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Dirtybird12

04-25-2006, 11:19 AM

Don announced today that The Don and Mike will be moving their show to montgomery county MD very soon to broadcast from "the don and mike house" - They are leaving the WJFK facility in Fairfax VA. Just thought some D&M fans may wanna know. - 

This message was edited by CircusFreak on 4-25-06 @ 4:56 PM

Earlshog

04-25-2006, 11:22 AM

<img src="http://www.thepoetryfactory.com.au/Image56.gif" border="0" />  chirp chirp... chirp chirp.....

kdubya

04-25-2006, 11:27 AM

The Don and Mike house huh, interesting.

Rodan

04-25-2006, 11:32 AM

You're more useful than DCRTV Dave!

yomudder21

04-25-2006, 11:34 AM

oh boy............I'll get to see Rob-A on the Rockville Pike being wacky.

curtoid

04-25-2006, 11:39 AM

I guess the rumor true that they will land on "The Arrow" over in Maryland (Classic Rock sation, also owned by Infinity). Not a big fan of that format or station, but they do have two of the biggest names in D.C. radio already there - Cerphe and Weasle. I guess with D&M, this is the "put out to pasture" house, eh? Now, if they flip formats to something along the lines of the old WHFS, they might have something - if they keep the same old/same old, it's a death sentence.With them gone, that leaves room for The Junkies to afternoons (where they will kick ass, I'm sure) and O&A to mornings (both here and in Baltimore). Should be pretty strong of a station, unfortunately (a) they still have speedbumps O'reilly, Rosenberg and Sevrin and (b) D&M were the only really bankable talent on the station (and they kept that place above water for many, many years, so it really is a brush off). Score another win for O&A - they get Sterns old markets and timeslots AND squeeze Don & Mike out of their home like a pimple. I would slam the "NY Suits" for mettling in a D.C. station, but those guys knew what they were doing with "El Zol," as much as I hate to admit it.

curtoid

04-25-2006, 11:39 AM

Rodan wrote:         You're more useful than DCRTV Dave! A pile of shit is more useful than Dave Hughes.

DESERTEAGLE.50

04-25-2006, 11:44 AM

Cmon Curtoid.  You Say that but still go to that site daily.This will be the 2nd time OnA have forced DnM to make a move that is seemingly a downgrade.

Dirtybird12

04-25-2006, 11:47 AM

Pretty sure Don and Mike are staying with WJFK - they will just be broadcasting from their own studio built for only them.

Dirtybird12

04-25-2006, 11:47 AM

curtoid wrote: Rodan wrote:         You're more useful than DCRTV Dave! A pile of shit is more useful than Dave Hughes.thanks

Reephdweller

04-25-2006, 11:50 AM

Maybe I missed something, but weren't they trying to get on Sirius?

curtoid

04-25-2006, 11:52 AM

DESERTEAGLE.50 wrote: Cmon Curtoid.  You Say that but still go to that site daily.This will be the 2nd time OnA have forced DnM to make a move that is seemingly a downgrade.  Actually, I went most of this year without going to DRECK- I don't think I clocked in at all for a good 2 months until pretty recently. The mailbag is useless - the "news" is worse.  Even before Don's rave out last week, I thought Dave was getting preachy with his agenda against D&M, and I really don't like him with his subtle "Fez is gay" comments, for no apparant reasons - really tired of people on the outside, or who don't get that there is more to Fez than a one joke, making those comments (goes with Dave and other radio shows). Out of context of the R&F, I don't find it usually funny, and I saw where he did it again last week. I know he's your buddy and all, but the more he tries to promote himself or insert random-ass shit about his life into the column, it doesn't make it worth my time to read it. Pfffft!And, yeah - this is the 2nd time D&M have been downgraded - sure they are pissed about it, until the second they get those $30 million paychecks. And "in the end," didn't D&M come out (at least on the short term) on top again? It's a fucking see-saw, and time will tell if this is a brilliant or stupid move.

curtoid

04-25-2006, 11:54 AM

CircusFreak wrote: curtoid wrote: Rodan wrote:         You're more useful than DCRTV Dave! A pile of shit is more useful than Dave Hughes.thanksYIKES!HAHA- not meant as a slam, Perry - honest - I just can't stand DCRTV. I do love that you scooped him.

Plethora

04-25-2006, 12:00 PM

Earlshog wrote: <img border="0" src="http://www.thepoetryfactory.com.au/Image56.gif" /> chirp chirp... chirp chirp.....   And you gave the story a whole 3 minutes before making with the crickets... generous.

