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Obama Hung From Tree
Well, Maher actually had a good point with his terrorist thing after 9/11. He just sounded smarmy, and that probably turned so many people off, and they didn't listen to what he was saying. His point was....these cats died FOR THEIR RELIGION, by going into a plane, knowing they wouldn't come back. That's a lot of things, but "cowardly" certainly isn't one of them. How many people in this country, would "die" for their religion? Probably not many (which is good).— October 13, 2008 11:31 p.m.
The Ratings Are the Hardest Part
easy anti...i'm not woman bashing, the way Jerry Lewis claims that no women are funny. first, the main host of that show, is a dude name Dave. i'm assuming he's male. the two other women, ruth and shelly, are not funny. but shelly does the news, so it's not as important. but, when she tries, she usually isn't that funny, no.— October 13, 2008 11:28 p.m.
The Lowe Down (Nick Lowe concert review)
On a side note, we'll get to see if Nick Lowe did play YOU GOT THE LOOK I LIKE, when we run a blurt about a Nick Lowe concert at the Bacchanal 28 years ago yesterday.— October 13, 2008 11:26 p.m.
The Lowe Down (Nick Lowe concert review)
I was such a pain in the butt to my PD. When we would give away a hundred bucks for a month straight, when you heard the "song of the day," I always wanted it to be a song we don't tell them. Why say "Listen for Layla, and be the 10th caller." I said we should say that it's a song that has to do with that day. So, if it's raining, it might be the CCR song, or Zep's Rain Song. If it was Friday, it might be Friday on my Mind. On Halloween...well, it couldn't be Spooky by Classic IV, because that didn't fit our playlist. And no Boris Pickett. But, as you mention, there are about 10 songs that fit the bill.— October 13, 2008 11:24 p.m.
The Lowe Down (Nick Lowe concert review)
No. Nick didn't play that tune. When I was at a classic rock station, I think I annoyed the other DJs and program director, because a song like that, has a line about "fireworks". I think. And, I thought we should get songs like that...and there's a Springsteen tune called "4th of July", maybe it's titled something else. And, I got the Blue Oyster Cult song "Fireworks"...again, not positive that's the name of it (great guitar riff, though). I said we should put those in the playlist on 4th of July. Just as I'd suggest on Mother's Day, us playing Pink Floyd's Mother. Or on Tuesday, playing Moody Blues, Tuesday Afternoon. But, the first time I did an overnight shift, I remember playing Golden Earrings Radar Love at 4:33 a.m. There's the line in it that goes "well it's half past 4:00 and I'm shifting gears". I thought surely, someone would call in and say how cool that was. Nobody did. I guess people don't listen at that time!— October 13, 2008 1:56 p.m.
Obama Hung From Tree
Listen....if someone was going to take out Maher, or got angry enough to do it...that would've been done when he did Politically Incorrect on Comedy Central, and said the terrorists weren't cowards. He ended up being fired for that remark, but not fired at! To say there are personal, social, or professional repercussions is just silly. Maher knows that 90% of what he says, could cause that. And he doesn't care. So, making a documentary that would do the same thing, I highly doubt, he's worried about.— October 13, 2008 1:34 p.m.
The Ratings Are the Hardest Part
Cookie Chainsaw Randolph is a comedic genius, as far as I'm concerned. And Chris Boyer is hysterical, and intelligent. The rest of the show...not so much. But those two, make it very well worth the listen. Jeff & Jerr are for women that also like The View.— October 12, 2008 1:18 a.m.
No Soup For You, Donovan McNabb. Some for LaDainian Tomlinson, though.
I know, MsGrant. I was saying "it would be like" if they got rid of the cavemen. Why kid rid of something that is so popular? I mean, I never saw the appeal with those guys. But, everyone else likes 'em. Now, I liked that Ringo Starr/Dennis Quaid movie Caveman!— October 12, 2008 1:17 a.m.
The Ratings Are the Hardest Part
Well anti...how do you know that first morning team got fired for "no good reason"? You don't know anything about that situation. They could've had low ratings (even though you liked them). They could've done something wrong that wasn't broadcast on the air. Whenever we let a DJ go, the weirdest thing was listeners calling in to ask "what happened?" One guy was fired for stealing something. We surely didn't tell them that. Another was fired for not showing up at her shifts on time. Or at all. I was fired because our morning show had low ratings. Even though our consultant said it was because the transmitter was up in Oceanside. They then brought in Dave, Shelly, Chainsaw, who got THE EXACT same ratings we did!! They then bought Eagle 105, changed to that, and walla! Great ratings. Now, I'm not saying our show was better than Dave, Shelly, Chainsaw. It wasn't. But we were good. And, we had a lot of listeners. We'd go do a remote, and lots of listeners would show up. But, whatever. That's the business.— October 11, 2008 1 p.m.
Obama Hung From Tree
I don't necessarily think it took "brass ones" to do this film. I mean, why? He got throw off the grounds of the Mormon Temple, got throw out of the Vatican. But...is his life in danger doing a movie like this? No.— October 10, 2008 11:32 p.m.