YoungDCian Wrote:
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> ...BREAKING NEWS...
>
> Dateline Manassas VA-
> New Radio Affiliate For O'Meara - 10/28 - Mike
> O'Meara's daily one-hour podcast lands a new radio
> affiliate. WNMR, a sports talker in Burlington,
> Vermont, had signed a one-year deal for the show,
> which will be heard at 6 PM weekdays. Plus a
> possible "best of" show on the weekends. O'Meara's
> been doing the podcast via mikeomearashow.com
> since December 2009, after getting bounced from
> WJFK the previous summer. This past summer, he
> also starting doing mornings with Kirk McEwen at
> DC classic rocker 105.9 The Edge, WVRX....
>
> # # #


Dammit. So much for the MOM death knell. On the upside, this means at least a year more FFXUG harassment!

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>
>
> Dammit. So much for the MOM death knell. On the
> upside, this means at least a year more FFXUG
> harassment!

Seriously, what kind of "one year deal" could he have inked? The station has been going off the air due to poor ad revenues. I have a feeling this is a free offering from Mike because the station probably can't get paid programming anymore for major syndicators because they can't pay their bills.

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Seriously though as WTL pointed out, this "affiliate" is a 1,000W FM station. You could reach more listeners with a mr. microphone.

captain spaulding Wrote:
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> No one is harassing anyone, and what has been put
> on this post is from long time listeners of
> various incarnations of various shows... and that
> which has been put down is based in truth from
> stories, testimonials, and revelations from the
> parties in which are discussed...
>
>
> Nice try mike, but looking up a code when you are
> in a moment of clarity isn't going to do anything,
> especially when that which is put down is true...

Calling me Mike is in violation of Virginia Code § 18.2-152.7:1. I take offense to that, which means it's harrassment, which means I will call the cops on you. They'll arrest you, and I'll sue you for a kabillion dollars.

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> Seriously though as WTL pointed out, this
> "affiliate" is a 1,000W FM station. You could
> reach more listeners with a mr. microphone.


If I wanted to give away free programming to crappy stations no one listens to, I could have "a network" of 20 stations in two weeks. The fact that this is his business model and that this is all he has done with it in nearly a year tells you all you need to know about the level of effort he is putting into this.

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Hey now he got someone to carry his show. Even if it is small it's something. I'll give credit where credit is due. Congrats Mike!

Talk about effort, they just doubled their affiliates overnight!

(Think of what this will do to their rate card)

Another win for team O'Meara!

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> YoungDCian Wrote:
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> -----
> > Seriously though as WTL pointed out, this
> > "affiliate" is a 1,000W FM station. You could
> > reach more listeners with a mr. microphone.
>
>
> If I wanted to give away free programming to
> crappy stations no one listens to, I could have "a
> network" of 20 stations in two weeks. The fact
> that this is his business model and that this is
> all he has done with it in nearly a year tells you
> all you need to know about the level of effort he
> is putting into this.

Mike's #1 fan in Vermont...



...Did I mention he's the WNMR station manager?

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The real picture is almost as funny. He kinda has that "Wendy's manager" look about him.

This station was an old D&M affiliate, I wonder why it took them this long to make things happen? It looks like they are just replacing a replay of the afternoon show in the 6 o'clock hour. I wonder if Mike wanted a fee to carry the "show" and has just now rethought that plan?

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>
>
>
> ...Did I mention he's the WNMR station manager?
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> The real picture is almost as funny. He kinda has
> that "Wendy's manager" look about him.
>


It gives you an idea of what Rob(b) might look like if he had been "successful."

As for the affiliate thing, I agree. Mike should have given the show for free in the first place to get the commercial clearances. I mean, he's already asking a hell of a lot for a station to pick up just one hour a day that is delivered by download. There's extra work involved in putting something like that on the air compared to what stations can already do by flicking a switch and putting the station on auto-pilot.

Of course, that would involve giving a fuck.

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> If I wanted to give away free programming to
> crappy stations no one listens to, I could have "a
> network" of 20 stations in two weeks. The fact
> that this is his business model and that this is
> all he has done with it in nearly a year tells you
> all you need to know about the level of effort he
> is putting into this.
>

I guess that was basically the concept of "Wayne's World". Performing shows on cable access channels for free from their parent's basement.

This guy happens to be on the air right now. Looks like he is the station manager, air talent, board op and voices the spots too. It also sounds as if the station employees are their own biggest advertiser, as the last commercial set featured employee birthday announcements. There were more gaping holes of dead air in the last stop set than there were spots. This guy runs the board tighter than a nun's twat. (A nun that has just been raped with a telephone pole)

Maybe TMOS will be an improvement for this station?

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> This guy happens to be on the air right now. Looks
> like he is the station manager, air talent, board
> op and voices the spots too. It also sounds as if
> the station employees are their own biggest
> advertiser, as the last commercial set featured
> employee birthday announcements. There were more
> gaping holes of dead air in the last stop set than
> there were spots. This guy runs the board tighter
> than a nun's twat. (A nun that has just been raped
> with a telephone pole)
>
> Maybe TMOS will be an improvement for this
> station?
>


It sounds like this guy is as big a control freak/lazy SOB as Mike himself. I sense an impending ego-clash in the near future.

Okay, do it. You've spent two years posting on a god damn message board what a piece of shit this show is, transfer that effort to your own radio show and get syndicated to your 20 stations in 2 weeks. I can't wait to hear the WTL morning zoo in all its glory. Godspeed.

Mike O'Meara

WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> YoungDCian Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Seriously though as WTL pointed out, this
> > "affiliate" is a 1,000W FM station. You could
> > reach more listeners with a mr. microphone.
>
>
> If I wanted to give away free programming to
> crappy stations no one listens to, I could have "a
> network" of 20 stations in two weeks. The fact
> that this is his business model and that this is
> all he has done with it in nearly a year tells you
> all you need to know about the level of effort he
> is putting into this.

21st place may sound good to this Jake. It won't happen but I bet he's thinking about it. Definitely trending upward. We must have been idiots to discount Team O'Meara. It's a mistake I'm sure we'll live the rest of our lives regretting...........................................................right.

You assume that the people who post here aren't in the radio business, and aren't successful. You just might be surprised...

Planning on attending any industry events soon Mike?


