Twenty years later Pee Wee still hasn't fully recovered his career. That doesn't seem right to me. There are sitting Congressmen and United States Senators who have done worse, and have been re-elected.
Monday, November 07, 2011
Pee Wee
From Bob Dearborn's The Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac this morning...
"November 7, 1991…Actor Paul Reubens, who performs as "Pee Wee Herman," pled no contest to charges of indecent exposure. Reubens had been arrested for exposing himself in a Sarasota, Florida theater."
Twenty years later Pee Wee still hasn't fully recovered his career. That doesn't seem right to me. There are sitting Congressmen and United States Senators who have done worse, and have been re-elected.
Twenty years later Pee Wee still hasn't fully recovered his career. That doesn't seem right to me. There are sitting Congressmen and United States Senators who have done worse, and have been re-elected.
As the Rupert Turns
All part of Rupert's renewed promise to emphasize integrity.
How Far Would You Go To Get A Scoop?
"Um, fellas, when you said you had a tip, I assumed it wasn't going to be mine."
RIP Andy Rooney
Andy Rooney passed away over the weekend, and 60 Minutes said farewell to him last night...
Radio Hall of Fame
Tom Taylor's column at Radio-Info.com this morning has all the highlights from this past weekend's Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Larry King was the MC, and told the following story from the dais...
"At age 24 Larry got his break – a chance to do the all-night show. It wasn’t a powerful station, but Larry could feel the energy from the listeners that first night and it was everything he wanted – capped by a thrilling phone call from a woman who said, literally, “I want you.” Like a good radio guy, Larry improvised. Larry told the woman he’d come over when he got off at 6am. But she said she had to leave for work at 6am. He then told WAHR listeners “we have a real treat for you tonight – the live Carnegie Hall performance of the great Harry Belafonte,” or words to that effect. He hopped into his VW and drove 8-10 blocks to the woman’s house. The front door was open. She was inside, waiting. He dived into her arms and it was bliss. But she’d kept the radio on – and Larry heard that the record was stuck, playing the same groove over and over again. He told the National Radio Hall of Fame crowd that it was "a moral dilemma." But he rushed back to the station, where found all the phones ringing. One elderly man said he couldn’t change the station, because he was an invalid and there was no overnight help available. Larry asked “what can I do for you?” He said “Play Hava Nagila.” Larry did. Management never found out about the Harry Belafonte screwup, and Larry kept his job and eventually moved on to a more powerful station in Miami."
Bill Kurtis Day
You've got to love Bill Kurtis. I met him several times over the years and he was always gracious and polite, but there's a side to him that not many people see. One morning we had him on the John Landecker show. He showed up around 6:30 in the morning wearing a yellow suit, and proceeded to tell some incredible stories about hanging out backstage with the Rolling Stones. Try to imagine him dressed like Huggy Bear talking in perfect journalistic cadence about the rock and roll decadence of Keith Richard. Truly a once in a lifetime experience.
Enjoy your day, Bill. You deserve it.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Friday, November 04, 2011
Goldline Charged with Fraud
I'm sure Goldline's celebrity endorsers Glenn Beck, Laura Ingraham, and Mark Levin are preparing their "it's a liberal conspiracy" defense as I write this, but as someone with a pretty good radar for scams, to me, this one was a flashing red light the very first time I heard about it. I'm not declaring Goldline's guilt or innocence, but let's just say that they wouldn't want me on the jury.
As the Rupert Turns
Also, News Corp announces a compensation plan for hacking victims. I know they're doing this to try to mitigate the damage (by avoiding attorney fees), and it's probably a good plan. On Thursday, British police said they had identified 5,795 potential victims of phone hacking, and that the number could still rise.
Paid to Tweet
I just want to let the advertisers of the world know that I'm officially available to tweet for cash. If you'd like to reach more than fifty middle-age-ish people (that's right 50+ baby), I'm your man.
I have some standards when it comes to my writing, but for my tweets...zippo. Bring on the green.
Cory Provus
Details are here.
Boston or Chicago
Two ESPN writers debate the subject.
There's also a video at the link of the PTI guys debating it. They both agree that the Cardinals opening is better than both of the others.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves
Exactly 40 years ago today, this was the #1 song in America. Dig Cher's hairstyle...
As the Rupert Turns
For those of you that think my description of Rupert's life as a soap opera (the inspiration for the title of this feature) is unfair, read this Vanity Fair article. The way he pits his children against each other and secretly undermines them is truly amazing.
I challenge anyone to find a family with more dysfunction at the junction. It's positively Shakespearean.
Chris Matthews
A writer for Forbes found that out yesterday when he asked Matthews if he employed a ghost writer on this book.
Chris Matthews said a very bad word to him.
A Positive Sign?
You read that correctly. I double checked.
Can I allow myself to hope that the American people might have actually gotten the attention of Congress?
