Hey Terry! | Tag Archives: Louisville

Columns and bio

Keepers

REAL RADIO – Louisville voices on statues, reparations, and LGBT rights

Posted on August 26, 2017 by terrymeiners Posted in Uncategorized

Yesterday’s radio show delivered a triple punch of prominent Louisville activists amplifying their messages on 50,000 watt WHAS Radio.

Dr. Ricky Jones always brings his A game. He dove headfirst into the issues of confederate statues, neo Nazis, and why Democrats are cowards. Plus, we sang a duet of Dixie.

Chanelle Helm, one of Louisville’s most noteworthy Black Lives Matter organizers, expounded upon her eye opening post “White People, Here are 10 Requests from Black Lives Matter”

Director of the Fairness Campaign Chris Hartman followed up on his visit to the Kentucky Farm Bureau’s state fair ham breakfast. For the sixth consecutive year, Hartman protested what he says are discriminatory policies toward LGBTQ citizens that are advanced by lobbyists for KFB.

A sampling of responses:

PGA pros: like grandfather, like father, like son

Posted on August 16, 2017 by terrymeiners Posted in Uncategorized

Louisville’s golf superstar Justin Thomas won the 99th PGA Championship, a dream to honor his father and grandfather, both PGA professionals. After the victory, Justin remembered his hometown buddies, too.

Hey Kentucky! @JustinThomas34 is bringing home the Wanamaker. pic.twitter.com/ceylSSQIiS

— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) August 14, 2017

Many are noticing how millennial golfers enjoy more peer camaraderie than previous generations of competitors. Here’s an overview of Justin’s championship week.

It was an unforgettable week at Quail Hollow. pic.twitter.com/Dm2lapsxiU

— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) August 15, 2017

Reflecting on his young life, 24-year-old Justin told ESPN he witnessed Tiger Woods’ 2000 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club. Justin, only seven at the time, said when he heard the crowd roar as Woods sank his winning putt, the second grader knew what he wanted to do with his life.

Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas, August 14, 2017

Tiger and Justin met for dinner in Florida the night after Justin’s victory.

Oh, and one last side note. Back in February, Justin was asked about his basketball loyalty.

ICYMI from #ClippersLive: @JustinThomas34 talks @genesisopen (Feb. 16-19) at Riviera CC with @mrogondino, who's a bit of a golf nut himself pic.twitter.com/ikBDom9khL

— FOX Sports West (@FoxSportsWest) February 16, 2017

Love it. Congrats to mom Jani, dad Mike, and Justin Thomas. We are thrilled for this humble and incredible St. Xavier High School family.

Tag, you’re it. Is this the new normal?

Posted on July 19, 2017 by terrymeiners Posted in Uncategorized

support system for the Lincoln Bridge in Louisville, August 16, 2017

Welcome to our compassionate city! We respect each other!”

Walsh Construction company has completed its work on the $2.3 billion Ohio River Bridges project. Back in early May, the company agreed to scrub away graffiti for 90 days. That window is about to expire. Cleanup duties now fall onto the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

Here are photos taken within the past 24 hours in the Spaghetti Junction area, around the adjacent skate park, and a few shots of defaced interstate signs.

Generous taxpayers built new infrastructure. Uninvited “artists” soiled the new infrastructure.

Who’s in charge here?

OPTICS: Louisville is an unclean cesspool. There are over 200 museums throughout the metro area where artists can display their genius.

Public property belongs to everyone. No individual may force feed their definition of art on the public at large without recourse.

READ FACEBOOK COMMENTS HERE

email from a radio listener:

Few thoughts:
1) Poor images aside, these cameras are supposed to be monitored 24 X 7 by Metrosafe. Who is asleep at the wheel there?
2) Has anyone ever been caught tagging? If so, make a public example of them by assigning the perp to clean, repaint, whatever and let the media cover it widely to discourage others. Blur the face(s) if its a minor.
3) Some of these tags must take hours (waterfront a few months ago). How many calls were made to LMPD? Let Conrad explain why no one is ever caught.
4) Unless “Compassion” Fischer and “Excuse” Conrad take this type crime seriously, the new interchange will be covered in months. Bring both on your show and ask them what they are doing and plan to do to address the issue. Public pressure – you have the pulpit, sir.

