Earl's support thread

[Dash77]

<strong><font size="2">Hey I know there's a good amount of Earl haters out there, but I think Earl does a real good job on the show, and he could do better.&nbsp; I just want say you can succeed Earl and you can't fix you problems on your own get some professional help &amp; get your confidence back.</font></strong>

[cupcakelove]

I would support Earl if he got some help, but I can't support what he's be doing lately.

[Hottub]

I love Earl.&nbsp; Once he gets a few issues straightened out he will be one of the greats!

[Wallower]

What we really need is a ladder match. That would settle things.

[Earlshog]

<p>Earl fan since day one....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>anyway you slice it Earl&nbsp;= Radio gold... </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>keep on keepin on budday</p>

[Don Stugots]

<strong>cupcakelove</strong> wrote:<br />I would support Earl if he got some help, but I can't support what he's be doing lately.<p>&nbsp;same here.&nbsp; i also think that Earl can be a great producer, better than the rest if he gets his head straight.&nbsp; (i know its what hottub said but i dont know how to do the double quote thing. </p>

[MasterSoySauce]

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[AKA]

I don't hate Earl at all, but attacking Bobo is not going to inspire me to support him.

[Team_Ramrod]

<p>I'll tell you what, I for one had been an Earl fan from the day I heard him. I was amazed at his knowledge of music... all genres, all decades. It's unbelieveable. The only thing that made me question Earl was his accountability and his Honesty.</p><p>All in all I liked Earl. He was very good at some aspects of his job and the fact he has some personal problems only made me able to relate to him a bit more.</p><p>That was until....</p>

[bobrobot]

<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><font color="#000080">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Black Earl just needs some help to learn the skills of the fine art of chillaxation!!!</font></strong></p><p><img src="http://www.chillaxative.com/images/chillaxative01_1.jpg" border="0" width="466" height="605" /></p>

[Bellyfullasnot]

I know this might be construed as a set up for a joke, but could Earl's issues be envirormentally related?&nbsp; If he spends so much time in the same studio/office he might be affected by something in the building.&nbsp;

[Marc with a c]

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[Enabler]

<strong>Bellyfullasnot</strong> wrote:<br />I know this might be construed as a set up for a joke, but could Earl's issues be envirormentally related?&nbsp; If he spends so much time in the same studio/office he might be affected by something in the building.&nbsp; <p>Work?</p>

[ReverseFP]

<p>I usually think Earl's a bit bland, but his &quot;breakdown&quot; is making for relatively compelling radio IMO.&nbsp; Disoriented Earl is almost as good as Raging Earl.&nbsp; Not quite as good as Anxious Fez but still very interesting.</p><p>One thing I will say on Earl's behalf is that I think he's unfairly picked on by the talent.&nbsp; Fez, especially, has no business going off every time he gets handed the wrong sheet of paper.&nbsp; Whatever issues Earl has in his personal life are probably exacerbated by the show dynamic- thus, I don't think his mistakes are entirely his fault.</p>

[yomudder21]

<p>All these pro Earl threads are not paying attention to the fact that he is not doing a good job. It seems the support is coming for him personally as opposed to objectively looking how he really butchers his responsibilities. </p><p>If he had a real job where he was supposed to create results (he is lucky to have Ronnie and Fezzie who just want to be left alone by other managment so they don't care) he would be finished in a month. He can't even call/email back, can't book simple guests like what happened for the West Side Claire Inno bit or Don the Hypnotist, never helps the show with bits, isn't coming through at work because he is 'not sleeping', lies right to the faces of his bosses (RandF).&nbsp; You know what would happen to me at work if I said I wasn't sleeping well so i don't have to do anything for the next two weeks? </p><p>As you heard (from Ron's mouth twice on the air) he is already in trouble at the FM gig. Why? Becuase you need results in the FM world. </p><p>I like Earl a lot and that is my personal stance. He comes through on the air as a great person with never a bad word to say about anything, but that doesn't hide the fact you also hear that he is not doing is job properly. These issues never came up a year ago when &quot;Team Bennington&quot; was winning day by day even though Ronnie was the only judge.</p><p>Look out Midnight Rider, you may be getting a promotion. </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by yomudder21 on 1-24-07 @ 1:22 PM</span>

[garrafa10lafe]

I've always liked Earl and ESD.&nbsp; Earl sent me a RnF mousepad, how can I be against him?

