"Jared Williams day" was awesome. It started off with a very modest lunch crowd. I have to admit, it was scary there for a minute. But when the evening rolled around, it WAS ON! The place filled up and the energy was great. But I have to mention this. For a little while, it was almost like jared wasn’t going to make it to his own party. Check it out. I had paid for a mini van with a wheelchair lift to pick jared and his family up and bring them to the restaurant. I got a call at 7pm and I recogn…
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Added by Big Al on February 4, 2010 at 7:52am —
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I don’t know if there is anything I have learned that has meant more to me from being a part of Kidd Kraddick in the morning, than the importance of giving.
I grew up watching my mother and father help others. My mom ALWAYS took care of my grandparents. And even while she did this, taking them food, taking them to doctors appointments, and other seemingly small things, they would also somehow find time to take care of my sister and I as well. Later in life, my mom’s brother, Charles Freeman, suf…
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Added by Big Al on February 3, 2010 at 7:00am —
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Tomorrow is the big day. Jared Williams day. in case you hadn’t read my blog in a while, jared is a 15 year old kid that is a freshman in high school. He was a very good athlete. In fact, he was so good, he won a starting job as a safety on the varsity football team at his school. On of only three kids to ever do this at Pinkston High school. He is a good looking kid and an A-B student. He has an 8 year old little sister and his mom is a single mom. On a Friday night in dallas this past football…
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Added by Big Al on February 2, 2010 at 8:35am —
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Day 4 of no car for me is complete. I let me lease expire on my ride and I had to turn it in or I was gonna have to pay a penalty or something. So, ive been walkin and cabbing it all week long. Its really been great. It has forced me to really slow down. What I mean by that is everything has been going so fast for the last month or two. Ive always been one to work by day and go out at night but throw in owning a restaurant and trying to make changes and stuff there too, and you have a dude that…
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Added by Big Al on January 29, 2010 at 9:00am —
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First and most importantly, the event I was talking about yesterday is set. Just in case you missed my blog yesterday, there is a kid that is a freshman in high school. His name is Jared Williams. His mom is Arlena. Jared was a promising young football player with lots of friends and always had a smile on his face. Then one Friday night in October, his world changed. He was a defensive back for L.G. Pinkston high school and going in for a tackle head first, something went horribly and freakishly…
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Added by Big Al on January 28, 2010 at 8:00am —
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I was car shopping part of the day and man, it was exciting. I looked at cars, trucks, gmc’s, chevy’s and fords. And wow, there’s a lot of awesome cars out there. In fact, all of them are great when you don’t have one. I was an idiot and I waited until the last minute and my lease contract ended yesterday and I had to turn my car in. so now, im carless. But that’s fine…im thinking that just gives me that much more freedom to find something that im really happy with. after a couple hours of looki…
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Added by Big Al on January 27, 2010 at 8:46am —
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For the first time since I was 16 years old, I don’t own a car! Yesterday, was the last day of my lease on my denali and I had to turn it in. ive been so busy lately, I hadn’t taken time to shop for a car to replace the one that I had to turn in. so, I turned in my old one and I rented a car for a couple days. Wow… I hadn’t rented a car in a while… this ain’t cheap. Anyway, I am carless. I put something about that on my facebook and I got a few car suggestions on there. So now, I guess I need to…
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Added by Big Al on January 26, 2010 at 8:15am —
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It was a great weekend which included family, work and church. Im especially happy about the church part because I had missed the last 2 Sundays. Anyway, lets talk about Friday. I had this “great” idea that I would interrupt a karaoke singer in the middle of a song, (kanye west style), and make a couple of announcements. Rude? Yes! But all in fun. She was singing tina turner’s proud mary. She was maybe 25 years old and I found out later that it took everything that she had to get the courage to…
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Added by Big Al on January 26, 2010 at 5:32am —
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I hate it when kellie and kidd are 100% right and im wrong. I thought I had a little date lined up the other day. at the last minute, she called me and cancelled. I continue to NOT be able to tell the difference between when a girl is just being “nice” and when a girl is interested. I thought she was telling the truth when she said she was busy and tired from traveling. And I guess she could have been. But it seems there was one little thing that she didn’t tell me…apparently, she doesn’t like m…
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Added by Big Al on January 22, 2010 at 9:08am —
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While I was out doing a bit today, i noticed something. I was in the “hood” for part of it. and when I say hood, I mean HOOD! Im talking brothas hanging in front of the liquor stores, and even in the streets. Women “walking around” looking for stuff (or people) to do. I was in the hood. And then when I was done, I hopped on the freeway and traveled less than 2 miles and it was like I was in a whole different country. It was like I went from Haiti to palm springs. Less than two miles apart but it…
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Added by Big Al on January 21, 2010 at 8:30am —
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Im not really sure how I can make an afternoon nap sound interesting but that was the centerpiece of my afternoon. It was awesome. A great 2-3 hours on the most comfortable couch in the world.
