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MM2

12-13-2006, 04:52 AM

I'm not a message board poster, just a lurker (sorry) but I signed up because I was listening to The Junkies this morning and I'm not sure if everyone is aware of what's going on in baseball, but mediocre pitchers are getting fat contracts.The Junks were talking about Miguel Batista who just got 3 years 27 mil, and they called him Miguel "Ron and Fez" Batista and I dont' remember the exact quote but totally smashed Ron and Fez implying that they are terrible and keep getting rewarded with huge contracts. I thought the Junks and Ron/Fez were cool cause the Junks use Ron and Fez drops from their JFK days sometimes. But it definitely didn't sound like it was all in fun, really sounded like a jab.Did anyone else hear it?

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 04:56 AM

Wow, I don't get that at all.  I never thought the shows were buddy-buddy, but I figured they got along OK.  Hell, they even started using drops of Ron recently.  Did they just toss their name out like that as part of Batista's nickname or did they actually explain it out like you did?

cupcakelove

12-13-2006, 05:00 AM

The Junkies are the worst show on radio.  I do not understand why WJFK keeps them on in the morning drive slot.

MM2

12-13-2006, 05:03 AM

I don't remember exactly what they said, but Lurch brought up the Batista signing and they started talking about his stats and how mediocre he was, and EB goes they should call him Miguel "Ron and Fez" Batista. Then he said something like just be average or awful and get handed a huge contract like Ron and Fez. Definitely sounded like a bash and it wasn't just a passing comment, I even think they played the Ron and Fez drops after EB said it.

AKA

12-13-2006, 05:05 AM

MM2 wrote: I'm not a message board poster, just a lurker (sorry) but I signed up because I was listening to The Junkies this morning and I'm not sure if everyone is aware of what's going on in baseball, but mediocre pitchers are getting fat contracts.The Junks were talking about Miguel Batista who just got 3 years 27 mil, and they called him Miguel "Ron and Fez" Batista and I dont' remember the exact quote but totally smashed Ron and Fez implying that they are terrible and keep getting rewarded with huge contracts. I thought the Junks and Ron/Fez were cool cause the Junks use Ron and Fez drops from their JFK days sometimes. But it definitely didn't sound like it was all in fun, really sounded like a jab.Did anyone else hear it? I don't listen anymore, but i did point out in another thread (just a couple of weeks ago) that they never really seemed like they cared for R&F. I believe Cakes turned down an opportunity to do a joint appearance with Fez on D&M when they returned to WJFK. I also remember them, and their listeners, being pretty harsh about the "Dot Com" show when it debuted overnights after them. And personally, I always took the drops as a passive-aggressive slam, but at the same time I acknowledge that i take most things strangers say about themselves as personal! (ha!)The only thing I can think of is that they might have been in the mix for another deal, provided the scuttle is true - they share the same agent as R&F and O&A, and maybe they are "salty" they got passed over - again. The two shows do seem like oil and water - one show was an advocate for The Hideout, and the other was an advocate for Big O And Dukes - case closed! In any event, it's completely ridiculous to say that R&F don't deserve to be rewarded after the shit they were put through, and pettyness aside The Junks should know that.The Junkies = anothe reason WJFK blows.

Death Metal Moe

12-13-2006, 05:12 AM

Who?

reillyluck

12-13-2006, 05:14 AM

ok i'll bite. who are the junkies?

moochcassidy

12-13-2006, 05:14 AM

jealous much? fuck them

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 05:17 AM

Yeah, that's a pretty shitty and bitter comparison to make.  Damn, that's really petty of them.  Too bad, too, since I really enjoy both shows and would like nothing more than to somehow hear both of them on WJFK again.

Marc with a c

12-13-2006, 05:21 AM

how can anyone not like them?

MM2

12-13-2006, 05:23 AM

""Yeah, that's a pretty shitty and bitter comparison to make.  Damn, that's really petty of them.  Too bad, too, since I really enjoy both shows and would like nothing more than to somehow hear both of them on WJFK again. ""Yeah, I've listend to both shows for years and I've never really heard the Junks bash anyone besides Elliot, who really deserves the bashing. So I was alittle put off by it. I mean honestly I like the Junks better then most shows, but Ron and Fez are still #1 on the list. Very petty indeed.

Death Metal Moe

12-13-2006, 05:24 AM

So the Junkies are some 2 bit, hack fucking radio show with a somewhat decent following in one market, making fun of like 15 year Radio veterans who have proven themselves in multiple markets including market #1.Yea, all jealousy.  They see another show doing well and fucking hate it.  But they wouldn't dare bash a show that might fight back, they know that Ron and Fez will just ignore them and keep doing a great show for their fans.Fucking cowards.  Die in DC you pieces of shit.

Earlshog

12-13-2006, 05:24 AM

how about some audio so people can make an informed judgment... imagine that....

