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Friday, July 7, 2006 at 8:51 AM He admitted this on the show last night. He was mostly doing it to thank the people who had said good things about him, but he did in fact mention that people were talking shit to him too. If we send angry, vitriolic emails en masse, it will not only "get through," but he will see them. Granted, this isn't exactly convincing the management to get someone else, but maybe we could hammer his self-esteem into the ground to the point where he is convinced that people hate him and don't want him to host the show. I know, that's excessively cruel, but it needs to be done. Like I and many others have said, Drew alone is better than Stryker as cohost. —Dark Laith |
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Laxdude |
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Friday, July 7, 2006 at 9:24 AM stryker@kroq.com I emailed him well before loveline, when he was on air doing his regular show...had one reply within 15 minutes, and a second before I could even reply. Then my wife emailed him when he on loveline, much less friendly...no reply that I know of. —Laxdude |
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Friday, July 7, 2006 at 9:54 AM I haven't been listening since he got back from vacation and started hosting again. Have they gone ahead and announced him as the permanent guy, or are they still too embarassed to do that? —Mayonnaise |
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Friday, July 7, 2006 at 9:57 AM Still no official mention, but it keeps being hinted at enough that I've been convinced that that's what he is. —Dark Laith |
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Friday, July 7, 2006 at 10:02 AM While I think it's harsh I think it'd be effective. Most people in the biz are used to negative emails and whatnot. But enough of them will give him the message that he isn't welcomed by Loveline fans. —andrewwagner777 |
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Friday, July 7, 2006 at 2:47 PM i refuse to piss on stryker's dreams —margin |
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Friday, July 7, 2006 at 3:39 PM me too. instead, i'm aiming for his face. —plurry |
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Friday, July 7, 2006 at 6:43 PM Haha, keep on emailing. It'll keep him on the air. They like to track how many people are listening by the amount of email they receive sometimes. It's pretty common for the hosts of some late night radio hosts in Seattle. Hate mail, or fan mail, they'll just sum it up to more people listening. —Masteel |
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Friday, July 7, 2006 at 9:14 PM My radio DJ confirmed that he was last week, but he might just have been saying that because he had nothing else to say. —Stryker311 |
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A Guy in a Chair |
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Friday, July 7, 2006 at 9:32 PM Anyone think we could try and improve the son of a bitch instead of trashing him? If we send en masse hate mail, it'll just look like a bunch of jack offs trashing someone for no reason. I'm thinking constructive criticism (although a little bit of destructive can't hurt) IMO if we really want results, we should do the above. —A Guy in a Chair |
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Mayonnaise |
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Friday, July 7, 2006 at 11:00 PM I refuse to give you suggestions for getting better Stryker! But seriously, the only way to make Stryker right for the show be to knock all of the DJ out of him and turn him into a real human being. We would have to change who he is entirely and that will never work. I just can't believe LL management taunted us with all those potential hosts then copped out with Stryker. —Mayonnaise |
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Laxdude |
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Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 9:42 PM Mayonnaise, this is KROQ...not WestWood One. Dropping in Stryker only really helps KROQ out. I am sure that with Stryker at the helm they will return Loveline to its past glory...a once a week show for the local market Sunday at midnight. DOUCHE! —Laxdude |
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Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 9:52 PM
