Wednesday, March 13, 2013

3.13.13 Bee-otch of the Day: cancer


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Name: cancer
Age: millions
Occupation: killer
Last Seen: everywhere
Bee-otched For: creating a death sentance for celebrities
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If you're a lover of sitcoms, these have been a sad few months.

It was announced a few months ago that Bonnie Franklin, the star of the 1970's program One Day at a Time was battling pancreatic cancer, which has a low rate of successful recovery. Sadly, the 69-year-old actress succumbed to the disease two weeks ago.

Only a week after Franklin's death, another 1970's sitcom star, Emmy-winning Valerie Harper who won those awards as the best friend of Mary Tyler Moore and on her own with her own spinoff Rhoda announced that she has a rare form of brain cancer and was given a three-month death sentence. So far, she's been quite upbeat about her diagnosis, appearing on many talk shows and interviews, saying that she's been taking her life one day at a time and still feels very healthy. Harper's condition might have stemmed from the fact that she fought - and defeated - lung cancer in 2009, a disease that only has a 25% survival rate.

Now, another sitcom figure has announced that he might be dying, too. Sam Simon, the producer of many TV shows such as The SimpsonsTaxi and The Drew Carey Show just announced that he's been battling colorectal cancer and says that he has only three to six months to live. Ironically, his production partner in The Simpsons, James L. Brooks also helped to create Rhoda, which also starred Julie Kavner, who played her sister, Brenda and yes, Marge Simpson.

It's also worth noting that Ms. Harper also starred in a recent episode of The Simpsons, playing a proctor of the Department of Standardized Testing.

It's always sad when anybody gets cancer, especially when it's somebody who helped us grow up. We all learned a lot from Ann Romero, Rhoda Morganstern and Mr. Simon, and it's always a sad shame knowing the pain all of them are going through. What's worse might be the fact that there's people out there who seem to not want to find the best cure for cancer, and many of them are the politicians who don't want medical marijuana or stem cells to create antibodies to fight cancer. Instead, they have people suffer. Personally, I think it's awesome that we have a president that's pushing us forward into helping to cure cancer and better more, providing us with the same healthcare these celebs have. Progress is a good thing.

But, even with the best healthcare, we've lost Bonnie Franklin, and Valerie and Sam could be not too far behind. Even in good health, cancer affects us all, and it's important that we see our doctors if something arises.

Together, we can fight this.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

3.12.13 Bee-otch of the Day: Kwame Kilpatrick



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Name: Kwame Kilpatrick
Age: 42
Occupation: jailbird
Last Seen: Detroit, MI
Bee-otched For: going to spend a lotta time behind bars
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Looks like one of the most-corrupted mayors in American history is going to spend at least the next ten years behind bars.

Kwame Kilpatrick has been found guilty of racketeering; running a criminal empire while running the city of Detroit. The jury determined that the ex-mayor bribed and took kickbacks all in the expense of the city's taxpayers, 24 out of 30 charges.

Kilpatrck ran a very lavish life as Detroit mayor while helping to run the city so far into the ground that now, the state may end up appointing an emergency manager to control the forever-ailing city's finances. Some now fear that the man Governor Rick Snyder has in mind just might be a white person, making him the first white leader Detroit has had in over 40 years.

As mayor, Kilpatrick accepted everything from vacations to luxury vehicles all in the behest of taxpayers. Two other men, father Bernard Kilpatrick and friend Bobby Furguson were also convicted in aiding to Kilpatrick's lifestyle.

Detroit has had one of the worst raps of any city for too many years. Some cry that it needs a white mayor, but with an 85% black population, the city will end up more corrupt if that were to happen. Personally, I think Dennis Archer was one of the best mayors the city has had in 40 years, giving the city new stadiums, casinos and jobs. Kwame accomplished nothing as mayor except run the city into the ground to the point that now, we all will have to pay the price.

Kwame, don't drop the soap.

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Monday, March 11, 2013

3.11.13 Hero of the Day: WXMI Fox 17





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A VERY SPECIAL HERO OF THE DAY!


Name: WXMI
Age: 31
Occupation: Fox affiliate
Last Seen: Grand Rapids, MI
Awarded For: making TV viewable again
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For me, TV has gotten viewable again as I come home after a long day's work.

For many years, I was on second shift. I came home to good, funny shows like Letterman, Conan, Kimmel and Fallon to end my long work day.

Then came that fateful day last August when I was told after ten years of service that I was moving to day shift. Not only that, I was going to work 10 hours per day, six days per week.

I ended up having to kiss staying up all night goodbye and now, I had to come home after a long, dreary day to boring yenta talk. Since I don't have cable, my choices ended up being limited to the unfunny Ellen on WOOD-TV 8, the ill-fated reboot of Ricki Lake on Fox 17, The Doctors on WOTV 41 and whatever's on their .2s and .3s.

