That's What The American Odyssey

I'm Real. I Believe What I'm Saying. If Motel 6 Wasn't The Type Of Operation They Say It Is - And I Stay At Them When I Travel - I Wouldn't Do Their Commercials. That Comes Through On The Radio, And That's What It's All About.

I'm Not An Impersonator. I've Only Got One Voice And Only Do One Guy And His First-person Essays.

For Some People, You Know, Garrison Keillor, Rush Limbaugh, Really The Stars, They've Got A Passion. They Eat, Drink And Breathe Radio, And I'm Not Like That. I Used To Think I Wanted To Be. But I Need To Be Away From It, Too, And That's The Difference, I Think.

The Media Is In The Business Of Finding Exceptions To Everyday Life. Bad Things Are Still The Exception. That's Good, Because Once Bad Things Stop Being News, We Really Are In Trouble. If People Forget That Bad Is The Exception, They Think They Live In A Horrible World. There Is So Much That Works And Is Right And Friendly And Warm. But We Take That For Granted.

It's Not Like Alaska Isn't Wilderness - It Mostly Is. But Most Alaskans Don't Live In The Wild. They Live On The Edge Of The Wild In Towns With Schools And Cable Tv And Stores And Dentists And Roller Rinks Sometimes. It's Just Like Anyplace Else, Only With Mountains And Moose.