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MobCounty
07-13-2006, 08:32 AM
<p>Buddies,</p><p>I'm down to kick up a little dust about the phones.&nbsp; Who do I call, or email&nbsp;when the phones crap out on the buddays?.</p><p>Mobbie</p>

Death Metal Moe
07-13-2006, 08:35 AM
<p>Not too long ago someone with some 'Get go&quot; started a campaign and blog to fix the phones.&nbsp; I think I linked to it somewhere on one of my links.</p><p>It's obvious no one gives a fucking shit about the phones, and they think it's perfectly acceptable to have a national talk show's phones go down everyday, multiple times, without fail.</p>

mendyweiss
07-13-2006, 09:07 AM
<strong>MobCounty</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Buddies,</p><p>I'm down to kick up a little dust about the phones.&nbsp; Who do I call, or email&nbsp;when the phones crap out on the buddays?.</p><p>Mobbie</p><p>Careful, look what happened the last time you started a new thread!</p>

MobCounty
07-13-2006, 09:07 AM
... fug, rediculous.

MobCounty
07-13-2006, 09:08 AM
<strong>mendyweiss</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>MobCounty</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Buddies,</p><p>I'm down to kick up a little dust about the phones.&nbsp; Who do I call, or email&nbsp;when the phones crap out on the buddays?.</p><p>Mobbie</p><p>Careful, look what happened the last time you started a new thread!</p><p>.. don't remind me<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/surrender.gif" border="0" /></p>

Keotok
07-13-2006, 09:12 AM
<img height="280" src="http://www.greencampus.harvard.edu/greenteams/images/memory.gif" width="200" border="0" />

MobCounty
07-13-2006, 09:47 AM
Ohh, Ron is laying out a plan.

Dirtybird12
07-13-2006, 09:51 AM
<p>next friday - we all meet in front of xm in DC and play the song live - </p><p>with everyone singing. </p><p>like when u2 shut down NYC for the streets have no name video.</p><p>we make a scene</p>

SinA
07-13-2006, 10:01 AM
<p>Obviously&nbsp; a lot of people call in. What if we all called the XM headquarters at the same time?</p><p>Kind of like an old fashioned flash-mob, and show them what it's like to have their phones overloaded?</p>

suggums
07-13-2006, 10:21 AM
<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>CircusFreak</strong> wrote:<br /><p>next friday - we all meet in front of xm in DC and play the song live - </p><p>with everyone singing. </p><p>like when u2 shut down NYC for the streets have no name video.</p><p>we make a scene</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>id be down for that.&nbsp; we should get all the people that came to employee appreciation day, and then some.</p><p>ogre, niciggy, bobo, perry, kathleen from the bronx/bri bri, hell even mikeyboy should come</p><p>lets do this!&nbsp;</p><p>phix the phucking phones&nbsp;</p>

Earlshog
07-13-2006, 10:26 AM
<strong>CircusFreak</strong> wrote:<br /><p>next friday - we all meet in front of xm in DC and play the song live - </p><p>with everyone singing. </p><p>like when u2 shut down NYC for the streets have no name video.</p><p>we make a scene</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>not to be a picky Pete but &quot;where the streets have no name&quot; was shot in Cali... &quot;all because of you&quot; was the one they shot in NY. </p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Tenbatsuzen
07-13-2006, 03:59 PM
<p>My idea was going to the dollar store or garage sales and finding as many old wired phones as possible, and mail them individually in to XM, addressed to different big wigs at XM.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Dirtybird12
07-13-2006, 04:23 PM
<strong>Earlshog</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>CircusFreak</strong> wrote:<br /><p>next friday - we all meet in front of xm in DC and play the song live - </p><p>with everyone singing. </p><p>like when u2 shut down NYC for the streets have no name video.</p><p>we make a scene</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>not to be a picky Pete but &quot;where the streets have no name&quot; was shot in Cali... &quot;all because of you&quot; was the one they shot in NY. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I didnt know that. thanks hog. </p>

bobrobot
07-13-2006, 04:38 PM
<strong>CircusFreak</strong> wrote:<br /><p>next friday - we all meet in front of xm in DC and play the song live - </p><p>with everyone singing. </p><p>like when u2 shut down NYC for the streets have no name video.</p><p>we make a scene</p><p><strong><font color="#000099">I'm in...</font></strong></p>

