Rocket Punch performs live!!!

As was reported way back here, Rocket Punch is releasing their first record. It is entitled "BLOOD ON THE UKELELE" and is available from Swedish label Yellow Mica Recordings.

I have joined the live band of Rocket Punch and we are playing our first show this Friday. It is free. It will be good times. It is going to be at The Waypost.

Let's Talk about The Liberal Media

My boss often tells me that Air America Radio is going to go bankrupt because no one listens to it and no one likes it. He is wrong.

Above is a copy of an internal memo from ABC Radio Networks.

The message reads:

“Please be advised that Hewlett Packard has purchased schedules with ABC Radio Networks between (certain dates). Please make sure you black out this advertiser on your station, as they do not wish to air on any Air America affiliates. Please see below for a complete list of advertisers requesting that none of their commercials air within Air America programming.”

Here are the companies that refuse to have their purchased radio advertisements run during Air America programming:

Allstate
American Heart Association
Avents
Avon
Bank of America
Baye
BMW Motor cycles
Chattam…. Phisoderm, Gold Bond, Selsun Salon, Ultimate Healing Lotion,.
Cigna
Cingular
Clorox
Coke
Coty
Dean’s Morningstar
Denny’s
Discovery Channel
Eharmony.com
Epson
Expedia.com
Exxon Mobil
Farmer’s Insurance
FedEx
Foot Action
Frito Lay
GE
Gillette Venus
Goodyear
Heinekin Amstel
Hershey’s
Hewlett Packard
Home Depot
Hormel
Hyatt
Interstate Bakers
JC Penney
Johnson & Johnson
Kohl’s
Levi’s
Masterfoods (all brands}
McDonalds
Merial Frontline
MGM
Michelin
Microsoft
Morningstar
National Cattleman Beef
Nestle
Nissan
NYSE
Office Depot
Outdoor Life Network
P & G – Bounty, Charmin, Febreeze, Iams Dog/Cat food, Pepto Bismol
Paramount
Pepsi
Philip Morris
Pier 1 Imports
Red Lobster
ReMax
REI Sporting
Rent-way
Rebert Herr
Schering Plough
Sherwin Williams
Sony
State Farm
Toys R US
Travelocity.com
True Value
United Healthcare
US Navy
USPS
Visa
Walgreens
Wal-Mart
Welch’s
Wrigley
Wyeth

I am going to be taking my very small earnings elsewhere whenever possible, for the small difference it will make.

NY Times mention: link

WFMU Blog discussion: link

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: link

another link to the memo

More info on Huffington Post: link

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To liven this post up a bit, here's Billy Bragg playing "Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards" on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on October 5th, 2006.

If You've got them, light them up

I really want one of these new Gilera Fuocos.

I have an audio treat for old fans of WGSU - especially Greg Gonzalez.

http://audio.cdbaby.com/s/summerbreak-10.mp3

Car of the Month: Citroen DS

A lot of people ask me "John, What is the coolest car in the world?" I answer them, "Of course the coolest car in the world is the Citroen DS."

The Citroen DS was introduced in 1955 and built until 1975. There used to be a white one in my town that was in mint shape and I thought it was the greatest. The Citroen had a lot of majorly advanced technology, like the first electronic throttle control, hydraulic suspension, and headlights that turn when the wheels turn. Here is a picture of the Citroen DS:








Fantastic music video featuring a Citroen DS: link