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> Okay, do it. You've spent two years posting on a
> god damn message board what a piece of shit this
> show is, transfer that effort to your own radio
> show and get syndicated to your 20 stations in 2
> weeks. I can't wait to hear the WTL morning zoo
> in all its glory. Godspeed.
>
> Mike O'Meara
>
> WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> > YoungDCian Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Seriously though as WTL pointed out, this
> > > "affiliate" is a 1,000W FM station. You could
> > > reach more listeners with a mr. microphone.
> >
> >
> > If I wanted to give away free programming to
> > crappy stations no one listens to, I could have
> "a
> > network" of 20 stations in two weeks. The fact
> > that this is his business model and that this
> is
> > all he has done with it in nearly a year tells
> you
> > all you need to know about the level of effort
> he
> > is putting into this.

Does that poor smuck above know that KCJJ is getting the show for free? Mike has been giving away his show for free and it looks like after a year - 1 station has decided to give it a try - for FREE.


Bwhahhahahaahahahahahhaahhahahahah...................

No WTL Morning Zoo for me. I don't do whacky voices for handouts.

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I have a challenge for you Mike, if this really is Mike. I dare you to call out this forum on your podcast. Don did it. The Junkies did it. Are you saying they have more balls than you? And I mean, by name. None of this chickenshit stuff you do.

If you do it, I will stop posting on this thread two weeks later (I will need time to respond to your three remaining fans).

Deal?

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WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> I have a challenge for you Mike, if this really is
> Mike. I dare you to call out this forum on your
> podcast. Don did it. The Junkies did it. Are you
> saying they have more balls than you? And I mean,
> by name. None of this chickenshit stuff you do.
>
> If you do it, I will stop posting on this thread
> two weeks later (I will need time to respond to
> your three remaining fans).
>
> Deal?


He needs to do more than call it out. He needs to devote a good number of minutes responding to all of the contents of this thread. In other words, make it a segment. Otherwise, he'll take his typical lazy way out by just dropping the name FairfaxUnderground in passing between talking about dog shit and eating and give himself an A for effort. He should explain what this thread is about and counterpoint the overlying themes presented here within.

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That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.

Everyone knows nothing is better for ratings than a "DJ War"

Since we aren't DJ's (or are we???Hmmm,, Hmmmmm,,) get into it with us,,

Might actually provide some good material for the show,,,I haven't listened in 2 weeks( and I'm on the computer 8 hours a day,,I'm starved for any kind of entertainment) but I might listen again if something interesting were going on,,,

Come and get us
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I think the fact that Mike has a couple of affiliates is what makes his show suck so much. He has to keep it clean for the stations, and that totally kills the show's entertainment value. People go to podcasts to get unfiltered, uncensored content that doesn't have to go through the FCC meatgrinder. They don't want to hear the same morning zoo shit that's on crappy outdated terrestrial radio. When Mike does an uncensored "Bonus" show, he makes his handful of fans pay for it.. and that probably ends up driving them to other podcasts that are uncensored, and fucking free!

His best shows are probably his Bonus shows, but thanks to his majorly ass backwards business model, they'll only reach a limited number of listeners. Thereby stunting the growth of his podcast. It'll never catch on if the best shit has to be bought. It makes the free shows seem pretty shitty and dull.

One more thing. I listened to Friday's show, and fuck.... O'Meara is totally goddam full of himself. Every other word out of his fucking mouth was "me" or "I". Jesus Christ, he makes it sound like the world revolves around him. Listening to the number times he said "me" or "I" got pretty fucking annoying!

Howard S. Wrote:
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> I think the fact that Mike has a couple of
> affiliates is what makes his show suck so much.
> He has to keep it clean for the stations, and that
> totally kills the show's entertainment value.
> People go to podcasts to get unfiltered,
> uncensored content that doesn't have to go through
> the FCC meatgrinder. They don't want to hear the
> same morning zoo shit that's on crappy outdated
> terrestrial radio. When Mike does an uncensored
> "Bonus" show, he makes his handful of fans pay for
> it.. and that probably ends up driving them to
> other podcasts that are uncensored, and fucking
> free!
>
> His best shows are probably his Bonus shows, but
> thanks to his majorly ass backwards business
> model, they'll only reach a limited number of
> listeners. Thereby stunting the growth of his
> podcast. It'll never catch on if the best shit
> has to be bought. It makes the free shows seem
> pretty shitty and dull.
>
> One more thing. I listened to Friday's show, and
> fuck.... O'Meara is totally goddam full of
> himself. Every other word out of his fucking
> mouth was "me" or "I". Jesus Christ, he makes it
> sound like the world revolves around him.
> Listening to the number times he said "me" or "I"
> got pretty fucking annoying!

Funny you should mention the "me's" and "I's" of O'Meara. They used to play the Jerry Lewis Telethon Me's and I's Game. So the other day I started counting how many Mike used. There were so many in the first thirty seconds I quit, because he was averaging far more than Jerry Lewis. Let me repeat that: FAR MORE THAN JERRY LEWIS. I do believe we have a new King of Egomania.

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>
> Funny you should mention the "me's" and "I's" of
> O'Meara. They used to play the Jerry Lewis
> Telethon Me's and I's Game. So the other day I
> started counting how many Mike used. There were so
> many in the first thirty seconds I quit, because
> he was averaging far more than Jerry Lewis. Let me
> repeat that: FAR MORE THAN JERRY LEWIS. I do
> believe we have a new King of Egomania.

I think the worse he does, the less confidence he has and the more he masks it with his egotism. I noticed the other day on The Edge they had a costume guy on talking about Halloween costumes. The costume guy said that if they gave him more notice next year, he could get them anything they want. Mike said, "If there is a next year," to which Kirk said, "Yes, there will be a next year."

Yeah. There will be a next year for Kirk. Just not Mike.

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Howard S. Wrote:
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> One more thing. I listened to Friday's show, and
> fuck.... O'Meara is totally goddam full of
> himself. Every other word out of his fucking
> mouth was "me" or "I". Jesus Christ, he makes it
> sound like the world revolves around him.
> Listening to the number times he said "me" or "I"
> got pretty fucking annoying!

One of the most important aspects of success whether in sales, PR, working one on one with a client, customer service or the public in general is to make SURE!! that they think that they're the most important person or persons in the room. You ask them how they are doing. You talk about their family not yours. You inquire of about their interests, not yours. Your interest is their interests. If talking to a woman hold her hand with both of yours for a few moments looking her right in her eyes smiling while asking how she has been and how happy you are to be in her company right now and how you have been looking forward to spending time with her whether doing business or what ever.

