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Radio-Info.com Discussion Boards » Boston » A legitimate question
about OEDIPUS: Why hasn't he bounced back?
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Varulven:
The Rules:
1)You can't post a response if you aren't using a
name known as a legitimate handle (read, someone who doesn't "blow
smoke"), or can't point to a website proving you are a real flesh and
blood person
2)Don't turn the question around and make it about
me. Ya got TWO threads on this board already to play that
game.
Disrupting the thread will only prove you don't have a valid point of
view.
Background: Some on this board believe that Oedipus (Ed
Hyson, former WBCN Program Director) was a radio giant when he ruled the
104.1 signal. Others believe he was a man of little talent who was
installed by
Mel Karmazin to be the "hatchet man" to cut payroll.
Oevidence:
Few of the men and women Oedipus hired have gone on to become industry
legends the way
Charles Laquidara, Matty in the Morning, Dale Dorman
and other icons have survived the many changes in radio.
In fact,
it would be hard to name a disc jockey Oedipus brought up from WMBR or
WFNX that had any lasting power beyond their stint with CBS radio. God
love 'em Albert O, Bradley J, Tracy Roach, Juanita The Scene Queen were
all competent, but they didn't go into syndication a la Opie &
Anthony, Howard Stern, or the new wave of talk radio - the Rush Limbaugh
/ Bill O'Reilly / Ed Schultz / Randi Rhoads people with national
airtime.
If Oedipus was so important and vital to Boston radio,
why hasn't Clear Channel picked him up?
Why not let him run the
Country Station at Greater Media. Fact is, if Loren & Wally could
do Country,
and Oedipus is equal to or a bigger legend in Boston
radio than L & W, why shouldn't he take over the new Country station
that takes the place of WCRB on the dial?
Or the FNX Radio
Network. If Oedipus was so good at finding talent at 101.7, wouldn't he
be the logical choice to run the FNX Radio Network?
a)it would
be a challenge
b)It would show us that he's got what it truly takes
This
is a valid question. People have gone on and on and on about my resume
and demanding to know what year I wrote for Billboard and what year The
Boston Globe published me and what year my third album came out in the
Benelux countries along with France, The U.K., Germany etc., etc. I
have responded to all the Swifties - BUT - as many have stated - I'M NOT
IN BOSTON RADIO.
Oedipus is...or was. The Oedipus Foundation is
all well and good. Why has Mel Karmazin not picked up the phone and
called his Golden Boy. I don't want to hear he has "retired". Soon he
will be 58 years of age - if he is so talented, it can't be age
discrimination.
Arnie Woo Woo Ginsburg, John Garabedian, Little
Walter, all the legends got hired and fired and hired again.
They all
got major gigs time and time again, Woo Woo & John H got V-66, John
H has the House Party,
Walter is probably the #1 mastering engineer
in the world for 50's music. And he's still on the radio.
Oedipus
has only had one commercial radio gig that we know of where, my God,
even I've been on more commercial radio than Oedipus! And it is only my
hobby.
There ya go. Fair question. Real people with answers,
not changing the subject back to me, are welcome to respond.
Thank
you. What has Oedipus done for us lately? He is "Mr. Boston Radio"
according to many on this alleged "radio" board.
Smoke:
The only one here obsessed with the man is you.
He's a
millionaire who doesn't need to work. Why does that suprise you?
content:
Do you really think Oedipus is puting his resume' out there to get
another PD job?
I aspire to be in Oedipus's financial position
when I'm in my 50's. If I were Oedipus, I would not want to subject
myself to the headaches of day-to-day station operation after a lifetime
of it. He has enough money where he can enjoy his life and
participate in radio at the pace which he feels like. (while he can also
continue to read fan mail from obsessed stalkers)
Varulven:
Smoke couldn't resist. You are not qualified to respond as you
won't reveal yourself.
If money was the deciding factor, many
more Program Directors should be a lot richer than Oedi.
They just
didn't break the rules, as Smoke just did.
To reiterate: Oedi was
in radio, Smoke won't reveal himself and turned the attack on me -
again.
Smoke can't resist disrupting legitimate threads. [EDIT]
Content
- another one breaking the rule. Perhaps Oedi has nothing better to do
than defend himself.
[EDIT]
[EDIT=ad hominem attack]
content:
Which rule am I breaking?
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bostonmusicman:
Since when do you make the rules??? You can't restrict people from
posting because your crazy sick mind thinks they are under "handles".
See a specialist.
Oedipus has a lot of money... much more than
you. The guy can sit on that money the rest of his life and not be
bothered.. except by insane people with theories who persistently follow
him
Smoke:
Quote from: Varulven on September 03, 2006, 09:25:32 PM
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Smoke
couldn't resist. You are not qualified to respond as you won't reveal
yourself.
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Do you really think Varulven isn't more than a
random handle to most readers?
Quote from: Varulven on September
03, 2006, 09:25:32 PM
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To reiterate: Oedi was in radio, Smoke
won't reveal himself and turned the attack on me - again.
Smoke can't
resist disrupting legitimate threads. [EDIT]
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Art thou
daft, man? You cannot mention me and then claim is an arbitrary rule
for me not to respond.