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 05:25 AM

Death Metal Moe wrote: So the Junkies are some 2 bit, hack fucking radio show Nope.

mendyweiss

12-13-2006, 05:27 AM

JP (fez voice)

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 05:28 AM

MM2 wrote: ""Yeah, that's a pretty shitty and bitter comparison to make.  Damn, that's really petty of them.  Too bad, too, since I really enjoy both shows and would like nothing more than to somehow hear both of them on WJFK again. ""Yeah, I've listend to both shows for years and I've never really heard the Junks bash anyone besides Elliot, who really deserves the bashing. So I was alittle put off by it. I mean honestly I like the Junks better then most shows, but Ron and Fez are still #1 on the list. Very petty indeed.Even the Elliot stuff was pretty rare...that's one of things I've liked about both the Junkies and R&F is they don't wallow in the "radio insider" crap that makes Stern, O&A and D&M such a chore to listen to most of the time.Such a shame they felt they had to take a shot at R&F.  I guess it would be one thing if R&F were these really obnoxious personalities or going after other shows, but they're so far from being either that whenever another show takes a shot at them it can't help but seem really petty and pathetic.On the upside, hopefully it means R&F are back on WJFK in some capacity with the talked about FreeFM deal.

Death Metal Moe

12-13-2006, 05:29 AM

TheMojoPin wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: So the Junkies are some 2 bit, hack fucking radio show Nope.Well they're dead to me and 95% of the people here if they made fun of Ron and Fez for no reason.Fuck them to death.

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 05:30 AM

Death Metal Moe wrote: TheMojoPin wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: So the Junkies are some 2 bit, hack fucking radio show Nope.Well they're dead to me and 95% of the people here if they made fun of Ron and Fez for no reason.Fuck them to death.Ironically, D&M pretty much always talk up R&F positively whenever they come up.  It would be pretty cool if the FreeFM portion of R&F was on right after D&M...for beter or for worse, that's a great lead in.  Now, if WJFK just bumps O'Reilly and puts Penn's show that slot, they'd have a pretty decent station.  Junkies, O&A, Penn, D&M, R&F and then the Hideout?  Nice.

This message was edited by TheMojoPin on 12-13-06 @ 9:32 AM

cupcakelove

12-13-2006, 05:31 AM

Death Metal Moe wrote: Who?They're this awful show that has been around here for a while.  At one point WJFK did fire them and they moved to Baltimore.  Then the station changed formats and they moved back to DC.  I believe they were in competition for the mid day slot with RnF when they moved back, and they won it.  Maybe that's where the conflict comes from.  They are really bad, there's four of them, they talk over each other all the time, and talk more about sports than anything else.

Judge Smails

12-13-2006, 05:32 AM

reillyluck wrote: ok i'll bite. who are the junkies? <img src="http://www.internetweekly.org/images/rush_limbaugh_mic.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="138" /><img src="http://powerhouseproductions.org/newblogimages/sr44.jpg" border="0" width="159" height="138" />

MM2

12-13-2006, 05:35 AM

TheMojoPin wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: TheMojoPin wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: So the Junkies are some 2 bit, hack fucking radio show Nope.  Well they're dead to me and 95% of the people here if they made fun of Ron and Fez for no reason.Fuck them to death.Ironically, D&M pretty much always talk up R&F positively whenever they come up.Yeah, on the rare occasions I listen to D&M they do talk fondly of Ron and Fez, I heard a best of a couple weeks ago that I hadn't heard before in which apparently Fezzie had alittle crush on Mr. O'Mera, Don and Mike don't make me laugh very often, but that was a funny bit.

yomudder21

12-13-2006, 05:37 AM

I have lived in the DC market for 5 years now and got to hear the Junkies ever since.  I swear if you tuned in 5 years ago or today, you could not tell the difference.  It is the same show, the same segments, the same rants, the same boring radio.  Every single week the bits never change - The sports page with Lerch, Entertainment Page with EB,  same corny games on a wednesday.  I am not going to sit here and call them a-holes, but when you listen to them it is so easy to hear why they are one market hosts who cannot find a timeslot that works.  I can sit on the Redskins station, yell about Steve Spurier and get enough listeners to keep a following too.When I moved and started listening to WJFK, I got all the options........Stern, Don and MIke, The Junkies, Opie and Anthony, Ron and Fez..............and after all that time...........I have XM for a reason and I post on this board becuase Ron and Fez (and I have love for OandA) have the most talent and do the best radio.

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 05:37 AM

cupcakelove wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: Who? They're this awful show that has been around here for a while.  At one point WJFK did fire them and they moved to Baltimore.  Then the station changed formats and they moved back to DC.  I believe they were in competition for the mid day slot with RnF when they moved back, and they won it.  Maybe that's where the conflict comes from.  They are really bad, there's four of them, they talk over each other all the time, and talk more about sports than anything else.   They weren't fired.  They got the offer to do the morning show on WHFS in Baltimore to compete with Stern and Elliot.  When WHFS folded, they were invited back to WJFK.  How could they have been in competition with R&F when they came back?  Weren't R&F already off to XM?  And it's always been said that the Junkies came back to WJFK because they were promised the morning slot once Stern left for Sirius, so any "competition" with R&F would have been moot regardless.The show isn't for everyone...bottom line, it's mostly a sports talk show, and not everyone wants to hear that.  I listen to a lot of sports radio and they're by far one of, if not the best show of that type out there.  They've got a nice balance of sports and non-sports talk.

