December 31, 2006 Sunday Morning Playlist

Positive and Uplifting

Sunday Morning on Star 102

with Joel Roberts

7a

Building 429/Glory Defined

Phillips, Craig and Dean/Mercy Came Running

BarlowGirl/I Need You To Love Me

Jars of Clay/Dead Man (Carry Me)

Mat Kearney/Undenieable

Third Day/Cry Out To Jesus

dc Talk/My Will

Avalon/Testify to Love

Aaron Shust/My Savior, My God

Matthew West/More

FFH/I Want To Be Like You

Superchick/Stand In The Rain

8a

Zoegirl/Beautiful Name

4Him/The Basics of Life

Kutless/Strong Tower

Jimmy Needham/Lost At Sea

Michael W. Smith/Missing Person

Toby Mac/Burn For You

Rich Mullins/Awesome God

Petra/Lord, I Lift Your Name On High

Newsboys/Wherever We Go

Superchick/We Live

Listen to Star 102's Sunday Morning every Sunday from 7-9 a.m. You can listen in KC on 102.1 FM or online at Star102.com.

Cut And Run Has Begun

By GREG MILLER
Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON | Democrats poised to take control of Congress said Sunday that they would press to begin a phased U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq within four to six months. (MORE)

World Series Error/Conspiracy

Some notes from the first two games of the Fall Classic (while wishing I had a DVR)

1. Anyone notice the quick Fox promo (I only saw it during Game 1) promoting American Idol where the contestants sang "Take Me Out To The Ballgame?" At the beginning they showed a graphic that looked like a scorecard. At the top it said Mets vs. Tigers.

Oops.

I guess the Fox people weren't expecting the Game 7 win by the Cards in the NLCS.

Making promos on the radio, I've been bitten before by the "didn't doublecheck" bug. It's not fun.

2. I think the Kenny Rogers substance on hand incident seems a little fishy. Between Tigers manager Jim Leyland, Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa, Rogers himself and umpire supervisor Steve Palermo, no one can seem to get their story straight.

"Tony (LaRussa) said a couple of hitters complained the ball was doing some funny things," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said during an in-game TV interview from the dugout on Fox Sports. "Evidently, Tony brought it to their attention, but obviously it wasn't anything."

After the game, LaRussa tersely told reporters he would not discuss the matter.

Palermo said, " Alfonso Marquez, the home-plate umpire, asked him to remove the dirt so there wouldn't be any question about any controversy."

Rogers denied that his meeting with the umpires had anything to do with the substance on his hand.

Four different people and four slightly different stories of what happened.

However, it seems the both Fox and ESPN are just dying to see controversy. They were almost in tears that Rogers was not ejected and suspended. It was hilarious to see Palermo remind reporters that dirt is not a foreign substance.

"That's the playing surface," he told reporters after the game.

UCO Wins Because Joel and Jen Attend

Jennifer and I went to Oklahoma City (plus suburbs Edmond and Midwest City) to visit the family over the weekend and watch UCO beat Northwestern 31-26 (Game Story).
By the way, if anyone ever refers to Oklahoma City as Oak City, you will know right away that they have never been there. Oklahoma City's only nickname is OKC.
Here's some photos from before the game.

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After the game, we walked around campus. I got a copy of The Vista. I was the sports editor for that newspaper back in college.

The college radio station (KUCO-FM 99.9) flipped from Alternative as Z99 to top-40 as Z-100. That's really cool. I wasn't on KUCO very much. I never was a broadcasting major (surprise!) and I was working at 91 FM when I did take some radio classes.

After the game, we went to Braum's for some ice cream. The closest Braum's to KC is in Emporia, KS (about 100 miles from where we live).
Braum's makes everything better.

Flat Tire

So, I had a flat tire Saturday morning. Just as I turned off Mission Road to go to work, BAM! My car was shaking. It made me 50 minutes late getting on the air (stupid lugnuts!) and it tried to ruin my weekend.
Anyone who's been on the air knows that being late throws you off for the rest of your show. That was me on Saturday.
Here are some pics of the fun.

Look at the size of the gash in my tire!

Hymn

Oh refuge of my hardened heart
Oh fast pursuing lover come
As angels dance around Your throne
My life by captured fare You own

Not silhouette of trodden faith
Nor death shall not my step be guide
I'll pirouette upon my grave
For in Your path I'll run and hide

Chorus:
Oh gaze of love so melt my pride
That I may in Your house but kneel
And in my brokenness to cry
Spring worship unto Thee

When beauty breaks the spell of pain
The bludgeoned heart shall burst in vain
But not when love be pointed king
And truth shall Thee forever reign

Chorus:
Oh gaze of love so melt my pride
That I may in Your house but kneel
And in my brokenness to cry
Spring worship unto Thee

Sweet Jesus carry me away
Form cold of night and dust of day
In ragged hour or salt worn eye
Be my desire, my well spring lye

Chorus:
Oh gaze of love so melt my pride
That I may in Your house but kneel
And in my brokenness to cry
Spring worship unto Thee

Spring worship unto Thee
Spring worship unto Thee

-- Jars of Clay

Rally Caps

The rally caps worked one last time. KC 10, Detroit 8 in 12 innings.

62-100. Things can only get better, right?

