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Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Ghost of Buzz
()
Date: June 06, 2014 12:15PM
Unfriend/Block/Delete
Been over a year since I was sent to the gallows by LFF for one post with some very mild (in my opinion) ball busting. It still never ceases to amaze me that a guy who's name is on the show that proclaims to be "A fun mash-up of real life......blah blah blah....and three guys busting each others balls." reacts that way to his posts on social media. Presumably he is using these to promote interest in the show. What a marketing plan, give a digital FU to the people who actually give a rats ass about your program, care enough to play along, and might bring in more people.
If you attack his family, troll him daily, spam his wall and he nukes you, fine. Other than that though, he needs to get out of Lake Me, grow a set, and learn how to act like the public personality he markets himself as.
Fat chance though because of course, we don't "Get It"
Been over a year since I was sent to the gallows by LFF for one post with some very mild (in my opinion) ball busting. It still never ceases to amaze me that a guy who's name is on the show that proclaims to be "A fun mash-up of real life......blah blah blah....and three guys busting each others balls." reacts that way to his posts on social media. Presumably he is using these to promote interest in the show. What a marketing plan, give a digital FU to the people who actually give a rats ass about your program, care enough to play along, and might bring in more people.
If you attack his family, troll him daily, spam his wall and he nukes you, fine. Other than that though, he needs to get out of Lake Me, grow a set, and learn how to act like the public personality he markets himself as.
Fat chance though because of course, we don't "Get It"
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Mike D
()
Date: June 06, 2014 12:28PM
Ghost of Buzz Wrote:
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> Unfriend/Block/Delete
>
> Been over a year since I was sent to the gallows
> by LFF for one post with some very mild (in my
> opinion) ball busting. It still never ceases to
> amaze me that a guy who's name is on the show that
> proclaims to be "A fun mash-up of real
> life......blah blah blah....and three guys busting
> each others balls." reacts that way to his posts
> on social media. Presumably he is using these to
> promote interest in the show. What a marketing
> plan, give a digital FU to the people who actually
> give a rats ass about your program, care enough to
> play along, and might bring in more people.
>
> If you attack his family, troll him daily, spam
> his wall and he nukes you, fine. Other than that
> though, he needs to get out of Lake Me, grow a
> set, and learn how to act like the public
> personality he markets himself as.
>
> Fat chance though because of course, we don't "Get
> It"
Exactly. I've never understood how he loves to "bust balls" but the minute someone does, he gets butthurt. If it's possible, he has even thinner skin then Robbbbb does. And Robbbbb is the biggest pussy around for being able to take what he dishes out.
I'd love to go on that show and show him what ragging on someone really looks like. He thinks he's some kind of "master" at zinging somebody? I'd make that fat bitch cry.
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> Unfriend/Block/Delete
>
> Been over a year since I was sent to the gallows
> by LFF for one post with some very mild (in my
> opinion) ball busting. It still never ceases to
> amaze me that a guy who's name is on the show that
> proclaims to be "A fun mash-up of real
> life......blah blah blah....and three guys busting
> each others balls." reacts that way to his posts
> on social media. Presumably he is using these to
> promote interest in the show. What a marketing
> plan, give a digital FU to the people who actually
> give a rats ass about your program, care enough to
> play along, and might bring in more people.
>
> If you attack his family, troll him daily, spam
> his wall and he nukes you, fine. Other than that
> though, he needs to get out of Lake Me, grow a
> set, and learn how to act like the public
> personality he markets himself as.
>
> Fat chance though because of course, we don't "Get
> It"
Exactly. I've never understood how he loves to "bust balls" but the minute someone does, he gets butthurt. If it's possible, he has even thinner skin then Robbbbb does. And Robbbbb is the biggest pussy around for being able to take what he dishes out.
I'd love to go on that show and show him what ragging on someone really looks like. He thinks he's some kind of "master" at zinging somebody? I'd make that fat bitch cry.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Four Hour Club
()
Date: June 06, 2014 12:38PM
Blobb Spewsack Wrote:
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> jhopkins Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > But, the LFF has Oscar and Oscar's gay app dev
> > friend. How could tech support minds like
> their's
> > not help the LFF out?
>
>
> Because Oscar is a poser who doesn't actually know
> anything technical, and Todd Moore probably won't
> help Mike out for free.
During the MacBook Air discussion, Oscar made it incredibly clear that he doesn't know what the terms RAM, memory and "storage" mean.
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> jhopkins Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > But, the LFF has Oscar and Oscar's gay app dev
> > friend. How could tech support minds like
> their's
> > not help the LFF out?
>
>
> Because Oscar is a poser who doesn't actually know
> anything technical, and Todd Moore probably won't
> help Mike out for free.
During the MacBook Air discussion, Oscar made it incredibly clear that he doesn't know what the terms RAM, memory and "storage" mean.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Oh SHit LFF
()
Date: June 06, 2014 12:57PM
adam corolla on w don today
oh shit
can u get him on mike?
oh shit
can u get him on mike?
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Mira
()
Date: June 06, 2014 01:29PM
Regarding the much discussed Maine appearance coming up:
It's pretty clear from the podcast and not-so-subtle comments from Mike that he's been forced to stop drinking and avoid situations where he would be vulnerable to slipping.
Well, except for JOTT.
All the appearances they've had previously (and I've been to one, I'll admit it) involve bars, massive amounts of pre-gaming and complimentary drinks sent Mike's way by fans.
So how's that going to work from a "best place to meet the fans" perspective?
It's pretty clear from the podcast and not-so-subtle comments from Mike that he's been forced to stop drinking and avoid situations where he would be vulnerable to slipping.
Well, except for JOTT.
All the appearances they've had previously (and I've been to one, I'll admit it) involve bars, massive amounts of pre-gaming and complimentary drinks sent Mike's way by fans.
So how's that going to work from a "best place to meet the fans" perspective?
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Lady Baltimore
()
Date: June 06, 2014 02:21PM
I think we got a look at Mike's parenting skills the other day during one of Robb's stories.
Robb said that Robb, Jr. is annoyed with him at the moment and isn't speaking to him. Robb was just letting it slide, figuring that jr. will get over it in a day or two.
But Mike was all, "I don't think I could handle that! That's disrespectful!!"
I could just picture Mike yelling at his son, "Stop being disrespectful!! You better start talking to me right now!!"
Yeah, let us know how that works out for you, LFF.
Robb said that Robb, Jr. is annoyed with him at the moment and isn't speaking to him. Robb was just letting it slide, figuring that jr. will get over it in a day or two.
But Mike was all, "I don't think I could handle that! That's disrespectful!!"
I could just picture Mike yelling at his son, "Stop being disrespectful!! You better start talking to me right now!!"
Yeah, let us know how that works out for you, LFF.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Mr Helper
()
Date: June 06, 2014 02:41PM
Four Hour Club Wrote:
>
> During the MacBook Air discussion, Oscar made it
> incredibly clear that he doesn't know what the
> terms RAM, memory and "storage" mean.
Caught that too. Oscar had no idea how to explain and had to defer to Pony. He thought he was being slick but the fact is he couldn't do it. On past episodes of Tech 411 Todd Moore used to call him out on this kind of stuff and make him look like an ass. Oscar would get mad when Todd would embarrass him. He's such a tech-fake.
>
> During the MacBook Air discussion, Oscar made it
> incredibly clear that he doesn't know what the
> terms RAM, memory and "storage" mean.
Caught that too. Oscar had no idea how to explain and had to defer to Pony. He thought he was being slick but the fact is he couldn't do it. On past episodes of Tech 411 Todd Moore used to call him out on this kind of stuff and make him look like an ass. Oscar would get mad when Todd would embarrass him. He's such a tech-fake.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Bill Boob bob
()
Date: June 06, 2014 02:49PM
Robb's Robin Quivers impression is getting better every day.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Disgruntled OMearican
()
Date: June 06, 2014 02:54PM
Lady Baltimore Wrote:
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> I think we got a look at Mike's parenting skills
> the other day during one of Robb's stories.