Edited Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 10:08 PM I have never written one of these angry e-mails before, but I'm doing it now. Hey Stryker, I have been a long time listener of Loveline and have listened to a few shows that you have co-hosted since Adam left. I was only able to listen to a few shows because you have caused the show to go significantly downhill. The show has not only been educational and helpful, but also entertaining. You are none of those things. I'm sure you must be a fan of the show and would want to make sure that it survives. It would be selfish of you to continue co-hosting. You add nothing to the show. Dr. Drew gives sincere, thoughtful advice. A co-host would need to be able to be as sincere as Drew, but also make us laugh and entertain us when the mood gets too dark. Some favorites among Loveline fans have been Daniel Tosh and Joel McHale. These two are able to fulfill the co-hosting duties. You, however, are not. I'm sure you are filled with sincerity, but you have failed to be entertaining. I don't know if you plan on trying to become the permanent co-host, but I strongly urge you to not. You would be much more appreciated if you quit doing the show on your own instead of continually co-hosting, which upsets the show's most loyal fans. Loveline is supposed to be for the listeners, not for the hosts. I understand that you like yourself, but the listeners don't like you. Please be fair to us and no longer co-host Loveline. Thanks, Mandee P.S. For what it's worth, you're attractive. —mandeemoo22 |
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andrewwagner777 |
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Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 10:24 PM Dearest Stryker, I am emailing you as a longtime listener of Loveline. Since the departure of Adam, there have been many replacements that I would've considered suitable. Among my favorites are Joel McHale, Daniel Tosh, and Patton Oswald. Thanks to low ratings, the radio station in my city has dropped Loveline off its airwaves. I've been streaming the show through various radio stations since then and have come to a very startling conclusion: YOU ARE RUINING LOVELINE! There is a fan base out in Listener-ville that has a great deal of discontempt for you. I realize Dr. Drew and yourself get along, and that you are so full of yourself that you see yourself as the next Adam. The true fans, who are unbiased in their thinking, do not. An overwhelming majority of fans dispise you. As a frequent visitor to the Loveline Companion (dolland.net/loveline), which is widely considered the most frequented Loveline-related website, I have noticed (and even posted) my fair share of anti-Stryker comments and threads. These are not mere coincidences. You are a cancer to the show, and you are bringing it to its knees. As you know, several stations have dropped Loveline not only in my area, but all around the country. Should there be a SUITABLE [and WELL LIKED] replacement, [not you] many stations would consider bringing it back because the stability equals higher ratings. As long as you stay on as the show's cohost, you will continue to lose listeners as well as much needed ratings. The show is over 20 years old, and is more important than any one person, including yourself. Dr. Drew is one of my biggest role models, but I can't imagine his reasons for keeping you as the cohost. You are hated by MANY Loveline fans, and you need to be the bigger man and step down. The Loveline fans recently voted in a poll on KROQ's website and voted Daniel Tosh in as their choice for Loveline Cohost. While you weren't on the poll, I guarantee you would be lower than the lowest option, "Dr. Drew only". That is how unliked you are. You are neither helpful, nor are you funny in the least. With Adam, I laughed during Loveline. With Daniel Tosh and Joel McHale and Patton Oswald, I laughed. I can't remember the last time I legitimately laughed while you have been on the show. Dr. Drew needs an insightful and HUMEROUS cohost, and you do not fit the bill. PLEASE STEP DOWN! The hate mail will only continue as long as you remain cohost. Don't commit career suicide. This will eventually begin to affect your likeability in other aspects of your KROQ career for the worse. Andrew. P.S. You suck and you aren't funny. —andrewwagner777 |
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Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 10:42 PM Very cruel, very mean spirited. Its so personal and so harsh. To send nasty e-mails to this guy for your own entertainment is sad and tragic and will not help. Bashing and venting is cool but I'm disappointed that some of you are taking this to a personal level. Simply stated: Its wrong. Please show some backbone and find more constructive ways to vent. —will clark |
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Mayonnaise |
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Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 11:15 PM I kind of go with Will on this one. Stryker, while terrible, is just being himself...a DJ. The management that put him in the position is at fault because he is the wrong choice. He can't change who he is, but management can stop his hosting. —Mayonnaise |
