Better Than A Stick In The Eye

Today in a panic, Mason ran up to me and said, "Daddy! There's something dead in the backyard!" I'm thinking, "Great, there's a body..." Mason couldn't tell me what it was that was dead. So we went to investigate and brought a stick with us for verification...

Nixon Christmas 2010 - A Photo Essay

It's a major award...on my desk!

How I want the children to behave all the time...

How my children really act all the time... 

 My sister hates having her picture taken... so like any good brother, I take a pic anyway.

 

 How my wife likes me... quiet.

 Is that eggnog with extra nog in that sippy cup?

"Hi, you're interrupting my Facebook time on my phone."

 There's a baby in your yard, you should really do something about that.

 Yay!  Presents!

 The middle child, yet, king trouble maker of them all.

 Can I open it now?

 My point of view anytime I get on her nerves... and other things.

 Why do my brothers get to have all the fun?

 Roger, Roger...what's the Vector, Victor...FIRE!

 The LONG road back home

 ...at least I wasn't driving...for now.

Spaced out man....

 The end!

Giveaway fun!

In my travels in radio, I've given away boats, cruises, vacation trips, motorcycles... but never a car. Got my first chance to blow out a BIG truck signed by Tim McGraw. I was in the truck during the giveaway. Check it out! It was pretty fun!

Duck and Roll

MR Ducks... MR Not... CMEDB Feet?  LIB MR Ducks...

@radiotodd Twitter Updates 11-28-10

• Putting up Christmas lights when it's 85 degrees outside just doesn't seem right.
• @jojamie that's what she said!
• Mason working hard on homework... Wearing a paper bag vest! http://twitpic.com/3b5vg8
• Blue's Clues gets a Christopher Nolan-esque reboothttp://om.ly/BDqbv
• I am serious... and don't call me Shirley.
• @hwhite21 we want to see that too! We almost went
• @caroline730 what I wouldn't do for a scoop of some Blue Bell!
• @FarmgirlJoanna Super nice meeting you tonight! Keep up the twang!
• Almost pulled a van gogh this morning while shaving... coulda been earless today.
• Not that school... THAT school over there! Blog at www.toddonair.com
• @hwhite21 Now if I could tickle my armpit AND fast forward to 6pm, it would be a great day!
• #sorryiworeflipflopsatthelibrary
• Mini biscuits? and gravy! http://twitpic.com/3cyfc4
• @jakcadden Nice cans!

Not that school... THAT school over there!

The move to Florida so far has been all gumdrops and rainbows... until it was time to get the kids into school. Lee County, Florida has this thing called 'school choice.' A brilliant idea (result of a lawsuit) where you can *pick* the school you want to go to; as opposed to going to the school that's closest to your house. You can probably imagine what happens... We move from Louisiana, we get a nice house in a nice neighborhood, near a nice school...and oops! That school across the street is full! OK, how about the nice school a few miles away... FULL!  OOKKKK, so the 10th school choice later there is an opening. It is 40 minutes away from our nice house, in the nice neighborhood, across the street from the nice school. It wasn't much of a "school choice" was it?

It's bad enough we had to move 1500 miles away in the middle of school year just to be in a school half way across town. We had to drive the boys there everyday, or the bus could come get them... at 5:15am. We had to fight the school system to get them closer.

After a couple of weeks, a spot opened up for our oldest, but not our kindergartner. After some convincing we talked the school district into letting us split up the kids to get them into a school closer to the house. Our third grader is now at the neighborhood school across the street, and an opening popped up at the school a few miles away for our 5 year old. Anything was better than the 40 minute drive, extra gas, time to get the kids back and forth to school.

Now if I can just get the kids in the same school together now...

Welcome to Florida (again!)

Well, howdy! It's been some time since I blogged. My apologies, but I must say, I've been pretty slammed with the new job and getting family moved in. Things are starting to settle some here in Florida. Things are going great!  I have lots of stories to tell, so as I get back to regular posts, I'll give you the scoop as to what's been happening at the bottom of the United States. I'm not fully on the air yet, so all my readers are from previous radio stops. I can say that I miss you terribly. The life of a radio vagabond takes its toll sometimes, especially thinking about all the wonderful people I've met along the way. I hope you have a great Thanksgiving! Below are some pictures of life so far in Ft. Myers. Cheers!

