I've now made the 7th anniversary of being a card carrying AARP member.
That still keeps me as the Number 3 "senior" member of the WGY News Room.
Jim Gagliardi, the News Beacon of the Hudson Valley, tops the list, followed by my other elder, W. Read Shepherd. Read beats me by just a few months, so while we're now the same age...for a while...I'm still younger than him.
I like to think better looking and hipper too, but that would be bragging.
It's a guy thing.
On the bottom of the list is George Morris, who has an annoying habit of saying (when we're talking about certain events from our past) things like "Gee, I was only in 1st Grade when that happened."
Whippersnapper.
Between the combination of Gagliardi, Shepherd and Patrick alone, there's over a hundred years of broadcasting experience alone....more than the actual existance of WGY itself!
Having another birthday brings me another year closer to retirement...or as I put it...Fantasy Land.
To paraphrase Charlton Heston, I'll give up my microphone when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.
The way things are today, I'm guessing I'll work till I drop...for the last time.
Since I love what I do, I'd be ok with that.
My wife Nancy and I agree we'd be just as happy having matching beds at the home when that time comes.
When I started in this business....in the middle/late '70's, we played music from vinyl records, commercials were recorded on something called a "cart" (like an old 8 track), and there was someone in the radio station 24/7/365.
Seems like a million years ago, especially to those who didn't experience that scenario.
Now I have grandkids who can kick my butt on computer games.
Circle of life I guess.
I'll have my revenge on them all one day.
How?
Depends.
Mike Patrick
