tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post5720146792798586630..comments2024-03-24T18:43:18.706-04:00Comments on Darwinfish 2: Radio Daysbluzdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-41035314597240666922011-12-19T20:57:21.331-05:002011-12-19T20:57:21.331-05:00Mundane,
I am totally with you there… going one-on...Mundane,<br />I am totally with you there… going one-on-one with the mic was brutal. It really gave me respect for those that pull it off so effortlessly, because I felt I never could. From your own perspective, you feel like you’re talking to lots of people. But in reality, you’re talking to just one… that person who is listening. They try to teach that in the radio classes, but learning and doing are way different.<br /><br />For what it’s worth, it’s a strategy I try to use now when writing… I try to talk to “you”, who is reading right now, and not “all of you out there.” Even that gets hard, when you know you’re addressing something that will be faced with varied opinions, like when I write about sports. I know some care, and some don’t give a crap. But otherwise, I think it helps.<br /><br />See, it’s not like my entire education was wasted… I wrote some commercials, and now this!<br /><br />(Go Bucks! We lived in Columbus for 5 yrs when I was a kid. Mom got her Masters there. Years later, my brother went there as well. So this Pittsburgh boy has Buckeye connections too.)bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-2858949037062851522010-04-28T15:49:55.668-04:002010-04-28T15:49:55.668-04:00I was a DJ at OSU! Except that I just had such a ...I was a DJ at OSU! Except that I just had such a hard time talking to empty space. I was convinced no one was listening, and since I couldn't hear my output, I was convinced that half the time I was messing up and not actually playing anything at all. I'd love to hear some of my old shifts and how awfully depressed I sounded as I talked to myself. I really respect radio DJs now as a result, though.Unapologetically Mundanehttp://www.unapologeticallymundane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-59528615465367273652010-04-27T21:16:16.070-04:002010-04-27T21:16:16.070-04:00Cornmeal,
Yeah, the playlist freedom was a big dra...Cornmeal,<br />Yeah, the playlist freedom was a big draw for me. I know that's unheard of in radio today. Hell, it was even pretty rare back then. The corporate world has ruined radio, which is one of the reasons I practically never listen to the radio. Why rely on someone else to play my music, when I can do it myself and never hear a song I don't like?<br /><br />I do know that I'd do a completely different show now than I'd have done then. First, I'd do a blues show if I could. Next, I'd do more playing around, talking with guests and people in-studio. Live and learn...<br /><br />Acadia,<br />I know RPI... I used to live up around there... I worked at a video store in Troy. The good old Tri-City area... Albany, Schenectady and Troy.<br /><br />I don't know what we'd do with 10,000 watts... We were probably better off with no one but the cows listening to us.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-28848304118905339162010-04-27T19:47:42.884-04:002010-04-27T19:47:42.884-04:00My brother worked for his college station and they...My brother worked for his college station and they had one of the best promos I ever heard: WRPI, Troy. Where we can talk 10000 watts louder than you can.<br /><br />Good readAcadiahttp://www.superficialgallery.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-57396388787085132162010-04-27T19:20:50.011-04:002010-04-27T19:20:50.011-04:00I started at a ClearChannel station in 2002, and b...I started at a ClearChannel station in 2002, and by that time, reel to reels were still in the studios, but they were just collecting dust. They are gone all together now. You are right, everything is digital at stations these days. That modern radio board pic is pretty much spot on, computer monitors and all. You hardly need a board operator at all anymore.<br /><br />You are lucky to have been able to play whatever you wanted on your show. That's just impossible in the corporate radio world. The closest I got to that was when I was working the Allen Handelman show. He would leave his show an hour early and just let me fill out the last hour with whatever tunes I wanted to play. Good times.Cornmealhttp://www.superficialgallery.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-3596743198000381262010-04-26T22:03:51.675-04:002010-04-26T22:03:51.675-04:00Yeah, you probably would have sweet-talked me into...Yeah, you probably would have sweet-talked me into it. But I'd have played some Judas Priest right afterwards.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-29547986540366323082010-04-26T20:56:13.364-04:002010-04-26T20:56:13.364-04:00You'd a played Airsupply for me. Damnit.You'd a played Airsupply for me. Damnit.Cassiehttp://www.whosmydaddy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-67764277796181276222010-04-26T19:29:17.671-04:002010-04-26T19:29:17.671-04:00First, that pic was from when I had just recently ...First, that pic was from when I had just recently got my hair under control. It was just a perm, because my hair did not follow directions very well. And just as soon as I decided I finally liked it, it all fell out.<br /><br />Second, it's always lame when they bring back someone they killed off (except on 24). I chose to go out with a bang!<br /><br />Lastly, I hated requests and rarely played them. Air Supply would have never made it on the air while I still had a pulse. I considered these "requests", not orders. Hell, most of the time, I never even answered the phone. "I'M the DJ... how dare you tell me what to play?"<br /><br />No surprise that I never made it in radio, huh?bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-57946222726612937012010-04-26T19:22:23.752-04:002010-04-26T19:22:23.752-04:00Ha! Yes, I was born in the sweet year of '84. ...Ha! Yes, I was born in the sweet year of '84. Clearly I wasn't cool enough for '83. That's the other sister. <br /><br />First of all: great 'fro. Or is that a gericurl? Either way, it's fantastic.<br /><br />Secondly: Even though it sounds like they killed you off your show, doesn't mean you're dead. For example, Agent Freckles isn't really dead. I swear. I've watched enough Days of Our Lives in my day to know that you're not dead until you've been cremated and even then it's debatable. So you could totally go back. <br /><br />Lastly, if I was alive then, I'd totally call in and harass you and make you play Airsupply "All out of Love" like a million times.Cassiehttp://www.whosmydaddy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-64850146100953479712010-04-26T18:09:31.039-04:002010-04-26T18:09:31.039-04:00Cher,
