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What Happend to 96.5 FM?

Maybe some of my readers in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area will know what I’m referring to when I say – WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO 96.5 FM “THE POINT”???

I’ve never listened to a station with so much potential go so wrong. When it originally came on the air (maybe 2-3 years ago)… it was known as the 80’s station. I remember enjoying the nonstop 80’s blocks, many of which were by request. It then became apparent that their ratings weren’t climbing fast enough spinning nothing but 80’s. The Point’s format expanded to “The Best of the 80’s, 90’s & More”… I was willing to accept this change, as they were still predominantly 80’s with a little early 90’s and late 70’s mixed in. They were also the radio station associated with the Retro 80’s nights at both the Coastline in Cherry Hill, and Café Society in Marlton. It was also during this time that they picked up a Philly standard The Barsky Morning Show – previously broadcasted on 93.3FM WMMR. The Barsky Morning Show is a superior talk radio show that enjoyed every morning on my way to work, until recently. It was bad enough when The Point went pretty POP… playing Michelle Branch, Matchbox 20, and Avril Lavigne, but then last Tuesday it ALL went to hell.

Imagine my surprise when I tuned in for The Barsky Show last Tuesday morning, and instead of a talk show, I hear Eminem’s latest attempt to lower America’s musical standards. Knowing that very little of what gets played on the radio has to do with DJ musical tastes or the requests of listeners with enough fortitude to call the station, I accept that the playing of Eminem during The Barsky Show was a managerial/marketing decision. Just after my ears stopped bleeding, the next track came on…. Another piece of musical garbage that some might call Rap and/or R&B. It’s becoming increasingly apparent that The Point has decided to change formats… but not only that, they removed The Barsky Show from their line-up. Apparently White Boy Rap has a more appeal? (prolly to those fuckers in the tricked out Honda Civics who think they’re Vin Diesel or worse Paul Walker).

The Barsky Show is no longer on the air, and what started out as 96.5FM The Point “Philly’s 80’s Station” has become 96.5FM The Wild “Bangin’ Hip Hop and R&B”… ugh…

Am I the only one that noticed this shit?… Am I the only one that cares? Go Here – Who the fuck is Rocco?… is he the ass wipe DJ that was asking some Soccer-Mom if she was a MILF the other night, in the most cheesy and canned radio voice imaginable?

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iPod Still Dominates In the Face Of Direct Competition

Dell has decided to enter the portable audio device market with their attempt to dethrone the Apple iPod. As some one who observes and keeps tabs on the industry like it is his job, there would not appear to be any players on the horizon capable of outdoing Apple. The iPod is quite frankly the be-all end-all digital audio device.

Fortune magazine recently addressed Dell’s entry into the portable digital audio market in this rather humorous article. Anyone considering Dell’s cheaper alternative for the holiday season should give it a read. It’s pretty funny how the writer compares the Dell DJ (that’s the ‘original’ name they decided on for this thing) to Bizarro, the bastard and terribly lame spawn of Superman.

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135 Questions On Sex...

Well... I just filled out a 135 Question Questionnaire relating to my sex life, mostly because I was bored, and partially because I'm too stupid not to. It's pretty revealing, and something tells me it’s not a real good idea to be posting such things to the internet. I am therefore not making it available online to just anyone. If you IM me I will gladly send you a copy of my complete survey, if I consider you worthy of its contents. At least then we're on the same page. (How so?) I'm sending you a document listing my various sexual eccentricities and exploits blended with the right amount of humor to keep it playful, and you're admitting that you're interested (you PERVERT!!!). I don't expect a great deal of response... but I figured I would toss it out there...

… Those of you who care or are interested KNOW how to reach me …

TOO MUCH SHIT!!!

It’s Saturday morning, and I have WWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too much shit in my room. Every weekend, or at least every-other weekend, I straighten this room, and make a somewhat halfhearted pledge to keep it that way. Of course it is always a complete disaster area by Tuesday at the latest. Coming back to my initial statement, I don’t feel the issue is my habits (since I genuinely like cleanliness and order), but the fact that I am being out gunned by the staggering amount of SHIT that piles up in my room over the course of the year.

Just last year I carried 13 filled trash bags out of my room. I had decided to do some cleaning, and was in the mood to discard anything I didn’t think I would need. The result was 13 jumbo trash bags, overflowing with years of useless junk. Making a concerted effort to actively discard things that are past their time has done little to solve the problem.

