Each issue we link up with Rachel Miller's Love Letters to Tucson blog for a letter from a Tucson inhabitant about why they love this fair city. This month, in honor of Valentine's Day, 94.9 MIXfm's Bobby Rich gets poetic - and emotional - about his adopted town. Photos by Rachel Miller.
"Dear Tucson,
I didn’t know I’d love you, until I met you.
It wasn’t quite “at first sight,” rather it took several months of being with you every day. Then I started to “get you.”
And the more time I spent with you the better I liked you. Then it became love.
I love the looks of you, the scent of you, the unrelenting friendliness of you.
The east, west, north and the south of you.
I love the mystery of you. Even after two decades of being with you I don’t know nearly enough about you. Yet you know me, providing the familiarity I need when I’m feeling a little lost.
At the same time I can become lost in your strange ways of twisted, turning arteries. And - like the rest of us - you are a bit confused as to what you want to be when you grow up.
At any given time of the year you can cry me a river or dry my eyes. Feed me, entertain me and show your artistic understanding of colors at the beginning and end of the day.
I love reminding those who would criticize your hotness that they could be living with Chicago or Minneapolis.
And one thing I especially love is how you care for those who need help. Your empathy and concern for the helpless and underserved often proves your heartfelt desire to make yourself better.
I am at home with you. It feels right. Let’s stay together."
It started with a Tweet ('Bobby <3 Tucson'), prompting Rachel to ask Bobby for a love letter. And it ended with Bobby giving her a fabulous behind-the-scenes tour of both 94.9 MIXfm and the KGUN 9 news station. Given Bobby's love of music, Rachel wasn't surprised to see several song titles and lyrics woven into his letter.
* Bobby Rich has been the 94.9 MIXfm morning show host since 1993. He is also active in the community, with projects such as the Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona (which he was instrumental in founding), and the MIX Miracles radiothon, which raises funds for pediatric care at TMC for Children through the Children's Miracle Network.
To get you even more in the Valentine's mood, click on the video below for the story behind Rachel's blog. Got a Love Letter for Tucson? Click here.
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