***NOTE: Metrosafe informed me that they provide space to LMPD for its security system and the monitoring is the responsibility of the police department.

Keeping my eye on Patch

Posted on May 3, 2017 by terrymeiners Posted in Uncategorized

Uh… we have 22 horses booked for the @KentuckyDerby's 20 horse limit.

McConnell confirms his intention to use the nuclear option to confirm SCOTUS nominee Neil Grouch

Posted on April 6, 2017 by terrymeiners Posted in Uncategorized

Senate Majority Leader being interviewed by Terry Meiners on WHAS Radio, April 5, 2017 (photo credit: McConnell press office)

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell confirms that he is prepared to use the so-called nuclear option, changing traditional rules of the Senate to allow for a simple majority vote to confirm U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch.

In a WHAS radio interview with me, McConnell noted that the longstanding tradition of requiring a supermajority of 60 aye votes was overrun in 2013 by then-majority leader Sen. Harry Reid. Democrats point out that Reid’s use of the nuclear option was to advance lower court appointments, not Supreme Court nominees.

Here is the entire WHAS interview, which also covers whether superpowers should intervene following Syrian chemical attacks, if GOP in-fighting will wither 2018 election hopes, health care upgrades, tax reform, and how McConnell spends his time with President Donald Trump.

McConnell contends that his majority will not end the legislative filibuster process permanently, as some fear.

One day before the McConnell interview, Rep. John Yarmuth, the only Democrat in Kentucky’s congressional delegation, explained why his Democrat Party colleagues in the Senate need to stand down and allow the Gorsuch nomination to move forward.

It’s a rare moment of agreement between McConnell and Yarmuth.

The Yarmuth interview also covers community grief over the loss of LMPD Officer Nick Rodman, health care upgrades, and why Rand Paul’s health insurance remedies won’t work.

U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth is used to being outnumbered around Kentucky and Indiana politicians. Both sides came together to take credit for the new Lincoln Bridge in December 2015.

#BREAKING Neil Gorsuch has been confirmed to the Supreme Court pic.twitter.com/ay0Jfdc0il

— Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) April 7, 2017

Here is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in a lighter moment. As his security detail escorted him through the private entrance to the KFC Yum Center for the UK vs UofL basketball game, he teased me for holding an assortment of UofL shirts for actress Jennifer Lawrence, who was scheduled to arrive at the private gateway around the same time. McConnell looked at the selection of swag and said “I don’t think any of those will fit me.”

Historical audio: WHAS Radio coverage of the April 3, 1974 tornadoes

Posted on April 4, 2017 by terrymeiners Posted in Uncategorized

LISTEN: tornado coverage on WHAS radio, April 3, 1974 – Helicopter pilot Dick Gilbert’s chilling narration of funnel clouds around Bowman Field, Bardstown Road at Eastern Parkway, and more is at the 19:20 mark. #Louisville #louwx #loumedia

Hey @HannahStormESPN, here's 1974 audio re: your dad & Ky Colonels team plans after tornadoes came thru Louisville https://t.co/Gx1cE2tUdW

— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) April 3, 2017

Wow this was cool to listen to. What a tough time for Louisville and communication was so different back then. https://t.co/Z245y9EGPR

— Hannah Storm (@HannahStormESPN) April 3, 2017

ESPN’s Hannah Storm was a little kid living in Louisville during the 1974 tornado. Her father Mike Storen is referenced in the following audio as a basketball executive who couldn’t make contact with his family after the tornado. You can see Hannah’s response to hearing it above.

And here is Ken Rowland at the anchor desk for WHAS-TV during that same turbulent day. His photographer shows aerial coverage of the devastation at approximately 8:30 into this piece.

Air Force One ushers in President Trump’s Louisville health care rally

Posted on March 21, 2017 by terrymeiners Posted in Uncategorized

President Donald J Trump brought his health care rally to Louisville tonight. A rousing crowd waited all day to enter Freedom Hall to hear the president talk about the GOP plans to replace Obamacare, build a Mexico border wall, and even clown on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Kaepernick’s handlers now have him saying that he will stand during national anthem presentations but so far no team has picked him up.