>
> Robb said that Robb, Jr. is annoyed with him at
> the moment and isn't speaking to him. Robb was
> just letting it slide, figuring that jr. will get
> over it in a day or two.
>
> But Mike was all, "I don't think I could handle
> that! That's disrespectful!!"
>
> I could just picture Mike yelling at his son,
> "Stop being disrespectful!! You better start
> talking to me right now!!"
>
> Yeah, let us know how that works out for you, LFF.
That was a laugh for sure. But Carla will have taken the kid and fled by the time junior is old enough to give Faddy (hit the wrong key there and I'm letting it stand) the silent treatment. And LFF won't even have to give up every other weekend like he did with the girls because he will stay in Florida and Carla will run right back to Mama in VA. As a father, he is a reluctant traveler.
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> I think we got a look at Mike's parenting skills
> the other day during one of Robb's stories.
>
> Robb said that Robb, Jr. is annoyed with him at
> the moment and isn't speaking to him. Robb was
> just letting it slide, figuring that jr. will get
> over it in a day or two.
>
> But Mike was all, "I don't think I could handle
> that! That's disrespectful!!"
>
> I could just picture Mike yelling at his son,
> "Stop being disrespectful!! You better start
> talking to me right now!!"
>
> Yeah, let us know how that works out for you, LFF.
That was a laugh for sure. But Carla will have taken the kid and fled by the time junior is old enough to give Faddy (hit the wrong key there and I'm letting it stand) the silent treatment. And LFF won't even have to give up every other weekend like he did with the girls because he will stay in Florida and Carla will run right back to Mama in VA. As a father, he is a reluctant traveler.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Lady Baltimore
()
Date: June 06, 2014 04:01PM
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE FRONT!!!
Mike mentioned the negative Amazon reviews on the show today. It was during Oscar's celebrity news segment, when Mike referred to how some people leave negative reviews when they haven't even "read the product."
He added that he's "laughed his ass off" at the reviews of a "certain product" that they would be discussing on Monday, because he thought the reviews were "so hate-filled they were funny."
Mike mentioned the negative Amazon reviews on the show today. It was during Oscar's celebrity news segment, when Mike referred to how some people leave negative reviews when they haven't even "read the product."
He added that he's "laughed his ass off" at the reviews of a "certain product" that they would be discussing on Monday, because he thought the reviews were "so hate-filled they were funny."
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Blobb Spewsack
()
Date: June 06, 2014 04:03PM
LFF doesn't have the capability or intellect to laugh at himself or the reviews.
I'm sure he was quite angry, and doesn't want to admit this.
I'm sure he was quite angry, and doesn't want to admit this.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Tech helper
()
Date: June 06, 2014 04:12PM
Todd Moore has been in the business long enough to know that you NEVER help someone like Mike with a computer issue. Once you touch his machine, you own it.
Mike would call ToMo repeatedly, saying shit like, "right after you fixed X, I noticed that Y isn't working now."
ToMo tolerates Oscar with this sort of stuff because he can close his eyes and pretend the blow jobs are being given by a real girl.
jhopkins Wrote:
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> But, the LFF has Oscar and Oscar's gay app dev
> friend. How could tech support minds like their's
> not help the LFF out?
Mike would call ToMo repeatedly, saying shit like, "right after you fixed X, I noticed that Y isn't working now."
ToMo tolerates Oscar with this sort of stuff because he can close his eyes and pretend the blow jobs are being given by a real girl.
jhopkins Wrote:
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> But, the LFF has Oscar and Oscar's gay app dev
> friend. How could tech support minds like their's
> not help the LFF out?
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Cary and Carla
()
Date: June 06, 2014 04:27PM
Tech helper Wrote:
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> ToMo tolerates Oscar with this sort of stuff
> because he can close his eyes and pretend the blow
> jobs are being given by a real girl.
Carla: Now you tell me, after we've moved to Florida! I could have paid little Oscar to sneak in and service Mike in this fashion, as Mike can't see over his belly when on his back. Would have been a win-win-win situation.
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> ToMo tolerates Oscar with this sort of stuff
> because he can close his eyes and pretend the blow
> jobs are being given by a real girl.
Carla: Now you tell me, after we've moved to Florida! I could have paid little Oscar to sneak in and service Mike in this fashion, as Mike can't see over his belly when on his back. Would have been a win-win-win situation.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Open Mic
()
Date: June 06, 2014 04:47PM
The only way Mike can know for sure people have reviewed his book without reading it is that there are more reviews than books sold. I find this to be a viable scenario.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Disgruntled OMearican
()
Date: June 06, 2014 04:47PM
Lady Baltimore Wrote:
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> BREAKING NEWS FROM THE FRONT!!!
>
> Mike mentioned the negative Amazon reviews on the
> show today. It was during Oscar's celebrity news
> segment, when Mike referred to how some people
> leave negative reviews when they haven't even
> "read the product."
>
> He added that he's "laughed his ass off" at the
> reviews of a "certain product" that they would be
> discussing on Monday, because he thought the
> reviews were "so hate-filled they were funny."
So he has been stewing about them at least since last night and will continue to do so over the weekend. And we thought the many benders he has talked about were as close as he would ever get to the 'hours' of show prep he claims to do.
I wonder if he thinks the ass kissy reviews from the people who haven't read (bought) the book are funny too.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/06/2014 04:50PM by Disgruntled OMearican.
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> BREAKING NEWS FROM THE FRONT!!!
>
> Mike mentioned the negative Amazon reviews on the
> show today. It was during Oscar's celebrity news
> segment, when Mike referred to how some people
> leave negative reviews when they haven't even
> "read the product."
>
> He added that he's "laughed his ass off" at the
> reviews of a "certain product" that they would be
> discussing on Monday, because he thought the
> reviews were "so hate-filled they were funny."
So he has been stewing about them at least since last night and will continue to do so over the weekend. And we thought the many benders he has talked about were as close as he would ever get to the 'hours' of show prep he claims to do.
I wonder if he thinks the ass kissy reviews from the people who haven't read (bought) the book are funny too.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/06/2014 04:50PM by Disgruntled OMearican.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
microphone
()
Date: June 06, 2014 04:52PM
Disgruntled OMearican Wrote:
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> LFF must have his period. Here is his latest
> butthurt reaction to that the club falls all over
> themselves to like:
It kills me that this guy was obviously commenting on the "git er dun" comment being from 2008 but MoM is such a baby he is always looking for a way to be the victim.
It's intolerable. Any person who chooses to have any personal relationship with this asshat deserves what they get. His kids? Hopefully they will keep their distance. He's toxic.
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> LFF must have his period. Here is his latest
> butthurt reaction to that the club falls all over
> themselves to like:
It kills me that this guy was obviously commenting on the "git er dun" comment being from 2008 but MoM is such a baby he is always looking for a way to be the victim.
It's intolerable. Any person who chooses to have any personal relationship with this asshat deserves what they get. His kids? Hopefully they will keep their distance. He's toxic.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
peekza
()
Date: June 06, 2014 06:22PM
395...Semper Fat...
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Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Puzzy Riot
()
Date: June 06, 2014 06:52PM
I've been on a break since Memorial Day, but listening to today's show, let me get this straight: the fat waste of meat known as Fuckwaddle, an expert barfighter, likes to "shoulder-check" people in casinos? He should fuck up his other knee and spend the rest of his fat life in a wheelchair. If I bump into a normal person I'm all "sorry, excuse me" because I'm more or less normal and it's my fault half the time. Just good policy. But if this passive aggressive fat fuck "shoulder-checks" me he's getting a throat check and a good look at the ceiling. Not that beating Mike O'Meara in a fight would be anything to brag about.
No wonder his daughters take refuge in big black cock. For those of you who were wondering.
I am back to wishing death on him. As well as Fat Rob. "No running!" indeed. Fuck you fat boy, you don't get to parent other people's children. And no, you're not a big guy, you're a fat guy. Not intimidating at all, except in the way that the mentally ill sometimes create worry in the general population.
No wonder his daughters take refuge in big black cock. For those of you who were wondering.