Varulven:
This is a legitimate post about a legitimate radio personality that
you have hijacked. I look at how many posts you have and wonder if
this is all you do with your life. 450 - veteran 1159 - excessive.
Brooklyndon:
my thoughts...he got fired at the start of the summer, probably got
a nice severance. He probably bought some nice high yielding
instrument with the bulk of the severence, enabling him to
"live-off-the-interest" forever, and used a small portion of the
severance to learn to surf, hike the presidential range, read books to
children, or take a dump in the back of a movie theatre and sit a few
seats behind and watch someone sit in it, all just to kill time while
the debt matures.
In all cases, he's probably loaded and
semi-retired. Good for him.
Sam Horn:
Quote from: Varulven on September 03, 2006, 10:17:44 PM
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This
is a legitimate post about a legitimate radio personality that you have
hijacked. I look at how many posts you have and wonder if this is
all you do with your life. 450 - veteran 1159 - excessive.
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1.
begs the question: do you plan on walking away from the game, say,
around post 619?
2. this reminds me of a story: goldilocks broke
into the bears' den because she had nothing better to do with her time.
she found a computer with this thread at radio-info opened in the web
browser. first she tried talking to sam horn, he only had 18 posts --
too few! then she tried talking to smoke who had 1,159 posts -- too
many! then she tried to talk to varulven
2a. but she only had 1
post
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Smoke:
Quote from: Varulven on September 03, 2006, 10:17:44 PM
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450
- veteran 1159 - excessive.
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450 since Radio-Info version
3 started.
1150 since Radio-Info version 2 started (years ago).
I
can't do the exact math without the months, but you're ahead of me in
speed.
Joe, you're really starting to lose it and I worry for
your health.
Ron Jippey:
Oedipus is wealthy, single and childless. He doesn't need a job and
doesn't want one--every five weeks, sweating trends, dealing with
imbecile prima-donna talent and a sales staff up his ass.
And, as
a bonus, an obsessed stalker.
Bounce back? What for?
Varulven:
[EDIT]
100 or so reads so quickly! Yikes - doesn't anyone
have anything else to do on a Sunday night?
(I can post the
voluminous writing I'm doing off this list, but that would just really
get people angry!)
Credible people notice:
1)No one can
name a "famous" jock launched by Oedi
2)They all say he's "Rich"
(or most of 'em) when, in fact, rich men like John Garabedian and Howard
Stern LOVE to be on the air. Half the fun for a pro is working.
Knowing
Oedi better than most I would guess he's ripping that no one has put
him back on the air;
Professionals love their work and never retire.
Hacks can't cut it when they are cut loose.
No one answered the
question legitimately: Why hasn't he bounced back, and why haven't his
"discoveries" made it beyond his small world here in Boston?
[EDIT=ad
hominem attack]
Phillip_J_Fry:
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100 or so reads so quickly! Yikes -
doesn't anyone have anything else to do on a Sunday night?
[EDIT=ad
hominem attack]
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wow!!!!!!!!!! you really got
everybody you jokester!. if we are so predictable then go find something
else to entertain your obviously superior mind and leave us dumb
lifeless radio board aliases alone.
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(I can post
the voluminous writing I'm doing off this list, but that would just
really get people angry!)
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what the ??? are you writing a
book about the people on here? or just some rant on an unread blog?
NO!!
please don't write about us please!!! we'll be ruined! we're sorry! we
love you and respect you as a writer/enterainer/tv star ect ect ! please
don't write about us in a blog somewhere!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :P
Varulven:
No, not a bio on everyone here; liner notes that have nothing to do
with this site. It's too bad we can't get some credible responses to
the important questions here. I would like to be enlightened - what
great jocks came out of WBCN after the Oedi era - jocks on the level of
Charles, Howard Stern, Joe Smith from BZ. It shouldn't be that
difficult a question.
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Ron Jippey:
That was a disruption?
In what world?
SonicAl:
My guess is also that he retired or went on sabbatical. He's been
in the 'biz,' how long? Almost 30 years, correct? Hell, if I was in my
50s and got a decent severence package, I'd probably want to pursue
other passions if I had the werewithal (sp?) to do it.
I don't
listen to BCN except for the Pats. Had Oedipus been on the air as a DJ
at all in recent years? I ask that in seriousness--I don't know.
ps...
it's Randi RHODES...
Ron Jippey:
Oedipus did the occasional Sunday night, Nocturnal Omissions.
The
case of projection going on here is amazing. No one has ever asked
Oedipus if he missed broadcasting, so the idea that "all jocks long to
be on the air" really means that one "jock" (sidekick) that got canned
19 years ago by Bill Smith longs to be on the air.
And spends
their time writing liner notes for an album never made, produced by a
company that doesn't exist
Varulven:
The Moderator really has to do some Troll cleaning tonight.
1)I
was never anyone's "sidekick". And it was long after the BilL Smith
era that I produced at 93.7; if you are going to be obnoxious and write
lies, at least try to mix some fact in.
2)Many, many liner notes
have come from my fountain pen. This is my own personal album, which
I'm sure you'll be the first one to buy off I Tunes.
Keep looking
because my deal isn't with I Tunes. (Ad Hominem attack from a brand
new poster will follow)
Ron Jippey:
Just pathetic.