6 months ago, I spent almost every afternoon at primos. And if you had told me then that 6 months later I would have practically eliminated primos from my “bar rotation”, I would have said that you were crazy. but that has pretty much happened. Which leads me to believe that a person can do almost anythin…
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Added by Big Al on January 20, 2010 at 11:29pm —
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Last night I hung out with a dude that I barely know. And honestly, even after hanging out with him for 2 hours at a hockey game, I still don’t know a lot about him. A friend called me at 5pm to ask me if I wanted his tickets to the hockey game. Im not a huge hockey fan but what the heck, right? Im down to do something new. And besides, his tickets were on the glass in the corner…prime fight watching goes on there. So, I asked my son if he wanted to go. he didn’t. I went to the bar to get my pho…
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Added by Big Al on January 19, 2010 at 7:37am —
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Its been what, 4 months or more since “the break up” and singledom is back and more present than ever. But the one thing that I have going for me is the fact that im keeping myself busy with the visits to the parents, the visits to the new bar, and other misc “stuff” going on. So, with all of that stuff I have on my plate, I really don’t have time to focus on a relationship so, I guess that’s a good thing. The only real reminder that I am making my periodic stop in “loserville is the fact that i…
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Added by Big Al on January 15, 2010 at 8:08am —
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Friday night I ran into a guy and a girl that were hanging out at the same place that I was hanging out and I assumed they were a couple. Boyfriend/girlfriend or more I didn’t know. Anyway, the girl was drinking water and had on one of those dresses with the draw string right under the boobage area. And she was a little big in the midsection area. The guy in the couple introduced me to her and we exchanged hellos and we each went about our business. About 5 little minutes later the young lady wa…
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Added by Big Al on January 12, 2010 at 7:00am —
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after 2 days of work without kidd, it will be great having him in studio next week. kellie and jc are great but its just when we are not all in place, its just not the same. so kidd, come on back to work big guy!
i have to take down my christmas tree this weekend. i just have to. the last time i procrastinated about something this long was last year when i procrastinated about DECORATING my christmas tree. ha...
my lease is officially up on my car and i have to make a decision at some point abou…
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Added by Big Al on January 8, 2010 at 9:00am —
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Back at work and all is right with the world. It was a long two weeks off and im so ready to be back at work. But I have to say, it was tough getting up this morning. So many stories about things that happened over the vacation. The biggest event for me was, for those of you that haven’t heard, I bought a bar. It’s a restaurant/sports bar actually. The name of it is “big al and redneck steve’s mckinney avenue tavern.” Yes, we were going for the “bar with the longest name!” haha. Anyway, its call…
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Added by Big Al on January 7, 2010 at 8:42am —
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Well, I did it. I worked out! 1 day down and 15 to go. I think if I work out at least 30 minutes every day until the end of the year, a habit will be formed and I can get into a routine from there. And that’s what its really all about. Getting into a routine.
What can I say about being single this time of year that hasn’t already been said? it sucks. Then again, it sucks almost any time of year. I guess im lucky to have NOT been invited to a whole lot of Christmas parties. That’s funny. I have…
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Added by Big Al on December 15, 2009 at 10:37pm —
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Here’s some random things and thoughts that I had over the weekend:
Im going to learn to type. I have been saying this for years. I even bought this mavis lady’s typing software to help teach me and I did it two or three times and I got frustrated and quit. But this time im for real. It would be so great if I could type. It would help me with my job and it would just be a major accomplishment if I stuck with it and actually learned.
Im back on the workout kick starting today. Maybe the pants I…
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Added by Big Al on December 14, 2009 at 10:49am —
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So, I did my house work today. I vacuumed, I hung up all the clothes that needed to be hung up. and then I washed the dishes. I was a real maid. I did all th things that would make my house livable. Now all I have to do is to buy myself a big screen tv. That will be my Christmas present to myself. I cant wait. Even though a bare ever even watch tv. I guess that’s why it hasn’t been a huge deal to not have one.
Speaking of Christmas, I bought my Christmas tree today. It’s a Fraser fur and between…
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Added by Big Al on December 10, 2009 at 12:57pm —
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For a change up, I decided to cook dinner this evening. So I got out the pork chops that I bought last night. the flour, the corn oil,l and I went to work. They actually turned out pretty well for a guy that doesn’t really cook all that much or well. But I have to admit, tonite I did both. I have a feeling though that the hallways here on the 21st floor are all smelling like porkchops. Im so glad and appreciative of my mom to have shown me how to cook when I was growing up. at least now I know h…
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Added by Big Al on December 8, 2009 at 6:59am —
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