What's wrong with the radio.....

I've mentioned that I live in a small radio market, and that there are only 4 staions programmed into my car stereo. If you didn't read it before, well, you know it now.

Let me start by saying that I'm a big fan of music. I have been for many years now. I like just about everything (except (c)rap which i dont consider music) tho I admit that sometimes I have to be in the mood to listen to a particular type.

For most of us, the only music we listen to comes from the radio. Now, I know, we have MTV (which doesnt really play music anymore anyhow) and VH1 and the like, but most of us aren't watching t.v. in our car, and when we are watching, it's sitcoms, Jeopardy! or whatever it is you watch.

No, radio is, and has been my primary connection to music for as long as I can remember. I've noticed some trends (some lately some recurring) that are really pissing me off, and I'll now rant about them in no particular order.....

Commericals

Now, this is not to say that I mind commericals on the radio. I don't. I see commericals as little stories that let us have radio for free. If it wasn't for them, all radio would be pay radio like XM and Sirius. No, my problem lies in the fact that they are so unrelentingly fucking stupid.

For crying out loud, given the technical age that we live in, I know that they could make better commericals. Hell, if you fuckers can't figure it out, give me a call. As someone that's really tough to sell to, I can give you ads that are fun, smart, and effective. Stop pandering and condescending to me you assholes!!

Repetition

Now, I know I kind of set myself up for this, as Classic Rock is my chosen genre, and there are only so many bands that can be considered Classisc Rockers, but even the Pap...er Pop station that we listen to at work has a very small rotation of sons that they play.

For instance, I like Led Zeppelin. Alot. In fact, you could prolly go so far as to say that I love them, but I'm sure that they recorded more than 6 fucking songs. I mean, they did release 10 albums, and I'm pretty sure they had at least 2 song on each one.

What I fail to understand, however, is why of the (at least) 80 songs they have, radio stations insist on playing only a handful. I'm to the point now that if I hear Zepp on the radio, I switch the station. Not because I don't like them, but because if I hear 'Stairway to Heaven' one more time, I'm gonna put a fuckin' bullet in my brain.

And it's not just Zepp. Creedence, Steve Miller, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, ZZ Top...and the list goes on. All these band have fairly extensive catalogues, and yet only 5 or 6 of their songs ever get air play.

C'mon guys, play us some new Classic Rock.

Assholes.

General Bullshit and Lies

Again, this may just be my market, but all our stations are competing for the title of 'Longest Time/Most Songs In A Row Commercial Free,' and every single one of them are fucking lying.

I don't care if you call it a 105 minute marathon(105.7), a 103 minute river run (103.7), a 95 minute music block (95.7 sensing a trend here), or even a fucking double shot if you break in at the end of EVERY FUCKING SONG with a station promo, then guess what?

You haven't even played 2 songs in a row you shits. Do you really think that we're so stupid that we've forgotten from one song to the next what station we're listening to? For crying out loud, I've only got 4 programmed, and I know all of them by button, so, please, for my sanity's sake, quit telling me what fucking station I'm listening to 1000 times a day.

Assholes.

/rant off

Ok, so that's mostly it. I'm sure I've forgotten a few things that I should have put in there, and maybe I'll copy that text out and write a real diatribe later, but don't count on it.

Oh, and something else that's pissing me off?

Well, this is kinda long so I'll tell you about that tomorrow....

Buenos con queso,

T.

Some folks just don't have a clue.....

Ok, I may have mentioned that I get some dumbass emails at work.

They come in all shapes and sizes, but mostly can be broken into 3 categories.

1. How much to ship this to country X. When it clearly states in all our items that we DO NOT ship outside the U.S.

2. What's your/Do you have a 'buy it now' price. This is just dumb, because if you know anything about ebay, you know that if there's a buy it now price, it's right below the starting auction price.

3. This I call the 'Really?' email. It usually has to do with somone offering a pathetic amount for one of our store items, which do have a 'make an offer' option. Most times, I can understand. We've got something listed for 50 bux, so you offer 25. That's not really unreasonable, but we'll usually try and get them a little closer to our asking price.

It really depends on the item, how much we have in it, and wether or not we just want to get rid of it. Every once in a while, however we get offers like this:



My response to that: '$226.00? Really?'