I know very little about political gamesmanship but am always intrigued by Air Force One. Here’s the approach and landing on Runway 17L at Louisville International Airport videotaped by Bill Weller.

Governor Matt Bevin tweeted this pic after meeting with The Donald aboard AF1.

If I ever get the chance to tour Air Force One, I’d have to cap it off by sliding down the handrail while screeching ‘Murrrrrrica!

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin descends from Air Force One after meeting with President Trump. (via Twitter)

Here are photos submitted by my Facebook friends Michael Montgomery and Jeff Herndon.

photo: Michael Montgomery

Mr. Herndon’s photos are from a 2015 Louisville visit by then President Barack Obama.

photo display by Jeff Herndon (2015)

Good night, AF1. Until we fly again!

SIMON MEINERS: the twisted trajectories of Kentucky’s two global icons

Posted on March 3, 2017 by terrymeiners Posted in Uncategorized

Harland “Colonel” Sanders and Muhammad Ali

My son Simon Meiners discovered a fascinating coincidence from March 6, 1964. Two men who would become the most recognizable figures in the world both made life changing decisions that would forever impact their separate legacies.

As the millennial kids perpetually run from their whiteness, surely it’s OK to point out that Col. Sanders (in this context) is the original snowflake.

Simon T Meiners

Don’t expect Casper to be a ghost

Posted on February 21, 2017 by terrymeiners Posted in Uncategorized

Is it really over for the Carl Casper Custom Auto Show? I don’t think so. This year’s marketing talks of final farewells and retirement…but as long people will pay to look at cars, there will be a car show.

a pair of sweet 1955 Chevys (photo: 2014)

Hello, I’d like to report a carjacking. This is Jack speaking! (2013)

Hey Bat Boy, if you want your car back, send a real hero like Superman. (2013)

But wait!!! There are rock stars aplenty!!!

And the ultimate theme music…

Ford F-650 made at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville (2014)

The Cal Cast: united we stand after all

Posted on January 19, 2017 by terrymeiners Posted in Uncategorized

THE BEASMAN January 19. 2017

I BEEN SICK TO MY STOMACH ALL DAY LISSENIN’ TO COACH CAL’S PRODCAST TAWKIN TO THAT LOWDOWN U OF SMELL TRAITOR TURNCOAT SLICK RICK. HERE I WAS ALL BUCITED THAT COACH CAL WAS FINALLY GONNA GIT ON THE PRODCAST RADIO STATION AND RIP A NEW ONE INTO THAT NO COUNT U OF SMELL COACH BUT NAWWWWW….THEY WAS TAWKIN ALL SWEETY-PIE TO EACH OTHER. “YOU IS SO GREAT.” “THANK YOU, AND YOU IS SO GREAT, TOO.” BARF!

I TUNED IN HOPIN IT WAS GONNA BE COACH CAL LAUGHIN AT SLICK RICK’S BALD SPOT AND HOW U UH KAY DOMMERATES THEM LITTLE BROTHER CARDINAL CRYBABIES ALMOST EVER TIME! AND COACH CAL DINT EVEN TAUNT SLICK RICK FOR THE STRIPPER SCANDAL. ALL HE SAID IS HOW TOUGH IT IS TO KNOW WHAT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE ON YOUR STAFF AND YOUR PLAYERS IS UP TO SO HE WAS HELPIN’ SLICK RICK’S DEE-FENSE TO THE NC2A THAT HE DINT KNOW NOTHIN. WHAT IN THE SAM HILL IS A-GOIN ON HERE?

THE COACH OF THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS DONE SAID LAST SUMMER THAT COACHES KNOW WHAT GOES ON ON THEIR CAMPUSES BUT ON THE PRODCAST COACH CAL BACKED UP SLICK RICK SAYIN COACHES CAINT POSSIBLY KNOW EVERTHANG. LARRY, I THINK SLICK RICK DUMPED YOU AND NOW HIM AND COACH CAL IS BOYFRIENDS! THIS HERE IS CRAZY TAWK!

