I think almost everybody who has ever spent more than ten minutes doing "live" radio has a favorite story to tell. I'll relate mine to you, goes back to my first full time announcing job at WNAX-AM in Yankton S.D. "Your Big Friend In The Midwest" in 1972. I was the first announcer on the overnight shift even though the station had been on air for 50 years: they were a day timer, off by midnight. Prior to my first night, the station had been promoting Jim Day after midnight with the Midwest at Night. One of the things about radio is that people know your voice but not your face, so they tend to have pre-existing ideas of just what you look like, sometimes for awkward results.
By 1972 I realized that nobody was going to say I needed a hair cut or that it might require a dress code, especially for someone that nobody from the station ever saw. I was in after the daytime people had left many hours before and I was off before they came in. The company had photo portraits of all the on air people for a display they would have at fairs and other events, there was always one or two old folks who looked at my picture and asked if I was the Neighbor Lady, the host of a morning show.
Late one night/early morning around 2 I could hear a noise from outside the back door and went to investigate. Coming down the hallway I could hear what sounded like glass clinking. I got to the door and looked out the small security window and couldn't see anyone, so I opened the door just a couple of inches and saw an elderley lady about 4 feet tall with two bottles of beer. As I was looking at her I could see the shock on her face and she said "You're Jim Day?" She said "I walked all the way here to have a beer with you, I can't believe it". I told her she had to go and she got upset, saying she still wanted to have that beer. I told her if she didn't leave I would have to call the police, which I finally did and never heard from her again. She probably had a story for her friends if she would ever admit it.
August is the month with the traditional end of Summer, with lots of time yet for vacations espcially not ranging too far from wherever home is. A little less daylight as the planet rotates but temps still warm enough for outdoor activities. I hope you're able to enjoy it.
