The DJ Rollie D Story

Valentine's Day is upon us, and that means a lot of people will be taking their significant others out to a bar, local restaurant, or whatever movie is hot at the theatre right now as a way of showing them how much they love that person.  There'll be fancy gifts, chocolate and flowers, and awkward shoutouts on radio shows, all for the people we love or the crushes we think like us back, though that exercise in thought is usually futile and usually doesn't produce anything besides wasted time and a heavy broken heart. However, not everyone is deeply in love with someone this Valentine's Day, and that segment of the population includes me amongst other people.  Today, I'm sitting in my room (it's too cold to go outside) and chatting with a few friends while also planning to maybe watch the new Big Mouth double episode "My Furry Valentine" a little later on while ordering pizza in and finishing off the pasta I cooked for last night's episode of...

I first discovered the music of Chance The Rapper back in August of 2016 during one of my first shows for KAXE/KBXE .  I saw that he did a track with rapper Kanye West  and also The Chicago Children's Choir , and instantly had to take a look and see what all the hype was.  Well, after playing the track All We Got , the lead-off track from his 2016 digital release Coloring Book , I decided it was time to check out another track from the album, as this one was wearing thin. It was February of 2017, so I was still pretty new to the whole radio thing, and didn't want to risk letting an expletive out over the airwaves during the morning hours, as I was on from 9am to Noon on this day.  So I looked through the album, and saw that I really only had a few choices.  There was D.R.A.M Sings Special , but that was only about two minutes long and I wasn't sure if I could take the risk of finding a new song and getting it ready in time.  There was also Bles...

Valentines' Day comes only once a year, and every year, it sends me into a state of pure elation.  I start feeling like I'm in absolute love with the world and want to get to know every single living person on the planet.  There's always the "Anthem Song Of The Season" that pumps me up and goes on constant repeat until March 1st hits and I can't stand it anymore so I move onto other music, and the sudden desire for things like Dove's annually released heart-shaped chocolates and heart pizzas, and of course GIANT chocolate chip cookies.  In one of the worst months of the Winter season, I always have an awkward smile on my face that doesn't really go away..... Love is always something I've tried to have as a feature, even in the toughest times of my life thus far. While it might not always be apparent, I try to be (assuming we have no disagreements or arguments/feuds) compassionate and welcoming to all who cross my path.  I also strive to be ...