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Addison County Gospel Choir

Bill O'Neill — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:55:12 +0000

Here’s the audio from the last performance of the Christmas season yesterday for the Addison County Gospel Choir. I recorded the performance which was held a Brandon Baptist Church in Brandon, Vermont on Saturday, 11 December 2010.

That’s Peggy O’Neill

Bill O'Neill — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:30:44 +0000

My mom, Peggy O’Neill, turns 89 on November 14th. Still going strong, Mom’s still very much this ‘middle-aged’ guy’s Mom and is as invested in her role as wife, mother, and friend to many as she has ever been. It goes to prove that while our roles change over time, we still can serve God in important ways. May we forge against the tide of this day to disregard our elders. “Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the LORD.” Leviticus 19:32 NASB [Originally posted May 9, 2010] It was September of 1943 when Peggy Riley loaded up her brand new, yet very used green 1932 Model “A” Ford coupe with its rumble seat and Kelly green spoked wheels, blessed with questionable brakes and glass jars of water for a radiator that was wont to boiling-over. Armed with a new bachelor’s degree from Emmanuel College in the Fenway in Boston and with a desire to teach, the single child of Pearl and Jimmy Riley, a local “poor man’s lawyer” from Lowell, drove northward into the relatively distant and far-off village of Newmarket, New Hampshire. Peggy had jumped at the Continue reading →

WCAP Radio Days 1984

Bill O'Neill — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:47:37 +0000

Here’s a classic [proving that 'classic' does not necessarily confer 'talent'] aircheck from December 5, 1984 at WCAP (980 Lowell). It’s unedited so you can hear lots of pops from when the “skimmer” aircheck tape deck turned on and off. Skimmer only record whenever the mic was on and goes into ‘pause’ mode when the mic it turned off. I worked at WCAP for many years. Even when working elsewhere, with few exceptions, I held down radio shifts at WCAP from around 1981 until 2000. Darlene McCarthy, the news anchor on this audio, is now the weekend news anchor for 7 NBC (WHDH TV Boston). Darlene has been a very successful news anchor for many years. During that time at WCAP Darlene and I shared the 6 pm. to midnight shift; I was the music guy and Darlene did top of hour news throughout the evening. It was clear, during her time at WCAP, that Darlene would go very far and she was a pleasure to work with. Download audio file (Bill_ONeill_on_WCAP_980_Lowell_1984.mp3)

Happy New Year Twenty-Ten

Bill O'Neill — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:09:30 +0000

“Twenty-ten.” Sounds better than “two thousand ten.” We’re going to need to get used to saying “twenty” right up until “twenty ninety-nine.” While we won’t be there that late in the century (well, most of us won’t) we might as well get used to “twenty ten” and saddle up for another year. Here’s to a great year. Good riddance 2009. Past is past. Thank God.

We’re back.

Bill O'Neill — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:10:47 +0000

Bill-O’-Notes® has been on extended hiatus. Slowly back. I’ll be dropping in some audio tidbits from some man-on-the-street things I’m doing for Farm Fresh 102.9. I also have lots to say about faith, politics, life, and priorities among each of them.

What's In a Motive?

Bill O'Neill — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:32:03 +0000

What is it about crime news stories where speculation regarding motive plays such a central role? Just scanning some news stories of the day, particularly in television news, there seems to be this pressing urgency to get to the WHY of the story before exhausting key elements. News organizations must devote more time and expertise in satisfactorily reporting the Who, the What, the Where & the When before earning the right to go deeper into the story and to seek the Why. Apologists for perpetrators of violent crime waste no time proffering excuses for the heinous act. Likewise, the media who highlight a basis for evil actions over the necessity to identify the next stop for the wheels of justice simply full-monty their liberal bias every time.

Hiccups

Bill O'Neill — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:14:50 +0000

Open letter to the Hiccup Girl’s mom: Mrs. R., spend more time in boring medical circles seeking answers and less time smoking $17 cigarettes on NBC’s tab. You just figured out how to make your kid’s hiccup situation a lot worse. Brilliant. Tampabay.com story is found Here

Spare change

Bill O'Neill — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:34:36 +0000

Work is busy. School board is busy. EMS stuff is not too busy (a good thing). Tilly, one of our dogs, recently developed a taste for chicken. Live ones. Expensive ones. Tilly is still a works in progress….

Still here…

Bill O'Neill — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:26:56 +0000

It’s been awhile since my last post. I’ve been in a blog-slump. Time to dig-in and come up with some new material.

WCAP Radio’s 55th Birthday & Reunion Bash Live Broadcast

Bill O'Neill — Mon, 15 May 2006 15:46:48 +0000

Event: WCAP Radio’s 55th Birthday & Reunion Bash Live Broadcast When: Saturday Evening, JUNE 10th from 6- 10 pm Where: Gary’s Ice Cream, 127 Merrimack, Street, Downtown Lowell Hosts: Bill O’Neill and Gary Francis Featuring Live Appearances by WCAP Alumni: Joe Corcoran, Dave Faneuf, Mary Blake, Bill Smith, Doug Barker, Chuck Jenest, Mark Adams, Joe Abrams, Gordon Hamilton, Don & Anita Hill, Fred Faust, along with Congressman Marty Meehan, State Senator Steve Panagiatakos, Lowell Mayor Bill Martin, and a host of others.

Way to go, SteveRunner

Bill O'Neill — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 23:34:59 +0000

Let’s hear it for my old pal, Steve Walker. Steve FINISHED the 2006 Boston Marathon today in 5:33:42 at a pace of 12:44. Phenomenal. Check out Steve Walker’s podcasts, Phedippidations, at SteveRunner.com

Cheeta of the odds

Bill O'Neill — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:13:27 +0000

Tarzan’s Cheeta the Chimp is 74 years old. FOXNEWS.COM reports that chimps in captivity rarely live beyond 60, with Cheeta the oldest chimp liviing in captivity. Finally awarded for acting greatness, Cheeta is also an “ape-stract” painter whose sales go towards sustaining the habitat. What’s Cheeta to do, other than that? How about relaxing rides along in the truck all day making a monkey, er, chimp of himself, encouraging gawkers to pull his finger?