Rod Blackstone has been a fixture in the Charleston, WV community for over three decades. He has worked for a governor, Congressmen, and a mayor, but he is perhaps best known as the "Toast Man" at WV Power baseball games. Since the early 1990's, he has sat in the front row and made toast whenever opposing players have struck out, shouting "You are toast!" as they walked back to the dugout. He has brought joy to fans and awareness to the team, and he has worked tirelessly to make Charleston a better community in both his professional and personal lives. This is part 1 of our two-part interview with Rod.