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 05:38 AM

MM2 wrote: TheMojoPin wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: TheMojoPin wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: So the Junkies are some 2 bit, hack fucking radio show Nope.  Well they're dead to me and 95% of the people here if they made fun of Ron and Fez for no reason.Fuck them to death.Ironically, D&M pretty much always talk up R&F positively whenever they come up.Yeah, on the rare occasions I listen to D&M they do talk fondly of Ron and Fez, I heard a best of a couple weeks ago that I hadn't heard before in which apparently Fezzie had alittle crush on Mr. O'Mera, Don and Mike don't make me laugh very often, but that was a funny bit.I thought Fez was all about Buzz...

MM2

12-13-2006, 05:39 AM

cupcakelove wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: Who? They're this awful show that has been around here for a while.  At one point WJFK did fire them and they moved to Baltimore.  Then the station changed formats and they moved back to DC.  I believe they were in competition for the mid day slot with RnF when they moved back, and they won it.  Maybe that's where the conflict comes from.  They are really bad, there's four of them, they talk over each other all the time, and talk more about sports than anything else.   Are you sure they were fired by JFK? I thought they left for HFS for more money and a morning drive slot to battle Elliot. Cause once the real HFS went Spanish, they were on JFK a couple days later getting ready to take over Stern's morning slot. Like TheMojoPin said, they've never really been into the radio wars stuff, they did some stuff on Elliot like having Chad Dukes call as Lance Armstrong, very funny bit. I like them, but you do have to be into sports to listen at length cause even though they changed their name to The Junkies from The Sports Junkies, they still talk about sports most.

This message was edited by MM2 on 12-13-06 @ 9:40 AM

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 05:44 AM

MM2 wrote: cupcakelove wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: Who? They're this awful show that has been around here for a while.  At one point WJFK did fire them and they moved to Baltimore.  Then the station changed formats and they moved back to DC.  I believe they were in competition for the mid day slot with RnF when they moved back, and they won it.  Maybe that's where the conflict comes from.  They are really bad, there's four of them, they talk over each other all the time, and talk more about sports than anything else.   Are you sure they were fired by JFK? I thought they left for HFS for more money and a morning drive slot to battle Elliot. Cause once the real HFS went Spanish, they were on JFK a couple days later getting ready to take over Stern's morning slot. Like TheMojoPin said, they've never really been into the radio wars stuff, they did some stuff on Elliot like having Chad Dukes call as Lance Armstrong, very funny bit. I like them, but you do have to be into sports to listen at length cause even though they changed their name to The Junkies from The Sports Junkies, they still talk about sports most.This message was edited by MM2 on 12-13-06 @ 9:40 AM Yeah, see my post above.  They were never fired.  They were asked by both WHFS and WJFK to take each station's morning slots.I don't know why it's considered such a slam that the Junkies are basically a local market show.  Why do shows HAVE to be in multiple markets?  I've always thought "national" radio shows suffer because they don't have a unique voice anymore.  I preferred O&A when they were more of a "northeastern" show...same with D&M being more mid-atlantic back in the day.  I love how R&F basically act like outside of New York, Philly and Florida the rest of the country barely exists.  It gives shows a more of a unique voice instead of them trying to cater to a generic, massive audience.  The Junkies cater to the Virginia/DC/Maryland audience...it's what they are.  Why is that a bad thing?  You don't have to be on in multiple markets trying to appeal to everyone to have a successful show.

MM2

12-13-2006, 05:46 AM

TheMojoPin wrote: cupcakelove wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: Who? They're this awful show that has been around here for a while.  At one point WJFK did fire them and they moved to Baltimore.  Then the station changed formats and they moved back to DC.  I believe they were in competition for the mid day slot with RnF when they moved back, and they won it.  Maybe that's where the conflict comes from.  They are really bad, there's four of them, they talk over each other all the time, and talk more about sports than anything else.   They weren't fired.  They got the offer to do the morning show on WHFS in Baltimore to compete with Stern and Elliot.  When WHFS folded, they were invited back to WJFK.  How could they have been in competition with R&F when they came back?  Weren't R&F already off to XM?  And it's always been said that the Junkies came back to WJFK because they were promised the morning slot once Stern left for Sirius, so any "competition" with R&F would have been moot regardless.The show isn't for everyone...bottom line, it's mostly a sports talk show, and not everyone wants to hear that.  I listen to a lot of sports radio and they're by far one of, if not the best show of that type out there.  They've got a nice balance of sports and non-sports talk.Yeah, the Junks aren't for everyone. You have to like sports, and if you like gambling you'll like the show, but you definitely have to be local too. They talk about so much local stuff in the Northern VA, DC, Maryland areas so you have to be local to relate. Which is why I'm glad they haven't been picked up nationally, cause they'd have to change the show.