curtoid

04-25-2006, 12:02 PM

Reefdweller wrote: Maybe I missed something, but weren't they trying to get on Sirius? They were having fun with internet rumors and let it fly that they might be leaving (same time Howard actually left). Since they have so much time on their contracts, I doubt they ever had more than maybe a brief exchange with Mel (who, apparantly believed in them).They would be a horrible fit for Howard's stations (imo), although whenever Stern mentions them (which isn't that often) he doesn't trash them like he does other "clones." Artie, on the other hand, raved out on D&M last week (in the middle of the O&A talk), about how much he hated them the one time he heard them. They have an audience that would follow them to satellite - their internet stream and itunes have been very popular all over the country, and a lot of people I've talked to who listen to them mroe than me think they are doing better than ever - and from what I;'ve heard, I'd agree. Who knows what eventually will happen with them, since Don has promised to really retire from behind the mic when he turns 50, which is at the end of their current contract (2008).Yesterday they mentioned O&A coming, and had fun with it, by commenting about "all the good things" that CBS promised them (D&M) as well - saying they would be cleared in all the smallest markets on AM stations, and (if they were willing to pay) could do a show on college radio stations across the country ("Because what 18 year old doesn't want to hear his dad on the radio?") They only really got serious about anythinig when they talked about their GM having no spine, and how tough that must be to exist in life like that.

Dirtybird12

04-25-2006, 12:02 PM

I hear ya C-toid. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/drunk.gif" border="0" /> U make some good points about his website. Don told me not to visit his site anymore so as of right now - I will never go back..As soon as I check to see if they printed my mailbag item!

Plethora

04-25-2006, 12:05 PM

curtoid wrote: Score another win for O&A - they get Sterns old markets and timeslots AND squeeze Don & Mike out of their home like a pimple. I would slam the "NY Suits" for mettling in a D.C. station, but those guys knew what they were doing with "El Zol," as much as I hate to admit it.  The way I heard it was on JFK from Rockville.Please, do slam the NY Suits.  Recall that they are the same dolts that:<ul><li>f'ed with R&F to such an extent that they saw XM as the better solution.</li><li>Force O'reilly in there -- which seems to be some pathetic attempt at recapturing the heydey of JFK with stern/liddy/D&M</li><li>gave a rank amateur a spot on a major market, allegedly legendary station (P. Rosenberg)</li><li>screwed over their main money maker in DC (D&M) for ages and ages</li></ul>And the El Zol thing might have a happy ending, but consider that HFS in baltimore is doing well as I recall.  And it is a FIXED version of the busted ass HFS that existed on 99.1... Blame the suits for breaking old HFS too while yer at it ;)

curtoid

04-25-2006, 12:06 PM

CircusFreak wrote: As soon as I check to see if they printed my mailbag item!You too?

Reephdweller

04-25-2006, 12:18 PM

From Don and Mike's websiteWe are getting a pile of emails about the whole O&A crap, and what is our opinion of what is going on.  Maybe five years ago he would have got wound up...to be honest they got a job that the boys would have liked to have gotten.  All Don and Mike have wanted is to get out of this radio station, they have no problem with the time slot, but this place is worse than most Russian Gulags.  We just want to have new studio, Don wants to move the show to Montgomery County Maryland into the 'Don and Mike House.'  There is not going to be a radio war with O&A over this.  When the people in the company have called to ask Don how is with the O&A situation, all we want is to get the studios that they have promised us for the last 10 years.  Now you know where we stand on this.<a href="http://s146481175.onlinehome.us/2006/2006dailylog.shtml">http://s146481175.onlinehome.us/2006/2006dailylog.shtml</a>

Death Metal Moe

04-25-2006, 12:18 PM

I'll leave my feelings for Don and Mike out of this.They are a popular radio show, I'm surprised it took them this long to do something like this.  I think a personal studio just for a larger radio show is something all hosts would shoot for.  Rush did it years ago.It makes sense to have your own space if you're a bigger show, look at the problems O&A had sharing space with Ron and Fez.

Marc with a c

04-25-2006, 12:20 PM

moving from va north to md?  moe they are getting closer to you.

Plethora

04-25-2006, 12:25 PM

curtoid wrote: HAHA- not meant as a slam, Perry - honest - I just can't stand DCRTV. I do love that you scooped him.  Scooped him for an hour and counting... Dave is being a strange little child about this "fued" with Don G.  Dave was being an ass for a long time in his tedious little replies in the mailbag and was wrong and when Don G called him out on it, he just flipped out I guess.  Fascinating reading about channel 50's call letters changing though!  Relevent & Compelling!

Plethora

04-25-2006, 12:31 PM

Might want to edit the title for the thread. D&M just confirmed that they'd be moving to a new studio (in rockville, md) and CONTINUE to broadcast on WJFK.

This message was edited by Plethora on 4-25-06 @ 4:32 PM

curtoid

04-25-2006, 12:39 PM

Cool! Thanks for the updates!

Dirtybird12

04-25-2006, 12:54 PM

I said in my original post they were leaving the wjfk FACILITY  in fairfax... but ok. I will change the title

suggums

04-25-2006, 01:45 PM

Death Metal Moe wrote: I'll leave my feelings for Don and Mike out of this.They are a popular radio show, I'm surprised it took them this long to do something like this. I think a personal studio just for a larger radio show is something all hosts would shoot for. Rush did it years ago.It makes sense to have your own space if you're a bigger show, look at the problems O&A had sharing space with Ron and Fez.  <img width="540" height="405" border="0" src="http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/~ytl/personal/images/Shocked.jpg" />kudos to moe