Rick Stevens helps you "Wizard While You Work" and get home, too, weekday afternoons with Today's Best Country and Your All-Time Country Favorites!
Rick has been a part of the Tupelo area radio scene for over 20 years.
Rick's wife has been a Wizard106 listener for years before he ever started working for the station, and his son listens some...although, he listens to a lot of different music.
Favorite Music Group: ZZ Top Wife's Favorite Music Group: Rascal Flatts Son's Favorite Music Group: Van Halen (Yes, long drives are a real trip with the music selection....)
Favorite Food [subject to change daily]: Double Pepperoni Pizza with extra cheese from Hardin's Country Store (Thank you Ben!)
Favorite Movie: Lone Wolf McQuade
Favorite Hobby: You mean...besides coming to work? Could watching the Dallas Cowboys be considered a hobby?
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The Rick Stevens Blogopalooza
GO USA!
So, the USA Hockey Team didn't win gold. I have yet to run into anyone that is overly disappointed that USA walked away with silver. The USA Hockey Team was on that list of teams that all the sports folk said would not be in the medal run. Beating the Gold-Winning Northern Neighbors once prior to the finals, and losing to them in overtime in the finals by one goal ain't bad for a team that should have been watching the semi-finals from the sidelines according to some. It doesn't hurt that the USA topped the medal count, but a little American Pride is in order for our Winter Olympic atheletes for giving it their all to represent our country in Vancouver!!
Do You Know Where Your Hillbilly Bone is?
Who's leaving the heater on and window open??
So, here we are again... "Oh, prepare for snow" and "let's get ready for the winter weather" and such... aaaannnddd... then nothing happens. I mean, north of us (by us, I mean my respective household) - snow. South of us - snow. It has probably snowed both east and west of us in the past two weeks, too!
Of course, I'm just huffing and puffing about not getting any snow as a joke. First, weather is weather. An old joke runs something like this: One guy says "I can predict the weather with 100% certainty, 50% of the time" and to prove it, his daily forecast is "it will rain, or it won't." Better odds that you get on one of those slot machines that drag your hopes along with the occasional cherry that keeps you in the race for two more tries, I suppose. Nonetheless, I'm complaining in fun. From what I hear, there are actually people that call WTVA/WLOV/WKDH and COMPLAIN when we don't get snow! On what planet is this a rational thought? - "It didn't snow. We had a chance of snow FROM THE SKY, and we didn't get it. I'm going to call and give John Dolusic a piece of my mind!" --First, there obviously wouldn't be that much extra mind matter to spare if this is their mindset, so I wouldn't advise it. But, second, according to Dictionary.com, meteorologist is "One who reports and forecasts weather conditions." Forecasts...not controls. Seems some folks can't get that point, eh?
Now, I gotta go e-mail John Dolusic and order up some mid-70's temperatures for this weekend.....
Watch Out!!!
My son is hitting the road. He went to the little office in the back of the Tupelo Furniture Market in Tupelo, and took a little test to nab a psuedo-driver's license. I think my driver's permit was something like what you get with your car tag decal each year - he's got a card that is actually pretty cool. I would have felt more cool with something that looked like an actual driver's license than something that looked like proof that I had paid for a lawnmower battery, but, times, they do change! Nonetheless, now that he's able to legally get on the road (with a legal adult with legal strong nerves) I will be sitting in that "other" seat in my own car and become a passenger now and then. If my upcoming plight has made anyone look back and remember a good story or brought back a fond memory of when they went through this, I hope to join you in...oh...about eight months or so....
Are we ready?
I recently had the opportunity to interview someone about the possiblity of and earthquake in mid-america. The New Madrid Fault, specifically, the topic of the interview. Looking at the power of the earthquake and aftershock(s) that hit Haiti, how would the area surrounding Memphis handle such a disaster?
When The Saints Go Marching In...to Miami
What a great boost for the city of New Orleans--for the first time ever, their NFL franchise that calls the Superdome home is going to the big championship game that features the NFC Championship team and the AFC Championship team against each other. You probably have heard of it, but because of a ton of red tape, I can't mention the name of the game. It's the one with the expensive, but usually entertaining, commercials.
The Saints will have quite a task to take down Peyton Manning and the Indy Colts, but, regardless of the outcome of the "big game," they no longer hold the title of never getting the chance to be the champs....
Nature's Fury
It is beyond belief how much damage can be caused and how many lives lost from an act of nature...
Click above to find many ways to help with the relief effort. You can also view this link for even more information:
And, some people have NO conscience whatsoever--every tragedy, there's some losers that try to make a buck off of others' devastation. To avoid those leeches, check out this website:
As I've heard every football season for many years, it's been 1996 since the Dallas Cowboys had a playoff win. Now, they finally got one. After beating the Eagles to win the division, they beat them again the very next week to progress into the next round of the playoffs. Da Cowboys play the Vikings (featuring Mr. Brett Favre, of course) next week--I believe the game is on WLOV-FOX (Comcast channel 11 in Tupelo area) at noon, and I'll be planted in front of the TV watching it!
Welcome Back To Me...
Wow...starting off 2010 with a fresh, clean slate! Had a super vacation the last week of 2009, with the family heading to the Florida panhandle to catch some beach time. Plan got poked in the eye a little, when the cold front moved into the area. According to some locals, it was the coldest it had been in 14 years in the area. Oops. Must have known we were coming...
But, a couple of days with highs near 70 helped with the overall trip. Luckily it was one of those days when my wife and I renewed our wedding vows on the beach, so, we weren't blue in our pics!
Returning to the comforts of home, we're welcomed with temps preparing to drop down into the teens, and, SNOW in the forecast! Wow. But, things are getting back to normal now, and its time to get ready for Brad Paisly Feb 4th at the BancorpSouth Arena!
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