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Name: MTV Age: 33 Occupation: crap cable channel Last Seen: New York, NY Bee-otched For: not knowing what the hell rock music is --- Once upon a time, there was a cable channel that played music videos. It was called "MTV" or "Music Television".
It was basically an album-oriented rock station aimed at males 18-34... on your TV! It was so popular that cable customers that didn't have it would lovingly call their providers with the statement, "I WANT MY MTV!" MTV played music videos and nothing but, 24 hours a day, seven days per week, 365 days per year. The station's personalities, Martha Quinn, Alan Hunter, Nina Blackwood, Marc Goodman and JJ Jackson all became household names and helped the fledgling young network reach new heights in the 80's.
Of course, rock evolved in the 1980's with hair metal acts such as Motley Crue, Poison, Cinderella and Twisted Sister taking center stage. And yes, MTV was there. That led to the 1990's grunge era with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains proving that you don't have to dress like a chick to rock. MTV was also there when nu metal took over in the late 90's and so on.
But, you guessed it: MTV and music videos now go together like oil and water. Gone are the days of 120 Minutes and Headbanger's Ball; instead, we get dumbassed bullshit aimed towards little girls living off daddy's trust fund. Yet, MTV still has a yearly music video awards show.
Last Sunday, MTV's Video Music Awards were held at the legendary Forum without any major controversy. There was no twerking, no serious wardrobe malfunctions or anything like that. But for us rock fans, MTV decided to give us rock fans a slap in the face.
Nominees for the Best Rock Video Award included Arctic Monkeys' sexy "Do I Wanna Know?", Imagine Dragons' mega-hit "Radioactive", The Black Keys' hilarious "Fever" and the legendary Linkin Park with "Until It's Gone".
However, the Moonman ended up in the hands of a woman who knows how to grind a guitar and kick some ass, and that's 17-year-old New Zealand goth wannabe Lorde.
And yes, I said it with sarcasm.
Here's the video for that tune, if you've never heard it:
Now, I'll betcha some of you are guessing, "is this rock?" According to MTV and her label, Universal, yes. All "Royals" is composed of is a synthesized drum track with Lorde singing a ca pella. The video itself is kinda boring, too.
Look, I'm not bashing Lorde. Christ, I wouldn't mind banging her-
Oh, never mind.
Hell, I find "Royals" catchy and fun to listen to, BUT NEWSFLASH! IT'S. NOT. ROCK. 'N. ROLL.
I think it's pathetic when labels and media all call horseshit rock 'n roll. A few years ago, it was folk shit like Mumford and Sons and Of Monsters and Men. Granted, the alternative scene has improved somewhat since, but I think it's sad that hard rock bands are having a tougher time these days getting a hit all because everything's all indie these days. Labels and stations are afraid of anything edgy. But yet, they're not afraid to play a tune from a 17-year-old chick who is more sophisti-pop than rock.
Oh, well, MTV lost me - and just about anybody over the age of 20 - years ago. Hell, I cut the cord several years ago and I ain't lookin' back. Let them morph the minds of morons everywhere. Maybe next year, they'll hand the VMA for best Male Video to Lady Gaga.
eMpTV: music video-free since 1986.
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Name: Burger King Age: 60 Occupation: fast food giant Last Seen: Miami, FL (for now) Bee-otched For: pulling a Walgreens --- Will Burger King be soon known as Poutine King?
Well, it looks like it. The fast food behemoth announced yesterday that it's merging with Canada's Tim Horton's to become the third-largest food food chain on the planet, behind McDonald's and Wendy's, who ironically once owned Tim Horton's, but spun it off in 2006.
One reason for BK wanting to merge with Timmie's: so they could move their headquarters to Canada, which would save them billions in paying US taxes.
Many companies are taking advantage of this tax burden; recently, Walgreens announced plans to move to Switzerland after they purchased European drugstore giant Boots, which is based in that country. However, critics of the move criticized Walgreens for also taking advantage of saving big-time tax dollars, $4 billion total. Walgreens since rejected the move to Switzerland and the executive who proposed the move has since left the company.
But in the world of fast food, where burger flippers are paid minimum wage, this move by Burger King is a huge slap in the face. Plus, it's less money that supports America and the programs that help BK's workers since after all, can you even raise YOURSELF on $8 per hour? I think not.
This is why I RARELY eat at the big major fast food places anymore. They treat their employees like shit, so the customer gets shitty service. Been there, done that. As for TimHo, they're not bad, although the last time I was there, it took me 10 minutes just for one of their workers to whip me up a sausage sandwich. Plus, their hash brown has to be smaller than a White Castle hamburger.
So, there you have it. Burger King sucks. They've been based in Miami since day one and their move to Canada is maybe much worse than LeBron James' move back to Cleveland. How much more punishment can Miami - and in this case, America - take?
