Haha, yeah...I'm a little late with blogging as for late but I'm trying to get back into the swing of things with school starting back up and trying to get everything all in order here for the fall semester. Anyway, a few weeks ago I got to be apart of a wedding; I went to a wedding in the middle of this summer which was my first, and now I was in my good friend's wedding a couple months later in August (August 11th) Chris and Megan Karlin. It was definitley an honor to be apart of their special day knowing them for over 2 years now. I came back to Manhattan that Wednesday couple days before the wedding day because as earlier I mention that I was in the wedding as an usher. But going back a little bit, I wasn't sure if I was going to make it to their wedding (Karlins). But I was able to make it staying at Willie's place on the first night. Then, hanging out with Chris and the guys the first then helping them get set up with their wedding on Friday with Megan and the rest of the family. That goes for Chris's as well. It was really nice to get to know Chris and Megan family during the 3-day stay in Manhattan (Kansas). On wedding day, the guys Chris, Shane, and myself got to the church early along with Matthias (Megan's brother) got into our very nice clothes and got ready to Chris/Megan get married. Being usher for their wedding pretty good! Family from both sides came of course a lot of people that I kenw at this wedding as well beside the married couple now were their and I know quite a bit actually. After the ceremony and everything and a chance to take some pictures with the group. And yes, we got creative it was a ton of fun...the entire day itself was just a blast. It's about some 3 weeks later but congrats again to my good friends now married Chris and Megan. And thank you for letting me part of your wedding day! I'm blessed to have them in my life.
People that I met during the wedding:
Chris and Megan's Parents
Matthias
Morgan
Miranda
Marissa
Sara
and a few more
Until next time,
*EG3
Monday, August 27, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Chapter #33 Lake or Break
Just a couple of weekends ago, I had a chance to go back to Wilson Lake in Wilson, Kansas to spend the Sunday afternoon with friends from Barton County Community College that I went to school for 2.5 years. Some of them who were out at the lake...there was like including myself 8 of us. A couple of them I met my Sophomore year. Haha, yes there was suppose be a few more out there on the lake with but on well.
Water and me don't really get along that well; I mean I can drink gallons of it all day long if I wanted to but swimming in it is a whole different challenge for me. The last time I was out there, I was at a different side of the lake and when tubing a couple years ago. It was my first summer in the state of Kansas, I was with a couple of friends and went tubing back then I didn't know what it was called. Let's just say that I somehow survived that activity. Going to Wilson, this time was very different...road trip there was cool; after a busy summer it was my last weekend in the Hat for awhile. Riding along with Brittany and Joann overall was good but somehow I didn't feel safe in the car, lol. Maybe the first hour of the trip all I hear from them was knives, hot dogs and other things and yeah but I guess it's good thing though not in a bad way. Anyway, we all got to Wilson in one piece waited for other people to get to the mini restaurant intown and then we were on our way there after a few more u-turns and so on. Our group went to the other side of the lake where there was kids. Wilson is pretty decent in size so it wasn't that bad. Playing, walking, volleyball in the lake just your normal hangout during the summer. After a few hours there pictures and hugs followed, then I with Brittany and then replace Joann with Kaitlin when took a look at her (Kaitlin) hometown which is pretty small. In Kansas I have seen my share of small towns and it was nice to see how everyone in the small town works and I'm sure everyone in town knows your name. I have not mention food, lol. Well it depends on which store you go to but on the way back to our locations me, Brittany, and Kaitlin stopped at a convenience store and order food, and it was pretty good hot and fresh too...just saying haha. Overall, the entire day was awesome just get away from our normal lives and enjoy some fun for a day.
