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Karmazin's letter regarding Oedipus?
- Thread starter Smoke
- Start date
I've actually written a book on the subject (Mr. Program Director); Mel Karmazin's first letter is the preface. The file is in my WebTV, which I still own, but since lightning zapped it, it's gotta go into the shop. (I ain't kidding! A lightning storm knocked the power out where I live for 5 minutes and the webtv went zapppppp). So, Smoke, without the webtv site, I have to retrieve the letters from my file cabinets (and we're in the middle of moving, no less than 16 file cabinets for my 30 year old record label) or get the webTV fixed to turn the webpage back on. It IS there in Cyberspace.
I have lots and lots of evidence in 3 Ring Binders and in the file cabinets. The blacklisting started in May of
1986 when I said "No" to the "Rumble". The Hatfields & The McCoys have nothing on me and Mr. Program Director - however, I don't want to write too much on radio-info to respect the moderator's wishes. I am just responding to your query. The fact that he got fired is pretty uplifting, though. It proves one of the major claims in my various essays - that without Mel Karmazin, there was no need for Mr. Program Director at that station. He was style over substance and was performing a task for Mr. Big - Mel Karmazin. Plain and simple. It is VERY easy to be the "award winning" program director with Rabbi Mel giving his blessing over everything you do. Don't just take my word for it - talk to the former jocks from years gone by.
I have lots and lots of evidence in 3 Ring Binders and in the file cabinets. The blacklisting started in May of
1986 when I said "No" to the "Rumble". The Hatfields & The McCoys have nothing on me and Mr. Program Director - however, I don't want to write too much on radio-info to respect the moderator's wishes. I am just responding to your query. The fact that he got fired is pretty uplifting, though. It proves one of the major claims in my various essays - that without Mel Karmazin, there was no need for Mr. Program Director at that station. He was style over substance and was performing a task for Mr. Big - Mel Karmazin. Plain and simple. It is VERY easy to be the "award winning" program director with Rabbi Mel giving his blessing over everything you do. Don't just take my word for it - talk to the former jocks from years gone by.
20 years and 1 month ago - you were just having your first birthday, right smoke?
http://community-2.webtv.net/TheMadFaxer/THINICEWBCNSOEDIPUS/index.html
FOREWORD BY MEL KARMAZIN!
June 27, 1986
Mr. Joseph Viglione
President,
Varulven Records
P.O. Box 2392
Woburn, MA 01888
Dear Mr. Viglione:
We have investigated the accustations you have
made in both letters to me and to WBCN and find
no evidence that supports your claim of illegal
activity by our Program Director.
I regret that you are having difficulty working with
Oedipus but that is something you will have to work out with the station.
We are very pleased with the contributions that
Oedipus makes to WBCN and are proud to have
him as our Program Director.
Sincerely,
Mel Karmazin
MK:tm
http://community-2.webtv.net/TheMadFaxer/THINICEWBCNSOEDIPUS/index.html
FOREWORD BY MEL KARMAZIN!
June 27, 1986
Mr. Joseph Viglione
President,
Varulven Records
P.O. Box 2392
Woburn, MA 01888
Dear Mr. Viglione:
We have investigated the accustations you have
made in both letters to me and to WBCN and find
no evidence that supports your claim of illegal
activity by our Program Director.
I regret that you are having difficulty working with
Oedipus but that is something you will have to work out with the station.
We are very pleased with the contributions that
Oedipus makes to WBCN and are proud to have
him as our Program Director.
Sincerely,
Mel Karmazin
MK:tm
Alright, now having read the "letter" and a bunch of other rantings by Joe on his website ... I've now got to say one thing:
I'm scared.
Joe, aside from your lack of knowledge about what really happens in radio, the idea that you would spend YEARS of your life on a quest against the program director of a major market station who refused to play your obscure music ... is just bizarre.
The fact that you have held onto that letter for 20 years is also pretty weird.
