Bee-otch of the Day: August 2019

Thursday, August 29, 2019

8.29.19 Bee-otches of the Day: northern Michigan radio

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Name: terrestrial radio
Age: 99
Occupation: the great Satan
Last Seen: everywhere
Bee-otched For: frying an omelette

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Omelette has been fried... again.

Steve Normandin - who was first at WKLT and most recently at The Bear - has just left his post at the classic rocker. It's not known if he quit or got fired, though more should be known in the future. O-man joined The Bear two years ago after being fired from WKLT due to budget issues.

His partner at The Bear, Guy Dark remains in mornings.

Meanwhile, Omelette's former partner at WKLT, Sean "Finster" Finigan will be the new morning man at 101.9 WLDR on Tuesday. It's not known what happened to the station's former morning hosts, Lori and Mike. Previously, he was on 104.5 Bob FM.

As usual, it all boils down to ratings and especially management. What's funny is that Omelette had monster ratings on KLT, but not on The Bear. And yet, I've heard that KLT's current morning show SUCKS! What's even more sad is that 20 years ago, The Bear was whipping KLT's ass in the ratings thanks to Bob and Tom. And yet, their ratings slump started not long afterward. Thanks to constant frequency changes, music tweaks (remembered when they started playing A Flock of Seagulls and Depeche Mode? Oy vey.) and so on, The Bear has turned into a giant fucking joke. And what's funny is that Black Diamond thought that getting Omelette to handle mornings would improve things. Well, it didn't.

The sad reality is that as much as I hate them, KLT will always be the classic rock king of the north. Maybe it's time for a new format for The Bear. How about classic country? WTCM needs some good competition.

The saga of Omelette and Finster only shows how fucked up northern Michigan radio can be. At KLT, both had to feel the wrath of Langer Gokey, a man with no ties to northern Michigan who only owns them, The Fox and ESPN Up North for money. It's not about the quality, it's about the profits. After all, KLT seems to have a new morning show every few years. And even if they were in the top three, that morning host would get canned only because the Gokeys treated them like they're replaceable. But now as KLT's audience erodes in both age and total number of listeners, time will only tell if they'll still be around in ten years.

In Finster's case, he ended up at 104.5 Bob FM, a station owned by Trish MacDonald-Garber who is well known for, well, treating people like shit, also. After all, her late father was a union buster. At Bob FM, he had to deal with her management style, plus the fact that Bob FM has one of the worst signals of any northern Michigan station. Now, he'll be on WLDR, a station that broadcasts with 100,000 watts and embarrassingly low ratings. Whether or not his presence will help their ratings is anybody's guess. After all, the Fall book starts very soon.

You know, I wish radio companies up north can get off their asses and ask everybody - locals, business owners and travelers alike - what they want to hear. There's several radio formats that do well elsewhere that are missing up north. It's shocking that The Bear, The Fox, WLDR and others are in the shitter ratings-wise and the owners seem to want to pretend that all's well.

Think of it this way: 20 years ago, northern Michigan had three rock stations: KLT, The Bear and The Zone. None of them dared touch bands like KoRn, Rage Against the Machine, Tool or Slipknot. The hardest band either KLT or The Zone played was probably Collective Soul. Their excuse for not wanting to play real rock bands? "Well, this is not the market for them". Oddly enough, The Zone finally started playing those bands in late 2000 and the ratings took off. Now, its predecessor, Rock 105 and 95-5, is tied with KLT as being northern Michigan's #1 rock station and they now play all those bands.

And the funny thing is that Slipknot had the #1 album in the country two weeks ago. Tool's new album is expected to do spectacular as well. Yes, rock isn't dead! However, the big radio giants and record labels deserve to shoot themselves in the ass by thinking that hard rock and metal are a thing of the past.

I love my conversations with radio people past and present since they tell me that radio - especially up north - really started to taper off because of the internet in the mid-90s. Now, even heritage stations are struggling in the ratings. Very true: many new cars don't have AM radio (which is why many stations now have FM translators) and the fact that thanks to Bluetooth, one can listen to any internet station they wish on the go. It is what it is.

Remember, folks: in the late 20s, talking motion pictures were considered a fad. Now, it's the norm. Same with Rock 'n Roll and Mad Magazine. Talkies are still going strong and so is Rock. Mad, not so much.

I wonder if terrestrial radio is next...

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Tuesday, August 27, 2019

8.27.19 Bee-otch of the Day: David Koch

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Name: David Koch
Age: was 79
Occupation: wealthy asshole
Last Seen: hell
Bee-otched For: being alive

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Even with the Amazon burning, the world is a greener place now that David Koch has officially kicked the bucket.