Time for Obama to put the smack down on these companies choosing profits over country. I think companies that do such a thing need to be boycotted. This is why We the People need to get our asses to the polls this November and vote these Repuke punkasses out. They're the ones trying to dodge paying their taxes so they hide their money overseas. Also, I think it'll be a good thing for people to realize that their local burger shop just might make a better burger than Mickey D's or The King.
Because after all, who does want cheese curds and gravy over their French Fries? --- Got a Bee-otch to nominate? E-mail us @ chuck69dotcom@gmail.com. All suggestions (except for me) are welcome!
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Name: WKLT Age: 35 Occupation: bland rock station Last Seen: Traverse City, MI Bee-otched For: still being shitty ---
Hard to believe it, but my baby's 15 years old.
It was in 1999 that I started "Bring Howard Stern to Northern Michigan Radio and TV", a website devoted to bringing the King of All Media to Traverse City. Of course, through the years, this site has focused less on Howard and more on various schtuff.
Years ago, I suggested that WKLT would be a great station for Howard. After all, Bob and Tom and The Bear were kicking their asses in the ratings. But did they ever carry Howard? Nooooo.... Instead, they hired a guy who had moved around the country eight trillion times named Omelette and his female sidekick, Charly. Since then, Charly has moved to Las Vegas and Finster was added to the show. Many felt that Finster was the funny guy on the show, but he was canned due to KLT always letting people go because of money issues.
But, I'm not gonna bitch much about Omelette today. It's their afternoon show I'm worried about.
Their afternoon show is called (what else?) The Afternoon Trainwreck, hosted by "Racin' Jason" and Tom Devitt. I look at their pictures on KLT's website and they don't look very welcoming. I could care less about Jason, but why the folks at Northern Broadcast hired Devitt is another issue in itself.
Back in the late 90's, Devitt was the morning man at former alt-pop The Zone (95.5 Traverse City, now EZ 95-5, 94.5 Straits Area, now teabagger talk WYPV and 93.9 Mio, now a Jesus freak station). I listened to his morning show and it SUCKED. I laughed at the fact that he refused to say the name of a popular Broadway play (The Vagina Monologues)and, well, the fact that he was as interesting watching paint dry.
A few months later, I was driving downstate and my scan stopped at 92.1 WIDL out of Caro. Suddenly, I heard, "this is Tom Devitt with a news update" and I started to laugh. A northern Michigan jock doing radio in a small hick town? O. M. G. At the time, The Zone's morning show was much better, but nothing special.
Not long afterward, I was on the Michigan Radio and TV Buzzboard and I would look in the Flint/Tri-Cities section. Some jerk known as "radiostudtd" posted nonsense about "Rabid Radio". People were asking what the hell was this show, and the answer was that Rabid Radio was a crappy-ass radio program on WIDL, still soccer mom AC, but now known as "92.1 The Coyote". Yes, a hot AC station with a radio show called "Rabid Radio" and is named "The Coyote" with crappy liners that sounded like they were all recorded on 1940's-era German surplus equipment. So, I outed Tommy on my Bee-otch of the Day and the douchebag was nice enough to send me some hate mail stating that yes, he's in a smaller market, but at least the company he worked for was more reputable than Northern Star (The Zone's parent), he owned a house, gets pussy on the side, one of The Zone's ex-jocks who moved over to WIOG didn't have a car, blah blah blah.
I guess Tom got lots of backlash for posing as an asshole on the Buzzboard. I heard that he was asked to leave the station and ended up at another station in the Thumb. Oh, well, at least the stupid "radiostudtd" posts ended... For a while. He did end up at WIDL again doing mornings, but that was only because of a management change. However, he was canned again. Oddly enough, WIDL has a better-suited name these days, "Mix 92.1" and their airstaff is all live and local, unlike during Tom's days with the station when they used ABC's "Today's Variety" format.
But, I think Tom decided to seek revenge on me. Several years ago, he and some other guy sent me an e-mail that one of the jocks on The Bear, Ted Cramer was let go from the station. It was Cramer who tried to turn the station into a Jack FM format, and it scared away listeners. So, I posted the info on the message board and I got backlashed. Turns out that Cramer wasn't really let go, but they asked him to leave. Without explaining myself, the board's moderator locked the thread and needless to say, I was hurt to the point where I decided to no longer post on the board. Turns out that Devitt was now employed again at Northern Star, now managed by Del Reynolds, but has since then moved over to KLT and sister station ESPN 106.7/105.5 where he hosts some stupid high school sports show. I also learned that Cramer - now at some hick station in Indiana - posts on the board as "Zzand".
