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If you thought Dave-FM's AM JERK BARNES was a ****** before? CHECK THIS OUT!

Re: If you thought Dave-FM's AM JERK BARNES was a ------ before? CHECK THIS OUT!

radiowatchdawg said:
You can never convince me of the unfrivilous nature of the law suit when it has been four years since the occurance.
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"No Witness" DVD release date-07/26/2005 American Pie showing- a few days after 07/26/2005.

Where did you come up with 4 years?
 
Re: If you thought Dave-FM's AM JERK BARNES was a ------ before? CHECK THIS OUT

Slider,

For someone who doesn't seem to like the nature of these boards and how they certainly lean to criticize more than praise - you sure seem hooked. Addictive or just feel it necessary to defend your friend?

And, for the record, I have also had dealings with Steve - and on most occasions he was pleasant, but he does not always treat others with respect and has very inflated ego.

It is ashame this board doesn't do more praising of stations and talent - I agree.
 
Re: If you thought Dave-FM's AM JERK BARNES was a ------ before? CHECK THIS OUT!

Probably a little bit of both. I'm still around the business and know a lot of people in it, so I enjoy keeping an eye on what's happening. And, there is rarely a positive or defensive voice when the hornets swarm around here, and, if compelled to do so, I'm certainly don't mind playing that role. And, maybe it reminds me of Mock Trail days, but I enjoy a good "discussion" as much as the next guy. And, yes, when I know someone and people start to beat them down, I do often feel the need to speak up, particularly when judgement is passed with less than all the facts. Mama always said, "Don't be quiet when you know different," so, in her honor, I will generally try to do that.

Not to mention, entertainment like this rarely comes this cheaply. ;D

But, I've also, over 10 years or so, seen a ton of on-airs be aloof and/or ego-centric. Steve, Vicki, Fram, Jimmy, Toucher, Crash, Southside, Larry, Eric, et. al. Hell, Sean Demery was one of the nicest dudes you'll ever meet and he could russle up bad days, too. Barnes certainly doesn't have the market cornered on that. Because they are all people, they just have jobs that are different from most of us. Someone mentioned US and Star and People magazines and how that's part of the deal when you're in the public eye, but I just don't like when people go over the top and then use the "Oh well, public figure, we're allowed to make it personal." I just happen to disagree.
 
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This post has gotten way off base, which pleases Barnes I am sure. Original point is, a loyal family member for nine plus years that Barnes so loved on the air, got the boot. Dogs live to be 10-15 years old, they are long term commmitments, not ornaments that you trade in when your life changes. There are several books dedicated to bringing children into an existing dogs home, maybe he read them, maybe he didn't. I also hope he is able to keep those kids in line, if he can't handle a dog, maybe he doesn't need kids. Its alot harder to drop them off at a no kill shelter. I don't care what slider i.e. Barnes PR guy, says, there were other options. Barnes reaches alot of people every day, maybe he could went on air and tried to find someone to adopt his poor dog. I can only imagine how Stoli must feel, an nice home with love for nine years, now he is homless. Barnes is truly a piece of work, but there are many just like him in world.
 
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Slider7 said:
You people seriously have so little time on your hands that the best thing you can come up with on a Saturday afternoon. Here's the deal. Barnes has 2 children. One is fairly new, the other is pre-K age. For those of you that have children, this is a very difficult time, to have a second child when one is already around the pre-K age primarily due to attention issues i.e., the older one wants the bulk of the attention and hates competing with the other kid, let alone the dog. And, because Barnes is working and doing remotes and all the other stuff he does during the day, his wife is home primarily handling the 2 children and (even with one child) it is particularly difficult to also provide a large amount of attention to a pet. So, the dog (Stoli) began to destroy things around the house, use the bathroom on the carpet, chew things up, etc. Obviously indicators that the dog is not happy. There are two options here, you drop time spent with the kids to play with the dog, or, you get another dog so they can play together, which is obviously not an option, because if you're having a hard time with one, how can you handle two? So, the Barnes family decides to send the dog to a no-kill, rescue shelter, that is one Firfer's TV show all the time, to see if someone might be interested in adopting it. Which, but the way, is the absolute most humane thing they could do if the dog was so unhappy that it lost it's training and became destructive. What would you geniuses suggest? Maybe he should get rid of one of his kids so he's have more time with the dog. Or just continue to let the dog be so unhappy that it can't control itself?