When Radio Becomes Part of the News
He's a conservative talk show host, by the way. I looked it up because I was wondering. Does it make me cynical that I now check on the political affiliation of people in the news before deciding whether or not they have ulterior motives?
Law Pushed to Handcuff FCC
Republicans proposed a law yesterday to take that power away from the F.C.C.
Really? Is there anyone in the entire country in favor of that other than the five or six owners of the giant media conglomerates?
What about the rest of the 299,999,994 of us?
Somebody should really write a book about this. (Oh wait, that's right, somebody did.)
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Quade is out
And Ryno will not be his replacement.
The details are here.
THURSDAY UPDATE: Apparently Theo also spoke to Ryno, letting him know the Cubs won't be considering him for the position. That had to be an awkward call.
Things That Lasted Longer Than Kim Kardasian's Marriage
My favorite? Kim Kardasian's marriage: 72 days. Number of days "The Macarena" was the #1 song in the country: 98 days.
The Theo Trio
I'm willing to give these guys a chance.
AP PHOTO/CHARLES REX ARBOGAST
America's Top Newspapers
1. Wall Street Journal
2. USA Today
3. The New York Times
No surprises there. I suspect that no matter what happens in the future to this fragile business, one form or another of those three papers listed above will remain a part of the equation. So will the Washington Post.
The rest of the country's newspapers? Not so sure.
Spamming a Spammer
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you actually answered those ridiculous e-mails they send requesting your bank account information?
Wonder no longer.
As the Rupert Turns
It's not looking good for Rupert's boy. Especially since he explicitly testified (under oath) to these very same people that he didn't know anything.
The "Super" Committee
You need to raise revenue, and you need to cut spending.
Everybody in the country knows this. It's a big gigantic DUH. Only the most strident (and clueless) partisans on both sides think that only doing one (revenues or taxes) will take care of the problem. But, of course, the Republicans won't raise revenue and the Democrats won't cut spending until Republicans agree to raise taxes, so...guess what? They're deadlocked.
The approval rate for Congress right now is 9%. 9%!
Fellas, listen. The overwhelming majority of Americans (something like 70% in all the polls I've seen) are perfectly willing to accept a slight raising of taxes (even Republicans) and cutting of benefits (even Democrats) because we know we're in a crisis situation here. This isn't even controversial.
You can't possibly be that cowardly (or stupid), can you?
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Eckhartz Press
Details about the publishing company and their first book (and some of the other books already in the pipeline) will be coming soon, but here's an explanation of the company's name. The name is a combination of two names; Eckhard and Fritz. Those were the first names of the co-owners' fathers, Eckhard Kaempfer and Fritz Stern.
The laughing "E" in the logo might give you an indication of the kind of books that will most interest Eckhartz Press.
Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel has been tapped to host the White House Correspondent's Dinner this year.
Tribune Bankruptcy Not Resolved After All
From Bloomberg this morning: "U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin J. Carey in Wilmington, Delaware, compared two groups of competing creditors to warring animals in a parable about a fox and scorpion who must cooperate to cross a river safely. They fail and both die reflecting “an inescapable facet of human character: the willingness to visit harm upon others, even at one’s own peril,” Carey said in the opening section of his 125-page legal decision yesterday."
Rush Explains Racism
Before you criticize him for that statement, you should realize that Rush may very well be an expert on this subject. He is, after all, the man that said: "The left is upset with Obama because white people are not shining the shoes of black people" and that Rep. Jim Clybourn is running for the position of "Driving Miss Nancy".
He knows an unconscionable racially stereotypical attack when he hears one.
Hitler's Stationery
Full details are here.
Zombie Backlash
“Apparently, some individuals have interpreted an image of Barack Obama that appeared within the e-mail as intending to portray the president as a victim of a violent crime. Nothing could be further from the truth, and we deeply and sincerely apologize to the president and anyone who viewed the image if that was the impression that was left."
What is happening to this politically correct country when you can't even innocently portray the president with a bullet hole in his head anymore without somebody misinterpreting it? Presidents who receive record numbers of death threats can be so sensitive.
Wouldn't you have loved to be there for the secret service visit?
"What, oh, the bullet hole? Wow, now that you mention it, yikes, I guess that could be taken another way. We simply drew that on there because zombies often have bullet holes in their heads, and we wanted it to be totally authentic."
CEO Explains Bloodbath
"What it came down to was the determination that small and medium markets were just putting out some bad radio."
That is just shocking reasoning.
It's like Major League Baseball shutting down the entire minor league system because the players aren't as good as the big leaguers. Of course they aren't as good, but if you shut them down you have no hope of getting big leaguers in the future. That's already a problem, and it's obvious to anyone that listens to the radio.
But no, they are "improving the product" (another actual quote from article) with these massive layoffs. It's a wonder they can get that kind of crap out of their mouths without choking.
Danny Bonaduce
Forever Lazy
I must agree. No other country in the world would produce this product.
The Cubs in Vegas
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