Personally, The Doctors was the lesser of all the evils. At least I learned a few things from that program, especially when that weird black woman OB/GYN talked about women peeing after sex to prevent a bladder infection because fluid from the asshole spreads to the vajayjay during sex. But sadly, it's still a chick show, especially since the show's main attraction was some dude from The Bachelor.  


Now, Fox 17 has moved the secondary episode of the now-canned Ricki Lake to 2 p.m. and guess what's now in her old spot? Yep, their secondary episode of a show that far-more intelligent than either Ellen or even The DoctorsMaury.

Yep! Fox 17 has moved the popular talk program to 4 p.m., giving us male viewers something to watch that doesn't involve getting bored to tears. Ever since Oprah retired her daily talk show, there have been a plethora of clones just wanting to be like her. However, most of these shows - Ricki included - have bombed.

Somehow, it seems that many TV stations think that the only people who watch daytime TV are all housewives. But, that's not really the truth. Personally, I'd rather know who de babydaddy is over buying shoes on a budget. If I ain't mistaken, Maury actually has better ratings than that of Ellen's. Trashy or not, I'd rather learn about other people's problems over those two tone deaf little girls Ellen has on her show every two minutes.

If only the world had more Maurys.

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

3.7.13 Bee-otch of the Day: National Rifle Association





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Name: National Rifle Association
Age: 142
Occupation: gun rights group
Last Seen: Fairfax, VA
Bee-otched For: going 160 MPH
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It's official: the NRA is trying to be cool.

They tried after Columbine and now they're doing so after Sandy Hook. But this time, they've gone too far.

Earlier this week, NASCAR and the NRA announced that the race formerly known as the Texas 500 will now be known as the NRA 500. The race, which will be aired in prime time, Saturday April 13th, will be held at Texas Motor Speedway.

It's rumored that the NRA paid over a million dollars to place their name on the event. Charities have sponsored NASCAR races in the past including Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Autism Speaks.

However, some feel that the NRA's placement on that Texas race will only try to commercialize its image, especially after its head, Wayne LaPierre made idiotic comments about how schools should be run after the Sandy Hook massacre. You know, "the only way to stop a bad man with a gun is a good man with a gun" and the fact that he wants police in all schools in America? Here's a better idea: BAN ALL ASSAULT RIFLES! DUH! Remember, Adam Lanza got the guns from his gun nut mother who thought that the world was coming to an end. Gee, that happened, right?

Remember, folks. Anybody who's seen Bowling For Columbine remembers the interview Michael Moore gave to Charlton Heston in regards to his stances on guns, and when Moore presented the Ten Commandments star with a picture of a shooting victim, he walked away. That's the NRA for ya.

I suspect that the event will further turn NASCAR's most liberal fans away. Then again, do they even HAVE liberal fans?

After all, NASCAR is a dumbass southerner's way of saying "nice car".

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

3.6.13 Bee-otch of the Day: Roy's General Store



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Name: Roy's General Store
Age: 55
Occupation: grocery/hardware store
Last Seen: Traverse City, MI
Bee-otched For: selling M-16s near a school
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In one section of Traverse City, there's a few stores: a mom-n-pop that sells groceries and hardware, a Shell station that's owned by a relatively big company called Schmuckal Oil and a big Oleson's Food Store.

True, any smart-thinking small business supporter would be trading at the ma-n-pa, but the lesser of all the evils might as well be Oleson's, especially since they're locally owned. So is the Shell.

But Roy's General Store is a business that loves attention, especially for its clever signs. For years, the Hentschel family that owns the store have been putting up signs that have been catching the attention of passers by. One legendary sign read "eat here, get gas", which promoted the fact that they serve food and sell gas (a Shell station for years, they're now with BP, sadly). Sometimes, they misspell certain words just to get customers' attention.

But IMHO, Roy's just went a little too far recently.

Last week, the store, located at Hammond and 3 Mile decided that they should put on their sign "GET YOUR M16 RIFLE HERE BEFORE IT IS OUTLAWED". While many found the sign hilarious, many, like myself found it, well, tasteless.

The reason? Roy's is just down the road from Cherry Knoll Elementary School.

Now, I know it's not very likely that it'll ever happen, but what if somebody shot up the school with guns purchased from Roy's? I'll betcha that the Hentschels would have a lot of egg on their faces. But that's the pro-gun mentality people have, just like Adam Lanza's mother, who thought that the sky was falling so she got her hands on all the guns she could buy.

Thankfully, the "M16s" Roy's was referring to was a cigarette lighter shaped like one. Despite their lame attempt at humor, they still ran out of the item.