SatCam
07-13-2006, 05:29 PM
kidnap the families of the execs and ransom them for a better phone system

Dirtybird12
07-13-2006, 05:32 PM
<p>like when cousin eddie kidnaps clarks boss? </p><p><img height="195" src="http://www.tmcowners.com/teamtalk/attachment.php?attachmentid=2297&stc=1" width="160" border="0" /></p>

Don Stugots
07-13-2006, 05:43 PM
what can we do about the phones?&nbsp; like ronnie says &quot;stop calling&quot;

ozzie
07-13-2006, 05:55 PM
<strong>SinA</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Obviously&nbsp; a lot of people call in. What if we all called the XM headquarters at the same time?</p><p>Kind of like an old fashioned flash-mob, and show them what it's like to have their phones overloaded?</p><p>Although I LOVE Perry's idea (kinda like the Rock and Roll assault on Noriega in Panama in the late 80's), since there's no chance I could be there, I'd be in for a phone call assault.&nbsp; Someone post a phone number, date and time, and I'm in.</p>

niciggy
07-13-2006, 06:01 PM
<strong>suggums</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>CircusFreak</strong> wrote:<br /><p>next friday - we all meet in front of xm in DC and play the song live - </p><p>with everyone singing. </p><p>like when u2 shut down NYC for the streets have no name video.</p><p>we make a scene</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>id be down for that.&nbsp; we should get all the people that came to employee appreciation day, and then some.</p><p>ogre, niciggy, bobo, perry, kathleen from the bronx/bri bri, hell even mikeyboy should come</p><p>lets do this!&nbsp;</p><p>phix the phucking phones&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;the &quot;official ron and fez mom&quot; is definitely IN if you guys do this!&nbsp; (but I hate to say that I'll miss the song...)&nbsp;just for the chance to see you guys again!</p>

empulse
07-13-2006, 06:42 PM
<strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p>My idea was going to the dollar store or garage sales and finding as many old wired phones as possible, and mail them individually in to XM, addressed to different big wigs at XM.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Actually I like this one the best, i even know a place that I couod buy&nbsp; a shitload of old rotaries if peeps wanted to pitch in on that. Pembleton Electronics, its a huge warehouse that is just packed full of stuff like that.&nbsp; I think a crate load of Phones sent to Wiki would get a message across.</p>

FreshJ
07-13-2006, 07:01 PM
Doesn't some one out there have E-Lo's Email address, I know that it would not hurt any worse, but I think it would be funnier to call XM tech support saying....&quot;The Ron and Fez phones are out again.&nbsp; Can you help?&nbsp; I need to build a comedy pyramid.&quot;&nbsp; <br />

mikeyboy
07-13-2006, 07:05 PM
<strong>empulse</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p>My idea was going to the dollar store or garage sales and finding as many old wired phones as possible, and mail them individually in to XM, addressed to different big wigs at XM.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Actually I like this one the best, i even know a place that I couod buy&nbsp; a shitload of old rotaries if peeps wanted to pitch in on that. Pembleton Electronics, its a huge warehouse that is just packed full of stuff like that.&nbsp; I think a crate load of Phones sent to Wiki would get a message across.</p><p>Something that would be easier (and cheaper to ship) would be sending lots of (preferably dead) phone cards.</p>

bobrobot
07-13-2006, 07:25 PM
<p><strong><font color="#000099">Maybe we should just start our own satellite network for RnF... </font></strong></p><p><strong><font color="#000099">We could call our first unit &quot;the Mikeyboy&quot;!!!</font></strong></p><p><strong><font color="#000099"><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobogolem/RFsatellite.jpg" border="0" /></font></strong></p>

FUNKMAN
07-13-2006, 08:11 PM
i just think Dave is getting PB on the PBX... Earl has to stop bringin the crackers