People I was with:
Brittany
Joann
Kaitlin
Erica
Cassie
Reba
Mahlia
Kyle
Until next time
*EGIII
Water and me don't really get along that well; I mean I can drink gallons of it all day long if I wanted to but swimming in it is a whole different challenge for me. The last time I was out there, I was at a different side of the lake and when tubing a couple years ago. It was my first summer in the state of Kansas, I was with a couple of friends and went tubing back then I didn't know what it was called. Let's just say that I somehow survived that activity. Going to Wilson, this time was very different...road trip there was cool; after a busy summer it was my last weekend in the Hat for awhile. Riding along with Brittany and Joann overall was good but somehow I didn't feel safe in the car, lol. Maybe the first hour of the trip all I hear from them was knives, hot dogs and other things and yeah but I guess it's good thing though not in a bad way. Anyway, we all got to Wilson in one piece waited for other people to get to the mini restaurant intown and then we were on our way there after a few more u-turns and so on. Our group went to the other side of the lake where there was kids. Wilson is pretty decent in size so it wasn't that bad. Playing, walking, volleyball in the lake just your normal hangout during the summer. After a few hours there pictures and hugs followed, then I with Brittany and then replace Joann with Kaitlin when took a look at her (Kaitlin) hometown which is pretty small. In Kansas I have seen my share of small towns and it was nice to see how everyone in the small town works and I'm sure everyone in town knows your name. I have not mention food, lol. Well it depends on which store you go to but on the way back to our locations me, Brittany, and Kaitlin stopped at a convenience store and order food, and it was pretty good hot and fresh too...just saying haha. Overall, the entire day was awesome just get away from our normal lives and enjoy some fun for a day.
People I was with:
Brittany
Joann
Kaitlin
Erica
Cassie
Reba
Mahlia
Kyle
Until next time
*EGIII
Monday, July 23, 2012
Chapter #32: Summer Radio
The past two and a half months, it's been kinda like getting back to normal pretty much after last summer's epic trip to Alaska (Juneau). But this summer I think much more productive taking the opportunities given to me and taking full advantage of that. My very first summer spent here in Manhattan as been a busy one getting work done and just relaxing. From late May learning how to do a news broadcast record it and all of that stuff, to promoting events over the radio so the community of Manhattan at the very least knows what's going on. All the way to learning about how to do severe weather and how to insert that into a live broadcast. Then there's sports talk each week on Wednesday's this summer which as been a blast getting a chance to talk about sports with Cameron Banning and with Preston Rumford as well. And then the transition to my DJ show "Primetime" which I play alternative rock and do sports updates each week from Monday thru Friday 7 to 9pm which I enjoyed doing that and playing people's request on it too. Doing a little promos for a few shows with Ryan Stark have been good; learning about knowing what you want on your show and cutting it down to about 30 seconds is kinda of hard to do but it wasn't that bad. Our radio station got a good laugh when Jen decided she wanted to do this event called "Pull a dare from Eddie's hair" on her show which turned out to be really good, haha!! Doing lots and lots of things the last couple of months for The Wildcat 919 KSDB has been fun to do and be apart of thanks for the opportunity...as we are about to transition into the fall semester I'm looking forward to happen what going to happen it's going to be interesting that for sure as I'll moving to a different section on the staff team.
The people that I was hanging out with this summer and will continue into August:
Mary
Jared
Elijah
Jen
Caitlin
Cameron
Joey
Ryan
Edward B.
*EGIII
The people that I was hanging out with this summer and will continue into August:
Mary
Jared
Elijah
Jen
Caitlin
Cameron
Joey
Ryan
Edward B.
*EGIII
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Chapter #31 New Phone/Technology
It's been almost two months since my last post it seems like I'm getting lazier and lazier...haha. But I guess starting now I will be getting back on these posts and update you on what's going. Blogging about life and other things that interests myself. And this will be my first blog post of the summer. And with everything going on around me right now things are about to get busier plus a time of change is going to happen soon. I have a lot to actually look forward to so will see what will happen for the rest of this summer and much more to come.
During my hiatus from blogging I got a new cell phone. I basically upgraded from the one I had since I have been in college; still with the same carrier Verizon, changed phones to a regular to a "4G" smart phone. Yeah, that's right I'm trying to catch up on modern technology a little bit, lol. I will still keep my old phone though but for right now I'm still on the learning curve on how to operate the phone. It's been going well so far; it's that there are sooo many features on this phone that it's great. This thing is like one big dictionary that you wouldn't need anything else well except food. A lot of people/friends depend on this type of phone weather it's an iPhone or a different phone in there daily routine while still use it of course but of important reasons like the alarm clock. I'm still at the learning stage of trying to learn how to use all of these apps and use them for the right reasons. From games, to news, camera, video and lots more. Phones are definitely important; especially in this age of technology. you got to have the right connections.