One of Don's first statements after leaving the hospital was that he felt bad for the audience members that the show was cut short and that he may have ruined some fun for others.He apologized to the fans and promised to make it up to them.

Self deprecation, humility,embarrassment and truly taking interest in your fellow man go along way towards making one loved and accepted among family and peers. I'm not saying Mike is devoid of all of these qualities but it would be to his benefit to try a lot harder than he has. It is a "character thing" and for some people very hard to grasp.



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Good points. When Don fails, he apologizes to his fans and promises to do better. When Mike fails, he goes on the attack. He denies he failed and alienates fans who dare disagree with him.

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Wonder what Rob(b) did this Halloween?



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A whole weekend off and that is your best? Really?

Huh. Will you buy the "Raw II" shows then?

Wow.

Actually his costume was pretty good. He went "trick-or-treating" as "employed guy". It was a real treat for the kids to see their daddy like that. Kind of sobering this morning though...


WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> Wonder what Rob(b) did this Halloween?
>
>
>
>
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I like Mike

YoungDCian Wrote:
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> Actually his costume was pretty good. He went
> "trick-or-treating" as "employed guy". It was a
> real treat for the kids to see their daddy like
> that. Kind of sobering this morning though...
>
>

Yes. Scary daddy is back.

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From the DCRTV Mailbag...

I'm looking at the 25-54 male numbers for mornings and WVRX, 105.9 The Edge, goes from a 3.9 and 10th place in July to a 2.7 and 14th place in October. Not particularly good news for Kirk and Mike.

The experiment is over. The patient is dead. When is Citadel going to pull the plug on this corpse?

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This is the worst week yet, they are 22nd overall and took a big hit in their target demo (M,25-54). You just can't blame this one on "lack of promotion". The station has done some minimal outdoor advertising and there have been quite a few appearances. Not to mention the fact that O'Meara used his failcast listenership as a selling point to station management, claiming that the show would have an instant audience.

20+ years on a hit radio show and what does O'Meara have to show for it? He hasn't gained any listener loyalty. He learned nothing about how to produce a successful show. He doesn't know funny. The cherry on this pile of shit is that he is broke.

What a waste of a life!

YoungDCian Wrote:
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> This is the worst week yet, they are 22nd overall
> and took a big hit in their target demo (M,25-54).
> You just can't blame this one on "lack of
> promotion". The station has done some minimal
> outdoor advertising and there have been quite a
> few appearances. Not to mention the fact that
> O'Meara used his failcast listenership as a
> selling point to station management, claiming that
> the show would have an instant audience.
>
> 20+ years on a hit radio show and what does
> O'Meara have to show for it? He hasn't gained any
> listener loyalty. He learned nothing about how to
> produce a successful show. He doesn't know funny.
> The cherry on this pile of shit is that he is
> broke.
>
> What a waste of a life!


When you run schtick you have stolen from Kane (which is aimed at 20-something females) and use them on a rock format aimed at 35+, of course your ratings are going to suck shit.

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>
> When you run schtick you have stolen from Kane
> (which is aimed at 20-something females) and use
> them on a rock format aimed at 35+, of course your
> ratings are going to suck shit.

Couple that with the fact that Citadel would rather run a robo-hour of classic rock rather than letting K&MOM go head to head with the competition from 9 to 10am.

I don't see a lot of confidence there.

Most am radio shows go to 10am, sometimes even 11, but, oh, oops, those shows usually have ratings to justify the on air time!

What's Mike's next move?

I figure he'll stick with the failcast until the wheels fall off (a few more months maybe). But then what? This last radio gig is the kiss of death for him, he is now a two time looser that totally tanked a daypart on a middle of the road, major market station.

I hear he hired a voice coach to help him brush up on his VO skills, I think this is the same chick that Albie Dee was using for a while (wonder how many VO gigs Albie has booked?). We all know how this is going to pan out. O'meara doesn't have the voice or the drive to pursue this career path.

As far as Deejaying, he might get hired at a tiny, small market station, but we all know what that pays. They will probably want him to show up on time and work the board during his shift too. That is the best he can hope for, busting his ass for maybe 50k a year if he's lucky.

Any revenue generating ideas for Mike? Anyone, Anyone, Bueller...

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> What's Mike's next move?
>
> I figure he'll stick with the failcast until the
> wheels fall off (a few more months maybe). But
> then what? This last radio gig is the kiss of
> death for him, he is now a two time looser that
> totally tanked a daypart on a middle of the road,
> major market station.
>
> I hear he hired a voice coach to help him brush up
> on his VO skills, I think this is the same chick
> that Albie Dee was using for a while (wonder how
> many VO gigs Albie has booked?). We all know how
> this is going to pan out. O'meara doesn't have the
> voice or the drive to pursue this career path.
>
> As far as Deejaying, he might get hired at a tiny,
> small market station, but we all know what that
> pays. They will probably want him to show up on
> time and work the board during his shift too. That
> is the best he can hope for, busting his ass for
> maybe 50k a year if he's lucky.
>
> Any revenue generating ideas for Mike? Anyone,
> Anyone, Bueller...

What is a voice coach going to tell Mike? I mean really......
Quit drinking heavily day after day?
Quit smoking Marlboros while drinking heavily day after day?
Loose 150lbs so he can breathe?

Or he could just keep it up and finish his career sounding like Katherine Hepburn in real life, tremors and all.



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couldn't O'Meara handle the door at Good Guys or Camelot?

Listening to failcast 11/1 it sounds like rubbey has seriously considered his future without o'meera


hello Iowa

calling frank murphy where ever you are

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> Listening to failcast 11/1 it sounds like rubbey
> has seriously considered his future without
> o'meera
>
>
> hello Iowa
>
> calling frank murphy where ever you are


If there is a radio station anywhere in the country stupid enough to pay Rob(b) more than minimum wage to broadcast during daylight hours, he should take it. I mean, it's not like he has a mortgage or job keeping him here, correct? And as far as his wife's job(b), they have Wal-Marts in Iowa, too, don't they?

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> > hello Iowa

Oh dear, KCJJ has a "featured" banner on their web page pimping the "new" Rob(b) Spewack show on Fridays and Saturdays. What could be "new" about his tired old act?

