Not anymore.
My brother, The Kirkster, got me into it. It kinda went like this...he asked me was I on Facebook. I told him I didn't have time for that nonsense-those were my exact words. And he said, "You should be. If you have something you want people to know about it's a great way to spread the word."
And he was right but I learned something that I'll bet you already knew.
Facebook allows you to reconnect with people who you've lost touch with long ago. High school classmates, people you knew and worked with, elementary school class mates, folks you forgot you knew. You guys knew this. Me? I didn't.
What follows are names that mean nothing to you but the world to me.
We'll start with Rick Waldecker. That's him far right.
He and I were DJs in Detroit together. I did the 10-2 shift and he did 2-6. Rick was one of my best friends there and when I moved to Chicago we drifted apart. You know where this is going. Years later in a galaxy far, far, away; Facebook brought us back together again.
And I'm glad it did.
Part of getting older is seeing how people age. Some don't do it that well, others age like fine wine. That would be Rick.
Again names that you don't know but are sweet to me...Tom Couch and Jimmy Buff, I worked with both of them at WNEW-FM in New York. Rhett Kirby who was my guy as a kid in Berlin, Germany. Gary Niels and Bill Wight both from my days at the University of Maryland.
How about the ladies?
I worked with Kim Miller at CBS and her daughter Bea is a bonafide pop star-check her out. Annmarie Collins who I also worked with at CBS plus we share a love of Bruce Springsteen. Vickie Colter who I've known forever and is the sister of my best friend but it's so schweet to be connected on Facebook.
I could go on and on.
I remember when I went to my 10 year high school reunion. You had to add weight to some people, take weight off of others and hair for guys was an option. Everybody looked different.
Same for Facebook.
Pictures of us now? We don't look like we did when we were younger. But that's okay. Being able to share stories and memories from long ago is what it's all about. Plus many of us are parents and we swap stories about our kids. Going through drivers licenses with our precious ones takes nerves of steel and these guys know of what I speak.
Fine wine my friends.
And to think it all started with my brother.
Thank you Kirk.
#MarkMcEwen
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Facebook allows you to reconnect with people who you've lost touch with long ago. High school classmates, people you knew and worked with, elementary school class mates, folks you forgot you knew. You guys knew this. Me? I didn't.
What follows are names that mean nothing to you but the world to me.
We'll start with Rick Waldecker. That's him far right.
He and I were DJs in Detroit together. I did the 10-2 shift and he did 2-6. Rick was one of my best friends there and when I moved to Chicago we drifted apart. You know where this is going. Years later in a galaxy far, far, away; Facebook brought us back together again.
And I'm glad it did.
Part of getting older is seeing how people age. Some don't do it that well, others age like fine wine. That would be Rick.
Again names that you don't know but are sweet to me...Tom Couch and Jimmy Buff, I worked with both of them at WNEW-FM in New York. Rhett Kirby who was my guy as a kid in Berlin, Germany. Gary Niels and Bill Wight both from my days at the University of Maryland.
How about the ladies?
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| Kim and her daughter Bea |
I worked with Kim Miller at CBS and her daughter Bea is a bonafide pop star-check her out. Annmarie Collins who I also worked with at CBS plus we share a love of Bruce Springsteen. Vickie Colter who I've known forever and is the sister of my best friend but it's so schweet to be connected on Facebook.
I could go on and on.
I remember when I went to my 10 year high school reunion. You had to add weight to some people, take weight off of others and hair for guys was an option. Everybody looked different.
Same for Facebook.
Pictures of us now? We don't look like we did when we were younger. But that's okay. Being able to share stories and memories from long ago is what it's all about. Plus many of us are parents and we swap stories about our kids. Going through drivers licenses with our precious ones takes nerves of steel and these guys know of what I speak.
Fine wine my friends.
And to think it all started with my brother.
Thank you Kirk.
#MarkMcEwen
Subscribe to my blog: Mark McEwen's World
Follow me on twitter: @mcewenmark
Like my page on facebook: www.facebook.com/markmcewensworld
And also visit my website: www.markmcewen.com
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