God, family, country, and blue collar roots—in that order … that pretty much describes me. I'm a Mainer through and through. After dusting off the snow, I stumbled out of Presque Isle, Maine, back in the late 70’s to attend UMaine, and have never left the Bangor area since. From farm work, logging, aviation, education, and broadcasting, you might say I've lived an adventurous life. I love my wife (the bumper sticker on my truck says so), children, grandkids, church family, my crazy dogs, my ‘ol ‘97 GMC truck, motorcycle, country music, and a cold one once in a while to take the edge off. Be sure to listen in weekday afternoons on Maine’s Fun Country Station…Q-106.5.
Nelson Jewell
The Secret of Making Ramen Noodles [VIDEO]
Whenever I'm channel surfing and I see a show that's based on the making of a product, I usually stop and watch for a while. When you think about all the 'things' we have around us at every waking moment, they had to have come from somewhere--Ramen Noodles is no exception...
Q-106.5’s Nelson Jewell Gets Face on Beer Bottle Label [VIDEO]
It's not every day that you get your face put on beer label, although when I was a teen my mother threatened to put my face on a carton of milk the next time I decided to run the roads with my friends. But my friend Dave at Somic America in Brewer, Maine, created some home brews, and a couple of custom labels...
Try Not to Cry Watching This YouTube Clip [VIDEO]
When I saw the title of the video that simply asked, 'Can You Make it Through Without Happy Crying?' I thought I'd give it the 'ol fight back the tears college try. I didn't cry. Now catch me on an emotional day I just might get a little misty-eyed...
Virtual Shark Sends Grandma Tumbling to Floor [VIDEO]
Apparently at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., there is a shark tank with nothing more than 'virtual sharks' contained within its virtual confines. But the display is so real that visitors are shocked when a shark suddenly attacks...
World’s Fastest Pancake Maker and Flipper [VIDEO]
When my kids and grand kids come over on Sunday mornings for breakfast, they always ask me to make them chocolate chip pancakes. Yeah, they're pretty good, but I never feel the need to rush to get them on the table and into plates and hungry tummies...
See List of 68 Unsolved Homicides in Maine
It's a horror that rarely comes to us in nightmares--someone near and dear to you suddenly comes up missing and the worst has happened...but it was only a dream. Unfortunately, for a number of families right here in Maine the nightmare of a missing loved one, only to be found murdered, is all too real...
Watch What Happens When Navy Blue Angel Buzzes Mall Crowd [VIDEO]
Years ago I worked for an airline at Bangor International Airport, and one year we had the Air Force Thunderbirds visit us for a short time. Before they left, one of them couldn't help but buzz the hangar where we were working one hot summer day...
Does Maine Make the List of Top 10 Beer Drinking States? [VIDEO]
Americans do love their beer, but what states consume the most brew? What are the top ten? And does Maine fall into the mix? Find out by watching the video. And when you get home and don't have anywhere to go, crack a cold one and enjoy one of history's greatest treasures...
Myths About Your Brain You Thought Were True [VIDEO]
So, last night I'm watching National Geographic's: 'Brain Games' for the first time, and I get caught up in all the exercises and demonstrations. I then realized that a few of the things I learned through science and psychology classes in high school and college are now considered to be wrong...
Up from the Depths a Soldier Surprises His Family [VIDEO]
Another homecoming surprise that comes from the depths of a lake that only a scuba soldier from Afghanistan could pull off. Watch as Bethany Bronson and her children get wet kisses and hugs from a husband and father who has been gone too long serving his country in a far off land...