I click on a link called "KCJJ Raw" and MOM and Rob(b) were on KCJJ AM drive time on Oct. 17. MOM did his Charlie bit, Rob(b) giggled and said "who are you?" about ten times, then...

MOM announced he was going to appear at the "Anchor Bar" in Buffalo, NY on Dec. 26 and will go to Toronto for a "meet and greet" on Dec. 29 (M&G venue, is of course, TBD)?

I'm guessing the K&MOM gig is in serious jeapordy, podcast failing, MOM knows VO work is a pipe dream (how much work does Buzz actually get?), Grant Avenue facing short sale/foreclosure, so it's time to relocate.

KCJJ's AM drive time team is painful listening. So sad when they tell MOM to "come up and join us!!".

Don't they realize what that will do their ratings?

Mike was cut from WJFK in July '09. For five months he had a chance to line up a new job while CBS was paying him. Instead, he fucked around trying to land a high paying gig in DC and ended up with the failcast when nothing materialized.

Don, on the other hand, scoured the country looking for opportunities until he landed one. Mike somehow had this idea that Citadel or Clear Channel were going to kiss his ass and hand him a big payday despite the fact he failed on his own.

Now, these guys have spent a year pissing into the wind. They are all deeper in debt, have a track record of failure and are in a much worse position in terms of landing something decent.

Personally, I don't know how Rob(b) can stand coming home everyday knowing that he can't provide for his wife and kids. If I were in his situation, I would have been working two jobs at Wal-Mart and Target, if that's what it took to take care of my family. Instead, he has engaged in "pretend radio" while his family suffers. I don't know. I'm just not wired the same way, I guess.

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Something else that's been bugging me:

There are currently 3,310 ratings, and 1,881 written reviews for the MOM podcast on I-tunes, with an average rating of 5 STARS. Yes, 5 stars.

My question is: where the hell are these stellar ratings coming from?

1. Was it simply a deluge of positive comments that likely came in around the first few episodes?

2. Are we looking at a series of MOM show plants, registering different accounts to boost reviews?

3. Is there a strong contingent of loyal (read: dimwitted) Iowa and other fly-over country listeners who will simply support Mike until the wheels do come off?


Side note: some of the negative reviews are priceless; quite on the mark:

From Oct. 19th: "Old nervous alcoholics laughing at nothing...You know these guys are suicidal in real life."

From Sep. 12th: "Oscar should go off to do his own podcast." (he since has done just that). "He is the show dummy and it shows that he hates it."

From Aug. 29th: "...this is what I imagine 'old' people would pass as humor and entertainment".

WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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>
> Now, these guys have spent a year pissing into the
> wind. They are all deeper in debt, have a track
> record of failure and are in a much worse position
> in terms of landing something decent.
>

KCJJ, with all due respect, ain't close to being big time. With all his "insider radio" savvy, that's the best tie-in MOM can manage for his "broadcasting empire"?

It's really quite pathetic.

On the 10/17 "KCJJ Raw" segment I listened to this morning, MOM says "traffic in DC sucks, I'm driving back home from my miserable janitor's job in Washington, DC" (owtte).

Wow, MOM aren't you getting paycheck at "Classic Rock"? In this very difficult radio market someone like MOM should be thankful he's getting paid and been given a drive time gig. That guy has zero humility - he's as arrogant and out-of-touch now as he was ten or fifteen years ago. But then he had Don to carry the load. Now he's got Rob(b) and Buzz. Pathetic!!

Spewak should be ashamed, and unable to look himself in the mirror. He was a CBS radio employee, and had he listened to people who tried to advise him, he'd have a paying gig, benefits and possibly be building a career in "real" radio. He wouldn't be on air, but neither is CK, and he's doing a hell of alot better than Rob(b) who was an employee when CK was an unpaid intern. Look at their positions now, what an ironic twist of fate!

But Rob(b) was too clever to fall into that corporate trap. He listened to MOM and his "fuck CBS, they suck" line, which has propelled him to: 1. a couple of hours on KCJJ each week ($100 max.?); and 2. a non-paying job with the MOM failcast. That's really pathetic.

Hey Rob(b), you've got plenty of time on your hands, why don't you approach Virginia Commonwealth U. and offer to conduct a "How to Succeed in Radio" course. It might pay as well as your KCJJ gig!

After all, you **do** have plenty of time on your hands...

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> >
>
> KCJJ, with all due respect, ain't close to being
> big time. With all his "insider radio" savvy,
> that's the best tie-in MOM can manage for his
> "broadcasting empire"?
>
> It's really quite pathetic.
>

Yes.

> On the 10/17 "KCJJ Raw" segment I listened to this
> morning, MOM says "traffic in DC sucks, I'm
> driving back home from my miserable janitor's job
> in Washington, DC" (owtte).
>

Nice way to describe his current employer. Like management at Citadel won't catch wind of him saying something like that?

> Wow, MOM aren't you getting paycheck at "Classic
> Rock"? In this very difficult radio market
> someone like MOM should be thankful he's getting
> paid and been given a drive time gig. That guy
> has zero humility - he's as arrogant and
> out-of-touch now as he was ten or fifteen years
> ago. But then he had Don to carry the load. Now
> he's got Rob(b) and Buzz. Pathetic!!
>

He's an ass. What do you expect?

> Spewak should be ashamed, and unable to look
> himself in the mirror. He was a CBS radio
> employee, and had he listened to people who tried
> to advise him, he'd have a paying gig, benefits
> and possibly be building a career in "real" radio.
> He wouldn't be on air, but neither is CK, and
> he's doing a hell of alot better than Rob(b) who
> was an employee when CK was an unpaid intern.
> Look at their positions now, what an ironic twist
> of fate!
>

Sales, promotions and management in radio is a better career track than being a mediocre on air "talent."

> But Rob(b) was too clever to fall into that
> corporate trap. He listened to MOM and his "fuck
> CBS, they suck" line, which has propelled him to:
> 1. a couple of hours on KCJJ each week ($100
> max.?); and 2. a non-paying job with the MOM
> failcast. That's really pathetic.
>

Now, now! Rob(b) gets 12.5 percent of the profits!

If Rob(b) quit CBS on Mike's advice, he really is a moron.

> Hey Rob(b), you've got plenty of time on your
> hands, why don't you approach Virginia
> Commonwealth U. and offer to conduct a "How to
> Succeed in Radio" course. It might pay as well as
> your KCJJ gig!
>
> After all, you **do** have plenty of time on your
> hands...