I am back to wishing death on him. As well as Fat Rob. "No running!" indeed. Fuck you fat boy, you don't get to parent other people's children. And no, you're not a big guy, you're a fat guy. Not intimidating at all, except in the way that the mentally ill sometimes create worry in the general population.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
FatE
()
Date: June 06, 2014 06:53PM
What a man!
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
OgreJaySimpson
()
Date: June 06, 2014 06:58PM
Man-bear-pig!
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Blobb Spewsack
()
Date: June 06, 2014 07:05PM
It's funny that someone UNABLE to run would yell at someone running.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Lady Baltimore
()
Date: June 06, 2014 07:38PM
Yeah, I couldn't believe that whole shoulder checking thing too. What an overgrown child Mike is.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Intractable Insobriety
()
Date: June 06, 2014 08:22PM
Mike O'Meara, in the introduction to Open Mike, tells the author he has two conditions about any book, the second of which is, "...we take the high road on everything. I've had a long career with ups and downs, but I am not about to start bad-mouthing anyone I've ever worked with."
Mike O'Meara: "Kenny King, the program director at The Edge, and I had been in contact, and he eventually asked me if I would come back on the air. ... In my zeal to get back on the radio, I'd jumped into another horseshit radio situation with scared management." Chapter 7.
Copyright @2014 W. Michael Kelley
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/06/2014 08:24PM by Intractable Insobriety.
Mike O'Meara: "Kenny King, the program director at The Edge, and I had been in contact, and he eventually asked me if I would come back on the air. ... In my zeal to get back on the radio, I'd jumped into another horseshit radio situation with scared management." Chapter 7.
Copyright @2014 W. Michael Kelley
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/06/2014 08:24PM by Intractable Insobriety.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Hugh Mever
()
Date: June 06, 2014 08:38PM
Lady Baltimore Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> BREAKING NEWS FROM THE FRONT!!!
>
> Mike mentioned the negative Amazon reviews on the
> show today. It was during Oscar's celebrity news
> segment, when Mike referred to how some people
> leave negative reviews when they haven't even
> "read the product."
>
> He added that he's "laughed his ass off" at the
> reviews of a "certain product" that they would be
> discussing on Monday, because he thought the
> reviews were "so hate-filled they were funny."
As a rule, when someone volunteers that something doesn't bother them it really does. I somehow doubt this is what he means when he says he is transparent, but there we have it.
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> BREAKING NEWS FROM THE FRONT!!!
>
> Mike mentioned the negative Amazon reviews on the
> show today. It was during Oscar's celebrity news
> segment, when Mike referred to how some people
> leave negative reviews when they haven't even
> "read the product."
>
> He added that he's "laughed his ass off" at the
> reviews of a "certain product" that they would be
> discussing on Monday, because he thought the
> reviews were "so hate-filled they were funny."
As a rule, when someone volunteers that something doesn't bother them it really does. I somehow doubt this is what he means when he says he is transparent, but there we have it.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Intractable Insobriety
()
Date: June 06, 2014 08:41PM
Mike's family praises him in Open Mike:
his mother: "I think he likes people. Even though that doesn't come out all of the time on his show, I think he likes people. ... I know nothing about podcasts, so I don't even know what Mike is doing. I always hoped Mike would grow up to be Walter Cronkite, but that didn't materialize."
his sister, on what about him drives her crazy: "Other than his physical fitness? ... I honestly can't think of one thing. ... When he was in his 20s and 30s, he was sort of dismissive toward family. He would get impatient with us. At one point, he said, 'My fans don't treat me this way.' He felt we should grant him unconditional respect because he was such a star."
Copyright @2014 W. Michael Kelley
his mother: "I think he likes people. Even though that doesn't come out all of the time on his show, I think he likes people. ... I know nothing about podcasts, so I don't even know what Mike is doing. I always hoped Mike would grow up to be Walter Cronkite, but that didn't materialize."
his sister, on what about him drives her crazy: "Other than his physical fitness? ... I honestly can't think of one thing. ... When he was in his 20s and 30s, he was sort of dismissive toward family. He would get impatient with us. At one point, he said, 'My fans don't treat me this way.' He felt we should grant him unconditional respect because he was such a star."
Copyright @2014 W. Michael Kelley
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Intractable Insobriety
()
Date: June 06, 2014 08:45PM
Mike, opens up in Open Mike on his current marriage: "I'm reasonably confident this one's going to last."
Copyright @2014 W. Michael Kelley
Copyright @2014 W. Michael Kelley
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
mike the book
()
Date: June 06, 2014 08:49PM
Intractable Insobriety Wrote:
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> his sister, on what about him drives her crazy:
> "Other than his physical fitness? ... I honestly
> can't think of one thing. ... When he was in his
> 20s and 30s, he was sort of dismissive toward
> family. He would get impatient with us. At one
> point, he said, 'My fans don't treat me this way.'
> He felt we should grant him unconditional respect
> because he was such a star."
>
> Copyright @2014 W. Michael Kelley
Holy shit.
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> his sister, on what about him drives her crazy:
> "Other than his physical fitness? ... I honestly
> can't think of one thing. ... When he was in his
> 20s and 30s, he was sort of dismissive toward
> family. He would get impatient with us. At one
> point, he said, 'My fans don't treat me this way.'
> He felt we should grant him unconditional respect
> because he was such a star."
>
> Copyright @2014 W. Michael Kelley
Holy shit.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Intractable Insobriety
()
Date: June 06, 2014 08:53PM
Mike's wife, on what about him drives her crazy: "If he ain't bitchin', he ain't breathin'. ... It's always something. I mean, oh God, just shut up."
Open Mike, Copyright @2014 W. Michael Kelley
Open Mike, Copyright @2014 W. Michael Kelley
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Intractable Insobriety
()
Date: June 06, 2014 09:07PM
Last one tonight:
KCJJ owner Steve Bridges, on Oscar's visit to the Iowa radio station: "... we learned Oscar could connect with anybody. I think he connected too well with one of our clients, because she cancelled her account with us. In all fairness to her, she was married, but anyway ..."
Oscar: "I promise I didn't hook up with a married woman. I would have remembered that. I do remember a few women I ran into in Iowa. What a great town."
Open Mike, Copyright @2014 W. Michael Kelley
KCJJ owner Steve Bridges, on Oscar's visit to the Iowa radio station: "... we learned Oscar could connect with anybody. I think he connected too well with one of our clients, because she cancelled her account with us. In all fairness to her, she was married, but anyway ..."
Oscar: "I promise I didn't hook up with a married woman. I would have remembered that. I do remember a few women I ran into in Iowa. What a great town."
Open Mike, Copyright @2014 W. Michael Kelley
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Lady Baltimore
()
Date: June 06, 2014 09:33PM
So Oscar cost KCJJ a client. Way to do business, Oscar.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Disgruntled OMearican
()
Date: June 06, 2014 09:38PM
Intractable Insobriety Wrote:
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> Mike's family praises him in Open Mike:
> his sister, on what about him drives her crazy:
> "Other than his physical fitness? ... I honestly
> can't think of one thing. ... When he was in his
> 20s and 30s, he was sort of dismissive toward
> family. He would get impatient with us. At one
> point, he said, 'My fans don't treat me this way.'
> He felt we should grant him unconditional respect
> because he was such a star."
>
> Copyright @2014 W. Michael Kelley
Get out. He has said he doesn't listen to the show. Christ, he doesn't even listen when they are recording it. Maybe he didn't really READ the book either.
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> Mike's family praises him in Open Mike:
> his sister, on what about him drives her crazy:
> "Other than his physical fitness? ... I honestly
> can't think of one thing. ... When he was in his
> 20s and 30s, he was sort of dismissive toward
> family. He would get impatient with us. At one
> point, he said, 'My fans don't treat me this way.'
> He felt we should grant him unconditional respect
> because he was such a star."
>
> Copyright @2014 W. Michael Kelley
Get out. He has said he doesn't listen to the show. Christ, he doesn't even listen when they are recording it. Maybe he didn't really READ the book either.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
jhopkins
()
Date: June 06, 2014 09:40PM
Again Amazon is fun wrt the Klub
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Pork Chop Suitcase
()
Date: June 06, 2014 10:01PM
Good lord, another fashion-forward jacket for Robb...how many hideous sport coats does he have??