My mom has always held on to things saying, “you never know when you might need it”… and although I think she is quite MAD in this regard, I can’t help but wonder whether I inherited some of those genes. Order and cleanliness have always been my father bag, when it comes to messy rooms, or things lying about the house just a little too long, its my father delving out the “I have to look at this room every day”-s and the “You’re bag has been sitting there for over a WEEK!!”-s. He’s lightened up significantly since I decided to live at home for the remainder of college. Maybe my “you don’t have to look at my room all week because my door is always shut” argument began to hold water.

The two halves of my parents are in constant battle, my mom’s knack for creating disorder, and my dad’s obsessive compulsive demand for cleanliness. But what does this all boil down to?... I’m sorry I completely strayed from the point… I’m going to overhaul my room this morning/afternoon. Get things in order and try to get rid of the aforementioned SHIT piling up. Here are a few preliminary photos of the mess. Do stop back for some post cleaning shots…

Family Guy To Return

Apparently DVD sales of Family Guy, have moved Fox to reconsider the series. According to USA Today, the Fox Network is currently in talks to include The Family Guy in its 2005 line up. One can only hope that the series will be as fresh and controversial as before. I think I can give myself a nice big pat on the back since I am the proud owner of seasons 1-3 on DVD. The Family Guy is also the cartoon network's highest rated show among adults. Syndicated viewing has drawn in a slew of new fans eager for more Stewie, Peter, Brian, Lois, Chris, The Evil Monkey, and that "other one" --- Boba Fett?

Hopefully FOX will do what is right, and bring this brilliant and hysterical series back again... check out the article link below...

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28-10... E-A-G-L-E-S!

The Eagles defeated the Giants on Sunday. Starting off with a fumbled kick-off I wasn't certain of the Eagles ability to push their division rivals even farther down into the NFC East rankings barrel. My doubts were quickly put to rest as the Eagles pushed on for a 28 to 10 victory. It was the 1st decisive victory I saw all year. McNabb finally seemed to emerge from the muck, and made his 300+ passing yds look like child's play. The Eagles seemed to be firing on all cylinders yesterday at the LINC. I can't say I'm SORRY I doubted them... you don't have to follow the Eagles for too long to know that despite this win, things can go VERY wrong, VERY fast.

I hope the Eagles can snowball this momentum through the rest of the regular season, not to mention the post-season and beyond. I don't know how a team that looks so wretched on paper manages a 2nd place standing, but I'm not going to complain just yet. Go EAGLES!

btw - nothing makes me smile more than seeing Jeremy Shockey's injured ass stinking up the Giants bench. I hope the fact that you're just as powerless now as you were when you were on the fields sits really well in that peanut sized brain of yours.

Freaky - Total Hits vs. Daily Average

While looking over the viewing statistics of this blog, I noticed that the total number of hits contains the same digits as the daily-hit average. Kinduv interesting I felt. I took a screenshot of it (shown above). Enjoy!

“Freedom Feels Good” (Thought I had while having my balls fondled by security)

Chaz needed pictures for his photography class. Since the Eagles weren't playing we decided to go to Independence Hall on Sunday. I don't think I've been there since 5th or 6th grade, and the only thing i remember about THAT trip (class trip) was Jonathan Balsham having 5 packs of cotton candy flavored bubble gum. Every member of our group chewed at least 7 pieces. It wasn't long before our mouths were blue and our tummy's aching. Anyway... (Check Out The Pics In the M0Bl0g...)

They built this big 'ol 'Independence' Museum thing that runs 2 city blocks. To visit Independence Hall one must first acquire a ticket from the park ranger in the museum 2 blocks from the actual Hall. Tickets in hand, you'll then be permitted to enter the Hall grounds through a security checkpoint. All other entrances are blocked by metal fencing, and are actively patrolled by park rangers. Now, park rangers do not intimidate me, but I think the security, besides being completely ineffective, really serves to show how our liberties and freedoms are all being stripped from us. Now, I've never been a big AMERICA YAY person, but I'm also not one to let absudities go by unnoticed. Watching a woman in a wheelchair be hoisted up so that she can be properly frisked before entering the grounds of a monument that exonerates freedom and liberty is, I'm sorry, LAUGH OUT LOUD ABSURD!!!

If the goal of terrorism is to strike FEAR into ones enemy, then never has there been a more effective and victorious act of terrorism than the events of September 11th. If you think that statement is insensitive, then you missed my point COMPLETLEY.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go heat up some Freedom-Bread Pizza.

(You'll probably hear more on this in the future, if John Ashcroft doesn't show up and ship me off to Guantanamo)