Grendel_Kahn
07-13-2006, 08:30 PM
<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>CircusFreak</strong> wrote:<br />
<strong>Earlshog</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>CircusFreak</strong> wrote:<br /><p>next friday - we all meet in front of xm in DC and play the song live - </p><p>with everyone singing. </p><p>like when u2 shut down NYC for the streets have no name video.</p><p>we make a scene</p><p> </p><p>not
to be a picky Pete but &quot;where the streets have no name&quot; was shot in
Cali... &quot;all because of you&quot; was the one they shot in NY. </p><p> </p>
<p>I didnt know that. thanks hog. </p>
<p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&nbsp;</p>
Not to be a Pickier Pete, but you're both wrong.&nbsp; U2 shot that video in Las Vegas.&nbsp; <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>just thought I'd help.&nbsp; <br />
</p><strong /><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Tenbatsuzen
07-13-2006, 08:34 PM
<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>mikeyboy</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>empulse</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p>My idea was going to the dollar store or garage sales and finding as many old wired phones as possible, and mail them individually in to XM, addressed to different big wigs at XM.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Actually I like this one the best, i even know a place that I couod buy a shitload of old rotaries if peeps wanted to pitch in on that. Pembleton Electronics, its a huge warehouse that is just packed full of stuff like that. I think a crate load of Phones sent to Wiki would get a message across.</p><p>Something that would be easier (and cheaper to ship) would be sending lots of (preferably dead) phone cards.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ol Dirty, unavailable for comment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The phone card idea doesn't work, and here's why - it's very easy to throw away an envelope.&nbsp; But a package?&nbsp; Different story.&nbsp; And it's not that hard or expensive to ship a phone UPS ground.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

mikeyboy
07-13-2006, 08:56 PM
<strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>mikeyboy</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>empulse</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p>My idea was going to the dollar store or garage sales and finding as many old wired phones as possible, and mail them individually in to XM, addressed to different big wigs at XM.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Actually I like this one the best, i even know a place that I couod buy a shitload of old rotaries if peeps wanted to pitch in on that. Pembleton Electronics, its a huge warehouse that is just packed full of stuff like that. I think a crate load of Phones sent to Wiki would get a message across.</p><p>Something that would be easier (and cheaper to ship) would be sending lots of (preferably dead) phone cards.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ol Dirty, unavailable for comment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The phone card idea doesn't work, and here's why - it's very easy to throw away an envelope.&nbsp; But a package?&nbsp; Different story.&nbsp; And it's not that hard or expensive to ship a phone UPS ground.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I've got news for you -- it's all getting pitched.&nbsp; It is all likely to get at least opened, and it'll get the message across.&nbsp; Counter to your argument, it might actually be easier to start pitcing packages without opening them, because if you get a ton of phones in packages, it gets easier to see which ones are phones without opening them.&nbsp; As for ease and cost, here's what you need to send a phone card -- a business envelope and a stamp.&nbsp; That's much, much cheaper than sending something in a padded envelope via UPS.</p>

Tenbatsuzen
07-13-2006, 09:07 PM
<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>mikeyboy</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p> </p><strong>mikeyboy</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>empulse</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p>My idea was going to the dollar store or garage sales and finding as many old wired phones as possible, and mail them individually in to XM, addressed to different big wigs at XM.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Actually I like this one the best, i even know a place that I couod buy a shitload of old rotaries if peeps wanted to pitch in on that. Pembleton Electronics, its a huge warehouse that is just packed full of stuff like that. I think a crate load of Phones sent to Wiki would get a message across.</p><p>Something that would be easier (and cheaper to ship) would be sending lots of (preferably dead) phone cards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ol Dirty, unavailable for comment.</p><p> </p><p>The phone card idea doesn't work, and here's why - it's very easy to throw away an envelope. But a package? Different story. And it's not that hard or expensive to ship a phone UPS ground.</p><p> </p><p>I've got news for you -- it's all getting pitched. It is all likely to get at least opened, and it'll get the message across. Counter to your argument, it might actually be easier to start pitcing packages without opening them, because if you get a ton of phones in packages, it gets easier to see which ones are phones without opening them. As for ease and cost, here's what you need to send a phone card -- a business envelope and a stamp. That's much, much cheaper than sending something in a padded envelope via UPS.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Quick question... have you ever worked in marketing, or been a part of a large scale marketing campaign?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Secondly, have you ever worked with someone like a VP who has personal assistants that open their mail for them?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Go google Roswell Tabasco Campaign. &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Phones come in different sizes and shapes.&nbsp; They are also bulkier, which makes trying to get rid of them harder, as opposed to the phone cards.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Counter to your argument, it might actually be easier to start pitcing
packages without opening them, because if you get a ton of phones in
packages, it gets easier to see which ones are phones without opening
them.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Explain this one to me.&nbsp; Are XM employees Kryptonians, with X-Ray vision?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I'm not saying phone cards are a bad idea, but I'm saying phones themselves are a better way to get the point across.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