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Cary and Carla
()
Date: June 06, 2014 10:34PM
Carla: C'mon, I also was quoted as saying Mike was quiet and reserved off-air.
(Just proves you can't always believe what you read.)
(Just proves you can't always believe what you read.)
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Blobb Spewsack
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Date: June 06, 2014 11:13PM
Stunned at the quotes from the book...
Wow.
Wow.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Mike D
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Date: June 06, 2014 11:48PM
Blobb Spewsack Wrote:
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> Stunned at the quotes from the book...
>
> Wow.
I don't know why, it's not like hypocrisy is a new trait for Mike.
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> Stunned at the quotes from the book...
>
> Wow.
I don't know why, it's not like hypocrisy is a new trait for Mike.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
peekza
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Date: June 07, 2014 12:37AM
Mike D Wrote:
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> Blobb Spewsack Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Stunned at the quotes from the book...
> >
> > Wow.
>
>
> I don't know why, it's not like hypocrisy is a new
> trait for Mike.
He is literally somewhat of an expert
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> Blobb Spewsack Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Stunned at the quotes from the book...
> >
> > Wow.
>
>
> I don't know why, it's not like hypocrisy is a new
> trait for Mike.
He is literally somewhat of an expert
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
enzo
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Date: June 07, 2014 01:25AM
So did Carolla really show up on the Don show? How long? What was said?
Carolla is genuinely funny and interesting and is well connected to A-listers. I'm surprised he would have anything to do with D and M.
Carolla is genuinely funny and interesting and is well connected to A-listers. I'm surprised he would have anything to do with D and M.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Curious Bob Hope
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Date: June 07, 2014 03:24AM
enzo Wrote:
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> So did Carolla really show up on the Don show?
> How long? What was said?
>
> Carolla is genuinely funny and interesting and is
> well connected to A-listers. I'm surprised he
> would have anything to do with D and M.
I get the feeling it was just a chance to get the word out about Adam's patent troll lawsuit (which I feel we should support).
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> So did Carolla really show up on the Don show?
> How long? What was said?
>
> Carolla is genuinely funny and interesting and is
> well connected to A-listers. I'm surprised he
> would have anything to do with D and M.
I get the feeling it was just a chance to get the word out about Adam's patent troll lawsuit (which I feel we should support).
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Intractable Insobriety
()
Date: June 07, 2014 06:44AM
The time commitment involved for the book by O'Meara and the rest was minimal. I would estimate an hour or so on the phone with the author for Mike, less so for the rest. We all know how patient Mike is.
The content of the book is what you'd expect; as Gertrude Stein said of Oakland, there is no there there.
The content of the book is what you'd expect; as Gertrude Stein said of Oakland, there is no there there.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Intractable Insobriety
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Date: June 07, 2014 07:15AM
Mike and his sister relate a charming story. He was 15, and at a friend's house for a sleepover. Mike got drunk, threw up and decided to go the 2+ miles home. He shit on his friend's lawn. When he got home, he scratched at sis' window to let him in. She thought, poor boy, he was sick and had just walked all the way home, and that he was going to pass out from the effort. Mike's mother came downstairs, took a look at him and said, "He's not sick! He's drunk!" Sister says mom was "completely unsympathetic."
Mrs. O was likely distraught at her son following in her husband's footsteps. Mike relates how he could always "tell by the position of the drink in his [dad's] hand whether the Red Sox were winning or losing that night."
Mrs. O was likely distraught at her son following in her husband's footsteps. Mike relates how he could always "tell by the position of the drink in his [dad's] hand whether the Red Sox were winning or losing that night."
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Intractable Insobriety
()
Date: June 07, 2014 07:21AM
Mike on his FB friends: "I have thousands of friends on my Facebook page, and I have a lovely relationship with most of them. If somebody wants to be a jerk on Facebook, I've got a little button I can press and they're gone. Poof! I don't have to deal with them at all anymore. I enjoy that."
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Intractable Insobriety
()
Date: June 07, 2014 07:25AM
Mike on his FFXU friends:
"In public forums, we have no control. People can say whatever they want about me or even my family, and there are no consequences. People have no qualms logging on and referring to me as "LFF," which stands for "lazy, fat fuck." When I see that, the hair stands up on the back of my neck and I have to take a deep breath. I have to remind myself that there's nothing I can do about it. When you live in the public eye, you've opened yourself up for criticism."
"In public forums, we have no control. People can say whatever they want about me or even my family, and there are no consequences. People have no qualms logging on and referring to me as "LFF," which stands for "lazy, fat fuck." When I see that, the hair stands up on the back of my neck and I have to take a deep breath. I have to remind myself that there's nothing I can do about it. When you live in the public eye, you've opened yourself up for criticism."
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Pork Chop Suitcase
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Date: June 07, 2014 08:18AM
Intractable Insobriety Wrote:
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> Mike and his sister relate a charming story. He
> was 15, and at a friend's house for a sleepover.
> Mike got drunk, threw up and decided to go the 2+
> miles home. He shit on his friend's lawn. When he
> got home, he scratched at sis' window to let him
> in. She thought, poor boy, he was sick and had
> just walked all the way home, and that he was
> going to pass out from the effort. Mike's mother
> came downstairs, took a look at him and said,
> "He's not sick! He's drunk!" Sister says
> mom was "completely unsympathetic."
>
> Mrs. O was likely distraught at her son following
> in her husband's footsteps. Mike relates how he
> could always "tell by the position of the drink in
> his [dad's] hand whether the Red Sox were winning
> or losing that night."
Wow. That's sad and a bit frightening.
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> Mike and his sister relate a charming story. He
> was 15, and at a friend's house for a sleepover.
> Mike got drunk, threw up and decided to go the 2+
> miles home. He shit on his friend's lawn. When he
> got home, he scratched at sis' window to let him
> in. She thought, poor boy, he was sick and had
> just walked all the way home, and that he was
> going to pass out from the effort. Mike's mother
> came downstairs, took a look at him and said,
> "He's not sick! He's drunk!" Sister says
> mom was "completely unsympathetic."
>
> Mrs. O was likely distraught at her son following
> in her husband's footsteps. Mike relates how he
> could always "tell by the position of the drink in
> his [dad's] hand whether the Red Sox were winning
> or losing that night."
Wow. That's sad and a bit frightening.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Intractable Insobriety
()
Date: June 07, 2014 08:44AM
I believe the author when he says he intended to write an uplifting book about how Mike and the boys overcame the evil corporate suits to succeed in the new media world of podcasting. Like others have noted here after reading the book, however, the overarching theme of the book is just ... sadness.
The moment cited as the crowning achievement of TMOS' podcast to date? When they sold 800 tickets to the State Theater show. Beforehand, Mike, Robb and Oscar were in "a horrible dressing room that had a dirty, open window." They "heard a chorus of 50 people" reciting Mike and Robb's Scott Shannon's Life Savers bit. (The author then proceeds to include a transcript of the bit.) Sad.
As others have also suggested, the book may just have sucked all of the (lighthearted) enjoyment I had in poking fun at Mike's ego and his failcast.
The moment cited as the crowning achievement of TMOS' podcast to date? When they sold 800 tickets to the State Theater show. Beforehand, Mike, Robb and Oscar were in "a horrible dressing room that had a dirty, open window." They "heard a chorus of 50 people" reciting Mike and Robb's Scott Shannon's Life Savers bit. (The author then proceeds to include a transcript of the bit.) Sad.
As others have also suggested, the book may just have sucked all of the (lighthearted) enjoyment I had in poking fun at Mike's ego and his failcast.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Ebel Doers
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Date: June 07, 2014 09:15AM
From the sounds of it the book has some pretty stark observations and embarrassing quotes that Mike probably won't like in the end. The only conclusion I can draw is that Mike was too lazy to read his own book before it was published.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Lady Baltimore
()
Date: June 07, 2014 10:16AM
Those stories from the book just confirm what we've always said -- that Mike's ego and delusion of grandeur are what make us feel the need to take him down a peg or fifty.