COACH CAL COULDA THROWED SLICK RICK IN THE GREASE AND MOCKED HIM AND IT WOULDA BEEN NATIONAL NEWS JUST LIKE WHEN DONALD TRUMP GOES AFTER ENEMIES ON TWITTER. BUT THIS PRODCAST IS A LOVEFEST! THEY SOUNDED LIKE A COUPLE OF MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS CALLIN EACH OTHER B.F.F.s. WHAT IS COACH CAL AND SLICK RICK GONNA DO NEXT, EXCHANGE FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS OR GET MATCHING TATTOOS?

ME AND ALL MY WILDCAT BUDDIES LIKE IT WHEN THE U UH KAY COACH MOCKS U OF SMELL LIKE WHEN EDDIE SUTTON CALLED ‘EM LITTLE BROTHER OR WHEN BILLY GLISPEE THROWED A VODKA BOTTLE AT DENNY CRUMMY. ALL THIS “I LOVE YOU – WELL, I LOVE YOU MORE” STUFF GOT TO GO. COACH CAL SAID HE WANTS TO BEAT U OF SMELL’S BRAINS IN NEXT YEAR BUT OTHERWISE HE WISHED ‘EM WELL AND SAID THEY PROBLEE GONNA BE FINAL FOUR. WHAT KIND OF CRAZY TAWK IS THIS? CAT FANS DON’T WANT THEIR COACH SAYIN THAT! WE WANT COACH CAL TO SAY HE HOPES LOSERVILLE GOES TO THE N.I.T. AND GITS WHOOPED IN THE FIRST ROUND BY ROBERT MORRIS. AND THEN THE NC2A HANDS DOWN ITS RULIN’ GIVIN U OF SMELL A PERMANENT DEATH PENALTY AND THAT SLICK RICK SHOULD DO 20 YEARS HARD LABOR IN THE NC2A PENITENTIARY IN INJINAPLISS.

AND COACH CAL SHOULD FOLLOW UP WITH THAT HE HOPES THE CITY OF LOSERVILLE GITS ATTACKED BY TORNADOES, FLOODWATERS, AND KILLER BEES AND THEIR NEW BRIDGES FALL DOWN AND THE YUM YUM CHICKEN BUCKET FORECLOSURE ARENER GETS REPOSSESSED AND THAT ALL CARDINAL FANS DIE PENNILESS AND INSANE. THAT’S WHAT I WOULDA SAID TO SLICK RICK ON THE PRODCAST, BUT NAWWWW, THEY TAWKED LIKE LOVESICK SCHOOL GIRLS. WHO’S COACH CAL GONNA TAWK SWEET TAWK WITH NEXT WEEK, SATAN? “OH HI, SATAN. I DON’T THINK YOU IS SUCH A BAD GUY CUZ I LIKE DEVIL’S FOOD CAKE.”

I’M SO SICK AND TIRED OF COACH CAL TRYIN TO BE A EMPTY-HEADED RADIO MORON LIKE YOU LARRY MINNER THAT HE AIN’T SPENDIN ENOUGH TIME COACHING OUR WILDCATS ON HOW TO HIT FREE THROWS. PUT DOWN THE PRODCAST MIKE-ER-PHONE, CAL, AND GIT YOUR MIND BACK WHERE IT BLONGS: COACHING THE CATS AND TRASH-TAWKIN LOSERVILLE. IF YOU WANT US GOOD AND CLASSY CAT FANS TO LISTEN TO THE NEXT PRODCAST THEN INNERVIEW SOME OF THEM LOSERVILLE PROSTERTUTES WHAT’S GOT EM CLOSE TO THE DEATH PENALTY! THAT WOULD BE WORTH LISSENIN TO!

GO CATS! GO BLUE! FARDY & OH! FARDY & OH! FARD….OH WAIT….THIRTY EIGHT & TWO! THIRTY EIGHT & TWO! THIRTY EIGHT & TWO! YOU’RE GAY, LARRY. AND I’M STARTIN TO THINK COACH CAL IS TOO…HE’S JUST ANOTHER KNOW-NOTHIN WITH A MIKE-ER-PHONE AND A CRUSH ON SLICK RICK! NO CRYIN ON THE YACHT! NO CRYIN ON THE YACHT! IF SUCCESS IS A CHOICE, HOW COME NEITHER ONE OF THEM I-TALIAN CARPET BAGGERS AIN’T CHOOSIN TO WIN IT ALL EVER YEAR?