MM2

12-13-2006, 05:47 AM

TheMojoPin wrote: MM2 wrote: cupcakelove wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: Who? They're this awful show that has been around here for a while.  At one point WJFK did fire them and they moved to Baltimore.  Then the station changed formats and they moved back to DC.  I believe they were in competition for the mid day slot with RnF when they moved back, and they won it.  Maybe that's where the conflict comes from.  They are really bad, there's four of them, they talk over each other all the time, and talk more about sports than anything else.   Are you sure they were fired by JFK? I thought they left for HFS for more money and a morning drive slot to battle Elliot. Cause once the real HFS went Spanish, they were on JFK a couple days later getting ready to take over Stern's morning slot. Like TheMojoPin said, they've never really been into the radio wars stuff, they did some stuff on Elliot like having Chad Dukes call as Lance Armstrong, very funny bit. I like them, but you do have to be into sports to listen at length cause even though they changed their name to The Junkies from The Sports Junkies, they still talk about sports most.This message was edited by MM2 on 12-13-06 @ 9:40 AM Yeah, see my post above.  They were never fired.  They were asked by both WHFS and WJFK to take each station's morning slots.I don't know why it's considered such a slam that the Junkies are basically a local market show.  Why do shows HAVE to be in multiple markets?  I've always thought "national" radio shows suffer because they don't have a unique voice anymore.  I preferred O&A when they were more of a "northeastern" show...same with D&M being more mid-atlantic back in the day.  I love how R&F basically act like outside of New York, Philly and Florida the rest of the country barely exists.  It gives shows a more of a unique voice instead of them trying to cater to a generic, massive audience.  The Junkies cater to the Virginia/DC/Maryland audience...it's what they are.  Why is that a bad thing?  You don't have to be on in multiple markets trying to appeal to everyone to have a successful show.Exactly.

Tenbatsuzen

12-13-2006, 05:48 AM

Judge Smails wrote: reillyluck wrote: ok i'll bite. who are the junkies? <img src="http://www.internetweekly.org/images/rush_limbaugh_mic.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="138" /><img src="http://powerhouseproductions.org/newblogimages/sr44.jpg" border="0" width="159" height="138" />Brilliant!

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 05:48 AM

MM2 wrote: TheMojoPin wrote: cupcakelove wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: Who? They're this awful show that has been around here for a while.  At one point WJFK did fire them and they moved to Baltimore.  Then the station changed formats and they moved back to DC.  I believe they were in competition for the mid day slot with RnF when they moved back, and they won it.  Maybe that's where the conflict comes from.  They are really bad, there's four of them, they talk over each other all the time, and talk more about sports than anything else.   They weren't fired.  They got the offer to do the morning show on WHFS in Baltimore to compete with Stern and Elliot.  When WHFS folded, they were invited back to WJFK.  How could they have been in competition with R&F when they came back?  Weren't R&F already off to XM?  And it's always been said that the Junkies came back to WJFK because they were promised the morning slot once Stern left for Sirius, so any "competition" with R&F would have been moot regardless.The show isn't for everyone...bottom line, it's mostly a sports talk show, and not everyone wants to hear that.  I listen to a lot of sports radio and they're by far one of, if not the best show of that type out there.  They've got a nice balance of sports and non-sports talk.Yeah, the Junks aren't for everyone. You have to like sports, and if you like gambling you'll like the show, but you definitely have to be local too. They talk about so much local stuff in the Northern VA, DC, Maryland areas so you have to be local to relate. Which is why I'm glad they haven't been picked up nationally, cause they'd have to change the show.Exactly.And trust me, I'm not letting them off the hook for what they said...it's really pissed me off.  I guess I'm just even more annoyed because I really like both shows and they're essentially the only radio talk shows left that I WANT to listen to.  Don't be assholes, assholes!

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 05:49 AM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: Judge Smails wrote: reillyluck wrote: ok i'll bite. who are the junkies? <img src="http://www.internetweekly.org/images/rush_limbaugh_mic.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="138" /><img src="http://powerhouseproductions.org/newblogimages/sr44.jpg" border="0" width="159" height="138" />Brilliant! Who is the date rapist-looking fella on the right?

AKA

12-13-2006, 05:49 AM

I really got into the Junks when they were on in the evenings - as Mojo said, they are not a 2 bit hack show. They do come up with some pretty ignorant observations or obsessions, but I will always be grateful for them staying on much later during one of the sniper attack that shut down much of Northern Virginia. I lost touch with them when they went to mornings, but aside from their promotion of Big O And Dukes, I never really had anything against them. I will put up with commercials for a good radio show or a station that gives a shit about it's listeners. Mojo nailed it with that line-up, but the factor (get it!) will always be the inability to get rid of O'Reilly. On a side note, last Friday I went back to WJFK with Bobo (the first time for me since R&F's final YMB show), and the new studio the Junkies have is pretty nice. It's in one of the old production studios (the one on the left when you walk in, for anyone who knows). Plenty of room - completely redone. The other produciton studio is also completely renovated - when I walked back to take a look at the board, one of the flat screens had a screen saver that said, "Should You Be Back Here?" - Cracked me up. Anyway - fuck 'em.

AKA

12-13-2006, 05:50 AM

TheMojoPin wrote: MM2 wrote: TheMojoPin wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: TheMojoPin wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: So the Junkies are some 2 bit, hack fucking radio show Nope.  Well they're dead to me and 95% of the people here if they made fun of Ron and Fez for no reason.Fuck them to death.Ironically, D&M pretty much always talk up R&F positively whenever they come up.Yeah, on the rare occasions I listen to D&M they do talk fondly of Ron and Fez, I heard a best of a couple weeks ago that I hadn't heard before in which apparently Fezzie had alittle crush on Mr. O'Mera, Don and Mike don't make me laugh very often, but that was a funny bit.I thought Fez was all about Buzz...Don't forget..."Don, we have so much in common - we both love football - we both have Batman tattoos - and we both love your son..."

