Meat Loaf "Not A Dry Eye in the House"

My college girlfriend looked through my sock drawer one night and curiously asked why I had a handkerchief with the words "Not A Dry Eye in the House" printed on it.

The short answer: I got it from work.

The long answer: I had an internship where I assisted the radio station's midday DJ. This DJ, who became my mentor and helped me start in the business, doubled as the station's Music Director--meaning she was in charge of creating daily music logs, among other things. Record labels constantly contacted her in hopes of getting an "add". An "add" is when a radio station adds a new song to their playlist. Record companies would sometimes attempt to sweeten the pot by sending chotskies to get that elusive add. In the case of Meat Loaf's "Not A Dry Eye in the House", the record company created handkerchiefs with the song's title printed on them. The song never went on to be a US hit, but I held onto that handkerchief for years. I never used it, but was just excited to have something from my unpaid internship.

Sixpence The Richer "There She Goes"

After taking a few days off to have my wisdom teeth removed, the co-host of a radio show I once produced cornered me and said, "I will pay you top dollar for your leftover Vicodin." I didn't know what opioid addiction was back then, but the warning signs were there. She often started each day asking the morning team: "Which pill should I take today?". Not only that, she was the first person I ever knew with Attention Deficit Disorder. She frequently would tire of conversations midway through (on-the-air) and would interject by saying "new topic" and move onto a different subject. The only things that seemed to keep her attention were dogs and a zoo webcam that featured pandas.