It seems like there is alot of bitterness on your part for not achieving the level of legitimacy and respect you felt you deserved and now you're channeling it into a 20 year grudge against a guy who quite honestly probably hasn't thought about you in years. And when he did at least acknowledge you, it was probably to make fun of your mickey mouse media empire.
I'm not trying to be cruel, but come on. Time to let it go and move on.
I'm scared.
Joe, aside from your lack of knowledge about what really happens in radio, the idea that you would spend YEARS of your life on a quest against the program director of a major market station who refused to play your obscure music ... is just bizarre.
The fact that you have held onto that letter for 20 years is also pretty weird.
It seems like there is alot of bitterness on your part for not achieving the level of legitimacy and respect you felt you deserved and now you're channeling it into a 20 year grudge against a guy who quite honestly probably hasn't thought about you in years. And when he did at least acknowledge you, it was probably to make fun of your mickey mouse media empire.
I'm not trying to be cruel, but come on. Time to let it go and move on.
W
weee
Guest
Alright guys, knock it off. Joe has provided a link, a letter, and a description of what happened. He's done his part. If you insist on further proof, YOU contact Karminzan himself and ask him.
Thanks, Weeeee, you are correct. People ask for things, they get 'em, then they criticize.
The point is - I've owned a record label BEFORE Oedi came to WBCN and after he was fired.
During the time I've owned a record label and my band was "chosen" to play The BCN Rumble (although
my first album was released on Flamingo/Carrere in France; Carrere, the home of many disco hits; one
rule of the Rumble was signed acts couldn't play...yet they wanted me to play). When I said NO to the
Rumble, Oedipus went on a rampage and blacklisted me.
My lawyer at the time told me to retain ALL correspondence, which I did. So for "not a hobby" - another
newbie - to complain about me taking my lawyer's advice is very questionable.
The real problem here is that Oedipus Hyson was not man enough to make peace with all his enemies.
My record label was denied the opportunity to get "hits" on WBCN, so we're talking about the hundreds
of bands on my anthologies (L-88 was a huge smash on WBCN prior to the blacklisting; I put them in the
Worcester Centrum with Blue Oyster Cult). Oedipus Hyson stood in the way of MUCH local talent - then we
have to listen to a judgment from "Not a hobby" - please.
Let's take Attorney Paul Carchidi's band THE LINES. The Lines were constant #1 "hits" on WBCN, though they had a tiny following after The Drive/Swinging Steaks departed from their "lineup". They had two shows
booked at The Paradise in one night. Just to see what was going on I went over there. They did about
15 people for the first how and about 8 people for the second show (going by memory here). Let's give them the benefit of the doubt and say they drew 50 people for both shows. That's horrendous. But they were
always on WBCN as if they were "popular".
Now for the truth of the matter: Attorney Carchidi (and check out the Board of Bar Overseers site to see if he was ever suspended; or how many times he's been suspended for misconduct) allegedly sold condominums
to some of the staff of WBCN - probably Oedipus, maybe Tony Berardini.
Condominums in exchange for unwarranted airplay. This should be easy enough for any sleuth to track down.
What property in the 1980s did certain individuals at WBCN "purchase" and was the attorney involved a manager who obtained airplay in exchange for swinging a sweet deal.
It is pretty twisted when a Program Director blacklists one record label for 20 years. I was certainly man enough to shake hands and put it in the past. But Oedipus persisted, thwarting my writing for a regional publication (my column was yanked and replaced by...WBCN's Albert O - talk about shameless - Albert O isn't even a known writer...yet whose fingerprints were on that move!); Oedipus interfered when I was a columnist at Improper Bostonian; Oedipus interfered when I worked for Arnie Goodman in NY (Alvin Lee with George
Harrison; Cowboy Mouth; John Mooney with Aaron Neville; Rusty Kershaw with Neil Young - quality records I was promoting).
So man from the shadows "Not a hobby" questions why my lawyer wanted Mel's letters kept in a file?