The environment-destroying, union-busting, middle class-shaming billionaire died at his home in Southampton, NY from prostate cancer on Friday at age 79. The vice president of Koch Industries, David (right) - along with brother Charles (left) - donated hundreds of millions of dollars to fight against politicians and movements that are anti-pollution. Koch helped spearheaded the Tea Party movement and brainwashed millions into thinking that all Democrats wanted to do was give tax dollars to poor black people.

The reality is, is that "Taxed Enough Already" applies to the wealthy and not the middle class.

David's father, Fred was a notorious asskisser to Hitler. He also helped to transform Kansas into a Right to Work state in the 1950s, which helped make them one of the poorest states in America. Plus, Fred was one of the co-founders of the John Birch Society, one of the most-right-winged advocacy groups in America.

Fred died in 1967 and David became the head of Koch Industries. In 1980, Koch ran for vice president of the United States, wanting to eliminate Social Security, the minimum wage and corporate taxes, among many things. Yes, this prick was definitely to the right of Reagan.

Granted, he *did* have his leftist views. Supposedly, he was pro-choice, pro-LGBT and was against the war on drugs. But his views on the middle class and the fact that he was worth $48 billion made him a total asshole.

When news of Koch's death was announced Friday, it seemed that everybody on social media was crying good riddance. Well, almost. On the Facebook page of CBS affiliate WWTV 9&10 in northern Michigan, some of their posters commented that people should be ashamed of themselves for bashing him. Oh, really?!? This is a prick who polluted the planet and thumbed his nose at hard-working Americans. It's sad that ANYBODY would want to defend his disgusting politics. But then again, this is northern Michigan, a small slice of America filled with people who moved out of Detroit to get away from black folks. Hell, if this was 1945 and we had Facebook back then, some of these assclowns would be calling shame on those who were happy that Hitler died.

David Koch was an evil monster, plain and simple. His life should not be celebrated. I'll betcha that Koch is one big reason why the media has not talked about the Amazon fires until just last week. They help fund the news, so there you go.

Now, it's time for Charles to be reunited with him.

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Monday, August 26, 2019

8.26.19 Bee-otch of the Day: The Breakaway Festival Cell Phone Pickpocket

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Name: unknown
Age: unknown
Occupation: crook
Last Seen: Grand Rapids, MI
Bee-otched For: taking over 30 cellphones... including mine

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Every year, I go to one of the biggest EDM festivals in the state, Grand Rapids' Breakaway Festival.

Breakaway is a multi-state festival featuring the biggest stars in Electronic Dance Music. Think of it like Rothbury's Electric Forest, but without the camping, and without the parking.

This year's Breakaway in Grand Rapids featured Kaskade, Louis the Child, Troyboi and rapper Wiz Khalifa. There's three other Breakaways in Columbus, OH, plus Nashville and Charlotte.

Needless to say, I had a fun time attending both days. There was a lot of energy, lots of bass-pumping music and most-importantly, lots of hot chicks dressed like strippers. Love looking at girl ass? Breakaway is your place.

All was well both days until Saturday night when Big Gigantic took the stage. I shot some video of the band playing and put my phone back in my pocket. Towards the end of the set, I had to go pee, so I went to the port-a-potties.

The walk was treacherous. I had to fight through crowds to get there like everybody else. I did a thing where I was putting my hands up to symbolize that I was coming through. Well, that was a stupid idea.

By the time I got to the long rows of port-a-pissers, I reached into my pocket to grab my phone since it had a flashlight. I had a hard time seeing if there were people in there. However, As soon as I put my hand in my pocket, I only felt my wallet. My phone was gone!

I started freaking out, so I decided to quickly run back to the area to see if my phone was there. It wasn't. A guy was nice enough to see if my phone could ring, and it did. So, he told me to check out lost and found. I did, and they didn't have my phone. Since I had a ride home, I had no choice but to leave so I can go home and deactivate my phone. As a result, I had to miss out on Wiz Khalifa.

I got home and used Google's phone tracker. The asshole who stole my phone shut it off. The next day, I went all the way downtown to the police department to file a complaint. Today, over 30 people have filed complaints and more could be on the way.

The sad thing is that there were a good deal of security and police present, but they can't watch over all 12,000 attendees. Even with strict rules in regards to bags and such, dozens of cell phones are now gone, including mine.

My phone had many items, including the last-ever pictures I ever took of my dying grandmother and aunt. In the report above, the woman mentioned that she's in real estate and needs her phone for her job. It is my hope that the crook or crooks didn't destroy the phones or chucked it into one of those fucking ecoATM machines.

You know, I work hard. I get up every weekday at 4:30 am and I'm at work by 6 am. Some days are easy and some aren't. It's a job. I spent ten long, fucking years without a raise because my ex-boss was a drunk hollander who treated people like shit. By the time he retired, I was having panic attacks and I was floundering in severe debt because I was bullied too much. The best news is that my new boss saw a shit ton of potential in me. Since then, I've gotten many raises.