That's not a bad idea. There are so many fly-by-night career colleges in NoVA, you'd think Rob(b) could get a part-time teaching gig to bring in some money.

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This is a brilliant idea! I know the perfect place for professors O'Meara and Spewak to begin their careers in academia.

http://www.csbamerica.com/index.html


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> dapjdj Wrote:
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> > Hey Rob(b), you've got plenty of time on your
> > hands, why don't you approach Virginia
> > Commonwealth U. and offer to conduct a "How to
> > Succeed in Radio" course. It might pay as well
> as
> > your KCJJ gig!
> >
> > After all, you **do** have plenty of time on
> your
> > hands...
>
>
> That's not a bad idea. There are so many
> fly-by-night career colleges in NoVA, you'd think
> Rob(b) could get a part-time teaching gig to bring
> in some money.

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> This is a brilliant idea! I know the perfect place
> for professors O'Meara and Spewak to begin their
> careers in academia.
>
> http://www.csbamerica.com/index.html
>
>


I love their testimonials. It's always someone who is working in the Virgin Islands. Like they can't get a job in the 48 contiguous states for some reason.

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I found this page particularly hilarious.
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Robb didn't quit at WJFK. He tried to hang on there, and asked management if there were any jobs available that he could do. But he got axed like all of O'Meara's show team.

Something came out on the show yesterday, though. Robb admitted (after questioning from Mike and Oscar) that he'd discussed (with KCJJ's manager) taking over the management job at KCJJ when the guy retires. That seemed to tick Mike off.

Robb said that was just his "Plan B" in case the podcast discontinues, but Mike obviously didn't like it that Robb had a back-up plan. Just jealous, I guess.

Very true, Rob(b) begged for part-time work after TMOS went under but CK wasn't going to hear it. Strange, but they were able to keep Katie on board in the production department. Oh right, she actually has a few skills...

I think it's quite obvious to everyone that Rob(b) is planning on packing up and moving to IA. However, his plan of taking over for the station's manager/owner are not going to happen. This guy (Steve) owns the station, is the air talent, and manages the business, he is not about to retire and leave his enterprise in the hands of Spewak. I am assuming that the station is his nest egg (or what's left of it) so he will most likely put the place on the auction block when he is ready to retire. Where do you think that will leave Rob(b)?


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> Robb didn't quit at WJFK. He tried to hang on
> there, and asked management if there were any jobs
> available that he could do. But he got axed like
> all of O'Meara's show team.
>
> Something came out on the show yesterday, though.
> Robb admitted (after questioning from Mike and
> Oscar) that he'd discussed (with KCJJ's manager)
> taking over the management job at KCJJ when the
> guy retires. That seemed to tick Mike off.
>
> Robb said that was just his "Plan B" in case the
> podcast discontinues, but Mike obviously didn't
> like it that Robb had a back-up plan. Just
> jealous, I guess.

YoungDCian Wrote:
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> Very true, Rob(b) begged for part-time work after
> TMOS went under but CK wasn't going to hear it.
> Strange, but they were able to keep Katie on board
> in the production department. Oh right, she
> actually has a few skills...
>

I know nothing about CK. Maybe he is a complete douche. But it seems to me Rob(b) must have been a major asshat to him all those years for CK to give no consideration at all to throwing Rob(b) a bone.

> I think it's quite obvious to everyone that Rob(b)
> is planning on packing up and moving to IA.
> However, his plan of taking over for the station's
> manager/owner are not going to happen. This guy
> (Steve) owns the station, is the air talent, and
> manages the business, he is not about to retire
> and leave his enterprise in the hands of Spewak. I
> am assuming that the station is his nest egg (or
> what's left of it) so he will most likely put the
> place on the auction block when he is ready to
> retire. Where do you think that will leave Rob(b)?
>
>

Doing a failcast from Iowa.

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> Robb didn't quit at WJFK. He tried to hang on
> there, and asked management if there were any jobs
> available that he could do. But he got axed like
> all of O'Meara's show team.
>

Rob(b) should have taken his CBS career seriously before it came to that. Did he really think CK was going to find him a position or even throw him a bone, when Rob(b) was gigling about "CK company man" and laughing in the background when MOM or Donnie G. were busting CK's balls on air after Hughes promoted him? The big dogs didn't have as much to lose long term as Rob(b).

If Rob(b) had any sense, he would have made himself invaluable to JFK, and cut his ties to MOM after D&M ended. Then guess what? Maybe CK would have found a spot for Rob(b), rather than Rob(b) having to beg CK for scraps.

Rob(b) threw his mangy lot in with MOM, but I guess he had to because he had no alternative.

For a man his age, with young children to provide for, his lack of business judgement and his career decisions, are - well, sad.

The only way I could see Mike's podcast ever becoming a success is if he scraps the current format to become: "WTF with Marc Maron".

For those of you not familiar with this show, Marc Maron is a cantankerous, bitter, self-involved, niche comedian with little commercial success who has been around the comedy scene for decades, but has pushed away virtually all friends in the business. His show consists of him doing interviews with his former buddies and trying to understand why he has been a failure throughout his career.

So sssentially, Mike fires the whole MOM podcast crew except maybe a producer (Diaz?) Mike then proceeds to go around to all of his old buddies, and more successful radio connections and personalities and interview them, all the while barely concealing his loathing contempt and jealousy at their successes. Then he'll follow these talks up with a rant about his own failures and various missteps.

Think of who he could talk with!

1. The "Hold Your Wee for a Wii Guys"

2. Jack Diamond

3. Dave from DCRTV

4. Opie and/or Anthony

5. Big Tigger

6. Elliot

7. The Greaseman

*The only problem with this show format is that he'll have to talk about Don A LOT.*

Questions:

Now that Mike has a "network" shouldn't the failcast formatics change?

• Each "show" has a total run time of 60min+, where do the local spots go? Currently affiliates get 0 min of commercial time. This seems to be their biggest issue, has anyone thought this through?

• They are now using bumper music on the outro, but the same music is being used under the intro of the rejoiner. How are the affiliates going to edit the stopset?

• Will potential affiliates be paying to broadcast the commercial music they play on the failcast? Some small talk stations may not want to.

I have so many other questions, but these were top of mind...