Very simple - Oedipus was indulging in RESTRAINT OF TRADE. Everywhere my label made inroads Oedipus was busy on the phone telling local bands like Girls Night Out to leave my label. They did. And they said one word - OEDIPUS. Rolling Stone producer Jimmy Miller was under 3 contracts to me - his wife wanted him to
break the contract for one word: Oedipus. I walked into a recording session, Miller's wife was with a woman who was allegedly a friend Of Oedi's - a drug dealer named Helenmary (.......) - Helenmary dropped her panites at our session and screamed OEDIPUS (and let me tell you, Helenmary naked was a pretty ugly site).
Now that's sick when a program director essentially stalks all of one record label's contacts (as he promised in May of 1986) for year after year after year. Every move the label makes, Oedipus is there to interfere. Oedipus is a man with a frightening obsession. My responses were funny and clever, making Oedipus all the more scary and dangerous.
I would write a poem or send a 3' long "Chia Puss Voo Doo Doll" over to WBCN - a 3 foot long fax - a parody of the Chia Pet:
"Get airplay now.
CHIA PUSS VOO DOO DOLL (Hair Really Grows!) Just add water.
Detach head from body of Chia Puss, mail in 2 separate envelopes to corrupt Program Director.
Won't guarantee airplay but will piss off the man with the most stupid name in the history of radio."
It was a hit. Parenteau told me that when the Chia Puss Voodoo Doll came over the fax machine...rolling out...rolling...
Oedipus' veins were bulging in his neck, he turned beat red and started screaming. HILARIOUS! He was costing me money, we were laughing at him.
Did you know Oedipus called a meeting of Program Director Kevin what's his name (now at XM) from WRKO and other PDs and demanded "What are we going to do about the Mad Faxer"??? and they pretty much laughed at him.
How about something I didn't even send to Oedipus that got to him. Remember that really ugly postage stamp - some
antelope kind of creature that was hideous - I sent correspondence to someone at WBCN with a little arrow pointed at the creature and the word "Oedipus". Well I guess the letter went around the table at a board meeting and EVERY SINGLE WBCN employee burst out laughing - and when it got to Oedipus he was absolutely fuming! FUNNY! The guy couldn't take a simple joke! So he costs me money with my gigs? Is that fair? (I did a similar stunt mailing to The Don Law Company, but the arrow pointed to the Creature and said "Joan Martin" - the local manager of November Group! My contact at the Don Law Agency called me up laughing his head off! This was funny stuff. And even Joan Martin, "the dyke of death" as we called her, thought these simple things were hilarious (she loved the attention!) - but Oedipus couldn't take a joke and it wasn't even sent to him. Scary. He would take things personally and lash out at his "oenimes" in vicious, vicious life altering ways.
One has to ask the question: how unbalanced is a human being in a position of authority and power to have sport by stalking just one label. Being so focused and so obsessed that he wants to interfere in one man's
ability to earn a living?
Despite the lies you have read on this very board, I have survived in a tough industry and with a little runt pit bull biting my ankle. The little pit bull was put down by Joel Hollander last week. He is de-fanged.
Varulven Records is as strong and vibrant as ever. In fact, more so as we are selling more music with digital downloads and eBay this year than ever before. Our titles are going for more money because they have stood the test of time. New acts are signing with the label. We survived the blacklisting by Oedipus and he can't stand it. CBS finally had enough of his b.s. - and just as I called it on this very board - that Oedipus was hired because of what he could do for Karmazin, not because he had any talent - CBS let him go. Remember Creem Magazine's quip about The Doors post Morrison "About as effective as a used condom." That's Oedipus after Karmazin's left the building.