Sadly, I'm really starting to get tired of people. They view me as a gofer because I have a car. It insults me that when I give people rides - even to places miles away from here - my payment is a pair of socks. Yes, I was awarded a pair of socks for doing a favor for a Section Eight loser I've since unfriended. The same asshole who wanted me to give him $500 to help fix his aging Saturn that has over 200,000 miles on it. Sorry, but I'm a human and not your personal bank. It's assholes like him that make me hate people.

When I'm without my phone, I'm pissed. It's like being deserted. The last time I was without my phone, I was without my car thanks to my ex-"girlfriend" who was constantly taking both to Muskegon. One day, I had neither and had no way to get to work. Thanks to some quick thinking and an older smartphone that still worked, I was able to Uber it to work. Later that evening, I proudly kicked her ass out of my apartment.

You know, when people use me, I feel like shit. I've tried real hard to eliminate those in my life who see me as their servant and shit like this only rips apart the wound. However, there was some good news in all this. The man at the Lost and Found desk deserves a giant THANK YOU for letting me use his phone to get my ride ready and my ride since I sure as hell wasn't going to pay over $30 for an Uber home.

In the end, if the perp isn't caught, at least they will face bad karma. SHAME on anybody who uses hard workers like myself to get themselves paid through life. I hope everybody who attended Breakaway will get their phone back. At least I'm getting a new phone and will hopefully be here in the next day or two.

Hopefully, this asshole or asshole will "Breakaway" from real life and head into jail.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

8.21.19 Bee-otch of the Day: Cumulus

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Name: Cumulus Media
Age: 22
Occupation: radio giant
Last Seen: Atlanta, GA
Bee-otched For: treating their jocks like shit

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Thank God I never got into radio.

Love talking about the business, but would I ever want to get in front of the mic? Only if there's job security, which doesn't exist.

This week, Ken Evans, who handled mornings at 105.3 Hot FM here in Grand Rapids was fired from the station. He had been at the Top 40 outlet for two years.

Previously, Evans was the morning host at iHeartMedia's 104.5 WSNX. He was canned to make way for the Detroit-based Mojo in the Morning a few years ago.

Now, speculation has it that Evans' replacement will be.... another syndicated show. All signs are pointing to The Bert Show, which is based out of Cumulus' CHR hub in Atlanta, WWWQ - Q99.7. Basically put, the show is yet another Howard Stern knockoff for soccer moms.

The show is carried here in Michigan on Hot FM's sister station, Flint's CK105.5. i92.9 in Lansing - which is mostly voicetracked as-is - also carried it.

On Facebook, Evans said that his contract was ready to expire and the station was "going in a new direction". Since its debut in 2006, Hot FM has been a perennial runner-up in the ratings to WSNX, mainly because Hot FM is more of a traditional CHR vs. WSNX's rhythmic approach.

Considering that Ken's a father, I do hope he will land on his feet soon. The fact that he's lost two radio jobs in such a short amount of time - possibly due to corporate syndicated bullshit - has got to be daunting for him. His only major company left is Townsquare and maybe Mix 95.7, but I doubt if they're hiring. The fact that 100.5 The River's Andy Rent is 76 might help him a little, but Evans working at a soft AC is, well, weird.

The fact that only three companies run all the major radio stations in GR has gotta hurt many DJs. I hope Mr. Evans will be back on his feet in no time. Then again, Hot FM was an abortion from Matt Hanlon from the get-go. Personally, I would go full-urban with 105.3.

How about "The Whip"? LOL.

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Tuesday, August 20, 2019

8.20.19 Bee-otch of the Day: Donald Trump

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Name: Donald Trump
Age: 72
Occupation: Cheeto
Last Seen: Washington, DC
Bee-otched For: lacking in Spirit

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Once upon a time, there was a rock band called Spirit.

The band was composed of five members, centered around teenage lead singer and guitarist Randy California and his 40-something stepfather, Ed Cassidy on drums. Their biggest hit, "I've Got a Line On You" peaked at #25 on the pop charts in 1969.

That year, Spirit toured with another up-and-coming band from England. Spirit of course performed 'Line' along with other tunes, including an instrumental called "Taurus".

Sadly, Spirit could not repeat the success of 'Line' and the original line-up broke up in 1973 with a few reunions over the years. To make matters worse, that little British band that toured with Spirit in 1969 recorded a song that California claimed was a rip-off of "Taurus" in 1971.

And that song was called "Stairway to Heaven".

For years, California claimed that Led Zeppelin ripped him off since "Taurus" shared some of the same notes. However, he didn't have money for a lawyer and felt that the statute of limitations had passed. To make matters worse, California died in 1997 while trying to save his 12-year-old son from drowning off the coast of Hawaii. He was only 45. Ed Cassidy died in 2012 at the age of 89, thus making a Spirit reunion beyond impossible.