I told Devitt how much of a jerk he was for telling me this shit, but then he told me that Cartman was next to go. Of course, that was many, many years ago, and Cartman is still at what's now Rock 105 handling morning and PD duties. Sorry, but it's people like Tom Dipshit that make me proud that I'm not in radio. Too many assholes and too many overinlated egos. This is why I'm happy that like most of us, I have a smartphone and I have several apps that allow me to control what I'm listening to. I'd rather listen to a station with no jocks over those with jocks whose shit doesn't stink. Want worse egos? Come to northern Michigan sometime. Thankfully, the 4G speeds have dramatically improved up north over the past few years so being forced to listen to ten stations aimed at old people and hicks won't be an option.
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Name: George W. Bush Age: 68 Occupation: worst president in modern history Last Seen: Texas Bee-otched For: giving us the cold shoulder
--- It's one of the most-talked about fads of the Summer: the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
The challenge goes like this: you shoot a video of you dunking a bucket of ice water on yourself and then you challenge three people to do the challenge. While doing so, you donate $100 to the ALS Association. So far, the Ice Bucket Challenge has raised over $35 million and it's attracted many famous celebs such as Iggy Azalea, Justin Bieber (why?), Chris Brown (double why?), Steven Spielberg and even Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters, whose Ice Bucket Challenge was one of the best so far.
But now, I think I've seen the worst of the Ice Bucket Challenges, and it's from the man who allowed waterboarding in Guantanamo Bay.
Ex-president George W. Bush appeared on camera from his mansion in Texas, telling viewers that he was going to write a check to the ALS Foundation instead since dumping ice water on himself just "wasn't presidential", like, i.e. starting three fake wars over oil and drowning us further into debt. So, as the Hitler wannabe wrote a check to the foundation and while doing so, his wife, ex-first lady Laura Bush dumped the water onto her husband, proclaiming that the check was for her.
Bush then issued the challenge to another former president - and a much-more credible one - Bill Clinton. He now has until later today to dump water on himself and to write a check to the ALS Foundation.
Dubya helping out a good cause is nice and all, but considering that 9/11 was his fault and his stupidity caused the deaths of thousands of innocent people, why do people think that sending the ALS Foundation $100 is a good thing? If anything, the only cold water that should be pouring on his head is from a jail cell shower with a bunch of big black dudes willing to make him their bitch. After all, that should be his revenge for what he did during Hurricane Katrina.
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A SPECIAL HERO OF THE DAY!
Name: Don Pardo Age: was 96 Occupation: TV and radio announcer Last Seen: Tucson, AZ Awarded For: being TV's greatest announcer
--- In the 39-year history of Saturday Night Live, no cast member has ever died while being a current part of being the Not Ready For Prime Time Players.
But the man who had been with the show the longest time - even longer than producer Lorne Michaels himself - should be well-deserving of a tribute when the show resumes this upcoming Fall season. It might even be the toughest time for the show since 9/11.
Announcer Don Pardo passed away at his home in Tucson, AZ Monday night in his sleep. He was 96. He had been with SNL since day one in 1975 with the exception of the 1981-82 season thanks to a restructuring of the show due to poor ratings. What made Pardo so special was the fact that he had been with NBC since 1944 - 70 years - a rarity for just about 99% of the population. His first radio job was at WJAR in Providence, RI in 1938 and moved on to New York and NBC a few years later. He was a staff announcer, announcing radio programs and other bits of programming. He moved on to television where he started announcing game shows in the 1950's, all for NBC. His first notable hit was The Price is Right, which debuted in 1956 and starred Bill Cullen. However, when the show moved over to ABC in 1963, Pardo stayed put at NBC, where in 1964, he started work on yet another TV classic, the original Jeopardy! with Art Fleming. That version ended in 1975.
One of Don's most-tragic moments of being a staff announcer was that in 1963, he announced the assassination of President Kennedy on NBC Television in front of millions of viewers. The tape of Pardo's broadcast had been recently discovered and is now all over YouTube.
In 1975, young comedy writer Lorne Michaels hired Pardo to be the primary announcer for a new late night comedy show he created called NBC's Saturday Night. He wanted somebody old fashioned to mix in with a cast of young, hip newbies who would take TV by storm. He notoriously screwed up the name of the troupe as the "Not For Ready Prime Time Players", his first flub in his long broadcast history. Pardo remained with the show until 1981 when NBC fired him from the show because of a much-needed retooling for the then-struggling program. He was replaced with Mel Brandt, another long-time NBC announcer. However, Pardo came back to the show in 1982 after viewers demanded him back.
To many an SNL star, to have your name announced by Don Pardo guaranteed that you were now famous. He announced people who went on to bigger and better things, others who didn't become as famous and others who left us way too early. Even Lorne Michaels himself called Don his "lucky charm" and would do anything to keep him on the show. But old age was a factor for Pardo. In 1995, his wife passed away and he moved to Tucson, flying to and from New York to announce the show. However, as his health deteriorated, he was allowed to record his lines from a studio in his house. He was forced to miss several shows two years ago after a fall fractured his hip.
