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Halloween is just around the corner! Got scary superstitions? I asked some of my colleagues if they suffer from the same fate.
Had a chance to talk with Rob Stewart of KVIE’s “Rob on the Road” fame when he and I did the KVIE Auction a couple of weeks back. He is mortified of snakes. But, he said, “ I’m way too scared to tell you what I’m really scared of…but I’ll do it anyway.
I’m horrified of ghosts. Sometimes you can tell when there is positive energy or a negative energy (some say that’s a ghost) in a place you walk into. The negative energies scare me to pieces. So scary ghosts and scary snakes send me---SCARED!” Remind me to ‘not go’ on the road with you Rob. Maybe you are a ghost magnet.
Then I checked in with our morning guy at KAHI AM-950 from 6-9 AM, Casey Freelove. I didn’t think anything would scare him. He’s too macho sports guy and all that! You know what creeps him out about Halloween? Adults who don’t have children and they insist on dressing up for Halloween.
He added, “Last time I dressed up (I was forced to) I felt odd until I got to the party I attended, and then felt very weird when I exited the party. Here’s why. This party was at the Venetian Casino in Las Vegas in 2008, and I ended up spending the night at the hotel. Then I had to walk through the entire casino in my football player costume the next morning. Embarrassing? Yes! “ Hey Casey, next time, pack a bag!
Oh, He’s superstitious too. “Black cats crossing my path and walking under ladders. I also have a ‘lucky’ bottle opener. Why is it lucky? “It was my mom’s bottle opener when she attended college at Chico State back when they still had the Pioneer Days celebration, and I think that’s pretty darn cool, and lucky!” That’s great, but how do you make it to the station every day with all those superstitions? Never mind. You have the lucky bottle opener, right?
I have known Michael Marks, “Your Produce Man” from the KOVR News and “Good Day Sacramento,” for a long time. He visits with me every week on the KAHI Noon News. So what creeps him out farmers with pitch forks?
Nope! This is what he told me. “What creeps me out are over-cooked Brussel Sprouts and Asparagus. Slimy. Stinky. Sickening. No wonder so many kids have learned to hate Brussel Sprouts and Asparagus. Please don’t creep me out. Don’t overcook your veggies! I know, Michael, raw is relevant!
Finally, I checked in with our newest addition to the AM-950 KAHI family Bob Stephenson. He is our Afternnon News Guy from 4-6 PM. This one got serious! He is claustrophobic. “When I was a child, I got caught underwater in the ocean for several seconds and became very disoriented and VERY scared.
Since then, tight spaces or anything than makes it impossible for me to move or stretch out makes me feel very uncomfortable.” Bob, I guess that turtle neck sweater I was going to get you for Christmas is out of the question. Just kidding, of course.
Now for my bugga-boos. Ooops. Ran out of space. Here’s a hint though. My ancestors come from Transylvania!
HAPPY BLOOD CURDLING HALLOWEEN!
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