Thanks for posting the excerpts, Intractable Insobriety. That part about him expecting his family to treat him like a star speaks volumes.
"the book may just have sucked all of the (lighthearted) enjoyment I had in poking fun at Mike's ego and his failcast"
Well, that's why I don't see the amazon reviews as being "hate-filled," which is what Mike called them. I think they just expressed sadness and even sympathy.
Thanks for posting the excerpts, Intractable Insobriety. That part about him expecting his family to treat him like a star speaks volumes.
"the book may just have sucked all of the (lighthearted) enjoyment I had in poking fun at Mike's ego and his failcast"
Well, that's why I don't see the amazon reviews as being "hate-filled," which is what Mike called them. I think they just expressed sadness and even sympathy.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Pork Chop Suitcase
()
Date: June 07, 2014 10:19AM
Ebel Doers Wrote:
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> The only conclusion I can draw is that Mike was too lazy to read his own book before it was published.
That actually wouldn't surprise me too much.
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> The only conclusion I can draw is that Mike was too lazy to read his own book before it was published.
That actually wouldn't surprise me too much.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Critical Mass
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Date: June 07, 2014 10:24AM
Normal people don't consider constructive criticism as "hate-filled." Don't get me wrong. Any criticism stings at first. But people who are successful look past the sting, see what might be valid in the criticism and then adjust accordingly in an effort to improve. Unsuccessful people, like Mike, dismiss it as "hate," double down on a losing formula and become more bitter, paranoid and isolated until they hit the wall of failure.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Curious Bob Hope
()
Date: June 07, 2014 10:43AM
Intractable Insobriety Wrote:
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> As others have also suggested, the book may just
> have sucked all of the (lighthearted) enjoyment I
> had in poking fun at Mike's ego and his failcast.
Exactly.
This is like taking a pile of shit, painting it gold, and then proudly putting it on display.
From the textbook author to the shitty cover art to the unintentionally embarassing stories inside...it's sad.
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> As others have also suggested, the book may just
> have sucked all of the (lighthearted) enjoyment I
> had in poking fun at Mike's ego and his failcast.
Exactly.
This is like taking a pile of shit, painting it gold, and then proudly putting it on display.
From the textbook author to the shitty cover art to the unintentionally embarassing stories inside...it's sad.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Intractable Insobriety
()
Date: June 07, 2014 10:47AM
The birth of TMOS as podcast:
Oscar: "... podcast was my idea. I called Mike multiple times. I stalked him. I mentioned it to Mike as he was leaving the radio station for the last time, and Mike didn't bat an eye. I could tell Mike wasn't listening to me because he gave me the 'Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah' and kept walking. ... After a few weeks, I called Mike to talk about it, just to check in and see how he was doing. ... Then he got married and had an "I married Carla" party. I was there and mentioned the podcast idea to Mike again. He said, "Yeah, I need to talk to my agent." He still wasn't interested. Finally, as his contract was expiring, Mike called me and asked, 'What's a podcast?' as if I hadn't explained it to him a hundred times already."
Robb, after he's brought into conversation: "A 'podcast,' a thing I did not understand."
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/07/2014 10:47AM by Intractable Insobriety.
Oscar: "... podcast was my idea. I called Mike multiple times. I stalked him. I mentioned it to Mike as he was leaving the radio station for the last time, and Mike didn't bat an eye. I could tell Mike wasn't listening to me because he gave me the 'Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah' and kept walking. ... After a few weeks, I called Mike to talk about it, just to check in and see how he was doing. ... Then he got married and had an "I married Carla" party. I was there and mentioned the podcast idea to Mike again. He said, "Yeah, I need to talk to my agent." He still wasn't interested. Finally, as his contract was expiring, Mike called me and asked, 'What's a podcast?' as if I hadn't explained it to him a hundred times already."
Robb, after he's brought into conversation: "A 'podcast,' a thing I did not understand."
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/07/2014 10:47AM by Intractable Insobriety.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Intractable Insobriety
()
Date: June 07, 2014 10:54AM
Kappy, on her role:
"When it was clear that TMOS was going to start this podcast, I knew they would need capital. I approached them and said, 'Once advertisers and sponsors start coming in and you find premium products, you'll be flying. Until then, you need money.'... I gave them money anonymously, under a fake name. I had my accountant send them checks that didn't identify me. I had begun a Facebook friendship with them, and I didn't want to tarnish that with talk about money."
"When it was clear that TMOS was going to start this podcast, I knew they would need capital. I approached them and said, 'Once advertisers and sponsors start coming in and you find premium products, you'll be flying. Until then, you need money.'... I gave them money anonymously, under a fake name. I had my accountant send them checks that didn't identify me. I had begun a Facebook friendship with them, and I didn't want to tarnish that with talk about money."
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Kapp It
()
Date: June 07, 2014 11:08AM
So we can blame Kappy for this debacle.
The best thing that could have happened to the krewe would have been the whole thing going tits up in six months. Now none of them have viable career options in radio because they have been doing "pretend" radio for half-a-decade. The road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and this is a perfect example of that.
The best thing that could have happened to the krewe would have been the whole thing going tits up in six months. Now none of them have viable career options in radio because they have been doing "pretend" radio for half-a-decade. The road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and this is a perfect example of that.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Intractable Insobriety
()
Date: June 07, 2014 11:08AM
Ethical Mike on divorce:
"I worked very hard and had a lot of pain in my life going through my divorces, but I have always tried to take the high road whenever I could. (emphasis added)
"I worked very hard and had a lot of pain in my life going through my divorces, but I have always tried to take the high road whenever I could. (emphasis added)
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Intractable Insobriety
()
Date: June 07, 2014 11:18AM
Mike on being a good father and taking the high road post-divorce:
"When I see my kids, they still hug me and love me. In my opinion, that is a great accomplishment, because that's not how all divorces end."
his youngest daughter: "I was really young when the divorce happened."
his oldest: "I was 6 and [my sister] was 4. I was in first grade."
(Please to disregard his recent comment on his podcast, "I talked to my ex this weekend. What a slice of heaven that was.")
"When I see my kids, they still hug me and love me. In my opinion, that is a great accomplishment, because that's not how all divorces end."
his youngest daughter: "I was really young when the divorce happened."
his oldest: "I was 6 and [my sister] was 4. I was in first grade."
(Please to disregard his recent comment on his podcast, "I talked to my ex this weekend. What a slice of heaven that was.")
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Corolla
()
Date: June 07, 2014 12:04PM
Corolla has been on with Don over 10 times when he was on Khtk it's nothing new
Don and Adam have been on each other's shows before
Don and Adam have been on each other's shows before
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
exffx
()
Date: June 07, 2014 01:16PM
He took the high road cause his wives' divorce lawyers told him not to say anything.
They even had to bleep out ex wife #2's name. You are sad and pathetic, Mike O'Meara.
They even had to bleep out ex wife #2's name. You are sad and pathetic, Mike O'Meara.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Cary and Carla
()
Date: June 07, 2014 02:14PM
Carla: Mike loves Kappy's review of his book on Amazon. "That's what my respectful fans need to do."
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Cary and Carla
()
Date: June 07, 2014 02:15PM
Carla: I think Kappy is just trying to maintain a personal ROI on the $$ she's poured into TMOS. She would miss it if Mike packed it in.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Cary and Carla
()
Date: June 07, 2014 02:18PM
Carla: Oh, by the way, don't look for a book-signing party. That's just my .02.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Mike D
()
Date: June 07, 2014 04:24PM
I just blasted the whole Amazon review war.
I highly doubt it will be published despite my lack of cursing. But posted here for posterity:
"People were criticized for panning a book they haven't read yet. But here are a bushel of reviews from people fawning over it WHO HAVEN'T READ IT YET EITHER? He's not announcing it until Monday 6/9/14 yes? So suddenly the kool-aid drinkers rush to polish the TMOS knob blindly? From the sample I've read, this is pure dreck and nothing more than a puff piece of advertising disguised as a book. Flame away fan Klubbers, but LFF doesn't care about anything but your money and your blind loyalty. Don't question anything and TRY HARDER. Remember his early opinion when the podcast started: "I'm not one of you!" Oh I iused my name and didn't post anonymously, does my opinion have merit now Robbbbbb you fat piece of garbage? You are broadcast cancer you cackling head."
