Hello Again...Helloo....

Happy week to you all.. Been another busy one here. I think I'm tiring easier.... Hopefully it's just age...I need to start working out again, and eating right. hmmmm

Big ups to some friends....First of all...The Rylands in Bermuda... They just announced that they'll be having a baby, and I'm thrilled for them... 2 of my favorites...They've been married for about 5-6 years, and were dumb enough to have me in their wedding... They'll be in the Dallas area around Christmas, and I can't wait to see them!!!!

And props to another Good Friend.... I worked with this guy back during my rock radio days, and to this day, though we haven't seen eachother in a long time, I still consider him one of my best friends...Chris Snyder is getting married... Chris would tell you that he's the luckiest man on earth to be marrying this woman. I've not met her, but I'll bet she's a doll....However, I can tell you without any reservations that SHE'S the lucky one. She snagged one of the true good guys...Cheers!

Another football intensive weekend, but I'll tell you that it was fun to get to Southeastern in Durant to shoot some of the Homecoming game... One of the joys involved with that is being able to see these Freshman football players for them...These are kids that I interviewed in high school last year when they were stars of their teams, and now they're in the small fish/big pond atmosphere... Some are excelling, which is so great to see... Some take time (and are still too small), but will do fine....And they all still call me "Sir".... WTF????

The Car is still going well....Needs clutch work soon....maybe sooner than later....Speaking of the Sooners, off weekend for them... Then they get to stump the air-attack of Texas Tech... Sonny Cumbie threw 4 INT's against KU today.... And now you know why he wasn't recruited out of high school,, and walked-on a Tech...

More on the KXII web page... If you're bored to tears, and want to watch me step all over myself...Check out the Gunter/Whitewright game....the Southeastern link,,, and the Texas over Rice link....someone recently asked me as they were looking at our stuff if that was my photog that shot those games I was narrating.....In market 162, I WOULD BE MY PHOTOG....

I think that's going to do it for today... I haven't heard from some of you for a while... email me and let me know what you're up to! john.engleman@kxii.com

COWBOYS/REDSKINS Monday!!!!!

-JE

I know...I know....

It's been too long since I've been on here.... It's tough to post when I have to depend of rides, and worry about other peoples schedules......HOWEVER, I now have a CAR! So I'll be able to get on here more, as I'm not online at home....

Football season can be tough... Case in point...Today, I had to goto SOSU (Southeastern Ok. St. U) for a 7pm game to shoot...I get off the air at just after 6:35 or so.....It takes at least 35 minutes to get there... By the time I have enough highlights, and can get back, it's 8:30, and I have an hour and a half to get a show together....That usually takes me 2 hours....3 if I'm able to have time to really write well.... Luckily for me tonight, the FLA/TENN game ran very late on CBS, and we didn't go on until late...So I used every minute....

To add fire to that, I get this on my AP bulletin today:

Please tape your news, weather and sportscasts today: -- SATURDAY, September 18 -- to submit for the 2004-2005 Texas AP Broadcasters contest.

They only do this 5 times a year, and this is the 1st day that it's landed on a day I'm anchoring.... CRAP! Did I mention THANK GOD FOR THE FLORIDA/TENNESSEE GAME!!!!

Whoa... Never knew a Ford Explorer could go 90.... (from the SOSU game back to KXII)...

Anyhoo, I started Sports Overtime last Sunday....That's my 15 minute sunday night show....I ahve it again tomorrow night, and will be here at 11:00 AM to start on it... Cowboys could take a turn for the worse tomorrow if they don't stop Jeff Garcia from picking on the underachieving secondary...Than I'll be glad that I'm the one here that DOESN'T goto Valley Ranch....

Sooners continue to roll...Oregon gave OU their 1st TOUGH 1st half... The Ducks averaged over 4 yards per rush.....That needs to be fixed, but playing without your All-American DT can add quite a bit to that....

Great Friday Night Blitz this past weekend.....Goto www.kxii.com/sports to see the hi-lites of Van Alstyne/Whitewright....and to see me get attacked by a Whitewright Cheerleader.... She's a top softball pitcher in the area too....

That'll do it for now... Hope all is well to those that pass by here every now and again (like me!)... I'll be on more frequently now....That's a promise....Hope all is well....

-JE