Ron & Fez SiriusXM Listening Thread for 02/02/2009

[midwestjeff]

I never heard of hulu til last night,the days of youtube are numbered

Nah, two different things.
But Hulu definitely rules.
They have Karate Kid part 1 and part 2.

[beachbum]

Hicks must do the weight.We need a pro.

[ANC]

I agree:furious:

you'll get em next time doc...buck up buttercup

[disneyspy]

would regular 3 d glasses have worked last night or did you need the ones they issued for yesterday?

they are purple and tan lenses set up for the chuck show,dont work for other 3D shows

[hexy68]

i'm waiting for the virgina-gram commercials :happy:

[drjoek]

you'll get em next time doc...buck up buttercup

Now that I got over the nerves of calling I may try it again, 3rd time I tried, first time I got all the way through. and the phone lets me down. I was prepared.

[west milly Tom]

sit down.

[beachbum]

Bag of Hair=great band name

[drhart]

they are purple and tan lenses set up for the chuck show,dont work for other 3D shows


thanks knox harrington and disneyspy

[beachbum]

Now that I got over the nerves of calling I may try it again, 3rd time I tried, first time I got all the way through. and the phone lets me down. I was prepared.

It's ok buddy.

[ToiletCrusher]

Now that I got over the nerves of calling I may try it again 3rd time I tried first time I got all the way through. and the phone lets me down. I was prepared.

Meh, I call 3 or 4 times a week. The science is not using a name that calls attention to you.

[~Katja~]

I am sure someone will post the final pix... someone just saw me watching the feed...LOL so I had to minimize the screen.
I guess I get back to work.

[beachbum]

Fez was saying last week that his hair just wasn't growing.

[beachbum]

I am sure someone will post the final pix... someone just saw me watching the feed...LOL so I had to minimize the screen.
I guess I get back to work.

No wonder the economy is in the toilet,jeeez.

[EliSnow]

SPY REPORT/SPY REPORT:

Muslim Cleric places death sentence on Mickey Mouse's head. (http://www.newsarama.com/film/090822-MickeyFatwa.html)

[hexy68]

i guess that means Sam has won afro-wars

[Recyclerz]

These live read commercials are feeling like product placements. I hope ol' Mel lets Ronnie B. continue with the entertaining banter and not go to "serious" and boring straight reads.

[west milly Tom]

way to be Ronnie! Fuckin bucked up, I love it.

[MisterSmith]

SPY REPORT/SPY REPORT:

Muslim Cleric places death sentence on Mickey Mouse's head. (http://www.newsarama.com/film/090822-MickeyFatwa.html)

Are they aware he is an animated character?

[STC-Dub]

I am with Ron on Phelps. Any company that drops him should be boycotted.

[KnoxHarrington]

I just find Michael Phelps uninteresting in every sense of the word outside the pool. It's obvious that since he was a kid, everything he does has been focused on making him a better swimmer, and he's so focused on that he seems to have very few talents beyond that.

[JimmieHats]

Cypress Hill, bitches!

[west milly Tom]

Meh, I call 3 or 4 times a week. The science is not using a name that calls attention to you.



I've gotten all the way through twice in 10 years. Every other time I got hung up on. I hate the call screeners. :king:

[ToiletCrusher]

SPY REPORT/SPY REPORT:

Muslim Cleric places death sentence on Mickey Mouse's head. (http://www.newsarama.com/film/090822-MickeyFatwa.html)

Are they aware he is an animated character?


Or at least that he can hide in the walls.

[ToiletCrusher]

I've gotten all the way through twice in 10 years. Every other time I got hung up on. I hate the call screeners. :king:

they are good to me.

[EliSnow]

Are they aware he is an animated character?

That's apparently the reason for it, because mice are agents of Satan and by portraying them as animated lovable creatures, they are doing Satan's will.

[midwestjeff]

I've gotten all the way through twice in 10 years. Every other time I got hung up on. I hate the call screeners. :king:

Apparently, the feeling is mutual.

[hexy68]

it was 10 secs of porn...not a minute idiot ....again...callers stink today

[ToiletCrusher]

That's apparently the reasons for it, because mice are agents of Satan and by portraying them as animated lovable creatures, they are doing Satan's will.


I'm surprised it took this long. only 80+ years in the making.

[Sloppy2nds]

I've gotten all the way through twice in 10 years. Every other time I got hung up on. I hate the call screeners. :king:


The one time I called Ron answered. No screening or anything.

[midwestjeff]

Slower, denser, cummier.

