really well...

And the CiCi's Pizza was a big hit!

Everything was normal

until...

Papa john spied this guitar sitting over on the table...

and got this sudden "burst" of inspiration...

And let loose with his Johnny Cash thing...

Teachers Ms. Roberson and Ms. McLean...

after a little "shock and awe" reaction ...

seem to approve it all...

so a few seconds later...

not to be outdone...

Verne Hill decided it was time for the other Hill Brother

to make his mark

and to do the Toby Mac thing...

As you can see by the front row reaction...
By now the kids were beginning to get that stunned "Shock and Awe" look...

I thought to myself, "they're going to throw us out of here..."

and then...

to our complete surprise...

Teacher turned on the stereo...

and the whole class suddenly came alive!...

and began dancing something called

the "Tooty-Ta"

Even Verne got in on the action!

IT WAS GREAT!!!

Unfortunately...

Poor Papa john just couldn't "Tooty-Ta"...

though he did try hard...LOL

Thankfully it was time to go before Papa john broke anything onboard

(or in the classroom)...LOL

Thanks guys for a great party!

U.C.E. Rocks!

Blog after thought:

Great trip Verne... but I'm feeling a little guilty... those kids are going to be let down tomorrow when they realize their playground gazeebo is missing...

Next time... NO Souvenirs!!! LOL.

S-T-R-A-N-G-E Pictures...

Of Tami and Deke

have been showing up lately

in the WBFJ Break Room

COOL!

(Cry outrageously out loud....ha ha!)

Tami... walk softly...

And carry a big bat!

I don't think Wally knows how to deal

with the NEW Bat-weilding Tami...

We all just like to remember the young Tami...

before the struggles of early morning radio set in...LOL

what could be better!

...than a personal chat, sharing time and concert with INO Recording artists (and good Christian Brothers )... 33MILES


Between the chip, dip, and chocolate chips...

Jason, Chris, and Collin treated us to a live version of their lastest....

"What Could Be Better!"

(By the way..that's Chris on guitar and Not Verne Hill )

Wally, Mary and Cindy seemed to really enjoy a little break from their busy routines...

Of course, I don't have a "routine"... everyday is different...LOL

after 4... I just watched through the window

and listened...

it was moving!

Thanks, guys, for coming our way...

and we agree...

"What Could Be Better"...

"than seeing Jesus face-to-face!"

"Baby" has a name... UPDATE!

I talked with Hannah (Baby's new surrogate mom) yesterday

and she said Baby was doing fine

and "Baby" now has a name...

"SELAH"... just like in the book of Psalms.

If you are new to Papajohnsplace...

Baby...now Selah apparently fell out of her nest in my magnolia tree

and into my truck....

And she rode to work with me...

and she started getting hungry by nightfall...

and the cat and the lawnmower almost got her...

and THEN:

Hannah agreed to take Baby and raise her

with two other wild birds she was raising...

Well..that was a few days ago...(above)

look at her now! (Below)

Isn't she bea-u-ti-ful!

She's even beginning to look like a Robin! LOL.

baby delivered... update

Right now Baby has a new home...

yesterday a nice lady named Hannah agreed to meet me on the way home

and take and care for Baby...

BUT...

There's a lot more to the story since yesterday's entry at 6:45pm...

Today I reviewed the Station Security Video to help me with my time line...

At 7:01 pm the camera revealed a neighorhood cat was sizing up Baby but fortunately something scared him off...

I had already talked to Hannah on the phone... she was nursing two other similar birds and has the correct formula to feed them... I was to meet her in Rural Hall at about 7:40 or so to pick up Baby...


The only problem....Baby had "jumped ship" again (she can flutter but not fly) and was no where to be found. I couldn't call Hannah to tell her I couldn't find Baby because she didn't have a cell phone with her. I panicked since I have never met Hannah and didn't want her to come and go not knowing what was going on... so I called my wife and asked her to go meet Hannah and explain what was happening!

To complicate matters Cordova Lawn had come to do the weekely lawn work... I told them to be careful as Baby was loose and no where to be found...

I was getting depressed but was praying for the Lord to help me find her or whatever He wanted...

So I was very happy when the mower stopped

and the operator pointed up to the back of the station..

I RAN up to the spot and put Baby in a box and quickly ran back to the truck...

So by about 8 o'clock (Thursday) I met Hannah and Judy and handed over Baby to Hannah's care... By then I was an emotional wreck... by now this little hitch hiker bird had become a part of my life and I had become emotionally attached... hopefully there will be be goodnews ahead!

Stay Tuned.