Thank you KRMD for a GREAT ride!

The time has come.  Time to say goodbye.  Today is my last day at KRMD… My radio career is calling me in Florida.  I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the past two and a half years of fun here at KRMD.

With your help, we did some pretty awesome things… great community projects like St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Toys For Tots, Haiti… Mardi Gras!!   Had some great listener appreciation concerts…  with Little Big Town last week, was one of our biggest ever…  To the rising of the legendary KRMD once again.  You helped us become the number one rated country station for two years in a row.  Thank you!

Of course I could not have done some of those great things without the help of the wonderful staff here at KRMD… from the GM’s office to the morning show, to the street team members.  Thank you!

It’s been an honor to be a part of such a legendary station as KRMD.   My family and I truly loved Shreveport, Bossier and the arklatex and it is difficult to leave so many great friends behind.   I hope I will run into you again down the road.

Thank you for the friendship, I will never forget you.  Goodbye.  On the road again…

On The Road Again...

That Willie Nelson tune is my theme song... so it seems.  My office is packed and empty.  Goodbyes have been said around the office; we even had cake!  I got to eat it too!  Waiting until this afternoon to say goodbye to listeners.

The next page is ready to be written.  The road awaits.  Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway...

Onward and Upward...

When I got to Shreveport two and half years ago, my world changed.  A new beginning, new friends... and a wild party ensued.  Late nights, tequila and guitars on the back porch, and off-key karaoke.

After, the years and the beers, and all my tall radio stories told... I reached the summit.  I shouted at the top saying, 'we did it!' When it hasn't been said in a long while.  My friends and co-workers stood at the summit with me.  I am extremely proud.  Apparently, somebody heard all the shouting!

The time has come for me to make a well planned move in my career.  In the coming weeks, I'll be the Program Director for WCKT in Ft. Myers/Cape Coral/Naples, Florida.

I will be forever grateful for the friends I made in a town that I love and will never forget.

I feel like if I last long enough in this biz, I figure I'll run the whole damn thing.  :)  Onward and upward!

Media Race @ Louisiana Downs

Louisiana Downs hosts this every year for charity.  The winner gets money donated in his/her name to their favorite charity.  This is always a fun event where a bunch of radio and TV show just how out of shape they are.  However, it seems I was the only out of shape radio/TV person there.  I woulda done better if I wasn't racing against professional athletes!  They were fast!  Special thanks to Harrah's Louisiana Downs for putting this event together.

We Can Dance If We Want To...

...Just because it's Friday!

Twitter Updates For Week Of 8-15-10

• http://twitpic.com/2f2o9c - Its Beer-B-Q time!
• Did you get pears? #madmen
• If You Don't Cry, You're Not Human... http://goo.gl/b/5YSG
• RT luv4tennis 
    
  Why is Chris Harrison dressed like a clown? Plaid shirt, polka dot tie? I guess it is like a circus!! #bachelorpad
• @KelliLynnHeathI It's at the El Dorado Casino 9/3 at 9pm at the Celebrity Lounge. It's usually free, but not sure. :) I will be there!
• Artist rendition of Daddy from my 8 year old son, Trale.http://twitpic.com/2fp2g5
• http://twitpic.com/2fvhsf - First day of school!
• http://twitpic.com/2fzarr - That's enough audio editing today...
• RT  justkim09 
    
  Rest In Heavenly Peace Gary Robinson. You will be missed my friend DJ that beautiful music in Heaven!
• RT  Mix973 
    