[patrick187]

<p>Earls my favorite of all the producers they've had. Very funny, but it almost seems like he's not going to make it much further without some kind of major breakdown. I hope he hangs in there</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>R&amp;F forever! 6 hours a day is not enough!</p>

[Soupy_Dreck]

Earl needs some Tylenol PM to get some sleep.&nbsp; Or follow Homer Simpson to &quot;SPRING BREAK!&quot;

[deliciousV]

Earl is awsome, but he needs to stop trying to &quot;get thru this his own way&quot; and seek professional help. It seems pretty obvious that his problems all fall into the realm of stress induced panic attacks, there are fine meds that could help with the whole thing. But pride commeth before the fall, and Earl is too proud to seek help, I fear the fall is inevitable.

[Kevin]

<strong>Hottub</strong> wrote:<br />I love Earl. Once he gets a few issues straightened out <strong>he will be one of the greats!</strong><p>&nbsp;Liars? </p><p>Incompetent buffoons??</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bad Mic skilled personalities?&nbsp;</p>

[norzef]

<font size="2">earl is merely a tech&nbsp; ie&nbsp; board operator. at WNEW he hid all the time Opie felt a loyalty to him because of the abuse he absorbed from the O&amp;A crew. Earl is capable of running the technical aspects of the show thats it. He has absolutly no creativity and brings nothing to show except cringe radio and tech stuff. I say keep him but demote him to board op. His title of executive producer causes his panic attacks, he cant take pressure here, wnew, or free fm.</font>

[JoeBagofDonuts]

Why dosen't Earl ever play any Slayer to open up the show? It's always some lame ass song.

[OGC]

<strong>Don Stugots</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>cupcakelove</strong> wrote:<br />I would support Earl if he got some help, but I can't support what he's be doing lately. <p>&nbsp;same here.&nbsp; i also think that Earl can be a great producer, better than the rest if he gets his head straight.&nbsp; (i know its what hottub said but i dont know how to do the double quote thing. </p><p><font face="comic sans ms,sand" size="3">I couldn't agree more with this. Earl doesn't seem to be willing to do anything to help himself. I know that most men think at one time or another we all think that we &nbsp;can just &quot;tough it out&quot; and straighten out our problems, but sometimes you just need help. </font></p><p><font face="comic sans ms,sand" size="3">Go see a shrink, get yourself some pills, find a way to relax,&nbsp;rent yourself a hooker and let off some pent up energy. </font></p><p><font face="comic sans ms,sand" size="3">Do something Earl, we know you are able to do better than you have been doing lately because you have done it in the past.</font></p>

[Gvac]

<strong>norzef</strong> wrote:<br /><font size="2">earl is merely a tech ie board operator. at WNEW he hid all the time Opie felt a loyalty to him because of the abuse he absorbed from the O&amp;A crew. Earl is capable of running the technical aspects of the show thats it. He has absolutly no creativity and brings nothing to show except cringe radio and tech stuff. I say keep him but demote him to board op. His title of executive producer causes his panic attacks, he cant take pressure here, wnew, or free fm.</font><p>Love the backward name, and love your analysis even more.&nbsp; You're dead on, norzef. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

[Brad_Rush]

<p>Get help, don't get help, I'll still be a fan Earl.</p><p>Just please be nice to Bobo...</p>

[trackstand]

The guy is just busy with the Black Rock Coallition Show. Cut him some slack.

[Gvac]

<strong>richg0404</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Don Stugots</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>cupcakelove</strong> wrote:<br />I would support Earl if he got some help, but I can't support what he's be doing lately. <p> same here. i also think that Earl can be a great producer, better than the rest if he gets his head straight. (i know its what hottub said but i dont know how to do the double quote thing. </p><p><font face="comic sans ms,sand" size="3">I couldn't agree more with this. Earl doesn't seem to be willing to do anything to help himself. I know that most men think at one time or another we all think that we can just &quot;tough it out&quot; and straighten out our problems, but sometimes you just need help. </font></p><p><font face="comic sans ms,sand" size="3">Go see a shrink, get yourself some pills, find a way to relax, rent yourself a hooker and let off some pent up energy. </font></p><p><font face="comic sans ms,sand" size="3">Do something Earl, we know you are able to do better than you have been doing lately because you have done it in the past.</font></p><p>AMEN.</p><p>Well said, everyone.&nbsp;</p>

[FreshJ]

I like Earl when he is on his game, but the I'm sorry stuff has to go.&nbsp; Suck it up Earl and Do what every other American Does.&nbsp; Do you job Half-Assed and get it done.&nbsp; Who was the last guest on the show???&nbsp; Why can't Earl whip his crew into shape?&nbsp; Earl Needs to Suck it up and get things done, no more brining in more problems.

