http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home The reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:02:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en John appeared on FOX News Channel to comment on the scandal surrounding Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and to offer his take on what will happen next. Click above to watch the video of John's appearance. http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2008/12/15/john-comments-on-blago-scandal-on-fox-news/ On Friday December 12th John joined John Scott on Fox News to talk about Chicago politics and Blago. Click here to see the video of John's appearance. http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2008/12/14/john-howell-on-fox-news/ Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn is open to booking Big John's Band when he moves into the Governor's Mansion ... Is this pay to play? John Howell and Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn [audio:http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/bjh-12-11-08-pat-quinn-btbb-and-george-strait1.mp3] Howell/Cotto and Dennis Miller talk about Obama trip to an Arab capitol...12/11/08 [audio:http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/bjh-12-11-08-dennis-miller-arab-capital-edit4.mp3] We recently added some interesting show excerpts from AM560 WIND/Chicago.  ... http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2008/12/04/new-john-cisco-audio-posted/ This is a clip of Big John Howell doing mornings at US99 in 2001. It also features Trish Biondo and Guitar Gavin. http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2008/09/18/video-mornings-at-us99-in-2001/ I spent many happy hours recently watching my 6-year-old son, Will, wrestle with his new guitar. With his freshly spiked hair and shirt collar turned up, he'd strike a pose on the footstool in front of a full-length mirror and belt 'em out while flogging his "Little Martin." Thrashing his ... http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2008/09/16/a-new-guitar-and-spiked-hair/ My son Will is old enough now to understand that there are many versions of the same songs. His almost-8-year-old ears are starting to differentiate between great, good, bad and horrific versions of the same tunes. I've spent some of this past year playing various artists' versions of the same ... http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2008/09/16/covers-of-classics-offer-a-new-perspective/ This is a portion of a program called "Radio Faces" that aired in 1996 on WPWR-TV Ch. 50 in Chicago. The program highlighted local radio talent, and in this episode, Big John Howell is profiled. http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2008/08/18/radio-faces-profile-of-big-john-howell/ My 6-year-old son, Will, has a wide range of musical tastes. I am hoping his willingness to listen to diverse styles will survive the inevitable peer pressure to settle into the usual pop fare. From his earliest days, I have exposed Will to my favorites. I would change his diaper ... http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2008/08/18/using-music-to-teach-about-baseball-and-life/ When my son, Will, was born 6½ years ago, his mother, Cynthia, immediately started immersing him in the soothing sounds of the standard, predictable, generic children's music-the tired nursery rhymes and infant sing-alongs that we've endured for generations. For the record, I realize the importance of passing on to our progeny ... http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2008/08/18/give-kids-something-to-sink-their-ears-into/ Consistency is highly overrated. I tend to drive all over the political road. My views run the spectrum, right to left, and from ditch to ditch. I find it liberating and - at least for me - highly entertaining. However, in my time here at AM560 WIND, I've heard from some ... http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2008/07/29/id-rather-be-a-flip-flopper-than-a-belly-flopper/