Post Script. Cowboy Mach Bell of The Joe Perry Project has a band, MACH 5. They were invited to
play THE RUMBLE. Mach Bell is one of the best front men in Boston, and has always been friendly with
Oedipus. When they lost the Rumble they were demoralized. I did NOT want that to happen to my band and
knew there was NO WAY we could win, no matter how great we performed. And there were nights at
Cantones when Bill Tupper from The Boston Globe said we were absolutely brilliant. So bands have good nights and bad nights, but I stand by my video of my performances - we are releasing DVDs soon - one individual stood in the way of important art. Many bands got hurt, but his biggest obsession wasn't taking on someone of equal stature - Oedipus didn't get obsessed with Clear Channel or taking down Sonny Joe White -
he couldn't - Sonny Joe was in a bigger league. Oedipus allegedly blacklisted RCA Records because Sonny Jo
sang with The Starship and Oedipus didn't at Great Woods. Can you believe that?
Ask promotion man Don Delacey. Ask the promo guys at Warner Brothers how Los Lobos got pulled from the WBCN playlist after they performed live on WBOS - until Time/Warner hammered Oedipus and demanded he
put Los Lobos BACK on the Playlist. THAT was in The Boston Globe. Or the time The Boston Globe's Jim Sullivan asked Oedipus about the promo copies he was allegedly selling at retail - when Oedipus bet a local
newspaper publisher $104,000.00 that WBCN wasn't going talk and the publisher responded he didn't get enough CDs free to be able to wager that bet. Oedipus went ballistic - and protested too much.
So don't take my word for it - do a little work and pick up microfilm of The Boston Globe. It's all out there.
Oedipus blacklisted a little record label for 20 years. Involved himself in extortion (promo cds; God knows we gave all the DJs their own copies but refused to hand Oedipus 25 copies for himself; though Arnie Goodman at
Domino caved in, my label didn't), involved himself in Restraint Of Trade (Improper Bostonian and other publications in Boston).
You asked. There is your answer. It's pretty sick and twisted that Mel kept that corrupt individual in power for so long. Don't take my word for it - pull up the WBOS/LOS LOBOS / WBCN incident from The Boston Globe.
He took on Time Warner and lost. So he attacked me because I don't have the resources Time Warner has.
Now that's sick.
The point is - I've owned a record label BEFORE Oedi came to WBCN and after he was fired.
During the time I've owned a record label and my band was "chosen" to play The BCN Rumble (although
my first album was released on Flamingo/Carrere in France; Carrere, the home of many disco hits; one
rule of the Rumble was signed acts couldn't play...yet they wanted me to play). When I said NO to the
Rumble, Oedipus went on a rampage and blacklisted me.
My lawyer at the time told me to retain ALL correspondence, which I did. So for "not a hobby" - another
newbie - to complain about me taking my lawyer's advice is very questionable.
The real problem here is that Oedipus Hyson was not man enough to make peace with all his enemies.
My record label was denied the opportunity to get "hits" on WBCN, so we're talking about the hundreds
of bands on my anthologies (L-88 was a huge smash on WBCN prior to the blacklisting; I put them in the
Worcester Centrum with Blue Oyster Cult). Oedipus Hyson stood in the way of MUCH local talent - then we
have to listen to a judgment from "Not a hobby" - please.
Let's take Attorney Paul Carchidi's band THE LINES. The Lines were constant #1 "hits" on WBCN, though they had a tiny following after The Drive/Swinging Steaks departed from their "lineup". They had two shows
booked at The Paradise in one night. Just to see what was going on I went over there. They did about
15 people for the first how and about 8 people for the second show (going by memory here). Let's give them the benefit of the doubt and say they drew 50 people for both shows. That's horrendous. But they were
always on WBCN as if they were "popular".
Now for the truth of the matter: Attorney Carchidi (and check out the Board of Bar Overseers site to see if he was ever suspended; or how many times he's been suspended for misconduct) allegedly sold condominums
to some of the staff of WBCN - probably Oedipus, maybe Tony Berardini.
Condominums in exchange for unwarranted airplay. This should be easy enough for any sleuth to track down.
What property in the 1980s did certain individuals at WBCN "purchase" and was the attorney involved a manager who obtained airplay in exchange for swinging a sweet deal.
