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Thursday, July 6, 2006 at 6:28 PM I use to work in radio and have an idea of how things work. Loveline is a syndicated show that is co/owned by both KROQ in Los Angeles as well as Westwood One. KROQ has a lot less at stake if the show's ratings and affiliates decline. It is Westwood One that needs to hear from us. Max Krasny is the head of programming of Westwood One. While we have been emailing KROQ with our misgivings chances are those have all been deleted and or ignored. What I'm saying is that the guy who has as big a say as anyone probably doesn't even know how we, the fans, feel about Stryker and his heinousness. If you have already emailed KROQ I urge you to go back and forward it to: max_krasny@westwoodone.com. If you have not let your voice be heard yet now is the time. It is the best way to make it happen.
max_krasny@westwoodone.com
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Thursday, July 6, 2006 at 8:59 PM You are right, choosing Stryker benifits KROQ, not WW1. Stryker has the #2 spot at the station, PM drive. He can not go to #1, AM Drive because of Kevin and Bean. If he want to go up the chain, he has to leave the station. Giving him Loveline, they get to keep him, give him more money without getting people's noses out of joint, and allow him to raise his national profile. That does not help WW1 at all. It brings in some more bands, maybe some more guests. I do not think that gets more people listening to the show though. He is not a good interview, he does not interact well with callers, he is not that funny. McHale or Tosh would be much better hosts. Even Kreischer, who I could not stand would be better. Stryker is too "DJ", they need someone who can be funny. Anyway, I just sent an email. —Laxdude |
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Thursday, July 6, 2006 at 9:27 PM Even Kreischer I'm listening to him right now, I think he's pretty good, he's getting along with Drew, (not only that, but making him laugh quite a bit) making fun of guests, and following the general pace of the show. I like him. Bert Kreischer=ok in my book. —A Guy in a Chair |
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Thursday, July 6, 2006 at 9:50 PM his laugh annoyed me...and he talked over Drew just a little too much for someone so new to the show. He did not show enough *respect* to Loveline in my books. I would take him over Stryker...hell, I would rather take Steve-O over Stryker. —Laxdude |
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Thursday, July 6, 2006 at 9:57 PM
Edited Thursday, July 6, 2006 at 10:15 PM his laugh annoyed me...and he talked over Drew just a little too much for someone so new to the show which part of that didn't sound like Adam? I would take it in the ass over stryker. —A Guy in a Chair |
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Thursday, July 6, 2006 at 10:15 PM kreischer is the man!!! His machine story rules and he is a fan of the show so he understands what kind of calls are on there. I vote him as the new host :-D —lovelineaddict |
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Thursday, July 6, 2006 at 10:52 PM I forwarded an email to Krasny. I have already emailed through Westwood One feedback a couple of times, kroq email a couple of times and tonight I sent an email to Stryker. I am about tired of him trying to convince himself we like him by mentioning the emails he gets. Re: him as host - UGH! Loveline has become all about bowing down to the "best band ever" of the day. Sense of humor, please.....The callers seem to be just an annoyance to him. When Drew actually starts to help someone Stryker seems to cut them off. Please stop Stryker before he co-hosts again! —loveline86 |
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Friday, July 7, 2006 at 5:38 PM Franky, if you read this, please drop me an email - anobody.from.tlc@gmail.com —anobody |
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Friday, July 14, 2006 at 12:55 AM Bump...