PapaBear
07-13-2006, 09:13 PM
Let's just send little models of the Great Pyramid of Giza, as it has no top. Think they'll get it?

watson
07-13-2006, 09:28 PM
<p>make both earl and dave have their cell phone ringtones to be Perrynoids song, so they are constantly reminded to keep after Washington to fix the phones</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

MasterSpoon
07-13-2006, 09:52 PM
<p>Flash mob phone call-in</p><p>1-800-967-2346</p><p>12:00 friday july 21</p>

mikeyboy
07-14-2006, 06:04 AM
<strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>mikeyboy</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>mikeyboy</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>empulse</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p>My idea was going to the dollar store or garage sales and finding as many old wired phones as possible, and mail them individually in to XM, addressed to different big wigs at XM.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Actually I like this one the best, i even know a place that I couod buy a shitload of old rotaries if peeps wanted to pitch in on that. Pembleton Electronics, its a huge warehouse that is just packed full of stuff like that. I think a crate load of Phones sent to Wiki would get a message across.</p><p>Something that would be easier (and cheaper to ship) would be sending lots of (preferably dead) phone cards.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ol Dirty, unavailable for comment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The phone card idea doesn't work, and here's why - it's very easy to throw away an envelope. But a package? Different story. And it's not that hard or expensive to ship a phone UPS ground.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I've got news for you -- it's all getting pitched. It is all likely to get at least opened, and it'll get the message across. Counter to your argument, it might actually be easier to start pitcing packages without opening them, because if you get a ton of phones in packages, it gets easier to see which ones are phones without opening them. As for ease and cost, here's what you need to send a phone card -- a business envelope and a stamp. That's much, much cheaper than sending something in a padded envelope via UPS.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Quick question... have you ever worked in marketing, or been a part of a large scale marketing campaign?</p><p>Have you ever thought that maybe the &quot;I'm right because I've worked in the field&quot; argument is kind of a non-argument and comes off kind of condescending?&nbsp; This is as annoying as the &quot;radio insider&quot; gimmick.</p><p></p><p>Secondly, have you ever worked with someone like a VP who has personal assistants that open their mail for them?</p><p></p><p>Yes.&nbsp; Chances are the person who receives this stuff will never actually see it, so you're just making things difficult for a secretary or an assistant.&nbsp; Don't underestimate the ease and inexpensiveness of sending phone cards for this very reason.&nbsp; At the end of the day, when an assistant or secretary reports to a VP that he received 30 phones or a 1,000 phone cards.&nbsp; Which do you think will be more eye-opening?</p><p></p><p>Go google Roswell Tabasco Campaign. &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Phones come in different sizes and shapes.&nbsp; They are also bulkier, which makes trying to get rid of them harder, as opposed to the phone cards.&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>They are also much larger than Tabasco bottles and could create a&nbsp;potential bottleneck in the mail at XM.&nbsp; I would assume that the point is to get some notice for the cause, and not to piss off XM.</p><p>Also, while theoretically Tabasco bottles could be donated to a shelter or a soup kitchen (although would anyone really need that much Tabasco), you're creating a glut of phones that will likely get pitched.&nbsp; Even if XM could find a charity to take them off their hands, given the space they would take up quickly, they would be more likely to throw them away.&nbsp;&nbsp;That's a huge waste, especially if people are buying cheap phones just to throw away.</p><p>[QUOTE]</p>[quote]Counter to your argument, it might actually be easier to start pitcing packages without opening them, because if you get a ton of phones in packages, it gets easier to see which ones are phones without opening

Death Metal Moe
07-14-2006, 06:09 AM
<p>What if I just send them a picture of my spread open asshole every Tuesday with a note about the phones?</p><p>I think that will yeild results.</p>

mikeyboy
07-14-2006, 06:18 AM
Moe wins.