[MisterSmith]

"Not saying worse, just slower and denser." :lol:

[ToiletCrusher]

Ron and Fez used to have the best callers. Haha!!!

[west milly Tom]

I guess Im the anti caller.

[ToiletCrusher]

Where you are it's too hot for you to get your point out quickly.

[drhart]

atta boy ronnie

[disneyspy]

give it to em ron,i know a caller that used to rule so much people used to groan when they followed the spy,fuckin pussys

[Friday]

maybe if paltalk would go away people would be forced to call in with their funny comments again.

:ohmy:

[nate1000]

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/3514089/2/istockphoto_3514089_crying_child.jpg

[Tenbatsuzen]

Holy shit.

[KingModem]

..and gizzier.

[west milly Tom]

somebody sounds like he woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.

[Sloppy2nds]

Well, I think the show would be better if...

[beachbum]

Ranting against .net Ha!

[ToiletCrusher]

maybe if paltalk would go away people would be forced to call in with their funny comments again.

:ohmy:

Agreed!!!

[midwestjeff]

Happy now Dr.J?

We're all in trouble.

Thanks a lot.

[ANC]

Now that I got over the nerves of calling I may try it again, 3rd time I tried, first time I got all the way through. and the phone lets me down. I was prepared.

yeah i've only called in twice, 1 good, 1 fail. it happens.

[aceofspades7]

like tobacco - dave rules!

[mikeyboy]

maybe if paltalk would go away people would be forced to call in with their funny comments again.

:ohmy:

The XM callers weren't any better when there wasn't any Paltalk.

[west milly Tom]

Dave is Emo Philllips.

[yojimbo7248]

"I could give two shits about the message boards"

maybe even one shit?

[ToiletCrusher]

"thanks for proving my point" - Ron to caller.

[west milly Tom]

its not the callers, its the content...ready hate.

[disneyspy]

its not the callers, its the content...ready hate.

no you callers stink

[ToiletCrusher]

Welp, I'm off for a bit! Later Buddays!!!

[Sloppy2nds]

I think ron needs a nap.

[Friday]

well yay for anger then.

seeyah!

[beachbum]

The callers were better at night because most people work during the day and are unable to call.

[nate1000]

going to my room- seeyuh

[hexy68]

CYA! :bye:

[west milly Tom]

no you callers stink

really, we get MLC and HTG for fourth mic and its the caller's fault the show is slow. meh.

[JimmieHats]

s'ya!

[disneyspy]

alright you shitty callin freaks,have a good one
spy report:the dishwasher dude will come out of call-in retirement tommorow
c'ya

[Hottub]

Dr. Joe got Ron pissed at all of us!

Booo!

[drjoek]

Happy now Dr.J?

We're all in trouble.

Thanks a lot.

Im scared!!

[yojimbo7248]

later buddays! I didn't hear the call that pissed off Ron at the end. have to hear the replay at, what is it, 2:45AM or something. it would be nice to hear replays a little earlier. not complaining, just saying...

[Hottub]

Lotta fun today, guys.
Thanks for the help with the screen Caps.

Later.

[chili]

cya buddays :bye:

[jauble]

Almost got in before the show was over...oh well maybe tomorrow.

[ToiletCrusher]

later buddays! I didn't hear the call that pissed off Ron at the end. have to hear the replay at, what is it, 2:45AM or something. it would be nice to hear replays a little earlier. not complaining, just saying...

go to hearustalk the live feed room and ask for the keymaker.

[biggestmexi]

bye

[drjoek]

Everything I touch with this show turns to shit

Homo Saya what,Dave fatigue, Callers suck,show openers


Its all my fault

[midwestjeff]

Dr. Joe got Ron pissed at all of us!

Booo!

Do the right thing Tubby.

:banning:

[EliSnow]

23 pages, buddays!

Good work.

Now go out and get in touch with an ex!

[ToiletCrusher]

23 pages, buddays!

Good work.

Now go out and get in touch with an ex!

You'd like us to make some business for you!

[Servo]

Everything I touch with this show turns to shit

Homo Saya what,Dave fatigue, Callers suck,show openers


Its all my fault

http://www.cineclub.de/images/1998/02/good-will-hunting-1.jpg

It's not your fault.

[Tenbatsuzen]

The callers were better at night because most people work during the day and are unable to call.

QFT. The callers at JFK were mostly hayseeds, but now that NYC people can listen, it's better.

The problem isn't the callers, it's the timeslot.