Every thread on this board ends up as "I Me
Mine" as covered by Joe Viglione.
[EDIT]
Banned or not,
here's a legitimate question: What are the odds of Viglione ever drawing
a check for broadcasting work EVER AGAIN ANYWHERE?
Absolutely
none, period, never, ever, over and out.
And as far as "your
own personal album" goes, uhh, your album? Is that like the album my
kid cousin made on his computer the other day? Self realized and self
financed, never to be heard by anyone?" Is that like most of your
original material that's never heard a second of airtime on any station
in America?
Ban away, moderator, as I know you will.
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Varulven:
It would be fair of this brand new poster, Ron Jippey or whatever
the name is, to come clean. It doesn't take courage to attack from the
shadows.
Being in radio PART TIME as a Hobby more people have
probably heard me worldwide - paying gigs - than many on this board will
get to be heard in the next 12 months.
People know the resume;
if we are to assume you are brand new (which would be a stretch), it
would be boring to have to list all the credits again. Anyway, I just
finished a tough CD burn of great music shipped to me via e mail (from
outside this great country) that has to be pressed tomorrow - on a
holiday - and overnighted. So while I am somewhat amused by this board,
I have stacks of real work to do. Your vicious slurs about a man who
is courageous enough to put his name here are just that. Vicious
slurs. I have a good idea who you are. The truth is, my days are full
and yours are not. That's why I post my name and you cannot and will
not.
The friends of mine on this board know who I am, and what I
do for a living. You seem very angry and jealous to keep writing lies
without saying who you are.
Phillip_J_Fry:
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Keep looking because my deal isn't with I Tunes.
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well
i hope you deal isn't with Varulven records i don't think they have
done anything in years!
seriously though this whole post is just
to lure people into attacking joe so he can cry to the board. so nobody
else should respond to this lame pointless question.
manager3:
Quote from: Ron Jippey on September 04, 2006, 12:17:18 AM
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Just
pathetic.
Every thread on this board ends up as "I Me Mine" as
covered by Joe Viglione.
[EDIT].
Banned or not, here's a
legitimate question: What are the odds of Viglione ever drawing a check
for broadcasting work EVER AGAIN ANYWHERE?
Absolutely none,
period, never, ever, over and out.
And as far as "your own
personal album" goes, uhh, your album? Is that like the album my kid
cousin made on his computer the other day? Self realized and self
financed, never to be heard by anyone?" Is that like most of your
original material that's never heard a second of airtime on any station
in America?
Ban away, moderator, as I know you will.
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homiem attack]
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Every thread does not end up a JV
thread. Only those where people come in and attack him for his opinion.
THEN it becomes all about Joe. If noone would say anything about Joe,
Joe would not have much more than his opinion, or stories about his
experience to post.
Your opinion is a valid one. You question
his professionalism/talent...unfortunately history has shown that this
means he will respond with another resume and portfolio. keep the
questions relevant to his talent, and leave out the ad hominem remarks.
Managing
Board Editor
Varulven:
Thanks, Board Editor, for reiterating that thought.
It's
"Ron Jippey" now asking questions. OK, here we go:
Varulven
has a brand new single out from a brand new band,
but we ain't going
to post it here because, incredibly, there are too many vultures to take
away from those who would appreciate that knowledge. Anyone who wants a
copy can always ask - great new band with a sound like The Police meets
The Cars in the New Millennium.
In the meantime you can go
listen to our previous single - it's by me and it is called "There's
Nothing Like A Hit."
We've got lots of records in release - and
they sell all around the world. As WAAF's Carmelita noted recently,
fetching big bucks. All due respect to Howie Carr but some of our discs
get more money than his book!
In regards to Jippey's false
information: Well, Tower Records has the New Rose 4 CD boxed set with
my song
"Moving Forward". New Rose/Paris also just released my
version of Willie Loco Alexander's RADIO HEART on the ultra (bonus
track) re-release of PLAY NEW ROSE FOR ME. You can get that in many
U.S. Stores.
A Kentucky label (I'm not kidding, how close to
Kansas is that) re-released "I Want You Sexually", and "There's Nothing
Like A Hit" just got picked up by a British label for release in about a
month or so.
So you can get LOTS of Count product that Ron
Jippey's cousin would LOVE to do Dance Mixes of. ALL the French albums
are being re-released with Bonus Tracks! Be sure to reserve your copy
of these collectors editions!
Life's Work is currently
available. I just finished "Secret Things" tonight (as well as the CD I
have to prepare for another label, which I just completed) and there's a
studio session tomorrow.
Life is good. Thank you for asking.
Varulven Records: Boston's Original Rock Label.
As heard on WBCN
which played L-88, Moe Tucker, Unnatural Axe, Barb Kitson & much
more of our classic Boston music!
P.S. The Nazz (remember "Hello,
It's Me") are doing a trance version of "There's Nothing Like A Hit"
for the re-release of my single!
Phillip_J_Fry:
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Every thread does not end up a JV thread. Only those
where people come in and attack him for his opinion. THEN it becomes
all about Joe. If noone would say anything about Joe, Joe would not have
much more than his opinion, or stories about his experience to post.
Your
opinion is a valid one. You question his
professionalism/talent...unfortunately history has shown that this means
he will respond with another resume and portfolio. keep the questions
relevant to his talent, and leave out the ad hominem remarks.