When California died, his estate moved forward with a lawsuit against 'Stairway''s authors, guitarist Jimmy Page and lead singer Robert Plant in the 2010s. However, the courts ruled in favor of LZ, citing that the song was written before recorded music was protected under a certain copyright law. Only sheet music at the time was protected.

And now, guess who had to chime in? Good 'ol Drumpf.

His justice department pretty much said the same damn thing the courts have said. IMHO, I think Drumpf's crew said all this simply make people hate Led Zeppelin because, well, they're rich. Robert Plant's worth $170 million, Jimmy Page has ditto while John Paul Jones has $90 million in his pocket. Even Jason Bonham - the late John Bonham's son - has $20 million, but some of that's from recording and touring with various projects, too.

True, Led Zeppelin was one of rock's most-influential bands. And like The Beatles were to 1950s rock (i.e. "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Twist and Shout"), the Leds loved to incorporate classic blues to their sound with their takes on "When the Levee Breaks" and "Whole Lotta Love". But like Mancow is to Howard Stern and and Oreo is to Hydrox, LZ probably took some of "Taurus" and, well, turned it into something more emotional and soulful. It's a shame that Drumpf had to dig his nose into the situation.

With threats of another economic breakdown around the corner, guess what Drumpf wants to do? CUT TAXES! He thinks that it will give the economy a boost. Of course, Dubya thought of the same, and well, guess what happened in 2008. Also, US Steel is cutting jobs all because of his tariffs.

Also, it's a shame that because Drumpf cut a long-time fund that helped Planned Parenthood. You know, like I've said many, many times, it's a shame that Repukes only care about the fetus and not the human. If a fetus is aborted, it's a shame. But if an asshole opens fire in a school and one of the victims stands up against gun violence, that person's called a libtard.

You know, 2020 can't come soon enough. I wish more and more people who aren't Bernie Sanders can drop out of the presidential race simply because these assclowns are kicking their own ass, thinking that they can beat Drumpf. But at the end of the day, Americans want a real president and not another middle of the road centralist.

Maybe it's time we start buying Drumpf's Stairway to the helicopter that will fly him out of the White House.

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Monday, August 19, 2019

8.19.19 Bee-otch of the Day: Walmart

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Name: Walmart
Age: 58
Occupation: retailer from hell
Last Seen: Bentonville, AR
Bee-otched For: video games = bad, guns = good

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What do you expect from a retailer who in the past banned anything having to do with Howard Stern and albums with explicit lyrics?

In the wake of the massacre in El Paso at one of their stores, Walmart has decided to stop displaying movies and video games that depict violence. However, they will still sell guns and violent video games.

Now, it's no doubt that video games have gotten more and more realistic since they were invented in the 1970s. Hell, computer graphics have gone a long way.

Then again, so have guns. When the Second Amendment was drafted, terms like "AR-15" and "bump stock" were nowhere to be found. When the Columbine massacre occurred, people pointed the finger at video games like "Doom" for being too violent and bloody.

Of course, "Mortal Kombat" peaked in popularity when I was 13 or so. I played it when I was at that age despite it being designed for those 18 and over because of its gory violence. Then again, I played the Super Nintendo version, which toned down the blood, especially where a character gets gored in the back by a spear when defeated.

Now as a teen, I was exposed to violence on TV and video games and I never killed anybody. I looked at Playboy and hardcore porno mags and movies and I never raped a woman. Yes, this never happened to me.

On Friday night, Michael Moore was on MSNBC's The 11th Hour With Brian Williams talking about gun problems in America. He touched on violent video games and guess what? As he proclaimed in "Bowling For Columbine" almost 20 years ago, there's no link between violent video games and gun violence. He also talked about how hard it is to buy a gun in Canada, but then again, there's hardly any mass shootings north of the border. And yet, there's still hunters and those who do target practice as sport.

Earlier in the evening, Bill Maher had his own answer to gun violence on his HBO show Real Time. He thinks that the #1 reason for mass shootings is because all the shooters are loners, and that they simply just need to make friends. Now, sadly, I don't agree with a lot of Maher has to say. He thinks that people who didn't vote for Hillary in 2016 are to blame for Drumpf's victory. A few weeks ago, he said that the only real chance the Democrats have in 2020 is if Oprah ran for president. SMH. Sorry, but if you ever saw the audience of her old syndicated talk show, you'd know why I would never vote for her.

Now, Maher needs to realize why the Columbine shootings occurred: it was because the two shooters were loners and were severely bullied by classmates. They didn't fit in any clique except their own. The same went with the Sandy Hook shooter, who was autistic. Ditto with the Parkland shooter.