[EliSnow]

Everything I touch with this show turns to shit

Homo Saya what,Dave fatigue, Callers suck,show openers


Its all my fault

Hopefully, you'll be forced to relive this day over and over again, until you can correct it and make the show come out happy.

[Sloppy2nds]

QFT. The callers at JFK were mostly hayseeds, but now that NYC people can listen, it's better.

The problem isn't the callers, it's the timeslot.

You're going to make Ron reach through the screen and choke the fuck out of you.

[drjoek]

Hopefully, you'll be forced to relive this day over and over again, until you can correct it and make the show come out happy.

I vow NOT to ruin the show ever again

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[~Katja~]

I vow NOT to ruin the show ever again

shit I missed that part. how did that happen?

[Tenbatsuzen]

You're going to make Ron reach through the screen and choke the fuck out of you.

I'll punch him in the kangol hat.

If he wants to blame a lot of complaining shit on us, FINE, we do complain. But then to bitch about the quality of callers when it's a timeslot issue as well, that's another thing all together.

[hammersavage]

Not about the time, its about the hayseeds.

Who can't call in that would that would bring something to the show like back in the old days?

[Friday]

Not about the time, its about the hayseeds.

Who can't call in that would that would bring something to the show like back in the old days?

the people who used to call in and be funny on WNEW and Free FM.
you know, the ones who have jobs and can't call during the day.

[hammersavage]

I can't think of one.

Usually callers from certain areas of the country add to the show, other parts of the country bring it to a halt.

[Friday]

you are just re-iterating the point.
WNEW and FreeFM shows, for the most point, only had callers from a certain area of the country.

[drjoek]

shit I missed that part. how did that happen?

I called in to give them an answer to a question about Americas team and my cell phone shit the bed. Callers after that got progressively worse and Ron railed against the callers.

[hammersavage]

the people who used to call in and be funny on WNEW and Free FM.
you know, the ones who have jobs and can't call during the day.

I think the good callers on NEW and Free FM were better because of the market. JFK took time but became great.

When they were on NEW in the early afternoons for a while, the callers were still killer.

[hammersavage]

you are just re-iterating the point.
WNEW and FreeFM shows, for the most point, only had callers from a certain area of the country.

Wait, so are we agreeing here?

And we'll see as people get laid off if the callers get better. There is a silver lining to this economic meltdown.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Not about the time, its about the hayseeds.

Who can't call in that would that would bring something to the show like back in the old days?

To be honest, even though my conversational calls to the show sucked, I KILLED when I had comedy pyramid stuff ready to go. And that's not a stroke on me - one of my happiest moments of fandom of this goddamn show is when one of my lines made Fez crack up.

I can't do pyramids when I'm in my office and I'm on hold for 5-7 minutes.

Getting a good comedy pyramid together is a combination of a few things.

1) A screener who asks what the line is.

2) If the line is funny, keep them on, and warn them, DON'T SAY HI RON OR ANYTHING, just say your line and get out. WIP does this all the time.

3) People who can contribute.

It's timeslot thing. Yeah, the hayseeds fucked things up, but it was JFK.

A ron and fez show from 7-11 in the east means that California, etc. would get it from 4-9. You can't fucking tell me that wouldn't lead to awesome pyramids?

Sorry. I'm not saying Ron's wrong, but he's not 100 percent right.

[TheMojoPin]

Who can't call in that would that would bring something to the show like back in the old days?

WACKY WAKE-UP GUY!!!

Best caller ever.

[TheMojoPin]

It's timeslot thing. Yeah, the hayseeds fucked things up, but it was JFK.

Jesus Christ, you will not let the WJFK thing go, will you? Nobody's going to say it wasn't painful at first caller-wise, but after a while and things got settled in the WJFK callers were knocking out comedy pyrmaids all the time. Stop talking like the callers sucked the whole time they were there.

[hammersavage]

To be honest, even though my conversational calls to the show sucked, I KILLED when I had comedy pyramid stuff ready to go. And that's not a stroke on me - one of my happiest moments of fandom of this goddamn show is when one of my lines made Fez crack up.

I can't do pyramids when I'm in my office and I'm on hold for 5-7 minutes.

Getting a good comedy pyramid together is a combination of a few things.

1) A screener who asks what the line is.

2) If the line is funny, keep them on, and warn them, DON'T SAY HI RON OR ANYTHING, just say your line and get out. WIP does this all the time.

3) People who can contribute.

It's timeslot thing. Yeah, the hayseeds fucked things up, but it was JFK.

