Ken Hyde
Watch an interview with Ken here
If you were a Seinfeld character, which one would you be? Why?
I'm pretty sure I'd have to be Elaine, mostly because of my sweet dance moves. That, and I love screaming at - and punching the arms of - most of the people in my life.
What would I find in your refrigerator right now?
An amazing amount of Mountain Dew - or, as I like to call it, the nectar of the gods. That and string cheese out the wazoo. My kids love that stuff.
If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not, living or dead, real or fictional who would it be?
Pretty much any lead singer of any '80s hair band - I can impersonate them all and I sound AWESOME! (For some reason, the people around me when I start singing don't share my enthusiasm for my talent.)
In all seriousness, I think it'd be cool to be one of Jesus' disciples. I do my best to follow His teaching so it'd be very cool to get to be a first century eyewitness.
PS...do you have to have hair to be in a hair band?
What is your favorite movie quote?
And do you know what the Lama says? "Gunga galunga...gunga- gunga lagunga."
Carl Spackler - Caddyshack
What's the strangest thing you've ever seen on a baseball field?
The look on the faces of the two nuns I jumped over to retrieve a ball thrown by Vince Coleman. True story. I was in the bleacher section of Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Coleman threw the ball up there during batting practice and the only thing between me and that ball was the two nuns (They were sitting down. I don't jump that well.) Of course that didn't actually happen on the field. But it WAS strange. I went home with the ball, BTW.
What makes you angry?
Repeating myself to my kids - they're 6 and 4 so there's a LOT of repeating. That and missing the open man on a 3-on-2 fast break.
Describe yourself in three words.
Energetic, fun, authentic
What do you remember about your first date?
The copious amount of sweat in the palms of my hands...
Who's your favorite baseball player? Least favorite?
Ozzie Smith - no one else is even a close second. I grew up in Missouri so I was all about "The Wizard" - the back flips, the amazing defense, all of it. Later, as his career was winding down, I actually got to interview him after I became a sports reporter for a TV station in Springfield, MO. I asked A LOT of stupid questions and he was kind and gracious throughout.
Did I mention that I'm a Cardinals fan? You might not remember Jeffrey Leonard - played for the Giants? He used to do his "one flap down" thing after hitting a home run against St. Louis. I HATED that! That dude was a total butt-lick.
If aliens landed in front of you and, in exchange for anything you desire, offered you any position on their planet, what would you want?
I'd want to be the planet's top book reviewer. I love to read pretty much anything. I try to read things that are good for me, but I'm also a big fan of "brain candy." Does this planet have golf and pickup basketball? I'd probably have to work some of that in, too. These are all things I used to do back on earth.