H.C. DROPS HIS VEIL AT STUDIO 1714!

Most of the time I try not to bore all of you with my personal life, which is basically drinking 3 Molsons and falling asleep, but I thought this was particularly interesting. I just got back from recording several segments of political discussion at "Studio 1714", a Flint-talk radio supported Internet show. I got to sit in the hot seat with John and Steve, who have made quite a name for themselves both on radio and in the Internet world. They've interviewed a whole host of local political figures and local entertainers such as Bryan McCree, a well know comedian.

So how did 'Ol H.C. bag such a coup d'e tat? Simple, I lied and said I had more readers than Maureen Doud, Cal Thomas, and Thomas Freedman put together. Actually, I sent them an E-Mail and after reading some of my rants, they thought I seemed an interesting character.

So I put on my best tie-dyed t-shirt, my Brook Brothers suit and made my way to the studio looking a little like Timothy Leary and Ann Coulter hooked up and had a child 47 years ago. On the way I stopped to pick up some water and breath mints at a local store. I must have been an interesting site as a homeless dude kept looking at me from the corner of his eye and people seemed to want to keep a little distance between us. The Arab-looking gentleman behind the counter treated me like everyone else, my guess is you could come in humping a goat and he wouldn't have noticed.

Once I got to the Studio, nervous and wondering if I had made a mistake, Steve and John set about making me feel right at home. These guys are so easygoing, within minutes you feel like you've known them all your life. We went through a whole slew of possible subject matter and then set about recording. John is the more outgoing of the two although I would say either one of them has their moments of brilliance. I found myself feeling very comfortable in front of the camera, in fact, for a while I forgot all about it. Their camera man blends right in and leaves the show to form itself, I think that's a good part of why it feels so much like just shooting the shit with some of your buddies. The first segment went by so quickly I was stunned that it was over. They then asked if I wanted to do a few more and feeling all politically charged up I couldn't wait to jump back in.

We covered everything from Medicinal Marijuana to Governor Granholm. You can catch it on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Studio1714 . The most interesting thing about this for me is, I Loved It. I had no idea how I would feel about talking on video (I'm very self conscious about my looks), or on the radio. I'm desperately interested in how all of you felt I did and am looking forward to your comments. Don't cut me no slack, I'm a big boy, I can take it. In the mean time, watch out Bill O'Reilly, watch your back James Carville, I might be thinking your job looks like a lot of fun. H.C.