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seriouly
dude, he started this post to get people to attack him!!! he even said
it!!
if he's putting his "resume" out here as some legit radio
resume then he should be open to have his resume "examined" by the
people here!
i don't know why it's ok for him to inult people
like howie or nik for what they do/did or the place they are at now!
And
how many times the people on here have to say to him WE DON'T CARE what
you've done. if he thinks he's sooo much better then EVERYONE here then
WHY does he hang around here?? he doen't need to be banned he just
needs to relize we're not as good as him.
hes only on here for
the drama of it. it's like somebody that burns down houses so they can
call the fire department and report it. he loves the attention of it!
And
we really can't blame the board editor for babying him. i've been on
the recieving end of his wacky emails and calls to the boss ect. i can't
imagaine the crap the board owners get from him about lawyers and
lawsuits ect ect. i don't wish for your job!
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Varulven:
You do care "Phil", otherwise you would just ignore me. Ignore
me. I dare you.
I'm more interesting than anything going on in
your house right now.
That is the sad thing.
Phillip_J_Fry:
wow this is great its like being on aim!! how can i ignore you
joe?? you and you music make me laugh. it's like making a funny face at a
monkey in the zoo. i don't know why we do it but its fun! plus right
now im waiting for files to transfer to a new hard drive which by the
way is still more interesting then anything you might come up with! btw i
do ignore you. until you start some stupid post or attack somebody on
here for not being as good as you! now go burn your records/cd's you
media mogal you! (long winded jv "im the best" rant to follow)
Varulven:
You can't resist. You can insult my work all you like. People
like guessing which failed radio person is now jumping in. Some of my
friends are enjoying this while others say not to respond to you. These
posts are getting lots more hits than other boards so...here's your 15
minutes of getting the attention you crave.
You make a record,
someone is going to make a comment good or bad. Again, a quote from
Carmelita,
the Var catalog fetches big bucks around the U.S. and
around the world. My day beats your year, to quote Lou Reed again.
and
you lost the dare.
[EDIT]
[EDIT=ad hominem response]
Phillip_J_Fry:
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You can insult my work all you like. People like
guessing which failed radio person is now jumping in. Some of my
friends are enjoying this while others say not to respond to you. These
posts are getting lots more hits than other boards so...here's your 15
minutes of getting the attention you crave.
You make a record,
someone is going to make a comment good or bad. Again, a quote from
Carmelita,
the Var catalog fetches big bucks around the U.S. and
around the world
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la la la your just mad because you don't
know who i am! you don't know which of the many people you've treated
like crap i am because you do it so often. and i REALLY don't care what
Carmelita says about you,your music or your financial well being.
btw
what "people" are guessing?? joe vig,joe viglioni,the mad faxer, ect
ect. and all your personalities think im either nik or paul anyway so
why should i care ?
[EDIT]
goodnight
[EDIT=ad
hominem response]
Brooklyndon:
Quote from: Varulven on September 03, 2006, 11:14:48 PM
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[EDIT]
1)No
one can name a "famous" jock launched by Oedi
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Dude Oedipus wrote the reco leter to
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SonicAl:
Quote from: Varulven on September 04, 2006, 12:44:01 AM
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We've
got lots of records in release - and they sell all around the world.
As WAAF's Carmelita noted recently, fetching big bucks.
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he's
right on that point... the Unnatural Axe EP, which had only 500
pressed, goes for $300 or more these days.
carry on....
Varulven:
Not only Unnatural Axe, Sonic Al. Moe Tucker EP went for $50.00
last week to Switzerland, the 45 RPM for 35.
The Phobia single I
produced is a real collector's item. and people are purchasing the
Anthology albums - of which there are very few vinyl copies left - and
big ticket prices. Go into the used record stores and see how cheaply
you can get Brand X, Y, Z, yet Varulven discs fetch hefty prices in
collector's circles.
[EDIT]
Dude Oedipus wrote the
reco leter to infinity for Opie and Anthony.
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Hey,
"Dude", Oedipus is the guy who sent out the air check with the racist
comment by Opie & Anthony that he says they made on WAAF. Who was
that new poster who won't be hiring soon. Won't be hiring Oedipus Hyson
soon.
So let's look at the logic: Oedipus screams RACISM over
Opie & Anthony's comment, takes the time to dub up tapes to send to
the press, yaps to the track gals about how outraged he is...then picks
up O & A after they smeared Mayor Menino and harassed His Honor's
family with the April Fool's death prank.
Oedipus wrote a "reco"
letter to Infinity for that questionable "talent"? Marketable? Yes.
Questionable? Yes!
Too bad Tom Reilly didn't write a "RICO"
letter for Oedipus, Tom might be Governor had he made the move.
Also,
Oedipus didn't discover Opie & Anthony - WAAF did. Anyone can
offer a contract after a commodity is seen to be marketable. That
doesn't take A & R skills.
Towerbuzz, Brooklyndon,
BostonMusicMan, Philip J Fry, all the same guy. They all coincidentally
show up at the same time.
Marvelous!
==================================================
BROOKLYNDON
SAYETH FROM THE DEPTHS OF BANISHMENT:
Dude Oedipus wrote the
reco leter to infinity for Opie and Anthony.
