Hey Guys,
Don't you just love springtime. The waether is perfect for baseball at Collyer Park, a night at the race track, even cooking some burgers and spending time on the deck. This weather is wonderful.
Lets see, where to begin..... Oh, how about them Braves, pretty sad so far. When they first took all the games off of TBS I was mad because it made it hard to catch their games, but now that they are playing so bad I am kinda glad that you have to hunt them now. The Cubbies are still on WGN, I can make it watching them and the occasional game on ESPN.
The NBA is beginning the play-offs and I will start watching some of the games with the guys now that they really count. I just can't sit down and watch a whole regular season game, a few minutes here and there is about I can sit still for, but the play-offs are a different story. I am taking the Cavs, so it should be interesting to see if I am right. Who knows, the Celtics could limp through the first round against the Bulls and surprise some folks.
The high school teams are doing great and beginning to head into the play-offs or are already in them. Laurens Academy sent Jefferson Davis scurrying in their 1st round play-off series like the Confederacy was falling again, knocking them off in two games by a combined score of 32 to 1. They willbe in action for the second round of the SCISA 1-A play-offs at home Monday.
Out in Raiderland, the Raider baseball team made it three region championships in a row and start the play-offs Tomorrow (Thursday) at home against Byrnes. First pitch is set for 7:00 p. m.The Raiders will be home Saturday at 2:00 p. m. against either Gaffney or Spring Valley. We will know who they play after those two play. Both games will be on WLBG, so take those headset radios with you.
The Lady Raider softball squad has qualified for the play-offs and will be in action tomorrow (Thursday) at Hillcrest. I think this is the first time tha Ladies have made the play-offs in a couple of years. Good luck to all the teams as they start down the road to the state championships.
I have had a ball so far this season broadcasting Dixie Youth Baseball from Collyer Park. after my buddy Tommy Powell passed away, a lot of people were wondering what would happen with the program. Well, Tommy Powell left a solid program that would weather the loss, and through a lot of hard work from folks like Eddie Broulette, Terry Grubbs, Manley Patterson, new president Albert Wilson, Steve Patterson, Quincy Cook and a hundred others the program is as strong as ever. The number of players increased by about ten percent this year, and the coaches have worked hard with the players and it shows. I have seen some real good games at the park this season. The future of the raider Baseball program looks bright thanks to the players in the pipeline heading to the high school from Laurens Dixie Youth Baseball. If you get a chance take in a couple of games. It's free, and a lot of fun.
Well, that's about it for now gang, I'm the Big Un', y'all have a might fine day!!!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Friday Night....... Holy Moley Weatherman!!!!!!
Hey Guys,
Hope you all had a great Easter! I know I did! Ann served up the traditional Easter Feast of Ham, Tater Salad, Macaroni Pie, Deviled Eggs and I put on the feedbag. Man, am I stuffed.
Anyway, back to the original idea behind this blog, the weather Friday Night. That was some scary stuff. We were able to get the two games at Collyer Park completed and I was on the way to the station when the storm began to hit Laurens. Nothing like seeing intense cloud to cloud and cloud to ground lightning all at the same time. Add to that rain coming down sideways and you have a recipe for a scary weather night.
By the time I got to the station my family was there waiting for me. The guys ran the board for the ballgames and were there with Joel's girlfriend Tiffany, but as a precaution Ann and my four legged daughter Missy were there also. You see, my personal weatherman, B. Randall Stevens had advised us to be on alert and plan on being at the fallout shelter (WLBG) that evening. Boy, was he ever right.