Judge Smails

12-13-2006, 05:55 AM

TheMojoPin wrote: Tenbatsuzen wrote: Judge Smails wrote: reillyluck wrote: ok i'll bite. who are the junkies? <img src="http://www.internetweekly.org/images/rush_limbaugh_mic.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="138" /><img src="http://powerhouseproductions.org/newblogimages/sr44.jpg" border="0" width="159" height="138" />Brilliant! Who is the date rapist-looking fella on the right?Sid "Sports Guys!" Rosenberg

MM2

12-13-2006, 05:55 AM

AKA wrote: TheMojoPin wrote: MM2 wrote: TheMojoPin wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: TheMojoPin wrote: Death Metal Moe wrote: So the Junkies are some 2 bit, hack fucking radio show Nope.  Well they're dead to me and 95% of the people here if they made fun of Ron and Fez for no reason.Fuck them to death.Ironically, D&M pretty much always talk up R&F positively whenever they come up.Yeah, on the rare occasions I listen to D&M they do talk fondly of Ron and Fez, I heard a best of a couple weeks ago that I hadn't heard before in which apparently Fezzie had alittle crush on Mr. O'Mera, Don and Mike don't make me laugh very often, but that was a funny bit.I thought Fez was all about Buzz...Don't forget..."Don, we have so much in common - we both love football - we both have Batman tattoos - and we both love your son..."I guess Fez actually gets around quite a bit.

AKA

12-13-2006, 05:57 AM

TheMojoPin wrote: I don't know why it's considered such a slam that the Junkies are basically a local market show.  Why do shows HAVE to be in multiple markets?  I've always thought "national" radio shows suffer because they don't have a unique voice anymore.  I preferred O&A when they were more of a "northeastern" show...same with D&M being more mid-atlantic back in the day.  I love how R&F basically act like outside of New York, Philly and Florida the rest of the country barely exists.  It gives shows a more of a unique voice instead of them trying to cater to a generic, massive audience.  The Junkies cater to the Virginia/DC/Maryland audience...it's what they are.  Why is that a bad thing?  You don't have to be on in multiple markets trying to appeal to everyone to have a successful show.Exactly. I love local radio and local television, even if it isn't my local. The slam is simply a way to dismiss anyone who hasn't had that level of supposed "success," but honesty syndications and national talk radio shows always have to retreat to the local base at some point, usually not out of choice - D&M learned that the hard way - trying to be everything to everyone was one of the reasons (imo) that they failed so bad in NY and Philly, although to be honest Im sure they were encouraged by the managment to "be more local" with regards to those markets, and people smelled the fakeness. I think Stern remained a NY-centric even after they went on in other markets across the country.

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 06:03 AM

Just to add what I've said already, what's the point of slamming another show in this way?  If you have a gripe with another show getting something you wanted or whatever, fine, but why be totally unprofessional and air that on your show?  Both the Junkies and R&F have shows that barely sniff the "radio wars" bullshit, so suddenly tossing out a diss like that makes it seem so much more cheap and petty.  It's just lame.

Death Metal Moe

12-13-2006, 06:06 AM

TheMojoPin wrote: MM2 wrote: Yeah, the Junks aren't for everyone. You have to like sports, and if you like gambling you'll like the show, but you definitely have to be local too. They talk about so much local stuff in the Northern VA, DC, Maryland areas so you have to be local to relate. Which is why I'm glad they haven't been picked up nationally, cause they'd have to change the show.Exactly.And trust me, I'm not letting them off the hook for what they said...it's really pissed me off.  I guess I'm just even more annoyed because I really like both shows and they're essentially the only radio talk shows left that I WANT to listen to.  Don't be assholes, assholes!Oh, OK.  You can have them, I'll listen to the guys that they're jealous of.  They guys that work in whatever market they're put in.  I don't want to get a "kick" out of hearing some cum dumpster radio hacks talk about my old high school or do an apperance at my local Bennigans.My 'Die in DC' wish stands.  Sounds like awful radio.And Don and Mike speaking well about Ron and Fez is about the only thing that makes them the #2 worst radio show I've ever heard, behind JV & Elvis.Actually, Don and Mike are #3 worst, behind #1. JV & E and #2. Leykis.

MM2

12-13-2006, 06:10 AM

TheMojoPin wrote: Just to add what I've said already, what's the point of slamming another show in this way?  If you have a gripe with another show getting something you wanted or whatever, fine, but why be totally unprofessional and air that on your show?  Both the Junkies and R&F have shows that barely sniff the "radio wars" bullshit, so suddenly tossing out a diss like that makes it seem so much more cheap and petty.  It's just lame. Yeah, and I almost forgot that either shortly before or after the Ron and Fez bash, EB gave a sort of back handed compliment to Stern. He said in his new car he bought Sirius and was listening to Stern and is and has always been a "fan" but that its the same show it always was with the F word thrown in. That's fine to say, but there was no need for the Ron and Fez bash, like you said, just cheap and petty.

