tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760967123218143470.post7931853237951313891..comments2023-10-08T05:13:18.117-07:00Comments on wikifray: Blogging FM RadioWikiFrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420433870074751645noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760967123218143470.post-20341352723333303172007-03-20T12:36:00.000-07:002007-03-20T12:36:00.000-07:00"Unfortunately" and "listening to Lucinda Williams..."Unfortunately" and "listening to Lucinda Williams" can never be used in the same sentence, without also having a negative -- eg "Unfortunately, I am not listening...."<BR/><BR/>Top 10 would be a real stretch if you mean songs currently on the charts -- most of the time, it would be hard to come up with two!Robert Scheidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312225745819128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760967123218143470.post-69417780831713946802007-03-20T11:53:00.000-07:002007-03-20T11:53:00.000-07:00August, that has more to do with the fact that it'...August, that has more to do with the fact that it's damn near impossible to find 10 decent pop songs at any one time.Archaeopteryxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627784327758008867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760967123218143470.post-31352151272879468322007-03-20T08:54:00.000-07:002007-03-20T08:54:00.000-07:00I also noticed the other day that Casey Casum's to...I also noticed the other day that Casey Casum's top 40 is down to 10. War of attrition, I suppose.augusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042512777302374341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760967123218143470.post-28588505131332413992007-03-18T20:29:00.000-07:002007-03-18T20:29:00.000-07:00Here's another observation about commercial radio:...Here's another observation about commercial radio: if the station calls itself "Mix97" or claims to have a great "mix," then you can be sure that what they mean is that they mix in one good song for about every five shitty ones.<BR/><BR/>August, I'm sure you meant "fortunately."Archaeopteryxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627784327758008867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760967123218143470.post-43222927906613913282007-03-18T06:33:00.000-07:002007-03-18T06:33:00.000-07:00I know this Delilah of which you speak. I manage ...I know this Delilah of which you speak. I manage to stuff my ears with wax when she sings, but my wife steers straight for the rocks. If I were a better man, or a more tolerant one, I'd harness that energy for good (or at least for my own benefit).<BR/><BR/>I don't know Jack, however (badump-bump). Nice to seem my theory holding up.<BR/><BR/>I don't think radio will die so long as people are stuck in cars (though the thought of an iPod was sounding really good Friday), but it seems the demographics are getting reimagined these days.<BR/><BR/>Schad the dj is a funny thought.Keifushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00287358319899471490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760967123218143470.post-75510798085266562007-03-17T21:44:00.000-07:002007-03-17T21:44:00.000-07:00Back in the '70s, I would end my day listening to ...Back in the '70s, I would end my day listening to WNEW's Alison Steele, "The Nightbird" ("Come, fly with me ..."), who was fond of opening her show with cuts from groups like Hawkwind. I choked up when I saw her obit a couple of years ago.<BR/><BR/>A while back, WCBS-FM, which had a "classic rock" format for years (and had already pissed me off thouroughly by terminating my favorite show, "Don K. Reed's Doo-Wop Shop", though I suspect this may have been caused by ol' Don's desire to retire to Florida as much as by the station owners' desire to get rid of an over-the-hill demographic), changed itself to "Jack FM". The result bears out the observation about stations that use first names. "Jack" is a pre-recorded DJ whose voice sounds like what you might imagine Doug Piranha's* would. Actually, since I read a news item that said the voice of "Jack" belonged to someone living in Toronto, I've suspected that it's Schad.<BR/>__________<BR/>*<I>Well, I was terrified. Everyone was terrified of Doug. I've seen grown men<BR/>pull their own heads off rather than see Doug. Even Dinsdale was frightened of<BR/>Doug. He used... sarcasm. He knew all the tricks, dramatic irony, metaphor,<BR/>bathos, puns, parody, litotes and... satire. He was vicious."</I><BR/>- Monty Python's Flying CircusClaude Scaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183579833702456213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760967123218143470.post-60730995273076988642007-03-17T19:40:00.000-07:002007-03-17T19:40:00.000-07:00Late at night you may encounter somebody called "D...Late at night you may encounter somebody called "Delilah" whose task is emphathy. She plays something called "soft jazz." She is a siren. <BR/><BR/>You've got me thinking about my favorite guitar riff. Unfortunately, I'm listening to Lucinda Williams at the moment, so I may have to get back to you.augusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042512777302374341noreply@blogger.com