[rckiller]

I never know if when they "rag" on Earl if it is just a bit, real, or a mixture of both. Whatever the case may be it still makes for a chuckle and I would think that if it actually reached a point where someone on the staff couldn't keep up they would eventually be looking for other employment.

[Dash77]

<strong>norzef</strong> wrote:<br /><font size="2">earl is merely a tech&nbsp; ie&nbsp; board operator. at WNEW he hid all the time Opie felt a loyalty to him because of the abuse he absorbed from the O&amp;A crew. Earl is capable of running the technical aspects of the show thats it. He has absolutly no creativity and brings nothing to show except cringe radio and tech stuff. I say keep him but demote him to board op. His title of executive producer causes his panic attacks, he cant take pressure here, wnew, or free fm.</font> <p><strong><em><font size="3">Hey dick this is a support thread, either support him or take your negative thoughts to another thread or board</font></em></strong></p>

[Dash77]

<strong><em><font size="3">Earl has to admit that he needs help, and do what ever he has to do &amp; get it. EARL get your head out of your ass..</font></em></strong>

[Team_Ramrod]

<strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>richg0404</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Don Stugots</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>cupcakelove</strong> wrote:<br />I would support Earl if he got some help, but I can't support what he's be doing lately. <p>same here. i also think that Earl can be a great producer, better than the rest if he gets his head straight. (i know its what hottub said but i dont know how to do the double quote thing. </p><p><font face="comic sans ms,sand" size="3">I couldn't agree more with this. Earl doesn't seem to be willing to do anything to help himself. I know that most men think at one time or another we all think that we can just &quot;tough it out&quot; and straighten out our problems, but sometimes you just need help. </font></p><p><font face="comic sans ms,sand" size="3">Go see a shrink, get yourself some pills, find a way to relax, rent yourself a hooker and let off some pent up energy. </font></p><p><font face="comic sans ms,sand" size="3">Do something Earl, we know you are able to do better than you have been doing lately because you have done it in the past.</font></p><p>AMEN.</p><p>Well said, everyone.&nbsp;</p><p>Can I play devils advocate for a minute?</p><p>I will anyway.</p><p>It is very easy for us to say that Earl should go get help or step aside/ reduce duties until he can straighten himslelf out. For some people it is nearly impossible to reach out and ask for help or even accept that help that is offered. I for one have Seasonal Affective Disorder, I used to lose my mind at the smallest thing... the wrongtone of&nbsp;laugh at a joke could make me lose it. I would be laughing along with you one minute and so depressed I'd feel the need to go sit in a quiet room and stare at a wall.</p><p>There was no way anything was wrong with me and there was definately no way I was going to a doctor for help... That was until my marriage fell apart. My wife couldn't stand the up's and downs and the uncontrolled mental abuse I was putting her through. She left with my kids and said she would not return until I was better.... I do not blame her, as a matter of fact I thank her. This was the threat I needed to let go of my ego. When she left I went to my doctor and got a prescription for Paxil. It is an antidepressant but it takes two weeks to build up a sufficient supply to effectively boost your serotonin levels (which is the chemical that drops when the exposure to sun becomes reduces). Therefore It was 3 weeks before she came home... 2 for the meds to work and 1 to make sure I guess. Things are still rocky at times but it is over the generic marital issues, not my emotional retardism.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My rather long, drawn out point is this...</p><p>Earl might not be able to accept the help he needs, be it psychiatric or chemical. Even though he may know he needs it he could be resisting because He believes that this is an admition of weakness.</p><p>All we can do is sit idle and hope he realizes that this may be an issue he cannot handle himself, he might need help and support. Let's just wait and see.</p>