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Varulven
Replies:
Dude, Oedipus whispered in the ears of a young band
signed to my label, Unnatural Axe, and went in the studio behind my back
after I produced "Hitler's Brain". I was polite enough to release the
Oedipus "Production", if you want to call it that. What record is more
collectible:
JV's "They Saved Hitler's Brain"
or Oedi's "The
Man I Don't Want To Be"
Oedi was always copping my riffs, using
his radio position to take production work away from a real producer.
I
let both records go out on the label because it was obvious which one
was superior. Time will tell, they say, and Hitler's Brain wins. But
the point is, that was Oedipus being unethical, and he never changed.
Exhibit A.
[EDIT=ad hominem comments]
Smoke:
Do you really think Oedipus could say no to Infinity's rollout of
O&A? He had his choice, put them on afternoons or get the axe and
have the local afternoon show changed anyway.
Oh wait, I can't
respond to this thread.
::)
Smoke:
Quote from: Varulven on September 04, 2006, 10:24:18 AM
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Not
only Unnatural Axe, Sonic Al. Moe Tucker EP went for $50.00 last week
to Switzerland, the 45 RPM for 35.
The Phobia single I produced is a
real collector's item. and people are purchasing the Anthology albums -
of which there are very few vinyl copies left - and big ticket prices.
Go into the used record stores and see how cheaply you can get Brand X,
Y, Z, yet Varulven discs fetch hefty prices in collector's circles.
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Art
thou daft, man? Thy discussion of ole records has little to do with
today's music-downloading, iPod using generation. Perhaps a historical
radio discussion is more your thing.
Brooklyndon:
Quote from: Smoke on September 04, 2006, 01:28:26 PM
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Do
you really think Oedipus could say no to Infinity's rollout of O&A?
He had his choice, put them on afternoons or get the axe and have the
local afternoon show changed anyway.
Oh wait, I can't respond to
this thread.
Yeah but before the rollout, when Opie and
Anthony were long haired punks just fired from some po-dump station
audible only outside town, WBCN's PD, who may or may not have sent along
airchecks with the duo saying the N-word and likely could have had them
banned from Infinity forever, wrote the letter getting them to WNEW.
::)
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Notahobby:
He spent the summer on a boat and is mulling over a couple of
offers, last time we spoke. :D
TowerBuzz:
The first response about him having enough F you money to not have
to work sounds right. Am I mistaken or was not his Dover mansion
featured in Architectural Digest a few years ago?. That sorta says im
not worried about working anytime soon to me.
Notahobby:
His house is incredible, the guy has more money and toys than
anyone I've ever met.
SonicAl:
Quote from: Smoke on September 04, 2006, 01:36:29 PM
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Art
thou daft, man? Thy discussion of ole records has little to do with
today's music-downloading, iPod using generation. Perhaps a historical
radio discussion is more your thing.
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maybe not to do
with radio but certainly to do with record collecting and there are
plenty of under-30 people looking for the 'original' article... in the
grand scheme of things, sure, the iPod generation doesn't know about
records or even CD's now... tying it into downloading, there is a LOT of
file-swapping of rare, out-of-print music via Soulseek et al... YES, I
KNOW IT'S ILLEGAL... much like pirate radio and I was proud to be part
of a quasi-pirate station called Allston-Brighton Free Radio. Hey, did
you know we ran at 30 watts at times? Now you do...
I'm not
trying to start a fight. I'm just having a bit of fun and you should
take it in that spirit.
Eli Polonsky:
Quote from: SonicAl on September 05, 2006, 12:19:07 PM
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YES,
I KNOW IT'S ILLEGAL... much like pirate radio and I was proud to be
part of a quasi-pirate station called Allston-Brighton Free Radio. Hey,
did you know we ran at 30 watts at times? Now you do...
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Yes,
I figured you guys must've been when I could get you fairly well in my
apartment in Somerville. And I was thinking, they're gonna get 'em,
sooner or later...
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Varulven:
during the first 8 months of ABFR starting March 11, 2000 when we
went on the air, we had the right
idea - broadcast the Portuguese
programming and other shows on public access; we did a trimulcast on
the
internet along with TV 3 Medford (radio, TV, the web), and were
planning on setting up a "syndicate" of these low power Part 15 AM
stations from city to city. There was serious interest from access
stations to have their own Part 15 - Medford and Wakefield would've been
the first logical two.
The workload was crushing and it fell to
the half a dozen or dozen people to do everything - organize the
meetings, the P.R. outreach. Then you'd get two girls still on college
fighting over the "Music Director" position when they didn't have a clue
what it meant. Then two of the key guys, one of the founders and one
of the transmitter dudes, had a bitter falling out. It was too much for
no money and the investment of time, travel during rush hour, mileage,
and emotional energy. It was fun but with more writing gigs on my desk
that put food on the table it was adios.
I have great respect,
Al, that you people kept it going - but glad I wasn't there when the
power kept mysteriously going up.
Provizer wanted to put the
antenna on a church steeple on a hill. Had he achieved that it would
have had good coverage of Allston, Brighton and some of Brookline.
Don't think that ever happened - thus - the unauthorized power
increase.