Sadly, those with mental problems like autism tend to be outsiders. They want to be in with the cool kids, but they are bullied for being different. Sadly, they feel unaccepted for who they are, so they find weird hobbies. And yes, guns are one of them.

Plain and simple, I like Michael Moore's idea for gun control better over Bill Maher's. It's sad that other countries have better progressive views regarding guns, healthcare and other things than us Americans. We need to keep guns away from those with mental issues and help them find better hobbies that might make them more accepted with others.

OK, so bowling may or may not be a good idea.

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Thursday, August 15, 2019

8.15.19 Bee-otch of the Day: Donald Trump

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Name: Donald Trump
Age: 72
Occupation: carrot
Last Seen: Washington, DC
Bee-otched For: recession, here we come!

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I knew it.

I knew it, I knew it, i knew it.

I KNEW IT!

When he was elected president, I knew that by the end of his first term, there would be trouble.

I knew it all along.

Yesterday, the Dow dropped 800 points in fear that another recession is looming. Drumpf's tariffs and tax breaks for the wealthy are starting to hurt everybody. Today, the Dow only gained about an eighth of its loss from yesterday.

Folks, I remember the last recession from ten years ago and how it hurt us all. Then again, the 2000s sucked, especially for those like me who were starting out. Nothing like a bunch of asshole Repukes calling you an $8/hr. loser when they were the ones who made you that loser. Back then, I remembered seeing people - even in my own family - go from making a respectable income to working at Walmart. I was lucky to even have a job.

Thanks to Obama, I'm now making WAAAAAY more than $8 per hour and the economy *had* been doing better. At least until Drumpf took over as president. Now, like the 2000s, we just might end this decade on another sour financial note.

It's a shame that Drumpf and the assholes who elected him are going to sink this country all because their top concern are that therm Mexicans ur gurna take ur jerbs away. Healthcare? Education? Gun laws? NAAAAAAAH! We needed a businessman to run the country. Well, this is what you get, folks.

This is why you'll never see me vote for anyone with an (R) after their name. Do you like the fact that you can't afford a decent house because the rent's too fucking high? Do you love the fact that you can't have a kid because childbirth is too expensive? Do you like going to college, graduating and then having to work at McDonald's because there are no jobs? Well, thank a Rethug.

All I can hope for is for the Democrats to allow people to vote for whomever they want to vote for in 2020. No more superdelagate BS like what happened in 2016. We need Bernie to show that high taxes for the wealthy will equate to job growth and not the other way around.

But otherwise, 2008, welcome home.

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Wednesday, August 14, 2019

8.14.19 Bee-otch of the Day: Kid Rock

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Name: Robert "Kid Rock" Ritchie
Age: 48
Occupation: formerly good singer and rapper
Last Seen: Nashville, TN
Bee-otched For: needing a Swift kick in the ass

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Once upon a time in the cozy suburbs of Detroit, there was a young boy named Robert Ritchie.

He lived peacefully on an orchard owned by his father, a car dealer who sold Lincolns and Mercurys. As a teen, he would sneak out of the house and go to the ghetto with his Sears Roebuck turntable. He'd go to parties where he was the only white person in the whole room. At first, young Robert was looked upon as some rich-ass goofy white kid. But when he was showing off his turntable skills, the crowd was talking about how that white kid rocked.

And yes, Kid Rock was born.

It's amazing how that white kid powered by listening to mix shows on WJLB in the 80s would become one of the biggest stars of the 2000s. Sadly, if I were black and he was at my party, I would be calling the cops, even if I'm the one about to get my ass whooped by the po-po.

Now, Kid Rock is an asshole Rethug who spat on the auto industry by kissing Mitt Romney's ass and now, he's doing the same for Drumpf. Hell, he even visited the White House with Ted "I'll be dead or in jail" Nugent.

Last week, Robbie made an angry tweet about Taylor Swift, claiming that she will be sucking on every doorknob in Hollywood since it's the oldest trick in the book. Needless to say, a lot of folks criticized the once-great singer, even Sheryl Crow, who dueted with Rock on his ballad "Picture".

Ya know, I used to like Kid Rock. Sadly, I knew that "All Summer Long" would be his jump the shark tune. Now, he's another shitty redneck country singer whose fanbase either wears MAGA hats or white outfits with pointy hats.

I hope that if he releases another album, it will flop. The Dow went down AGAIN today, meaning that a recession is on the horizon. Way to go, Drumpf!

Somewhere, Jeff "The Wizard" Mills is shaking his head.

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Tuesday, August 13, 2019

8.13.19 Bee-otch of the Day: businesses that support Trump

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Name: various
Age: various
Occupation: business owners
Last Seen: everywhere
Bee-otched For: giving their money to Trump

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Last week, those who love to go to the gym were given a wake-up call.