-Be Cool
*EGIII
During my hiatus from blogging I got a new cell phone. I basically upgraded from the one I had since I have been in college; still with the same carrier Verizon, changed phones to a regular to a "4G" smart phone. Yeah, that's right I'm trying to catch up on modern technology a little bit, lol. I will still keep my old phone though but for right now I'm still on the learning curve on how to operate the phone. It's been going well so far; it's that there are sooo many features on this phone that it's great. This thing is like one big dictionary that you wouldn't need anything else well except food. A lot of people/friends depend on this type of phone weather it's an iPhone or a different phone in there daily routine while still use it of course but of important reasons like the alarm clock. I'm still at the learning stage of trying to learn how to use all of these apps and use them for the right reasons. From games, to news, camera, video and lots more. Phones are definitely important; especially in this age of technology. you got to have the right connections.
-Be Cool
*EGIII
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Chapter #30 The Radio Guy Part 2
Last chapter I talked about the beginnings for me in radio; in this chapter, I will talk about the overall first year at Kansas State calling on air activities, a small preview of what's to come for the summer, and could be topics changes??
On Air: My first year on radio for the Wildcat 919 was a great experience getting to do A LOT of things learning to do stats, or running boards, doing color commentary, play by play, talking about news. Almost everything you can think of; I learned how to do it. Football (at K-State) only got to do one game but I did some behind the scene stuff. Basketball season for Men and Women I did a lot more including calling my first play-by-play game. That was a lot of fun; had a blast with. Baseball, the same amount of work like basketball almost...being in the the booth with two other students or one talking baseball which is fun for me because I know the game very well because of play this game for a long time.
Preview: This summer I will be on staff as the assistant of news and sports; primary will be in news mostly to help them get there news coverage on the radio up from this past year. This is something that I have little experience in, but I'm up for the challenge in doing this. Meanwhile, I will be debuting as a DJ in prime time as well. That will be exciting will how far that goes. Prime time will begins next week.
Changes: There will be really no major changes to my blog yet, I would like to mix it up a little bit more and talk about some of my favorite sports. I will starting this summer will be balancing out talking about what's going on with me with some of the sporting events that are going on currently that I enjoy; the teams I follow. There's still a lot going on in sports right now, with Wildcat sports winding down for the summer after the track and field championships concluded last weekend. Stay tuned for more.
-EGIII
On Air: My first year on radio for the Wildcat 919 was a great experience getting to do A LOT of things learning to do stats, or running boards, doing color commentary, play by play, talking about news. Almost everything you can think of; I learned how to do it. Football (at K-State) only got to do one game but I did some behind the scene stuff. Basketball season for Men and Women I did a lot more including calling my first play-by-play game. That was a lot of fun; had a blast with. Baseball, the same amount of work like basketball almost...being in the the booth with two other students or one talking baseball which is fun for me because I know the game very well because of play this game for a long time.
Preview: This summer I will be on staff as the assistant of news and sports; primary will be in news mostly to help them get there news coverage on the radio up from this past year. This is something that I have little experience in, but I'm up for the challenge in doing this. Meanwhile, I will be debuting as a DJ in prime time as well. That will be exciting will how far that goes. Prime time will begins next week.
Changes: There will be really no major changes to my blog yet, I would like to mix it up a little bit more and talk about some of my favorite sports. I will starting this summer will be balancing out talking about what's going on with me with some of the sporting events that are going on currently that I enjoy; the teams I follow. There's still a lot going on in sports right now, with Wildcat sports winding down for the summer after the track and field championships concluded last weekend. Stay tuned for more.
-EGIII
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Chapter #29: The Radio Guy Part 1
It's been a few weeks since the last chapter, busy with getting everything together for the last week of classes with finals here at Kansas State. Since late last summer, I think I have found something that I'm interested in for the future. I have new found motivation to keep going to finish off college. I was really on the verge of heading back to Alaska for the summer...it would have been mid-June that I would've gone back to Juneau, but that will be put on hold this year and I will continue my pursuit in radio this summer with The Wildcat 919 at Kansas State. Being involved with radio has started to open some doors for opportunities to be successful.
Looking back over this past year, I have gotten a lot better at the on the air stuff. It's amazing that a lot of people and I mean a lot, my friends and other people that I don't have came up to me and said that I have that radio voice on the air that people can listen to. I wouldn't have even imagine that I have that voice, but I do. I sound a lot different on the air when I listen to myself talk and I will explain more about it in Part 2 about how this all got started. I have always had an interest in the radio business if I wasn't on the field playing sports. From football to doing basketball for the men and women's (I did a lot of the Women's games) to baseball games (I've done quite a few) I've gotten really good...not that good yet but just improving from game to game correcting the things that you need to correct.