A ron and fez show from 7-11 in the east means that California, etc. would get it from 4-9. You can't fucking tell me that wouldn't lead to awesome pyramids?

Sorry. I'm not saying Ron's wrong, but he's not 100 percent right.

You bring up screener. I think Billy was HUGE in that regard. He would know exactly what the topic was and where the comedy was going.

I think the whole structure of the show changed, about the time that Fez had his heart problems which was very early in their XM career. He became a lot more passive and the callers weren't there to keep things moving. So now its way more conversational and less produced (just a fact, by no means a knock). Being on satellite and not having to hit breaks is a huge factor in that also.

I think the callers learned the show to be a different way, combined with their own hayseed stupidity, make for terrible callers. I really think that Fez has been much more active lately, I guess coming to terms with his personal life. Maybe its time the callers, having hopefully learned what the show is about, are given a second change at things like comedy pyramids.

[hammersavage]

Jesus Christ, you will not let the WJFK thing go, will you? Nobody's going to say it wasn't painful at first caller-wise, but after a while and things got settled in the WJFK callers were knocking out comedy pyrmaids all the time. Stop talking like the callers sucked the whole time they were there.

To that point, JFK callers stunk then learned the shows timing and flow and became great. XM callers, who are spread across the country and have no sense of humor or timing, stunk at first, then as they were learning the show, it changed after Fez has his heart attack. They had to take on a bigger role before they learned what the show was about instead of being eased into it. If that makes any sense.

[Hottub]

shit I missed that part. how did that happen?

Dr Mengele tried to call in and he shit the bed. Ron went off on bad callers.

[beachbum]

A real producer or even a man in charge of the chaos will most likely help.

[midwestjeff]

Dr Mengele tried to call in and he shit the bed. Ron went off on bad callers.

and on .Net a bit too.

We're a bunch of assholes.

[Tenbatsuzen]

You bring up screener. I think Billy was HUGE in that regard. He would know exactly what the topic was and where the comedy was going.

I think the whole structure of the show changed, about the time that Fez had his heart problems which was very early in their XM career. He became a lot more passive and the callers weren't there to keep things moving. So now its way more conversational and less produced (just a fact, by no means a knock). Being on satellite and not having to hit breaks is a huge factor in that also.

I think the callers learned the show to be a different way, combined with their own hayseed stupidity, make for terrible callers. I really think that Fez has been much more active lately, I guess coming to terms with his personal life. Maybe its time the callers, having hopefully learned what the show is about, are given a second change at things like comedy pyramids.


I agree that Billy helped out a lot. Billy, although he tried too hard on his own comedy, knew what Funny was and wasn't.

Earl seemed to screen calls a lot and that led to problems. I know Lilly screened a lot too. Dave can't screen because he's on mic, which leaves either Hicks or foreseeably, Mooch.

[TheMojoPin]

To that point, JFK callers stunk then learned the shows timing and flow and became great. XM callers, who are spread across the country and have no sense of humor or timing, stunk at first, then as they were learning the show, it changed after Fez has his heart attack. They had to take on a bigger role before they learned what the show was about instead of being eased into it. If that makes any sense.

It does.

[Hottub]

Jesus Christ, you will not let the WJFK thing go, will you? Nobody's going to say it wasn't painful at first caller-wise, but after a while and things got settled in the WJFK callers were knocking out comedy pyrmaids all the time. Stop talking like the callers sucked the whole time they were there.

You are correct. Once the JFK people from around the city got up to speed, they were pretty good. There still were a few Frednecks that got through and slammed on the brakes.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Jesus Christ, you will not let the WJFK thing go, will you? Nobody's going to say it wasn't painful at first caller-wise, but after a while and things got settled in the WJFK callers were knocking out comedy pyrmaids all the time. Stop talking like the callers sucked the whole time they were there.

I'm not. But if you read my post, again, producers mean a lot how the show flows.

Shit, even Mikeyboy was trashing JFK on the after-show a few days ago.

JFK wasn't a shithole, but it wasn't radio utopia either.

[hammersavage]

I agree that Billy helped out a lot. Billy, although he tried too hard on his own comedy, knew what Funny was and wasn't.

Earl seemed to screen calls a lot and that led to problems. I know Lilly screened a lot too. Dave can't screen because he's on mic, which leaves either Hicks or foreseeably, Mooch.

I don't know how Billy was such a hack, whose only real comedy was his personal failures, but just knew what the comedy was and how to get others to add to it.

And I also don't know the behind the scenes responsibilities but I think Mooch knows comedy and could help on the phones. Prick would probably spell everything in Gaelic on the screen so that could be a problem.