It was discovered that Soulcycle and Equinox's owner, Stephen Ross is also an asskisser to Drumpf. In an interview, Ross proclaims that even though he doesn't totally agree with his politics, he's been good friends with the de facto president for years and he gets tax credits from him.

Because of the discovery, many have dropped their ties with the gyms. Ross is also the owner of the NFL's Miami Dolphins.

True, we also should support local businesses, too. But, even shopping local can be good for our pussy-grabbing Cheeto-in-chief.

It was also revealed last week that the popular Grand Rapids-based restaurant Anna's House - known for their vegan and gluten-free dishes - gave over $30,000 to Drumpf's presidential campaign. The news has angered many of AH's longtime customers, leading some to boycott the chain and their eight locations. Five are in west Michigan and three are in the Detroit area. One person even took to social media claiming that they were a former employee who worked 12 hours a day with no breaks and never saw a raise in their years working for AH. They claimed that they never had the money to give more money to their employees and even made the excuse that they had to raise the price of their items by a quarter. Yet, the $30K they gave to Drumpf is a kick in the balls to those who worked their asses off for nothing.

In this capitalist society, businesses have the right to give to the politicians they like. As a result, you can be a Democrat and still vote for Republicans because you do your shopping at Meijer, eat Papa John's Pizza and sleep on a MyPillow. Yep! All three donate to the Repukes. Of course, you could be shopping at Costco or Trader Joe's, noshing on Qdoba or Chipotle and sleeping on pretty much anything other than a pillow created by a crack addict who gave $1 million to fund a shitty anti-abortion movie, yet increased his ad time with Laura Ingraham's Fox Propaganda Channel show after she blasted the victims of the Parkland shooting rampage.

Check out www.goodsuniteus.com. They have a laundry list of companies and brands and where their donations go to. One of the most-disappointing facts is that most pizza chains support the Repukes. However, there is a page on the website that lists politicians and companies that support them. Oddly enough, some of Bernie Sanders' biggest Republican supporters include AT&T, Kroger and even Walmart. Democratic-leaning companies that support Drumpf include Burlington Coat Factory, Chipotle (Qdoba is not on the list, thankfully), Chrysler, Sears and Kimberly-Clark. So if you want to support your favorite candidate, shop the products and places that represent them.

I hope Jet's isn't involved in politics.

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Monday, August 12, 2019

8.12.19 Bee-otch of the Day: the justice system

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Name: the justice system
Age: ageless
Occupation: the reason why billionaires get treated like kings while somebody who took a toke off a joint 50 years ago is still in jail
Last Seen: everywhere
Bee-otched For: no probable justice for Epstein's victims

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When we think of celebrities and suicide, we think of great people who could not handle fame.

Robin Williams, Kurt Cobain, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Ray Combs and too many others to mention all left a positive impact on our lives. When they all took their own lives, too many years were shed by those who all asked one simple word: "Why?"

But for others, it's good riddance.

On Saturday, the world was stunned when accused sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein was found hanging in his jail cell. He had been on a suicide watch, but it was taken off just before his death.

So why didn't the guards see the warning signs? Who knows? But leave it to William Barr to get to the bottom of this.

Or, better yet, it probably won't happen.

At the end of the day, I expect that Epstein's fortune won't be going to his victims. Instead, it might all go to family or his pet cat. Who knows?

Meanwhile, I see that Bill Cosby is trying to overturn his three to ten-year jail sentence for drugging and raping a female student. Oy vey. With all of the women who have exposed him for who he *really* is, all I can say is that if he's free before he dies, it will be a sad world that we're living in. I also see that TV One is STILL showing The Cosby Show. I hope they're losing money by still showing that unfunny shit. Then again, they are selling their Detroit radio stations.

The point is, is that if you have money, you'll always seem to win. Fuck your victims. Hell, we have a fucking pedophile in the White House right now! But he won't go to jail as long as We have wishy-washy Dems who are stuck in the middle and won't find the best way for impeachment.

But thankfully, somebody WILL judge the guilty.

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Thursday, August 8, 2019

8.8.19 Hero of the Day: Black Diamond Broadcasting

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Bee-otch of the Day honors are awarded Monday through Thursday; Bee-otch of the Week is awarded Sunday morning on Chuck69.com.

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A SPECIAL HERO OF THE DAY!

Name: Black Diamond Broadcasting
Age: 4
Occupation: northern Michigan radio station owner
Last Seen: Rochester Hills, MI
Awarded For: actually knowing how to run a good rock station

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When I started this here blog 20 years ago, I had a dream: to improve the quality of Northern Michigan radio.

Back in 1999, northern Michigan had only three rock stations. There was the classic rock station (The Bear), the quasi-classic rock station (WKLT) and the so-called modern rock station (The Zone) that was really a soccer mom station.