MadMatt
07-14-2006, 07:02 AM
<p>What if I just send them a picture of Moe's spread open asshole every Tuesday with a note about the phones?</p><p>[heh-heh]</p>

AKA
07-14-2006, 07:48 AM
<p>Quick question... have you ever worked in marketing, or been a part of a large scale marketing campaign?</p><p>Secondly, have you ever worked with someone like a VP who has personal assistants that open their mail for them?</p><p>Yes...and yes...and Perry and Mikey are right.</p><p>Nothing will be done about the phones until XM really feels a need to make R&amp;F happy - in the short term, if the show is in need to find a &quot;work around&quot; and keep the flow going, then get them hooked up with IMs. In DC the IMs filled in the gaps when there weren't enough calls coming in; maybe play Perry's song no more than once every show, or every other show, and keep it off the air the rest of the time, and just go to the IMs to keep the pyramids going until the phones get back up. It seems like a lot had been kept off the air before, and maybe they finally got fed up at pretending things were kewl, so it may be a non-starter.&nbsp;IF the phones never come back up, then punt, but at least the IMs open up some communication with the listeners.</p><p>Someone, other than someone in D.C., should call around to other radio shows and find out the system these stations have -&nbsp;get names of NY&nbsp;contractors and companies. Get some names themselves, and do an impromptu bidding out for it - take that number to XM and say it will cost X-Amount to get the problem solved and that the problem will be solved by a specific date. Stop relying on Wicki and especially E-Lo to help give a rat's ass; they fucking know the answer they will get when they call or e-mail Washington HQ. Pull the shit together, make it is easy on them (both R&amp;F and XM), and just do it. </p>

MobCounty
07-14-2006, 08:22 AM
<p>Yeah, but..</p><p>Those fuckmasters in DC have to realize that the 'OnA replay' and&nbsp;'RnF live' show,&nbsp;represents XM's morning show on the west coast...&nbsp; If they ever want to get real subscribers out here, they gotta throw the west coast a bone&nbsp;and start&nbsp;supporting RnF&nbsp;every way possible.</p><p>Leaving the west coast to feed on&nbsp;the skids of the turd bowl is kinda short sighted in my opinion.</p>

MobCounty
07-14-2006, 08:27 AM
<p><font size="3">I'm mailing a fucking phone...</font></p><p><font size="3">Can someone pm me an address to send it too.&nbsp;</font></p>

jojomama
07-14-2006, 08:51 AM
<p> </p><strong>watson</strong> wrote:<br /><p>make both earl and dave have their cell phone ringtones to be Perrynoids song, so they are constantly reminded to keep after Washington to fix the phones</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I love the song, that's why I hope the mutherfucken telephones keep on blowin up. </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by jojomama on 7-14-06 @ 12:52 PM</span>

SatCam
07-14-2006, 10:29 AM
Send them anthrax

HoddTilliard
07-14-2006, 12:24 PM
<strong>jojomama</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>watson</strong> wrote:<br /><p>make both earl and dave have their cell phone ringtones to be Perrynoids song, so they are constantly reminded to keep after Washington to fix the phones</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I love the song, that's why I hope the mutherfucken telephones keep on blowin up. </p><span class="post_edited">This message was edited by jojomama on 7-14-06 @ 12:52 PM</span> <p>Yeah, me too.&nbsp; I hope Wicky never fixes the phones cause losers like me have no life and want to hear that song over and over and over and over...........&nbsp; </p>

Tenbatsuzen
07-14-2006, 12:40 PM
<p>The thing that's worthless about this is that they've said, time and time again, that it's a trunk issue.&nbsp; Which means it falls to the phone company, not XM.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We already knows the building hates the XM Tenants.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Perhaps this problem is even out of XM's control right now.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

A.J.
07-14-2006, 12:44 PM
<strong>Death Metal Moe</strong> wrote:<br /><p>What if I just send them a picture of my spread open asshole every Tuesday with a note about the phones?</p><p>I think that will yeild results.</p><p>If not that, then you have the makings of a great Christmas card!</p>

FUNKMAN
07-14-2006, 12:51 PM
<strong>Death Metal Moe</strong> wrote:<br /><p>What if I just send them a picture of my spread open asshole every Tuesday with a note about the phones?</p><p>I think that will yeild results.</p><p>paint a &quot;W&quot; on each ass cheek and make a bumper sticker out of it...</p>

Dirtybird12
07-14-2006, 12:54 PM
maybe if XM had to pay the author of that song royalties everytime it's played - they would &quot;fix it&quot; quicker.