It is pretty twisted when a Program Director blacklists one record label for 20 years. I was certainly man enough to shake hands and put it in the past. But Oedipus persisted, thwarting my writing for a regional publication (my column was yanked and replaced by...WBCN's Albert O - talk about shameless - Albert O isn't even a known writer...yet whose fingerprints were on that move!); Oedipus interfered when I was a columnist at Improper Bostonian; Oedipus interfered when I worked for Arnie Goodman in NY (Alvin Lee with George
Harrison; Cowboy Mouth; John Mooney with Aaron Neville; Rusty Kershaw with Neil Young - quality records I was promoting).
So man from the shadows "Not a hobby" questions why my lawyer wanted Mel's letters kept in a file?
Very simple - Oedipus was indulging in RESTRAINT OF TRADE. Everywhere my label made inroads Oedipus was busy on the phone telling local bands like Girls Night Out to leave my label. They did. And they said one word - OEDIPUS. Rolling Stone producer Jimmy Miller was under 3 contracts to me - his wife wanted him to
break the contract for one word: Oedipus. I walked into a recording session, Miller's wife was with a woman who was allegedly a friend Of Oedi's - a drug dealer named Helenmary (.......) - Helenmary dropped her panites at our session and screamed OEDIPUS (and let me tell you, Helenmary naked was a pretty ugly site).
Now that's sick when a program director essentially stalks all of one record label's contacts (as he promised in May of 1986) for year after year after year. Every move the label makes, Oedipus is there to interfere. Oedipus is a man with a frightening obsession. My responses were funny and clever, making Oedipus all the more scary and dangerous.
I would write a poem or send a 3' long "Chia Puss Voo Doo Doll" over to WBCN - a 3 foot long fax - a parody of the Chia Pet:
"Get airplay now.
CHIA PUSS VOO DOO DOLL (Hair Really Grows!) Just add water.
Detach head from body of Chia Puss, mail in 2 separate envelopes to corrupt Program Director.
Won't guarantee airplay but will piss off the man with the most stupid name in the history of radio."
It was a hit. Parenteau told me that when the Chia Puss Voodoo Doll came over the fax machine...rolling out...rolling...
Oedipus' veins were bulging in his neck, he turned beat red and started screaming. HILARIOUS! He was costing me money, we were laughing at him.
Did you know Oedipus called a meeting of Program Director Kevin what's his name (now at XM) from WRKO and other PDs and demanded "What are we going to do about the Mad Faxer"??? and they pretty much laughed at him.
How about something I didn't even send to Oedipus that got to him. Remember that really ugly postage stamp - some
antelope kind of creature that was hideous - I sent correspondence to someone at WBCN with a little arrow pointed at the creature and the word "Oedipus". Well I guess the letter went around the table at a board meeting and EVERY SINGLE WBCN employee burst out laughing - and when it got to Oedipus he was absolutely fuming! FUNNY! The guy couldn't take a simple joke! So he costs me money with my gigs? Is that fair? (I did a similar stunt mailing to The Don Law Company, but the arrow pointed to the Creature and said "Joan Martin" - the local manager of November Group! My contact at the Don Law Agency called me up laughing his head off! This was funny stuff. And even Joan Martin, "the dyke of death" as we called her, thought these simple things were hilarious (she loved the attention!) - but Oedipus couldn't take a joke and it wasn't even sent to him. Scary. He would take things personally and lash out at his "oenimes" in vicious, vicious life altering ways.
One has to ask the question: how unbalanced is a human being in a position of authority and power to have sport by stalking just one label. Being so focused and so obsessed that he wants to interfere in one man's
ability to earn a living?
Despite the lies you have read on this very board, I have survived in a tough industry and with a little runt pit bull biting my ankle. The little pit bull was put down by Joel Hollander last week. He is de-fanged.
