I'll try to be brief. A few things to touch on...
As an old-school listener, I've always loved the prayer. It's a great way to open the show, and having the guest read it always is a bonus. You get a little sneak peak as to who is on the show before it's announced and its irony never is lost on people who know the story behind the prayer. It's sort of a link to KATG's beginnings.
If coming up with a new prayer each day is getting too much, you can get them from where they originated, the Daily American in Somerset, Pa., each day online at
Nuseum - Today's Front Pages. Just scroll down to the Pennsylvania papers and the Daily American is listed there. You get to see the entire front page for free.
If you decide the prayer has to go, I get it. But I hate to see it disappear. I pray it stays. If it becomes a thing of the past, I'll always be honored to have said the last prayer at a KATG live show... even if it wasn't caught on video.
Secondly, yes, I lost 95 pounds, and as Chemda said, I am looking very "handsome." As much as I would have loved there to be some cool, crazy story how I shed the weight, there really isn't. No coke. No meth. No drugs at all. Just eating better and working out. Get committed and do it, fat fucks and people from Philadelphia.
I'm glad I don't have a watermelon head. I had to get a new picture for my mug in the newpaper because I look so different. And when I get IDed at the store for beer, I always get second looks because my driver's license picture is like 5 years old.
One last thing, if you haven't heard the Washington, D.C., show, it's super worth a few bucks. Some really great stories in there. One of the best KATG live shows there is.