I highly doubt it will be published despite my lack of cursing. But posted here for posterity:
"People were criticized for panning a book they haven't read yet. But here are a bushel of reviews from people fawning over it WHO HAVEN'T READ IT YET EITHER? He's not announcing it until Monday 6/9/14 yes? So suddenly the kool-aid drinkers rush to polish the TMOS knob blindly? From the sample I've read, this is pure dreck and nothing more than a puff piece of advertising disguised as a book. Flame away fan Klubbers, but LFF doesn't care about anything but your money and your blind loyalty. Don't question anything and TRY HARDER. Remember his early opinion when the podcast started: "I'm not one of you!" Oh I iused my name and didn't post anonymously, does my opinion have merit now Robbbbbb you fat piece of garbage? You are broadcast cancer you cackling head."
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
LOLscar
()
Date: June 07, 2014 04:34PM
Intractable Insobriety Wrote:
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> Kappy, on her role:
>
> "When it was clear that TMOS was going to
> start this podcast, I knew they would need
> capital. I approached them and said, 'Once
> advertisers and sponsors start coming in and you
> find premium products, you'll be flying. Until
> then, you need money.'... I gave them money
> anonymously, under a fake name. I had my
> accountant send them checks that didn't identify
> me. I had begun a Facebook friendship with them,
> and I didn't want to tarnish that with talk about
> money."
I don't want this excerpt to get lost with all the others. We always knew Kappy gave the failcast a good amount of money (which is kind of pathetic in its own way) but now we find out she went through the hassle of talking to her accountant and sending fake cheques. I just can't wrap my head around how pathetic that is. I usually leave Kappy out of the criticisms here since I feel bad for her, but this little paragraph really shows her insanity and stupidity.
It also doesn't make sense. Kappy approached Mike and told him he needs money and then sent him anonymous cheques? That doesn't make sense. What are the odds she is trying to cover up the fact that she bought Mike's friendship?
"Hey Mike, you need money, I have a bunch of money from daddy. Oh look, here's 20 anonymous cheques. Strange huh?".
If they were anonymous, how long until she told Mike? He did name the studio after her, so he obviously knew relatively early on. It doesn't add up. I think Kappy was afraid to say "I gave Mike a bunch of money because I'm lonely".
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> Kappy, on her role:
>
> "When it was clear that TMOS was going to
> start this podcast, I knew they would need
> capital. I approached them and said, 'Once
> advertisers and sponsors start coming in and you
> find premium products, you'll be flying. Until
> then, you need money.'... I gave them money
> anonymously, under a fake name. I had my
> accountant send them checks that didn't identify
> me. I had begun a Facebook friendship with them,
> and I didn't want to tarnish that with talk about
> money."
I don't want this excerpt to get lost with all the others. We always knew Kappy gave the failcast a good amount of money (which is kind of pathetic in its own way) but now we find out she went through the hassle of talking to her accountant and sending fake cheques. I just can't wrap my head around how pathetic that is. I usually leave Kappy out of the criticisms here since I feel bad for her, but this little paragraph really shows her insanity and stupidity.
It also doesn't make sense. Kappy approached Mike and told him he needs money and then sent him anonymous cheques? That doesn't make sense. What are the odds she is trying to cover up the fact that she bought Mike's friendship?
"Hey Mike, you need money, I have a bunch of money from daddy. Oh look, here's 20 anonymous cheques. Strange huh?".
If they were anonymous, how long until she told Mike? He did name the studio after her, so he obviously knew relatively early on. It doesn't add up. I think Kappy was afraid to say "I gave Mike a bunch of money because I'm lonely".
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Nonsense
()
Date: June 07, 2014 05:29PM
That totally doesn't make sense. Who in their right mind would accept thousands of dollars from an anonymous donor? Just the tax implications would make a normal person question this. If no one else cared I would assume that Buzz would question it.
Kappy is full of shit, but why would she want everyone to believe this?
Kappy is full of shit, but why would she want everyone to believe this?
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Cabbage
()
Date: June 07, 2014 06:05PM
Didn't Kappy throw some money RELM's way too? Didn't she stay with Buzz last time she was in town? At least she's seeing a return from one of her investments.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Shecky Spewak
()
Date: June 07, 2014 07:02PM
Who WOULDN’T be intimidated by a big man like Rob Spewak! I mean, Christ, look at those Popeye-like forearms. He is obviously one strong MFer. The dude could probably crush a grape in his bare hand.
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Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
enzo
()
Date: June 07, 2014 07:40PM
I knew the book would be SAD. This is why I stopped listening to the fraudcast. Behind the forced laughter I hear fear. Fear of the alcoholic. Alcoholics are never nice guys. They are angry, dangerous, unpredictable. Behind this anger is a sadness. Alcoholics are SAD. They are depressed.
I've never found the antics of drunk people funny. Maybe in the 10th grade I thought it was sort of funny. I don't like talking to drunk woman, either. I've never wanted to screw them. Stupidity never seems interesting to me. It deflates the junk.
The entire TMOS crew seem to be alcoholic. Oscar is certainly on his way. I would respect them more if they kept their drinking and puking to themselves. But they insist on bragging about it and making shows upon it.
And then, like a religious cop, Fat Ass will give a speech against drug addicts. I had to stop listening.
As for 'hating,' I do not hate these guys. I hate the blatant promotion of alcoholism. See the difference? It's like Robb. I don't hate Robb, but I hate that part of his warped personality that forces him to laugh at a woman who had her face torn off. How do you do that? These are the things we HATE.
There is always some chance a person can change. If they made ANY attempt, I would give them the benefit of the doubt.
I've never found the antics of drunk people funny. Maybe in the 10th grade I thought it was sort of funny. I don't like talking to drunk woman, either. I've never wanted to screw them. Stupidity never seems interesting to me. It deflates the junk.
The entire TMOS crew seem to be alcoholic. Oscar is certainly on his way. I would respect them more if they kept their drinking and puking to themselves. But they insist on bragging about it and making shows upon it.
And then, like a religious cop, Fat Ass will give a speech against drug addicts. I had to stop listening.
As for 'hating,' I do not hate these guys. I hate the blatant promotion of alcoholism. See the difference? It's like Robb. I don't hate Robb, but I hate that part of his warped personality that forces him to laugh at a woman who had her face torn off. How do you do that? These are the things we HATE.
There is always some chance a person can change. If they made ANY attempt, I would give them the benefit of the doubt.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Oh The Humanity
()
Date: June 07, 2014 08:26PM
How long has Mike referred to the Kappy Pfeifer studio? Hard to believe he didn't know where the money was coming from, although Mike is just delusional enough to believe random people would just send him checks.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
jhopkins
()
Date: June 07, 2014 09:00PM
I believe they called it the Kappy studio from day 1
When I read the capital thing in the book, I was shocked. My friends and I record a podcast about a table top war game and we set the entire thing up for like $1000. 4 people in different states, hosting, mics, etc
How didn't between the 4 of them, how did they not have the stuff or a couple of k to get this going?
Either the LFF was in much harder $ times then I thought was possible or they didn't believe in it and didn't want to throw good $ after bad.
When I read the capital thing in the book, I was shocked. My friends and I record a podcast about a table top war game and we set the entire thing up for like $1000. 4 people in different states, hosting, mics, etc
How didn't between the 4 of them, how did they not have the stuff or a couple of k to get this going?
Either the LFF was in much harder $ times then I thought was possible or they didn't believe in it and didn't want to throw good $ after bad.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Cary and Carla
()
Date: June 07, 2014 09:31PM
Carla: It's like the book. Mike's business model is to put little or nothing up and share in the proceeds.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
bookworm
()
Date: June 07, 2014 09:40PM
I might have to get this book! At McKay's ...in a week...