It was great of Bob Bittner to allow a "best of" every
Saturday night - I did some of them when Steve Provizer was
unavailable. But it did kind of defeat the purpose of being off the
mainstream. The original idea of 30 of these LPAM or LPFMs all
broadcasting simultaneously was very cool, very underground, but not
cost effective and discussions to have 'em lined up in a row just
fizzled. The city of Woburn was NOT interested at all,
but
Wakefield Cable thought it was very intriguing.
SonicAl:
Quote from: Eli Polonsky on September 05, 2006, 01:57:19 PM
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Quote
from: SonicAl on September 05, 2006, 12:19:07 PM
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YES, I KNOW
IT'S ILLEGAL... much like pirate radio and I was proud to be part of a
quasi-pirate station called Allston-Brighton Free Radio. Hey, did you
know we ran at 30 watts at times? Now you do...
--
Yes, I
figured you guys must've been when I could get you fairly well in my
apartment in Somerville. And I was thinking, they're gonna get 'em,
sooner or later...
--
it wasn't the authorities..
it was the money (or lack thereof)... when Steve left, things went
south. It wasn't really the guys who followed as station manager. They
couldn't dedicate all their time to it, the equipment was in disrepair,
etc. I'm surprised we made it until January of '05, although the
transmitter blew in December... on my show! I KILLED A-B FREE... :D
Allow
me to indulge in a brief story here... I got a bit drunk at a party
around the corner from the station and realized I couldn't drive home
for awhile. I also broke my glasses... fortunately, I had prescription
sunglasses in the car.
I knew that no one was doing a show at AB
Free that night... so I had this idea to do a 70s rock show. I used the
station's records and CD's, dubbed the show "Hot Rails To Hell" (after
the Blue Oyster Cult song) and did about a 45 minute show. I made a CD-R
of it and let's just say the only people who have ever heard it (and it
will stay that way) are my wife Ellen and I. A bit tipsy, wearing
sunglasses and sending out some cool sounds over the air. "Mississippi
Queen" never sounded so good. That's one of my fondest memories of that
station. That and Malcolm Alter's great promo for his jazz show. I used
to always play that halfway through my show while I was switching over
CD-Rs to record the show. I wish I'd made a copy of it...
in any
case, at first, it was weird to do the show at home but I actually have
much more reliable equipment than at the station.
I still loved
being a part of it. I looked forward to the journey into Allston each
week. And, as a positive aside, when my show was on Monday... evening at
first and then afternoons, I got hooked on WMBR's "Gender Talk," which
is a one-of-a-kind show.
Eli Polonsky:
Quote from: SonicAl on September 05, 2006, 08:32:02 PM
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Quote
from: Eli Polonsky on September 05, 2006, 01:57:19 PM
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Quote
from: SonicAl on September 05, 2006, 12:19:07 PM
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YES, I KNOW
IT'S ILLEGAL... much like pirate radio and I was proud to be part of a
quasi-pirate station called Allston-Brighton Free Radio. Hey, did you
know we ran at 30 watts at times? Now you do...
--
Yes, I
figured you guys must've been when I could get you fairly well in my
apartment in Somerville. And I was thinking, they're gonna get 'em,
sooner or later...
--
it wasn't the authorities.. it
was the money (or lack thereof)... when Steve left, things went south.
It wasn't really the guys who followed as station manager. They couldn't
dedicate all their time to it, the equipment was in disrepair, etc. I'm
surprised we made it until January of '05, although the transmitter
blew in December... on my show! I KILLED A-B FREE... :D
--
It
was too bad they didn't have their technical act together. I think you
guys should've gotten an AM Stereo generator. They show up for sale on
eBay from time to time.
rumbldl:
I know Oedipus well. His "retirement" is anything but retiring. He
is happy, healthy and busy devoting time to interests he wasn't able to
fully enjoy while he was working. Unlike you, Joe, He doesn't define
himself solely through his work. He actually HAS a life.
Varulven:
wow, you waited a whole week to bring this thread back! with your
brand new post.
First post, Oedirumbldl? Congratulations for
joining in on the conversation.
[EDIT]
Oedipus shaves
years off of his real age. "Retirement" while pushing 58 years old! I
don't think so. In this business people like to stay active - John
Garabedian's house Party (John's got more money than Oedi could ever
dream of having, 2 air strips & planes in his backyard, etc.), Dale
Dorman on 103.3 - these guys could be with Charles in Hawaii. Oedipus?
He has no gig after the ONLY company he ever worked for booted him
(with his mentor, Mel, gone to Sirius).
You think Oedipus walked
out with his head held high! HA HA - he was pushed out the door in
disgrace.
Some "retirement". This post should've stayed dormant,
like Oedipus Hyson. You just love the sizzle, obviously want to argue,
and this is the ONLY place where people talk about that has been.
Didn't
see him at the convention last week. Because he is irrelevant!
But
- he sees his name here - gets a tiny bit of attention - and jumps on
it. So typical
Oh, and that line, "he doesn't define himself by
his work." After all those posts his shills wrote saying I don't
work! HA HA - I get more done in one day than Oedi got done in decades
at WBCN. Because I can take a break and look at these threads and have
some fun - then get back to the nitty gritty. We are defined by our
work. Mine is substantial
[EDIT=ad hominem attack]
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rumbldl:
Clearly, Joe, you are defined by your work. For those of us who are
better-adjusted, work is a means to an end. Obviously, the ideal
situation is to both love your work and be well-compensated, but to be
defined by it is just plain sad.
