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I've interviewed many artists over the years....from newbies to tried and true old pros, but I have to admit interviewing "Larry The Cable Guy" was truly one of the most fun, uncomplicated and interesting interviews I have ever had the opportunity to do.

Larry, aka Dan Whitney, is not only amazingly witty and spontaneous but also very articulate and humble.  No airs, no...."I'm a superstar and your some small town Nebraska radio wanna-be".  He was as polite and as unpretentious as one would expect from a guy raised partly in Nebraska and partly elsewhere by God-Loving, ever respectful parents. 

Oh course, as a native Nebraskan displaced for almost 20 years in the far-a-way land of Colorado, I have a greater appreciation for those good ole' midwest values so often represented by the good people of North Platte and other communities throughout the state. I attribute much of "Good Life of Nebraska"  values to the agriculturally based economy that we depend on.  Ag-based economies seemily force families to remain , at some level, intact and focused.  It allows children to see that not everything comes with instant gratification and a big gold star.....it comes as a result of hard work, thoughtful consideration and perseverance and even then, it doesn't always work out as  planned.

A friend from another state once drove through Nebraska at the height of the summer growing season, upon his arrival home he commented, "we only think we grow corn here, THEY KNOW HOW TO GROW CORN IN NEBRASKA!"  I think that could also be said of the people that grow and grow up in Nebraska.  You can see it in a friendly smile of the stranger that waves you by in the parking lot at Wal-Mart, the

Whether you are a fan of Dan Whitney's 'character' Larry the Cable Guy or not, being a fan of the values that he fosters outside his alter ego, the real man of Dan Whitney, makes me proud to call him a fellow Nebraskan.

Merry Christmas, God Bless You and Your Family and the United States of America.