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Cary and Carla
()
Date: June 07, 2014 09:49PM
Carla: Smart in most cases to use other people's money on a business venture, but foolish, lazy, or worse, lacking in confidence in himself and his talent to put up more of his own money on the show that bears his name. Oscar had more business savvy and confidence in him than my scared, short-sighted little man.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Cary and Carla
()
Date: June 07, 2014 09:53PM
Carla: Open Mike is much like #TMOS1000. What Mike thought would be a victory lap is turning out much differently.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
Posted by:
Cary and Carla
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Date: June 07, 2014 10:05PM
Carla: I hadn't counted on Mike getting a new MacBook so soon. I messed up the numlock on his old laptop so that he would be so upset and focused on that that he wouldn't have the time or energy to check this site or Amazon for the harsh reviews I knew would be posted when the book came out. I've had to throw out all the booze in the house. Thank God he hasn't yet found his replacement for Jimmy's Old Town Tavern down here.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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Cary and Carla
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Date: June 07, 2014 10:07PM
Carla: And yes, I've put the suitcases out of reach.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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Cary and Carla
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Date: June 07, 2014 10:27PM
Carla: Don't forget Mike's birthday is coming up in a couple weeks! I think you should send Pony your best impressions of Garrison Keillor wishing Mike a happy birthday to play that day.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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Curious Bob Hope
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Date: June 07, 2014 10:28PM
Cary and Carla Wrote:
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> Carla: Open Mike is much like #TMOS1000. What Mike
> thought would be a victory lap is turning out much
> differently.
The idea of making doing a lap of anything is laughable.
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> Carla: Open Mike is much like #TMOS1000. What Mike
> thought would be a victory lap is turning out much
> differently.
The idea of making doing a lap of anything is laughable.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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Four Hour Club
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Date: June 07, 2014 10:32PM
Carla, maybe you can shed some light on the LFF weight situation. He claims to be losing "a pound or so every other week" at the same time he has stopped drinking and is more active. This combination makes no sense, unless he's replacing all the alcohol calories with food. Much like Blob(b), when you drink a couple bottles of wine each night, it adds up. If you stop doing that for months and months, you should noticeably lose weight, which has not happened.
And Cary, kudos for enabling your rotund man-boy of a husband to regain all the weight and then some in record time. He'll have a heart attack and croak any day now, leaving you free to start Cary's Life 2.0. Make sure those Oncor premiums are paid up, and it will be smooth sailing.
And Cary, kudos for enabling your rotund man-boy of a husband to regain all the weight and then some in record time. He'll have a heart attack and croak any day now, leaving you free to start Cary's Life 2.0. Make sure those Oncor premiums are paid up, and it will be smooth sailing.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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Pork Chop Suitcase
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Date: June 07, 2014 11:01PM
I quit smoking years ago. On one of my early attempts to quit, I substituted alcohol for cigarettes and got sloppy drunk. I was substituting one addiction for another. I can absolutely envision Mike giving up alcohol and eating like a pig to replace one addiction with another. I suspect that's fairly common behavior.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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Four Hour Club
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Date: June 07, 2014 11:49PM
Pork Chop Suitcase Wrote:
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> I quit smoking years ago. On one of my early
> attempts to quit, I substituted alcohol for
> cigarettes and got sloppy drunk. I was
> substituting one addiction for another. I can
> absolutely envision Mike giving up alcohol and
> eating like a pig to replace one addiction with
> another. I suspect that's fairly common behavior.
I would agree, but I thought Carla had him on some semblance of dietary intake lockdown already. I guess she would trade that for sobriety though. It does sound like they eat meals outside the domicile on a fairly regular basis.
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> I quit smoking years ago. On one of my early
> attempts to quit, I substituted alcohol for
> cigarettes and got sloppy drunk. I was
> substituting one addiction for another. I can
> absolutely envision Mike giving up alcohol and
> eating like a pig to replace one addiction with
> another. I suspect that's fairly common behavior.
I would agree, but I thought Carla had him on some semblance of dietary intake lockdown already. I guess she would trade that for sobriety though. It does sound like they eat meals outside the domicile on a fairly regular basis.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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peekza
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Date: June 08, 2014 01:22AM
I enjoyed Robb's lecture on what the confederate flag and the kind of people who would fly it today, knowing what it stands for...and then I remembered that he and his father collect Nazi memorabilia ...
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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Cary and Carla
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Date: June 08, 2014 06:46AM
Carla: The absence of Jimmy's wings and Jimmy's booze is the biggest difference. Also, "more active" is a relative term. He no longer has to even navigate a staircase, remember. He means going fishing. So he drives to the dock, gets in the boat and sits for hours (I know he hits McDonald's or Baskin Robbins on the drive there and back.) That activity, and even walking the dogs around the neighborhood, will stop soon when the summer temps and the humidity soar.
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Also
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Date: June 08, 2014 09:16AM
Mike vaguely discussed doing exercises in the sleep number bed... Something about being able to set the bed at the right pressure for his exercises. Any ideas as to what exercises he may be talking about? Light stretching?
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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enzo
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Date: June 08, 2014 10:28AM
I know you can do the 'corpse pose' lying in bed. That way you can exercise your mind. You can think about Jimmy's without technically being there.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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Olympic Mike
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Date: June 08, 2014 10:48AM
Mike is a fucking Sleep Number genius! He is figuring out all kinds of things you can do in his Sleep Number bed! Sleep. Eat. Exercise. Carla, get the bed pan! And Podcasting from the Sleep Number bed is low-hanging fruit.
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PT
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Date: June 08, 2014 10:57AM
If Mike is so fat the only way he can exercise is by laying down in a bed, I think it's time for him to get a medically prescribed diet.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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Four Hour Club
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Date: June 08, 2014 11:34AM
Also Wrote:
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> Mike vaguely discussed doing exercises in the
> sleep number bed... Something about being able to
> set the bed at the right pressure for his
> exercises. Any ideas as to what exercises he may
> be talking about? Light stretching?
He does Fork Lifts, from the plate to his mouth. Also, when he dies, it will take a forklift to get his corpse out of the sleep number bed.
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> Mike vaguely discussed doing exercises in the
> sleep number bed... Something about being able to
> set the bed at the right pressure for his
> exercises. Any ideas as to what exercises he may
> be talking about? Light stretching?
He does Fork Lifts, from the plate to his mouth. Also, when he dies, it will take a forklift to get his corpse out of the sleep number bed.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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Intractable Insobriety
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Date: June 08, 2014 02:19PM
Mike's family on relationship with Carla:
Sister: "The family certainly raised its eyebrows when Mike began to get serious with someone who is a year younger than my daughter. She is a generation younger than he is.
[Carla: "Mike had just turned 43. I had just turned 23."]
Sister: "... [W]e all thought, 'Oh, come on. What are you doing? What's this all about? Are you kidding me?' Truthfully, I don't think any of us expected it to last. He didn't have a great track record with marriage, so I think we were all skeptical about him going into another relationship. When Mike first started dating her, he said, 'There are two things I can promise you: you will never meet her and Mom will never meet her.'"
Youngest daughter: "We've known Carla since we were 5 and 7, so we've known her most of our lives. We've always liked her."
Sister: "The family certainly raised its eyebrows when Mike began to get serious with someone who is a year younger than my daughter. She is a generation younger than he is.
[Carla: "Mike had just turned 43. I had just turned 23."]
Sister: "... [W]e all thought, 'Oh, come on. What are you doing? What's this all about? Are you kidding me?' Truthfully, I don't think any of us expected it to last. He didn't have a great track record with marriage, so I think we were all skeptical about him going into another relationship. When Mike first started dating her, he said, 'There are two things I can promise you: you will never meet her and Mom will never meet her.'"
Youngest daughter: "We've known Carla since we were 5 and 7, so we've known her most of our lives. We've always liked her."
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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Intractable Insobriety
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Date: June 08, 2014 02:31PM
O'Meara men as older fathers:
Mother: "[Mike's father] was the oldest father on the street and yet he would get out and play with the kids. He'd go out to the ball field and shag balls, where the other fathers weren't doing it even though they were quite a bit younger -- maybe five or six years younger than he was."
