I love to quote Jean Shepherd:

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As some here know, I am a shep addict and have over 1000 of his shows. Politically, in the early going at WOR, he was pretty conservative, howling at "Demonstrators" in the early Vietnam War era, but mellowed over the years as he took trips to Washington with people protesting the War and pro-Civil rights Demonstrations.

He once talked about his opinion that the symbol for America shouldn't be the Bald Eagle, but the Cocker Spaniel would be more appropriate: "Please Love Me..." in its eyes...that America just wants to be loved.

Now I disagree wholeheartedly with his context at the time, but when I was listening to the radio show a couple nights ago, I thought about our President, who seems to go over to the Republicans' side with this "Please Love Me" attitude - which another poster had pointed out - and I awakened my wife with my laughing.

As an insomniac, what I do is record/load about 100 shows on an mp3 player, plug in a single ear bud, and use a rechargeable battery to listen all night. If i awaken, and the bud has fallen out of my ear, I replace it, start whichever show from the beginning, and listen. I also do this with CBS Mystery theater, and there are thousands of those shows available. I often go right back to sleep and it can take me 3-4 nights to hear one whole show....or sometimes, if I can't sleep, I listen to 2-3 in a row. It helps...