Now, with the season premiere of SNL just weeks away, some are already wondering who would ever replace a man like Don. Bear in mind that Steve Higgins, the current announcer on The Tonight Show also does some sub-announcing for SNL, too.
But one thing's for certain, it just won't be the same now that Don Pardo is gone. He was the voice of one of television's longest-known franchises and for him to pass is almost a sin. But, that's life. His rich, baritone voice made SNL what it was. His loss is sad and painful, but at least we'll have the memories. Thanks, Don, for influencing so many people and for setting a standard in broadcasting that many won't even touch.
And while you're up there, say hi to Johnny Olsen, Gene Wood, Rod Roddy, Fred Facey, Howard Reig and all their kin, will ya? --- Got a Bee-otch to nominate? E-mail us @ chuck69dotcom@gmail.com. All suggestions (except for me) are welcome!
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Name: Darren Wilson Age: 28 Occupation: policeman Last Seen: Ferguson, MO Bee-otched For: being a bigot
--- I remembered when she became the director of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano warned people that with a black president, racial tensions in this country would be rising.
And boy, is she right.
For many days, people in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, MO have been rioting and fighting against the police after an 18-year-old black male, Michael Brown was shot to death by a police officer after he had stolen cigars from a convenience store. The store's clerk called the cops, who spotted Brown and shot him six times. Brown was unarmed and many have felt that his death could have been prevented.
The policeman who killed Brown is Darren Wilson, who had been with the PD for a few years. His record had been spotless, but since Brown's murder, many in the community have been calling for Wilson's firing from the police, plus for him to be charged for Brown's murder.
Now, the city of 21,000 is in turmoil with residents fighting police who had been shooting tear gas and rubber bullets at people who want to fight them. Gov. Jay Nixon and even President Obama have been very supportive of the city's residents and is promising resolutions that would benefit both.
But the damage is done.
For the longest time, blacks and police have been nothing but an oil and water mixture. Rappers such as NWA ("Fuck the Police") and Ice-T ("Cop Killer") have both written tunes criticizing the police for their continued brutality against African Americans. But let's remember something: Michael Brown was a thug, plain and simple. He stole cigars from a gas station and shoved the store's foreigner clerk to the ground as he exited the store. He was a thief. But, was it right for Wilson to shoot and kill Brown, who was unarmed? HELL NO! If he was out of control, he should have used tear gas or something legal that would have knocked his ass to the ground. Killing a black man over stolen cigars is stupid and it didn't just make him look bad, but it made the whole Ferguson Police Department look bad, too.
I think Darren Wilson should be stripped of his badge and thrown into jail. The cops in Ferguson also need to be retrained and taught that unless the perp is armed and their life is in danger that they need to hold their fire. Yes, Michael Brown was an arrogant punk who wore Beats by Dr. Dre headphones (and why anybody would want to spend $150 on those when the sound quality is quite poor) and pushed small people down, killing him just wasn't a cool decision.
Now, can't we all just get along?
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Name: Cumulus Age: 17 Occupation: media giant Last Seen: Atlanta, GA Bee-otched For: making an even bigger turd
--- 92.5 The Outlaw, we hardly knew ye.
Last weekend here in west Michigan, the country-rock hybrid out of Muskegon flipped to a similar, yet different format. Its new name: Nash Icons!
Yep, Cumulus has decided that its unproven country format known as Nash (and what a stupid name for a radio station) needed a spinoff, so Nash Icons was born. Already, two Cumulus stations carry the format; the other is the HD-2 signal of WDRQ 93.1 Detroit, another Nash station.
Meanwhile, the Nash format is still a ratings abortion in New York where 94.7 has yet to break a two share in the ratings. Yet, the biggest radio market in America STILL lacks any type of new rock station, hard or alternative.
It was also announced last weekend that Disney/ABC is abandoning the Radio Disney format on 22 of their stations and moving the all-kids station to digital media - ie satellite radio and the internet - only. Most of Radio Disney's stations have no ratings, thus creating no revenue for the Mouse. Most RD stations are AM signals, making them unattractive to the pre-teen audience it's designed to attract.
Some critics are even pointing out that Cumulus should purchase the RD stations and flip them to Nash Classics. Sounds like an OK idea, but is Cumulus that stupid?
Honestly, I think Cumulus is milking the Nash format too much. Like I said, it's tanking in New York, but it might work in smaller towns. However, here in Grand Rapids, most country fans love B93 and probably wouldn't flip to a format that's loaded with satellite-fed personalities. Besides, B93 has live and local personalities at least some of the time.
Oh, well, at least I listen to internet radio most of the time now.
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