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Hey Kids, Let’s Visit The Moist Towelette Museum

I cannot tell you how hard this makes me laugh.  Before March of 2020 (guess what started then? ), the only times wipes/moist towelette even crossed my consciousness was when…

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I cannot tell you how hard this makes me laugh.  Before March of 2020 (guess what started then? <g>), the only times wipes/moist towelette even crossed my consciousness was when I was eating ribs.  Now, I can't imagine my life without them.  In fact, just Friday I reloaded the studio with its ubiquitous cannister of Lysol wipes to disinfect the studio after each air shift.  And I *KNOW* that science tells us Covid-19 does not survive on surfaces like we first feared, but last year NONE of us got even a sniffle, so we've kept up the ritual.  Anyway, there's a man in Michigan whose dedication to the moist towelette is bordering on insane.

John French of Lansing, Michigan, is the owner/creator/curator of the Moist Towelette Museum.  From a corner office at the Abrams Planetarium, one and all can see his collection of more than 1000 individually wrapped moist towelettes from every continent (except Antarctica).  What a fun and exciting school field trip this would make, huh? <g>

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.