[TheMojoPin]

I'm not. But if you read my post, again, producers mean a lot how the show flows.

Shit, even Mikeyboy was trashing JFK on the after-show a few days ago.

JFK wasn't a shithole, but it wasn't radio utopia either.

Nobody is saying it was. I'm not talking about their specific situation at WJFK and NoVA, because WJFK IS a podunk operation and Northern VA sucks to live in for anyone used to city-living. I'm just saying that the callers ultimately weren't part of the problems after a while.

[~Katja~]

Dr Mengele tried to call in and he shit the bed. Ron went off on bad callers.

I did hear the call in but not the aftermath...
I have to say that recently there is a lot of dead air on when callers get on line, they don't seem to hear or realize when they are on and just go silent.
I wonder if it is a general cell phone issue or an xm technical issue.

[KingGeno]

So I can't be a good caller because I haven't been listening for many years?

[Tenbatsuzen]

I don't know how Billy was such a hack, whose only real comedy was his personal failures, but just knew what the comedy was and how to get others to add to it.

And I also don't know the behind the scenes responsibilities but I think Mooch knows comedy and could help on the phones. Prick would probably spell everything in Gaelic on the screen so that could be a problem.

Mooch screening calls could be a problem because of his accent. I don't know... it's just hard enough to understand him sometimes on-air and in person, I could see a problem arising... but maybe that's just me, I have a hard time with accents occassionally.

[beachbum]

I think the initial pause is from the delay when they pick up the phone.In the old days Ron would go"Tim you're on the air" and then Fez would say "How's it going Tim?" or words to that effect.Listen to the best of's and you will hear it.They don't do that anymore.

The real problem is the second and third delays that happen when every douche bag caller says"This is Tim" paaaauuuuse"Hows it going Ron"paaaauuuusssse"Love the show guysw"paaaauuuussse.

[Hottub]

So I can't be a good caller because I haven't been listening for many years?

Quite the opposite. I know a guy who used to call in all the time during the Ron and Ron days.

Boy does he suck.

[EliSnow]

So I can't be a good caller because I haven't been listening for many years?

No, not at all. There's other reasons you can't be a good caller.

[KingGeno]

No, not at all. There's other reasons you can't be a good caller.


:smoke:I'm good at something. That's all that counts.

[Dell]

So I can't be a good caller because I haven't been listening for many years?

No... You can only be a good caller if from the tri-state area (PA - you're okay).

[KnoxHarrington]

My fear about the show is that it's kind of caught in a vicious cycle. Because the callers stink, Ronnie has to lean on people like HTG and MLC to bring in material. But I wonder if HTG and MLC discourage some callers, because they give the show an "inside" feeling that makes listeners more inclined to just sort of sit back and listen, rather than attempt to participate.

I mean, I don't want this to be taken as a simple "OMG HTG SUX!" point. She's fine, and can be quite amusing. But sometimes the show can just feel like it's a conversation between the people in that room at that time, and people might feel like they just want to listen in. So the people who do call in are the sort of talk show attention whores who just want to be on the air so they can repeat the same tired talking point they heard on Hannity.

I'm not going to dare suggest to Ronnie what should or shouldn't be done, and it's obvious that this is his judgment about how the show works best at this point in its life. But I do wonder if this is the most inviting show for the more, shall we say, normal listener.

[jimmyolsenblues]

the show is fantastic.....when have we ever had bonus after show...

please stop bashing the show....its making ronnie upset.......

[TheMojoPin]

So the people who do call in are the sort of talk show attention whores

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, who it could it beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?

[drjoek]

I did hear the call in but not the aftermath...
I have to say that recently there is a lot of dead air on when callers get on line, they don't seem to hear or realize when they are on and just go silent.
I wonder if it is a general cell phone issue or an xm technical issue.



When I got through today I heard Ron say hi you're on the air I answered with a greeting then he said it again I answered again and then he said he was letting me go because I was driving him nuts. I heard it all but he didn't seem to get my call so I assume it was my cell maybe its an XM tech problem who knows. Ill listen to the replay to hear how it sounds.

[ChrisBrown]

I did hear the call in but not the aftermath...
I have to say that recently there is a lot of dead air on when callers get on line, they don't seem to hear or realize when they are on and just go silent.
I wonder if it is a general cell phone issue or an xm technical issue.


I wish everyone would stop picking on Dr Joe. Do we need another sitdown?

