My Response to the "Editor"

[Smoke]

Brooklyndon? Cute name for a part time NY dj maybe? who IS banned.

Banning Brooklyndon would be redundant because it is obvious he was already banned under his real name.

O RLY? Have a look at this then: http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,43534.0.html

 

[Varulven]

Hey Smoke, I call anyone who hides behind a screen name Oedi or you-know-who because it is fun.
You act as if that can possibly smear you or "pug ugly" or other people who don't reveal themselves. Revealing themselves as Sonic Al and Eli and Neggy (who gave his e mail out) or Raccoon (who gave his website out) choose to do with no liability - because they are nice guys with nothing to hide.

Notice how everyone who is known to each other all get along relatively fine (well, until Raccoon gets on his I Love Howie kick, but outside of that).

The assaults on a webpage or on the entire notion of Public Access is really telling. Being a proponent of Access (and putting my money where my mouth is because I firmly believe in that forum), I have empirical evidence of the reach of Access - outside of its useage by politicians around election time, or even former
AG Scott Harshbarger's monthly show. Senator Pat Jehlan has a show on now. It's how information is made available to those who choose to hear and see it. Attacking a webpage and a public access show in response to a valid criticism of radio speaks more about the character of the radio host. If they can't take criticism they shouldn't be in the business. To initiate Swift Boat attacks against one of the critics shows the thin skin. It really is a sad statement on the state of radio today. Because in the 1960s all the RKO and MEX hosts were stars - they were fun, it was long before the condescending Republican-based talk radio format began the rot that has started at the head of the fish and worked its way down to the deterioration we hear today.

Compare the radio "personalities" that were both let go (or resigned) from WBCN to the legends of the
1960s and early 1970s - John H Garabedian, Bud Ballou, Dale Dorman (Oh, he's STILL on and still sounding better than those that came and went in a twinkle while he just keeps on keeping on). And there's that "empirical evidence" - Dale Dorman came up from that time when radio was filled with personality.

A Bud Ballou would interact with this board, and would never stoop so low to hit below the belt.
Why? Because he was confident in his talent.

 

[AKLes]

BTW

I don't smoke cigars.....

Don't feel badly about that....there was this guy who also didn't smoke cigars but that didn't limit his pleasure in them. He just savored the aroma. Especially when they were too damp to light. Which is not to say one should emulate.....but the concept intrigues. It was said his wife considered his cigars to be a filthy habit but she kept him anyway.



Face it, Val....we're both up far too late with nothing decent to watch on TV and boredom is keeping us "on board".