Thursday, June 2, 2005
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11:59 pm: |
Yep, you heard right: Tonight was my last night as Call Screener Bryan (I always preferred that to "PHONE Screener Bryan"-- I screened calls, not phones). First of all, thanks for supporting Bryan's Blog. Writing it was by far the best part of my job for the last few months. Thanks to Silent Virgin for helping me publish and develop it. He/She runs a fantastic site, and I'll continue to check in from time to time (under my secret identity, of course). What's next? I'll happily focus all my energy and attention on my full-time day job... for now. As SV can tell you, "Loveline" is a cruel mistress who demands a lot of your time, and the burden of working an extra 2.5 hours each night was getting to be too much. It's been an amazing and memorable three years. I've made lifelong friends, met incredibly cool celebrities, and got to work alongside two of the most talented people in show business: Adam and Drew. Throughout it all, I always felt like a fan who just got lucky. Mahalo. |
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Wednesday, June 1, 2005
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10:08 pm: |
My roommate, who is in Rome for 3 weeks, left me in charge of his Netflix account. Not that I have any time to watch movies, but I need some recommendations for my queue (what the hell kind of word is that, anyway?). Suggestions? |
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11:02 pm: |
A guy called and asked, "Who the hell is this band? They suck! They're not good." After I explained they were a joke band from "Old School," he said, "Oh... that explains a lot." |
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11:04 pm: |
Personally, the traffic report on the radio has come in handy for me on several occasions. But I see what Adam's saying: it's annoying when they break into programming on an FM music station. When you're listening to the "Traffic every 6 minutes" AM station, you appreciate a comprehensive traffic report. |
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11:09 pm: |
Chris's "Yes" response to Adam's venerable "Jew or Asian?" routine ranks among the funniest moments I've heard on this show. Great times. |
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11:22 pm: |
Loveline first: A male caller named Grover. Poor guy. |
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
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10:12 pm: |
We're still getting calls from girls (and guys) who want to name some WWII-era planes. Just when you think our callers can't surprise us any more... |
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10:27 pm: |
A disturbing revelation uncovered last weekend: My dad loves Huell Howser. He finds him wildly entertaining. "He's just so... happy all the time!" |
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11:14 pm: |
"Rocky III" just ended on TNT. A fine film to watch without the sound. A few observations about the "Rocky" series:
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11:38 pm: |
And speaking of gay, Anderson and I are both wearing pedometers these days. Whereas this is my first day wearing one, Anderson's apparently been wearing his for months. I'm up to about 6500 steps today. If the internet worked on my typing machine, I'd look up the average number of steps for a 26 year old American male. |
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11:51 pm: |
Whoa... Mr. T (aka Clubber Lang) is a guest on "The Simpsons." Eerie. |
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11:52 pm: |
In case you were wondering, the new Oasis album is fantastic. I recommend you all buy it or download it. Legally. |
Monday, May 30, 2005
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10:17 pm: |
Don't know if they'll get to this tonight, but apparently Adam finished his house (finally) and had a housewarming party this weekend. Does this mean the end of Ace's MRAC and the "TURN IT OFF!!" routine? We'll see. |
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10:42 pm: |
LOL... our new screener just asked me, "Does Adam always go off on tangents like this?" I literally laughed out loud. |
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10:50 pm: |
For the record, I only took Noelle's call because I knew Adam's reaction to her nonsensical answer would be funny-- and it was. The downside is that now ALL we're getting is girls calling in saying "I know stuff about World War Two!" and "I have the answer why girls don't know anything about World War Two"-- as if THE answer actually exists, by the way. How about this for a good question: why don't our female callers know when the joke is over?? Anyway, I'm paying the price now for what was a pretty funny call. Oh well-- small price to pay. |
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11:32 pm: |
Adam's newly-minted lateness record has a shelf life of about 2 days, I'm afraid. |
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11:40 pm: |
By the way, what does it say about the male callers who keep calling us and asking to talk to Adam about WWII planes? Not only can they not tell when the joke's over, they can't tell who the joke's about. |
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11:55 pm: |
Big day tomorrow-- for me, anyway. New Oasis album hits the shelves. I'll be at Tower Records tomorrow morning to pick it up on the way to work. And yes, I'm a dork. |
Thursday, May 26, 2005
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10:07 pm: |
Aahhhh, Thursday. Already looking forward to the holiday weekend. But first things first: the continuing education of new call screener Patricia. She's a quick learner and eager to work hard. It's funny-- she mentioned today was her third day. I glanced at the (Radio Girls) calendar on the wall and realized I started here 3 years ago this month. Wow. |
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10:31 pm: |
Another reason for my lack of productivity in terms of blog entries has to do with logistics: I can't physically get my chair around to the typing machine any more. This is an interesting problem, but one that I'm determined to find a solution to. |
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10:52 pm: |
I like our guest (what little of him I've heard so far). Seems articulate and engaged-- two excellent qualities for a Loveline guest. |
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11:53 pm: |
That's the week. Expect more blog entries as things calm down over here. In the meantime, have a safe holiday weekend. |
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