On this day before fireworks and cookouts and trips to the beach take a moment to understand and appreciate what happened to those that carried the flame to light America's first birthday candle.
This commercial also ran earlier on the Super Bowl telecast but it is so strong. Paul Harvey's God Made a Farmer" has got to have an impact anyone who sees it.
I have been a DJ since I was 18 years old. I am not going to say how long that has been; but in all that time I have never had a "Real Job." It has been tough at times, and I am still not sure it was the best career choice -- but I have seen and done some crazy things. This spoof of the "God Made A Farmer" speech by Paul Harvey kind of sums it up.
When I first got into radio we were one of the many radio stations across America that carried "Paul Harvey's News and Comments." It was America's most listened too radio show. People listened for it every day in the morning and noon hour. It was a radio show that you did not miss. His delivery and unashamed patriotism made him an icon all across the United States. His delivery and trade