The Good Life – November-December 2015

GL: What’s the weirdest quirk about the other person?
R: You first.
D: She has chip clips in her hair in the morning.
R: They’re not chip clips.
D: Yes, they are. It says Frito-Lay on one of them.
R: No, it does not. I have a poof problem, so I need to
use clippies to have it go where I want it to go… We’ve
been together for a long time. He’s approaching 50
and I’m over 50, so we notice those quirky things. Like,
Dave, how many times did I have to tell you where
Drekker’s was, and I finally said, “C’mere, gimme your
hand. I’ll lead you there.” I think the beauty of working
together as long as we have is we know our strengths
and weaknesses, you know, like, I can’t pronounce
words, so Dave’ll do it for me.
GL: What’s the strangest thing that’s ever happened
on your radio show?
R: Well, we had a stalker once, way back in the day. He
was just an oddball who would call us and tell us the
radio was in his head.
D: I told him, “Don’t worry, we’re switching to digital,
so that won’t happen anymore.” He believed it.
R: We haven’t seen him for years.
GL: What is something you wish everyone knew?
D: How to be polite. Manners. People have forgotten
their manners. Now I’m going to add my new
law. You’re going to get a ticket if you forget your
manners.
R: People are so rude. You don’t know what people
are going through.
D: Everybody’s got their fights. There’s nothing
wrong with being polite.
R: Be nice.
GL: What does “the good life” mean to you?
D: To me, the good life is to keep things simple. You
make more money, you spend more money. How
much do you really need? All you need is a pint a
day, and that’s of whatever gets you through the
day. I’m not saying to be an alcoholic. What I mean
is, keep your life simple.
R: You know, the good life for me is simple, too. I’m
blessed with family, I’m blessed with children, and
I’m blessed with great co-workers. I really am. I have
the good life. ■
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