The Last Night At The K

I went with my wife Jen and Jen Driskill of the mighty Mix 93.3 to see the Royals and Tigers tonight (09.23). The Royals' last home game is tomorrow afternoon, so it was my last game of 2006 at Kauffman Stadium.
It wasn't pretty. The Tigers scored 10 in the first inning and won 15-4.
Jen D and Jen R had their picture taken with Sluggerr.

After the game, we got a fireworks display.

KT Tunstall

KT Tunstall stopped by the Mix studios before her show in Lawrence, KS tonight (09.21). She is a very cool lady.

Playoff Talk

We're not talking about the Royals -- obviously.
Random thoughts as we head toward the end of the regular season:
1. It sucks that the Tigers have not already won the AL Central. Since they are only a half game ahead of Minnesota, they will be fighting hard against the Royals in the series that starts Friday (09.22). The Royals need to go 5-5 to avoid 100 losses.
2. Big Papi (David Ortiz), left, set the Red Sox single season home run record with 51 and 52 against the Twins tonight (09.21). He surpassed Jimmie Foxx's mark of 50 in 1938. Foxx had a better average and more RBIs than Ortiz. Foxx hit .349 and drove 175 runs in the '38 campaign. This year, Ortiz is hitting .287 with 132 RBIs.

3. ESPN Baseball Tonight's Orel Hershiser made a great observation about the White Sox feeble attempt to stay in the playoff race. When he did a ChiSox game for ESPN, he noted that on the clubhouse bulletin board there was information about shipping players' vehicles to their winter home. That's not a sign of a team that believes they're going to make the postseason.

First Show On Mix

I'll make my Mix 93.3 debut Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Listen online and send me an e-quest via Mix93.com or call me at  816-576-7093.

Three More Boom Pics

Hanging out with Just Plain Dave and Teddy Geiger

Hanging out with Mario Vasquez

Hanging out with P!nk.

Random Photos From Red, White and Boom 11

from backstage with my camera phone










Looking for better photos from the show? Check out Kelly Urich's site or the pics page at Rocket and Teresa's MySpace page or Ponch's page.
Jenny Matthews took the best photo of the event backstage.

Disturbing isn't it?

I Keep Waiting

to see this sign on 435, maybe 70 or anywhere!

Live From The Mix Production Studio

So, I've lasted two days as a CBS Radio employee. Things have been hectic.

Jennifer and I spent all day Saturday looking for a house to rent. It rained -- a lot. Pray for us. The house finding mission has not been going our way, so far.

Goodbye

I left my job at Citadel today. Very sad. Those people were like my second family. Here's one last look at my desk.

Now, on to KC.
Thanks for your prayers.

This Weekend at Joel's House

It's a party! Not really. Since I'm moving, I have to start working on moving the "studio."
This isn't gonna be fun.

Look at that mess! How did a cassette get back there?

It's not much to look at, but I will assure you -- there are a lot of wires and cords.
It's also my last Sunday at our church (Quail Springs Baptist Church). I am going to miss everyone there.

Last Show On KISS

For those interested, my last show on 98.9 KISS FM is scheduled to be this Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. I probably won't say anything about leaving the station.

Thanks again for listening to KISS.

A New Chapter

After nearly seven years with 98-9 KISS FM and WWLS The Sports Animal here in Oklahoma City, I have resigned to take on a new challenge.
I have accepted the Production Director Position at KMXV (Mix 93.3) in Kansas City.
My first day is in a couple weeks. My wife, Jennifer, will join me in KC as soon as she is done teaching her summer semester classes.
I am grateful to Larry Bastida, Chris Baker and everyone at Citadel Oklahoma City for the opportunities. KISS and WWLS have the best listeners and I will miss them dearly. Being a lifelong resident of the OKC metro area, I will miss my family and the best friends in the world.
Thank you.

Ch-Ch-Changes

Come back and I'll tell you about some changes in my life.

A black(out) eye for baseball

Major League Baseball's archaic broadcast rights policy is leaving many puzzled viewers in the dark.

This article is dead-on. I live 4 1/2 hours from Kansas City, but I can not watch Royals' home games on my computer. How stupid!!

We Win!! Royals Beat Yankees 7-6!!!

Read the story here. The losing streak is over!!!

Enjoy the Way Back Weekend on 98-9 KISS FM!! You guys are awesome!!

91's Last Day

"Temp Boy" Brandon working on 2 hours of sleep

Former Program Director Dave Meyers chats with Brandon and Joel on the air.

Jerry from Saturday Morning Raptunes talking on the last day of 91 FM.

11:37 p.m. and the Air 1 dish next to the infamous "91 FM Weather Window" is pumping out the hits.

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    There is a time for everything,
       and a season for every activity under heaven:

   a time to be born and a time to die,
       a time to plant and a time to uproot,

   a time to kill and a time to heal,
       a time to tear down and a time to build,

   a time to weep and a time to laugh,
       a time to mourn and a time to dance,

   a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
       a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

   a time to search and a time to give up,
       a time to keep and a time to throw away,

   a time to tear and a time to mend,
       a time to be silent and a time to speak,

   a time to love and a time to hate,
       a time for war and a time for peace.

-- Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8

Trip To KC (Photos)

 

Camera Phone Photos
    Crowd/Field
   
   
    Giant Video Screen/Scoreboard
   
    Joel and Jennifer
   
    Misc.
   
    Digital Camera Photos
    Crowd/Field
   
       
    Giant Video Screen/Scoreboard

 

 

Misc.
   
We have a dog named Manny. He doesn't own in property in KC -- that we know of.