MY MOM'S HEART SURGERY....

LAST WEEK, MY MOTHER MAUREEN CELEBRATED HER 69TH BIRTHDAY. ON MONDAY, SHE RECEIVED THE UNEXPECTED NEWS THAT SHE NEEDED TO HAVE OPEN HEART SURGERY THE FOLLOWING DAY. WHEN I GOT WORD LATE MONDAY, I FLEW TO PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA FIRST THING TUESDAY TO SEE HER. MY DAD AND BROTHER IAN WERE THERE TO SUPPORT HER THROUGH HER QUADRUPLE BYPASS. FOR AS SERIOUS AS THE SITUATION WAS/IS, I HAVE LAUGHED SO MUCH. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH SUCH AN AWESOME SENSE OF HUMOR. BECAUSE MY MOM WAS BORN IN IRELAND (BELFAST) , I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK SHE WAS BLESSED WITH A LIL LUCK TOO. SOON AFTER HER SURGERY, WHEN SHE AWOKE, SHE HAD A SMILE ON HER FACE AND APPEARED TO BE GETTING STRONGER. SHE IS A TOUGH AMAZING WOMAN WHO I AM PROUD TO CALL "MOM". SHE IS A GIVING PERSON AND KNOWS HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. MY FAMILY AND I ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE HER AND ARE THANKFUL THAT HER SURGERY APPEARS TO BE A HUGE SUCCESS! THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. SO MANY PEOPLE REACHED OUT WITH SUCH KIND WORDS...EVEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER MET ME OR MY MOM. IT MAKES ME FEEL SO GREAT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY KIND PEOPLE WHO CARE.....
...ALTHOUGH MY MOM PROBABLY WOULD NOT APPRECIATE ME PUBLISHING THIS PICTURE ON OUR WEBSITE...I WANTED TO SHOW HER SMILE RIGHT AFTER HER SURGERY. IT'S WHO SHE IS. A WONDERFUL WOMAN WHO WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR ANYONE.

APL RADIOTHON PHOTO SHOOT...

The Cleveland Animal Protective League is gearing up for The Wilde and Fee Q104 Radiothon. Last year we helped raise over $127,000! This year we look to shatter that record. Listen for more info on how you can help us help the animals....

DADDY/DAUGHTER NIGHT AT THE THEATRE...

MY DAUGHTER GABBY AND I WENT TO OPENING NIGHT OF "WICKED" AT PLAYHOUSE SQUARE. IT WAS GABBY'S SECOND TIME SEEING THE SHOW AND MY FIRST...IT WAS AMAZING! TOTALLY LIVED UP TO ALL THE HYPE. IT'S A GREAT SHOW FOR ADULTS AND KIDS!

GABS AND I AFTER THE SHOW AT PLAYHOUSE SQUARE

DADDY/DAUGHTER NIGHT OUT AT THE CAVS

"MOONDOG" STOPPED BY OUR SUITE!
OUR HOST KEVIN MYEROFF FROM CHANNEL 3 AND NCA FINANCIAL
THE CAVS BEAT THE CELTICS 114-113!!!

DURAN DURAN STOPS BY THE SHOW....

SIMON LeBON AND NICK RHODES STOPPED BY THE SHOW MONDAY MORNING TO MEET LISTENERS AND TALK ABOUT THEIR NEW CD "RED CARPET MASACRE". THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAD MET THE BAND. AS A BAND WHO HAS REACHED A LEVEL OF NOT HAVING TO DO RADIO TOURS, I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THEIR WILLINGNESS TO GET UP AND DO OUR SHOW ON A DAY WHERE THEY WERE NOT PLAYING A CONCERT. THEIR KINDNESS WAS GENUINE AND REFRESHING. NICK SAID THE BAND IS LOOKING TO PUT A SPRING/SUMMER TOUR TOGETHER AND WAS UNCLEAR OF A POSSIBLE CLEVELAND DATE.