Varulven Records is as strong and vibrant as ever. In fact, more so as we are selling more music with digital downloads and eBay this year than ever before. Our titles are going for more money because they have stood the test of time. New acts are signing with the label. We survived the blacklisting by Oedipus and he can't stand it. CBS finally had enough of his b.s. - and just as I called it on this very board - that Oedipus was hired because of what he could do for Karmazin, not because he had any talent - CBS let him go. Remember Creem Magazine's quip about The Doors post Morrison "About as effective as a used condom." That's Oedipus after Karmazin's left the building.
Post Script. Cowboy Mach Bell of The Joe Perry Project has a band, MACH 5. They were invited to
play THE RUMBLE. Mach Bell is one of the best front men in Boston, and has always been friendly with
Oedipus. When they lost the Rumble they were demoralized. I did NOT want that to happen to my band and
knew there was NO WAY we could win, no matter how great we performed. And there were nights at
Cantones when Bill Tupper from The Boston Globe said we were absolutely brilliant. So bands have good nights and bad nights, but I stand by my video of my performances - we are releasing DVDs soon - one individual stood in the way of important art. Many bands got hurt, but his biggest obsession wasn't taking on someone of equal stature - Oedipus didn't get obsessed with Clear Channel or taking down Sonny Joe White -
he couldn't - Sonny Joe was in a bigger league. Oedipus allegedly blacklisted RCA Records because Sonny Jo
sang with The Starship and Oedipus didn't at Great Woods. Can you believe that?
Ask promotion man Don Delacey. Ask the promo guys at Warner Brothers how Los Lobos got pulled from the WBCN playlist after they performed live on WBOS - until Time/Warner hammered Oedipus and demanded he
put Los Lobos BACK on the Playlist. THAT was in The Boston Globe. Or the time The Boston Globe's Jim Sullivan asked Oedipus about the promo copies he was allegedly selling at retail - when Oedipus bet a local
newspaper publisher $104,000.00 that WBCN wasn't going talk and the publisher responded he didn't get enough CDs free to be able to wager that bet. Oedipus went ballistic - and protested too much.
So don't take my word for it - do a little work and pick up microfilm of The Boston Globe. It's all out there.
Oedipus blacklisted a little record label for 20 years. Involved himself in extortion (promo cds; God knows we gave all the DJs their own copies but refused to hand Oedipus 25 copies for himself; though Arnie Goodman at
Domino caved in, my label didn't), involved himself in Restraint Of Trade (Improper Bostonian and other publications in Boston).
You asked. There is your answer. It's pretty sick and twisted that Mel kept that corrupt individual in power for so long. Don't take my word for it - pull up the WBOS/LOS LOBOS / WBCN incident from The Boston Globe.
He took on Time Warner and lost. So he attacked me because I don't have the resources Time Warner has.
Now that's sick.
M
Mickey37
Guest
A different letter?
Speaking of "letters" (and Joe, I read that whole posting, fascinating stuff if it's true) -- was that your letter in the Herald I saw regarding DiPetro?
Speaking of "letters" (and Joe, I read that whole posting, fascinating stuff if it's true) -- was that your letter in the Herald I saw regarding DiPetro?
B
Big_Bunny
Guest
I fail to see the import of what is little more than a form letter.
N
Nik2.0
Guest
Actually the letter clears Oedipus of any wrong doing whereas the impression given was that it contained some sort of "prrof".
Sorry my eyes are still tring to focus from reading that huge saga about the rumble. In short it had to have been Colonel Mustard in the drawing room with the lead pipe.
Sorry my eyes are still tring to focus from reading that huge saga about the rumble. In short it had to have been Colonel Mustard in the drawing room with the lead pipe.
W
weee
Guest
Nik, last year Dennis and Callahan read an email that I sent them on air. Callahan included my name and where I work as he read the email and considering the topic of discussion that prompted my email-depending on my bosses beliefs I could've gotten fired if it was heard by the wrong person. I emailed Jason Wolfe on this and got basically the same response Joe did from Karmizan. "I find no evidence that was done..." even I supplied exactly what was said and at what time, Wolfe called me a liar, as Karmizan did to Joe.