  Today, (8/19) Cumulus Broadcasting and Mix 97.3 lost one of our family members. Gary Robinson, Morning Show...http://fb.me/EMcvNsXe
• I'm just not in the mood for this today.
• MC-ing the Baron's Ball tonight! Gonna be a hoot-hollerin' good time!
• Broadcasting live with KRMD (@ Landers Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep)http://4sq.com/c6ZDj7
• @katiemccullin Look for me on stage! I'm the M.C.! #baronsball
• Hanging out with @badylugs ,@KRMDHILLARY and @katiemccullinat the Baron's Ball
• Baron's Ball 2010! (@ Fox Creek Farms)
• Wanna thank the random dude that just pulled a Kanye on stage at the Baron's Ball... And then proceeded to sing for us.
• Suddenly it's pouring out...Wow... What is this rain you speak of...
• @katiemccullin not exactly know if it was worth seeing, but it was an event! :)

First Day Of School 2010

Every year, I say it... It's hard to believe how fast my boys are growing up.  Trale is 8 and started 3rd grade and Mason is 5 in Kindergarten.  Can't help to think when my youngest turns 8, Trale will be driving!

If You Don't Cry, You're Not Human...

There is always a family behind the soldier.  I hope all soldiers get to come home to something like this.  I lost it at 1:43...  I apologize in advance.

Twitter Updates For Week Of 8-08-10

• Season one of Mad Men finally completed! It was great! Season two next week. Should I still watch tonight's show? #madmen
• Chuck E Cheese brand string cheese is awesome! Must be the ground up game tokens mixed in!
• http://twitpic.com/2d4fq5 - It's Monday.... I broke my shaving mirror... This doesn't look good...
• My Heroes Have Always Been DJ's http://goo.gl/b/chVH
• @daniellegee I just got started on Mad Men this season. I've been playing catch up on DVD the past couple of weeks! Love that show!#madmen
• @KelliLynnHeath I didn't see anything...
• Yay! Music server crash!
• Alright! 300 followers! I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me! Well... 300 of y'all. Thank you! :)
• This is neat! >> Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 – Photo Blog: http://bit.ly/doOqtc via @addthis
• OMG! Funniest video today! http://is.gd/ednYg
• ...Bazinga!
• Asking a bald man where the barber is, is like asking a priest where the Hustler Club is...
• Sizzle
• Happy Middle Child's Day! I'm not adopted... I think.http://goo.gl/b/CcWg
• I love @badylugs and I don't care who knows!
• I'm not adopted... I think. http://goo.gl/b/CcWg
• It's Friday! Woop Woop, etc.
• @hwhite21 I have birthday parties too this weekend... wish I had some Yeungling :)
• I'm at Shreveport Farmers Market (Shreveport).http://4sq.com/bYWJIb
• http://twitpic.com/2esw89 - Getting ready to race!
• I made it back without flipping over! http://twitpic.com/2eszbx
• Season 2 of Mad Men was awesome! Almost caught up... One more season to go. Starting season 3 Monday. #madmen

Happy Middle Child's Day!

Well, it seems there is a day for everything... A fellow 'middle child' at work alerted me that today was Middle Child's Day! Being the 2nd of three qualifies me! Did I have Middle Child Syndrome? Maybe... Did my sisters tell me I was adopted? Yes! A few times!  haha! At least, I avoided the hand-me-downs since I have two sisters.

Here's a discription of the typical middle child according to Urban Dictionary.

Middle children will sometimes...
-misbehave to get attention
-go with the flow
-work as little as possible
-be less parent-dependent then their siblings
-become the 'loner' of the family, not participate in family events unless told to.
-play the peacemaker
-be more likely to go to a friend for advice than a parent
-be very creative

I match a few of those, but so could anybody really.  My middle child, Mason, definitely fits many of those descriptions...  Well, except for the peacemaker part... Mason's a fighter!

So, go give your middle child a special hug today!   My wife said she read a survey that said one the top professions of middle children was... radio...

The best video ever!

I just found this video today it's amazing..

...bhaahaha.. you just got RickRoll'd

Bazinga!...

Mad Men

If you've been following the blog lately, you know I've been on a Mad Men kick.  It's a TV show on AMC that I started watching in the 4th season.  So I've been playing catch up via Netflix and the library.  I am finally done with Season 1 and started Season 2 last night... but at the same time I am still watching Season 4 episodes... and a I'm a little bit lost.  I was told that I need to stop watching Season 4 until I catch up.  I think I'm going to have to do that.