Seriously, this is an absolutely pathetic attempt by people that don't like Barnes to try and spin things to rally against him. It's ridiculous, very akin to when people were talking about other people in the lunch room in junior high.
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Hey Barn...er..I mean Slider 7. You really have a lot of insight and detail to this silly issue.
 
Re: If you thought Dave-FM's AM JERK BARNES was a ------ before? CHECK THIS OUT!

Uhhh, maybe it's because I've already said 5 posts ago that I know him. But, thanks for keeping up...

So, does this reasoning behind the dog apply to anyone, because I know another jock that gave their dog up when their child was born... And they get prett god reviews around here...
 
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kdavis said:
This post has gotten way off base, which pleases Barnes I am sure. Original point is, a loyal family member for nine plus years that Barnes so loved on the air, got the boot. Dogs live to be 10-15 years old, they are long term commmitments, not ornaments that you trade in when your life changes. There are several books dedicated to bringing children into an existing dogs home, maybe he read them, maybe he didn't. I also hope he is able to keep those kids in line, if he can't handle a dog, maybe he doesn't need kids. Its alot harder to drop them off at a no kill shelter. I don't care what slider i.e. Barnes PR guy, says, there were other options. Barnes reaches alot of people every day, maybe he could went on air and tried to find someone to adopt his poor dog. I can only imagine how Stoli must feel, an nice home with love for nine years, now he is homless. Barnes is truly a piece of work, but there are many just like him in world.
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well put.
 
Re: If you thought Dave-FM's AM JERK BARNES was a ------ before? CHECK THIS OUT!

Hey Slider 7, maybe you can suggest the following to your 'friend' Barnes.

Perhaps he could have taken his Stoli challenges to his morning show and inspired his listener to care about the show, as pet's inspire passion. He would have been surprised at the response he had gotten if he went on the air and layed out the problem and said "what do we do?"

This topic appears very hot. While some of the posts seem motivated by some poster's disdain for Barnes, many appear to be in response to the poster's view of dogs. (I am really quite indifferent to Barnes, but am disgusted when I see people view their animals as furniture they can send to good will when they're done with 'em...but that's just my humble opinion).
 
Re: If you thought Dave-FM's AM JERK BARNES was a ------ before? CHECK THIS OUT!

automationasphyxiation said:
Hey Slider 7, maybe you can suggest the following to your 'friend' Barnes.

Perhaps he could have taken his Stoli challenges to his morning show and inspired his listener to care about the show, as pet's inspire passion. He would have been surprised at the response he had gotten if he went on the air and layed out the problem and said "what do we do?"

This topic appears very hot. While some of the posts seem motivated by some poster's disdain for Barnes, many appear to be in response to the poster's view of dogs. (I am really quite indifferent to Barnes, but am disgusted when I see people view their animals as furniture they can send to good will when they're done with 'em...but that's just my humble opinion).
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here are the possibilities:

Slider is Barnes, and ashamed of being caught doing what he did.

Slider is Barnes friend, and nothing the guy does is wrong.

He is the only one defending Barnes. Even the people who ask 'what does this have to do with radio?', don't follow that up with 'giving away his dog was the only choice he had', or 'he was right to do what he did'.

Most people here care more about the dog then Barnes ( like me ) and just dont like the idea of someone taking the easy way out and giving up a good friend.

You ever see a homeless person with a dog? The dog loves the homeless person. Dogs love unconditionally. People do not. Barnes had 'conditions' i.e., tear up the house, off you go.

I, for one, hope he never makes the same mistake again and gets another dog. He has proven he doesn;t have what it takes to properly care for one. :mad:
 
Re: If you thought Dave-FM's AM JERK BARNES was a ------ before? CHECK THIS OUT!

Still not Barnes. And since you nothing about me or my realtionship with him, it's very uninformed to make a statement like I think "he can do no wrong." He's made decisions that I wouldn't have made myself, but then again so have my best friends, family members, wife, etc.

To sum it up, this is the way that I saw it. The dog was very unhappy as evidenced by it's behavior. they talked and talked about what to do. Through Firfer and all the pet charities she does things with, they were put in touch with Aiding and Apetting. The people at the rescue looked at the situation and felt the could help make the dog happier by finding a more conducive home and elected to take it. It was a hard decision for them to make, but the people involved (including the rescue) believed that it was the best solution to making Stoli a happier dog. So, the way I saw it, it was a bad situation, they consulted people, were advised that this would be better for the dog, and went that way to try and make Stoli happier. If you disagree, that's fine, but some people want to make it sound like he just dropped the dog off in South Atlanta somewhere, and that just isn't right.

But that's just my opinion.
 
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