The point is, if I were in the area, I would be avoiding Roy's at all costs. I'll betcha there's a lot of parents who drive by the place on the way to drop off their kids or pick them up at Cherry Knoll who should be pissed at them for acting like they don't support President Obama's legislation to ban the sales of automatic weapons. Truth be told, I think it's time for people to realize that M16s and other assault weapons aren't covered by the Second Amendment since they're not really guns at all. They're killing machines, plain and simple. Look, I'm not against stores like Roy's selling hunting rifles, but if they were selling the same guns that killed 20 young children and six teachers at Sandy Hook, I would be happy to be heading on down to Oleson's.

Besides, bison's good for you.



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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

3.5.13 Bee-otch of the Day: Sinclair Broadcast Group



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Name: Sinclair Broadcast Group
Age: 42
Occupation: broadcasting giant
Last Seen: Hunt Valley, MD
Bee-otched For: making northern Michigan's TV viewing experience even worse
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It's official: if you live in northern Michigan, you'll soon have two TV stations owned by Obama haters and another two that bow to infomercials and televangelists.

It was announced last week that NBC affiliate WPBN 7&4 and the shared services agreement of ABC station WGTU 29&8 were part of a mega deal between current owner Barrington Broadcasting and Sinclair Broadcasting. Sinclair is buying out Barrington for $320 million, and will give the company stations in all markets in Michigan except for Detroit and Lansing (they recently sold ABC affiliate WLAJ 53 to Sheilds Broadcasting, which has a shared services agreement with CBS station WLNS 6).

Sinclair would now own WLUC 6 (NBC)/6.2 (Fox) Marquette, WPBN/WGTU, WWMT 3 (CBS) here in west Michigan, and WEYI 25 (NBC), WBSF 46 (CW) and WSMH 66 (Fox) in Flint and the Tris. It's likely that Sinclair would have to sell one of the Flint stations to meet FCC regulations.

Under the new ownership, 7&4 would now be co-owned with WWMT, which is ironic since WWMT - fka WKZO - was once the sister station to 7&4's long-time rival, WWTV 9&10. Both stations were once owned by John Fetzer, who also owned the Detroit Tigers.

Sadly, if the Barrington/Sinclair deal is given the FCC blessing, it would further damn the television landscape of northern Michigan. Right now as-is, northern Michigan's "big 4" stations are run by two broadcasters, with Heritage Broadcasting running both 9&10 and WFQX Fox 32. 

Since the duopolies were formed in the late 2000's, true, the on-air quality of 29&8 and Fox 32 have improved somewhat, but programming-wise, you have both 7&4 and 29&8 aiming towards yentas with Oprah clones and 9&10 and Fox 32 airing 20,631 ads for the My Pillow and crooked televangelists like Pat Robertson.

But now, 7&4 and possibly 29&8 will now be run by the same company that made headlines during the Bush II era when they ordered all their stations to run a 60-minute paid documentary trashing Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's military record and ordered all of their ABC affiliates to dump an episode of Nightline that showcased those killed in the Iraq War. In recent years, the company even aired an anti-Obama infomercial, attacking his policies.

It appears that once again, people up north are stuck with owners kissing conservative ass for their TV choices. I sadly doubt if the FCC will reject the deal, but God only knows. When people are stuck with few choices, they'll end up having to make do with what they have. I hope that Sinclair will keep their yapper shut in regards to Obama and the Democrats. We need more media for the people and less lies that big media keeps pushing on us.

Somewhere, Les Biederman and John Fetzer are both spinning in their graves.



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Monday, March 4, 2013

3.4.13 Bee-otch of the Day: David the Fluffer



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Name: "David the Fluffer"
Age: ??
Occupation: intern
Last Seen: Traverse City, MI
Bee-otched For: wanting to drag me into a fight of stupid proportions
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Ever since I started archiving my Bee-otch of the Day articles on Blogspot.com, I've gotten a lot of hits, but also a lot of complaints.

Some people complain that I go over the edge. One person recently complained that I shouldn't have linked 1980's new wave pop star Hilary "Drop Your Pants" Blake to my "rape fantasy" in regards to a blog post I made on Chris Brown. Another claimed that I shouldn't bash Chick-fil-A for their hateful religious views against gays. And a few even tried to put up scam ads. Nice.

But, in 15 years that I've owned a piece of the World Wide Web, I've never, ever gotten an e-mail or reply from somebody at WKLT 97.5/98.9 in Traverse City... until last week.

Early last month, I made this blog post about The Rock Station because their morning show, Omelette and Friends was ripping off Howard Stern. Not only does he have his own Wack Pack called "The Misfits", he also recently started his own version of The Intern Show in which his interns discuss how the show works and acts and so forth.