Tenbatsuzen
07-14-2006, 01:51 PM
<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>CircusFreak</strong> wrote:<br />maybe if XM had to pay the author of that song royalties everytime it's played - they would &quot;fix it&quot; quicker. <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>No. they'd just stop playing the song.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My idea: Every time the phones go dead, Crazy Jen reads the Great Gatsby.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

FreshJ
07-14-2006, 06:15 PM
<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>CircusFreak</strong> wrote:<br />maybe if XM had to pay the author of that song royalties everytime it's played - they would &quot;fix it&quot; quicker. <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I bet that there must be at least 1,000 worth of royalties a month in the playing of that song...considering replays and live shows.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

JimmyDuvet
07-15-2006, 04:58 AM
<p>I did'nt want it to come to this, but it's time to go back to some older technology</p><p><img src="http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/02/69/22416902.jpg" border="0" /></p>

SinA
07-15-2006, 05:24 AM
<strong>MasterSpoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Flash mob phone call-in</p><p>1-800-967-2346</p><p>12:00 friday july 21</p><p>bump. that's noon y'all.</p><p>and i'm in.&nbsp; </p>

Dirtybird12
07-15-2006, 06:15 AM
<strong>SinA</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>MasterSpoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Flash mob phone call-in</p><p>1-800-967-2346</p><p>12:00 friday july 21</p><p>bump. that's noon y'all.</p><p>and i'm in.&nbsp; </p><p>I know somebody called in and askd Ron if listeners should call in&nbsp;to complain or voice their concerns, &nbsp;- but I don't remember his response. </p><p>could this backfire and hurt?</p>

realism1976
07-15-2006, 07:40 AM
<p>The kind of work i do&nbsp; i could install a new trunk line for the buddies. But with NY being a union state i would be ran off before me and my guys could do the work. sorry </p>

french bread pizza
07-15-2006, 12:11 PM
<p>i'm in for friday..</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>and matty - i'm sorry i can't respect your smart ass little attitude when the on air personalites that you work for shit all over you on the air. so what you work in the business, that doesn't mean no one else can throw out an idea or disagree with you. it's like you can't wait to disagree so that you can make it about you and point out that you work in the radio business. in my opinion you are only coming off like a complete cunt</p>

ozzie
07-15-2006, 12:22 PM
<strong>SinA</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>MasterSpoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Flash mob phone call-in</p><p>1-800-967-2346</p><p>12:00 friday july 21</p><p>bump. that's noon y'all.</p><p>and i'm in.&nbsp; </p><p>12:00 Eastern, I assume.</p><p>Anyone in particular we should ask for?</p>

Sleeves
07-15-2006, 01:04 PM
Couldn't they&nbsp;use Skype or some other PC-based VOIP service?

Death Metal Moe
07-15-2006, 07:02 PM
<strong>french bread pizza</strong> wrote:<br /><p>i'm in for friday..</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>and matty - i'm sorry i can't respect your smart ass little attitude when the on air personalites that you work for shit all over you on the air. so what you work in the business, that doesn't mean no one else can throw out an idea or disagree with you. it's like you can't wait to disagree so that you can make it about you and point out that you work in the radio business. in my opinion you are only coming off like a complete cunt</p><p><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y245/njdmmoe/BizMarkie.jpg" border="0" /></p>

ChimneyFish
07-16-2006, 09:51 AM
<strong>CircusFreak</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>SinA</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>MasterSpoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Flash mob phone call-in</p><p>1-800-967-2346</p><p>12:00 friday july 21</p><p>bump. that's noon y'all.</p><p>and i'm in.&nbsp; </p><p>I know somebody called in and askd Ron if listeners should call in&nbsp;to complain or voice their concerns, &nbsp;- but I don't remember his response. </p><p>could this backfire and hurt?</p><p><strong><em><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif" size="2">I think he said he didn't want to get into all that, but something has to be done. I think if it could be shown that Ron &amp; Fez have a following, XM might be persuaded to actually spend some money.</font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">As for me, I will be at work sweating my biscuits off. Heat index says 107 degrees. Good times. Good times.</font></em></strong></p>