YoungDCian Wrote:
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> Questions:
>
> Now that Mike has a "network" shouldn't the
> failcast formatics change?
>
> • Each "show" has a total run time of 60min+,
> where do the local spots go? Currently affiliates
> get 0 min of commercial time. This seems to be
> their biggest issue, has anyone thought this
> through?
>
> • They are now using bumper music on the outro,
> but the same music is being used under the intro
> of the rejoiner. How are the affiliates going to
> edit the stopset?
>
> • Will potential affiliates be paying to
> broadcast the commercial music they play on the
> failcast? Some small talk stations may not want
> to.
>
> I have so many other questions, but these were top
> of mind...
>

Most small station Board Ops have GEDs and can barely add and subtract. Anything out of the ordinary is going to be a Herculean challenge for them to overcome. The failcast really has no chance of success as a syndicated program because of the factors you point out.

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It just blows my mind. If you were leasing time on a station then yes, you can fill the entire time slot with your content no problem. You pay the station, the advertisers pay you. The station just pushes play. Everyone wins!

In this case they are offering the "show" for free to affiliates. The benefit to the affiliate is that they get free content AND a portion of the "commercial brakes" to air their local spots. If O'Meara is delivering over an hour of content, there is no room in a one hour time slot for local spots unless they drop the last segment. Since they usually run a minute or so over, the "affiliates" will have to truncate the show or eat the excess time by dropping spots.

There is absolutely no motivation to become an "affiliate" of the show. Air the crappy show, run only their network spots, oh and fuck your log WE are running over! Now hand over your airtime!

The lazy fat fuck is not intelligent enough to carry off a program as good as Mark Maron does

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> The lazy fat fuck is not intelligent enough to
> carry off a program as good as Mark Maron does


I'm going to give Maron a listen. You look on the chart and there is do much good stuff before you get to the MOM failcast.

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> wally pip Wrote:
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> > The lazy fat fuck is not intelligent enough to
> > carry off a program as good as Mark Maron does
>
>
> I'm going to give Maron a listen. You look on the
> chart and there is do much good stuff before you
> get to the MOM failcast.


Listen to his Carlos Mencia interviews. Fascinating stuff right there.

YoungDCian Wrote:
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> Questions:
> has anyone thought this
> through?
>

You know something about radio basics. MOM, Buzz and Rob(b) **should** know as well .

Everything MOM touches, even the podcast and his attitude towards his K&MOM gig, have this half-assed, WTF, lazy-assed air about it.

To properly package the show for syndication, MOM would need a daily game plan, and disciplined content management.

MOM dragging his uber-tired "Charlie" bit out, and Rob(b) screaming "WHO ARE YOU?!?!?" for 14 minutes won't fit into any managed syndication package, where stations actually have to sell time and make money.

Really, who wants to listen to that shit anyway? Maybe it will sell in Cedar Rapids, but what would a station like KCJJ really pay for that crap? What does KCJJ sell prime time spots for anyway? What's your target market MOM? 1,000 watt AM stations?

MOM, you really need to sober up and get serious.

There was a Donnie G siting on KHTK yesterday, he sounded great and will be back on the air live on Monday, Its funny how 10 minutes of him talking about his accident is funnier than a hour of the failcast.

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> There was a Donnie G siting on KHTK yesterday, he
> sounded great and will be back on the air live on
> Monday, Its funny how 10 minutes of him talking
> about his accident is funnier than a hour of the
> failcast.


Maybe Mike will fall off a stage now. If he can afford to rent one.

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>
> Maybe Mike will fall off a stage now. If he can
> afford to rent one.

I think a more cost effective fall for MOM would be a dive off a barstool.

New shekel grabbing scheme announced...

You love TMOS, right?!?! Be prepared to furiously, uncontrollably, spontaneously ejaculate when you view the all new animated series!!! Just head over to TMOS.com to check it out.

You can experience the orgasmic pleasure for only $2.99!!!
(that's barely $1 a minute)

* In all seriousness, they are actually charging to download their crappy cartoon now.

YoungDCian Wrote:

> * In all seriousness, they are actually charging
> to download their crappy cartoon now.
>

What's sad is people MUST be buying the shlock their hocking, otherwise why would they keep coming up with new things to charge folks for?

You don't get it. They're not turning the listener upside down and shaking out every last penny they can get. No. They're MONETIZING the show. That's right. It's not shekel grabbing... it's MONETIZING.

You don't get it!

The show sucks, that's why they have to branch out to merchandise, "Bonus" downloads, and cartoons. The same 500 listeners can't keep buying the same t-shirts. So they have to offer new shit and hope that the same rubes will bite.

If the audience was big enough they would have real advertisers, be on a real network, and be able to generate real revenue the way most commercial radio enterprises do. Yes, radio programs sell merchandise, but they don't support themselves by doing so.

Think of TMOS as an aging prostitute, their STD ridden audience is tired of the same ol' shit. So now they are forced to resort to scat play and other fetishes that the classy whores turn their noses up at. Mike's saggy, worn-out vagina is proof of this.

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> You don't get it. They're not turning the listener
> upside down and shaking out every last penny they
> can get. No. They're MONETIZING the show. That's
> right. It's not shekel grabbing... it's
> MONETIZING.

YoungDClan, You didn't get it, I was being sarcastic. I agree with you completely...monetizing is Mike's polite word for squeezing the listener.
What's the secret to being sarcastic, and not taken literally?

Has anyone bothered to watch those cartoons on YouTube? They are stupid. The figures sit perfectly still while the mouths move. Like the MOM failcast itself, as little effort as possible was put into it.

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$2.99 to download a god damn cartoon?!

O'Meara is a total sheister! The more shit he tries to sell, equals more fans that will abandon ship. O'Meara is straddling on the edge of a dangerous cliff right now. The more content he decides to "monetize", the higher chance it will backfire on him. Listeners will start to get the impression that he's only going after their wallets now (if they haven't already).

PBS is a good example of this. Ever notice how you change the channel when a pledge break comes on? The same thing will eventually happen on the fucking failcast. The length of Mike's podcast has not increased at all since it originally started, yet the amount of shilling has grown exponentially. Large blocks of time where they talk about selling hats, T-Shirts, Bonus shows, Raw shows, pricey cartoons and dull segments with sponsors that bore the listener will all lead to an end of this doggy-diarrhea-coated-living-room experiment.

People will eventually tune out, it will just take some time.

Sorry Dave, looks like I scooped you!

Don't worry, you can still keep your current position (firmly lodged in Mike's colon) I have no interest in that. Just don't forget to come up for air every now and then.

