![]() ![]() I joked and said I guess that was your tip then promptly gave him a nice tip in embarrassment and closed the door." - Melanie Chaffin The pizza man was bright red with embarrassment and suggested that I might want to put a shirt on. When the pizza arrived I went to the door with baby in hand nursing and topless. Naturally, I was sleep-deprived and ordered a pizza. "I was a mom of a couple of weeks old baby. I now even living alone make sure that I am properly barricaded before I take to loving myself." - Jme Brock This was back in the day of magazines so it was laid out in front of me and I was doing this weird two-hand thing I taught myself. She looked like I had just killed a puppy and I felt like the worst person in the world. "My mom caught me jerking once when I was 14. I hope none of them, but as my room was right in front of the staircase it was most likely all of them." - Ronnie Eaton I’m not sure how many hunters and tourist saw me completely naked, splayed out across the bed (didn’t get under the covers) that morning with my alarm blaring on my phone for two hours. At 10 am my alarm is going off super loud and the door to my room was wide open. ![]() ![]() I’m a grown man, I can do what I want.’ Set my alarm for 8 am and passed out. As I was making my way to the bed I thought, ‘I’m just gonna sleep naked tonight. Drunk bath was awesome but I started to pass out in the tub but still had enough wits to get up and crawl into the bed (nobody wants to wake up in cold bathtub water). They hooked me up with an awesome room with this big ass bathtub and drunk me thought, ‘hey, I’m gonna take a drunk bath tonight.’ So I did. Usually, I would drive home after a gig out there but I had too many and the room was free so I stayed all night. They offer you a free room and meal when you play out there. "I got pretty drunk after playing at the Hotel Turkey one night. Look at the new industry coming to the region.The RockShow asked FMX listeners to share with us their own stories of misfortune and here are our favorites: By doing so, we can create a more vibrant and connected community, and seriously there is so much good going on, just walk down Esk Street right now. Sharing positive stories about Southland's success, businesses, and local heroes is a great way to support the economy, encourage recruitment, and strengthen regional identity. So, it isn’t just because we love working on The Life magazine and showcasing the south (we do by the way). By highlighting the achievements of local residents, businesses, and organisations, we can support the pride and belonging among Southland residents. People love to feel connected to their community and proud of where they come from. Sharing positive stories about Southland's local heroes, businesses, arts, culture, food and innovation can help strengthen regional identity. Storytelling is not just for fireplaces, it has real and tangible outcomes. This can be especially beneficial for companies looking to attract top talent. When potential employees hear about the successes of local businesses and the positive impact they're having on the community and the great things going on in the region they may be more likely to consider working in the region. So, if you’ve got a good business yarn? Let people know about it!Īnother reason why sharing positive Southland stories is important is it can encourage recruitment. This, in turn, creates jobs and stimulates economic growth. When people hear about successful companies, new industry and entrepreneurs in the region, it can inspire others to start their own businesses or invest in existing ones. A region’s economic prowess has a direct correlation to the perception of a region. Let us explain why.įirst, sharing positive stories about Southland businesses and their success can help boost the local economy. Sharing stories about our heroes, our businesses, our food, arts and all the great stuff going on here in the south can help support the economy, encourage recruitment, and strengthen regional identity, and let’s be honest, it makes us feel good. We put resources and effort into supporting regional resilience by using our disproportionately loud voice to share positive stories about the south. So why do we do it? Let’s be honest, we do it because we love it… but we do see real benefits that reach wider than us getting a kick out of seeing our heroes having a platform to celebrate their successes. We want to see the south cranking as it’s good for all of us! ![]() We celebrated 10 years of The Life magazine recently but it’s been our thing here at Naked for a long time, shining a spotlight on the south’s success. We have been telling Southland's stories for years. ![]()
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