Blair Pancheck

Michigan & Wayne State Alumni…Mom of 2 and a huge Michigan Fan 💙💛

[Michigan Men's Basketball @umichbball]

The Big Ten Champs 〽️

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

"Someone kept calling the radio station requesting the same song. For 114 days straight.
I'm a DJ at K-Rock 98.3. Overnight shift. Midnight to 6 a.m. Mostly lonely truckers and insomniacs listening.
Around 1:15 a.m. every single night, same number calls. Same request, "November Rain" by Guns N' Roses. Eight-minute guitar solo version.

First week, I played it. Thought maybe someone really loved that song.
Second week, I started screening the calls. "We just played that yesterday, how about something else?"
"November Rain, please."
"We have a no-repeat policy"
Click. They'd hang up.

But they'd call back the next night. 1:15 a.m. exactly. "November Rain."
This went on for months. My coworkers thought it was hilarious. Started a betting pool on when the caller would give up.
They never did.

Day 47, "Look, buddy, what's the deal with this song?"
Long silence. Then, "Just play it. Please."
The voice sounded older. Male. Tired.
I played it.

Day 82, My manager told me to block the number. "It's harassment."
I didn't block it.

Day 91, I answered. Before they could speak, I said, "It's queued up. Playing at 1:30."
"Thank you," they whispered.

Day 114, The call came. But different voice. Younger. Female.
"This is about the November Rain requests," she said. "My grandfather passed away this morning. He won't be calling anymore."
My stomach dropped.
"He had dementia," she continued. "Couldn't remember much. But he remembered that song. Said it was playing when he proposed to my grandmother in 1992. At some restaurant. She died five years ago. The song was the only piece of her he could still hold onto."
She was crying. "He'd get confused at night. Agitated. The only thing that calmed him was that song. So I'd call you. Every night. He'd sit next to me, listening on the radio, and for eight minutes he'd remember her. He'd smile. Then forget again. But for those eight minutes....."
I couldn't speak.
"Thank you for playing it," she said. "Even when you were annoyed. Even when your manager wanted you to stop. Those eight minutes were everything to him."
She hung up.

I sat in that booth. Played "November Rain" at 1:15 a.m. Nobody requested it. I just played it.
Did it again the next night.
And every night since.

Some listeners complained. "Why do you keep playing the same song?"
I never explained. Just said, "Station policy."

But truckers started calling in. Said they pulled over during that 1:15 a.m. slot. Listened to the whole eight minutes. Some knew why. Most didn't.

One guy said, "I don't even like that song. But something about hearing it at 1:15 every night..... feels like church. Like we're all stopping together. For something."
They were right.

It's been six months. I still play it. Every single night. 1:15 a.m.
Some things aren't about what you like. They're about what someone needed. Once. When nothing else worked.

That song's not mine anymore. It belongs to an old man who forgot everything except how to love his wife.
And now it belongs to everyone driving lonely highways at 1:15 a.m., looking for a reason to keep going.
Eight minutes. Every night.
That's my church now."

Let this story reach more hearts....
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By Mary Nelson

[Bussin' With The Boys @BussinWTB]

JJ McCarthy made sure to give attention to all the first responders who brought out the American Flag pregame 🇺🇸

[Blair Pancheck @BPancheck]

@jasonwhitlock We cannot hire Brian Kelly 🤬

[Blair Pancheck @BPancheck]

@ChilesJordan Queen! That was amazing!! 🖤🖤🖤

[Blair Pancheck @BPancheck]

@Bubblebathgirl Sit closer 💛

[Nate Lewis @NateLewis77]

Family and friends already know 〽️🏈

[Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11]

We need more electricians and less sociology majors.

[Bryce Jay Underwood @BryceUnderwoo16]

Know your roots and who you’re rooting for

[Blair Pancheck @BPancheck]

@YouTubeTV, are you really about to take away 23 of my favorite channels? #StopYouTubeTVNow #KeepParamount

[Zack 🧀 @ShowtymeZack]

Dear Josh Allen,

Please beat the Chiefs.

Sincerely, Literally everyone in the world.

[SEC Unfiltered @SECUnfiltered]

Rocky Top has officially taken over Columbus.

[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

After all the post game fights this weekend in College Football, it’s paramount that rules be put in place to prevent it from ever happening again.

All the conference commissioners owe it to the HEART AND SOUL OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL to allow whoever wins the game to be able to plant their flag in the middle of the field whether it is a home or away game.

If you don’t like it, then fight your ass off to win the game. Then go plant your flag in the middle of the field.

College football is all about pageantry and rivalries. We have whole schools that have chants that are much more disrespectful than planting a flag in the middle of the field and we broadcast them all over the television airwaves.

So why not let the winner plant their flag without resistance because they EARNED THE RIGHT to do so.

You see the planting of the flag isn’t the issue. It’s the team that lost fighting harder to prevent the flag planting after the game than they did to win the game.

[Barstool Detroit @BSMotorCity]

FTP

#OnePride

[Michelle Maxwell ™ @MichelleMaxwell]

Who else is sick of America Last?

[Indiana Fever @IndianaFever]

Caitlin Clark...

🏆 AP All-WNBA First Team
🏆 AP Rookie of the Year (unanimous)
🏆 AP All-Rookie Team

is her.

[Michigan Football @UMichFootball]

The most pick sixes in school history!

#GoBlue

[Michigan Football @UMichFootball]

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A storybook season and a legendary career. @blake_corum was named the 2023-24 Michigan Male Athlete of the Year.

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