Sorry, no email. What you want? —Franky |
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Friday, July 14, 2006 at 8:11 AM That's cool / I understand. Since you seem to know the inner workings a bit, I was hoping you might have some suggestions for getting through to somebody to try to get a guest cohosting spot. I've already tried writing / calling Drew, Ann, Lauren, Kevin Weatherly, and writing Anderson, some of the regular guests and most of the executives at CBS Radio / Westwood One. I also sent Ann and Lauren some tropical bouquets before I realized (or got the impression that) Kevin is the go-to guy. If you know Kevin (or anything about him), I was also hoping you might be able to offer a gift suggestion (following the stereotype, my impulse was to send some sort of alcohol beverage / basket but I'm a bit paranoid and thought that might be an a-hole thing to do if he's an alcoholic and in recovery). Any help at all'd be greatly appreciated. —anobody |
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Friday, July 14, 2006 at 8:46 AM Hey by the way, how's Steve-O's heart problem? I know a lot of you couldn't give a rat's ass about him, but I'm still curious... —Sassafras Roots |
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Friday, July 14, 2006 at 12:18 PM ZT posted something in his livejournal about that recently. Apparently, Steve-O is just fine. —Dark Laith |
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Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 1:42 PM Anobody,
One needs to be somebody to be booked on a national radio program. Typicaly that person has a skill, talent or is at least knowen for something. They are also in a position to plug something they are selling. Not to be a dick, but why would they ever put you on? What makes you so special? I'm sure you've noticed that talk shows rarely (never) have boring, ordinary people with nothing nothing to say and nothing to sell. Just because you have an idea of who the bosses are doen't mean that you deserve a shot. I'm not even sure that you can be serious about any of this. —Franky |
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Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 1:57 PM
Edited Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 2:04 PM One needs to be somebody to be booked on a national radio program. Typicaly that person has a skill, talent or is at least knowen for something. They are also in a position to plug something they are selling. Not to be a dick, but why would they ever put you on? What makes you so special? Well, I've got an extremely broad background with a ton of depth in a bunch of areas. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I can have a deep conversation with almost anyone on nearly any subject. I love to learn, try new things, and I'm interested in people. I'm sure you've noticed that talk shows rarely (never) have boring, ordinary people with nothing nothing to say and nothing to sell. I may have nothing to sell but I've got plenty to say. I can go on for hours about almost anything. On the show, I'd rather listen to the callers and try to help then out but, if something sends me off, I'm more than willing to go on a bit of a rant. Just because you have an idea of who the bosses are doen't mean that you deserve a shot. Believe it or not, I'm not unrealistic and I completely agree with you (don't think you're being a dick at all). I'm not even sure that you can be serious about any of this. I'm serious about it inasmuch as I think it's something I'd love to do, and I might well be good at it (especially after a bit of hard work and practice - both of which which I'm more than willing to put in). I know it's an extreme long shot (at best) *but* I still think it's worthy of a bit of time and effort. Anyway, in 20 years, I'd *much* rather be able to look back and tell myself that I tried my best, even if I failed, than to look back and think 'what if?'. —anobody |
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Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 2:22 PM Anyway, in 20 years, I'd *much* rather be able to look back and tell myself that I tried my best, even if I failed, than to look back and think 'what if?'. —anobody Everyone but me seems to think this way. I find this line of thought to be so strange. I have never once kicked myself over "what if," and I can't stop kicking myself over even the smallest of failures. For me, "what if" is a measly little question, popping faintly into my consciousness now and then in the form of contemplative curiosity. Then it gets relegated to the far back of my mind again. It barely matters. But failure on my part is completely unacceptable and to be avoided at all costs--even if the only way to do that is to not try at all. —Dark Laith |
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Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 2:26 PM You have a point, Laith. Mine is simply that I'd rather explore all avenues I'm interested in, if only to know what I don't want to do. From my perspective, in this case, the only failure would be not to try. —anobody |
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Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 3:56 PM Whenever there is something that I want to do and I wind up not doing it, I always regret it later. But I mean, if I do something and then fail at it, I usually regret it as well, but at least I have a good story. —mandeemoo22 |
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Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 4:20 PM But failure on my part is completely unacceptable and to be avoided at all costs--even if the only way to do that is to not try at all. wow. yeah. i totally relate. —plurry |