FROM DCRTV:

New 'Toon For O'Meara - 11/4 - 105.9 The Edge morning man Mike O'Meara launches an animation series for his MikeOMearaShow.com daily podcast. The animation is done by StrineStudios.com and is currently only available at O'Meara's website. But the serialized cartoon, which officially debuts on Monday, November 8, will be coming soon to iTunes and Amazon.com. Along with O'Meara, it also features Buzz Burbank, Robb Spewak, and Oscar Santana. "We haven't started shopping it to TV but we are open to it should the opportunity present itself," says O'Meara's business manager Marc Ronick. "We launched this project based on the huge response we received from our two pilots which can be seen on YouTube." You can check out those at YouTube.com.....

YoungDCian Wrote:

"We haven't started shopping it to TV but
> we are open to it should the opportunity present
> itself," says O'Meara's business manager Marc
> Ronick.


BAHAHHAHAHAHA! Delusions of grandeur much? Animations of POPULAR radio and TV shows don't work, much less the MOMS. Take a look at "Shorties Watching Shorties", "The Ricky Gervais Show" Animated Series. Not to mention the animations of Opie and Anthony and SModcast: both infinitely more popular who have never made it on the TV airwaves.

Thrown in the towel on THAT idea.

Yabels Wrote:
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> YoungDCian Wrote:
>
> "We haven't started shopping it to TV but
> > we are open to it should the opportunity
> present
> > itself," says O'Meara's business manager Marc
> > Ronick.
>
>
> BAHAHHAHAHAHA! Delusions of grandeur much?
> Animations of POPULAR radio and TV shows don't
> work, much less the MOMS. Take a look at "Shorties
> Watching Shorties", "The Ricky Gervais Show"
> Animated Series. Not to mention the animations of
> Opie and Anthony and SModcast: both infinitely
> more popular who have never made it on the TV
> airwaves.
>
> Thrown in the towel on THAT idea.

What a fucking idiot to not only think that, but then to admit to it.

MaRonic needs to go back to selling T-Shirts.

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Wow! Mike just said in that little video that he thinks the animated version of his show is funnier than the animated version of the Ricky Gervaise Show. The day Mike O'Meara is funnier than Rick Gervaise (or even Ricky Schroder) is the day I declare myself sexier than Brad Pitt.

These guys are delusional. It's going to take more than a crappy YouTube video with 10,000 views....not 100,000....not 1 million....not 100 million....10,000 view...to get any TV network's attention. Also, the difference between Mike and Ricky Gervaise, besides Mike's lack of talent in comparison, is that PEOPLE KNOW WHO RICKY GERVAISE IS!!! He's hosted the fucking Golden Globes! He's been on TV and in MOVIES!

Mike is a failed DJ who can't even get people to listen to his radio show!

It's not Mike's ego talking. It's his fucking stupidity!

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Sounds like Marc Ronick has drunk too much of O'Meara's Kool-Aid. Using the word "pilots" to describe those cartoons is fucking hilarious, like they've actually aired on a TV network or been pitched to anybody. These guys are tards.

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> Sounds like Marc Ronick has drunk too much of
> O'Meara's Kool-Aid. Using the word "pilots" to
> describe those cartoons is fucking hilarious, like
> they've actually aired on a TV network or been
> pitched to anybody. These guys are tards.


I've come to the conclusion that MaRonic is too stupid to "drink the Kool-Aid." The guy was selling T-Shirts for a career when he was in his late 30s. He's simply not too bright, IMO.

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I hope they still remember the little people when they become big shots in the cartoon business...
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> I hope they still remember the little people when
> they become big shots in the cartoon business...


That's instantly funnier and more creative than anything that Shrine dude came up with.

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This quote from the DCRTV article epitomizes the attitude of the entire MOM "enterprise":

** "We haven't started shopping it to TV but we are open to it should the opportunity present itself," says O'Meara's business manager Marc Ronick. **

That's how they look at everything. "Let's not do any legwork ourselves, or be proactive and pound the pavement trying to promote our brand or sell the show to a station or network; we're just gonna keep sitting on our fat asses waiting for something to just drop into our laps." I used to think it was ego and/or an over-inflated self-image, but now I think it's just laziness.

I should come up with something really stupid and low-effort and see if I can get them to put the show's name on it.

Look, guys, if you want the cartoon show to take off, well, first it has to be good, I haven't watched any so I can't comment on that, but second, it has to be free. No one will want to pay $3 for a 3 minute cartoon on the Internet. This is how this works. If you do something, and it gets attention enough to "go viral," THEN you get money for it - maybe. The point is you want as many people to see it as possible and that just ain't gonna happen charging for each episode.

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> I should come up with something really stupid and
> low-effort and see if I can get them to put the
> show's name on it.
>
A cartoon based should would, um have good writers, story lines and some production values. MOM should take a look at the Simpsons and South Park.

His "team's" idea that four guys sit in a living room and "bust balls" will translate to a cartoon is more laughable than any of the MOMS pathetic content.

What. A. Bunch. Of. Delusional. Losers!

Another stupid idea brought to you by MaRonic.

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Yeah Marc is an idiot...

He couldn't hack it selling silk-screened schlock, so he found himself unemployed. Being a former D&M intern, he used his business savvy and decided to "intern" for Mike (again). So now he still tries to con businesses into buying crap they don't need, only this time it's TMOS advertising and not promo crap with your company name on it. I assume he gets commission from any sale he lands, so that makes him employed, sort of. Did I mention he has a wife and kid to feed? Yeah this "career path" would be ok for for a 20-something kid maybe, but a guy in his 30s with a family to support. Sounds like he is afflicted with "Rob(b) syndrome".

Does anyone know the details of The Belcher's banishment from the show? He was the one part of the show that was consistently funny. All I heard was that he was harassing Robb to get more air time.

HoneyDipCrisp Wrote:
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> Does anyone know the details of The Belcher's
> banishment from the show? He was the one part of
> the show that was consistently funny. All I heard
> was that he was harassing Robb to get more air
> time.


I believe he has transitioned completely over to Don's show.

It was my understanding that he decided to cease contact with MOM. He felt that the gang wasn't giving him the attention he deserved.

I think he has a facebook page or somewhere that he posts his stuff.

A smart move in my opinion, providing content to TMOS is like pissing into the wind.

