Well who else is dumb enough to dress up like
Cupid and go flying around East Texas dropping off goodies and
showin' some love? When our team had the idea for me to do this, I wish they hadn't had it. I know that these pictures will haunt me for the rest of my life, but to put a smile on your face is well worth it. Look for
Cupid at your office soon.
So far, Cupid has drawn his arrow and shot some love through the hearts of listeners all over East Texas. Our first stop was to bring some love to Cynde
Frizell at Azalea Orthopedic in Tyler.
From there, he spread his wings and flew over to Regions Bank on the Loop in Tyler to drop
off some awesome gifts for Shirley
Geizler from Bath Junkie in Tyler, (Thank you Connie) delicious treats from Fresh Fruit Bouquet Company in the
Bergfeld Shopping Center in Tyler and a REALLY COOL balloon bouquet from
Balloons With A Twist. The Master Balloon Artist himself, David McCullough, has actually been the keeper for Cupid (Rodd Wayne). He has been creating amazing balloon creatures and flowers at every stop. THANK YOU DAVID!. We could not do it without you. Check out his website at
http://www.balloonswatwist.com/ 
Cupid dropped in to have lunch at one of his favorite places (No it is not Wing Stop. Good guess though). The familiar faces at
Chili's on the loop in Tyler were glad to have the winged messenger of love drop in for a Cobb Salad. Cupid's alter ego (Rodd Wayne) is en ex Chili-Head and LOVES him some Chili's. Sizzle for me baby!
Cupid decided to fly on over the BScene Magazine headquarters and give Shawn Haney, President and CEO of BScene (
www.bscenemag.com) and H3 Media a free arrow for Valentine's. It was Shawn who gave Cupid some pointers on love and wooing. Cupid took notes and will apply these techniques on his next mission. Are you sure that a football game and a six-pack is the way to win a woman's heart? Well, Shawn seemed like he knew what he was talking about, so Cupid is going to go with it.
On Thursday, Cupid flew into
Longview and spread some love at the Gregg County District Clerk's office. Leann Duke and the gang were a little surprised to see Cupid land on
their desks, but oh how happy they were when they got their gifts.
Up, up and away! Cupid was off again and just a hop, skip and a jump away he landed at
Heartsway Hospice of North East Texas. These ladies do such wonderful work and it was their boss, Executive Director Ed
Arneson, who sent in the fax. What a great boss and what a sweet group of ladies.
Cupid decided to drop in on Sunny's sister station "KYKX 105.7 East Texas Best Country". He hung out with Paula Prince and Brandon Michael from the mid-day show and afternoon show, respectivley, as well as the Longview East Texas Radio Group staff. They are the best.
He then went next door to
Big Dave's Barbecue and pigged out. (Flying makes you hungry.) Sorry there are no pictures, folks. You DO NOT want to see the carnage of Cupid gettin' serious with some ribs. That boy can put away some groceries.
It was a
Fantastic Friday. Cupid was off to Jacksonville. His first stop was at
Trinity Mother Frances Clinic to "Check-up" on Lisa Pierce. The ladies in the clinic promised to help her eat all those delicious chocolate dipped strawberries. Cupid offered to eat a few as well. Who says that he didn't already eat a few on the way there? So, maybe he licked the chocolate off of a few. So what. (Just kidding).
After getting a clean bill of health, it was off to learn a thing or two. Cupid's next surprise visit would be at
Jacksonville Middle School where Becky, Susan and Martha were busy taking attendance until a winged figure flew through their door.
Teachers and staff came from all over to see what the commotion was. Naturally, the students showed up to get a good laugh at the winged messenger of love.
On the way back to Tyler, Cupid got hungry again. Having listened to the sage advice of his friend Bessie (The Cow that jumped over the moon) he decided to
"Eat Mor Chikin", so he stopped into the Chick-fil-A on South Broadway in Tyler. He got a number 4. It was difficult eating, because he had to stop to take a lot of pictures. Oh, the life of a mythological-celebrity.