Stay tuned for Part 2 next week...
Talk to you guys soon!
*Eddie G. (EGIII)
Looking back over this past year, I have gotten a lot better at the on the air stuff. It's amazing that a lot of people and I mean a lot, my friends and other people that I don't have came up to me and said that I have that radio voice on the air that people can listen to. I wouldn't have even imagine that I have that voice, but I do. I sound a lot different on the air when I listen to myself talk and I will explain more about it in Part 2 about how this all got started. I have always had an interest in the radio business if I wasn't on the field playing sports. From football to doing basketball for the men and women's (I did a lot of the Women's games) to baseball games (I've done quite a few) I've gotten really good...not that good yet but just improving from game to game correcting the things that you need to correct.
Stay tuned for Part 2 next week...
Talk to you guys soon!
*Eddie G. (EGIII)
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Chapter #28: K-State vs Baylor Weekend Preview
I'm doing a blog post of the radio station The Wildcat 91.9 and here is a weekend preview of an important series for the 'Cats as take on #8 Baylor team that is unbeaten in conference play.
K-State vs. #8 Baylor (May 13-15th): The 'Cats resume conference play this weekend on Friday as they take on the Baylor Bears who stand in the top 10 nationally in the country at #8 with a record of 27-7. And Baylor riding a wave of momentum winning 16 straight games and coming of a series Wednesday night sweeping Louisiana-Munroe in 2 games. K-State head coach Brad Hill and company will have there hands full playing the best of the best in the Big 12 conference. Meanwhile on Wednesday night the 'Cats lost in Springfield, Missouri as they lost to Missouri State 3-0 dropping the 'Cats record to now 17-15 on the season after last weekend sweeping the 3-game series against Sacred Heart at Tointon Family Stadium. If the 'Cats are going to snapped the Bears long winning streak this weekend, they will need there bats to come alive which the offense has been up and down this season up to this point. The 'Cats need consistent pitching as well if they are going to stay with a national ranked team like the Bears. K-State has four players who are in the top 15 in batting average. Led by centerfielder Jared King coming off a 3 for 4 game Wednesday night against Missouri State. Conference resumes for the 'Cats Friday night at 6:30 at Tointon Family Stadium. Games on Saturday and Sunday begin at 1pm. Friday's game is Military Appreciation Night; Military personal can get general admission for $3.
Players to Watch:
#8 Baylor (27-7)
Adam Toth
Max Muncy
Logan Vick
Cal Towey
*All have hitting streaks coming in
Kansas State (17-15)
Jared King
Tanner Witt
Matt Giller
Jake Brown
*Witt: Has reached base 25 games in a row.
*Eddie G. (EGIII)
K-State vs. #8 Baylor (May 13-15th): The 'Cats resume conference play this weekend on Friday as they take on the Baylor Bears who stand in the top 10 nationally in the country at #8 with a record of 27-7. And Baylor riding a wave of momentum winning 16 straight games and coming of a series Wednesday night sweeping Louisiana-Munroe in 2 games. K-State head coach Brad Hill and company will have there hands full playing the best of the best in the Big 12 conference. Meanwhile on Wednesday night the 'Cats lost in Springfield, Missouri as they lost to Missouri State 3-0 dropping the 'Cats record to now 17-15 on the season after last weekend sweeping the 3-game series against Sacred Heart at Tointon Family Stadium. If the 'Cats are going to snapped the Bears long winning streak this weekend, they will need there bats to come alive which the offense has been up and down this season up to this point. The 'Cats need consistent pitching as well if they are going to stay with a national ranked team like the Bears. K-State has four players who are in the top 15 in batting average. Led by centerfielder Jared King coming off a 3 for 4 game Wednesday night against Missouri State. Conference resumes for the 'Cats Friday night at 6:30 at Tointon Family Stadium. Games on Saturday and Sunday begin at 1pm. Friday's game is Military Appreciation Night; Military personal can get general admission for $3.
Players to Watch:
#8 Baylor (27-7)
Adam Toth
Max Muncy
Logan Vick
Cal Towey
*All have hitting streaks coming in
Kansas State (17-15)
Jared King
Tanner Witt
Matt Giller
Jake Brown
*Witt: Has reached base 25 games in a row.
*Eddie G. (EGIII)
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