July 29, 2006

This week Wake Up & Live has an interview lined up with Philip C. Rush of Doylestown, PA. Phil is a retired school administrator who served in the USAF during the Korean War where he was stationed a year at Kessler AFB in Biloxi, Miss. For ten years he was a “weekend warrior” in a country band playing steel guitar and keyboards. He is married with two children and recently became the belated grand pop to three grandsons – a three year old and a set of one year-old twins. Phil will discuss his views on the state of our democracy as well as the significance of fundamentalist religion on current world events. He will also discuss how one can tolerate family relatives whose political philosophies mimic Attila the Hun.

Tony and Bongo Boy will be here to liven up the day with some in studio music and deep insights into the mysteries of life. And Cecily Friday joins us once again to discusss world events.

July 22, 2006

This week we'll 'll hear from some Nashville area youth who returned three weeks ago from Ecaudor and are determined to raise $25,000 to build a school for children to whom they became attached. In three short weeks they're $13,000 toward their goal! (To read more of their inspiring story go to: http://www.secondstoryfund.org/

We'll also talk with Holly Miller, a recent Hume Fogg graduate and Glendale Baptist youth, regarding her thoughts on peace and the upcoming dedication of Glendale's peace pole. Holly and Glendale youth met Nobel Peace Laureate Jose Ramos Horta, the newly elected Prime Minister of East Timor, the world's youngest country last February. (The youth are selling minature peacepoles to raise money to attend PeaceJam in Denver this fall where they'll meet the Dali Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and ten other peace laureates. Email http://webmail.bellsouth.net/agent/MobNewMsg?to=gbc@glendalebaptist.org to obtain a peace pole for $15 . It's beautifully inscribed with "May peace prevail on earth" in four languages.)

We will also discuss the current situation in the middle east and the ramifications that may result with Cecily Friday.

July 15, 2006

This week Mike, Dawn and Steve are all AWOL and Tony will take the reigns for a great hour of music and interviews.
Tony will interview William Henry, Investigative Mythologist, Author and Lecturer http://williamhenry.net
In studio Musical Guests will be Neal Merrick http://www.merrickmusic.com/ and banjo player, Seth Ritter. Also Tony will interview Hagrid Bergson from Second Life http://secondlife.com
Tune in for an interesting hour.

July 8, 2006

Carlene Hunt, is a former therapist who also has been involved in Magdalene Project, Renewal House and women's recovery concerns will be interviewed this week. She's an avid photographer and traveler. Her curiosity and belief that our planet's truly a small place took her recently to China about which she'll share her impressions.

We'll also hear a short tale from 7 year old, Hannah Smythe, from the witch's perspective in Hansel and Gretal.

Cecily Friday joins us again to discuss the week's big political stories.