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 06:13 AM

Death Metal Moe wrote: TheMojoPin wrote: MM2 wrote: Yeah, the Junks aren't for everyone. You have to like sports, and if you like gambling you'll like the show, but you definitely have to be local too. They talk about so much local stuff in the Northern VA, DC, Maryland areas so you have to be local to relate. Which is why I'm glad they haven't been picked up nationally, cause they'd have to change the show.Exactly.And trust me, I'm not letting them off the hook for what they said...it's really pissed me off.  I guess I'm just even more annoyed because I really like both shows and they're essentially the only radio talk shows left that I WANT to listen to.  Don't be assholes, assholes!Oh, OK.  You can have them, I'll listen to the guys that they're jealous of.  They guys that work in whatever market they're put in.  I don't want to get a "kick" out of hearing some cum dumpster radio hacks talk about my old high school or do an apperance at my local Bennigans.My 'Die in DC' wish stands.  Sounds like awful radio.And Don and Mike speaking well about Ron and Fez is about the only thing that makes them the #2 worst radio show I've ever heard, behind JV & Elvis.Actually, Don and Mike are #3 worst, behind #1. JV & E and #2. Leykis.EDGY POSTING GUY!!!

Death Metal Moe

12-13-2006, 06:18 AM

No, "Enemies of Ron and Fez are Enemies of me" guy.

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 06:23 AM

Understandable, but I would just like to point out how defensive you got when people used the same ridiculous hyperbole in that death metal thread.  You were basically saying that that whole thing was just trying to provoke certain people on the board, yet you have no problem tossing out "cum dumpster" and "die in DC" about a show you've just read multiple posters here say they enjoy very much.  I'm not saying what they said wasn't completely prick-ish...just pointing out how sometimes people can often do the same things that's done to them.

SinA

12-13-2006, 06:24 AM

I'm jumping in late without reading the thread, but these words will settle this once and for all:It's not a big deal.  It's a joke, kinda funny, and kinda true.Not the awful part, but the crazy-huge contract part.  Ron's said it himself several times that XM was so impressed with the early success of O&A that when they signed their contract they were feeling very generous.  One day when Dave was blowing everything he said something to the effect of "I you knew how much money we were making to put this shit on the air you would turn off your radio and never turn it back on."

A.J.

12-13-2006, 06:28 AM

Really?  The Junkies don't think R&F are "money" and/or "silly"?

cupcakelove

12-13-2006, 06:30 AM

A.J. wrote: Really? The Junkies don't think R&F are "money" and/or "silly"?  I heard they think they're a couple of 'donkeys'.

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 06:31 AM

A.J. wrote: Really?  The Junkies don't think R&F are "money" and/or "silly"? Crazy donkeys.

SinA

12-13-2006, 06:32 AM

TheMojoPin wrote: A.J. wrote: Really?  The Junkies don't think R&F are "money" and/or "silly"? Crazy donkeys.they're hurktin

Death Metal Moe

12-13-2006, 06:33 AM

TheMojoPin wrote: Understandable, but I would just like to point out how defensive you got when people used the same ridiculous hyperbole in that death metal thread.  You were basically saying that that whole thing was just trying to provoke certain people on the board, yet you have no problem tossing out "cum dumpster" and "die in DC" about a show you've just read multiple posters here say they enjoy very much.  I'm not saying what they said wasn't completely prick-ish...just pointing out how sometimes people can often do the same things that's done to them. That thread was started in complete dishonesty, this is a thread about something these guys actually said.That thread was about opinion, this is about an actual thing someone said.

mendyweiss

12-13-2006, 06:36 AM

SinA wrote: TheMojoPin wrote: A.J. wrote: Really?  The Junkies don't think R&F are "money" and/or "silly"? Crazy donkeys.they're hurktinI think Fez would give JP a Jeff Smoker

bobrobot

12-13-2006, 06:37 AM

1 time back @ JFK, Ron & I had a lotta fun @ the Junkies expense, saying they gave junkies everywhere  a bad name & the like... it was fun!!! If Howard Hawks was retarded, had a lobotomy, got cloned 3 times & grew up in Bowie, Maryland, he coulda been the Junkies many years before...<img src="http://www.bergen-filmklubb.no/images/Howard_Hawks_1.jpg" border="0" width="370" height="429" />(ya see, that's a really obscure reference to overlapping dialogue...)

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 06:37 AM

Death Metal Moe wrote: TheMojoPin wrote: Understandable, but I would just like to point out how defensive you got when people used the same ridiculous hyperbole in that death metal thread.  You were basically saying that that whole thing was just trying to provoke certain people on the board, yet you have no problem tossing out "cum dumpster" and "die in DC" about a show you've just read multiple posters here say they enjoy very much.  I'm not saying what they said wasn't completely prick-ish...just pointing out how sometimes people can often do the same things that's done to them. That thread was started in complete dishonesty, this is a thread about something these guys actually said.That thread was about opinion, this is about an actual thing someone said.Nobody's saying they didn't say that or that it's not a pretty shitty thing to say.  But it is a show that people here do like and when you say your piece about how you not like them and then come back again and up the level of your bashing seemingly just in spite of the people talking about why people like the show, it can't help but be taken as antagonistic.  There's a difference between talking about why you don't like something and then seemingly going out of your way to reiterate your hate just to throw it in the face of the people talking about why they like it.  That very well may not be your intention, but that's it often comes across.  I'm not trying to start a whole "thing"...just pointing out how these things can often come across.

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 06:38 AM

mendyweiss wrote: SinA wrote: TheMojoPin wrote: A.J. wrote: Really?  The Junkies don't think R&F are "money" and/or "silly"? Crazy donkeys.they're hurktinI think Fez would give JP a Jeff SmokerNot if Lurch was being a goddamn Champ Bailey.