So, if a big radio guy says it didn't happen...that means it didn't?
So, if a big radio guy says it didn't happen...that means it didn't?
Smoke, please note that I never said anything about an admission by Karmazin of wrongdoing by Oedipus. All I said was that Mel Karmazin sent me two letters. You asked me to post it. I did. I have written to the Moderator that misinformation follows my posts.
I have printed facts. For example, Paul Carchidi's record according to the Board of Bar Overseers:
http://massbbo.org/bbolookup.php
Paul J Carchidi - Active March
Brockton MA 02401 1/31/1991 SUSP: Suspended for Definite Term
3/23/1993 SUSP: Suspended for Definite Term
3/25/1994 REINS: Reinstated
The fellow who allegedly sold condominums to WBCN executives in exchange for airplay for the band that he managed, The Lines, which includes a member of the band the manager is allegedly in a long-term relationship with, was suspended at least twice. I have personal knowledge of a complaint filed by an alleged mobster against the attorney. The alleged mobster, now deceased, had threatened to sue the attorney for his favorite car, and then blow the car up in front of the attorney's house.
Mr. Carchidi was not always kind to my band, BUT, I did inform him of the threat and he thanked me.
He knew EXACTLY who was threatening him as it was a former client of his. I promised I would testify on
Mr. Carchidi's behalf because that individual crossed the line.
This is the Boston music scene. These are facts.
It takes courage and integrity to do the right thing. Condominums in exchange for airplay are the wrong thing.
If anything, Karmazin's letters prove that Mel Karmazin was made aware of the FCC violations by a record label president, yours truly, and Karmazin did nothing. It actually makes Karmazin an accomplice, in my opinion.
But I'm not a lawyer, and never claimed to be.
I have printed facts. For example, Paul Carchidi's record according to the Board of Bar Overseers:
http://massbbo.org/bbolookup.php
Paul J Carchidi - Active March
Brockton MA 02401 1/31/1991 SUSP: Suspended for Definite Term
3/23/1993 SUSP: Suspended for Definite Term
3/25/1994 REINS: Reinstated
The fellow who allegedly sold condominums to WBCN executives in exchange for airplay for the band that he managed, The Lines, which includes a member of the band the manager is allegedly in a long-term relationship with, was suspended at least twice. I have personal knowledge of a complaint filed by an alleged mobster against the attorney. The alleged mobster, now deceased, had threatened to sue the attorney for his favorite car, and then blow the car up in front of the attorney's house.
Mr. Carchidi was not always kind to my band, BUT, I did inform him of the threat and he thanked me.
He knew EXACTLY who was threatening him as it was a former client of his. I promised I would testify on
Mr. Carchidi's behalf because that individual crossed the line.
This is the Boston music scene. These are facts.
It takes courage and integrity to do the right thing. Condominums in exchange for airplay are the wrong thing.
If anything, Karmazin's letters prove that Mel Karmazin was made aware of the FCC violations by a record label president, yours truly, and Karmazin did nothing. It actually makes Karmazin an accomplice, in my opinion.
But I'm not a lawyer, and never claimed to be.
