I just wanted to write a quick blog- not as a tribute to my dad- but rather as a tribute to the listeners who have a created such a great community around our show.  After my dad died, I was inundated with e-mails, texts, and tweets (mostly from people I've never met) expressing their sympathy to me, and offering any help or assistance they could.  People e-mailed me with stories of how they lost a loved one, and how they coped with it. More than one person e-mailed private thoughts they've had after dealing with the loss of a loved one- thoughts that they confided in me they had shared with no one before.

All the e-mails and texts and tweets truly helped me deal with my own personal loss.  All the love from listeners was so important in helping me keep my sanity through the first few days, that I don't know how I would have dealt with everything without all the compassion from listeners.

I feel very lucky to be part of this quirky community we've created on the radio.  We can all laugh together, make fun of stupid news stories, talk sports, talk reality tv shows, and generally have a good time.  But after this ordeal, I have come to see that we have more than just a traditional radio/listener relationship.  We really do have a community, and I can't fully explain to you how it all helped me so much.

I don't want to be maudlin- which is probably too late- but I did want to be gracious and thank everyone for the love.  My dad is gone, and that sucks because I think this is going to be a Bears season that he would have loved. But now the healing must begin... and that healing rests on the shoulders of Jay Cutler!

Thank you to all for the love and support over the last 2 weeks, but now let's get back to our regular relationship.  When you see me at an event, tell me the Rogaine is not working... tell me my songs aren't funny... tell me my man boobs are growing... then I'll know you really love me.