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  | I got to thinking about this the other day, and in the hustle and bustle that can sometimes be social networking, we really don't get to know much about our friends. So I thought I would write this to tell you a little about myself and let you know who I am..........
Now, where to start...lol!! As I am sure you can see, one of my passions is music and the Radio. I was in radio for about 25 years in all. I started as a DJ at the tender age of 16 working weekends at a Country/Farm/News/Sports station. Needless to say as a kid who liked Rock and Pop, this was quite an education. I got to do everything from play Ernest Tubb music, to read the hog and cow reports...lol!
As the years went by, I gained experience and finally ended up in Springfield, Missouri working for a huge Top 40 station here called ROCK 99. I did the midday show and eventually afternoon drive. This is the station where I got to meet a majority of the 80's hair bands. It was a very fun time. I was the Music Director, which meant I got to go to most of the concerts and meet the bands. It was an experience I'll never forget.
My Radio name since 1981 has been Tim Austin. While Tim is my name, Austin is a radio name. In fact, my son is named after it. As you can see by my pictures, he got to be a very popular young man in those days. We had no choice but to tell people his name was Austin Austin....lol! One of my biggest thrills was when he got to go on stage in St. Louis with RATT. They had a song at the time called "Way Cool Junior". We met them just minutes before they went on stage, and as each member of the band saw Austin, they all said, "It's Way Cool Junior"!!! So, when they got to that song, they introduced him as such and brought him on stage to play his plastic guitar and run around stage while they did the song. It was so cute!
As things go in life, 1989 was not a good year. My mother developed cancer and eventually passed away that year, and on top of it, my wife and I split up just a week before that happened. When it rains it pours. We ended up divorcing about 6 months later and I have been single since. I have had several Girl friends since, engaged a couple times, but it never quite worked out. I use to drink almost every night after my mothers death, going out looking for that new wife. Usually the women I met, ended being drug users or major alcoholics(I know, what did I expect dating strippers...lol!!). The drug users I would not have around my son, so they were immediately dumped. The drunks just couldn't handle the attention I got at the bars because of being on the radio, so that didn't work either....lol!
I worked at different stations over the years, finally getting out of the business in 2001, shortly after 9/11. Since then I've bounced around different telemarketing jobs and currently work for my best friend for his lawn business.
I'm still single, everyone tells me I need a good woman, just haven't found her yet...lol! My son is the first in my family to graduate college and is currently a High School Teacher and football coach and is getting married in May, I'm very happy for him!
As for me, I still like to Rock, I enjoy having beers with my friends, I smoke and cuss a lot and I'm still chasing women. Football and baseball are the sports I like to watch, Football being my favorite. I'm an easy going person, usually more worried about my friends well being than myself. I am however at a juncture in my life where I have to concentrate on me, which I have been trying to do lately.
I hope this gives a little more insight into who I am, it is just a small portion of my life, but thought it would let you know more about me and any comments as always are welcome! Have a good one and thanks for taking the time to read this!
| | Posted: 2/23/2008 at 17:22 | Read 154 times | 14 comments | Leave Comment |
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| *Tim* | "Today is Tomorrows Memory, I like GOOD Memories!!"
48 years old
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Springfield, MO
Hometown: Springfield
Last Login: 6/20/2009
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