[midwestjeff]

When I got through today I heard Ron say hi you're on the air I answered with a greeting then he said it again I answered again and then he said he was letting me go because I was driving him nuts. I heard it all but he didn't seem to get my call so I assume it was my cell maybe its an XM tech problem who knows. Ill listen to the replay to hear how it sounds.

Remember when your car slid off of the driveway the other day and hit that tree?

It sounded a lot like that. :innocent:

[EliSnow]

When I got through today I heard Ron say hi you're on the air I answered with a greeting then he said it again I answered again and then he said he was letting me go because I was driving him nuts. I heard it all but he didn't seem to get my call so I assume it was my cell maybe its an XM tech problem who knows. Ill listen to the replay to hear how it sounds.

I think the problem was that after your first greeting, you paused as if to wait for his response. He just wanted you to keep talking. Which is why he said you're on the air again.

[Don Stugots]

Quite the opposite. I know a guy who used to call in all the time during the Ron and Ron days.

Boy does he suck.

maybe the worst caller ever.

[drjoek]

Remember when your car slid off of the driveway the other day and hit that tree?

It sounded a lot like that. :innocent:



I thought THAT would be the worst thing to happen to me this week not my call to the show. Boy was I wrong.

[ToiletCrusher]

I thought THAT would be the worst thing to happen to me this week not my call to the show. Boy was I wrong.

and the week is still young. Imagine the possibilities.

[mikeyboy]

Shit, even Mikeyboy was trashing JFK on the after-show a few days ago.

I remember talking about some of the "regulars" who weren't well liked, and the shitty equipment, but I don't recall trashing the WJFK era.

[~Katja~]

Mooch screening calls could be a problem because of his accent. I don't know... it's just hard enough to understand him sometimes on-air and in person, I could see a problem arising... but maybe that's just me, I have a hard time with accents occassionally.

really? I never had a problem understanding his accent. Maybe it would put some culture into the callers, though I think Mooch is much better suited for other projects on the show.

It's become clear that a good screener is essential to the show but Mooch would not be that person.

[drjoek]

Alright I just listened to my call in
Apparently I did get through. I said Hello and asked Ron how he was doing and got no response, I assumed he didn't hear me so I said Hello again. That was enough for Ron, he shitcanned me for driving him fucking crazy. So it wasn't a phone thing it. I guess I had to jump right into my point I just didnt know that he heard me since he did not respond to acknowledge I'd gotten through.
I think I'll have the nerve to try again next time.

[CHUCKWAGONCOOK]

Alright I just listened to my call in
Apparently I did get through. I said Hello and asked Ron how he was doing and got no response, I assumed he didn't hear me so I said Hello again. That was enough for Ron, he shitcanned me for driving him fucking crazy. So it wasn't a phone thing it. I guess I had to jump right into my point I just didnt know that he heard me since he did not respond to acknowledge I'd gotten through.
I think I'll have the nerve to try again next time.
I remember one time when Ron said to me on the air "Hey Chuck, next time you get the idea to call in, DON'T." Then he hung up on me.

I felt awful.

But look at me now Dr. Joe K., Best Caller '08 and everything. What I'm trying to say is, Stick with it Dr. Joe K., it's a whole different animal to talk to Ron on the air then in real life. Your smart, you'll be a champion in no time. I loved the call BTW. It made for great radio when Ronnie flipped out. Sometimes people tell a joke to get a laugh and sometimes people just laugh at you. There's need for both kinds of humor.

Love Lenny

[TheMojoPin]

Your smart

Delicious.

[CHUCKWAGONCOOK]

Delicious.
HEHEHHEHEHE!

[drjoek]

Hey I'll learn this thing.
I called in and they put me right through i wasn't waiting on hold long. i was a little surprised it was so fast. I just didn't know that Ron heard me especially since it was a cell phone. If I was on a landline your gonna assume they hear you. You never know with a cell phone.
I'll try again.

[Hottub]

When you are on hold, just be ready to go. Keep yourself collected. You will hear the show while you are on hold, then there is a "whoosh" kind of sound. Ron will say your name and you gotta be ready to go. No "Hi Ron. How are you" because frankly, it's none of your goddam business.
Keep plugging away. You could be the next lleeder (meh, probably not)

[Tenbatsuzen]

really? I never had a problem understanding his accent.

fucking europeans

[EliSnow]

Keep plugging away. You could be the next lleeder (meh, probably not)

I recommend not plugging away. You don't want to be the next MLC.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I remember one time when Ron said to me on the air "Hey Chuck, next time you get the idea to call in, DON'T." Then he hung up on me.