As I walked into WLBG all Hell was breaking loose! I wobbled into the studio as fast as I could and was just in time for all kinds of weather alerts to come over the Weather Radio. Severe thunderstorms were popping up all over the place, and just as I sat down at the console the Tornado Warning siren goes off. Man, was I shook up. I popped a happy pill and got on the air trying to give out warnings as best as I could. After a couple of minutes my prayers were answered as Randy and his wife came rushing in to the station and Randy came into the control room and took over. Folks, I can't tell you how relieved I was to see him. You got to give that rascal his due, he knows weather. Within a matter of a minute or so he had the radar site on the computer and was warning people of the path of the potential tornado in the Hickory Tavern / Gray Court area. As fast as I could feed them to him he was giving out warnings, and on top of it all he was as cool as a cucumber. He continued to scan the different radar sites and spotted a potential tornado and announced it over the air five minutes before the National Weather Service did. He was amazing to watch. All this he did while trying to keep me calm, deal with an excited dog, and a weather situation that could have been potentially fatal to a lot of folks if the proper warnings were issued. It was one hectic hour and a half, but he was Johnny on the spot the whole time. When it comes to weather, Randy Stevens is the man, and I salute and thank him for his efforts to keep everyone informed and safe.
I feel lucky that Randy was at the helm Friday Night. He proved again why having a viable local radio station manned during times of bad weather is so important. The TV stations might not broadcast the weather situation in the area continuously, but WLBG did, and will continue to do in the future. Why, because we are a part of this community and that is what neighbors do, they help out their neighbors during tough times.
Remember, in times of bad weather, tune WLBG in, we will be there to try our best to keep you informed and safe because that is what we do, and we do it for you.
Until next time, God Bless!
The Big "Un
Hope you all had a great Easter! I know I did! Ann served up the traditional Easter Feast of Ham, Tater Salad, Macaroni Pie, Deviled Eggs and I put on the feedbag. Man, am I stuffed.
Anyway, back to the original idea behind this blog, the weather Friday Night. That was some scary stuff. We were able to get the two games at Collyer Park completed and I was on the way to the station when the storm began to hit Laurens. Nothing like seeing intense cloud to cloud and cloud to ground lightning all at the same time. Add to that rain coming down sideways and you have a recipe for a scary weather night.
By the time I got to the station my family was there waiting for me. The guys ran the board for the ballgames and were there with Joel's girlfriend Tiffany, but as a precaution Ann and my four legged daughter Missy were there also. You see, my personal weatherman, B. Randall Stevens had advised us to be on alert and plan on being at the fallout shelter (WLBG) that evening. Boy, was he ever right.
As I walked into WLBG all Hell was breaking loose! I wobbled into the studio as fast as I could and was just in time for all kinds of weather alerts to come over the Weather Radio. Severe thunderstorms were popping up all over the place, and just as I sat down at the console the Tornado Warning siren goes off. Man, was I shook up. I popped a happy pill and got on the air trying to give out warnings as best as I could. After a couple of minutes my prayers were answered as Randy and his wife came rushing in to the station and Randy came into the control room and took over. Folks, I can't tell you how relieved I was to see him. You got to give that rascal his due, he knows weather. Within a matter of a minute or so he had the radar site on the computer and was warning people of the path of the potential tornado in the Hickory Tavern / Gray Court area. As fast as I could feed them to him he was giving out warnings, and on top of it all he was as cool as a cucumber. He continued to scan the different radar sites and spotted a potential tornado and announced it over the air five minutes before the National Weather Service did. He was amazing to watch. All this he did while trying to keep me calm, deal with an excited dog, and a weather situation that could have been potentially fatal to a lot of folks if the proper warnings were issued. It was one hectic hour and a half, but he was Johnny on the spot the whole time. When it comes to weather, Randy Stevens is the man, and I salute and thank him for his efforts to keep everyone informed and safe.
I feel lucky that Randy was at the helm Friday Night. He proved again why having a viable local radio station manned during times of bad weather is so important. The TV stations might not broadcast the weather situation in the area continuously, but WLBG did, and will continue to do in the future. Why, because we are a part of this community and that is what neighbors do, they help out their neighbors during tough times.
Remember, in times of bad weather, tune WLBG in, we will be there to try our best to keep you informed and safe because that is what we do, and we do it for you.
Until next time, God Bless!
The Big "Un
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