Yeah, there was no problem playing that song...Cher,<br />Yeah, there was no problem playing that song… The only things we had to really watch out for were F-bombs, which were most often slipped in on live albums. (Oh, and I know about Slippery Rock… I used to have a drink glass from there.)<br /><br />I would have been totally content being able to just sit in a studio, write goofy shit and do production work. Unfortunately, there were no such jobs. My demo tape was met by a massive, gaping yawn from the Ohio radio broadcasting community. That’s when I turned the job at the record store from part time to full time. But I did get to write some radio commercials for our store during my time there. So that education didn’t to <i>totally</i> to waste…bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-85160333624919358612010-04-26T18:08:03.242-04:002010-04-26T18:08:03.242-04:00Burgh Baby,
Sorry, I slipped into the lingo of the...Burgh Baby,<br />Sorry, I slipped into the lingo of the time and place. I went through the “other” kind of jock training at a much earlier age.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-27859202825627879622010-04-26T18:07:18.370-04:002010-04-26T18:07:18.370-04:00Mary Ann,
I only had a small window of opportunity...Mary Ann,<br />I only had a small window of opportunity to have bangs and I took advantage of it while I could. Even at the time of that pictures, they were in full retreat.<br /><br />Sadly, my Godfathering, mic-rocking days are over and Mullet Tossing Day will have to go on without me. After all the crappy weather Cantori has had to stand out in, he deserves some light-duty.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-90719153394772961142010-04-26T15:21:08.378-04:002010-04-26T15:21:08.378-04:00I can totally picture you as a radio jock! That so...I can totally picture you as a radio jock! That song you played for your mom must have gone over real well. :)<br /><br />I was a campus radio jock too, but I was a Slippery Rock. Yes, bluz, there really is a Slippery Rock. The station got all kinds of promo music so I was in heaven listening to it all. But my show was all about the Pittsburgh Oldies. All the Porky and Mad Mike stuff was what the audience wanted, and got. Great times, bluz....Cher Duncombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070334939399949702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-67681300701185764152010-04-26T11:40:52.330-04:002010-04-26T11:40:52.330-04:00"Jock Training Program" totally had me ..."Jock Training Program" totally had me distracted. There are so many different ways that phrase could be used. Ahem.Burgh Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123901504643963583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-62437801800720491622010-04-26T11:19:44.660-04:002010-04-26T11:19:44.660-04:00Great Blast Off for the Godfather. Didn't imp...Great Blast Off for the Godfather. Didn't impede flights either.<br />How 'bout emceeing our Mullet Toss next year. If Jim Cantori can kick it off, you surely can do a whopping good show with better tunes.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07436313849372588111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-14132456606985024062010-04-26T09:05:42.263-04:002010-04-26T09:05:42.263-04:00Who knew you HAD a skin tone under the hair and be...Who knew you HAD a skin tone under the hair and beard. I didn't see your eyes for three years.<br />Porky would have been PROUD! That Friday afternoon "Rainy Day Woman" is not only a treasured memory but a milestone for me in free speech. Happy Apple!Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07436313849372588111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-7189323744913849442010-04-25T23:11:13.590-04:002010-04-25T23:11:13.590-04:00Thanks, Vange. Those were fun times. I'm luc...Thanks, Vange. Those were fun times. I'm lucky I still have some tangible evidence.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-12022505863718844552010-04-25T22:39:10.366-04:002010-04-25T22:39:10.366-04:00What a fun trip down memory lane and how cool you ...What a fun trip down memory lane and how cool you possess that!vangehttp://www.superficialgallery.com/index.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-61137958978330549872010-04-25T21:59:58.533-04:002010-04-25T21:59:58.533-04:00It's easy to control what's not there! I w...It's easy to control what's not there! I wouldn't trust those "more recent" pictures... they're still pretty old.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-11002224384850176942010-04-25T21:52:04.377-04:002010-04-25T21:52:04.377-04:00fair enough. I do better "in fake life" ...fair enough. I do better "in fake life" (non-verbal) than in real life. Well... in general. <br /><br />That was "hair under control"? wow. From the more recent pics of yourself that you've posted, it appears you've gotten it more under control, so congrats :DMileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425833336328499166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-19571194521184942362010-04-25T20:12:53.381-04:002010-04-25T20:12:53.381-04:00Writing and speaking are entirely different things...Writing and speaking are entirely different things! If only I could stop time and change around things that came out of my mouth... <br /><br />And you should have seen the hair before I got it under control. I used to look like the drummer from "Boston."bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-74866310010377721842010-04-25T19:20:18.538-04:002010-04-25T19:20:18.538-04:00I can't imagine there would be ANY dead air fo...I can't imagine there would be ANY dead air for you, even on the first night on the job! Too funny. Nice afro btw :)Mileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425833336328499166noreply@blogger.com