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Entries from August 2009

Here’s a new low for radio…it only lasted a week

August 29th, 2009 · Comments

In radio, a format change requires a “stunt” to be pulled.  In the past, stations have played clips from old TV shows for a few hours, go announcer free, in the case of “Jack FM”, play songs that have the “Jack” name in the lyrics only to mute the “Jack” part (think hit the road [...]

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The Trouble With…being a referee

August 24th, 2009 · Comments

Hey all,
 
hope you had a good weekend (to my 9 visitors .
 
For the past 5 years, I have refereed a street hockey tournament.  Traditionally, ref’s have been hated.  Referees/linesmen/umpires have all been the target of sports fans since…organized sports began.  One wrong call can easily make you public enemy number one in one town, [...]

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Why make DayQuil/NyQuil?

August 21st, 2009 · Comments

If it’s only there to “supress” your cold and keep you sick longer, why did they make it.  Can’t they add anything to the ingredients to try and fight the cold off?  Like seriously, what the hell.
If this can get forwarded to someone at Vicks, FIX YOUR INGREDIENTS!  I want the best of both worlds, [...]

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Really? FOX News wants to be number one?

August 18th, 2009 · Comments

FOX News wants to be the number one cable channel in America.
 
Let me get this straight, they believe more people would willingly tune away from Monday Night Football, Rescue Me, Damages, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Sons of Anarchy, Royal Pains, NBA Basketball, MLB Baseball and listen to Bill O’Reilly, Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity [...]

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The Trouble With…avoiding carpal tunnel syndrome

August 17th, 2009 · Comments

Everywhere you go, you always hear people telling you to sit up straight in your chair at work or see those posters at work trying to show off the proper way to use a chair and a desk.
 
Well, I ignore all those.  In fact, I take them down and hide them away in a filing [...]

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