N
Nik2.0
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WEEE In fairness I cant speak for D and C although I think that's kind of a punk move on their part to disclose all of that info about you including where you worked, not withstanding the possibility of firing, LISTENERS are insane at times and if they feel their fave personality has been challanged they can take things into their own hands and could have called and harassed you, or emailed or just shown up where you worked. I know when I was embroiled in the AAf war between Rocko annd O and A giving out personal info about me a lot of that happened. AS for the big radio dj saying it didnt happen so it didnt? IF you're an on air personality particularly one who does any sort of edgy entertainment you would HOPE that management would back you in most of your situations regarding listeners and their being offended etc. When I was at BCN I can tell you that there were not a lot of complaints because my audience knew what I was about but there were the occaisional detractors who would call, write, fax, whatever and management would always ask me " did you say this?.......if so why?." if I said no then that was usually the end of it because they also knew that listeners tend to hear what they WANT to hear. IF I said yes then they wanted to hear tape and they made their decisions from there. Generally speaking though a form letter was never fired off although i suggested Oedipus have one on right click on his mouse and just stamp his name on it with a rubber ink stamp. Personally I think if D and C gave out your personal info that puts you as a listener in harm's way BUT I can't say that I dont understand where they were coming from, Listeners do think that because you're a "public figure" they have the right to do and say virtually whatever they want to you no matter how insulting it may be, Im not saying that this was the case where you were concerned but Im just saying form the talent perspective I get where they were coming from particularly since Im assuming your letter was not a "fan" letter. 
IM sorry you had to go through that stress my friend.
IM sorry you had to go through that stress my friend.
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I know what you mean when someone "hears what they want" I know that happens, but this was 100% not the case.
Here's what happened...I"ll be as brief as possible.
Spring of '05 D & C were on one of their anti-gay rants..I believe it was the Lexington father who pulled hs kid out of school because they had some book...Anyway, they were making tasteless jokes, etc. I wrote saying it was inappropriate what they were saying and they were being hateful. Callahan started off the email by saying---and I can still quote word for word----"This comes form ***** @ ******** dot com"
Now, my emall address is my full name and where I work. I have never heard them read anyones email address before, so I wrote Jason Wolfe...about 2 weeks later I received a response asking again what happened. I explained "...at 9:55 am, Gerry read out my email and gave my addresss along with it. His reply was "I'll look into it" Another 3 weeks go by and hs response was the same as Karmazins to Joe. Even though I gave the exact time and segment, he wouldn't hear of it. And I never heard from him again.
And a quick addition....With all the Brokeback Mountain press when the movie came out (no pun intended) They were off on another tangent. This time I emailed Julie Kahn and CC'd Wolfe. I included the previous emails between D & C and I and Wolfe and I. And told her something needs to change....Again, their silence was defeaning....I didn't hear one word from any of them.
Here's what happened...I"ll be as brief as possible.
Spring of '05 D & C were on one of their anti-gay rants..I believe it was the Lexington father who pulled hs kid out of school because they had some book...Anyway, they were making tasteless jokes, etc. I wrote saying it was inappropriate what they were saying and they were being hateful. Callahan started off the email by saying---and I can still quote word for word----"This comes form ***** @ ******** dot com"
Now, my emall address is my full name and where I work. I have never heard them read anyones email address before, so I wrote Jason Wolfe...about 2 weeks later I received a response asking again what happened. I explained "...at 9:55 am, Gerry read out my email and gave my addresss along with it. His reply was "I'll look into it" Another 3 weeks go by and hs response was the same as Karmazins to Joe. Even though I gave the exact time and segment, he wouldn't hear of it. And I never heard from him again.
And a quick addition....With all the Brokeback Mountain press when the movie came out (no pun intended) They were off on another tangent. This time I emailed Julie Kahn and CC'd Wolfe. I included the previous emails between D & C and I and Wolfe and I. And told her something needs to change....Again, their silence was defeaning....I didn't hear one word from any of them.
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Nik2.0
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WEll I hear ya BUT speaking as a pretty open minded, often branded (God forbid) "Liberal", heterosexual guy I have to say remember we're talking about Sports talk in a fairly blue collar town. Sports radio is alpha males talking to alpha males, so the sensitivity to gays or anyone not another blue collar alpha male shouldn't be expected. Read Ezrin Tuolo's book about being gay in the NFL, the guy was genuinely afraid that if anyone ever found out he was queer he would get killed on the field in front of say 50,000 fans, and this is a guy who was in the 300 LB neighborhood!........ So it all tirckles down man, from the field, to the fan, and regurgitated back from the fan to the radio station, through the hosts and back into the public conscious.
Sad but true.
Sad but true.
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