I felt awful.



If only Ron could say that to a few select other callers. The schadenfreude this community would have would be off the charts.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I recommend not plugging away. You don't want to be the next MLC.

2009 Matty just had to taser 2008 Matty to stop him from getting to the keyboard.

[midwestjeff]

2009 Matty just had to taser 2008 Matty to stop him from getting to the keyboard.

Tell 2009 Matty to cut the shit. 2008 Matty needs to be heard.

[drjoek]

When you are on hold, just be ready to go. Keep yourself collected. You will hear the show while you are on hold, then there is a "whoosh" kind of sound. Ron will say your name and you gotta be ready to go. No "Hi Ron. How are you" because frankly, it's none of your goddam business.
Keep plugging away. You could be the next lleeder (meh, probably not)

Baby steps...
First I called and they had my topic covered
Then I called and got in the queue for the senior superlatives till the show ended
Finally got through and spoke today.
It was real quick, got right through, I think I was prepared to go but since it was a cell I didnt know if he heard me since he didnt respond.
There will be a next time
Of course that may not be a good thing!

[drjoek]

I recommend not plugging away. You don't want to be the next MLC.

drjoeklife.com (http://www.spreadtheiris.com/)

[Tenbatsuzen]

drjoeklife.com

2009 Matty just had to drop an elbow on 2008 Matty. FUCK IT ALL I'M COMING UP WITH ALL THESE FUCKING LINES

[TheMojoPin]

2009 Matty just had to drop an elbow on 2008 Matty. FUCK IT ALL I'M COMING UP WITH ALL THESE FUCKING LINES

Stop stressing. They're all equally as bad.

[spoon]

If only Ron could say that to a few select other callers. The schadenfreude this community would have would be off the charts.

God only knows how much I wish he would. I usually call with different names. I hardly EVER go by spoon, here or outside of it.

[ToiletCrusher]

God only knows how much I wish he would. I usually call with different names. I hardly EVER go by spoon, here or outside of it.

I would never call in with my board name. I suspect I would hear 'click' every time.

[hammersavage]

really? I never had a problem understanding his accent. Maybe it would put some culture into the callers, though I think Mooch is much better suited for other projects on the show.

It's become clear that a good screener is essential to the show but Mooch would not be that person.

fucking europeans

Exactly. They're used to having to decipher their savage tongues.

First time I talked to Katja, I thought she was speaking gibberish. :help:

[disneyspy]

I'll punch him in the kangol hat.

If he wants to blame a lot of complaining shit on us, FINE, we do complain. But then to bitch about the quality of callers when it's a timeslot issue as well, that's another thing all together.
bullshit ron nron were on from 6 to 10
To be honest, even though my conversational calls to the show sucked, I KILLED when I had comedy pyramid stuff ready to go. And that's not a stroke on me - one of my happiest moments of fandom of this goddamn show is when one of my lines made Fez crack up.

I can't do pyramids when I'm in my office and I'm on hold for 5-7 minutes.

Getting a good comedy pyramid together is a combination of a few things.

1) A screener who asks what the line is.

2) If the line is funny, keep them on, and warn them, DON'T SAY HI RON OR ANYTHING, just say your line and get out. WIP does this all the time.

3) People who can contribute.

It's timeslot thing. Yeah, the hayseeds fucked things up, but it was JFK.

A ron and fez show from 7-11 in the east means that California, etc. would get it from 4-9. You can't fucking tell me that wouldn't lead to awesome pyramids?

Sorry. I'm not saying Ron's wrong, but he's not 100 percent right.
first good point be prepeared,no small talk,i find it helpful to have what you want to say written down if you're a call-in virgin
Quite the opposite. I know a guy who used to call in all the time during the Ron and Ron days.

Boy does he suck.
i called everyday with different names and voices
maybe the worst caller ever.

the funniest calls that you guys have died over the last 6 months cuz of their 1 liners were me usin different names.and i HAVE to say this,the shitty callers today ALL had NE accents.lleeder started the bad calls today by not bringin the funny,you could tell ron was dissapointed with the callers after that,if you want a caller 101 class,dr spy can is here to help

[lleeder]

Sorry I'll never say a serious thing again.

[Hottub]

Sorry I'll never say a funny thing again.

We're still waiting for the first time.

[~Katja~]

If only Ron could say that to a few select other callers. The schadenfreude this community would have would be off the charts.

see I understand your accent just fine :P

and I vote for Dr.JoeK - Cummiest Caller 2009!