HoneyDipCrisp Wrote:
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> Does anyone know the details of The Belcher's
> banishment from the show? He was the one part of
> the show that was consistently funny. All I heard
> was that he was harassing Robb to get more air
> time.

Forgive me but with donnie g. off for a bit I listened to a second lazy fat fuck failcast within a week

Whats the deal on lazy fat fuck making appearances at bars in toronto and buffalo at end of december
big listenership of the failcast in that area?
or excuse for a lost weekend for the lazy fat fuck

the lazy fat fuck goes to hollywood casino frequently? i thought the dude was on fumes financially, house underwater, failcast makes little if any money, ratings sinking on Duh Edge, few prospects for voiceover work

And whats this stuff about the big O and former junkette kara getting into a fight

come on if big o weren't in some form of the show bidness he wouldn't get these types of womens interested in him
he still sporting that fruity haircut on top of the bloated face
sorry big o fans maybe the arrogant big o is some kind of schtick?

wally pip Wrote:
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> Forgive me but with donnie g. off for a bit I
> listened to a second lazy fat fuck failcast within
> a week
>
> Whats the deal on lazy fat fuck making appearances
> at bars in toronto and buffalo at end of december
> big listenership of the failcast in that area?
> or excuse for a lost weekend for the lazy fat
> fuck
>
> the lazy fat fuck goes to hollywood casino
> frequently? i thought the dude was on fumes
> financially, house underwater, failcast makes
> little if any money, ratings sinking on Duh Edge,
> few prospects for voiceover work
>
> And whats this stuff about the big O and former
> junkette kara getting into a fight
>
> come on if big o weren't in some form of the show
> bidness he wouldn't get these types of womens
> interested in him
> he still sporting that fruity haircut on top of
> the bloated face
> sorry big o fans maybe the arrogant big o is some
> kind of schtick?

Thankfully Donnie G is back on Monday on KHTK

Current Podcast Ratings:
Mike O'Meara Show - #63
Big O and Dukes S.- #75
Don Geronimo Show - #178 Ouch.

Nobody gives a shit about podcast ratings, it's all about revenue... something TMOS will never have!


HoneyDipCrisp Wrote:
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> Current Podcast Ratings:
> Mike O'Meara Show - #63
> Big O and Dukes S.- #75
> Don Geronimo Show - #178 Ouch.

Don does a radio show, no emphasis on podcasts. He is top 5 in the PPM ratings, don't really think he or CBS gives a shit about podcast ranks??
Mike = no PPM ratings = OUCH.

HoneyDipCrisp Wrote:
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> Current Podcast Ratings:
> Mike O'Meara Show - #63
> Big O and Dukes S.- #75
> Don Geronimo Show - #178 Ouch.


You know how CBS Radio makes money? By running ads on the broadcast frequency that it pays for. The podcast is a money loser for CBS because of the bandwidth it requires. The only "ouch" is the fact that Mike has dedicated most of his life and finances to the podcast and it consistently trails crap that nobody listens to.

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I've been listening to the failcast since it started. I was a fan of TMOMS & D&M when those shows were on the radio.

I'm emailed the failcast and I've gotten responses from them and I attempted to give them constructive criticism over the months. I've been reading this thread for awhile too.

I have many problems with the failcast:
1) I hate hearing Rob(b) cachinnate into the mic

2) I thought Mike's persona was faked, this I'm the king, I'm great, get Mike back to the front of the plane, I thought it was a put on. It isn't. If somebody is too interesting on the fcast, he can't stand it and nips it in the bud. I wonder how Mike was able to handle all those years as 2nd banana to Don. Maybe this is the manifest of that.

3) The show intros are not listenable. They are terrible.

4) The 15 minute shilling on baseball caps or shirts or whatever is simply desperate. I've meant to graph when those cash grubbing shows happen vs time. I bet they'd line up on when bills are often due.

5) Why would anybody have a yard sale if they did not need the money?

6) Marc and AJ are not radio ready. I don't want to hear rank amateurs.

My biggest problem with them were the raw shows. I don't remember how much I paid for them $10 or something like that, which is an amount of money that is meaningless to me. I wanted my money back. I listened to them in the snow storm and I was intoxicated too. The shows were just bad. I chalked it up to they needed the cash more than I and no big deal. It appears to me that this is how they plan on getting year end bonuses.

The only reason I keep it in my iTunes mix is I have a long commutte and I often run out of things to listen to on my drive. But, in all honesty, I skip past the 1st 5 to 7 min and every time Rob(b) goes nuts or AJ speaks or Marc grabs the mic.

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>I'm going to give Maron a listen. You look on the chart and there is do much good stuff before you get to the MOM failcast.




I checked out this assholes podcast( the carlos mencia podcast), and he is as bitter and as talentless as mike....his failcast is even lower balled that the FIB podcast... and that episode of this failcast can be found here: http://c3.libsyn.com/media/18938/WTF_-_EPISODE_75_-_CARLOS_MENCIA.mp3?nvb=20101105060418&nva=20101106061418&sid=f02045f573944041c6ab45d951b27fa6&l_sid=18938&l_eid=&l_mid=1762896&t=06628dae171f6df628abd

Who the flip cares about a podcast or its rank? The bottom line is money. Mike would give his left nut to be able to trade places with Don.


I like watching the former Golden Boy knocking himself out trying to earn a living begging for money. Him begging people to buy his newest $1.99 gimmick cracks me up.

Mike O'Meara's podcast is the Dollar General Store of the Internet.

At the end of the day, it is all about the paycheck.

I have to give Mike and the crew credit. Next month marks the one year anniversary of this Sisyphean adventure. It takes a lot of commitment to stick with something like this while people's homes slip into foreclosure and creditors pound down your door while your personal and professional lives unravel. Committed, indeed.

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Captain spaulding what do you recommend in the hilarity spectrum

I listen to Maron for his observational humor. No i don't fall on floor with a coughing fit from laughing but I do find him entertaining and humorous
unlike the lazy fat arrogant fuck

I don't find donnie g. falling down of floor from laughter neither but at least he does a decent show. way more interesting than the lazy fat fuck

man i remmeber the days of the don and mike show from the 1990's when i'd listen to every last second. I'd come home from work and stay in my car in the driveway cause i didn't want to miss anything walking to the house. I miss that kind of excitement about a radio show. there hasn't been anything like that for me on radio for years and judging from the shitty state of radio these days I don't expect anything like that again. major bummer

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