He had an enormously successful
career in radio, and is lucky enough to be retired at an age when he's
able to pursue other interests. He remains plenty active. There ARE
other things in the world to capture ones' interest, you know.
BTW,
my handle has nothing to do with WBCN - it's a nod to Patti Scialfa's
first album.
Brooklyndon:
Quote from: rumbldl on September 13, 2006, 01:35:06 PM
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Patti Scialfa's first album.
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Who the hell is Patti
Scialfa?
I still pity you pops.
TowerBuzz:
How does anybody consider a cable access show which is
volunteering and blogging work?. If you say people are defined by their
work and that is where their worth lies then what is your worth if
you're defined by hobbies that do not pay anything?.
weee:
Quote from: Brooklyndon on September 13, 2006, 01:48:32 PM
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Quote
from: rumbldl on September 13, 2006, 01:35:06 PM
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Patti
Scialfa's first album.
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Who the hell is Patti
Scialfa?
I still pity you pops.
--
Um, ever hear of
a certain musician named Bruce Springsteen? He's had "a couple" songs
out, maybe you've heard them....she is his wife, and a member of the E
Sreet Band.
Varulven:
Weee, have you noticed how Brooklyndon, Rumbledummy and TowerBuzz
all come out of the closet every other week to yap about me. Then
there's the usual "Cable Show", "Blogger", blah blah blah.
Hey, I
continue to fly around the U.S.A. - Atlanta, West Palm, Seattle, York
Beach (OK, Ok, I drove to York Beach), while Oedipus is...falling
through the ice on Secret Lake in Athol and has his shill attacking me
relentlessly. Their obsession is noted.
Also noted: THEY BOTH
GOT FIRED AND COULDN'T BOUNCE BACK.
My God, even Parenteau got a
job at the Comedy Connection - doesn't have to cling to an early Sunday
morning shift on a New York radio station. Get real. It must be really
painful to get booted from afternoon drive and see your predecessor
getting a gig in the media immediately. Have some advice for The Banned
One - turn your ex-boss in for all that payola and make a name for
yourself. Your career is taking you nowhere. In fact, all you can do
is hide behind a handle and attack people who really do make a
difference.
"Varulven is the hardest working man in Boston Rock
& Roll" a quote from Oedipus
"Oedipus is the laziest man in
the history of Boston Rock & Roll." Varulven
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Brooklyndon:
Quote from: weee on September 13, 2006, 01:56:09 PM
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Quote
from: Brooklyndon on September 13, 2006, 01:48:32 PM
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Quote
from: rumbldl on September 13, 2006, 01:35:06 PM
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Patti
Scialfa's first album.
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Who the hell is Patti
Scialfa?
I still pity you pops.
--
Um, ever hear of
a certain musician named Bruce Springsteen? He's had "a couple" songs
out, maybe you've heard them....she is his wife, and a member of the E
Sreet Band.
--
E sreet band? I think my 50 year old
parents listen to that stuff. Boss is cool, I think Bowie stansds the
test of time better, but I mean, Boss's (not rick ross the boss either)
is a little obscure.
Smoke:
Quote from: Varulven on September 13, 2006, 02:21:34 PM
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My
God, even Parenteau got a job at the Comedy Connection - doesn't have
to cling to an early Sunday morning shift on a New York radio station.
Get real. It must be really painful to get booted from afternoon drive
and see your predecessor getting a gig in the media immediately. Have
some advice for The Banned One - turn your ex-boss in for all that
payola and make a name for yourself. Your career is taking you
nowhere. In fact, all you can do is hide behind a handle and attack
people who really do make a difference.
--
Why are you
bringing Nik Carter into this? "Gig in the media" at the Comedy
Connection? Yeah, that's a hot job.
Quote from: Varulven on
September 13, 2006, 02:21:34 PM
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"Varulven is the hardest
working man in Boston Rock & Roll" a quote from Oedipus
"Oedipus
is the laziest man in the history of Boston Rock & Roll." Varulven
--
Oedi
said that, what, 25 years ago? Oedi is a multimillionaire, you're
practically on welfare. Go take the 77 to your next media event you
zero.
Brooklyndon:
I don't even know why joe created a sn to resurrect this post.
like Joe, that's so narcissistic. Just let it die. Honestly, like I
was behaving myself, you were behaving yourself, we were talking about
disco and what hits got launched from boston, why did you have to go and
start trouble? like honestly, tell me. I want to know: what pains you
enough to turn this board into a flamer fest again?
Varulven:
Well, Brooklyndon/banned one, the moderators can see the ISP and
know you are full of it. These are your new handles /
rumbldl-Towerbuzz. This thread has run its course. But you want to
cause trouble because you've got nothing better to do.
Oedipus is
a millionaire for illicit reasons. Proud of that?
Of course you
are. Shills have to pay respect to the Mafia Dons they work for. Only
your mobster got booted out on his backside! How humiliating. Hear
that silence from the Oedipus Radio Network - that's Oedi realizing it
is over. And he is not happy. No record labels to pay for his trips
to Thailand, no free automobiles he can drive onto the ice of Secret
Lake in Athol for the Track Gals to write about. Nothing. Just illicit
money from taking advantage of the industry. It's called PAYOLA.