[lleeder]

Baby steps...
First I called and they had my topic covered
Then I called and got in the queue for the senior superlatives till the show ended
Finally got through and spoke today.
It was real quick, got right through, I think I was prepared to go but since it was a cell I didnt know if he heard me since he didnt respond.
There will be a next time
Of course that may not be a good thing!

The silence means they are listening. Thats the part where your words go. I've heard nothing and felt like things weren't going well. If its not Ron will jump in and make the most of what you've said. If it went well the room will react with laughter or interact with you. Hottub was right about the swoosh. That's usally you signal to start speaking. Sometimes they'll pick up your call and not talk to you right away so you don't want to start talking in that instance. They might be finishing up a topic before your call let them finish then wait for your turn. If someone starts to talk don't plow through. The worst is when people just talk over the hosts. I've done it by mistake and it makes me cringe. If your on hold and you hear the topic change drastically or someone says what you were gonna say. Hang up.

Its really simple if you think about it.

[drjoek]

see I understand your accent just fine :P

and I vote for Dr.JoeK - Cummiest Caller 2009!

drjoek sucks

[drjoek]

The silence means they are listening. Thats the part where your words go. I've heard nothing and felt like things weren't going well. If its not Ron will jump in and make the most of what you've said. If it went well the room will react with laughter or interact with you. Hottub was right about the swoosh. That's usally you signal to start speaking. Sometimes they'll pick up your call and not talk to you right away so you don't want to start talking in that instance. They might be finishing up a topic before your call let them finish then wait for your turn. If someone starts to talk don't plow through. The worst is when people just talk over the hosts. I've done it by mistake and it makes me cringe. If your on hold and you hear the topic change drastically or someone says what you were gonna say. Hang up.

Its really simple if you think about it.

What sucked was since i was on the cellphone you never know if your getting through. And then Ron started railing about how shitty the callers and messageboard people are. I hope I didn't set him off.

[disneyspy]

The silence means they are listening. Thats the part where your words go. I've heard nothing and felt like things weren't going well. If its not Ron will jump in and make the most of what you've said. If it went well the room will react with laughter or interact with you. Hottub was right about the swoosh. That's usally you signal to start speaking. Sometimes they'll pick up your call and not talk to you right away so you don't want to start talking in that instance. They might be finishing up a topic before your call let them finish then wait for your turn. If someone starts to talk don't plow through. The worst is when people just talk over the hosts. I've done it by mistake and it makes me cringe. If your on hold and you hear the topic change drastically or someone says what you were gonna say. Hang up.

Its really simple if you think about it.

call-in 101 from my favorite caller,it also helps if your callin in with somethin funny,lleeder usually does,just because they're the buddays doesnt mean the listeners want to hear you want to carry on a conversation and ron will get out the call.also not a good idea if you're calling in just to correct something that was said.i wasnt going to call in with merchandise sales figures to show that the cowboys are still the #1 team because it didn't feel like good radio to me.like lleeder said its simple,if it does feel like good radio,dont call

[ToiletCrusher]

drjoek sucks

x2 :laugh:


What sucked was since i was on the cellphone you never know if your getting through. And then Ron started railing about how shitty the callers and messageboard people are. I hope I didn't set him off.

Oh yes you did!!! Now, you will take that to the grave.

[drjoek]

x2 :laugh:




Oh yes you did!!! Now, you will take that to the grave.

Ive just updated my resume
1/09 Pissed off Ron Bennington

[ToiletCrusher]

Ive just updated my resume
1/09 Pissed off Ron Bennington

don't forget to mention that you didn't get paid for your time.

[Tenbatsuzen]

The silence means they are listening. Thats the part where your words go. I've heard nothing and felt like things weren't going well. If its not Ron will jump in and make the most of what you've said. If it went well the room will react with laughter or interact with you. Hottub was right about the swoosh. That's usally you signal to start speaking. Sometimes they'll pick up your call and not talk to you right away so you don't want to start talking in that instance. They might be finishing up a topic before your call let them finish then wait for your turn. If someone starts to talk don't plow through. The worst is when people just talk over the hosts. I've done it by mistake and it makes me cringe. If your on hold and you hear the topic change drastically or someone says what you were gonna say. Hang up.

Its really simple if you think about it.

holy shit, do you even remember calling The What Show on Friday?

[disneyspy]

holy shit, do you even remember calling The What Show on Friday?

:lol::lol:it was the late night timeslot

[TheMojoPin]

holy shit, do you even remember calling The What Show on Friday?

He was amazing. He should be the model for all callers.

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