Death Metal Moe
07-16-2006, 09:53 AM
<p>Yea, Ron said he doesn't want us doing that for sure.&nbsp; Now if he meant &quot;Please don't do that&quot; or &quot;I want you to do it but officially on the air I am saying no&quot; we're not sure of.</p><p>I say, if you're annoyed at XM treating Ron and Fez like this, let them know.&nbsp; </p><p>I'll gladly be a part of any organized assault on whoever needs to hear us.</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Death Metal Moe on 7-16-06 @ 1:54 PM</span>

MobCounty
07-16-2006, 10:51 AM
<p>I hear that.&nbsp; </p><p>I can tell that we don't have a whole heck of a lot of steam built up yet.&nbsp; I'd hate for our flash call in to turn into 8 dipshits on hold at XM...&nbsp;</p>

french bread pizza
07-16-2006, 11:03 AM
<p>I AM NOT A DIPSHIT</p>

MobCounty
07-16-2006, 11:16 AM
lol.. Me either, but if its just you and I on the phone, we <em>will </em>look like dipshits... We need at least a hundred peeps to help out, and sofar there are like 8..

french bread pizza
07-16-2006, 12:01 PM
<p>pessimist.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>all me need are 92 more people than</p>

Gvac
07-16-2006, 12:08 PM
<strong>french bread pizza</strong> wrote:<br /><p>pessimist.</p><p> </p><p>all me need are 92 more people than</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Frenchy am smart!</p><p>Me like her! &nbsp;<img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" />&nbsp;</p>

MobCounty
07-16-2006, 12:30 PM
<p>Either way, I am in.&nbsp; If its 3 or 103 <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/drunk.gif" border="0" />.</p>

kellermcgee21
07-16-2006, 12:53 PM
i'll be calling....its about time the boys get some respect...the phones should be fixed&nbsp;by now....if this was happening to O+A (who i'm sure get A LOT more calls than R+F) this problem wouldn't be happening

narc
07-16-2006, 02:26 PM
I like the kidnapping E-Lo idea better. They'll just chalk it up to the D.C. Crime emergency. <br><p><br><p><p><p>
<img src="http://www.cwo.com/~lucumi/malcolm-x.jpg"<br><p><p><p>
"By any means necessary"

Earlshog
07-16-2006, 03:22 PM
<strong>Grendel_Kahn</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>CircusFreak</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Earlshog</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>CircusFreak</strong> wrote:<br /><p>next friday - we all meet in front of xm in DC and play the song live - </p><p>with everyone singing. </p><p>like when u2 shut down NYC for the streets have no name video.</p><p>we make a scene</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>not to be a picky Pete but &quot;where the streets have no name&quot; was shot in Cali... &quot;all because of you&quot; was the one they shot in NY. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I didnt know that. thanks hog. </p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&nbsp;</p>Not to be a Pickier Pete, but you're both wrong.&nbsp; U2 shot that video in Las Vegas.&nbsp; <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>just thought I'd help.&nbsp; <br /></p><strong><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I guess this makes me the pickiest Pete...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The song was first played on the rooftop of a <a title="Los Angeles, California" href="http://www.ronfez.net/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California">Los Angeles</a> liquor store <a title="March 27" href="http://www.ronfez.net/wiki/March_27">March 27</a>, <a title="1987" href="http://www.ronfez.net/wiki/1987">1987</a> in an <a title="Ad hoc" href="http://www.ronfez.net/wiki/Ad_hoc">ad hoc</a> concert. The music video was filmed with footage from this event, including the police shutting the surprise concert down due to traffic concerns. The stunt was viewed as an homage to <a title="The Beatles" href="http://www.ronfez.net/wiki/The_Beatles">The Beatles</a> when they played their own rooftop show on the roof of <a title="Apple Records" href="http://www.ronfez.net/wiki/Apple_Records">Apple Records</a>.</p></strong>

Earlshog
07-16-2006, 03:22 PM
<strong>Death Metal Moe</strong> wrote:<br /><p>What if I just send them a picture of my spread open asshole every Tuesday with a note about the phones?</p><p>I think that will yeild results.</p><p>make sure I'm CCed</p>

rumplestiltskin
07-16-2006, 03:40 PM
<p>Open a third front on the phone war</p><p>PM me Don and Elo's business contact info, and I'll contact every phone system sales firm&nbsp;on the Atlantic seaboard and let them know there's a geat hot sales&nbsp;lead in D.C. for a full PBX&nbsp;system&nbsp;replacement.</p><p>If you've EVER been in a PBX salesperson's Rolodex, you will know what a Hell that will become - umpteen cold calls a day for the rest of time.</p>