Now, the person may have misread the price, or may have mis-entered their offer, but for crying out fucking loud, $226 for a $2600 ring? What are you, fucking stupid?

Anyway, in case you care, here's a link to the actual item: Ring.

On another note, yesterday was mostly a piece of crap. Little things, stupid things, just generally piss me off things all. Day. LONG. I was so frustrated and frazzled by the end of the day I can't even tell you.

Here's hoping today will be better.....

Buenos con queso,

T.

The new woman in my life.....

Well, that's prolly overstating the case, but I'll explain so hold on.

Do you remember a bit ago when I talked about roller derby?

Well, it turns out that one of the girls in my new EverQuest guild is actually on a roller derby team.

Here is a link to her team's site. I also have her as a friend on myspace, but I'm not sure if she wants me to 'out' her or not.I have to say, I like the whole 'This is Spinal Tap' theme they have going on over there.

She's supposed to come by here and start reading, but we'll see.

Satcha (her eq char name) if you're reading this, leave me a comment, or email me at kvenya at gmail dot com and I'll send you a gmail invite so you have a login.

Sigh...time to finish getting ready for work.

Buenos con queso,

T.

Yeah, I get that alot.....

There are certain things in my life I've come to accept.....

My MPV, or the T.J.-vu as it's been known.

Bad Thursdays.

People thinking I'm in a band.

That last one....maybe it's my rock and roll attitude.

Maybe it's the constant air guitar/drumming that I engage in.

Or the fact that I can lip synch like every song on the radio (even the ones i hate and have to listen to cause theyre on the radio at work sigh).

Oh, who am I kiddin....it's my hair:



So, I get it. I mean, I *want* to be a rockstar, just look at me. I even plan on learning how to play guitar.....

Eventually.

I bring it up, because it's similar to another situation that arises with alarming frequency, something that I call ITIKYS.

I'm hoping that name catches on, but for the nonce we'll call it, I Thought I Knew You Syndrome..... This one I really don't understand.

Somtimes it's a simple 'Hi....oh sorry, I thought I knew you.'

I remember once, waaaaay back in the day, I was walking around, and I see these two guys, also walking around. We were on parallel tracks, maybe 40 yards between us, and our paths would never have crossed, but for one thing: One of them looks over at me and yells 'Hey John!'

We're a bit far away for facial recognition, but since that's my name, I start angling of towards them, figuring it's someone I know. As we get closer, I'm thinking that I don't know either of these guys. We get talkin' close, and one of the guys says;

"Sorry, I thought you were my friend named, John.'

'Well, I am named John, that's why I came over.'

'See ya.'

'Yeah.'

And off we go.

Other times, it's worse.

I've carried on entire conversations with people, me trying all the while to figure out who they are, or hoping they'll mention something I remember doing...

And yea...nothin'.

I mean I'm good at it. I know how to listen. I've never had anyone in one of these 'chats' know that I don't know them.

Well, except for that one time.....

That photo walk that Michael and I took when he was here visiting?

Yeah, the one I still haven't posted pix of?

Well, we had just started that walk....Prolly still within 1000 yards of my door or so when this girl yells 'John' out the window of her moving car, and flips into the parking lot of AM/PM.

She pulls up.

We start talkin', I'm looking at her...trying to extrapolate...apply age/divide by beer I've drunk...multply by number of people I know....

And then she says something about 'my surgery,' and I know I gotta end it.

I mean, I was polite, but I explained basically what I typed above, but that I'm not who she thinks I am.

Unless my body's out having surgeries without my knowlege, which I find highly suspect.

Anyhow, just a bit o' funny for a Friday.

Buenos con queso,

T.

Oh oh..Sounds like somebody's got a case of the munn dahys

So here we are again.

It's nice that you've come to see me.

Makes me wish I had more to say.

Today is my Friday (even tho its thursday) and hopefully payday. Sometimes the checks are ready on Thursday, but payday is actually on Friday, so we'll see.

I'm supposed to go to a wedding on Saturday. A friend of mine from High School is tying the knot. It should be cool.

That's about all I've got planned for my weekend, unless you count EQ and beer.

Hope you lives are more exciting than mine.....

Buenos con queso,

T.