Season 1 and 2 the lead character, Don Draper, is a suave creative director at an ad agency on Madison Avenue in New York... in Season 4, he seems beat down, divorced, and spinning out of control a bit... and I don't really know why.... But I'm highly addicted to the show... Maybe, it's from all the smoking and in-office booze seeping through the TV that's keeping me hooked.

My Heroes Have Always Been DJ's

You can turn any country music song about rodeos or cowboys and make it a song about people in radio. Just change rodeo to radio and cowboy to DJ and the story matches closely to that of the story of a typical radio DJ.

You may recognize this song from Willie Nelson...

"I grew up a-dreamin' of bein' a DJ,
and Lovin' the DJ ways.
Pursuin' the life of my high-ridin' heroes,
I burned up my childhood days.
I learned of all the rules of the modern-day drifter,
Don't you hold on to nothin' too long...."

It works for Garth's 'Rodeo' too!

"It'll drive a DJ crazy
It'll drive the man insane
And he'll sell off everything he owns
Just to pay to play the game
And a broken home and some broken bones
Is all he'll have to show
For all the years that he spent chasin'
This dream they call radio."

Growing up in Houston, I listened to the radio constantly! Listening to my radio heroes. If you were on the radio in the mid 80's into the 90's, you were probably one of them...  Eventually, wiggling my way onto the air in high school. Some of those 'DJ' songs have rung true in my life in radio: A modern day drifter, broken homes, and all those years chasing that damned ol' radio. My Heroes Have Always Been DJ's and 16 years later... I've sacrificed alot, and I wouldn't have missed a minute.

Twitter Updates For Week Of 8-1-10

• Ready for Mad Men tonight! #madmen
• Lisa Simpson was supposed to get married today according to 1995 episode.... pretty cool! http://twitpic.com/2atdtp
• The Future Is Now! www.toddonair.com
• It's a bad day if you are made of butter, or if your name is Frosty The Snowman
• YES!! Bhaaha!! @katiemccullin HAHA! // RT @Studiofj: a creative approach to the 404 Error page: http://is.gd/dTgIw (via @Jamie_Russell)
• @ghosthunter79 No, YOU rock!! woop woop!
• @katiemccullin Happy Birthday Katie!
• @KelliLynnHeath When I text my bank, I get a text back that says, "hahahaha!" Just ain't right...
• The Future is Now! http://goo.gl/b/GZre
• I just ousted @lindsay as the mayor of Jason's Deli on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/9p4UQv
• Walking to the parking garage is like walking into a brick oven. I swear I saw somebody cooking pizza in the stairwell.
• @indieverse Not that I know of, but I'll investigate!.
• Hard to believe my little girl is 1 today. Happy Birthday Kyli!
• Getting up early is ca tch ing u p with m e 1?
• Having fun with my new goodies from @chkhaynesvillehttp://youtu.be/3hrijXrFbDw
• I remember fighting for invite when it was announced... turned out to be a dud... Google Wave now dead... http://is.gd/e2YAv
• Ummm... Twitter... you and I need to have a little talk. Apparently you didn't turn in your TPS report.... and.... you keep crashing!!
• Hanging out with sister station @Mix973 doing some bowling! Watch out for my wicked gutterball action!
• Episode #10 - Todd On Air Podcast posted now!http://goo.gl/b/3QGb
• @KelliLynnHeath Me too! Best RF song in a while!
• @KelliLynnHeath I need to start a facebook page!
• @KelliLynnHeath yes! www.facebook.com/toddnixon
• Anybody doing anything tonight in Shreveport?

Episode #10 - Todd On Air Podcast

Whoo! It's been soooo hot this week! (How hot is it?)  I talk about my obsession with Mad Men, The Old Spice Guy makes waves, Google Wave dies, and TJ joins us with this week's movie review for "The Other Guys." Be sure to leave me your comments below or leave me a voicemail for the next episode at 281-668-TODD (8633)

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Episode #10 Show Notes:
What is an Iota?
Mad Men on AMC
New York Times: Cultural Studies on Mad Men
Dress like Don Draper from Banana Republic
Old Spice Guy on YouTube
Blackberry Owners Not Loyal
Bed Intruder song - Autotune
Obama Kick Ass Song - Autotune
RIP Google Wave
TJ's Movie Review Podcast
Winnebago Man Movie

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Happy Birthday Kyli!

