Just what in fuck happened to my beloved Jazz station? It used to be virtually commercial-free, with reserved announcers that calmly introduced music from jazz greats and quietly let you know a commercial break was coming. Other than the quarterly PBS type fund drive, it was the perfect radio station. Now, when I wake up to it (set as my alarm) it’s become some clownish “Morning Zoo” style bullshit with Ralph Benmergui and his illiterate cronies. I mean seriously, are the money drives going that poorly?

I prefer to wake up to Jazz, rather than two schmucks wisecracking at top volume over inanities like what they had for dinner, armchair movie reviews or what they think of the war in Iraq. This is severely disappointing. As if radio isn’t set to self-destruct regardless, without this spin on an otherwise respected and solid station, we’ve got an attempt to raise viewership by putting a couple of unfunny blowhards at the mic for “entertainment” purposes.

The BBC news segment is just as pathetic as the Iraq situation is; pummelled into my sleep encrusted brain morning after morning. Is there absolutely nothing else worth reporting in the entire world other than who was blown to smithereens today? Seriously, I hate to sound like a pinko, but I don’t give a shit what happens over there. I. Really. Don’t. Give. A. Fuck. (I’ll leave it at that, considering any more opinionated garble from me and this simple rant will become political all of a sudden.)

Okay. Yes, I hear you and you’re right. I’ll just switch it over to CBC for my wake up call, or better yet, the annoying blare of the internal clock alarm, shocking me into consciousness, instead. A far cry and most likely more soothing than Benmergui’s cretinous voice of idiocy.

(steps quietly off soapbox, the sound of footfalls echo in the distance)

copyright 2004 by Beth Shandles: link to article

Cool link for anyone who ever wondered which films Skinny Puppy sampled from:

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(3:28:36 PM) bad unkle v2.0: have you heard i love you but ive chosen darkness yet?
(3:29:05 PM) Doctor: Darkness instead of me? Hmm. I AM THE DARKNESS!
(3:29:20 PM) bad unkle v2.0: you’re pinkness
(3:29:22 PM) bad unkle v2.0: on a good day
(3:30:03 PM) Doctor: I must choose my words carefully, as they may be broadcast to the world…
(3:30:45 PM) bad unkle v2.0: and everyone waits with bated breath
(3:31:04 PM) Doctor: No, that was it…
(3:31:43 PM) bad unkle v2.0: anyway queen mary.. have you heard i love you but ive chosen darkness yet?
(3:31:54 PM) Doctor: I don’t get it.
(3:31:58 PM) bad unkle v2.0: its a band
(3:32:03 PM) Doctor: ah
(3:32:11 PM) bad unkle v2.0: from Austin.. really good
(3:32:17 PM) Doctor: Doesn’t sound like a good one with the name Queen Mary.
(3:32:28 PM) bad unkle v2.0: Im calling you queen mary
(3:32:48 PM) bad unkle v2.0: the band is i love you but ive chosen darkness.. dammit man if i have to type that once more
(3:33:03 PM) Doctor: I’m just amusing myself.
(3:33:13 PM) bad unkle v2.0: and hows that going for you
(3:33:19 PM) Doctor: Pretty good actually! What was the name of that band again?
(3:33:24 PM) bad unkle v2.0: queen mary

Sweadgin (11:34 AM) : Dude.. Nina Hagen sounds like indigestion
BuCkSaTaN(11:35 AM) : haha
Sweadgin (11:35 AM) : she is so awful
BuCkSaTaN(11:35 AM) : It’s gone - next round
BuCkSaTaN(11:35 AM) : I love “Smack Jack”!
BuCkSaTaN(11:35 AM) : She’s fucked anyway - acid head moron.
Sweadgin (11:35 AM) : why do you like stuff that makes me so edgy and angry..
BuCkSaTaN(11:35 AM) : It calms me for some reason.
Sweadgin (11:36 AM) : she sounds like fucking popeye
BuCkSaTaN(11:36 AM) : hahaha
Sweadgin (11:36 AM) : Get the litanies of stan by Diamanda Galas if you like this shit.. she’d eat her for lunch
Sweadgin (11:36 AM) : litanies of satan not stan
BuCkSaTaN(11:36 AM) : I do like Diamanda Galas in fact and I agree.
Sweadgin (11:36 AM) : litanies of stan sounds pretty boring

(10:52:04 AM) BuCkSaTaN: John Zorn is more freeform jazz than noise…
(10:52:59 AM) bad unkle v2.0: screech honk blat screech yaaaaa scream screech
(10:53:13 AM) BuCkSaTaN: No appreciation for the finer music.
(10:53:18 AM) bad unkle v2.0: whatever
(10:53:19 AM) BuCkSaTaN: ya bum!
(10:53:30 AM) BuCkSaTaN: I take it you hate Zappa too huh?
(10:53:35 AM) bad unkle v2.0: sounds like two trains smashing into each other while someone blows a whistle in my ear
(10:53:43 AM) BuCkSaTaN: haha
(10:53:57 AM) bad unkle v2.0: i saw zappa live.
(10:54:03 AM) bad unkle v2.0: too much xylophone
(10:54:29 AM) bad unkle v2.0: bought some acid in the parkinglot.. my face melted

Yeah, they’re gods all right.