It's illegal. Anyone endorsing Oedipus and his alleged genius is
either Oedipus or someone he helped out. The man has more enemies than
Howie Carr.
Brooklyndon:
hahahahaha
hahahahaha
haahahahaha
"Now in
the unemployment lines
You can spend your life readin' signs
Waitin'
for your interview
They can shoot the whole day for you
Now
winter's gonna turn to spring
And you haven't accomplished a thing
So
baby, leave a little time
'Cause you never know what's on my mind
It
only takes a minute, girl, to fall in love, to fall in love
It only
takes a minute, girl, yeah to fall in love, let's fall in love
Bom,
bom, bom, bom, fall in love
Bom, bom, bom, bom, fall in love"
joe
- lets face it, the really pressing question is why aren't songs like
above (it only takes a minute, by tavares) all over the airwaves.
I
mean really Joe. I'm a lover. I like to be nice. lets try this
scenario: I talk about disco and rap, and you stop being a [EDIT]. it
only takes a minute, girl, to fall in love.
[EDIT-namecalling]
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TowerBuzz:
Why complain that someone brought back a thread that you started in
the first place?. You dont dictate when things begin and end no
matter how much the moderators humor and defend you. You started the
thread dont complain when others decide to keep it alive by posting a
psition contrary to your own.
Varulven:
If you were playing monopoly Towerbuzz (today it's Towerbuzz,
tomorrow it's Brooklyndon1041, the handles never end), "Do not pass Go,
Do Not Collect your ex-WBCN unemployment check. GO right to the
Rathskellar bathroom and pick the ex-program director up off the floor.
How humiliating. Those were the days in the 70s. Mr.
Program Director was drug testing and ended up on that dirty filthy
floor. Had to be removed by the employees of the club. I have THAT in
writing.
Poor thing - I had to buy him Dunkin Donuts and coffee
he was so broke. Millionaire! HA - from illicit promo copies!
And
what's really twisted. There's an audience for Oedi's escapades - look
at the hits this thread I started got. Yeah, I do dictate when the
peanut gallery consists of one person who is not supposed to be posting
hear - troll!
We should put it to rest. Someone might hire him
to be a janitor at the Dover Town Hall or something.
Brooklyndon:
Quote from: Varulven on September 13, 2006, 05:28:51 PM
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look
at the hits this thread I started got.
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remember how
many hits the thread for banning you and allowing nik carter back got.
now silverback, do me this favor...leave the boston radio board
forver...and if you can't do that, then stop respnding to this thread
and only respond positively to mine...[EDIT]
[EDIT=name
calling]
Smoke:
Quote from: Varulven on September 13, 2006, 04:13:55 PM
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Oedipus
is a millionaire for illicit reasons. Proud of that?
--
I
didn't know success was illicit? Did you forget he once owned part of
WBCN and sold it? Do you really think he bought it with money from
stolen records? C'mon on, your blantent jealously of his success is the
reason you're still a nobody - you can't let go!
Django:
Nobody cares about Oedipus but people who were shown the door from
Boston radio decades ago and now collect disability and pretend to be a
world traveler.
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Quote
--
If you were playing monopoly Towerbuzz (today it's
Towerbuzz, tomorrow it's Brooklyndon1041, the handles never end), "Do
not pass Go, Do Not Collect your ex-WBCN unemployment check. GO right
to the Rathskellar bathroom and pick the ex-program director up off the
floor.
How humiliating. Those were the days in the 70s.
Mr. Program Director was drug testing and ended up on that dirty filthy
floor. Had to be removed by the employees of the club. I have THAT in
writing.
Poor thing - I had to buy him Dunkin Donuts and coffee
he was so broke. Millionaire! HA - from illicit promo copies!
And
what's really twisted. There's an audience for Oedi's escapades - look
at the hits this thread I started got. Yeah, I do dictate when the
peanut gallery consists of one person who is not supposed to be posting
hear - troll!
--
I have one name on this board but you
have gotten into fights with several people on this board all because
they disagree with you and proved your posts to be mostly without merit
and completely full of spite and jealousy. YOU're the Troll buddy.
We
should put it to rest. Someone might hire him to be a janitor at the
Dover Town Hall or something.
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Ron Jippey:
"Millionaire from illicit promo copies"?
The level of
dementia behind that mordant madness can't even be gauged.
TowerBuzz:
True; show me the man who became a millionaire selling promo cd's
and Ill show you a man that also has a genie and a magic lamp hiden
somewhere. It's not possible to amass that sort of fortune from that
sort of enterprise no matter how much you wish it to be true it just is
not.
HHH:
So Oed sold promo CDs to become a millionaire?
At ten bucks
apiece, he would have to have sold 100,000 CDs.
Even if it were
possible, I don't think 100,000 different CD titles exist!
Maybe
he did some other things (ahem), but CDs would have been a small part it
seems.
TowerBuzz:
You wouldnt even get ten bucks for promo cd's they are usually sold
for that much in used record shops so they would have to buy them for a
lot less to make any kind of profit off of them. It's just not true
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