Dirtybird12

12-13-2006, 06:45 AM

I remember back when R&F were on WJFK and Junkies would always talk shots at the Ron and Fez Show but mostly the listeners lol They would always make the computer sound and call Ron and Fez listeners computer nerds. TWINKLE DINKLE - Rumor is, few yrs ago the junks turned down a million dollar contract w/ ESPN to host a sports round table show - instead, they felt the morning gig in Baltimore was a better deal. JP from the Junkies got his ass kicked Saturday night.

Dougie Brootal

12-13-2006, 06:45 AM

TheMojoPin wrote: Understandable, but I would just like to point out how defensive you got when people used the same ridiculous hyperbole in that death metal thread.  You were basically saying that that whole thing was just trying to provoke certain people on the board, yet you have no problem tossing out "cum dumpster" and "die in DC" about a show you've just read multiple posters here say they enjoy very much.  I'm not saying what they said wasn't completely prick-ish...just pointing out how sometimes people can often do the same things that's done to them. I have a neighbor whose teen son is into some kind of noise called The Junkies. I hear him blasting it from his car, and the so called Ron and Fez bashing cracks me up. Is it a gay thing? I never see him hanging with any chicks? Can comeone please tell me what's the story with this awful noise?     that old gag!

Death Metal Moe

12-13-2006, 06:48 AM

Fine Mojo, I really don't want to tun this into another "thing" either.  But these guys just shit the bed with a large number of fans nationally for attacking a gresat radio show.  I will never give them a chance even if they get out of the DC are, which seems ulikely.

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 06:52 AM

CircusFreak wrote: JP from the Junkies got his ass kicked Saturday night. The boxing stuff was pretty entertaining.  Him getting beat made it that much sweeter.

TheMojoPin

12-13-2006, 06:53 AM

Death Metal Moe wrote: Fine Mojo, I really don't want to tun this into another "thing" either.  But these guys just shit the bed with a large number of fans nationally for attacking a gresat radio show.  I will never give them a chance even if they get out of the DC are, which seems ulikely.Luckily, nobody "needs" to get out of their hometown area, especially since it's multi-state, major metropolitan area.

Dirtybird12

12-13-2006, 07:16 AM

Ive never had a problem w/ the Junkies. Couple of childhood friends who went from doing a weekend pizza and sports show to replacing Stern.  Gotta give em a little credit. I think it's safe to say the junkies will not be doing mornings on WJFK this time next year. Sadly, I think they have peaked. As far as bashing R&F - can't really take it serious. It's WJFK - it's the junkies...cmon.. nobody heard it lol

mikeyboy

12-13-2006, 07:21 AM

I really haven't listened to the Junkies much since they left the evening slot on WJFK.  I only remember hearing them bash R&F once during the time I was listening.  This is way back when Don & Mike decided to extend their show an hour so it ended at 8:00.  The Junkies probably weren't thrilled because they had to start an hour later which pretty much eliminated their commuter audience.  Nevertheless, they were rationalizing as to why the shift was good for them.  I guess, the ratings book measured 8-midnight, so the Junkies wouldn't be hurt in their ratings by "Donkeys.com" in the last hour anymore.  (At that point, R&F were replayed from 11-3 on WJFK).  On the other hand, they spoke glowingly about R&F's show (which was replacing them) when they were doing their farewell show on WJFK before heading for the morning slot on WHFS.It's unfortunate to see the bashing -- I always saw R&F, the Junkies (and the Hideout for that matter) as kindred spirits.  While I find R&F to be far and away more talented and entertaining than the Junkies, I always liked the fact that neither show fit into the established mold of what a "hot talk" radio show should be.  Neither show follows the Stern model.  Neither are Zoo shows.  There are no "radio" voices.  In fact, it is not uncommon for people not to like either show on first listen, but eventually grow to love them.  I'll admit, I always liked the gimmick of four guys growing up together getting a radio show and succeeded.  While lots of shows get described as "a bunch of buddies hanging out", the Junkies actually really do sound like a bunch of buddies hanging out.That said, In addition to being bush league and lame, find the Junkies comments to be pretty hypocritical.  The Junkies have been given a ton of really big opportunities (syndication for a brief time, mornings on WHFS, mornings on WJFK) when, from the best I can tell, they have only ever proven themselves in one time slot in one market -- evenings on WJFK.

Dash77

12-13-2006, 07:33 AM

I've never heard of these guys, whats there problem

FUNKMAN

12-13-2006, 07:38 AM

Dash77 wrote: I've never heard of these guys, whats there problem they're drug addicts...

Rockvillejoe

12-13-2006, 07:40 AM

after a bowie md. cable access show, once a week, they started with a sunday evenings show on wjfk about 10 years ago. their figures of speech were fresh, their stories outrageous and funny, and you really pulled for them to get their own slot as they were the underdog. since then, they have  grown to middle aged, tired, complaining, stale, one-trick ponies. a typical story these days would be that one of their kids threw up all over the new berber carpet in their newly purchased $800,000 suburban home.... the real test is whether i consider tuning them on in the  morning, the answer is no. not even an option, as they are tedious and boring. lurchy especially is offensive offensive, not offensive funny. just mean spirited, one would assume, stemming from a neglected childhood, where he had no father figure, and a mother who pretty much left him to his own devices. it shows. a miserable, unfunny, ex jock. he strikes me as the kind of guy in high school who was the big jock on campus that would steal tape decks from cars in the parking lot during lunch, and dare you to tell anyone. they bring no substance, just bullshit opinions on sports and read gossip pages from the enquirer. they make big A sound like william f buckley.  