Sister, on their father viewing newborn Mike in the hospital nursery: "Someone came up behind him and asked him if this was his first grandchild, to which he replied with great indignation, 'No, it's my son, my first son."
Mike: "I was pretty sure I didn't want to have a third child. I just didn't want to start over again. At my age, you kind of feel like you are at the finish line."
Mother: "[Mike's father] was the oldest father on the street and yet he would get out and play with the kids. He'd go out to the ball field and shag balls, where the other fathers weren't doing it even though they were quite a bit younger -- maybe five or six years younger than he was."
Sister, on their father viewing newborn Mike in the hospital nursery: "Someone came up behind him and asked him if this was his first grandchild, to which he replied with great indignation, 'No, it's my son, my first son."
Mike: "I was pretty sure I didn't want to have a third child. I just didn't want to start over again. At my age, you kind of feel like you are at the finish line."
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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Intractable Insobriety
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Date: June 08, 2014 03:06PM
On audience feedback:
Mike: "I like to get feedback, to see if there are trends among our listening audience. I want to know if people do and do not like elements of the show. ...
My greatest personal satisfaction used to come from being rated number one in a specific demographic or getting a bonus. It took a while to understand just how wrong that perspective was. Now my personal satisfaction comes from the feedback I get from my listening audience."
Oscar: "No one wants to hear negative comments. It sucks. However, I feel like Mike takes things more personally than I do. ... Message boards were, and are, places where people can post what they didn't like about a program. Nobody, especially creative people, wants to hear that kind of negativity, but because I've been dealing with it since the beginning of my career, I am sort of used to it. ... However, when the people who don't like what you do are still engaging about your program and talking about it every day, in some sense, that's good enough."
Mike: "[D]on't believe anybody in the public eye who tells you the criticism doesn't hurt. It hurts, and sometimes it hurts a lot. There are a lot of very nasty people out there, and when they say mean things that are directed at you personally, it can be very hurtful."
Robb: "If people feel the need to say how horrible I am and how much they hate how I do my job, they have every right to do it. I have glanced at people's rude comments in the past, and I didn't like the way they made me feel, so I stay away from them now. ... I have news for people who have problems with me on the show: I already know what my problems are. I already know my strengths and weaknesses, so I don't need the 'help' identifying them. ... People don't bother downloading and listening to things they hate. At least not sane people, anyway."
Mike: "I like to get feedback, to see if there are trends among our listening audience. I want to know if people do and do not like elements of the show. ...
My greatest personal satisfaction used to come from being rated number one in a specific demographic or getting a bonus. It took a while to understand just how wrong that perspective was. Now my personal satisfaction comes from the feedback I get from my listening audience."
Oscar: "No one wants to hear negative comments. It sucks. However, I feel like Mike takes things more personally than I do. ... Message boards were, and are, places where people can post what they didn't like about a program. Nobody, especially creative people, wants to hear that kind of negativity, but because I've been dealing with it since the beginning of my career, I am sort of used to it. ... However, when the people who don't like what you do are still engaging about your program and talking about it every day, in some sense, that's good enough."
Mike: "[D]on't believe anybody in the public eye who tells you the criticism doesn't hurt. It hurts, and sometimes it hurts a lot. There are a lot of very nasty people out there, and when they say mean things that are directed at you personally, it can be very hurtful."
Robb: "If people feel the need to say how horrible I am and how much they hate how I do my job, they have every right to do it. I have glanced at people's rude comments in the past, and I didn't like the way they made me feel, so I stay away from them now. ... I have news for people who have problems with me on the show: I already know what my problems are. I already know my strengths and weaknesses, so I don't need the 'help' identifying them. ... People don't bother downloading and listening to things they hate. At least not sane people, anyway."
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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LOLscar
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Date: June 08, 2014 03:31PM
"Nobody, especially creative people, wants to hear that kind of negativity".
And here is a perfect example of why they're all failures. Successful people have a love/hate relationship with criticisms. Nobody LIKES to be criticized, but successful people search for criticisms and then use it to better themselves or what they do. You think the creator of candy crush enjoys getting thousands of negative feedbacks after a new update had a glitch? Of course not. But does he ignore them cause they're haters?
So much stupidity with these 3. It's no wonder they're failing as bad as they are. It was doomed from the start with these mindsets
And here is a perfect example of why they're all failures. Successful people have a love/hate relationship with criticisms. Nobody LIKES to be criticized, but successful people search for criticisms and then use it to better themselves or what they do. You think the creator of candy crush enjoys getting thousands of negative feedbacks after a new update had a glitch? Of course not. But does he ignore them cause they're haters?
So much stupidity with these 3. It's no wonder they're failing as bad as they are. It was doomed from the start with these mindsets
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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peekza
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Date: June 08, 2014 03:37PM
"People don't bother downloading and listening to things they hate. At least not sane people, anyway" This might be a better gem than the flag comment...Care to explain your love affair with the Today show Robb?
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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enzo
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Date: June 08, 2014 07:24PM
The problem with Robb is that he has not been taped to a tree lately and what not. The show could be much improved with some celebrities like Tom and Dennis. They bring out the best in Head.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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Intractable Insobriety
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Date: June 08, 2014 08:15PM
Mike on audience feedback, cont'd:
"I also liked that podcast listeners had to be active listeners. People are actively downloading our shows -- going out and grabbing them. It's just you and the listener, and that's it. ... Most radio stations are a bunch of middle men and that's what has helped to ruin radio. There are too many middle men, too many filters. In the land of podcasting you don't have those filters. You know what your audience wants because they tell you, and you deliver it."
"I also liked that podcast listeners had to be active listeners. People are actively downloading our shows -- going out and grabbing them. It's just you and the listener, and that's it. ... Most radio stations are a bunch of middle men and that's what has helped to ruin radio. There are too many middle men, too many filters. In the land of podcasting you don't have those filters. You know what your audience wants because they tell you, and you deliver it."
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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Disgruntled OMearican
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Date: June 08, 2014 08:16PM
Intractable Insobriety Wrote:
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> On audience feedback:
>
> Mike: "I like to get feedback, to see if there are
> trends among our listening audience. I want to
> know if people do and do not like elements of the
> show. ...
> My greatest personal satisfaction used to come
> from being rated number one in a specific
> demographic or getting a bonus. It took a while to
> understand just how wrong that perspective was.
> Now my personal satisfaction comes from the
> feedback I get from my listening audience."
Nice try but we actually listen to the show, Mike. If just saying something was enough to make it so he could wake up tomorrow morning and announce that he is as successful as ever because he is still partnered with someone talented and willing to carry him.
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> On audience feedback:
>
> Mike: "I like to get feedback, to see if there are
> trends among our listening audience. I want to
> know if people do and do not like elements of the
> show. ...
> My greatest personal satisfaction used to come
> from being rated number one in a specific
> demographic or getting a bonus. It took a while to
> understand just how wrong that perspective was.
> Now my personal satisfaction comes from the
> feedback I get from my listening audience."
Nice try but we actually listen to the show, Mike. If just saying something was enough to make it so he could wake up tomorrow morning and announce that he is as successful as ever because he is still partnered with someone talented and willing to carry him.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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morning zoo is dead
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Date: June 08, 2014 08:21PM
" Now my personal satisfaction comes from the
> feedback I get from my listening audience."
That's code for " the magic is gone."
> feedback I get from my listening audience."
That's code for " the magic is gone."
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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Pork Chop Suitcase
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Date: June 08, 2014 08:39PM
His personal satisfaction appears to come from reveling in the obsequious, blind praise from his sycophants...although, to be fair, it does appear that he may have changed a few things on the podcast based on things we've said here.
Re: The Mike O'Meara Show
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That's code for
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Date: June 08, 2014 08:48PM
' My greatest personal satisfaction used to come
> from being rated number one in a specific
> demographic or getting a bonus."
That's code for." I was a total fucking asshole."
> from being rated number one in a specific
> demographic or getting a bonus."
That's code for." I was a total fucking asshole."