Re: Unfortunate
> These things have happened before - it certainly is not the
> first time someone has walked away from stage fright or
> whatever may have been the case.
>
> I didn't listen so I cannot really comment without any kind
> of reference from which to draw upon.
>
> I think David may have just placed too much pressure on
> himself to impress and in doing so he may have just zoned
> out and crashed.
>
> I'm sure that nobody else feels worse than he does right now
> - to be critical or to jump on the pile right now would be
> the easy thing to do - no more easier than shooting fish
> inside of a barrel.
>
> If I am not mistaken David is a previously proven performer
> - which kind of makes this all the more baffling...but then
> again nobody can really state with any degree of certainty
> just what went down tonight.
>
> Unfortunate to say the least.
>
> Shake it off David - you'll bounce back.
>
> dc
>
> > > Disappointingly (to me, anyhow, because I like him),
> David
> >
> > > lasted about three minutes on WGST.
> > >
> > > He clearly had the jitters, then had his headphones
> croak,
> >
> > > then abruptly bolted after no more than three minutes
> > > on-air.
> > >
> > > Dammit.
> > >
> > Wait a second. Hold on. I did not listen. He did WHAT????
> > Walked off the air after thee minutes. Like 180
> > seconds...total? Reason? Is this a joke? David Paul...THE
> > DAVID PAUL formerly of WSB...THAT David Paul?????????????
> > Had the jitters? The jitters? How does that happen? HE
> > WALKED OFF THE SET AFTER THREE MINUTES ON THE AIR...this
> is
> > what you are telling me happened...this is what you want
> me
> > to believe???? Medication imbalance? WHAT???? Walked
> > off!!!!!!!!??????? Someone PLEASE explain this
> unprecedented
> > and obviously humiliating manuever. If this is really true
>
> > then the name David Paul and talk radio should be stricken
>
> > from this radio message board and from any conversation
> > about talk radio ever again. GST has to be embarresed and
> > they should be.
> >
>
I didn't hear it either, but there are a couple of things to keep in mind:
- When David Paul was on WSB years ago he had had very little radio experience. He was a former listener to a Florida talk show that had called in and dared to be put on the air. That was a LONG time ago and DP was younger, brasher and had less sense and more audacity than he has today.
- He's been off the air for over a decade. That will make ANYONE rusty, especially someone who - while good during his BRIEF stint at WSB - was far from a pro.
- According to all I've heard here, he's a born-again Christian (which, by the way, I don't bash, since I'm of the same faith). But the point is, if his ideals have truly changed that much over the years, then he would most likely feel a little (a lot?) less comfortable in an edgy, on-air atmosphere.
No matter what he ends up doing, I wish him luck. Sorry I missed his brief stint on the air though.