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Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 11:58 PM i agree with will too. those emails are really harsh and i think you are going about it the wrong way. like another poster said management is more responsible for the decision. it would be more effective to email producer ann (she's still in charge right?) than to pressure a host to step down since he was probably vying for the position if he accepted it. i think drew is very comfortable with stryker handling the guests. i'm just glad they didn't give it to danny bonadouche. maybe joel mchale and daniel tosh said no to the offer because their comedic careers conflicted with the 5 nights a week commitment. Or maybe stryker was more affordable...who knows? but those emails are really cruel to someone who is just being himself and doing his job. as much as adam likes getting his ego stroked, he explicitly stated that he didn't want what you guys are doing. —my dad lives In Israel? |
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Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 12:16 AM Adam may not have wanted us to bash the new host to his face, but Adam also made fun of Stryker in his last episode...no doubt never dreaming Westwood None would give him the job. —Mayonnaise |
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Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 12:24 AM yeah but Adam made fun of everyone. that's what he was good at as a comedian. i'm not saying stryker was the best choice. mchale and tosh are better, but stryker didn't give himself the job. —my dad lives In Israel? |
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Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 7:28 AM Producer Ann is a marshmallow. This is KROQ management trying to keep Stryker around (happy and well paid). Stryker is also a lick-spittle people pleaser. By letting the fan base know that the emails are getting to him, he brought the wrath upon himself. Even my wife is writing emails to get him to "stop. please god stop." —Laxdude |
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Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 8:58 AM Lax, you have an interesting theory about KROQ's influence in this. You may be onto something. However, Westwood has to sign off on that stuff ultimately because they are over the syndication and stuff. —Mayonnaise |
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Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 9:05 AM
Edited Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 9:07 AM /\ FWIW, according to Dr. Drew, the decision on cohost will ultimately be made by KROQ's Program Director, Kevin Weatherly. ^No link?!?!?!?! He tried but missed an '=' <A HREF"http://theunfunnytruth.ytmnd.com/">Scientology</A> I'm not gonna comment much on the nasty emails but I do tend to agree with everyone who said they're a bit mean spirited. Also, I think Masteel has a point. Think of Howard Stern - the people who hate him seem to listen more than the people who like him and the business isn't getting people to like you, it's having ears to listen to advertising spiels. Whatever the context, every time management sees Stryker's name in an email or physical letter, no matter how vitriolic or cruel (in fact, the stronger the emotion, the more weight in favor of keeping him), I'd guess that they count it as a vote for him. If you have to send something, my guess is that a simple, dispassionate "I used to love and listen to Loveline regularly when Adam was on. Now that Stryker/whoever is on, I'm no longer listening." would be more effective. —anobody |
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Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 12:59 PM We want to make him cry. —mandeemoo22 The anti-death-penalty pacifist semi-lesbian Democrat totally gets the point. Will clark and all those who agree with him are failures and should be deeply ashamed of themselves. For those in this situation, I strongly suggest messily ending it all with a large-caliber firearm. —Dark Laith |
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Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 6:19 PM I'm not a lesbo, but I still get it, Laith. I feel you, man. —mandeemoo22 |
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Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 8:44 PM
Edited Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 9:07 PM Yes, WW1 would clearly have to sign off, and would have some say...but, in the end, they only re-sell the show that KROQ produces. Okay, both are owned by the same company...but WW1 really doesn't care about loveline...they probably get more out of being the official NHL radio broadcaster when you get down to it. Adam always talked about the KROQ programme director coming down on him for talking too much, and on Anderson for playing too many drops. WW1 was never mentioned at all. The only time they paid any notice is when Adam threatened to not come in, or destroyed the thermostat. However, I am surprised they have not brought more pressure on the mother station to just name a host already. I wonder if this is to be interpreted that they have gotten close to naming a successor, only to have it fall through. I am thinking Bonadouche. I also wonder of they went hard for Carson Daly, only to have that not work out.