I can't believe it's been a year since I've known you.  My little girl...

The Future is Now!

Now with over 100 years of movies in the can, it's fun to go back, especially films that look into the future...

Back on July 5th a web picture circulated that supposedly showed a crucial date for Back To The Future fans.  The picture shows that the DeLorean time circuits were set to travel into the future to the date, July 5th, 2010.  The picture went viral on the internet, but hold on to your flux capacitors!  It was a hoax! ... I was even suckered into it and re-tweeted it to friends. Turns out the picture was photoshopped.

This was not a hoax and popped up as a trending topic yesterday on Twitter.  On an episode of The Simpsons, back in 1995, an episode where Lisa has a fortune-telling wish, showing her getting married in the future ... on August 1st, 2010... yesterday!

I wonder what movies/tv shows will predict today that we will remember 15 or 25 years down the road?

Twitter Updates For Week Of 7-25-10

• Learning CSS the hard way... ugh!
• Redesigning my website... again.. :) www.toddonair.com
• Todd On Air Podcast | Todd Nixon Blog | Shreveport, LA: Episode #8 - Todd On Air Podcast http://goo.gl/b/MGHe
• @lesliettravis What's your new web address? I've thought of moving to word press, just haven't made the jump.
• @lesliettravis oooo... I like! I guess google doesn't like other ads on their blogs than google's own adsense...
• Sunday evening? Already? C'mon man!
• Excellent!!!!!! RT @SexCigarsBooze Monday will be canceled due to lack of interest.
• @TheMarkCrawford How cool is that!!
• Haha!! - Unfortunate Logo Placement http://bzfd.it/clTOAx
• I'm Always Late To The Party http://goo.gl/b/WqK1 #madmen
• On the air... 'Have your Umbredda Relly' Genius Todd, genius!
• @katiemccullin Fo sho!
• @saratoga Happy Birthday Sara!
• Baby stole the remote... Phineas and Ferb just got cranked to 10!
• You like cantaloupe, I like Cantaloop. Biggity Biggity Bop... funky funky.
• Whoo hoo! RT @CHKhaynesville We're giving away some pretty cool office supplies today http://yfrog.com/m9dolj Follow and RT.
• @brookehenry Cheddar is my friend!
• @lesliettravis Mmmm... I want some mushmelon! :)
• 
  
  Todd On Air Podcast - Episode #9 posted! http://goo.gl/b/WpaW
• Woop Woop!!! I never win anything :) RT @CHKhaynesville And the winner is...@radiotodd!!!! Ahhh! http://yfrog.com/ngn8aj
• @CHKhaynesville WOop woop! Thank you!
• My eyes are googled from staring at my computer all morning.
• Today's blog: "Laugh Like Crazy" http://goo.gl/b/cIQ6 Go check it out!
• @netflix PLEASE put the first seasons of @madmen_AMC on instant streaming!! I just started watching Season 4... I gotta catch up...
• @CHKhaynesville Wrap gas/oil rigs with bubble wrap and those foam mattresses. That oughta do it!
• http://twitpic.com/29syit - I got my goodies from @CHKhaynesville! ...and I really won it... I got a cool note.. ;). Thank you!
• @CHKhaynesville I need some of that... My singing in the studio is disturbing our sales dept. I thought I was a good singer?
• RT @CHKhaynesville Our Wednesday giveaway winner was super pumped. Just think, this could be you next time! http://yfrog.com/myi37j
• If you don't like George Strait, you're probably watching Jersey Shore...
• @hwhite21 I should have sent it to him! :)
• @amazonmp3 oh yes! Tell me, tell me!
• Whooo! Ran out of energy this week...
• Sitting at the red light at Akard Ave. Quiet in the car, I said, 'well, this is akard.'
• I gotta get out more! RT @Mix973 I just ousted @radiotodd as the mayor of CenturyTel Center on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/9MNi53
• @Mix973 glad you are back in action! :) Go Battlewings!