The radio dial up north was a joke. While real rock stations in Detroit, Grand Rapids and other downstate towns were playing KoRn, Nine Inch Nails, Tool, Rage Against the Machine and others that helped define rock in the late 90s, we were stuck living in the shittiest, most-corporate-sounding radio market in the state. Not long ago, I was reading messages from a friend's Facebook feed and one of her friends talked about how they had to bring CDs on their up north vacations 20 years ago. Yes, radio was THAT bad.

It's sad knowing that in 1999, any so-called rock station up north didn't mind playing shit that is pretty much considered Adult Contemporary these days. Ya know, Hootie and the Blowfish, Counting Crows, Matchbox 20, Paula Cole, Goo Goo Dolls and pretty much anything that would cause Stewart Stevenson to have an orgasm. And thanks to my parents, I was stuck in radio hell.

Thankfully, at least one station listened. In 2000, The Zone - which suffered from being almost out of the top 10 in the ratings - finally added those embargoed bands and then some. Ultimately, the ratings rose drastically and forced KLT to finally start playing some of the aforementioned bands, too. Of course, KLT is pretty much 99% classic rock these days. As for The Zone, well, ten years ago, it became a new station called Real Rock 105 and 95-5. In 2013, 95.5 out of Traverse City flipped to Easy Listening and 105.1 out of Cheboygan became Rock 105. But thanks to new owners Black Diamond Broadcasting, they knew that radio stations with old listeners simply didn't make money. 95.5 returned to Rock in 2017 and Rock 105 and 95-5 was reborn.

Well, the northern Michigan Arbitrends were released yesterday and normally, I would give somebody Bee-otch of the Day for running a shitty radio station. I should give it to Trish MacDonald-Garber for not subscribing to Nielsen. I should give it to Midwestern for allowing Z93 to exist for so long with piss-poor ratings. I should give it to Northern Broadcast because KLT lost a full share and both The Fox and ESPN have anemic ratings. And yes, Blarney Stone since WLDR has VERY horrific ratings for a 100,000-watt station, and yes, even this, even though allegedly, it's because of the party that technically owns WLDR.

But ya know? I'm quite happy that Rock 105 and 95-5 is doing well. Hell, I like looking at their playlist and it's a healthy mix of current rock and mainly tunes from the 90s and 00s. Hell, I choose Rock 105/95-5 over fucking WGRD here in Grand Rapids, which now plays butt rock from the 70s. Sunday morning, I had the misfortune of listening to the beginning of "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd as I was waking up. Ah, yes, nothing like listening to a song that reminds me of the asshole of an ex-stepdad I had the misfortune of dealing with...

The sad truth is that the Active Rock business is depressing. The four biggest radio markets in America don't even have a regular FM station playing bands like Godsmack, Five Finger Death Punch or Disturbed. The biggest radio market that has an Active Rocker is now Dallas with KEGL 97.1, a station that actually left the airwaves in 2004 and returned in 2007. However, their ratings are only meh. The fact that record companies are afraid to promote hard rock and metal artists and corporate radio giants like iHeartMedia and Cumulus simply think that new rock is dead only makes things worse. But here in Michigan, Active Rock is alive and well thanks to stations like Rock 105/95-5, Detroit's WRIF and Q106 in Lansing. IIRC, Rock 105/95-5 *MIGHT* be the sole Active Rocker in Michigan that avoids anything made before I was even born altogether (and BTW, I was born in 1981).

Yes, Rock 105/95-5 has its problems. During the week, they only have one full-time local jock, Dave Doran, who handles afternoons. The other two jocks - Cartman (mornings) and Roxanne Steele (middays) - are voicetracked from Green Bay and Detroit, respectively. However, I prefer Roxanne over the nauseating voice of Terri Ray.

The sad truth is that there's a reason why classic rock stations are outperforming new rock stations here in America: most newer rock fans have long-abandoned terrestrial radio for satellite and the internet. Old folks aren't very tech savvy, period. So why is Rock 105/95-5 doing so well? I think it's because in some spots in northern Michigan, the internet flat-out sucks. Also, the fact that they're not owned by another out-of-town group helps a lot, also. Personally, I listen to Rock 105/95-5 online more than I do GRD simply because I've long rooted for an Active Rocker to do well in the place of my birth.

And yes, that wish came true.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2019

8.7.19 Bee-otch of the Day: Cumulus

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Name: Cumulus Media
Age: 22
Occupation: media giant
Last Seen: Atlanta, GA
Bee-otched For: proving that they need to fix WJR

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Once upon a time, there was a big, 50,000-watt radio station out of Detroit called WJR.

"The Great Voice of the Great Lakes" as it was called was a powerhouse that appealed to young and old. Unlike most AM giants of their time, the avoided the Top 40 trend, knowing that competing stations like WXYZ, WKNR and especially CKLW could have the kids to themselves. WJR had variety even after the age of Network radio died with the advent of television.