This message was edited by Rockvillejoe on 12-13-06 @ 4:24 PM

A.J.

12-13-2006, 07:51 AM

mikeyboy wrote: While I find R&F to be far and away more talented and entertaining than the Junkies, I always liked the fact that neither show fit into the established mold of what a "hot talk" radio show should be.  Neither show follows the Stern model.  Neither are Zoo shows.  There are no "radio" voices.  In fact, it is not uncommon for people not to like either show on first listen, but eventually grow to love them.  I'll admit, I always liked the gimmick of four guys growing up together getting a radio show and succeeded.  While lots of shows get described as "a bunch of buddies hanging out", the Junkies actually really do sound like a bunch of buddies hanging out. That sums it perfectly about the Junks -- an interesting premise but, unfortunately, nothing is delivered except the same old terms, catch phrases and sound effects.Like Moe with Don and Mike, I tried to give these guys an honest chance but they just don't do it for me.  While not "Radio AIDS", it's certainly Radio Anasthesia.

Death Metal Moe

12-13-2006, 07:51 AM

Dash77 wrote: I've never heard of these guys, whats there problem That IS their problem it seems.

wonderwoman

12-13-2006, 08:48 AM

I personally have never cared for  the Junkies, I 've always found them to be pretty boring and uninteresting. I have tried to listen to them in the past because there was nothing else on and I had no choice unless I want to listen to all repeat music stations. They've just never been my cup of tea. I would rather listen to O & than the Junkies.  Considering O & A are an acquired taste and since getting XM in my car I have actually acquired more of a taste for O & A.  Right now I can listen to more of  O&A than I can to the junkies. I can't listen to more than 10 minutes of the Junkies before I'm changing the channel back to XM.

JuvyJuice

12-13-2006, 09:02 AM

mikeyboy wrote: I can tell, they have only ever proven themselves in one time slot in one market -- evenings on WJFK.  when they were on middays on JFK in 2005, they got the highest ratings on the station, higher than Howie, Don & Mike, R n F, etc.But the bash (which I didn't hear) is about jealousy, and they'll admit it as much if you ask them.Heres a factoid for people that don't listen to the show, so they've bashed RnF once, and I cannot remember one thing that they've bashed less than RnF. They'll bash themselves, their wives, parents, children, Howie, O&A, D&M (cryptically), Bob Eatman, producers, management, etc. Its what they do, make fun of things.They don't give a shit about D M Moe either, who loves using O&A's attack lines such as "2 bit, hack, 1 market". Now who's a hack? They're neither hack or 1 market (DC & Bmore). Although they are going back to 1 market in 2007 because WHFS is taking them off.

wonderwoman

12-13-2006, 09:38 AM

LIke I said in my previous post I never cared much for the junkies for one but like another poster said they show never changes it's always about sports, gambling and them.  I dont appreciate that they are are bashing a show that has never spoken bad about them.  The only reason I post on this board is because first I love RON and FEZ and I support them 100%.   I also don't appreciate when other shows bash them Regardless, of the show.  When I hear another show has bashed them, I have to show my support by speaking out.  JuvyJuice my advice to you is to ignore DTM's post's he's just an Ignorant jerk who likes to bash shows he knows nothing about. He calls other shows hack when he is the biggest Hack. 

This message was edited by wonderwoman on 12-13-06 @ 1:50 PM

Death Metal Moe

12-13-2006, 10:07 AM

What I thought was brought up, challenged by Mojo and dropped again.Get over yourselves.  You're just fishing for a fucking problem, and you won't even get that.  Don't bring me up anymore, got that?

PapaBear

12-13-2006, 10:46 AM

cupcakelove wrote: The Junkies are the worst show on radio.  I do not understand why WJFK keeps them on in the morning drive slot. Big O & Dukes lost their latest gig?

KC2OSO

12-13-2006, 10:59 AM

FUNKMAN wrote: Dash77 wrote: I've never heard of these guys, whats there problem they're drug addicts...and they take shits in their beds.

aceofspades7

12-13-2006, 11:29 AM

i used to love the junkies when they were on 7-11 on jfk.  there was a time they would just replay the first hour from 11-midnight.  then they started putting on ron and fez and i would get so pissed because of fez's voice.  although i really don't care about the junkies anymore (i listen maybe 2 time a month for 10 minutes) i still think they are pretty talented guys.  i love lurches "friend" slurch who just wants to rail any woman other than his wife...

SouthSideJohnny

12-13-2006, 11:42 AM

MM2 wrote: I dont' remember the exact quote but totally smashed Ron and Fez implying that they are terrible and keep getting rewarded with huge contracts. I thought the Junks and Ron/Fez were cool cause the Junks use Ron and Fez drops from their JFK days sometimes. But it definitely didn't sound like it was all in fun, really sounded like a jab.Did anyone else hear it? Nothing to get excited about.  I predict there will be a quick retraction after Fez learns of this and unleashes his Posse on the Junkies.