A Hard Rock Drive Home (Part 2)

I was listening to a commercial break during the Hard Rock Drive Home on Power 96 the other night. I'd mentioned in my previous post that Power 96 never seems to have many ads, and when they do, they're usually for a spaghetti dinner at the Faribault VFW. I'm halfway listening to the specials on toilet paper and navel oranges at the Faribault HyVee grocery, and then the announcer's voice boomed, "Do you want to join Southern Minnesota's greatest broadcasting team?" I turned up the volume and listened intently. Maybe this was my chance to apply for the job of a lifetime - rocking out as a DJ in Faribault!

Imagine driving away from the Cities every morning, opposite traffic, laughing at the other cars trying to get to work. It's a straight shot from Farmington to Faribault down Highway 3, through some of the greenest rolling farmland in Minnesota. I held my breath. Then the announcer crushed my hopes. "Cumulus Broadcasting is looking for advertising sales staff." I laughed out loud to myself. One thing Power 96 definitely needs is to sell a few more ads.

Tonight they ran an ad asking listeners to send in Public Service Announcements. Then they played a double-shot of Guns'N'Roses. At least if I can't be a devoted Power 96 employee, I can still rock out as a devoted listener. Hats off to the staff at Power 96! Even when you guys say Ozzy is coming up next, and you play Judas Priest (like you did tonight at about 6:15 PM), you still rock.