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Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 4:27 PM I hate failure. And I hate it when people tell me I'll regret failing to try more than trying and failing, because I know I won't. So I'm right with you, Laith. —TortillaFactory |
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Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 4:40 PM ... and by with you, she means that she's with you. —anobody |
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Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 4:54 PM LOVELINE COHOST: THE JOB NOBODY WANTS maybe. I mean, what's up. Maybe KROQ (WW1?) has made offers to Joel and Dan T but they were too low? Maybe it's too restraining to take this job for most legit comedy types. I mean, would Adam have taken the job after the success of the Man Show if he had not already been hosting for a while? —ProfessorCarbuncle |
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Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 4:55 PM LOVELINE COHOST: THE JOB ANOBODY WANTS Too easy. —anobody |
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Monday, July 17, 2006 at 6:56 AM I can go on for hours about almost anything. I know homeless people who can do this, but I don't want to listen to them. Being able to do talk endlessly about anything does not an entertainer make (in fact, they are often mutually exclusive - as they say, brevity is the soul of wit). Case in point, many people often skip over your verbose posts. I'm just saying... So keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars. —Beat It! |
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Monday, July 17, 2006 at 9:17 AM Well - can't argue with you there. —anobody |
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Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at 11:03 AM And how is it that nobody has unleashed on-air and let their true feelings be heard by Stryker himself? As hard as it is, I try to listen mainly to hear something like this. I'd love to see how he reacts to criticizm. I would guess poorly. If this has happened, please post it or at least the time and date. If this has not occured, let's make it happen! I've tried a few times and it was busy or it just rang. Let's heap it on! The fight isn't over!
max_krasny@westwoodone.com —Franky |
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Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at 3:31 PM
Edited Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at 3:56 PM how is it that nobody has unleashed on-air and let their true feelings be heard by Stryker himself? If you feel so strongly about shitting on the guy, why don't you call in and let loose yourself? If I was gonna call in and 'tell him how I feel', I probably wouldn't be very different from rancid. Stryker may not be a great host (certainly not my first choice) but he seems like a nice enough guy and I don't see much point in 'unleashing' on him. If it's your hope to demoralize him, I've gotta think he's got thick enough skin that there isn't much you could say that he couldn't brush off. If it's your hope to get him off the air, I think it'll be as effective as calling to try to bitch out Stern. —anobody |
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Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at 7:38 PM And if you want to be on air so badly why don't you call in? You do realize that you compared Stryker to Stern right? —Franky |
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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at 1:33 AM I can go on for hours about almost anything. -anobody No way! REALLY?
I, too am with Laith...er-- but not in the way Liz is.
Laith and Liz are totally going to do it.
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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at 1:35 AM Callin in and bitching out stryker only seems to hurt Drews feelings.
Anyone else notice? —rAnCIDsICk@!!! |
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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at 2:12 AM Fuck, I should be asleep already... if you want to be on air so badly why don't you call in? I've tried a fair number of times (though obviously, not hard enough since I haven't managed to get on yet) Even if I ever do, I can't say expect it to help my cause much. You do realize that you compared Stryker to Stern right? I'm not saying they're at all alike - I'm just saying that I think that's how the execs (and, possibly, Stryker) will see it. Anyone else notice? I kinda got that impression when you called in. —anobody |
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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at 8:28 AM Callin in and bitching out stryker only seems to hurt Drews feelings.
Anyone else notice? —rAnCIDsICk@!!! Can't say I did, but if that's really happening, all we need is someone saying "I'd rather hear Drew alone" or even just "I want to hear more of Drew" or something like that. If you make it out like you're comparing the two, rather than going up against "the show" because there's somethingone that you don't like about it, you might shift Drew's allegiance away from Stryker. Divide and conquer and all that. —Dark Laith |
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at 5:07 PM I'd kinda assume that all the messages were neatly filed neatly away for safe keeping... in his spam folder. Then again, maybe, maybe, his assistant or AA skimmed them and made a small mental note about them... before hitting delete. —anobody |
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