Thank you to Ed King. Lunch was on him. Thank you to the manager, Dian, for bringing Cupid some ice cream. YUMMY! It made it hard to take off after that, but he made it.
The final stop on Friday was to the
KLTV7 studios to see East Texas' Sweetheart;
Gillian Sheridan. Sunny wanted to say thank you to Gillian for all of her support for our events and especially for all that she does for the
American Cancer Society. She is this years chairman for the Cattle Barron's Gala.
Who is that in the background of Gillian's newscast?
Cupid was able to check with KLTV7 Chief Meteorologist
Mark Scirto and find out what the flying weather would be like and he got to "pose" in front of the of the famous green weather screen. "Mark said I could" Get it?
Oralia Ortega summoned Cupid over for a photo op. I think that she stole Cupid's heart. What a cutie. Just as smart, talented and sweet as she is beautiful. (For legal purposes it must be disclosed that she paid me to say these things...though they are true.)
On Monday, Cupid took flight again. His first stop was to see the fine folks at the
Stewart Regional Blood Center. They do such good work.
Today's target of Cupids arrow was to be Jan Decker, a long time listener who has been very nice to the Sunny staff. All the ladies were swept off their feet. That's what Cupid does.
To find out how you can give the gift of life (the ultimate Valentine's Day gift) log on to
www.stewartblood.org
Cupid's next stop on Monday was to see Cathy Larson at Threkeld & Company Insurance in Tyler. Cathy had shared a wodnerful story about how she met her husband and they were married on Valentine's Day 33 years ago.
Cupid took Tuesday off to get ready or the BIG DAY...VALENTINE'S.
The first stop on Valentine's Day was to
Brown Elementary in Whitehouse.
Valerie Durst, the schools secretary was not expecting Cupid to show up with all his goodies. Cupid arrived just minutes before her husband did. He had flowers and was taking her to lunch, but he could not figure out why the winged messenger of love had beat him to her office. So, from his heart encrusted quiver, Cupid drew an arrow of love and shot them both. Love was in the air!
After stopping by a couple of class rooms to say hello, Cupid made sure that the shoe boxes were covered in regulation paper, doiles and hearts. All looked good. His job was done in Whitehouse. Now it is off to his next recipient of love.
Steadily working the phones at the law firm of Roberts & Roberts is how Cupid found Angie Lopez. While she was enjoying her Valentine's Day prizes, Cupid was checking out the quaint English style home that is now the offices for Roberts & Roberts, across the street from Bergfeld Park.
www.robertslawfirm.com
There were some light snow flurries on this Valentine's Day, but that wouldn't stop Cupid from finding ALL of his winners.Rhea said that she didn't think that Cupid would fly all the way out to the boonies, but she was wrong. Cupid dropped off some Valentine's love to Rhea, E'Lisha and Dianne at ABL Services in the boonies.
Long time listener Donna Patillo of Quality Care in Tyler was actually looking at Cupid's picture on the KOOI website when he snuck up behind her in her office and yelled through the mail slot in her door "Caught ya' lookin". She couldn't believe it. Her boss came to see what the ruckus was all about. Apparently Donna controls the radio in the office and it is ALWAYS on Sunny 106.5. Well, Donna your faithfullness paid off.
After Cupid's last stop, he noticed that he had to spread some love to a certain lonely camel. A cupid's job is never done. Hey is that a cell phone on cupid's waist? Even Cupid has gone hi-tech.
Well, that wraps up this years escapades for our beloved winged messenger of love. Remember, he is ALWAYS around spreading love somewhere. Look for him again next Valentine's Day to drop by your office.
One final request was made of Cupid and he could hardly say no. The Tyler Public Library asked Cupid to read to a group of head start kids. He read his favorite books...The Lady With The Alligator Purse, Underwear and The Frog in the Bog. Special thanks to Evelyn James for putting it together and for having such wonderful programs at the library.
It was fun to spend the afternoon surrounded by good friends and good chili at the The Rose City Mid Winter Cookoff.
Showin' me the ropes of judging was NBC 56's (www.ketknbc.com) Bob Brackeen (weekdays at 5am & 11am)