Tenbatsuzen
07-16-2006, 05:44 PM
<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>rumplestiltskin</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Open a third front on the phone war</p><p>PM me Don and Elo's business contact info, and I'll contact every phone system sales firm on the Atlantic seaboard and let them know there's a geat hot sales lead in D.C. for a full PBX system replacement.</p><p>If you've EVER been in a PBX salesperson's Rolodex, you will know what a Hell that will become - umpteen cold calls a day for the rest of time.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now, see, THIS is an idea I like!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

FUNKMAN
07-16-2006, 05:57 PM
<strong>Ronnie</strong>: Don't say a word to me, Earl, don't say a fucking word to me. I'll get up and I'll bury this telephone in your head.

FUNKMAN
07-16-2006, 05:59 PM
<p><strong>Ronnie:</strong> You and that other dummy better start getting more personally involved in your work, or I'm gonna stab you through the heart with a fuckin' pencil. Do you understand me? </p>

FezPaul
07-16-2006, 06:02 PM
<strong>Ronnie:</strong> I have no interest in seeing either of you two alive until the phones are fixed.

Death Metal Moe
07-16-2006, 06:03 PM
<strong>rumplestiltskin</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Open a third front on the phone war</p><p>PM me Don and Elo's business contact info, and I'll contact every phone system sales firm&nbsp;on the Atlantic seaboard and let them know there's a geat hot sales&nbsp;lead in D.C. for a full PBX&nbsp;system&nbsp;replacement.</p><p>If you've EVER been in a PBX salesperson's Rolodex, you will know what a Hell that will become - umpteen cold calls a day for the rest of time.</p><p>I don't understand a word of that, but if it means I can call in with my dick joke, I'm in!</p>

GlassJoe
07-16-2006, 09:11 PM
The phone situation is getting out of hand.&nbsp; My redial button is
almost worn down to the nub because I keep getting a busy signal.<br />

blacknoi
07-18-2006, 08:35 AM
Phones fixed... whooooooooooo

MobCounty
07-18-2006, 08:36 AM
Congratulations everyone! It looks like our attack worked!&nbsp; Viva La RnF!

bobrobot
07-18-2006, 10:05 AM
<p><strong><font color="#000099">Rumor has it that alien technology was employed to solve this problem...</font></strong></p><p><img height="337" src="http://www.goodman-games.com/images/scray.gif" width="200" border="0" /></p><p>Alien phone guy...</p>

FreshJ
07-18-2006, 04:12 PM
Now the XM People will not be rained down on with great vengence and furious anger, because they tried to oppress the Buddies through phones.<br />

ynos77
07-18-2006, 06:51 PM
<p>&gt;&gt;Rumor has it that alien technology was employed to solve this problem...



</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>nope, it had to be esd's call to wicky.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>3 cheers for East Side Dave!&nbsp;</p>

FezPaul
07-18-2006, 07:14 PM
<strong>ynos77</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&gt;&gt;Rumor has it that alien technology was employed to solve this problem... </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>nope, it had to be esd's call to wicky.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>3 cheers for East Side Dave!&nbsp;</p><p><strong><font face="courier new,courier,monospace" size="2">Glad to see the computer graphics genius outside the sig favors thread!</font></strong></p><p><strong><font face="courier new,courier,monospace" size="2">Post more often dude, you rule. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/thumbup.gif" border="0" /></font></strong></p>

DirtyJersey
07-18-2006, 07:39 PM
...and there was much rejoicing. Thank god. The show feel revitalized.

djpnuemo
07-18-2006, 08:56 PM
<p>phones are fixed. everyone is in a good mood!&nbsp; <br />
</p><p>oh glorious day!</p><p><br />
</p>

MobCounty
07-19-2006, 07:38 AM
What should we do next!&nbsp; I feel drunk with power now.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/drunk.gif" border="0" />

Dirtybird12
07-19-2006, 07:43 AM
<strong>MobCounty</strong> wrote:<br />What should we do next!&nbsp; I feel drunk with power now.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/drunk.gif" border="0" /> <p>*cough*&nbsp; time slot </p>