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Mon. Aug 09, 2004

The Talk Radio Website du Jour

Welcome to visitors from Chattanooga’s WGOW-FM, where this site was named “The Talk Radio Website du Jour.” Why, you might ask?

It’s because I own Jeff Styles, your midday host at Talk Radio 102.3. I have so much dirt on him, I could sell it as landfill. It goes back to when I hired him in the early 80’s (how old has he been telling you he is, hmmm?) ... and you know the kinds of things that went on in those trickle-down budget-busting days. Did you know Jeff used to be a Young Republican? Back then, his idol was Alex Keaton. He thought “tie-dye” was something you did to match your new suit.

There might be some slight exaggeration in the above paragraph. But no more than you find today at your average political web site. Speaking of which, why did he pick this site as the “Website du Jour”? Desperation is my guess.

You’ll find no recognizable or coherent political philosophy here, at least, not the kind that is recognized within today’s predominantly red or blue framework. This is the home of the “On The Fence” Party, the tribal reservation of the Very Few Purple People, where we currently endorse Curly for President, until we’re able to choose between Larry and Moe.

Thanks for stopping by.

Later: Via the wonders of the web, I was able to both listen to and watch the last half hour of Jeff’s radio show today (they have streaming audio/video via their web site). I always knew he was a “stand up” guy (a reference to the way he does his show, not his character), but I wasn’t aware he was also a “swayer.” All in all, a quite enjoyable half hour, and I’ll be “tuning in” via the web more often.

But it also made it clear … boy, did I get out of the business before it got ugly, or what? If the studios I worked in had web cams, well, we wouldn’t have had nearly as much fun as we did.