Lo-and-behold, one of Omelette's interns and Misfits left a reply at the bottom of the page:

my name is david the fluffer i am an intern for omelette and friens show i am also one of the co/hosts for the intern show. how is it that just because our show is called the intern show its a copy of the howard stern show is no one else alowed to use the name "the intern show" just cuz he dose what the hell is up with that guess what its a show that the interns host so its called the intern show do u want it called the ppl that dont get paid show whould that be better and i think when u compare the omelette and friends show to the howard stern show to me thats a coplement the man has millions of fans and is a huge show in the radio world so why wouldnt people want to have that why dont u come on the morning show or call in and say this stuff insede of hiding behind a blog.....i invite u to come on or call in to the show all of our contact info is on the web site 

Then, he continues with this:

we dont want u to call in to talk we want u to come on the show to talk 

Well, all weekend, I thought about this long and hard, through and through, and here's what I have to say to him:

Dear Mr. Fluffer,

I have (at least attempted to) read your reply to my recent post on your station, WKLT. I understand that you want me to come up to Traverse City to discuss the fact that your boss, Omelette is ripping off Howard Stern in regards to his Wack Pack and The Intern Show. I know that in the end, you'll try to make me have egg on my face as I'm walking out of the friendly confines of 1020 Hastings thinking that Omelette's the greatest morning jock since sliced bread.

However, I'm going to have to refuse your offer.

Look, I work 56 hours a week at my normal job here in Grand Rapids. Do you think that I WANT to waste a tank of gas at $3.90ish a gallon to discuss why I think he's a rip-off on a podcast that gets maybe 20 listeners? Hell no!

You see, I've always hated KLT. I grew up in northern Michigan and was forced to listen to their daily overplayings of "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Carry On Wayward Son" since they and what is now The Bear were the only rock stations up north. KHQ and The Peak - despite being Top 40 stations - did a better job of playing new rock at times. I became a fan of Howard's shortly before the Private Parts movie was released and it was then my life's goal to bring his show up north.

But, it never happened. Everybody had the same excuses: "he won't sell", "he's too expensive", "it'll make us look bad in the community" and so on. KLT had a new morning show it seemed every two-to-three years, and it wasn't because of ratings. It was because of constant budget cuts to please the bosses in North Dakota. Just ask Tim Murphy, the late Jim Ellis, Dean Berry and even Finster.

Now, Howard's on Sirius/XM and has drawn 23 million people to the satellite company. Now, his shows are on in northern Michigan. You can listen to his show on Sirius, watch Howard TV on cable and watch America's Got Talent on 7&4.

I now find it funny that the broadcasters up north cited cost in regards to not wanting to carry Stern, but now they're getting the last laugh. I hear that WTCM's paying at least $40,000 to carry Rush Limbaugh, and he was under a lot of scrutiny over calling a law student a "slut" last year. How classy. I wonder how many advertisers that station lost in the past year. Same goes with The Bear. I heard that they're paying Bob and Tom over $100 grand per year just to carry that show, and their ratings have dived in the past five or so years.

Now, you have good 'ol Omelette realizing that not everybody can afford the $15 or so per month to hear Stern. So what does he apparently do? Realizes that not all of his listeners know what a Howard Stern is, and rips off his ideas, like the Wack Pack and Intern Show. He's not the only one; look at Bob and Tom and Mancow. The only thing missing from Omelette's show is a female black sidekick and an executive producer with large teeth.

I know, WKLT's ratings are quite good from what I've heard. It doesn't mean that they're the best rock station on the planet, though. They play the same 200 songs over and over and they hardly play any new rock. I understand, the baby boomers are moving up north and it's allowed KLT to be more geezer-friendly and less friendly to young 30-something punks like me who listen to Sirius, Pandora, Slacker and others. Then again, look at McDonald's: their food is the worst food imaginable, loaded with preservatives that can cause diseases and cancer, but people eat it up anyway. Put a Mickey D's hamburger in a container for a year and it won't decompose. That's how bad it is.

Right now in Traverse City, KLT does have serious competition: The Bear, Real Rock, The Wolf and now Q100.3. Personally, I like The Q the best because it's locally owned and even the owner, Jerry Coyne approached me on what he could do to improve the station's image. He's even looking to boosting the station's power so it can cover almost all of northern Michigan. The station's in Grayling, so its centralized location would cause it to reach both Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. I prefer their playlist over KLT's since they have something you don't: depth.

I can go on and on, but you get the picture. I told you everything you need to know. Ripping off material is nothing new. I know, Howard's not the first shock jock ever. Look at Orson Welles and Alan Freed. But, Howard was an innovator. He got to where he is not by kissing ass, but by realizing that the listener comes first. It's too bad that your boss had to rip off his ideas to do the same.

The end.


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