For decades, WJR had J.P. McCarthy, a smooth, laid-back morning host who was well-loved and rated. Sadly, he died in 1995 at the age of 62. To some, his death marked the beginning of the end for WJR.

Like many radio stations, WJR has been bought, sold and merged over the years. Some of those names include Capital Cities, Disney/ABC, Citadel and now, Cumulus. At one point, it was owned by George Richards, who also owned the Detroit Lions football team.

But now, that golden tower sticking out of the Fisher Building should be sold for junk.

In the latest Nielsen book, WJR scored probably its worst rating ever: a 2.0. Somewhere, the ghost of the old 97.1 Extreme Radio is shouting, "howdy, neighbor!" After all, that station's rating was similar to what WJR's is now.

Like most AM talk stations, WJR's hosts are angry old white men and their listeners are the same. Christ, they carry that morbidly-obese junkie Rush Limbaugh ferchrissakes! They also carry Mark Levin and Michael "Savage" Weiner.

WJR does have a good deal of local talk, though, you guessed it, it's all angry old white men. One of those guys is 70-year-old Frank Beckmann. His show airs from 9 am to noon weekdays. Recently, Southpaws co-host Jack Prince called up Beckmann live on his show. He talked about young people being riddled with college debt and Beckmann replied with, "why should I pay for their debt?"

Here's the reason why: BECAUSE WHEN YOU WENT TO COLLEGE, IT WAS CHEAP! ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION, THE AVERAGE AMERICAN GOT PAID MORE BACK THEN THAN TODAY! THE MINIMUM WAGE HASN'T GONE UP ONCE IN TEN YEARS AND WHEN REAGAN WAS PRESIDENT! WHEN THEY LEAVE COLLEGE, STUDENTS HAVE SIX FIGURES OF COLLEGE DEBT AND CAN'T GET A JOB! AND HERE YOU ARE, MAKING SIX FIGURES PER YEAR ON A RADIO SHOW WITH NO LISTENERS BITCHING ABOUT THEM?!? NO WONDER WHY YOUR STATION'S AT A 2.0 IN THE RATINGS. JESUS CHRIST ON A DILDO-FUCKING HARLEY!

Folks, this is Cumulus we're talking about: the same assholes who banned The Dixie Chicks from their stations over Natalie Maines' slamming of George W. Bush. A company that is selling radio stations left and right to solve their debt. And now, a company that's stuck in Detroit with a station with no ratings and don't share the same political leanings with most Detroiters.

With more and more cars not being equipped with AM radios and Cumulus rumored to be prepping their Detroit stations for sale, only time will tell how long WJR will last. Hell, maybe an FM simulcast with 93.1 - currently the faltering NASH FM - could be in the works. Who knows?

BTW, the top station in Detroit is WCSX while new rival WLLZ is consistently at a 4 share. Together, the two are at a 10 share, providing that Detroiters love their moldy Classic Rock. WRIF is at a 4.6, though I wonder how 89X is doing after their recent switch to Active Rock.

At the end of the day, I think WJR will sink lower as their listeners age and Cumulus will prep their Detroit cluster for a sale. Their other station is 96.3 WDVD, which plays soccer mom music. Who knows? All I know is that as long as Detroit stays to the left, there's no room for those who use a 50,000-watt stick to kiss Drumpf's ass.

It's not video that killed the radio star, it's shooting its own ass.

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

8.6.19 Bee-otch of the Day: Donald Trump

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Name: Donald Trump
Age: 72
Occupation: the tanning salon's best friend
Last Seen: Washington, DC
Bee-otched For: being the most-hypocritical president ever

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Once upon a time, there was a popular comic strip called The Far Side, drawn by Gary Larson.

In one of the strips, there's a cow grilling hamburger while a group of cows grimaced at him.

And that, my friends, is the moral of Drumpf's presidency.

In a speech yesterday, he proclaimed that hate and white supremacy have no place in our society.

In the great words of Darren Gibson on Southpaws, "oh, really?!?" (insert the sound effect he plays of a cow mooing, preceded with the sound of somebody pooping)

This coming from an asshole who just a few weeks ago told several people in Congress to go back to where they came from.

The more I see Drumpf, the more I hope the 17 months he has left in office can end sooner. The fact that we have Mexican children living in squalor in his jails, plus the fact that he wants his wall to be built ASAP only shows that he TRULY doesn't care about anybody but himself and his wealthy buddies. Same with everyone else in the Republican Party.

I fear for this country, folks. Remember, we had Sandy Hook, Las Vegas, Orlando, Parkland and now El Paso and Dayton. Our government won't do a damn thing about gun control. Yet, when Janet Jackson showed off her pierced nipple on live TV, the government jumped into action.

After all in the Republicans' mind, guns don't kill people, nipples do.

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