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Aww, isn't it cute...Stryker pretending he watches porn...with women in it. —Laxdude |
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Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 9:40 PM will clark is so totally Stryker. —Masteel |
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Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 10:15 PM You may be right Lax. As for Bonaduce, I think he would have taken the job if they asked him to pay to do it. I just think they got cheap. —Mayonnaise |
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Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 11:24 PM KROQ runs Loveline...so therefore it is KROQ's job to direct the show. Westwood None's job is to market and get the show on as many radio stations as possible...remember Loveline is but one show of Westwood None..they also have many, many other shows going on....just check the website... —no not alright!!! |
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my dad lives In Israel? |
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Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 11:39 PM yea well DL, your reaction reminds me of what adam and drew said about how white trash females blame the other woman more than their cheating boyfriend/husband. what makes you think Stryker won't dig his heels in deeper just to piss off the people that are sending him hate emails?
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Beat It! |
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Monday, July 10, 2006 at 5:53 AM Will clark and all those who agree with him are failures and should be deeply ashamed of themselves. Word. —Beat It! |
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Monday, July 10, 2006 at 8:04 AM what makes you think Stryker won't dig his heels in deeper just to piss off the people that are sending him hate emails? —my dad lives In Israel? You're deceiving yourself if you think he's not going to dig in his heels if we don't send him hate mail. At the very least we can absolutely crush his spirit.
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Monday, July 10, 2006 at 5:11 PM Stryker really isn't that bad, I mean where do you think I got my sn from. Although he's not funny, he does a good job of facilitating Drew and helps him do what the show was originally intended to do; help people with medical problems, not to make you laugh. —Stryker311 |
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Monday, July 10, 2006 at 5:43 PM When I'm done with you you'll wish I only crushed your spirit. —Dark Laith |
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Monday, July 10, 2006 at 5:49 PM If Stryker wasn't all that bad, almost everybody wouldn't think he sucked. —Mayonnaise |
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Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 9:08 PM You will be glad to hear, my wife sent a nasty one to him today, he was in studio...but magically is not on Loveline tonight (Tuesday). I just hope it wasn't a concert that called him away...I hope he was crying too hard. —Laxdude |
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Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 12:35 AM If you are against crushing Stryker's spirit, you are a terrorist. —greymatters |
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Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 8:08 PM Andrew Wagner (I think): I realize it's probably way too late, but...
*discontempt
You were probably thinking of the word "discontent."
Ball-Lyker311: The fact that you endorse him only makes the rest of us even MORE certain that we're right. —Dusty TheHick |
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Thursday, July 13, 2006 at 12:05 PM Ah yes, you're right. Too late anyways [still no response however. Not surprising, but disappointing if nothing else] —andrewwagner777 |
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Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 8:24 PM if adam had never been on loveline, stryker wouldnt take so much shit. i dont care to listen to him, but hes really not that bad as far as radio personalities go —000 |
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Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 7:59 PM
Edited Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 8:01 PM if adam had never been on loveline, stryker would probably just be doing the drive-time show. the only reason he is where he is is because there happened to be a very popular nationally syndicated radio show broadcast from the same building he was in that he could attach himself to he is where he is not through merit or hard work, but just through his own stubbornness coupled with craptastically retarded management also - you're comparing him with local radio personalities when you say he's not that bad compared with other personalities (and even that isn't saying much) —anobody |
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acm323 |
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Friday, May 16, 2008 at 5:36 PM anobody is a smart motherfucker. I mean...physics? Fuck that! I'll stick with my basic algebra skills, thank you very much! —acm323 |
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mandee |
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Friday, May 16, 2008 at 9:07 PM i was watching ellen today and it's clear that ellen doesn't really like stryker that much because she doesn't talk to him nearly as much as she talked to her old dj. she and the previous black dj had little jokes with each other, but she rarely acknowledges stryker. and then she was showing clips from her 50th birthday party and she showed a picture of her with the old dj, but there were no signs of stryker at all. —mandee |
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Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 6:34 AM portia and ellen are my favorite couple. —mandee |
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Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 12:27 PM don't bother trying to endear yourself to me, faggot. —mandee |
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