the morning bull pen

He's the strong one. The hard worker. The one who hardly complains. He's the first man you love ... he's Dad. So when that man goes ill it can be heartbreaking.

I guess what they say is true -- good things come to those who wait. It seems that after waiting 17 years to meet Tim McGraw I was blessed not once, but twice. The first time was just last month at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup. But then I saw him again in Las Vegas last week as part of Tim's slot machine roll-out!

The premiere of "Survivor" with Yakima native Michelle Schubert competing got me thinking ... if I were stranded on a deserted island, which country star would I want to be stuck with? This may surprise you, but I didn't instantly think of that dreamboat Sam Hunt or Tim McGraw.

My sister-in-law, Kym, recently bought a bright yellow Jeep Wrangler. She's been struggling with a name for the Jeep. Her mom came up with the name Chicky ... like a yellow baby chick. I'm not quite sold on this name ... is the horn going to go chirp-chirp as well...

Rik was rambling on about test-driving his Subaru when he said that the salesman had him go do "cookies" in the state fair parking lot. I responded with, "ummm ... it's not called cookies. It's called doing doughnuts." He then continued to argue with me that it was called "cookies...

What the heck is #HornsUpYakima, you're asking? 92.9 The Bull is asking to see your horns up for our Clay Walker contest, but how can you show us your horns up if you don't know what the heck it even is? In the video above, Rik and Michele demonstrate what "horns up" means...

How can someone take 6,000 selfies while on a four-day vacation? Well ... if you're Kim Kardashian you can. That made me look back at the pictures in my own phone to see when I took a photo last -- let alone a selfie. I snapped this picture the other day of my son's bed with three of our four cats sleeping on it...

I recognized the signs that I needed help. With what, you ask? My Tim McGraw meet-and-greet wristband. The concert was over a week ago, but I'm still wearing that wristband.

Do you know a bald, brawny guy who resembles Mr. Clean? If so, he could win $20,000! Procter and Gamble are looking for a new Mr. Clean ... and we just might have a candidate.

During Tim McGraw's performance at the Washington State Fair he recorded a little message to his home state of Louisiana, which has been dealing with severe flooding. He then started to sing "Humble and Kind" Tim confessed a little something and in doing so he reveled what he's been working on ...

It's taken 17 years, but it's finally happened. Rik promised me all those years ago that the next time Tim McGraw came anywhere near me, he would take me backstage. The last few years Tim's tour has gotten close to me, but he hasn't been doing meet-and-greets...

Last week, I mentioned how I kept seeing rocks popping up in my Facebook news feed. I had discovered Yakima Valley Rocks. You can check out what it's about and how it works here. Then I found these two little gems when I strolled into work this morning...