Another Day, Another Post
Well, here is the long awaited next post from me. For the two or so of you who actually read this thing, I apprecaite it and I promise to try really hard to post on a more regular basis. Life's been crazy for me lately, some of which I'll get into later. At any rate, here goes:
I have a gripe first off... Randy Alomar has crossed every line of wrong by what he's doing on the air right now. First, a little FYI for those of you not in the know. He did/does a feature on his show everyday where his grandmother would say rap lyrics and if you could guess what song she was doing, you'd win whatever prize was up for grabs that day. On Friday he went on the air and said that his grandmother was dead. I even wrote him an email expressing my condolances. But then I found out from TWO people that his grandmother is not dead, that she is alive and well in PA. The reason for the on-air hoopla was because she apparently didn't want to do the feature anymore so they decided to "kill her off" the show. Now, some would say that this is done in TV shows all the time and those that would say that would be correct. However, this is a blood reletive we're talking about here and not just some paid actor; this just reeks of 30 shades of wrongness. Randy, how do you think your grandmother would feel if she knew you were on the air and telling the people of Fort Wayne that she's dead? And how would the listeners feel if they knew you were playing with their emotions like this? Thing like this can be compelling but, come on man, there's no need to lie and especially about your grandmother. This is just wrong and you owe the listeners of Fort Wayne and your grandmother (her even more so) a big time apology.
But I won't hold my breath for it.
That stuff aside, I'm doing well for the most part. Right now I have some kind of flu-like sickness but it's not quite kicking my ass. Life outside of work has been up and down but, thankfully, more ups have been happening lately than downs. Something I'm really excited about is that I've been asked if I would be interested in being featured on 10 Questions on All Access, which is a radio industry website. That'll be cool because I've never done it before and many bigger names than I'll ever be have been featured in there so it's a real honor to be chosen.
The Edgar Ray Killen trial gets under way in my hometown on Monday, unless the judge grands the Defense's motion for a delay. We should know more about that by Friday. But it's going to suck big balls either way. You should hear the preparations they have for it... blocking off streest for protesters, news media having their own area, the state police bringing in their mobile command center... it's going to be a mad house. Honsetly, I'm kind of glad I'm not down there for it.
I would love to post more but I have a meeting in a few minutes. Until then...
--Jonathan
I have a gripe first off... Randy Alomar has crossed every line of wrong by what he's doing on the air right now. First, a little FYI for those of you not in the know. He did/does a feature on his show everyday where his grandmother would say rap lyrics and if you could guess what song she was doing, you'd win whatever prize was up for grabs that day. On Friday he went on the air and said that his grandmother was dead. I even wrote him an email expressing my condolances. But then I found out from TWO people that his grandmother is not dead, that she is alive and well in PA. The reason for the on-air hoopla was because she apparently didn't want to do the feature anymore so they decided to "kill her off" the show. Now, some would say that this is done in TV shows all the time and those that would say that would be correct. However, this is a blood reletive we're talking about here and not just some paid actor; this just reeks of 30 shades of wrongness. Randy, how do you think your grandmother would feel if she knew you were on the air and telling the people of Fort Wayne that she's dead? And how would the listeners feel if they knew you were playing with their emotions like this? Thing like this can be compelling but, come on man, there's no need to lie and especially about your grandmother. This is just wrong and you owe the listeners of Fort Wayne and your grandmother (her even more so) a big time apology.
But I won't hold my breath for it.
That stuff aside, I'm doing well for the most part. Right now I have some kind of flu-like sickness but it's not quite kicking my ass. Life outside of work has been up and down but, thankfully, more ups have been happening lately than downs. Something I'm really excited about is that I've been asked if I would be interested in being featured on 10 Questions on All Access, which is a radio industry website. That'll be cool because I've never done it before and many bigger names than I'll ever be have been featured in there so it's a real honor to be chosen.
The Edgar Ray Killen trial gets under way in my hometown on Monday, unless the judge grands the Defense's motion for a delay. We should know more about that by Friday. But it's going to suck big balls either way. You should hear the preparations they have for it... blocking off streest for protesters, news media having their own area, the state police bringing in their mobile command center... it's going to be a mad house. Honsetly, I'm kind of glad I'm not down there for it.
I would love to post more but I have a meeting in a few minutes. Until then...
--Jonathan
posted by Jonathan at
12:24 PM
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Hi Jon, thought I would leave a comment about the Killen trial. Final preps are in high gear now. You should see the court square...it is full of satellite and media trucks.
I understand that Court TV plans to air the trial live so you might can see a lot of it on tv. Every police officer is on now subject to call after their shift ends for the duration. Brenda will temporarily be working nights. The MHP mobile command post is here along with numerous agents and officers from several Federal agencies. Dogs especially trained to detect
expolosives have checked the courthouse and will do so continuously. Today big water-filled barrell barricades will be placed in the downtown area around the courthouse to seal it off. Traffic will be restricted and some streets will be closed. Byrd Avenue between downtown and PHS will be sealed off as the designated "demonstration area" for the KKK and other groups. The courthouse will still be open to the public but anyone planning to enter the courtroom will be searched.
Other security measures are in place (and have been in place for some time) that are best not mentioned here.
And this weekend there is a tropical storm headed our way. Strange timing, huh?
More later, Dad
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